40 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [February, 



LIST OF THE HISPINI FOUND IN NEW JERSEY. 



By H. W. WENZEL, Phila., Pa. 



The following- species of Hispini were taken at Da Costa, At- 

 lantic County, N. J., in a radius of not more than one mile: 



Microrhopala excavata (Oliv.) Odontota rubra (Web.) 

 Odontota notata (Oliv r .) nervosa (Panz.) 



scapularis (Oliv.) Charistena nigrita (Oliv.) 

 bicolor (Oliv. ) " ariadne (Newm.) 



horni (Smith) Stenispa mctallica (Fab.) 

 dorsalis (Thumb.) 



Since the publication of Prof. J. B. Smith's catalogue of the 

 insects of New Jersey, through careful collecting many unre- 

 corded species of Coleoptera have been added, especially from 

 collections made in south Jersey, in the sandy pine-barren re- 

 gion, where large districts are entirely unexplored, and where 

 probably much more valuable material will be obtained. 



The flora of this small district, in which all the species in the 

 above list were taken, is very extensive, hence a large collection 

 is always looked for by the collector. 



This list of Hispini from Da Costa adds four species to the list, 

 besides including all the species mentioned in Prof. Smith's cata- 

 logue, except Microrhopala vittata, which is found very common 

 along the coast during July. M. xerene, which is also very com- 

 mon in some localities along the Delaware River during June, 

 where large numbers ot the species can be taken. Both species 

 feed on similar plants found in wet places. 



M. porcata is the only species I never captured, and is recorded 

 from Hudson County by Mr. M. L. Linell. 



This list is remarkable not only for the number of species 

 found, but is also interesting in regard to the geographical dis- 

 tribution that some of the species possess. 



In a communication from Mr. Dike, who writes me of Odon- 

 tota horni, " I have a single specimen which I took in Virginia. 

 O. notata I have only from Florida, and did not think it would 

 be found in New Jersey." 



Odontota horni also occurs in Texas (Mr. Charles Liebeck's 

 collection). Of Odonlota bicolor I received specimens from Mr. 



