LIST OF INSECTS AFFECTING STORED CEREALS. 3 
6. Leemophleeus minutus Oliv......... Occurs commonly in cereals, but probably 
Lzxemophleus pusillus Sch. in the main predaceous and scavenging. 
Flat grain beetle. 
7. Leemophleus ferrugineus Steph....Curtis: Farm Insects, p. 330, 1860. 
Rust-red grain beetle. Recorded to occur in granaries in Europe. 
8. Lemophleeus alternans Er......... Bul. 2; 0.s., Div. Ent., U.S. Dept. Agr., 
p. 32, 1883. 
Infesting a mill. (This is probably an 
erroneous determination=minutus?) 
9. Lemotmetusrhizophagoides Walk. Reitter: Harold’s Coleop. Hefte, vol. 15, 
Lemotmetus ferrugineus Gerst. p. 38, 1876. 
Oryzecus cathartoides Reitt. Arrow: Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. 40, pp. 35-36, 
1904. 
Found in stored rice at Berlin, Germany. 
DERMESTIDZ. 
10. Attagenus piceus Oliv.............. Chittenden: Bul. 8, n.s., Div. Ent., U.S. 
Attagenus megatoma Fab. Dept. Agr., pp. 15-19, 1897. 
Black carpet beetle. Lives on cereal and other seeds, and on 
woolen goods and other animal material. 
le Authrenusiverbasci Li... 6.012268. - Bul. 8, n. s., Div. Ent., U. 8. Dept. Agr., 
Anthrenus varius L. p: 22, 1897. 
Small cabinet beetle. Attacks wheat, flour, etc. A cabinet pest. 
12. Trogoderma tarsale Melsh...-...... Bul. 8, n. s., Div. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agr., 
Larger cabinet beetle. pp. 19-21, 1897. 
Attacks wheat, seeds, nuts, and animal sub- 
stances in store. It is also a cabinet 
pest. 
13. Trogoderma ornatum Say..........Kellicott: Proc. Columbus Hort. Soc., vol. 
Ornate cabinet beetle. 9, p. 12, 1894. 
Living on pop corn. 
14. Hthriostoma undulata Motsch....-- Cotes: Indian Museum Notes, vol.3, p. 119, 
1894. 
Destructive to wheat. 
OTHER CLAVICORNS. 
15. Tenebroides mauritanicus L........ Farmers’ Bul. 45, U. 8. Dept. Agr., p. 18, 
Trogosita mauritanica L. 1897. 
Cadelle. In various cereal and other seeds. 
16. Lophocateres pusillus Klug......... Chittenden: Insect Life, Div. Ent., U.S. 
Ostoma pusillum Klug. Dept. Agr., vol. 6, p. 219, 1894. 
ive yphoes fumata Ds. oo. 2 le. oleae. Well known as occurring in stored products, 
but prefers decomposing material. 
18. Pharaxonotha kirschi Reitt......_. Chittenden: Insect Life, Div. Ent., U.S. 
Thallisella conradti Gorh. Dept. Agr., vol. 7, p. 327, 1895. 
Mexican grain beetle. In corn meal and edible tubers. 
19. Carpophilus dimidiatus Fab......_. Chittenden: Insect Life, Div. Ent., U.S. 
Dept. Agr., vol. 6, p. 219, 1894. 
Breeds in corn meal. 
19a. Carpophilus pallipennis Say....-.-.- Weed, H. E.: Bul. 17, Miss. Agr. Exp. Sta., 
Corn sap-beetle. p. 9, 1891. 
Found in corn throughout the winter when 
stored. 
