Cerambycidae 433 



DeROBRACHUS Serville 



(Orthosoma Serville) 



14081 D. brunneus Forst. Lesser Prionus. Adirondacks (Felt) ; Cranberry L., 

 Jl (Mund) ; Syracuse, Sodus Bay (Blkm) ; Rochester (M&W) : Buf- 

 falo (Z&R) ; Avon, Jl, Cls ; Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties (Dnd) ; 

 Ithaca, Aug (Dt-CU) ; McLean, N. Spencer, Jl-Aug (CU) ; W. 

 Hebron (Lg) ; West Pt. (Robn) ; SI, Jl-Aug (L&D) ; LI: Riverhead, 

 Aug (Ds) ; Greenport, Aug (Ds) ; Orient, Je, iMth (Ds). Twenty 

 more records (Lg). Larva in decaying logs and stumps of nearly all 

 hardwood trees (Fisher). 



Prionus Fabricius 



14084 P. laticoUis Drury (kempi and ohlongus Csy.)- Broad-necked Prionus. 



Adirondacks (Felt); Syracuse (Blkm); Buffalo (Z&R); Geneva, Cls; 

 Ithaca, Jl-Aug (Dt-CU) ; L. George, Jl (Zab) ; Schenectady (Dt-CU) ; 

 Oak Hill, Jl-Aug, in roots of oak (Clarkson) ; West Pt. (Robn) ; 

 White Plains, Jl (Frost, Sq) ; Peekskill (Blkm) ; Bronx (Ds) ; SI, 

 Jl-Aug (L&D): LI: Half Way Hollow Hills, Wading R., Yaphank, 

 Jl (Ds) ; Orient, Lath (NYS) ; Oyster Bay, '' Selden, Aug (Ds) ; 

 Croton, Je-Jl (Ds). Twenty-five more records (Lg). Larva works 

 within the roots of various hardwoods, especially oak, poplar, and 

 chestnut ( Fisher ) . 

 P. nigrescans Csy. Adirondacks, L. Champlain (Csy).^! 



14085 P. pocularis Dalm. Saratoga, Aug (Dt-CU) ; Bronxville, Jl (Woodr) ; 



LI: Yaphank, Aug, at light (Ds) ; Bay Shore, Aug (Olsen). Larva 

 in dead pine logs (Fisher). 



14089 P. imbricornis L. LI: Bay Shore, Aug, Oh (BM). Larva in the roots of 

 oak and chestnut (Fisher), 



Tragosoma Serville 



14097a T. depsarium L. var. harrisi Lee. Adirondacks (Felt) ; Cranberry L., Jl 

 (Mund) ; Long L. (Ds) ; Wanakena, Aug (Drk) ; Lewiston, Jl (Lg 

 Coll.); Buffalo (Z&R); Ithaca, Jl (CU) ; North Branch (Schaupp) ; 

 Bronx (BM) ; LI: Yaphank, Aug (AM); North Beach, Aug (BM). 

 Larva in sapwood and decaying wood of coniferous trees. 



DiSTENiA Serville 



14098 D. undata Fab. West Pt. (Robn) ; SI (L&D) ; LI: Westbury (Champlain). 



Chestnut, hickory, and hornbeam (Felt). Larva in hickory, elm, and 

 redbud (Fisher). 



Smodicum Haldeman 



14099 S. cucujiforme Say. SI (L&D). Oak, beech, hackberry, and willow (Felt). 



Larva in the heartwood of very old, dry, and seasoned hardwoods, 

 including oak, hickory, beech, elm, etc. (Fisher). 



^^ The species of Prionus described by Casey in 1912 were treated as synonyms in the Leng 

 catalog. Casey in 1924 reiterated his opinion that they were valid species, and added nigrescans to 

 the category. It is here retained, as it has not been studied since its description. 



