. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges;. Entomology; Pests. rilK IXSECT WORLD. 171 The family Si7p/iiiia\ containing what are popularly known as "carrion" and "burying beetles," is in sharp contrast to any- thing heretofore spoken of, and here the antennce are capitate,— , terminated by a spherical or ovate knob abruptly formed, like a head. The beetles are usually found on or about carrion of all kinds, though some of the smaller forms live in decaying fungi. In the large species there
. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges;. Entomology; Pests. rilK IXSECT WORLD. 171 The family Si7p/iiiia\ containing what are popularly known as "carrion" and "burying beetles," is in sharp contrast to any- thing heretofore spoken of, and here the antennce are capitate,— , terminated by a spherical or ovate knob abruptly formed, like a head. The beetles are usually found on or about carrion of all kinds, though some of the smaller forms live in decaying fungi. In the large species there are two distinct types, repre- sented on the one hand by the genus Silpha, in which the species Fig. 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 Smith, John Bernhard, 1858-1912; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Philadelphia and London : J. B. Lippincott co.
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