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and indeed but little beyond a few common forms of the smaller 

 moths. A favorably and conveniently located maple grove was 

 selected but after devoting* a number of evenings to successive 

 fruitless rounds to the baited trees this method was abandoned. 

 for the more remunerative one of collecting with lights at the 

 windows. Why this should have been more productive, no reason 

 can be given. 



The field collections were quite successful, and enabled me to 

 secure for the state collection, many more specimens than in any 

 preceding year. Above 1,500 specimens were mounted, and labeled 

 with locality and date of capture. In addition, there were several 

 hundred examples of alcoholic and biological material. The Hymen- 

 optera, for some unknown reason, were less abundant than usual, 

 comparatively few of the order being largely represented, except 

 the Apidoe and Andrenidce. Of the Lepidoptera, Papilio Turnus 

 was remarkably common upon moist ground in early July. 

 Limenitis Arthemis was not rare. Pieris oleracea was seen frequently, 

 flying with Pier is rapce. The Argynnids were abundant in some 

 wet meadows, among which Argynnis Atlantis was common. A single 

 example of Melitcea Phaeton was taken. The Graptas were rare. 

 Of the Theclas, seldom observed by me in this region, two species 

 were taken, viz., Thecla strigosa and T. Titus. Feniseca Tarquinius 

 was not uncommon : its larvae were also collected. Of the Bomby- 

 cidse, Arctia virgo was frequently taken within doors attracted to 

 lights ; Oallimorpha confusa was in several instances driven up 

 from the grass in meadows, about the first of August ; and the 

 larvae of Orgyia nova were found in a number of examples on low 

 willows by the river side. 



In the Diptera, the Tipuldce were unusually abundant, as were 

 also the Tabanidce. Only a few specie of Syrphidce were collected, 

 and it was a surprise that more were not abroad, although a month 

 later would no doubt have given much larger representation. 



Of the Coleoptera, Oicindela repanda occurred in large numbers 

 in the roadway. From a sandy ditch beside the road, it could be 

 driven up in flocks and gathered into the net ; other species of the 

 genus were only seen in occasional examples. Lina scripta was 

 quite abundant in its larval and pupal stages, and later in its per- 

 fect form, upon willows bordering the Ausable river. I had not 

 previously taken it in the Adirondack region. Through most of 

 July, the large number of the light-giving Lampyridce that were 

 abroad — their leisurely flights often marked in trails of light — 

 was an attractive feature of the evening hours. 



