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September, 1902, and Anglesea, N. J., July, 1902; and Mr. Bis- 
choff adds the record for Irvington, N. J. Later 1 Mr. Boerner 
captured it at Philadelphia Neck, Pa. 
In 19042 C. O. Hough ton refers to its capture in, and disposal 
through New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and adds 
Newark, Del., May 6, 1904 (?) to the list of places occupied by 
the invading beetles. 
Mr. Frederick Knab, in 1905^ records its capture by Mr. 
A. B. Wolcott, on the lake shore at Chicago, 111., where the 
beetles had been washed up October 9, 1904. Mr. Knab 
also mentions capturing it at Mt. Tom, Mass., in the summer 
of 1902, and Hampden Co., Mass., in 1903. He also states 
that Rev. C. Crozet took it plentifully about Hartford, Conn., 
in 1901. 
April 17, 1905, Mr. Pinkus brought a few specimens to the 
National Museum from Cabin John Bridge, Md., and a few 
days later Messrs. Schwarz, demons, and myself found it 
abundantly at the same place. Later Mr. demons brought 
it from Rock Creek Park, D. C. 
Mr. Schwarz stated that usually, when species of this character 
were introduced into Canada they would rarely spread south- 
ward. Since the species breeds in manure it will to some 
extent interfere with the development of dipterous larvae. 
Mr. Pratt exhibited specimens of larvae of Abraxes gros- 
sulariata L- that had been recently introduced into this country 
on Euonymus. The plants were sent to a Philadelphia nursery- 
man from England and these larvae were noticed feeding on 
them by a United States Custom House officer at Baltimore, 
who sent them to the Bureau of Entomology. 
Dr. Dyar presented tjie following note on the food plant 
of Derelomus (Notolomus) basalis Lee.: 
"Larvae occurred to me at Miami, Florida, on the saw pal- 
metto (ChamcErops serrulata) and were sent to Mr. Kearfott 
to rear under the impression that they were Lepidoptera. 
However, the above beetle was bred, and it is thought well to 
here make a record of its food-plant. The larvae occur in 
the flower stems of the plant boring under the bracts that 
subtend the joints of the stem." 
1 L. c., p. 242. 
2 Ent. News, xv, p. 310. 
3 Ent. News, xvi, p. 53. 
