96 Journal New York Entomological Society. [VoI. xvii. 



The camp was ready on the evening of July 2, and eighteen mem- 

 bers attended,* some arriving on the following day. A long table 

 had been arranged beneath the shade of the spreading chestnut about 

 which our interest centered, not only at meal time, but when the lanterns 

 were lit, for then many insects were attracted. Prof. Smith was busy 

 identifying mosquitoes provided principally by Dr. Lutz, for the even- 

 ing was cool and Culex could only be caught with bait to its liking. 

 But if the evening of the second was cool, the evenings of the third, 

 fourth and fifth of July were frigid by comparison. The mosquitoes 

 forgot us entirely, and we sought the " tent flies " in which we wrapped 

 ourselves, and we were gratefully warmed by the log fire that we built 

 on the evening of the celebration of our national holiday. 



While the nights were cold the days were perfectly clear, and 

 warm enough to coax forth the butterflies and other insects. Thus 

 we captured several Fai/iph/7a attains and PavipJiila arogos, both 

 species being found in damp places, not far from the haunts of Neo- 

 nympha phocioii and Chrysophanus epixanthc. 



We collected several Cicindela cousentanea, which die out in 

 mid-summer about the time that Cicindela abdomiualis begins to be 

 common. There is often a great variation in size in these latter 

 insects, as is also the case in C. piinctulata. At Lakehurst there are 

 very dark-colored specimens of Cicindela generosa, some of them with 

 but narrow markings approaching a vit/garis in pattern. We have not, 

 however, found the bright purplish-colored examples occurring in parts 

 of Staten Island and elsewhere. 



On the flowers of the chestnut tree that shaded our table, Leptiira 

 vagans abounded, varying in color from all black to elytra all brown. 

 On the post-oaks were Goes debilis, and on the black-jack oaks, Goes 

 pulvenilentus and Goes tessellata. Elapliidion iinicolor, Cacoplia pul- 

 lata, O here a gracilis, Oh ere a rnficollis and Schcvnici/s puben/lus were 

 also found. A considerable number of Clerids and Buprestids of 

 interest were captured by Messrs. Schaeffer and Bischoff, and Mr. 

 Barber beat from a young pine Brtprestis ultramarina, a late record for 

 this species. 



With the beetles that dropped into our umbrellas, there were also 



* Those in attendance were E. A. Bischoff, Wm. T. Davis, Jacob Doll, R. P. 

 Dow, H. G. Barber, Geo. P. Engelhardt, Geo. Franck, W. D. Kearfott and Son, J. J. 

 Levison, Dr. F. E. Lutz. C. L. Pollard, Roland Mcllvaine, C. E. Olsen, Chas. 

 Schaeffer, Chas. E. Sleight, Prof. John B. Smith and S. C. Wheat. 



