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been observed in branches of a kind of ginger from China, eating the 
woody parts, making long galleries deep into the branches, which 
become full of dust (frass). When they are ready to pupate they 
make a large nest or cell near the bark, so that the beetle can escape 
easily. The pupal stage lasts from ten to fifteen days. The beetles 
are very agile, jumping often nearly an inch ; they also fly readily, 
so that they might soon spread themselves over a storehouse. They 
also feign death when touched. They were breeding in the coffee 
berries sent as well as having damaged them by eating them. If 
such a consignment is not destroyed, it should be treated at once to 
kill the beetles. This may be done either by heat (if possible in 
this case) or by fumigating the mass with hydrocyanic acid gas in 
closed receptacles. 
The life-history of this pest has been fully described by 
M. E. Lucas in the Annales of the Entomological Society of France 
(tom. 1, 4tli se., p. 399, 1861). 
The other sample of coffee berries (Fig. 16, c) was received at 
Kew from Uganda and sent on to the British Museum. The follow- 
ing note was sent back to Kew regarding the cause of damage : — 
“ Some coffee berries from Uganda have been handed to me by Sir 
George Hampson. They have been damaged by Scolytidce. Mr. 
Waterhouse says it is most probably a new species. As only a few 
fragments of the beetle could be found, it is not possible to refer to 
it in detail. Could you obtain fresh specimens of the beetle and 
have them sent here ? I can find no record of any similar pest 
attacking the berries. 
“ A Ehyncota — Stachia geometrica, Motsch (MS.) — attacks young 
coffee berries in Ceylon and does some harm.” 
These berries were eaten into, many hollowed right out, the outer 
shell often perforated in two or three places. 
Weevils ( Hypomeces squamosus , Fabr.) Defoliating 
Rubber. 
Some Weevils sent by the Curator of Selangor Museum that 
were reported to him as defoliating Para Bubber (Hevea brasiliensis) 
proved to be the Hypomeces squamosus of Fabricius. 
