Insects Injurious to Coffee. 
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INSECTS INJURIOUS TO COFFEE, etc. 
Beetles Damaging Coffee-Berries. 
Two samples of coffee-berries damaged by small beetles have been 
received during the past year. One was sent by a correspondent in 
London with the following information : “ I enclose a small sample 
of coffee taken from a bag recently in, from Costa Rica, and shall 
be glad if you can tell me the life-history of the creatures with the 
coffee, and whether they are likely to spread to other goods in the 
warehouse, either coffee or cocoa or goods of a kindred nature.” On 
examination the sample was found to contain a number of live 
beetles, and most of the berries were greatly damaged. 
C A B 
Fig. 16. 
B, Coffee damaged by (A), Arseoccrus fasciculatus, De Geer (cf and ?) ; C, by Scolyti, sp. (?) 
The beetles sent are known as Arceocerus fasciculatus, De Geer 
(Fig. 16, a). Their life-history is well known. They are cosmo- 
politan and abundant in the Old and New Worlds. 
The larvae live in coffee-berries, and will attack cocoa, ginger and 
other commodities, as also will the adult beetles. 
It is well known in Central America, in India and the Cape of 
Good Hope, but does not seem abundant in Europe. It lias also 
been found on Tamctriscus gallicus and in and on packages of 
Tcgcnaria. The larva is short and cylindrical, with distinct legs and 
about one-fourth of an inch long ; its movements are slow. It has 
