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APHONUS Lee. 



A. castaneus Mels. Madison (Pr) ; along shore VI, VII (div); not com- 

 mon; larva in decaying stumps. 



XYLORYCTES Hope. 



X. satyrus Fabr. Ft. Lee (Bt) ; Newark (Bf) ; throughout South Jersey 

 VII, VII, never common; larva in roots of ash. Is known as the 

 "Rhinocerus beetle," because of the great horn on its head. 



STRATVEGUS Hope. 



S. antasus Fabr. Newark (Soc) ; Long Branch (Bt); throughout the pine 

 barrens VII, VIII, extending rarely into the Delaware Valley region. 

 Larva in rotting wood. The beetle is very stout and broad, with three 

 thoracic processes, which are sometimes long and horn-like, giving 

 rise to the local name "Ox-beetle." 



DYNASTES Kirby. 



D. tityus Linn. Wildwood (Satterthwaite) ; Cape May (W) ; one speci- 

 men each. This species is really southern, and its occurrence at that 

 point on our coast is accidental. 



Fig. 129. Allorhina nitida: a, larva; b, pupa; c, adult; d-g, larval details. 



ALLORHINA Burm. 



A. nitrda Linn. Throughout the State; locally common in sandy districts; 

 flies like a bumble bee on bright, hot days in July, occasionally in 

 swarms; the larva is sometimes injurious in sod, eating off the roots 

 so that the top can be rolled up like a carpet. 



EUPHORIA Burm. 



E. areata Fab. Throughout the State; very local and seasonal IV, V and 

 IX; sometimes abundant. 



E. sepulchralis Fab. Hopatcong (Pm); Del. Water Gap (Bt); through- 

 out South Jersey in June (div) ; rare and local. 



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