106 uRDKR c:oi.RorTm. 



wings Lpr* >Ji'>rt ; tlil-li" -tout . -linnk'- rlnviiti' ; tar*! flvc-jolnlcd, Xhut Ium j'liiit -hoii. 

 fourth rxr«i«linnly uilinitr. Onii clnvntf ami trnuinat«-<l J.y fK>< fmiill rlaws 



'Tin- l.irvii (tti; if) i-* " littl'' <l«l'r»-»««-tl y«-llt'Wi>h wliitc Wfrui : U Is coniiK.s«l of ■ 

 tulormMy lnri;e licml, with tW'> ix.lntril Jhw.h and two littlo h<'rM«,nml of twrlvr trnns^rrff 

 •e^diiMito ; th«' t«ll !•* "-MiuwhKt roiiicnl, niiil it Ims six conical iirlirulnlrd Irjf* 



♦The |>ui>a (tig. A) is of the sanu* cohir ; the head is U-nt down; the thorax is «ub- 

 urblcular, with three ridges ; the elytra wruj>i>ed over the sides, and striated : al<donnn 

 with distinct sogiucnts. 



' Mr CiuTis, from wh..m the above description is derived, says that " this Insect apptan 

 to 1h' natunilizi-d in Knglan<l and Scotland, lying under the Imrk of trees*." I have found 

 it in mnAT, aiitl in U-vs r..iit.iinlng dried figs in great nuuilx i-.. It appoirs to U- '■pn-ad 

 all oTtT llie huhitaMe rIoIh-, pr-il'aMy carried in ves^eK with gndn and dried fruit* 



'This is the insect, a.s I am informetl by that excellent entomologist, Dr. Kit«ii, that 

 infastcd the mill of Mr. Kicii of Shoreham (Vermont), mentioned in the Cultivator of 

 DtMUMulx-r 18lfi, on which Mr. R. tried various exiH-rimeuts of fumigation, but found 

 nothing so satisfaclorj' a-s h>.t water, whit* wa^hing, and general cleanlim-s. A d-rntpcn 

 dent of the s.inie journal, in noticing Mr. Hini's experiments, speaks of ii nmedy ho never 

 fiund to fail : placing sa.s.safra< ro<'t iimong the grain infested by them. He is evidently 

 dealing with the rice weevil, Cahndm oryza ( I.inn^.us), an ins<'ct exceedingly lik< the 

 grain wwvil in habits and appearances.' 



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Cknis BHKNTnrS(FAB.). 

 Th'ifiix ovokI ; i> ><Iy ri>tiiid<dor sul>c,\ lindrieal ; anteiimc inserted at the base of the snout, 

 just liefore the eyes. In the males the mandil)Ie> are strong and promitieut : the fe- 

 male is pn>viiled with a gently eurved sn-ut, terminated with a much smaller ]>air. 

 Thorax and head as I<ing a* the ImkIv or alKl'-miual portion. 



Brevtius sriM-iNTRioMs ( Hb.). ( Plate 11, flg 1-) 



Males with <listinct niandibhs ; fcmnlc; provide*! with an elonented snout. Color brown, 



p-di>*he«r Head small; eyes prominent; elytra ridwd nnd punctured in lines, and 



marked with yellowish patches of lighter bn>wn. Length seven tenth * of an inch. 



The whole insect is highly i>olishe«l. A few years iici'. I f"'U!i<l prijii nnnJw r^; ,,f ili. m 



■pon u recently felled black ouk in Canamlaigufl. 



* ' I hkft tlaca m«l wiUi Uimd Id lb« mbm lilsalloa.' 



