406 ON THE WYANDOTTE CAVE AND ITS FAUNA. 
of flowering, or perfecting their seed, after which the minute 
shoots (seldom an inch in length and very rarely branched) drop 
off, leaving a persistent cup-shaped base. 
The technical characters of this species will be fully developed 
in Dr. Engelmann’s forthcoming monograph of the genus. 
ON THE WYANDOTTE CAVE AND ITS FAUNA. 
BY PROF. E. D. COPE. 
Tue Wyandotte Cave traverses the St. Louis Limestone of the 
_ earboniferous formation in Crawford County in south western Indi- 
ana. I do not know whether its length has ever been accurately 
determined, but the proprietors say that they have explored iis 
galleries for twenty-two miles, and it is probable that its extent 18 
equal to that of the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Numerous 
galleries which diverge from’ its known courses in all directi 
have been left unexplored. 
The readers of the Naruratist have freshly in their I a 
e fauna 
the interesting papers of Messrs. Packard and Putnam on th 
of the Mammoth’ Cave and related species. The writer accompa- 
nied the excursion so pleasantly described in the NATURA 
obtained most of the species there enumerated as well as two oF 
three additional ones which will be mentioned at the close i 
article. On returning to Indianapolis at the request of Prof. E 
T. Cox, state Geologist of Indiana, I made an examina 
Wyandotte’ Cave, so far as two days’ exploration 
such. Having prepared my report, I present a porti 
permission of Prof. Cox, to the NATURALIST. 
moth, and the former frequently have a worm OF 
form, which is very peculiar. They twist and wind 
tion of the — 
could be called — 
on of it, by us 
pee 
ons 
LIST, and 
of this 
