PSYCHE 



VOL. XIX. JUNE, 1912. No. 3 



THE STANFORD EXPEDITION TO BRAZIL, 1911. 



J. C. Branxer, Director. 



THE CLERID^ OF THE STANFORD EXPEDITION 

 TO BRAZIL. 



By A. B. WoLCOTT, 

 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois. 



Through the kindness of Mr. William M. Mann, the Cleridse 

 taken by him and his companion, Dr. Fred Baker, in the upper 

 Rio Madeira Country have been placed in my hands for identifi- 

 cation. 



So far as I know, no species of Cleridae has been recorded from 

 the Rio Madeira Valley, hence, as might be expected, a goodly 

 portion of the material submitted proves to be of species new to 

 science. 



Mr. Mann writes that "All the Cleridse, with the exception of 

 a Necrobia from Santarem, were taken on the upper Rio Madeira. 

 Up to the time that I reached the Madeira, I had about come to 

 the conclusion that there were no Cleridae in Brazil. All the 

 species taken, excepting Necrobia, were exceedingly active, some 

 taking flight quite as readily as Cicindela." He has also supplied 

 some extended information regarding localities, as follows : 



1. Santarem, State of Pard. At mouth of Tapajos. 



2. Itacoatiara, State of Amazonas. The town is situated on 

 north bank of the Amazon, and about forty miles below the mouth 

 of the Rio Madeira. 



3. Porto Velho, Rio Madeira, State of Amazonas, This place 

 is located 7 kilometers north of the old town, San Antonia, which 

 is just below the lowest falls of the Rio Madeira. 



4. Abuna, Brazil. Located on Rio Madeira, nearly opposite 

 mouth of Rio Abuna. 



