52 T ran ft. Acad, of St. Louis 



pine troos ^rowiiiic closo toi(othor were about a dozen 

 holos in the earth. 'IMiey were about the size of a lead- 

 pencil, and eacli had a neat mound of earth around it. 

 Thinking- perliaps they were bee ])urr()\vs, I attempted to 

 di.u: them out, hut faiU^d on account of tiie entanj^lcment 

 of roots. One, liowever, went straiirht <Io\vn\vard for six 

 inches, and at the terminus was this little yellow and 

 black Ix'etle. Whether his presence there was rightful or 

 accidental r«'mains to be determined. 



Geotrupcs blachburnii Fab. [K. A. Schwarz]. These 

 were taken a number of times in tlie vicinity of St. Louis, 

 both on the wing at the lights at niglit, and in the dung- 

 piles or in their burrows beneath. These holes were 

 vertical, and usually had a depth of three or four inches 

 when found. They were found several times in March 

 and April, and were again found to be plentiful on 

 October 27, 1916. 



Trox snberosus Fab. [E. A. Schwarz]. At ClilT Cave, 

 Mo., on May 20, 191G, I opened up a short burrow, only 

 one inch deep, in the side of a clay bank, and found this 

 grey beetle within. I do not know whether this was its 

 temporary or permanent abode. 



Cotalpa lavifjcra Linn. [E. A. Schwarz]. AVliile <lig- 

 ging into a sandy soil at Wickes, Mo., September 11, 1917, 

 I came upon this insect thirty-six inches below the sur- 

 face, fully developed but still encased in a liglit cocoon. 



Euphoria inda Linn. [E. A. Schwarz]. On a westward 

 slope at CliiT Cave, in early April, hundreds of these 

 beetles were seen Hying low over the ground, often sud- 

 denly dropping into the dry leaves beneath. Presently 

 we learned that a number were mating in this seclusion. 

 When disturbe<l or picked up, they feigned death. 



Chion cinctus Drury. [E. A. Seliwarz]. This long- 

 horned beetle was taken in the city near a lumber pile. 

 It ate of rotten wood which was offered it, but lived only 

 ten days in confinement. 



liomalcum simplicicallc llandl. [J. F. Abbott]. A 



