. Economic entomology . Limnochares holosericeus. About \\ lines in length. legs or swimming powers, but creeps slowly over the mud and plants under water. The body is irregularly oval, cone-shaped in front, but from its softness is susceptible of accidental or spontaneous deformation, so that it varies in appearance and form. Genus Thyas {Koch). More nearly resembling a Hydrachna, but feet adapted for walking.

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