232 THK CA>AU1AN BNTOMOLOOIBT. 



ps\linl)ora viginlimaculata Say. — August. 



viginiiniaculata Say. race lu'data I-ec. — August, Noveniber 

 I St, pairing on broom-weed. 

 Chilocorus bivulnerus Muls.— November. 



Scymnus Loewii Muls. — June, invading ex{ieriment cages wiih gieen bugs ; 

 July, in wheal-stubble field ; August, breeding in experiment 

 cage will) green l)iigs and taken at random ; October. 

 December. A troublesome enemy encountered in the breed- 

 ing of Toxoptera paminum Rond., in field cages. 



Mr. .Schwarz refers to this beetle as a common .Mexican 

 species, and considers it identical with Lecontei Cr. ( = cinctui 

 Lee), and which has several other synonyms not yet men- 

 tioned in print, 

 partitus Casey.— .August. Only one specimen taken, whicli 

 shows it to be comparatively rare besides Loewii. 



Kamily ErotyliD/E. 

 Languria mozardi Latr. — June, in oat field ; July, in wheat-stubble field. 

 Megalodacne fasciata Fab. — July, sweeping at night. 



Family CiJcujiD/E. 

 Silvanus Surinamensis L. — June, in flour; August, appearing in kitchen. 

 Cathartus cassise Reiche (gemellatus Duv.). — July, on ear sweet corn. 



advena Walil. — July, in oat field. 

 Lremophheus minutus Oliv. (pusillus Schh.).* — July, in seed wheat with 

 Cti/atii/ra oryzie L. 



I'amily Mycetophacid.k. 

 Typh?ea stercorea L. (fumata I..). — June, in oat field ; July, .Vugusi, at 

 night, taken at trap light. 



Family I)ERMESTin;f.. 

 Trogoderma ornatum Say. — June and July, in window of house ; July, in 

 corn field. 



Family NirmuLiD.*:. 

 Carpophilus dimidiatus Fab.* — December, on oat plAnt. 

 Conotelus stenoides Murr. — October, thick on ears and shucks of June- 



l)lanted corn. 

 Nitidula /"gzag Say.* — July, at night, taken at trap light. 



Family Latridud^. 

 Mclanophihalma distinguenda Com. — June and July, in oat fields. 



