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The loss occasioned by this insect to wheat expoi'ted from India has been 

 estimated at as mucli as 2| per cent. The insect itself is a. tiny brown 

 beetle, with long snout and elbowed antennse. Its young are little white 

 legless grubs, which inhabit the grains. 



28. Rhynchophokus ferrhgineus Oliv. — The larvse of this large wee- 

 vil are white fleshy legless grubs; they tunnel into the trunks of date 

 {Fhoenix dactylifera), cocoanut (Cocvs nncifera) and other palms in India, 

 and kill a large number of trees. 



29. Cyrtotrnchclus dux Bohem. — A large brown weevil, the male with 

 enormously developed fore leys, has been reported as destroying the 

 young succulent asparagus-like shoot of the hill bamboo [Dendro- 

 calamus HamiUonii in Sikkim. 



30. Calaiidra sp. — Said to damage stored opium {Papaver somni- 

 ferum) seed (Scott), 



31. Crijptorhynchis mangifera Fabr. — A small earth-coloured Aveevil, 

 with white leg-less ffiubs. It is said to be verv destructive to mango 

 [Mini glf era indica) fruit in Bengal and Sylhet. ' 



32. Astycus lateralis Fabr. — A small greenish weevil, reported in the 

 beetle stage as defoliating mulberry (J/of««) bushes in Rangoon. Also 

 thought to be the species which lias been reported by Mr. Thompson as 

 tunneling into the timber of cliir (Pinus lovgifolia) in the North-West- 

 ern Provinces; in this case the injury is no doubt done by the larvte. 



33. Sipalux granulatus Fabr. — Thought to be the species which has 

 been reported hy Mr. Thompson as tunneling into Dhak [Bittea fron- 

 dosa) in the North-West Provinces. 



34. Desmidopliorus hehes Fabr. — Reported as attacking Hibiscus 

 plants in Durhhanga. 



35. Sitones sp. — A small weevil, thought to belong to this genus, has 

 been reported as destructive to oj)ium {Papaver somnifermn) seedlings 

 in Ghazipur. 



36. Arhhies destructor Neitner. — Said to attack the leaves of coflTee 

 (Coffea arahka) bushes in Ceylon, occasionally doing considerable injury 

 (Nietncr). 



37. Cylas turcipeiinis Nietner. — S:iid to be destructive to sweet 

 potatoes {Jpoinaa Batatas) in Ceylon (Nietner). 



38. Splicenophonis planipennis Nietner. — Said to injure cocoanut 

 [Cocosnucifera] trees in Ceylon (Nietner). 



39. Apion slroiiilantlii Desbroch. — Reported as destructive to the seed 

 of the herbaceous weed {Sfrobilanthes pectinatus) in Sikkim. 



40. Undetermined Carculionida larva have been reported as very de- 

 structive to young mahogany {Swieltni.a ]\lahagoni) trees in the Western 

 Dooare. They were found tunneling beneath the bark. 



