158 BIOLOGICAL si'l.'VKV OP 



Cuci'.ns Fabriciua 



C. clavipes Fab. (10221). Occurs under bark of freshly 

 felled poplar, etc. One taken in a spider web and one on 

 beech (Br.). One at Corfield, Apr. 30-May 22. Rare. 



Erotylidae. The Pleasing Fungus Beetles 

 Tritoma Fabriciua 



T. dissimulator Cr. (10310). Adults frequent fungi in late 



summer to oviposit and the larvae feed upon the juices. 

 Newport Meadow in poplar log, June 12. 

 T. macba Lee. (10332). Breakneck Road on fungus under 

 while birch bark (Br.), Sept. 1!>. Some in tpupal cases. 



Dkkodontidae. The Tooth-neck Fungus Beetles 

 Laricobius Rosenhauer 

 L. erichsoxi Rosenh. (10350). Ml. Desert, Apr. 26 (Br.). 



Derodoxti s Leconte 



1). macflatus (Melsh.) (10353). Reared from Hydnum ca- 

 putursi on beech. Emerged Oct. (Br.). 



Cryptoi'hagidae. The Silken Fungus Beetles 



As the name implies, this family feeds to quite an extent 



upon Cryptograms. The various species, however, have their 



own habits. 



Telmatophius Heer 



T. ambricanus Lee. (10360). Occurs on the flowers and 

 leaves of the arrow-arum Peltcmdra virgmica L. Bar Har- 

 bor, June 13-Aug. 18. On flowers of Cast alia odorata. 



T. sp. Bar Harbor, July 8, '36 (Br.). 



Antheeophagus Latreille 



A. ochraceus Melsh (10370). Gt. Heath on Spirea. 



Although there is much 8 pi rea on the Island I have never 



taken but one individual. 

 A. convexulus Lee. (10372). Said to occur on flowers. Taken 



by sweeping Echo Lake, July 12. 



