Entomological News AND PROCEEDINGS OK THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION OF THE Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. VOLUME XIV, 1903. EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M.I). PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. ADVISORY COMMITTEE : EZRA T. CRESSON HENRY L. V1ERECK J. A. G. RKI1N PHILIP LAURENT WILLIAM J. FOX CHARLES W. JOHNSON PHILADELPHIA : ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. P. C. STOCKHAUSEN PRINTER 53-55 N. ?TH ST., PHILADELPHIA. • T f . INDEX TO VOLUME XIV. * Denotes new genus, GENERAL SUBJECTS. Abstinence of imago 294 Adirondack Mts., Insects of 12, 197, 262. Alstead School of Natural His- tory 42 American Entom. Society 64, 131, 2". 275, 338. Aristotle Society 131 Arizona, Collecting in 305 Bionomics of S. Afiican Insects 9'- Breath, How long can insects "hold their"? 305 Chicago Entom. Society 32, 57, 97, '33, 165, 243, 339. Colorado, Collecting in .... 50 Collecting, A method of . . . . 316 Collecting and Preserving in- sects, Suggestions on 47, 101, 337, 339- Collections, How shall we ar- range our? 108 Corrections 29, 68, 206 Doings of Societies 31, 57, 96, 130, 162, 209, 242, 275, 307, 336. Ear, Tick in human . . '212 Editorials 27, 55, 88, 127, 158, 207, 241, 274, 303, 334. Elm leaf beetle 30 Entomological Literature, 28, 91, 128, 208, 306. Entom Section, Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila 62, 130, 164, 308 Entom Section, Chicago Acad. Sci. 97, 165, 210, 243, 339 Entom. Society of Washington 53. Entom. Society of Western Penna. .211, 243, 307 Environment influencing color 273. Feldman Collecting Social 31, 58, 98, 134, 163, 209, 242, 244. 336. Fruit injured by ichneumon fly 3°4- species or variety. Gambling with insects 333 Golden-rod, New gall on . . 323 Hough, G. de N 245 Hybrid dragonfly 253 Japan's foremost Entomologist 65 Labelling, Question on .... 239 Maple leaves eaten by Lachnos- terna 242 Mexico, Collecting in . . .319 Mimicry 91 Mountain insects 317 Morning's collecting, A, in N. C. 230. Myrmecophilous insects . . 132, 147 Nawa, Y 65 Newark Entom. Society 60, 61, 96, 133, 1 66, 308, 336. New York Entom. Society. . . 88 Newspaper entomology .... 275 Notes and News 29, 56, 88, 158, 24 r, 304. Obituary : Blake, C. A. . . 213 Grote, A. R 277 Twogood, F. D. . . . 244 Oregon, Insects of. . . . 317 Pacific Coast Entom. Society. 59, 165, 276. Pacific Northwest Economic En- tomologists 162 Parasitic insects. . . .159, 279, 291 Personals : Beutenmiiller, W . 140 Bradley, J. C . . 291 Doll.J . . 140 Dury, C . . 242 Schaeffer, C 140 Snow, F. H . . . .305 Viereck, H. L. . . . 304 Weeks, A. G . . . 304 Philadelphia local fauna 98, 242, 276 Pine resin gnat . 279 Pitcher plant, Fauna of . . 101 Plum webbing saw-fly ... . 298 Potato beetle . 11 INDEX. Pupal period, Loss of weight during 63 San Francisco. Entomology in. .123 School Children, Prizes for bee- tle collections by 89 Season of 1902, Effects of . . 142 Snow, Insects on . ... 317 South, A collecting trip . . . .116 Sow-bug, Parasite of 291 Texas, Collecting in. . . . 140, 242 Thistle, New aphid on 248 University of Penna., Entomol- ogy at . . 203 Variation . i Vernacular names. .... 26, 30 Warning colors . . .... 91 Yucca-feeding insect. New. . . 293 ARACHNIDA. Hemerotrecha* .... . . 78 californica* 79 New York, A. of Adirondack Mts. . . • .262 Ornithodoms megnini 212 Solpugid, New 78 Spiders as enemies of dragon- flies 160 COLEOPTERA. Abstinence in C 295 Acmczodera biedermani*. . . . 239 plagiaticauda . . .166 Adirondack Mts., C. of . . . . 199 Allecula nigrans . . . . . . .210 Anthrenus vanns 339 Beetle collections, Prizes for school children's 89 Bellamira scafaris ... . . • 339 Blaps similis . 210 California, C. of . . . 166, 220, 276 Carpophilus wielanopterus . . . 295 Cassida nigripcs, . . . 207 Chariessa spp. . ... 166 Cicindela hentzii 113 hirticollis var. ;//- grit a* .273, 304 sexguttata var. 4-gut /a/a '*. . . .271, 304 Cicindelidu- . . 270, 337 Coccinellids on mountains. . 318 Porta on secretion of . 28 Corylophodes marginicollis . . 135 Corymbifcs niirabilis 166 Cryptostonia dnlirnii . . . . 220 Cychnts elei'atus . 243 subtilis 166 Derohrachus spp. . . 131 Donacia florid cc 101 torosa. 210 Doryphora rogersii, . ... 48 Elm-leaf beetle 30 Florida, C. of 244, 253 Galerita bombarding . ... 244 Galeruca e.vtcnta & tanaceti . 146 Galerucella xanthomelcena . . 30 Georgia, C. of . ... 26 [ Hetcsrius tristriatiis 147 Hister plenipes. ... .166 Lachnostenia. . . ... 242 parvidens . . .210 Lebia pulchella 166 Leptinotarsa ... . . 32 Leptotrachelus dorsalis . . . 166 , Light, Cicindela attracted by 273, 337 I Luc anus elephas . . . 244 Lypsimena californica .... 253 Massachusetts, C. of . . 45, 89, 113 Miscodera arctic a . -241 New Jersey, C. of 97, 131, 166, 210, 243, 244, 308, 336, 338 New Mexico, C. of 172 New York, C. of 199 Pachnaus distans. 339 Palceoxenus dohrnii 220 Pennsylvania, C. of ... 242, 244 Perothops icittichi 166 Phyinatodes czneus & ater. .244, 338 Platydema ellipticuni ... -97 Rhode Island, Cicindelidae of . 270 Sphezriumscarabceoides 97, 242,308 Tachygonns spinipes 336 Tegrodera aloga * 168 Texas, C. of . . ... 179 Trachykele leconlei 166 Tyndaris barberi* . . . 238 chamceleonis * . . 238 olncyff * ... . 236 prosopis* 237 Xciios ... . . 274, 338 Yucca-feeding C. . . . . 293 INDEX. in DIPTERA. Adirondack Mts , D. of. . . 12, 14 A croc era fascia fa. . . 64 Belvosia bifasciata ..... 337 Bombylius c?isoni . 249 Polygnotus pinicola . . . 282 ..... 103 182 atify IV INDEX. Saw-fly, Plum webbing .... 298 Smicra biinaculafa 26 Solidago, New Cynipid from. . 323 Sphecodinae 103 Sphecodium cressonii* . . 104, 106 Slelidium* 104 Stylopized H . .46, 274, 338 Syntasis diplosidis* . . .283 Tachytesbreviventris . . . . 132 Texan bees 79 Triepeolus me si lies var. a* . . .331 Trypoxylon albitarse . . . . 132 johnsoni 132 Yellow-jackets under water . . 305 LEPIDOPTERA. Actias lima 63 Adirondack Mts., L. of . . • 197 Agapema anona* 311 Albuna bentenmulleri* 1 26 Anatolmis regains* 1 1 Anisofa stigma 210 Anthocharis getn/fia 252 Arctia vittaia 307 Arctinofiis lucidus 209 Arzama melanopyga . . . 210, 212 vulnifica 308 Bembecia marginata 243 British Museum, Types of Cato- cala in 287 California, L. of 60 Callidryas eubule 304, 308 Calocatnpa cineritia 166 Catocala 287 herodias 61 Ceratomia ainynfor 143 Citheronia sepulcralis 284 Clemens' types of Tineidas 58, 64, lor. Colorado, L. of . . 50 Crocota. . .... 340 Cyslinenra cana. . . . 160 florid an a . 159 Darapsa porous 59. 305 Dory odes spadaria . ... 210 Dyar's list of N. Amer. L . .128 /i//f»ia t'onift-nt ru in. . 133 Eryciifi's ainynitt* . . . 276 Eubaphe . . 340 /;' i ,-iagria 56, 62 North Carolina, L. of . . . . 230 Pamphilasabuletivar. lccnnise/i* n Papilio homerus, Trip after • . 17 poly.venes 143 trail us tc.vanns 275 Parasitic moth 159 Pennsylvania, L. of 43, 69, in, 139, 169, 203, 210, 284, 304. Polygon ia comma 143 interragationis . . . 143 Plusia verruca 339 Psychoplwra mix up. . . . 193, 200 Sarrothripa lintneriana . . .336 Saturnia anona* 311 galbina 312 Satyms alope . . . 243 Sciapteron tricincta\ 336 Scinneria* 196 Season, Out of due . . . 142 INDEX. South Carolina, L. of . . . 333 Sphingidae, Plates of, by \Veide- meyer, et. al . . . . 207. 241 Sphinx catalpa: 61 luscitiosa var. ninf-'1. . .168 Thecla spadi.v 10 Thoxates pergesa 59, 305 Thysania zenobia 203 Trama .182 Trileuca rectifascia 336 Tropical L . . 90 Tussock moth. . . 339 Vanessa milberti 57 MYRIOPODA. Henicops 335 Zygethobius. . ... 335 NEUROPTERA. Aeschninae, Genera of 5 Alabama, Odonata of .... 221 Amphiagri'on sauciuin . . . .212 Calopteryx asquabilis 212 Coryphaeschna* 2, S Diaphlebia iie.vaiis* 1X4 Dictyopteryx 241 Epigomphiis t/ania*. . . . 188, 189 quadratics* . 188. 189 tumefactus* . . .188 Epinphlebia* 208 GomphcBSchna furcillata . . . 276 Gomphinse, American 183 (ininphus hybrid 253 oliraceus 191 Habroplilcbia aiuericana* . . 235 / lagenius brevistylus 159 Ischnnra denticollis 212 Lestes enrin/is 133, 158 Local races in dragonflies • .212 Maryland, Odonata of. . . 216, 219 Mayflies beaten down by rain . 337 Mexico, No Cordulinae in? . . . 242 Micrathyria berenice 276 Neuron ia seinifasciata .... 200 New Jersey, N. of 33, 62, 133, 158, 159- 235 \r\v York, X. of Adirondack Mts. 200, 262, 264 North Carolina, Odonata of 150, 230, 335 Nymphs and adults, Relative numbers of, in Odonata. . . 160 Pennsylvania, N. of. ... 212, 276 Per/odes* .......... 241 Salt-water Odonate larvae . . 276 Somaloc/i/ora provocans *. . 39, 77 Spiders as enemies of dragon- flies ... ......... 160 Telagrion ? dceckii* 36, 133, 276, 335 Tennessee, Odonata of . . 221 Trained Carolina ....... 212 Trades spp. . . .241 Venation, Needham on drag- onfly wing ........ 208 Virginia, Odonata of ..... 221 ORTHOPTERA. Alogopteron * ........ 141 Caribbean! ~'! .141 259 260 132 306 330 292 125 212 258 302 329 133 234 292 33° 211 263 33 1 64 244 329 200 AphonomorpJniS" . . . . . . Attaphila . . . Blatchley's "Orthoptera of In- diana" ........... Blattidie . .125, 234, 325, Costa r\ica, Earwigs from. . . Eastern U. S., Forficulidre and Blattidse of. . Ectobius ........... Falcicida * ........ hebardi* . . .251, Korficulidae ..... 125, 292, J/oi>i»aiitia bolliana .... Ischnoptera johnsoni * . . . Labi a aniicotna* ....... Mantidre ... -59- 244. 328, Mclanopliis ft'iiinr nibruni, Parasite of . . . New York, O. of Adirondack Mts ........ . Phasmidiu ..... 314, 329, Teinnop/t'r\'.v major ..... Ti-nodt-ra siiiaisis ..... 59- Texas, O. of . . Tritnerotropis sutfnsa . . . . AUTHORS. Aldrich, f. M. Anonymous . . 163 VI INDEX. Ashmead, W. H. 159, 182, 192, 295 Banks, N 77, 235, 241 Barber, H. G. . . . . . 241 Barrett, O. W. . 90 Beutenmiiller 269, 287 Billson, J. E. . , 67 Blaisdell, F. E 60, 166, 276 Bowditch, F. C 45 Bradley, J. C. . . . 26, 144, 159 Brimley, C. S. . . . 150. 230, 336 Brues, C. T 79, 147, 291 Buchholz, O. 6[, 62, 97, 134 166, 308, 336 Calvert, P. P. 8, 29, 33, 77, 96, 150, 158, 162, 183, 209, 220, 242 and Index. Caudell, A. N. . . 314 Cockerel], T. D. A. 182, 207, 215, 241, 248, 304, 331 Comstock, G. F. . .... 197 Comstock, J. 32, 58, 97, 165, 211, 243, 340 Cook, J. H. . . . . . 142 Coquillett, D. \V .324 Crevecceur, F. F 47 Davis. C. A. . . 270 Dury, C. . . ' • • J46 Dyar, H. G. ... 41, 180, 193 Eckel, L. S. . . 279 Fenyes, A 220 Fernald, H. T. . . . 108, 298 Field, W. L. W 42 Fox, W. J. 32, 59, 102, 130, 134, 210, 244, 338 Friday, F. W. . . .211, 243, 307 Geddes, J. M. . 284 Girault, A. A. . . . 323 Grinnell, F., Jr. . . . . . 10 Hampson, G. F. . . 287 Harris, H. F 232 Hoag, M. E. . . 319 Hood, L. E. . . 113 Hornig, H 252 Houghton, C. O .12 Johannsen, O. A. . 14, 302 Johnson, C. W 22, 98, 107 Johnson, S. A 290 King, G. B 21, 204 Knab, F 90 Knaus, W 172 Kvviat, A 133 Laurent, P. 43, 69, in, 139, 169, 296, 3°5 MacGillivray, A. D 12 Marlatt, C. L. . . 65 McElfresh, F. M. . . .316 Melander, A. L 72 Mengel, L. W. . . . 160, 167 Merrick, H. \V i Morrill, A. W. . . . . 135 Murtfeldt, M. E. . . 293 Needham, [. G. . . . 159 Ottolengui, R 311 Reading, J. H. . . . . . 116 Rehn, J. A. G. 125, 141, 233, 258, 325 Reinick, W. R. . 164, 243 Ris, F. . . . . . 216 Robertson, C 203 Robinson, W. . . . . 17 Rucker, A 75 Sanderson, E. D 206 Sherman, F. , Jr 230, 239 Skinner, H. 27, 55, 64, 88, no, 126, 127, 130, 131, 133, 158, 164, 168, 200, 203, 207, 212, 213, 236, 240, 274, 276, 277/303, 308, 334. Slingerland, M. V 30, 31 Slosson, A. T 265 Smith,]. B. . . .... 56, 309 Smyth, E. A., Jr. . . 85, 333 Snyder, A J 50 Stone, W. . . 304 Stortz, G 6 1 Thurslon, C. A. . . 305 Viereck, H. L. . . . 54, 119, 249 Webster, F. M. . . 288 Wickham, H. F. . ... 123 Williamson, E. B. . 2, 161, 221, 253 Wormsbacher, H. . 201 ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. FT. I. VARIATION IN HAPLOA (MERRICK). ENTOMOLOGICAL NBVS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. JANUARY, 1903. No. i. CONTENTS: Merrick— Variation in Haploa i i Robinson— A trip after Papilio homerus 17 Williamson — A proposed new genus of j King — The Seventeenth American Ker- Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Sub- mes (Coccidse) 21 family ^-Eschninae, Group ^Eschna.. 2 : Johnson — Some note: and descriptions Grinnell— Three Undescribed Lepidop- tera from Southern California... . 10 of three new Lep' dae 22 Bradley — Vernacular -lames again 26 McGillivray and Houghton— A list of Editorial 27 insects taken in the Adirondack Entomological Litera. ure 28 Mountains, New York. — II 12 Notes and "News 29 Johannsen— Notes on some Adirondack Doings of Societies 31 Diptera collected by Messrs. Mac- Gillivray and Houghton 14 Variation in Haploa. H. W. MERRICK, New Brighton, Peiina. The plate on the opposite page is interesting, I think, chiefly from the fact that the series of Haploas here shown are all selected from my catch of 1902, and are thus one season's brood, taken in quite a small -oiece of timber. Numbers 1-32, were taken on a hill-top covered with large hard wood timber, about three miles west of my home. Numbers 33-96 were taken under similar conditions about one mile east of my home. The H. contigua (Nos. 1-32) and H. Diilitaris (33-96) were selected from about an equal number taken of each species, and show much more variation in the latter than the former. While the immaculate form of militaris is quite common, probably 25 to 30 p;r ct. of the entire brood, yet I hava failed 2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Jan., '03] to find a single example of the immaculate form flying with the contigua. It is interesting to note that while contigua is never found in the east woods (where I take the militaris} nor is militaris found in the west woods (where I take contigua), yet the only H. lecontei I have ever taken locally was taken in the west woods flying with the contigiia. H. militaris flies from June loth to 2oth, the yellow form (ff. dyarii) flying with them, but the H. contigua does not appear until about July io-2oth). H. clymene appears in the east woods about July i-io, after militaris are gone, but does not appear in the west woods. The colored boys (Nos. 95-96) were so named from their re- markable resemblance to the human figure, when the wings are folded at rest. A series of this variable genus, even from one locality, would in a few years' collecting become quite interesting, while if formed by exchange from different localities widely removed, would become intensely so. A proposed new genus of Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Subfamily Aeschninaet Group Aeschna. BY E. B. WILLIAMSON, Bluff ton, Indiana. (With plate II) CORYPHAESCHNA* n. g. Upper piece of arculus longer than the lower piece ; subcos- tal vein not prolonged beyond the nodus ; male with anal tri- angle of 2 cells, a distinct anal angle, and auricles on the sec- ond abdominal segment ; supplementary sector between the lower branch of the subnodal and the median sectors curved widely from the lower branch of the subnodal, 4-8 cells sepa- rating them at the widest point, for /^-/'3 its length the sup- * Coryphe Gr. apex ; Aeschna, a genus of Odonata, "a name introduced by former writers," probably aischros Gr. ugly. Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 3 plementary sector is parallel to the posterior margin of the wing ; subnodal sector forking under the middle of the ptero- stigma (in hind wings i S , i 9 , adnexa, Mexico, the forking is at level of inner end of pterostigma), * 2 rows of cells in the fork, 2 or 3, rarely 4 cells at margin ; supplementary sector between the principal and nodal sectors originating far beyond pterostigma ; submedian and supratriangular spaces cross- veined, the first cross-vein of the submedian space placed proximal to the first antecubital ; supplementary sector be- tween the short sector and the upper sector of the triangle apparently originating as the most anterior vein from the outer side of the triangle ; inner side of the triangle of the hind wing not half as long as the outer side ; median and short sectors converging till beyond the nodus \vhen the short sector appar- ently merges into the median, the continuation of the short sector to the margin of the wing apparently a branch from the short sector at a point on the short sector 2 cells distant from the point of union of the short and median sectors ; this apical portion of th^ short sector is S-shaped and is separated from the median sector by 2 or 3 cells for the distance of 2 cells, then by i cell to the margin ; | i row of cells throughout or 2 rows in the proximal half of the space between the sectors of the triangle of the hind wing ; anal loop of 3 vertical rows of cells and supplemental loop behind it of 2 horizontal rows ; \ *The upper branch of the fork is a continuation in direction of the sub- nodal, the lower branch springs from this. I do not unde-stand Karsch's foot-note, p. 288 (see bibliography below), ''Aeschna in^ens Ramb., A. juncea (L.), A. squamata (Mull.), lassen niehrere feine Aeste des Subno- dalsectors ahnlich dem Verhalten bei Anax Leach deut ich erkennen.1' t The course of the short sector as found in Aesclma juncea undergoes considerable modification in the genus Aeschna. In A bonarievsis and A. californica, for example, a condition approximating Coryphee schna is reached, but in the Aeschnas the short seel or appears lorked with the upper branch merging into the median sector, while th< ower branch is straighter than in Coryphee schna. Also in Coryphceschna the median and short sectors are more converging throughout their lei.j.ths than is the case in Aeschna. JProf. Needham in 1897 drew up a tentative description of a new genus oi Odonata with ingens as the type, naming several species of Aeschna 4 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., '03 abdominal segments 3 and 4 similar in size and shape, in £ adnexa and £ virens 3 slightly constricted ; superior abdomi- nal appendages long and narrow, longer in the 9 , without teeth or hooks in either sex, and with only low keels. Seg- ment 10 of $ without dorsal teeth. Type. — Aeschna ingens Rambur. Insectes Nevropteres, p. 192, 1842. BIBLIOGRAPHY. I. Edm. de Sely-s Longchamps. — Synopsis des Aeschnines. Premiere partie : Classification. Bull, de 1'Acad. roy. de Belg. 3me serie, tome V, 'No. 6 ; 1883, pp. 711-748. II. F. Karsch. — Kritik des Systems der Aeschniden. Ento- mologische Nachrichten. Jahrgang xvii (1891), No. 18, Seite 273-290. My original MS. describing this genus has undergone con- siderable modification as the result of notes furnished me by Dr. Calvert who has studied Aeschna adnexa and A. virens, species not accessible to me which, he writes, belong to Cory- phaeschna. With these notes as a basis the above characteriza- tion of the proposed new genus has been broadened to include the 3 species, ixigens, adnexa and virens. Future study of other species will probably necessitate still farther modification in this direction, the tendency being doubtless to include spe- cific characters in a generic definition. Dr. Calvert has also studied 4 w o in 2 x u I/J U < So < 2 (5 X u w J frl EPIAESCHNA CORYPH^ESCHNA tft CO CO in -C u si O o 3° < CO I/) CO CO CL> SS "5 co '55 -c u « in CO bfl c CO D «-»-i "O co '55 •C u -w D 0 3 Z 0 . 1-1 ** ^ • o CO 1) 3 •% j=, o o cu cd < s eschna Same as 0. 0) Js "oj li I '5 CD ••i \J1 _H 5 3 E 3 T3 bjo ^ C in the Much before pterostigma, Under the middle of the pterostigma. (See note on ad- nexa in generic de- scription.) ESCHNA 0 C C •n bi — - r^ o'i D ~ '55!c i_ •*< 0> O ttiiii: ba •3-8 tn cu 3 Ji C "S c w Z 0 « co' < E^ E tn ' >. a t: = •= g-u O 0) 0) — ' Q J^ _— _r^ CO •*-• t/5 *-i "^ OJ CU Q. > l/l (/) ,-, x 5 o K Eg u OJ tn cc ^3 bjn g-5 &J* ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., '03 s w on bjo .5 '!/i CC 0) o d 2 J-, Cfl s o U3 w J CL, u c/) w w VI J- 03 Oj u G O W)_C rO.S W) ^i, _tfi ^ S-.s , c - C/J .— X-H 4J a D c t>c ^'5 X u V) w < S cu O o £ cfl O rt M S C i 0 0 0^ ^Tt "'-4 *J** •* O b/3 rs "^ f« fo C/5 C ^ •**•*• ^^ a "ifi .— o - S ^ •4 03 "D • •» N • S O* z U 0) fv-s • * > ^Q Q M M CB M 1 ^ *°~ « 1 . ^ '^* *^ *>* ^ ^J "*4 *T^» ' «^_ z ^r "^ *"S ^ -^ E ^ "Q *^ ^ U • *• ^-J ^M "^t *^* U2 O4- i S^1 ^ M O-. n-. rt. NT1 . ^ ^ ^ < Z § - - § ^ § < 1 ^ 'a s 'i M *sT t?O tfi CL * - , V *U M C r" C '5 • - M T3 U C o.S O ._ bfi Oi" ^2 ,f. QJ .2 ^ "O c Z •r- •«2 -H - a- E • ^ "^3 5; JH ^ H U 2. "* ,_ , .^ U ""O ^ ^* ^ '^ ^- So V) .^ 04 — ^ M V Tri CC 1^ W C/3 'O CC • — ^ K N i ^ ^ < (1) >-. ^ 'O *~" r— * *""* "cj tn Cu *u 1- ^z ™ <^ c p 01 « >S in t— i ID ^ ^ C 5-a N" <-3 ~ ~ij 2 *X> > ^3 TJ Trw ^ ^* HAESCHNA. CS J. 1) OJ X-C J3 °2.:; -a (U TD !E ^ >. 0) .£ ^^ ^^ 3 ^\ c^ ^ g 3 -, H N ^ ^ ^-H c .^ s -2 'i -S -i ^ -s ^ -2 .9- - s — -v, 1- C -~i AEBCHNA. •R M CN •£ c ^ u (N -I 3JO Divided or not (spe- cies with first cell undivided may not be congeneric). 0 +J idy is based on the fc epsydra i $ ; A. vet 'la McLachlan's desc e, by Prof. Needhar 4 9 J Planczschna m ° — '5 E _c c "o^^^ 6 tn . *o c/3 ^-^ !> *" -2 •— ^i •— C/l *•* "*"* *^ t/5 > ^t R 1) S 0 §-§ a; "ai li 4-1 o = 2"° ^ 0 .-'S § V cS MH O u w "S § 5 *: rt Of _ ^ *"o ^ *"*""* *^ O'C ^£C ^""iDf^^CM-e *-» U U C ^ "o3 u!i)^-"ce^"5 -^ ,,'*H~ Q-> *C c/3 """ i « u u ^ -^ "^ ^2 t^ /^i ^ <^> *° u rsv. Melanophrys insolita II after. Exorista eudryre TCTCHS. Peleteria rubusta Wied. tessellata l-'ahr. Echinomyia florum M'alker. algens Wied. Tachina rustica Fallen. Epalpus signifera M'alker. Metopia leucocephala Rossi. Hypostena barbata Coq. 14 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. - [Jan., '03 Notes on Some Adirondack Dtptera Collected by Messrs. MacGillivray and Houghton. BY O. A. JOHANNSEN. The following note.s are published as supplementary to the " L,ist, etc.," given by Messrs. MacGillivray and Houghton in the preceding pages. All the flies were collected near Axton, N. Y., in June, 1901. Limnopliila macrocera Say ' Compl. Wr. ii, 46. A single male specimen in the collection agrees with Osten Sacken's description in Monographs, etc., iv, p. 294, in every particular excepting that it possesses two supernumerary cross- veins in the cell R., (Comst.) proximal of the cross-vein of cell Rx in the one wing, and one supernumerary in the other. Pachyrrhina pedtiLCulata I.oew. Centur. iv, 24. $ . — In the specimen in hand the sides of the first abdominal segment are yellow. Sciophila pulchra, n. sp. This fly differs from 5". subcteruiea Coq. in the following par- ticulars : The taorax has no bluish tinge, the mouth parts are black and not yellow, and the antennae are gray. Length, 10 mm. 9- — Black, polished, with a brownish tin;;e. Palpi black, basal joint yellowish ; face, front and occiput shinirg bl;..ck. Antennas fuscous, with whitish, very short appressed pile. Dorsum of the thorax, scutellum, metanoturn and p'eurae polished black, sparsely covered with very short pale hairs ; the prothoracic spiracle, the dorso-pleural suture, and behind the root of the wings slightly yellowish. Abdomen shining black with a brownish tinge, especially at the incisures .md the venter. The hairs covering the abdomen are short and pale. Femora and coxa?, and ante- rior and middle tibiae are a deep yellow ; hind tibiae are slightly infuscated, all tarsi are brown, darker apically ; tips of the posterior femora and of all tibiae are brown. The middle femora have a short stout blunt spur on the under side near the apex ; the fore and i:ind tibiae each with one, the middle tibiae with two spurs. The wing v< nation resembles figure Sa, plate xix. in Winnertz' " Pilzmueckeu," the forking of the Cubitus (Comst.) being proximad of the cross vein, hut differs in that the small cross vein is neaier the base cf the sriall :ell ; R is straighter, and R. 4+5 is slightly curved forward so that the di-tal third is parallel with R: Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 15 and ends more than the length of the posterior cross-vein before the tip of the wing. The cell Rj is about one-and-a-half longer than broad. The wings are short haired : the veins are yellow excepting the cross- veins which are dark brown. Covering the posterior cross-vein is a pale brown cloud, and near the apex below Radiusj is another. The halteres are a dusky yellow or 1 rown, thf base of the peduncle is yellow. Described from one specimen taken Ji ne, rgor. Sciara, sp. A single female specimen agrees with Winnertz' description 5*. carbonaria Meigen. The wing venation is like that shown in tab. v, fig. i, of L/ur ibeck's Diptera Groenlandica. Dilophus serraticollis, Walker, List, etc , i, 117. One male and one female specimen. Both the male and the female have a toothed ridge upon the pronotum and another upon the anterior part of the mesonotum ; a row of spines on the middle of the anterior tibia and the usual crown of spines at the tip. The hind coxae are somewhat infuscated. The female differs from D. obcsnlus L,oew. in having no rufous on the pleurae. Simulium hirtipes Fries. Monogr. Simuliar. 17.5, 1824. Schiner, Fauna, ii, p. 368. As far as I am aware this is the first record of this fly in America. I have compared them with specimens from Europe and found them identical. The fly is very common during May and the early part of June. Specimens have also been received from Ithaca, N. Y., and from Idaho. Thereva strigipes, Loew., Centur. ix, 72. The open cell Medir., would place this species in the genus Dialineum Rond. The specimen in hand has a brownish black thorax with two narrow longitudinal stripes not mentioned in Loew's description. In other respects it agrees perfectly. Xylota tnarginalis, Williston. Synopsis, p. 226. Of three specimens t\vo agree with the description given by Prof. Williston the third differs as follows : The fore tibi:v are brown, the middle ard hind pairs are black, their I>;IM •- yellowish. The first ai.d second abdominal segments are black , l6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. - [Jan., '03 the latter with two small transversely oval red spots near the posterior margin ; the third and fourth are red, the former with a black median stripe and black lateral and posterior margins, the latter with black on the disc. Volucella facialis, Williston. Synopsis, 137. The specimen agrees with the description of V. facialis (a Californium species) in having the yellow face, the black pile on the tlor.sum of the thorax and the yellow pile on the fourth and fifth segments of the abdomen ; but it also has 3'ellow pile on the pleura, in this respect agreeing with V. evecta Walker. Pipeza pisticoides, Will. Synopsis, p. 29. The specimen (female) has the third joint of the antenna a little longer than wide ; the pile on the abdomen is about as long as that on the eyes ; and the tibiae are brown with paler extremities. Tyength, 6 mm. Aciura nigricornis, Doane. Jr. N. Y. Ent. Soc., 1899. In this specimen (a female) there are four scutellar bristles instead of two. as stated by Mr. Doane. The abdomen (which is wanting in Mr. Doane's specimen) is a shining black, except the first segment, which is reddish yellow with a slightly darker posterior margin. Sarcophuga, sp. . c5\ — This species goes into the couplet with S. atropos in Dr. Schiner's key. It differs as follows. The abdominal spots appear grayish white with a bluish tinge when viewed from behind and yellowish when viewed from in front, tin frontal stripe is wide and dull black, the rest of the front and sides of the face golden. The cheeks are black with black hair. The thoracic markings are as given by Schiner for 5. atropos ; the dorso- centrals 4 4 ; sterno pleurals 2.1 ; the thorax, abdomen, and legs except- ing the tarsi with long f. ne nearly erect hair among the setae. The hair on the inner side of the hind tibia is nearly as long, but not so dense, as with the Europe;.n 6". carnaria. The midcle tibiae have four or five, the posterior pair ha >e nine or ten setae besides 'he apical ones. The genitalia of the male are elongate, black, the anal segment is black with a gray posterio:- margir. The articulation of the claspers is reddish brown. The basal section of R4-|.5 is bristly half way to the small cross-vein. The female is like the male excepting for the sexual characters. Length, 9-10 mm. Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. IJ Sarcophaga, sp. b. This species goes into the couplet with 6". affitns Zett. in Dr. Schiner's key. The abdomen may be called tessellated. The male genitalia are inconspicuous. From S. affinis it differs in having a small costal spine on the wing ; the elongate black spots on the abdomen are arranged in three rows, confluent on the hind margin of each segment. The tibiae have but few bristles. Dorso-centrals 3.3 ; sterno-pleurals i.i. i. Vein R4t5 has 3 or 4 bristles near the base. Male and female. Length 7 mm A Trip After Papilio Homerus.* BY CAPTAIN WIRT ROBINSON, U. S. A. We sailed June 14 for Colombia, landed June 23d at Savan- illa, and that day went on to Barranquilla. I caught in nix- hat, from car window as we went along, a huge metallic bu- prestid. On arriving at Barranquilla, to my disgust, I found that we would not be allowed to use our guns, to leave limits of town, to go out of doors after dark, our mail was opened, we were followed by spies, and altogether so molested that I made up my mind to clear out at once, and returned next day to the wharf to catch our steamer. Found there another steamer of same line bound back for Jamaica, and transferred to her. On night of 24th caught on deck of our steamer a small sphinx which I think is Aelhpos tantalus. On morning of 25th, before we sailed, got permission to leav '°3 sp. The female is much larger than the male. Although these hatched, only a few came out and fewer yet were perfect. They hatched during the night and the males were all battered by daybreak. Only a small per cent, hatched, the majority have been steadily giving me crops of large flies, like those which are found at times in our cecropia, but only one from each cocoon. On the day we left we also caught the $ Pap. {near P. alyattes} ? which flew across the deck of our steamer just as we were leaving. Reached Kingston, Jamaica, evening of Friday, 27, and be- fore turning in I made a bee line for Mr. C. B. Taylor, whom I met on trip down, who had collected for years in Jamaica and knew localities, etc. He had told me that he expected to leave in a few days, for the mountains, and I was afraid he might be gone. Found him in and learned from him that nearly all homcrns ever taken on the island had been found near Bath, at eastern end. He, in all his years' collecting, had only gotten three. One he raised from caterpillar, two others, $ and 9 , were caught by his brother-in-law as they were in connection on sand on edge of Devil's River (i}4 miles from Bath). His brother-in-law was in bathing when female lit on sand and be- gan sucking, and almost "at same time male came to her, and he caught both with his handkerchief ! Taylor said that I would be lucky if I got two in three years. Saturday, June 28, we went out in trolley car to Hope Botanic Gardens, and got a number of flies, nothing very good or in very good condition. The Gardens cover 200 acres. In one place I noticed several acres of Cuban tobacco gone to seed. I immediately laid my plans, went back to the hotel and got my reflector hunting lamp and returned before dark. Got in two hours about 50 sphinges of 9 species. 10 cingulata, 7 vitis, 8 jamaicenses, i brontes, i ello, 2 tersa, n labrusccc, 6 Anccryx alopc, 2 dnpon- chelli and missed several ficus. Also got the little C. nobilitella, Pap. polycrates, Terms clathea, etc. The next night got 25 more, i ficus, i labruscce, 4 vitis, i lincata, i brontes, i ello, 5 Anceryx alope, 5 jamaicensis, 3 cingulata. Next night, Mon- day, June 30, 25 more, ^jamaicensis, 6 alopc, i cii/giilafa, 3 vitis, i ello, 5 labruscte. We left Kingston Tuesday, A. M., Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 19 July ist, on a little steamer to Port Morant, arrived P. M., and drove over to Bath, 10 miles, took quarters at Mrs. Duffy's. Here we worked hard until July loth, with very little results, got a few poor Pap. pelaus ; many Victorina steneles (common- est fly on island next to Anaitia saturata), some fine Erebus odora, and smaller yellowish moth ; some Gyncecia direct, Cal- isto -Kangis, a few more sphinges at a little patch of tobacco; a fine male Aganisthos orion (which mouse carefully chewed up other night) ; few Agraulis vanillce, E. hcgesia, Danais jamaic^nsis, etc. We wasted much time because of Mr. Tay- lor's suggestion of Devil's River. We waded this daily and fought mosquitoes and heat and brush, but to no avail. July loth my brother was a little ailing. I was discouraged, but went out determined to make one more attempt. I took the trail to the Cuna Cuna Pass, which in a little over six miles climbs 2,700 feet. I made up my mind to push on to the sum- mit. I had along my cane gun and when within a mile of the summit shot a queer flycatcher sitting on a twig over the path. I carried it along for 50 yards until I reached a convenient stone and sat down to wrap it up in cotton to put in my col- lecting basket. Whilst sitting here I happened to glance up the road and 50 yards ahead of me, sailing slowly towards me, I saw the big shape of black and yellow that I had been strain- ing my eyes for. I grabbed my net and made for it at full speed. It was coming along and would pass out of reach above me. I scrambled up on the steep bank to my right, and as it got abreast, made a wild leap into the air and struck, hit it full, but, as happened a number of times thereafter, the fly re- fused to slide into bag of net, and was knocked out. I fell on all fours on the ground and saw my prize hit the grass six feet ahead of me, and with a spring like a tiger, got the net over it before it recovered. They do not flutter in the net, but crawl about with much dignity. I killed it and then realizing finally that I had it, I got buck fever and began to tremble so I could not stand up or take it out of my net for several minutes. I wish you could see one of these beauties when fresh and velvety. After recovering I went on to the summit, but found nothing except the rare Ithomia. Returning I looked up a precipitous 20 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. - [Jan., '03 •y slope and saw three homerus and a few blossoms on a bush. I climbed up but they were out of reach, and after sitting for some time with my mouth watering, I gave up and started home. When I had gone a mile I stopped and began to reflect. I had found homerus at last. Why not stick to them until dark, so back I went. The same three were around the tree, and I sat far below in the path watching and slapping mos- quitoes. I think I hypnotized them, for after a while one came floating slowly down through the air. I saw he was approach- ing the road, so ran to be just beneath him. When he reached the road he followed it for some 30 yards, I behind him, and at last he dipped down and I had him. In two hours I caught five more. I then had to return as the way was long and road rough. I came in done up but happy. The next day I was too sore to move, but the second day we packed up our camp cots and satchels and went up into the pass to a small cluster of negro huts within il/2 miles of our locality. We hired a hut at $1.00 a week, got servant 25 cents per day, chickens 25 cents a piece, bread, vegetables and eggs, and set in housekeeping. The morning we arrived I caught fine male Pap. thersites, the only one I got. We kept on up to my locality and got before 4 o'clock 6 more homerus. The next day, Sunday, July 13, we got 15, and July 14 got 6 ; on isth it rained heavily and we got but 2. It rained every day and nearly all the time, but we caught them between showers. On night of July 15 we had 36 — no females so far. Next morning my brother went down to Bath for mail, I up mountain alone, homerus hardly appeared before 8.30. I timed them this morning to see how often they appeared. Here is record. One at 8.40, first seen ; one at 8.45, one 8.50, one 8.52, one 8.55, one 9.00, one 9.02, one 9.03, another 9.03, one 9.05, one 9.08, one 9.10, one 9.22, when I left to go to a better spot, as these were all out of reach and kept on out of sight. The mountain side was slippery from rain. I slipped and my heel was torn off and shortly after had another slip. Fell only two feet, but sat on sharp stake which penetrated my trousers, side of my leg, four inches up into my rectum and broke off. Of course for tiie first second I was sick, but got stick out easily and started back ; lost consider- Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 21 able blood, but got to hut as my brother returned. Didn't have much pain but flowing of blood from rectum made me uneasy for fear of internal puncture, so thought best to keep on down to Bath before I got any worse. Walked along slowly and caught on way a female Aganisthos or ion, so you can see " ruling passion strong in death," etc. Got to Bath, had chill and fever ; young doctor came in and examined me ; found I was badly lacerated, but nothing worse. I stayed in bed two days, but thoughts of those howerus pulled me out, and on July i gth back we went. Got that day only two, one a wretched female so battered that we did not keep her. I was too sore to run and my brother did all the work. The 2oth we got seven, making 44 in all, one female among them, a total wreck, but I brought her along. That night I was awake all night, fever and great pain, and my wound discharging pus copiously ; too much exertion I think. Anyhow, thought I had better leave at once ; left at daybreak ; drove that day 38 miles to Port Antonio and left next afternoon on steamer, reaching New York July 23. A doctor on the steamer fixed me up with car- bolic wash, quinine, etc., so I was all right on landing, but pretty weak for some days. The Seventeenth American Kermes (Coccidae). Bv GEORGE B. KING, L,awrence, Mass. Kermes arizonensis N. sp.— Dead dry adult females globular variable in size, transverse diameter 3 and 5 mm. Color grayish white, distinctly marbled with a light yellow or reddish brown, and having four prominent linear transverse dark brown bands, somewhat wavy, due to quite large pits at intervals ; surface not shiny ; speckled with minute black dots. Dead dry half-grown individuals, dark red brown Antennae apparently only s-jointed ; joints i (20), 2 (20), 3 (40), 4 (20), 5 (32) f_i long. Derm colorless. Rostral loop stout dark brown. Mentum small, no legs or other structural characters found. Hab. — On oak at Prescott, Arizona, collected by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, March, 1902. (The species has gone as I\ 'crmc. v galliformis but has only been superficially compared. Ckll. in litt.) It is, however, quite distinct from K. galliformis. In some of its markings it resembles K. cuera-nsis Ckll. described 22 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [Jan., '03 as a variety of galliformis which I believe to be a good species. Arizonensis is separable from ctiercensis by its smaller size with distinct deep transverse brown bands with pits at intervals, and distinctly marbled with light brown. It is the second spe- cies of Kermes to be recorded from Arizona. Since the publication of my paper on the Genus Kermes of North America in Psyche, vol. 9, p. 78-84, 1900, one other spe- cies has been described, viz. : Kermes trinotatus Bogue, taken at Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Quercus nigra and also found at Albany, N. Y., New Brunswick, N. J., and Atlanta and Tif- toii, Georgia, on Quercus aquatica. K.pittiti Ehrh. and K. gal- liformis Riley, have been recorded from Middletown and Brook- lyn, N. Y. Kermes andrei King, has been found by Prof. Scott at Atlanta, Georgia, on Q. stellata and just recently I have received for identification from Prof. Cockerell, June 24, 1902, Kermes pubesccns Bogue on Q. macrocarpa, and K. andrei King, on Q. prinus found at Columbus, Ohio, by Mr. J. A. Sanders, Westville, Ohio. The following literature has also appeared : Canadian Entomologist, vol. 32, p. 205, 1900, gives the de- scription of Kermes trinotatus Bogue. Bull. No. 26 N. Sr. U. S. Dept. of Agr., div. of Entom., p. 52, 1900, the species cited as a new species is K. andrei King. Bull. N. Y. State Museum, No. 46, vol. 9, p. 356, 1901. Some Notes and Descriptions of Three New Leptidae. BY CHAS. W. JOHNSON. Rhachicerus nitidns n. sp. cf $. — Face and front black, shining, except a patch of silvery white pubescence above the base of the antennae and between the emargina- tions of the eyes, the indentation shining black ; antennae black composed of 22 joints, not pectinate in the $, and only slightly pectinate in the ^, mouth parts ye.lowish. Thorax and abdomen black, shining, with yel- lowish microscopic hairs ; humeri dull yellow ; halteres and legs light yellow, the posterior tarsi somewhat brownish. Wings grayish hyaline, stigma brown, with a brownish tinge below, most conspicuous in the $. Length, 6 mm. Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Two specimens, bred June 2, from larvae obtained in a de- cayed log at Overbrook, near Philadelphia, Pa., April 17. Larva yellowish-white and similar in general appearance to that of X}'lophagi(s abdominalis, but much smaller (8 mm.). Pupa reddish brown, the antennal processes proportionately larger and curving backwards with a small anterior projection at the base of each, extending toward the center, but hardly meeting. Xylophagus abdominalis Loew. On March 20, 1897, I obtained at Riverton, N. J., from be- neath the bark of a dead pine, in the early stages of decay, half a dozen larvae, which proved, on reaching maturity (April 5) to be A", abdominalis described from Texas. Being placed in a small glass jar two of the larvae pupated in a few days ; while two showed their carnivorous habits by thrusting their sharp mouth parts into the other two. This act of cannibalism was probably forced upon them by being confined in such close quarters with no other food, as they usually feed on various wood-eating larvae. The larvae were represented by two sizes, the larger, which proved to be the 9 , was about 21 mm. in length, while the smaller, which developed into a male, was only 1 6 mm. Larva white, cylindrical, composed of twelve segments (including the head) and covered with a thin parch- ment-like skin ; the three segments back of the pointed black head are chitinized above ; entire in one, in others divided into two or three squares ; the last seg- ment has a chitinized plate above, termi- nating in two hook-like processes ; at the bases of the fourth to the ninth seg- ments are rows of transverse bristly pseudopods ; similar rows of bristles are also present above ; on the sides in the Kir i Pic 2 middle of each segment are tufts of three or four white hairs. (Fig. i.) Pupa horn-color, the anterior end bearing prominent, annulated, an- tennal processes, while below the developing mouth-parts are also visi. ble ; on the thoracic section the developing wings and legs are folded on 24 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [Jan., '03 the sides and breast as distinctly as in a lepidopterous pupa ; the abdomi- nal portion consists of seven segments, which have basal and sub-central rows of bristles, and dark brown shining spiracle nodes ; the end of the terminal segment is bispinose, with spine-like bristles on the sides. Length, ?, 17 mm. ; tf, 13 mm. (Fig. 2.) Loew's description was based on a 9 , with which the New Jersey specimens agree in every respect except that only the second, third and fourth segments are red, the fifth being black ; a specimen from Michigan also has the fifth segment black. L,eng h, 15 mm. The male, .vhich has not been described, differs from the female in having the abdomen entirely black and measuring only ii mm. :n length. Xylophagns lugcns L,oew, was also bred from larvae found in decayed oak and chestnut ; they resemble those of X. abdoniin- alis except that one less segment is chitinized. The pupa has the antennal processes more recurved, lying close to the side of the cephalic portion, with a short hook-like spine, extend- ing laterally from the base of each. Xylomyia amerhana Wied., and Xylomyia tenthredinoides v. d. Wulp. Xylophagns americanus Wied. Dipt. Exot. i, 51 ; auss. zw. i, 84. Siibula tenthredinoides v. d. Wulp. Tijdschr. voor. Entom. ii, 2 ser. 132, Tab. iii, f. 5. On June i Mr. E. Daecke captured at Castle Rock, Dela- ware Co., Pa., a number of Xylomyiae which has lead me to make a more careful study of the descriptions of X. americana and X. tenthredinoides. The specimens all lack a distinctive feature clearly given by Wiedeman, viz. : Middle of the first segment black, sides yellow ; the second and third segments red, with a posterior margin of yellow, in front of which is a short transverse line of black ; the remainder of the segments red, margined posteriorly with yellow. A 9 collected by Mr. Chas. A. Voelker, at Clifton, Delaware Co., Pa., and a k from Mr. R. J. Weith, Klkhart, Ind., agree with Weidman's de- scription. Xylomyia tenthredinoides has the first segment entirely black, or with the posterior half reddish and the remaining segments red without the yellowish posterior margin. In the 9 a black- ish lateral margin extends from the first to the fifth segments, Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 25 evanescent on the latter : the outer half of the posterior femora and tibiae are dark brown or black ; on the dorstim of the thorax the two clearly defined yellow lines and lateral spots are wanting, while the humeri in the 9 is black. Besides the specimens collected by Mr. Daecke, I have a specimen ( 9 ) from Dr. W. A. Nason, Algonquin, 111., June 9, and one ( $ ) collected at Natrona, Pa., July 12. The two species which have been united by L/oew (Zeits. f. Ges. Naturw. xxxvi, 114) seem to be readily separated by the above characters. Xylomyia aterrima n. sp. d"> ?• — Black, somewhat shining ; a spot on each side above the base of antennae and the frontal and facial orbits, whitish pubescent ; antennae black. Humeri, a lateral line extending to the base of the wing, post-alar callosities, middle of the scu tell urn, and a spot on each side of the metan- otum (in the male) yellow. Halteres yellow with a brown spot at the base of the knob. In the male there is a slight trace of a posterior mar- gin of dark brown on the segments of the abdomen. Legs variable, in the male the first and middle femora and tibite are yellow tnd in the female dark brown ; hind femora of the fem?le entirely black, basal half yellow in the male ; outer half of the posterior tibiae black ; tarsi brown, basal half of the posterior metatarsi yellow ; coxae black, the posterior half yellow ; in the male a greenish yellow tint seems to predominate. Wings brownish hyaline. Length, 12 mm. The two specimens on which this description is based have been in my collection for a number of years. The $ from ' ' N. 111." was given me by the late Andrew Bolter, and the 9 from Franconia, N. H., was collected by Mrs. Annie T. Slosson. I feel confident that a number of specimens would eliminate all discrepancies. Symphroromyia cinerea n, sp. d', ?.— Entire body dull gray or ash-color, with short whitish and longer blackish pile, and with the lighter colored pile predominating in the male. Antennae reddish or brown, the first joint moderately enlarged, grayish with long white and black hairs in the male, and short black hairs in the female, the small second joint noticeably darker than the others, third joint comparatively small in the male, no wider than the first joint, and in the female but slightly wider, aristae black, mouth parts yellowish. Thorax with three obscure brownish stripes, the wide dorsal stripe divided anteriorly by a fine hair line, the sub-dorsal stripes divided at the suture forming two oblong spots, a small obsolete spot, also present above the base of the wing. Legs yellowish, all except the metatarsi dark brown, 26 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [Jan., '03 femora more or less brownish, especially in the male, halteres light yel- low. Wings grayish hyaline, the stigma pale yellow, veins dark brown. Length, rf, 5 mm. ; largest 9, 6 mm. In woods at Goose Neck, Shrewsbury River, near Long Branch, N. J., June 9-12, 1902. Vernacular Names Again. BY J. CHESTER BRADLEY. Dr. Doran's interesting article in the November issue of the ENT. NEWS, while of value in its aim to secure better English in writing vernacular names, has suggested to me the real ab- surdity of these names themselves. The aim of science is to be precise, and precision in designating an insect is amply se- cured by our system of latin nomenclature, with which the entomologist should rest content, using only such vernacular names for the lay understanding as have been thoroughly established by popular usage, and should not himself try to coin vernacular names for the masses to accept. Such words as mud-wasp, blister-beetle, potato-bug, bumble-bee and others that popular usage has sanctioned as good English words, are never in danger of being abused. But when the Entomo- logist tries to coin them he generally makes a dismal fail- ure. Certainly anybody who is able to learn what insects are meant by such terms as raspberry gouty gall beetle, red necked blackberry gall maker, red humped apple tree caterpillar, and numerous others, will experience no greater difficulty in learn- ing their only precise names — the latin ones — and to a person who is not acquainted with the insects meant, the names must seem absurd in the extreme. "What," such a one might wonder, "are the red necked blackberries, the red humped apple trees, and is the raspberry beetle truly afflicted with gout?' ' DR. SKINNER calls my attention to the fact that Strecker described a Chalcid — Smicra bimaculata — in the Annual Rep. on Explor. and Surv., Dept. of the Missouri (Appendix SS to Rep. Chief Engineers for 1878). This species has heretofore escaped the notice of our cataloguers and re- corders. Where is the type?—]. CHESTER BRADLEY. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 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Our publication is not a commercial one and our labor is given gratuitously for the benefit of entomology, and we can't give discounts to middlemen who have no claims on us. 27 28 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. . [Jan., '03 Entomological Literature. Ricerche sulP apparato di secrezione e sul secreto della Coccinella y-punctata L. Pel Dott. ANTONIO PORTA. Con una tavola. Anato- mischer Anzeiger, Jena, Oct. 24, 1902. Pp. 177 -193. — In this paper Dr. Porta presents the results of a study of the nature, physiological action and source of the yellow secretion emitted by this Coccinella, when irritated, in both larval and adult stages. They disagree so much from previous ideas as to be worth noticing here. The secretion escapes by a fissure at the apex of each femur in the adult (as previously known), and by pairs of openings at some of the intersegmental abdominal articula- tions of the larva ; it is orange-yellow in color, astringent and disgusting in taste, has a fresh pea odor ; is soluble in distilled water, absolute alco- hol and ammonia ; insoluble in acetic ether, acetic acid, sulphuric ether, and chloroform ; has a very sensible acid reaction ; responds to Petten- kofer's test for bile acids, but not to Giinzbeig's or Boas' tests for hydro- chloric acid, or to Gmelin's test for bile pigments ; spectroscopically ex- amined, it is described as approaching urobilin ; microscopically studied, it contains numerous globules, granular and homogeneous bodies of vari- ous sizes and shapes, evidently on the way to dissolution. The weight of the secretion of one individual was determined by placing the beetle on filter paper, stimulating it, preferably by an electro-magnetic machine, and weighing the paper before and after ; this precaution was necessary, as the liquid quickly evaporates. From a number of experiments the average weight of the secretion is given as .0026 gram. To obtain the secretion in solution in large quantities, a number of Coccinellae (90-500) were placed in a definite quantity of water ; the coldness of the latter, together with mechanical irritation by a forceps, caused a flow of the secretion. Hypodermic injections of such solutions always produced paralysis in frogs, tritons, guinea-pigs and rabbits, followed in some cases by death. Paralysis or death was proven, by appropriately arranged ex- periments, to be due to the effect of the venom on the medulla oblongata, not on the spinal cord nor on the heart, the latter in frogs continuing to pulsate after death. Relatively strong hypodermic injections into other insects produced temporary immobility but not death ; living insects con- fined with living Coccinel'ae were not affected sensibly, although there were numerous yellow stains on the box showing that the secretion had been emitted. It is hardly necessary to say that the quantities of secre- tion injected were greatly in excess of that produced by a single Coccin- ella. Coccinellai offered to and swallowed by frogs were soon vomited. As to the source of this secretion, and this is the most novel of his results, Dr. Porta completely disagrees with Leydig and others who as- serted the secretion to be ejected blood. Finding that the mid-intestine likewise responds to Pettenkofer's test, he believes that the follicles situ, ated in the meshes of a network of connective tissue between the muscle- Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2Q fibres of the intestinal wall, produce the secretion. These follicles have been regarded by earlier authors as furnishing digestive juices ; Dr. Porta finds them in all insects which he has examined. Ordinarily, he supposes, the product of these follicles is poured into the intestinal cavity, but when the insect is irritated the intestine is contracted "and the liquid which it contains passes into the ccelomic cavity (the walls of the intestine being porous) and thence escapes by the fissure described by Lutz, which is found in the articulation of the leg at the extremity of each femur." Other arguments which are cited in support of this view are that the swiftness of the b'ood current, as observed in transparent insect larvae (e. g. Ephemerids), would preserve tre blood from mixing in the ccelom with this expressed intestinal content ; that the bodies in the secretion considered by Leydig to be blood corpuscles are mere accompaniments like salivary corpuscles in saliva; that the elasticity of the intestinal wall wonld permit passage of the intestinal contents through it ; that when irritation of a Coccinella larva is prolonged, after the yellow secretion, there follows from the same apertures, "a black or greenish liquid, which is none other than the ingested material which has already undergone the first digestive modification? ;" " finally the relation between the quantity of liquid secreted and the condition of the animal is easily shown, the biliary secretion being in correlation with the alimentary substances con- tained in the mid-intestine, there being none v;hen fasting is prolonged." From the physiological point of view the asserted existence of biliary acids in this insect is particularly inteiesting. Dastre and Florescq stated, as recently as 1898, "To our knowledge, biliary acids have never been met with in invertebrates whose hepatic secretion has been procured " (Archives de Physiolgie, Paris, xxx, p. 210). It may also be noted that Dr. Porta states ''The isolated Malpighian tubes do not give Pettenko- fer's reaction."—?. P. C. CORRECTIONS. ENT. NEWS, Dec., 1902, p. 303, line 3 from bottom, for Euhagenia read Euhagena. ENT. NEWS, Dec.. 1902, p. 318, line 6 from bottom, for Temple read Tempe. — T. D. A. COCKEKELL. Notes and News. ENTOMOLOGICAL C-LEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE. THE following visiting entomologists have recently been studying the collections of the American Entomological Society and the Academy of Natural Sciences »f Philade'phia. Dr. Walther Horn, Rerlin ; Mr. \Vm. Beutenmulltr, Nev York ; Mr. Rolla P. Curry, U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C ; Mr. August Busck, U, S. Depart. Agric., and Mr. H. A. Ballou, Amherst, Mass. 30 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS." [Jan., '03 Dr. L. O. HOWARD recently gave an interesting lecture before the Stille Medical Club of the University of Penna. His subject was mosquitoes in their relation to yellow fever and malaria. A swarm of bees chased Willie, Till the boy was almost wild, His anxious parents wondered why the bees pursued the child. To diagnose, they summoned their physician, Dr. Ives, " I think," he said, " the reason's clear, our Willie has the hives." — WIDOW. THE ELM LEAF BEETLE FOUND AT ITHACA, N. Y. — On July 13, 1902, Mr. P B. Powell, a studeut, discovered the egg shells, young and nearly full-grown grubs of what seemed to be Galerucella luteola on several elm trees along University Avenue, which leads to the Cornell campus from the city. The infestation was slight, only a few branches on a dozen trees being affected. On July i6th, Mr. Powell found the beetle, and on July 26th his larvae pupated and the beetle emerged August 2d. We also reared some of the beetles August yth. They were the genuine elm leaf beetle. A second brood appeared on the trees in August. On August 23d Mr. Powell found eggs and young grubs, and on the 3oth he got one of the beetles at an electric light. This second brood did not seem as numerous as the first one in July. It is reported that elms on Renwick flats, near the city, are also infested. The many elms which line the streets of Ithaca, the " Forest City/' and especially the grounds of Cornell Univer- sity, will afford fine pasturage for this serious pest if it thrives here as in the Hudson Valley. — M. V. SLINGERLAND, Cornell University. " IM so TIRED this morning," said the first moth. " Up late last night ?" asked the second. " Yes," replied the first. " I was at a camphor ball." — St. Paid Globe. I READ with interest Prof. Doran's article on compounding insect names in the November number of ENT. NEWS. I can agree with most of the author's tatements and the concrete examples submitted. There are two names in his list, however, which I would compound otherwise. They are "cigar-case bearer" and " pistol-case bearer. " I think these are not in strict accordance with his rule 2. Both these in- sects are "case-bearers," that is caterpillars live incases. One has a case shaped like a cigar and the other's case resembles a pistol in shape. Hence they are strictly " cigar-shaped case-bearers " and " pistol-shaped case-bearers," and their cases are not shaped like a "cigar-case," and in the case of the " pistol," it is not the "case " of the pistol that is referred to, but simply the pistol-shape of the caterpillar's case. I would now write them : " cigar case-bearer " and '• pistol case-bearer," but in bulle- tins on both these insects (Bulletins 93 and 124, Cornell Experiment Sta- tion), I compounded the three words, thus: "cigar-case-bearer" and Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 3! "pistol-case-bearer," To bring out the full meaning, as noted above, the word "shaped" should be compounded with the first word of the names. I now think the first hyphen, as used in the bulletins mentioned, is unnecessary. I hope Prof. Doran will insist on the form, "codling-moth" and pro- test against the horticultural use of the form, "codlin moth."— M. V. SLINGEKLAND. Doings of Societies. At the November meeting of the Felclman Collecting Social held at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South Thir- teenth Street, Philadelphia, eleven persons were present. Mr. H. \V. Wenzel enumerated some of the more important captures of his recent trip into the mountains of North Caro- lina. Mr. Beutenmuller stated that the faunas of the Black and Blue Ridges of North Carolina were quite distinct, probably owing to a difference in the timber. He showed a wood-boring roach, and a probable new species of Anthophila.\\ both from North Carolina. Mr. H. W. Wenzel referred to the similarity of the insect faunas of North Mountain, Pa., and the mountains of North Carolina. Prof. J. B. Smith stated that he had bred twenty species of mosquitoes during the past season in New Jersey. But one New Jersey species, Conchyliastes musicits, is not known in the larval stage, but he suspected that a larva now in his possession may represent it. He spoke of a new species, Culc.v mclanurus, from New Jersey. From sods, with the eggs of the salt-marsh species, from Anglesea, N. J., which he had kept dry and then placed in water, Culex ttzniorhynchus only had been raised ; but from sods from the same locality which he had kept wet, both tceniorhynchus and sollicitans emerged. C. sol ici tans is the common, and apparently the only, species found where the sods were gathered, and the speaker suggested the possibility of t&niorhynchus and soil id tans being forms of one species. He expected to investigate the matter more thoroughly next year. In reply to Mr. Wenzel, Prof. Smith stated that he had bred five species from salt water, including one which, while dis- 32 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., '03 tinct in the larval stage, cannot be distinguished from Culex sylvestris in the imago. Pools of water left by a high tide on the meadows on Sept. 4, were alive with larvae on the 5th and 6th, showing that the eggs must have been deposited in dry spots previous to submergence. C. sollicitans always oviposits in dry places, the greater portion of eggs never reaching the adult stage. Mr. Daecke exhibited a species of Lachnus which feeds on Platanus ocddentalis, and had been found commonly in Phila- delphia on September- 1 8th, but on the iQth it had entirely dis- appeared. WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. The Chicago Entomological Society held a regular meeting Nov. 2oth, 1902, in the John Crerar Library. Twelve mem- bers present. Visitor, M. E. Hoag. President Longley in the chair. Mr. Melander and Dr. Williston were elected members. The question of affiliation with the Chicago Academy of Sci- ences was brought up and discussed. It was agreed that no official action should be taken until more members were heard from. The program for the evening was a talk by W. L,. Tower, on the habitat of the genus Leptinctarsa Stahl, and the migra- tions of the Colorado potato beetle, L. lo-lincata. With the aid of a map he clearly and interestingly illustrated the spread of this beetle from its original habitat in the foothills along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains to its fairly general dis- tribution throughout the eastern half of the United States and Canada, except in the Gulf and South Atlantic States. Work- ing its way eastward on its native food plant, Solanum rostra- turn it met, about 1859, the western spread of population, and with the Irish potato, Solanum tuberosum, in western Kansas. From that date it rapidly worked its way eastward, spreading as it advanced, northward into Canada and southward into the upper tier of Southern States, until in 1874 it had reached the Atlantic seaboard. Adjourned 9.55 P. M. JOHN COMSTOCK, Secretary. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. III. 8 FIGS. 1, 3-5, TELAGRION? D/ECKII; 2, 6, T. LONGUM ; 7, 8, SOMATOCHLORA PROVOCANS. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. FEBUARY, 1903. No. 2. CONTENTS: Calvert — Additions to the Odonata of New Jersey, with descriptions of two New Species 33 Dyar — Culex restuans Theobold 41 Laurent— Moths ( Heterocera) of East- ern Pennsylvania 43 Bowditch — Collecting Notes. 1902 45 Snyder— A Day's Experiences 50 Viereck — Bombus Gelidus Cress., Bom- bus Kincaidii Ckll 54 Editorial 55 Notes and News 56 Doings of Societies 57 Additions to the Odonata of New Jersey, with Descrip- tions of two New Species. BY PHILIP P. CALVERT, PH. D. (With Plate III.) The materials which have afforded the present paper are from two sources : 1. The collections made in Southern New Jersey by Mr. Erich Daecke, during the Summers of 1900-02. The}' are the source of all the additional species here added to the list I prepared for Prof. John B. Smith's "Insects of New Jersey" (Supplement to Ann. Rep. N. J. State Board of Agriculture, pp. 65-75, January, 1900). 2. A few species gathered by my wife and myself at or near Lake Hopatcong on the dividing line between Morris and Sus- sex Counties, Sept. 2-15, 1902. The most interesting of these were obtained in an unused wooden boathouse near Chestnut Point on the lake. Visiting this on September 141)1, we found great numbers of exuviie of Odonata and of large spiders ; dead 34 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 teneral imaginal Odonata (as well as more or less crumpled de- tached Odonate wings) were entangled in the remains of spiders' webs. The open doors of the boathouse were on the north side, the opposite south wall was not so easily accessible from the water as were the east and west walls on which the exuviae were chiefly found. On these two walls they reached to a height of twelve feet above the water. Each of these two walls had a single window in the middle, that of the west wall being closed, that of the east wall freely admitting light. We were not able to find any correlation in the distribution of the exuviae with the relative amount and distribution of light. We collected most of the unbroken Odonate exuviae seen in this boathouse and I have identified them as follows : Agrioninas i sp. i £ 4 9 , Gomphus sp. (sordidiis group) 4 • • — Collection Notes (Coleoptcra).