Coleopterous Fauna of Lower Rio Grande Valley. 85 
Southern Louisiana and Texas. Reaches high Transition and Boreal in 
Colorado (Veta Pass, 9400 feet). 
362. Cerotoma furcata , Oliv. — Five specimens beaten from plants in 
palmetto thicket at Santo Tomas, June 7th and 27th. Also taken by 
Schwarz. Distr. This species was described from “North America/ 5 and 
the present locality is the only one known for it, according to Schwarz. 
363. Diahrotica 12-punctata , Oliv. — Taken on cotton near Matsmo- 
ros, Tamaulipas, June 19th. Distr. Atlantic coast to Texas and Mexico. 
364. Diahrotica balteata, Lee. — La Puerta, Tamaulipas, on Mimosa , 
May 6th. On corn, Santa Maria, Texas, May 7th. Fort Ringgold, Texas. 
May 11th. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, on mesquite, May 16th. Numerous in 
cotton field near Matamoros, eating squares of cotton, June 6th. Also 
taken by Schwarz at Brownsville and San Diego, Texas, who states that at 
latter place its food plant is Parhinsonia aculeata. Distr. Arizona, 
Lower California (to Cape region), and Sonora to Southern Texas and 
Mexico. 
365. Diahrotica longicornis , Say. — Numbers beaten from Cnicus vir- 
ginianus and other plants in palmetto thicket at Santo Tomas, June 7th 
and 9th. Distr. Mississippi Valley (Illinois, Missouri) to Rocky Moun- 
tains, Arizona, Texas, and Mexico. 
366. Diahrotica nitida , Linell. — Taken by Schwarz at San Diego, 
Texas, in May. Distr. New Mexico to Southwestern Texas. 
367. Galerucella marmorata, Jac. — Two specimens beaten from pal- 
metto leaves in palmetto jungle at Santo Tomas, February 26th, and 
numbers beaten from same leaves at same place, June 7th. Also one each 
found on elm and Erythrina in garden, May 31st and June 1st. Distr. 
Previously known only from Tropical Mexico and Guatemala. 
368. Monoxia dehilis, Lee. — One taken on wild bamboo in garden, 
May 2nd. Distr. Widely distributed throughout the Sonoran regions, 
according to Schwarz. Reaches to high Transition and Boreal in Colo- 
rado (Veta Pass, 9000 feet) and Idaho (Atlanta, 7800 feet). 
369. Oedionychis inter jectionis, Cr. — One taken on Lippia lanceolata, 
J une 22nd. Distr. Texas and Mexico. 
370. Oedionychis petaurista, Fabr. — One beaten in palmetto thicket 
near Santo Tomas, June 7th. Distr. Atlantic coast to Texas. 
371. Oedionychis texana , Cr. — One taken by Wickham in July. Distr. 
Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico to Southern Texas. 
372. Disonycha glahrata , Fab. — One on corn at Santa Maria, Texas, 
May 7th. Distr. Georgia to Texas, Northern Mexico and Arizona. 
373. Disonycha abhreviata , Melsh. — One specimen found hibernating 
in earth around cotton roots at Santo Tomas, March 2nd. Distr. 
Widely spread, according to Schwarz. 
374. Disonycha 5-vittata, Say. — Flying in large numbers in sunlight, 
