April, '02] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 115 



collecting, outside of rare captures, a most active and interesting 

 experience. 



I took but one Cicindelid at Laramie, a fine specimen of /'///- 

 gida Say, on red soil without vegetation, a short distance north 

 of the larger alkali pond. 



Around the edges of these ponds Hciiibidiinn was fairly 

 plentiful. Those taken June 2ist were, hcnsJuuci Haywd., 

 >//o-ripcs Kirby, r/ib/o-iiwsu/ii Lee., ephifypiger Lee., and a new 

 species. A species of Amara also occurred in this locality as 

 well as Amara scitula Lee., a Pacific coast species. Harpd/ns 

 amputatus Say, and ellipsis Lee. , were fairly numerous along the 

 Laramie River, but only a single specimen of basilaris Kirby 

 was found. 



Three species of Staphylinida were also taken near the alkali 

 ponds ; Alcocharini, genera and species dubious, /'/i/'/oi/f/iiis au- 

 rulcntns Horn, and Blediiis armatns Er. 



One Hister, Saprinns orcgoncnsis Lee., was common under 

 cow chips, and an E/ater, Drastcrins elcgans Fab., was beaten 

 from wallows. 



The Scarabaeidse w^ere represented by Canthon praticola Lee., 

 not uncommon in the river valley, and Aphodins coloradcnti* 

 Horn. Chrysomclida- were represented by a few specimens of a 

 species of Pachybrachys and Chysomela verrucosa Suffr. Jilt-odt-s 

 tricostata Say, cxtricata Say and opaca Say, were somewhat 

 plentiful representatives of the Tenebrionidse. 



Anthiciis californicus Laf. was taken on the beach near tin 

 alkali ponds. 



Curculionidae were better represented at Laramie than any 

 family of Coleoptera. Macrops vitticollis Kirby, occurred on 

 alkali flats under cow chips, and Li\us lanimicnsis Case\\ were 

 numerous on a species of thistle on the flats northward. They 

 were feeding on the thistle leaves, and when disturbed would 

 drop down among the spines where they were with difiirulty 

 dislodged. A species of Smicronv.\' was also takrn hetv. as 

 well as Ty chins tcctns Lee. Under cow chi]>s on the alkali Hats 

 an occasional Spkenopkorus romen'mts Lee. was found, while in 

 the same situation Sp/iciiop/ionis ulkci Horn was rather coninx >n . 

 It is a striking species, easily recognized. 



(To be continued) 



