ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '04 



Redstone Park, for eight days T had very good results. I 

 shall mention here only a few species of importance. Scaph- 

 inotis subtilis Schaum. on very damp spots near water, rare ; 

 Asida capitosa Horn on very dry spots on the road or hills 

 where I found them usually climbing up on the grass, not plen- 

 tiful ; Flwbctns contains L,econte, at sunset coming out of the 

 ground, especially under oak trees, flying about fifteen 

 minutes, all males. Females stay at the entrance of their 

 homes. I secured larvae by digging in the ground, plentiful. 

 Cccnonycha rotundata Horn, attracted by light, rare. I was 

 very much disappointed in not being able to secure in the 

 L/ucanidae that most interesting species of Diphyllostoma 

 fimbriata Fall, new genus, new species, discovered by my 

 friend, Mr. Hopping, in Redstone Park, May 8th, and described 

 by Professor Fall in the Canadian Entomologist, Vol. 33, No. 

 n, 1901. I made use during eight days of all my experience 

 to find it. At sunset this beetle is found sitting on the tip of a 

 spear of grass. The surrounding trees are oaks which I have 

 investigated carefully. Next year I shall have to try again. 

 On my way to the Giant Forest from the entrance in the 

 Sequoia National Park, 3000 feet, I collected Oimis intcrmedius 

 L,eng, to 4000 feet under stones, but only on the north expo- 

 sure of the mountain road. Of Calosotna latipcnnis Horn, 

 only one ; Melee barbarus Lee. , two specimens. Metrius con- 

 tractus var. scricens Rivers, not rare. Three different species 

 of the genus Scaphinotns, one of them probably a new species. 

 The Ceanothus bushes in fresh bloom furnished interesting 

 material. At 5000 feet elevation, the region for Omits l&vis 

 Horn, begins and continues to 7500 feet and to 1 1,000 feet, the 

 smooth form of O. Itrvis may be collected everywhere, under 

 stones, fallen trees and boards ; deep snow prevented my going 

 so far up. Mr. Hopping found on the Ceanothus flower a 

 beautiful Clems exinriits Mann., 4200 feet, twice the size of 

 specimens found at Berkeley. Colony Mill, 5415 feet, Zap herns 

 granicollis Horn, only one. Different specimens of Ceram- 

 bycids and fourteen different Scolytides on the fly at sunset. 

 Scaphinotus orcophilus var. river si i, Roeschke, is to be found 

 from here to an elevation of 7500 feet, not rare. 



