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E. fulgida Fab. Throughout the State V, VI; locally and seasonally not 

 rare. 



E. herbacea Oliv. Plainfield VII (Lv) ; Staten Island V (Bt); Westville 

 (Li); Lahaway V, 28 (Sm) ; g. d. (W). 



E. inda Linn. Throughout the State, spring and fall; beetles occasionally 

 injurious to growing ears of corn, peaches and other fruits; larva not 

 injurious, living in manure and rich earth (Ch). 



The locality for "melancholica" Gory, is so doubtful that Mr. Schwarz 

 recommends dropping the name. 



CREMASTOCHILUS Knoch. 



The species of this genus are associated with ants," living in their 

 colonies, but hardly in friendly relations with them. They are not often 

 found unless especially sought for, and may be in general accounted rare. 



C. variolosus Kirby. Greenwood Lake, Ft. Lee (Bt) ; Madison (Pr) ; 

 Orange Mts. (Bf ) ; Gloucester Co. (div) ; Glassboro VII, 27 (GG). 



C. canaliculatus Kirby. Paterson V (Gr) ; Woodside V, 1 (Bf). 

 C. castanese Knoch. Hewitt V, 20, VI, 15 (Jl). 



C. harrisii Kirby. Hopatcong (Pm) ; Morristown (Ds) ; Woodbury (Li); 

 Clementou V, 10, locally common on sandy flats (W). 



OSMODERMA Lep. 



O. eremicola Knoch. Throughout the State, locally not rare; the larva 

 often abundant in rotting trees. 



O. scabra Beauv. With the preceding, usually more common; larva as 

 before. 



GNORIMUS Lep. 



G. maculosus Knoch. Greenwood Lake (Bt) ; Hewitt V, 29 (Jl); Ft. Lee 

 (div); Staten Island (Lg) ; seashore (Li); g. d. (W). 



TRICHIUS Fabr. 



T. piger Fab. Throughout the State VII, on flowers; often in great num- 

 bers on roses; larvse in old oak stumps (Jl). 



T. affinis Gory. With the preceding; usually more common. 



T. bibens Fab. Hewitt V, 30 ( Jl) ; on flowers of "Viburnum pubescens" 

 (Ds). 



T. delta Forst. Williamstown, DaCosta VII, 4, 16 (W). 



VALGUS Scriba. 



V. squamiger Beauv. Common throughout the State IV-VI; the larvae 

 sometimes abundant in decaying stumps. 



