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was very common toward the end of the season; C. azurea was equally com- 
mon throughout, and the same is true of C. harrisii. C. sex-signata was less 
so, and a small form that may possibly be a much dwarfed semorata was 
scarce. It seems probable that all of these feed on peach, femorata unques- 
tionably so, while azurea has been noted from March to July as being a com- 
mon frequenter of peach trees, especially when old and diseased. About a 
dozen other species of the family were taken. 
LAMPYRID#.—AIlso a very common family, certain small species of Telephorus 
being very abundant, arranged according toabundance. Chauliognathus was 
also extremely common later in the season. 
MALACHIID®.—Fairly common. 
CLERID4:.—Made fairly common by the presence of Clerus thoracicus in some 
numbers. 
PTINID.—Several species, the ‘‘twig borer” Amphicerus bicaudatus in some 
numbers. 
SCARAB 2ID&.—The presence of Anomala undulata in numbers gave this family 
considerable prominence that it would not otherwise have possessed. Lach- 
nosterna was unexpectedly scarce, though in some variety: L. tristis was the 
only common species. 
CERAMBYCID2%.—Rivaled only by the Chrysomelid for variety, though few spe- 
cies were abundant. Elaphidion villosum was common through the season. 
In all about 40 species were found, and of them a few of the smaller ones were 
common. 
CHRYSOMELID.—Over 50 species in this family were determined, though many 
of them were of but occasional occurrence. The flea-beetles were represented 
by some very prettily colored forms. Perhaps the most interesting econom- 
ically was Diabrotica 12-punctata. This was one of the most common of all 
the beetles, and is quite injurious to the peach in early spring, eating out the 
center of the blossoms and opening buds. The potato and sweet-potato beetles 
found their way in considerable numbers to the slaughter. 
BRUCHID.—Rare. 
TENEBRIONID©®.—Abundant, represented by some of the more common wood- 
eating forms. 
CISTELID22.—Common. 
LAGRIIDZ.—Quite common. 
MELANDRYID2.—Rare. 
PyTHID#%.—Rare. 
MoRDELLID2.—Rare until nearly the end of the season. 
ANTHICID 4%.-—Species of Notoxus were fairly common, and later in the season these 
insects are among the most commonly seen on the trees, crawling continually 
over the leaves for some obscure purpose. 
MELoIp4.—Rare. 
OTIORHYNCHID &.—Rare, except for one species, Aramigus fulleri, which in some 
lots of the catchings was very common, but was far from being uniformly so 
throughout the season. What its habits may bein this connection is a question, 
CURCULIONID4.—Conotrachelus nenuphar of course formed a large proportion of 
the total number of insects caught, but a proportion that lessened as the season 
advanced, varying from 94 per cent under certain conditions to as low as 56 
per cent toward the end of the season. This is in part due, we think, to the 
fact that much fewer curculio were caught and partly, also, to the increased 
numbers and activity of other insects. Inaddition to nenwphar, the following 
species of Conotrachelus were taken: C. anaglypticus was common, C. senicu- 
lus, scarce, and C. cribricollis, scarce. All these were noted as being more 
common during the latter part of the season. Others of this family were con- 
spicuously numerous, as Chalcodermus ceneus, Anthonomus scutellatus, and spe- 
cies of Cryptorhynchus and Baris. 
