148 A MANUAL OF DANGEEOUS INSECTS. 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Aiiobiidae. 



Xestobium rufovillosum DeGeer; Europe; bores in trunks. 

 Ptilinus pectinicornis Linnaeus; Europe; bores in trunks. 



Lymexylonidse. 



Hylecatus dermestoides Linnaeus; Germany; bores in wood. 



BuprestidEB. 



*Agr!lus viridis Linnaeus; Europe; bores in stems and branches. (,See Oak.) 



Scarabseidse. 



Melolontha hippocastani Fabricius and M. melolontha Linnaeus; Europe; Injure roots of seedlings. 



Cerambycldae. ^ 



Rhopalopus insiibricus Germar; Europe; bores in bark and wood. 



Scolytidae, Ipidae. 



Scolytus aceris Knotek; Bosnia; galleries in bark and sapwood. 



A nisandrus dispar Fabricius; Germany; ambrosia beetle in wood. 



Xyloterus domesticus Linnaeus and X. signatus Fabricius; ambrosia beetle Germany. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 

 Cossidse. 



Cossus cossus Linnaeus; Europe; bores in wood. (See Willow.) 

 >|< Zeuzcra pyrina Linnaeus; Europe; bores in wood. {See Horse-chestnut.) 



Geometridae. 



Cheimatobia brumata Linnaeus; Europe; defoliator. 



Lymantriidse. 



Dasychira pudibunda Linnaeus, H< Euproctis chrysorrhosa Linnaeus, ^ Lymantria monacha Linnaeus, 

 ■Xr Porthetria dispar Linnaeus, and Porthesia similis Fuessly; Europe; defoliators. {See Forest 

 defoliators.) 

 Neptlcxilidae. 



Neptkula sericopeza Zeller; Germany; attacks leaves and seed. 



LITERATURE. 



SoRAUER, P. Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, 3d ed., 1913, vol. 3. 

 NCssLiN, O. Leitfaden der Forstinsektenkunde, 2d ed., 1913. 

 Hess, R. Der Forstschutz, 1898, 1900. 

 LiNDiNGER, L. Die Schildlause (Coccidee), 1912. 



MELON. 



{See Cucurbits.) 



MESQUITE; ALGAROBA. 



. (Prosopis spp. Family Leguminosae.) 



Tender trees and shrubs growing in arid regions. Several species are nati^-e in the 

 Southwestern United States. The pods are eaten by cattle. 



IMPORTANT MESQUITE INSECTS. 



HEMIPTERA. 

 Coreidse. 



Ceratopachys variabilis Dall., a sucking bug; India; sucks juices of jhand {Prosopis spicigera). 



COLEOPTERA. 

 Bostrychidae. 



Sinoxylon crassum Lesne and S. anale Lesne; India; bores in Prosopis spicigera. 



LITERATURE. 



Stebbing, E. p. a Manual of Forest Zoology for India, 1908. 

 Stebbing, E. p. Indian Forest Insects, Coleoptera, 1914. 



