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Entomological  NevJs 


AND 


Proceedings  of  the  Entomological  Section 


OF    THK 


Academy  ol'    Natural    Sciences 


OF 


PHILADELPHIA. 


VOLUME  X,  1899. 


K i >n  OK  : 

HENRY  .SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.   CALVERT,    Ph.  I).,  Associate  I-:ditor. 

ADVISORY    COMMITTEE  : 

Kzra  T.  Crosson.  i  liarles  A.  Hlakr.  William  . I.  Fox 

Philip  Laurent,  riiarlcs  Li. •beck.  <  'luirlfs  W.  . 


PHILADKLPH1A: 
ENTOMOLOGICAL  Koo^is  OK 
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INDEX   TO   VOLUME  X. 


GENERAL  ENTOMOLOGY. 

Albany,  Entomological   Society  of, 

208. 
American    Entomological    Society, 

51,  108,219,  3°2. 
Appeal  in   behalf  of  entomology  45, 

295. 
Apple  trees  in  Europe, Scales  on     69 

Bananas,  Spiders  among 44 

Biscayne  Bay, Collecting  on  ...     94 

Bui tei flies,  The  (poem) 19 

Chicago  Entomological  Society  107 
Directory  of   American   Entomolo- 
gists, 178,247,  296. 

Diseases  and  flies. 109,   154 

Diseases,  Mosquitoes  spread ....     69 
Doings  of  Societies  20,  51,  78.  107, 

152,  189,  219,  252,  271,  302. 
Economic    Entomology    134,    207, 

29  r. 
Editorials    13.41,  67.   101,  132,  176, 

205,  246,  264,  290. 
Entomological  Literature  15,  47,  74 

104,  147,  182,  209,  248,  266,  296 
Entomological  Section,  Academy 

of  Natural  Sciences  20,  79,  154,273 
Kaunistic  entomology  of  Ohio  .  134 
Keldman  Collecting  Social  20,  51, 

/8.  107,     152,     178,   189,    2T9>     252, 

272, 303. 

Fruit    pebt,  Allorhhin    iiilid.i  as  a  43, 
__  71,  102,  144. 

Ga"s 154,   193 

Galls,  N  ames  of. So 

Grape-cane  gall-maker. .  .  53 

Killing  large  insects,  Best  method 

for,  178. 

Kissing  hug -,,5 

Mexico,  Notes  on   remotest    corner 

of,  45. 

Mosquito,  To  a  (poem) 265 

Natural   History   specimens  in    the 

foreign  mails  again,  132. 

Nature   Studies 258 

Newark   Entomological    Socieiy  22, 

78,  108,  155,  189,  271,  302. 
Votes  and  News  14,42,68,  102,  144, 

i?3,  208,  247,  265,  294 
Oak-gall   in  the  world.  Largest    193 
Obituary. 

Costa,  A.    .  82 

Cross,  E.  W 190 


Griffith,  H.  G  ......  ..  ...  ____   252 

Hubbard,  H.  G  ..........       80 

White,  H.  G  ................   no 

Ohio,  Faunistic  Entomology  of  134 
Peach-mite,  New  ............  14,  73 

Philadelphia     Entomologists      and 

Entomology,  152. 
Physiological  species  again  ....     39 

Poison-ivy,  Galls  on  ..........   154 

Reflections  on  realizing  dreams,  etc., 

ii  A. 

Southwest,  Letters  from  the  ____     83 
Sudden  appearance,  etc.,  of  insects, 

,  7°" 

Sugar  beets,,  Meqetra  vittata  injuring, 

44. 

U.  S.  Natioial  Museum,  Collection 
of  insects  in,  273. 

ARACHNIDA 


trgas  ///<£/;//  .............  .....    170 

Castle-building  spider  ......  23,  168 

Lycosa  domifex*  ...............    168 

Mite,  New  peach  ........  14,  73,  207 

Spiders  among  bananas  .......     44 

COLEOPTERA. 

Adulia  bipunctata  ..............    146 

Allorhina  nitida  .....  43    71,  102,  144 

Ampeloglypter  sesostris  .........      53 

Ceanothus,  C.  found  on  ........   162 

Cocci  nellids,   Massing  of  ......     68 

Collection  of  C.  in  New  York  Citv, 

69. 
Colorado,  C.  of  .........  S^zo,  196 

(  'remastochilus  lencostictiis  ......  243 

Cyrhrus   Eastern    N.  American   174 
Lychnis  Guyoti  vs.  C.  Audi  ewsii  var.  , 

191. 
Dinapate  Wrightii  .............     83 

Gall  maker,  Grape  cane  ......     53 

Horn  collection   of  carabid  mouth 

parts.  302,  304  . 
Lema   fi  i/i>it'<itii  .....  ..........      58 

L^ng  life  of  C  ................    219 

Mt-^-tnivitt-itit  injuring  sugar  beets, 

44- 
Mordellidae  notes.   ...    .......      i_i 

New  Jersey,  C  of  ........  20,  22,  78, 

107,  152,  189,  190,  219,   220,   252, 

272.  304. 
/'  //i/'/tus  <>/'ncHs*  .....  .  '  .......     q  7 


•"Denotes  new  Kpecitic  or  generic 


11 


IM>EX. 


Pennsylvania,  C.  of 20,  295 

Rare  species,  So-called 303 

Recollections    of    Old    Collecting 

Grounds,  5,  120,  196. 

Safer  da  later  a  Us 108 

Sexes  of  C.,  Proportions  of.  ...   219 
Sound-producing    Organ   of  Lema 

ttilineata,  58. 

Trap  for  C 1 45 

Utah,  C.  from 302 

DIPTERA. 

Crtlliphorina;,  North  American  gen- 
era of,  145. 

Dacus  cucurbittz* 129 

Fleas,  New  and  known.  ......     37 

Flies  and  disease 109.  1555 

Hystrichopsylla  amcricana* 37 

Mosquito  larvae,  Long  life  of.  .   102 
Mosquitoes  spread  disease  ....     69 
New  Jersey,  D.  of.  .20,  79,  220,  272, 
303. 

Pennsylvania,  D.  of 220 

Pericoma,  7  nn.  spp* 33-35 

Poison. ivy  root  galls 154 

Pulex  irritam  dugcsii* 37 

Psychoda  schizura* 32 

Psychoda  sigma* 3 r 

Psychodidse  of  Pacific  coast ...     30 

Sciara  inconstant 2OI 

Stenoxenidae (>o 

Stenoxenus*  johnsoni* OI 

Sycorax  lanccolata* 35 

Trypetid  f-ora  Hawaii,  A   new.   129 
Utah,  D.  from 303 

HEMIPTERA 

Acnnth'ni   It'ifiilar'ni  in  Cape  Colony, 
291 . 

Athysanus  al pi  nits* 173 

.  Ithysanus  arctostaphyli*     172 

Athysanus  frig  id  us* 17'^ 

Chinch  bug 144 

Cicada  septemdecim $i,  I&I 

Coccid,  Ants'  nest 57 

Cotton-scale,  Fitch's,. 146 

Dicyphus  minimus* 59 

Kmpoasca,  Remarks  on . .. 90 

Fitch's  cotton-scale  insect. ...   146 

..Pulvinaria  phaiee* 237 

Ripersia  minimus  .' 57 

Scales  on  apple  trees  in  Europe     '19 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Ancistrocerus  birenimaculatus..  .  .   180 
Andrena  3  nn.  spp.* 253 


iidi'icus  champiom r94 

Ants'  nest  coccid 57 

Ants,  Remarkable  use  of 247 

Bees  destroyed  by  dragon  flies.   219 

Bees  of  California '57 

Bees  of  Kansas  . 3 

California,  H.  of T57>  lS() 

Cataglyphus  viatica 247 

Chrysis  schlettereri 1 78 

Dieger  wasp. 262 

Diploplectron.  3  nn.  spp.*  ....          $(> 

Harpactus  cockerelli* 9 

Ilarpactus  howardi* <i 

Hypomiscophus 4" 

Kansas,  H.  of 3,  253 

Miscophinus 4° 

Nesting  habits  of  wasps iSo 

Niteliopsis  striatipcs'"' 9 

Nomada  3  nn.  spp.* .  159-101 

Pisonopsis  triangular i s* . .......        9 

Sphex  elegans i7l> 

Synergus  dugesii* . 195 

Texas,  Aculeata  of .  .  .   2^4 

Torymus  me  xicanus* 195 

Wasp  as  an  engineer 52 

Wasps,  Four  new 9 

LEPIDOPTERA 

Alaskan  J.   21,  130 

Archonias  .r<-yw<'w 106 

Arctiidae.  Alaskan 13° 

Automcris  lending 179 

Biscayne  Bay.  Collecting  on  94,  124 

Butterflies,  Notes  on in 

Callidryas  eubiile  iuniig  ration  . .  7 [ 

Catocala,  Art  of  collecting. ...  25<> 

Catocalae  of  Virginia   2X2 

Catocalae,  Request  for  eggs  of  295 

Ceratomia  catalpae 43,  IQ°i  -73 

ChrysQphanus  helloides .  4^> 

Collections  of  L. ,  A  aierican  1 1 4,  209 

Cossid  from  Texas,  A  new.  .  129 
Cranberry,  N.C.,  Ailditions  to  1..  of. 
128. 

Dcih'phila  lincatn  in  Utah 4^ 

Ephestia  Kuhniclla 207,  29' 

Epiphilf  zipa* 1 66 

Erebia  from  Alaska 21 

Euptoieta  claudia '-94 

Evergestis  ftinalh  larva ''^ 

Exyra  Rolandiana 294 

/•',  -. ', il'ni  jocosa 1X9 

Florida,  L.  of 94-  '24 

Fourth  ofJuly 2S(> 

Haploa  triangular  is*- 126 

Hermaohrodite    Camcadt-s 252 


*Dent»U's  ne\v  spc'cjllc  or 


Hybrid  Limcnitis i  - 1 

ftyphoraia  suluiebulosa.* 130 

fnguromorpha  ml>c/oi<tcs 129 

f.imenitis,  Distribution  of 245 

/.iiiienitis,  Hybrid 131 

Mediterranean  flour-moth  207,  291 
Mesosemia  vaporogosa*, -,..,....,  167 

Migrations'  of  L •_>  i ,  7  i 

Missouri  Sphiugidae 10 

Neumoegen  collection  of  L..  .  .  209 
New  Hampshire,  Noctuidae  of  221 
New  Jersey,  L.  of  22,  78,  79,  156, 

2-0.  271,  272. 
N'octuidae  of  New  Hampshire.    --21 

North  Carolina,  L.  of .  ,  . 128 

.  \  otodonta  georgicn 202 

Orgyia  tettcostigma  on   Boston    Com- 
mon, 262. 

/''itnphila  mystic .  . 1,5 

/'•tnipJrila  oslari* 112 

Pampkila  scuddei-i* . .    ......         n  r 

Pennsylvania,  L.  new,  etc.,  20,  219, 

294. 
/'icris  in  Utah  .....  46 

/V//J-/X  Study  of 265 

Preservation  of  larvae 71 

Pyromorphid,  The  smallest.  .  .     99 

•^t'tiodts  bahamensis* .   100 

Sisemc  nigrescent* [68 

Sphingidae.  Missouri.    . 10 

Telea  polyp/ic/ints 204,  293 

ThyrettsAbbottii i 

Utah,  L,  of .  , 16/263,  286 

Virginia,  Catocalae  of 282 

NEUROPTERA  lEXCL   ODONATA.) 

Acantliaclisls  lut^cm1'' r  70 

Brachynemurtts  nun -it/osus* .  ....  170 

Rrachyiiemui  us  pal  lit!  us* 171 

Psocidsof  an  old  snake  fence   .  260 

PsOCIfS    .<//><•<' t\>.( its 266 

ODONATA. 

Rees  destroyed  by  O Jiy.  252 

Riologia    Ceutrali- Americana. 

O.  of 103 

C  nlopteryx    an^  ;/.///<•/////>    in     Penn- 
sylvania,  199. 

Calopteryx  a/>i<  n/ts 

Celithemis  fasciata r 

Copulation  among  O.  .  .    42 

fncrease  or  decrease  of  O  ?.  .  .  .   206 

/sfhnura  kellin>tti,  habits 68 

Kellicott  collection  of  O i.j  j 

New   Jersey,  O.  of So,  -74. 

Utah,  O.  o'f 302 


ORTHOPTERA. 

Albino  katydid  ......  .  .....  247,  265 

Allotettix*'  ...............  275,  27h 

.  illotitlix*  pfdlotigatus*  .........   27') 

(  'onocephalus    atltiuticKs*  .......     39 

Grasshoppers  in  New  Mexico    .      \\ 
Kansas,  New  .\'i»n,>tetti.\  from 
Mantis  in  Pennsylvania  .....  20,  27; 

\    i'iclli.\  huii  tlh*  ......     .....    277 

\oniotcttix  tHiiiniiiiilii*  *  ........ 

:\'<wt>/i'f/i.r  siiinfrons*  ..........    -2-* 

S/ii-tii/taiiti\    ,an'liim   in    New    York, 

288. 
Tenodera  sinensis  ...........    71),  275 

Tettigian   studies,  vSome  .......    27') 


j.^  i 


THYSANURA. 

M  •>•   'iili>  ,  ,'it/iinifii    .....  ........    -  I 

AUTHORS. 

Ashmead,   W.  H  .........  y.   s-.  i'i; 

Baker.  C.   F  ...............  ^7.  qo 

Ball.  E.D  ................  ..   i7a 

Banks,  \    ............   45,  170,  260 

Barrett.  O.  W.  ........  45,  179,  29; 

Uirkman,  '>  ........  ....    .  .       244 

Bowditch,  F   C  ...............      i  i 

Browning,  O  .  W  ..........  46,  26^ 

Bruuer.  L  ....................     38 

Calvert,  P.  P.  15,   12.  47.  08   69,  74, 

103,  104,    132,    147,  182,  1  88,    P.  i. 

209,  248,  266.   271,  206,  301. 
Casey,  T.  1  ...................     07 

Cockerell,  T.  I).  A  .  3.  i  >,  4  J.  4  1-  ''s- 

71,    178,    253,    2<>(>. 

Coquillett.  D.  W  ......  ____  '>o,  120 

Uageett,  F.  S  .............    .   2..j 

Davidson,  A  .  .  .......   17'),  iSn,  i^i 

Davis,  C.  A  ............  ......     7  ' 

Davison,  J  .............  ......      ' 

Dunning,  S.  N  ......  .  ........   262 

Dvar,  H.  G  .  .  .  .    .......  99.  1  29,  202 

Ehrmann,  G.  A  .  .  ........  ....    171 

Field,  \V.  !„  \V  ..............      ;.; 

Fiske,  \V  .  F      ..........  ......   29? 

Foster,  E   ...................    iSi 

Fowler.  C  ........  .  ..  .........    157 

Fox.  W.  J.,  2.-,  51.  7<i,  D/,  i  si.  ' 

206,  220,  252,  27;,,  30). 
Fuller.  C.  .  .......  .....  .         2O> 

Gillette,  C.  P  .  .  ..............      $; 

Ooodhue,  C.  F  .....  .....        ...   221 

Graef,  R.   L  ................    2oq 

Hancock,  T.  I  ........  S,  23,  168,  275 

Hardy,  R.  T.,  Jr  ............    ;h> 

Mealy,  J.  I  ............      .....     47 


^    IH'M      -|»    •  -III.-    ..I     •_••  -IH-l-jr    IKllllr- 


IV 


INDEX. 


Hine,  J.  S i,  201 

Holdredge,  L.  I 131 

Hopping,  R 162 

Hough,  G.  de  N 62,  145 

Howard,  L.  O 71 

Howard,  W.  R 258 

Hubbard,  H.  G 83 

Johnson,  W.  G 102,  207 

Jones,  F.  M 43 

Kellojjg,  V.  L 102 

Kemp,  S.  T 108 

Kincaid,  T 30 

King,  G.  B 57 

Klages,  E.  A 45.  295 

Knab,  F 147,  245 

Kusnezow,  N 295 

Kwiat.  A 107 

Liebeck,  C 191,  243 

Lister,  A.  E. 294 

Lounsbury,  C.  P 293 

Lovell,  J.  H 39 

Lull,  K.S 237 

Marlatt,  C.  L 146 

Mengel,  L 166 

Newcomb,  H.  H no 

Osborn,  H 144,  145 


Ottolengui,  R 265 

Rolfs,  P.  H 73 

Rowley,  R.  R 10 

Schmitz,  T.  H 178 

Schwarz,  E.  A 70,  89 

Schwarz,  H 256 

Skinner,  H.,  13,  19,  21,  41,  52,  67, 
80,  lot,  no,  ill,  152,  155,  176, 
219,  274,  286,  290,  296,  303- 

Slingerland,  M.  V 288 

Slosson,  Mrs.  A.  T 94,  124 

Smith,  E.  J 263 

Smith,  J.  B 82,  126 

Smyth,  E.  A.,  Jr 144,  282 

Snyder,  A.  J 114 

Thomas,  L 128 

Tinsley,  J.  D 57 

Uhler,  P.  R 5Q 

Walker,  C.  M 58 

Warren,  J.  C 296 

Webster,  F.  M 14.  53,  71,  134 

Weidt,  A.  J..22,  78,  156,  189,272, 
302. 

Wickham,  H.  F 5,  120,  196 

Williamson,  E.  B 43,  68,  199 

Young,  1").  B 146 


KNT.  XK\VS,  Yol  10 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICflL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  X. 


JANUARY,  1899. 


No.   1. 


CONTENTS : 


Mine— Notes  on   Celithemis  fasoiata    1 

( 'orkerell— The  bees  of  Kansas 3 

Wickham — Recollections  of  old  col- 
lecting grounds "> 

Hancock— A   new  species  of  Noino- 

U'ttix  from  Kansas s 

Asliniead— Four  new  entomophilous 
wasps il 


Rowley—  Notes  on    Missouri   spliin- 


10 
Editorial  ........................  ........   |:; 

Notes  and  News    ...................   11 

Entomological   Literature  ...........   |.~> 

Doing  of  Societies  .....................  •_'() 

Exchanges  ..............................     i 


THYREUS  ABBOTII  (Swains). 

Our  illustration  of  this  curious  Sphinx  moth  was  made  from 
a  pen  and  ink  sketch  drawn  many  years  ago  by  Titian  K.  I  Vale. 
The  larva-  feeds  upon  species  of  I'/V/.s-  and  .1 ///y>r/oy>.s/.s-.  The 
distribution  of  the  species  is  Canada,  eastern  United  States, 

westward  to  Iowa. 

— o — 

(NOTES  ON  CELITHEMIS  FASCIATA  (OdonataX; 
With  a  Short  Description  of  the  Female, 

IJy  .1.  S.  HIM:,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Very  little  has  appeared  in  literature  regard ing  ('i'litlir,nix 
/(iwiiifd.  Within  the  last  two  years  I  have  seen  no  less  than 
a  do/en  specimens  of  the  species,  and  during  the  past  summer 
1  had  I  he  pleasure  of  observing  in  t  he  field  and  collect  in.u  half 
that  number  near  Akron,  Ohio.  To  my  knowledge  the  female 
has  never  been  described,  so  I  -jive  below  a  short  description 
of  that  sex. 

Mature  Female.— Head  with  vertex  and  dorsil  rd»i-  of  IVoiisdark 
shining  brown,  with  a  violet  tinge  from  xnnevieu-:  eyes, antennae, 
mandibles  and  distal  edges  of  labrum  and  labium  dark  :  other  part> 
yellow.  Thorax  yellow  with  a  wide  median,  a  humeral  and  -«>mr 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[January 


side  blotches  dark ;  legs  black  ;  fore  wings  hyaline  with  the  follow- 
ing dark  ;  a  regular,  transverse  band  before  the  apex,  an  irregular 
blotch  on  the  costal  half  between  the  pterostigma  and  the  nodus, 
and  a  patch  extending  from  near  the  base  to  the  nodus,  occupying 
a  third  or  more  of  the  width  of  the  wing.  This  latter  is  divided 
longitudinally  from  its  base  for  at  least  two-thirds  of  its  length, 


Right  wings  of  six  specimens  of  Celithetnisfasciata 

and  touches  the  costa  at  its  distal  extremity  only.  The  hind 
wings  have  the  same  pattern  as  the  fore  wings,  but  the  apical 
band  is  wider,  and  consequently  the  hyaline  space  at  the  ex- 
treme apex  is  smaller.  There  are  two  isolated  spots,  one  be- 
hind the  apex  and  the  other  behind  the  base  of  the  basal  patch, 
which,  on  this  wing,  extends  clear  to  the  base,  where  it  sends  back 
a  triangular  projection.  Abdomen  black,  slightly  pruiuose,  with  a 
small  dorsal  patch  on  2,  a  larger,  nearly  triangular  one  on  each  of 
3,  4,  5  and  6,  and  a  small  one  on  7,  yellow.  Length  of  abdomen, 
•21;  hind  wings,  28  mm. 

Teneral  Female. — This  specimen  differs  from  the  other  female, 
1st,  in  the  coloration  of  the  hind  wing,  Instead  of  the  isolated  spot 
behind  the  apex  of  the  basal  patch,  the  inferior  angle  of  that  patch 
is  produced  without  interruption.  The  other  isolated  spot  is  re- 
duced and  appears  as  two  small  dots.  2nd,  the  abdomen  shows 
yellow  markings  laterally  and  veutrally.  Laterally  these  markings 
appear  as  patches  on  segments  1  to  6.  Length  of  abdomen,  20  :  h  iud 
wing,  27  mm. 

The  species  has  the  same  habits  in  the  tu-Ul  as  r/ixa  <>r  CJHHUIUI. 
It  flies  very  nervously  over  the  water  before  you  for  a  moment, 
and.  then  with  a  sudden  turn  vanishes  from  sight.  In  the 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  3 

after  part  of  the  day  they  may  be  ton  IK!  resting  on  the  tips  <»f 
reeds  or  sticks  in  the  vicinity  of  water.  When  the  collector 
approaches  they  flit  away,  but  in  case  no  effort  is  made  to 
capture  them  they  come  to  rest  again  on  the  same  perch.  I 
have  seen  an  individual  duplicate  this  performance  no  less 
than  four  times. 

I  have  before  me  at  the  present  time  four  specimens  from 
Akron,  Ohio,  taken  by  myself  on  June  23  and  July  20,  1898  ; 
and  two  specimens  from  Indiana,  taken  by  E.  B.  Williamson. 
Chas.  Diiry  has  taken  the  species  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

The  accompanying  drawings  will  explain  themselves.  The\ 
represent  the  right  wings  of  six  different  specimens.  I  made 
them  to  show  the  variation  in  the  outline  of  the  da rk  mark- 
ings. [  have  never  seen  two  specimens  exactly  alike  in  this 

respect. 

— o — 

THE  BEES  OF  KANSAS. 

My  T.  I).  A.  COCKKRKI.L.  X.  M.  Agr.  Exp.  Sta. 

The  bee  fauna1  of  Xew  Mexico  and  Illinois  are  fairly  well 
known,  and  have  very  few  species  in  common.  It  is  interest- 
ing to  ask.  where  do  the  eastern  types  find  their  extreme 
western  limit,  and  at  what  points  do  they  give  way  to  those 
of  the  West  and  South  .'  With  these  questions  in  mind,  any 
informal  ion  about  the  bee-fauna  of  K a n*as  is  particularly  wel- 
come ;  and  I  have  been  very  glad  to  learn  from  Mr.  ,!.  C. 
Bridwell,  of  Baldwin,  that  he  is  about  to  make  a  study  of  the 
bees  of  his  region. 

Baldwin  is  in    Douglas  count  \,   at    the  eastern   end   of  tin- 
State.     A  box  of  bees  collected  at  that  place  has  just  been  re- 
ceived from  Mr.   Bridwell.  and  the  species,  so  far  as  I  have de 
termined  them,  are  the  following: 

Honilmx  riri/lninix.  Oliv..    /»'.  xfi>nrtttnx,    Cres*..    /,'.    />ni iixt/lru 
,  Deg..  Ant/i(>j>li<n'<t  ti/>ni/>tti.  Say,  Synhcdonia f rater,  Cress., 
hhiHiriilttfa,  Lep..  ^^.  <>h/H/n<i,  Say,  .17.  /»  r/i/t'.ca,  Cres^.. 
EpeoJuN  hifdxcidhix.  Cress..  Colliopsis  andrenifornis,  Smith,  Pro 
/(iiiiIiTini  cod,-' IT//!.   Dunning.    I'rnxiijtix  />/></ ,n<t <i.    Cress.,    Sjtlirm 
tlrx  »i<ni<lihnl<n-is.  Cress.,   Aini<x-hl<>rii  lunnmi/ix.  Patton.   .1.  riri 
<lula,  Smith,  A.  Kiniilis.  Kob.,    .1.  mufuxn,  K'ob.,   Hal  iff  us  i»n- 
<ill<'lnx,  Say.   77.  /it/alii*.  Sax  .  II .  fiixcititux.  N\l..  A n<lrrn<i  ni<iri<r . 
Rob.,   A.  <"/•///// ro//"*/'1".  . \shin. ..I.  rirhia.  Smith,   .  I .  x«H<'hn'll<i. 


4  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January 

Ckll.,  .1.  <i<'i-<niii,  Bob.,  A.  clai/tonine,  Rob.,^1.  *"//,  Rob.,  and 
also  an  Hnlictux  which  might  be /or/"'*/,  Koh.,  but  for  its  dark 
wings. 

This  list  shows  that  the  Baldwin  bee-fauna  is  essentially  the 
same  as  that  of  Southern  Illinois.      There  are  two  western 
types  only  :    And  rend  utt/icinfUtt,   hitherto  only  known   from 
New  Mexico,  and  the  rrafinidremt,  a  Kansas  species  of  a  west 
ern  genus.     It  is  to  be  remarked  that  Mr.  Baldwin  sends  both 
sexes  of  Protandrena  cockeretti,  the  species  being  hitherto  know  n 
only  by  a  single  9  from  Topeka.     The  $  is  practically  iden- 
tical with  that  of  P.  asclepiadis,  Ckll.,  of  which  the  is   9    un- 
known ;  but  it  does  not  necessarily  follow  that  cockerell'i   is  a 
synonym  of  asclepiadis,  since  mejcicanorum,  the  9   of  which  is 
quite  distinct  from  cockereUi,  has  also  a  nearly  identical  $. 

It  is  worth  while  to  remark  that  Andrena  claytonite  is  so  like 

A.  hippotea  that  they  would  certainly  be  confused  by  one  not 
specially  looking  for  the  differential  marks,  the  best  of  which 
is  in  the  shape  of  the  process  of  the  labrum. 

From  Northwestern  Kansas  we  have  a  list  of  bees  collected 
by  Dr.  Williston,  and  recorded  by  Mr.  Patton  in  Bull.  U.  S. 
Geol.  Surv.,  Vol.  V.  The  species  are  Colletes  <(nn<it«,  Patt., 
Auyochlont  InrmcraliK,  Patt.,  Nomia  nortoni,  Cress., 
l><n-«ll<'litK,  Say  (occidental  IN,  Cress.),  Calliopsix  colo 
Cress.,  Epeolus  occidentalis,  Cress.,  Nomada  texana,  Cress., 
l>ux  iH'HiiKi/lrimicits,  Deg.,  B.  scutettaris,  Cress.  This  is  a  mix- 
ture of  Eastern  and  Colorado  types. 

From  Barber  county,  in  Southern  Central  Kansas,  border- 
ing on  Oklahoma,  we  have  a  list  of  species  collected  by  Prof. 
Cragin,  published  in  Bull.  Washburn  College  Lab.  of  Nat. 
Hist.  (1885).  The  species  are  Bombiix  pennsylvanicus,  Deg., 

B.  M-nfcl!«riN,  Cress.,  Anthophora  occidrnlalix,  (1ress.,  A.  xmithii, 
Cress.,  Synhaloma  albata;  Cress.,  Me/i.^ndc.^  IIICIIIHIC/HI,  Cress., 
.17.  «tripes.  Cress.,    Centrix  hniom,   Cress.,    Mclccta  intcn'ti/tfti. 
Cress.,  Nomia  nortoni,  Cress.,   Agapoxlcuion   i'(tili<itnH,  Say  (//•/' 
color  L<'j>.  i,   .liif/ochlora  viritlii/n.   Sin.    (hit-idnlti.   Sin.),    I^cinlo- 
l><tii<irr/itx  <rlliit>))x}  Cress. 

Tliis  list  is  very  different  from  the  ollirrs,  and  nearly  agrrcs 
\vith  the  fauna  of  Central  Texas.     The  Ccntris  is  ((iiile  a  Mcxi 
can  type.     There  are  other   Kansas  bee-records,   but  without 
precise  localities,  so  it  is  not  worth  while  to  enumerate  them. 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


RECOLLECTIONS  OF  OLD  COLLECTING  GROUNDS. 

IJy  H.  F.  WirKHAM,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
VII.  — The  Vicinity  of  Colorado  Springs. 

Two  years  ago,  in  company  with  my  wife  and  a  friend,  I 
spent  a  few  weeks  in  the  mountains  of  Colorado.  Our  h'rst 
stop  was  made  at  Colorado  Springs,  which  we  reached  on  the 
fifteenth  of  .June,  apparently  in  the  very  height  of  the  collect 


ing  season. 


The  town  lies  on  the  extreme  eastern  edge  of  the  IJocky 
.Mountain  region  proper,  in  a  rolling  piece  of  country  l»roken 
l>y  many  small  hills  which  rise  to  the  westward  until  they  are 
lost  in  the  grander  heights  of  the  Clie\enne  Mountains  and  the 
numerous  summits  which  surround  the  snow-covered  apex  of 
Pike's  Peak.  The  lower  levels  are  covered  with  the  character 
istic  weeds  and  shrubs  of  the  arid  plains,  while  at  a  height  of 
two  or  three  hundred  feet  above  the  creek  the  scrub  oaks  put 
in  an  appearance.  The  numerous  canons  which  open  from  the 
hills  support  an  almost  entirely  different  class  of  plants,  the 
oaks  becoming  more  plentiful  and  being  intermixed  with  nu- 
merous conifers  and  flowering  shrubs.  These  shrubs  often  ex- 
tend out  of  the  mouths  of  the  canons  along  the  courses  of  the 
little  creeks,  and  in  consequence  the  accompanying  insect 
fauna  which  we  might  otherwise  consider  as  being  confined 
to  the  mountain  ranges  is  carried  out  some  distance  on  to  the 
adjacent  plain. 

The  altitude  of  Colorado  Springs  is  approximately  li.OOO 
feet.  I>ut  since  it  is  the  most  favored  summer  resort  in  the 
State  and  much  frequented  by  a  class  of  health  and  pleasure 
seekers,  business  enterprise  has  resulted  in  the  construction oi 
railroads  or  electric  lines  to  many  points  of  interest  in  the  \  i 
cinity  which  would  otherwise  be  diflicnll  of  access  without  the 
expenditure  of  considerable  time.  Thus  it  is  easy  to  visit  the 
<  iarden  of  the  (iods.  the  canons  in  the  Che\emie  Mountains 
and  those  near  Manitou  without  any  great  exertion.  Some  ot 
these  are  very  rich  in  insects,  particularly  Williams'  Canon, 
which  lies  close  to  Manitou.  The  railroad  to  the  summit  of 
Pike's  Peak  offers  a  smooth  walk  for  the  pedestrian,  but  the 
results  of  our  high  altitude  collecting  here,  by  no  means  encour- 
age a  recommendation  to  ot  hers. 

While  not  wishing  to  present  a  complete  list  of  our  capt  nres 


<;  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January 

here,  it  seems  worth  while  to  mention  some  of  the  most  strik- 
ing characteristics  of  the  coleopterous  fauna,  particularly  since 
the  region  is  one  likelv  to  be  visited  by  any  transcontinental 

o  i/  •  t 

traveler.  By  a  perusal  of  the  following  notes  some  idea  of  the 
character  of  the  beetles  obtained  may  be  secured. 

The  only  delude/it  seen  in  June  was  ('.  rcfximla,  which  was 
common  along  the  creek  in  the  north  <  'heyeuue  canon  .  i  u  July 
I  took  some  f\  }>i<)ictnl<it<nm  muddy  flats  in  fields  near  the  Rock 
island  railroad  tracks  ;  they  were  hardly  typical,  but  approx- 
imated the  yariety  in  lean*  very  closely.  A  single  example  of 
rt-nnxto  was  taken  during  this  month,  running  along  a  sandy 
road  . 

Among  the  Carabidee  we  met  with  comparatively  few  spe- 
cies, and  the  genera  Xchriu,  \<>ti(>i>/ii/itx.  Dywhiriux  and  Clirhm, 
all  of  which  we  expected  to  see,  were  quite  absent.  Many 
I'dNiiiHicltitN  rloitf/dtiitt  were  found  in  the  sandy  soil  beneath  ties 
along  the  Rock  Island  tracks,  but  none  occurred  elsewhere, 
with  the  single  exception  of  a  specimen  from  the  north  Chey- 
euue  canon.  Benihidiiiin  hif/iibrc  and  />'.  l>i»i<icii!«tt<i>i  were  both 
rather  abundant  along  small  streams,  particularly  in  Williams' 
(  'anon,  where  we  also  found  an  example  of  Carabus  serratus. 
B.  bifoxxitluttuti,  roitximHc  and  rcrxicvlor  were  rather  common 
on  a  small  saline  mud-flat  near  the  town.  I'tcroxtirhu*  htcixHN 
occurred  with  r<iNini«rltttN  in  moderate  numbers  ;  sometimes  it 
was  also  accompanied  by  I',  hic-.otii,  which,  however,  was  more 
common  in  the  damp  canons.  Dictrhix  wuljrtili*  was  captured 
under  stones  in  sheltered  spots  in  Williams'  and  Cheyenne 
canons.  About  roots  of  plants  we  scratched  up  Ci/iiiimlix  i>!«ni- 
)H'itiii»,  I'hilojthiif/H  (iinii'iKi.  and  nicclinix  iilt/rimix,  with  an  occa- 
sional I'iomniHt  wfoxinii,  though  this  last  species  is  quite  as  fre- 
quently seen  under  boards  in  open  spaces,  in  company  with 


Dytiscida1  were  not  very  abundant,  and  we  could  lind  none 
whate\er  in  the  lit  t  le  st  ream  which  is  followed  by  the  Pike's 
Peak  road.  However,  we  got  a  fine  lot  of  .l</<iln<x  c<ir<l<tfnx  in 
a  rill  which  I'uns-l  lirough  \\'illiams'  Canon.  This  species  is 
easily  taken  by  lifting  up  small  stones,  under  which  it  hides; 
and,  being  by  no  means  agile,  capture  readily  follows  detec- 
tion. .1.  litf/ciix,  two  species  of  IIifdroiHtniN  and  a  <'<rf«i>ihi<K  ac- 
companied it.  /)/7/o/M-  xlriultix  was  very  abundant.  Iflnintiin 


],X!)in  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  7 

&woia£w«  was  once  taken  in  some  numbers   in   a   small    muddy 
pool  amonii  the  low  hills  near  the  town. 

Of  the  rlavieorn  beetles  only  a  lew  seem  to  require  mention. 
,  tntnciitti  and  /<i/>/><>ni<-<t  were  met  with  on  earrion. 
occurred  under  ties  alon.u  the  railroad  track. 
imn-f/hiipcHiiix  and  its  variety  <illtio/>x  was  l>eaten 
from  sa.ue-brush.  K/>i/<n-/ttt<i  r<>rriii>l<t  was  swept  from  planN 
on  low  ground.  II//i><T«s/>ix  4-rittaltt  was  not  rare,  Itein- 
scratched  up  from  about  the  roots  of  plants.  A  very  pretix 
little  insect  which  I  have  referred  with  some  doubt  to  /////*T- 
<tx)ti(lii<K  h-ini«cit/«titx  was  secured  in  abundance  on  cacti,  where 
they  evidently  feed  on  the  Aphides  which  infest  these  plants 
so  badly.  Krotijlitx  l><>i«<lnr«lii  was  seen  quite  frequently  in  the 

canons,  usually  resting  on  the  under  sides  of  pine  logs.     S • 

few   Ltnif/iifid  Iccontci  were  found  in  low  meadows.      ('in-jH>i>liilitx 
briirlitiittcritx  was  very  abundant  on  cactus  blossoms. 

Buprestida-  were  not  very  common  as  a  rule.      However,    in 
rheyenne  Canon  we   look     />///>rr.s7/'\    iiiiicnlirt'nfrix   and    Cliri/xu 
hntlirix  h-inciTHi  on    pine    lo.ys,    Af/rUttx   (tn.riiiN   on    ])o|)lar.    and 
Antlnt.t'i«  (r/in>!/<ix/<'i'  on  tlowers.      In  Williams"    Canon   .\<-ni<«> 
th'i'K  ]>i<lclictl<t  was  extremely  abundant  on  flowers  in  July,  while 
with  it  occurred  .1.  sparsa  in  much  smaller  numbers. 
cntu  N<ntf/iiiitiiH'ttnix   fre(|uented    the   same   situations. 
hifniin-t«tnx  was  plentiful  on  low  plants  in  damp  spots  near  the 
town.      Tri<-lnnli'x  oniatux  was  partial  to  tlowers  on    the   higher 
all  it  udes.  while  dent*  ((/>rii/>tiix  occurred    mostly   on    plants    in 
the  arid  districts. 

In  the  (iarden  of  the  (iods  Kit}ilitn-i(t  kmiii  was  found  in  some 
numbers  on  (lowers  of  AI-</<'HH>II<'  inc.ficdini .     A  sinule  E.  fl 
was  taken  al  the  mouth  of  the  Cheyenne  Canon,  while 
<(lfi>iix   \\-as   abundant    on    Mowers   of  shrubs   above  the  Seven 
Falls,    a    few    occurring    also    in    P>ear   Creek    and     William's 
<  'afions. 

The  Cerandncida-  were  liai'dly  as  plentiful  as  one  would  e\ 
peel,    liati/lr  xittitniliN  and  ii/iilt-olli*  both  occurred  on  thistle  and 
other   blossoms   rather  commonly,    chielh    in    the   hills   about 
town.      L('i>hn-<i  cliriixncuiiKi  and   /,.  suin/nin<'<t  were    found    along 
the    Pike's    Peak    road    above  Manilou.      .lrnni<>/>.^  hmf/irnnii* 
was    occasionally    seen    on    tlowers    near     Hear    ('reek.      .!/<///</ 
xciitt'lltitii*  and   .Yti/otrivlnix   uii<ln/ntitx  \\ere  taken    Irom 


^  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January 

pine  logs  in   Cheyenne  <  'anon,  while  Monilantt  «>inii/<itinn  was 
obtained  in  small  numbers  on  cacti. 

Chrysornelidae  were  very  abundant.  Euryscopa  Ict-onfri  was 
beaten  from  scrub  oak,  in  company  with  Coscinoptrrti  ilomin- 
IcfDHt.  ('.  ajciUaris  was  very  plentiful  on  various  low  plants,  in 
company  with  the  much  less  abundant  (1.  ritt if/era.  The  other 
members  of  the  family  must  mostly  be  passed  over  without 
notice;  but  it  seems  worth  while  to  record  the  capture,  near 
the  town,  of  numbers  of  Microrliopa/a  ci/aura,  varying  from  blue 
to  green,  and  well  up  in  Williams's  Canon  we  found  a  few 
Odontoid  cotltn-ix  on  grass  blades.  The  Tenebriouidae  offer  little 
of  interest,  most  of  the  species  taken  having  been  found  under 
ties  along  the  railroads.  Mention  may  be  made  of  Askla  opaca, 
A.  polita,  Eleodes  extricata,  obxolctn,  tricoNtotu,  loni/icoHix,  Icron- 
tfi  and  niyrina,  and  Entlxip liioii  iniirimfinn .  Melee-  sublcevis  was 
taken  in  considerable  numbers  on  a  sandy  Hat  inside  the  city 
limits,  crawling  about  during  the  morning  hours.  Zoiiifi* 
hilhicdtft  was  found  rather  rarely  on  composites  in  July. 

Ehyuchophora  were  abundant  in  individuals ;  no  sweeping- 
could  be  done  in  patches  of  weeds  on  low  ground  without 
yielding  some  of  the  forms  belonging  near  Sniicrony.r.  On 
various  flowers  Ithi/itrliift'x  ('.rhnius  occurred  in  great  numbers, 
Ix-ing  one  of  the  very  commonest  insects  during  June,  though 
much  rarer  in  July.  I  never  met  with  this  beautiful  weevil 
at  any  other  point,  and  it  seems  quite  uncommon  in  collections, 
in  spite  of  this  wonderful  local  abundance. 

o 


A  NEW  SPECIES  OF  NOMOTETTIX  FROM  KANSAS. 

BY  DR.  J.  L.  HANCOCK. 

Among  some  Tettigidae  kindly  scnl  to  me  by  Prof.  Hugo 
Kalil,  of  the  Kansas  University,  I  find  an  example  of  a  species 
of  Xontotettiji'  which  is  not  referable  1o  any  described  species. 
I  append  the  following  brief  description,  pending  the  appear 
ance  of  a  more  extensive  paper  on  the  whole  group,  which 
will  contain  a  figure  of  this  species. 

Nomotettix  acuminatus,  sp.  nov. 

Similar  to  ^\.  purritN.  (littering  a>  follows:  Larger  stature,  includ- 
ing- relative  proportions  of  body,  vertex  trom  above  more  acute- 
ungulate,  the  mammillae  of  occiput  more  distinct,  the  anterior  mar- 
gin <>f  dorsiim  a  little  more  produced  over  the  head.  Wings  pos- 
teriorly reach  slightly  beyond  the  apical  process.  From  cristiitu* 
it  is  distinguished  by  the  more  slender  form  of  the  body,  besides 
having  the  median  carimi  of  the  pronotum  less  arched  longitudinally. 

Length  of  ?,9  mm.;  pronotum.  8  ;  hind  femora.  5;  antenna.:.") 
Loealitv,  Lawrence,  Kan.  Prof.  Hugo  Kahl. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  ;» 

Four  New  Entomophilous  Wasps- 

BY  WILLIAM  H.  ASHMEAD. 
PISOXOPSIS   Fox. 

(1)  Pisonopsis  triangularis,  u.  sp. 

$.— Length  6  mm.  Stature  of  /?o///////o.v/r/// //.•>•  <1ixli', ictus  Fox, 
Black,  closely,  opaquely  punctate.  Ocelli  arranged  almost  in  an 
equilateral  triangle.  Eyes  slightly  convergentabove,  with  a  median 
eimrgination  within,  but  not  deeply  emarginated,  as  in  J'fxon. 
Clypeus  with  a  median  triangular  production  Mandibles  beneath 
strongly  emarginate  at  basal  third  and  rufous  from  the  emargination 
to  apex.  Metathoraxrugulose,  with  a  median  furrow  and  adelicat  e 
carina,  the  furrow  liueated  on  either  side  trom  the  carina.  Wings 
subhyaline.  the  tegulae,  stigma  and  veins  brown-black:  the  snip- 
median  cell  is  distinctly  shorter  than  the  median  :  the  first  recurrent 
nervure  is  interstitial  with  the  first  transverse  cubitus,  while  the 
second  recurrent  joins  the  second  submarginal  cell  at  its  apical 
fourth.  Abdomen  distinctly  punctate,  the  dorsal  segments  1-4 
br, >  idly  depressed  at  apex  ami  clothed  with  a  silvery  or  at  least  glit- 
tery pubescence,  especially  noticeable  later.illy:  vcnlril  segments 
•2-~>  mrrowly  testaceous  at  apex  anl  finely,  closely  punctate. 
Longer  spur  of  hind  tibiae  ueirly  as  long  as  the  basal  joint  of  tarsi 

Hab  —Colorado.     Carl  F.  Biker  Collection,  No.  2()i!l. 

Type,  No."  rii KM.  I'.  8.  N.  M. 

XITKLIOF'SIS    S;iiiml«'i-s. 

(2)  Niteliopsis  striatipes,  u.  sp. 

?. —Length  G.5  mm.  Head  anil  thorax  black,  finely,  do-ely. 
.-ribrately  punctate,  the  face,  temples,  prouotum  and  pleura  with 
a  silvery  pubescence;  abdomen  rufous;  legs  black,  the  tarsi  more  or 
less  rufous,  brownish  at  ba>e.  while  all  the  tibiae  have  a  white  stripe 
outwardly.  The  clypeiiB  is  strongly  produced  medially  and  again 
produced  medially  into  a  <|iiiilr.ite  production.  AVings  hyaline, 
broadly  fuscous  at  apical  margins:  the  second  submarginal  cell  rc- 
'•i-ives  both  recurrent  nervures;  while  the  <ubmedian  and  median 
cells  are  nearly  of  an  equal  length. 

llab    -California.     Cirl  F.  li  iker  ( 'ollc-cl  ion.  \«>.  iMT.')  . 

Type,  No   5:)fio.     U.  8.  N.  M. 

HAK'I'ACTrs  Jarine. 

(3)  Harpactus  howardi.  n.  >p. 

?.—  Length   f>.r>   mm.     Head  andthorix  hlack  :  ahdumeit  rufous, 
.-moot  h,  i  m  pun  'late;  inner  orl)its  from  base  of  clyp;-us  and  ntirrowe.l 
iliovc  to  beyond  t!  e  middle  of  face,  tin-  anterior  margin  ot  i  lie  cly- 
peus,  the  scape  heneath.  a  stripe  on  the  front  tibia-  anteriorly  and  a 
slight  line  on  middle  tibia-  ne  ir  I  he  base,  yellow  :   m  i  ml  i  hies.  r\,-rpi 
apex. black.     The  metatlmrix  !ia~  a  d  i-l  i  nrl   t  ria  uvular  area  at  1> 
which  is  smooth  except    some  liiieitions  at  extreme    ha-e.     \Ving> 
hyaline  the   stigma  ami  vein»  brown-bl.ick :  the  siibmedian  cell   i.- 


10  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January 

much  longer  than  the  median  ;  both  recurrent  nervures  join  the 
second  submargiual  cell,  the  first  at  the  middle,  the  second  before 
the  middle,  of  its  apical  half, 

Hab.—  Claremont.  Cal.  Collected  April  18,  18i)S.  by  Dr.  L.  (). 
Howard 

Type.  Xo.  5070,  U-  S.  X.  M  . 

(4)  Harpactus  cockerelli,  n  sp. 

.  —  Length  5  mm.  Head  and  thorax  black,  but  clothed  with  a 
short  whitish  or  silvery  pubescence,  and  giving  the  insect  a  very 
hoary  appearance;  inner  orbits  narrowly  anteriorly,  the  anterior 
margin  of  clypeus  the  palpi,  the  mandibles  basally,  the  antenna-  ex- 
cept the  scape,  pedicel  and  first  three  or  four  joints  of  flagellum 
above,  the  tegulae,  knees,  tibiae  at  base,  the  anterior  and  middle  tibia1 
in  front,  and  more  or  less  of  the  tarsi,  nouey-yellow  or  pale  ferrugin 
ous.  Wings  hyaline,  the  costa  and  stigma  brown  black,  the  inter- 
nal veins  paler:  I  he  venation  agrees  with  H.  hotrardi,  except  tint 
the  second  recurrent  nervure  joins  the  second  submarginal  cell  af  tltc 
niiildli  of  Us  apical  half.  Abdomen  rufous,  the  dorsal  segments 
rather  broadly  ma  giued  with  a  whitish  or  silvery  pubescence  at 
apex. 

Hab.—  Mesilla  Park,  X  M.  Collected  June  !),  18!>S.  by  Prof. 
T.  D  A.  Cockerel  I. 

Type.  Xo.  5071,  TJ   S.  X.  M. 


NOTES  OF  MISSOURI  SPHINGIDAE. 

BvE.  E.  ROWLEY,  LOUISIANA.  Mo. 

Of  the  genus  Philampelus,  «chn»on  is  our  commonest  spe- 
cies. and  may  be  said  to  be  faiiiy  plentiful  most  years.  The 
larva  is  much  like  that  of  jHttidoruN,  but  may  be  known  by  the 
oblong  instead  of  round,  lateral  yellow  spots.  Both  want  the 
caudal  horn  at  maturity  and  are  remarkable  for  their  short, 
thick  appearance  at  rest,  the  head  being  withdrawn  into  the 
swollen  thoracic  segments.  Both  feed  on  grape  and  woodbine. 

Of  live  larva1  of  m-lu'moit  taken  September  ;>0,  1S!>7,  two  had 
a  light  pea-green  ground  color  ;  two.  smoky,  yellowish  brown 
and  one  ;:  deep  reddish  brown.  The  young  larva1  of  r/iiianijH'/ii* 
have  long,  slender  caudal  horns  that  curve  toward  the  head 
like  a  dog's  tail,  but  only  a  polished  wart  at  maturity.  Both 
species  mentioned  above  are  double  brooded  and  the  August 
imagoes  of  funnlornx  have  rosy  patches  on  the  hind  margins  of 
both  wings,  as  I  have  seen  in  Mr.  ().  ('.  I'oling's  collection. 
I  have  found  the  larva-  of  {Minium*  rare,  but  have  taken  more 
imagoes  at  light  than  achnnnn  .  Mr.  Poling  has  informed  me 


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that  he  obtained  during  the  past  summer  a  *••<><  nlly  iiuinl)er  of 
the  former  on  wild  jjrape. 

/'.  r/7/.v  is  unknown  to  me,  but  may  be  looked  for  in  southern 
Missouri. 

Although  a  number  of  weeds  are  ^iveu  as  the  food  plants  of 
Ih'ih'jtliiln  HiK-ald,  I  have  never  found  the  larva  on  anything 
but  purslane  ;  .have  taken  the  moth  at  flowers  at  mid-day  as 
well  as  at  dusk. 

/>.  r/nniiiinit'rii  is  probably  not  found  here,  though  its  food 
plants  are  abundant. 

The  larva  of  Huloicn*  ^/C/K-IHN  feeds  on  trumpet  creeper  and 
lilac,  but  I  have  not  found  it  common.  Have  taken  the  i 


at  li<iht.     Mr.  Poling    finds  some  noticeable  variation   in  the 
moths. 

I  captured  a  beautiful  apparently  fresh  ima.uo  of  l>il<>i>lm- 
iiota  <'!/<>  ou  the  railway  station  at  Mexico.  Mo..  October  10. 
IS',17.  It  had  the  appearance  of  a  home-bred  moth.  Could 
this  insect  have  flown  from  the  tropics  to  Missouri  without 
disturbing  the  scales  on  its  win^s  .' 

/>o/h(t  Iti/hriix  is  one  of  our  commonest  hawks.  The  larva 
feeds  on  paw-paw  and  the  speeiesis  probably  double-brooded. 
The  color  lines  that  shade  the  sph  initial  bauds  are  very  bright. 
especially  on  the  \ounti'  larva.  The  little  pupa  is  much  like 
that  of  the  <ienus  S/tltin.r,  and  larva  and  pupa  alike  closelx 
ally  this  hawk  to  jtlfln'iits. 

Two  specimens  of  S/i/ihi.f  crruiHiix  have  been  taken  at  (lowers 
by  Mr.  Poling,  but  we  have  searched  the  mints  in  vain  for  the 
larvae. 

Sphinx  gordius  is  &  rare  species  with  us.  1  have  not  taken 
the  larva,  but  Mr.  Sweet  has  a  record  of  several  found  feeding 
on  apple. 

X/thiii.r  r//r/'.s/.x,  as  well  as  N.  ilri</>ij'rritni  m  .  are  uncommon  in 
eastern  Missouri.  Mr.  Sweet  found  the  larva  of  the  former 
on  ash  and  the  latter  on  apple  and  plum. 

N.  /,-(i!nii(i   is  another   probable   member  of  our  Sj>liin.i   fauna. 


but  larva  ami  imago  alike  are  unknown  to  the  writer.     Search 
for  the  larva  on  ash  and  lilac. 

Of  the  Macrosilos,  Carolina  is  most  abundant.  I  have  found 
the  larva  feeding  on  tobacco,  tomato,  red  pepper.  Around 
cherry,  potato,  jimson  weed  and  matrimony  vine.  M.  cc/t'/is 


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is  less  common.     Have  found  the  larva  on  tomato  and  potato. 

I  have  neither  taken  the  larva  nor  imago  of  N.  riitf/ulata  in 
Missouri,  though  1  found  it  a  common  hawk  at   Fort  Smith, 

Ark. 

The  pupa  is  easily  distinguished  by  its  doubly-curved  tongue 

case,  so  unlike  that  of  cdcux  or  Carolina. 

Mr.  Otho  C.  Poling  has  taken  <'/>i</v!<it<(  at  Quincy,  Illinois, 
and  thinks  it  feeds  on  a  solnaceous  plant.  Search  for  the 
larva  on  convolvulus  plants  (sweet  potato,  bind-weed,  morn- 
ing glory,  etc). 

Out  of  twenty  lar\;r.  September,  1S97,  I  obtained  but  one 

pupa  of  J/.  Carolina.  Nineteen  of  ithem  were  parasitized.  T 
have  found  dark  brown  larva1  of  .17.  caro/itm  only  on  jimson. 

IhirciiuiHt  iiii(lii!oMt  is  common  about  ( 'urryville,  and  Mr. 
Poling  has  found  the  larva?  plentiful  at  Quincy. 

I  have  found  the  larva1  on  ash  in  August.     There  is  much 

variation  of  color  in  the  caterpillars.  The  moth  looks  not  un- 
like ('ci'iitoniid  (nni/n1oi\  but  some  large  males  have  a  faint 
grayish  green  tinge  that  gives  a  handsome  appearance  to  the 
fly.  The  larva- of  Ceratomia  amyntor  are  quite  common  some 
years.  Unlike  the  larv;e  of  other  hawks,  the\  have  four 
fleshy  horns  behind  the  head.  The  whole  larva  has  a  rough, 
granular  appearance,  in  perfect  harmony  wit  li  the  harsh, 
toothed  foliage  on  which  it  feeds.  Mr.  Ealph  Sweet  took  quite 
half  a  hundred  larva-  of  <itiii/iif<» •.  one  September,  from  a  single 
elm  tree. 

Of  Tlii/rriix  (ihhotii  I  have  seen  but  one  larva  taken  on  grape. 

II  is  probably  common,  though  I  have  not  found  it  so.      .Mr. 
Poling  showed  me  a  number  of  pupa-  of  ithhotii  from  larva- 
taken  at  Quincy.      The  larva  of  Thi/rcii*  has  no  caudal   horn. 

JEllopos  titan  and  .luijt/iion  //r,s.sm-,  as  well  as  Lepisesia  flavo- 
faxciata,  may  be  sought  at  early  flowers,  as  serviceberry  and 
lilac.  They  fly  at  mid- clay  and  are  early  spring  species.  T 
have  seen  no  one  of  them  in  Missouri. 

ffciii<iriK  tcmtiN,  if  it  be  a  good  species,  is  probably  an  inhab- 
itant of  Missouri.  The  writer  has  Taken  a  mot  h  at  Mowers  in 
April  that  answers  to  the  description  of  t  his  hawk  .  //./////////* 
is  very  common.  I  have  taken  the  My  at  horsemint  Mowers 
in  Max  and  thistle  blooms  in  August.  The  larva  feeds  on 
buckberry,  snowberry  and  I'everwort .  II.  flii/xhc,  like  </ijjiii/*, 
hovers  o\  er  eai'ly  (lowers  and  thistle  blooms  in  the  hot  sun- 
shine in  August.  Both  dijjin /.s  and  Ilii/xhc  ai'e  double-brooded. 

The  larva  of  /////.s//r  is  common  on  black-haw  and  snow-ball, 
and  may  be  known  by  the  toothed  yellow  collar  behind  the 
head. 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  XK\VS  solicit  and  will  t  hank  I'M  \\\ 
items  of  news  likely  ID  in  It-rest  its  rentiers  from  any  source.  The  author's  name 
will  be  given  in  each  case,  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  ami  iiiMioin-aph- 
ers.] 

To  Contributors.—  All  contributions  will  he  considered  ami  passed  upon  ai 
our  earliest  convenience,  ami,  as  far  as  mny  lie.  will  be  pulilished  according  to 
date  of  reception.  KNTOMOI.HCICA  i.  XKWS  lias  re-iched  a  circulation,  hot  h  in 
mimhers  and  circumference,  as  to  make  il  necessary  to  pul  "copy"  into  the 
hands  of  the  printer  for  each  number  three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This 
should  be  remembered  in  sending  .special  or  important  matter  for  a  certain 
issue.  Twenty-five  "extras,"  without  channe  in  form,  will  be  uiven  free,  when 
they  are  wanted:  and  this  Should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.,  alonu  with  the  num- 
ber desired.  Tlie  reccipi  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged.  Kn. 

PHILADELPHIA,   P.V..  ,1  \\l    \  RY,   18D9. 

THE  NEWS  is  ten  years  old,  <>r.  rather,  is  entering  its  tenth 
year.  Since  Tin-:  XFAVS  entered  on  its  career  there  have  been 
many  changes.  Since  our  first  number,  of  sixteen  pages  ap- 
peared, Entomology  has  wonderfully  advanced;  more  persons 
are  interested;  it  is  largely  taught  in  our  schools  and  colleges; 
economic  Entomology  is  recogui/ed  as  a  valuable  study.  A 
number  of  our  valuable  workers  have  joined  the  silent  major- 
ity, but  let  us  hope  that  their  places  may  be  tilled  by  others 
just  as  enthusiastic,  industrious  and  able.  We  are  not  iiifre- 
(jiiently  confronted  with  the  criticism  that  the  subject  has  lo-.t 
its  poetry  and  the  delicate  touch  of  Nature  has  been  swept 
away,  and,  in  its  place,  there  is  left  a  dreary  list  of  scientific 
names,  whose  meaning  can  oul\  be  known  to  a  favored  fe\\  .  \\ith 
large"  scientific  libraries  at  their  elbow  \\"e  try  to  remedy  this 
in  Tin:  N  i:\vs,  but  receive  no  help  from  the  critics;  they  talk, 
but  do  not  act  .  We  admit  that  descript  ions  of  new  species  an- 
as dry  as  the  dust  under  an  infested  specimen;  but  we  owe 
more  to  the  systematic  worker  than  to  the  growler,  who  pro- 
claims from  the  housetops  what  should  lie.  but  has  never 
put  pen  to  paper.  One  good  friend  says  we  should  give  less 
space  to  "  duns  "  for  subscription  money  and  devote  t  he  space 
to  original  entomological  observations,  and  charge  two  dollars 
for  T  HI-:  Xi;\\s.  When  we  lie  awake  half  the  night  de\isiug 

means  to  get  the  one  dollar  due  us,  could  we  be  expected  to 
Stay  up  all  night  trying  to  get  two.'  Dollars  with  some  en- 
tomologists seem  to  be  as  scarce  as  the  males  of  I'r  >> 


14  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January 

Notes  and  News. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL    GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF   THE    GLOBE. 


THE  NEW  PEACH  MITE  IN  OHIO.—  Apropos  to  the  statement  of 
Prof.  W.  G.  Johnson,  in  the  December,  1898,  Dumber  of  ENTOMO- 
LOGICAL NEWS,  regarding'  the  occurrence  of  this  pest  in  Maryland, 
I  will  say  'that  in  August,  1898,  my  assistant,  Mr.  C.  vV.  Mally 
while  inspecting  two  nurseries  in  this  State,  found  the  injury  so 
characteristically  described  by  Prof.  Johnson,  but  w»s  not  able  at 
the  time  to  determine  the  nature  of  the  depredator,  and  for  want 
of  time  the  matter  was  not  followed  further.  In  one  very  extensive 
nursery  the  damage  was  quite  serious,  the  greater  portion  of  a  block 
of  upwards  of  500,000  young  peach  trees  showing  more  or  less  of  the 
effects  of  the  insect.  I  may  add  that  the  twoaft'ected  nurseries  were 
located  near  to  or  south  of  lat.  40  degrees  north.  —  F.  M.  WEBSTER. 

THE  new  synonymic  catalogue  of  North  American  butterflies. 
by  Dr.  Henry  Skinner,  is  now  ready.  See  advertisement  on  cover. 

OWING  to  the  fact  that  we  have  placed  THE  NEWS  with  another 
printing  establishment,  not  familiar  with  scientific  work,  it  is  un- 
avoidably late.  We  will  depend  on  our  printer  to  do  better  in  the 
future.  EDITORS. 


NOTES.  —  Having  occasion  to  overhaul  my  Mordel- 
brings  a  few  memoranda  that  may  be  of  interest.  From  Pres- 
cott,  Arizona.  I  have  examples  of  a  species  of  Penfaria,  which 
seems  undoubtedly  to  be  decolor  Cham]).,  as  described  in  "  Bio- 
logia,"'  vol.  iv.  pt.  2,  p.  '256 

A  specimen  from  Yera  Cruz,  which  seems  to  tit  the  description  of 
Pentaria  brericontis  Champ.,  1  cannot  distinguish  from  my  num- 
erous specimens  offt(*cn/<t  Lee  from  Colo.  a:id  N.  Mex.  ;  the  possi- 
bility of  such  identity  is  spoken  of  by  Mr.  Champion  (p.  254),  but 
my  one  specimen  does  not  enable  me  to  do  more  than  partially  con- 
firm this  suspicion.  A  fine  example  of  Tomoxia  hilaris  S:iy,  is 
among  my  (Vera  Cruz)  specimens. 

Mr.  Champion  gives  one  distinction  (p.  272)  between  M<>rd<>1l<i 
melcfna  Germ,  and  urifte/far/a  Fab.  which  is  not  mentioned  bv  Smith 
in  his  Mordellida-.  vol.  10,  Trans.  Am.  Ent  Soc..  p.  S2,  /.  <  -..  me- 
Icuna  "  differs  from  sciitcllarix  by  its  short  clavate  antenna-."  I  find 
it  much  the  easiest  character  for  separating  species.  MordcUa  xcr- 
/v//,  Say,  seems  rather  a  northern  species—  I  have  one  pair  from  Sal- 
isbury, Vt.,  another  pair  from  the  subalpiut  region  of  Ml.  Wash- 
ington, N.  II.,  and  one  specimen  from  Brookline,  Mass. 

Among  the  material  sent  me  by  Mr,  Wickham  from  Mrownsville, 

Texa<  (-JS<M.  is  a  single  specimen  of  an  interesting'  new  species  of 

Min'ilc/ld.  which  seems  to  come  near  fc//i>i/>fs  Champ.;  also  (298) 

one  example  of  a  minute  new  species  of  M<>r<l<  llixtctnt  near 

i  if  Champ.  —  F.KKD.  C.  Bowurn  n. 


1S5HI]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  l."> 

Entomological    Literature, 


COMPILED  BY  I'.  1'.  CALVERT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended- to  note  such  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emvof  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  tin 
Americas  i. North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  he  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryologj 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species. will  In-  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  n  KA\  v-i  ACKD  TVI-K  refer  to  the  .journals,  as  niim- 
iiei-ed  in  the  following  li^t,  in  which  the  papers  are  published ;  *  denotes  thai  the 
paper  in  question  contains  <lescri]itions  ol'  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  lamjna^es  are  translated  into  English;  usually  sucli 
article-  are  written  in  the  same  la  niiuauv'  as  the  title  of  the  journal  coin  :<i  n  - 
ing  them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  lan^uatjes  than  English,  French, 
<  ierman  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  parentlic  is. 

5.  Psyche,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Dec. ,'98. —7.  U.S. Department  of  Ag- 
riculture, Division  of  Entomology,  Washington:  Bulletin  17,  new 
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Oct.. 'OS. —19.  florae  Societatis  Entomologiese  Rossiea-,  St  Peters- 
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t'nitetl  States  National  Museum.  Washington. '98.— 56.  Mittheilun- 
o-eu.  schweizerischen  entomologist-hen  Gesellschaft.  x.  4.  S'-liatl'- 

~  *— 

hausen,  Oct., '98.— 58.  Revista   Chilenti  de    Historia    Natural, ii,  9. 

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Biological    suggestions:    Assimilative    colouration,    ii,    Zoologi>t. 
London.  Nov.. 'MS.— D  o  ra  n  ,    E.     W.     Vernacular   names  of    in 
SIMMS,  7.— lie  y  in  o  us.     R.       [Notice   of]   Packard's   Text  Book  of 
Entomology.   Zoologisches  Caentrlblatt,  Leipzig.   Nov.    17.   'os.— 
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in  Kuro|»a  und  im  arktisdien  Gebiet  geraachten  blutenbiologischen 
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of  svoiuhry   times1,  so   p]s.     Archives  du   Musce   Teyler  (2)  vi,  2. 
Haarlem,  'os.— i;  a  n  e,    F.   W.     Notes  on  the  fertilization  of  musk- 
melons  by  insects.  7. 

Economic  Entomology.— A  n  o  n  .  Flies  and  typhoid  fever  [  in  Amer- 
ican ramp-  in  Cuba],  87.  Nov.  10.— A  no  n  .  A  new  tobicco  juice 
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'08.  — B  1  a  n  d  f  o  rd  .  N\' .  F.  II.  Xi/.'rfturiix  ///</y///ry//.v.  tigs., 

(iardener's  Chronicle.  London,  Nov.  26,  *98,—Br  i  tto  n,  W.  !•: . 
The  San  .Jose  scale  in  Connecticut.  7.  — C  bitten  d  en.  1'  II  . 
Insect  injury  to  millet,  7.—  C  o  o  1  e  y  .  If.  A.  Notes  on  M.IIM- 
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the  insects  of  the  year  in  the  State  of  New  York,  7.  —  F  e  r  n  a  1  d  . 
C.    H.      The  brown-tail   moth   (Eup)'octis  <-liri/x»rrli(i'(i .  L),  7.— 
F  o  r  b  u  s  h  ,    E  .     H  .     Recent  work  of  the  Gipsy-moth  Commis- 
sion, 7.  —  (4  r  a  s  s  i ,    B.     Malaria   propagated  by  means  of  special 
insects,  Atti   d.  Reale   Accademia  dei   Liucei.  Rome,  Nov.  (i, '98 - 
Hopkins,     A  .     D.      Some  notes  on  observations  in  "West  Vir- 
ginia, 7.— H  o  w  a  r  d  .    L  .    O,      Two  beneficial  insects  introduced 
from  Europe,  figs  .7;  Notes  on  house  flies  and  mosquitoes,  7;   Ptil- 
>• ///if rin  (ic<ji-fco!(i(  W.  &  R  )  and  P.  innumerabilis,  Rathv. ,  tigs..  7. 
— J  o  h  u  s  o  n  ,  W .    G  •     Hydrocyanic  acid  gas  as  a  remedy  for  the 
San  Jose  scale  and  other  insects,  7;  Notes  from   Maryland  on  the 
principal  injurious  insects  of  the  year,  7.  — K  a  n  t  h  a  c  k,    A  .    A    , 
D  u  r  h  a  m  ,  H  .  E  ,  and    B  1  a  n  d  f  o  r  d,    W  .    F  .  II  .      On     na- 
gana  or   tsetse  fly  disease.      Report  made  to   the  Tsetse  fly  Com- 
mittee of    the    Royal    Society,  of   observations    and     experiments 
carried  out    from    November,  1896,  to   August,  1898.     Proceedings. 
Royal    Society.  Ixiv,  404,  London,  Nov    19,  '98.-  K  e  u  y  o  n,    F, 
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ord, x.  3,  '98.  7.  — M  a  r  1  a  t  t ,    C  .      Proceedings   of   the  tenth  an- 
nual   meeting  of    the   Association    of    Economic    Entomologists. 
Aug   19  and  20,1898,7:    Notes  on    insecticides,  7.  — (3s  b  or  u  ,    H. 
The  duty  of  Economic  Entomology,  7.~ Q  u  a  i  n  ta  n  c  e  .    A  .    L  . 
A    preliminary   report   upon    the    insect    enemies  of    tobacco    in 
Florid-i,   figs.,   Bulletin   48.  Florida    Agric.    Experiment    Station. 
Delaud,  Fla.,  Oct.,  '98.— S  c  h  .    S.     The tsetse-tiy.  Insekten  Borse. 
Leipsic,  Nov.  24, '98:    A   new   means   against   phylloxera,   Natur 
wissenschaflliche  Wochenaehrift,  Berlin,  Nov.  27.  '!»s.— S  m  i  th  .   J  . 
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Jersey,  7.— W  e  b  s  t  e  r ,    F  .    M  .      The  Chinch   Bug:  its  probable 
origin  and  diffusion,  its  habits  and  development,  natural  checks  and 
remedial  and  preventive  measures,  with  mention  of  the  habits  of  an 
allied    European  species,  figs.     Bulletin  No.  15,  new  series, '98,  7  - 
Webster,    F  .    M  ..    and    M  a  1  1  y ,    C  .    W .      Insects    of     the 
year  in  Ohio, 7.  —  VY  e  °  d  ,    C.    M.    The  feeding  habits  of  the  chip- 
ping sparrow,  figs.     Bulletin   55,  New    Hampshire  College  Agric. 
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pillars, 7.— W  e  e  d  ,    C.    M  ..     and    Fiske.    W.    F.     Note*    on 
prnce  bark-beetles,  7. 

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canal  in  some  Arachnids.  98,  '9S,  1,  Jan  —  S  c  h  u  1  t  /  .  E  .  On  re- 
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Myriopoda.  C  o  o  k  ,  O.  F.  American  oniscitid  Diplopoda  of 
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Orthootera.  Burr,  M.  Aquatic  Orthoptera,  Entomologists' 
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( 'olorado.  5.  —  Hunter,  S.  J  .  [and  H  ouj.li,  G  .  d  e  X.] 
Pai'asiti,-  influences  on  Mel(tiio/>hix,  tig-s.  Kansas  University 
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Neuroptera.— K  o  \\  a  u  t .  R.  Odonata  of  Hungary,  3  pis,.  Kir- 
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[In  Magyar.] . 

Hemiptera. -A  I  w  o  o  d  ,  W.  B.  Notes  on  the  life-liistory  of 
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in  NVien.  xlviii.  s.  Xov.  17.  '!)8  — T  s  c  h  i  t  s  c  b  c  r  i  n  e  .  T. 
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Latin),  49.— Selvvyn,  P.  H.  Honey  bees  acclimatised,  Ot- 
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"TiiE  BUTTERFLY  BOOK.     APopnlnr  Guide  to  a  Knowledge  of  the 
Butterflies  ot  North  America.     By  W.  J.  HOLLAND.  Ph   D  .  D  1  >.. 
LL.D.     With  48  plates  in  color  photography     New  York.     Double- 
day  &  McCIure  Co."    This  is  a  large  octavo  of  400  pa»es.  nnd  con- 
tains chapters  on   the  Life-History  aud  Anatomy  of  Butterflies: 
the  Capture,  Preparation  and  Preservat  ion  of  Specimens  :  the  ( 'lassi 
tication  of  Butterflies;  Books  about    North  American   Hut  Icrllic- 
Through  the  work  are  interesting1  essays  under  the  title  of   Digres- 
sions   aud   Quotations.     The   plates    represent    the  highest    type  of 
what  is  known  as  the  three-color  process  and  are  successful  to  a   re- 


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raarkable  degree.  Where  they  are  not  quite  satisfactory  it  is  owing 
to  the  fact  that  the  forms  figure:!  are  so  closely  related  as  to  make 
any  process  insufficient.    The  majority  of  the  tisnires  leive  nothing 
to  be  desired,  as  they  are  close  to  perfection.   The  work  is  excellent  ly 
done,  and  the  author  is  to  be  sincerely  congratulated.     This  book 
will  do  more  to  stimulate  an  interest  in  these  insects  than  anything 
heretofore  printed.     The  works  of  the  past  that  were  of  any  value 
had  a   prohibitive   price,  but   on   looking   over  this  work  one  is 
amazed  at  what  i-;  given  for  sucli  a  comparatively  small  money  out- 
lay.    The  young  and  the  old  can  find  any  amount  of  interest  in  such 
a  book,  and  \ve  can  heartily  recommend  it  to  all  lovers  of  the  beau- 
tiful in  Nature.    It  is  intended  as  a  popular  work,  but  still  has  a 
scientific  interest,  as  many  types  are  accurately  figured,  and  it  will 
not  be  out  of  place  in  any  scientific  library.     We  can  hardly  say  too 
much  in  its  praise,  and  can  find  but  few  faults,  and  in  a  work  of  its 
magnitude  it  is  surprising  there  are  not  more  that  might  be  criti- 
cised.   On  page  80  the  caterpillar  is  spoken  of  as  emerging  from  the 
chrysalis  —  a  typographical  error  of  small  moment.     The  locality  of 
Arr/i/ini/x  /i//>po/</fft  is  not  given.     Figures  14  and  15,  on  plate  -!<;. 
represent  as  male  and  female  two  widely  different  species.     Figure 
39,  on  plate  47,  is   not   t>ocfr/tt>nf(is.  but  the  normal  female  of  Prim. 
Zdbiilon.     Ptate  47,  fig  40  i<  not  hrHtus  but  /ilii/ln'itx.     Plate  48,  fig. 
15  is  not    TlmiHinx  hm-nHns  ^  but  the   9  of   a  different  species. 
We   think  as  a,  book   for   the  tyro  the  time  of  seasonal  appear- 
ance   of    the  species   should   have    been    given.     The    author    has 
slighted  his  descriptions  on  account  of  the  perfection  of  the  plates. 
but  where  sexes  differ  and  under  sides  are  not  shown  more  descrip- 
tive matter  would  have  been  an  advantage.     If  the  specimens  had 
been  properly  and  symmetrically  expanded,  they  would  have  looked 
much  better  to  the  eyeof  the  lepidopterist.   Our  space  is  too  limited 
to  say  more  of  this  be  intiful  book.     We  hope  it  will  tim!  a  place  in 
every  library.  II.  s. 

THE    Hl-TTKKI    I.I  K-. 

Afli'i   Coftpei'.      •    Pom  la  Coinoinir  ' 
At  sixteen  years  she  kne\\   no  care  : 

I  low  eoiild  she,  sweet  and  pure  as  li^ht  ? 
And  there  pursued  her  every  where 

Kuttertlies  all  white. 

A  lover  looked.     She  dropped  her  exes. 

That  plowed  like  pansies  wet  with  dew. 
And  lo  !  I  here  eanie  lYoin  out   the  skies 

Itllttertlies  all  Mile. 

lie  fore  she  guessed,  her  heart   was  ^one  ; 

The  tale  of  lo\  e  was  swift  ly  told. 
And  all  about   her  wheeled  and  shone 

Uultertlies  of  i;old. 

Then  he  forsook  her  one  sad  morn. 

She  wept  and  sol.bed.  "  (  I.  love,  come  hiick." 
There  only  eame  to  her  forlorn 

Hllttertliesall  lilaek.  .loH.v    DAVISON. 


20  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January 

DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

At  the  November  meeting  of  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social, 
held  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  H.  W.  Wenzel,  1523  South  13th 
street,  eleven  members  were  present.  On  behalf  of  Mr.  Lau- 
rent, Mr.  Wenzel  exhibited  a  collection  of  Lepidoptera  made  by 
himself  and  Mr.  E.  Weuzel  at  North  Mountain,  Pa.,  in  July, 
calling-  particular  attention  to  En<h-oj>iu  xcrrata,  which  had 
been  taken  abundantly;  also  to  I'/UHHI  <r/vwVr.v  and  P.u-aureum, 
which  were  probably  not  before  recorded  from  Pennsylvania. 
Among  the  unidentified  material  Dr.  Skinner  called  attention 
to  a  specimen  of  the  rare  Plusia  formosa. 

Mr.  H.  Weuzel  reported  the  capture  of  Cufmonid  li«loriri«na 
and  other  interesting  species  of  Coleoptera,  in  New  Jersey,  on 
October  12th.  The  same  speaker  referred  to  the  forthcoming 
new  edition  of  Smith's  Catalogue  of  the  Insects  of  New  Jersey, 
and  to  the  diversity  of  opinion  of  authorities  as  to  the  abun- 
dance or  rarity  of  certain  species  in  the  old  work,  and  suggested 
the  advisability  of  having  more  consistent  data  in  the  new 
work.  Discussed  bv  Messrs.  Johnson,  Bland,  Fox,  H.  Weuzel 

«/ 

and  Castle.  Mr.  Johnson  spoke  of  the  extension  of  the  Caro- 
linian fauna  into  New  Jersey.  He  had  collected  ninety-seven 
species  of  Syrphids:  in  that  State,  of  which  only  ten  were 
Southern  species;  of  the  Tachiuida?  ninety-six  species,  of  which 
twenty-seven  may  be  said  to  lie  Southern.  Five  out  of  forty- 
eight  species  of  Tabanida-  had  not  been  recorded  from  so  far 
north,  while  out  of  thirty-four  species  of  Bombylidee  only  six 
are  Southern.  He  did  not  think  the  Diptera  formed  as  good  a 
basis  for  indicating  faunal  limits  as  did  the  ( Weoptera  or  some 
of  the  other  orders  of  insects.  Mr.  H.  Wenzel  exhibited  a 
species  of  /,/.*•//*,  from  Anglesea,  N.  J.,  taken  in  August,  which 
he  had  only  before  known  from  Louisiana.  The  absence  of 
Maniix  <-<n-<>tin<i  from  the  fauna  of  Southern  New  Jersey  was 
commented  on  by  Mr.  Seiss.  Dr.  Castle  stated  he  had  re- 
ceived specimens  of  the  Monti*  from  Chester  county,  l*a. 

WM.  J.  Fox.  Secretary. 

A  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  was  held  November  17th,  Mr.  C.  S.  Welles. 
Director,  presiding.  Dr.  Calvert  stated  that  he  had  recently 
mounted  some  specimens  of  the  San  Jose  scale  (  .lt<ifiiliotnx  JUT- 


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),  and  presented  them  for  exaiiiinat  ion.  He  said  the 
specimens  fairly  represented  the  figures  in  the  current  literature 
<ni  the  subject.  The  specimens  had  been  boiled  in  a  solution 
of  caustic  potash,  which  had  removed  all  but  the  chitin. 
Twigs  of  apple,  showing  the  scale  in  position,  \\ere  also  shown, 
as  well  as  those  of  Chionaspis  furfur  us.  Dr.  Skinner  exhibited 
a  living  specimen  of  lidixitni  fm«-<t.  and  also  two  species  of 
En'hio  from  Northern  Alaska.  The  latter  were  in  poor  condi- 
tion and  looked  much  alike,  but,  on  careful  examination, 
differences  were  marked,  the  species  being  E.  >-oxxii  and  E. 
var.  iiiiniriiiux.  The  former  seldom  has  but  two  ocelli  and  the 
latter  three  or  four.  Maud  mix  also  has  a  small  white  spot  on 
the  middle  of  the  edge  of  the  baud  which  crosses  the  centre 
of  the  under  side  of  the  inferiors.  Mr.  Liebeck  exhibited  an 
interesting  conglomerate  cocoon  of  C(ri1o»<inii«  ci/nt/iia.  Three 
well-made  cocoons  were  enclosed  in  a  bag  of  silk,  the  whole 
1<  >okiug  like  one  large  pear-shaped  cocoon.  Dr.  Skinner  exhib- 
ited his  new  Synonymic  Catalogue  of  American  Rhopolocera. 
The  body  of  the  catalogue,  exclusive  of  the  index,  bibliography, 
list  of  authors,  etc.,  consists  of  ninety-nine  pages.  There  are 
•  »45  species  listed,  and  each  reference  is  a  separate  line,  thus 
greatly  helping  the  eye.  Where  a  species  is  found  outside  of 
our  faunal  limit  the  distribution  is  given.  A  few  species 
listed  as  valid  in  former  lists  have  been  placed  in  the  synon- 
ymy, but  only  in  cases  where  it  seemed  well  warranted.  It  is 
hoped  the  catalogue  may  prove  useful. 

Mr.  Lancaster  Thomas  exhibited  a  female  specimen  of  (jr«i> 
to  connmi,  captured  at  Cranberry,  X.  C.,  which  was  very  dark 
on  the  under  side.  He  had  taken  two  specimens,  one  no\\ 
being  in  the  collection  of  Dr.  Skinner.  He  also  mentioned 
seeing  ('(t/lidri/dx  ctilmlc  Hying  in  one  direct  ion,  a  specimen 
passing  every  five  or  ten  minutes.  He  also  saw  .hnnnini  <•<,  ,/iii. 
living  South,  in  the  same  way.  in  pairs.  In  both  cases  the 
butterflies  were  going  against  the  wind.  .Mr.  Johnson  said  he 
had  seen  /'/Vr/.s-  iiioiutxtr  in  immense  numbers  at  St.  Augustine. 
Fla.,  going  Xorth,  for  three  days.  Same  speaker  had  seen 
Agraulis  vanilloe,  going  South,  in  Florida,  in  September,  when 
the  passion-vine,  their  food  plant,  further  North,  was  wither 
ing,  but  in  Florida  was  still  fresh. 

HKXKY  SKINNKU,  M.  I).,  Recorder. 


22  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January 

A  regular  meeting  was  held  by  the  Newark  Entomological 
Society  at  Turn  Hall,  Sunday,  December  llth,  at  4  p.  rn., 
with  President  Scleckser  in  the  chair  and  the  following  mem- 
bers present  :  Messrs.  Augiemau,  Kircher,  Broadwell,  Seille, 
Herpers,  Bischoff,  Kemp,  Bunso\\ ,  Weidt,  Buchholz  and 
Prof.  John  B.  Smith. 

The  genus  Datan-a  was  selected  for  study  and  identification 
for  the  following  meeting. 

Mr.  Kemp  gave  a  list  of  captures  made  in  one  locality,  at 
Clementon,  N".  J.,  for  three  successive  seasons,  as  follows  : 
May  10,  189(>,  Pamjthihi  metea  $  was  abundant;  9  not  so 
plentiful.  Specimens  were  fresh.  Syneda  graphica,  none  seen. 
Ei>in-(i)tthi#  ohfininirin,  none  seen.  May  9,  1897,  I\  wclra  ^ 
abundant;  v  more  scarce  than  the  preceding  year.  ft.  f/i-(ij>h- 
ica  very  abundant ;  mostly  in  fresh  condition.  E.  obfirnwri«, 
none  seen.  May  10,  1898,  P.  metea,  one  ^  taken  ;  ti.graphica, 
none  seen;  E.  obfinmtrin,  abundant  and  in  good  condition, 
but  difficult  to  capture  on  account  of  their  keeping  so  close  to 
the  underbrush. 

Mr.  Weidt  remarked  that  an  early  spring  one  season  and  a 
late  one  the  following  would  make  a  difference  of  two  or  three 
weeks  in  the  appearance  of  certain  broods  of  insects. 

Mr.  Kemp  mentioned  that  he  found  Cuirimlela  <-<nuu'nt<i.nt'« 
moderately  abundant  on  very  warm  days  all  through  Septem- 
ber, in  1897,  at  Atco,  N".  J. 

Mr.  Weidt  remarked  that  he  noticed  ants  preying  on  young 
larva  of  Rphin.r  liixcitioxtt,  and  he  added  that  he  seldom  found 
eggs  on  bushes  that  were  infested  with  ants. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  : 

President,  Edward  Bischoff. 

Vice  President,  S.  T.  Kemp. 

Treasurer,  Simon  Seib  (re-elected). 

Secretary,  A.  J.  Weidt  (re-elected). 

Librarian,  John  Augelmau  (re-elected). 

Mr.  Bischoff  and  Mr.  Weidt  volunteered  to  act   as  curators 
for  Coleoptera  and   Lepidoptera,  respectively,  for  the  follow 
ing  yea i1.  A.  J.  WEIDT,  Secretary. 


KNT   XKVVS,  Vol  10 


PI    II 


UiffiTcnt   forms  of  burrows  of  the  Cast.U-  lnuldiHK  Spider. 

a   occupied  iiy  I'uM  IM  i.rs  MAKGINATL'S.    Original. 

From  nature  by  the  author. 


ENTOMOLOGICflL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICflL  SECTION 


ACADK.MY  Hi'  NATURAL  si   [KM   Ks,   PII I  LA  I 'KLI'I  I  I  \. 


VOL.  X. 


FKIUM'ARY,  IS! Ml. 


Xo.  2. 


CONTENTS: 


Hancock— The  Cast  Le-building  Spider  23 
Kincaid  — The  I'svHiodida-  of  bhe 

Pacific  Coast  :n 

Baker — On  Two  Nr\v  ;-iid  <inc  I'iv- 

viously  Known  l-'li  ;i  -7 

Brunei1— A  New  ( 'mion-ph.' In- :!* 

Lovell— Physiological  Species  .\-.'i;i  :;;i 


Kditorial , . 

Notrs  and  News J- 

Kntoinolo<_:iral   Litrrat  lire   I" 

I  lohr-lS   of  Surirtir* -M 

Wa   i> .  -  a  n   Engineer fi- 

i 


THE  CASTLE-BUILDING  SPIDER, 

r,\    Di;.  J.  L.  IF  \\COCK. 
ffiixfrulinitN  /ii/  I/if  .litf/inr. 

The  sandy  wastes  bnrdcrinji-ilic  hnvcr  end  of  Lake  Michigan. 
in  Xorthern  Illinois.  ;;i-c  inluiliitrd  \>\  several  species  of  tube- 
constructing  spidei-s.  Though  ;iny  one  ot  the  forms  occurring 
here  would  re])a>  study,  lor  Hie  present  I  will  consider  a  spe- 
«-ie>  which,  from  the  peculiar  liahit  of  build  ing  a  little  castle  or 
nest  at  the  opening  to  the  lube,  makes  it  of  more  than  ordi 
nary  interest.  This  Lycosid  is  likely  to  be  taken  at  first  glance 
for  the  turret  spiders  L.  t/rrnico/n  or  L.  Inrrirn/d,  but  it  is 
quite  distinct  from  either  of  them.  The  spider  is  equally  c\ 
pert  whether  engaged  as  a  carpenter,  \\ea\er.  mason  or  digger, 
all  of  which  att  ribiiles  she  brings  1o  bear  some  1  ime  or  other 
in  making  her  completed  retreat.  The  female  shown  in  the 
illustration.  Fig.  1.  is  al\\a\s  found  in  the  burrows  when  du.u 
out  of  the  ground,  unless  some  mishap  has  overtaken  her. 

In  the  Fall  oflS!H>  I  found  my  wa\  into  an  uncultivated  lot 
where  weeds  in  profusion  had  unbounded  -.\\  -\\  .  cenchrus 
being  particular!;,  in  e\  idence.  Patches  of  high  grass, sedges 
and  ragweeds  made  I  he  open  lax  of  ground  a  paradise  of  run 
uiug spiders.  Here  it  \\asthe  castle- building  species  seemed 
perfectly  at  home,  shoxviug  its  \arie(l  accom])lishmeuts  to  best 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[February 


advantage.  The  artfully  hidden  castle  is  not  apparent  to  the 
uninitiated  while  walking-  over  the  ground,  as  it  is  commonly 
secreted  in  a  recess  of  overhanging  dried  grasses.  Frequent 
visits  to  several  localities  added  greatly  to  my  observations, 
and,  though  the  greater  number  were  made  in  the  late  fall,  at 
the  suggestion  of  Mr.  Kmertou,  some  time  was  spent  in  June, 
in  the  following  and  present  year,  in  anticipation  of  finding 
them  mating.  In  this  I  was  disappointed  and  all  efforts  to 
find  the  male  was  fruitless. 


FIG.  1.  (a i  The  Castle-building  Spider,  ventral  view,      (b)  Same, dorsal  surface. 
(c)  Female  epiginum.    Original  from  nature. 

One  of  the  castles  which  1  alluded  to  above,  the  first  of  my 
discoveries,  will  be  described  as  a  means  of  furnishing  a  gen- 
eral idea  of  the  kind  of  nest  made,  afterwards  recurring  to  the 
subject  of  castles  further  on.  when  considering  the  tubes 
throughout.  When  one  remembers  the  average  size  of  the 
adult  castle,  only  five-eights  of  an  inch  high,  and  a  little  over 
one-half  inch  in  diameter,  it  is  obvious  that  close  inspection  is 
quite  essential. 

This  castle  was  situated  beside  a  half-buried  piece  of  branch, 
a,  site  which  was  chosen  often.  Around  it  was  growing  little 
seedlings  and  lichens  which  grew  from  the  superficial  deposit 
of  vegetable  mould,  and  giving  to  the  surroundings  the  effect 
of  a  small  garden  colored  with  sienna  and  green.  The  nest 
proper  was  quite  round  ;  fragments  of  duckweed,  bark  and 
rootlets,  woven  together  with  silk,  went  to  make  up  nioest  of  the 
structure,  while  to  one  side  a  dried  leaf  of  ragweed  was  ;esthet- 
icallv  curved  around  and  attached,  leaving  other  bits  of  leaves 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    XEWS.  o;-, 

incorporated  into  its  margin.  Two  grass  leaves  were  brought 
down  iron i  a  plant  near  by  and  festooned  lo  two  sides,  the  I'm 
ishing  touch  being  a  dagger-pointed  bur  poised  on  the  margin. 
By  tlie  time  several  nests  were  examined  I  found  e\  idence  of 
the  most  whimsical  tastes  in  the  selection  of  material  for  nests, 
an  enumeration  of  which  is  here  given  : 

(ireen  and  dried  grass  leaves, dried  line  sedges,  spikes  and 
leaves  of  foxtail  grass,  fibrous  roots,  ragweed  leaves  curved  by 
drying,  cenchrus  or  burgrass  spikes  and  burs,  wing  of  beetle. 
\veatlier  beaten  white  paper,  piece  of  brown  st  ring,  twi^s  of  va 
rious  kinds  in  bits,  dark  bark,  seeds  of  weeds,  bird  excrement, 
sand  made  into  pellets,  small  stones  and  gravel  from  soil. 

Exploring  the  tubes  with  a  straw   was    not  without  reward, 
for  I  found  b\    feeling   the  way    down  carefully,  until    meeting 
resistance,  the  live  spider   when   touched  communicates  a  mo 
tion  to  the  straw  sticking  above  the  ground .     To  learn  more  of 
the  occupant    one    has  but    to  dig  a  hole   down   at    Hie  side  to 
avoid  injuring  the  castle,  then  making  an  undercut  below  ex- 
tending to   the  tube;  follow  it   down  to   the  bottom  where  the 
spider  rests  with  its  head  pointing  upwards.     The  Kail  of  the 
year  finds  various  si/ed   individuals  of  different  ages  prepar- 
ing to  pass  the  winter  in  burrows.     Sometimes  just  within  the 
castle  a  tine  screen   of  silk    is  woven  across   I  he  entrance  as  an 
obstruction  against  Hoods  or  the  possible  entering  of  hymenop 
terous   enemies,  which    is  again   torn  awa\    after  all    danger  is 
passed. 

The  young,  even  down  lo  the  smallest,  show  a  wonderful  in 
stinct  for  castle  building.     This  I    saw  depicted    in  tin- dainty 
character  of    many  of  their  works.      Activity    is  expressed  on 
every  side  at  thisperiod  of  the  year.     Lilt  leyellow  sand  pellets 
encircling  the   openings  told  plainly  lhat   I  he  spider's  year  is 
nearing  a  close.     They  had  a  forewarning  of  the  coming  win 
ter  and  sought  refuge  by  deepening  their  retreats  to  get  safel\ 
below  the  free/ing  line.     The  love  of  warmth    \\  as  exemplilied 
even  after  the  first   fall  of  MIO\\  .  for  1  he  a  p  pea  ranee  of  t  he  \\  a  rm 
sun's  rays  enticed  them  to  come  up  lo  get  a  last  glimpscof  the 
sun    from    the  top  of    the  caslle.      Krom    what    I     gleaned,  old 
spiders  live  in  their  burrows  for  more  than  a  season  and  often 
remodel  them  after  being  injured  by  storms.      The\    hold  great 
fondness  for  their  homes  and    1  rv  resolutel\  lo  slick  b\   them. 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[February 

going  out  long  enough  only  to  catch  insect  food .  Even  this  is 
seldom,  for  much  food  is  taken  in  at  the  very  1  hreshokl  of  the 

7  *•• 

castle.  Younger  specimens  re-dig  outgrown  burrows,  enlarg- 
ing them  as  occasion  requires.  It  was  interesting  to  observe 
neighborly  beetles  and  other  species  of  spiders,  not  to  be  out- 
done, with  one  accord  churn  up  the  soil  by  their  diggings. 


FIG.  '2.  A  oawtle  or  nest  of  tin-  <  ',:  >t  Ic-huildiiiy  spider.  u:>.tur;!l  .-i/r.  IVmn   n:iturc. 

liy  I  lie  author. 

When  the  vernal  spell  is  changed  by  lowering  temperature, 
quiet  creeps  upon  the  scene.  I'sually  the  spider's  lube  is 
constructed  vertically  in  the  ground  unless. as  is  shown  in  Un- 
reduced plate  illustration,  obstructions  cause  some  deviation. 
The  four  different  examples  here  shown  \\ereopened  from  tin- 
side,  being  careful  to  preserve  their  form.  A  silk  lining  is  put 
on  by  the  spider,  which  is  continuous  with  the  inside  of  the 


1890] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  07 


castle.      In  the  construction  of  th»-  tube  damp  eartli  facilitate* 
working  materially,  but  being  c<|ual  to  the  occasion  the  spider 
can  dig    a   tube  in  dry  sand,  requiring    extra  effort     and     a 
good  deal   of  ingenuity.     The  proce**   is  so  simple,  however. 
when  compared  with  the  complicated  mechanism  used   by  one 
contemplating-  sinking  such  a  shaft  on  a  large  scale  that  it  is 
worthy  of  special  note.     In  setting  out  to  make  the  tube  she 
proceeds   with   some  slight  variation   in   the    following   wa\  : 
Standing  on    tiptoe  the  spider  moves  her  abdomen    around 
almost  in  a  circle  between  her  legs,  touching  the  ground  here 
and  there  with  the  spinnerettes  at   the  end  of  the  l>ody.     The 
silk  pouring  out  catches  last  in  the  soil,  and    in  a  moment  an 
adherent    round   Mooring  of   altout    ten  millimeters  across    is 
formed.     Then  she  turns  about,  digging  up  the  little  silk  mat 
entangled  with   sand,  and  in  a  twinkling  has  made  it   into  a 
parcel,  which  is  laid  to  one  side.     Again  she  spins  out  silk  over 
the  same  spot  and  dexterously  lifts  up  the  mass,  lays  the  pel- 
let beside  the  preceding,  until  by  repetitions  she  has   tempo- 
rarily encircled  the  newly-made  pit  with  her  internal  diggings. 
At  times  she  stands  head  down  in  the  hole  and  pats  down 
the  new-formed  mouth  with  her  inverted  abdomen.     Within 
an  hour  she  is  down  the  depth  of  her  body  and  the  hole  exca- 
vated sufficiently  large  to  turn  around  in,  but  now  each  parcel 
after  being  made  is  snapped  from  her  mandibles  with  a  sudden 
motion  of  the  palpi  when  up  to  the  entrance.     As  she  pro- 
gresses the  tube  is  lined  \\ith  silk,  often  going  over  the  surface 
to  prevent  any  caving  in  of  the  earl  It.      Xow  we  lind    her  tak- 
ing a  well-earned  rest,  and   not    until   darkness  is   fully  estab- 
lished does  she  commence  her  castle.      In  vivarium    1  watched 
spiders    b\    artificial    light     under    conditions    quite    natural. 
Coming  out  of  her   tube  I  saw  her  grasp  a  prickly  sphere  of 
burgras.x.  and  taking  it    to  the  burrow  she  adjusted    it    to  the 
border  of  the  opening.      In  a  few  moments  *he  gathered   two 
more  of  the  burs,  one  at  a  time  placing  them  to  form  a  partial 
border;    the  intervening  Spaces  bel  \\een  them   \\ere  tilled  with 
sand  pellets,  which  she  made  and  brought  up  from  the  inside 
of  the  tube.     Taking  this  to  be  the  foundation  of  her  future 
castle,  I  took    the  opportunity  of  tr\ing  an   experiment,  that 
is,  of  furnishing  material.     The  ground,  quite  bare  near  her 
tube,  was  strewn  with  a  selection  of  short  pieces  of  bleached 


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grasses,  the  top  of  a  foxtail  grass,  which  I  liatl  seen  composing 
other  nests,  beside  some  weed  steins,  and  three  little  rolled 
pieces  of  red.  white  and  bine  paper.  The  spider,  which  had 
disappeared  for  a  time  below  the  surface,  now  came  to  the 
opening,  and  walking  over  to  one  of  the  grasses  she  picked  it 
up  and  carried  it  to  the  edge,  where,  letting  it  go,  she  turned 
around  within  the  tube  and  attached  it  at  the  middle  to  the 
entrance  with  multiple  st  rands  of  silk.  Another  grass  stem 
was  next  taken,  which  she  laid  crossing  the  tirst.  on  top  of  the 
half  buried,  burs.  Then  her  attention  was  drawn  lot  he  weed 
stems,  which  in  like  manner  were  disposed  of  and  imbedded 
in  silken  pellets.  In  their  turn  then  came  the  red  paper,  a 
straw  and  sand  bundle,  placing  them  with  the  same  scru- 
pulous neatness.  The  bit  <>f  white  paper  was  drawn  to  the 
side  and  fastened,  and  lastly  the  bine  paper  found  a  resting 
spot,  all  the  material  which  I  supplied  having  been  used  in 
embellishing  the  towering  castle,  which  was  now  nearly  an 
inch  in  height.  Referring  attain  to  the  plate  illustration,  o. 
shows  a  tube  which  penetrated  ten  inches  of  the  soil;  it  was 
finished  with  a  curious  castle,  having  as  an  ornamentation  on 
top  two  spikes  of  the  bristly  foxtail  grass.  The  interior  was 
slightly  enlarged  just  within.  A  slight  difference  is  shown  in 
the  tube/;,  the  Avork  of  a  larger  spider  with  somewhat  faded 
abdomen.  As  is  often  the  cast'  in  old  specimens,  she  had  not 
exercised  all  her  latent  talents,  fora  few  bits  of  twigs  and  a 
dilapidated  leaf  constituted  her  castle,  scarcely  raised  above 
the  ground.  Quite  a  contrast  is  presented  by  the  tuber,  made 
by  a  younger  individual.  Her  artistic  culture  was  more 
freely  displayed  in  an  excellently  built  castle,  which  I  have 
drawn  as  a  separate  illustration.  Fig.  1*.  Surprising  industry 
is  shown  in  the  length  of  the  tube,  nearly  two  feel.  As  if  for 
tilled  against  invasion  the  east  le  was  adorned  with  a  spike  of 
nine  prickly  heads  of  burgrass  ;  beside  t  he  side  of  t  he  passage 
was  also  placed  a  cluster  of  burs  almost  touching  t  he  cut  ranee. 
At  the  margin  a  small  twig  was  se!  on  transversely,  serving 
as  a  little  stepping  pillar  on  which  the  spider  chose  to  climb 
in  getting  in  and  out.  The  tube  <l  has  the  middle  slightly 
enlarged,  showing  the  ending1  of  what  was  formerly  the  Sum 
mei'  quarters,  while  no\\  it  is  continued  down  asa  Fall  or  Win- 
ter extension.  The  spider  found  in  I  he  bottom  of  this  cellar 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  Oft 

was  fully  grown,  measuring  nearly  three-quarters  of  an  inch 
in    length.     Several    eastles  are    sometimes    found    naturally 
grouped  near  together,  within  a  radius  of  twenty  feet  or  there- 
abouts, but  the  tube  last   mentioned  was  isolated   in  a  lonely 
h'eld.     The  castle  presented  no  special  interest  and  will  be 
passed  over  without  further  comment.     It  will  be  seen  that 
the   castle   builder,  unlike   the   known   turret  spiders,  rarely 
builds  the  nest  in  a  strictly  pentagonal  form,  as  has  been  fre- 
quently observed  ;  for  instance,  in  Lycosa  arenieola.     In  the 
gradation  between  the  young  and  older  spiders1  nests  there  is 
the  widest  diversity.     Young  specimens  not  infrequently  build 
a  perfect  little  tower,  almost  entirely  of  stones,  and  one  I  have 
in  mind  had  nine  such  particles  made  into  a  compact  edifice 
live  millimeters  high.     The  masonry  was  exquisitely  put  up, 
every  stone  bearing  out   true  proportions,  about  the  central 
opening  of  four  millimeters  diameter.     Silk  used  as  cement 
held  the  whole  together  securely. 

I  once  saw  a  reflection  of  sombre  forebodings  when  exposing 
an  immatu  re  spider's  tube  ;  the  light  fell  into  the  palatial  cellar 
only  to  find  it  changed  into  a  chamber  of  horrors,  for  instead 
of  the  spider  a  black  insect  like  a  nervous  villain  commenced 
jerking  her  wings  of  mourning  like  one  in  secret  hiding  bent 
on  some  treacherous  mission.  An  orange  spot  on  the  upper 
part  of  her  body,  together  with  other  markings,  told  the  spe- 
cies, Pompilus  marginal  us. 

Pompilux  is  figured  in  the  plate  illustration  a,  and  from  her 
position  the  inference  may  easily  be  imagined.  When  teased 
with  a  straw  so  her  patience  is  sorely  tried,  the  castle  builder 
will  stand  her  ground  in  self-defense  and  present  as  formid- 
able a  picture  as  can  be  supposed.  She  instantly  responds  to 
such  threats  with  open  jaws,  at  the  same  time  raising  up  the 
two  front  pairs  of  legs  high  in  the  air.  In  this  attitude  she 
favors  the  conspicuous  display  of  black  under  the  outer  three 
joints  of  the  extremities,  which  in  repose  is  not  shown. 

I  succeeded  in  keeping  specimens  alive  several  years  and 
discovered  quite  a  number  of  interesting  traits  during  this  ac- 
quaintance well  worth  the  care  bestowed  on  them.  Reserving 
the  technical  description  for  a  separate  article,  1  may  add 
finally  that  the  name  Lycosa  domifex  is  given  to  the  species. 
wherebv  it  may  be  known  hereafter  in  scientific  nomenclature. 


;;o  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

THE    PSYCHODIDAE    OF   THE    PACIFIC    COAST. 

BY  THHVOK  KIXCAID,  I'niversity  of  Washington. 
Through  the  kindness  of  the  KY\  .  A.  E.  Eaton,  the    British 
authority  on  the    Psychodidas  tlie  writer   has   been    made  ac- 
quainted with  the  classification  of  the  family  as  accepted   by 
European  students.      In  Europe  there  are   live  genera,  which 
are  tabulated  by  Halliday  in  the  following  inaniier: 
(a)  "With  two  simple  uervures  between  the  forked  vcin.- 

(b)  Proboscis  compressed,  with  maxilla3  ni-arly  as  lony . 
Wings  pointed  exactly  at  the  end  of  the  second  simple 
vein.  I'sticlnxlii. 

(  bb)  Proboscis  with  broaO.,  pointing  liplels      Maxilla3  ob- 

solete.    Labrum  shorter  than  the  labium. 
c     Wings  broad,  ovate,  with  an  upward  bellying  siuu>  in 

the  middle  in  the  male.  I'lunnikt. 

'\cc)  A\'i»'g-s  even  in  both  sexes.  l'< 'i-ii-onm . 

'.an  With  one  simple  uarmre  b3twec:i  (lit-  forked  vein> 

(b)  Hindermost  vein  not  much  shorter  than  the  rest.  An- 
tenna1, with  obcooical  joint?,  14-jointed. 

Trichomym. 
>  bh)  Hiuderiiid-t   vein  al)breviaicd.     Antenna1,  with  linear 

joints,  15-joiuted.  b'ycoi-f>.>-. 

To  these  five  genera,  a  sixth.  /V/V^o/i*;////*.  has  l)een  added. 
This  genus  seems  to  be  more  or  less  intermediate  between 
Halliday's  primary  divisions  of  the  family,  since  Mr.  Eaton 
states  that  it  has  two  simple  veins  between  the  forked  uer- 
vures, but  is  otherwise  more  closely  related  to  Si/cf>r<i.> -and 
Trychomyia. 

Mr.  Eaton  records  forty-one  species  of  PsyrimniP.K  tor  the 
British  Islands,  distributed  as  follows  :    ('!<»ni/i<i  i  1  sp.  )  ;    I^ri 
count  ('.\'l  sp.  i  :    I'.si/rlHHlit  ( (>  x|».  ,  :    'l'ric/i<>iin/i«  •  \    -p.  i  ;    Si/cdiii.i 
(1  Sp.. 

All  of  the  North  American  I'svciK  »l)t  i>-i:  so  far  described 
ha\c  been  placed  under  the  genus  I'si/i-hoila.  but  there  is  little 
doubt  that  part  of  these  will  be  referred  to  /Vr/Vo//m. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  the  present    paper  to  describe  a  number 
of  new  species  of  PsvciidDiD.i:  from  various  points  . .11  the  Pa 
cilic  coast  and  to  record  certain  notes  in  connection  with  species 
previously  described.      In  the  discrimination  of  I  lie  species  in 
the  group  very  little  use  has  apparently  been  made  of  the  ven- 
tral plate  of  the  female.     The  writer  belie\  es  thai  this  struc- 
ture is  of  great  importance  in  this  connection. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS  31 

Psychoda  oacifica  Kinciid.    Ent.  Xew>,  VIII.  6. 

This  species,  originally  described  from  Sei tile,  seems  to  ran^e 
along-  tbe  whole  Pacific  coast. -in<-e  rcpn-e;it -itives  have  been  ex- 
amined from  Alaska,  Oregon,  eastern  Washington  and  California, 
which,  although  varying  in  -ome  respects  from  the  type  speci- 
mens, seem  to  lie  specifically  tin-  same.  Tin-  Alaska  specimens  were 
secured  by  the  writer  during  the  summer  of  isjts  at  Sitka.  Unala-ka 
and  the  Pribilof  Islands  in  Bering  Sea.  The  variety  found  upon 
the  Pribi lot's  di tiers  considerably  trom  the  type  form.  They  are  ou 
the  average  much  smaller  than  the  la  Her:  the  antenna?,  are  14- 
jointed,  owing  to  the  absence  of  one  of  the  small  terminal  articles, 
and  the  inferior  appendages  of  the  male  ^enit'.ilia  are  much  more 
»trongly  curved  towards  the  tip.  The  Vnalaskan  and  Sitkau  ex- 
amples resemble  the  types  quite  closely,  about  the  only  difference 
being  that  the  wings  are  more  acutely  pointed  than  is  usual  in  the 
latter.  The  Oregon  specimens  were  taken  at  Corval Its,  Oregon, 
during  tlic  month  of  June,  1898,  while  the  California!)  example- 
were  included  in  a  collect  KM:  of  Psychodid;  -  >c:it  to  the  writer 
through  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  R.  lv  Sr,odirr:is>  from  the  Leland 
Stanford  Junior  University.  From  Pn>t'e--<,r  Charles  V.  Piper,  of 
the  Washington  Agricultural  College,  four  specimens  of  P.pa- 
cfftca  were  recently  obtained,  which  were  colic -led  at  Pullman. 
Washington,  the  specimens  being  dated  from  July  12  to  July  27, 
1898. 
Psychoda  oiympia  Kincaid.  Ent.  Xews,  VIII.  (:. 

This  isa  Pencomn.     The  posterior  bifurcation  is  much  nearerthe 
base  of  the  wing  than  is  the  anterior  one:  thcwinir  i-  ])oinicd  ex- 
actly at  the  tip  of  the  tirst  simple  vein. 
Psychoda  sigma,  n.  sp. 

?  Body  yellowish  white,  clothed  with  creaip- colored  hair;  wings 
ovate,  apex  obtusely  rounded,  more  than  t \vioe  as  long  as  broad, 
clothed  with  rrram-rolored  hair  upon  the  veins,  except  an  indis- 
tinct S-ximped  band  of  black  across  the  middle;  fringe  quite  dense 
and  Jong,  cream -colored,  except  t  wo  pa  \c\\c-  of  black  at  the  anterior 
and  posterior  tarminations  of  the  s-shapcd  dU;-al  band:  length  «.f 
wing '2.5  mil).  Legs  yellowish  white,  clothe. 1  wit  h  cn-im-colorc  1 
hair  and  scales.  Aiileniin-  longer  than  the  width  of  the  wing.  1  I 
jointed,  with  verticillatc  whorls  of  cream  colored  hair  upon  the 
nodes;  joints  1-2  small,  closely  united  ;  joint-  ;;-]:;  globular,  -epa- 
rated  by  slender  pedicles ;  joint  14  minute.  Ventral  plate  yellow- 
ish, very  narrow  at  ba^e,  broadening  toward^  the  apex,  which  i.- 
prodaced  in  two  divergent  lobe-:  o-.ipo-itor  yellow.  >hort.  almo-t 
straight. 

Sun  Her  than       ,  with  t  he  bl  irk  band  upon  the  wing-  le»rlearl\ 
evident.    (Jenitalia  conspicuous,  brown,  clothed  with  long  crcam- 
colored  hair.     Inferior  apiiendagc^  ::-jointcd :  joint    1   stout,  cyliu 
dvical  ;  joint  2  twice  as  long  as   1. -lender. -lighi  iy  swollen  ::t    l»a>c. 
curving  upw  inl-  :  joint  ::  very  slender,  cylindri  •  il  t-ipering  at  ape\. 


32  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

Superior  appendages  Dot  MS  long  a-  basal  joint  of  inferior  ;  ~2  jointed  : 
joint  1  slior* ;  joint  2  tapering  to  an  acute  point. 

Habitat:  Olympia,  Washington.     June  24toJul\   !.  ls<>7. 
Many  specimens    were    colleeted    on   a    wall    shaded    by  hop 
vines. 
Psycho  'a  schizura,  n  sp. 

+  Body  whitish,  clothed  with  griy  hair  on  the  thorax  and  silver}' 
white  on  the  abdomen.  Legs  whitish,  becoming  darker  basilh. 
clothed  with  white  hairs  and  scale?.  Wing  a  little  more  than  twice 
as  long  as  broad,  rather  acutely  pointed  at  the  apex  :  hair  upon  the 
veins  white  and  black,  distributed  in  alternate  patches,  so  a.s  to  give 
the  surface  of  the  wings  a  mottled  appearance  ;  well  marked  patches 
of  black  at  the  apices  of  the  veins  :  fringe  on  posterior  margin  gray  : 
length  of  wing  2.7  mm.  Antenna'  not  as  long  as  the  width  of  wing. 
15 jointed;  basal  joints  not  ranch  larger  than  succeeding  ones; 
joints  3  15  globular,  separated  by  slender  pedicles,  whih  are  about 
as  long  as  the  length  of  the  nodes,  each  joint  bearing  a  vertieillate 
tuft  of  white  hair.  Ventral  plate  V  shaped  ;  ovipositor  short. 

<$•  S.ualler  than  V-  Inferior  appendages  extremely  long,  3-jointcd  • 
joint  1  stout,  cylindrical ;  joint  2  almost  twice  as  long  as  1,  enlarged 
at  the  base  and  tapering  to  the  apex;  joints  minute,  clavate.  Su- 
perior appendages  as  long  as  first  joint  of  inferior,  two  jointed, 
tapering  to  an  acute  point. 

Habitat:    Seattle.  Wash..  August  l.S  to  September  !.  IStts. 
On  windows. 
Pericoma  tridactila,  n.  sp. 

¥  Body  light  brown,  densely  clothed  with  gray  hah-.  Wing- 
ovate,  one  and  one  half  times  as  long  as  broad,  apex  moderately 
acute,  clothed  over  the  whole  surface  with  gray  hair,  except  an 
irregular  baud  of  white  across  the  middle:  fringe  with  basal  third 
gray,  remainder  white,  as  long  as  the  width  of  three  cells:  length 
of  wing  2.5  ir.m.  Legs  light  brown,  clothed  with  gray  hair  and 
scales.  Atteuna?  as  long  as  the  width  of  the  wing,  li;- ointed.  with 
dense  whorls  of  gray  hair  upon  the  nodes;  joint  1-2  nol  larger  than 
succeeding  joints  ;  joints3  15  globular, separated  by  -lender  pedicle-. 
which  are  slightly  longer  than  the  leusrth  of  the  node*  :  joints  l-l-l i; 
minutely,  closely  apposed.  Ventral  plate  longer  than  br>>ad.  >idc- 
not  emarginate,  narrowing  strongly  to\\  ir,l>  the  apex,  whirh  is 
bilobate. 

rf  Geuitalia  conspicuous,  clothed  with  gray  hail's  Inferior  ap- 
pendages elongate,  2-jointeJ  ;  b  vsil  j  >intssh>;il,  cyliii.lric  il.  i'n-e  I  in 
the  median  line;  second  joint  as  long  as  first,  straight,  cylindrical, 
tapering  to  a  rounded  apex,  and  bearing  at  the  tip  thre:-  divergent, 
slender  clavate  processes,  which  are  almo-l  as  loni:  a>  the  s.-eond 
joint  itself  Superior  appendages  half  as  longa*  inferior,  2-jointed  : 
joint  1  cylindrical,  stout ;  joint  2  as  long  a-  first,  slender,  tapering 
to  an  acute  point. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  33 

Habitat  :   Seattle.    Washington.  March  1'i.to  June  !.">.   IS'.IS. 
raptured  on  a  basement  window. 

In  this  species  the  bifnreat  ions  of  1  he  veins  are  so  obscureh 
indicated  that  it  was  difficult  to    place  pMierieallv  :   the  ante 
rior  bil'nrcatioii  is  very  close  to  the  apex  of  the  \vin<;  and    the 
posterior  one  quite  close   to  the   base.     The    win^s  are   folded 
rool'-like  in  repose. 
Pericoma  sitchana,  n.  sp. 

Body  black,  clothed  with  <:T,IV  luiir.  Le^>  lilack,  clotlicd  with 
"ray  hair  and  scales.  W  in.u->  o\  'ate.  broadly  rounded  at  the  tip.  the 
tirst  simple  nervnre  terminating  just  before  the  a]>ex  :  bifurcation- 
c(|iiidistant  t'roin  the  l»use  of  the  wiiiir:  hair  upon  the  veins  mixed 
lilack  and -white,  the  black  beinjr  most  proiionuced  at  the  apice- 
of  the  veins  and  at  the  hifmvat  ions ;  lei-.irth  of  winir  -2.:>  mm.:  fringe 
irny.  with  a  patch  of  white  at  the  apex.  Antennas  one-half  as  long 
a*  the  width  of  the  wing.  ](i-joii;ted  :  joint  1  cylindrical  :  joint  •_' 
lav^c.  "'lobular:  joints  .VKi  globular, separated  l>>  vci-y  ,-hort  jtedi 
eels,  the  nodes  sparsely  clothed  with  <«ray  hair,  (ientalia  not  con- 
-picnous,  black,  clothed  with  »Tay  liair. 

Habitat  :     Sitka.  Alask;;.  July  1L'.  1S'.»7. 

Pericoma  triloba,  n.  >p. 

IJod\  brown,  densely  clothel  with  jrray  hair.  \Vin»^  hroadly 
ovate,  not  <|iiite  twice  as  lonj>-  as  broad,  ape  x  di-tinctiy  pointed,  es 
actlyat  end  of  tirst  simple  nervure.  clothe. 1  with  yray  hair  upon 
the  v..'in.>:  fringe  dark  i- ray  :  length  of  Avinii' :>  mm.:  posterior  bifur- 
cation much  nearer  the  h:i-e  of  the  win.ir  th.in  the  anterior  one. 
I. en-  In-own,  clothed  \\  ith  «:ray  hair  and  scales.  Antenna'  one-halt' 
a>  lony  as  the  widtli  ot  the  \\iiir.  not  much  longer  than  tin-  maxil- 
lary palpi:  17-iointed:  joint  I  moderately  lar.u'e:  joint  •Jexiremcly 
lar<i'e.  su!)«i'loliose  toward-  apex,  ch.thed  with  scattered  M'horN  of 
loiiji-  »i"iy  hair:  joint  17  minute.  Ventral  plate  hroad  at  ha>c 
rmar-i-inatc  laterally  ant'  termiiiatiii"'  in  three  di-tinct  lobes:  ovi- 
positor yellow,  -liirhtly  curve  1. 

(ientalia    incon-picuon.-.  \  cry    hairy.       h.ferior   appenda.iio   •_' 
jointed  :  joint  1  lai-.ii'e  and  stout:  joint  •_'  -hoi-t.  cylindrical,  curving 
towards  the  apex,  which  i-  hroadly  and  obliquely  truncate.     Supe- 
rior appendages  l-jointed.  <hort.  -traiyht.  taperiim'  from  the  ba-e  to 
an  acute  point. 

Habitat  :   Seattle.  Washington.      Numerous  s|)ecimens  \\ere 
secured  in  a  railroad   culvert    situated    on    the   campus  of    the 
university.  March   I '_'  to  ,1  line  1.   1S!>S. 
Pericoma  variegata.  n   >p. 

Body  bhi''k.  clothed  \\ilh  white  hair,  excepi  a  -mill  patch  of 
black  hair  near  the  ba.-e  ot  the  win^.  Le:>>  black,  clot  lied  with 
black  and  white  hair.  AVin^s  rather  acutely  rounded  at  the  tip. 
more  than  twice  a?  long  as  broad:  hair  upon  the  veins  deep  black. 


34  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

except  u pon  a  broad  transverse  band  near  the  base  and  au  outwardly 
curved  row  of  small  patches  just  beyond  the  middle,  which  are 
white;  fringe  both  on  anterior  and  posterior  margin,  with  alter- 
nate patches  of  white  and  black  hair;  length  of  wing  2.S  mm.  An- 
tennae black,  as-  long  as  the  width  of  the  wing,  17-joiuts;  joints  1-3 
.stout,  cylindrical,  densely  hairy;  joints  4-17  small,  fusiform,  thinly 
clothed  with  long  white  hair.  Ventral  plate  brown,  s'.iallowly 
emarginate  at  apex:  ovipositor  brown,  rather  long,  almost  straight. 

Habitat:  Seattle,  Wash.  Swept  from  bushes  May  8,  1898. 
Pericoma  bipunctata,  n  sp 

9  Body  brown,  clothed  with  white  bair.  Legs  brown,  clothed 
with  white  hair,  some  of  the  latter  being  long  Wings  broadly 
rounded  at  the  tip,  about  twice  as  long  as  broad,  clotheJ  upon  the 
veins  with  white  and  black  Iriir.  the  black  most  pronounced  at  the 
apices  of  the  veins  and  upon  the  bifurcations,  the  white  most  evi- 
dent near  the  base  and  towards  the  apex,  where  there  are  small,  ir- 
regular patches  of  this  color;  fringe  black,  except  a  spot  extending 
from  the  apex  of  the  third  longitudinal  vein  to  the  end  of  the 
seventh  and  a  small  patch  between  the  eighth  and  ninth  vein,  which 
are  white;  bifurcations  equidistant  from  the  bass  of  the  wing;  17- 
joiuted ;  joint  1  rather  large,  cylindrical ;  joint  2  broader  taanl. 
globular  ;  joints  3-17  fusiform,  clothed  with  scattered  wrhite  hairs; 
joints  3-4  bear  dorsally  a  row  of  strong  erect  black  setas.  Ventral 
plate  squarely  produced,  slightly  emarginate  at  apex. 

$  Gentalia  conspicuous,  black,  clothed  with  white  hair. 

Habitat:  Seattle,  Wash.  (U);  Santa  Cruz  Mountains,  Gal- 
(1J;  1?);    from   the    collection    of    Lelaucl  Stanford    Junior 
University. 
Pericoma  furcata,  n.  sp. 

9  Body  brown,  clothed  with  white  hair,  among  which  a  few 
black  hairs  are  scattered.  Wing  twice  as  long  a?  broad,  narrowly 
rounded  at  the  apex,  which  is  pointed  between  the  simple  veins; 
vieus  clothed  with  black  and  white  hairs  as  follows:  Two  curved 
rows  of  prominent  black  tufts  across  the  middle  of  the  wing,  be- 
tween which  the  hair  is  principally  white:  the  area  betv/een  tho 
outer  row  of  black  tufts  and  the  apex  of  the  wing  principally  with 
black  hair1  area  between  the  inner  row  of  black  tufts  and  base  of 
wing,  with  mixed  black  and  white  hair :  friuge  black,  with  white 
tufts  at  apices  of  all  the  veins;  bifurcations  equidistant  from  the 
base  of  the  wing:  length  of  wing  2.8  mm.  Auieun;r  a~  long  as  the 
width  of  the  wing,  16-jointed;  joints  1-2  >liirhtly  larger  than  the 
succeeding  ones;  joints  3-1G  swollen  at  base  and  be'iring  loo>e  tul't- 
of  black  hair.  Legs  with  alternate  annulations  of  black  and  white 
hair.  Ventral  plate  dilated  basal  ly,  a  ml  strongly  produced  in  the 
middle,  the  production  bilolie:!  and  angularly  emarginate  at  apex: 
ovipositor  moderately  long,  almost  straight . 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  ;{.-, 

Habitat:  Pullman,  Wash.     Collected  by  Mr.  R.  \V.  Doane. 
of  the  Washington  Agricultural  College, 

Pericoma  trunca'a,  n.  sp. 

9  Body  brown,  densely  clothed  with  mixed  white  and  dark- 
brown  hair.  Wings  ovate,  broadly  rounded  at  the  tip,  not  quite 
twice  as  long  as  broad ;  hair  upon  the  veins  principally  dark  brown, 
with  a  rather  large  patch  of  white  ueir  the  middle  of  the  wiug  and 
its  ape::  fringe  dirk  brown,  on  posterior  margin  as  long  as  the 
width  of  three  cells  and  with  small  patches  of  white  hair  alternating 
with  the  brown  in  It-  at  the  apices  of  the  veins;  bifurcations  of  the 
veins  equidistant  from  the  base  of  the  wing  ;  length  of  wiug  4  mm. 
Legs  brown,  clothed  with  brown  hair  and  scales,  interspersed  with 
a  few  longer  white  hairs.  Antennae  black,  not  quite  as  long  as  the 
widfh  of  the  wing,  17-joiuted ;  joint  1  rather  large,  cylindrical ; 
joint  -2  large,  globose ;  joints  3-1G  fusiform,  covered  with  scattered 
hairs;  joint  17  minute;  ventral  plate  longer  than  broad,  broadly 
truncate  at  the  apex  :  ovipositor  yellow,  long  and  slender,  strongly 
cur  veil. 

Habitat :  Palo  Alto,  Cal.     From  the  collection  of  the  Leland 
Stanford  Junior  University.     Collected  by  Mr.  E.  E.  Snod- 
grass. 
Sycorax  lanceolata,  n.  sp. 

Body  brown,  clothed  with  brown  hair,  which  appears  black  in 

some  lights.     Wings  extremely  narrow,  four  times  as  long  as  broad, 

apex  sharply  acuminate  and  pointed  exactly  at  the  tip  of  the  single 

simple  nervure;  anterior  and   posterior  bifuiv  it  ion-  di-taut  from 

the  l'i-e  of  the  wing,  respectively,  two-thirds  and  one-third  the 

wing's  length  ;  veins  unevenly  clothed  with   brown  Ir.iir,  similar  to 

that  upon  the  body  ;  fringe  very  he  ivy.  colored  similarly  to  the  hair 

upon  1  he  veins,  on   the  posterior  margin  somewhat  shorter :  length 

of  \\ing  -   nun.      Leg-  brown,  clothed  with  bro\\  n    hair,  except  on 

the  basil  joints  ol'  all  the  tarsi,  which   are  covered  with  white  hair 

Antenii      -hoi  I.  -tout,  about   three- fourths  as  loiiir  a-  the  width  of 

the  winn'.  15-jointed;  joint  1   cylindrical ;  joint   2  globose,  larger 

than  succeed  inn-   joint--  joint-  :'-15  linear  and  sparsely  clothed  with 

brown  hair.     Yentr.il   plate  elongate,  broad  at  the  base,  and   nar- 

vowe  I  towards  the  apex,  which  is  bilobed  and  linearly  emar^inate. 

Habitai:   Palo  Alto,  Cal.     August  3, 1898.     ( >ne  specimen  : 

S;;ii1a  Crux  Mnuulains.  August  !>,  IS'.).").  Three  spccininis  : 
colh-ctimi  :i|'  l  he  1, eland  Stanford  .Junior  l"ni\  ci^it  \  .  A  I  mot  a. 
\Y;;-h.  Ten  specimens,  collected  by  Mr.  H.  W .  Doane.  of  tlie 
\\'ashing1<)ii  Agricultural  College. 

This  inlen-sl  ing  species  belongs  lo  Ilallida\  '>  -x-cond  di\  ision 
of  the  Psychodida?,  containing  genera  with  a  single  simple 


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•nil-:   I'svciioDiD.i-:  <>K  TIU:   I-ACIKIC  COAST. 


ISD1IJ  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  ;{; 

vein  between  the  forked  nervures,  and  since  it  agrees  in  every 
essenli:il   generic  character  with  Sycorax  it  has  been  referred 

to  that  .uToup,  although  ;i  comparison  with  the  European  mate 
rial  max  necessitate  the  erection  of  a  ne\\  "'enns  for  its  reci-p 
tion. 

i:\IM.  A!  NATION  (»!••  I'l.ATK. 
1-11.    Ventral     plate  of    I'syeliodidie.      <  .1  .  ) 

l,     II.    SJ).       (2.)     J'rriro/nil    tri<l<tcli/l<t,    ll.sp.       (3.) 

<>!t/iiijti(i    Kinc.      (4.)    /'«i/<-//o</ii    jx/d/ifii     Kinc.      (.">.)    rx>/rliinln 
flrf/iiiis     Kinc.      i(J.)    /'crn'oiiiii     lri!o/><t,    n.    sp.      (7.)    r<rt<'<nn« 
rtiricf/d/n,   n.sp.       (S.)    I'n-iroiiHt   hifni  iiclohi  ,   ll.sp.        i  <).  )    I'rri 
/ir.in-d.  n.sp.       (10.)    I'n'lronnt  fntitcn/ti,  n.sp.        ill.) 
!«ticrn!<il<t.  n.sp.      Fij>'.  (  12.)   Win.ii'    of  tit/rord.r  /tnn-'n 
Inln.  denuded  of  hair  to  show  venation.    ('KVi  Ventral  plate  of 
I't'riroiiiii    1'iirciilti.  ]).  sp. 

—  o  — 

ON    TWO  NEW  AND  ONE  PREVIOUSLY    KNOWN  FLEA, 

BY  <1.  V.  B.\KI-:I{,  Auburn.  Ala. 

I'nlc.i-  /loiriinlii    Baker.      In   the  ^I'oup  wliieh    inelndes   tlli^ 
liea  and  faxr'uiliix  and  its  allies,  tlie  males  determine  the  s|»c 
eies.        1'or     this    reason     iricklninii     and     //iJ/rfri    are  not     \\cll 
founded.      'Fhey  were  separated    on    characters   whose   valin^ 
could  not    have  been  correctly  estimated  at    the  time.     The\ 
sliould  be  reduced  to  synonyms  of  lioin/rilii  . 
Pulex  irritans,   var    dugesii,  n.  var. 

Dr.  DUI^T-  In-  -ni!  MM-  a  tloa  taken  on  Spertnophihl-S  nnn-roarus 
at  (Ju  ma  .iialo.  Me\-..  n  h'n-li  agrees  very  closely  in  its  character* 
with  /'.  irritans,  Ini!  is  vi  nailer,  pal  ei  and!  he  le^-s  are  more  >  lender. 
I  n  1  hc-e  ji'irl  iciilar-  it  aiijiroaclie-  /inH/<li:s.  but  the  male  cla-per>  arc 
I  a  r»-e  and  half  oval,  and  the  mandibles  about  ct|iii!  the  torecdx.-e. 
Named  for  its  discoverer,  who  Ins  feen  diligently  investigating 
the  .Mr  \ii-:i  n  Si|>ln>irij>!rr,i  for  many  ye:ir>. 

Hystrichopsylla  americana.  n    -i). 


',;.•_:,  nun.  A  typical  Hystrichopsylla.  &\\o.  i-  lovely  iv- 
<>!>  I  !!!<;<•<  i,.<.  Color  dee]  i  che-l  i.ut  l.rown.  I  lead  not  an^n- 
l-itcil  in  Iron!  almve.  luit  evenly  roundi-l  troai  (M-ripiit  to  month. 
!  I  !•:!(!  ron  di  not  perpendicular,  as  in  <ibfn>ii<-c/>x.  I  nit.  ou  lowi-r  margin 
of  head,  and  consisting  of  ft.nrieci:  spb;e>  on  cai-h  -\(\c.  1'mnotal 

coml)  of  alniiit  iifly  >ma  1  1  .  -.lender,  t  'lose-set  teeth.  First  aluioinina  1 
segment  only  with  a  comb  of  about  forty  teeih.  Abdomen  \tr\ 
heavily  bristle.  I.  as  in  o/,//>.v/V<yw  Seventh  dor-  d  Moment  witli  ten 


3$  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

large,  very  long,  black  spines  on  posterior  border,  which  surpass 
apex  of  abdomen.  Bristles  on  joint  2  of  antennae  exceeding  joint  3 
in  length.  All  tibiae  heavily  armed  on  posterior  margins  with  very 
numerous,  long,  stout,  black  spines.  Tarsi  slender:  proportional 
lengths  of  tarsal  joints  as  iu  o/////.w'<v//.v.  The  posterior  apical  spines 
on  hind  tibiae  and  first  and  second  joints  of  hind  tarsi  are  in  each 
case  longer  than  the  succeeding  joint. 

Described  from  u  single  female  received  from  Prof.  F.  L. 
Harvey  and  taken  on  .Vt'otomi/x  at  Orono,  Me.  The  specimen 
may  not  be  quire  mature. 

I  have  seen  a  flea  from  lluplodon  of  remarkable  structure 
and  great  size,  which  may  ha\e  been  an  Hystrichopsylla,  The 
single  specimen  which  came  into  my  hands  \vas  destroyed  by 
an  accident  in  the  laboratory. 

The  occurrence  of  this  peculiar  genus  in  America  is  a  matter 
of  the  greatest  interest.  The  fact  of  its  coming  from  an  animal 
that  has  lived  beside  walks  trodden  by  our  entomologists  for 
many  years  shows  how  the  Siphonaptera  have  been  neglected, 
and  indicates  the  fertility  o I'  a  Held  easily  worked.  An  op- 
portunity for  a  piece  of  splendid  work  is  open  to  collectors  of 
mammals  and  those  interested  in  hunting.  Such  persons 
could  easily  do  more  than  any  others  towards  building  up  our 
knowledge  of  the  Siphonaptera  of  America,  and  that  b\ 
simply  saving  what  actually  passes  tli  rough  their  hands.  The 
only  apparatus  needed  is  small  vials  of  alcohol  and  tweezers. 
It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  all  species  should  be  col 
lected  in  !«)•</<'  series,  and  everything  must  be  carefully  labeled. 

— o— 

A  NEW  CONOCLPHALUS. 

I>y   LANVKKNCK  I>i;rM:i;. 

Conocephalus  aUanticus  n.  sp. 

Grass  green,  very  rarely   flecked    with   dusky    spots,  moderately 
slender,  with  rather  short  wings  and  long  ovipositor. 

