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PnOCEEDTNGS OF THE NATTONAL .UFSEUM. 



ECOLOGICAL NOTES— Continued 



fi)iorh)n(s maculosvx, on hloH^oins, \ery 



rare. 

 TrichiU'S, all species are found on HcjwerH 



and blossoms. 

 Valgv.^, in decaying chestnut trees. 



yPONDYLIDyE. 



Parandra brinuica, under liark of old de- 

 ciduous trees. 



CERAMBYCID.E. 



Ortliosoma hrunneuin, under loose bark. 

 Prionui<, like Orthosoma. 

 SpJienostetliiii^ taxlt'i , notconunon on bushes. 

 Asemion uidstKni, on i)int'. 

 Cr/orr^>/(rt^».s, freijuentiy met with in lum- 

 ber yards. 

 Sinodicum cuciijifuniu', almndant under 



bark. 

 Ilnlotrupt'x liajali(!<, on juists, lumber, etc.; 



ligneus, on juniper. 

 PliymatodeH varius, in oaks; (inKoniti, in 



grapevine. 

 Callidinm, all connnon on pine. 

 Q^jiie rigida, on juniper. 

 Gracilia minuta, on twigs of trees. 

 Chion cinctus. in hickory and oak. 

 Eburia quadrigemiintta, in lumber yards 



and attracted by li<rht. 

 Romaleuin atornarivin and nifnlatii, botii 



not common. 

 Elaphidion viUosnni, extremely abundant; 



mucronatum, conuiion; anicolor, less 



common; subpubescens and cliicnisceiis, 



rare. 

 TylonotUi^ biinacidatus, rare, a specimen 



found at electric light. 

 Pleteracldlies (pKidrinKiriildtus and t'lioins, 



both rare. 

 Ciiriv)!, Phi/toii, Ohriinii. beaten from 



branches and twigs. 

 CaUimuxi/s sanguinicollis, on flowers. 

 Molorchus bhnaculatiis, on blossoms. 

 Rhopaloplioriis, on flowers. 

 Tragldion cof/iiKs, rare. 

 Parpnricemis humeralis, on hickory and 



oak; axillaris, rare. 

 Balyle stduralix, very common on Hovverri. 

 SteiiospJieiiKs no(aU(s, on various trees. 

 Cylleiie pictus, on hickory in spring; i-obi- 



iiin', very common on solidago in 



autumn. 



Cidloides nobilis, rare. 



.1 rliopalus fulminavs, rare. 



C'l/tiis marginicoUis, not common. 



Xylotrechiis colonus, very common; sagit- 

 tcdun, in pine; rjiiadrimaculatiis, rare. 



Xeodytiis, on flowers and running on 

 trees. 



Clytmithiis rnrinila and <db<if<tf^riatiix, l)oth 

 rare. 



Microdytus gazellukt, one specimen. 



Cyrtophorus verrncosuK, common on flow- 

 ers. 



Tillotiiurj)hi( i/ciiiiiifita, Itred from sumac. 



Eiiderce>i j>ici/H!<, very conunon on flow- 

 ers; pint, in lumber yards. 



Atiiiiia rotitma, not connnon on juniper. 



Dixlcitl<( iiiidiitd, in grapevine. 



DexiiiocfrKx jHtllidhix, on sambucus. 



Xecyddlin nielliius, one specimeu. 



Encydops cveruleus, on flowers. 



Rhngirnii lineatum, very connnon under 

 pine bark. 



Centrodera decolnrata and pida, of l)oth 

 single specimens. 



ToJotUH trivittatuK, one specimen. 



Arvia'ops direda, not conunon; diKcoide't, 

 one specimen. 



GauroteH cyGuipennln, on blossoms. 



Strangalia and Typocerxis,&\\ on l)losson)S. 



fjeptura, all on blossoms and flowers; 

 marginata, very rare; Juvmatitcx, circum- 

 daia, pabera, are rare; lincohi, iiilens, 

 rlllata, ragans, curdifera, pm.rhnu, are 

 connnon; of subhamata and iinitabitis, 

 single specimens. 



Euryptera lateralis, rare. 



('yriimift pyinii'ttfi, connnon on trees and 

 bushes. 



J'senoeerns xupernotutiix, connnon on vari- 

 ous deciduous trees. 



Moitohamiintit, on pine; also in our lum- 

 ber yards. 



Dorcasdiema irlldil, on " osage orange; 

 alternaium, on nmlberiy and osage 

 o ange; nigrum, rare. 



Hefa'mis dnerea, on nuilberry and hickory. 



Cacoplia pullaia, one specimen. 



Goes tigrina, pidverulenta, ocnbda, and tm- 

 sellata, on bushes; ijidchra, on hickory; 

 debilis, on white oak. 



I'h'cU-oih nt scKhtltir, <in willow; two speci- 

 mens nt'ur the Five ilridge. 



