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A MANUAL OF DANGEEOUS INSECTS. 



Buprestidae. 



Anthazia quadripunctata Linnisus; Germany; bores in stems of young trees and branches of older trees 

 of spruce (Picca). 



Elateridae. 



Agriotes aterrimus Linnaeus, A. lineatus Linnaeus, and A. obscurus Linnseus; Eui'ope; attack the seed- 

 lings and roots of pine, 

 fir, and spruce, while 

 some species attack 

 larch. 

 Dolopius marginatus Lin- 

 nseus; Europe: attacks 

 the roots of seedling and 

 yearling fir, pine, and 

 spruce. 

 Selatosomus xneus Lin- 

 naeus; Europe; attacks 

 roots of pine, fir, and 

 spruce. 



Tenebrionidfe. * 



Setenis semiopaca Blair; 

 India; breeds in the 

 tmnks of Picea morinda 

 and Pinus excelsa. 



Cerainbycidae. 



5tc Hylotrupes baj ulus L i n - 

 naeus; Europe; bores in 

 the finished lumber, es- 

 pecially building tim- 

 bers and furniture of 

 coniferae. 



Monohammus sartor Fab- 

 riciusandsM^or Linnaeus; 

 Europe; attack bark and 

 wood of fir and spruce. 



Pogonochserus fasciculatus 

 De Geer; Eui'ope (Ger- 

 many); bores in the 

 wood of spruce, pine, 

 and fir. 



Tctropium castaneum Lin- 

 naeus; Europe; bores in 

 the wood of larch, spruce, 

 pine, and fir. 



BrachyrhinidaB (Otiorhyn- 

 chidse). 



Me tallites atomarius 

 Olivier, M. laricis Cliev- 

 rolat, M. mollis Germar; 

 weevils; Europe; as 

 adults injure the buds of 

 conifers; the larvae breed 

 at the roots of trees. 



Brachyxystus subsignatus 

 Faust; a weevil; India; 

 adult causes very serious 

 defoliation of Abies iveb- 

 biaiia and Picca morinda. 



Fig. 3G.— Coniferous bark weevil {Pissodc.s notatus): Adult, larva, pupa, 

 injury. (Henschel.) 



Curculionidse. 



Hylobius abietis Linnaeus, H. fatuus Rossi, and H. piceus De Geer; Europe; breed in the bark and 



wood of conifers. These are very important weevils. 

 Pissodes harcynix Herbst, P. notatus Fabricius, P. picex Illiger, P. pint Linnaeus, and P. piniphilus 



Herbst; weevils; Europe; breed under bark of pines, spruce, and fir. (See text fig. 36.) 



Cossonidse. y 



Rhyncolus ater Linnajus, R. elongatus, R. porcatus Germar, R. Ugnyarius Marsh., R. strangulatus Fer- 

 ris, R. truncorum Germar, and R. cylindricus Boheman; Europe; bore in the trunks and rotten 

 wood of pines, spruce, and fir. 



Rhyncolus himalaycnsis Stebbing; India; bores in the wood of Pinus excelsa and Picca morinda. 



