BULLETIN 



OF THE 



BROOKLYN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Vol. IX April, 1914 No. 2 



CONTENTS 



MORDELLIDAE OF NEW YORK, Nicolay 29 



THECLA SYLVINUS, Comstock 32 



ANAX LONGPIPES ON L. I, Davis 34 



EARLY FRENCH COLEOPTERISTS, Dow Z7 



PROCEEDINGS BROOKLYN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.. 42 

 SHORT STUDIES IN GEOMETRIDAE, Pearsall 44 



THE MORDELLID.E OF NEW YORK STATE. 



By Alan S. Nicolay, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Although the following list does not profess to be a complete 

 record of the entire number of species of the family Mordellidse 

 occurring in the state of New York, nevertheless it is the first list 

 of its kind, and I sincerely trust it will be a help in the task of 

 compiling a list of the insects of New York State. 



The Mordellidse seem to prefer the mountainous regions to the 

 lower levels and a collecting trip " up state " or in the nearby 

 mountain ranges yields a far greater number of species than the 

 low meadows or pine barrens of Long Island. However the pine 

 barrens have a few very characteristic insects. Although the 

 Northern area of the state has not been thoroughly explored sev- 

 eral unexpected things have been found; some entirely new to 

 this part of the country. The Catskill and Adirondack ranges 

 are fairly well known. I have received great assistance from 

 Messrs. Davis, Shoemaker, and Engelhardt through the loan of 

 their material. 



Anaspis Geoff r. 



nigra Hald. Ithaca, N. Y. (Smith), rare. 

 flavipennis Hald. Catskill Mts. (Nicolay), common. Rare 

 further South. 

 rufa Say. Common throughout state. 



