THE BROWN FRUIT-CHAFER. 67 



Up to June 29 the writer had been under the impression that ovipo- 

 sition occurred chiefly toward the close of day and in early morning, 

 and as a consequence no effort was made to observe egg deposit. The 

 rearing- jar was usually inspected early each morning, although some- 

 times later, and the female almost invariably dropped from the leaf 

 and feigned death in the usual manner. On this morning, however, 

 she held her ground, and it was seen that she had just begun egg 

 deposition, a single egg having been laid. She had first joined the 

 leaves together, and when found had her ovipositor and terminal seg- 

 ments extended between them. 1 



This individual died July 7, having lived, to our certain knowledge, 

 an active life of fifty-seven days, in addition to the time before and 

 during hibernation. In this time she deposited eggs almost daily. It 

 will be seen by the above figures that a total of 540 eggs were laid in 

 this time, and it is probable that the entire quota might reach as high 

 as 600, as there is little doubt that egg laying had at least begun before 

 the receipt of this individual and her partner, and dissection showed 

 at least a dozen more eggs unlaid. Small masses of eggs, it will be 

 observed, are rather the exception, the largest mass deposited being- 

 twenty four. 



Eggs that were laid May 19 hatched June 3, or in fifteen days; 

 another lot, laid at this latter date, hatched June 15, or in twelve days; 

 and a third lot, deposited July 1, hatched on the 11th of that month, 

 or in ten days. The difference in time is, of course, to be accounted 

 for by the difference in temperature, the last period being warmest. 

 All the eggs deposited were fertile. 



REMEDIES. 



This weevil will yield to the same remedies employed against the 

 Colorado potato beetle — arsenical s applied either dry or in spray at the 

 rate of a pound to 100 gallons of water; or the beetles may be jarred 

 from the plants onto specially prepared cloths or other receptacles 

 freely saturated with kerosene. 



THE BROWN FRUIT-CHAFER. 



(Euphoria inda Linn. ) 



This species was first observed during the season of 1898, on April 1. 

 Two individuals, one a female, were captured soon afterwards and 

 placed in a rearing jar with moistened sand, in the hope that a suffi- 

 cient number of the beetles would afterwards be obtained to warrant 



1 In the deposition of its eggs this species resembles the parent of the apple-root 

 borer, Leptops hopei, an Australian weevil of destructive propensities. This species 

 is described by Mr. C. French (Handbook of the Destructive Insects of Victoria, 

 pt. ii, p. 94) as ascending the branches of the apple tree at night and with her legs 

 folding the leaves together, fastening them with a glutinous secretion; then after 

 depositing her eggs she holds the folds of the leaf together until they stick. 



