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terminal third eaten off. Dr Packard states that there appears to be two 

 broods, full grown larvae having been observed by him the latter part of 

 September, in tubes from which the terminal portions of the needles were 

 not eaten. He was of the opinion that this was prevented-by the approach 

 of cold weather. The typical short tubes are found in midsummer. 



Description. The maker of these tubes is a pale green larva about 

 14 inch long. The head is a light brown color with darker, somewhat 

 reddish patches on each side. It is very active, escaping from the tube and 

 dropping by a thread when disturbed. The pupa is found inclosed in a 

 slight web within the tube. 



The head, thorax and fore wings of the parent insect are a dull rust- 

 red color, the latter with two oblique paler bands; one a little before 

 the middle and the other beyond parallel to it, crossing the wings. The 

 hind wings and the upper side of the abdomen are silky gray. Wing 

 spread half an inch. 



This is a widely distributed form, as Dr Dyar has listed it from 

 Europe and the north Atlantic States. 



Light-loving grapevine beetle 

 Anoniala hicicola Fabr. 

 A short, stout beetle from Yi to nearly i^ inch long, is abundant on hard pine 

 foliage the latter part of June and throughout Jul)-. 



This beetle [pi. 20, fig. 12, 13, 14] is more commonly known as a grape 

 feeder, though its presence in large numbers on hard pines would also indi- 

 cate that it is able to subsist on the pine. Its presence may be merely 

 incidental, as soil conditions at Karner N. Y. are unusually favorable for 



the larvae. 



Metachroma marginalis Crotch 



A light brown beetle less than M inch long is rather common on hard pine in 

 midsummer. 



• This light brown beetle occurs rather commonly on hard pine from 

 the latter part of June till the last of August. It does not appear to be 



