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Larve of a species apparently of this genus were sent to me by 
Mr. 'T. G. Gosling, in 1901. Its body is dark tawny brown, thickly 
covered with short, stiff, black hairs above and below ; they form 
transverse rows on each segment of the abdomen, but there are also 
clusters of somewhat longer ones, about five clusters on each seg- 
ment, forming a median, two dorsal, and two lateral rows ; those in 
the lateral row distinctly longer, but hairs are scattered between the 
groups, and also on the thorax, head, jaws, and legs, above and 
below ; jaws orange-brown, lighter than body, but darkened at tip. 
Length of largest, about 5™™. See figure 151. 
i.— Coleoptera. (Beetles; Weevils.) 
The earliest writers mentioned only one beetle ; this when crushed 
was said to give out a fragrant odor.* It was doubtless a native 
species, but I do not know that it has been identified in modern 
times. Possibly it was the common “ Hard-back.” 
In spring, when we were in Bermuda, comparatively few beetles 
were active. Very few could be found on flowers. Several were 
found under stones and rubbish. No doubt many more additions to 
the list could be made in summer, A number of our beetles, which 
are still undetermined, cannot be included. 
Corn-weevil ; Grain Weevil. (Sitophilus granarius (L.)= Calandra 
granaria of most writers.) Figure 152. 
As early as 1622 this small European weevil was mentioned as 
very destructive to corn, especially after it was stored, but it had 
undoubtedly been introduced from England by the ships, in stores 
of grain or meal, a few years earlier. In the early laws it is often 
mentioned from 1622 to 1650. Governor Butler relates that in con- 
sequence of certain lazy and indolent persons neglecting to husk 
their corn, in order to indulge in dissipation on the arrival of the 
magazine ship, it was discovered that their corn was much less dam- 
aged by the weevils than that which had been carefully husked and 
stored by the more industrious people (1622). This weevil is sup- 
posed to have been the European Grain Weevil, which infests wheat, 
flour, meal, corn, etc., in nearly all countries. It still attacks the 
* Strachy says: ‘‘A kind of Melontha, or black beetle there was, which 
bruised, gave a savour like many sweet and strong gums punned together.” 
