Oct., '02] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 249 



body of water of importance is Saranac lake about two miles 

 to the north. 



The land in the vicinity has been lumbered over, and no 

 virgin forest of importance is. to be found nearer than Stony 

 Mountain about one and a half miles to the west. 



A considerable tract about the buildings has been wholly 

 cleared up and the laud is tilled ; this is considerably higher 

 than the surrounding land, a part of which is a sphagnum 

 swamp. 



Our collecting was done principally along the roads through 

 the woods and fields, beside the water-courses and the more 

 open sections covered chiefly by bushes, weeds and small trees. 

 Practically no collecting was done in the thick woods, save 

 along the roads and pathways. The trees most abundant are 

 the maple, birch and beech of the hard woods ; a few pine, 

 poplar, cherry, ash, etc., are also to be found. 



No night collecting was undertaken, which accounts, in part, 

 for the very small number of moths listed. Some sweeping 

 was done, and a large proportion of the smaller insects taken, 

 especially Hymenoptera and Coleoptera, was secured in this 

 way. 



COLEOPTERA.* 



* We are indebted to Mr. Charles Liebeck for the determination of most 

 of the species embraced in this list ; the remainder were determined by 

 C. O. Houghton. 



t This species was taken in considerable numbers by sweeping ; we 

 commonly find it on grass stalks, often near the top, on low ground. 



