THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 323 
V. canaliculatus Fab. Hopatcong (Pm); Staten Island (Lg); Vineland 
(U S Ag); never in large numbers. 
Family SPONDYLIDiE. 
Oblong, brown, somewhat flattened beetles, with rather short an¬ 
tennae; the tarsi 5-jointed, the 4th short and the 3rd somewhat lobed. 
The thorax is almost square, the head horizontal and the mandibles are 
rather prominent. 
PARANDRA Latr. 
P. b.runnea Fabr. Throughout the State, locally not rare V-VII; breeds 
/ j n decaying deciduous and coniferous trees. 
Family CBRAMBYCIDyE- 
These are the “long-horned beetles,” so called because the antennae 
or feelers are as long or longer than the body. The body is usually more 
or less cylindrical, although many species are somewhat flattened. In 
all cases the thorax is without? a sharp lateral margin or suture and 
carries out the idea of a cylinder, even if the form does not. The front 
is more or less obviously vertical, and the mandibles are usually stout 
and sharp-pointed. The tarsi are apparently four-jointed only, the third 
being deeply lobed. 
The larvae are borers, generally in woody tissue, although a few bore 
into herbaceous plants. They are more or less cylindrical, the joints 
well marked, those of the thorax enlarged, the head chitinous, with pow¬ 
erful mandibles. They resemble the larvae of the “Buprestidse” in a 
general way, but are not flattened, especially toward the head, so they 
are called “round-headed” borers. 
Most of the species live in the solid or heart wood of dead or dying 
trees; but some of them work in the sap-wood or under bark, and not a 
few attack healthy, sound trees, paving the way for other species that 
prefer less vitality. 
Only a few species are economically important in New Jersey, and 
these are usually dealt with by mechanical barriers or other direct means. 
ORTHOSOMA Serv. 
O. brunneum Forst. Throughout the State in July, not rare; larvae in 
• oak stumps and logs. 
TRAGOSOMA Serv. 
/ T. harrisii Lee. Newark, rare (Bf); along shore in wash-up, occasional. 
