144 BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 



DiALYTES Harold 



D. STRiATULUS (Say) (13239), Same habits as Apliodiiis. 

 Taken in meat trap in deep woods, Breakneck Drive, Aug. 

 31 ; Bar Harbor, July 14. Scarce. 



Geotrupes Latreille 



Gr. BALYi Jek. (13290). These appear about Aug'. 1 and are 

 widely distributed wherever there are toadstools. They live 

 in the underground portion of the stems and travel ex- 

 tensively about Sept. 1. 



Gr. EGERiEi Germ. (13294). Also frequents fungi. S. W. 

 Harbor, Sept. 5 (Alexander). Scarce. 



G. sPLENDiDus (Fab.) (13299). Frequents fungi and said to 

 feed on carrion. N. E. Harbor, Aug. 23 (Minot) ; Sec. 19 

 flying, Sept. 13. Rare. 



Trox Fabricius 



T. ERiNACEus LeC. ( 13336 ) . Said to feed on owl pellets. Taken 

 in trap made of leather, wool and bones bound together 

 Penikese, May 30 ; Breakneck Drive in meat trap, Sept. 21. 

 Bred from a suit of old clothes (Br.). Scarce. 



T. UNisTRiATUs Beauv. (13338). On dried bones July and 

 Aug. General distribution. 



Sbeica MacLeay 



S. TRisTis LeC. ( 13363 ) . Taken at Penikese June 6 in Japanese 

 beetle trap baited with geranol ; Penikese beating, June 30, 

 and hatched from a box full of wool, cloth, etc., placed at the 

 edge of woods a year previously. 



S. LEcoNTi Dawson (19959). Taken at Penikese May 30 from 

 the stuffing of an old buggy seat partially buried the year 

 before. Scarce. 



S. cucuLLATA Dawsou (19966). Taken beating alder bushes 

 Penikese, Sept. 4; Salisbury Cove, July 12 (Sanford). 