Fastigium  oithe  vertex  short,  a  trifle  longer  than  bioad.  rounded 
in  front  and  furnished  below  with  a  blunt  tooth  at  base.  It  i,-  hor 
dered  above  at  sides  and  in  front  by  a  yellowish  line,  below  Avhicli 
it  is  more  or  less  heavily  marked  in  iron!  by  a  transverse  line  of 
black.  Prcnotum  usually  with  lateral  cnrin:;-  yellowish,  the  disk 
flattened,  quite  coarsely  punctate  and  granulate;  the  lateral  lol.<- 
with  anterior  and  posterior  angles  rounded.  Tegmiua  extending 
beyond  the  apex  of  the  hind  femora  from  one-fi ft h  to  one-third 
their  length,  their  tips  acuminateh  rounded.  Femora  of  front  and 
middle  legs  below  with  0-3  spines,  those  of  hidd  legs  with  spines 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  39 

on  both  sides.  Tibia;  of  all  more  or  less  infu-cnted.  Ovipositor 
rather  long  and  slender,  as  long  or  longer  than  the  body,  a  little 
curved  near  the  base.  Antenna-  rufous,  becoming  inl'iiscatnl  api- 
cal ly. 

Length    of  body,  male,  -21--21  mm.,  female,  iii-is  mm.:    of  fasli- 
gium,  male,  1.4mm..  female.  l.G  mm.:  of  prouotnin,  male.  1:1  mrn.. 
female,  G.7-7  mm.;  of  tegmina,  male.  :!;J  mm.,  female,  :>S-;;G  mm.;  of 
hind   femora,  male.  19   mm.,  female.  19-21    mm.:  of  oyipositoi,  :!-..") 
31  mm. 

HABITAT. — Xew  ,lerse\,  Philadelphia  neck,  Pa.  (,!.  B. 
Smith);  Maryland,  Virginia  (Bruner) ;  Virginia  (Pergaude). 

This  insect  approaches  the  C.yh«H<it<»-  Ifedtenbacher  in  the 
length  of  its  ovipositor  ami  wings,  but  differs  from  it  in  other 
respects.  It  is  too  small  for  ('.  iUxximHix  Sen.  and  has  to 
short  hind  legs  to  be  placed  with  C.  retustis  Sciidder.  while  C. 
obtusus  Buruieister  seems  to  beau  insect  with  a  much  shorter 
ovipositor.  Described  from  14  specimens. 

PHYSIOLOGICAL  SPECIES  AGAIN. 

JOHN  H.  LOVELL,  Walcloboro,  Maine. 

In  an  editorial  in  THK  X  i:\vs  for  November,  1S97,  the  editor 
tells  of  a  strange  tune  sung  (?)  l»v  a  Cicada  along  the  ,Jerse\ 
shore,  and  raises  the  query  :  "  Is  there  such  a  thing  as  ph\si 
ological  species  .'"  In  the  December  number  Pi'of.  ( 'ockerell 
expresses  his  belief  in  such  species  and  advises  naturalists  to 
be  mi  the  watch  for  them,  while  in  the  succeeding  issue  Mr. 
RobertsMii  asks  why  the  term  physiological  species  i^  used  and 
re<|uests  examples. 

Let  us  broaden  the  question  to  include  all  animal  and  plant 
life, and  ask:  a  Do  systemat  isls  eyer  constitute  species  on 
physiological  characters  alone.1'  Cliques)  ionably  they  do 
and  numerous  instances  can  readil\  be  gi\ en.  Pro!'.  Karlow. 
than  \vhom  we  can  have  no  betteraut  horit  y.  sa\s  in  his  recent 
article  on  "  The  Conception  ol'  Species":  ct  \\'e  cannot  fail  to 
not  ice  1  he  increasing  tendency  aniMiig  cr\  ploganiic  botanists  to 
give  more  and  more  weight  to  physiological  characters  in  lim- 
iting their  species."  ••(  >ne  who  takes  up  the  recent  deserip 
li\  e  works  on  I' redinacea-  is  surprised  to  see  the  number  of 
species  which  depend  on  physiological  characters."  "The 
tendency  to  split  up  species  on  physiological  grounds  become-- 
more and  more  marked."  "The  explanation  is  to  be  sought 
in  the  fact  that  descriptive  botany  in  certain  groups  of  plants 


;<)  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [February 

has  reached  a  point  where  the  ordinary  morphological  charac- 
ters no  longer  suffice  to  classify  what  we  know  or  wish  to  know 
about  the  plants  themseKes."  -i\Ve  also  feel  warranted  in 
believing  that  hereafter  physiological  characters  will  assume 
even  a  "'renter  importance  than  at  present  in  the  character!/ 
ation  of  species." 

Anyone  who  is  familiar  with  the  systematic  literature  of 
botany  knows  how  difficult  it  is  to  distinguish  species  even 
among  the  higher  forms  of  plants  on  morphological  grounds 
alone.  The  varieties  of  one  botanist  are  apt  to  become  the 
species  of  anot  her  :  while  both  species  and  genera  are  trans 
ferred  back  and  forth  in  a  most  astonishing  manner.  Dr. 
Gray  once  expressed  theopinion  that  not  more  than  one-third 
of  the  described  species  of  oak  were  valid,  and  in  one  of  his 
letters  writes  that  the  asters  threatened  to  reduce  him  to 
blank  despair.  A  well  known  authority  in  reviewing  a  recent 
work  on  grasses  declares  that  six  or  eight  good  and  valid  spe- 
cies have  been  compressed  into  a  single  polymorphous  one. 
The  fact  is  that  if  minute  differences  were  to  be  noted  ever\ 
plant  would  represent  a  species.  Something  like  this  seems 
really  to  have  happened  in  the  case  of  the  genus  Sphagnum  in 
regard  to  which  a  European  bryologist  remarks.  SH 
u  Tot  sped  mina,  <ii«>l 


o 


01;  Hvromsc  orni  >?— It  turns  out  that 
A>lmi.,  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  October,  1893.  is  identic:) I  with 
Hypomtscophus,  Ck\\./Ann.  Ma.tr.  X:i(.  Hist.,  October,  1898.  Dr. 
Skinner  cannot  find  out  just  w'.en  the  October  ENTOMOI.IM.I.  \i 
NEWS  appeared,  but  1  e  >tates  that  it  "is  usually  m-iilcd  on  or  before 
t  he  last  day  of  each  month."  Mc.-^rs.  Taylor  and  KIMIUM^  inform 
me  that  the  October  Annals  and  Mnir.  of  Xat.  Hist,  wa*  issued  to  the 
pulilic  on  September  :»ol  li.  at  s.:{:»  i.  in.,  which  would  be  about  ..;{(» 
a.  m.  in  I'biladeljibia.  Such  are  the  facts, and  they  leave  us -.till  in 
uncertainty.  Unless  more  light  is  forthcoming,  1  am  inclined  to 
favor  the  use  of  M>'>«-(>i>lif>ii<x.  as  A.shmead  desci'ibed  three  specie- 
under  it,  while  my  Tfypomiscophits  was  based  on  a  single  species.— 

T.   D.  A.  COCKERELL.    ' 

P.  S.— Mr.  Aslimeid  kindly  informs  m;-  that  his  copy  of  KNTOMO- 
LOGIGAL  NEWS  COUtLining  Mixcniihfiuts  w;i-  reeei\-ed  onthe  mom 
ing  of  the  first  of  the  month,  and  he  re:id  it  at  the  l>ivikta>t  table. 
Lt  must  therefore  li:i\c  been  mailed  on  September  30th,  and  owing 
to  the  diilerence  of  longitude,  the  London  publication  has  priority 
of  several  hours.— T.  D.  A.  < '. 


1S1>«>]  41 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 

I  he  <  'dud  iictors  of  KNTO.MOI.O(;IC  \  i,  \  i:\vs  -olieit  ;i  ml  will  t  hank  full.  viveei  \  e 
iteiii^  of  news  liki-ly  to  interest  its  readers  from  any  source.  The  author's  name 
will  be  given  in  each  case,  for  the  Information  of  cataloguers  and  iiihii<r.:raph- 
ers.  | 

To  Contributors  —  All  contributions  will  he  considered  and  parsed  upon  at 
our  earliest  convenience,  and,  as  far  as  may  he-,  will  he  published  according  to 
date  of  reception.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  Nl-:ws  has  readied  a  cii'cnlat  ion.  hot  li  in 
nunihers  and  circumference,  as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the 
hands  of  the  printer  for  each  numher  three  weeks  hefore  date  of  issue.  Thi> 
should  he  remembered  in  sendinir  special  01-  important  mattei-  Tor  a  certain 
issue.  Twenty-five  "extras."  wit  hout  change  in  form,  will  be  given  free,  when 
they  are  Wanted;  and  this  should  he  so  stated  on  the  MS.,  alomi  \\  it  h  t  he  num- 
her desired.  Tin-  receipt  of  all  paper's  will  be  acknowledged.  —  Ki>. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  FKBKl'ARY,    1SU9.  ' 


SoMKtime  a.u'o  an  appeal  tor  assistance  to  advance  the  in- 
terests of  entomology  \\  as  asked  from  a  very  wealthy  woman 
in  (bis  city,  and  sncb  assistance  declined,  on  tbe  ground  thai 
••sbe  bad  never  wavered  from  a  dislike  to  amateur  collec- 
tions of  insects  immolated  on  pins  and  whose  loii"-  su  fieri  ni: 
no  one  could  reali/e."  Xow  this  all  raises  tbe  question  as  to 
whetber  tbe  lady  is  correct  in  ber  ideas  on  tbe  subject.  Iv  :-n 
it'  entomologists  did  immolate  live  insects  on  pins,  it  is  probable 
I  hat  tbey  would  not  sutler  pain,  but  as  a  matter  of  fact  tbe\ 
are  killed  before  beinj;-  ])inned.  as  otherwise  tbey  would  be 
ruined  as  specimens.  \\"hile  insects  do  bave  sensory  ner\  e-. 
they  are  probably  by  no  means  as  well  developed  as  the  motor 
nerves,  which  are  essential  in  such  active  creatures.  In  the 
bibber  orders  of  animals  and  those  which  brini;'  forth  fe\\ 
you  !!<>•,  pain  is  necessary  to  protect  life,  and  tbe  loss  of  this 
protection  in  insects  is  compensated  for  by  fecundity.  There 
are  also  direct  experiments  to  prove  that  insects  do  not  suffer 
pain.  It  is  said  that  a  dragon  -lly  will  eat  from  the  end  of  its 
abdomen  ;;s  far  as  it  may  be  fed  toil.  A  I  so  if  I  he  same  insect  be 
deprived  of  its  abdomen  and  supplied  with  one  of  wax  of  the 
same  si/.e  and  weight,  I  be  insect  will  ,uo  about  its  business  and 
pursue  mosquitos  for  food  as  I  Inm.uh  its  anatomy  had  not  been 
abbreviated.  The  nocturnal  moths  are  also  very  tolerant  of 
pins  thrust  through  them  in  da\  time,  but  when  niji'bl  comes 
lhe\  endeavor  to  depart,  pin.  tree  and  all.  if  pinned  to  the 
latter.  The  writer  has  been  accused  of  cruelty  by  lady  friend-* 
in  starviii",'  to  death  the  larti'e  bombycid  moths,  which  by  tbe 
\\a\  ,  liave  no  moul  h  parts  and  only  feed  in  tbe  larva-  condition. 
When  our  lady  friends  cease  to  wear  sealskin  coats,  the  plum 

age  of  beautiful  birds  and  have  the  tails  of  their  horses  less 

Like  effete  dusl  brn-he>.  we  \\ill  be  \\illin.u-  to  bear  from  them 
on  the  subject  of  eruelt\    to  iusect>. 


42  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

Notes  and.  Ne\vs. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF   THE   GLOBF.. 


NOTICE.— Will  correspondents  kindly  note  that  my  address  is  now 
MESILLA  PARK,  New  Mexico  (Not  Mesilla  nor  Las  Graces)?— T. 

D.  A.  COCKERELL. 

"  THE  regents  of  the  University  of  New  York  have  appointed  Dr. 
Ephraim  Porter  Felt,  State  Entomologist.  In  the  autumn  of  1896 
he  was  appointed  Assistant  State  Entomologist  under  the  late  Dr. 
Lintner.  The  tenth  to  the  twelfth  Reports  of  the  State  Entomolo- 
gist were  issued  after  his  connection  with  the  office." 

ADMIRAL  DEWEY,  it  seems,  is  a  great  collector  of  butterflies,  in 
addition  Spanish  vessels  and  other  bric-a-brac. — Philadelphia 
Ledger. 

Remark. — If  Admiral  Dewey  handler  his  specimens  the  way  he 
did  the  Spanish  fleet,  he  would  not  receive  much  in  exchange  for 
his  duplicates.  However,  we  aro  pleased  to  learn  that  he  is  an  en- 
tomologist.—EPS. 

A  NOTE  ON  COPULATION  AMONG  ODONATA  —The  statement  that  in 
pairing  the  male  dragonfly  grasps  the  female  by  the  prothorax  or 
neck  seems  to  have  been  generally  accepted  While  this  is  true  for 
AgrionicUe,  so  tar  as  I  have  had  opportunity  of  observing,  it  is  pos- 
sibly not  true  for  JEschnida?  and  Libellulidse— certainly  r>ot  true  for 
all  of  them.  During  July,  1898,  while  collecting  about  Round 
Lake,  in  Northern  Indiana,  a  pair  of  Celilln  /n/x  fnxciata  was 
taken,  and  the  male  was  found  to  be  grasping  the  female  by  the 
head,  the  inferior  appendage  covering  the  occiput,  while  the  supe- 
rior appendages  rested  against  the  reir  of  the  head.  In  this  case  1 
held  the  pair  in  my  fingers  and  separated  the  male  from  the  female. 
Although  unable  to  make  so  -positiAre  an  observation  in  any  other 
case,  by  carefully  approaching  pairs- of  Celitlnin/x  elisa.  ('.  (//<>iitn<i 
and:  Jfesofhem  fs  sfm/tft'ct  roll  is?  .ast  hey  er  sted  on  the  grass  a  nd  sedges . 
I  was  able  to  de'ermine,  in  the  case  of  these  three  species  also,  that 
the  female  was  grasped  by  the  head,  The  structure  of  the  parts  in- 
volved might  indicate  that  this  Inbit  belongs  to  all  the  ./Eschuida? 
and  Libellulida?.* 

A  comparison  of  the  action.-  of  En<tlhi</in«  ,-</</, m/tn/t  and  ('<-i;tl«- 
niixj'awiuta  while  pairing  and  ovipositing  is  interesting.  In  flight 
when  the  male  Eit<ill<t</in«  is  carrying  the  female,  grasping  her  by 
the  pro  thorax,  the  legs  of  the  latter  are  drawn  up  close  to  the  body, 
and,  while  resting  in  copulation,  they  usually  hang  extended  on 
either  side  of  the  ahdomen  of  the  male,  or  they  may  remain  in  their 
original  position,  folded  to  the  body.  While  ovipositing  the  male 

*  In  my  collection  is  ;i  pair  of  Aetc'i»ti  t-nn.-t>  ,cta  Sny,  taken  in  copula.  October 
i.  1893,  in  Delaware  County,  1'a..  !>\  myself,  killed  ami  pinned  in  the  copulatory 
position.  The  appendages  of  the  'male  -41  asp  the  head  of  the  female  In  the  man- 
ner above  described  by  Mr.  Williamson.— P.  P.  CALVEKT. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  43 

and  female  are  usually  submerged.  II  if  male  -  -ra-ping  the  female  and 
both  clingirg  to  some  aquatic  ]tlnn(  in  which  the  eggs  are  being 
placed-  In  the  ea-e  of  Cettthemis  fasciata  in  flight  the  male  iM-a.-p.- 
the  female  by  the  head.  the  leg-  ot  the  latter  hangini  extruded. 
Tu  copulation  the  abdoiy.eii  of  the  male  i-  grasped  by  all  the  leg-  of 
the  female,  or  the  second  and  third  pairs  of  legs  m  i  v  gr.isp  the  ab- 
domen of  the  female  herself.  In  ovipositing  n,(.  UKl](.  illl(i  female 
hover  and  flit  about  "in  couple."  the  female  frequently  touching 
the  tip  of  her  abdomen  to  the  water.  —  E  15.  AV  n.i  ,i  \  M-«>N.  <  'ar- 
negie  Museum,  Pittsburgh. 


iiflithi  Linn.  A>  A  FRUIT  PKST.  —  I  do  not  remember  to 
have  seen  a  mention  of  this  insert  as  a  fruit  pest  I  recently  re- 
ceived a  number  of  the  beetles  from  Mr-  George  F.  I'.reuiuger,  who 
obtained  them  at  Phoenix,  Ariz  ,  and  writes  corccrning  them  as 
follows:  "  They  are  the  most  destructive  insect  on  fruit  I  have  ever 
seen.  They  begin  with  the  lir-t  pen-lies  that  ripen  ;:nd  continue 
until  about  the  first  of  October,  when  they  dVippeir  I  ha  ,-e  -ecu 
so  many  on  a  peach  as  to  completely  hide  it.  and  they  go  to  the 
ground  with  much  buzzing  when  the  fruit  drop>  You  will  notice 
tbe  cutting  apparatus  on  the  top  of  the  head  with  which  it  dig- 
up  the  flesh  of  the  fruit.  It  also  feeds  to  -ome  extent  on  melons 
and  tomatoes."—  C.  P.  GILLETTE. 

Is  Ceratomia  catalpoz  sp  read  ing  northward?  In  t  lie  November 
number  of  THE  NEWS  (page  231  )  this  southern  species  is  recorded  from 
Delaware  County.  Pa.  In  1893  I  received  through  Prof.  Bcekwith. 
then  of  Delaware  College,  two  -pecimens  of  this  moth  from  Sussex 
County,  Del.,  and  in  189J.  in  a  large  <|uantity  of  electric  light  mn 
terial  taken  in  this  city  (Wilmington,  Del.),  1  found  a  single  speci 
men;  but  this  year  the  larvse  have  appeared  on  the  catalp-i  tier- 
in  great  numbers,  and  the  moths  v  ere  not  rare  at  the  lights:  ><• 
that  in  this  Stale  ('i-r«ltnnl<i  cdlnl/f.-'  appears  to  have  spread  north- 
ward, and  has  certainly  greatly  increa>ed  in  number-,  where  it  ua- 
formerly  very  rare.—  FRANK  M.  JONES,  Wilmington.  Del. 

GRASSI-IOPPKK>    r.    NKW    M  I.XK  «.  —  Tlii-  \car    IMI-^  i  v.  e  have    had 
qnitea  plague   of  gra—  hopper-  in  the  Me-ilh  ^'aliey.     The  -pccie- 
couceraed  were  all  residents.     The  princi])al  otl'ender  beinti"  M<l<ni<> 
/////\  (li_t)'ri-i-nlitih'x.  with   M.  ft  niiir-i-iiiii-iiiii  a  tair-cci.nd.    M.  nfitf/is 
was  common,  but   seemed    to   re-trict    it-eW  almo-t   entirely  to  t  he 
native  gra—es     Tlic   interesting  feature  of  the  attack   \\a-  that   it 
\\asir»t  participated  \D  by    three    Melanopliiii   (I    prefer    Ilii-   term 
for  the  tribe  to  Melauopli).  which    were   very  common  in  the  ina 
mediate  vici  nit  v.   Melanoplus  herbaceus  occui'l'eA  in  immen-e  num- 
bers on  the  I'luriicu  borealis,^  7-.'./'o////\  eleyans  was  equally  abundanl 
on  .1  //•//)/(  .r  cnmx,-,  ,,.-•.  while   HI-.-/H  f<>i'<  lli\    riri<Iis  wa>  i|uite  com- 
mon on  JJ/t/c'nr/ti  'or  loscoma]  heterophylla  VAr^  wriyhtii.     Kaeh 
of  tlie-r    >iicrics    is  (H>lorcd    like  its    food-  pi  i  nt  .  and    never  by   an\ 
chance  leave-  it  for  the  cult  ivaled  tield-. 


H  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

At  Tularosa.X.  M.,  this  tall.  I  was  surprised  to  find  great  num- 
bersof  a  Mdrinot>lnx  quite  new  to  me,  allied  to  M.  bfrfllntiifi.  It 
proves  to  be  J/  ihtnn<i*i;  (Scudd.TCevis,  Melanopli.p,  :!(>8,)  a  species 
only  known  hitherto  by  a  single  male  captured  by  Bruner  in  the 
State  of  Durango,  Mexico  !  Its  lial)its  are  quite  like  those  of  differ- 
entialtfi and  birtff<tfnx,w  it  will  undoubtedly  prove  injurious.  The 
specimens  were  taken  in  the  yard  at  the  back  of  the  hotel,  where 
grape  vines  and  fruit  trees  were  cultivated  The  genuine  M  bfrittn- 
/its  is  common  enough  in  Xevv  Mexico  in  the  Transition  Zone,  MS  ai 
Santa  Fe,  but  is  never  seen  at  the  lower  levels. 

T.    I  ).    A   (  'OCKKHKI.I.. 

M  K(.KTKA  v  ITT  AT  \  iN.iruiN<;  SI:<.AK  HKKTS  -Now  that  so  much 
interest  is  being  taken  in  sugar  beets,  it  may  be  worth  while  to  re- 
cord that  Mr.  ('.  K.  Mead  sent  me  two  specimens  of  this  curious 
Meloid  on  Sept.  M,  with  the  information  that  they  were  injuring 
sugar  beets  at  A/lcr.  X.  M.  The  specimens  differ  slightly  from  the 
form  of  the  insect  found  in  the  Organ  Mts  .  \.  M..  in  that  the  dull 
orjnge  murks  on  Hie  elytra  are  confined  to  the  subcostal  region,  in- 
stead of  forming  a  well  marked  network  covering  the  greater  part 
of  the  elytra  T.  l>  A.  ('<><  KEHELL. 

We  are  accustomed  !o  heur  of  large  spider^  coming  from  tropical 
regions  in  bunches  oi  b  mams.  The  ordinary  statement  about  these 
spiders  is  that  they  are  "  tarantulas"  The  genuine  "tarantulas" 
belong  to  the  family  Theraphosidae.  and  the  known  habits  ot  these 
spiders  are  not  such  as  would  lead  o.ie  to  suppose  th  it  They  would 
seek  shelter  in  banana  bunches.  "  Tarantulas"  are  ground  spiders 
and  rarely  climb  tivcs.  So  it  is  not  surprising  tint  the  large  spid- 
<T.S  found  occasionally  in  bunches  of  bananas  prove  to  belong  to 
quite  different  groups. 

During  the  past  few  yeurs  I  have  had  several  large  spiders  sent  me 
that  were  taken  from  bananas.  Tl  ese  spiders  belong  to  two  species. 
The  larger  and  heavier  one  is  (''ICHII* JITII*  Perty.  The  family 
Ctenidie  is  a  small  one.  and  by  most  arachnologists  considered  close 
to  the  common  Lycosida1.  They  are  wandering  s|»iders.  making  no 
web.  and  arc  often  found  on  trees  Two  species  occur  in  our  South 
ern  States  This  particular  species  was  first  known  from  IJrax.il.  but 
is  now  known  10  inhabit  various  parts  of  South  and  Central  Amer- 
ica. It  has  been  sent  me  from  Albany,  X.  V..  Xew  York  City,  Ft. 
Collins,  Colo.,  and  lately  I  have  seen  a  specimen  from  Corva His. 
Ore.  ||  has  stout  j  i w>.  long  le»>anda  hairy  body,  -o  it  is  probable 
tint  most  of  t  he  "  tarantulas  "  from  bananas  ai  e  referable  to  thi> 
species 

The  other  spider  -enl  me  as  occurring  amoiiy  bananas  is  licit  r<>- 
/iixld  rciKiton'ii  l/inn  .  the  so-called  huntsman  spider,  a  common 
inhabitant  of  all  tropical  countries.  Specimens  have  been  seen  from 
Xew  York  City  and  Corvallis.  Ore.  This  spider  belongs  to  the 
family  Sparassida1.  ch>>ely  related  to  I  lie  Thomisid.-c.  They  spin  no 


1399  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS  |   , 

webs,  but  wander  hi  seuvh  of  prey  Thi-  species  ts  quite  flat,  and 
has  very  long'  lei:s.  The  female  cairi;--  her  co-o-_>:lr  under  th---  hod\  . 
Xothinir  i>  known  n-i:  irdin;r  the  poisonous  qualities  of  tluse  spider-. 
l»ni  they  are  probably  ranch  les>  danirerons  than  the  true  "  i  aran- 
tul;i>."  NATHAN  II  \NV-. 

AN  ArrEAL  IN  IlKii  \  1.1  'U    KN  I<>MC>I.<><  <,   AND  l\  INMI;I;D  Si  II-.NI  i .-. 
In  the  interest  of  entomology,  it  Mould  lie  a  irood  plan  if"ver\  ento- 
moloiiist  in  ( lie  Tinted  States  would  petition  their  representative** 
in  ( 'oniiTe.-s  lo  li;i ,  e  paragraph  (iM!  of  tlie  tariff  l:iw  of  |S'.:7  amended, 
so  that   specimens  of   natural    hi-tory   tor   -cientilic   collert  ions   l,e 
admitted  free  of  duty,  whether  intended  I'm  private  or  puldi<-  u-'. 
The  paragraph   in   (|iie>ti:>n  come-   under  I  h;1  free   li>l .  and  read>  a- 
follows:    "Spei'imei>  of   irilural   liistory.   hotiny  and    ii)ineralo»'\ 
v,  hen  imported  for  scientific  puMic  collections,  and  not  for  -ale." 

A  law  that  tends  to  discourau'e  private  scientific  iv-eirch  in  natu- 
ral history  should  be  h  lot  ted  out  imuiedht"l\  .  a>  it  is  a  di-Li'raee  (o  a 
civilized  nation.     Kntoiuolo^y.  especi  \]\\ ,  merils  all  t  lie  encourage 
meut  possible,  and  one  of  I  lie  best  ways  of  helping  I  he  can  -e  \\  ould 
be  to  remove  the  barrier  from  the  private  >tudent.     All    who  re-id 
this  are  earnestly  requested  iminedi-ili  1\  to  petition  their  repre-eni 
ativesnt  Washing  ton,  urging1 1  ha  f  the  section  in  ([iie-tion  be  amend 
ed.and  that  \\ithout  dela\.  KDV/AUH  A.  KI.A--:  -. 

\<>TK>  ON  in;  lii-;.\n  IPI  .  >'i  <'I>I;NI;I;  m  MKNKO. — At  present  the 
northern  part  o!'  the  State  of  (inerrero  i-  ••onsidered  to  be  the  lea-i 
known  di.-trict  of  the  rei)iiblic.  Lyin»-  belwei'ii  the  route  from 
Toluca  to  ('olima  and  the  old  road  from  Acapulcoup  to  Chilpan- 
cino'o  ;n;d  Mexico  ('ity.  it  is  almost  mil  raveled.  <  >n  ac.-oiinl  of 
the  lon»-  drv  season  it  is  but  little  cultivated,  and  the  hills. are 
sparsely  covered  with  stunted  tree-.  The  alt  ilude  ranges  from  l.iion 
to  -J  (KM  feiM.  with  "  eerros"  of  :!.'»<><)  to  :).uni)  feet  .  The  numerous 
gold  and  quicksilver  mines  of  the  region  and  the  "(.ran  Paciiico" 
railroad,  which  is  building,  will  s:»on  brin^  I  he  >•: HI  n I  ry  i  nlo  ]ir;>mi- 
iien  -e 

Though  at  the  present  lime  Dec., '98]  lliedrx  s-is'in  i-onl\  fairly 
begun,"  the  apparent  in-e-t  fauna  is  hardly  :>  percent,  of  that  of  the 
rainy  season.  There  is  still  a  ^ood  \ariei\  of  Orthoptera,  especially 
L<  ic  1 1  -I  id,'  a  i  (1  ( Jry  II  id  a-.  ( tdonata  are.  of  cour-e.  to  be  found  ahum 
the  Hio  Mescala  and  Uio  ( 'ociila  :  <ioiii])hii:.-e  not  me!  with-  Taran- 
tulas st  ill  prowl  and  scorpions  -till  lurk.  The  \\nod-boriiii:-  <  'ole- 
optera  'hold  their  own"  in  the  narrow  timber  strips  aloiiu'  the 
rivers:  but  all  the  Phytophaga  are  hibernating.  <)!'  hiptera  and 
Lepidoptera  there  i-  left  s.-arcely  a  trace.  A  hot  (b -strlate  count  r\ 
jn>t  now.  but  one  of  !  he  1110-1  intei  est in»-  corner-  of  l  he  neot  ropica  I 
re«>ioii  i. -Inn  ii  I'IU'HS—  O  N\' .  I '  A  I;I;K  ri .  Tacnlaya.  \^.  V  • .  Mexico. 

IN  Mr  \Vellc-'  ariicle  i  I  )e-u  ud  ive  Work  of  l>arcmma  Calal- 
l»a-  '.  in  your  hecember  number,  the  menfion  of  unusual  abundance 


46  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

of  Deilephila  liuenta  larvae  calls  to  mind  a  similar  occurrence  in 
this  section  in  1897.  which,  judging  from  reports  from  other  locali- 
ties in  the  great  western  dry  belt  at  that  time,  was  probably  of  far- 
reaching  extent.  From  even  as  far  south  as  the  Rio  Grande  Valley 
came  a  newspaper  report,  with  the  usual  journalistic  coloring,  say- 
ing that  millions  of  large  striped  worms,  large  as  a  man's  finger, 
each  with  a  horn  on  the  end  of  its  tail,  were  marching  across  the 
country  in  a  body.  These  worms  had  never  been  seen  there  before, 
and  no  one  could  classify  them.  They  did  not  stop  nor  turn  back 
when  they  came  to  the  Rio  Grande  River, but  deliberately  took  to 
the  current,  and  tlio-'e  that  were  not  swept  away  continued  the  line 
of  march  from  the  other  side.  This  of  conr-e.  is  the  reporters 
sensational  description  of  an  extraordinary  appeirance  of  some 
sphiugid  caterpillar,  possibly  that  of  I),  lineit<<. 

While  1  was  engaged  in  netting  Catocalas about  a  wooden  station 
building  of  the  railway  at  Green  River,  Utah,  in  August  of  the 
same  year,  a  resident  who  observed  me  ventured  the  information 
that  I  should  have  been  there  in  June. "  for  the  whole  desert  wa« 
then  alive  with  big  green  striped  worms.' 

The  foot  hills  about  Salt  Lake  City  were,  during  the  same  period, 
over-run  with  countless  myriads  of  the  larvae  of  D  liueata.  They 
always  preferred  as  food  plant  Clarkia  rhomboidea.  Rosa  fend- 
l.eriana  and  Salix  longifolia.  Duringthe  previous  year (1896)  these 
larva?  Avere  quite  uncommon,  but  the  moths  were  abundant  I  re 
member  counting  thirty  ol  the  latter  about  a  single  electric  lamp  at 
one  time,  but  during  the  season  just  past  (18981 1  failed  to  find  a 
single  larva  of  this  species,  and  but  very  few  of  the  moths.  -  G. 
WESLEY  BROWMM-.  Salt  Lake  City.  Utah. 

THE  remarks  in  the  December  number  of  THE  NEWS,  about  the 
prevalence  of  the  different  species  of  Pieris,  interested  me  very 
much,  because  I  find  among  my  field  notes  -dine  observations  of  the 
same  nature. 

In  1895  P.  oleracea  was  everywhere  in  the  vicinity  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  from  the.  bottom  of  the  valley  to  the  neighborhood  of  nine  or 
ten  thous  ind  tVet  above  sea  level.  Since  that  tine  it  has  steadily 
decreased  until,  during  the  last  season,  it  has  been  almost  a  rarity 
her :, and  as  it  has  disappeared,  P.  rapae,  which  was  not  abundant  in 
189a,  has  increased  prodigiously.  P.  protodiee.  -o  hra-  1  can  judge, 
has  remained  of  about  the  same  numbers,  being  every  year  common 
hut  at  no  time  specially  plentiful,  f  have  often  wondered  what  are 
l  lie  conditions  that  govern  the  limitations  of  lhe-e  specie?.— G- 
WKSLEY  BROWMNC;.  Salt  Lake  City.  I'tah 

NOTE  (IN  CiiuYsxjPHANrs  HKLI,<>II>I>.—  In  1S!>:>  I  leeeived  from 
Ci'ih  s(>me>|Hvimens  of  Chrysophanus  helloides,  and  in  September 
of  the  same  year  took  at  Roby.  Ind.,  7  specimens  of  what  I  at  the 
timeof  capture  thought  wa^  ('.  li/r/»>/>/t/<  "*  VVhen  spread  I  com- 


|,S9J>]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  4- 

pared  them  with  my  cabinet  specimens  and  fuuml  them  to  be  C. 
helloide-.  On  reporting  this  to  some  collectors  who  had  been  in- 
terested in  this  (Chicago)  field  for  upward  of  25  years,  I  was  sur- 
prised to  learn  that  the  species  had  never  beeu  reported  so  far  Ea«i 
An  inquiry  through  the  columns  of  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEW.* 
brought  the  information  that  its  furthest  previous  Eastern  appear- 
ance had  been  in  Western  Nebraska. 

1  notified  all  the  Chicago  collectors  to  be  on  the  lookout  tor  it  in 
Is'Hj,  with  the  result  that  it  was  reported  from  all  parts  of  the  dis- 
trict, and  both  in  thespring  and  fall  It  is  now  found  throughout 
the  summer. as  I  have  this  year  taken  it  in  each  mouth  from  May  to 
September. 

Last  fail,  in  making  exchange  with  a  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  col  lec- 
tor. 1  received  a  lot  of  Chrysophanus  sp.?  and  at  the  same  time  a 
request  for  (."'.  heUoides.  In  the  lot  received  from  my  correspond- 
ent were  nine  specimens  of  heUoides,  thus  establishing  a  new  local-- 
ity  for  the  species.  It  seems  to  be  spreading  eastward,  and  I  would 
like  to  hear  from  any  one  noting  its  occurrence  further  East  or  South 
than  Chicago-— JOHN  L.  HEALY.  Sec.  Chicago  Entomological  S.t 
ciety. 

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Entomological    Ivi.teratu.re, 


COMPILED  BY  1'.  P.  CALVERT. 


ruder  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  tin-  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  i  North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  he  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryolo^ 
of  inserts,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species, will  he  iv- 
eonled.  The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  n um- 
bered in  tli-  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  tin- 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Title- 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal contain- 
ini;  them,  hut  when  s  eh  art  ieles  are  in  other  lannuaues  than  Km:lish.  French. 
trerman  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


4.  The  Canadian  Entomologist,  London,  Out  .  J  >tv.  'its.— 5.  Psyche, 
Cambridge', Mass.,  Jan  '!»',).— 7.  Bulletin  No.  18, new  series, U.  S.  De- 
partment of  Agriculture,  Division  of  Entomology.  Washington,  "'.is. 
-9.  The  Entomologist,  London,  Jan. '!!!).— II.  The  Annals  and  Maga- 
zine of  Natural  History.  London,  Dec.  ?98  —21.  The  Entomologist  - 
Record,  London,  Dec.  15,  '98.  — 22.  Zooloijischer  Anzeiger,  Leipsic, 
Dec. 12.  '98.  —  33d.  Denkschrifteu,  kais  Akademie  der  Wissenschaft- 
cn,  Mathematisch-Naturwisserischattliche  Classe,  Ixiv,  Vienna,  '97 
-33s  Sitzuugsberichte  of  same,— 84.  Insekteu  BOrse.  Leipsic,  '98.— 


4s  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

99.   Bulletins.  Cornell   (/Diversity   Awriciiltnr.il   Experiment  Sta- 
tion, Ithaca,  X.  Y.,  Dee.  '98. 

The  General  Subject.— The  Zoological  .Record  for  1897.  London. 
'08.  Brown,  A.  W.  Araclvnida  50  pp.,  Myriopoda  and  Pro- 
totracheata  10  pp.;  S  h  a  r  p  ,  D.,  Insecta.  300  pp.— B  ra  u  d  i- 
court,  V  .  Protective  colors,  Bulletin,  Societe  Linneenne  du 
Xord  de  la  France,  Amiens,  Sept. -Oct.,  '97.—  C  a  r  r  et,  A.  M.F. 
Guillebeau  and  his  entomological  works  (cont.),  Lr'Echange,  Re- 
vue Liuueenne.  Lyon.  Dec.  '98. — Com  stock,  J.  H.,  and 
\eedham.  J  .  G  .  The  wings  of  insects  iv,  tigs.,  The  Ameri- 
can Naturalist,  Boston.  Dec  '98. — D  a  n  b  y  .  W  •  H  .  and  G  reen  . 
C.  DeB.  Report  on  the  Entomology  of  British  Columbia,  1  pi. 
Bulletin  of  the  Natural  History  Society  of  British  Columbia.  Vic- 
toria, 1893. —  H  e  y  n  e,  A  Hints  on  use  of  duplicates  for  the  enrich- 
mentof  one's  own  collection,  84,  Dec.  22.— H  o  w  a  r  d  ,  L  .  O.  The 
dispersion  of  terrestrial  species  in  general  and  of  insects  in  particular 
hy  the  agency  of  man.  [Fi-ench  transl.]  Notes  et  Revue,  Archives 
de  Zoologie  Experimental  et  Geuerale  (3)  vi,  3.  Paris,  '98.— 
On  d  em  an  s.  ,}  T  h .  De  Nederiandscbe  Insecten.  Aflever- 
ing  9  s  Gravenbage.  Martinus  Nijhoft'.  '98.  (Lepidoptera  pp. 
385-432.  Diptera  pis.  xx-xxii.)— S  c  h  a  u  f  s  u  s,  C  .  The  signifi- 
cance of  formol  for  the  insect  collector,  84,  Dec.  8.— S  e  m  p  e  r  ,  G  . 
Die  Nachtfalter-Heterocera,  ZteLieferung,  7  pis.  Reisen  im  Archi- 
pel  der  Philippine!!  von  Dr.  C-  Semper,  /ter  Theil.  "Wissenschaft- 
liclie  Kesultate,  6  ter  Band.  Wiesbaden.  C.  W.  Kreidel's  Verlag. 
1898. — T  i  c  h  o  m  i  r  o  w  ,  A  .  On  the  anatomy  of  the  insect  te>tis. 
h'gs.,  22. — W  e  1  1  e  r  ,  S  .  A  bibliographic  index  of  North  Amer- 
ican Carboniferous  Invertebrates.  United  States  Geological  Survey. 
Bulletin  153.  Washington,  '9s. 

Economic  Entomology.— A  n  o  n.  The  introduction  of  beneficial 
lady  birds  from  Australia  into  India.  7:  Recent  injury  by  the  sugar- 
cane beetle  and  related  species.  7:  A  new  enemy  to  the  grape  vine  in 
Mexico,  7 :  Cotton  field  insects,  7  :  An  interesting  case  of  myiasis, 
7;  A  radical  novelty  in  chinch  hug  work,  7. —  B  an  d  o  i  n,  ]\I  . 
The  employment  of  ants  in  operative  medicine,  Revue  Scieutifiquc 
du  Bourbonuais,  Moulin*.  Dec-  !5,  '9S.  —  B  e  h  r  ,  H  .  H.  Notes  on 
ticks,  7.  B  r  a  n  e  r.  F  .  Contributions  to  the  knowledge  ot  extra- 
European  CEstrid;p  and  parasitic  ]VIiHcari:i',  1  pi.,  33d.  — C  h  i  1 1  en - 
den.  F.  H.  Biologic  note  on  C<nioli'ticli<'[tine1('{i<inK  Say.  7;  Anew 
sugar-beet  beetle  \_31ono.rfn  /nun-ticollis  Say],  7;  A  leaf-beetle 
[Chrysomela  (Zygogramina}  exclamationis~\  injurious  to  cultivated 
sunflower,  7  :  A  flea  beetle  living  on  purslane,  7:  Recent  injury  by 
bark-beetles  a  correction,  7:  Twig  primers  and  allied  species,  figs.. 
7  ;  A  destructive  borer  enemy  ot  birch  trees,  with  notes  on  related 
species,  figs..  7. — C  lenient.  A.  L.  Bees  and  wasps  living  in 
superposition  in  the  same  hive,  ti<;..  Bullet  in.  Socictc  National*- 
d'Acclimatation  de  France,  Paris.  Aug.  '1)8.-  C  o  q  u  i  1  1  e,t  t ,  D. 
W  .  A  cecidomyiid  injurious  to  seeds  of  sorghum,*  7 — 1)  i  x  s  o  u  . 


1S!>0]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  |<) 

H  .  Cyanide  ot  potassium  as  an  insecticide.  (Gardeners'  Chronicle. 
London.  Dec.  17.  '!»s.—  E  1  e  t  c  h  c  r  .  -F  .  Tlie  Hessian  fly  attack- 
ing' timothy,  4.  —  («  o  u  Id.  II.  1'.  Second  Report  on  the  San 
.lose  scale,  with  remarks  on  the  effects  of  kerosene  on  foliage,  tigs  . 
99.no  loo.—  (i  r  a  s  s  i  ,  B.  Relations  between  malaria  and  arthro- 
pods, Kendieonti,  Accademia  dei  Lincei,  Home,  Dec-  4.  -'98.—  H  o  \v  - 
ard,  L.  O.  The  work  against  /<•<'/•//<(  />//n7m.sV  in  Portugal. 
with  an  account  of  the  introduction  from  America  of  A'o/-///\  cur- 
.l  :  The  San  .lose  scale  on  dried  fruit,  7.—  H  u  h  bard  .  H  .  (i. 


andPergande,  T.  AnewCoccidonbirch,fig8.,*7.—  Ki  ng.  (i.  B. 

China  asters  infested  by  a  Coccid.5.—  ()  s  b  o  r  n  .  11  .  The  Hessian 
fly  [Oc/V/o//////V/  ilt'sfruchtr'}  in  the  United  Stales.  8  text  tigs.,  2  pl>_ 
Bulletin  Ki,  new  series.  U.  S.  Dep't.  of  Agriculture.  Division  of 
Entomology.  Washington.  I).  C..  'its.—  P  e  r  g  a  n  d  e  .  T.  The 
peach  Lecanium,  tigs.,*  7:  A  new  plant  louse  on  tobacco.*  4- 
S  1  i  u  g  e  r  1  a  n  d  .  M  .  V  .  The  grape-vine  flea-beetle,  tigs..  99. 
No.  157.—  Numerous  minor  "  Notes  from  Correspondence"  in  7. 

Arachnida.  —  K  o  w  a  I  c  v  s  k  y  .  A  .  A  new  lymphatic  gland  in 
the  European  scorpion,  2  pis..  Memoires.  Academie  Imperiale  des 
Sciences,  St.  Petersburg,  v,  10  .  rf)7.  Rec'd  Dec.  20,  '9s.-  N  a  I  e  p  a  , 
A  .  To  knowledge  of  the  Phyllocoptina-.  o  ]ils..  33d. 

Thysanura  —  Becker,  K.  Some  remarks  on  the  anatomy  of 
Min-tiilix  imn-itiiiifi  Ltitr..  22. 

Hemiotsra.  —  Anon.  The  European  bat  bug  [Artnilhiti  />/'/ii*- 
//v7//J  in  America.  7.  —  B  e  r  g  ,  (.'  .  Descriptions  of  new  Hydro- 
metrida-  ot  the  Argentine  republic.  Comunicaciones  del  Museo 
Xacional  de  Buenos  Aires,  i,  1.  Aug.  24.  '!)S.—  B  r  e  d  d  i  n  .  (i' 
llemipterological  studies  iv,  Jahresbericht  u.  Abhandlungen,  Xatnr- 
wissenschaftliche  Verein  in  .Magdeburg,  '98.—  C  o  c  k  e  r  o  1  1  .  T. 
I).  A.  Two  new  genera  of  Lecaniine  Coccidae,  9;  Se?  Hymenop 
tera.—  Cockerel  I,  T.  I).  A.  and  King,  (i  .  B.  Tin- 
Coc.-id  genus  Sitlm-rocoiTtis  in  Massachusetts,*  4.  —  II  u  b  It  a  r  d  . 
11  .  (,  .  and  1'  e  r  g  a  n  d  e,  T  .  See  Economic  Entomology.  *- 
K  i  r  k  a  1  d  y  .  (i  .  W  .  A  guide  to  the  study  of  British  wnter- 
bugs  (aquatic  Kliyndiota).  9.  —  M  arlatt,  C.  L.  A  new  nomen- 
clature for  the  broods  of  the  periodical  Cicada.  7.  —  M  ok  r  /  h  e  1  - 
ski.  S.  Some  observations  on  the  cycle  of  flic  >e\nal  devclop- 
menl  of  the  "  blood  loiise"  i  \<-lti-.<ni<  n  rn  In  n  ii/crti  llausm.)  (Transi. 
lrt)inthe  Ku>siaii  by  \\  Fireman).  7.—  M  <»  n  tgo  m  cry.  T.  II  .. 
Jr.  The  spcrmatogenesis  in  r<-nl<il<>in<i  up  to  the  formation  of  the 
spermatid,  ^  pR.  Zoologische  Jahrbucher  (Anat.u.  Ontog.  Abtheil.) 
xii,  1,  Jena,  Nov.  15,  '98.—  P  erga  nde,  T.  See  Economic  Ento 
mology.*—  1{  e  u  t  e  r.  O.  M  .  llemiplera  <  ;ymnocer;:ta  of  Europe, 
the  Mediterranean  Icisin.  and  Asiatic  Ku>sia,  iv,  (i  pis.:  v.  K)  pis. 
fin  L'ltin],  Ada  Societali-  Scienl  iarum  rennica-.  xxiii.  Hehing- 
fors.  '!)?.  Keird  Dec.  21.  '!)s.—  S  <•  n  d  d  e  r  .  S.  11.  An  unknown 
trad  ou  American  insects  l»\  Thorn  i-  Siy.  5.  —  S  \>  e  i  ^  e  r  .  1*  .  A 


50  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

uew  bat-parasite  of  Hie  order  Heiniptera,  tig.,  22.— T  i  n  s  1  e  y ,  J  . 
D  .  Notes  oil  Coecida?,  with  descriptions  of  new  species,  figs.,*  4. 

Coleoptera.— A  n  o  n .  Westward  spread  of  the  common  asparagus 
beetle  \_Criocerii  asparayt"],  7.— C  li  i  t  t  e  11  d  e  11 ,  F  .  H  .  See 
Economic  Entomology.  Pic,  M.  Description  of  Coleoptera 
[Melyrodes],  Le  NaturaJiste,  Paris.  Dec  1,  'its. 

Diptera.— B  r  a  u  e  r ,    F.      Contributions  to  the    knowledge    of 

o 

the  Muscaria  schizometopa  and  description  of  two  species  of  Hypo- 
derma..  I  pi,  33s,  cvi,  4-7,  April-July, '97.  Rec'd  Dec.  20.  '98.— 
C  o  q  u  i  1  1  e  1 1 .  D  .  W .  See  Economic  Entomology  *-K  e  1  - 
logg,  V.  L.  The  month  parts  of  the  nematocerous  Diptera.  i. 
5  — S  c  u  d  d  e  r  ,  S  .  H  .  See  Hemiptera. 

Lepidoptera.— B  a  c  o  t ,  A.  Notes  on  hybrids  (2nd  and  3rd  crosses) 
between  Tephrosia  hixfortaia  and  T.  c.r<'ininctil(ti-i<i.2\.—'R  n  t  1  e  r. 
A.  G.  On  the  Pierine  butterflies  of  the  genus  Catophaga.  II : 
Notes  ou  the  genus  Evcliloe  Hiibner.  a  genus  of  the  Pierinae,  9.— 
C  ha  p  m  a  n  ,  T .  A  .  A  note  on  the  action  of  the  clasps  in  Ere- 
l>i<i,  2i.  —  C  h  i  1 1  e  u  d  e  u  ,  F.  II.  A  leaf  tyer  of  gripe  and 
elderberry.  7.— D  o  d  .  F  .  11  .  W  .  Notes  on  some  Alberta  but- 
terflies, 4.— D  y  a  r,  H.  G.  Life-histories  of  North  American 
Geometrida?,  5.  — M  e  r  r  i  f  i  e  1  d.  F  .  and  others.  Protective 
coloration  of  Lepidopterou*  pupa,  21.  —  M  o  o  r  e ,  F  .  Lepidoptera 
Indica.  Part  xxxiv.  London,  Lovell  Eeeve  &  Co.  -'98.  Rec'd 
Jan  9,  '99.  (Vol.  iii,  pp.  193-216,  pis.  263-270.  Nymphalhue- 
Limenitina).— R  u  h  m  e  r ,  G.  \Y.  How  does  Araschnin  levanu 
ab .  porirna  O.  arise  in  nature?  Entomologische  Nachrichten.  Ber- 
lin, Dec.  '98.  -  S  h  e  r  b  o  r  u  ,  C  .  D .  and  D  u  r  r  a  n  t,  J .  H  . 
On  the  dates  of  Jacob  Hiibner'?  "Sninmluug  europiiischer  Schmet- 
terlinge,"  II. — S  k  i  n  n  e  r  ,  H.  A  Synonymic  Catalogue  of  the 
North  American  Rhopalocera.  The  American  Entomological  Soci- 
iety.  Philadelphia:  issued  Dec.  15.  '98.  Pp  100.  xiv.  See  THE 
NEWS  for  January,  pige  21. — Smith.  J.  B.  Descriptions  of 
new  Noctuids.*  4. — S  o  u  1  e,  C.  G  •  Early  Stages  of  Trfptogo-n 
inodesta,  5. 

Hymenoptera.— A  s  h  m  e  a  d  .  "W  .  II .  Classification  of  the  horn- 
tails  and  sawflies,  or  the  sub-order  Phytophaga,  7  (concl.),  4.— 
A  n  g  1  a  s ,  J .  On  the  histolysis  and  histogenesis  of  the  digestive 
tube  of  Hymenoptera  during  metamorphosis,  Comptes  Rendus, 
Societe  de  Biologic,  Paris,  Dec.  17,  '98.— A  n  o  n.  An  invasion  of 
the  digger  wasp  [Jfec/astizits  sped'osus],  7. — C  ^  c  k  e  r  e  1  1  .  T 
I).  A.  New  and  little  known  Fly  raenoptera  taken  by  Prof.  C  H.  T. 
Townsend  and  Mr.  C.  M.  Barber  in  New  Mexico  in  1898.*  M  ;  Notes 
on  the  nomenclature  of  some  Hymenoptera,  9 ;  Some  synonymy, 
[and]  Segregates  from  Perdita,  5.  —  M  a  r  1  a  t  t .  C  .  L.  Some 
new  Neftiatids,*  4. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  51 

DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

At  the  December  meeting  of  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social, 
nine  members  were  present.  Mr.  H.  Wen/el,  on  behalf  of  Dr. 
Griffith,  read  a  communication  on  the  coleopterous  fauna  of 
the  Salt  River  "Valley,  Ari/.ona.  The  northern  fauna  com- 
mingles with  the  Souoran  of  Mexico.  The  paper  contained  a 
list  of  five  species  of  Cicimlelida-  and  seventy-four  species  of 
Oarabidte  taken  by  Dr.  (Jrifrith. 

Dr.  Smith  referred  to  a  change  of  faunas  due  to  the  intro- 
duction of  sheep.     On  one  side  of  a  wire  fence  the  lower  an 
stial    fauna   of  the    region    existed,  whereas  on   the    opposiir 
where  the  sheep  pastured  was  the  common  widely  distributed 
fauna  of  the  United  States. 

He  also  exhibited  some  advance  sheets  of  his  forthcoming 
new  editionof  the  k>  Catalogue  of  the  Insects  of  New  Jersex  ." 
pertaining  to  the  Othoptera.  The  new  list  will  contain  142 
species  of  this  order  against  114  in  the  old,  and  every  species 
has  a  definite  record,  whereas  in  the  old  list  many  records  were 
merely  guess  work.  The  same  large  percentage  of  increase 
was  shown  in  the  other  orders.  He  further  stated  that  some 
specimens  of  Cmi'icr/i/Hi'iix  recently  taken  in  the  ''Xeck," 
Philadelphia,  had  proven  to  be  ('.  </!<i<i;<i!<>r  Hi-dt .  heretofore 
only  known  to  occur  in  Texas  and  Mexico. 

Mr.  Johnson    exhibited  a  specimen    of    ('innln  .sv^/r/m/rm// 
taken  at  Edge  Hill,  Montgomery  county,  in  .June  last  l>y  Mr. 
H.  S.  Viereck.      It  evidently  represented  brood  seventeen  due 
in  this  State  in  is«.)s,  but  the  speaker  had  observed   no  speci 
mens  himself. 

Dr.  Smith  said  the  brood  due  in  New  .lersex    this  yeai   INKS 
was  peculiar  in  its  distribution  ;   it  crossed  the  state  diagonally 
from   Trenton  and  then  struck   northward,  though    small   iso 
lated  broods  occurred  at    Vim-land  and  near    New    IJruuswiek. 

\V:\I.  .1.   F<>\.  Secret  a  rv. 


At  the  annual  meeting  of  t  he  American  Entomological  So 
ciety  held  December  '_'!',  IS'.tS.  the  following  were  elected  to 
serve  as  officers  for  the  year  IS'.K);  President.  Henry  <  '.  Me 
Cook:  Vice  President.  ('.  \\  .  .lohnson  :  Treasurer.  !•].  T.  Cre» 
son  ;  Kecordinu  Secretary.  Henry  Skinner  ;  <  'or  res  pout  ling  Sec 
retarv.  \V.  ,T.  Fox;  Curator.  Henrv  Skinner  :  Librarian.  \V  .  .1 . 


50  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

Fox ;   Publication  Committee,  E.  T.Cresson,  ('.  F.  Seiss,  I>.  F. 
Smith;    Executive  Committee,  P.  Laurent,  ('has.  Licbeck,  H. 
W.    Wen/el ;     Finance  ( 'oinmittee,  .1.    YV.    McAllister.    ('.    S 
Welles.  C.  ('.  Cresson.  HKNKY  SKINXKR.  Secretarv. 


At  a  business  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  (tt'the 
Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia,  held  December 
ii2,  ISDN,  the  following  were  elected  to  serve  as  officers  for  the 
present  year:  Director,  Philip  Laurent;  Vice  Director,  H. 
YV.  YVen/e]  ;  Treasurer.  E.  T.  Cresson:  Conservator,  Henry 
Skinner;  Recorder.  Henry  Skinner;  Secretary.  "W.  ,1.  Fox. 

HKNKY  SKINNKK.  Recorder. 

t  \ 

THE  WASP  AS  AN  ENGINEER, 

Several  members  of  the  United  States  Engineer  Corps  were  wit- 
nesses receutlv  of  a  feat  of  insect  engineering-  near  the  road  on  which 
they  were  working.  One  of  their  number  found  a  blue  ground 
wasp  dragging  along  the  ground  a  dead  swamp  spider  one-quarter 
the  size  of  a  full-grown  tarantula  Whether  the  wasp  killed  the 
spider  or  found  it  dead  isa  question  beyond  solution.  He  was  hav- 
ing a  hard  time  dragging1  his  prey  along,  and  presently  left  it  to  go 
prospecting  for  his  abode.  The  discoverer  of  the  wasp  called  his 
companions,  and  one  of  them  in  coming  stepped  upon  the  wasp's 
ground  hole,  crushing  down  some  blades  of  dried  grass  across  it . 
This  caused  no  little  trouble  to  the  insect,  who,  upon  locating  the 
hole,  nipped  away  at  the  obstrutciug  stalks  with  his  strong  mandi- 
bles until  he  had  cleared  a  passage  Then  he  went  back  and  sized 
up  the  spider,  walking  around  the  big  body  and  surveying  it  from 
all  sides. 

"He's  reckoning  that  the  hole  isn't  big  enough,"  s'lid  one  of  the 
engineers. 

"That's  all  right:  he'll  h'x  it,"  said  another,  as  the  insect  went 
back  and  began  vigorously  widening  the  entrance  to  his  domicile. 

Again  he  returned  to  the  spider,  seized  it  and  dragged  it  to  within 
a  toot  of  the  orifice.  To  the  spectators  it  was  evident  that  more 
work  would  have  to  be  done  before  the  spider  could  be  dragged  in. 
This  struck  the  wasp,  too.  for  again  he  ran  around  Ihe  body,  exam- 
ing  it  carefully,  and  returned  to  the  hole  to  take  measurements 
He  went  to  digging  a  second  time.  Having  dug  for  two  minutes 
he  brought  his  prey  to  the  edge  of  the  hole,  nipped  out  a  piece  ol 
dirt  here,  cut  away  a  grass  stem  there,  and  a  Her  liiteen  minutes  ol 
hard  and  skilful  labor  disappeared  under  ground,  dragging  the 
spider  after  him.  douhiK-^to  form  the  /in'rc  ilc  /vv/.v/r///rr  in  a  win- 
ter storehouse.  The  engineers  then  resumed  I  heir  \\  ork.  exchanging 
c  .>m  merits  of  admir  it  ion.  —  Cltfrat/o  ln1rr-(  train. 


•January  ninnhti-   //x.v   imiilcd  .Itntmn'i/    .'<>tli. 


KNT   NKWS,  v.,1  10 


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AMPELOGLYPTER     SESOSTRIS 


ENTOMOLOGICflL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  X. 


MARCH,  1899. 


No.  3 


CONTENTS : 


Webster— Some  Notes  on  the  Grape- 
Cane  Gall-Maker,  Ampeloglypter 
Sesostris "tf 

Ashmead— Three  New  Species  in  the 
Genus  Diploplectron  Fox 55 

Tinsley  and  King— The  Tenth  Ants' - 
Nest  Species  of  Coccid  from  Mas- 
sachusetts    57 

Walker— The  Sound-Producing  Or- 
gans of  Lenia  Trilineata 58 

Uhler— A  New  Destructive  Capsid  ..  59 


Coquillett— A  New  Dipterous  Family 

Related  to  the  Chironomid;e 60 

Hough— Some  North  American  Gen- 
era of  the  Dipterous  Calliphdri  M;I- 

Gerschner <>- 

Editorial 67 

Notes  and  News 68 

Entomological  Literature 71 

Doings  of  Societies 7S 

Obituary *0 

Exchanges i 


SOME    NOTES   ON    THE    GRAPE-CANE    GALL-MAKER, 

AMPELOG  LYPTER  SESOSTRIS  (Coieoptera )  * 

BY  F.  M.  WEBSTER. 

In  his  First  Report  as  State  Entomologist  of  Missouri,  p.  131, 

Dr.  C.  \ .  Ki ley  describes  this  species  under  the  name  Maduni* 
/•/7/.S-,  stating-  that  the  larva  formed  its  gall  in  the  Fall,  pupating- 
in  June  and  developing  to  the  adult  about  two  weeks  later. 
He  therefor  gave  as  a  remedial  and  preventive  measure  the 
collecting  and  burning  of  infested  canes  during  Winter.  In 
the  " American  Entomologist,"  Vol.  II,  p.  10").  the  same 
writer  states  that  the  galls  first  become  visible  towards  the 
latter  end  of  July,  the  larva-  producing  them  wintering  over 
within  these  galls,  but  not  becoming  full  grown  until  the 
Spring  of  the  following  year,  pupating  during  the  latter  part 
of  June  and  in  a  couple  of  weeks  developing  to  adults. 

On  May  <>,  ISDN,  a  lot  of  dried  leaves  were  brought  from 
a  vineyard  near  the  lake  shore  about  (iypsum,  ().,  where  1he\ 
had  fallen  the  Autumn  before  and  been  blown  1>\  the  winds 
into  bunches  along  an  Osage  orange  hedge,  remaining  there 
throughout  the  Winter  and  placed  in  a  breeding  cage  in  1  lie 
insectary.  From  among  these  leaves  adults  of  .1. 

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54  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

began  to  appear  May  23,  and  continued  t»»  do  so  in  consider- 
able numbers  for  several  days. 

On  June  24  my  assistant  visited  the  vineyard  Jfrom  which 
the  leaves  had  been  taken,  and  found  a  large  number  of  galls 
on  the  new  growth  of  cane,  and  within  these  galls  were  larv;e 
of  considerable  size.  The  same  vineyard  was  again  visited 
by  myself  on  August  11,  when  all  stages  of  development  ex- 
cept the  egg  were  found  within  the  galls,  the  larvae  now  being- 
all  of  them  nearly  or  quite  full  grown,  while  some  of  the 
adults  were  observed  in  the  act  of  making  their  way  out  from 
the  galls.  I  visited  this  vineyard  again  on  September  15,  and 
could  then  find  only  a  single  pupa  («),  after  long  and  patient 
searching,  this  being  in  a  gall  in  the  latter  growth  of  cane,  all 
other  galls,  except  for  parasites,  being  entirely  empty.  A 
later  examination,  made  early  in  November,  revealed  not  a 
single  adult  in  the  galls,  but  a  solitary  one  (a,  ft)  was  discov- 
ered among  the  fallen  leaves,  where  it  was  probably  in  hiber- 
nation. In  this  series  of  observations  it  seems  to  me  that  we 
have  conclusive  proof  that  in  Northern  Ohio  at  least  the  species 
is  single  brooded,  the  adult  wintering  over  among  fallen  leaves 
and  other  similar  rubbish,  coming  forth  in  Spring  in  time  to 
begin  ovipositiou  in  the  earliest  growth  of  cane.  The  greater 
abundance  of  galls  in  the  earlier  growth  of  cane  points  to  the 
fact  that  the  adults  are  abroad  in  numbers,  and  ready  to  begin 
ovipositiou,  as  soon  as  there  is  sufficient  growth  of  young  cane 
to  afford  them  the  necessary  nidus,  and  while  the  period  of 
ovipositiou  for  the  species  in  any  one  locality  may  be,  and 
probably  is,  considerably  protracted,  though,  as  previously 
shown,  the  season  of  development  is  over  by  the  first  of 

October. 

From  within  the  galls  I  have  taken  pup?e  from  which  a  par- 
asite, Catol(«'ci<*  ti/lodrniid  (//),  known  loalso  attack  the  larva- 
of  Ti/lodfrtiHi  fort'olatuiii,  was  also  reared. and  also  pupa;  (//)  of  a 
small  fly,  Myiophasia  (citrtt  (/).  Of  three  of  these  latter  pupa-, 
two  gave  me  adult  flies,  while  the  third  developed  a  secondary, 

hymeuopterous  parasite  (/),  ('(tli/jtfit*  tih'mtoi-. 

As  the  locality  where  these  observations  were  made  is  fully 

three  degrees  of  latitude  north  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  it  is  quite 
possible  that  there  may  be  a  considerable  difference  in  the 
habits  of  this  species,  and  this  seems  all  the  more  likely  from 


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the  fact  that  while  the  climate  along  the  lake  shore  is  really 
milder  iu  Winter  than  it  is  a  few  miles  farther  inland,  vet  the 
ice  in  the  lake,  in  Spring,  usually  remains  long-  enough  to 
delay  the  putting  forth  of  the  early  growth  of  cane,  and  also 
tends  to  keep  the  insect  longer  in  hibernation.  It  is  also  inter- 
esting to  note  that  although  the  hibernating  adults  were 
placed  under  a  comparatively  high  temperature,  probably 
from  65°  to  80°  Fah.,  yet  they  did  not  bestir  themselves  until 
about  the  time  when  proper  facilities  for  oviposition  would  be 
offered  them  in  their  native  haunls. 

KXIM.  A  NATION  OF   PLATK. 

Am/pelogtypter  sexostris  (Lee.)  :  «,  />,  respectively,  back  and 
side  view  of  adult ;  r,  larva ;  d,  pupa  ;  <\  galls  in  grape  cane; 
/,  Mi/iojilmxid  IIIIKI;  //.  pupa  case  of  same;  //.  ('tiln/iicriiN  t>/Io- 
dermct! ;  I,  Cali/jita*  tih'mtor. 

o 


THREE  NEW  SPECIES  IN  THE  GENUS  DIPLOPLECTRON 

FOX    '  Hynieuopterai. 

I*>Y  WILLIAM  H.  ASIHIKAD, 

Ctu-«f<n\    IHrision   of   Jnxccfx.    l'nifc<l    ,SY<//r.v 

MUNCH  in  . 


Up  to  the  present  time  but  a  single  species  is  known  in 
genus  Diploplectron  Fox,  the  type  D.  (Liris)  bruiuicijH-*  (  'r«-s 
son.    Recently,  in  arranging  a  large  collection  of  Hymenoptera  , 
presented  to  the  tTnited  kStates  National  Museum  by  I'rolV-ssor 
Carl  F.  Bader,  three  additional  species  were  recognixed,  which 
are  described  below  : 

TAIIU:  OK  si'i:<'ii:s. 

Black  or  mostly  black.  2. 

Uniformly  pale  ferruginous,  except  a  spot  between  tlie  ocelli 
base  of  metathorax  above  and  more  or  less  of  the  three 
or  four  apical  abdominal  segments,  which  are  black  ur 
dusky.  (1)  I),  ferrugilous  Aslnn.,  n  SK. 

•2-  Proiiotnm  and  tegnla-  brownish-yellow. 

Mandibles,  exce])t  tips,  four  basal  joinl>  of  antenna1,  tegnhe. 
anterior  and  middle  legs  and  bind  tiba1  pale  t'errngiiK.n-. 

(2)  D.  bnmneipes  (  'r. 


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Pronotum  black. 

Face  with  a    triangular  white  spot  at   lower  angle  of  inner 
orbits;  clypeus  white  bidentate  anteriorly,  the  anterior 
edge  and  teeth  black;  mandibles  except  tips  white;  an- 
terior femora  beneath  their  tibia?  and  tarsi, and  the  mid- 
dle and  hind  tibia?  and  tarsi,  rufous. 

(3)  D.  bidentatus  Asm.,  n.  sp. 

Face  black;  clypeus  anteriorly  rulous,  simple,  not  dentate; 
mandibles  except  tips,  anterior  and  middle  tibia?  and 
tarsi,  hind  tarsi  and  usually  the  tip  of  abdon  ci..  rufous. 

(4)  I),  foxii  Atl.n:.,  n.  sp. 

(1)  D.  ferrugineus,  u.  sp. 

$   Length  4.6  mm.     Uniformly   pale    ferruginous,  except  apex 
of  mandibles,  a   spot  between  the  ocelli  and  base  of  metathorax 
above,  which  are  black.     The  three  or  four  apical  abdominal  seg- 
ments are  also  more  or  less  dusky  or  blackish.    Wings  hyaline,  with 
a  large  smoky  blotch  behind  the  third  cubital  cell  and   including 
the  apical  half  or  more  of  the  cell.     Head   and  thorax,  except  meta- 
thorax, smooth,  polished. 

Hab.— Colorado.    Type,  No.  5061,  U.  S.  N".  M.  (Baker  Toll.) 

(2)  D.  bidentatus,  n.  sp. 

9  Length  7  mm.  Black;  face  with  a  triangular  spot  at  base  of 
inner  orbits,  a  narrow  line  beneath  the  eyes,  the  clypeus  except 
anterior  margin,  and  the  mandibles  except  tips,  white.  •  Clypeus 
produced  .anteriorly  into  two  black  teeth  ;  flagellum  brownish 
beneath ;  legs  black,  the  anterior  femora  beneath  and  all  tibia?  and 
tarsi,  rufous.  The  head  anteriorly  is  closelv  punctate,  the  vertex 
coriaceous,  with  some  scattered  or  sparse  punctures;  thorax  .shining, 
but  sparsely  punctate.  Metathorax  rugulose,  opaque;  abdomen 
shining,  but  veiy  delicately  microscopically  reticulated .  Wings 
hyaline,  with  a  large  smoky  cloud  behind  the  marginal  cell  and  in- 
cluding the  apex  of  the  cell  ;  stigma  and  veins  piceous  or  dark 
rufous. 

Hab.— Colorado.    Type,  No.  :><><;:;.  I  .  S.  N .  M .  (  Baker  Coll.  > 

(3)  D.  foxii,  n.  sp. 

$  Length  5—6.5  mm.  Bhu-k:  mandibles,  except  tips,  the  ante- 
rior and  middle  tibite  and  tarsi,  hind  tarsi  and  terminal  ahdrminal 
segment,  rufous.  Wings  subhyaline,  with  a  dusky  cloud  behind 
the  truncate  marginal  cell.  Hind  tibia?  behind.  Avith  a  white  line 
formed  of  silver y  white  hairs.  Head  and  thorax,  except  metathorax, 
polished,  impunctate;  metathorax  finely  rugulosc. 

Hab.— Colorado.    Type,  No.  r.O*)!'.  I" .  S.  X .  M  .  <  I'.akcr  ( Wl.) 


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Antenna-  and  les  of 
Riper sia  minimus. 


THE  TENTH  ANTS'-NEST  SPECIES  OF  COCCID  FROM 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

BY  J.  D.  TIXSLEV  and  GEO.  B.  Ki\<;. 

Ripersia  minimus,  ij.  sp. 

Alult  v.     L3n^th  biraly  1  nrii.;  coverd.'l  with   while   secretion; 
color  re  Id  ish  brown  :  rather  plump.    No  lateral  or  caudal  fi  laments 
observed    with    a    hand-leuse.     Ovisac,   en- 
closing  the  female,  ellipsoidal,  about  2  mm. 
long  and  1 14  mm.  wide.     Clear  white,  rather 
compact,  cottony   nutter.    Eggs  oval,  pale 
yellow,  quite  small      Antennae  concolorous 
with  the  body  or  nearly  so  ;  7-jointed.  7  long- 
est aul  thickest,  65-75  u  long  ;  2  and  3  usual- 
ly subequal,  although  2  may  be  the  longer, 
and  1  is  sometimes  longer  than  3,2  and  3  about 
40  u  long  :  joint  1  is  usually  about  30  u  long  ; 
6.5  and  4  ara  more  or  Iss^  globular  in  shape 
and  usually  6  is  the  longer  and  4  and  5  are 
subequal,  although   4  may  be   the  shortest ; 
G  i':> oat  23  u  loii?,  4 and  5  about  25  u  Ion?.      Tiie  following  formulae 
have  been  observed: 

7213(46)5-721(346)5. 

7(23)  1645-7(12)3465. 

7(23)16(45) 

7231654 

All  the  joints  bearing  rather  large  hairs.  Legs  concolorous  with 
tha  body,  rather  stout  and  largecomparad  with  the  size  of  the  body  • 
Femur  101  u  long  x  45  m  wide;  tibia  93  u  long ;  tarsus  60  u  long  ; 
tarsal  digitules  slejder  hairs  without  knobs  ;  claw  stout,  with  rather 
large  denticle,  17  ulong;  digitules  of  claw  long,  slender  knobbed. 
Epidermis  beiring  rather  numerous  gland  spots  and  some  scattered, 
rather  large  hairs.  The  margins  of  the  abdominal  segments  beat- 
groups  of  conical  spines,  usually  two  conical  spines  in  a  group. 
Anal  ring  with  the  usuil  six  hairs.  Caudal  tubercles  normal,  each 
with  a  r  it  her  large  seta,  100  u  long,  and  several  large  hairs  anil 
conical  spines. 

Habitat. — South  Lawrence,  Mass.,  October  15,  1898,  on  the 
root  of  a  plant  in  the  nest  of  Lnx!ns  .Intrririi.inis  Em. 

This  is  the  smallest  Dactylopiid  with  which  we  are  yet  ac- 
quainted, being  probably  a  little  smaller  than  liifnTxhi  nnni- 
< •/'.%•  Mask,  which  is  given  as  1-24  inch  =  1  mm.  This  dill'crs 
from  R.  rn>ii;<-ix  Mask,  in  being  7 -jointed  and  not  having  the 
antennae  so  close  together. 


FIG.  1.— Upper  side  of  posterior  seg- 
ments of  abdomen,  showing  position 
of  sound-producing  organ. 


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THE  SOUND-PRODUCING  ORCANS  OF  LEMATR1LINEATA. 

BY  C.  M.  WALKER,  Amherst,  Mass. 

When  Leuia  fri/htcata  is  irritated  or  disturbed  in  any  way  it 
makes  a  curious  shrill,  squeaking  sound,  and  if  the  insect  be 
carefully  watched,  it  may  be 
observed  that  in  producing 
this  sound  the  tip  of  the  ab- 
domen is  raised  and  vibrated 
very  rapidly,  causing  it  to 
move  back  and  forth  against 
the  underside  of  the  elytra. 
Upon  examining  the  struc- 
ture of  the  parts  concerned, 
a  hard  horny  area  was  found 
on  the  dorsum  of  the  last 
segment  of  the  abdomen 
(Fig.  1),  composed  of  regular  transverse  ridges  and  divided  by 
a  median  depression.  This  hard  chitinous  area  is  somewhat 
triangular  in  shape 
with  the  base  at  the 
middle  of  the  ante- 
rior margin  of  the 
segment  and  the 
rounded  tip  near 
the  middle.  There 
are  numerous  hairs 
and  spines]scattered 

tne   remaining     F](J  o  _^pper  sjc}6  of  posterior  segment  of  abdomen. 
portion    of    the    Seg-8howins  »ouml-prodm-in« -orsan. 

ment  (Fig.  2). 

With  the  aid  of  the  compound  microscope  each  elytron, 
especially  on  the  tip  and  along  the  inner  edge,  was  found  to 
be  covered  with  short  spines  directed  posteriorly.  The  spines 
appeared  to  be  of  two  kinds.  Those  along  the  extreme  edge 
were  larger  and  longer  and  fewer  in  number  than  those  just 
back  of  the  edge,  which  were  of  the  character  of  modified 
scales.  These  scales  were  more  or  less  flattened  and  were 
elevated  at  a  slight  angle,  as  seen  when  observed  laterally. 
In  order  to  produce  the  sound  the  beetle  raises  the  end  of  the 


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abdomen,  ami,  bringing  it  in  contact  with  the  spines  on  the 
elytra,  sets  the  tip  of  the  abdomen  in  vibration.  By  the  con- 
stant rubbing  of  the  spines  against  the  roughened  portion  the 
curious  sound  is  made.  The  spines  being  directed  posteriorly, 
the  sound  is  produced  only  when  the  tip  of  the  abdomen  is 
raised.  The  sound  is  therefore  intermittent,  although  it 
appears  continuous  because  of  the  rapidity  of  the  vibrations  of 
the  abdomen. 

Since  both  sexes  possess  these  organs,  it  does  not  seem  prob- 
able that  the  sound  is  used  for  sexual  attraction.  This  beetle 
has  a  pungent,  disgusting  odor,  which  possibly  makes  it  dis- 
tasteful to  birds  or  other  enemies.  It  may  be  that  this  sound 
is  used  as  a  note  of  warning. 


A  NEW  DESTRUCTIVE  CAPSID. 

BY  P.  E.  UHLEK. 
Dicyphus  minimus,  n.  sp. 

A  slender,  cylindrical,  black,  polished,  resembling  D.('(il(f<n'ni<-nx 
Stal,  but  much  smaller  and  more  slender.  Head  much  wider  than 
the  front  of  pronotum.  highly  polished,  bald,  moderately  narrowed 
at  base,  front  strongly  convey,  the  line  bounding  it-below  deeply 
defined,  cly  peas  prominent;  antenna?  black,  slender;  the  basal  joint 
scarcely  as  long  as  the  head,  whitish  at  base, second  fully  twice  as  iong 
as  the  basal  and  almost  ;i<  thick,  third  and  fourth  more  slender,  the 
third  longer  than  the  others,  the  fourth  nearly  of  the  same  length  as 
the  second  ;  rostrum  testaceous,  piccous  at  tip,  reaching  behind  the 
posterior  coxae.  Pronotum  black,  a  little  wider  than  long,  with 
the  calloseties  transverse,  middle  line  impressed,  pale  in  less  mature 
specimens,  collum  narrow,  very  distinct,  testaceous  or  lemon- 
yellow,  surface  tran»vcr-ely  wrinkled,  more  -onvexor  the  posterior 
lobe,  lateral  margins  distinctly  reflexed ;  sternum,  coxa?  and  legs 
yellowish-white,  with  the  tarsi  piceous  at  tip.  Scutellum  black, 
polished,  longitudinally carinated,  marked  with  two  yellow,  triang- 
ular spots.  Hemelytra  translueent.  pule  yellow  or  testaceous  du.-k\ 
on  the  inner  half  throughout,  minutely,  remotely  punctate,  the  base 
ofcuueus  with  a  la  rye  black  >pot  ;  membrane  dusky,  veins  and  veins 
of  wings  blackish.  Abdomen  greenish,  more  or  less  black  on  the 
sides  and  at  tip. 

Length    to   tip   of  venter  :•?!%,  92  mm.,  to  tip  of  hemelytra  -J  •, 
mm-     Width  of  pronotum  }.•>  mm. 

Numerous   specimens   of   both   sexes  have    been    sent  to  me 
from  various  parts  of  Florida. 


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[March 


A  NEW    DIPTEROUS    FAMILY  RELATED    TO  THE   CHI- 

ROINOMIDAE. 

BY  D.  W.  COQUILLETT,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Among  a  very  interesting  collection  of  Diptera  recently  re- 
ceived from  Mr.  C.  W.  Johnson  for  naming  is  a  female  speci- 
men of  a  very  singular  fly,  which  I  am  unable  to  locate  in  any 
known  genus  or  family.  The  shape  and  structure  of  the  head, 
body  and  legs,  and  the  unusual  development  of  the  first  an- 
tennal  joint,  appear  to  indicate  its  nearest  approach  to  the 
genus  Ceratopogon  of  the  family  Chironomidce  ;  but  the  vena- 
tionj  as  well  as  the  general  appearance  of  the  insect,  is  very 
different  from  anything  now  located  in  that  family.  The  pat- 
tern of  venation  is  apparently  a  modification  of  that  of  a  O/v/- 
topof/ott,  in  which  the  third  vein  coalesces  with  the  first  and 
the  fourth  vein  is  forked  (see  the  figure  by  Winnertz  in  Lin 
nre  Entomologica,  vol.  VI,  plate  VI,  figure  41).  By  a  further 
union  of  the  veins,  resulting  in  the  coalescence  of  the  median 
portion  of  the  first  and  fourth  veins,  and  by  the  addition  of  a 


second  fork  to  the  fourth  vein,  the  venation  of    the  present 
form  would  be  produced. 

Although  its  relationship  to  the  genus  O/vr/o/>w/o;<  is  thus 
seen  to  be  a  rather  intimate  one,  still  the  general  aspect  is 
strikingly  different ;  besides  the  difference  in  venation  already 
ready  referred  to,  the  unusually  long  and  narrow  wings,  the 
widely  separated  eyes  of  the  female,  the  concave  instead  of 
strongly  convex  vertex  of  the  head,  unite  in  giving  the  new 
form  a  very  different  appearance  as  compared  to  a  ft'ntto- 
pogon.  The  antennte,  which  are  broken  off  at  the  tip  of  the 
first  joint  in  the  single  specimen  before  me,  which,  Mr.  John- 
son writes  me,  is  the  only  one  he  succeeded  in  capturing,  and 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


the  possession  of  a  male  specimen,  may  brim/  to  light  other 
differences  than  those  revealed  by  the  present  .somewhat  mu- 
tilated specimen.  Even  these  differences  an-.  1  believe,  of 
sufficient  importance  to  demand  the  establishing  of  a  new 
family,  the  StenoxenidaB,  an  opinion  also  shared  by  Mr.  .John 
sou.  The  description  of  the  m-w  genus  and  species  is  as  fol- 
lows : 

Stenoxenus  johnsoni,  new  genus  iind  species.  Head  narrower  than 
the  thorax;  when  viewed  from  iu  front  twice  as  broad  as  high  . 
vertex  slightly  concave,  lower  half  of  face  sparsely  covered  with 
bristles,  eyes  of  female  widely  separated,  deeply  emarginate  oppo- 
site the  antennae,  bare,  wholly  covered  with  facets  of  a  uniform 
size;  ocelli  absent;  proboscis  about  one-third  as  long'  as  heighth 
of  head,  very  thick,  les<  than  twice  as  long-  as  wide:  palpi  about 
one-half  as  long'  as  heighth  of  head,  pendulous,  sub-cylindrical. 
composed  of  three  distinct  joints  which  are  sub-equal  in  length,  and 
apparently  with  a  very  short  one  between  the  last  two;  first  joint 
of  antenna?  unusually  large,  compressed,  about  one  and  one-half 
times  as  broad  as  long,  eimrgiuate  at  the  apex  (remainder  of  an- 
tennae wanting).  Body  destitute  of  bristles,  thorax  truncate  in 
front,  not  projecting  over  the  head,  destitute  of  a  transverse  suture  • 
abdomen  slightly  narrower  than  the  thorax  aud  nearly  twice  as 
long,  tapering  posteriorly,  the  apex  blunt.  Legs  slender,  destitute 
of  bristles,  hind  tibia?  each  bearing  a  short  stout  spur  at  the  apex  Of 
the  inner  side,  the  others  destitute  of  apical  spurs  ;  front  tibia* 
twice  as  long  as  the  first  tarsal  joint,  the  latter  on  all  the  tarsi  much 
longer  than  any  ot  the  other  joints  :  tarsal  claws  sin.'ple,  empodium 
and  pulvilli  wanting.  Wings  bare,  unusually  long  and  narrow, 
projecting  about  one-third  of  their  length  beyond  the  tip  of  the 
abdomen,  venation  as  iu  the  accompanying  figure:  costal  vein  con- 
tinued around  the  tip  of  the  wing,  but  becoming  obsolete  on  the 
basal  part  ot  the  posterior  margin;  auxiliary,  second  and  third 
veins  wanting,  first  vein  distinct  at  its  base  and  apex  only,  else- 
where united  with  the  fourth,  which  is  forked  near  its  middle, 
the  upper  branch  also  forked  near  its  base:  fifth  vein  forked  near  its 
middle.  Halteres  normal,  color  black,  polished,  lower  part  of  face. 
mouth  parts,  coxa-,  from  and  middle  femora  and  the  hind  ones  ex- 
cept their  apices,  also  the  middle  tibia-  and  their  tarsi  vellow, 
apices  of  hind  femora,  front  and  hind  tibiae  and  their  tar-i  ln-osvn; 
halti-rcs  brown,  their  bases  yellow:  hairs  of  the  body  very  short. 
light  yellow:  wing<  whitish-hyaline,  the  vein-  dn>kv  yellowish- 
those  near  the  po-t  error  margin  only  slightly  lighter  in  color  than 
ilm-e  along  the  COSta,  apical  portion  ot  first  vein  faint.  Length  X 
nun.  Delaware  Water  (Jap.  New  Jersey.  A  Dingle  female  -peri- 
men  raptured  July  llth  by  Mr.  ('.  \V.  .Join  i-on.  and  \>\  him  kind  I  y 
presented  to  the  National  Museum.  Type  No. 


62  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

SOME  NORTH  AMERICAN  GENERA  OF  THE  DIPTEROUS 
GROUP,  CALLIPHORINAE  GIRSCHNER. 

BY  GARRY  DE  N.  HOUGH,  M.  D. 

The  masterly  researches  of  Herr  Ernst  Girschuer  have 
thrown  a  flood  of  light  upon  the  Cimmerian  darkness  of  the 
classification  of  the  Muscida?.  One  of  the  groups  clearly  es- 
tablished by  him  is  that  of  the  Calliphorime,  the  ISTorth 
American  genera  of  which  form  the  subject  of  this  paper. 

The  super- family  Muscidse  is  thus  defined  by  Prof.  Willis- 
ton  : 

Proboscis  functional  or  rudimentary.  In  the  former  case  usually 
short  and  with  pseudotracheate  labellse,  but  sometimes  elongate 
and  adapted  for  piercing ;  palpi  sometimes  rudimentary,  never 
jointed.  Antenna?  always  three-jointed,  the  third  joint  simple, 
pound,  oval  or  elongate,  compressed  and  always  (except  in  Crypto- 
chaetnm,  where  it  is  entirely  absent),  with  a  bare,  pubescent  or 
plumose,  dorsal  or  subapical  arista.  Auxiliary  vein  sometimes  ru- 
dimentary, often  more  or  less  coalescent  with  the  first  longitudinal 
vein,  usually  distinct  in  its  entire  course;  never  more  than  one 
submarginal  and  three  posterior  cells  present;  the  submarginal 
and  marginal  cells  always  open;  basal  cells  never  large,  the  second 
basal  sometimes  coalesceut  with  the  discal  cell,  the  anal  cell  present 
or  absent;  posterior  cross  vein  rarely  absent.  Pulvilli  always  pres- 
ent;  empodia  wanting ;  claws  of  the  male  often  larger  than  those 
of  the  female. 

For  over  sixty  years  dipterologists  have  divided  the  Mus- 
Hdie  into  two  great  series  :  Calyptratre  and  Acalyptrata-. 
In  general  there  is  no  difficulty  in  determining  to  which  series 
a  given  form  belongs,  but  to  this  rule  there  are  exceptions. 
Girschner's  definitions  seem  better  than  any  others  known  to 
me.  They  are  as  follows  : 

Acalyptratae  — Squamula  alaris  always  distinctly  developed,  hut 
never  very  large;  squamula  thoracalis  usually  lacking,  at  most 
present  as  an  insignificant  widening  of  the  f re num  squamulare. 
Posthumeral  and  intraalar  rnacrochaetse  not  simultaneously  pres- 
ent. Thorax  usually  without  a  complete  transverse  suture.  Pos- 
talar  callus  absent.  Hypopleural  macrochaet*  absent. 

Calyptratae. — Squamula  alaris  always  distinctly  developed:  squam- 
ula thoracalis  very  variable  in  size,  in  the  higher  forms  larger  than 
the  squamula  alaris,  often  very  much  larger.  Both  posthumera 
and  intraalar  macrochaBtae  present.  Thorax  with  a  complete  transl- 
verse  suture.  Postalar  callus  present  and  separated  by  a  distinct 
suture  from  the  dorsurn  of  the  thorax.  Hypopleural  macroclwt:r 
present  or  absent. 

Even  these   definitions,  as   Girschner  has  pointed   out.  are 


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not  absolute,  certain  forms,  especially  among  the  Seatomy- 
/Maraud  Sapromyzidse,  being;  by  the  definition.  <  'al\  ptrat;e. 
while  other  very  closely  allied  species  are,  by  the  definition. 
Acalyptratae.  Both  these  families  are  considered  as  families 
of  the  acalyptrate  series  l>y  the  best  anthoiities. 

(firschuer  separates  the  Calyptrata1  into  two  grand  divi- 
sions: Authoiuyidae  and  Tachinid;e.  which  are  by  no  m*»an> 
identical  with  the  families  usually  understood  by  those  nann->. 

Anthomyidae.  —  Hypopleural  maerocluietae  absent,  If  three  steruo- 
pleuril  macrochaetse  Jare  present  their  arrangement  i>  always  i;-2. 
Elbow  (if  any)  of  the  fourth  longitudinal  yein  witliout  appendix. 
Ventral  membrane  usually  present.  Development  of  the  squamuh; 
thoracalis  very  variable. 

Tachinidae.  —  Hypopleural  macrochaeta?  present.  If  three  steruo- 
pleural  macrochsete  are  present  their  arrangement  is  always  2:1  or 
1:1:1.  Fourth  longitudinal  vein  almostalways  with  an  elbow,  which 
frequently  has  an  appendix.  Ventral  membrane  usually  not  pres- 
ent. Squaniu  la  thoracalis  always  well  developed,  larger  than  the 
squamula  alaris,  sometimes  very  large. 

(Jirschner  splits  np  his  Tachinidu1  into  nine  groups,  one  of 
which  is  the  Calliphorinae,  which  may  be  thus  defined  : 

Calliphorinae.  —  Hypopleural  bristles  present.  Ventral  membrane 
very  rarely  visible.  Second  ventral  segment,  in  both  sexes,  lyini; 
with  its  edges  upon  and  covering  the  edges  of  the  correspond  in_ 
dorsal  segment,  the  other  ventral  segments  lying  free,  at  any  rate 
in  the  male.  Fifth  ventral  segment  of  the  male  frequently  greatly 
developed,  with  its  caudal  border  incised  to  a  point  beyond  the 
middle.  Usually  only  two  posterior  intraalar  bristles.  Color  very 
frequently  metallic.  Arista,  as  a  rule,  long,  plumose.  Stigmata 
sometimes  very  large.  Front  of  the  male  narrowed  (eyc>  som 
times  in  contact),  that  of  the  female  wide.  ^ 

The  following  American   genera  belong   to  this  group:    !'<>! 


l,  r/iorniiti  and  Protocalliphora.      It    is  (juite   probable  that 
the  Mexican  genera,  TI/I-COHIIIHI   and    ('/i/<n-<>i>i't>r/<t.  also  belong 
here,  but  of  these  I  have  as  yet  seen    no  specimens,  and   Mr. 
van  dcr  NVulp's  descriptions  do  not  permit  undoubted  ronclu 
ssious  to  be  drawn  in  the  matter. 

Pol/cilia  and  ('<n>i]>xoiiii/i(i  differ  from  the  other  genera  ot 
the  group  in  having  the  vibrissal  angle  some  diMance  dorsad 
of  the  edge  of  the  mouth  opening.  I'ltllni'm  has  the  thorax 
thickly  beset  with  line,  soft,  woolly  hair  in  addition  to  the 
inacroeh;rt;v.  Fresh  specimens  show  this  very  well,  but  if 


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the  specimen  is  somewhat  worn  the  woolly  hair  can  often  only 
be  seen  on  the  mesoplenra  or  on  the  pteropleura  beneath  the 
wing.  Compsomyia  has  no  woolly  hair  and  the  clorsum  of 
the  thorax  is  distinctly  striped.  For  this  latter  genus  the 
name  C7*/7/.s'o»n//a,  proposed  by  Desvoidy  in  1830,  should 
have  priority  over  Compsomyia.  Of  PoTlenia  I  have  seen  but 
one  Xorth  American  species,  P.  mdis  Fabr.  Of  Chrysowi/io 
I  have  two  species,  the  common  (\  m<i<-fU«ri<t  Fabr.  and  an 
undescribed  species  from  California. 

MeNciithrhiclld  may  be  distinguished  by  the  following  char- 
acters :  Elbow  of  fourth  longitudinal  vein  not  angular,  but 
forming  a  gentle  curve  much  as  Graphomyia,  the  apical  cn»>s 
vein  convex  outwardly.  The  third  longitudinal  vein  either 
without  spines  or  with  a  very  few  at  the  extreme  base.  Genae 
naked. 

Cjinomia  is  a  genus  for  which  1  find  structural  characters  in 
the  male  sex  only.  The  arista  is  usually  plumose  for  not  more 
than  two- thirds! its  length.  The  hypopygium  is  very  prominent ; 
the  apex  of  the  abdomen  ends  with  a  pair  of  large,  slightly 
curved,  pointed  processes,  which  are  directed  eephalad  along 
the  ventral  surface  of  the  abdomen,  and  usually  more  or  le^- 
concealed  by  the  fifth  ventral  segment ;  this  fifth  ventral  seg- 
ment is  split  in  the  median  line  from  its  caudal  border  about 
half  way  to  its  cephalic  border.  The  female  presents  the 
most  striking  likeness  to  female  Calliphorse.  Neither  the 
shape  of  the  head,  the  extent  of  plumosity  of  the  arista,  nor 
the  chsetotaxy  being  invariably  such  as  to  enable  the  sepa- 
ration to  be  made.  It  is  true  that  an  anterior  iutraalar, 
or  a  third  posterior  achrostical  macroclueta,  is  rarely  present, 
but  their  presence,  though  rare,  is  a  bar  to  making  their  ab- 
sence a  generic  character.  I  have  found  myself  obliged  to 
rely  upon  the  rather  more  elongate  form  of  CI/HOIIIHI  and  still 
more  upon  the  pure  metallic  color  of  the  abdomen,  which  is 
almost  absolutely  free  from  pollinose  coating  (except  in  ('. 
<'/<>IK/<I/<I  Hough),  to  distinguish  female  Cynomyise  from  < 'alii - 
phorae. 

Of  ('i/ii<>ini«  I  know  four  species:  nioi'litonnii  \<,  tniici-ictnid 
Hough,  cl<ni</<tt(t  Hough  and  lihlu  Hough. 

The  genera  (1<t//i/>lior<t.   LiH'il'm    and     I'lionnni.  established  b\ 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  65 

Eobineaii-Desvoidy  in  1830,  have  not  been  accepted  by  all  sub- 
sequent writers  on  diptera. 

Macqnart  in  1834-1835  accepted  Cullijtliora  and  Ludlia ; 
Meigen  in  1838  accepted  Lucilia  :  Zetterstedt  in  1845-1849 
and  1859  agreed  with  Meigen.  Roudani  in  lS5(i  and  1862, 
finding  no  characters  on  which  to  separate  them,  puts  all  three 
in  one  genus,  Myaor  N<> HUHIII/H.  Schiner  in  1862  recognizes 
CallijrfnH'd  and  Lin-ilia  and  includes  Phormia  in  the  latter. 
Finally  at  the  present  time  Prof.  Brauer  accepts  C<i//i/>/ior« 
and  Liir!H«,  but  does  not  mention  Phonnia. 

The  fact  is  that  a  satisfactory  characterization  of  these 
genera  is  very  difficult.  Still,  I  believe  that  it  can  be  found 
in  the  arrangement  of  characteristic  macro-  and  micro-  cheetae 
of  the  geuae,  thorax  and  third  longitudinal  vein  of  the  wing. 
To  these  characters  I  would  add  the  form  of  that  part  of  the 
thorax  which  is  candad  the  transverse  suture.  To  complete 
the  satisfactory  distribution  into  genera  of  all  the  species  of 
this  group  known  to  me  I  must  establish  a  fourth  genus,  which 
I  propose  to  call  P>-o1<><-<iUii>ln>r«  for  the  two  species  Miinrti 
<r.  a  red  Fall,  and  MUNCH  cln-t/Non'litnt  Meig. 

I  consider  riioniiid  and  I'rotocdHi/i/iord  as  less  highly  de- 
veloped, more  primitive,  than  Luc/lid  and  Cd/lijtliord.  because 
they  combine  characters  of  the  latter  and  because  their  chse- 
totaxy  is  less  regular,  more  \ariable  and  the  individual  ma 
crochceta1  are  frequently  less  well  developed.  The  two  former 
have  the  thorax  candad  the  transverse  suture  distinctly  flat- 
tened, \\  liile  iii  Luc  Hid  and  <  'n/liji/iorn  no  such  Hat  ten  ing  exists. 

In    Liid/id  and   < 'd//i/>/>ord   the  number  of  dorsocent  ral   and 
achroslical    bristles  caudad  the  suture  is    unvarying    lor  an\ 
species,  and  each   individual   macrochu-ta    is  well    developed. 
In  all  the  species  that  I  have  seen  these  dorsocent rals  number 
three  and  these  achrosi  icaU  either  two  or  three. 

In  riioniiid  and  I'ro/ontl/i/i/inni  the  posterior  dorsocent  rals. 
and  achrosticals,  one  or  both,  vary  in  number  or  are  poorh 
developed. 

Calltphora.—Type  ('.  /-O////YO/VV/  L.thonix  not  flattened, caudad 
the  transverse  suture.  Iii  any  sp  cies  the  number  of  posterior  dor- 
socentrab  aud  achrosticals  is  const-int,  and  botli  seric>  ron>i-t  of 
well  developed  marrodueta1.  Tlie  geua?  seen  with  an  amplification 
of  twenty  diameters  are  distinctly  hairy.  The  third  longitudinal 


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vein  has  spines  at  its  base  only.    The  dorsal  sin-face  of  the  squamula 
thoracalis  is  hairy . 

The  species  known  to  nie  which  belong  here  are  :  vomitoria 
"L.,  erythrocephala  Meig.,  violacea  Meig.,  anthmcina  Meig., 
latifrom  nov.  sp.  and  ni.gr ibticca  nov.  sp.,  which  is,  perhaps, 
only  a  variety  of  erythrocephala. 

Lucilia. — Type  L.,  camar  L,  Thorax  not  flattened  caudad  the 
transverse  suture.  In  any  species  the  number  of  posterior  dorsocen- 
trals and  achrosticals  is  constant  and  both  series  consist  of  well  de- 
veloped macrochsetse.  The  genas  seen  witb  an  amplification  of 
twenty  diameters  are  absolutely  naked.  The  spines  of  the  third 
longitudinal  vein  are  not  limited  to  the  extreme  base,  but  extend 
well  along  the  vein  toward  the  small  cross  vein,  say  from  two  fifths 
to  three  quarters  of  that  distance.  The  dorsal  surface  of  both 
squamulae  is  bare. 

The  species  of  Lucilia  known  to  me  are:  cct'scir  L.,  wrieat.a 
Meig.,  nobilis  Meig.,  sylraritm  Meig.  and  spinicosta  Hough. 
Phormia— Type  Phormia  regina  Meig.  Thorax  somewhat  flattened 
caudad  the  transverse  suture.  In  any  species  the  number  of  posterior 
dorsocentrals  and  achrosticals  is  inconstant;  moreover,  the  macro- 
chaeta?  of  each  series  are  notequally  well  developed,  the  most  caudad 
being  much  the  largest,  and  each  succeeding  one, as  we  passcephalad 
along  the  series,  being  usually  smaller  until  the  last  one  or  two  are 
so  small  as  to  be  distinguishable  with  difficulty  or  not  at  all  fi-om 
the  surrounding-  microchaetae.  The  geuae  seen  with  an  ampli- 
fication of  twenty  diameters  are  distinctly  hairy.  The  spines  of  the 
third  longitudinal  vein  are  not  limited  to  tne  extreme  base,  but 
extend,  roughly  speaking,  half  way  to  the  small  cross  vein  The 
dorsal  surface  of  the  squamula  thorcalis  is  bare. 

The  species  of  Phormia  known  to  me  are:  ret/hut  Meig.  and 
grintJamlica  Zett. 

ProtocaJlt'i>li<ii-(i. — Type  P.  azurea  Fall.  Thorax  somewhat  flat- 
tened caudad  the  transverse  suture.  The  number  of  posterior  dor- 
socentrals i>  f  urly  constant,  though  not  so  absolutely  invariable  in  a 
species  as  in  Lucilia  and  Calliphorn  ;  eich  macrochaetse  of  the  series 
is  well  developed  and  all  are  of  about  the  same  size  The  posterior 
achrosticals  are  less  well  developed  than  the  dorsocentrals,  are  va- 
riable in  number  in  the  same  species  and  even  on  the  two  sides  of 
the  same  specimen;  in  any  specimen  they  may  vary  in  si/e,  these 
farthest  cephalad  being  smallest.  Thegenae  seen  with  an  amplifi- 
cation of  twenty  diameters  are  distinctly  hairy,  the  hairs  being 
much  coarser  than  in  Phormia  or  ( '/t/'i/i/iora.  The  spines  of  the 
third  longitudinal  vein  are  not  limited  to  the  extreme  base,  but  ex- 
tend about  balf  way  to  the  small  cross  vein.  The  dorsal  surface  of 
both  squamnUe  is  bare. 

I  am  acquainted  with  two  species  of  this  genus:  «.:ur<'« 
Fall,  and  chri/Horrhwa  Meig. 


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PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  MARCH,  1899. 

EDITORIAL. 

Prof.  Smith,  in  his  obituary  notice  of  the  late  Mr.  Hubbard, 

in  this  number,  says  :   "A  pupil  of  Mr.  Schwarx  in  methods 

of  collecting,  he  soon  equaled  his  master,  while  in  getting  at 

tin    I't'ti/li/   rlttirurfcrisfir  fdinid  of  a    ret/ion  he   ir«x   mic.rrt'llctl."' 

There  are  few  collecting  entomologists  in  this   country  Unit 

have  this  happy  faculty  of  getting  at  the  characteristic  fauna, 

and  it  is  this  and  this  alone  that   is  of  value  in   the  study  of 

geographical    regions   and    the  distribution  of  species.     The 

ordinary  superficial  collector  picks   up  all   the   cosmopolitan 

species  and  all  the  showy  things  that  are  widely  distributed, 

and    often    overlooks    everything    else.     Some    time    ago    the 

writer  received  a  small  collection  of   butterllies   from  Tucson. 

Arixona,  and  there  was  not  a  single  species  in  the  lot   that    is 

not   found    in   Pennsylvania.      Another   lot    from    Arixona  was 

almost  entirely  made  up  of  common  Eastern  species.      \Ve  are 

constantly  in  receipt  of  local  lists  for  publication  in  Tin:  Xi;ws 

that  show  this  defect    of  superficial  collecting,  and.  therefore. 

they  are  hardly  worth  the  room  they  take  up.     Mr.  Hubbard's 

letters  and  Held  notes  will    be  published    in  Tin:  N  i:\vs.  and. 

doubtless,  much  information  on  these  points  will  be  available 

from  this  prince  of  collectors.     We  wish  our  collectors  of  expe 

rieuce  would  publish  more  about  their  methods,  for  the  bene 

lit  of  the  entomological  fraternity. 


68  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

Notes  and  News. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF   THE   GLOBE. 


ON  THE  LARVA  OF  EVERGESTIS  FUNALIS,  GROTE.-  Late  iu  July. 
1898,  I  noticed  that  the  Portulacca  which  grows  abundantly  on  the 
campus  of  the  N.  M.  Agricultural  College,  Mesilla  Park,  N.  M., 
was  shrivelling  up  and  turning  brown.  A  closer  examination  showed 
that  it  was  attacked  by  enormous  numbers  of  pyralid  larvae.  Some 
of  these  larvae,  collected  July  28th,  were  described  as  follows  : 

20.  mm  long,  green,  sage-green  on  back,  with  a  transparent 
dark  (not  pigrnented)  dorsal  stripe;  sides  becoming  darker  (because 
more  transparent)  than  the  green  subdorsal  areas,  until  the  level  of 
the  spiracles,  where  there  is  a  greenish- white  longitudinal  band 
with  a  jagged  upper  edge;  below  this  baud  and  beneath,  is  very 
pale  green,  with  a  pinkish  suffusion  above  each  leg.  The  piliferous 
tubercles  just  above  the  spiracles  are  darkened,  and  on  the  last  two 
segments  they  are  all  dark,  the  dorsal  ones  variegated  with  whitish. 
Head  pale  ochreous,  marbled  with  brown  Legs  all  pale.  A  varie- 
ty has  the  sides  and  the  ventral  surface  between  the  abdominal  legs 
strongly  suffused  with  pink. 

The  moths  bred  from  these  larvae  (emerging  from  August  6th  on) 
are  of  two  types,  identical  in  markings,  but  differing  iu  color.  One 
type,  identified  by  Dr.  H.  G.  Dyar  as  Emergent  in  fun-alt's,  has  the 
markings  on  the  upper  wings  strong  and  blackish.  The  other  has 
them  very  pale  ochreous,  quite  inconspicuous.  From  the  larvae  I 
bred  a  parasite  in  fair  numbers:  this  was  identified  by  Mr.  W.  H. 
Ash  mead  as  Tenielucha  (formerly  Porizori)  facialis  (Cresson). 

On  September  4, 1895,  the  college  campus  at  Mesilla  Park  was 
invaded  by  great  numbers  of  another  variable  pyralid  (Loxostege 
xiinil<ilis<  Gn.  det.  Dyar).  but  Idid  not  find  the  larvte. 

T.  D.  A.  COCKERKLL. 

MASSING  OF  <  '<><  CINELLIDS. — As  a  very  much  belated  addition  to 
the  notes  on  this  subject,  published  in  the  News,  volumes  viii  and 
ix,  the  following  items  tiny  be  of  interest,  while  their  non-entomo- 
logical source  may  cause  them  to  be  overlooked  by  the  Coleopterol- 
ogists  In  recently  re iding  Sir  William  Martin  ( 'ouway's  "  The 
Alps  Irorn  End  to  End  "  (Westminster,Archibald  ( 'unstable  &  Co  , 
1895),  I  found  on  page  194 — "Near  the  foot  of  the  [Oberaar]  glacier 
were  countless  lady-birds  grouped  on  stones  and  even  on  the  ice  it- 
self [July  18th] ;"  and  on  page  '207  "  The  stone-covered  Winter 
glacier,  where  there  were  again  a  quantity  of  lady-birds  on  the 
stones  [July  21st]  "  P.  P.  CALVKRT. 

HABITS  OF  ISCHNURA  KELLICOTTI  (order  Odouata).— (See  the  NEWS 
tor  November,  189S,  page  209.)  Writing  of  this  species,  in  a  per- 
sonal letter,  itsdescriber,  Mr.  E.  B.  Williamson, si\  s  :  The  first  male 
1  took  I  thought  was  Enallagma  getni/i<t/t/,  which  latter  species,  to- 


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«ether  with  E.  siy/n/fiim,  was  abundant  about  the  lily-pads.  At 
the  last  I  could  tell  it  from  E.  <n'in!n<i1a  as  far  as  I  could  see  them, 
either  in  flight  or  at  rest.  In  its  attacks  upon  Diptera  and  in 
alighting1,  there  was  none  of  the  hesitancy  and  fluttering  of  the 
Enallagmas.  The  Kellicotti  RQW  directly  from  one  leaf  to  another 
as  though  they  had  determined  on  a  new  location  before  deserting 
their  former  resting-place.  I  never  saw  one  at  rest  on  any  other 
location  than  a  flat-floating  leaf  of  the  white  water-lily.  They 
were  quarrelsome  neighbors  and  frequently  attacked  E.  yenifitnln 
and  E.  styii'ifum,  though  apparently  without  serious  injury.  At 
rest,  the  abdomen  did  not  lie  extended  straight  as  is  usual  with 
Enallagmas  and  L  rcrtir/ilis*  They  always  seemed  to  stand  on 
the  leaves  with  the  abdomen  curved  [convexly  upward].  "VVheu  a 
dash  was  made  for  a  fly  and  the  prey  escaped,  the  disappointed 
dragonfly  would  open  and  close  his  wings  nervously  several  times, 
and  the  abdomen  would  be  drawn  into  a  greater  curve  I  found 
them  at  only  two  places—  the  west  end  of  Shriner  and  the  west  end 
of  Round  lakes,  Indiana. 

SCALES  ON  APPLE-TREES  IN  EUROPE  —Since  the  appearance  of  the 
San  Jose  scale,  the  attention  of  European  observers  has  been 
directed  to  determine  whether  the  scale  insects  occurring  on  their 
own  fruit  trees  do  not  lead  a  similar  life  Frank  and  Kriigf-r  have 
regarded  certain  scales  on  Tirolese  apples  as  a  variety  of  the  Sm 
Jose  scale,  on  account  of  their  resemblance.  Mini  raided  the  question 
whether  such  species  as  Asi>i<lio/iis  ustrcirformfx.  D/HX/)/*  /tir/cola 
and  Mytilaspis  pomorum  attack  the  fruit  itself.  The  Hungarian 
entomologist,  J.  Jablonowski,  in  an  article  in  Rovartani  Lapok 
(Budapest)  for  January,  1899.  answers  that  the  first  and  the  third  of 
these  three  do,  but  that  he  has  not  yet  found  the  second-  mentioned 
upon  fruit. 

COLEOPTERA  COLLECTION  IN  NEW  YoitK  CITY.—  At  the  meeting  of 
the  New  York  Entomological  Society,  May  17,  1898,  Mr.  Beulcn 
miiller.  curator  of  insects  in  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  His- 
tory, stated  that  the  Museum's  collection  of  (  oleoptera  was  then 
being  arranged,  and  he  estimated  that  it  contained  at  lea-t  i:>n,(>on 
specimens. 

MOSQUITOES  SPREAD  DISEASE.—  London,  Jan.  31.—  The  Colonial 
Office  has  determined  to  institute  an  earnest  inquiry  into  the 
causes  of  the  increase  of  tropical  diseases.  The  inquiry  will  have 
especial  reference  to  the  alarming  spread  of  malaria  in  India  and 
Africa. 

Recent  research  by  eminent  scientists  in  all  parts  of  Kurope  has 
traced  the  epidemics  to  mosquitoes  and  other  insects  bred  in  I  lie 
marshes  and  on  the  shores  of  rivers  and  seas.  Under  the  auspices  of 

*  This  is  contrary  to  my  recollection  of  tin1  i>rh:i\  i<>r  c>r  the  individuals  I  <-oi- 
Icdcd  ill   New  ,li-rsi'\  .     I'll  I  1.1  r  I',  t  '  \  I.VKKT. 


70  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

the  Colonial  Office  the  scientists  connected  with  the  British  Mu- 
seum are  collecting  mosquitoes  from  every  part  of  the  world. 

They  have  requested  missionary  societies  and  pioneer  colonization 
companies  to  ask  their  missionaries  and  agents  to  assist  in  the  work 
by  sending  as  many  specimens  as  possible,  live  bugs  being  pre- 
ferred. 

The  object  of  the  scheme  is  to  classify  the  various  species,  in  order 
to  distinguish  the  disease-spreading  kinds  from  such  as  are  com- 
paratively innocuous.  After  this  methods  will  be  devised  for  a 
wholesale  slaughter  of  the  parasites. — Philadelphia  Press. 

"  LET  it  alone,  Willie,"  said  the  bad  boy's  mother.  "  Don't  try 
to  tear  it  open.  It  will  be  a  beautful  moth  next  year." 

"  Mebhe  it  will,  and  mebbe  it  won't,"  replied  the  bad  boy,  pro- 
ceeding to  dissect  it.  "  All  co  "  coons"  look  alike  to  me  "  -  Chica- 
go Tribune. 

ALL  friends  and  correspondents  of  the  lamented  Mr.  H.  G.  Hub- 
bard,  who  have  not  yet  received  copies  of  his  papers,  "  The  Insect 
Guests  of  the  Florida  Land  Tortoise"'  (with  "Additional  Notes," 
etc.  \  and  "  The  Ambrosia  Beetles  of  the  United  States,"  may  obtain 
such  by  sending  their  addresses  to  the  undersigned  at  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture,  "Washington,  D.  C.  Various 
other  papers  bv  Mr.  Hubbard,  mostly  published  in  the  Proc. 
Entomological  Society,  ot  Washington,  are  also  still  available  for 
distribution.  E.  A  Schwarz. 

ON  THE  SUDDEN  APPEARANCE  AND  DISAPPEARANCE  OF  SOME  SPE- 
CIES OF  INSECTS. — Apropos  to  the  several  notes  in  the  February 
number  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  relating  to  the  sudden  appear- 
ance of  some  insects  in  great  numbers,  where  they  had  before  been 
rarely,  if  at  all,  observed,  and  the  equally  sudden  disappearance  of 
other  species,  it  may  be  interesting  to  know  of  similar  phenomena 
in  Ohio.  For  years  I  had  been  trying  to  rear  hymenopterous  para- 
sites from  tfcolytus  ruyulosus,  but  invariably  failed  to  do  so.  though 
other  entomologists  were  seemingly  able  to  accomplish  this  with 
little  trouble  In  1897  several  young  fruit  trees  were  killed  by  the 
experimental  use  of  kcroseLe.  ai.d  were  later  attacked  by  Ihisbeetle 
These  trees  were  cut  in  sections  and  placed  in  small  boxes  in  the 
insectary,  and  during  the  winter  and  spring  of  1897-8  hundreds  of 
individuals  of  Chiroplatys  colon,  an  English  species,  previously 
known  iu  this  country,  emerged  therefrom,  whereas  before  I  had 
not  been  able  to  rear  a  single  one.  In  the  fall  of  1897  some  canes  of 
wild  blackberry  were  taken  from  a  gully  near  Wooster  and  placed 
in  the  insectary  of  the  Experiment  Station .  These  canes  were  badlly 
infested  by  Diaspi*  i-o.w,  and  from  these  scale  insects  there  emerged 
myriads  ot  females  of  Arrhenophagus  clii(>ii<tx/>i<lis  Aur.,  while 
canes  from  precisely  the  same  spot,  brought  in  in  the  Fall  of  1898, 
have  not  given  us  a  single  individual,  though  the  Di axpix  was 
present  in  great  numbers.  In  1890  the  Harlequin  Cabbage  bug. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  7^ 

Muryantia  h/strt'onica,  appeared  about  Wooster  and  developed  in 
considerable  numbers.  It  was  also  found  both  to  the  north  aii'l 
the  south  in  numbers  sufficient  to  attract  attention,  but  it  has  not 
since  been  observed  farther  north  than  fully  forty  miles  south  of 
Wooster  until  1898.  when  it  seemed  to  be  working  slowly  north- 
ward again.— "F.  M.  WEBSTER. 

ALLORHINA  AS  A  FRUIT  PEST. — With  reference  to  the  note  on  p. 
48  it  may  be  well  to  state  that  the  Arizona  species  is  A.  innfuhilis, 
not  A  nitida.  This  A.  mutabilis  is  a  well-known  fruit  pest  in  New 
Mexico  and  Arizona,  as  may  be  seen  by  reference  to  Insect  Life 
and  the  reports  of  the  Association  of  Economic  Entomologists.— 

T.  D.  A.   COCKERELL. 

MACHILIS  COX.TUNCTA,  Folsom.-  This  is  to  be  added  to  the  fauna 
of  the  United  States.  I  found  it  at  Dripping  Spring,  Organ  Moun- 
tains, New  Mexico;  it  was  identified  for  me  by  Mr.  Folsom  him- 
self. The  species  was  originally  described  from  Mexico-— T.  D.  A. 
COCKERELL. 

PROFESSOR  GILLETTE'S  NOTE  ON  ALLORHINA  NITIDA  LINN  AS  A 
FRUIT  PEST- — I  am  sorry  that  Professor  Gillette  did  not  notice 
my  article  on  Allorhnia  nitida  in  Bulletin  No.  10,  New  Series,  of 
the  Division  of  Entomology,  published  in  January,  1898,  pp.  20  26. 
If  lie  had  done  so  he  would  have  seen  that  the  insect  which  damages 
fruit  at  Phoenix,  Ariz.,  was  probably  Allorhina  wutdbilis  &iA  not 
Allorliina  nit  (da  He  would  further  have  noticed  that  damage  to 
fruit  by  Allorhina  miitabilis  has  been  a  matter  of  record  for  several 
years,  and,  further,  that  similar  damage  to  fruit  by  Allorhina  ni- 
tiiln  is  also  well  known. —  L.  O.  HOWARD. 

PRESERVATION  OF  LARV.E.— Prof.  Packard  and  Mr.  C-  V.  Riley 
both  mention  various  methods  of  pi'eserviug  larva?,  but  I  find  the 
following  to  be  the  cheapest,  simplest  and  least  dangerous  of  all  : 

Drop  the  larvae  as  soon  as  collected  into  a  pint  or  quart  jar  of  2  per 
cent  formalin  solution.  Date  the  same  and  let  it  stand  for  a  week. 
Remove  the  larvae,  putting  several  ot  each  species  into  a  (J  or  8  dr. 
"shell  bottle,"  filling  with  fresh  2  per  cent,  formalin  Soak  all 
corks  in  pa'-atin  and  keep  bottles  upright.  L  have  had  especially  tine 
results  withl  ight  green  Sphingidir  and  Bombycidae.  which  have  re- 
mained in  perfect  condition  since  July,  1897. 

Live  pupa1  may  be  injected  and  placed  in  the  same  bottles,  making 
an  inexpensive  but  beautiful  collection. 

I  have  several  Sphingidu>  in  the  original  leaf,  covered  with 
ichneumon  in  all  stages  of  development. 

Some  writers  advise  boiling  specimens,  but  this  \  have  never 
tried.  Should  be  pleased  to  hear  from  others  on  this  subject. 

C   ABBOTT  DAVIS,  B.  S.,  Providence,  H   I. 

CALLIDKYAS  EUBULE  IN  MKIKATION.— The  account  of  a  migra- 
tion of  Callidriia.*  etibiile,  communicated  by  Mr.  Lancaster  Thoma> 


70  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

to  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences, 
and  briefly  presented  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  (x,  21),  recalls  some 
observations  made  upou  the  same  species  in  the  autumn  of  1894. 
These  observations  demonstrated  in  a  remarkable  way  the  exist- 
ence of  a  phase  of  insect  migration  hitherto  seldom  recognized — the 
tendency  of  the  migrants,  when  their  number  is  not  excessive,  to 
proceed  in  Indian  file  over  long-  distances. 

The  migration  in  question  passed  through  the  village  of  Guilford, 
Conn.,  near  the  shore  of  Long  Island  Sound,  in  the  course  of  three 
days,  September  22,  23  and  24.  It  was  carefully  studied  by  Mr.  II. 
C.  Dudley,  Mr.  E.  G.  Dudley  and  myself,  with  the  valuable  co- 
operation of  several  friends  living  in  the  town.  Throughout  the 
period  the  wind  blew  from  the  south,  and  the  butterflies  journeyed 
southwest,  with  swift  and  steady  flight,  for  the  most  part  in  one  dis- 
tinct, unwavering  line.  During  one  day  only  (September  23)  a 
second  line  of  flight  was  detected,  parallel  to  the  first  and  half  a 
mile  farther  inland- 

The  main  path  of  the  migration  passed  through  gardens  and 
farms,  over  marshes  and  streams;  obstacles  were  avoided  by  rising 
into  the  air,  with  scarcely  any  lateral  deviation,  while  in  open  coun- 
try an  elevation  of  some  five  feet  was  maintained  On  the  first  and 
second  days  the  flight  began  at  about  9  a-  m  and  lasted  until  about 
5  p.  m. ;  on  the  third  it  began  at  11  a.  m  .  and  ceased  altogether  in  the 
middle  of  the  afternoon.  During  the  first  day  individual  migrants 
passed  the  point  of  observation  at  intervals  ranging  from  five  to  ten 
minutes;  thereafter  the  average  interval  tended  to  increase 

Few  of  the  migrants  were  captured,  it  being  considered  of  pri- 
mary importance  to  watch  their  flight.  The  males  appeared  to  be 
about  twice  as  numerous  as  the  females,  and  all  were  somewhat 
worn,  though  not  to  such  an  extent  as  might  have  been  expected. 
When  struck  with  the  frame  of  the  net, but  not  secured  (three  cases), 
the  insects  darted  to  one  side,  and  sought  temporary  retreats  in 
clusters  of  leaves,  or  fruits  whose  color  harmonized  with  their  own. 
Their  quick  perception  of  occasional  yellow  patches  amid  the  pre- 
vailing green  of  the  vegetation  was  significant. 

Before,  during  and  after  the  migration  many  lazy  stragglers  of  the 
same  species  were  found  among  the  flower  beds  of  the  village  They 
showed  no  tendeucv  to  follow  their  more  active  brethren,  but  lin- 
gered behind  until  too  weak  and  battered  for  lengthy  flight.  One 
elderly  lady  was  able  to  capture  seven  of  them  in  her  fingers. 

Whence  the  migration  proceeded  is  an  unsolved  question  ;  doubt- 
less in  some  favored  locality  to  the  northeast  these  persistent  in- 
vaders from  the  South  had  maintained  themselves  for  a  short  time, 
only  to  be  forced  to  retreat,  like  many  a  generation  of  their  ancestor-. 
before  the  early  frosts.  The  recent  abundance  of  fresh  specimens  of 
eubule  at  Nouquitt,  on  the  Massachusetts  coast  (Psyche,  vol.  8.  p.  299), 
is  an  exampleof  the  way  in  which  this  species  has  repeatedly  sought 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  7;; 

to  extend  its  range  into' New  England,  and  may  have  terminated  in 
another  homeward  pilgrimage. 

Lastly,  by  what  means  the  migrants  were  enabled  to  follow  one 
another  so  unerringly  upon  their  journey  we  have  no  means  of  learn- 
ing. A  possible  clue  to  the  situation  lies  in  the  fact  that  both  sexes 
i»l'  <  iilmlc  exhale  a  faint  odor,  which  has  been  compared  to  the  fra- 
grance of  violets,  [f  we  assume  that  from  hour  to  hour,  nay  even 
from  day  to  day,  sufficient  of  this  fleeting  perfume  lingered  in  the 
air  to  show  the  way  to  succeeding  but  terflies,  then  we  are  confronted 
by  a  wonderful  phenomenon  indeed. 

WILLIAM  L.  W-  FIELD,  Milton,  Mass. 

THE  NEW  PEACH  MITE  — Prof.  Johnson's  note  in  December 
EXTOMOLCK  AI.  XKWS  and  Prof.  Webster's  in  January  remind  me 
that  it  may  be  interesting  to  note  that  the  peach  mite,  to  which 
Mr,  Johnson  refers,  is  quite  widely  distributed  in  the  United  States. 
It  was  first  pointed  out  to  me  by  Prof.  Waite.  After  that  I  found 
it  at  the  following  stations  in  Florida:  "Macclenny,  Glen  St.  Mary. 
DeFuniak,  Lake  City,  and,  very  recently,  at  Cocoauut  Grove.  It 
also  occurrs  in  the  Missouri  Botanical  Garden  on  an  almond-tree. 
The  effect  is  the  same  as  in  the  case  of  the  peach-tree,  causing  what 
may  be  termed  a  silvering  of  the  leaves.  While  attending  a  meeting 
of  the  Georgia  Horticultural  Society  I  found  it  at  Savannah,  in 
'97.  and  a  >'e.ir  later  at  Columbus.  It  occurs  also  on  the  peach-trees 
of  the  Experiment  Station  ot  Georgia,  at  Experiment,  Ga  ,  and  at 
the  Iowa  Experiment  Station,  at  Ames,  la.  It  is  also  found  in 
Eastern  Iowa,  at  Le  Claire.  These  observations  stretch  over  a 
considerable  time  and  likewise  over  a  considerable  area.  I  think 
the  mite  may  occur  in  any  section  where  the  almond  or  peach  is 
growing.  In  Florida  it  rarely  causes  any  perceptible  damage  to 
nursery  stock,  from  the  fact  that  as  soon  as  the  rainy  season  sets 
in  the  mite  is  almost  eradicated.  As  Prof.  Johnson  is  making  a 
study  of  this  mite,  I  thought  it  would  be  interesting  to  note  it- 
occurrence  . 

Another  mite,  which  seems  to  belong  to  this  same  genus  and  U 
possibly  the  same  species,  occurs  on  rose  leaves,  causing  on  these  a 
somewhat  metallic  appearance'  P.  II  Hoi.i  s. 


74  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

Entomological    Literature, 


COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVERT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  (Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiqlogy  and  embryology 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species, will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain- 
ing them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French, 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


4.  TheCauadiau  Entomologist, London,  Out.,  Jau.,'99.— 5.  Psyche, 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  Feb.,  '99. — 6.  Journal  of  New  York  Entomolog- 
ical  Society,  Dec. ,'98. — 7.  TJ.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Division 
of  Entomology,  Washington;  publications  of, '98. — 15.  Biologia Cen- 
tral! Americana,  London,  part  cxlv,  Dec. '98.— 21.  The  Entomologist's 
Recoi'd,  London,  Jan.  15,  '99.  — 36.  Transactions,  Entomological  So- 
ciety of  London,  '98,  part  4,  Dec.  22.  —  38.  Wiener  Entomologische 
Zeitung.  xvii,  10,  Dec.  31,  '98.— 45.  Deutsche  Entomologische  Zeit- 
schrift,  '98.  2,  Berlin,  Dec.— 55.  Le  Naturaliste,  Paris,  Jan.  15,  '99.— 
67.  Entomologiske  Tidskrift,  xix,  Stockholm,  '98.— 89.  Zoologische 
Jahrbiicher,  xii,  1,  Jena,  Dec.  30,  98.— 100  Verhaudluugen,  Deutsche 
Zoologische  Gesellschaft,  8te  Versammlung,  Leipsic,  '98. 

The  General  Subject.— B  u  t  1  e  r,  A  .  G.  On  some  new  species  of 
African  Pierinae  in  the  British  Museum,  with  notes  on  seasonal 
forms  of  Beleuofs,  36. — D  a  h  1 .  Dr.  Apparatus  for  thequantita 
tive  determination  of  visits  to  flowers  by  insects,  100. — L  a  m  e  e  r  e  , 
A.  Notice  of  Dr.  Ernest  Candeze,  portrait,  Aunales,  Societe  Ento- 
mologique  de  Belgique,  xlii,  12,^Brussels,  Dec.  26,  '98.  — L  u  c  a  s  . 
R.,  Stadelmanu,  H.,  Waudolleck,  B.,  Kolbe, 
H .  J  . ,  V  e  r  h  o  e  f  f ,  C  .  Scientific  works  on  Entomology  during 
the  year  ]895.  748pp.  Archiv  fur  Naturgeschichte,  Ixii,  ii,  2.  Ber- 
lin, Dec.,  1898.— M  e  r  r  i  f  i  e  1  d  ,  F  .  and  others.  The  coloring  of 
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fifty  disinter raents,  with  some  additional  experimental  observations, 
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78  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

A  regular  meeting  of  the  Newark  Entomological  Society  was 
held  at  Turn  Hall,  Sunday,  January  8th,  at  4  p.  ra.  President  Bis. 
choft"  presided,  ten  members  present.  Mr.  Broadwell  gave  a  list  of 
captures  made  by  himself  and  Mr,  Weidt  at  Boonton.  N-  J.,  August 
20,  1898,  with  notes  whether  rare  or  common. 

Crocota  rubicundaria,  corumou  locally. 

Noctua  Inbvicans,  very  commou  at  Sugar. 

Mamestra  legitirna,  rare  at  Sugar. 

Hadena  spntatrix,  common  at  Sugar. 

Hadena  devastrix,  rare  at  Sugar. 

Hadena  modica,  rare  at  Sugar. 

Perigea  xanthioides.  common  at  Sugar. 

Hyppa  xylinoides,  common  at  Sugar. 

Euplexia  lucipara,  rare  at  Sugar. 

Leucania  albilinea,  rare  at  Sugar. 

Leucauia  pseudargyria,  common  at  Sugar. 

Orthodes  infirma,  rare  at  Sugar- 

Pyrophila  pyramidoides.  very  common  at  Sugar. 

Erastria  carneola,  common  at  Sugar. 

Pararellia  bistriaris,  rare  at  Sugar. 

Psendoglossa  lubricalis,  common  at  Sugar. 

Endropia  amcenaria,  common  in  field. 

Metrocampa  margaritata,  rare  in  field. 

Acidalia  inductata,  common  in  field. 

Boarmia  crepesculina.  commou  in  field- 

Xarithorhoe  fluctuata,  rare  in  field. 

Phlycteenia  tertialis,  very  common  in  field. 

Pyrausta  in  sequalis,  rare  in  field. 

Pyrausta  argyralis,  common  in  field. 

Evergestis  straminalis,  common  in  field. 

Crambus  vulvigellus,  common  in  field. 

Mr.  Angleman  remarked  that  he  bred  Tlydroecfa  cat<ij>lu'<t<-t<i  on 
wild  lettuce. 

Mr.  Weidt  reported  the  capture  of  Hydroecia  necopina  at  light 
at  Newark. 

Donations  were  made  to  the  Society's  collection  by  Messrs. 
Brehme,  Weidt,  Herpers  and  Seib. 

Mr.  Broadwell  remarked  that  he  took  a  specimen  of  Hm>t'ii« 
scabra  from  under  the  bark  of  a  tree  December  24, 1898. 

Mr  Augelmau  proposed  Mr.  Ernest  Mourner,  who  was  unani- 
mously elected  a  member,  A.  J.  WEIDT,  Secretary. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social  held  January  18, 
at  the  residence  of  Mr.  H.  W  Weuzel,  1523  South  Thirteenth  street, 
Philadelphia,  ten  persons  were  present.  The  President,  Dr.  D.  M. 
Castle,  read  his  annual  address,  reviewing  the  origin  and  progress  of 
the  society.  Mr.  Wenzel  recorded  the  capture,  by  silting,  of  Apion 
permmut-um,  Phtsnonotum  exstrfatinn  and  J'hithi/f/nix  cunsor,  along 
the  New  Jersey  shore  of  the  Delaware  river,  opposite  Philadelphia. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  7«» 

They  had  not  before  been  reported  from  Xew  Jersey.  He  described 
the  method  of  sifting'  for  Coleoptera,  aud  spoke  of  the  good  results 
obtained  bv  allowing  the  iV/6/v'.v  to  remain  in  a  warm  place  for  a 
longer  period  than  is  usual  with  collectors. 

Mr.  Johnson  remarked  on  several  new  species  of  Diptera,  and  on  a 
number  of  species  not  before  recorded  from  New  Jersey,  which  he 
had  collected  at  the  Delaware  Water  Gap  during  a  few  days  in 
July,  1898.  Of  the  Diptera  taken  during  that  short  period  he  had 
so  far  identified  131  species.  He  also  referred  to  a  recent  paper  by 
Stein  on  the  Anthomyiidae.  and  stated  that  miuy  of  the  new  species 
described  therein  are  no  doubt  identical  with  some  of  Walker's 
species,  whose  descriptions  had  been  entirely  disregarded  by  Stein, 
although  they  are  not  always  entirely  useless  for  identification.  At 
any  rate,  the  speaker  held,  Walkers  species  will  retain  precedence 
when  his  types  are  restudied 

Dr.  Skinner  suggested  that  when  the  type  of  an  unidentified  and 
poorly  described  species  is  no  longer  in  existence,  it  is  advisable  to 
decide  on  a  type  to  be  known  thereafter  as  the  species  in  question- 
He  also  referred  to  a  species  of  Painphila  from  Clementon,  N.  J., 
August  3.  taken  by  Mr.  Fox,  which  he  had  believed  to  be  a  new 
species,  but  he  is  now  satisfied  that  it  is  simply  a  variety  of  P  attains. 
a  Southern  species.  Another  specimen  had  been  taken  by  Mr.  H. 
Wenzel.  at  DaCosta,  N.  J.,  July  19.  The  species  had  been  searcher! 
ior  subsequently  on  several  occasions,  but  none  others  had  been  found 
in  Ne  w  Jersey .  The  speaker  possessed  a  specimen  of  the  variety  from 
Florida.  He  also  recorded  the  capture  of  Ntsomades  ausonius  a.n& 
.2V".  petrolling  ii}  southern  New  Jersey,  both  being  new  to  the  State- 

The  following  officers  were  elected  for  1899:  President,  Dr.  D. 
M.  Castle;  Vice  President,  Charles  W  Johnson:  Secretary,  Wil- 
liam J.  Fox  ;  Treasurer,  Henry  W  "Wenzel. 

At  the  invitation  of  Dr.  Skinner  the  social  will  meet  at  his  resi- 
dence. 71(!  North  Twentieth  street,  on  March  15th. 

WILLIAM  J.  F<>\.  Secretary. 

A  MEKTIX<;  of  the  Entomological  section  of  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  was  held  January  2i».  1S99  Mr. 
Philip  Laurent,  director.presiding :  nine  persons  present  The  ne\v 
Director,  in  taking  the  chair,  said  that  he  appreciated  the  honor  of 
his  election,  that  lie  accepted  the  office  and  would  do  what  he  could 
to  further  the  interests  of  the  Section.  Mr  Laurent  donated  to  the 
collection  two  males  of  the  Chinese  mantid,  Tenoilera  .v//>r//.sY.v 
S  MISS.,  taken  at  Mei-han's  nursery,  (icrmaiitown.  Philadelphia,  in 
the  past  reason.  A  notice  of  the  death  of  Dr.  J.  A.  Lintner  was 
read. 

Mr.  L'Uirent  stated  that  he  had  seen  a  specimen  of  siai/omuntis 
Carolina  which  had  been  taken  on  a  wharf  in  this  city.  He  al>o 
exhibited  both  >e\e-  of  'l'rno<li-ra  .v///r//.v/X  and  called  attention  tu  ;i 
noticeable  color  difference  :  in  the  temale  the  upper  wing  is  entirely 


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green,  whereas  in  the  male  the  costal  margin  only  is  green.  He 
said  there  was  no  doubt  that  the  species  had  gained  a  firm  foothold 
in  Median's  nursery  and  was  well  established  there;  in  the  abdo- 
men of  this  mantid  he  had  found  parasitic  worms. 

