84 NATURAL RESOURCES SURVEY 



The lizard of this Association is Sceloporus undulatus. It 

 ascends into the Yellow Pine Assn. and descends through 

 the Cedar Assn. to the edge of the mesa but never onto the 

 open mesa itself. It is a better climber than any other of 

 our species and frequently climbs trees, its favorite atti- 

 tude in fact is at the dead end of a branch but always a low 

 one. This is also the home of the Western Diamond-back 

 Kattlesnake. 



CEDAR ASSOCIATION. (Juniperus monosperma) 



ORTHOPTERA 



Hesperotettix viridis. On Asclepias and Gutierrezia only as 

 far as our observations go and only in a narrow belt at the 

 base of the mountains, on the extreme lower edge of this 

 association. 



Hippiscus corallipes. Seems to be particularly abundant 

 here only, but it occurs on the mesa occasionally, and gen- 

 erally over the mountains. We took it on the very top of Mt. 

 Taylor. 



Trimerotropis montanus, Bruner. Have taken this in the 

 Sandia Mts., Jetnez Mts., and on the mesa. 



COLEOPTERA 



Acmaeodera pulchella, Hbst. On Fallugia. 



Asida opaca, Say. Taos, Mt. Taylor, Jemez, Sandia Ranges. 

 Also common in the pinon and pine assns. 



Calosoma peregrinator, Guer. One on the "mesa". 



Eleodes obsoleta, Say. This seems to be a little more abund- 

 ant here altho it is common on the mesa also. Very common 

 about Cabezon () in this association. On Mt. Taylor () it 

 ascends into the Yellow Pine Forest. Taken at Acoma (). 

 Commonly taken in hibernation under yucca rosettes. 



* Luperodes varipes, Lee. One only taken. 



Tetraopes femoratus, Lee. On Asclepias which is more 

 abundant here than elsewhere. 



Collops bipucutatus, Say. 



HYMENOPTERA 



Andrena prunorum, Ckll. and its variety gillettei, Ckll. are 

 Upper Sonoran in their distribution here. They have been 

 taken from Tamerix, wild plum, wild gooseberry, (Ribes), 