— J902. BY F. C. BOWDITCH. L/ast year I captured at Dover, Mass., on red and black oak sprouts which had been killed by drought, about fifteen or twenty specimens of Elytroleptus floridamis Lee. All the spe- cimens in my collection were from the South, and Messrs. Blanchard and Fenyes, to whom I gave specimens, were inter- ested in its capture so far North. This spring I brought into the house some of the twigs on which I captured the beetles in 1901, and six imagoes hatched in April. On the 2oth and 30th of May I paid visits to the same place and took upwards of one hundred specimens, most of them on the leaves. The weather, however, was most unfavorable and I failed to learn more of its habits. Five examples of Caliodcs nobilis Say occurred at Dover in June on oak slumps under the tender green sprouts which come from the stumps the first year after the tree is cut. The beetle is very lively, and upon being disturbed runs very 46 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 rapidly and takes flight, and unless the collector be looking particularly for it, its chances of escape are good. My cap- tures heretofore have been one ever}' few years. Five examples of Melasis pectinicornis Mels. occurred at Mar- ion, Mass., on a dead branch of tupclo. I took them at three different times during a period of two weeks, from July yth to 25th, and always on the same branch. Each time I captured them I went carefully over ever}7 other tiipelo in the neighbor- hood, but failed to strike any other specimen on any other tree. Pcrigora atriceps Lcc. occurred sparingly at Marion during the latter part of July and first half of August — some ten or twelve examples being beaten from thick matted grapevine and brush. Microscopha clavicornis Lee. was also taken at the same time rather plentifully. To Mr. Blanchard belongs the credit of separating from some Agabi captured by us (Messrs. Blanchard, Fall and Bowditch), the rare Agabus planatus Sharp. It occurred in company with Agabus gagatcs in the debris in the bed of a small brook at Marion, in August. Later, in September, I took a few more of both sexes. It is easily distinguished from its allies by its thickened thoracic margin. It was a good season at Marion for Stylopized wasps, and one example observed had seven Xcnos peckii Kirby in its abdomen. I got five £ 's and a number of wasps with the 9 's protruding. XylotrccJms sagittatus Fab. was very plenty in Marion in September on freshly cut white pine. After the tree has been down ten days or two weeks the beetle seems to almost leave it for fresher material. With it occurred great numbers of Mono- hammns confusor Kirby. Both these beetles were to be found on the wood within a few hours after it was cut. For a day or two in July Harmonia i2-maculata Gebl. with i^-giittata-similis Rand, were rather common on white birch, and I obtained a very good series of eighteen examples show- ing variations of marking, etc. Heretofore my captures have been one or two examples in a season. Also two examples which are wholly rufous and which I unite with it with a ?. These latter occurred on red cedar later in July. Tropistfi'in/is ^-stria/us Horn were very abundant in brackish pools at the rear of the beach at Marion. Feb., 03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 47 It seems to have been a good season both here and at Marion for Buprestidse. At Dover I took an example of Cinyra graci- lipes Mels. (always rare here) on white oak, and saw numerous examples of Chrysobothris azurea Lee. running in a particularly impracticable tangle of brush and grapevine where I had only a very few moments to vainly try for them. Later I saw the same species at Marion, and took also a specimen of Adenodcs acorn is Say. My summer was, however, too much broken up to admit of new explorations which I had planned at Marion. Some Entomological Notes. BY F. F. CREVECXEUR, Onaga, Kansas. In my experience in collecting insects, during the past dozen years, I have made some observations or discoveries which I have never seen in print, and as they may prove helpful or of interest to others engaged in the same diversion, I herewith give them. During the early summer months, when insect life is rich in an abundance of species — many of which to amateurs will prove to be new to their collection — one will have much success in capturing an abundance of specimens, often replete with rare forms, by beating the weeds, bushes, shrubs and low limbs of trees on the leeward side of a grove or of the natural forest along our streams, if a strong wind is blowing at the time. In June I have taken many good things along the north side of the timber when the wind was blowing so strongly from the south that it was almost useless to look for anything on the prairie or in the depths of the timber, where one would natu- rally look for a rich fauna. A couple of years ago I took quite a number of Ptosima gibbicollis in a grove of redbud trees stand- ing along the north side of a cornfield, the bulk of the forest being at the north, while the wind was blowing strongly from that direction. The past summer I took a number of rare species on the weeds fringing the north side of a small stream, sparingly grown to trees, which runs nearly due east, the wind being from the south when my captures were made. Here I 4§ ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 must record another observation, which perhaps partly ac- counted for my success the past summer. This fall I had occasion to beat the milkweed Asclepias •verticillata for the beetle Doryphora rogersii and its larvae. During the middle of the day I had no success at all, but near sundown, while get- ting the cow?, I had the luck to capture one of the adult bee- tles and four of the larvae. The next day I revisited the locality where my captures of the previous evening had been made, with the hope that I might take more specimens, but without success. Then I thought, perhaps, the time of day might have something to do with my capturing the beetle and its larvae, so that evening I returned to the milkweed patch, and was rewarded with four additional larvae. This set me to thinking wrn- only at evening the species was taken, and I concluded that the species kept low down during the heat of the day, but when the sun had got low down and the dew com- menced to gather on the lower grass the larvae were driven from their retreat by the growing coolness caused by the gath- ering dew and climbed up higher where it was warmer. My captures along the stream, mentioned further up, were made near sundown, while getting the cows home, and I think the same cause was at work which made my collecting there so fruitful. Riley, in his ' ' Directions for Collecting and Mounting In- sects," recommends the use of mucilage made of gum-shellac dissolved in alcohol, for mounting specimens on cardboard or pin-poiuts. When I made my first attempt to dissolve some of the gum in alcohol, I was fortunate in making a perfect solu- tion of the gum, with which I mounted many of my earlier specimens. After the lapse of a year or so, my mucilage had evaporated so much that it had become too thick for use, and I put in a little alcohol to thin it when, instead of becoming more fluid, it seemed to curdle and became unfit for use. I tried to prepare a new supply by using fresh gum, and \vas again disappointed, as the the gum instead of dissolving as- sumed a jelly-like state, which was useless for my purpose. I made several other attempts to make a supply of the shellac mucilage, but always without success. In desperation, I wrote Feb., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 37 Superior appendages pale, black at tip, about half as long as 10; viewed from above, somewhat divergent, especially on the inner sides, with a small ante-apical denticle on the inner side ; viewed in profile, the upper margin is straight, the apex truncated almost at right angles, upper apical angle slightly rounded, lower apical angle produced slightly downward as a minute point, lower margin of the appendage with an oblong process which is as wide and nearly as long as the appendage itself, projecting downward and slightly backward (caudad). Inferior appendages, viewed from below, produced on the outer side into a slender conical process which reaches as far backward as do the superiors and whose apex is acute and slightly upturned. Wings hyaline ; pterstigma brownish to blackish with a narrow linear yellow border immediately within the enclosing veins, surmounting less than one cell, costal margin the longest, proximal the shortest, distal and posterior subequal ; arculus at the second ante-cubital, its upper limb slightly longer than the lower ; upper side of the quadrilateral on the front wings less than half as long as the lower side, on the hind wings almost half as long as the lower side ; inferior sector of the triangle arising at the submedian cross-vein (Florida cf ), or very slightly in front thereof (less than the length of the cross-vein, New Jersey <^), and ending proxi- mal to the level of origin of the nodal sector ; superior sector of the tri- angle ending between the levels of origin of the nodal and ultra- nodal sectors ; submedian cross-vein nearly mid-way between the levels of the first and second antecubitals ; front wings with 12 (Florida (J1), 1 1 (N. J. $) postcubitals, the nodal sector arising nearest the sixth ; hind wings with 9-11 postcubitals, the nodal sector arising nearest the fifth ; ultra-nodal sector arising 3 (2 in one wing) cells proximal to the inner brace vein of the pterostigma on the front wings, two cells on the hind wings ; three antenodal cells on all the wings. Dimensions. — Abdomen 35-36.5, hind wing 21.5-23 mm. Habitat. — Manumuskin, New Jersey, June 23, 1902, one male, by Mr. E. Daecke. Enterprise, Florida, May 18, one male, Museum of Comparative Zoology (Cambridge, Mass.). Named for the active and enthusiastic collector who has added so much, during the last few years, to knowledge of the New Jersey insect fauna. Provisionally, I refer this species to the Brazilian genus Tila- grion Selys, for reasons given below ; it may be that the dis- covery of the female will indicate other relationships. In making comparisons of this species with Tclagrion, I have used Selys' descriptions* of course, and also two males of T. longum from Brazil, one of which bears the label "A. longissi- * Bull, Acad. Roy. Belg. (2), xlii, pp.966-973. 1876. 38 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 mum" in de Selys' handwriting;* these two males are from the Museum of Comparative Zoology ; both have lost abdomi- nal segments 7-10. De Selys describes this species as having " Onglets obscurs a dent iuferieure beaucoup plus courte que la superieure ;" I find the tooth of the tarsal claws represented only by a minute rudiment in these two males (see PL III, fig. 6). In favor of the relationship of daeckii to Telagrion are the following agreements in structure (compare figs, i and 2, Plate III) : («) The shape of the pterostigma and the number of cells surmounted by it ; (£) the shape of the quadrilateral ; (c*) the origin of the inferior sector of the triangle at the sub- median cross- vein ( ' ' nervule basale post-costale' ' of de Selys, 1876), as well as (d) its termination proximal to the level of origin of the nodal sector ; (t Entomological Society was held on the evening of November 1 5th at the residence of Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, 1800 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco. President Fuchs in the chair. Ten members responded to roll call. Six visitors were present. 60 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 It was decided to obtain entomological literature for the Society by the sale or the exchange of insects. James Cottle read a paper titled " My trip to Shasta," giving a list of his captures, as follows : Argynnis monticola and purpurascens ; Jlfelita'a palla, ivhitneyi and Icanira ; Vanessa californica ; Satyrus, two new forms ; Chionobas californica ; Thecla californica, grunus, halesus, sa'piiim and nelsoni ; Lycczna heteronea, pulla, dcsdalus and anna; Neo- phasia mcnapia ; Colias chrysomelas ; Parnassius clodius and sminthcus ; Pamphila comma and a new form ; Hemaris cyno- glossum ; Nisoniades perseus ; Sphinx sequoia ; Epicallia ochracea ; Arctia ornata ; Pyrrhardia isabdlce ; Pseudohazis eglanterina and shastensis variations and aberrations of the same. Dr. E. C. Van Dyke read a very interesting account of the collectors and collections he met and studied while recently visiting the Atlantic Coast. Dr. F. E. Blaisdell read a paper upon Capt. Casey's " Re- vision of the Coccinellidae," with criticisms and suggestions for the remedy of certain difficulties encountered in applying the same. Mr. F. W. Nunenmacher exhibited a collection of Cocci- nellidcc and species of other families ; Mr. Edw. Ehrhorn a collection of Coleoptera from Bolivia, S. A. ; Mr. F. Grinnell a box of Lepidoptera collected at Pasadena. Social discourse. Adjournment. F. E. BLAISDELL, Secretary, 1800 O'Farrell St., S. F. The November meeting of the Newark Ent. Society was held November 9, 1902. It was called to order by President Buchholz, thirteen members being present. Visitor, Mr. Richard Earth. Election of officers resulted as follows : Mr. Angelman for president, Mr. Stortz for vice-president, Mr. Buchholz for secretary, Mr. Seib for treasurer, Mr. Brehm, curator of Lepidoptera ; Mr. Dickerson, curator of Coleoptera ; Mr. Broadwell, librarian. Feb., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 6l Prof. Smith reported that Sphinx catalpce had made its way east as far as the Atlantic Ocean. He also reported in regard to mosquitoes that Mr. Brehm has discovered three new species between the Passaic and Raritan Rivers. Meeting adjourned. GEORGE STORTZ, Secretary pro tern. The December meeting of the Newark Ent. Society was held December 14, 1902, President Angelman presiding. Fifteen members present. Visitors were Mr. Schaeffer, of Brooklyn, and Mr. Keller, of Newark. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Prof. Smith reported for Mr. W. T. Davis, of Staten Island, the capture of specimens of Homoglcea carnosa at L/akehurst, N. J., on huckleberry, the autumn colored leaves of which it most beautifully mimics, this species being new to New Jersey. Also Catocala herodias. Time of capture, September. Prof. Smith gave a little lecture on mosquitoes, and requested the members to catch for him during winter all the specimens they can find in cellars and woodsheds to ascertain what species hibernate as adults, very little being known about this point. Mr. Dickerson exhibited a box of mounted mosquitoes, con- taining all the known species of New Jersey. Prof, Smith consented to give a lecture on mosquitoes before an invited public in Newark, under the auspices of the Society. A committee of six — Messrs. Herpers, Seib, Angelman, Broadwyell, Dickerson and Brehm — was appointed by the chair to procure suitable quarters for same. Adjournment. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Secretary. The meeting of the Newark Ent. Society was held at Turn Hall, January n, President Angelman presiding, and eleven members present. The minutes were read and adopted. Mr. Kearfott spoke about finding larvae of Tineidce in the stalks of plants during winter. 62 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 The genus Nonagria (Lep. ) was subject of the day's discus- sion. Specimens were poorly represented, only one species being definitely known to occur in the State, viz. : subflava. The only male was shown by Mr. Buchholz. Prof. Smith said that N. oblonga is the male of AT. sub/lava, the latter being the proper name for it. He further stated that the larvae could be found during summer in the stalks of cat-tails, imago coming late and eggs hibernate in rolled up leaves. Mr. Henry Rtimmel, of Plainfield, was proposed for mem- bership and unanimously elected. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Secretary. A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held November 20, 1902. In the absence of the Director and Vice-Director, Mr. C. Few Seiss presided. Fifteen persons were present. Two hundred Hymenoptera from Costa Rica (purchased) were exhibited. Dr. Skinner exhibited a new species of Mclit&a from Colorado. Dr. Calvert exhibited two new species of Odonata, and also new to the New Jersey list. One is a Somatochlora, two specimens having been taken ; one from Formosa Bog, about five miles from Mt. Pleasant (Calvert), and one from DaCosta in July (Daecke). It is a very high flyer, being wary and difficult of capture. The other species is also known from two specimens. One had been taken by E Daecke at Manu- muskin ; the other is in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, Mass. , and came from Enterprise, Florida. The species probably belongs to a genus not hitherto found in the United States, being South American. The species has a very long abdomen.* Mr. Viereck presented some new records, as follows : Pa ran o- thyreus hilaris Sm. one 9 . Castle Rock, Pa. (Viereck), Da Costa, N. J., May 18, 1902 (Daecke), previously known from Illinois, Florida and Texas. Blcpharipus /larrin^ionii Fox.; heretofore only represented by the unique type from Ottawa, * Both these species are described in this number of the NEWS, see page 33.— EDS. Feb., 03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 63 Canada (Harrington) ; two 9 9 Montgomery Co., Pa , July 14, 1892 (C. W. Johnson) ; Lehigh Gap, Pa , June 29, 1901 (Viereck). Blepharipus nigrior Fox ; one 9 , Lehigh Gap, Pa , June 29, 1901 ; previously only represented by the unique type from New Jersey. The specimen measures 6 5 mm., the type is 5 mm. long. This example shows the sculp- ture of the metathorax subject to variation, in that it has the space between the median area of the metanotum and the lateral lines of the enclosed space, simply largely pitted. The speaker thought it would be a good thing to have a special place in the NEWS for new records. Dr. Calvert said he made two entries in the NEWS index for each new species or addition. Mr. Viereck read a letter from Prof. W. M. Wheeler, in which the latter advocated mounting ants on cards and never on pins. The cards should be wide enough to support both thorax and abdomen. Dr. Skinner suggested using two card points like those used for small Coleoptera. The tip of one point going to middle of thorax and the other to middle of the abdomen, both from one pin. This method would not obscure any part of the insect. Mr. Bradley mentioned that Linoceras junceiis had been bred from a Eumenes taken at Mt. Gretna, Pa., by Prof. Easton, who referred the specimen to Dr. Calvert. Mr. Herman Hornig said Actias litna does not emerge rela- tive to the time it pupates. He gave the loss of weight during the pupa period as two to five grains. The largest and smallest $ cocoons weighed 39 grains and 30 grains respectively. The largest 9 cocoon and the smallest weighed respectively 40 and 33 grains. He also spoke on the retardation of emergence so as to secure mating. Mr. Rehn said some German investigations along these lines had been recently published. Mr. C. B. Hardenberg was elected an associate. At the meeting held December 18, 1902, the following were elected officers for 1903 : Director, Philip Laurent ; Vice- Director, H. W. Wenzel ; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Recorder 64 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 and Conservator, Henry Skinner ; Secretary, C. W. Johnson ; Publication Committee, C. W. Johnson, J. H. Ridings. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held December 18, 1902. Dr. Calvert, president, in the chair. Eighteen persons were present. The president announced the death of M. Tosquinet, the president of the Entomological Society of Belgium on October 20, 1902. The Curator exhibited the Clemens types of Tineina as arranged by Mr. August Busck. It was unanimously voted to extend the thanks of the Society to Mr. Busck for this valuable piece of work. Mr. Bradley exhibited under the microscope the mouth parts of the Ichneumonid, Agathobanchus (equaticus Say. The labium has a tubular form like that of a bee. Mr. Rehn exhibited a new L/ocustid from Costa Rica, repre- senting a new genus and species. The characters of the venation were given. He also showed a new species of cricket from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two specimens of Temnopteryx major from Chestertown, Md., were exhibited. The species has hitherto been unique. Mr. Johnson showed specimens of Acrocera, and spoke of the larvae living in abdomens of spiders. Acrocera fasciata Wied. had been reared from Lycosa stonei. Many spiders, perhaps 25^. are thus parasitized. Mr. Johnson said the specimen exhibited by Mr. Bradley was taken by himself on flowers. The following persons were elected to serve as officers for 1903 : President, P. P. Calvert ; Vice-president, H. W. Wen- zel ; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Curator, Henry Skinner ; Re- cording Secretary, Henry Skinner; Corresponding Secretary, C. W. Johnson ; Librarian, J. C. Bradley ; Executive Com- mittee, P. L,aurent, H. W. Wenzel, C. W. Johnson ; Finance committee, J. W. McAllister, C. S. Welles, D. M. Castle ; publication committee, E. T. Cresson, C. F. Seiss, B. H. Smith. HENRY SKINNER, Secretary. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. IV. HE INSECT WORLD: A MONTHLY MAGAZINE. EDBT r. XAWA. GIFU, JAPAN. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION" ACADEMY OK NATURAL SCIEN.CES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. MARCH, 1903. No. 3. CONTENTS: Marlatt — Japan's foremost Entomolo- gist 65 Laurent — Moths (Heterocera) of East- ern Pennsylvania 69 Banks — A new Genus of Solpugida 78 Brues— Studies of Texan Bees 79 Smyth — Morpho Thoosa (sp. nov.) 85 Editorial .. 88 Melander — An interesting new Chry- Notes and News 88 sotus.... 72 , Entomological Literature 91 Rucker — A glimpse of the Life History Doings of Societies 96 of Mutilla vesta Cresson 75 Japan's Foremost Entomologist. BY C. L,. MARLATT. Many entomologists in this country have seen the little Jap- anese entomological publication entitled on the "last page" "The Insect World," a monthly magazine edited by Y. Nawa, Gifu, Japan. The illustrations of the little magazine have often been wonderfully accurate and interesting, and keen re- gret has undoubtedly been felt that the language proved so complete a bar to the contents. Among the pleasantest features of the writer's recent trip in Japan were the two visits paid to Mr. Nawa's establishment at Gifu, an inland city in the very heart of ancient Japan, far removed from any of the foreign ports and showing very slight invasion of western "barbarism." Mr. Nawa is very preposs- essing in appearance, rather larger than the ordinary Japanese and with a strong, kindly face. His interest in entomology is evidently inborn and 25 or 30 years ago he began his work on insects unaided and with no knowledge of foreign literature. He was formerly a man of some wealth, but in common with many of the old Japanese, under the new regime he lost his 66 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 patrimony and is now practically dependent on the receipts from his school for its maintenance. He has carried on his work in entomology with the greatest enthusiasm for these many years, and has established a sort of entomological acad- emy or school — housed in a considerable series of buildings surrounding a court — and comprising laboratories, work rooms, museum rooms, etc. His own work and the work of his stu- dents in applied and systematic entomology is of the most creditable kind and compares favorably with that of our own agricultural colleges and experiment stations. It will be re- membered that among the best of the collections of foreign insects exhibited at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893 was one made by Mr. Nawa and which was afterwards most gen- erously donated to the National Museum. Mr. Nawa's academy is attended by advanced students and also by teachers and instructors from various educational in- stitutions, colleges and universities of the Empire. Most of these students are men of mature years who are attracted by the fame of Mr. Nawa and his work and wish to fit themselves for teaching entomology or for special work in the field of applied entomology. Mr. Nawa is now 50 years old, and has devoted his life to this work from pure love of the subject and with very little aid, and the results which have followed from his industry and enthusiasm are truly remarkable. In recent years the government has recognized the extreme value of his work in education and the study of economic problems in en- tomology, and there is a proposition now on foot to give him a regular subsidy, small in amount but sufficient to enable him to continue his work with greater confidence. At the time of my first visit to Gifti one of the annual pro- vincial fairs or expositions was in progress, and Mr. Nawa's academy was also giving an entomological fair or exposition for which he had been preparing for a considerable number of years. This exhibit was open to the Japanese public, and streams of visitors were going through the gates and paying the small fee to study it. It comprised very much such an exhibit as would .be made at one of our general expositions, filling several large rooms and included cases illustrating the March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 67 life habits and means of control of injurious insects, many illuminated charts and photographs representing insect work, life history studies and classification, also models of machinery for the collection and destruction of insects, and, in fact, a complete exhibit of a most creditable order. There were many handsomely colored sheets or drawings, the work of Mr. Nawa's daughter, Miss Taka Xawa, who has developed a very decided talent as a delineator of insects, and does most charm- ing pieces in water color, several very beautiful examples of which were very kindly given to me. The work of Mr. Nawa and his school finds its popular ex- ploitation through the little journal mentioned above. Mr. Nawa also prepares and publishes large charts each represent- ing one of the more important of the injurious insect pests of rice, mulberry, or other crop or fruit. These charts illustrate in color the damages to the plant and the insects in all stages, give a complete record of the insects habits for the year, and detail means of control, and are designed to be posted in pub- lic places and offices for the benefit and instruction of the rural classes in Japan. A great many such charts have already been published, copies of most of which were given to me. They are examples of the practical nature of the work which this school is putting forth. In technical entomology some very important monographs have been published which, un- fortunately, are sealed works so far as the western reader is concerned. It may perhaps be remembered that some ten or twelve years ago central Japan was visited by one of those terrific earthquakes which sometimes destroy towns and villages and human life by the thousands in those very unstable and vol- canic islands, and at this time the Nawa establishment \va-. leveled to the ground and the collections, the work of many years, were many of them destroyed or damaged beyond re- pair. In spite of this setback the establishment had been entirely replaced and the collections are again on a very cred- itable footing. In the country about, Mr. Nawa makes his investigations and practical experiments with the aid of his students and assistants. 68 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 During the few days spent in Gifu the writer was the recip- ient of distinguished social attentions. Mr. Nawa g*ave a very charming Japanese dinner in one of the notable restaurants of the city and the following day the governor of the province gave a very elaborate dinner in a beautiful park. The writer also was given a most artistic porcelain model of the local butterfly of Gifu, the "Gifu cho" (Lenhdorfia japonica), which had been specially made for distribution to distinguished visitors to the entomological exposition. This butterfly is the species which adorns- the title page of each number of "The Insect World." Miss Nawa, an only child, is a very demure and modest Japanese girl who has evidently inherited her father's love for the study of insects, a thing not surprising when one sees the enthusiasm which pervades the whole family, and includes the mother and relatives. Japanese names as a rule mean some- thing, and Miss Nawa's given name, Taka, is Japanese for ladybird, an appropriate name for the daughter of so enthusi- astic an entomologist as is Mr. Nawa. The only present which I could persuade Miss Nawa to take in return for the many colored drawings which she had given me was a promise of a complete set of the best Windsor-Newton colors, and these I was able to make up partly at Yokohama, and the balance I sent to her after my return to America. At a later visit to Gifu for two days only and more especially for explor- ations in an adjacent orchard district, the writer was taken out on the river which runs through the town and given an exhibition of the method of fishing with cormorants at night with great flaming iron baskets of w7ood as lanterns, one of the most weird and attractive incidents of his Japanese trip. The hospitality of the Nawas is only exceeded by their enthu- siasm in the study of entomology, and any entomologist visit- ing Japan will feel well rewarded by going to Gifu. ERRATUM. On the 8th line from the bottom of page 55 (Feb. NEWS) our printer has coined a new specific name. It is not half bad and is Latin sounding, and we recommend it to someone in need of a name for a new species. The name the writer hoped to see in print was jucitnda. March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 69 The Moths (Heterocera) of Eastern Pennsylvania. BY PHILIP LAURENT. (Continued from page 45. Liparidae. Orgya leucostigma S. & A., com- mon. Parorgyia clintonii G. & R- , rare. Lagoa crispata Pack., rare. " opercularis S. & A., rare. Limacodidae. Parasa chloris H.-S , rare. Euclea incisa Harv , rare. " cippus var querceti H.-S., rare. Euclea cippus var interjecta Dyar, rare. Adoneta spinuloides H.-S., com- mon. Empretia stimulea Clem., com- mon. Phobetron pithecium A.& S., rare. Limacodes scapha Harr., rare, y-inversa Pack , rare, fasciata H.-S., rare. Packardia geminata Pack., rare. albipunctata Pack., rare. Tortricidia testacea Pack., rare. Psychidae. Psyche confederata Grt., common. Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Steph., common. Lacosoma chiridota Grt., rare. Perophora melsheimerii Harr., rare. Notodontidae. Ichthyura inclusa Hbn., common. van Fitch , rare. " albosigma Fitch., rare. Apatelodes torrefacta 5. & rare. Apatelodes angelica Gil., rare. Datana angusii G. & R., common. ministra Dru , common. " major G. & R., rare. Datana integerrima G. & R., rare, contracta Walk., rare, perspicua G. & R-, com- mon. Xadata gibbosa 5. & A., rare, doubledayi Pack., rare. Hyparpax aurora 5 & A., rare. Gluphisia trilineata Pack., rare. Notodonta stragula Grt., rare. Pheosia dimidiata H.-S., common. Nerice bidentata Walk., rare. Edema albifrons S. & A., com- mon. Seirodonta bilineata Park., rare. Oedemasia concinna S.& A., rare. " eximia Grt., rare, nitida Pack., rare, badia Pack., rare. Dasylophia anguina 5. & A., rare. Schizura ipomeae Doub., rare. " " var. cinereofrons Pack., rare. Schizura telifer Grt., rare. unicornis 5. & A., rare, leptinoides Grt., rare, lanassa lignicolor Walk., rare. Heterocampa obliqua Pack., rare, pulverea G. R., rare, marthesia Cr a m . , rare. Heterocampa biundata Walk., rare. cinerea Pack., rare. " \\n\co\orPack., rare, manteo Doub., rare. Cerura borealis ^z/., rare. " cinerea Walk., rare. Platypterygidae. Platypteryx arcuata Walk., rare, genicula Grt., rare. Prionia bilineata Pack., rare. Dryopteris rosea W7^/^ , rare. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, 'o; Saturniidae. Samia cynthia Dm., common. Attacus promethea Dru., common. angulifera /%//£., common. cecropia Linn., common. Actias luna Linn., common. Telea polyphemus Cram., common, Hyperchiria io Fab., common. Ceratocampidae. Eacles imperials Dru., common. Citheronia regalis Fab., .rare. Anisota stigma Fab., rare. " sanatoria 5". & A., com- mon. Anisota virginiensis Dru., com- mon. Dryocampa rubicunda Fab., com- mon. Bombycidae. Hemileuca maia Dru., rare. Clisiocampaamericana Harr., com- mon. Clisiocampa disstria Hbn , rare. Artace rubripalpis Feld., rare. Tolype velleda Stall., rare. " laricis Fitch., rare. Sericaria mori Linn Gastropacha americana Harr. ,rare. Cossidae. Cossus macmurtriei Peale., rare. Prionoxystus robiniae Pack., com- mon. Zeuzera pyrina Linn , rare. Hepialidae. Hepialusargentebmaculatus//«rr., rare. Thyatiridae. Thyatira scripta Gosse., rare. Euthyatira pudens Gn. , rare. Pseudothyatira cymatoph oroides Gn., rare. Pseudothyatira cymatoph oroides var. expultrix Gr(., rare. Leptina ophthalmica Gn., rare, doubledayi Gn. , rare. Noctuidae. Panthea acronyctoides Walk. Raphia abrupta Grt., rare. " f rater Grt., rare. Charadra deridens Gn., rare. Dipthera fallax H.-S., rare. Acronycta occidentalis G. & ft., common. Acronycta morula G. & ft., rare, lobeliae Gn., rare, telurn Gn., rare, innotata Gn., rare, albarufa Grt., rare, vinnula Grt., rare, spinigera Gn., rare, americana Harr., com- mon. Acronycta dactylina Grt., rare, rubricoma Gn., rare, luteicoma G.& ft , rare. afflicta Grt., rare, brumosa Gn., common, superans Gn., rare, funeralis G. & ft. , rare, ovata Oft., rare, hamamelis Gn., com- mon. Acronycta retardata Walk., rare, sperata Grt., rare, xyliniformis Gn., rare, lithospila Grt., rare, oblinita S. pat:us were 76 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEV/s. [March, '03 introduced. It was while attempting to procure such succu- lent morsels that I happened to make the observation I am about to record. I had removed a one chambered mud-nest of Pclopaeus [the nest probably belonged to the blue mud- dauber (P. cacntlcns Lin.) which was the most common form in the neighborhood, though/3, ccmcntarium Drury was sometimes met with] from a protected portion of the north wall of a stone house, and on opening the sealed receptacle I did not find, as I had expected, a larva surrounded by its paralyzed prey nor a pupa beginning to show the definite shape of the parent form, but instead a densely woven grey cocoon which fitted snugly against the concave wall. When with difficulty I tore open the tough cocoon in order to see its contents, there fell from it a full grown female Mutilla vesta. It was evident that the eg*g of the Mutilla had been placed by some unknown means in the mud-dauber's nest and had there hatched out. The larva having consumed the stored up spiders and the larva of Pelopaeus, had completed its growth and spun its cocoon in the mud-cell of its host, and w7as awaiting the time when it should emerge as a perfect Mutilla. Mutillidae in Texas are always found running on the sur- face of the ground or rarely climbing the stems of low plants. In the case above considered, the mother Mutillid, in order to place her eggs in the Pelopaeus nest, was forced to leave the ground and creep up a rough stone wall for a vertical distance of about ten feet where the nest was situated. If Pelopae^is is the normal host of M. vesta, the latter undoubtedly has more difficulties to surmount than does her European sister, M. eitropoca, which is said to live in the nest of Bombus agroruni and to deposit her egg in the growing Bombus larva by means of her ovipositor which she thrusts through the aperture made in the wall of the cell by the worker Bombus for the purpose of passing in food. It does not seem possible that the female Mutilla vesta, in the act of ovipositing could have perforated the hard mud wall of the cell in order to place her egg in the con- tained larva ; but it seems probable that the egg was deposited by her among the earliest spiders stored and before the Pelo- paeus had laid her own egg and sealed the chamber. Further March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. / / observations will have to be made to determine the exact way in which the wingless female accomplishes such a difficult task, yet the fact remains that the task was accomplished since a pupating Mutillid was found in a sealed mud-dauber's nest. An attempt to solve this enigma met with no success during the past summer owing to an unusual scarcity of mud cham- bers. The moist plastic clay used as building material by the Pelopaeus was very scarce on account of a protracted drought and this appeared to affect the habits of the host in a manner so interesting as to be worth mentioning. The few nests found never contained more than two chambers, and the majority of these were deserted, unfilled and unsealed. Of those that were sealed very few were well filled with the vari- ous species of spiders which are taken under ordinary circum- stances. At first I could not account for this destitute condi- tion of the mud houses since it seemed a most propitious year for spiders, they being in evidence on all sides. The only explanation that occurred to me was that a relatively definite amount of muscular energy was consumed by the mud-dauber under favorable conditions in carrying out her house-building and storing instincts. With unfavorable conditions this defi- nite amount of energy was consumed in the displaying of the instinct wrhich came first, that of nest building. It does not seem to be necessary to consider the question of intelligence since the mud-daubers through change of environment were offered every opportunity for adaptation. xYhatever may be the true explanation, the fact remains that in October on my return to Austin, I was unable to find a single mud-dauber's nest in places where they had always been found in such abundance as to be considered nuisances. The ceilings of verandas and the walls, furniture and books in rooms unused throughout the summer which had been selected heretofore by Pchpaais as foundations for nests were all bare. S< I.MATOCHLORA PROVOCANS. — The species described under this name in the NEWS for February, page 39, is the same species as "Somatochlora sp. near forcipata Scud." of my list of New Jersey Odonata of 1900 (2yth Ann. Rep. N. J. St. Board. Agric., Suppl., p. 72, where, however, the date is incorrectly given as Aug. 30, '92, instead of July 22, '92). — P. P. CAL- VERT. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 A New Genus of Solpugida. BY NATHAN BANKS. Dr. Harold Heath, of Stanford Jr. Univ., has recently sent me an interesting new Solpugid from California that will not fit any of the known genera of this order. It differs markedly from the two genera that were previously known from this country, both in structure and in habits. By its structure it is probably nearest allied to Ammotrecha, but its diurnal habit reminds one of certain South African forms. HEMEROTRECHA n. gen. The male has an elongate flagellum consisting of two pieces lying along the inner side of the upper finger ; upper finger (of $ ) without teeth ; lower finger (of $ ) with several teeth on basal half ; front margin of cephalothorax truncate ; tarsi Jaw of Heinerotrecha. II. and III. of one joint ; tarsus IV. of three joints, the middle one very short, all with large claws. Palpi short and stout, a few spines below on tibia and metatarsus. There are no series of spines above on metatarsi II. and III. This genus differs from Ammotrccha by the truncate front margin of the head, by the untoothed upper finger of male mandibles, and by the very elongate flagellum. It differs from Ghn'ia in the shape and position of the flagellum. The March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 79 three-jointed hind tarsi will separate it from Mumniicia i the male of which is unknown ). Hemerotrecha californica n. sp. Head, mandibles, and palpi pale red- dish ; the tarsi and the greater part of metatarsi of the latter blackish ; eyes on a black spot ; legs brown, the first pair reddish on basal joints : abdomen and posterior segments of the thorax blackish, tinged a little with purple. Mandibles as long as the cephalothorax, their basal parts above and on the outer side beset with numerous stout spines, longer bristles and spines near the base of the upper ringer; the inner side of the mandibles near the fond with long bristles and feathered hairs ; on the inner side of the upper finger (of <$) is the long and slender flagellum of two pieces lying alongside the finger. The upper finger (of $) is as long as the basal part of the mandible, quite straight, but bent down at tip, and without teeth. The lower finger is not quite as long as the upper; on the basal half are four teeth, the end ones quite large, the two middle ones much smaller ; beyond these teeth the edge of the finger i-; distinctly although finely serrate. There is one large and several small teeth on the fond of the mandibles. The palpi are quite short, and stout, not tapering ; they are very hairy, and the tibia and metatarsus have each two spines on the lower inner side and one or two beneath ; there are no papillae. The legs are slender, the hind pair longer than usual ; they are all very hairy ; the hind tarsi are slightly covered ; the hind tibia has above at its base one, and at tip two tactile hairs, each as long as the joint. The abdomen is about twice as long as the cephalothorax, and moderately slender. I have not seen an adult female. Length, 10 mm. Found near Pacific Grove, California, by Dr. Harold Heath, who says that they run about in the blazing hot sunshine. Studies of Texan Bees.* PART I. BY CHARLES THOMAS BRUES. EPEOLUS. This genus is very well represented in the Texan fauna, its numerous and somewhat variable species being quite difficult to separate. The following dichotomy will serve to identify them with tolerable certainty. Legs and antennal scape wholly black 2 Legs and scape more or less ferruginous 4 2. Mesonotum with two short buff lines on anterior middle. i lunatus Say $ Mesonotum with a wide crossband of light yellow anteriorly .... 3 * Contributions from the Zoological Laboratory of the University of Texas. No. 41. 8o ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 3. Third submarginal cell wider above than distance from base of third submarginal to second recurrent nervure along cubital nervure, last ventral segment of female normal ... 2 remigatus Say. Third submarginal as wide above as distance from second recurrent nervure to base of cell below, last ventral of female prolonged and concave 3 concavus Cress. 4. Lateral teeth of scutellum well developed, last ventral segment of female not longitudinally concave 5 Lateral teeth of scutellum in male obsolete, the scutellum simply lobed at the sides, last ventral segment of female recurved and longi- tudinally concave 4 penicillifents sp. nov. 5. First abdominal segment with a broad median crossband, second with a narrow apical band, third and following segments black, wings dark 5 bifasciatus Cress. Abdomen not so marked 6 6 Spurs of four posterior tibiae ferruginous, concolorous with the tibiae . 8 Spurs of four posterior tibiae black 7 7. Scutellar teeth ferruginous 13 Scutellar teeth black 9 8. Small, less than 9 mm., abdomen subglobose, black on first abdominal segment much attenuated laterally .... 6 compactus Cress. Larger, about u mm., abdomen elongate, the fifth segment of female abdomen without a roughened hairy space, black on first seg- ment a wide squarely truncate transverse band. 7a. scelestus, var. tubercularis var. nov. 9. "Fifth abdominal segment of female at the tip not more coarsely sculp- tured than the remainder of the segment . . 7 scelestus Cress. P'ifth abdominal segment of female with the usual rough hairy space. 10. 10. Legs, except coxae, ferruginous, wings hyaline, darker at tip.. . .11. Femora more or less black, wings pale fuliginous in female, lighter in male 8. mercatus Fabr. i r. First abdominal segment wholly buff except for a very slender black longitudinal line which is more or less dilated at its middle into a punctiform spot 9. quadrifasciatus Say. First abdominal segment with a large black space 12. 12. Black on first abdominal segment triangular, attenuated laterally. 10. texanus Cress. A broad transverse black band on first segment, not triangular. 1 1 . occidcntalis Cress. Black on first segment more broadly triangular than texanus and legs darker 12. Innatus Say 9- 13. Scutellar teeth long incurved, two spots on scutellum, anterior lateral corners of mesonotum and tubercles ferruginous. 13. bardus Cress. Scutellar teeth triangular when seen from above, remainder of scutel- lum and mesonotum black 14. pusillits Cress. March, '03] ENTOMor.<>r.ir..\i. NEWS. 8 1 E. nigriccps Sin. could not be inserted in the table from the description. Its habitat is given by Smith (New Species of Hymenoptera in the Britisli Museum, 1879, p. 103) as Texas and California. It is apparently near to E. rcniigatns. Epeolus concavus Cress. (Fig. i.) In the female of this species the apex of the abdomen pre- sents characters resembling those of penidlliferus but quite different from those of any other species we have seen. The Efieolus concavus Cress. Apex of abdomen ?. fifth dorsal segment is almost squarely truncate behind. This appearance is partly produced by a dense brush of silvery or golden tipped, dark hairs, all of which terminate together to form a flat surface. The concave ventral plate is also peculiar to these two species. The male greatly resembles rcmigatns but differs in having the sixth segment black, without a pale apical band. Epeolus penicilliferus sp. nov.— Female. Length 15 mm.— Large and stout ; black. Face, clypeus, vertex and posterior margin of head above covered with light ochraceous pubescence, lightest below on the clypeus. Broad posterior margin of prothorax ; posterior margin of inesothorax, extending forward along the sides nearly to tegulas ; two very distinct oval bands on anterior middle ; large spot on pleura covering tubercles ; middle of anterior border of scutellum ; posterior margin ; post-scutellum and two oval spots on metathorax, covered by dense appressed light buff pubescence. Four posterior coxse with a silvery spot externally. Ab. domen broad, oval. Fiist segment with its basal half, except basal black spot, and rather wide posterior and wide lateral margins, light buff. The central black band nearly four times as long as wide, its edges parallel, the ends obliquely truncate. Second, third and fourth segments with broad posterior bands growing lighter posteriorly. The one on the sec- ond confluent with a large nearly quadrate lateral spot of same color. Band on third segment slightly swollen laterally. Abdomen elsewhere except apical segment, deep velvety black. 82 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 Labrum, mandibles except tips and clypeus ferruginous, the latter with large lateral fovese, punctures fine interspersed with very coarse ones. Antennae with first three joints and base of fourth ferruginous. Vertex closely, coarsely punctured. Mesothorax coarsely and somewhat irregu- larly punctured. Tubercles, tegulae, coxae and legs ferruginous. Spurs of four posterior tibiae deep black. Legs somewhat silvery pubescent. Scutellum lobed behind, lateral teeth small, blunt, almost obsolete. A bunch of white hairs at base of hind wings. Apical dorsal segment of abdomen dark fuscous with very coarse punctures medially, from which arise a dense brush of stiff fuscous hairs which is truncate, causing the segment to appear obliquely truncate at an angle of 45°, tips of hairs silvery. Venter more qr less ferruginous posteriorly, cinereous bands on second to fourth segments. Ventral plate longitudinally concave and re- curved at tip. Wings light fuscous, nervures piceous. Male. Length 13-16 mm. — Much more slender than female. Face densely silvery. Underside, especially of thorax silvery. Spots on coxae larger. Legs more silvery and pleura completely covered with buff pub- escence. Scutellar teeth obsolete. Abdomen with bands on fifth and sixth segments, all the bands narrower than in the female. Pygidium piceous. Venter with a fringe of recurved white to brownish hairs on fourth and fifth segments, also a slight silvery one on the third. Wings nearly hyaline, not darker apically. Numerous specimens $ ? Austin (Brues) and Fedor ( Birk- mann). This is a very distinct species. The female resembles con- cavus Cress, in the sexual characters and is evidently related to that species. The ventral plates are nearly identical, the dorsal brush is obliquely instead of squarely truncate. The ornamen- tation, wings and legs are however entirely different and the males are totally unlike. Epeolus bardus Cress. We have not seen any specimens of this species from Texas, although the type was from that State. Some specimens which we collected at Meredosia, 111., agree perfectly with Cresson's description. Epeolus scelestus, var. tubercularis, nov. One specimen from Austin differs from the typical scelestus in having ferruginous tubercles and tibial spurs, and in having the second, third and fourth ventral segments cinereous on the posterior margin. The pygidium is silvery at tip and the short lines on the mesonotum are almost confluent. As we have only March, '03] ENTOMOLOCzICAL NEWS. S3 one specimen, it is not possible to decide if this form be worthy of specific rank. Epeolus pusillus Cress. This species is fairly common in the locality of Austin, espe- cially upon the arid slopes of the hills. It ranges from Massa- chusetts to Texas, and is a very constant and sharpl)" defined species, as specimens from Austin are exactly similar to ones collected at Woods Hole, Mass. CffiLIOXYS 9 ?. Femora and tibite red 2. Femora and tibiae black, tarsi ferruginous, apical dorsal plate of 9 sud- denly constricted at middle and angled at the sides. 1. rufitarsis Sm. 2. Basal segment of abdomen ferruginous, dorsal abdominal segments sparsely punctured on middle, venter ferruginous. 2. menthce Ckll. Abdomen black above ... • • 3- 3. Clypeus emarginate . . 3. Sayi Robt. Clypeus not emarginate .... ... 4. 4. Four posterior tarsi wholly black, with yellow hairs, coxae red, length about 13 mm 4. texana Cress. Tarsi ferruginous, often darker at tips 5. 5. Apex of apical dorsal plate of 9 acute or obtusely pointed 6. Apex of apical segment rounded, the plate much constiicted at the middle 5. 8-dentata Say. 6. Apical ventral plate of 9 obtusely pointed at tip . . . 6. insita Cress. Apical ventral plate rounded at tip, with an appendage at apex, sides sub-parallel 7. scitula Cress. Ccelioxys menthae Ckll. A male collected by us at Galveston, Tex., upon the flowers of Monarda sp. (?) agrees perfectly with Cockerell's original description. This is a case of a typical New Mexican species extending into the coast region of Texas. Ccelioxys Sayi Robt. This species is widely distributed, occurring from Chicago, 111., to New Mexico. Ccelioxys edita Cress. We have seen no female specimens of this species, and hence could not include it in the table. 84 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 Melanostelis. The species described below seems to belong to melanostelis Ashmead, although the characters of the apex of the abdomen are very different from those of the male. It is related to Stelis (?) nitida and S. (?) monticola of Cresson. MELANOSTELIS. (Fig. 2.) Melanostelis nyssonoides sp. nov. Female. Length 7 mm.— Shining black ; densely, coarsely punctured. Marked with light yellow as follows: narrow anterior orbits from near base of mandibles to above antennae ; spot above eyes near posterior margin of head ; two small lateral spots on anterior edge of me'sothorax ; four widely separated elongate spots, forming an interrupted sub-apical band on first segment of abdomen, the lateral ones largest ; similar spots on second segment, but more elongate on middle and smaller laterally ; four similarly placed subquadrate spots on third segment ; fourth segment with two small lateral subapical spots. Forewing of Melanostelis nyssonoides sp. nov. Tibial spurs and spot on posterior tibiae externally at base also yellow. Face rather densely clothed with moderately long white pubescence, which becomes sparse above antennae and is nearly absent on vertex. Cheeks and head behind eyes clothed like face. Mesothorax sparsely white hairy, pleura densely so, under side of thorax densely, legs sparsely. Abdomen with apical bands of stiff white hairs directed back- wards and dilated into spots laterally on first five segments, more promi- nent on basal segments. Ventral segments except last with apical bands of stiff white hairs. Mandibles tridentate, the anterior tooth long acute, others not very distinct ; black, banded with ferruginous near tip. Cly- peus truncate, the hairs on its margin light golden. Antennas black at base, slightly piceous at tip. Head very coarsely punctured, confluently so in front of ocelli. Mesonotum and scutella somewhat less coarsely punctured than head. Scutellum not armed. Tegulas black, rather finely punctured ; meso-pleura very coarsely punctured, metapleura more finely. Posterior face of metathorax brilliantly polished, with a few scat- tered white hairs arid large punctures laterally. Base of first abdominal segment also polished, concave and with scattered punctures. Abdomen I I- CO o O I H O I Q. CC. O March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 85 elongate, widest at second segment and strongly narrowed posteriorly almost pointed ; densely punctured like thorax, the punctures larger apically. Each segment having a very narrow posterior, smooth, de- pressed ferruginous border ; which is partly concealed by the hair bands which extend over it. Apical segment with oblique sides and subtrun- cate apex. Ventral surface of abdomen coarsely punctured at base, finely at apex. Last ventral broadly rounded and emarginate. Legs black, coarsely punctured, tarsi piceous. Middle tibiae with one spur and bispinose outwardly at tip. \Yings nearly hyaline, nervures black. Mar- ginal cell as long as first discoidal, rounded at tip, where it is not con- tiguous with costal margin ; bearing a very weak appendage at tip. Sec- ond submarginal cell one-half longer than first, narrowed nearly one-half toward marginal, and receiving the recurrent nervures at its basal fourth and apical fifth. Posterior wings hyaline, nervures piceous. Described from a female specimen collected at Austin, Tex., May 1 8, 1900. It greatly resembles in form and character of markings certain species of wasps of the genus Nysson. Morpho Thoosa (sp. nov.). Description of a new variety of Morpho polyphemus Dby. Hew. from Mexico, BY ELLISON A. SMYTH, JR. Va. Polytechnic Institute: Blacksburg, Va. Extent five and three-sixteenth inches : general color and markings as in M. polyphemus, of w7hich it is possibly a coast variety. Upper surface : Satiny white, with a pearly lustre noticeably greener than in polyphemus and the forewings fuller in outline ; apex, to depth of half an inch blackish-brown ; this color extends one and one-eighth inches along costal margin, and one and three eighth inches along exter- nal margin where it ends in two spots ; costal margin from base of wing to end of cell, brown ; extremity of cell crossed by the usual black bar following and covering the disco-cellular nervules, wider and darker than the maximum in polyphemus. Hind wings with extremities of nervules lined in black, forming a series of marginal dashes ; a submarginal row of larger, rounded spots (not lunulate as in polyphemus) in the inter- nervular spaces, about three-eighths of an inch from margin. Anal angle lacks the buff spot constant vn polyphemus. Under surface: The dark apical border of forewings shows faintly through, being distinct only at marginal endings of subcostal and dis- coidal nervules ; a faint brown bar crosses end of cell, lighter in its centre, and a brown curved bar through middle of cell, from subcostal to median nerves (this is sometimes absent in polypheninf, though dis- 86 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS-. [March, '03 tinct and strong in the variety luna} a faint spot between the two dis" coidal nervules, representing the four- ringed ocellus of polyphemus; space between lower discoidal and upper median nervules bare (here polyphemus usually has an ocellus) ; the two ocelli between upper and middle, and middle and lower median nervules are small, only three millimetres in diameter (in polyphemus they are about six millimetres), and consist of a white centre surrounded by black with faint trace of a yellow surrounding wing ; in polyphemus the large distinct ocelli con sist of a white centre (often a strong bar) deeply surrounded by black enclosed in a yellow ring strongly circled by a black, sharp-edged ring. I have never seen polyphemus with less than three well-marked ocelli in forewing, and there are Usually four. Inferior wings show faintly the shadow of the submarginal dark spots> and the anal angle has three marginal lunules surmounted by a faint sub* marginal line extending over only two spaces ; only three ocelli in each wing, namely, between the two sub-costal nervules and between upper and middle, and middle and inner median nervules ; anal ocellus totally wanting. Polyphemus has six, and rarely seven ocelli, beginning with space between subcostal nervules and ending with space between inner jnedian nervule and submedian nervure at anal angle, in which latter space there are occasionally two ocelli. The largest ocelli in thoosa are about half the size of largest in polyphemus, contain less black and are less distinct. Rest of hind wing immaculate, lacking all trace of the numerous faint lines found in polyphemus and which are so suffused and marked in var. luna. I have compared one hundred and twenty-six specimens of MorpJw polyphemus, mostly from Cuernavaca, Mexico, of which fifteen are var. luna ; among these were twenty-one females. In only four of the whole number was there any obsolescence, and never an absence, of the two middle ocelli wanting in hind wings of thoosa, and the anal ocellus was in all large and distinct and occasionally accompanied by an addi- tional small ocellus ; a few specimens of polyphemus showed double pupils, indicating an increase of ocelli, and where polyphemus shows an}' obsolescence of ocelli in hind wings the lower two in fore wings are especially large and full; no specimen showed any transition to the deep black border of apex so pronounced in thoosa, though each had a few dark lines in apex, not shown in Doubleday-Hewitson's figure. The maximum extent of the polyphemus and J\f. var. luna compare \vith M. var. thoosa as follows (in inches) : '.••• M. polyphemus, var. luna, 4% var. t/wosa, 5fV March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 87 As yet I have no female of thoosa. Sum of distinctive characters of flf. t/ioosa , as compared with , //. polyphemus. Larger size; greenish tinge; strong, deep, black apex of forewing ; great reduction in size and number of ocelli on under surface ; immaculate under surface of hind wings. Described and figured from a male, one of a number taken at San Juan Evangelista, Vera Cruz Province, Mexico, and sent to me by Mr. E. K. Harvey, of Los Angeles, Cal. Thoosa is probably only a variety of polyp/tennis, but it seems more worthy of a varietal name than var. lima, being more distinct in appearance, and not intergrading, as does luna, be- sides coming from the Eastern Coast of Mexico, while luna flies with polyphemus in the Central and Western parts. I well know that among the Satyridae and allied families the ocelli show a great tendency to vary in size and number and I do not base my claims upon this point ; but I do claim that Satyrus alopc and pegala, Morpho polyphemus and var. luna, and many others, are respectively no more distinct than M. polyphemus and M. thoosa. Mr. Otis W. Barrett during a col- lecting experience of a number of years near Cuernavaca and Tacubaya, Mexico, never saw this form, though he took poly- phemus and luna in numbers. Thoosa seems confined to the coast region from Vera Cruz Province, South, while the other two seem to belong to the Central and Western part of South- ern Mexico and south into Central America (?). It appears desirable at first to name this variety in honor of Mr. Harvey, who captured them, but it is perhaps better to give a name which suggests affinities ; and so I have chosen thoosa to represent the relationship to polyphemus, that Cyclops being the son of Thoosa and Neptune. The name has been used twice already, but applied to representatives of widely remote families, and in each case is a synonym ; thus Eiiploea thoosa Hubn. is E. rhadamanthus Fabr. and Anthocaris thoosa Scud, is a female of A. Sara Bdl. Morpho polyphemus Dby.- Hew. shares its specific name with a Maniola, an Euptychia (Satyridse), two Lycaenas and a Saturnian; and besides Morpho luna Butl. we haye Pierclla luna L. (a Satyrid) and Actiasluna L. Polyphemus and its allies belong to the Laertes group of the genus Morpho containing the following known forms : 1. Morpho laertes Dm. Rio Janeiro. var. ipliitus Feld Locality unknown ; described in Reise Novara Lep. Ill, p. 457, n. 761; and se'ems, as indicated there, a variety of laerfes, or of epistrophis. 2. Morpho epistrophis Hiibn. So. Brazil and Uruguay. (catenarius Perry). 3. Morpho polyphemus Dby.-He\v. Central nnd \\Vst Mexico and Cen- tral America, var. luna Butl. ibid, var. thoosa Smyth. Vera Cruz ; East Coast Mexico. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [The Conductors of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS solicit and will thankfully receive items of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five "extras," without change in form, will be given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged.— ED. PHILADELPHIA, PA., MARCH, 1903. DR. DYAR'S new list (A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the L/iterature of this Order of Insects, by Harri- son G. Dyar, United States National Museum, assisted by C. H. Fernald, Ph. D., the late Rev. George D. Hulst and August Busck. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 52) is out and may be obtained from the author. If unknown to him a statement giving the reasons why a person applying should receive the work will be necessary as the edition is not infinite, and it should reach those who need it most. We have received this work too late for review in this number. It is a very important and valuable contribution to the subject under consideration. Notes and Ne\vs. ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE. WE HAVE received a post-office money order from Ottawa, Canada, with a blank subscription blank in it. Who are yon ? THE Annual Dinner of the New York Entomological Society was held at the Hotel Endicott on Jan. 24th. The meeting and the banquet were greatly enjoyed by the members and the guests of the Society. The 88 March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 89 after-dinner speeches were listened to attentively, and altogether the affair was a great success. The following persons were present : C. H. Roberts, C. F. Groth, F. F. Watson, C. Schaeffer, H. C. Bumbus, C. H. Sunderland, \V. G. Johnson, E. D. Harris, C. M. Myers, E. L. Dicker- son, C. W. Leng, C. J. Martin, G. B. Howard, J. B. Pratt, William Mar- tin, L. O. Howard, W. T. Davis, J. B. de la Torre Bueno, G. Franck, L' H. Joutel, H. G. Barber, J. Doll, F. L. Graef, R. F. Pearsall, E. B- Southwick, C. E. Snyder, H. F. Kudlich, L. T. Muench, E. Daecke, R. Ottolengui, A. C. Weeks, W. Beutenmuller, C. Palm, G. Beyer, E. A. Bischoff, H. \\'. Wenzel, Henry Skinner, E. P. Felt. BEETLE PRIZES AT SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— The prizes offered, early in the spring, for the best collection of beetles by children below high school grade, were awarded iyth December. To stimulate observation, those species which were found feeding, and with which a pressed leaf of the food plant was turned in, scored five points, while all other species counted one point each. The first prize of $ 10 was won by Faunce Dumbleton, with 202 species and 28 food-plant records. Miss Josephine de Montigny carried off the second prize of $5 with 196 species and 18 food plants. Of especial interest is the discovery of this miss of 12, afterwards verified by the writer, of the food plant of Plagiodera viri- i/is. The beetles and their larvae were found in great abundance upon water-cress (Xiiatni-tinin officinale)* There were only ten contestants in all, a very small number, in view of the population of the city. In a slight measure this may be due to unfamiliarity of city children with natural objects, but perhaps it was also due to failure on the part of some of the teachers to properly announce the prize offers. However the results of this contest were quite satis- factory. In spite of a very unfavorable season and the fact that the children had to do most of their collecting in vacation time, over 1800 beetles were collected — of course many of them duplicates. Quite a number of varieties were taken, and a number of species added to our faunal list. The minute species cannot be determined at present, but I will mention a few of the more conspicuous. Calasomafrigidum, a species quite common in eastern Massachusetts, but not before re- corded from this part of the state. Lebia fuscata Dej., is also new for this region, likewise a Cerambycid which, in the absence of a good series for comparison, I assign with slight hesitation to Acmceops pro- tens. A number of other species, not before taken about Springfield, are still undetermined. Among those considered good captures here, though some of them may be abundant elsewhere, are the following : Ca/osoiim scrutator, C. u'ilco.vii, Agabus erythopterus, Grapkoderes * Doubtless this beetle is also found, at least in the adult form, on other Cruciferae, as stated by Mr. Ulke in his recently published list of coleoptera of the District of Columbia. go ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.- [March, '03 cinereus, Cybister fimbriolatus, Adalia frigida var. parvula Weise, J\fy- sia pul/ata, Podabrus diadema, Ludius abruptus, Buprestis lineafa, Geotrupes blackburnii, Hoplia sp. indet. , Diplotaxis tristis, Polyphylla variolosa, Calloidfs nobilis, Clytanthus rurico/a, Acanthoderes deci- piens, Tetraopes canteriaior, Donacia harrisii, Bassareus foruiosus, Microrhopala xerene, M. porcata, Corphyra elegans. Collectors may be interested in the fact that Tetraopes canteriator is fairly abundant hereabouts, though rather local. Adalia frigida, which seems to be a desideratum with many collectors, is also met frequently, but never, in my experience, gregarious like the common Adalia bipunc- tata. There will be prizes offered by the Natural History Museum for other entomological subjects the coming season. — FREDERICK KNAB. TROPICAL BUTTERFLIES. — Judging from Mr. \V. D. Denton's criticism (in Dec. NEWS) on "Cheap Tropical American Butterflies" which ap- peared in the October NEWS, it seems that he failed to grasp the purport of my article. I merely endeavored to show that certain species which inhabit "clearings" are always sold at low prices because said species are most readily taken by the average collector and are, for some nine months of the year, quite abundant. I do not doubt Mr. Denton's state- ment that butterflies are, as a general thing, scarce in Colombia ; and while Bates found the Amazon River a rather " dry proposition," we see no reason for discrediting the statement that some thirty species of Papilio inhabit the back yards of the houses in northeastern Brazil. Very naturally a collector may find two "flies" in a New England pasture, as a general thing, to every one in a virgin tropical forest or in a tropical desert or even coast plain. But that is not the question at all. I said that it is " a wonder that the cheap species are not cheaper," and will stand by that statement. The dealer is not to be blamed for his " bull " policy ; he must hold up the price of Anartias, Pierids, etc., for the "looks of it," because the average amateur might not understand why one species should be listed at two cents while a less "showy" one wa; held at half a dollar. In- deed, some say it is better to destroy the very cheap "flies" than to " demoralize " the price-list by offering them at their intrinsic value. Mr. Denton adds that in the Tropics "one seldom sees ragged, worn- out specimens." From my own three years' experience and from that of the seven field collectors whose catches I marketed, I calculated that 25 % of the netted material were good, 50 '/, were passable, and 25 ' ' r were "dangerous to handle" even if thrown in gratis; this, of course, does not take account of the swarms of tattered and faded specimens upon which the experienced netter never wastes a "strike." And the perfect specimen suitable for a " Denton Mount " in a museum " show " cabinet is fully as rare in the Tropics as in the North. — O. W. BARRETT, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 91 Entomological Literature. FIVE Years' Observation and Experiments (1896-1901) on the Bionomics of South African Insects, chiefly directed to the Investigation of .Mimicry and Warning Colours, by Guv A. K. MARSHALL. With a Discussion of the Results and Other Subjects suggested by them by EDWARU B. POULTON, Hope Professor of Zoology in the Uni- versity of Oxford ; and an Appendix containing descriptions of New Species by ERNEST E. AUSTEN, WILLIAM L. DISTANT, Col. CHARLES T. BINGHAM, Guv A. K. MARSHALL and JULES BOUR- GEOIS. Trans. Entom. Soc. London, 1902, pt. iii, pp. 287-584, pis. ix-xxiii. Nov 17, 1902. This "memoir has been written upon and around the great mass of valuable material supplied by Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall's observations, experiments and captures from 1896 to 1901. So far as this material con- sists of specimens it is open to the study and criticism of all naturalists ; for it has been placed by the generosity of Mr. Marshall in the bionomic series of the Hope Department in the Oxford University Museum. . . . The first part of the . . . work, occupying just half of it, deals with the experiments and observations upon insectivorous animals, and the con- clusions and considerations arising out of this work. The experiments on Mantida?, Kestrels and Baboons will be found to be especially numer- ous and important. ''A table shows a1! the examples of Asilidae a'nd the species forming their prey which could be found recorded or preserved in-the British Museum and Hope Collection. The direct and indirect evidence of the attacks of birds on butterflies meets objections which are often raised, and, indeed, nearly the whole of this paper is an effective reply to those who ask for facts rather than hypotheses. One very important side of the work is the employment of Coleoptera on a large scale, and the clear evidence of aposematic* and synaposematic colours in the group. A comparison between the Coleoptera and Lepidoptera in this respect is attempted. The first half of the memoir ends with a section discussing and criticizing the conclusion that there is any great significance or value in human ex- perience of the taste and smell of insects. ' The second half of the work is more heterogeneous. Its first section attempts to supply an interpretation of the startling seasonal phases of butterflies of the genus Precis. . . . The remainder of the paper is chiefly devoted to the description of an immense mass of material illustrating mimicry and common warning colours in Rhopalocera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and to a less extent Hemiptera. Many interesting con- clusions emerge and are discussed." Prof. Poulton continues, " I entirely agree with Mr. Marshall's opinion * Apost'inatic, referring to "an appearance which warns off enemies because it denotes something unpleasant or dangerous." Poulton, The Colours of Animals, table facing p. 338. 