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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



The larva is one of the familiar flat-headed borers and has been 

 described by Dr Packard as follows : 



Prothoracic segment moderately broad, not so long as wide, but not so 

 wide in proportion to the two succeeding segments as in Chrysobothris ; the 

 second thoracic segment trapezoidal, narrower than the first by two thirds of 

 its lencrth ; third thoracic segment a little narrower and a little longer than 

 the second. All the abdominal segments about two thirds as wide as the 

 third thoracic, and round and thick. The terminal segment a little over 

 one half as wide as the one before it. Prothoracic segment with a large 

 broad rough chitinous surface, with an inverted narrow V with long slender 

 arms to the V. On the underside of the segment, the rough surface is 

 divided into two by two nearly parallel longitudinal smooth lines. Length 

 of body, 35 mm ; length of prothoracic segment, 5 mm ; breadth, 7 mm ; 

 width of metathoracic segment, 5 mm ; width of an average abdominal 

 segment, 4 mm. 



Life history. The beetles occur abroad during the months of June, 

 July and August, at which time they may be found sunning themselves on 

 the limbs of affected trees. Dr Fitch states that the beech is undoubtedly 

 the original food plant of this insect, and that wherever a dead tree of this 

 species occurs some of the beetles will almost always be found on it on 

 , sunny midsummer days. 



Food plants. This species breeds in a considerable variety of deciduous 

 trees, having been listed from apple, pear, plum, cherry, peach, beech and 

 maple. 



Distribution. This beetle is recorded as abundant from the Middle 

 States by Dr LeConte. and it has been listed from New York, New Jersey, 

 District of Columbia and Ohio by various writers. It is undoubtedly 

 generally distributed and rather abundant in the northeastern United 

 States. 



Banded buprestid 

 Biiprcstis fasciata Fabr. 



A brilliant green, golden yellow, flat beetle about ^s inch long, bores as a larva in 

 maple. 



This brilliant green, flattened beetle, ranging from about 5^ to ^ inch 

 in length, may be easily recognized by the bright golden yellow markings 



