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others were observed in the wild rice as far out from terra 

 firnia as it was felt advisable to go. 



From my experience with attenuatus I can heartily endorse 

 Rehn and Hebard's characterization of it as the most alert and 

 active of all the species of its genus. It was strenuous work 

 collecting the specimens secured, about two out of every three 

 of the individuals I attempted to capture escaping either, as 

 in the case of the males, by leaping swiftly from plant to plant, 

 or. in the case of the females, by leaping once and then, with 

 little or no pause, dropping down into the deepest recesses of 

 the vegetation where it was exceedingly difficult to find them. 



Notes on Coleoptera in Pennsylvania, New York 



and Connecticut. 



By ALFRED B. CHAMPLAIN and JOSEF N. KNULL, Bureau of 

 Plant Industry, Harrisburg, Penna. 



Persons interested in collecting and rearing insects usually 

 accumulate a store of miscellaneous information which would 

 l)e of the greatest value to others, if recorded, but which is 

 seldom put forth on account of its fragmentary nature. The 

 following collection of notes of this type includes facts or rec- 

 ords and observations made by the authors or by others to 

 whom due credit is given. 



CURCUI.IONITlAE. 



Hormorus undulatus Uliler. The account of this species by Dr. 

 \Y. E. Britton in his Fifth 1 Report was overlooked by Blatchley 

 and Long- who do not record a food habit. Britton states, "On 

 May 15th. we noticed that the leaves of lily of the valley plants 

 growing in the garden had been eaten in a peculiar manner. Notches 

 had been eaten into the edges of the leaves. A number of Curcu- 

 lionid beetles were captured while at work on the leaves which 

 were identified as Hormorus iindnlalitx. A photograph of the injury 

 is shown on Plate VI." 



Since that record was published the authors have observed this 

 work on Solomon's seal and false Solomon's seal. These plants 

 arc probably the native food plants. On May ISth at Rockvillc, 

 Pennsylvania, injury to the leaves was observed and adults were 



'Kepi. Conn. AI;T. Kxp. Station, I'.IO.I, 2 

 -Khynchophora N. F. Am., loo. 



