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B. bi corn is Web. Throughout the State V-VII, often at light; bores into 
dead twigs and branches. 
B. truncaticollis Lee. Orange Mts., Newark VI, 16 (Bf). 
B. capucinus Linn. Newark and vicinity; an imported species introduced 
originally in sweet-wood at a licorice factory; has established itself 
and spread slowly, one specimen being recorded by Mr. Joutel from 
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DINODERUS Steph. 
D. porcatus Lee. Newark at light (Bf); seashore (Li). 
D. hispidulus Casey. New Jersey (Casey). 
D. cribratu s Lee. Newark Dist. (Bf); Boonton V, Woodbury VII, Avalon 
VII (GG); Atlantic. City VI (Brn); g. d. (Li). 
LYCTUS Fabr. 
L. striatus Mels. Hudson Co. (LI); Newark (Soc.) and probably through¬ 
out the State; bores into dry wood of furniture and trimmings and 
often does a great deal of mischief that is hard to avoid. 
L. opaculus Lee. Ft. Lee (Bt); Hudson Co. (LI); Orange Mts., common 
(Bf); larva breeds in grape stems and adults attack wood used in 
manufacturing implements and furniture (Ch). 
Family CUPESID'iE. 
Contains only two species of very long, somewhat flattened and roughly 
sculptured beetles. The head and thorax are narrower than the wing 
covers and the eyes are prominent. The general color is brown, and the 
elytra is very beautifully sculptured in impressed rows separated by 
elevated ridges. They are found on dead wood or under bark, and are of 
no economic importance. 
CURES Fabr. 
__C^ _conr.o lor Westw. Madison VIII (Pr); Palisade district, in oak stumps 
VI (div); Orange Mts. (Bf); New Brunswick VII (Gr); Gloucester 
(W); never common. 
C. capitatus Fabr. Ft. Lee VI (Bt); Caldwell (Cr); New Jersey (LI). 
Family LYMEXYTIDiE. 
Only a single species occurs in our fauna, and that is very rare. It is 
brown in color, very long, slender, cylindrical, tapering posteriorly and 
covered with a very fine silky pubescence. The larva is a borer, whitish 
and very slender, and its very small irregular galleries in old oak wood 
are not infrequently seen. The European “L. navale” is very destructive 
