5 14 CURCULIONIDAE PlATYPODIDAE SCOLYTIDAE 



18136 S. melanoccphalus Fab. Buffalo (Z&R) ; Pike (Liebeck) ; Ithaca, Je 



(Dt) ; Windsor, Je (Not) ; West Pt. (Robn) ; Van Cort. Pk. (Satt) ; 

 SI, May-Je (L&D) ; LI: Brooklyn, May (Nic, B&L) ; Long Beach, 

 Je (Nic) ; Woodside, Ap (Satt). Breeds in Lecrsia orysoides; adults 

 feed also on Carex sp., and occur, perhaps for feeding, in bunches of 

 Elymus sp., Andropogon virginicus, and Sphenopholis obtusata (Satt). 



18137 S. sayi Gyll. LI: Long Beach, Je (Nic). 



18141 S. venatus Say {placidxis Say). NYC (Satt); SI, May-Je, Aug 

 (L&D) ; LI: Rockaway Beach (Ds) ; Yaphank, Flatbush (AM) ; Long 

 Beach, Aug (Brownell) ; Orient Pt., Je (NYS) ; Clason Pt., Jl, 

 Jamaica (Satt). Breeds in Cyperus esculentus, Bermuda grass, wheat, 

 and timothy; adults feed also on corn (Satt). 



CaLENDRA Clairville <^0a 

 (Catandra auct.) 



18157 C. granaria L. Granary Weevil. Introduced. Generally distributed, 



infesting stored grain. 

 18159 C. oryzae L. Rice Weevil. Introduced. Generally distributed, infesting 



stored grain. 



Family PLATYPODIDAE 

 Platypus Herbst 



18166 P. compositus Say. SI, Jl 25 (L&D). 



18167 P. punctulatus Chap. Long Island City, Aug (NYS) ; Astoria, Aug, on 



mahogany logs from Panama, Felt (Hopk). 



Family SCOLYTIDAE ei 



{Ipidae auct.) 



SUBFAMILY SCOLYTINAE 



SCOLYTUS Geoffroy 



(Eccoptogaster Herbst) 



18169 S. quadrispinosus Say. Hickory Bark Beetle. Very common. Syracuse, 

 Cazenovia (Blkm) ; Middletown (Dt, Cy) ; Tivoli (Felt) ; Rye (Bird) ; 

 Bronxville, Jl (Felt) ; SI, Je-Aug, causes death of many hickory trees 

 (L&D); LI: Prospect Pk., Brooklyn (Felt). 



18171 S. rugulosus Ratz. Shot-Hole Borer, or Fruit-Tree Bark Beetle. 

 Probably generally distributed throughout the State, but somewhat less 

 common in the northern part; often injurious to apple, cherry, plum, 

 peach, and wild cherry. Representative localities are : Chazy ; Platts- 

 burg; Crittenden, Syracuse, Fulton, common, and Cranberry L., rare 

 (Blkm); counties bordering L. Ontario shore; Ripley; Dansville; 



®°« A. F. Satterthwait calls attention to the fact that Pierce has shown the priority of Calendra 

 over Sphenophorus, and of Sitophilus Schon. over Calendra. (Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 21:21-26, 

 1919, and 27:113-114. 1925.) 



•^ The list for this family has been gone over by Dr. J. M. Swaine and Dr. M. W. Blackman, 

 both of whom have supplied many records and made changes in synonymy. 