Mr.  C.  W.Johnson  spoke  of  a  class  of  names  in  Dipterological 
literature  based  on  the  galls  only,  the  imago  and  in  most  cases  the 
larva  being  unknown.  Referring  to  Cecidomyia  raccinif  Osten 
Sacken  ( Monog.  1,  19G,  18(52),  based  on  a  "  cock's  comb  "-shaped  gall 
on  the  leaves  of  the  huckleberry  (  Vaccinium)  and  Cecidomyia  vac- 
ciini  J.  B.  Smith,  which  infests  the  cranberry  <N.  J.  Agric.  Expint. 
Sta.,  spec,  bull  K,  Feb.  90).  its  complete  life  history  described  and 
figured  and  its  generic  determination  correct  ;  while  the  imago  of 
C.  vaccinii  O.  Sacken  mar  prove  to  be  a  different  genus  or  perhaps 
belong  to  another  family.  Which  name  should  stand?  Further 
discussed  by  Messrs.  Skinner  and  Calvert  for  and  against  Prof. 
Smith's  species,  Dr.  Calvert  insisting  that  no  matter  what  genus 
Osteu  Sackeu's  species  proved  to  be,  his  name  would  have  priority 
and  Prof  Smith's  name  would  have  to  bechanced.  Mr.  Johnson 
proposes  the  name  Cecidomyia  oxycoccana  for  Prof.  Smith's  spe- 
cies 

Dr.  P.  P.  Calvert  showed  a  pair  of  C'alopteryx  <i/>ic<ilts  Burin., 
taken  at  Tom's  River,  New  Jersey,  in  1889,  by  Mr-  L.  Riederer  of 
New  York  City,  the  interest  of  this  locality  (not  previously  re- 
corded) being  that,  although  Burmeister's  types  are  said  to  have 
come  from  Philadelphia,  the  species  has  not  been  taken  near  there 
formany  years.  He  also  showed  an  immature  Coleopterous  larva 
stated  to  have  come  from  the  bed  jf  a  consumptive  patient ;  it  was 
of  a  species  of  Tenebroides  and  probably  came  from  the  bed-filling. 

Mr.  Howard  A.  Snyder,  of  Hermit  Lane,  Roxborough,  Philadel- 
phia, was  elected  an  Associate  of  the  Section. 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D 

Recorder. 
— o— 

OBITUARY. 


''Our  poor  friend,  HENRY  GUERNSEY  HUBBARD, died  here  yester- 
day, January  18,  1899,  at  11  o'clock  p.  m." — signed  E.  A.  Schwarz, 
and  dated  at  Crescent  City,  Florida. 

This  brief  note  marks  the  passing  of  an  Entomologist  who  de- 
serves much  more  than  a  casual  notice  because  of  his  pre-eminence 
as  a  scientific  collector,  particularly  of  Coleoptera,  and  of  the  in- 
fluence which  in  a  quiet  way  he  exerted  upon  the  condition  of  our 
American  collections. 

Mr.  Ilubbard  was  born  May  6,  1850,  and  was  thus  less  than  forty- 
nine  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  entered  Harvard  in  18«9, 
graduated  in  due  course  in  1873,  and  continued  his  Entomological 
studies  with  Dr.  Hag-en  during  the  summer  ot  that  year.  Mr.  G. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  81 

R.  Crotch  was  at  that  time  working  at  Cambridge,  as  was  also  Mr. 
E.  A  Seh  warz,  who  became  his  instructor  in  methods  of  collecting. 
During  the  winter  of  1873-4  Messrs,  Hubbard  and  Sdi\virz  sys- 
tematically investigated  the  hibernating  quarters  of  the  Coleoptera 
near  Cambridge,  turning  up  species  theretofore  undreamed  of,  in 
utterly  unheard  of  numbers.  Mr.  Hubbard's  share  of  this  became 
the  property  of  the  Cambridge  Museum,  and  is  known  as  the 

•'Winter  Collection." 
The  friendship  formed  between  Messrs.    Hubbard  and   Schwarz 

during  this  period  was  based  upon  mutual  esteem  and  admiration 
on  the  part  of  each  of  qualities  not  possessed  by  the  other,  and  it 

lasted  without  break  to  Mr.  Hubbard's  death. 

In  the  summer  of  1874  they  collected  near  Detroit,  Mich.,  which 

was  Mr.  Hubbard's  home,  and  at  this  time  the  Detroit  Scientific 
Association  was  organized,  with  the  view  of  getting  up  a  local  col- 
lection of  Natural  History  and  other  specimens  in  time  for  the  meet- 
ing of  the  A.  A.  A.  S.,  which  was  to  be  held  in  1875 

During  the  winter  of  1874-5  Mr.  Hubbard  collected  in  Florida, 
returning  in  time  to  get  all  the  material  in  shape  before  the  meeting 
of  the  American  Association,  then  under  the  presidency  of  Dr. 
John  L.  Lecoute  An  unusual  number  of  the  working  entomolo- 
gists of  the  country  attended  this  meeting,  of  whom  Dr.  Leconte 
and  the  Messrs.  Grote,  Lintner.  Osten-Sacken  and  liiley,  became 
the  guests  of  Mr.  Bela  Hubbard,  the  father  of  Mr.  H.  (i.  Hubbard. 

The  little  outbuilding  in  the  Hubbard  grounds,  containing  the 
collection  of  insects,  immediately  became  a  centre  of  interest,  the 
material  there  stored  being  unparalleled  for  wealth  of  specimens 
and  with  so  many  new  forms  that  Dr.  Leconte  declared  that  it 
made  it  necessary  to  re- write  part  of  his  "Classification."  Here 
was  formed  that  personal  friendship  with  Dr.  Leconte  which  lasted 
to  the  death  of  the  latter,  and  no  better  correspondents  did  Dr- 
Lecoute  ever  have  than  the  Messrs.  Hubbard  and  Schwar/ 

[ri  1876-77  our  collectors  investigated  the  Lake  Superior  region. 
and  made  the  phenomenal  collection  which  formed  the  basis  of  the 
paper  published  by  Dr.  Leconte,  in  April,  1878. 

In  187!>  Mr.  Hubbjird  was  engaged  as  the  naturalist  of  the  Stale 
ideological  Survey  of  Kentucky,  under  Prof.  Shaler,  and  amoni: 
other  matters  explored  the  Mammoth  Cave,  making  known  its 
peculiar  fauna  of  blind  insects. 

Becoming  pos-e-^ed  of  a  piece  of  laud  near  Cres.-ent  City,  Florida, 
in  1880,  he  devoted  himself  for  a  time  to  the  horticultural  interest -• 
•  »f  that  State,  coin  inning  indeed  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

In  issi  he  was  engaged  ;is  ;i  >pechl  agent  for  the  Division  of  En- 
tomology by  Dr.  C  V.  Kiley.  working  lirst  on  cotton  insects,  and 
afterward  on  those  injurious  to  the  orange:  there-ult-  nt  the  latter 
study  being  published  as  a  bulletin  of  the  department  in  issr>.  It 
Was  in  the  course  of  this  work  that  he  discovered  and  |iertectcd  a 
practical  method  of  emulsify ing  ken»ene  -o  a>  to  allow  it-  dilution 
with  water  for  insecticide  purpose-. 


82  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

The  semi-tropical  region  of  Florida  had  always  interested  him 
greatly,  and  this  be  outlined  in  1885,  paving  the  way  for  the  rich 
finds  made  by  Mr.  Schwarz  a  few  years  later 

Always  on  the  look-out  for  unusual  faunas,  that  of  the  Hot 
Springs  in  the  Yellowstone  Park  was  studied  in  1890  and  1891,  and 
a  year  later  a  trip  through  the  northwest  with  Mr.  Schwarz, 
yielded  accumulations  which  have  not  been  even  yet  reported  upon. 

The  burrows  made  by  (he  Florida  Land  Tortoise  or  "Gopher" 
were  investigated  in  1895  and  an  altogether  new  fauna  was  there 
discovered.  A  new  visit  to  the  Lake  Superior  region  in  1896  re- 
sulted in  an  admirable  study  of  a  Coccid  infesting-  the  Birch,  and 
this  was  followed  in  1896  by  a  study  of  the  "Ambrosia"  beetle-. 
opportunity  for  which  was  given  by  the  enormous  increase  of  these 
beetles  in  the  dead  and  dying  trees,  killed  or  seriously  injured  by 
the  "great  freeze,"  which  caused  a  loss  to  Mr  Hubbard  and  other 
orange  growers  of  many  thousands  of  dollars. 

In  1896  the  pulmonary  consumption  from  which  he  suffered  had 
made  such  inroads  that  Mr.  Hubbard  was  compelled  to  spend  the 
winter  in  southwestern  Arizona,  where  he  immediately  began  an 
investigation  into  the  fauna  of  that  region  and  discovered  an  unsus- 
pected mine  in  the  giant  cactus. 

In  1897-98  he  was  joined  by  Mr.  Schwarz,  and  the  material 
gathered  is  now  in  process  of  arrangement.  The  letters  written  by 
Mr.  Hubbard  describing  his  method  of  collecting  this  character- 
istic fauna  will  be  published  in  connection  witli  the  descriptions  of 
the  numerous  new  forms  that  were  turned  up 

Personally, Mr.  Hubbard  was  agentlemau  in  all  that  that  term  im- 
plies, and  his  most  notable  character  was  his  unselfishness  Scienti- 
fically he  had  a  genius  for  investigation.  A  pupil  of  Mr.  Schwarz 
in  methods  of  collecting,  he  soon  equalled  his  master,  while  in  get- 
ting at  the  really  characteristic  fauna  of  a  region  be  was  unexcelled- 

He  was  as  neat  in  preparing  as  he  was  thorough  in  collecting,  and 
insisted  on  well-mounted,  clean  and  properly  labelled  material.  It 
is  due  to  Hubbard  and  Schwarz  that  the  importance  of  exact  local- 
ities and  dates  of  capture  have  become  gradually  appreciated. 

The  loss  to  American  Entomology  is  heavy,  and  I  know  of  none 
fitted  to  fill  the  place  left  vacant  by  him.  J  13.  SMITH. 

PROF  ACHILLE  COSTA.  Professor  of  Zoology  in  the  University  of 
Naples,  died  in  Rome,  November  18,  1898.  He  was  born  in  Lecce. 
August  10,  182,3.  He  wrote  extensively  upon  Italian  insects,  es- 
pecially the  Hymeuoptera,  personally  exploring  the  Neapolitan 
provinces  and  the  Island  of  Sardinia.  The  entomological  results  of 
these  researches  are  embraced  in  his  memoirs  on  the  "  Fauna  del 
Regno  di  Napoli,"  and  on  the  "  Geo- fauna  Sarda  "  A  translation 
of  some  notes  on  the  entomological  collect  ions  at  Naples,  which  he 
kindly  furnished  for  the  NEWS  were  published  in  volume  vii,  page 
290  A  brief  notice  of  his  life  is  given  by  Sign.  A.  Delia  Valle  in 
the  "  Rendiconto"  of  the  Naples  Academy  for  December,  isjis. 


ENT  NEWS,  Vol  10 


PI    IV 


HENRY  G.   HUBBARD. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACAKKMV  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHII.ADKI.I-HIA. 

VOL.  X.  APEIL,  1899.  Xo.    I 

CONTENTS : 


Hubbard— Letters  from    the    South-       .Editorial in] 

west 83    xotes  and   News HU 

Baker— Remarks  on  Emposca no 

Entomological   Literature loi 

siosson— Collectingon  Biscayne  Bay  91 

Casey-New  Spec-its  of  I'emphus  and          I'oingsof  Societies 


Tragosoma 97 

l»\ar— On  the  Smallest  Pyromorphid 
and  its  Larva...  .  99 


Obituary no 

Exehan-j.  •  . .  .i.  ii 


LETTERS  FROM  THE  SOUTHWEST. 

MY  H.  (I.  HUBBARIV- 

The  Home  of  Dinapate  wrightii  Horn, 

PALM  SPKINCS,  CAI.A..  February  s,  1S97. 
I  have  just  returned  this  afternoon  from  a  visit  to  Palm  canon 
and  am  somewhat  sore  and  tired  from  contact  with  the  saddle 
and  also  from  my  frantic  excel  ions  to  iind  a  sperimen  of  Dhut- 
)nilc  tn'it/lifii.  The  Washingtonia  i);:lms  \r:>irtivliinnlfnti<t  ji/i 
fcrti  >  in  this  small  canon  are  few  in  number,  several  hundreds 
perhaps  strung  aloni;  in  a  si  ratlin.  if  line  and  most  of  them 
bnrneil  by  the  Indians  who  set  (ire  to  the  fans  as  a  smoke 
offering  to  their  dead.  There  are  very  few  youn.u'  palms,  as 
the  freshets  wash  away  m;>-t  of  (he  seed.  However  (here  are 
occasional  clumps  of  not  \ery  old  plants  on  the  higher  benches 
and  these  are  sheathed  with  immense  accumulations  of  dead 
fans.  Kvery  part  of  this  tree  is  so  hu^eand  tou^h  (hat  I. 
with  my  small  hatchet,  can  make  but  lilt  le  impression  upon 
it.  Even  to  cut  through  one  of  the  handles  of  the  dead  Leaves 
is  almost  beyond  m\  strength,  and  where  I  here  are  accumnla 


*  [These  letlrr*  \\<'iv  addi'i'^i'd  l<>  llr,-  iinilfrsii;  ncd  at  Waslii  nirtoii.  1  >.  »  '..  a  n  d 
an-  DOW,  after  the  death  of  the  author,  |niMisiu-d  wit  IHMH  an\  alterations.—  E.  A  . 
SCHWABZ.] 


$4  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

tions  of  leaves  upon  the  ground,  the  long  handles  armed  with 
knife-like  points  are  so  interwoven,  that  it  is  a  severe  task  to 
overturn  them.  I  found  no  living  specimen  of  I)  hi  a  pate  in 
any  stage,  but  I  uncovered  a  dead  and  disintegrated  specimen 
of  this  gigantic  Bostrychid  beetle  lying  between  dead  fans  at 
the  foot  of  a  young  palm.  Many  of  the  old  palms  are  uprooted 
by  the  flood  waters,  and  T  saw  probably  .">(.)  of  these  prostrate 
trunks  upon  the  ground.  Almost  all  of  them  are  perforated 
all  over,  with  round  open  holes,  into  most  of  which  1  can  in- 
sert the  end  of  my  thumb.  Some  of  the  holes  will  however 
only  admit  the  little  finger.  These  holes  evidently  made  by 
Dhiapate  larva-  open  directly  into  a  huge  pupa  chamber  which 
is  two  inches  long  and  lies  vertically  with  the  grain  not  more 
than  one  or  two  inches  from  the  surface.  The  remainder  of 
the  gallery  is  solidly  packed  with  sawdust  and  leads  into  such 
a  labyrinth  of  borings  into  the  interior  that  most  of  the  at- 
tacked logs  are  completely  riddled,  and  at  the  heart  there  is 
very  little  of  the  original  texture  left.  So  solid  is  the  saw- 
dust, however,  that  these  bored  logs  hardly  lose  any  of  their 
strength  and,  in  fact,  are  used  as  gate  posts  at  several  of  the 
ranches  and  at  the  hotel  at  the  Springs,  where  the  people 
think  the  holes  are  made  by  carpenter  bees  (Xylocopa).  It  is 
very  certain  that  a  log  once  vacated  by  a  colony  of  I.)  hi  a  pate 
is  never  afterwards  entered  or  again  attacked  by  them.  I 
should  say  that  most  of  the  logs  showed  from  100  to  250  exit 
holes  of  the  beetle,  and,  at  the  time  of  emergence,  the  person 
lucky  enough  to  discover  such  a  colony  would  find  no  difficulty 
in  filling  several  Mason  jars  with  the  beetles.  Of  course,  until 
they  begin  to  emerge,  there  is  no  sign  upon  the  outside  of  the 
'presence  of  the  insects  within  a  palm  trunk.  I  could  find  no 
trace  of  the  living  larvae  and  heard  no  sound  of  them  in  un- 
perforated  logs. 

Dr.  Murray,  the  landlord  of  this  little  hotel,  tells  me  that 
Mr.  Wright  comes  almost  every  year  in  September  to  this 
place  and  always  goes  without  a  word  up  the  canon,  so  that  no 
one  here  has  ever  heard  of  the  existence  of  DhmjHitc.  I  could 
easily  trace  the  operations  of  Mr.  Wright  among  the  fallen 
palm  trunks.  He  has  even  cut  down  a  number  of  the  largest 
and  tallest  trees,  no  doubt  in  the  hope  of  attracting  the  beetles 
to  the  fresh  cut  timber.  But  these  logs  lay  upon  the  ground 


1399]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEV.'S.  s."i 

untouched  except  for  the  marks  of  Mr.  W.  are  where  he  has 
subseqently  cut  into  them,  in  the  vain  search  for  live  beetles.  I 
would  almost  suspect  that  they  had  become  extinct  here  if  it  were 
not  for  my  discovery  of  a  dead  specimen,  which  from  its  posi- 
tion between  leaves  still  attached  to  the  tree,  could  not  have 
been  there  much  over  a  year  and  probably  not  many  months. 

Several  logs,  which  Mr.  W.  has  laid  open  to  the  heart,  gave 
me  an  excellent  chance  of  examining  the  old  borings  of  the 
beetle,  and  I  found  some  dead  larvae  and  always,  in  each  gal- 
lery examined,  the  pair  of  great  jaws  and  the  clypeus  of  the 
larva  packed  in  the  sawdust  at  the  bottom  of  what  was  the 
pupa  cell. 

I  think,  from  my  own  observations  and  the  evidently  fruit- 
less visits  of  Mr.  Wright,  that  colonies  of  the  beetle  are  rare 
and  very  hard  to  find.  This  is  probably  its  northern  limit, 
but  in  Baja  California  it  may  possibly  be  more  abundant. 

PALM  SPRINGS,  CALA.,  February  27,  1897. 

I  have  searched  far  and  wide  for  a  living  brood  of  Dinapnt<\ 
as  I  have  made  an  arrangement  with  Dr.  Murray  to  secure  the 
beetles  later  on  in  the  season  in  case  I  find  a  colony  of  the 
larvae.  With  this  object  I  explored  Andreas  canon  on  the 
16th  but  did  not  go  far  enough  and  found  only  a  few  vigorous 
young  trees.  On  the  2±th  I  again  visitel  this  canon,  but 
did  not  reach  the  best  part  of  it,  being  stopped  by  precipitous 
side  walls  and  by  the  stream,  which  is  now  swollen  to  a  dan- 
gerous torrent  by  heavy  snows  in  the  San  Jacinto  Mts.  The 
bottom  of  these  small  canons  is  always  nearly  impassable  by 
reason  of  huge  bowlders  and  tangles  of  gr.ips  vines,  mesquite 
cat's  claw  aoacias  together  with,  in  the  case  of  Andreas  canon, 
thickets  of  quite  large  Alder  trees,  <'.»ttomv.»ods.  Sycamores 
and  piles  of  dead  brush  from  the  same,  through  which  there 
is  no  forcing  a  passage.  It  is  nesessary  to  make  one's  way 
along  the  stesp  slopes,  often  200  feet  above  the  valley,  and 
often  to  cross  over  and  ascend  the  other  wall  in  order  to  pass 
some  vertical  face  of  rocks.  All  this  takes  time  and  strength. 
I  found  however  in  Andreas  canon  a  thorax  of  IH>i<ij>titf\  in  a 
pile  of  stream  drift,  showing  that  the  beetle  occurs  there.  I 
finally  left  the  m:iin  cnuon  and  crawled  over  a  divide  into  a 
still  smaller  valley,  also  very  difficult,  but  within  halt  a  mile  I 


gfi  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

found  a  group  of  seven  of  the  most  magnificent  palms,  70  to 
80  feet  high,  and  clothed  with  dead  fans  from  foot  to  crown  so 
that  they  looked  like  huge  towers.  It  is  the  first  time  I  have 
seen  this  magnificent  tree  in  full  size  and  with  all  the  fans  still 
clinging  to  it.  It  seems  almost  beyond  the  strength  of  man  to 
penetrate  these  dense  coverings  of  dead  fans  which  cover  the 
trunksSor  10  feet  thick  on  every  side  so  thatthediameter  of  the 
covered  trunk  is  often  20  feet.  T  found  in  this  little  side  canon 
among  the  group  of  living  palms  a  single  huge  dead  fallen 
trunk  which  had  lain  prostrate  many  years  and  had  been 
covered  up  with  grape  vines  and  leaves  of  the  cotton  woods. 
This  trunk  was  so  entirely  disintegrated  that  I  was  able  to 
pull  it  away  in  pieces  with  my  hands.  It  was  bared  in  every 
direction  with  Dinajxttc  galleries,  and  I  had  at  last  the  good 
fortune  to  find,  still  in  its  pupa  cell,  a  dead  specimen  of  the 
beetle,  the  chitin  of  which  was  still  perfect,  but  every  ligament 
dissolved  away  so  that  the  different  sclerite-;  adhered  loosely 
in  the  surrounding  sawdust.  I  found  the  specimen  to  be  a 
male  and  preserved  two  small  curiously  twisted  chitinons 
claspers  which  were  within  the  abdomen. 

Yesterday  accompanied  by  an  Indian  I  visited  again  Palm 
canon  and  made  straight  for  a  certain  palm  tree  which  I  had 
observed  on  my  first  visit,  but  too  late  in  the  day  for  a  close 
examination.  This  is  a  young  tree,  not  over  20  feet  high,  and 
still  retains  its  clothing  of  fans.  It  is  dead  but  the  bud  leaves 
are  still  in  place.  It  has  evidently  been  killed  by  something, 
and  I  cannot  help  suspecting  that  this  has  been  done  by  the 
females  of  Dinajxttc  before  depositing  their  eggs.  Xo  //>/»// 
tree  is  ever  attacked  by  them,  nor  do  they  enter  any  trunk 
that  has  been  long  dead  or  fallen  or  cut  dawn.  1  suspect  that 
the  female  c.inuat  deposit  her  eggs  in  any  trunk  deprived  ot 
leaf  bases. 

In  this  young  palm  examined  by  me  the  trunk  was  of  very 
large  diameter,  and  the  first  chips  we  removed  with  our  axes 
showed  galleries  of  IHimjHttr  of  full  si/e  and  filled  with  frass 
quite  fresh  and  light  in  color,  together  with  evidently  much 
older  galleries  of  smaller  si/e  in  which  I  he  frass  had  turned 
dark  with  age.  I  found  some  of  the  sm::ll  barings  a!  their 
beginning  under  the  fibres  of  the  leaf  bases,  where  they  were 
not  larger  than  a  friction  match.  \Vc  finally  uncovered  a 


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living  larva  of  IHmijmlr,  I'ull-.uTown  ;iml  apparent  1  v  forming 
its  pup;!  cell  «)i-  preparing  1o  do  so.  After  several  hours' 
work  we  secured  four  specimens  only  one  of  which  could  be 
taken  out  uninjured,  the  oilier  three  specimens  beinj;  more 
or  less  cut  1o  pieces  or  crushed  between  thetou.u'h  fibres.  All 
these  larva-  were  thoroughly  dormant  and  very  flaccid:  evi- 
dently they  had  eaten  nothing  for  some  months. 

I  feel  sure  1  hat  1  hey  are  more  than  one  year  and  probably 
more  than  1  wo  years  old,  but  no  doubt  they  would  have  issued 
by  .July  or  Au.u'iist  of  this  year.  All  the  larva-  in  this  trunk 
appear  1;>  lie  not  deeper  than  one  or  two  inches  beneath,  the 
surface  of  the  wood.  It  is  possible  however,  that  they  may 
not  issue  until  next  year,  and  for  1  his  reason  I  hesitate  to  have 
the  tree  cut  down.  The  fibres  of  the  wood  are  still  moist  and 
very  li.u'ht  in  color  showing  very  slight  fermentation  except 
where  the  juvenile  ^allerie^  of  a  year  or  two  ajj'o  have  pene- 
1  rated.  There  are  no  younj;'  larva-,  and  evidently  all  are  of 
the  same  a.^e  an  1  nearly  or  quite  adult,  and  there  are  no  exit 
holes  in  the  tree.  There  may  be  ."><)  to  TOO  larva-  in  the  trunk, 
but  of  course  this  is  only  a  surmise.  Dr.  Murray  promises  to 
watch  the  tree  during  the  summer  and  will  try  to  secure 
specimens  of  the  beetle  ;;s  they  emerge. 

I  leel  quite  certain  now  that  there  are  comparatively  lew 
broods  of  I>!IIII/HI!('  existing  in  this  region,  and  unless-  it  exists 
also  in  Haja  California  or  on  the  southern  slope  of  the  San  Ber- 
nardino ran<4'e,  any  year  may  witne^  its  complete  extinction  ; 
because  unless  the  females,  in  ima,u'o,  feed  upon  and  kill  the 
buds  of  living  palms  in  which  they  then  oviposil.  the  number 
of  trees  in  lit  condition  to  rear  the  youn^  is  exceedingly  lim- 
ited. I  have  in  fact  seen  but  this  one  f  ree  in  any  of  the  canons 
I  have  visited.  It  is  absolutely  certain  that  only  the  Washing 
Ionia  palm  is  capable  of  supporting  the  lar.nv  broods  of  this 
.ui.uantic  borer,  and  if  the  females  should  f;,il  lo  lind  a  suitable 
tree  in  any  year,  they  must  inevitably  perish  without  issue. 
When  I  consider  1  he  limited  number  of  these  1  ree>>  in  existence 
in  a  wild  state,  ;  .ml  the  slender  chance  the  female  beetle  mils) 
have  of  finding  a  dyin^lree  in  the  li^ht  condition  and  at  the 
ri^'ht  lime,  I  am  more  than  ever  inclined  to  suspect  that  the 
beetles  deliberately  kill  the  1  ree  in  which  the\  oviposil.  If 
they  killed  the  tree  merely  by  feeding  as  adults  upon  the  bud>. 


88  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

there  would  be  many  trees  killed ;  for  often  more  than  200 
adults  issue  from  a  single  infested  trunk.  In  the  case  of  the 
tree  I  have  examined,  it  is  probably  not  the  presence  of  the 
larvae  that  have  killed  it  as  they  have  not  apparently  pene- 
trated deeply  into  the  interior  and  their  galleries  are  not  suffi- 
ciently numerous  to  seriously  impede  the  circulation  of  the 
sap,  even  in  the  outer  portion  of  the  trunk. 

I  feel  highly  elated  at  having  discovered  a  living  brood,  and 
I  think  there  is  no  doubt  that  Dr.  Murray  will  be  able  to  secure 
living  specimens  of  the  imago.  It  is  so  difficult  to  cut  out 
large  or  small  chunks  of  the  wood  without  injuring  the  larvae 
that  I  have  not  thought  it  advisable  to  secure  any  in  this  way. 

PALM  SPRINGS,  GALA.,  March  13,  1897. 

On  March  5  I  made  a  serious  expedition  with  a  wagon  and 
mules  and  an  Indian  to  help,  to  Palm  canon  where  I  spent  the 
day  getting  out  more  pieces  of  palm  wood  containing  Dinapate 
larvae.  I  secured  four  pieces  weighing  each  from  2  or  3  to  6 
or  8  Ibs.,  and  each  containieg  one  or  two  living  larvae.  The 
largest  piece  undoubtedly  contains  several  of  the  larvae.  These 
pieces  I  now  have  in  my  bedroom  and  I  can  occasionally  hear 
the  larvae  cutting  the  fibre  with  a  snap  like  a  pair  of  shears. 

I  discovered  much  to  my  surprise  that  the  interior  of  the 
palm  trunk  is  entirely  filled  with  galleries.  I  had  before 
concluded  that  all  the  work  had  been  done  nearer  the  sur- 
face, the  trunk  being  an  extra  thick  one.  I  find  however 
that  this  trunk  like  all  the  rest,  has  the  interior  entirely  rid- 
dled with  burrows  and  very  little  solid  wood  left  by  the  larva-. 
Many  of  the  larvae  are  still  in  the  interior,  although  some  of 
them  are  already  forming  cells  near  the  exterior.  AVe  cut 
into  a  great  many  of  the  grubs  in  getting  out  these  chunks  of 
wood,  and  I  secured  several  good  additional  specimens  in 
alcohol . 

It  is  hard  to  realize  the  enormous  extent  and  dimensions  of 
the  Dinapate  galleries.  Not  the  largest  of  our  Florida 
palmettos  could  support  more  than  three  or  four  of  these 
larvae;  they  would  eat  it  all  up  and  then  die  of  starvation. 
If  there  are  20  or  30  holes  in  one  of  the  \Vashingtonia  palms, 
one  finds  the  interior  entirely  eaten  out  from  end  to  end,  and 
one  can  follow  the  galleries,  over  one  inch  in  diameter  for  20 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


feet  up  and  down  the  trunk  following  the  grain  and  without 
diminishing  sensibly  in  diameter.    Then  think  of  the  yards  and 
yards  of  smaller  galleries  made  by  the  larva  while  still  young. 
Such  extensive  and  prodigious  borings  cannot  be  made  in  one 
or  two  years,  and  certainly  not  in  any  tree  trunk  of  moderate 
size.     There  is  certainly  no  other  plant  here  than  this  Washing 
tonia  palm  that  is  capable  of  supporting  a  brood  of  these  huge 
and  voracious  grubs.     Therefore,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  assert 
that  they  exist  only  in  the  Washingtonia,  and  that  they  are 
very  certain  soon  to  become  extinct  .    1  regard  the  discovery  of 
a  colony  as  one  of  the  most  interesting  entomological  events  of 
my  life   and    I    can  assure  you   that    if  we  breed  the  imagos 
this  year  from  this  trunk,  they  will  not  soon  be  duplicated  by 
others. 

There  are  some  thousands  of  the  trees  left,  but  they  are  in 
small  groups  scattered  miles  apart  in  a  few  of  the  most  inac- 
cessible canons  of  the  Sin  Jacinto  range.  Here  the  beetles  are 
nearly  extinct,  but  it  is  possible  that  in  Baja  California  they 
may  survive  a  few  centuries  longer.  In  tunes  past  they  were 
abundant  here,  as  evidenced  by  the  numerous  old  trunks  rid- 
dled with  their  burrows.  But  the  trunks  that  have  fallen  in 
recent  years  are  all  free  from  their  attacks,  and  as  the  Indians 
have  burned  all  the  trees  that  are  accessible,  so  that  their 
trunks  are  now  bare  of  fronds,  it  must  be  now  quite  difficult 
for  the  female  beetle  to  find  a  n't  receptacle  for  her  eggs.  I 
am  sure  now  that  they  do  not  oviposit  in  bare  trunks  or  in 
healthy  trees,  although  it  is  possible  that  the  beetles  kill  the 
tree  in  which  they  ovipost  their  eggs.* 


*  [Subsequently,  in  .nine.  Mr.  Huhhard  forwarded  to  Washington  the  piec<  -  ol 
1  tal i n  wood  ;  and,  niter  some  un Ton-seen  aeciilenls  and  misfortunes,  a  small  nuni- 

berof  Imago  beetles  were  bred  from  thew l  at  the  Department  of  Agriculture 

during  the  latter  part  of  August.  In  O'-tolier,  IS'.IT,  Mr.  Iluhhard  received  a  letter 
from  Dr.  Murray,  of  P'lm  Springs,  stating  that,  owing  to  the  excessive  heat  in 
August,  lie  had  lieen  unable  to  visit  Palm  canon,  and  that,  for  the  same  reason, 
none  of  his  Indians  had  been  willing  to  underta  ke  t  he  trip.  The  imago  and  larva 
of  liinapuie  have  been  described  and  figured  by  the  late  I>r  (i.  II.  Horn  i  Trans. 
Amer.  Knt.  Soc  ,  \\\,  ISSli,  pp  1-1.  plate  I  i.  While  at  San  Diego,  Pa  la..  Mr.  Muhhard 
ascertained  thai  the  type  locality  of  /1i'Kif"t/f  -n'l-ie/itn  is  I'alni  Springs,  I  'ala  . 
and  not  theMojave  Desert,  as  stated  by  Dr.  Horn  The  full-nrown  larva'  col- 
lected by  >[r  •  ub bard  are  fully  twice  larger  than  that  fitrured  by  Dr  Horn. 
M  r.  W.  <;.  Wright,  the  discoverer  of  1  Una  pate,  has,  as  far  as  known  to  me,  never 
published  anything  on  the  food-plant  or  habits  of  this  remarkable'  species  — 
E-  A.  s 


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REMARKS  ON  LMPOASCA  < 

HY  ('.  F.  BAKER. 

The  following  remarks  are  called  forth  by  Mr.  Gillette's 
treatment  of  this  genus  in  his  late  paper  on  the  tribe  Typhlo- 
ci/hini  (  Proc.  Nat.  Mns.,  XX).  My  statements  are  based  on 
the  examination  of  a  larger  amount  of  American  material  than 
has  previously  been  accessible  to  any  one  person.  First  of  all 
I  have  examined  the  types  of  all  Mr.  Gillette's  species.  My 
own  collection,  the  largest  of  American  species  in  existence, 
c:>iil;;ins  most  of  the  species  in  generous  series,  all  but  one 
being  represented  (and  this,  pcryamlei,  of  doubtful  validity). 

1  know  thai  it  is  easier  to  pull  down  than  to  build  up,  and 
appreciate  very  fully  the  difliculties  arising  in  the  study  of 
KiiijHHftrii.  The  attempt  is  not  made  herein  to  finally  settle 
the  question.  This  paper  may  be  considered  simply  a  contri- 
bution to  our  knowledge  of  what  constitutes  a  species  in  Eni- 
l>»«w«.  There  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  Mr.  Gillette's 
S3paration  of  his  various  "species"  is  highly  artificial,  and 
that  in  many  cases  his  distinctions  are  based  on  individual  in- 
stead of  on  specific  characters. 

The  species  of  this  genus  arrange  themselves  naturally  in 
two  groups  : 

I.  Those  having  the  vertex  very  broadly  rounded  apically  , 
not  even   sub-angulate,  rarely   slightly  longer  at  middle  than 
at  eyes;  third  apical  cell  of  elytra  usually  sub-linear,  its  base 
more  nearly  /^'-angled  ;  including  the  larger  green,  yellow  or 
smoky  species  of  (lie  genus. 

II.  Those   having   a    distinctly    angulated    vertex,    though 
often  very  obtusely  so,  and    sometimes  not  longer    at   middle 
than  at  e\  es.  this  being  due  to  the  fore  margin  being  paralleled 
by  the  anterior  pronotal  margin  ;  third  apical  cell  of  elytra 
usually  more  or  less  strongly  widened  apically,  its  base  dis- 
tinctly ^-/-angled  ;  including  the  smaller  species  of  the  genus, 
which  are  of  ten,  vari-  colored. 

Mr.  Gillette  had  this  same  idea  when  lie  first  planned  his 
"Analytical  Key."  to  my  certain  knowledge.  But  he  does 
not  follow  it  out.  Instead,  he  breaks  up  the  continuity  of  the 
first  group  by  int  reducing  nigra,  pulchella,  x)>!<';nli<l<t,  <t!/><>!i>ie« 
;lnd  ittruldhr*.  \  have  examined  the  types  and  many  other 


1S09]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  9] 

specimens  of  these  species.     To   me  the  vertex  appears  sub- 
angnlate  and   the  other  characters  those  of  group  II.     Even 
superficially  they  show  a  far  closer  relationship  with  the  spe 
cies  cited  under  group  II  than  with  Niim>-(i;/<lul<i  and    its  allies. 

In  a  study  of  the  characters  of  Empouwa  it  is  an  exceedingly 
difficult  matter  to  elimiuateall  possibilities  of  error  in  observa- 
tion. Possible  errors  may  be  attributed  to  two  causes,  (1) 
malformation  produced  by  drying,  and  ("2)  optical  illusions 
due  to  varying  position  of  parts. 

Among  the  Typhloeybids  we  find  insects  almost  as  delicate 
and  frail  as  some  of  the  Capsids.  The  great  delicacy  of  the 
body  walls  renders  the  proper  preparation  of  specimens  a  very 
difficult  matter.  When  mature  specimens  are  selected  and 
prepared  with  great  care,  the  distortion  caused  by  drying  is 
reduced  to  a  minimum  ;  but  as  in  the  case  of  Aphida  and  the 
little  yellow  and  green  culicid-like  flies  that  fly  about  our 
lamps,  an  examination  of  fresh,  uudried  material  is  almost 
imperative.  I  know  from  observation  that  drying  produces 
marked  changes  in  the  form  of  vertex  and  face,  and  the  usual 
collapsing  of  the  abdomen  throws  the  genital  organs  out  of 
their  natural  position. 

With  the  parts  thus  distorted  errors  are  still  more  likely  to 
occur  in  viewing  various  details  under  the  microscope.  Even 
under  ordinary  circumstances  there  is  the  widest  chance 
for  error  (and  this  is  true  of  many  other  Homoptera).  In  fo- 
cusing a  half  or  two-thirds  objective  on  a  convex  vertex  the 
proper  reading  of  the  width  can  be  readily  made,  but  a  very 
slight  change  in  the  angle  of  the  long  axis  of  the  body  or  in 
the  focusing  will  produce  differences  of  specific  or  even  sec 
tional  value.  The  same  is  true  of  the  face.  Unless  the  point 
of  the  vertex  and  the  tip  of  the  clypeus  are  equi-distant  from 
the  lens,  an  error  in  the  reading  of  the  lens  will  surely  be 
made. 

Xo  part  is  more  difficult  to  study  than  the  last  ventral  se- 
incut.      Collapse   of   the    abdomen     frei|Uentl\  throws  it    out 
almost  perpendicular  to  the  body  axis.      It  assumes  something 
of  this  form  when  the  ovipositor   is  in  use.     There   is   but    one 
accurate  point  of  view,  and  this  is  obtained  when  the  base  of 
the  segment  and  its  apex  are  eqiii-distant  from  the  lens.     This 
is   a    view    rarely  obtainable  on   the   specimen    as   ordinarily 


92  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

mounted.  The  errors  resulting  are  obvious.  To  illustrate, 
try  the  following  experiment :  Hold  a  sheet  of  ordinary  note 
paper  before  the  eyes,  flat  surface  parallel  to  the  face,  but 
slightly  bent,  as  the  last  ventral  segment  usually  is  over  the 
convexity  of  the  venter.  Its  upper  edge,  if  evenly  held,  will 
be  truncate.  Tip  this  edge  very  slightly  toward  the  face  and 
it  becomes  distinctly  incurved  ;  tip  it  away  and  it  becomes 
" broadly  rounded.1'  Now  fold  Ihe  sheet  along  the  middle 
line,  spread  it  nearly  but  not  quite  to  its  original  position,  and 
repeat  the  experiment.  This  represents  some  very  ordinary 
conditions  in  the  last  ventral  segments.  Tipped  very  slightly 
towards  the  face  it  becomes  deeply  angularly  emargmate  ; 
tipped  away  it  becomes  strongly  angularly  produced  at  middle, 
with  a  concavity  on  either  side.  These  widely  different  ap- 
pearances can  all  be  produced  by  variations  in  the  position  of 
a  rectangular  sheet  of  paper.  Now  if  the  sheet  be  cut  into 
some  of  the  various  shapes  which  the  last  ventral  segment  really 
does  assume,  and  its  position  varied  as  above,  still  more  re- 
markable changes  are  readily  produced.  To  such  causes  in 
part  are  due  several  of  Mr.  Gillette's  species,  and  perhaps  the 
effects  observed  by  Osborn  and  Ball,  and  mentioned  on  p.  737 
of  Gillette's  paper. 

Under  these  circumstances  individual  variation  is  greatly 
accentuated.  The  necessity  of  correct  observation,  then,  is  of 
first  importance.  Xext  in  importance  measurements  should 
be  made  directly  from  the  specimen.  Measurements  made 
from  camera  lucida  drawings,  especially  if  the  drawings  are 
taken  on  a  flat  surface,  are  very  inaccurate,  sometimes  showing 
almost  a  specific  difference  between  the  two  sides  of  the  draw- 
ing. Delicate  calipers  or  an  eye-piece  micrometer  should  be 
used  directly,  i 

The   forms   remaining   in    group  I,  as   above    mentioned,  I 
would  arrange  as  follows  : 

1.  SMARAGDULA,  representing  the  only  speritu- type  in  the  group. 

a.  variety  CLYPEATA. 

(limngstonii}. 

b.  variety  AUREOVIRIDIS. 

(incisa). 

c.  variety  OBTUSA. 

,  dcnliciilu  ami 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NET;S.  93 

fl.  variety  TRIFASCIATA. 

I  am  not  a  "  lumpgr,"  and  so  do  not  believe  in  the  establish 
ing  of  varieties  except  where  the  evidence  is  very  unusual.  I 
have  series  of  hundreds  of  specimens  in  this  group  from  va- 
rious localities,  and  these  are  now  in  the  National  Museum, 
where  they  may  be  examined  by  students.  I  consider  color 
as  not  of  specific  value  here,  and  the  slight  variations  (real, 
not  apparent')  in  form  of  last  ventral  segment  of  varietal  value 
only.  The  color  varies  from  green  (aureoviridix  and  obtnxa  i 
through  yellow  and  brown  (clypeata  to  entirely  black  above 
i  lirhif/Ntoirii  >.  The  size  varies  from  rather  small  in  H tricolor  to 
large  in  anreoriridlx,  which  is  one  of  the  largest  Typhlocybids 
These  names  represent  geographical  varieties,  ranging  from 
the  East  (represented  by  the  forms  of  oMum),  through  the 
Rocky  Mountain  region  (represented  by  the  cJypeata  and  aure- 
oriridis  forms)  to  the  Pacific  coast  (represented  by  cli/pcata  and 
liriiH/xloiiii).  Specimens  approaching  typical  smnraadnht  are 
found  throughout  the  United  States,  which  is  a  significant 
fact.  Trifasciata  is  paralleled  by  virdii  and  a  variety  of  punt 
with  smoky  marked  elytra. 

All  the  species  of  group  II  need  further  study,  and  I  would 
recommend  that  entomologists  all  over  the  West  sweep  Ar- 
tf'iirisias  especially,  thoroughly,  and  not  to  pause  until  they 
have  laid  in  series  of  hundreds  of  specimens  of  the  species 
found  on  these  and  other  Western  plants. 

Atr<>/((b<'x  and  simitis  are  synonymous  with  splendida,  which 
is  a  common  species  in  the  South.  Xhirilix  is  entered  in  Gil- 
lette's table,  but  I  find  no  description  of  it  in  the  text.  1 
have  seen  the  types. 

The  types  of  paUiiht  were  collected  in  1.S71)  and  are  totally 
decolored  by  their  twenty  years'  experience  in  collections.  I 
have  swept  the  cotton  plant  in  various  parts  of  the  South  and 
have  found  on  il  only  Empoawn  JlarcuraiN  and  I>!crancnr((  itni- 
imitcla.  Other  than  on  the  color,  or  rather  lack  of  color,  I 
cannot  separate  jut/lid't  from  Jl'.ircwnix  (compare  Gillette's  de- 
scriptions and  figures).  Mr.riraiia  and  riridfxcrnx  are  insi-p 
arable  in  large  series,  running  one  into  the  other. 

Mr.  Gillette  mentions  my  original  specimens,  which  he 
agreed  with  me  was  punt,  yet  he  describes  xnoiri,  the  descrip- 
tion of  which  is  very  good  of  the  original  specimen  of  jmnt.  I 


94  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

have  series  of  pura  from  the  far  northwest  and  series  from 
Arizona,  which  are  his -SHO/H,  and  I  cannot  separate  them. 
Some  of  the  specimens  from  the  northwest  have  the  golden 
coloration  which  he  mentions  and  some  from  Arizona  are  with- 
out it. 

The  peculiar  venation  sho\vu  in   Mr.  (Jillelte's   drawing  of 
the  elytron  oilmnid'i  is  a  malformation,  most  other  specimens 

not  showing  it. 

o 


COLLECTING  ON  BISCAYNE  BAY. 

BY  ANNIE  TRUMBULL  SLOSSOX. 

T  came  to  Miami  this  year  on  January  tHh.  The  weather 
was  very  warm  when  I  arrived,  but  soon  grew  cooler.  It  has 
been  very  changeable  and  uncertain  since  then.  We  have 
had  much  more  rain  than  is  usual  at  this  season  and  many 
cold  nights.  On  the  whole,  the  conditions  have  not  been  fa- 
vorable for  collecting.  During  the  summer  over  seven  thou- 
sand soldiers  were  encamped  here.  Their  camp  occupied  the 
place  of  a  dense  hammock  of  tropical  trees  and  shrubs,  which 
were  cut  down  and  cleared  away  for  this  purpose.  The  growth 
of  Vegetation  in  this  climate  is  almost  miraculously  rapid. 
The  soldiers  left  here  the  last  of  the  Summer,  and  their  former 
camping  ground  is  now  a  luxuriant  tangle  of  vines,  bushes 
and  plants.  Among  these  1  have  done  the  greater  part  of  my 
collecting  this  season.  The  custard- apples  (Car tea  papaya), 
from  four  to  ten  feet  high,  are  covered  with  their  yellow  flow- 
ers, which  seem  very  attractive  to  butterflies.  CatopsUia  eu- 
bule  and  C.  agarithe  are  always  hovering  over  the  blossoms,  the 
former  hardly  to  be  distinguished  from  the  flowers  themselves. 
Masses  of  a  white  bur-marigold  (Bidens  leucantha)  cover  the 
ground,  and  around  these  fly  hymenoptera,  diptera  and  the 
smaller  butterflies.  A  tall,  shrubby  nightshade  (Holanum  ver- 
bascifolium)  is  now  in  flower  and  fruit,  too,  and  attracts  many 
insects.  On  its  greenish  white  flowers  one  often  seas  the  odd 
long-snouted  Breuthid,  B.  ancliomgo.  I  have  taken  some 
thirty  or  forty  specimens  on  these  blossoms.  A  tiny  Anth<»n>- 
mus  is  also  found  on  this  plant.  I  took  many  last  season  here, 
and  it  is  just  as  common  now.  It  is  apparent  1  v  undescribed— 
unless  West  Indian,  A  large  purple  convolvulus,  the  cream- 


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white  moonflower,  periwinkles  both  piiik  ami  white,  a  spurge 
with  its  desp  gr33:i  Igive?  oddly  marked  with  blood-red,  capsi- 
cum, or  red  pepper,  with  purple  flowers  and  scarlet  berries, 
these  and  many  m  >re  make  this  jungle  a  bright  and  fragrant 
spot.  Among  these  tropical  plants  one  finds  some  strangers 
now  which  seem  quite  out  of  place.  Seeds  scattered  by  the  sol- 
diers while  hero  have  sprung  up  and  tomatoes,  melons, 
squashes,  potatoes,  Indian  corn  and  other  homely  though 
useful  wanderers  from  the  kitchen-garden  grow  here 
placidly  among  the  brilliant  exotics.  And  the  tropical 
insects  accept  them  calmly  and  adopt  them  as  food  plants. 
I  have  found  the  pretty  chrysomelid,  Lema  solan  i,  which 
have  fed  hitherto  on  the  wild  nightshades  here,  eating  the 
tomato  now,  while  different  insects  of  the  tiny  wild  gourd 
i  Mi'lothr'm  jinnhi/n )  transfer  their  affections  to  its  country 
cousins,  the  watermelon  and  squash.  Insects  are  good  bota- 
nists. The  black  nightshade  (Solatium  niynan)  is  plentiful 
here,  as  elsewhere,  and  has  many  insects  on  and  about  it.  The 
pretty  little  II  - 1  b  •  'tie,  Ejltrix i>  IITH'IU,  abounds  on  this  plant. 
A  larga  Hemipter,  a  yellowish  brown  bag,  tipzi'tocera  diffuxtt, 
is  always  found  on  it,  too,  while  a  dainty  little  "hopper," 
of  brilliant  green  and  black,  Acutalis  sp.,  lives  on  the  stem  and 
leaves.  The  handsome  day-flying  moth,  Syntomeida  <']>i/(tix, 
with  wings  of  metallic  green,  spotted  with  white,  and  blue, 
red -tipped  body,  is  common  now  among  the  flowers,  while  the 
tiny  N.  iniiiliiri.  its  copy  in  miniature,  is  occasionally  seen,  and 
I  have  taken  one  specimen  of  N.  ii><nn.e<r,  with  its  brilliant  body 
striped  with  orange  and  black.  The  little  melon  moth,  with 
white  transparent  wings  bordered  with  dark  brown,  has  already 
found  out  the  introduced  melons  and  flies  among  the  vines  by 
hundreds.  The  large  cabbage  butterfly,  P.  i>i<nnixfi':  its  daint- 
ier cousin  of  pearly  white,  T«rht/rix  i/oirr,  YVrms-  iiiripjic,  of 
deep  orange,  the  striped  zebra,  Ht'linniiuv  rli'irifimiii* ;  the  p.is. 
sionilouer  butierlly,  Agraulis  vanillce ;  the  richly  tinted  AIHKI 
j>:>rtia,  and,  m  >sl  plentiful  of  all,  the  pretty  little  Kumrnui 
alula,  called  hole  the  '"  < 'omptie  fly."  A  II  t  hese  lovely  winged 
creat  nres  kn:i\\  I  he  soldiers'  descried  camping  ground  and  visit 
it  in  the  sunshine.  The  Airi  i  found  here,  and  which  I  have 
distributed  under  t  lit-  naiii"  of  ti-nr/litili/ln.  is,  1  am  assured,  the 
\Vest  Indian  />»•!!«  I'\i').  In  lif.-,  and  for  a  few  honr>  after 


t)<;  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

death,  this  butterfly  has  a  delicate  bluish  bloom  over  the  deep 
rich  red  of  its  wings,  entirely  absent  from  the  dried  insect.  I 
have  as  yet  seen  but  two  shabby  specimens  of  Timetes  dcuclm. 
I  found  a  pupa  under  some  dock  leaves  the  other  day,  and 
from  it  has  just  emerged  a  fine  shining  golden  moth,  Ptusio 
rcrrtica.  I  have  seen  but  one  specimen  of  Composia  fidelliH- 
sima  this  season,  nor  have  I  seen  Alypia  wittfeldii,  so  common 
last  winter  here  around  the  white  bur-marigold. 

Skippers  (Hesperidce)  are  fairly  numerous,  two  or  three  spe- 
cies very  common.  The  little  P.  hayhurstii  is  everywhere; 
Pamphila  ethliux  is  common,  and  its  odd  larvae  are  ruining  the 
cauuas  in  the  hotel  grounds.  Erycidcs  amyntas  is  not  rare 
this  season.  Dr.  Dyar  discovered  its  life  history  here  two 
years  ago.  Its  food  plant  is  Jamaica  dogwood  (Piwidia  eryth- 
rina),  a  shrub  or  small  tree  of  the  Legumiuosa?.  The  most 
common  Lycaeua,  or  "  little  blue,"  is  L.  aininon.  Here,  and 
also  at  Lake  Worth,  it  is  very  common,  flying  all  day  about 
flowers  in  the  sunshine.  L.  file  nut  and  L.  thevnu-t,  the  latter 
having  the  wings  of  female  white  faintly  shaded  with  blue, 
are  not  rare.  But  a  few  specimens  of  Thecla  arix  have  as  yet 
appeared,  and  I  have  seen  only  one  T.  wn-tialis.  I  have 
done  but  little  collecting  at  light  this  season.  The  evenings 
have  been  too  cool  or  too  windy  as  a  general  thing.  As  usual. 
the  chocolate  brown  sphinx,  E.i>/:>  ln;/uhris,  is  very  common, 
both  at  flowers  in  the  twilight  and  at  light,  while  the  lovely 
green  sphiugid,  Perffesathorat.es,  not  yet  included  in  our  printed 
lists,  is  not  uncommon.  The  larger  green  Art/eux  /ahriixnt  is 
occasionally  seen,  as  is  also  the  still  larger  sphinx,  r.idiylla 
iicux.  One  very  warm  still  evening  this  month  thousands  of 
small  beetles  came  swarming  to  the  lights.  Hundreds  of  the 
little  water  beetle,  Helochnwx  ocliracriix,  came  into  doors  and 
windows,  and  many  small  Scolytids  and  Lougicorns  rested  on 
floor  of  piazza  near  the  electric  lights.  Last  night  I  took  a 
moth  I  have  never  before  seen,  and  which  I  suppose  to  !><• 
Halisidola  striffoxa.  It  is  a  beautiful  insect,  with  crimson  ab 
domeu  tipped  with  black  and  thinly  scaled  brownish  wings,  a 
West  Indian  species. 

(To  he  Continued.} 
MIAMI,  FLA.,  February  «th. 


1,S<)9]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  97 

NEW  SPECIES  OF  PEMPHUS  AND  TRAGOSOMA 

i  <  'oleoptera). 
P>Y  THOS.  L.  CASEY. 

The  tribe  Cyehrini  of  the  Carabidae  has  ever  been  a  favorite 
with  coleopterists,  because  of  the  large  size  and  elegant  form 
of  the  species,  although  the  colors  are  usually  not  so  brilliant 
as  in  ('ambus — in  fact  throughout  the  entire  genus  Brennus, 
excepting  iitnrf/iiuthn  and  a  few  allied  forms,  the  species  are  of 
an  intense  black.  Pemphus  is  similar  in  this  respect,  the  lus- 
tre however  being  invariably  dark  and  not  shining  as  in  Breu- 
nns.  The  genera  of  the  books  are,  in  my  opinion,  valid  and 

not  sul )gen era. 

I'KMi'HUS  Motsch. 

The  following  species  belongs  near  lon-yipes,  and  Mr.  Kick- 
seeker,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  a  fine  pair,  writes  me  that 
the  habits  are  similar  to  those  recorded  under  my  description 
of  the  latter  (Col.  Not.,  VII,  p.  331) ).  the  motions  being  rather 
sluggish  and  the  gait  deliberate. 
Pemphus  opacus,  u.  sp 

Moderately  convex,  the  elytra  somewhat  ventricose,  broadening 
to  about  apical  third,  black  throughout  and  dull  in  lustre.  Head 
elongate,  the  eyes  small ;  vertex  feebly  convex,  very  slightly  wrin- 
kled transversely  ;  antennae  long  and  slender,  the  basil  joint  thicker, 
claviform,  2.7-3.0  mm.  in  length.  Prothorax  apparently  very 
slightly  longer  than  wide,  dilated  and  broadly  rounded  at  the  sides 
distinctly  before  the  middle,  the  sides  sinuate  toward  base;  surface 
very  feebly  convex,  the  side  margin  moderately  reflexed .  Elytra 
about  a  third  longer  than  wide,  nearly  two  and  a  half  times  wider 
than  the  prothorax;  sides  broadly  arcuate,  the  hnmeri  not  well 
marked;  surface  finely  and  irregularly  punctate  throughout,  each 
elytron  with  two  or  three  di*:;:il  intervals  which  are  nearly  regular  ; 
side  margins  feebly  concave,  coarsely  and  unevenly  punctate,  the 
reflexed  edge  smaller  than  tint  of  the  prothorax.  Under  surface 
more  shining  than  the  uppyr,  the  legs  long  and  slender.  Length 
21.5-27.0  mm.;  width  fl  5-11.4  mm  ;  length  of  head  and  mandibles 
6.0-G.7  mm.;  length  of  hind  (ib'r.i  !). 5-11.0  mm. 

California  (Sonoma  Co. ). 

The  male  is  smaller  and  Uss  ventricose  than  the  female  and 
has  the  anterior  tarsi  moderately  dilated,  with  the  basal  joint 
densely  pubescent  beneath  in  distinctly  less  than  apical  half. 

Since  completing  my  revision  of  Brenuus  ( 1.  c.,  p.  305),  I 
have  received  a  pair  of  B.  fuller  I  Horn,  from  Mr.  Wickham, 


98  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

and  find  that  it  ni  ust  be  associated  with  the  mirglnatiis  group 
by  reason  of  the  fourteen  elytral  strias  as  stated  by  Dr.  Horn. 
It  is  abundantly  distinct  from  that  species,  or  any  of  its  al- 
lies, however,  in  general  form,  and  is  distinguishable  at  once 
from  any  other  of  the  group  by  its  black  coloration  ;  it  can  in 
no  sense  be  considered  a  variety  of 


TRAGOSOMA  Serv. 

Two   species  of  this  holarctic  genus  have  previously  (Col. 
Not.  ,11,  p.  491)  baan  made  known  by  the  writer,  making,  with 
the  two  previously  described,  four  well-characterized  species. 
Two  more  equally  distinct  are  now  added  in  the  following- 
table,  which  includes  also  the  European  form  for  comparison  : 

Elytral  sculpture  uniform  throughout,  the  punctures  coarse  and 
subcontinent  ;  tine  ridges  distinctly  traceable  to  the  basal  mar- 
gin; antennae  glabrous  .........................  ................  2 

Elytral  sculpture  not  uniform,  the  punctures  distinct  and  widely 
isolated  throughout,  becoming  much  coarser,  deep  and  conspic- 
uous toward  base,  where  the  flue  subcostitbrm  lines  become  ob- 
solete in  about  basal  third  ;  antenna:  pubescent  ................  0 

2—  Anterior   tarsi  rather  strongly  dilated  in  the  male;  prothorax 

nearly  twice  as  wide  as  the  head  and  conspicuously  hairy  ......  :» 

Anterior  tarsi  narrow  and  very  feeblydilated  in  the  male;  prothorax 
small,  only  slightly  wider  than  the  head,  very  broadly  aud 
feebly  rounded  at  the  sides,  with  the  process  slender,  abrupt 
and  spiculiform  ................................................  ;> 

3—  Sides  of  the  prothorax  acutely  triangular  between  the  apical  and 

basal  angles,  with  the  sides  of  the  angle  nearly  straight  aud  the 
lateral  process  anguliform,  broadening  continuously  from  its 
apex.  Northern  United  States  and  Canada  ........  HARRISI  Lcr- 

Sides  of  the  prothorax  broadly  roundei,  with  the  process  spicu  15- 
form  and  abruptly  projecting  from  the  arcuate  limb  ...........  4 

4  -Elytraabouttwiceaslongas  wide,  the  side  margins  rather  widely 
and  very  distinctly  reflexed.  Europe  ...........  DEPSARIA  Linn- 

Elytra  more  than  twice  as  long  as  wide,  the  lateral  edges  extremely 
narrowly  reflexed  ;  body  brown  in  color,  shining,  the  antennae 
very  slender  and  paler;  prothorax  strongly  and  closely,  but 
evenly  punctured  and  shining,  conspicuously  clothed  with  long^ 
erect,  fulvous  hair;  elytra  glabrous.  Length  26.0-28.0  nun  .' 
width  9.6  mrn.  Colorado  .........................  SOD  ALTS,  n.  sp. 

5—  Pronotum  rather  finely  punctate  and  conspicuously  hairy,  deeply 
and  transversely  impressed  throughout  along  the  apical  margin  : 
antennas  relatively  a  little  thicker  than  in  the  group  with  more 
dilated  tarsi;  in  general  color,  lustre  and  sculpture  very  similar 
to  sodalis,  the  body  smaller.  Length  24.8  mm  ;  width  8.0  m  in 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  99 

Utah  (southwestern)— Mr.  Weidt PARVICOLLIS.  n  -p. 

Prouotum  very  coarsely  punr.tale  and  glabrous,  or  very  nearly  so. 
the  surface  not  deeply  impressed  along  the  apical  margin,  at 
lea?(  toward  the  middle:  antennre  much  stouter,  darker  in  color 
than  in  any  other  species.  New  Mexico SPICTLT'M  Csy. 

6— Prothor.ix  hr^e, transverse,  the  lateral  process  long:,  slender,  finely 
aciculate  and  abruptly  formel,  the  surface  unusually  convex 
longitudinally-,  very  coarsely  and  somewhat  sparsely  punctate 
and  glabrous,  with  short  erect  hairs  toward  the  sides  only  ;  an- 
lennse  slender  and  filiform.  California  (.Mt.  Diablo). 

PILOSICORNIS  Csy. 

The  sexual  characters  are  very  feeble  in  this  genus,  and  there 
is  a  strong  and  persistent  similarity  of  type  throughout ;  the 
male  characters  evince  themselves,  however,  in  the  slightly 
longer  antennae,  with  more  elongate  outer  joints  and  in  the 
rather  more  dilated  tarsi.  In  harri.fi  there  is  a  large  transverse 
discal  area  of  the  prouotum,  which  is  very  finely  and  densely 
punctate,  and  of  which  there  is  no  trace  in  the  female  or  in 
the  male  of  sodalis.  Pilosicornis  is  the  most  aberrant  species 
of  the  genus,  and  is  wholly  isolated  from  the  other  five  in 
many  very  radical  structural  characters. 

— o — 

ON  THE  SMALLEST  PYROMORPHID  AND   ITS  LARVA. 

BY  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

The  smallest    known   I'yroiuorphid  is  the  Cuban  genii-.  Si 
tiinlf-s  II. -S.     I  have  met  with  a  tor  in  of  this  in   the  Unhainas. 
which  I  describe  herewith  : 

Genus  SETIOI>I>  II.  S. 

;-';;— Setiodes    Herrich-Schaffer,  Corr,— Blatt   min.zool.ver.  Rc- 
gensb.,  xx  TOO. 

is  ;:— Fonniculus  (irote.  Pro.'.  Ent.  So.-.  IMiil..  vi.  184. 

Palpi  i-udi'pentary ;  antenna?  pectinate,  the  terminal  pectination- 
thickened,  the  Whole  organ  somewhat  >hori  and  slightly  clubbed ; 
legs  withoui  >purs:  wings  very  long  and  narrow,  more  -<>  than  in 
Harrisina,  the  hind  wini^  especially  reduced;  fore  wings  with  II 
veins,  vein  !i  absent.  10  and  11  stalked,  the  re.-l  ;n-i>ini:  >eparatel\- 
from  the  cell,  which  is  divided  by  the  distinct  d'lM-il  vein:  hind 
wini:->  with  very  small  internal  area,  the  internal  veins  all  lacking 
\eins  2  to  7  evenly  spaced  from  the  cell. s  absent .  L'and  .".  short  and 
down  curved. 

The  peculiar    <:-enn<   has   t  wo  spe  :-ies.  or    local   forms,  separable  ;u 
follows ; 

Hind  win»  with  a  white  spot;  spot  of  to. -c  wing-  large.  ..nana,  II.  S. 
Hind  wing  entirely  black  ;  spot  of  fore  wing  «:iv!ll..bahamensis.ii  sp. 


100  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [ApriJ 

1.  Setiodes  nana  H.  S 

This  is  the  Cuban  species,  redescribed  by  Grote  as  Fjrmicu- 
luspyf/Hioeus.  I  have  the  Grote  type  before  nie,  through  the 
kindness  of  Dr.  Skinner.  It  shows  decidedly  the  effect  of  the 
lapse  of  time,  having  lost  the  abdomen  and  having  been  bored 
through  by  museum  pests,  but  what  is  left  corresponds  evi- 
dently with  Herrich-Schaffer's  very  characteristic  description. 
Grote  seems  to  have  had  only  females  and  Herrich-Schaffer 
only  males. 

2.  Setiodss  bahamensis,  n.  sp. 

Blue  black;  front,  spot  below  eye,  tips  of  rmlimantiry  pilpi. 
sides  of  collar,  point  at  base  of  patagia.  points  on  coxae,  tips  of  hind 
femora,  bases  of  middle  and  hind  tibiae  outwardly,  a  row  of  minute 
lateral  points  on  abdomen  becoming"  streaks  on  the  sixth  segment 
and  a  row  of  ventral  points  on  the  posterior  e3ge?  of  the  segments 
white;  fore  wing  with  a  small  whitish  hyaline  patch  in  the  end  of 
the  cell,  divided  by  the  discil  vein,  the  base  of  cell  and  submeclian 
interspace  more  thinly  scale!  thin  elsewhere.  Hinil  wing  uni- 
formly black.  Expanse  15  mm.  One  in  lie,  the  last  two  segments 
tufted  on  the  sides. 

Hab. — Xassau,  Xew  Providence,  B.  W.  I.  Xational  Mu- 
seum, type  Xo.  4,167. 

Larva. — Flattened  as  usual  in  the  family,  thick  and  rather  square; 
feet  normal ;  five  warts  on  thorax,  four  on  abdomen,  the  warts  low. 
simply  tufts  of  short  dark  hair  with  three  of  four  long  pale  ones  at 
the  extremities.  Centrally  the  color  is  bluish  white,  a  dorsal,  two 
subdorsal  (one  above  and  one  below  wart  iii)  and  asubtravental  (be- 
low wart  iv.  and  v),  straight,  narrow,  purple-brown  lines,  connected 
anteriorly  by  a  transverse  band  on  joint  5  ;  the  ends  (joints  2  to  4  and 
and  12  to  13)  light  red ;  a  conspicuous  pale  yellowish  spot  behind 
wart  i.  and  ii.  of  joint  12,  like  a  pair  of  eyes  ;  joints  13  and  also  2  to  4 
rather  broken  up  by  pale  spots,  but  not  much  contrasting.  Head  in 
the  hood  about  1  mm,  wide  or  a  little  over  Skin  with  clear  gran- 
ules; hair  smooth,  pointed,  not  bulbous.  Length  8  mm. 

The  larva  span  the  characteristic  white  web  of  flocculent  silk 
which  is  usual  in  the  species  of  this  family.  A  moth  emerged 
in  four  mouths. 

Food  plant  a  species  of  Ampelopsis. 


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EDITORIAL 

We  are  very  busy  people  here  at  the  Academy,  and  we 
must  catch  the  moments  as  they  fly.  •  We  haven't  the  time  to 
read  all  the  journals  that  come  here;  and,  in  fact,  we  are  not 
interested  in  all  the  subjects  of  which  they  treat.  However, 
we  do  like  to  look  over  the  journals  devoted  to  entomology, 
both  for  our  pleasure  and  profit,  as  we  may  wish  to  jot  down 
a  record  or  two  of  some  interesting  new  point  or  other.  We 
don't  feel  inclined  to  look  through  every  page  of  a  journal,  as 
that  is  wasteful  of  our  precious  time,  but  in  some  cases  it  is  a 
necessity,  especially  for  the  compiler  of  the  literature,  as  some 
journals  do  not  publish  an  index  to  their  contents.  After 
much  circumlocution  we  have  arrived  at  the  point.  Among 
onr  distinguished  contemporaries  who  merit  our  dire  dis- 
pleasure in  this  respect  may  be  mentioned  the  i-  Entomologist's 
Record  and  .Journal  of  Variation''  and  the  '''Canadian  Kn 
tomologist."  Could  one  imagine  '-Psyche"  without  its  table 
of  contents  on  the  cover  page.'  Such  a  thing  is  inconceivable 
and  would  he  like  trying  to  tind  a  paper  published  by  the 
I".  S.  Department  of  Agriculture.  At  once  one's  brain  would 
begin  to  seel  he  with  Old  Series,  New  Series,  Special  Series 
and  other  combinations  we  can't  unravel. 


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Notes  and.  Ne\vs. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF   THE    GLOBE. 

ALLORHINA  NITIDA  Linn.  As  a  Fruit  Pest.  lu  addition  to  what 
Prof.  Gillette  quotes  Irani  one  of  his  correepoi. dents  at  Phoenix, 
Ariz  ,  about  this  insect  as  a  fruit  pest  in  the  NEWS  for  February,  I 
wish  to  say  that  Allorhina  niiida  has  been  very  abundant  in  our 
Western  Maryland  peach  orchards  alor.g  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains 
during  the  past  season  They  were  conspicuous  upon  the  variety 
salway  in  September,  and  not  infrequently  from  fifty  to  a  hundred 
were  seen  clustered  upon  a  peach.  "We  noticed  that  fruit  which 
had  begun  to  rot  upon  the  tree  was  especially  subject  to  their  at- 
tacks They  were  easily  disturbed,  and  would  very  often  take 
flight  when  one  approached  the  tree.  1  have  not  seen  them  attack- 
ing the  peach  in  its  normal  condition;  but  I  have  no  doubt  they 
would.  We  have  seen  from  one  to  five  clusters  of  these  beetles  up- 
on a  tree  at  a  time,  and  when  one  is  disturber!  the  others  take  flight 
immediately  afterward,  causing  much  confusion  and  buzzing. 

W.  G.  JOHNSON,  College  Park,  Md. 

LONG  LIFE  OF  MOSQUITO  LARVAE  -  Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  Stanford 
University,  California. 

The  normal  life  of  a  mosquito  wriggler  is.  for  those  mosquito 
species  whose  life  history  has  been  studied,  only  one  or  two  weeks. 
*Dr.  Howard  found  the  normal  life  of  the  wrigo'ler  of  C'n/>.,- 
piaigens,a  mosquito  common  at  Washington,  to  be  seven  or  eight 
days.  "  The  length  of  time."  he  adds,  "  which  elapses  for  a  gener- 
ation *  is  almost  indefinitely  enlarged  if  the  weather 
be  cool.  Larvae  were  watched  for  twenty  days,  during 
which  time  they  did  not  reach  full  growth." 

Eggs  were  laid  by  a  mosquito  in  my  laboratory  at  -!.:•{<)  p.  in., 
October  t),  1898.  The  larvae  issued  from  the  eggs  on  the  night  of 
October  10th.  I  kept  these  wrigglers  in  a  small  jar  of  water,  on  my 
writing  table.  The  direct  rays  of  the  sun  did  not  strike  the  jar,  but 
the  laboratory  is  well  lighted,  and  the  wrigglers  were  in  a  normal 
condition  as  regards  light.  The  temperature  of  the  laboratory  dur- 
ing the  day  time  was  about  G5°-75°  F.  ;  at  night,  never  as  low  ;i> 
:-tt°,  F..  usually  not  below  J0°-500  F.  Occasionally  a  little  water 
was  put  into  the  jar  to  replace  that  lost  by  evaporation.  There  were 
14  larvae  on  October  10th,  They  increased  in  size  vary  slowly  and 
one  after  another  died.  On  December  lf>th  there  were  six  larva- 
alive,  and  apparently  about  full-grown.  ()u  December  2!)t  h  live 
larva?  were  alive:  on  January  ll.lS'.m,  3  were  alive:  on  January 
17th,  2  were  alive,  and  on  January  ;5()th  there  wa.»  but  one  alive. 
This  one  lived  until  February  16th,  when  it  died  at  the  "ripe  old 
age"  ot  four  mouths  and  a  week.  No  larva  pupated. 

*  I  Inward  and  Murlatt,  The  Principle  Household  Insects  of  the  United  stnti>. 
Hull.  4,  X.  $.,  Div.  of  Ent.,  U.  S.  Kept.,  AirrirulMirc-, 


1899] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


Why  did  no  larva  pupate?  The  environment  w:is  not  abnormal. 
unless,  perhaps,  the  food  .supply  was  scanty.  Perhaps  the  reison 
lies  iu  the  condilions  of  the  "  boruinjr  '  These  slow  -gro  win  g,  long- 
lived,  non-pupating  wrigglers  issued  from  eggs  which  were  laid  by 
a  virgin  female  The  female  issued  from  it.s  pupal  case  and  almost 
immediately  laid  eggs.  There  was  no  other  mosquito  in  the  jar. 
and  there  was  certainly  no  mating.  Perhaps  parthenogenesis  is  not 
unknown  among  mosquitoes.  I  do  know  that  it  is  known.  l>ul  it' 
all  the  parthenogenetically  produced  la  r  vie  fare  out  their  lives  as 
these  I  have  watched  did.  parthenogenesis  among  mosquitoes  is  in- 
fanticide. 

Tin;  ODONATA  <>i  TIII:  ''BiOLOGiA  CENTKALI-  AMERICANA."  -  Hav- 
ing recently  been  asked  by  Mr.  F.  D.  G-odmau,  of  London,  to  under- 
take the  preparation  of  the  part  of  this  work  relating  to  the  Odonata, 
and  having  accepted  this  offer.  I  desire  to  make  this  part  as  complete 
as  possible.  As  the  "  Biologia"  aims  to  embrace  all  Mexican  and 
Central  American  specie?,  whether  include!  in  the  joint  collections 
of  Mr.  Godmau  and  the  late  Mr.  Silviu  or  not.  1  shall  be  great  lv 
indebted  to  any  persons  who  will  loan  me  Odomta  ("  drogonflies," 
"  darning-needles")  from  those  countries  for  examination,  the  re- 
sults of  such  study  to  be  included  in  this  work.  In  this  connection 
I  will  identify  unnamed  material  for  a  very  moderate  return  in 
duplicates.  As  some  recent  collectors  have  distributed  specimens 
from  that  region  quite  widely,  I  suggest  that  any  one  willing  to 
aid  me  should  write  to  me  before  sending  the  insects  and  let  me 
know  the  sources  of  their  material,  as,  some  time,  labor  and  expense 
may  thereby  be  saved  —PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences,  19th  and  Race  Streets,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

"  (Jo  to  the  ant,  thou  sluggard  I  "  commanded  the  Proverb. 

Accordingly  the  Sluggard  went  to  the  Ant. 

"  Go  to  the  devil  I  "  exclaimed  the  Ant. 

•'Talk  about  red  tape!"  sighed  the  Slugg-ird  —Detroit  Journal. 


104  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

Entomological    Literature, 


COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVEKT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryology 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species, will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  a*  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain- 
ing them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French  i 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


4.  The  Canadian  Entomologist, London,  Ont.,  Feb., '99.— 5. Psyche, 
Cambridge,  Mass  ,  March,  '99  —9.  The  Entomologist,  London,  Feb.. 
?99.— II.  The  Annals  and  Magazine  of  Natural  History,  London, 
Feb.,  '99. — 12.  Comptes  Rendus,  L'Academie  des  Sciences,  Paris, 
Jan.  23,  '99.— 21.  The  Entomologist's  Record,  London,  Feb.  15,  '99.- 
25.  Bolletino  dei  Musei  di  Zoologia  ed  Amtomia  Comparata  d.  R. 
Uuiversita  di  Torino,  1898—35.  Annales,  Societe  Entomologiqne 
de  Belgique,  Brussels,  '93.— 45.  Deutsche  Entomologische  Zeit- 
schrift,  '98,  zweites  lepidopterologisches  Heft,  Berlin.  Feb.  10,  '99.— 
61.  Natural  Science,  London,  Feb.  '99.— 74.  Naturwissenscbaft- 
liche  Wochenschrift.  Berlin, '99.— 81.  Biologiscb.es  Centralblatt,  Er- 
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zeiger,  Leipsic,  Jan.  16,  '99.—  E  s  c  h  e  rich.  Iv  .  On  myrmeco- 
philous  Arthropods  with  especial  reference  to  the  biology  [life- 
history],  Zoologisches  Centralblatt,  Leipsic,  Jan  17, '99.— J  a  net. 
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insects,  figs.,  Zoological  Bulletin,  Boston,  Feb  '99. -W  i  1  1  o  y .  A. 
Trophoblast  and  serosa  :  a  contribution  to  the  morphology  of  the 
embryonic  membranes  of  insects,  Quarterly  Journal  of  Microscop- 
ical Science,  London,  Jan.,  99. 

Economic  Entomology.— A  u  o  n. —  An/ti<//'ofns  /icr/ii<-in*t/s.\\\i\  Amer- 
ican dried  fruits,  Revue  Scieutifique,  Paris, Feb.  IS. '99. -I?  a  b,  A. 
The  grasshopper  plague  in  South  America,  74,  Jan.  1.— ('  raw- 


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shay,  R . ,  and  B  1  a  n  d  f  o  r  d  ,  "W  .  F  .  H  .  Larvae  in  antelope 
horns,  Nature.  London,  Feb.  9,  '99.— F  rank.  New  communica- 
tions on  the  European  fruit  scale  in  comparison  with  the  Sin  Jose 
scale,  Gartenflora,  Berlin,  Feb.  1.  —  G  r  a  s  s  i ,  B  . ,  B  i  g  n  a  in  i  . 
A . ,  and  Bastiauelli,  G.  Further  researches  on  thecycle  of 
human  malarial  parasites  in  the  body  of  the  mosquito.  Rendiconti 
R.  Accademia  dei  Liucei,  Rome,  Jan.  8,  '99.  — H  o  w  a  r  d  ,  L  .  O  . 
The  Economic  Status  of  Insects  as  a  class,  Science,  New  York,  Feb. 
17,  '99.— J  a  b  1  o  n  o  w  s  k  i ,  J.  The  home  of  the  "  bloo.l  louse '' 
[in  Hungarian].  101  —  L  i  n  t  n  e  r  ,  J.  A.  Thirteenth  report  of 
the  State  entomologist  on  injurious  and  other  insects  of  the  State 
ot  New  York',  1897.  Fifty-first  Report  N.  Y.  State  Museum,  Al- 
bany,'98.— N  u  t  t  a  1  1 ,  G  •  II-  F  .  The  mosquito-malaria  theory. 
Central blatt  fiir  Bakteriologie,  Jena,  Feb.  14,  '99.— R  enter,  E 
Argyresthia  conjugella  Zell.,  a  new  enemy  to  the  apple  fruit,  21.— 
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Annual  Report  Ohio  Horticultural  Society,  1893.  No  phcs  of  pub- 
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life-habits  of  the  pine-gall-roller  (  Tortri\rre*itirr/f/  L  ),  74,  Jan.  -2-2 

Arachnida.— D  u  b  o  s  e  q  ,  O  •  On  the  histogeuesis  of  the  venom 
of  the  Scolopendra,  Notes  et  Revue,  Archives  de  Zoologie  Experi- 
mentaleet  Generale,  (3)  vi,  4.  Paris,  '93.— P  e  r  k  i  u  s,  R.  C.  L. 
On  a  special  Acarid  chamber  formed  within  the  basal  abdominal 
segment  of  bees  of  the  genus  Koptortkosomrt  (Xylocopina?),  Ento- 
mologist's Monthly  Magazine,  London,  Feb  ,  '99.— R  o  b  i  n  s  o  n  . 
N  .  M y  pet  scorpion  [  Thelyphotins  giganteus],A.pyletou's  Popular. 
Science  Monthly,  New  York,  March,  '99. 

Myriopoda.— S  i  1  v  e  s  t  r  i ,  F  .  l)iplopo;V.i  from  the  voyage  of 
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Orthoptera.— B  u  r  r,    M.     Further  new   species  of    Forficularia- 
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Orthopterologica,  1  pi . .  Revue  Suisse  de  Zoologie,  v.  Geneva,  ''.is.  - 
Tntt,    J.    W.     Migration  and  dispersal  ot  insects:  Orthoptrrn. 
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part  Hi  (cont.),  4.— W  e  b  s  t  e  r  ,    F.    M.     A    prolonged  season  of 
occurrence  for  X<-}it'*fi>rcrctt  Ann'r/cn/ia,  4. 

Neurontera.— 0  o  m  s  t  o  c  k  .  J.  H..  and  X  c  c  d  h  a  m  .  J.  d- 
The  wings  of  insects,  iv  (cont.)  [Ephemeridae],  figs  ,  American 
Naturalist,  Boston,  Feb.. '91). 

Hemiptera.— B  erg,  r  .  T*v,>  mw  Argentine  -i>  •  -ie<  of  the  genii- 
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1.  Buenos  Aires,  Jan.  '99  — C  o  e  k  e  r  e  1  I .  T .  I) .  A  .  Note,  on 
Central  American  Coccidse,  with  descriptions  of  three  new  spivu-s,* 
II;  The  odor  of  ( 'o:-<-id;t>,  4:  Three  new  ('itr.-il:e  from  Br.i/il.  4.- 
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and  notes  on  other  species,*  5.— K  i  r  k  a  1  d  y  ,  G  .  AY  .  On  some 
aquatic  Rhynchota  from  Jamaica,*  9.— T  i  n  s  1  e  y,  J.  D.  Con- 
tributions to  Coccidology,  i.  4. 

(bleoptera. — B  o  r  d  a  s,  L  .  Researches  on  the  anal  glands  of  the 
Carabidte,  12.  —  F  let  iaux,  E.  Note  on  some  Eucnernidce  and 
description  of  new  species.  35.  xliii,  1,  Feb.  11. -G  a  n  g  1  b  a  u  e  r  , 
L  .  Die  Kiifer  von  Mitteleuropa.  Dritter  Band,  erste  Hiilfte. 
Familienreilie  Staphylinoidea.  2.  Theil  Scydmsenidse — Histerida?. 
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Diptera.— A  u  s  t  e  n  ,    E.    E.     Oa    the    preliminary    stages    and 
mode  of  escape  of  the  imago  in  the  Dipterous  geuus  Xylomyia  Roud, 
(Subula,  Mg.  et  auct.),  with  especial  reference  to  X.  maculata  F. 
and  on   the  systematic    position  of  the  genus,  4,  !l. — K  e  1  1  o  g  g. 
V  .    L  .    The  mouth-parts  of  the  nematocerous  Diptera,  ii,  figs.,  5. 
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DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

A  regular  ineetinii  of  Hie  (.'hicayo  Entomological  Society  \va- 
hcld  on  Thursday.  Fc'liruary  It-.  IS!)',),  at  tlie  (  rerar  Library.  >.'cni- 
bers  present.  ]2:  visitors,  i;.  Prof.  James  (i.  Needbain,  of  Lake 
Forest  I"  Diversity,  gave  a  very  interesting  talk  on  the  Odoiiata, 
their  habits  and  the  bc-l  method  of  obtaining  speriniens  for  study. 

The  Society  now  has  over  twenty  members  and  more  are  confi- 
dently expected.  <  u»nd  (juarters  and  access  to  a  well  stocked  library 
have  placed  it  on  a  tirui  footing,  and  it  is  contemplated  to  issue  a 
volume  of  proceeding*  in  the  near  future. 

A  .  K  AVI  AT.  Sec. 

At  the  February  meeting  of  the  Feldnmi  Collecting  Sochi,  held 
at  the  residence  of  Mr  H.  W.  Weuzel.  1.VJ:!  South  13th  street,  »i\ 
persons  were  present. 

Mr.  Boerner  recorded  the  cap  tu  re  of  Bar  in  tm  <//bt!xc<'tixiii  \Vostvilk-, 
X.  J.,  July  24th.  It  was  not  before  recorded  from  so  far  North. 

Mr  H  AVenzel  reported  tint  he  had  identified  specimens  t  iken 
by  Mr.  Boeruer  at  Brigantine  Bench.  N.  J  ,  as  I'/ihi'n/i/tnt/i'x 
*l>m1f.i\  an  introduced  >pei'ies. 

Mr.  Bosruer  stated  the  specimeas  in  quostion  had  been  taken  on 
limber  washed  up  on  the  beach. 

Mr.  II.  AVen/el  al-.>  i  <•  -orded.  f  he  cap  lure  of  no  less  i  Inn  inn  ^peciex 
of  Coleoptera  trom  a  bag  ot  nnlerial  gatheied  for  sifting,  on  .Ian 
uaryJStli  at  \Vcstvilk-,  N.  J.  The  bag  held  about  one-half  bushel  of 
debris.  Eight  specie-  of  S  -ydm  ie:nd  ie  were  taken,  and  a  specimen 
of  ('(jiniti'dclu'liit  crihrffiillis,  a  -out  hern  -pecies.  Also  a  specimen 
O?  OllSthopUS  inn-dn^  and  six  sjMvie-  of  J'/'i  //////'.-'. 


Mr.  Boerner  referred  to  a  former  communication  on  the  hiber- 
nation of  Conotrachelus  fissunguis,  and  slated  be  had  taken  a  speci- 
men hibernating  on  January  2'M.  \V  J.  Fox,  Secretary. 


JOS  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

A  REGULAR  meeting  of  the  Newark  Entomological  Society  was 
held  Sunday,  February  12tli,  at  4:00  p.  m  .  with  President  Bischott' 
in  the  chair,  and  ten  members  present.  Mr.  Weidt  proposed  Mr. 
W.  D.  Kearfott,  who  was  unanimously  elected  a  in  amber.  Mr.  S. 
T.  Kemp  read  the  following  article  on  Saperda  lateral-is: 

"  During  the  winter  of  1897-9S  I  found  in  a  patch  of  under- 
growth in  the  neighborhood  of  Merchantville.  N.  J..  numerous 
coleopterous  larvae  infesting  the  young  shoots  of  hickory  and  oak. 
One  species  which  attracted  my  attention  more  than  others,  on  ac- 
count of  the  apparent  impossibility  of  collecting  the  larvae  in  their 
natural  abode,  proved,  on  maturity,  to  be&aperda  lateralis.  I  only 
found  them  on  breaking  off  the  dead  shoots  of  hickory,  which  ap- 
peared to  grow  out  of  old  stumps  of  the  original  trees,  cut  off  or 
worn  away  close  to  the  ground-  They  inhabit  these  shoots  right  at 
the  very  base  of  them,  and  appear  to  burrow  almost  laterally  and 
slightly  upwards.  On  breaking  off  these  shoots,  which  were  from 
one  to  two  inches  in  diameter,  and  which,  when  infested,  break 
de.su  off  easily  at  the  base,  the  larva  becomes  almost  entirely  ex- 
posed, sometimes  even  falling  out  on  to  the  ground.  Not  recognizing 
the  species  at  the  time.  I  visiled  the  same  patch  about  the  IstofMay, 
1898.  and  collected  a  number  of  them  which  by  this  time  had  pup- 
ated in  th^  same  situation,  and  when  these  matured,  towards  the 
end  of  May,  they  gave  me  the  information  I  desired,  viz.:  the  name 
of  the  species  of  larva?  I  had  been  studying  I  found,on  close  exam- 
ination, that  the  wood  attacked  by  this  borer  was  invariably  a 
shoot  that  had  bean  bored  during  tha  previous  season,  and  been 
broken  off  three  er  four  feet  above  the  ground  by  the  larvas  of  Ela- 
phidiou  parallelum. 

"  It  appeared  to  ma  from  my  observation,  that  the  latter  species 
commences  the  work  of  destruction,and  that  the  wood  is  not  in  a  tit 
condition  to  suit  the  requirements  of  Saperda  lateralis  until  the 
following  season.  1  found  mostly  one,  sometimes  two,  and  occa- 
sionally in  the  largest  shoots  three  of  the  larvae  in  the  same  shoot, 
but  always  in  a  separate  burrow  .  The  above  noted  habits  of  the«e 
larvae  may  not  be  of  much  interest  to  experienced  coleopterists,  but 
may  be  read  with  interest  by  beginners,  judging  from  my  personal 
experience  a  few  years  back,  and  may  tend  to  lead  them  to  closer 
observation  while  on  their  ramblesin  the  country. 

S.  T.  KEMP. 

Elizabeth,  S.  J. 

Mr.  Kearfott  exhibited  a  series  of  blown  larvae  of  the  genus  Dat- 
Meeting  adjourned  A.  J.  WEIDT,  Secretary. 


A  meeting  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  was  held  Feb- 
ruary -2:5d,  Kev.  II.  C.  McCook,  I)  D.,  president,  in  the  chair.  Dr. 
( 'alvert  exhibitedaSphinx  larva  from  the  collection  of  the  Biologi- 
cal School  of  the  Vniversitv  of  Peimsvlvania,  which  was  so  covered 


1899] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  109 


with  the  cocoons  of  a  parasite  as  to  almost  obscure-  tin-  larva    from 
view.     The  specimen  was  found  on  the  red  mangrove  at  Osprer, 
Florida.    The  parasites  were  Braconida?.    Two   hundred   and  fifty 
larvae  were  counted,  although  there  were  many    more.     As. high  as 
twelve  hundred  parasites   have  been  reported   from  a   single   larva 
Dr.  Skinner  made  some  remarks  on  insects  in   relation  to  pain  and 
emphasized  the  fact  that  the  greit  numbers  of  progeny   produced 
compensated  for   pain  as  a  means  of  protection  to  lite,  so  necessary 
in  the  higher  order  of  animals.    Mr.  Sc-i<s  siid  h  •   had  kept  a  speci- 
men of  Pn'onidus  crislnl it*  \\Y\ve  for  two  months  impaled  jna  pin. 
and   it  took   its  food  and  ate,  for  that  period,  as  though    nothing 
were  wrong.    Dr.  McCook  mentioned  that  iuss^ts  deprived  of  their 
abdomens  would  suck  honey  or  sweet  fluids  which  would  enter  the 
mouth  and  come  out  the  end  of  the  thorax   where  severed  from  the 
abdomen.     He  also  spoke  of  soldiers  during  the  heat  of   battle,  hav- 
ing severe  wounds  and  suffering  little  pain.     The  experience    of 
Livingston,  the  African  traveler,  was  als,>  related,  in  which  a  lion 
munched  his  arm  and  no  pain  was  felt-     !>;•   Skinner  madesoine  re- 
marks on  the  subject  of  insects  as  carriers  of  disease,  and  especially 
mentioned  the  probability  of  M>ixc«  domestica  carrying  the  Bacil- 
nis  ti/phoxtis,  the  cause  of  typhoid  or  enteric  fever      These   insects 
settle  on  fecal  matter,  from   patients  sutfjrin  >•  from  this  disease  and 
then  settle  on  food,  and  the  poison  of  the  disease  is  carried   into  the 
alimentary  canal  of  other  persons.     The   flies  foot    is  admirably 
adopted  for  picking  up  "germs  "and  cirrying  them  about.     The 
life  history  of  Mw-t  domesticpt  ha-;  10  bairing  on  this  subject,  ex- 
cept that  they  are  more  numerous  whei-3  hor-e  miumv  is  plentiful. 
All  latrines  in  camps  should   be  covered,  as  diurnal    ins^cfs  avoid 
dark  places.     Dr.  McCooksiid  he  had  visited  every  principal  camp 
in  this  country  and  Cuba  during  the   lit?  war  and  found  the  flies 
simply  disgusting  at  times.    At  Camp  Alger.in  June,  flies  swanm-d 
around  the  mouths  of  patients  suffering  frjin  variou*  diseises.     In 
the  mess  tents  of  the  o/ftVo-.s-  it  was  impolitic  to  eit  with  any  de- 
gree ot  comfort,  without  an  abundant  supply  of  mosquito  netting. 
The  president  said  while  in  Cub  i  h;-  w  is   to  >  b;i  ;y  to  study  insi-  sts, 
but  did  DOtice  the  "cutting  ants"  while  g,>;ni  up  theliillto  Morro 
Castle.     A  black  spe-ie<  was  cHinbing  up   t'n  pit'is  and  tlu-cu-pi- 
dor  shaped   openings  were  observed  and  the  ants  seen   carrying  in 
the  little  bits  of  leives  and  probably  \\  o.rh-rini:-  wlntall  the  din  ot 
battle  had  be3n  about.     At  Sin  .Fuanridg;-  they  were  airiin  notice  1 
and  around  a  tree  a  Iarg3  tormiciry  of  the-  •  an!-  w.i-    fouinl-     They 
seem  to  have  the  sens?  of  dire  -lion  iv.u  irk  i!)ly  w,-ll   dcy, -loped  and 
their  burrows, on  line<  through  a  rank  tro])ical  grass  and  wci-ils,  run 
almost  as  accurately  as  an  engineer  run-  a  siraiirht    lint-  !'»r  a  rail- 
road.    At  Sintiau'o  twj  hand<.»:ii;-  8p83i  •-  of  -jiidcrs  wen-  ol»s:>rvcd, 
which  hadtiirovvn  th;-ir  \\  •'•-  lor  forty  fes  .  making  a   canopy  over 
a  path,  covered  on  either  side  by  rich    tropical  loli.agt-  about  eight 
feet  in  hei"-ht.     These  interesting  natural  scene-  uvre  i:i  greit  con- 


1|()  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

irist  to  tli-'  horrors  of  war  as  seen  in  the  hospital  rear  by.  The 
spiders  saen  were  a  common  Nep!»'l«  sp.  and  an  Ar</i/i'<><'j><'i r« . 
The  Treisurer  reporter!  that  the  bequest  of  m,<m)  from  the  late  Dr. 
Gci>.  II .  Horn  had  been  received. 

DH.  HENRY  SKIXM.TJ,  Secretary. 


OBITUARY. 


It  is  with  sorrow  I  record  the  death,  on  February  25th,  at  Mai- 
den. Mass.,  of  my  friend  and  fellow  collet-tor,  Henry  G.  White.  For 
the  past  seventeen  years  he  had  been  in  poor  health  from  Avhat  wa- 
supposed  to  be  a  form  of  Bright's  disease,  and  two  or  three  times  a 
year  would  have  severe  and  painful  attacks,  which  would  confine 
him  to  his  bed  for  weeks  at  a  time.  The  last  and  what  proved  to 
be  fatal  attack  c  line  upon  bin:  in  August,  since  which  time  he  had 
been  unable  to  leave  his  room.  He  suffered  greater  agony  than  be 
falls  the  lot  of  most  men.  but.  in  spite  of  his  affliction,  was  always 
cheerful  and  contented,  and  a  most  indefatigable  collector  of 
/eptdoptertt,  in  which  he  specialized. 

Mr.   White  was  born  in  Worcester,  England.  November  23,  is.'nt. 
and  came  to  this  country  when  eighteen  years  of  age.     After  spend 
ing  a  few  rears  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  he  traveled  extensively  through 
the  West  and  finally  returned  to  the  Eastern  States,  and  spent  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  in  or  near  New  York  city. 

In  the  spring  of  1895  he  came  to  Maiden,  and  for  about  a  year 
was  connected  with  the  Gipsy  Moth  Commission,  but  his  con- 
tinued poor  heilth  compelled  him  to  resign  his  position,  since 
which  lie  has  devoted  himself  to  collecting  insects,  rearing  larv;e 
and  the  many  other  pleasures  which  a  true  lover  of  nature  enjoys 
while  pursuing  his  favorite  hobby  ;  and  what  a  blessing  this  hobby 
has  been  to  him,  helping  to  while  away  the  weiry  hours  and  bring 
days  of  contentment  to  this  poor  sufterer. 

By  profession  "  Harry'1  White  was  a  mechanical  engineer,  by 
birth  and  education  a  gentleman.  His  \vas  a  most  generous  nature, 
and  often  would  he  give  from  his  own  collection  to  help  out  a  less 
fortunate  friend.  If  he  found  a  choice  collecting  ground  he  wanted 
all  his  friends  (and  all  entomologists  were  his  friends)  to  enjoy  it 
with  him.  His  unselfishness  was  well  illustrate:!  by  a  remark  I 
once  heard  him  make  when  remonstrated  wiih  for  giving  so  freely 
from  his  cabinet.  ''  What  are  they  good  for,"  said  he.  "  except  to 
give  awny  'i  I  cannot  take  them  with  me  when  I  die." 

We  have  all  of  us  lost  a  friend  indec  I . 

He  leaves  a  wife  whose  untiring  devotion  helped  to  prolong  his 
life  manv  years  Two  brothers  survive  him.  one  in  Colorado,  the 
other  in  England,  also  his  mother.  HARRY  11  NKWCOMB. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 


ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  X. 


MAY,  1899. 


No.  5. 


CONTENTS  : 


Skinner— Notes  on  Butterflies,  with 
Descriptions  of  New  Species Ill 

Snyder—  Reflections  on  the  Realiza- 
tion of  One  of  Boyhood's  Dreams-114 

Wickham— Recollections  of  Old  Col- 
lecting Grounds 120 

Slosson — Collecting  on  BiscayneBay.124 

Smith — Description  of  Haploa  Trian- 
angularis,  N.  Sp 126 

Thomas— Additions  to  the  List  of 
Cranberry,  N.  C.,  Butterflies 128 

Dyar— A  New  Cossid  from  Texas 129 


Coquillet— A  New  Try  pet  id  from  Ha- 
waii   129 

Dyar — Notes  on  Alaskan  Arctiida-.     !•'!<) 
Holdridge— A    Hybrid    Between    Li- 
mentis  Ursula  and  L.  Archippus.,131 

Editorial 132 

Economic  Entomology  134 

Notes  and  News 144 

Entomological  Literature ; 147 

Doings  of  Societies 152 

Exchanges i,  ii 


NOTES   ON    BUTTERFLIES,   WITH 

NEW  SPECIES. 


DESCRIPTIONS   OF 


BY  HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 

Pa  m  phi  la  ttcmMeri,  n.  sp.  Male.  Expands  U  inch.  Supe- 
rior wings  yellow  —  fulvous,  with  a  darker  border,  -about  an 
one-eighth  inch  in  width;  the  yellow  fulvous  runs  into  this 
darker  color  along  the  nervures  ;  the  stigrna  is  long  and  nar- 
row, and  becomes  thinner  as  it  approaches  the  subniediau  iier- 
vure.  Inferior  wings  yellow  fulvous  ;  costal  margin  fuscous  ; 
edge  of  wing  fuscous  ;  fringes  whitish-yellow.  Under  side  of 
superiors  with  a  large  black  patch  at  the  base;  remainder 
nearly  immaculate.  Inferiors  light  yellow-fulvous,  immaeu- 
late. 

Female.  Expands  but  slightly  more.  Superiors  darker  in 
color,  with  a  row  of  yellow  spots  extending  across  the  \\i 


from  the  cost  a  to  the  inner  margin  ;    tirst  come  three  distinct 
subapieal  spots,  then  two  small  ones  further  toward  the  outer 


112  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

margin,  and  below  these  one  between  each  two  nervures  until 
the  inner  margin  is  reached  ;  these  spots  become  larger  as  the 
inner  margin  is  approached.  Inferiors  as  in  the  male.  Under- 
sides as  in  the  male.  This  species  is  more  nearly  allied  to  napa 
Edw.  than  any  other,  bnt  is  more  nearly  immaculate  both 
above  and  below  ;  the  stigma  is  larger  and  narrower  than  in 
napa.  Described  from  [a  pair  sent  to  me  by  Dr.  S.  H.  Scudder 
who  has  a  good  series  in  his  collection.  They  were  taken  on 
the  White  Elver,  Colorado,  between  July  24th  and  August 
13th. 

Pamphila  oslari,  n.  sp.  Male  expands  one  and  five-six- 
teenths inches.  Upperside  :  All  four  wings  light  fuscous,  with 
an  almost  obsolete  black  stigma.  Underside  :  Superiors  im- 
maculate, excepting  that  there  is  a  black  basal  dash  with  red- 
dish-yellow color  above  it .  Inferiors  hoary — under  a  lens  show- 
ing numerous  white  scales  on  a  dark  brown  back-ground. 
This  species  has  a  superficial  resemblance  to  fusca  Grote  and 
Robinson.  Described  from  four  males  taken  in  Chimney 
Gulch,  Colorado,  by  Mr.  E.  J.  Oslar  on  the  18th  of  June. 

I  have  received  a  fresh  specimen  of  Lycorea  cleobcea  var, 
atergatis  Doub-Hew,  taken  January  the  19th  at  Miami,  Dade, 
county,  Florida.  This  specimen  was  taken  by  Mr.  S.  K. 
Ehoads  and  adds  a  rather  handsome  uymphalid  to  our  fauna. 
It  is  a  wanderer  from  further  south,  being  found  in  Brazil 
and  Central  America.  From  the  same  locality  has  been  re- 
ceived Danais  berenice  strigosa.  Eudamiift  titi/nisan&  E.  zestox  fly 
together  at  Miami  and  neither  seem  to  vary  toward  the  other, 
and  I  think  it  likely  that  they  are  distinct  species.  It  has 
been  suggested  that  zcstox  is  a  variety  of  titifni*. 

A  series  of  specimens  of  Eimica  tatlla  from  Miami,  Florida, 
show  wonderful  variation  on  the  inferiors  below,  hardly  any 
two  specimens  being  marked  alike.  Erycides  amui/tax  is  very 
abundant  at  Miami.  Nisoniades petronius  found  at  this  same 
place  has  been  taken  by  myself  in  ^"ew  Jersey  not  far  from 
Philadelphia.  Specimens  of  P<tinp/ii/«  nniinid  ctiffna  Stand, 
from  Switzerland  and  Norway  are  absolutely  identical  with 
specimens  from  Laggan,  Alberta,  which  I  have  labelled  P. 
com  in  a  nidititohtf  Scudder.  If  the  locality  labels  were  removrd  it 
would  be  impossible  to  separate  them.  I  now  have  a  large 
number  of  the  forms  of  comma  from  many  localities.  They 


1899  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

number    150    specimens.     The    southernmost    locality    from 

whence  I  have  received  specimens  is  Blanco  county,  Texas. 
The  heretofore  almost  unknown  Erch'm  /m-.v//  is  common  on 
the  Kuskoquiru  Biver,  Alaska.  The  specimens  of  PapUin 
troihtK  from  southern  Florida  show  interesting  differences 
when  compared  with  the  specimens  found  in  the  Xorth. 

Since  the  description  of  Pamplnhi  onhtri  was  written  I  have 
received  the  following  interesting  account  from  its  discoverer, 
Mr.  E.  J.  Oslar,  of  Denver,  Colorado  :  "  P.  oslari  I  take  in  the 
foot  hills,  altitude  about  8,000  feet  in  Jefferson  county  at 
Chimney  Gulch  and  Clear  Creek  Canon.  I  find  it  sitting  on 
the  rocks  all  the  time  until  disturbed,  and  then  it  is  gone  in 
an  instant,  and  no  eye  can  trace  its  flight  ;  but  if  you  exer- 
cise a  little  patience,  stand  still  and  wait,  it  will  come  to 
the  identical  spot  again.  The  color  of  the  insect  assimilates 
to  a  nicety  the  rocks  on  which  it  sits,  with  its  wings  closed, 
and  it  takes  a  practiced  eye  to  detect  one  while  at  rest.  .Y/.so- 
iiiiiilcn  in<n-ti<ili*  I  take  at  the  same'time  and  place  and  have 
never  seen  it  anywhere  else ;  it  is  therefore  yery  local  and 
most  difficult  to  capture.  I  find  them  right  on  the  tops 
of  the  mountains  that  rise  perpendicular  from  the  canon, 
and  they  are  to  be  seen  in  little  colonies  of  eight  or  ten, 
and  are  continually  on  the  wing  gyrating  round  and  round 
some  favorite  rock.  They  attack  everything  that  flies  within 
their  radius  of  flight.  I  never  saw  them  feeding  or  taking 
any  rest,  except  for  a  minute  or  two,  when  something  would 
come  along,  a  J'«j>!li<>  or  Col  i  a  a,  when  at  them  they  would 
go  until  the  larger  species  would  be  chased  out  of  sight. 
After  a  time  they  would  come  back  and  resume  the  same  cir- 
cular flight,  one  behind  the  other.  In  order  to  capture  any, 
HIM-  is  obliged  to  stand  perfectly  still  for  five  or  ten  minutes  in 
the  path  of  their  flight,  until  they  get  used  to  your  presence, 
and  then  they  get  nearer  and  nearer  to  your  net  which  you 
must  hold  in  position  to  strike  as  quickly  as  possible.  It  is  a 
case  of  hit  or  miss  ;  if  the  latter  you  will  not  see  them  again 
for  quite  awhile.  1  have  waited  fora  half-hour  before  they 
would  put  in  an  appearance  again  at  the  old  spot  and  then 
they  took  good  care  to  keep  out  of  range  of  my  net.  Il  i> 
single  brooded  I  believe;  I  have  never  seen  or  taken  it  after 
July." 


114  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

REFLECTIONS  ON  THE  REALIZATION  OF  ONE  OF  BOY- 
HOOD'S DREAMS. 

BY  PROF.  A.  J.  SNYDER,  Belvidere,  111. 

[Not  intended  for  those  who  live  within  the  rnagic  circles 
whose  boundaries  circumscribe  the  cities  of  Boston,  Philadel- 
phia, New  York,  Reading,  Pittsburg,  Newark,  nor  for  the  in- 
habitants of  any  other  city  which  is  the  proud  possessor  of  an 
Entomological  Society,  are  these  lines  written  ;  but  for  the 
poor,  isolated  'f  bugologist "  who  lives  one  thousand  miles  from 
"nowhere,"  who  seldom  meets  a  congenial  spirit,  but  who  is 
considered  an  irredeemable  crank,  even  by  his  relatives,  and 
who  must  send  all  his  rara  aves  within  the  charmed  circle  in 
order  that  they  may  be  properly  christened  ;  to  you,  fellow- 
creatures  in  lonesomeness,  who  frequently  write  me  about  how 
your  n.  sp.  have  been  annexed  while  in  pursuit  of  cognomens, 
this  epistle  is  inscribed.] 

My  first  thought  concerning  these  remarks  was  to  label  them 
"  Post  Mortem  Examinations,"  for  they  are  based  on  the  fact 
that  the  past  summer  found  me  in  the  East  examining  the  re- 
mains, u  legs,  thoraxes,  abdomens,"  etc.,  of  all  those  insects 
which  you  poor  collectors  have  been  sending  there  for  years  and 
about  Avhich  at  least  semi-annually  a  wail  goes  up  from  the 
editorial  page  of  entomological  journals.  You  remember  how 
we  are  instructed  to  always  "pin  firmly,  pack  in  one  box 
which  is  enclosed  in  another,  all  around  which  must  be  several 
inches  of  springy  packing  material,  the  whole  branded  on  each 
of  its  six  faces.  "  Fragile  !  !  With  Care  !  !  !  "  etc.  It  is  useless 
to  extenuate — you  know  how  they  ought  to  be  packed,  or  at  least 
you  should  know  ;  but  really,  brethren,  now  that,  like  Caesar, 
I  may  say,  "  Veni,  vidi,"  the  greatest  marvel  of  the  age  is  how 
those  Eastern  collectors  can  so  skillfully  patch  up  specimens  ; 
for,  within  the  magic  circle,  I  actually  saw  (believe  it,  if  you 
can)  whole  drawers  full  of  butterflies  without  a  single  antler 
missing  ;  and,  name  it  not  in  Gath,  but  some  of  those  butler 
flies  met  their  death  at  our  hands.  I  know  it,  for  occasionally 
some  of  them  still  bear  our  labels. 

Probably  every  boy  who  inclines  to  scientific  pursuits 
dreams  of  some  day  visiting  the  Smithsonian  and  the  National 
Museum  ;  and  if,  as  in  my  case,  his  dream  is  not  realized  until 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


he  reaches  man's  estate,  he  has  by  that  time  learned  of  other 
great  collections  in  the  East  which  he  longs  to  see. 

Our  magazines  sometimes  contain  articles  describing  visii- 
to  the  great  collections  of  insects  in  Europe,  bnt  I  fail  to  re- 
member a  single  description  of  America's  collections.  Only 
two  years  ago  a  friend,  whose  collection  I  was  viewing,  said  : 
•  •  F  was  down  East  last  summer  and  visited  all  the  collections  ;" 
yet,  to  my  sorrow,  that  was  about  all  that  he  said  about 
them,  and  he,  like  the  rest,  kept  to  himself  all  that  he  had 
seen  —  and  we  must  excuse  him,  for  he  is  a  very  busy  man. 
By  the  way,  is  it  generally  known  that  nearly  all  of  the  great 
collections  of  insects  in  America  to-day  have  been  made  by 
men  who  were  very  busy  —  men  who  earned  their  '  (  bread 
and  butter  '  -  in  some  way  not  connected  with  entomology,  or 
by  a  few  fortunate  mortals  born  with  enough  of  this  world's 
goods  to  need  to  give  no  attention  to  '  '  bread  and  butter,  '  '  but 
so  interested  in  entomology  that  their  time  was  devoted  to  it 
with  no  other  remuneration  than  the  pleasure  it  afforded! 

These  reflections  are  not  written  in  the  spirit  of  one  who 
knows  all  about  the  great  collections,  but  with  the  feeling  that 
something  has  been  gained  which  should  be  passed  on  and 
with  a  fervent  wish  to  help  the  less  fortunate. 

Were  any  one  to  ask  me  to-day,  "  Where  is  the  greatest 
collection  of  Lepidoptera  in  America?  ':  I  should  be  compelled 
to  say,  "I  don't  know."  At  least  three  times  in  the  past 
have  I  gained  access  to  a  great  collection  and  the  owner  has 
siid,  "You  now  stand  in  the  presence  of  the  greatest  collec- 
tion of  Lepidoptera  in  America,"  or  words  to  that  effect.  I 
have  never  disputed  the  statement,  but  I  dare  not  tell  where 
these  collections  are;  for  I  have  a  feeling  that  at  least  half  a 
dozen  others  would  rise  in  wrath  and  say  to  those  who  make 
such  claims  —  words  unsuitable  to  reproduce  here.  You  can 
s\  mpathize  with  such  pride  in  one's  collection  ;  for  where  is 
the  cabinet.  e\eu  of  the  tyro,  that  does  not  contain  specimens 
which  he  would  not  exchange  for  gold  or  others  .' 

To  return  to  the  story.  Last  July  found  me  in  the  company 
of  thousands  of  pedagogues  roaming  the  streets  of  "  the  City  of 
M  aguificent  Distances.  '  '  K\  en  as  some  men  approach  Xiaga  ra 
Falls,  with  both  desire  to  see  and  reluctance  to  have  realized. 
or  as  the  moth  approaches  the  flame  in  ever  narrowing  circles. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[May 


yet  irresistibly  drawn  to  the  centre,  we  approached  the  Smith- 
sonian and  the  National  Museum.  First  we  visited  the  Cap- 
itol, called  on  the  President  of  the  United  States,  viewed  the 
Government  Buildings,  the  Monument,  Mt.  Veruou;  but 
finally,  having  sent  our  lady  friends  upon  an  errand  sure  to 
detain  them  all  day,  and  having  found  my  congenial  friend, 
Mr.  James  E.  McDade,  of  Chicago,  an  early  morning  attack 
upon  the  United  States  Entomologist,  Mr.  L.  O.  Howard,  was 
then  planned,  with  a  determined  attempt  to  gain  access  to  the 
goverment  collections  of  insects. 

Our  peregrinations  about  the  government  buildings  assisted 
us  somewhat  in  locating  the  Entomologist's  office.  We  had 
neglected  to  bring  letters  of  introduction,  so  presented  our 
cards.  I  enjoy  finding  what  may  be  accomplished  without  the 
assistance  of  that  too  frequently  used  power  known  as  a  "  pull  .  '  ' 
We  had  no  excuse  for  an  intrusion  upon  government  officials 
except  our  interest  in  entomology,  but  found  that  all-sufficient. 
and  were  soon  chatting  pleasantly  with  Mr.  Howard,  whom  we 
fonud  to  be  a  genial,  business-like  man,  with  unusual  ability 
to  rattle  off  scientific  names  of  insects,  even  if  they  consisted 
of  some  twenty-six  or  more  syllables. 

After  some  minutes  of  pleasant  conversation  on  insects  and 
men,  Mr.  Howard  gave  us  a  note  of  introduction  to  Mr.  Ash- 
mead,  one  of  his  assistants,  whom  we  found  by  entering  a 
dark  hole  in  one  corner  of  the  National  Museum  and  then 
ascending  a  winding  stair. 

E\rery  possible  courtesy  was  extended  us,  and  soon  Mr.  Mc- 
Dade was  examining  the  Odonata  of  the  National  Museum, 
^hile  my  attention  was  given  to  taking  notes  on  the  Argyn- 
uids.  Before  noon  Mr.  McDade  joined  me,  and  we  then  made 
a  hasty  examination  of  most  of  the  American  species.  After 
thanking  the  authorities  for  their  assistance  we  could  hardly 
"wait  to  get  around  a  corner  before  turning  to  gaze  at  each 
other  in  amazement,  for  the  collections  in  both  Lepidoptera 
and  Odonata  were  far  below  what  we  had  anticipated.  Out 
side  the  Noctuidae  and  Bombycidre,  where  the  labors  of  Prof. 
J.  B.  Smith  and  Harrison  G.  Dyar  are  plainly  evident,  the 
National  Collection  falls  far  below  many  private  collections  I 
have  seen  in  the  West.  Just  why  this  should  be  so  F  am 
somewhat  at  a  loss  to  explain,  but  two  probable  reasons  sug- 


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gest  themselves:  First,  the  government  has  not  provided 
adequate  means  for  building  up  a  great  collection  of  insects, 
and  departmental  workers  have  had  to  build  up  private  col- 
lections in  the  special  orders  in  which  they  work  at  their  own 
expense,  which  the  government  has  neglected  afterward  to 
purchase;  secondly,  collectors  and  scientists  have  not  shown 
the  proper  spirit  of  generosity  and  donated  to  the  Rational 
Museum  duplicates  of  new  and  rare  specimens  which  they  have 
captured. 

At  reasonable  cost  and  within  a  few  years,  by  placing  at  the 
disposal  of  the  head  of  each  department  (Lepidoptera,  Odo- 
nata,  Coleoptera,  etc.)  a  reasonable  financial  support,  and 
tli  rough  a  system  of  exchange  and  purchase,  a  collection  could 
be  built  up  which  would  be  second  to  none,  as  a  National  Col- 
lection should  be.  Such  a  collection  would  be  of  inestimable 
value  to  all  scientists,  but  especially  would  it  be  an  inspiration 
to  young  scientists  and  give  them  an  advantage  unknown  to 
the  entomologists  of  to-day. 

Economic  entomology,  which  has  dealt  mainly  with  larval 
forms,  would  be  immensely  aided  by  a  Rational  Collection 
containing  long  series  in  both  adult  and  larval  stages,  and  no 
thinking  person  can  doubt  that  such  a  collection  would  pay 
financially  in  the  added  ability  which  it  would  give  to  cope 
with  insect  pests  and  their  depredations. 

Xo  criticism  upon  the  present  officials  is  intended,  for  they 
are  doing  all  in  their  power,  but  a  plea  is  offered  for  a  gen- 
eral awakening  among  legislators  and  others  to  the  need  of 
increased  appropriations  for  such  work.  Too  many  rare  speci- 
mens have  already  crossed  the  ocean  to  swell  the  collections  of 
more  appreciative  collectors,  who  are  willing  to  pay  some- 
thing near  the  real  value. 

Does  not  America  possess  a  millionaire  who  would  willing!  v 
devote  one  of  his  millions  to  build  up  a  great  American  col- 
lection of  insects?  If  not,  at  least  we  who  do  not  possess  the 
millions  we  may  contribute  something  from  our  duplicate  list> 
for  the  love  which  our  hearts  bear  this  great  nation  and  for 
the  benefit  of  those  who  in  future  shall  care  for  its  interests. 
The  Rational  Museum  contains,  practically,  no  types  of  Ar- 
gyimids.  Among  the  rather  rare  species  represented  there  are 
nokomis,  iHitixlma,  electa,  cohunb'm,  lilinini. 


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eurynome  and  arge.  There  are  a  few  examples  of  nevadensis 
and  meadii,  but  the  species  are  not  separated.  Bulletin  No. 
44  of  the  National  Museum,  by  Prof.  Smith,  gives  the  names  of 
the  Catocalw  in  the  collection,  and  few  if  any  additions  have 
been  made  since  its  publication. 

Experience  taught  nie  that  it  was  useless  to  try  to  remember 
or  even  to  take  notes  on  all  that  one  sees  in  a  great  collection ; 
hence  throughout  my  trip  special  attention  was  paid  to  Argyn- 
nids  and  CatocaUe. 

It  is  but  a  few  hours'  ride  from  Washington  to  Philadelphia, 
where  I  soon  stood  in  the  presence  of  the  collection  of  the 
Philadelphia  Academy  of  Sciences.  With  less  than  a  week  for 
the  purpose  it  would  be  useless  to  attempt  to  see  or  speak  of 
the  collection  as  a  whole,  and  besides  a  glance  at  a  few  of  the 
beautiful  exotics,  and  the  method  of  mounting  them  with 
glass  above  and  below,  so  that  both  surfaces  niay  be  seen 
without  removing  the  specimens,  the  time  was  devoted  to  the 
two  genera  mentioned  above.  Here,  as  at  the  National  Mu- 
seum, I  soon  realized  that  to  see  what  I  most  wished  to  see 
I  must  seek  private  collections.  Of  especial  note  were  Arg. 
bischoffi  (the  vars.  saga  and  arctica~),  hiornata,  clio,  astatic,  bois- 
<lnr<ilH  (var.  chariclea)  and  alberta. 

Admission  to  the  Academy  collection  was  gained  through 
the  courtesy  of  Dr.  Henry  Skinner,  who  then  took  me  to  view 
his  private  collection  of  American  diurnals.  Many  types  are 
in  this  collection,  more  among  the  Hesperidse  than  elsewhere, 
I  believe ;  and  it  is  unnecessary  to  expand  upon  the  beauties 
of  a  collection  which  is  known  to  contain  many  rarities  in 
excellent  condition.  So  particular  is  the  doctor  that  he  even 
objects  to  a  Western  collector's  raising  the  hair-lock  of  a  Patu- 
pliila ;  he  says  he  even  likes  to  know  what  color  the  hair  of  a 
new  species  may  be,  but  we  who  have  seen  them  alive  proba- 
bly know  better  than  the  doctor  how  u  greasy  "  a  live  Pant- 
phila  is  and  how  easily  its  scalp  is  removed. 

Among  the  excellent  features  of  the  collection  is  the  long 
series  which  one  finds  of  many  species  and  the  ease  with 
which  similar  species  may  be  compared.  One  may  find  proof 
of  many  of  Dr.  Skinner's  theories  by  examining  the  collection 
with  its  owner.  Good  series  of  the  types  of  Arg.  plat  hut  and 
snt/deri  are  here  and  co-types  of  others,  among  them  Arg. 
which  no  one  could  mistake  for  another  species. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

The  afternoon  and  evening  with  this  collection  sped  nil  too 
rapidly,  and  the  following  morning  our  train  passed  through 
historic  Valley  Forge,  on  its  way  to  Reading.  Had  Washing- 
ton spent  a  summer  in  Valley  Forge,  and  been  inclined  to  en- 
tomology, he  could  have  forgotten  many  of  the  nation's  trou- 
bles in  the  pursuitof  insects ;  for  the  thought  comes  to  me,  as 
I  remember  the  beautiful  valley,  "What  a  delightful  country 
for  a  ramble ! ' : 

To  be  cordially  welcomed  to  the  home  of  Dr.  Hermann 
Strecker,  and  to  spend  the  greater  portion  of  a  day  with  the 
doctor,  examining  his  marvellous  and  beautiful  collection  of  Lep- 
idoptera,  was  a  treat  which  I  had  not  even  dreamed  of  realizing. 
We  looked  at  drawer  after  drawer  of  great  beauties,  taken 
from  every  conceivable  nook  of  the  globe.  Tailed  butterflies 
and  tailless  butterflies  were  there,  great  butterflies  and  small, 
handsome  and  dull  ones,  common  ones  and  rare ;  in  fact ,  1 
know  no  other  collection  which  contains  so  many  uniques. 
Here  are  a  number  of  the  types  of  both  Argynnis  and  Cutomlu  . 
Time,  space  and  ability  prevent  my  saying  half  that  is  in  my 
mind  as  I  think  of  this  and  the  other  great  collections  viewed 
during  this  trip.  Dr.  Strecker  has  types  or  co-types  of  Ar- 
f/i/nniN  baal,  t'<hc<ir<lK<i,  coronis,  monticola,  arye  and  krianhihl, 
to  say  nothing  of  other  types  and  oddities  which  one  is  not 
likely  to  see  elsewhere. 

A  few  evenings  later  a  dusty,  weary  traveler  might  have 
been  seen  seeking  his  way  in  ' i  The  Smoky  City, ' '  trying  to  find 
the  Carnegie  Museum,  and  its  director,  Dr.  W.  J.  Holland,  and 
gain  a  glimpse  of  the  collection  formerly  owned  by  Mr.  W.  H. 
Edwards.  Success  crowned  the  seeker's  efforts  and  the  next 
forenoon  was  spent  in  fairly  reveling  over  the  types  of  Xorth 
American  Argyuuids  named  by  Mr.  W.  H.  Edwards.  Just 
take  Smith's  list  of  Lepidoptera  and  turn  to  the  genus  J /////// 
nis,  and  note  how  many  of  the  names  are  followed  by  the 
abbreviation  "Edw.,"  and  yon  will  know  just  what  t\pes  I 
examined  that  forenoon.  One  needs  but  to  see  these  hundreds 
of  Argynuids,  many  of  them  still  labeled  in  Mr.  Edwards's 
handwriting,  as  I  trust  they  always  will  be.  to  recognize  the 
marvellous  ability  of  the  man  who  has  contributed  so  much  to 
our  knowledge  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  Xorth  America.  Trou- 
bles in  securing  proper  identification  of  Argynnids  have  at 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[May 


times  driven  many  of  us  nearly  wild,  but  a  half-day  with  Mr. 
Edwards's  types  convinced  me  that  he  knew  just  what  he  was 
doing  when  his  collection  was  at  hand,  no  one  better. 

There  are  many  collections  yet  in  the  East  and  Northeast 
which  it  is  niy  ambition  to  visit,  but  enough  was  seen  during 
this  trip  to  convince  that  it  would  be  wise  to  go  home  and 
permit  what  had  been  seen  to  soak  in,  reserving  other  treats 
for  other  times  and  to  avoid  the  utter  confusion  which  results 
from  seeing  too  much  . 

In  but  one  case  was  there  failure  to  see  a  collection  which 
it  was  planned  to  see,  and  then  the  owner  was  out  of  town. 
From  him  soon  came  a  letter  of  regret  that  he  was  not  able  to 
show  me  his  collection.  Such  unlimited  hospitality  and  cor- 
diality as  I  met  from  those  upon  whom  I  had  no  claims  but 
the  common  interest  in  entomology  speaks  volumes  for  the 
people  who  have  collections. 

Even  the  western  spirit  of  il  help  each  other"  was  equaled  ; 
for  one  of  the  great  collectors  insisted  upon  filling  a  box  with 
species  new  to  my  collection,  which  he  compelled  me,  I  trust 
not  too  unwillingly,  to  bring  home. 


RECOLLECTIONS  OF  OLD  COLLECTING  GROUNDS. 

BY  H.  F.  WICKHAM,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

VIII.     The  Buena  Vista  Valley. 

We  left  Colorado  Springs  on  the  29th  of  June,  and  after  a 
few  hours'  ride  through  beautiful  mountain  scenery  arrived, 
late  in  the  afternoon,  at  the  station  of  Buena  Vista.  The  rail- 
road on  which  we  came  does  not  enter  the  valley  proper  until 
it  has  paralled  it  for  some  distance,  and  the  depot  lies  on  the 
mountain -side,  high  above  the  town,  affording  the  new-comer 
a  very  comprehensive  view  of  the  surroundings.  From  this 
point  of  observation  in  the  foot-hills  of  the  Park  range  he  sees 
at  his  feet  the  wide  valley  of  the  Arkansas  River,  extending 
across  to  the  Saguache  range,  which  here  forms  the  Contin- 
ental Divide.  The  town  is  a  neat-looking  one,  considering  its 
size  and  location.  It  lies  near  the  head  of  the  valley  proper, 
which  soon  narrows  to  a  mere  gorge  as  the  river  bed  is  as- 
cended towards  Leadville.  Looking  in  the  other  direction, 


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however,  one  sees  a  long  broad  stretch  of  tillable  land  extend- 
ing downward  along  the  course  of  the  Arkansas,  and  the  num- 
erous farms  which  dot  the  landscape  show  the  neighborhood 
a  well-settled  and  thriving  one. 

The  altitude  of  this  valley,  in  the  vicinity  of  Bueua  Vista, 
is  between  7,900  and  8,000  feet.  The  soil  is  sandy,  often  grav- 
elly or  stony,  the  waste  places  covered  more  or  less  thickly  by 
a  growth  of  scrubby  pine,  the  open  spots  supporting  a  flora 
more  characteristic  of  the  plains  than  of  the  mountains.  The 
creek  bottom  is  grown  up  with  willows  and  cottouwoods,  and 
has  a  sufficiently  deep  layer  of  dead  leaves  and  forest  mould 
to  harbor  many  species  of  beetles  which  would  certainly  not 
be  met  with  on  bare  sands.  Cottonwood  Creek,  as  it  is  called, 
is  a  clear  stream,  in  favorable  contrast  to  the  Arkansas,  which 
is  a  muddy  yellow  torrent  rushing-  along  at  the  bottom  of  a 
rocky  gorge,  affording  at  this  place  none  of  those  broad  reaches 
of  damp  meadow  often  so  prolific  of  insects.  A  number  of 
small  marshes  exist  in  the  neighborhood  of  town, however,  and 
help  to  give  variety  to  the  collecting. 

In.Ciciudelidae  we  found  but  few  species  ;  one  example  of 
C.  vulgar  is  was  picked  up  dead  and  proved  to  represent  the 
form  (tl>H</it(it«  with  extremely  wide  markings.  C.  rc/xnnld  was 
rather  common.  0.  cinrfiprnni.^  was  taken  at  one  spot  only, 
along  a  sandy  little- frequented  road  in  the  creek-bottom,  not 
close  to  the  water  however.  By  dint  of  hard  work  the  three  of 
us  managed  to  get  about  seventy  specimens  during  the  course 
of  the  morning.  It  is  less  shy  than  many  of  the  larger  species, 
though  not  particularly  easy  of  capture.  The  series  shows  a 
wonderful  range  of  variation  in  elytral  markings,  though  none 
approach  the  form  iwper/eeta  very  closely.  The\  art' all  ob- 
scure or  blackish  above,  none  showing  the  brilliant  green  tints 
which  are  to  be  seen  on  specimens  from  Arizona. 

Some  of  the  Carabida?  are  well  worthy  of  note.     Under  logs 
among  the  cottouwoods  we  got  Carabux    o/r//o//o/.s-/.s-  and  ('.  .sv/1 
ratus,  though  but  sparingly.    Two  species  of   Elaphnix,  out-  of 
which  is  cloirrillt'i,  the  other  doubtful ly  tcrontci,  were  found  in 
marshy  spots.     A    number  of   Bemb'nlhnn    were   captured  on 
muddy  banks  of  large  pools  near    the    railroad    tracks;    they 
were  mostly  him-tfidntmn,  lin-ithim,  fii.scicrtim,  nitiilnni,  iifhra* 
kense,  nigripes,  prcecinctum  and.  dubitans,  the  tirst  three  rather 


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common,  the  remainder  rare  or  less  abundant.  Patrobus  loiif/i- 
r(n-ni$  was  taken  under  stones  in  the  same  locality  and  with  it 
a  lot  of  Platyiu^  errant  and  ciiprippiin-i*.  Pterostichus  protrac- 
tu$,  P.  luczotii,  and  (Wat hit*  <lnbiux  were  to  be  seen  under  logs 
near  the  creek.  Pliilophur/a  amrna  was  found  about  the  roots 
of  yuccas.  Cymlndis  planipennis  and  Cratacanthus  dubius  were 
rather  plentiful  beneath  stones  on  dry  sandy  spots.  One  pair 
of  Chlwnim  inter  ruptm  was  taken  in  a  very  grassy  little  marsh. 
They  seemed  to  me  hardly  referable  to  that  species  but  Dr. 
Horn  so  decided.  It  was  previously  known  from  the  Pacific 
coast  only,  so  its  occurrence  here  is  of  much  interest.  Harpa- 
lus  ochr opus,  f alia x,  clandestine,  ohlitim  and  amputate  were  tol- 
erably abundant  on  open  spots  under  rubbish  and  stones. 

A  number  of  Cocci  n ell  idee  were  beaten  from  herbage,  among 
which  may  be  mentioned  Hippodamia  5-nignata,  lecontei,  con- 
nTt/enx,  spur ia  Bind,  parenthesis,  Cjccinella  transversoguttdta  and 
monticola,  and  Harmonia  picta.  Ejcochomus  marf/inipcunis  and 
variety  oefhiops  occurred  occasionally  but  not  in  any  abun- 
dance. Of  Braehyacantha  we  found  a  form  of  i<rnina  closely  ap- 
proachiug  albifrons.  Hyperaspis  ^-r/Y/ffY^  occurred  about  roots 
of  plants.  We  also  met  with  the  Hyperaspidim  mentioned  in 
my  last  paper,  where  T  unfortunately,  by  a  slip  of  the  pen, 
wrote  of  it  as  occurring  with  aphides  on  cacti.  I  should  have 
written  with  Coccidje. 

Elm  IK  corpulentu?  was  seen  in  small  numbers  in  Cottonwood 
Creek,  clinging  to  submerged  logs.  Tripopifys  punctatus  was 
met  with'once,  under  a  tie  near  the  railroad  track.  Of  Corym- 
bites  planuluK  a  few  were  taken  from  isolated  stalks  of  rather 
high  grass,  where  they  were  resting  in  the  fashion  often  ex- 
hibited in|the  East  by  Limoniux  f/risens.  C<<(r<l!ophorun  ctl Iranian 
was  beaten|from  dwarf  pines  but  was  quite  rare.  It  is  a  western 
beetle,  previously  known  from  Nevada  and  California. 

A  great  stack  of  telegraph  poles,  some  of  which  were  quite 
recently  cut,|wasjpiled  up  just  on  the  edge  of  the  town.  On 
this  pile,  by  careful  search,  we  got  quite  a  number  of  timber- 
beetles  of  different  families.  lu  the  Buprestidre  we  took  Bup- 
restis  snborttata  and  B.  coHNitlaris,  Melanophila  (lrutnnion</i, 
Chrysobothris  dmtiprx  and  Chrt/sobothriN  trhicrria.  A  couple  of 
C.  ignicottis\\vere  taken  at  large.  PodabntN  latent  fix  was  beaten 
from  herbage  along  the  road  leading  to  the  base  of  Mt.  Prince- 


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ton.  Collopx  bipiuir/iitiiH  was  seen,  not  very  abundantly,  on  low 
Compositae  near  town.  Trichodfx  ornatux  was  taken  on  flowers, 
particularly  those  growing-  on  the  higher  altitudes  among  the 
foot-hills.  C  le  nix  ttif/riccntris,  C.  mceMux  and  Thaiuiximux  inr 
duffitus  were  all  found  running  about  the  wood-pile  in  company 
with  the  aforementioned  Buprestidae. 

Few  Scarabseidre  were  met  with,  among  them  ^Ef/itilia  Incux- 
trix,  Aphodius  hamatus  (this  latter  under  dung  close  to  the  lit- 
tle swamp  which  furnished  the  Clihcuinfo,  A.  dcntirnlntm  and 
A.  rittafiiK.  Asingie  male  of  Od<»if<ntx  <>h<'*nx  was  secured  and 
is  of  particular  interest,  since  it  is  'Pacific  in  distribution.  Mr. 
Schwarz  had,  however,  previously  taken  one  at  Veta  Pass,  al- 
titude 9,400  feet.  We  took  two  species  of  Serica,  one  of  them 
like  vesperthia,  while  the  other  approaches  trod  for  mix  in  ap- 
pearance but  differs  in  sculpture.  A  female  Lachitoxtrnnt  ni/> 
it/iiioxct  was  found  floating  in  an  irrigating  ditch. 

