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Carrion beetle, Silpha americana Linn. 3 Ap, from C. S. 
Watrous, Walton N.Y. Same, 23 May; from W. C. Hitchcock, 
Cropseyville, N. Y. 
Harpalus caliginosus Fabr. 23 May; from Dr J. B. Wash- 
burne, Delmar N. Y. Same, 26 Aug.; from F. J. Riggs, Albany 
N.Y. 
Harpalus pennsylvanicus DeGeer, 17 Aug. from Mrs E. 
B. Smith, Coeymans N. Y. 
Agonoderus pallipes Fabr. 21 June; from W. C. Hitchcock, 
Cropseyville N. Y. : 
Platynus cupripennis Say, 14 Ap.; from Franklin Sherman 
jr. Foresthome, Tompkins co. N. Y. 
Calosoma scrutator Fabr, 13 June; from Herman Sellnow, 
Albany N. Y. 
Purple tiger beetle, Cicindela purpurea Oliv. 3 Ap.; from C. S. 
Watrous, Walton N. Y. 
Six spotted tiger beetle, Cicindela 6-guttata Fabr. 22 May; 
from Alice Young, Clinton Mass. Same, 3 Ap. from C. S. Watrous, 
Walton N. Y. 
Diptera 
Sheep tick Melophagus ovinus Linn, from sheep, 25 May; 
from Rhoda Thompson, Ballston Spa N. Y. 
Bot fly, Gastrophilus equi Fabr. female, 21 June; from 
W. C. Hitchcock, Cropseyville N. Y. 
Pupae of ?Eristalis tenax Linn. from O. Q. Flint, Athens 
Ni Y. 
Large black horse fly, Tabanus atratus Fabr. 21 July; from 
Albert Kelly and Frank Riordan, Albany N. Y. Same 26 Aug,; 
from F, J. Riggs, Albany N. Y. 
Chrysops niger Macq. 23 May; from W. C. Hitchcock, 
Cropseyville N. Y. Same 23 June; from Mrs E. B. Smith, Coey- 
mans N. Y. 
Pupae of Sciara species in moss, 23 Nov. from Mrs E. C. An- 
thony, Gouverneur N.Y. 
Wheat midge, Diplosis tritici Kirby, infesting wheat, 20 
June; from Miss A. M. Armstrong, Belle Isle N. Y. 
Wheat stems infested with Hessian fly, Cecidomyia destructor 
Say, 18 June and 1 July; from J. U. Metz, East Amherst N.Y. Same 
