SUBFAMILY XIII. CALANDRINJE. 575 



convex, strongly narrowed in front and constricted behind the apex; disc 

 punctured as in key. Elytra subdepressed, scarcely longer and not wider 

 at base than thorax, striae closely punctate; alternate intervals slightly 

 wider. Under surface finely and closely punctate. Length 3.3 3.8 mm. 



Described from the West Indies but probably a native of 

 India. Introduced in tamarinds, in the seeds of which it depre- 

 dates. It occurs at times in the Atlantic States and may always 

 be known by the more convex thorax with fine even punctures. 

 The elytra are often spotted as in orysce. 



899 (9011). CALAXDRA OKYZ.E Linn., 1763, 395. 



Reddish-brown to piceous, opaque, elytra frequently with four rufous 



spots. Beak slender, cylin- 

 drical, three-fourths as long 

 as thorax, at base slightly di- 

 lated, above with four rows of 

 rather coarse punctures and 

 with a slight fovea between 

 the eyes. Thorax longer than 

 wide, constricted near apex, 

 sides feebly curved, gradually 



divergent to base; disc dense- 

 Fig. 130. ,o. (After Forbes.) ly> deep]y and coargely punc . 



tured. Elytra oblong, slightly narrowed at tip, deeply striate, striae very 

 coarsely and closely punctured; intervals slightly convex, narrow, the 

 sutural with a row of coarse punctures; each puncture, both of thorax and 

 elytra, bearing a very short yellowish seta. Beneath very densely and 

 coarsely punctured. Length 2.1 2.8 mm. (Fig. 130.) 



Frequent throughout Indiana; Apr. 1.5 Oct. 15. Occurs in 

 various places, the accession notes of the Indiana species being: 

 "beneath beech bark ; beaten from oak ; taken from figs ; on bags 

 of wheat in granary and taken by sweeping." New York City and 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. ; April Nov. Occurs throughout the entire 

 United States. Originated in India, and known as the "rice 

 weevil," infesting stored grain, rice, wheat, maize, barley, rye, 

 hulled oats, buckwheat, chick-peas, and, when abundant in store 

 houses, invading crackers and other food stuffs. A serious pest 

 in the Southern States where it is commonly called the "black 

 weevil." Closely resembling the two preceding, but the punctures 

 of thorax are coarser than in linearis and not elongate as in 

 granaria. This species or granaria is probably the one referred 

 to in the "Early References to Weevils" on page 2 of this book. 

 They were perhaps the first beetles ever noticed by man. 



