264 CRYPHALUS TECTONA, MS 
In one case I found a larva, and it would seem therefore 
probable that the beetles commence egg-laying about the begin- 
ning of July in Berar, and that very few days are passed in the 
egg stage, the larve hatching out within a very short time.- 
This is at present all that has been observed on the habits 
of this minute beetle. 
Locality from where reported. 
This insect was discovered in the Melghat Teak forests in 
Berar: 
Relations to the Forest. 
Very little is known about this Cryphalus. Iam unable to 
say whether it is at all abundant or otherwise in the Teak forests 
of the country. It has at present only been found on old 
[reese 
Owing to its method of attack under which the cambium 
of the young shoot is destroyed by it and its larvze, it is obvious 
that if it attacks young growth and were to infest it in any 
numbers it would be capable of doing serious injury. It will 
perhaps be found most abundant in localities where the Teak 
is of inferior growth. 
Points in the life history requiring further observation. 
1, The number of generations in the year and the length 
of time passed in the different stages of the meta- 
morphosis of each. 
2. The number of eggs laid by the beetle. 
3. In which stage the cold weather is passed through. 
