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surrounding sand. They were found in almost every depression, and 

 careful looking would show an occasional specimen walking over the 

 surface of the sand with a quick jerking motion. Other cases of almost 

 perfect colour mimicry are furnished by the small Anthicids, Mecynotarsns 

 candidus, Lee, and Anthicus pallens, Lee. They are remarkably quick 

 runners, and almost the exact colour of the sand. The first species was 

 rather common; the other, only two specimens found. Both are Atlantic 

 species, and are taken on the sand dunes of the New Jersey coast. Oberea 

 pergrata, Say, is found on the willows, and Apion segnipes, Say; griseum, 

 Smith, and occidental, Fall., are taken on sunflowers. This season I 

 found three specimens of Stephanucha pi/ipennis, Kraatz, and a dozen 

 specimens of Cremastochilus nitens, Lee. Cotalpa latiigera, Linn., was 

 common feeding on willow catkins. 



A single half day's collecting along the Republican River, near 

 Superior, Nebraska, May 25th, was rewarded by a capture of a number of 

 interesting species. Bledius ineptus, Casey, or a species closely allied, is 

 found burrowing in the sandy mud bars close to the river. Scymtius 

 Plielpsii, Cr., is a small Coccinelid, with elytra almost entirely pale, a 

 single specimen of which was taken by beating. Mantura floridana, Cr., 

 was beaten from the willows in small numbers. A single specimen of 

 Macrorhoptus hispidns, Deitz, was beaten from willows, as well as a num- 

 ber of Antkonomus Bolteri, Deitz. 



At Rago, in Kingman County, Horistonotus Uhlerii, Horn, was 

 beaten from willows on June 24th. An undescribed species of 

 Diplotaxis was also found here. Strigoderma pygmcea, Fab., was also 

 found here, the first record of its capture in Kansas. It is an Atlantic 

 coast species from Florida to New Jersey. Oberea oculaticollis, Say ; 

 Schaumii, Lee, and cana, Newm., were also taken by beating. A single 

 specimen of Zeitgophora scutellaris, Suffr., was also taken by beating. 

 Metaparia clytroides, Cr., was common both here and at Belvidere, 

 Kiowa County. Four specimens of the rare Dichoxenus setiger, Horn, 

 were taken at Rago, and one specimen at Garden City. This species 

 was described from Texas. Apion impiinctistriatum, Smith; ob/itum, 

 Smith, and modestum, Smith, were all taken by beating willows and sun- 

 flowers. Cleonus canescens, Lee, and Coptarus nanulus, Lee, were 

 two other Curcu/iouids taken at Rago. 



About a mile north-east of Belvidere, Kiowa County, is a salt marsh 

 of considerable extent. Collecting there June 25th with Mr. Reist, we 



