230 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 



A Morning's Collection at Raleigh, N. C. 



BY C. S. BRIMLEY AND FRANKLIN SHERMAN, JR. 



Raleigh, N. C. 



In the NEWS for April Mr. J. H. Reading of Chicago recites 

 his experience in "A Collecting Trip South. 1 ' We are sorry 

 to note his misfortune and disappointment, so have deter- 

 mined to give the results of one of our morning jaunts here at 

 Raleigh, as evidence that all southern collecting is not as 

 barren of results as .that experienced by Mr. Reading. As we 

 are at present especially interested in working up the Butter- 

 flies and Dragonflies of the State, we will only call attention 

 to these features of our morning's work. 



It was March 3ist, this year, and the tramp lasted from 

 about 9.50 A. M. to 2 P. M. The weather was fair and moder- 

 ate with light wind. Picris rapce was abundant flitting over 

 the fields, and on entering a piece of open woods we soon cap- 

 tured two hibernated specimens of Eiivancssa antiopa, which 

 were quite active and wary in the warm sunshine. Here the 

 Dragonfly Tetragoneuria cynosura was abundant and we secured 

 a good series. Among them we found occasional specimens 

 of scmiaquea. Papilo ajax (small spring form) was several 

 times seen making its way hastily through the woodland, 

 only stopping once or twice to draw nectar from the Vaccinium 

 blossoms. The typical yellow form of P. tnnuis was observed 

 at close quarters, and the dark form (glaitcus) of the female 

 was also observed at a little greater distance. Terias nicippe 

 proved not uncommon and several specimens were added to 

 our collection. 



Among the Dragonflies, again, the little Agrionid Nchal- 

 ennia posita was common in the marshy places, where we also 

 took Plathcmis lydia, the first of the season. One or two 

 large ^schnids, probably Epiccschna hcros, were seen cours- 

 ing rapidly and irregularly over the meadow and through the 

 open woods. Gomphccschna fnrciUata was likewise observed, 

 as was also Cordulegaster maculatus. Gomphus sordidns was 

 represented in our catch by two females, and Didynwps tntns- 

 versa was also taken. 



