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“ peddlers.” This and two preceding are brilliantly col- 
ored in life and called “ gold bugs.” 
FAMILY MYLABRIDA! (BRUCHIDZAZ) 
16165. Mylabris (Bruchus) pisorum Linn. The common “ pea- 
weevil.” } 
16175. Mylabris discoideus Say. Tottenville, June 19, 1917. 
16190. Mylabris ngrinus Horn. ; 
16218. Mylabris alboscutellatus Horn. June, August, Septem- 
ber. 
16221. Mylabris obtectus Say. The “ bean-weevil.” 
16222. Mylabris hibisct Oliv. Often common in the seeds of the 
marsh mallow in September. 
16231. Mylabris caluus Horn? Buck’s Hollow, June, 1918. 
16236. Mylabris musculus Say. June. : 
16246. Spermophagus hoffmannseggi Gyll. Nov., from seeds of 
honey locust. 
FAMILY BRENTIDA® 
16256. Eupsahs minutia Dru. May, June, July, Aug., Sept. 
Sometimes under oak bark. Poplar, beech, chestnut, and 
maple are also mentioned. 
FAMILY PLATYSTOMIDA® (ANTHRIBIDA) 
16263. Ormiscus saltator Lec. June. Breeds in dead wood of 
deciduous trees, often found in hickory on Staten Island. 
16275. Eusphyrus walshu-Lee. June, on hickory. 
16279. Eurymycter fasciatus Oliv. March. Occurs on fungus 
growing on dead beech. 
16299. Euparius marmoreus Oliv. April, May, July. Taken 
mainly on woody fungus on oak logs and stumps. 
16303. Brachytarsus alternatus Say. Sept. 4, 1893, on Helenium. 
Bred from the fungus Cystopus, parasitic on dodder in 
Ohio; also from stems of Composites (Sideranthus) in 
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