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runiiiiig water; Creniphiluft monticola, near St. Vincent; Cercyon unipunciaUis, 

 not rare, under decaying carcasses: pnetextatus, in rotting fungi; navicidaris, 

 rare, in drying fungi ; puhescens, common in dry horse dung ; Cryptorhojjleurum 

 minutmn, abundant under decaying vegetation, etc. 



LEPTINID^. 

 Leptinus testaceus. — Twice in old leaves in November; frequent near St. 

 Vincent, where it is taken by Prof. Schmitt, mostly by sifting. 



SILPHID^. 

 Necrophorus americanus. — One example ; piistulntus, two examples ; the other 



species are common. 

 Silpha lapponica. — Jeannette; this species seems to be spreading southward : 



the other species are common. 

 Pinodytes cryptophag-oides. — Taken here once, near St. Vincent frequently 



by sifting for ants ; hainiltuni. only three examples of this rare beetle, which 



is blind, occurred here; a few others were taken near St. Vincent. 

 Choleva. — All the species are common on carcasses, at putrid sap, etc. 

 Prionochgeta opaca. — At putrid sap, fungi, etc., April. 

 Ptomophagus parasitus. — April, with large auts under stones ; brachypterus, 



St. Vincent, by sifting. 

 Colenis impunctata. — About decaying vegetable matter. 

 Liodes globosa, polita, not common, in fungi ; often in clusters under bark of 



trees in April ; discolor, not frcqueift; hamlis, not rare, in soft fungus on logs, 



May ; ohsoletu, not common, under bark, May. 

 Agathidium oniscoides, exujuum. common on green fungus under bark ; ^o. 



litum, not frequent, in decaying mushrooms, September to October. 



SCYDM^NID^E and PSELAPHID^. 



By P. Jerome Schmitt, St. Yinceut, College, Pa. 



These families liave been placed in chai-oe of Prof. Scliniitt, and 

 his very valuable collection notes are given in full. All additions 

 of my own are inclosed in [ ]. 



Euthiodes cristata Brend. — Obtained by sifting layers of old leaves on the 

 Chestnut Kidge, Cambria County. Specimens in Dr. Brendel's collection. 



[Cephennium corporosum Lee. — Several examples were taken at various times 

 in April on the underside of boards on damp grassy places.] 



Cholerus zimmermanni Schaum. — Rarely found under bark and in the woods 

 of decayed trees, in Spring and Autumn. Ten specimens. 



Eumicrus motschulskii Lee. — Sifted from old leaves; sixteen specimens taken. 



Eumicrus caseyi Brend. — Found in very rotten wood and under old leaves, 

 usually in small companies; total number of specimens taken, seventy. It 

 diifers from Eumicrus motschidskii and vestalis, and the Eurojjean t<irs(dus both 

 in general habitus and by its short posterior coxse. 



