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away from the tide line to occur in company with C. Icpida.'" I am 

 not aware of the northern limit of range, but to the southward it is 

 replaced in Florida by the form media Lee, which I have from Lake 

 Worth, where it was taken by Dr. John Hamilton. The Texas 

 beaches often swarm in July with the small variety saiikyi Gue'r. I 

 have taken it in plenty on the open tracks of fine white sand at Gal- 

 veston and in less numbers on Padre Island, off the mouth of the Rio 

 Grande. It seems to avoid muddy stretches and is moderately diffi- 

 cult of capture. 



C. hainata Brulle'. "Occurs on the seashore of Louisiana, Texas 

 and Florida" (Schaupp). Said to be common in June at Cedar 

 Keys. Mr. Soltau has taken it on Deer Island, about two miles out 

 in the Gulf, off Ocean Springs, Mississippi, hunting around close to 

 the water's edge in August. 



C. marginata Fabr. I took this on the beach at Key West, while 

 Mr. Schwarz records it from seashore and lagoon beaches in April 

 (rare) and June (common) at New Smyrna, Fort Capron and Cedar 

 Keys, Florida. Mr. Kemp finds it on mud flats along the New Jer- 

 sey coast, near Anglesea and Avalon, during July. He takes it in 

 greatest abundance on hot days, on moist, bare patches of mud or 

 black sand. Easy enough to capture with a light net. Dr. Gould, 

 in his paper on the "Cicindelse of Massachusetts," writes of specimens 

 from his state, they "inhabit barren patches of earth on salt marshes 

 where the tide occasionally flows; when disturbed they betake them- 

 selves to the high grass which they sometimes climb to escape the ris- 

 ing tide instead of flying before its approach." 



C. aiprascens Lee. Rather common in Kansas. Professor Popenoe 

 found it in Reno, Riley, Mitchell and Shawnee Counties, on river 

 beaches and bars. Mr. Knaus took it at Fredonia, on salt marsh, and 

 writes that Mr. S. C. Mason found the species in great abundance on 

 a sand-bar at the mouth of a small stream opening into the Solomon 

 River (Kansas). He easily took a number without the aid of a net. 

 The locality is saline. 



C. puritana Horn. This species is taken by Mr. F. Knab on the 

 shores pf the Connecticut River, along sandy beaches. He finds it 

 near Chicopee and Springfield, Massachusetts, rather sparingly, from 

 June 20 to July 25. By its curious attitude — the body being held 

 higher in front than usual — it may be distinguished from C. repanda, 



