184 A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



Larva? of a species apparently of this genus were sent to me by 

 Mr. T. G. Gosling, in L901. Its body is dark tawny brown, thickly 

 covered with short; stiff, black hairs above and below ; they form 

 transverse rows on each segment of the abdomen, but there are also 

 clusters of somewhat longer ones, about five clusters on each seg- 

 ment, forming a median, two dorsal, and two lateral rows ; those in 

 the lateral row distinctly longer, but hairs are scattered between the 

 groups, and also on the thorax, head, jaws, and legs, above and 

 below ; jaws orange-brown, lighter than body, but darkened at tip. 



Length of largest, about 5 mm . See figure 151. 



i. — Coleoptera. (Beetles; Weevils.) 



The earliest writers mentioned onty one beetle ; this when crushed 

 was said to give out a fragrant odor.* • It was doubtless a native 

 species, but I do not know that it has been identified in modern 

 times. Possibly it was the common "Hard-back." 



In spring, when we were in Bermuda, comparatively few beetles 

 were active. Very few could be found on flowers. Several were 

 found under stones and rubbish. No doubt many more additions to 

 the list could .be made in summer. A number of our beetles, which 

 are still undetermined, cannot be included. 



Corn-weevil; GrainWeevil. (Sitophilus granarius (L.) = Calandra 

 i/ranaria of most writers.) Figure 152. 



As early as 1622 this small European weevil was mentioned as 

 very destructive to corn, especially after it was stored, but it had 

 undoubtedly been introduced from England by the ships, in stores 

 of grain or meal, a few years earlier. In the early laws it is often 

 mentioned from 1622 to 1650. Governor Butler relates that in con- 

 sequence of certain lazy and indolent persons neglecting to husk 

 their corn, in order to indulge in dissipation on the arrival of the 

 magazine ship, it was discovered that their corn was much less dam- 

 aged by the weevils than that which had been carefully husked and 

 stored by the more industrious people (1622). This weevil is sup- 

 posed to have been the European Grain Weevil, which infests wheat, 

 flour, meal, corn, etc., in nearly all countries. It still attacks the 



* Strachy says : "A kind of Melontha, or black beetle there was. which 

 bruised, gave a savour like many sweet and strong gums punned together." 



