Insects injurious to fruits . ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 185 ground-beetles belonging to the Carabidse; of these thePennsylvania ground-beetle, Harpalus Pensylvanicus (DeGeer), is by far the most common, and may be met with at all Fig. Fig. 195. times during the season. Fig. 193 shows it somewhat mag-nified, and Fig. 194 represents the larva of the same insect,of the natural size, in the act of devouring a curculio larva ;at h its formidable jaws are shown, mag-nified. Fig. 195 shows a larva of one ofthe larger species of this useful family,magnifie<^l. The larva of the soldier-beetle, Chau
Insects injurious to fruits . ATTACKING THE FRUIT. 185 ground-beetles belonging to the Carabidse; of these thePennsylvania ground-beetle, Harpalus Pensylvanicus (DeGeer), is by far the most common, and may be met with at all Fig. Fig. 195. times during the season. Fig. 193 shows it somewhat mag-nified, and Fig. 194 represents the larva of the same insect,of the natural size, in the act of devouring a curculio larva ;at h its formidable jaws are shown, mag-nified. Fig. 195 shows a larva of one ofthe larger species of this useful family,magnifie<^l. The larva of the soldier-beetle, Chau-liognathus Americanus (Forst.), is also auseful agent in destroying the curculio. Itis sliown at a, Fig. 196, and a magnified
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