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hamtnus of the form called minor was taken, also a Buprestis and a 

 Chalcophora. Where a live oak was being cut up I found Chrysobothris 

 femorata var. Alabama and Neoclytus scutellaris running over the 

 branches, but they were wild and difficult of capture. A large fungus was 

 found to be often infested by Pocadius helvolus and a smaller one by 

 Pallodes silaceus. Of these latter, when the fungus was small only one or 

 two specimens were found in it, but larger fungi yielded more beetles. 

 Five or six specimens of Octotoma plicatula were taken on leaves, and 

 looked very little like living things when at rest. 



Washing the banks of a stream brought very little to light, except a 

 few specimens of Tachys and a very small Heteroceras ; water-beetles 

 were almost entirely absent. One incident of interest was noticed here, 

 however, when a little Tettix (I use the generic name in the old, wide 

 sense) was disturbed and jumped into the water, alighting on a stick that 

 was completely submerged to the depth of about an inch, and rested there 

 until I captured it. This brings to mind a note of Mr. Roberts in 

 "Entomologica Americana," where he states that he found Stenns on masses 

 of frogs' eggs which were completely submerged. 



Collecting on weeds along the edges of woods and in open patches 

 disclosed a number of Conotrachelus leucophce.atiis in the heads of a 

 plant with milky sap, and with them occurred large numbers of Aphthona 

 t ex ana, a little jumping beetle of rather slow movements. I took all of 

 them with my fingers without great trouble. Henous confertns runs 

 around in grassy places during the morning and evening, having 

 apparently the same habits in this respect as many of its wingless 

 relations. 



A day was spent in making a side-trip to Galveston to get in sea-shore 

 collecting. The fjeach was alive with Cicindela saulcyi, but the only 

 other Coleoptera there were Phaleria sp , and an Oedemeiid, probably 

 an Asclera. Farther back, out of reach of the tides and salt spray, I got 

 a great number of Haltica punctipennis which was swarming on some low 

 weeds. 



Columbus was reached on the morning of July fifth, and work 

 commenced at once. Though only a few hours ride from Houston, it is 

 in quite a different looking piece of country. The valley of the Colorado 

 here is wooded with deciduous trees, the pine having disappeared, and 

 the better drainage is apparent from the nature of the soil. This spot 

 was made historic in the annals of Entomology by the labours of Mr. 



