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dry, rotten stump, probably by ants. Once attracted to lamp in 

 the evening. 



bicolor Drury. With preceding. 

 Casnonia ludoviciana Salle. Three specimens taken from the inside of 

 my canoe while out in the flooded forest; two of these, 13th 

 June. Probably came from foliage. B. la F. 

 Leptotrachcliis dor sails (Fabr.) Two specimens taken separately on the 

 heads of a wayside herb, 15th May, B. la F. They emitted a 

 scent peculiar to many Carabs when disturbed. 

 Lebia viridis Say. One, B. la F. 

 II analis Dej. One, B. la F. 

 Apenes sinuata (Say). One, B. la F. 



Callida decora (Fabr.) Several taken on foliage of elder hunting for 

 prey, 23rd May. One at lamp in the evening, 15th May. Two 

 others seen on the ground in the sun, first part of May. B. la F. 

 Platynus decerns (Say). One under old wood. N. O. 

 Loxandrus rectus (Say). 

 Pterostichus chalcites (Say). Several taken under old wood and clods of 



dirt, also running ; uncultivated land and plantations. 

 Diplochila laticoliis (Lee.) Several under old wood. 

 Dicaeliis pnrpiiratus Bon. Several under wood or logs. B. la F. 



II clongatns Dej. One, same as preceding. B. |a F. 

 Chlaetiius fuscicoriiis Dej. Under logs and drift-wood. 



11 hit icollis ?>diy. With preceding. Also once attracted to lamp in 



the evening. 

 II nemoralis Say. With preceding, but occasionally in drier places 

 and away from woods. Not many taken. 

 Aiiisodactyhis dulcicollis (Laf.) 

 Selenophorus palliatus (Fabr.) One, B. la F. 

 Stenolophus ochropeztcs Say. One, B. la F. 



II dissimilis Dej. Attracted to lamp in the evening. B. la F. 



DYTISCID^. 



Cybister fimbriolatus Say. Several taken from a pool of water, 17 th 

 April, N. O. A pair (same species ?) seen in coitu swimming on 

 the edge of an overflowed forest on Bayou la Fourche, 23rd May. 



Thermonectes basilaris (Harr.) One specimen in pail of water drawn 

 from a cistern, 3rd May. B. la F. 



