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Cryptopleurum Mulsant 



C. MixuTUM (Fab.) (2899). S. W. Harbor, July 15. Not 

 common. Frequents fungi and carrion that is not 'strong.' 



SiLPHiDAE. The Carrion Beetles 



As they frequent carrion and decaying fungi, they are best 

 taken with meat traps. If the meat is placed in a small wide 

 mouthed bootle, wire netting put over the mouth, and the 

 bottle put in a jar in the ground, the beetles will be taken in 

 a clean condition. 



Necrophorus Fabricius. Burying-beetles 



N. SAYi Lap. (2912). Breakneck Ed., June 18. Penikese, 



Sept. 16, meat traps. 

 N. oRBicoLLis Say (2913). Breakneck Rd. meat trap, June 14. 



Penikese, Sept. 19. 

 N. pusTULATus Hersch. (2918). Penikese meat trap. Aug. 

 N. VESPILLOIDES Hbst. (2919). S. W. Harbor on dead shrew; 



Salisbury Cove on dead snake, July 11 (Sanford) ; Corfield, 



Aug. 10; Penikese, Sept. 19, meat traps. 

 N. TOMENTosus Wcb. (2920). Witches Hole. Green Mt., Sept. 



10-15, meat traps. 



SiLPHA Linnaeus 



S. suRiNAMENsis Fab. (2922). In trapping this one, use fish 

 bait placed near shore. Corfield, June 19 ; Green Mt., Aug. 

 31 ; Station F34, Penikese, Sept. 18-28 meat traps. 



S. LAppoNiCA Hbst. (2923). Station F153, Aug. 31; Station 

 F156, Sept 15; Section 34, Sept. 19, all meat traps. 



S. NOVEBORACEN-sis Forst. (2927). Green Mt. Bay Shore Drive, 

 Sept. 8; Station F156, Sept. 15. Common and widely dis- 

 tributed. 



S. AMERICANA Liuu. (2928). Common and widely distributed, 

 June to Oct. Use meat traps. 



