314 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



H. marevagans Horn. Occurs throughout the State from June to Septem- 

 ber, more rare in the northern sections, common throughout South Jer- 

 sey, especially along shore : on evening primrose. 



H. punctipennis Lee. Orange Mts., VIII, 12 (Bf). 



H. fuscosenea Mels. Throughout South Jersey, May to September, espe- 

 cially common at Anglesea on evening primrose, which is sometimes 

 riddled by them : Orange Mts. (Bf), Atlantic Highlands, VII, 11 (Lv). 



Haltica carinata Germ., recorded in the previous edition, was based on a 

 small unique, determined by Dr. Horn ; the correctness of the reference is dis- 

 tinctly questionable. 



H. rufa 111. Newark, Orange Mts. (Bf). 



ORTHALTICA Or. 



O. copalina Fabr. Common throughout the State in July ; on leaves of 

 sumach (Ch). 



CREPIDODERA Ohevr. 



C. rufipes Linn. DaCosta, Anglesea (W), g. d. (Li), Hudson Co. (LI), Ho- 

 patcong (Pm), Orange Mts., on honey locust (Bf) : sometimes injurious 

 to peach, apple and other fruit trees, as also to grape vine (Ch). It has 

 not appeared in New Jersey thus far in destructive numbers. 



C. helxinus Linn. Common throughout the State, May to September, on 

 willow and poplar : exceptionally attacks leaves of fruit trees (Ch). 



C. modeeri Linn. South Orange (Lg). 



O. atriventris Mels. Throughout the State in July. 



EPITRIX Foudr. 



E. fuscula Cr. G. d. (Li), Newark district, rare (Bf), Ft. Lee (Bt). Most 

 abundant on egg plants in D. C. (Ch). 



E. cucumeris Harr. The "cucumber flea-beetle": found everywhere, 

 throughout the summer, on a great variety of field and garden truck, but 

 especially injurious to potatoes, into the leaves of which they eat little 

 round holes. It has been found that the bordeaux mixture exercises a 

 repellant effect, and if paris green be added the plants may be fully pro- 

 tected. 



E. parvula Fabr. Westville, I, 28, in hibernation (W). 



MANTURA Steph. 



M. fioridana Cr. Throughout South Jersey, May to July : hibernates as an 

 adult; Westville, I, 28 (W), Arlington, under stones, in early spring 



(Bf). 



