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inon in eastern Xcw York than tin- larger C. v i r l,m n i (• n ■. i s Drury, 

 though such has not hi-en olh' expericniic. I le instances a small growth of 

 younL;' pines, onlv a few rods in extent, where u|)wartls of loo s[)ccimens of 

 this beetle were taken in the middle of Sc])tejnlHr, one or two hein;^'- found 

 on almost cver\- tree in the g^ro\e, while onl\' six of C. \ i r^ i n iensi s 

 Drury were met with. 



This smaller form, according" to our obser\ation, is present in the atlult 

 stasfe rather more abundantly late in the fall and this -^oa^x^ 

 may be the reason why Dr T itch failed to meet with 

 more of the lartj;^er beetles. Dr Fitch states that he 

 found the insects mostly at the tips of the limbs, 

 clinginj^ to the leaves with their heads inwarils, the 

 position in conjunction with shape and size giving 

 them a clo.se resemblance to the young fruit cones 

 growing .'rom the same points on several of the limbs. 

 He adds that they ajjijeared to be eating the )()img 

 buds, which are probably the food on which all these 

 beetles subsist in the perfect state. 



l)r LeConte has recorded this species as abund, un in the Middle and 

 Eastern States antl adds that it varies slightly in color, but is usualh' 

 of a fine golden coijper lint, lie states that the broadl)' roundetl sides 

 of the thorax, the deep dorsal grooves and the entire sutural striae are 

 characteristic of this species. 



Bibliography 

 1890 Packard, A. S. U.S. Ent. Cum. 51I1 Rc|i't, ]>. 678--Q 



Kit;. i8fi C ll .1 1 c o p h o r a I t- 

 bcrtii, enlarged (ori):iii:ilt 



Golden buprestis 



Biiprcstis striata I'abr. 



A brilliant, sparkling, copper-red beetle a little over '_• to nearly ^^ inch in length, 

 occurs on pine and spruce trees in May and June. 



This handsome, flat, metallic beetle was noticed b\- Dr Fitch about a half 



century ago. It appears to infest the dead wood of logs and stumps. The 



