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or more adjacent regions. " The Coleoptera of Michigan," by 

 H. G. Hubbard and E. A. Schwarz, (Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc, 

 1878, V. 17, p. 593-666, 669) contains descriptions of 63 

 new species by Dr. LeConte, with remarks on several other 

 species, among which are four new to the American fauna, de- 

 scriptions of three new genera, and tables of the species of 

 several genera ; descriptions, by Dr. Horn, of seven new 

 species, with tables of the species of Mycetophagidae and 

 Orchestes ; a list by Hubbard and Schwarz of 1246 species of 

 Coleoptera found in the Lake Superior region, besides mention 

 of the occurrence of many unnamed species in various groups ; 

 a list of 1787 species from the lower peninsula of Michigan ; 

 finally, a description of the larva of Micromalthus dehilis, by 

 H. G. Hubbard, with a plate figuring larva, imago and details 

 of structure. Of the new species described 14 do not belong 

 to the fauna of Michigan. 



The various government surveys have also contributed con- 

 siderable material towards a fauna of the great interior region 

 of the continent. This is contained in the publications of the 

 respective surveys as follows : 



The Annual reports of the Geol. and Geog. Surv. of the 

 Terr, under charge of Dr. Hayden, contain the following 

 papers : by Dr. Horn (1872, rept. 2, p. 469-470) list of 123 

 species from Colorado and eastern New Mexico ; (1872, rept. 

 6, p. 382-392) Ust of 822 species from various regions, with 

 remarks on the variation of certain species of extended geo- 

 graphical range ; (1873, rept. 6, p. 717) hst of 39 species from 

 Yellowstone Lake, Teton Basin and Snake River ; (1877, rept. 

 9, p. 811-815) hst of 146 species from Colorado and Utah ; 

 by Lieut. Carpenter (1874, rept. 7, p. 539-542) list of 16 

 speeies from the alpine region of Colorado : by Henry Ulke 

 (1874, rept. 7, p. 567-571) list of 163 species from Colorado. 



The Bulletin of the same survey contains the following 

 papers : by P. R. Uhler (1877, v. 3, p. 770-779) list of 95 

 species from the western territories, with remarks ; by Dr. 

 LeConte (1878, v. 4, p. 447-480) list of 221 species from the 

 alpine regions of the Rocky Mts., with remarks upon the alti- 

 tudes at which they occur and upon geographical distribution, 

 list of 30 species peculiar to the Rocky Mountain region, list 

 of 154 species from Atalanta, Idaho (altitude 2340 metres). 



