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Psyche 8:77-79, 1897.

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June 1897.1 PSYCHE. 7 7
ocelli.
Clypeus small, long oval, the pointed
end considerably exceeding genae, the latter being extremely narrow below the lorae.
Below the eyes the sides of the genae are strongly obtusely angulate, the margin from this anguiation to the loi-a.e nearly horizontal. Pronoturn short, width two and a half time6 length, anterior and posterior margins sub- parallel except at sides. Scutel rather small, shorter than pronoturn. Ovipositor longer than rest of venter, exceeding the elytra by INSECTS COLLECTED
BY F. L. I-IARVEY AXD 9.
In August, 1895, we spent a week in
the vicinity of Jackman'on the Cana-
dian Pacific R. R. near whete it crosses the Miiinc boundary, and the following'
insects were t;iken. We selected what
seemed to be a very promising place for
sugaring' and laid a route nearly si mile long including all kinds of ground.
We went over it twice each evening
for three nights. The only remarkable
thing noticed was the dearth of night-
flying insects taken. The fields "were
alive with locusts and crickets. We
were quite surprised to find the chinch
bug in dry pastures on the high hills in Moose River township. The locality is
fully 300 feet above the drainage of
Moose River at Jackman. Moose
River, after traversing- several lakes,
enters the North end of Moosehead
Lake. The altitude at which the
chinch bugs were found is remarkable,
also the locality is nearly 100 miles
farther north than Pryeburg, Me.,
where this insect infests one area cover- ing many square miles.
nearly a millimeter.
Last ventral segment
about as long as preceding, hind margin
truncate.
. Length 5 aim. Colors very ni~ich
darker, nearly all below with anterior femora, black; the only light portions of the face being the lines above, and a large area on either side below,
Collected during August in Placer Co., , California, by Mr. A. Koebelc.
AT JACKMAN, MAINE.
IV. KNIGHT, ORONO, ME.
Gryllus Zuctuosus Serville. Vei y
common under rocks and piles of
stones in the fields and pastures. It
was by far the commonest insect to be
found in the vicinity of Jackman.
Nemohius fasciaius De Geer. Asso-
ciated with the preceding sljecies but
not nearly so common.
Chfko$h//us macuIå´at~. Harris.
Not very common. A few were found
under logs and stone piles.
Scudderia cii.rvicazi.da De Geer.
Common b bushes and shrubbery.
Xi$hidiunz fasciaturn De Geer.
Very common in fields and meadows.
Pezotettix gZucialis Scuddei .
Rare. Five specimens were taken .
in open woods and bogs along a de-
serted wood road. These were found at
an unusually low altitude for this species' Melano-plus fernoratus Burmeister.
Common in fields and meadows.
Melam@Zxs atlanis Riley. Common
in fields etc.




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Stenohothriis curtipenxis Harris.
Stenobothrtis cttrtipennis longipen-
nis Scudcl. The above species and
subspecies were very common in fields
and meadows.
Mecostethus gracilis Scudd. This
very variable .species was common in
the vicinity of Jackman.
Camnula pellucida Scudd. Very
rare as only one specimen was taken.
BatracJzidea c7sistata Harris. Very
rare, only one specimen was taken.
Pentatoma juniper!. Linn. Com-
Illon.
Tilissiis lezicofiterus Say. The
chinch bug was common in certain
localities in pastures.
Picri.~ ?Mae Linn. Very common
about Jackman.
Colias -philo& Godt. Fairly com-
IT1011 about Jaclcman.
Argy?znis cyhele Fab. Xot common.
Aqymzis myrim Cram. Quite
common.
filitaea -phaeton Dru. Larvae of
this species were very abundant in
broods of forty or more on Chelone
glabra. L.
Melitaea harrisii Scudd. Larvae
very coni~non in broocls on various
species of asters.
Grapta fazinns Edw. Common
along roads bordered by woods. Next
to Pieris rape this was the commonest
butterfly seen.
Grafta firogne Cram. Rare, only
one specimen observed.
Vanessa mtiopa Linn. Common.
Vanessa milbe7,fii Goclt. Not un-
common.
Pyrameis cardui Linn. Fairly
common.
Limenitis disippzis Godt. Not very
common.
Satyms alope Fab. Common in
moist fields.
Satyrus nephele Kirby. Not very
common.
Ckrysophanus kypop/ileas Bd. Irn-
agines very common along roadsides
where they were feeding on the honey
in the blosson~s of May-weed.
Hemaris thyshe Fab. A few of the
larvae of this species were seen on
Viburnum cassinoides.
Sphinx canadensi.~ (?) Roisd. A
couple of larvae referred to this species of Sphinx, were found feeding on the
leaves of blueberry bushes. Unfor-
tunately they were affected by tlic lar- vae of some ichneumon fly.
Leztcarctia achraea Drury. A few
larvae were seen feeding on various
grasses.
Platarctiaparthcnos Harr. A larva
which could belong to no other of our
Maine species was found, but has since
died without going into a cocoon.
patela hmflzosa Guen. Uncom-
mon at treacle.
One specimen taken.
Apotis perconflua Gr. Two spee-
imens taken at treacle.
Ag~otis haja S. V. {bite common
it treacle.
Agrotis wzessowia. Quite comi-iion
at treacle.




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June 1897.1 PSYCHE. 79
Agrotis ypsilon Rott. Common at
treacle.
Mct-mestra pz'cta Hair. One spcc-
imen at treacle.
Hadena spzdaif'ix Gr. Common at
treacle.
Hyppa xylinoides Guen. A conpic
caught at treacle.
Apamea nictiimis Bkh. Not un-
common.
Apamea nictitans v.ir. erythios-
tigma, Haw. Quite common.
Pyrophila trag'opog-inis Linn.
Faiily common.
Pyrophila pyramidoides Guen.
Common.
Erticirroedia fiybina Guen. Un-
common.
Catocala concumhens Walk. Thi ee
specimens were seen.
Catocala briseis Edu. One speci-
men seen.
Plusia bimactilata Steph. One
specimen taken.
Plusia simplex Guen. One speci-
men taken.
Drasterlet erechtea Cram. Com-
mon.
Cleora pidcharia Minot. Fairly
common.
E$izezixis americalis Guen. Coin-
moil.
Ockyria fer~z~gata L. One speci-
men taken.
De-firessaria å´pul'ui'fienell Clem.
Common in fields.
Cichdela a-gttttata Dy.
Cicindela cuprascens Sec.
DyscJiimis globulosus Say.
Benihidhim bimaczdatzinz Kirby.
Bembidium ntg-r+es Kiiby.
Amara anyustfita Say.
Hai-palus autumnalis Say.
Pczederus Zittorarizis Grae.
Coccinella transversoguttata Fab.
Tritoma thoracica Sav.
Bo-initis twnarius Say.




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