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beetle, for it belongs to the Orthoptera, and is akin to the 
cricket. It is about an inch in length. 
Meal-worms in pigeon guano . — A member who had 
acquired a considerable quantity of pigeon manui*e from an old 
tower found it full of what he took to be wire-worms. They 
were, however, the somewhat similar grubs known as meal- 
worms — apparently the common species, though this was not 
definitely ascertained by rearing. Their occurrence in such a 
situation was curious, but they would probably be quite 
harmless to plants, though it would be undesirable to utilise 
the infested guano in or near the neighbourhood of buildings. 
The fact that these grubs are a favourite food of birds makes 
their occurrence in large numbers in a pigeon-infested building 
the more remarkable. 
Weevil grubs at the roots of clover .— Two cases were 
reported of clover attacked by root-feeding grubs, which 
proved .to be the larvte of Sitones. The weevil is common 
enough as a pest on the clover leaves, which it notches in a 
characteristic manner, and its grub is known to feed on the 
roots, but it is seldom that noticeable harm is done at this 
stage of the attack. 
Zoological Laboratory, 
Cambridge. 
Cecil Warburton. 