1890. 92 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. - [March, '03 that an unbiassed consideration of the facts presented in this paper yields a very strong measure of support to the classical theories of Bates, Wal- lace and Fritz Miiller. I would go further and maintain that Mr. Mar- shall's observations and experiments here recorded place Africa in the first position as the region which supplies stronger evidence than any other of the validity of these theories. But I am even more impressed by the strong support yielded to the modern developments of Fritz Miiller's theory of mimicry. Where has Prof. Meldola's Miillerian ex- planation in 1882 of the common faries of specially protected subfamilies of butterflies received such illustration as in the groups of synaposematic Acraeinae captured in one place and at one time ; or the extension in 1887 by the present writer of the same interpretation to the types of insect colour and pattern which are common to a country, received such support as in the marvellous group of Mashonaland insects of many Orders with an ap- pearance founded upon that of the distasteful Coleopterous gen us Lycus? And the most recent developments of all, the discovery (1894-7) of the principle of 'reciprocal mimicry' or ' diaposematic resemblance,' and of the specially close mimetic resemblance of the females in Miillerian mimicry no less than in Batesian by Dr. Uixey, together with his Miiller- ian interpretation of resemblances between mimics overlung their resem- blance to a common model, all these, founded on the study of Neotropi- cal forms, have supplied the explanation of numerous instances in the Ethiopian region although applied to very different families and sub- families of butterflies, to Coleoptera as well as to Lepidoptera.' Passing now to some more detailed conclusions, 16 pages recording the results of offering butterflies to Mantids are summarized " that out- side the AcraeinEe and doubtfully the Danainae, Mantidae devour butter- flies very freely, the species with warning colours as well as the others, and that they are far more undiscriminating than the majority of vertebrate insect-eaters " The possibility of captivity affecting the acceptance or rejection of food offered is taken into account, but evidence is also ad- duced that the behaviour of Mantidas in the wild state "entirely confirms the conclusions to be drawn from Mr. Marshall's experiments.'' Twenty-one experiments on offering butterflies to spiders are described ; Mr. Marshall is convinced " that both spiders and Mantises have no ap- preciation of warning colours ; and this fact has elucidated another which often puzzled me, I mean the apparently constant correlation be- tween distastefulness and tenacity of life in Lepidoptera. . . . For if my surmise is true, that insectivorous invertebrates are not capable of appre- ciating warning colors, but have to taste all their captives before being able to tell whether they are edible or not (which 1 think is clear from my experiments), then tenacity of life (as a protective agency) will be as useful an acquisition against invertebrates as warning coloration is against vertebrates, and come. into play when the latter is useless. . I believe that the toughness of inedible insects has been primarily developed to counteract the injuries from invertebrate foes (which are incapable of March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 93 reasoning as to w'. ether an insect is edible or not), and that therein lies its chief utility, though it may prove useful incidentally in other cases . . We see that the insectivorous groups have different tastes, and within each group we must expect to find individual species adapted to feed largely on insects which are as a rule rejected by other members of the same group." In opposition to the assumption of Haase, evidence is brought forward that " Lepidoptera with warning colours [are] specially liable to the attacks of parasitic insects." From numerous experiments with Kestrels, three results may be men- tioned : inability to seize a large Buprestid beetle, apparently on account of its slipperiness, due to its hard shiny integument and torpedo-like shape ;* the rejection, after trial, of the evil-smelling Corseid bug, Anoploc- nemis curvipes (both Coraeid and Buprestid are greedily eaten by baboons, good ex imples, therefore, of ' ' the difference in value of the same defence with different enemies ") ; and the continual refusal of a brightly colored grasshopper, which, however, was always eaten "with relish when it had been dipped in meal to obscure its colours." This last case is held to be "almost certainly the result of unpleasant experiences with conspicuously-marked insects, of which a particular instance was afforded when the larvae of L\iinnas\ chrysippus was offered. Such association of impressions brought about by very imperfect resemblances are of great importance in helping us to understand the origin of mimicry, both Batesian and Miillerian, in slight accidental resemblances of a very rough and imperfect kind. It also warns us not to regard as far-fetched or ab- surd those imperfect likenesses which may well be the early stages of incipient mimicry." One would like to know to what extent the meal in which the grasshoppers were dipped determined the " relish." Tables listing insects found in birds' stomachs are held to "afford wonderfully strong support to the existing theories which explain cryptic! colouring and instinct as the defence of forms which are eagerly sought for as food by numerous enemies, and an aposematic appearance and mode of life as the defence of specially protected forms only attacked under the stress of hunger or by comparatively few specially adapted foes." Mr. Marshall has some interesting observations and suggestions in the section dealing with the attacks of birds on Lepidoptera — a very vital point in the theory of mimicry. The winter forms of the Teracoli are fairly swift fliers, dodging well; if thoroughly frightened, " they settle * Prof. L. Cue"not made a similar suggestion as to the protective value cf the shape and smoothness of the surface of Coccinellida?. Bull. Soc. Zocl. France, 1898. t Cryptic colors, those " which conceal an animal by rendering it diffi- cult to distinguish from some part of its vegetable or mineral environ- ment (in the great majority of cases)." Poulton, The Colours of Animals, table facing p. 338. 94 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 with extreme suddenness, and their under-side colouring harmonizes so well with the sandy soil they love that they are very difficult to detect. It seems to me that such a habit can only have been developed for the purpose of escaping from birds, and must be very effectual in most cases. I have noticed that the summer forms, which have not the sandy-coloured under-side do not adopt these tactics, but rely on their flight alone — probably because food is more plentiful for insectivorous birds at that season." His observations lead him to think that swift-flying butterflies when on the wing are not likely to be caught by birds ; the latter learn the futility of pursuit ; the butterflies have therefore been able to acquire brilliant colors above, particularly those species having protectively colored under sides. The more frequently observed capture of moths than but- terflies by birds does not necessarily imply a preference for the former, but may be due to the relative ease of capture. That birds ' ' have been the chief, if not the only, agents in the production of mimicry, whether Batesian or Miillerian, I have little doubt. It is highly significant that mimicry in its fullest development is only to be found in forest-clad re- gions where insectivorous birds are most abundant. Moreover, I am not aware of a single instance of true mimicry among species which habitually settle on the ground." Nine pages of records of attacks of birds on butterflies in South Africa, India, Ceylon and Burma are given. Indirect evidence of such attacks is also afforded by a collection of these insects bearing injuries, chiefly to the wings, which were probably caused by birds or other enemies, and figured in three of the plates. Injury at the apical angle of one or both fore wings is fairly common. As this angle is very remote from the vital parts, and no great harm to the butterfly is done by such injury, it is suggested that the presence of conspicuous markings, as well as prolongation of its apex at that part of the wing serves as a protection by diverting attack from the vital parts. A similar explanation is offered for the existence of ' eye-spots ' and tails near the anal angle of the hind wing. Experiments offering insects to mungooses, a monkey and baboons fill ten pages. As regards the last-named : Coleoptera of the groups Lycidae, Melyridae, Cantharidae and Coccinellidac were refused \\ ithout any exceptions, while those belonging to the Rutelidae, Buprestidae and Cur- culionidse were invariably accepted; the acid secretion of the Carabidas ap- peared to be a useful means of defence, especially among the larger species. There is some interesting evidence of the value of terrifying markings in insects which recalls Prof. Needham's interesting chapter ' Bogus Eyes ' in his ' Outdoor Studies.' '• In a brief consideration of stridulation as a warning or intimidating character is given a short description of an instrument for investigating such sounds. Evidence and argument are produced to controvert the opinions of Plateau and Wheeler that the * Outdoor Studies. A reading book of Nature Study. By James G. Needham. American Book Co. 1898. March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Q5 tasting of insects by man lias value as evidence of the likes and dislikes of insect-eating animals. By breeding the one from the eggs of the other, Mr. Marshall has proved that the butterfly Precis sesatnus is the widely different dry season form of P. natalensis, and P. siniia the wet phase of P. antilope, al- though absolutely unlike in its coloring. These results naturally suggest that other species of this genus observed only in the wet or in the dry season respectively are similarly related. It is observed that the habits, size, weight, and colors of the seasonal forms, or phases of such species differ greatly in the adult stage although " the larvse are identical." The dry season phases live in shady places and alight under banks or on rocks, are larger and heavier, sex for sex, than the wet phases, usually have a duller type of coloring on the upper-side, sometimes of quite a different hue, while the under-side more or less resembles a withered leaf. The wet phases live in more open situations and are conspicuously and often brilliantly colored. These differences are in part referred to the fact that in the dry season food for birds and lizards is less abundant and hence the butterflies being more exposed to their attacks have acquired the protective coloring. Prof. Poulton holds that "the dry cryptic phases are ancestral as compared with the conspicuous wet phases," that the latter have been modified out of the former, and that the conspicuous- ness is a warning coloration associated with a lower degree of palatibility than exists in "an immense number of other species which abound dur- ing the wet season in the same stations." Precis is not included in Mr. Marshall's list (p. 433) of "the South African genera possessing more or less undoubted distasteful qualities ;" of those which are included, none, with the exception of some species of Acrcza, exhibit any change of color during the dry season which can be construed as protective. "Species of Precis entirely restricted to forest regions possess cryptic undersides and habits all the year round, although the dry-season gener- ations are more completely cryptic." From the extensive section (40 pp.) entitled "Description and discus- sion of material bearing on mimicry in South African Rhopalocera collected by Guy A. K. Marshall, and the record of observations made by him," by Prof. Poulton, the following may be cited : A given model may be mimicked by species belonging even to three different genera, inhabiting the same locality and flying at the same time.— " A study of mimetic forms may enable us to reconstruct the lost stages through which the older model has passed." — "Mimicry in Lycrenidae and to a less extent in Hesperidae a character of the Ethiopian region. ... I can only suggest the possibility that the number of feasible models of moderate and small size furnished by the abundant Acraeinas of Africa may furnish an explanation." — An interesting discussion on whether mimicry in the Nymphalinae is Batesian or Miillerian. Warning colors and mimicry (almost wholly Miillerian) are described for many South African Coleoptera. The former are found in caralmls 96 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 capable of squirting a strongly acid liquid, the latter in the so called " Mutilloid " Carabidae and Cicindelida?, where two species of Carabidae or a species of Carabidse and one of Cicmdelidse, etc., may resemble the shape and markings of a species of Mit/illa, all three living in the same locality at the same time. " By far the most complete illustration hitherto known of the power of mimicry to attract all forms irrespective of affin- ity " is that afforded by the " group with Lycoid markings," 36 species of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Hemiptera. Lepidoptera and Diptera of Mashonaland whose brown and orange markings (figured in Plate XVIII) resemble those of seven species of Lycidae (Coleoptera). Still another section deals with common warning colors in South African Hymenoptera a-nd the mimicry of them by insects of other orders. If the notice we have given of this highly interesting and suggestive paper appear to some to be of undue length, our justification may be found in these words of Mr. Marshall in speaking of his experiments : " I feel convinced that were naturalists more ready to carry out extensive experiments of this nature there would be much less of the prevalent a priori criticism of these valuable theories [of warning coloration and of mimicry] which throw light upon a vast number of facts which must otherwise remain for us mere meaningless coincidences. It is especially important that experiments should be made by as many different ob- servers as possible, for in this way alone can the errors due to unavoid- able personal bias be eliminated ; and if the present publication only has the effect of inducing other entomologists in South Africa, or elsewhere, to turn their attention to the interesting problems involved, it will have fully served its purpose." May many readers of the NEWS be hereafter found among those "other entomologists " ! P. P. C. Doings of Societies. The February meeting of the Newark Entomological Society was held on the 8th, with President Angelman in the chair and twelve members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. The Treasurer's report showed a balance of $56.11 on hand The Lecture Committee reported that Prof. Smith's lecture on mosquitoes will be held Friday, February 2oth, at the Newark Library's Lecture Room and that 300 invitations were printed. A motion was made and carried to buy the following books. "Revision of Cicindela," "Revision of the Deltoids" and "Revision of Leucania." March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 97 Mr. Dickerson reported the capture of Sphaeridium scara- baeoides at Chester, Morris Co., N. J., in September, and at Angelsea in July. Mr. Bischoff reported the capture of the same species at Irvington, X. J., also the capture of Platydema elliptic inn at Irvington, February 6th. Mr. J. Grossbeck, of Paterson, was elected a member. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Secretary. A meeting of the Chicago Entomological Society was held in the John Crerar Library, Thursday evening, January I5th, 1903. Eight members present. Visitors. Mr. Emil Ljljeblad and Mr. L,ang. President Lougley occupied the chair. A decision of the question of affiliation with the Chicago Acad- emy of Sciences being in order a formal ballot was cast, which resulted in a vote of large majority for the affiliation. It is understood that the Society shall hereafter be called the Ento- mological Section of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. It was moved and seconded that necessary officials for the Section be elected. The ballot resulted as follows: Chairman, W. E. L,ongley; Recorder, John Comstock ; Honorary Curator, (it was deemed best to elect a member to this position at some future time) ; Executive Committee, Messrs. Healy, Tower and Kwiat. The draughting of necessary by-laws and the task of in- forming the Academy by written communication of develop- ments at this meeting was intrusted to this committee. Dr. Hancock stated that for historic reasons it would be well not to entirely lose the name of the Chicago Entomologi- cal Society, and suggested that we request of the Academy the privilege of retaining the old name in brackets for a time at least. Mr. Healy 's paper on Satyrus alope, in its various forms as illustrating climatic variation in races, was to have been read, but through the Secretary's neglecting to announce it on the notices of meeting Mr. Healy had made no preparations. The reading was therefore postponed until May. Adjournment 9.30 P. M. JOHN COMSTOCK, Secretary. 98 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 The January meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social was held at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South i3th Street, Philadelphia. Thirteen members were present. President C. W. Johnson read his annual address, entitled : SOME REMARKS ON OUR LOCAL FAUNA. In the stud}7 of the local fauna of a given section there is a certain fascination that leads one on, which is not to be found in any other line of work. This is especially true of Entomology, where in an area of fifty or sixty miles from a given point new forms are constantly being found or the equally interest- ing discovery of the life-history of the known species. The more carefully we collect and investigate, the more pertinent becomes the old maxim:— "He is a good naturalist who knows the fauna and flora of his own parish." I may truly say that there is no section of the United States where the insect fauna is perhaps better known than the State of New Jersey. With greatly diversified physical conditions and favorably situated between the great cities of New York and Philadelphia with their corps of active and enthusiastic Entomologists, she has endeared herself to them as the place where they can find all that is likely to be found in this region (and very often a little more). I doubt if a month goes by during the winter, or a week from March to November, or a day during the summer that someone is not in the field. Com- bined with this, New Jersey has a model State Entomologist who leaves nothing unturned to further the cause of his de- voted science. A feature that has greatly stimulated the study of our local fauna is Prof. Smith's catalogue of the Insects of New Jersey. It is much more than a catalogue, for it tells the two most im- portant facts to the collector ; facts that have required years of patient and careful field-work, viz. : — where and when to collect. It forms a basis to work upon, the younger collectors strive to obtain the species recorded, while the older ones en- deavor to add to the number of species. It also shows the importance of keeping exact data, and the distribution of species. March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 99 Since the publication of the catalogue I have been able thus far to add about 120 species of Diptera ; a list of which will be published as soon as the material collected during the past summer has been thoroughly studied. The Hymenoptera and Diptera will yield the greatest number of additional species, and I feel confident in asserting that there are over 2000 spe- cies of Diptera within the confines of the State. This esti- mate is based on a comparative list made of the Diptera of Eastern Pennsylvania. Taking a separate of the New Jersey catalogue, I went over my collection and checked off all those represented from Pennsylvania and inserted all additional species and records ; this improvised list shows about 185 not recorded or collected, as far as I know, within the confines of New Jersey, but which will undoubtedly be found, particularly in the more northern part of the State. Thus we have about 1,500 species at present recorded from this section. It may here be of interest to note in what ratio the nuriiber of species differ in a few of the larger and best studied fam- ilies : — In the Syrphidae New Jersey has 109 species, of which 24 have not been recorded or collected in Pennsylvania ; and Pennsylvania 112, of which 30 have not been recorded from New Jersey. Asilidae, 57 from New Jersey, of which 14 have not been taken in Pennsylvania and 46 from Pennsylvania, of which 6 have not been recorded from New Jersey. Bomby- lidse, 38 from New Jersey and 21 from Pennsylvania, while all but one of the latter have been collected in New Jersey ; 1 7 of those taken in New Jersey have not been recorded from Pennsylvania. The dry sandy region of Southern New Jersey seems especially favorable to many of the species of this fam- ily. Tabanidae, 55 from New Jersey, of which 25 have not been reported from Pennsylvania; 33 from Pennsylvania of which 3 have not been recorded from New Jersey. Leptidse, 20 from New Jersey, of which 3 have not been recorded from Pennsyl- vania ; and 24 from Pennsylvania of, which 8 have not been taken in New Jersey. Tachinidse, 125 from New Jersey, of which 57 have not been recorded from Pennsylvania ; 76 from Pennsylvania of which 15 have not been recorded from New Jersey. The Tachinids should be placed among the families 100 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 in which there is still a great deal of work to be done, and while I have carefully collected and studied the New Jersey forms, on the Pennsylvania side the family has been somewhat neglected. The Muscoidea will still yield a great many additional spec- ies ; while in the Tipulida, Chironomidce , Cecidomyidez and Mv- cetophilida:, probably only about one-half of the species have been collected. In preparing the catalogue of Diptera, the Chironomids furnished 1 5 new species and since its publication ii more have been discovered, making 26 new species out of a total of 68. An interesting form allied to the Chironomids and which constitutes the family Stenoxenidte was collected on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap. The Mycetophil- id& show nine new species and one new genus. Prof. Smith has thus far in his investigation of the mosquitos added some 1 6 species to the Culicida:, two of which were new. Equally interesting discoveries have been made throughout the entire order ; while in the geographical distribution of species we are presented with many surprises. L,ast May 6th-8th w^ere spent at Atlantic City and vicinity ; among other species is one which Mr. Coquillett has compared with his type of Canace snodgrassi from the Galapagos Islands, and finds that it "agrees perfectly." On August i2th, at Wild- wood I captured two specimens of a West Indian Trypetid, (Enarcsta fucata Fab.) We may well say, What next? In some of the other orders I can only give in most cases an approximate number of additional species:— Odonata, 10 ; Homoptera and Hemiptera, about 25; Orthoptera,8; Coleoptera about 60 ; Lepidoptera about 40 and Hymenoptera about 50. Favored with such an excellent record of the insect fauna of this region, it seems very important that it should be kept up by the different specialists, and as soon as the number of additional species will warrant its publication, the results will be brought together as ajmpplementary catalogue. Regretting that I will soon have to resign from the Social owing to an engagement in another city, I wish to express my thanks to the members for many pleasant hours and for the honor of having been twice chosen as your President. March, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 101 Dr. Skinner referred to Mr. Busck's former communication on Clemen's types of Tineidse, and stated the specimens could not be said to have' been lost inasmuch as they have been under his care as Curator of the American Entomological So- ciety for many years. This equally applies to Prof. Smith's statement regarding types of Grote and Robinson. Prof. Smith stated that while the Grote and Robinson types were preserved yet they were simply labelled "type" and were not named, and were identified by comparison with the pub- lished figures. Dr. Skinner said that the majority of the Grote and Grote and Robinson types had the name of the species, the name or names of the authors and the word type on the pin A num- ber of the species referred to by Prof. Smith were types of synonyms and had simply a printed label "type." Forty or fifty years ago these things were not done as the}1 are to-day. Mr. H. W. Wenzel referred to the greasy character of cabinet specimens of many sub-aquatic beetles, such as Donaria, this usually causing much verdigris around the pin when the insect is mounted. If mounted on paper slips these become soiled. He is now trying slips made of thin celluloid for mounting and he hopes to thereby avoid the disadvantage mentioned. He pointed out that in Donacia floridte the hind femora of the male extend far beyond the elytra, a character which does not exist in any other American species of the genus. Prof. Smith referred to the President's address and stated that the fauna of even a single plant is much more extensive than may be thought. He instanced the pitcher-plant, in the roots of which the larva of one of the rarest moths, Hydroccia apassionata, had been found recently. He recorded Cnlc.v niclannrus from New Jersey ; it passes the winter in the larval stage. He also stated that Lnl<\\ ;//;>- ritula had been found hibernating in cellars of large factories in Newark, N. J. These had been killed by a fumigation of formaldehyde. Referring to the President's address Dr. Skinner considered that the comparison of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey faunas was inadequate as far as Pennsylvania is concerned, IO2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 inasmuch as the latter was scarcely collected over except in the eastern part, whereas New Jersey had been much more thoroughly investigated. He also referred to the accepted view by army officers that yellow-fever is only contracted by the bite of Stcgomyia fasciata, }7et the epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia occurred in a region where the insect is absent. Prof. Smith stated that the unusually dry period then exist- ing would tend to cause streams to form puddles or breeding places for mosquitoes; and that the fever may have been due to another species of .mosquito, possibly Culex triseriatus which resembles the Stegomyia very closely and therefore might be capable of transmitting the disease. Mr. Johnson stated that he had found Cnlcx triseriatus only in puddles. Mr. H. W. Wenzel pointed out that in 1793 there existed about Philadelphia no doubt many more pools and other breed- ing places for mosquitoes than at the present day. The following resolution was ordered incorporated in the minutes : Resolved, That while the Feldman Social feels that it should congratulate its President, Mr. C. W. Johnson, upon his elec- tion to the Curatorship of the Boston Society of Natural His- tory, it does so with regret, because it feels that his departure from Philadelphia will be a distinct loss to Entomology in this city. Resolved, That we place upon record our sincere regard and esteem for him as a man, as an entomologist and a companion, and bespeak for him all the success in his new field which his abilities deserve. Resolved, further, That he be placed on the list of the honor- ary members of this Society. ' Mr. Johnson thanked the Society for its kind wishes. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, Mr. Charles Boerner ; ] 'ice-President, Mr. Erich Daecke; Secretary, Mr. Wm. J. Fox ; Treasurer, Mr. H. \V. Wenzel. WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. APRIL, 1903. No. 4. CONTENTS: Robertson — Synopsis of Sphecodinae.. 103 Johnson — Two newspecies of the fami- ly Pipunculidae 107 Fernald — How shall we arrange our Collections? 108 Laurent— Moths ( Heterocera) of East- ern Pennsylvania in Hood — Notes on Cicindela hentzii.. . . 113 Reading — A collecting Trip South. . . . 116 Viereck — Maryland Hymenoptera 119 Wickham — San Francisco; a Remi- niscence 123 Rehn — Notes on Forficul dae and Blat- tidit 125 Skinner — A new Sesiid 126 Editorial 127 Entomological Literature 128 Doings of Societies 130 Synopsis of Sphecodinae. BY CHARLES ROBERTSON, Carlinville, Illinois. This paper belongs with one on Andreninae, in Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., xxviii, 187-194, June, 1902, and another on Halic- tinae, in Can. Ent., xxxiv, 245-250, Sept., 1902, intended to put the results of my studies of the local bees in a more con- venient and definite form. The species of this group fall into several generic divisions. In the group of larger species, in which the male has the fourth joint of the antennae long, the majority agree fairly well in structure with Sphecodes gibbus, which I regard as the type, and are referred to the same genus. 5". falcifer Pttn. is made the type of the new genus Diepanium on account of the simple mandibles of the female. S. ranunculi Rob. is proposed as the type of the new genus Proteraner. The male has the abdomen broadly rounded at apex and entirely red, except sometimes at the base. It differs from all of the other species, and from all of the Halictinae, from the fact that the male appears in spring with the female. In the second group, in which the male has the fourth joint IO4 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 of the antennae hardly longer than the third, the species whose females have the mandibles dentate are referred to the new genus Stetidijtnn, with 5". cressonii sp. nov. as the type, and those with simple mandibles are referred to Machceris^ nphor bombiformis Cress. 9 and <^\ Chestertown, Aug. 12, 1901. Co-types are from Kansas (Snow), Georgia and Virginia. Glou- cester Co., N. J., Aug. 6 (Fox). Melissodes perplex a Cress. 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. Mclissodes rustica Say. 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. Epe olus mercatus Fabr. $ ^T, College Park, Sept., 1893. Epeolus remigatus Fabr. 9 cf » College Park, Sept., 1893, July 7, 1898. Xylocopa virginica Dru. 9, Chestertown, Aug. 12, 1901. Megachile mendica Cress. 9. College Park, Sept., 1893. Anthiiliuin notufinn Latr. 9, Chestertown, Aug. 12, 1901. 120 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 Panurginus compositarum Rob. 9 9, College Park, Aug , 1893. Andrena bipunclata Cress. £> , College Park, Sept., 1893. Andrena vicina Sm. £, , College Park, April 10, 1898. Andrena americana D. T. 99, d\ College Park, Sept., 1893. Augochlora pura Say. $ ^J1, College Park, June 23, 1898. Agapostemon radiatus Say. 9» College Park, Sept., 1893. Halictus flavipes Fabr. 9 9- College Park, May 20, 1898. Hagers- town, July 25, 1898. Chestertown. Halictus pilosus Sm. 9, College Park, July 21, 1898. Halictus zephyrus Sm. ^f, College Park, Sept., 1893. Halictus inconspicuus Sm. 9 9, cT d\ College Park, June 23, 1898. Halictus fuscipennis Sm. tf, College Park, Sept , 1893. Halictus pectoralis Sm. <$ , College Park, June 23, 1898. Halictus similis Sm. 9» College Park, Oct. Halictus ligatus Say. 9 9» College Park, July 8, 1898, July 14, 1897. Hagerstown, July 25, 1898. Colletes compactus Cress. 9 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. Colletes mandibularis Sm. 9> College Park, Sept., 1893. Colletes nitidus Sm. <5\ College Park, Sept., 1893. Prosopis affinis Sm. 9. College Park, June 29, 1898. Notoglossa emarginata Say. ^ , Chestertown, Aug. 17, 1901. Anacrabro ocellatits Pack. 9, Chestertown, Aug. 17, 1901. Psen tibialis Cress. $, College Park, June 23, 1898. Notogonia argentata Beauv. 9, College Park, May 21, 1898, Sept. 1893. Ancistromma distincta Sm. 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. Larra ana/is Fab. 9 and cressonii Fox = $> ana/is Fabr. College Park, Oct., Sept , 1893. Tachytes aurulentus Fabr. 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. $ Chester- town, Aug, 17, 1901. Tachytes obscurus Cress. 9 9, College Park, Sept , 1893. Cerceris bicornuta Guer. 9 9, Chestertown, Aug. 3, 1901. Cerceris fumipennis Say. $ $ var. with light wings. College Park, July 9, 1898, Oct. 19, 1898. Pseudanthophilus ve/itilabris Cress. 9 9 and $ $, Chestertown, Aug. 10-17, igor. Anthophilus punctatus Say. ^, College Park, Sept. 3, 1897. Anthophilus bilunatus Cress. 9> College Park, Sept., 1893. Trypoxylon tridentatum Pack. <$• <5\ College Park, July 1-31, 1897. Astata unicolor Say. 9 9, C? cTi College Park, Sept., 1893, July 31, 1897. Sphecius speciosus Dru. 9, c? C?> tne latter sex Chestertown. Aug. 3, 1901. Megastizus brevipennis Walsh. 9> College Park, July 21, 1897, previ- ously known only from Illinois, Kansas and Texas. Sphex ichneumoneus Linn. 9, c?> Chestertown, Aug. 2, 10, 1901. Sphex pennsylvanicus L. 9 9 ar>d $ c?> Chestertown, Aug. 2-17, 1901. Isodontia tibialis St. Farg. 9 9 ar)d <3 c?, Chestertown, Aug. 23, 1899, Aug. 17, 1901. April, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 121 Ammophila urnaria Klug. Chestertown, Aug. 8, 17, 1901. Ammophila extremitata Cress, var. pictipennis Walsh. 9 9 a°d %> £ , Aug. 16, 1899, Aug. 10, 12, 17, 1901. . Iniinophila violaccipennis St. Farg. 9 ?> cT cT> College Park, Oct. 20, 1900. Chestertown, Aug. 13, 23, 1899. Ammophila procera Dahlb. 9> <^, Chescertown, Aug. 17, 1899, Aug. 3, 1901. Ammophila g racilis St. Farg. 9, Chestertown, Aug. 17, 1901. Sceliphron ceinentarius Dru. $ 9 and cf d\ College Park, Sept. 1893, July 17, 1897. Chestertown, Aug. 8-28, 1901. Chalybion caeruleumL. 99.^ cT> College Park, Aug. 26, 1897, Sept., 1893, May 27, 1898. Chestertown, Aug. i, 190). Cryptocheilus fulvicornis Cress. 9, Chestertown, Aug. 16, 1901. imifasciatus Say. £> , Chestertown, Aug' 3, 1901. Anoplius atro.v Dahlb. 9 9, £ J\ College Park, Sept., 1893. americanus Bv. 9 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. tenebrosus Cress. 9> College Park, Sept., 1893. Agenia bombycina Cress. 9 9, Aug., 1895. Vespa maculata L. 9 9, tf, College Park, Feb. 13, May 6, 1898, Sept , 1893. Vespa Carolina Dru. 9, College 'Park, May 25, 1898. " z'/oW Sauss. 9- College Park, Sept., 1893. " germanica Fabr. 9, 5 ?, College Park, Sept., 1893, May I2) 1898, Aug. 4, 1897. Chestertown, Nov., 1898 (Mary. Agric. Coll.), Aug. 14, 1901 (E. G. Vanatta). Vespa cuneata Fabr. 9 ?, College Park, Sept., 1893, Aug. 4, 1897. Polistes rubiginosiis Lep. 9 9. College Park, Sept., 1893, May 9, 1898. Polistes variatns Cress. 9 9, cf cTi College Park, Sept., 1893, July 17, 1897, Jan. 26, May n, Oct. 20, Nov. 18, 1898 Chestertown, July 29, -Aug. 3, 1901. Polistes metricus Say. 9 9, d\ College Park, Sept., 1893, Jan. 19, 1897, Jan. 21, March 12, 24, May 2, 1898, Oct. 10, 1900. Chestertown, Aug. i, 1901. Polistes annularis L. 9 9. Chestertown, Nov., 1898 (Coll.), Aug. 12, 1901. Leionotus conformis Sauss. 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. Ancistrocerus capra Sauss. 9 9, College Park, Sept., 1893. Mouobia quadridens L. 9 9 , c?- College Park, Sept., 1893, July 4, 1897, |uly 2, 1898. Chestertown, Aug. 10, 1901. Ilolepyga vcn/ra/is Say. College Park, Sept., 1893. A remarkable freak, it has the 2nd abd. seg. separated into 2 parts by the union of the first and third across the mid. Olochrysis. perpulchra Cress. Chestertown, Aug. 2, igor, previously known from Canada, Delaware, Camden Co., N. J., July 12 (Fox), N. C., Geo., Colo., Utah, Nev., Calif., N. M., Mont., Wash, and Vancouver's Island. 122 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWa. [April, '03 Trichrysis tridens Lep. Chestertovvn, Aug. S. 1901. Tetrachrysis ccerulans Fabr. College Park, Oct., 1893, July 9, 1898. Myzine sexcincta Fabr. 9 9 , c? d\ College Park, Sept., 1893. Chts- tertown, Aug. 2-12, 1901. Myzine hamata Say. $ (j\ Mulliken, Aug. 5, 1897. Boonsboro, Aug. 5, 1898. Scolia bicincta Fabc* 9 9, £ , Boonsboro, Aug. 5, 1898. College Park, Sept. 2, 1897. Chestertown, Aug. 16, 1901. Scolia dubia Say. cT d\ $, College Park, Aug. 12, 1897. Chestertown, Aug. 10-17, 1901. Elis quadrinotata Fabr. S . Tiinulla hexagona Say: £ £, Chestertown, Aug. 12, 1901, 99 = dubitata Sm., Chestertown, Aug. 2, 1901. College Park, Oct., 1898. Ephuta scrupea Say. Chestertown, Aug. 12-16, 190:. Identifications of the ants below have been furnished by Professor W..M. Wheeler. Cremastog aster lineolata Say. c? c?> 9 9 , £ £ , Chestertown, Aug. 4- 10, 1901". $ £,9 9, College Park, Sept. 3, 1897. Tetramorium cczspituni L. 5 ?, Chestertown, Aug. 2, 1901. Monomoriion miniitum Mayr. var. minimum Buckley. ^ ^ , Chester- town, Aug. 13, 1901. Pheidole vinelandica Forel. 44 £ £, Chestertown, July 30, 1901. Stenamma {Aphcenog aster) tennesseense Mayr. 9 9 > ^> 'S , Chester- town, Aug. 2-8, 1901. Pomona, Aug 8, 1901. Stenamma (Aph&nog aster} fulvum Roger. Typical ^ ? , 9 o , Ches- tertown, Aug. 2-8, 1901. Dolichoderus marics Forel. J' (probably), College Park, June 23, 1898. Tapinoma sessile Say. 5 ^ , Chesterlown, Aug. 7, 1901. Cainponotus castaneus Latr. £ £, Chestertown, Aug. 10, 1901. Camponotus herculeanus L. subsp pennsylvanicus DtGeervar.fetr/tg.'H- eus Fabr. ^ $<, Pomona, Aug. 8, 1901. Cainponotus herculeanus L. subsp. pennsylvanicus DeG. £ £ , July 28, 1901. Chestertown, 9 9, 44, Aug. 8, 1901, Pomona. Prenolepis imparis Say. $ $ ? College Park, Sept., 1893. Prenolepis imparis Say. var. ininuta Em. £ $ , July 30, 1901. Lasius umbratus Nyl. subsp. nii.vfiis fJyl. var. minutits Em. 9> ^ $^, ^ ^ , Aug. 4-8, Chestertown. April, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 123 Lasius nigcr L. var. americanus Em. $ g , July 3o-Aug. 3, 1901. Lasius claviger Roger. Four

ngrico/lis Walker, Catal. Blatt. Brit. Mus., p. 118. [Georgia.] One male ; Enterprise, Florida. April 20. (Collection of C. Few Seiss.) Apparently this is the first record since the original descrip- tion. Phyllodromia cubensis (Saussure). 1862. Bl[atta~\ cubensis Saussure, Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2), xiv, p. 165. [Cuba.] One 9 ; Miami, Florida. Collected by Philip L,aureiit. (Collection of C. Few Seiss. > This species, here recorded within our national limits for the first time, was originally described from Cuba, where, 126 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 according to Saussure (Mem. Hist. Nat. Mexique, iv, p. 109), it is very common. Temnopteryx virginica Brunner. 1865. T\emnopteryx\ virginica Brunner, Nouv. Syst. Blatt., p. 86. [Draper's Valley, Virginia.] One 9 ; St. Augustine, Florida. Collected by C. W. John- son. (A. N. S., Phila.) This specimen considerably extends the range of this species, which has never been recorded south of Virginia. Mr. W. S. Blatchley, in ' A Nature Wooing" (p. 217), speaks indefin- itely of the species as though occurring in Florida, but makes no records of captures or observations. Temnopteryx major Saussure and Zehntner. 1893. Temnopteryx major Saussure and Zehntner, Biol. Cent.- Amer., Orth., i, p. 54. [Tennessee.] Two females.;. Chestertown, Maryland. Collected by E. G. Vanatta, August 5, 1901. (A. N. S., Phila.) This very striking species was described from Tennessee, and this is apparently only the second record for the species. It can readily be distinguished from T. virginica by its large size and the broadly rotundate tips of the the tegmina. A New Sesiid. BY HENRY SKINNER. Albuna beuteumulleri n. sp. 9 . Expanse 20 mm. Antennae, palpi, head, thorax, abdomen and legs, black. Segments of abdomen slightly differentiated by being somewhat bluish and shining. Under side of abdomen and thorax with blue-black shining metallic scales. Hind legs clothed with long black hairs. Wings bright red, edged narrowly with black. Fringes black. Fore wings with a translucent spot at outer third, divided by the red veins into four parts. There is also a similar spot at inner third in the centre of the wing, which is linear. These spots are covered with beautiful, very light greenish or bluish opalescent scales. The base of the wing is black and the black margin breaks and runs slightly into the wing from the inner margin. The hind wing has two spots of the same character — one beyond the middle resting on the costa and divided into two parts, and a larger one near the base, divided into three parts by the veins. This spot extends the width of the wing. Base of wing black. This species somewhat resembles Eithagena ticbrciskfs Hy. Edw. but the red color is brighter and shining. R. ncbraska- lacks the beautiful opalescent spots. Described from one specimen taken 'at Stockton, Utah, May 24, 1902, by Mr. Thomas Spalding. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [The Conductors of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS solicit and will thankfully receive items of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five " extras," without change in form, will be given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged.— ED. PHILADELPHIA, PA., APRIL, 1903. The earth is becoming smaller. We do not mean that it is shrinking, but that the facilities for getting over or around it are so great that it does not seem as big as it did in the past. It is no uncommon thing for European Entomologists to visit this country on collecting tours or for the study and inspection of our collections. American Entomologists also go abroad for similar purposes. For those who can afford it nothing is pleasanter than to go after some interesting or rare species in its native haunts. Irately we have had the pleasure of meeting two entomologists from Germany who have been collecting in this country, and one of them is now planning another vaca- tion trip to get some of our interesting species like An; run is diana and nitocris. The other gentleman is interested in the Coleoptera. The geographical barriers will gradually be broken, and entomologists will become more and more inter- ested in the species of the world as time goes on. This is as it should be, and will create an interest in the genera from the standpoint of the species of the world. Genera are now de- scribed without reference to the correlation of the species, and it will be years before this part of our classification is placed on anything like a firm foundation. 127 128 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 Entomological Literature. A LIST OF THE NORTH AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA AND KEY TO THE LIT- ERATURE OF THIS ORDER OF INSECTS. By Harrison G. Dyar, Ph. D , Custodian of Lepidoptera United States National Museum, assisted by C. H. Fernald, Ph. D., the late Rev. George D. Hulst and August Busck. This is an exceedingly valuable work and has been most carefully com- piled, and there are but few serious omissions. It will be found indis- pensable to workers in' the order Lepidoptera. Each species is given a number and the varieties are consecutively lettered. There are 652 spe- cies of Rhopalocera listed, whereas my Synonymic Catalogue (1898) contains 645 species. Dr. Dyar used 158 genera, whereas my late cata- logue contains 65. The average, therefore, in Dr. Dyar's list is about one genus to a little over four species in the butterflies. I do not cen- sure the author of the list for having followed the literature as he found it, and sincerely congratulate him on producing a work of such excel- lence, but I do believe that taking the genera as a whole in the Lepidop- tera, especially in the Rhopalocera, they are unphilosophical, unscientific, absurd and "densely horrible, " like the boiling oil mentioned in the opera of Mikado. These remarks only apply in part to the genera them- selves, but refer also to the correlation of the species under them. There are several causes for this condition of affairs, such as the niihi itch, want of knowledge of the significance and value or lack of value of anatomi- cal characters ; workers in various parts of the world describing genera without reference to the species of the world and ignorance of the value or lack of value in the genera as a scheme of sub-classification. Why not erect a genus for each species and then drop them all and get back to the species, the unit of classification. Let us take a look into the list and see how the genera appear from a logical standpoint. The old genus Papilio is divided into Iphidicles for aja.v and . sino-n ; Leerlias ior philenor and Ithobalus for acanda and polydamas. Acanda is very closely related \.o philenor and may even be only a geographical race of it, yet we find them in different genera. Now what have we left under Papilio ? Why logically from the standpoint of modern genera a conglomerate. Ajax is probably more nearly related to many in Papilio than daunus is to indra. How do cresphontinus and machaon compare in view of the segregation of some of the species under the three genera other than Papilio ? It would take a large volume to do this subject justice, so we must not tarry too long in one place, so therefore skip Semnoppsyche and Speyeria. It may be of some interest to know that Lanonia* 'appi o.vinia/a Strecker is a synomym of Schuenis arachne Edwards. April, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. I2Q Eugonia j-albutn and calif arnica are probably another instance of ab- surd correlation. Our present knowledge does not warrant the lumping of so many names under (Eneis norna (p. 31). There can be no ques- tion about the value of dividing large aggregations of species if the basis for division amounts to anything. Our previous remarks apply to the old genus Tliecla which is divided into 14 genera. All that is necessary is to look over the species and see the utter absurdity of the whole thing. Under Eupsyche are placed species that have no relationship. Poor Hie/inns looks very lonely. The Hesperidae are also in a chaotic condi- tion. There is a character found here and there throughout the family, the costal fold. It is a male character and no one knows why it occurs in one species and not in another. Some genera are separated on its pres- ence or absence and in other cases it is not used at all. The genus Phol- isora is based on its presence, if I remember correctly, as is alto the genus Cocceius God man and Salvin. The latter genus is based on pylades which is separated generically from bathyllus. Eudamus simpli- cius has a costal fold and Eudamus eurycles has not. Xow what is to be done — should a new genus be based on siniplicius or should simpliciits go with Pholisora Catullus or with Thorybes pylades. If we follow meth- ods in vogue it would be a new genus. Logically it would be tommyrot. One of my professors in college said it was all nonsense to try and teach people logic, as they were born either logical or illogical. Do the spe- cies with a costal fold belong to one genus or to many genera ? The coi- relation linger the generic divisions of Paniphila are enough to make one weep. For example take Calpodes ethlius and Calpodes python, Limo- chroes manataaqua and Thymelicus c ernes. The latter two are placed in different genera and there is even doubt about their being distinct species. The same remark applies to Epargyreus tityrus and Rhabdoidcs zestos. Another example is Lercina accius and Lerema deva. Still another Phycanassa viator and Phycanassa Carolina. One large genus like Pain- phila should be divided, provided the division is based on a character or characters that hold good for the species separated. What use are gen- era if the species are placed by guess-work and show no true relation- ship? If the many generic divisions of the Heterocera show the same want of specific correlation, they are indeed in a sad state. Space and want of familiarity do not permit me to speak of these in detail. It may not be amiss to point out that there is no relationship between Psycho- phora sabinii Curtis and b. immaculate Skinner, as they belong to differ- ent families. Comparative anatomy is an interesting study and the anatomical differ- ences in insects should be made known, but it does not follow that every species that shows some anatomical difference is a new genus. It should not be forgotten that a classification is to facilitate study and iden- tification, and that it is not an exposition of comparative anatomy. We 130 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 need someone to go over the genera and place them on a firmer founda- tion and properly correlate the species. The genera of the world would have to be taken into account to do this properly. Dr. Scudder's genera are often based on flimsy characters or none at all. The common Thecla melinus is put into Uranotes. This genus differs from the others in having "the inner transverse stripe on under surface of hind wings with only shallow or zigzag indentations." Habro- dias ( Thecla griinus) " with tail of hind wings triangular." Some divisions in Thecla are "hind wings tailed" and "hind wings not tailed." This in some cases would place one species in two genera. In other cases genera are based on color alone. Many genera not used in the list have been proposed. Why would it not have been logical to have used them all ? Dr. Dyar has put into the synonymy many de- scribed varieties based on color, etc. Perhaps he is right in the individ- ual cases, but he is certainly wrong from a comparative stand point. All should go or none. For instance, he sinks fuinosus a color variety of Danais plexippus, and describes as new, altaurus as a variety of Parnas- sius clodius, because it has yellow spots instead of red. The list shows many incongruities. Let us hope that bringing them so prominently into notice will have a tendency to cure the evil. — H. S. In the Journal of the Association of Military Surgeons, Vol. .vii, No. 2. pp. 84-107 (February, 1903), C. S. Ludlow, M.Sc., publishes a paper entitled : " Classification, geographical distribution and seasonal flight of the mosquitoes of the Philippine Islands." The author describes as new species, Anopheles pseudobarbirostris and A. philippinensis. The paper is illustrated by figures showing structure, and has many interesting notes on the various species. — W. J. F. Doings of Societies. A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held Jan. 22d, Mr. Philip Laurent presiding. Fourteen persons present. Mr. W. D. Denton, visitor from Wellesley, Mass. Dr. Calvert ex- hibited and made some remarks on the Odonata described in the February NEWS. Mr. Rehn exhibited the roaches belong- ing to the genus Homoeogamia. The box contained all the species, including a recently described one from New Mexico. The type was unique until the speaker and Mr. Viereck had taken eleven specimens. Mr. Bradley again referred to the specimens of the family Mymaridse and decided that the genus April, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 13! was closest to Aiiagrus, and possibly a new species. There were some characters that led him to think the species might represent a new genus. Mr. Rehn called attention to a paper by C. W. Leng on the Cicindelidae of the pine-barrens of New Jersey (Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc. ). The speaker described the characters of this very interesting region. Many of the plants show boreal types. Mr. Wenzel said there was but one species of Cicindela found on the plains that was not found in the general pine-barren district. Mr. Denton exhibited a £ of the rare and beautiful Ornithoptera paradisea from German New Guinea. Also O. crcesus $ from the island of Batchian. Dr. Calvert exhibited a paper or envelope for insects sent by Mr. Williamson. It had a special device for keeping the paper closed. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held February 26. Dr. P. P. Calvert, President, in the chair. Thirteen persons were present. Mr. H. W. Wenzel referred to an article in the NEWS by Mr. Chas. Schaeffer on Dcro- brachus. The Horn material labelled geminatus, the speaker said, was not that species but/orrerz.^ Mr. Wenzel exhibited his fine series of the species in the genus and pointed out how they could be readily separated. Mr. Henry L,. Viereck read a paper on the Aristotle Society as follows : In this city there is a modest organization, the Aristotle Society. The name indicates what a broad field of work the Association may aspire to, and this name has been chosen because it was desired to add to the advancement of Natural History and exclude discussion or effort in no depart- ment thereof. Most of the members are interested in ento- mology and it has been their aim to add to the knowledge of our local insects from a fauuistic point of view. Lately this intention has crystalized into the beginning of a movement toward a list of the insects of Pennsylvania on the general plan of the admirable list of New Jersey insects. We antici- pate the co-operation of specialists in the various orders to make identifications and invite all to aid us, particularly the 132 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 Entomological Society of Western Pennsylvania. Political boundaries are, of course, not exactly the thing to have for faunistic work, but the step is a good one and in the right direction. When such State lists are published entomologists will be encouraged to add new records, and then when we know more of the Biotic zones of the country, the data will be avail- able for the study of the natural divisions of the land, the faunistic states of Nature's union. Fortunately the neces- sity of attaching labels to specimens, indicating the exact locality in which they were captured, has been firmly estab- lished, so that at present insects bearing only State labels are almost as worthless as those bearing no label at all. Further- more, there is a marked tendency to note some of the more apparent habits with a view toward ascertaining certain facts, as in the bees for instance, whether they be oligotropic or not. There has been a reluctance to note the year of capture ; this should not be, because it will interfere with studies having in view the periodicity in the appearance of species. The same speaker gave the following new records for Hy- menoptera: Bombus scutellaris Cress. Four workers, Anglesea, N. J., viii, 8, 01, on Asclepias pulchra. (Vier. ) Tachvtcs brevivcntris Cress. Clemen ton, N. J., viii, 27, 99 (Vier.). Trypoxylon johnsoni Fox.' Riverton, N. J., vii, 15, oo (C. W. Johnson). Trypoxylon albitarse Fab. Del. Water Gap, N. J., vii, ii, 99 (C. W. Johnson). Mellinus biuianilatits Say. Westville, N. J. (Fox). 9 at L,ucaston, N. J., ix, 17, 01 (E. Daecke). Hoplisus phalcratus Say. Del. Water Gap, N. J., vii, 8, 99 (C. W. Johnson). Ammophila pictipcnnis Walsh. Riverton, N. J., also Staten Island (W. T. Davis). See N. J. list. My zinc interrnpta Say. Riverton, N. J., ix, 21, 02 (C. W. Johnson). Dr. Calvert spoke of the value of such lists. Mr. Rehn mentioned the paucity of records for Orthoptera in the State. Mr. Snyder spoke of the value of putting the year of capture on all insects. Mr. Bradley suggested keeping year records for new finds. Mr. Rehn exhibited some Myremecophilous insects from Texas sent to him by Prof. Wheeler. He speci- ally mentioned M. ncbrasaensts, a small cricket, and Attaphila, April, '03] ENTOMOLOGICALNEWS. 133 a geuus of roaches, the type of a new sub-family. Honnr- ogamia bo/liana was also in the collection. Mr. L,aurent exhibited a specimen of Exedriinu halicarniic Streck. 9 taken at Enterprise, Florida, by Dr. Castle and determined by Dr. Skinner, who said it might prove to be a large Southern 9 form of Ellcma coniferarum. In this case the genus and species would fall, but the name might be re- tained to indicate a variety. Dr. Calvert stated that while the Southern mammals were smaller than those found North, in insects the case was often the reverse. He also said since describing Telagrion daeckii he had received a female specimen (unfortunately imperfect) from Prof. Needham. A specimen of Lestes eurimis was exhibited, which had been taken on Staten Island by Mr. W. T. Davis. HENRY SKINNER, Secretary. The 5&th meeting of the Chicago Entomological Society was held in the John Crerar Library on Thursday, February 19, 1903. Thirteen members present. The meeting was called to order by Vice-President Healy. Prof. Needham gave a very interesting talk on wing venation, illustrating his subject by sketches, charts and drawings. He spoke especially on the formation of wing cells in Neuroptera, and the variability of venation in the stone flies (Plecoptera). Mr. Tower reported, on behalf of the Executive Committee, that application for membership, etc. , in the Chicago Academy of Sciences, had been made in due course. Mr. Kwiat read the reply of the Academy, which stated, among other things, that " those who applied were elected to active membership, and permission was granted them to form a section." Mr. Kwiat then read the By-L,aws as drawn up by the Execu- tive Committee. They were duly ratified. After some informal discussion the meeting adjourned. A. KwiAT, Secretary pro tern. The March meeting of the Newark Entomological Society was held on the 8th, President Angelman presiding, and thir- teen members present. The curator of Coleoptera reported 134 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '03 that there are 365 species (876 specimens) in the society's col- lection. Mr. Dickerson showed several pieces of wood in which wood-boring larvae had worked and fallen prey to wood- peckers. The genus Hydrcecia was chosen as subject for next meeting's discussion. After an informal talk on collecting prospects the meeting adjourned. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Secretarv. At the February meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South Thir- teenth Street, Philadelphia, thirteen persons were present. Dr. Skinner spoke of a moth recently received by Mr. Lau- rent from Dr. Castle, which proved to be Exedrinm halicarnicz. This makes a second record for the species, the present speci- men having been taken at Enterprise, Florida, April 20. The subject was discussed by Messrs. Smith, Laurent, Skinner and Castle. Prof. Smith stated that in mud received from ponds in South Jersey had been found mosquito eggs which hatched into larvae. It was found that these eggs were hatching in water at a tem- perature below freezing point, in some cases it being necessary to break through the ice to make the investigations. These larvae were apparently Citlc.v canadcnsis, and were no doubt responsible for the early swarms of mosquitoes found in March and April. Dr. Castle reported that he had found mosquitoes flying early this month at Riverton, N. J. Mr. Johnson exhibited a species of Psilota taken at Manu- muskin, N. J., April 28, by Mr. Daecke. Two species of this genus had been described by Mr. Macquart, but from doubtful localities. Mr. Daecke's specimen is P. buccata ; and P. flai'i- pennis had been taken at Round Mountain, Texas. The sep- arating characters of the two species were described, of which the venation is the most important. Mr. F. Haimbach was re-elected a member of the society. WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. VI. CORYLOPHODES MARGINICOLLIS. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. MAY, 1903. No. CONTENTS: Morrill— Notes on the Early Stages of Dury— Note on Galeruca 146 Corylophodes Marginicollis Lee... 135 Brues— Noteson Some California Myr- Laurent— The Moths (Heterocera) of mecophiles 147 Eastern Pennsylvania ' 139 Brimley— List of DragonflieslOdonata) Rehn— A New Genus of the Orthop- from North Carolina 150 Editorial 158 terouj; Subfamily Phaneropterinie. 141 Cook— Out of Due Season 142 Notes and News 158 Bradley— Agathobanchus Aequatus.... 144 Doings of Societies 162 Notes on the Early Stages of Corylophodes Marginicollis Lee. BY Arsrix \\~: MORRILL, B. Sc., Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Mass. The adults of this species were found in large numbers on the under surface of the leaves of a European horse-chestnut on the college grounds about the first of September, 1902. On examination a fungus was found in abundance, growing prin- cipally on the under surface of the leaves, and upon the myce- lium of this the larvae and adults of the beetle were observed to feed. The fungus was determined by Mr. H. A. Ballon of the Botanical Department of the college, as ( 'ncinula flc.\uosa Pk. Specimens of the adult beetle were sent to the Division of Entomology U. S. Department of Agriculture for determi- nation. In a letter they say of it : " The small black beetle which you send is Arthrolips mar^in/i^/lis L,ec., of the family Corylophidae. The species is extremely common throughout the eastern portions of North America, occurring among de- 136 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 caying leaves. The family Corylophidae is placed in our cata- logues near the Coccinellidse but differs from the latter in many important characters." The only references to this insect which I -have been able to find in literature are the following : Corylophns marginieollis Le Conte, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. vi, 1852-3, P- J43- Arthrolips marginicollis Le Conte and Horn, Classification of Coleoptera of N. A., 1883, p. 113. Corylophodes marginicQllis Casey, Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., vol. iv, 1900, p. 63. I have not seen Matthews' ' ' Monograph of the Coleopterous Families Corylophidae and Sphseriidae" (London, 1899), where probably mention is also made of this species. Full grown larva. (Plate VI, Figs. 1-6). — Length 1.5 to 1.9 mm., breadth .84 to 1.12 mm. Form broadly elliptical, flattened, resembling a much magnified crawling larva of a scale insect or of an Aleyrodes. Color gray with brownish markings. Prothorax large, rounded anteriorly, extending in front of the head ; tips of antennae the only parts of the head which can be seen from above when the larva is at rest. When crawling about in search of food, the head may be protruded so that its tip is also visible from above. The thoracic segments above occupy nearly the whole of the anterior half of the body ; behind these are nine abdominal segments separated by indistinct sutures. All around the margin are closely set spines of three kinds (Fig. 6) : simple, long slender spines ; knobbed at the tip ; and shorter spines of variable length, at the base thicker than the other two kinds and gradually increasing in thickness toward the tip, bearing many barbs which project outwardly ; at the tip is a cup-like depression surrounded by two or more barbs. Of the first kind of spines there are only eight ; two on each side near the posterior margin of the prothorax, one on each side near the posterior margin of the mesothorax, and one on each side near the posterior margin of me- tathorax. Of the second kind there are but six ; three on each side of the terminal segment of the abdomen. The third kind occurs in large numbers all around the margin, two hundred and forty-eight in one specimen by actual count. On the dorsal surface are the spiracles, a pair on each of the first eight abdominal segments. These form a row on each side of the abdomen about half way between the lateral margin and the middle line of the body. They are nearly circular in form, and surrounded by a chitinous ring. Near the anterior lateral margin of the second and eighth abdominal segments on each side is a circular opening larger and more conspicuous than the spiracles and like them surrounded by a chitinoiis ring. The third to eighth abdominal segments inclusive May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 137 are all more or less constricted in the middle. The extra space thus gained is occupied by the terminal segment (gth) which in the middle is about one-fifth the entire length of the, body. The dorsal surface is marked on each side with three interrupted longitudinal brownish bands which lose their individuality on the first and last segments of the body. One band is a little to one side of the mid-dorsal line ; between this and the corresponding band on the opposite side the body is usually some- what discolored by the contents of the alimentary canal. A second band is between the first and the margin of the. body, on a line with the spi- racles. The third band is along the margin of the body. These bands examined under high power objectives (!- in. obj., i in. E. P.) show ir- regular ridges radiating from central points (Fig. 3). At intervals between these ridges are little circular openings through the integument from some of which little balloon-like appendages or sacs protrude — probably sense orgns of some sort — which under low power objectives appear like glist- ening points. The ventral surface of the body (Fig. 2) is gray without markings. The head appears to arise from the posterior portion of the ventral part of the prothorax and is capable of considerable protrusion. Seen from below it is roundish, bearing numerous tactile (?) hairs. A minute simple eye, dark red in color, is situated on each side underneath and slightly behind the base of the antennae. Antennae composed of three subcylindrical seg- ments, the basal segment short and thick ; the middle segment five times as long as the basal one and a little narrower ; bearing three long slender spines on its outer half and one shorter stouter one near its tip. The ter- minal segment which is about one-third as long as the middle segment and is more slender, bears a long slender spine just beyond its middle and another at the tip. In addition to these spines already described minute ones are also found on the last two segments. Mouth parts yel- lowish in color. Mandibles toothed, (labial or maxillary) minute, bear- ing tactile hairs. The legs are slender ; coxae, trochanters, femora and tibiae being well developed and each bearing one or more slender spines, the tarsus consisting of a single segment, apparently in two parts ; a stout curved pointed portion and a slender shorter pointed piece arising near its base — the whole resembling a crustacean chela (Fig. 5). Between the legs of the right and left sides of the body are four pairs of long slender spines arising from minute papillae. The anal opening is situated about one-sixth the length of the body from the caudal margin, is diffi- cult to distinguish, and is surrounded by numerous slender spines of various lengths arising from minute papillae. The segmentation of the body from below is indistinct except in the middle and at the extreme sides. Near the posterior margins of the third to eighth abdominal seg- ments a short distance in from the edge, on each side, a long slender spine arises from a minute papillae. These spines are directed outwardly, and when the larva is viewed from above appear to arise from the 138 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.