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ing will pay better ; some species run about very actively on the logs 

 in the hot sun, as Oli/tus, CaJichroma, Trachyderes, various Anthrihidce, 

 Brenthidce, and Cleridte ; also Euchroma and a few other Bupi-estidce 

 (Chrysohothris and allies). These last named like the hottest sun, and 

 are as active as flies. Large number o£ beetles, &c., occur in withered 

 leaves of the fallen tree-tops or branches, in fact, this is one of the 

 best methods of collecting in the forest ; many moths, Hemiptera, 

 Longicorns (Ustola, Jamesia, &c.), that are never seen on the trunks 

 or branches, may be found in this way, some Carahidce {Lehia, Agra, 

 Ina, Colpodes, Calleida), Cicindelidee (Ctenostoma), Seteromera (Ap- 

 sida, Segemona) ^Gleridce, Trogidcd, TelepTioridce, Staphylitiidce (^Pcederus, 

 Quedius, Pinophilus, Palaminus), Anthrihidce, very many Gurculionidce, 

 and others. 



In the clearings, as they get older, or after they have been burned, 

 and while you can still get about them before the crop of rice or 

 maize prevents you (and if there is plenty of black fungoid growth 

 about the fallen logs, as is usually the case), many different species 

 begin to appear, as a good many Heteromera (Spheniscus, Nyctohates), 

 Erotylidce, Endoviycliidce, and some few Buprestidce, Anthribidce, and 

 Longicorns, not before seen ; a sappy log will probably contain many 

 Brenthidce, Piestidce, Dactylosternum, Temnochila, Sololepta, Hypoplil- 

 (Bus, Morio, and others, under the bark ; a good many Carabidce 

 (Coptodera) running on the sappy bark ; and, perhaps, the fine Hetero- 

 meron, Phrenapetes, in the decaying wood ; older logs will contain 

 various species of Passalidee, and fungi on these same logs will produce 

 Erotylidce, Carabidce, allied to Lebia (these prey on small larvae), 

 Oyrophcena, and other Stapliylinidce, &c. In addition to some Cleridce, 

 many Curculios (suggestive of Cceliodesaud Ceuthorhynchus on a larger 

 or smaller scale) run about in the hot sun on the bark of dead or 

 fallen trees, most of these are exceedingly wary, flying off at once, and 

 seldom to be caught with the fingers, though they can be brushed into 

 the net ; general beating in the forest itself will not produce very 

 much beyond species of the Anchomenus-\\ke Colpodes (so numerous in 

 species, about 140 are now known from Central America) Calleida, 

 Lebia, various Lycidcs, Lampyridce, ChrysomelidcE, some Heteromera 

 (^Strongylium, Statird), Telephoridce, Curculios, and others; in the 

 rolled unopened leaves of the banana-like Jleliconice, many smooth 

 flattened Hispidce, some Carabidce (Calophcena), and Cassidce will be 

 found. These insects may also be seen in fine weather sitting on the 

 leaves, dropping down into the leaf again when approached ; sitting 

 on leaves in the forest in sunny places, a good many IIispid<s, Chryso- 



