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Elaphrus, Fab. 

 85. ritscarius, Say. Eastern Kan.sas ; common , 

 and found on the margins of streams and other 

 muddy spots. 



Calo-soma, Weber. 



131. externum, Say. Eastern Kansas ; common. 



134. scrutator, Fab. Eastern Kansas; common; 

 climbs trees and bushes in search for its insect 

 food. 



137. Sayi, Dej. Eastern Kansas; rarely found. 



138. peregrinator, Guer. Western Kansas. 



140. triste, Lee. Western Kansas. 



141. obsoletum, Say. Topeka and Lawrence. 



142. semilceve, Lee. Lawrence. 



143. calidum, Fab. Eastern Kansas ; the most 

 abundant species of the genus; very common in 

 grain-fields in August. 



147. discors, Lee. Lawrence. 

 Oarabus, L. 

 155. seiTatus, Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 159. sylvosiis, Say. Eastern Kansas ; both species 

 are rare at Topeka. 



NOMARETUS, Lee. 

 166. b ilobtis, Sa,y. Eastern Kansas; rare. 



Cychrus, Fab. 

 173. elevatus, Fab. Eastern Kansas. 



Pasimachus, Bon. 

 200. elongatus, "Lee. Common throughout Kansas. 

 205. californictis, Chd. Eastern Kansas; frequent. 

 SCARITES, Fab. 



208. substriatus, Hald. Lawrence. 



209. subterraneus, Fa,h. Eastern Kansas; common. 



Dyschirius, Bon. 



220. glob^tlosus, Say. Eastern Kansas; common. 



224. sphcericollis,Siij. Topeka and Rooks county. 



Taken burrowing in sand-bars in Bow creek, Rooks 



county. 



Clivina, Lair. 



250. deniipes, Dej. Topeka and Lawrence. 

 259. elongata, Rand. Two specimens of a vari- 

 ety, taken at Topeka. 

 269. bipustidala, Fa.h. Eastern Kansas; common. 



SCHIZOGENIUS, Putz. 



276. Hneolatus, Say. Topeka; one specimen. 



Brachynus, Web. 

 290. cyanipennis, Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 296. fumans, Fab. Eastern Kansas. 



Panag/Eus, Latr. 

 S07. fasciatiis, Say. Lawrence and Topeka; for- 

 merly rare, but twenty specimens were taken in 

 the spring of 1877; they were found under stones 

 and boards, on hillsides. 



Helluomorpiia, Lap. 



312. prwusta, Dej. Eastern Kansas. 



313. laticornis,l>cy Eastern Kansas; both spe- 

 cies infrequent. 



Galerita, Fab. 



317. atripes, Lee. Eastern Kansas. 



318. janus. Fab. Eastern Kansas ; both species 

 common. 



ZupUiOM, Lair. 

 322. americanum, Dej. Topeka; one specimen. 



Casnonia, Latr. 

 329. pensylva7iica,li. Eastern Kansas ; common. 



Leptotrachelcs, Lair. 

 .331. dorsalis, Fab. Eastern Kansas; infrequent. 



LoxoPEZA, Chd. 



340. graiuiu, Hentz. Eastern Kansas; common. 

 Flies to a light at night. 



341. atriventris. Say. Eastern Kansas ; more com- 

 mon than the last named, and has very similar 



habits. 



Lebia, Latr. 

 345. pulcheUa,'De}. Topeka; two specimens taken 

 in four years; one of these was captured flying 

 around a light at night. 



349. viridis, Say. Eastern Kansas ; frequently 

 brushed from weeds and flowers, and takes wing 

 very readily. 



350. pumita, Bej. Topeka; one specimen. 

 354. ornaia, Say. Lawrence. 



356. ana/w, Dej. Lawrence and Topeka; rare. 

 Diancuomena, Chd. 



359. abdominalis, Chd. Eastern Kansas. 



360. scapularis, Dej. Eastern Kansas ; abundant 

 under garden refuse. 



Aphelogenia, Chd. 

 366. bivittala, Fab. Eastern Kansas; common. 

 Found under refuse heaps in gardens and in simi- 

 lar localities. 

 368. divisa, Lee. Lawrence. 



Blechrus, Motseh. 

 382. linearis, Lee. Topeka ; frequent. 



384. lucidus, Lee. Topeka ; frequent. 



385. pusio, Lee. Topeka. 



Apenes, Lee. 

 392. sinuata. Say. Topeka. 



Glycia, Chd. 

 394. purpurea. Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 Cymindis, Lair. 



397. laticollis. Say. Western Kansas. 



398. brevipennis, Zimm. With the last. 



406. americana, Dej. Topeka; one specimen. 



PiNACODERA, Schaum. 

 411. plaiicollis, Say. Topeka; one specimen. 



Callida, Bej. 

 419. pwnctoto, IjCC. Eastern Kansas; infrequent. 



Ehombodera, Reiche. 

 423. pallipes, Lee. Topeka ; one specimen. 



Calathcs, Bon. 

 427. gregarius. Say. Eastern Kansas. 



Platynus, Bon. 

 456. decens. Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 461. extensicoUis, Say. Eastern and middle Kan- 

 sas; common. 



46.3. decorus. Say. With the last, and equally 

 common. 

 483. punctiformis. Say. Lawrence. 

 487. aruginosus, Dej. Lawrence. 

 498. nutans, Say. Eastern Kansas. 

 508. octopunclatuj!. Fab. Eastern Kansas; com- 

 mon. 

 514. placidus, Say. Eastern Kansas; frequent. 



