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ters, including size, reduction in number of antenodals and 

 coloration. My type has been examined by both Dr. Calvert 

 and Professor Needham. In the figures of appendages of 

 charadraca it should be noticed that the apex of the abdomen 

 has been flattened, so, in profile, segments 9 and 10 appear 

 too wide, and in dorsal view, the apex of 10 is com- 

 pressed and the superior appendages are crowded together. 



Under date of November 14, 1906, Mr. Oslar writes con- 

 cerning the single specimen : 



"I took it at an altitude of about 8000 feet, July 31, 1898, 

 in Bear Creek Canon, Jefferson County, Colorado. At the 

 place I took it there were two, but, on account of its warinr^ 

 and the almost inaccessible character of its haunts (on willows 

 overhanging the swift and breakneck dashing Bear Creek), 

 I was unable to secure the other specimen. The one captured 

 was taken with difficulty, as it kept just out of reach of the 

 net. It appeared a weak flier, however, and my opportunity 

 came when an unusually strong gust of wind blew it towards 

 me. I have never seen the like of it since, though I have 

 visited the spot a number of seasons. I have always suspected 

 that it might be new." 



Notes on Plusiotis beyeri Skinner. 



By C. R. BIEDERMAN, Palmerlee, Arizona. 



Most of the letters I get ordering P. beyeri, contain ques- 

 tions about the insect, some complain of the high price, stating 

 that it is reported this species is all over this part of the coun- 

 try and is plentiful. The latter statement is only partially 

 correct, since it is not found above 6,500 or below 4,500 feet. 

 Within that space I have found it for many miles along the 

 Huachuca range. I have known P. beyeri since 1904. That 

 season I found two specimens; next year, 1905, four; this 

 season, 1906, I made a special study of this large and 

 handsome Plusiotis, and from my experience I may safely con- 

 clude the following: That while there are a good many of 

 these beetles within the space mentioned, I have utterly failed 



