372 JOHN HAMILTON, M. D. 



Luperaltica senilis, not rare, on various Compositse, July ; fnscufa, rare. 



Long-itarsus testaceus and melanuriis, not rare. 



Dibolia borealls, abundant on riantago, in the leaves of which it breeds, ac- 

 cording to Mr. Lintner. 



Psylliodes punctulata, abundant on garden weeds, August. 



Microrhopala porcata, not common, under stones, April. 



Odontota. — The species are abundant on trees and plants. 



Steriispa metallica, not rare, by sweeping marsh grass. 



Pliysonota unipunctata, once on Monarda fisttdosa abundantly. 



Cassida nigripes, occasional on sweet potato ; bivittata, rare, on vines of sweet 

 potato. 



Coptocycla bicolor and signifera, abundant on Couvolvidace.x ; pnrpiirata. not 

 common ; clavdta, not rare on bushes. 



Chelymorpha arg-us, abundant on Convolvulaceie. 



BRU)6cHID^. 

 Bruchus mimus, common on plum, lornuit, etc., April to May; discoideus, rare; 

 cdbosciitellntus, abundant, breeds in capsules of Liulwigia aUernifolia ; calvm, 

 rare, beat from peppermint ; obtectus, sometimes abundant in beans. 



TBNEBRIONID^. 



Phellopsis obcordata, not common, in woody fungus. 



Alobates penasylvanicus, abundant under bark; barbatus, less common. 



Iphthimus opacus, rare. 



Merinus Isevis, not rare, under bark. 



Upis ceramboides, rare, near Jeannette. 



Haplandrus femoratus, not abundant under bark ; afer, three examples. 



Scotobates calcaratus, common, in rotting wood. 



Xylopinus saperdioides, common ; lenescens, four examples. 



Tenebrio obscurus, not rare, in damp places about stjibles ; molitor ; the larva 



is the common meal worm, often bred to feed to mocking birds ; the other 



species are common under bark, etc. 

 Opatrinus notus, rare, breeds in old wood. 



Blapstinus metallicus, common, sandy places ; muiHns, not common. 

 Tribolium terrug-ineum and madens, not rare. 

 Dioedus punctatus, not rare, in rotten wood. 

 Ecbocerus niaxillosus, abundant in granaries. 

 Alphitobius diaperinus, not rare, in granaries. 

 Uloma impressa, common, in old wood, etc. ; imbellis, less common ; mentalis, 



three examples ; punctulata, common in old trees. 

 Eutochia picea, not common, grassy places under things. 

 Ansediis Drunneus, not rare, under stones, etc. 

 Paratenetus punctatus, abundant, by beating dead leaves on bushes : f uncus, 



not rare, under bark, leaves, etc. 

 Diaperis maculata, abundant in fungi. 

 Arrhenoplita viridipennis, rare; bicornis, common. 

 Platydema. — All the species are common except fiavipes ; picilabrum is found 



about the trunks of trees, October to November; subcostatum, is not very 



common. 

 Alphitophag-us bifasciatus, common in dust of feed-stores. 



