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1^10 Pjjoi>uas M ay 9 , 19 12» |<)| 
Mr* \lex Wetrnore, 
Patillas, P. R* 
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Dear Hr. W^etraore: 
I have your letter of May 7th and the "beetles 
forwarded under separate cover. 
The green Chryso^elid is Pi a'b ro ti ca srominea Balz. I have 
o'b served the work of the adult on okra, cowpeas, sugar-cane and 
corn, "but we have not o'bserved as yet the work of the larva. 
The large yellow weevil with "black markings on wing-covers 
is the adult of the local sugar-cane weevil root-"borer. It is 
very closely allied to the weevil root-"borer of cane in Barbados 
known as Diapreoe s ah b_ re vi a t u s "but undou"btedly a distinct species. 
The group is rex) resen ted by many fonas in Porto Rico as you have 
no doubt observed and which vary greatly in size, color and 
markings. I have as yet no definite determinations. 
I arn glad to hear th.at you are getting along so well v;ith 
your work and hope that you will send :ne anything further of 
interest in the bug line that you run across. 
Thanking you for the specimens, I am 
Yours very truly, ^ 
vd/c 
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