i34 BEETLES. 



pitchy-brown beetle, with raised black scales on the wing- 

 cases. It lives on alder and willow, the larva feeding in 

 the wood of the trees. 



Genus Ceutpiorhynchus, Schonh 



Body stout. Wing - cases much broader at the base 

 than the pronotum. Proboscis slender, filiform, and curved. 

 Antennae inserted a little in front of the middle of the 

 proboscis. They are found on flowers and on walls, &c. 



* C. echii, Fabr. (Plate XIV., Fig. 9). Black, with greyish- 

 brown scales above and white beneath. It lives on viper's 

 bugloss. 



* C. sulcicollis, GylL, another species of this large genus, 

 is found in root-galls of rape, &c. 



Genus Baridius, Schonh. (Baris, Germ.) 



Elongated, rather cylindrical beetles, with the pronotum long 

 and narrowed at the extremity. Eyes placed at the sides. 

 Scutellum small and round. They live on various plants. 



B. cuprirostris, Fabr. (Plate XIV., Fig. 10). Shining light 

 green. Proboscis punctured. It is found in cabbage stalks, 

 and is a native of Southern and parts of Central Europe. 



Genus Calandra, Clairv. 



Body smooth and elongated. Club of the antennae long, 

 oval, and blunt -pointed. Proboscis slender and filiform. 

 Front tibiae with small dentations on the inner side. They 

 live on grain. 



* C. gn^anaria, Linn., the Corn Weevil (Plate XIV., 

 Fig. 11). This species is brown, rarely black, with rusty- 

 red legs and antenna. It is found in granaries and bakers' 

 shops. The larva is black. 



