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beetles before they have had an opportunity to deposit many 
eggs. 
It is worthy of note that this species had been in the eastern 
part of New York state for a number of years without attract- 
ing attention by its ravages. Specimens 
of this beetle were taken by the late Dr 
Lintner June 30, 1880, at Schenectady 
N. Y. and on Virginia creeper at Albany 
July 20,1882. The 25th of last July this 
pest was rather abundant on Virginia 
creeper at Albany, yet no serious injury 
to erapevines in this vicinity has been 
observed. 
much enlarged (origina) = Brown colaspis, Colaspis brunnea 
Fabr. This pest, in company with Fidia viticida Walsh 
and Systena hudsonias. Forst., was received from 
Fredonia N. Y. with the complaint that grapevines had 
been seriously injured. Much of the harm was undoubt- 
edly «caused= by > the Fidias put, ase emis species of 
Colaspis was present in considerable numbers, and as 
it is well known as an enemy not only of the grape- 
vine but also of strawberry plants, it probably caused consid- 
erable injury. This species was also | 
taken in very small numbers on hard 
pine, Pinus rigida, and on willow 
at Karner N-Y. July Ss. \ Phe beetles tare | 
very general feeders, having been previ- 
ously recorded as feeding on such unlike 
plants as beans, clover, buckwheat, 
strawberry, potato and corn. ; Sais 
Round-headed appletree borer, Saperda  veetie. “PPettee borer, adult 
candida Fabr. A number of severe injuries by this well 
known pest have been brought to notice during the year. 
It was quite common and destructive at Pittstown and 
vicinity, as reported by W. C. Hitchcock, and the reason 
for this is found in the fact that little or moe sattention 
