. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Cockchafers. larviu. In tin- lasr ii( tlu' Icinisl, nil its stasis after the egn heinf,' passed ahcne-Kroiiml, it ma\- he watched ami warred uptm lhniuf;hiiut life : hut until the warm days of May tempt the cockclialer into the air he carries on a destructive work out of sipht, because underground. DiirinK this [X'riod of congregation around trees the sexes pair, aiul a kw days later the female returns tpm))orarily to the ground. The cockchafer is about an inch and a cpiarter in length, and of a
. Marvels of insect life [microform] : a popular account of structure and habit. Insects; Insectes. Cockchafers. larviu. In tin- lasr ii( tlu' Icinisl, nil its stasis after the egn heinf,' passed ahcne-Kroiiml, it ma\- he watched ami warred uptm lhniuf;hiiut life : hut until the warm days of May tempt the cockclialer into the air he carries on a destructive work out of sipht, because underground. DiirinK this [X'riod of congregation around trees the sexes pair, aiul a kw days later the female returns tpm))orarily to the ground. The cockchafer is about an inch and a cpiarter in length, and of a light brown colour, with a series of little, white, triangular n:arks along thi' sides, just showing below the edge of the wing- rover. These wing-covers are not long enough lo cover the whole of the liind-bod\-. As in the stag-beetle, thi' scarabs, and others, the end joints of the antennae are greatly develoiH^d to one side, so as to form a kind of brush ; but here this particular fcjrm of antenna reaches its nia.\imuni. The joints in (pustion are long, broad, and thin, and very mobile, so that the\- can be packed closely together. The Common 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 Step, Edward, 1855-1931. Toronto : W. Briggs
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