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pine trees growing close together were about a dozen 

 holes in the earth. They were about the size of a lead- 

 pencil, and each had a neat mound of earth around it. 

 Thinking perhaps they were bee burrows, I attempted to 

 dig them out, but failed on account of the entanglement 

 of roots. One, however, went straight downward for six 

 inches, and at the terminus was this little yellow and 

 black beetle. Whether his presence there was rightful or 

 accidental remains to be determined. 



Geotrupes blackburnii Fab. [E. A. Schwarz]. These 

 were taken a number of times in the vicinity of St. Louis, 

 both on the wing at the lights at night, and in the dung- 

 piles or in their burrows beneath. These holes were 

 vertical, and usually had a depth of three or four inches 

 when found. They were found several times in March 

 and April, and were again found to be plentiful on 

 October 27, 1916. 



Trox suherosus Fab. [E. A. Schwarz]. At Cliff Cave, 

 Mo., on May 20, 1916, I opened up a short burrow, only 

 one inch deep, in the side of a clay bank, and found this 

 grey beetle within. I do not know whether this was its 

 temporary or permanent abode. 



Cotalpa lanigera Linn. [E. A. Schwarz]. "While dig- 

 ging into a sandy soil at Wickes, Mo., September 11, 1917, 

 I came upon this insect thirty-six inches below the sur- 

 face, fully developed but still encased in a light cocoon. 



Euphoria inda Linn. [E. A. Schwarz]. On a westward 

 slope at Cliff Cave, in early April, hundreds of these 

 beetles were seen flying low over the ground, often sud- 

 denly dropping into the dry leaves beneath. Presently 

 we learned that a number were mating in this seclusion. 

 When disturbed or picked up, they feigned death. 



Chion cinctus Drury. [E. A. Schwarz]. This long- 

 horned beetle was taken in the city near a lumber pile. 

 It ate of rotten wood which was offered it, but lived only 

 ten days in confinement. 



Romaleum simplicicalle Handl. [J. F. Abbott], A 



