Jan., 5 IO] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 3! 



(Fauna and Flora of California; Proc. Cal. Acacl. Sciences, 

 2nd series, P. 368, 1895) : "Up to the year 1856 a consider- 

 able part of the neighborhood (now the city) of San Francisco 

 was covered by a Chaparral consisting- almost exclusively of 

 Ccanotltns ihrysiflorus. Part of this formerly impenetrable 

 thicket has been removed by human agency, and to a great 

 extent has been replanted by our California Cuprcssus macro- 

 car pa, Finns hisignis, Australian Acaciae and Eucalypti." 

 Besides Ccanothus were large tracts of scrubby Qucrcns ctgri- 

 folia, much Inpinns arborcus and chamissonis, Rhamnns cali- 

 -fornica, Baccharis pilularis, Ericaincria cricoidcs, etc. What 

 remains of this growth is now practically confined to the 

 western half of the city. Very little is left of the former large 

 areas of Ccanothus, which at present is only found along the 

 north and northwestern cliffs, and there in small patches. 

 The other shrubs are still plentiful. As a consequence the in- 

 sects are disappearing along with the destruction of their food, 

 and the hunting grounds of the entomologist, though probably 

 at no time very rich in this vicinity, becoming more and more 

 restricted, and are soon destined to become a thing of the 

 past. 



It was with this fact in mind, and at the suggestion of 

 several of my entomological friends, that I have undertaken 

 this little paper. This list could not have been made as ex- 

 tensive as now presented, were it not for the efficient aid ren- 

 dered me by Mr. James E. Cottle, whose long collecting ex- 

 perience here, and consequently his knowledge of the butter- 

 fles of the vicinity, has added much to this paper. Further- 

 more, his acquaintance with Dr. Behr resulted in his obtaining 

 much valuable information which otherwise would have re- 

 mained hidden to us. 



The author believes that this list of diurnals is quite com- 

 plete for the locality ; a list of the heterocera of the same 

 place, though hoped to be published by the writer, must be 

 deferred for a future date as a work more important and 

 difficult. 



