June, '17] BURKE: NOTES ON WESTERN BUPRESTIDAE 329 



reus) and monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) ; flies from ^larch 

 to August; kills saplings and small trees. Very common in felled 

 incense cedar. Reared once from the monterey cypress by Mr. F. B. 

 Herbert. 



Thrincopyge ambiens Lee. — Arizona; mines flower stems of the sotol 

 (Dasylirion wheeleri); flies July and August; may infest yuccas and 

 closely related plants. 



Polycesta calif ornica Lee. — Oregon and California; mines wood of 

 injured, dying and dead trees and shrubs; cottonwood {Populus jre- 

 vionti), white alder {Alnus rhomhifolia) , garry oak (Quercus garryana), 

 douglas oak (Q. douglasii), intei'ior live oak (Q. wislizeni), black oak 

 {Q. calif ornica) , mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus parvifolius) , apple 

 {Pyrus malus), pear (P. communis)] Christmas berry {Heteromeles 

 arhutifolia) , almond (Prunus amygdalus) , redbud (Cercis occidentalis) , 

 Oregon maple {Acer macrophyllum) and manzanita {Arctostaphylos 

 viscida); no specimens collected flying; emerges from host plant early 

 in summer; causes some injury to fruit and shade trees. 



Polycesta elata Lee. — Arizona; mines wood of injured, dying and 

 dead trees; Arizona white oak (Quercus arizonica), emory oak {Q. 

 emoryi), w^hite leaf oak (Q. hypoleuca) , hackberry (Celtis reticulata) and 

 Arizona sycamore {Plantanus wrightii); no specimens collected flying; 

 causes some injury to shade trees. 



Polycesta velasco L. & G. — Arizona; mines wood of injured, dying 

 ^and dead trees; catsclaw {Acacia greggii), mosquite {Prosopis jidi flora) 

 and palo verde {Cercidium torreyanum) ; no specimens collected flying; 

 causes some injury to shade trees; may attack introduced acacias. 



Acmozodera amabilis Horn — Arizona; mines wood of dead trees; 

 alder {Alnus tenuifolia); may attack shade trees. 



Acmceodera plagiaticauda Horn — California; mines wood of injured 

 shrubs; manzanita {Arctostaphylos viscida); may injure planted shrubs. 



Acmceodera angelica Fall — California; mines wood of injured and 

 dying trees and shrubs; douglas oak {Quercus douglasii), poison oak 

 {Toxicodendron diversiloha) , deer brush {Ceanothus integerrimus) and 

 buck brush (C. cuneatus); may injure planted oaks and shrubs. 



Acmceodera hephurnii Lee. — California; mines w^ood of injured and 

 dying trees; garry oak {Quercus garryana), douglas oak {Q. douglasii), 

 interior live oak {Q. wislizeni) and pear {Pyrus communis) ; flies • in 

 May and June; injures fruit and shade trees by mining the wood and 

 weakening the trunk. 



Acmceodera acuta Lee. — California; mines wood of injured and dj-ing 

 trees; douglas oak {Quercus douglasii); may injure planted trees. 



Acmceodera connexa Lee. — California; mines wood of injured trees; 

 interior live oak {Quercus wislizeni); flies from May to July; injures 

 shade trees. 



