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genera have been already described by Sclionherr and others, 

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



Brenthus and its allies difter 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 antennixi are not elbowed. Dr. Har- 

 ris gives the history of B. scqjtemtrionalis Ilerbst 

 (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 Avood ; 

 it is nearly C3dindrical, whitish, except the last seg- 

 ment, which is dark brown and horny, and is i^'S- 459. 

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

 scoop by 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 

 head 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 Attelabus are said to roll 

 up the edges of leaves, 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 antennie 

 and legs. In RInjnchites the head is not con- 

 tracted behind into a neck. R. bicolor Fabr. 

 injures various roses, Avild 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. Apion Sayi Schonh. 

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

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

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

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

 hazel bushes, and probably infests the nuts. Harris describes 



Fiff. iCO. 



Fiff. 4G1. 



It is black 



