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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

VOLUME XLI, 1930

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

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CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera— X ... 1

Knull — Agrilus fisheriana new name (Coleop.: Buprestidae) 3

Knight — An European Plant-bug CAdelphocoris lineolatus Goeze) found

in Iowa (Hemip.: Miridae) 4

Leussler — Observations on Megathymus streckeri (Lepid.: Hesperiidae) 7
Brower — An Experiment in Marking Moths and Finding them Again

(Lepid.; Noctuidae) 10

Knull — A New Species of Acmaeodera and One New Sub-species

(Coleoptera, Buprestidae)

Gunn — A New Butterfly (Lepid.: Nymphalidae) 17

Blatchley— The Fixation of Types

O'Byrne— The Night Flight of Diurnal Butterflies (Lepid.)

Pate — A Preoccupied Name in the Oxybeline Wasps (Hym.: Sphe:idae) 20

Entomological Literature

Review— Lubbock's Ants, Bees and Wasps

Review — Carpenter's Insects, their Structure and Life .......... 24

Review — Patton and Evans' Insects, Ticks, Mites and Venomous Animals

of Medical and Veterinary Importance

Obituary— Thomas Nesmith Brown 29

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ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate I.

BROOKLYN MUSEUM, BROOKLYN, N.Y.

GEO. P. ENGELHARDT

JNTOMOLOGICAL NEWS_

VOL. XLI. JANUARY, 1930 No. 1

North American Institutions featuring Lepidoptera.

X. The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
Py J. D. G UNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plate I.)

Xot long ago I asked Mr. George I*. Knglehardl of Brooklyn,
N. Y., our American authority 011 the family Ae^eriidae (clear-
wing moths), to give me some recent news about himsdf and
also ahout the Museum with which he has been connected for
so many years. This letter in reply will he of interest to Mr.
Engleharclt's many good friends.

Nov. 19, 1929.
DEAR FRIEND GUNDER:

Am sorry for the unavoidable delay in answering your letter
of late date. It just happens to he a very busy time for me at
the Museum.

Pending the completion of several tasks now in hand, I expect
to retire from active service sometime this winter. This will
terminate a continuous service of twenty-seven years with the
Brooklyn Museum, but by no means will it conclude my personal
interest in all matters pertaining to zoology and biology. On the
contrary, I have been looking forward to the time when, relieved
from the executive responsibilities as Curator of the Department
of Natural Science, I may indulge more freely in serious re-
search and particularly in such biological problems as call tor
study and investigation in the field.

Heretofore my duties at the Museum have left untouched
hardly any subject connected with the natural and applied sci-
ences. Consequently 1 have acquired a little knowledge about
many things, but I do not claim to know a great dral about any
one thing. Be that as it may, in retrospect I can vi-nali/.e activi-
ties which will always remain a satisfaction and a joy. Th'

2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

have been opportunities for travel and exploration on this con-
tinent, in the West Indies and in Central America, but above
all I appreciate contacts with so many people, professional and
novice, old and young, and the subsequent wide circle of endur-
ing friendships in this country and abroad.

The Brooklyn Museum, a public institution under charter of
the City of New York, established in 1898 for the promotion
of cultural interests, including fine arts, decorative arts, ethnol-
ogy and natural sciences, for sometime has felt the difficult},
shared by all museums, of providing adequately for the devel-
opment of so many departments. A recent action terminating
research work in the natural sciences, left this department in
the possession of notable study collections bereft of their sig-
nificance and, without provision for their safety and upkeep,
subject to deterioration or possible destruction. The approval
of a recommendation for the transfer of research collections
perishable in nature to institutions best equipped for their care
and development has been a source of much satisfaction to me.

The transfer of all our study collections of insects to the
U. S. National Museum of Washington, D. C., supervised by
Dr. Wm. Schaus and Mr. H. S. Barber, was completed during
the summer. Included are the well known pioneer collections
of lepidoptera of O. Neumoegen, E. L. Graef, George Hulst
and others obtained by purchase or gift, as well as the very
extensive collections in all orders secured on Museum expedi-
tions by Jacob Doll1, Chas. Schaeffer and the writer. About
1400 types are represented. Not included in this transfer are
selections from all orders fully providing for purposes of exhi-
bition and all materials pertaining to a so-called local collection
with particular emphasis on the fauna of Long Island, but in
general representative of New York state.

Temporarily excluded also has been the family Aegeriidae,
with numerous types, to facilitate my revision now in course of
preparation. Combined with my own and only personal collection,
comprising some 3,000 specimens, there will be lacking only

1 Mr. Doll passed away on Feb. 10, 1929, at the ripe old age of eighty-
two years. See Englehardt's "Chapters from the long life of a Butterfly
Collector" in the Brooklyn Museum Quarterly, October, 1925.

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

two or three of the 110 species so far listed fur North Amer-
ica, while twenty or thirty mure will he added a> new.

The transfer of such important collections to another insti-
tution naturally has caused much discussion, tavorahle and
otherwise. In the rapid growth of museums in this country
there has been too much duplication of research collections and
consequently a scattering of types, often inadequately and inac-
cessibly housed. It is the consensus ,,f npiuion that this condi-
tion should be adjusted through centralization, particularly ut
the types. The appeal is made to institutions and individuals
alike.

The Brooklyn Entomological Society2 is the second oldest
association of its kind in the country and has enjoyed the hos-
pitality and the cooperation of the P.rouklyn Museum, as head-
quarters and regular meeting place, since 1912. With an average
attendance of twenty out of fifty active members, the meetings
are still full of zest and interest and the affairs of the Society
are progressing favorably. The official organs of the Society.
the Bulletin and Eiitoiiiol<></ica Americana, are now entering
their twenty-fifth and tenth volumes, respectively. The fol-
lowing gentlemen have been serving as officers since 1920:
President, William T. Davis; Secretary, Ernest L. Bell; Trea-
surer, Geo. P. Englehardt; Editor, since 1919, J. R. cle la Torre-
Bueno.

