- 87- 



'I'hese <;cin.ra arc slricllv iiiaritiim*, aiul li\t.' in larva ami iinayo 

 states in old hoards and roots, etc., waslu-d up on the beach 

 (Insect Life, \'ol. i, |). 199). 



Himatium conicum Lcc. — breeds within tlie hark of the 

 Tulip-tree. (.Sciiwarz, I'roc. I'ait. Soc. Wash., \'ol. 1, |). i}^},\. //. 

 crra/is Lee, is iiujuilinous in the ji;alleries of 'I'oiiiiciis cacoy; rap hits 

 under bark of yellow Pine. (Sclnvarz, Hull. Brooklyn Hnt. Soc., 

 \'ol. \ii, p. S4). 



Cossonus corticola Say, C. piniphilus, C. concinnus, and 

 C. crenatus. — Live under the bark of i'in'e trees. C. f^Uitalra, 

 breeds abundanti)' under the bark of lUitternul 1 Hamilton). Has 

 also l)een found under bark of a jnirtly decayed Poplar tree by 

 Mr. Harrington, (lint. .\m., \'ol. i, p. 19). 



Allomimus, Caulophilus, Amaurorhinus and Rhyncholus.^ 

 These genera live under bark of dead and ilecayinij wood of de- 

 ciduous or coniferous trees. (Insect Life. \'ol. 1. j). 198). 



Dryophthorus corticalis .S'f/i. — Was found by Mr. |. I). 

 Sherman under bark of Line, {/'im/s r/i:^/(/a]. 



Stenomimus pallidus /w'//. — Ih-eeds in wounded ])laces on 

 livinjx Hickorv trees. ( Hamiltouj. 



Phloeophagus apionides /A'///. — Live> in the trunks of 

 Wild Cherry {/'/////us S(r(>t///a) antl .\sh. /'. /iii//<>/- Horn, was 

 b)und on Lircli. Willow, and l*",lm by .\L\ ("liittemleii ; also taken on 

 .\sh by .Mr. Juliili, who founil the Luropean /'. s/^aJ/x in water- 

 soaked drift wood at the sea-shore of Long Island. 



WoIIastonia quercicola A't>//. — Lives in decaying wooil of 

 Cottonwood. (Knaus, l!ull. iirooklvn, I-'.nt. Soc., \'oi. \ii, p. 150). 



Stenoscelis brevis />V//. — Has been taken from old Maple 

 and l'oi)lar stumps by Mr. Harrington. (Knt. Am., \'ol. i, p. 19). 



Rhyncholus brunneus Ma/i//. — Has been found in wood of 

 Wild Chttvvy [Pr/a//is S(/a/i//a) by Mr. I- . H. Chittenden. A', r///;//- 

 /a/-/s Lee, was found under the bark of Willow. (Leconte, Lro( . 

 .\c. Nat. Sc-. Phil.. 1S5S. p. 81). 



Eurymycter fasciatus O/i't. — I'Ound on fungus growing on 

 dead Peech tries by Mr. C. Dury. 



Hormiscus saltator /.cc. — I'aken on deatl branches of ( »sage- 

 orange by Mr. C. l)urv. E/ts/>/i\///s wa/s//// Lee, also occurs on 

 the dead branches of Osage-orange. 



