512 SEVENTH REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



Chrysobothris piisilla Bap. & Gory. 



This is the smallest species of the genus met with on hard pine at Karner, and 

 its blue abdomen, uncovered when the insect was in flight, glistened bright!}- in the 

 sunshine. It is only about ^,-4 of an inch in length and was taken in considerable 

 numbers from early in June till the latter part of September. See plate 12, figure 9. 



Clirysobotliris dcntipcs Germ. 



This is an oblong, oval, flattened, bronze-colored and brownish beetle, copper 

 colored beneath (plate 12, figure 11), which was met with by the writer on hard pine 

 at Karner between the end of May and the first of July, 1901. It is a rather large 

 form, measuring Yz of an inch or more in length, and occurred in relatively small 

 numbers. 



PINE FLOWER CRICKET. 



OccantliHs pini Beut. 



This flower cricket was taken by the writer on hard pine at Karner in 1901 as 

 follows: Four on July 27th; four August 21st; and one September 6th. Immature 

 specimens of what probably belong to the same species were taken, one on July Sth 

 and two on tlie igth. 



This insect was described by i\Ir. Beutenmullcr as follows: "Head and antenna; 

 testaceous, the latter becoming darker towards the tip; first two joints with four 

 black marks; the inner mark on the first joint long and straight, the outer oblique; 

 those on the second joint parallel ; eyes black; thora.K testaceous with a longitudinal 

 line on each side above; anterior pairs of legs testaceous; posterior femora green, 

 tibiae testaceous ; body beneath black with the sides yellowish green ; body above 

 blackish with a green stripe along the back; elytra transparent, with grass-green 

 veins; hind wings slightly protruding beyond the elytra; veins also green. 



"The female is somewhat paler than the male, and the wings extend a little 

 more beyond the elytra; ovipositor dark testaceous, tip black. Average l-jiigth 

 from head to tip of wing covers, 14 mm. ; body, 12 mm. ; width, 4.5 mm." 



He states that it may be easily distinguished from (E. uigricornis Walk., by the 

 grass-green color of the wings, the testaceous head and thorax, and the m:irks on 

 the basal joints of the antennte. He adds that it lives only on pine trees and 

 usually on the high branches. 