I hope this hurried resume will be of assistance to you and I
wish I had more time to go into detail.

Sincerely yours,
GEO. P. EN<;LEHARDT, Curator, Department of Natural Sciences.

Agrilus fisheriana new name (Coleop. : Buprestidae).

Mr. \V. S. Fisher has called my attention to the fact that
Dr. < >heiil>er^er had used the name .1,/riliis fislieri in Philip.
four. Sci., vol. 25. no. 5. 1(>24, p. 591. I therefore propose the
name /islicrimni instead of jislicri For tin- species described by
me in Ent. News. vol. 40, p. 271, 1929.— J. . KNULL, I'.ureau
of Plant Industry. 1 larri-burg, Pennsylvania.

'For an interesting and cnmprelu-iisi\v historj of
Ann. Ent. Soc. Am., pp. 392-400, no. 2, vol. XXII, Sept., 1".

an article by Mr. Enslclianlt mtitled, ''The
Entomological Societies, past and -"

4 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

An European Plant-bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus
Goeze) found in Iowa (Hemip. : Miridae).*

By HARRY H. KNIGHT, Ames, Iowa.

While conducting a field trip with a class in general ento-
mology, June 18, 1929, at Ames, Iowa, the writer took in his
collecting net the first specimen of Adelphocoris lineolatus
Goeze known from the United States. This species was pre-
viously known from North America, but only from Cape
Breton Island when the writer recorded it in 1922 (Can. Ent.,
liii, p. 287). It was indeed a great surprise to look into my
collecting net and see this large plant bug running about for the
first time, and to realize that I was actually collecting in Iowa.
When this first specimen was safely bottled I proceeded to
sweep the herbaceous vegetation along a fence row for a dis-
tance of about forty feet. An examination of my net revealed two
more specimens of Adelphocoris lineolatus Goeze, also one or
more specimens of Miris dolabratus Linn., Stenotus binotatus
Fab., Mcgaloccroea rccticornis Geoff., Capsus atcr Linn, and
Trigonotylus ruficornis Geoff. A few minutes later, Capsus
siinulans Stal was also taken, likewise two more specimens of
lineolatus. This assortment of Palearctic species is rather re-
markable I should say and can scarcely be duplicated from any
other locality in North America. On June 22, I swept over
the same ground without taking another specimen of lineo-
latus Goeze. I thought the species must be rare and that it
might be another year before additional specimens could be
taken. However, one of my students, Mr. R. L. Preston, took
two specimens on June 30, along a road near the Agronomy
farm just south of Ames. On July 2, we made a special trip
to this point to search for the unusual Mind. 1 soon began
taking one or two specimens with each series of sweeps with
the net. Within half an hour T found that most of the adults
and many nymphs were to be found on alfalfa and sweet
clover. Further collecting has shown that lineolatus is breed-
ing in large numbers on both these plants, and nymphs are

*Contribution from the Department of Zoology and Entomology,
Iowa State College.

XLI, '30 J ENTOMOLOGICAL NKNVS 5

rare if not absent on other plants. During July the bug has
been found in such large numbers on alfalfa and sweet clover
that it suggests the possibility of becoming a pest on these

important plants. I will take this occasion to propose the
common name "Alfalfa plant-bug" for Jilclpliocoris lincnlatiis
Goeze.

In F.urope A. liitcolatiis Goeze has been reported as found
on Chcnopodinni, '/'rifolhini, Lci/nininosm', I' mhcUifcrac, Rr\n-
giuin, (.\tnlitii.\\ Suk'ia, llnphorbia, and L'alluna. Fallen (1807)
described our bug as new under the name Ly</ncits clicnopodii,
indicating what he took to be the host plant. As yet we have
not found ii breeding on Chenopodium in Iowa.

The question ot when and where . Idelphocoris liiicolatits
( ioe/c was introduced into Iowa is a point which will become
of more interest as time passes and the bug is found in ad-
joining states. Mr. R. L. Preston is making a survey of its
distribution while working on the life history of the species
and will report his results at some future time. Just now it
seems rather likely that the point of introduction was at Ames
or i)es M oines, with Ames mure nearly the center of distri-
bution as found by Mr. Preston. Mow long it has taken this
insect to attain its present abundance and distribution is a
question of interest to us. \o specimens were taken in l''-S,
vet the writer and -evcral students did fully as much collecting
in this area last summer. I Hiring July, many specimens of
lincoldtus have been taken about electric lights on the campus;
also we have found it very abundant in fields of alfalfa and
sweet clover. The species lias certainly increased greatly in
numbers since1 last summer, or we most certainly would ha\e
found it then. A guess is not worth much but I would suggest
that the species must have gotten its start from three to live
years .ago. Mr. Preston has taken specimens over an area ot
about 75 mill's from south to north with Ames about the center
of distribution.

Should this insect develop into a pest on alfalfa, as it gives
some promise, it will become of wide interest and concern. In
any case it represents the introduction and spread of an exotic

6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

species, and as a biological problem, will interest many students
of entomology. No doubt the species was imported into Iowa
in the egg stage, which could easily happen if parts of the host
plant were used as packing in some shipment of material from
Europe. Just what materials have been shipped into our area
is a matter we hope to investigate as opportunity permits.

