ZOOLOGY 113 



Carabidae, Lucanidae, and Cerambycidae are well repre- 

 sented. Lepidoptera of eastern genera and often species 

 are abundant. Among Diptera, Tabanidae, Tipulidae (Crane 

 Flies), Simulidae, the largest Bombylidae, and Syrphidae are 

 conspicuous. The birds are mostly eastern but the lizards 

 are characteristic. Among Arachnida are Pseudoscorpions, 

 Phalangidae or Daddy Long Legs. 



The steppe or mesa is rich in Orthoptera of the subfamily 

 Oedipodinae; crickets are absent. Among beetles the family 

 Tenebrionidae are predominant with Meloidae well repre- 

 sented. Lucanidae, Cerambycidae and Carabidae are almost 

 entirely absent. (One lone specimen only of Lucanidae did I 

 ever find on the mesa). Larger Lepidoptera are scarce. 

 Geomtridae and Tinedae are more common. Among Dip- 

 tera Asilidae are abundant as are Mutilidae among Hymenop- 

 tera. The Arachnida are represented by digging types, 

 Solpugida, Thelyphonidae, (more common further south in 

 the territory), Lycosa, and Scorpionida. Harvest-men are 

 entirely absent. 



In the Valleys Carabidae and crickets again appear and a 

 few Tabanidea but no Simulionidae. 



THE FAUNA OF THE ISOLATED MOUNTAIN RANGES. 



The study of the fauna of the Sandias brings out some in- 

 teresting things. These with the Manzanos and Ortiz ranges 

 from an isolated mountain group surounded on all sides by 

 the steppe association except that they are poorly united on 

 the north-east by a band of poorly developed and impover- 

 ished Cedar Association with the Santa Fes. The Jemez 

 Range on the contrary is connected with the Colorado Moun- 

 tains by high plateaux and ranges and the same is true of 

 the Santa Fes. We would hope then to find many species 

 represented in the latter which are absent from the Sandias, 

 and the preceeding pages show many of which the following 

 may be cited: 



Among plants are alders, Uudbeckias, common dock, 

 Hierachium, tall Malvas, and sedges, timothy (Phleum al- 

 pinum) a clover, Red-top grass, Prunella and Hypericum. 



INSECTS. 



Pachycerina dolorosa. 



Stenopa vulnerata. Exceedingly abundant. 



