Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . iscernible. The larva is a large, cumbersome, whitish-yellow grub, with well-markedhorny head, jaws, and antennae. The legs are long and stout, the front ones not short as in large body is soft, fleshy, theposterior segments being curved, thelast two swollen in a bag-shapedmanner. The pupa is thick, fleshy, andstout; whitish in colour. This family of beetles lives in themountainous forest areas of the coun-try, being especially plentiful in theHimalaya. They have not been foundin the forests of the plains. They donot infe
Indian forest insects of economic importance Coleoptera . iscernible. The larva is a large, cumbersome, whitish-yellow grub, with well-markedhorny head, jaws, and antennae. The legs are long and stout, the front ones not short as in large body is soft, fleshy, theposterior segments being curved, thelast two swollen in a bag-shapedmanner. The pupa is thick, fleshy, andstout; whitish in colour. This family of beetles lives in themountainous forest areas of the coun-try, being especially plentiful in theHimalaya. They have not been foundin the forests of the plains. They donot infest living or freshly dead trees,the larvae, in spite of their powerfuljaws, being unable, owing to theswollen soft bag-like abdomen, tomove about in hard timber. Allstages of the insects are invariablyfound in decaying timber in theforest. The beetles fly at night;but, as Himalayan habitues wellknow,are often to be found on shadywoodland paths or on tree-trunks inthe shade in the day-time. A few of the species of treesinhabited by this family are ;. 37.—Lucanus Innifcr^ Stag Beetle. <J. Himalaya. species of the genus have been reported from the forests. Lucanus lunifer, Hope. REFERENCES.—Hope in Royle, Himal. Ins. 55, t. 9, f. 4 ; Thompson, Rep. Ins. destr. Woods and For. 1868. Habitat.—Himalaya. Trees Attacked.—Moru Oak (Quercus dilatata); Ban Oak (). Western Himalaya. FAMILY LUCANIDAE Beetle.— $ Large, elongate, black or greenish black, clothed with a very short greenishpubescence ; the elytra shining, occasionally coppery brown. Vertex of head shield-like, the edges raised, central area depressed ; the anterior margin sinuate, Description. the outer angles and median part produced forward ; front of head slopes downwards, the anterior edge produced into a median bifurcate prolongation. Eyes large. Mandibles enormously developed into two long horns having aresemblance to a stags antlers ; the antennae are long, elbowed,
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