It is hoped this notice may stimulate collectors in the states
bordering Iowa and that some may sweep alfalfa and sweet
clover during the next two or three years and report the occur-
rence and spread of Adelphocoris lineolatus Goeze.

As an aid for recognition of the species the following gen-
eral description is given :

$ . Length 8 mm., width 2.8 mm. General coloration pale
yellowish with a tinge of brown and dusky ; scutellum with
two fine, longitudinal fuscous marks on middle, corium usually
with a triangular fuscous area on apical half, cuneus pale,
membrane fuscous. Antennae yellowish to brown, apical half
darker and usually reddish brown. Legs yellowish, femora
with many black dots, anterior aspect with two rows of some-
what larger spots ; tibial spines black, without distinct spots
at base. Clothed with simple, pale yellowish pubescence, but
black on the legs.

Head: width 1.36 mm., vertex .42 mm. Antennae: segment
I, length .98 mm.; II, 2.87 mm.; Ill, 2.2 mm.; IV, 1.3 mm.
Pronotum : length 1.3 mm., width at base 2.25 mm.

9 . Length 7.5 mm., width 2.9 mm. More robust than the
male and usually somewhat paler in color, but otherwise very
similar in form and coloration.

Nymph, fifth instar. Length 5.5 mm., width 2.4 mm. Head :
width 1.17 mm., vertex .52 mm. Antennae: segment I, length
.73 mm. ; II, 2.3 mm. ; III, 2 mm., IV, .85 mm. Color uniform-
ly yellowish green, third and fourth antennal segments reddish
brown, tips of wing pads becoming fuscous. Legs uniformly
pale yellowish and marked with black spots as in the adult.
Dorsum and legs set with short stiff black hairs ; antennae
clothed with black pubescence.

Size slightly larger than .Idclphocoris rapid us Say, but easily
distinguished by the paler color. The general habits and actions
of lincolu/ its Goeze are very similar to our native species, but
it runs about in the net even more swiftly than rapid us Say.

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL \K\VS 7

Observations on Megathymus streckeri
(Lepid.: Hesperiidae).

J'y \\. A. LEUSSLER, < hnaha, Nebraska.

hi the sand hills of Nebraska where llic yucca flourishes, there
is found a race of Mct/utliyiuits strcckcri which appears to be
intermediate between slrcckcri Skinner and strcckcri.-tc.rnna B.
K Mel).

This race, however, as shown in a series of specimens from
this locality, is so extremely variable in all its characters that
I do not deem it advisable to propose a name for it.

('oinparrd with streckeri-streckeri, and speaking generally,
both males and females average somewhat larger and lack the
light-brown shading of the discal area of the under surface of
the secondaries. The males have the spots on the upper side
of primaries noticeably larger, and on the under side both
larger and better defined. The white spots on the under side
of secondaries are less pronounced, and the dark blotches found
in streckeri-streckeri when the spots are reduced, are almost
entirely obsolete. In the females a prominent band of from
4 to u spots on the upper surface of the secondaries constitutes
the chief difference. On the under surface of the secondaries
this sex has the spots more yellowish than in streckeri-streckeri.

Judging from the original description of race tc.rana and
the figure of the female type, the Nebraska race is pretty clo-i-
to tc.vanu, but as a rule the following differences can be noted:
It averages larger in both sexes, although some individuals are
quite as small as 'he types of that race; the spots mi under
surface of secondaries are more pronounced and in the female
are yellowish; the spots on upper surface are not as d<
orange yellow as in tc.vniui. and in the female the band ot spots
on upper surface of secondaries is better developed, although
occasional small specimens appear which have the spots no
better developed than tc.vuini. As stated above, there is a
great deal of variation in Nebraska specimens. This variation
is in the si/e of the insects; in the shape and size »f spots J in

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the number and color of spots. Some of the males match up
pretty well with streckeri-streckeri, some of the females with
streckeri-texana and some with an unnamed female supposedly
from northern Texas which B. & McD. have suggested may he
intermediate between streckeri-streckeri and streckeri-texana.
It is my opinion that the Nebraska race is exactly that, i. c.,
intermediate between the two named races, and that it is very
plastic.

The insect flies in the sand hills from about the 5th of June
until the latter part of that month. The males have a habit of
settling on last year's flower stalks of the yucca plant with the
forewings folded together and the hindwings in a horizontal
position. In this posture they greatly resemble old dry seed
pods of the yucca and are hard to detect. They are wary and
hard to approach. When alarmed their flight is swift and they
usually fly over the top of a hill and are lost to view. Their
principal flight is from 9 in the morning until 3 in the after-
noon. The females appear about a week later than the males.
They are less active, sitting for the most part at the base of
yucca plants with wings tightly folded. After the females
appear the males become very active. They circle about in
swift flight, in overlapping circles or fly zigzag fashion, fre-
quently dropping back and seeming to explore the same ground
over and over again.

Oslar has stated that the female of strcckeri is crepuscular
and that oviposition occurs from sunset until well into the
night. My own observation does not bear out this statement.
At least not as regards the strcckeri of the sand hills. The
females were observed to be ovipositing in the afternoon in
brightest sunshine. Their flight at this time is quite slow and
they seem so occupied with their purpose that it is not difficult
to approach them. Soon after 4 o'clock both sexes become
inactive, seeking resting places in the sparse grass or on the
bare sand where they are hard to see. When flushed up they
fly some distance and again settle as before. This they repeat

XLI, '30J KNTO.MOLIM.ICAI. NEWS 9

as often as they are flushed up. On the evening of one da\
when the insects had been on the wing in numbers. I made it
a point to visit their haunts from 6 o'clock until dark and could
not find a single individual although other butterflies ( Xntlwlis
iolc, Euptou'ta claitditt and I'icris f>rot<> <//'<v ) \vcrc observed, as
well as Noctuid moths and beetles.

