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The illustration shows two impressive beetle species: at the top, the European Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) with its characteristic head horn, and below, the Common Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) with brown wing covers. Both beetles belong to the family of scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) and are depicted on green branches. The rhinoceros beetle lives in rotting wood and compost heaps, while the cockchafer feeds on plant roots as a larva (grub) and can damage deciduous trees as an adult.. From Das Buch der Welt, ein Inbegriff des Wissenswürdigsten und Unterhaltendsten aus den Gebieten der Naturgeschichte, Naturlehre, Länder- und Völkerkunde, Weltgeschichte, Götterlehre etc. Mit vielen colorirten und schwarzen Abbildungen. Published by Julius Hoffmann, Hoffmannsche Verlags-Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, 1842 - 1868.. [rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes nasicornis, common cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha, scarab beetles, Scarabaeidae, beetles, insects, entomology, forest pests, Coleoptera, grub, natural history, European fauna, hand-coloured lithograph]
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