Of  Loughorns  we  took  several.  Prionux  ctd/foniicux  was 
seen  rarely,  one  specimen  deserving  note  on  account  of  reach- 
ing a  length  of  but  25  mm.,  about  half  the  usual  size  of  the 
spenies.  Xylotrcrltii*  tiitdidatux,  Plagithmysus  muricatulus,  A<-m- 
d'opx  protens,  Monohammus  maculosus  and  M.,xcuteU«hix  were  all 
dwellers  on  the  wood-pile.  Some  Chrysomelidse  observed  are 
asfollows:  Coscinoptera  </<>i>iiiiic<ni<i  on  scrub  oaks,  ('. 
rather  common  on  various  low  plants  in  company  with 
4-f/"l(<it(t,  Xn.ciiiix  onrxjcra,  one  specimen,  Playiodf-nt  ori 
and  Ti-'u-linbilu  converf/cnv.  On  willows  we  saw  Galcnict-lht  decora 
with  Disoiti/c/iH  ~>-rift<it<t  and  CrcjtiiliHlrrH  licl.chn'x.  Teuebrionida; 
\\  ere  not  numerous,  but  we  took  Trhiiiti/x  )>riunox<(  under  stones 
or  al)out  the  roots  of  plants,  in  company  with  (_'<ntionfix  ohcxn, 
C.ovali8wn&.Eleode8brunnipe8.  I'nderties  along  the  railroad 
were  found  a  few  each  of  Kh-n<l<'x  lii<nit'>'<t/ix,  /•;.  c.>ti-ic<it«  and  E. 
niiirina  and  a  single  Asida  o/xira.  ll<  /o/>.v  d((fit-ifix  \\  as  not  rare 
under  pine  needles  or  in  the  rubbish  about  the  roots  of  plants. 
It  seems  not  worth  while  to  enumerate  the  other  Hrteromerous 
beetles  found,  and  the  rather  small  series  of  Khynchophora. 

A  collector  going  into  this  valley  will  find  it  interest  ing  as  an 
example  of  the  encroachment  on  rather  high  altitudes  ol'manx 
species  belonging  more  properly  to  the  plains  fauna.  This 
seems  to  result  from  the  very  gradual  slope  of  the  Arkansas 
valley  and  the  peculiar  characteristics  of  the  soil. 


124  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

COLLECTING  ON  BISCAYNE  BAY. 

BY  ANNIE  TRUMBULL  SLOSSON. 
(  Continued  from  page  94.) 

But  there  are  other  collecting  grounds  besides  the  deserted  camp. 
I  spend  many  hours  along  the  shore  of  the  bay.  There  are  several 
accessible  stretches  of  sandy  beach  whei-e  at  low  tide  1  find  some  in- 
teresting things.  Under  wet  seaweed  or  beneath  bits  of  coral  rock  or 
pieces  of  wood  are  many  beetles,  some  very  rare  ones.  But  it  is  not 
easy  to  discover  or  to  capture  them,  for  there  are  so  many  other  liv- 
ing creatures  to  distract  the  eye  and  mind.  As  one  turns  over  a 
heap  of  seaweed,  hundreds  of  small  shrimplike  crustaceans,  "  sand 
flees"  as  they  are  called— jump  and  wriffgle  about  in  a  bewildering 
way.  As  they  strike  the  sand  there  is  a  pattering  sound  as  of  rain 
drops.  Then  large  brown  shining  ear  wigs  glide  rapidly  out  from 
under  the  seaweed,  looking  much  like  big  Staphyltmdce,  or  slender 
Carabs.  Pinkish  earthworms  crawl  sluggishly  along,  tiny  ants  run 
on  the  sand,  and  occasionally  an  immature  cricket,  soft  and  pallid, 
hops  up.  All  this  movement  and  life  is  at  first  distracting,  but 
the  trained  eye  soon  learns  how  to  distinguish  reidily  what  it  seeks. 
Platynus  fl,oriden,sis,&  graceful  Carab  of  greenish  black  runs  swiftly 
out,  Bembfdni.m  const  rictum  darts  from  the  heap  of  seaweed  and 
Ardistomis  obliqua  with  its  two  bright  red  oblique  spots  steals  out 
more  slowly.  Here  too  I  always  find  Tachys  capax,  a  tiny  beetle 
of  shining  black,  with  pale  legs  and  antennae,  and  Anthicus  vicinos, 
more  slender  and  graceful.  I  have  taken  lie  re  also  LoxaiK/rus  fior- 
ideusis.  L.  celer,  Oodes  lecontei,  Dyschirius  hcemorrhoidaUs.  Chin  ' 
ni'tt-s  en'ctirnciitctns,  Ardistomis  schaumif,  Att-cenius  Icognatus,  A. 
yracilis,  and  several  others.  There  are  also  many  Staphyliuids.  the 
most  common  one  being  the  little  Bltdhts  basalts  which  is  always 
running  over  the  white  sand.  Philonthns  a  turn  mis  isalso  plentiful, 
while  there  are  two  or  three  species  of  /Stenus  and  at  least  two  of 
fhinius.  When  tired  and  stiff  with  sitting  on  the  damp  sand  I 
change  my  position,  take  my  net  and  going  to  the  sandy  stretch  a 
little  farther  from  the  water  I  chase  tiger-beetles,  flies,  and  aquatic 
.bugs.  There  are  two  or  three  species  of  tialda  which  fly  over  the 
sand,  one  of  them  very  pale  in  color,  almost  white  and  very  diffi- 
cult to  detect  on  the  white  sand.  Ii.  diptera  there  are  some  very 
pretty  Dollchopodidae,  most  of  them  of  whitish  green,  to  harmonize 
with  the  tints  of  the  shore,  an  occasional  robber  fly  and  Borhums 
renaficits  by  thousands.  I  find  also  on  the  damp  sand  a  species  of 
the  little  three-toed  cricket,  Tridactylus,  looking  like  a  miniature 
mole-ericket.  It  is  very  agile  and  hard  to  capture.  Still  farther 
back  from  the  water  and  on  higher  ground  grow  many  flowers. and 
there  I  hunt  bees,  wasps,  butterflies  and  bugs  till  time  to  wend  my 
way  homeward  over  the  glaring  white,  hot  coral  road. 


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Sometimes  I  spend  a  mornieg  on  the  Miami  River  in  a  rowboat. 
We  row  along  the  shore  under  the  mangrove  and  search  the  leaves 
for  larvae  on  coccoons.  Here  can  be  watched  the  whole  lite  history 
of  the  dark  blue  butterfly,  E  rye  idea  ba1ab«no,  which  was  fully  re- 
corded a  year  or  two  ago  by  Dr.  Dyar.  It  is  a  beautiful  life  in 
every  phase,  from  egg  to  imago.  Ft  is  still  fascinating  to  me,  after 
seeing  it  so  many  times,  to  peep  into  the  carefully  folded  mangrove 
leaf  fastened  with  finest,  strongest  silk,  and  see  the  lonely  larva  of 
rich  purple  red, the  color  he  wears  until  his  last  moult,  Theu  he 
becomes  quite  a  different  creature,  of  soft  bluish  white  with  head 
still  of  crimson.  Theu  comes  the  graceful  white  chrysalis  and  last 
the  butterfly  of  rich  dark  blue.  On  the  mangrove  too  the  little 
white  moth,  Eupoeya  slossonice  lives  its  life.  The  genus  is  no 
longer  Eupoeya,  but  I  have  forgotten  its  latest  name  and  have  noth- 
ing here  to  tell  me  of  it.  The  larvaa  are  lovely,  soft,  silvery  green 
things,  hard  to  distinguish  when  flattened  and  motionless  on  the 
green  leaves,  and  the  small  white  cot-coon  of  parchment-like  tex- 
ture is  a  dainty  cell  in  which  to  await  its  snow  white  wings. 
Among  the  mangroves  fly  several  species  of  small  dragon  flies,  easily 
caught  from  the  boat  with  a  net.  And  over  and  across  the  blue 
water  are  always  flying  scores  of  little  gray  and  white  Pyralid 
moths,  a  species  of  Nymphaella,  I  think ;  perhaps  the  same  one  we 
have  by  our  northern  waters,  N.  macidalis.  They  often  fly  within 
reach  of  our  nets,  sometimes  even  coming  into  the  boat  and  resting 
there.  Our  mornings  among  the  mangroves  are  pleasant  ones.  It  is 
an  indolent,  luxurious  way  of  collecting,  not  such  hard  work  as 
grubbing  in  wet  sand  or  hunting  under  dank  seaweed,  and  I  like  it 
fora  change.  Sometimes  \ve  take  a  little  naptha  launch  and  go  far 
up  the  river  almost  to  the  everglades.  There,  the  other  day,  I 
landed  and  hunted  about  for  half  an  hour.  I  took,  tor  the  first  time 
on  the  east  coB.sttJBurtia  belce,  a  pretty  day  flying  moth,  with  scar- 
let body  and  transparent  wings.  I  have  taken  many  at  Punta  Gorda 
on  the  west  coast,  but  these  are  much  larger  than  any  I  have  seen 
there.  I  took  also  the  other  day,  on  some  flowers  near  the  river,  a 
moth  I  suppose  to  be  Ilitrriximt  australi's,  Stretch.  The  type  came.  1 
think,  from  Florida.  It  is  greenish  black,  with  orange  collar,  and 
about  the  size  of  //.  <in/eric<rtt<t.  perhaps  a  trifle  larger.  I  caught 
tooa  ragged  specimen  of  the  butterfly  A/tft/in-tt  Horn,  the  first  I  have 
taken.  Butterflies  and  moths  are  not  nearly  so  abundant  a^  in 
former  years  The  freezing  weather  of  February  13th  and  one  or 
two  later  cool  waves  destroyed  much  insect  life.  The  flower! n- 
plants,  too,  were  killed  or  temporarily  injured,  leaving  few  blo-- 
soms  to  attract  inx'Ms.  Our  evenings  have  been  very  cool,  a.-  a 
general  thing-,  and  1  have  h  id  link-  MU-CCSS  in  collecting  at  liirht. 
Last  week  a  warm,  still  evening,  following  light  showers,  brought 
hundreds  of  beetles  to  the  lighted  |>'n/./.:is.  Uut  the  number  of  spe- 
cies was  small.  PtUodactyla  s<-rric<n'iu'  came  in  great  number.-,  and 


126  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [May 

there  were  Ardistonis  obliqiia,  Oodes  lecontei  and  scores  of  8elerno- 
phorus  palliatus. 

But  one  evening1  I  found   on   the  floor  under  an  electric  light  a 
specimen  of  C'asnonia  hidovicfana   the  secor.d  I  have  ever  taken. 
The  first  I  found  at  Lake  Worth  in  the  sand  near  the  water.   I  have 
taken  also  at  light  this  season  two  specimens  of  the  handsome  longi- 
corn,  Euryscelis  suturalis,  Q\\\.     It  is  much  like  a  Neoclytus  in  ap- 
pearance. Another  showy  loughorned  bettle  not  uncommon  at  light 
is  Layochrnts   araneiformis,  Elaphidion  inerme\s  abundant,  two 
or  three  species  of  Laptostylus  come  occasionally,  as  does  also  Hip- 
popsis  lemniscata. 


DESCRIPTION  OF  HAPLOA  TRIANGULARIS  N.  SP. 

BY  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  I>. 

Ground  color  white;  the  markings  smoky  brown  or  blackish; 
head  rusty  or  orange  yellow  ;  legs  ot  the  same  color,  save  that  the 
anterior  and  middle  tibiae   and   tarsi  are  black  ;  antennas   black  ; 
collar  red  or  orange   yellow,  with     two    black    or    brown    spots 
at     the     centre;    thorax     with     a    blackish     baud    through     the 
centre  and   this    is   continued    more    or   less    obviously    over    the 
centre    of   the    abdomen      There  is  a    yellowish    shading    at    the 
junction    of    the    thorax    and    abdomen,  and     in    the    male    the 
anal  tufting  is  also  tinged   with   yellow   or   rusty.     The   primaries 
have   a  black   or  brown   costal  stripe   which  extends    nearly  to 
the  apex.    A  similar  stripe  extends  along  the  inner  margin,  but 
does  not  quite  reach  the  base.    There  is  a  narrow  outer  margin, 
wh'ch  may  or  may  not  reach  the  apex  and  rarely  reaches  the  inner 
angle.     From  the  inner  angle,  in  fully  marked  specimens,  a  stripe 
runs  diagonally  toward  the  costa,  which  it  reaches  about  ^   from 
base.     From  the  middle  of  this  stripe  runs  another,  reaching   the 
outer  margin  just  below  the  apex.     This  leaves  a  triangular  white 
patch  just  within  the  outer  margin  above  the  inner  angle,  and  a 
narrow  white  band  from  the  basal  third  to  the  apex.    This  band  in 
fully  marked  specimens  is  divided  by  two  nai  rower  smoky  bands 
into  three  white  spots.     In  this  case  there  is  a  broad  white  stripe 
running  approximately  through  the  centre  of  the  wing  below  the 
median  vein,  but  not  reaching  the  inner  angle.     A  large  white  tri- 
angular spot  just  above  the  inner  angle  and  three  white  spots  below 
the  costa,  the  outer  covering  the  apex.    This  complete  maculatioii 
is  rarely  present.    The  first  break  occurs  in  the  narrow  cross  bands 
separating  the  three  white  spots,  and  then  we  have  a  continuous 
white  shading  extending  below  the  costa  to  the  apex.      The  next 
to  break  is  the  connection  between  the  white  stripe  miming-  below 
the   median  vein  and  the   triangular  white  spot  above   the  inner 
angle.     Finally,  the  connection  between  the  oblique  stripe  running 
below  the  apex  is  broken,  and  this  leaves  as  the  simplest  marking  a 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  127 

triangular  smoky  or  blackish  blotch,  the  apex  resting- at  the  middle 
of  the  median  vein,  the  base  extending-  from  vein  1  to  vein  5  or 
thereabouts.  Every  intermediate  form  is  represented.  Second- 
aries white,  with  or  without  a  black  or  blackish  dot  on  vein  -2  near 
the  outer  margin.  Beneath  white,  with  a  more  or  less  marked  yel- 
lowish tinge  and  with  the  markings  of  the  upper  side  showing 
through  and  sometimes  rather  distinct. 
Expands  1-25  to  1.50  inches'— 31  to  38  mm- 

Habitat :  Near  Newark,  N.  J. 

A  series  of  eleven  specimens,  representing  both  sexes,  is  be- 
fore me  by  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  J.  B.  Augelmau,  of  Newark, 
N.  J.     Mr.  Augelnian  has  taken  this  species  rather  commonly ; 
and,  considering  it  one  of  the  normal  forms,  has  made  no  special 
effort  to  preserve  it  in  numbers.     At  first  sight  it  is  easy  to 
mistake  it  for  confiixa  Lymau ;  but   when  the  markings  are 
carefully  examined  it  will  be  seen  that  they  are  almost  identical 
with  sufi'iiNd  Smith.     This  seems  now  to  be  considered  a  white 
form  of  colona   Huebner ;  but,  whether  that  is  so  or  not,  it  is 
certain  that  the  type  of  niaculatiou  in  the  new  species  is  pre- 
cisely that  of  the  forms  which  I  named  xuffuM.     It  is,  how- 
ever, a  distinctly  smaller  species,  more  sordid  in  appearance, 
and  the  contrasts  between  the  dark  and  white  markings  are 
much  less  evident.     Furthermore,  the  tendency  toward  the 
breaking  up  of  the  markings  shows  itself  in  a  different  way ; 
and  in  every  case,  in  the  new  species,  perhaps  the  most  prom- 
inent feature  is  the  triangular  black  patch  toward  the  inner 
angle  of  the  fore  wing.    It  seems  remarkable  that  there  should 
be  a  good  new  species  belonging  to  this  genus  in  a  region  that 
has  been  so  well  collected  over  as  has  the  eastern  part  of  New 
Jersey,  and.  the  species  indeed  does  not  seem  to  be  at  all  rare. 
Dr.  Dyar  has  a   specimen   from  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.     It  is  cer- 
tainly as  good  a  one  as  any  other  in  the  genus ;  and,  though  1 
have  seen  hunreds  of  specimens,  from  all  sources,  since  the 
time  that  I  published  on  this  subject  in  the  Proceedings  V.  S. 
N.  M.,  I  have  seen  no  reasons  to  change  the  conclusions  as  to 
the  validity  of  the  species  therein  recogiii/.ed.  unless  indeed  it 
be  admitted  that  the  white  forms  arc  simply  varieties  of  those 
that  are   normally   maculate.     No  one  has,  so    far  as    I    am 
aware,  bred  any  of  the  species  from  egg  to  adult,  and   until 
this  is  done  it  may  not   be  possible  to  decide  finally  on  the 
specific  values  of  these  insects. 


128  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

ADDITIONS  TO  THE  LIST  OF  CRANBERRY,  N.  C.,  BIT- 

TERFLIES. 

BY  LANCASTER  THOMAS,  Philadelphia,  Peuua. 

In  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  4,80,1894,  Dr.  Henry  Skinner  gave  a 
listof  the  butterflies  taken  at  Cranberry,  Mitchell  county,  North 
Carolina,  in  the  two  weeks  extending-  from  July  7th  to  July  21st. 
This  list  contained  the  names  of  thirty -one  species.  Since  that 
time  I  have  visited  Cranberry  every  season,  and  remained  there 
from  June  until  October,  and  collected  nearly  every  favorable  day. 
In  addition  to  the  list  given  by  Dr.  Skinner  I  can  now  add  thirty- 
five  species  as  follows,  making  a  total  of  sixty -live  species  for  this 
locality. 

LIST. 

Agraulis  vauillae  I  Colias  caesonia 

Melitaea  phaeton  Terias  jncuuda 

Phyciodes  nycteis  Terias  delia 

Thecla  m-album  Pamphila  campestris 

Thecla  calanus  Pamphila  zabu Ion 

Thecla  poeas  Pamphila  phylaeus 

Feniseca  tarquiuius  Pamphila  accius 

Vanessa  antiopa  Pamphila  fusca 

Grapta  interrogationis  Pamphila  peckius 

Grapta  comma  Pamphila  verna 

Grapta  progue  Pholisora  catullus 

Pyramies  cardui  Nisouiades  juveualis 

Junonia  coeuia  Nisoniades  petrouius 

Neonympha  eurytus  Amblyscirtes  vialis 

Satyrus  alope  Pyrgus  ttssellata 

Pieris  protodice  Eudamus  pylades 

Callidryas  eubule  Eudamus  bathyllus 

Eudamus  lycidas 

It  will  be  noticed  that  in  the  above  list  there  occurs  three  species 
that  are  new  to  the  locality,one  Grapta  prot/ne, reported  byScudder 
and  Holland  as  not  having  been  taken  south  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
the  other  two  Terias  jucunda  and  delia,  reported  so  far  from  the 
gulf  States  only.  P.progne  can  be  taken  in  proper  season  in  large 
numbers,  &udji<cunda  and  delta  were  taken  here  last  season,  in  nil 
about  a  dozen  specimens.  Argynius  diana  is  also  found  here  and  is 
sometimes  plentiful,  but  for  the  summers  of '97  and  '98  rather  scarce, 
but  unusually  large  and  fine. 

The  altitude,  3,250  feet  at  Cranberry,  makes  the  fauna  of  the  re- 
gion almost  Canadian  in  character,  and  therefore  the  more  remark- 
able that  butterflies  of  the  north  and  the  extreme  south  should  be 
found  flying  together. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  129 

A  NEW  C055ID  FROM  TEXAS. 

BY  HARRISON  G-  DYAR. 

liHjiii-oiiioriihd  arbeloides,u.  sp.,  with  the  structure  of  7.  basalts, 
but  vein  Icof  fore  wings  absent  except  at  its  tip  beyond  the  point 
at  which  it  joins  vein  1,  thus  approaching-  in  structure  the  Indian 
genus  Arbela.  The  species  resembles  Arbela  nais  Druce  most 
nearly  of  the  Mexican  species. 

Male.  Light  brown,  mottled  with  darker,  purplish  brown. 
Fore  wings  heavily  strigose-mottled  in  a  series  of  spots  between 
the  veins,  most  heavily  along  the  internal  margin,  in  a  broad  sub- 
marginal  area  and  at  end  of  cell;  disc-ally  the  spottiugs  are  more 
sparsely  placed  and  terminally  they  are  smaller,  though  equally 
numerous.  Hind  wings  paler,  faintly  mottled  all  over;  a  large, 
dark,  discal  spot ;  inner  area  towards  base  without  spottings.  Head 
and  thorax  in  front  dark  brown;  abdomen  about  the  color  of  fore 
wings.  Expanse  27  mm. 

One  male,  Brownsville.  Texas;  C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  llth  June, 
1895;  No.  606.  U  S.  Nat.  Museum,  type  No.  4249. 


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A  NEW  TRYFETID  FROM  HAWAII. 

BY    D.  W.  COQUILLETT. 

Dacus  cuctirbitce,  u.  sp.  Head  light  yellow,  the  occiput,  except 
the  sides  and  upper  margin,  reddish  yellow,  an  ocellar  black  dot, 
front  marked  with  a  brown  spot  in  front  of  its  center  and  with  three 
pairs  of  orbital  brown  dots,  a  black  spot  on  each  side  of  the  face 
near  the  middle  and  a  brown  spot  on  the  middle  of  each  cheek; 
antenna;,  palpi  and  proboscis  yellow,  the  latter  mottled  with 
brown.  Thorax  reddish  yellow,  the  burner!,  a  median  vitta  on  the 
posterior  half  of  the  mesouotum,  another  on  each  side  above  the  in- 
sertion of  the  wings,  uniting  with  an  irregular  band  which  extends 
upon  the  pleura  to  the  upper  part  of  the  sternopleura,  also  a  large 
spot  on  each  side  of  the  metanotum,  encroaching  upon  the  hypop- 
leura,  light  yellow  ;  scutellum, except  itsextreme  base,  light  yellow, 
bearing  two  bristles.  Abdomen  light  yellow  on  first  two  segments, 
reddish  yellow  on  the  others,  the  extreme  base,  a  fascia  at  the  bases 
of  the  second  and  third  segments,  usually  a  lateral  spot  on  the 
fourth  and  fifth,  also  a  dorsal  vitta  on  the  last  three  segments, 
blackish  or  brownish;  first  segment  of  the  ovipositor  of  the  female 
slightly  longer  than  the  fifth  segment  of  the  abdomen.  Wings 
hyaline,  the  apex  of  the  subcostal  cell  from  a  short  distance  in  front 
of  the  apex  of  the  auxiliary  vein,  the  marginal  and  submaroinal 
cells  the  median  third  of  the  first  basal  cell  and  a  large  spot  in  up- 
per outer  corner  of  tli3  first  posterior  cell,  brown  ;  anal  cell  brown, 
this  color  encroaching  on  the  third  posterior  cell  and  bordering  the 


130  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

sixth  vein  almost  to  its  apex ;  posterior  crossvein  bordered  with 
brown,  this  color  exteudiug-  to  the  hind  margin  of  the  wing ;  upper 
end  of  the  small  crossvein  also  bordered  with  brown.  Halteres 
light  yellow.  Legs  light  yellow,  the  broad  apices  of  the  femora 
and  the  last  four  joints  of  the  tarsi  reddish  yellow,  hind  tibia?  red- 
dish yellow  or  dark  brown.  Length  6  to  8  mm. 

Honolulu,  Hawaii.  Two  males  and  two  females  bred  by  Mr. 
George  Compere  from  larvae  living  in  green  cucumbers.  Type 
No.  4207,  U.  S.  Nat.  Museum. 


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INOTES  ON  ALASKAN  ARCTIIDAE. 

BY  HARRISON  G.  DTAR. 

Phragmatobia  fuhginosa ,  Linn. 

This  possibly  occurs  in  Alaska.  The  National  Museum  has  a 
specimen  collected  by  Dr.  Stejueger  on  Bering  Island,  off  Kam- 
chatka. 

Arctinia  rubra,  Neum. 

Nusagak,  Alaska,  May  13,  1882.     (McKay.) 

Hyphoraia  yarrow  i. Stretch. 

St.  Michael's,  Alaska  (Turner);  Bethel,  Kusokquim  River. 

In  the  color  of  the  wings  the  specimens  resemble  var.  remissa 
Hy.  Edw.,  but  the  markings  of  the  hind  wings  are  as  in  yarrow  f. 
The  fore  wings  are  chestnut  brown,  the  spotting  sorbid  white,  not 
yellow;  hind  wings  ocherous,  the  markings  gray  black.  Below 
both  wings  are  more  or  less  strongly  suffused  with  crimson  out- 
wardly and  along  costa.  All  the  specimens  are  males,  expanse  35  to 
38mm. 

I  suspect  that  this  is  really  the  hyperborea  of  Curtis,  the  expanse 
of  which  is  given  as  1  inch  11  lines,  whereas  parthenos  Harr  is 
much  larger  and  probably  distinct  from  hyperborea.  The  larval 
skin  and  chrysalis  accompany  one  specimen.  The  larval  hairs  are 
dense,  spiuu lose,  uniform  and  rather  short,  whitish,  mixed  with 
black.  The  slender  pupa  is^  black  with  strong  cremaster,  the  seg- 
mental  incisures  polished.  The  cocoon  is  weak  and  largely  of  silk. 

Hyphoraia  subnebulosa,  11.  sp. 

d"  Fore  wings  reddish  chestnut  brown,  marks  pale  yellow:  a  basal 
streak  along  vein  1  to  middle  of  wing;  another  shorter  streak  on 
base  of  median  vein,  joined  to  costa  by  a  short  bar,  at  the  end  an  ob- 
lique bar  joins  the  center  of  the  streak  on  vein  1  ;  an  oblique  angu- 
lar spot  in  center  of  cell  and  a  second  at  the  end  of  the  cell ;  a  trans- 
verse posterior  baud  from  costa,  dentate  inwardly  in  the  interspace 
between  veins  5-6  arid  again  very  strongly  in  the  submedian  inter- 
space; a  submarginalbaud,  bent  in  dentately  to  touch  the  t.  p.  baud 
in  the  interspace  6-7,  again  at  3-4  and  again  in  the  submedian  inter- 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  131 

-pice,  but  here  not  so  as  to  touch  the  t.  p.  line.  This  outer  line  may 
be  broken.  Hiud  whiff*  translucent,  diffusely  clouded,  the  disk 
yellowish,  the  marginal  and  inner  areas  and  discal  spot  darker 
gray,  relieved  by  a  small  light  spot  in  the  submedian  interspace  at 
the  margin.  Below  shaded  with  crimson  on  the  margins.  Head, 
thorax  and  legs  reddish,  collar  yellow;  abdomen  ochreous  at  sides 
and  tip.  Expanse  32mm. 

9  Wings  partly- aborted  and  apparently  not  functional  for  flight- 
Coloration  as  in  the  male  but  the  markings  broader  and  heavier  and 
the  ground  color  of  a  more  crimson  shade  Expanse  27  mm.  Outer 
edge  of  patagia  and  stripes  on  thorax  yellow  ;  abdomen  dull  crim- 
son, a  few  ochreous  hairs  along  the  sides  and  tip  ;  legs  all  red- 

Nushagak.  Alaska  (McKay),  Point  Barrow  (Murdock)  and   Be- 
thel,   Kuskoquim    River   (through  Dr.  Skinner).    3$.  I  ?.  United 
States  National  Museum,  type  No.  4,250. 
Arctia  caja.  Linn. 

The  Alaskan  specimens  are  smaller  than  usual,  but  have  the 
bright  reel  hind  wings  of  the  caja  form.  The  white  markings  of 
the  fore  \vings  are  very  extensive,  more  so  than  in  var.  ntaheusis, 
but  not  so  much  as  in  the  type  of  opuleata.  They  seem  to  be  the 
normal  arctic  form  of  which  opulent  a  is  probably  an  aberration. 
Parasemia  petrosa.  Waik. 

This  species  mav  reach  Alaska.  We  have  the  true  modesta  form 
from  Kluchavski,  Kamchatka  (Dr.  Stejueger),  indistinguishable 
from  Coloradan  examples,  and  I  think  that  our  species  is  the  same 
as  the  European  iiluntti<iin.ts.  At  any  rate,  the  break,  if  there  is 
one,  is  not  coincident  with  the  dividing  line  between  North  Amer- 
ica and  Asia. 

o 

A  HYBRID  BETWEEN  LIMENTIS  URSULA  AND  L 

ARCHimJS. 

BY  L.  I.   HOLDREDGK. 

This  specimen  was  captured  at  Oueonta,  New  York,  June 
llth,  1895.  The  uppevside  is  the  color  of  Daimis  Ix-rencie  and  the 
fore  wings  are  marked  as  in  L.  arch/'/tjtux  ,•  the  hind  wings  are  also 
like  thisspecio  except  that  the  space  beyond  the  black  line  cross- 
ing the  limbal  area  is  entirely  black  with  a  band  of  large  brick-red 
spots  parallel  to  the  black  line  ;  on  either  side  of  these  is  a  row  of 
<mall  blue  crescents.  The  underside  is  nearest  ursula  as  it  has  the 
brick  red  spots  of  that  species;  "it  differs  from  urtniJn  in  having  in- 
terior to  the  row  of  red  spots  on  the  inferiors,  a  line  of  white  spots 
extending  from  the  costa  to  the  intarior  margin.  The  specimen  is 
a  male  and  is  about  the  size  of  the  male  of  L.  <irrf,i/>/>ii.^.  It  is 
quite  a  handsome  butterfly  and  should  probably  be  called  Limeti- 
itis  tn-xtilii  in-rkii>i>nx,  hybrid.  Fanciful  names  for  hybrids  are  ob - 
jectionable.  It  is  best  to  indicate  by  the  name  what  they  reillv 
are. 


132  [May 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit  and  will  thankfullyreceive 
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  bibliograph- 
ers.] 

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  reception.  ENTOMOLOGICAL,  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in 
numbers  and  circumference,  as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the 
hands  of  the  printer  for  each  number  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  num- 
ber desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  MAY,  1899. 

NATURAL  HISTORY  SPECIMENS  IN  THE  FOREIGN  MAILS 

AGAIN. 

The  Wash  iiigton  Congress  of  the  Universal  Postal  Union, 
held  in  May,  1897,  adopted  a  convention,  one  paragraph  of 
which  admits  articles  of  natural  history  to  the  mails  of  the 
Union  at  the  rate  for,  and  under  the  conditions  applicable  to, 
samples  of  merchandise.  The  Congress  fixed  January  1,  1899, 
as  the  date  when  this  convention  should  go  into  effect. 

Since  the  beginning  of  the  present  year  the  editors  of  the 
NEWS  have  received  several  letters,  from  persons  in  various 
parts  of  the  United  States,  to  the  effect  that  postmasters  have 
refused  to  accept  specimens  of  natural  history  intended  for 
foreign  countries  at  the  rates  permitted  by  the  Washington 
Convention.  At  the  wish  of  certain  correspondents,  we  have 
investigated  the  possible  reasons  for  such  refusals.  The  fol- 
lowing letter  from  Mr.  N.  M.  Brooks,  Superintendent  of  For- 
eign Mails  of  the  United  States  Post  Office,  will  therefore 

prove  of  interest. 

WASHINGTON,  March  24,  1899. 
Mr.  Philip  P.   Calvert,  Philadelphia. 

SIR.— I  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  21st 
inst.  calling  attention  to  the  circumstance  that,  since  the  1st  of 
January  last,  postmasters  at  certain  United  States  Post  Offices  have 
refused  to  receive  packages  containing  "  Specimens  of  Natural  His- 
tory ''  whi  ch  were  presented  for  mailing  to  foreign  countries  as 
*'  samples." 

In  reply  L  have  to  inform  you  that  such  refusals  must  be  attrib- 
uted to  ignorance  on  the  part  of  the  postmasters  in  question— due 
to  their  failure  to  observe  the  instructio  ns  published  in  the 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  133 

(,'t/i//c  issued  by  this  department  in  the  mouths  of  September  (page 
10)  and  January  last  (page  1086)  as  follows,  viz.: 

"  Specimens  of  natural  history,  such  as  dried  or  preserved  suii- 
mals  or  plants,  geological  specimens,  etc.,  which  are  not  sent  for 
commercial  purposes,  are  admitted  at  the  postage  rate  and  un- 
der the  conditions  of  weight  and  size  prescribed  for  samples." 

The  same  information  in  given  in  Section  10  on  page  19  of  the 
Postal  Guide  for  the  current  month  (March). 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

[Signed]  N.  M.  BROOKS,  Superintendent  of  Foreign  Mails. 

In  this  connection  we  reprint,  for  the  benefit  of  correspond- 
ents, the  following  extracts  from  the  Washington  Convention, 
given  in  the  NEWS  for  February,  1898,  page  46. 

The  conditions  which  must  be  observed  for  the  transmission  of 
samples  of  merchandise  are— the  packages  to  admit  of  easy  inspec- 
tion, not  to  "  bear  any  manuscript  other  than  the  name  or  the  social 
position  of  the  sender,  the  address  of  the  addressee,  a  manufacturer's 
ora  trade-mark,  numbers  of  order, prices  and  indications  relating 
to  weight  and  size,  as  well  as  to  the  quantity  to  be  disposed  of,  or 
those  which  are  necessary  to  precisely  indicate  the  origin  and  na- 
ture of  the  merchandise,"  while  articles  of  glass,  liquids,  oils,  fatty 
substances  and  dry  powdersmust  be  packed  to  prevent  their  dam- 
aging, or  escaping  into,  the  other  contents  of  mails  (chap,  iii,  art. 
xvii). 

"  Packets  of  samples  of  merchandise  may  not  contain  any  article 
having  a  salable  value;  they  must  not  exceed  350  grams  [12.35 
Avoirdupois  ounces]  in  weight,  or  measure  more  than  30  centime- 
tres [11.8  inches]  in  length,  20  centimetres  [7.87  inches]  in  breadth, 
and  10  centimetres  [3.93  inches]  in  depth,  or,  if  they  are  in  the  form 
of  a  roll,  30  centimetres  [11.8  inches]  in  length  and  15  centimetres 
[5.9  inches]  in  diameter  "  (chap.  1,  art.  5,  sect.  5). 

"  It  is  forbidden  :  First,  to  send  by  mail :  (a)  samples  and  other 
articles  which,  from  their  nature,  may  prove  dangerous  to  the 
postal  employees,  soil  or  injure  the  correspondence  ;  (6)  explosive, 
inflammable  or  dangerous  substances,  animals  and  insects,  living  or 
dead,  excepting  the  cases  provided  for  in  the  Regulations  of  detail  " 
(chap.  1.  art.  16,  sect.  3). 

The  "  Regulations  of  detail  and  order  for  the  Execution  of  the 
Convention"  form  chapter  iii,  in  which  the  following  occurs  as 
paragraph  5  of  article  xvii.  "There  are  likewise  admitted  at  the 
rate  applicable  to  samples,  articles  of  natural  history,  dried  or  pre- 
served animals  and  plants,  geological  specimens,  etc.,  which  are  not 
transmitted  for  a  commercial  purpose,  and  which  are  wrapped  in 
conformity  with  the  general  stipulations  concerning  samples  of 
merchandise." 

Finally,  the  rate  of  postage  for  samples  N  ti  \nl  :it  :>  centimes  for 
every  fifty  grams,  that  is  one  cent  for  every  two  ounces. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY 

Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D..  New  Brunswick,  X,  J. 

Papers  for  this  department  are  solicited.     They  should  be"  sent  to  the  editor, 
Prof.  John  B.  Smith,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


A  CONTRIBUTION  TO  A  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE  FAUNISTIC 
ENTOMOLOGY  OF  OHIO.* 

BY  F.  M.  WEBSTER. 

During-  the  last  seven  years  I  have  been  able  to  study  the  insect 
fauna  of  Ohio  with  more  or  less  care,  and  have  been  much  impressed 
by  the  rapidity  and  trend  of  diffusion  in  several  species  of  insects, 
some  of  which  have  appeared  within  the  boundaries  of  this  State 
since  a  comparatively  recent  date.  Insects  make  their  way  into 
Ohio  from  other  States,  coming-  from  almost  all  points  of  the  com- 
pass, except  the  North,  which  is  protected,  to  a  large  extent  at 
least,  by  Lake  Erie.  As  my  duties  have  obliged  me  to  pay  particular 
attention  to  such  species  of  insects  as  possess  habits  of  economic  in- 
terest, I  have  studied  these  with  greater  care,  and,  in  fact,  others 
may  have  made  their  way  into  the  State  without  my  having  observed 
them.  However,  injurious  insects  have  some  characteristics  which 
tend  to  give  them  a  value  iu  fauuistic  studies,  for,  though  they  must 
become  quite  destructive  before  they  are  likely  to  attract  the  atten- 
tion of  the  husbandman,  yet  often  the  time  nnd  place  where  their 
depredations  are  first  observed  offers  no  mean  basis  for  working  out 
the  problems  of  introduction  and  diffusion.  In  a  majority  of  cases,, 
perhaps-,  an  insect  will  have  made  its  appearance  a  number  of  years 
before  it  will  be  discovered  by  entomological  collectors,  and  then  it 
may  be  several  years  before  it  has  increased  in  sufficient  numbers  to 
become  destructive.  But,  other  things  being  equal,  it  is  likely  to 
become  a  pest  first  somewhere  near  the  point  where  it  first  gained  a 
foothold.  The  data  here  given,  while  not  as  full  in  all  cases  as 
could  be  wished,  yet  it  is  not  only  the  best  that  can  be  secured  at 
present,  but  it  is  practically  all  that  we  have  on  which  to  base  fu- 
ture investigations  of  this  character.  This  information  has  been  se- 
cured by  personal  observation  and  by  correspondence,  the  latter 
being  used  after  rigid  inspection  and  sufficient  evidence  of  its  accu- 
racy obtained . 

The  direction  taken  by  a  species  on  first  entering  the  State  is  often 
influenced  by  rivers.  Perhaps  this  element  has  had  a  greater  influ- 
ence than  any  other  in  shaping,  directly  or  indirectly,  the  course  of 
diffusion  in  a  majority  of  the  species  included  in  this  paper.  Rail- 
ways comeiu  for  a  share  of  the  credit  for  diffusing  some  species,  while 
commerce  also  may  be  credited  with  shaping  the  course  of  other  spe- 
cies. Of  course  the  most  potent  factor  in  both  shaping  and  defining 
*Read  before  the  Ohio  .State  Academv  of  Science,  December  29, 1898. 


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135 


the  insect  fauna  of  any  section  is  the  nature  of  the  flora,  both  natural 
and  cultivated,  as,  without  food  plants,  it  will  be  impossible  for  a 
herbivagous  insect  to  exist  at  all. 

The  two  beetles,  Phytotwimi*  /m/ictalus  (the  Clover  Leaf  weevil) 
and  Hylastes  trifolii  (Clover  Root-borer),  both  came  to  Ohio  via 
Western  New  York,  spreading  out  over  Western  Pennsylvania  into 
Eastern  Ohio.  (See  Mapl.)  I  saw  the  former  quite  abundant  at 


novr\uS  'ovx.Yvc.V'Avii. 
vilckSles    tnyAu.  / 


MAP  No.  i. 


Chautauqua  Lake  in  the  most  western  county  in  New  York,  in  the 
autumn  of  1888,  while  the  late  Dr,  John  Hamilton,  of  Allegheny. 
Pennsylvania,  records  it  as  occurring  in  Westmoreland  county  and 
also  in  Allegheny  county',  also  in  1888,  but  stated  that  up  to  Decem- 
ber, 1891,  it  had  not  become  abundant  enough  to  attract  attention. 


136  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

In  1892  it  was  reported  to  me  as  abundant,  in  the  larval  stage,  at 
Perry,  Lake  county,  northeastern  Ohio,  and  during  the  same  year 
Mr.  Charles  Dury  collected  the  beetles  near  Cincinnati,  nearly  in  the 
extreme  southwestern  part  of  the  State.  The  stomach  of  a  crow 
shot  in  Michigan,  also  in  ,1892,  contained  an  adult  of  this  species, 
but  it  was  known  to  have  been  first  introduced  into  this  latter  State 
by  a  lady,  who  unknowingly  and  unintentionally  brought  it  in  her 
trunk  from  some  of  the  more  eastern  States,  where  she  had  been 
spending  the  summer.  Mr.  Hine  found  it  the  following  year  in 
•the  northwestern  part  of  Ohio,  but  it  must  have  spread  less  rapidly 
to  the  south,  as  it  was  not  until  1893  that  it  made  its  first  appear- 
ance at  Wooster,  about  fifty  miles  from  localities  where  it  had  oc- 
curred in  great  abundance  two  years  earlier.  Specimens  now  began 
to  be  received  from  localities  along  the  Ohio  river  throughout  its 
entire  length  in  this  State,  some  of  these  localities  being  situated 
at  a  considerable  distance  away  from  the  river,  especially  in  the 
southwestern  part  of  the  State,  and  it  was  plainly  to  be  seen  that 
the  Phytonomus  was  spreading  toward  the  centre  from  all  points 
of  the  compass  except  the  west.  The  late  Dr.  Kellicott  reported  its 
first  discovery  at  Columbus  in  1895,  and  there  was  yet  a  limited 
section  to  the  west  of  this  that  was  not  known  to  be  infested.  In  view 
of  all  the' data  at  hand  it  seems  clear  that  Phytonomus punctatus 
spread  westward  from  New  York,  through  western  Pennsylvania 
and  northeastern  Ohio,  and  was  here  washed  into  some  or  all  of  the 
tributaries  of  the  Ohio  river  in  this  region  during  high  waters,  and 
carried  down  stream,  probably  clinging  to  drift  wood  and  other 
debris.  This  drift  was  often  carried  by  back  waters  far  back  into 
the  country,  and  with  the  receding  of  the  waters  left  not  only  high 
and  dry,  but  often  in  the  midst  of  clover  fields.  As  I  have  found 
the  sexes  pairing  in  autumn,  it  is  not  unlikely  that  more  or  less 
females  are  thus  fertilized  in  the  fall,  and  if  carried  down  stream, 
however  isolated  they  might  ultimately  find  themselves,  they  would 
be  able  to  start  a  colony  in  the  adjacent  clover  fields,  and  their  pro- 
geny would  spread  still  farther  inland.  At  the  time  I  observed  the 
species  at  Chautauqua  Lake,  New  York,  the  adults  were  floating 
about  in  the  waters  of  the  lake,  seemingly  little,  if  at  all,  affected  by 
their  bath. 

Hylastes  trifolfi  doubtless  spi'ead  from  nearly  the  same  locality 
in  New  York,  and  so  far  as  my  information  extends  followed  almost 
precisely  the  same  course,  though  its  diffusion,  except  so  far  as  this 
was  due  to  being  carried  down  the  Ohio  river,  was  slightly  less 
rapid.  It  was  first  observed  in  northeastern  Ohio,  though  it  proba- 
bly preceded  Phyloiioimts  by  several  years,  and  spread  westward, 
and  seemingly  less  rapidly  to  the  southward.  While  its  pi-ogress 
across  the  northern  part  of  the  State,  where  it  also  attacked  peas  as 
well  as  clover,  was  being  noted,  my  source  of  information  being 
largely  reports,  accompanied  by  specimens  from  farmers,  one  of 
these  reports  was  unexpectedly  received  from  southeastern  Indiana, 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


L37 


a  direction  almost  directly  opposite  to  where  it  already  occurred  in 
Ohio,  and  in  the  3ounty  adjacent  to  the  one  in  Ohio,  where  Mr. 
Dury  had  first  discovered  the  Phytonomus.  From  material  received 
from  correspondents  and  from  personal  observations,  I  am  led  to 
believe  th^t,  as  with  the  Phytonomtm,  it  was  washed  into  the  upper 


ltM.*  f 

bh  ern  e  r  6fc\o  r  m  ^  v' 


bh 


MAP  No.  2. 


tributaries  of  the  Ohio  river  and  left  along1  its  course  by  the  falling 
stream,  thus  becoming  established  over  the  same  territory,  the  out- 
break iu  Dearborn  county,  Indiana,  originating  from  adults  carried 
into  the  lowlands  about  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Miami  river  and 
below.  From  this  point  it  made  its  way  north  and  eastward  into 
Ohio,  meeting  the  south-bound  tide  of  diffusion  probably  in  or  near 


138  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

Mercer  county,  but  leaving  aceutral  area  to  be  occupied  later  by 
the  slow  but  steady  advance  of  the  species  now  from  all  directions. 

The  species  had  been  reporter!  from  extreme  southeastern  Michi- 
gan as  early  as  1889.  the  introduction  being-  attributed  to  specimens 
having  probably  been  brought  across  Lake  Erie  by  the  winds  from 
some  eastern  locality.  A  year  later  a  tew  specimens  were  found  at 
Lansing,  but  it  was  not  until  1892  that  it  began  to  make  its  pres 
ence  felt,  and  then  only  over  a  strip  of  country  extending  from 
Monroe  to  Grand  Rapids,  As  the  insect  was  abundant  enough  in 
Paulding  county,  Ohio,  to  work  serious  injury  to  the  clover  crop  in 
1893,  L  am  disposed  to  doubt  the  above  mentioned  theory  of  tirst  in- 
troduction into  southeastern  Michigan  by  way  of  Lake  Erie  and  to 
ascribe  it  to  a  continuation  of  the  Ohio  invasion.  This  seems  all  the 
more  probable,  as  it  would  be  only  after  the  insect  had  become  seri- 
ously injurious  that  information  would  be  likely  to  reach  me 
through  farmers,  and  the  pioneers  might  be  and  probably  were  sev- 
eral years  in  advance  of  this.  A  year  later,  in  1894,  came  the  re- 
ports from  Mercer  county,  Ohio,  which  might  have  been  due  to  the 
southern  diffusion  of  the  northern  Ohio  and  southern  Michigan  in- 
vasion, but  the  outbreak  in  Dearborn  county,  Indiana,  could  not  be 
accounted  ioriu  thesame  way,  and  this  must,  therefore,  beattributed 
to  a  separate  introduction,  for  which  there  appears  to  be  no  other 
explanation  than  that  the  species,  like  Phi/foiioH/us,  was  carried 
down  this  river  and  left  stranded  in  the  lowlands  in  that  section. 

Besides  this,  both  correspondence  and  personal  observation  shows 
that  the  species  became  noticeably  numerous  in  eistern  Ohio  before 
it  did  in  the  central  portion  of  the  State.  It  was  not  until  1896  that 
it  was  observed  on  the  Experiment  Station  grounds  at  Wooster, 
which  is  slightly  over  75  miles  in  a  direct  line  from  Columbus,  and 
slightly  less  50  miles,  also  in  a  direct  line,  from  Cleveland. 

The  influence  of  rivers  on  the  diffusion  of  Diabroticn  iongicornis 
is  probably  indirect,  but,  uevertheless,clearly  defined.  (See  Map  2.) 
In  a  previous  paper  presented  before  this  body*  I  called  attention 
to  the  peculiar  adaptation  of  this  species  in  the  corulields  of  the 
middle  West,  and  there  called  attention  also  to  the  fact  that  it  had 
probably  long  ago  made  its  way  over  ihe  country,  but  was  able  to 
retain  its  hold  only  in  small  and  widely  separated  localities,  until 
the  second  tide  of  diffusion  with  the  more  highly  developed  food 
habits  of  the  larvae  rendered  its  establishment  in  Ohio  in  its  present 
abundance  possible. 

The  trend  of  diffusion  is  now  certainly  parallel  with  the  course 
taken  by  rivers,  (hough  not  necessarilv  in  the  same  direction  as  the 
water  flows.  This  insect  cannot  breed  in  great  numbers  in  fields 
that  are  subjected  to  a  rotation  of  crops.  The  same  ground  must  be 
devoted  to  maize  for  a  series  of  years  in  order  to  enable  the  insect  to 
become  even  numerous,  and  it  is  the  bottom  lauds  that  border  the 

*  Fifth  Report  Ohio  Academy  of  .Science,  \>.  11. 


1899  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

sti-eams  which  are  more  frequently  than  any  other  devoted  (o  corn 
year  after  year,  simply  because  the  soil  will  stand  this  sort  of  man- 
agement, and,  indeed,  in  some  localities,  like  the  lower  Scioto  val- 
ley, it  is  impossible  to  raise  any  other  crop  there.  Next  to  this 
rich  level  lands  are  kept  more  continuously  in  corn,  and  thus  the 
low  rich  lands,  generally  speaking,  form  the  highways  along  which 
this  species  makes  its  way  in  its  eastward  spread.  This  information 
was  gained  on  my  part  from  years  of  study  and  observation  in  Illi- 
nois, supplemented  by  eight  years  of  equally  careful  study  and  ob- 
servation in  Indiana,  before  coming  to  Ohio,  all  of  which  prepared 
me  for  further  investigations  in  the  latter  State.  While  in  Indiana 
I  had  been  able  to  trace  the  species  throughout  the  entire  length  of 
the  valley  of  the  Wabash  river,  whose  upper  tributaries  intermingle 
with  those  of  the  Maumee  and  the  Big  Miami  in  northeastern  In- 
diana. Knowing  the  habits  of  this  insect,  it  will  require  but  a 
study  ot  the  topography  and  soil  of  northwestern  Ohio  to  fully 
understand  the  ease  with  which  it  would  make  its  way  from  the 
country  about  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  to  the  vicinity  of  Toledo  and 
Sandusky,  in  Ohio.  I  have  not  as  yet  found  it  to  the  eastward  of 
Sandusky  and  Seneca  counties,  except  across  Sandusky  bay  in  Ot- 
tawa county,  and  farther  southward  it  holds  to  about  this  distance 
east,  even  to  the  vicinity  of  Columbus,  where  it  is  now  known  to 
occur,  though  none  were  to  be  found  there  or  in  that  vicinity  in 


But,  precisely  as  in  case  of  flyl'ixft'x.  we  had  a  separate  outbreak 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Miami  river,  this  time,  how- 
ever, in  Hamilton  county.  Ohio,  and  it  was  here  that  serious  injury 
was  first  observed*  though  it  is  probable  that  it  was  also  destructive 
at  this  time  in  the  region  of  the  upper  Maumee  river,  away  to  the 
north.  It  is  very  significant  that  while  so  abundant  in  western 
Hamilton  county  so  good  a  collector  as  Mr.  Dury  should  not  have 
been  able  to  find  it  in  the  vicinity  of  Cincinnati,  in  the  eastern  por- 
tion of  the  same  county,  the  reason  probably  being  that  it  did  not 
then  occur  there. 

There  seems  every  probability  that  it  had  found  its  way  to  the 
bottom  lands  about  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Miami  river,  and  owing 
to  the  fact  that  in  that  vicinity  there  is  a  large  permanent  area  of 
corn,  developed  there  in  greit  abundance,  spreading  northeastward 
up  the  Big  Miami  valley  until  the  corn  fields  enabled  it  to  span  the 
region  intervening  between  thN  and  the  valley  of  the  Little  Miami 
down  which  it  made  its  way,  and  when  it  reached  the  vicinity  of 
Cincinnati  a  couple  of  yetrs  later  Mr.  Dury  was  able  to  collect  it  in 
abundance.  The  species  also  probably  continued  on  its  northeast- 
ern course  until  it  mingled  with  the  diffusion  fro  in  northern  In- 
diana, and  then  the  trend  of  diffusion  was  southward  down  the  val- 
ley of  the  Scioto  river  to  the  Ohio,  as  I  found  it  in  limited  numbers 
in  the  bottoms  of  the  former  stream  a  couple  of  years  ago.  It  may 
be  stated  again  that  the  bottom  lauds  of  the  lower  Scioto  have  in 


140  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

some  places  been  devoted  to  corn  continuously  for  over  a  century, 
but  this  insect  known  to  be  so  destructive  to  this  crop  is  just  find- 
ing its  way  to  that  locality.  The  species  may  be  expected  to  spread 
eastward  in  the  centre  of  the  State  until  it  reaches  the  Muskingum 
river,  when  it  will  likely  spread  throughout  the  valley  of  this 
stream,  where  corn  is  the  principal  crop  and  is  grown  continuously 
on  the  same  laud  for  a  series  of  years.  With  any  amount  of  search- 
ing we  have  never  yet  found  asiugle  specimen  of  Dtabrotica  lonyi- 
cornis  about  Wooster,  though  the  future  will  doubtless  see  it 
abundant  in  the  bottoms  of  the  Killbuck,  a  small  stream  with  wide 
bottom  lands  on  either  side. 

In  Murgantia  histrionica  we  have  a  different  problem  of  diffu- 
sion to  solve,  and  whatever  influence  rivers  have  had  in  shaping 
the  trend  of  such  diffusion,  this  has  been  by  such  as  are  located  in 
adjoining  States,  except  possibly  in  a  single  instance,  where  the 
Ohio  river  may  have  had  something  to  do  with  its  course  of  migra- 
gratiou  for  a  comparatively  short  distance.  See  Map  3. 

As  is  well  known,  this  species  is  a  native  to  Central  America,  the 
West  Indies  and  probably  Mexico.  Our  first  record  of  its  appear- 
ance in  the  United  States  gives  its  area  of  distribution  as  *k  Louisi- 
ana and  Texas,"  and  extends  back  to  1864.  Since  that  time  it  has 
spread  to  Long  Island,  New  York,  on  the  Atlantic  coast, and  inland 
it  is  now  found  in  Colorado,  Missouri,  southern  Illinois,  extending 
northward  in  Indiana  to  Indianapolis  and  in  Ohio  to  within  twenty 
miles  of  Lake  Ei-ie. 

It  has  never  been  a  seriously  destructive  insect  in  Illinois,  and  in 
Indiana  only  so  along  the  Ohio  river  below  Louisville.  Kentucky, 
where  it  first  began  to  attract  attention  in  1890.  When  I  came  from 
Indiana  to  Ohio  in  1891  there  was  in  the  insect  collection  of  the 
Experiment  Station  a  single  specimen,  said  to  have  been  collected 
in  Warren  county  a  year  or  so  before.  Prof.  A.  D.  Hopkins  has 
since  informed  me  that  he  took  a  specimen  in  Wood  county,  West 
Virginia,  in  1891.  Being  already  interested  in  the  distribution  and 
diffusion  of  .this  species  I  was 'on  the  watch  for  its  appearance  in 
greater  numbers  and  in  other  localities,  but  was  not  able  to  sub- 
stantiate its  occurrence  in  Warren  couhty,  or,  indeed,  find  it  at  all, 
either  in  the  vicinity  of  Cincinnati  or  elsewhere  to  the  westward 
to  the  Indiana  line,  the  direction  from  which  I  naturally  expected 
it  to  enter  the  State. 

In  1895  I  was  surprised  to  receive  it  from  a  locality  nearly  120 
miles  in  a  direct  line  east  of  Cincinnati  and  up  the  Ohio  river. 
Within  a  week  after  this  first  report  came  a  second  from  a  point 
about  eighty  miles  southeast  of  Cincinnati  and  also  on  the  Ohio 
river.  In  both  instances  it  was  stated  that  the  pest  had  worked 
serious  ravages  the  year  before,  1894.  Still  the  species  could  not  be 
found  anywhere  about  Cincinnati,  although  the  large  acreage  of 
cabbage,  its  principal  food  plant  in  that  vicinity,  would  imply  its 
appearance  there  as  soon  as  elsewhere,  especially  as  its  appearance 


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141 


east  of  Missouri,  where  it  appeared  about  the  year  1870,  had  been 
uniformly  more  aud  more  recent  until  the  present,  in  Ohio.  It  was 
not  until  1896  that  it  was  observed  about  Cincinnati,  from  whence 
it  has  gradually  but  steadily  moved  northward  for  a  distance  of 
about  sixty  miles.  From  the  locality  where  the  species  was  first 
reported  it  has  made  its  way  northward  fully  140  miles,  and  through 


Wvi.Ygarvlv.Cx    W\5trioni 


c<x. 


MAP   NO.  8. 

a  section  where  the  cabbage  is  less  cultivated  than  in  the  Cincin- 
nati region,  and  other  food  plauts  like  mustard,  etc.,  not  more  abun- 
dant . 

The  first  of  the  two  earliest  reports  received  came  from  a  point 
about  fifteen  miles  from  where  the  Big  Keuawha  river  empties  into 
the  Ohio,  while  the  second  came  from  a  point  about  thirty-five  miles 
below  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Sandv  river  and  at  the  month  of  the 


142  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

Scioto  river,  the  latter  flowing-  down  from  the  north,  while  the  two 
former  flow  upward  from  the  south,  the  Kenawha,  in  fact,  rising  in 
western  North  Carolina,  and  its  upper  tributaries  being  inter- 
spersed with  those  of  theYadkin  and  the  James,  which  flow  into 
the  Atlantic  ocean,  and  also  the  Tennessee  river,  which,  after  a 
winding  course,  empties  into  the  Ohio  river,  not  very  far  above  its 
junction  with  the  Mississippi. 

These  two  occurrences,  the  first  observed  in  Ohio,  have  puzzled 
me  greatly,  and  I  have  been  wholly  at  a  loss  to  account  for  them. 
Even  now  1  do  not  feel  altogether  sure  of  my  ground,  and  state 
what  I  do  at  present  with  the  hope  that  some  one  else  will  study 
the  problem,  and,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  throw  more  light  upon  it  The 
upper  Keuawha  almost  piei'ces  the  Allegheny  Mountains,  and 
it  is  a  question  if  it  does  not  open  a  gateway  whereby  Mitrgan- 
tia  may  have  made  its  way  from  North  Carolina  or  Virginia, 
through  the  mountain  region,  and  followed  down  its  valley  to  the 
Ohio  river,  this  junction  being,  as  I  have  staled,  only  about  fifteen 
miles  from  where  the  insect  was  first  reported  as  destructively 
abundant.  If  future  studies  show  that  this  species  thus  made  its 
way  over  the  mountains  by  way  of  the  valley  of  the  Big  Kenawha, 
from  the  Atlantic  coast,  where  it  has  been  known  to  occur  for  nearly 
twenty  years,  it  will  solve  my  problem,  for,  once  thickly  scattered 
along  the  Ohio  river  in  this  section,  the  insect  might  easily  be  car- 
ried down  stream  and  left  along  the  river  below,  an J  especially 
might  this  occur  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto. 

The  chinch  bug,  Blissus  leu copterus,  \\ns\n  all  probability  entered 
the  State  from  three  directions.  As  1  have  recently  writeu  on  this 
species,  it  will  be  only  necessary  to  explain  that,  like  31urc/a)t(i<i, 
it  is  of  southern  origin,  and  hundreds  of  years  ago,  perhaps,  spread 
from  Central  America  over  the  eastern  and  central  portions  of  the 
United  States,  as  well  as  along  the  Pacific  coast.  Along  both  sea- 
coasts  we  have  what  seems  to  be  an  environmentally  specialized 
form,  composed  largely  of  individuals,  whose  wings  are  so  aborted 
as  to  render  them  valueless  as  applied  to  locomotion.  On  the  other 
hand,  except  as  farther  stated,  over  the  western  and  central  portion 
of  the  country,  by  which  1  mean  the  country  laying  between  Ion. 
105°  and  the  Allegheny  Mountains,  we  have  a  form,  all  individuals 
of  which  have  fully  developed  wings. 

The  Atlantic  coast  form  is  found  in  northeastern  Ohio,  to  which 
locality  it  has  evidently  made  its  way.  as  in  case  of  other  species 
mentioned,  by  way  of  western  New  York  and  Pennsylvania,  being 
at  present  confined  here,  so  far  as  known  to  the  extreme  north- 
eastern counties  of  the  State,  though  there  appears  to  have  been  a 
farther  spread  westward,through  Canada,aloug  to  the  north  of  Lake 
Erie,  crossing  into  Michigan  and  pushing  its  way  southward  into 
northern  Indiana  and  northwestern  Ohio,  where  it  evidently  min- 
gles with  the  western  macropterous  form.  As  intimated,  the  Atlan- 
tic coast  form  is  made  up  of  this  brachypterous form  largely,  but. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  143 

except  along  the  Florida  coast,  there  are  among  these  many  indi- 
viduals possessing  fully  developed  wings,  which,  so  far  as  we  know, 
interbreed  with  the  short  winged  form.  ID  Ohio  both  forms  are 
found  pairing  together,  but  whether  the  western  macropterous 
form  will  interbreed  with  the  eastern  brachypterous  form  has  not 
yet  been  determined.  There  is  a  bare  possibility  that  what  we  have 
been  considering  a  single  species  may  in  reality  prove  to  be  com- 
posed of  two,  but  I  hardly  think  this  the  case,  and  am  more  inclined 
to  consider  the  brachpyterous  form  in  an  evolutionary  period,  not 
far  enough  advanced  as  yet  to  be  considered  a  distinct  species  If 
Columbus  had  appeared  several  hundred  years  later,  and  the  coun- 
try along  the  Atlantic  coast  remained  longer  in  a  condition  unin- 
fluenced by  the  white  man,  we  might  then  found  two  distinct 
species  of  Blfssus  in  thecjuutry  now  included  within  the  United 
States  of  America,  or  that  portion  of  it  laying  between  the  Missis- 
sippi River  and  the  Atlantic  Ocean. 

The  Asparagus  Beetle,  (.'rioceris  asparag!,\s  also  an  imported 
species,  having  been  introduced  into  the  eastern  part  of  the  country 
many  years  ago.  See  map  3.  It  has  made  its  way  westward 
through  New  York  to  northeastern  Ohio,  probably  over  about  the 
same  ground  as  that  passed  over  by  Hylastes  and  Phytonotims. 
At  present  it  occurs  in  Cuyahoga,  Medina,  Wayne,  Stark  and 
Columbiaua  counties,  these  marking  the  extreme  front  of  its  ad- 
vance in  the  State  It  seems  to  be  progressing  slowly  westward, 
and  even  less  rapidly  south  and  south  west  ward.* 

Judging  from  its  relative  abundance,  and  also  from  its  recent  ap- 
pearance in  several  localities,  it  would  seem  that  Thyriodoptery.i: 
epJiemeroeformis  spread  northward  into  Ohio  long  ago.  tirst  estab- 
lishing itself  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  State  See  map  2.  It 
has  been  known  about  Cincinnati  for  many  years  and  is  now  more 
abundant  there  than  elsewhere  in  Ohio;  in  fact  it  has  only  been 
found  about  Columbus  within  the  last  tiveor  six  years,  and  the 
same  is  ti-ue  of  Springfield  and  other  points  in  that  vicinity.  At 
present  "Washington  county  appears  to  be  about  its  eastern  limit  of 
diffusion  in  this  State,  the  border  line  probably  trending  north- 
westward to  Franklin  county,  thence,  rarely,  to  Mercer  county, 
with  a  single  appearance  of  the  species  at  Grand  Rapids,  Wood 
county,  in  nearly  the  extreme  northwestern  part  of  the  State,  and 
within  -25  miles  of  Lake  Erie. 

In  the  foregoing  I  have  given  as  correct  an  idea  of  the  trend  of 
diffusion  in  several  of  our  species  of  insects  as  the  data  at  hand  will 
permit-  It  is  not  expected  that  this  is  absolutely  correct  in  all  of 

*\IITK. — The  outbreak  of  this  species  in  southwestern  Michigan  can  not  be 
considered  as  belonifint;  to  I  lie  westward  hound  <  111  io  in vasion.  as  t  he  most  |  in- 
sistent searching  over  much  of  thai  portion  of  the  latter  state  west  of  rie\e- 
land  has  utterly  failed  to  reveal  a  single  individual.  I  am  inclined  to  believe 
that  the  M  ielii^an  outbreak  is  either  I  he  result  of  what  1  >r.  Howard  would  term 
a  ••  commercial  leap,"  or  else  to  the  north  of  Lake  Krie,  t  hnumh  <  Mitario,  t  here 
has  been  an  i  n  dependent  t  ide  ol '  in  Jurat  ion.  t  hoiiirh,  it'  t  he  latter  were  t  he  case,  it 
should  have  been  observed  and  reported  in  that  section  of  t 'anada,  before  thU 
late  day. 


144  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

the  details,  though  iu  the  main  I  believe  that  it  will  be  found  ac- 
curate, and  my  hope  is  tliat  it  will  serve  as  a  nucleus  to  which 
others  with  more  light  and  further  studies  will  be  able  to  build, 
and  if  the  future  structures  are  better  than  mine,  so  much  the 
better.  F.  M.  W. 

o 

Notes  and  News. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF  THE   GHLOBE. 


ALLORHINA  NITIDA  L.,  again. — As  Prof.  Gillette's  note  on  the 
above  insect  has  called  forth  remarks  from  Mr.  Cockerell  and  Prof. 
L.  O.  Howard,  I  feel  that  I  will  be  in  good  company  when  I  call  at- 
tention to  the  tact,  that  in  the  second  annual  report  of  the  South 
Carolina  Experiment  Station  for  1889,  as  Entomologist  to  the 
Station,  I  gave  a  short  notice  on  page  105.  of  the  damage  done  the 
Fig  crop  in  the  South,  by  Allorhina  nitida  or  the  "  Fig-eater"'  of 
the  Children's  vocabulary,  (pronounced  "Fig-gater.") 

ELLISON  A.  SMYTH,  JR. 

THE  Ohio  State  University  has  purchased  from  Mrs  Kellicott  the 
extensive  collection  of  Odouata,  which  had  been  brought  together 
by  the  late  Prof.  D.  S.  Kellicott.  Aside  from  the  complete  series 
of  Ohio  species  forming  the  basis  of  Prof.  Kellicott's  published 
papers  on  the  group  there  is  a  representative  series  of  North  Ameri- 
can species  and  a  number  of  exotics,  making  altogether  a  most  ex- 
cellent study  collection.  It  is  fortunate  that  the  collection  is  assured 
permanent  preservation  and  the  University  is  very  fortunate  in  the 
acquisition  Prof.  Kellicott  had  nearly  finished,  the  manuscript  of 
a  descriptive  catalogue  of  the  Ohio  Odouata  based  on  this  collection, 
written  especially  for  the  use  of  students.  The  species  not  treated 
in  the  original  manuscript  have  been  covered  by  Mr.  J.  S.  Hine, 
and  the  work  is  being  printed  by  the  Ohio  Academy  of  Sciences. 

HERBERT  OSBORN. 

BULLETIN  15,  Div.  of  Entomology,  U.  S.  Dept.  Ag.,  by  Prof.  F. 
M  Webster,  devoted  to  the  Chinch-bug,  is  a  valuable  contribution 
to  the  literature  on  this  widespread  pest.  Could  its  teachings  be 
thoroughly  distributed  and  heeded  by  the  class  of  farmers  who  suf- 
fer most  froni  the  ravages  of  the  pest  it  would  accomplish  great 
things  Unfortunately  the  farmers  most  needing  it  are  likely  to 
give  it  the  least  attention. 

Asa  study  in  geographical  distribution  it  is  a  valuable  contribu- 
tion to  science  as  it  contains  a  very  complete  presentation  of  Prof. 
Webster's  view  as  to  the  original  habitat  and  lines  of  dispersal  of 
the  insect,  a  view  to  which  he  certainly  brings  a  strong  array  of 
evidence  His  statements  concerning  the  probable  conditions  pro- 
ducing dimorphism  are  perhaps  less  fully  supported,  but  there  is 
here  the  possibility  of  so  many  factors  having  been  operative  that 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  145 

it  is  not  safe  to  be  too  dogmatic.  It  would  seem  most  probable  that 
the  winged  forms  are  the  more  primitive,  and  the  brachypterous 
forms  the  derivatives,  and  while  it  is  possible  that  prairie  fires  may 
have  had  something  to  do  in  preventing-  the  development  of 
brachypterous  races  in  the  west,  I  can  hardly  see  how  they  could  be 
a  primary  factor  since  it  appears  to  me  more  a  matter  of  adaptation 
to  constant  or  inconstant  food  supply. 

His  discussion  of  the  experiments  with  fungous  diseases  of  the 
chinch-bug  and  their  utility  is  very  candid,  and  on  the  whole  ap- 
pears judicious.  He  might  have  cited  numerous  other  experiments 
indicating  the  effect  of  their  use,  none  however,  having  the  cer- 
tainty of  an  experiment  under  absolute  control.as  such  experiments 
are  practically  out  of  the  question  in  a  case  of  this  kind.  With  his 
presentation  and  conclusions  the  practical  farmer  ought  not  to  be 
too  strongly  encouraged  to  expect  immediate  and  complete  relief 
by  this  method  nor  will  he  feel  that  the  method  is  entirely  worth- 
less. HERBERT  OSBORN. 

GERMAN  physiology  isattacking  the  intelligence  of  the  ant.  Pro- 
fessor Bethe,  of  Strasburg,  thinks  he  has  found  a  purely  material 
reason  for  their  recognizing  each  other.  He  cleansed  the  ants  taken 
from  one  hill  in  a  solution  of  alcohol,  dipped  them  in  a  decoction 
made  of  ants  from  another  hill,  and  placed  them  in  thestrange  hill. 
They  were  not  attacked  as  strangers,  even  when  of  different  color 
and  conformation.  On  the  other  hand,  ants  treated  in  this  manner 
when  put  back  in  their  own  hills  were  not  recognized  by  their 
tribe,  but  at  once  attacked  and  killed.  Professor  Bethe  infers  from 
this  that  ants  must  give  out  some  liquid  whose  odor  guides  them 
and  that  each  colony  must  have  its  own  peculiar  smell.— Ban, 
Francisco  Examiner. 

I  NOTE  (to  my  horror;  that  in  the  article  on  Calliphorinae  in 
March  NEWS,  page  63,  I  omitted  one  of  the  most  important  char- 
acters that  defines  the  group. 

Lateral  post  humeral  bristle  situated  laterad  the  prexntnr<il 

GARRY  DE  N.  HOUGH. 

A  TRAP  FOR  COLEOPTERA.  -  As  some  requests  have  been  made  for 
hints  on  collecting,  I  send  the  following  note,  not  remembering  to 
have  *eeu  it  in  print,  and  it  may  be  new  to  some. 

Many  beetles  of  the  family  Siaphyliuidae  seem  to  be  very  fond  of 
the  sap  of  the  buvli,  and  may  be  taken  in  numbers  by  smearing 
leaves  thickly  with  it,  placing  them  in  a  sheltered  place,  preferably 
beside  the  birch  stump,  from  which  the  sap  exudes  and  coverinir 
with  chips  to  keep  out  the  rain. 

Look  sharp  when  you  uncover  the  heip  for  Trichopterygidas  of 
which  there  will  undoubtedly  be  some  specimens,  or  better  still 
throw  the  mass  on  a  sieve  over  white  paper.  Go  over  the  whole 
mass  carefully  and  you  will  have  your  reward. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[May 


After  preparing  the  trap,  let  it  stand  three  or  four  days  or  longer 
if  the  weather  is  had,  and  the  result  will  he  better  than  to  uncover 
too  soon.  D.  B.  YOUNG. 

FITCH'S  COTTON  SCALE  INSECT.—  In  his  3d  report  (Nov.  16,1856), 
Dr.  Asa  Fitch  described  as  Aspidiotus  gossypii  u.  sp.,  a  scale  insect 
occurring  on  a  leaf  of  a  cotton  plant,  Gossipium  relt'giosutn,  sent  to 
him  from  Nicgpo,  China,  by  the  Rev.  M.  8.  Culbertsou  of  the 
Presbyterian  Board  of  Missions.  Dr.  Fitch  described  this  insect 
in  a  gei.eral  way,  comparing  it  to  the  apple  bark  louse.  Signoret 
(Essai,  etc.,  Ann.  Ent,  Soc.,  France,  1870,  p.  109).  quotes  Fitch's  re- 
marks entire,  but  refers  the  insect  to  the  genus  Diaspis. 

In  1895  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Ashmead,  in  an  article  entitled  '  Notes  on 

cotton  insects  found   in  Mississippi"  (Insect  Liie,  vol.  viO,  refers 

(p.  323)  a  species  of  Aleurodes  discovered  by  him  on  cotton  to  the 

insect  named  by  Dr.  Fitch,  and  suggests  that  Dr.  Fitch  had  mis- 

taken a  dried  pupa  of  an  Aleurodes  for  a  coccid  belougirg  to  the 

genus  Aspfdiotus. 

In  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  1895,  p.  157.  Mr.  T.  D.  A,  Cockerell 

protests  against  this  reference  of  Mr.  Ashmead  of  the  insect  to 

Aleurodes,  and  prefers  to  consider  Fitch's  species  as  belonging  to 

the  genius  Chfonaspis,  or  perhaps  Diaspis,  as  suggested  by   Sig- 

noret. 

Fortunately  it  is  now  possible  to  remove  the  obscurity  and  un- 
certainty Ir.therto  attaching  to  Fitch's  insect.  Fitch's  original  type 
specimen,  labelled  in  his  own  handwriting  as  "  Aspidiotus  yossy- 
pii,"  and  answering  to  his  discription,  was  found  in  the  old  Fitch 
collection  in  Philadelphia  by  Mr.  Theo.  Pergande,  and  proves  to 
be  a  single  example  of  the  larval  stage  of  an  Aleurodes.  The  speci- 
men is  now  in  the  collection  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture.  It 
is  interesting  to  discover  that  Mr.  Ashmead's  inference  as  to  the 
relationship  of  the  insect  is  correct,  although  it  is  very  improbable 
that  the  Aleurodes  found  in  Mississippi  is  identical  wTith  the  spe- 
cies occurring  on  cotton  in  China.  As  China  becomes  more  acces- 
sible to  exploration  it  may  be  expected  that  an  Aleurodes  will  be 
found  to  infest  cotton  in  the  province  of  Ningpo  and  probably  else- 
where to  which  Fitch's  name  will  apply. 

C.  L.  MARLATT.  Washington,  D.  C- 

ADALIA  BIPUNCTATA  LINN  ,  and  its  varieties  —Although  the  use- 
less multiplication  of  scientific  names  is  an  impediment  to  the 
student,  it  seems  desirable  that  well  marked  varieties  should  be 
designated  by  a  name.  The  names  of  such  varieties  are  of  course 
subject  to  the  rules  of  priority  and  I  was  therefore  surprised  to  tind 
in  reading  the  interesting  article  "  An  Abnormal  Coccinellid."  by 
A.  F.  Burgess  (Proc.  of  the  Tenth  Ann.  Meeting  of  the  Association 
of  Economic  Entomologists),  that  the  name  A.  humeral  is  of  Say 
seems  to  be  still  in  common  use  among  American  Entomologist-. 
This  should  give  way  to  A.  4-maculata  of  Scopoli,  or  perhaps 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  147 

A.  6-pustulata  of  Linueus.  which  last  differs  only  in  the  presence 
of  an  additional  spot  at  the  tip  of  each  elytron.  Careful  compari- 
son of  specimens  of  A. 4-m-nni'nta  from  England  and  France,  and 
the  description  in  AVeise's  tables  of  European  Coccinelliflae  (Zeit- 
schvift  fur  Entomologie.  Breslau.  1879),  with  our  A  humertifix 
proves  their  identity.  Specimens  in  my  collection  are  from  Wor- 
cester, Southbridge,  Chicopee.  Mass.,  and  Brattleboro,  Vt.  Two 
specimens  collected  by  Dr  Geo.  Dimmock  in  Springfield,  Mass., 
are  of  the  form  A-  6-i>nstnl<it<i. 

I  also  have  a  specimen  with  the  red  humeral  and  apical  spots 
present, but  without  the  merliau  pair  of  spots,  thus  corresponding 
with  the  European  variety,  A.  Xiin<>nf.  of  Weise. 

FREDERICK  KNAB. 


-o- 


Entomological    Litera.tu.re, 


COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVERT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryology 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species.will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HKAVV-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English  ;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain, 
ing  them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French- 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


4.  The  Canadian  Entomologist,  London,  Ont.,  '99.— 5.  Psyche, 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  April,  '99—6.  Journal  of  the  New  York  En- 
tomological Society,  March,  '99.— 8.  The  Entomologist's  Monthly 
Magazine,  April,  '99.— II.  The  Annals  and  Magazine  of  Natural 
History,  London,  March,  '99.— 12.  Comptes  Rendus,  L' Academic 
des  Sciences,  Paris,  March  6, '99.— 21.  The  Entomologist's  Record. 
London,  March  15, '99. —22.  Zoofogischer  Anzeiger,Leipsie,'99.— 35. 
Annales,  Socictc  Entomologiquede  Belgique,  Brussels, xliii. '2, March 
i;. '!>!).—  40.  Societas  Entomologica,Zurich-Hottingen,'99  —51.  Novi- 
tates  Zoologic-fc,  v.  4,  Tring,  England,  Dec.  HI, '98. —60.  Comuni<  M 
ciones,  Museo  Nacioual  de  Buenos  Aires,  i,  2,  Dec.  17,  '98.— 68.  Sci- 
ence, New  York,  '99.— 82.  Centralblatt  fiir  Bakteriologie,  Jena,  '99.- 
84  Insekteu  B<">rse,  Leipsic,  '99.— 87.  RivueScieutitique,  Paris,  '99.— 
102.  Proceedings,  Entomological  Society  of  Washington,  iv.  3.  '!>'.).— 
103  p.  Occasional  Papers,  California  Academy  of  Sciences,  vi,  San 
Francisco,  Feb.  28,  '99.— 104.  Mittheilungen,  Naturhistorisches 


J4S  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

Museum  in  Hamburg,  xv, '98.— 105.  Videuskabelige  Meddelelser, 
Naturhistoriske  Foreniug  i  Kjobeuhavn.  Copenhagen,  '98. — 106. 
Buletinul  Societalii  de  Sciinte  din  Bucarescu,  Eomauia.  vii,  Bucar- 

•est,  '98. 

The  General  Subject.— A  n  o  u.  Gustav  Schoch  [obituary],  portrait, 
84,  March  16.  — B  erg,  C  .  Substitution  of  generic  names,  60  c-— 
Bethune,  C.  J.  S.  The  rise  and  progress  of  entomology  in 
Canada,  Transactions,  Koyal  Society  of  Canada  (2)  iv,  4,  Ottawa, 
'98.— C  ockerell,  T.  D.  A.  Color  in  nature,  68,  March  24  - 
Kunckel  d'Hercnlais.  On  moulting  in  insects  considered 
as  a  means  of  defense  against  animal  or  vegetable  parasites;  special 
roles  oftracheal  and  of  intestinal  moults,  12.— Pauls.  Experi- 
mental zoological  studies  of  Dr.  M.  Staudfuss,  40,  March  15  — 
Poulton,  E.  B.  The  instincts  of  wasps  as  a  problem  in  evo- 
lution, figs.,  Nature,  London,  March  16,  '99.— S  c  h  u  p  p  ,  A.  On 
the  "place-sense"  of  insects,  84,  March  2. — Vire,  A.  The  sub- 
terranean world :  the  blind  animals,  figs.,  87,  Feb.  25. — W  a  1  s  i  n  g- 
h  a  m  .  Transmission  of  natural  history  specimens  abroad  by  sample 
post,  8. 

Economic  Entomology.— An  on.— Abstract  of  recent  publications, 
Experiment  Station  Record,  x,  6.  7.  U.  S-  Dept.  Agriculture, 
Washington,  '99- — Berg,  C.  On  the  enemies  of  the  migra- 
tory locust  (Schistocerca  paranensis  Burm.  [in  Spanish],  60  c. 
— C  lement,  A.  L.  On  a  retarded  escape  from  the  cocoon  of 
Attacus  cynthia,  Bulletin,  Societe  Nationale  de  Acclimatatiou  de 
France,  Paris.  March,  '99. — Levat,  L.  A.  The  disappearance 
of  the  bird  and  the  multiplication  of  the  insect,  87,  March  18. — 
Lounsbury,  C.  P.  Report  of  the  Government  Entomolo- 
gist for  the  year  1897  Cape  of  Good  Hope  Dept.  of  Agriculture. 
Cape  Town,  1898;  Entomology,  figs.,  The  AgriculturalJournal  pub- 
lished by  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  xiv, 
4.  Cape  Town,  Feb.  16, '99.— L  o  w  e,  V.  H.  i.  The  raspberry 
saw-fly,  ii.  Preliminary  notes  on  the  grape-vine  flea  beetle,  7  pis.. 
Bulletin  No.  150.  New  York  Agricultural  Experiment  Station, 
Geneva.  X.  Y.  Dec., '98.  Two  destructive  orchard  insects:  i.  the 
apple-tree  teut-cattei-pillar;  ii.  spraying  experiments  against  the 
spring  canker-worm, figs. ,4  pis.,  Ibid,  Bull.  No. 152. — M  ar  pma  n  u  . 
On  the  occurrence  of  rnites  in  urine,  82,  March  13.-  N  u  t  a  1 1 ,  G  .  H  . 
F  .  The  mosquito-malaria  theory,  82,  March  13,  etc.—  S  a  g  n  i  e  r 
The  San  Jose  scale,  Bulletin  des  seances,  Societe  National  d' Agricul- 
ture de  France,  Paris,  Feb.,  '99.  —  S  m  i  t  h  ,  J  .  B  .  Report  of  the 
Entomological  Department  of  the  New  Jei-sey  Agricultural  College 
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— Hentschel,    E,    Contributions   to    knowledge  ot    spiders' 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  14«» 

eyes,  2  pis.,  Zoologische  Jahrbiicher,  (Abtheil.  Auat.  Outog  )  xii, 
3,  Jena,  Feb.  22,  '99.— K  r  a  e  p  e  1  i  11 ,  K.  New  pedipalpi  and 
scorpions  of  the  Hamburg1  museum,*  104. — Pocock,  R.  I- 
The  geographical  distribution  of  the  Arachnida  of  the  orders  Pedi- 
palpi and  Solifngae,  maps,  Natural  Science,  London,  March,  '99-— 
Soreusen,  "W  .  Arachnida  Groeulandica  ( Acaris  excepta;  [iu 
Danish],*  105.  — S  u  p  i  u  o,  F  .  Considerations  on  the  classifica- 
tion of  the  Ixodes,  Atti,  Societa  Veneto-Trentina  di  Scieuze  Natu- 
rali,  (2),  iii  2,  Padua,  '!)9. 

Myriopoda.— C  o  o  k,    O.    F.      The  Diplopod  family  Strinriidae,* 
2  pis.,  Proceedings,  U.  S.  National  Museum,  No.  1109.  Washington 
'99;  African   Diplopoda    of   the    family   Gomphodesmidae,  7   pis., 
Ibid  .  No.  1170,  "99.— S  i  1  v  e  s  t  r  i,   P  ,    New  Argentine  Geophiloi- 
dea  [in  Latin]  60  c. 

Thysanura.—  S  i  1  v  e  s  t  r  i  ,  F  .—First  notice  on  the  Argentine 
Thysauura  [in  Spanish],  60  c. 

Orthoptera.—  v  .  B  r  u  n  u  ,  M  .  Parthenogenesis  in  Phasmidae 
observed  by  a  transmarine  merchant,  104. — B  u  r  r  .  M  .  On  the  ab- 
breviation of  organs  of  flight  in  Orthoptera,  21.— M  c  N  e  i  1  1 ,  J . 
Notes  on  Arkansas  Truxalina1.*  4,  March  :  Arkansas  Melauopli,  ii,* 
5. — S  c  u  d  d  e  r  ,  S  .  H.  The  Orthopteran  genus  Schistocerca* 
Proceeding's,  American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  xxxiv,  15, 
Boston,  '99;  Supplement  to  a  revision  of  the  Melauopli,*  3  pis. .Pro- 
ceedings, Davenport  [Iowa]  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  vii,  '99. 

Neuroptera.—  B  a  n  k  s  ,  N.  A  classification  of  the  North  Ameri- 
can Myrmeleonidse,*  4,  March.— K  e  1  1  o  gg  ,  V.  L.  Mallo- 
phaga  from  birds  of  Panama.  Baja  California  and  Alaska,*  4  pis., 
103  p  — K  e  1  1  o  g  g  ,  V .  L  .  and  C  h  a  p  m  a  n  ,  B  .  L  .— Mal- 
lophaga  from  birds  of  California,*  5  pis.,  103  p.— M  c  L  a  c  h  1  a  n  , 
R.  Notes  on  certain  pahearctic  species  of  the  genus  Hemerobiti*. 
figs.,  8.— S  u  o  d  g  r  a  s  s ,  R .  E  .  The  anatomy  of  the  Mallophaga, 
8  pis  ,  130  p. — Voiuov,  D.  N.  Digestive  epithelium  ot  the 
nymphs  of  ^EiscItHfi,  106;  Physiological  researches  on  the  digestive 
apparatus  aud  the  adipose  tissue  of  Odonate  larva?,  2  pis..  106. 

Hemiptera  — C  o  c  k  e  r  e  1  1 ,  T  .  D  .  A.  A  date-palm  scale  in- 
sect, 68,  March  17.— C  o  c  k  e  r  e  1  1  ,  T.  D.  A.  and  King, 
G.  B.  An  apparently  new  Xecffftiwm  found  on  white  cedar,*  5.— 

D  o  1  b  y  -  T  y  1  e  r  ,  C  •  H  .  Leconfum  hunjuhnii  Douglas  para- 
sitized by  LecatHtbiii*  cockf-rcUi  Ash  mead.  Secondary  parasite 
Holrn/H'lt,'.  n.  sp.,  Ash  in  ,  8.  — H  o  w  a  r  d  ,  L  .  O.  The  odor  of 
Coccidae.  4.  April.— II  u  u  t  e  r,  S.  J.  The  Coccidas  of  Kansas,* 
7  pis  ,  Kansas  University  Quarterly,  viii.,  ],  Lawrence,  Kan.,  Jan., 
'99.- J  o  h  n  s  o  u,  W.  G.  The  odor  of  Coccidic,  4,  April. - 
King,  G.  B.  Two  new  Coccids  from  Bermuda,  5.  — M  o  u - 
tandon,  A.  L.  A  new  form  in  the  genus  Ramitrn,  descrip- 
tion of  a  new  species,  106;  Hemiptera  cryptocerata,  notes  and  de_ 


150  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May 

scriptions  of  new  species,  106.— M  o  n  t  g  o  m  e  r  y  ,  T .  H  . ,  J  r  . 
Chromatin  reduction  in  the  Heraiptera:  a  correction,  22,  Feb.  20. — 
Quaint  a  nee,  A.  L.  New  or  little  known  Aleuroclklae,  ii,* 
figs.,  4,  April. — S  c.h  w  a  r  zr,  E  .  A  .  Note  on  the  Cedrela  Psyl- 
lids  (genus  Freysuila  Alemau),*  102,  March  16. 

Coleoptera.— B  erg,  C  .  Description  of  a  new  genus  of  Cerara- 
bycidae  of  the  Argentine  Republic  [in  Latin],  60  c. — B  o  r  d  a  s 
L.  Anatomy  of  the  anal  glands  of  the  Coleoptera  of  the  tribe 
Brachinina?,  figs.,  22,  Feb  20.— C  hag  no  n,  G-  A  chase  for 
Coleoptera  at  Boucherville.  Le  Naturaliste  Canadien,  Chicoutinii 
Quebec,  Feb.,  '99.— C  h  a  m  p  i  o  n  ,  G  .  C  .  A  list  ot  the  Rhipi- 
dophoridte  and  (Edemeridae  supplementary  to  the  "  Munich"  Cat- 
alogue, 35.— D  i  e  r  c  k  x  ,  F  .  Researches  on  the  defensive  glands 
of  the  bombardier  Carabidae,  12.— F  all.  H.  C  •  Synopsis  of  the 
species  of  Acma?odera  of  America  north  of  Mexico,*  6.— H  e  y  - 
m  o  11  s.  R  .  The  development  of  wings  in  the  larvae  of  Tenebrio 
molitor  L.  (transl?),  21. — Linelll,  M.  L-  Descriptions  of 
some  new  species  of  North  American  heterotnerous  Coleoptera 
[posthumous],*  102,  March  7.— P  1  a  n  e  t ,  L  .  Monographic  essay 
on  the  Coleoptera  of  the  genera  Pseudolucanns  and  Lucanns,  Le 
Naturaliste,  Paris,  March  15,  '99. — S  c  h  e  n  k  1  i  n  g  ,  C  .  On  the 
habits  of  our  Apions,  84,  March  9,  23  —  W  i  c  k  h  a  m  ,  H  .  F  . 
The  Coleoptera  of  Canada :  xxi.  The  Pythidas  of  Ontario  and  Que- 
bec, figs-,  4,  March;  xxxii.,  Supplementary  remarks  to  earlier 
•papers,  figs.,  4,  April. 

Diptera.— K  c  1 1  o  g  g  ,  V.  L.  The  month-parts  of  the  uemato- 
cerous  Diptera,  iii,  figs.,  5.— L  u  n  d  l>  e  c  k  ,  W  .  Diptera  Groen- 
landica,*  figs.,  2  pis-.  105. — Robertson,  E.  H  The  singing- 
fly  [Syrphidas].  Science  Gossip,  London,  April,  '99.— Roths- 
child ,  N  .  C  .  Contributions  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Siphou- 
aptera,  3  pis.,  51. 

Lepidoptera.—  B  e  u  t  e  u  m  ii  1  1  e  r ,  W.  Notes  on  the  American 
forms  of  Enchloe  Hubner,  4.  March.— B  u  1 1  e  r  ,  A  .  G  .  A 
revision  of  the  Pierine  genus  Hiiphinrt,  with  notes  on  the  seasonal 
phases  and  descriptions  of  new  species,  II.— C  h  a  p  m  an,  T  A . 
British  Lepidoptera,  Entomologist,  London,  March.  '99.-  C  o  c  k- 
erel  1,  T.  D.  A.  Notes  on  some  New  Mexico  butterflies,  4, 
March  ;  On  a  synonymic  catalogue  oi  theNorth  American  Rhopalo- 
cera  by  Henry  Skinner, 68,  Mai-ch  10  — D  r  u  c  e  ,  H  .  Descriptions 
of  some  new  species  of  Heterocera  from  Tropical  America,  Africa 
and  the  Eastern  Islands,*  II  — D  y  a  r  ,  H.  G.  On  the  larva?  of 
North  American  Nolidae,  with  descriptions  of  new  species,*  4. 
March  ;  The  life-histories  of  the  New  York  slug-caterpillars,  xviii., 
1  pi. ,6;  Life-history  of  Diphthera  fallax  H.-S. ;  Spathulate  head 
setae  on  the  larva  of  Chamyrls  cerintha  Treits,  5 — Dyar.  H> 
G  -  and  Chapman,  T.  A.  Color  change  in  the  adult  larva 


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of  Scoliopteryx  libatrix,  just  previous  to  pupation,  21. — Fab  re 
J.  H.  Entomological  souvenirs:  i.  The  great  peacock;  ii.  The 
Bombyx  of  the  oak,  Archives  de  iZoologie  Generale  et  Exper- 
imentale,  (3)  vi.  3,  Paris,  '98.— F  i  s  c  h  e  r,  E.  Critical  exper- 
imental researches  on  the  occurrence  per  cent,  of  Vanessa  aberra- 
tions produced  by  intense  cold,  40.  March  1 . — Grote,  A.  R. 
Synonymy  [of  Cochlidionidae,  i  e.,  Limacodidas,  etc.],  4,  March.— 
H  a  n  h  a  m,  A.  W-  A  list  of  Manitoba  moths,  part  ii,  4,  March. 
— H  e  a  t  h  ,  E  .  F  .  Manitoba  butterflies,  4,  April  —H  ever, 
E.  Hybridation  among  Bombycidre.  40,  Dec  15, '98— Kay  e, 
W .  J  .  Collecting  Lepidoptera  in  Trinidad,  21.— v  Linden, 
M  . ,  F  r  i  e  d  e  1 ,  E  .  Are  flying  butterflies  followed  by  birds? 
Naturwissenschaftliche  Wochenschrift,  Berlin,  Feb  5,  19,  '99- 
Mackenzie,J.D.B.F.  A  preliminary  list  of  the  moths  of 
Miramichi  [New  Brunswick],  with  note*  thereon  Proceedings  of 
the  Natural  History  Association  of  Miramichi,  No  1.  Chatham* 
N.  B  ,  1899. — M  o  o  r  e  ,  F  .  Lepidoptera  [udica,  part  xxxv.  Lon- 
don, Lovell  Reeve  &  Co-  1898.  Rec'd  March  13, '99  (Vol  iii,  pp. 
217-232,  pis.  271-278.  Nymphalinte-Limenitiua).— R  o  t  h  s  c  h  i  1  d  , 
W.  ,  and  J  o  r  d  a  u  ,  K.  A  monograph  of  Cha raxes  and  the 
allied  Prionopterous  genera,  11  pis.,  tigs.,  51.  -S  m  i  t  h  ,  J.  B. 
Notes  on  Scotogramma  and  Oncocnemis,  with  descriptions  of  new 
species,*  6;  Description  of  the  gopher  moth,*  4,  April. — 8  tan  cl- 
fuss,  M.  Summary  of  the  temperature  and  hybridation  experi- 
ments hitherto  undertaken  [on  Lepidoptera],  84,  March  16.— 
U  r  e  c  h  ,  F  .  Notice  and  critical  remarks  on  terminology,  and  on 
evolution  of  heat  and  color  in  aberrations  of  Vanessa  to  and  nrtfcat 
produced  by  me,  figs  ,  22.  March  13  —V  e  r  s  o  n  ,  E  .  The  evolu- 
tion of  the  intestinal  tube  in  the  silk  worm,  ii,  Archives  Italieunes 
de  Biologie,  xxx.  3,  Turin,  '98. 

Hymenoptera.— A  s  h  m  e  a  d  ,  W  .  H.  Super-families  in  the  11  y- 
menoptera  and  generic  synopses  of  the  families  Thynuidoe,  Myrmo- 
sidae  and  Mutillidie,  6  — D  o  1  b  y  -  T  y  1  e  r ,  C  .  H  .  See  He 
miptera. — Harrington,  "W .  H.  Six  new  Ottawa  Procto- 
trypidae,  4,  April.—  K  o  k  o  u  y  e  w  ,  N.  On  some  preoccupied 
names  of  Braconidae,  35.  — K  o  n  o  w  ,  F  .  W  •  New  contribution 
to  the  synonymy  of  the  Chalastogastra,  EntomologischeNach  rich  ten, 
Berlin,  March  '99.— P  o  u  1  t  o  u  ,  E  .  B  .  See  the  General  Subject. 
— R  u  d  o  w  .  Some  exotic  bees' buildings,  84.  March  •->:>.  etc.— 
W  a  s  m  a  n  n  ,  E.  Last  its  f«li</  iiinstis  as  a  predatory  ant,  22. 
Feb.  20. 


152  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [May 

DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

At  the  March  meeting-  of  the  Feldmau  Collecting:  Social  held  at 
the  invitation  of  Dr.  Skinner  at  his  residence,  716  N.  20th  Street, 
twelve  members  and  two  visitors  were  present. 

Prof.  J.  B.  Smith  recorded  a  specimen  of  Phengodes  Inticolli* 
from  New  Jersey,  it  being  new  to  the  State. 

He  also  exhibited  a  series  illustrating  the  variation  of  Crocota 
aurantiaca.  They  showed  a  greater  range  of  variation  than  the 
speaker  had  ever  known  in  any  other  species  of  Lepidoptera. 
Knowledge  of  the  life  history  will  be  necessary  in  determining 
whether  one  or  more  species  were  represented. 

Mr.  Liebeck  referred  to  a  previous  communication  on  Plesiobaris 
albilatus  and  stated  he  had  taken  two  specimens  at  Bueua  Vista,  N. 
J.  They  were  beaten  from  the  yellow  daisy. 

Mr  Johnson  showed  hickory  twigs  girdled  in  the  form  ofaspii'al 
by  an  unknown  larva 

Mr  Liebeck  read  a  communication  from  Prof.  Caulder  on  the 
variation  of  Cicindela  scutellaris.  The  two  varieties  C  modesta 
and  C.  r  uy  if rons  occurred  simultaneously,  and  were  taken  in  copu- 
lation at  Warwick,  R  I. 

Prof.  Smith  said  the  varieties  of  this  species  occurred  simul- 
taneously at  Manchester,  N.  J. 

Dr  Skinner  referred  to  the  larg-e  number  of  species  of  lepidop- 
tera,  which  had  been  taken  by  collectors  at  Miami,  Fla.  He  has 
recorded  about  seventy  species  of  diurnal  lepidoptera,  all  taken  in 
about  one  month.  He  showed  two  specimens  of  Papilio  trotfiix. 
from  Allen  Co.,  Fla.,  which  differ  considerably  in  markings  from 
the  typical  form.  He  also  exhibited  Papilio  alia  ska,  a  geog- 
raphical race  of  Papilio  machaon,  a  European  species,  ali<isk<i  oc- 
curring in  Alaska  Other  species  of  Papilio  were  shown,  including 
Pa2)ilio  turnus,  whose  variations  were  pointed  out.  The  same 
speaker  read  a  paper  on  Philadelphia  Entomologists  and  Entomol- 
ogy as  follows : 

"The  'Quaker  City'  has  raised  a  standard  of  entomological 
work  under  which  some  of  our  friends  seem  at  times  restless.  It 
must  be  remembered  that  entomology  is  no  new  thing  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  our  city  was  the  cradle  of  the  study  in  this  country.  The 
father  of  American  Entomology,  Thomas  Say,  was  born  here  in 
1787,  and  in  1812  became  a  member  of  the  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences  of  Philadelphia,  and  'turning-  his  back  on  the  financial 
world  as  it  were,  began  his  entomological  labors  in  earnest.'  Ever 
since  that  time  entomology  has  flourished  and  men  of  mark  have 
made  the  city  famous  as  a  centre  for  the  study-  In  1859  the  first 
Entomological  Society  in  America  was  founded,  and  it  still  flour- 
ishes, along  with  its  sister  organizations,  the  Kutomlogical  Section 
of  the  Academy  and  the  Feldman  Social.  I  said  we  had  raised  a 
standard  of  work  or  technic,  and  perhaps  we  deserve  no  credit  for 


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this  as  we  have  had  the  benefit  of  time  and  the  transmitted  training 
and   experience  of  such    men   as  Say,  Melsheimer.  Haldeman,  Le- 
coute,  Horn.  Fel'iman  and  other  bright  lights  of  Science.     In  addi- 
tion to  all  this  we  have  flue  libraries,  and  a  number  of  the  best 
known  and  oldest  scientific  societies  on  this  continent ;  in  tact  there 
is  an  atmosphere  of  science   which  allows   no  decadence.     We  are 
particular  and  like  to  see  things  done  properly,  aud  when  they  are 
not,  and  our  friends  and  correspondents  complain  that  we  are  fussy 
and  hypercritical,  it  'jars '  us.      If  we  are  lepidopterists  we  like  to 
see  the  scales  on  the  wings  where  nature  has  placed  them  ;    we  like 
to  see  the  color  and  character  of  the  thoracic  hair  of  the    Hesperi- 
da? ;  we  know  that  it  is  an  anatomical   fact  that  butterflies  aud 
moths  each  have  two  antennas ;  we  don't  like  Sphinx  pins  in  Ly- 
casnidse  aud  Lycseua  pins  in   Sphiugida3 ;   we  like  the  specimen 
pinned  through   the  middle  of  the  thorax  and  nowhere  else,  and 
not  at  an  angle  of  45°;  we  like  specimens  symmetrically  spread  at 
the  same  height  on  the  pin  and  with  the  antennae  parallel,  aud  on 
the  same  plane  as  the  costa  of  the  fore-wing ;  we  object  to  pin  labels 
on  specimens  as  big  as  bill  posters;  we  are  never  so  tired  that  we 
can't  write  a  few  numbers  for  specimens,  and  don't  resort  to  the 
very  largest  numbered  calendar  we  can  find  ;  we  are  not  satisfied  to 
know  what  State  an  insect  comes  from,  as  there  is  some  difference  in 
the  character  of  the  country  around  San  Francisco,  the  top  of  Mt. 
Whitney  or  the  Mohave  desert  for  instance  ;  we  are  also  curious  to 
know  whether  our  butterfly  was  taken  Christmas  day  or  the  Fourth 
of  July;  we  do  not  put  specimens  in  the  same  shape  aud  make  of 
papers  that  the  confectioner  uses  for  "  sour  balls  ;  "  we  are  satisfied 
with  one  specimen  in  a  paper,  as  we  lise  a  pair  of  antennae  on  each 
of  them.    As  to  packing  insects  for  transportation,  we  know  some- 
thing about  that,  but  it  is  a  long  story.     We  have  collections  here  in 
the  different  orders  that  should  be  seen  to  be  appreciated  and  col- 
lectors that  are  not  surpassed  anywhere  in  America.    We  are  proud 
of  our  record  aud  can't  lower  our  stand-mi  for  anybody,  and   our 
friends  North,  East,  South  or  West  must  do  as  well  or  drop  out  of 
the  race.     As  to  collectors,  we  have  them  in  almost  every   order, 
and  they  know  their  work  well.    Take  a  trip  with  me  to  the  '  Neck  ' 
or  Anglesea,  and  watch  our  jovial  fellow  member,  H.  W.  W.,  coat 
off',  white  umbrella  in  hand,  beating  for  Coleoptera.     Where  is    his 
equal  as  a  keen  collector,  who  gets  there  in  spite  of  every  obstacle  ? 
Go  with  me  on  a  spring  day  to  Cletneutonand  see  our  friend,  I',  L  , 
taking   in  Pamjthila  metea,  Thecla  niphon,  /Synedd  f/raphica  and 
other  good  things  which,  when  spread,  will  go  in  one  of  the  best 
ordered  collections  in  the  country.     Our  Dipterist  is  an  indefatig- 
able collector  and  finds  new  families  aud  genera  right  across  the 
Delaware.    There  are  few   like   him.     We   have  an    Orthopterist 
and  Hemipterist,  who  is  a  mighty   good  fellow   too,  but  he   won't 
work  very  hard  so  long  as  the  other  people  bring  him  plenty  of 
material  for  study.     In  the  Odonata  we  have  a  collector  of  repute, 


154  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [May 

who  is  leading  in  the  race  in  this  ccmntry,  and  we  predict  that  it 
won't  be  long  before  the  gentleman  will  be  the  leading  authority 
of  the  world  in  his  specialty.  I  must  now  refer  to  'my  youug 
friend,'  as  a  Washington  man  puts  it  -he  is  young  in  years,  but  a 
perfect  terror  on  new  species  of  Hymeuoptera,  which  he  claims,  of 
course,  are  all  good.  We  also  predict  a  great  future  for  him;  he 
may  be  young  in  years  now,  but  will  soon  be  a  grey-beard  in 
science.  We  have  another  lepidopterist  who  finds  any  species  of 
butterfly  in  North  Carolina  you  may  mention,  and  the  object  of  his 
life  is  to  prove  we  have  but  a  single  species  in  America,  and  that  it 
is  found  in  but  one  place  in  the  world,  and  that  place  is  Cranberry. 
It  is  always  customary  to  speak  of  your  neighbors;  what  shall  we 
say  of  our  great  collecting  ground,  Jersey  and  its  State  Entomolo- 
gist? I  said  Slate  Entomologist  It  does  not  follow  that  a  State 
Entomologist  is  necessarily  an  entomologist,  but  Jersey,  is  the  proud 
possess  >r  of  an  entomologist,  and  an  entomologist  is  one  who  has  a 
broad  guage  knowledge  of  insects,  and  also  of  the  economy  of  in- 
sects. The  best  compliment  I  can  pay  our  friend  from  ''Spain''  is 
to  say  that  entomologists  are  scarce.  It  does  not  follow  from  whatl 
have  said  that  these  are  the  only  good  men  we  have  in  the  societies 
mentioned.  Those  to  whom  I  have  alluded  may  be  more  con- 
picuous  by  reason  of  their  fondness  for  the  "  annex  "  or  other  rea- 
sons, but  space  and  time  do  not  permit  me  to  mention  all,  but  they 
are  equally  great."  \VILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Secretary. 


A  mealing  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  was  held  March  23d,  Mr  Laurent,  Director,  pre- 
siding. Eleven  persons  were  present.  Dr  Calvert  stated  that  he 
had  recently  been  studying  some  galls  found  in  the  roots  of  the 
poison  ivy.  Some  of  the  roots  and  galls  were  preserved  in  a  flower 
pot  and  some  were  placed  in  alcohol.  From  these  latter  a  number 
of  dipterous  larvre  were  taken.  Some  of  the  live  galls  were 
opened  and  two  flies  found.  A  living  fly  was  also  reared  from  the 
galls.  There  were  also  found  some  small  Hymeuopterous  insects, 
presumably  Chalcids.  These  were  parasitic  on  the  flies  The  flies 
belong  to  either  Cecidowyia  or  Mycetophilfl..  Mr.  C.  W-  Johnson 
exhibited  specimens  of  the  family  Acroceridae.  All  of  these  insects 
are  extremely  rire,  the  speaker  having  taken  only  but  two  or  three 
specimens.  Very  little  is  known  of  their  life  habits.  Those  known 
are  parasitic  on  spiders  or  their  cocoons.  Dr  Skinner  spoke  ot  the 
possibility  of  flies  carrying  the  ch.olera  bacillus  and  quoted  as  fol- 
lows from  an  article  by  the  late  Dr.  John  A.  Ryder  : 

"  Suppose  a  case;  imagine  a  cholera  victim  upon  street  or  any- 
where else  vomiting;  the  flies  present  are  attracted  and  drink 
until  sated,  and  have  their  feet  and  mouth  parts  wetted  with  the 
vomit  containing  the  germs.  They  then  perhaps  fly  out  in  the 
street,  take  a  place  on  a  horse-car,  ride  several  miles,  dismount,  fly 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL,    NEWS.  155 

into  another  house  "/here  the  family   is  at  dinner  and  contaminate 
the  food  set  before  them  with  the  germs  of  the  cholera  carried   in 
the  mouth  parts  and  feet  ot  the  insects.     Some  of  the  family  sicken 
and  die,  yet  no  one  of  them  will  ever,  perhaps,  suspect  that  the  flies 
may  have  carried  the  germs,  as  supposed  above. for  miles  from  some 
other  case.      The  safeguards  are   to  at  once  clear  away,  disinfect 
with   corrosive  sublimate  solution   or  scald   the  spots  where  the 
vomit  has  been  tin-own,  and  to  be  vigilantin  the  use  of  fly-screens. " 
During  the  civil  war,  Professor  Joseph    Leidy   pointed  out,  with 
beneficient  results,  that  the  common  house-fly  was  instrumental  in 
spreading  the  contagion  of  hospital  gangrene.     The  same  speaker 
stated  that  he  thought  it  probable  that  there  was  in   nature  an 
almost   mathematically  exact  percentage  of  immunity    from  all 
diseases  in  man  and  the  lower  animals.     This  accounts  for  the  fact 
that  many  people  drink  water  contaminated  with  the  bacillus  of 
typhoid  fever  and  do  not  get  the  disease.    In  insects  the  same  idea 
holds  good,  as  a  certain  amount  of  immunity  from  parasitism  pre- 
vents the  destruction   of  the  species.     This   immunity   may   vary 
from  year  to  year,  but  will  probably  average  about  the  same.    Dr. 
John  B.  Smith  said  that  the  general  law  of  immunity  and  parasit- 
ism  was  of  interest  in  economic  entomology,  the  balance  between 
organisms  being  nicely  adjusted,  and  seldom  materially  disturbed. 
The  larva  of  the  moth,Te)'as  oxycoccana,i§  never  parasitized  in  the 
first  brood,  frequently  in  the  second  brood, and  almost  certainly  in 
the  third  brood.     The   life  history  of  the  "Elm  Leat  Beetle"  was 
mentioned,  and  a  statement  made  in  regard  to  the  effect  of  weather 
in  favoring  parasitic  disease  on   this  species.    Mr     Johnson  men- 
tioned the  effect  of  cold  in  driving  away  Heliconius  charttoiinis 
from  the  vicinity  of  St.  Augustine,  Fla.    Mr.  Laurent  exhibited  a 
blown  larva  of  Tolype  velleda,  and  spoke  of  its  wonderful  resem- 
blance io  the  twig  on  which  it  was  found.     He  also  reported  the 
capture  of  a  9  of  Pttmphila  mystic  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philadelphia,  on 
the  5th  of  June.  HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 


The  regular  meeting  of  the  Newark  Entomological  Society  was 
held  Sunday,  March  12th,  Vice  President  Ke-np  presiding,  and  12 
members  present. 

A  series  of  the  genus  Do  tana  and  Crocota  were  exhibited  by  the 
most  ot  the  members  for  study  and  identification. 

Prof.  Smith  exhibited  a  series  ot  Knlxi/tfic  (  CrocoftH,  illustrating 
the  species  found  in  this  territory.  Especial  attention  was  called 
to  the  varieties  of  nurnntfaca  and  the  differences  exhibited,  not 
only  in  the  marking,  but  to  some  extent  in  the  wing  form.  It  wa- 
suggested  that  no  broods  of  the  species  had  ever  been  raised,  and 
that  this  would  give  a  good  chance  for  an  original  piece  of  work 
that  could  be  completed  in  one  season.  The  common  form-  in  his 
experience  are  riilHrinnlario  and  ^/vr/Vf>/v> /.-,•.  which  shade  into  each 


156  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [May 

other  very  gradually.  The  white  spotted  form  he  has  not  taken. 
The  others  bad  in  New  Jersey. 

Mr.  Keartbtt  reported  the  capture  of  Xylina  vmmoda  and  Atiis- 
opterix  pometaria  at  Montclair,  N.  J.,  March  5, 1899. 

Mr.  Augleman  exhibited  a  series  of  the  new  species  Callimor- 
pha  triangulata,  taken  near  Newark,  N.  J.,  in  the  latter  part  of 
June. 

Mr.  Kearfott  remarked  that  he  had  taken  a  specimen  of  the  same 
species  at  Erie,  Pa..  July  18th. 

The  family  Notodontidae  was  selected  for  study  and  comparison 
at  the  next  meet  ing.  Adjourned.  A.  J.  WEIDT. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol  10 


PI.  V 


NEW  LEPIDOPTERA  (Mengel) 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


A  N  I » 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

• 
ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  X. 


JUNE,  1899. 


No.  G. 


CONTENTS : 


Fowler— California  Bees  of  the  Genus 
Nomada ir>7 

Hopping— Some  Notes  on  Coleoptera 
Found  on  Species  of  Ceanothus  1(>2 

Mengel— Four  New  Species  of  Butter- 
flies from  South  America ItiG 

Hancock— The  Castle-Building  Spider 
(  Lycosa  Domifex) ' ItiS 

Banks— New  Myrmeleonidse 170 


Ball— Some  New  Species  of  At  hy.sanus  172 
Ehrmann— Notes  on  Eastern   N.  A. 

Cychrus 174 

Editorial 17ii 

Notes  and  News. 178 

Entomological  Literature 1*2 

Doings  of  Societies isit 

Obituary , I'.IO 

Exchanges i ,  ii 


CALIFORNIA  BELS  OF  THL  GLNUS  NOMADA, 

BY  CARKOLL  FOWLEK,  Berkeley,  Cal. 

Among  the  most  characteristic  of  our  early  spring  bees  are 
those  of  the  genus  Nomada,  which  are  to  be  found  rather 
of  the  University  of  California.  The  species  exhibit  a  great 
deal  of  variation  in  color  and  also  in  the  wing  venation.  The 
latter  character  cannot  be  used  at  all  in  classifying  because  in 
abundantly  upon  our  yellow  wild  tlowers.  This  article  is  based 
upon  a  study  of  the  species  Nomada  in  my  collection  and  that 
the  single  species  hivif/nata,  of  which  we  have  a  large  series- 
all  the  extremes  of  variation  in  the  venation  are  to  be  found. 
The  color  pattern,  although  variable,  seems  to  be  the  most 
reliable  character.  The  following  synopsis  is  an  attempt  at 
the  natural  classification  of  the  species  known  to  me,  with  the 
probable  position  of  the  other  California  species  indicated  in 
foot  notes. 

Bright  yellow  markings  on  blaek  ground,  with  very  little 
brown. 


158  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

Second  abdominal  segment  broadly  yellow  ;  two  large 
yellow  spots  on  metathorax.*  ....  YINNDLA. 

Yellow    on    second   segment   narrowed   or   interrupted  ; 

metathoracic  spots  feeble,  usually  wanting. 
Legs  largely  yellow  ;  fifth  abdominal  segment  almost 

entirely  yellow.     Yellow  band  on  second  abdominal 

segment  not  interrupted. 
Second  joint  of  the  nagellum  slightly  shorter  than  the 

third CIVILIS. 

Second  joint  of  the    nagellum  about   one-third  the 

length  of  the  third RIVALIS. 

Legs  black  with  brown  markings  ;  broad  basal  portion 

of  the  fifth  abdominal  segment  black. 
Yellow  bauds  of  the  abdomen  entire.     .     .     FRAGILIS. 
Yellow  bauds  on  segments  2-4  broadly  interrupted. 

INTERRUPT A. 

Eeddish    brown    and    black,    sometimes   with    pale   yellow 

lateral  markings  on  the  abdomeu. 

Second   abdomiual   segment  with  large  whitish,   lateral 
markings   connected   by  a   narrow,   medially   inter- 
rupted line  near  the  posterior  edge.    .     .    CROTOHII. 
Lateral  markings,  when  present,  yellowish    and   not  exteud- 

iug  medially. 

On  the  sides  of  the  abdominal-segments  a  large  basal 
black  spot  crowding  the  yellow  into  a  narrow  ob- 
lique liue OBLIQUA 

Black  spots  small  or  wanting. 

Broad  base  of  segments  1-4  black.     .     .      OBSCURA. 
Little  or  no  black  on  base  of  segments  1-4. 

Fifth  abdomiual  segment  with  two  yellow  spots 
or  a  baud.f 
Scutellum  sub-bilobate,  with  yellow  spots. 

YIMTA. 


*  Citrina,  edwardsii  and  suavis,  which  are  unknown  lo  me,  also  appear  to  go 
here  Swaz/wdifTers  from  vinnitli  in  that  the  fifth  abdominal  segment  is  entirely 
yellow;  edwzrdsii  from  both  of  these,  in  havinu :  yellow  markings  on  the  disc  of 
the  thorax  ;  and  citrina  from  all  these,  in  that  the  second  joint  of  the  Ilanellnm 
is  shorter  than  the  third. 

t  Opposila  may  be  distinguished  by  its  pale  ferrutrinous  color  from  :•.•'«<  la  and 
lepida,  which  are  dark. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  159 

Seutellum  not  prominent,  black.       LEPIDA. 
No  yellow  on  fifth  segment. 

Thorax  black,  abdomen  reddish. 

MELLIVENTRIS. 
Thorax  and  abdomen  reddish. 

Unicolorous RUBKA. 

Marked  with  black,  abdomen  often  with 
lateral  yellow  spots.        BISK ;\ ATA. 

1.  NOMAD A  YIXXULA  Cress.  Fresno,  Cal.,  May  4,  two 
specimens  collected  upon  MrUlotm  intlicti  Alhambra  and  Po- 
mona, Los  Angeles  county,  June,  five  specimens  (H.  O.  Wood- 
worth).  Previously  recorded  from  Nevada. 

L'.  NOMADA  SUAVIS  Cress.     California.     Unknown  to  me. 

3.  NOMADA  EDWARDSII  Cress.  California.   Unknown  to  me. 

4.  NOMADA  CITRIXA  Cress.     California.     Unknown  to  me. 

5.  NOMAD  A   CIVILIS  Cress.     Berkeley,  Cal.  (H.  O.  Wood- 
worth),  March  28.    Four   males,   collected    upon    Eanuin-uliix 
I'ltliforniea  and  Br<i **!<•«  cn.HiiH'xtris.     Previously  recorded  from 
Colorado. 

6.  NOMADA  RIVALIS  Cress.     Berkeley,  Cal.  (H.  O.  Wood- 
worth),  April  18.     Two  males. 

7.  NOMAD  A  FLAVIPE?  Prov.    Los  Angeles,  Cal.     Unknown 
to  me. 

8.  NOMADA  FRAGILIS  Cress.    Berkeley,  Cal.,  May  19.    One 
male.     Previously  recorded  from  Colorado. 

9.  NOMADA  INTKRRUPTA,   U.  Sp. 

7.5  mm.  Black,  abdomen  with  interrupted  yellow  bauds. 

Head  black,  densely  punctured,  clothed  with  thin,  brown- 
ish pubescence  ;  lower  anterior  orbits,  anterior  margin  of  the 
clypeus,  labruui  and  mandibles  (except  tips)  yellow  ;  anten- 
na- black  above,  brown  beneath,  third  joint  about  half  the 
length  of  the  fourth.  Thorax  black,  immaculate,  clothed  with 
thin  brownish  pubescence;  legs  black,  anterior  trochanters  at 
apex,  their  femora  and  tibia  beneath  and  at  apex,  the  inter- 
mediate femora  on  apical  portion  beneath  and  at  apex,  the 
posterior  femora  and  tibia  at  their  apices,  and  the  tarsi 
(excepting  the  posterior  metatarsi)  yellow  ;  the  claws  are 
black.  Abdomen  black,  with  very  short,  thin,  pale  pubes- 
cence, longer  on  apical  segment  ;  tirst  segment  with  a  --mall 
yellow  spol  on  each  side,  the  remaining  segments  with  yellou 


160  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Jvme 

bands  broadly  interrupted  on  the  middle  of  2-4  and  nar- 
rowly on  5  ;  a  small  black  spot  near  the  lateral  apical  margins 
of  segments  4-5.  Ventor  yellow,  with  irregular  black  mark- 
ings. 

Habitat,  Berkeley,  Cal.  (H.  O.  Wood  worth),  March  16. 
One  specimen. 

10.  NOMADA  CROTCHII  Cress.  San  Mateo,  Cal.,  April  13. 
One  specimen. 

11.    NOMADA  OBLIQUA,   n.   Sp. 

7  mm.     Small,  black,  with  brownish  abdomen. 

$  Head  black,  densely  punctured,  clothed  with  white 
pubescence,  thin  on  vertex ;  the  lower  anterior  and  posterior 
orbits,  the  anterior  margin  of  the  clypeus  and  mandibles  (ex- 
cept tips)  yellow ;  nagellum  black  above,  brown  beneath, 
second  joint  nearly  as  long  as  third.  Thorax  black,  immacu- 
late, densely  and  finely  punctured,  clothed  with  white  pubes- 
cence, thin  and  short  on  nietathorax ;  wings  dusky  on  narrow 
apical  margins;  legs  black,  with  short  white  pubescence, 
longer  on  anterior  and  intermediate  femora  behind ;  anterior 
femora  in  front  and  behind  yellow,  above  and  beneath  black  ; 
intermediate  and  posterior  femora  with  a  little  yellow  on  the 
apical  portion  beneath ;  all  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  yellow  beneath, 
obscurely  so  in  the  posterior  pair.  Abdomen  smutty  red, 
pale  on  apical  segments,  clothed  with  thin  white  pubescence, 
rather  long  and  thick  on  apical  segments ;  the  first  segment  is 
black  except  a  narrow  subapical  reddish  line;  the  apical  mar 
gin  of  the  second,  a  subapical  line  on  the  third,  and  the  base 
of  the  remaining  segments  black ;  the  sides  of  segments  3-4, 
with  a  large  black  spot,  following  which  is  an  elongate, 
oblique  yellow  spot.  Venter  black ;  segments  2-5  with  yellow 
or  reddish  bands,  more  or  less  interrupted  laterally  by  large 
black  or  brown  spots,  which  are  usually  continent  with  the 
basal  black  of  the  segments. 

Habitat,  Berkeley,  Cal.  (H.  O.  Woodworth),  March  2S  to 
April  12.  Two  specimens,  collected  upon  l\i<int>tctiln*  <-<tH/<»-- 
nica. 

12.    NOMADA   OBSCURA,    11.  Sp. 

7.5  mm.     Black,  abdomen  with  dull  red  bands. 
r?  Head  black,  densely  punctured,  clothed  with  pale  pubes- 
cence, thin  on  vertex  ;  lower  corners  of  the  face,  narrow  ante- 


1899] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


rior  margin  of  the  clypeus,  labrum  and  mandibles  (except 
tips)  yellow;  flagellum  dull  red,  with  a  black  line  above, 
second  joint  about  half  the  length  of  the  third.  Thorax  black, 
immaculate,  opaque,  densely  punctured,  clothed  with  white 
pubescence,  rather  thin  above  and  dense  beneath  ;  wings  hya- 
lin,  faintly  dusky  at  tips  ;  legs  black  ;  underside  of  the  fem- 
ora and  tibia?  of  the  anterior  and  intermediate  legs,  the  tips  of 
all  the  tibia?,  the  anterior  tarsi,  the  middle  and  posterior 
metatarsi  and  the  apical  portion  of  the  succeeding  joints  yel- 
low. Abdomen  black,  opaque,  finely  punctured,  clothed  with 
short  griseous  pubescence,  longest  on  apical  segments  ;  the 
apical  margins  of  the  segments  are  dull  reddish  brown.  Venter 
dull  red,  the  apical  segment  and  the  basal  portion  of  the  first 
black  ;  the  broad  apical  margins  of  the  other  ventral  segments 
dusky,  merging  into  large  dark  spots  on  the  lateral  portion. 
Habitat,  Berkeley,  Cal.,  March  18.  One  specimen,  col- 
lected upon  Itaitiiiinifiix  ciilifornica. 

13.  XOMADA  opposiTA  Cress.     California.     Unknown  to  me. 

14.  NOMADA  VINCTA  Say.     Berkeley,  Cal,  May.     Two  speci- 
mens.    Previously  recorded   from  the  Eastern,  Middle   and 

Western  States. 

15.  XOMADA  LEPIDA  Cress.     Berkeley,  Cal.,  February,  March 

and  April.  Twenty-six  males,  collected  upon  Ranunculus 
calif  or  a  icd  and  Bra^ica  rtnnpcfffrix.  Many  of  these  specimens 
have  the  scape  entirely  black  instead  of  yellow  in  front,  and 
the  legs  generally  have  more  black  than  Cresson's  type.  Pre- 
viously recorded  from  Colorado,  Illinois  and  Texas. 

16.    XOMADA  MELLIVENTRIS  CreSS. 

9  Differs  from  the  male  in  that  the  pubescence  on  the  fact- 
is  much  shorter;  the  third  joint  of  the  antenme  is  about  one- 

half  the  length  of  the  fourth. 

In  all  of  my  specimens  the  first  segment  of  the  abdomen  is 

black  at  the  extreme  base,  both  above  and  beneath,  the  two 
black  spots  mentioned  by  Cresson  sometimes  fusing  with  this. 
Sometimes  there  is  a  little  black  on  the  apical  margins  of 
segments  2-4. 

Berkeley,  Cal.,  March  15  to  April  18.  Ten  specimens,  col- 
lected upon  liraxx'n-a  cdiiijKxfrix  and  liannn<-nhix  raiifontica. 

17.  XOMADA  RUBRA  Prov.     Fresno,  Cal.  (H.  O.  Woodworth), 

April  28.  Six  females  collected  upon  Ewhwholl-Ja  calif  or  n'n-a 
and 


162  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

18.  XOMADA  BISIGXATA  Say.  Berkeley,  Cal.,  March  15  to 
April  1.3.  Thirty-six  specimens,  collected  upon  Raniniculiix 
calif ormca. 

Var.  RUBRICA  Prov.  Berkeley  and  Visalia,  Cal.,  March, 
May,  June.  Seven  specimens,  agreeing  quite  well  with  Pro- 
rancher's  description,  but  seeni  to  be  distinctly  a  variety  of 
bisignata. 

-0 

SGML  NOTES  ON  COLEOPTERA  FOUND  ON  SPECIES  OF 

CEANOTHUS. 

• 

BY  EALPH  HOPPING,  Kaweah,  Cal. 

The  following  list  of  Coleoptera  has  been  formed  from  speci- 
mens collected  during  the  past  three  years,  1896-7-S,  on  the 
various  species  of  Ceanotlius  found  on  the  Kaweah  river  and 
tributaries,  in  Tulare  county,  California. 

The  species  of  Ceauot/nix  are  hard  to  distinguish  ;  and,  as 
many  of  these  beetles  are  found  on  nearly  all  of  the  species 
when  in  flower,  I  have  not  tried  to  separate  them. 

Geanotlni*  is  one  of  our  prettiest  flowering  shrubs,  varying 
from  two  to  three  feet  at  an  elevation  of  7,000  feet  to  eight 
and  nine  feet  at  an  elevation  of  1,000  feet.  The  flowers  are 
generally  white,  but  on  one  species  they  are  pale  blue.  Ceano- 
thii*  is  variously  known  as  ironwood,  blue  brush,  deer  brush, 
buck  brush,  snow  brush,  etc.,  and  is  generally  one  of  the 
.species  that  goes  to  form  chaparral .  The  species  found  in  this 
vicinity  are  Ceanotlius  cot'tlnlatna,  C.  cuitcatitx,  C.  diraricatiin, 
C.  diversifolitis  and  C.  pdrpifolhts.  C.  ciiiiciifus,  although 
abundantly  flowering,  forms  an  exception,  as  beetles  are  not 
found  on  the  flowers,  but  only  on  the  leaves.  I  have  found 
some  curious  color  variation,  due  to  difference  in  elevation, 
which  is  from  1,000  to  7,000  feet. 

This  list  is  not  considered  complete,  as  I  have  several  unde- 
termined species,  and  many  will,  no  doubt,  be  added  by  fur- 
ther collecting. 

I  have  to  thank  Mr.  Liebeck  for  many  of  my  determina- 
tions and  much  help. 

um  scuta tn»i  Fauv. — Very  common  at  an  elevation 
of  4,000  to  6,000  feet. 


1899] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


A^.thohhnn  (turijlnnin  Fauv.  —  Found  with  saltation.    These  two 

species  are  found  in  the  flowers  in  immense  numbers. 
ExoclioiHiix  marginipennis  Lee.  —  Rare  ;  from  1  ,000  to  3,000  feet  ; 

on  the  leaves. 

Anthrenm  scrophularice  Linn.  —  Common    from  1,000    to   6,000 

feet.     At  1,000  feet  this  species  has  a  white  saddle  mark- 

ing- on  the  elytra,  but  the  specimens  taken  from  4,000  to 

6,000  feet  are  like  our  pretty  little  eastern  specimens. 

AntlircHii*  w/vVv  Fabr.  —  Very    common   from   1,000  to  7,000 

feet,  but  varying  much  in  size. 
Cryptorhopdlwm    a  picnic-   Maun.  —  Xot  common;  1,000  feet    to 

3,000.     Found  with  the  following  species  : 
OrphiliiH  f/labrutiiK  Fabr.  —  A  very  common  species  at  1,000  feet, 

but  becoming-  rarer  as  the  elevation  increases. 
Gnjnwhdrix  pilosida  Cr.  —  Common  from  1,000  to  4,000  feet. 
A  black  variety  is  found  with  this,  although  not  common. 
The  black  variety  seems  to  be  more  plentiful  as  the  eleva- 
tion increase^. 

Mncropogim  Ic^nccipnmix  Mots.  —  Very  rare.  My  one  specimen 
is  an  odd  color  variation,  the  anterior  part  of  the  elytra 
being  reddish,  the  rest  black.  Typical  specimens  are  a 
pale  color.  My  specimen  was  taken  at  an  elevation  of 
4.000  feet. 

<'iir<linplion(8  fcnestratns  Lee.  —  Rare.  I  have  taken  but  eight 
specimens  in  eight  years,  at  1,000  to  2,000  feet. 

x  Mots.  —  K"ot  common  ;  1,000  to  5,000  feet. 
(  'and.  —  Very  common,  but  most  common 
at  .'5,  000  and  4,000  feet. 

tix  Lee.  —  Rare;  found  with  Sericosomus  jlampennis 
Mots. 

Athoii*  (t.rilhn-ix  Horn.  —  Very  rare  ;  4,000  feet. 
ScriroMHinix  Jl<iripcnnis   M.ots.—  Very  common  ;   from  1,000  to 
7,000   feet.     Rarely  varies,  although   sometimes  a  black 
specimen  is  found. 
Perot  Imp*  iritticki   Lee.  —  Very  rare.     One   specimen    at    4,000 

feet. 

Ant/in.  rin  ih'ti'ta  Lee.  —  Very  rare.  Have  found  but  three  speci- 
mens at  7,000  feet. 

i'ti  ])l((f/i(ttic(iinl<i  Horn.  —  Rare.     Have  but  three  speci- 
mens, taken  at  4,000  feet. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

Acmceodera  mariposa  Horn. — Very  rare,  having  taken  but  one 

example. 
Acmceodera  dohrnii  Horn. — One  specimen,  doubtfully  referred 

to  this  species,  was  taken  with  the  above. 
Podabrus  eavicollis  Lee. — Common  from  1,000  to  4,000  feet. 
Malachius  thevenetii   Horn. — Not   common  ;  found  from   1,000 

to  5,000  feet. 
Malachius  macer   Horn. — A  very  common  beetle,    not   often 

found  on  Ceanothus,  but  generally  on  a  small  Boer  la. 
Malachius  mixtus  Horn. — Very  common,  but,  like  the  above. 

not  often  found  on  Ceanothus. 
Microlipm  laticsps  Lee. — Very  rare.     Found  on  leaves  at  1,000 

feet. 

List r us  interruptm  Lee. — Common  from  1,000  to  5,000  feet. 
Listrus  difficiUs  Lee. — Very  common ;  found  same  as  the  above. 
Trichodes  ornatus  Say. — Common  at  all  elevations. 
Hoplia  callipyge  Lee. — Our  common  rose  beetle,  but  often  found 

on  the  flowers  of  Ceanothus. 
Dichelonyclia  truncata  Lee. — Rare.     Found  from  1,000  to  4,000 

feet. 
Poecilobrium  clialybccum   Lee. — Not     common.     Found    from 

1,000  to  5,000  feet. 

Cattimus  cyanipennis  Lee. — Common  from  1,000  to  3,000  feet. 
CaUimus  ruficottix  Lee. — Common  from  1,000  to  5,000  feet. 
Callimoxys  fuscipennis  Lee.     Very  common  from  1,000  to  6,000 

feet. 

dlijitiH  lanifer  Lee. — Not  rare.     Found  from  5,000  to  7,000  feet. 
Acmwops  longlcornls  Kirby. — Rare.     I  have  three  specimens. 

Strangalia  deUcata  Lee. — Common  at  1,000  feet,  but  becoming- 
rarer  at  higher  elevations. 

Leptura  laetifica  Lee. — Rare.     Found  from  5,000  to  7,000  feet. 

Leptura,  n.  sp. — Found  with  hietijica  and  closely  resembling  it, 
the  most  conspicuous  difference  being  in  the  color  of  the 
legs,  which  are  red.  while  in  laetifica  they  seem  to  be  in- 
variably black. 

Leptura  sanguined  Lee. — Found  with  the  above  two  species. 
These  are  all  rather  rare  beetles. 

Leptura  molybdica  Lee. — Common.  This  species  at  from  .1,000 
to  2,000  feet  is  evidently  the  typical  form  with  red  epau- 


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lettes,  hut  at   7,000  feet  this  beetle  is  invariably  a  dark 
blue  all  over. 
Pachybrachys   mclanoxticliix  Suffr.  —  Not   common.     Found  on 

the  leaves  from  1,000  to  5,000  feet. 

Pachybrachys  Instrans  Lee.  —  Not  common.     I  have  found  three 
varieties  of  this  at  4,000  feet. 

n;x  *  uiviri  L33.  —  Not  C3in;n  m.     Like  the  above,  found  on 
the  leaves,  from  :;,()(»()  to  5,000  feet. 

forj/imtiix  Leo.  —  Common  at  ahout  5,000  feet. 

melxlifiincri   Cr.  —  Not    common,    at  4,000   feet. 
Found  on  the  leaves. 

