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SteneMlirus citrtiimmis'E.d.-riv. Common; occurs at about the 
same time and in similar situations with 0. cequalis. 
Mecostitlius %)lGLtyi}terus Scudd. A single specimen collected 
at Little Kock, Lyon county. Swept from a meadow. 
Mecostitlius lineatus Scudd. Scott county. (MacNeil.) 
Boopedon nubilum Say. Rare. Two specimens taken in 
July, 189i 
Eremnus seudderi Bruner. Found in abundance on the top of 
a sandy knoll August 4th, and from then on until the middle 
of September. The grass on the knoll consisted almost 
entirely of B. Mrsuta. 
CEDIPODIN^. 
Chortophaga viridifasciata DeGeer. Adults appear by the 
20 bh of April continuing abundant until the middle of the 
summer; larvae appear in August, becoming nearly full grown 
before winter. 
Encoptolophus sordidus Burm. Common on sandy and exposed 
places throughout the fall. 
Arpltia xanthoptera Burm. Common in open fields from the 
middle of August until October. 
ArpMa carinata Scudd. Common with the preceding. 
Arphia conspersa Scudd. Two specimens mentioned in the 
former list. 
ArpMa sulpMcreoj Fab. Rather rare. One male was taken 
May 15th, and another May 23rd. 
Hippiscus haldemanni Scudd. Common. Little Rock and 
Ames. 
Hippiscus tuberculatus Pal Beauv. Common in early summer. 
Hippiscus variegatiis Scudd. Specimens were taken abundantly 
from the sand knoll from August 20th to September 24tb, but 
were not found anywhere else. Very small larvae were found 
with the adults August 20th, so they must have appeared 
much earlier. The larvae were about one- third grown by the 
last of September. The smaller ones had deep red hind 
tibiae. 
Hippiscus (Xanthippus) zanotecus Sauss. Denison, July 15th; 
J. A. Allen (Scudder; Psyche 6-392). 
Dissosteira Carolina Linn. Common. 
Spliaragemon collare Scudd. Rare. 
Spharageinon Jjolli Scudd. Fairly common along margins of 
woods and in open places. 
