. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests -- Periodicals; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 70. Fi'r. 36. of wood and about a fortnight after, the perfect insect emerges, and may be found on grape vines in Western Canada, during the months of July, August and September. To this division belongs the beautiful Goldsmith Beetle, Cotalpa Lanigera, of which an inter- esting account appeared in the February number of the Entomologist, written by Mr. Saunders. As many of the readers of the Annual Report do not read that periodical I insert it. &q
. Annual report - Entomological Society of Ontario. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests -- Periodicals; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 70. Fi'r. 36. of wood and about a fortnight after, the perfect insect emerges, and may be found on grape vines in Western Canada, during the months of July, August and September. To this division belongs the beautiful Goldsmith Beetle, Cotalpa Lanigera, of which an inter- esting account appeared in the February number of the Entomologist, written by Mr. Saunders. As many of the readers of the Annual Report do not read that periodical I insert it. " This is, without doubt, the most beautiful of our leaf-eating beetles. It is nearly an inch in length (fig. 36), of a broad oval form with the wing cases of a rich yellow colour, with a pale metallic lustre, while the top of the head and thorax gleams like burnished gold of a brilliant reddish cast. The under surface has a polished coppery hue and is thickly covered with whitish wool; this latter characteristic hav- ing suggested its specific name lanigera (wool-bearer). " This insect appears late in May, and during the month of June. It is distributed over a very wide area, embracing most of the northern United States and Canada, and although seldom very abundant, it is rarely that a season passes without more or less of them being seen. During the day, they are inactive, and may be found clinging to the under side of the leaves of trees, often drawing together two or three leaves— which they hold with their sharp claws—for the purpose of concealing themselves. At dusk they issue from their hiding places and fly about with a buzzing sound among the branches of trees, the tender leaves of which they devour ; the pear tree, the oak, poplar, hickory, silver abele and sweet gum all suffer more or less from their attacks. Like the May bug, this beautiful creature is often attracted by light, and flies into open windows on summer evenings, dashing in a bewildered sort
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