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fully grown, sinking itself obliquely down- 

 ward several inches into the wood, to repose 

 during its pupa state " (Fitch, 4th Rep., p. 

 27)- 



Dryohiiis b-fasciatus (Say), found on the same 

 situation as SafcrJa lateralis in the common 

 Elm (Fitch, 5th Rep., p. 61); on Beech (C. 

 G. Siewers). 



Cliion ductus (Drury), inhabits the Hickory, in its 

 larva state forming long galleries in the trunk 

 of this tree in tlie direction of the fibres of the 

 wood (Harris, p. 97); boring in the trunks 

 of apple tree (Fitch, 3d Rep., p. 8); in 

 Hickory after it is felled (Walsh Prac. Ent. 

 pp. 30-31). 



Ehuria \-gi-ininata (Say), boring in honey-locust 

 timber (Walsh Prac. Ent., II, p. 6g). 



Elaphiition atomaniiin (Drury), boring in dry 

 twigs of Qiicrcus vireus and in the dry leaf- 

 stems of Chaiiiictops palmetto in Florida ; 

 boring in healthy Hackberry trees in Texas 

 (E. A. Schwarz). 



Elapliitlion tniieronatuni (Fabr.), As the pre- 

 ceding (Schwarz) ; in large limbs of wild 

 grape vines (C. V. Riley). 



Elaplndion ineniic (Newm.). The perfect insect 

 cut from dry twigs of Qiicrcns vircus. Enter- 

 prise, Fla., June (E. A. Schwarz). 



Elaphidioii villostiin (Fabr.), the well known 

 "oak pruner." Its habits were first made 

 public by Prof. Peck, (Mass. Agric. Reposi- 

 tory and Journal, vol. v, 1S19) and are often 

 referred to by entomological writers. In 

 Ouercus, Carya and Castanea, also in Abies 

 (Haldeman, Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, x. 14S7, 

 p. 34). It does not only attack Black and 

 White Oak, but has also been observed 

 boring in Plum and Apple twigs, and in dry 

 grape cane (C. V. Riley). 



Elaphitlion paralleluvi (Newm.), boring in Plum 

 twigs (Am. Ent., I, p. 187); boring in Oak, 

 dry grape cane and Apple twigs (C. V. 

 Riley). 



Elaphidion inoialiiiii (Fab.), boring in the trunk 

 of the Black Mangrove, Indian River, 

 Florida (H. G. Hubbard). 



Tylonotus himaculalus (Hald.), "found under 

 bark of Tulip-poplar" (Bland Proc. Ent. 

 .Soc, Phil., I. 95); in Black Ash (A. S. 

 Fuller) ; in Fraxinus (Haldemannn, Trans. 

 Am. Phil. Soc, x. 38). 



Callichroma splotdidum (Lee), breeds in the 

 timber, and the beetles feed upon the flowers 

 of "Gum elastic tree"* (W. H. Williams, 

 Galveston Co., Texas, teste A. S. Fuller). 



Megaderus hifasciatiis (Dup.). Taken from Cedar 

 timber in the month of December (John A. 

 Friebele, Comal Co., Texas, teste A. S. 

 Fuller). 



Trapdion fttlvipenne (Say), bores in oak (Am. 

 Ent., p. 80). 



Stenosp/ienus notatiis (Oliv.). A specimen was 

 cut from a Hickory tree in March (C. V. 

 Riley). 



Cyllene pictiis (Drury), is the well known hickory 

 borer; attacks also Pecan and Butternut 

 (C. V. Riley). 



Cyllene robinia: (Forst.), equally well tnown as 

 the Locust-tree borer. 



* This name is applied to a species of Nyssa. 



Cyllene antennattis Vfhnti, "lives in the Mesquit 

 wood," Arizona (Dr. G. H. Horn, Trans. 

 Am. Ent. Soc, viii., p. 135). 



Glycobius speciosus (Say.), the Sugar-maple borer 

 (Harris, pp. 101-102). 



Arhopalus fulminans (Fabr.), "excavating a 

 burrow in the soft sap-wood of oak," (Fitch, 

 5th Rep., p. 13) ; bores the Red Oak, comes 

 out in June (Dr. F. Hadge, Buffalo, N. Y., 

 teste A. S. Fuller). 



Xylotrechits colomis (Fabr.), "bred from oak" 

 (C. V. Riley). 



Neoelytus caprcca (Say). " The larva of this species 

 bores in the Ash" (C. Thomas, 6th Ills. 

 Ent. Rep., p. 151) ; breeds in the White 

 Ash, preferring fallen trees, coming out early 

 in spring (Dr. F. Hadge, Bufl'alo, N. Y., 

 teste A. S. Fuller) ; boring in felled Elm 

 and Hickory trees (C. V. Rile}'). 



Neoelytus crythrocephalus (Fabr.), raised from 

 Hickory wood (Dr. G. H. Horn, Proc. Ent. 

 Soc, Phil., 1, p. 29); boring in dead Elm 

 (H. G. Hubbard, Detroit, Mich., teste C. V. 

 Riley) ; a gravid female found near the root 

 of a rose bush in Washington, D. C. (C. V. 

 Riley). 



Cvrtophorus verrucosus (Oliv.), obtained numbers 

 from dead quince bushes, working near the 

 roots (Dr. F. Hadge, Buffalo, N. Y., teste 

 A. S. Fuller). 



Zagymmis clerimis (Lee), bores in the dry leaf 

 stems of ChaiHi-trops palmetto, in Florida, the 

 beetles appearing in April and May (E. A. 

 Schwarz). 



Desmoccrus palliatus {Forsl.). "The larva live in 

 the lower part of the stems of the Elder, and 

 devour the pith" (Harris, p. 115). 



Dcsmocerus auripennis, lives on the Elder of the 

 Pacific (Dr. G. H. Horn). 



Ulochates leoninus (Lee). "A pupa and a per- 

 fect insect found under pine bark at Fort 

 Crook, Cal." (Dr. G. H. Horn, Proc. Ent. 

 Soc, Phil.. VI, p. 293). 



Khagium lineatiim (Oliv.). " The larva live be- 

 tween the bark and the wood of the Pitch 

 Pine, often in great numbers together, and, 

 when they are about to become puprc, each 

 one surrounds itself with an oval ring of 

 woody fibres, within which it undergoes its 

 transformations. The beetle is matured 

 before winter, but does not leave the tree 

 until spring" (Harris p. 116). 



l^eptura zebra {OWv.). "The larva and pupa in- 

 habit the Black Oak" (Dr. G. H. Horn, 

 Proc. Ent. Soc, Phil., I, p. 30). 

 (To be continued. J 



Repelling Flies. — I manage to keep 

 flies out of my stable by removing the 

 droppings several times a day, and sprink- 

 ling very slightly the floor of the stable 

 with kerosene. I have a tin can with a 

 cork in it, through which is pierced a small 

 hole ; through this I drop the kerosene. 

 A pint will last over a week, and seems to 

 be quite objectionable to flies of all kinds. 

 — \Vm. Home, V. S., in Country Gentleman. 



