NATURAL HISTORY.— INSECTS 



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It occurs in Alaska, Vancouver Island, Washington, Oregon, 

 Idaho, and in the mountains of New Mexico and Colorado. 



Bembidium variegatum Say. 



Grand Rapids, L. Winnipeg. One specimen. Common in 

 Canada and the United States. 



Pterostichus orinomum Leach. 



Grand Rapids. A common insect from Alaska to Labrador 

 and occurring also in Oregon, Idaho, and the mountains of 

 Colorado and Montana. 



Amara erratica Sturm. 



Grand Rapids. Northern America, Asia, Europe; in this 

 country extending from Alaska to the Atlantic, south to Lake 

 Superior and Vermont. 



Platynus sinuatus Dej. 



Slave Lake. Common in the northern regions from New 

 England to British Columbia. 



Platynus obsoletus Say. 



Fort Rae. This has lately been placed in synonymy with P. 

 bogemanni Gyll., of northern Europe. Alaska, Oregon, British 

 Columbia, Canada, North Eastern and Middle States, west to 

 Colorado. Siberia. 



Platynus picipennis Kirby. 



Slave Lake. Occurs in Canada and the Lake Superior 

 region. 



Harpalus basilaris Kirby. 



Fort Rae, one specimen. Extends southward to Colorado 

 and Wyoming (Greeley and Cheyenne). 



DYTISCIDjE. 



Ilybius pleuriticus Lee. 



Slave Lake, on the ice. Also found in Pennsylvania, Iowa, 

 and at Lake Superior. 

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