Vol. xxii] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 2/3 



Some new Beetles from North Carolina, with Eco- 

 logical Notes (Coleop.). 



By Charles Dury, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



From June i6 to July 6, 1910, I collected insects in the Plott 

 Balsum Mts., N. C. Every day of that time it rained. Some- 

 times it poured for hours at a stretch, frequently all night, 

 though generally there were a few hours each day when the sun 

 was shining. But few diurnal Lepidoptera were seen, and they 

 the most common species. Diptera and Hymenoptera were 

 also very scarce. Coleoptera were more abundant, though 

 mostly of common well known species. The rainfall at this 

 season in these mountains is tremendous. The superintendent 

 of the fibre mills at Canton told me that it rained one summer 

 90 consecutive days since he had been there, at least a shower 

 each day. A few new species of Coleoptera were secured, three 

 of which are here described. In addition, I enumerate some 

 of the more interesting and desirable species taken. 



Cychri were not abundant. They were canadensis, bicar- 

 inatns, andrewsii and guyofii. About a dozen species of Pter- 

 ostichus were identified among which were P. spoliatus, blanch- 

 ardi, and pahni. P. adoxus was very abundant as was Platynus 

 cmgustatus, which merged into the one described as crracilentus 

 by intergrading forms. Three times I climbed to the top of 

 "Jones' Knob" (over 6.000 feet), each time to be driven back 

 by a deluge of rain. From the trunk of a felled balsam tree 

 some huge blue Anthophilax had recently emerged ; I found 

 dead and broken ones but none living. A few Emmesa con- 

 nectens Newm. were taken from under bark. Beating the large 

 flowers of Rhododendron cataivbiense brought down showers 

 of beetles mostly Longicorns of five or six small species. 



Coiled under the bark of a fallen tree, I counted 14 beautiful 

 little snakes of three species. The male snowbirds {J unco) were 

 singing and several nests were found, all located on the ground. 

 One of July i, had four fresh eggs in it. The concealment of 

 this nest was so ingenious and perfect, it never could have 

 been found had I not noted the bird fly out of it. It was on 



