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Family Gryllid^. 

 Tridactylus apicalis Say. May, along sandy banks of Kansas river. 

 Ellipes minuta Scud. May, along sandy banks of Kansas river. 

 Gryllus luctuosus A.-Serv. June and July, all at electric light. 

 Xabea bipunctata De G. August, at electric light. 

 Hapithes agitator Uhl. August, colony on ailantus bush. 



A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE NEUROPTEROUS INSECTS OF 



KANSAS. 



No attempt has been made hitherto towards publishing a list of 

 the neuropterous insects found in Kansas. Consequently, if the 

 present list be duly considered as forming a preliminary state list, 

 a beginning is made, with fifty-eight species and one variety. 



Order EPHEMERIDA. 

 Family Ephemerid.t<:. 



All of the specimens were collected at electric light on or near bridge 

 across the Kansas river at Lawrence, except in one instance, which is 

 denoted. 



Polymitarchys albus Say. July and August. 

 Hexagenia bilineata Say. July and September. 



venusta Eaton. July and August. 

 Pentagenia quadripunctata Walsh. June, July, and August. 

 Siphlurus, species probably new. June and July. The only male imago was 



taken in July, in daytime, at a distance of more than a mile from the 



river. 

 Heptagenia pulchella Walsh. June and July. 

 Rithogenia elegantula Eaton. July. 

 Csenis diminuta Wlk. July to September. 



Order PLECOPTERA. 

 Family Perlid^. 

 With few exceptions, which are denoted in each ease, the specimens were 

 collected at electric light on bridge across the Kansas river at Lawrence. 

 Acroneuria ruralis Hagen. July. 



Perla ephyre Newm. July, at electric light in town, away from river; Au- 

 gust, found resting in daytime, 

 flavescens Walsh. Last week of June, at electric light one mile from 

 river; July, found resting in daytime; and July, at electric light on 

 bridge, 

 lurida Hagen. July. 

 Perla xanthenes Newm. July, at electric light in town; August, at electric 



light on bridge. 

 PerHnella placida Hagen. July. 



species probably new. August, found resting in daytime more 

 than a mile from the river. 

 Pseudoperla occipitalis Pictet. July. 

 Chloroperla bilineata Say. May. 

 Capnia pygmsea Burm. April, on bank of Kansas river. 



