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of the goldsmith beetle, Cotalpa lanigera Linn. Is not this an early 

 appearance ? 



April 1 8. — Observed Hymenoptera and Diptera in large numbers and 

 variety on and about a row of young sugar-maples, the bark of which had 

 been punctured. Some hibernated Lepidoptera could have been easily 

 secured by hand had I felt so inclined, so engrossed were they in imbibing 

 the sweet sap. There were, however, too many Vespidae about for me to 

 care to do much investigating. 



April 23. — I found Eryacs puncticoUis Lee. very plentiful under logs 

 and debris generally, along the edge of the marsh near Dundas. These 

 weevils were all paired. " Among some others taken the most conspicuous 

 was Sphenophorus pertinax Oliv. Many Elateridae were taken from 

 under the bark of stumps and fallen logs. They included several 

 Adeloceras. I was fortunate enough to find a pair of Cychrtis Lecontei 

 Dej. copulating under a piece of wood. Also Brachylobtis lithophiliis 

 Say. Other Carabidae were numerous, especially near the water. A 

 better locality could hardly be found for the last named family. Bothri- 

 deres geminatus Say, and Chrysomela divicollis Kirby were among my 

 captures this day. 



April 26. — Took Dicaelus elojigatus Dej,, a few Silphidae, and from 

 under the bark of decaying stumps lots of small beetles, mostly Scolytidae. 



April 27. — Two fresh specimens of Staphylitius ?naculosus Grav. from 

 under stones. 



May I. — Discovered a good hunting ground a few miles from town, 

 near the lake, namely, a few acres of thinly wooded forest land, on which 

 were the stumps of many freshly-cut hardwood trees. On these, and 

 especially under the chippings surrounding them, Coleoptera were very 

 abundant, the most common being Hylobius stiipidus Boh., Clems dubius 

 Fab., and several species of Nitidulidae (Ips). I captured one specimen 

 of Grynocharis 4-lineata Mels., and a pair of Cytilus trivittatus Mels. 

 On several of the stumps in sheltered nooks I came across patches of that 

 beautiful lady-bird, Megilla maculata De Geer. Some of the larger 

 patches must have contained quite fifty beetles. They were mostly of a 

 lovely bright pink color ; a few, however, had a brown or reddish tinge. 

 About this date I took, in quantities, Byturus grisescens Lee. ? off wild 

 raspberry canes, evidently feeding on the opening buds. A little later in 

 the year they are common upon the blossoms of the wild plum and cherry. 

 I must have taken or observed over thirty species of Carabidae during 



