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The larvae are wood-borers, living under bark and making broad, 

 rather shallow furrows, galleries or chambers, going into the solid wood 

 only to pupate, except in those cases where the species live in dead, 

 dying or decaying wood. In shape they are very much elongated, some- 

 what flattened, the body segments well denned, head small, the anterior 

 segments much enlarged, so as, apparently, to form part of the head, / 

 giving rise to the common names "hammer head" or "flat-head" borers. 

 A number of these are of economic importance because they infest 

 orchard trees. The larger species usually favor plants that are low in 

 vitality from injury or other causes; hence such trees may be protected 

 by keeping them in healthy growing condition. Others, like those be- 

 longing to the genus "Agrilus," attack plants and trees in full vigor. 

 As against these our methods of defense must be adapted to the history 

 of the insects. 



CHALCOPHORA Sol. 



C. virginiensis Dru. Recorded from all sections of the State V and VI, 

 breeding in pines; not common at any point. 



C. liberta Germ. Newark, Orange Mts. (Bf) ; Westville, Egg Harbor 

 (Li); Lahaway V, 18 (Sm); Atlantic Co. (W) ; also breeds in pine. 



TEXANIA Casey. 



T. campestris Say. West Hoboken on tulip trees (Ch) ; breeds also in 

 sycamore, beech, maple, etc. 



BUPRESTIS Linn. 



B. lineata Fab. Newark (Bf) ; Lakehurst VI, 30 (Jl); Malaga VIII, 4 

 (GG) ; DaCosta VII, 28 (Dke) ; Brigantine Beach in drifted wood 

 (Hn); Sea Isle IV, VI (div) ; Anglesea VI, 14 (Brn) ; g. d. IV, V, 

 (W, Li); breeds in pine. 



B. consularis Gory. Lahaway VII, 5 (Sm); g. d., rare (W) ; seashore, 

 rare (Li). 



B. rufipes Fab. Seashore (Li) ; Anglesea VII, on oak and flying around 

 dead wood, Cape May (W) ; breeds in oak and beech (Ch). 



B. fasciata Fab. Gloucester Co., rare (W). 



B. striata Fab. Ft. Lee in hemlock (Jl) ; Newark (Soc); Westville (Li); 



DaCosta V, 30 (W) ; always rare; bred from pine (Ch). 

 B. decora Fab. Gloucester Co., one specimen (W). 



B. ultramarina Say. Westville IV, 19, Atlantic City as late as VI, 28 

 (W); Lakehurst (Ds) ; DaCosta IV, 28-V, 30 (div); Clementon V, 7 

 (GG); Sea Isle V, 24 (Brn); breeds in pine. 



B. apricans Hbst. Boonton I, 31 (GG). 

 The records for "nuttalli" of the previous edition should be referred to 



"consularis." 



