THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



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Monotonia fulvipes occurred abundantly in rotting oranges, with^ 

 Sniicrips hypocoproides and several small Nitidulidce. 



Scarabceidce — Copris gophei-i, Aphodiust roglodytes and the Histeride 

 Chelioxenis xerobatis were taken 12 or 15 feet under ground, at a depth 

 of about five feet, with the great sand-digging tortoise, Gopherus poly-' 

 phemus. Cremastochihis Harrisii. — An example was taken April 4th," 

 with a large ant. Trichius texanus occurred abundantly in the blossoins 

 of Magnolia, April loth. ' ': 



Ce?-ambycidie — Plectrovieriis dentipes was taken, March 5th, by bush- 

 beating, and the imago, pupae and larvse were found abundantly in the 

 dead branches of a species of Schrankia, which produces the so-called, 

 "lucky bean," and which is popularly termed "wait a bit," which one* 

 will perforce certainly do on coming in contact with its retrose thorns. 

 Callichroma splendidtim. — Though I did not take this species, examples, 

 were seen which had occurred. These had probably bred in some of the, 

 swamps some distance inland. 



Tenebrionidce — Opatrinus iiottiswdiS at all times excessively abundant, 

 harbouring under boards, etc., on the dry sand. It breeds around the;^ 

 stem of the cabbage Palmetto, among the bases of the fallen leaves.; 

 Crypticus obsoletus was quite abundant in the same situations, and with it 

 Platydema nitens., though less numerous. Phaleria puncticeps was rare 

 on the ocean beach, while P. longula znd picipes appeared about March 

 1st, and gradually became very abundant. 



Hyporhagus piinctatiis — Several examples were taken under, the 

 bark of dead seagrape (coco/obus),whQXQ they seemed to be in hibernation, 

 though exposed to the sun with a midday temperature of 85°. 



Ayithicidce — Mecyiiotarsus elegans was abundant in cultivated places 

 on spots of sand hot enough to blister. It is difficult to capture on. 

 account of its swift, intricate gyrations. A minute ant inhabits the same 

 places, and goes through the same movements. It may be a question 

 whether the ant has learned these motions from the beetle or the beetle 

 from the ant, but the advantage in one direction seems to be on the part 

 of the beetle, as it is usually safe from beetle hunters till accidentally 

 discovered. Formicomus scitulus was also abundant under boards and 

 the dead leaves of garden vegetables where there was sand. Anthuus.spr. 

 Several examples were taken under dry cut grass with Silvanus rectus. 



