) fOctober.1883 BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOG. VoL. V1. al 
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reddish lateral line while some were all black. The imagines also varied 
appearing with 3, 2, 1, and no transverse bars reaching from median 
longitudinal bar to costa. The secondaries also varied» much in the 
amount of black upon them. The other day I saw in the collection of 
Mr. Geo. Franck of Brooklyn two females of this species with yellow in— 
stead of red on hind wings and with a marginal unbroken black band 
thus corresponding to Variety Celia of figurata. eee 
[also last year raised A. Parthenice Kirby. ~The larv were black 
with lateral reddish band just like the most of the larvee of A. Purgo and 
showed very little vdriation. But there was very considerable variation 
in the imagines. The transverse bars were lost in some and the longitu- 
dinal lines very much reduced. One had the hind wings more than two 
thirds black. This is connection with one even darker in Mr. Franck s 
collection give sufficiently the intergrades between A. Purihentie and 
Al. Anna Grote, to show to a certainty that the last has not specific stand- 
ing. Lest there may bea misapprehension it will be understood that I 
look upon A. Purthenice Kirby, as the same insect as 4. Saundersti 
Grote. Kirby’s description by Mr. Grotes acknowledgement is better 
fitted to Suundrsu than Virgo. And Kirby surely must have been 
zequainted with Virgo in nature. ‘The insect stands » 
ARCITA PARTHENICE Kirby. Saundrsii Grote. Var. Anna Grote. 
ant 0 gr 
List of Carabiagae found in the neighborhood 
of New York City. 
(Continued from page 29—32.) 
Helluomorpha Jerrugmea Lec. June, Sept. Under logs in Green- 
ville, rare. , 
Brachynus. March to Oct. Under stones, stumps, moss. ete., 
usually near moist places, sometimes in large numbers. As far as could 
be ascertained without a synoptic table, the following species are found 
here: wiridipennis Dej.; minu/us Harr. ; perplexus Dej. 3 quadripennis 
Dej. ; conformis Dej. ; cranisennis De}. ; alternans Dej. 3 fumans Fab.; 
similis Lec.; cordicollis Dej.; medius Lec, 
Chlaenius, The species of this genus are found in moist places 
under stones, with the exception of /omentosus Say, which is usually found 
in dry pastures. Karly in spring at the foot of the Pallisades behind Ho- 
boken, are found miger Rand ; impun tifrons Say ; fennsifuanicus Say ; 
tricolor De}. ; nemoraliy Say ; difints Chaud.; at the sarne locality, but. 
