Twelfth REroRx op the State Entomologist 235- 



Lebia grandis (Hentz). 

 (Ord. Coleoptera : Fam. Carabid.e.') 



Hentz: in Trans. Amer, Philosoph. Soc, N. S., Ill, 1830, p. 253 



(description). 

 Walsh: in Pract. Entomol., ii, 1867, p. 121 (habits and description). 

 Glover: in Rept. Comm. Agiicul. for 1867, 1868, p. 63 (in 111.); in 



id. for 1868, 1869, p. 80, fig. 6 (features and feeding habits). 

 Riley: in Amer. Entomol. -Bot., ii, 1870, p. 290-291, fig. 181 



(destroys Potato beetle in Missouri) ; the same in 3rd. Rept. 



Ins. Mo , 187 1, p. 100, fig. 41 ; in Insect Life, iv. 1891, p. 204 



(in So. Dakota) ; Bull. 31 Divis. Entomol., U. S. Dept. Agiicul., 



1893, p. 87 (taken on golden rod). 

 LeBaron : 1st. Rept. Ins. 111., 1871, p. 64 (mentioned); 4th do., 1874, 



p. 45, fig. II (mention). 

 Reed: in Rept. Entnmolog. Soc. Ont. for 187 1, 1872, p. 71 (mention). 

 Thomas: 6th Rept. Ins. III., 1877, p. 90 (description), p. 162 (meniion). 

 Saunders: in Rept. Entomolog. Soc. Ont. for 1878, 1879, p. 6 (ojjera- 



tions in Canada) ; in do. for 1881, 1882, p. 10 (reference to 



captures). , 

 Comstock: in Rept. Comm. Agricul. for 1879, 1880, p. 245, PI. V, fig. 3 



(active in New York) ; Manual Study Ins., 1895, p. 520, fig. 



625 (mention). 

 DiMMOCK : \n Stand. Nat. Hist., ii, 1884, p. 396, fig. 481 (mention). 

 Liintner: in Orange County Farmer for Oct. ig, 1893, xiii, p. i. c. 7 



(identification and habits) ; loth Rept. Ins. N. Y., 1895, p. 496 



(abstract of preceding). 

 Smith: in Eept. N. J. Agricul. Expt. Stat, for 1893, 1894, pp. 566, 567, 



fig. 146 (mention) ; in id. for 1895, 1896, p. 455, fig.' 60 



(des;cri|)tion, work in New Jersey); Econom. Entomol., 1S96, 



p. 168 (mention). 



During the month of October, examples of a beetle were received by 

 me for identification, from Port Jervis, Orange Co., 

 N. Y., of which marvelous stories had been in 

 circulation in the vicinity among the farmers, and 

 had found their way in a sensational article in the 

 newspapers. It had been stated that it had made 

 its appearance for the first time during the past i^' 

 summer, and that it was accomplishing wonders in 

 destroying the potato beetle. It was to be seen 

 running rapidly over the plants, seizing a beetle, 

 giving it a bite and instantly killing it, and then 

 treating one after another in the same summary 

 manner. 



As no insect of such remarkable ferocity and 

 power was known, to us as having been sent to fig. 2.— Lebia grandis.. 



. , . -- 11/^11 . , In natural size a'ndi 



our aid m efforts to control the Colorado potato enlarged. 



