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taken it and I now hear of a number of specimens being taken in the 

 vicinity of Newark, N. J. , where the two specimens now represented in 

 my cabinet were also captured. From this last circumstance I would 

 infer the species was introduced from Europe as the larva lives in the 

 trunks of the Walnut, Chestnut and Appletree. 



Grote, in his last Check-List does not cite A. pyrina as being found 

 in the U. S. , while Dr. Morris (Synopsis Lepidoptera, page 125), and 

 Dr. Packard (Proceedings Phil. Ent. Soc'y. Vol. 3, p. 390, ) both enum- 

 erate it among the American species. 



For those who do not possess a copy of Dr. J. G. Morris Synopsis 

 of Lepidoptera I append a description of Z. canadensis, H. Sch. 



' ' Male. Straw color ; primaries thickly covered with little trans- 

 parent brown streaks ; fore part of the disk white, hind part grayish. 

 Secondaries white, with straw-colored veins. Hab. Canada." 



I should very much like to see a specimen of the true Z. canaden- 

 sis and any of my friends possessing the species would confer a favor 

 by sending me a specimen for examination. 



Elateridse in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio. 



By Charles Dury. 



Species of the sub-family Eucnemincs occur in numbers in the vi- 

 cinity of this city. The following species have been identified from this 

 locality. 



Melasis pectinicornis, Melsh. Taken as it emerged from dead Beech 

 which was riddled with holes made by it. -June. 



Tharops ruficornis, Say. Abundant, taken as it emerged from dead 

 Beech logs. June. 



Stethon peciorosiis, Lee. Taken from fungus growing on the under- 

 side of Poplar logs. July. 



Deltometopus amcenicornis, Say. IMay, July. 



" rufipes, Mlsh. June, found running about on dead Beech. 



Dromceolus cylindricollis. Say. June. 



" striatus, Lee. June and July. 



" harringtoni, Horn. June and July. 



All occur on Beech. 

 Fornax calceatus, Sa)', June. 



" hornii, Bonv. = ($ calceatus. June. 

 " new species. June. 

 " orchesides, Newm. June. 

 All taken on dead Beech. Calceatus and orchesides are very variable 

 in color and size. 



