40 The Cane Grubs of Australia. 
odd individuals coming from black or clay loam or sand. Of a total of 
63 larve from various collections, 54 came from red voleanie soil, 7 from 
black or clay loam, and 2 from sand. The species has but once been 
taken commonly, thirty odd larve being captured in a voleanic field, 
Green Hills, Gordonvale, April 16, 1912. 
DISTRIBUTION IN REGARD TO HABITAT, 
A rather rare species, from Gordonvale, Mossman, and Cooktown, 
North Queensland. At Cooktown, in February and March, 1914, the 
larvee were rather abundant just beneath the surface, around the roots of 
a native grass in jungle, gravelly soil, while one or two were obtained in 
rich black loam soil beneath native grasses in forest. At Mossman, a 
single specimen was found under a log in the jungle, and another beneath 
a log in a meadow. Around Gordonvale the species is usually met with 
in canefields, rarely in forest. Thus, of the Gordonvale total, 42 are 
from canefields, 6 from a cornfield, and only 5 from the open forest. 
Moreover, the voleanic soils, where the species was most common, have 
once been jungle lands. From this data it would appear that No. 89 
is a natural inhabitant of the Jungle. Upland and lowland soils are 
infested. Our limited data show that around Gordonvale the former is 
most frequently infested, but as most of the volcanic canefields are 
upland this would thus be accounted for. 
TERE): PAUIPsAS 
None obtained, but a number of larve kept in captivity were in 
earthen cells by August 20, the cells small, but otherwise lke those of 
albohirta. 
EMERGENCE AND HABITS OF ADULTS. 
Adult unknown. 
LEPIDIOTA DARWINI, Blackburn. 
THE ADULT. 
One adult taken from the soil in a canefield, 28th November, 1911, 
and thousands swarming in Hucalyptus on edge of forest, 8 p.m., 23rd 
November, 1912, both at Gordonvale, are our sole records of this species. 
ISODON PUNCTICOLLIS Macleay. 
The following records:—One adult caught at leht, February 5th, 
1913; one adult in soil under grass, March 1ith, 1913; one adult reared 
from pupa taken on March 12th, from black loam, under grass, March 
18th, 1913; one adult taken from sandy loam, decayed cane, August 
21st, 1913; and one adult taken from voleanie soil, canefield, September 
22nd, 1913. All these records from Gordonvale. An adult reared on 
March 18th lived in confinement, without food, till April 10th. 
HAPLONYSHA Sp. (near bella). 
On June 7th, 1912, larve were taken from forest land, and placed 
in cages indoors; the larve were Dasygnathus, No. 377, No. 533, and 
No. 587. When opened on November 20th, the cage contained a pupa 
of No. 533, two larve of No. 377, and two adults of the above species. 
On June 25th, 1912, larvee were taken from voleanic soil, canefield, and 
placed in cages indoors; the larve were No. 533, No. 377, and No. 587. 
