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hairs which form by their greater density three more or less con- 
spicuous transverse bands, the first of which is at the base; between 
the second and third band, in the middle of the elytron, is a smooth 
dark-brown or black spot, wlth a less distinct spot of the same color 
below the third, and a still less distinct one above the second band. 
Length, 0.-5 inch. Described from four specimens bred from straw- 
berry-borine larve. The black spots on the elytra are quite distinct 
and conspicuous on two specimens, less so on one, and entirely 
obsolete on the other.” ‘To this description | may add the interest- 
ing and important fact that the wings of this beetle are very rudi- 
mentary, ana wholly useless for flight. 
Larva—White, except the head, which is pale-yellow. The man- 
dibles are dark-brown, black at the edges, and bifid at the tip. 
The labrum is narrowed from behind, broadly rounded, entire and 
bristly in front, marked by a transverse suture in front of the mid- 
dle. The antennz, situated outside the upper angles of the man- 
dibles, are one-jointed, and excessively minute, being about .02 mm. 
in length. Just outside each antenna is a black, ocellus-like spot, 
in full-grown larve, wanting in smaller individuals. The head is 
smooth, except for about three transverse rows of slender hairs, 
The body is strongly arched, like that of a Lamellicorn, each 
segment bearing a single row of very short, sparse hairs. The 
first segment of the dorsum is smooth; the remaining segments 
are divided into three transverse lobes, or folds, the first and last 
of which are interrupted by oblique grooves. Below the spiracles 
is a row of large, low, triangular tubercles, and beneath these a 
second row, separated from the former by a longitudinal channel. 
The ventral segments of the abdomen have the usual form of a 
single transverse ridge, a triangular portion of each end.of which 
is magked off by an oblique groove. The structure of the segments 
is in fact almost precisely that of the strawberry root-worm, to be 
hereafter described. ‘The pectoral ridges of the thorax, however, 
bear upon each side three large, fleshy tubercles, each with two or 
three stiff hairs at the tip. This larva, when stretched out, is one- 
fifth of an inch in length by one-half that width. 
Pupa—The pupa is white throughout, with the exception of the 
eyes, which show through the pupal envelope, at the base of the 
snout. The head and snout are bent against the breast, the latter 
about twice as long as wide, broadening towards the tip, where it 
is widely emarginate. The clubbed antenne extend scarcely beyond 
the tip of the snout. The middle of the head bears two longitudinal 
rows of stiff bristles, four or five in each row, and three rows of 
similar bristles extend transversely upon the thorax, while others 
surround the margin. The posterior edge of each abdominal seg- 
ment is likewise bristled, and a pair of incurved hooks terminate 
the abdomen. 
LIFE HISTORY. 
Early in August I received a letter from Mr. F. 8. Earle, of Cob- 
den, saying: ‘I send you to-day a box containing specimens of the 
strawberry crown-borer, and some other insects that are working on 
strawberries. Some years ago the crown-borer was very destructive 
here and at Anna, but for five or six years we have heard very 
