362 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., ’o8 
ona road going up a mountain at Andrews that we found it most 
common. Here it was abundant between elevations of about 
2,500 to 3,500 feet. At the lower part of this range it was 
mingled with about equal numbers of sexguttata, and at the 
higher elevations a few purpurea were found with it. My first 
specimens were taken in this same part of the State several 
years ago and I have come to regard it as mainly a mountain 
species, though I have taken it at two localities fully a hundred 
miles east of the mountains. 
Cicindela purpurea. 
Even before this trip, I had come to regard purpurea as one 
of the typically northern insects which ranges in our state only 
along the higher ridges. I first took it here (six years ago) 
at an elevation of about 4,000 feet, and it reminded me forcibly 
of western New York State where I first knew it. I have on 
other occasions taken it at other places in North Carolina but 
only at high, cool elevations. On this trip I took special note 
of its occurrence. It was taken at five different localities but 
in every case at elevations of not less (as best I could deter- 
mine) than 3,000 feet. At Sapphire, (Jackson County) where 
the whole county is a plateau of about 3,000 feet elevation, it 
was found at ordinary levels. At Aquone, which is a much 
broken section it was found on ridges above the valleys at about 
3,000 feet and upwards. At Blantyre, our only specimen was 
taken at about 3,000 feet on the top of the same mountain with 
our one specimen of patruela. In driving from Highlands to 
Franklin (Macon County) we traversed country ranging from 
2,200 to 4,000 feet. Purpurea was encountered several times 
at the higher elevations but not seen at all at the lower levels. 
At Andrews in ascending a mountain road we found our first 
specimens at about 3,000 feet and it was found from there to 
the top at about 4,000 feet. 
It is of course unsafe to draw sweeping conclusions from 
the casual observations of a few weeks, but my experience on 
this trip, as well as others before, leads me to believe that in | 
our mountain section many interesting facts can be worked out 
in regard to the distribution of insects (of all kinds) at varying 
elevations. 
