20 entomological news. [January, 



as was our visit to these gentlemen whose life is one of hardship 

 in a sparsely settled region. Only three days were spent in this 

 vicinity, but enough to convince us that collectors might spend 

 a longer time there to the great advantage of their cabinets. 



After leaving Beaver, our next stop was Butte, one of the 

 greatest if not the greatest of the mining camps in the United 

 States. This great city is as barren as the crater of a great vol- 

 cano, without a sign of vegetation — neither living tree nor blade 

 of grass. Butte is no place for an entomologist, and that night 

 we started eastward — bound for Yellowstone Park. 



In our opinion, the proper way to see " The Wonderland of 

 America " is to go there with an independent " outfit." To see 

 the most and succeed best, especially from a collector's stand- 

 point, one should have saddle ponies and be able to follow the 

 various remarkable trails where it is impossible to take wagons. 

 Almost any kind of an outfit may be secured at Livingston or 

 Bozeman, and from the former the distance to the Park is only 

 fifty-three miles. 



After hiring three ponies (two saddle and one pack animal) 

 we were ready for butterflies or scenery and soon found both. 



News of sickness at home, unfortunately, shortened our trip 

 and prevented our doing full justice to either the insects or sights. 



Along the road to the Park, Cleome integrifolia was abundant, 

 and on the flowers were numerous Pamphilas — uncas being the 

 most common species. In a meadow we found many of the 

 common Satyrus, var. olympus. Grass and flowers are plentiful 

 in the Park, as are also the butterflies ; although we saw many 

 species common to the Rocky Mountains region, no remarkable 

 captures were made until we entered Hayden Valley, Aug. ist. A 

 storm had just passed. Suddenly the sun shone out brightly 

 and butterflies were everywhere. We immediately dismounted, 

 and although both our nets had been ruined by accidents we 

 spent a most interesting hour in the wet grass collecting with a 

 piece of a net. C. haydenii and E. epipsodea were everywhere 

 about us. Ccenonymphas were common and a few Argynnids 

 were seen. A single Erebia sofia was taken here — the only one 

 seen during the trip. While busy capturing insects a small herd 

 of elk walked out of the timber not far away and watched us 

 with curious eyes, alternately feeding and stopping to view us 



