Dec. 1898.] Motter: Study of the Fauna of the Grave. 20*1 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Elcasis pallida Lee, numerous. 

 " Larvae, undetermined. 



20. — 4 yrs. 5 mos. Grave 4 ft., moist ; sand and clay. Interred January 24, 1893. 

 Thysanura, undetermined. 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Actobius umbnpe/i nis l^ec, I specimen. 

 " " • Lathrobium, sp. , head of larva. 



" Larvse, undetermined. 



Diptera, Sepsidce, Piophila casei Www., puparia. 



A number of very minute, silvery thysanura, so active that it was almost im- 

 possible to take them. 

 21. — 4 yrs. 10 mos. Grave 4 ft., moist ; sand and clay. (Infant.) Diarrhoea. In- 

 terred September 6, 1892. 

 Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Actobius umbripennis Lee, I specimen. 

 " " Eleusis pallida Lee, 7 specimens. 



" Larvse, undetermined. 



Coffin filled with mud and slime. 

 22. — 4 yrs. II mos. Grave 3 ft., moist ; sand and clay. Cholera infantum. In- 

 terred August 9, 1892. 

 Coleoptera, larvse, undetermined. 



Bones almost disintegrated. Specimens from wood of bottom of coffin. 

 23. — 5 yrs. Grave 6 ft., wet loose clay. Rheumatism. Interred April 17, 1891. 

 Thysanura, Isotoma, sp. 



Coleoptera, Curculionidse, larva [Sp/tenop/iorus ?). 

 24. — 5 yrs. Grave 5 ft-, coffin submerged ; sand and clay. Typhoid. Interred 

 May 13, 1891. 

 Thysanura, undetermined 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidie, Eleusis pallida Lee. 

 25. — 5 yrs. Grave 6 ft., wet, sandy. Phthisis. Interred April 23, 1891. 



Thysanura, undetermined. 

 26. — 5 yrs. 3 mos. Grave 5 ft., wet; sand and clay. Interred April 5, 1892. 

 Ihysanura, undetermined. 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Eleusis pallida Lee. , 8 specimens. 

 27. — 5 yrs. 3 mos. Grave 5 ft., moist ; sand and clay. Congestion of brain. In- 

 terred March 22, 1892. 

 Coleoptera, Staphylinidse, Actobius umbripennis Lee, I specimen. 

 " Eleusis pallida Lee, numerous. 



" Larvse, undetermined. 



Considerable adipocere on legs and pelvis. 

 28. — 5 yrs. 3 mos. Grave 5 ft., coffin submerged ; sand and clay. Interred March 

 10, 1892. 

 Acarina, Gamasidse, Uropoda depressa Bks., sp. n. 

 Coleoptera, Staphylinidse, Eleusis pallida Lee, numerous. 

 29. — 5 yrs. 4 mos. Grave 5 ft., wet; sand and clay. Typhoid. Interred March 

 9, 1892. 

 Acarina, Gamasidae, Uropoda depressa Bks., sp. n. 

 Coleoptera, Staphylinidse, I/omalota, sp., 5 specimens. 



" Actobius u?nbripennis Lee, fragments. 



