59 s ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [November, 



and perhaps, in a measure, to its forest-clad condition, for, gen- 

 eral!}' speaking, the species of Eleodes are not fond of the 

 woods. 



In the neighborhood of town we got Cicindela laurcnti, but 

 only rarely. Carabus oregonensis was not uncommon under logs 

 with Pterostichns. protractus, longnlus and luczotii. Notiophilns 

 hardy! was found under stones in rather dry situations. Trachy- 

 pach vs incrmis we detected under sticks which were lying on beds 

 of moss. Bcjiibidium was represented by bimaculatum,fusicruni , 

 grapii, versicolor and dyschirinnm. Of these grapii and dyschir- 

 iiiidu were found on the margins of cold mountain brooks, while 

 the others were running about the banks of a small pond. 

 Trcchus chalyba-us was very abundant under boards which were 

 well soaked through from lying in damp places ; the little beetle 

 has quite a strong, disagreeable odor, w r hich it exhales w T hen dis- 

 turbed, agreeing in this respect with many other Carabidae. Cal- 

 athus ingratns, Cymindis unicolor, Harpalus fa/la.v, H. innocuns 

 and H. oblitns were more or less common in the valley. 



Peltis ferruginea and Calitvs scabra were taken occasionally 

 from the under sides of logs, especiall)- w r hen these w r ere infested 

 by woody fungi. Elater apicatus was met with once and At/wits 

 siip/c.\- was also taken rarely. Melanophila longipcs was seen 

 on a lumber pile in town, with an occasional Pachyta liturata. 

 Podabnts latcralis was not uncommon. It is curious what a de- 

 ceptive resemblance this insect, when at rest, bears to the Ela- 

 terid Campy his daificonu's, for which I have two or three times 

 mistaken it at first sight, though I never took the latter species 

 in the Rocky Mountains. Dasytcs hiidsonicns occurred, as usual, 

 in beatings from the evergreens. 



Floweis w r ere by no means unproductive. One Acmtcops atra 

 \vas taken on blossoms, while A. pratcnsis was quite plentiful 

 and A. protcns less so. Lcptura nigrolincata and L. chrysocoma 

 were also captured in this w r ay, the latter extending its range 

 nearly up to timber-line on the mountains. 



Chrysomelidse were not obtrusive. Zeugophora abnormis 

 again occurred on leaves of aspen and Ado.vus obscitnts \vas met 

 with on various plants, tfnfomosccljs adonidis was seen only 

 occasionally. (J-'c/ionvc/iis liigcns was found under logs in the 



