— 8o — 



femora clothed with short bristly hairs, those on Uhvx stronger and longer, the 

 tibijE also each with four to six stronger long bristles or macrochaetre. Tarsi 

 almost bare, with only short haiis on upper edge, slightly bowed but strongly 

 curved or bent outward just before tip, the latter with some short bristles; claws 

 2-toothed. Length 1.6 mm.; width of thorax, i mm. 



Described from one specimen. This species differs from A', 

 mcxicana Big. as follows: It does not possess the two elongate 

 bristles at end of abdomen, the anterior femora are not bare 

 above, and the intermediate and posterior femora do not possess 

 a preapical bristle or macrochxta. 



ON THE FOOD-HABITS OF NORTH AMERICAN 

 RHYNCHOPHORA. 



Bv W.M. Bf.UTKN.ML'LLKR. 

 Continued from page 43. 

 Anthonomus suturalis Lee. — Attacks the C'ranberry, laying 

 its eggs in the bud, and the larva living inside the fruit. 



Anthonomus sycophanta U'als/i. — Was bretl by the late 

 B. 1). Walsh from the gall of a saw-fly on Willow. 



Anthonomus musculus .S'(?r. — Is destructive to the Straw- 

 berry. Taken on Htickleberry by Dr. Hamilton. 



Anthonomus pusillus Lcc. — Lives in the seeds of the Frost- 

 weed {Htiiaiithciniiiii caiiadcusc). (Blanchard, Ent. Am., Vol. iii, 

 p. Xy). 



Anthonomus gularis Lcc. — Oviposits in the flowers of Cassia 

 marylauJica. (Schwarz, Hull. Brooklyn, Ent. Soc, Vol. \ii. i>. 84). 



Anthonomus flavicornis Boh. — ^^'as found by Mr. Schwarz, 

 inciuilinous in a globular acarid gall on the leaves of Solaiiiiin 

 cleagnifotia. 



Anthonomus decipiens Z^(-. — Beaten abundantly from Thorn 

 {Cratcegus), by Dr. Hamilton. 



Anthonomus crataegi J!'a/s//. — Beaten from Wild Cherry, 

 etc. (Dr. Hamilton). 



Anthonomus incipiens Z?/V/s. — Beaten in multitudes from 

 Laurel {Kalmia a/igi/sfi/ol/a) just out of bloom. (Dr. Hamilton). 



Anthonomus profundus Lcc. — Develops within the fruit of 

 Thorn {Crahcgus Cn/s-ga///); the imago appearing in July. 



