Anthicidæ

pl. (Zool.) Α tribe of coleopterous insects, po e ing simple, or but slightly serrated and filiform an ten Some species are found upon plants, but the majority live on the ground, and run with great quickne . the cottony down on the Stachys germanic a , and forms it into small pellets, which she carries with her feet into holes in walls or trees, which she selects for the cradle of her family. She deposits this cottony down in the nest along with her eggs, which she covers with the same downy substance.