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the outskirts of the city I took in this way a couple, and was told that 

 what was considered the same insect was a frequent visitor. This habit 

 I think is not unknown. 



Anisodactylus (Xestonotus) lugubris Dej. is frequently confounded 

 with A. Harrisii, both species being often found together, and their 

 size and general appearance the same. Harrisii, however, has two 

 setigerous punctures at each side of the epistoma, while lugubris has but 

 one ; so that if this is remembered, a glance will separate them. There is 

 a short description of this species in the Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, N. S., Vol. 

 X., p. 343 ; and recently the female has been well described by Lieut. T. 

 L. Casey, Contributions, etc., part i, p. 9. under the name of Harpalus 

 Manhattanis. 



Finophiius. The described species of this genus are five in number. 

 One of these (densus) is Californian ; the others belong to the South Atlan- 

 tic and Gulf, with extensions into the Middle States. F. latipes occurs 

 here sparingly, but is not recorded further north j it is variable as to its 

 habitats ; I have taken it in damp alluvial places under drift, under stones 

 on dry hills, and under the damp bark on fallen timber. Mr. A. C. Reisig, 

 of New Orleans, La., who finds this species, as well 2iS pic ipes, parens axid 

 opacus, abundantly, states that they occur mostly in wet places around a 

 small species of Palmetto, between the sheathing leaves of which they often 

 crawl when the weather is cold, and are taken less often under the loose 

 bark of trees, which he thinks is too dry for them. Mr. T. L. Casey took 

 two of the species " in damp earth under decomposing vegetable matter, 

 and in a few instances under stones;" two other of the species were "attracted 

 at night to electric lights at El Paso, Texas." (Cal. Acad. Sci., Bui. 6, p. 

 262.) From the above it will be seen its habitats are various and are 

 probably all used merely for shelter ; and this does not materially conflict 

 with the statement in the Classification, p. 99, that the species are " found 

 under bark of trees." That, and similaY statements elsewhere, are to be 

 taken only in the widest sense and are correct enough for all practical 

 purposes. It does not Hve in the ejectamenta of animals, nor in putrid 

 animal matter. The specimens of F. latipes found by me under bark 

 seemingly fed on an abundant liquid of decomposition found there, and 

 such substances, with small larvae, crustaceans, etc., probably constitute 

 their food. 



Amphicrossus ciliatus Oliv., Europs pallipennis Lee, Bactridium 

 cavicolle Horn. The first of these was taken plentifully and the others 



