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found in many other species in the same range. I might merely 

 mention as an example Eusattus reticulatus or Asida sordida. 

 Unfortunately, Mr. Rivers and some of my French friends, have 

 had for comparison the large, fully-developed and rough forms 

 from Kansas and the smaller and smoother forms from the other 

 limit of its distribution. Were it possible for me to gather in one 

 series the specimens I have seen from the intermediate points of 

 distribution and which are now scattered in the various collec- 

 tions, I think the evidence would be as clear to all who are at 

 present skeptics as it was to me and to LeConte some years ago 

 that there is but one species of Amblychila which varies from 

 climatic causes along its thousand miles of distribution. 



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FIELD NOTES. 



By C. W. STROMBERG. 



In the Winter of 1891 a few weeks were spent near Carlisle, 

 Ark. , where a part of the time was devoted to collecting Cole- 

 optera, and, as collectors are scarce in those parts, I thought I 

 would report results, hoping others might become interested in 

 the region. 



To go into any part of the South during Winter for the sake 

 of collecting insects every one knows would not pay, but I be- 

 lieve that an energetic collector spending a Summer in any part 

 of Arkansas, and especially where he has both prairie (wild and 

 cultivated) and forest for his field, will reap a rich harvest in the 

 way of rare and interesting specimens in any of the orders of 

 insects. 



The country (January 2d), after leaving Little Rock and before 

 reaching the prairie region, presented a picture so dreary and 

 discouraging that I gave up all hopes of finding anything at that 

 season to enrich my cabinet. The fields were covered with water. 

 Flat timber lands were everywhere submerged. Cabins seen 

 here and there were surrounded by the muddy fluid and corn- 

 cobs, chips and all kinds of rubbish were floating about in the 

 dooryards. Occupants of the cabins were grouped in the door- 

 ways and they looked gloomy enough; even the cattle seemed 

 to have the blues. But the country improved in Hearing the 

 prairies. Although there was a great deal of water on the flat 

 lands, enough of the land was rolling to make a variety, and here 



