. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. 320 ZOOLOGY. exotic species of this group are very large and splendidly coloured. 528. Section II. Heteromera.—The Coleoptera of the second section entirely feed on vege- table substances ; they are all terres- trial, and most of them frequent dark places. In the first family, the Me- lasoma, the body is of an ashy brown or black colour ; and, for the most part, the wings are absent, the elytra ' being united along the suture. They almost invariably live in the ground, beneath stones, or in the sand ; often, al
. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. 320 ZOOLOGY. exotic species of this group are very large and splendidly coloured. 528. Section II. Heteromera.—The Coleoptera of the second section entirely feed on vege- table substances ; they are all terres- trial, and most of them frequent dark places. In the first family, the Me- lasoma, the body is of an ashy brown or black colour ; and, for the most part, the wings are absent, the elytra ' being united along the suture. They almost invariably live in the ground, beneath stones, or in the sand ; often, also, in low and dark parts of build- ings, such as cellars, stables, &c. BlaPs Mortisaga. This tribe of insects is very tenacious of life ; individuals have been known to remain alive for six months without food, and stuck on a pin. To this family belong the blaps mortisaga, a beetle often found in dark and dirty places about houses; and the tenebrio molitor, of which the larva is known under the name of the meal-worm, living in corn and flour; and the perfect insect frequents bake-houses, corn-mills, &c, where it may often be found in the evening. 529. The next family, the Taxicornes, requires but lit- tle notice, being a small and comparatively unimportant one. It differs from the last principally in the presence of wings, and is remarkable for the square shape of the body ; the antennae are short, and thickened towards their extremities. The majority of these beetles are found in fungi growing on trees, or beneath the bark ; others live in the ground under stones. 530. The insects of the next family, the Stenelytra, have antennae destitute of the thickened tip which charac- terizes the last; they are also more active in their habits. Some are found under the bark of old trees ; but many frequent the leaves and flowers. 531. In the family Trachelides, the head is triangular 566. What of the first family in the second section ? .*)fi7. Whai other families are named I.
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