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AXIOM Muls. 



A. tripustulatum.DeG. Woodside (Bf); Riverton VI, IX, feeding on San 



Jose Scale (Sm); DaCosta on pines IV, V, VIII (diy) ; Atlantic City 

 (Li) ; sometimes very plentiful at Lakehurst on post oaks infested 

 by "Kermes pubescens" Bogue, VIII, IX (Ds). This is a scale feeder 

 and locally and seasonally common; but while I have found it feed- 

 ing on the San Jose Scale, this seems to be an accidental and occa- 

 sional habit, and it has not manifested any intention of adding this 

 species to its regular diet. 



CHILOCORUS Leach. 



C. bivulnerus Muls. Throughout the State, locally common; is a scale 

 feeder and has devoted itself especially to the San Jose Scale, of 

 which it destroys great numbers. Unfortunately it is a slow breeder, 

 with only a single annual generation, and hence does not suffice to 

 keep the scale in check. 



C. similis Rossi. This is the "Chinese or Asiatic lady-bird" introduced 



to supplement the preceding as a check to the San Jose Scale. It 

 was maintained for part of two years at New Brunswick, and a con- 

 siderable number was liberated at various points in South Jersey; 

 but there is no evidence that the insect has really established itself. 

 The name is introduced here chiefly to record the attempted intro- 

 duction. 



EXOCHOMUS Redt. 



E. marginipennis Redt. Milltown V (Coll); Clementon V (GG) ; Da- 

 Costa (Li); g. d., rare (W). 



E. 4-pustulata Linn. Rutherford VIII, 10, found while inspecting conifers 

 in a nursery, one example only. It is a European species and prob- 

 ably a recent introduction (Sm). 



BRUMUS Muls. 



B. septentrionis Weise. var. davisi Leng. Milltown IV, 22 (Coll); 



Jamesburg, Lakehurst, common in spring on pines infested with 

 plant lice. 



DELPHASTUS Casey. 



D. pusillus Lee. Ft. Lee, Snake Hill (Sf); Orange Mt. Dist, V (Bf) ; 



Buena Vista (Li). 



BRACHYACANTHA Chev. 



B. ursina Fabr. Common throughout the State VI-VIII. 



B. 10-pustulata Mels. With the preceding; but less common. 



B. basalis Mels. "New Jersey" (Li); Mr. Leng suggests that this record 



may refer to the next species. 

 B. 4-punctata Mels. Lakehurst IX, 4 (Lg). 

 B. dentipes Fab. Woodbury (Li); Anglesea (W). 

 B. indubitalis Cr. Hewitt, Plainfield (Lg). 



