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scales, the elytral strife are naked. The ventral side of the body bears somewhat 

 broader scales. Pronotum punctate; not much narrower than the elytra; its 

 length about equal to its greatest breadth; narrowed in front; the scales on the 

 pronotum and also on the legs are similar to those on the elytra. The head is 

 sparsely clothed. with fine hairs; the beak is about as long again as the head and 

 clothed at its basal end with scales like those of the elytra. 



The scales of the elytra and prothorax give the weevil a pale olive green colour, 

 but they are rubbed off as the insect gets oldex, leaving the elytra and pronotum 

 bare so that the insect gradually assumes a dark brown colour. 



Tychius picirostris is not an indigenous form, but has been introduced from 

 Europe where it attacks the flower heads of red clover, plantain and Genista. It 

 has not before been recorded as injurious in North America though I learn from 



Tychius picirostris on clover leaf. (Original.) 



Professor Y. M. Webster that it has been collected at Ithaca and Oswego, N. Y., 

 and at Framingham, Mass. I have ob^^orved it at Ste. Anne's for several years, 

 but not before in sufficiently large numbers to be regarded as injurious. 



The President: Mr. DuPorte is to ho congratulated on lii.-^ account of his 

 season's work, which indicates how very active he lias been and to what good 

 purpose he has directed his attention. We hero have been particularly interested 

 in his observations on Tychiu.t /jiViro.s^n,-?. this new ])ost of clover, and probably 

 Mr. Gibson has some remarks to make about tliis. 



