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spots ; and one variety has two eye-spots on one wing, and only 

 one on the other, the second spot being reduced to a pure white 

 speck. The Hesperiidte and commoner Pieridse appeared as 

 usual in large numbers ; but I was struck with the preponderance 

 of Pieris napi. I did very little moth collecting, and those taken 

 were mostly of the commoner sorts. Among these were Melanippe 

 2)rocellata, Acidalia emarginata, Cidaria dotata {pyraliata), &c. ; 

 Aciptilia pentadactyla occurred in hundreds, and some other 

 moths of that family were frequent ; also several species of 

 Eupithecue, which I am unable to name. Among Coleoptera, I 

 took the larvae, pupse, and perfect insect of Dorcus parallelopipedus 

 in numbers from the stump of a decayed oak tree ; Strangalia 

 armata on brambles ; and a species of Harpalus also in the above 

 oak stump. Lagria hirta appeared everywhere ; as also Coccinella 

 hipimctata, C. 7 -punctata, C. 19-punctata, C. ohliterata, C. 11- 

 punctata, C. 5-punctata, and C. variabilis. C. 7-punctata varied 

 considerably in colour, from deep red to orange and pale yellow. 

 I obtained a few Diptera, and among them the beautiful humble- 

 bee fly. — Charles E. M. Inge; 11, St. Stephen's Avenue, 

 Shepherd's Bush, London, W., August 13, 1887. 



Collecting in Colorado. — After a day's journey from 

 Denver I arrived here, at West Cliff in Custer County, on the 

 evening of July 13th, and since then have experienced the mixed 

 pleasure and bewilderment of coming into an entirely new 

 country, with a varied and unfamiliar fauna. The district is an 

 elevated valley, about 8000 feet above the sea-level, and surrounded 

 by mountains ; on one side the Sangre de Cisto range, and on the 

 other the Wet Mountains. All orders of insects are abundant, 

 but more especially Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. A red-brown 

 Pterostichus is very abundant under stones and fallen timber ; a 

 Nccrophorus like ruspator, a Hister, and a Silpha occur under 

 dead bodies of animals ; a Clytus of rather small size is frequent ; 

 and a fine green Buprestis was taken on my window. A large 

 Bonihus abounds, and with it a smaller species, and two species 

 of VesjM. Ichneumons and ants are without number; and a 

 pretty greenish blue Chrysis, not unlike cyanea, is common. The 

 open prairie is covered with large stones and sparse vegetation, 

 and produces a small black Scarahceus and a LygcmLS, as well as 

 plenty of small Coleoptera and Arachnida. Light is fairly 

 successful as a means of capture, only it is rather spoilt by the 