When ovipositing, the females, if not disturbed, lly from
plant to plant, frequently resting to deposit an egg. The egg
is deposited on either upper or under side of the yucca leaf
about midway between the bast' and tip. The egg is smooth,
bluish green in color, somewhat whitish at the crown. It is
flattened and measures 4 mm. in circumference and 2 mm. in
height. An egg secured immediately after it was deposited
on June 14, hatched out June 2(i. The larva was 5 mm. in
length, pale salmon pink in color with large black head and
black on first segment back of the head. It ate the tender part
of a yucca leaf and formed a cylindrical case in which it con-
cealed itself. ( )n June 2^. it apparently had passed through
its first moult, as it was considerably longer, lighter in color
and the head was smaller in proportion. \Yhen u days old
the larva gave evidence of its burrowing habit by boring into
the cork of the bottle in which it was kept. When extricated
and given the thick part of a fresh yucca leaf it burrowed into
the fleshy part of the leaf and ate its \va\ along the inside of
the leaf, making a channel barely larger in diameter than the
thickness of the larva itself. When resting, the larva does not
remain at the- end of this channel but draws hack some dis-
tance. On July l.\ it was -; [ inch long, dirty-white in color
with dark head and dark spot on first segment. < )ii that date
I placed the young larva on a yucca plant in the open, when it
entered the leaf from the under side, made its way. over a period
of several days, to the main stalk and is apparently making its
way downward into the root. At the point where tin- stalk
meets the ground line the larva left a hole in which it will pre-
sumably pupate next May.

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An Experiment in Marking Moths and Finding them
Again (Lepid.: Noctuidae).

By ALTBURN E. BROWER, Willarcl, Missouri
(Map, Plate II.)

The spread of species, the migration of flocks, and the rec-
ords of individuals outside the usual range of the species have
all been the subject of many scientific papers. The migratory
swarms of Alabama argilhtcca, the cutworm moths, and other
pests have received much attention from economic entomolo-
gists, But I have been unable to find any empirical data regard-
ing the movement of marked individuals of the moths. The
chances of ever again finding a marked moth are so small that
nothing positive seems to have been ascertained regarding the
movements of the individuals. In some sections, however, the
genus Catocala seems to offer a chance for positive data as to
the movements of individuals. Large in size, showy in color,
single-brooded, of many species and forms, and in some locali-
ties found by day resting low-down on tree trunks, they offer
a combination of characteristics which lend themselves to such
an investigation.

In 1927 plans were made to mark some Catocalas and at-
tempt to find them again, but the first requisite to finding them
on tree trunks — a stretch of hot, dry w7eather during the height
of the Catocala season — was absent. Again in 1928, weather
conditions were unsatisfactory. In 1929 the happy combination
of numbers of Catocalas with a severe drouth in the height of
the Catocala season resulted in the following work.

The locality (seven miles northeast of Willarcl, Missouri) is
in the Ozark Mountains in southwest Missouri, at an elevation
of about 1050-1340 feet. The timbered hills bordering the
higher lands are the best Catocala country. The area selected,
about 1x1^2 miles, has been my favorite collecting ground for
the last fourteen years. The area contains four separated hol-
lows, each a good collecting ground, separated by ridges and
unfavorable hollows. In each of these hollows, except Long
Hollow, the area occupied by the moths during hot, dry weather
is compact enough so that it can be covered in a half-day.

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Lacquers were found to he most satisfactory for marking
the moths, as a non-flowing, quick-drying material is needed.
Thick oil colors were satisfactory. With enamels, the scales
had to he partially removed. ( )rdinary paint was unsatisfactory.
Fine, short-bristled enamel hrushes proved best, and all coloring
materials needed hrushing in, especially on some fresh moths.

A different color was used in each hollow. Bright green,
white, red and purple were used, with yellow for some of the
last moths. In each locality, on the first half day, the right
fore-wing was marked, the next time the left wing, then hoth
wings were similarly marked, and lastly the wings were marked
differently. By using two colors many comhinations would he-
easy. Each individual of a species or form received a different
mark or combination of marks. Each insect as taken was given
a consecutive number in a note-book, a sketch was made of the
marked wing or wings, and the location of the tree on which it
was captured was recorded.

The cyanide jar (sodium cyanide) was used to stupefy the
insects. A few were netted, but they were rubbed in the net
and struggled so violently while being marked that considerable
injury resulted, and none of them was ever found again. The
original plan, to mark them as they rested on trees, was also
abandoned, except for occasional specimens. The scales shed
off coloring materials so readily that great difficult}- was found
in getting on any color, and the frightened moth had to be fol-
lowed to see what, if any, mark had resulted.' which could not
always be done. With the cvanide jar. the moth could be
turned out as perfect in appearance as before being caught, and
any marking (which should not be too heavy) brushed into
the scales. The sketch of the wing and marks could lie- accurate-
ly made, and, if the moth were turned out as S<H>H as the strug-
gles ceased, it would often be crawling up on a tree by the time
the data had been re-corded. Time and a-ain individuals which
had been marked were- observe-d again he-tore work was disci in
tinned in that hollow. As soon as t!u-\ recovered I'mm tin-
effects ol the gas, the-v took the- normal head-down pnsiimn
low-down on the- tree- trunk^, and it the-y wen- llu>he-d later,
behaved normally in every way so far as I could see-.

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Han., '30

TABULATION OF MARKED MOTHS.
GIVING DATE, LOCALITY, AND NUMBERS OF ALL FORMS MARKED.

