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species was first taken in this locality in the summer of 1876, by Dr. S. W. 

 Williston and H. A. Brous, then members of a Yale College Geological 

 Expedition. The following season several hundred specimens were taken 

 by Prof. Snow and his party of the State University, and distributed to 

 the entomological cabinets of America and Europe. This species has 

 not since been taken very abundantly. I have visited this locality about 

 July I St for two or three seasons, and found about a dozen specimens. 

 The best results in collecting can be had in the early part of a warm, still 

 evening. By the light of a lantern they can be found walking near the base 

 of or along the sides of clay banks. They are seldom seen before sunset 

 in the evening or after sunrise in the morning. But few specimens of this 

 species have been taken outside of Wallace and Gove Counties. Prof. F. 

 W. Cragin, then of Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas, reported finding 

 one dead specimen in the upper valley of the Medicine Lodge Creek, near 

 Sun City, Barber County. From my observations in this locality, it is 

 doubtful if additional specimens will ever be found there. 



Tetracha virginica, Linn., is found in Eastern, South-eastern, Central 

 and South-western Kansas. I have taken it during July in the southern 

 part of Woodson County, and in the same month in Republic County ; 

 and in Rice, and Barber Counties in August, and in Saline County in 

 July. It is found under stones in dried-up watercourses, in mud cracks, 

 in sloughs and draws during the day, and in the early evening it can be 

 found running over the ground, being crepuscular in its habits. 



Cicindela Belfragei, Salle', is found in the valley of the Smoky Hill 

 River, near Salina, and in the Kansas Valley, near iVIanhattan. I first 

 took it in a sod cornfield on first river bottom six miles southeast of 

 Salina, about July 15th. I found the best time to collect was mid-afternoon. 

 On coming near the insects they would break from cover and run rapidly, 

 but could be easily taken by the hand. Later in the evening they could 

 be found running along sandy roads near the river bank. The species is 

 not at all common, a dozen specimens constituting a successful afternoon's 

 work or catch. Prof. E. A. Popenoe has taken this species on bottom 

 land near Manhattan, and it has also been taken near Lawrence. 



C. cursitans, Lee, has been taken by Prof. Popenoe in the Repub- 

 lican Valley in Clay County. It is ant-like in size and is a difticult species 

 to collect. 



C. obsoleta, Say, occurs in South-west Kansas. I have a single 

 specimen, taken August 12th, about twenty miles south-east of Coolidge. 



