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descendants of the circumpolar fauna, a notable resemblance is observed 

 with, their descendants in the European fauna. Our Atlantic region was 

 probably replenished by an invasion of species from the south. 



Dr. McCook spoke of the effect of the cold of last winter in extermi- 

 nating the spiders in various neighborhoods, notably near Washington. 



Dr. LeConte read the following notes on the habits and localities 

 of Coleoptera. 



Cicindela pamphUa. — Corpus Christi. Texas; (Mische). 



ChJsenius Chaudoiri. — Lee Co., Texas; (Mische). 



Kecrophilua PeAtitii — In fungi, dense woods of Burke Co., N. C. ; 

 (Morrison). 



Poli/moechus breinpes. — In oak stumps in a state of moist decay ; 

 Lancaster Co., Pa. ; (G. W. Caffray). 



Gi/ascutus spheniciis Lee. — Does not seem to difter from the Mexican 

 Latipalpis saginata Mann. 



Buprestis apricanx. — Pine woods ; North Carolina to Louisiana. 



Chri/sobothris acuminata. — Austin Co., Texas; (Mische). 



Stethon pecforosus. — Dead hickory stump ; Fort Madison, Iowa ; 

 (Myers). 



Orthopleura damicornis. — Lives in dead oak. 



Oberea Schaumii. — In Cotton wood. 



Aaida punctuollix. — Fresh specimens of this species recently obtained 

 by Mr. Aug. Merkel are finely pubescent. 



Boletojihagus corticola. — In fungus growing on Locust tree. 



Coleocerm dispar. — Austin Co., Texas; abundant; (Mische). 



Fhytonomns punctatus. — This ct)mmon Euro})ean species has been 

 noted by Mr. Eiley as depredating on clover, in Yates Co., N. Y. 

 P. opimus Lee, founded on an old and someAvhat rubbed specilnen is 

 referable to the same species, and shows that it is not a recent importa- 

 tion to this country. The specimen in (jue.stiou was given me by 

 Dr. Melsheimer about twenty-five or thirty years ago and was then old. 

 A similar specimen was not long afterwards sent to me from Canada. 

 Some peculiar circumstances have probably in this, as in many other 

 instances already recorded, favored the development of this insect in 

 Yates Co. to i*uch an extent as to make it injurious. 



Lixus mnsculus. — From galls on Polygonum : i D. S. Kellicott). 



Conotrache/ys Jissuvguis. — Lives on Hibiscus in wet places in Mary- 

 laud ; (Lugger). 



Sphenophorui^ pertiiia.i-. — From Typha hit i folia ; ( D. S. Kellicott). 



— coxtipemu'h-. — From Hcirpus lacustris ; (Kellicott). 



