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granulate ; prothorax longer than broad, smooth, finely and sparsely 

 punctured ; angles rounded ; basal margin closely embracing elytra ; 

 scutellum prolonged, polished; elytra with six distinctly punctured striae 

 which do not quite reach the apex ; intervals broadly rounded. 



Inhabits Southern and Gulf States ; abundant. Our largest curculio, 

 of which numerous varieties occur while immature, the most common 

 variety has the elytra and thorax reddish-brown, with three black spots on 

 elytra and one or more on thorax. 



The larvse bore in the roots and stocks of the Palmetto, in the latter 

 part of June and July. When about to pupate, they construct an oblong 

 cocoon, which consists of layers of fibres and excrement loosely woven 

 together. These are invariably formed at the thickened basal part of 

 leaves' stems, from which the imago issues in September and October. 

 They do not seem to be attracted by the lamp, but on several occasions 

 during the month of February, in the vicinity of New Orleans, I have 

 observed large numbers flying among the Palmetto's, when they would 

 produce a buzzing noise similar to Copris Carolina. They seem most 

 partial to the older and more injured plants, particularly those having 

 been burnt. As many as sixty specimens have occurred in a single tree. 



MICRO - LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY V. T. CHAMBERS, COVINGTON, KENTUCKY. 

 Continued" from Page 115 



CYLLENE, gCH. 1WV. 



Anterior and posterior wings linear lanceolate, and apparently destitute 

 of nervures. (In a single specimen of the hind wing, mounted ' as a 

 microscopic specimen in Canada balsam, a short costal nervure, a sub- 

 costal and an independent nervure close along the posterior margin, but 

 not beginning at the base, are visible, but ordinarily I can find no trace of 

 any nervure except perhaps the costal is visible; to all ordinary observation 

 the wings are without nervures.) The posterior are excised from the 

 basal fourth of the costal margin to the apex. Size minute. The other 

 generic characters are those of Cly?ncne( supra), and it is characterized like 

 it by the erect or reversed hair-like scales. But it lacks the pale spots in 

 the integuments of the wings, which characterize Clymene* 



