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hairs which form by their greater density three more or less cq 
spicuous transverse bands, the first of which is at the base; betwe 
the second and third band, in the middle of the elytron, is a smom 
dark-brown or black spot, with a less distinct spot of the same c ,|I 
below the third, and a still less distinct one above the second bant 
Length, 0.13 inch. Described from four specimens bred from strati 
berry-boring larvae. The black spots on the elytra are quite distil o 
and conspicuous on two specimens, less so on one, and entire rt 
obsolete on the other.” To this description 1 may add the inters n 
ing and important fact that the wings of this beetle are very rw l 
mentary, and wholly useless for flight. 
Larva-White, except the head, which is pale-yellow. The mar 
dibles are dark-brown, black at the edges, and bifid at the ti : 
The labrum is narrowed from behind, broadly rounded, entire ai : 
Bristly in front, marked by a transverse suture in front of the m 
die. The antennae, situated outside the upper angles of the mr 
dibles, are one-jointed, and excessively minute, being about .02 ran 
in length. Just outside each antenna is a black, ocellus-like spj r 
in full-grown larvae, wanting in smaller individuals. The head] e 
smooth, except for about three transverse rows of slender hair i 
The body is strongly arched, like that of a Lamellicorn, ea<; 
segment bearing a single row of very short, sparse hairs. . T i 
first segment of the dorsum is smooth; the remaining segmei 
are divided into three transverse lobes, or folds, the first and la 
of which are interrupted by oblique grooves. Below the spiracl 
is a row of large, low, triangular tubercles, and beneath these ' 
second row, separated from the former by a longitudinal chaniii 
The ventral segments of the abdomen have the usual form of 
single transverse ridge, a triangular portion of each end of whir 
is marked off by an oblique groove. The structure of the segmei] 
is in fact almost precisely that of the strawberry root-worm, to I 
hereafter described. The pectoral ridges of the thorax, howeve 
bear upon each side three large, fleshy tubercles, each with two - 
three stiff hairs at the tip. This larva, when stretched out, is on* 
fifth of an inch in length by one-half that width. 
Pupa —The pupa is white throughout, with the exception of 0 
eyes, which show through the pupal envelope, at the base of ti 
snout. The head and snout are bent against the breast, the lath, 
about twice as long as wide, broadening towards the tip, where ^ 
is widely emarginate. The clubbed antennae extend scarcely beyoi 
the tip of the snout. The middle of the head bears two longitudin 
rows of stiff bristles, four or five in each row, and three rows 
similar bristles extend transversely upon the thorax, while otlie 
surround the margin. The posterior edge of each abdominal se 
ment is likewise bristled, and a pair of incurved hooks terminal 
the abdomen. 
LIFE HISTORY. 
Early in August I received a letter from Mr. F. S. Earle, of Col , 
den, saying: “I send you to-day a box containing specimens of tli 
strawberry crown-borer, and some other insects that are workings 
strawberries. Some years ago the crown-borer was very destructi' 
here and at Anna, but for five or six years we have heard W 
