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45- — 6 yrs. 9 mos. Grave 6 ft., coffin submerged ; sand and clay. Cerebral em- 

 bolism. Interred August 8, 1889. 

 Thysanura, undetermined. 

 46. — 6 yrs. II mos. Grave 4 ft., coffin submerged ; sand and clay. Interred May 

 18, 1890. 

 Myriapoda, undetermined. 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Elensis pallida Lee, 2 specimens. 

 Diptera, Sepsidae, Piophila casei Linn. , puparia. 

 47. — 7 yrs. Grave 4 ft., moist ; sand and clay. Still-born. Interred July 28, 1890. 

 Gastropoda, Helicodiscus lineatus Say. 

 Crustacea, undetermined. 



Araneida, Theridion subterranea Bks., sp. n. 

 Thysanura, undetermined. 

 Diptera, Phoridae, puparia. 



Smaller bones, skull, etc., almost disintegrated and pulverizable. Snails from 

 coffin lid ; spider and a few thysanura inside. 



48. — 7 yrs. Grave 5 ft., moist ; sand and clay. Interred 1889. 



Thysanura, undetermined. 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Actobins umbripennis Lee. , 3 and larvae. 

 " " Eleusis pallida Lee, numerous. 



" " Undetermined, covered with fungus. 



" Larvae, undetermined. 



Skeleton stripped and disarticulated lying within shell of adipocere. Clothing 

 fairly preserved. 

 49. — 7 y rs - 4 mos. Grave 5 ft-, coffin submerged; sand and clay. Interred De- 

 cember 16, 1889. 

 Thysanura, undetermined. 



Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Eleusis pallida Lee, 2 specimens. 

 50. — 7 yrs. 4 mos. Grave 5 ft., moist; sand and clay. Typhoid. Interred May 

 5, 1890. 

 Araneida, Theridion subterranea Bks., sp. n. 

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

 Thysanura, undetermined. 

 Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Eleusis pallida Lee. 



" Larvae, undetermined. 



Diptera, Sepsidae, Piophila casei Linn., puparia. 



" Borboridae, Lbnosina ? wings. 

 Hymenoptera, Myrmicidae, Aphenogaster, sp. 



Skeleton completely stripped and disarticulated. Black, wet, powdery debris 

 in bottom of coffin, alive with mites, thysanura and a few larvae. 

 51. — 7 yrs. 4 mos. Grave 5 ft., moist ; sand and clay. Valvular disease of heart. 

 Interred March 4, 1890. 

 Thysanura, undetermined. 

 Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Eleusis pallida Lee. 



" Larvae, undetermined. 



Thorax not yet evacuated. Heavy case of adipocere ; within, skeleton pretty 

 well cleaned. 



