. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges; . Fig. 162. Hister arcnatus and Hister bimaciilatus, much enlarged. matter, in over-ripe fungi or fruit, or under the loose bark of trees. They are of no practical importance to the agriculturist. The Nitidulidce, or " sap-beetles," are also small, more or less flattened, always with the tip of the abdomen exposed beyond the wing-covers, and with the legs not specialized for digging purposes. They feed in all stages on de- caying or fermenting sap or fruits or i
. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges; . Fig. 162. Hister arcnatus and Hister bimaciilatus, much enlarged. matter, in over-ripe fungi or fruit, or under the loose bark of trees. They are of no practical importance to the agriculturist. The Nitidulidce, or " sap-beetles," are also small, more or less flattened, always with the tip of the abdomen exposed beyond the wing-covers, and with the legs not specialized for digging purposes. They feed in all stages on de- caying or fermenting sap or fruits or in fungi, and some of them are found also on carrion. As a whole, while the species are quite numerously rep- resented and often seen, yet they are not either markedly beneficial or injurious. Somewhat similar habits are met with in the Trogositidts, which are also flattened creatures, most of them living under bark. Some of the species of Tenebrioides, however,—black beetles about one-fourth of an inch in length, with square thorax and large head, known as " cadelles"—are found in stables, barns, and mills, feeding on grain, meal, and flour. They are
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