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butterfly that was crossing the pond and nearly knocked it into 

 the water in its efforts to capture it ; the butterfly, however, beat 

 a hasty retreat to the shore. As it commenced to rain about 11 

 a.m. the dragonflies retired to some sheltered place. 



It will be seen from the foregoing that Anax longipes is not 

 an uncommon dragonfly on Long Island during some years at 

 least, though it is not very easy to capture. It is a conspicuous 

 object, however, and can hardly be confused with any other of 

 our native species. 



THE EARLY FRENCH COLEOPTERISTS. 



By R. p. Dow, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



(Concluded from page 13.) 



A soldier of Napoleon never rusted out. He wore out. Eye- 

 sight and general health stopped De jean's work. Another enemy 

 was finance. He had been living beyond his means. The Dejean 

 collection was offered for sale, partly from a natural pique, as 

 he fancied for the minute that he hated the life work of forty 

 years which he could no longer see, and partly because he could 

 not afford to give it away. The French Government considered 

 its purchase, but with the ingratitude and dilatoriness of an ap- 

 proaching republic. The collection was finally sold in parts, the 

 various families becoming widely scattered. The Carabidae went 

 to Baron Chaudoir, thence to Rene Oberthiir, of Rennes, France. 

 The Lepidoptera were divided by Rev. Francis Hope and Bois- 

 duval. The Gallerucini were bought by the Marquis de Bremes, 

 whence they passed to the permanent custody of the Museum of 

 Turin ; the Hispini went to L. Reiche tO' be resold years later to 

 the Marquis de la Ferte ; the Eumolpini and Halticini were bought 

 by the Marquis Spinola ; in turn they appeared in the Manner- 

 heim collection ; La Ferte had also at one time some of the Cara- 

 bidae, all the Scarabaeidae, and some others ; Chevrolat took the 

 Cerambycidae ; Lacordaire bought the Erotylidae; many of the 

 Tenebrionidae went to the Museum of Lyons ; the Cassidini were 

 bought direct 'by Mannerheim; the Meloidae turned up many years 

 later in the collection of Fred Bates in England, that gentleman 



