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APATE JESUITA, Fabr., 
References :—Lesne. Ent. Soc. F. Vols. LXV, LXVI. 
Bostrichus jesuita, Steb. Inj, Ins. Ind. For. p. 42. 
Classification :—Order, COLEOPTERA, Family, Bostrichide. 
Tree attacked.— Casuarina equisetifolias 
This insect has been reported as tunnelling into Casuarina 
in Nellore. 
Beetle.—Black with parallel sides and a uniform breadth 
throughout of three-sixteenths inch, perhaps a little less anteriorly 
_ and a little more posteriorly. Body more than twice length 
of prothorax; latter rounded and pitted above; elytra. with 
longitudinal ridges running down their dorsal surfaces with 
punctures between; elytra deflexed at their apices. Abdomen 
red beneath. Legs black, short. Antenne witha club. Length 
+4ths inch. ; 
Life-History. 
This beetle is a wood-borer and bores into the wood of the 
tree for egg-laying purposes. 
It was reported as boring into the trees in June, and therefore 
the eggs of one of the generations of the year are laid in that 
month. Nothing further appears to be known about its life- 
history. 
In all probability the beetle does not attack the tree until it 
is either felled or has from some cause become sickly. The 
damage is done to the timber, and if the insect is numerous and 
the wood is required for planks or beams, it would probably cause 
a considerable loss, 
The length of time spent in the Jarval and pupal stages and. 
the number of generations in the year have yet to be ascertained. 
