172 Journal Xew York Entomological Society, t^'"'- -^>^ii. 



Scudder from a single male from Texas and a number of others have 

 since been found in that state. I collected mature individuals at 

 Lakeland, Fla., in May, 1912. It has also been found according 

 to Rehn and Hebard in their revision of the genus^ in Maryland 

 (Pergande), North Carolina (Brimley and R. & H.), Georgia 

 (Allard and R. & H.), Arizona (R. & H.), California, Colorado and 

 Nebraska (H.). 



The discovery of the species near Orient extends its known dis- 

 tributions on the Atlantic coast much to the north, and adds another 

 example to the interesting insects that have been found on Long 

 Island. — Wm. T. Davis. 



Coleoptera Foimd with Lepidopterous Borers. — Mr. Henry Bird 

 has found the following coleoptera in the course of his searches for 

 lepidopterous borers: Conotrachclus amii^Iypticns, stem of the fern 

 Woodzvardia, Lakehurst, N. J., August 20, 1913; Sphenophoriis 

 ocqiialis, bred from the sedge Spartiiia, Rye, N. Y., July 21 ; Ligynis 

 rcfiisiis, boring wiklrice, \\'ilmington, Del., July 16, 1909. — C. W. 

 Leng. 



On Cioidae. — The beetles composing this family are small elongate 

 rounded insects that range in length from one to about three to five 

 mm. They are mostly of dull black or brownish colors, though a few 

 have red or yellow elytral maculation. Many of the species have 

 vestiture of hairs or bristles. A few however are glabrous. So far 

 as known none of the North American species have well marked 

 elytral striae. The antennal joints vary in number from eight to ten. 

 The last three (two in MapJioca) joints form a rather loosely jointed 

 club. The antennre are inserted at the anterior margin of the eyes. 

 Tarsi four-jointed. Prothorax has lateral margin and is more or less 

 prolonged at apex over the head. Claws of tarsi simple. \^entral 

 segments five in number. Secondary sexual characters of males in 

 some of the species are quite remarkable. The marign of epistoma is 

 more or less reflexed with teeth or processes of edge. The apex of 

 prothorax in some males being prolonged into horns or processes of 

 various shapes and length. The first ventral segment in some species 

 has a strong fovea at middle. The species live in fungus of the 

 tough woody polyporoid kinds which they and their larvae devour. 



1 Procfcdings Acad. Nat. Sciences of Phil., June, 1912. 



