VOL. XXIII. LONDON, FEBRUARY, 1891. No. 2. 



NOTES ON A FEW CANADIAN RHYNCOPHORA. 



BY W. HAGUE HARRINGTON, OTTAWA. 



Rhynchites bicolor Fab. has not that general distribution, in Canada 

 at least, that is believed by Mr. VVickham, who remarks (Can. Ent., Vol. 

 XXII., p. 171): " In fact I doubt if there is a spot on this continent where 

 roses grow that Rhynchites bicolor does not inhabit too." On the Pacific 

 coast it is certainly a very common insect, as I found at Victoria, V. I., 

 and New Westminster, B. C, in May and June, 1888. At some points also 

 in the Northwest Territories it is abundant, for my brother sent me many 

 specimens from Moosejaw, Assa. But as we come eastward it seems to 

 disappear. Pettit does not record it in his list of the Coleoptera of 

 Grimsby, nor does Cooper or Provancher give it as occurring in Quebec. 

 It does not appear in any of the catalogues published by the Geological 

 Survey of Canada, nor in that of Hubbard and Schwarz of the Coleoptera 

 of the Lake Superior region, the fauna of which is almost identical with 

 that of Ontario. It certainly can scarcely occur in the vicinity of Ottawa, 

 as both Mr. Fletcher and I have carefully examined our various species 

 of roses for several years and have not observed it. 



Rhynchites cyanellus Lee. occurs quite frequently on small willows, 

 sometimes in copulation, and the beetles seem to feed upon the leaves. 

 R. ceratus Say has only been found once by me, when two specimens were 

 taken upon Bitter Hickory (Carya amara). 



Attelabus rhois Boh. is the only representative of the family which is 

 found at Ottawa, and is of rare occurrence. The few specimens taken 

 have been on oak and basswood, but I have found upon birch several 

 leaves rolled probably by this species, but from which I did not succeed in 

 rearing the beetles. Provancher gives it as ordinarily found upon hazel, 

 but not common. 



Barynotus Schoetiherri Zett. This species has had a place in American 

 Check Lists on the strength of a specimen received by LeConte from 

 Newfoundland. In August, 1884, I was, however, fortunate enough to 



