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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



TRIRHABDA Lee. 



T. tomentosa Linn. Brigantine, VII, 25, Anglesea, VII, 12 (W), IX, 6 (Sm), 

 Atlantic City and elsewhere along shore, on Solidago. 



T. virgata Lee. Hopatcong (Pm), Sandy Hook, VIII, IX (Bt). 



T. canadensis Kirby. Have taken this at all shore points in July, and the 

 species occurs locally throughout the State ; the larva on Solidago. 



T. luteocincta Lee. N. J. coast near Long Branch (Horn). 



G-ALERUCELLA Cr. 



G-. americana Fabr. = conferta Lee. Atco, VI, 4, Newark, VII. 4 (W), 

 Orange Mts. (Bf), Greenwood Lake, VI, 21 (Lv), Madison (Pr), Ft. 

 Lee, VI (Bt), Jamesburg, VI, and g. d. throughout the State; lives on 

 Solidago (Ch). 



G-. sexvittata Lee. Anglesea, VII, 23. 



G. cavicollis Lee. Atco, VI, 4, Anglesea (W), eastern N. J. (Dietz). Have 

 found this feeding abundantly on peach foliage in Pennsylvania, but 

 never observed it in N. J. : it also feeds on plum and cherry. 



Fig. 136. — The elm-leaf beetle ; a, a, egg patches on leaves ; l>, larvaj feeding ; c, adult ; all natural 



size : e, egg mass ; f, surface of egg ; g, laiva ; k, i, larval details ; /, pupa; 



k, beetle; /, surlac; of elytra: all enlarged. 



