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 Family Otiorhynchid^. 



61. The Imbricated Snout Beetle. 

 {Epiccerus wihricatus, Say.) 



1823. Say, Thomas. — Liparus imhricatns. Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila. III., 317. Complete writings, II., 178. Original de- 

 scription. 



]872. Eiley, C. V. — Ejyicarus imhricatns, 3d Eep. St. Ent. Mo., p. 

 58, fig. 21. Doing considerable damage to fruit trees by 

 gnawing twigs and fruit. Common in Western States. 



1876. Thomas, Cyrus.— Idem. 6th Eep. St. Ent. 111., p. 131. 

 Specific characters of imago. Frequent in Missouri and 

 Iowa. Injuries to fruit. 



1880. CoMSTocK, J. Henry.— Idem. Eep. Com. Agr. 1879, p. 249. 

 Correspondent writes from Tennessee that this insect de- 

 stroyed Indian corn among many other plants. 



Eiley, C. V.— Idem. Amer. Ent. III., 200, fig. 106. Eeceives 

 specimens from Delaware, where it destroyed early cabbages 

 eating the leaves and sucking the juice from the stems. 



1883. Forbes, S. A.— Idem. 12th Eep. St. Ent. 111., p. 104. Found 

 feeding on the blossoms of red clover at Normal in June, 



1882. 



1885. Eiley, C. V.— Idem. Eep. Com. Agr. 1884, p. 300. Has 

 received it from Iowa, reported as damaging Indian corn. 

 Treated with reference to its injuries to cabbages. 



Family Calandrid^. 



62. Sphenophorus pertinax, Oliv. 



1789-1808. Olivier, A. G.—Calandra pertinax. Ent. V., 83, p. 90, 

 pi. 28, fig. 417. {Teste Horn.) Original description. 



1873. Horn, G. H. — Sphenophorus pertinax. Proc. Amer. Phil. 

 Soc. 1873, p. 418. Description, synonymy, and bibliog- 

 raphy. Injurious to Indian corn. Occurs from Canada to 

 Louisiana, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and, unfor- 

 tunately for farmers, is not rare. 



1882. Eiley, C. V.— Idem. Eep. Com. Agr. 1881, p. 141. This 

 species "has long been known as greatly injurious to Indian 

 corn." 



