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Catalogue of the LONGICORN COLEOPTERA taken in the vicinity 



of Philadelphia. 

 BY JAMES II. B. BLAND. 



The preparation of the following Catalogue was suggested by the large 

 number of Ccrambycidac etc., which can be collected in the neighborhood 

 of Philadelphia. In consequence of the numerous wood wharves and the 

 commerce with different parts of our coast, many species have been intro- 

 duced which had previously no habitation in our region. 



On account of the beauty and size of many of the species, this family 

 has been a favorite with collectors, and the addition of an occasional new 

 form to our fauna has still further stimulated exertion. Many forms here- 

 tofore considered rare, have, by careful observation of habits and localities, 

 been rendered tolerably abundant. 



In the preparation of this list several large and valuable collections have 

 been consulted, for the assistance thus derived acknowledgments are given 

 in their proper places. Much is also due to the individual experience of 

 members. To Messrs. Henry Feldman and George Newman, I acknowl- 

 edge much indebtedness, as there is probably no gentlemen to whom as 

 much is due, for their labors in making known the coleopterous fauna of 

 the neighborhood of Philadelphia. 



The sign (*) appended to the names of species, indicates the possession 

 of specimens by the Society. 



CATALOGUE. 



PARANDRA Latr. 

 brunnea Fahr. (Tenebrio) Ent. Syst. Suppl. p. 49. (*) 

 Common everywhere in June. 



ORTHOSOMA Serv. 

 cylindricum Fahr. (Prionus) Syst. El. 2, 261. («) 



Pound in Pine woods, under logs and stones, in July. 



PRIONUS Geoffr. 

 laevigatus Harris, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Hartford, p. 8.3. (*) 



Inhabits Pine Forests, from June to September. Hare, 

 laticollis Brury, (Cerambyx) Ins. vol. 1, pi. 37, fig. 2. («) 



In Pine woods near Camden, N. J., from June to September. 



SPHENOSTETHUS Hald. 

 eerripennis Hald. Proc. Aoad. Nat. So. Pliila. .3, 120. (*) 



A fine specimen of this rare insect was captured by Mr. George New- 

 man, on the wood wharves in the summer of 1859. 



