April, '09] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS l8l 



These insects were found every trip we made here until the eleventh, 

 on this trip our hickory trees were over-run with Clerus quadrisigna- 

 tus Say, we collected a number of them and one lively chap managed 

 to get down between my collar and neck, I can testify that they can 

 bite right smart. 



Parandra brunnea Fab. was plentiful and a dying mulberry tree yield- 

 ed Elaphidion incertum Newn. in quantities, we also found this species 

 on hickory and oak. 



July ipth we found a partially dead ash tree and secured a goodly 

 number of Tylonotus bimaculatus Hald. that were running over the 

 trunk, also Neoclytus erythrocephalus from the same tree. 



On August ist we visited an oak tree that in several places the bark 

 had been injured, and from which sap was exuding, several species of 

 Nitidulidae were enjoying themselves thereon, among them were Ips 

 obtusus Say, /. quadriguttatus Fab. and /. sanguinolentus Oliv., a variety 

 of other insects were also enjoying the feast; farther up on the trunk 

 we spied several pairs of Eburia quadrigeminata Dru, which we added 

 to our catch. 



Many other insects were taken on these trips although the majority 

 were Beetles, a great variety of Tenebrionidae, usually feeding on fungi, 

 Carabids running along the paths in search of prey and several species 

 of Cymatodera and other Clerids were halted on their journey by the 

 glare of the light. 



To a collector we would recommend this as a profitable means of in- 

 creasing his collection and many interesting habits would be learned by 

 one working out life histories. 



We are indebted to Mr. W. S. Fisher, of Highspire, Pa., for the de- 

 termination of most of the specimens mentioned in this paper. 



ALFRED B. CHAMPLAIN, Harrisburg, Pa. 



EvEREs COMYNTAS ainyntitla. I am working up the distribution and 

 specific identity of the genus Everes, but in coming to the American 

 species cotnyntas and amyntula I find myself beset with difficulties 

 from lack of material. The whole genus is subject to considerable 

 variation, though within very narrow lines. Our European and Kasi 

 ern species are subject to much variation, but the variations are quite 

 small and within very restricted limits, yet they are perceptible, an.l 

 in sonic cases have important specific bearing. In conjunction \\ith 

 Mr. Tutt and Dr. Chapman I have had to carefully tabulate our Euro- 

 pean and Eastern forms, and as far as possible the American species 

 also. I notice that the variations of coniynhis and amyntula are pro- 

 gressing very closely along similar lines, as has been the case with 

 our argiades and comyntas, but they have not proceeded so far. The 

 whole subject is one of considerable interest, especially when worked 



