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house had been caused by the similar appearing black vine weevil 
Otiorhynchus sulcatus Fabr., since the recorded food 
habits are those of this earlier introduction rather than of the species 
under consideration. Doctor Howard states that this Liophloeus is 
quite abundant in Europe though it has never been reported as an 
injurious species. The larval habits are quite unknown. Fowler! 
states that the weevils occur on hedges, young trees, nettles ete. 
and may be obtained by beating ivy which seems to be the special 
food plant. It is recorded as generally distributed and common 
throughout the greater part of England and Wales. 
Pyrausta theseusalis Walk. The larvae and pupae described in 
Museum Bulletin 180, 30th report, page go-g1, as those of Phlyc- 
taenia terrealis Treits are those of this species according to a 
determination made by Dr H. G. Dyar of the U. S. National 
Museum through the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard. 
Gnorimoschema banksiella Busck. Mummied peaches, bored by 
the caterpillars of this species, were received June 20, 1918, from 
J. A. Thomson, Rochester, through the State Department of Farms 
and Markets. The species was kindly identified by August Busck 
of the United States National Museum, through the courtesy of 
Dr L. O. Howard. The peaches had been bored and the pits were 
eaten out of a number by brownish caterpillars which were crawling 
over the dried fruit and though there was an opportunity during 
the two days following for the caterpillars to escape, they seemed 
perfectly satisfied to remain on or near the mummied fruits. We 
were advised that there was nothing in the immediate surroundings 
which would suggest the migration of the larvae from the stems 
of some herbaceous plant in which they might have bored and 
perhaps produced galls under normal conditions. 
This species has been recorded from Sea Cliff, N. Y., and also 
from Essex county, N. Y. The previously unknown larva is described 
below. 
Larva. Length 7 mm. . Head a deep amber, sparsely haired, the 
mouth parts a variable dark brown, thoracic shield yellowish brown, 
the body a dark reddish brown, the segmentation unusually strongly 
marked and the dorsal surface with very evident, somewhat irregular 
rugose transverse lines. Spiracles yellowish brown, darker in the 
center. Anal shield dark yellowish brown, a very fine almost invis- 
ible hair with a length about equal to the diameter of the body 
arises from each of the inconspicuous tubercles, there being two 
sublateral ones on each segment, one to each subsegment, a com- 
pound tubercle just above the lateral line and on the posterior 
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