360 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Cyllene pictus Dmry 

 Hickory borer 



It is not often that this beautiful insect is the cause of trouble within 

 a dwelling house, though it might occasionally be introduced in its 

 larval stage while witliin pieces of black walnut furniture. It was of 

 interest, therefore, when examples of this beetle were received from Miss 

 M. L. Williams, of Brooklyn, N. Y., under dale of March 12, 1897, with 

 the following statement: 'During the last week we have been quite 

 troubled by these beetles. With doors and windows still closed we are 

 at loss to know where they come from.' 



In giving the identification of the beetle, it was suggested that they 

 must have been brought into the house within some wood in v/hich they 

 were boring, probably in fire wood. In reply Miss Williams stated that 

 the surmise was correct, as the beetles, soon after, had been seen emerg- 

 ing from some hickory logs, lying in the fireplace at the time, in which a 

 number of open burrows were already to be seen. 



The above occurrence is of interest as it adds one more to the list of 

 insects that may be the occasion of trouble to the housewife. It would 

 have been of interest could the locality where the infested hickory was 

 cut have been ascertained, but this could not be learned. As a rule, this 

 species is commonly more rare than the closely allied locust borer, Cyllene 

 I'obiniae. Figures of Cyllene pictus in its different stages, together witha 

 brief notice of it were given in the 8//<! report on the insects of Neio York, 

 1893. p. 175-76- 



Galerucella luteola Miiller 



Elm- leaf beetle 



This very injurious insect has repeatedly been noticed in preceding 

 reports, particularly in the nth and i2tli« of this series, in consideration 

 of the severity of its ravages brought directly to my notice during its 

 presence in Albany and vicinity. It has also aroused more interest 

 on account of the development of three generations annually in this 

 latitude, as recorded in the preceding report, while in northern New 

 Jersey only one annual brood is assigned to it. 



The following fragmentary observations are put on record as confirm- 

 ing those of the preceding year, and also as adding to our knowledge of 

 the habits of this insect. 



July 3, of the present year, the larvae of the first brood were observed 

 descending the trunks of the trees in large numbers, and six days later 



^ntk Eep't. Insects oj New York. 1896. p. 18&-96 ; \Wi Rep't. 1897. p. 253-64. 



