June. 191^. J Davis-Leng: Insects ON A Felled Tree. 121 



Ernobius granulatus, several. 



Catoraina sf'.,- a single specimen. 



Criocephalus itubilus,^ a single specimen. 



Xylotrechus sagittatus, several. 



Monohammits tittilator, several. 



Leptostyliis arcitatus,^ a single specimen. 



Acanthocinns obsoletus, several. 



Acanthocinus nodosus/ a single specimen. 



Platydema flaripes, several. 



Hypophlccus glaber, abundant. 



Hypoplilacus thoracicus,^ a single specimen. 



Helops cis eloides,- several. 



Hylobius pales, plentiful. 



Tanymecus lacccna,^ a single specimen. 



Conofrachelus anaglypticiis, a single specimen. 



Ips (^Tomicus) avulsus,- several. 



Pityophthorus concentralis, two. 



Orthoptera. 



Eurycotis floridana Walker/ a single specimen of this roach w-as found among 



the chips at base of stump. 

 Ischnoptera sp. (young)/ two specimens at base of stump among chips. 

 Ceratinoptera lutea S. & Z./ one specimen beaten from branch. 

 Mogoplistes sp.,^ one of these small crickets was beaten from a branch ; 



immature. 

 Orocharis gryllodes Pall./ ditto. 

 Gry litis abbreviatus riibens Scudder/ among chips at base of stump. 



Other Orders. 



Two species of Hemiptera, Cnemodiis mavortus Say and Pieaostethiis sordidus 

 Reut, identified by Mr. H. G. Barber, two kinds of ants, Solenopsis 

 geminata Fab. and Camponotus fallax var. nearcticus Emery, identified 

 by Professor Wheeler, a scorpion and a pseudo-scorpion were also 

 obtained. 



^ Taken by Mr. Davis only; he worked at the base of the tree, where 

 HTore of the larger species were found, and at the piles of cut branches, which 

 sheltered some species not found on the tree itself, as well as nearly all the 

 insects other than Coleoptera. The smaller Colydiides and Scolytids were 

 found hidden in the crevices of and between the layers of the bark. 



" Identified by Mr. E. A. Schwarz. 



