for the work of this insect — that is to say, they were low lying, flat, 

 very moist, with soil of a darker color and of a more mellow nature. 

 Besides, there was absolutely nothing to show that there had been 

 any other injury except to the seed kernels, whereas, had the injury 

 been due to wireworms, some at least of the growing plants would 

 still have shown evidences of their work. Fields of this description, 

 including one owned by the writer, were observed during the latter 

 half of June, from western Pennsylvania to eastern Kansas, and 

 many others were reported to him but not visited. 



There is another beetle, Agonoderus pallipes Fab., of a dull yel- 

 lowish color with central portion of wing covers black, which has 

 this seed-corn-destroying habit, and it is quite possible that some of 

 all this destruction might have been due to its work, tho this last one 

 is common everywhere and by no means confined to lower lands; 

 neither has it been observed to congregate in such situations. 



AN OUTBREAK IN OHIO. 



The ravages of the Clivini were noticed in several fields of newly 

 planted corn near Paris, Ohio, during the first week of June, 

 190G, and one of the writer's assistants, Mr. W. J. Phillips, whose 

 headquarters were at that time at Richmond, Ind., visited the locality 

 on the 14th of the same month and reported on one of these fields as 

 follows : 



At the time of rny visit the field had been replanted, and the beetles were 

 working in the replants. I counted five beetles in one kernel and as many as 

 twenty around one hill. They enter the kernel from the germ side and seem to 

 eat the entire mass excepting the hull. They do not seem to trouble the corn if 

 it has sprouted and gotten a start to growing. 



The whole field contained about 40 acres, but only 10 to 15 acres were injured, 

 and the condition of this portion of the field is shown by the accompanying pho- 

 tograph (see fig. 2). This was the lowest part of the field and in a rich, black 

 soil. The portion of the field that did not seem to be troubled at all was higher 

 up with more of a clay soil. The field is strictly bottom land and nearly always 

 moist. 



I took quite a number of the beetles and placed them in a jar of earth and put 

 some corn in the jar. They have tunneled all thru this soil, and (August 7) I 

 still see them occasionally. 



Under date of August 29 Mr. Phillips reports a situation in the 



field as follows: 



I have made a number of pilgrimages into Ohio for C. impressifrons and could 

 not find any. Yesterday I made another trip. I planted more corn the time 

 before while thei'e. Yesterday I found quite a number of adult beetles, but no 

 larv.-e or pupse. Adult beetles were feeding on the corn. 1 never find the beetles 

 above ground, but found them as far as 8 inches below ground. 

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