l897-] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 169 



April 23. — Cicindela sex-guttata and Phavaus carnifex cap- 

 tured. Lachnostcrna have appeared to-night in numbers. 



April 25. — Geotrupes sple7idens and semiopacus, Copris Caro- 

 lina, anaglyptictis and niinutus were taken at Maple Creek. 



April 26. — In moving a large stone from the base of an oak, 

 Qjiercus alba, fifty-six specimens of He/ops micans were brought 

 to view and bottled. 



April 27. — Have taken Calosoma calidum and Chl(znius tomen- 

 ioszis on the McKean farm, and found Elaphrus and Bembidium 

 by hundreds running over the sediment of the creek. 



April 29. — South of Charleroi I found Carabus vinctus and 

 several species of Chlcenius very common. 



May 5. — A fine specimen of Toxotus vittiger beat from a 

 hickory. 



May 6 to 28. — Have taken 171 specimens of Toxotus cylindri- 

 ^ollis from young hickory. 



May 29. — Caught a fine specimen of Goes pulverulenia while 

 beating Be tula ?iigra. 



June 2. — Several specimens oi Arhopalus fulminans were cap- 

 tured in beating Carya porcia. 



June 3. — Saperda tridentata is found in numbers on the Elm 

 and Acer. 



June 7, — Osmoderma scabra and eremicola, Merimcs IcEvis and 

 some other good beetles in numbers found in a rotten log. 



June 10. — Found Bembidvufn postfasciatum for the first time, 

 in numbers, on the margin of Maple Creek. 



June 12. — Captured Cicindela sexguttata, ptirp7irea, vulgaris 

 and repanda up from Lock No. 4. 



June 13. — Onthophagus janus and Canthon viridis found in 

 the stems of fungus. 



June 14. — A successful day for Carabidae; in fact, a red-letter 

 <iay for ground beetles. Diccslus ovalis, elongatus, politus and 

 sculptilis, Apenes lucidula, Pterostichus vinctus, hamiltoni, ho- 

 nestus and moestus, Patrobus longicornis and three species of 

 Lebia being a few of the many species taken. 



June 15. — Captured a lovely specimen of Saperda puncticollis 

 by beating poison-vine. 



June 18. — In beating the Oaks Dichelo?iycha elongata was taken 

 by hundreds, also several species of Elater and Cerambycidae. 



June 19. — A few common species of Leptura only were taken. 



