I HE MOUNT DESERT REGION I 1.'! 



Dendboidbs Lai reille 



I), canadensis Latr. (8225). X. E. Harbor, July 17, tinder 

 kirk. Not found often. Scarce. See Psyche, Vol. •'!!», \>. 36. 



Antiik ihai.. The Ant-like Flower Beetli 

 phicub Paykull 



A. cebvinus Laf. (H4\7). Pretty Marsh under stone on sand 

 which wae the proper place to find it, Aug. 21. 



Elateridae. The Click Beetlei 



All of the species of this family are vegetable feeders, either 

 upon the root- of grasses or the juices of rotten wood. The 

 larvae are known as "wire worms" and are difficult to rai e, 

 as many require several years to complete their growth. The] 

 are besl collected by beating and from old log and stumps, 

 hut many may be lined t<, gweel bail on tree which should he 

 visited ;it night. Some of the mosl scarce and intere ting 



pecieg occur on the enrlie t "cutkins." 



Adsloi if- Lai reille 



A. bbevicobnis Lee. (H.0f>7). Sunken Heath, May ~1 { ) Oh. |. 

 A. oi'/ikcia (Say) (h:,:>H). a northern form. Taken from 

 under the bark of dead tree , Eden, June 2~>. Scarce. 



i'n roBii Leeonte 



P. ANOuiNus Lec. (8617). Mt. Desert, June 30 July 6 (Br.). 



i.i uoKii i. ehseholtz 



I., aegeb Lec. (Sfj.'ilj. Hunter Beach Brook sweeping fern, 

 June ]<j; Penikese beating, June 21. 



A'i no' I. i i i holtz 



A. bbightwelli (Kby.) (W>2). Beaten from foliage of oak 



and beech, Bar Harbor; Newport Cove, July 11 22. 

 A. acanthus (Say) (8663). Bar Harbor, July 24; Station 



P212, July 21. 



