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is excluded. The femora are swollen toward the apical angle and each has a 
slight constriction beneath and just in front of the apex. Each tibia has an 
apical claw and a tuft of pre-apical hairs beneath. The tarsi are all of equal 
length. The legs are conspicuously shiny in comparison with the rest of the 
body. Plate X, fig. 8, shows profile and fig. 7 an antenna of this beetle. 
As is the case with nearly all weevils, these also feign death when 
annoyed. ‘They conceal themselves under any available object and unless 
disturbed remain in one spot in their burrows for a long period.4 
Remedies and preventives.—Vhese beetles are found only in locations 
where others have preceded them and killed the trees; hence, they are 
not in any sense a menace to the healthy tree. Their description has 
here been given merely to call attention to all forms which may be 
encountered. 
‘It was hoped that the identifications of the shot-hole coconut weevil, the bonigga 
Weevil, and four-spotted coconut weevil would be received from Washington in 
time for insertion in this article, but as they have been delayed, it was thought 
best to publish the paper and give the identifications later. 
| Part IL of this paper will treat of the insects which live upon the leaves 
of the coconut, including two species of Lepidoptera and certain species 
of Coccide, of which there are several that make their homes upon the 
coconut, There will also. be given a bibliography of the insects of the 
coconut, | 
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