- [May, '03 margin. A short distance from the caudolateral margin of the last seg- ment, on each side, is a very minute spine corresponding in position to those of the ventral side of the other abdominal segments. Before pupating the full grown larva rests quietly on a leaf or other object for three or four days, the body appearing to become more rounded in the middle and to pull away from the larval skin at the posterior margin. The skin finally splits near the head-, gradually slips back and remains surrounding the posterior end of the pupa which by this time has become firmly attached to the object upon which the insect has been resting. Pupa (Figs. 7-8). Length 1.5 mm. Width .82 mm. Form, oval, the head end being the more broadly rounded. Color, glistening greenish white ; the sides of the abdominal segments are shaded with dark, appa- rently not due to surface coloring. Body above and on the sides covered with knobbed spines (Fig. 7) of nearly equal size. The metathorax above shows a median groove from front to rear. The ventral surface is smooth and glistening white, naked except for a few slender spines on the sides of the thorax and a few on the abdomen. The legs, antennas and mouth parts appear as indistinct swellings. The following is the original description of the adult by L,e Conte : Corylophns marginicollis. — Rotundatus, niger nitidus, thorace basj obtuso producto, lateribus et apice testaceo marginato, elytris punctulatis, pedibus. Long .03. Middle and Southern States, on leaves. Body rounded, convex shining black. Thorax semicircular, margin testaceous, base obtusely angulated in the middle, pos- terior angles obtuse, elytra strongly punctulate, a little rounded at the apex. Legs yellow testaceous. EXPLANATION OF PLATE VI. Figures r, 2 and 8 outlined with Abbe Camera Lucida. Fig. i. Dorsum of full grown larva, X 33 diam. Fig. 2. Venter of full grown larva (somewhat larger specimen i, X 33 diam. Fig. 3. Portion of dorsal surface of full grown larva, x 500 diam. Fig. 4. Left antenna of full grown larva, from below, x 150 diam. Fig. 5. Tarsus of full grown larva, X 175 diam. Fig. 6. Marginal spines from anal segment of. full grown larva, X 316 diam. Fig. 7. Spine from dorsum of pupa, X 300 diam. Fig. 8. Dorsum of pupa, showing moulted larval skin at caudal (upper) end, x 33 diam. May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 139 The Moths (Heterocera) of Eastern Pennsylvania. BY PHILIP LAURENT. (Continued from page 113.) GEOMETRINA. Geometridae. Prochcerodes clemataria .5". & A., rare. Prochcerodes transversata Dm., common. Prochi erodes furciferata Pack., rare. Tetracis lorata Grl.. common. " crocallata Gn , common. Metanema quercivoraria Gn., rare. inatomaria Gn., rare. Drepanodes olyzonaria/r and the other, a female, a peculiar form inter- mediate between these recognized varieties and of which I have seen but one other example. That dry as has been found among the second brood I am certain, but in many years collecting this is the first instance which has ever come under my personal ob- servation. On July 26th I took, in my garden, a badly worn female Polygonia interrogation!* nmbrosa, and fastened to one of her hindmost legs by several strands of what apparently was spider thread, were three eggs. These hatched on the 2Sth 144 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [May, '03 and although one larva died without tasting food, the others were reared to maturity. One emerged on August 2yth, the other on August 3ist, and both were females and umbrosa. This I think is a very unusual occurrence. I might add that, while the appearance of almost every spe- cies due after the first of June, was delayed from one to six weeks, the broods of Feniseca tarquinius were thrown into the most hopeless confusion of all. In this locality there are three broods anually appearing at fairly regular intervals ; but last season while collecting the larvae I found on the same day (August ist) eggs, small, medium sized and full grown cater- pillars, chrysalids and butterflies ; on August 2ist the same state of affairs was noted except that no eggs were found and fewer butterflies, and these all females. It seems to me that the coming season should be prolific in captures of the unusual, especially among the hibernating in- dividuals of such species of Polygonia as appear in distinct seasonal forms. — • «>» . — Agathobanchus Aequatus. BY J. CHESTER BRADLEY. AGATHOBANCHUS Ash mead. Banchus Say, Sec. Ed., ii, p. 701. Agathobanchus Ashmead, Class., Ichneum., p. 97, 1900 (tabulated). Head transverse, temples narrow ; mouth parts very abnor- mal, the labium prolonged into a long tube reaching to the insertion of the second pair of legs, this is sometimes split in two ; antennae filiform, polyarticulate, the third joint about as long as the fourth and fifth together. Thorax robust, slightly broader than the head, mesonotum without parapsidal furrows ; wing with a trapezoidal areolet, disco-cubital nervure not an- gularly broken, without the stump of a vein, transverse medial nervure in forewings not interstitial with basal, submedian cell slightly longer than median. Abdomen sessile, flattened later- ally, broadly truncate posteriorly ; ovipositor somewhat ex- serted . •; A. aequatus Say. Kanchus cequatus Say, Sec. Ed., ii, p. 701. |j Type of Agathobanchus, Ashmead, Class., Ichneum., p. 97, 1900. * May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 145 Shining black ; face, part of legs, ventral abdominal segments, basal half of wings, ring around antennae and scutellum yellow ; remainder of wings fuscous. Length 11-12 mm. 9 Head shining black, face below antennae, a short arc above and behind each eye, mouth parts except tips of mandibles brownish yellow, a deeply impressed brown pit and groove on each side of face below the eyes ; first three or four joints of antennae brown, next thirteen yellow, and remainder black ; clypeus shallowly emarginate ; the labium is pro- longed into a long tube, somewhat similar to the structure of the Bom- bida"; it is in the female specimen split in half apically, and is long enough to reach the insertion of legs. Head sessile, mesothorax dome-shaped, prominent ; thorax entirely polished black, roughened, epimeron somewhat angled carinate on the lower part of its anterior angle ; mesonotum, without parapsidal furrows ; a short oblong groove or pit on the central posterior portion of epimeron ; a fine sparse brown pubescence on the anterior portion of mesothorax the sides of the thorax about the edges of each sclerite, where also a few punctures are mostly found; scutellum gibbous, yellow; pro- podeum black, polished, not carinate, spiracle on each side thereof circular ; wings fuscous, nervures brown, but to- gether with entire wing golden yellow at base, yellow color extending to near the apex of the cubito-di^coidal cell and in the marginal to the apex of the stigma, which is long and narrow ; are- olet large, trapezoidal, second trans- verse cubital nervure convexly curved; cubitus without a stump of vein, but strongly angled half way between the discoidal and first transverse cubital nervures ; a white spot on cubitus between the angle and the first transverse cubital, one on second trans- verse cubital and two on second recurrent nervure just below cubitns, legs black, tibk-e and tarsi yellow, posterior tibiae dark at apex, posterior femora extending slightly beyond the tip of the abdomen ; posterior and middle tibise with two apical spurs, in middle legs the longer spur is about equal to the second tarsal joint, in the posterior equal to third and fourth together ; first joint of posterior tarsi longer than second, third and fourth together, second slightly shorter than third and fourth together. Abdo- men black, sessile, flattened laterally, broadly truncate at apex, apex of first dorsal and the fourth anterior ventral segments yellow ; ovipositor 146 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. \ [May, '03 exserted, shorter than the truncation of the abdomen, slightly shorter than the first joint of the posterior tarsi. Length 12 mm. (J* Differs from foregoing description of female only in the following points, temples and narrow line between and eyes yellow, antennae ex- cept apical eight or nine segments entirely reddish yellow. Mesothorax not so broad or prominent, a deep red band on each side joined behind, forming a figure similar to the Greek capital letter omega inverted (n) ; the anterior angle of epimeron somewhat more strongly carinate ; the an- terior femora yellow, and also a very small spot in the centre of the pro- podeum yellow. Abdomen more petiolate, strongly clavate at apex, compressed laterally and not truncate. Length n mm. Riverton, N. J. ( $ September 8, 9 August 31). Collected by Mr. Charles W. Johnson. Indiana (Say). As this insect does not seem to be well known, there being no references to it, so far as I know, since Say's original de- scription, except Mr. Ashmead's making it a type of Agatho- banchns, I have considered it advisable to redescribe it here more fully than Say has done, from the two excellent and beautiful specimens collected by Mr. Johnson — the only ones. I have seen. Say does not mention the sex of his type, which is, of course, destroyed. The peculiar structure of the mouth parts makes this insect notable. Note on Galeruca. BY CHAS. DURY, Cincinnati, Ohio. Twenty-five years ago in the vicinity of this city, I found rather commonly, a Galeruca which Dr. Horn identified as e.\- tcnia Say. Recently Mr. Schwarz doubted the occurrence oi c.\tcrna here. I sent him a specimen and he pronounced it the European Galeruca tanaceti L,inn. without doubt, and the first record of its occurrence in the U. S. They were taken by sweeping low vegetation in shady places. The most recent date I have is June 3, 1902. A series of 14 specimens pinned in my box which I have collected in Cincinnati, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico and received from California vary in minor details, so that no two are alike, and any of them might fit the description of either tanaceti or c.vtcrim. Might the two species be identical ? May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Notes on Some California Myrmecophiles. BY CHARLES THOMAS BRUES. There have recently come into my hands, through the kind- ness of Dr. William M. Wheeler, some specimens of interesting . myrmecophiles collected and observed by Dr. Harold Heath in California. One of them, a histerid beetle, belonging to the genus Hettrriiis has been previously well known, but I am enabled to record some additional facts concerning it ; another, the larva of a syrphid fly is quite different from any of the hitherto described forms of myrmecophilous Microdon larvae, and seems worthy of extended description. COLEOPTERA. HISTERID^. Hetaerius tristriatus Horn. (Fig. i.) A male and female of this peculiar beetle were collected in a nest of Formica fusca L., sub. sp. subpolita Mayr.,* at Pacific Grove, Cal., during theearlypartof April, which is the only season of the year when these insects are to be found. Dr. Heath gives the followingshort note concern- ing their actions, "when first observed they were about an inch below the sur- face of the ground and were being jostled about in the excited mob of ants. To the • latter they gave little notice, FIG. i. but rolled or tumbled over each other; and finally when quiet had been restored, remained motionless for ten or fifteen * Wasmann in his Kritisches Verzeichniss der Myrmekophilen und Ter- mitophilen mentions H. tristriatus as occurring with Formica fusca, var. subfenescens Em , in Colorado and witli F. obscuripes For., in Washing- ton ; while Schwarz records it also as living in the nests of F. at Helena, Montana. I4& ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 minutes." Schwarz* has observed the ants pick up another species of Hseterius and carry it to a place of safety in the depths of the nest. These beetles are evidently fearless of the ants, as they are well provided with the tufts of yellow glandu- lar hairs characteristic of mymecophilous Coleoptera, besides being almost invulnerable on account of their very hard bodies and retractile legs. D1PTERA. SYRPHID^. A most remarkabie dipterous larva was collected in a nest of Monomorium minutum Mayr., also at Pacific Grove during April. So much does it resemble the slug-like larvae of the Syrphid fly, Microdon, that I have 110 hesitancy in considering it as a Syrphid larva. It is, however, so different in many respects from the larvae of Microdon that it is, no doubt, a member of some other allied genus. Larvae of Microdon oc- curring in as widely separated localities as France, f the United States, Mexico]; and Paraguay,! are °f an almost identical and extremely peculiar type. The present form departs widely from this, as can be seen from the following description and appended figures. DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVA. Fig. 2, a, b, c.) Length 4.75 mm. — Broadly oval, much smaller and broadly convex above, flat below. Ventral surface separated from the dorsal by a deli- cate carina from which extends a delicate membrane. This membrane is traversed by a series of fine thickenings (see Fig. i, a). At the anterior extremity of the ventral surface is the indistinctly tri-segmented oral pa- pilla, behind which are irregular transverse rows of vejy small tubercles, interrupted at the middle and at the sides. Just exterior to the membrane is a single series of closely placed dart-shaped fleshy bristles, about 33 in number. Above these are other similar bristles, four on each side and a pair just each side of the anterior extremity. The stigmal protuberance is placed well up upon the posterior surface of the body ; conical and sharply constricted at the base. Body elsewhere smooth but not shining. Color in life lemon yellow ; after preservation in alcohol yellowish brown above and fuscous below. Habitat. — Nest of Monomorium minutum Mayr. Pacific Grove, California. The occurrence of this enormous larva with such an extreme! v * Loc tit. t Poujade, Ann. Soc. Ent. France (6), iii, 1883, p. 23, pi. i. % Wheeler, Psyche, 1901. $ Sharp, Cambridge Nat. Hist., Vol. vi, p. 502. May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NE\Vs. 149 small ant as Monomorium iniiii/t/on Mayr., seems very strange and is, perhaps, one of the most striking cases on record of a myrmecophile which is so much longer than the ant with which it makes its abode. Dr. Heath gives in a letter the following ethological note concerning the relation with the Mo norm orium : "When I pulled over the stone under which this particular colony was concealed, my attention was attracted by a hemispherical light FIG. 2. lemon-yellow colored mass, which was attached to the under- side of the stone on the ceiling of one of the burrows. After the first stages of confusion had passed, and I had shaded the nest from the direct rays of the run, this body was the object of much attention on the part of the ants. For fully half an hour, from two to ten of them continually surrounded it or mounted themselves upon it, moving their antennae with great rapidity. Occasionally one would attempt to carry it to a place of safety. This performance was continued for fully twenty minutes after all the larvae had been transferred to a place of safety." From this account it is plainly evident that these huge and brilliantly colored animals live on quite peaceable terms with their diminutive hosts. 150 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 List of Dragonflies (Odonata) From North Carolina, Especially From the Vicinity of Raleigh. :;: BY C. S. BRIMLEV. The following list is based on specimens collected by the writer during the years 1899-1902, mainly in the valley of Walnut Creek, southeast of Raleigh, while a number of other specimens, including some additional species, wrere taken on seining trips to Crabtree Creek near its junction with Neuse River (July 10, 1902), and to Neuse River at Poole's bridge near the mouth of Walnut Creek (July 3 and August 18, 1902), both places 'being about six miles from Raleigh, and about one mile distant from each other, Crabtree entering the Neuse higher up than Walnut. The collecting on these three trips was done by Mr. -F. Sherman, Jr., N. C. State Entomologist, and the writer, and also by Mr. C. O. Houghton on the last of the three. The list probably includes the majority of the species of the suborder Anisoptera to be found at Raleigh ; the second sub- .order, the Zygoptera is poorly represented in the list, little effort having been made to capture or identify members of this group until the latter part of 1902. Mr. Sherman has also furnished me with records of the different species he has taken at Raleigh and in other parts of the State. Thanks are due to Messrs. R. Martin, L,eblanc, France (for whom collecting was done in 1899 and 1900) ; J. G. Needham, Lake Forest University ; R. P. Currie, U. S. National Museum, and J. S. Hine, Ohio State University, for identification of speci- mens, and to Mr. Sherman for valuable assistance rendered. [With Mr. Brimley's consent, I have added in brackets [ ] a number of records of North Carolina Odonata known to inc. Those which are cited simply as " North Carolina A. N. S." (— collection of Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia ), may possibly have been gathered by Morrison, and if so, are presumably from Morgan ton. — P. P. CALVERT]. :* This paper was presented at the first annual meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science, November 29 and 30. 1902. May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 151 i. Progomphus obscurus (Rambur). Fairly common in summer in sunny spots along the banks of Walnut Creek usually resting, when not in flight, on bare patches of sand or mud close to the water's edge. A number of nymphs were observed transforming, from about 10 A.M. to i P.M. on June 5, 1900, resting on bare patches of sand, or the bare clay of the banks, close to the water's edge but not climbing up plants. This species was also observed at Poole's bridge, July 3, 1902, resting, when not on the wing, on bare rocks projecting above the surface of the water. Occurs from about the end of May to the end of July. 2 Gomphus notatus Rambur. A single male, July 3, 1902, among thick weeds close to the bank of Walnut Creek near Poole's bridge ; a female by Sher- man at Lumberton, Robeson Co., September 6, 1902. 3. Gomphus exilis Selys. A single male in woods near Walnut Creek, May 2, 1902. 4. Gomphus sordidus Hagen. Our commonest Gomphid ; more or less common every year in open woods, and along the borders of woods, in April and May. When flushed from their resting places, the flight is usually a gentle upward rise, followed by a sudden dip down- ward abruptly taking the insect out of the observer's field of view and thus causing it apparently to vanish. On April 15, 1902, a large number of the exuvise of full grown nymphs of this species were found along a small stream with a muddy bottom and one was observed transforming. The nymphs had crawled only just beyond the edge of the water to transform. [5. Gomphus parvulus Selys. N. Carolina, A. N. S., i cf]- [6 Gomphus descriptus Banks, var. borealis Needham. Magnetic City, |uly 24, 1899, A. P. W. Ley, i 9 identified by Prof. Needham]. [7. Gomphus consanguis Selys. N. Carolina, by Morrison, Selys, Comptes Kiriulus, Soc. Ent. Relg. 1879, p. IxviiJ. S Dromogomphus spinosus Selys. One taken by Sherman, July 3, 1902, at Poole's bridge while resting on a bare rock in the middle of Neuse River, but no others seen ; another taken by the writer as it flew up from a 152 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 sandbar in Crabtree Creek, July 10, 1902, and others, ap- parently this species, also seen. Their habits were much like those of Progomphus obscnnts. [9. Ophiogomphus carolinus Hagen and Needham. 2 £ , N. Carolina, A. N. S. i I 2 9, N. Carolina, C. U. lot 35, Mus. Comp Zool.*]. [10. Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen. N. Carolina, A. N. S., i £,]. 11. Gomphaeschna furcillata (Say). A teneral male taken by myself, April 28, 1899, as it was resting on the trunk of a tree in mixed woods, and another not far from the same place, April 25, 1900. Sherman took an adult male, at Raleigh, June 5, 1901. 12. Boyeria vinosa (Say). Homestead, Graham Co., September n, 1902, by Sherman. [Magnetic City, July 27, 28, 1899, i £ 2 9 , A. P. W. Ley ; Blowing Rock, one female nymph, July 8, 1898, J. P. Moore ; coll. P. P. C.]. 13. Nasiaeschna pentacantha (Rambur). One specimen taken flying over a small pool of water, July i, 1902 ; it was quite tame compared with other ^Eschnids, not being frightened away by several unsuccessful sweeps of the net. 14. Epiaeschna heros (Fabr.) Rather common in late spring and early summer ; very often flies at dusk around houses and among shade trees ; occasion- ally enters houses ; has been taken from May i to June 28. 15. Anax junius (Drury). Our commonest ^schnid ; has been observed from April 22 till late in September, but does not become common till August ; [*. Comparison of these 2 £ in the A. N. S. with the single £ , M. C. Z., shows that the latter — presumably the individual from which Prof. Need- ham's figures (Can. Ent. xxxi, p. 237, ff. 8 and 17) were made— has the extreme tips of the superior appendages broken off, as may also be seen by a careful examination of the specimen, and that the superior appendages are in reality much more sharply pointed in this species than the figures cited show. The 2 $, A. N. S. , further show variations in the width of the interval between the two branches of the inferior appendage and in the shape of the two branches, as they have the interval much wider and the tip of each branch less deeply emarginated than in the £ M. C. /. — P. P. C.]. May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 153 flies mostly in the low grounds and not on the uplands like the preceding. 1 6. Cordulegaster maculatus Selys. A female taken in woods, April 21, 1902. 17. Cordulegaster diastatops (Selys). A male taken in woods, April 12, 1902. 18 Cordulegaster Sayi ? Selys. Prof. Needham identifies some Cordulegaster nymphs taken in November, 1901, and January, 1902, as probably belonging to this species. [19. Cordulegaster erroneus Hagen. Morganton, July to September, by Morrison. Selys, Bull. Acad. Belg. (2) xlvi, p. 689. 1878]. 20 Oidymops transversa(Say). One teneral female taken April 22, 1902 ; two nymphs caught in the seine at Poole's bridge, August 18, 1902. 21. Macromia illinoiensis Walsh. One specimen taken July 28, 1899, while it was flying over the uplands ; one nymph caught in the seine at Poole's bridge, August 1 8, 1902. 22. Macromia taeniolata Rambur. A male taken on Walnut Creek, July 31, 1902 ; its actions were similar to those of Progomphus obscums and Dromogomphns spinosus, for which latter species it was mistaken before its capture. A female was taken resting on the small limbs of an oak, August 30, 1902, on the uplands. The female has the triangles of all the wings and the internal triangles of the forewins^s crossed, the male has all of them free from cross- veins. 23. Tetragoneuria cynosura (Say). Tenerals of this species are very common in woods and in sunny spots near woods in the latter end of April ; they seem to stay in such situations for a short time after they have attained their full strength ; what becomes of them later I cannot say, although I have seen a few flying over water later on. Some idea of the numbers of the tenerals can be gained from the fact that I caught 65 specimens of this and the next species in one morning in April, 1902. 154 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [May, '03 24. Tetragoneuria semiaquea (Burmeister). Occurs at the same time and in the same places as the pre- ceding, but is only about one-third as common. [One male, North Carolina, A. N. S.] . 25. Tetragoneuria complanata (Rambur). A single Tetragoneuria, taken April 27, 1899, with about twice as much black on the base of the hind wing as in any T. semiaquea we have taken was referred to this form by M. Martin. 26. Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say). Rather rare in summer, flying over fields and open ground by the side of small streams and marshes. Flies high and is hard to catch. A dead male was picked up in Crabtree Creek by Sherman, July 10, 1902. 27. Somatochlora filosa (Hagen). A female, L/umberton, Graham Co., September 6, 1902, by Sherman. 28. Perithemis domitia (Drury). Common in June and July. Tenerals fly in upland fields often resting on the flowers of the oxeye daisies ; adults fly over pools of standing water. 29. Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen). Common in November, flying mostly in low ground meadows and not over water ; one taken also August 21, 1902. 30. Sympetrum albifrons (Charpentier). Rather rare in July and August, tenerals in woods, adults flying over marshes. [31. Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen. Blowing Rock, i 9, July 3, 1898, J. P. Moore; in coll. P. P. C.]. 32. Celithemis ornata (Rambur). A male, Four Oaks, Johnston Co., July 29, 1902, and another male at Southern Pines, Moore Co., August 15, 1902, by Sher- man. 33. Celithemis elisa (Hagen). A male, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., June 9, 1902, by Sher- man. May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 1 55 34. Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister). Very common in summer, tenerals in woods and adults flying over standing water. This species is most common in May, June and July, and occurs sparing!}' a month or more later. Taken by Sherman at Clayton, Johnston Co., May 22, 1902. 35. Mesothemis simplic icollis (Say). Rare in grassy low grounds in June and July. Taken by Sherman at Lumberton, Robeson Co., September 6, 1902. 36. Libellula basalis Say. One female taken and several of both sexes seen in Green's rock quarry, August i, 1902. 37. Libellula cyanea F'abr. Very common in summer ; the tenerals occur mostly among broomstraw in woods and fields, the adults fly over marshes and standing water. Occurs from the last of April till July, and sparingly a month later (latest date recorded August 2 1 , 1902.) Taken by Sherman at Clayton, Johnston Co., May 22, 1902. [38. Libellula flavida Ramb. (plumbea Uhler). One female, Mitchell Co., July, 1892, by Dr. Henry Skinner. A. N. S.]. 39. Libellula vibrans P'abr. Rather common in summer flying over marshes and standing water ; the largest and most sluggish of the L/ibellulas. Occurs from May to August (May 19 to August 21). Taken by Sher- man at Beaufort, Carteret Co., August n, 1902. 40. Libellula axillena West. Common in summer from June to August, flying over stand- ing water; taken by Sherman at "Beaufort, August n, 1902. 41. Libellula incesta Hagen. Two males, July 3, 1902 ; two more males, August 26, 1902. Indistinguishable on the wing from the preceding. 42. Libellula semifasciata Burmeister. Rather common in spring. Taken by Sherman at Clayton, Johnston Co., May 22, 1902. 43. Libellula pulchella i Drury). Occurs from the latter part of May to the middle or end of September ; commonest in August, flies mostly over marshes 156 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 and wet meadows. Taken by Sherman at Blowing Rock, Watauga Co., August 29, 1902; Oakdale, Alamance Co., August 22, 1902, and in Durham Co., August, 1902. 44. Plathemislydia (Drury). Common all the season from April to October, having the longest seasonal range of any of our dragonflies. Tenerals occur on the uplands, adults in meadows and marshes and along streams. Taken by Sherman at Homestead, Graham Co., September u, 1902, and Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., April 25, 1902. [Blowing Rock by J. P. Moore, July 8, 1898; in coll. P. P. Calvert.] 45. Tramea Carolina ( L. ). Not very common, occurs in June, July and August ; the tenerals fly over uplands and are very hard to catch. In August, 1901, I caught a number flying over a pool of water in Green's rock quarry. Taken by Sherman at Beaufort, August u, 1902. 46. Calopteryx maculata ( Beauvois). Occurs along shady streams from the latter end of May till September. Taken by Sherman at Homestead, Graham Co., September n, 1902. 47. Hetaerina americana (Fabr.) Common on Neuse River at Poole's bridge, July 3 and August 1 8, 1902 ; also observed on Crabtree Creek, July 10, 1902. [Asheville, September 12, 1900, by C. C. Adams, teste E. B. Williamson] . 48. Hetaerina tricolor (Burmeister). Rare on Walnut Creek in September. 49. Lestes rectangularis Say. Rather common in wet meadows during portions of the summer, occurs from May till September. 50. Lestes vigilax Hagen. A male, L/umberton, Robeson Co., September 6, 1902, by Sherman. 51. Argia putrida (Hagen). Observed on Neuse River, July 3 and August 18, 1902, also on Crabtree Creek, July 10, 1902. Not observed along Wai- May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 157 nut Creek. Taken by Sherman at Smithfield, Johnston Co., July 30, 1902, and at L/umberton, Robeson Co., September 6, 1902. 52. Argia tibialis (Rambur). Found in June, July and August along the edge of streams or pools, flitting along the banks or resting among the bordering vegetation. Poole's bridge, July 3 and August 18, 1902, and on Crabtree, July 10, 1902. L/umberton, Robeson Co., by Sherman, September 6, 1902. [Morganton, 1877, Morrison, i S in Mtis. Comp. Zool.; i $ N. Carolina, A. N. S.] 53 Argia apicalis (Say). Occurs at the same times and in the same situations as the preceding species, and was also taken on all three seining trips. Smithfield, Johnston Co., by Sherman, July 30, 1902. 54. Argia sedula ( Hagen). Poole's bridge, August 18, 1902, and on Crabtree, July 10, 1902 ; also by Sherman at Raleigh, July 15, 1902, and Smith- field, Johnston Co., July 30, 1902. 55. Argia violacea (Hagen). . Occurs at the same times and in the same places as A. api- nt/is and tibialis, but perhaps less common on the larger streams. Not taken at Poole's bridge nor on Crabtree. Taken by Sher- man at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., June 9, 1902. [56. Argia bipunctulata (Hagen). N. Carolina, Morrison, 6 <$ 7 9 in Mus. Comp. Zoo!.]. 57. Erythromma conditum Hagen. Rather common in April and May, tenerals in woods, adults in marshes. 58. Anomalagrion hastatum (Say). May 15 and June 22, 1899 ; two females taken in August, 1902. 59. Nehalennia posita ( Hagen). Three males, August, 1902, taken in marshes. 60. Ischnura ramburi Selys. Beaufort, Carteret Co., August i i, 1902, by Sherman. ENTOMOLOGICAL 'NEWS. [The Conductors of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS solicit and will thankfully receive items of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five "extras," without change in form, will be given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged. — ED. PHILADELPHIA, PA., MAY, 1903. THE advent of the collecting season is always a time of par- ticular interest and looked forward to with pleasure by all ento- mologists. Now that active work is under way there are sev- eral things that occur to us. How many are there who do not have accurate data on their specimens ? There should not be a single person neglecting this most important rule. The use of. accurate data was one of the very greatest entomological events. How many persons are allowing their collection to be converted into Anthrenus and Dermestes J? Modern boxes and modern methods are the key-note for the prevention of this trouble. How many of us are collecting rubbed and damaged specimens ? There is much room for improvement in this matter. Those collecting in the mountainous parts of the West should put the altitude on each specimen taken. This is not necessary when taken at named places of known or as- certainable altitude. Don't forget to add some fact to what is already known in entomology. Notes and News. ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS .FROM ALL QUARTERS OP THE GLOBE. MR. WM. T. DAVIS has published (Proc. Nat. Sci. Ass., Staten Island, viii, No. 3, Feb. 9, igor) a record of the occurrence of Lestes eurinus Say in Staten Island. This species may therefore be added to the New Jersey list of Odonata,-.- P, P, C. May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 159 COBWEBS FIGURE IN MURDER TRIAL.— In the trial at David City, Neb. , recently, of Mrs. Harvey Lillie, charged with the murder of her husband, the theory of the defense that a burglar killed Harvey Lillie was given a hard blow. The State presented ex-Sheriff Derby, who testified that he examined the keyhole of the lock alleged to have been forced by the burglar. The lock and keyhole were filled with cobwebs and dust on the morning following the murder. — Neivspaper. KIEFFERIELLA, a new name for Kiefferia Ashmead. In the last num- ber of Psyche, I established a genus of Figitids under the name Kiefferia which I find is preoccupied in the Diptera. I propose therefore the name Kiefferiella in place.— WM. H. ASHMEAD. ODONATA OF NEW JERSEY.— In looking over the current popular mag- azines I stumbled upon a recognizable figure of a nymph of Hageitiiis brevistylus, and a note which gives a new New Jersey locality— Wild- wood Lake, P. O. Franklin Furnace. This was in the February Stt Nicholas, p. 364. The editorial answer to the inquiry of the correspond- ent contained this remarkable contribution to the confusion of the term- inology of the immature stages of insects: "The full grown dragonfly nymph changes its form from a slender creature to a broad, flat one, that has but little, if any, resemblance to the slender-bodied larva or to the adult" I am afraid I do not understand this. I suppose it is an ento- mological fragment, dressed up (or down) into that ''correct literary form" which is the first requisite of a popular magazine, that expresses by suggestion, and which is freer to suggest when unhampered by facts. —JAMES G. XKEDHAM, Lake Forest, Illinois. " NOTES ON A [JAPANESE] PARASITIC MOTH," U. Nawa, Gifu, Japan. —In the number of the Insect World, issued January 15, 1903 (vol vii, No. i), U. Nawa publishes in English an interesting account under the heading, " Notes on a Parasitic Moth." He states that this moth is par- asitic on Pomponia japonensis, P. inaculaticollis, and Graptopsallria cal- orata (Cicadidse). He also mentions closely allied specimens on Kicania /apotiica, but neither species has been determined, nor is he certain whether they are distinct from each other. The life habits are given, and each form described, and the moth, its antennas, wings, larva, pupa and cocoon, together with two of the parasitized hosts are figured in color. This publication, now running in its seventh volume and usually printed entirely in Japanese, bears excellent witness to the scientific industry and attainments of that race. It is issued by that energetic worker, Y. Nawa, from his laboratories in Gifu, and one regrets in looking at its tempting- pages and interesting illustrations, that he is not familiar with all lan- guages.— J. CHESTER BRADLEY. ON Cystineura Jfo> utaiia, Strecker. — In Lep. Rhop. Heter, suppl. No. 3, p 24, 1900, Strecker described a Cystineura from Florida, to which he gave the name floridana. l6o ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 Careful study of the species leads the writer to the opinion that this species is the same as C. cana, of Erichson. In the description of C. cana, Erichson says that it is "very similar in form and marking to the Brazilian C. hypermnestra, the upper sides of the wings especially so, with the male more brownish gray." A specimen of C. cana, identified by Strecker, in the writer's collec- tion, is identical with C. floridana. Examination of specimens of C. hypermnestra, identified by Staudinger, show the close relationship with C. cana, in so much so, that if the specimens were brownish gray, they would correspond to the description of C. cana, by Erichson. If, therefore, Strecker's identification of the writer's C. cana is correct and that of Staudinger for C. hypermnestra is correct and the description of C. cana, by Erichson exactly answers that of C. floridana, thenitseems clear that C. floridana falls naturally into the synonymy of C. cana — LEVI W. MENGEL, Reading, Pa. SPIDERS AS ENEMIES OF DRAGONFLIES.— [The suggestion made in the February NEWS, page 34, on this subject, has called forth the following remarks]. As to the possibility of there being some relation between ten- erals in spider's webs and scarcity of imagoes. I doubt if the spiders are a very important factor. That is, in the boat house possibly, a consider- able percentage of emerging species were captured, but the total num- ber emerging in the boat house was relatively small to the total number emerging under more favorable conditions (no spiders) elsewhere. In the genus Gomphus, on several occasions, I have found apparent scarcity of imagoes due to the fact that they frequented unsuspected spots. For example, once in Tennessee I spent the day along the Cumberland. The river had been rising and falling so all exposed mud banks were wet and sticky. Up these mud banks nymphs of G. vastus had crawled and were crawling in great numbers. Many became so coated with mud that, this drying, they failed to emerge. Occasionally very recent tenerals would be shaken from bushes or grasses, but no imagoes were seen flying freely about during the day. That afternoon, as I was going home, about half a mile from the river, on a thinly wooded hillside, with a western expos- ure, bright in the light of the low sun, I found vasttis literally by hundreds. They were abundant in a restricted area — possibly 100 yards long by 50 yards wide. I have had a somewhat similar experience with G. crassus. A friend of mine found Cordulegaster common in a ravine ; a few days later not one was to be seen. Dromogomphus spoliatus, along the old canal-feeder at Ft. Wayne during the middle of an August day, may be very abundant, but they are not to be found at 8 A. M. and 5 p. M. — they have completely disappeared. You have noticed how dEschna and Ana.r will be found one day in flocks over fields and the next day not one ran be seen. Moreover, in Indiana lakes I believe that the life of the nymph is as precarious and as full of vicissitudes as the life of the imago, and a wholesale destruction of tenerals would hardly permit of the balance May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. l6l being maintained. I do not mean that many imagoes are not destroyed, but I do not believe that a comparison of the number of exuviae seen with the number of imagoes seen gives us a correct idea of the number of imagoes surviving. In Tennessee nymphs of Epiceschna heros were very abundant in a ditch where I collected, but I never saw even a single imago. On the other hand in adjoining swamps three species of Trainca were sporting by hundreds as imagoes, and I found during an entire spring only one exuvia. Tachopteryx thoreyi is known as a nymph by only the one speci- men taken by Atkinson, though Graf has searched diligently for others, but Graf, Atkinson and myself have taken numbers of imagoes. I am afraid in the case of Neurocordulia obsoleta our ignorance is more re- sponsible than the spiders for the few imagoes known. And I believe the same is true of Ophiogomphus. In a carefully explored region, where observations have been made dur- ing all seasons for a period of years, when the habits and requirements of nymphal life necessitate a condition inconspicuous to us, and the habits and requirements of imaginal life permit conditions not inconspicuous to us, then our collections are filled with imagoes, while nymphs are rare ; and in the same locality, but under exactly opposite conditions, we have many nymphs and few imagoes. Then again, explained in the same terms, imagoes and nymphs of a species may be common, or imagoes and nymphs may both be rare, though I do not mean to say that all species are equally abundant or ap- proximately so, and that we have only to discover the habitat of a rarity to obtain it in numbers. Doubtless the new Somatochlora provocans is rarer than some of the Libellulas, for example, but doubtless also, it is relatively more abundant than the observations hitherto made would in- dicate.— E. B. WILLIAMSON, Bluffton, Indiana, Feb., 1903. While admitting the justness of Mr. Williamson's criticisms in a general way, there are several facts to be pointed out which seem to support the idea suggested, viz.: that spiders may be an important factor in diminish- ing the numbers of dragonflies. Thus we also saw living spiders of the same genus \_Dolomedes\ at other points on Lake Hopatcong, running over the stones and the small wooden piers so common on the shores. The significance of the boathouse observations is this : the shelter there afforded protected the spiders' webs and exuviae, the remains and exuviae of the dragonflies, from destruction by the weather and so preserved a record of events similar to those which doubtless took place outside the boathouse, but of which no trace remained at the time of our visit. I do not deny that the causes cited by Mr. Williamson are also powerful agents in decreasing the Odonata, but I venture to suggest that destruc- tion by spiders is a factor whose importance deserves investigation. The whole matter of the "vital statistics" of insects is one about which we have few exact data. l62 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, '03 In this connection it may be a propos to record an unpublished obser- vation. On the i8th of August, 1900, I saw that many spiders (Epeira stellata Hentz) had woven orb-like webs, 4-6 inches in diameter, in the grass and sedges bordering a shallow arm of Mecox Bay, south of Bridge- hampton, Long Island, N. Y. Within the length of one-tenth of a mile, I found four of these webs containing each a single dragonfly and one web containing two. The insects were Enallagma durum and E. civile, fully colored, dead, more or less enshrouded in silk, and some partly eaten.— PHILIP P. CALVERT. Doings of Societies. The association known as ' ' The Pacific Northwest Economic Entomologists, met in Spokane, Wash., on February 3, 4, and 5. The experiment station entomologists of Montana, Wash- ington, California and Idaho, were present, namely, R. C. Cooley, C. V. Piper, C. W. Woodworth and J. M. Aldrich. Professor A. B. Cordley, of the Oregon station, was detained at home, otherwise the representation would have been com- plete for the territory covered. Reports were handed in on topics that had been selected for comparative work one year ago ; they covered some phases of the life of the codling moth, with the subject of number and time of sprayings. The subject of co-operative work for next year was extensively discussed, and Professor Woodworth was made a committe to propose a definite plan to the other members in the near future. In the discussion of insects of the year, Professor Cooley described the spread of the codling moth in Montana. He had found the cocoons abundantly in freight cars, by which medium they might be transported almost any distance even after the apples had been taken out. Since last year he had had further assurances of the presence of the plum curculio in the Bitter Root valley, west of the continental divide, but had not yet seen the insect there. Professor Piper gave an abstract of a new bulletin on the sulphur, lime and salt wash. Extensive experimentation had convinced him that one pound of lime, one pound of sulphur and four gallons of water, or in that proportion, gave an abso- lutely effective winter spray. He had no difficulty in killing May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 163 100 per cent, of the scale at one application on a large com- mercial orchard. It need not be applied hot. Professor Aldrich read the manuscript of a forthcoming bul- letin on the codling moth. He had found three broods of the moth at Lewiston, Idaho, but only two elsewhere. In the higher altitudes', where the moth is not numerous, he had not been' successful in controlling it with one or two sprays ; although two had been better than one, still some worms sur- vived. Paris green had given decidedly better results than arsenate of lead in an extensive test. The existence of Phylloxera on grapes in North Idaho having been] mentioned, Prof. Wood worth stated that in his opinion the winged form of the insect is produced but .rarely in Cali- fornia, perhaps not oftener than once in ten years. The meeting being held in connection with that of the North- western Fruit Growers' Association, the entomologists appeared on the program of the latter in the following addresses : The Prevention of Small Losses by Insects, R. C. Cooley. The Lime, Salt and Sulphur Wash, C. V. Piper. The Peach Worm, C. W. Woodworth. The Codling Moth in High Altitudes, J. M. Aldrich. Before adjournment, the entomologists chose Prof. Cordley chairman of the organization for the ensuing year, and voted to meet next time in Corvallis, Oregon. The foregoing notes cover only a few of the interesting matters that were discussed in the meeting. J. M. A. At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held on March i8th at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South 1 3th Street, Philadelphia, twelve persons were present. A letter from Mr. A. Busck was read and ordered filed. Mr. Bland exhibited specimens of Polistcs. These were taken recently flying around a lamp and also in his bedroom. Prof. Smith spoke of the species of Lcucauia. He had re- cently been over the collection at Cambridge and found Mor- rison's types of te.vana. The specimens were originally de- scribed as being a variety of phragmitidicola ; but, as a matter of fact, bear no relation to that species. Mr. Grote subse- 164 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, [May, '03 quently described this same form as ligafa. Mr. Grote's name must sink as a synonym in favor of Mr. Morrison's. In looking over the collection of Mr. Philip Laurent he found a series of eight or more specimens of L. flabilis of which up to that time he had known the types only. The specimens were taken at Anglesea at sugar, and one of them was so like a typical ligata, that had the example come from Texas, there would have been no hesitation in giving it that name. The series does prove positively that flabilis is the same as rimosa, some of the examples agreeing perfectly with a specimen re- ceived from Dr. Thaxter and taken in Maine. It is more than likely that these three names will eventually have to be re- garded as belonging to one species. Another interesting spe- cies seen in Mr. L/aurent's collection is extincta, also taken at Anglesea, and which up to that time he had seen from the Newark district only. Mr. Haimbach described a card index for recording dupli- cates. WM. R. REINICK, Secretary Pro ton. A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, was held March 26th, Mr. C. Few Seiss presiding. Fourteen persons were present. Dr. Calvert exhibited the apparatus with which he labels speci- mens with generic and specific names. Metallic type is used and set up in a small holder made for rubber stamps. A printed form is used, on which is the name of the determiner ; the name of the insect is added as above indicated. This scheme was devised for the Biologia Centrali-America collec- tion of Odonata, as it will be distributed into various museums, so that it becomes necessary to accurately label each specimen. Mr. Hornig mentioned that Mr. Ilg had tried to keep cynthia and Itoia eggs alive through the winter by the use of cold, but they all died. Mr. Hornig asked if it would be possible to keep over winter eggs of species that normally live during that period in the chrysalis. HENRY SKINNER, May, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 165 A regular meeting of the Entomological Section of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, (Chicago Entomological Society) was held in the John Crerar Library, Thursday evening, March 2oth, 1903. Seven members present. Mr. Healy occupied the chair in the absence of the chairman. Mr. Higley, on behalf of the Academy, reported that the By-laws of the Section had been passed upon at the last meet- ing, and had been accepted without amendments, and placed on record as By-laws of the Section. Mr. W. L,. Tower was scheduled for a talk on metamor- phoses, but did not put in an appearance. Informal discus- sion, therefore, took the place of the regular program. Mr. Higley described the interesting study and collecting trips which the Academy members had taken in previous years, and spoke of the prospects of similar excursions for the coming season. Several members of the section expressed a desire to participate. As is usual in the early spring meet- ings, many of the members had accounts to relate of the ap- pearance of forerunners of the coming season. The subject of a field day for the Section was broached, but no decision reached because of the early date. JOHN COMSTOCK, Recorder. The seventh regular quarterly meeting of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society was held on the evening of February 28th, at the residence of Mr. J. C. Huguenin, 1840 Fifteenth Street, San Francisco. President Fuchs in the chair. Twelve members responded to roll call. Six new members were elected. Dr. E. C. Van Dyke, acting as President pro tcmpore, Mr. Fuchs exhibited a box of native and exotic Plus- iotis, with remarks upon their structural differences, life his- tories and distribution. Mr. L,. E. Ricksecker recalled the time when James Behrens brought the first specimen to Cali- fornia from Arizona. Dr. E. C. Van Dyke exhibited a box of American Litcaind«\ with remarks upon the several genera, and other biological facts of great interest relative to their life histories and distri- 166 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [May, '03 bution ; Mr. Fordyce Grinnell exhibited maps illustrating the Faunal Areas and L,ife Zones of California ; Mr. F. W. Nun- enmacher a box of Coccincllidfs from Ceylon ; Mr. James Cot- tie a series of Melitiza chalccdon of six varieties ; Mr. Ralph Hopping a box of Coleoptera collected in Tulare Co. , among which were such rare species as Acmtzodera plagiaticauda, 9 9 of Trachykele Iccontei, Cychrus subtil is, Corymbites mirabilis, and a series of Chariessa demonstrating that Ch. dichroa with black legs and Ch. degans with red legs are but color varieties of the same species, -also Perothops ivitticki • Mr. Edw. Ehr- horn a box of Coleoptera from Bolivia, S. A. ; Mr. O. N. San- ford presented to the Society a collection of Coleoptera from San Diego Co., California; Mr. W. T. Clark then presented Prof. Woodworth's "List of the Insects of California," Part ist, with remarks upon the same ; Dr. Blaisdell stated that he was working on a revision of the Blaptiui of the U. S., and asked the members to aid in obtaining the individuals of the several species from the different regions West of the Missis- sippi. Then followed an enthusiastic discussion of the man)- inter- esting facts presented during the meeting. Refreshments and adjournment. F. E. BLAISDELL, M. D., Secretary. The April meeting of the Newark Entomological Society was held on the i2th inst., with President Angelman in the chair, and eleven members present. A motion was made and carried to hold meetings the second Saturday of each month at 8 P. M. during summer. It was further agreed to have a field meeting May loth, at Paterson. Mr. Bischoff reported the capture of Calocawpa citicritia (L,ep.) March i5th, also Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Col.) taken plentifully between the bottom leaves of Cattails, March and April. Also Lcbia pulchclla and a pair of Histcr plcuipes at Bellville March i6th. Messrs. Geo. J. Keller and Joseph Maurus were elected members. After that adjournment. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Secretary. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XVI. PI. VII. HYPOLIMNAS AURIFASCIA MENGEL ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. JUNE, 1903. No. 6. CONTENTS: Mengel — A new species of Hypolimnas from New Hebrides 167 Skinner— A new variety of Tegrodea. 168 Skinner— A new variety of Sphinx 168 Laurent— The Moths (Heteiocera) of Eastern Pennsylvania 169 Knaus— The Coleoptera of the Sacra- mento Mountains of New Mexico 172 Dyar — Culex atropalpus Coquillett 180 Ashmead — Provespa a new genus in the Vespiche 182 Calvert — On some American Goniphi- iise (Odonata) 183 Ashmead — Two new Parasitic H> men- opt era 192 Dyar — The Psychophora Mix-up. — II. 193 Comstock— A list of the Lepidoptera found in the Adirondack Mis 197 Skinner — The Psychophora Mix-up... 200 Wormsbacher — Records of Lepidop- tera in New Jersey 201 King — The Coccidse of Ohio 204 Editorial 207 Entomological Literature 208 Doings of Societies 209 A new species of Hypolimnas from New Hebrides. LEVI W. MENGEL, Reading, Pa. Hypolimnas aurifascia sp. nov. — Male. General color above brown, approaching black. On the anterior wings a broad band of orange ex- tends from near the centre of the costal margin three-quarters the dist- ance across the wing to the inner angle. On the inferior wings a broad band of orange runs parallel to the margin from the apex to the anal an- gle. This band varies in breadth from % in. at the apex to /', at the broadest part, which is near the centre, to , ;,, of an inch at the anal angle. This band is sharply cut and is not suffused at any point. A narrow band of the brown of the general color borders the exterior margin. In the centre of each nervtile, in the orange band, there is a dark brown spot. Under sides of the male generally paler brown on the anteriors, lighter towards the apex. The orange bands show through, but become buff. A few small white spots show on the anteriors near the apex and along the costal margin near the base. The band of the inferiors is darker to- wards the exterior, and the row of brown spots of the upper surface are marked with small white spots. A narrow band of light buff passes near the margin, separating the broad band from the margin. The female is of a generally lighter brown. The orange bands of the male are replaced by bands of buff. A row of white spots extends from near the apex to the inner angle, running parallel to the margin. A faint 167 168 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 light band of buff begins midway between the apex and the angle, becom- ing more pronounced as it reaches the angle. This band separates the margin and the row of white spots. Inferior wings similar to the male. The brown spots in the centre of each nervule larger and marked with a small white spot. Under sides very similar to the upper surface, but lighter and the white spots better defined. Abdomen and thorax dark brown. Expanse, male, 2^5 in.; female, 2^ in. Hab. — Santo, New Hebrides. A New Variety of Tegrodera (Coleoptera). BY HENRY SKINNER. T. aloga n. var. — Head red, antennae and collar black. Thorax red. Elytra bright yellow, reticulate ; black between the reticulations, with apices black. There is a transverse piceous fascia, constricted in the middle of each elytron : elytral sutures black. Abdomen and legs black. The species varies in length from 14 to 26 mm. Described from sixteen specimens taken on the banks of the Gila River, near Florence Arizona, May 4, 1903, by C. R. Biederman. There is no variation in the specimens, except in size. It differs from hitecinda Horn in being more coriaceous, the reticulations being much coarser and showing the black background more conspicuously. The transverse elytral fascia in latecincta is wider and not constricted in the middle. It may be distinguished at once from erosa by the distinct black elytral suture. Dr. Horn considered latecincta a race of erosa and aloga is probably also a race of erosa. A New Variety of Sphinx. BY HENRY SKINNER. Sphinx luscitiosa Clem. var. Una n. var. This variety lacks entirely the buff color of the inner area of the inferior wings so conspicuous in the species. It is much darker on all four wings, and in markings is practi- cally identical with dark examples of Sphin.v ercuiitus, from which it differs in the smaller discal spot. Described from a 9 specimen received from Mr. Chas. F. Timm, of Brooklyn, New York, who raised it from larvae which disclosed the normal form except in one additional specimen. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 169 The Moths (Heterocera) of Eastern Pennsylvania. BY PHILIP LAURENT. (Continued from page 141.) PYRALIDINA. Pyraustidae. Margaronia quadristigmalis Cn. nitidalis Cram. Diathrausta pisusalis Walk. Desmia funeralis Hbn , common. Cindaphia bicoloralis Cn. Plilyctaiiiia extricalis Gn. Nomophila noctuella .5". K, corn. Pyrausta octomaculata Linn. acrionalis Walk., com. insequalis Gn. , corn. signatalis Walk. niveicilialis Grf., com. ftimalis Gn., com. futilalis Led. detritalis Gn. adipaloides G. & X. oxydalis Gn. thestialis Walk. ranalis Gn., com. pertextalis Z,ed., com. seglealis Walk., com. argyralis Hbn., com. Mecyna reversalis Gn. Pantographa limata G. <2r J\. Crocidophora serratissimalis Zell. Crocidophora tuberculalis Led., com. Loxostege sirnilalis Gn., com. dasconalis H'a/k. helvialis Walk. obliu-ralis Walk. cereralis Zell. Eustixia pupula I/bn., com. Scoparia centuriella 6". K libella Grt. Evergestis straminalis Hbn., com. rimosalis Gn. Lipocosma^erfusalis Walk. Cataclysta fulicalis Clem., com. Homophysa fulminalis Led. glaphyralis Gn., com. sesquistrialis Hbn. " Hydrocampa albalis Rob. icciusalis Walk. stenialis Gn. Pyralididae. Galasa rubidana Walk. Fabatana oviplagalis Walk. Pyralis farinalis Linn., com. costalis Fabr., com. " olinalis Gn. " sodalis Walk. Aglossa cnprealis Hbn. Epipaschia superatalis Clem. Tetralopha humerella Rag. Phycitidae. Acrobasis angusella Grt. Pinipestis zimrnermanni Grt. Nephopteryx ovalis Pack. Salebria contatella Grt. Euzophera semifuneralis Walk. Honora oblitella var. undulatella Clem. Plodia interpunctella Hbn., com. Peoria hsematica Zell. Galleriidae. Melissoblaptes fuscolimbellus Galleria mellonella Linn., com Crambidae. Argyria nivalis Dm., com. auratella Clem., com. pusillalis Hb>i. Chilo plejadellis Zinck., com. " densellus '/.ell. 170 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 Crambus leachellus Zinck. praefectellus Zinck. laqueatellus Clem. agiatellus Clem , com. far. alboblav- ellus Zell. albellus Clem. girardellus Clem., com. ruricolellus Zell. vulgivagellusG^w., com. decorellus Zinck. elegans Clem., com. teterrellus Zinck. interminellus/fWX'., com. caliginosellus£7^;«., com. luteolellus Clem, Pterophoridae. Platyptilia ochrodactyla Hbn. carduidactylia Riley. Alucitia cretidactylia Fitch ? inquinata Zell. monodactyla Linn. homodactyla Walk. paleacea Zell. subochracea Wlsm. Oxyptilus periscelidactylus Fitcli. tenuidactylus Fitch.com. TORTRICINA. Tortricidae. Teras hastiana Linn., com. " nivisellana Wlsm. Cacoecia rosaceana Harr., com. obsoletana Walk., com. fervidana Clem., com. Loxotaenia clemensiana Fern. Ptycholoma melaleucana \\\ilk. Pandemis limitata Rob. Lophoderus quadrifasciana Fern. triferna Walk. velutinana Walk. Tortrix pallorana Rob., com. albicomana Clem , com. peritana Clem., com. Amorbia humerosana C/ein. /Enectra inconditana jr/sui., com. Cenopis reticulatana Clem. Dichelia sulfureana Clem , com. Amphisa discopunctana Clem. Capua furcatana Walk. Platynota flavedana Clem. sentana Clem. Conchylidae. Conchylis straminoides Crl. argentilimitana Rob. Grapholithitlae. Bactra lanceolana Hbn. Exartema permundana Ctem. concinnana Clem. fasciatana Clem., com. Penthina hebesana Walk. Sericoris coruscana C/em., com. instrutana Clem. bipartitana Clem. Paedisca circulana Hbn. robinsonana (irt. ridingsana Rob. cataclystiana Walk. abbreviatana Wlsm. constrictana Zell. abruptana Zell. " strenuana Walk., com. matutina (irt. desertana Zell. otiosana Cle.m. dorsisignatana Clem. Semasia radiatana Wlsm. olivaceana Riley. ferruginana Fern., com. striatana C/em. argutana Clem. Proteopteryx spoliana Clem., com. Phoxopteris burgessiana Zell. angulifasciana Zell. comptana Froel. cormfoliana Riley. Grapholitha caryana Fitch. interstinctana Clem. Carporapsa pomonella Linn., com. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. IJI TINEINA. Choreutidae. Brenthia pavonacella Clem., com. Anaphoridae. Acrolophus pluniifrontellus Clem., com. Anaphora popeanella Clan. tennis M'lsni. Pseudanaphana arcanella Clem., com. Tineidae. Xyleithia clemensella Cham., com. Scardia cloacella Haw. Tinea acapuspennella Clem. " biselliella Hum. " carnariella Clem. " costosignella Clem. " ferruginella Hbn. " fuscipunctella Haw. " pellionella Linn. " rusticella Hbn. Incurvaria medioslriatella Clem. Hybroma servulella Clem. Gelechiidae. Stenoma schlaegeri /.ell. Cryptolechia quercicella Clem. Machimia tentorierella Clan. Amdrya effrenatelia Clem. Gelechia agrimoniella Clem. " alarella Clem. " cereallella Oliv. " flavicostella Clem. Gelechia galtesterella Kell. hallipalpis Walk. " mediofuscella Clem. vagella Half:. Euclemensia bassettella Clem. Ypsolophns contubernatellus/'Y/'r//. . Kcophora borkhausenii Zell. Blastobasis chalcofrontella Clem. purpurocomella Clem., com. Strobisia emblemella Clem. iridipennella Clem. Gracilariidae. Gracilaria robiniella Cham. Coleophoridae. Coleophora corruscipennella Clem. Lavernidae. Laverna eloisella Clem. Elachistidae. Butalis basilaris Zell. Cosmopteryx montisella Cham. Lithocolletidae. Bedellia somnulatella Zell. Lithocolletes basistrigella Clem. faginella Zell. guttifinitella Clem. hamadryella Clem. Tischeria senea F. &. B. Lyonetiidae. Phyllocnistis vitifoliella Cham. vitigenella " com. NOTE. — Since the forepart of this list was published a large number of Micro-L,epidoptera have been identified by Mr. August Busck and Dr. Dyar of Wash., D. C., and I take this opportunity to thank these two gentlemen for their kindness. So little is known of the majority of our Micro-L,epidoptera, that I have refrained from stating if a species was rare, only marking those species that I know are common. No doubt, the majority of the species are common at certain times and in certain places. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. . [June, '03 The Coleoptera of the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. BY W. KNAUS, McPherson, Kansas. The writer spent a week in June, 1902, in the Sacramento Mountains of southeast New Mexico, and collected Coleoptera from an elevation of forty-five hundred feet at Alamogordo, to nine thousand feet at Cloudcroft on the summit. Alamogordo, on the western foot hills of the mountains, is eighty-seven miles northeast of El Paso, Texas. Until 1902 these mountains could only be reached by rail over a branch road from El Paso. In the spring of 1902 the Rock Island El Paso line was opened for traffic and access to this range of mountains became easy. My first day's collecting was up L,a L/uz and Fresnal Canons ; from L,a L/uz, at an elevation of forty-seven hundred feet to Highrolls, at an elevation of six thousand five hundred ; my last da>- was on the fourteenth of June at Cloudcroft on the summit. The intermediate days were spent in the upper canons that have their .beginning in the vicinity of Cloudcroft, the elevations being from seven thousand to nine thousand feet. The lower L,a L,uz and Fresnal canons contain little or no timber ; what little is seen is the cottonwood and the quaking asp. The vegetation is semi-desert in character, thick fleshy leaves covered everywhere with spines. As the elevation in- creases pines and spruces begin to appear, and the semi-desert flora begins to change. At Toboggan, at an elevation of eight thousand feet, the flora has entirely changed owing to an abundant precipitation of moisture. The mountain sides are covered with pine and spruce forests which increase in density as the summit is reached. The canon sides and summit are covered thickly in places with a growth of shrubs and scrubby oaks, known locally as " shin oaks," and afford excellent col- lecting grounds for the entomologist. At the higher elevations many species of Coleoptera occur which are found in northern New Mexico and southern Colo- rado ; while the lower elevations show species peculiar to the semi-desert or arid fauna. As my collecting was done the second week in June, before June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 173 the July rains, the collector who visits this region in August will find many forms that were absent at the time of my visit. I collected from three to eight hours each day I was in the mountains, and took two hundred species and over fifteen hun- dred specimens. Mr. H. C. Fall, of Pasadena, California, kindly assisted in the determination of most of the material ; Mr. P. Jerome Schmitt, of Beatty, Pennsylvania, determined the single species each of the Scydmrenidae and Pselaphidae taken, and Mr. Charles \V. Leng, of New York, identified the Coccinelids ; to all of whom, and to Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, of East Las Vegas, N. M. , who has added notes and ascertained the number of species new to New Mexico, many thanks are due. Identifications are sufficiently complete to show that this part of the territory has been collected over but little, for of the two hundred species taken nearly fifty species, or one- fourth, are new or undescribed ; a half dozen or more species belonging to new genera. Fifty- seven species are new to New Mexico, eighteen genera are also new to the territory. Forty-six spe- cies are new to southern New Mexico. The only Scydmsenid ever identified by name from the territory, Scydnueiiiis cali- fornicns Mots. , a Pacific coast Alaskan species, I took at Cloud- croft. In the same upper canon I found three specimens, in ants' nests, of Articcrus fuchsii Breud., a quite rare myrmeco- philus Pselaphid previously recorded from near L,as Vegas. 1, 33 855 Zuphiumamericanum'De]. One specimen, Alamogordo; genus and species new to N. M. 26, 1080 Harpalus retracus Lee. One specimen. 27, 1081 amputatus ?>•&<]. Several specimens ; not found before so far south. 28, n 12 Harpalus clandestimis Lee. Several specimens ; one recorded at Las Vegas. 29, Stenolophus. Species probably undescribed ; common. 30, 1155 BradyceUus cognatus Gyll. Two specimens ; new to N. M. 31, 1 188 Anisodactylus harrisii Lee. Two specimens ; new to southern N. M. 32, 1406 Agabus cordatus Lee. Several specimens ; Fresnal Creek. 33, 1413 " lu°ensLec. Same as above ; new to southern N. M. 34, 1706 Silpha Idpponica Hbst. One specimen ; new to southern N. M. 35, 1798 Agathidium revolvens Lee. One specimen ; genus and species new to N. M. 36, 1849 Scydiiicznus californicns Mots. One specimen (genus and species new to N. M.); under bark of quaking asp, Cloud- croft. 37, 1864 Articerus fuchsii Bren. Three specimens, with ants, Cloud- croft ; new to southern N. M. 38, Falagria species. Several specimens with ants under ash bark. 39, 2O55 Aleochara biniaculata Grav. Two specimens. 40, Aleocharina ; genus and species dubious. One specimen. 41, Two specimens. 42, 2105 Quedius limbifer Horn. One specimen ; new to N. M. 43, 2106 " Icevigatus Gyll. One specimen ; new to N. M. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 175 44, Quedius eenescens Makl. One specimen ; new to N. M. 45, Philonlhns. New species. Four specimens. 46, 2150 furyus Nord. James Canon, common ; new to southern N. M. 47, 2268 Xa>itlio/inns cephalus Say. Two specimens ; new to N. M. 48, Tachiniis. New species, near crolchii. One specimen. 49, 9712 O.vyiel/its invenitstus Casey. Eight specimens, James Canon ; new to N. M. 50, 2840 Hoina/inni lappunica Zett. One specimen ; new to N. M. 5r, 9832 Antobiuui tibialc Casey. One specimen ; new to N. M. 52, 3046 Hippodamia convergans Guer. Woolens ; common. 53, 3049 sinuata Muls. Wootens ; common. 54, Coccinella plagiata Casey. One specimen, Cloudcroft ; new to N. M. 55, 30650: Coccinella abdominalis Say. One specimen. Cloudcroft. 56, 3078 Psyllobora so-maculata Say. Two specimens, Fresnal Creek. 57, Exochomus hogei Gorh. One specimen at Wootens ; com- mon at El Paso, Tex. 58, 3183 Aphorista morosa Lee. New to southern N. M. Several specimens at Toboggan. 59, 3455 OrphilusglabratusYab. One specimen ; new to southern N M. 60, 3494 Hister depurator Say. Common ; new to southern N. M. 61, 3609 Saprinus plenus Lee. Several specimens. 62, 3633 Plegederus transversus Say. Also taken at Albuquerque. 63, 3634 sayii -Mars. One specimen ; new to southern N. M. 64, 3635 consors Horn. One specimen ; new to N. M 65, 3666 Cercus sericans Lee. Common ; genus and sp. new to N. M. 66, 3673 Carpophilns pallipennis Say. Several specimens ; common in X. M. 67, 3684 Carpophilus zuni Casey. One specimen ; new to N. M. 68, 3689^ Colastus limbatus Lee. Common under fresh cut bark ; genus and sp. new to N. M. 69, 3704 Epiiresa iminnnda Sturm. Under freshly cut bark ; new to N. M. 70, 3704 var. flavomaclata Mackl. Under bark with preceding sp.; new to N. M. 71, Tenebroides ; species. One specimen. 