CATALOGUE OF INSECTS. 317 



ODONTOTA Chevr. 



O. scapularis Oliv. Anglesea, V, 30, VI, VII, and g d. (W), Hudson Co. 

 (LI), Newark, g. d. (Bf), Madison, VIII, 6 (Pr), Fort Lee (Bt), Hopat- 

 cong (Pm), Jaruesburg. 



O. notata Oliv. G. d. (Li), Da Costa, VI, 12 (W) ; on Tephrosia virginica. 



O. bicolor Oliv. South Jersey, g. d., V and VIII (W), Orange Mts., VI, 3 

 (Bf), Ft. Lee, Hopatcong (Sf). 



O. hornii Sm. Atco (Li) Da Costa, VII, 5 (W), on Tephrosia virginica. 



O dorsalis Thunb. Throughout the State in May, June and August ; the 

 larvse making blotch mines in the leaves of Robinia : exceptionally 

 attacks red clover, hog-peanut and some fruit trees ; larvre also reared 

 from Soy beans (Ch). 



O. rubra Web. Lucaston, IV, 25, Atco. 29 (W), Lahaway, V, 20 (Sm) ; com- 

 mon throughout the State with the preceding on Robinia ; also common 

 on bass-wood (Ch). 



O. nervosa Panz. Lahaway, V, 28, on locust (Sm), Newark, g. d. (Bf), 

 Orange, VI (Ch), Fort Lee. VI (Bt). 



CHARISTENA Baly. 



C. nigrita Oliv. Da Costa, VII, 30 ( W), Newark, Irvington (Bf). 

 C. ariadne Newn. Da Costa, VII, 30 (W), Atco (Li). 



STENISPA Baly. 



S. metallica Fabr. Merchantville, III, 30, Westville, V, 29, in wet places 

 throughout South Jersey (W), Newark district, in swamps (Bf), Snake 

 Hill (Bt), Ft. Lee (Sf), Lahaway, V, 28. 



CASSIDA Linn. 



C. nigripes Oliv. Throughout South Jersey on sweet potato vines in May : 

 not in itself destructively abundant. 



C. bivittata Say. Very common and often injurious on sweet potato vines 

 throughout South Jersey : Mr. Schwarz says this is not originally a 

 native of the State, but has spread northward with the cultivation of the 

 sweet potato. This is one of the "Gold-bugs," the larvae of which are 

 known as ' ' peddlers ' ' They attack the plants soon after they are set out 

 and injure them severely before they can get a start especially in dry 

 weather. Plants should be dipped in strong arsenate of lead, the roots 

 being protected from the poison 



COPTOCYCLA Chevr. 



C. aurichalcea Fab. Occurs throughout the State on Convolvulus in May 

 and June ; common and destructive on sweet potatoes in South Jersey. 

 Another of the " gold bugs "; remedies as before. 



