Fabncius. Si/sf. hid. I. p. 7. 

 Chevrolat. GW>\ 3/«r/. Zoo/. 

 Girard. La Nature, isS6 ( 1 )• 



FAMILY. CALANDRIDjE. 





or rice. The beetles feed a!mo-t with. mi exception in various portions 

 of monocotyledouous plants, and. besides the two specie- mentioned 

 above, others are known to attack sugar cane and maize (Sjiheiiup/iorns), 

 cycads (Phacecnri/iinx), bananas (Sphcunphorits), kv. A list of the 

 food plants of North American species is given in Insect Life, I. 

 included in accordance with the 



Hcrbst. Xafnrsi/s(. K»f. VI. 1795, p. 3. 



= Cahrmlra (par-), Fahncius. i V/A ,,,/w ( pars), Clairville. 

 ».i-s),TI»..nl.,T g . rVW^.Kirhy. 

 lUuj.n-hiiphnrus. Schonherr. r/<'«. r///r. III. 2, ]). 816. 



