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1st, striata in early April. Striata seeks pine in its second year 

 of death, decora prefers pine more nearly rotted, lincata desires 

 pine in first death year, apricans oviposits exclusively in cracks 

 of dry dead spots or blazes of large living long leaf pines. 



Buprestis apricans Hbst. 



Late March to early April, among needles of young long- 

 leaf pines, probably feeding; mid-April to mid-May, on dead 

 blaze of big living long-leaf pines. This is the favored locality 

 of this large and very choice borer. 



Melanophila notata Lap. and Gory. 



Only one specimen in six years, then on June 27, 1911, took 

 38 at blazing pine stump as they flew to our clothes or rested 

 in white ashes or on nearby wood. Of these, 20 were gold- 

 spotted, 16 were immaculate and 2 were very small, immaculate 

 and, as I at once saw, a distinct species. F. Blanchard thought 

 this near opaca and probably new. H. C. Fall thinks it near 

 longipes and perhaps new. June to August, 1912, took more 

 notata at burning pine and learned that natives call them "fire 

 bugs," believing them to actually come from the fire and to con- 

 tain such heat as to burn the skin should they rest upon it. It 

 is probably drawn by the scent of burning pitch. As it alights 

 on a black stump one would think its generic name fitting to 

 that habit as well as to its own color, yet it as readily seeks 

 white ashes or a white shirt. Both forms of notata vary m 

 size from 7 mm. to 13 mm., but every specimen is either en- 

 tirely unmarked or distinctly marked, though the marks may 

 vary from two to full number. 



Melanophila sp. ? 



Two specimens vi-27-'ii as mentioned above. Length 7 mm. 

 Slightly wider and more rotund than notata of same length. 

 Sculpture of thoracic and elytral bases less pronounced than in 

 notata. Greatest width of thorax at first third, while in notata 

 it is medial or post medial. 



Melanophila Carolina Blancliarcl MS., n. sp. 



Four specimens taken among needles of young long leat 

 pines, two in June, 1910, one vii-i8-'ii, one vii-i9-'n. See be- 

 low. 



