1925] Insects and Plants of a Strip of New Jersey Coast 241 
Phaleria testacea Say (5-29, 7-15), and Sphenophorus venatus 
Say (9-8). 
Galerucella kalmice Fall was collected under seaweed along 
the bayshore (5-29) and along the seashore (6-15). Trirrhabda 
virgata Lee. was noted seriously injuring the leaves of seaside 
goldenrod and marsh elder, being present from July 2 to Sep- 
tember 26. Stratcegus antceus came to our bait of molasses and 
fusel oil on the night of September 1 and previous to this time, 
many dead specimens were noticed in various parts of the area. 
Lepidoptera. Many interesting species were observed, the 
most common being Nomophila noduella D. & S. (5-29 to 10-24), 
Syneda gmphica (5-7 to 8-20), 07nmatostola lintneri Grt. visiting 
goldenrod flowers (9-26), Euxoa deter sa Wlk. very common on 
goldenrod flowers (9-26), Pieris rapee which was plentiful along 
the bay shore (7-15 to 9-26), and Heodeshypophleas Boisd. which 
occurred from May 7 to May 29. 
Hymenoptera. As most of our Hymenoptera were not 
identified beyond genera, it is impossible to mention more than a 
few of the outstanding species. Galls of Solenozopheria vaccinii 
were present on blueberry stems. Psammochares philadelphicus 
Le P. was collected along the seashore (7-15) and in other sec- 
tions (7-20, 8-20). Pompiloides marginatus Say occurred along- 
shore (9-26) and in other areas (7-15, 8-20). Polistes pallipes 
Le P. was taken from May 15 to October 24 and Colletes ameri- 
canus Cress, was plentiful on goldenrod flowers (9-26). Bremus 
bimaculatus Cress, was noted visiting beach pea flowers on June 
16. Among the ants Dolichoderus plagiatus pustulatus Mayr. 
var. beutenmuelleri Wheeler. Formica pallide-fulva schaufussi 
Mayr var. incerta Emery and Lasius niger Linn. var. neoniger 
Emery were common throughout the season. Camponotus 
caryce Fitch was collected May 29 from an old cone of Pinus 
rigida where it appeared to be nesting. 
Diptera. Some ninety-three species were collected, many of 
which it is impossible to mention on account of a lack of space. 
The following species were collected along the seashore. 
Tipula perlongipes Johnson (7-15), Neopogon argenteus Say 
a sand dune species (8-5), Villa shawi John. (9-26, 10-24), Psilo-, 
cephala morata Coq. (6-16), Coloboneura inusitata Mel. (7-2). 
