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numerous, formed a marked exception to this rule. Most of the 
specimens found were limp and exhibited only faint signs of life, 
many were dead, and many in all stages of decay. The matted 
hairs of the pubescent species and a lack of that freshness of 
coloring so marked in scaly beetles were evidence of the con¬ 
tinued action of water. 
Most of the beetles of this accidental distribution were the 
very common species of our county and state, species met in every 
wood, and along every country roadside. Such were the species 
of CocdneUidas, numerous ChysomdicUe and Rhynchophoridx , many 
Elatmdae and several species of the genus Lachrmlenm. What I 
wish more especially to call your attention to, is the fact that 
there appeared in this accidental distribution a number of 
Coleoptera which years of careful search on the part of Mr. 
Rauterberg and myself throughout the county have failed to 
secure. I will mention only a few of the more striking ex¬ 
amples. Calosoma Wiilcoxi is a beetle which I have never seen 
alive, yet one spring no less than 500 dead specimens of this 
large Urabid were found on the little beach south of the “water 
works. Odontteus cornigerm, Bolbaceras lazarus, Lachrwstem 
tmtis, Chahpus trathypygus, Ugyrus gibbosus, Ligyrm rugicepi, 
. 2 / w-yces satyrus, Oremastochilus knochu, Ghwrimus masculosus- 
opacu, and .bon, tea species of CWja*, 
sev tlT t heb ““‘ if ” 1 
knowi dlT T; *" “” e ° f beetles which, io m, 
ZZft*" not been found heretofore in Milwaukee Count,. 
3Pe °‘“ ‘ re ' , " den ^ to Pi^e-forests and 
as coniferous trees are very scarp#* , 
garded as extra-limital It is Trl U, u 7 
wafted to 11 a fvrv probable that they have been 
watted to us from the northern counties. 
though always rare inland, were attim oflB P ecles > 
lake shore. Calosoma scrutator i s J* a ^ “I “ * 
county, yet I have seen dozens of d Common beetle in the 
miles along the beach. Calosoma friaj Sp6ClmenS scattered f ° r 
land, was very common at tim ^ gtdum ’ a very rare beetle m- 
Calosoma calidum, a species w fc; T’ common > in fact > than 
’ P6CleS Whlch bounds in fields and woods. 
