]88 Forty-third Report on the State Museum. [92] 



In Diptera. 

 Larvfe and imagines of Sciara sp. from mushroom beds, March 20th. 

 From Charles Ellert, Albany, N. Y. The same, May 7th, from William 

 Falconer, Glen Cove, N. Y. 



Bihio albipennifi Say, from apple-trees. From J. C. Whitehill, 

 Meadsville, Pa. 



Eristalis tenax (Linn.), several examples. From Mrs. E. B. Smith, 

 Coeymans, N. Y. 



In Coleoptera. 



Hydrophilus triangularis Say, living, October 21st. From Charles 

 Schwartz, Albany, N. Y. 



Silvanus Surinamensis (Linn.) infesting a dwelling-house. From 

 Henry Hanson, Catskill, N. Y. 



Dermestes lardarius Linn. From J. M. Adams, Watertown, N. Y. 



Anthrenus scrophularice Linn., and Attagenus piceus (Oliv.). From 

 Mrs. E. B. Smith, Coeymans, N. Y. 



Ips fasciatus Oliv., several examples, July 4th, eating into squash 

 vines. From Prof. C. H. Peck, Menands, N. Y. 



Limonius confusor Lee, feeding on quince blossoms, May 20th. 

 From A. H. Briggs, Macedon, N. Y. 



Larvse, pupse, and imagines of Ptinus quadrimaculatus Melsh.. in 

 green calf-skins, January 23d. From George H. Thomas & Co., 

 Middleville, N. Y. 



Ptinus brunneus Duft., from the herbarium of Middlebury College. 

 From Prof. Henry M. Seely, Middlebury, Vt. 



Neodytus erythrocephalus (Fabr.), from Xyleborus infested pear twigs, 

 February 11th. From Norman Pomroy, Lockport, N. Y. 



Desmocerus palUatus (Forst.), June 15th. From Mrs. E. W. K. 

 Lasell, Orange, N. J. 



Monohammus confusor (Kirby), emerged from a painted floor, July 

 2d. From Chas. H. Kamsey, Howes Cave, N. Y. 



Hyperplatys maculatus Hald. From Prof. C. H. Peck, Albany, N. Y. 



Grioceris asparagi (Linn.), June 8th. From A. S. Plympton, Hart- 

 ford, Conn. The same, from Augustus Floyd, Moriches, N. Y. 



Paria aterrima (Oliv.), from strawberry plants, August 27th. From 

 A. W. Cheever, Dedham, Mass. 



Galeruca xanthomelcena (Schrank). From A. L. Brown, M. D., Corn- 

 wall-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Larvse of Haltica chalybea Illig., infesting grape-vines, June 19th. 

 From George C. Snow, Penn Yan, N. Y. 



Ghelymorpha Argus Licht., feeding on the leaves of pea-vines, July 

 22d. From Peter Henderson, New York city. 