JULY.

AUGUST.

CATOCALA

•2

Totals

— '

g
«d

—

fL,

—

'•

Forms

Species

•<

•4

—

-H

:'.

Ilia .

•1

(Jonspicua

S
e
a

Normani ....

Neogama

Arnica

r
c

Androphila

•2

Nerissa

'.1

Epione

•2

c
d

i
n

Innubens

•2

Scintillans

Lacrymosa

Evelina

Paulina

Palaeogama . .

Annida

Luctuosa

Piatrix

Obscura

3
8

Residua

Vidua

Habalis

Flebilis

Angusi

Junctura

IGSps. SVara...

::i

1 1

•

•2:

f
~-

314

"These numbers refer to the areas where marking work was carried on upon that date.

The decrease in numbers of marked insects toward the end of the work is partly due to unfavorable weather-
but it is largely due to the fact that the time was devoted to searching for Catocalas marked instead of marking more-

ENT. NEWS, VOL XL1.

Plate 11.

MARKING MOTHS. -BROWER.

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So many factors, such as li/ards, squirrels, other insects,
direct sunlight, wind-swayed vegetation and thunder storms
cause the moths to change their position that they are not greatly
frightened by their capture and marking. The number of times
some individuals were found is proof that they do not desert the
locality. Usually, marked individuals were recognized before
being disturbed, and that was the end always sought.

The period when the work was carried on, July 24 to August
6, is the height of the Catocala season. The first six days were
an unbroken stretch of hot, dry, and calm days. Light, hot
winds blew from the west some days, and then the moths were
most abundant, especially females. IVginning the night of July
29, local showers and cool winds at times resulted in disturbing
meteorological conditions which continued to the end, the work
terminating with a rain the night of August 5. Xo rain fell
in the area except very light showers July 30 and August 3.
August 4 was clear and bright, but with a cool east wind scarce-
ly a Catocala could be found. The table shows the effects of
the unsettled weather.

RETURNS FROM MARKED CATOCALAS

ILIA, marked July 25, in Main Hollow. Found July 30, 50

yards east.*
ILIA, marked July 27, in Xorth Hollow. Found August 3, 70

yards southwest.
NEOGAMA, marked July 24, in Main Hollow. Found July 28,

125 yards southwest.
XKOCA.MA, marked July 2(> in Long Hollow. Found July 28, 1

mile south of west.
NEOGAMA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found August 1,

25 yards north.
NEOGAMA, marked July J7, in Xorth Hollow. Found August

3, 7 yards west.
NEO<;.\M.\, marked July 2(l in Long Hollow. Found August

3, 1 mile north of west.
NEOGAMA, marked July 29, in Long Hollow. Found August

1, 125 yards southeast.

*Part of the distances were paced, the others are estimates made on
the ground.

14 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

NEOGAMA, marked August 1, in Long Hollow. Found August

3, 175 yards south.
AMIGA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found August 3, 45

yards east.
AMIGA form NERISSA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found

August 1, 330 yards northwest.
AMIGA form NERISSA, marked July 27, in North Hollow. Found

July 28, 25 yards southwest.
AMIGA, marked August 1, in Long Hollow. Found August 3,

100 yards east.
EPIONE, marked July 24, in Main Hollow. Found July 25, in

the same place.
INNUBENS, marked July 24, in South Hollow. Found July 25.

15 yards east and July 26, 78 yards west.
INNUBENS, marked July 24, in Main Hollow. Found July 25,

nearby.
INNUBENS, marked July 25, in South Hollow. Found July 26,

330 yards east, and July 29, 360 yards east.
INNUBENS, marked July 27, in Long Hollow. Found July 29,

10 yards west.
INNUBENS, marked July 29, in Long Hollow. Found August

1, 35 yards northeast.
INNUBENS, marked July 29, in Long Hollow. Found August

1, 235 yards northwest.
LACRYMOSA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found August

1, 90 yards northeast.
LACRYMOSA, marked July 29, in Long Hollow. Found August

1, 25 yards west.
LACRYMOSA, marked August 1, in Long Hollow. Found August

3, 220 yards southeast.
PALAEOGAMA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found July

29, 80 yards southwest.
PALAEOGAMA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found August

3, 40 yards northwest.

PALAEOGAMA, marked August 1, in Long Hollow. Found Au-
gust 3, 40 yards south.
RESIDUA, marked July 24, in Main Hollow. Found July 25,

100 yards northeast and July 30. where marked.

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RESIDUA, marked July 26, in Long Hollow. Found July 27,

25 yards southeast, July _"', X5 yards southeast and August

3, where marked.
RKSIDTA, marked July 26, in I -on-' Hollow. Found August 1,

43 yards southeast.
VIDUA, marked July 25. in South Hollow. Found July 29, 60

yards southeast.

(To be continued)

EXPLANATION OF PLATE IF.

This map shows the section where the moths were marked.
Unless otherwise indicated, the region is all timbered. The
farm lands are stippled, and the cut-over land is obliquely
shaded. The numbers and names of the four areas or hollows
(enclosed by solid lines), where actual marking work was
carried on. are used as column headings in the tabulation of
moths marked and in the list of returns. Thus the area in
which every moth was marked is given. Some of the places
labeled on the map are unmentioned in the text, these and many
more served as a basis for note-book entries of the exact place
where every moth was marked or was found again on some
later date.

A New Species of Acmaeodera and One New Sub-
species (Coleoptera, Buprestidae).

By J. N. KNULL, Pennsylvania Bureau of Plant Industry.

Harrisburg.

Acmaeodera pinalorum new species.

