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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 
[Vol. 17 
Introduction* 
During the course of studies on the white grubs and May beetles of 
Kansas, a new and important species of the genus Anomala has been 
under observation for the past few years. Considerable data on its 
life history having accumulated, an account of these are here set forth. 
The species has been recently described (Hayes and McColloch, 
1924) 1 as Anomala kansana. The writers are indebted to Mr. Warren 
Knaus for calling their attention to the fact that this species was un¬ 
described. 
Economic Importance 
From its relative abundance and somewhat general feeding habits, 
this species can be regarded as of economic importance and one which 
Fig. 17 .—Anomala kansana adult, enlarged (Drawing 
by S. Fred Prince). 
may prove a troublesome pest. The adult feeding habits are crepuscular 
and quite varied, having been found on strawberry leaves, sorghums, 
corn, wheat heads and wheat in the shock, sweet clover, sumac, rye, 
dogwood, pasture grass, lamb’s quarter, smartweed and horse thistle. 
The larvas likewise are quite general feeders and have been collected 
in a number of different situations, such as under logs, on sand dunes, in 
corn-fields, under rocks in woodland, in wheatfields, gardens, blue-grass 
sod, alfalfa land, oat-stubble, potato fields and roots of Sudan grass. 
The determination of the specific identity of grubs found in these situa- 
*Contribution No. 328 from the Entomological Laboratory, Kansas State Agri¬ 
cultural College. This paper embodies some of the results obtained in project No. 
100 of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Ttayes, W. P., and McColloch, J. W., A New Species of Anomala. Ent. News 
35:138-140, 1924. 
