1899] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



ton. Collopx bipiuir/iitiiH was seen, not very abundantly, on low 

 Compositae near town. Trichodfx ornatux was taken on flowers, 

 particularly those growing- on the higher altitudes among the 

 foot-hills. C le nix ttif/riccntris, C. mceMux and Thaiuiximux inr 

 duffitus were all found running about the wood-pile in company 

 with the aforementioned Buprestidae. 



Few Scarabseidre were met with, among them ^Ef/itilia Incux- 

 trix, Aphodius hamatus (this latter under dung close to the lit- 

 tle swamp which furnished the Clihcuinfo, A. dcntirnlntm and 

 A. rittafiiK. Asingie male of Od<if<ntx <>h<'*nx was secured and 

 is of particular interest, since it is 'Pacific in distribution. Mr. 

 Schwarz had, however, previously taken one at Veta Pass, al- 

 titude 9,400 feet. We took two species of Serica, one of them 

 like vesperthia, while the other approaches trod for mix in ap- 

 pearance but differs in sculpture. A female Lachitoxtrnnt ni/> 

 it/iiioxct was found floating in an irrigating ditch. 



Of Loughorns we took several. Prionux ctd/foniicux was 

 seen rarely, one specimen deserving note on account of reach- 

 ing a length of but 25 mm., about half the usual size of the 

 spenies. Xylotrcrltii* tiitdidatux, Plagithmysus muricatulus, A<-m- 

 d'opx protens, Monohammus maculosus and M.,xcuteUhix were all 

 dwellers on the wood-pile. Some Chrysomelidse observed are 

 asfollows: Coscinoptera </<>i>iiiiic<ni<i on scrub oaks, ('. 

 rather common on various low plants in company with 

 4-f/"l(<it(t, Xn.ciiiix onrxjcra, one specimen, Playiodf-nt ori 

 and Ti-'u-linbilu converf/cnv. On willows we saw Galcnict-lht decora 

 with Disoiti/c/iH ~>-rift<it<t and CrcjtiiliHlrrH licl.chn'x. Teuebrionida; 

 \\ ere not numerous, but we took Trhiiiti/x )>riunox<( under stones 

 or al)out the roots of plants, in company with (_'<ntionfix ohcxn, 

 C.ovali8wn&.Eleode8brunnipe8. I'nderties along the railroad 

 were found a few each of Kh-n<l<'x lii<nit'>'<t/ix, /;. c.>ti-ic<it and E. 

 niiirina and a single Asida o/xira. ll< /o/>.v d((fit-ifix \\ as not rare 

 under pine needles or in the rubbish about the roots of plants. 

 It seems not worth while to enumerate the other Hrteromerous 

 beetles found, and the rather small series of Khynchophora. 



A collector going into this valley will find it interest ing as an 

 example of the encroachment on rather high altitudes ol'manx 

 species belonging more properly to the plains fauna. This 

 seems to result from the very gradual slope of the Arkansas 

 valley and the peculiar characteristics of the soil. 