72, 3923 Dryops slriattis Lee. Fresnal and La Luz creeks. 73, 4210 Elater cordatus Lee. One specimen ; new to N. M. 74, 4233 iinn'cns Lee. One specimen ; new to X. M. 75, 4245 apica/us Say. One specimen ; new to N. M. 76, 4320 Afe/anactcs castanipes Payk. Two specimens ; new to N. M. 77, Athous, sp. not described. One specimen. 78, 4628 Audio via icncogaster Lap. Two specimens. 79, 4634 Ant ha. via flaviunma Gory. One specimen ; new to southern N. .M. 176 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 80, 4639 Chrysobothris femorata Fab. Two specimens ; new to southern N. M. 81, 4746 Agrilus egenus Gory. Six specimens ; new to southern N. M. 82, 4761 Brachys ^rrasaMelsh. Two specimens ; new to southern N. M. 83, 4767 Rhyncheros sangninipennis Say. Two specimens ; new to southern N. M. 84, 4771 Lycostomafulvellus Lee. One specimen ; genus and sp. new to southern N. M. 85, 4823 Pyractomena angulata Say. One specimen ; genus and sp. new to N. M. 86, Podabrus, near comes and viexicanus Gorh. One specimen. 7°5S Psyl/iodes punctulata Melsh. One specimen ; genus and sp. new to N. M. !33> 72I7 Zopherus concolor Lee. Four specimens. T34. 73[6 Eleodes obscura Say. One specimen ; Ancho, X. M. *35> 73'9 pedinoidesLec. Two specimens ; James Canon. 136, 7327 extricafa form cognata Hald. Common ; cognaia form new to N. M. 137, Eleodes, species dubious ; three specimens. 138, common. T39. 735° lecontei Horn. One specimen ; new to N. M. 140, 7394 IphthiiiiHS serrafus Mann. One specimen ; new to southern X. M. 141, Tcinnochi/a, new sp. One specimen. 142, 7417 Tenebrio molitor Linn. One specimen ; Alamogordo. 143, Blapstinus, sp. dubious ; common below Cloudcroft. J44. 7532 Hypophlceus parallclus M.elsh. One specimen ; genus and sp. new to N. M. 145, 7661 Carebara /oiigu/u Lee. Two specimens, under pine bark ; new to southern X. M. 146, 7719 Salpingus tibialis \*tc. One specimen ; new to X. M. 147, 7766 Anaspis alra Lee. Common. !4's. 777O .-liinspis ntta Say. Not so common ; new to southern N. M. !49» 77iSo Mordella scit(el/aris Fab. One sp. ; new to southern N. M. I7§ ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 I5°. 7895 Corphyra lewisii Horn. Five sp. ; new to N. M. 151, 7922 Noto.rus calcarafus Horn. Common along Fresnal Creek. 152, Lappus cursor Casey. Two spec. ; Fresnal Creek. New to N. M. 153, Anthicits nea.r paralle/iis. One specimen. 154, 8037 Netnognatha immaculata Say. Two specimens. T55. Epicauta. New species ; two specimens ; James Canon. 156, " " atWootens. 157, 8072 Tetraonyx fulva Lee. Two specimens. i5 • — L,EPiDOTRAMA,.n. iv for Traina, Harvey, Bull, Buff. Soc., 1875, P- J3, (not Trama Heyd., Stett. Ent. Zeit., 1857).— T. D. A. COCKEKELL. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. VIII. GOMPHUS OLIVACEUS, 1 , 6, 8. EPIGOMPHUS LLAMA, 2, 3, 7. E. TUMEFACTUS, 4. E. SUBOBTUSUS, 10, 11. DlAPHLEBIA NEXANS, 5, 9, 12. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 183 On Some American Gomphinae (Odonata.) BY PHILIP P. CALVERT, PH. D. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. (With Plate VIII.) The following paper has grown out of some preliminary studies on the Gomphinae for the Biologia Centrali-Americana edited by Mr. F. D. Godman, F.R.S., of London. i: On DIAPHLEBIA. In 1858, de Selys* compared Epigoniphus paludosus, of his legion Gomphus, with Diaphlcbia angustipennis, of his legion Gomphoides, as to their similarity in the " front tres-deprime, .... la coloration du corps . . . . le forme du bout des ailes," but adds, " les triangles libres et leur proportion em- pechent de passer plus loin la comparison." The discovery of a second species of Diaphlebia, D. scmilibcra, in which all the triangles are free except the discoiclal triangle of the hind wings, again led him to a comparison with Epigomphus, and to point out the possibility of confusing them " si, par excep- tion tous les triangles [of Diaph lebid\ se trouvaient libres. "f He considered that the greater length of the triangle of the hind wings and, in the males, the shape of the superior append- ages and anal angle of the hind wings of Diaphlebia suffice to avoid such confusion. He does not mention, however, that the same interesting possible "exception" in this genus would also constitute an exception to the primary character of the legion Gomphoides. The possibility is almost realized in one of two males described below as Diaphlebia nexans n. sp., in which all the triangles are free except the discoidal of the right hind wing (See Plate VIII, fig. 5). The significance of such conditions as exist in D. scmilibcra and D. nc.vans may perhaps be that they indi- catea genealogical transition from the legion Gomphoides to the legion Gomphus via Diaphlcbia and Epigomphus. This * Monographic des Gomphines, p. 87. f Bulletin, Acad. Belg. (2) xxxiii, p. 198, 1869. 184 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEW.S. [June, '03 suggestion must not be interpreted as implying that the former was, or is, the ancestor of the latter, but merely that these two may be survivals of a group of genera which made such a transition. Diaphlebia and Epigomphus agiee in .the possession of the following generic characters : All wings : two rows of posttri- angular cells out to at least the level of separation of subnodal and principal sectors, no supra-triangular cross-veins. Front wings : short sector and the first sector of the triangle diverg- ing, only one row of postcostal cells to beyond the level of the triangle, not more than two rows between the second sector of the triangle and the hind margin of the wing.* Hind wings : no anal loop. Males without a median inferior distal carina on the tibiae. The generic characters of Diaphlebia which are different from those of Epigomphus are : All zcing-s : no basal subcostal cross- vein, arculus usually at second autecubital, its sectors separated throughout by an interval considerably greater than the thick- ness of either sector, one submedian cross-vein (sensit Sefysii, 1896), proximal end-vein of pterostigma prolonged to the principal sector but no thicker than the other cross-veins between the median vein and the principal sector, first and fifth or sixth antecubitals thicker than the others. Front wings: proximal angle of discoidal triangle as far distally from the arculus as the length of the proximal side of the internal tii- angle, 9-10 marginal cells between the short sector and the first sector of the triangle. Hind ivings : not more than two rows of cells between the second sector of the triangle and the hind margin, anal triangle in the males three-celled, not reach- ing to the anal angle. Head (viewed from in front): inferior angle of the triangle formed by the ocelli about 120°; Abdo/ncn S : eighth segment widest of all the apical half. Tibicc: no differ- entiation in the spines. Diaphlebia nexans n. sp. (PL viii, figs. 5, 9, 12). the inferior basal angulation thereof ; viewed from below, the append- age is quite broad, with a wide but shallow apical emargination, the two tips thus formed e.ich ending in an upwardly-directed denticle giving the appearance seen in profile. Legs pale greenish yellow, tibije, tarsi and anterior surfaces of the first and second femora brownish. \Vings faintly brownish, reticulation brown, costae yellow anteriorly. Pterostigma ochre, surmounting 5-6 cells. All inner triangles free. Dis- coid,il triangles of front wings with the anterior side equal to or slightly i86 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 shorter than the proximal side, free in both front wings of one male, free (right), crossed from proximal to distal side (left) in the second male. Discoidal triangles of hind wings free (left) or crossed from anterior to distal side (right) in one male, crossed on both sides in second male. In the first mentioned male therefore only one of all the triangles is crossed, namely on the right hind wing. Front wings with 13-14 antecubitals, n postcubitals ; hind wings with 9-11 antecubitals, 11-12 postcubitals. 9 unknown. Dimensions. — Abdomen 35, hind wings 29, pterostigma of front wings 4.5, of hind wings 5, superior appendages 2 mm. Hab. — Chapada, -Brazil, two males, probably by H. H. Smith, one labelled December (sup. apps. lost), in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. Differs from the described species D. angustipennis Selys and D. semilibcra Selys by the greater extent of pale coloring on the abdomen and fewer postcubitals on the front wings ; from seinilibera also by its smaller size and apparently the shape of the superior appendages. II. On EPIGOMPHUS. Epigomphus differs from Diaphlebia in the following re- spects : All wings : one basal subcostal cross-vein (p<5"./*), arculus dis- tal to the second antecubital at least of the subcostal series (98.1), its sectors for a short distance beyond their origin sep- arated by an interval less than the thickness of either sector (TOO}, more than one submedian cross- vein (scusu Sclysii 1896) (96.2*), proximal end- vein of pterostigma not prolonged to the principal sector f (foo). Front wings : first and sixth, seventh or eighth autecubital thicker (02.3), proximal angle of the dis- coidal triangle farther distally from the arculus than the length of the proximal side of the internal triangle (So. 8), 12-16 mar- ' The figures in parentheses indicate the percentage of 26 individuals examined in which the character existed as stated immediately preceding each parenthesis. Thus, of the 104 wings of the 26 individuals, one wing had no basal subcostal cross-vein, one wing had two such veins, leaving 102 wings or 98.1 '/e as stated above. t Occasionally a cross-vein does occur immediately below the prox- imal posterior angle of the pterostigma, but even in such cases it is not in prolongation of the proximal end-vein, nor is it thicker than its fellows. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 187 ginal cells between the short sector and the first sector of the triangle (92.3). Hind icings : first and sixth or seventh ante- cubitals thicker (9^.2), at most four, often only three, rows of cells between the second sector of the triangle and the hind margin (96.2), no anal triangle (ioo\ Head (viewed from in front) : inferior angle of the triangle formed by the three ocelli about 90° (100). Abdomen £ : loth segment widest, or 8-10 of equal width in E. llama n. sp. Tibia-: antero-inferior row of spines on the third tibiae of the males much shorter than those of the postero-inferior row and blunt at the tip. Auricles on the second abdominal segment well developed in both sexes. The differentiation in certain tibial spines, above stated, con- stitutes a secondary sexual character hitherto unnoticed. Stages in the differentiation are shown in PI. viii, figs, n and 10. SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES OF Epigomphus. \ i. One pale green anlehumeral stripe and a more posterior superior pale green antehumeral spot, the latter representing the upper end of the second antehumeral stripe of |II. Males. loth abdom. seg. with a dorsal tubercle about one-third as high as the segment itself, spinulose at tip. Dorsal tubercle of 10 somewhat elongated transversely and divided by a shallow median emargination into right and left halves. Superior appendages slightly longer than 10, outer and inner edges slightly convergent in dorsal view ; in profile view the upper and lower edges diverging to two-thirds the length of the appendage at which point the lower edge slants obliquely upward to form the moderately acute apex. Inferior append- age one and one-half times as long as the superiors, widely bifid in its apical three-fourths, its branches more divaricate than the superiors, each branch with a superior tooth at three- fourths the length of the appendage (just beyond the level of the tips of the superiors), and terminating in a backwardly (caudad), inwardly (mesad) and downwardly (ventrad) trunca- ted apex bearing a dense tuft of hairs paludosus. Dorsal tubercle of lonot elongated transversely, nor emarginate at tip. Superior appendages about twice as long as 10, gradually tapering to the obtuse apex which is curved downward and 1 88 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 slightly outward. Inferior appendage as long as the superiors, widely bifid in its apical three-fourths, its branches not quite as divaricate as the superiors, slightly divergent in their basal half, slightly convergent in their apical half, the place of change of direction coinciding with the position of an acute superior tooth ; tip of each branch obtusely rounded, no apical tuft of hairs ; each branch has also a smaller basal superior tooth. llama n sp. ioth abd. seg. with no dorsal tubercle, a double median group of spin- tiles taking its place. Superior appendages somewhat longer than 10, each one in dorsal view having the inner edge concave, the outer convex and almost angulate at two-thirds' length whence the appendage is obliquely truncated backvvardly and inwardly to form a rather acute apex ; in profile upper and lower edges divergent to the apex which is emarginated almost in a semi-circle, thus form- ing two rather acute tips, only the upper of which is clearly visible in dorsal view. Inferior appendage three fourths as long as the superiors, widely bifid in its apical half, branches less divaricate than the superiors, each branch with an acute, superior, basal tooth near the outer margin and a bifid apex (seen in dorsal view), the outer part of which is the stouter and is directed laterally outward, while the inner part is direc- ted backward ; no apical tuft of hairs .... quadratics n. sp. Superior appendages slightly longer than 10 (which is greatly swol- len), similar in dorsal view to those of qnadracies ; in profile view directed downward, apex obliquely truncated upwardly (dorsad) and backwardly (caudad), the truncated margin crenulate. Inferior appendage three-fourths as long as the superiors, widely bifid in its apical half, branches much less divaricate than the superiors, each branch with a simple ob- tuse apex and 4-5 superior denticles in a row parallel to its inner margin . . tumefactus n. sp. Superior appendages hardly longer than 10 (which is swollen), sub- conical, thicker at the base on the inner side, divaricate as much as the width of the segment, apex obtuse, curved a little downward and inward and resting on the fork of the inferior. Inferior appendage longer than the superiors, divided as far as the base, its branches as divaricate as the superiors, curved upward, and in profile view forked at the tip. upper branchlet acute, the other with its tip enlarged in the form of a palette, emarginate in a semi-circle exteriorly, with a strong tuft of yel- low hairs in the emargination. (From de Sely's description). obtusus. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NF.WS. 189 Females. Spines of the distal half of the antero-inferior row, third femora, 7-9 in number, not markedly longer than on the basal half of the same femora. Femora pale brown or yellowish. Appendages and rudimentary nth abd. segment between them one- third as long as 10, pterostigma of front wings 3.25 mm. long, occiput very low, almost straight, a little swollen on each side posteriorly. (From de Sely's description.) .... paludosus. Appendages and rudimentary nth abd. seg. between them almost as long as 10, pterostigma of front wings 4-45 mm. long, occi- put with a pair of low elevations in the median third and a slightly higher superior tubercle on each side . . llama n. sp. Femora bordered with black, pterostigma of front wings 3 5 mm. long. (From de Sely's description) obtusus. Spines of the distal half of the antero-inferior row, third femora, 5 in num- ber, much longer than the spines on any other part of these, or of the first or second, femora and nearly as long as the tibial spines ; femora pale yellow (individual teneral, abd. segs. 6-10 lost), pterostigma of front wings 4 mm. long, median dorsal third of occiput slightly elevated, no lateral superior tubercles. quadracies n. sp. \ II. Two narrow pale green or yellow antehumeral stripes, the posterior one very close to the humeral suture. Males. loth abd. seg. convex and slightly swollen dorsally, no tubercle, but with a double median group of spinules representing it. Supe- rior appendages slightly longer than 10, each one in dorsal view having the outer and inner edges almost parallel, apex obliquely truncated backwardly i caudaol) and inwardly (mesad), both the outer and inner angles of the truncation slightly pro- duced ; in profile view curved downward, especially in the apical half, terminating in an obtuse apex. Inferior appendage as long as the superiors, widely bitid in its apical three-fourths, branches less divaricate than the superiors, with no superior teeth, with simple slightly upturned apices, no apical tuft. subobtusus. Females. Spines of the distal half uf the antero inferior row, third femora, about 5 in number, much longer than the spines on any other part of these, or of the first or second, femora and nearly as long as the tibial spines; femora pale brown, pterostigma of front wings 3 mm. long, occiput with no median elevation, but with a well-marked superior tubercle each side . . . subobtusus. i go ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 MEASUREMENTS, ETC. paludosus llama quadracies tumefactus aMu*"* snbobtusus J 9 I 9 C? ? tf 9 fc 9 ^ 9 Abdomen (mm.)... 36- 42- 35-5 40.5 39- 42 35- 43 37-5 40-5 44 -40 -42 40.5 37 -41-5 Hind wing (mm.).. 30- 34- 3i- 37 33-5 34 38 3i- 35 33- 35 32 37 35-5 33 36 Pterostigma (mm.) front wings 7 3-25 3- 4- 35 4 3-5 3 3 3-5 3-5 3-5 3-5 4-5 -3-75 hind wings. . 3-5 ' 4 3-5 4-5 4 4-5 3-75 4 4 -4 -4 -4 Superior appenda- ages c? (mm.)... i-5 2-5 2 2 2 5 -3 Appendages 9 (mm.) . c I Front wings 14- *J 16- 17- 17- 18- 17- T ^ 18- J7- antecubitals 16 17 18 19 19 18 20 19 20 18 postcubitals 11-12 IO-I2 ii- 12- 14- 13- 16- IO- 14 i-3- 13 14 14 ^5 15 18 13 14 Hind wings 10- 12- 13- 13- 12- 13- 13- antecubitals 12 12 13 15 14 13 14 15 13 postcubitals IO- IO- II- 1 1- 17— 12— JC 1 1— I I-I2 13 12 13 15 J O 14 14 x o 13 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DISTRIBUTION. Epigomphus Selys, Bull. Acad. Belg., xxi (2), p. 59 (1854), (2), xxviii, p. 1 88 (1869), (2) xxxv, p. 754 (1873), (2) xlvi, p. 468 (1878) ; Mon. Gomph., p. 84 (1858). Kirby, Cat. Odon., p. 71 (1890). 1. E. paludosns Selys, lice., pp. 60 (1854), 756 (1873), 468 (1878), 85 (1858). Needham, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvi, p. 715, f. 8 (venation), (1903). Hab. — Brazil, Minas Geraes. I have studied 2 £ , colls. Mus. Comp. Zool., Calvert. 2. E. llama n. sp. (pi. viii, figs. 2, 3, 7). Hab. — Chulumani in Bolivia, December i, 3, 4, 27, 31, 1898, Jan. 2, 3, 5, 1899, 9 $ , 59, all by W. J. Gerhart, coll. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 3 E. quadratics n. sp. Hab.—S&n Isidro, Guatemala, i $ by Champion in coll. Godman ; Chiriqui i $ , i (broken) 9 in coll. McLachlan. 4. E. tumefactus n. sp. (pi. viii, fig 4). Hab.— Cache in Costa Rica, 2 $ by H. Rogers in coll. God- man. 5. E. obtllSUS Selys, ll.ce. pp. 187 (1869), 757 (1873), 468 (1878). Hab.— Santo Paulo and Peba, Upper Amazons; Bogota. I have not seen this species. 6. E. SllbobtusUS Selys, I.e. p. 467 (1878). (PI. viii, figs. 10, u.) Hab. — Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica. I have studied 4 S i (broken) 9 in colls. Godman, U. S. Nat. Mus. III. On Gomphus olivaceus Selys. Among the Gomphinae loaned to me by Mr. McLachlan for study in preparing the Biol. Cent. Am., I find the type of this species. As olivaceus is apparently unknown to us in America I give some figures from the type (see PI. viii, figs, i, 6, 8) and the following statement of differences from G. plagiatus 9 to which it was compared by Selys. u*)/is septentrionalis, two of which prove to be new and are described below at his request. Family BETHYLJM. Dryinus ormenidis, new species. Female. — Length 4 to 4.5 mm. Black ; clypeus, first five joints of the antennae and the last joint (sometimes the last two joints) pale ferruginous, the scape beneath pale, the intermediate joints black or blackish ; palpi and tarsi pale or yellowish-white ; mandibles, a spot at the sides of the pronotum posteriorly and the legs, except the middle and hind tibiae, which are Mack or fuscous, rufous, the tarsi pale ; front wings fuscous at base to the basal nervure except at the extreme base, and a broad fuscous band from the apical half of the stigma across the wing but ending before attaining the hind margin, otherwise hyaline, the veins brownish or fus- cous, the base of the stigma whitish ; abdomen shining black, the apical segments especially along the venter, more or less and the sides and apex of the pygidium testaceous. Type.— Cat. 6766, U. S. N. M. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL XK\VS. 1 93 The species was first bred by Miss Mary Murtfelclt, at Kirk- wood, Mo., from Orinenh pnii/iosa Say, and now by Mr. Otto H. Swezey, at Columbus, Ohio, from O. scptetitrionalis. He has also bred Gonatopus (Labeo) typhlocybcc Ashm. from the same host. Family ENCYRTID^E. Cheiloneurus swezeyi, new species. Female — Length 1.5 mm. Brownish-yellow above, the scutellum bright rust red, with a tuft of black bristles at apex ; eyes large, brown- black with a faint purplish tinge in certain lights ; the temples, cheeks and the thorax beneath pallid or whitish, the mesosternum with a black streak ; the abdomen, especially above, blackish or dark brown ; antennae broken ; front wings hyaline towards base, fuscous on apical two-thirds and with a purplish iridescent spot at lower apical corner. The mesono- tnm is clothed with a fine, short, silvery pubescence. Male. — Length o 8 to i mm. Colored similar to the female, only the thorax is more whitish at sides and beneath, the tuft of hairs on scutellum sometimes absent, the head smaller, the legs yellowish, the trochanters and base of femora white, the middle femora and tibiae, except a pale an- nulus at base, more of a brownish-yellow, the latter with a blackish pubes- ence outwardly ; tarsi pale ; wings clear hyaline. Type.— Cat. No. 6767, U. S. N. M. Described from 2 9 and 3 $ specimens in poor condition. Mr. Swezey reports this from Dryiniis ormcnidis, but Chcilo- ncurns is parasitic on Coccids and some mistake has been made. I see no reason wht it might not be a primary para- site on Onncnis, which -in the larval stage resembles a mealy- bug. The Psychophora Mix-up. — II. BY HARRISON G. DYAR. I have previously referred to the identification of the genus Psychopliora (ENT. NEWS, xiii, 191, 1902) as made by Dr. Skinner and differing from that generally accepted. Referen- ces to the species P. sabinii Kirby are given in Dr. Skinner's article ( KNT. NKWS, xiii, 141, 1903), and by Pagenstecher i Fauna Arctica, ii, 323, 1901 I. The old identification of the genus is typified in Gueiii.Vs /.araifia fn'^iilai'ia , which, ac- cording to Hulst, belongs of the Geometricke, subfamily 1I\ driominse. Hulst gives as a synonym of this species 194 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 Moschler, which is kept separate by Pagenstecher, but in the same genus (Cidaria). Hulst writes (ENT. NEWS, vi, 70, 1895) "The type of PsychopJwra sabinii Curt, is in the [Brit- ish] Museum. The middle band of the fore wings is quite dis- tinct and it differs very much from the ' seal brown ' immacu- late form which Dr. Packard had from Polaris Bay [Described by Hulst as var. polaris, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 52, 287, 1903]. Yar. frigidaria Gn. ii, 269, is, I think, not different from the blackish form described by Dr. Skinner as Glaucoptery.v iunna- cu/ata. There are some specimens taken in Grinnell L,and which closely approach the form wrhich Dr. Packard had." I wrote to Sir George Hampson to kindly examine Curtis' types, but he writes : " We have not got Curtis' type of Psy- chophora sabinii, but have specimens from Grinnell Land, Nova Zembla and Scandinavia ; they are Geometridae, L/arentinae of perfectly normal structure." Therefore, I have no evidence from the original types, as I hoped to have after reading Hulst' s note. The specimens in the British Museum are evi- dently of \hefrigidaria form. Hulst' s definition of the genus Psychophora (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. , xxiii, 290, 1896) is : " Palpi porrect, rough-haired, mod- erate ; tongue developed ; clypeus very broad, flattish, rough- scaled ; antennae bipectinate in male, filiform, pubescent in fe- male, thorax rough, hairy. Abdomen rough, hairy, untufted. Wing-vestiture hairy, fore wings 12 veins, two accessory cells,* 3 and 4 close at base, 10 and 1 1 from cell, 12 free ; hind wings eight veined, 3 and 4 close together, 5 at middle of cell, 6 and 7 stemmed, 8 anastomosing with cell to beyond middle ; hind legs with two pairs of spurs." To which is added, fore wing with vein 7 stemmed with 8, from the synopsis on page 255. The second identification of Psychophora is typified by Skin- ner's P. fasdata. The generic characters, following Hulst' s form are : Palpi porrect, very roughly haired, moderate ; tongue developed ; clypeus very broad, slightly bulging, hairy ; an- tennae shortly bipectinate, the pectinations decreasing on outer third, but showing as serrations close to apex, pubescent ; * Should be one accessory cell as Hulst's synoptic table gives, and as specimens of frigidaria before me show. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS thorax rough hairy ; abdomen rough hairy, untufted, the £ genitalia very prominent. Wings with vestiture somewhat hairy ; fore wings 12 veined, with fovea below above base of vein i, one accessory cell, veins 3 and 4 rather remote at base, 5 from middle of discocellulars (in one specimen nearer to 4 than to 6, and about as near to it as 4 is to 3), 7 to 9 stalked from end of accessory cell, 10 from near end of accessory cell, ii on cell, 12 free; hind wings 8-veined ; 3 and 4 shortly stalked from end of cell, 5 weak at base as is the cross- vein of cell, outwardly stronger, though weaker than the other veins, arising from the middle of the discocellulars, 6 and 7 shortly stalked, 8 anastomosing with cell at basal fourth then free and divergent slightly to end of cell, then more rapidly divergent. Hind legs with two pairs of slender spurs, hairy. Apparently falls in the subfamily Ennominae.* The moths are, however, stout, and with rather elongate trigonate wings, and do not look like most Geometridae. But with the character shown it is not admissable to place them in any other family. To which of these different types does Psychophora come nearest ? Kirby in his original description says : " Wings incumbent, antennae of the male setaceous, bipectinate at base, with short rays .... tongue rather long, like that of a Noctua or Pha- laeua. Feelers recurved, very hairy, consisting of two joints. Antennae setaceous, bipectinate for about half their length, with a single pair of short rays emerging from each of the branching joints, the other joints are hairy underneath. Wings imcumbent, rather longer than wide, fringed at the end. Tibiae armed in the middle with a long spur. Abdomen thickish, tufted at the end. Anal forceps consisting of two horny con- cavo-convex reddish pieces, dilated at the top and rounded " Curtis adds : "Antennae rather short and setaceous, bipectinated in the male, simple in the female, the rays very short at the base and vanishing towards apex [the figure sho\v> the pectinations distinct to outer two-thirds, then shortening but visible close to apex] ; each joint producing two which are clavate and pubescent ; maxillae long and spiral ; palpi por- * In Hulsts' tables this falls next to Nyctiphanta Hulst, from wliicli it is bviously distinct. 196 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 reeled horizontally, short and very hairy, projecting a little beyond the head ; head and eyes rather small ; thorax subglo- bose and hairy ; abdomen short, subcylindrical. tufted at the apex in the male with a pair of horny incurved spoon-shaped forceps ; wings, superior subtrigonate. the apex a little angu- lated in the female ; legs, posterior a little the longest ; tibiae, anterior short with an internal spine, the others longer, with a pair of spines at the apex, the posterior also with a pair below the. middle ; claws simple and distinct ' Unfortunately, the best distinguishing characters are not mentioned by Kirby or Curtis, and Curtis' figure might be interpreted either way. The very hairy palpi, however, seem characteristic ®i fasdata. While frigidaria has hairy palpi they are not of the peculiar long bristly appearance of fascia ta. Moreover, both authors mention prominently the male geni- talia, which are extraordinarily conspicuous in fasdata but obscured, as in most Geometers, in frigidaria. Therefore what evidence can be secured from the descriptions indicates that Psvc/wphora applies rather to fasdata than to frigidaria. It is true t\\a.t fasdata does not seem to be the same species as sabinii, but there is quite a difference in the localities from which these two forms come, sabinii being from Melville Island and Boothia Felix, 1400 miles east of Point Barrow, Alaska, where fasdata was taken. Perhaps the matter cannot be settled finally until true sabinii is again at hand. But in the meantime the follow- ing seems most probably correct. A new generic name being required lor frigidaria , I suggest Sdnneria in honor of Dr. Henry Skinner. The genus will have the characters of Hulst's definition of Psychophora, quoted above. Genus PSYCHOPHORA Kirby. Synopsis of Spcdes. Fore wings with a basal dark patch and rather narrow median band ; hind wings light on the outer fourth with two dark bands on the darker basal part of wing sabinii Kirby. Fore wing with no basal patch, the median band broad, nearly reaching anal angle on inner margin ; hind wing uniformly whitish. fasciata Skinner. Genus SCINNERIA Dyar. TyPe frigidaria Guen., with forms and synonyms as givrn by Htilst in Bulletin 52, U. S. National Museum. June, '03] . ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. A List of Lepidoptera Found in the Adirondack Mts. BY G. F. COMSTOCK. Lists of Adirondack insects being so few in number, my list may be of sufficient interest to the readers' of the NEWS to warrant its being published. It represents three years of butterfly collecting, and one year of careless moth collecting, very few moths having been taken at sugar or light. How- ever, it contains the names of species never before found to my knowledge in the Adirondacks. The collecting ground was Keeue Valley, Essex County, New York, on the Ausable River, about ten miles east from Mt. Marcy, the highest peak of the Adirondacks. About seven miles above Keene Valley the Ausable River has its source in two beautiful lakes which bear its name. At the head of the upper lake there is a large marsh, very wild and full of deer, and in the centre of the marsh is a small grassy meadow, nearly grown up with spruce and laurel. Most of the rarer species of diurnals were taken in this open spot of the wilderness, known as the " Marcy Marsh " from its being tra- versed by the trail to that peak. On the bare summits of Mt. Marcy and Mt. Haystack I have never seen any butterflies, although I searched for them twice. I am indebted to Mr. Wm. Beutenmuller of New York for the identification of most of. the Noctuidae. PAPILIONID.E. Papilio aslerias, rare in August. turnus, very common in June. I have seen 25 or 30 together at once »ound a mud-puddle. Pieris rap&, very common in summer and autumn. oleracea, common in spring. Colias philodice, very common everywhere. Albinic females common in autumn. interior, very rare in July ; two specimens from Marcy Marsh, and one from summit of Mt. Baxter, near Keene Valley. NYMPHALID.K. Danais plexippus, rather common in autumn. Argynnis cybele, Generally common in autumn, but in 1901 I saw none. No larger than aphrodite. aphrodite, rather common in July and August. IgS ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 • ,atlantis, common same time as preceding species. myrina, common in wet meadows in June and July. bellona, more common than myrina. Melit&a phtzfon, very rare in wet meadows. Phyciodes tharos, very common in June. batesii, very rare in June. Grapta comma, common in autumn. progne, common in August. faunus, common in August. gracilis, a single specimen from Keene Valley, but saw several in the Marcy Marsh in September. j-album, common in autumn. Vanessa antiopa, very common. mrlbertii, common in July and August. Pyrameis atalanta, generally common, but very rare in 1902. huntera, common in autumn, but saw none in 1902. cardui, very rare in August. Limenitis disippits, common in September. artemis, common in July. Neonympha eurytris, common in June. Debis portlandia, very rare in Keene Valley and at Ausable Lakes, July. Satyrus nephele, common in July. LYC^ENID^E. Feniseca tarquinius, common, but local. Chrysophanus hypophlceas, very common. f/ioc, rare and local in July. epixanthe, common in Marcy Marsh in July. Lycfsna comyntas, rather common in autumn. pseudargiolus, common in spring. HESPERID,*:. Pamphila hohoniok, common in June. var. pocahontas, rare. sassacus, rare in June. leonardus, rare in June and September. otho var. egeremet, common in July. mystic, common in July. cernes, very common in June and July. Cavterocephalus niandan, very rare in early spring. Amblyscirtes vialis, common in June, 1900, but rare since. samoset, rare in June. Nisoniades ice/us, rather common in June. brizo, rare in June. Eiidatnus py/ades, common from June to August. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 199 SPHINGID^E. Hemaris thysbe. " var. uniformis. diffinis. Deilephila lineata. Pholus pandoras. Every x chcerilus. Sphinx drupiferarum . kalmicz (common). Amorpha modesta. Smerinthus geminatus. excfpcatus. BOMBYCID^-:. Lycomorpha pholus. Eudryas grata. Enbaphe immaculata var. Irimacn- lata Eubaphe aurantiaca var. rubicnn- daria. Haploa lecontei. Halisidota tesselai is. Phragmatobia fuliginosa. Arctia virgo parthenice (common). intermedia. Or eta rose a. Melalopha albosigma. Telea polyphemus. Actias Inn a. Aittnmeris io. NOCTUID.K. Pseudothyatira cymatophor aides. it > ( var expultiiv. Arsi/onche albovenosa Af>a(ela americana. impressa. afflicta. . \de1phagrotis prasimi i in Marcy Marsh). Noctua baja. normaniana. haruspica. in ii~i>(liica (very common). ra imbrifera. latex, re nig era. Hadfna apauriforniis. devastatrix. arc tic a. Nephelodes minians. Pyrophila pyramidoides. Cosmia paleacea. Orthosia ferruginoides (very com- mon). Scoliopteryx libatrix. P/usia cerea (com. on sunflowers). balluca. mortuonim (at Aus. Lake). amp la. simplex (very common). Alaria Jiorida. Drasteria erechtea (very common). l-~.it clidia cuspidca . Catocala cerogama. concumbens. relict a. " \ax.phrynia. Parallelia bistriaris. Panapoda rufimargo. Bombolocha Inbricalis. GEOMETRID^E. Prochoerodes clemataria. transversata. Tetrads lorata. Epir ranth is obfirmaria. Thcrina fervidaria. Acidalia insularia. Stegania pustnlario. Ophcroptera bniceata. fiaptria albovittata. /',-/> uphora diversi/hit'atti. l\lii*nmaplera hastata. riificiliata. COLEOPTERA. Cicindela sexgnttata. Necrophoriis fonit'titosiis. Callidiitni ante minium. 200 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 Chrysochus auratus. Ellichinia carrusca. Har pains viridi&nens. ODONATA. Corduleg aster inaeu/afns. Plathemis lydia. Libel! ula pnlchella. Anax junius. constricta. Sympeti -it in sein icinctu m . rubicundulum. OTHER INSECTS. Bombylius cequalis. Pyrgota undata. Cyinbe.r americana. Cicada tibicen. Neuronia semifasciata. Trimerotropis suffnsa. The Psychophora Mix Up. BY HENRY SKINNER. Through the courtesy of Dr. John B. Smith I have been able to study the specimens Dr. Hulst placed under Psychophora. There are four specimens, labelled as follows ; Psychophora sabinii Curtis, Polaris Bay, Cidaria phocata Moesch, typical, Laborador, Psychophora var. polaris Hulst, Polaris Bay, Glau- copteryx immaculata Skinner, typical, McCormick's Ba\T, Greenland. The above geometers belong to the same genus and are not related to Psychophora of Curtis. Psychophora sabinii, Hulst, not Curtis, is a synonym of Cidaria phocata Moesch. Psychophora var. polaris Hulst is an immaculate variety of phocata Moesch. Glaucopteryx immaculata Skinner and Meng. is a different species, and is probably a variety of Glaucopteryx (Larentia) polata Dup. as the latter were taken in some numbers at the same time and place in Greenland. It is certain that Dr. Hulst never saw the true Psychophora. Those mentioned by Sir. Geo. Hampson are evidently not Psychophora sabinii Curtis. It is also probable that Dr. Packard did not know the true Psychophora. The way these things get mixed in the literature is something appalling. The specimens in poor condition and haste in describing is responsible for some of it. Whether Dr. Dyar's new genus is valid I am not prepared to say, as it would first be necessary to critically examine Larentia, Cidaria, Glaucopteryx, Anntbe, Aploccra, and doubt- less many others. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2OI Records of Lepidoptera in New Jersey. Bv PROF. HENRY WORMSBACHER. The following were collected during the season of 1902 in Hudson County, Passaic County and Hackensack County, New Jersey, by Prof. Henry Wormsbacher, Jersey City, X. J. Libythea bachmanni (Kin . (Adult)— Fort Lee, July, 1 1. t Enyo lugubris i Linn. ). Taken at light, Bergen Point, Sept. 24. "Deilephila chamaenerii (Harr). August 2, Passaic Co. Philampelus linnei (Grt. & Roh.). Taken at light in Greenwood Lake, Aug. 31. Ampelophaga versicolor (Harr). (Larvae) — Aug. 18, Fort Lee. Sphinx kalmiae iSm. & Abb). (Eggs)— June 27; July S, n, 15, 22, 30; Aug. r, 3, 8. (Larvae) — July 22, 30. I Sphinx Chersis. Aug. 3, 4, 8 ; Sept. 7 i Adults)— Aug. 13, 21 (all taken in Passaic Co.). Sphinx luseitiosa (Clem). (Eggs)— June 13, 18. (Larvae)— July 8, n, 16, 21. (Adult) — July 28, 30 (taken near Passaic). Dolba hylaeus ( Dru). (Eggs)— June 15, 17. i Larvae)— July 25; Aug. i, 12, 15, 26 ; Sept. i, 8 (taken in Woodridge, Bergen Co.). * This means very rare. tThis means not listed in Smith's State Book, and therefore new to New Jersey. i Sphinx Cheisis: (Eggs)— July 22, 23, 30; August i, 3, 4, S, 10, u. (Larvae) — July 15 ; August i, 3, 8, 10, 16, 17, 24, 26, 29, 31 ; September i, 7, s, io, 12, 14, 21 ; October 2. (Adult)— August 4. 202 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEW.S. [June, '03 Chlaenograiuma jasminearum (Bdv.) (Eggs)— July 9, 22, 28. ( Larvae)— July 30; Aug. i, 4, 8, 10, n, 16, 17, 29; Sept. 5, 8, 19 (Hasbrook Heights, Hackensack Co.). Triptogon modesta (Harr). (Larvae) — Aug. 22 ; Sept. 3 (Hackensack, N. J.). tPaonias Astylus (Dru). (Larvae) — Sept. 10, 12, 16, 19, 21 ; Oct. 3, 5, 10 (Coyts- ville, near Fort Lee). Attacus angulifera (Wlk). (Larvae) — Aug. 6, 14, 25 ; Sept. 16 (Bayonne, N. J., and Coytsville). Citheronia regalis (Fabr). (Adult) — July 15. (Larvae) — Aug. 2, 10, 12, 18, 26, 29;. Sept. 5, 1 6, 23, 25 (Coytsville, Little Ferry and Woodridge). Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabr). (Larvae) — Aug. 15, 26 (Woodbridge, N. J.). Tolype vellada (Stoll). (Larvae)— July 8 (Carlstadt, N. J.) (Pupae)— Aug. 15, 26 (Woodridge). •Tolype laricis (Fitch). (Adult)— Sept. 10 (Woodridge, at light). Ecpantheria scribonia (Stoll). (Adult) — June 24 (Fort Lee). Acronycta hasta (Gn). (Larvae) — Aug. 5, 13 (Westside, Greenville). Acronycta afflicta (Grt) (Adult) — July 29 (Woodridge). Psyche confederata (G. R.). (Larvae) — May 24, 26, 29 (on dogwood (Fort Lee). Trachea delicata (Grt). (Adult)— Aug. 18 (Fort Lee). June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 203 tCaradrina multifera (\\ Ik). (Adult) — Aug. 12 (Woodridge, N. J.). Orthodes iniirma (Gn). ( Adult j — June 16 (Little Ferry). Xylina laticinerea (Grt). (Adult)— Oct. 20 (Carlstadt). Acontia delecta (\Vlk). (Adult)— Aug. 19 (Little Ferry). tMelipotis nigrescens (G. & R.) (Adult) — June 14 (Fort Lee). Catocala relicta (Wlk). (Adult)— Aug. 5 (Jersey City Heights). Catocala relicta, var. phrynia (Edw.). (Adult) — July 18 (Jersey City Heights). Catocala subnata (Cr. ). (Adults — Aug. 2 (Passiac Co.). tApatelodes angelica (Grt). (Larvae)— Aug. 26, 29, 31 ; Sept. 5, 12, 16, 25 (Fort Lee and Coytsville). Hyparpax aurora (S. & A.). (Adult)— June 24 ; July 14 (Guttenberg and Fort Lee). (Edemasia exima (Grt). (Adult) — June 14 (Fort Lee). tlchthyura brucei. (Adult)— June 18 (near Passaic, N. J.). A COURSE IN ENTOMOLOGY, to begin October, 1903, has been author- ized by the Academic Council, University of Pennsylvania. It is to be an elective for students in Arts and Science and in Biology, and will be under the charge of Dr. P. P. Calvert. ON THK gth of October, 1902, Prof. C. O. Thurston, of Kingston, Lu- zerne Co., Pa., found a specimen of Thysatiia zeuobia on a telephone pole, near an electric light . — H KNKV SKINNHK. 204 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 The Coccidae of Ohio. BY GEORGE B. KING, Lawrence, Mass. In Bulletin No. 37, New Series, U. S. Department of Agri- culture, Division of Entomology, 1902, pp. 109-113, will be found a partial list of the Coccidse of Ohio, by F. M. Webster and A. F. Burgess. The authors of the list give Prof. Cockerell and myself due credit for the identification of the larger portion of the Coccids listed. The list, however, by some means, is awfully mixed and misleading ; so much so, that Prof. Cockerell wishes me to publish a revised list, and sent me a box of scales, which he had received from Prof. J. G. Sanders, collected in Ohio by him. These have been identified as follows : Eulecanium quercitronis Fitch on Ouercns alba at Catawba, O., July 29, 1902. The locality and scale are new to the Ohio list. Eulecanium fletcheri Ckll. on cedar at Catawba, I. S. O., July 29, 1902. A new locality. Aspidiotus ancylus Putn. on Tilia amcricana at Cleveland, O., Aug. 25, 1902. A new food plant for the Ohio list. Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst. kilmarneck willow (Salix caprce var. pcndea ) at Pinesville, O., July 19, 1902. Aspidiotus ostreczformis Curtis on willow, Pomesville, O., July 19, 1902. A new locality and food plant for Ohio list. Chionaspis furfurus Fitch on Hicoria alba at Catawba, I. S. O., July 25, 1902. A new food plant and locality for Ohio list. Chionaspis lurtneri Comst. on Cornus florida ? Sandusky, O., August, 1902. Coll. of H. Osborn. New to the Ohio list. Mytilaspis ulini L,. on Populus dcltoides, Pinesville, O., July 2, 1902. A new locality. The following are the leading errors in the Ohio list : No. 4 (following the published list) Phenococcus accris Sign. This species has never been found in North America. A species allied to it has been described in Can. Ent., August 1902, p. 211, as Phcnacoccns accricola King. Pseudococcus longisphnis Targ. No. 5, Pseudococcus (Dactv- lopius} citri Risso not of Boisduval. June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 205 No. 6 and 7 are one species. There is no such thing as Dactylopius adonidum. See Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1899, p. 261, under Coccus adonidinm (the article is by Prof. Cock- erell). No. 13, Astero/ccaniuin rariolosmn Ratz. not of Ckll. No. 17 and 18 are now separated from Lecanium and placed in the subgenus Eulccaninm. No. 19, Eulccaninm olece belongs to the genus Saissetia. No. 27, Eulccaniiuii nigrum and deprcssum are distinct spe- cies, which also belong to the genus Saissetia ; both species are little understood. No. 45 and 49 are one species — Aspidiotus ficus : and Cliry- somphalus aonidnm being correct. See Biologia Centrali- Americana, 1899, p. 25. On the genera Diaspis and Aulacaspis, see Entomologist, vol. 35, p. 58, 1902. I must confess that I do not know how to place these, as they seem to be somewhat mixed as yet, their generic characters not being well defined. Nos. 57, 58 and 60 are all one species, Mytilaspis u/nii being- correct. No. 59 is Mytilaspis bccki not M. citricola. Nos. 6 1 and 69 are one species ; Hoicardia bid avis is correct, it was described as a Chionaspis. The revised list is as follows : Eriococcus azalea Corns t. Gossyparia ulmi Geoff. Phenacoccus osborni Sanders. acericola King. Dactylopius citri Risso. longispinus Targ. Kermes galliformis Riley. trinolatns Rogue. pubescens Bogue. andrei King. Orthezia americana Walk. insignis Dougl. Lecaniodiaspis celtidis Ckll. Asterolecanium variolosum Ratz. Pulvinaria innumerabilis Kalhv. la II'. n if if A*. Eulecanium armeniacum Craw. caryae Fitch. fletcheri Ckll. cockerelli Hunter. fitchi Sign. canadense Ckll. \vebsteri King. tulipiferae Cook. magnoliarum Ckll. nigrofasciatum Perg. persicse Fabr. quercifex Fitch. prunastri FOHSC. Saissetia oleae Bernard. depressuni Targ. hemisphserica 2C)6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 Calymnatus hesperidum Linn Aspidiotus hederae var. neni Bouche. juglans-regise Comst. ostreaeformis Curtis. rapax Comst. perniciosus Corns/. aurantii Mask. ancylus Putn. forbesi Johns. cyanophylli Sign. obscurus Comst, comstocki Johns. uvae Comst. glanduliferus Ckll. crawii Ckll. ChrysomphalusdictyospermiA/br^'. aonidum Linn. Diaspis cacti Comst. boisduvalii Sign. Aulacaspis pentagona Targ. rosae Bouche. bromeliae Kerner. Parlatoria pergandei Comst. ziz> phus Lucas. Mytilaspis ulmi Linn. becki Newm. Chionaspis furfurus Fitch. pinifolii Fitch. corni Cooley. salicis-niger Walsh. americana Johns. ortholobis Co'inst. euonymi Comst. lintneri Howardia biclavis Comst. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Eighth Annual Report Ohio State Acad. of Sciences, pp. 60-79, 1900. American Naturalist, vol. 15, 1881, p. 482. " 13, i879, P- 325- Canadian Entomologist, vol. 30, 1898, p. 81. " 27, 1895, p. 255- Insect Life, vol. 6, p. 103. Bull. No. 1 8, U. S. Dept. Agr., 1898, p. 27. Indiana Hort. Rept , 1896, pp 15 ? and 17, 9, 16, 6, 36. 1896, p. 10. Bull No. 81, Ohio State, 1897, pp. 2, 10, 1*4. U. S. Year Book, 1894, p. 259. Bull. N. Y. St. Muse., vol. 5, No. 23, p. 261. Bull. No. 81, Ohio State, 1897, pp. 211, 208, 209. Bull. No. 6, U. S. Dept. Agr., 1896, pp. 76, 69. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1895. Fitch First Rpt. N. Y., 1856, p. 32. Ohio State Bull., 96, pp. 22, 25. Insect Life, vol. 4, p. 213. The original list, as published, cited 71 species. We have reduced it to 65 and have added two more species new to Ohio, which brings the revised list to 67. WILL YOU KINDLY publish the following note of explanation? In Bul- letin 58 of the Delaware Experiment Station ivremly published, the legend to Plate III, fig. 1), states that scales are on "orange peel." This should be apple peel. The error occurred by the writer not having op- portunity to read proof. — E. DWIGHT SANDERSON. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 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The NEWS is in a more prosperous condition at the present time than at any period of its history. We have maintained the same low price, but have greatly increased the number of pages and the value and number of our illustrations. The present issue contains forty-six pages", as we are desirous to get the papers we have on hand into print as soon as possible. There is no good reason why the NEWS should not contain at least fifty pages in each number, as the interest in Entomo- logy has materially increased in the last five years. It would benefit all our subscribers if each one of them would get at least one additional subscription so that we could maintain a journal that would fully represent the Entomological interest of America and be a credit to the study. A well illustrated, fifty- page, monthly journal of Entomology is a pleasant thing to con- template, and we hope to see it come to pass in the near future. NEARLY all the plates of Sphingidae, by Weidemeyer, Calverly and Edwards have been sold. These plates were commenced about 1862 and never issued. The American Entomological Society purchased the copies owned by Mr. \V. H. Edwards, which are now being sold. There are twenty-seven plates and numerous figures. The limited edition will make this work very scarce and valuable. An account of the history of the plates and an up-to-date list of the species accompanies each set. CASSIDA NIGKIPES. — In Bull. 35, N. M. Exp. Sta., I commented on the occurrence of this sweet potato pest in places where sweet potatoes are not grown. At Las Vegas, N. M., I find that it lives upon Convolvulus incaniis. A specimen from this plant has been examined at the National Museum, and found lo be genuine C. ;//»///V.v. --T. 1). A. C<>CKI-;KKI.I.. 207 208 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 Entomological Literature. A GENEALOGIC STUDY OF DRAGON-FLY WING VENATION. By JAMES G. NEEDHAM, of Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois. Pro" ceedings U. S National Museum, xxvi, pp. 703-764, pis. xxxi-liv, 44 text figs. Washington, 1903. This is that "extended paper upon the venation of this order" that we were promised in The American Naturalist for December, 1898, and which certain of us have been eagerly expecting. The realization is not disappointing, for here is a wealth of structural details and of suggestions, often of proof, as to the meaning and use of those details. The subject matter is technical and' special, and only those who will carefully study the numerous and excellent plates and figures will really appreciate the text. The Odonate wing is treated by areas, as those of the stigma, the nodus, the quadrangle, and the anal loop. An important "summary of the more general tendencies of vein evolution within the order" is given on pages 730 and 731. The lines of specialization of venation are traced, first for the Anisop- tera, then for the Zygoptera, leading to "a scheme of sub-families for the order which seems to me to be, in the light of the evidence that present knowledge of venation affords, an approximation toward equivalent values for these groups." This scheme follows : Anisoptera : Family /Eschnidae, subfamilies i. Gomphinae (recent and fossil), 2. Petalurinae (r., f.), 3. Stenophlebinae (f ), 4. Cordulegaster- inae (r., f.), 5. Chlorogomphinse (r.), 6. ,-Eschninae (r., f.), 7 /Eschnidiinae (f.), 8. Heterophlebinae* (f.). Family Libellulidse, subfamilies, 9. Macromiinee (r.), 10. Cordulinse (r. f.), ii. Libellulinse (r. f.). Zygoptera: Family Calopterygidae, subfamilies, 12. Palaeophlebinse f (r. ), 13. Epallaginse (r. f. ). 14, Vestalinas (r.) 15, Thorinae (r.) Family Agrionidae : subfamilies, 16. Lestinae (r. f. ), 17. Agrioninae (r. f.). It will be noted that the Anisoptera begin this series. The relative * Placed among the Calopterygidae, in the table on page 750, but belong- ing to the /Eschnidae, as indicated on page 732, and as Prof. Needham has called to our attention by mail ; the number given it above is quite conjectural as a statement of his ideas, however. f This is for the genus Paleeophlebia described by de Selys from Japan in Comp. Rend. Soc. Ent. Belg., xxxiii, p. civ., for Sept. 7, 1889. There is also a fossil Odonate of the same generic name, described by Brauer, from the East Siberian Jurassic, in Mem. Imp Sci., St Petersbourg, xxxvi, 15, p. 6, "irnprime" Mars 1889," and referred by him to the legion Poda- grion. Brauer's name apparently having priority, another term must be found for the Selysian genus, and I would therefore suggest Epiophlebia from f-~n.li' and " >"" . June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2CX) primitiveness of these two suborders (pace Dr. Gill) is nowhere distinctly discussed. Expressions supporting the claims of the Zygoptera may be found on pages 719*, 731 and 732, while the Anisoptera may find comfort on pages 711, 721 and 722. The various groups are nowhere formally defined, and it is not always easy to determine their limits from the refer- ences made to them in the text. "Dynamic control in wing evolution" is considered with especial refer- ence to the formation of bracing veins. In the summary of the article is included a criticism of the present systematic grouping of fossil Odonata with which the writer can well agree, on independent grounds. The ontogenetic method of study of wing veins which we owe to Piofes- sors Comstock and Needham has certainly yielded some striking surprises in the Odonata as well as among other insects. One of these is what Prof. Needham here calls ' ' that most distinctive peculiarity of dragon-fly wings, the crossing of the radial sector [subnodal sector of de Selys and Hagen] over two branches of the media [principal and nodal sectors, de S. and H ] and the development of the bridge" [basal portion of the subnodal sector]. Another illustration is afforded by the true history of the vein whose basal end was termed postcosta by de Selys In 1893 there seemed to be good reason for believing that it was continued to the wing margin by the "second sector of the triangle," and I considered the two as one and the same vein. Now it is shown that this apparently continuous vein (e. g. in some Zygoptera) is developed from two originally distinct and separate tracheae. Finally, attention should be called to the fact that there are numerous suggestions for further research contained in this paper, which its author modestly terms " only a beginning of what should be done in the study of the venation of the order. PHILIP P. CALVERT. "Beyond," in line 14 from the bottom, is apparently an error for " proximal to " — i * — Doings of Societies. At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held April i5th, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 S. i3th St., Philadelphia, eleven persons were present. Mr. H. \Y. Wenzel read a letter from our fellow-member, Dr. Castle who is now collecting in Florida. Mr. Biederman spoke on collecting A ret hiatus lucid us on the Rogue river. He had taken over 20 specimens from February i3th to 2ist., the thermometer being from 10 to 1 2 degrees above zero, and the specimens had evidently juM emerged from the chrysalis. They apparently do not fly before g. v > i>. .M. , and he had never captured it after i A. M. He had not sue- 210 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 ceeded in finding the larva. Another sphiugid he had observed copulating on the snow in January. Prof. Smith spoke of Noctuidas, chiefly Amolita and Encalyp- fni which had been received from Florida. In Eucalyptra two species had been described, but the present material contains no less than eight. Doryodes spadaria Guenee had been dis- covered in some New Jersey material, although an examination of Guenee 's type is necessary to verify this, as his description also applies well to a southern species of the same genus. He spoke of the advisability of collecting large series of specimens. Mr. Daecke referred to Anisota stigma, observed at Da Costa, N. J. In the morning the specimens were hanging separated, while in the afternoon they were flying about and mating. After 4 p. M. the}- had entirely disappeared. Mr. H. W. Wenzel stated he had seen a large number of small moths on the meadow side of Anglesea, N. J. , on February nth. Prof. Smith stated that on February 3d, and several days succeeding, a party of collectors had found but little insect life at Anglesea, N. J. Mr. Wenzel referred to early spring collecting at Anglesea. Water-beetles, which had been formerly quite common, were this year very rare. Mr. Daecke exhibited mosquitoes recently captured in Phila- delphia, which Prof. Smith determined as Culcx pungcns : also specimens of Blaps similis, Lachnosterna pam'dcns, Donacia torosa and Allecula nigrans from New Jerse}^ which are new to the New Jersey list. Mr. Haimbach exhibited two specimens of l\Ielipotis nig re s- cens taken in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, in June. Dr. Skinner stated that the larva of the rare Arzama mela- nopyga had been found commonly in the stem of the bonnet lily in Florida. Mr. Biederman spoke on the habits of Cicindcla rogucnsis. Mr. Wenzel stated that this species is the same as Cicindcla vibcx How. WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Chicago Academy of Sciences was held in the John Crerar Library Thursday evening, April 16, 1903. Seven members were pres- June, '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 211 ent. The Recorder officiated in the absence of the chairman. After the transaction of the regular business Mr. \V. L,. Tower took the floor. The paper which was to have been read was one on metamorphoses, but, as Mr. Tower had already published his article on that subject, a paper on the development of color pattern and pigmentation in insects took the place of it. The lecture proved very interesting and was an excellent demonstration of the careful study which the speaker had given his subject. Drawings prepared for publication were shown in connection with the lecture. Mr. Tower presented each member present with copies of twro of his recent publica- tions. Adjournment. JOHN COMSTOCK, Recorder. The regular monthly meeting of the Entomological Society of Western Pennsylvania was held Saturday evening, May 2d, at Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, Pa., President W. J. Holland presiding. Eleven members were present. Henry Engel, Fred Marloff, Geo. and B. J. Krautworm and F. W. Friday reported good and rare catches of moths this spring. Dr. \Y. J. Holland exibited plates of his new moth book which he is completing, and also the plates of Rothschild and Karl Jordan's revised edition of the Sphingida: of the World, which is about to be published. Both of these works will exceed anything that has been published under this order of insects. Sphingidae and Sesiidae of the U. S. are to be taken up next meeting night, and members are requested to bring list of same taken in this locality, and if they have any doubtful specimens to bring same with them and have them identified. After some very interest- ing remarks by Dr. \V. J. Holland, meeting adjourned to meet first Saturday in June. F. W. FRIDAY, Secretary. A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held May 23d. Dr. P. P. Calvert in the chair. Fourteen persons present. Mr. C. R. Biederman visitor. Mr. Rehh called attention to a parasite found in the abdominal cavity of a grasshopper, Melanoplus femur- rubrum. It was the larva of a fly of the genus Sarcophaga. Dr. Calvert said many specimens of the grasshopper had been dissected in class-work, but this was the first instance of the parasite being found by him, and 212 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 may therefore be considered rare. Dr. Skinner exhibited a living tick, Ornithodorus mcgnitii Duges. It had been for several months in the ear of a man who lived in Fremont Co., Idaho, for several months. It emerged from the ear on Sept. 15, 1902.* The specimen was kindly identified by Mr. Nathan Banks, who wrote as follows: "It occurs in Mexico and the Southwest. I have seen specimens from as far north as Nebraska ; I guess this is about the same region. It occurs in the ears of horses, cattle, etc., and sometimes in man. It is usually in the ear in the nymphal condition. They can usually be dislodged by the use of a little oil.'" The specimen was received wrapped in a paper and has since been kept in a pill box. The specimen is therefore nearly a year old, and still hale and hearty. Mr. Laurent exhibited a specimen of Tramca Carolina taken April 1 5th, in Fairmount Park, by Horace Ebert. The pre- vious earliest record was May 26th (Calvert). Dr. Skinner exhibited the larva of Arzauta melanopyga Grote, which feeds on the bonnet-plant in Florida. These larvae attract black- birds in great numbers, the birds pulling them from the stalks of the plants. Mr. Rehn exhibited some roaches covering the old and new worlds. Ectobiiis, new to New Zealand, was shown. Also some new species from the West Indies. Colocampra, n. sp. from Cuba, and a new sp. of Epilanipra from South America. The difference between some of these genera were pointed out. Dr. Calvert spoke on the formation of local races in the dragon- flies. Amphigrion sanciutii was mentioned. Those from Da- kota and westward are hairier than those from further east. Ischnura denticollis ranges from southern California and Arizona to southern Mexico Those from Southern California and Arizona have fewer cross-veins on the second half of the fore- wings than those from farther South. Caloptcry.v \ C. A. Blake. Coloradia uov. gen. pandora n. sp. (see pi. 7). 213 214 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 The description of this new and fine genus and species appears to have been his first effort as an author. At this time the collections of the American Entomological Society were in charge of what were called " Standing Committees" and Mr. Blake was on the Committees for Lepidoptera, Insect Archi- tecture and also on the Library Committee. His next article was not so fortunate as Papilio grotei* proved to be a synonym of P. gundlac/iianns. In iSyof he described Mutilla cressoni and M. nortoni, and evidently became greatty interested in this family of the Hy- menoptera, for in the same volume (pp. 217-265) will be found a " Synopsis of the Mutillidse of North America." This was a very valuable contribution to the literature of the Hynienop- tera. Tables were given to separate the species and also quite a number of text figures ; many new species and some new genera were described. Subsequent papers on the Mutillidse appeared in the same publication as follows: Vol. IV, p. 71, 1872 ; Vol. VII, p. 243, 1878, and a monograph of the family, Vol. XIII, p. 179, 1886. In the first volume of the ENT. NEWS are a number of short articles and notes, and on page 127 a humorous article in which the names of a number of members of the American Entomological Society are introduced. His last article appeared in ENT. NEWS, Vol. II, p. 33, 1891, since which time he has not taken an active part in the work of the Am. Ent. Soc. or in entomology. Mr. Blake wras a tall, fine looking man, genial, courteous, and a pleasant companion. He was a representative of the early days in American Ento- mology and did very good work, and will always be rememb- ered by his studies in the Mutillidee. Those who capture Coloradia pandora will also wish to know something of the describer of such a fine genus and species. In the publication of the "Proceedings" and. the earlier volumes of the ' ' Transactions, ' ' which were printed by the members of the Society in its own printing office, Mr. Blake took an active part and rendered much valuable assistance both in composition and presswork. He was a useful Com- (- Proc. Ent. Soc., Phila., Vol. IV., p. 313, 1865. t Trans. Am. Ent. Sen:., Vol. Ill, p. 68, 1870. Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 215 mitteeman, always ready and willing to devote his spare time to any work that was to be done, and what he did, was well done. Mr. E. T. Cresson speaks of the early days of the Society as follows : ' I remember the many nights Mr. Blake toiled with me in the publication of the Proceedings and Transactions, and he was ever ready and willing to help me when no others volun- teered ; we worked together side by side at the case, and while I rolled on the ink, he pulled the press — being the stronger. He was a cheerful companion, and his good humor rendered the work easier and the time passed more pleasantly. The Society is greatly indebted to him for his endeavors in its behalf." He leaves two sons and several daughters, none of whom take an interest in the subject of entomology. His fine collec- tion will be presented to the American Entomological Society. A New Bee of the Genus Andrena. BY T. D. A. COCKERELL. Andrena placitae, n. sp.— £ . Length about 7 mm. ; black, the abdomen with a slight greenish lustre ; pubescence of head and thorax, above and below, abundant, long and white ; face densely covered with white hair ; abdominal segments with apical white hair-bands, broadly interrupted on the first and second ; apex of abdomen densely tufted with white hair. Process of labrum truncate-subemarginate ; mesothorax dull, minutely rugose, sparsely but distinctly punctate ; the anterior part of mesothorax is inclined to be greenish, the posterior part and scutellum are slightly purplish ; enclosure of metathorax minutely rugose ; teguhe pale testaceous ; wings a little yellowish, iridescent, stigma and nervures dark reddish-brown ; stigma large ; legs black with white hair, the tarsi rather dark ferruginous ; abdomen microscopically tessellate. Extremely similar to A. geranii, Rob., but distinguished by the white tuft at end of abdomen, the somewhat narrower abdomen, the much denser hair on face, and the color of the antenna'. The first recurrent nervure enters the second submarginal cell at little beyond its middle. A. il/inoensis, which has the tufted abdomen, is very different by its even larger stigma, of orange color. The color of the antenme readily distinguishes A. placiffc from A. sapcllonis. Hab. — Placita, New Mexico, about 6859 ft., April 25, 1903. (T. D. A. & \V. /'. Cockerel I.) 2l6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 Note on a Small Collection of Dragonflies (Odonata) from Baltimore, Maryland. BY DR. F. Ris, Rheinau, Switzerland. In the summer of 1891 I had occasion to collect a few dragonflies at Locust Point, Baltimore. The visit was a very short one, or rather there were two visits of five or six days each in the latter half of summer, at the end of July and at the end of August. I wr ""ien a ship's physician on a North German Lloyd steafner ; many things had to be seen in these short visits to the United States, and dragonfly-hunting was but occasionally done in the immediate neighborhood of the Lloyd pier at Locust Point, where some swampy ground attrac- ted the Neuropterist's attention. Of course the results of this hunting are quite modest, but nevertheless they seem to illust- rate rather characteristically a certain type of coast fauna, so that I thought the enumeration of my captures might not be devoid of interest to the reader of ENT. NEWS. Two species only were captured in Druidhill Park and near Towson town respectively; where not mentioned, the locality is Locust Point. 1. Calopteryx maculata. Not rare in Druidhill Park. 2. Lestes redangularis . Very numerous;' a conspicuous species with its elongate abdomen and bright blue eyes. 3. L. disjunctus. A few teneral specimens. 4. Anomalagrion hastatum. Common, females scarce. 5. Ischnura verticalis. Very abundant. The numerous females show a curious polymorphism. In some teneral females of the green form the upper side of segments 8 and 9 is largely blue. I cannot see a trace of this blue in adult green females and think I am sure that this condition is not due to fading of colors. All green females have the pale ante- humeral bauds narrow in the manner of males. In several orange females the antehumeral band is decidedly broader than in the male and green female, but there is left a black band on the humeral suture, so that the color-pattern remains the same. These females have the base of abdomen orange to the last fourth of segment 3 ; they are somewhat teneral and their orange is very bright. The majority of orange females Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2IJ have no black at all, or but the very slightest trace of it, left on the humeral suture, so that the color-pattern of the thorax is changed ; ground color orange with a broad dorsal median band bronzy black. These individuals are fully adult and their orange is of a dull brownish shade. They correspond exactly to the orange forms of the common European /. ele- gans and the not less common Indo-Africau /. senegalensis. It is just possible, but not very probable, that the two modi- fications of the green and yellow form respectively are only conditions of age. Observers might ..ell give some attention to the question. One might further suggest the confusion of two different species ; but I cannot find any other difference in the two sets of females, and the many males are all identical. Fully colored females show a curious dull greyish blue pul- verulence, which, leaving the last third or fourth of each seg- ment black, produces a peculiar annular color-pattern, quite unknown in old-world Ischnurse. 6. /. ram bun'. L,ess common than vcrticalis, but still in good numbers. Orange females much more prevalent, no black on their humeral sutures. 7. Enallagma durum. Two females of this large southern species were found . 8. E. civile. Common, females scarce. 