AX INJURIOUS NORTH AMERICAS APION, ETC. 31 



elongate pyriform, or pear-shaped: the rostrum or beak is more or 

 less prolonged in front of the eyes, and the head back of the eyes is 



usually constricted, forming a neck. The antenna? are delicate and 

 elbowed. 



NOTES ON BELATED FORMS. 



The following observations on other species of Apion are chiefly 

 from the writer's personal experience, and all rearings should b 

 credited, with the exception of those where the collector or observer 

 is mentioned : 



Apion mneipenne Sm. — During the first two weeks of June nu- 

 merous examples of this species were obtained at Bosslyn, Va.. by 

 beating a common tick-trefoil (Meibomia [Desmodium] ). When 

 the beetles were confined with leaves they riddled them with minute 

 holes after the manner of the commoner A. nigrum on locu-t. 



Apion turbulentum Sm. — This species was observed during the 

 latter half of September in and near Cabin John. Md., and in con- 

 siderable numbers on Meibomia marylandica. The beetles were 

 numerous, occurring on the seeds, in which they undoubtedly live, 

 although they were not reared. 



Apion cribricoUe Lee. — We have, among the Department notes, 

 one on the rearing of this beetle from a species of lotus (Lotus 

 \Ho8ackid] glabra) from Henwood. Santa Cruz County. Cal. 



Apion prodive Lee. — July 18, 1898, Mr. E. M. Ehrhorn reported 

 that this species was infesting the pods of Lupinus arbon a at Pacific 

 Grove, Cal.. where nearly every pod showed signs of attack. A 

 similar attack to lupine was reported by Mr. Ehrhorn in 1007 at 

 San Francisco. Cal. The beetles issued September 5-19. The species 

 proves to be parasitized by a chalcidid. 



Apion patruele Sm. — Thi> species was found abundantly on a 

 climbing wild legume at Cold Spring Harbor. Long Island, X. Y.. in 

 July. The plant at this time was in bloom, and there i< little doubt 

 that the larva inhabits the pods. 



Apion segnipe8 Say. — The writer lias reared from this species, 

 found in its well-known food plant, the goat'- rue (Cracca \Teph- 

 rosia] virginiana)) tin 1 chalcidid parasite Eurytoma tyloden 

 Ashm.. in August, in Maryland, near the District of Columbia. The 

 writer has also reared this species from it- larva found in the cells of 

 Tylodcrma foveolatum in October. There is fair indication, there- 

 fore, of two generation-. 



Apion <I< colo ratum Sm. — Tin- species breed- in the seed pod- of 

 the genus Meibomia. Beetles have been reared from M. panicvlata 

 and M. grandiflora, and exit holes have been observed in pods of all 

 of the species <>t' tin- genus of plant- that have come under observation 

 in Maryland and Virginia about Washington. The beetles began 



