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mon in eastern New York than the larger C. virginiensis Drury, 

 though such has not been our experience. He instances a small growth of 

 young pines, only arfew rods in extent, where upwards of 100 specimens of 

 this beetle were taken in the middle of September, one or two being found 

 on almost every tree in the grove, while only six of C. virginiensis 

 Drury were met with. 



This smaller form, according to our observation, is present in the adult 

 stage rather more abundantly late in the fall and this 

 may be the reason why Dr Fitch failed to meet with 

 more of the larger beetles. Dr Fitch states that he 

 found the insects mostly at the tips of the limbs, 

 clinging to the leaves with their heads inwards, the 

 position in conjunction with shape and size giving 

 them a close resemblance to the young fruit cones 

 growing from the same points on several of the limbs. 

 He adds that they appeared to be eating the young 

 buds, which are probably the food on which all these 



Fig. 186 Chalcophora I i- 



beetles subsist in the perfect state. bertj . enlarged (original) 



Dr LeConte has recorded this species as abundant in the Middle and 

 Eastern States and adds that it varies slightly in color, but is usually 

 of a fine golden copper tint. He states that the broadly rounded sides 

 of the thorax, the deep dorsal grooves and the entire sutural striae are 

 characteristic of this species. 



Bibliography 



1890 Packard, A. S. U.S. Ent. Com. 5th Rep't, p. 678-79 



Golden buprestis 



Bnprcstis striata Fabr. 



A brilliant, sparkling, copper-red beetle a little over to nearly ^ inch in length, 

 occurs on pine and spruce trees in May and June. 



This handsome, flat, metallic beetle was noticed by Dr Fitch about a half 



century ago. It appears to infest the dead wood of logs and stumps. The 



