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Accepted and Rejected: 

 Orthoptera. 

 Gryllid^b. 



Gryllus sp., A 1 11 1. 



coleoptera. 

 Carabid.e. 



Scarites subterraneus (black), A 2 R 1. 

 Hydrophilid^e. 



Hydrophilus triangularis (shining greenish-black), A 2 R 2. 



ScARAB^IDiE. 



Ligyrus gibbosus (reddish-brown), A 17 R 2. 

 Hymenoptera. 



Bombus sp., A 1 R 1. 



Xylocopa virginica, worker (black with yellow hairs), 

 A 1 R 1, male A 1. 



Mammalia. 

 Murid;e. 



Mus musculus (dead), A 3 R 1. 



Accepted and Disregarded: 



COLEOPTERA. 



SCARAB,EID,E. 



Lachnosterna sp. (reddish-brown), A 3 D 2. 

 Hymenoptera. 



MYRMICIDiE. 



Tetramorium caspitum (a minute reddish ant), A 1, D many. 



Accepted, Rejected, and Disregarded: 

 Orthoptera. 

 Blattid^e. 



Blattella germanica (vellow-brown and dark brown), 

 A 16+ R 1 D 1. 

 Coleoptera. 



SCARAB^EIDiE. 



Dyscinetus trachypygus (black), A 5 R2 D 2. 

 Lepidoptera. 



Philosamia cynthia, cocoons. One pecked, could not be 

 opened, was left; two others disregarded were after- 

 wards eaten when cut open. 



Spermatophyta. 

 Fagace^e. 



Quercus sp. (acorns), A 8+ D several, R. 



Disregarded and Refused: 



Coleoptera. 



Leptinotarsa decemlineata (yellow and black), D 1 R 2. 

 Lepidoptera. 



Colias philodice ad. (yellow and black), D 2 R 1. 



