FAMILY CURCULIONIDAE 



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Beetle. Moderately shining. Head and prothorax crimson, as also antennae, legs, and 

 under-surface ; elytra yellow, with three dorsal longitudinal lines, one-fourth up from base a 



transverse red band, and two short ones near apex placed between 



Description. outermost longitudinal line and lateral edge of elytra ; the latter edged 



all round with a crimson band. Antennae fairly long and clubbed. 



Legs long, the front legs greatly developed in length, and adapted for clinging to the edges 

 of leaves, as the insects do not appear to walk readily on flat surfaces. Femora of front 

 legs thickened. Length, 7.5 mm. 



Egg. Blunt-elliptical, pale yellow. Length, I mm. 



This weevil rolls up the leaves of Anogcissus latifolia after depositing 

 an egg on the 



Life History. 



left-hand side of 

 the midrib at 



the apex of the leaf. Usually the 

 whole of the leaf is made use of, the 

 cuts being made near the base. In- 

 fested trees may thus be completely 

 defoliated. At Mount Stuart I found 

 the insect in considerable numbers 

 towards the end of July 1902, and 

 at the commencement of the follow- 

 ing month I again observed it in 

 the Walayan Forest. I only noticed 



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Fu;. 283. Leaves of AnogeissHs latifolia 



sapling growth infested, parts of it attacked by the leaf-rolling weevil Attdabt 



seriously, the whole of the leaves 



, cr j ,1 

 having been stripped off under the 



ovipositing operations of the beetles, malai Hills, South Coimbatore. (E. P. S.) 



discolor, Fahrs. A, leaf cut across and rolled 

 up and egg deposited in roll: P., leaf with tirst 

 c ^ t made i n it just above the leaf-stalk. Ana- 



Attelabus octomaculata, Tekel. 



KKKKKKNCK. Tekel, Ins. Saiuul. ii, njo, not. 



Habitat. South Coimbatore, Madras. 

 Tree Attacked. G radii tiluicfolui. Mount Stuart, 

 South Coimbatore. 



Beetle. Orange <>r red, sinning, with right black spots, two 

 pi. iced transversely on the prothorax, and three others on each 



^^1^1^ elytra, two placed one above the other in 



1 *^4i^ / Description. the basal two-thirds, and the third Ian-rally 



f \ in line with tin- upper one. Antennae 



black, short, knobbed, inserted close together in trout of eyes : latter 

 prominent, black. Legs long, especially the anterior pair, the 

 femora thickened; latter red, rest below black. I 'nder-surf;i 

 uniform Indian-red. Length, 6 mm. to 7 mm. 



This small weevil cuts and rolls up the lime-tree-like leaves f 

 Greu'ia tiliacfolia for egg-laying purposes. Owing to the si/e of the leif, 

 the beetle only makes use of a portion of it instead of the whole, as is the 



Attelabits 

 Tekel. 



i;. 2X4. 



0t toHiantlata, 

 Coimbatore. 



