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Rhinosimus viridiseneus, rare at St. Vincent. 



The Pythidse seem to atlect mounttiinous regions, and are found mostly under 

 bark. 



CEDBMERID^. 



Microtonus sericans, not common, in fungus under bark and by beating. 

 Nacerdes melanura, rare here; found on the streets, etc. 

 Asclera ruficollis and puncticoUis, common on Cratsegun, May. 



CEPHALOID^. 

 Cephaloon lepturides, not rare, on flowers, June. 



MORDELLID^. 



Pentaria 3-fasciata, not common, by sweeping. 



Anaspis nigra, abundant on Viburnum, Ceanothus, etc. ; the other species are 

 abundant on all kinds of blossoms. May to June. 



Torrioxia bidentata, not common about old trees; Hnella, not common here, 

 more so at St. Vincent ; inclusa and hilaris, rare. 



Mordella melsena, one example, occurs in the mountains: scutellans, rare; 

 8-pi(nctat<( and margiwita, common on flowers; served and the other species not 

 rare when sought for. 



Mordellistena lutea, 3-ftisci(ita, lepidula and ornata. not common, mostly by 

 sweeping on low grounds; scapularis, and comata, common on flowers, asters, 

 etc., June to August ; asperxa, tosta, ustulata and nigricans, not common ; gut- 

 hdata, pustulata and ambusta. not rare, mostly by sweeping weeds on low 

 ground ; unicolor, mnrginalis, pubescens and liturata, not rare ; fuscata, common 

 on Ambrosia trifida : pityptera, not common ; attenimta, rare. 



ANTHICID^. 



Eurygenius murinus, not i-are ; wildii, common on Osage orange. 



Corphyra canaliculata, not rare on weeds on low ground ; termiuaUs, abun- 

 dant on blossoms; the other species are not rare, by beating. 



Xylophilus. — The species are not rare by beating, except piceus, only two ex- 

 amples. 



Macratria confusa and murina, al)undant on willow near water. 



Notoxus bicolor, abundant by beating on low ground ; bifasciatas, abundant on 

 river-shore on herbage, willow, etc. ; monodon, abundant on ground under 

 things ; anchor a, not common. 



Toraoderus constrictus, abundant, April, under stones. 



Anthicus obscurus, common on i^ambncns, June ; cinctus, on the ground in al- 

 luvial places ; rejecfus, rare, under rubbish ; floralis, not rare on blossoms ; 

 basalis, more rare; vicinus, not rare; cmifnsus rare, on the ground under 

 things ; cervinus, not common ; jjubescens, rare. 



PYROCHROID^. 



Pyrochroa. — Not rare, by beating. 



Dendroides bicolor, abundant, breeds under all bark ; concolor, common near 

 water by beating. 



