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to me latterly, on several occasions, whether a close-time or season could 

 not be enforced for certain British butterflies, the species to be decided 

 upon by a committee of experts, just as has been done for British birds. 

 The idea may seem to some childish and ridiculous, full of paltry senti- 

 ment, and so on. But why not protect the beautiful innoxious insects 

 that display their admirable forms and colors, and gladden the hearts of 

 all true lovers of Nature." Around Philadelphia we have about thirty- 

 seven more species of butterflies than there are in all Britain, so it is not 

 childish or ridiculous to preserve these beautiful creatures as Mr. McLach- 

 lan suggested, especially where there are so few. 



CALIFORNIA NOTES. Two years ago, while working a mountain stream 

 in a neighboring canyon, several specimens of Amphizoa insolens were 

 taken. These attracted the attention of Dr. Horn, on a recent visit, and 

 he expressed surprise that the species should be found so far south, sug- 

 gesting that I send a note of the capture to the NEWS. In this connection 

 it seems appropriate to note the occurrence here of one or two other 

 northern forms, which, so far as I know, have not been recorded from 

 this part of the State. The following were taken last Summer in the San 

 Bernardino Mountains: Mysia hornii; one example of this species beaten 

 from pine. Chrysophana placida; three examples also from pines. Ne- 

 cydalis cavipennis; a specimen recently emerged, found resting on the 

 trunk of a sugar pine. Pinus latnbertiana; the trunks of many dead 

 and dying pines revealed numbers of the nearly cylindrical burrows of 

 this fine longicorn, in some of which were the remains of a past genera- 

 tion of beetles. Pterostichus ater: two examples of average size, not 

 differing from northern specimens. All the above were found at an alti- 

 tude of from 4000 to 6000 feet, and would seem to have followed the 

 Sierras south, going higher as they advance, until in this latitude they are 

 found only near the summits of the higher ranges. 



The occurrence of a species of Psephenus in this locality seems worthy 

 of mention. Specimens submitted to Capt. Casey were identified by him 

 as lecontei. . On comparing with Massachusetts examples in my cabinet 

 the local specimens show several somewhat constant differences, notably 

 in the more feebly explanate elytral margin and the dark legs, but with 

 the few specimens at hand it is impossible to pronounce upon the value 

 of these differences. It is probable that they are merely geographical. 



A specimen of Rosalia funebris has been recently received from a friend 

 who took it in San Diego County, probably introduced there, as suggested 

 to me by Dr. Horn, in Oregon timber. H. C. FALL, Pomona, Cal. 



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