ZOOLOGY 105 



a peculiar and loud hissing noise by expelling air from under 

 its elytra while lying on its back. Albuquerque also. Strict- 

 ly a valley species. 



Hoplocephalia bicornis. 



Psyllobora taedata. 



Pterostichum sayi. 



Pyrota mylabrina, Cheor. 



* Sphenophorus sp. ("Near to plicatus, Say.") Salt mea- 

 dows along the Rio Jemez beJow Jemez Pueblo. 



Chrysomela exclamatoris, Fab. Very common on Helian- 

 tlius. 



Thermonectes ornaticollis var. nigrofasciatus. 



Tropisterflus limbalis, Lee. 



Trox scutellaris. Abundant here and on the mesa. 



ODONATA 



Dragon flies breed here. Some of the larger as Libellula 

 forensis range all over the mesa, often being found five or 

 six miles from any possible breeding place. The damsel- 

 flies on the contrary never fly far from home. 



HYMENOPTERA 



Agopostemon melliventris. Blossoms of Croton. 



Apis mellifera, L. The honey bee frequents the following 

 blossoms in about the order in which they are given. Alfalfa, 

 Chrysothamnus bigelovi, Dalea scoparia, Tamarix, Black Locust 

 Fallugiah. 



In late Sept. and Oct., the Bigelovia seems to be the chief 

 source of nectar and pollen for the bees. 



Megachile townsendiana. 



Halictodes marginatus. At Hdianthus annuus. 



Melissodes humilior, Gkll. At Solidago canadensis arizonica. 



M. obliqua, Say. At same Golden-rod. . 



Pterocheilus lewesii, Cress. Taken on Jan. 8 from under 

 the bark of a dead cottonwood where they were hibernating 

 in numbers. 



Stizus godmani. 



HEMIPTERA 



Belostoma (Zaitha) fusciventris, Dufour. 

 Beunoa albidus, Champ. 

 Kolla (Tettigonia) gothica, Say. 

 Kolla (Tettigonia) hieroglyphica. 



