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parts of our continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Its larva 
Criocephalus agrestis. 
feeds on the wood of living pine 
trees, boring its way out to the 
surface. 
Pachyta liturata Kirby (Fig. 26) 
is not so common as the preced- 
ing, but is found over practically 
the same wide territory. It is 
much shorter, being only three- 
quarters of an inch long, and the 
sides of the body are not parallel, 
as in that species. The wing 
eases are light yellow, faintly 
marked with black, and when 
folded the insect is very much 
wider and thicker at the middle 
of the body than at either extrem- 
ity. On each side margin of the thorax is a small spine. 
Beetles belonging to several other families besides those I have 
mentioned are found in Labrador. Byrrhus Americanus Lec., 
a small, convex, silky, greenish black beetle 
was taken by Professor Packard on the 
stems of the “‘ Labrador tea,” and several 
specimens of this and another smaller, close- 
ly allied kind have been sent to me. The 
beetles of the family Byrrhidze are common 
in northern climates, living in mossy places, 
around the roots of plants, ete. 
Then there are some small snapping 
beetles of the family Elateride, and some 
Buprestide (whose larve are wood-borers). 
Also some species of weevils which are 
bark-borers, and a few beetles which we 
might expect to find upon the blossoms of 
plants. The regular leaf and plant beetles, 
however, are conspicuous by their absence, 
though very likely some of them may be 
found in Labrador. None were found by 
Dr. Packard, and I have not received any. 
Fic. 26. 
Pachyta liturata. 
There is no doubt that there are many species of Labrador 
beetles besides those already known. The additions made to former 
records by Dr. Grenfell’s friends show this clearly enough, and if 
these men continue the search, we can probably look for many 
more important captures from this very interesting region. 
