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448. P. brunneus Diift., frontalis Mcls. — Occurs in the District of t'oliiinbia. 



where it is cornrnoiily bred from rats' dung by Mr. Pergaiide {Proc. Ent. 

 Soc. Wash, i, 14). 1 take it liere in Pennsylvania; Oliio, Dury : Mis- 

 souri, Schuster; Texas. Eelfrage. France, Germany, soutliern Euroiie. 

 norlli Africa, Asia, New Caledonia, etc. 



449. Ernobius mollis Linn., convexifrons Mels. — "A common European species 



introduced into the Atlantic States," LeConte (Pr. 1865, 224; Pr. 18G1, 

 352). Melsheimer took it in southeastern Pennsylvania, and it occurs 

 here; northern and southern Michigan, Scliwarz; Louisiana, Summers. 

 Europe. IJarnaul on the Obi, west Siberia. Heyden, 131. 



450. Xestobium rufovillosum DeG., tesscllatum Fab. — "Introduced into the 



Atlantic States from Europe," LeConte (1. c. 227). I have seen no native 

 specimens, nor record of occurrence. The specimens in Blanchard's 

 and Horn's collections are from Massachusetts. 



451. Sitodrepa panicea Linn., tenuistriata Say, obesa Mels.— This is a cosmo- 



politan species common throughout North America to Alaska, Europe, 

 and all Siberia to Kamtschatka. It is often a great pest in bouses, 

 stores and museums, 1. c. 229; (Mn. Ent. xv, 92; Col. Am., 154; Heyden, 

 131. 



452. Nicobium hirtum 111. — Dr. LeConte had in his collection a specimen 



probably taken in Georgia, and Schwarz took one in Florida. I have 

 observed no other record of its occurrence in this country. Europe 

 (France. Spain, Italy). LeConte, 1. c. 231. 



453. Lasioderma testaceum Duft., ierricorne Fab. — Cosmopolite, and com- 



monly known as the tobacco or cigarette beetle. It depredates on to- 

 bacco, allspice, cayenne pepper and other acrid substances. Common in 

 tobacco establishments in the Southern States, and sometimes as far 

 north as ('auada. It inhabits the warmer portions of the globe by 

 preference.' 



454. Endecatomus reticulatus Hbst. — Probably introduced from Europe into 



the Southern States, Horn (P. Am. P. xvii, 540. Central and southern 

 Europe. Eastern Siberia. Heyden, 1886. 



455. Dinoderus substriatus Payk.— Abundant on the peninsula of Kenai. 



Mann., 1853; Veta Pass, Col., at 9400 feet; Michigan, Schwarz; Canada, 

 various collectors; Northern States, Horn, 1. c. 549. Europe, eastern 

 and western Siberia. Heyden, 131. 



456. D. (Rhisopertha) pusillus Fal) — Pennsylvania (in wheat at the Centennial 



Exposition), Arizona, Horn, I. c. 550; Canada, my collection. Cosmo- 

 polite. 

 Obs. — Lyctus brunneus, a cosmopolite species, said by Mr. Reitter to occur 

 in North America is unknown here. Best-Tab. Lyct. ed. ii, 43. 



SCARAB^ID^. 



457. Onthophag-us nuchicornis Linn., rhinoceros Mels. T. ii, 134. — Pennsyl- 



vania, Melsheimer; New Brunswick, Rhode Island, the Magdalen Is- 

 lands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Henshaw, Can. Ent. six, 160) : 

 abundant near Camden, N. J., Seeber, Europe, western and southeastern 

 Siberia. Heyden, 103. 

 Obs. — O. ovatus Linn. The species in our literature so named is pennsyl- 

 vanicus Harold. 



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