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of yellow-brown threads, loosely interwoven, so 

 that the fabric resembles network. It is broad 

 oval in outline. The pupa within is very nervous, 

 and twists around rapidly when the leaf is touched. 

 Of the larval habits I have observed nothing. 

 LisTKONOTUs, Jekel. 



nehulosus, Lee. Lawrence. 



lalivsculus, Boh. Topeka ; frequent ; found under 



stones in spring, and on Peucedanumfmniculaceum. 



Macbops, Kbtj. 



Several undetermined species, taken at Topeka. 

 Cleonus, Sch. 



triviUalus, Say. Western Kansas. 



frontalis, Lee. Topeka ; one specimen. 



carinicollis, Lee. Western Kansas. 

 Lixus, Fabr. 



punctinasiis, Lee. Topeka. 



terminalis, Lee. Topeka, on Polygonum amphibium. 



mucUlus, Lee. Topeka and Lawrence. 



concavus. Say. Eastern Kansas. 



musculus, Say. Topeka. 



wiacer, Lee. Eastern Kansas; frequent. 



An unnamed species. Topeka. 



DORYTOMUS, Sch. 

 tnucidiis, Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 An undetermined species. Topeka. 



Desmoris, Lee. 

 constricbis, Say. Eastern and middle Kansas, on 

 Helianlhus. 

 scapalis, Lee. Lawrence. 



Smirceonyx, Sch. 

 fulvus, Lee. Topeka; common on Helianlhus 

 leniicularis. 



Otidocephalus, Chev. 

 An undetermined species. Lawrence 



Magdalis, Germ. 

 armicoUis, Say. Lawrence and Topeka. 

 subtinctus, Lee. Topeka. 



Anthonomus, Germ, 

 quadrigibbus, Say. Lawrence. 

 fulvus, Lee. Topeka and western Kansas. 

 signatus, Say. Topeka. 

 nigrinus, Boh. Topeka. 



MACRORHOPTU.S, Lec. 



estrialus, Lec. Western Kansas; breeds in the 

 seeds of Callirhce. involucrata. 



Tychius, Sch. 

 sordidus, Lec. Western Kansas. 



CONOTRACHELUS, Sch. 



nenuphar, Hb. Eastern Kansas. 



retentus. Say. Topeka. 



seniculus, Lec. Topeka; common. 



affinis. Boh. Topeka and Lawrence. 



nivosKS, Lec. Topeka; found on Euphorbia corol- 

 lata abundantly. 



adspersus, Lec. Topeka and Lawrence; on Heli- 

 anlhus. 



poslicalus, Say. Topeka and Lawrence. 



anaglypticus. Say. Topeka. 



leucophceatus, Fahr. Topeka. 



Rhyssematus, Sch. 



lineaticollis. Say. Topeka and Rooks county. 



Ciialcodermus, Sch. 

 ceneus. Boh. Topeka. 



Tylodeema, Say. 

 foveolatum, Say. Eastern Kansas; frequent at 

 Topeka, and found on Gaura. 



cereuni. Say. Eastern Kansas; more common 

 than the last named, and found on the same plant. 

 Cryptorhynchus, III. 

 bisignalus. Say. Topeka. 

 obtentus, Hb. Topeka. 

 Irislis, Lec. Topeka. 



Piazurus, Sch. 

 oculatus. Say. Topeka. 



COPTURUS, Sch. 

 operculalus. Say. Topeka and Lawrence. 



C(ELiODES, Sch. 

 curlus. Say. Topeka. 



acephalus, Say. Topeka, on Gaura and (Emlhera; 

 common. 

 cruralis, Lec. Topeka. 



Ceutorhynchus, Germ, 

 sulcipennis, Lec. Topeka. 



Rhinoncus, Sch. 

 pericarpius,'L. Topeka; frequent. 

 pyrrhopiis. Boh. Eastern Kansas ; common on 



Polygonum. 



Orthoris, Lec. 

 Crotchii, Lec. Western Kansas. 

 Trichobaris, Lec. 

 texana, Lec. Topeka and westward ; on Helian- 

 lhus. 

 lri7iotata,S3.y. Eastern Kansas; common. 



Aulobaris, Lec. 

 naso, Lec. Topeka. 



Baris, Germ, 

 slrennua, Lec. Topeka. 



Onychobaris, Lec. 

 subtonsa, Jjec. Topeka; abundant on Oxybaphus 

 7iyctagineus. 



PSEUDOBARIS, LeC. 



farela, Lec. Eastern Kansas ; on Salvia Pilcheri. 

 angusta, Lec. Topeka. 



Madarus, Sch. 

 undulatus. Say. Topeka. 



Centrinus, Sch. 

 sculellum-album, Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 penicellus, Hb. Eastern Kansas. 

 perscillus, Gyll. Topeka. 

 picumnus, Hb. Topeka. 

 deeipiens, Lec. Western Kansas. 



Balaninus, Germ, 

 nasicus. Say. Eastern Kansas. 



BRENTHID^. 

 EuPSALis, Lac. 

 minula, Drury. Eastern Kansas. 



CALANDRIDiE. 



Sphenopiiorus, Sch. 

 callosus, Oliv. Topeka. 

 parvulus, Gyll. Topeka and Lawrence, 

 sculptilis, Uhl. Topeka. 



