VARIATION OF THE PALM WEEVIL 
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. Variation of the Palm Weevil. 
[From The Journal of Heredity.] 
While collecting in the vicinity of 
Daytona, Fla., April 5 to 9, 1919, I 
made two visits to a freshly cut cab- 
bage palmetto stump, the sap of which 
had started to ferment, and captured 
ninety-two specimens of the palm 
weevil (Rhyne ho phorus cruentus Fabr.). 
This large series was taken to show to 
what extent the species varies both in 
size and color. The males are readily 
VARIATIONS OF THE PALM WEEVIL. 
The color pattern, which is dark red, was painted white in order that the pattern would show more 
clearly in the photograph. 
