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Kansas Academy of Science. 



KELOIDS. 

 Meloe, L. 

 6693. tmpressus, Kby. Lawrence. 

 6699. angusticolHs, Say. Eastern Kansas. 



Henous, Hald. 

 6703. confertus, Say. Eastern and middle Kansas. 



Tricrania, Lee. 

 6711. Stansburii, KaM. Western Kansas. (Snow.) 



Macrobasis, Lee. 

 6713. albida, Say. Western Kansas. 

 6719. unicotor, Kby. Eastern Kansas, on Astraga- 

 lus earyoearpu.i. 



6721. immaculata, Say. Western Kansas. 



6722. segmentata, Say. Western Kansas. 



Epicauta, Redl. 



6729. convolvuli,'Me\s,. Topeka; one specimen. 



6781. ferruginea, Say. Western Kansas ; Kooks 

 county and Ellinwood. Found on composite flow- 

 ers. 



6732. sericans, Lee. Eastern Kansas. 



67.34. callosa, Lee. Rooks county. 



6738. maeulala, Say. Middle and western Kansas. 



6739. viltata, F. Eastern Kansas. 

 6744. einera, Frost. Eastern Kansas. 



6746. corvina, Lee. Western Kansas ; very de- 

 structive in gardens, with Nos. 6713, 6721, 6722, 

 6738, devouring the leaves of potatoes, turnips, 

 beets, etc. Pea vines are left untouched by them, 

 so far as observed. 



6747. pensylvanica , Deg. Eastern Kansas; very 

 abundant in fall upon the flowers of Golden Rod 

 (Solidago rigida). 



Pyrota, Lee. 



6750. mylabrina, Chev. "Arkansas and Smoky 

 Hill valleys." (Cooper.) 



6751. Engelmanni, Lee. Western Kansas. 



Cantharis, L. 

 6791. sphcericolHs, Say. Rooks county, on Sym- 

 phoricarpus oeeidentalis. 



ZoNlTis, Fab. 

 6803. atripennis, Say. Western Kansas. 

 6805. bilineala, Say. Eastern and middle Kansas, 

 on Helianthis. 



Nemognatha, III. 

 6810. apiealis, Lee. Western Kansas. 

 6816. piezala, Fab. Two specimens received from 

 T. B. Ashton, Tonganoxie. 



6821. nigripennis, Lee. Western Kansas. (Snow.) 



6825. inimaeulattt, Say. Eastern and western 

 Kansas. 



6826. viliigera, Lee. Eastern Kansas ; Rooks Co. 



Gnatiiium, Kby. 

 6830. minimum, Say. Found by the writer on the 

 Saline river, in Russell county, in abundance. Also 

 at Pueblo, Col.; in both localities on heads oi Heli- 



anthus. 



CEDEMERID.E. 



Oxacis, Lee. 



6848. cana, Lee. Eastern and middle Kansas. 



AscLERA, Schmidt. 



6861. ruficollis, Say. Topeka. 



6862. punctieollis, Say. Eastern Kansas. 



RHYNCHITID^. 



EUGNAMPTUS, Seh. 



collaris,¥ah. Topeka; one specimen. 



Rhynchites, Jib. 

 bieolor, Fab. Eastern Kansas ; common on wild 

 roses. 

 aneus, Boh. Eastern Kansas. 



ATTELABID.'E. 

 Attelabus, L. 

 analis,\\\. Eastern Kansas; found on Rhu^ gla- 

 bra, and rolls the leaflet, beginning at the point. 

 The eggs, as I believe, are laid in punctures in the 

 midrib. 



BYRSOPIDiE. 

 Thecesternus, Say. 

 humeralis. Say. Throughout the State in its va- 

 rieties, and apparently not rare. 



OTIORHYNCHID^. 

 MiNYOMERUS, Horn, 

 innoeuus, Horn. Topeka. 



Graphorinus, Sch. 

 vadosus. Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 Epic.erus, Sch. 

 imbrieatus, Say. Rather common in eastern and 

 middle Kansas. 



Ophryastes, Sch. 

 vlttalus. Say. Western Kansas. 

 tuberosus, Say. Western Kansas. 

 latirostris, Lee. Western Kansas. 

 sulcirostris, Say. Western Kansas. 



Anametis, Horn, 

 grisea, Horn. Lawrence, Topeka, and West. 



Phyxelis, Sch. 

 rigidus, Say. Topeka. 



• Otiorhynchus, Germ. 

 Species undetermined. Lawrence. 

 Dirotognathus, Horn. 

 An undescribed species. Topeka. 



Tanymecus, Sch. 

 confertus, Gyll. Eastern Kansas ; common. 



Aramigus, Horn, 

 tesselalus, Say. Eastern and middle Kansas. 



Phacepholis, Horn, 

 elegans, Horn. Topeka and Lawrence. 

 Candida, Horn. Western Kansas; also at Topeka. 



Aphrastus, Seh. 

 twniatus, Say. Topeka. 



Cyphomimus, Horn, 

 dorsalis, Horn. Topeka; beaten from budding 

 oaks. 



CURCULIONIDiE. 



SiTONES, Sch. 

 lineellus, Oy\l. Topeka; two specimens. 

 flavescens, Allard. Lawrence. 



Phytonomus, Seh. 

 comphi.i,Sa.y. Topeka; one specimen. 

 eximius, Jj6c. Topeka; not common. Found on 

 leaves of liamez brilianica. The pupal stage is 

 passed in a cocoon spun by the larva, on the leaf- 

 surface, usually next to a rib. The cocoon is formed 



