Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 326
THE BEAUTIFUL BRO WN-AN D-GIi A Y BEETLE of an observing man, who brought it to my deskto learn, What is its name and how does itlive? The name, Monohammus confusor, I ex- … WITH A FACE SUGGESTING THAT OF A COW. plained, is a little longer than the beetle itself,which is only an inch and a quarter in length.The larva bores in the wood of pine and fir. To show to the best advantage the beautifulbrown-and-gray furry covering, I placed thebeetle under a small pocket-lens,…
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