. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. COLEOPTERA. 565. The Hermit Flower-beetle, Osrnoderma ereniicola (Os-mo- der'ma er-e-mic^o-la).—This is one of the larger of our Flower-beetles (Fig. 684). It is of a deep mahogany-brown color, nearly smooth, and highly polished. It is sup- posed that the larva lives on decaying wood in forest-trees. The Rough Flower-beetle, Osmoderma scabra (O. sca^bra), is closely allied to the preceding. It is not quite as large, meas- uring; about one inch in length. It is purplish black, and the wing-covers are roughened with irregular, coarsely-punc- tured st
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. COLEOPTERA. 565. The Hermit Flower-beetle, Osrnoderma ereniicola (Os-mo- der'ma er-e-mic^o-la).—This is one of the larger of our Flower-beetles (Fig. 684). It is of a deep mahogany-brown color, nearly smooth, and highly polished. It is sup- posed that the larva lives on decaying wood in forest-trees. The Rough Flower-beetle, Osmoderma scabra (O. sca^bra), is closely allied to the preceding. It is not quite as large, meas- uring; about one inch in length. It is purplish black, and the wing-covers are roughened with irregular, coarsely-punc- tured striae. It is nocturnal, concealing ^ig. 684. itself during the day in the crevices and hollows of trees. The larva lives in the decaying wood of apple and cherry, consuming the wood and inducing more rapid decay. The Bumble Flower-beetle, Euphoria inda (Eu-pho'ri-a inMa).—The most common of our Flower-beetles, at least \Vi the North, is a yellowish-brown one, with the wing-covers sprinkled all over with small, irregular black spots (Fig. 685). It is one of the first in- sects to appear in the spring. It flies near the surface of the ground with a loud humming sound, like that of a bumble-bee, for which it is often mistaken. During the summer months it is Fig. 685. j^Q^ seen ; but a new brood appears about the middle of September. The adult is a general feeder occur- ring upon flowers, eating the pollen ; upon corn-stalks and green corn in the milk, sucking the juices ; and upon peaches, grapes, and apples. Occasionally the ravages are very serious. The genus Euphoria represents well the form of the more typical Flower-beetles, which are distinguished by the margin of each wing-cover having a large wavy indentation near its base, which renders the side pieces of the meso-. 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 o
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