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according to F«P. Pascoe, P.L.S., in his Zoological 

 Classification. 



I took this insect as it was walking on Douglas Fir, 

 Pseudotsuga Taxifolia (Poir) Rehder from Canada. In this 

 same species of timberj I found the Leptura boring j of the 

 second report, which is found in the order Coleoptera and 

 is one of the Longicornia. As Pascoe gives the number of 

 described species in this group of Long-horned Beetles as 

 SjOOOj one can well see the difficulty of identification. 



The grub is long and narrow, broadest at the head 

 end, slightly flattened from above downwards, shiny white j 

 except at the head end; where it becomes araberish. There 

 are three pairs of minute legs which can easily be over- 

 looked. The mandibles are very large ^ sickle shaped and 

 very dark brown. The burrows nade by the boring grub in 

 the dry coniferous wood are large 5 broad and rather flat 

 and packed lightly v/ith fine powder. 



Another of the Cerambycidae beetle, which I often 

 see in the imago form, is the beautiful Wasp Beetle, 

 Clytus Arietis L. brownish black, with yellow markings 

 in the form of bands and lines, dangerous looking as it 

 is often taken for a wasp on account of its colourings 

 but may be handled with safety in spite of its 

 frightening appearance. The larvae is to be found in 

 dead timber. 



One day I took the Common Furniture Beetle, Anobium 

 Punctatum De Geer, and another one of the Powder-post 

 Beetle, Lyctus Parallelopipedus Melsheirner, both on the 

 wing. The latter species I also took as it was walking 

 on Parona Pine, Araucaria Augustifolia (Bertol) O.Kuntze. 



P* Coveney. 



