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PSYCHE. 



[July 1896. 



141, J/, tcstacea Ziegl. Feb. 3. 

 Dec. 24. 



143, Endomychtis biguttatus Say- 

 With the exception of No. 141 these 

 are frecjuenth' found beneath chunks 

 covered with dead leaves in fence 

 corners along the margins of uplantl 

 woods. One or two specimens of J/. 

 tcstacea have been taken on a dozen ur 

 more occasions at different seasons ot 

 the year from beneath a partly burned 

 oak log in a sandy woods where the 

 river-terrace and upland meet. It is a 

 small, rounded, uniform light brown 

 beetle, which feigns death when dis- 

 turbed. In all my collecting I have 

 never happened upou it elsewhere than 

 beneath the one log. 



Erotvlidae. 



Six of the sixteen species taken in 

 the county are known to hibernate as 

 imagoes. 



143, Langitria niQzardi Lat. Feb. 

 2S. One from beneath a rail. In 

 copulation, June 1 1. 



144, Megalodacne fascial a Fab. 

 Feb. 14. 



145, M. heros Say. Dec. 10. 

 These two pass the winter, sparingly, 



in the dry rotten wood beneath the loose 

 bark of oak, elm, and tulip logs. 

 Fasciata is much the more common 

 and gregarious. 



146, Jschyrtis 4-punctatiis Oliv. 

 Twice, Jan. 21 ; Feb. 21, beneath logs. 

 Gregarious. 



147, Tritoma biguttata Say. Once, 

 Dec. 25, beneath chunk in low, damp 

 ground. 



148, T. festiva Lac. Once, Dec. 



10, in dry cow dung. 



COLVDIIDAE. 



Four of the six species found in the 

 countv have been taken in winter. 



149, Coxehis guttitlatus Lee. Feb. 

 10. One beneath the close bark o 

 a sugar maple tree. 



150, Bothrideres geniinatus Say. 

 Once, Feb. 25. Several beneath the 

 loose bark of a hickory tree. 



151, Ce?-ylon castanetifnSa.y. Jan. 7. 



152, Philotkermus glabrictilus Lee. 

 Dec. 2v The last two, once each, 

 beneath chunks. 



Rhyssodidae. 



153, Rhyssodes exaraius 111. Dec. 

 18.' 



154, Clinidhun sculpt He Newm. 

 Feb. 21. Both scarce and hibernating 

 singly or in pairs beneath the bark of 

 beech and oak logs. 



CUCUJIDAE. 



Nine species have been taken in 

 the county. Seven are known to hiber- 

 nate in the mature stage. 



155, Silvanus SHrinamensis Linn. 

 Frequent, singly or in pairs, beneath 

 bark and logs. 



156, Catogemis rufits Fab. But 

 twice in my collecting ; both times 

 in February from beneath the close 

 bark of the sugar maple. Gregarious. 



157, Cucujus clavipes Fab. On 

 divers occasions beneath the bark of 

 recently felled ash and tulip (Lirioden- 

 dron) logs. 



