COLEOPTERA 1101 



aenescens Lee., Magdalis (Bronze apple weevil) Fam. Curculionidae 



Hosts Malus, Crataegus, Prunus. 



Injury Larva tunnels under bark, sometimes killing tree. Adults feed on leaves. 



Distribution Northwestern United States, Canada. 



References Chittenden, F. H. U. S. Ent. Bur. Bui. 22:37. 1900. 



Slingerland, M. V., and Crosby. C. R. Manual of fruit insects, p. 199. 

 1914. 



ae quatus Linn., Rhynchites Fam. Curculionidae 



Hosts Crataegus, Malus, Prunus, Sorbus. 

 Injury Beetles puncture fruit buds and leaves in feeding. 

 Distribution Europe. 



References Kaltenbach-, J. H. Pflanzenfeinde, p. 181. 1872. 

 Bargagli, P. Rincofori Europei, p. 181. 1883. 



aerosus Melsh., Brachys Fam. Buprestidae 



(Seepage 1066.) 



albida Lee., Syneta Fam. Chrysomelidae 



Hosts Malus, Pyrus, Cydonia, Crataegus, Prunus, Cor^lus, and other species. 

 Injury Beetles feed on flowers and foliage, sometimes defoliating young trees. 

 Distribution Western United States. 



References Wilson, H. F., and Moznette, G. F. Oregon Agr. Exp. Sta. Bien. crop 

 pest and hort. rept. 2 : 96. 1915 . 



alpina Linn., Rosalia Fam. Cerambycidae 



Hosts Crataegus oxyacantha, Fagus sp. 



Injury Larva tunnels under bark, girdling branches, and then enters solid wood. 

 Distribution Europe. 



References Kaltenbach, J. H. Pflanzenfeinde, p. 207. 1872. 

 Holeczek, A. Ent. Nachr. 13:308. 1887. 



auratus Scop., Rhynchites Fam. Curculionidae 



Synonym Rhynchites- bacchus Oliv. 

 Hosts Crataegus oxyacantha, Prunus spinosa, Malus. 

 Injury Beetles cut off petioles of leaves, and larvae feed in fruit. 

 Distribution Europe, Asia. 



References Kaltenbach, J. H. Pflanzenfeinde, p. 153. 1872. 

 Bargagli, P. Rincofori Europei, p. 183. 1883. 



bacchus Linn., Rhynchites (Purple apple weevil) Fam. Curculionidae 



Hosts Malus, Crataegus. 



Injury Larvae feed in fruit, much like codling moth. 



Distribution Europe, Asia. 



References Kaltenbach, J. H. Pflanzenfeinde, p. 207. 1872. 



Theobald, F. V. Insect pests of fruits, p. 121. 1909. 



barbicornis Lat., Magdalis (Apple stem piercer) Fam. Curculionidae 



Hosts Malus, Cydonia, Crataegus. 



Injury Larvae tunnel under bark, causing discolored, sunken areas. 



Distribution Europe, United States (New York and Massachusetts), imported recently. 



References Henschel, G. A. O. Die schadlichen forst- und obstbaum Insekten, p. 94. 



1895. 

 Blatchley, W. S., and Leng, C. W. Rhynchophora of north eastern America, 



p. 257. 1916. 

 Pierce, W. D. Manual of dangerous insects, p. 132. 1917. 



bipunctatus Linn., Cryptocephalus . ...... .Fam. Chrysomelidae 



Hosts Crataegus, Corylus, Salix, Betula. 