Odontota    cdlifornicd     Horn.      Found    with    the   al>ove.     Not 
common. 

gracilia'Le.c.  —  Common.  Found  from  1,000  to  4,000 

feet. 

opaca  Lee.  —  Common  from  1,000  to  5,000  feet. 
Isomira  discolor  IJQC.  —  One  of  the  commonest  beetles  from  1,000 

to  7,000  feet, 
Asclcra  discolor   Lee.  —  Found   in  limited  numbers  at  4,000  to 

5,000  feet. 
Annxpi*  atra   Lee.  —  Found  in  great  quantities  from   1,000  to 

6,000  feet. 

Anaspix  collar  is  Lee,  —  Rare;  4,000  feet. 

Mordelld  scuMlaritt  Fabr.  —  Common  from  1,000  to  3,000   feet. 
Corphyra   punctnlata    Lee  —  Found  from   1,000   to    7,000    feet. 

Common.     From  1,000  to  4,000  feet  this  beetle  is  of  a 

straw  color,  and  much  smaller  than  the  Alpine  varietv  , 

the  elytra  of  which  are  a  shining  black. 
<  \mtfiaris  xti/f/ica   Lee.  —  Common.     At  1,000  feet  this  is  not 

found  on  Ceanothux,   and  is  a  vivid  green,  hut  at  3,000  to 

6,000  feet  is  a  uniform  dark  blue. 

In  the  four  species  where  I  have  noted  color  variation  in  the 
foot-hill  and  Alpine  specimens  I  have  not  found  any  that  were 
intermediate. 

From  the  number  of  determinations  by  Dr.  LeConte,  his 
specimens  must  have  been  collected  on  Ccanothux,  as  many  of 
these  species  are  found  nowhere  else. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

FOUR  NEW  SPECIES  OF  BUITERFLILS   FROM  SOUTH 

AMERICA. 

LEVI  W.  MENGEL,  Beading,  Pa. 

(See  Plate.) 

Eplphile  Zipa,  sp.  nov.  Expanse  about  2  in.  Upper  side 
of  superior  wings  orange  and  dark  brown.  The  orange  dark- 
ens at  base  of  wings  to  light  brown  ;  otherwise  uniform.  The 
orange  extends  half  way  to  the  apex,  along  the  anterior  mar- 
gin ;  from  the  base  along  the  sub-median  nervure  almost  to 
the  inner  angle  and  thence  diagonally  across  the  wing  to  the 
costa.  The  orange  thus  makes  a  large  triangular  patch,  al- 
most surrounded  by  brown.  The  remainder  of  the  superiors 
brown,  uniform,  with  the  exception  of  a  strongly  marked 
white  spot  near  the  apex.  The  inferiors  are  a  rich  blue,  fad- 
ing to  brown  along  the  interior  and  exterior  margins.  There 
are  two  very  light  blue  spots  in  the  median  nervures.  Along 
the  anterior  margin,  half  way  to  the  apex,  is  an  orange  diffu- 
sion fading  to  brown,  along  the  sub-costal  nervure. 

Under  side  of  superiors  very  much  paler  than  above,  the 
orange  changing  to  yellow,  darker  near  base  and  extending 
along  the  sub-median  nervure  almost  to  the  exterior  margin. 
Eemaiuiug  portion  of  wing  very  light  brown,  with  a  blue 
black  ocellus,  surrounded  by  a  yellow  edge,  near  apical  angle. 
The  ocellus  is  surmounted  by  a  decided  white  spot.  Inferiors 
pale  brown,  changing  to  light  reddish  brown  along  the  irmer 
and  exterior  margins.  A  row  of  well-marked  ocelli  extends 
along  margin.  A  triangular  silvery  yellow  spot  on  the  costa 
extends  almost  to  discoidal  cell,  with  the  apex  of  the  triangle 
pointing  downward. 

Habitat  :  Neiva,  Tolima,  U.  S.  Columbia. 

Archonias  xeque,  sp.  nov.  Expanse  l.i;  in.  Ground  of  su- 
periors dark,  nearly  black,  with  a  row  of  well-marked  white 
spots  running  from  the  apex  to  the  inner  margin,  midway  be- 
tween the  base  and  the  inner  angle.  Al.so  a  row  of  smaller 
white  spots  running  parallel  to  the  exterior  margin,  with  a 
few  white  dashes  near  the  apex.  Base  of  inferiors  black,  with 
a  bar  of  spots  extending  from  anterior  margin  two-third* 
across  the  wing  towards  the  inner  margin.  The  upper  part  of 
this  bar  is  white,  while  the  remaining  portion,  including  part 


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in  cell,  is  deep  orange.  The  exterior  parts  are  black,  though 
not  so  intense  as  the  base.  A  row  of  decided  white  spots  runs 
parallel  to  the  exterior  margin.  There  are  a  few  faint  whitish 
dashes  on  the  margin.  Interior  margin,  white. 

Under  parts  of  superiors,  general  ground  work  black,  the 
diagonal  row  of  white  spots  of  upper  side  showing  through 
wing.  The  exterior  margin  is  covered  with  a  row  of  arrow- 
shaped  luuules,  which  are  yellow  at  apex,  changing  to  white 
at  inner  margin.  Under  parts  of  inferiors  yellow,  with  black 
diffusion,  near  base.  A  serrated  black  line  extends  from 
apex  to  inner  angle,  making  a  number  of  toothed  or  arrow- 
shaped  markings  along  the  margin.  The  uervures  run  to  the 
apices  of  these  marks.  Body  above  and  below  black,  with 
abdomen  yellow. 

This  species  is  nearest  to  .-1.  chri/*<>/<>i>li<iini.  Stgr.,  on  upper- 
surface,  but  differs  entirely  in  the  arrangement  of  the  white 
row  of  spot*  on  the  superior*,  while  the  bar  of  the  inferiors  is 
lemon  yellow,  no  white  being  present,  as  in  A.  .«'(/n<-.  The 
under  side  of  r/tri/H<>?<>j>h<iim  is  white,  with  only  a  few  dashes  of 
lemon  yellow  along  the  veins. 

The  under  side  of  .4.  .r^/m-  more  closely  resembles  the  under 
side  of  A.  toca,  Doubl.,  than  ehrysolophana,  but  is  again  inde- 
scribably different,  while  the  upper  sides  of  both  wings  in 
toca  are  solid  white,  no  yellow  or  orange  being  present. 

Described  from  examples  in  collection  of  Dr.  H.  Strecker 
and  the  author. 

Habitat  :  Xeiva,  Tolima,  U.  S.  Columbia. 

M>  xi  win  in  i/<ijxn'<>(/<>x<t,  sp.  uov.  Expanse  Is  in.  Superiors 
greenish  blue,  with  black  apices  ;  black  extending  to  inner 
margin.  A  bar  of  white  extends  from  the  costa  half  way 
across  the  wing,  fading  into  blue.  Inside  the  white  bar  a 
band  of  black  passes  across  the  wing  to  inner  margin.  A  large 
circular  black  spot  cover*  part  of  the  discoidal  cell,  extending, 
however,  partly  beyond.  This  spot  is  half  wa\  bet  ween  the 
base  and  the  apex.  One-third  the  extent  of  the  wing,  away 
from  the  base,  another  black  line  extends  from  costa  to  inner 
margin.  Inferiors  blue,  same  *hade  a*  superiors,  with  black 
margins  extending  ([iiite  to  inner  angle.  Two  black  bars  p:io 
from  interior  margin,  meeting  at  inner  angle,  enclosing  a  ere* 
cent  of  blue.  Inner  margin  brown. 


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Lower  part  of  superiors  grey  brown,  with  white  bar  extend 
ing  entirely  across  the  wing.  Black  spot  of  upper  side  ap- 
pears enclosed  in  oval  of  brown.  A  second  oval  baud  enclose 
the  first.  Lower  part  of  inferiors  generally  brown,  becoming 
paler  towards  exterior  margins.  Wing  traversed  by  band  of 
dark  brown,  extending  from  costa  to  inner  angle,  across  middle 
of  wing.  Several  paler  bauds  mark  wing  along  onter  margin. 
A  black  spot  appears  in  discoidal  cell. 

^^.  yaparogosa  is  nearest  to  M.  lamachm.  Hew.,  differing  in 
color  and  the  arrangement  of  bars  of  upper  surface.  The  white 
bar  is  also  absent  in  lauiachus.  On  the  under  side  the  ar- 
rangement is  totally  different,  besides  the  absence  of  a  white 
bar  in  laniachus.  Lamachus  also  has  several  ocelli  and  spots 
on  under  surface  of  superiors,  while  the  brown  ovals  are 
absent . 

Habitat :  Xeiva,  Tolima,  U.  S.  Columbia. 

Siseme  nigrescens,  sp.  nov.  Expands  1  3-16  in.  Upper  side 
of  both  wings  black.  On  the  superior  wing  a  bar  of  very  faint 
white  spots  extend  from  costa  to  inner  margin.  Another  bar 
of  the  same  faint  marks  runs  parallel  to  outer  margin.  In- 
feriors marked  with  two  red  spots  near  inner  angle.  Under 
parts  of  superiors  black,  with  faint  marks  of  upper  side  devel- 
oped into  well-marked  white  bars,  the  exterior  row  being 
made  of  separate  spots,  while  the  inner  bar  is  solid.  Base  and 
inner  margin  of  inferiors  blue  grey  suffusion,  passing  to  black . 
A  decided  white  bar  traverses  the  wing  from  the  anterior  mar 
gion  almost  to  inner  angle,  while  a  row  of  faint  spots,  grey  in 
color,  runs  parallel  to  outer  margin.  Two  red  spots  near  inner 
angle.  Exterior  margin  tipped  with  white.  Body  above 
and  beneath  black,  with  abdomen  grey. 

Under  parts]  resemble  8.  caudal  is,  Bates,  from  which,  how 
ever,  it  differs  entirely. 

Habitat :  Neiva,  Tolima,  U.  S.  Columbia. 

THE.  CASTLE-BUILDING  SP1DLR    LYCOSA  D0MIFEX) 

BY  J.   L.  HANCOCK. 

The  length  of  the  adult  female  spider  varies  from  sixteen  to 
twenty-one  millimeters  (approximating  three-quarters  of  an 
inch).  Using  the  largest  of  these  for  a  type  specimen,  the 
width  of  the  abdomen  is  eight  ;  the  cephalothorax  is  nine  in 


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length,  seven  iu  width  and  four  and  a  half  millimeters  in 
height.  The  cephalothorax,  or  forward  part  of  the  body,  is  dark 
grayish  brown,  with  a  lighter  yellowish  wedge-shaped  baud  in 
the  middle,  extending  nearly  the  entire  length  ;  in  old  speci- 
mens the  whole  he.vd  portion  is  nearly  uniform  light,  gray  .  The 
middle  pair  of  eyes  (for  there  are  three  rows)  are  encircled  with 
yellow  hair,  the  extreme  front  being  of  the  same  color.  The  ab- 
domen in  old  specimens  is  yellowish  brown,  obscurely  marked. 
A  median  narrow  dark  baud,  visible  for  nearly  the  first  half, 
joins  a  darker  facing  in  front  and  gives  off  laterally  a  diagonal 
stripe,  followed  with  a  lighter  interrupted  stripe  in  the  same 
direction  ;  the  middle  baud  shades  imperceptibly  behind,  with 
a  broad,  indistinct  baud  covering  the  whole  remaining  upper 
surface,  becoming  narrower  and  terminating  at  a  point  at  the 
end  of  the  abdomen  ;  frequently  this  band  shows  indications 
of  being  divided  transversely  by  tive  faint  dark  yellow  thiu 
stripes  ;  its  lateral  margins  are  circumscribed  by  lighter  spaces 
between  the  almost  obscured  stripes.  Specimens  just  arriving 
at  maturity  have  the  abdomen  a  rich,  dark  brown  ;  the  nar- 
row stripe  in  front  on  the  abdomen  is  lighter,  the  broad  baud 
is  wanting  ;  five  thin,  transverse  yellowish  gray  stripes  divide 
the  abdomen  backwards,  commencing  with  the  most  conspicu- 
ous one  a  little  in  advance  of  the  middle.  The  abdomen  often 
appears  very  dark  at  first  glance,  the  markings  upon  it  not  being- 
apparent.  In  the  adult  underneath  the  abdomen  is  pinkish 
yelloAv,  the  sternum  is  light  and  the  lip  darker.  The  legs  in- 
crease slightly  in  thickness,  also  becoming  lighter  colored  from 
the  fourth  to  the  first  pair  ;  the  first  legs  are  light  gray,  yel- 
lowish toward  the  body,  densely  clothed  with  a  few  scattered 
long  dark  hairs,  and  the  hind  legs  are  dark  or  yellow,  with 
black  isli  spines.  The  first  and  second  legs  have  the  last  three 
joints  —  tibia,  metatarsus  and  tarsus  —  black  beneath  ;  near  the 
body  these  legs  are  lighter,  the  femurs  are  yellowish  olive. 
The  mandibles  are  covered  with  yellow  hair  on  the  front. 

I  have  recently  examined  a  male  specimen  of  /,//rosv/  ///W//V.r. 
Marx,  kindly  sent  to  me  by  Mr.  Xathan  Hanks.  The  speci- 
men, I  am  informed,  has  similar  castle-building  habits  such 
as  described  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  XHWS,  February,  ls«>9.  The 
type  of  n/V'7'  .'  has  not  been  recovered  in  the  Marx  collection, 
but  Mr.  Banks  sent  rue  the  above  specimen,  taking  it  to  be 


170  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

that  species.  It  is  closely  allied,  if  not  identical,  with  my 
do  m  if  ex,  and  though  the  markings  are  different  they  are  not 
any  more,  perhaps,  than  attains  in  different  sexes  of  the  Lyco- 
sidce. 

The  points  wherein  the  male  n!dlf<\c  differs  from  the  de- 
scription given  above  are  as  follows  :  There  is  a  dark  band 
one-third  the  width  of  the  abdomen  on  the  venter  and  the 
whole  coloring  above  and  below  on  the  body  is  darker  ;  a 
noteworthy  difference  occurs  on  the  legs  underneath  ;  the  third 
and  fourth  joints  of  all  the  legs  are  darkest,  getting  lighter  to- 
ward the  extremities,  while  in  d>»»(fe.r  the  dark  mirkings  are 
•confined  to  the  last  three  joints  of  the  first  and  second  pair  of 
legs.  There  are  apparently  no  markings  on  the  upper  surface 
of  the  abdomen  in  the  alcoholic  example  under  consideration. 

It   is  hoped  a  study  of  more  material  the  coming  summer 
will  bring  forth  new  light  on  these  interesting  members  of  the 

Lycosidce. 

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NEW  MYRMELEONIDAE. 

BY  NATHAN  BANKS 

Acn.nthaclisis  ha  gen  in.  sp. 

Very  similar  to  A  congener,  and  may  be  best  described  by  com- 
parison with  that  species.  The  vertex  is  shining  black  (not  shining 
in  A.  congener)  nnd  there  are  transverse  lines  of  white  Imirs.and  two 
patches  of  them  behind  ;  pronotnm  has  two  small  spots  in  front  far- 
ther apart  than  in  A.  congener,  and  outside  of  them  two  others,  near 
the  middle  of  each  side  is  a  large  pale  spot,  and  a  transverse  one  each 
side  on  the  hind  margin,  (in  A.  congener  there  are  two  pale  spots  in 
front,  a  row  of  three  each  side,  and  two  transverse  ones  on  the  hind 
margin):  on  the  middle  of  mesothorax  in  front  there  are  two  large 
oblique  pale  marks  (in  A  congener  there  are  four  eubequal  spots 
forming  a  square) :  on  mesoscutellnm  the  pale  spots  are  much 
larger.  The  veins  of  the  wings  aie  less  interrupted  with  pale  and 
those  of  the  posterior  part  are  almost  wholly  black.  The  wings  are 
uari'ower  than  in  A  congener,  especially  noticeable  in  the  middle  of 
the  hind  border.  The  radial  sector  has  ten  brandies,  seven  before 
the  last  transversal  before  the  pterostigma  (in  A  congener  there  are 
eight  branches,  live  before  the  last  transversal  before  the  pterostigma. 
Phoenix,  Arizona,  May  [Dr.  Kuuze]. 

Brachynemurus.mdculosus  n.  sp. 

Face  yellow,  between  and  above  antennae  a  large  dark  area  from 
eye  to  eye,  sometimes  showing  a  pale  double  spot  in  the  center,  the 
dark  is  continued  over  upon  the  vertex  in  the  middle;  antenna*, 
brown;  palpi  pale,  last  article  dark  at  tip  ;  prothorax  moderately 


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short,  yellow,  with  four   browu  Hues,  the  lateral  ones  only   reach 

the  sulcus;  anterior  part  of  rnesothorax  mostly  dark  brown,  with  a 

pale  narrow   stripe  each    side,  each  lateral  lobe  shows  a  small    pale 

spot  above  the  base  of  fore  wing;  scutellum  of  mesothorax    pale 

with  a  medium  dark  stripe  (not  one  each  side  as  in  most  species)  ; 

metathorax   pale  with  a  median  brown  spot   forked  and  divergent 

in   Iront,  sides  dark  brown  ;  pleura  of  thorax  almost  wholly  dark; 

legs  pale  yellow,  without  marks  except   base  and  apex  of    the  tarsi 

dark;  abdomen  pale  at  base,  lineate  with  dark,  dark  at  tip  ;  wings 

hyaline,  costal's  iorked  only  near  tip,  three  transversals  before  the 

radial  sector,  pterostigma  pale,  dark  on  base;  veins  dark,  interrupted 

with  pale,  except  the  vein  behind   radial  sector  which   is  wholly 

pale,  at  oneei-d  of  most  of  the  transversals  (including  those  ending 

on    radial  sector  ar.d   fork  of  same)  there  is  a  large  daik  spot,  also 

ore  <it  cr.d  of  each  costal  ar.d  a  lather  larger  mark  terminating  the 

pale  vein  near    the  tip  of  wiLg;  hir.d  wirgs    much  less    marked. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings,  20  mm. 

Tehama,  California,  August  [A.  P.  Morse]. 

This  species  belongs  in  the  group  of  B.  abdcmi'nah's  wl\ich  may 

be  distirguished  by  having  a  median  stripe  on  the  mesoscutelhim, 

and  a  wholly  pale  vein  behind  the  radial  sector.      The  four  species 

may  be  separated  as  follows: 

1  —  Radial  sector  wholly  dark,  four  stripes  upon  the  pronotum.  .  .  .2 

Radial  sector  more  or  kss  pale,  a   stripe  on  each  side  of   pro- 
notum, ........................................................  3 

•2—  Spots  along  radial  sector,  small  species  ................  MACULOSUS. 

Xo  spots  along  ladial  sector  ...........................  BLANIMS. 

2—  Spots   scattered,  basal    part   of  radial  sector  interrupted   with 
dark  ...............................................  ABDOMINALIS 

Spots   mostly  arranged  along   the  radial  and    median  veins,  basal 
part  of  radial  sector  wholly  pale  ........................  TEM  i<. 

JBi-(K-lif//triiu/t'in<  l>l<nithis  Hag. 

B.  coi/m/letti  (  'urrie. 

There  is,  I  think,  no  doubt    that  dime's  species  is  identical  with 

Hagen's.     The  peculiar  markirgs  of  the  proLotum  in  B.  coym'tUHi 

agree  with  those  ascriled  by  Hagen  to  B  bltnnln,*,  ai:d   to  r.o  other 

Jorm.       There  is  considerable  variation   in  size  in  this  as    in  other 

-pfcies  of  the  genus. 

Brachynemurus  pallidus  n.  sp. 

Pale  yellowish,  dark  around  bases  of  antenna1,  two  dark   >pots  on 

vertex,   tips    of   palpi   dark,  antem  ai    pale    brownish:  prothorax 

shows  only  the  lateral  stripes  and  these  are  very  indistinct,  but  each 

tip    shows  a  prominent  dark  dot  at    the  sulcus;  thorax  with   a  few 

dark  spots,  no  signs  ol  marls  on  mesoscutelhim  ;  al  dcmen  pale  yel- 

low, with  a  median  and   lateral  dark   line,  apex  obscure;  leg.-  pale 

yellow,  ur.markcd,  except  the  joints  of  tarsi  are  tipped  with  dark  ; 

wings  clear,  without  marks,  veins  dark,  interrupted  with    pale,  but 

without    any   adjoining  clouds,  pterostigma  darker   at    base;  hii'd 


172  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

wing  similar  to  fore  wing;  costals  forked  only  iiear  the  pterostigma 
one  to  three  transversals  basad  of  radial  sector.  Length  $  18  mm> 
expanse  37  mm.  Phoenix,  Arizona,  September  [Dr.  Kunze]. 

Nearer  to  B,  minuvculus  than  to  any  other  species,  but  easily  sep- 
arated from  that  by  the  lack  of  median  lines  on  the  pronotum,  un- 
marked hind  femora,  etc. 

o 

^SOME  NLW  SPECIES  OF  ATHYSANUS. 

BY  E.  D.  BALL,  Fort  Collins,  Colo. 
Athysanus  frigidus,  u.  sp. 

General  appearance  of  A.  exitiosa  broader  and  shorter.  As 
broad  as  obso1etu8,wiih  a  rounder  vertex.  Length,  9  4-4.5min, 
cJ1  3.5mni ;  width,  9  l.Gnini,  cT  1.2inrn. 

Vertex  two  and  one  half  times  wider  than  long,  half  longer  on 
middle  than  against  eye,  the  surface  sloping  and  broadly  rounding 
to  the  tumid  front ;  ocelli  distant  from  eves  ;  front  wider  than  long, 
twice  wider  at  apex  than  the  parallel  margined  clypeus  ;  prouotmn 
half  longer  than  vertex,  lateral  margins  very  short,  humeral  mar- 
gins long,  rotindiug;  elytra  slightly  longer  than  the  body  in  both 
sexes,  narrowing  behind,  vemtion  normal,  apical  cells  rather  short 

Color :  Grayish  or  hrownish  white ;  a  large  oval  spot  on  either  side 
the  middle  of  the  anterior  margin  of  the  vertex,  a  large  round  one 
between  the  ocelli  and  the  eyes,  sometimes  thrse  small  ones  on 
the  disc,  forming  a  triangle,  a  pair  of  elongate  marks  on  the 
pronotum  back  of  the  anterior  margin  and  a  pair  of  spots  on  the 
disc  of  the  scutellum,  black;  elytra  covered  with  a  whitish 
"  bloom,"  the  uervures obscure;  face  light,  a  pair  of  large  spots  be- 
low those  on  the  vertex,  another  pair,  irregular  in  shape,  near  the 
apex  of  front.  Light  colored  specimens  may  lack  some  of  the  spots 
on  face,  while  darker  ones — and  the  males  as  a  rule  have  brown 
stripes— between  the  light  veins  of  the  elytra. 

Geuitalia :  Female,  ultimate  ventral  segment  twice  longer  than 
penultimate,  shallowly  emarginate  posteriorly,  with  a  broad, 
slightly,  roundingly,  bilobed,  median  tooth:  pygofers  twice  longer 
than  wide,  equaling  the  ovipositor;  male,  ultimate  ventral  segment 
long,  half  longer  than  valve,  valve  broad,  obtusely  rounding,  plates 
broad  at  base,  regularly  narrowing  to  the  slightly  divergent  points, 
scarcely  twice  longer  than  the  valve. 

Described  from  numerous  specimens  collected  at  Fort  Col- 
lins, Colo.,  and  back  into  the  lower  foot-hills.  Found  only  011 
Artemisia  friyida,  to  which  the  white  color  and  powdery 
" bloom"  of  both  larva?  and  adults  well  adapt  it. 

Athysaiuix  (irctoxtaphyli,  n.  sp. 
Shorter  and  stouter  than  A.  inntabilis,  with  shorter  elytra. 


1899  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  173 

deep  chestnut  brown ;  vertex  yellow,  with  transverse  fuscous 
lines.     Length,  9  4mm,  c?3.5mm  ;  width,  ?  1.6mm,  c?1.2mm. 

Vertex  obtusely  annulate,  twice  wider  than  long-,  not  quite  two- 
thirds  as  long  against  eye  as  on  middle,  anterior  margin  thick, 
rounding  to  the  face;  front  a  little  longer  than  wide,  but  little 
wider  at  the  apex  than  theclypeus;  pronofum  strongly  arcuated 
anteriorly,  the  side  margins  very  short ;  elytra  short  and  stout, 
reaching  the  end  of  the  abdomen,  appendix  minute,  apical  cells 
short,  sometimes  a  second  cross  nervure  between  the  sectors. 

Color:  Vertex  tawny  yellow,  a  line  between  the  fulvous  ocelli, 
broken  forwards  in  the  middle,  a  transverse  band  back  of  this,  and 
a  crescent  near  each  basal  angle  connected  by  a  curved  line,  dark 
brown;  prouotum  yellowish,  irrorate  with  fuscous  except  on  the 
anterior  margin  ;  elytral  uervures  pale,  testaceous,  heavily  margined 
with  fuscous;  face  yellow,  sutures,  arcs  of  the  front  and  a  spot  on 
the  clypeus  fuscous;  below  brownish  fuscous,  legs  annulate  with 
fuscous. 

Genitalia:  Female,  ultimate  ventral  segment  little  longer  than 
penultimate,  posterior  margin  shallowly  excavated  either  side  of  the 
middle;  pygofers  over  twice  longer  than  wide,  equalling  the  ovi- 
positer.  Male,  valve  broad,  obtusely  rounding:  plates  broad  at 
base,  triangular,  three  times  lonffer  than  valve,  outer  margin  thickly 
set  with  coarse  hairs. 

Described  from  numerous  specimens  taken  in  the  mountains 
west  of  Fort  Collins,  Colo.,  between  7,000  and  9,000  feet  alti- 
tude, and  one  specimen  from  Leadvile,  Col.  (C.  P.  Gillette). 
The  Fort  Collins  specimens  were  all  taken,  together  with  their 
larvae,  from  bearberry  (Arctostaphi/los  um  ursi). 

Athi/fHtiiiix  (tljtiiiiix,  11.  sp. 

General  form  and  color  of  obxoletux,  with  the  longer  vertex 
of  <'.ri ntxHs.  Pale  clouded  yellow,  with  t\vo  transverse  fuscous 
bauds  on  the  vertex.  Length,  9  5.5-6mm,  c?  4.5mm;  width, 
?  2mm,  c?  l.fnnm. 

Vertex  nearly  as  long  as  the  pronotum,  twice  as  long  on  the 
middle  MS  against  eye,  three-fifths  as  long  as  the  basal  width,  ob- 
tusely angulate  before,  the  margin  blunt  and  rounding;  front,  no 
longer  than  its  basal  width,  twice  longer  than  clypeus;  pronotimi 
two  and  one-half  times  wider  than  long:  elytra  shorter  than  the 
abdomen  in  the  female,  sligthly  exceeding  it  in  the  male. 

Color:  Dirty  straw  yellow,  a  fuscous,  transverse  band  between 
the  ocelli,  angled  forwards  nearly  to  the  apex  of  the  vertex,  a 
brownish  fuscous  band  just  behind  and  parallel  with  the  first,  fork- 
inir  at  cadi  end,  the  anterior  forks  running  forward  to  the  ocelli, 
the  posterior  ones  back  to  the  basal  angles;  pronotum  with  four 


174  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

longitudinal  stripes  commencing  back  of  the  anterior  margin,  the 
outer  pair  divergent,  the  inner  pair  uniting  across  the  scutellum ; 
elytral  nervures  light,  apical  cells  fuscous  margined  in  the  male  ; 
face  yellow,  a  spot  above  either  antenna  and  about  seven  arcs  on  the 
upper  part  of  the  front,  fuscous. 

Geuitalia:  Female,  ultimate  ventral  segment  half  longer  than  the 
penultimate,  outer  angles  rounded,  a  stout  median  process  tipped 
with  two  divergent  teeth,  either  side  of  which  is  a  narrow  angular 
emargination.  Male,  valve  as  broad  as  the  ultimate  segment  and 
about  half  as  long,  plates  triangular,  two-thirds  the  width  ot  the 
valve  and  two  and  one  half  times  as  long,  their  margins  straight  or 
sligbtly  concave. 

Described  from  fifteen  specimens  taken  from  a  damp  moun- 
tain meadow  on  the  Little  Beaver,  Larimer  county,  Colorado, 
at  an  elevation  of  9,500  feet. 

NOTES  ON  EASTERN  N,  A.  CYCHRUS. 

GEO.  A  EHRMANN,  Pittsburg,  Pa 

Cychrus  nitidicollis  Chev. 

I  have  taken  this  species  but  once  in  this  locality,  a  single 
specimen;  I  have,  however,  taken  it  several  times  at  Charleroi, 
Washington  county,  and  received  it  from  Fairniount.  W  Va. 
All  were  found  during  the  months  of  August  aud  September 

C.  nitidicollis,  var.  brevoorti,  Lee 

Of  this  extremely  rare  form  I  have  found  but  one  specimen,  nt 
Charleroi,  November  12,  1896,  aud  since  then  have  not  happened 
across  it. 

C.  stenostomus  Web. 

I  only  found  three  specimens  under  dry  leaves  at  base  of  beech- 
nut tree,  on  September  4, 1896,  aud  none  since 

C.  stenostomus,  var.  leconte',  Dej. 

The  most  abundant  of  the  Cyhcri  found  in  this  section. 
I  have  taken  this  form  in  every  mouth  of  the  year,  sometimes 
during  January  imbedded  in  ice.  and  holding  these  in  my  In  nd, 
the  heat  of  which  would  soon  resuscitate  them. 

C.  stenostomus,  var  bicarinatus,  Lee 

I  found  one  specimen  only  of  this  rather  rare  form  on  Seplem- 
ber 9, 1897. 

C.  canadensis  Chd. 

Is  recorded  as  being  found  at  Pittsburg.  \  liud,  however,  after 
examining  the  collections  in  this  section,  that  all  specimens 
are  from  Prof.  Jerome  Schmitt,  of  St.  Vincent's  College,  u  ho 
has  frequently  taken  it  at  Chestnut  Ridge,  Cambria  county.  Pa. 

C.  elevatus  Fab 

This  is  also  recorded  as  found  in  this  section.  The  specimen 
upon  which  the  record  in  Hamilton's  list  of  Coleoptera  of 
Western  Pennsylvania,  is  based,  giving  the  locality  as  Jem- 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  175 

nette,  Pa.,  was  originally  in  iny  possession  and  is  from  Green 
Ridge  Mo.  Am  of  the  opinion  this  species  does  not  occur  in 
southwestern  Pennsylvania. 

C.  viduus  Dej. 

I  have  apparently  been  more  fortunate  than  most  collectors  in 
the  capture  of  this  species,  yet  all  were  taken  in  a  small,  re- 
stricted locality  at  Baldwin's  station. 

Several  specimens  have  often  been  found  very  close  together,  as 
many  as  four  at  one  time  under  a  stone  about  one  foot  in  di- 
ameter.    It  has  often  been  a  great  pleasure  to  me  to  hold  this 
beautiful  insect  in  my  hand  and  admire  its  graceful  form. 
Though  I  have  had  as  many  as  three  specimens  in  my  hands  at 
one   time,  it  does  not  always   happen   that  success  rewards  a 
search  for  this  species,  having  many  times  turned  over  so  many 
stones,  logs,  sticks  and  bark  that  my  back  felt  broken  from  the 
exertion;   on  glancing  backward  over  the  route  followed  in  the 
vain  search,  it  looked  as  if  it  had  been  struck  by  a  cyclone 
[  have  held  a  live  Cychrus  vidttus  in  mv  hand  whose  head  was 
imbedded  in  the  mouth  of  a  shell  of  the  large  land   snail,  who 
was  so  intent  on  his  occupation  that  transferring  my  hold  from 
him  to  the  shell  and  letting  him  hang  suspended  did  not  inter- 
fere with  him  in  the  least ;  he  seemed  so  absorbed  in  the  pro- 
cess of  feeding   that  continual    maneuvering  in   this   manner 
failed  to  distract  his  attention  from  his  prey. 
The  species  is  found  here  from  April  until  the  end  of  September. 

C  guyoti  Lee 

Tliis  species  is  so  rare  that  it  is  represented  in  but  few  collec- 
tions 

Prof.   Jerome  Schmitt,of   St.   Vincent,  Pa.,  has  a  fine  pair  re- 
ceived some  years  ago  from  North  Carolina. 
As  for  as  recorded,  this  species  occurs  only  in  the  mountain  re- 
gions of  that  State.   (A  note  concerning  the  above  record  will 
be  published  in  the  September  number.) 

C  ridingsii  Bland . 

This  very  pretty  little  species,  in  appearance  so  much  like  a 
diminutive  C.  andreiesii,  has  only  been  found  at  Uuiontown 
ami  Cressou,  Pa.,  proving  it  to  be  a  strictly  mountain  species, 
as  is  the  case  with  C.  c«n<nh iixix. 

C.  andrewsii  llarr. 

The  species  is  found  here,  though  not  so  restricted  as  ( '.  riihmx, 
nor  found  as  often,  yet  the  habits  are  similar. 
This  has  only  been  taken  from  June  28th  to  September  14th  and 
does  not  SI.TIII  to  cover  as  lono-  a  perion  as  C.  riditux. 
In  looking  for  (.'i/c/irms,  I  find    wherever   land  ~nails    are  abun- 
dant, some  one  of  the  species  will  be  found. 
r//c///v/x  should   always   besought    after    in   damp,  shady  and 
stouyplace*.     During  mv  collecting  experience  of  twenty  years, 
have  never  found  anv  species  but  (.'.  Icconlci  hibernating. 


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PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  JUNE,  1899. 
EDITORIAL. 

11  Prior  to  1618  it  was  supposed  that  all  small  animals  were 
spontaneously  generated  ;  for  instance,  eels  were  supposed  to 
be  generated  from  the  slime  of  the  Nile,  and  maggots  were 
thought  to  be  spontaneously  generated  in  meat.  To  the  ex- 
amination of  this  very  point  the  celebrated  Francesco  Kedi, 
physician  to  the  Grand  Dukes  Ferdinand  the  Second  and 
Coomos  the  Third,  of  Tuscany,  and  a  member  of  the  Academy 
del  Cimeuto,  addressed  himself  in  1618.  He  had  seen  the 
maggots  of  putrefying  flesh  and  reflected  on  their  possible  ori- 
gin. But  he  was  not  content  with  mere  reflection  nor  with 
the  theoretic  guesswork  which  his  predecessors  had  founded 
on  imperfect  observations.  Watching  meat  during  its  passage- 
from  freshness  to  decay,  prior  to  the  appearance  of  maggots, 
he  invariably  observed  flies  buzzing  around  the  meat  and  fre- 
quently alighting  upon  it.  The  maggots,  he  thought,  might 
be  the  half -developed  progeny  of  these  flies.  The  inductive 
giiess  precedes  experiment,  by  which,  however,  it  must  be 
finally  tested. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  \~- 

"  Eedi  knew  this  and  acted  accordingly.  Placing  fresh  meat 
in  a  jar  and  covering  the  mouth  with  paper,  he  found  that, 
though  the  meat  putrefied  in  the  ordinary  way,  it  never  bred 
maggots,  while  the  same  meat  placed  in  open  jars  soon  swarmed 
with  these  organisms.  For  the  paper  cover  he  then  substi- 
tuted tine  gauze,  through  which  the  odor  of  the  meat  could 
rise.  Over  it  the  flies  buzzed  and  on  it  they  laid  their  eggs. 
but  the  meshes  being  too  small  to  permit  the  eggs  to  fall 
through  no  maggots  were  generated  in  the  meat.  They  were, 
on  the  contrary,  hatched  on  the  gauze.  By  a  series  of  such 
experiments  Eedi  destroyed  the  belief  in  the  spontaneous  gen- 
eration of  maggots  in  meat,  and  with  it  doubtless  many  re- 
lated beliefs." 

Suppose  after  having  been  dead,  say  about  260  years,  Eedi 
should  come  back  to  life  and  pick  up  a  copy  of  The  .V/r  York 
Mnl'tcal  Journal  of  December  10,  1898,  and  read  an  article  en- 
titled, ''The  Cultivation  of  the  Plaxmoflium  malaria,"  by  L. 
H.  Warner,  M.  D.  A  portion  of  this  paper  reads  as  follows  : 
"Dr.  Walter  F.  Scheele,  of  Xew  York  City,  recently  con- 
ducted a  number  of  experiments  and  investigations  in  mos- 
quito development  which  prove  that  there  are  three  distinct 
types  of  mosquitoes,  each  possessing  a  distinct  degree  of  poisoning- 
power  in  its  sting.  His  claims  are  that  mosquitoes  originate  and 
develope  in  foul  water,  especially  when  vegetable  or  animal 
albuminous  substances  are  present.  In  the  first  stage  of  its  de- 
velopment the  mosquito  is  a  conglomerate  mass  of  different  bicteria 
and  microbes,  formed  by  decomposing  matter,  composed  of 
vegetable  and  animal  albumen.  The  latter  being  in  a  state 
of  decomposition  is  a  deadly  poison. 

11  Upon  emerging  from  the  water  the  mosquito  is  charged  with  a 
surplus  of  albuminous  poison,  which  must  be  got  rid  of  immediately  or 
death  occurs  ;  hence  it  instinctively  seeks  to  preserva  its  life  by  sting- 
ing and  injecting  the  injurious  albumen  into  the  only  objects  that  will 
racsivs  it,  man  and  beast."  If  Eedi  came  to  life  and  read  this 
rot,  he  would  undoubtedly  be  disgusted  with  the  nineteenth 
century  and  immediately  desire  to  return  to  the  "shades." 
The  most  charitable  tiling  we  can  say  of  the  editor  of  Tin 
AV/r  York  A/ctl/cn/  Journal  is  that  he  never  read  the  manuscript 
of  the  article,  or  he  would  not  have  permitted  such  stuff  to 
appear  in  a  respectable  periodical. 


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ICAL NEWS,  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  1900  Race  street, 
Philadelphia,  the  following  information  in  regard  to  yourself  and 
any  friends  interested  in  the  study  of  insects: 

Name, 

Correct  address. 

Special  study,  orders,  etc., 

Have  you  a  collection  ? 

Do  you  exchange  specimens? 

FELDMAN  OUTING. — The  Feldman  Collecting  Social  at  its  last 
meeting  decided  to  hold  a  field  meeting  at  Auglesea,  New  Jersey, 
on  the  coming  July  4th.  The  undersigned  committee  of  arrange- 
ments was  appointed,  with  plenary  power,  and  herewith  extend  a 
cordial  invitation  to  members  of  the  different  Entomological  So- 
cieties to  be  their  guests  on  the  above  date.  The  Keystone  Rod  aud 
Gun  Club  will  be  the  headquarters  of  the  meeting.  All  collectors 
who  desire  to  attend  are  cordially  invited  to  be  the  guests  of  the 
Feldmau  Collecting  Social  on  Tuesday.  July  4th.  The  quarters, 
however,  will  be  open  from  Saturday,  July  1st,  until  afternoon  of 
July  4th,  thereby  enabling  anyone  desiring  to  spend  several  days 
collecting  at  this  place  to  do  so,  in  which  case  the  committee  will 
be  pleased  to  furnish,  upon  application,  any  desired  information  re- 
garding several  days' accommodations.  It  is  important  that  those 
desiring  to  attend  the  meeting  of  July  4th  should  notify  the  com  . 
mittee  as  early  as  possible,  in  order  that  they  may  know  how  many 
to  provide  for,  and  thus  assure  comfort  and  sufficient  room  for  all. 

THEO.  H.  SCHMITZ,  Chairman, 
No.  3104  Baring  street,  West  Philadelphia. 

Charles  Boeruei,  H.  "VV.  Wenzel,  Philip  Laurent. 

CHRYSIS  SCHLETTERERI,  MOCSARY.— A  few  years  ago,  I  caught  at 
Socorro,  New  Mexico,  a  beautiful  species  of  Chrysis  resembling 
both  in  color  and  structure  the  European  ('.  t<init<t,  but  smaller  and 
more  slender  than  that  insect .  I  now  find  that  it  agrees  with  the 
deception  of  C.  schleitereri,  Mocs.,  from  Tacubaya,  Mexico;  so  that 
name  is  to  be  added  to  our  faunal  list.  T.  D.  A  COCKERELL. 

ON  the  best  method  for  killing  large  insects.  — Having  received 
several  inquiries  as  to  the  easiest  and  quickest  plan  for  killing  large 
specimens,  it  may  be  of  some  interest  to  give  my  modus  operand!. 
Here  in  the  tropics  the  need  for  such  a  plan  is  greater,  of  course,  but 


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1  believe  many  a  fine  specimen  has  been  ruined  by  the  collector's  re- 
lying1 wholly  upon  the  cyanide  jar. 

My  first  *'  suag"  for  the  cyanide  process  was  a  quart  of  lively 
IIetero(i<»nt>lni8  cften'olafi—Rwm,  and  Strataegus  juliamis—  Uurm. 
They  reveled  in  the  cyanide.  There  was  no  boiling'  water.  I  made 
a  hypodermic  syringe  by  drawing  the  tip  of  my  medicine-dropper 
to  a  fine,  slender  point  in  an  alcohol  flame.  By  puncturing-  the 
thick  wall  of  the  metasteruum  with  a  strong  setting-needle  I  could 
•easily  insert  the"  hypo"  and  inject  three  or  four  drops  of  gasoline 
directly  into  the  body  cavity.  Death  was  instantaneous  ;  no  second 
dose  required  I  now  use  the  same  plan  for  all  large  insects.  Even 
the  largest  sphiug-ids  like  Ainphonix  medor—Uv,  are  killed  in  two 
seconds  -  without  turning  a  scale. 

Care  should  be  taken  to  have  the  bulb  of  the  "  hypo  ''  tit  air-tight 
the  tip  should  taper  gradually  and  with  a  slight-curve  It  should 
be  inserted  from  beneath  into  the  middle  of  the  thorax,  and  if  well 
managed  little  or  no  gasoline  should  appear  on  the  outside.  The 
tip  of  the  "  hypo  "  may  be  protected  by  thrusting  it  into  a  good  - 
sized  cork.  "  Hypo  "  and  small  vial  of  gasoline  may  be  carried  in 
the  same  small  pocket  O.  W-  BARRETT, 

Tacubaya,  T).  F  ,  Mexico 

ECDYSIS  OF  Aittottieffx  leucaite  —  Hbn.  The  thin  cocoon  is  made 
of  coarse,  gluey,  red-brown  silk;  5  mm.  inside  the  front  end  is  a 
transverse  wall  or  screen  with  meshes  (usually)  of  about  1  mm. 
This  wall  is  fastened  rather  loosely  to  the  cocoon  and  is  not  "dis- 
solved," scarcely  softened  even,  by  the  imago,  but  merely  loosened 
at  one  side.  The  abdomen  at  once  lengthens  5  mm.  or  8  mm.  after 
the  pupa  case  is  ruptured  and  so  good  "  push  power''  is  developed. 
The  hinges  of  the  screen  door  being  broken  the  ecdyis  is  completed 
in  three  to  five  minutes,  the  front  end  of  the  cocoon  offering  but 
little  resistance.  Twenty  to  thirty  minutes  alter  the  screen  snaps 
back  into  place  the  wings  are  full-sized.  O.  AV.  BARRETT 

A  NEW  RECORD  IN  AN  ODD  PLACE.—  In  January  of  1899,  while  in 
practice  in  Los  Angeles,  a  patient  presented  himself  complaining  of 
pain  and  discharge  of  watery  fluid  from  one  of  his  ears. 

Examination  revealed  a  tick  that  was  easily  removed  The  tick 
looked  11  nt  a  mi  liar,  and  on  forwarding  it  to  the  Dept.  of  Agriculture 
at  Washington  it  was  discovered  to  be  Argasmegini,  I  )uges.  origin- 
ally described  from  Mexico  and  not  hitherto  reported  from  the 
United  State*. 

The  patient  had  never  beeu  twenty  miles  away  from  Los  Ange- 
les, and  had  intheautumn  spent  a  few  weeks  in  the  country  .but  had 
not  been  sleeping  out  of  doors.  A.  DAVIDSON,  M.  D., 

Clifton,  Arizona- 

Si'HEX  ELI:<;ANS.—  This  wasp  for  some  reason  or  other  is  very  sel- 
dom found  among  the  many  other  wasps  one  may  capture  in  a  few 
days  of  collectin:  yet  they  must  be  common  in  summer,  for  their 


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nests  are  frequently  to  be  found  in  the  stems  of  the  white  sage  so 
common  throughout  South  California. 

For  nesting  sites  they  prefer  the  larger  stems,  first  gnawing 
through  the  thin  partitions  opposite  the  leaf  insertions,  which  nat- 
urally divide  au  otherwise  hollow  stem.  The  parent  wasp  first 
packs  the  bottom  of  this  tube  with  very  fine,  grass-like  fibres; 
which,  on  investigation,  prove  to  be  fine  strips  of  the  loosely  fib- 
rous bark  of  Audibertia  polystacha,  from  1-4  inch  to  1  1-2  inches  in 
length.  On  this  is  laid  the  larval  food  supply  which  consists  of,  on 
au  average,  of  seven  or  eight  tree  crickets.  The  egg  is  laid  on  the 
breast  of  one  of  the  tree  crickets,  a  wad  of  bark  ti'jre  is  placed  on  the 
top  which  forms  the  base  for  the  next  cell,  elc.  A  copious  wad. 
sometimes  three  or  four  inches  in  depth,  protects  the  topmost  cell. 

The  cocoon  when  completed  is  one  inch  long  and  one  quarter  inch 
wide  at  its  widest  part  at  the  cephalic  end.  It  has  two  coverinirs 
the  outer  a  loose  sac  resembling  tissue  paper,  of  a  grayish  brown 
color,  the  inner  somewhat  resembling  that  of  the  common  mud 
dauber,  but  stouter  and  denser. 

The  majority  of  the  adult  wasps  hatch  out  in  July  and  August 
and  pass  the  winter  concealed  in  crevices  or  other  convenient  shel- 
ters in  trees  and  rooks;  a  few,  probably  not  more  than  15  or  20  per 
cent.,  remain  in  the  larval  stage  till  the  following  May.  They 
make  their  escape  by  forcing  their  way  through  the  fibrous  divis- 
ions  above,  seldom  cutting  their  way  through  the  sides  of  the  stem. 

P.  trypoxylonisi  Towns;  may,  as  usual,  be  found  to  have  con- 
sumed the  larval  food.  Of  genuine  parasites  there  are  few,  all  of 
them  attack  the  larva  after  it  has  spun  its  coo^on.  They  are  Epis- 
f<  //ia  cwrtdata,  Pkotopsts  unicolor,  Photopsisferrugineo. 

A  DAVIDSON,  M.  D.. 
Clifton,  Arizona. 

NOTES  ON  CALIFORNIA  WASPS. — THE  NESTING  HABITS  OF  ANCIS- 
TROCEKUS  BIRENIMACULATUS,  SAuss. — In  the  end  of  February  or  in 
the  first  week  of  March,  before  the  increasing  warmth  of  spring 
has  yet  stirred  any  of  the  other  \vasps,this  one  has  broken  its  way 
through  its  cell  and  begun  building  for  its  coming  brood.  It  usually 
constructs  its  cells  in  the  hollow  stems  of  plants  or  in  the  deserted 
tunnel  of  some  other  species.  If  the  cavity  is  a  narrow  one,  these 
cells  are  placed  in  a  single  series;  it1  wide,  they  are  grouped  to- 
gether laterally,  in  sufficient  numbers  to  till  the  cavity.  The  cells 
vary  in  size  according  to  the  cavity  they  occupy,  their  average  ex. 
terual  measurement  being  710  inch  long  by  3-1!)  wide.  They  are 
circular  on  section,  truncate  at  the  ends,  and  are  built  of  little  pel- 
lets of  clay  pieced  together  in  a  manner  similar  to  that  of  the  com- 
mon mud-dauber  wasp  of  this  section.  The  number  of  cells  built 
by  each  wasp  varies  from  2  to  15. 

Immediately  on  exit  they  begin  to  build  fresh  nests  and  many 
may  be  found  complete  in  April.  The  young  are  fed  on  the  small 
green  larvae  found  so  abundantly  on  the  leaves  of  the  common  Ar- 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


temesia;  eight  of  these  is  the  average  number  found  in  each  cell. 
The  egg  is  deposited  after  the  cell  is  tilled.  The  larva1  of  this  spe- 
cies, in  common  with  many  others,  can  devour  more  food  than  the 
parent  wasp  generally  allows  them;  one  of  them  tint  1  experi- 
mented witli  had  no  difficulty  in  disposing  of  four  small  spiders 
immediately  after  consuming  the  maternal  allowance. 

The  parasites  affecting  these  are  few  in  number  and  are  limited 
to  one  species,  viz  .  Chrysfs  cti'rn/initf,  Fabr. 

This  wasp,  I  believe,  possesses  the  distinction  of  having  a  smaller 
percentage  of  parasites  than  any  other  1  have  investigated.  Of  the 
hundreds  of  cells  I  have  examined  only  h've  contained  parasites. 

This  immunity  is  probably  wholly  due  to  the  nests  being  com- 
pleted mon  hs  earlier  than  the  majority  of  parasites  usually  appear. 

A.  DAVIDSON,  M.  1).. 
Clifton,  Arizona. 

Prof.  F.  W.  Mally.  of  Hulen,  Texas,  has  recently  been  elected,  by 
the  directors  of  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  of  Texn-. 
State  Entomologist  and  Professor  of  Entomology  in  the  college. 

Dr.  A..  Feuyes  has  started  on  a  collecting  trip  to  Mexico,  Texas, 
New  Mexico  and  Colorado,  and  will  begone  live  months. 

Dr-  William  Barnes  is  collecting  Lepidoptera  in  Southern 
Arizona. 

Dr.  Henry  Skinner,  Prof.  A  J.  Snyderand  Mr.  Philip  Laurent 
are  planning  a  collecting  trip  to  the  Rocky  Mountains. 


The  following  is  of  interest  as  an  early  reference  to  Ci<-tnf<>  w/if  en- 
dec  ini.  The  brood  referred  to  seems  to  be  that  due  in  1902. 

E.  FOSTER,  New  Orleans.  La 

"  A  respectable  old  gentleman,  who  has  seen  and  observed  the 
locust  at  the  different  periods  of  their  appearance,  as  noted  below, 
has  favored  the  editor  of  the  Register  with  the  following  memo- 
randa : 

"  '  The  locust  appeared  — 

"  '  In  1749,  in  the  month  of  May. 

"  '  In  1766,  they  came  out  of  the  ground  from  the  14th  to  the  17th 
of  May. 

"  '  In  178',  they  c-.ime  out  frou  the  16th  to  the  10th  of  May. 

"  '  In  1800,  from  the  19th  to  the  26th  of  May. 

"  '  In  1817,  they  did  not  appear  until  the  beginning  of  June.  It  is 
supposed  the  cold  and  wet  weather  retarded  their  progress. 

"  'They  continue  from  four  to  six  weeks,  and  arc  harmless,  except 
to  young  and  tender  fruit  trees  or  the  twigs  of  older  trees,  wherein 
the  female  deposits  her  eggs,  which  in  a  few  days  vivify,  and  the 
twigs  either  break  oh"  or  the  young  locust  emerges  and  falls  to  the 
ground,  aiul  mikes  its  way  into  the  earth  for  another  period  ot 
seventeen  vears  '  "—  JW/e.v'  Weekly  Rr<iixt<-r.  .lnl>i  /:?.  IS  17.  A"//, 
p.  310. 


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Entomological    Literature, 


COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVERT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Ac-ad- - 
einy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryology 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species, will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;'  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English  ;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain- 
ing them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French, 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


3.  The  American  Naturalist,  Boston,  May,  '99.— 4.  The  Canadian 
Entomologist,  London,  Out.,  May.  '99.— 5.  Psyche,  Cambridge, 
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tory, London,  April,  '99.— 14.  Proceedings  of  the  Zoological 
Society  of  London,  '98,  pt.  iv,  April  1,  '99.— 15.  Biologia 
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Belgique,  Brussels,  xliii,  8,  March  30;  4,  April  27, '99.— 38.  AViener 
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of  profeosoin  i  to  birds  by  the  mosquito:  a  report  to  the  Malaria 
('  mamittee  of  the  Royil  S>.-iely,  Pi\)coe.  lings  of  the  Royal  Society. 
London, Ixiv,  411,  AprillS,'!!-)  — D  e  a  r  n  e  s  s  ,  J  .  The  cotton  boll 
worm  in  Canadian  corn.  75.— D  u  g  ir  a  r  ,  L>  .  M  .  Notes  on  the  use 
of  the  fungus  Xi>nrntrif'iin>i  ij'.n'm'ift  rimi  for  the  --lest  ruction  ot  the 
chiiich-!);i^  ;  I5li— ;i>  Icn-  .].icr.i-)  in  the  Unite, 1  St:itt->.  (  '.-ntralblatt 
tTir  Hakteriologie.  Jena.  March  31. '!)!». —  K  d  i  n  g  t  o  n  .  Locust  ex- 
terniiu  it  i  in  by  fie  iiiein>  of  fungus.  103.  Man-h  l(i. — F  1  e  t  c  h  c  r  . 
J  .  The  brown- tail  moth  ;  [njuriousinssctsin  1s  >  *.  ti^>..  75.  -  !•'  o  r  - 
bush,  E.  II.  Tliegvpsy  moth, 75.—  F  u  1  I  e  r  ,  C.  Tin- com- 
mon blue  tick  ot  Cape  Culony  and  it-  relationship  to  the  red  water 


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ticks   of   North    America    and    Australia,    figs,   108,   March   16.- 
F  y  I  es,    T.    W.     The  farmers'  garden  and   its  insect  foes,  figs., 
75.— Hunter,    S.    J.     Alfalfa,  Grasshoppers.  Bees  :  their    rela- 
tionship, figs.,  Contributions  from  Entomological  Laboratory,  Uni- 
versity of  Kansas,  No.  65.  Lawrence,  Jan  '99.  — H  u  t  t ,    H .     L  .     A 
few  of  the  most  troublesome  insects  of  the  past  season  (1898),  figs., 
75—  I  1  1  i  d  g  3  ,    R.     Life-history,   etc.,   of  timber   moths,   109.— 
L  o  u  n  s  b  u  r  y  ,    C  .    P  .     Coddling   moth  again,  108,  March  2  — 
[L  u  g  g  e  r   O?]  Butterflies  and  moths  injurious  to  our  fruit-pro- 
ducing' plants,  237  figs.     Bulletin  61,  University  of  Minnesota  Agri  c. 
Exper.    Station,   Division  of    Entomology.     St.    Anthony     Park, 
Minn  ,  Dec..  '98.— M  a  r  c  h  a  1  .    P.    See  the  General  Subject;  also 
numerous    short   note?  in  85   b.— M  a  y  e  r  ,    C.     A   new    remedy 
against  phylloxera,  108,  March  2. — Pound,    C.    J.    Not^s  on  the 
cattle  tick,  109.— R  o  b  e  r  t  s  ,    L.    Ticks  and  their  destruction, 
108,  March  16. — S  h  i  r  1  e  y  ,    J  .    Notes  on  bees  and  [as  destroyers 
of]     wax-scales,    109.— S  1  i  u  s  e  r  1  a  n  d  ,     M  .    V.      Some     new 
notions  about  some  old  insects,  Reprint  from  Transactions,  Massa- 
chusetts  Horticultural  Society,  pt.  1,  Boston,  '99 ;  Insect  pests  of 
1898,  Reprint   from   Proceedings,  Forty-fourth   Annual   Meeting, 
"Western  New  York  Horticultural  Society,  Jan.  25,  26,  '99. — S  p  a  1  i  - 
kovrski,   E.    New  researches  on  the  accidents  caused   by  the 
stings  of  bees,  55. — Webster,    F.    M.    Some  economic  features 
of  international  entomology,  figs  ,  75. — "W  e  e  d  ,    C  .    M .     The  for- 
est tent  caterpillar,  figs.,    Bulletin  64,  New   Himpshire  College 
Agricultural  Experiment   Station,   Durlaim.   N     H.,    April.    '99; 
[Report  of]  Department  of  Entomology,  figs,  Tenth  Annual  Report 
of  the  same.   Nov.,  '98.  —  W  e  1  1  s  ,    H.    H.    and    others.     Locust 
fungus  operations,  108.  March  2. 

Arachnida.— B  i  r  o,  L  .  Mimetic  spiders,  [in  Magyar,  brief  sum- 
mary in  German],  Rovartaui  Lapok,  Budapest,  April  '99. — C  a  m  - 
bridge,  F  .  O  .  P  .  On  new  species  of  spiders  from  Trinidad, 
West  Indies.  1  pi.,  14.— C  a  m  b  r  i  d  g  e,  O.  P.  Arachuida- 
Araneidea,  pp.  289-296*,  15.— G  i  1  1  et  te,  C.  P.  Life-history 
of  the  sheep  scab-mite,  Psoroptes  communis.75.—v  anHasselt, 
A  .  W  .  M .  The  venom  of  spiders.  46.  — M  o  e  u  k  h  a  u  s  ,  W  .  J  . 
Contribution  to  knowledge  of  the  Arachnida  of  San  Paulo,  1  pi., 
107.— Pocock,  R.  I.  A  new  stridulating  Theraphosid  spider 
from  South  America,  II.— T  r  o  u  e  s  s  a  r  t ,  E  Note  on  the  orgiu 
of  fixation  and  of  suction  in  the  larva  of  Trornbidion,  figs  ,  86  b. 

Myriopoda. — H  e  n  n  i  n  g  s  .  Tinnosvary's  organ  of  Glomeris,  figs.i 
59. '99,  No.  3.— V  e  r  h  o  e  f  f,  C.  On  the  European  cive  fauna' 
especially  Diplopoda  and  Chilopoda,  22,  April  17. 

Thysanura.—  B  ouvier.  E.  L.  The  genus  Mtiimlroin'n,  new 
type  of  the  family  Lepismidae,  86  b.— C  a  1  a  n  d  r  u  c  c  i  o ,  S.  On 
the  biology  of  Japyx  solifuyus  Hal .  and  Campodea  staphylinus 
Westw.,  preliminary  note,  Bulletino  d.  Societa  Entomologica  Ital- 
iana,  xxx,  1-2,  Florence,  Oct.  SI,  '98. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  185 

Orthoptera.— B  o  1  i  v  a  r,    I .     Description  of  a  new  species  of  Or- 
thoptera from  Peru,  86  b.—B  r  i  n  d  1  e  y  ,    H.    H.     See  the  General 
Subject.— C  u  e  n  o  t ,    L.     The  absorbent  region  in  the  intestine  of 
Blatta,  figs.,  Archives  de   Zoologie  Experimentale  et  Genera le,  (3) 
vi,  5,  Paris,  '98.— H  u  n  t  e  r  ,    S  .    J  .    See  Economic  Entomology. 
— P  e  t  r  u  n  k  e  w  i  t  s  c  h  ,    A.     On  the  physiology  of  digestion  in 
Periplaneta  onentnlis&ud.  Blatia  germanica,  figs.,  22,  March  27.— 
d  e  S  a  u  s  s  u  r  e ,    H  .  and  P  i  c  t  e  t ,    A .    Orthoptera,  pp.  457-8*^ 
15.-  S  c  u  d  d  e  r.     S  .     H  .      The  Stenopalmatiuae   of   the   Pacific 
coast,*  4  — S  t  ad  e  1  m  a  u  n  ,    H.    A  case  of  parthenogenesis    in 
Bacillus  rossius,  59,  '98. 

Neuroptera.— K  e  1  I  i  c  o  t  t,  D.  S.  The  Odonata  of  Ohio  (see 
the  review*, post)  — M  a  r  t  i  n  ,  R.  Description  of  new  Odonaia* 
86  a,  4.— T  u  ni  p  e  1 .  R .  Die  Geradfliiger  Mitteleuropas.  Eisen- 
ach, Verlag  von  M.  Wilckens  Lieferuug  2-4.  pp.  25-96,  pis.  iv- 
xiv  and  24  text  figs.,  Odonata  and  Ephemerida 

Hemiptera  — C  h  a  m  p  i  o  n  .  G.  C.  Rhynchota-IleteropteraT 
vol.ii,  pp.  193-216,  pi.  xii,*  I5.-C  oc  kerel  1  ,  T.  D.  A.  On 
the  habits  and  structure  of  the  Coccid  genus  Margarodes*  3  ;  Four 
new  Diaspine  Coccidae ,*  4 ;  Aleurodicus  rnirnbilis  ,  5;  Some  new 
Coccida?  collected  at  Campinas,  Brazil,  by  F.  Noack  (three  papers), 
107.— E  h  r  h  o  r  n,  E  -  M  .  Three  new  Coccida?,*  4.— F  o  w  1  e  r, 
W  .  W.  Rhyuchota-Homoptera,  vol.  ii,  pp.  217-224,  pi.  xiv.* 
15.— H  e  in  p  e  1  ,  A.  Notes  on  Capuhnia  Jaboticabai  Ihering,  1 
pi..  107  —King,  G.  B.  Contributions  to  knowledge  of  Massachu- 
setts Coccidae,M,  4.  —  M  a  y  e  t ,  V  .  Longevity  of  the  cysts  of  31<n-- 
garodes,  86  b. — Reed,  E.  C.  Synopsis  of  the  Herniptera  of 
Chili  (cont.)  [in  Spanish],  Revista  Chilena  de  Historia  Natural, 
Valparaiso,  Dec.,  '98.— W  e  b  s  t  e  r  ,  F  M  .,  and  Cockerel!, 
T.  D.  A.  The  odor  of  the  San  Jose  scale,  Aspidiolus  per- 
n/'rfosus,  75. 

Coleoptera.— B  e  d  e  1 ,  L . ,  and  Francois,  p .  On  the  stridu- 
latory  apparatus  of  /svv/yo/m,  figs.,  86  b.  — B  e  1  o  u  ,  R.  P.  De- 
scription of  a  new  Lougicorn  of  the  genus  Hebestola,  86  b.— 
B  o  r  d  a  s,  L  .  General  considerations  on  the  defensive  glands  of 
Coleoptera,  Comptes  Rendus,  1'Acadeniie  des  Sciences,  Paris,  April 
17, '99.— B  o  u  r  g  e  o  i  s  .  J  .  Catalogue  of  the  Coleoptera  of  the 
chain  of  the  Vosges  and  of  the  adjacent  regions.  110. — C  Ii  a  m  - 
pion,  G.  C.  A  list  of  the  Cantharida?  supplementary  to  the 
"  Munich  "  catalogue.  35,  4.— C  h  o  b  a  u  t ,  A  •  New  observations 
on  the  biological  relations  of  the  Anthicidas  with  the  vesicants,  86  b. 
— C  r  o  i  s  s  a  n  d  e  a  u  ,  J  .  Monograph  of  theScydimenidre  (cont.), 
5  pis  ,  86  a,  4  —  D  eegener,  P.  Structure  and  position  .>f  the 
mouth-parts  of  llydi'vphilmt,  figs  ,  59,  '99,  No.  3.— D  i  e  r  k  x  ,  F  . 
Structure  and  function  of  the  defensive  gland  in  the  genus  lii-udtt/- 
intfi.  figs  .  22,  April  17.  — E  s  c  h  e  r  i  c  h  ,  K  .  To  knowledge  of  the 
coleopterous  genus  Zomihrfs  Harold,  1  pi.,  38  and  heft  4,  April  30 


18(3  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Jlllie 

'99  —Everts,  J.  E.  Ooleoptera  Neerlaudica.  De  schildvleu- 
gelige  Insecten  van  Nederland  en  het  aangrenzend  Gebied.  Deel  I, 
2de  Gedeelte.  'sGraveuhage  Martinus  Nijhoff  1899.  pp  369-677, 
figs.  28-62  [in  Dutch].— F  o  r  m  a  11  e  k  ,  U  On  the  period  of 
flight  of  some  Ooleoptera,  38-— G  adeaude  Kerville,  H. 
Physiological  experiments  on  Dyticus  marginalia,  86  b  -  G  o  r  - 
ham,  H  .  S  .  Coleoplera,  vol.  vii.,  pp.  257-276,  i-xii,*  15  — H  a  r- 
r  i  11  g  t  o  n  .  W.  II.  A  lew  Canadian  Longicorus.  4.— Hub- 
bard,  H.  G.  On  Thalassa  montezumca  Muls.  (family  Coccinel- 
lidae),  figs  ,  Proceedings,  Entomological  Society  of  Washington,  iv^ 
3.  April  28.  '99. — L  e  s  n  e  ,  P  .  Revision  of  the  Ooleoptera  of  the 
family  Bostrychidae,  part  ii,  figs.,  86  a,  2-3 ;  On  a  new  species  of 
Ooleoptera  ot  the  family  Bostrychidae*  (Heterarthron  subdepressus. 
n.  sp.).  86  b.— P  ic,  M.  On  the  carnivorous  instincts  of  the  An- 
thieidae,  86  b  -  R  a  f  f  r  a  y  ,  A.  Revision  of  Batrisus  and  allied 
genera  of  Central  and  South  America,*  1  pi  ,  86  a,  4.— S  c  b  w  a  r  z , 
E.  A.  Description  of  new  species  of  Ooleoptera,*  5,  supplement. 
— T  h  e  r  y  ,  A.  Descriptions  of  new  Buprestida?  and  various  re- 
marks, 86  a. 2-3 

Diptera.— A  u  s  t  e  n  ,  E  .  E  .  See  Economic  Entomology  — 
Da  hi,  F.  The  flea  and  its  position  in  the  system,  59,  '98- 
Elliot,  R.  Two  avian  parasites;  notes  on  their  meta- 
morphoses. figs.,  75  — K  e  1  1  o  g  g  ,  V  .  L  .  The  mouth  parts  of 
the  Nematocerous  Diptera,  iv,  figs.,  5— Ma  re  ha  1,  P.  See 
the  General  Subject. — W  e  1  t  n  e  r,  W  .  The  spawn  of  Chironomus 
fit'ii-CNtri»  F.  59.  '98.— v  a  n  der  Wulp,  F.  M.  Diptera.  vol. 
ii..  pp  385-392,  pi  X,*I5. 

Lepidoptera.— A  u  d  r  e  ,  E.  Suicide  of  caterpillars.  Bulletin, 
Societe  d'Histoire  Naturelle  de  Macon,  No.  12,  Dec.  1,  '98.— B  u  t  - 
ler,  A.  G.  Chrysophanus  thoe  ot'  Gray — why  is  it  not  C.  \vl- 
lus  Cramer?  4.— Dog  n  in,  P.  New  Heterocera  from  South 
America,  35.  3. — D  r  u  c  e  ,  H  .  Descriptions  of  some  new  species 
of  Heterocera  from  Tropical  America,  II ;  Lepidoptera  Heterocera, 
vol  ii,  p!.  xcviii,  15. — Dyar,  II.  G-  A  new  Lithosiau,*  5. — 
F  e  t  t  i  g.  Variability  in  t  he  order  Lepidoptera  a  propos  of  some 
aberrations  observed  in  Alsace,  110.  —F  r  i  e  d  m  a  n  u  ,  F  .  On  the 
formation  of  pigment  in  butterflies'  wings,  1  pi.  Archiv  fiir  mikro- 
schopische  Anatomic,  liv,  1.  Bonn,  March  27,  '99. — F  rings,  C  . 
Preference  of  Lepidoptera  for  their  own  colors,  40,  April  15.— 
F  y  1  e  s  ,  T  .  W  .  Observations  upon  tfpilosoma  congrua  Walk., 
4.— G  i  b  s  o  u  ,  A  .  Muskoka  as  a  collecting  ground,  figs.,  75  ;  On 
the  Noctuida?  occurring  in  Toronto,  figs..  75. — H  a  in  p  s  o  n  ,  G  • 
F  .  A  revision  of  the  moths  of  the  subfamily  Pyraustiuae  and  fam- 
ily Pyralidae.  pt.  1,  figs.,  2  pis.,*  14.— J  o  n  e  s  ,  E.  D.  Emer- 
gence of  a  butterfly,  figs.,  Science  Gossip,  London,  May,  '99.— 
Lathy,  P  .  L  .  Descriptions  of  new  species  of  Syntomidas  in 
the  collection  of  Mr.  H.  J.  Adams,  9.— [L  u  g  g  e  r  ,  O?]  See  Eco- 
nomic Entomology.— M  a  b  i  1  1  e,  P  .  Description  of  new  Lep- 


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idoptera,  86  a,  2-3. -M  c  I  n  t  o  s  h  .  W.  The  butterflies  of  New 
Brunswick,  Bulletin,  Xatural  History  Society  of  Xe\v  Brunswick, 
xvii,  St  John.  X.  B.,  '99  — M  o  f  f  a  t .  J  .  A  .  Random  recollec- 
tions in  natural  history.  tigs.,  75  :  A  bit  of  history,  75.— M  core, 
F  .  Lepidoptera  Indica,  part  xxxvi.  [Vol.  iii,  pp.  2:5:5-254.  pis. 
279-286,  completing  vol.  iii.]  London:  Lovell,  Reeve  &  Co,  Ltd. 
1899.  Rec'd  Apr.  24.—  O  b  e  r  t  h  u  r,  C.  Descriptions  of  new 
Lepidoptera,  tigs..  86  b.— P  i  c  t  e  t ,  A.  Aerial  development  of 
the  wing's  of  Lepidoptera.  Archives  dss  Sciences  Physiques  et 
Xaturelles  (4)  vii,  3.  Geneva,  March  15,  '99.— S  u  e  1  1  e  n  .  P  .  C  . 
T.  Some  rein  irks  on  Pynlidse,  with  description  of  new  species 
[in  Dutch],  2  pis  ,  46.— S  t  a  n  d  f  u  s  <  ,  M  .  Summary  of  the  ex-' 
periments  hitherto  undertaken  on  Temperature  and  Hybridation, 
84.  April  27. — S  t  a  u  d  i  n  £  e  r  ,  O  .  Lepidoptera  of  the  Ham- 
burg Magellan  Collecting  Expedition.  Ergebnisse  der  Hamburger 
Migilhaeusischen  Simmelreisj,  iv,  '99.  — T  r  i  in  e  u  ,  R  .  Seasonal 
dimorphism  in  Lepidoptera.  13,  April  i:s.— W  inn,  A.  F.  Xotes 
on  Papilfo  brevicauda  Sauuders.  75. 

Hymenoptera. — d  u  B  u  y  s  son.    R  .     Study  of  the  Chrysididse  of 
the  Museum  of  Paris,  2  pis.,*  85  a,  4.— C  a  m  e  r  o  n  .    P .     Hymen- 
optera, vol.  i,  pp.  4(37-474,  vol.  ii,  pp.  401-404,*  15.— C  o  c  k  e  r  e  1  1  , 
T.   D.    A.     Xotes  on  American  bees,*  9.  —  D  y  a  r  ,    H.  G.     Larva 
of  Xyelidse,  4.  —  F  e  r  t  o  u  .  C.     Remarks  on  the   habits  of   some 
species  et'  Prosopfs  Fabr.,  86  b.  — F  ox,   W  .   J .    The  Xorth  Amer- 
ican Mutillidae,*  Proceedings,  Academy  of  Xitural  Sciences  of  Phil- 
adelphia, 1899,  April  17;  Synopsis  of  the  Uuited  States  species  of  the 
Hymen  )pteraus  genus    C-'ittrit  Fabr..  with   des, -notion  of  a    new 
species  from   Trini.lid,*   Id-  — H  u  n  t  e  r  ,    S.    J.     See   Economic 
Entomology.— K  i  a  e  r.    H.     R3view  of  the  Phytophagous  Hy- 
menoptera of   Arctic   Xorway,  1    pi-.  Tromso   Museums   Aarhet'te* 
xix,  '93. — K  i  e  f  f  e  r  ,    J  .   J  .    Cvnipidre,  pp.  289-36S,  pis.  xiii-xv, 
of  Vol.  VII,  Species  des  HymJnopfcSres  d'Europeet  d'Algvrie  fond  e 
p-ir  Klmjiid  Anlr'  ei  continuS  sous  Ernest  Andre,  65e  Fa-i-icule 
P. iris.    Vve  Du'josclard,  J  in.  1,  1)9.— K  o  n  o  w  .    F  .   W-     On  some 
new  Chilastog'a.str.i,*  38  — M  a  r  s  h  a  1  1 .    T.    A  .     A  monograph  of 
British    Bnconidie,   pirt   viii,  1    pi..  Transact  ions.  Entomological 
Society  of  London,  'i»9,  pt  i.— M  o  r  i  c  e ,   F  .    D  •     Pastor  Konovr's 
proposils  as  to  the  classification  of  Hymenoptcr.i.     Kntomologi-t-' 
Monthly  Magazine.  London,  May.  'li!».  — \V  a  s  m  a  n  n  ,    E  .     Sup- 
plement  to  "  TJasius  fuliginoms  as  predatory  ant,'' 22.  April  17; 
The  psychical  activities  of  ants,  3   pis.,  Zoologica,  heft  2-;,  XI  B.I, 
1,  Stuttgart, '99. 

THK  ODOXATA  OF  Oim>.  BY'  DAVIDS.  KI.I.I.U  on.  PH.  D.  Ohio 
State  University.  Contributions  from  the  I  >.•[)  irtmeut  of  Zoology 
and  Entomology.  Xo.  1.  [Riprinteil  from  th>  S|>e.-ial  Paper-  of 
the  Ohio  Academy  of  Sciences.  X.).  2.]  Columbus,  Ohio.  Pub- 
lished bv  the  State  University,  March.  is!>:t.  Svo.  pj).  viii,  11(J- 


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Portrait  of  the  author.    Three  plates,  containing  39  outline  figures 
of  parts  of  species  of  Eiiallagma,  Lestes,  Diplax  and  Gomphus. 

This  posthumous  work  of  Prof.  Kellicott  is  introduced  by  a  pref- 
atory note  from  his  successor,  Prof.  Herbert  Osborn,  stating  that  it 
has  been  prepared  from  the  origin  il  manuscript  left  by  its  author. 
Of  this  the  lirst  01  pages  are  unchanged.  The  remainder  has  been 
completed,  in  accordance  with  Professor  Kellicott's  plan  of  treat- 
ment, by  his  associate,  Mr.  J.  S.  Hiue,  who  also  contributes  a  bio- 
graphical notice  and  a  bibliography  of  his  deceased  colleague. 
Practically,  therefore,  the  present  essay  is  due  to  Messrs.  Kellicott 
and  Hine  The  figures  have  bsen  drawn  by  Mr.  W.  E.  Kellicott. 

We  have  previously  expressed,  in  this  journal, our  high  apprecia- 
tion of  Prof.  K3llicott's  work  on  the  dragouflies  of  Ohio.  We  are, 
therefore,  much  indebted  to  Mr.  Hiue  to?  placing  before  us  the 
present  more  extended  results  of  that  study. 

The  subject  matter  proper  begins  with  a  brief  introduction,  in 
which  the  student  is  referred  to  other  authors  for  a  knowledge  of 
the  structure  and  metamorphoses  of  these  insects.  The  100  species 
found  in  Ohio  are  then  described,  with  frequent  keys  to  assist  in 
their  identification-  Notes  are  frequently  added  upon  the  habits  of 
flight  and  of  ovipositiou.  We  incline  to  think  that  the  localities  in 
which  the  rarer  species  have  been  found  have  not  always  been  suffi- 
ciently indicated.  In  the  hurried  perusal  with  which  we  have  been 
obliged  to  content  ourselves,  it  seems  to  us  that  the  key  to  the 
species  of  Lestes  (p.  15)  is  not  very  helpful ;  that  some  names,  such 
as  fonscofombia  and  Diplax,  have  been  continued  which  must  be 
given  up;  and  that  an  error  has  been  made  in  the  key  to  the  genera 
of  Libellulinre  (p.  92)  in  using  the  character  "  sectors  of  the  arculus 
pedicillate"  for  Dipl(M\_=jSympetru.m]  and  Leucorhinia,  for  the 
reason  that  a  very  considerable  amount  of  variation  exists  in  this 
regard. 

Very  little  change  has  been  made  in  arrangement  and  classifica- 
tion. A  considerable  number  of  mistakes  have  been  made  by  our- 
selves and  others  in  treating  of  various  species  of  the  North 
American  Odonata,  and  some  of  these  errors  appear  in  the  present 
work.  As  the  corrections  have  not  yet  been  published,  however, 
neither  Prof.  Kellicott  nor  Mr.  Hine  are  responsible  for  the  errors 
of  their  predecessors;  but  students  will  do  well  to  be  on  their  guard 
in  identifying  forms  allied  to  EnnUfnima  pollntinn,  (r<>inj>/t>ix 
lie  id  us,  fraternity  and  externus. 

In  closing,  we  call  attention  to  a  remark  in  the  Introduction, 
which  is  very  cheering  to  the  odonatologisl.  Treating  of  the  ques- 
tion of  the  decrease  or  increase  in  the  number  of  species,  we  read  : 
"  It  is  the  opinion  of  the  writer  that  some  few  forms  once  resident 
are  no  longer  within  our  limits,  but  that  others  have  taken  up  their 
homes  here  at  the  same  time:  in  fact,  it  appears  probable  that  the 
number  has  increased,  rather  than  diminished,  up  to  the  present 
time."  PHILIP  P.  CALVERT. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  189 

DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

Regular  meeting1  of  the  Newark  Entomological  Society  was  held 
Sunday,  April  9th,  at  Town  Hall,  President  Bischott'  presidium  and 
fourteen  members  present. 

The  family  X<>t<i<l<>nti<liK  was  exhibited  and  was  fairly  well  rep  - 
resented  by  most  of  the  members,    Mr.  Kenrfott's  exhibit  included 
an  interesting  series  of  blown  larva  and    pupa- 
Mr.  Weidt  exhibited  a  series  of  Fevalici  Jocosn  among   which 
were  two  specimens,  the  primaries  of  which  were  yellow  instead  of 
green,  and  read  the  following  article  : 

"On  Sunday,  April  2d,  I  took  a  trip  to  Forrest  Hill  near  New- 
ark, N.  J.,  with  my  friend,  Mr.  Broadwell.  to  collect  one  of  the 
earliest  noctuids  of  the  season,  Fevalfa  jocosa .  The  weather  \vus 
cold  and  before  we  reached  our  destination  snow  began  to  fall  and  a 
strong  north  wind  was  blowing  which  gave  us  small  hopes  of  find- 
ing the  insect,  but  after  a  search  of  two  hours  we  had  taken  six 
specimens.  The  moth  is  taken  on  the  bark  of  hemlock  trees  and  all 
I  have  ever  taken  had  just  emerged,  which  made  it  an  easy  matter 
to  capture  them.  It  is  necessary  for  the  collector  to  carry  a  small 
box  to  put  the  specimens  until  thevare  fully  developed  before  put- 
ting them  in  the  poison  bottle.  I  took  a  specimen  March  8th,  last 
year  (an  early  spring)  and  took  one  as  late  as  April  19th  this  year. 

I  have  never  seen  the  insect  flying  nor  taken  one  at  light.  Prof. 
Smith  remarked  the  tongue  being  very  small,  the  moth  is  no 
feeder  and  does  not  fly  much.  He  added  that  the  insects  mate  early; 
usually  in  twenty-four  hours  and  disappear  soon  after.  Mr.  An- 
gleman  mentioned  that  he  had  taken  specimens  with  the  primaries 
half  yellow  and  half  green.  Mr.  Kemp  stated  that  a  half  day's  col- 
lecting of  Coleoptera  by  him,  in  the  vicinity  of  Elizabeth.  N.  J. , 
on  March  30th,  resulted  in  the  cipture  of  over  1,503  specimens, 
among  which  lie  recognized  over  l.~>0  species  Of  these  species  there 
were  about  9  )  Carabids,  4i)  Staphylinidos,  8  ( 'hrysomelide,  17  weevil s 
nnd  the  rest  scattered  throughout  the  order.  They  were  mostly 
collected  among  dead  leaves  and  debris,  on  the  ground,  under 
bushes."  A.  J.  WEIDT,  Sec. 

At  the  April  meeting  of  the  Feldimn  Collecting  Social,  hold  ;it 
the  residence  of  Mr.  II.  "W.  \Venzel.  1523   South   Thirteenth  street,. 
eleven  members  and  one  visitor  were  present. 

Mr.  Wenzel  stated  that  in  the  oldedition  of  the  Catalogue  of 
New  Jersey  insects  there  were  but  nine  specif-  of  Xi-i/ilnnit'iiiilu 
listed,  whereas  the  number  will  be  iucreised  to  seventeen  in  the 
forthcoming  edition  as  far  as  his  own  collecting  is  concerned.  He 
had  taken  the  following  species  of  that  family  in  New  Jersey 
from  January  2Sth  to  April  liith:  Brachycepsis  subpunctatus, 

i  ft    /HTfuruhm,  Srt/iiilHt'iliiX    ffitrifiirsitx.  X    /'«.v.v/r/r/-,  ,S.  l,i>- 

A'  analis, &. brevicorm's, S.  clnri/njs, 

A'.  /Wr//.v.  <  'i'/>In'iifi/ IDII   ci>r/,n r»s ///,,. 


190  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

Mr.  Laurent  reported  the  abundance  of  pupi  of  Ceratomia  ca- 
talpa  at  Moores,  Delaware  county.  Pa.  The  pupa  and  many  dead 
caterpillars  liy  justunder  the  sod  at  the  base  of  trees.  The  irregu- 
lar appearance  in  abundance  of  the  species  was  discussed  by  Messrs. 
Laurent,  Skinner  and  Wenzel. 

Dr.  Skinner  referred  to  a    recently    received    letter,  the   writer 
dwelling  on  the  probable  large   number  of  sp3vues  new   to  science 
which  existed  in  the  private  collections  of  miny  persons  who  were 
averse  to  sending  them  to  specialists  for  study  for  fear  that  the  spe- 
cialists would  desire  to  retain    the  specimen   in  payment   for  the 
trouble  in  identifying.     The  speaker  held  that  specialists  have  the 
right  to  retain  desirable  specimens  in  such  cases,  and  spoke  of  the 
ingratitude  existing  as  a  rule  with  those   who  expect  to  have  sci- 
entific workers  devote  their   time  and  experience  in  naming   their 
specimens  without  recompense. 

Discussed  by  Messrs.  H.  Weuzal  and  Bland,  who  concurred  with 
Dr.  Skinner. 

Mr.  H.  Weuzel  recorded  the  capture  of  Erchomus  lasvus  in 
abundance  at  Anglesea,  N.  J.,  during  the  winter. 

WILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Secretary. 


OBITUARY. 

We  announce  with  sorrow  and  regret  the  death  of  Edward  Win- 
slow  Cross  on  April  23d,  who  resided  in  Manchester,  N.  H.,  and  was 
bom  in  that  city  July  21, 1875.  He  was  an  ardent  student  of  ento- 
mology and  a  contributor  to  the  pages  ot  this  journal.  The  Geome- 
tridse  claimed  his  especial  attention,  and  he  had  a  fine  collection  in 
the  family.  He  was  the  youngest  sou  of  Judge  David  Cross,  and  a 
student  at  Harvard  College  Law  School,  and  was  graduited  from 
Amherst  College,  class  '97. 


The  February  NEWS  was  mailed  February  3d. 
The  March  NEWS  was  mailed  March  4th. 
The  April  NEWS  was  mailed  March  27th. 
The  Mav  NEWS  was  mailed  Mav  :;d. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol  10 


PI.  VI 


7 


10 


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CYCHRUS,  etc.,  (Liebeck) 


ENTOMOLOGICflL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICflL  SECTION 

A(  AKK.MV  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  X.  SEPTEMBEB.  18!»l».  No.  7 

CONTENTS : 


Liebeck— Cychrus  Guyoti  vs.  C.  An-         Hine  —  Sciara     In onstans  —  Reared 
clrewsii  var..  ..!!•!  fronl  Carnations I'd  I 


A sb mead— The  Largest  Oak-Gall  in 

the  World  and  its  Parasites 193 

Wi  ckham— Recollections  of  Old-Col- 


Dyar— Life     History    of    Notodonta 


Georgica  - H.  S.  202 

Editorial .2iVi 

Kconomic  Entomology '-N~ 

lecting  Grounds !!«>    Notes  an,,  NVws 20H 

Williamson  — Calopteryx     August!-          Entomological  Literature 'JN 

pennisSelysin  Western  Pennsyl-          l">innsof  Societies 219 

\aiiia W>    Exchanges i,  ii 

CYCHRUS  GUYOTI  vs,  C,  ANDREWSII  YAR. 

BY  CHAKI.KS  LIEBECK,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
(See  Plate  VI.) 

In  the  recent  paper  on  d/dintx  by  G.  E.  Ehrmann,  atten- 
tion was  called  to  a  paragraph  pertaining  to  certain  specimens 
of  C.  dni/oti  (No.  9  of  plate),  in  the  possession  of  Prof.  Je- 
rome Schmitt,  of  St.  Vincent's  College,  Pa.  Some  confusion 
regarding  the  identity  of  this  species  exists  in  many  collec- 
tions, and  the  following  notes  are  submitted  with  a  view  to 
preventing  future  errors. 

C.  (riii/oti  was  described  by  Dr.  Lecoute,  Proc.  Phila.  Acad. 
Nat.  Sciences  in  l,s(i(),  p.  : }(>:•},  from  a  unique  female  collected 
in  the  Black  Mountains  of  North  Carolina.  Later  Dr.  Horn, 
in  his  paper  on  (1i/<-/inix  ot  N.  A.  Trans.  Am.  Knt.  Sue..  1S7S, 
Vol.  7.]).  I  7.'M  7  I.  submitted  the  characters  of  male  tarsi,  sep- 
arating these  species  as  follows  : 

A  nterior  tarsus  of  male  with  a  slight  papillose  space  at 
tip  of  first  joint.  (iinjnti. 

Anterior  tarsus  ot'   maledensel\.  spongy  pubescent    be 
neath,  first  joint  clothed  over  nearly  the  entire  surface. 

Andrewsii. 


192  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

When  males  are  not  present  the  position  of  the  strial  punc- 
tures of  the  elytron  will  readily  separate  the  species. 
Punctures  of  striae  regular  and  well  centered. 

Andrewsii. 

Punctures  of  striae  confused  and  encroaching  on  the 
intervals.  Guyoti. 

This  character  pertains  to  the  basal  three- fourths  of  the 
elytra,  as  the  striae  and  punctuation  become  confused  at  the 
apex  in  both  species. 

But  three  authentic  specimens  of  C.  Guy  at  i  have  been  ex- 
amined, and  possibly  forty  of  C.  Andrewsii,  all  forms,  and  no 
deviation  from  the  above  rule  occurs. 

There  is  a  tendency  in  many  specimens  of  C.  Andrewsii  to 
a  broadly  augulated  form  of  thorax  as  is  shown  by  the  accom- 
panying plate,  the  series  showing  gradual  development  from 
No.  4  to  9  in  regular  order. 

A  series  of  C.  Riding-m,  Nos.  10,  11  and  12,  is  also  utilized 
to  show  the  same  character. 

Without  types  or  authentic  specimens  at  hand,  and  only 
females  present,  the  student  can  very  easily  go  astray,  as  can 
be  seen  by  a  glance  at  No.  9,  a  supposed  Guyoti,  or  No.  5,  a 
small  Andrewsii,  whi(Ji  could  very  readily  be  confused  with 
Ridingsii.  The  figures  of  plate  show  the  comparative  size  of 
the  various  species,  and  it  will  be  seen  that  Giiyoti  is  much 
larger  than  Andrewm,  being  quite  as  large  as  the  larger  form 
of  C.  viduus. 

Specimens  of  the  several  species  from  Pennsylvania  have 
the  thorax  longer  and  narrower  than  those  of  North  Carolina 
and  Tennessee. 

I  am  indebted  to  Dr.  Henry  Skinner  for  the  excellent  pho- 
tograph of  the  specimens  and  to  Mr.  Roland  Hayward  for 
careful  comparisons  with  the  Leconte  specimens  in  the  Cam- 
bridge Museum. 

EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE. 

1.  C  Guyoti  Lee.  male  (Horn  Coll.). 

2.  C  Guyoti  Lee  female  (Wenzel  Coll.). 

3.  C.  viduus  De.j . 

4.  C.  Andrewsii   Harr.  Pa. 

5.  C.  Andrewsii  Harr.  Va. 

6.  C  Andrewsii  Harr.  N   C. 

7.  C.  Andrewsii  Harr.  N.  C. 

8.  C,  Andrewsii  Harr  Sawyer's  Springs,  Tenn. 
q    C.  Andrewsii  Harr.  N.  C. 

10.  C.  Ridingsii  Bland,  type  female.  Va. 

11.  ('.  Ridingsii  Bland,  Pa. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  193 

l-J.  C.  Ridinssii  Bland,  Tenn. 

13.  <  'reniHstorhilus  leuro^tirtiis  Burin,  male. 

14.  Crernastocbilus  leucost ictus  Burin,  female. 

— O 

THE,  LARGEST  OAK-GALL  IN  THL  WORLD  AND  ITS  PAR- 

ASITES. 

BY  WILLIAM  H.  ASH  MEAD. 

Some  two  or  more  years  ago,  February  20,  1897,  the  Na- 
tional Museum  received  from  Dr.  A.  Duges,  of  Guauajaro, 
Mexico,  the  largest  oak-gall  it  has  ever  beeu  my  pleasure  to 
see,  and  which  is  undoubtedly  the  largest  Cyuipid  gall  yet 
discovered.  Subsequently  additional  specimens  of  the  same 
species,  but  much  smaller  and  exceedingly  variable  in  shape 
and  size,  were  also  received  from  Dr.  Duges. 

The  first  and  largest  specimen  received,  and  which  is  un- 
questionably the  largest  oak-gall  in  the  world,  is  of  an  irregu- 
lar oblong,  globular  shape,  and  measures  fully  4J  inches  long 
by  3  inches  in  diameter.  Externally  it  is  opague,  more  or 
less  roughened,  and  of  a  greyish  color  or  somewhat  similar  in 
color  to  the  bark  of  our  common  white  oak  ;  white  internally  it 
is  brown  and  of  a  dense,  hard,  pithy  substance.  It  is  polytha- 
lamous  ;  the  larvae  cells  being  numerous  and  deeply  imbedded, 
in  the  interior  of  the  gall,  as  in  those  of  similar  structure. 

The  other  specimens,  afterwards  received  from  Dr.  Duges. 
are,  as  stated  before,  much  smaller,  more  irregular  in  shape, 
and  dwindle  down  in  size  to  specimens  not  exceeding  an  inch 
in  diameter.  All  of  them,  as  we  are  reliably  informed  by  Dr. 
Duges,  were  obtained  from  the  roots  of  an  unknown  Mexican 
oak  tree. 

At  the  time  of  the  receipt  of  the  largest  of  these  galls,  I  re- 
ported the  gall  was  the  product  of  an  undescribed  Cynipid, 
which  would  probably  prove  to  belong  to  the  genus  Andri- 
cus. 

The  rearing  of  three  of  the  gall-flies  by  Dr.  Duges  con- 
firms my  opinion  in  reference  to  the  generic  position  of  the 
gall -makers  of  this  gigantic  gall, but  the  gallitself  is  evidently 
similar  to  one  described  as  (\i/ni)>N  Clutinjtiotii  by  Mr.  Peter 
Cameron,  in  Biologia  Central!- Americana,  Hymoptera,  vol.  1, 
p.  70,  the  maker  of  which  was  unknown. 

Dr.  Duges  also  bred  from  this  gall  two  distinct  parasites: 
;t  Miquiline,  Si/n«  rr/iix  sp.,  and  a  Toryiuid,  Tori/nntx  sp.;  also  M 


194  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

beautiful  uudeseribed  rkynchopkorus  beetle.  Tke  last  tke 
late  Mr.  Martin  Liuell  kad  intended  to  describe  under  tke 
name  of  - 

I  believe  with  Dr.  Culvert,  tkat  a  name  given  to  a  gall 
alone,  witkout  a  knowledge  of  tke  gall-uiaker,  will  kold  in 
most  cases,  but  suck  descriptions  skould  be  discouraged,  since 
tke  identification  of  galls,  witkout  tkeir  makers,  is  always  at- 
tended with  uncertainty  ever  afterwards. 

It  is  so  in  this  case,  but  tke  name  given  by  Mr.  Cameron 
must  be  retained,  and  I  give  below,  for  tke  first  time,  tke 
description  of  its  maker,  and  its  parasites. 

Andrieus  championi  Cameron 

Cyuips  ckampioui  Cam.  Biol.  Ceutr. — Am.  Hyiu  I,  p.  70. 
(Gall). 

Gall-fly.—  ?  Length  4.5  mm.  Black,  tke  abdomen  and  an- 
terior and  middle  femora  rufous.  Head  and  tkorax  rugoso- 
punctate,  clothed  with  a  sparse,  glittering  pubescence ;  abdo- 
men smooth,  polished,  im punctate,  tke  sides  of  segments  1-7 
witk  sparse  glittering  hairs,  antenna?  14  jointed,  long,  fili- 
form, black,  the  third  joint  tke  longest,  more  tkan  six  times  as 
long  as  (kick,  tke  following  joints  to  the  13th,  gradually  short- 
ening, the  13th  joint  being  scarcely  one-third  the  length  of 
the  third  joint,  the  last  joint  almost  as  long  as  12-13  united. 
Clypeus  rounded  at  apex.  Mandible  strong,  trideutate,  pice- 
ous  black,  tke  inner  tootk  minute,  tke  middle  and  out§r  tootk 
large,  subequal.  Mesotkorax  witk  tke  parapsidal  furrows 
distinct  and  posteriorly  becoming  obliterated  just  before  at- 
taining tke  base  of  tke  scutellum ;  a  median  furrow  only 
slightly  or  vaguely  defined  on  tke  middle  of  tke  disk;  ante- 
riorly close  to  tke  margin  are  two  short,glabrous  lines  ;  while 
tke  scapulae  have  a  long  glabrous  line  ;  scutellum  rounded, 
rugose,  the  fovea?  at  base  with  raised  lines;  metatkorax  short, 
witk  too  median  carimi'.  Wings  kyaline,  tke  veins  piceous- 
black,  tke  vein  at  base  of  tke  open  marginal  being  short  and 
strongly  augulated.  Abdomen  ovate,  as  long  as  tke  kead  and 
tkorax  united,  polisked  impunctate  except  some  sparse  punc- 
tures on  tkesides  of  tke  seventh  segment ;  sheaths  of  ovipositor 
black,  not  at  all  prominent. 

Hab — Guauaj  uato,  Mexi< -o . 

Type,  No.  4304  U.  S.  X.  M. 


1S99]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  195 

Described  from  3  ?  specimens,  received  from  Dr.  A.Duges. 

Synergus  Dugesi,  n.  sp. 

-Length  3mm.  Black,  head,  except  the  vertex,  eyes, 
and  occiput,  the  antenna?,  the  prouotum,  except  anteriorly, 
the  trochanters,  the  knees,  the  tips  of  anterior  and  middle  tib- 
iae and  beneath,  and  their  tarsi,  brownish-yellow.  Head  ru- 
go>o-puiictate,  the  face  and  cheeks  with  strong1  converging- 
stria1.  Mandibles  ferruginous, black  at  tips.  Antennas  13-jointed 
the  third  joint  very  nearly  as  long  as  4-5  united.  Mesoiio- 
1um  rather  coarsely,  transversely  rngalose,  the  parapsidal  fur- 
rows very  nearly  obliterated  by  the  coarseness  of  the  sculpture. 
Mesopleura  longitudinally  striated.  Metanotum  short  ob- 
li(|iie,  with  two,  rather  widely  separated,  median  cariua'  and 
a  distinct  lateral  cariua,  the  angles  prominent,  pubescent, 
with  prominent  spiracles.  Wings  hyaline,  the  teguhe  pice- 
ous,  the  veins,  except  the  subcostal  and  the  median  veins  to- 
wards base  which  are  pale  yellowish  piceous  black.  Abdo- 
men ovate,  about  one-third  longer  than  the  head  and  thorax 
united,  highly  polished,  black,  the  second  segment,  except 
the  very  short  petiole,  occupying  the  whole  surface,  the  ter- 
minal segments  being  retracted. 

-Length  2-6  mm.  Agrees  well  with  the  ?,  except  the 
sides  of  the  pronotum,  the  mesopleura,  but  not  the  mesopectus 
and  the  legs,  except  a  dusty  shade  on  the  hind  tibia>  and 
tarsi,  are  wholly  brownish  yellow  ;  the  parapsidal  furrows  are 
distinct,  the  tegnl;e  brownish-yellow,  while  the  antenna-  are 
15-  jointed,  the  third  joint  being  somewhat  thickened,  slightly 
curved  and  fully  as  long  a>  joints  4-5  united,  the  following 
joints  sube<|ual. 

Type,  No.  4:505  U.S.  X.  M. 

Described    from    1    '    and   '2    •    specimens,  bred     by  Dr.  A. 
Duges  from  Andricus  i  ( '\  nipv) ( 'hampioni  Cam. 
Torymus  Mexicanus.  n.  sp. 

V. — Length  4  mm.;  ovipositor  »'>.5  mm.  Head  and  thorax 
metallic  green,  the  hind  margin  of  the  mesopleura  violaceous 
followed  by  a  bright  cupreous  band  ;  abdomen  broii/.ed-black  : 
tlagellum  black  ;  scape,  teguhe  and  tarsi  brownish-yellow  : 
co\;e  metallic  green;  anterior  femora  towards  l»ase  and  the 
hind  femora  except  tips,  metallic  brown,  the  rest  of  the  legs 
rufous  wings  hyaline,  the  veins,  except  the  subcostal  at  base, 


196  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

dark  brown.  Head  shagreened  and  punctate,  the  face  clothed 
with  a  white  pubescence ;  mandibles  ferruginous,  the  teeth 
black.  Thorax  sparsely  pubescent,  transversely  shagreeued 
and  punctured,  the  punctures  more  distinct  and  coarser  along 
the  hind  margin  of  the  pronotum,  on  the  parapsides  along 
the  furrow  of  same,  and  on  the  scutellum.  Mesopleura  except 
the  hind  margin  sculptured,  the  hind  margin  smooth,  impunc- 
tate.  Hind  coxa?  large,  reticulately  sculptured.  Abdomen 
finely  or  microscopically  reticulated,  the  dorsal  flap  bluish. 

cf. — Length  3. 2  mm.  Agrees  well  with  the  9  in  color  and  in 
the  structure  of  the  head  and  thorax,  but  the  tegulae  and  the 
femora  are  bluish-green,  the  tibia?  dark  brown,  the  tarsi,  except 
the  terminal  joint,  whitish,  while  the  abdomen  is  bluish-green 
scarcely  as  long  as  the  thorax,  with  the  dorsal  flap  bright  green. 

Type,  Kb.  4306 U.  S.  K.  M. 

Described  from  ]   ?  bred  from  the  small  gall. 

— o— 

RECOLLECTIONS  OF  OLD  COLLECTING  GROUNDS. 

BY   H.  F.  WICKHAM,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 
IX.  The  Alpine  Districts  about  Leadi-We. 

Leaving  Buena  Vista,  the  railroad  follows  the  Arkansas 
Valley  very  closely  in  the  long  climb  to  Leadville.  As  the 
mountain  summits  draw  nearer  and  nearer  the  waters  of  the 
turbulent  stream  become  ever  less  muddy  and  by  the  time  the 
great  mining  camp  is  reached  the  dwindled  Arkansas  is  trans- 
formed into  a  clear  brook,  flowing  over  a  pebbly  bed  or  glid- 
ing more  slowly  on  a  torturous  course  through  broad  marshy 
meadows.  The  altitude  has  now  exceeded  ten  thousand  feet 
and  the  fauna  and  flora  are  essentially  modified  in  conse- 
quence. 

We  arrived  at  the  station  late  in  the  afternoon  of  July  7th, 
during  a  heavy  rain.  Every  afternoon  of  our  eight  day  so- 
journ was  marred  by  a  like  precipitation  of  moisture  and  this 
detracted  materially  from  the  pleasure  of  the  trip  as  well  as 
interfering  with  collecting.  These  showers  are  very  cold  and 
quickly  result  in  benumbed  hands  which  are  slow  to  grasp  the 
ground-inhabiting  insects,  and  the  saturated  dripping  foliage 
precludes  successful  use  of  the  sweep-net  or  umbrella.  The 
little  butterflies  (apparently  some  species  of  Li/cwna)  fold 


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their  wings  and  hang  quite  still  upon  the  shrubs  while  a  cold 
storm  cloud  is  passing  over,  only  to  awake  to  active  flight  al- 
most the  instant  that  the  sun  comes  out  again. 

The  dirty,  smoky  city  covers  a  great  deal  of  ground  and  it 
is  something  of  a  walk  from  the  "  up  town  "  hotels  into  the 
wooded  hills  which  rise  on  every  hand.  The  large  timber,  if 
there  ever  was  much  of  it,  is  now  mostly  gone  and  the  re- 
maining trees  are  chiefly  so  dwarfed  or  undersized  as  to  be  of 
no  use  for  commercial  purposes.  To  this  they  owe  their  ex- 
istence and  as  they  still  support  some  insects  let  us  hope  that 
they  may  long  remain  undisturbed.  Many  of  the  large  ra- 
vines and  gulches  have  been  ruined  entomologically  by  exten- 
sive mining  operations  but  a  few  spots  were- found  which 
yielded  tolerably  well.  The  stony  porous  soil  of  most  of  the 
hillsides  holds  but  very  little  water  and  supports  a  fauna, 
which  is  in  strong  contrast  to  that  of  the  marshy  valley  region. 

\Ve  saw  no  living  C'u'in<1<'li<l<r.  duringour  stay,  but  some  dead 
C.  ciiirtijK'nnis  served  to  show  that  the  species  extends  up  the 
valley  from  Buena  Vista,  where  it  was  seen  rather  abun- 
dantly. On  the  higher  slopes  of  Moose  Mountain,  which  lies 
near  enough  to  Leadville  to  make  the  summit,  though  far 
above  timber  line,  tolerably  easy  of  access  on  foot,  we  took 
('(iraliitx  fdddti/s,  of  the  form  which  I  have  always  considered 
as  representing  <>rr</t»i<'itxiN  and  have  distributed  as  such.  It 
was  scarcely  common,  but  we  managed  to  get  several  under 
stones  and  logs  in  the  valley  of  a  little  stream  which  heads  on 
the  mountain.  The  banks  of  this  stream  were  lined  with 
stones  under  which  we  found  a  few  .\<'/>ri<t  <>hli<[u«  and  .V  //•/- 
t'dfiii,  I'dfrobiix  (ifcrrinius  and  some  Staphyliuida-.  while  I!>'in/>!- 
</i/iin  iiiccftii  in,  11.  t/ni/til  and  Tree/in*  clitili/ln-un  were  secured 
with  them  but  in  more  abundance.  All  of  these  bank  loving 
('aral)idu'  were  found  in  the  wettest,  coldest  spots. oft  en  in  the 
spra\  from  a  small  cataract  and  their  capture  was  attended 
with  a  good  deal  of  bodily  discomfort,  owing  to  the  rains  and 
the  very  low  temperature  of  the  water  in  these  mountain 
si  reams  which  are  mainly  fed  from  snow  fields  lying  higher 
up. 

Following  the  ravine  we  finally  emerged  from  the  timber 
and  found  ourselves  on  the  bald,  rocky  head  of  the  mountain, 
where  no  trees  grow,  for  after  leaving  the  fringe  of  gnarled, 


j<)S  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

wind-twisted  stunted  evergreens  that  mark  the  timber  line, 
the  rest  of  the  vegetation  consists  only  of  low  herbs  which  be- 
come of  less  and  less  height  as  we  ascend  until  at  last  we  find 
the  flowers  blooming  almost  on  the  level  of  the  ground  from 
which  they  emerge — a  scanty  circlet  of  leaves,  crowned  by  a 
stalkless  blossom — and  the  spaces  between  the  boulders  are 
clothed  with  a  flower-studded  carpet  of  vegetation  which  has 
the  general  effect  of  moss,  though  really  very  different.  Between 
timber  line  and  the  summit  we  secured  Pterostichux  zuryenx, 
Amara  hyperbot'ea,  Cymindix  crihriro/Jix,  Ct/tihtx  tririttatits,  Ap- 
hodius  aleutus,  A.  /t/uto/itfrux,  A.  ritfatttx  and  fragments  of  the 
before  mentioned  ('arabnx  and  of  Entomoscelix  <i<l<»iidis. 

The  lower  hills  near  town  were   worked  for  Carabidse  by 
careful  search  under  stones.    As  a  result  we  got  Notiophihtx  xi- 
birirus,  Pleroxtichus  protractus,  Pt.  luczotii,  innumerable  Amaru:, 
CalathiiK  hit/ratus,  Cymindis  unicolor,  C.  cribricollis,  Harpalux  in- 
noduus  and  H.  montanus.     Incidentally  we  secured  some  beetles 
of  other  families  in  the  same   situations, — Cytifux  tririttahix. 
Cryptohypnus  \abbreviatus }\C.  nocturnus,  C.  tumescenx,  Gruplwp* 
c«ri«nH,  Adimonia  externa  and  a  species  of  Macrops.     Foliage 
of  the  dwarf  evergreens  on  these  hills  was  beaten  over  an  um- 
brella with  results  as  follows  : — Scymnus  utilis,  one   specimen, 
Athens  simplex,    rather  scarce,  Podubni*  hit fr alia  more   abun- 
dant, Dasytes  hmlsonim,  a  few,Callidium  liirt<'/luni,-<i  couple,  and 
PtK'lit/hi^tchyfi   xitbvittatuft,  several.     On  poplars  we  found  a   Di- 
cerca  (tcHcbt'OHH  ?)  and  numerous  Zeuyophora  ahum-mix,  the  lat- 
ter eating  irregular  holes  in  the  leaves.     Some  dead  tops  of 
coniferse     yielded    several  Mti;/d«!ix,  Plagithmysus    iiuiricatnlnx 
in  plenty^  and    a  specimen   of    Sniping  it  x    rirrxcciix.      Flower 
working  and  miscellaneous  sweeping  showed  up  (besides  some 
commoner  things)  Coscinopteravittigera,  Trichodes   ontatiix,  Epi - 
canta pruinosa  and  Entomoscelis  adnnidix.     Rhynchites  hicolor  was 
not  uncommon  on  wild  roses.     A  few  pieces  of  wood   and  the 
rubbish  accumulated  by  a   former  rush    of  water  through    a 
deep  ravine,  furnished  shelter  for   Pcrifa.i'ia  ntf/ico/lixnud   <x'/*'- 
phanocleonus  cristatus.     The  insects  of  the  marshes  are  mostly 
Staphyliuidse,  not  yet  worked  out ;  however  I  can  name  a  iV\\ 
beetles  from  these  spots,  as  follows  : — 'Elaphrus  dairvittei,  rare, 
Tacltittux    anymtatuxj   Mycetoporus  sj).,  and  an    firycux   which 
seems  to  be  morio. 


]899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  199 

Here,  as  at  Buena  Vista,  we  found  it  well  worth  while  to 
search  piles  of  logs  ami  of  sawed  lumber  in  the  railroad  yards 
and  about  mills.  We  got  in  this  way  a  very  good  lot  of  spe- 
cies as  the  accompanying  list  will  show:  Melanophila  loHf/ijtcN, 
M.  dniinntoudi,  Chryxobothrix  caurhta,  Jhiprrxtix  l<otf/ii,  />'.  tnl 
jecta,  Clerux  nif/riw'ntrifi,  C.  xphct/ritx,  Thniuishnux  nndul<itiin. 
Axeiinan  mwfam,  Criocephalm  agrextix,  C.  prodm-fiix,  Pfn/tmito 
den  <liini<li<ifitx,  Pachyta  lifurata  (light  and  dark  forms),  Acmwopx 
protcitx.  A .  prutenxix,  Leptura  ()-mafnlata,  L.  sanguined,  Mono- 
h(()H,Htu-x  xcutellatux  and  Paffonocherus  i>il.iinx.  Altogether  we 
considered  our  visit  to  this  vicinity  as  being  a  successful  one, 
although  the  neighborhood  is  probably  by  no  means  as  rich 
as  in  former  days  before  the  development  of  its  mineral  re- 
sources so  ruined  the  beauty  which  must  have  marked  it  pre- 
vious to  the  ad  vent  of  the  railroad  and  the  smelter. 

— 0 


CALOrTERYX    ANGUSTIPENNIS  5ELYS    IN    WESTERN 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

BY  E.  B.  WILLIAMSON,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Oil  June  18th  of  this  year  Mr.  1).  A.  Atkinson,  ,T.  L.  <»raf; 
H.  I).  Merrick  and  myself  visited  Ohio  Pyle  Falls,  where  in 
the  course  of  a  few  hours  we  succeeded  in  taking  about  40 
specimens  of  the  species  named  above.  Males  predominated. 
Ohio  Pyle  is  situated  on  the  Youghiogheny  Elver.  This  river 
rises  in  (Jarrett  and  Preston  counties,  West  Virginia  ;  flows 
north  into  Pennsylvania,  thence  flowing  north  by  northeast 
and  emptying  into  the  Mouougahela  at  McKeesport,  about  15 
miles  from  the  Ohio  River.  The  Youghiogheuy  in  its  euti  it- 
course  is  about  100  miles  long.  Ohio  I'yle  is  in  Fayette 
county,  in  the  Laurel  Ridge  of  the  Allegheny  mountains,  at 
altitude  of  about  ii,0i)0  feet.  It  is  about  T2  miles  north  of  tin- 
State  line,  in  latitude  .'W°  and  .10'  north  and  longitude  79°  and 
.'5U1  west.  At  Ohio  I'yle  the  Youghiogheny  has  an  averagr  width 
of  about  ."io  yards.  Hills,  several  hundred  feet  in  height, 
covered  with  drriduous  trees,  rise  abruptly  from  the  banks  of 


*Thi»  brief  paper  is  remarkable  in  that  it  liives  an  account  of  what  is  pi-ohal.l\ 
the  most  remarkable  case  of  re-discovery  of  a  rare  species  ever  made  annum  I  he 
North  American  Odonata.  No  other  male  of  angusiit>f>mis  lias  been  known  to 
exist  than  t  hat  in  the  Hritish  Museum,  sent  l>y  Ahhot  from  Georgia  S  century 
ano.  Three  females  have  been  previously  known  See  llauen,  Psyche,  v,  p.  211. 
—  P.  P.  CAI.VKKT. 


200  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[Sept 


the  river.  The  bed  of  the  stream  is  filled  with  large  sand- 
stone and  conglomerate  boulders,  past  which  the  current 
rushes  with  great  velocity. 

The  Calopteryx  in  its  flight  and  habits  much  resembles 
Hetaerina  americana,  flitting  over  the  rapids,  resting  on  the 
boulders  and  on  the  few  bushes  and  grasses  margining  the 
stream.  They  are  swifter  in  flight  and  more  difficult  to  take 
than  Galopteryx  maculata.  Only  adults  were  seen.  One  pair 
was  taken  in  copulation. 

Compared  with  Hagen's  description,  published  in  Psyche  in 
1889,  the  following  may  be  noted  : 

Hind  wing,  d\  36  ;  9,  38.  Width  at  nodus  of  hind  wing, 
c?  and  9,8.  Ante-cubitals,  front  wings,  cT  and  9,  about  28  ; 
ante-cubitals  of  hind  wings,  c?,  about  22  ;  9,  about  25.  Ab- 
domen, c?,  46  ;  9,  43. 

d\ — Second  joint  of  antennae,  labruiu  and  a  small  inferior 
median  spot  on  rhinarium  greenish  white  ;  labrum  with  a 
round  black  spot  just  below  the  white  spot  on  rhiuarium  ;  la- 
bimn  black,  outer  lobe  narrowly  margined  with  greenish 
white  ;  upper  part  of  head,  especially  about  the  ocelli,  with 
brassy  reflections  ;  eyes  brown,  thorax  and  abdomen  bright 
green  ;  sutures  of  thorax  black  ;  pectus  pruiuose  with  a  trans- 
verse green  band  before  the  base  of  1.  Wings  with  the  re- 
ticulation largely  green,  most  noticeable  when  seen  from  the 
front ;  subcostal  apparently  black ;  median  vein  and  princi- 
pal sector  closely  joined  for  the  distance  of  four  or  five  aiite- 
cubitals  ;  principal  sector  apparently  arising  from  the  sub- 
nodal.  Abdomen  darker  anteriorly  with  bluish  reflections, 
tending  to  brassy  posteriorly,  greenish  black  underneath  ; 
sternum  of  1  chalky  white  ;  base  of  sterna  of  3  to  8,  with  two  blu- 
ish spots  ;  appendages  dark  greenish  brown,  as  competed  with 
C.  viryo  and  C.  maculata  relatively  longer,  possibly  with  more 
teeth  on  the  exterior  dorsal  edge  of  the  superiors. 

Since  the  above  was  written  I  have  had  the  privilege  of  ex- 
amining a  male  and  female  of  this  species  collected  by  Mr.  E. 
C.  Osburn  and  Mr.  J.  B.  Parker,  on  June  10th,  in  cent  nil  Ohio, 
eight  days  before  the  species  was  taken  at  Ohio  Pyle.  The 
specimens  were  taken  along  Pine  Creek,  a  tributary  of  Clear 
Fork,  which  in  turn  empties  into  the  Mohican.  They  offer 
no  differences  from  the  western  Pennsylvania  specimens. 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


L'Ol 


ISCIARA  INCONSTANS-REARED  FROM  CARNATIONS. 

BY  JAMES  S.  HINE. 


In  his  second  report  Fitch  described  ;is 
an  insect  which  he  found  common  in  December  on  the  win- 
dows of  his  room.  He  states  that  in  all  probability  they 
emerged  from  earth  in  some  flower-pots. 

In  January  of  the  present  year  the  complaint    came' in   that 


202  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

carnations  in  the  greenhouse  were  dying  from  some  unknown 
cause.  I  investigated  the  matter  and  found  no  cause  except 
numbers  of  minute  white  larvae  which  were  boring  inside  of  all 
the  stems  that  showed  serious  injury. 

From  these  larvae  I  reared  several  adults  which  were  easily 
traced  to  the  genus  Seiara,  but  not  being  sure  of  the  species  I 
sentspecimens  to  the  Department  of  Agriculture  at  Washington 
where  they  were  labeled  inconstant.  From  what  I  knew  of  the 
habits  of  the  larvae  of  the  Mycetophylidae  I  supposed  at  first 
that  the  plants  were  killed  in  some  other  way  and  then  were 
attacked  by  these  insects,  but  by  farther  observation  I  was 
convinced  that  they  fed  upon  the  growing  plants. 

In  the  accompanying  drawing,  figure  1  represents  the  adult 
female,  figure  2  the  adult  male,  figure  3  the  ventral  view  of 
pupa,  figure  4  side  view  of  pupa,  figure  5  the  la  i  va  and  fig- 
ure 6  the  last  abdominal  segment  of  the  male. 

o 


LIFE  HISTORY  OF  NOTODONTA  GEORGICA-H  S 

BY  HARBISON  (I.  DYAK. 

This  larva  is  here  described  for  the  first  time.  Dr.  Pack- 
ard's description  (Mon.  Notodout.,  p.  154)  of  georgica  larva 
was  taken  from  some  specimens  in  the  National  Museum  which 
appear  to  have  neverjbeen  bred.  What  reason  led  to  theij 
identification  as  georgica  is  unknown  to  me,  but  they  are  in 
reality  evidently  larvae  of  Heterocampa  obliqua. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  Abbott  and  Smith  figure  N. 
georgica  and  N.  anguloxa  as  sexes  of  one  species.  My  breeding 
explains  this  matter,  since  the  larvae  of  these  species  have  the 
same  food  plant  and  habits  and  moreover  resemble  each  other 
almost  to  identity.  The  main  difference  is  the  colored  tuber- 
cle on  the  eighth  abdominal  segment  of  georgica.  Apparently 
Abbot,  overlooking  this  slight  difference,  figured  the  two  spe- 
cies as  sexes  of  one,  since  he  probably  bred  them  from  what 
he  considered  the  same  larva. 

Egg.  I  have  not  found  these  in  nature.  Eggs  from  the  ab- 
domen of  the  female  moth  are  apparently  hemispherical,  white, 
coarsely  granular  rather  than  reticular  and  about  1  mm.  in 
diameter. 


189i>]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  203 

Stage  /.  Head  rounded,  brown,  a  black  shade  over  the  ver- 
tex and  behind  ;  width  .55  mm.  Body  slender,  smooth  and 
vshining,  sordid  snioky  greenish  ;  a  diffuse  dark  dorsal  shade; 
a  reddish  baud  subventrally,  joined  to  large  blackish  spots  on 
joints  5,  6,  11,  12  subventrally  with  smaller  spots  on  joints  3 
and  4.  Feet  all  black.  Joint  12  a  little  enlarged  ;  seta1  short, 
pale ;  tubercles  minute,  black,  normal,  primary ;  cervical 
shield  small,  quadrate,  dusky. 

stage  II.  Head  rounded,  bilobed,  sordid  green,  a  black 
line  at  the  junction  with  neck  and  a  blackish  shade  from  the 
jaw  to  base  of  antenna  ;  width  1  mm.  Body  opaque  greenish 
white,  dorsal  vessel  dark;  a  narrow  white  lateral  line  and 
yellow  substigmatal  one ;  subventral  region  olive  brown  the 
whole  length.  Thoracic  feet,  tubercles  and  leg  plates  black  ; 
anal  plate  dusky ;  cervical  shield  not  distinct ;  joint  12  a  lit- 
tle enlarged,  its  tubercles  i  large,  contiguous,  not  elevated. 

Stage  III.  Head  green,  a  faint  yellow  line  on  each  side  be- 
hind the  ocelli  ;  width  1.4  to  1.8  mm.  Body  much  as  before, 
the  tubercles  and  leg  plates  green ;  tubercles  i  of  joint  12 
large,  at  first  concolorous,  later  yellowish. 

stage  IV.  Head  higher  than  joint  2,  flattened  before,  cly- 
peus  small,  median  suture  a  deep  groove  ;  deep  green,  finely 
mottled  with  white,  a  yellow  line  from  antenna  over  lower 
ocellus  to  back  of  head  ;  width  2.1}  to  3  mm.  Body  slender, 
joint  13  tapering,  its  feet  weak.  Skin  smooth  except  tuber 
cle>  i  of  joint  12  which  are  high  contiguous  yellow  tubercles 
with  a  seta  at  the  apex  of  each,  (ireen,  the  back  heavily 
shaded  with  white,  a  broad  dorsal  baud,  streaked  on  the  an 
nulets  (which  are  ('»,  divided  by  a  greenish  central  line:  a 
narr.iw  subdorsal  and  lateral  line,  faintly  white.  The  white 
shading  extends  between  all  these  to  a  yellow  stigmatal  line 
with  a  black  dasli  below  it  on  joints  3  to  <>,  11  and  12.  A  few 
white  dots  snbvent  rally ;  feel  green,  the  thoracic  ones  with 
three  black  dots.  In  another  example  the  stigmatal  line  was 
narrowly  bordered  above  witli  black,  below  with  red. 

Mage  I'.  Head  high.  wide,  rounded,  green.  thickl\  white 
mottled;  jaws  and  aline  to  back  of  head  opposite  spiracle  of 
joint  2  yellow,  continuing  the  yellow  stigmatal  line  of  the  body 
and  like  it  narrowly  red -edged  below.  Width  3. J)  to  5  mm. 
Body  slender,  setae  minute,  joint  12  a  little  enlarged  dorsally. 


204  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

with  high,  contiguous,  yellow,  orange-tipped  tubercles  i. 
Marks  as  before,  except  that  instead  of  the  later  lateral  white 
line  is  a  row  of  dots.  Dorsum  all  white  shaded,  subventral 
region  white  dotted;  stigmatal  line  narrowly  black  edged 
above  with  black  dashes  present  on  the  legless  segments,  bu  t 
not  conspicuously. 

The  larva?  lives  on  a  perch  as  .V.  uiif/uloNa  and  X.  fernii/i nea 
in  the  earlier  stages. 

Cocoon.     A  few  threads  between  leaves. 

Pupa.    Cylindrical,  tapering  a  little   behind,  dark  mahog- 
any brown;  the  edges  of  the  segments  next  to  the  three  move- 
able  incisures    sharply  cut  and    nearly    black.     Cases    slia- 
greened,  segments  punctured   sparsely   on   the  anterior  two- 
thirds.     Cremaster    two  low,  divergent  cones,   each    with    a 
short,  thick,  capitate  spine  at  the  tip  with  one  or  more  small 
hooks  on  the  lower  aspect.    Length  29mm.,  width  7mm. 

Food  plants.  Oaks  (Qiiarciis  rrliitina,  (•}.  niin/ir).  The  lar- 
vae will  feed  on  the  rough  leaved  oaks,  contrary  to  the  habit  o  f 
JV.  angulom.  The  species  is  double  brooded. 


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TELEAPOLYPEMUS  is  nota  rare  in 5th  in  the  E  ist,  but  tha  fi  i  ding 
of  a  large  number  of -their  cocoons  on  apple,  prune  and  willow  in 
the  vicinity  of  Los  Angeles  certainly  is  of  interest,  as  I  c  in  tiud  no 
record  of  their  having  been  taken  here  before. 

Mr.  O.  W.  Howard  sent  me  50  cocoons  taken  as  above  noted,  and 
lie  succeeded  in  raising  about  75 by  enclosing  the  moth  with  uetting- 
on  our  common  pepper  ti-ee,  thus  establishing  a  new  food  plan 
for  polyphemus.  Early  in  January  three  dead  cocoons  were  found 
well  up  in  the  Cahueuga  Mountains,  northwest  of  the  city,  ami  a 
number  in  the  brush  about  the  mouth  of  the  San  Gabri  I  Canon.  -28 
miles  away, so  the  moth  is  evident! v  pretty  well  established. 

All  the  Eastern  cocoons  that  I  have  seen  are  wrapped  in  leave* 
with  no  attempt  to  fasten  the  stems  to  the  twigs,  and  reidily  de- 
tach and  fall  to  the  ground,  but  these  were  closely  woven  the  full 
length  of  the  stem,  and  including  the  twigs  adjoining  thus  being 
permanently  attached  to  the  tree.  The  moths  begin  to  emerge  May 
30,  and  continued  to  cement  the  rate  of  three  or  four  a  week  until 
the  past  few  warm  days,  when  tive  appeared  on  the  board  this 
morning.  KKANK  S.  DAUGK.TT, 

Pasadena,  Cal. 

NOTB.— Prol.  A.  J.  Snyder  took  ail  irua^o  of  pjlyphemus  at  Salt  i,akeCity,  July  4th  , 
iS.,9.  -ED. 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NKWS  solk-it  and  will  tliankfullyrec-eive 
items  of  news  likely  to  interest  its  readers  from  any  source.  The  author's  name 
will  be  given  in  earn  case,  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliograph- 
ers.] 

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  reception.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in 
numbers  and  circumference,  as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the 
hands  of  the  printer  for  each  number  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  num- 
ber desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  SKITKMBKR,  1899. 

EDITORIAL. 

During  the  past  summer  the  newspapers  of  the  Atlantic 
coast  have  been  exploiting  numerous  instances  of  individuals 
being  attacked  or  ''kissed'  by  an  insect  which,  in  conse- 
quence of  its  asserted  habit  of  swelling  the  lips  of  its  human 
victims  by  its  bite  or  sting,  received  the  fatuous  name  of 
11  kissing  bug."  Originating  in  the  neighborhood  of  Wash- 
ington, 1).  C.,  the  report  spread  from  newspaper  to  newspaper 
and  with  the  lay  people  became  a  veritable  midsummer  mad- 
ness. The  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  identified 
the  insect  as  Melanolestes  jtiri/tfn^  a  hemipter  of  previously 
good  character,  which  fact  went  a  great  way  in  making  ento- 
mologists in  general  sceptical  as  to  the  whole  story,  and  we 
arc  glad  t<>  record  that  the  much  maligned  Melanolestes  has 
proven  an  alibi,  as  far  as  the  evidence  presented  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  goes.  Out  of  the 
many  specimens  brought  to  the  Academy  as  the  "kissing  bug" 
(many  of  which  had  been  pronounced  the  true  thing  by  medi 
ral  men)  -of  otic  was  Mi'lunolcxh'*  pirijtrx.  To  be  sure  the  lat- 
ter has  a  Latin  name  which  might  cast  suspicion  on  any  bug. 
and  many  of  his  relatives  have  a  bad  reputation,  but  by  stick 
ing  to  his  old  time  habits  of  dwelling  in  secluded  spots  it  has 
come  out  of  the  fray  with  a  spotless  reputation.  The  next 
time  the  newspapers  wish  to  make  a  martyr  let  them  steer  sh\ 


200  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

of  Melanolestes  picipe*,  who   has  proven  himself  too  much   for 
their  sensationalism. 

The  following  species  have  been  brought  to  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  as  the  "  kissing  bug  "  : 
Diptera.     Tabanus  sp.;  Erax  bastardi. 
Hymenoptera.      Camponotus  pennsylvanicus  (queen)  ;   Thal- 

ass((  lun-ator  ;  Tremex  columbasericeus. 
Lepidoptera.     Scepsis  fulvicollis. 
Neuroptera.     Perla  Jiavescens  ;  Corydalus  cormttus. 
Coleoptera.       Orthosoma    brunnea;     Phytonomus  punctatus; 
Monohammus  titillator ;  Alaus  ocidatus  ;  Harpalus  caligino- 
sus  ;  H.  pennsylvanicus  ;  H.  sp. ;   Tenebrio  molitor  ;  Creop- 
Mliii      villow-t:       Eaphid'wn      sp.       Balaninus      quercus. 
Hemiptera.       Benacus    yriwus  ;  Prionidus    cristatus  ;  Peiifn 

toma  xp. 

Many  of  the  foregoing  were  brought  in  several  times  by  dif- 
ferent persons.  W.  J.  F. 

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INCREASE  OR  DECREASE  OF  DRAGON-FLIES?— [Our  quotation  iu 
the  June  NEWS,  page  188,  from  Prof.  Kellicott  aud  Mr.  Mines' 
"  Odonata,  of  Ohio,"  has  produced  the  following  :] 

"  Do  you  think  Prof.  Kellicott's  re  marks  a  bout  the  increase  in  the 
number  of  species  for  the  State  of  Ohio  altogether  correct  ?     Such 
observations  are  hard  to  make      Butterflies  aud  other  insects,  as  all 
collectors  have  observed,   'will   have    llieir  years'     A   frieud    in 
Beaver  county  during  25  years  observation  found   Junoniacceiiiu 
only  one  season  when   it  was  very  common.     Dr    Holland,  during 
20  years,  never  saw  Melitoea  phaeton  in  this  country,  but  a  few  days 
ago  I  took  about  15  specimens.     Last  season  on   July  4   visited   an 
old  gravel  pit  neir  Blufftou,  and    there  took  21   spp.  of  Odonata- 
On  July  5    I    visited      the      same      pond     at      the     same    time 
of    day  ;    the    weather    was   as     nearly    like    the    preceding    day 
as  two  consecutive  mid-summer  days  can  be,  aud  yet  I  found   only 
about  a  dozen  spp      Tramea  lacerata  and  onnxta  were  numerous  on 
the  fourth,  but  were  not  seen  on  the  fifth.     1  have,  as  a  boy,  seen  the 
Wabash  flowing  iike  a  silver  ribbon  between  its  blue  grass-clothed 
bauks,its  waters  teeming  with  fish  aud  its  ripples  alive  with  Uuion- 
id$e.    Last  summer  I    walked  along   mud  flats  by  as   foul  smelling 
pools  as  could  be  imagined — for  miles   lain  sure  there  isn't  a  live 
Uuio.   I  siw  black  bass  come  to  the  surface,  gasp  and  float, belly  up, 
down  stream.     Even  old  slimy  Neciurus  crawled  out  on  the  laud  to 
die,  and   their  bodies  lay  along  the  banks  of  the  river  by  dozens. 
Certainly  it  is  an  a  priori  argument  that  the  Odonata  are  perishing 
when  sunvmnde.1  bv  sucn  con  liti  >u<  E  .  B.  WILLIAMSON. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  207 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY 

Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D..  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


Papers  for  this  department  are  solicited.     They  should  be  sent  to  the  editor, 
Prof.  John  B.  .Smith,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


SEVEN  NEW  LOCALITIES  FOR  THE  MEDITERRANEAN  FLOUR  MOTH, 
Ephestia  ktiehm'ella.  -  In  response  to  a  brief  article  of  mine  in  The 
American  Miller  for  May,  T89f),  I  have  received  matted  flour  con- 
taining larvae  and  pupae;  of  the  Mediterranean  flour  moth,  Eitln-st  in 
kuehniella,  from  seven  ditt'ereut  sources,  none  of  which  having  been 
previously  reported,  so  far  as  I  am  aware.  One  lot  is  from  Stark 
county,  Ohio,  the  first  reported  from  that  State,  and  represents  a 
very  serious  outbreak.  The  mill  is  being  torn  down  Another 
package  is  from  Los  Angeles  county,  California.  Three  lots  are 
from  New  York  State  representing  Erie,  Allegeuy  and  Oswego 
counties.  Two  are  from  Canada,  one  of  which  conies  from  York 
district  along  Lake  Ontario,  while  the  other  is  from  Leeds  district 
along  the  St  Lawrence  River.  Each  one  of  my  correspondents 
reports  the  same  disastrous  results  formerly  reported  by  myself  and 
others,  following  the  establishment  of  this  insect  in  a  mill  lam  also 
impressed  with  the  fact  that  this  pest  is  gradually  spreading  along 
the  water  courses  of  the  Great  Lakes,  and  inland  along  the  lines  of 
the  railroads.  It  will  certainly  be  to  the  advantage  of  all  millers 
to  be  on  their  gu-ird.and  take  immediate  steps  for  the  suppi'ession 
of  the  pest  should  it  appear  on  their  premises.  I  am  now  making 
some  experimental  tests  with  hydrocyanic  aciil  gas  for  the  des- 
truction of  this  and  other  insects  in  mills  and  closed  buildings.  Re- 
sults thus  far  are  very  satisfactory,  and  I  believe  the  gas  will  come 
into  extensive  use  for  such  purposes  very  soon. 

W    <;    JOHNSON, 
College  Park,  Md. 

THE  NEW  PEACH  MITE.— With  regard  to  the  several  references  to 
"  The  New  IVach  Mite,"  which  have  appeared  in  ENTOMOI.OUK  M. 
NEWS  -in. -c  last  December,  it  may  be  interesting  to  some  of  your 
readers  to  learn  that  in  all  probability  the  same  or  a  very  similar 
pest  occurs  in  Western  Australia. 

During  my  stay  in  that  colony  (lS!»<>-7)  I  had  several  opportuni- 
ties of  observing  a  peculiar  silvering  of  the  upper  surfaces  of  the 
leave*  of  some  deciduous  fruit  trees  This  was  due  to  the  attack  of 
a  very  smale  Plii/tophix.  The  injury  appeared  to  me  more  pro- 
nounced during  autumn,  coming  into  evidence  after  most  of  the 
peach  crop  had  been  marketed.  It  did  not  semi  to  be  of  a  very 
serious  nature  and  was  taken  into  little  account  by  orchardists  :  and 
though  no  doubt  a  great  deal  of  the  functions  of  the  affected  leave- 


208  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

was  lost,  still  there  was  no  particular  evidence  in  the  growth  of  the 
trees  which  I  have  iu  mind  to  show  that  such  was  the  case,  and  u  n- 
less  my  memory  deceives  me  the  leaves  did  not  fall  before  their 
time.  It  often  happened,  particularly  with  nectarines,  that  every 
leaf  upon  the  tree  would  be  affected. 

