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355. D. cadaverinus F'ah., var. domesticns Germ., var. sabsidcatus Ball. — 

 Soiitheni Florida and St. Atifjiistiiie, Fla. Its occurrence in Alaska is 

 probable, as it occurs in Turkestan, Dauria, Ainurland, Island of Askold, 

 Japan, west and east Siberia to Kanitschatka. Col. Am., 124; Heyden. 

 98 : Heyden, 1884. 



',i'>H. D. vulpinus Fab., lupinus Mann., maciilatus DeG. — Generally distributed 

 from Florida to Alaska; likewise in Europe, arctic, east and west Siberia, 

 and countries to the south. P. vii, lOi). Heyden, 98. Cosmopolitan, as 

 the preceding. 



357. D. Frischii Kug. — Probably introduced from Europe. It occurs abundantly 



on Bripmtine Beach, N. J., and near Atlantic City, and has been taken 

 by Mr. Ulke at Washington, D. C. (Ulke, in litt.). Massachusetts, Blan- 

 chard, in litt. Can. Ent. xvi,37. .\rnurland and adjoining countries in 

 the orient. Heyden, 98. 

 Obs. — D. murinus Linn, frequently appears in our literature, perliaps from 

 a wrons determination of certain forms of cnninus Germ, with brown 

 antcTinie and a minimum of fulvous mottling. 



358. Attag-enus piceus Oliv.. megatomn Fab., dichrons. rufipennis, spurcus, Lee. 



— Abundant from the Atlantic to tlie Pacific in houses, granaries and on 

 flowers. The larvae destroy hair, woolen goods, leather, etc. Probably 

 imported from Europe, nearly cosmopolitan. Asia, New Caledonia. P. 

 vii, 109; P. Am. P. xx, .355. Lintner's 2d An. Rep. Ins. of New York, 

 p. 4fi, gives its economic history. 



359. A. pellio Linn., brpunctatus DeG. — This species, introduced from Europe, is 



much rarer, living mostly on desiccated animal substances; it is occa- 

 sional in museums. It has occurred in Nova Scotia, Canada, Michigan, 

 New York and various places in the Eastern States. P. vii, 109; P. Am. 

 P. XX. 356. 

 3fi0. Anthrenus scrophularise Linn., var. thoraciciis Mels., var. flavipes, var. 

 Jepidus Lee. — The varieties denote color ornamentation rather than dif- 

 ferences of structure. The larvae of this beetle are sometimes very 

 destructive to carpets, and occasionally infest museums of natural his- 

 tory. It occurs in many places from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but not 

 everywhere. Europe. P. vii, 112; P. Am. P. xx, 3G9; Amer. Nat. xii, 

 536. 



361. A. verbasci Linn. — variiis Fab., tricolor Hbst., var. destructor Mels. — This 



insect is in bad repute with all who make zoological collections. It ap- 

 pears to be cosmopolite. P. vii, 112; P. Am. P. xx, 370; Can. Ent. xv, 

 82 and 90. Heyden, 99. 



362. A. museorum Linn., casfanex Mels., verbasci Fab. — Very abundant from 



early Spring to June on various flowers. It is not known here to have 

 any bad habits like verbasci. Canada and nearly all the States eastward 

 from the Mississippi. Europe. The southern parts of east and west 

 Siberia. P. vii. 112; P. Am. P. xx, 370; Can. Ent. xv, 90; Heyden, 99. 

 Obs. — Mr. Reitter says castanex Mels. and museorum Linn, are not the same, 

 Ent. Monatsbl. 1880, ii, 86. In America the species runs into races and 

 is otherwise variable. My European examples seem the same as the 

 American. 



363. A. fuscus Latr., claviger Er. — This European species occurs in Pennsylva- 



nia, though I have not met with it. T. v, 252; P. Am. P. xx, 371. 



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