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PSYCHE. 



[January — Fcbruun.- 1SS4. 



quarters ; but the most careful search of 

 fields infested by root-worms yielded no 

 Paria larvae. On i8 May, the ailults 

 were again obtained in considerable 

 numbers, bv s\\ee]5inCT the foliage of 

 strawberries; and on i :; June a few were 

 seen in the ground about tlie roots of 

 tlie plants. On 20 Juh , larvae and jni- 

 pae of this species were found among the 

 strawberry roots, adults also c)ccurring 

 on the foliage ; and on 26 Julv all stages 

 were sent lue from I^ansing, Alichigan. 



From I to 10 August, larvae, pupae 

 and imagos were collected in southern Il- 

 linois. On II August, the larvae and 

 pupae were noticeably less common than 

 before. Init the imagos were no^v• more 

 abundant on the leaves, and several were 

 taken from cavities in the eartJK Some 

 larvae and pupae taken from the ground 

 on I August, were kept in earth (after 

 carefid studv of the living specimens for 

 subsequent identification) initil thev 

 transformed, one beetle emerging on i i 

 August. 



On 24 August, the earth was ex- 

 amined and thrte more adults were 

 found. These were the last immature 

 examples seen, onl\ scattering adults 

 occurring in our collections during Sep- 

 tember. October, and November. On 

 8 December thev were taken in abun- 

 dance under leaves and rubbish on tlie 

 giound. iiibernating in the strawberrv 

 fields. 



Evidently, here we get no glimjjse of 

 a second brood, either early or late. Init 

 find the beetles wintering as mature in- 

 sects. |3robably laying their eggs in the 

 ground in June, the adults appearing 

 again late in Jnh and in August. 



ScEi.onoxiw PUBEscE.vs Mels. 

 (PI. I. fig. 2.) 



The larva anil pupa of this species 

 have hitherto remained unknown. 



Description. 



Larva. The description of the larva 

 of Paria aferrima, given above, will 

 answer for this species also, point bv 

 point, with the exception of characters 

 drawn from the mandibles (fig. 5C). 

 The tips of these are usually entire, and 

 rather obtuse, although rarelv irregular- 

 Iv lobed. or trifid, the central lobe being 

 then much the most prominent. The 

 inner edge of the mandible is excavated 

 on the distal third, like that of Paria. 



Pupa. (PI. I, fig. 3.) The pupa 

 of this species is indistinguishable from 

 that of Paria, except by the tact that the 

 terminal hooks of tlie abdomen (fig. 5 

 A) are smaller, more slender, destitute 

 of the basal spine and of the hair spring- 

 ing from the conve.K margin. 



Life-Hi.<torv. 



Mv first specimens of the larva of this 

 species were obtained in August 18S2. 

 two half-grown individuals and one 

 adult beetle occurring in a small collec- 

 tion of insects made at that time in 

 southern Illinois. On i i September, 

 large and small larvae were found de- 

 vouring strawberrv roots, and a single 

 adult was obtained bv sweeping in the 

 field. On 9 November, full-grown lar- 

 vae were abundant, all having gone into 

 winter quarters in oxal ca\ ities in the 

 earth. Thev occurred at various depths. 

 from 2.^ lo 10 cm., and often at con- 



