Vol. XXvi] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 3I9 



Family Miloipai. 

 Meloe americanut L«ach. Rare. Have one specimen taken in May 



an<l one taken in September. 

 Pomphopoea aenea Say. Quite common on the blossoms of wild 



pear. 

 Epicauta marginata Fab. Not comaion. 

 Epicauta penntylvanka DeG. Usually very common. 

 Epicauta dnerea I'urst Was very common last year nn hurklc- 



bcrry bushes. 



Family RBmrBoawAi. 



Myodites fasciatus Say. Rare. Occurs in sandy places. 



Family RHYHonnoAB. 

 Rhjmchitea bicolor Fab. Occurs on the wild rose. 



Family AmLABiOAS. 

 Attelabus analis ill. Also cKCurs on the wild rose. 



Family OnoaHYNCBinAi. 

 AphrastiM Ueniatus Gyll. Rare. 

 Pand«l«t«jua hilaris Hbst. Common. Beaten fmm hranrhrs of oak. 



Family CuactTUomBAB. 

 Phytonomus nigrirostria Fab. Common. 

 Phytonorous melea. Also very commt>n. Most specimens taken 



on the winff. 

 Ithyccrua novaboracanaia F'>r>t Ro^im from oak branches. 



Rather rare. 

 Staphanodaonaa plumbaos Lrc re. Taken from railroad 



track, where it closely resemM ! stones. 



Lixtts concavus S.iy. Quite cominun un dock. Holds tenaciously 



to anythinR with which it comes in contact. 

 Tj^odanaa foveolatum 5>ay. Common on garden weeds. 

 Rhyaaematiu lineaticolUa Say. Common. 

 Mononychoa vulpacoliM Fab. Found on mullein. 

 Cocliodaa accphalua Say. A most common species on mullein. 

 Cantriana acutcUum-albimi Say. Occurs un many small plants. 

 Otidocephalus chevrolatii Horn. Rare. 



Family CALANoaiiMB. 

 Cossonus corticola Say. Rather rare. Taken under bark of elm 



log. 



Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus 111. Very rare. Have not seen 



this species for two years. 

 Sphenophorua pertinax Oliv. Rare. 

 Sphenophorus parvulus Gyll. Not as rare as the above. 



Family Scolytioab. 

 Hyleainus aculeatua Say. Very rare. 

 Dcndroctonus terebrans Oliv. Taken from cedar posts of Lepi- 



doptera cage before mentioned. 



