The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 56National Geographic Society, 1929 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... Beetle Family ( Chrysomelidae ) . There are some 18,000 known species in this family , nearly 1,000 of which occur in our North American fauna . It includes the long- horned leaf beetles , the 3 - lined potato - beetle , the asparagus ...
... Beetle Family ( Chrysomelidae ) . There are some 18,000 known species in this family , nearly 1,000 of which occur in our North American fauna . It includes the long- horned leaf beetles , the 3 - lined potato - beetle , the asparagus ...
Page 78
... Beetle , Leaf Beetle , Metallic Wood - borer , Meloid Beetle , Long - horned Beetle , Tiger- beetle , Lady - bird Beetle , Scavenger Beetle and Leaf Chafer , and Snout Beetle . 8 10 11 National Geographic Society 14 times Natural Size.
... Beetle , Leaf Beetle , Metallic Wood - borer , Meloid Beetle , Long - horned Beetle , Tiger- beetle , Lady - bird Beetle , Scavenger Beetle and Leaf Chafer , and Snout Beetle . 8 10 11 National Geographic Society 14 times Natural Size.
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... beetle branch of the family . The ancient Egyptians , observing the beetle's habit of rolling around pills of dung and dirt , are supposed to have interpreted this practice as a typification of the planetary and lunar revolutions , and ...
... beetle branch of the family . The ancient Egyptians , observing the beetle's habit of rolling around pills of dung and dirt , are supposed to have interpreted this practice as a typification of the planetary and lunar revolutions , and ...
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