38 The Cane Grubs of Australia. 
and in which the high stumps of the jungle trees were still standing, 
Innisfail, North Queensland, January 12, 1912. These may be the larvae 
of Lepidiota froggatti. 
LEPIDIOTA FROGGATTI Macleay. 
One adult found lying on a road near jungle, not in a cane area, 
Yungaburra, 2,500 feet, Cairns district, December 30th, 1911. 
LEPIDIOTA Sp. No. 215. 
Larve have been obtained as fellows at Gordonvale:—Stage ITT. 
from old canefield, red voleanie soil, following plough, 16th June, 1912; 
Stage III. in captivity, 25th November, 1912; Stage III. from forest, 
following plough, red voleanie soil, 21st April, 1914; Stage II. from 
forest, following plough, red voleanic soil, 3lst August, 1914. These 
are our only records, and the species is therefore very rare. 
LEPIDIOTA Sp. No. 377. 
(Probably L. rothei.) 
THE EGG. 
None obtained. 
THE LARVA. 
At Gordonvale, the stages of the larva have been found on the 
following dates :— 
Stage I. Stage IT. Stage ITI. 
Nil March 31 March 19, 29 
Api 21, 30 April 1, 7, 21 
May 7, 27 May 1, 12 
June 4,7,8 June 4, 7, 25 
| July 7 July 3, 16, 31 
August 12, 20, 26, 31 
September 3 
October 
November 16 
Thus stage II. is found to middle of July, stage IIT. from middle 
of March to middle of November. From the recorded data it would 
seem that this species does not extend its life-cycle beyond a year. 
DISTRIBUTION IN REGARD TO SOILS. 
Of 121 larve of which record was kept concerning the soil, they are 
distributed as follows :— 
Red Volcanic. Clay or Dark Loam. Sandy Loam. Sand. 
63 wy 58 * -- ae -- 
That is, the species is no more abundant in voleanie than in loamy soil 
but since more collecting may have been done in one soil than in 
another the evidence is far from conclusive. 
