

Mar.,'o6] entomological news. 85 



Among Coleoptera one Cicindela sexguttata was taken, and 

 several C. punctulata, also on the bare ground round the edges 

 of the lake a third Cicindela , not yet identified, which Sher- 

 man was inclined to think a form of marginata. Rose-chafers 

 were common and had defoliated some of the trees. Sweet 

 Gums f Liquidambar) I think, which rather surprised me, as 

 this species (Macrodactytus subspinosus) , though not uncom- 

 mon in western North Carolina, is quite rare at Raleigh. 

 Among other scarabs we caught several Anomala marginata in 

 Great L,ake woods. Silpha americana was not uncommon, 

 while species of Phanceus and Canthon were common near 

 camp, for obvious reasons. A number of other not yet iden- 

 tified Coleoptera were also taken. 



Among the Hemiptera the only form of note was a Nau- 

 corid, which fairly swarmed in the lake among the water 

 weeds, and which Mr. J. R. de la Torre Bueno says is near 

 some Central American species in his possession. 



Among the Diptera other than Tabanidae, mosquitoes were 

 quite scarce, contrary to our expectations, although Sherman 

 picked up a few ; the only species I recognized was Conchy- 

 Hastes musicus in Great L,ake woods. I also caught a few 

 Asilids and a big Midaid. Sherman caught a queer-looking 

 fly on the wall of the camp which apparently used its forelegs 

 as antennae, to judge by the way it wiggled them about. 



Among Orthoptera, Paroxya florida?ia and Leptysma mar- 

 ginicollis were common in the marshy portions of the country 

 around Lake Ellis, and an Orphulella, apparently pelidna, 

 was common in the drier parts of its vicinity. Some three, 

 possibly four, species of longwinged Melanoplus were taken, 

 one of them atlanis. A Mermiria and several specimens of a 

 Spharagemon unknown to me, as well as some Dissosteira Caro- 

 lina and a Chortophaga virdifasciata were also taken. Several 

 specimens of Tettiginae, apparently all Neotettix bolivari and 

 Tettigidea lateralis, were captured as also a few Gryllus and some 

 Blattids. The only L,ocustids secured were three Atlanticus, 

 two Amblycorypha obloyigifolia and a Xiphidium fasciatum. 



Among the Hymenoptera Dirtdaubers (Sphecidae) were 

 common around the camp and several Chrysids and a big 

 Mutillid were also secured. 



