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either hiding in the axils of the leaves or burrowing in the stalk 

 itself. Among them are the following: Philophiiga arnoena, Car- 

 pophilus floralis, Clerus spiyiolce, Tragidion sp., Mecysmus an- 

 gustics, Hyvienoriis confertus, Hyporhagiis gilensis and Scypho- 

 phorus aaipJinctatus , the last named boring in and around the 

 bases of the flower-stalk and leaves. At about this altitude we 

 find Asida parallela under dead, uprooted plants. The bear-grass 

 furnishes a few examples of Megalostomis, and an occasional 

 Urodera. 



Entering the belt of oak scrub higher up the fauna changes, 

 and the most striking species are small insects living on the leaves, 

 or predaceous; some of them are Lebia viridis, Scymmis inar- 

 ginicollis, S. pallens, Anthaxia fiavifuana, Pseiidebczus bicolor. 

 Attains difficilis, Chlamys polycocca, Pachybrachys abdo^ninalis, 

 Cryptocephalus n. sp., Babia tetraspilota, Diachus auratus, Xan- 

 thoma villosula, Uemiphrynus iyitermedius, Notoxtis bifasciatns, 

 two or three species of Apion, and Stnicronyx seriatus. These 

 are not all confined exclusively to oak, and some of them prob- 

 ably do not live on it at all, but they may be taken by beating the 

 shrubs, which are in great part some species of oak. On a Le- 

 guminous plant (probably a locust) many specimens of a queer 

 ittle Rhynchophore, Tachygonus centralis, were captured. The 

 hind legs are strong and saltatorial, though the insect is not as 

 accomplished a jumper as most of our Halticini. At dusk a 

 Listrochelus or two, and a single Polyphylla, came flying past and 

 were added to the spoils. 



After reaching the pine belt proper, there is still another change 

 in the fauna. Here, under logs and slabs, are to be found Pter- 

 ostichus lustrans, Calathus dubhis, Platynus brunneoviarginatus, 

 Chrysomela auripe7inis, Eleodes carbo?iaria, extricata, gentilis, 

 Embaphion co7itJisum, Ccelocnemis pwictata, Asida macra and 

 others, while along the little shaded streams Rhyncheros sanguiyii- 

 pennis may be seen flying. In and around the piles of slabs left 

 by the lumbermen are numerous lignivorous beetles — Lucanus 

 tnazatna, Ergates spiculatns, Carebara longnla, Cossonus crenatus, 

 Pityophthorus nitidulus, Toniicns coyifusus and Hylastes gracilis. 

 From the small pines and other evergreens a few Chrysobothris 

 cuprascens and a Magdalis were taken by beating. 



Sifting dead leaves in damp places yielded a lot of Trichopteiyx 

 hornii and Qiiedius desertus. In the little pools were plenty of 



