: Notes on Habits and Metamorphosis of Lepidiota frenchi, Black. 11 
THE BEETLE. 
(Lepidiota frenchi, Black.) 
General appearance pale red, of silvery lustre, due to the body being 
closely dotted with white scales. Average length and width, about 
24 & 11 mm. 
Head and trophi dark reddish-brown, the former 6 mm. wide by 5-40 
mm. from edge of hind margin to anterior border of clypeus. Eyes nearly 
circular, shining black, a short acute ridge fringed with hairs on frontal 
portion of cornea formed by the continuation of base of elypeus. Dorsal 
surface of epicranium deeply and closely punctulate, each puncture 
containing a single, white, flattened, waxy-looking scale, of nearly circular 
outhne, but becoming gradually ovate near edge of prothorax. Length of 
antenne of female (excluding capitulum). 2-60 imm.; elub, 1-20 mm.; 
scapus, about length of the 4 sueceeding joints, its distal end much 
broader than pedicellus; clavola, 8-jointed; club in both sexes consisting 
of three lamine, which—together with third joint of antenna—are slightly 
longer in the male; inner edge of scapus fringed with long red hairs 
i Fig. 24). 
Labrum bilobed, greatest width 2 mm.; the exposed outer surface 
with numerous scattered long red hairs, and inner edges of lobes densely 
fringed with short hairs (Fig. 20). Apex of maxillary lobe black, with 
four stout obtusely pointed teeth; 4th joint of palpus, about length of 
remaining three taken together (Fig. 22). 
Mandibles short, stout, triangular in general outline, greatest width 
ut base 2 mm., outer exposed surface mostly covered with ovate scales 
{Fig. 23). 
Labium rounded on sides, anterior margin hollowed in middle, 
eentral area noticeably depressed, edge of rounded sides fringed with 
about 8 long red hairs; labial palpi short, 3rd joint longest and about 
leneth of other two; 2nd scarcely longer than broad, with 6 or 7 stout 
hairs near distal end; area between palpi containing two curious brush- 
like pads of hairs, not meeting on centre of labium, the individual hairs 
being disposed symmetrically side by side, flattened, in semi-circular 
outline, with points directed to the front and reaching just beyond frontal 
edge of hp (Fig. 21). 
Pronotum about 9 mim, wide, rather closely punctulate, the punctures 
smaller than on head, more numerous close to hind margin and sides, and 
each filled with a circular seale; sides of same angular, edge darker, 
turned up and scalloped. Surface of pleural sclerites, except a small 
portion against outer end of coxal cavities, almost covered with scales, 
including circular, ovate, pear-shaped, and hair-like forms. 
Mesonotum light red, punctured on dorsal surface and clothed with 
yellow hairs. Scutellum triangular, sides regularly curved and shorter 
than base, apex sub-acute, scales circular, more numerous on basal area. 
