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NOTHUS Oliv. 

 IM. varians Lee. Anglesea (W). 



MYCTERUS Clairv. 



M. scaber Hald. Hudson Co. (LI); Westville VI, Malaga VII (GG) ; 

 lona VI (Brn); Manumuskin VI, 23 (Dke) ; not rare. 



Family PYTHID/E. 



Generally resemble the "Melandryidae" in habits and structure, but 

 have the prothorax narrowed behind, the elytra forming distinct shoul- 

 ders, and there may be either a deep central or lateral depressions on 

 the upper side. In form they are long and narrow, very much flattened 

 or only a little convex. Only four innoxious species occur with us. 



BOROS Hbst. 



B. unicolor Say. Riverton IV (div) ; Malaga V, VI (div) ; Palmyra V 

 (Jn) ; Gloucester IV, lona VI (Brn) ; Lakehurst IV (Ds) ; under pine 

 bark. 



PYTHO Latr. 



P. planus Oliv. (americanus Kirby) Palisades, under pine bark (div); 

 Palmyra III (Jn). 



SALPINGUS Gyll. 



S. virescens Lee. Ft. Lee (Sf) ; Orange Mt. Dist, at light (div); Sea 

 Isle VI, 10 (Brn). 



RHINOSIMUS Latr. 

 R. viridiaeneus Rand. Highlands, beating oak (Sf) 



Family CEDEMERID^E. 



Long, slender, cylindrical or semi-cylindrical beetles, rarely a little flat- 

 tened, the head and thorax narrower throughout than the elytra, the 

 latter soft in texture or with fine punctures and silky hair. The antennae 

 are long and slender, and the feet have the penultimate joint deeply 

 bilobed or cleft. They are found on flowers, foliage and sometimes in 

 crevices of logs, trees or stumps. The larvae have the slender form gen- 

 eral in this series, but the head is broader than usual. None of them are 

 in any way harmful. 



MICROTONUS Lee. 



M. sericans Lee. Throughout the State V-VII; not common. 



NACERDES Schm. 



N. melanura Linn. Throughout the State V-VII; not rare in cities in 

 woodsheds or about cellars; more common along the coast. The 

 species is an imported one and cosmopolitan. 



