- 41 — 



(Mass. Ajrricul. Reposit., \'ol. iv, p. 2051. 7'. (ij/i///s Rand., also 

 occur on I'inc. 



Pachylobius picivorus GV/v//.— Fomul uiuler I'iiu- bark in 

 I'lorida. 1 Scliwarz, Proc. Am. Pliil. Soc., \'ol. win). 



Hylobius pales ///m/. — I.ivcs in Pine trees, bcncalii the hark, 

 hurrowini^ into and dcslro) in.*;- the inner surface of the l)ark, and 

 the tender newly formed wood often doiiii:- <;i-eat (hima^e to pine 

 forests. 



liilipus 5quamo5US /,•<■.— Occurs in the Southern Slates 

 under Pine hark. Mr. Charles Dury informs me that the beetles 

 bore in the budding shoots of Sassafras in Tennessee. 



Lixus rubellus A^///,/. — Has been observed in considerable 

 numbers clinjiiny: to the leaves and blossoms of /'oAxo/////// aniphi- 

 hiiiiii by Mr. l'\ M. Webster. 



Lixus parcus Z<v.— Is said by Dr. Riley to form i^alls on the 

 stems of Aiiirlaiicliicr. ( Proc. Knt, Soc. Wash.. \'ol. 1. p. j;3). 



Lixus terminalis /(■,-. — l''ound on /'c/voo/////// aiitf^hihiiiiu 

 ( I'openoe Trans. Kans. Ac Sc , \dl. \, p. :;,S). lircd from the 

 the stems of this plant by Prof. T'orbes. (5th Kep. Xo.\. Ins Illi- 

 nois, p. 76), 



Lixus concavus .S'</r. — Has been observed by (Hover, bur- 

 rowing; in the foot stalks of Rhubarb or Pie-plant. -(Rep. Com. 

 .\gricul. 1865. p. 90). 1 have also found it on a species of Riiiinx 

 antl also producing' a i^all-like swelling on the stalk of the Thistle, 

 from which jjlant 1 bretl the inset t. .Mr. 1'. .M. Webster bred it 

 from Wild Sunflower (Knt. .\m.. \'ol. \. p. 11). 



Lixus macer Lcc- — Dr. Riley reared this sjiecies from Cliciio- 

 podiiiin lixhriiliini. .Mr. ("ixiuillett obserxed it ovipositing' in Wild 

 Sunflower, as also did Mr. Webster (Knt. .\m.. \'ol. \. p. 11). 



Cleonus calandroides Rivul. — Lives in its earlier sta<i;es on 

 the leaves of Cakilc avicricana^ as 1 am informed by .Mr. .\. Bolter, 

 who found the species on this plant at Nantucket, Mass. 



Dorytomus mucidus .S(/r. — Hreeils in the blossoms of Cotton 

 wood ami develops very rapidly, (Riley). D. latiscollis Lee. is 

 found on Poplar, (jiilich. Cat. ins. N. j.. p. 25J1. D. bra'icollis 

 Lee. common on \\'illow 1 Popenoe, 'Trans. Rans. Ac. Sc, Vol. vi, 

 J). S5). Peaten in abundance from Willow growing- on the river 

 shore. (Hamilton). 