Form and size of *lcimico<lcra t/uttifcni Lee., color dark
bronze, elytra bluish black, each elytron with eleven irregular
yellow spots (paratype with twelve spots which is probably a
variable character). Head densely strongly punctured, front
with Ion- white pubescence-, antennae serrate, beginning with
the lit'th joint.

Pronotum wider than long, widest in front of middle; front
narrower than base, convex, sides hmadK rounded from base to
apex, side margins not visible from above, surface densely
coarsely punctured, punctures coarser and continent at sides,
a short stiff hair arising from each puncture. Flytra at ba-e
as wide as base of pronotum. slightly wider back of base, sides
sinuate on apical third, broadly rounded toward apices, side

16 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

margins serrate on apical half, surface with striae more evident
on apical third, punctures of striae coarse, intervals each with
a single series of fine punctures, each puncture with a short
stiff hair.

Beneath densely coarsely punctured, puhescence short, pro-
sternum produced in front into a broadly emarginate lobe which
is rounded at ends, edge of last ventral turned down forming
an apical plate, no trace of subapical plate. Length 8 mm.,
width 2.5 mm.

Described from two specimens labeled base of Final Moun-
tains, ARIZONA, July, altitude 4,000 feet, Duncan and Parker,
collectors. T\pc in writer's collection, paratype in the collection
of Mr. D. K. Duncan who kindly allowed me to retain the
types.

This species would fall in group Acmaeodera Lobatae.*
Professor Fall kindly examined both insects herein described.

Acmaeodera gibbula gila new subspecies.

Size and form of Acmaeodera gibbula Lee., color of body,
head and pronotum bronze, elytra dark blue, entire insect void
of yellow markings. Head densely coarsely punctured, thickly
clothed with long white pubescence, antennae serrate beginning
with fifth joint.

Pronotum twice as wide as long, sides regularly arcuately
narrowed from base to apex, impressions moderately deep, side
margins not visible from above, surface closely punctate, clothed
with long white pubescence. Elytra at base as wide as base of
pronotum, slightly wider just back of base, sides sinuate, then
nearly parallel to back of middle, strongly rounded to apices,
side margins strongly serrate back of middle, surface with striae
more evident on apical third, second, third and fifth intervals
more convex toward base, punctures coarser toward sides, very
small in center toward base ; intervals each with single series
of fine punctures, a short stiff hair arising from each puncture.

Beneath densely punctured, legs and ventral surface with
long white pubescence, prosternum produced in front into a
subrectangular lobe which is truncate in front ; last ventral
with a thin broad apical plate which gives the appearance of a
double margin. Length 9.5 mm., width 3.5 mm.

Described from a specimen in the collection of the writer
labeled Gila River Valley, San Carlos, ARIZONA, August, D. K.
Duncan collector.

*H. C. Fall— Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., V. 7, P. 35, 1899.

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A New Butterfly (Lepid.: Nymphalidae).

By NORMAN R. GUXN, 1951 Yosemite Road. I'.crkclev, Calif.

Melitaea palla (Bdv). Ah. hemifusa nov.

Upper surfaces: Primaries — Typical as in male palla (Hclv).
Secondaries — Submarginal and next two adjoining rows <it"
spots arc- completely fused together. The hasal area of secon-
daries is completely ohscured by hlack. except for one elon-
gated spot which does not varv from typical /•> ,•://</. Marginal
row ol spots same as in [<ala hill separated from fused area bv
a narrow hlack hand.

Under surfaces: I'riinaries — Yellow area reduced and fu-ed
at apex. Black markings reduced. Sccoinlarics — Marginal
row of spots normal hut 1 (ordered on inner side hy a distinct
hlack line. Submarginal and adjoining two rows fused with
yellow. The third marginal row of spots is not completely oh-
scured and is reduced as it near.s inner margin of secondaries.
Basal area ohscured hv red except for one \el1ow spot. This
fusion of yellow is similar to that of ah. ahnonna (Wrighl ) of
Melitaea hoffmani (Behr).

Classification: Ah. Hemi fusion. Secondaries well fused.
primaries normal.

Data: Holotype male. Expanse 35 mm. Cazadero, Sonoma
County, California. May 18. 1929 (G. K. Bohart, Collector),
llolotype in the Bohart collection at Berkeley, California.

Life History:.' Prohahly same as in palla. Refer to Coin-
stock's "Butterflies of California" for information.

The Fixation of Types.

By \Y. S. BLA ICHLF.V, Indianapolis, Indiana.
"The type specimen in biology is that individual of animal
or plant, 01 m part of one, from which the description of a
species has been prepared and upon which a specific name ha-
been based. It is the actual object which serves as the type
of a species in /.oology or botany. Type -pcameiis have a par
ticular part and lii^h value in descriptive zoolog) and botany,
conijiaralile to that of the actual object which is taken a> the
authoritative standard in any sy-tem of \\ei^hts. measures, or
coinage. \\'hen available for examination they take precedence
over any published description or figure and are conrlusive
evidence in cases of doubtful or disputed spirilic identity."

18 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

Accepting the above as a full and, in my opinion, an excellent
definition of a type, the question arises as to who best knows
what that type is. Is it the author of the species who has used
a certain individual specimen as most typical of the form which
he has described and who has placed aside that individual and
labeled it with the name he has given it and the word "type" ;
or is it some other human who has never seen the author's true
and only labeled type, but who, impressed perhaps by the im-
portance of his own superior knowledge of the particular group
to which the species in question belongs, "fixes" and designates
a specimen in another collection as the type of the species in
question ?

