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DIPLOTAXIS Kirby. 



D. sordida Say. West Bergen (Bf) ; Woodbury VII, 30, at light, Lucas- 

 ton IV, 25, Anglesea V (W) ; Brigantine VII, Sea Isle VII (Brn). 



D. atlantis Fall. Orange, Staten Island (Fall) ; some specimens of this 

 species are undoubtedly in collections as "sordida." 



D. tristis Kirby. Included by Fall in the list of New Jersey species; but 

 I have no definite records. Mr. Wenzel has it from Arcola, Pa. 



D. liberta Germ. Throughout the State V-VII; our most common spe- 

 cies. 



D. subcostata Blanch. DaCosta VI, 12 (Brn); Woodbury VI, 10 (W). 

 D. excavata Lee. Newark district (Bf); determined by Fall. 

 D. frondicola Say. New Jersey (Li, Fall). 



D. bidentata Lee. Atco (Li, Fall) ; Anglesea, sweeping at night (W) ; 

 this is the "truncatula" of last edition. 



D. harperi Blanch. New Jersey (Fall); Snake Hill IV, 14, V, 1 (Har- 

 beck) ; Newark district (Bf). 



Fig. 127. May beetle: /, pupa in earthen cell; 2, larva or "white grub"; 

 3, adult from side; 4, same from top. 



LACHNOSTERNA Hope. 



These are the "May beetles" or "June bugs," the larvae of which are 

 the ordinary "white grubs" of pasture and garden land. Fall plowing 

 and the use of chickens and hogs are the most available methods of 

 control. 

 L. glaberrima Blanch. DaCosta VII, 19 (Dke) ; Brigantine IX, 10 (Hn) ; 



Anglesea VII (Sz). 

 L. ephilida Say. Newark Dist. (Bf) ; Orange, Highlands VI (Bt) ; g. d. 



(W, Li). 

 L. longitarsus Say. New Jersey (GG). 



