Mar., '06] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 83 



men slightly upwards, instead of keeping the body mainly 

 horizontal as Chrysops and Tabanus do. 



Several species of Chrysops were taken while flying round us 

 in the woods, and a few specimens near camp, which latter 

 were observed to bite after sunset, but the particular species 

 were not noted, nor did they come into camp (which was a 

 two-roomed frame building) to bite us as the Diachlorus did. 



The abundant species were C. flavidus, C. vittatus and a 

 light variety of the latter which I had not seen before, less 

 common were C. nigribimbo, C. lugens, and an unidentified 

 species. All these were locally known as Yellow Flies, no 

 distinction being made between them and the Diachlorus. 



Small Tabanus, mostly T. lineola and T. costalis, were com- 

 mon around the camp, while one or two T. melanocerus were 

 taken and a few T. americanus seen. The windows of the 

 depot at Havelock on the afternoon of the 24th were full of 

 Tabanus lineola, hundreds of them in fact. Another Tabanus 

 secured was T mexicanus, specimens of which were given us 

 by Mr. Ballard. He had told Sherman on Friday of a green 

 fly that bit stock at dusk and, so far as he knew, all night, and 

 Sherman had asked him to secure specimens ; on our way 

 back on Saturday he stopped at his house and brought out a 

 bottle full of them, which proved to be T mexicanus. The same 

 nocturnal habit is also attributed to them by Mr. G. F. King, 

 of Mimsville, Ga. , who sent a number to me this summer. 



Odonata were particularly abundant on Ellis Lake which is 

 studded with numerous small islands covered with shrubs or 

 reeds ; they also abounded in the open spaces around the edge 

 of the lake and around the camp. The various species met 

 with are listed below, those marked with a star have not been 

 previously recorded from North Carolina, so far as I know : 



Calopteryx maculata Beauv. A few seen near camp and one taken. 

 Argia fumipennis Burm. Not uncommon near camp, about six taken. 

 Argia tibialis Ramb. Rather common in the woods near Great Lake. 

 Anomalagrion hastalum Say. One male seen on the lake. 

 Ischnura ramburi Selys. Abundant all over Ellis L. 

 * Enallagma durum Hagen. One male caught on Ellis L., June 28, the 

 only specimen of the genus seen, was identified as this by Dr. 

 P. P. Calvert. 

 Telagrion daeckii Calv. Several seen and two males taken on Ellis L. 



