THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 



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TYTTHONYX Lee. 



T. erytnrocephalus Fab. Newark VII (Brn) and south of Piedmont Plain 

 throughout the State in VII; not common. 



OMETHES Lee. 

 O. marginatus Lee. Atco, rare (Li); New Jersey (Sf). 



CHAULIOGNATHUS Hentz. 



C. pennsylvanicus De G. Through- 

 out the State VIII, IX, often on 

 golden rod. One of the "soldier 

 beetles," which, in the larval it, 

 stage, devours larvae and pupae 

 of the plum curculio, etc. 



C. marginatus Fabr. A very simi- 

 lar species occurring in spring 

 and early summer; also g. d., 

 and with the same habits. 



Fig. .116. Soldier beetle, Chauliognathus 



pennsylvanicus: a, larva; i, beetle; 



other letters refer to structural 



details. 



PODABRUS Westw. 



P. tricostatus Say. Hopatcong (Pm) ; Boonton VI, 5 (GG) ; Orange (Ch) ; 

 Hudson Co. (LI); Montclair, Lahaway VI (Sm). 



P. rugulosus Lee. Hudson Co. (LI); g. d. (W, Li): Lucaston V, 30 (Dke). 

 P. frater Lee. Hopatcong (Pm) ; New Brunswick, Burlington Co. VII, 



Lahaway V, 12, VII (Coll); Westville (Li); Lucaston VI, 27 (Dke). 

 P. basilaris Say. Throughout the State VI, VII, not rare. 

 P. diadema Fab. Gloucester (Li); Anglesea VI, 26 (Sm). 

 P. modestus Say. Hopatcong (Pm); Caldwell (Cr) ; Atco (Li); Atlantic 



Co. V, 25 (Sm). 



P. comes Lee. Orange Mts., rare. 



P. tomentosus Say. Generally distributed, rare (Li). 

 P. protensus Lee. Hudson Co. (LI); Newark (Bf). 

 P. brunnicollis Lee. Atco, rare (Li). 



SILIS Latr. 



S. percomis Say. Clementon V, 6 (GG). 



TELEPHORUS Schaff. 



T. dentiger Lee. Boonton V, VI (GG) ; Hudson Co. (LI) ; Newark V 

 (Soc); Highlands (Ch). 



T. excavatus Lee. Hudson Co. (LI); Montclair VI (Bf ) ; Rocky Hill VI 

 (Dn) ; Spring Lake (Ch) ; Clementon VI (GG) ; DaCosta (Li) ; Laha- 

 way V, VI, Anglesea V (Coll). 



