52 MISCELLANEOUS FOREST INSECTS. 



lections and literature. The reference in the description to the beak 

 being longer than the prothorax is sufficient to distinguish it from 

 P. strohi, and the type locality, "Kentucky," is sufficient to place it 

 within the range of this common southern form. This species is very 

 readily distinguished from P. strohi by its average larger size, much 

 longer beak, smaller spots of scales on elytra, and by its habits and 

 general distribution, although the ranges of the two species may 

 overlap in some places. It is distinguished from P. approximatus 

 (with which it may occur in the Transition zone around the Appala- 

 chian Mountain ranges) by its average larger size, longer beak, the 

 elytra more distinctly narrowed posteriorly, and much smaller poste- 

 rior brown spot. It is also distinguished from its closest ally (P. 

 deodarse), the only other species known to occupy the Gulf States 

 region, by its average larger size and shorter beak, and by the poste- 

 riorly narrowed elytra and more distinctly elevated third and fifth 

 elytral interspaces. 



Variations. — There is much variation in size, the length ranging 

 from 4.9 to 7.7 mm., and in color from nearly black to light brown, 

 the darker areas predominating. There is also much variation in all 

 of the structural and sculptural characters and in the size, density, 

 and color of the spots. More than 250 specimens have been exam- 

 ined, including all stages and work. 



Host trees. — Pinus palustris Pinus txda, Pinus virginiana, and 

 Pinus echinata, in thick bark on trunks of dying and felled trees, 

 stumps, stems, and base of saplings, etc. Apparently it is not 

 especially injurious. 



Z^is^nfeu^^on (Plate XX, fig. 10). — (Ilopk.U.S.) Alahama: Calhoun. 

 District of Colurrthia: Langdon, Rock Creek Park. Georgia: Demo- 

 rest, ISIacon, Thomasville. Maryland: Silver Spring. North Caro- 

 lina: Boardman, Tryon. South Carolina: Lumber. Texas: Dewey- 

 ville, Houston. Virginia: Hawlin, Princess Anne County, Vir- 

 ginia Beach. West Virginia: Kanawha Station. (Hopk. W. Va.) 

 West Virginia: Lockheart's Run, Roosevelt. (U. S. N. M., under 

 P. strohi.) Alahama: Prattville. Florida: Tallahassee. Maryland: 

 Piney Point. Nortli Carolina: Retreat, Graybeard Mountains. 



Bibliography and Synonymy. 



Pissodes nemorensis Germar, 1824, p. 318. Gemminger and Harold, 1871, p. 2431. 

 Pissodes strohi (not of Peck) Say, 1831, p. 14 (in part). Harris, 1841, p. 63 (in part). 



Say. 1859, p. 277 (in part). Le Conte, 1876, p. 142 (in part). Thomas, 1877, p. 



134 (in part). Hopkins, 1893, p. 205, No. 219 (in part); 1899, p. 429 (parasite); 



1899, p. 441 (in part). 



11. Pissodes deodarse ii. sp. 



The 

 "deod 

 IT. S. 1641c. 



type specimen is labeled "Type No. 7433, U.S.N.M.;" name; 

 ar; Experiment, Ga., Apr. 25, '03; Fiske, Col[lecto]r; 9 ; Ilopk. 



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