Judging  from  Johnson's  note  alone,  I  should  never  have  connected 
his  pest  with  the  Western  Australian  mite,  as  similarly  affected 
nursery  stock  never  came  under  my  notice;  but  that  the  effect  and 
nature  of  the  mites' attack  upon  young  plants  in  the  nursery  and 
vigorous  growing  trees  might  differ  considerably  I  have  little 
doubt.  It  is  from  Rolf's  remark,  however,  to  the  effect  that  the 
mite  causes  "  what  might  be  termed  a  silvering  ot  the  leaves  "  that 
the  possibility  of  the  Western  Australian  pest  being  the  same,  oc- 
curred to  me.  This  mite  was  also  well  known  to  my  then  cjl- 
leagues  R.  Helms  and  A.M.  Lea, and  the  latter  has  a  short  note 
upon  it  in  the  Journal  of  the  W.  A.  Bureau  of  Agriculture,  (p 
1194,  April  17, 1897,)  in  which  he  describes  the  affected  leaves  as 
having  a"  glassy  or  silvery  appearance  on  their  upper  surfaces." 
and  correctly  reters  to  this  as  due  to  the  destruction  of  the  surface 
cells  by  the  mite,  and  their  subsequent  drying  out  and  bleaching.  1 
have  only  seen  the  peach,  nectarine,  almond  and  apricot  so  affected  . 
but  Lea  adds  the  plum,  quince  and  apple. 

As  far  as  I  am  aware  this  peach  mite  only  occurs  iu  the  Swan 
River  district,  Wresteru  Australia,  as  1  have  not  seen  it  iu  New 
South  Wales  nor  the  neighborhood  of  Melbourne  or  Adelaide,  nor 
has  it  been  reported  so  far  by  others  from  the  remaining  colonies  of 
Australasia.  CLAUDE  FULLER,  F.  E.  S. 

Department  of  Agriculture, 

Capetown,  April  24, 1899. 

Notes  arid  News. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF   THE   GLOBE- 


THE  Entomological  Society  of  Albany  has  recently  been  organ- 
ized with  an  initial  membership  of  about  twenty  under  the  follow- 
ing officers:  Dr.  E.  P.  Felt,  President:  Prof.  Charles  S.  G.iger, 
Vice  Pi-esident ;  Mr.  ChaHes  S.  LVink.s,  Recording  Secretary  ;  Miss 
Margaret  F.  Boyuton,  Corresponding  Secretary  ;  Prof.  H.  M.  Pol- 
lock, Treis-  Ti)3  h^ajlqu  ircsrs  oi'  Ili3  S:>_;istv  \vill  be,  for  the 
present,  at  the  office  of  Dr.  E.  P.  Felt,  the  State  Entomologist, 
where  the  regular  meeting  will  be  held  the  second  Friday  of  each 
mouth.  The  objects  of  the  organization  are  the  promotion  of  inter- 
est in  entomological  science  and  the  furtherance  of  fellowship 
among  those  interested,  for  their  mutual  benefit  and  enjoyment. 

HARVARD  UNIVERSITY  has  this  year  conferred  the  degree  of  Doc- 
tor of  Science  upon  Justus  W.  Folsom,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  for  a 
thesis  entitled,  "Studies  Upon  the  Mouth  parts  of  Apterygotu." 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS,  209 

You  will  no  doubt  have  heard  of  the  purchase  by  the  Brooklyn 
Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences  of  the  Xeuomegen  collection  of  lepi- 
d  optra,  and  the  donation  of  my  own  collection.  I  have  parted  with 
everything  relating  to  entomology,  books,  and  all.  I  still  retain 
my  interest  in  the  study,  and  have  been  appointed  to  the  honorary 
position  of  curator  of  entomology  to  the  Institute. 

The  Brooklyn  Institute  has  now  the  best  and  largest  collection  of 
North  American  Lepidoptera  in  the  world. 

*  Referred  to  Prof.  A.  J.  Savd^r  to  ai  I  to  his  list  of  largest  American  collection 

Ei>w.  L.  GKAKF. 


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ECntomological 


COMPILED  BY  I'.  P.  CALVKRT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  i. North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryoloi;> 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species, will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  IIKAVY-FACKD  TYPK  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Title-* 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  .journal  contain- 
ing them,  but  \vhen  such  articles  arc  in  oilier  languages  than  English,  French, 
(ierman  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


I.  Proceedings  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadel- 
phia, 1899.— 2.  Transactions  of  the  American  Entomological  Soci- 
ety, Philadelphia,  '99. — 4.  The  Canadian  Entomologist,  London, 
Out.,  '99.— 5.  Psyche,  Cambridge,  Mass. .'99. — 6  Journal  of  the  New 
York  Entomological  Society,  June.  '99.— 8.  The  Entomologist's 
Monthly  Magazine,  London,  '99 — 9.  The  Entomologist,  London 
'99.— 10.  Nature,  London.  '99.— II.  The  Annals  and  Magazine  of 
Natural  History.  London,  '99.— 12.  Comptes  Reudus,  F Academic 
des  Sciences,  Paris,  '99. — 21.  The  Entomologist's  Record,  London, 
'99.— 22.  Zoologisrhrr  Auzei«er,  Leipsic,  '99.— 24.  Berliner  Ento 
niologis;'lie  Zeitschrift,  xliii,  :•$,  4.  May,  '99.— 25.  Bolletino  dei  Musei 
di  ZAoloii'ia  ed  An  itomia  Comparata  d.  R,  Universita  di  Torino,  "9!t. 
-30  Memoires  de  la  Soci»'-t<'  Zeologique  de  France.  \i.  '!>S.— 30  b. 
Bulletin  of  the  same,  xxfii, '93.  32  llulleiindu  Mus&um  d'Hidtoire 
Xat  urelle,  .Paris. — 35.  Ann  lies,  Socit'-ti'-  Entomologique  de  Bel- 
gique,  xliii,  Brussels, '99  — 36  Transactions,  Entomological  Society 
of  London,  '99,  pt.  ii,  .Mine  -^2.— 37.  Le  Naturaliste  «  auadien,  Chi- 
coutimi,  (^uebei-,'99.— 40.  Societas  Kutomologica,  /tirich-llottingcn, 
'99 — 41.  Entonioldt' ischc  Nachrichten,  Berlin,  \xv,  '99 — 44  V»T- 
handlungen,  Zoologisch-botanischen  ( JesL-llscliatt  in  Wien.  xlix, 
'99. -49.  Termcs/ftrajzi  Fiizetek.  xxii.  -2,  Biitla]i.'si.  Muy  ti.  '99.— 52. 
Transactions.  South  African  Philosophical  S-n-iety,  x,  :5.  Cape 


210  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

Town,  '99.— 55.  Le  Naturaliste,  Paris,  '99.— 56.  Mittheilungeri 
scb weizerischeu  entomologischen  Gesellschaft,  x,  5,  SchafFhausen, 
April, '99.— 58.  Revista  Chilei.a  de  Historia  Natural,  iii,  3,  4,  Val- 
paraiso, March.  April,  '99.— 68.  Science,  New  York,  '99.— 79.  La 
Nature,  Paris,  '99—81.  Bioloarisches  Centralblatt.  Erlangen,  May 
15,  '99.— 82.— Centnlblatt  fur  Bakteriologie,  Jena, '99.— 84  lusekten 
Borse.  Leipsic,  '99  —87.  Revue  Scieutifique,  Paris,  '99.— 102.  Pro- 
ceedings. Entomological  Society  of  Washington,  iv,  3,  May  24,  '99.— 
III.  Seventh  Annual  Report,  Ohio  State  Academy  of  Science,  Colum- 
bus, '99.- 112  Bulletins,  New  York  State  Museum,  vi,  Albany.  '99. 
—113,  Archives Italiennesde  Biologic, xxxi,  Turin,  '99.  — 114.  Rivista 
diPatologia  Vegetale,  Florence, '98.— 113.  Oversigt  Kongelige  Danske 
Videuskabernes  Selskabs  Forbandlinger,  '98,  6,  Copenhagen. 

The  General  Subject. A  n  o  n.     Insects  from  the  higher  latitudes 

of  North  America  21,  June  1. — A  s  h  m  ead,  W.  H.,  L  i  n  e  1  1 , 
M  .  L  . ,  S  c  h  w  a  r  z ,  E  .  A  . ,  D  y  a  r  ,  H  .  G . ,  C  o  q  u  i  I  - 
lett.  D.  W.,  Banks,  N.,. Cook.  O,  F.  Reports  upon 
the  Insects,  Spiders,  Mites  and  Myriapods  collected  by  Dr.  L  Stej- 
neger  and  Mr.  G  E.  H  Barrett-Hamilton  on  the  Commander 
Islands,  in:  The  Fur  Seals  and  Fur-seal  Islands  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Ocean  by  David  Starr  Jordan.  Part  4.  Washington:  Gov- 
ernm3ul  Printing  Offi -e,  1893.  Rjj'd  Juns  13,  'J9.— A  u  r  i  v  i  1  - 
1  i  u  s,  C  .  On  the  Linneau  types  of  insects  at  Upsala,  84,  June  15. 
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Odonata  from  the  Old  and  the  New  Worlds,  I. — H  i  n  e  ,  J  .  8  . 
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June  ;  Note  on  the  secohary  abdominal  legs  in  the  Megalopygida?,  1 
pi.,  6;  Note  on  two  Hifrtroecia  larvae,  6  ;  The  Megalopyg id  genus 
Trosia,  with  description  of  a  new  species,*  6;  New  species 
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J  W.  Tutt's  "  A  Natural  History  of  the  British  Lepidoptera,"  etc. 
Vol.  I,  8,  July. 

Hymenoptera.— A  n  d  r  e  ,  E.  Contribution  to  a  knowledge  of  the 
Mutillidae  of  Australia,  30.— A  s  h  m  e  a  d  ,  W  .  H  .  On  the  genera  of 
theCleonymidae,  102;  On  the  genera  of  the  Eucharidae,  102;  Classifi- 
cation  of  the  old  family  Chalcididae,  102  ;  Classification  of  the  bees, 
or  the  superfamily  Apoidea,  2,  xxvi,  1.  June;  Classification  of  the 
entomophilous  wasps,  or  the  superfamily  Sphegoidea,  4,  June;  A 
generic  table  of  the  family  Panurgidae :  a  reply  to  Mr.  Cockerell's 
critique  on  the  segregation  of  Perdita  Cockerell,  5,  June;  Classifi- 
cation of  the  entomophilous  wasps,  or  the  superfamily  Sphegoidea- 
ii,  4,  July;  Description  of  the  type  of  Polydontoscelis  Ashm.,*  5. 
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T.  D  .  A.  On  some  Panurgine  and  other  bees,*  2,  xxv,  3,  Jan. ; 
Notes  on  American  bees  (cont,),*  9,  June;  Four  new  bees  of 
the  genus  Pcrdila  collected  by  Dr.  L.  O-  Howard  in  Mexico,*  II, 
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larvae,  102:  Note  on  an  external  feeding  Hymeuopterous  parasite. 
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skin  glands  of  Apida?.  and  Vespidae,  tigs.     Anatomischer  Anzeiger, 
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New  species  of  the  genus  Centris  Fabr.,*  49.— M  o  r  i  c  e  ,    F  .    D  . 
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post  embryonal  development  of  the  Braconida\  32,  '98,  No.  (i ;  Ob- 
servations on  entomophagous  hymenoptera,  32,  '98,  No  7  ;  Biological 
observations  on  Hymenoptera  of  the  forest,  32,  '98,  No.  8;  Develop- 
ment of  the  female  genital  organs  in  the  Bracouidae,  32,  '99.  No   1.— 
Steiner.    On  a  female  saw-fly,  Ertocampoides   r<n-//><jx    Klug^ 
with  male  hind  wings,  figs.,  41,  8  April.— S  t  e  u  e  r,    A.      E.  Was- 
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1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  219 

DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES, 

A  meeting1  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  was  held 
June  22,  Vice  President  Johnson  in  the  chair.  Thirteen  pers.-n- 
were  present.  A  large  collection  ofcoleoptera  was  presented  by  Mr 
S.  N  Dunning,  of  Hartford.  Conn.  Mr  H  W.  Wenzel  presented 
200  specimens  ot  Orthoptera.  The  thanks  of  the  Society  were  tend- 
ered these  two  gentlemen  for  their  generous  donations. Mr.  Liebeck 
spoke  of  the  long  life  of  a  barkbeetle,  Hhagodcrd  tubcn-nhttu , 
which  had  been  sent,  gummed  on  a  card,  from  Los  Angeles,  Cal  . 
to  South  Dakota  and  thence  to  Philadelphia,  and  was  received  in 
the  latter  city  alive.  Mr  Johnson  exhibited  a  small  saw-fly,  Clatt- 
tli«  /K-rtinii-oriiis,  which  had  been  determined  by  Mr.  Ashmead. 
He  had  bred  them  in  rearing  the  larvae  of  the  rose  leaf  roller, 
tortricid.  It  is  probibly  an  introduce.!  spscies.  Mr.  licit  stated 
that  he  had  found  about  500  larvae  of  Apdtttra  celtift  on  Celtfs  occi- 
i/i  ,t/n//.-<  ;it  Bethlehem,  Pa.  The  larva3  is  pale  green  with  an  an- 
tlered  headard  a  forked  tail.  It  is  rare  in  the  State,  Dr.  Skinner  re- 
ported the  capture  by  Mr.  Wilmer  Stone,  of  Mclilni'ii  Iliirrfnii  at 
Lopez,  Sullivan  county,  Pa.  The  proposed  directory  of  Amer 
ican  Entomologists  to  be  published  by  the  Society  was  mentioned 
by  the  same  speaker  and  ways  and  means  of  getting  information 
for  it  were  discussed.  The  chairman  announced  the  death  of  our 
fellow  member,  Dr.  Horace  G.  Griffith,  and  said  his  interest  in  na- 
tural science  was  well  known  to  the  members,  and  that  his  loss 
would  be  keenly  felt.  HENRY  SKINNER. 

Sec. 


-o 


At  the  May  meeting  of  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social  held  at  the 
residence  of  Mr.  II.  W.  Wenzel.  1523  South  Thirteenth  street,  Phila- 
delphia, twelve  persons  were  present. 

Mr  Seiss  read  an  article  from  a  recent  number  of  (;/i'///i//n/x  /// 
Bee  <  'nltnri'.  in  which  it  \v as  asserted  that  dragon-flies  are  not  in- 
jurious to  bees  in  northern  climates.  The  writer  accounted  for  the 
devouring  of  bees  by  dragon- flies  in  the  South  by  saying  that  the 
males  migrated  in  the  fall,  at  which  time  they  apparently  changed 
their  diet  from  mosquitoes  and  other  insects  to  bees.  The  speaker 
regard td  this  theory  as  ridiculous. 

Mr.  Johnson  stated  that  AcNrlnut  /HI/I'/I*  is  extremely  destructive 
to  bees  in  Florida. 

Mr.  Boerner  exhibited  specimens  of  7'/vr//o/</r, •//./•  //«/i/< •///"/</' 
from  near  Gloucester.  N.  J. 

Dr.  <  'astle  exhibited  some  recent  captures  of  Coleoptera  including 
Dichelonychafuscula.  Out  of  4!)  specimens  taken  on  May  M.  onlv 
one  female  was  present;  on  May  i;,r>o  per  cent  were  females,  and 
on  May  12  and  l.~>  over  MO  per  cent,  were  of  that  sex. 

Dr.  Skinner   pointed  out   that  discrepancy    between  the  sexes  as 


220  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [.Sept 

to  numbers  is  not  as  great  a»  has  often  been  supposed  by  writers 
Knowledge  of  the   life  history  of  the  species  will  no  doubt  show 
that  the  sexes  are  nearly  equally  proportioned  as   to  numbers. 

Mr.  Seiss  stated  that  out  of  30    specimeus   of  Cryptus  niinciirs 
reared  there  were  28  females  and  in  another  series  of  30  reared  two 
days  later,  only  tour  were  females- 

Dr.  Skinner  remarked  that  ou  April  30th,  near  Westville,  N.  H. 
heobservedadngoii  fly  chisiu^aspeninaa  of  Atithocharis  yentitia. 
The  dragon-fly  kept  along  a  road  running  through  the  woods  where 
insects  were  easily  seen,  which  act  was  probably  au  indication  of 
intelligence  on  the  part  of  the  dragon-fly.  A  specimen  ot  butterfly 
which  hai  been  droppaA  by  the  odcuiat  had  the  wings  and  thor.ix  •> 
intact  but  the  soft  body  parts  had  been  devoured. 

Mf.  Johnson  exhibited  Psychoda  tilossoni,  superba,  alternatu 
and  murriiualis.  The  latter  was  described  from  New  York  State 
and  he  had  recently  found  abundantly  near  Rlverton,  N.  J.  Also 
specimens  of  Stictocephala  ran  which  he  had  found  commonly  in 
the  larval  state  under  b:trk,  near  Overbrook,  Pa.  He  also  recorded 
the  capture  by  C.  Greene,  nejr  Darby,  Pa.,  on  May  7,  of  Braclii/- 
opa  vacua.  It  had  not  before  been  recorded  from  so  far  south 

Mr.  Johnson  recorded  the  occurrence  of  Atithocharis  yenutio, 
April  23  and  April  30  at  Riverton,  N.  J.  On  former  date  two 
males  were  taken  and  on  April  30  four  females,  three  males 

Dr.  Skinner  reported  the  capture  of  the  same  species  at  Clemen- 
ton,  May  7  and  at  Westville  on  April  16,  23  and  30. 

Mr.  H.  Wenzel  stated  that  in  the  old  list  of  insects  of  New  Jersey 
there  were  thirteen  species  of  Pselaphidw  mentioLed.  I  n  the  forth" 
coming  list  the  number  will  be  increased  to  32  species  as  far  as  his 
own  collection  is  concerned  These  were  all  taken  between  January 
28  and  April  14.  The  late  fall  and  winter  niDuths  seem  to  be 
the  bast  time  for  collecting  these  insects  by  means  of  sieving.  He 
had  taken  several  specimens  of  Psehiphus  fust  if er  and  six  speci- 
mens of  Bf then  us  tychoides.  both  of  which  had  been  described  from 
unique  specimens.  Pselaphus  fust  if er  had  been  referred  by  Breu- 
del  as  a  synonym  of  P.  /ongiclaftu*  with  which  conclusion  the 
speaker  did  not  concur.  He  also  recorded  the  capture  of  a  specimen 
of  Cychrii*  elevatus&t  Auglesei,  N.  J.,  on  May  7. 

Dr  Skinner  stated  that  the  senshore  representatives  of  many  spe- 
cies show  marked  differences  from  those  found  further  inland. 

WILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Secretary. 


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PROCEEDINGS  OE  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  n]     XATI'KAL  .-I'lEXfEs,  I'll  1  I .  A  I  >KLPHIA. 


VOL.  X. 


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CONTENTS: 


'•oodhue —  Xcictuid:iL      of     Welisler. 

X.  H  ±21 

r,ull-A  Xe\\  Species  of  Pqlvinaria...237 

I  lie  beck— Cremastochilus   Lem-ost  ic- 
tus Burin— Mule  and  I-'eiuale lM:t 

I'.irknian — List  of  Aculeate    Mynieii- 
<)|>tera  ..  2-14 


Editorial •-!•; 

Notes  and  Xews. 2-17 

Entomological  Literature .-<  •• 

Doings  of  Societ  ies  2V_ 

K.M-haniies...  ..i.    < 


NOCTUIDAE  OF  WEBSTER.  N.  H, 

BY  CHAKLKS  F.  GOODHUE. 

The  town  of  Webster  is  in  central  Xew  Hampshire,  abou 
sixteen  miles  northwest  of  Concord,  the  capital  of  the  State. 
The  country  is  hilly  and  well  wooded,  with  but  very  little  low 
meadow, land .    We  have  collected  here  every  year,  more  or  less . 
for  twenty  years,  beginning  early  in  the  season  and  only  stop 
ping  with  cold  weather  late  in  the  fall.     We  do  not  mean  tha- 
we  have  collected  every  day  or  even  every  week,  but  such  time 
as  we  could  spare  from  the  usual  work  which  falls  to  the  lot  o 
a  Xew  Hampshire  farmer.      We  usually  have  a  small  cyanidt 
pot  in  our  pocket  most  of  the  time  from  March   until  Novem 
bcr.  and  by  this  means  we  get  many  a  rare  thing  that  woul< 
not   otherwise    have   been    found.      We    wish    to    extend    our 
thanks  1o    Prof.  . I.  B.  Smith  in    particular  for  the  naming  o 
many  species  unknown  l<»  us  and  for  time  spent  in  verifying  ; 
large  number  of   our   more  common   species  ;  also    for   man\ 
other  favors  best  known  to  those  interested. 

No  species  are  included    in  the   following   list  that  have   no; 
been  taken   here  either    by  us  <»r    that  we  know    personally  !<• 


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have  been  taken  in  town  by  others.  Mr.  W.  F.  Fiske  col- 
lected two  or  three  years  at  the  south  end  of  the  town,  and 
during  that  time  he  found  some  dozen  or  more  species  that 
we  never  met  with  here,  for  which  credit  will  be  given  as  they 

occur  in  the  list. 

THYATIRA. 

ticriptn  Gosse.     Rather  rare  ;  middle  June. 

El'THYATIRA 

Pit  dens  Gn.     Rare.     Last  of  April  and  first  of  May. 

PSEUDOTHYATIRA. 

Cymataphoroides  Gn.     Not  common  ;  middle  June. 

We  would  like  to  ask  if  any  one  has  ever  bred  this  and  the 
following  form  from  the  same  lot  of  eggs,  or  if  any  one  has 
intergrades  that  till  the  gap  between  the  two.  We  have  never 
seen  any  variation  in  the  form  expultrix,  and  where  any  occurs 
in  cymataphoroides  it  is  away  from  expuUrix,  the  ground  color 
being  lighter  with  a  pinkish  shade  and  the  markings  heavier 
and  darker. 
KxpuUrix  Grt.  Rather  common  ;  middle  to  last  of  June. 

LEPTINA. 

Donbh-dayl  Gu.       Rare  ;  .Tune  to  July. 
Ophthahn-ica  Gn.     Rare  ;  June  to  July. 
Jhtniiituitfi  Gn.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 

PANTHKA 
h'tirrilta    Pack.      Hare;    last  of  May. 

DEM  AS. 

Mart'cornix   Smith.     Rare;   last  of  June. 
Propin<iHi]i)ie<t   Grt.      Rare;  middle  of  July. 

RAPHIA. 

AVfffrv  Grt.      Very  rare;  July. 

CHARAI>KA 
Ib'ridcii*.      Very  rare  ;  .fane. 

F  KHALI  A. 

./oco.va  (in.      Not  common  ;  last  of  April,  tirst  of  May. 
Major  Smith.      Hare  ;  middle  of  April. 

MOMOPHANA. 

OomstoC'ki  Grrt.      \'w\  rare;   Api'il. 

/ 

MoMA. 

'Fall«.r  H.  Sch.      Uncommon;  last  of  July. 


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AKSILONCHE. 

Albooenosa  Goeze.     Not  common  ;  July. 
Ab.fumosum  Morr.     One  specimen  ;  last  of  May. 

ACRONYCTA. 

Amerinntii  Harris.     Common;  Jane  and  July. 
Dactyl  imi  Gt.     Common  ;  middle  of  July. 
Leporiua  Linn.     Rare;  August. 
fnnotata  Gn.     Rather  common  ;  June  and  August . 
Monila  G.  and  R.     Rare  ;  middle  of  June. 
Occidentalis  G.  and  R.     Not  common  ;  May  and  June. 
HaJtta  Gn.     Rare  ;  last  of  June. 
Rnddiffei  Harr.     Not  common  ;  May  and  August. 
Pmn-l  Harr.     Not  common ;  June  and  July. 
Knnnom  Gn.     Not  common  ;  May  and  June. 
tiuperanx  Gn.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 
Tfitotia  Hubn.     Quite  rare  ;  last  of  June. 
Funmdix  G.  and  R.     Very  rare.     Have  never  met  with   this 

species  but  twice ;  June. 
/•'/W////.V  Gn.     Rare. 

\'iiiiin/a  Gt.     Rare.     Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  one  specimen. 
(rt'isi>a  \Vlk.     Quite  rare. 
Omta  Gt.     Rather  common  ;  July. 
Modica  \Ylk.     Rare;  last  of  June. 
Gn.     Common;  June. 
x  (TU.      Not  common  :  June. 
l{''t(ir<l<it<t  Wlk.     Xot  common  ;  June  and  July. 

<i.  and  R.      Rather  rare  ;   last  of  May. 
Gt.     Rare  ;  hrt>t  of  June. 

ii\ .     Common;   last  of  May. 
t  \\'lk.     Common  ;  May,  July  and  August. 
S.  and  A.      Rather  common  ;  .June. 
irid  (Jt.      Very  rare  ;  June. 
J><>nt<it«  Gt.      Very  rare;   Mr.  Fiske  took  one  in  1S1M!. 

HAKRISMKMNA. 
TrixitfiHthi  \\'lk.      Rare:  June  and  July. 

CERMA. 

Cora  Hl)ii.      \"erv  rare:    last  of  June. 

POLYGRAMMATE. 

H>'ln-(ii<-iini  llltii.      N'ery  rare;     middle    of   Juh   to    middle    of 
August . 


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MlCROCELIA. 

Diptheroides  Gn.     Common  ;  middle  May  to  last  of,  June. 
Var.  obliterata  Gt.     More  common  than  the  last. 

BRYOPHILA. 
Is'pidula  (it.      Rather  common  ;  June  and  July. 

CHYTONIX. 

PalUatricula  Gn.     Common  ;  May  aud  June,  again  in  August. 
Larva  on  elm,  several  on  the  same  twig,  but  hardly  gre 
garious,  though  they  may  be  during  the  early  stages. 

RHYNCHAGROTIS. 

(iilviprnnix  Gt.     Rather  rare;  middle  July. 
A  nrh  .owtioiflc*  Gn.     (  'Oiumou  ;  July  and  September. 
I'lac'ula  (Jt.     Not  common  ;  July  and  August. 
G1  .     Common;   last  of  July. 

ADENPHAGROTIS. 

Fabr.      Not  common  ;  July. 

PLATAGBOTIS. 

(ill.      Rare;   last  of  June. 
(  in.      Very  rare;  one  specimen  in  June. 

EUEEKTAGROTIS 

(in.      Rare  ;  middle  of  July. 
Atlanta  Grt.      Rare;   middle  of  July. 
(irt.      Very  rare;   in  July. 

SEMIOPHORA. 

(  in.      Rather  c(»mmon  ;  last  of   July  an<l  first  of  Au- 
gust. 

The  larva  feeds  on  the  white  pine.  We  have  found  it  the 
lirst  of  November  full  fed.  It  is  pale  green  in  color,  almost  the 
same  shade  as  the  needles,  on  which  it  feeds.  There  is  a  nar- 
row white  dorsal  line  and  one  of  black  edged  with  white  on 
the  sides.  It  makes  a  cell  beneath  the  leaves  on  the  top  of 
the  ground  and  remains  in  the  larva  state  until  the  next  June, 
when  it  changes  to  pupa  without  having  fed  since  the  No- 
vember  before.  The  moth  comes  out  the  last  ofJuly.  Guenee's 
description  of  the  larva  and  food  plant  do  not  agree  with  this 
at  all,  and  it  is  just  as  likely  to  have  been  the  larva  of  what 
Morrison  and  Grote  describe  as  rtilnc'uhi  and  jaimnlis,  as  of 


Morr.      Rather  rare:   September. 
his  species  and  the  one  preceding  have   been  considered  as 


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the  same,  but  we  feel  very  sure  they  are  distinct,  elimata, 
showing  but  little  variation  and  comes  the  last  of  July.  Di- 
tucida  varies  much  and  conies  the  first  of  September.  Be- 
sides, the  length  of  time  taken  by  elimata  in  the  larva  state 
will  not  admit  of  two  broods. 
Ti'iichrifera  Wlk.  Two  examples  ;  last  of  April. 

PACHNOBIA. 

ff cen i tana  Wlk.     One  specimen  ;  last  of  May,  at  light.     Walk- 
er's specimen  came  from  the  Rocky  mountains. 
rtalicartiiH.  Wlk.     (Common  ;  last  of  April. 
Fixhii  Grt.     Xot  common  ;  last  of  April. 

AGROTIS. 

Bailhio'ulcx  Grt.     Common  ;  last  of  August,  first  of  September. 
Violar-ix  G.  and  R.     Rare  ;  one  specimen  last  of  August. 
Ypsilon  Rott.     Common  ;   May  and    June,  September    to    No- 
vember. 
< ini iculntti  G.  and  R.     Xot  common  ;   August. 

PERIDROMA. 

(><'cii/td  Linn.      Rare  ;  June. 

Morr.     Rare;  July  and  August. 
Him.     One  specimen  ;   last  of  August. 

XOCTUA. 

H(tj<i  Fabr.     Common  ;  June  to  first  of  August. 

Grt.     Common  ;  July. 
Gn.     Xot  common  ;  July  and  August. 
C-n  if/rum  Linn.      Xot  common  :  June  and  October. 
•lui'iinan  \Vlk.      Hare:   August. 
RubiJ'crn  (ill.     One  example  ;   last  of  , Inly. 
r/ti/b/<>j>/x>r<i.     Quite  rare;   middle  of  July . 

Tausch.     One  specimen  ;   middle  July. 
Linn.      Rather  common  ;   May  and  July. 
ix  G.  an<l  R.     Common  ;   August. 

Grt.      Common  ;  July. 
Glandestina  Harj-.     Common;  .June  and  July, 
(in.     Common:  July  and  August. 

FKLTIA. 

Uarv.      Common;   July  and  August. 
Gn.      Rather  rare;    last  of  August. 
Grt.      Rather  rare  ;    last  of  A  ugust . 
\\'lk.      Common;   September. 


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Volubilis  Grt.     Bather  common  ;  May  and  June. 

We  take  a  peculiar  variety  of  this  species  here,  that  Prof. 
Smith  at  first  thought  to  be  ceneipennix. 

POROSAGROTIS. 

Vetusta  Wlk.     Rare  ;  last  of  August. 
Catenula  Grt.     Rare  ;  one  specimen  ;  last  of  September. 
Mamallonis  Grt.     Rare  ;  Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  one  example. 
Triparis  Wlk.     Rare  ;  August  and  September  at  light. 

OARNEAPF.S. 

Fumalis  Grt.     Rare  ;  last  of  May. 
Velleripennis'Grt.     Rather  rare  :  August. 
Deter m  Wlk.     Common  ;  September. 
Boston iennis  Grt.     Rare  ;   August. 
Messoria  Harr.     Common  ;  August  and  September. 
Pleuritica  Grt.     Rare  ;  Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  one  specimen. 
Ensulsa  Wlk.     Rare  ;  last  of  July. 
Tessellata  Harr.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 
Albipennis  Grt.     Rare  ;  August. 
Obeliscoides  Gn.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 
Redlmacula  Morr.     Common  ;  July  and  August . 
Direryrnx  Wlk.     Rare;  one  specimen  ;  June. 

AXYTUS. 
Pri.vatus  Wlk.     Common  ;  September. 

MAMESIRA. 

Ximhoxa  Gn.     Rare  ;   August. 
fmbfifera  Gu.      Hare;  July  and  August. 
PurpuHssata  Grt.     Rare;  August. 
Meditata  Grt.     Common  ;   August  and  September. 
Litsti'dlis  Grt.     Rare  ;  one  specimen. 
Dctracta  Wlk.     Common  ;  July. 
Habjiuicta  G.  and  R.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 
Grand-is  Bdv.     Common  ;  June. 
Trifolii  Rott .     Rare;  June. 
llowa  Harv.     Common  ;  la»st  of  May. 
Con.f/erni<tna  Morr.     Rare;   May. 
RubeftH'tn  Mori'.      Rai'e  ;  June. 
Picta  Harr.      Common  ;   May  and  .September. 
Crifitifrra  Wlk.      Xot  common  ;   May. 
Aftshnilis  Morr.      Hare;  July. 
Liit<'.t  (in.      ComiiKMi  ;  June. 


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Adjuncta  Bdv.     Rather  rare  ;  May  and  June. 
Legitima  Harv.     Not  common  ;  May  and  June. 
TAlacina  Harv.     Not  common  ;  July. 
GoodeUi  Grt.     Bare  ;  July. 
Renigem  Steph.     Common  ;  July. 
Olivacea  Morr.     Common  ;  August. 
Lorea  Gn.     Common  ;  June. 
Any nrn a  Grt.     Bare  ;  June. 

ULOLONCHB. 
Mo<lrtit«  Morr.      Common  ;  May  and  June. 

LUPERINA. 
r«,wi-  Gn      Not  common.      Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  it. 

XYT.OPHASIA. 

tfewisxa  Hbn.      Eare  ;  July. 
Apamiforinis  Gu       Eare  ;  July  and  August. 
N///'M.sm.Mon.     Bare;  last  of  July. 
raltintm  Grt.     Bare  ;  last  of  June. 
Fin  it  i  IIHI  (in.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 
Lnt<'i-itia  Hfn.      Rare  ;  June. 

x  Wlk.  Common  ;   August. 

.      Rare;  July. 
l><T«x1<itrix  Brace      Common  :  July. 
An-t.ia  Bdv.     Common:  .July. 
Vci-baxcoiih-H  Gn.      <1ommon  :  July. 
}'til</«rix  (i.  and  E.      Rare;  July. 
Liff ni color  Gn.     Common  ;  July. 

HADENA. 
d (rrt.      Common;  July  and  August. 

Morr.     <  )ne  specimen. 
Gn.     Common;  July  and  August. 
ird  (in.     Common  ;    August. 
IHrrfNirolor  Morr.      Raiv  ;  September. 

UlLLiA. 
f'niHit  \\.  Sell.       Raiv  ;    one  s|x-ciiiH-ii  ;    Mr.  Fiske. 

OLIGIA. 

l'\-stiro'uh '\  Gn.      Common  ;   JUIH-  and  July. 
<'lt<i/<-f(l(>iii(t .Hbn.      Rare;    August. 

PEKIGIA. 

/'x  ( in.      Rare;    August. 


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DlPTERYGIA. 

Scaburiscula  Linn.     Common  ;  June. 

HYPPA. 

Xylinoides  Gn.     Common  ;  June  and  September. 

The  full-grown,  large,  dark,  browuish  larva  we  find  early 
in  spring,  often  crawling  over  the  ice  and  snow  round  low 
ground . 

M ACRONOCTUA. 

Oinista  Grt.      Rare;  July;  one  specimen. 

ACTINOTIA 
Ramosnla  (in.     (Common  ;  June  and  August. 

CONSEKVULA. 

Anodonta  Gn.      Rare  ;  Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  two  examples  in 
August,  we  believe. 

TRIGOXOPHORA. 
riruliHiHt  (~ln.      Common;    August. 

BROTOLOMIA. 

•/*  Gn.     Common  ;  .June. 

EUPLEXIA 

Lucipara  Linn.     Common  ;  June. 

NEPHELODES. 
.\[i>ii(tn*  (in.     Common;  September. 

TRICHOLITA. 
SignataWYk..      Rather  rare;  August. 

HELOTROPHA. 

Rritiforwix  Grt .     Not  common  ;   August. 

HYDRCBCIA 

U- album  Gn.     One  specimen  ;  last  of  July. 
Velata  Wlk.     Common  ;  June  and  July. 
yictitanx  Linn.     Common  ;  .Fuly. 
Pttrpurifawia  G.  and  R.      Rare;   August. 
In<nnrxit<i  G.  and  R.      Rare  ;  September. 
Liiitpidtt  (\\\.     Rare;  September. 
Nitela  Gn.     Rare  ;  September  and  October. 
Var.  AW>/-/.s  Gn.     Common;   September  and  October. 

AOHATODES. 
Zeoe  Harr.      Rare  ;   .Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  two  or  three. 

PLATYSENTA. 

\'idf>iK  (in.      Rare  ;   July. 


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LEUCANIA. 

Fallens  Linn.     Common  ;  June. 
Albilinea  Hbn.     Common  ;  June  and  August. 
Phragmatidicola  Gn.     Common  ;  June  and  September. 
Tnsueta  Gn.     Common  ;  June. 
Coinniu'uU's  Gn.     Common  ;  June. 
Unipunctfi  Haw.     Common  ;  June  and  September. 

This  species  fairly  swarmed  during  the  fall  of  1896.     Over- 
ripe apples  rubbed  on  trees  were  completely  covered. 
Pseudargyria   Gn.     Common;    May  and   July;  sp.  nov.;   one 
example. 

Prof.  Smith  writes  me  that  he  has  received  this  species 
from  Calgary  during  the  past  summer  and  thinks  it  new. 

UFEUS. 
Satyricm  Grt.     Rare  ;  October,  November  and  April. 

fllVULA 

nqiutHx.     Common  ;  June  and  July. 

AMOLITA 
Grt.     Rare  ;  July. 

BALSA. 

Fitch.     Common;  May  and  June. 
Tristrigella  Wlk.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 

CRAMBODES. 
Talidifoninx.     Rare  ;  June. 

CARADRIXA. 

A-/inunln  Grt.     Common  ;  June. 
Mcndi*  Morr.     Rare;   last  of  July. 
.]fnltifer<i  Wlk.     Quite  common  ;  August  and  September. 

AMPHIPYRA. 

Tragopoyinix  Linn.     Rare  ;  August  ;  taken  by  Mr.  Fiske. 
Pyramidoides  Gu.     Common  ;  August  and  September. 

OBTHODBS. 

CiTntdiitd  Butler.     Common;  June  and  July. 
Ci/itica  (in.     (1oinmon  ;  June  and  July. 
lV<v>r.s-  (in.      Rare  :   July  and  August. 

HlHELLA. 

rtt*  Wlk.     Common  ;  Jnnr  and  .Inly. 


\ortiHini  (irt  .     Common;  April  and  May. 

T.*:io<  AMl'A. 

J'rri'iHn  (ii't  .      Rare  ;  July. 


230  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Oct 

Oviduca  Gn.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 
Alia  Gn.     Common  ;  April  and  May. 
Rubrescens  Wlk .  .  Rare  ;  April  and  May . 
Subterminata  Smith.     Common  ;  April  and  May. 

This  species   shows   more  variation  than  any  other  found 
here,  unless  it  be  some  of  the  Homoptera. 

CALTMNIA. 
Orina Gu.     Rare;  July. 

ANCHOCELIS. 
7>/// i tails  Grt.     One  specimen;  August. 

PYRRHIA. 

Umbra  Hufn.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 
Var.  ejcperniH'ii*  Wlk.     Rare  ;  June. 

ORTHOSIA. 

Bicolora<i<t  Gu.     Common  ;  September . 
Euroa  G.  and  R.     Rare  ;  July. 
Helva  Grt.     Common  ;  July. 
Lutosa  Andrews.     Not  common  ;  July. 

HOMOGLvKA. 

Ilirdim  Morr.     Rather  rare  ;  April. 

Lx 

Garnosa  Grt.     One  specimen  ;  September. 

GLJEA. 

Inulta  Grt.     Common  ;  September. 
Morr.     Rare  ;  September. 

EPIGL.EA. 

Grt.     Rare.     Have   taken   throe  or    tour    in    October 
among  cranberry  vines  in  a  very  wet  bog. 
Dcdira  Grt.     Rare  ;  September. 

XANTHIA. 
Flitntf/o  Fabr.     Very  rare  ;  September. 

ClRRCEBIA. 

I'(ini)tin<i  Gn.     Common  ;  August  and  September. 

SCOLIOPTERYX 

Lih<ttri,f  Linn.      Xol  common  ;   .May,  .Inly.  October. 

S<  OPELOSOMA. 

Iiidh  •('<•{<(,  Wlk.     Common;  November  and  April. 
7W//7/  Grt.      Hare  ;  April. 

Trixti</in«t«.     Common  ;   November  and  April. 
UV///,YT/  (irt.      Kaiv;    April. 
N/V///.S- Gn       Rare;    Novoinl>cr  and  A]>ril. 


1SD9]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  l_';;i 

Morrisoni  Grt.     Common  ;  November  and  April. 
Devia  Grt.     Bare  ;  April. 

LiTHOLOMIA. 

Napa-  Morr.     Not  common  ;  October  and  April. 

XYLINA. 

Morr.     One  specimen  ;  April. 
Wlk.      Common  ;  October  and  April. 
/•>rm(//.s'  Grt.     Common;  October  and  April. 
liinomin«t<i  Smith.     Common  ;  October  and  April. 
Hcthunci  G.  and  E.     Common  ;  October  and  April. 
('(nttcnta  Grt.     One  specimen  ;  May.     Prof.  Smith  gives  the 

Habitat  as  California. 

Faf/ina  Morr.     Common  ;  October  and  April. 
<i<>ur</ii  Grt .     Eare  ;  April. 

Wlk.     Common  ;  September  and  April. 
Grt.     Common  ;  October  and  April. 
Grotfi  Eiley.     Eare  ;  October. 
r>ii>ix>i/<t  Liutn.     Common;  October  and  April. 
7\'j>itl((  (Jrt.     Xot  common  ;  April. 
Biti/ct/i  (Jrt.     Xot  common  ;  October  and  April. 
Lcplda  Lintn.     Eare  ;   April. 

(Jrt.     Common  ;  September  and  April. 
i-i  (Jrt.      Rai-c  ;  October   and    April.     Two  species  not 
yet  determined. 

MORRISONI  A, 

,sv-r//Y/.s-  ( in.     Common;   April. 
Cimfiimi  Him.      K'are  ;   May. 

XYLOMIGES. 

]><>/ox(t  (Jrt.      Hare  ;   May. 

LlTHOMIA. 

Morr.      Hare  ;    in  September. 

CAI.OI  AMI-A. 

Lintn.      Xot  common  ;   October  and  April. 
(Jrt.     Common;   October  and  April. 
I^it.  Cram.     Common;  OctolxM-  and  April. 
This  is  as  (list  inct  a  species  as  any  of  the  ot  hers  belon^in^  to 
the  genus.     The  species  of  ( 'alocampa  show  but  \  cry  little  va- 
riation ;  in   fact,  we  ha\e  never  seen  a  specimen  that   could 
be  called  a  var.  out  of  hundreds  taken. 

Since  the  above  was  written  I'rof.  Smith  writes  me  that  he 


232  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


tinds  cinentia  and  thoracica   distinct  species  in  genital  charac- 

ters. 

Curvimacula  Morr.     Common  ;  October  and  April. 

CUCULLIA. 

Convexipennis  G.  and  R.     Not  common  ;  June. 
Postera  Gu.     Not  common  ;  May  and  June 
Speyeri  Lintn.     Not  common  ;  August.     We  can  see  no  dif- 

ference between  this  and  dor  sails  from  Colo. 
Intermedia  Speyer.     Common  ;  June. 

MARASMALUS. 

Injicita  Wlk.     Rare  ;  July. 
Ventilator  Grt.     Rare  •  June. 

ALETIA. 

Aff/iUacea  Hbn.     Rare;  September. 

OGDOCONTA. 
C'itiereola  Gu.     Not  common  ;  August. 

DEVA. 
Purpuriyera  Wlk.     Rare;  middle  of  July. 

PLUSIA. 
Hbn.     Not  common  ;  July. 

Grt.     Not  common  ;  July  and  September. 
BaUuca  Geyer.     Rare  ;  July. 
ContextaGrt.     Rare;  June  and  August. 
Putnami  Grt.     Rare  ;  June. 
Formosa  Grt      Rare  ;  July. 
Thyatioidcs  Gn.     Rare  ;  September. 
Precationis  Gu.     Common  ;  July,  August,  September. 
Mortuorum  Gn.     Rare. 

Octo-scripta  Grt.     Rare  ;  July  and  August. 
Kpiycea  Grt.     Rare  ;  June  and  July. 
Amp!  a  Wlk.     Rare  ;  July 

<".*  (in.      Very  common  ;  several  broods. 

CALPE 
!*!.*  Beth.     Not  common  ;  July. 

flELlOTHUS. 

Annif/rr  Hbn.  Only  two  or  three  specimens  ;  August. 

DERRIMA. 
Henrietta  Ort.     Two  examples  ;  last  of  July. 

ALARIA. 
Florida  (Jii.      (1ommon;  July. 


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SCHINIA. 

Nundina  Dm.     Rare  ;  July. 

Marglnata  Haw.     Sometimes  cominon  ;  July  and  August. 

Ercvift  Grt.     One  specimen  ;  last  of  August. 

M  EL  APORPH  YRI  A. 

Immortutt  Grt.     Rare.     Mr.  Fiske  has  taken  several  in  June. 

ACONTIA. 

Erastroides  Gu.     Rather  rare  ;  May. 

rfut'ta  Hbu.     Common;  May  and  June. 

CHAMYRIS. 
Tr.     Common  ;  middle  of  June. 

PKOTHYMIA. 
t  Wlk.     One  specimen  ;  June. 

METATHOKASA. 
tit'cru  Gn.     Common  ;  June. 

EDHERRICHIA. 
Gn.     Rather  rare  ;  June  and  July. 

LlTHACODlA. 

HI >n.     Common;  June. 

ERASTRIA. 

(In.     Common;  .June. 
<'(»t<-i>i>iiin<t<-it/«  Gn.     Xot  common  ;  .May. 
-hitcx  (J.  and  R.     Common;  July. 

(in.      Common;  July. 
Haw.     Common;   August. 
(Jn.     Common;   May  and  June. 

THALPOCHARES. 

.-Ethrhi  Grt.     Several   specimens;  June   ami    July.     Florida 
lias  heretofore  been  given  as  its  habitat. 

DRASTERIA 
Kwhh'tt  Cram.     Common  ;   May,  July,  September. 

EUOLIDIA. 

{'ii*l>i<l<-«  Him.     Common  ;   .May  and  June. 

SYNEDA. 
(ii(i/>/iii;i  Him.     One  specimen  ;   middle  of  June. 

M  I.I.IPOI  i>- 
l/nnholttrix  (ieyer.      Xot  common  ;   middle  of  June. 

OATOOALA. 
\nhiUx  Hbn.     Common;  ,lnne  and  July. 


234  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [OH 

Arnica  Hbn.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Var.  lineella  Grt.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

GraeiUs  Edw.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Grynea  Cram.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Pr  cedar  a  G.  and  R.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Micronympha  Gn.     Eare  ;  August. 

Similis  Edw.     Eare  ;  August. 

Amasia  S.  and  A.     Eare  ;  August. 

Cmtcegi  Sauud.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Cerogama  Gn.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Var.  bunkeril  Grt.     Eare  ;  July  and  August. 

Ultronia  Hbn.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Coccinata  Grt.     Rather  rare  ;  July  and  August. 

Ilia  Cram.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

Parta   Gn.     Very  rare  ;  last  of  July. 

Unijuga  Wlk.     Bather  common  ;  August. 

Briseis  Edw.     Bather  common  ;  last  of  July. 

Concumbem  Wlk.     Common  ;  July  to  September. 

Relicta  Wlk.     Eare  ;  August  to  September. 

Tristis  Edw.     Eare  ;  August. 

Epione  Dm.     Bare;  July. 

Antinympha  Hbn.     Common  ;  July  to  September. 

Badta,  Var.  Phoebe  Grt.     Eare  ;  July  to  September. 

Subnata  Grt.     Bare  ;  July  to  September. 

Retpcta  Grt.     Eare  ;  August. 

FAGITANA 
Littera  (in.      Hare  ;  May  and  June  ;  ag-ain  in  September. 

POAPttlLA. 

iliirix  Him.      Hare;   last  of  June. 

PARALLELI  A. 
ix  Film.     Common;  June  and  .fuly. 

AGNOMONIA 

Anilix  Dm.     Bare;  last  of  June.     I  am  indebted  to  Mr.  Fiske 
for  a  Webster  specimen. 

PAXAPODA. 
Vai1.  cirnilcoxtH.     Common;  June  and  July. 

EREBUS 
Linn.      Very  rare  ;   July. 


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ZALE. 
Horrida  Hbn.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 

PFUKOCYMA.. 
Lunifera  Hbn.     Common;  May  and  -June. 

HOMOPTERA. 

Edma  Dm.     Bare  ;  September. 

Wuierea  Gu.     Common  ;  May  and   June.     This   species   and 

Phceocyme  lunifera  vary  immensely. 
Cingulifera  Wlk.     Common  ;  May  and  June. 
Unilineata  Grt.     Not  common  ;  May  and  June. 
Obi  i  qua  Gn.     Eare  ;  May  and  June. 

YPSIA. 

1'iulnlurix    Dm.     C«>mmou;  May  and  June. 

PMEUDOSTHRCECIA. 
(fn.     Rather  common  ;  May  and  June. 

HOMOPYtfALIS, 

Grt      Not  common  ;  July. 
Contracta  Wlk.     Common  ;  June. 

HYAMIA. 
l  Stalin  Wlk.     One  specimen. 

Grt.      Rather  rare  ;  June  and  July. 

PANG  RAPT  A. 
Hbn      Common  ;  June  and  July. 

PHAL.KNO.«STOTA. 
(Ji't.     Rare  ;  July  and  August. 

PSEUDAGLOSSA. 

Luhrh-alia  Geyer.     Common  ;  .July. 
IfntiuntnUs  Wlk.     ('ommon  ;  July  and  August. 

EPI/,EJ'.\I>. 

Hbn.     Common;  July. 
(  in.      Common  ;  .Inly. 


ZANCLOGNATHA. 

Hbn.     Common  ;  June  and  .July. 
Wlk.     Rather  rare  ;  July  and  August. 

.Smith.     Rat  her  rare  ;  August. 
Isrriyata  Grt.     Common  ;  July. 
r<-<lij>il<i1ix  Gn.      Hair;   last  of  June. 
(Jn.      Hare;   middle  of  July. 

Wlk.      Rare;   liistot'Julv. 


236  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Oct 

Marcidilinea  Grt.     Rare;  last  of  July 
Ochreipennis  Grt.     Common;  last  of  July. 
One  species  not  yet  described. 

HORMISA. 
Absospatalis  Wlk.     Common  ;  June  and  July. 

PHILOMETRA. 
Melon ali s  Wlk.     Common  ;  June  and  July. 

CHYTOLITA 

MorMdalisGu.     Common;  June. 
Petrealis  Grt.     Rare;  June  and  July. 

BLEPTINA. 
CiiwulriHaHs  Gn.     Common  ;  June  and  July. 

RENIA. 

Sobrialift  Wlk.      Rare  ;  last  of  July. 
Factiosalis  Wlk.     Rare  ;  July  and  August. 
Ftavipunctalis  Geyer.     Common  ;  July  and  August. 

HETKKOGRAMMA. 
Piframusalia  Wlk.     Common  ;  May  ami  June. 

PALTHIS 
AngnlaUs  Hhu.     Common  ;  June,  August  and  September. 

TAPIS. 
dirrala  Grt.     Rather  rare  ;  June   and    July.     "Usually  found 

in  wet  meadows. 

BOMOLOTHA. 

Munuli*  AVlk.     Rare  ;  June.  ; 

Haiti  moral  ix  Gn.     Common;  May,  June,  July,  August. 
Bijugalis  Wlk.      Rare  ;  July. 
Sciitelldrift  Grt      Common  ;  June  and  August. 
Abalmealis  Wlk.     Quite  rare  ;  June  and  July. 
Deceptali*  \\lk.     Quite  rare  ;  July. 
iK  (in.     Quite  rare  ;  July, 
(irt.     Rare;  last  of  July. 

LOMANALTKS. 

alix  \Vlk.     Cckinmon  ;  June. 

PhATHY'PENA. 

i'«  V\n\     Common.     We  have   taken  this  species   every 
month  from  June  to  November. 

HVPENA 
lliniinfi  Ifarr.      Not  common  ;    April,  May  and  July. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  237 

A  NEW  SPLCIES  OF  PULVINARIA, 

BY  R.  S.  LULL.  M.  S. 

Pulvinaria  phaia',  n.  sp. 

A  new  but  very  typical  species  of  Pulcfnarin  wa-  discovered  iu 
the  plant  house  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College  by  Mr. 
R.  A  Cooley  in  April,  1897.  The  species  was  quite  abundantly 
scattered  over  the  under  side  of  the  leaves  of  a  species  of  orchid, 
Phafus  HKtc.H.latus  and  of  another  Phaius  somewhat  similar,  but 
undetermined.  As  all  stages  were  represented,  good  opportunity 
was  offered  for  some  biological  studies  in  this  interesting  genus. 

The  FEMALE,  just  before  gestation,  is  oval  in  shape,  measuring 
about  3mm.  in  length  by  1.75mm.  in  breadth,  though  the  size  varies 
evidently  with  the  abundance  or  scarcity  of  nourishment.  In  color 
the  creature  is  in  general  a  light,  yellowish  green,  varying  some- 
what in  different  individuals,  so  as  to  approach  very  nearly  to  the 
general  color  of  the  leaf,  rendering  it  nearly  invisible. 

The  antennae,  curiously  enough,  show  at  least  two  distinct  types 
with  regard  to  the  relative  leno-ths  of  the  various  segments,  and 
there  are  minor  variations  as  well.  The  two  types,  A  and  B,  which 
are  both  figured,  are  found  about  equally  distributed  among  indi- 
viduals, even  on  the  same  leaf.  This  fact  leads  me  to  wonder  if  too 
great  stress  may  not  have  been  laid  on  this  much  used  specific  char- 
acter. A  series  of  about  twenty-five  individuals  was  carefully  ex- 
amined with  regard  to  theanteunae  as  well  as  other  features.  In  type 
A  segments  3  and  8  are  equal  and  longest;  next,  segment  2 :  then. 
4  ;  next,  5  ;  then,  6;  and  finally  7,  the  shortest  of  all  being  only  one- 
third  the  length  of  segment  8.  The  apparent  length  of  the  basai 
segment  varies  so  decidedly,  depending  upon  the  point  of  view, 
that  I  have  thought  it  best  to  uefflect  it.  Formula  (38)  2  (4)  5  (6) 
7.  The  basal  segment  bears  three  or  four  hairs,  segment  2  bear- 
two  rather  long  hairs;  segment  3,  one,  somewhat  shorter;  segment 
4,  none  ;  segment  5,  two  long  ones  ;  6,  one  :  7,  one;  while  segment  8 
bears  seven  or  eight,  one,  apparently  the  longest,  being  terminal  in 
•position. 

Type  B  shows  the  following  relative  length  of  segments  :  s  is  the 
longest  ;  5  almost  equalling  it ;  next  3,  then  •_':  4.  <;  and  7  being  sul>- 
equal  and  shortest.  .-even  being  -3  the  length  of  8.  Formula  (S.Y)  3, 
2  (467).  The  hairs  born  by  the  various  segments  are  approximately 
as  iu  Type  A,  A  series  of  four  long  and  three  short  hairs,  arranged 
symmetrically  across  the  head,  extends  from  the  base  of  one  an- 
tenna to  that  of  the  other.  I  have  never  seen  them  mentioned  in 
any  description,  though  my  own  observations  prove  to  me  that 
they  do  occur  iu  other  species,  though  varying  in  number  and  ar- 
rangement. These  inter-autennal  hairs  are  shown  ii.  the  nearly 
mature  female  figured  in  figure.'!. 

The  legs  (see  fig.  10)  are  normal,  somewhat  -tout  in  proportion  to 


238  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Qct 

their  length,  tibia  about  the  length  of  the  femur  ;  tarsus  about  two- 
thirds  the  length  of  the  tibia.  The  tarsal  claw  is  stout,  quite 
strongly  curved,  and  the  tarsal  digitules  are  slender,  slightly  more 
than  one-half  the  length  of  the  tarsus  and  with  oblique  knobs 
at  the  tip.  The  digitules  of  the  claw  extend  beyond  the  tip  of  the 
claw,  the  knob  of  one  being  set  very  obliquely,  that  of  the  other 
straight.  There  is  a  long  hair  at  the  apex  of  the  coxa;  a  long  sen- 
sory hair  at  apex  of  trochauter  and  another  shorter  one  near  the 
base.  The  femur  bears  three  or  more  short  hairs  and  the  tibia 
three. 

The  mouth  structure  is  as  follows:  The  meutum  is  monomerous, 
almost  semi-circular  in  outline,  and  bears  eight  short  hairs,  only 
discernible  under  a  high  power.  The  rostral  tilaments  are  very 
long,  the  loop  when  entirely  withdrawn  reaching  well  into  the 
abdomen.  (See  fig.  13.) 

The  anogeuital  structure  (see  fig.  11)  presents  quite  a  degree  of 
complexity.  The  ring  itself  is  difficult  to  see  as  such,  as  its  plane 
is  vertical  in  position,  so  that  most  preparations,  as  the  one  figured 
show  only  its  edge.  Tne  ring  bears  eight  tapering  hairs,  which 
are  not  analogous  to  the  ordinary  clothing  or  sensory  hairs  found 
elsewhere,  but  seem  rather  to  be  the  chitinous  stiffenings  to  a  sort 
of  membranous  tube  arising  fronvthe  anogenital  ring  and  extending 
to  the  middle,  nearly,  of  the  dorsal  lobes.  Putnam  (Proc.  Daven- 
port Acad-  Sci  ,  Vol.  II,  p.  293  on)  claims  that  this  tube  is  waxy  5 
but  if  so  would  it  have  withstood  the  treatment  of  boiling  in  pot- 
ash and  glycerine,  which  the  specimen  underwent  during  prepara- 
tion ?  Every  other  bit  of  waxy  secretion  disappeared  entirely 
during  the  process.  His  idea  that  the  tube  functions  as  an  egg 
guide  is  undoubtedly  correct.  The  dorsal  lobes  are  triangular,  the 
lateral  angles  forming  almost  a  right  angle,  and  each  dorsal  lobe 
bears  about  nine  hairs  of  the  sensory  variety,  as  shown  in  the  figure. 
A  feature  which  I  have  never  seen  mentioned,  though  possibly  oc- 
curring in  other  species,  is  the  presence  of  four  large  hairs  on  the 
abdomen  (see  figs.  3  and  11),  two  on  either  side,  a  little  in  front  of  the 
anogenital  apparatus.  The  two  anterior  ones  are  farther  apart 
than  the  two  posterior. 

The  marginal  spines  under  very  high  power  show,  on  the  part  of 
some  at  least,  a  peculiar  branched  condition  at  the  tip  (see  fig  14). 
Those  at  the  stigmatal  depressions  are  in  threes,  one  long,  flanked  by 
two  short  hairs.  S-  The  stigmata  themselves  are  situated  some 
distance  in  from  the  margin  of  the  scale,  near  the  coxa  of  the  fore 
and  middle  legs,  with  a  sort  of  groove  leading  outward  to  the 
beforemeutioued  spines  This  group  is  filled  with  a  conspicuous 
line  of  dense,  white  cottony  wax  secreted  by  glands,  whose  open- 
ings lie  scattered  in  an  irregular  row  beneath  it  (see  fig  12). 

The  ovisac  is  white,  elongated,  8mm.  long  by  25mm.  broad,  with 
sides  nearly  parallel  Conspicuously  fluted  and  with  slight  tranverse 
markings,  apparently  impressions  of  the  hinder  end  of  the  body. 


IOA. 


PrLVINAKIA    I'HAlvK   I.C1.I. 


240  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Oct 

The  material  of  which  the  ovisac  is  composed  is  very  close  grained 
arid  felty,  but  so  readily  adhesive  to  any  object  that  the  slightest 
touch  destroys  the  characteristic  appearance  of  the  structure.  At 
the  time  of  the  formation  of  the  ovisac  a  sparse  covering1  of  flocculent 
material  makes  its  appearance  on  the  dorsal  surface  of  the  scale, 
similar  to  that  of  certain  other  species,  notably  that  described  by 
Westwood  (Gard.  Chron.,  1870,  page  308).  whose  description  of  the 
ovisac  also  corresponds  more  or  less  closely  to  that  of  the  present 
species ;  but  as  no  technical  description  of  the  insect  itself  is  added, 
there  is  no  proof  of  the  identity  of  Pulrinariu  pfiaice  and  P.floc- 
cifera. 

The  EGG  is  minute,  regularly  oval,  pale  yellow  in  color,  with  no 
discernible  sculpturiugs  or  markings  thereupon.  The  eggs  are 
numerous,  but  the  number,  together  with  the  size  of  the  ovisac, 
varies  apparently  with  the  abundance  or  scarcity  of  food. 

The  newly  hatched  LARVA  is  active,  pale  yellow  in  color,  in  form 
an  elongated  oval  with  comparatively  few  marginal  spiues.  The 
anogenital  plates  reach  quite  to  the  margin  of  the  insect  and  the 
anal  setae  are  strong  and  nearly  one-third  the  length  of  the  insect. 
All  appendages  are  proportionately  far  larger  than  in  the  adult 
(see  fig.  1).  Antennae  are  of  six  segments.  Segment  3  is  the  long- 
est, though  about  equal  to  6;  segments  4  and  5  are  equal  and  next 
in  length;  segments  1  and  2  equal  and  shortest.  Formula  3,6 
(4,  5)  1.  2.  Three  hairs  are  born  on  segment  3;  the  4th  bears  one 
rather  long  hair,  while  6  bears  seven,  of  which  the  terminal  one  and 
one  other  are  very  long 

The  legs  are  long  and  stout  The  tibia  is  longer  than  the  tarsus, 
which  is,  as  Mr.  Maskell  says  (Trans  Royal  Society,  S.  Australia, 
XI,  p.  103),  "  an  exceptional  character  in  larvae."  He  cites  it  as 
being  true  of  P. 

Flavicans.,  mask,'  larva.  Digitules  are  similar  to  those  of  the 
adult.  The  rostral  loop  is  long,  being  over  one-half  the  entire 
length  of  the  insect. 

The  MALE  test  is  2.5  mm.  long  by  1  mm  broad,  elongated  oval  in 
outline,  with  two  notches,  one  on  each  side,  in  the  anterior  one- 
eighth  ;  two  similar  notches  lie  about  two-sevenths  of  the  distance 
from  the  posterior  end,  and  one  deep  anal  notch  or  cleft  lies  ter- 
minally in  the  median  line  Color  hyaline,  the  semi-transparent 
pupa  showing  through  the  test  with  greater  or  less  distinctness.  A 
row  of  ten  oval,  lustrous,  pellucid  markings  lie  along  the  medium 
line  of  the  test.  Two  main  cariua?,  arising  from  tlieauterior  margina  1 
notches,  approach  to  within  about  .3  mm.  of  each  other,  then  run 
nearly  parallel  until  nearly  opposite  the  posterior  lateral  notches 
whence  they  converge  to  form  a  single  line  ending  in  the  posterior 
median  notch.  Two  transverse  eariiue  connect  the  main  ones,  one 
about  .5  mm. from  the  anterior  end  and  one  about  .7">  mm.  from  the 
posterior  end.  Other  carinae  describe  reversed  curves  connecting 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  241 

each  a  posterior  lateral  notch  with  the  main  carina  of  its  own  side 
just,  behind  the  posterier  transverse  keel,     (See  fig.  2.) 

The  carinae  are  lustrous  in  appearance  like  the  oval  markings  be- 
fore mentioned. 

The  male  pupa  may  be  seen  within  the  test  described.  It  is  about 
two-thirds  the  length  of  the  test.  The  head  with  its  two  dorsal 
eyes  is  distinctly  visible.  The  wing  pads  are  already  conspicuous 
and  the  two  tubercles  which  later  give  rise  to  the  anal  filaments  are 
also  seen  flanking  the  partially  developed  stylus. 

The  MALE  of  this  species  was  rather  plentiful  in  May,  1897,  when 
the  form  was  first  discovered  ;  but,  while  male  tests  have  been  found 
since,  no  perfect  males  have  been  secured  since.  A  drawing  was 
made,  at  the  time  mentioned,  of  a  living  male;  but  it  was  done 
without  a  camera  lucida,  and,  as  the  creature  was  somewhat  active, 
the  result  was  unsatisfactory.  Mounted  specimens,  both  in  glycer- 
ine and  Canada  balsam,  became  so  distorted  as  to  make  either  a 
drawing  or  an  adequate  description  well-nigh  impossible.  Thus  it 
was  thought  best  to  publish  a  meagre  description  of  the  sex  rather 
than  await  the  reappearance  of  so  evanescent  a  creature  as  a  male 
Pulvinariau. 

The  male  is  a  delicate  two-winged  fly,  about  1.5  mm.  long 
and  about  3  mm.  in  alar  expanse:  breadth  of  thorax  about 
.5  mm.  The  auat  setae  were  nearly  equal  to  the  trunk  in 
length,  though,  as  these  are  merely  waxy  secretions  and  are 
continuously  grooving,  the  length  undoubtedly  varies  in  differ- 
ent individuals.  The  color  was  the  terueral  color,  that  of  the 
newly  emerged  individual,  which  changes  somewhat  as  the  insect 
flies  about.  General  ground  color  pale  brown,  darker  on  the  thorax, 
with  a  dark  brown  band  crossing  the  mesothorax  at  the  level  of  the 
wings.  The  legs  and  antennae  pale  yellow  ;  wings  hyaline,  with  a 
rose-colored  basal  portion  ;  anal  filaments  white.  The  head  is  free, 
rounded,  but  with  the  front!  produced  into  an  obtuse  angle.  The 
dorsal  and  ventral  eyes  are  conspicuous,  equal  in  size  and  very  dart 
brown  in  color  ;  the  ocelli  are  not  discernible  in  the  mounted  speci- 
men. The  antennae  are  long,  slender  and  pilous,  and  of  ten  segments 
(See  fig.  9.)  Segment  4  is  much  thelonsrest;  segments  6,  5  and  10  sub- 
equal  and  next  in  size,  being  about  three-fifths  the  length  of  seg- 
ment 4.  Next  in  length  is  segment  7  ;  next  8;  next  1  and  3,  nearly 
equal;  next  segment  9;  while  2,  nearly  spherical  in  shape,  is  the 
shortest  of  all-  The  antennae  in  general  compare  closely  with  those 
of  the  male  P.  iiiinniirriihilis  (see  above),  except  that  no  knobbed 
hairs  were  observed  on  the  di-tal  segment.  In  fact,  except  for  some 
characters  not  observed  in  my  species,  and  hence  possibly  over- 
looked, the  whole  description.)!  /•*.  //////////'/•"/>///>  tallies  fairly 
well  with  that  under  consideration,  thus  hinting  that  the  true  dis- 
tinguishing specific  character-  are  yet  to  he  found.  This,  however, 
i-  not  true  of  the  female,  nor  yet  of  the  male  te-i. 

As  to  the  distribution:  The  insect  was  found  on   no  other 


242  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Oct 

plants  than  the  two  species  of  Phaius  mentioned.  Thus  there 
is  reason  to  believe  that  it  was  imported  with  one  or  the 
other  of  the  original  plants,  which  are  natives  of  Japan,  and 
this  would  render  the  insect  palrearctic  in  origin  ;  but,  as  is 
sometimes  the  case  with  plant  house-insects,  the  subject  is 
clouded  in  considerable  obscurity. 

The  plants  seem  able  to  thrive  even  when  infested  with 
considerable  numbers  of  the  scale,  though  one  plant  has  died 
presumably  as  a  result  of  infestation,  though  scales  of  another 
sort,  which  were  present,  doubtless  aided  in  bringing  about 
the  result. 

One  curious  fact  was  noted,  that  while  the  female  was  as  a 
rule  sedentary,  at  the  same  time  up  to  the  period  of  gestation 
she  was  capable  of  free  locomotion  and  was  very  apt  to  seek 
for  pastures  new,  especially  if  feeding  was  poor ;  not  always, 
however,  with  very  great  success,  as,  for  instance,  when  an 
infested  leaf  was  pinned  up  against  the  window  casing  numbers 
of  the  insects  left  the  leaf  and  actually  made  their  ovisacs  on 
the  wood  work  itself,  sometimes  at  a  distance  of  several  inches 
from  the  leaf.  The  ovisacs  were  appreciably  smaller  than 
where  the  insects  remained  at  rest,  however,  showing  that  the 
secreting  power  of  the  glands  is  limited  where  fresh  food  is 
not  obtainable.  I  further  noticed  that  as  the  ovisac  grew  in 
size  the  insect  was  pushed  forward,  the  ovisac  itself  remain- 
ing stationary. 

Natural  enemies  :  I  bred  a  parasite  from  the  scale,  which 
Dr.  Howard  kindly  identified  as  Coccopliagus  lecanii  Fitch,  a 
form  which  infests  many  of  our  local  Goccidce. 

An  artificial  remedy  was  discovered  to  be  very  effectual 
through  an  oversight.  The  student  in  charge  of  the  insectary 
green -houses  wherein  the  insect  was  being  bred  was  instructed 
to  fumigate  the  houses  with  tobacco  smoke,  which  he  did 
without  removing  the  Phaiits  plants,  to  the  utter  destruction 
of  every  specimen  of  the  scale. 

DESCRIPTION  OF  PLATE 

Figure  1,  Newly  hatched  larva. 
Figure  2,  Male  pupa  within  test. 
Figure  8.  Female,  nearly  mature. 
Figure  4,  Female  with  fully  formed  ovisac. 
Figure  7,  Female  antenna,  type  "  A." 
Figure  8,  Female  antenna,  type  "  B." 
Figure  9,  Male  antenna. 

Figure  10,  Fore  leg  of  femalei  lOa,  claw  enlarged 
Figure  11,  Anogenital  structure  of  female. 

Figure  12,  Stigma  and  stigmatal  glands  and  spines,  "a"   equals  "a  "en- 
larged . 

Figure  18,  Female  mouth 

14,  Margin  of  female  scale  showing  branched  spines. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  243 

CREMASTOCHILUS  LEUCOSTICTUS  BURM-MALE  AND 

FEMALE. 

BY  CHAS.  LIEBECK,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

[See  Plate  VI,  Figs.  13  and  14.] 

Two  specimens,  male  and  female,  of  this  very  rare  species 
were  received  by  courtesy  of  R.  J.  "Weith,  of  Elkhart,  Ind., 
that  "  were  taken  in  Clarendon  county,  South  Carolina,  about 
60  miles  from  Charleston,  near  the  Sautee  River,  sometime  be- 
tween the  1  and  9  of  August,  1896.  The  specimens  were  fly- 
ing together  in  a  broom -grass  clearing  near  a  swamp." 

The  male  shows  the  most  curious  departure  from  the  gen- 
eral appearance  of  the  other  species  of  Cremaatochilus,  the  up- 
per surface  of  thorax  and  elytron  being  covered  with  a  dense 
pubescence,  the  base  of  head,  two-thirds  of  thorax  bordering 
side  margins,  and  entire  margin  on  upper  surface  of  elytron 
being  yellowish  white  (as  shown  in  plate)  the  pubescence  of 
the  remaining  portions  being  a  dense,  velvety  black,  though 
not  so  heavy  as  the  whitish. 

The  female  is  entirely  devoid  of  pubescence,  black,  shining. 

The  first  three  ventral  segments  of  male  are  strongly,  longi- 
tudinally depressed  at  middle ;  the  anterior  tibue,  though 
bidentate  externally  as  in  the  female,  the  upper  tooth  is  incon- 
vspicuous,  the  apical  much  recurved,  not  so  long  nor  acute  as 
in  the  female  ;  the  apex  strongly  notched  at  middle,  inner 
edge  of  emargination  resulting  in  short,  acute  tooth  ;  inner, 
apical  edge  of  tibia?  being  abruptly  incurved  from  midway  be- 
tween upper  and  apical  teeth. 

In  the  female  the  apex  is  obliquely  straight  to  point  of  api- 
cal tooth,  though  very  feebly  sinuate. 

The  punctuation  of  head,  thorax  and  pygidium  of  male  is 
sparser  and  finer  than  in  the  female,  that  of  scutelluin  much 
more  numerous  and  finer,  the  elytron  being  about  equal  in 
both  sexes. 

It  seems  rather  surprising  that  no  record  is  given  of  the 
male  to  date,  Buruieister,  Handb.  III.  p.  677,  ISlU.liusing  his 
description  on  a  female  specimen,  and  Dr.  Horn,  Proc.  Am. 
Philosophical  Society,  1879,  Vol.  xviii,  redescribing  the  spe- 
cies from  a  unique  female  taken  in  Maryland  by  Mr.  Ulke. 


244  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Oct 

LIST  OF  ACULEATE  HYMENOPTERA, 

Taken  at  Fedor,  Lee  Comity,  Tex.     By  G.  BIKKMAN. 

/  *-   /  */ 

By  far  the  greater  number  of  the  following  species  were, 
determined  by  Mr.  William  J.  Fox. 

Mutillidae.  —  Mittilla  month-aga,   tisiphone,  californica,  occidentalis,  comanche, 
orcus,  gorgon,  connectens,  brazoria,  sciwola,  waco,  venifica,  mollissima,  vesta,  sini- 
illima,  caneo,  j.-guttata,  4-guttata  v.'ir.  electra,  cypris,  mutata  ,balteola,  prceclara, 
dubitata,  grandiceps,  pygmcza,  euterpe,  auripilis,  pensvlvanica,  castor,  fulvohirta, 
zelaya,  fcnestrata,  canella,  macro.,  bexai\promethea,li£xagona.    SCOlMdaB. —  Tiphia 
inornata;   Paratiphia  albilabris;  Myzine  fuliginosa,  hamata,  dubiosa,  6-cincta, 
fumipennis;  Scolia  nobilitata;  Elis plumipes,  j-maculata.     SapygidaB.  —  Sapyga 
ccntrata.  PompilidcB. — Poinpilus philadelphir.iis,  maurus,  tenebrosus,  fuscipennis, 
tropicus,  interruptus,  ferruginous,  marginatus,  argenteus,   cylindricus,  cinctipes, 
a/githis,  americanus;  Priocnenris  flamipennis,  fulvicornis,   marginatus;  Agenia 
belfragei,  mellipes,  accepta;  Notocyphus  dorsalis;  Parapoinpilus  vicinus;  Aporus 
fasciatus;  Ceropales  bipunctata,fulvipcs:  Mygnimia  usttilata:  Pepsis  formosa,  lu- 
teicornis.  Sphegidae — Sphex  ichneumonea,  pcnnsvlvanicus,    texana,   lauta,    bel, 
fragei,  tibialis,  atrata,  thormcE,  abdominalis;  Pelopoeus  cementarius;    Chalybion 
caruleum,  texanum;  Amnwphila  grossa,  gryphus,  pictipennis,  vu/garis;  Chlorion 
(-(zrnleum.    LarridcC. —  Tachytes  aurulentus,  elongatiis,  validus,  breriventris,  rufo- 
fasciatus,fuh;iventris,  texanus,  pepticus,  abdominalis,  obscurus,  sericatus;  Tachv- 
spJiex  punctifyons ,  terminata,  montana,  fusus;  Notogonia  argentata;  Ancistroinma 
consimilis.   Bembicidse. — Sphecius speciosus,  Mcgastizus  brempennis,  Bembecinus 
neglectus,   Stiziis    unicinctus,  Beinbex  nubilipennis,  texana;  Momdula  Carolina, 
pictifrous,  ventralis,  speciosa;  Bembidula  fodiens,  ventralis,  capnoptera,  insidia- 
trix.     NySSOnidcB. — Gorvtes  monediiloidcs, phaleratus,p/ialeratus  var.  rufoluteusi 
propinquus;   I/oplisus  bollii,  Alyson  texanus,  Nysson  texann*.     Philanthidae. — 
Philanthus  ventilabris,  punctatits,  dubiis,  politus;  Cerceris  mimica,  gnara,  fumi- 
pennis, venator,  dufourii,  bicornuta,  fasciola,  clvpeata,  compacta,  kennicottii,  rufi- 
noda,   Jinitima  ;  Eucerceris.       MJmesidae. — Psen    tibialis.    Crabronidae. —  Try- 
•boxylon  albitarse,  politum,  clai'atuin,   bidentatiun,     texense,     fastigium;   CrabrO 
lo-macitlatus,  riijifemur,  scaber,  cognatus,  flai'iilypeus,  propinquus;  Entomogna' 
thus    texanus    var.  ;     Oxybelus    connitits,    su/>uli~itus,    4-notatus    var.     monta- 
n us,   packardi   var.   texana,  e marginatus.     Eunienida?. — Zethus    spinosus;  Eu- 
menes  fratcrnits,  americanus  (belfragei),  bollii,    Monobia  quadridens;  Odynertts . 
dorsalis,  fitsus,cli4sinus,hidalgi,  du(tu<,<  veetus,  annulatns,  manifest  us,  an>en\is, 
foraminatus,  campestris,  firmus ;  anormis,  fundatus,  colon,   fulvipes,   austrinns, 
pedestris,     taos,     cap)  a,     tigris,     del  feat  us     var.,     nniftiscititus,     qit  -.idriseetiis . 
rtcrochilus    3    fasciiitits.      Vespidae.  —  Polistes      incertus,     minor,     annularis, 
pcrplexns,    t'ariatus,     ameruanus,     texanus,    fuseatus    det      S-'llllltli:    1'espa 
Carolina,     gennanica,     cuncata.      Andremida?      aiul   Apidae. —      Collctes    amer- 
iciiiuis,     comp.ictus?     det.      Friese ;     Prosopis     rarifrons,     ajjinis:     Sp/iccodes 
(ue:ir     mandibularis}-;     Halictus      tegit!ans,       coctctus,       ligatus,     pectoral  is  ^ 
/'an/us,  armati:eps  det.  Frieze;  Aiignchliwa  piti-a,  sii/nptiie>s,i,  humeral  is;  ./.v.'- 
peistemon     ni^rieoniis,     texana,    ifniginosa;    Audi-cut    i'ritnnr<-cntris,    ticljragci, 
miscra/iilis  /  Pi-i>tandreini     ,sp.     det.     Friese.'  \t»nia     norfonii,    foxii,     birk- 
mannii     Friese      MSS.;      Calliopsii      ornatipes,      rhodaphHus     del.    Friese 


1899  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  i'jr> 


abdominalis;  Perdita,  4  to  5  Undet.  Sp.;  XomaJa  te.vani,  /'<•//></;''''''. 
electra?  Epeolus  occidental!*,  texaniis,  rcmigatus;  Epeolus  lunatus,  scutellaris; 
Phileremiis,  sp./  Melee  ta  inter  rupta;  Xtelis  costal  is;  Ccelioxys  insita,  tcxana; 
Osmia  texana,  bucconis?  det.  Friese,  ch-ilvbea,  (let.  Friese,  subfasciata; 
Heriades  variolosiis,  dcnticulatus  det.  Friese;  Andronicus,  sp.;  Alcidamea,  sp.; 
Anthidium  zebratuni,  ,-,ni:innum;  Lithurgus  gibbosus,  compress  Us;  Megac/nle 
facunda,pruinosa,  optiva,  albitarsis,  month'aga,  latimana,  fortis,  exilis,pollicaris  > 
pugnata,  frigida  det.  Friese,  inimica,  brevis,  perbrevis,  coniata;  Ceratina 
strenua  det.  Friese/  Mellissodes  confusa  det.  Friese,  menuacha,  suffusa 
fimbriata,  rustica  det.  Friese,  afflicta,  intorta,  texana,  intermedia  ?  obliqua, 
det.  Friese,  comam-he,  atripes;  Synhalonia  alb.ita;  Synhilonia  honcsta:  Po- 
dalirius  smithii  det.  Friese;  Anthoplh'ra  texana,  montana,abrupta;  Xylocopa^ 
micans,  texana,  virginica;  Centris  birkinann  Friese.'  Apithns  variabilis,  elatus: 
Bombus  pennsylvanicus,  scutellaris,  americana.  Addendum.  —  Exomalopsis,  sp. 

det.  Friese. 

-  O  - 

GEOGRAPHICAL  DISTRIBUTION  OF  LIMEMTIS  WELL  ILLUSTRATED.— 
In  the  Geographical  and  Geological  Exhibition  now  being  held  at 
the  new  Science  Museum  Building  in  Springfield.  Mass  ,  is  a  curi- 
ous map.  the  work  of  Miss  Anna  Dimmock,  a  grammar  school  girl 
of  that  city.  This  map  illustrites  the  distribution  of  the  two  but- 
tertlies  Lmienitis  <"'f//cntis  and  L.  ursula  in  relation  to  their  inter- 
mediate form  L.  prowpiiia.  On  the  map  of  the  United  States  and 
British  North  America,  which  is  perhaps  10x18  inches  in  size,  the 
area  from  which  L.  arthemis  is  known  is  indicated  by  oblique  blue 
shading,  and  the  area  occupied  by  L  nrsida  by  yellow  shading  in 
the  same  direction.  Where  both  species  occur  the  yellow  lines  in- 
terlace with  the  blue  ones,  thus  giving  a  mild  greenish  shade  to 
that  portion  ot  the  map.  Where  L-  proserpina  has  been  found  is 
indicated  by  green  shading1  lines  at  right  angles  to  the  other  shad- 
ing-lines. At  one  side  of  the  map  hangsa  box  with  four  specimens 
of  Limenitis,  grading  from  L.  arthemis  through  L.  proserpina  to 
I,,  ui-siiia. 

At  the  other  si;le  of  the  map,  which  is  entitled  "A  Study  in 
Geographical  Distribution."  hangs  a  sheet  with  brief  explanation 
of  the  facts  concerning'  these  butterflies,  and  a  short  statement  of 
Mr  Scudder's  opinion  that  L.  />i-ose/-/x'/i<>  is  a  hybrid  form  of  L. 
art/tern**  and  L.  ni'xiila,  and  Mr.  Edward'«;  rc.isons  for  the  view 
thnt  L  .  i>i-<>*ci-/>/n(t  is  a  variety  of  L.  arthemis.  Miss  Dimmock  ha.- 
not  only  indicate;!  the  distribution  of  the  species  as  given  in  Scud- 
der's  "  Butterflies  of  the  Eastern  United  States,"  puoli-ln'il  in  isss. 
but  has  carefully  compiled,  from  the  various  entomological  period- 
icals, later  recorded  rupture*,  so  that  her  map  i>  a  graphic  pi-r-i-ii- 
tationof  the  liybrid-variety  (|iiL»stion  in  regard  to  I.  .  /n-<>s<  r/»'n<i, 
brought  down  to  18!)!).  It  is  unneces-ary  to  add  that  tlii-  map 
not  a  part  of  its  author'-  -.-hool  \vork  in  natural  science. 

K  \  AB,  Chicopee, 


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PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  OCTOBER,  1899. 
EDITORIAL. 

"  HARRISBURG,  PA.,  August  17. — Senator  "Jim"  Mitch- 
ell's son-in-law,  Benjamin  F.  McCartney,  has  landed  in  the 
place  of  Economic  Zoologist,  and  will  take  his  place  on  Sep- 
tember 1st.  ,  McCartney's  qualifications  for  this  scientific  po- 
sition consist  in  his  having  clerked  in  Senator  Mitchell's 
grocery  store  in  Jefferson  county  and  having  known  coon 
pelts  when  the  natives  traded  them  for  brown  sugar." 

The  above  is  a  clipping  from  The  Philadelphia  Record,  and  as 
far  as  we  know  is  literally  true  and  gives  a  good  idea  of  the 
status  of  scientific  work  in  Pennsylvania  as  far  as  public  posi- 
tions are  concerned.  This  State  appears  to  have  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  politically  the  most  corrupt  of  any  in  the  Union. 
The  Economic  Zoologist]of  Pennsylvania  gets  a  salary  of  $2,500 
and  has  an  assistant  at  $1,500.  It  can  be  safely  said  that  the 
return  the  people  get  from  this  department  (Economic  Zool- 
ogy) may  be  computed  in  copper  pennies.  The  damage  done, 
except  by  insects,  is  immaterial,  and  an  economic  zoologist 
who  only  knows  coon  skins  could  hardly  be  expected  to  ad- 
vise farmers  and  others  in  regard  to  injurious  insects. 


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Notes  and  News. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS   OF   THE   GLOBE. 


THE  Directory  of  Americau  Entomologists  is  progressing  rapidly, 
but  there  are  still  a  number  of  persons  who  have  thus  far  failed  to 
send  in  their  names,  etc.  We  feel  that  those  who  carelessly  neglect 
to  send  their  names  will  greatly  regret  it  when  the  Directory  ap- 
pears. Persons  desiring  to  insert  advertisements  on  the  cover 
sheets  will  communicate  with  Mr.  E.  T.  Cresson,  Box  248,  Philadel- 
phia. 

ON    A    REMARKABLE    USE    OF    ANTS    IN  ASIA      MlNOR.      Under     this 

heading  we  quoted,  in  the  NEWS  for  October,  1897,  page  200-1,  an 
account  given  by  R.  M.  Middleton  of  ants  being  used  to  hold  to- 
gether the  edges  of  incised  wounds  by  means  of  their  strongly 
hooked  and  sharp  mandibles.  Tn  the  recently  published  proceed- 
ings of  the  Linnean  Society  of  London,  110th  session,  page  2,  the 
name  of  the  species  in  question  is  given  by  Mr.  Middleton  as  Cata- 
fjlyphiis  viatica  Fabr. 

DR.  HERMAN  STRECKER  has  recommenced  scientific  literary  work 
and  has  recently  published  additions  to  his  well  known  Lepidop- 
tera  Rhopaloceresand  Heteroceres.  Supplement  No.  2,  was  no- 
ticed in  the  September  literature  of  the  NEWS.  This  paper  con- 
tains descriptions  of  fifty  new  species  of  moths  and  butterflies  Of 
course  such  things  as  the  insects  described  must  be  made  known  to 
science,  but  the  work  would  be  far  more  valuable  if  the  species  were 
figured  as  in  the  doctor's  previous  numbers  of  the  work.  He  is  at 
present  engaged  in  writing  a  descriptive  list  of  the  types  in  his 
collection,  and  also  has  ready  for  the  press  an  index  to  the  spe- 
cies mentioned  in  Kirby's  Catalogue  of  Lepidoptera  Heterocera 
Vol.  1.  These  publications  maybe  had  from  the  author. 

A  VERY  RARE  INSECT  FOUND  IN  BOONE  COUNTY  YESTERDAY.— A 
very  irare  insect  was  found  in  Booue  county  yesterday,  says  the 
Belvidere,  III.,  North  westerner,  'August  17, 1899.  It  was  tound  out 
in  the  country  and  presented  to  C.  Fred  Lewis,  of  this  city,  who  in 
turn  presented  it  to  Superintendent  A.  J.  Suyder,  of  the  North 
Schools,  who  will  add  it  to  his  large  collection  of  insects. 

The  little  pink  creature  is  certainly  an  oddity.  It  is  an  Albino 
that  out-Albinos  anything  often  seen.  Superintendent  Snyder  says 
he  only  knows  of  two  other  specimens  of  this  kind  being  found  in 
this  country.  One  was  found  by  him  at  Evanstou,  this  State,  and 
the  other  was  captured  at  Wood's  Holl,  Mass. ,  the  great  biological 
center. 


248  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Qct 

Entomological    Literature, 


COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVERT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryology 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic 'species, will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English ;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain- 
ing them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French, 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


4.  The  Canadian  Entomologist,  London,  Ont.,  '99. — 5.  Psyche, 
Cambridge,  Mass..  September,  -'99. — 8.  The  Entomologist's  Monthly 
Magazine,  London,  '99.— 9.  The  Entomologist, London,  '99.— II.  The 
Annals  and  Magazine  of  Natural  History,  London,  August,  '99.— 
14.  Proceedings  of  the  Zoological  Society  of  London,  '99,  part  ii, 
August  1.— 21.  The  Entomologist's  Record,  London,  August  1,'99.— 
22.  Zoologischer  Anzeiger,  Leipsic,  '99.— 32  Bulletins  du  Museum 
d'Histoire  Naturelle,  Paris, '99. — 37.  Le  Naturaliste  Canadien,  Chi- 
coutimi,  Quebec,  '99.-  38.  Wiener  Entomologische  Zeituug,  xviii.7, 
July  31,  '99. -42.  Journal  of  the  Linnean  Society.  Zoology,  London, 
No.  172  Dec.  15,  '98,  No.  173  April  1,  '99.— 60  a.  Anales,  60  c.  Com- 
unicaciones,  Mtiseo  Nacional  de  Buenos  Aires.— 84  Insekten  Burse, 
Leipsic,  '99.— 87.  Revue  Scieritifique,  Paris,  ?99.— 89.  Zoologische 
Jahrbiicher,  Abtheiluiig  t'iir  Systematik,  xii,  3,  Jena,  August  IT,  '99- 

The  General  Subject — A  n  o  n.  W-  M.  Wheeler's  anemotropism  in 
insects,  87,  August  12  —  B  e  r  g  ,  C  .  Substitutions  of  generic  names, 
iii,  60  c,  i,  3,  May,  '99.  — C  a  r  r  e  t ,  A  .  M.  F.  Guillebeau  and  his 
entomological  works  (cont.),  L'Echauge  Revue  Linneenne  Lyon, 
August, '99. —  Distant,  \V  .  L.  Biological  suggestions  :  mim- 
icry (cont.),  Zoologist.  London,  July  15,  August  15, '99.— F  r  i  n  g  s, 
C  .  Experiments  with  low  tempei-aturein  1898,  Societas  Entomolog- 
ica,  Zurich-Hottingen,  August  1.  '99  — H  a  r  r  i  n  g  t  o  n ,  W  .  H  . 
Extra  limital  insects  found  at  Ottawa,  Ottawa  Naturalist,  August. 
'99.— H  e  y  m  o  u  s  ,  R  .  The  morphological  structure  of  the  insect 
abdomen  :  a  critical  review  of  the  most  important  results  of  research 
in  anatomical  and  embryological  tields,  Zoologiscb.es  Centralblatt, 
Leipsic,  August!,  '99.— [H  u  a  r  d,  V.]  Tragi-coinic  entomology 
in  our  large  newspapers,  37,  July.— K  a  r  1  ,  P.  «  .  A.  Ou  the 
fauna  of  the  caves  of  the  Moravian  Devonian  Limestone.  22,  July 
24,  31.— P  o  u  1  t  o  n,  E.  B.  Natural  selection  the  cause  of  mim- 
etic resemblance  and  common  "/arniug  colors,  5  pis  ,  42.172. — 
Robertson.  C  .  Flowers  and  insects,  xix.  Botanical  Gazette, 
xxviii,  1.  Chicago,  August,  '99.— [S  c  u  d  d  e  r  ,  S.  H  .]  Manu- 
script notes  by  the  late  T.  ~W.  Harris  on  Say's  insects  and  papers,  i. 
5.— T  h  o  m  son,  A  .  Report  on  the  insect -hoiu-e  for  1898  [Zoolog- 
ical Gardens.  London],  14.— T  h  o  n  ,  r.  Some  observations  on  the 
fauna  which  dwells  in  frogs'  spawn.  Verhandlunaen,  Zoologisch- 
botanischeu  Gesellschaft  in  Wieu,  xlix,  7,  August  4,  '99. 


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Economic  Entomology. —  A  n  on.  A  new  case  of  contagion  by  an 
insect  [Melnnolestes  picipes],  87.  August  26.— B  a  s  t  i  a  n  e  1  1  i, 
G-,  Hignami,  A.  and  G  r  a  s  s  i ,  B  .  How  one  takes 
malaria]  fever.  Transmission  of  malaria  by  definite  insects.  Rearing 
of  the  malarial  parasite  of  man  in  Anophelex  <-l«ci<jer  Fabr.  (syn, 
A  maculipi'Hiiis  Meig  ),  Further  researches  on  the  life-histoiy  of 
the  human  malarial  parasite  in  the  body  of  the  mo«quito  [four 
memoirs  translated  from  Italian  originals  into  German],  Mole- 
echotts'  Uutersucliuugen  zur  Naturlehre  des  Menschen  uud  der 
Thiere,  xvi,  5  and  6,  Gies.-en,  '99  — C  o  c  k  e  r  e  1  1 .  T.  D.  A. 
1  occid  pests  on  sugarcane,  bulletin  of  Miscellaneous  Information, 
Nos.  1-15-U6,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew,  Jan  -Feb.,  '99.  Rec'd  August  5. 
—Davis.  T .  W.  The  mosquito  as  a  vehicle  of  malaria,  New 
York  Medical  Journal.  August  19,  '99  F  1  c  t  c  h  e  r,  J  Report 
of  the  entomologist  and  botanist,  figs  ,  airula  Department  of  Ag- 
riculture, *  eutral  Experimental  Farm,  Annual  Report  for  1898 
Ottawa,  '99.  — F  u  1  1  e  r,  t'.  Insect  friends  and  foes:  lady  birds 
versus  bugs,  figs.,  A  gricultural  Journal,  <  ape  Town,  July  2U,  '99-  — 
Green,  E  E.  Observations  on  Asj>ii/ii>tnn  In  tan  fee-  -igu  , 
figs  ,8,  August.  — K  i  r  k  1  a  n  d  ,  A  .  H  Eleventh  annual  meeting 
ot  the  Association  of  Economic  Entomologists.  <  olumbus,  Ohio, 
August  18  and  19,  1899,  cience,  New  York,  ept.  8,  '99.— L  e  s  n  e  , 
P.  Extracts  from  a  report  addressed  by  M.  "NYisser,  inspector  of 
plantations  of  the  Nieuwe  Afrikaansche  Hanclels  Vennootschap,  to 
M.  Ch.  Chalot,  Director  of  the  experimental  garden  at  Libreville, 
on  various  insects  injurious  to  the  coffee-trees  in  the  region  of  Lo- 
ango  and  in  that  of  the  Kouilou.  figs.,  32,  No,  3.  — P  e  a  r  s  o  n  ,  L  . 
and  Warren,  H  .  H.  Diseases  and  Enemies  of  Poultry. 
Published  by  Authority  of  the  Legislature  [of  Pennsylvania]. 
Clarence  M  Busch.  -tate  Printer  of  Pennsylvania,  1897.  P  1  i  m- 
m  e  r ,  H  .  G . ,  and  Bradford.  J  R  A  preliminary  note  on 
the  morphology  and  distribution  of  the  organism  found  in  the  tsetse 
tly  disease.  Proceedings.  Royal  Society,  No.  418.  London.  August  31, 
'(.»!i.  —  K  eh.  L  .  News  of  the  American  scale  insects.  Naturwis- 
senschaftliche  Wpchenschrift,  Berlin.  August  13.  '!»!».—  \V  i  1  c  o  x. 
E.  V.  Abstracts  of  recent  public  itions.  Experiment  Station 
lieeord.  x.  11,  Washington,  '99. 

Arachnida.- B  e  h  r  .  H.  H.  and  Marlatt.  G.  L.  A 
California!!  tick.  4.  August  — P  i  c  k  a  r  d  -  C  a  in  b  ridge.  F  . 
O.  On  some  spiders  from  Chili  and  Peru  collected  by  Dr.  Plate  of 
Berlin,  1  pi. ,42,  17;5.  P  i  c  k  :i  r  d -(' a  m  h  r  i  d  </ e.  O.  On  some 
new  >|>ecies  of  exotic  Araneidea.  ~2  pis.  14:  ()n  -ome  arctic  spider- 
collected  during  the  Jack«on -Harms Worth  Pohr  Expedition  to  the 
Fran/  .lo-i  pli  Archipelago,!  i>l..  42.172.— R  o  \v  b  ot  ha  in,  F.  J, 
Maternal  devotion  of  spiders.  Nature,  London.  August  :;i,'!i!i- 
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Myriopoda.— A  t  te  in  s,  G  .  New  facts  on  palaearctic  Myriapods, 
3  pis  ,89.—  V  e  r  h  oe  f  f,  C.  Contributions  to  knowledge  of  palae- 
arctic  Myriopods,  viii.  On  the  comparative  morphology,  phylo- 
geny  and  classification  of  groups  and  of  speoies  of  the  Chordeumidae, 
figs-,  5  pis.,  Archiv  fiir  Naturgeschichte,  Ixv,  i,  2,  Berlin,  June,  '99. 

Collembola  —  F  o  1  s  o  m  ,  J.  W.  The  anatomy  and  physiology 
of  the  mouth-parts  of  the  Collembolau  Orchesella  cincta  L.,  4  pis. 
Bulletin,  Museum  of  Comparative  Zoology,  xxxv,  2,  Cambridge, 
Mass  ,  July,  '99. — L  u  b  b  o  c  k  ,  J  .  On  some  Spitzbergen  Collem- 
bola. 42, 172. 

Orthoptera.—  B  o  r  d  a  g  e ,  E  .  Tarsal  regeneration  and  regenera- 
tion of  the  joints  of  the  anterior  two  pairs  of  limbs  in  saltatory 
Orthoptera,  Comptes  Reudus.  1'Academiedes  Sciences,  P  aris,  July 
17,  '99  ;  The  regeneration  of  limbs  in  the  Mantida?,  and  the  constant 
occurrence  of  a  tetramerous  tarsus  in  limbs  regenerated  after  self- 
mutilation  among  the  Orthoptera  pentamera  [translated  from  the 
French],!!.— S  c  udder,  S.  H.  Short  studies  of  North  American 
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xxxv,  2,  Boston,  August,  '99. 

Neuroptera.— M  cLachlau,  R  .  Notes  on  certain  palaearctic, 
species  of  the  genus  Hemerobius.  No.  4,  figs.,  8,  August ;  On  the  vol- 
untary submergence  of  the  female  of  Enallagma  cyathigerun,  8' 
Sept.  — N  e  e  d  h  a  m  ,  J .  G .  OpMogomphus,  4,  Sept.— T  u  t  t  , 
J.  W.  Migration  and  dispersal  of  insects:  Odonata,  21. 

Hemiptera. — Baker,  C.  F.  On  Alebra  and  related  genera.  5. 
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from  Arizona,  4,  Sept. — D  i  s  t  a  n  t ,  W  .  L  .  Some  apparently 
undescribed  Neotropical  Houioptera,*  II. — H  u  e  b  e  r  ,  T  .  Synop- 
sis of  the  German  "  blind wauzeu"  (Hemiptera  heteroptera,  fam . 
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kuude  in  Wiirttemberg,  Iv,  Stuttgart, '99.— K  i  u  g  ,  G.  B.  Con- 
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August ;  On  the  nomenclature  of  the  Rhyuchota,  i,  9,  Sept .  — M  a  r  - 
1  a  1 1 ,  C  .  L  .  Aspidiotus  convexus,  Comst.,  a  correction,  4, 
August.  — M  a  r  t  i  u  ,  J.  Catalogue  of  the  Hemiptera  Platy- 
spinidae  of  the  collections  of  the  Museum  of  Natural  History  of 
Paris,  32,  No.  5  — M  ontaudou,  A.  L.  Hemiptera-Heter- 
optera :  three  new  species  of  the  genus  Zaftha  Am.  et  Serv.,  from  the 
collections  of  the  Museum  of  Paris,  32,  No.  4 

Coleoptera.— B  erg,  C  .  Coleopf  era  of  Terra  del  Fuego  collected 
by  Sr.  Carlos  Backhauseu  [in  Spanish],  60  c,  i,  3,  May,  '99.— d  e 
Bruyne,  C.  The  follicle  cell  of  the  testis  of  Ht/ilro/ilii/ii* 
/>*'<•<'((»,  figs  ,  Erganzungsheft,  Anatomischer  Anzeiger.  xvi,  Jena, 
July  29, '99.— D  i  e  r  c  kx,  F  r.  The  pygidian  glands  of  Stapbyl- 
inidae  and  Cicindelidas,  22,  No.  592,  Julv.  -  F  e  n  y  e  s  ,  A  -Luca- 
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tomologica!  recollections  (cont.),  37,  July. — M  e  u  n  i  e  r  ,  F. 
F.  Dierckx's  "  Etude  comparee  des  glandes  pygidieunes  chez  les 
Carabides  et  les  Dytiscides,  avec  quelques  remarques  sur  le  classe- 
ment  des  Carabides,"  Uevue  Generale  des  Sciences,  Paris,  July  15 
'99.— P  i  c,  M  .—Description  of  Coleoptera,  Le  Naturaliste,  Paris' 
August  15,  '99. — Rib  be,  C.  Short  introduction  to  collecting 
beetlesin  tropical  countries,  84,  August  31.— R  o  y  ,  E  .  Entomo- 
logical news,  37,  August.  -Senna,  A.  On  the  species  of  the 
genus  Jonthocerus  Lac.,  Notes  from  Leyden  Museum,  xx,  4. 

Diptera — Mik,  J.  On  a  hitherto  disregarded  touch-organ 
among  Diptera,  especially  in  certain  Leptidae  and  Tabanidae,  38. — 
Riibsaamen,  E.  H.  On  the  living  habits  of  the  Cecidomyi- 
dae,  figs,  Biologisches  Central blatt,  Erlangen,  August  15,  '99.— 
Speiser,  P.  A  new  species  of  Hippoboscidae  living  on  le- 
murs, tig.,  38. 

Lepidoptera. — B  erg,  C  .  Observations  on  Argentine  and  other 
South  American  Lepidoptera  [in  Spanish],  60  a,  vi,  May  6, '99. — 
B  e  u  t  e  n  m  ii  1  1  e  r  ,  W  .  On  some  species  of  North  American 
Lepidoptera,  Bulletins,  American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  xii, 
10,  New  York,  August  10,  '99.— C  h  a  p  m  a  n  ,  T.  A.  On  the 
unity  of  the  Psychidae,  21. — D  y  a  r  ,  H  .  G.  A  new  Plat/odis,* 
4,  Sept.;  Life-histories  of  North  American  Geometridae,  iv,  5.— 
Grote,  A.  R.  In  re  Spilosoma  congrua  Walk,  4,  Sept.— 
Hampson,  G.  F  .  et  al.  Nomenclature  of  Lepidoptera 
(cont.)-,  9,  August. — Han  ham,  A.  W.  A  list  of  Manitoba 
moths,  iii,  4,  August.  — L  y  m  a  n,  H.  H.  Dimorphism  and 
polymorphism  in  butterflies,  Canadian  Record  of  Science,  vii,  lv 
Montreal,  '99.— P  o  u  1 1  o  n  ,  E  .  B.  See  the  General  Subject.— S  e  u  - 
rat,  L  .  G.  Habits  and  metamorphoses  of  a  Pierid  of  the  envi- 
rons of  Mexico,  32,  No.  3. — Sharp  e,  E.  M.  B.  A  monograph 
of  the  genus  Teracolus,  part  v,  London,  Lovell  Reeve  &  Co.,  Ltd. 
1899.  Rec'd  August,  pp  .  45-56,  pis.  16-19.— S  m  i  t  h  ,  J  .  B  .  Two 
British  American  Noctuids,*  4,  August;  Some  new  species  of  Ha- 
dena*  4,  Sept.— Suel  len  ,  P.  C.  T.  New  Notes  on  Py  valid*  [in 
Dutch]  2  pis.,  Tijdschrift  voor  Entomologie,  xlii,  1-2,  The  Hague, 
August  18,  '99,— S  p  e  u  g  e  1 ,  J  .  W  •  On  some  aberrations  of 
Papilio  machaon,  figs., 3  pis  ,  89.  — S  t  a  n  d  f  u  s  s ,  M  .  Summary 
of  the  experiments  hitherto  undertaken  on  temperature  and  hybri- 
dation, 84,  July  27.— Tut  t,  J.  W.  Congenital  aberration  of 
(lidlcosid  rciioxa  Walk.,  21. 

Hymenoptera  — A  shmead,  W.  H.  Classification  of  the  en- 
tomophilous  wasps,  or  the  superfamily  Sphegoidea,  Nos.  3,  4,  4» 
August.  Sept.— d  u  B  u  y  s  s  o  n  ,  R.  Catalogue  of  the  Hymen- 
optera of  the  family  Chrysidida*  of  the  Museum  of  Paris,  32,  No  4. 
-Cocker  ell,  T.  D.  A.  Notes  on  some  Hymenoptera,  4, 
Sept. — F  o  w  I  e  r  ,  C  •  Some  California  bees*  5.  — K  i  e  f  f  e  r, 
J.  J.  Cynipida-  in  Species  des  llyim'-noptr-res  (t'Kurope  et  d'Al- 
gerie  fondr  par  Edmond  And  iv  et  continue  sous  Ernest  Andi-i'-,  66e 


252  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Oct 

fascicule.  Paris,  Vve  Dubosclrrcl-  April  1. '99.  pp.  369-432,  pis. » 
xvi-xviii  of  vol.  vii.— S  e  u  r  a  t  ,  L.  G.  Contributions  to  the 
study  of  the  entomophagous  Hymenoptera,  tigs.,  5  pis.  [Anatomy 
and  larval  development]  Annales  des  Sciences Naturelles,  Zoologie, 
x,  1-3-  Paris.  August.  '99;  See  also  Arachnida.— W  i  c  k  h  a  m  » 
H.  F.  E.  "Wasmanu's  "Psychical  Powers  of  Ants,"  4,  Sept.— 
Zander,  E  .  Contributions  to-' the  morphology  of  the  stinging 
apparatus  of  Hyir.enoptera,  Zeitschrift  f.  "Wisseuschaftliche  Zool- 
ogie, m  Bd.,  2  Heft,  Leipsic,  '99. 

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DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social  ;held  June  21st 
at  the  residence  of  Mr.  H.  W.  Wenzel,  1523  South  Thirteenth  street, 
Philadelphia,  atwelve  members  were  present. 

The  death  of  Dr.  H.  G.  Griffith,  a  member,  was  announced. 

Prof.  Smith  exhibited  a  hermaphroditic  specimen  of  Carneades 
sp.,  received  from  "Washington.  The  antennae,  wings  and  thorax 
show  male  characteristics  on  one  side  of  the  body,  whereas  on  the 
opposite  side  they  are  female.  Both  the  claspers  of  the  male  and 
ovipositor  of  the  female  are  present  He  further  stated  that  dragon 
flies  had  been  reported  to  be  very  destructive  to  honey  bees  in  Colo- 
rado, being  especially  partial  to  queen  bees.  The  present  unusual 
abundance  of  Odouata  was  mentioned,  especial \y  JEschna  heros. 

Mr.  Seiss  also  remarked  on  the  abundance  of  this  species. 

Mr.  H.  Weuzel  recorded  the  capture  of  /Siphon  robust  us  at  Alco 
N.  J.  It  was  found  abundantly  in  the  larval  and  pupal  state  in 
Sphagnum!  moss.  He  also  exhibited  specimens  of  Tmesiphorus 
costalis,  new  to  this  region,  and  (Jed  f  us  Zieyleri  and  Adranes 
coccus,  both  quite  rare,  all  of  which  he  had  taken  at  Clemen- 
ton,  X.  J. 

Prof.  Smith  read  a  newspaper  clipping  regarding  the  occurrence 
of  fire  flies  in  extraordinary  abundance.  He  pointed  out  that  at 
this  early  sensou  the  fire  fly  is  rather  scarce,  and  stated  the  article 
Avas  no  doubt  greatly  exaggerated  as  is  most  newspaper  entomology. 

The  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted: 

WHEREAS,  death  has  recently  claimed  our  fellow  member,  Dr. 
Horace  Greeley  Griffith.  Be  it 

Itesolved,  by  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social  at  its  regular  meet- 
ing held  June  21, 1899,  that  we  express  our  sincere  regret  and  grief 
at  this  serious  loss.  We  honored  and  esteemed  our  fellow  member 
for  his  ability  as  a  collector  and  student,  for  his  social  qualities  and 
for  his  many  congenial  traits  that  endeared  him  to  us  as  a  com  parr 
ion  and  fellow  worker.  His  loss  is  a  serious  one  to  us  and  to  our 
science,  and  we  tender  our  sincere  condolence  to  the  members  ot  his 
family  whose  loss  is  as  great  as  our  own. 

Resolved,  further  that  a  copy  of  this  minute  be  sent  to  the  family 
of  the  deceased.  WILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Secretary. 


ENTOMOLOGICflL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  X. 


NOVEMBEE,  1899. 


No.  <». 


CONTENTS : 


( •<ii-Uerell— Now   Species  of  Andrena 
frein  Kansas '-~k! 

S.>h\varz— The    "Art"   of  Collecting 
Catocala 256 

Nature  Studies    258 

The  Psocids  of  an  Old  Snake  Fence. . .  %JiiO 
The  Digger  Wasp  262 


Editorial 264 

Notes  and  News 265 

Entomological  Literature 21  Hi 

Doings  of  Societies  271 

Exchanges i,  ii 


NLW  SPLCIES  OF  ANDRLNA  FROM  KANSAS. 

BY  T.  P.  A.  COCKKRELL,  New  Mexico  Agricultural  College. 

Audi-am    /,YO/.V'//.S-;.V,    u.    sp.-    ?.     Baldwin,  Kansas,  April. 
(J.  C.  Bri<ltc<'ll.)     Two. 

ln-i<l  iri'lli,    u.    sp.—  cf.     Baldwin,  Kansas,  April. 
irr/l.)     Two.     Also  one  from  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut,   April   30,   1893.     (8.   X.    Dutniiny.)     I  formerly 
thought  this  a  variety  of  A.  crexwmi. 

i-i-iii/iiii.    n.  sp.-    ?.     Baldwin,    Kansas,  August. 
One.     Named  after  Prof.  F.  W.  Cragin, 
who  published  a  list  of  Hymeiioptera,  which  he  col- 
led<-<l  in  Barber  Co.,  Kansas. 

These  species  will  be  best  identified  by  means  of  the  follow- 
ing table : 

Mule  Ainli-i'iio  of  Xorth  Atnrricti,  icitli  tin'  nhilonii'ii  not  frn-ttf/i- 
IIOIIN,  inn!  /In-  <-li/jn'itN  and  lateral  face-marks  yellow  or  whih  . 
Abdomen  of  thetesselate  and  hardly  or  not  punctured  type  1. 

Abdomen  distinctly  punctured 4. 

J.  Very    small,  not    over    6  niillirn.    long,     face    marks 
whitish  per  sonata  Eob. 


254  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

Larger,  between  7  and  9  niillirn. ,  face-marks  yellow  or 
yellowish • 2. 

"2.   Late  summer  and  autumn  species,  lateral  face-marks 

only  a  spot 3. 

Vernal  species,  lateral  face-marks  triangular.  Length 
about  82  millilim.;  pubescence  dull  white,  long  and 
quite  abundant,  on  abdomen  thin  but  conspicuous,  not 
forming  bands ;  only  two  submarginal  cells  ;  sixth  ven- 
tral abdominal  segment  with  a  projecting  point  on  each 
side  ......  (Parandrena)  andrenoldes  Cress. 

3.  Thorax   with   sparse,  feeble  punctures,   its  pubescence 

dirty     white  ;    sixth     ventral     segment    of    abdomen 

normal aster  is  Bob. 

Thorax  minutely  tessellate,  with  very  strong,  quite  numer- 
ous punctures,  its  pubescence  pale  ferruginous  ;  sixth 
ventral  segment  of  abdomen  with  the  apical  margin 
broadly  reflexed.  Length Srnillirn., black, thepubescence 
pale  ferruginous,  or  reddish-ochreous ;  facial  quadrangle 
about  square  ;  clypeus  with  strong,  well-separated  punc- 
tures ;  front  very  densely  striate- punctate  ;  flagelluin, 
except  the  first  joint,  dull  ferruginous  beneath  ;  clypeus 
bright  lemon-yellow,  with  two  conspicuous  black  spots  ; 
lateral  marks  reduced  to  small  round  yellow  spots  ;  pro- 
cess of  labrum  broad,  truncate,  with  a  shallow  emargi- 
nation  ;  enclosure  of  metathorax  granular,  hardly  de- 
nned ;  tegulae  shining  brown  ;  wings  dusky,  stigma  and 
nervures  ferruginous  ;  tarsi  dark,  but  inclined  to  fer- 
ruginous ;  abdomen  rather  shiny,  more  distinctly  punc- 
tate than  usual  in  the  group  ;  hind  margins  of  the 
second  and  following  segments  with  pale  ochreous  hair- 
bands  •  cragini  Ckll.,  u.  sp. 

4.  Clypeus  only  partly  yellow  ;  autumnal  species     .     .     5. 
Clypeus  light,  except  the  usual  dots  ;  vernal  species     6. 

5.  Sides  of  clypeus  black,  wings  dusky  at  apex,  first  two 

abdominal  segments  with  orange  fulvous  bauds. 

alicidrttm  Ckll. 

Anterior  margin  of  clypeus  broadly  black,  wings  clear. 

pulchella  Eob. 


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6.  Face- markings  lemon- yellow 7. 

Face-markings  cream-color 9. 

7.  Lateral  face-marks  in  the  form  of  a  square,  with  the  lower 

inner  angle  cut  off  by  the  clypeus,  the  upper  side 
straight  and  about  level  with  the  lower  edge  of  the 
antennal  sockets,  forming  a  right  angle  with  the  orbital 

margin • 8. 

Lateral  face- marks  forming  a  nearly  equilateral  triangle, 
the  upper  angle  about  level  with  the  top  of  the  clypeus ; 
pubescence  dull  white ;  flagellum  dark  ;  process  of  la- 
briim  truncate,  but  the  edge  concave ;  stigma  and 
nervures  bright  orange- fulvous  ;  apex  of  abdomen  be- 
neath a  little  brush  of  dark  hair,  present  also  in  cressoni. 
All  else  as  in  crc.wHti.  .  .  .  hridirrl/i  Ckll.,  n.  sp. 

.   Pubescence  dull  white cressoni  Eob. 

Pubescence  orange- fulvous ;  all  the  tarsi,  and  the  hind 
tibia?,  except  a  suffused  spot  within,  bright  ferruginous  ; 
femora  and  first  four  tibiae  black;  process  of  labruni 
with  a  concave  truncation ;  antenna?  dark  ;  sometimes 
a  small  yellow  supraclypeal  patch  ;  wings  a  little  dusky 
at  tips,  stigma  and  nervures  bright  orange  fulvous; 
other  characters  as  in  crcxxoiii  .  kanse^sis,  Ckll.,  n.  sp. 

9.  Length  12  millim.;   Hies  in  June     .     .     ni<Un'<-kice,  Eob. 
Not  over  8  millim.;  fly  in  March  and  April     .     .     10. 

10.  Larger;  flagellum  dark    .    cajtrirorniti  Casad  and  Ckll. 
Smaller  (6  millim.),  flagellum  ferruginous  beneath. 

primvMfrons  Casad. 

Mr.  Bridwell  also  sent  an  example  of  CnlliojMi*  rcrbcnce  Ckll. 
and  Porter,  iiied.,  collected  at  Baldwin,  Kansas,  in  July.  This 
species,  the  type  locality  of  which  is  Las  Vegas,  N.  M.,  is 
allied  to  C.  atnli-cniforniis,  but  differs  in  the  face-marks  (9)  as 
follows:  Clypeus  strongly  but  not  closely  punctured,  shining, 
black,  with  the  anterior  margin  broadly  white;  no  supra- 
clypeal mark  ;  lateral  white  marks  triangular,  with  the  inner 
angle  cut  off,  the  upper  angle  not  reaching  the  level  of  the 
antennae;  labrum  with  a  transverse  light  mark. 


256  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

THL  "ART"  OF  COLLECTING  CATOCALA. 

BY  H.  SCHWARZ,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

I  suppose  almost  every  collector  of  Lepidoptera  has  more  or 
less  made  the  acquaintance  of  collecting  Catocala,  and  found  it 
to  be  a  most  vexing  task,  owing  to  the  difficulties  involved  in 
the  undertaking. 

I  have  tried  various  methods.  One  is  that  of  spearing  them 
with  a  bow  and  arrow,  only  that  1  used  the  weapon  on  a  small 
scale.  It  is  made  of  a  Mallow  twig  about  eight  inches  long  and 
three- fourths  of  an  inch  in  diameter.  This  is  hollowed  out 
and  a  stick  to  fit  the  inside  (one  inch  longer  than  the  hollow 
one)  is  supplied.  Three  needles  are  then  inserted  into  one  end 
of  the  stick  in  a  triangular  form  and  so  that  their  pointed  ends 
are  outward.  A  stout  wire  about  three  inches  long  is  then  fas- 
tened about  three  and  one-half  inches  from  one  end  of  the  hollow 
piece  in  such  a  manner  that  about  one  inch  of  wire  will  extend 
from  each  side  of  the  wood.  A  medium-sized  rubber  is  then 
fastened — one  end  to  each  of  the  extending  wires — so  that  it  will 
lay  over  the  hollow  piece  without  being  expanded.  Xow  insert 
the  stick  (the  one  holding  the  needles)  into  the  hollow  one  and 
your  gun  is  ready  for  action.  This  instrument  has  a  great 
drawback,  owing  to  the  experience  needed  to  operate  it.  A 
novice  AAdll  invariably  either  damage  the  specimen,  so  as  to 
render  it  unfit  for  the  cabinet,  or  miss  his  would-be  captive 
altogether  ;  probably  the  latter. 

Another  method  is  "  the  cyanide  bottle."  This  is  very 
simple,  but  more  profitable  than  the  preceding.  The  speci- 
men must  be  approached  with  extreme  care  and  the  bottle 
placed  over  it  with  great  dexterity.  The  last  but  most  satis- 
factory method  is  collecting  with  the  net.  A  little  practice 
will  enable  the  collector  to  secure  his  prize  almost  every  time 
a  hit  is  made  ;  at  least  such  was  my  experience. 

As  it  may  also  be  of  interest  to  beginners  in  the  "  art"  of 
collecting  Catocala  to  know  how  this  is  done  to  the  best  ad- 
vantage, I  will  here  give  a  description.  During  the  months 
of  June,  July  and  August  the  Catocala-hunter  of  this  section 
will  find  his  game  in  dark,  moist  places,  heavily  timbered 
with  oak,  elm  and  other  rough-barked  trees.  Owing  to  the 
similar  coloration  of  the  forewings  (primaries)  iu  the  genus 


189  (.>]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  257 

CatocaJa  to  that  of  the  bark  of  most  trees  they  are  not  easily 
detected.  Often  a  novice  will  be  doomed  to  disappointment  in 
seeing  what  he  supposed  to  be  a  fine  specimen,  a  piece  of  pro- 
jected bark,  or  the  like.  Again  he  will  be  misled  by  mis- 
taking what  looks  from  a  distance  like  a  bit  of  tree-moss,  bark 
or  one  of  the  many  things  that  look  so  similar,  for  a  splendid 
specimen  of  that  large  genus,  Calontlit.  In  short,  u  experinrc 
teaches,"  and  never  have  these  words  held  truer  than  in  this 
very  instance. 

When  a  place  like  the  one  described  is  found  the  collector 
must  exercise  great  care  in  moving  among  the  trees.  Always 
approach  the  tree  you  are  about  to  examine  from  the  shady 
vside.  Do  not  get  closer  than  is  necessary  in  order  to  detect 
any  specimen  that  may  be  hidden  in  the  furrows  of  the  bark. 
When  having  spied  a  specimen  approach  it  very  slowly  and 
move  as  little  foliage  as  possible.  When  the  rim  of  the  net 
will  just  about  touch  the  object  on  which  your  Xoctuid  is  situ- 
ated place  it  very  cautiously  about  three  or  four  inches  from 
the  insect,  iritli  part  of  net  -rim  touch  hi;/  free,  of  course  with  open 
side  of  net  toward  the  moth.  Xow,  without  waiting  for  the 
insect  to  fly,  make  a  brisk  dash  toward  it  with  your  net,  and 
(if  you  have  been  swift  enough)  the  prize  is  yours,  when  it 
must  be  stopped  from  fluttering  in  the  net  at  once.  This  is 
done  by  giving  it  no  room  to  move  about  .  Place  your  thumb 
and  forefinger  beneath  the  wings  on  thorax  and  give  a  smart 
squeeze,  which  will  at  once  end  its  struggles  to  escape.  Ex- 
perience has  taught  me  never  to  wait  for  the  insect  to  fly,  for 
nine  times  out  of  ten  you  will  miss  it  . 

To  testify  that  net-collecting  is  a  most  satisfactory  method 
I  can  do  no  better  than  state  that  on  the  L'lst  of  June,  this 
year,  my  brother  and  I  captured  forty-three  specimens  in  two 
and  one-half  hours. 


K.  —  We  do  uot  believe  it  is  possible  to  collect  ('utoftila'  in  a 
perfect  condition  by  means  of  a  net  .  ;  ami  there  is  no  collector  who 
would  hare  rubbed  specimens.  The  best  \\a\  i-  t.ni>c_/'o///-  needle- 
set  iu  a  handle,  at  right  angles  to  each  other  and  between  one-eighth 
and  one-fourth  inch  apart.  The  needles  arc  thrust  through  the 
thorax  and  the  specimens  taken  in  this  way  are  faultless.  The  ne\i 
best  way  is  to  use  a  well  -charged,  wide-  mouthed  cyanide  jar.—  Ki>- 


258  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

NATURE  STUDIES. 

The  appended  newspaper  clippings  describe  the  plan  of 
work  of  an  organization  which  was  started  in  this  place  last 
spring,  and  the  enclosed  clippings,  all  from  our  local  paper, 
give  some  idea  of  what  we  have  accomplished.  I  send  these 
to  you,  thinking  that  some  of  the  readers  of  THE  NEWS  might 
like  to  try  some  such  plan  in  other  places.  As  a  result  of 
the  organization  here,  the  number  of  people  very  much  inter- 
ested in  entomology  has  increased  from  one  to  seven. 

Yours  truly,  W.  E.  HOWARD, 

Belfast,  Maine. 

Those  interested  in  nature  studies  met  at  the  High  School  room 
last  Monday  evening  and  listened  attentively  to  a  talk  on  birds  by 
Rev.  A.  A.  Smith.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  close  observer  of  birds,  their 
life  and  habits,  and  from  a  classification,  in  their  common  English 
names,  written  on  the  blackboards,  and  from  specimens  and  pic- 
tures, talked  interestingly  for  about  an  hour.  The  individual 
members  of  common  families  were  taken  separately  and  something 
of  interest  in  regard  to  the  name  and  habits  was  given.  Mr  W.  R. 
Howard  on  "  Moths  and  Butterflies.''  and  Mr,  Smith  on  "  Bird 
Life,"  were  very  fortunate  selections  of  speakers  and  subjects,  arid 
for  next  week  Rev.  J.  M.  Leigh  ton  ou  the  "  Early  Spring  Flow- 
ers'' must  of  necessity  be  as  interesting  from  his  love  and  knowl- 
edge of  them.  While  these  gatherings  are  informal  in  some  re- 
spects, they  are  creating  a  deeper  interest  in  nature  at  the  season 
of  the  year  most  favorable.  Mr.  Howard,  as  ••hairiu'iii  of  the  special 
committee  appointed  at  the  first  meeting,  reported  that  the  com- 
mittee thought  it  advisable  to  form  two  associations.  To  form  the 
Agassiz  Chapter  of  the  school  children,  and  those  out  of  school  into 
an  independent  class  not  connected  with  the  Chapters  in  anyway, 
but  to  jointly  enjoy  the  general  talks. 

A  sensational  article  is  going  the  rounds  of  the  plate  matter  papers 
giving  a  feirful  account  of  the  work  of  a  new  and  dangerous  insect 
called  the  ''strangling  bug,''  from  its  habit  of  striking  its  victims 
in  the  neck.  The  description,  illustration  and  scientific  name  (lie 
nacus  griseus),  are  those  of  a  very  common  and  Inrnilcss  iiiMvi. 
commonly  called  the  water  boatman  or  electric  light  bug.  It  lives 
in  the  water,  but  is  caught  in  July  flying  about  electric  street 
lights  with  the  beetles  and  moths-  One  member  of  the  Bella*! 
Nature  Club  has  six  specimens  caught  this  season,  and  the  insect 
was  so  common  that  many  were  allowed  to  escipc.  This  alleged 
terror  belongs  to  the  order  Heint'plera-  It  is  about  two  inches  long. 
brown  in  color,  with  large  gauzy  wings,  which  fold  closely  upon 
the  back.  The  hind  legs  are  strong  for  swimming  and  it  has 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


glassy  bead  like  eyes.     It  is  handled  iu  this  vicinity  us  carelessly  a- 
the  common  June  bug"  and  no  person  has  been  hurt. 

Last  Monday  those  of  the  Nature  Club  who  are  interested  in 
botany  and  entomology  went  on  a  backboard,  ride  to  Herrick's  bog 
in  Northport.  The  day  was  beautiful,  the  company  jolly  and  every- 
thing pleasant,  with  the  exception  of  the  tramp  on  the  bog.  That 
was  "  simply  horrible."  It  was  a  lost  opportunity  for  the  most 
-amateurish  snap  shot  freak.  The  streams  in  a  bog'  are  not  very  good 
places  for  a  seat,  as  two  of  the  party  realized.  But  then  it  was  in 
the  interest  of  science.  tl  It  was  a  great  d  iv  for  butterflies-"  A 
member  of  the  Fourth  of  July  horribles  committee  improved  some 
of  the  time  in  rehearsals.  The  doctor  of  the  party  disappeared  and 
caused  some  uneasiness,  but  appeared  just  five  minutes  before  the 
time  fixed  to  start  home  and  when  some  of  the  gentlemen  had 
found  courage  to  organize  a  rescue  party.  One  of  the  ministers 
went  on  a  foraging  tramp  ahead  and  caused  just  a  few  hoots  to  be 
sent  up  Everything-  considered,  it  was'a  very  decorous  crowd.  Two 
entirely  new  flowers  were  added  to  the  general  collection  —  a  new 
(ini/liixxdcfii  and  a  corydalis  —  while  the  individual  herbariums 
were  increase,!  by  some  common  specimens.  A  recent  convert  to  en- 
tomology, who  had  formerly  flocked  with  the  ornithologists,  showed 
that  he  was  not  entirely  free  from  the  spell  of  his  first  love  by  vainly 
attempting  to  capture  a  hen  in  a  butterfly  net.  After  having 
driven  about  a  mile  and  a  half  on  the  way  home,  it  w  i-  found  that 
one  of  the  ladies  had  left  her  umbrella  behind,  and  a  dignified  city 
official  gallantly  sprinted  back  to  get  it,  making  the  round  trip  in 
something  less  than  five  minutes.  The  next  outing  will  be  with 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Pitcher  at  the  battery  shore.  . 

There  was  a  small  attendance  at  the  meeting  of  the  Xature  (  lub, 
Friday  evening,  on  account  of  several]  members  having  other 
engagements.  The  roll-call  showed  that  a  large  majority  of  the 
rnem'ie.s  prefer  the  study  of  botany.  The  meeting  adjourned  to 
Monday  evening. 

At  the  adjourned  meeting  Monday  evening  Rev.  J.  M.  Leighton 
was  chosen  vice  president  an,  I  John  It  Dnnton  treisurer,  this  com- 
pleting the  organi/;itiou.  The  du:vs  were  fixed  at  live  cents  per 
month,  li  .v;iv  voted  to  hold  the  regular  meetings  the  second  Mon- 
day evening  of  each  month.  Methods  of  work.  ere..  weredi<cu--e,l  • 
and  arrangements  will  be  made  for  field  work  by  the  classes  at 
once.  The  executive  committee  state.  Cor  the  benefit  of  interested 
parties  who  have  not  yet  joined,  that  the  only  ivqui-iies  of  mem- 
be.ship  are  signing  the  constitution  and  paying  t  he  dues.  Members 
may  act  their  own  pleasure  or  convenience  a>  to  the  amount  or 
nature  of  their  studies  Mo-.!  of  the  members  will  do  individual 
field  work,  as  many  have  done  in  I  lie  pa<l  .  anil  in  addition  there 
will  be  das-  work  ai.d  field  work  by  small  parties.  Some  member- 
col  lee  i  or  m  ike  ohscrvat  ions  of  wh  itever  thev  see  in  anv  br  inch  of 


260  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

natural  history  that  interests  them,  while  perhaps  they  are  spe- 
cially studying  one  branch.  The  outlook  for  the  club  is  highly  en- 
couraging, as  the  members  are  all  enthusiastic,  and  others,  vrho  are' 
equally  interested,  expect  to  join  at  the  next  meeting. 

o- — - 


THE  PSOCIDS  OF  AN  OLD  SNAKE-FENCE. 

BY  NATHAN  BANKS. 

One  evening  in  the  later  part  of  August,  while  engaged  i'rt 
the  occupation  of  wheeling  the  baby,  I  notieetl  on>  her  dress  a 
small  black  insect.  The  ever  ready  empty  vial  was  brought 
into  service;  and,  by  the  aid  of  a  glass,  I  saw  that  tine- insect 
was  a  black  Psocid,  quite  new  to  me.  Several  black  Pxocids  I 
had  taken,  but  all  with  a  paler  area  in  the  wings  ;  in  this  one 
there  was  no  such  pale  space.  In  a  few  moments  another  speci- 
men was  taken  in  a  similar  position.  By  the  road- side  were 
growing  trees,  cherry,  wild  cherry  and  maple,  and  I  surmised 
that  on  the  trunk  of  one  of  these  the  Psocid  would  be  found  in 
numbers.  Early  next  evening  I  looked  but  saw  none,  so 
began  vigorously  beating  the  shrubbery  ;  but  no  black  Pw'ul. 
While  contemplating  the  situation  I  saw  a  specimen  on  the 
sleeve  of  my  outing  shirt.  Somewhere  around  here  they  are, 
that's  certain ;  but  trunk-gazing  and  bush-beating  brought  no 
reward.  In  a  few  days  came  a  holiday,  and  at  once  I  went  to 
explore  the  region  of  the  black  Psocid.  Near  the  row  of  trees 
commences  an  old  snake  or  worm-fence,  running  back  for 
some  distance.  On  this,  I  thought,  might  be  a  Psocid.  Sure 
enough  ;  but  a  pale- winged  one !  Lots  of  them,  eggs,  nymphs 
and  adults.  It  seemed  at  first  to  be  Psocus  quietus ;  but,  on 
examination,  I  saw  it  was  different  and  agreed  with  specimens 
of  Psocus  perplexus  Walsh.  After  taking  a  few  of  these  I  saw 
a  few  specimens  plainly  larger,  much  like  P.  xtriatux,  but  ICSN 
marked.  These  turned  out  to  be  Psocus  }»<n<s  Walsh.  Both 
of  these  I  thought  "good  finds,"  and  I  laid  in  a  supply  of 
them  ;  but  no  sign  of  a  black  7'sw/V.  In  the  afternoon  I 
started  to  explore  the  entire  length  of  that  fence.  I  had  gone 
but  a  short  distance  wrhen  I  saw,  on  one  of  the  lower  rails,  a 
dc«<l  black  PsocuSj  the  one  I  was  looking  for.  Examination  of 
all  the  rails  above  showed  only  the  two  pale  species.  The 


189.0]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  261 

rails  were  old  and  full  of  cracks  and  crevices.  For  some 
unknown  reason  I  pulled  olf  a  partly  loose  piece,  and  there,  on 
the  under  side,  were  four  black  Psocids,  sitting,  as  happy  as 
could  be.  "That,'1  I  said,  -t  is  it;  they  are  innide  of  the 
rails."  Piece  after  piece  I  pulled  off  and  found  plenty  of  the 
black  species.  Finally,  fearing  the  farmer's  wrath,  for  the 
partial  destruction  of  his  fence,  I  hurried  away  to  my  room. 

While  hunting  for  this  species  I  came  across  a  few  specimens 
of  that  widespread  but  rarely  seen  little  Psocid,  Ampliientomum 
}i«</(j)il  Pack.  This  made  four  species  of  P.^x-ida  from  that  old 
snake- fence — a  very  good  showing. 

