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land not near water, and of its appearance in corn on clover sod; 

 and Mr. O. Lugger, (38), speaking of it as S. zece, reports its in- 

 juries to corn in Maryland, describes the adult, and gives some 

 account of the habits of allied species. 



In 1881 Prof. Comstock (39) reports this species as extremely- 

 injurious to corn in South Carolina, — now referring to it under 

 its proper name; and Eiley (42) again corrects the synonymy, and 

 identifies it with sculptilis, — as LeConte had already done some 

 years before. In the "American Naturalist" (41) he describes its 

 injuries to corn, speaks of its distribution, and discusses the theory 

 of its origin in decaying driftwood, — this article being reprinted 

 the following year in his Report as Entomologist to the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture (45-139). 



Next, in 1882, this species received exhaustive treatment from the 

 hands of Dr. Lintner (46-2 j3), his discussion including its bibli- 

 ography, synonymy, a description of the adult, and a r6sum6 of 

 its iiijuries to corn. He surmises that the larva feeds upon some 

 wild grass, — and perhaps also on corn; gives the food and habits 

 of allied species; mentions certain Sphenopliorus larvte known to 

 occur in corn; and suggests as remedies the application of kero- 

 sene oil mixed with sand, and plowing up and burning the stubble 

 of the corn in fall for the purpose of destroying the hibernating 

 beetles. 



The following year Dr. Lintner speaks of the "frenching" of 

 corn as due largely to snout beetles, — probably to this species, — 

 and repeats the essential facts ascertained with regard to its dis- 

 tribution and life history, remedies for its injuries, etc. (48, 53-16). 



In 1884 Dr. Riley mentions the destruction by this 'beetle of 

 corn on timothy sod in Iowa (51). 



In 1885 (53-52), Lintner gives additional notes on its past his- 

 tory in N. Y; and in 1886 Mr. T. F. Hunt (55-109) gives a partial 

 bibliography of the species as a corn insect, and mentions its 

 occurrence in a single instance in a mass of eaten bulbs of 

 timolhy. 



In 1888 (60), Mr. Webster reports the finding of adults punctur- 

 ing corn just below the surface of the ground, and describes the 

 resultant injury to the leaves. 



S. scopariuSy Horn. This species, published as new in 1873 

 (23-424), has been mentioned since only in geueral and local lists 

 of species. Its occurrence as a corn insect in Illinois will be es- 

 tublished on another page. 



S. jdaridiis, 8ay. The literature of this species is almost pure- 

 ly technical, a single item by Hamilton (50) Avith respect to its 

 occurrence under driftwood in meadows being the only other 

 reference I have seen. It was described in 1831 (4 290), and its 

 synonymy was giv(jn by Horn in 1873 (23-32()). It is here intro- 

 duced ])ecause found infesting corn in Illinois. 



