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Pterostichus sp. near hudsonicus Sec. 



Two examples, Cape Nome, July 26 and 27. 



Eight examples, Cape Blossom, July 26. 



These two species belong to the subgenus Cn'obinm, which 

 contains many species or supposed species from Boreal America. 

 With few exceptions they are imperfectly known, and are to a 

 large degree opinionative. 



Amara sp. near hyberborea Dej. 



Three examples, Cape Blossom, July 10 and 26. 



Amara similis Kirby. 



Three examples, Kowak River, April, Ma}- 22 and Septem- 

 ber 12. 



Silpha lapponica Hbst. 



One example, Cape Blossom, July 10. 



Quedius bruimipennis. 



One example, Kowak Delta, June 24. 



Melanophila acuminata De Geer. 



TW T O examples, Cape Nome, September i. 



Tetropium cinnamopterum Kirby. 



Numerous specimens ' ' thawed out ' of birchwood from 

 March 30 to May i. 

 Merium proteus Kirby. 

 Chrysomela subsalcata Mann. 



These two species one example of each were taken in nearly 

 perf ect condition from the crop of a rock ptarmigan , which was 

 shot along the snow line of the Jade Mountains at an altitude 

 of about 1000 feet above the Kowak River May 25. 



Orchestes rufipes Lee? 



One example, Kowak Delta, June- 17. The specimen is 

 scarcely distinguishable from rufipes in an}- respect except 

 the color of the legs, the femora being black with the tibiee 

 and tarsi pale ; in this particular, therefore, it is intermediate 

 between typical rnfipcs and the variety M inn tus. 



The localities named above are all in latitude 67 to 67 30', 

 with the exception of Cape Nome, which is about 64 20'. It 

 will therefore be seen that, with the exception of Carabns tritu- 

 caticollis and Melanophila aciiininafa } the species named are all 

 within the Arctic Circle. Of the thirteen only two Amara 

 simi/is and Ore/iesfcs rufipes are new to the Alaskan list. 



