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Stenobothrus ciirtipennis Harris, 



Stenobothriis acrtipennis longipen- 

 nis Scudd. The above species and 

 subspecies were very common in fields 

 and meadows. 



Mecostethiis gracilis Scudd. This 

 very variable species was common in 

 the vicinity of Jackman. 



Cainnula pellucida Scudd. Very 

 rare as only one specimen was taken. 



Batrachidea cristata Harris. Very 

 rare, only one specimen was taken. 



Hemiptera Heteropteha. 



reiitatoma juniperi Linn. Com- 

 mon. 



Blissus leiicopterus Say. The 

 chinch bug was common in certain 

 localities in pastures. 



Lepidoptera. 



Pieris rapae Linn. Very common 

 about Jackman. 



Colias philodice Godt. Fail ly com- 

 mon about Jackman. 



Argynnis cybele Fab. Not common. 



Argynnis myrina Cram. Q_uite 

 common. 



Melitaea phaeton Dru. Larvae of 

 this species were very abundant in 

 broods of forty or more on Chelone 

 glabra. L. 



Melitaea kari-isii Scudd. Larvae 

 very common in broods on various 

 species of asters. 



Grapta faunus Edw. Common 

 along roads bordered by woods. Next 

 to Pieris rapae this was the commonest 

 butterflv seen. 



Grapta progne Cram. Rare, only 

 one specimen observed. 



Vanessa aniiopa Linn. Common. 



Vanessa milbertii Godt. Not un- 

 common. 



Pyrameis cardiii Linn. Fairly 

 common. 



Litnenitis disippiis Godt. Not very 

 common. 



Satyrns alope Fab. Common in 

 moist fields. 



Satyrus nephele Kirby. Not very 

 common. 



Chrysophanus hypophleas Bd. Im- 

 agines very common along roadsides 

 where they were feeding on the hone'y 

 in the blossoms of May-weed. 



Hetnaris thysbe Fab. A few of the 

 larvae of this species were seen on 

 Viburnum cassinoides. 



Sphinx canadensis ( .') Boisd. A 

 couple of larvae referred to this species 

 of Sphinx, were found feeding on the 

 leaves of blueberry bushes. Unfor- 

 tunately they were affected by the lar- 

 vae of some ichnenmon fly. 



Lencarctia achraea Drury. A few 

 larvae were seen feeding on various 

 grasses. 



Platarctia parthenos Harr. A larva 

 which could belong to no other of our 

 Maine species was found, but has since 

 died without going into a cocoon. 



Apatela brumosa Guen. Uncom- 

 mon at treacle. One specimen taken. 



Agrotis perconflua Gr. Two spec- 

 imens taken at treacle. 



Agrotis baja S. V. Qiiite common 

 at treacle. 



Agrotis messoitria. Qiiite common 

 at treacle. 



