1899] Harrington — Ottawa Coleoptera. 6$ 



reddish thorax and short legs, is the well-known Raspbcrry- 

 girdler. It deposits its eggs in the tops of raspberry canes and 

 causes them to wither and die. Our last beetle, Tetraopcs 

 tetraoptJ'ahnus Forst., has a name whose pronunciation might 

 form a good test of a man's sobriety. It is a bright red beetle 

 with black legs and antennae, and with four black spots on thorax 

 and six on elytra. It occurs abundantly upon milk weeds, and 

 its larvae find their subsistence in these plants. The following 

 species which appeared in my former list have been dropped. 



Elaphidion inccrtum Newm. A mutilated specimen, found in my wood-shed, 

 but as head and thorax are missing; its identification is uncertain. 



Neoclytiis capvcea Say. Incorrectly determined specimens of our common 

 Xylotrechfis undidahis Say. 



Leptiira ahdominaUs Hald. A beetle given to Dr. Leconte antl doulitfully so 

 named by him ; probably a form of L. plebeja Rand ; or L. subhamata Rand. 



Alonohamiinis inaciilosiis Hald. Through a clerical error this name was inserted 

 instead of M. ti'illator Fab. 



Lepturg&s facelus Say. The beetles so determined belong to L. qitcrci Fitch. 



Liopits cinerciis Lee. This species is now placed with L. alpha Say. 



The following species represent the additions made to this 

 family during fifteen years, and a large proportion of them are 

 captures of Mr. W. Simpson. 



Rhopalopiis sangtiinicollis Horn. 

 Phymatodes amoemis Say. 

 Xylotrechiis qiiadriinaailahts Hald. 

 Encyclopi Cfxruletcs Say. 

 Anthophilax malachiticus Hald. 

 Gaiiroles abdominalis Bland. 

 Typocerits zebralits Fab. 

 LepUira lincola Say. 

 Leptiira biforis Newm. 

 Leptura sangtiinca Lee. 

 Leptostylus col/arii Hald. 

 Saperda puHciicoUis Say. 



Although, as previously stated, but few additional species 

 are likely to reward the collector, many of those on the list are 

 so poorly represented in our cabinets that additional material is 

 most desirable. We are also ignorant of the plants attacked by 

 many of these beetles and the life-histories of even the commoner 



