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locality given by officers of the steamer), and Metlakahtla or 

 Port Chester, a large Indian settlement under direction of a mis- 

 sionary. At Hunter's Bay a few hours were spent with fair suc- 

 cess, the same general character of country obtaining as in other 

 places spoken of though some of the species of beetles were not 

 found elsewhere. Pterostichus castancus, P. amethystinus, Epurtea 

 truncatella, a fine Byrrhide, Pedilophorus acuminatus, a Scyd- 

 msenid of considerable size, and a number of Xyloterus bivittatus 

 were seen. At Metlakahtla the rain again interfered, but a few 

 other species were added to my list, among them Pterostichus 

 validus and Megapenthes stigmosns. All of the narrow coast 

 strip as well as the islands which constitute southern Alaska con- 

 sists of rocky and rugged hills with very little variety of soil or 

 vegetation, so that an entomologist would hardly expect to find 

 a great variety of species. Every spot seems, however, to yield 

 something not found at others, and doubtless much that is new 

 yet remains to be discovered. The difficulties of exploration 

 have rendered anything more than a superficial examination out 

 of the question, except in isolated localities, and the day is yet 

 far distant when we shall be able to say that our knowledge of 

 the Alaskan insect fauna approaches completeness. 



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Notes on the COCCINELLID/E observed in San Diego Co., Cal. 



By F. E. BLAISDELL, M.D. 



Anisosticta seriata Melsh. Plentiful in September. Occurring 

 along the bay-shore in favorable localities. Large numbers are 

 on the wing during warm sunny days; when at rest, clustered in 

 the tops of small shrubs and in the ice-plant {Mesembryanthemum 

 crystallinum). 



Megilla maculata DeG. Rare. Occurs in the eastern portion 

 of the country, along the Colorado River. 



Megilla vittigera Mann. Quite plentiful in Summer on sedges 

 along water courses. 



Hippodamia ambigua Lee. Common everywhere. 



Hippodamia convergens. Guer. Abundant. Interbreeds with 

 the preceding species ; both congregating during the colder 

 months of the year under bark on trees, and in the dead leaves 



