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is more or less oblong or almost round and measures from ^ to 1 x / 2 inches 

 'in length, being about ^ inch in diameter. 



Long rose gall. Rhodites dichlocerus Harr. This elongate, hard, 

 woody gall, gradually tapering at both ends, occurs on the branches of wild 

 roses. It has been taken on Staten Island and Dr Smith records it from 

 New Jersey. 



Knotty rose gall. Rhodites verna Osten Sacken. This gall, which is 

 somewhat allied to the long rose gall, R. dichlocerus Harr., occurs on 

 wild rose. It is oblong or rounded and about X A inch lono- and occasionally, 

 three or four galls are more or less fused. This species has been taken by 

 Mr Beutenmuller on Staten Island. 



LESS OBSTRUCTIVE INSECTS AFFECTING EVERGREEN OK CONIFEROUS TREES 



This group, comprising insects of minor importance found on our 

 evergreen trees, is rather small because of the peculiarly close association 

 existing between bark borers and species found with them, making it advis- 

 able in certain instances at least, to notice comparatively unimportant forms 

 frequently met with in the burrows of destructive species. 



Borers in trunk and limbs 



Pine, species affecting 



Large, white, fleshy, flat-headed borers i '^ inches long occur under pine bark in long, nar- 

 row, very shallow grooves in the surface of the wood, transforming to a dark metallic 

 gray, flattened beetle 1 to 1 % inches long 



Larger flat-headed pine borer, Chalcopluir a v i r g i n i e n s i s, p. 653 

 A similar borer working in about the same way and transforming to a brilliant, coppery 

 colored, flattened beetle about Y\ inch long 



Smaller flat-headed pine borer, C ha lcoph'ora 1 i b e r t a, p. 654 

 A brilliant, sparkling, copper-red beetle a little over 1 )-z to nearly 1^ inches long occurs 



on pine and spruce Golden Buprestis, Buprestis s t r i a t a, p. 655 



An obscure, coppery or black, flattened beetle about ^2 inch long on pitch pine 



1 ) i < e r < a p u n c t u 1 a t a, p. 656 

 A brassy, metallic , flattened beetle about 5 8 inch long occurs in midsummer on pine and 



arbor-vitae D i c e r e a t u b e r c u 1 a t a, p. 656 



An ashy bronze or obscurely bronze, flattened, metallic beetle from a little over ^ to 

 nearly )^ inch long occurs on white pine from midsummer lo October 



Dicerca t e n e b r o s a, p. 65 7 

 An oblong, oval, flattened, bronze or purplish beetle, copper-colored beneath and x /i inch 

 long occurs on hard pine Ch r y s o b o th r i s den li pes, p. 657 



