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other very long one near the tip of the outer side, with a short single 

 jointed lobe at the tip of the inner .side and a four-jointed palpus at the 



outer side: the first ven broad and short, the second and third about 

 equal, the fourth- slender and somewhat shorter. 



Mentum. and ligula similar to those of St. maculosus. See Bulletin 

 I, page 42. 



Prothorax longer than broad, as broad as the head, broader at apex 

 than at front, surface smooth with an ante-basal transverse line. 



Mesothorax and Metathorax similar but shorter. 



Abdominal segments 1st to 5th nearly equal, 6th to 8th tapering grad- 

 ually, the 9th very small, tubularly prolongated downwards, and with two 

 slender appendages set with bristles on the upper side. 



Spiracles. The first beneath the mesothorax and eight on the first 

 eight abdominal segments. 



Legs, stout, coxa oval with short bristles on outer side, trochanter 

 short with but one bristle, femur with long strong bristles on outer side, 

 tibia as long as femur with maiw bristles all over, tarsus short with four 

 bristles at tip, claw slender, pointed. 



One larva found August 1 5 ; pupated August 26, the imago devel- 

 oped September 5th (very small and somewhat deformed). 



Larva found. Transf. into pupa. Imago developed. 



July 7th • July 21st July 30th 



Aug. 15th ,, Aug. 26th Sept. 5th 



Aug. 17th Aug. 28th 



Several other larva? died after a few days; they were fed with small 

 naked caterpillars or ants-pupae and are very rapacious, At first sight the 

 larvae resemble very much the larvae of St. maculosus, but they are much 

 smaller. 



Where to find larvae and pupae. 



On the grassy banks of rivers and brooks one may get plenty larvae 

 and pupae of Coleoptera as well as the imagines by cutting off the turf and 

 placing it under water.. In a few minutes the insects ami larvae will come 

 up to the surface and may easily be taken. The small fish arc 'dangerous 

 competitors and prove in many instances quicker collectors than the bi- 

 ped hunter. Last year in June thus I found a great number of small lar- 

 vae and pupae, evidently carabideous, but was not able to raise a single one. 



F. G. Schaupp. 



