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THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 
The larvas are wood-borers, living under bark and making broad, 
rather shallow furrows, galleries or chambers, going into the solid wood 
only to pupate, except in those cases where the species live in dead, 
dying or decaying wood. In shape they are very much elongated, some¬ 
what flattened, the body segments well defined, head small, the anterior 
segments much enlarged, so as, apparently, to form part of the head, 
giving rise to the common names “hammer head” or “flat-head” borers. 
A number of these are of economic importance because they infest 
orchard trees. The larger species usually favor plants that are low in 
vitality from injury or other causes; hence such trees may be protected 
by keeping them in healthy growing condition. Others, like those be¬ 
longing to the genus “Agrilus,” attack plants and trees in full vigor. 
As against these our methods of defense must be adapted to the history 
of the insects. 
CHALCOPHORA Sol. 
/ C. virginjejnsis Dru. Recorded from all sections of the State V and VI, 
breeding in pines; not common at any point. 
C. liberta Germ. Newark, Orange Mts. (Bf); Westville, Egg Harbor 
iahaway V, 18 (Sm); Atlantic Co. (W); also breeds in pine. 
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TEXAN IA Casey. 
T. campestris Say. West Hoboken on tulip trees (Ch); breeds also in 
sycamore, beech, maple, etc. 
RUPRESTIS Linn. 
B. lineata Fab. Newark (Bf); Lakehurst VI, 30 (Jl); Malaga VIII, 4 
(GG); DaCosta VII, 28 (Dke); Brigantine Beach in drifted wood 
(Hn); Sea Isle IV, VI (div); Anglesea VI, 14 (Brn); g. d. IV, V, 
(W, Li); breeds in* pine. 
B. consularis Gory. Lahaway VII, 5 (Sm); g. d., rare (W); seashore, 
rare (Li). 
2- 2- B. rufipes Fab. Seashore (Li); Anglesea VII, on oak and flying around 
dead wood, Cape May (W); breeds in oak and beech (Ch). 
B» fasciata Fab. Gloucester Co., rare (W). 
B. striata Fab. Ft. Lee in hemlock (Jl); Newark (Soc); Westville (Li); 
DaCosta V, 30 (W); always rare; bred from pine (Ch). 
—B^dLe.cara.Fab. Gloucester Co., one specimen (W). ' v< ' i I V 
/ B. ultramarina Say. Westville IV, 19, Atlantic City as late as VI, 28 
(W); Lakehurst (Ds); DaCosta IV, 28-V, 30 (div); Clementon V, 7 
(GG); Sea Isle V, 24 (Brn); breeds in pine. 
2 B. apricans Hbst. Boonton I, 31 (GG). S-f , • > VL- 
The records for “nuttalli” of the previous edition should be referred to- 
“consularis.” 
