THE 
CALANDRA PALMARUWM. 
THE METAMORPHOSES OF Calandra palmarum, 
The beetle is seen on the wood of the palm, and its beak is a very prominent part of its 
structure; the larva is gnawing the wood, ; 
and there is a large cocoon in a cavity 
below. 
beetle, about one 
ighth of an inch in length, and is of a pitchy 
red colour. 
The eer deposits her eggs upon the corn afte 
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