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barrier to progress. That afternoon \ve passed the international 

 boundary and left Alaska for British Columbia. 



The freshet here had overflowed most of the bottom lands and 

 the insects were crowded up into the few dry places left, and 

 therefore easily taken, as I found on making a search among the 

 dead leaves and rubbish among the cottonwood trees. A fine 

 example of Cychrus angusticollis Fisch. occurred here, the 

 farthest from the coast that I have ever seen it perhaps another 

 proof of Dr. Dawson's theory that this canon marks nearly the 

 head of the old salt water inlet that has been silted up, as this 

 Cychrus has always been considered as strictly a coast species. 

 A black variety of C. marginatus was also found, with Elaphrns 

 pallipes, Nebria metal/ica, Bembidium quadrifoveolatum and 

 Platynus piceolus. Of Pterostichus the most common species 

 was riparius, but in comparing with it a few vitreus and luczotii 

 were taken. Nearly all these were found under sticks and leaves 

 in little hollows, and besides the Carabidas mentioned I got a few 

 other nice things an Anistoma, probably lateritia, two or three 

 Agathidium revolveus, Tachinus nigricornis in numbers, and 

 rarely an sEgialia cylindrical or rufescens. On a sand bank a feu- 

 specimens of Cidndela Oregona were flying about and were added 

 to my captures; dead wood and fungi yielded some good things, 

 as, for example, Colitys scabra, Tharops ruficornis and Phellopsis 

 obcordata; while occasionally something nice would be found 

 flying about the camp, as in the case of Elater Behrensii, Co- 

 yvnibites angularis, Leptalia macilenta and Cephaloon leptnrides, 

 Creophilus villosus was attracted by the smell of meat, so was 

 Silpha lapponica, the latter species going by the name of ' ' Salmon- 

 bug' ' up there, and is said to do a great deal of damage to fish 

 put out for curing by the natives. 



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A NEW ARCTIA. 



By AXXIK TRUMIH'LL SLOSSON, Nrw York, X. Y. 



Arctia ininea n. sp. 



This moth, from its general form and style of ornamentation, 

 seems closely allied to arge. But it is a much larger, more robust 

 insect, and in its coloring quite distinct. 



Thorax, abdomen, markings of primaries and entire surface of secon- 

 daries, a vivid, a peculiar shade of yellowish red. Background of prima- 



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