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Mordellidae. The Tumbling Flower Beetles 



Beating branches and sweeping flowers is the method. In 

 peonies is a good place to look. 



Tomoxia Costa 



T. lineella Lee. (7805). Duck Brook, Aug. 18, beating- 

 bushes. 



Mordella Linnaeus 



M. scutellakis Fab. (7811). Found on Solidago and other 

 Compositor at times in numbers ; Gt. Pond, Sept. 7. 



M. marginata Melsh. (7817). Found on flowering bushes 

 and Compositae until Sept. Penikese, Sept. 7; Sec. 26, July 

 12; Station F288, Sept. 19. 



MORDELLISTENA Costa 



M. trifasciata (Say) (7838). Salisbury Cove, Aug. 11. 



M. limbalis (Melsh.) (7841). S. W. Harbor; Eagle Lake; 



Bar Harbor, July 20-29. 

 M. scapularis (Say) (7858). Eagle" Lake, July 18. 

 M. cervicalis Lee. (7859a). "Mt. Desert" on specimen in 



N. E. S. X. H. 

 M. errans Fall (7864). Bar Harbor, July 20. 

 M. nigricans (Melsh.) (7879). Mt. Desert, July 20 (Mc- 



Atee). 

 M. marginalis (Say) (7901). Bar Harbor, Aug. 10. 

 M. sp. Green Mt. summit sweeping bushes, July 26. 



Anaspis Geoffroy 



A. flavipexnis Hald. (7942). Found on flowers, especially 

 those of the huckleberry, blueberry, and Crotaeytts. On cat- 

 kins May 4. Generally distributed. 



A. rufa Say (7943). Sweeping flowering bushes in July. 

 Green Mt. summit, July 26; Long Pond, July 16. 



