THE INSECTS OE NEW JERSEY, 
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APHONUS Lee. 
A. castaneus Mels. Madison (Pr); along shore VI, VII (div); not com¬ 
mon; larva in decaying stumps. 
XYLORYCTES Hope. 
X. satyrus Fabr. Ft. Lee (Bt); Newark (Bf); throughout South Jersey 
VII, VII, never common; larva in roots of ash. Is known as the 
“Rhinocerus beetle,” because of the great horn on its head. 
STR AT/EG US Hope. 
S. antaeus Fabr. Newark (Soc); Long Branch (Bt); throughout the pine 
barrens VII, VIII, extending rarely into the Delaware Valley region. 
Larva in rotting wood. The beetle is very stout and broad, with three 
thoracic processes, which are sometimes long and horn-like, giving 
rise to the local name “Ox-beetle.” 
DYNASTES Kirby. 
D. tityus Linn. Wildwood (Satterthwaite); Cape May (W); one speci¬ 
men each. This species is really southern, and its occurrence at that 
point on our coast is accidental. 
Fig. i2g.—Allorhina nitida: a, larva; b, pupa; c, adult; d-g, larval details. 
ALLORHINA Burm. 
A. nitida Linn. Throughout the State; locally common in sandy districts; 
flies like a bumble bee on bright, hot days in July, occasionally in 
swarms; the larva is sometimes injurious in sod, eating off the roots 
so that the top can be rolled up like a carpet. 
EUPHORIA Burm. 
E. areata Fab. Throughout the State; very local and seasonal IV, V and 
IX; sometimes abundant. 
E. sepulchralis Fab. Hopatcong (Pm); Del. Water Gap (Bt); through¬ 
out South Jersey in June (div); rare and local. 
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