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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



LIGYRUS Burm. 



L. gibbosus DeG. Throughout the State ; but much more common along 



shore at light, VIII and IX. 

 L. relictus Say. As before, but much more common : at Anglesea the species 



is a nuisance at lights throughout the summer. 



APHONUS Lee. 



A. castaneus Mels. Atlantic City, VI, 15 (W), seashore (Bf), Madison (Pr), 

 Anglesea, VII : larva in decaying stumps (Ulke). 



XYLORYCTES Hope. 



X. satyrus Fabr. Woodbury, VII, 30, Avalon, VIII, 18 (W), g d. (Li), New- 

 ark g. d. (Bf), Fort Lee ^Bt) : the larva in roots of ash : This is the 

 " Rhinocerus beetle," with a great horn on top of its head, and it is one 

 of the largest of our species. 



STRATEGUS Hope. 



S. antseus Fabr. DaCosta, in pine woods, Cape May County (W), Westville 

 (Li), Long Branch (Bt), Newark (Soc), Lakewood : the larva in rotting 

 wood. The beetle is very stout and broad, with three thoracic processes, 

 which in the males are much longer and somewhat horn-like. 



DYNASTES Kirby. 



D. tityus Linn. Cape May, one specimen (W), Wildwood, one specimen 

 (Satterthwaite). 



ALLORHINA Burm. 



Fig. 122.— Allorhina nitida: a, larva ; b, pupa ; c, adult ; d-g, larval details. 



A. nitida Linn. Throughout the State, locally common in sandy districts ; 

 flies like a bumble bee on bright hot days in July, occasionally in swarms : 

 the larva is sometimes injurious in sod, eating off the roots so that the 

 top can be rolled up like a carpet. 



