598 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [November, 



and perhaps, in a measure, to its forest-clad condition, for, gen- 

 erally speaking, the species of Eleodes are not fond of the 

 woods. 



In the neighborhood of town we got Cicindela laia-enti, but 

 only rarel3\ Carabus orego?iensis was not uncommon under logs 

 with Pterostichtis protradus, longuhis and luczotii. Notiophilus 

 hardyi was found under stones in rather dry situations. Trachy- 

 pachys inef'viis we detected under sticks which were lying on beds 

 of moss. Bembidium was represented by biniaculatuni,fusicruni , 

 grapii, versicolor and dyschirimim. Of t\\&s&grapii and dyschir- 

 mum were found on the margins of cold mountain brooks, while 

 the others were running about the banks of a small pond. 

 Trechus chalybceus was very abundant under boards which were 

 well soaked through from lying in damp places ; the little beetle 

 has quite a strong, disagreeable odor, which it exhales when dis- 

 turbed, agreeing in this respect with many other Carabidae. Cal- 

 athus ingratus, Cyniindis u?iicolor, Harpalus fallax, H. innociius 

 and H. oblitus were more or less common in the valley. 



Peltis ferriiginea and Calitys scabra were taken occasionally 

 from the under sides of logs, especially when these were infested 

 by woody fungi. Elater apicatus was met with once and Athous 

 simplex was also taken rarely. Melayiophila longipcs was seen 

 on a lumber pile in town, with an occasional Pachyta liturata. 

 Podabrus lateralis was not uncommon. It is curious what a de- 

 ceptive resemblance this insect, when at rest, bears to the Ela- 

 terid Campyliis denticornis , for which I have two or three times 

 mistaken it at first sight, though I never took the latter species 

 in the Rocky Mountains. Dasytes hudsonicus occurred, as usual, 

 in beatings from the evergreens. 



Floweis were by no means unproductive. One Acmaops atra 

 was taken on blossoms, while A. pratcnsis was quite plentiful 

 and A. prolens less so. I.eptura nigrolincata and L. c/i rysoconia 

 were also captured in this way, the latter extending its range 

 nearly up to timber-line on the mountains. 



Chrysomelidic were not obtrusive. Zeiigophora abnormis 

 again occurred on leaves of aspen and Adoxiis obscurus was met 

 with on various i)lants, F.ufomosa'lis adonidis was seen only 

 <jccasionally, (Jidioiiychis liigrns was found under logs in the 



