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tion is extended to the southward by the influence of the Mississippi 
River. The species is one of the commonest Illinois grasshoppers. 
is common locally in Western Kentucky, but has not been seen east- 
rd. 
“ The peculiar cave Orthoptera of Kentucky are deserving of a word 
in this connection. The species are all wingless crickets with greatly 
enlarged hind limbs for léaping, and excessively lengthened antennz. 
All have eyes of the usual size, and without exception live by prefer- 
ence near the cave mouths. The species most completely adapted to 
life in the caves is the cave cricket (Hadenecus subterraneus). Tt is a 
large brown creature, so fragile that it is almost impossible to get per- 
fect specimens. Specimens taken alive from the caves in summer, in- 
variably died, probably because of the sudden change of temperature. 
I am disposed to think they could be removed in cool weather without 
difficulty. I have never seen this species anywhere but in caves. It 
occurs in all our larger caverns, however. A second species ( Ceutho- 
philus stygius) resembles the preceding in general form, but has the 
legs and antennz less lengthened, and is spotted with black. Itis 
closely allied, both in structure and color, with species occurring out 
of doors under rocks. It is more closely confined to the region near 
the entrance of caves than is Hadenecus subterraneus, but appears not 
to leave the caves. These two are the only cave crickets I have seen 
in Kentucky, but Dr. A. S. Packard, of Brown University, has ob- 
tained a third, which he says is astociated in caves with the preceding. 
I have a number of specimens that agree perfectly with his description 
of this cricket, but they were found in every case under rocks or logs 
out of doors 
Coleoptera of Lower California.—At a recent meeting of the 
Cambridge Entomological Club, Dr. G. H. Horn discussed this subject." 
He remarked *that about 800 species were now known to him from 
the region whieh may be divided into four faunal provinces: (1) The 
San Diego fauna extends down the larger part of the west coast. (2) 
The fauna of the highlands (so far as collected, i. e., north of the middle 
of the State) seems to be related to that of the Central California Val- 
ley. (3) The fauna of the east coast extends through Arizona north- 
ward, and eastward down the Rio Grande. (4) The fauna of the ex- 
.treme southern end of the peninsula is truly tropical in character." 
New Fossil Beetles.—Mr. S. H. Scudder calls attention? to a 
5 Psyche, Nov., 1894. 
8 Psyche, Nov., 1894. 
