ON THE WYANDOTTE CAVE AND ITS 
FAUNA, 
LIST OF LIVING SPECIES IN THE TWO CAVES. 
WYANDOTTE. 
Amblyopsis speleus DeKay. 
Erebomaster flavescens Cope. 
Anthrobia. 
Orconectes inermis Cope. 
Cæcidoten microcephala Cope. 
Cauloxenus stygius Cope. 
Anophthalmus tenuis Horn. 
Anophthalmus eremita Horn. 
Quedius spelæus Horn. 
Lesteva sp. nov. Horn. 
Raphidophora. 
Phor: 
Spirostrephon cavernarum Cope. 
MAMMOTH. 
Fertebrata. 
Amblyopsis spelæus DeKuy. 
Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard. 
Arachnida. 
Acanthocheir armata Tellk. 
Phrixis longipes Cope. 
Anthrobia monmouthia Tellk. 
Crustacea. 
Orconectes pellucidus Tellk. 
Cæcidotea stygia Pack. 
Stygobromus vitreus Cope. 
Insecta. 
Anophthalmus Menetriesii Motsch. 
Anophthalmus Se ag Erichs. 
Adelops hirtus Te 
Ruphidophora subterranea Scudd. 
Phora. 
Anthomyia. 
Machilis. dend tai 
mp a pi ae 
Myriopoda. 
Scoterpes Copei (Pack.). 
The blind fish of the Wyandotte Cave is the same as that of 
the Mammoth, the Amblyopsis speleus DeKay. It must have 
considerable subterranean distribution, as it has undoubtedly been 
Sawn up from four wells in the neighborhood of the cave. In- 
deed, it was from one of these, which derives its water from the 
Cave, that we procured our specimens, and I am much indebted to 
my friend N. Bart. Walker, of Boston, for his aid in enabling me 
to obtain them. We descended a well to the water, some twenty 
feet below the surface, and found it to communicate by a side 
Opening, with a long low channel, through which flowed a lively 
Stream of very cool water. Wading up the current in a stooping 
Posture, we soon reached a shallow expansion or pool. Here a 
blind crawfish was detected crawling round the margin, and was 
Promptly consigned: to the alcohol bottle. A little further beyond, 
deeper water was reached, and an erect position became possible, 
We drew the seine in a narrow channel, and after an exploration 
under the bordering rocks secured two fishes. A second haul 
; eed another. Another was seen, but we failed to catch it, 
“on emerging from the cave I had a fifth securely in my hand, 
oe “ST thought, but found my fingers too numb to prevent its freeing 
be lf by its active struggles. pe 
Tt these Amblyopses be not alarmed, they come to the surface 
