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with a description of the adult. As the latter is also brief, it is tran- 

 scribed herewith. The original descri^Dtion appeared in 18G2.'' 



$ . Color blue black ; abdomen rather long, flattened, ac-ute ; antenn:e slender, 

 basal joint enlarged, third longer than fourth, apical joint as long as the preced- 

 ing; elypeus angnlate emarginate; labrum and base of mandibles pale rufous: 

 legs rufous or honey yellow ; base of coxae and tarsi l)lack ; wings faintly 

 clouded, stigma and costa black. 



The length of the body, including the head, is three-tenths of an 

 inch, and the expanded wings measure double that, three-fifths or 

 about five-eighths of an inch in length. The type locality is Dorches- 

 ter, Mass. It has also been reported from Canada by Provancher 

 and from Xew York City by H. G. Dyar. 



This si^ecies has been reared by Doctor Dyar from larva^ taken in 

 New York City feeding on Rumex sp.^ and knotweed {Polygonum 

 lapathifoliwn) ,'' and the larvae have been described by him under the 

 name Strongylogaster ahnormis Prov. (a synonym). 



Quite recently Dr. James Fletcher has mentioned the occurrence of 

 this species in Canada. During 1902 the larvte were reported in sev- 

 eral localities in western Ontario, as also at Ottawa, injuring apples, 

 the damage being of so serious a nature that the fruit "vvas much dis- 

 figured and in many instances it was rendered unfit for market and 

 was feci to pigs. The larvae have also been observed feeding on 

 Rumex and Polygonum in Canada.'' 



re:\iedies. 



The remedy is to prevent the growth of dock and knotweed in beet 

 fields and apple orchards, a matter not difficult of accomplishment if 

 the weeds are hoed out in spring before the sawflies appear for ovipo- 

 sition. 



THE PEPPER WEEVIL. 



{Anthononiiis wneotinctus Champ.) 

 By C. M. Walkkr, Temporary FieI4 Agent. 



October 26, 1904, Mr. J. F. Nooe, Boerne, Tex., brought to the 

 writer's attention specimens of sweet peppers which were infested 

 with a species of Anthonomus. The close resemblance which this 

 insect bears to the Mexican cotton-boll w^eevil has given rise to some 

 confusion regarding the two species on the part of those interested 

 in the growdng of the aifected crop. 



a Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist, Vol. IX, p. 119. 

 & Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, Vol. XXII, p. 311, 1895. 

 .Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Vol. V, p. 199, 1897. 



'JBul. 40. Div. Ent, U. S. Dept Agric. p. 81 (1903) ; 34th Ann. Kept Ent Soc 

 Ont, 1903 [1904], p. 70; 1. c 1902 [1903]— brief mention. 



