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Coleoptera. — Tetracha Carolina and virginica, both at Wilmington, N. C, 

 and the latter also at Wilkesboro (altitude 1,500 ft.). Cicindela gratiosa was 

 common on sandy roads in pine woods near Wilmington ; C. marginata and 

 dorsalis were swarming on the beach at Smith's Island ; C. patruela at Linville 

 Falls (2,500 ft. elevation) ; Cychnis elevatus was taken in the Dismal Swamp. 

 It was black in color with thorax narrow and raised, and five others were 

 taken at Wilkesboro. They were black with the thorax much broadened. 

 Cychrus andrewsii and bicarinatus occurred throughout the mountains but 

 were not common ; Pasimachus marginatus, sublcevis and depressns, the first 

 two at Wilmington and the latter on the mountains only ; other species 

 were Pterostichns fallax, Callida viridis, Chlccnius angitstus, Coccinella 

 oculata, Mallodon melanopus and dasystorius from Wilmington ; Lucanus 

 elaphus and Polymcechus brevipes from Blowing Rock (4,000 ft.). By means 

 of an acetylene bulls-eye lantern many species of Carabidse were captured 

 at night. 



Orthoptera. — About forty species were taken, including Coiwcephalus 

 hoploniachus from Wilmington and CEcanthus esclamationis from Johnson City, 

 Tenn. Of interest is the aquatic habit of Orchelimum volantam which was 

 abundant about the grassy borders of Greenfield Pond near Wilmington. When 

 pursued and hard pressed it would dive into the water and cling to a sub- 

 merged grass stem or the underside of a water-lily leaf, where it remained 

 for several minutes, sustained by a supply of air which showed in glistening 

 bubbles adhering to its body. 



Hymenoptera and Diptera. — No special attention was paid to these orders. 

 The specimens exhibited included many large and showy, but for the most part 

 well-known species. A number of specimens of the so-called "yellow flies," 

 and a species of Chrysopa, were pointed out as a great nuisance in Lake 

 Drummond in the Dismal Swamp. 



Odouata. — These were reported as being very numerous though restricted 

 in the number of species. Celithemis fasciata, said to be very local, was found 

 to be not uncommon at Wilmington, where Mr. Pollard also captured one 

 specimen of Gomphoides ambigua, a new record for the United States, as 

 this species has hitherto been recorded only from Mexico and Guatemala. 



MyrmeleonidcT. — Seven or eight members of this family were observed 

 in the costal regions, including Acanthaclisis aiiiericana, the largest North 

 American species, at Wilmington. 



Hemiptera. — About sixty species including a Hygroinystcs and a Gelasto- 

 coris, both from Roanoke Island, and not yet described. Banasa packardi was 

 met with in countless numbers clinging to the twigs and small branches of a 

 cedar in Smith's Island. In color it resembled the scale-like leaves of the tree. 



Cicadidcc. — Seven species were taken, two from Smith's Island and one 

 from Blowing Rock, not yet determined. Four specimens of Carineta parvula, 

 all females, were taken at Wilmington. At frequent intervals was heard an 

 unusual song of a Cicada, sounding almost without exception from the high 

 branches of pine trees. After many attempts one specimen was captured and 



