360 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [February, 



A somewhat lengthy introduction, dear readers, I know; 

 but the writer believes that in the hearts of many others is the 

 same love of the beautiful, appreciation of natural and grand 

 scenery, and S5mipathy with all children of nature, which make 

 these outings so delightful to him, and he would share the in- 

 spiration which he receives from his brief visits to and studies 

 in the Rockies. 



Come, join the party of three, as, on Monday morning, with 

 all the essentials for collecting and preserving insects, they begin 

 the day's work. It is useless to begin collecting butterflies be- 

 fore nine o'clock in the morning, for you will find none moving. 

 From ten to two is the best time, and every moment included 

 in tho.se hours should be improved. If a cloud covers the sun 

 the collector may as well seek a .sheltered place and rest, for 

 every butterfly will have disappeared. 



This morning the sun shines, and as our path up the mountain 

 leads into more open territory we .see butterflies flitting here and 

 there. There goes a heautiiul A ^if/ioc/ian's Ju/i'a. Its captor 

 must be both quick and sure. Here and there an Eiidamus 

 nevada rests in an open spot on the bare ground. A careful 

 stroke, and a quick one, if you would catch E. 7ievada. A few 

 Lycanas are resting on the white flowers, and as the brow of the 

 first mountain is approached we find a large patch of Mertcnsia ; 

 and noiselessly traveling from flower to flower is a " buzzless 

 bee," as we early nicknamed [//emaris brucei. This species is 

 u.sually rare in the parts of Utah I have vi.sited, but a few days 

 later we found it abundant about the blue and yellow flowers 

 on this mountain side, and learned that the way to capture it 

 was to wait, as it came uj) the mountain, and tlien l)e sure to 

 capture the .sjHicimen at tlie first stroke. 



Among the rocks near the top we found the wily Chionobas 

 chryxHs abundant, and after cai)turing enough to learn how it 

 is done, and to gain .some .skill in detecting these wonderful 

 insect mimics, as they rested with closely-folded wings upon 

 the rocks, we turned our attention to other species. 



Thi'cta sluridani was abundant on this mountain .side, and 

 associated with it was Thecia affinis. Not a single sheridani 

 was found during either of my previous trips, but here their 



