132 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [September. 



either hiding in the axils of the leaves or burrowing in the stalk 



itself. Among them are the following: Philoph nga amoena, Car- 



pophilus floralis, Clerus spinoltz, Tragidion sp., Mccvsmus an- 



gustus, Hymcnorus confertus, Hyporhagns gilensis and Scypho- 



phorus acupunctatus, the last named boring in and around the 



bases of the flower-stalk and leaves. At about this altitude we 



find A sida parallela under dead, uprooted plants. The bear-grass 



' furnishes a few examples of Megalostomis, and an occasional 



Urodera. 







Entering the belt of oak scrub higher up the fauna changes, 

 and the most striking species are small insects living on the lea\ < >, 

 or predaceous; some of them are Lebia viridis, Scymnus mar- 

 ginicollis, S. pallens, Anthaxia flavimana, Pseudeb&us bicolor, 

 Attains difficilis, Chlamys polycocca, Pachybrachys abdominalis, 

 Cryptocephalus n. sp., Babia tetraspilota, Diarluis auratns, Xan- 

 thonia mllosula, Hemiphrynus intermediiis, Notoxus bifasciatus, 

 two or three species of Apion, and Smicronyx seriatics. These 

 are not all confined exclusively to oak, and some of them prob- 

 ably do not live on it at all, but they may be taken by beating the 

 shrubs, which are in great part some species of oak. On a Le- 

 guminous plant (probably a locust) many specimens of a queer 

 ittle Rhynchophore, Tachygonus centralis, were captured. The 

 hind legs are strong and saltatorial, though the insect is not as 

 accomplished a jumper as most of our Halticini. At dusk a 

 Listrochelus or two, and a single Polyphylla, came flying past and 

 were added to the spoils. 



After reaching the pine belt proper, there is still another change 

 in the fauna. Here, under logs and slabs, are to be found Ptcr- 

 ostichus lustrans, Calathus dubitts, Platynus bmnneomarginatus, 

 Chrysomela auripennis, Eleodes carbonaria, extricata, genii/is, 

 Embaphion contnsnm, Ccelocnemis punctata, Asida ma era ai*d 

 others, while along the little shaded streams Rhyncheros sanguini- 

 pennis may be seen flying. In and around the piles of slabs left 

 by the lumbermen are numerous lignivorous beetles Lncanus 

 mazama, Ergates spiculatus, Car ebara long nla, Cossonus crenatus, 

 Pityophthorus nitidulus, Tomicus confusus and Hylastcs gracilis. 

 From the small pines and other evergreens a few Chrysobothris 

 cuprascens and a Magdalis were taken by beating. 



Silting dead leaves in damp places yielded a lot of Trichoptcryx 

 hornii and Quedius desertus. In the little pools were plenty of 



