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St enebothrus curtijjennis Hsirr. Common; occurs at about the 

 same time and in similar situations with 0. a'qaalis. 



MecostWms platypterus Scudd. A single specimen collected 

 at Little Rock, Lyon county. Swept from a meadow. 



Mecostitltus lineatus Scudd. Scott county, (MacNeil.) 



Boopedon nubilum Say. Rare. Two specimens taken in 

 July, 1894. 



Eremnus seudderi Bruner. Found in abundance on the top of 

 a sandy knoll August 4th, and from then on until the middle 

 of September. The grass on the knoll consisted almost 

 entirely of B. hirsuta. 



CEDIPODINyE. 



Chortophaga viridifasciata DeGeer. Adults appear by the 

 20th of April continuing abundant until the middle of the 

 summer; larva3 appear in August, becoming nearly full grown 

 before winter. 



EncojitolophKS sordidus Burm. Common on sandy and exposed 

 places throughout the fall. 



Arphia xantJioptera Burm. Common in open fields from the 

 middle of August until October. 



Arjjhia carinata Scudd. Common with the preceding. 



ArpJiia conspersa Scudd. Two specimens mentioned in the 

 former list. 



Arphia sulphurea Fab. Rather rare. One male was taken 

 May 15 th, and another May 23rd. 



Eippiscus haldemanni Scudd. Common. Little Rock and 

 Ames. 



Hippiscus tuberculatus Pal Beau v. Common in early summer. 



Hijypiscus variegatus Scudd. Specimens were taken abundantly 

 from the sand knoll from August 20th to September 24th, but 

 were not found anywhere else. Very small larvae were found 

 with the adults August 20th, so they must have appeared 

 much earlier. The larvc\3 were about one- third grown by the 

 last of September. The smaller ones had deep red hind 

 tibias. 



Eippiscus {Xanthippus) zanotecus Sauss. Denison, July 15th; 

 J. A. Allen (Scudder; Psyche 6-392). 



Dissostelra Carolina Linn. Common. 



Spharagemon collare Scudd. Rare. 



Spharagemon bolli Scudd. Fairly common along margins of 

 woods and in open places. 



