FAMILY CURCULIOXIDAE 



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Beetle. -Moderately shininj;. Head and prothorax crimson, as also antennae, legs, and 



under-surface ; elytra yellow, with three dorsal longitudinal lines, one-fourth up from base a 



transverse red band, and two short ones near apex placed between 



Description. outermost longitudinal line and lateral edge of elytra ; the latter edged 



all round with a crimson band. Antennae fairly long and clubbed. 



Legs long, the front legs greatly developed in length, and adapted for clinging to the edges 



of leaves, as the insects do not appear to walk readily on Hat surfaces. Femora of front 



legs thickened. Length, 7.5 mm. 



Egg.— Dlunt-elliptical, pale yellow. Length, i mm. 



This weevil rolls up the leaves (jf Aiiogcissits latifolia after depositing 



an egg on the 

 Life History. left-hand side of 



the midrib at 

 the apex of the leaf. Usuall\- the 

 whole of the leaf is made use of, the 

 cuts being made near the base. In- 

 fested trees may thus be completely 

 defoliated. At Mount Stuart I found 

 the insect in considerable numbers 

 towards the end of July 1902, and 

 at the commencement of the follow- 

 ing month I again observed it in 



the Walayan Forest. I onlv noticed ,, o t c 1 • „ . / /■/-//, 



-' " ^ . l'l<;. 283. — Leaves 01 A iioi^eiss us latijoUa 



sapling growth infested, parts of it attacked by the leaf-rolling weevil Attclabus 

 seriouslv, the whole of the leaves discolor, Fahrs. a, leaf cut across and rolled 

 , . " • J £f J i.u >^ip ''^'id es^!^ deposited in roll ; n, leaf with first 

 havmg been stripped ott under the .-ut made in it just above the leaf-stalk. Ana- 

 ovipositing operations of the beetles, malai Hills, South Coimbatore. (E. P. S.) 



Attelabus octomaculata, Tekel. 



Rekeren'CE. — Tekel, Ins. Saitud. ii, 190, not. 



Habitat. — South Coimbatore, Madras. 

 Tree Attacked.— Grra'/a tiliacfolia. Mount Stuart, 

 South Coimbatore. 



Beetle. —Orange or red, shining, with eight black spots, two 



placed transversely on the prothorax, and three others on each 



elytra, two placed one above the other in 



Description. the basal two-thirds, and the third laterally 



in line with the upper one. Antennae 



black, short, knobbed, inserted close together in front of eyes ; latter 



'^" -'■^" prominent, black. Legs long, especially the anterior pair, the 



Atielabns octomaculata, ^^_^^^^^^^ thickened ; latter red, rest below black. Under-surface a 



Tekel. Comibatore. .^ , ,. , ^ .1 /- . „ 



uniform Indian-red. Length, 6 mm. to 7 mm. 



This small weevil cuts and rolls up the lime-tree-like leaves of 

 Grewia tiliaefolia for egg-laying purposes. Owing to the size of the leaf, 

 the beetle only makes use of a portion of it instead of the whole, as is the 



