106 



have nearly devastated a field of Indian corn, eating the 

 leave and leaving the bare stalks standing. Brief descrip- 

 tion of imago. 



Le Baron, Wm.— Idem. 5th Rep. St. Ent. 111., p. 173. De- 

 scriptive note, with mention of iniuries to young Indian corn 

 in the Middle States. 



1884. Forbes, S. A.— Idem. 13th Eep. St. Ent. 111. p. 86. Already 



known to be injurious to Indian corn, and found also feed- 

 ing on strawberry plant. 



56. The Brassy Flea Beetle. 



(Chcstocnevia puliraria, Melsh.) 



1848. Melsheimer, F. E. — Cluetocriema 2mlicaria. Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila., 1847, p. 167. Original description. 



1885. Forbes, S. A.— Idem. 14th Eep. St. Ent. 111. p. 22. Twice 



noticed during the season in sufficient numbers to do injury 

 by riddling the leaves of young Indian corn with small holes. 



Family Tenebrionid^. 



57. Tenebrio obscurus. Fab. 



1792. Fabricius, J. C. — Tenehrio obscurus. Ent. Syst. I., 111. Orig- 

 inal description. 



1870. "Walsh & Biley. — Idem. Amer. Ent. II., Ill, Abundance 

 compared to that of T. molitor. Introduction into Europe. 



1874. Le Baron, Wm.— Idem. 5th Eep. St. Ent. 111. p. 123, fig. 57. 



1877. Eiley, C. Y.— Idem. 9th Eep. St. Ent. Mo., p. 43. Abun- 

 dance compared to that of Tenehrio molitor. 



58. Tenebrio molitor, Linn. 



1767. LiNNE, Carl von. — Tenehrio molitor. Syst. Nat. Tome I., Pars 

 II., 12th ed. p. 674. Original description. 



1862. Harris, T. W. — Idem. Insects Injurious to Vegetation, 3d 

 ed. pp. 10, 11 ; fig. 1, larva ; fig. 2, pupa ; fig. 3, imago. 

 Mentioned as a meal worm. 



1869. Glover, Townend.— Idem. Eep. Com. Agr., 1868, p. 100, fig. 



161. Brief description and habits of larva and imago. 

 Injuries compared to those of T. ohscurus. 



Packard, A. S., Jr. — Idem. Guide to the Study of Insects, 

 p. 474. Brief description of larva and imago. Found about 

 corn and rye meal. 



1870. Walsh and Eiley. — Idem. Amer. Ent. II., 100. Abundance 



compared with that of T. obscurus. 



