Labrador, the country and the people . APPENDIX I 443. Fig. ulkei. uted throughout the northern part of America, occurring through-out Canada, on the shores of Lake Superior, and on our high moun-tains, both the White Mountains and theRockies. Several of them are found in theArctic regions of Europe and Asia as well. Itis not strange that forms of life sufficiently hardyand sturdy to live in these far northern coun-tries have been vigorous enough to spread oversuch a large territory. The insect represented in Figure 20 {Pelo-phila ulkei Horn), on the other hand, is, so faras known

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Labrador, the country and the people . APPENDIX I 443. Fig. ulkei. uted throughout the northern part of America, occurring through-out Canada, on the shores of Lake Superior, and on our high moun-tains, both the White Mountains and theRockies. Several of them are found in theArctic regions of Europe and Asia as well. Itis not strange that forms of life sufficiently hardyand sturdy to live in these far northern coun-tries have been vigorous enough to spread oversuch a large territory. The insect represented in Figure 20 {Pelo-phila ulkei Horn), on the other hand, is, so faras known, peculiar to the Labrador countryand the Hudson Bay region, though a closelyallied form is found in Alaska. The Labradorspecies is about three-eighths of an inch long,and, though entirely black, is of peculiarly grace-ful form. It is quite flat, and slender and veryshining, and has several distinct punctures andtubercles upon the wing covers. Another beetleof the same genus {Pelophila rudis Lee.) is also found in Lab-rador, though it is very rare. I

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