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Family MELOIDAE. 



Meloe americanus Leach. Rare. Have one specimen taken in May 

 and one taken in September. 



Pomphopoea aenea Say. Quite common on the blossoms of wild 

 pear. 



Epicauta marginata Fab. Not common. 



Epicauta pennsylvanica DeG. Usually very common. 



Epicauta cinerea Forst. Was very common last year on huckle- 

 berry bushes. 



Family RHIPIPHORIDAE. 



Myodites fasciatus Say. Rare. Occurs in sandy places. 



Family RHYNCHITIDAE. 

 Rhynchites bicolor Fab. Occurs on the wild rose. 



Family ATTELABIDAE. 

 Attelabus analis 111. Also occurs on the wild rose. 



Family OTIORHYNCHIDAE. 

 Aphrastus taeniatus Gyll. Rare. 

 Pandeletejus hilaris Hbst. Common. Beaten from branches of oak. 



Family CURCULIONIDAE. 



Phytonomus nigrirostris Fab. -Common. 

 Phytonomus meles. Also very common. Most specimens taken 



on the wing. 

 Ithycerus noveboracensis Forst. Beaten from oak branches. 



Rather rare. 

 Stephanocleonus plumbeus Lee. Very rare. Taken from railroad 



track, where it closely resembles small stones. 

 Lixus concavus Say. Quite common on dock. Holds tenaciously 



to anything with which it comes in contact. 

 Tyloderma foveolatum Say. Common on garden weeds. 

 Rhyssematus lineaticollis Say. Common. 

 Mononychus vulpeculus Fab. Found on mullein. 

 Coeliodes acephalus Say. A most common species on mullein. 

 Centrinus scutellum-album Say. Occurs on many small plants. 

 Otidocephalus chevrolatii Horn. Rare. 



Family CALANDRIDAE. 

 Cossonus corticola Say. Rather rare. Taken under bark of elm 



log. 

 Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus 111. Very rare. Have not seen 



this species for two years. 

 Sphenophorus pertinax Oliv. Rare. 

 Sphenophorus parvulus Gyll. Not as rare as the above. 



Family SCOLYTIDAE. 



Hylesinus aculeatus Say. Very rare. 



Dendroctonus terebrans Oliv. Taken from cedar posts of Lepi- 

 doptera cage before mentioned. 



