THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 87 



COCCINELLID^ OF DODGE CO., WISCONSIN. 



BV WILL EDWIN SNYDER, BEAVER DAM, WIS. 



Anisosticta strigata, Thunb. Very abundant, found under stones, 

 bark and other objects in nearly all pasture and meadow lands. I have 

 never taken it while feeding. A colony of over fifty was taken from 

 under one stone the past summer. 



Megilla maculata, D. G. Abundant — to be found nearly everywhere. 

 Most abundant in the late fall in corn fields infested with the chinch bug. 

 One of our earliest beetles to appear in the spring. Also to be taken 

 during warm spells in midwinter, seven specimens having been taken 

 on the eighteenth of January of the present year. 



Hippodamia glacialis, Fab. I have two of this species taken from 

 under bark of a stump in 1891. It is the only record I have of its 

 occurrence here. 



Hippodamia rj-punctata, Linn. Our most abundant species of the 

 Coccineliidffi. Especially abundant in corn fields in company with M. 

 maculata, H. parenthesis and C. sanguiiiea. Varies much in colour and 

 markings. Doubtless very destructive to the chinch-bug, as it occurs most 

 frequently in fields infested by it. 



Hippodamia parenthesis, Say. Common, especially so among the 

 loose bark and rotted wood on old oak stumps. 



Coccinella g-notata, Hbst. Abundant, most so early in the spring, 

 when large quantities can be taken from under stones and other material 

 lying in pastures. Varies in colour and markings. 



Coccinella sangianea, Linn. Not so abundant as C. g-notata. Found 

 in largest numbers in oat fields just before harvest. 



Anatis is-punctata, Oliv. Abundant, found feeding upon the leaves 

 of various shrubs. Noticeable here from the fact it is seldom found in the 

 interior of timber lands, preferring the vegetation along the borders, 

 especially on the north side. Larvae and pupge always to be found if an 

 adult can be. 



Psyllobora 20-maculata, Say. I have three specimens in my cabinet, 

 all being found under stones in a pasture, two taken in 1892 and one in 



1893. 



Chilocorus bivulnertis, Muls, The "twice stabbed lady bug" cannot 

 be called common here. During five years I have not taken more than 

 25 specimens. 



