312 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [July, 'l 5 



Elater sanguinipennis Say. Rare. 



Adelocera discoidea Web. Rare. One specimen Feb. 2, 1909. 



Adelocera obtecta Say. Rare. 



Alaus myops Fab. Not common. Varies considerably in size. 



Alaus oculatus Linn. Rare. Take about two each year. 



Cardiophorus robustus Lee. Rare. Taken by sweeping. 



Monocrepidius lividus DeG. Taken from bark of oak, maple and 

 elm. 



Monocrepidius vespertinus Fab. Rare. One specimen April 8, 

 1912, under bark. 



Ludius attenuatus Say. Rare. Taken in mid-summer from low 

 shrubs. 



Melanotus castanipes Payk. Not common. 



Melanotus fissilis Say. Very common under bark of oak, maple 

 and elm. 



Corymbites pyrrhos Hbst. Rare. One specimen Aug. 8, 1914. 



Corymbites hieroglyphicus Say. Rare. Taken from low shrubbery 

 in July. 



Family Buprestidae. 



Chalcophora virginiensis Drury. Rare. One specimen from tele- 

 phone pole, March 21, 1911. 



Dicerca lurida Fab. Not common. 



Dicerca divaricata Say. Found sparingly on elm and oak in late 

 spring. 



Chrysobothris fioricola Gory. Rather rare. Taken flying. 



Acmaeodera tubulus Fab. Taken by sweeping. Very rare. 



Agrilus ruficollis Fab. Common. 



Agrilus egenus Gory. Also common. Taken by sweeping. 



Agrilus otiosus Say. Occurs with above species but rather rare. 



Agrilus bilineatus Web. Rare. Only a few specimens taken. 



Agrilus lateralis Say. Very rare. One specimen June 11, 1909. 



Brachys ovata Web. Obtained fairly plentifully by sweeping. 



Brachys aerosa Melsh. Not as common as above, but occurs with 

 it. 



Taphrocerus gracilis Say. Rare. Taken by sweeping low shrub- 

 bery. 



Pachyscelis purpureus Say. Occurs on low plants in sandy regions. 



Family Lampyridae. 



Plateros modestus Say. Common in 1914. Rare in former years. 



Ellychnia corrusca Linn. Common under bark of maple, elm, oak 

 and ash. 



Photuris pennsylvanica DeG. Occurs sparingly on low shrubbery. 



Chauliognathus marginatus Fab. Very rare here. Took one speci- 

 men July 18, 1914. 



