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ochraceous to margin ; in one example a minute black dot in the disco- 

 cellular interspace with white centre ; in another no dot ; secondaries as 

 in the male, the basal area one shade of gray, with distinct crenated out- 

 line, and beyond a yellow or buff ground to margin, very little dusted 

 gray. 



From 2^2^ taken at Elko, Nev., 1880, and sent me by Mr. J. Elwyn 

 Bates, of So. Abington, Mass. Mr. Bates informed me that he had quite 

 a number of examples. The present species is nearly of same color with 

 C. ampeios Edw., from Oregon ; on upper side a little more yellow, and 

 with less gloss. The under side is much lighter, and on secondaries the 

 contrast between the dark basal area, with its clear cut outline and the 

 pale yellow extra discal area, is great. Ampeios has the under side of same 

 general character as Inortiata Edw. (only different in coloring), from Mon- 

 tana and Winnipeg. Elko resembles Cahfornica Bois. rather, in which 

 species many examples have the basal area dark and the entire outline of 

 same distinctly defined. 



COLLECTION NOTES FOR 1880. 



BY JAMES T. BELL, BELLEVILLE. 



The early months of 1880 were especially favorable to the acquisition 

 of the hybernating Coleoptera, and those which have their permanent 

 habitat among the moss of our woods and swamps. The early disappear- 

 ance of the snow laid bare their hiding places, while the frosts which 

 succeeded formed an ice-bridge which gave access to their places of 

 refuge, which in ordinary seasons remain covered with snow till the 

 general break-up of the winter, when they are rendered inacessible by 

 being surrounded or covered with water. Mr. J. D. Evans and myself, 

 who are the sole representatives of the Entomological Society in this 

 district, took advantage of these favorable circumstances and commenced 

 a vigorous course of moss-hunting, lasting from ^Larch ist to May 24th. 

 During this period we collected upwards of 1,000 specimens of over 100 

 species, of which the following are not included in the Society's published 

 lists. The numbers are those of Crotch's Check List, and the determin- 

 ations, with few exceptions, were made by Mr. H. Ulke, of Washington, 

 and Mr. E. P. Austin, of Boston. 



