38 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., '06 



Mr. Wenzel, Jr., on October 22nd, at Cape May Court House. 

 This is the only subterranean Scolytid known. 



Mr. H.W. Wenzel exhibited a collection of Coleoptera, made 

 by H. Wenzel, Jr., on Tybee island, on the coast of Georgia, 

 during the latter part of July, approximating 3,000 speci- 

 mens. The collection contained a great number of very 

 interesting species. Carabidae were rarely found on the 

 ground. A species of Gelasimus (fiddeler crab) is sole pro- 

 prietor of all soil in the woods. In going over the collection 

 the speaker dwelt on the following species : By beating trees, 

 Pterostichus submarginatns , Plochionus ama?zdus, and other 

 Carabidae were found. Among the Histeridae a beautiful 

 blue species near Paromahis — probably a new species. In the 

 Elateridae several very interesting species — Deyidrocharis flavi- 

 cornis, Stethon errans, Nematodes pavidus ; a species near Mono- 

 crepidius, unknown to the speaker, was found at night on 

 the sand hills near the beach ; this is a pale unicolored insect. 

 In Buprestidae — Xenorhipes brendeli, Actenodes aaronotatiis and 

 other species. Drapetes geminatus and D. rubricot/is. In Cler- 

 idae Hydjiocera aegra and other species. Ptinidae — twenty 

 species were taken, including several species recently described 

 by Mr. Fall. In Scarabaeidje, a number of species, Lachnos- 

 teima glaberrima being common. Cerambycidae are repre- 

 sented by a number of species. Lypsimena fuscata in numbers 

 showing a great difference in size. Chrysomelidae represented 

 by a number of species. Bruchus coryphae and B. cruentatus , 

 the former a most beautiful species, in numbers. Tenebrio- 

 nidae not numerous, Platydema cyanesce?is, a fine species was 

 taken. Oedemeridae, Mordellidae and Anthici are represented, 

 Formicomus scitulus a beautiful little species was found com- 

 mon with Mecynotarsus candidus and Anthicus pallens. The 

 Curculionidae are well represented, especially Coiiotrachelus 

 and allied genera, probably one or two new species. Scoly- 

 tidae not numerous. Anthribidae are well represented . 



A complete list of all species found on Tybee Island by Dr. 

 Castle and Mr. Wenzel will be published in Entomological 

 News. 



F. Haimbach, Secretary. 