Psocus  pei-jtlr.ftts  Walsh,  the  most  common  of  all,  is  a  pale- 
winged  species,  living  in  colonies  on  the  outside  of  the  rails. 
There  egg  masses  were  common  and  contained  about  twenty 
eggs  on  the  average.  Nymphs  and  adults  were  grazing  together 
on  the  under  surface  of  the  rails.  The  nymphs  transform  to 
adults  in  the  morning,  clinging  to  the  under  side  of  a  rail ;  the 
soft  white  wings  drooping  while  expanding.  The  adults  are 
very  pale  at  first,  but  in  day  or  so  get  the  proper  colors 
and  are  then  quite  pretty.  They  will  not  fly  readily,  but  run 
when  disturbed. 

PJWI-HN  /Hint*  Walsh.  Larger  and  paler  than  the  preceding  ; 
no  markings  on  wings,  except  a  black  dot  on  posterior  margin. 
These  are  less  common  and  more  scattered  than  P.  pet-plexus, 
but  have  the  same  habits. 

Psocus,  n.  sp.  Black  ;  the  veins  dotted  with  white.  Found 
in  groups  of  from  three  to  six  beneath  loose  pieces  of  the  rails. 
They  are  not  easily  disturbed  and  do  not  run  quickly.  They 
evidently  fly  at  twilight,  for  pairing  and  migration,  and  are 
then  attracted  to  white  surfaces.  The  nymph  was  not  found. 

.1  iii]>/ii<'ii/<>iinini  litif/rni  Pack .  This  hides  in  a  crack  or  under 
a  piece  of  lichen.  It  has  much  resemblance  to  a  Thieid  moth. 
11  does  not  take  readily  to  flight,  but  runs  from  one  crack  to 
another.  The  nymphs,  contrary  to  the  usual  rule  in  P*oci<l(i\ 
is  quite  flat,  and  looks  much  like  one  of  the  bird-lice. 


262  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [N(>\ 

THE  DIGGER  WASP. 

(From  H(trtfor<UCt.)  Times,  September  21,  18.99.) 

It  appears  that  there  are  other  inserts  besides  the  ant  that  bur 
row  in  soils  composed  of  a  light  sandy  loams  generally  selecting  a 
sidewalk  flagging,  or  an  old  stump,  under  which  they  carry  on 
their  burrowing— leaving,  as  our  correspondent  said,  little  heaps  of 
the  soil  to  show  their  industry  The  query  of  our  correspondent 
(in  Tuesday's  Times)  was  answered  that  the  insect  was  the  ant. 
Now  the  ant  does  throw  up  such  little  sand-heaps  as  those  men- 
tioned by  our  correspondent  ;  but  so  does  the  biga'er  insect  that 
makes  the  little  mounds  he  speaks  of.  This  larger  insect  is  a  spe- 
cies of  fossorial  wasp— commonly  culled  the  Digger  Wasp,  and 
which  was  described  two  years  ago  by  The  Times  These  formid- 
able looking  wasps  are  useful  as  destroyers  of  grasshoppers  It  is 
an  interesting  part  of  Nature's  great  system  of  checks  and  balances 
by  which  an  equilibrium  is  maintained,  thus  preventing  the  undue 
increase  of  any  one  species,  whether  ot  insects  or  creatures.  An  ob 
server  a  tew  days  since  found  a  female  Digger  Wasp  tilling  her  nest 
with  grasshoppers,  to  serve  as  food  for  the  larvae  until  they  are 
developed  far  enough  to  go  through  with  their  transformations 
The  wasp  here  spoken  of  does  not  kill  the  insects  with  her  sting, 
but  paralyzes  them,  so  that  they  will  remain  good  food  for  the 
larvae.  Some  spiders  do  the  same  thing.  The  Digger  Wasp  is 
closely  related  to  the  "mud  dauber"  wasps,  which  make  nests  of 
clay  in  barns,  sheds,  garrets,  etc.,  and  we  believe  also  paralyze  the 
insects  they  store  up  for  their  progeny.  It  is  the  female  that  makes 
the  nest  and  uses  her  sting.  It  is  one  of  the  many  wonderful  pro- 
visions in  the  insect  world  of  wnat  we  call  (but  sometimea  igno- 
rautly)  "animal  instinct."  At  present  the  wasps  are  filling  their 
nests  with  grasshoppers 

NOTE.— The  wasp  the  article  is  trying  to  describe  is  undoubtedly  Tachyt,-s, 
as  the  S.  Speciosu a  is  not  all  common  here,  while  tha  .Tachvt/s  is  very  common 
his  year,—  S  >,'.  DTNMM. 

O 


NATICK,  MASS.,  August  29,  1899. 

EDITORS  OF  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. — I  enclose  a  clipping 
from  The  Boston  TrarcUer  for  July  28th,  which  I  think  is  de- 
serving of  repetition  in  your  paper.  Having  long  been  a  stu- 
dent of  insect  life,  it  si  ruck  me  that  it  would  be  an  exceedingly 
interesting  sight  to  see  caterpillars  emerging  full  grown  from 
cocoons,  and  so  made  haste  to  investigate,  but  to  my  great  sor- 
row none  of  the  caterpillars  were  obliging  enough  to  emerge 
to  please  me,  and  so  I  was  denied  a  chance  to  record  the  won- 
derful occurrence  for  your  readers.  What  I  did  find  was  that 
the  trees  were  really  loaded  with  cocoons  of  Orgyia  leuco*ti>ii<t. 
Most  seemed  to  be  empty  and  many  weie  covered  with  the 


1809]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  263 

egg  clusters  left  by  the  female.     I  only  saw  one  living  larva. 
and  he  did  not  come  from  a  cocoon. 

Kespectfully  yours,  E.  J.  SMITH. 

Every  lover  of  Boston  Common  lias  reason  for  alarm  and  right- 
eous indignation.  Its  trees,  especially  the  American  elms  and  lin- 
dens, are  literally  covered  with  cocoons,  each  containing  a  well- 
developed  caterpillar,  almost  ready  to  begin  his  career  of  devasta- 
tion. There  are  not  simply  tens  of  thousands  of  the  voracious 
pests— there  are  millions  of  them  There  are  thousands  on  indi- 
vidual trees.  Caterpillars  are  already  to  be  seen  crawling  upon  the 
trunks.  The  ends  of  branches  are  already  eaten  bare  of  leaves- 
Have  we  money  to  expend  for  the  extermination  of  the  English 
>parrow.  whom  everybody  allows  does  occasionally  at  least  attack 
a  caterpillar,  and  none  to  spend  for  the  destruction  of  the  crawling 
nuisance  itself?  Are  there  thousands  of  dollars  for  artistic  flower 
beds  in  the  public  garden,  and  nothing  available  for  the  glorious 
trees  of  Boston  Common  ?  It  is  said  that  a  whitewash  of  lime  will 
instantly  destroy  the  cocoons.  Men  should  to-day  begin  this  work 
and  hasten  it  with  every  possible  means.  It  should  have  been  done 
weeks  ago 


-o- 


PROF.  SNYDER  and  1  had  another  jaunt  upiCity  Creek  canon  before 
he  left  here  and  we  caught  some  few  things  more.  Thecla  chrt/sd- 
lux  was  just  coming  out  and  we  took  a  few  fine  specimens  Speaking 
of  this  species,!  visited  one 'of  the  canons  about  twenty  miles 
north  of  this  city  August  27th,  where  1  found  it  by  the  thousand, 
but  as  it  was  so  late  in  the  season  they  were  all  worn,  and  after 
catching1  two  or  three  dozen  of  them  and  finding  none  that  were 
good  enough  to  keep,  I  ceased  molesting  them.  Also  took  at  the 
same  time  a  rather  poor  specimen  of  Pamplu'lu  s<-//i///cri  The 
latter  part  of  our  summer,  /.  e.,  since  about  August  1st,  the  weather 
has  been  so  cool  and  autumnal  in  its  character,  and  the  warm 
weather  was  so  late  coming,  that  it  has  made  the  season  seem  so  re- 
markably short.  But  the  past  three  weeks  have  been  remarkable  in 
the  unusual  appearance  of  the  large,  brightly  silvered  form  of  .!/•- 
////////  /.N-  XHII<I<TI.  the  one  with  the  bright  red  on  the  lower  side  of  the 
secondary  wings.  During  previous  years  1  have  never  found  but 
two  specimens  of  Aff/i/itn/s  in  Suit  Lake  Valley  ;  that  is,  outside  of 
the  canons,  and  those  two  were  seen  last  year.  Within  the  past  few 
days,  however,  there  have  been  dozens  of  toii/ilci-/  flying  aboul  the 
streets,  even  to  the  centre  of  the  business  portion  of  the  town. 
These  were  nearly  all  apparently  good  clean  specimens,  and  all  of 
the  large  form  lint  one  seldom  has  a  net  handy  for  such  unex- 
pected thing>,  and  I  only  .-ucceeded  in  taking  two  *pecimen«.  of 
them.  I  suspect  that  this  species  has  established  itself  on  the  garden 
violet  in  our  city.  Prof.  Snyder  has  written  me  i hat  he  found  this 
form  just  emerging  in  the  mountains  ei-l  of  Ogden  about  the  h-i 
of  .July. -(i  WKSI.I.V  l>i:mvM\<;,  Salt  Lake  City.  Utah. 


264  [Nov- 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit  and  will  thankfullyreceive 
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  bibliograph- 
ers.] 

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  reception.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in 
numbers  and  circumference,  as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the 
hands  of  the  printer  for  each  number  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  num- 
ber desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  NOVEMBER,  1899. 

There  is  nothing  like  the  amount  of  exchanging  of  specimens 
going  on  among  entomologists  as  there  should  be,  and  one  of 
the  reasons  for  this  is  careless  collecting.     The  person  that  is 
careful  and  neat  does  not  care  to  have  his  or  her   collection 
marred  by  ragged  and  flown  specimens  and  is  thus  deterred 
from  exchanging.     Many  also  think  they  have  little  to  ex- 
change, but  such  is  not  the  case,  as  there  is  probably  no  local- 
ity in  this  country  that  does  not  produce  some  desirable  spe- 
cies.    The  local  collector  should  make  a  special  effort  to  get 
four  or  five  good  species  in  abundance  and  in  faultless  condi- 
tion, and  there  would  be  very  little  question  but  what  many 
persons  would  be  glad  to  have  a  set,  no  matter  how  long  they 
have  been  collecting.     The  writer  of  this  notice  has  been  col- 
lecting for  about  thirty  years,  yet  he  never  fails  to  replace  poor 
specimens  by  better  ones  as  opportunity  offers.     Let  the  be- 
ginners and  even  advanced  students  try  this  plan  and   put 
their  exchange  notices  in  THE  NEWS  and  the  results  will  doubt- 
less be  gratifying.     As  an  example,  a  Philadelphia  lepidop- 
terist  could  put  in  a  notice  like  this  :   "I  have  faultless  exam- 
ples of  PapiUo  turnm  glaucus ;  Anthocharis  genutia  ; 
hcllona  and  idalia;  Pleris  protodice ;  Terias  nicippe ; 
canthus ;  Thecla  auf/mtux,  PampliUa  massasoit,  metea, 
Now  we  feel  quite  sure  there  are  many  persons  who  would  be 
glad  to  get  a  set  of  some  of  these  species  in  faultless  condition 
in  exchange  for  some  of  those  they  could  get  equally  perfect. 
'One  fine  specimen  is  worth  no  end  of  trash." 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  265 

Notes  and   Ne\vs. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS    OF   THE   GLOBE. 


THE  insect  mentioned  on  page  247  of  the  October  NEWS  was  a 
pink  katydid. — The  species  was  uot  given  — EDS. 

TO  A  MOSQUITO. 

O,  tiny  insect,  pity  take  ; 

Go  hence  ;  the  haunts  of  m:m  forsake, 

We  pray  you. 

For  should  our  baser  passions  wake, 
You'll  rue  the  day — make  no  mistake  : 

We'll  slay  you. 

For  many  weary  years,  it's  true, 
A  table  d'hote  we've  furnished  you 

All  gratis. 

When  you  had  nothing  else  to  do  — 
And  that  was  pretty  often,  too  — 

You  ate  us. 

With  cheerful  hnzz  you'd  ply  your  sting, 
And  then  away  would  gaily  wing, 

So  fleet,  oh"! 

But  now  you've  had  your  little  fling, 
Hegone-or  we'll  not  do  n  tli/in/. 

Mosquito  ! 

ROBERT  T.  HARDY,  JR. 

MR.  II.  H.  NEWCOMB,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  announces  the  sudden 
death  of  Mr.  M.  C.  Stevenson,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  rtah,  who  died 
last  June  from  an  acute  attack  of  appendicitis.  The  deceased  was 
interested  in  Lepidoptera. 

I  AM  engaged  in  a  special  study  of  the  Lepidopterous  genus, 
Plusia,  and  hope  at  some  time  to  publish  an  illustrated  monograph 
of  the  N.  A.  species.  I  have  at  present  examples  of  about  fifty 
species,  many,  however,  represented  by  but  single  specimens.  I 
should  welcome  any  assistance  in  this  work,  either  in  the  form  of 
specimens  (for  which  I  will  give  ample  return  in  exchange  or 
cash),  or  in  the  following  manner  :  I  earnestly  request  each  collector 
who  re  ids  this  paragraph  to  send  me  a  list  of  the  species  of  Pluxin 
present  in  his  collection,  with  a  statement  of  the  localities  of  cap- 
ture. If  (ill  collectors  would  aid  me  in  this  simple  way,  I  shall 
very  quickly  be  enabled  to  publish  an  article  showing  the  geo- 
graphical distribution  of  the  genus.  I  await  the  results  of  this  re- 
quest, as  it  will  in  a  meisure  demonstrate  who  are  ready  to  do  a 
little  work  for  the  advancement  of  knowledge,and  who  are  afflicted 
with  what  Mr  Grote  once  aptly  termed  "  the  greed  of  possession  '' 
— possession  being  the  sole  aim  of  their  labors.  Due  credit  will  be 
given  to  all  who  aid  me  in  any  manner. — R.  OTTOLKXGUI,  11  f>  Madi- 
son avenue,  New  York  City. 


266  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

Psocus  SPECIOSUS,  Aaron. — A  single  specimen  of  this  species  was 
collected  at  Dripping  Spring,  Organ  Mountains,  New  Mexico, 
August  20, 1898,  by  Martin  D.  Cockerell  and  Jose  Meudoza  T  am 
indebted  to  Mr.  N.  Banks  for  assistance  in  its  determination.  This 
pretty  species  was  described  from  North  Carolina  and  was  not  ex- 
pected so  far  west.  This  is  the  first  record  of  a  Psoci'd  from  New 
Mexico.— T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL. 

— o— 

Entomological    Literature, 

COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVERT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  .South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryology 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species,wlll  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English  ;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain- 
ing them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French, 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


4.  The  Canadian  Entomologist,  London,  Out. ,Oct  ,'99.— S.Psyche, 
Cambridge,  Mass..  Oct., '99.— 6.  Journal  of  the  New  York  Entomo- 
logical Society,  Sept., '99.- 8.  The  Entomologist's  Monthly  Maga- 
zine, London,  Oct., '99 — II.  The  Annals  and  Magazine  of  Natural 
History,  London,  Sept. ,'99. — 21.  The  Entomologist's  Record,  London, 
Sept.  15, '99.  — 35.  Annales,  Societe  Entomologique  de  Belgique,  xliii^ 
7,  Brussels,  July  29, '99.— 41.  Eutomologische  Nachrichlen,  Berlin, 
'99.— 45.  Deutsche  Entomologische  Zeitschrift,  '99,Ites  Lepidopter- 
ologisches  Heft,  Barlin,  Sept.  15.  — 59.  Proceedings,  U.  S.  National 
Museum,  Washington,  xxii,  '99.— 55.  Le  Naturaliste,  Paris,  "99.— 
58  Revista  Chileua  de  Historia  Natural,  Valparaiso,  '99.— 60.  An- 
ales,  Museo  Nacionnl  de  Buenos  Aires,  vi,  '99.— 64.  Auualeu,  K.  K. 
Naturhistorischen  Hofmuseums.  xiii,  1-3,  Vienna, '98,  rec'd.  Oct  '99, 
—  70.  Journal, Institute  of  Jamaica,  ii,  Kingston, '99. — 79.  La  Nature. 
Paris,  '99.— 81.  Biologisches  Centralblatt,  Erlaugen,  '99  -  116.  Zooi- 
ical  Bulletin,  ii,  0,  Boston,  Sept.  '99.— 117.  Schriften  des  Vereines 
zur  Verbreitung  imturwissenschaftlicher  Keuntuisse  in  Wieu, 
xxxix,  '99. 

The  General  Subject. — B  o  r  d  a  g  e  ,  E  .  On  the  spiral  mode  of 
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Comptes  Rendus,  L'Academie  des  Sciences,  Paris,  Sept.  4,  '99.— 
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INSECTS,  THEIR  STRUCTURE  AND  LIFE.  A  PRIMER  OF  ENTOMOLO<;V  . 

BY  GEORGE  H.  CARPENTER,  B.  Sc.  Lond Assistant  Naturalist  in 

the  Science  aud  Art  Museum,  Dublin London:  J  M.  Dent  & 

Co.,  29  and  30  Bedford  street.  W.  C.  1899.  12mo  Pp.  xii,  404. 
183  figs  in  the  text.  Furnished  by  the  New  York  publishers,  the 
Macmillan  Co.,  06  Fifth  avenue.  Received  from  John  "VYana- 
maker's.  Price.  $1 .75 

"Not  one,  even  of  the  many  books  made  in  these  days  is  likely  to 
be  thought  superfluous  by  its  author.  Aud  in  spite  of  — to  a  great 
extent  indeed  bec;aus3  of- the  thousand  aud  more  original  works 
on  Insects  now  published  yearly,  it  saems  that  the  student  has  need 
of  a  small,  inexpensive.  English  book,  sketching  in  outline  the  whole 
subject  of  entomology  Such  a  volume  as  this  is  necessirily  for  the 
most  part  a  compilation-'1  So  begins  the  Prefice,  and  the  sources 
of  the  compilation  arc  tlr.'n  given 


1890]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  -_'71 

Chap.  I,  The  Form  of  Insects,  using  a  cockroach  as  a  typical  mem- 
ber of  this  class,  describes  the  structure  of  adult  inserts  by  compar- 
isons willi  this  type.     It  is  significant  thateveu  in  such  a  handbook 
as  this  about  GO  pages  of  the  83  comprising  this  chapter  are  devoted 
to  the  internal  organs.     This  leads  us  to  expect  that  prominence  will 
be  given  to  embryonic  development  in  Chap    II,  The  Life-History 
of  Insects,  pp.  84-127.  and  such  is  the  case,  although,  of  course,  larval 
and  pupal  stages  and  metamorphosis  are  also  treated  of.     Chap.  ITI» 
The  Classification  ot  Insects,  pp.  128-159,  contains  also  some  clear 
and   interesting   summaries,   necessarily  brief,  of  causes  known  to 
effect   modifications  of  insects.    Chap.  IV,  The  Orders  of  Insects 
briefly  describes  these  groups  and  their  component  families,  pp. 
160-280.     Chapter  V,  Tnse;-ls  and    Their   Surroundings,  deals  with 
habitats,  geographical  distribution,  insects  and  flowers,  food,  para- 
sitic forms,  methods  of  protection,  mimicry,  social  communities,  to 
p.  343.     Chap.  VI,  The  Pedigree  of   Insects,  pp.  344-378,  gives  us  a 
genealogical  tree,  among  other  interesting  speculations.    A  valuable 
*'  References  to  Literature,'' of  217  titles  (pp.  379-392),  classified  by 
subjects,  indicates  the  authorities  for  the  statements  in  the  preced- 
ing text.    Index,  pp.  393-404. 

There  are  few,  if  any.  original  illustrations.  Their  sources  are  ac- 
knowledged under  each,  and  so  many  are  copied  from  the  publica- 
tions of  the  IT.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture  that  they  fit  the  book 
even  more  for  use  by  American  students  than  by  Englishmen. 

As  the  above  summary  of  the  contents  shows,  this  work  is  quite 
encyclopedic  as  regards  the  number  of  topics  discussed,  and  it  can 
be  strongly  recommended  to  all  those  who  desire  a  view  of  Ento- 
mology on  its  many  sides.  P.  P.  C. 


-o- 


DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIES. 

Minutes  of  Newark  Entomological  Society,  September  1.01  li. 
Meeting  called  to  order,  with  Vice  President  Kemp  in  the 
chair  and  six  members  present. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  l>r.  Kun/e,  of  Ari/.oiiu.  who 
donated  a  lot  of  Lepidoptera  lor  t  lie  Society's  collect  ion. 

Mr.  Anglemaii  reported  'that  ('t/niiiioi'/i/ni  triiiin/u/n/a  Smith 
was  common  at  Newark  June  ISth,  adding  that  this  \\a-a 
week  earlier  than  usual. 

The  members,  wit  h  some  except  ions,  reported    poor  collect 
ing  this  season  in  the  vicinity  of  Newark. 

Mr.  S.  T.  Kemp  remarked  that  he  had  a  successful  two 
weeks'  trip.  August  1  1 1  h-1*  It  h  ,  at  Swart/\\  ood  Lake.  N.  ,1 . 
Among  the  captures  were:  .l<l"li>/nt;/i-<i/ix  ymrsv/m,  A;//-.>/ix 


272  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

geniculata,  Peridroma  occitlta,  Noctua  normaniana,  Hadenafrac- 
tilinea,  Trigonophora  periculosa,  Orihosia  auriantigo,  all  taken 
at  night.  He  remarked  that  he  found  the  following  Sphiiu1 
on  Evening  Primrose  :  D.  lineata,  C.  tersa,  P.  pandorm,  8. 
erimituH  and  P.  celus. 

Mr.  Seib  remarked  that  Betuuia  or  Four  O'clock  was  more 
attractive. 

The  genus  selected  for  identification  and  study  for  the  next 
meeting  was  Garii(>«<l<'x. 

Meeting  adjourned.  A.  J.  WEIDT,  Sec'y. 


At  the  September  meeting  of  the  Feldman  Collecting  Social, 
held  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  H.  W.  Wenzel,  1523  South  Thir- 
teenth Street,  thirteen  persons  were  present. 

Prof.  J.  B.  Smith  exhibited  a  small  apple-tree,  to  which  was 
attached  a  cocoon  of  the  bag  worm,  the  silken  thread  by  which 
it  hung  having  girdled  the  tree  in  consequence  of  the  latter's 
rapid  growth.  He  also  recorded  the  capture  of  Ommatostola 
lintneriana,  at  lights,  at  Auglesea,  N.  J., [September  3d.  It  is  a 
coast  species,  hitherto  quite  rare,  and  was  quite  abundant  on 
the  date  mentioned. 

Mr.  Johnson  reported  the  capture  of  a  specimen  of  Pangonia 
chrysocoma,  a  rare  Dipteron,  at  the  Delaware  Water  Gap. 

Mr.  H.  W.  Wenzel  exhibited  specimens  of  Lomechusa  cava, 
from  Newtown  Square,  Pa.  It  had  not  before  been  recorded 
from  this  region,  and  the  present  specimens  were  captured  in 
the  nest  of  Camponotus  vlcinus. 

Dr.  Castle  showed  Coleoptera  from  Hamilton  Co.,  New  York, 
among  which  were  some  interesting  species. 

Mr.  Haimbach  exhibited  a  number  of  interesting  Lepidop- 
tera  from  Holly  Beach,  N.  J.,  collected  in  July  last. 

Prof.  Smith  called  attention  to  Trechus  chalybceus,  collected 
near  South  River,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  by  Master  Harry 
Wen/el.  They  were  associated  with  an  ant,  JAIHIHX  iiiu-tux, 
under  large  stones.  Calfornia  and  British  Columbia  speci- 
mens in  hand  were  dated  September,  whereas  the  present 
ones  were  taken  in  July,  and  were  not  before  recorded  from 
New  Jersey. 

Mr.  H.  Wen /el  spoke  of  the  impossibility  of  defining  the 


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geographical  distribution  of  the  Xorth  American 
and  ticydmcenidce,  from  our  present  knowledge,  judging  from 
his  experience  in  collecting  these  insects  during  the  past 
season,  when  species  not  before  recorded  from  these  regions 
had  been  taken  abundantly.  Hitherto  these  insects  had 
not  been  collected  in  a  careful  way  by  coleopterists  in 
general,  and  for  this  reason  theories  as  to  their  distribu- 
tion are  likely  to  be  of  little  value  at  the  present  time.  At 
a  future  date  he  expects  to  exhibit  his  collections  of  these  in- 
sects to  the  members  of  the  Social  .  He  stated  that  the  habits 
of  the  same  species  differ  considerably  as  to  its  place  of  abode, 
being  frequently  found  in  ants'  nests  and  in  places  where  ants 
were  entirely  absent. 

The  great  abundance  of  several  species  of  Harpalus  during 
the  past  summer  was  discussed  by  several  of  the  members. 

WILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Secretary. 


A  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences  was  held  September  28th,  Mr.  Philip 
Laurent,  Director,  presiding.  Fifteen  persons  present. 
Mr.  Fox  reported  that  some  co- types  of  Crabro  had  been 
received  from  and  presented  by  Prof.  Trevor  Kincaid. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Ashmead  spoke  of  the  phenomenal  growth  of 
the  collection  of  insects  of  the  IT.  S.  Department  of  Ag- 
riculture, and  said  exotic  species  had  been  coining  in 
by  the  thousands.  In  reply  to  Mr.  Laurent  Mr.  Ashme;id 
stuted  that  he  had  estimated  the  number  of  specimens  of 
insects  in  the  collection  of  the  National  Museum  as  1  ,.'»"><), ooo. 
The  strength  of  the  collections  in  the  various  orders  was  dwell 
on.  Mr.  Laurent  exhibited  a  living  specimen  of  Htttf/iitoiimiifix 
Carolina,  captured  in  this  city  on  the  river  front.  He  had  re- 
ceived four  specimens  of  Tenodeni  xin< •//*/*  this  year,  taken  in 
Germantown,  Philadelphia.  He  had  received  the  first  speci- 
men from  Mr.  Meehau  in  189<>.  The  method  of  the  Chinese 
in  making  Munt'«lx  fight  in  a  bowl  was  mentioned.  Mr.  Ash- 
mead  spoke  of  the  value  of  these  insects  in  destroying  noxious 
species.  Mr.  Laurent  stated  that  Ccnttnmiti  nt/d/j,.,'  \\as  abun- 
dant this  season,  and  that  Mr.  Keif  had  found  180  pupa'  at 
Moore  Station,  Pa.  Mr.  Ridings  said  that  in  walking  along 


274  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Xov 

Michaux  avenue,  iu  Fairmoimt  Park,  he  had  met  the  Park 
gardener,  who  called  his  attention  to  the  way  in  which  the 
water  lilies  are  destroyed  by  an  insect  burrowing  in  the  stem. 
Specimens  showing  the  damage  were  exhibited.  The  injury 
was  probably  done  by  Fi/r<ni*f<i  iH'himbialis  Smith.  Mr.  Ash- 
mead  said  a  lily  in  the  grounds  of  the  Department  of  Agricul- 
ture had  been  injured  by  a  Pyralid  larva.  Mr.  Johnson  said 
a  species  of  Chironomous  had  been  reared  by  Prof.  Smith  from 
the  Victoria  regia.  Dr.  Calvert  stated  that  during  the  last  of 
August  he  had  made  an  expedition  into  Southern  Xew  Jersey, 
by  means  of  the  bicycle,  with  a  view  of  getting  data  in  relation 
to  the  Odonata  for  Prof.  Smith's  new  Catalogue  of  the  Insects 
of  New  Jersey,  which  is  shortly  to  appear.  The  route  was 
( 'amden  to  Hamnionton,  Egg  Harboi  City,  Gloucester,  Abse- 
con,  Bargaiutown,  Soniers  Point,  Petersburg,  Tuckahoe,  Deu- 
uisville,  Eldora,  Millville,  Bridgton,  Alloway,  Camdeu,  thus 
making  a  circle  through  the  lower  half  of  the  State.  Isc/incura 
1,-cllicntti  \vas  found  at  seven  places.  He  had  also  found  it 
earlier  at  Block  Island,  R.  I.  At  Bargaintown  he  had  gotten 
interesting  data  in  the  cedar  bogs  through  which  the  Hopat- 
coug  Creek  flows.  The  flight  of  the  male  Hetcerina  was  de- 
scribed. They  dance  up  and  down  and  at  the  same  time  make 
a  circle  of  about  four  inches.  The  object  of  this  dance  was 
unknown. 

The  species  of  SoiiHttorhlora  were  mentioned,  the  speaker 
keeping  a  lookout  for  them.  They  were  not  infrequently  seen, 
but  none  were  taken,  on  account  of  their  rapid  and  high  flight. 
At  Clementon  E.i(tll(i;/>int  intllnhnu  was  taken,  a  species  which 
he  had  rather  expected  would  be  found  in  the  vicinity.  The 
collections  made  by  S.  JS".  Ehoads  at  Haddoufield  were  also 
examined  and  additional  data  secured.  Mr.  Liebeck  exhibited 
the  200  specimens,  73  species,  of  Coleoptera  purchased  for  the 
American  Entomological  Society  from  the  Griffith  collection. 
Various  rare  and  interesting  species  were  mentioned.  Mr. 
Ashmead  spoke  of  the  large  collection  of  beetles  made  by  the 
late  Mr.  H.  S.  Hubbard  in  Arizona  and  said  there  would  be 
.")()(>  new  species  in  the  lot.  Mr.  Caspar  Rehni  was  elected  an 
associate  of  the  Section. 

DR.  HKNKY  SKINNKR,  Recorder 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AMI 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

AC.  \DK.MY  (>K   X  \Tl   KAI,  SCIKM'KS.   I'l  I  I  I  .A  I  >KI,I'I  !  I  A. 


VOL.  x.  Di-:<  KM  iiKii.  isii'.i.  \0. 


(  ONTKXTS: 


Hancock — SOUK-  'IVtt  iiiian  jsi  mlirs..    i'7.r>     Economic  Entomology 
Smtt  h— Catoral.-r     nl       Montgomery 


County.  VH •_>*•>    x"u-s  :""'    Nrvvs' 


SU  inner—  Tin-  Fourth  of    lulv  .........  1'Sii     Kiit<iiimli>:ii<-al    l.ilfrat  lire  ............  L'!"i 


•slir]gorlan<l  —  Stuiromunt  Is    caroliiia  hoiii^sol"  Sociclirs  ...................  :!(l'J 

In  Nfw  York  .......  ..•-!•!* 

Exclmnges  .............  ...............  i,  11 

Kclitonal  ..............  ...'J!Ki 


SOME  TETTIGIAN  STUDIES, 

I'.\  .1.  I,.  HANCOCK. 

In  Prof.  I.u'iiacio  IJolivar's  I'lssav.  *s7.  tlicrc  i>>  mllcdh civ 
Brought  together  under  the  genus  I'tinilctti.i-  ;i  ninnlx-r  of  s|>c- 
<-ies  which  I  have  found  necessary  to  revise.  We  find  in  (In- 
disposition of  species  there  are  three  sections,  the  first,  page 
L'70.  being  separated  from  the  rest  of  t  he  series  by  t  lie  charac- 
ters of  the  posterior  tarsi,  as  follows:  Section  one,  first  and 
third  articles  of  the  posterior  tarsi  equal  in  length,  under 
which  two  species  are  thus  grouped,  nanielx  :  l'<ir<ilftli.<-  j»  /  -n- 
ri(nuiN  JJol.and  Ptinilt Iti.i  r<ii/rnnciisifi  ]>olivar. 

These  two  Species  belong  t<»  the  same  eategorv  as  the  n<-\\ 
species  described  here  and  they  form  a  distinct  genus,  to 
which  I  have  given  the  new  name.  Al/u/r/tii.  the  type  being 
prolongatus.  They,  moreover,  approximate  the  M<lr<><l<n\t\  in 
stead  of  the  Trftit/Ht'.  and  are  in  consequence  dropped  from  tin- 
original  Pttni'flti.r  series  entirel\  . 

It  is  but  ]>roper  to  >talc  that  m\  csleeined  colleague.  I'rol. 
liolivar.  in  a  eommunieal  ion  to  me  reeogni/ed  I  hat  a  eliange. 
sueli  as  1  lia\ «'  effecled .  \\onld  probably  be  uecessar\  .  lull  the 


276  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Dec 

species  which  is  described  us  Allotettix  prolonyatus  ho  identified 
as  the  same  as  his  jx-riirlaiiii^.     The  latter  is  quite  unlikely,  as 
a  careful  comparison  will  show. 
Al'otettix,  gen.  nov. 

Body  rugose,  tii bercu late,  face  oblique,  as  seen  in  trout,  narrow. 
Vertex  narrower  than  an  eye,  middle  carinate,sulcate  on  either  side, 
the  t-rown  very  short,  the  vertex  on  a  higher  plane  than  the  occiput, 
which  slopes  backwards,  and  in  front  not  advanced  to  the  anterior 
border  of  the  eyes;  in  prolile  not  visible.  Anteriorly  subtruncate, 
passing  laterally  into  little  short  convextd  flexures.  Eyes  promi- 
nent. Frontal  costa  narrowly  divided.  Antenna1  inserted  a  little 
below  the  anterior  inferior  border:  filliform  rather  short,  consist- 
ing of  fourteen  articles,  the  superior  ocelli  scarcely  perceptible  in 
protile  at  the  middle  of  the  anterior  border  of  the  eyes.  Pronotuin 
depressed,  truncated  in  front,  strongly  prolougatecl  posteriorly, 
ending  in  a  sharp  apical  process,  median  marina  scarcely  elevated, 
humeral  angles  obtuse,  posterior  median  lobule  of  lateral  lobes 
feeblyideveloped, the  subhumeral  sinus  shallow,  the  posterior  angle 
directed  obliquely  downward  and  backwards.  Elytra  elongate 
The  first  and  third  articles  of  the  posterior  tarsus  about  equal  in 
length . 
Allotettix  prolongatus,  sp.  nov. 

P>ody  strongly  prolongate,  rugose  tubeivulate,  fuscus.  narrow, 
above  depressed,  tibia?  annulated  with  flavus.  Vertex  a  little  nar- 
rower than  an  eye,  snbuarrowcd  in  front,  feebly  carinated  in  the 
middle,  on  either  side  sulcate.  anteriorly  subtruncate.  passing  lat- 
erally into  little  convexed  flexures,  ending  abruptly  near  the  ante- 
rior inner  border  of  the  eye;  not  advanced  as  far  as  the  anterior 
border  of  the  eye,  in  protile  not  visible,  being  obscured  by  the 
prominent  eyes ;  frontal  costa  depressed  between  the  eyes,  a  little 
protuberant  opposite  the  antenna1,  about  on  a  line  with  their  ante- 
rior border,  the  forks  as  seen  in  front  gradually  but  narrowly  sepa. 
rated,  diverging  to  the  middle  ocellus.  Pronotum  anteriorly  trun- 
cate, posteriorly  strongly  prolongate,  subulate  and  acuminate,  fre- 
queutly  extending  within  one  millimeter  of  twice  the  length  of  tin- 
post  erior  femora,' median  carina  sea  reel  yelevaied,  sinuate  more  or  less 
tnberculate  in  its  backward  course,  dorstim  between  the  shoulders  a 
little  unevenly  swollen,  rugose  papillate,  just  behind  strongly  de- 
pressed, dorsal  surface  of  the  apical  process  rugose,  uneven  and  cov- 
ered with  numerous  longitudinal  tubercuhc.  lateral  angles  obtuse, 
posterior  angle  of  the  lateral  lobe  obtuse,  rounded.  Elytra  elong;i!e. 
impresao- punctate,  with  the  apex  snbacutely  rounded:  wingsabotit 
as  long  as  the  process  or  scarcely  longer.  Femora1  uu modified. slen 
der,  the  posterior  femora  narrow,  the  carina'of  tibia  with  rather 
small  and  scarcely  more  than  five  or  six  spines,  on  the  inner  carina1 
as  few  as  three  or  four  bevond  the  middle:  the  tirsi  nrtick-  of  the 


1899] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  •' 


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posterior  tarsus  equal  5 u  length  to  the  third,  the  iir.-t  and  -econd 
pulvilli  united  about  equal  to  the  third,  the  tirst  and  second  acute. 
the  third  straight  below. 

Length    body.  12-l.'5mm.,  pronot.  l<;  17'  ,111111..  post,  feni.,  7-7. "mini- 

Locality.  Bolivia,  South  America.      Hancock. 

Allotettix  peruvianus,  Bui. 

Obscure,  ferrugiueus,  ftlSCO  variegated-  Verti-x  nearly  a-  wide  a- 
an  eye.- horizontal,  anteriorly  subnarrowed,  in  front  scarcely  trans- 
versely earinated:  frontal  co-ta  between  the  antenna1  obliquely  de- 
pressed, obscurely  sinuate.  Pronotum  posteriorly  long  and  subu- 
late, median  cariua  between  the  shoulder-  sinuate,  between  the 
shoulders  with  concavities,  posterior  angle  of  the  lateral  lobe  with 
the  apex  widely  rounded.  Klytra  oblong,  subncuiiiiuale  :  winu'sa- 
loug  as  the  process.  Femoral  carina  unchanged,  first  article  of  the 
posterior  tarsi  not  longer  than  the  third,  third  pnlvillns  -horter 
the  second  and  tirst  united,  first  pulvillus  with  the  apex  shortly 
spiued  and  acute. 

Length  of  body,  '.)  l.'i..~>nini.,  nronol    .  l.'!..Vl  Mmn ..  post.   fern. 

5.5-7rara. 

Locality— Pumamarco,  Peru.  Mu-enm  of  Varsovic.     liolivar. 
Allofttix  oayennensis,  Bol. 

Pale  In-cns,  rugulo.se.  vertex  narrower  than  an  eve.  not  produced 
in  front  of  the  eyes,  middle  earinated.  lateral  lobes  externally 
rounded:  frontal  eosta  between  the  eyes  little  sinuate.  Pronotum 
narrow,  posteriorly  long  and  subulate,  in  front  of  the  -boulders, 
crowded  together,  median  carina  a  little  elevated,  between  the 
shoulders  subsinuate.  Klytra  narrowly  rounded  at  the  apex.  <'a- 
rinas  of  the  femora  undulate,  crenulate,  posterior  femora  elongate, 
before  the  apex  reduced,  first  and  third  articles  of  the  posterior 
tarsi  nearly  equal  in  length,  apical  pulvillus  i.cule.  the  third  pul- 
VI I  his  scarcely  shorter  than  the -econd  and  first  united.  Valves  of 
t  he  ovipositor  rather  -borl. 

Body  length,    ,  .  snini  .  pronot..  lOmm..  \n><{.  lem..  .">..">nim. 

Locality.  Cayenne  (Coll.  of  M.  Bruiincr).     Bolivar. 

Among  some  Tettigid;!1  received  from    Mexico,  through    the 
kindness   of    MY.  <).  \V .  P>;irivtt.   I    ;im    iiltle   to    record  ;i    nc\\ 
;md  very  interesting  species  of  \f<>ftifi.<-  Ihmcoek. 
Neotettix  baiTetti,  -\>.  nov. 

Body  small,  rugose-granulate.  Vertex  fully  twi>-e  the  width  of 
an  eye,  anterior  border  con  vexed  and  advanced  considerably  in  front 
of  the  eye-,  middle  carinate,  projecting  a  little  in  front  and  ending 
I >uck wards  at  a  line  drawn  acro-s  (he anterior  third  of  I  he  eyes,  feebly 
snlcate  or  rather  depressed  on  eit  her  side,  nriimni  late  po-leriorl\  : 
frontal  COSta  Straight  and  siibvcrtieal.  the  apex  rounded  angulate. 
-ecu  in  front  the  frontal  co-ta  strongly  forked,  the  branche-  starting 
opposite  the  middle  of  the  eye,  suddenly  diverging  in  their  de 


278  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Dec 

scension,  being  farther  apart  between  the  antennae  where  they  are 
parallel,  tending'  to  slight  convergence  at  the  median  ocellus.  An- 
tenna? very  short,  filiform  and  consisting  of  twelve  articles  They 
originate  as  seen  in  profile  at  a  point  a  little  below  and  in  front  of  the 
anterior  inferior  border  of  the  eye.  The  posterior  ocelli  are  plainly 
visible  a  little  in  front  of  the  middle  of  the  eyes,  midway  between 
the  anterior  margin  of  the  frontal  costa  and  the  eyes,  Pronolum 
anteriorly  truncate,  the  anterior  margin  of  the  dorsum  crowded 
forward  over  the  head,  a  little  constricted  in  front  of  the  shoul- 
ders, tectiform.  rugose,  a  little  broadened,  the  humeral  angles  ob- 
tuse, angulate.  cavinated,  the  little  anterior  lateral,  carinae  prom- 
inent, median  carina  of  the  pronotum  strongly  elevated,  thin, 
straight  above,  roundly  curving  near  the  anterior  border,  posterior 
angle  of  the  lateral  lobes  widely  and  obtusely  angulate.  Elytra 
narrow,  apex  subacutely  rounded,  wings  not  visible.  Anterior 
femora  compressed  below,  with  a  small  drawn  out  lobe,  ending 
near  the  apex  :  middle  femora  compressed  above,  obscurely  undu- 
late, interiorly  undulate,  with  a  little  median  prominence;  poste- 
rior femora  large,  the  first  article  of  the  posterior  tarsi  exceedingly 
long,  being  a  third  longer  than  the  last  article;  pulvilli  incon 
spicuous,  the  first  small,  the  second  and  third  longer  and  ne-irly 
equal  in  length. 

<-?.  Body  length,  "mm.,  pronot.  Tin  in.,  post  fern.  4  r>">m 
Locality,  Tizipau.  1).  F.,  Mexico.    O    W.  Barrel  t. 

Named  in  honor  of  Mr.  Barrett,  who  I'mmd  lliis  very  inter- 
esting species.  ; 

The  vertex  is  more  produced  in  front  of  the  eyes  in  lliis 
species  than  any  other  species  of  Xcotrtti.r  with  whieli  I  am 
familiar.  In  a  series  of  specimens  from  Minnesota,  which  I 
have  been  able  to  examine  through  the  generosity  of  I'rof. 
Otto  Lugger,  there  was  a  single  specimen  of  Xomotdti.r  Morse, 
which  though  nearly  allied  to  Xomotctti.i'  cri*{«titK  Harris,  has 
some  distinguishing  characters  which  seem  suflieiently  pro- 
nounced to  separate  the  species,  and  which  I  herewith  sel 
forth. 

Nomotettix  sinufrons,  sj>.  nov. 

Body  granulate,  rugose.  Vertex  very  wide,  equal  i<>  about  twice 
the  width  of  an  eye;  middle  rather  feebly  carinate,  shallowly  sul- 
catc  on  either  side  of  the  median  ridge,  front  border  broadly  but 
roundly  curved,  the  mid-c  iriiri  very  little  pr.>j  vting.  in  pro 
tile  strongly  produced  in  Iron  I  of  tin-  eyes;  Irontal  co^ta  sinuate 
opposite  the  middle  of  the  eyes,  protuberant  between  the  antenna', 
dorsum  of  the  pronoluni  anieriorly  acute  angulale,  a  little  pro- 
duced over  the  head,  posteriorly  subulate,  between  the  shoulders 
stronfflv  tect  iform.  behind  <>n  the  dorsum  with  a  number  of 


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oblique  wrinkle-,  median  carina  prominent,  cristate,  depresso  con- 
vexed,  humoral  angles  obtu-e.  Klytra  narrow,  apex  -uhacmni- 
nate.  wings  not  reaching  to  the  end  ot  the  apical  process.  Femora' 
unchanged  :  posterior  femora  large,  the  first  article  of  the  posterior 
larsi  iniich  longer  than  tlio  third,  strongly  serrulate  above.  ])iilvilli 
straight  below. 

,  IJody  lenutli.  !)  .~>mm.,  pronut .  s  ;,.  p,M.  I'em.  (iinni . 
Locality.  Si.  Anthony    Park,  M  inne-ota .     Prof  Otto  Lugger. 

This  pecies  is  nearly  allied  to  X.  n-ixtittux  Harris,  differing 
iVoin  that  species  principally  in  the  pronotum  not  being  S(» 
strongly  compressed  above,  the  sinuation  not  so  deep  in  front 
of  the  eyes,  the  frontal  cost  a  more  advanced  in  front  of  the 
eves,  the  vertex  more  ol>t  nsel\  eonico  annulate.  In  .\.rrtiNtutnx 
the  frontal  costal  is  more  deeply  excavate  and  the  median 
carina  of  the  vertex  more  elevated.  gi \  ing  the  crown  of  the 
head  in  profile  a  more  arched  appearance.  Although  de- 
scribed from  one  specimen,  these  differences  are  such  as  to 
warrant  me  without  hesitancy  in  giving  this  species  a  place 
here. 

Another  point    which   I  would  like  to   bring   forward    in   the 
present    connection    is    in    regard    to    Tcflir  i/nnni/ntux  Kirby. 
This  species  is    undoubtedly  t  he   same   as    described    by  Prof. 
P»olivar    in    his    "Essay,  'S7,  page    iMKi.    ligs.  i'l'-'Jlia,  as    Trfti.i 
ln-iiiiin-ri,    making   the    latter    name   synonymous,  but    on    the 
other  hand  this    is    not    the  species   commonly  understood    as 
Tettijc granulatus,  found  in  the  northeastern    Tinted  States  and 
southward,  which  has  a  slender  form  with  long  subulate  pro 
notum.      On    the  contrary,  the  true  f/niiiiildhix   has    the    body 
compact,  rather  large,  the  wings  only  extending  as  far  as  the 
apical  process,  as  more  full\   described    below.      The   result    of 
these  researches   leaves    no   other    way  open  but    to   name    the 
species  further  southward  or  in    the  temperate    region,  and   to 
make  my  contention  more  clear  I  have  described  the  two  spe 
cies  in  t|Uestion. 
Tettix  granulatus  Ki  rby. 
Syn.  Tettix  brunneri  Bo  I. 

IJody  lirainilate.  fusco  te-lacens.  abo\v  ireiiuenlly  \\  itli  two  lilack 
spots.  Vertex  wider  than  the  eye,  middle  -trough  earinalcd.  quite 
deeply  snlcate  on  e.ich  »ide.  anleri-jrly  obtu  ;o  annulate,  the  facial 
frontal  costal  widely  >ulcaie.  (he  lirandie-  runniiig  Mib-parallel, 
>li.ii'htly  wulening  at  the  middle  ocelli^  in  profile,  the  median  earinii 
of  vertex  curved  above  the  eye- ;  in  front  oppu-ile  the  middl'-ol'  the 


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eye  the  frontal  costa  is  shallowly  sinuate'.  1'ronotum  truncate  pos- 
teriorly subulate,  apex  slightly  passing  the  posterior  femor, dorsuni 
tectiform,  broad  between  the  shoulders,  tliemedian  carina distinctly 
elevated, percurrent,  near  the  front  margin  more  compressed,  hume- 
ral angles  obtuse,  cariuated.  the  little  anterior  lateral  carina  distinci 
and  parallel.  Elytra  oblong,  apex  rounded,  impresso- punctated, 
wings  extended  almost  as  far  or  to  the  apex  of  the  process  Ante- 
rior femora  obscurely  undulate,  middle  femora  unchanged.  the 
posterior  femora  rather  slender,  becoming  considerably  narrower 
near  the  apex  ;  carina  straight  crcnulate,  the  first  article  of  the  pos- 
terior tarsus  above  finely  serulate.  very  much  longer  than  the  last 
two  united,  the  pulvilli  below  straight,  the  first  quite  small,  the 
second  about  twice  as  long  as  the  first,  the  third  as  long  as  the  first 
two  united. 

Body  length,  ,-  .  ii.rjmm  .  pronot..  in.i-Jmm..  post,  fern  .  .">  ,V 
(iium.  Bolivar. 

The  specimen  before  me  measures:  Body.  I  hum.,  pronot  .  lo  :>. 
post,  fern.,  6mm. 

Locality.  Hudson  Bay.     Bolivar. 

.For  the  specimen  above  mentioned  in  my  collection  I  am 
indebted  to  Prof.  "Bolivar,  of  Madrid,  Spain. 

A  specimen  is  said  to  have  been  taken  in  latitude  (>.">°  and 
White  found,  specimens  oil  Ihe  borders  of  (he  Mackenzie  and 
Slave  I'ivers,  and  at  Foil  Simpson.  Beth  vine  relates  that  this 
is  the  species  found  in  New  England  States  and  Minnesota, 
but  this  is  an  error.  This  species  is  closely  related  lo 
Tetti.r  !>i<-iirr<(fiix  Hancock  and  Tflti.r  hijunirtuhix  of  Europe. 
The  latter  is  much  smaller  in  stalure,  the  median  carina  pro- 
portionately more  cristate,  approaching  Xomofrff/.r  and  the 
frontal  costa  of  the  face  is  not  sinuate.  For  specimens  of  Ihe 
latter  species  in  my  collection  I  am  indebted  to  Mr.  Malcolm 
Burr,  of  East  (irinstead,  England.  The  bibliography  of  !'<•!- 
tit-  f/i-atinladtfi.  as  above  described,  is  as  follows  :  Ivirby,  Fauna. 
Bor.  Amer.  IV,  p.-.">I  :  DeHann,  Bijdr.  Kenn,  Oi'tbopt,  14:>  '• 
White,  Kicli.  Arct.  Search,  Exp.  II.  ;;<;<>;  Bethune,  Kirby's 
Fauna,  Bor.  Amer.  Insects,  p.  ll'l  ;  Bolivar.  Fssai  s.  1.  Acrid, 
tribu.  Tettig,  AmerSoe.  Fnt .  Belgi(|iie.  p.  -Mill.  figs.  2L>-L>%_'a. 

Tcttix  morsel,  ?p.  nov. 

Syn.  Tettix  granulatus  Kirby. 

liody  granulate  or  very  little  rugose,  slender,  polyornate.     N'crlex 
considerably  wider  than   an  eye.  middle  carinate,  on  each  side  sul- 
cate  from  the  middle  of  the  eye  to  the  anterior  margin,  obtuse  an 
gulate  in  front,  the  median    carina  not  projecting  beyond  the  apex, 


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in  profile  annulate  produced,  the  crown  substraight  showing  a 
little  above  the  eyes  ;  facial  frontal  co-tal^trong'ly  in  advance  of  thi- 
eve-, as  seen  in  front  bifurcating-  near  the  apex,  the  branches  gradu- 
ally and  but  little  diverging-  in  their  descension,  slightly  depressed 
opposite  the  eyes.  Face  strongly  oblique,  the  posterior  ocelli  show- 
ing just  in  front  of  the  middle  anterior  margin  of  the  eye. 
Antenn;e  short,  not  reaching  to  the  humeral  angle.  1'ronotum  an- 
teriorly truncate  or  barely  angulate.  the  dorsum  lectiform.  not  very 
broad  between  the  shoulders,  median  carina  distinctly  elevated  per- 
current,  neirly  straight,  sometimes  rather  undulating,  a  little  more 
elevated  near  the  anterior  border,  posteriorly  long,  slender,  -ubu- 
late,  passing  considerably  beyond  the  posterior  femora,  humeral 
angles,  strongly  obtuse  or  eubrounded.  \Vings  well  developed. 
pa>sing  beyond  the  apical  process,  posterior  angle  of  the  latera1 
lobes  very  slightly  and  obliquely  diverging.  <trongly  obtuse.  Ely- 
tra oblong,  apex  subacutely  rounded  external  surface  minutely 
punctate.  Anterior  femora  slender,  unchanged,  middle  femora 
-lender,  unchanged,  middle  femora  Avith  straight  cariiue.lhe  poste- 
rior rather  slender,  very  much  reduced  near  the  apex,  the  lir-t 
article  of  tbe  posterior  tarsus  but  little  longer  than  the  other  two 
united,  the  pulvilli  straight  below,  the  first  acute,  the  -croud  about 
twice  as  long  as  the  first,  the  third  as  long  a-  the  first  two  united 

llody    lenfffh.  .  s  liimm,    pronot..     1  I  -  |-J-.~>mm..    post.    fern. 

5.5-6mm. 

This  is  Ihr  (-(1111111011  form  found  in  inosl  collections.  A 
specimen  from  Northern  Illinois  in  the  collection  of  Mr.  A. 
P>olter.  <>f  ( 'hicago.  measured  sixteen  millimeters  in  total 
length,  this  being  the  maximal  six.e  of  any  examined. 

A  series  of  specimens    from    St.  Anthony  Park.  .Minnesota. 
showed,  some  departure  from   the  type  form.     There  was  va- 
riation in  the  angularit y  of  t  lie  vertex,  some  being  very  obt  use  ; 
the  median  carina  of  t  he  pronot  um,  instead  of  being  st  raig'ht  . 
\\as   undulating  it]    its  backward    course,  the  dorsum    was  de 
cidedly  rugose,  the    posterior    tarsus   with    the    first    article   a 
little  longer  than  the  last  two  united,  the  pnlvilli  straight   be 
low.  the  first  conieo-aeiite.  t  he  second  and  third  equal  in  leng!  h 
were  a  little  longer  than    the   first.      In    this  variety  \ve  see  an 
approach  to  Tettix  luggeri  Hancock. 

Yar.  '_'.    Abbreviated   examples  with    the  pnmol  mil    not    ex 
lending  so  far  back  wa  rds.  1  he  wings  being  coincident  ly  shorter. 

The  Species  above  described  is  named  in  honor  of  my  friend 
and  co-worker.  Prof.  A.  P.  Morse. 


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mi'.Lio<;i; APIIY  or  TKTTIX  MORSKI. 

Scudder.  Can.  Xat.  vii.  2XS  ;  Scudder.  Most,  .loiirn.  Nat. 
Hist.  vii..  474;  Scuddcr.  (at.  Orthopt..  X.  Am.,  p.  4  49 ; 
Bentenmuller.  Des.  Cat.  Orthopt.,  X.  Y.,  809;  Blatchley, 
Can.  Ent.,  XXVI,  220  ;  Pdatchley  List  Orthopt.  I  ml.  in  Proc. 
hid.  Hort.  Soc.  22  ;  Eernald,  Orthopt.,  New  England,  46,  fig.; 
P>latchley,  Can.  Ent..  XXX,  64?  Sendder,  Alpine  Orthopt,, 
6;  Brunner  List,  Xeb.  Orthopt.,  2S  ;  Bolivar  Essai,  Acrid, 
tribn  Tettigidiv,  91  ;  Hancock  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.,  XXIII, 
2:!7  fig.;  Lugger,  Orthopt.,  Minn..  107  lig.;  Packard  Kept, 
r.  S  Ent.  Comiu.  Appen.  II.  [2S]  ;  Morse.  Psyche,  Oct.,  ?94. 
154  ;  Morse,  Psyche,  Xov.,  '!>4.  (>7  ;  Morse,  Psyche.  Mar.,  '94, 
:>4  ;  McXeil.  Psyche,  List.  Orthopt  .  111..  'iU,  77  ;  Eiley,  1st 
K'ept,  IT.  S.  Ent.  Connn.,  77.  240  fig.;  Uiley.  Xat.  Hist.  Arth 
rop.,  Orthopt.,  II.  192  tig.;  Smith,  Econ.  Ent., 'OK,  91  h'g. - 
Thomas,  Syn.  Acrid.  X.  Am.  Y.  7;!.  1SL':  ^Yalker.  Can..  Ent .. 
XXX,  123. 

THE  CATOCALAE  OF  MONTGOMERY  COUNTY,  VIRGINIA. 

r>y  I'ljor.  ELLISON  A.  SMYTH,  .h;. 

The  interesting  commingling  of  Xorthcrn  and  subtropical 
I'onns  in  the  Lepidoptera  «»t'  the  Alleghanian  fauna  is  well 
illustrated  in  the  Catocalce  of  this  county.  The  following  notes 
apply  to  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  Blacksburg,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Virginia,  among  the  Alleghanies  and  at  an 
dvation  of  about  2,.'>()0  feet. 

As  far  as  my  observations  extend,  based  upon  my  own  col- 
lecting for  a  number  of  years,  there  are  twenty-seven  good 
species  of  C«tocalu\  or,  counting  varietal  forms,  nearly  forty 
species  and  varieties  found  here.  More  strictly  Northern  arc 
such  species  as  C.  paiiti,  concumbens,  Imbilis.  jHtlcoganHt,  etc.. 
while  the  following  Southern  forms  occur:  ('.  rldtiahi  (in. 
( iiurxtom  Halst. ),  tfaxperufa  (In.,  Im-hri/mowi  and  Mtpplto.  The 
past  summer  was  the  fii'st  occasion  of  my  linding  ri<luata  here. 
This  species  was  frequent,  though  not  abundant  ;  and  it  was 
with  intense  surprise  thai  1  eagerly  bottled  two  specimens  of 
('.  sappho,  which  I  had  heretofore  seen  only  once  alive,  in  lower 
South  Carolina.  Mow  these  two  species  took  me  back  to  my 
old  collecting  grounds,  in  th^  swamps  near  Charleston.  S.  C.. 


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where  till*  c\  press  and  gray  moss  made  a  twilight  at  middax. 
where  Swainson's -i warbler  hopped  among  the  cane  and  the 
Anhinga  birds  soared  over  the  black  pools,  and  where  <'<itnc«l<i 
riirixxiiiHi  spread  her  gorgeous  wings,  as  she  Mew  from  tlie  l>rown 
bark  of  the  pine  trunks,  or  from  the  Hat  earth  masses  torn  np 
by  the  roots  of  some  prostrated  tree  known  as  a  "  hurricane 
root." 

The  following  are  the  species  caught   here  : 
('<tlwal<i  inthilis  Him.      Very  common  ;  appearing  late  in  May. 

<  >ne  of  the  fexx    ('a  local  if  pitching  readily   upon  grass  or 

weeds,  of  any  description;  comes  readily  to  light. 
(\  <'/<nii/n<p/i<t  Ilbn.      Apparently    rare.      I    have  taken   it    1ml 

once,  in    daylight,    resting    on    oak.      Very    abundant     in 

lower  South  Carolina. 

('.  iiH'XMifhm  (In.      Only  one  specimen,  taken  at   light. 

('.  tunica.  This  and  its  varieties  very  common,  usually  on 
oak  trees.  It  has  a  curious  habit,  w  hen  startled,  of  Hying 
around  to  the  opposite  side  of  the  same  tree,  and,  when 
followed,  of  repeating  the  performance,  unless  captured, 
again  and  again,  getting  higher  and  higher,  until  out  of 
reach,  but  seldom  thing  oil' to  another  t  ree. 

('.  iiiiinitti  Kdw.      Only  one  specimen,  taken  at  light. 

('.  f/r/fHca  i  Y.      Not  common  ;  occasionally  taken  at    light. 

<'.  micronympha  Gn.  Xot  common:  a  few  taken  on  trunks 
and  among  branches  and  leaves  of  hawthorn  and  small 
"wild  goose"  plum  trees.  I  have  never  seen  it  on  trunks 
of  larger  trees. 

('.  rrdhrf/i  Saund.      A  few  taken  at    light  and  among  rr<il<t</nx. 

<'.  ii/tronio  Him.  Common  in  thickets  of  wild  plum,  on  \\liich 
trees  the  larva-  feed. 

<'.  Hi«  (Y.  Quite  Common  in  its  various  varieties  ;  have  sel- 
dom seen  two  alike;  frequently  starts  oil'  before  the  t  ree 
is  closely  approached  ;  is  started  readily  by  rapping  : 
shows  a  preference  for  dense  thickets  of  small  trees,  and 
lights  in  brush  heads  as  well  as  on  large  trees;  Avhen 
once  startled  it  is  very  wary  and  must  be  approached 
\\ith  great  caution,  equaling  (\  hirliri/innsn  in  thU  respect. 
In  the  South  the  larva-  feed  on  live  oak. 


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<1.  jxirtd  (in.  Late  in  September  several  years  ago  I  look  a 
few  on  oak  trunks;  have  not  seen  it  since. 

C.  coiK'iniihciiN  Walk.  Apparently  very  rare.  Only  one  taken 
in  daylight  in  oak  woods. 

('.<•«>•<!  (\\\.  Also  very  rare,  which  seems  strange;  I  have 
taken  hut  one  here,  in  daylight,  in  a  dark  hallway. 

('.  dtiKitri.!'  llbii.  1  have  only  seen  this  occasionally  here;  all 
large,  handsome  specimens,  like  those  from  Southern 
swamps.  One  was  secured  after  a  twenty-foot  climb  up 
a  hickory,  the  u  catcher"  holding  on  by  his  knees  while 
he  bottled  the  fly.  Xeedless  to  say  the  "shinning"  pro 
gress  up  the  tree  was  slow  and  cautious. 

('.  <'j>io»e  Dru.  Xot  rare  ;  taken  in  apple  orchards  ami  among 
small  oak  undergrowth. 

('.  /nth/Us  Cfrt.  Xot  rare;  rests  very  quietly  on  large  trunks. 
and  is  easily  seen  —  by  the  initiated  —  and  taken. 

C  .  paleogamq  Gen.  Most  abundant  ;  usually  one-third  of  the 
day's  catch  ;  found  in  many  varietal  forms,  the  beautiful 
variety  phalanya  being  the  rarest  .  It  is  wonderful  how 
difficult  it  is  to  see  such  a  strikingly  marked  form  as 
phala)if/<(,  but  I  usually  rapped  them  up  before  I  could  detect 
them  ;  while  the  uniformly  colored  normal  form  was  read 
ily  detected  at  rest.  1  found  this  tly  very  restless,  often 
flying  up  when  1  was  two  or  three  yards  away,  but  after 
lighting  again  it  could  readily  be  bottled  with  average 
caution.  I  noticed  with  interest  how  often,  especially  in 
the  afternoon,  a  moth  of  this  species,  startled  from  one 
live  and  flying  to  another,  would  light  directly  on  or  very 
near  another  of  the  same  species,  startling  the  second  and 
often  several  others  away. 

C.  iH'oyama  S.  &  K.  Quite  common  ;  frequently  roused  from 
the  smooth  browuish  trunks  of  small  dog-  wood  trees,  with 
the  color  of  which  il  closely  liarmoni/es.  Very  wary 
when  once  startled. 

('.  Hithnata  Grt.  Frequent.  I  have  never  seen  i>i<ilri.<  here. 
which  seems  odd. 

('.  1-ohhixonii  (irt  .  I  have  only  taken  it  once  here;  have  also 
taken  it  once  near  Charleston,  S.  C. 

('-.   retecta    (irt.    and    var.    /Irhi/is    <  i  rt  .      I    found  Jh-hili*  more 


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abundant  and  less  wild  than  1  lit-  I  ypical  rrtc<-l<i.  though 
the  latter  was  quite  common.  Have  taken  the  former 
also  in  the  Piedmont  region  of  South  Carolina  Then-  arc 
several  intergrading  forms  found  here. 

('.  <h'x)H-r<if<i  (in.  Very  eommon  towards  end  of  season  i  late 
Aug'ust).  rarer  in  .Inly.  Fasily  seen  and  easily  ea|»lure<l  ; 
frequently,  after  clapping  the  bottle  over  one.  it  would 
have  to  lie  roused  by  moving  the  bottle  against  it.  Kven 
after  being1  rapped  up  only  ordinary  caution  is  necessan 
for  a  seeond  approach. 

('.  ridiHtttt  (in.  (iinrstosa  Halst .  i  This  handsome  Southern 
giant  1  found  <|iiite  frequent  ly  this  summer,  though  it  wa*> 
not  common.  Fts  habits  are  the  same  as  in  the  Southern 
swamps;  it  shows  a  preference  for  grey -barked  trees,  is 
not  hard  to  see  at  rest,  sits  quietly  and  is  not  hard  to 
bottle,  and  when  startled  by  rapping  often  lights  again 
on  the  other  side  of  the  same  tree.  The  streets  of 
Columbia.  S.  ('.,  with  their  double  and  often  quadruple 
rows  of  aged  water  and  willow  oaks  and  hackberry 
trees,  are  a  paradise  for  (.'alocala*.  \  stroll  down  these 
shaded  streets  in  August,  with  the  mercury  about  100 
degrees,  will  reveal  such  a  quantity  of  C.  ri<li«t/<i  and 
other  nice  C«tn<-<ilu\  to  say  nothing  of  the  swarms  of  .l/xi 
hiniN.  "///.sand  chiton,  and  noetuids  innumerable,  and  with 
all  the  conditions  tor  easy  capture  so  perfect  that  one  day 
alone  in  such  a  place  throws  all  other  Gitoni/n  collect  ing 
into  the  shade.  Here  have  I  taken  ri<lnttt<t  in  such  pr<> 
fusion  that  the  desire  to  capture  seemed  almost  to  pall. 
and  there  would  1  direct  any  one  wishing  to  know  what 
<'«tn<-<tld  collecting  is  at  its  best. 

('.  l<ic/iri/iix>f«i  (in.      Fairly   common,    in    endless   variety,    and 
very     wild  ;    probably    the    wildest     species.      They    often 
^lart   up  before  the  tree  is  closely  approached,  and  a   can 
lions  chase  from  tree  to  tree  often  ends  in  their  ascending 
out  of  reach.      They  seem  to  prefer  dark-barked  tree-.. 
x<i/>i>h<>  St  rk.      I  saw    and    captured    two    this     summer,     in 
September,  and  late  in  the  evening  :   these  are  all  1    ha\« 
>een  here,  and  are  smaller  a  trille  than  the  only  other  one 
I    have   seen    alive   taken  in   South  Carolina.      1   !'  uad    no 


1>S(>  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [  |  ><•<• 

difficulty  in  bottling  these,  though  I  scarcely  dared  1  treat  he 
as  I  slowly  advanced  tin-  hoi  tic. 
C.  insolabilis  Gn.     (^uitc  common,  though  not   hard  to  deled, 

and  not  very  wild . 

(.'.  olwura  Strk.  l\are,  or  at  least  not  easy  to  lind :  have 
taken  about  five  here.  They  prefer  large  trees,  and  sonic- 
times  hide  under  the  loose  bark,  and  once  I  took  one  that 
had  pitched  in  the  grass. 

Cdfocalas  were  very  abundant  this  season  ;  I  often  took  lil'ly 
to  sixty  good  specimens  in  a  morning  or  evening's  tramp.  As 
usual  I  found  the  afternoon  more  productive  than  the  morning. 
On  hot  days  I  found  them  plentiful  in  the  morning,  hut  usually 
they  "roosted"  high,  and  began  to  descend  towards  the  roots 
in  the  afternoon,  becoming  more  and  more  abundant  towards 
dusk.  I  found  day  collecting  more  profitable  than  sugaring, 
and.  after  several  attempts,  gave  up  the  latter  for  C<t1<H-dhix. 
I  have  also  found  that  medium  si/ed  oaks,  with  an  abundant 
growth  of  small  branches  near  the  ground,  such  a  growth  as 
small  white  oaks  frequently  exhibit,  were  more  thickly  popu- 
lated than  bare  trunks,  and,  on  rapping  such  a  tree,  after 
vainly  examining  it,  a  half-do/en  or  more  C«1<><-«l«x  would  often 
start  away.  Lacln-ymofut  and  riditald  seemed  to  prefer  bare 
trunks.  From  August  4th  until  September  5th  this  year  I 
took  over  500  Calocalaft,  a  large  proportion  being  C. 


THE  FOURTH  OF  JULY. 

Collect iii (/  iii  tin1  Gcinon^s  Mouth. 

BY  HKXUY  SKIXXKU. 

\\  c  could  not  be  said  to  be  "seeking  the  bubble  reputation 
even  in  t  he  cannon's  mouth, "  but  were  after  butterllies,  not  lo 
speak  of  moths  and  other  insects.  The  1'nd  of  July  found  us 
in  the  kt  City  of  the  Saints;"  and,  judging  from  the  amount 
of  noise,  patriotism  was  rampant,  and  the  racket  increased 
every  hour  until  the  evening  of  the  Fourth,  when  it  gradually 
died  away  like  a  passing  thunder-storm.  On  the.'Jd  we  went  to 
lied  T>utte  Caiion,  back  of  Fort  Douglas,  and  had  fair  success 
collecting,  and  retired  that  night  and  tried  to  sleep  through 
the  fearful  din.  The  morning  of  the  Fourth  was  bright  and 
propitious,  and  we  started  early  for  the  home  of  our  good 


IS'.M)]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  -_>S7 

iVicnd  <i.    Wesley     UrowniliL;.    \\liu    was    to  be  our    miideto  lii-- 
favorile  collecting   place,  the  < 'it  \     ('reek  ('ailou.    in    tin-   Wa 
satch  Mountains,  near  Sail   LakcCity.      A.fter  partaking  of  an 

excellent    breakfast    with   our    hospitable   friend    and  his  g 1 

wife  \ve  started  for  the  eafion's  i:ioiitli  with  our  iiu])leineiits  of 
war  i  on    insects  i.  ready  for   I  he  fray.     Thus   far    I     have   said 
••\ve."    and    1    will    stop    a    moment    to  explain  who  we   were. 
The  writer,  from   modest  motives,  can  say   nothing  —  his  name 
will    he    found    at    the    be^i  lining   of  the  article,  but   his  com 
panions  are  well  known    to   the   readers   of  Till.    Ni:\vs.      Mr. 
i'hilip  Laurent,  of    Philadelphia,  is  a  painstaking  and  careful 
collector,  and  has  a  really  superb  collection  of  moths  and  1ml 
teillies   and   also   of  ( 'oleoptera.  and  his  collect  ions,  for  order 
and  neatness,  would    be   a    revelation    to    many.      I'rof.    A.  .1 . 
Snyder.  of  Kvanstown.  III.,  is  a  most  enthusiastic  collector  and 
camper,  and  his  love  for  the   "Rockies'     makes   them  a  mag- 
net that  he  finds  irresistible  as  each  summer  approaches.      He 
claims  to    be    able    to    ••  ^et    over  "  sa.ue  brush  faster  I  han  an  \ 
li\  iiiii'  man  and  labors  under  the  delusion  that  if  he  lives  to  be 
as  old  as    .Methuselah    he   will    be  able  to   untangle  the  ^eniis 
.li-i/i/miix.      I»rowiiin<j-    is  a    man   that    loves   Nat  lire  in  all    her 
phases  and  it   is  a  pleasure  to  know    him.      He  has  done  excel 
lenl  work,  in  spile  of  the  fact  1  hat  he  is  practical^   alone,  and 
we  all  know  the  value  of  the  sympathetic  aid    and  encourage 
ment  of  our  entomological  friends  and  com|)anions.      lie  is  also 
an  artist    of  ability  and  in  the  future  will   probably  do  all  in 
his    power  to    make  the    interesting    fauna  of    his  home  belter 
known.      With  ^ood  company,  line  weather  and  a  new  held  of 
work    we    enthusiastically    looked    forward    to    a    day    of    rare 
pleasure  and  were  not  disappointed. 

The  canon  reminds  one  of  our  own  \\  issahickon.  except 
that  instead  of  hills  its  sides  are  mountainous,  and  t  he  st  ream 
of  ice  cold  water  runs  over  its  rock\  bed  with  ^real  rapidity 
and  in  many  places  is  while  with  loam  and  spray.  In  the 
damp  places  I'apilios  were  very  abundant  and  lar.^c  Imncho 
of  them  would  be  found  standing  >ide  to  side,  sucking  the 
moisture  from  the  mud.  and  when  dMnrbed  would  ri^e  in 
ureat  yellou  clouds.  I'rof.  Snyder  look  I'/crm  -ipceimeiis  a  I 
onetime,  made  up  Ol  tlmiinm.  riilnlnx  and  innm*  <l<>n .  \\\  placing' 


L'NS  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [  Dec 

the  lid  o\  er  them  as  they  thus  rested.  The  writer  made  a 
sweep  of  the  lift  into  a  ••cloud''  and  secured  seven  at  one 
stroke.  Two  other  species  of  Papilio,  iinlra  and  :<>li<-<i<»i,  were 
taken,  but  they  were  scarce.  Imli'tt  an<l  :.<tlir(«nt  were  found 
living  over  a  narrow  and  shallow  part  of  the  stream  at  the 
"forks/-  where  the  stream  divides.  riinKt.wiiix  cfadiiix  was 
occasionally  seen  and  taken,  but  could  not  be  said  to  be  abund- 
ant. SniittUiciix  was  not  seen,  but  Prof.  Snyder  in  former 
years  took  it  abundantly  at  Park  City,  Ttah. 

I'irrifi  i'iij>.('  tlcracni  and  iHviilciitttlix  not  infrequently  fell 
victims  to  our  nets,  and  from  time  to  time  the  green  under 
side  of  Aiit/ior/Htrix  (tiiKoii'nlcx  would  (lash  in  the  sun  and  the 
delicate  Julio  would  make  its  appearance  in  the  open.  Of  the 
Xymphalida'  we  saw  and  captured  \'<nir.^(i  milhrrti  and  the 
almost  cosmopolitan  (iiiliojxi  ;  IJim-nitix  weidemeyeri  sailed 
leisurely  by  or  rested  on  the  tip  of  a  branch,  often  too  high  for 
a  successful  stroke.  <if<tptu  .-.cplii/ntx  and  tfdtyrns  jxinlnx  \\cre 
taken,  but  only  in  one  or  two  specimens.  Of  the  polygamous 
genus  An/yiuiln  we  captured  xH.yd-cri,  ni('<nlii.  i>/<(tiim,  /<'/<>  and 
.  M«'HUr<i  (intsf.iiN  was  plentiful  in  places  and  /)A//r/V/</r.\ 
was  taken.  In  the  Lyca-nido:  we  took  ChrysophanuH 
s  and  .'.croc  :  Li/<\<'int  li/wo,  «c»u»i.  in<'Hxx<i.  f//(tnron  and 
.  The  only  species  of  ('oliox  was  cin'i/f/innc  var.r/-/y>// ///<-. 
llesperid;v  \vere  scarce,  and  we  only  look  L'mlinitiix  n<'ratl«, 
l'<i ni))/iil<i  lii.i-ilcK,  PhoTisora  colii/hix  and  Nisoniades  jiimmlix. 
I-'/iicdl/iti  rirf/iii«lix  in  its  multitude  of  variations  was  quite 
abundant.  \Ve  visited  the  canon  also  on  the  .">th  and  (>th  of 
the  month,  and  then  left  for  Silver  Lake,  further  in  the  moun- 
tains, where  we  eamptd  at  S,(iO<)  feel  and  collected  from  this 
elevation  to  the  tops  of  the  peaks.  Snow  was  fifty  feel  deep  in 
places.  I  hope  Prof.  Snyder  or  .Mr.  Laurent  will  write  about 
I  his  portion  of  our  on  I  ing  and  I  he  good  1  hings  taken. 


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OCCURRENCE    OF  STAGMOMANTIS   CAROLINA  IN  NEW 

YORK. 

PI;<H  .  .M  .  Y.   SUNCKUI.AN  I). 

1  am  just  in  receipt  of  a  letter  from  Mr.  11.  !•'.  At  wood. 
Rochester.  N.  Y..  in  which  he  stales  thai  "  this  past  season  I 
have  taken  a  number  of  specimens  of  Maul  ids."  I  do  no)  know 
as  they  are  rare  here  bnl  as  I  have  never  seen  them  before  I 


I.S'.IO]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  JV.l 

feel  that   perhaps    I    oii^lil  to  >peak  of  t  hem.      M\   home  i>  on 
the  northern  outskirts   of   Rochester.  an<l    1    found    many    of 
tlicin  about  my  house,   and  they  were    also  taken  altonl  ('liar 
lotte  and  Summerville.      I  did  not  hear  of  any  further  South. 
Those  that     I  observed  were   either   u'reen  or  liu'lit    brown,  ap 
pa  rent  lv  Iwo  varieties. 

Early  in  the  spring  1  found  a  cluster  of  the  eggs  on  a  t\\i^ 
that  hud  been  blown  from  a  tree.  I  identified  it  but  not  to  my 
satisfaction,  for  until  I  saw  the  perfect  insect  1  had  no  idea  of 
their  being  found  here.  The  specimens  1  observed  were  ",ood 
feeders  and  in  my  opinion  they  should  lie  encouraged,  asthcir 
diet  \\as  entirely  insects." 

Although  this  insect  has  doubtless  been  reared  many  times 
in  this  State,  from  es^'s  received  from  the  South,  as  we  have 
done  here  at  the  insect  a ry  the  past  summer  from  et^s  received 
from  New  Mexico,  yet  I  liud  but  one  recorded  instance  of  such 
rcurinirs.  (ilover  has  stated  that  "it  has  been  successfully 
raised  as  far  North  as  the  Hudson  River  by  bringing  the  egg- 
cases  from  the  Middle  States.  Several  cases  were  found  fast 
cued  to  the  t  rees  t  he  next  autumn,  but  after  that  I  hey  cut  i  rely 

disappeared."  It  is  said  that  the  eggs  probably  could  not  en- 
dure our  northern  winters.  It  will  be  noted  that  Mr.  A  (wood 
found  an  egg-case  in  Rochester  in  the  spring,  but  there  is 
nothing  to  indicate  that  the  egj^s  were  alive.  Mr.  Scudder  in 
his  ••  ( 'atalogue  of  the  ( )rl  h  opt  era  of  North  America  "  recorded 
two  species  of  Mantids,  chlorophdca  and  phri/ffanoideSj  from 
New  York  State,  the  Ibrmer  near  AVaterlown.  X.  Y..  and  the 
latter  from  Ne\\  York.  Mr.  Scudder  just  writes  me  t  hat  "no 
Mantida- are  known  to  live  normally  in  New  York.  One  of 
the  two  species  I  recorded  was  probably  imported  in  packing 
from  Florida;  the  other  was  also  either  an  accidental  occur- 
rence or  a  mistake  of  locality.  I  have  never  heard  of  N/ff//- 
nioiiKiHlix  fiiro/i/ni.  our  northernmost  Mantid.  from  as  far  north 
as  New  York."  I  have  asked  Mr.  At  wood  to  continue  ob 
servations  upon  the  insect  to  determine  if  it  survives  the  will 
ter  and  appears  a  pi  in  in  the  same  locality  next  year. 

NMTK  —Mr.  At  \\  OIK  I  \\  riles  me  I'url  ln-r  under  d;ite  ol  Octnlicr  .'II.  ISll'.l :  "  I  h;i  \  e 
no  doillil  lint  \\lial  I  \vill  In'  ;ih|r  In  '^cl  s  |  irci  INC  us  I'm-  von  iii'\l  SIIIIIMICT.  IH-- 
I-:HISC  snrt-1  \'  \\  c  <-:ui  nul  h:i  \  i- ;i»  severe  :i  winter  this  cumini:  ye:ir  :is  we  luxltlie 
|i:i-i|.  illid  I  li:i\e  e\el'\-  I'eMMin  Id  l»elie\e  lh:it  I  I  H'Si  •  i  n  sect  >  t  h;i  I  I  Observed  here 
h;itelie<l  out  ne:i  r  in  v  house.  'I'here  were  sU  \  er\  111:111  \  of  I  hen  i  thut  it  COM  Id  IK  )l 

have  been  accidental,  their  foniing  here.     I  h;i\c  ;ilso  re.-ixm  toi.elie\e  tluit  tin 

euus  t  lull   I    Inn  lid  i  n  I  he  II  Hiss   ill    I  he    s|n'inu:    were  ;i  I  so  :i  I  i  \  e.  I  lie\    h:i  \  i  nu    I  h:il  Up- 
|ie:ir;ince  ami  ln-i  n^  not  \  er\    liillch   unlike  the  egKef  the  {Jl'USShOppei1       The  i  use  el 

tlid  well  in  our  latitude,  it  being  quite  slemlei1  in  .1  nl  \   M  IK  I  A  n^iisi  and  IV.M  chin  a  :i 

>l  ronu  Jllld  Sl  lird  \UI  I  i\\  1  h     I  he  l:il  I  el'    |>:l  I'l   ol'    Se|  i|  etll  lie)  .  I  llei  I     :l  I  "l(  linens  I  pel  II'J   ill 
ej(le(ll.\   eorpll  lent." 


200  [Dec 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


1'1'lie  ( 'onductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit  and  will  thankfullyreceiN  •  • 
items  of  news  likely  to  interest  its  readers  from  any  source.  The  author's  name 
will  be  given  in  each  case.  Tor  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  hihliogrnph- 
ers.] 

To  Contributors.  —  All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at 
our  earliest  convenience,  and.  as  Tar  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to 
date  of  reception.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NKWS  lias  reached  a  circulation,  botb  in 
numbers  and  circumference,  as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the 
hands  of  the  printer  for  each  number,  three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This 
should  be  rein  -inhered  in  sending  special  or  important  mutter  for  a  certain 
Nsue.  Twenty-live  "extras,"  wit  bout  change  in  form,  will  be  given  free,  when 
they  are  wauled:  and  this  should  be  so  stated  on  the  M!S.,  alon<r  with  the  num- 
ber desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged.— Ej>. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  DECEMHEK,  is<)<>. 

TIN-;  object  of  describing' new  species  of  insects  is  to  make 
them  known  to  the  scientific  world,  but  this  fundamental 
principle  in  many  cases  serins  to  be  overlooked  by  some  of  our 
systematists  who  describe  as  species  such  slight  variations, 
brought  about  by  distribution,  climate  or  other  causes,  and 
frequently  from  such  insufficient  material  as  to  make  it  quite 
impossible  to  know  what  they  have  in  mind  or  what  they 
mean  by  their  descriptions.  Perhaps  the  entomologist  of  the 
future  will  be  a  being  who  spends  all  his  spare  time  and  money 
wandering  over  the  earth  seeking-  types.  Some  day.  perhaps, 
these  names  that  have  crept  and  unfortunately  will  creep  into 
our  future  lists  of  species  will  be  weeded  out,  but  at  the  ex- 
pense of  much  valuable  time  and  study,  and  it  would  have 
been  better  had  thev  never  been  described.  Where  there  is 

i/ 

the  slighest  doubt  about  a  single  specimen  supposed  lobe  new 
il  would  be  far  better  to  wait  for  adequate  material  than  to 
rush  into  print  and  make  a  synonym.  .More  time  should  be 
given  to  careful  collecting  through  a  series  of  years  with  accu- 
rate data  on  all  specimens  particularly  in  one  locality.  If  this 
were  done  many  interesting  problems  could  be  solved.  Dur- 
ing the  past  summer  one  of  our  subscribers  spent  considerable 
t  i me  collecting  certain  species,  and  his  work  shows  conclu- 
sively that  two  names  will  have  to  be  merged  into  one.  This 
is  more  sclent  i  tic  and  useful  than  constructing  two  names  out 
of  nothing.  Instead  of  the  individual  going  around  seeking 
types  another  plan  might  be  inaugurated,  and  that  is  build- 
ing a  cairn  where  I  lie  n.  sp.  is  taken  and  putting  all  the  in- 
formation, etc.,  in  a  steel  t  ube  which  should  have  a  screw  cap 
and  be  buried  in  1  he  cairn  for  the  information  of  all  students, 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  o<)J 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  0.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  j. 


Papers  for  this  department  an-  solicited.     They  should  he  sent  to  the  editor 
I'rof.  John  11.  Smith.  Se.  |)...\e\v  IJnmswiek,  X.  J. 


EPHESTIA  KI'EIIXIKLI.A  AXI»  ACANTHIA  LECTULAKIA. — lu  couuec- 
tion  with  the  note  contributed  by  W.  G«  Johnson  iu  the  September 
number  of  the  EXTOMOUHJK  AI.  NEW.N  it  may  be  of  interest  for  me  to 
add  that  'Kftht'xtfn  kuchnieUn  occurs  in  this  Colony.  I  have  seen  fi 
at  several  local  mills  and  have  been  told  by  millers  that  it  i 
known  in  other  and  distant  parts  of  the  <  ountry.  How  long-  it  has 
been  about  Capetown  I  have  been  thus  tar  unable  to  ascertain,  but 
there  seems  to  be  no  evidence  ot  its  being  a  newcomer.  The  mill 
people  say  it  causes  them  some  inconvenience,  but  is  by  no  means  a 
serious  pest.  The  mill  buildings  here  are,  as  a  rule,  well  built  and 
of  brick,  and  a  considerable  measure  of  cleanliness  prevails;  *he 
principal  one  at  Capetown  is  shut  down  twice  a  year  and  given  as 
thorough  clean-out,  particular  attention  being  bestowed  lp  dis- 
lodge all  of  the  "  web  "  in  the  spouts.  I  understand  that  similar 
methods  prevail  at  the  other  important  mills.  Compared  with 
many  American  establishments,  our  mills  are  small  and  there  is, be- 
sides, a  lack  of  that  extreme  rushtand  bustle  that  characterizes  most 
everything  in  Yankee-laud.  Perhaps  it  is  owing  to  these  circum- 
stances that  the  flour  moth  is  not  very  troublesome.  No  parasites 
have  emerged  in  my  rearing  boxes,  but  there  was  no  lack  of  Trih- 
olium  in  the  spouts  which  I  had  drag-ged  for  my  material. 

Mr.  Johnson  refers  to  the  fumigation  of  buildings  with  hydrocy- 
anic acid  gas.  I  have  carefully  refrained  from  advocating  the  oper- 
ation buta  number  of  the  foremen  connected  with  the  orchard  fum- 
igation at  work  in  diflerent  parts  of  the  colony,  to  my  knowledge 
oblige  their  fruit-growing  patrons  by  treating  sleeping  apartments 
in  the  dwellings.  The  results  are  said  to  be  all  that  is  desired.  At 
my  suggestion  the  Cape  Government  Iluilways  some  months  ago 
adopted  this  fumigant  to  "  disinfect  "  their  rolling  stock.  For  some 
years  the  problem  of  "  what  to  do"  sorely  troubled  even  the  head, 
of  the  department,  and  correspondence  with  railway  managements 
in  America  and  elsewhere  elicited  no  information  of  value.  Finally 
a  measure  involving  the  exhaustion  of  air  from  the  coaches  after  en- 
closing them  in  a  special  chamber  was  proposed  and  a  requisition 
sent  to  England  for  the  necessary  iron  work  :  it  \vas  at  this  juncture 
that  hydrocyanic  acid  gas  \\;is  brought  to  the  rescue.  The  simplic- 
ity and.  efficacy  of  the  treatment  was  demonstrated  by  the  fumiga- 
tion of  eight  particularly  bad  coaches  and  by  laboratory  experi- 
ments it  was  shown  t  hat  no  injurv  betel  any  of  the  fittings,  cloth, 


292  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Dec 

leather    or    metal:    highly    polished    .steel.it    is   true,  did  become 
slightly  blued,  but  only  wheu  exposed  to  a  i'ar  greater  density  of 
the  gas  thau  what  proved  tatal  to  even  the  eggs  of  the  insect.     The 
relief  of  the  authorities  when  the  head  trimmer  reported  that  not  a 
single  living  insect  was  discovered  among  the  multitude  gathered 
by   his  woi'Kmeu  during  their  careful  inspection   of   the    treated 
coaches  was  really  amusing,  but  the  personally  expressed  thanks  of 
the  general  manager,  to  say  nothing  of  the  calibre  of  the  cheque  left 
behind,  was  convincing  of  their  appreciation   of  the  service  and  of 
the  past  gravity  of  the  situation-     A  corps  of  fumigators  now  takes 
charge  of  the  through  trains  as  they  arrive  from  the  north  and  for 
many  months  there  has  been  but  a  single  complaint  ;  this  one  tailed 
to  be  substantiated,  tor  although  the  coach  accused  was  immedi- 
ately side  tracked  and  overhauled  no  living  bugs  were  found.  Out  of 
justice  to  the  railroad  management  [  feel  bound  to  add  that  the  in- 
fested condition  of  the  coaches  was  by  no  means  due  to  neglect  or 
indifference,  and   that  the  abundance  of  the  pest  may  be  safely  at- 
tributed to  circumstances   of  climate  and  travel.     The  climate  is  a 
warm  one,  the  train  journeys  are  very  long,  and  it  is  usual  for  trav- 
ellers to  carry  their  own  bedding.     The  cape  excels  iu  at  least  three 
productions,  diamonds,  gold  and  bed-bugs. 

Notwithstanding  the  potency  of  hydrocyanic  acid  gas  as  an  in- 
secticide, I  cannot  say  that  I  am  iu  favor  of  recommending  it  to  the 
public  for  the  destruction  of  house  or  granary  pests.  It  is  too  ter- 
ribly dangerous  to  trifle  with  and  the  least  infringement  in  the  nec- 
essary precautions  may  mean  death  to  someone.  Cyanide  is  no\v 
largely  used  for  the  extraction  of  gold  and,  despite  of  the  utmost 
care  in  its  employment.  I  am  told  that  fatal  accidents  to  native  em- 
ployees are  not  infrequent  My  suggestion  to  anyone  who  contem- 
platesusing  the  gas  in  a  dwelling  is  to  first  administer  a  slight 
amount  of  solid  cyanide  to  au  animal.  Most  persons  will  be  so  ap- 
palled aud  horrified  by  the  suddenness  of  the  end  that  they  will 
have  no  desire  remaining  to  assume  risks  in  the  house.  1  have  re- 
peatedly inserted  small  particles  in  bits  of  dry  meat  and  laid  these 
as  baits  for  feline  disturbers  of  my  evening  labors,  aud  1  am  not  ex- 
aggerating when  T  say  that,  as  a  rule,the  creatures  drop  dead  almost 
instantly  and  often  with  the  meat  still  in  their  mouths;  seldom  do 
they  die  more  than  three  or  four  feet  from  where  the  bait  was  laid. 
In  house  fumigation  it  is  not  danger  to  the  operator  that  1  fear, 
but  such  an  happening  as  an  unexpected  intrusion  by  a  party  all 
unconscious  of  the  danger.  Accidents  of  such  a  nature  are  improb- 
able, sure  enough,  but  they  are  possible,  and  when  the  chances  favor 
fatal  consequences  even  remote  possibilities  should  have  great 
weight.  The  story  has  reached  me  that  not  long  ago  a  native  la- 
borer,wholly  unaware  of  his  clanger,  sought  to  enter  one  of  the  rail- 
way coaches  undergoing  treatment.  It  seems  that  he  came  up  un- 
observed and, as  luck  would  have  it,  went  straight  to  the  only  uu- 


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locked  door  iu  the  train.  One  of  the  guards  heard  the  door  open. 
shouted  just  too  late,  but  rushed  up  in  time  to  drag  the  man  out  by 
the  heels.  Fortunately  the  gas  was  largely  spent,  but.  although  the 
man  was  a  stalwart  Kafir  the  effects  of  the  short  exposure  \ver-: 
such  as  to  thoroughly  frighten  all  who  saw  him.  Xow  the  opera- 
tors employed  at  the  railway  are  exceptionally  careful  workmen,  in 
fact  they  were  selected  largely  because  of  habitual  prudence,  and 
this  near  approach  to  an  accident  simply  illustrates  how  with  what 
appears  all  necessary  precautions  there  is  a  grave  element  of  risk  in 
such  operations.  The  doors  to  the  carriages  are  ordinarily  locked 
the  key  holes  plugged,  but  at  the  last  moment  something  was  found 
to  be  defecti  ve  with  the  lock  of  the  door  in  questio  u,  and  the  watch- 
men chanced  to  be  facing  another  way  as  the  bare  footed  native 
came  up.  Might  not  an  analagous  circumstance  occasionally  hap- 
pen in  mills  and  houses,  where  at  the  best  the  risks  are  immensely 
greater?  It  is  not  as  if  there  were  no  alternative  measures  applic- 
able for  granary  aud  house  insects  and  to  me  it  seems  a  plain  case 
of  prudence  dictating  to  let  well  enough  alone.  Hydrocyanic  acid 
gas  for  orchard  fumigation  and  for  the  disinfection  of  nursery  stock 
iu  specially  devised  buildings  is  right  enough,  as  it  is  also  under 
proper  precautions  for  the  treatment  of  railway  carriages  that  must 
be  put  into  use  again  within  a  few  hours,  but  to  encourage  its  gen- 
eral use  in  closed  buildings  seems  going  to  far.  If  to  be  used  at  all 
indwelling's,  granaries  and  the  like  1  think  that  all  of  the  opera- 
tions should  be  under  the  personal  superintendence  of  a  responsible 
party  licensed  by  law.  We  have  had  no  accident  in  the  colony  in 
three  years'  work  with  the  gas  in  special  chambers  and  in  the  or- 
chard, but  when  disinfecting  a  tew  rooms  at  a  boarding  school  one 
of  the  orchard  operatoi'S  gave  himself  and  several  others  violent 
headache  and  nausea-  One  after  another  he  told  me  he  had  to  give 
up  and  go  lay  down.  The  bad  effects  were  all  the  result  of  ill-con- 
sidered procedure,  but  if  an  experienced  fumigator  makes  mistake-; 
in  judgment  what  might  not  be  expected  from  an  ignoront  be- 

CHAS. P.  Loi  NSHIKV. 
Tnii',1.  Smith  Afn'ctt,    October  l<>.  189!). 

—  o— 

NOT  K  on  Telea  polyphemus-Cr*,  etc  —Since  it  appears  that  '/'. 
/Ki/tf/t/iciitn*-  (Y.  has  not  been  reported  troin  Mexico  1  wish  to  put 
on  record  here  the  capture  of  a  j  by  Prof.  Luis  Murillo  at  Jalapa. 
V.  O..  this  month  (April).  AV/c/r.v  ///^r/vW/.s-  —  Drury  has  come  to 
stay  though  still  very  rare  in  t  'uernavaca,  Mor  .and  in  Jalapa,  V.  C. 
And  Actias  lima—  L.  is  getting  settled  at  Jalapa  and  •  ?)  Orizaba, 
V  .  ('.  Although  the  last  two  moths  are  reported  in  the  Biologia) 
C.  A.,  Prof.  Murillo  declares  they  have  been  in  evidence  in  Jalapa. 
for  only  two  or  three  years  The  city  is  almost  entirely  shutout 
from  the  north  and  at  an  elevation  of  :>,t>o<>  feet. 

O.  AV.  BAKKKTT,  Museo,  Tacubaya.U.  F.,  Mexico. 


294  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Dec 

Notes  and  News. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL   GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL   QUARTERS  OF   THE   GLOBE. 


DR.  HERMAN  STRECKER  has  completed  his  valuable  index  to  the 
species  in  Kirby's  Lepidoptera  Heterocera.  Vol.  1,  and  is  now  pre- 
paring- a  list  of  the  41 7  types  in  his  collection.     This  will  be  Supple 
ment  JII   to  his  Lepid<.ptera  Rl.op.  et  Heterocera.     These  publica- 
tions may  be  obtained  from  the  author. 

MR.  LANCASTER  THOMAS  has  returned  from  his  annual  trip  to 
Cranberry,  N.  C.,  and  reports  that  the  collecting  was  unusually 
poor  owing  to  the  very  dry  weather  during  the  summer. 

DR.  WILLIAM  BARNES  was  fairly  successful  in  his  collecting  trip 
to  Southern  Arizona. 

PROF.  H.  A.  PILSBRY  collected  a  lot  of  interesting  Cychrus  at 
Olingmau's  Dome,  Blouut  Co.,  Tenn.  They  are  now  in  the  fine  col- 
lection of  Mr.  H  AY.  Weuzel,  of  Philadelphia. 

I  NOTICE  in  the  report  of  the  American  Entomological  Society . 
held  June22d,  that  you  reported  Jlelitauea  hurrisii  as  having  been 
taken  at  Lopez,  Sullivan  county.  Pa.  I  took  one  good  specimen  of 
same,  June  15th,  at  Plymouth.  Luzerne  county,  Pa. .but  saw  no 
others.  This  is  the  first  specimen  I  have  taken  in  my  four  years 
collecting  in  this  vicinity  and  have  not  heard  of  its  being  taken  by 
anyone  else  around  here. 

I  took  one  good  fresh  specimen  of  Enptoieta  eland  ia  in  Septem- 
ber, 1898  and  another  in  September.  180!).  ALFRED  E.  LISTER. 

NOTES  ON  EXTRA  ROLANDIANA.— While  looking  through  some  old 
volumes  of  Psyche  recently  I  noticed  in  II.,  p  39.  the  description 
and  an  account  of  the  habits  of  the  larva  of  Es  (//•<(  rolcmdiana  by 
Mr.  Thaxter.  The  species  is  quite  common  in  Durham  wherever 
its  food  plant  (/Sarracenia)  flourish es,and  the  larvae  have  been  found 
not  in  the  leaves  as  described  by  Mr.  Thaxter.  but  within  the  flow- 
ers and  buds  the  last  of  May  and  first  of  June.  The  imago  appears 
the  last  of  June  and  first  of  July,  and  has  been  observed  resting  in 
the  leaves  of  its  food  plant. 

Mr.  Thaxter  says  that  the  larva  is  "delicate and  difficult  to  rear" 
but  such  was  not  my  experience  with  those  taken  well  along  to- 
ward maturity.  About  half  a  dozen  were  collected  the  last  week 
in  May  and  placed  in  wide  mouthed  vials  with  a  piece  ef  the  ovary 
of  the  pitcher  plant  flower,  securely  plugged  with  cotton  and  left 
to  themselves.  Most  of  them  completely  finished  the  food  that  was 
given  them  and  one  or  two  were  dwarfed  for  lack  of  more,  but 
every  one  ot  the  lot  produced  a  perfect  imago.  1  would  recom- 
mend collectors  who  have  access  to  a  swamp  in  which  pitcher  plain 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  l><|.-> 

grows  to  collect  and   rear  these  Jar  vie  for  perfect  specimens  of  this 
.dainty  little  aoetuid  are  acquisitions  to  auv  collection. 

W.  F.  FISKE. 

AN  APPEAL,  IN  BEHALF  OF  ENTOMOLOGY  AND    KINDHEO  SCIENCES- 

In  the  interest  of  natural  history  it  would  be  a  good  plan  if  every 
naturalist  throughout  the  Uuited  States  would  petition  their  rep- 
resentatives In  Congress  to  have  paragraph  (iO(J  of  the  tariff  law  of 
1897  amended,  so  that  specimens  of  natural  history  for  scientific  col- 
lections be  admitted  free  of  duty,  whether  intended  for  private  or 
public  use.  The  paragraph  in  question  comes  under  the  "  free  list ': 
and  reads  as  follows  :  "  Specimens  of  natural  history,  botany  and 
mineralogy,  when  intended  for  scientific  public  collections  and  not 
for  sale." 

Natural  history,  especially  entomology,  merits  all  the  eii'-ourage- 
ment  possible  and  an  excellent  way  to  further  an  interest  in  it 
would  be  to  remove  the  barrier  from  the  private  .student.  All  who 
read  this  are  earnestly  requested  immediately  to  petition  their  rep- 
resentatives at  Washington  urging  that  the  section  in  question  be 
amended  and  that  without  delay-  EDW.  A.  KLAGES. 

IN  studying  the  relations  between  the  species  of  the  genus  Cato- 
cula  I  acquii'ed  the  conviction  that  for  the  solution  of  the  problem 
it  is  indispensable  to  resort,  to  experiments  with  elevated  and  re- 
duced temperature  after  Standfuss.  Some  results  from  the  breed- 
ing of  European  species  are  already  obtained.  Unfortunately  the 
most  interesting  species,  those  with  the  black  hind-wings,  are  in- 
accessible to  the  European  experimenter, the  eggs  of  American  cato- 
calas  not  being  on  sale. 

I  determined  therefore,  by  your  mediation,  to  address  to  the 
members  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  and  others  a  re- 
quest to  procure  for  me  the  living  eggs  of  any  species  of  Cntocalo r, 
which  are  so  abundant  in  the  United  States.  The  black  species  are 
especially  desired,  the  indication  of  the  food-plant  is  also  necessary. 

In  exchange  I  can  offer  many  species  (well  prepared)  of  my  collec- 
tion of  Russian  Lepidoptera.  St.  Petersburg,  Crimean,  Siberian. 

NICHOLAS  KTSNEZOW.  Physiological  Laboratory  of  University. 

S(.  Petersburg, 


I  HAVE  had  the  pleasure  of  collecting  Coleoptera  a  few  days  in 
Tioga  county,  Pennsylvania,  during  this  summer  (18!)!)),  and  a  few 
notes  I  have  kept  that  may  be  of  interest  to  other  collectors  One 
pine  tree  trap,  cut  early  in  May, produced  in  four  monl  hs  the  follow- 
ing catch  :  llifliilinis  /Miles,  very  abundant.  /V.v.vor/r.v  slmfti,  not 
abundant,  l-jiri/ini/clcr  f'ttsc/d/nx,  very  abundant.  T<nnt'ritx  />i,i,\ 
very  plentiful  Hylurgop8pmifex,noto.\)\ua<La,nt.  llfxti  r  /mi, //,•/,  \n 


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great  numbers.  Pytho  dephntatus,  very  abundant. 
tfttiiator.  M  sctitellatus  and  M.  cotiftisor  were  almost  in  swarrns, 
but  Monohanvmus  maculosus  very  scarce.  Ju  July  and  August  Ac- 
Acanthocinus  obsoletus  and  Liopns  rariegatvs  were  taken  in  small 
numbers.  Asemti-m  atrum,  quite  plenty  in  August,  Xylotrech/is 
undulatitSfilmt  a  few  good  specimens  and  Hhriginm  It  neat  urn  w:i> 
often  present.  Clems  quadriguttatus,  C.  niyrfrons  and  C  iiigi'i/><  * 
could  be  taken  by  the  dozens.  Later  a  good  number  of  Uirysobo- 
fhrt's,  dentipes  aud  C.femorata,  were  taken.  So  allot  this  catch  was 
from  a  fe  w  pine  logs  carefu  lly  watched,  and  often  rolled  over  on  the 
grass.  J.  C.  WARREN.  Crooked  Creek,  Pa. 

THE  Zoological  Department  of  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural 
College  is  doing  good  work  in  Entomology  and  has  a  strong  teach- 
ing force.  Prof.  C.  H.  Fernald,  Ph  D  ,  being  ably  assisted  by 
Prof.  R.  S.  Lull,  M.  S..  and  his  son,  Dr  H.  F.  Fernald,  who  for 
ten  years  past  was  Professor  'of  Zoology  in  the  Pennsylvania  State 
College  and  for  two  yeirs  Economic  Zoologist. 

THOSE  who  have  changed  their  addresses  since  reporting  for  the 
Entomologists'  Directory  will  kindly  notify  the  undersigned  at 
once,  as  the  copy  will  soon  be  ready  for  the  printer.  Those  that 
miss  the  opportunity  to  have  their  names  in  the  Directory  will 
surely  regret  it.  It  costs  you  nothing.  HENRY  SKINNER, 

Box  248.  Philadelphia. 


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Entomological    L/itertituire, 


COMPILED  BY  P.  P.  CALVEKT. 


Under  the  above  head  it  is  intended  to  mention  papers  received  at  the  Acad- 
emy of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia  pertaining  to  the  Entomology  of  the 
Americas  (North  and  South).  Articles  irrelevant  to  American  entomology 
will  not  be  noted.  Contributions  to  the  anatomy,  physiology  and  embryologj 
of  insects,  however,  whether  relating  to  American  or  exotic  species,  will  be  re- 
corded. The  numbers  in  HEAVY-FACED  TYPE  refer  to  the  journals,  as  num- 
bered in  the  following  list,  in  which  the  papers  are  published  ;  *  denotes  that  the 
paper  in  question  contains  descriptions  of  new  North  American  forms.  Titles 
of  all  articles  in  foreign  languages  are  translated  into  English;  usually  such 
articles  are  written  in  the  same  language  as  the  title  of  the  journal  contain- 
Sui  them,  but  when  such  articles  are  in  other  languages  than  English,  French, 
German  or  Italian,  this  fact  is  indicated  in  brackets. 


I.  Proceedings  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciencesof  Philadelphia, 
1899. part  ii.— 3.  TheAmericanNaturalist,Boston,Oct.,'99.-  5.  Psyr-ho. 
Cambridge,  Mass..  Nov., '99.— 7.  U-  S.  Department  of  Agriculture. 
Division  of  Entomology,  Washington  ;  publications  of, '99.— 8.  The 
Entomologist's  Monthly  Magazine,  London,  Nov.,  '99  — 9.  The  En- 
tomologist, London,  Nov. ,'99. -  10.  Nature.  London,  '99  — 12.  Comptes 
Rendus,  1' Academic  des  Sciences,  Paris,  Sept.  25,  '99.  — 15.  Biologia 
Centrali- Americana,  London,  pt.  cxhMi,  April :  pt.  cxlviii,  .rune; 


1SJM>]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  1><I7 

pt  cxlix,  Aug. '99.— 21.  The  Entomologist's  Record,  London,  Oct.' 
15,  '9!).  — 26.  Appletou's  Popular  Science  Monthly,  New  York.  Nov. 
'99. — 35.  Annales,  Societc  Entomologiquede  Belgique,  xliii,  !>.  Bru-- 
sels,  Oct.  4.  '99.— 41.  Entomologisohe  Nachrichteu,  xxv,  2<>.  Berlin, 
Oct.,  '99  -84.  [nsekten  Borse,  Leipsic, '99.— 118-  Memoirs  and  Pro- 
ceedings. Manchester  [England]  Literary  and  Philosophical  Society, 
xliii,  '98-'99;  rec'd.  Oct.  17.  '99. 

The  Gsneral  Subject — A  x  e  n  i'e  1  d  .    I).     Some  observations  on 
the  sight  of  Arthropods.  Archives  Italiennes  de   Biologic,  xxxi,  3, 
Turin,  Sept.  23, '99- -B  o  r  d  a  g  e ,    E.     On  a   particular  mode   of 
protection  of  the  appendages  in  course  of  regeneration  after  artificial 
section  among  insects.  12  — C  a  r  r  e  t .    A  .     M.  F.  Guillebean  and 
his    entomological     works  (cont.).  L'Piehange   Revue   Linneenne. 
Lyon.Oct., '99  — C  o  n  p  in.    IT.     Singular  mode  of  locomotion  in 
insects,  figs.,  La   Nature,  Paris,  Sept,  :-{(),  '99. —E  n  d  e  v  1  e  i  n  ,    G 
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muscles  of  insects,  l  pi.     Archiv  fiir  Mikrosoopische  Anatomic  und 
Eutwicklnngsgeschiclitc.  Iv,  1,  Bonn.  Oct.  11.  '99. — H  e  u  u  e  g  u  y  , 
L.    F.     The   modes  of  reproduction  of  insects.  Bulletin.  Soviet  e 
Philomathiqtte.  Paris  (9),  i,  2,  '99.— Jl  e  y  m  o  n  s  .    R  .     ( )n    W.  M  . 
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ffischer  Centralblntt,  Leipsic,  Sept.  :><;.  '99.— K  n  nth,    P.      I  land - 
buch  der  Bliitenbiologie.    II  Band :  Die  bisher  in  Europa  und  in  ark- 
tischenGebietgemachten  bliiteubiologischen  Beobachtuugeu,  2  Teil : 
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lieportof  the  Hope  Professor  of  Zoology  [on  the  Entomological  col- 
lections, etc.,  at  Oxford],  Eleventh  Annual  Report  of  the  Delegates 
of  the  Uni  versity  Museu  m  for  1898,  Oxford .  — S  c  h  w  a  r  z  ,     E  .     A  . 
List   of  insects  hitherto  known  from  the  Pribilof  Islands,  in  :  The 
Fur  Seals  and  Fur  Se:U   Islands  of  the  North   Pacific  Ocean,  by 
David   Starr  Jordan.     Part  3,  Washington,  Government   Printing 
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parasite.  10.  Oct.  5. —  A  n  o  n  .     Some  means  for  Combatting    .sv7//~"- 
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Bane  r  oft.    T.    L  .     On  the  metamorphosis  of  the  young  form 
of   Filaria  bancrofti Cobb  (F.  sanguinis  hominix  Lewis.   /''.  HOC 
tnriKi  Manson)  in  the  body  of  ('i//>-.i-  <-ili<iris  L..  hou<e   mosquito  of 
Au>tralia.     Alotractof   Proceedings,  Royal  Society  of  Xew  South 
Wales.  Sydney,  June  7, '99. -(' e  1  1  i ,    A.,    and     ('  a  s  a  g  r  a  n  d  i  . 
O.      On     the    destruction    of     mosquitoes:   contribution    to    rc- 
-enrches  with   mosquito-killing  substances.  (  cut ralblatt    fiir    Bak- 
teriologie.    Jena,    Oct.    14,    '99.— ( '  h  i  t  t  e  n  d  e  n  ,     F.    H.      The 
squash-vine  borer  (  Mclittiti    mihirhiiforiiu*    Him). figs.,  7.   circular 


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No.  38,  sei-oiid  series,  Apr.  22;  The  common  squash   bug 
tristis    DeG.),  fig's  ,    7.   circular   No,  39,  second   series,   May   5.— 
F  e  r  11  a 1  d  .    H  .    T .    Supplementary  report  of  the  Zoologist :  some 
insects   injurious  in   Pennsylvania,  figs  ,  Report  of  Department  of 
Agriculture  of  Pennsylvania   for  1898,  pp.  373-443.    [Harrisburg 
Pa.]     Wm.    Stanley    Uay,    State   Printer   of   Pennsylvania,  '99.— 
Howard,    L .    O.     Three  inseot  enemies  of  shade  trees,  figs,  7, 
Farmers'    Bulletion,  No.    99,   May  26;  Spider  bites  and  "kissing 
bugs.'1  figs.,  26.— L  e  o  n  a  r  d  i ,    G  .  Pu.lrinariu  camelicola.   Sign, 
and  method  of  combatting  it,  figs.,  Anuali,  R.  Scuola  Superiore  di 
Agricoltura  in  Portici,  (2),  i,  2,  Naples,  '99.— L  o  u  n  s  b  u  r  y  ,      C  . 
P.     Report  of  the  Government  Entomologist  for   the  year  1898, 
Cape  of  Good  Hope.    Dep't.  of  Agriculture,  Cape  Town,  W.  A. 
Richards  &  Sons.  Government  Printer*.  1899,  9  pis. :  Ibid.      [Nu- 
merous Notes  on  Economic  Entomology   from   the   Cape  of  Good 
Hope   Dep't  of  Agric.,  reprinted  from  the  Agricultural  Journal, 
Cape  Town, '98  and '99.     Many  of  these   have   been    previously  re- 
corded, but  we  add]  1899,  No.  6.    The  Wattle  bag-worm,  fig?.;  No. 
25,  Bean  Brnchna,    tigs:    No.   2(3,    Cabbage    Aphis,    tigs. — Mac- 
do  n  a  1  d  ,    I,    Mosquitoes  in  relation  to  Malaria,  New  York  Med- 
ical  Journal,   Oct.  14,   '99  —  M  a  r  1  a  t  t  .    C.   L.     The    principal 
insect  enemies  cf  the  gi-ape,  figs.,  7,  Farmers' Bulletin,   No.   70,  '98. 
The  peach  twig- borer:  an  important  enemy  of  stone  fruits,  figs-.  7 
Farmers'  Fulletiu.  No.  80,  '98.— R  o  s  s  ,    R.     The  mosquito  theory 
of  malaria,  26.— S  c  h  g  ,    C  •     On  the  fioht  against  scale  insects.  84. 
Oct.  19.— S  m  i  t .  h  ,    J  .    B  .    Crude  petroleum  as  an   insecticide,  4 
pis  .  Bulletin   138.  New  Jersey  Agric.  Exper.  Stations,  New  Bruns- 
wick, Sept.  5,  '99.— W  i  I  c  o  x  ,    E  .     V  .      Abstracts  of  recent  pub- 
licatious.7,  Experiment  Station  Record,  xi,  -2.— AY  o  o  d  s  .    A  •    F  . . 
and    Do.rsett,    P.    H.    The    use  of    hydrocyanic  acid  gas   foi 
fumigating  greenhouses  and  cold   frames,   tigs.,  7,  circular  No.  37. 
second  series,  Jan  10. 

Arachnida.— Ca  mb  ridge  ,  F.  O.  P.  Anchuid-i  Ar.uieidei,  vol 
ii,  pp.  41-50,  pis.  iii-iv,*  15.— C  a  m  bridge.    O  .    P  .    Arachnida 
Araneidea,  vol.    1,  pp.  297-304,  pis.  xxxi-xxxii,*  15.— N  o  r  d  e  u  s- 
k  i  o  I  d  .    E  .     Contributions  to  knowledge  of  the  morphology'aml 
classification  of  the  Hydrachnids-,  2  pis.,  Acta  Societatis  Seienti- 
arum   Fennica?.  xxiv,  5,  Helsiugfors,  Mir.  14.  '98  :  Rec'd.  Nov.  7,  '!Mi 
— Osborn,    H.     Acarina,*  figs,  in :  The  Fur  Seals  and   Fur  Seal 
Ishnl,  etc  ,  by  David    S.  Jordan,  pt.  3,  Washington,  Gov't.  Print- 
ing Office,  '99. 

Peripatus  and  Myriopoda.— P  o  u  1  t  o  n  ,  E.  B.  Peripatus  in  tin- 
Malay  peninsula,  10.  Ort.  19.—  d  e  Z  o  g  r  a  f .  N.  On  the  lateral 
cephalic  organs  of  (ilonn-i  '/'*,  12. 

Orthoptera  —  B  u  r  r  ,  M.  Notes  on  the  Forficularia,  Annala  and 
Magazine  of  Natural  History,  London, Oct.,  '99.— S  c  udder,  s  . 
— H  .  Two  genera  of  Norrh  American  Deeticinse,*  Proceedings, 


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American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Science,  xxxv,  5,  Boston,  Get  •  ''•''.» . 
The  species  of  Myrmecophila  in  the  United  States,*  5 ;  A  compari- 
son of  the  systematic  distribution  of  European  and  North  American 
Orthoptera,  5. 

Neuroptera.—  F  1  e  t  c  h  e  r ,    J.     f'/iri/yopa  larva    in  a   new   role 
Ottawa  Naturalist,  Nov.,  '99. 

Hemiptera. — C  hampiou,  G .  C.  Rhynchota  Heteroptera  „ 
vol.  ii,  pp.  217-264,  pis.  xiii-xv,*  15. -C  o  c  k  e  r  e  1  1 ,  T.  D  .  A. 
Some  notes  on  Coccidse,  *  I. — D  o  1  b  y  -  T  y  1  e  r  ,  C .  If  .  The 
development  of  Ceroplastes  roseatws  Towns,  £"Ckll.,l  pi. .Transac- 
tions, Entomological  Society  of  London,  '99.  pt.  iii,  Sept.  30,  '99.— 
Fowler,  W  .  W  .  Rhynehota  Homoptera,  vol.  ii,  pp.  225-248 
pi.  xv,  15. —  H  e  y  m  o  u  s  ,  R,  .  Contributions  to  the  morphology 
:ind  development  of  the  Rhynehota,  3  pis.,  Abhandlungen,  kais. 
Leopold  .-Carol.  Deutschen  Akademie  der  Naturforscher,  74  Bd. 
Halle,  '99,  Webster.  F.  M  .  Have  we  more  than  one  species 
of  Blissiiii\\\  North  America?  3. 

Coleoptera.  —  A  r  r  o  w  .    G.    J.     Aiioinnla   (loiionnii,   Mnrslmm. 
synonymical  note  [<4.  im>rat<i   Blanch],  8. —  Carpenter,     L. 
Hibernation  of  Coleoptera.  Bulletin.  Societu  Linneeime  du  Xord  de 
la.  France,  No.  317.  Amiens.  May,' 99.— J  a  c  o  b  y  ,     M.     Descrip- 
tions of  new  species  of  South  American  phytophagous  Coleoptera, 
9,-vou    L  [  i  n  d  e  11  ,    M].     On    R.   Escherich's   Anatomy  and 
biology  of  I'niisxiis  hirciciis  Frid.,  likewise  a  contribution  to  knowl- 
edge of  myrmecophily,  Biologisches  Central'jlatt,  Erhingeu,  Oct.  1 
'99.— M  o  r  I  e  y,    C.' .     Mutilation   or'    Cryptophagi,  8 — S  h  a  r  p. 
I).     Coleoptera,  vol.  ii,  pt.  1.  pp.  497-552,  pi.  xvi.*  [Cucujid.se],  15. 

Diptera.  —  A  1  d  r  i  c  h  .  J  .  M  . ,  and  T  u  r  1  e  y  ,  L  .  A  .  A. 
balloon-making  fly.  tins. .3. — See  also  Economic  Entomology,  various 
authors. 

Lepidoptera.-  B  a  n  k  c  s ,  E  .  R  .  [and  W  a  1  s  i  n  g  h  a  in  . 
Lord.]  LitlHH-ulli'h's  concomitclld  ^  n.  sp.,  and  its  nearest  allies. 
8  — 1)  r  u  e  e  .  H  .  Lepidoptera  Heteroeera.  vol.  ii,  pp.  537-5.V2.  pi. 
\c-ix,*  15.— D  y  a  r.  11.  G.  Life  histories  of  North  American  Ge- 

omeirida'.    vi.    5.— (i  o  d  m  a  n  .    F.     I).,      and      Sal  v  in,      O. 
Lepidoptera    Khopalocera,  pp.   449-460,  pi.  xci  [Hesperidae*],  15.— 

II  a  in  I  y  n  -  II  a  r  r  i  s .    Ii  .      Pi/i'timeix  ntulu  itta  500    mile>    from 
laud,  21.— M  e  r  r  i  t'  i  e  1  d  ,     F  .      Gradual  formation  of  pigment  on 
the  dark  pupa  of  J'd/n'lio  i>i<i<-lt<i<>,i.  21. — S  c  h  n  1  t  /. .   ()•      Li^t    of 
the  species  of   p-ila-an-tic    M-icrolepidoptera   hitherto  found  infested 
with     thread-worm-;,   84.    Oct.    2(!  — S  e  m  p  e  r  .      (i.        llelemceiM 
in  :  U  ei<e  1 1  iui  A  re  hi  pel  der  Philippine!)  von  Dr.  (     Semper.  X  weiter 
Theil.  \vi--enschaftliclie  Hesnltate.  Bd.  \'  I.  Liefenini:  :f.   \Vie-l)adeii. 
('.  W.  Kreidel'-  \'ei  lag.  "nil      7  pis.     S  n  y  d  e  r,     A  .     .1  •       Ameri- 
can Lepidoptera  |  col  led  ion-;  of].  Popular  Science.  New  York,  Od  .. 
'!)'.).  —  S  o  n  I  c  .    ('.    (i.      (tearing    larva-    in    tin   boxes.  5.— W  a  t  - 


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son.    J.      On    L'ali:ii(i<i<t,   the  single  genus  of  an  aberrant   sul>- 
family  of  butterflies,  118. 

Hymenoptera. — A  1  f  k  e  n  ,    J  .    I).     The  Xyloco/>a  species  of  the 

Hawaiian   Islands,  not    X    (Kneipennis  DeG  ,  but  X.  chloroptera 

Lep.,  41.  -C  a  in  e  r  o  u  ,    P  .     Description  of  a  genus  and  species- 

probably  representing  a  new  tribe  of  Hymenoptera  from  Chili,  118^ 

— C  ockerell,    T.    D.    A.    The  species  of  the  bee  genus  Dieu- 

nomia*  9.—  F  o  r  e  1 ,    A.     Hymeuoptera.  vol.  iii,   pp.    1-80,  pis- 

i-iii.*     [Formicidse,  Myrmicidse]  15 ;  Letter  from  Faisons  [North 

( 'arolina,  dated  July  28, 1899, containing  observations  on  ants],  35.— 

Fox,    W.    J-     Contributions  to  a  knowledge  of  the  Ilymenoptei-a 

of  Brazil,  No.  7:  Eumenidae  (genera  Zelhtts,  Labxx,  Zelhoides,  Eu- 

menes.  Montezumia  and  Nortotifa)  I.— Kouow.    F.    W.    New 

Tenth  redinidje  from  South  America,  41. — Paulcke,    W  •     On 

the  question  of  the  part henogeuetic origin  of  the  drones  (Apfsmellf- 

fica    male),    h'gs..    Auatomischer     Anzeiger,    Jena.    Oct.    5,    '99. — 

Plateau.    F  .     See  the  General  Subject. 


INSECTS.  PART  11.  Hymenoptera  continued  (Tubulifera  and  Acu- 
leata).  Coleoptera,  Strepsiptera,  Lepidoptera,  Diptera,  Aphaniptera, 
Thysanoptera.  Hemiutera,  Auoplura.  By  David  Sharp,  London7 
Macmillan  and  Co. .Limited.  New  York  :  The  Macmillau  C  o.  1899, 
8vo,  pp.  xii.  026;  293  figs.  Received  from  John  Wauamaker. 

This,  the  sixth  volume  of  the  Cambridge  Natural  History,  edited 
by  S.  F.  Harmer  ami  A.  E.  Shipley,  concludes  the  account  of  the 
insects  begun  in  Vol.  V.  This  latter,  published  in  1895,  dealt  with 
Peripatus  and  the  Myriapods  by  different  authors,  and  devoted  483 
pages  to  a  general  account  of  Insects  and  of  the  orders  Aptera, 
Orthoptera,  Neuroptera  (in  the  wide  sense),  and  the  Hymenoptera 
Sessi  live  litres  and  Petiolata-Parasitica. 

Those  who  know  Dr,  Sharp's  previous  volume  need  only  be  told 
that  the  present  one  is  truly  a  continuation.  By  its  completion  we 
have  now  an  excellent  series  of  modern  books  of  reference,  none  of 
which  deals  with  precisely  the  same  aspect  of  entomology,  although 
they  must  and  do  repeat  many  facts  of  primary  importance.  Thus 
for  a  general  sketch  we  have  Carpenter's  "Insects,  their  structure 
and  life,"  noticed  in  the  November  NEWS,  for  uu  introduction  to 
taxonomy  Comstock's  "Manual ;"  Packard's  "Text  Book  of  Ento- 
mology "  is  a  store  house  for  anatomy  and  physiology:  Smith's 
'Economic  Entomology'1  presents  the  applied  science;  while 
Sharp  s  "Insects'"  deeply  interests  us  by  the  prominence  which  is 
given  to  habit&. 

Probably  most  persons  will  be  puzzled,  like  ourselves,  at  the  order 
in  which  the  different  groups  of  insects  are  discussed  by  Dr.  Sharp. 
In  a  general  way  that  order  corresponds  to  increasing  complexitx. 
but  the  position  of  the  Hymenoptera  in  particular  seems  abnormal. 

As  our  readers  may  be  interested  in  having  presented  to  them  an 


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abridgment  of  the  classification  of  the  larger  order>  a>  cmplov  cd  in 
this  volume,  we  add  the  following  table  : 


Hvmenopte 


,   Tubnlifera.      .Chrysidida-. 
ra     J  ,   Anthophila. 

/  ^  Diploptera. 

1    Aculeata... 


Fossores 

Heterogyna  i  r'ormicida-  . 


Ooleoptera < 


Lamellicornia. 

Adepliao-a  or  Cavanoidea. 
Polyviiorplia- 
Ileteromera. 
riiyto])ha»a. 
Rhyncophora. 
(_  Streps! ptera. 


Lepidoptera.       . .  Khopaloceni  and  Heterocera. 


Dipt  era  . 


Orthorrhai)ha  Xemocera. 
Orthorrhapha  Brachycera. 
^  Cyclorrhapha  Aschi/a, 
CycloiThapha  Schixophora. 
Pupipara. 


\  Gvnmocerata- 
Heteroptem..  (  Cryptocerata. 

I 

ra        .  •{  \  Trim  era 

|   Homoptera...      Dimcra. 

I  Auoplura . 


Mouomera. 


The  most  interesting  part  of  the  book  is  probably  the  >ivti<-n  on 
the  llyuienoptera.  by  reason  of  the  striking,  various  and  won- 
derful habits  of  these  insects.  There  are,  however,  many  similar 
observations  recorded  for  other  groups  and  they  prove  must  enticing 
rending  when  one  opens  the  book  at  random  .  The  illustrat  ion>  are 
as  delightfully  dear  and  clean  as  is  the  typography,  so  that  the 
book  is  pleasing  in  every  way,  and  we  must  expect  weight  in  a  vol- 
ume which  treats  of  insects.  Author  and  readers  nrc  alike  to  In 
congratulated  on  the  results  of  Dr.  Sharp's  labors  amid-t  the  be- 
wildering riches  of  entomology.  1'.  !'.<'. 


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DOINGS  OF  SOCIETIE  3 

MINUTES  OF  NEWAKK  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY- 

Regular  ineetiug  was  held  at  Town  Hall,  Sunday,  October  8th, 
at  3:00  p.m.  Vice  President  Kemp  presided  and  eight  members 
were  present,  including  Prof.  Smith. 

Mr.  Angleman  and  Mr.  Buchholz  reported  Pieris protodice  com- 
mon near  Newark. 

Mr.  Weidt  exhibited  a  series  Cleora  umbrosaria,&  Geometrid, 
showing  the  intergrades  from  the  dark  to  the  light  forms.  The  9 
as  a  rule  were  lighter.  The  insect  was  very  common  at  Forrest 
Hill  near  Newark,  on  September  19th,  and  were  taken  on  the  trunks 
of  hemlock  trees.  From  eight  to  ten  specimens  were  seen  on  one  tree . 

Mr  Buchholz  found  Bchinia  brer  is  plentiful,  locally,  neir  Eliza- 
bethport,  September  9th. 

Mr.  Kemp  reported  the  capture  of  Pseudanthroecia  coracms&t 
Elizabeth,  July  7th. 

Mr.  Weidt  donated  a  pen  to  the  society  as  the  last  one  had  been 
placed  on  the  retired  list  on  half  pay,  having  been  in  service  for 
over  two  years.  Meeting  adjourned  A  J.  WEIDT,  Secretary. 

A  meeting  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  was  held  Oc- 
tober 26th.  Mr.  C.  W.  Johnson.  Vice  President,  in  the  chair.  Dr. 
Skinner  presented  178  insects  from  Utah.  Mr.  Liebeck  stated  that 
the  society  had  purchased  206  specimens,  73  species  of  Coleoptera 
from  the  Griffith  collection.  Dr.  Skinner  exhibited  the  mouth 
parts  of  the  Cnrabidw  from  which  illustrations  had  been  made  for 
Dr.  Horn's  paper  on  the  family  These  spei-imeus  were  originally 
gummed  on  card  board  but  had  been  lately  remounted  on  glass  mi- 
croscope slides  by  Prof  John  B.  Smith.  They  are  now  inappro- 
priate boxes  and  all  numbered  in  accordance  with  Dr.  Horn's 
paper.  Mr-  Ulke  of  Washington,  who  was  present  and  by  the  way 
was  the  first  member  elected  to  the  society,  spoke  of  the  great 
value  of  Dr.  Horn's  work  and  aiso  complimented  Prof  Smith  for 
putting  the  material  in  a  condition  to  be  available  for  study  for  an 
indefinite  period.  A  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  Prof. 
Smith  for  his  valuable  work.  Mr.  Laurent  exhibited  the  Coleop- 
tera collected  by  Prof.  A.  J.  Snyder  and  himself  in  Utah,  princi- 
pally at  the  head  of  the  big  Cottouwood  ('anon.  The  catch  was  a 
good  one  considering  that  less  than  100  hours  collecting  was  had. 
The  speaker  was  surprised  to  see  sucha  small  amount  ot  variation 
in  Cicinaela  longrtabris.  Lucanus  nifiz«)n(i,  Gun  rotes  crcssoni. 
Eleodes  extricatn-  and  Pristoselis  were  specially  mentioned:  the 
hitter  were  abundant  on  thistles.  The  photographs  taken  on  tiic 
trip  were  shown.  Dr.  Calvert  exhibited  the  ()<ton«ta  collected  by 
Dr.  Skinner  in  Utah.  There  werethirty-two  specimens  represent- 
ing fifteen  species.  A  pair  of  Somatoc-hlora  semicircularis  in  tine 
condition  were  mentioned.  Plathernfn  suhnrimld  .  .are  much 


1891>]  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  ;;<(;; 

like  the  Eastern  species.  They  differed  in  that  in  the  East  the 
sexes  are  marked  differently  while  the  Western  ones  are  alike.  Li 
belhila  forensis  was  said  to  he  the  Eastern  representative  of  L.  i>nl- 
chella.  Ophif/oiii/i/tt'N  <><-<-i<]<-ntis  was  taken.  The  difficulties  of 
this  genus  were  mentioned  Enallftf/iin/  calrertt  was  said  to  be 
very  close  to  annej-init  The  differences  in  the  appendages  were  de 
scribed.  The  sexes  of  calverti  were  taken  in  coitn.  Some  New 
Jersey  s})ecimens  of  Odoiiata  received  from  Mr.  Davis  were  also 
shown.  Two  specimens  of  what  was  supposed  to  be  Art/iff  fnnis- 
l(i fa  were  taken  at  New  FouudUnd,  N.  J.,  and  were  of  peculiar  in- 
terest because  they  correspond  most  closely  with  specimens  from 
Arkansas,  Texas  and  Mexico.  The  types  came  from  A'enezuela 
Dr.  Skinnerexhibited  the  Lepidoptera  taken  by  himself  in  Colorado 
and  Utah  during  the  past  summer.  Mr.  Johnson  exhibited  the 
Dfptera  taken  by  Dr  Skinner  in  Utah  and  said  there  was  a  new 
species  of  tiyriiiihoroniyia  and  a  Tiptda  not  yet  determined.  AV>vf- 
Inniujni  net-nth?  9  was  of  much  interest.  The  differences  between 
the  sexes  were  pointed  out.  The  greater  part  were  Pacific  slope 
species.  Dasyllix  colinnbica  was  of  interest  because  it  mimics  the 
bumble  bee  which  has  fulvous  pile  the  same  as  the  fly.  The  flies 
collected  by  Mr.  Laurent  were  also  exhibited. 

Mr.  Ulke  said  he  did  not  believe  in  rare  species.  It  means  igno- 
rance of  locality,  time  or  habits.  Say  described  two  water  beetles 
received  from  Melsbeimer,  as  Hydrocampus  rotiuulntns.  Dr. 
Horn  did  not  notice  these  in  his  studies  and  it  subsequently  turned 
up  in  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Ulke  also  found  them  in  sornesmall  pud 
dies  and  took  50  or  GO  in  a  day.  A  small  species  of  &i'//>/i>'<lif,  Pm<>- 
(tytes  cryptophagoides  agreeing  with  Maunerheinrs  specimen* 
Ironi  Alaska  was  also  taken  in  the  woods  near  'Washington,  D.  C., 
and  was  found  in  a  deep  hole  near  a  stump.  It  is  a  blind  species 
and  is  found  by  sifting.  Mr.  Wenzel  stated  that  his  son  had  found 
a  Pselajphus  new  to  his  collei-tiou,  in  the  roots  of  sedge  His  expe- 
rience in  sifting  and  finding  rare  ^pecies  was  given.  lie  corrobo- 
rated what  Mr.  Ulke  said  about  so  called  rare  species. 

DK.  HENRY  SKINXKK,  Recorder. 

At  the  October  meeting  of  the  Feldmau  Collecting  Social  held  at 
the  residence  of  Mr.  11  \V .  Wenzel,  1528  South  Thirteenth  street, 
Philadelphia,  twelve  members  were  present. 

