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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



[June, 



larly. The eating done by this beetle is somewhat peculiar in that it ap- 

 parently marks out its work when it starts feeding, and does not exceed 

 the portion at any time, preferring to go to another point and start a fresh 

 layout. 



In the accompanjing figure the characteristic injury is well shown. The 

 beetle gnaws through the epidermis on the upperside, in the form of a 

 more or less well marked semicircle and within this it feeds, sometimes 



Fig. 1.— Eaten leaf. 



only the upper surface, sometimes leaving nothing, but more frequently 

 allowing a skeleton to remain. How many of these patches are eaten bj^ 

 one beetle I cannot say; but as they are long lived, probably a considerable 

 number, since they are at all times feeding. 



