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ADOXUS Kirby 



A. obscurus (Linn.) (1.3604). Long Pond; S. W. Harbor; 



Stations F73; F173; F212, July and Aug. I am treating 



the melanic phase and the ones with the brown elytra as 



a single species. 

 A. villosulus Schrank (15604b). Stations F173, Aug. 2 and 



F212, July 31. 



Paria Leconte 



P. canella (Fab.) (15626). Newport Meadow sweeping 

 goldenrod, etc., Sept. 22. 



P. canella var. gilvipes Horn. (156261)). Section 32 on 

 sweet fern, Sept. 15. 



P. canella var. quadrigtjttata Lee. (15626d). Willow cat- 

 kins, May 11; Long Pond, June 6. Newport Meadow sweep- 

 ing goldenrod, etc., Sept. 22. 



Prasoctris Latreille 



P. vlttata (Oliv.) (15636). Seed pods of rushes Station 

 F408. 



Leptinotarsa Stal 



L. decemlineata (Say) (15648). The Potato Beetle is gen- 

 eral on the Island but not in large numbers. 



Calligrapha Erichson 



0. lunata (Fab.) (15664). The name taken from the Greek 

 meaning " beautiful writing" is descriptive of this genus. 

 Eden Fair Grounds on wild roses, July 26; Bar Harbor on 

 rose (Br.), Aug. 17. 



C. similis Rogers (15663). Found in dry localities. Hiber- 

 nates in rubbish. Newport Meadow sweeping wild rose, 

 Oct. 5. Rare. 



C. elegans (Oliv.) (15669). Prefers moisture. Look for it 

 around Solidago. On bidens (Br.), Aug. 15: Station F137. 



C. scalaris Lee. (15671). Found on the foliage of elm, 

 linden, etc. Stations F237 and E199. On Salix humilis in 

 Sept. 



