EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIV. 

 RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGIN] i - 



I [G. i. Egg, magnified. 



2. „ as laid in a cavity of palm-stem. 



}. Young larva, magnified. 



4. Adult ,, „ 



5. Cocoon inside palm-stem. 



6. Pupa removed from cocoon. 



7. Beetle, magnified. 



8. Lateral view of head of male beetle 



9. ,, ,, female ,, 

 (The lines alongside the figures show the natural sizes : 



