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bear or chestnut scriil) oaks. This species was noticed by l)r Harris who 

 states tliat it is one of the most common nut wee\'ils known to liim, and 

 he adds that it is \erv common in hazehiuts, chestnuts and acorns. l)r 

 I'itch states that hickory nuts are seldom affected by worms, referring; to 

 this specie-s or i)eriiaps also to allied forms, anil adds that they are much 

 more frequentU' met with in hazelnuts, chestnuts and acorns. He failetl to 

 rear any of these insects as was also the case witii Dr Harris. Or Packanl 

 states that Professor Rile\' bred this sjjccies from a lot of acorns of 

 Uuercus i.;- r i s e a. received from bdrt (irant Ariz., [uly 26, 18S2, and 

 Messrs Howard .mil Rile)' record breeding this species from a lot of acorns 

 from which li. uniformis Lee. was obtained. I)r I'ackard also pub- 

 lishetl a note of Professor Riley's to the effect that this species breeds 

 entirely on hickor\' nuts, while Mr Harrini^ton states that in the neii^hbor- 

 hood of ( )ttawa Can., it is nexcr found on hickory but fre(|uenls the hazel 

 almost ehtircK', bein^' \'ery numerous on these bushes m some )ears. 



Description. This species has been tlescribeil l)\- I )r Harris as follows: 



Its form is o\al, its j^round coU)r ilark jjrown ; it is clothed with very 

 short rust-yellow flattened hairs which more or less conceal its original color, 

 and are disposed in spots on its wing covers. The snout is brown and ])ol- 

 ished, longer than the whole body, as slendt;r as a bristle, of equal thick- 

 ness from one end to another, and slightly curvetl ; it bears the long elbowed 

 antennae, which are as fine as a hair, just behind the middle. This beetle 

 measures nearly 3/,,, of an inch in length, exclusive df the snout. | .SVr ])1. 

 I 7, fig. 19, 20 1 



The larva or grul) of tliis s|)ecies has been desribed b)' Dr Riley as 

 yellow, with reddish brown heail and dark brown mandibles. 



Life history. l)r Harris records finding this sj)ecies paireil on hazelnut 

 bushes In |ul\-, at which time the eggs are proljably laid. He adds that 

 f)thers ap|)ear in .Sejjtember and October, and must j)ass the winter con- 

 cealed in souk; secure place. Mr Cilox'er states that there are said to be 

 two broods, the last one probably hibernating in the earth, and reports Mr 

 Akhurst of P>r()oklyn as observing that these insects sometimes remain 

 in the lar\ al condition over one season. Mr W H. Patton states that 

 the foUowini'- species of Halaninus have been rearetl from acorns : B. 