Mr.  Johnson  exhibited  his  collection  of  Chironomidse,  containing 
1  he  following  number  of  species  from  New  Jersey  :  ('hirunomiiHi, 
](',;  ('/•/!•»/, foft/in,  :>,  :  ('<iiii/>t(H-l(nliiis,A:  OrUnx-Uuliiix.  -J  ;  /•:/!/•//<•- 
IK-HI  UN.  \;  Ttnit//mx.H;  ( 'iTtr/u/ioi/oit,  I'.l  ;  lldrmn,  I/KI .  1  ;  a  total 
of  .V>. 

Prof  J.  15.  Sin  i  tli  stated  the  probable  existence  of  many  more  -.pe 
i-iesof  this  family  in  New  Jersey  than  were  represented  in  the  al>o\  e 
list.      Very  little  is  known  of  their  early  stages  and  while  the  larva- 
an-  slid  to  live  on  decavinir  vegetable  ii.  alter  in  water,  there    is  one 


304  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Dec 

species,  Cricoptopus  sylvesfris  which   is  injurious   to    vegetation. 
the  larva'  mining  the  leaves  of  the  water  lily,    Vx-lorifi  ret/id- 

Mr  Johnson  referred  to  a  former  commmunication  on  spirally 
girdled  hickory  twigs,  and  stated  he  had  since  reared  two  speci- 
mens of  Hi'tmtrliilK'K  quadrimaculatus  therefrom. 

Mr.  II.  Weuzel  exhibited  his  collection  ofScydmaenidae  and  P.-H 
aphida."  containing1  about  150  species  and  900  specimens.      Over  NO 
specie-  were  from  the  vicinity  of  Philadelphia.  71)  of  which   occur 
in  New  Jersey,  although  he  believed  all  will  eventually  be  found  in 
both  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey. 

Prof  Smith  called  attention  to  a  collection  of  the  mouth  parts  of 
Carabidse  on  which  Dr.  Horn's  classification  of  that  family  was 
based.  He  had  undertaken  the  mounting  of  these  specimens  on 
microscopic  slides,  the  specimens  being  originally  pasted  on  card 
board.  In  every  instance  the  specimen  was  simply  named  gener- 
ic-ally. The  slides  will  be  arranged  in  boxes,  the  latter  numbered 
to  correspond  to  the  plates  of  Dr.  Horn's  paper,  and  each  slide  is 
numbered  the  same  as  the  corresponding  figure  on  the  plates.  He 
stated  that  the  figures  are  not  exact,  the  author  bringing  out  only 
certain  salient  features  of  the  mouth  parts  and  in  the  speaker's  opin- 
ion thereby  overlooking  other  important  characters. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  extended  Prot.  J.  B.  Smith  for  tile-elegant 
collation  given  the  members  at  the  last  meeting. 

Dr.  Skinner  related  the  experiences  of  his  recent  trip  to  the  Wa- 
-atch  Mountains,  Utah,  in  company  with  Me.-srs.  Snyderand  Laur- 
ent. WILLIAM  J.  Fox.  Secretary 


VOL,   X 


iNO.  i 


Entomological  News 


Feniseca  tarquinlus 
Chrysalis 


JANUARY,  1899. 


EDITOR: 
HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 

PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Ph.  D.,  Associate  Editor. 


EZRA  T.  CHE8SON 
PHILIP  LAURENT. 


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CHARLES  A.  BLAKE.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

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CRESSON,  (E.  T  )—  Synopsis  of  the  Families  and  Genera  of  the 
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Fenlseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis  (enlarged) 


FEBRUARY,  1899. 


EDITOR: 
HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 

PHILIP  P,  CALVERT,  Ph.  D.,  Associate  Editor. 


Advisory    Committee: 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

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F 


Feniseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis  (enlarged) 


MARCH,  1899. 


EDITOR: 
HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 

PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Ph.  D.,  Associate  Editor. 


Advisory   Committee: 

E2KA  T.  CRE83ON.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE.  CHARL'SS  LTEBECK. 

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From  North  America,  Central  and  South  America,  India,  Japan  and  Europe 
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L  L-r\lO  1  O,    and  Exotic  Lepidoptera  which  I  offer  for 

sale  by  single  example  or  in  lots,  at  low  prices.  Also  will  exchange  for  good 
N.  American  species,  BombycidEe,  Noctuidae,  etc.  All  offered  are  correctly 
named  and  exact  locality  given.  I  also  will  identify  carefully  and  promptly 
for  anyone  desiring  it,  any  species  of  N.  American  or  Foreign  butterflies  or 
moths.  Correspondence  cordially  invited  from  the  beginner  as  well  as  thi 
advanced  student  Specimens  neatly  and  properly  spread  at  reasonable  rates. 

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of  Mexico,  by  H.  C.  Fall  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc  1898) 
4  plates $I.OO 

LEPIDOPTERA— Synonymical  Catalogue  of  N.   Am.    Rhopalocera, 

by  Henry  Skinner,  M.  D.,  1898 1  .OO 

HYMENOPTER A. -The  species  of  /Vw  inhabiting  America,   north 

of  Mex.,  by  Wm.  J.  Fox,  (Trans.  Am.  Ent   Soc.  1898)  .20 

Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

Boreal  America,  by  S.  N.  Dunning  (Trans.  Am.  Ent. 

Soc.,  1898, .IO 

On  some  Panurgine  and  other  Bees,  by  T.  D.  A.  Cock- 

erell  (Trans   Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898} .15 

OD3NATA— Burmeister's  Types  of  Odonata,    by   P.    P.    Calvert, 

-Trans-.  Am.  Ent  Soc   1898,}!  plate .75 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof  J.    B.   Smith. 

1891.  pp.  124  listing  6020  species I.OO 

LIST  OF  COLEOPTERA  of  America  North  of  Mexico,  by  Samuel 

Henshaw,  1885 1.25 

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CRESSON,  (E.  T  )  -Synopsis  of  the  Families  and  Genera  of  the 
Hymenoptera  of  Am  North  of  Mex.  together  with  a 
catalogue  of  the  described  species  and  bibliography. 
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A  MANUAL  FOR  THU  STUDY  OF  INSECTS.  By  John 
Henry  Com^tock,  Professor  of  Entomology  in  Cornell  University,  and  Leland 
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Chalcolepidius  tartarus,  N.  Sp.     Described  by  H   C.  Fall  of  Cala.      30  cents 
per  specimen      C.  webbii,  25  cents. 

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To  buy  the  male  of  Pelecinus  polycerator  Drury.  It  is  only  to  be 
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WE  buy  and  sell  all  orders  of  Insects,  Cocoons  and  pupa;,  American  and 
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™I   PPI  nflPTFRIQTQ     l   have   £reat   "Ambers   of  N     American 
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N.  American  species,  Bombycidee,  Noctuidae,  etc.  All  offered  are  correctly 
named  and  exact  locality  given.  I  also  will  identify  carefully  and  promptly 
for  anyone  desiring  it,  any  species  of  N.  American  or  Foreign  butterflies  or 
moths.  Correspondence  cordially  invited  from  the  beginner  as  well  as  the 
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»f  Mexico,  by  H.  C.  Fall  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc  1*9*1 
4  plates $I.OO 

LEPIDOPTERA— Synonymical  Catalogue  of  N.    Am.    Rhopalocera, 

by  Henry  Skinner,   M.  D.,   1898 1  .OO 

HYMENOPTERA -The  species  of  /V,/   inhabiting  America,   north 

of  Mex.,  by  Win.  J.  Fox,  (Trans.  Am.  But   Soc.  1*98)  .20 

Monograph    of  the    species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

Boreal  America,  by  S.  N.  Dunning  (Trans.  Am.  Ent. 

Soc.,  1898,    .    .    .    ." ' .IO 

— On  some  Panurgine  and  other  Bees,  by  T.  D.  A.  Cock- 

erell  (Trans   Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898) .15 

ODONATA— Burrneister's   Types   of  Odonata,    by    P.    P.    Calvert, 

(Trans.  Am.  Ent   Soc   1898,)  I  plate .75 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof  J.    B.    Smith, 

1*91.  pp.  124  listing  6020  species I.OO 

LIST  OF  COLEOPTERA  of  America  North  of  Mexico,   by   Samuel 

Henshaw,  1885 1.25 

SUPPLEMENT  to  same,  1*95      .50 

CRESSON,  (E.  T  )  -Synopsis  of  the  Families  and  Genera  of  the 
Hymenoptera  of  Am  North  of  Mex.  together  with  a 
catalogue  of  the  described  species  and  bibliography. 
Parts  i  and  2  complete,  18*7 ".  3.OO 

Sent  on  receipt  of  price.     Price  Lists  N'os.  i,  2,  3  and  4  may  be  had  on 

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A  MAM  AL  FOIl  THK  STUDY  OF  INSECTS  By  John 
Henry  Com^tock,  Professor  of  Entomology  in  Cornell  University,  and  Leland 
Stanford,  Jr.,  University,  and  Anna  Botsford  Comstock,  member  of  the  Soci- 
ety of  American  Wood  Engravers.  The  hook  consists  of  711  pages,  and  is  il- 
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Chalcolepidius  tartarus,  N.  Sp.     Described  by  H   C.  Fall  of  Cala.     50   cents 
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To  buy  the  male  of  Pelecinus  polycerator  Drury.  It  is  only  to  be 
found  in  two  collections  in  America. 

R.  J.  WEITH,   ELKHART,  INDIANA. 

Lepidoptera  For  Sale  and  Exchange. 

Native  and  Exotic,  expanded  and  in  envelopes,  by  the  piece  or  in  lots  of  iuc  , 
mixed  ;  various  grades  at  various  prices  Morphos  and  Caligos  in  numbers. 
59  species  of  Papilios,  many  rare.  Send  for  lists. 

ELLISON  A.  SMYTH,  Jr., 
Va.  Polytechnic  Institute,  BLACKSBURG,  VA. 


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Catocala,  Sphinges  and  Bombycidae,  Columbia  and  other  rare  cocoons.  Give 
good  exchange  for  desirable  material.  Patent  pressed  cork,  best  and  cheapest 
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Entomological  News 


Feniseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis  (enl;u%ce<i) 


MAY,  1899. 


EDITOR: 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
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COLEOPTERA—  Revision  of  the  species  of  Apion  of  American  north 
of  Mexico,  by  H.  C.  Fall  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898) 
4  plates $I.OO 

LEPIDOPTERA— Synonymical  Catalogue  of  N.    Am.    Rliopalocera, 

by  Henry  Skinner,  M.  D.,   1898 1  .OO 

HYMENOPTERA  -The  species  of  Psen   inhabiting  America,   north 

of  Mex.,  by  Wm.  J.  Fox,  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898)  .20 

Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

Boreal  America,  by  S.  N.  Dunning  (Trans.  Am.  Ent. 

Soc.,  1898,    .    .    .    .' .IO 

— On  some  Panurgine  and  other  Bees,  by  T.  D.  A.  Cock- 

erell  (Trans   Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898) .15 

ODONATA— Burmeister's   Types   of  Odonata,    by    P.    P.    Calvert, 

(Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc   1898,)!  plate .75 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof  J.    B.   Smith, 

1891.  pp.  124  listing  6020  species I.OO 

LIST  OF  COLEOPTERA  of  America  North  of  Mexico,   by  Samuel 

Henshaw,  1885 1.25 

SUPPLEMENT  to  same,  1895 .50 

CRESSON,  (E.  T  )  -  Synopsis  of  the  Families  and  Genera  of  the 
Hymenoptera  of  Am  North  of  Mex.  together  with  a 
catalogue  of  the  described  species  and  bibliography. 
Parts  i  and  2  complete,  1887 3.OO 

Sent  on  receipt  of  price.     Price  Lists  Nos.  i,  2,  3  and  4  may  be  had  on 

application  to 

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LEPIDOPTERA  FOR  SALE. 

Lowest  prices.  Indian,  S.  American  and  Australian.  Papilios  daksha,  tam- 
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Entomological  News 


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Fenlseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis 


JUNE,  1899. 


EDITOR: 
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PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Ph.  D./Assouate  Editor. 


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Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

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Entomological  News 


Fenlseca  tarquinlus 
Chrysalis  (enlarged) 


SEPTEMBER,  1899. 


EDITOR: 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Ph.  D.,  Associate  Editor. 


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Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

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VOL,  X  NO.  8 


Entomological  News 


Feniseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis  n'lilarnvd) 


OCTOBER,  1899. 


EDITOR: 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
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Advisory    Committee: 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

PHILIP  LAURENT.  WILLIAM  J.  FOX.  CHARLES  W.  JOHNSON. 


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Entomological  Society. 

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THE  undersigned  offers  for  the  next  season,  at  low  prices,  cash 
payment,  fresh  Coleopters   and   Lepiclopters  from 
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correspondence. 

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COLEOPTERA—  Revision  of  the  species  of  Apion  of  American  north 
of  Mexico,  by  H.  C.  Fall  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898) 
4  plates $I.OO 

LEPIDOPTERA— Synonymical  Catalogue  of   N.    Am.    A'hopatocera, 

by  Henry  Skinner,  M.  D.,   1898 1  .OO 

HYMENOPTERA- The  species  of  Psen  inhabiting  America,   north 

of  Mex.,  by  Win.  J.  Fox,  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898)  .20 

Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

Boreal  America,  by  S.  N.  Dunning  (Trans.  Am.  Ent. 

Soc.,  1898 ' .10 

— On  some  Panurgine  and  other  Bees,  by  T.  D.  A.  Cock- 

erell  (Trans   Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898) .15 

ODONATA— Burmeister's  Types  of  Odonata,    by   P.    P.    Calvert, 

(Trans.  Am.  Ent  Soc   1898,)  I  plate .75 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof  J.    B.    Smith, 

1891.  pp.  124  listing  6020  species I.OO 

LfST  OF  COLEOPTERA  of  America  North  of  Mexico,   by   Samuel 

Henshaw,  1885 1.25 

SUPPLEMENT  to  same,  1895 .50 

CRESSON,  (E.  T  )  -Synopsis  of  the  Families  and  Genera  of  the 
Hymenoptera  of  Am  North  of  Mex.  together  with  a 
catalogue  of  the  described  species  and  bibliography. 
Parts  i  and  2  complete,  1887 "  3.OO 

Sent  on  receipt  of  price.     Price  Lists  Nos.  I,  2,  3  and  4  may  be  had  on 

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history,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish  scientific  colleciions  in  any  branch 
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VOL.  X  NO.  9 


Entomological  News 


r 


Fenlseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis  (enlarged) 


NOVEMBER,  1899. 


EDITOR: 
HtNRY  SKINNHR,  M.  D. 

PHILIP   P.   CALVERT,   Ph.  L>.,  Associate  Editor. 


Advisory    Committee: 

EZRA  T.  CRES.-ON.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

PHILIP  LAURENT.  WILLIAM  J.  FOX.  CHARLES  W.  JOHNSON. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

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THE   G.  K.   NET 

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New   Publications. 

COLEOPTERA  — Revision  of  the  species  of  Apion  of  American  north 
of  Mexico,  by  H.  C.  Fall  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc  1898) 
4  plates $I.OO 

LEPIDOPTERA— Synonyniical  Catalogue  of  N.    Am.    Rfiopalocera, 

by  Henry  Skinner,  M.  D.,  1898 1  .OO 

HYMENOPTERA     The  species  of  /'sm   inhabiting  America,   north 

of  Mex.,  by  Win.  J.  Fox,  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898)  .20 

Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

Boreal  America,  by  S.  N.  Dunning  (Trans.  Am.  Ent. 

Soc.,  1898,    .    .    .    ." ,IO 

On  some  Panurgine  and  other  Bees,  by  T.  D.  A.  Cock- 

erell  (Trans   Am.  Eut.  Soc.  1898) .15 

ODONATA—  Burmeister's  Types   of  Odonata,    by   P.    P.    Calvert, 

Trans.  Am.  Ent   Soc    1898,)!  plate      .75 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof  J.    B.    Smith, 

1891.  pp.  124  listing  6020  species I.OO 

LIST  OF  COLEOPTERA  of  America  North  of  Mexico,   by  Samuel 

Henshaw,  1885 1.25 

SUPPLEMENT  to  same,  1895      .50 

CRESSON,  (E.  T  )     Synopsis  of  the  Families  and   Genera   of  the 
Hynienoptera  of  Am    North  of  Mex.  together  with  a 
catalogue  of  the  described  species  and  bibliography 
Parts  i  and  2  complete,  1887 3.OO 

Sent  on  receipt  of  price.     Price  Lists  Nos.  I,  2,  3  and  4  may  be  had  on 

application  to 

E   T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  O.   Box  248,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


A  FINE  LOT  OF  BEETLES 

For  sale.     The  best  stock  of  North  American  Coleopterato  be  found  anywhere. 
May  be  had  in  sets  or  single  specimens.     Our  yearly  trips  enable  us  to  offer 
rare  species  at  moderate  prices.     I/et  us  quote  prices  on  your  desiderata.     Ask 
for  "Insect  News,"  issued  free,  it  will  keep  you  posted  on  novelties  as  fast 
they  are  secured.     Lists  always  sent  on  demand. 

H.  F.  WICKHAM,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

LEPIDOPTERA^FOR  SALE. 

Lowest  prices.  Indian,  S.  American  and  Australian.  Papilios  daksha,  tam- 
alina.  buddha,  etc..  Morphos-cipris  amathonte.  Some  lots  of  50  species  So. 
Am.  for  only  $  i  .2=;.  Send  for  list. 

H.  K    BURRISON,  West  Newton,  Mass. 

A    TKXT-HOOK  OF   ENTOMOLOGY,  including    the    anatomy, 

physiology,  embryology  and  metamorphoses  of  insects  for  use  in    agricultural 
and  technical  schools  and  colleges,  as  well  as  by    the    working   entomologist 
by  Alpheus  S    Packard,  Professor  of  Zoology  and  Geology,  Brown  University, 
author  of  "Guide  to  Study  of  Insects,"  "Entomology  for  Beginners,"  etc  .with 
over  400  illustrations      Svo.       For    sale    by    ENTOMOLOGICAL    Xi'.ws        Price, 

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Fine  Carlsbader  Insect 
Pins  a  specialty.  Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 

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Hales  of  Pelecinus  polyturator  Drury 

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HAVING  enlarged  our  business  in  regard  to  other  branches  of  natural 
history,  we  are  prepared  to  furnish  scientific  collections  in  any  branch 
of  zoology.  We  offer  mounted  birds,  bird  skins,  bird's  eggs  in  sets,  anato- 
mical preparation  in  Formalin,  skeletons  of  animals,  skulls  mounted 
fishes  and  batrachians,  lizards,  and  other  reptiles.  We  buy  and  sell  all  orders 
of  insects,  cocoons,  and  pupae — American  and  foreign  .  Offer  life  histories  of 
Lepidoptera,  Fertilised  Ova,  of  the  rarer  kind.  Patent  pressed  cork,  the 
newess,  best  and  cheapest,  9x12x5-16,  ten  sheets  for  #1.00  Nothing  less  sold. 
Tools,  pins,  presses,  nets  and  cabinets.  Send  5  cents  for  catalogue.  No 
postals  Prof.  CARL  BRAUN,  BANGOR,  ME. 


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FARMER.  Send  10  cents,  for  three  months  subscription  to  FARMER  CO., 
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Collecting,  mounting  and  preserving  utensils,  insect  pins,  specimen  and 
museum  jars,  formaldehyde,  metamorphosis  collections,  mimicry  insects,  etc. 
'etc.,  etc.  Write  for  information  and  catalogues  to 

THE  KNY-SCHEERER  CO.,  DEPARTMENT  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCE, 
Dr.  G.  Lagai,  17  Park  Place,  NEW  YORK,  N.  Y. 

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VOL.  X  NO.  10 


Entomological  News 


Feniseca  tarquinius 
Chrysalis 


DECEMBER,  1899. 


EDITOR: 

-HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D'. 

PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Ph.  I). ,  Associate  Eds 


Advisory    Committee: 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

PHILIP  LAURENT.  WILLIAM  J.  FOX.  CHARLES  W.  JOHNSON. 


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published  monthly,  excepting  July  and  August,  in  charge  of  the  Entomological 
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known  collector  of  Toronto,  Can.,  comprising  Hymenoptera,  Coleoptera, 
Lepidoptera,  Diptera,  etc.,  etc.  For  further  particular  apply  to 

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New   Publications. 

COLEOPTERA— Revision  of  the  species  of  Apion  of  American  north 
of  Mexico,  by  H.  C.  Fall  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc  1898) 
4  plates $I.OO 

LEPIDOPTERA— Synonymical  Catalogue  of  N.   Am.    Rhopalocera, 

by  Henry  Skinner,  M.  D.,  1898. 1  .OO 

HYMENOPTERA- The  species  of  /V«  inhabiting  America,  north 

^of  Mex.,  by  Win.  J.  Fox,  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898)  .20 

Monograph   of  the   species  of  Aphilanthops  inhabiting 

Boreal  America,  by  S.  N.  Dunning  (Trans.  Am.  Ent. 

Soc.,  1898,    .  .IO 

On  some  Panurgine  and  other  Bees,  by  T.  D.  A.  Cock- 

erell  (Trans   Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1898} .15 

ODONATA— Burmeister's  Types   of  Odonata,    by   P.    P.    Calvert, 

i Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc    1898,)!  plate      .75 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof  J.    B.    Smith, 

1891.  pp.  124  listing  6020  species I.OO 

LIST  OF  COLEOPTERA  of  America  North  of  Mexico,   by   Samuel 

Henshaw,  1885 1.25 

SUPPLEMENT  to  same,  1895      .50 

CRESSON,  (E.  T  )  -  Synopsis  of  the  Families  and  Genera  of  the 
Hymenoptera  of  Am  North  of  Mex.  together  with  a 
catalogue  of  the  described  species  and  bibliography. 
Parts  i  and  2  complete,  1887 3.OO 

Sent  on  receipt  of  price.     Price  Lists  Xos.  I,  2,  3  and  4  may  be  had  on 

application  to 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  O.  Box  248,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

A  FINE  LOT  OF  BEETLES 

For  sale.  The  best  stock  of  North  American  Coleopterato  be  found  anywhere. 
May  be  had  in  sets  or  single  specimens.  Our  yearly  trips  enable  us  to  offer 
rare  specie*  at  moderate  prices.  Let  us  quote  prices  on  your  desiderata.  Ask 
for  "Insect  News,"  issued  free,  it  will  keep  you  posted  on  novelties  as  fast  as 
they  are  secured.  Lists  always  sent  on  demand. 

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alina,  buddha,  etc.,  Morphos-cipris  amathonte.  Some  lots  of  50  species  So. 
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*tr  These  notices  are  continued  as  long  as  our  limited  space  will  allow ;  the  ne\i 

ones  are  added  at  the  end  of  the  column,  and   only  when  necessary  1  hose  at     I  lie 
top  (being  longest  Ini  are  discontinued. 

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Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  1st,  The  numher  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWKXTY-KIVK  for  each  sending;  I'd.  The  sender  to  pa\ 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  Un- 
American  Entomological  Society  ;  3d,  Kach  specimen  must  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  maybe  announced  accordingly.  Exotic  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  be  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAPTUKE  AND  EXACT  LOCALITY  ox  EACH  .si-i-:ci- 
MEN.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  U,  Vol.  III.  Address 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

WANTED. — Live  pupte  of  Luna.  lo,  Imperialis,  Ecgahs,  etc.,  will  exchange 
bird  skins,  eggs,  stuffed  birds,  etc.— John  Clayton,  Lincoln,  Me. 

FOR  EXCHANGE. — Iu*ect  Life,  vol.  i,  1-2;  vol.  iii,  1-6.  Price,  lf>c.  each. — 
Eugene  R.  Fischer,  2707  Winnebagu  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  wanted  from  all  oiher  parts  of  the  United  Stale-. 
and  Canada  for  specimens  from  northeastern  Pennsylvania.  Correspondence 
solicited.— Alfred  F,.  Lister,  921  Vine  St..  Scranton,  Pa. 

LONGICORN  BEETLES  and  Parnar.sius  and  Pierids  in  papers  wanted  in  ex- 
change for  about  150  species  of  Orthoptera  and  Papilios  (my  own  collection), 
rnauy  rarities  included. — John  Watson,  94  George  St.,  Alexandra  Park,  Man- 
chester, England. 

ODONATA. — I  want  dragouflies  from  any  locality  in  America,  and  will  ex- 
change for  same.  Will  collect  in  any  order  in  this  region  for  cash. — M.  J. 
Elrod,  University  of  Montana,  Missoula,  Mont. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  desired  with  collector*  eveiy  where.  I  offer  l,e 
pidoplera,  and  will  also  collect  in  other  orders.  Send  lists. — Ernest  N.  Laing, 
Essex,  Ontario,  Canada. 

WANTED.— Tingitida'  especially  from  the  United  States.  All  specimen^ 
sent  for  determination  will  be  returned. — F.  M.  McElfresh,  Urbana,  III. 

TIPULID^E. — Will  exchange  in  any  order  for  North  American  Tipulida?. — C. 
V.  Piper,  Agricultural  College.  Pullman,  Wash. 

AM  open  to  collect  any  order  that  is  required  this  season  to  be  found  in 
Colorado.  Correspondence  solicited. — Ernest  J.  Oslar,  1858  Marion  St..  Den- 
ver, Col. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  have  a  very  large  number  of  rare  species  of  American 
butterflies  in  duplicate.  L'beral  exchange  given  for  desiderata.— Dr.  Henry 
Skinner,  Acad.  Xat.  Sci.,  1900  Race  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

TETTIGID.E.— Specimens  of  Ihis  Orthoptenn  group  wanted  from  any  lo- 
cality.—J.  L.  Hancock,  3)48  Indiana  Ave,  Chicag),  111. 

WILL  excbange  butterflies  of  Missouri  and  the  more  c  mini  m  ones  of  reii  - 
tral  Texas  for  others  from  any  part  of  the  United  Siati>.  Common  one* 
taken.— H.  Schwarz.  1520  Lafayette  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

TEXAS  LEPIDOPTERA.  -  Pure  and  well  stretched— to  he  exchanged.  A 
good  many  specimens  iu  stock.— Jos.  Mattes,  li/i  A^b  St.,  Logansport,  Ind. 

LEPIDOPTERA  AND  COLEOPTEPA.— 5,000  duplicates  to  exchanae;  some 
rarities.  Seud  lists  in  either  orJer  to  P.  C.  Truman  Volsra,  South  Dakota. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Will  purchase  examples  of  lli-ntunx  and  Lepisesia.  Ad- 
vise condition  and  price.— Beverly  Letcher,  ."•::;  California  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

BUTTERFLIES. — I  will  give  Indian  and  South  American  butterflies  in  ex- 
change for  American.  I  will  also  pay  cash  for  same  Send  list  with  lowest 
price  to  William  I).  Denton,  Wellesley, 


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LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  for  exchange  pupa>  of  rare  Sphinges  :  also  good  ma- 
tprial  in  papers.  Will  exchange  for  native  and  exotics.  Send  list.— W.  Rie- 
necker,  562  Nelson  Ave.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  wanted  from  all  countries.  Spbiugidae  and 
Saturoidae  especially  desired.  Rare  cocoons  wanted.— Address  Henry  Engel, 
153  26tb  St.,  S.  S.,  Tittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA  from  United  States  for  exchange.  Send  lists.  Wish  lo  buy 
or  exchange  coleopterological  works  not  yet  in  my  library.— Dr.  A  Fenyes, 
Pasadena,  CaJ. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  Wanted,  specimen*  of  the  family  Arctiidae.  Will  give 
other  Lepidoptera  in  exchange. — W.  E.  Longley,  115  64th  Ave.,  Oak  Park, 

LEPIDOPTERA.— For  exchange  a  large  number  of  American  butterflies  and 
moths  in  papers,  also  pupa;  and  cocoons  for  native  specimens  or  exotic  pa- 
pilios. — G  Kircber,  573  Germania  Ave.,  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  desired  with  collectors  everywhere.  Have 
also  live  pupae  of  Parasa  chloris.  Limacodes  scapha,  Datana  major  and  Ant- 
sota  stigma.  Send  lists.— S.  T.  Kemp,  6^9  Jefferson  Ave.,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

WANTED. — A  microscope,  dissecting  or  compound,  in  exchange  for  Coleop- 
tera  or  other  insects.— Frederick  Knab,  P.  O.  Box  249,  Chicopee,  Mass. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — For  exchange,  pupae  of  Sphinx  drupiferarum,  Sphin-j- 
gordius,  Philampelus  actiemon,  Triptogon  modesta,  Gastropacha  americana 
and  others.— B.  Neubarth.  1109  Nelson'St.,  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. —  Aryynh'is  zerfne,  monticola,  nevadensis,  Anthocuris  hyan- 
tis,sara  and  stella  for  exchange  for  Noctuida?  or  Geometrida?  named  or  un- 
named. Lists  exchanged.-- A.  J.  Weidt,  73  James  St.,  Newark,  N.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Argynnis  diana,  C.  reyalis,  P.  achemon.  P.  pandorus 
wanted  in  exchange  for  New  England  or  Australian  Lepidoptera,  Corre- 
spondence solicited. — E.  L.  Sawyer,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

COLEOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  tf  Bostrychi- 
da>  of  the  United  States. — Rene  Oberthnr,  Rennes,  France. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Would  like  cocoons  of  Eacles  reqalis  and  imperials— At- 
tac.ua  coluntbia  and  others  (in  exchange  for  cash).— J.  E.  Cottle,  1528  Jackson 
St.,  San  Francisco. 

COLEOPTERA. --I  desire  to  exchange  local  beetles,  named  or  unnamed  tin 
lots  of  700  specimens),  with  collectors  south,  west  <  r  abroad.  I  will  colled 
other  oiders  for  Coleoptera.—  C.  Abbott  Davis,  1131  Elmwood  Ave  ,  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Moths  of  Cal.  and  C'tanothic.ocoons  for  exchange.  Wanted 
particularly  Attacus  gicveri,  Columbia  and  Cttheronia  regalis.—  Gt.  T.  O. 
Mueller,  1014  Greenwich  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  have  pupae  of  Pap.ajax,phileror,troilus,Darp.  Versi- 
eo/or,  tiphinx  lucitio»a,  Sam.  c>anolhii;  also  South  American  pupae  and  co- 
coons in  exchange  for  exotic  butterflies  or  rare  Nonh  Amt-rican  pupa*  —  Send 
list  to  Charles  F.  Tiram,  62  Ralph  St.,  Br<  oklyn,  N.  Y. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Live  cocoons  hybrid  j  (cecropia  x  ceanothia)  and  cevro 
pia  ?,  hybrid  3  (ceanolhi  x  cecropia)  and  eeeropia  ,  9  Saturnia  pavotnn, 
pupa1  Thais  cet  i/sii  for  exchange.  -E.  Heyer,  Rreitsstr.  44,  Elberfeld,  Ger- 
many. 

LEPIDOPTERA  for  exchange.  Write  for  list.— A.  Troschel,  446  Larchmont 
Ave.,  Chica.o,  111. 

COLEOPTERA  desin 'd.— Wanted  the  following  numbers  (Hf  nshaw's  list)  : 
115  to  20,  23,  25g,  30.  34,  S4a  :Ub,  50,  in  exchange  for  43  and  H6.--A  Luelgens, 
14  West  IHh  St.,  New  York. 

WANTED — Cocoons  of  luna,  polypliemus,  cynthia,  Promethia  and  io.--G. 
R.  Pilate,  663  S.  Main  St  .  Dayton,  Ohio. 

EUROPEAN  COLEOPTERA  giveu  for  Hymenoptera,  from  the  South  and 
Southwest,  named  or  unnamed  -R.  J.  Weith,  Elkhart,  Indiana 


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NOT   KXC'KEDIN<;    THKKK    LINKS    KKKI.    To   -IBM  HIBKI.1-. 


#/r  These  notices  are  con  tinned  as  hum  as  our  limited  space  will  allow  :  the  new 
ones  are  added  at  the  end  of  t  he  column,  and  only  when  necessary  t  hose  at  tin- 
top  (being  longest  in  i  are  discont  i  nued. 

Identification  of  Insects  |  Images  |  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  1st,  The  mnniier  oi 

Species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE  for  each  sending:  l!d.  The  sender  to  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  tin 
American  Entomological  Society ;  3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  may  tie  announced  accordingly.  Kxotic  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  wit  h  the  Kditor,  who  should  lie  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  Stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASK  PUT  BATK  OF  e.vi'Triii-:  AND  KXACT  LOCALITY  <>-N  KACII  SI-KCI- 
>IEN.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  II,  Vol.  III.  Address 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  XKWS.  Academy  Natural  Sciences.  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


TEXAS  LEPIDOPTKRA.— Pure  and  wull  stretched— to  be  exchanged.  A 
good  m»ny  specimens  in  stock.— Jos.  Mattes,  115  Ash  St.,  Logarsport,  Ind. 

LEPJDOPTERA  AND  COLEOPTERA. — 5,000  duplicates  to  exchange:  f-oiu;- 
rarities.  Send  lists  in  either  or  ter  to  P.  C.  Truman  Volga,  South  Dakota. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Will  purchase  examples  of  Hfinnris  and  Lepisesia.  Ad- 
vise condition  and  price.— Beverly  Letch er,  5;!>  California  Street,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

BUTTEEFLIES. — I  will  give  Indian  and  South  American  butterflies  in  e\ 
change  for  American.  I  will  also  pay  cash  for  same  Send  list  with  lowest 
price  to  William  D  Denton.  Wellesely,  Mass. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  for  exchange  pupa?  of  rare  Sphinges  :  also  good  ma- 
terial in  i>ni>er-5.  Will  exchange  for  native  and  exotics.  Send  list.— W.  Rie- 
necker,  563  Nelson  Ave.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  wanted  from  all  countries.  Sphiuskls'  and 
Saturnidae  especially  desired.  Rare  cocoons  wanted.— Address  Henry  En  ire  I, 
153  26tb  St.,  S.  S.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA  from  United  States  for  exchange.  Send  lists.  Wish  to  buv 
or  exchange  coleopterological  works  not  yet  in  my  library.— Dr.  A.  Fenyo, 
Pasadena,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTKRA.  Wanted,  specimen*  of  the  family  Arctmhe.  Will  give 
other  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.— W.  E.  Longley,  115  64th  Ave.,  Oak  Park. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— For  exchange  a  large  number  of  American  butterflies  and 
months  in  papers,  also  pupa?  and  cocoons  for  na  ive  specimens  or  exotic  pa- 
pilios.— G.  Kir.-ber,  578  Germania  Ave.,  Jersey  Cily.  N.  J. 

LEPIDOPTKRA. —  Exchange  desired  with  collectors  everywhere.  Have 
also  iiv^  pupae  of  Pai-nsa  <-iil»ri*.  I. •nun-  </••*  *cu/ilnt,  l)nt</,i<i  major  and  Ant- 
sola  sliymu.  Send  lists.  — S.  T.  Kemp,  (>;•,)  Jeffei>on  Ave  .  Elizabeth.  N.  J. 

WANTED. --A  microscope,  dissecting  or  enmpotind,  in  exchange  f'T  Coleop- 
(era  or  other  insects.— Frederick  Knab,  P.  ().  Box  -_'19,  Chicopee,  Mass. 

Li-:i>iD<)PTKi{A.--For  exchange,  pupa'  of  S/i/ii,i.'-  ///•//, i/v/v/i  mil,  ,s/<A'...- 
gordius,  Pnilampelus  i/ffn'inn//,  Tri/i/<ii/<»/  i//n<t,  */,>  Gastropacha  americana 
and  others.  — B  Neubarth  1109  Nel.-on  Sr,.,  Chicago,  111. 

LFPIDOPTEKA.  . I. ••;///// n/s  ;;<<f->tr.  moni'i-nln .  ,\,-i-inli-nais  Antkocoris hyan- 
tin,  mr<i  and  >t?lln  tor  'exchange  for  Nochiida-  or  Geomeinda- named  or  un- 
named Lists  exchanged. —  A.  J.  Weid',  T:;  .lotnts  St..  Newark.  N.  .1. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Ai-(/i/n/ti-i  iliami,  <'.  rri/nfis,  /'.  m-ln-mmi.  I'.  /  mnl<»  its 
wanted  in  exchange  for  New  England  or  Australian  Lepidoptcra.  Corrt- 
spondence  solicited. — E.  L.  Sawyer,  Windx mlon,  Mas-. 

COLEOPTKRA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  nil  species  of  /,'(/.-//•//'•/" 
ite  of  the  United  States.  —  Kene  Oherthur,  Hennes,  Fi-anc.  . 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February 

LEPiDOPTERA.--Would  like  cocoons  of  Eacles  regalis  and  imperials— At- 
ta cu -•  co lu mbia  and  other?  (in  exchange  for  cash).— J.  E.  Cottle,  1528  Jackson 
St.,  San  Francisco. 

COLEOPTERA. --I  desire  to  exchange,  local  beetles,  named  or  unnamd  with 
collectors  south,  west  <r  abroad.  1  will  collect  other  oiders  for  Coleoptera. 
--C.  Abbott  Davis.  1131  Elm  wood  Are  ,  Providence,  R.  I. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Moths  of  Cal.  and  f!  awofftj cocoons  for  ( xcbangre.  Wanted 
particularly  Attacus  (jlcveri,  Columbia  and  C.lheronia  rer/afis.—  G.  T.  O. 
Mueller,  1014  Greenwich  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  have  pupae  of  Pap.  ajar,  phile-or,  lioilus.  Dorp.  Vfrsi- 
c.olor,  Sphinx  lucitio*a,  Sam.  c-anotlni;  also  South  American  pupa?  and  co- 
coons in  exchange  for  exotic  butterflies  or  rare  North  American  pupae  -  Send 
Jist  to  Charles  F.  Tiuim,  62  Ralph  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Live  oocoons  hybrid  3  (cecropiu  x  cevnothia)  and  cecro 
pict  9,  hybrid  cf  (eeanolhi  x  cecropia)  and  eeeropia  ,  ^  Saturnia  pavonia. 
pupse  Thais  cerysii  for  exchange.— E.  Heyer,  Breitsstr.  44,  Elberfeld,  Ger- 
many. 

LEPIDOPTERA  for  exchange.  Write  for  list.-  A.  Troscbel,  446  Larchmont 
Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

COLEOPTERA  desirrd. — Wanted  the  following  numbers  (Hen*haw"s  list)  : 
Ifib,  20,  23,  25g,  30.  34,  34a.  Sib,  53,  in  exchangs  for  43  and  66.--A.  Ltielgen*, 
14  West  17th  St.,  Now  York. 

WANTED — Cocoons  of  Inna,  polyphemus,  cynthia,  Promelbia  and  io.-  G. 
R.  Piiate,  663  S.  Main  St  ,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

EUROPEAN*  COLF.OPTERA  given  for  Hyiuenoptera,  from  the  South  and 
Southwest,  named  or  unnamed  --R.  J.  Weith.  Ellcharr,  Indiana 

LEPIDOPTERA  AND  COLEOPTERA,  from  Germany,  to  exchange  for  any- 
thing not  in  my  collection.  Send  list?.— Wm.  Kayser,  Wapakoneto,  Ohio. 

LEPIDOPTERA — For  exchange:  Arg.  diana,  leto.  cltUone;  Mel.  acastus, 
gabbi,  mirta ;  Cyst,  amymone ;  Grovta  faunus ;  Lim.  weidemeyerii,  lor- 
quini :  He.t  brednw' ;  Coenon.  haydeni;  Hip.  dionysius,  ridmysii;  Sal. 
texana  ;  Chiqn.  calijornica,  chryxus  ;  Th.  crysahfs, '  damon  var.  "discoid"  J>* 
behrii,  sJieridani ;  Lye.  fuliginosa  ;  Chrys.  zcrue ;  Anth.  rosa.  yenutia  ; 
Parnas,  clodivs  ;  Pap.  bairdi,  mylotes.  AJSO  many  01  her  species  and  rare 
Hesperidse.  Henry  Skinner,  Academy  Natural  Saencss,  1900  R-ice  street, 
Philadelphia. 

LEPiDOPTERA.--Fine  specimens  in  papeis,  from  Spanish  Honduras,  offered 
in  exchange  for  desirable  native  wipae  and  nnagos.  Regalis .  gtoveri,  luna. 
ceonolhi  puptee  specially  desired. — James  L.  Mitchell,  212  Indiana  TnM 
Building,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

BOOKS. — One  complete  set  and  first  four  volumes  "Insect  Life,"  bound 
and  complete  set  Forbes's  Illinois  Reports,  including  miscellaneous  essu\ «. 
for  cxehange.  Wanted,  Riley  s  Missouri  Reports,  Fitch's  New  Y.>rk  Report^ 
and  other  entomological  literature.— W  .  G.  Johnson,  College  Park,  Md. 

I  WILL  COLLECT  AND  EXCHANGE  California  insects  for  live  tarantulas  or 
trap-door  spideis. — C  1£.  Hutchinson,  2631  Michigan  Ave.,  Los  Angele*,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  Maturat// 
;ind  Bombi/x,  with  their  cocoons. — D.  Levrat,  7  Rue  St.  Polycarpe,  Lyons 
France. 

WANT  BY  EXCHANGE  or  will  pay  cash  for  Volumes  1,  2.  3  and  4,  Buffalo 
Society  of  Natunl  Sciences.  Also  Proceedings  American  Philosophical  so- 
ciety of  Philadelphia  for  1873.— John  AUhurst,  18  Ashland  Place.  Brooklyn, 
Xew  York. 

WANTED —Scj  dma-nida' and  Pselopbida?,  named  ir  unnamed.  Will  give 
good  exchange  in  Coleoptera  or  will  collect  other  orders.— R.  J.  Crew,  225 
Wilton  Ave.,  Toronto,  Canada. 

LEPIDOPTERA --Will  purchase  or  exchange  native  and  foreign  Lepidop- 
t<  ra. — H.  K.  Bui  rison,  West  Newton,  Mass. 

ODOXATA. — I  have  tine  specimens  of  Goniphux  graslinellus,     '  ?,  which  I 
wish  to  exchange   for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera.— James  Tough,  164  OgdfU 
A.ve. ,  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTBBA  and  Coleoptera  from  Germany  for  exchange  for  any t  hint: 
not  in  my  collection.  Send  list  to  Win.  Ka>><?r,  kVapaitoneta,  O. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

EXOHAIMGES 

NOT  EXCEEDING   THREE   LINES   FREE   TO  SUBSCRIBERS. 


4®"-  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  ini  are  discontinued. 

Identification  of  Insects  |Imagos|  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  1st,  The  number  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE  for  each  send1  :'_'d,  The  sender  to  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  betutii>  the  property  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society  ;  :>d,  Each  specimen  nc'ti,  have  a  number  at- 
tached  so  that  the  identification  may  lie  announced  accoi  .'.ugly.  Exotic  specie- 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  be  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAPTTKE  AND  KXA«'T  LOCALITY  ox  EACH  SPECI- 
MEN. Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  rend  page 41,  Vol.  III.  Address 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


LEPIDOPTERA.— I  have  for  exchange  pupse  of  rare  Sphinges  :  also  good  mate 
rial  in  papers.  Will  exchange  for  native  and  exotics.  Send  list.  — \V.  Hienccker. 
r>ti:>  Nelson  Avc.,  Jersey  City,  X.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  wanted  from  all  countries.  Sphingida1  and  Saturida- 
especially  desired.  Rare  cocoons  wanted.  Address  Henry  Engel,  153  '2(ith  St.. 
S.  S..  I'ittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA  from  I'nitcd  States  for  exchange.  Send  lists.  Wish  to  buy  or 
exchange  coleopterological  works  not  yet  in  my  library. — Dr.  A.  Fenyes,  Pasa- 
dena. Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted,  specimens  of  the  family  Arctiidse.  \Vill  give  other 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange. — W.  E.  Longley,  115  64th  Ave.,  Oak  Park,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — For  exchange  a  large  number  of  American  butterflies  and 
moths  in  papers,  also  pupse  and  cocoons  for  native  specimens  or  exotic  papilios. — 
G.  Kircher,  573  Gcrmania  Ave..  Jersey  City.  X.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  desired  with  collectors  everywhere.  Have  also  live 
pupa?  of  Parasa  chloris,  Lhiiacodes  seaplui,  I>nl/niii  ma'i/ii-  and  Aiiisutn  xtiijuia.  Send 
lists.— S.  T.  Kemp,  l>3!l  Jefferson  Ave.,  Eli/abeth,  N*'.  J. 

WANTED. — A  microscope,  dissecting  or  compound,  in  exchange  for  Coleoptera 
or  other  insects. — Frederick  Knab,  P.  (').  Box  249,  Chicopee,  Mass. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — For  exchange.  pupaj  of  Spliin.i-  (Irnpiffnn-nni,  S/thiiu-  iini-ilina. 
Phttampdus  achemon,  7'c//''"(/'"'  '"'"It'xta  Gas1n>/><icli<i  min'rii-inin  and  others.— B.  Xeu- 
barth.  Hot)  Xclson  St..  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Argytmis  zerene,  iiimitifiilu,  iH'riulfiisix  Antlim-orlx  lu/mitis,  sum  and 
uti'lln  for  exchange  for  Xoctiiida-  or  ( ieoinet  rida-  named  or  unnamed.  Lists  ex- 
changed. -  A.  J.  \Veidt,  73  James  St..  Newark,  X.  J. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  —  Arijymtiit  dinnn,  ('.  i-i'i/ulix.  ]'.  nclii'iiiini,  I'.  jHitttliirnti  wanted  in 
exchange  for  Xew  England  or  Australian  Lepidoptcra.  Correspondence  solicited. 
— E.  L.  Sawyer,  \\'inchendon.  Mass. 

COLEOPTKHA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  Bostryc.hidce  of 
the  I'nited  States.  —  Rene  Oberthiir,  Kennes,  France. 

LEPIDOPTERA.   -Would  like  cocoons  of  Eacles  regalis and  im/tci-i/di*    Aitm-Hx  <•<> 

linnliiii  and  others  in  exchange  for  cashl.--.!.  E.  Cottle,  l.'^'s  Jackson  St. .San 
Francisco. 

COLEOPTKRA.  —  I  desire  to  exchange  local  beetles,  named  or  unnamed,  with 
collectors  south,  west  or  abroad.  1  will  collect  other  orders  for  Coleoptera. — ('. 
Abbott  Davis,  1131  Elm  wood  Ave.,  Providence,  K.  I. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Moths  of  Cal.  &n&  C.  anothi  cocoons  for  exchange.     Wanted 

particularly  Altin'nt  «//orov.  <-»lm,il>i,i  and  < '.  II,, •,-i»i'in  rc<i<tlit<.—(l.  T.  Mueller,  101  1 
Greenwich  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTEKA.—  I  have  pupa'  of  l'uj>.  HJHS.  jiliili-.rur,  Irnilim,  [>in'/i.  \'i'i'sicn/(ii'. 
3phinx  lucitiosa,  Sam.  ceanothii ;  also  South  American  pupa-  and  cocoon-  in  e.\- 
change  for  exotic  butterflies  or  rare  North  American  pupa'.— Send  list  to 
F.  Timm.  fW  Kalph  St..  I',i-o,,klyn,  N.  Y. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Live  cocoons  hybrid  3  (cecropia  x  ceanofhi-a)  and  i  cecropia  ?, 
hybrid  cf  (ceanotlti  x  cecropia)  and  cecropia,  9  Satumia pavonia,  pupae  Thais  cerysii 
for  exchange. — E.  Heyer,  Breitsstr.  44.  Elberfeld,  Germany. 

LEPIDOPTERA  for  exchange.  Write  for  list.— A.  Troschel,  446  Larchmont 
Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

COLEOPTERA  desired. — Wanted  the  following  numbers  (Henshaw's  list)  :  16b, 
20,  23,  25g.  30,  34,  34a,  34b,  50,  in  exchange  for  43  and  66.— A.  Luetgens,  14  West 
17th  St.,  New  York. 

WANTED. — Cocoons  of  Luna,  polyphemus,  cynthia,  Promethia  and  io. — G.  R. 
Pilate,  663  S.  Main  St.,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

EUROPEAN  COLEOPTERA  given  for  Hymeiioptera,  from  the  South  and  South- 
west, named  or  unnamed. — R.  J.  Weith,  Elkhart,  Indiana. 

LEPIDOPTERA  AND  COLEOPTERA,  i  from  Germany,  to  exchange  for  anything  not 
in  my  collection.  Send  lists.  — William  Kayser,  Wapakoneto,  Ohio. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— For  exchange:  Arg.  diana,  leto,  chitone ;  Mel.  acastus.  gabbi, 
mil riii  ;  Ci/nt.  imn/mone;  Gropta  fauniis  ;  Lim.  iveidemeyrii,  lorquini ;  Het.  bredovoi; 
('action,  lini/ilfiii :  Hip.  diom/siiis,  ridingxii :  Hut.  tc.n/na;  Chum,  calif ornicn,  cliri/.i'iia : 
Tli.  cri/nanns,  diiiiioii  var.  discoidalis  behrii,  xlieriilnni ;  Lye.  fuligiiiofici ;  Chrys.  sera ', ; 
Auth.  ronti.  ijt'inifin  :  Panias,  c lodius ;  Pap.  bairdi,  mylotea.  Also  many  other  species 
and  rare  Hesperidse. — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  1900  Race- 
street,  Philadelphia. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Fine  specimens  in  papers,  from  Spanish  Honduras,  offered  in 
exchange  for  desirable,  native  pupse  and  imagos.  Kegalis,  gloveri,  lima,  ceonoilii  pu- 
l>;e  specially  desired. — James  L.  Mitchell,  212  Indiana  Trust  Building,  Indianap- 
olis, Ind. 

BOOKS. — One  complete  set  and  first  four  volumes  "Insect  Life,"  bound  and 
complete  set  Forbes's  Illinois  Reports,  including  miscellaneous  essays,  for  ex- 
change. Wanted,  Riley's  Missouri  Reports,  Fitch's  New  York  Reports  and 
and  other  entomological  literature.  \V.  G.  Johnson,  College  Park,  Md. 

I  "WILL  COLLECT  AND  EXCHANGE  California  insects  for  live  tarantulas  or  trap- 
door spiders. — C.  E.  Hutchinson,  2631  Michigan  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cai. 
r  LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  Saturnia  and 
Bombyx,  with  their  cocoons. — D.  Levrat,  7  Rue  St.,  Polycarpe,  Lyons,  France. 

WANT  BY  EXCHANGE  or  will  pay  cash  for  Volumes  1,  2,  3  and  4,  Buffalo  So- 
ciety of  Natural  Sciences.  Also  Proceedings  American  Philosophical  Society  of 
Philadelphia  for  1873.— John  Akhurst,  78  Ashland  Place,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

WANTED. — Scydmienidse  and  Pselophidae,  named  or  unnamed.  Will  give  good 
exchange  in  Coleoptera  or  will  collect  other  orders. — R-  J.  Crew,  225  Wilton  Ave., 
Toronto,  Canada. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Will  purchase  or  exchange  native  and  foreign  Lepidoptera. — 
H.  K.  Burrison,  West  Newton.  Mass. 

ODONATA. — I  have  fine  specimens  of  Goniphiix  finisHim-luti,  J  $?,  which  I  wish  to 
exchange  for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera.— James  Tough,  164  ( >gdcn  Ave..  Chicago, 
111. 

LEPIDOPTEKA  and  Coleoptera  from  Germany  for  exchange  for  anything  not  in 
my  collection. — Send  list  to  William  Kayser,  Wapakoneta,  O. 

COLEOPTERA. — Carabidu-  and  (  icindellidte  of  North  America  wanted  in  ex- 
change for  Carabidpe  from  Western  Pennsylvania.— John  Bright,  127  Roup  St.. 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

LIVE  PUPJE  AND  COCOONS.  FERTILE  EGGS,  wanted  in  exchange  I'm-  Knropeau 
and  exotic  butterflies.  Coleoptera.  Hymeiioptera.  Eemiptera.— A.  Yoclscliow, 
Schwerin,  Meckhg,  Germany. 

WANTED.— HOMOPTERA  from  the  South  and  West.  Will  give  New  Hampshire 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange.'— Charles  F.  Goodhue,  Webster.  Mcr.  County,  N.  H. 

WANTED.— To  exchange  Coleoptera  of  Northern  Texas  for  those  of  other  por- 
tions of  the  United  States.  I  will  collect  during  this  season,  for  exchange,  speci- 
mens in  all  orders  represented  here. — E.  C.  Lewis.  Forney.  Texas. 

Coi.Koi-TKRA.— I  will  give  400  species  and  1.200  specimens  of  Kimtpcan  Coleop- 
tera in  exchange  for  lio  specimens  of  C^cAnts,  any  species  except  Lecontei.  —  K.  C. 
Klirmaim.  2314  Sarah  Street,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA.— Desire  to  exchange  with  collectors  of  North  American  Coleop- 
tera. Have  good  series  authentically  determined.— H.  G.  Griffith,  M.  !>..  Maua- 
yunk.  Philadelphia. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

EXOHAING 

NOT   EXCEEDING    THREE   LINES   FREE    TO   SrBsORlRER-. 


/HT  These-  not  ires  are  continued  a-  hum  ax  our  limited  space  \\  ill  alh>\\  ;  the  new 
ones  are  added  at  I  he  end  of  t  In-  column,  and  only  \\  hen  neeessa  ry  those  at  t  lie 
top  ( being  longest  ini  are  discontinued. 

Identification  of  Insects  ( Images  |  fo?  Subscribsrs. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  eomlit  i-ms  :  1st,  The  mimliei-  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE  for  each  si-ndiiv-c;  -d,  The  sender  t"  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  ami  the  Insects  i»  become  ilie  property  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society ;  3d,  Each  specimen  mu-t  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  iua  \  he  aim  on  need  accordingly.  Exotic  Species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  \\ith  the  Editor,  who  should  he  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  t\\  o-eent  stamp  with  all  insi-cts  for  i-eturn  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  <  APTI-IIK  AXDK.\A<-T  LOCALITY  ON  i  AI  11  si-i-<  i- 
ME>*.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  rea-l  paue  ti.  Vol.  III.  Address 
all  packages  to  KNTOMOI.O<;H  AI,  N  KWS.  Academy  Natural  sciences.  Logan 
S(|iiare,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLEOPTER.V  from   1'niti'd    Spill's    fur    exchange.      S  Mid    lis!.-.      Wi-h    In    blivor 
exchange  coleopterological  works   not  yet    in    my  library.  —Dr.  A.  Feiiyes.  l'a-:i 
dena,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted,  soscirnsns  of  the  family  Aretmle.  Will  give  other 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange.— W.  I-:,  Longley.  11.")  tilth  Ave..  Oak  Park.  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — For    exchange    a    lari:.'    number  of    American    butterllies    and 
moths  in  papers,  also  pupa-  and  cocoons  for  native  specimens  or  exotic  papilm-.. 
(I.  Kircher.  5T-5  <  iermania  A  \  e..  ,ler>  -v  ( 'it  v.  N.  .1. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  —  Kxclianye  desirecl  with  collectors  everywhere.  Have  also  live 
pnpie  of  I'm-uti i  rh'nri.-'.  I.iniiii'inlt's  Ki-iijihii.  I>'ilitn<i  nuijiii-  and  (iiimitii  st'iytiiii.  Send 
lists.— S.  T.  Kemp.  (i:',!»  .letters.m  Ave..  Kli/ahei  h.  N.  .1. 

WVXTKD.—A  microscope,  dissecting  or  compound,  in  exchange  for  ('oleoptcni 
or  otlier  insects. —  Frederick  Knah.  P.  (  t.  l',->\  :.'l!»,  (  hico]iee,  Mas-. 

LEPIDOPTEUA. —  For    exchange,  pupa-    of    >'/</(/'/(.'•    tlriii>it'<'rin-iini.    */>!i'nt.r    <i<ii-<iin -, 

Philampelus  achemon,  'lii/i/minii  nr><lr-tri  i^ixim/i'ii-lm  inm-i-it-mm  and  otlu-rs.— I!.  Xeii- 
barth.  lldli  Nelson  St..  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — .1 /•_<///» ///N  ••('co/c.  miniiiciiln,  nevadensis  Anthocoris  hyantis,  .«//•<;  and 
steKa  for  exchange  for  Noctuidje  or  ( iennr'tridic  nameil  or  unnamed.  l.i.Ms  ex- 
changed.—A.  J.  U'eidl.  7:5  .lames  St..  \e\\ark,  N.,l. 

LKPIDOPTEUA.  — .  I  /•;/////» ix  ilinmi.  < '.  i-i'<inli.«.  I'.  nch<-m<i,i.  I',  fiiiiiilni-it.-.  wanted  iii 
exchange  for  New  England  or  Australian  I,opi<lopi"ra.  ( 'orrespomlence  Milieited. 
—  K.  1..  Sawyer.  U'inchemlon.  Mass. 

COLEOPTEEA.— Wanted  to  pnrcha-.e  or  rxcliange.  all  specie-- of  Bostrychida  of 
the  United  States.— Eene  Oberthur,  Kcnnes,  France. 

LEPIDOPTERA. ^Would  like  'cocoons  of  l-'.m-li'x  i-i'ijuiix  ami  //»/» i-iuli*  .{itm-u*  co 
linuliin  ami  other-  iin  exchange  lor  cash).  -J.  F..  Cottle.  l-V.'s  .lackson  St..  San 
Francisco. 

( ''U.KiU'TKi: A.  —  I  de.-ire  I o  e xcha nu:-  local  h.'vties.  nane-d  or  un nameil.  \\  il  h 
collectors  south,  west  or  abroad.  I  \\ill  collect  other  order-  for  <  '  ileuptera.  —  < '. 
Abbott  Davis.  li:51  Flm\\ I  \\e..  Providence,  K.  I. 

LKIM  DUI-TER  \.  —  Molh-'id'  (  alifornia  ami  <-rn iiallii  bocoonfi  loi •  c \cli.-uiue.  Wanted 
particularly  Allm-ii*  iilnri-ri.  i-nlinnliin  and  >',lln  run  in  ii'ijiili*.  Li.  T.  Mueller.  101  t 
<  ircenwicli  St..  San  Francisco,  t'al. 

LEPIDOPTERA.—]     have    pupse    of    /'('y/.    iljnf,    /iliil •  mu-.    Irnilna.   I>ir/i.    I'ffsii-nliir. 

Sphinx  lucitiosa,  <<»/».  rrinmiliii :  alsn   Smith    .'.iiieriiau    pupa'  ami   cocoon>  in  ex- 
change for  exotic  butterflies  or  rare  North  Ameri"an  pupa-.     Send  list    to   I'harlo 
I1',  'rimm.  (•>•>  Kalph  St..  P.rooklyn.  N.  N'. 
LEPIDOPTERA.— Live  cocoons  hybrid    '  (ce-cropia   \   i-mn'iHiin  i   ami    ceeropia 

bybriil     '   (i-i-nnnllii  \  i-iTi-njiin  )  anil    CM  i-n/iin.         ^nlmnin  iini-ii/ii'i.  pupa-   '/'/,,(/>    i-i-i-i/.*ii 
for  exchange.-- F.   I  lever.   Unii-Mr.    I  I.   Flberfelil,  (  iermany. 

LEPinoi'TEi:  v  for  exchange.  \\'riti  fur  li>i.  \.  Troscliel.  I  i<:  l.archmont 
Ave..  (  'liicago.  111. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April 

COLEOPTERA  desired. — Wanted  the  following  numbers  (Henshaw's  list)  :  16h, 
20,  23,  25g,  30,  34,  34a,  3ih.  50,  in  exchange  for  43  and  66.— A.  Luetgens,  14  West 
17th  St.,  New  York. 

EUROPEAN  COLEOPTERA  given  for  Hymenoptera.  from  the  South  and  South- 
west, named  or  unnamed. — 1\.  J.  Weith,  Elkhart,  Indiana. 

LEPIDOPTERA  AND  COLEOPTERA, ifrom  Germany,  to  exchange  for  anything  not 
in  my  collection.  Send  lists. —William  Kayser,  Wapakoneto,  Ohio. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  — For  exchange:  Anj.  dinun,  let<>,  chif.one :  Mel.  acastui.  gabbi, 
mill-in  ;  Cy.it.  amym.one  ;  flrapfu  fit/inns  ;  Lim.  weidemeyni,  lorquini ;  Het.  bredowi  ; 
Coenon.  hnydeni;  Hip.  dioni/^in.t,  rid'nutxii ,-  s  it.  t<'.r>m/i ;  ('him*,  californicfi,  chryxus  : 
Th.  en/xahix,  do  mini  var.  iHx<-<>i<liiHn  lii'lirii.  tilii'fidiiiii :  Lye.  fiili/iiiiosa  ;  Chrys.  zero?; 
Aiith.  msa,  genutia, ;  Parnnx,  clmlint:  Pup.  hnirdi,  iitylofex.  Also  many  other  species 
and  rare  Hesperidse. — Henry  Skinner.  Academy  Natural  Sciences.  1900  Race 
street,  Philadelphia. 

LEPIDOPTERA.—  Fine  specimens  in  papers,  from  Spanish  Honduras,  offered  in 
exchange  for  desirable  native  pup;e  and  imagos.  Heijnlis,  glove  ri,  lima,  ceouothi  pu- 
pse  specially  desired. — James  L.  Mitchell,  212  Indiana  Trust  Building,  Indianap- 
olis. Ind. 

BOOKS. — One  complete  set  and  rirst  four  volumes  "  Insect  Life,"  bound  and 
complete  set  Forbes' s  Illinois  Reports,  including  miscellaneous  essays,  for  ex- 
change. Wanted,  Eiley's  Missouri  Reports,  Fitch's  New  York  Reports  and 
and  other  entomological  literature.  -W.  G.  Johnson.  College  Park.  Md. 

I  WILL  COLLECT  AND  EXCHANGE  California  insects  for  live  tarantulas  or  trap- 
door spiders. — C.  E.  Hutchinson,  2631  Michigan  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

^LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  Safiirnia  and 
Hini/lii/.r.  with  their  cocoons. — D.  Levrat,  7  Rue  St.,  I'olycarpe,  Lyons,  France. 

WANT  BY  EXCHANGE  or  will  pay  cash  for  Volumes  1,  2,  3  and  4,  Buffalo  So- 
ciety of  Natural  Sciences.  Also  Proceedings  American  Philosophical  Society  of 
Philadelphia  for  1873.— John  Akhurst,  78  Ashland  Place,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

Q WANTED. — Scydmrenidne  and  Pselaphidse,  named  or  unnamed.  Will  give  good 
exchange  in  Coleoptera  or  will  collect  other  orders. — R-  J.  Crew,  225  Wilton  Ave., 
Toronto,  Canada. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Will  purchase  or  exchange  native  and  foreign  Lopidoptera.— 
H.  K.  Burrison,  West  Newton,  Mass. 

ODONATA. — I  have  fine  specimens  of  {fomphu*  {iranlUm-lii.*,  J  9-  which  I  wish  to 
exchange  for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera.— James  Tough,  164  Ogden  Ave.,  Chicago, 
111. 

LEPIDOPTERA  and  Coleoptera  from  Germany  for  exchange  for  anything  not  in 
my  collection. — Send  list  to  William  Kayser,  Wapakoneta,  <  >. 

COLEOPTERA. — Carabidse  and  Cicindellidse  of  North  America  wanted  in  ex- 
cliange  for  Carabidse  from  Western  Pennsylvania. — John  Bright,  127  Roup  St., 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

LIVE  PUP^E  AND  COCOONS,  FERTILE  EGGS,  wanted  in  exchange  for  Eu  ropean 
and  exotic  butterflies,  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera,  Hemiptera. — A.  Yoel  schow, 
Schwerin,  Meckbg,  Germany.  ; 

WANTED. — HOMOPTERA  from  the  South  and  West.  Will  give  New  Hampshire 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange. — Charles  F.  Goodhue,  Webster,  Mer.  County,  N.  H. 

WANTED. — To  exchange  Coleoptera  of  Northern  Texas  for  those  of  other  por- 
tions of  the  LTnited  States.  I  will  collect  during  this  season,  for  exchange,  speci- 
mens in  all  orders  represented  here. — E.  C.  Lewis,  Forney,  Texas. 

COLEOPTERA. — I  will  give  400  species  and  1,200  specimens  of  European  Coleop- 
tera in  exchange  for  50  specimens  of  Ci/fhrns.  any  species  except  Li'c<infei. — E.  C. 
Ehrmann,  2314  Sarah  Street,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA. — Desire  to  exchange  with  collectors  of  North  American  Coleop- 
tera. Have  good  series  authentically  determined. — H.  G.  Griffith,  M.  1).,  Mana- 
yunk,  Philadelphia. 

HYMENOPTERA. — Wanted,  specimens  of  the  common  Saw-fly,  Ciinbe.r  aiuericana,, 
from  any  locality.  Will  give  hints  as  to  easy  capture,  etc.,  t  >  anyone  interested. 
Named  insects  of  any  order  given  in  exchange.-  ( 'harles  Hrues.  320  Hampden 
Court,  Chicago,  111. 

A  FAIR  PRICE  will  be  given  for  specimens  of  Tlnrln  l;rtn  and  Tln'c/ii  M.  album. 
Apply  to  Entomological  News. 

WANTED. — Micro  lepidoptera  of  the  United  States,  especially  Tini'ina  Living 
larvie,  especially  leaf  miners  and  case  bearers  desired.  Will  pay  cash  or  give  Cole- 
optera or  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.— W.  G-  Diet/,,  M.  I). .21  N.  Vine  St.,  ]Ia/el- 
ton,  Pa. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

EXOHAIXJO 


NOT  EXCEEDING   THREE   LINES   FREE   TO  SUBSCRIBERS. 


•These  notices  are  continued  as  lonn  as  our  limited  spare  will  allow;  tlie  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:  1st,  The  number  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society ;  3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  may  be  announced  accordingly.  Kxot  i<-  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  be  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAPTURE  AND  EXAT  LOCALITY  ox  EACH  SPECI- 
MEN. Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  reud  pageil,  Vol.  III.  Addn-<- 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


LEPIDOPTERA. — For  exchange,  pupse  of  *]iliiu.r   drupiferarum,  Sphiiu:  g 
Philampelus  achemon,  Triptogon  mnili'sln  (rastropacha  americana  and  others. — B.  Neu- 
barth,  1109  Nelson  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Argynitis  iliatui,  C.  regalis,  P.  achemon,  P.  jxiiiilin-Rs  wanted  in 
exchange  for  New  England  or  Australian  Lepidoptera.  Correspondence  solicited. 
— E.  L.  Sawyer,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

COLEOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  Bostrychidce  of 
the  United  States. — Rene  Oberthur,  Rennes,  France. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  -Would  like  cocoons  of  Fades  regalia  and  inifii  •rialif—Attm  -us  Co- 
lumbia and  others  (in  exchange  for  cash). — J.  E.  Cottle,  1528  Jackson  St.,  San 
Francisco. 

COLEOPTERA. — I  desire  to  exchange  local  beetles,  named  or  unnamed,  with 
collectors  south,  west  or  abroad.  I  will  collect  other  orders  for  Coleoptera. — C. 
Abbott  l>avis.  1131  Elmwood  Ave.,  Providence,  R.  I. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Moths  of  California  and  rntntrthi  cocoons  for  exchange.  Wanted 
particularly  Attacus  gloveri,  cohimliin  and  (.'itlt<-r<»tin  mjalis. — G.  T.  Mueller,  1014 
Greenwich  St..  San  Francisco.  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  — I  have  pupse  of  Pap.  njn.r,  phiknor,  froilus,  Dnrp.  rer/ncolor, 
Sphinx  Incitiosa,  Sam.  ccaitdlhii ;  also  South  American  pupa-  and  cocoons  in  ex- 
change for  exotic  butterflies  or  rare  North  American  pupa-. — Send  list  to  Charles 
F.  Timm,  ti2  Ralph  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Live  cocoons  hybrid  j1  (cffropia  x  ceanothia)  and  nn-o/iia  ?, 
hybrid  <*  (ceanofhi  x  cecropin)  and  ci'i-rnpi/i,  ,  Snturnin  iinriniin,  pupa-  Tlmia  a  /  i/*ii 
for  exchange. — E.  Heyer,  Breitsstr.  44.  Elberfelil.  Germany. 

LEPIDOPTERA  for  exchange.  Write  tor  list.— A.  Troschel,  44'i  Larclimont 
Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

COLEOPTERA  desired.— Wanted  the  following  numbers  (Hcnshaw's  list)  :  16b, 
20,  23.  25g.  30.  34,  34a,  34b,  50,  in  exchange  for  4:5  and  liti.— A.  l.u.  tm  us,  14  West 
17th  St.,  New  York. 

EUROPEAN  COLKOPTKK A  given  for  Hymenoptera,  from  the  South  and  South- 
west, named  or  unnamed. — K.  .1.  Weitli.  Klkhart.  Indiana. 

LEPIDOPTERA  AND  COLEOPTEEA,ifrom  Germany,  to  exchange  for  anything  not 
in  my  collection.  Send  lists. —  William  Kayser.  Wapakpneto,  <»liio. 

LEPIDOPTEBA.— For  exi-hange:  .!/•;;.  <li<nin.  Ifln.  i-liitniii  :  Mil.  <if<i!itii«.  <iabb  i 
nm  rin  .-  Ci/.-it.  tiiiii/iiitnif  :  Grapta  faunus ;  /./'/».  weidemeyrii,  lorquini ;  Hit.  imilmri  .- 

Coi'iio/i.  linyilrni ;  Hi/i.  iliniii/niun,  ritliiulxii  ;  *<it.  ti'.riinii  :  Cli'/ini.  nil'ifm-nii'ii.  i'lu'1/.in^  ; 
Th.  cryxulitx,  tin, unit  var.  ilim-niilnlis  lii'ln'/i.  xlii-fiiliiui  :  /.(/''.  fiiliiiinnsa  ;  Clu'i/x.  zfTtt  : 
Anth.  riisn.  genutia ;  1'nnins.  i-lmlinx:  I'n/i.  Iminli.  mi/lnti'x.  Also  many  other  -.pi  .  11  •- 
and  rare  HeSperidBE. —  Henry  Skinner.  Vc-ailemy  Natural  Sciciic-es,  liHin  Kaee 
street.  I'hiladeliihia. 

LEPIDOPTERA. —Fine  Specimens  in  papers,  from  Spanish  Honduras.  otH-i-ed  iii 
exchange  for  desirable  native  pupse  and  imasios.  Hi'i/nli.*.  ijlm-i  11.  limn,  unnutln  pu- 
pa- specially  desired.— James  L.  Mitchell.  :.'!:.'  Indiana  Trust  Uuildin-.  Indianap- 
olis, Ind. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

BOOKS. — One  complete  set  and  first  four  volumes  "  Insect  Life,"  bound  and 
complete  set  Forbes's  Illinois  Reports,  including  miscellaneous  essays,  for  ex- 
change. Wanted,  Riley's  Missouri  Reports,  Fitch's  New  York  Reports  and 
other  entomological  literature.  -W.  G.  Johnson,  College  Park,  Md. 

I  WILL  COLLECT  AND  EXCHANGE  California  insects  for  live  tarantulas  or  trap- 
door spiders. — C.  E.  Hutchinson.  '2631  Michigan  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  Saturnia  and 
Bombyx,  with  their  cocoons. — D.  Levrat,  7  Rue  St.,  Polycarpe,  Lyons,  France. 

WANT  BY  EXCHANGE  or  will  pay  cash  for  Volumes  1,  2,  3  and  4,  Buffalo  So- 
ciety of  Natural  Sciences.  Also  Proceedings  American  Philosophical  Society  of 
Philadelphia  for  1873. — John  Akhurst.  78  Ashland  Place,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

WANTED. — Scydmsenidse  and  Pselaphidae,  named  or  unnamed.  Will  give  good 
exchange  in  Coleoptera  or  will  collect  other  orders. — R-  J.  CYew,  225  Wilton  Ave., 
Toronto,  Canada. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Will  purchase  or  exchange  native  and  foreign  Lepidoptera. — 
H.  K.  Burrison,  West  Newton,  Mass. 

ODONATA. — I  have  fine  specimens  of  Gomphus  grasHinelus,  cf  ?,  which  I  wish  to 
exchange  for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera. — James  Tough,  164  Ogden  Ave.,  Chicago, 

LEPIDOPTERA  and  Coleoptera  from  Germany  for  exchange  for  anything  not  in 
my  collection. — Send  list  to  William  Kayser,  Wapakoneta,  O. 

COLEOPTERA. — Carabidse  and  Cicindellidse  of  North  America  wanted  in  ex- 
change for  Carabidse  from  Western  Pennsylvania. — John  Bright,  127  Ronp  St., 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

LIVE  PUP^E  AND  COCOONS,  FERTILE  EGGS,  wanted  in  exchange  for  European 
and  exotic  butterflies,  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera,  Hemiptera. — A.  Voelschow, 
Schwerin,  Meckbg,  Germany. 

WANTED. — HOMOPTERA  from  the  South  and  West.  Will  give  New  Hampshire 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange. — Charles  F.  Goodhue,  Webster,  Mer.  County,  N.  H. 

WANTED. — To  exchange  Coleoptera  of  Northern  Texas  for  those  of  other  por- 
tions of  the  United  States.  I  will  collect  during  this  season,  for  exchange,  speci- 
mens in  all  orders  represented  here. — E.  C.  Lewis,  Forney,  Texas. 

COLEOPTERA. — I  will  give  400  species  and  1,200  specimens  of  European  Coleop- 
tera in  exchange  for  50  specimensof  C'ychnts,  any  species  except  Lecoi>tei. — E.  C. 
Ehrmann,  2314  Sarah  Street,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA. — Desire  to  exchange  with  collectors  of  North  American  Coleop- 
tora.  Have  good  series  authentically  determined. — H.G.  Griffith,  M.  D.,  Mana- 
yunk,  Philadelphia. 

HYMEXOPTERA. — Wanted,  specimens  of  the  common  Saw-fly,  Cimber  americana 
from  any  locality.  Will  give  hints  as  to  easy  capture,  etc.,  to  anyone  interested. 
Named  insects  of  any  order  given  in  exchange.-  Charles  Brues,  320  Hampden 
Court,  Chicago,  111. 

A  FMR  PRICE  will  be  given  for  specimens  of  Thecla  Izeta  and  Tlieda  N.  album. 
Apply  to  Entomological  News. 

WANTED. — Micro  lepicloptera  of  the  United  States,  especially  Tineina.  Living 
larvae,  especially  leaf  miners  and  case  bearers  desired.  Will  pay  cash  or  give  Cole- 
optera or  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.— W.  G-  Dietz,  M.  D.,  21  N.  Vine  St.,  Hazel- 
ton,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Diurnals,  which  are  as  yet  not  represented,  desired  from  all 
countries.  California  and  Mexican  species  given  in  exchange.  Send  lists. — E. 
K.  Harvey,  1806  West  Eleventh  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

I  AM  willing  to  collect  any  order  that  is  required  this  season  to  be  found  in 
Colorado.  Correspondence  solicited. — Ernest  J.  Oslar,  1853  Marion  St.,  Denver, 
Colorado. 

WANTED — Entomological  News,  Vol.  8,  No.  3  (March,  '97),  to  complete  a  vol- 
ume.— Send  to  Henry  Skinner,  1900  Race  St.,  Philadelphia. 

WANTED. — No.  3,  of  Vol.  6,  Insect  Life.  Exchange  or  purchase. — J.G.Jack, 
Jamaica  Plain4,  Mass. 

WANTED,  in  large  numbers.- -Lima,  In.  prmnctliia,  cytitliia,  iiolyplienuts,  h>ij><'- 
rialix,  regalis,  njnx,  cresphonten  and  other  chrysalids.  ( Ht'er  colnmbm,  ceanothi, 
gloveri,  J'ti/i.  In-cr'n-nuiln  and  Si>hhi.r  inoilesta. — Carl  Bra  tin,  Bangor,  Maine. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  and  correspondence  desired  ;  beginners  invited. 
Especially  wish  Lycaenidx-  and  Getn>irtri<lie  from  all  parts  of  North  America,  de- 
siring varieties  and  intergrades  ;  returns  in  exchange  or  cash. -John  L.  Healy, 
4139  Bosworth  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  New  England  species,  also  diurnals  from  South  America, 
to  exchange  for  Lepidoptera  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. — 
Send  list  to  H.  H.iNewcomb,  178Tremont  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 


1899]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

EXOHAIMG 

NOT  EXCEEDING   THREE   LINES   FREE   TO  SUBSCRIBE!:.-. 


4®=- These  notices  are  continued  its  lout:  as  our  limited  space  will  allow  •  I  lit-  new 
ones  are  added  at  the  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the 
top  (being  longest  in)  are  discontinued. 

Identification  ol  Insects  [Imigos]  lor  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  he  named  under  the  following  conditions  :  1st.  The  number  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWFXTY-FIVK  for  each  sending  :  'Jd,  The  sender  to  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society  :  :id.  Hitch  specimen  must  have  it  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  may  be  announced  accordingly.  Hxot  ie  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  be  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAI-TCHF  ANI>  K.\A<  i  LOCALITY  ox  KACII  SI-KI  i- 
MFN.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  reu  d  page  41,  \"<>1.  III.  Addres* 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLEOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  speck's  of  Bostrychidce  of 
the  United  States.  —  Rene  ()l)erthur.  Rennes.  France. 

LEPIDOPTKRA.  -Would  like  cocoons  of  Eiirl<-.*  i-riinlix  and  imperialis— Attacus  ••»- 
111,,,1,'xi  and  others  (in  exchange  for  cash). — ,T.  E.  Cottle.  l.'^s  .lacksmi  St..  San 
Francisco. 

COLEOPTERA. — I  desire  to  exchange  local  beetles,  named  or  unnamed,  with 
collectors  south,  west  or  abroad.  I  will  collect  other  orders  tor  Coleoptera. — (J. 
Abbott  Davis.  1131  Elmwood  Ave..  1'rovidcnce,  R.  I. 

LEPIDOPTEEA.— Live  cocoons  hybrid  '  in  fi'<i/>in  \  c<-<ni<>tlii<i)  and  <vov//</'i/  j, 
hybrid  -*  (eeii unfit  i  \  r<rr>//)/'"  and  <•< ci-u/ii/i.  $  Saiurnia pavonia,  pupa-  Tlmi*  /•« •/•//>•//' 
fur  exchange.— E.  Heyer.  Hreitsstr.  44.  FJhcrfeld,  (iermany. 

LEPIHOPTERA  for 'exchange.  Write  for  list.— A.  Troschel.  4»'i  Larchmont 
Ave..  ( 'hicago,  111. 

COLEOPTERA  desired.— Wanted  the  following  numbers  (Henshaw's  list  i  :  Itib. 
20,  23,  25g.  30,  34,  3ia,  34b.  oil,  in  exchange  for  43  and  13(5.— A.  Luetgens.  it  West 
17th  ST..  New  York. 

EUROPEAN  COLEOPTERA  given  for  Hymenoptera,  from  the  South  and  South- 
west, named  or  unnamed. — R.  .1.  Weith,  Elkhart.  Indiana. 

LEPIDOPTERA  AND  ('OLE')PTERA. 'from  Germany,  to  exchange  for  anything  not 
in  my  collection.  Send  lists.— William  Kayser.  Wapakoneto,  ( »hio. 

LEPIDOPTERA. —For  ex-'nng-:  .-!/•;/.  il'mit-i.  /(>'•»,  i-liifini" :  M'!.  iii-ffilii-.  iinliiii 
marin  ;  Ci/*t.  unii/nifiiir  ;  Grapta  faunus ;  I.im.  in'iili  mi-i/i-ii.  liiniiiiiii :  Hit.  bredowi ; 

Coennn.  li'iiltlfHi  ;    Hii>.  tliiiDi/xiiis.  i-itliilijxii  ;    Suf.  tt'.nnui;     Chioii.  ciiUfiii-iiii-n.  C/I/V/.M/V  .- 
Th.  cryxitlnx,  iliiiunn  var.  iHm-iiiilulix  helirii,  xlu'riilmii ;     Li/c.    1'nliiiinnsit  ;     I'liri/*.  -.im  ; 
Anili.  ;v<\"/,  iicuit'i'i  ;   I'ltri/'ix,  <-l<nlii«  ;   Pii/>.  Itnirili,  mi/loti'*.     Also  many  other  specie, 
and   r.t1"    Hssparidge.— Henry  Skinnar,  A'-adcmy    Natural   Sciences,   in  i  >    Bacs 
street.  Philadelphia. 

BOOKS. — One  complete  set  and  first  four  volumes  "Insect  Life."  hound  and 
complete  set  Eorhes's  Illinois  Reports,  including  miscellaneous  essays,  for  ex- 
change. Wanted.  Riley's  Missouri  Reports.  Fitch's  New  York  Reports  and 
otlier  eiit'iiinlogical  literature.  -W.  (i.  .lohnsun.  College  Park.  Md. 

ISM-II.I.  cm. i. FIT  AND  EXCHANGE  California  insect-,  for  live  tarantulas  or  trap- 
door spiders. — ('.  E.  Hutcliinson.  2H31  Michigan  Ave.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 

I^Ei'iiini'TERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  specic-s  ol'  ."nlm-nfo  and 
l',oi,ilni.r,  with  their  cocoons.— I).  Lcvrat,  ~  Rue  St..  Polycarpe.  Lyons.  France. 

WANT  BY  EXCHANGE  Or  will  pay  cash  for  Volumes  1,^.3  and  I.  Itult'alo  So- 
ciety of  Natural  Sciences.  Also  Proceedings  American  Philosophical  Society  of 
Philadelphia  for  1S73. — John  Akhurst.  ?s  Ashland  Place.  P.rooklyn.  New  York. 

WANTED.— Scydmsenidse  and  Psela]ihiihe.  named  or  unnamed.  Will  uive  good 
exchange  in  Coleoptera  or  will  collect  other  orders.  R.  .1.  Ci-ew.  :.':.'.">  \Vilton  Ave., 
Toronto.  (  anada. 

LF.i'ii"ii'TERA. — Will  purchase  or  exchange  native  and  foreign  L-.'pidoptera.-- 
H.  K.  Biirrison.  West  Newton.  Ma--. 


jj  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June 

ODONATA. — I  have  fine  specimens  of  Gomplmn  (tradliiirlux,  1  ?,  which  I  wish  to 
exchange  for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera.— James  Tough,  164  Ogden  Ave.,  Chicago, 
111. 

LEPIDOPTERA  and  Coleoptera  from  Germany  for  exchange  for  anything  not  in 
my  collection. — Send  list  to  William  Kayser,  Wapakoiieta,  O. 

COLEOPTERA.— Carabidse  and  Cicindellida?  of  North  America  wanted  in  ex- 
•change  for  Carabida?  from  Western  Pennsylvania.— John  Bright,  127  Roup  St., 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

LIVE  PUP.E  AND  COCOONS,  FERTILE  EGGS,  wanted  in  exchange  for  European 
and  exotic  butterflies,  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera,  Hemiptera.— A.  Voelschow, 
•Schwerin,  Meckbg,  Germany. 

WANTED.— HOMOPTERA  from  the  South  and  West.  Will  give  New  Hampshire 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange.— Charles  F.  Goodhue,  Webster,  Mer.  County,  N.  H. 

WANTED.— To  exchange  Coleoptera  of  Northern  Texas  for  those  of  other  por- 
tions of  the  United  States.  I  will  collect  during  this  season,  for  exchange,  speci- 
mens in  all  orders  represented  here. — E.  C.  Lewis,  Forney,  Texas. 

( di.EOPTERA.— I  will  give  400  species  and  1,200  specimens  of  European  Coleop- 
tera in  exchange  for  50  specimensof  Cychnts,  any  species  except  Lecmitei. — E.  C. 
Ehrmann,  2314  Sarah  Street,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA.— Desire  to  exchange  with  collectors  of  North  American  Coleop- 
tera. Have  good  series  authentically  determined. — H.G.  Griffith,  M.  D.,  Mana- 
yuiik.  Philadelphia. 

HYMENOPTERA.— Wanted,  specimens  of  the  common  Saw-fly,  Cimbf.r  amencana 
from  any  locality.  Will  give  hints  as  to  easy  capture,  etc.,  to  anyone  interested. 
Named  insects  of  any  order  given  in  exchange.-  Charles  Brues,  320  Hampden 
Court,  Chicago,  111. 

A  FAIR  PRICE  will  be  given  for  specimens  of  Theda  htta  and  Tliecla  M.  album. 
Apply  to  Entomological  News. 

WANTED.— Micro  lepidoptera  of  the  United  States,  especially  Tineina.  Living 
larva?,  especially  leaf  miners  and  case  bearers  desired.  Will  pay  cash  or  give  (  tole- 
optera  or  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.- W.  G.  Dietz,  M.  D.,  21  N.  Vine  St.,  Hazel- 
ton,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Diurnals,  which  are  as  yet  not  represented,  desired  from  all 
countries.  California  and  Mexican  species  given  in  exchange.  Send  lists.— E. 
K.  Harvey,  1806  West  Eleventh  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

I  \M  willing  to  collect  any  order  that  is  required  this  season  to  be  found  in 
Colorado.  <  orrespondence  solicited.— Ernest  J.  Oslar,  1853  Marion  St.,  Denver, 
Colorado. 

WANTED.— No.  3,  of  Vol.  6,  Insect  Life.  Exchange  or  purchase.— J.  G.  Jack, 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

WANTED,  in  large  numbers. --Luna.  lo.  promethia,  cynthia,  polyphemus,  impe- 
rialin,  miulis,  f/jor.  i-wphoHtex  and  other  chrysalids.  Offer  Columbia,  ceanotM, 
glort'i-i.  i'ni>.  brevlcauda  and  *i>hhu-  modesta.— Carl  Braun,  Bangor,  Maine. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Exchange    and    correspondence  desired  :    beginners  invited. 
Especially  wish  Lyriit'itidie  and  Gc<nnctri<!n>  from   all   parts  of   North  America,  de 
siring  varieties  and  intergrades  ;  returns  in  exchange  or  cash.  -  John  L.  Healy, 
4139  Bosworth  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  have  New  England  species,  also  diurnals  from  South  America, 
to  exchange  for  Lepidoptera  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. - 
Send  list  to  H.  H.  New-comb,  178  Tremont  St.,  Boston.  Mass. 

COLEOPTERA— I  otter  unnamed  Coleoptera  of  this  locality  for  named 
named  species  of  Coleoptera,  Diptera  and  Hymenoptera  of  the  1  nited 
Correspondence  solicited.— G.  Chagnon,  Box  18li,  Montreal,  Canada. 

BOOKS.— I  will  exchange  Vols.  1  to  5  of  Entomological    News    tor   Comstock  s 
Manual  or   Holland's  Butterfly  Book.     Will  also  exchange  Vol.  1    Entomologica 
Americana  and  Vols.  8  to  29,  Can.  Entomologist,  for  standard  works  on   l.irds.- 
H.  W.  Nash.  Pueblo.  Colorado. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  will  take  in  exchange  for  exotic  and   native   butterflies  in 
pupa?    and  cocoons  of    aia.r,  /olicaon,  cresphmites,  astylus,   modesta,   opthaw 
vawouverensis,  kalm'nr,   chersis,   minlis,  ceunothi,  Columbia,  gloveri  and   others. 
Charles  F.  Tenim,  4s  Ralph  St  .  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Specimens  of  'Hircla  stri<i<>x<t  wanted,  —Dr.  Henry  Skinner.  1 
Race  St.,  Philadelphia.  .  . 

LEPIDOPTERA.  — Wanted    in    papers.    American     species    of    Catocol'i.     •*"'"' :' 
>>/i ni<i'/<l:i'  and    Khnpolocera  in  exchange  for   European    Lepidoptera.     Will 
Coleoptera.— E.  M.   Dadd,  3  Colina   Villas,  Green    Lanes,  Wood  Green,  LoncK 
England,  (ireat  Britain. 


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These  notices  are  continued  as  long  as  our  limited  space  will  Si  low  ;  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  (Imagosl  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions  :  1st,  The  number  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWKNTY-KIVK  for  ea<-h  sending  :  L!d,  The  sender  to  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  inserts  to  become  the  property  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society  ;  3d,  Each  specimen  mnvt  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  maybe  announced  accordingly.  Exotic  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  be  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAPTURE  AND  EXACT  LOCALITY  ON  HATH  SPECI- 
MEN. Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  rend  page 41,  Vol.  III.  Address 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


BOOKS. — One  complete  set  and  tirst  lour  volumes  "Insect  Life."  bound  and 
complete  set  Forbes's  Illinois  Reports,  including  miscellaneous  essays,  lor  ex- 
change. Wanted.  Riley's  Missouri  Reports,  Fitch's  New  York  Reports  and 
other  entomological  literature.  -\V.  <;.  Johnson.  College  Park,  Md. 

I  WILL  COLLECT  AND  EXCHANGE  California  insects  for  live  tarantulas  or  trap- 
door spiders. — C.  E.  Hutehinson.  2U31  Michigan  Ave.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted  to  purchase  or  exchange,  all  species  of  s<iturni<i  and 
Boiiibi/.r,  with  their  cocoons. — D.  Levrat,  7  Rue  St.,  Polycarpe,  Lyons.  France. 

WANT  KY  EXCHANGE  or  will  pay  cash  for  Volumes  1.  2,  3  and  4,  Buffalo  So- 
ciety of  Natural  Sciences.  Also  Proceedings  American  Philosophical  Society  of 
Philadelphia  for  1873. — John  Akhurst,  78  Ashland  Place.  Brooklyn.  New  York. 

WANTED. — Scydnuenida1  and  Pselaphidse.  named  or  unnamed.  Will  give  good 
exchange  in  Coleoptera  or  will  collect  other  orders. — R-  J.  Crew,  225  Wilton  A\e.. 
Toronto,  Canada. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Will  purchase  or  exchange  native  and  foreign  Lepidoptera. — 
H.  K.  Burrison.  West  Newton,  Mass. 

ODONATA. — I  have  fine  specimens  of  ii'iim/ilnis  <if<isl/iiidus,  tf  $,  which  I  wish  to 
exchange  for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera. — James  Tough,  Ifi4  Ogden  Ave..  Chicago, 
111. 

LEPIDOPTERA  and  Coleoptera  from  (Germany  for  exchange  for  anything  not  in 
my  collection. — Send  list  to  William  Kayser,  Wapakoneta,  O. 

COLEOPTERA. — Carabidie  and  Cicindellida- of  North  America  wanted  in  ex- 
change for  Carabidie  from  Western  Pennsylvania. — John  Bright,  127  Roup  St., 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

LIVE  I't  I'.K  AND  COCOONS,  FERTILE  EGGS,  wanted  in  exchange  for  European 
and  exotic  butterflies.  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera,  Hemiptera. — A.  Voelschow, 
Schwerin.  Meckbg.  (iermany. 

WANTED. — HOMOPTERA  from  the  South  and  West.  Will  give  New  Hampshire 
Lepidoptera  in  exchange. — Charles  F.  (ioodhue.  Webster.  Mer.  County.  N.  H. 

WANTED. — To  exchange  Coleoptera  of  Northern  Texas  for  those  of  other  por- 
tions of  the  I'nited  States.  I  will  collect  during  this  season,  for  exchange,  speci- 
mens in  all  orders  represented  here. —  E.  < '.  Lewis.  Forney,  Texas. 

COLEOPTERA. —  I  will  give  40(1  species  and  1.2(to  specimens  of  F.uropean  Coleop- 
tera in  exchange  fur  50  specimensof  Ci/i-lu-ii*.  any  species  except  I.«-ont<  1.-  V..  ('. 
Ehrmann.  23 H  Sarah  Street.  Pittsburgh  1'a. 

COI.EMPTKKA. — Desire  to  exchange  with  collectors  of  North  American  Coleop- 
<<>ra.  Have  good  series  authentically  determined. — ]{.(>.  (iriftith.  M.  !>.,  Mana- 
yunk.  Philadelphia. 

HYMENOPTERA.  — Wanted,  specimens  ol  the  common  Saw-tly.  Ci,,ilif.r  (iniii-ifdiiu 
from  any  locality.  Will  give  hints  as  to  easy  capture,  etc..  to  anyone  interested. 
Named  insects  of  any  order  given  in  exchange.-  Charles  limes.  32(1  Ilampdcn 
<  'ourt,  Chicago.  111. 

A  FAIR  PRICE  will  be  given  for  specimens  of  7Vr/,/  l:,tn  and  Thecla  M.  ii/l/inti. 
Apply  to  Entomological  Ne\\-. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Sept 

WANTED. — Micro  lepidoptera  of  the  United  States,  especially  Thifhia.  Living 
larvse,  especially  leaf  miners  and  case  bearers  desired.  Will  pay  cash  or  give  Cole- 
optera  or  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.-  W.  G-  Dietz,  M.  D.,  21  N.  Vine  St.,  Hazel- 
ton,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Diurnals,  which  are  as  yet  not  represented,  desired  from  all 
countries.  California  and  Mexican  species  given  in  exchange.  Send  lists. — E. 
K.  Harvey,  1806  West  Eleventh  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

I  AM  willing  to  collect  any  order  that  is  required  this  season  to  be  found  in 
Colorado.  Correspondence  solicited. — Ernest  J.  Oslar,  1853  Marion  St.,  Denver, 
Colorado. 

WANTED. — No.  3,  of  Vol.  6,  Insect  Life.  Exchange  or  purchase. — .T.G.Jack, 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass. 

WANTED,  in  large  numbers. --Lima,  To.  promethia,  cynthia,  pdlyphemus,  impe- 
rialis,  regalis,  O'jnx,  cresplwitfrft  and  other  chrysalids.  Otter  Columbia,  ceanothi, 
•gloreri,  Pap.  brrricaitila  and  tfpMiu:  motlexta. — Carl  Braun,  Bangor,  Maine. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  and  correspondence  desired  ;  beginners  invited. 
Especially  wish  Lycaenidi?  and  GramHriilif  from  all  parts  of  North  America,  de- 
siring varieties  and  intergrades  ;  returns  in  exchange  or  cash.  — John  L.  Healy, 
4139  Bosworth  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  New  England  species,  also  diurnals  from  South  America, 
to  exchange  for  Lepidoptera  from  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. — 
Send  list  to  H.  H.  Newcomb,  178  Tremont  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

COLEOPTERA-  — I  offer  unnamed  Coleoptera  of  this  locality  for  named  or  un- 
named species  of  Coleoptera,  Diptera  and  Hymenoptera  of  the  United  States. 
Correspondence  solicited. — G.  Chagnon,  Box  186,  Montreal,  Canada. 

BOOKS. — I  will  exchange  Vols.  1  to  5  of  Entomological  N'ews  for  Comstock's 
Manual  or  Holland's  Butterfly  Book.  Will  also  exchange  Vol.  1  Entomologica 
Americana  and  Vols.  8  to  29,  Can.  Entomologist,  for  standard  works  on  birds. — 
H.  W.  Nash,  Pueblo,  Colorado. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  will  take  in  exchange  for  exotic  and  native  butterflies  live 
pupae  and  cocoons  of  ajax,  zolicaon,  cresphontes,  astylns,  modesta,  opthalmicus, 
vancouverensis,  kalmiir,  chersis,  reijiiliy,  ci'imofhi,  Columbia,  gloveri  and  others. — 
Charles  F.  Tenim,  48  Ralph  St  ,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Specimens  of  7Vr/<;  sirigosa  wanted,— Dr.  Henry  Skinner,  1900 
Race  St.,  Philadelphia. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Wanted  in  papers,  American  species  of  Ciitocula.  An-tidn; 
Sphingidse  and  Rhnpolocera  in  exchange  for  European  Lep"doptera.  Will  collect 
Coleoptera. — E.  M.  Dadd,  3  Colina  Villas,  Green  Lanes,  Wood  Green,  London, 
England,  Great  Britain. 

WANTED. — I  am  desirous  of  obtaining  a  copy  of  Cramer's  Papilloiis  Exotiques 
des.  3  part,  du  monde  1'Asie  1'Afii'ine.  1'Amerique,  4  vol.  Any  ))ookseller  or 
other  pel-son  having  a  copy  to  sell  can  communicate  their  lowest  price  to  Her- 
man Strecker.  Box  311,  Reading,  Pa.,  I".  S.  X.  A 

FOR  EXCHANGE.— 800  (eight-hundred)  Papilio  ajax  (Chrysalis),  and  in  pa- 
pers for  Exotic  Butterflies,  or  Foreign  Bird  Skins  or  Foreign  Coleoptera. — Ad- 
dress, Dr.  W.  H.  Valway,  2671  Broadway,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  have  a  large  number  of  Actias  Luna,  Citheronia  Regales. 
Icicles  Imperial] s  and  Calosamia  Angulifera  for  exchange  for  exotics. — Prof. 
Henry  Wormsbacher,  122  Hutton  street,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

WILL  pay  fair  price  for  second-hand  copies  of  Leconte  and  Horn's  Classifica- 
tion of  the  Coleoptera.—  Win.  J.  Fox.  1900  Race  St..  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

WANTED.— ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.    Vol.  9,  number  1.— Address  W.  J.  Fox.  . 
1900  Race  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

MY  collection  of  insects,  comprising  fully  8,000  specimens  (including  dupli- 
cates),  mostly  Coleoptera,  to  exchange  for  bird  and  mammal  skins,  sets  of  bird 
eggs  or  books  and  periodicals  on  "  Zoology— particularly  "  <  (rnithology."— W.  E. 
Snyder,  Beaver  Dam,  Wis. 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  MOTHS. — Wanted  all  species  lepidoptera  taken  at  light,  in 
large  numbers,  especially  from  West  and  Southwest  United  States.  Will  pay 
cash  or  give  good  exchange  in  native  on  exotic  specimens. — W.  D.  Kearfott,  91 
Liberty  St.,  New  York  City. 

TRICHOPTERA.— Correspondent  wanted,  United  States  or  Canada. — Dr.  F.  l\is, 
Rheinau,  Ct.  Zurich,  Switzerland. 

I  HAVE  pupae  Of  Sphinx  eremitus,  perelegans,  Darapsa  vcrsimlor,  1'ap  a.jax, 
Lepisesia  clarkiie,  in  exchange  for  pupa-  of  Sphinx  luscitiosa,  gonliu>.  Darapsa 
chcerilus,  Sm.  Modesta,  Call,  angulifera,  and  other  rare  ones. -('has.  F.  Tiimn. 
48  Ralph  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Pn.viNARiA. — Wanted  Pnlrhtin-in  species  from  all  countries,  for  critical  study. 
—  Address  Geo.  B.  King,  Lawrence.  Mass. 


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4®=  These  notices  are  con  tinned  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:  1st,  The  number  of 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  T\VENTY-FIVE  for  each  sending  ;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the 
American  Entomological  .Society  ;  :->d.  Kadi  specimen  must  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  may  be  announced  accordingly.  Exotic  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  be  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  for  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAPTURE  AND  EXACT  LOCALITY  ON  EACH  SPECI- 
MKN.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  rend  page 41,  Vol.  III.  Address 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


OnoXATA. — I  have  tine  specimens  tit'  (iiniiplmn  iirnsHiiiclus,  3  9,  which  I  wish  to 
exchange  for  Odonata  or  Lepidoptera.— James  Tough  104  Ogdcn  Ave.,  rim-ago, 
111. 

LEPIDOPTERA  and  Culeoptera  from  <  Jermany  for  exchange  for  anything  not  in 
my  collection. — Semi  list  to  William  Kayser,  \Yapakoneta,  O. 

CoLEOPTERA.— -Carabidse  and  Cicindcllida-  of  Xorth  America  wanted  in  ex- 
change for  Carahidie  from  Western  Pennsylvania. — John  Bright,  127  Rouii  St.. 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

LIVE  PUP.E  AND  COCOONS,  FERTILE  EGGS,  wanted  in  exchange  for  European 
and  exotic  butterflies,  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera,  Hemiptera. — A.  Voelschow, 
Scliwerin,  Mcckbg,  Germany. 

WANTED. — HOMOPTEUA  from  the  South  and  West.  Will  give  New  Hampshire 
L'pidoptera  in  exchange. — Charles  F.  Goodhue,  Webster,  Mer.  County,  N.  H. 

WANTED. — To  exchange  Coleoptera  of  Northern  Texas  for  those  of  other  por- 
tions of  the  I'nhrd  States.  I  will  collect  (luring  this  season,  for  exchange,  speci- 
mens in  all  orders  represented  hero. — K.  ( '.  Lewis.  Forney,  Texas. 

CDLEOPTERA. — I  will  give  400  species  and  1.200  specimens  of  European  Coleop- 
tera  in  exchange  for  r>0  spccimensof  ('i/i-lu-iis,  any  species  except  Ln-ntitfi. — K.  ( '. 
Kin-matin,  2311  Sarah  Street,  Pittsbiirg.  Pa. 

II  VMKNOPTERA.-— Wanted,  specimens  of  the  common  Saw-fly,  I'iml/c.i-  inni-rieana 
from  any  locality.  Will  give  hints  as  to  easy  capture,  etc.,  to  anyone  interested. 
Named  insects  of  any  order  given  in  exchange.-  Charles  Brues,  320  Hampden 
Court,  Chicago,  111. 

A  FAIR  PRICE  will  be  given  for  specimens  of  Tlnrln  hi-iu  and  Tlnrln  M.  ulliinii. 
Apply  to  Entomological  News. 

WANTED.— Micro  lepidoptera  of  the  United  States,  especially  Tini'lun.    Living 

lar\  ;e,  especially  leaf  miners  and  case  bearers  desired.  Will  pay  cash  or  give  (  oh- 
optera  or  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.-  \V.  G.  Diet/.  M.  D.,  :l\  N.  Vine  St..  Ha/el 
ton,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTKKA.  -Diurnals,  which  are  as  yet  not  represented,  desired  from  all 
countries.  California  and  Mexican  species  given  in  exchange.  Semi  lists.  --K. 
K.  Harvey.  l*»Mi  West  Klevonth  St.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 

[  AM  willing  to  collect  any  order  that  is  required  this  season  to  he  found  in 
Colorado.  Correspondence  solicited.  Knu-M  .l.(islar.  ls.">:{  Marion  St.,  Denver. 
(  'olorado. 

WANTED.— No.  3,  of  Vol.  6,  Insect  Life.  Exchange  orpin-chase.  .1.  (i.  .lack, 
.lainaic.i  Plain,  Ma>s. 

\\' \xTi-:i),    in      large  numbers.     Linm.    In.  iirmmtli'in,  I't/nilii/i.  pdyphemus,   im/>i' 
/-(-(/(///.s-,    n.jd.c.    crriij>lii>titi'<   and    other    clirysalids.       (lifer    fiili/mlnn,    i-<  mmthi, 
l'ii/>.  lii'friniinlii  and  S/j/i/'i/.;-  nmdi  *ln.    -Carl   I'rann.  Hanuor.   Maine. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Qct 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  and  correspondence  desired  ;  beginners  invited. 
Especially  wish  Lycaenidse  and  Geometridse  from  all  parts  of  North  America,  de- 
siring varieties  and  intergrades  ;  returns  in  exchange  or  cash.  — John  L.  Healy, 
4139  Bosworth  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

COLEOPTERA — I  ofler  unnamed  Coleoptera  of  this  locality  for  named  or  un- 
named species  of  Coleoptera,  Diptera  and  Hymenoptera  of  the  United  States. 
Correspondence  solicited. — G.  Chagnon,  Box  186,  Montreal,  Canada. 

BOOKS.— I  will  exchange  Vols.  1  to  5  of  Entomological  News  for  Comstock's 
Manual  or  Holland's  Butterfly  Book.  Will  also  exchange  Vol.  1  Entomologica 
Americana  and  Vols.  8  to  29,  Can.  Entomologist,  for  standard  works  on  birds.— 
H.  W.  Nash,  Pueblo,  Colorado. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— I  will  take  in  exchange  for  exotic  and  native  butterflies  live 
pupre  and  cocoons  of  aja.r,  zolicaon,  crexphmites,  astylux,  modesta,  opthnlmifnx, 
vancouverensis.  Icalmioe,  chersis,  regatta,  ceanotki,  Columbia,  gloveri  and  others. — 
Charles  F.  Tenim,  48  Ralph  St  ,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Specimens  of  Thecla  strigosa  wanted,  —Dr.  Henry  Skinner,  1900 
Race  St.,  Philadelphia. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted  in  papers,  American  species  of  Caloculn.  Arctidte, 
Xplrhtyidse  and  Rkopolocern  in  exchange  for  European  Lepidoptera.  Will  collect 
Coleoptera. — E.  M.  Dadd,  3  Colina  Villas,  Green  Lanes,  Wood  (h-een.  London, 
England,  Great  Britain. 

WANTED. — I  am  desirous  of  obtaining  a  copy  of  Cramer's  Papillons  Exotiques 
des.  3  part,  du  monde  1'Asie  1'Afrique.  I'Amerique,  4  vol.  Any  bookseller  or 
oilier  person  having  a  copy  to  sell  can  communicate  their  lowest  price  to  Her- 
man Strecker.  Box  311,  Reading,  Pa.,  U.  S.  X.  A 

FOE  EXCHANGE.— 800  (eight-hundred)  Papilio  ajax  (Chrysalis),  and  in  pa- 
pers for  Exotic  Butterflies,  or  Foreign  Bird  Skins  or  Foreign  Coleoptera. — Ad- 
dress, Dr.  W.  H.  Valway,  2671  Broadway,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

LEPIDOPTEEA. — I  have  a  large  number  of  Actias  Luna,  Citheronia  Regales, 
Eacles  Imperial] s'  and  Calosamia  Angulifera  for  exchange  for  exotics. — Prof. 
Henry  Wormsbacher,  122  Hutton  street,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

WANTED.— Insect  Life,  Vol.  iii,  11,  12.— Address  W.  J.  Fox,  1900  i  Race  Street. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

M  v  collection  of  insects,  comprising  fully  8,000  specimens  (including  dupli- 
cates), mostly  Coleoptera,  to  exchange  for  bird  and  mammal  skins,  sets  of  bird 
eggs  or  books  and  periodicals  on  "  /oology-- particularly  "  Ornithology." — W.  K. 
Snyder,  Beaver  Dam,  V\  is. 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  MOTHS. — Wanted  all  species  lepidoptera  taken  at  light,  in 
large  numbers,  especially  from  West  and  Southwest  United  States.  Will  pay 
cash  or  give  good  exchange  in  native  on  exotic  specimens. — W.I).  Kearfott,  91 
Liberty  St.,  New  York  City. 

TRICHOPTERA.  Correspondent  wanted,  United  States  or  Canada. — Dr.  F.  Ris. 
Rheinau,  Ct.  Zurich,  Switzerland. 

I  HAVE  pupse  of  Sphinx  ereiniHis,  perclegans,  Darapsa  versicolor,  Pap  ajax, 
Lepisesia  clarki;e,  in  exchange  for  pup;e  of  Sphinx  luscitiosa,  gordius.  Darapsa 
chrerilus,  Sm.  Modesta,  Call,  angulifera,  and  other  rare  ones.  ('has.  F.  Timm, 
is  Ralph  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1'ri.VlNARlA. — Wauled  1'itl ci mi ri<i  species  from  all  countries,  for  critical  study. 
—  Address  (ieo.  15.  King,  Lawrence.  Mass. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Sphingidse,  >'c.w/«/v,r,  Arcdidn'  and  SiilirnitHu'  from  all  coun- 
tries; also  pupie  and  cocoons,  of  Snturnian  and  Sphimjrs  desired  in  exchange 
for  North  American  or  foreign  Lepidoptera. — Henry  Engel,  P.  <  >.  llox  :?tii),  Pitts- 
burg,  1'a.,  U  S.  A. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Exchange  solicited  with  collectors  in  I'uited  States  and  Can- 
ada. Pupa-  (if  Xp/mi.r  hicitinsn  also  to  exchange  for  desiderata.  Send  lists.— S.  T. 
Kemp,  <>37  Jetl'er«on  avenue,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

COI,EOPTKR.\  of  United  States  for  exchange.  Wisli  to  buy  or  to  exchange  any 
any  paper  on  Coleoptera  not  represented  in  my  library.  Send  lists  to  Dr.  A. 
I'Vnycs,  Pasadena.  Cal. 

l.Ki'i Doi'TKRA. — Live  pupa  of  Inm'itliixii,  drhpif"rarum,  <(l>/><ittii,  iiiwriptnm.  nclii1- 
ni/jii,  iiiiHiloriiK,  mi/run,  IH i/ops,  (,'emiinihis.  amQUnntor,  inidiiloan.  ii>ip<'ri«lin.  in,  <nninli- 
ii'i'n  and  others.  Also  good  material  in  papers. —  II.. 1.  Erb,  332  Kast  Twelfth 
street.  New  York. 

Col.KOl'TKUA.  1  offer  good  species  of  North  American  beetles  in  exchange  for 
others  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondence  desired  with  collectors  in  good  lo- 
calities. Will  identify  captures  for  beginners.  —  H.  F.  Wick  ham.  Iowa  City. Iowa. 


1809] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

EXOHAIMO 

NOT   EXCKI.mv;   THREE   LINES   FREE   T<  »   -I   \:-<  i;ir.l.l>. 


tiSr  These  no)  ices  are  continued  as  innii  as  our  I  i  in  in-,  I  space  u  ill  :t  I  low  •  I  ln>  new 
(i  ncs  are  milled  ul  the  end  of  I  he  coin  in  n,  and  only  when  necessarv  I  hose  at  1  lie 
top  i  In-ill'^  longest  in  i  are  discontinued. 

Identification  of  Insects  [  Images  |  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions  :  1st.  Tin-  mnniier  of 

Species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE  for  each  sending:  lM,  The  sender  lo  pa\ 
all  expenses  Of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  heeonie  the  propert.v  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society ;  :;d.  Kach  specimen  ninst  have  a  niimht-r  at- 
tached so  I  hat  the  ident  it'n 'at  ion  ma.\  he  announced  accordingly.  K \otic  species 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Kditor,  who  should  he  consul icd 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  foi-  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  rr  r  DATK  OK  cAiTfi:)-:  ANDKXA<'T  LOCALITY  ON  i:\rn  -JCKCI- 
MEN.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41.  Vol.  III.  . \ddio~ 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences.  I,oi;an 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


WANTED.— Micro  lepidoptera  of  tlie  I'nited  suites,  especially  Tim-inn.     Living 
larvae,  especially  leaf  miners  and  case  hearers  desired.    Will  pay  cash  or  give  (  loll 
c.ptera  or  Lepidoptera  in  exchange.  —  W.  <!•  Diet/,  -M.  D..  :21  N.  Vine    St..  Ma/.el- 
ton,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Diurnals.  which  are  as  yet  not  represented,  desired  from  all 
countries.  California  and  Mexican  species  given  in  exchange.  Send  lists. — E. 
K.  Harvey,  1806  West  Eleventh  St.,  Los  Angeles.  Cal. 

I  AM  willing  to  collect  any  order  that  is  required  this  season  to  he  found  in 
Colorado.  Correspondence  solicited. —  Krnest  ,1.  Oslar.  1853  Marion  St..  Denver. 
Colorado. 

W\XTKD. — No.  3.  of  Vol.  (i.  Insect  Lite.  Exchange  or  purchase.--.!.  ( I.  .lack, 
Jamaica  Plain,  .Mass. 

WANTED,  in  large  numbers.-— Luna,  l<>.  /irnimili//!,  i-i/n/l/in.  polyphemus,  (/u/w- 
rialix.  mi/i lit,  njn.i,  <Ji-> 'xjilinuti :i  and  otlier  chrysalids.  Oiler  <-<ilii,ii!>nt.  <-i  mmlhi, 
gloreri,  Pap.  In-rii-nmlii  and  .^/ili'ni.i  mnili'sta. — Carl  Braun.  Hangor,  Maine. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Exchange  and  correspondence  desired  :  heginner*  invited. 
Especially  wish  Lycnenidie  and  Geinm  trithr  from  all  parts  of  North  America,  de- 
siring varieties  and  intergrades  :  returns  in  exchange  or  cash. -John  L.  Mealy, 
4139  Bosworth  Ave..  Chicago,  111. 

COLEOPTERA — I  otter  unnamed  Colenptera  of  this  locality  for  named  or  un- 
named species  of  Coleoptera,  Diptera  and  Hvmenoptera  of  tin-  rniied  st,-,ti>-,. 
Correspondence  solicited. — G-.  Chagnon,  Box  IMS,  Montreal,  t'anada. 

BOOKS. — I  will   exchange  Vols.  1  to  5  of  Entomoloiiical    Ne\\>   f,,i-  <  'omstock's 
Manual  or   Holland's  Butterfly  Book.     \Vill  also   exchange  Vol.  1    Kntonio]n'_:ica 
Americana  and  \"ols.  s  to  :>!•,  Can.  Entomologist,  for  standard  works  on    hirds.  • 
M.  W.  Nash,   I'uehlo,  Colorado. 

LEPIDOPTERA.  —  I  will  take  in  exchange  for  exotic  and    native    hutterllies    live 
pupa-    and    cocoons    of     iiju.r.  /olicaon,   n-r.<.pliinili:t,    iixti/lns.    mode«,ta.    <i/>tliiilini> •"•<, 
vcmcouverensin,  l:/ilniin,   clii'rsix.   ri'iinlin.  ceanothi,  columliia.   gloveri   and   otliei-. 
Charles  F.  Tenim,   (s  h'alpli  St  .  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

LKPIDOPTERA. — Specimens  of  Tln'flu  *ti-i<inx<i  wanted.  — Dr,  llenr.v  skinner.  IIHMI 

h'ace  St..    Plliladelpllia. 

LKPIDOPTERA.  — Wanted  in  papers.  American  specie.-,  of  i  'nfm-nln.  \ntiil;,, 
>/;'"'»!/'''•''  'and  S^opoZocera  in  exchange  for  l-'.uropean  Lepidoptera.  \\'ill  collect 
Coleoptera.  —  K.  M.  Dadd.  3  Colina  N'illas.  (irceii  Lane-..  \\'ood  (Ircen.  London, 
England,  ( ireat  Mritain. 

\\'  VNTED.— I  am  desirous  of  obtaining  a  copy  of  Cramer's  1'apillons  l-]xotii|iies 
des.  3  part,  dn  monde  1'Asie  l'AtVii|iie.  I'  Americ|iie,  I  \ol.  Any  hook-.e||er  or 
other  person  having  a  copy  to  sell  can  communicate  their  lowest  price  to  Mer- 
man Strecker.  Box  311,  Beading,  Pa.,  U.  S.  N.  A. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [NoV 

FOR  EXCHANGE.— 800  (eight-hundred)  Papilio  ajax  (Chrysalis),  and  in  pa- 
pers for  Exotic  Butterflies,  or  Foreign  Bird  Skins  or  Foreign  Coleoptera. — Ad- 
dress, Dr.  W.  H.  Valway,  2671  Broadway,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  a  large  number  of  Actias  Lnna,  Citheronia  Regates, 
Eacles  Imperialis  and  Calosamia  Angulifera  for  exchange  for  exotics. — Prof. 
Henry  Wormsbacher,  122  Hutton  street,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

WANTED.— Insect  Life,  Vol.  iii,  11,  12.— Address  \V.  J.  Fox,  1900  i  Race  Street. 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

M  v  collection  of  insects,  comprising  fully  8,000  specimens  (including  dupli- 
cates), mostly  Coleoptera,  to  exchange  for  bird  and  mammal  skins,  sets  of  bird 
eggs  or  books  and  periodicals  on  "  Zoology— particularly  "  Ornithology."— W.  E. 
Snyder,  Beaver  Dam,  Wis. 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  MOTHS. — Wanted  all  species  lepidoptera  taken  at  light,  in 
large  numbers,  especially  from  West  and  Southwest  United  States.  Will  pay 
cash  or  give  good  exchange  in  native  on  exotic  specimens. — W.  D.  Kearfott,  91 
Liberty  St.,  New  York  City. 

TRICHOPTERA. -Correspondent  wanted,  United  States  or  Canada. — Dr.  F.  Ris, 
Rheinau,  Ct.  Zurich,  Switzerland. 

I  HAVE  pupse  of  Sphinx  eremitus,  perelegans,  Darapsa  versicolor,  Pap  ajax, 
Lepisesia  clarkia>,  in  exchange  for  pupse  of  Sphinx  luscitiosa,  gordius,  Darapsa 
chcerilus,  Sm.  Modesta,  Call,  angulifera,  and  other  rare  ones.  —  Chas.  F.  Timm, 
48  Ralph  St.,  Brooklyn,  X.  Y. 

PULVINARIA. — Wanted  Pidvinaria  species  from  all  countries,  for  critical  study. 
—  Address  Geo.  B.  King,  Lawrence,  Mass. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Sphingldse,  Sessiidise,  Arctiidas  and  Saturndiie  from  all  coun- 
tries ;  also  pupa?  and  cocoons,  of  Saturn-las  and  Sphinges  desired  in  exchange 
for  North  American  or  foreign  Lepidoptera. — Henry  En  gel,  P.  O.  Box  369,  Pitts- 
burg,  Pa.,  U.  S.  A. 

LEPIDOPTERA. —  Exchange  solicited  with  collectors  in  United  States  and  Can- 
ada. Pupa?  of  Sphinx  Incitiosa  also  to  exchange  for  desiderata.  Send  lists. — S.  T. 
Kemp,  637  Jefferson  avenue,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

COLEOPTERA  of  United  States  for  exchange.  Wish  to  buy  or  to  exchange  any 
any  paper  on  Coleoptera  not  represented  in  my  library.  Send  lists  to  Dr.  A. 
Fenyes,  Pasadena,  Cal.  • 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Live  pupa  of  luscitiosa,  drupif°rarum,  abbottii,  inscriptum,  achr- 
mon,  pand'trus,  myron,  myop<i,  i  eminatus.  aniymitor,  luidnimtii,  imperialis,  io,  an<iiili- 
fera  and  others,  Also  good  material  in  papers. — H.  J.  Erb,  332  East  Twelfth 
street,  New  York. 

COLEOPTP:RA. — I  offer  good  species  of  North  American  beetles  in  exchange  for 
otheirs  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondence  desired  with  collectors  in  good  lo- 
calitAes  Will  identify  captures  for  beginners. — H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Fowa. 

W  NTED. — Catalogue  of  North  American  Diptera  and  Odonata.  Will  give 
goo  d  exchange  in  American  or  exotic  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  or  American 
Hyni  enoptera  and  Odonata. — R.  J.  Weith,  Elkhart,  Indiana. 

LEP  IDOPTERA. — I  have  the  finest  of  California  flies  on  hand.  Mel.  chalcedon, 
entirely  black,  Mel.  editlm,  Mrliclrptriii  uneta  and  many  rare  species.  Send  for 
list. — J.  E.  Cottle,  1528  Jackson  St.,  San  Francisco. 

COLEOPTERA  and  Lepidoptera  and  specimens  of  all  orders  from  Washington, 
Oregon  and  Pennsylvania,  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera  of  North  America.  Send 
lists  to  J.  C.  Warren,  Crooked  Creek,  Pennsylvania. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — •Fernlia  jocosn,  Feniseca  targwinius,  Papilio  mylotes  and  many 
others.  Unnamed  Noctuids  and  Micros  accepted. — R.  J.  Weith,  165  Summit  St., 
Newark,  New  Jersey. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Large  and  healthy  pupa1  of  Hyperchiria  io  for  exchange. — L. 
I.  Holdi edge,  236  Main  St-,  Oneonta,  New  York. 

LEPIEOPTERA. — Perfect  examples  of  the  very  rare  Hydra-da  iinpi-fiiuiona  Grt., 
as  well  as  most  of  the  other  species,  given  in  exchange  for  Noctuids  of  equal 
value. — Henry  Bird,  Rye,  New  York. 

BUTTERFLIES. — I  have  an  immense,  number  of  duplicates,  many  exceedingly 
rare  species,  to  exchange.  Butterflies  named  gratis. — Henry  Skinner,  1900  Race 
St.,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

COLEOPTERA  from  Florida  Keys  for  exchange.  Send  lists  to  G.  Beyer,  511 
East  117th  St,,  New  York  City. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Wanted,  Ariiyiinix  diana.  Will  give  Thecla  eryphon. — H.  Abel- 
jug,  328  High  St.,  Torriugtou,  Connecticut. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


EXOHANO 

NOT    K\c  l.i:m\<.     IIIRKK    LINKS   FREK    T<>   -riJMKir.il>. 


These  notices  are  continued  as  long  as  our  limiu-<l  space  will  allow  ;  1  hi-  new 
ones  are  added  at the  end  of  the  column.  am)  only  when  ncccssarv  iln.-t  at  the 
top  rbeing  longest  in)  are  discontinued. 

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Specimens  will  he  named  under  the  following  condition*:  1*1.  The  number  oi 
species  to  be  LIMITED  TO  TWENTY-FIVE  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pa\ 
all  expenses  of  transportation  and  the  insects  to  become  the  pro|>ni\  ol  tin 
American  Entomological  Society  ;  3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  at- 
tached so  that  the  identification  may  be  announced  accordingly.  Exotic  speci>c 
named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor,  who  should  he  consulted 
before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  two-cent  stamp  with  all  insects  tor  return  of 
names.  PLEASE  PUT  DATE  OF  CAPTURE  AND  EXACT  LOCALITY  ON  K AC  a  SI-PIE- 
MEN. Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  rend  page41,  Vol.  III.  Ad. in  •-> 
all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  sciences.  Lo^an 
Square.  Philadelphia,  Pa, 


WANTED,    in      large  numbers.-    Lumi,    To.  prmntthia,  /•//n/lii/i.  polyphemus,   in/i>i 
>  inl'm.  reyalis,    njiu'.    C/TN/W(KII/C.<    ami    other    chrysalids.       Oiler    rnliimlmt.    i;-<ninlhi. 
yloveri,  Pap.  brevicauda  and.  Sphinx  modesta.  -Carl  Braun.  Bangor.  Maine. 

LEPIDOPTEKA. — Exchange  and  correspondence  desired:  beginners  invited. 
Especially  wish Xj/caenitte  and  i;i'<>in<-i,-'«i;t •  i'rom  all  parts  of  North  America,  de- 
siring varieties  and  intergrades  ;  returns  in  exchange  or  ca>h.  -.lolin  L.  Mealy. 
ii:«i  Bosworth  Ave..  Chicago,  111. 

CnLEOPTERA — I  offer  unnamed  Coleoptera  of  this  locality  for  named  or  nn- 
named  species  of  Cpleoptera,  Diptera  and  llymenoiiiera  of  the  I'nited  states. 
<  lorrespondence  solicited. — (4.  Chagnon,  Box  18ti,  .Montreal.  Canada. 

IJnoKs. — I  will   exchange  Vols.  1  to  5  of  Entomological    News    for   (  <>m>tuck's 
Manual  or   Holland's  Butterfly  Book.     Will  also   exchange  Vol.  1    F.ntomologica 
siuericaint  and  Vols.  8  to  29,  Can.  Entomologist,  tor  Mandard  work.-   on    binl>. 
II.  \V.  Na>h.  Pueblo,  Colorado. 

LKPIDOPTEEA. — I  will  take  in  exchange  for  exotic  and  native  butterflies  live 
pil[i;e  and  COCOOns  of  ajd.r,  xolicaon.  r/r\/;/«i///rx,  iisti/lnx.  mode^ta.  n^tlnil iiin'i'^. 

Vancouver ensix,   kiilmiii-,    C/ICCM'.V,    i-t<i<i/i*,  rc<i,n>ihi,  Columbia,   gloveri    and    othei's. 
Charles  F.  Tenim,  4s  Ralph  St  .  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

LEPIDOPTEHA. — Specimens  of  7V/ir/«  *ti-iii<>xn  wanted,— Dr.  Henrv  Skinner.  ISHMI 
h'ace  St..  Philadelphia. 

LKPIDOPTEEA. — .Wanted  in  pajx'rs,  American  species  of  I  nl<n  nln.  Anii/ln. 
•*iili'ni<ii<l;e  and  22ftopoZocera  in  exchange  for  Kuropean  Lepi<loptera.  \\'ill  collect 
Coleoptera. — K.  M.  Dadd.  3  Colina  Villas.  ( Jreen  Lanes,  Wood  (n-een.  Lomlim. 
Kngland.  (-Jreai  llritain. 

WANTED.  —  I  am  de.Mnms  of  obtaining  a  copy  of  Cramer's  Papillons  l'.\niii|tie> 
des.  3  part,  du  monde    1'Asie    rAfri<|iie.    rAmericme,    I    vol.     Any    bookseller  01- 
other  person  having  a  copy  to  sell   can   communicate   their   lowest  price  to  llei 
man  Strecker.     Box  :511.  KYading,  I 'a..  I".  S.  N.  A 

FOB  EXCHANGE.— 800  (eight-hundred)    Papilio   a.jax    (Chry-ali>  <,    and    in    pa 
pers  for  Exotic  Butterflies,  or  Foreign  ISinl  Skins   or    Foreign    Coleoptera. — Ad- 
dress,   Hr.  W.  II.  Valway.    -.'1171     Ki'oadway,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

LKIMDUI-TFKA.  —  I  have  a  larue  number  of  Actia>  Luna.  < 'itheronia  T7egate-. 
Kacles  Imperialis  ami  Calosamia  Angulifera  for  «'xehauge  for  exotics.- Prol 
Henry  \\'orm>li.ic|iei-.  r.-J  Mutton  -trect,  ,ler>ey  <  ity.  N.  .1. 

MY  collection  of  insects,  comprising  fully  8,000  specimen.-,   uncludiipj   dnpli- 
ates),  mostly  Coleoptera,  to  exchange  fbr  bird   and   mammal   skins.  M      nf  hinl 

eggs  or  books  and  periodicals  mi   "Zoology-    particularlv  "  Oruit  I...  t  •_  \\  .   I. 

•>nyder   Beaver  Dain    V\ 'is. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [Dec. 

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  MOTHS.— Wanted  all  species  lepidoptera  taken  at  light,  in 
large  numbers,  especially  from  West  and  Southwest  United  States.  Will  pay 
cash  or  give  good  exchange  in  native  on  exotic  specimens. — W.  D.  Kearfott,  91 
Liberty  St.,  New  York  City. 

TRICHOPTERA.— Correspondent  wanted,  United  States  or  Canada. — Dr.  F.  Ri£ 
Rheinau,  Ct.  Zurich,  Switzerland. 

I  HAVE  pupte  of  Sphinx  eremitus,  perelegans,  Darapsa  versicolor,  Pap  ajax, 
Lepisesia  clarkire,  in  exchange  for  pupse  of  Sphinx  luscitiosa,  gordius,  Darapsa 
rhoerilus,  Sm.  Modesta,  Call,  angulifera,  and  other  rare  ones.  — Chas.  F.  Timm. 
48  Ralph  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

PULVINARIA. — Wanted  PuMnaria  species  from  all  countries,  for  critical  study. 
-  Address  Geo.  B.  King,  Lawrence,  Mass. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Sphingidse,  Sessiidise,  Arctiidse  and  Saturndhe  from  all  coun- 
tries ;  also  pupae  and  cocoons,  of  Saturnias  and  SpMnges  desired  in  exchange 
tor  North  American  or  foreign  Lepidoptera. — Henry  Engel,  P.  O.  Box  369,  Pitts- 
burg,  Pa.,  U.  S.  A. 

LEPIDOPTERA.— Exchange  solicited  with  collectors  in  United  States  and  Can- 
ada. Pnpse  of  Sphinx  lucitiom  also  to  exchange  for  desiderata.  Send  lists.— S.  T. 
Kemp,  637  Jeflerson  avenue,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

COLEOPTERA  of  United  States  for  exchange.  Wish  to  buy  or  to  exchange  any 
any  paper  on  Coleoptera  not  represented  in  my  library.  Send  lists  to  Dr-  A. 
Fenyes,  Pasadena,  Cal. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Live  pupa  of  liiscitiosa,  dri<pif"rantm,  (tbbottii,  inscriptuiti,  achf- 
tnon,  pandurus,  my  ran,  myops,  geminatus.  amynnior,  undulosa,  imperialin,  io,  augiili- 
fera  and  others,  Also  good  material  in  papers.— H.  J.  Erb,  332  East  Twelfth 
street,  New  York. 

COLEOPTERA. — I  offer  good  species  of  North  American  beetles  in  exchange,  for 
others  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondence  desired  with  collectors  in  good  lo- 
i-alities.  Will  identify  captures  for  beginners. — H.  F.  Wickham,  Jowa  City.Iowa. 

WANTED. — Catalogue  of  North  American  Diptera  and  Odonata.  Will  give 
good  exchange  in  American  or  exotic  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  or  American 
Hymenoptera  and  Odonata. — E.  J.  Weith,  Elkhart.  Indiana. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  the  finest  of  California  flies  on  hand.  Mel.  fihalcedan, 
entirely  black,  Mel.  edit  ha,  Melicleptria  sueta  and  many  rare  specie-;.  Send  for 
list. — J.  E.  Cottle,  1528  Jackson  St.,  San  Francisco. 

COLE  OPTERA  and  Lepidoptera  and  specimens  of  all  orders  from  Washington, 
Oregon  and  Pennsylvania,  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera  of  North  America.  St- n<l 
lists  to  J.  C.  Warren,  Crooked  Creek,  Pennsylvania. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Feralia  jocosa,  Feniseca  targuinius,  PapiUo  mylotes  and  many 
others.  Unnamed  Noctuids  and  Micros  accepted. — R.  J.  Weith,  165 Summit  St.. 
Xewark,  New  Jersey. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Large  and  healthy  pupae  of  Hyperchiria  io  for  exchange. — I,. 
1.  Holdredge,  236  Main  St.,  Oneonta,  New  York. 

LEPIDOPTKRA. — Perfect  examples  of  the  very  rare  Hydru'cia  iinpfcmiwsa  <iii.. 
as  well  as  most  of  the  other  species,  given  in  exchange  for  Noctuids  of  equal 
value. — Henry  Bird,  Rye,  New  York. 

BUTTERFLIES. — I  have  an  immense  number  of  duplicates,  many  exceedingly 
rare  species,  to  exchange.  Butterflies  named  gratis. — Henry  Skinner,  1900  Raci- 
st., Pniladelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

COLEOPTERA  from  Florida  Keys  for  exchange.  Send  lists  to  G.  Beyer.  511 
East  117th  St,,  New  York  City. 

LKPIDOPTERA. — Wanted,  Argynnis  diaua.  Will  give  Thecla  erijplitm. — H.  Abel- 
ing,  328  High  St.,  Torrington,  Connecticut. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — Specimens  of  Argynnis  and  Militsea  wanted  in  e.x<-hang«- for 
other  American  or  European  Lepidoptera  or  cash. — Alfred  E.  Lister,  921  Vim- 
St.,  Scranton,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA. — I  have  pup*  of  P.  chloris,  I-.  scaplui,  A.  torrt-facta,  H.  io,  E. 
imperialis,  A.  luna  and  several  other  specif*.  Send  for  list.— S.  T.Keiup,  637 
Jetferson  Ave.,  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

WANTED.— For  cash,  North  Amsrican  Butterflies  in  papars ;  only  tirst-daa* 
specimens.  Send  list  and  prices. -A.  G.  Fletcher,  Keeseville,  Essex  Co.,  N.  Y. 

CUBA.  —The  advertiser,  in  collecting  insects  in  Cuba,  would  like  to  hear  from 
anyone  wishing  good  specimens  of  any  order  of  insects.  — R.  J.  Crew,  Havana 
P,  O,.  Cuba. 


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