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this we have a relatively large number of species and often abundant 
numbers in a favorable situation. Uhler states that: 
“America is the principal dwelling place of these remarkable insects, 
and in North America especially may be found the greatest variety of 
species, and the most attractive designs of ornamentation. Every con- 
siderable sea-beach from Cape Cod to the Florida reefs presents some 
local form or variety of this type, and on the marshy spots of the sea 
islands, droves of them may be frightened up as the explorer passes from 
one bare spot to another. One large black species is found as far north 
as the Great Bear Lake, and near the Yukon river in Alaska. Some of 
the smaller species, with black ground color, marked with white, are 
distributed over the greater part of North America, being found near 
streams of water or about the drier parts of fresh-water marshes. A 
group of pale horn-colored species with hairy surfaces, inhabit the 
tmarshes of Eastern New England and of Illinois. The shores of the 
Great Lakes are tenanted by other forms, which are often caught by 
driving storms and piled upon the low beaches at the edge of the tide.” 
The writer has found them in numbers about pools, usually with one 
species in predominance. 
No one has recorded the rearing of any species from egg to egg, and 
for that reason the writer is attempting to carry two Kansas species 
through their development. 
NOTES ON SALDA ANTHRACINA UHLER AND LAMPRACANTHIA 
CRASSICORNIS UHLER, 
On the borders of the Meadow Pool at Ringwood Hollow, N. Y., two 
species of Saldids were found in number along with a species of Hebrus, 
elsewhere noted. The Saldids were in the sphagnum-like moss and about 
the sedge and rush clumps. Both species are shiny black somewhat 
hirsute species with tegmina coriaceous. The former is plump bodied 
and of fair size, the latter a smaller more slender form. They have the 
same habitat and attempt to escape by running and by quick short jumps 
rather than by flight. Their food habits, mating and oviposition habits — 
are about the same. 
When first observed about the Ringwood pool on June 22, only adults 
were found of the L. crassicornis while the S. anthracina were all in the 
nymphal stage. June 28 many of the latter were in the last nymphal in- 
star. Eleven of these nymphs were brought in alive placed in a large 
slender dish and fed flies, Jassids, etc. July 1 one became adult and by 
July 5 there were four adults, the remainder following shortly. Mating 
took place and eggs were found between the leaflets of the moss on July 16. 
It was noted above that the smaller species was in the adult stage 
when first taken. These were at once placed under observation in jelly— 
glasses containing a quarter inch of moist sand. One pair was placed in 
each jelly glass in order to get a record of mating and egg laying. Most — 
of the observations relate to this species, although they apply almost 
equally well to the larger form. 
Habits. They are shy, cautious creatures which hide among the clumps 
of shore grass and moist patches. They feed upon such insects as they — 
may chance to meet, even the disabled of their own kind. 
Mating. The male follows the female about for some moments before — 
mounting her with a sudden pounce. He appears to keep at a respectful 
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