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Cossonus platalea has been found by Mr. Harrington in numbers 

 under the bark of a partly decayed poplar tree. (Ent. Am., p. 19). 



The genera AUomimus^ Caiilophilus, Ainaiirorhinus, Rhyjicolus and 

 Stenoscelis live under bark of dead and decaying wood or bore into 

 decaying wood of deciduous or coniferous trees. (Insect Life, I., p. 198). 



Dryophthorus corticalis was found under dead pine bark (Pi?ius 

 rigida) by Mr. J. Sherman, 



Wollastonia quercicola lives in decaying wood of cottonwood. 

 (Knaus, Bull. Bklyn. Ent. Soc, VII., p. 150). 



Hwiatiutn errans is inquilinous in the galleries of Tomicus cacographus 

 under bark of yellow pine, (Schwarz, 1. c.) H. conicum has been found 

 breeding under the bark of Tulip-tree, also taken under pine bark by Mr. 

 Chittenden. 



Phlxophagus apionides lives in the trunks of wild cherry (Prunus 

 serotina) and ash. P. minor was found on birch, willow and elm by Mr. 

 F. H. Chittenden ; also taken on ash by Mr. Jiilich, who found the European 

 P. spadix in water-soaked drift wood at the sea shore of Long Island. 



Ste?ioscelis brevis has been taken from old maple and poplar stumps by 

 Mr. Harrington (Ent. Am., I., p. 19) ; also found on linden, beech, birch, 

 butternut, sycamore and willow by Mr. Chittenden. 



Rhyncholus brunneus has been found in wood of Prunus serotina by 

 Mr. F. H. Chittenden. 



Choragus Sayi was found by Mr. Schwarz in the twigs of dead beech 

 trees which were injured by fungus, 



Cratoparis limatus lives in fungus found on dead oak trees, 



Brachytarsus limbatus was raised by Mr, Schwarz from the flower 

 heads oi Heleniu7n tenuifolium. 



B. variegatus breeds in the smut of corn. (Schwarz.) 



B. tome7itosus was found on rag weed by Dr. Hamilton. (Can. Ent., 

 18, p. 114). Also taken on the same plant by Mr. J. Sherman. 



Euxenus piceus was found on dry palmetto leaves in Florida by Mr. 

 Schwarz (1. c.,p. 85). 



NOTE. — I should be pleased to hear from anyone that may be able 

 to inform me of any Food-Habits of North American Rhynchophora not 

 mentioned in the forgoing paper, so that I can notice the same in an 

 appendix which will shortly appear. — W, B, 



