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Natural enemies. There are no records of any, but the species 

 appears to be a favorite with some woodpeckers, since we have 

 found a number of empty galls showing the characteristic work 

 of these useful birds [pi. 13, fig. 1]. We have no due to the identity 

 of the species. 



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Saperda puncticollis Say 



Woodbine borer 



This is one of the smallest and also the prettiest species belonging 

 to this important genus. It is a rare form in most collections in spite 

 of the fact that the insect lives in the dead branches of the common 

 Virginia creeper, pupating in the wood. The manner in which the 

 larva works just under the bark is shown on plate 6, figure 6. The 

 entrance to the pupal chamber is stopped with a plug of borings 



