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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 Riley (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 Hntomologist to the IJ. S. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture (45-139). 
Next, in 1882, this species received exhaustive treatment from the 
hands of Dr. Lintner (46-233), his discussion including its bibli¬ 
ography, synonymy, a description of the adult, and a resume of 
its injuries 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 larvae 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 
timof hy. 
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. scoparius, Horn. This species, published as new in 1873 
(23-424), has been mentioned since only in general and local lists 
of species. Its occurrence as a corn insect in Illinois will be es¬ 
tablished on another page. 
S. placidus, Say. The literature of this species is almost pure¬ 
ly technical, a single item by Hamilton (50) with respect to its 
occurrence under driftwood in meadows being the only othei 
reference I have seen. It was described in 1831 (4-290), and its 
synonymy was given by Horn in 1873 (23—326). It is here intro-: 
duced because found infesting corn in Illinois. 
