1897] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 1 29 



speaks of coccids being kept by ants on p. 68 revised edition, 

 1895. Can. Ent., vol. xxiii, p. 222-224, 1896, three new species 

 of coccids described as new by Prof Theo. D. A. Cockerell. 

 The literature treating of ants, aphides and coccids associated 

 together so far as I have found, Science Gossip, ist, 1865, p. 

 234 ; ants having coccids at the roots of Passiora prinsips as 

 slaves. Nature, vol. x, p. 31-32, 1874, by Herman Muller, a 

 Brazilian species of bee that makes use of a Hembracis larva 

 serving to bees the same purpose as the aphids and coccids do to 

 ants. Nature, vol. xvi, p. 309, 1877, by the Ed. Formica flava 

 in possession of several kinds of insects at once, coccids, aphids 

 and a Coleopterous larva, all being cared for by the ants (the 

 ant should be called Lasius flavins) . Popular Science Monthly, 

 vol. xii, p. 116, 1877, by the Ed. Formica flava keeps aphids 

 and coccids in its nests. American Naturalist, vol. xvii, p. 118, 

 by Prof Leidy, yellow aphids and red coccids in the nests of 

 Lasius interjectus Mayr. at Philadelphia. In all probability these 

 were the Schizoneura comi Fabr. and Ripersia kingii Ckll. 

 Nature, vol. xlvii, p. 608, 1893. The use of ants to aphides and 

 coccids by Theo. D. A. Cockerell, an interesting coccid Icerya 

 ros<z on Prosopis in Jamacia attended by ants. Nature, vol. xlviii, 

 p. 54, 1893, by J. G. Ramones and A. O. Walker. The use of 

 aphids and coccids to ants, and what becomes of aphids in Win- 

 ter. Nature, vol. xlviii, p. 54, 1S93, by T. A. Sharp, the honey 

 dew not dropped voluntarily at times by the aphids. American 

 Naturalist, vol. xxx, p. 469, 498, relation of Myrmecophils Lepic- 

 mids as to ants. Lasius umbretns Nyl. 

 (To be continued.) 



SCARABIDyE OF DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. 



By W. E. Snyder, Beaver Dam, Wis. 



Ca7ithon Icevis Drury. — During the past six years, at different 

 times, I have taken, all told, eleven of the species. A friend pre- 

 sented me several which he took at Fox Lake. I took one at 

 that place on Aug. 10, 1894. It was alive, floating on the lake 

 some 20 rods from shore. Have never found upward of four in 

 a single season, nor more than two on any one day. 



Copris atiaglypticus Say. — Abundant all years but the past. 

 Diligent search the past season failed to reveal more than six in 



