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genera liaA'e been already described by Schonherr and others, 

 of which we can notice but a few of the most important. 



Brenthus and its allies difl'er from the following genera in 

 their remarkably long and slender bodies, the snout being 

 stretched straight out, not bent down as usual ; while the 

 slightly clavate antennse are not elbowed. Dr. Har- 

 ris gives the histoiy of B. septemtrionaUs Herbst 

 (Fig. 459). The female in midsummer punctures 

 with her long snout the bark of the white oak. 

 The grub, when hatched, bores into the solid wood ; 

 it is nearl}' c^dindrical, Avhitish, except the last seg- 

 ment, which is dark brown and horny, and is 

 obliquely hollowed at the end, which is dentate, forming a 

 scoop b}^ which the larva clears its gallerj- of chips. There 

 are three pairs of legs and an anal prop-leg. The pupa is 



described as being white, with the 

 Lead bent on the chest between the 

 wings and legs. On the back are 

 rows of sharp teeth, with two larger 

 thorns at the anal tip. 



Harris states that "the different 

 kinds of Attelahus are said to roll 

 Fig. 4G0. Fig. 4G1. ^p the cdgcs of Icaves, thereby 



forming little nests of the shape and size of thimbles to con- 

 tain their eggs and to shelter their young, which 

 afterwards devour the leaves." A. analis Illiger 

 (Fig. 4G0) is dull red, with dark blue antennjB 

 and legs. In Rhynchites the head is not con- 

 tracted behind into a neck. R. bicolor Fabr. . 

 injures various roses, wild and cultivated. It 

 is red above, with the antennae, legs and sides 

 of the body black. 



The little seed weevils, Apion, are pear-shaped 

 and generally black. ^p/on Sayi Schonh. 

 (Fig. 461) lives in the pods of the wild Indigo, 

 and one-tenth of an inch in length. BalaiunHs, the nut- 

 weevil, is oval in shape, with a very slender snout, nearly as 

 long as the body. B. nasicus Say (Fig. 462) is found on 

 hazel bushes, and probabl}- infests the nuts. Harris describes 



Fig. 402. 



It is black 