9. E. aspcrsum. Scarce on the first visit at end of July, rather numerous a month later. 10. Nchalennia posita. Very abundant. Adult females show the same annular pattern of dull grey pulverulence as /. verticalis . 11. Argia violacea. Common in the forest near Towson town. 12. Anax junius. One male captured, others seen. 13. LibcUula pulchclla. Two specimens captured and others seen, scarce and wary. 14. L. auripennis. Very abundant and a most conspicuous insect by its bright red body and rich golden wings. Both sexes in about equal numbers and easily captured. 15. Plathcmis lydia. Common. 1 6. Cclithemis cponimi. Scarce and wary ; but one female captured. 2l8 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 17. Perithcmis domitia. One female. 1 8. Pantala flavesccns. One male captured and other speci- mens seen. 19. Diplax vicina. A few teueral specimens in July, not seen again a month later. 20. Trithemis bercnice. A single female. Registering this species as Trithemis needs justification, when very competent American observers have already removed it to Micrathyria. The main character by which Micrathyria has been separated from (American) Tiithcmis, is the separate origin of the upper sector of triangle in hind wings. But a very homogeneous and natural association of species — a good genus — can be obtained, when another neural character is added ; in what I consider now as true Micrathyria, — about 15 distinct species are known to me — there exists always a supplementary nervule between the principal sector (Mt) and the "bridge" besides the normal one, which always in L,ibellulinse precedes the 'oblique vein." I am indebted to Messrs. Comstock and Needham's well-known paper on the wings of insects for the knowledge of the taxonomic importance of this region. This supplementary uervule, which in German terminology I called the ' ' Antenodal-Briickenquerader," is absolutely character- istic for typical Micrathyria (didyma, scpthna, hageni, crqua- lis, debilis, etc.) ; it is always absent in Trithemis. Absent it is in berenice, and so I believe berenicc cannot remain with Micrathyria, notwithstanding its separated triangular sectors in the hind wings. The same condition of neuration — sepa- rated sectors, supplementary nervule absent —exists in other species, as in the Amazonian Trith. attenuata Kby. and the wide-ranging Trith. minuscula. There seem to exist sufficient reasons why such species should not be separated from Tri- themis, and so the right place for bcr.cnice too may be this genus. An undescribed Amazonian species in the de Selys' collection and perhaps even attenuata are possibly its nearest relatives. I have to add a word on the generic name of Trithemis. It is possible and advisable to separate Old World from American Trithemis, (I know that this is the opinion of such an Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2ig authority as Mr. McLachlan). Besides a notable difference in facies, there is a slight but constant neural character, whereby the two groups can be separated. Old World 7V/- thcmis have constantly two rows of cells between the subnodal and supplementary sectors ; a single row of cells in this area is as constant in American Trithcmis. Only we have then to remove umbrata and funcrea from the American genus ; they have two rows of cells, but their nodal sector is distinctly waved, whereby they are separated from American as well as from Old World Trithcmis. So we have : Nodal sector waved — two rows of cells between subn. and suppl. s umbrata and funerea. Nodal sector straight — two rows id Old World Trithemis. one row id American Trithemis. Provisionally the accepted name of Trithcmis may still unite the three groups, but generic names must be bestowed on them, when an attempt is made to bring better light into these numerous and sometimes difficult tropical forms. 21. Mesothemis simplicicollis . Very abundant, the most numerous of the Libellulinae ; many of them alighted on the steamer in Chesapeake Bay when still far away from land. 22. Pachydiplax longipennis. Nearly as common as the last species but more confined to swampy grounds. The prevalence of Lib. auripennis, Mesoth. simplicicollis, Pachyd. longipennis. Anomalagr. hastatum, as well as the pres- ence of Pantala flavescens, Trith. bcrenice and Enall. dunun give the Locust Point faunula a decidedly southern aspect. Moreover, for a European observer, the great abundance of minuscule forms — represented by /. verticalis, A. hastatiou. N. posit a — was a most striking feature ; it reminded me of the aspect of tropical swamps in India with their great abundance of the minute Agriocnemis incisa, or at Bahia with Ccratura caprcola. [It is appropriate to add here the following list of captures made near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, on the oppo- site side of Chesapeake Bay, between August 13 and 23, 1899, by Mr. E. G. Vanatta, of the Academy of Natural Sciences 220 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 of Philadelphia. Argia violacea, 2 9 ; Nchalcnnia posita, 3 £ , 3 9 ; Enallagma durum, 2 9 ; Ischnitra rerticalis, i 9 ; Libcllula auripcnuis, 14 £ , 5 9 ; L. cyanca i % ; L. a.ri/lcna vi brans, 2 9 ; L. pulchclla, 4 c? , i 9 ; Plat/icnns lydia (triniacn- lata), i $ ,2 9; Mesothemis simplicicollis, i £ . — PHILIP P. CALVKRT.] — • <»» i — Palaeoxenus (Cryptostoma) Dohrnii Horn. BY A. FENYES, Pasadena, Cal., May 23, 1903. I found to-day a small colony of this beautiful Eucnemid under the bark of sugar pine at Wilson's Peak (5800 feet above sea-level). The beetles were congregated in a spot of about a square foot area, under the bark of an old sugar pine trunk, and owing to their rather sluggish locomotion, were easily bottled. Both sexes were represented, but no difference in the structure of the antennae is noticeable, in accordance with the corrected statement of Dr. Horn, who in consequence changed the generic name from Cryptostoma to Palceo. \cnus. When Horn described the species (January, 1878), he only had one female in his hands, and thought that it belonged to Cryptostoma. In his monograph of the Eucneminge, etc. (January, 1886), he states : " This species is the only brightly colored form in our fauna. The specimen in my cabinet was given me by Dr. C. A. Dohrn, who possesses another, which was said to have been collected at San Diego, Cal., but as I have found at least one other species in the same lot from Yucatan, this species may be from that region." Prof. H. C. Fall, in his List of the Coleoptera of Southern California (1901) says: ' Pal&oxcmis, P. dohrnii, a species said to have been found near San Diego, but this is probably an error, as is suspected by Horn ; the species is quite surely tropical." It is evident from the above quotations, that the species has never been collected again since its description, which was published twenty-five years ago ; a very noticeable circum- stance, as the beetle is of large size (.60 inch, 15 mm.) and is brightly and strikingly colored. Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 221 The Dragonflies (Odonata) of Tennessee, with a Few Records for Virginia and Alabama. BY E. B. WILLIAMSON, Bluff ton, Indiana. In the preparation of this list I am indebted to Mr. C. C. Adams for the pleasure of studying the odonates collected by himself in Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee. In the list his records are properly credited to him with the initials C. C. A. I am also under obligations to Dr. Calvert, as will appear below. My collecting was done about Nashville, from Sep- tember 3, 1900, to June 7, 1901. On many of my excursions I enjoyed the assistance and companionship of Mr. P. H. Whiting, a student in Vanderbilt University. For valuable advice as to suitable localities and for aid in collecting nymphs thanks are due Mr. Albert Guess, hunter and fisherman, at home along the Cumberland. The environs of Nashville are not especially favorable to odonate life. There are no natural lakes or ponds of any size and depth. Artificial ponds about deserted brick-yards teem with many individuals of a few species. The Cumberland is the congenial home of river-frequenting species such as Het(zrinas and Go mphi ; and in the occasional marshes of the river's great bends a few species not observed elsewhere were taken. The largest one of these marshes which I found is below Nashville, on the farm leased by the State Penitentiary. This marsh is near the middle of the curve in which the farm is situated, and opposite the cliffs locally known as " Buzzard Rocks." In the east end of this marsh, and nowhere else, Ischmira prognata was taken. In my notes I have designated this as the Morrow Swamp, from the name of the owner of the farm. North of Nashville, ponds are on either side of the grading which leads up to the road bridge over the Cumber- land. Here the first dragonflies of the season of 1901 were observed on March 17. Other ponds are to be found in the Centennial Grounds, Nashville, on a farm adjoining the Cen- tennial Grounds on the east, on the Morrow farm where the old brick-yards were, and about the brick-yards in Fairfield, East Nashville. As records will show, some collecting was 222 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 done in Cheatham County, along Sycamore Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland, about twenty miles below Nashville. For the opportunity to collect here I am indebted to Major K. C. L/ewis, of Nashville, through whose kindness I was able to go to and from Sycamore Creek on his river steamboat ; and to Mr. A. P. Jackson, of Sycamore, whose open hospitality I enjoyed while there. Doubtless about Nashville, during a favorable year, dragon- flies are on the wing from March i to December i, — a period of 275 days. My collecting covered only 174 days of this period. I was first in the field September 16, 1900, and for the last time June 16, 1901. Thus the latter three-fourths of June, a very favorable time, and all of July and August, were missed. Of necessity, therefore, my list is doubtless far from a complete one, but, doubtless also, it will, in addition to stating certain records, by these records indicate what might be expected, thus throwing some light on one of the all- neglected faunas environing the "Athens of the South." 1. Calopteryx maculata. Abingdon, Va., August 20, 1901 (C. C. A.) ; GlendalePark, Nashville, September 27 ; Cumberland River, November 3, May 16, June 2 ; Sycamore, June 5 ; rare, so far as my obser- vations go. 2. Hetaerina americana. Cleveland, August i, 1899, and Tazewell, Clinch River, August 18, 1902, Va.; Mussel Shoals, Ala., November 4, 1901 ; between Walker's and Needham's Ford's, August 19; Hor- ton's Ford, August 15 ; Sharp's Ford, August 22 ; Agee to Affet, August 25, all on Clinch River, Tenii., 1899 ; Sneedsville, August 16, and Clinton, August 26, Tenn., 1899 (C. C. A.); Springvale, Tenu., September 4, 1900 (C. C. A.). Small stream through Centennial Grounds, Nashville, Tenn., September 25, 29 ; Cumberland River, September 30, June 2, rare ; Sycamore, June 6. 3. Hetaerina tricolor. Mussel Shoals, Ala., November i, 1901 ; Tazewell, Clinch River, Va., August 18, 1899 ; Walker's and Needham's Fords, Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 223 August 19; below Needham's Ford, August 20; Haynes' P. O., August 19 ; Sharp's Ford, August 21 ; Agee to Affet, August 25, one pair in coitu ; all on Clinch River, Tenn., 1899 ; Craig's Ford, Powell River, August 22, 1899; Hiawassee River and Dayton, October 9, 1901 (pair in coitu, the 9 ovi- positing) ; Springvale, August 30, Septemberg, 1900, and Charleston, September, 1901 ; all in Tennessee, (C. C. A.). Cumberland River, September 28, 29, 30; October 5, 14, 19, 20, 27 ; November 3 ; common, pairing on all dates, adults and tenerals taken. Variation in Color of Wings of Males taken in Tennessee.— Between the light and dark individuals all intermediate conditions are to be found. Light..— Front wings barely tipped with dark; apex of hind wings beyond pterostigma black. Base of hind wings with colored area extend- ing to about the tenth antecubital ; not occupying full width of wing except at extreme base ; outer edge of dark area nearly entire. Dark. —Front wings distinctly tipped with black ; apex of hind wings black from basal side of pterostigma. Base of hind wings darker than in the paler individuals, and the colored area more extended ; along the anterior portion of the wing reaching the seventeenth antecubital and leaving the outer edge of the dark area very irregular. 4. Lestes unguiculatus. Morrow Swamp and smaller marshes to the east, May 22. 5. Lestes forcipatus. Centennial Grounds, Nashville, September 25 ; Morrow Swamp and neighboring marshes, May 23, 30, and June i, 2, 7. 6. Lestes rectangularis Morrow Swamp, May 21. 7. Lestes inequalis. Morrow Swamp, May 30, one >. in length, and from 7-8 <>. in width. Their free ends are usually rounded, and present a knob-like appearance in many instances. The Psorophora ciliata that laid these eggs was removed from the water and again placed in the cage where in a very short time the insect entirely recovered. Prof. Howard states that he has been unable to obtain the eggs of this mosquito, although he has kept them in cages with this object in view for a considerable length of time. I cannot say with certainty as to the cause of my success in this matter, but would suggest the possibility that this may be the result of the insect in this case having had a full meal of blood some five days previous to the time the eggs were deposited. It may be possible that the Psorophora must have blood in order that the eggs may properly mature within their bodies. A New Roach of the Genus Ischnoptera from Florida. BY JAMES A. G. REHN. The specimen on which this species is based was referred to me for determination by Mr. C. W. Johnson, who collected it at St. Augustine, Florida. It gives me great pleasure to dedi- cate this striking species to the collector, as a slight token of personal esteem as a friend and naturalist. 234 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 Ischnoptera johnsoiii n. sp. Type : $ ; St. Augustine, St. John County, Florida (C. \V. Johnson). [A. N. S., Phila.] Apparently closest allied to /. nigricollis Walker (Catal. Blatt. Brit. Mus., p. uS\ but differing in the shorter and darker tegmina, the more reflexed lateral borders of the pro- notum and the blackish abdomen. In color this species bears considerable resemblance to /. /mean's (Serville) from South America, but that is structurally different, and is also a larger insect. Size small ; form elongate and graceful. Head with the interspace between the eyes of moderate width, and about equal to that between the elongate-ovate ocelli ; antennae filiform, slightly pilose, not exceeding the body in length. Pronotum with the disk somewhat flattened, and bearing two shallow postero-lateral, sub-circular depressions ; lateral por- tions of slight depth, but quite sharply deflected; anterior and posterior margins very broadly rotundate, lateral margins straight, the angles broadly rounded. Tegmina rather elongate; basal field narrow, of little extent, sub-coriaceous; marginal field narrow, the costal veins very num- erous, closely placed, and extending quite uniformly to the tip of the field; veins of the discoidal field longitudinal ; anal field sub-hastate in form, the veins closely and evenly disposed. Wings with the costal veins num- erous and closely placed; medio-discoidal space considerably greater than the medio-ulnar ; anterior ulnar vein with three complete and five incom- plete rami. Abdomen depressed; supra-anal plate narrow, produced, the apex subtruncate, and with a broad, shallow median depression; cerci depressed, attenuate, over twice the length of the supra anal plate ; sub- genital plate produced, fornicate, apical styles small. Limbs compara- tively slender, the posterior metatarsi over half as long again as the second and third tarsal joints. General color blackish vinaceous; limbs sienna; ocelli whitish. Pro- notum and head blackish ; tegmina deep vinaceous, becoming paler toward the extremities ; wings slightly suffused with pale vinaceous, strongest apically; the veins of the same color, but of a more solid tint. Upper surface of the abdomen and abdominal appendages blackish vinaceous. MEASUREMENTS. Length of body 11.2 mm. Length of pronotum 3.5 " Greatest width of pronotum 4.2 " Length of tegmina (apex damaged) 13 Greatest widtli of tegmina 4.1 " Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 235 A New Species of Habrophlebia. BY NATHAN BANKS. Habrophlebia is a genus of Mayflies described by Eaton in 1 88 1. Ths species have three setae in both sexes, and differ from the allied Ephcmcrclla, Lcptophlcbia and Blast urns in having the hind-wings angulate on the costal margin, and the fore-wings without the short marginal veins. The hind- wings are much narrower and with fewer cross-veins than in Ephcmcrella. In the male the eyes are enlarged and divided as in the allied genera ; the eyes of the female are widely sepa- rate. The costal cross- veins are few and indistinct. Habro/>hlebia americana Banks. The genus is well represented in Europe, and Eaton in his Revisional Monograph says he has seen an undescribed species from New Hampshire. The one species known to me may be called : Habrophlebia americana n. sp. It is dark brown in color, mottled with pale on the sides of the thorax and abdomen ; lower part of male eyes dark, upper part pale ; legs pale, anterior femora darker, especially at tip ; hind femora with a dark band near tip, and a less distinct one near the middle. Wings hyaline ; vena- tion pale brown. Fore wings rather narrow ; no costal cross veins before the bulla ; no short marginal veins ; intercalary veins not branched. Hind wings with the costal margin strongly angulate in the middle ; few costal cross-veins. Three subequal, annulated set£e, longer than the body ; posterior tarsi four-jointed ; male claspers pale, three-jointed. Length, 5 mill.; expanse, n mm. Received from Mr. Kdw. Berry, of Passaic, New Jersey, who bred it, and has published a description of the nymph in the American \\ttnraU.'ire its height, distinctly shorter and smaller than the second sub-marginal cell. Citbitiis almost straight, not angled at the insertion of the first transverse cnbitus. Second transverse cicbitiis received in the middle of the marginal cell or nearly. -« ABDOMEN. — Petiole in its greatest width little more than one half width of second segment, strongly conve.r, shining, with shallow and rather large punctures, well separated. Second abdominal segment polished, punctate, the punctures smaller and wider apart than on the petiole. The felt line or impression near the lateral margin of second dorsal segment about one-half as long as the segment, the line on second ventral segment shorter. The margin of the second segment and the rest of the segments, closely irregularly punctured, dullish. First segment willi //tin, rather sparse, whitish pubescence ; second dorsal segment almost bare. The margin of second dorsal and all of the other dorsal segments with an abundance of darkened hair. Ventral segments u •- v e—l o ^ a ) r^ U OJ .s| cfl 4-> f '""I ° • •"• 1. O o -^- ^* . 'O *^ a . '"^ p t/. 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[Oct., '03 • In shape and general color the abdomen of the hybrid at a glance more resembles sordidus, but closer study indicates a greater resemblance to graslinellus. In the color of the last segments, however, especially 7, 8 and 9, the extensive and indefinite obscuring of the pale area in sordidus conceals a re- semblance of this species with the hybrid which can only be appreciated by a study of the specimens. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XII. Figs i, 2 and 3. — Dorsal and lateral views of abdominal appendages, and lateral view of accessory genitaha of second abdominal segment, of male Gomphus sordidus, Bluffton, Ind.. June 15, '02. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 — Same of male Gomphus sordidus X G. graslinellus, Bluffton, Ind., June 8, '02. Figs. 7, 8 and 9. — Same of male Gomphus graslinellus, Bluffton, Ind., June 15, '02. — ' <»> ' — Description of a New Genus of Gryllidae with a Note on the Genus Aphonogryllus. BY JAMES A. G. REHN. The new genus described below represents a very peculiar type apparently closest allied to Anaxipha, but the characters of the male tambourine are very different from those found in the latter genus. FALCICULA n. gen Allied to Anaxipha Saussure (Miss. Scientif. Mexiq., p. 370), but differing in the structure of the musical apparatus of the male. This is considerably reduced in size, compressed, and with an entirely different disposition of the veins. The ovipositor of the female also differs in being unarmed. Falci cula hebardi n. sp. Types : $ 9 ; Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia. April 17 and 25, 1903. Collected by Mr. Morgan Hebard. [Acad. Nat. Sciences, Phila.]. <3\ Size small ; form robust. Head with the vertex declivent ; eyes moderately prominent, irregularly ovoid ; interantennal space consider- ably produced ; terminal joint of the palpi elongate triangular ; antennae filiform ; interocular space with two series of longitudinally disposed ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. XII. .9 1-3 GOMPHUS SORDIDUS, 4-6 G. SORDIDUS x GRASLINELLUS, 7-9 G. GRASLINELLUS. Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 259 bristles. Pronotum transverse, the width equal to one and one-half times the length ; anterior and posterior margins truncate ; lateral lobes with the lower section bent inwards ; surface of the pronotum with stout bristles similar to those on the head. Tegmina not reaching to the apex 'of the subgenital plate ; apex truncate with the angles rounded ; dorsal and lateral fields not sharply defined ; lateral field with four simple longi- tudinally disposed veins ; dorsal field with the median and discoidal veins parallel, rather obliquely disposed ; stridulatory vein short, transverse, the anal node sending off two axillary veins, one of which follows the general trend of the stridulatory vein and bifurcates ; post-axillary veins two in number, subparallel, reaching to the apex of the tegmina ; ulnar (diagonal) vein diagonal, but slightly sinuate, and fusing with the median vein before the apex ; anal vein branching from the ulnar vein shortly beyond the node and extending a distance not exceeding half the length of the legmina. no distinct speculum being developed; one complete oblique vein present, flanked on each side by an unattached and incomplete para- llel vein, all of which are almost longitudinally disposed. Cerci elongate, tapering, reaching to the apex of the posterior femora. Subgenital plate moderately produced, scoop-like. Anterior and median femora moder- ately stout ; anterior tibiae each without a visible tympanum. Posterior femora strongly inflated, tapering ; tibia; slender, with three spines on each upper margin, excluding the apical spines. 9- Antennae almost twice as long as the body. Tegmina with the veins regularly and longitudinally disposed, very simple in character and undivided. Cerci exceeding the ovipositor in length. Ovipositor heavy, strongly curved, the apex not dentate and with the superior margin slightly excised. Subgenital plate channelled to receive the ovipositor, but not scoop-like as in the male. General color pale wood brown, the tegmina yellowish brown, head and pronotum longitudinally lined with yellowish, eyes dark brown. MEASUREMENTS. c?. 9- Length of body 4 rnm. 5 mm. Length of pronotum 1.2 1.3 Width of pronotum 1.5 " 1.5 " Length of tegmina 2.5 " 2.5 " Length of posterior femora 3.2 3.2 Length of ovipositor 1.5 APHONOGRYLLUS. In 1901 (Canad. Entom., XXXIII, p. 272), I proposed the name Aphonogryllus to replace the name Aphonus Saussure, which latter I found to be preoccupied by Aphonus Leconte. Recently I discovered the fact that the name Aphonogryllus luul been used before I proposed it to replace Saussure's name. 260 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 Perkins, in 1899, in the Orthoptera section of the Fauna Ha- waiiensis (Vol. II, pt. I, p. 26) proposed the same generic term, which of course precludes it from use in another connection. To replace Aphomis Saussure and Aphonogryllus Rehn (not of. Perkins), I propose Aphonomorphus. Notes on the Collecting Around Thomas- villet Georgia. BY MORGAN HEBARD. The collecting about Thomasville, Georgia, is very similar to that of Northern Florida, as Thomasville is situated in the extreme southern portion of the State. The surrounding country is flat, but not marshy, and is cov- ered with open pine forests. These forests are everywhere seamed by streams -which flow through gulches completely filled with Magnolias, Bays, Beeches, Tulip Trees, and choked with a dense growth' of blackberry, grape and other vines. This is the opposite to what is found in the pine woods where there is scarcely any undergrowth higher than the grasses and huckleberry bushes. There are occasionally large tracts of scrub oak or beech, but the pine forest predominates. Among those oak ' ' hammocks ' ' I have found Thanaos somnns, T/ia- naos ncevius and Thctnaos petronius in company with the ever present Thanaos juvenalis, Thorybes bathyllus and Thorybcs pylades. This, locality for Thanaos soninus and Thanaos nce- mus is of specif interest, as these species have never before been taken outside of -Florida. There I have also found the Thecla halesus. In April, 1900, I found, to my great surprise, Antea portia in one spot in the pine woods ; they were there quite abundant, but so shy as to be almost unapproachable. I saw them there between April gth and 2 2nd. On the first date they were all fresh and evidently newly emerged, but on the 22nd the only specimen I saw was in quite poor condition. As this species has never before been found north of the Southernmost part of Florida, I was very much surprised and pleased to find it in Georgia. Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 261 Papilio palatnedes appear about the loth of March, and are quite common along the streams for about a month. The Pa- pilio turn us are considerably larger than those found in the North, and all the females I have thus far taken have been of the melanic variety. I saw two Apatura alicia closely in De- cember, but was unable to capture either one of them ; both were in poor condition. I find the Libythea bacJimanni mod- erately common on the wild plum during the few days it is in bloom, which is usually about the last of February, but at other times this species is very scarce. A list of the Rhopalocera which are scarce in Thomasville between December and May (which is the time I am usually in Thomasville) would indicate the following : Euptoieta claudia (common later on) Limenitis astyanax Lycaena comyntas " " Thecla halesus Calephelis caeniits " " Thanaos somnus i> Anosia berenice Thanaos naevius Anaea portia \ Apatura alicia Libythea baclimanm Lerema acciiis Vanessa aniiopa Limenitis disippus ? Vanessa car did Achalarns lycidas I 'ieris protodice I collected Heterocera at light this spring for the first time in Georgia, and a few of the more desirable were : 2 9 Xy- leutes robinia; ; 2 Citheronia sepulcralis ; 3 Lagoa pyxidifera ; I Parorgyia Icucophaea ; Apatela occidentals ; Hypsoropha moni- //\ .• Hypsoropha hormos ; Chloridea virescens and Actinotia ramosula. This year I tried general collecting for the first time with good success, having had special luck among the Orthoptera, all of which Mr. Rehn has very kindly identified for me. I also took Coleoptera, only a few of which have as yet been identified. Some of the interesting specimens are : i Dcltochiliuii gibbo- siini, 3 P/ianai'iis i^/icns, 3 Gcolntpcs rctusus, i Gcotrupcs t'gc- rici, 2 Ifoplia trifasciata , 2 Silpha surinainotsis, i Trie/tins viridnlux, 3 Mallodon dasystomus, i Prioniis inibrico/l/s and four of the scarce Pomphopceca polita which I took at the arc lights. The specimens from other groups are all as yet unidentified. 262 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 A List of Insects Taken in the Adirondack Mountains, N. Y.— III. BY ALEX. D. MACGILLIVRAY and C. O. HOUGHTON. PHALANGIDEA.* Liobunum ventricosum U7ood. ARANEIDA. DRASSID^. Prosthesima atra Hentz. ' DICTYNID./E. Dictyna suhlata Htz. foliacea Hlz. THERIDIID/E. Theridium spirale Em. Linyphia marginata Koch. Hypselistes florens Cauib. EPEIRID^E. Plectana stellata Htz. Epeira prompta Htz. " displicata Htz. " strix Htz. " trivitta Keys. Singa variabillis JEm. Tetragnatha extensa Linn. THOMISID.'E. Xysticus triguttatus Keys. Misumena vatia Clerk. Tibellus oblongus Walck. \ hilodromus aureolus Walck. rufus Walck. LYCOSID^E. Lycosa pratensis Em. Pardosa lapidicina Em. Pirata insularis E»i. Dolomedes tenebrosus Htz. ATTID^E. Phidippus mystaceus Htz. Philaeus militaris Htz. Dendryphantes octavus Htz. elegans Htz. Ergone leucophiea Koch. Habrocestum csecatum Htz. ACARINA. Trombidium sericeum Say. EPHEMERIDA EPHEMER1D.E. Siphlurus miris Eaton. sp. near alternatus. Leptophlebia praepedita Eaton. Ephemerella excrucians Walsh. ? subimago of crucians. ODONATA. CALOPTERYGIDyE. Calopteryx maculata Beanv. " apicalis Burnt. " amata Hag en. * In the following list, the Phalangidea, Araneida, Acarina, Epheme- rida, Plecoptera, Chrysopida; and Trichoptera were named by Nathan Banks; the Orthoptera by A. P. Morse; Odonata by J. G. Needham ; the Hemiptera by E. P. Van Duzee ; the butterflies in part by Dr. Henry Skinner ; the Microlepidoptera by W. G. Dietz, and the remainder by the writers. Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 263 AGRIONID^. Argia putrida Hag. " violacea Hag. Ischnura verticalis Say. Enallagma hageni Walsh. GOMPHID.*:. Gomphus brevis Hag. spicatus Selys. exilis Selys. CORDULEGASTERID.E. Cordulegaster maculatus Selys. CORDULIID/E. Tetragoneuria semiaquea Burin. LIBELLULID^]. Celithemis elisa flag. Ladona julia L 7hl. Libellula pulchella Drury. PLECOPTERA. PERLID^E. Perla postica Walk. Nemoura completa U'alk. Leuctra sp. ORTHOPTERA. ACRIDIDJ-:. Melanoplus fasciatus Bartist. Chortophaga viridifasciata De G. form inftiscata. form virginiana. Tettix ornatus Say. liancocki Morse. HEMIPTERA. SALDID.K. Salda deplanata Uhl. '' pallipes Fab. " sp. HYDROBATID/T.. Hygrotrechus remigis Say. NABID^E. Coriscus subcoleoptratus Kirby inscriptus Kirby. Aradus abbas Berg'r. TINGITID^E. Physatochila plexa Say. ACANTHIID^:. Anthocoris musculus Say. Triphleps insidiosus Say. CAPSID^. Lygus pratensis Lin. Camptobrochis nebulosis Uhl. Leptoterna dolobrata. Labops hesperius. • Trigonotylus ruficornis Fall. Dicyphus famelicus I'hl. Miris affinis Rent. Lygseus kalmi Stal. Nysius angustatus Uhl. Peliopelta abbreviata Uhl. Ischnorhynchus resedae Panz. CORE1D.K. Corizus nigristernum Sign. novaeboracensis Sign. PENTATOM1D.K. Euchistus fissilis Uhl. tristigmus Say. Podisus maculiventris Say. serieventris Uhl. " modestus Dal I. Acanthosoma cruciata Say. lateralis Say. Cymus claviculus Hahn. Ccenius delius Say. Cosmopepla carnifex Fab. Mormidea undata Say. 264 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 FULGORID.E. Liburnia lutulenta Van D . Laccocera vittipennis Van D. BYTHOSCOPiD^. Bythoscopus pruni Prov. Agallia 4-punctata Prov. " novella Say. Pediopsis trimaculata Fitch. JASSID^E. Deltocephalus configuratus Uhl. melsheimeri Fitch. Athysanus extrusus Van D. Cicadula 6-notata Fall. Gnathodus punctatus Thnnb. Athysanella acuticauda Baker. ' TETTIGONID^E. Oncometopia costalis Fab. Diedrocephala mollipes Say. Tettigonia gothica Sign. CERCOPIDyE. Lepyronia 4-angularis Say. Stictocephala lutea Walk. Trioza tripunctata Fitch. Psylla sp. NEUROPTERA. SIALID.E. Sialia infumata Neivm. Chauliodes serricornis Say. rastricornis Ranib. CHRYSOPID^E. Chrysopa oculata Say. chlorophana Burm. chi Fitch. ypsilon Fitch. MECOPTERA. PANORPID^E. Panorpa venosa Westw. latipennis Hine. maculosa Bks. TRICHOPTERA. PHRYGANID.E. Phryganea vestita Walk. cinerea Walk. Neuronia semifasciata Say. sp. LIMNEPHILID,^. Limnephilus indivisus Walk. ornatus Bks. americanus Bks. Goniotaulus dispectus Walk. LEPTOCERID^:. Mystacides nigra Lin. HYDRO-PSYCHICS. Polycentropus confusus Hag. LEPIDOPTERA. NYMPHALID^E. Danais archippus Fab. Argynnis myrina Cram. Phyciodes tharos Dru. nycteis D.-H. Melitaea harrisii Scud. Vanessa antiopa Lin. Limenitis disipus Gdt. Neonympha eurytris Fab. LYC^NID^E. Feniseca tarquinius Fab. Lycsena pseudargiolus B.-L. Chrysophanus hypophlaeus Bdi\ PIERID.E. Pieris napi Esp. " rapse Lin. Colias philodice (•'dt. Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 265 PAPILIONID^. Papilio turnus Lin. HESPERID.E. Pamphila peckius Kirby. " sassacus Harr. mystic Scud. hobomok Harr. " pocohontas Scud. cernes Scud. Amblyscirtes samoset Scud. Nisoniades icelius Lint. SPHINGID^E. » * Hemaris diffinis Bdv. thysbe Fab. Paonias excsecatus S.-A. ARCTIID.E. Spilosoma virginica Fab. SATURNIID^. Actias luna Lin LIPARID^E. CHsiocatnpa disstria Hbn. NOCTUID.I:. Acroncyta americana Harr. Parallelia bistriaris Hbn. PYRAUSTID.K. Evergestis straminalis Hbn. Hydrocampa australis Hulst. PTEROPHORID/E. Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley. TORTRICID^:. Ptycoloma persicana Fitch. CONCHYLID^E. Conchylis argentilimitana Rob. sp. 'GRAPHOLITHIDvE. Exartema fasciatana Clem. Pasdisca sp. Phoxopteris nubeculana Clem. burgessiana Zell. GELECHID^. Stenoma schlaegeri Zell. Gelechia absconditella Walk. vagella Walk. Dasycera nonstrigella Chain. Hunting Empids. BY ANNIE TRUMBULL SLOSSON. It is chiefly the recent renaissance in this family of flies which leads me to think that a few field notes concerning them may be of some interest. Messrs. Coquillett and Melander have each monographed the North American Empids within the last few years, and both have described many new species in the group, and not a few genera. Dr. Wheeler has also done much work in this family, both by himself alone, and also in collaboration with Mr. Melander. * Both species of Hemaris occured commonly, resting on the upper surface of the leaves of the bracken fern, Pteris aqitilina. They rested so quietly that they could be picked up with the fingers. 266 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 Those who devote themselves wholly to one order and have paid no attention to the diptera (I have the greatest admira- tion for these specialists, I myself, being only a smatterer, knowing a very little about many things, but nothing thor- oughly,) may not recognize these flies by name, but I am sure they have seen and noticed them while collecting in their own line. They are most of them, of plain, subdued, quiet hues, chiefly blackish or grayish, and never very large, but the odd little round globular head, big eyes and long beaklike probos- cis, together with the prominent, round shouldered thorax, slim body and long legs, make them quaintly noticeable. Then they have ways of their own which are very characteristic and peculiar. Predaceous, capturers, killers and eaters of other insects, using their stiletto-like beaks for piercing the tender bodies of their victims, they are, however, many of them flower lovers and sippers of honeyed sweets. Here in Franconia, N. H. , one of the earliest and most abund- ant species is Rhamphomyia pnlla, a large, shining black fly, its black slender legs varied with reddish brown. This year in late May and early June, they were very numerous, particu- larly the males. I could not sw^eep my net on the herbage at the edge of brook or river without finding them, four, some- times a half dozen of this species inside it. They crawled upon the gravelly bank of the streams, rested on the wet stones, and often came into our rooms and upon the windows. Windows are great hunting grounds for the collection of Em- pids, in this northern region at least. I have seen the panes of our windows here in earliest summer so thickly covered by the tiny creatures that one could scarcely see the glass. I have seen them almost as abundant on the windows of the Summit House on Mt. Washington in July. Two or three years ago some tiny flies of reddish yellow came to my bedroom window up there in swarms and I col- lected many of them. The next year they appeared here in Franconia, also on windows. Mr. Coquillett pronounced them a new species, and has recently described it as Anthalia JJava. This summer while watching a swarm of them upon my win- dow, I noticed a few blackish ones among them of the same Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 267 size arid general appearance. These proved to be another spe- cies described not long ago by Mr. Melander as bulbosa. In examining small flies upon a window pane I often use a mag- nifying lens, and through this watch them for many minutes at a time. I have in this way sometimes seen an Empid with his beak inserted in another insect whose juices he was taking in with apparent enjoyment. I have never seen him capture the living insect, and will give him the benefit of the doubt and suppose that he may have been feasting upon a victim already deceased when he came upon it. About the first of July I always find here a pretty little creature running rapidly over wet stones at the margin of streams. It is a tiny fly with gray wings variegated with black, and its habits are odd and interesting. Though its wings are fully formed and quite capable of flight, it very rarely uses them. When pursued by the collector it runs swiftly like an ant on and around the stone, and will continue this elusive performance for many minutes, though by spread- ing its pretty wings it could at once escape capture. Only in desperate extremity, as a very last resort, will it sometimes take flight and rest upon another near-by stone. For a long time I found them very difficult to catch. But at last I discovered that by seizing the stone on which one was running and drop- ping it quickly into my net I had the little fellow safe and sound. Mr. Coquillett has lately described this fly as TacJiy- dromia varipcnnis. It is said to resemble closely in looks and habits T. schwarzii. a western species. One afternoon this summer as I came by a small brook running through a meadow I saw a moving cloud of insects near or on its surface. Look- ing more closely I saw that they were flies, and thought they must be Dolichopids, probably of the genus Hydrop/wni*. They flew back and forth just over the water, dipping into it at intervals in a wild, gay sort of dance, a water saturnalia. I had never seen anything just like it before. For a long time I tried vainly to capture one, but finally, after thoroughly soaking my flimsy butterfly net, bringing it up again and again dripping with muddy weeds and debris, I took a speci- men, and found it to be a large male Empid. I caught fully 268 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 a dozen in all, and every one was a male. I amused myself by fancying that the wives were hiding in the bushes near the stream and looking on contemptuously at the antics of their giddy spouses. ' ' How silly ! ' I seemed to hear them whis- per in dipterous tones, " you'd know they were males." The next day, a little before sundown I went up upon our cottage piazza. Its floor had been lately painted, and shone and glistened as the western sun touched it. It was not very unlike a pool of water with the sunshine upon it, and so thought certain insects evidently. For here was a swam of flies going through just such a light and fantastic dance as I had witnessed the day before by the brookside. They flew swiftly back and forth, darting by and on one another, quite near the shining surface, and at brief intervals dipped and touched it. I ran for my net and caught one of the dancers ; it was a female. I took ten in succession ; all were females, • And again it diverted me to imagine the curious wives saying to one another after their husbands, Soiree dansante. "Of course it was ridiculous, but let's try it, just for fun." The fly proved to be Hilara tristis, the specific adjective given, I suppose, because of the melancholy black in which the insect is clothed and not in ironical allusion to its giddy frolics. Mr. Melander speaks of Hilara trivittata as having similar habits, though in this species, males and females dance in company, but " the males are much more numerous." He adds, " some of the European species form balloons of spun web somewhat similar to those made by the North American En/pis ccrobatica during courtship as described by Aldrich and Turley (Am. Nat., Oct., 1899.") I will n°t spoil the interesting article alluded to by quoting parts of it. We have all seen airy castles built " during courtship," scarcely more substantial and lasting than these flimsy balloons. As in the Dolichopidae and in Platypeza the legs of Empids are often appendaged or decorated variously. Sometimes they are thickly fringed with scalelike hairs, often parts of them are much enlarged or dilated, often sharply spined. These adornments are supposed to be for the purpose of attracting the attention and admira- tion of the opposite sex. You know how natural it is for one to " put one's best foot forward " in courting time. Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 269 Members of the genus Hemerodromia and the closely allied genera, JMatitipe-a and Neoplosta, are to me among the oddest of the Empids. Most of them are small, fragile, almost trans- lucent flies, with white legs and antennae. As they run upon a window pane with the light behind them they seem mere shadows, little ghosts, frail, elflike things. Though these sometimes appear upon the windows, I find them oftener rest- ing on leaves near the ground in dense, dark shrubbery, and by reaching into these sheltered spots with my sweeping net I take several species, scapularis, palloris, empiformis, and others I do not yet recognize. When the golden-rod blossoms, in late summer, it is visited by many Empids, Rhamphomyia imi- bilicata, with milky white wings, the female having one black spot upon each, is our most common species here about the yellow, feathery flowers. I have captured full fifty species of this family here in the mountains. But in South Florida my captures do not exceed a half dozen. It might be different there in midsummer when, of course, I am far away. On the ocean beach at Lake Worth, a small whitish Empid is abundant, flying over and alighting upon the white sand, its little body seeming so nearly of the same tint that one can hardly discern it. Mr. Melander has erected a new genus for this species, which has been also found at Wood's Holl, Massachusetts — and it is now Coloboncnra inusitata. This fly I take during the whole winter. So my Empid hunting becomes an all-the-year- round pursuit, one full of interest, I assure you. OWING to an oversight, Mr. \V. D. Kearfott's name was incorrectly spelled on the cover, title-page and in the preface of Prof. Smith's New Check List of the Lepidoptera of Boreal America. A new title-page will be supplied, and all purchasers are requested to make the proper correc- tion on the cover and in the preface. WHY DO MOSQUITOES bite human beings? According to Dr. Santos Fernandez, of Cuba, it is because the females cannot form their eggs without sucking some warm blood. If they fail to get it they lay no eggs. Ergo, keep out of the way of mosquitoes and there will be no mosquitoes.— Mobile Register. Apropos, I have bred ('itlc.r restnans in the Black Mountains, N. C , from water putrified by dead animal matter. The larva? did not infest the clear water near by. The species was kindly identified for me by D. \V. Coquillett. — WM. BEUTKNMULUER. 270 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Oct., '03] f The Cicindelidae of Rhode Island. BY C. ABBOTT DAVIS, S. B. The " Revision of the Cicindelidae of Boreal America," by Mr. Charles W. Leng, constitutes an important step forward in the science of Entomology of North America. It is a practical and thorough research, and his conclusions are just. For example, the California green hirticollis is therein recognized as a variety called gravida L,ec. This revision, however, compels a like revision of the Rhode Island list of Cicindelidae, which to date is as follows, omitting several freaks and specimens of doubtful locality : C. modesta Dej. is found in April and in September in sandy spots near woods, or perhaps along the edge of the woods. It is quite local, and many Rhode Island collectors have never taken a single specimen, although there are three well- known spots where it may be found. One is in Warwick, one near Roger Williams' Park, and a third in Seekonk. Four reliable members of the Rhode Island Entomological Society have made a study of modesta and its running mate, rugifrons. They all agree that they have taken the black male with a green female, and two at least have found inter- grades with green head, blackish body, and vice versa. I have a few hybrids in my collection, and quote from Mr. F. H. Johnson (Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc. vol. ii, p. 142) that "on Long Island occur unicolor, nigrior, lecontei, modesta and rugifrons, with intergrades" In both modesta and rugifrons (wrhich are here color varie- ties) the elytral markings vary greatly, the wider the white bands the handsomer the individual, as a rule. Professor Gray, of Brown University, captured a sport modesta which is really an albino. Modesta is not as common as ; ugifrons. It should not be inferred from the above that sports are common ; on the contrary, they are rare. C. rugifrons Dej. Dates, locality and habitat same as preceding. Not difficult to capture on a nice, warm, spring day. No absolute record occurs of C. unicolor, niorior or lecontei, so they are omitted. Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2J I C. sexguttata Fab. Occasionally taken April to June, either on logs, under bark, or along wooded paths or in gardens. A strong flyer and hard to capture even with a long-handled net. My experience in exchange would lead me to infer that this species is the most widely distributed of all the Cicindelidae in North America. C. 4-guttata nov. var. One glance at any Rhode Island collection of Cicindelidse will convince any expert that this four-spotted insect is as distinct a variety as any so-called variety. The idea of calling four-spotted insects. sex-guttata dates from 1775. During this century and a quarter have occurred many changes, and local specimens show a distinct difference from the typical sexguttata. Some of these changes are as follows : C. j.-gnttata is much larger, averaging .55 inch. Its color is green, not blue, and this green so resembles rugifrons that local collectors have exchanged it for the latter. Possibly, it may be a hybrid between sexguttata and rugifrons, and there is a chance just here for more original research. Both apical and marginal dots are well marked and of good size. Its range is from Northern Rhode Island into Massa- chusetts, and it occurs more commonly than the scxgnttata. (Named at the April '01 meeting of the R. I. Ent. Soc. from six specimens ; more have been taken since. ) C. patruela Dfj. Taken occasionally in April and in September. Quite local ; occurs in Warwick. A handsome insect — all shades of green to purple. C. purpurea Oliv. Common March 27th to October ist on grassy roads, gener- ally in pairs. Varies much in size and markings. C limbalis Kl. Very rare. Only two of this beautiful species are recorded. They were taken by Professor Calder in September in War- wick. One was " retained for identification " in Philadelphia, and Professor Calder now has its mate, but fails to discover others, although the spot has been revisited. 272 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 C. spreta Lee. Should be dropped from the Rhode Island check-list. It was named from Schaupp's description, but the type of spreta Lee. is green, while the description said black, and a single Rhode Island specimen was black. G. generosa Dej. Taken occasionally from May 6th to September 8th. A large, active specimen is taken occasionally on the sand-banks at Fields' Point (which locality is also famous for its clam-bakes). C. vulgaris Say. Abundant March 2yth to November 2d. The most common species in the State. Wherever there is a sand-patch or road, there we may find it on a sunny day, and although so common, I notice few records of its food habits. Members of the R. I. Ent. Society have recorded it as eating ants and bees, and recently I kept one for two weeks on a diet of flies. It ate four Musca domestica in one day. C. horiconensis Leng. Of this greenish variety of vulgaris, I captured three speci- mens on April 27, 1901, and since then several members have taken one occasionally, but it is still uncommon. C. repanda Dej. Smaller than vulgaris, but almost as abundant. It prefers sandy spots near water, and herds by itself. Common April 2oth to September 4th along the shores of Mashapaug Pond. C. 12-guttata Dej. Rare ; only two stragglers recorded, both taken in April. C. hirticollis Say. Common April 22d to July i2th, probably later. To my mind this is the most interesting species we have, on account of the variations. Mr. L,eng writes : " We have, on the Atlantic coast, speci- mens in which the markings disappear more or less. " In the specimens before me, a discal dot representing the end of the middle band, an apical lunule and some portions of the marginal band remain. " I am doubtful. whether this is even a race, and I assign no name to it, although it is quite generally separated in col- lections." Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 273 My idea, as a result of several years' observation, is that those individuals which live on white sand are marked writh wide white bands, while those which live on mud-deltas are heavily black, for purposes of protection . This means a variation of locality, and so I take the liberty of naming this variety, which Mr. Leng has so ably described on page 152 of his revision as C. nigrita nov. var of C. torticollis. Let me add to his description. C. nigrita is smaller than hirticollis, — length of former .42 inch, while average Rhode Island liirticollis • .55 inch; more active. Very local, in- habits muddy shores, occurs in spots along Atlantic coast from Rhode Island to New Jersey. Described from scores of specimens from mud-flats of Warwick, R. I. C. punctulata Fab. Common July i2th to September roth. This little fellow is very social and cosmopolitan. Occurs in gardens, front yards and even on the main streets of Providence. It varies a little in size, but Rhode Island specimens are quite regular in markings. This is the only Cicindela I have ever taken at light. C. dorsalis Say. c~ Common July 4th to i5th, perhaps later. This beautiful white Cicindela occurs at the sea-shore resorts where extensive stretches of sand occur, as at Watch Hill, Block Island and Newport. I have discovered that, as the season advances, the elytral markings disappear by the iv earing action of the sand in which they live. Late in the season we get heavily immaculate specimens, but they rarely have a pink appearance. Care must be taken in drying specimens, as the elytra dis- color so readily. I find that if the elytra are lifted, and a piece of paper be introduced, and removed when the body is dried, many good specimens are saved. C. Hentzii Dej. The only rufous-abdomen variety we have. Rare. Taken in July only, by Kertz and Professor Calder. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [The Conductors of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS solicit and will thankfully receive items of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five " extras," without change in form, will be given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged. — ED. PHILADELPHIA, PA., OCTOBER, 1903. Reports have been received that the collecting season has been poor all over the country and the disappointment has been quite general. The desire for new and interesting spe- cies appears to dominate, and if we always had success in col- lecting it is to be feared that other interests would suffer. The absence of new specimens tends to call attention to our collections and unworked material, and we are thus likely to study and put into better shape the collections at hand. There is plenty of work to do other than describing new species, and there is nothing more useful than establishing the known spe- cies on a firmer foundation. Perhaps if collecting ceased for a period of a few years entomology would be all the better for it, as the time could be very profitably spent in useful studies. The loss, however, would be in the lack of pleasure of an out- door life, the woods, the hills, the lakes and streams, and the physicial exercise and recreation that are part and parcel of the work. WE recently received two wasps' nests from Pecos, Texas, and out of one hundred and forty-four Polistes texanns Cress, that emerged, thirty- four were stylopised by a specios of Xenos. Most of the Xenos appeared to be females, and only four males were secured. Many of the wasps had a number of the parasites on them. 274 Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 275 A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE — The Frenchman did not know all about the English language. "I vould like to come see you ver' much. In fact, I vould have came, only I thought you vere ver' busy. I do not like to cockroach upon your time." "Not 'cockroach,' that's not right. You should say 'encroach, en- croach.' " " Aha, that is it, ' hencroach, hencroach.' I see, I have got de gender of de verb wrong." THE KISSING BUG OUTDONE. — Dangerous Bug from a Bog — Bite of Insect Causes Insanity of a Young Polish Farmer. — A dispatch to the Chicago Inter-Ocean from Mindon, Mich., says: Oscar Newsasaki, a young Polish farmer near here, has become insane as the result of a bite by a bug. The day after he was bitten his body began to swell, and physicians have been unable to give him relief. Professor P. E. Olinberg, an entomologist of Wheeling, W. Va., came here, at the request of the National Museum at Washington, to procure specimens of the bug. He found a nest of the insects in a bog near Newsasaki's home, and while trying to capture one was bitten on the chin, and within an hour was in a semi-conscious condition. He does not show the symptoms of insanity that appeared in Newsasaki's case, and the physicians are hopeful of his recovery. — Newspaper. Doings of Societies. A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held June 25th. Dr. Calvert, President, in the chair. Sixteen persons were present. The President announced the death of Charles A. Blake, one of the oldest members of the Society, who was elected October 22, 1860. Dr. Skinner exhibited specimens of Papilio troihis from Cho- koloskee, Florida, a southern race described from Texas, under the name te.xanns by Ehrman. Mr. Daecke spoke of certain larvae he had found under the bark of a pine tree. They emerged as flies from May 25th to June 1 5th, and proved to be the Syrphid fly Xylota pigra Fab. Mr. Rehn exhibited two crickets, $ , 9 , collected by Mr. Morgan Hebard at Thomasville, Georgia, which represent a new genus allied to one found on the Atlantic seaboard. The tambourine and ovipositor were compared in structure with the allied genus. Mr. Bradley spoke of a trip to White Haven, Penna., after 276 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Oct., '03 insects, and exhibited views of the country. Dragonflies were numerous. The locality was mentioned as being excellent collecting ground. Parasitic Hymenoptera were also abund- ant and several new Ichueumonidae were found. Mr. Ilg ex- hibited a L,epidopterous larva from Japan. Mr. Matthews exhibited specimens of Attacus splendidus, orizaba and calleta reared from cocoons from Mexico. Mr. L/aurent exhibited the butterflies taken by himself at Miami, Florida., between Feb- ruary 1 8th and April yth ; forty-eight species were taken. He stated that Ery tides amyntas has the peculiar habit of alighting under leaves with the wings downward. On Sunday last, Dr. Calvert and Mr. Daecke went to Manu- muskin, N. J., and were successful in taking a number of Telagrion daeckci in the thickets southeast of the swamp, out of the way of the wind. Both sexes were taken. Mr. C. S. Brim- ley also took it at Raleigh, N. C., June loth and later. Dr. Calvert also stated that Mr. Henry L,. Viereck had col- lected a number of the larvae of Micrathyria berenice which had not previously been known. They live in salt water but not as salty as that of the ocean. The specimens were taken at Cape May ; they will be described later. Gomphceschna furcil- lata was reported from Philadelphia. A male alighted on Dr. Calvert's kitchen door, and a female flew into the Academy of Natural Sciences. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. The Annual Field Day (eighth quarterly meeting) of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society, was held on May 3oth, at Leona Heights, Alameda Co., Cal. Nine members and six invited guests participated in the outing. One specimen of Desmocerus californicus was taken from the foliage of Sambucus glaucns ; this species is very rare in this locality, one having been taken some fifteen years before. Many other good things were taken, among which may be mentioned Oiniis californicus, Cychrus cristatus and interruptns, Cretnastochilns angular is, Acmcrops tnmida and R.\ochomus pilatei. The L,epidopterists took a number of good specimens. F. E. BLAISDELL, M. D., Secretary. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. XIJI. AUGUSTUS RADCLIFFE GROTE, M.A. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. VOL. XIV. NOVEMBER, 1903. No. 9. CONTENTS: Obituary— A. R. Grote 277 Eckel — The Resin-Gnat Diplosis 279 Geddes — Citheronia sepulcralis 284 Experiments with a Chrysalis 286 Hampson — Catocala in the Brit. Mus... 287 Webster— Coccidae of Ohio 288 Johnson— Agenia architecta 290 Brues — Dexiid parasite of the sow-bug 291 Rehn— Earwigs from Costa Rica 292 Murtfeldt — Vuca-feeding insect 293 Ashmead — A new Ammoplanus 295 Laurent — Butterflies of Miami, Fla 296 Fernald — Webbing Saw-fly 298 Editorial 303 Notes and News 304 Entomological Literature 306 Doings of Societies 307 . Augustus Radcliffe Grote, M.A. Prof. Grote died of endocarditis on September i2th last at Hildesheim, Hanover, Germany, where he was Director of the Roman Museum. He was born on February 7, 1841, in Aig- burt, near Liverpool, England. His father was a German from Danzig and his mother an English- woman. He came to America when a child and spent his early days in New York. About 1884 he left the United States and resided at Bremen, Germany, and went to Hildesheim in 1895. He leaves a wife and six children. His scientific work began about 1862, at which time he was a contributor to the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. The first three volumes of the Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural History (1873-1877) contain numerous articles on American Lepidoptera, by Grote, mostly on moths. He was curator of the Buffalo Society, and a very active member. The three volumes mentioned contain no less than twenty-seven articles. There are a few, however, devoted to subjects non-entomo- logical, such as " Descriptions of New Crustaceans from the Water L,ime Group," " On the Peopling of America." Some other writings not relating to natural history are the follow- 277 278 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 ing : Genesis I, II, An Essay on the Bible Narrative of Crea- tion, the New Infidelity, Rip Van Winkle, a Sun-myth, and other Poems. He was also a student of ancient roman mat- ters. He left Buffalo in 1882 (?) for New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, where he remained until he took up his residence abroad. Strecker* down to 1878 lists about one hun- dred articles by Grote which appeared in the following publi- cations : Ann. N. Y. Lye. Nat. Hist. ; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. ; Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Hist. ; Can. Ent. ; Bull. U. S. Geol. and Geogr. Surv. iv, i ; Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. ; Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila. ; Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. ; Rep. Pbdy. Acad. Sci. ; Stett. Ent. Zeit. Since 1878 numerous articles have appeared in Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. ; Can. Ent. : Papilio, etc., and European journals. In 1862 the American Entomo- logical Society honored him with membership. In July, 1879, he entered into entomological journalism and edited the North American Entomologist, published by Reinecke, Zesch and Baltz in Buffalo, New York. One volume of twelve numbers appeared. This was a very creditable publication, and among its contributors were distinguished students of entomology. He was an authority on the entomological fauna of Western New York State, particularly the region about Buffalo, but will be best remembered for his systematic work on North American Noctuidse. He described numerous species of L-epi- doptera, aggregating over a thousand. His work made a great impression on our literature of the subject, and was painstaking and accurate. His descriptions are good, and his species well known. He will undoubtedly be classed as one of the greatest students of American Lepidopterology. His catalogues were most valuable and universally used. A Check List of the Noctuidse of North America was published by Rei- necke and Zesch, at Buffalo, in 1876, and a new Check List of North American moths at New York in 1882. His valuable collection, containing the bulk of his types, was sold to the British Museum some years ago.f * Butterflies. Moths. Syn. Cat. Reading 1878. t The portrait of. Mr. Grote was supplied by his old friend and co- worker Me. Ottomar Reinecke of Buffalo. It was taken in 1877. ENT. NEWS, VOL. XIV. PI. XIV. Fig. r. Tracheal system of Dip/osis resinicola. Fig. 2. Anal spiracles of young larva. Fig. 3. Same of full-grown larva, drawn on a scale half as large as Fig. 2. Fig 4 Empty pupa case as seen projecting from lump of resin. Fig. 5. Head and supernumerary segment, showing "breast-bone." Fig. 6. Larva of Syutasis diplosidis. Fig. 7. Wing of adult of same. Fig. 8. Antenna of same. Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 279 The Resin-Gnat Diplosis and Three of its Parasites.* BY L,IDA S. ECKEL. (With Plate XIV.) Finns rigida is the most common pine in this immediate vicinity. July first the many empty pupa-cases projecting from the lumps of resin which are abundant on the two-year old (and older) parts of the pine stems, showed that the adults of Diplosis rcsinicola O. S. had been escaping in numbers, and attracted my attention. The orange-colored larvae of this species living in numbers within the lumps of resin wrere first reported by Mr. Sanborn f ; the adult was described by Osten Sacken in 1871 \\ and it has since been recorded from New York to Florida on various spe- cies of pine. The fact that the transformations are undergone within the lumps of resin were first noted by Packard ||. A point of primary importance to the adult insect is a safe place to deposit its eggs. During the first week in July while they were emerging in numbers from the lumps of resin on the twigs kept in the laboratory, the}^ deposited their eggs in quantities on the fresh resin provided, never upon the old hardened lumps, and never upon any of the twigs or leaves. No new lumps of resin appeared upon the stems, which would have been the case had the Diplosis been in the habit of punc- turing the bark and thus providing resin for itself. In a cluster of infested pines where many fresh pupa-cases were observed upon the resin, and where adults were occasionally seen flying about, I cut a number of slits in the twigs. In every instance (over twenty) within twenty-four hours, the Diplosis had discovered and utilized the fresh resin. It was interesting to see that where the pitch exuded in a spherical drop, the bright orange eggs were arranged regularly around il> equator projecting radially. A few of these eggs hatched * A study made at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, M.iss., 1903, under the direction of Mr. C. T. Brues. fProc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XII, 93. % Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. in, 345. | Fifth Rept. LJ. S. Ent. Com., p. 797. See also Comstock's Manual of Insects, p. 447. 2&0 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 within forty-eight hours. From this it appears that the Diplo- sis take advantage of resin lumps supplied sometimes by acci- dent, no doubt, to the trees, and sometimes by other insects. The very young larvae creep about beneath the surface of the lumps of resin, and rapidly grow to twice their original size, gradually making their way toward the part of the twig from which the supply of soft resin is exuding. This move- ment causes them to collect in a group with their mouths close together and their orange red bodies extending toward the surface of the lump. After fifteen or eighteen days they have grown from 3 to 7.5 millimetres in length, having under- gone numerous changes. Externally can be seen the super- numerary segment directly behind the head, into which the latter is incessantly withdrawn, the peculiar " breastbone " on the ventral surface (see Fig. 5), and the horned anal spiracles, all characters of the Cecidomyid larvae. The very young have the hook like spines across the ventral surface of each segment. These disappear with growth, and the entire skin becomes covered with fine spines, curving backward. In the ontogeny they appear first on the anterior part of each' seg- ment, but beginning with the posterior ones. The tracheal system which is diagrammed in figure i , can be readily studied in the live animal or in ones which have been mounted alive in glycerine. Near the anal spiracles the tra- cheal trunk on each side divides into two main tubes, one dor- sal and one ventral, which extend forward as far as the first thoracic segment. At this point the ventral one sends branches to the head, and the dorsal bends back to supply the thorax. In the first thoracic and first seven abdominal segments, each dorsal trachea sends a tube to the ventral one, which con- tinues to the side, and opens in a black-capped spiracle a little below the lateral line of the body. In the third thoracic seg- ment, although the tube is conspicuously present, I failed, in any larvae examined, to find an external opening. In the ab- dominal segments, except the last two, the dorsal trunks are connected by long cross tubes, which tough but flexible, form intricate patterns' with the ceaseless movements of the larvae. The lateral spiracles are always imbedded in the gum, and the Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 281 terminal ones kept at the surface. The tracheal system under- goes no change with larval growth, except the odd develope- ment about the anal spiracles which is shown in the compara- tive diagrams (Figs. 2, 3). Is the food derived from the twig or from the resin ? I made note of the following points : i. The mouth-parts are exceed- ingly soft and delicate. 2. The young grow rapidly near the surface of the resin. 3. The twistings of perhaps a dozen spiny- skinned larvae hollow and smooth out a round cavity, the irrita- tion causing a constant supply of fresh resin, so that no lump containing live larvae ever becomes entirely hardened. This soft resin is full of microscopic splinters of wood fibre, which would probably have been consumed had the larvae detached them with their mouths. The digestive tract, so far as I could ascertain, contained none of them. 4. Where the resin supply was abundant, without any activity on the part of the larvae, no cavity was formed and no splinters were present in the resin, although the larvae continued to grow normally. 