INSECTS AFFECTING PARK ANIJ WOODLAND TREES 493 



Hermit flower beetle. ( ) mh o d <• r in a c re mi col a Knoch. I his 

 tlcucr hrri\v is slii,dulv lari^ri" ilian the pn-ceding. of a dark mahogany 

 color, with smooth,' highly polishc^d wing covers. It presumably has the 

 same habits as the preceiiing form. ,> , , 



Stenosphenus notatus ( )liv. This insect was taken at Poi.ghkeeps.e on 

 dead hickory and oak. It has been recorded as breeding in dead limits of 



Leptu'rges symmetricus i laid. This spc-cies was taken in early July on 



beech injured bv tin-. i, , ,,r 



Oberea schaumii Lee. Ihis species bores m th.- twigs and branches of 



iioplar, beetles appearing in early May. . , , , r 



Oberea ocellata Hald. This small longicorn has be<-n r.-ared from 



sumac. 



Scotobates calcaratus babr. This large, black beetle about -ys inch in 

 leivnh occurs under the dead bark of various hard woods. I he head and 

 thonixare rather tinelv, irregularlv uunctured and the wing covers marked 

 with conspicuous striae coinp..sed of tine and in many cases contluent 



'' ' Venebrio tenebrioides Beaux . This large, brownish black species occurs 

 under decaying willow, butternut and basswood bark in early spring. It is 

 about 1/ inch long, rather stout, the head and thorax are finely and irregu- 

 larly punclureil. while the wing covers are ornamented by series of striae 

 comi)osed of thirkh' set though distinct punctures. 



Penthe obliquata babr. This species is very similar to the j^receding 

 an.l likr ii, .Kcuis under dead beech bark, particularly on trees that are 

 down, and mav be distinguished from tin- following by the yellowish 

 scuteilum and from the preceding by the deeply imi)ressed thorax and the 

 coarsely punctured <'lvtra. It is also a somewhat stouter form. 



Penthe pimelia I-'abr. This stout, black species occurs under dead 

 beech bark, most fre(|uentlv on trees that ar.' down. I he head and thorax 

 are coarselv punctured, the' latter with a deeply impressed spot posteriorly, 

 wincr' covers are coarselv markc.l with irregular series of deep 



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ounctures 



Melandrya striata Sa\ . 1 his large, black beetle occurs under the dead 

 b;irk of beech, maple and probably of other trees in July. I he be.^tles 

 ran.re in len>--th from " ,„ to about 3 s inch and may be recognized by the 

 very finely punctured head and thorax, the latter tapering strongly ante- 

 riorly, and specially l)y the prominently ridge.l, slightly pubescent, finely 

 punctured wing covers. 



Phloeotrya liturata L,c. This black nr dark bn.wn, yellow-markeil 

 melandrvid is about = „, inch long and occurs under dead maple bark th.- 

 latter part of lune and July. It may be recognized by the rather peculiar 

 irregular black mark on each side of the anterior third of the elytra 



