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entomology from the high standard of a science to the level of 

 journalism. It is to be hoped, therefore, that considerations 

 for the general welfare and standing of economic entomology 

 as a science will prevail and that a way will be found to avert 

 the impending danger. 



FEBRUARY 6TH, 1890. 



Eight persons present. President Marx in the chair. 

 Mr. Schwarz read the following paper : 



A LIST OF THE BLIND OR NEARLY EYELESS COLEO- 

 PTERA HITHERTO FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA. 



BY B. A. SCHWARZ. 



In his exhaustive treatise on the Cave Fauna of North 

 America (Memoirs Nat. Ac. Sc., Vol. iv, No. i), Dr. A. V S. 

 Packard has given a list of the blind or nearly eyeless insects 

 from North America and other countries, but since this work 

 is not in the hands of many entomologists, I have thought it 

 worth while to present herewith another list, confining myself, 

 however, to the Coleoptera. 



I. CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES. 

 a Caves of the Green River Basin, in southern Kentucky. 



Anophthalmus Tellkampfi Er. Quite common in most caves. 

 Anophthalmus interstitialis Hubb. Mammoth cave and Cave City cave. 

 Anophthalmus audax Horn. Hitherto found only in Ronald's cave 



(Hubbard). 



Anophthalmus Menetriesi Mots. Found abundantly in most caves. 

 Anophthalmus pubescens Horn. Cave City cave ; Walnut Hill Spring 



cave ; Lyon cave ; Saltpeter cave ; Ronald's cave ; Downer's cave. 

 Adelops hirtus Tellk. Common in most caves. Eyes feebly developed. 



b Caves of southern Indiana. 



Anophthalmus tenuis Horn. Wyandotte cave ; Bradford cave. 

 Anophthalmus eremita Horn. Wyandotte cave. 