5. I placed a drop of resin upon which nineteen eggs had been deposited in the laboratory, upon the smoothly cut surface of a sound twig. There was a fair flow of resin, and in two weeks, and even after two weeks, when the larvae were quite large, the only damage to the twig was a small spot just beneath them where the cells appeared dead. There was, how- ever, no roughening or cavity. The pupae measure 5 millimeters in length. The head and appendages are covered by a black pupal integument, only the shrunken abdomen retaining its deep orange color. They lie with their heads toward the surface of the lump, inside the innermost end of the detached larval skin, which is not shed, pupation going on within it. The loosened skins are white and papery, and extend to the surface with their inner ends so closely packed that they adhere to each other, and slightly to the twig. Thus the whole eight, or perhaps a dozen, form a core-like mass with irregularly radiating rays, which can be lifted out entire more easily than separately. When ready to emerge, the insect pushes itself outward by a backward and forward movement of the thorax and abdo- 282 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. - [Nov., '03 men, and by the time it reaches the surface end of the larval skin it has worked a hole in the top of the head-piece. The motion in freeing itself is interesting. The insect is upright ; the thorax is repeatedly bent gently forward and jerked back- ward ; as soon as enough of an antenna is free, it uses the joints and pulls the end out ; the same with the legs ; it then mounts the projecting pupa-case, draws out the abdomen, steps lightly down upon the resin, spreads its wings and flies off. The proceeding is very business-like ; at each stage it seems to know exactly what to do, and does it promptly. The whole procedure occupies less than four minutes after the head emerges. The projection of the pupa-case (Fig. 4) is inci- dental to the efforts, as the escaping insects often walk over the resin itself. The number of larvae that develop in any one lump is con- trolled partly of course by the number of eggs deposited, but more by the supply of resin. Eggs deposited in the spring when the resin flows abundantly, have a better chance for life than the succeeding generation, many of which perish by the drying of the small drop, and by the attacks of parasites. Throughout July a Proctotrupid parasite of the larvae was fre- quently observed. This is one of the smallest of the para- sitic hymenoptera, Polygnotns pinicola Ashm. described by Ashmead as a parasite of Diplosis pini-inopis (Bull. U. S. Nat'l Museum, No. 45, p. 307), but now mentioned for the first time, I believe, as a parasite upon Diplosis rcsi/iicola. July was too late for me to find the larval stage, as they were already pupating, as many as twenty in a single larval skin of the fly. They feed upon the Diplosis larvae, consuming them completely, leaving only the tough tracheal tubes untouched, which together with the spiny outer skin serve to identify these blackened skins as those of the Diplosis. The latter now lie tangentially or slanting near the surface of the resin, the irritated larvae being rendered no doubt too restless to remain in position. The Polygnotus lie closely packed back to back, generally with their heads toward the surface tip of the para- sitized larvae. Before escaping they practise a few preliminary exercises by popping the head out and back. NOV., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 283 Through August the pupae of the Diplosis are destroyed in great numbers by two species of Chalcid-flies. Of the first one, a Pteromalid (Syntasis diplosidis sp. nov.), I secured numbers of the larvae, pupae and adults, and append a descrip- tion of the adult at the end of this paper. The larva when grown is three millimeters in length, yellowish-white, the skin in very fine transverse ridges. At the articulations between the segments, the ridge is emphasized, and from it grow fine long bristles ventrally, or completely around on a few of the segments (Fig. 6). There is but one Syntasis in each larval skin which remains white. The younger ones are attached externally to the Diplo- sis pupae, but when they are fully grown no trace of the pupae remains, not even the tough pupal integument. The parasites lie at the inner end of the larval skin, wrhere the departed host lay. There they pupate, and the adults escape through the tube-like larval skin, just as the host would have done. A whole group of larval skins sometimes changes inhabitants in this way in August, and whenever a group is invaded by the Chalcis-fly, the undestroyed pupae will be found dead. When the intruder is present the bark is undermined and brit- tle and the wood friable. Have these things anything to do with the entrance of the parasites ? No larvae or adults ap- peared in my material before August. The second species of Chalcid-fly, of which I obtained only a few specimens is a species belonging to the genus Eupi'lmus. As the species of Syntasis is an undescribed form,* I give here its description. Syntasis diplosidis sp. nov. Female. — Length 3.5 mm. — Metallic blue-green, the blue predominat- ing, antenme black except at the base, legs dark at base, yellowish at the tips. Head three times as wide as long, rather coarsely confluently punctate-, shagreened between the punctures ; lateral ocelli as far from the eye as from the median ocellus ; mandibles yellow, the four teeth at the apex black ; palpi yellow. Antenna.- twice as long as the head height ; scape >; Mr. Ashmead, to whom specimens were sent, writes that it is m-\\ , and has suggested that it be described in this paper which contains the account of its habits. 284 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 yellow, not reaching to the median ocellus ; pedicel small and very short, one ring joint, flagellar joints of equal length and gradually increasing width, except the first, which is twice as long as the others, and the last, which is small and more or less triangular. Prothorax much more finely punctured than the head, especially below ; remainder of the thorax rugulosely, separately punctured. Wings hyaline ; marginal vein twice as long as the stigmal and one and one-half times as long as the post- marginal. Under side of thorax and coxa? green, shagreened. Legs honey yellow, brownish on the femora and the apical joints of all the tarsi. Abdomen blue-green, polished ; slightly longer than the thorax. Body everywhere sparsely whitish pilose. Type locality, Woods Hole, Mass. Cotypes are in the U. S. Nat'l Museum and in the Amer. Mus. of Nat. History. Described from numerous specimens bred, as described in the preceding account, from larvae of the Cecidomyid (Diplosis resinicola.} — • <•» • — Citheronia sepulcralts in Pennsylvania. BY JOHN M. GEDDES. On looking over Mr. Philip Laurent's list of the moths of Eastern Pennsylvania, published in the NEWS, I notice that he has omitted Citheronia scpulcralis. In a letter received from Mr. L,aurent, he states that he has never heard of its being found in Pennsylvania, the farthest northern limit of which he knows being the vicinity of Washington, D. C.* I have taken specimens of both larva and imago in Wil- liamsport, Pennsylvania, and vicinity ; and, although not com- mon, they are not extremely rare, as I took three specimens of the moth, two males and a female, within a week, and found two larvae in a morning's walk. The first specimen of sepul- cralis I captured was in July, 1902, at an electric light in the northern part of the city, and I thought it a Sphingid moth of some species until I got it down from the wire to which it was clinging. It was a male, and had probably just emerged, as it was absolutely perfect. This last July I captured two males and a female at electric lights, all imperfect specimens, espe- cially the female. Before she died, however, she laid about * The type came from Andover, Mass. It has been also found at Eas- ton, Pennsylvania, and Manchester, N. H., and doubtless other places north of Pennsylvania. — EDS. NOV., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 285 seventy eggs, which hatched in ten days, producing larvae which very much resembled those of regalis except in their roior, which was orange and black at first, but changed to light tan and black after a few hours feeding. Some of the eggs did not hatch, and with the ones that did I had very poor luck ; only one reached the last stage, and it died before pupating. When first hatched I tried them on white pine, which they ate but did not seem to like particu- larly. I finally gave them pitch pine to which they took natu- rally, and for three or four weeks grew beautifully ; but in un- dergoing the last molt trouble commenced, and they began to die without any apparent provocation. Within a few hours after death they were reduced to an evil-smelling semi-liquid state, and a very light touch would cause the skin to break and fall apart. I can offer no explanation of this, as they seemed perfectly healthy and contented up to twenty-four hours before death. About the second week in September, I found two mature scpnln-alis larvae feeding on pitch pine in a grove just north of the city, and later found one on yellow pine. They are of a rather peculiar color, shading from yellowish to purplish brown, and being much wrinkled and humped. The thoracic segments and the dorsum of the eleventh segment contain long yellowish horns, and there are also subdorsal, sublateral and substigmatal rows of spines. They are high feeders usually and, unless feeding in a bunch of needles, are hard to see ; as, when on a limb, they very much resemble a piece of loose bark. Up to July, 1902, I had never heard of scpulcralis being taken in Pennsylvania ; but it may be quite local, as pitch pine (Pinus rigida] and yellow pine (Pin us in it is*), on which it feeds, are both quite abundant in this locality. \Villiamsport, Lycomiug County, is within seventy miles of the northern border of Pennsylvania, so that it is quite a gain over Washington, I). C., for a northern range for scfitt/cra/is ; and possibly it may be found still farther north than Penn- sylvania.* *See ENT. NEWS., 1X90, p. 124, and 1892, p. 232. — EDS. 286 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.- [Nov., '03 Some Experiments with a Chrysalis. The only pretext for the presentation of the following experi- ments, conducted upon a chrysalis, is that an acquaintance with the behavior of an organism in that particular stage of develop- ment may disclose new peculiarities of interest to students of " mental evolution " in animals. Let a, b, c, d and e (apex) represent the segments of the chrysalis. Also let the right and left sides of the segments, with the front view up, be designated by ra, rb, re, rd and re ; and la, lb, le, Id and le. Having rapped the chrysalis at different points of the segments until the organism showed appar- ent sign of agitation ; segment a at ra, — after a short lapse — was rapped, —as was naturally ex- pected, ra contracted and la expanded. Next rb was attacked ; as in the case of ra, it contracted. As a matter of course, lb expanded. The same repetition continued until re was reached. As the chrysalis now stood, ra, rb, re, rd and re re- mained contracted ; and la, lb, le, Id and le ex- panded. Next la, lb, le, Id and le were attacked respectively, as a consequence of which ra, rb, re, rd and re expanded accord- ing to the contraction of the corresponding opposites. Thus far these experiments elicited no evidence that the activities dis- played were prompted by some mental operations. However, before proceeding further, let us note what these experiments disclosed. It was observed that when any particular segment was hit on either left or right side, the succeeding segment remained unagitated ; that is, it showed no sign of disturbance. For instance, when a was struck at ra, rb remained motionless until it itself received a blow. A second series of experiments was performed with the same results as disclosed by the first series, except towards the close, when a change in the monotony of impulses occurred. N» sooner was any of the segments hit, than the succeeding one showed apparent sign of disturbance, yet the second succeed- ing one remained unagitated. The third series of experiments disclosed further eucourag- NOV., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 287 ing signs of mental operations underlying the displayed activi- ties. When ar was rapped, br, cr, dr and er contracted respectively instead of remaining motionless until each received individual blow. Apparently from previous experience, the organism foresaw, when ar was hit, that the succeeding seg- ments were doomed to the same unpleasantness, so a total contraction was signalled to all on one side. The fourth series of experiments was conducted after the chrysalis had been left undisturbed for a number of days. The blow was not, as in former experiments, given at either ra or la, but at the apex. The change of starting points was made purposely to give the organism a larger field for exercise of higher mental activities than hitherto. Shortly after the experiment was resumed, the organism so readily recalled the experiments of the previous days that when re or le (at the apex) was touched, the succeeding seg- ments on either side (not both) contracted successively. After a continuation of similar experiments, the organism learned to contract both sides of segments simultaneously in response to impulse starting from any point of the body. Hopes of further experimenting were frustrated by untimely extinction of life. List of Types of Catocala in the British Museum. :;: BY GEOKGK F. HAMPSON. Catocala belfragiana Hbrv. ilfecta "Walk. :<'hifneyi Dod^e. nuptilis Walk. stcotlii Grote. f/ie/itfoniu Grote. sordida Grote. n up/ it la Walk. alabaincr Grote. mira Grote. basalts Grote. cce/ebs Grote. adoptiva Grote. iinijiiga Walk. .\cuiii->-!icfa Grote. jmiftni a \Valk. sinnosa Grote. I'illiatia Grote. cdiictnitbt'iis U'alk. bitnkcri Grote. ficta Walk. level 'feii Grote. i Grote. residua Grote. obscnra Streck. siniii/uti/is Grote. subz'iridis Harvey. * The above list of types was kindly sent to me by Sir George F. Hampson, for my own use, but considering it worth while, I take the liberty of offering the same for publication.— WM. BEUTKNMU I.KR. 288 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 The Coccidae of Ohio. BY F. M. WEBSTER. In the June number of the current volume of the ENTO- MOLOGICAL NEWS, Mr. George B. King finds what appears to him to be sufficient grounds for a republication of a previous partial list of the Coccidae of Ohio, by myself and Mr. Bur- gess. The chief objection to the former list seems to lie in the fact that names were used, that, though they have stood for years, and no one in reading the paper would be in the least doubt as to the identity of the species, they did not ac- cord with recent changes in nomenclature. These older names have since been applied to these same species, and, in fact, are still being so applied by those who are writing upon subjects relating to them. It is unfortunate that the real progress in entomology in this country is hampered, by the fact that any- body can take up and revise a genus or group of insects, re- vive names that have not been in use for a lifetime, mean nothing, as they may have been used to describe mere local forms and do not apply to the true species at all. Frequently the ink is hardly dry from one of these entomological earth- quakes before another writer, with more zeal than knowledge of his subject, starts another and sometimes a worse one, though it not unfrequently happens that in this way species get thrown back under their previous names. To such an ex- tent is this true that those who are obliged to use these terms in the applied science pay little attention to such seismic phe- nomena, but continue to apply whatever name is best known, as being the one that will be least likely to be misunderstood by the reader. This seems to have been the most serious crime committed by Mr. Burgess and myself in putting out our partial list, and for which I myself have no further apology to present. There are a few corrections in the revised list that are of value, and for these we are of course thankful, but these could have been given without a republication of the whole paper, and. would have been less autocratic in ap- pearance. Mr. King takes occasion to add a supplement to the list of Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 289 species, but I in turn must beg to republish the same in part, for reasons that will be clearly apparent to the reader. " Eulecanium quercitronis Fitch on Oncrcus albi at Catawba, Ohio, July 29, 1902. The locality and scale are new to the Ohio list." But for the errors that follow, this might pass uncriticised, but there is a Catawba, Catawba Station and Ca- tawba Island in Ohio, the latter along the south shore of Lake Erie, and the two former fully 135 miles to the south. Which is it? " Eulecanium fletcheri Ckll., on cedar at Catawba, I. S. O., July 29. 1902," was probably intended for Catawba Island, but to one not perfectly familiar with Ohio, the locality, as given, would be too obscure to be of any value. " Aspidiolus perniciosus Comst., kilmarneck willow (Suti.i' caprte var. pendea) at Pinesville, O., July 19, 1902." The typographical error in the use of 'kilmarneck" for kilmar- nock does not materially obscure the author's meaning, but the location, " Pinesville" is unknown in Ohio, though there are localities of this name in several other States. " Aspidiotus ostrczformis Curtis, on willow, Pomesville, O., July 19, 1902. A new locality and food plant for Ohio list." The last statement is again literally true, as this species had not been reported from willow in the State given, and there is no such place in Ohio or the United States, for that matter, so that the locality given for both this species and Mytilaspis iilini L. , might better have never been published. Besides, the occurrence of this last species, anywhere in Ohio, is no more important than the finding of the bed bug in Boston. Many others of the so called leading errors are errors in citing wrong authorities, in which we followed Prof. Cockerell's "Check List of the Coccidge " in the Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. It is to be hoped that, when Mr. King attempts to repub- lish another such list, he will revise, and possibly rerevise, his localities before allowing his manuscript to go to print. And, while I have the greatest regard for his perseverance and industry in the face of difficulties that few can appreciate, I must be excused for still continuing to apply old and well ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. . [Nov., '03 known names to some of our common species in preference to those new and untried, and which are liable to change with the next revision of the group or genus to which they belong, lyife is too short to spend much of it in following out the end- less number of synonyms that are being constantly added to our lists of insects, if one expects to do anything else, espe- cially as these changes are wholly matters of opinion and the reason for which seems to exist only in the eyes of the persons responsible for them. Nests of Agenia Architecta Say. BY VS. ARTHUR JOHNSON. While collecting the nests of Anthophora occidcntalis last winter, I came upon a number of nests of the above speeies. They were formed within the tunnels of Anthophora, which are about lomm. in diameter, the first cell being attached to the tunnel wall by a curved base. The cells are joined end to end, run lengthwise the tunnel, and number from two to five in each series. One tunnel furnished three parallel series of cells. The imago makes its exit by breaking through the lateral wall of the cell instead of the end as in most species of bees and wasps. Say (Vol. i, p. 303) gives the following description of the nest. ' The insect forms neat mud nests under prostrate logs and stones. The}' consist of short cylinders, agglutinated together alternately, and each composed of little pellets of mud, com- pressed or rather appressed to each other. When these are adjusted to their places on the edge of the cylinder, each has a fusiform shape, and the slender end of one laps over that of another, and the convex part of the pellet of the succeeding layer is placed against this duplicature, so as to restore the equality of the edge. This arrangement gives the surface an alternate appearance." Adult insects bred from the cells were determined by H. T. Fernald and photographs of the nests and wasp made by C. P. Gillette. Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2QI A Dexiid Parasite of the Sow-Bug. BY C. T. BRUES. During the past summer while collecting insects near Woods Hole, Massachusetts, I chanced upon a specimen of the sow- bug Porcellio which had evidently been dead for some time. On rolling over the log under which it was concealed in coin- pan}' with many living specimens of its own species, the chiti- nous remains were accidentally broken apart, disclosing within its body the orange-colored puparium of a fly. This attracted my attention, and was brought home in hopes of obtaining the adult fly. After some days the latter ap- peared, a small, intensely black Dexiid. It proved to be a member of the genus JMelanophora Family Dexiidse, and agrees very well with the description given by Schiner (Fauna Aus- triaca, II) of Melanophora roralis Linn., a species common to both Europe and North America. The larvae of another European species of this genus, lieli- civora, has been found by Goureau (Ann. Soc. Ent. France, II, I, 77 ), in a snail (Helix coiispnrcata), upon which it is evi- dently parasitic. Shinier has described a species from Illinois parasitic on the Chrysomelid beetle Diabrotica. From his figure (Am. Nat. V, 219), it is probable, however, that the fly is not a Melanophora at all, since the first posterior cell is open and not closed by a long petiole as in the other species of the genus. The puparium of M. roralis is deep orange yellow in color, with the anal respiratory tubercles blackened. It is quite smooth and shining except at the posterior tip, and measures 5111111. in length, which is about the size of the adult fly. It occupies almost all the available body space in the parasitized Porcellio. The species of Porcellio from which my specimen was bred is probably P. scaber L/atr. , and is extremely common at Woods Hole under fallen logs. The fly is of general occurrence in the same region, although never very common. MR. J. CHESTER BRADLEY has entered Cornell University, and his ad- dress is 325 Dryden Road, Ithaca, New York. 292 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 On two Earwigs of the genus Labia from Costa Rica. BY JAMES A. G. REHN. These specimens were received for examination too late to be included in a general study of the earwigs collected by Messrs. Schild and Burgdorf (vide Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., LV, (1903). PP- 299-3 l 2). Labia aimnlata ( Fabric! us). 1793 (Forficula] annulata Fabricius, Entomolog. Syst., ii, p. 4. [" Americae meridionalis Insulis."] Labia arcuata Scu'dder, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist , xviii, p. 257, 1876. One female; Carillo, Costa Rica (Schild and Burgdorf.) [U. S. N. M] . This specimen differs from the usual type in the absence of yellowish markings on the pronotum. The name here revived for this species seems to be perfectly applicable. This fact has already been noticed by Bormans and Krauss (Das Tierreich, XI Lief., Forficulidae und Hemi- meridae, p. 69), who, however, did not revive the name. Labia auricoma n. sp. Type : 9 ; Piedras Negras, Costa Rica. (Schild and Burg- dorf). [Cat. No. 6942, U. S. N. M]. Allied to L. chalybca Dohrn, but differing in the smaller size, the yellow colored pronotum (which is also of compara- tively smaller size and has the posterior margin more arcuate), the hairs on the abdomen being golden instead of black, in the posteriorly constricted tegmina and the small exposed area of the wings. Relationship also appears to exist with L. c/iam- pioni Bormans, but the latter is separated by the unhaired body, the short tegmina, subequal abdomen, and different coloration. Size very small ; body stout, centrally constricted. Head polished ; antennae composed of fourteen joints, sub-moniliform. Pronotum trans- verse, not equalling the head and considerably less than the tegmina in width ; anterior margin truncate, posterior arcuate, the laterals sub- par- allel ; transverse central depression marked, the median portion with a distinct longitudinal sulcus anteriorly. Tegmina broad, subequal in width in the basal half, tapering in the apical portion ; lateral sections de- flected ; scapular angle well rounded ; apical section gently rounded ; Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 293 surface rugulose. Exposed portion of wings very small, not one-seventh of the length of the tegmina, rounded, surface as in the tegmina. Abdo- men centrally expanded, the surface beset with fine hairs, and toward the apex with distinct bristles. Supra-'anal plate narrow, transverse, the api- cal margin truncate, centrally with a broad, longitudinal depression. Forceps very short and stout, simple, the tips meeting, the whole with a strong upward curve. Subgenital plate narrow, transverse, apical mar- gin very broadly rounded. Limbs stout, the femora considerably inflated. General colors solid black and reddish brown. Head polished black, antennae, palpi, mandibles, and a trace on the clypeus brown. Pronotum brown, palest laterally. Tegmina and exposed portion of wings dull black. Abdomen dark brown, each dorsal segment edged with yellowish brown ; ventral surface uniform dull ochraceous. Forceps and limbs rich reddish. MEASUREMENTS. Length of body, 5. 2 mm. Length of tegmina, 3.2 mm. Length of pronotum, .7 " Anterior width of tegmina, 15 " Width of pronotum, .7 " Length of forceps, Another Yucca-feeding Insect. BY MARY E. MURTFELDT, Kirkwood, Mo. The Yucca plant, which has contributed so largely during the past twenty-five years to the fascinating chapter of the in- terrelations of plants and insects, still continues to afford inter- esting subjects of study to the entomologist. As an example of this, while collecting moths of Promtba and Prodo.\~us from the blossoms of Yucca filamentosa on June 15, 1902, I perceived that the segments of the perianth were extensively mined by small larvae of exactly the color of the blossoms, but which betrayed their presence by the large transparent spots which resulted from their appropriation of the opaque tissue. As a micro-lepidopterist I was naturally disappointed to find, upon examination, that these were coleopterous larvae, but deter- mined to make the attempt to rear them, and as it was very probable that the parent insect might also be found in the flower, a number of small beetles were taken, among which was a handsome little Nitidulid of a red-brown color with black elytra which were truncate and abbreviated. My con- jecture that these were the parents of the miners proved later to be correct. 294 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [Nov., '03 A considerable number of the mined blossoms were also gathered and placed in two or three small jars upon sterilized garden soil, as it was feared that sand might not be congenial to them. These blossoms deliquesced rapidly and fresh ones were supplied which the larvae promptly entered — a habit common among dipterous and coleopterous leaf-miners, but unusual with lepidopterous species. By the igth, however, all the larvae had entered the ground, several resting in perpen- dicular tunnels against the glass, from two-thirds to over an inch beneath the surface, in excellent position for the conve- nience of the observer. The full grown larva is 6 mm. in length by 1.5 in diameter, which is nearly equal throughout. Form subdepressed, surface smooth, color immaculate milk-white, except the tips of the trophi which are pale brown. The head, cervical plate, the three-jointed antennae, the not very strongly developed legs and^the smooth spines of the posterior segment are corneous and translucent. These larvae were all nearly grown when taken and their development must have coincided with that of the blossoms in a single panicle, which is very brief. By June 2yth the larvae which were visible against the glass had transformed to short thick pupae which, except in the matter of size, resembled that of Ips fasciatus as figured by Dr. Forbes. Supposing that the}7 would continue in this state for some time, — perhaps over winter, — no exact description of these pupae was taken, and I was much surprised to discover on July 6th that the second transformation had taken place and the beetles were already perfected. Now comes the interesting and, as seems to me, somewhat unusual phase of their life history. They did not emerge from the ground or even change position in their resting places, but when the contents of one of the jars was turned out upon a paper the beetles manifested considerable activity, and when placed upon the hardened earth in another jar immediately burrowed into it evidently for concealment and protection during hibernation. I scarcely expected that they would survive the winter under the unusual conditions of their close quarters and in the hot Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 295 dry air of my study, but ou April ist two fine specimens were found in one of the jars, and between that date and the i2th several more emerged. This probably antedates by nearly two months the period of their natural emergence out of doors. That the vitality of this tiny insect in the imago stage should have been able to withstand the ten months abstinence from nourishment, the comparatively high temperature, the com- pact and dry condition of the earth in the rearing jar, and even the disturbance of having its cells broken when the earth was turned out for examination and being subject, through this, to an unwonted, though brief activity, and -yet come out in a state of perfection equal to those developed under accus- tomed conditions appears to me noteworthy. The species was kindly determined for me by Dr. Schwarz, of the National Museum, as Carpopliilus mclanoptcrus Erich., with the remark : " Known from Georgia, Texas and Mexico, but by no means common. The species usually found in Yucca blossoms is C. pallipcnnis." A New Ammoplanus. BY WILLIAM H. ASHMEAD, M. A., D. Sc. Ammoplanus cockerelli sp. nov. $.— Length 2.511101. Black, the surface smooth and shining, except the metanotum which is opaque, shagreened and with some raised lines ; the mandibles, except the teeth, the palpi and the teguke, white ; anten- nae pale testaceous whitish beneath ; legs black the tips of trochanters, the apices of the femora, all tibiae except a brownish spot toward apex of the hind pair and the tarsi, pale honey-yellow ; wings hyaline, with the subcostal vein towards apex, and the large stigma brown ; the other veins are pallid or nearly hyaline. Type.— Cat. No. 6930, U. S. N. M. Hab. — L,as Cruces, N. Mex. This interesting species is dedicated to its discoverer, Prof. T. I). A. Cockerell, who took it three or four years ago, on September 23rd. It is allied to Ammoplanus (Anacrabro) Uevis Provancher, described from California, but is proportionately smaller, with a smaller head, and slightly different colored antenna and tibiae. 296 ENTOMOLOGICAL NE\VS.% - [Nov. , '03 Notes on the Butterflies, of Miami, Florida. BY PHILIP LAURENT. Now that the time of the year approaches when the eyes of the collecting entomologist turn longingly towards the ' ' Sunny South," it seems to the writer not to be out of place to men- tion what our entomological friend interested in the butter- flies would be apt to find at Miami, Florida, during the winter months. It was the writer's good fortune to spend the greater part of two months .at the above named place — February 1 8th, to April 8th. As might be expected, I was not fortu- nate enough to capture specimens of all the species known to occur in southern Florida, but the following list no doubt embraces the larger portion of the butterflies that our southern visitor is apt to run across in and around Miami. I have added the species collected by Mr. Morgan Hebard (see ENTO. NEWS for October, 1903), as well as several species collected by the resident naturalist of Miami, Mr. Dickenson. To any of my brother, or sister, collectors who should visit this part of Florida, I would advise them to hunt up Mr. Dickenson at once, as he can and will direct you to the best places in and around Miami wThere you are likely to find good collecting. I have stated in the list such species as I found to be common, and in all other cases it can be taken for granted that the spe- cies were more or less rare. Perhaps at some future time I may give to the readers of the NEWS a list of other insects collected during my all too brief stay at this interesting place in Florida. The following list is arranged in accordance with the catalogue published by Dr. Skinner in 1898. 2 Danias berenice Cram., com- mon. 6 Heliconius charitonius Linn.. common. 9 Agraulis vanilla Linn., com- mon. 114 Phyciodes phaon Edw., com- mon. 146 Pyraineis afalanta Linn. 150 Junonia ccenia Hub., common. 152 Anarlia jatrophfc Linn. 155 Eunica tatila H. S., common. 157 'Pi metes petreus Cram., com- mon. 165 Limenitis floridensis Streck. 177 Ancea portia Fab., common. 184 Neonymphaphocion Fab., com- mon. 246 Calephelis canriiis Linn. 250 Eumceus atala Poey, common. 263 Thecla tnelinns Hub .common. 288 " ads Dm. Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 297 289 Tliecla cecrops Fab., common. 290 " coluniella Fsb. 369 Lyctzna hanno Stoll., cammon. 374 theonus Luc., common. 379 Pier is ilaire Godt. 380 " monnste Linn., common. 398 Catopsilia cubiile Linn., com- mon. 402 Catopsilia agarithe Bd., com- mon. 409 Colias cczsonia Stoll. 433 Terias lisa Bd. 454 Papilio polyxenes Fabr., com- mon. 455 Papilio troilus Linn., common. 462 thoas Linn., common. 467 Ancyloxypha nmnitor Fab , common. 495 Pamphila attains Edw. 509 phyl&us Dru. , com. 510 Pamphila brettus common. Bd. Lee., 519 526 531 cernes Bd.-Lec. /oainnii \Vliitn. mactilata Edw., com- mon. 545 vitellius Fabr. 549 palatka Edw. 595 Nisoniades pelronius Lint., common. 599 Nisoniades ncevius Lint. ? com- mon. 612 Pholisora hayhnrsiii Edw., common. 620 Endatmis bathyllus Sm.-Abb., common. 631 Eiidaiiins ~esfos Hub. 633 proteus Linn., com- mon. 641 Erycides amyntas Fab., com. Aside from the above mentioned species, may be mentioned the following which were collected during the winter months by Mr, Morgan Hebard : TJiecla telea, Theda martialis, Eresia frisia, Colccnis julia, Catopsilia statira, Anosia here nice Yar. strigosa, Timctcs clcuchca, etc. Mr. Dickensen has also cap- tured around Miami, Timctcs chiron, as wrell as the majority of the species in the foregoing list. Mr. Morgan reports the cap- ture of Danais bcrcnicc Var. strigosa, but I can't help doubt- ing this capture, though many of my captures of Danais bcrc- nice approached this variety, but none sufficiently so to war- rant me in referring the specimens to this interesting variety. Timetcs pc tints, as well as Ennica tatila, were common enough, but of the many specimens captured nearly all were in poor condition. Nconvmpha phocion differs from our northern ex- amples, in the fact that the anterior wings are not as much produced, besides there are other characters which at once will enable the student to separate the southern specimens from the northern. In Pamphila I'itclliiis we have a different species from P. dela-a'arc, although Dr. Skinner places the latter as a synonym of P. rite/Hits. In -rife/tins the anterior wings are more produced, and the heavy black vcining of the win^s. alone, is sufficient to distinguish from /'. dfl 298 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [Nov. , '03 The Plum Webbing Saw-fly. BY H. T. FERNALD, PH.D., Amherst, Mass. On June 10, 1902 a letter was received at the Hatch (Mass. Experiment Station, from Northampton, Mass., which stated that a plum tree in the garden of the writer was being seriously injured by some insect. Specimens sent with the letter showed that it was the work of a saw-fly larva, and that the branches were covered with a web somewhat resembling that of the fall web worm. An examination of the infested tree was at once made, and it was found that the larvae were nearly full grown, and that the tree (about twelve feet high) was completely covered with webs. These differed from those of the fall web worm in their darker color and in the fact that the webs did not extend from one branch to another to any great degree, but followed the outline of each branch. On June 26th the larvae had all entered the ground, where they were found from four to eight inches beneath the surface, and many were so far from the trunk as to indicate that they had dropped or spun down from the branches rather than had crawled dow7n. Farther studies show that the larvae burrow down in the earth to a distance of at least six inches from the surface to pass the winter, and that a short period of pupation in the spring is followed about the first of May by the appearance of the adults. The adult insect agrees with the description of Lyda rnfipcs Marl., published in Bulletin 48, of the South Dakota Agricul- tural Experiment Station, April, 1896, and the brief account of the habits of that insect there given also agrees with what is here recorded. I learn that specimens of Lyda rufipcs in the National Museum belong to the genus Neurotoma, where the Massachusetts specimens had been placed before Marlatt's description was found, and there can be no doubt that the two are identical. As Marlatt's description seems to have been generally overlooked, I include it in this paper. During the spring of 1903 the plum webbing saw-fly has been raised and studied in all stages by Mr. E. A. Back, one NOV., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 2QQ of my students at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, and his descriptions follow : Egg. — r.i4 to 1.4 mm. long, .48 to .56 mm. in diameter; cylindrical with rounded ends ; smooth, lemon yellow before hatching ; empty shells opaque, white. Length of egg stage eight days. The eggs are laid in clusters along the mid-rib of the newest leaves in a somewhat definite manner. Along the center of the mid-rib the female lays a row of eggs separated from each other by nearly half their length ; on each side of this she deposits another row, the eggs of which alternate with those of the first row. Close to, and outside of these there may be another row, or eggs may be scatteringly laid there. As the leaves expand, the eggs become separated by more than half their length. In the clusters noted, the number of eggs varied from two to forty-five. Egg-laying continues for about eight days. First Larval Instar. — Length, 3.74 mm. ; width of head, .58 mm. ; body cylindrical, well annulated, greenish when first hatched, later be- coming yellowish white, glabrous. Head viewed from above globular, from the side oval, greenish yellow ; ocelli black ; antennae black, .22 to .24 mm. long, obscurely seven-segmented, above and to the front of the ocelli ; clypaeus quadrate, labiurn rounded, deeply notched ; three pairs of small thoracic legs present, prolegs absent ; a convoluted fold of skin of a lighter color extends along the sublateral surface, most prominent upon the abdominal segments ; at the posterior end of each fold, on the last segment, is an appendage .24 mm. long, black, three-segmented, and bearing a circlet of spines upon the distal portion of its first segment ; upon segment 13, on each side beneath the sublateral fold, is a rounded tubercle which appears to be an atrophied leg ; a narrow band, inter- rupted on each side by an oblique whitish line, on the dorsum of the second segment ; there is a spot at the base of each foot, a linear spot on the venter of segments 2, 3 and 4, a spot on the lower valve and the lateral edges, and a median spot bearing a spine on the upper valve of the cremaster — all dull black. Upon hatching, the young larvae spin a fine web for support, and then eat through the leaf close to the mid-rib and spin a loose web upon the upper surface, where they remain and feed, drawing the leaf into folds. As they grow larger they eat very rapidly and draw in new leaves as they need more food. Second Larra! fi/sfar. — Length, 6.2 mm. ; width of lic.ul. *j mm. ; appearance as in the previous stage except as noted ; larva now very pale 300 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 flesh-color, with a slight grayish reflection on the dorsum ; head bright shining yellow ; antennae distinctly seven-segmented ; the following areas are shining black — ocelli, antennae, a large spot covering the dorsum of segment 2, a triangular spot below this on each side and another spot still lower, a small crescentic spot at upper side of base of each leg, an irregular line on each side between the head and prothoracic feet, a small spot between the two anterior pairs of feet, linear spots on the venter as in the previous instar, growing larger posteriorly, anal appendages, hinder border, two spots on the side and the median depression with the spine of the upper valve, together with a large quadrate spot notched anteriorly on the lower valve of the cremaster ; sublateral fold distinctly yellow ; tips of mandibles reddish brown. Third Larval Instar.— Length, 13.1 mm. ; width of head, 1.12 mm. ; same as in the second instar, with the following exceptions : distal por- tions of antennal segments, legs and anal appendages more or less whitish ; mandibles black at tips ; spot on dorsum of segment 2 more trapezoidal, with its longest side posterior ; two black spots, instead of one, below the triangular spot on the same segment, the anterior one much larger; a black spot on segment 3 behind the posterior angles of the trapezoidal spot and a trace of a spot lower down on the same segment ; in general more nearly flesh-colored. Fourth Larval Instar. — Length, 18 mm. ; width of head, 1.7 mm. ; diameter of body, 2.75 mm. ; larva very fleshy ; pigment beneath skin very pink, with steel-gray reflection on the dorsum ; head shining yellow, clothed sparsely with white hairs ; ocelli black, showing under a lens a white spot in the center; antennae 1.32 mm. long, tapering, basal seg- ment large, short, second, third and hfth sub equal, fourth nearly one- half the third in length, sixth and seventh together equal in length to the third ; labrum, 1.02 wide ; maxillary palpi four-segmented, .26 mm. long ; labial palpi three-segmented, .24 mm. long, short, stout, tapering evenly ; segment 4 annulate ; the black markings on segments 2 and 3 have be- come larger and seem to form a continuous chitinous shield over the dorsum back of the head ; linear spots between the legs on the venter interrupted by an indistinct whitish line which extends along the venter ; a corresponding darker line extends along the dorsum, interrupted on the second segment by the trapezoidal spot ; thoracic legs five-segmented, 1.34 mm. long, black, the distal portion of each segment whitish, as in the preceding instar, and bearing a circlet of spines ; tubercles and sub- ventral fold on segment 13 more pronounced, yellow ; anal appendages now white in the middle, black at tip and base ; median black spot of upper valve of cremaster absent, whole depression whitish ; the stout spine rising from the center of this depression short and curved forwaid. After about six days in this instar, the larva begins to turn greenish, becomes shorter, and finds its way to the ground, in NOV., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 30 1 which it forms a cell, where it remains till the latter part of the following March, when it pupates. Pupa.— About it mm. long, 3 mm. in diameter ; naked, and of a light green color. It is a "pupa libera," and in this form continues till about the first of May. Adult (horn Marlatt, Bull 48 S. Dak. Expr. Sta., p. 17).— " Female. Length, n mm.; expanse 18 mm ; robust, flattened ; head very coarsely, rugosely punctured, thorax with more scattered and finer punctures, shiny ; abdomen very finely shagreened ; anterior tibiae without side spur ; cross vein of medium [median ?] cell very rudimentary, scarcely projecting one-third width of cell ; antennae 2i-jointed, third joint three times as long as fourth ; claws rather deeply and finely notched ; color black, shining ; mandibles and legs for the most part reddish-yellow ; extreme tip of posterior tibice and all tarsi, except base of metatarsal joint of fore and middle legs, brownish black ; elongate spot on center of clypaeus, spot at base of mandible, and at upper inner angle of compound eyes, together with the tegulae and base of wings, whitish yellow ; wings nearly hyaline, nervures, including stigma, dark brown, nearly black ; a very slight smoky shade obscures outer half of both wings. " Male agrees with female in structural and colorational features, but is about one-fifth smaller." In forming their webs, the larvae wriggle about half their length from the web already made, and by carrying the thread of silk back and forth, advance the nest to the next leaf. When the larvae are few in number and nearly mature, each seems to have an individual wTeb more closely woven than the main nest, into which it retreats when disturbed. When this occurs, the larvae all stop feeding and emit a brownish fluid from their mouths. The total length of the feeding period is from twenty-six to thirty days. When the hibernating larvae are about to pupate in March they first work their way up toward the surface, so that the pupae are found just below the roots of the grass. This paper is apparently the first record of the presence of this insect in the east, the only reference to it which I can find, except that where it was originally described, being by Dr. James Fletcher ( Rept. of Knt. and Bot. Dominion Expr. Farms, for 1X96, p. 253 '), where it is reported from Southern Manitoba, and by the same writer in Trans. Roy. Soc. Can., vol. v, sect, iv, p. 224, 1899. 302 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 During the spring of 1903 it has made its appearance on a few trees at Amherst (seven miles from Northampton), but no reports of its presence elsewhere have been received. When abundant, it may become a very serious pest to the plum- grower, as the trees attacked are defoliated just at the time when all their energy should be centered in the formation of the fruit. This cut shows the structure of the musical apparatus of the male and the ovipositor of the female of Falcicula, a new genus of Gryllidae described on page 258 of the Oct. NEWS. The species is hebardi, found by Mr. Morgan Hebard at Thomasville, Georgia. DIXA CLAVULUS Williston — Diptera of St. Vincent, Trans. Fjit. Soc. London, '96. — In a paper which recently appeared in the New York State Museum, Bulletin 68, p. 429, a description is given of a fly under the name of Di.va modesta. Unfortunately, in drawing up this descrip- tion, Professor Williston's species was overlooked, and hence it was re- described under another name. Upon examination it will be seen that the two descriptions are quite similar, and I have also compared my specimens with a co-type of Wil- liston's species collected by Mr. H. H. Smith, now in the Cornell Uni- versity Collection and find them identical. In fresli and in immature specimens the colors are paler or more yel- lowish than in mature, dried specimens. The rostrum in some speci- mens is dusky, in others paler. These paler specimens will find a place in the key given (p. 431 1. c. ) in the second couplet with ina>'°'inata, from which they may be distinguished by their dark thoracic stripes. The knob of the haltere is dusky. The following misprints in the above mentioned paper are noted : Page 413 line 13. For plate 44, fig. 6, read pi. 44, fig. 5. Page 429 line 3rd, -from bottom of page. For fig. 10, read fig. 8- O. A. JOHANNSEN. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [The Conductors of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS solicit and will thankfully receive items of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five " extras," without change in form, will he given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged. — ED. PHILADELPHIA, PA., NOVEMBER, 1903. We are pleased to see that there is a stead}- increase in the number of type-written manuscripts that come to the NEWS. We would like very much to make an inflexible rule that all articles sent to the NEWS must be type- written. Quite a number of authors are very careless in writing the names of insects. Because they know the names, they think every one should, and they put the work of translation on the editors. Not infrequently w-e have wished that we could have left the articles as the printer has set them up, as an object lesson. We are also greatly annoyed at the way some persons sign their names and write their addresses. They think that since they know their own name and where they live, every one else does. Type- written copy makes the compositor's work much easier and reduces the labor of proof reading. Even the signatures or names of persons should be type- written, and where necessary, they could also be hand-written. We not infrequently get letters and words in letters that are almost conducive to profanity. It is to be hoped that hand-writing will soon be a matter of the past, and the only thing left of it the signature of the person, where individuality or identity is necessary. We have some MS. on hand now that gives us "that tired feeling" and desire for a tonic of some kind when wye try to read it. Sometimes we just shut our eyes and send it to the printer with a sigh. 303 3^4 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.- [Nov., '03 Notes and News. ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS OP THE GLOBE. The mosquito doesn't believe in race suicide. When the devil wants to take a rest he turns the mosquitoes loose. The sluggard may go to the ant, but the mosquito will meet him more than half way. MR. HENRY L. VIERECK is now at the Connecticut Agricultural Col- lege, New Haven, Connecticut, and all mail should be so addressed. MR. A. G. WEEKS of Boston is hard at work getting into shape his magnificent illustrated work -on the Lepidoptera. It will take several years to complete it. ON PAGE 271, OCTOBER NEWS I read C. (icindela), ^ guttata nov. var., and on page 273 C. nigrita nov. var. Now this method of publishing new varieties has recently become rather prevalent, and something should be said to check it. If the insect is a variety its name is necessarily a trinominal, as Cicindela sexguttata var. quadriquttata. To publish it as a binomial, as if it were a distinct species, is merely to create needless confusion. In bibliographical work one has to cite what appears MI print, and this should not be misleading.— T. D. A. COCKERELL, Colo- rado Springs, Colo. THE Ichneumon fly, which is called by the book-learned professors a friendly insect has been seen by practical orchardists to be the guilty fellow that stings the fruit and gives it the appearance of a pepper box. It destroyed the fruit of Austria and Hungary in Europe, and stung and injured the trees. Some of them were found dead with the stings in the twigs of the trees. Col. A. Harrington of Springfield, Mo , saw this (friendly) insect stinging his fruit, and he got the Moth Catcher and cleared them out and made fine fruit. So this so called (friend) was seen by an orchardist, A. T. Warner, of Lawrenceville, 111 , stinging his fruit and ruined its commercial value this year, 1902. Callidryas eubule in New Jersey and Pennsylvania — While I have long known this species to be of regular occurrence on the coast of Cape May County, N. J . I had not until the present year observed it further north. During August and September, 1903, I spent some days in the pine bar- rens of New Jersey, and saw Callidryas repeatedly all the way from West Creek near the coast to Chatsworth on the N. J. Southern Railroad. Subsequently I found it rather common between Hammonton and Peasant Mills, and saw several at Camden. and one at Whitings. On September 2oth, one was also observed near the mouth of Darby creek, in Delaware County, Pa. I think it very likely that the species occurs regularly through the pine barren district, but possibly it is mote abund- ant this season than usual.— WITMER STONE, Acad. Natural Sciences, Phila. Nov., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 305 How long can yellow-jackets " hold their breath ?" I found this sum- mer that they could live under water an amazingly long time. A yellow-jacket's nest the size of my head hung from a rafter in the barn and was evidently going to give trouble, as it \\aspopiitous. At 8 o'clock one night I slipped a butterfly net up over the nest and pinched it shut, taking the nest and every wasp. I sunk the net and all in two feet of water, (the water tub), and my brother put a big flat stone on them to keep the net shut and them under water. At 7 o'clock the next morning we took them out. They seemed cold and uncomfortable, but could crawl, and would soon have been ready to do effective business had we not consigned the whole lot to the flames. ii hours under water seems a pretty long time even for a yellow jacket. — C. A. THURSTON, Kingston, Pa. SPHINGID/E collected with the assistance of Mr. Hagen, at Miami, Florida, during the latter part of April and the first week in May of 1901. Enyo lugnbris Linn., common; He»ierop/a?ies pseudothyrciis Grote, only one specimen ; Amp/lion nessiis Cram., common ; Chcrrocainpa tcrsa Linn., common ; Thorates pergesa, very common; Darapsa por- ctis Hbn., only one specimen ; Dilophonota obscura Fab., not common ; Anceryx a/ope Dru., only two specimens; Ditophonota caicits Cram., only two specimens; Protoparce Carolina Linn., only two specimens; Protoparce cingulata Fab., only three specimens. Darapsa porcus has probably never been reported before from the United States of North America, while Hemeroplanes pseudothyreus has seldom been captured as far north as Florida. ' Thorates pergesa was the commonest sphinx of the lot, and although it is not to be found in our latest check-list, yet Mrs. Slosson reported its occurrence in numbers several years ago. — PHILIP LAURENT. "AGAIN, this past summer, Prof. F. H. Snow has led a collecting ex- pedition into a country where no entomologist had preceded him. As in many a former excursion, Dr. Snow chose a field which from its remote- ness and the difficulties and dangers attending its exploration, had been neglected by other scientists, and he has been richly rewarded for his enterprise by the splendid collection of insects secured. "The party which left Lawrence, July 2oth, consisted of Prof. F. H. Snow, Dr. Charles F. Adams, Mr. G. P. Mackenzie, of Kansas City, and Mr. Eugene Smith, of Topeka. They proceeded at once to southeast Arizona. The first stop was made at Congress Junction (Martinas), where they camped ten days in the heart of the great American desert. From this point they went by wagon 50 miles across the Cactus Plain to Bill William's Fork, a branch of the Colorado River. When they fin-t reached the stream there was not a drop of water to be found. They had struck a place where the river disappears in the sand, after the fashion of the Arkansas. Three miles further down, however, they found both water and shade, and here they made their camp. 306 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.- Nov., '03] "The collecting work was highly successful, and as a result of the trip 15,000 specimens, all pinned and labelled, have been brought back. Of these many are species hitherto unknown. ' I should estimate that we have secured at least 50 to 100 species new to science,' Dr. Snow said when questioned on this point. "The collection includes specimens from all the Orders. The tabula- ted list of the specimens secured is as follows : Coleoptera, beetles, 5 430 ; Diptera, flies, 4,500; Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, 1.926; Hymen- optera. bees and wasps, 1,822; Orthoptera, grasshoppers and crickets, 550; Hemiptera, bugs, 232; Neuroptera, dragon flies, 169; a total of 14,629." . - — • * • — Entomological Literature. THE ORTHOPTERA OF INDIANA. Bv W. S. BLATCHLEY. From the 2yth Annual Report of the Department of Geology and Natural Re- sources of Indiana, 1902, pp. 125-471, Author's Separates issued September 5, 1903, Indianapolis. In presenting this work to the entomological world, Prof. Blatchley has supplied us with a model for future work along faunistic or state lines. A glance at the map on page 126 will show how thoioughly the state has been examined by the author, and a perusal of the systematic portion of the work will demonstrate how amply he has been rewarded in the ex- tension of the range of many species, and the discovery of quite a few new forms. After a good preliminary chapter on the external structure of an Ortho- pterous type, the enemies of the order are treated at some length, and a rather exhaustive bibliography comprising two hundred and twenty- three titles precedes the descriptive catalogue. The systematic portion of the work contains references to one hun- dred and forty-eight species, each of which is well described, and the life-history and period of abundance, as well as the distribution (both general and within the state) considered. The illustrations are good, the originals being especially interesting as many represent species never be- fore figured. In all seven new species arc described : Ischnoptera intri- cata, NeotettLv haucocki, Melcuwplus inorsei, Conocephalus bruneri, Ne- iiiobins confitsus, Gryllus auiericanus&nd G. arenaceiis. Under the Forfi- culidse no reference is made to Bormans and Krauss' recent work on that family, and in consequence Forficiila aculeata is not placed in ,•//>/<•; -];;•/ of which the apex touches the angle of the line while the ends cross the median space and touch the median white band, the upper one just in contact with the ocellus. A 312 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS? [Dec., '03 median white band crosses from near the apex to the center of the hind margin, passing around and touching the ocellus. Where the band passes the ocellus there may be a white spur extending from the band just above and around the ocellus for a brief distance, or the white may be produced along the vein at this point thus inclosing a brown spot be- tween the white and the corner of the ocellus. There is a subterminal band of white, clear cut along both edges and distinct against the brown field, which latter shows beyond it as a brown margin to the wing, in some specimens very slightly tinged with a paler shade. Between the median and subterminal bands there is an almost invisible waving fine line. Indeed it is proba_ble that this line occurs only on the under side and shows through. On the discal nervure there is a conspicuous round ocellus with a slightly hyaline central streak. The outer border of the ocellus is black, inclosing a narrow circle of orange and outwardly a bluish crescent. Apically there is a blackish blotch and a crimson dash, these marks however apparently having no specific value. Secondaries : basal two-thirds tinged with white making the basal area very much lighter; this area terminates against the outer brown portion of the wing in a series of scallops, one between each pair of veins. Again we have the clear cut subterminal white band leaving the outer margin brown. Within the basal area an ocellus similar to the forewing but smaller. On the reverse all the wings show more white, and the transverse in- visible lines now show as conspicuous fine scalloped white lines. On the secondaries'the cell is more or less completely outlined in brown. Females. — Ornamentation as in the male. All four wings more nearly unicolorous, the basal area in the secondaries, however, being distinctly paler than the outer third. The basal and median bands are paler than in the male, but the subterminal white bands are as bright. The basal band in the forewing is faint, yet shows the same tendency to be pro- duced along the veins. In the secondaries the basal area being browner than in the male the basal and median bands show, the latter being clean instead of scalloped as in the male. The antenna; are bright orange. Males expand about 50 mm. Females about 60 mm. Described from three males and three females I have affixed type labels to one male and one female in the collection of the Brooklyn Institute Museum. In these the basal and median lines are not connected. Type labels are also on one male and one female in the collection of Mr. Jacob Doll. In these the veins between the two bands show white. Habitat Arizona. The above described species is to be found in many cabinets carrying the specific name gal b hi a. Recently, however, Mr. Jacob Doll has captured a large series of the true galbina in Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 313 Texas. The two forms being quite distinct, it became neces- sary to determine which was ^a/fu'ua and which new. The species has been described at least three times. First by Clemens (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., Vol. 12, 1860 P. 156) and subsequently by Strecker, and again by Neumoegen and Dyar. The original description by Clemens, (probably as Strecker guessed, from a female only) is quite inadequate, characters which are carefully noted having no specific value, while what now prove to be specific characters are indifferently mentioned or else omitted. Two features of the description, however, serve to determine the true species. We are told that "the marginal portion of the wing is whitish and is tinged on the terminal edge with pale yellow." This is true of both sexes in over a hundred specimens taken by Mr. Doll in Texas, the habitat by the way of the specimen from which Clemens wrote his description. In the new species, anona, the subterminal white is a distinct band, clean cut on the outer edge, not scalloped as in galbina, and the extreme outer margin is brown, as dark as the basal color, not buff or lighter as m galbina. The other point, is not so good, yet may be considered. The original author says of the hind wings, " Hind wings similar in color and ornamentation to the fore wings. ' ' This is true of the form taken by Mr. Doll, alluding of course to a female. In anona the basal two-thirds of the secondaries, even of the female, is so much lighter that it could scarcely have escaped the attention of the writer. Strecker mentions the species, gal bin a, and figures both sexes. His specimens were from Texas, and his figures re- semble those taken by Mr. Doll. He for the first time de- scribes the male and, while brief, his description fixes the species absolutely. In Neumoegen and Dyar's X. A. Bombycidae (P. 125) the species is described under the generic reference Agnf><-»ia. It seems probable, partly from the fact that the true galbina was not in the Neumoegen collection, and partly because of one feature of the description, these authors used two of the identical specimens now before me. They mention ' basal 314 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 line angular, produced on the veins in the male, etc." This is exactly true of anona, but in the male of galbina there is not really a basal white line or band, but rather the whole base is white, outlined by a brownish angular line. It remains only for me to point out the differences which easily distinguish the two species. In anona the antennae of male is brown and of female, bright orange, In galbina both male and female have pale orange antennae. In the male of anona the browrn color predominates ; in galbina there is more white. In anona the white median band in the male touches or even partly surrounds the ocellus ; in galbina the white band is separated from the ocellus by a streak of brown. In the secondaries of the male, in anona the basal area where it touches the outer third of brown (crossed by ,a white band) forms a gently curved line, corresponding with the median band in the same situation in the female. In galbina this band is more easily seen even though the base is whiter, and it has a sharp bend or angle which considerably narrows the brown. But the dominant feature in both sexes is that galbina has a pale or yellowish (buff) margin to all four wings, while anona shows a well defined brown outer margin. The females of the two species are more similar than the males, but galbina has the base of the secondaries practically the same color as the outer third, while in anona the base is conspicuously lighter. Note on Phasmidae. BY A. N. CAUDELL, Washington, D. C. My friend, Mr. Rehn, of Philadelphia, has called 1113- atten- tion to the establishment of the phasmid genus Lcptynia by Pantel in 1890, with Bacillus hispanica Bol. as type. This genus would invalidate my recently described Parabacillus had I correctly referred />. hispanica to it ; but, in doing that, I seem to have been in error. While in general these genera are very close, the antennal characters will suffice to separate the Old World Leptynia from the New World ParabaciUus. In the former the ante-nine are distinctly segmented, and IKIVC Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 315 from 15 to 17 segments in the male and 1 1 to 17 in the female ; while in the latter they are very indistinctly segmented, except the first and second segments, and are composed of but seven segments in either sex, the segments beyond the second often so closely connate as to form a single inarticulate club. A free translation of Pantel's Latin description of the antennae of Lcptynia is as follows : ' Male. — Antennae about one-third as long as the anterior femora, heterogeneous, the second segment no less transverse than in Hacillits. The rest of the segments up to the middle of the antennae notably elongate, the following ones abbrevi- ated. Near the apex, each segment is distinctly transverse. The apical segment either longer than the three preceding ones or of equal length with them. ' Female. — Antennae short, heterogeneous, segments one, three and five and the apical ones much longer than wide, the rest notably transverse ; "the apical segment at least equal to the four preceding ones." In Parabacillus the antennae are variable in length, but usu- ally about the same as in Lcptvnia, apparently composed of seven segments, though those beyond the second are more or less coalesced, often altogether invisibly joined, forming a single club. In the more distinct!