ii2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Mar.,'i6 



Additions to the Coleoptera of Meriden, Connecticut. 



By HARRY L. JOHNSON, South Meriden, Conn. 



In my first list of the Coleoptera of Connecticut published in 

 the issue of Entomological News for July, 1915, I made the 

 statement that it was my intention to add further species to 

 this list as they came into my hands. Since I now have some 

 275 specimens which are additions to the list, together with 

 several corrections, I think it is advisable to publish them. 



I am greatly indebted to the following entomologists for the 

 identification of many species and without whose help this list 

 would have been necessarily incomplete and uncertain : Mr. 

 A. B. Champlain and Mr. Charles Leng, of New York, have 

 identified most of the Carabidae ; Mr. Schwarz, of the Na- 

 tional Museum, together with Mr. C. A. Frost, of Framing- 

 ham, Mass., have determined the bulk of the material, while 

 Mr. Fisher, of Washington, D. C., is responsible for most of 

 the Cerambycid determinations ; Mr. E. D. Harris, of New 

 York, Mr. N. S. Easton, of Fall River, Mass., and Mr. W. E. 

 Snyder, of Beaver Dam, Wis., have also helped in determin- 

 ations of species, while Mr. Britton and Mr. Walden, of the 

 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, are largely re- 

 sponsible for most of the corrections to my former list. 



A short description of collecting grounds in connection with 

 this list is deemed necessary. To the northwest of South Meri- 

 den there lies a long, narrow valley enclosed by hills and cliffs 

 which is traditionally known as "Oregon" by the inhabitants 

 of the village. Through the center of this valley flows the 

 Connecticut river, on its northern bank runs the track of the 

 "Cannon Ball Express," while along the southern bank a road, 

 known as the Cheshire or Oregon road, wends its way. Every- 

 thing from sandy shores to deep woods and dense vegetation 

 is found in this valley, thus affording a varietv of collecting 

 which is not easily imagined. My favorite collecting route is 

 along the Oregon road for a couple of miles until T come to 

 a bridge which takes me across the river, allowing me to make 

 my return trip along the railroad track and thence home. 



Black Pond is a large and very deep body of water, more 