In the past it has been my custom, when describing what I
consider a new species, to select a certain typical individual
specimen and to attach to it a red label "type." I have not
always designated as part of the description this particular spec-
imen as the "holotype" as I expected in time to prepare a single
paper in which I would designate or fix the holotypes of all
the species I have described.2

On pages 625 and 626 of the Orthoptcra of Northeastern
America, I described as new two species of camel crickets,
Ccuthophilus davisi and Ceuthophilus rchcbi, from specimens
furnished me by W. T. Davis, of Staten Island, New York.
I picked out the most typical example of each, labeled it with
a red label "type" and placed on the pin also the name which
I had given it. I retained these types in my collection and re-
turned part of the other specimens to Mr. Davis. In the Florida
Entomologist, XIII, 1929, pp. 18 and 19, Mr. T. H. Hubbell
has made rchcbi a synonym of dai'isi and has designated or
"fixed" a certain specimen of each in the Davis collection as a
"lectoholotype." Now I do not know, nor do I care, what the
ruling of the Entomological Code is in such a case as this. I
hold that it is an unjust and unreasonable procedure for the
following reasons: (a), The author of the species is still living
and has in his own collection the original holotype labeled as
such; (b), The examples so labeled in the Davis collection may
or may not be part of the cotypes which I examined and re-

1 Century Dictionary, Vol VIII, p. 6562. The Italics are mine.

2 This paper is now completed and ready for the press.

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

turned to Mr. Davis as such, as he had numerous other ex
amples of the same specie; (r). In similar procedures a person
fixing a type, without seeing the one labeled as such 1>y tin-
original author, may even designate an example of a different
species or a different genus from the one originally described
under that name. Had I died without labeling a specimen in
my collection as "type" then, and then alone, would Mr. llub-
bell be justified in his action, and not even then until he had
carefully compared the specimen so designated with those in
my collection under that name.

The designating of a single specimen by the author as the
"type" and the term "holotype" used therefor are both recent
but very useful practices. According to llenshaw. Dr. J. L.
Leconte named as new species 4734 forms of Coleoptera and,
according to Calvert. Dr. G. H. Horn named 15SJ. In very
few instances did either of these authors designate a holotypc.
Maj. T. L. Casey named probably eight or ten thousand species
and it was not his practice to name holotypes in connection
with his descriptions. H. C. Fall has named approximately
1200 and it is only in his later writings that he designates holo-
types in the notes following his descriptions. If other author-
were to follow Mr. Hubbell and designate lectoholotypes of
numerous species described by these authors but outside of
their original collections, there would be a veritable hod
podge of nomenclatorial confusion. The action of Mr. Hub-
bell, whatever the Kntomological ('ode may hold, is. in my
opinion, much like the heirs meeting and attempting to divide
a man's property who is on his death bed but yet alive: or like
a Governor appointing a man to till an office while his prede-
cessor, though expected to die, is yet living and still holding
the office.

In conclusion I will say that the holotypc of t'cnlln>phi!ns
ilttrisi is a male, labeled "Staten Island, X. V.. Aug., I'M/". Coll.
by \Y. T. Davis" and that of (.'cutliaplrilnx rclichi is a male
labeled "Yaphank, X. Y., Aug. 2<>. 1916 ' oil. by W. T. Davis.
Both are in the collection of \Y. S. I'.latchley, and not in that
of YV. T. Davis, and they will be "fixed" as holotypcs. not lec-
toholotypes, in the paper above mentioned \\bicb will soon he-
issued.

20 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

The Night Flight of Diurnal Butterflies (Lepid.).

Butterflies are day-flying creatures, while most moths fly by
night. There are exceptions, however, and it is a well-known
fact that a few certain species of moths normally fly by day,
but the meagre records of night flights of butterflies indicate
that this is an abnormal or unusual condition.

Scudcler deals with this topic in a chapter, entitled "Butter-
flies at Night",* in which he says that butterflies fly by day
and generally by the brightest day and in tbe clearest weather,
yet some groups love the forest gloom; a few favor twilight,
and the exceptions to the general rule are those which fly by
night. He then lists the following instances of this unusual
condition :

Eugonui j-album, the Compton tortoise, hundreds of which
had flown to a light-house lantern on the Island of Nantucket.

Chlorippc ccltis, which is reported by Miss Murtfeldt as
entering an open window at 10 o'clock one August evening.

Anosia plexippus, recorded by Merriam in large swarms that
flew against and obscured the light of a light-house on Lake
Ontario.

Anosia plexippus, ]raucssa atalanta, V. cardui, V . huntci'a,
Euvanessa antiopa, Cyaniris psendargiolus and Euphocadcs Iroi-
lus, recorded by Mr. Henry Edwards.

These seem to be the only records up to the time of Scucl-
der's publication. I hereby append my own notes, in the hope
of arousing students to make further observations on this inter-
esting behavior; they all refer to one spot in St. Louis, Mis-
souri, and the time is Central Standard.

Phyciodcs tlwros Dru. May 17, 1929. Flying around light
at 11 p.m.

Pholisora hayJnirstii Edw. June 11, 1929. Active at 9:15 p.m.

Epargyrcus titynts Eabr. June 7, 1929. Found on floor,
dead, in artificially lighted room.

Papilio troilus L. July, 1929. Male observed flying around
indoor 200-watt light after 1 1 p.m.

The study of periodicity in insects is now coming to the fore,
and data of this kind are of value in solving problems, not only
on when insects become active, but also why they become active
at certain periods in each cycle of twenty-four hours.

HAROLD O'BYRNE, Webster Groves, Missouri.

A Preoccupied Name in the Oxybeline Wasps
(Hyrn. : Sphecidae).

Oxybelus taprobanensis nom. nov.

