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its sutural line being white instead of red ; but that in all prob 

 ability it should only be regarded as a variety of the European 

 species. 



Dr. Le Conte suggests that it may have been imported into 

 California from Southern Europe during the Spanish occupa 

 tion of that country. The eastern invasion of the insect, he 

 believes to have been within a few years through the impor 

 tation of carpets at New- York. 



The accompanying figures, very faithfully drawn by Prof. 

 Kiley, represent A. scropJiularicB in three of its stages, viz., 

 a the larva, c the pupa; and d the imago or beetle. At &, the 

 skin of the larva, after the beetle has emerged from the fissure 

 on thje back, is shown. The figures are enlarged the lines 

 beside them representing the natural size. 



The larva the form in which it is usually found when 

 pursuing its ravages beneath the carpets measures, at matur 

 ity, about three-sixteenths of an inch in length. A number 

 of hairs radiate from its last segment in nearly a semicircle, 

 but are more thickly clustered in line with the body, forming 

 a tail-like projection almost as long as the body : this term 

 inal pencil of hairs is not shown in its full extent in the figure, 

 doubtless taken from an immature individual. The entire 

 length of the insect, including the pencil of hairs, is, in the 

 largest specimens, nearly three-eighths of an inch. Meas 

 ured across the body and the lateral hairs, its breadth 

 just equals the length of the body. An ordinary magnifier 

 will show the front part of the body, where no distinct head is 

 to be seen, thickly set with short brown hairs, and a few longer 

 ones. Similar short hairs clothe the body somewhat longer 

 on the sides, where they tend to form small tufts. Towards 

 the hinder end may be seen on each side three longer tufts 

 (thrice as long) projecting laterally ; but these are not always 



