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458. Aphodius fossor Linn.— Mt. Washington. N. H. ; the Green Mountains, 



Vermont: Canada, Detroit, Mich.; Iowa, Wickham ; Pennsylvania (here 

 in the Allefiliauies). Eastern Siheria, Turkestan. Heyden, 104; see 

 for tiiis and all the following species Horn's Monograph, T. xiv, 4, et seq. 

 Probably native in America as well as introduced. 



459. A. erraticus Unn. , pensvallensis Mels. P. ii, 135. — Introduced, doubtless 



through conimerce, into the Middle States (Horn); abundant in Druid 

 Hill Park in Baltimore, and in the surrounding counties in Maryland 

 (Lugger, P. W. i, 49). Eastern and western Siberia. Heyden, 103. 

 Europe. 

 4(50. A. flmetarius Linu., nodifrons Eaud. — Also a common, introduced Euro- 

 pean species found abundantly nearly every place east of the Rocky 

 Mountains. "It will probably invade every portion of our territory 

 (Horn)." Turkestan, eastern and western Siberia. Nord., 26; Heyden, 

 104. 



461. A. aleutus Esch., var. ursinus Mots. Mann., 1843-1853. — Aleutus, Una- 



laschka, Wrangel, Washington, Oregon, California, New Mexico. Colo- 

 rado (Alma, at 10,000 feet); var. ursinus. peninsula of Kenai, Colorado 

 (Leavenworth Valley at 11,000 feet, Bowditch). Kauitschatka. eastern 

 and western Siberia. Heyden. 105. 



462. A. putridus Herbst., foetidus Fab., tenellus Say. — "ProbHl)ly introduced 



from Europe, and occurs from the Atlantic coast to Colorado and New 

 Mexi(!o," Horn. Western Siberia. Heyden, 104; Nord., 26. 



463. A. granarius Linn., aterrimus Mels., metallicus, spretus Hald. — From Eu- 



rope this species has been spread by commerce Ihrougliout the world, 

 Horn. It inhabits the United States and Canada generally. Eastern 

 and western Siberia. Heyden, 104. In this instance, as in some others, 

 we may possibly have the si)ecies as a native as well as by introduction. 



464. A. lividusOliv. — Widely distributed in the eastern hemisphere; it has been 



introduced in the West Indies, whence it has probably spread to our 

 Southern States, extending west to New Mexico, Horn. I take it heie 

 though not abundantly. Siberia (Nikolaevsk) ; Heyden, 1885. Piob- 

 ably cosmopolite. 



465. A. inquinatus Fab., maculipennis Mels. — Introduced from Europe. Abun- 



dant nearly everywhere east from the Rocky Mountains. Eastern and 

 western Siberia. Heyden, 105. 



466. A. ruflpes Linn. — This fine species occurs in the mountains of Pennsyl- 



vania, Maryland and North Carolina. Probably indigenous and not 

 introduced, Horn, T. xiv, 53; Can. Ent. xx, 9 and 66. Inhabits Siberia 

 (l)lace not mentioned) and Europe generally. Heyden, 106. 

 4(i7. A. depressus Kug. — One specimen was found in New York by Mr. A. 

 Merkel, ''and it is barely possible this may be an accidental introduction 

 (Horn, I. c.)." Europe generally, eastern and arctic Siberia. Heyden, 

 106. 



468. A. prodromus Brahm.— -Maine, Fernald. Abundant at Ottawa, Canada, 



Fletcher. Europe, Siberia, Horn, 1. c. 60; Heyden, 105. 



469. Oxyomus sylvestris Scoi)., porcatus Fah., opacifrons Horn. — Occurs near 



Peakskill, N. Y., New York and Philadelphia, and evidently introduced 

 from Eurojje, where it is common. Iloin, 1. c. 65; T. iii, 284. 



