Vol. XXvi] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 307 



Coleoptera found in the Vicinity of Meriden, 



Connecticut. 

 By HARRY L. JOHNSON, South Meriden, Conn. 



For several years the writer has been greedily watching the 

 columns of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS for some list of the beetles 

 of Connecticut but as yet he has not been rewarded. As I have 

 collected in Connecticut for several years and now have a list 

 of some 300 species of Coleoptera taken in this vicinity, I am 

 sending it to the NEWS with the hope that it will give added 

 interest to those who are lucky enough to enjoy life in this 

 State and enable outsiders to compare the lists of other States 

 with those of Connecticut. 



During the Summer of 1914 the writer built a large Lepidop- 

 tera breeding cage about 6x6x7 ^ ee t n 'gh> which was enclosed 

 with common wire netting such as used for screen doors, etc. 

 This cage was located to the north of a strip of land which was 

 plowed immediately after the erection of the cage, and as the 

 wind was strongly south on that day, the cage became a verita- 

 ble beetle trap. Hardly a minute elapsed in which some unlucky 

 beetle was not blown against the sides of the cage and held 

 there by the wind while I came to the rescue with the cyanide 

 bottle. About fifty species were secured in this way, among 

 them being Hylotrupcs ligncus and Geotrupcs splcndidus. 

 Over 100 specimens of Phytonomus meles were secured on the 

 sides of this trap. The writer is now hoping that the wind will 

 be in the same direction when the land is turned over this 

 year. 



The following list of Coleoptera is intended to form a basis 

 upon which future lists of Connecticut beetles may be added, 

 and the writer hopes that entomologists from other parts of 

 Connecticut will come forward with species to add to the list. 

 As about fifty unidentified species are now in my hands, T hope 

 to be able to add some species myself before the year is over. 



Family CICINDELIDAE. 



Cicindela sexguttata Fab. A common species. Occurs without 

 spots and also with two, four and six spots. 



