97 



1862. Harris, T. ^.—Elater (Agriotes) ohesvs. Treat. N. E. In- 

 sects, 3d ed., p. 56, (See under 1852.) 



1866. Fitch, Asa. — Agriotes trvncatus. lltb Eep. N. Y. Insects, p. 

 527, figs. 11 and 12—12 larva. Description of larva and imago. 



1872. Pettit, J. — Agriotes mancns. Can. Ent. IV., 8. Larvae feed 

 upon wheat. Bred to adult. An exhaustive descrip- 

 tion of larva and pupa by Dr. Horn. 



1886. Forbes, S. A. — Idem. Bred from wireworms in Indian 



CORN. 



46. Melanotus COMMUNIS, Gyll. 



1817. GvLLENHAL, L. — Elater commvnis. Schonh. Syn. Ins. III., 138. 

 (Teste LeConte.) Original description. 



1842. Harris, T. W. — Elater (Melanotus) communis. Piep. Mass. 

 Ins. Brief description. 



1853. Le CoNTE, J. Jj.—Cratonycliiis communis. Trans. Am. Phil. 

 Soc, New Series, X., 477. Description; bibliography; synon- 

 ymy. 



1862. Harris, T. W. — Elater (Melanotus) communis. Ins. Inj. Veg. 

 3d ed., p. 55. (See under 1842.) 



1867. Fitch, Asa. — Cratom/chus communis. 11th Eep. N. Y.' Ins. 

 pp. 528-530, figs. 13 and 14. Description of imago and 

 larva, in connection with an extended article on wireworms. 



1878. Thomas, Cyrus. — Melanotus communis. 7th Piep. St. Ent. 111., 

 p. 30. Compared to Melanotis Jissilis. Common in Illinois. 



1880. Harrington, W. Hague.— Idem. Eep. Ent. Soc. Ont., 1879, 

 p. 83. Common in Canada. Larvae feed in wood. 



1886. Forbes, S. A. — Melanotus communis. Bred from Indian corn. 



47. Melanotus cribulosus, Lee. 



1853. LeConte, J. L. — Gratonychus crihulosvs. Trans. Amer. Phil. 

 Soc, X., 478. Original description. 



1886. Forbes, S. A. — Melanotus cribulosus. Bred from Indian corn. 



Family Ptinid.e. 

 48. Sitodrepa panicea, Linn. 



1767. LiNNE, Carl von. — Dermestes j^^miceus. Syst. Nat. Tome. I., 

 Pars. II., ed. 12, p. 561. Original description. 



1865. LeConte, J. L. — Sitodrepa panicea. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1865, p. 229. (Prodromus of a Monograph of the 



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