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men of this beetle was taken from the jaws of an ant- 
lion larva on August 14, 1917. 
Opatrinus notus Say. [E. A. Schwarz]. A dead beetle 
taken from a spider’s web, 
Harpalus dichrous Dejean. [E. A. Schwarz]. One dead 
beetle found on top of the bank, September 4, 1917. 
Anisotarsus sp. [E. A. Schwarz]. One individual of 
this species visited the bank on September 6, 1917. 
Sphenophorus parvulus. Gyll. [E. A. Schwarz]. This 
snout-beetle was rescued alive from an ant-lion pit, where 
the enemy was actively endeavoring to make a meal of 
him on September 7, 1917. 
Arhopalus fulminans Fab. [E. A. Schwarz]. Several 
of these were found on the bank on May 28, 1917. 
Languria mozardi Lat. [E.:A. Schwarz]. Three speci- 
mens found on the bank on May 28, 1918. 
Staphylinus cinnamopterus Grav. [E. A. Schwarz]. 
Of this rove-beetle, the only visitor was found on July 
31, 1918. 
Tanymecus confertus Gyll. [E. A. Schwarz]. This 
snout-beetle visited the clay bank on May 20, 1920. 
Orthoptera. 
Orocharis saltator Uhl. [A. N. Caudell]. Six of these 
were on a small plant growing at the base of the bank 
on July 30, They probably contributed to the food sup- 
ply of certain predacious inhabitants. 
Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burm. [A. N. Caudell]. 4 
small cricket was seen struggling in the jaws of an ant- 
lion, into whose pit it had fallen on August 14, 1917, 
and on August 30, one of this species spent a chilly night 
in one of the bee burrows, and was the first to poke its 
friendly head out into the light of day next morning. 