}' segmented specimens the various segments may be comparatively described as follows : Male. — First segment large, much broader than the rest, about four times longer than wide, flattened, keeled above; 2, distinct, transverse, one-fourth as long as i; 3, 4, 5 and 6 subequal in length, each as long or a little longer than i and 2 together; 7, nearly twice as long as the preceding one, con- cave on the inner side and sometimes showing very slight indication of being composed of two segments. Female. — In general, the antennae are similar to those of the male, but are usually comparatively shorter. Segments i and 2 as in the male ; 3, equal to i and 2 in length ; 4, one- half as long as 3 ; s and 6 subequal, each about two-thirds as long as 3:7, variable, sometimes twice as long as the preced- ing one and sometimes about equalling it in length. The segment^ of both sexes are very variable in comparative 316 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS.. [Dec., '03 lengths and generally very obscure, usually scarcely capable of being distinguished, except the first two, which are very conspicuously separated from each other and from the rest of the antennae. Diapheromera arizonensis Caud. An immature female specimen from Madera Canyon, St. Rita Mountains, Arizona, taken by Mr. E. A. Schwarz in June, 1898, is referred to this species. This species shows cerci similar to those of Diapheromera femorata, and not long and slender, as in D. veliei. Timema californica Scudd. On June 9 to 16 of the present year, Mr. H. S. Barber beat this species in some numbers from fir trees in Humboldt County, California, at an altitude of about 1,400 ft. Of the nineteen specimens taken, not one was a male. The males may have clung more tenaciously to the trees, and thus escaped capture, or they may be much scarcer than the females. Mr. Barber states that the living insect is green, like the fir leaves, which they mimic so closely as to be scarcely discernible so long as they remain motionless, which they do for some time after being beaten off the tree into the beating net. They were taken from the lower branches of a clump of large trees, which stood somewhat apart from denser woodland. Anisomorpha ferruginea Palisot de Beauvois. My record of this species from Pennsylvania in my recent paper on the Phasmidae (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxvi, p. 882) is probably erroneous. The label on the specimens reads " Tallulah, Pa." As no locality of this name exists in the above-mentioned State, Georgia or Louisiana is no doubt intended, as Tallulah occurs in both States. A Method of Collecting. BY F. M. McELFRESH, Salem, Oregon. While enjoying a few days' rest, I wish to tell the readers of the ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS about one method of collect- ing, which I have never seen mentioned elsewhere. This Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 317 unique method of collecting may be followed here in Oregon, and I presume in any mountainous region where large bodies of snow may be found during the summer. To any lover of nature, especially to one who has been reared in the flat prairies of the Middle West, the Pacific Northwest is a veritable paradise, with its scenery — grander and more picturesque than words can describe. From almost any opening or slight elevation in the Willamette Valley may be seen, towering above the soft, deep blue of the main Cascade Range, from one to six pinnacles of spotless white upon a background of Italian blue. The average height of the Cas- cades is between 3,000 and 4,000 ft., while the snow caps reach a height of from 8,000 to nearly 12,000 ft. Mount Hood, which is 11,931 ft. high, is the largest peak in Oregon and the one best known to tourists, as it is only about 60 miles from Portland, and is more accessible than the others. Unfortunately, at certain seasons the panoramic view of the mountains is hidden — by clouds in the winter months, and by smoke and dust during the late summer and fall ; during which seasons the majority of tourists visit this region. The base of the Cascade Range is but a few hundred feet above sea level ; so that these peaks may not be as high in altitude as the Rockies, which start from a base several thousand feet above sea level, yet these peaks of the Cascades are practi- cally as large as any in the Rockies, and the slight isolation of each snow cap makes them much more picturesque. It has been my good fortune to make two hurried trips to Mount Hood, including three ascents to the summit. Both trips were made in July, which is the best time for climbing, although the guides take parties up until into September. The distance from timber line [which is usually snow line in mid- summer] to the summit is between four and five miles, the first three of which lead up a very easy incline, almost to the bare rocks kept warm by the steam from the small crater (?) After one walks a short distance over the snow fields, one notices numerous small pits in the snow, which at first appear to contain particles of dirt or pieces of bark. Upon closer observation, the bits of bark turn out to be beetles or SOUK- 318 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 other insect. Further search will disclose numerous represen- tatives of nearly every order, with Coleoptera and Hymenop- tera in the lead, although the Neuroptera are represented by numerous specimens of Chrysopa and allied genera. Insects were found on the surface and to the depth of five or six inches in the pits, and more than likely extend down into the solid glacial ice. Evidently, flying insects are carried upward over the snow by the strong winds which frequently sweep up the mountain side. As the insects become chilled, they drop to the snow, where the)' die ; although they remain numb for some time, and occasionally the warm noonday sun will revive them, as was shown by an occasional beetle, whereas spiders seemed quite lively. During the summer months the surface of the snow fields becomes soft in the midday sun ; and, since the bodies of insects are opaque, they absorb more heat than the surrounding snow, and hence the snow immediately beneath them melts more rapidly, eventually burying the insect. On one trip a sparrow and a plover were found frozen. The guide stated that some years the mountain side would be covered with frozen grasshoppers; — I presume some migratory species which occur on the eastern side of the mountains. In some seasons, portions of the rock at the very summit become bare, and I was told they were frequently almost covered with but- terflies. In connection with this I might state that reliable parties told me that, upon climbing a small butte about 2,oco ft. high, here in the valley in the month of October, they found the top of the butte covered with millions of Coccinel- lids. This suggests that mountain tops might be useful fac- ,tors in studying migrations of insects. Beside the collecting on the snow fields, this mountain affords magnificent collecting at lower elevations, it being best along the banks of the many mountain brooks. The dead timber in the higher altitudes showed very few insects, although one would expect to find hosts of Cerambycids. The insect which appeared in its native haunts at the highest alti- tude was a species of ant. Colonies were found on small moraines completely surrounded by snow, which probably retreated later in the season. Doubtless, a stud}' of the Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 319 insect fauna would show many species peculiar to each peak, or possibly only on one or two peaks, as is indicated by the work which has been done in botany upon Mount Rainier of Washington and some of the other neighboring mountains. The fact is, there are hundreds of undescribed insects to be found here in the Northwest, for even the valley fauna is far from being thoroughly known. There are two Alpine clubs on the Pacific coast — the Ma/.a- mas of Portland, Ore., and the Sierra Club of San Francisco. Either of these clubs will gladly take any visitors who may wish to accompany them on their annual outings. Collecting in Mexico. BY M. E. HOAG, D.D.S., Wapello, Iowa. I recently returned from a three months' trip to Old Mexico, and will try to give some idea of the country I visited and the material to be had there. At present writing I cannot make a complete list of all the species taken on the trip, but will do so as soon as possible. The country to the south and east of Altamira, Mexico, is low and wet, while north and west it is rolling and covered with timber consisting of oak, chijol, mesquite, mahogany and undergrowth. At short intervals there are small parks or open spaces, and here are found a few flowering shrubs and creepers, but they seem to have very little attraction for butterflies or other insects. A good collector in the north is not supposed to chase speci- mens, but if you wish to catch anything in the part of the country I visited, you will have to get a move on, for there is a stiff Gulf breeze, and everything seems to drift with this at a very fast gait. It is but seldom that one is fortunate enough to take anything sitting. It is almost impossible to do any collecting in the woods, for the undergrowth is so dense that one can hardly force a way through, and it is impossible.- to use a net. Besides, if you get into the brush, you are sure to get covered witli thousands of Phiolias and (inropa/as, or woodticks. I belk-\v they art- all 32O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, [Dec. , '03 the same, only in different stages of development. The Pin- olias are very small and can hardly be seen, while the Garopatas are full size and full of business. When I first reached Altamira, June 2oth, there were very few species of L/epidoptera to be had, for the rainy season had just begun. The species mostly taken were : Dana is bcrcnicc and strigosa, Helicon ins telchinia and char i ton ia, En nicies zor- caon, Colcenis julia and delila, Agraulis juno and vanilla, An- artia fatima and jatroplup, Myscelia ethusa, Ageronia fercn- finaandferonia, Cystmeura amymonc, Eurema perimede , albula, jucnnda, dclia and nicippe, Pieris monustc, protodice, amyrillis and viardii, Catopsilia philea, agarithe, argante, eubule and sennce, Nathalis iolc, Papilio montezuma and cresphonfes, Krico- gonia lyside and terissa. I took also a number of moths that I have as yet been unable to identify, but I noted all during the trip that Moths, Sphing- idae, Diptera, and Coleoptera were very scarce. Of Catocala I took none. Odonata w7ere fairly plentiful here, and I took a good number of species. Hymenoptera were fairly represented, and there was a fair number of Coleoptera, but they were mostly of small species. Orthoptera were not well represented, and of Plecoptera I took none at all, although I made special effort to do so. Scorpions, called by the Mexicans Carraballos, and the Whip-tails, called Vinagrios and greatly dreaded, were very plentiful. I was taken with the yellow fever the first of July, and w7as confined to the house for several weeks, and during this time we had very heavy rains, and as a result there was a great increase in the number of species by the time I was able to be outdoors again. On July 1 5th I saw the first Victorina stencle, and in a day or so Gonoptcryx clorindc and mecrula, besides several species of Papilio. I made one trip to the woods north of Altamira, after my sickness, and took numbers of K. lyside and terissa, and Con. clorindc and mcsnda. Kricogonia have a habit of sitting on the under side of leaves, and unless disturbed will escape the Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 321 collector, but after getting on to their ways they can be taken by hundreds. Ageronia also have a habit of sitting on lichen- covered trees, and are very hard to see at a distance of only a few feet. I left Altamira the latter part of July, and started for San Luis Potosi, by way of Tampico. After leaving Tampico the road passes through low-lying country, grown to small timber and brush. In this part of the country there is a great abund- ance of flowers, and here I saw more specimens than during any other part of the trip. The species were mostly confined to the commoner ones, but there were some fine Papilio and other species. As the train would pass a water-hole the ' ' flies ' : would rise in great clouds and beat against the car-windows. As the road gradually reached higher ground, the vegeta- tion and insect-life became more and more scarce until, at an altitude of 5000 feet, only a few Hesperidae and other small, hardy 'flies" were to be found. On the way up Rascon Mountain I saw one Ithomia and one Morp/io, the only ones seen on the trip. At San L,uis Potosi there is very little to be had of entomo- logical interest, and what there is is confined to the plazas, and the fields close to the irrigation ditches that come to the city from the dam situated some six miles to the west. Here I took a number of Papilio daiuius, cresphontes and philcnor, and a few Lycatna, besides a good number of Odonata and a few Hymenoptera. At a siding on the Mexico Central Railway, about fifty miles east of San L,uis Potosi, there is a small valley that evidently gets a large supply of rain, and here I took a large number of Papilio, Eurcinn in>\\icana and a number of other " flies " not yet identified, besides a large number of species of Orthoptera and a few Odonata. I left San L,uis Potosi the last of August and went to Saltillo over the Mexican National Railway, but aside from a wreck, the trip was devoid of interest, for the road passes through a high table-land that is dry and barren. From Saltillo I went southwest about 130 kilometers to the mining town of Concepcion del Oro, and there took mules, 322 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS: [Dec., '03 and in company with Mr. L/udwig Heldt, mining engineer for the Mazipil Copper Company, went over the range to San Pedro del O'Compo and back to Concepcion by the foot of the mountains. The trail from Concepcion is one of the most picturesque, and at the same time one of the most dangerous that I have ever crossed. In many places the trail is cut from the solid wall of granite, and one can look down hundreds of feet to the bottom of the canons, and wonder how much there would be left to send home if the mule should make a misstep. The day was Sunday, and we met numbers of Peons with the whole family of children mounted on the one burro, going to town, there to spend and gamble away the whole of a week's wages. Occasionally a game-cock would be added to the rest of the load. About noon we reached the top of the range, 10,000 feet, and were well repaid for the long, hard ride, for the view was grand beyond description. After a short rest, we started on the down trip, and reached the foot-hills about 2 P.M. Pass- ing down an arroya, or canon, we came to a fine spring of water, and stopped here for rest and lunch. In this dry water- way I saw a species of Lhncnitis that I was unable to take or identify, but aside from this there were very few specimens of interest to be seen on the mountains. The rest of the jour- ney was through a barren cactus country. After returning to Saltillo, I started for the States by way of Monterey, Eagle Pass, San Antonio and Kansas City. On the down trip through Texas, Oklahoma, and the Ter- ritor)', there was a great abundance of fine specimens to be seen along the track ; but going back, everything had given up to the dry, hot weather, and there was nothing of interest. The planters in Texas and the cotton country were feeling like ' ' Jonah in the whale, ' ' for the boll weevil was at its worst, and the crop would be cut short by several hundred thousand bales. As soon as I can collect my data, I will send in a list of all species taken on the trip. Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NKUs. 323 A New Species of Gall- Wasp (Cynipidael from Goldenrod (Solidago). BY A. ARSENE GIRAULT, Virg. Poly. Inst. Aulacidea solidaginis Girlt. sp. n. Description of (Jail — Large, irregular, cuivecl, or knotted swellings of the stems ; rough, surface generally hearing aborted growths ; interior pithy, slate blue ; tasteless ; multicellular, the larval-cells large, and smooth interiorly. Length, varies ; 5.5-10, 5 cm Thickness, 1.6-2, i cm., through greatest diameter. Locality, Blacksburg, Virginia. Described from 3 specimens. These galls were collected during the winter, the adults emerging from June 2-8, 1903. They are easily distinguished from the Lepi- dopterous ( Gclcrhid gallif wHdaginis} and dip- terous {Try pet a polita, 7'. solida^hns) galls occurring on Goldeurod. The galls of Gele- cliia are smaller, and hollow ; those of Trypeta globular or long, pithy, and containing but one or two larval cells. K* Description of Adults. — Female : length of body 2.8, 3 40 mm. Head and thorax' black, rugose ; face with a single median carina ; mandibles tipped with black ; abdomen glabrous, dark brownish, darker caudad, microscopically punctate ; hypopygium blunt, the ventral spine long and prominent ; legs rugose, or roughly striate, unicolored with antennas, which are lighter than abdomen ; venation prominent, dark ; antennal joints cylindrical oval, i curved, sub-cuneate, equal to 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2 smallest, cuneate, 8, 9, 10, n and 12 sub-equal, smaller than preceding joints, excepting second, sub-paralltl ; i, 2 and basal one- third of 3, black with some brown, succeeding joints brownish, coarsely striate ; i and 2 punctately sculptured ; antenna?, 13- 14 jointed, distal joint as long as preceding two combined (i3-jointed), varying in length, equal to preceding joints ( i4-jointed). Described from 29 specimens. Male. — Length of body, 2, 2 95 mm. About same as female. Color basal joints of antemuu more variable, in the smallest specimen pitch 3^4 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 black, in the larger specimens black-brown, varying to color of succeed- ing joints ; abdomen darker ; face with prominent median carina. Antennial joints cylindrical oval, i and 2 at least darker than succeed- ing joints ; i and 3 swollen at distal end ; antennae, 14-jointed. Described from 13 specimens. 42 specimens : 13 aria (Pallas)." (Western ?) Texas, March 10 (Pope). Spongophora brunneipennis (Serville). Dallas, Dallas Co., Feb. 17 and 23, Aug. 19 (Boll). Clifton, Bosque Co., (Belfrage). "A common species, apparently, in all parts of the State." (Scudder). Apteryxhia c.vilis (Scudder). Texas (Uhler). Apterygidii linraris ( Esrhscholtx). Texas ( Uhlrt Labia gutUita '. Scudder). Bosque Co. (Belfrage). 33° ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 h Labia melancholica (Scudder). Waco. McLennan Co., or near Aus- tin, Travis Co., Feb. 24 (Belfrage). Labia minor (Linnaeus). Abundant according to Scudder. Clifton, Bosque Co., June and September (Belfrage). Pseudomops cincta (Burmeister). Texas ; recorded by Scudder. Ischnoptera bolliana Saussure and Zehntner. Texas ; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Shovel Mount, Burnet Co , June 21 and July 25, 1901 (Schaupp). Round Mountain, Blanco Co. (Schaupp). Ischnoptera consobrina Saussure. Texas ; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Ischnoptera cou/oniana Saussure. Texas ; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Ischnoptera inequalis Saussure and Zehntner. Texas; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Ischnoptera uhleriana Saussure. Texas ; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Temnopteryx te.vensis Saussure and Zehntner. Texas ; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Pelmatosilpha rotnndata Scudder. Texas ; recorded by Scudder. Periplaneta aniericana (Linnaeus). Texas ; recorded by Scudder. Homceogamia bolliana Saussure. Texas (Boll). Shovel Mount, Bur- net Co., Sept. 2- Oct. 29 (Schaupp). Round Mountain, Blanco Co. (Schaupp). Austin, Travis Co., Feb. 19, 1903 (Wheeler). San Marcos, Hays Co. (Pilsbry). Devils River, Valverde Co. ( Pilsbry) ' PecosHigh Bridge. Valverde Co. (Pilsbry). Victoria, Victoria Co. Dallas, Dallas Co. Carrizo Springs, Dimmit Co. This is apparently one of the most abundant species of Texan Blattidae. Chorisoneura te.rensis Saussure and Zehntner. Texas (Boll). MANTIM;. Litaneutria minor (Scudder): Texas ; recorded by Scudder. Shovel Mount, Burnet Co., June 28-July 25, Oct. i-Nov. 17 (Schaupp). Blanco County. Phasmomantis sumichrasti (Saussure). Texas; recorded by Saus- sure and Zehntner. Stagmomantis Carolina (Johannson) Texas; recorded by Saussure and Zehntner. Washington Co. ; Shovel Mount, Burnet Co. ; Sept.- Nov. 16 (Schaupp). Staginoinantis liuibata (Hahn). Texas (Schaupp). Ringgold Bar- racks, Starr Co. (Schott). Shovel Mount, Burnet Co. ; Nov. 16, 1901 (Schaupp). Brunneria borealis Scudder. Texas (A. Agassiz). Gulf coast of Texas (Aaron). [Dec., '03 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 331 Oligonyx scudderi Saussure. Texas ('Boll, Belfrage, Lincecum). Dal- las, Dallas Co. (Boll). Shovel Mount, Biirnet Co.; Oct. 4-18, 1901 (Schaupp). Theoclyles chlorophcea (Blanchard). Recorded from Mexico and Louisiana, and in all probability will occur in Texas. Scudder lias re- corded a specimen from Matatnoras, State of Tamaulipas, opposite Brownsville, Cameron County. PHASMID^. Pseudosermyle strigata (Scudder). Texas (Boll, Lincecum). Pseudosertiiyle banksii Catidell. Brazos County, September (Banks). Buna. Jasper Co., November 15, 1902 (Hopkins). Megaphasma denticrus (Stal). New Braunfels, Comal Co. (Lince- cum). Gulf Coast (Aaron). Helotes, Bexar Co. (Marnock). Victoria, Victoria Co. (Caudelli. Shovel Mount, Burnet Co. ; July 5, 1901 i Schaupp). Diapheromera femorata (Say). Dallas, Dallas Co. (Boll). Ringgold Barracks, Starr Co. (Schott). Diapheromera veliei Walsh. Dallas, Dallas Co. (Boll). Ringgold Barracks, Starr Co. (Schott). Pecos River [New Mexico or Texas] (Pope). Shove) Mount, Burnet Co. (Schaupp). Anisomorpha buprestoides (Stoll I. Texas (Boll). Some North American Bees : Osmia and Triepeolus. BY T. D. A. COCKERELL. Triepeolus mesillae, Ckll, var. a. $. — Scutellum with two very large spots ; anterior lateral margins of mesothorax faintly reddish ; pleura with a large red patch. I fab. —Las Cruces, N. M., September 22, at rest, hanging by jaws on / 'frbcsit/a fiitrlioiitc*. The color-variation here de- scribed nearly agrees with the normal coloration of the closely allied T. bardus, as given by Mr. Brues. The insect may be known from bantu* by the conspicuous light hair about base of antennae, the red anterior margin of clypeus, and the straight or barely curved sctitellar spines. Perhaps incsil/ir is not more than a geographical name of bantu.-;: UK- latter occurs from eastern Texas to Illinois. 332 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 Osmia cerasi, Ckll. Two females, not hitherto recorded, are from L,asCruces, N. M., April 10 (C. H. T. Toicnscnd) and Santa Fe, N. M. (J/iss Myrtle Boyle). The latter locality, being in the Transition zone, is rather surprising. Osmia novomexicana, n. sp. 9. —Length, 14 millim.; similar to O. grandior Ckll., but differing as follows ; hair between antenna; very pale yellowish ; head larger, the face being broader, facial quadrangle conspicuously broader than long ; hair on thoracic dorsum brighter, that on scutellum a very lively ferruginous ; hair on middle of first two abdominal segments all white, the first seg- ment has a little, and the second much black hair at the sides ; upper surface of abdomen brilliant prussian blue, only the basal parts of the segments, over which the other segments slide, being black. In my original description of grandior I say the clypeus is ordinary. This is not quite true ; in grandior and novomexicana the anterior margin of the clypeus is produced, though the sides slope away gradually from the broadly truncate front edge. These bees belong to the group which Robertson has named Centrosmia; but the characters he indicates, based on O. bitcephala do not hold good for all the allied forms. The malar space in O. grandior is practically obsolete, while in O. novomexicana it is distinctly present, but excessively narrow. In O. grandior the basal nervure falls a trifle short of the transverse- medial ; in O. novomexicana they exactly meet. The head of O. novomexicana is hardly as big as the thorax ; the clypeus is dull, with very dense, minute punctures ; the apical tooth of the mandibles is considerably longer than the middle one ; hair of pleura, cheeks and clypeus, and ventral scopa all black ; legs black, without any metallic tinge. Hab. — Arroyo Pecos, Las Vegas, New Mexico, June 7. ( Wilmattc P. Cockerel!. ) Osmia (Gnathosmiai mandibularis Cress. Two females at Rociada, New Mexico, at flowers of Cardans, August 10 and n (T. D. A, and Jlr. P. Cockerel/). This beautiful and interesting species must fall in Robertson's group Gnathosmia, although the clypeus has no distinct keel. The species is new to New Mexico. Osmia chlorops Ckll. and Titus, tf. This belongs to Robertson's group Monilosmia, and is closrlv related to O, canadensis. Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 333 Osmia iridis Ckll. and Titus. $ This has the first ventral segment of abdomen emarginate, and so seems to belong to Robertson's group Xaiit/iosinia : yet it differs in having the sixth dorsal segment entire, and the fourth antennal joint not so long as 2 -- 3. The basal nervure falls a fraction short of the transverso-medial ; the second ven-. tral segment is very large, with much black hair, and its hind margin is emarginate in the middle. The third ventral seg- ment is nearly concealed by the second, and its margin fills the notch in the latter ; so that, viewed from the side, the mar- gin of the second seems quite entire ; though, viewed from beneath, it is conspicuously emarginate. The apex of the abdomen is bidentate, as in most species. The apical tooth of the mandibles is long and sharp ; the fifth joint of the maxil- lary palpi is minute. In speaking of his interesting captures at Thomasville, Ga , Mr. Morgan Hehard refers to taking Nisoiiiadcs iKsrius there, and considers this its most northern record. I note also that Dr. Skinner, in his catalogue, gives only Indian River, Florida, as its locality. I thought until now, that it was well known as a member of the coast fauna of South Caro- lina. I have always found it abundant in the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, and occasionally as far inland as Clarendon County. On the sea coast islands, particularly the Isle of Palms (formerly known as Long Island) Nisomades nczvius and petronius and the ittle /'ho/isora hayhnrsti are regularly found in the summer months, the two former being especially characteristic and abundant in all the thistle patches that fill the opening in the Palmetto and Live Oak thickets. —ELLISON A. SMYTH, JR., Pjlacksburg, Va. A COMMON method of gambling among criminal convicts in Siberian etapes is to spread down an overcoat or a dirty linen foot-wrapper on the Moor of the kamera, and guess at the number of fleas that will jump upon it within a certain length of time. Every convict, of course, backs his guess with a wager. Another method, equally common, is to draw two small concentric circles on one of the sleeping-platforms, put a num- ber of lice simultaneously within Ihe inner circle, and then give all the money that has been wagered on the event to the convict whose louse first crawls across the line of the outer circle. Exiles on the road are not supposed to have plaving-canis, but facilities for gambling in the in inner ;\b >vr described are n<-ver Licking. ('i'iihn\ Magazine, .l/itr, /SSg. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [The Conductors of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS solicit and will thankfully receive items of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five "extras," without change in form, will he civen free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged. — ED. PHILADELPHIA, PA., DECEMBER, 1903. One of the most useful works that could be produced, and one that is badly needed in American entomology, is a refer- ence catalogue of the Coleoptera. An essential feature of such a catalogue would be the distribution of the species. It would give an immense impetus to the study of this order of insects, and induce persons to name their material from origi- nal sources, whereas, at the present time, much of it is done by comparison, which makes collectors, but not students. It is often desirable to know something of the distribution of a beetle, and it is simply impossible to find it out without labor that is out of all proportion to the return. We know of noth- ing that would be a greater boon to workers in the order, and it would at once place the study of these insects on a much higher plane. To be sure, we have Gemminger and Harold's Catalogue, published (commenced) in 1868, but now anti- quated and not accessible to many students. We have been unofficially informed that the National Museum would under- take the publication of such a work if an author can be found to prepare it. We hope we may have the pleasure of seeing this catalogue in the very near future. 141 LEPIDOPTERA captured in four hours at Meramec Highlands, St. Louis Co., Mo., April lath, 1903. We arrrved at tile Highlands at 9.30 A. M. via. Frisco R. R. Mr. 1', 334 Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 3,O Fischer of Buffalo, X. Y., and myself met Mr. Wm. Schneider and Mr. A. Neuman, both of St. Louis, got our nets out as soon as we got off the train, saw and captured /'. aja.r wa/s/iii, Lyraenas and Nisoniades plen- tiful, went over to the Meramec River, captured A. genntia, A. olympia rosa, Ancsa andria, P. troilus, tnriins and aja.r u'als/iii, '/' irns. I'. <•/>/- uienis, P. protodice vernalis, and many others, which kept us busy. The handle of my net broke about noontime, and as I had nothing to repair it with, made the rest of my captures with the frame and net in hand. I gave it up at I 30 P. M. Counting up my four hours catch, I had 21 A. olyijipiarosa, 48 A. genutia-Vjg 19?, n N. brizo, 7 N. jnrena/is, 5 1 /ioratiiii<-.. differing in having pores upon the last five pairs of coxte instead of upon only the last four, in a different arrangement of the spiracles, and in other features. — R. V. CHAMBERLIX. TELAGRION D/ECKII (ODONATA) AT RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - June 10, 1903, found the species common around the east edge of Felts swamp or marsh, a large open space of several acres filled with water and mud from ankle deep to nearly waist deep but very little open water ; instead grown up with marsh grass, arrow arums, bonnet lilies. and in summer with introduced Egyptian Lotus On the east edge the marsh extends into woods and tall bushes. The males were found 336 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec. , JO3 mainly in partially shaded spots along the edge of the bushes. 25^ and i 9 taken. June 13, took 65 males and about 15 females ; males round edge of swamp as before ; females and more males in drier and shadier places among the bushes, where there was little or no standing water and some few yards from east edge of swamp. June 22, took some 15 females in same place as before ; the species was common, but did not seem as numerous as on i3th. — C. S. BKIMLEY. Doings of Societies. The November meeting of the Newark [N. J.] Entomological Society was held November 8th, with President Engelman in the chair and fourteen members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows : Mr. George J. Keller, President ; Mr. George Stortz, Vice- President ; Mr. O. Buchholz, Secretary ; Mr. S. Seib, Treas- urer ; Mr. William Broadwell, Librarian ; Mr. E. A. Bischoff, Curator, Coleoptera ; Mr. H. H. Brehme, Curator, L,epidop- tera. Mr. Grossbeck reported the capture of three specimens of Sciapteron tricincta, Mr. H. Rummell the capture of an almost black specimen of l\Ietitaea phaeton at Plainfield, May 3ist. Mr. Buchholz reported the capture of the following speci- mens of Lepidoptera : Sarrothripa lintneriana, 7-30 ; Arctia rittata, 8-24 ; Heterogenea tcxtula, 7-23; Dryopterisrosca, 9-10; Acronydd vinnula, 5-17 ; An; supcrans, 4-10 ; Hadenaremissa, 6-1 6 ; Hydroecia harrisii, middle of September ; Hyd. specio- sissinta, 10-1 ; Hyd. marginidens, 9-15 ; Hyd. limpida, 10-5 ; Trilcnca rectifascia, 7-16 — all in Elizabeth. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Secretary. At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, held October 2ist, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 S. Thirteenth St., Philadelphia, fifteen persons were present. Dr. Castle, on behalf of Mr. J. H. B. Bland, recorded the rupture of Tachygonus spii/ipes in abundance at English Creek, N. J. Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 337 Prof. Smith read an extract from the Cnitnty .^fa^a-.ine of 1889, describing a method of gambling in Russia by means of the movements of certain insects. [See page 333, autea.~\ Dr. Castle suggested a method for mounting insects with smooth unclersurfaces. Instead of fastening them by glue to slips, a small incision is made in the side of the insect, into which the slip is inserted. Dr. Skinner suggested the immediate immersion of insects in gasoline in collecting, as they frequently injure themselves in fluttering about the collecting bottle. Messrs. Wenzel and Smith said gasoline hardens the speci- mens, so that mounting is made difficult. Dr. Dedrick spoke of the prevalence of body lice among the Esquimaux, and stated that the means adopted to rid them- selves of the pest is to hang out their clothes and allow the insects to freeze, and by beating their clothes to dislodge the insects. Mr. Laurent exhibited some live specimens of Tcnodcra sinensis. Mr. Wenzel referred to the statement that the only eastern species of Cicindcla attracted by light is C punctulata. At Anglesea, N. J., he had observed C. marginata coming to light, and he believed all the species would be so attracted were the lights situated near their habitats. Prof. Smith stated during the past summer he observed many specimens of May flies which had been beaten down by rain. Nearly all were females, and from the abdomen of each extended two strings of eggs, each being as large as the body of the insect. In this insect the ovaries have each a separate opening from the body, instead of opening into a single pass- age or vagina, as in most insects. During the summer he had collected 33 species of mosquitoes in New Jersey, and of these he had bred 31 species. Mr. Daecke reported the capture of Eucosma adamontona. which, described from Lapland in 1825, has not been found until the present specimens \vere taken in New Jersey. He also exhibited Belvosia bifasciala, showing interruption in an auxiliary abdominal band on the second 338 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 Dr. Skinner stated that two nests of Polistcs texanus recently received had at least one-third of the specimens stylopized by Xenos. He hoped the members would collect Polistcs with a view to rearing Xenos, and also Stylops, which occurs on spe- cies of Andrena. He believed Xenos coleopterous, and allied to the Rhipiphoridse. Prof. Smith stated that the occurrence of these insects with Polistes seems to be seasonal, sometimes being frequently found, and again in certain seasons being rare or not found at all. Mr. Hardenberg corroborated Prof. Smith's statement that, as a rule, accurate data for specimens have not been attached to specimens by European collectors. Mr. Wenzel stated that the Phymatodes mentioned at June meeting is P. ater, and not aencus, as there given. Mr. C. B. Hardenberg was elected a member. WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held October 22d. Dr. P. P. Calvert, president, in the chair. Six- teen persons were present, including Dr. L. O. Howard, of Washington, D. C., corresponding member. The C. A. Blake collection of L,epidoptera was formally presented, and a vote of thanks tendered the fainily of Mr. Blake. Mr. H. W. Wenzel referred to a recent paper by William Beutenmuller on the Coleoptera from the Black Mountains of North Carolina. The speaker said he had all the species described. LeConte's species, Cychrus violacens, was men- tioned, and a series exhibited showing very considerable vari- ation. Other species mentioned in the paper were shown. Dr. Howard expressed his pleasure at being present as a member. He spoke of certain critical views expressed as to American entomology, and said Americans lead the world in economic entomology, and hold their own in systematic work. He also mentioned the monograph he was preparing for the Carnegie Institute, on the Culicidae, and said a number of ento- mologists, under' his direction, were rearing mosquitoes in various parts of the country. Eifty species had been studied Dec., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 339 to date and their life-histories discovered. The great amount of work recently done had made his former work on mosqui- toes obsolete. In a work published a few years ago on Insect Parasitism, he mentioned the fact that Antlircuus zw//^ fed on the debris of the cocoons of the Tussock moth. This year the moth was said to be scarce, on account of the same species feeding on the living egg masses. Dr. Castle spoke of the difficulty of mounting smooth-bellied beetles on card mounts and he had devised a new method, which consists of making an incision into the side of the insect, into which the end of the cardboard point is inserted. Mr. Laurent exhibited a specimen of Phisia verruca collected by Dr. Castle in Florida. Mr. Daecke exhibited beetles taken at Manumuskin, X. J.: Pacliniciit distans, new to the State, and liillamira scahtris, which has a northern range. Specimens of Micrathyria be re nice showing variation were exhibited. In rearing mosquito larvae in a jar, he had noticed many missing, and found they were being devoured by water Hydra. The living larvae of Corcthra were shown. Dr. Calvert said the species of dragon-fly, J/. bcrcnicc, was the one reared from salt water larvae by Mr. Viereck. The water was about one-half as salty as that of the ocean. Dr. Howard said that Dr. H. T. Fernald had called atten- tion to the fact that Hydra eat mosquito larvae. Dr. Calvert spoke of the recent work by Dr. Sharp on the Coleoptera of Hawaii, and mentioned wingless beetles, the absence of wings being an advantage to them. Collecting on mountains \vas discussed, especially in the snow. Dr. Howard gave an ac- count of an ascent made by Prof. Poulton in the mountains of British America, in search of insects. HENRY SKINNKR, Secretary. A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Chicago Academy of Sciences ( Chicago Entomological Society ) was held in the John Crerar Library, October 15, 1903. Eight members present. President Longley occupied the chair. 340 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '03 Mr. Kwiat took the floor and led a discussion on the genus Crocota. He exhibited a number of specimens of Crocota (Eubaphc], and spoke of his efforts to identify them. The literature on the subject is widely scattered and not at all accessible. He was able to identify positively only one species — E. lacta. Among a series of specimens from St. Louis, he had one female agreeing fairly well with the descrip- tion of E. opel/a, the others of the series grading into what Mr. Kwiat called bclmaria, from New Brighton, Pa. Of this latter series, one specimen ( 9 ) answered quite well to Ehrman's description of E. rubricosta, but the red is not as pronounced as the description indicates. The remaining forms (of which there were five or six) are no doubt in E. immacnlata and E. aurantiaca and its varieties. What Mr. Kwiat believed to be E. immacnlata and its variety trimaculosa failed to answer to the description in that they lacked the rose color entirely. Mr. L,ongley, however, exhib- ited two specimens of the same form with quite a pronounced rosy tinge ; so the identification is probably correct. E. aurantiaca, var. qninan'a, was easily identified, and Mr. Kwiat expressed the opinion that these might prove to be the 9 9 "of immacnlata, they having been taken in the same locality as immaculata, and his entire catch of that species, some thirty specimens, being all males. He has one female with primaries of a deep chocolate brown with three white spots, and secondaries yellow, slightly tinged with reddish, having a heavy black discal mark and two large submarginal spots. This specimen resembles the immaculata form very closely in general appearances. Mr. Kwiat de- clined to express an opinion on the others, although brcricor- nis was undoubtedly represented by typical specimens. He expects to continue his study of the genus, and will make an effort to procure eggs and larvae for breeding pur- poses Mr. L,ongley exhibited a number of specimens. Informal discussion followed Mr. Kwiat' s talk. JOHN COMSTOCK, Entomological Section. 1903-] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. KXCHANOKS. Not Exceeding Three Lines Free to Subscribers. These notices are continued as long as our limited space will allow; the new ones are added at the end of the column, and only when necessary those at the top (being longest in) are discontinued. Identification of Insects (Imagos) for Subscribers. Specimens will be named under the following conditions : ist. The number of species to be limited to twenty-five for each sending ; 2d, the sender to pay all expenses of trans- portation and the insects to become the property of the American Entomological Society ; 3d, Each specimen must have a number attached so that the identification may be an- nounced accordingly ; 4th, All insects must be mounted. Exotic species named only by special arrangement with the Editor, who should be consulted before specimens are sent. Send a 2-cent stamp with all insects for return of names. Please put date of capture and exact locality on each specimen. Before sending insects for identification, read page 41, Vol. III. Address all packages to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy Natural Sciences, Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pa. N. A. Lepidoptera and their living pupa wanted. Will give in exchange exotic Lepidoptera. — Denton Brothers, Wellesley, Mass. Will collect to order, next summer, insects of Guadalajara, Mexico. — J. F. McClendon, 3200 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Tex. I have a complete set and index of Insect Life, also some odd numbers to exchange for works on Coleoptera not in my library. — L. H. Joutel, 164 East iiyth Street, N. Y. Lepidoptera— Odonata.— Wish to secure specimens of Butterflies and Dragonflies from North Carolina, of species not in my lists or collections. Correspondence invited. — Franklin Sherman, Jr., Dept. Agr., Raleigh, N. C. Wanted. — North American Geometridce, eastern and southern species (many of the commonest). Offered Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hemip- tera, many good species, from British Columbia. — Geo. W. Taylor, Well- ington, B C. Catocala Andromache. — Will be supplied in exchange to a few of the larger collections while my duplicates last. O. C. Poling, Quincy, Illinois. Please Notice. — After October isth, 1902, my address will be College Station, Brazos Co., Texas. — E. Dwight Sanderson. Wanted. — Geometers, named or unnamed, in exchange ; also noctuids and Microlepidoptera. — Wm. H. Broadwell, 275 High St., Newark, N. J. Desired. — Pupae and perfect specimens of North American Lepidop- tera, for cash or exchange. The Kny-Scheerer Co., Department of Natural Science, 225-233 Fourth Ave , N. Y. City, N. Y Notonectidas and Aquatic Hemiptera.— Wanted from New York State especially ; and in general from the United States. Write me stating what you want in return. J. R. de la Torre Bueno, 437 Central Park West, New York. Lepidoptera. — I have Thecla spadix, Calephelis nemesis. Lye. sor- norensis, Paniphila errans, ffeuiaris thetis and other California butter- flies to exchange for Lyccenidtc and Bombycidtz. Fordyce Grinnell, Jr., Box 1034, Palo Alto, California. For Exchange. — Coleoptera of Southwestern Penna., in sets of four, with data for Coleoptera or Lepidoptera. Send lists, T. N. Broun, Uniontown, Pa. 11 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, Aphides.— I desire to obtain living aphides or plant lice. Can give named or unnamed Massachusetts insects of any order except Lepidop- tera in exchange. C. T. Brues, Zoological Laboratory, Columbia Uni- versity, New York City. Wanted. — Cerambycidae (Longicorns) of the Americas. State num- ber, price and locality. Fred. C. Bowditch, 164 Rawson Rd., Norfolk Co., Mass. Coccids and Bees. — Correspondents are requested not to send me specimens for identification without first asking permission. My time is very limited, and I cannot work up all sorts of miscellaneous material. — T. D. A. Cockerell, East Las Vegas, N. M. Pupae Exchange.— Crysahds of H. Maia and others ; also cocoons to exchange for other native pupae and cocoons. W. T. Buxton, 152 Walnut St., Somerville, Mass. Wanted. — Cocoons • Attacus angiilifera, ceanothi, gloveri, A. luna, E. imperialis, to exchange for butterflies and moths. Catocala in papers from Illinois.— Adolf Mares, 1671 W. 23d St., Chicago, 111. Wanted, by purchase or exchange, photographic prints and lantern slides illustrative of insect life.— W. L. W. Field, Milton. Mass. Diptera.—ft/iampfiomyia of the world wanted. Will exchange for Texas or Illinois insects (not Lepidoptera).— A. L. Melander, The Uni- versity of Chicago. Tortricidae, Tineidse and Pyralidae —I will identify specimens of these subfamilies, from all N. Am. localities, for privilege of examina- tion and records. Genera and specific names per Dvar's Catalogue. Will also exchange.— W. D. Kearfoot, 114 Liberty St., New York, N. Y. Wanted —December, 1899, Entomological News. Address F. W. Friday, 17 Grace St., Pittsburg, Pa. Wanted. — Catocala and Sphinx of the Northwest and Southwest in exchange for other native exotic and European butterflies and moths. Send list to Chas. F. Timm, 131 Ralph St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Exchanges solicited in moths, butterflies of N. America. Catocalas preferred. Send lists to Jos. H. Reading, 775 N. Rockwell St., Chicago, Illinois. Lepidoptera from all parts of the world to exchange for species not in mv collection.— Frank Haimbach, No. 1309 Allegheny Avenue, Philadel- phia, Pa., U. S. A. North American Butterflies wanted in exchange for Lepidoptera of Southern California. — P. H. Hart, Pasadena, Cal. Butterflies for exchange. Expect to have limited number of CEneis chryxus, P. smintheus, Basilarchia wiedemeyeri and others during sum- mer. Send lists of what you have.— A M. Hendee, Central City, Colo. Lepidoptera. — Fertile eggs of Argynnis diana wanted. — John Ruston, 10 Carlton Road, Workrop, Nottingamshire, England. Will collect in all orders. Would like named or unamed Coleoptera in exchange Please write to G. Chagnon, P. O. Box 186 Montreal, Can. Moths of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The undersigned will give good exchange in cash or specimens for moths of Pennsylvania and New Jersev that are new to his collection. Send list of rare species onlv. — Philip Laurent, 31 East Mr. Airy Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Wanted. — Sphegidse of North America, Mexico and the West Indies (as included in Cresson's Synopsis) for study in connection with a revi- sion of the group Material sent will be returned named as far as possi- ble.—H. T. Fernald, Amherst, Mass I will give Lepidoptera, publications or cash, for Smith's " Meno- eraph of the Sphingids," published in Vol. xv, Trans. Ent. Soc., Acad. Nat. Sciences, 1888.— H. H. Newcomb, 35 Court St., Boston. 1903.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. KXCHANOES. Not Exceeding Three Lines Free to Subscribers. 4ES" These notices are continued as long as our limited space will allow; the new ones are added at the end of the column, and only when necessary those at the top (being longest in) are discontinued. Identification of Insects (Imagos) for Subscribers. Specimens will be named under the following conditions : ist, The number of species to be limited to twenty-five for each sending ; 2d, the sender to pay all expenses of trans- portation and the insects to become the property of the American Entomological Society ; 3d, Each specimen must have a number attached so that the identification may be an- nounced accordingly ; 4th, All insects must be mounted. Exotic species named only by special arrangement with the Editor, who should be consulted before specimens are sent. Send a 2-cent stamp with all insects for return of names. Please put date of capture and exact locality on each specimen. Before sending insects for identification, read page 41, Vol. III. Address all packages to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy Natural Sciences, Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pa. Desired. — Pupse and perfect specimens of North American Lepidop- tera, for cash or exchange. The Kny-Scheerer Co., Department of Natural Science, 225-233 Fourth Ave , N. Y. City, N. Y Notonectidze and Aquatic Hemiptera.— Wanted from New York State especially ; and in general from the United States. Write me stating what you want in return. J. R. de la Torre Bueno, 437 Central Park West, New York. Lepidoptera. — I have Thecla spadix, Calephelis nemesis, Lye. sor- norensis, Pamphila errans, Hemaris thetis and other California butter- flies to exchange for Lyccenidce and Bombycidce. Fordyce Grinnell, Jr., Box 1034, Palo Alto, California. For Exchange. — Coleoptera of Southwestern Penna., in sets of four, with data for Coleoptera or Lepidoptera. Send lists, T. N. Brown, Uniontown, Pa. Aphides,— I desire to obtain living aphides or plant lice. Can give named or unnamed Massachusetts insects of any order except Lepidop- tera in exchange. C. T. Brues, Zoological Laboratory, Columbia Uni- versity, New York City. Wanted. — Cerambycidae (Longicorns) of the Americas. State num- ber, price and locality. Fred. C. Bowditch, 164 Rawson Rd., Norfolk Co.. Mass. Coccids and Bees. — Correspondents are requested not to send me specimens for identification without first asking permission. My time is very limited, and I cannot work up all sorts of miscellaneous material. -T. D. A. Cockerell, East Las Vegas, N. M. Pupas Exchange. — Crysahds of H. Maia and others ; also cocoons to exchange for other native pupae and cocoons. W. T. Buxton, 152 Walnut St., Somerville, Mass. Wanted — Cocoons Attacus angulifera, ceanothi, gloveri, A. /ittia, E. iniperialis^ to exchange for butterflies and moths. Catocala in papers from Illinois. — Adolf Mares, 1671 W. 23d St., Chicago, 111. Tortricldse, Tineidas and Pyralidas — I will identify specimens of these subfamilies, from all N. Am. localities, for privilege of examina- tion and records. Genera and specific names per Dvar's Catalogue. Will also exchange.— W. D. Kearfoot, 114 Liberty St., New York, N. Y. ii ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, Diptera. — Rhamphomyia of the world wanted. Will exchange for Texas or Illinois insects (not Lepidoptera). — A. L. Melander, The Uni- versity of Chicago. Wanted, by purchase or exchange, photographic prints and lantern slides illustrative of insect life. — W. L. W. Field, Milton, Mass. Wanted —December, 1899, Entomological News. Address F. W. Friday, 17 Grace St., Pittsburg, Pa. Wanted. — Catocala and Sphinx of the Northwest and Southwest in exchange for other native exotic and European butterflies and moths. Send list to Chas. F. Timm, 131 Ralph St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Exchanges solicited in moths, butterflies of N. America. Catocalas preferred. Send lists to Jos. H. Reading, 775 N. Rockwell St., Chicago, Illinois Lepidoptera from all parts of the world to exchange for species not in my collection. — Frank Haimbach, No. 1309 Allegheny Avenue, Philadel- phia, Pa., U. S. A. North American Butterflies wanted in exchange for Lepidoptera of Southern California. — P. H.'Hart, Pasadena, Cal. Butterflies for exchange. Expect to have limited number of CEneis chryxus, P . smintheus, Basilarchia wiedemeyeri and others during sum- mer. Send lists of what you have. — A M. Hendee, Central City, Colo. Lepidoptera. — Fertile eggs of Argynnis diana wanted — John Ruston, 10 Carlton Road, Workrop, Nottingamshire, England. Will collect in all orders. Would like named or unamed Coleoptera in exchange Please write to G. Chagnon, P. O. Box 186 Montreal, Can. Moths of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 1 he undersigned will give good exchange in cash or specimens for moths of Pennsylvania and New Jersey that are new to his collection. Send list of rare species only. — Philip Laurent, 31 East Mt. Airy Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. Wanted.— Sphegidae of North America, Mexico and the West Indies (as included in Cresson's Synopsis) for study in connection with a revi- sion of the group. Material sent will be returned named as far as possi- ble.—H. T. Fernald, Amherst, Mass I will give Lepidoptera, publications or cash, for Smith's " Mono- graph of the Sphingids," published in Vol. xv, Trans. Ent. Soc., Acad. Nat Sciences, 1888. — H. H. N'ewcomb, 35 Court St., Boston. Hymenoptera. — Will be pleased to send duplicates in return for iden- tifications.—Charles Stevenson, 906 St. Urbain Street, Montreal, Canada. Wanted for cash, fertile ova of regalis, imperialis, triptogon modesta, Augulifera. — H. M. Peinze, Northboro, Mass. Will collect in all orders, insects of South East New England for Lepi- doptera of North America. — L W. Tilden, Box 54, New Bedford, Mass. Wanted. — Fertile eggs, Cith. regalis, also all kinds Thecla and Lycaena for Lepidoptera from here. — H. M. Boyer, 220 Hudson Street, Reading, Pa. Wanted. — Life histories in all orders of insects. Will pay cash or give exchange for same. Write what you have, and state lowest cash price.— Denton Bros., Wellesley, Mass. Desirable Lepidoptera for exchange. Would like to receive lists of good species. — John Comstock, 1572 Ridge Ave., Evanston, 111. I will collect Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hpmenoptera, Hemiptera of this locality, in exchange for Diurnal Ledidoptera of the United States, or named Diurnals of foreign countries. Write at once. — M. E. Hoag, D. D. S., Oakville, Iowa, U. S A. I will give Lepidoptera, publications or cash for Smith's " Monograph of the Sphingids, "'published in Vol. xv, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1888. — H. H. Newcomb, 35 Court Street, Boston. (I Vol. XIV. No. 1 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. JANUARY, 1903. EDITOR t HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. EZRA T. CRKSSON. PHILIP LAUKKNT. HENRY L. VIERKCK. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CHARLES A. BLAKE. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES LIEBECK. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. J. A. G. RKHN. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. _^ir- All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37-Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, first quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoffice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . $ .75 8 true mimicry 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... .... 4 00 COLEOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA FOB SALE VERY CHEAP. LIBERAL DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS. John D. Sherman, Jr., 148 E. i8th St., New York IMPORTANT WORK ON COLEOPTERA RKVISION OK THE OK BOREAL AMERICA. BY CHAS. W. LENG, B.S. (From Transactions of American Entomological Society, 1902.; Containing about 94 pages and 4 plates. Price ONE DOLLAR net, mailed on receipt of price. Send for New Price List of Publications for sale. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, P. 0 Box 248, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When Writing Please Mention " Kntomologica News." Vol. XIV. No. 2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. FEBRUARY, 1903 EDITOR : HENRY SK INNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. EZRA T. CRESSON. PHILIP LAURENT. HENRY L. VIKRECK. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CHARLES A. BLAKE. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES LIEBECK. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. J. A. G. REHN. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. , Wf \S\/ ENTOMOLOGICAL. NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates : 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. 2^~- All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in fulnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving- Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named .specimens, fhst qualify, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoffice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . . 8.75 8 true mimicry 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... 4.00 COLEOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA FOR SALE VERY CHEAP. LIBERAL, DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS. John D. Sherman, Jr., 148 E. i8th St., New York IMPORTANT WORK ON COLEOPTERA REVISION OK THE OK BOREAL AMERICA. BY CHAS. W. LENG, B.S. (From Transactions of American Entomological Society, 1902.; Containing about 94 pages and 4 plates. Price ONE DOLLAR net, mailed on receipt of price. Send for New Price L.ist of Publications for gale. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, P. 0 Box 248, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When Writing Flease Mention " Entoinologica News." Vol. XIV. No. 3 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. MARCH, 1903. EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. HZRA T. CRESSON. PHILIP LAURENT. HENRY L. VIERECK. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CHARLES A. BLAKE. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES LIEBHCK. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. J. A. G. REHN. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should, be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, fiist quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postofflce Order, 84.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . . $ .75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... 4.00 COLEOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA FOR SALE VERY CHEAP. LIBERAL DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS. John D. Sherman, Jr., 148 E. i8th St., New York IMPORTANT WORK ON COLEOPTERA REVISION OK THE OK BOREAL AMERICA. BY CHAS. W. LENG, B.S. (From Transactions of American Entomological Society, 1902.; Containing about 94 pages and 4 plates. Price ONE DOLLAR net, mailed on receipt of price. Send for New Price List of Publications for sale. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, P. 0 Box 248, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When Writing Please Mention " Entoinologica News." Vol. XIV. No. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. APRIL, 1903 EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. KZKA T. CRKSSON. PHILIP I.AUKKNT. HENRY I.. VIERECK. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CHARLES A. BLAKE. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES LIEBECK. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. ]. .\. G. REHN. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelp ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, m charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will » be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving: Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, riist quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoffice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . $ .75 8 true mimicry . . • . . . 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . .1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... 4.00 COLEOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA FOR SALE VERY CHEAP. LIBERAL DISCOUNTS ON LARGE ORDERS. John D. Sherman, Jr., 148 E. i8th St., New York IMPORTANT WORK ON COLEOPTERA REVISION OK THE OK BOREAL AMERICA. BY CHAS. W. LENG, B.S. (From Transactions of American Entomological Society, 1902.; Containing about 94 pages and 4 plates. Price ONE DOLLAR net, mailed on receipt of price. Send for New Price List of Publications for sale. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, P. 0 Hox 248, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When Writing Please Meiitiou " Kiitomologica News." Vol. XIV. No. 5 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. MAY, 1903. EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. KZkA T. CRKSSON. PHII.IP I.AURKNT. HENRY I.. VIHRKCK. ADVISOKY COMMITTEE: CHARLES A. BLAKE. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLKS LIEBECK. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. J. A. G. RKHN. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Cla ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, first quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoffice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . . 8 .75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... .... 4.00 About July ist I will leave for the country about Tam- pico and San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to collect all orders of insects. Perfect material guaranteed. Subscriptions should be sent to the undersigned and arrangements made at once. — M. E. HOAG, D. D. S., Oakville, Iowa. IMPORTANT WORK ON COLEOPTERA REVISION OP THE X-V. T f*^ | ^1 f— -V ^— I T |— -\ *7-T* T—*-. QIC 1 iS D E LI DM hr OF= BOREHL- HTi/Y BY CHAS. W. LENG, B.S. (From Transactions of American Entomological Society, 1902.; Containing about 94 pages and 4 plates. Price ONE DOLLAR net, mailed on receipt of price. Send for New Price List of Publications for gale. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, P. 0. Box 248, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When Writing: Please Mention " Entomologica News." Vol. XIV. No. 6. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. JUNE, 1903 EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. EZRA T. CRKSSON. PHILIP LAURENT. HKNRV L. VIERKCK. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: CHARLES A. BLAKE. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES LIEBECK. CHARLES VV. JOHNSON. J. A. G. REHN. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-a^SJjJ&fteV :.... t il,i- ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W., England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, first quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postofflce Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . $ .75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... .... 4.00 About July ist I will leave for the country about Tam- pico and San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to collect all orders of insects. Perfect material guaranteed. Subscriptions should be sent to the undersigned and arrangements made at once. — M. E. HOAG, D. D. S., Oakville, Iowa. IMPORTANT WORK ON COLEOPTERA REVISION OF= THE CICINDELIDHE BY CHAS. W. LENG, B.S. (From Transactions of American Entomological Society, 1902.) Containing about 94 pages and 4 plates. Price ONE DOLLAR net, mailed on receipt of price. Send for New Price List of Publications for sale. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, P. 0. Box 248, PHILADELPHIA, PA. When Writing Please Mention " Kntouiologica News." Vol. XIV. No. 7 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS A Heteronotus vulnerans. SEPTEMBER, 1903 EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. KZKA T. CRKSSON. PHILIP LAURENT. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: HENRY L. VIRRHCK. J. A. G. REHN. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates : 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th. and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, '37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords ar. excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, first quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. iooies, cvan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoffice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . . $ .75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... . , . 4.00 About July ist I will leave for the country about Tam- pico and San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to collect all orders of insects. Perfect material guaranteed. Subscriptions should be sent to the undersigned and arrangements made at once. — M. E. HOAG, D. D. S., Oakville, Iowa. NOW READY A NEW CHECK LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OR BOREAL AMERICA BY IPIROIF- CTOHUST IB. SIMHTIHI ENUMERATING. ALL THE SPECIES TO DATE OF PUBLICATION. PRICE PER COPY, $ffl§ NET. A small edition, printed' on one side only, and on heavier paper, for labelling, or for annotation, $2.OO per copy. Mailed on receipt of price. Address E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, American Entomological Society, P. O. Box 248, Philadelphia, Pa. When Writing Please Mention " Entomological News." Vol. XIV. No. 8 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. OCTOBER, 1903 EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. EZRA T. CRESSON. PHILIP LAURENT. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: HFNRY L. VIERHCK. WILLIAM J. FOX. J. A. G. REHN. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. «OCT Vv ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, first quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postofflce Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . 8 .75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... .... 4.00 SHOWY BUTTERFLIES CAMEROON, GERMAN AFRICA, ROR SALE CHEAP. Ornithoptera zalmoxis. Many Papilio. Beautiful Uiaraxes, Hypo/iuinas, Salamis, etc. Correctly named. List on application. O. FULDA, STAPLETON, N. Y. NOW READY A NEW CHECK LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OK BOREAL AMERICA. IB^ FIROIF. jopiisr B. S^ITIH: ENUMERATING ALL THE SPECIES TO DATE OF PUBLICATION. PRICE PER COPY, $1.00 NET. A small edition, printed on one side only, and on heavier paper, for labelling, or for annotation, $2.OO per copy. Mailed on receipt of price. Address E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, American Entomological Society, P. O. Box 248, Philadelphia, Pa. When Writing Please Mention " Entomological News." Vol. XIV. No. 9. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. NOVEMBER, 1903 EDITOR : HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. EZRA T. CRESSON. PHILIP LAURENT. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: HENRY L. VIERECK. J. A. G. REHN. WILLIAM J. FOX. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. PHILADELPHIA: ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, LOGAN SQUARE. 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates: 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe,*37 Addison Gardens, London W., England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in futnre my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout, As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords an excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, first quality, ex Assam., 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoffice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . . $ .75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... 4.00 SHOWY BUTTERFLIES CAMEROON, GERMAN AFRICA, FOR SALE CHEAP3. Ornithoptera zaluio.vis. Many Papilio. Beautiful i^haraxes, Hypo/iuinas, Satamis, etc. Correctly named. List on application. O. FULDA, STAPLETOIM, N. Y. NOW READY A NEW CHECK LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OK BOREAL AMERICA. IB^ IP:R,O:F_ JOHUST B. SUVTITIH: ENUMERATING ALL THE SPECIES TO DATE OF PUBLICATION PRICE PER COPY, $1.00 NET. A~small edition, printed on one side only, and on beaviev paper, for labelling, or for annotation, $2.OO per copy. Mailed on receipt of price. E. T. CRESSON, Treasurer, American Entomological Society, P. O. Box 248, Philadelphia, Pa. When Writing Please Mention " Entomological News." Vol. XIV. No. 1O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Heteronotus vulnerans. DECEMBER, 1903 EDITOR t HENRY SKINNER, M. D. PHILIP P. CALVERT, Ph.D., Associate Editor. t-'/.KA T. CRKSSON. PHILIP I.AURKNT. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: HRNRV I.. VIKRKCK. WILLIAM J. FOX. J. A. G. REHN. CHARLES W. JOHNSON. • PHILADELP ENTOMOLOGICAL ROOMS THE ACADEMY OF NAT LOGAN SQUAR 1903. Entered at the Philadelphia Post-Office as Second-Class Matter. ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS Published monthly, excepting July and August, in charge of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and the American Entomological Society. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION, $1.OO IN ADVANCE. Outside of the United States and Canada, $1.20. Advertising Rates : 30 cents per square inch, single insertion ; a liberal discount on longer insertions. No advertisement taken for less than 60 cents — Cash in advance. All remittances should be addressed to ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Race Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. EXOTIC LEPIDOPTERA Ernest Swinhoe, 37 Addison Gardens, London W , England Will correspondents kindly note that I have left Oxford and that in future my address will be as above. Catalogue No. 12 for 1903 free. The only Dealer's list giving Author's names throughout. As the various species are arranged under their generic names, this list affords iin excellent reference for Museums and Collectors. 100 named specimens, h'ist quality, ex Assam , 40 different species in papers, including P. bootes, evan, gyas, etc., mailed free on receipt of Postoftice Order, $4.00. 4 specimens, illustrating protective resemblance . . $.75 8 true mimicry ..... 1.50 8 seasonal dimorphism . . . 1.50 Melanitis, 6 examples, showing different varieties underside .50 Or all 26 specimens .... 4.00 FOR SALE. An unique insect cabinet, perfectly tight and neatly finished in red cherry, for $17 F.O.B. Detroit. For full particulars, address W. W. NEWCOMB, M. D., 347 Trunibiill Ave., Detroit, Mich. NOW READY A NEW CHECK LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OK BOREAL AMERICA B~Y :F-:FIO:F_ jroiHiiixr B_ si^iiTii ENUMERATING ALL THE SPECIES TO DATE OF PUBLICATION PRICE PER COPY, $1.00 NET. A small edition, printed on one side only, and on heavier paper. for lahellinj;, or for annotation, $12. 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