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CRYPHALUS (?) DEODARA, MS. 
THE DEODAR BRANCHLET CRYPHALUS. 
Plate XVII, fig. 2, a, b. 
Reference :—Provisionally determined as Cryphalus (?) deodara, MS. 
Classifleation:—Order, COLEOPTERA. Family, Scolytide. Sub-family, 
Tomicini. 
Tree attacked :—Cedrus Deodara (Deodar). 

Description. 
The arya is a minute, white, curved, fleshy grub of the usual 
Scolytid appearance. 
The deetle is oblong, rather shining, dark fulvous-brown 
to almost black in colour and covered with scattered whitish 
yellow hairs. ead black, concealed by prothorax which forms 
a hood over it. Antenne the same colour and of usual Cry- 
phalid form. Protkorax not broader than long, the anterior 
portion rather thickly studded with raised projections, the 
posterior half being punctate, Elytra finely punctate with 
longitudinal channels between the punctures. Insect entirely 
black beneath. Legs rufous brown. Length about 1°8 millim, 
(see. Pl. XVII, tetra a). 
Life History. 
The insect was discovered in all the stages of larva, pupa 
and beetle at the beginning of June in deodar branchlets, The 
beetles, just about mature and apparently ready to leave the 
tree, were by far the most numerous, Although the twigs con- 
tained several almost mature and mature beetles, yet externally 
there was no entrance hole visible on the bark, and a close 
inspection showed that the branchlet was girdled at or near its 
base. The following is the probable procedure of this beetle : 
The eggs are laid early in the spring sometime towards the 
eud of April. To.perform this operation the beetle seeks out a 
small green twig and girdles it at or near its base, the girdle 
being, in every case examined, complete [see PI. XVII, fig = 
b (1)j. This girdle is made with the object of preventing fur- 
