. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 50 purposes of this paper will be equally as well served by- adhering to the former classification). The great bulk of the weevils are included in the latter family, only some three hundred species of Bruchidce being known, about fifty of which inhabit America north of Mexico. They derive their name on account of their nibbling or " biting " pro- pensities. Their depredations are chiefly confined to the various members of the Leguminosce—pod-bearing plants —and are marked amon
. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. 50 purposes of this paper will be equally as well served by- adhering to the former classification). The great bulk of the weevils are included in the latter family, only some three hundred species of Bruchidce being known, about fifty of which inhabit America north of Mexico. They derive their name on account of their nibbling or " biting " pro- pensities. Their depredations are chiefly confined to the various members of the Leguminosce—pod-bearing plants —and are marked among peas, beans and many seeds which among foreign nations and tribes are important articles of food or export. Figure 32 represents the well-known pea weevil (Bruchus pisi),both larva and beetle, magnified and of natural size, and figure 33 the American bean weevil (Bruchus fabce). They are small active beetles, short and stout, of which the too-familiar pea-weevil is a good example, and are recognized by the manner in which the head is folded against the. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Department of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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