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ENTOMOLOGY. 

 NOTES FOR APRIL IN VANCOUVER ISLAND. 



By Rev. Geo. W. Taylor, F.R.S.C. 



The past month, April, has been exceptionally mild and 

 the season so far as many of the insects are concerned, is fully 

 three weeks in advance of last year. 



As early as the 22nd of March, in the course of an afternoon 

 walk, I was able to collect no fewer than 40 species of Coleoptera. 

 These were mostly found under bark and perhaps the best 

 capture was Elaphrus Clairvillei of which rare beetle I took 3 

 specimens. Thus far I seem to have been giving most attention 

 to Coleoptera though collecting in all orders. Consequently I 

 have more to report in the beetle line than in any other. 



Among notable captures during .April I may mention as 

 occurring under back the rare Carab Psydrus picens together 

 with Clinidium calcaratum and Pcltis Pippingskoeldi, both very 

 common, Adelocera profusa, Hylastcs cavernosus, GnatJiotrichus 

 retusiis, Dendroctoniis rnfipennis ? Rhizopkagus scu/pturatns, the 

 strange \o6k\ng PhcHopsis porcata diX\d the curiously flat Pcdiacus 

 subglaber. Under dead crows (these are the only kind of 

 crows a farmer in these parts cares to see) were found, the 

 very abundant and always in season Necrophibis liydropJiiloides, 

 sup ha Lapponica,\yNO species of Choleva, Histerfcedatus, Saprimis 

 Ingens, and two or three HisteridcB not yet determined ; also of 

 course CrcopJiilus villosus and many smaller StapJiylinidcB. An 

 inspection of the fences brought to light Hylesinus sericeus 

 (common), numerous specimens of Haltica, MalacJiius auritus, 

 EllycJinia Califomica, Trogosita virescens, an wx\Vx\oy^nLasco7iotus, 

 Platycerus Oregonensis, Clerus sphegeus and abvuptus, Hylotrupes 

 ligneus (very common) and an interesting little beetle, Listrus 

 MotscJmlskii which I took last year, for the first time, on the 

 same fences. Under logs I found two Ditylus gracilis and 

 IptJiinius serratus and very many CarabidcB. Hiding in crevices 

 Plectrura spinicaiida and two kinds of Helops, pernitens and 

 latus. On the wing in the bright sunshine I have taken many 



