. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . A water-scavenger, Hydrophiliis triangularis.—a, llie larva ; b, male adult ; c, pupa ; d, opened, and e, closed egg case ; y to /, enlarged structural details of the adult. First, joining to the aquatic Adephaga there are two families of aquatic Clavicornia, the Hydrophilidce. or " water-scavengers," and the GyrinidcE, or "whirligig-beetles," The former resemble the water-tigers in general appearance, but are more convex above and more flattened below, usually with brightly-polished wing-covers. The differ- ence in th
. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . A water-scavenger, Hydrophiliis triangularis.—a, llie larva ; b, male adult ; c, pupa ; d, opened, and e, closed egg case ; y to /, enlarged structural details of the adult. First, joining to the aquatic Adephaga there are two families of aquatic Clavicornia, the Hydrophilidce. or " water-scavengers," and the GyrinidcE, or "whirligig-beetles," The former resemble the water-tigers in general appearance, but are more convex above and more flattened below, usually with brightly-polished wing-covers. The differ- ence in the form of the antennae will easily prevent confusing the families. The Gyrinidce cannot be mistaken. They ^^I^KV " are black or bronzed, oval, shining, with un- ** *^ usually long forelegs, and disport themselves in swarms on the surface of ponds and streams, darting here and there, or sometimes swim- ming rapidly in large or small, regular or irregular circles, whence they derive their '' whirligig'' appella- tion. They are predaceous in all stages, but of no agricultural value from their strictly aquatic habits.
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