COLEOPTERA. 
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thofe of moft coleopterous infers; they have a re- 
femblance to oblong foft worms; are provided ante¬ 
riorly with fix fcaly legs, and their head is likewife 
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The Curculio is a fluggifh infeft, and endeavours 
to efcape its foes by contra&ing its members and 
letting i'tfelf fall to the ground. 
The larvae of long-beaked Curculiones live in 
fruits, feeds of plants, and corn : of this tribe the 
weevil, which make’s fuch havoc in granaries, is one. 
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Beans, peafe, and lentiles that are preferved dry, 
are often fpoiTed by thefe little animals. The larvae 
of fhort-beaked Curculiones live on leaves of plants ; 
many pierce and lodge in flalks. 
Weevil Curculio Granariuu 
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(See Noxious Infefts.) This infe£t lives in and 
confumes corn, and comes forth a perfeft infe£E 1 
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Artichokes and thiftles are eaten by fome, and a 
imall fpecies confumes inwardly the leaves of eims, 
which appear yellow and dead at one edge, the in¬ 
fects confirming the Parenchyma. This fpecies is 
brown, fmall, and hard to catch, by reafon of the 
nimblenefs with which it efcapes ; called, therefore, 
Leaping Curculio. 
GENUS i 5 ._ATTELABUS. 
Many of the infers belonging to this genus, as 
well 
