VARIOUS WEEVILS. 



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of thistles, in whicli they may be found. There are fonr species 

 of this genus, of which one is exceedingly rare, another suffi- 

 ciently rare to be valuable, while the other two are local, but 

 tolerably plentiful in the places to which they take a fancy. 

 The present species is moderately abundant in the New Forest. 

 The specific name of nebulosus, or cloudy, is given to this 



1. Molj-tes germanus. 2. Otiorhynchus picipes. 3. Pissodes pini. 4. Anthonomns 



pomorum. 5. Balaninus nucum. a. Otiorhj-nchus, antenna. b. Otiorhynclius, larva. 



c Anthonomns, antenna. d. Anthonomus, maxillary palpus. e. Anthonomus, labial palpi. 

 ^. Balaninus, pupa. 



Beetle in allusion to the colouring of the body. Like many 

 other Beetles, this species is liable to sonae variety, the 

 scales of the head and thorax sometimes assuming a red hue, 

 and a line of similar colour running along the suture of the 

 elytra. 



On Woodcut XVIII. Fig. 1, is represented a very fine example 

 of English Weevils. It is called Molytes r/ennanus, and is so 



