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terminal tliinl eaten off. 1 )r I'ackard states that there appears to lie two 

 hrooils, full L^rown larvae haxiii^;' been observed by him the latter jiart of 

 September, in tubes from which the terminal portions of the needles were 

 not eaten, lie was of the ojjinion that this was prevented b\- the approach 

 of cold weather. The typical short tubes are found in midsummer. 



Description. The maker of these tubes is a pale L;reen larva about 

 i^ inch Ioul^". The head is a light brown color with tiarker, somewhat 

 reddish patches on each sitle. It is very active, escaping- from the tube and 

 tlroppino- Ijy a threail when tlisturbed. The pujia is fountl inclosetl in a 

 slight web within tlie tube. 



The heatl, thorax and fore wings of the parent insect are a dull rust- 

 red color, the latter with two oblique paler bands; one a little before 

 the middle and the other bex'ond parallel to it, crossing the wings. The 

 hind wings and the upper side of the abdomen are silky gray. Wing 

 spread half an inch. 



This is a widely distributed form, as Dr Dyar has listed it from 

 Europe and the north Atlantic States. 



Light-loving grapevine beetle 



.1)10111 ala liicicola Fabr. 



A short, stout beetle from \; to nearly ':; imh long, is abundant on hard pine 

 foliage the latter jiart of June and throughout July. 



This beetle |pl. 20, fig. 12, 13, 14] is more commonly known as a grape 

 feeder, though its presence in large numbers on hard pines would also indi- 

 cate that it is able to subsist on the pine. Its presence may be merely 

 incidental, as soil conditions at Karner N. Y. are unusually favorable for 



the larvae. 



Metachroma marginalis Crotch 



A light brown I)eetle less than 'j inch long is rather common on hard pine in 

 midsummer. 



This light brown beetle occurs rather commonly on hard pine from 

 the latter part of J inie till the last of August. It does not appear to be 