O. \-ybclus ccyloniciis Cameron, Ann. <!v Mag. Nat. Hist. 1900,
V: 40; nee Oxybelus ccylonicus Cameron, Mem. & Proc. Man-
chester Lit. & Phil. Soc: 1897, XLI :79. V. S. L. PATE.

*In his Frail Children of the Air.

List of the Titles of Periodicals and Serials Referred to by

Numbers in Entomological Literature

in Entomological News.

1. Transactions of The American Entomological Society. Philadelphia.

2. Entomologische Blatter, red. v. H. Eckstein etc. Berlin.

3. Annals of the Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh, Pa.

4. Canadian Entomologist. London, ( anada.

5. Pysche, A Journal of Entomology. Boston, Mass.

6. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. New York.

7. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Columbus, Ohio.

8. Entomologists' Monthly Magazine. London.

9. The Entomologist. London.

10. Proceedings of the Ent. Soc. of Washington. Washington, D. C.

11. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin.

12. Journal of Economic Entomology, Geneva, N. Y.

13. Journal of Entomology and Zoology. Claremont, Cal.

14. Entomologische Zeitschrift. Frankfurt a. M., Germany.

15. Natural History. American Museum of Natural History. New York.

16. American Journal of Science. New Haven, Conn.

17. Entomologische Rundschau. Stuttgart, Germany.

IX. Internationale entomologische Zeitschrift. Guben, Germany.

I'1. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y.

20. Societas entomologica. Stuttgart, Germany.

21. The Entomologists' Record and Journal of Variation. London.

22. Bulletin of Entomological Research. London.

23. Bollettino del I.aboratorio di Zoologia generate e agraria della

R. Scnola superiorc d'Agricultura in Portici. Italy.

24. Annales de la societe entomologique de France. Paris.

25. Bulletin de la societe entomologiiiue de France. Paris.

26. Entomologischer An/cigor, hersg. Adolf Hoffmann. Wien, Austria.

27. Bolletino della Socicta Entomologica. Gcnovu, Italy.

JX Ent. Tidskrift ulgifen af Ent. Foreningen i Stockholm. Sweden.

2(>. Animal Report of the Ent. Society of Ontario. Toronto, Canada.

30. The Maine Naturalist. Thornaston. Maine.

31. Nature. London.

32. Boletim do Miiscu Nacional do Rio de Janicro. Brazil.

33. Bull, et Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique. Bruxelles.

34. Zoologischer Anzeiger, hrsg. v. 1C. Korschelt. Leipzig.

35. The Annals of Applied Biology. Cambridge, England.

36. Transactions of t'i<' Entomological Society of London. England.

37. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. Honolulu.

38. Bull, of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles.

39. The Florida Entomologist. Gainesville, Fla.

40. American Museum Novitatcs. New York.

41. Mitteilungen der schweiz. ent. Gesellschaft. Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

42. The Journal of Experimental /oology. Philadelphia.

43. Ohio Journal of Sciences. Columbus, Ohio.

44. Revisla chilena de historia natural. YalparaiMi, Chile.

45. Zeitschrift fiir \vissenschaftliche Insektenbiologie. Berlin.

46. Zcit-chrift fiir Morphologic und <">kologie der Tiere. Berlin.

47. Journal of Agricultural Res. 'arch. Washington. D. C.

48. Wiener entomologische Zeitung. Wien, Au.-tria.

49. Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin.

50. Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum. Wa-lnnuton, D. C.

51. Notulae cntomologicae, ed. Soc. ent. lieNingt'orv HeKingfors, Finland.

52. Archiv fiir Naturgcschichte, hrsg. v. E. Strand. Berlin.

53. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. London.

54. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee. Paris.

55. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. San Francisco, Cal.

56. "Konowia". Zeit. fiir systematische Insektenkunde. Wien, Austria.

57. La Feuille des Naturalistes. Paris.

58. Entomologische Berichten. Nederlandsche ent. Ver. Amsterdam.

59. Encyclopedic entomologique, ed. P. Lechevalier. Paris.

60. Stettiner entomologische Zeitung. Stettin, Germany.

61. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.

62. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. New York.

63. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift "Iris". Berlin.

64. Zeitschrift des osterr. entomologen-Vereines. Wien.

65. Zeitschrift fiir angewandte Entomologie, hrsg. K. Escherich. Berlin.

66. Report of the Proceedings of the Entomological Meeting. Pusa, India.

67. University of California Publications, Entomology. Berkeley, Cal.

68. Science. New York.

69. Comptes rendus hebdoma. des seances de 1' Academic des sciences. Paris.

70. Entomologica Americana, Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn.

71. Novitates Zoologicae. Tring, England.

72. Revue russe d'Entomologie. Leningrad, USSR.

73. Quarterly Review of Biology. Baltimore, Maryland.

74. Sbornik entomolog. narodniho musea v Praze. Prague, Czechoslavokia.

75. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London.

76. The Scientific Monthly. New York.

77. Comptes rendus heb. des seances et memo, de la soc. de biologic. Paris.

78. Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique. Paris.

79. Koleopterologische Rundschau. Wien.

80. Lepidopterologische Rundschau, hrsg. Adolf Hoffmann. Wien.

81. Folia myrmecol. et termitol. hrsg. Anton Krausse. Bernau bei Berlin.

82. Bulletin, Division of the Natural History Survey. Urbana, Illinois.

83. Arkiv for zoologie, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien i. Stockholm.

84. Ecology. Brooklyn.

85. Genetics. Princeton, New Jersey.

86. Zoologica, New York Zoological Society. New York.

87. Archiv fiir Entwicklungs mechanik der Organ., hrsg. v. Roux. