L66 BIOLOGICAL SIIIVKY OF 



Isomika Muleant 



I. quadristriata Couper (11311). Occurs on shruhs along 

 the borders of marshes and best taken by beating. Common, 



. I nnc 'JO- Aug. 10. 



Capnochroa Leconte 



C. puliginosa (Melsh.) ( 11320). Beating bushes Dry Mt., 

 July 17 (Sanford). Scarce. 



M YCETOCHARA Berthold 



M. bigolob Coup. (11336). On fungi under bark. Corfield, 

 July 17. 



A.NDROCHIRUS Leconte 



A. erythropus ( Kby ) . (11355). Found in moist places on 

 bushes. Taken beating at Narrows, July 27. 



Tenkbrionidae. The Darkling Beetles 



The species on this Island are found for the most part 

 beneath bark or in fungi. 



Phellopsis Leconte 



P. obcordata (Kby.) (11671). ( Common, June 10-Aug. 8. It 

 lives in the white birch fungus (Polyporus betulina). 



Blapstinus Latreille 



B. metallicus (Fab.) (12207). Frequents rubbish in sandy 

 places. Corfield, June 7. 



Bolitotherus Candeze 



B. cornutus (Panz.) (12295). Bar Harbor, Jordan Pond, 

 July 21-Sept. 1. Bred from "shining tree fungus" (Fomes 

 lucidus). 



Diaperis Geoff i'<> v 



I), maculata Oliv. (12305). Lives in the white birch tree 

 fungus (Polyporus betulina). Jordan Pond; Seal Harbor, 

 June 10-Aug. 6. 



