This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... in other situations where they are not only harmless, but useful as scavengers j but the Dermestida are extremely injurious to hides, furs, etc.; the most destructive of all being f Silpha Thoracica. Nat. Size. Dermcstes Lardarius, the curious hairy larvre of which will soon hollow out a ham, leaving nothing but the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ... in other situations where they are not only harmless, but useful as scavengers j but the Dermestida are extremely injurious to hides, furs, etc.; the most destructive of all being f Silpha Thoracica. Nat. Size. Dermcstes Lardarius, the curious hairy larvre of which will soon hollow out a ham, leaving nothing but the skin. The beetle is black, with a broad brownish-grey band on the elytra, marked with three black spots on each side. We have now arrived at the family Lamellicomia, which includes many of our largest and most conspicuous beetles. They derive their name from their antennae terminating in a series of flat layers, which open or close at pleasure. The largest of our British beetles is the Stag Beetle (Lucanui Cervus), (vide frontispiece), not an uncommon insect in the south of England, where it may be found in woods, resting on or near the roots of trees. The larva feeds on wood, and the perfect insect feeds on the sap of trees, etc.; it is said to saw off the ends of twigs with its jaws, by whirling itself round on the wing. The beetles, especially the males, differ considerably in size and in the development of the jaws; and the female is able to give a sharper nip with her jaws than the male, although they are very small in comparison. The Sacred Beetle of the Egyptians belongs to the family Scarabaida. We have no species in England which has the peculiar ray-like teeth round the head; but our nearest approach to it is Copris Lunaris, a black round beetle with a broad head, and a long horn in the middle iu the male. Typhaus Vulgaris, which belongs to the family Geolrupida, has also a short horn in the middle of the forehead; the male is provided with three horns in front of the thorax, projecting forwards, and the tibia? are strongly toothed. T...
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