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insects on that day, but the dragoniiies seemed to be the most 

 abundant. 



Unfortunately the insects, when they come across the bay, fly 

 too high to be captured, but they go down low again when they 

 reach the meadows back of the houses. Graptas of all kinds 

 would come across in abundance and hundreds of G. j-alhum 

 could be seen. This species undoubtedly breeds along the coast 

 in great numbers, as they are found to be quite common every 

 year. 



Junonia coenia was found in great numbers all through the 

 meadows. Several nice females of Argynnis idalia were taken. 

 A. myrina were plentiful, but in bad condition. A. cybele was 

 not common. Papilio turnus, troilus and aster ias were all common 

 and most of them came across the bay. Euptoieta claudia was 

 quite covcanon, Phyciodes tharos common, Grapta interrogationis 

 common, G. comma plentiful, G. progne not common, Vanessa 

 antiopa common, Pyrameis atalanta xexy common, Limenitis 

 Ursula not common, L. archipptis very common, Neonympha 

 canthus not common and very much dilapidated, N. eurytris the 

 same as canthus, Satyrus alope rather common, the variety mari- 

 tima also comjmon, Terias nicippe not comimon, T. lisa very 

 abundant, Danais plexippus very common. Many Hesperidae were 

 noticed, but these were so badly rubbed and dilapidated that it 

 was almost useless to attempt to identify them and nothing was 

 done with that group. 



While only a list of the butterflies was made it was safe to 

 say thatirthey were not by any means the predominating insects. 

 Apparently the dragonflies held first honor in that line, but the 

 other orders of insects were all well represented. 



Any entomologist desiring to collect a lot of material of all 

 orders can undoubtedly do so in that section. The accommoda- 

 tions at Mr. Wesley Falkenburg's boarding house are excellent 

 and no collector will regret the spending of a few days in that 

 territory. 



Rare Coleoptera. — Pomphopoea sayi, a Southern Meloid, taken 

 at Rockaway Beach, and Zabrotes suhnitens, taken on Prunus 

 maritima, are recent additions to the list of Long Island insects. 



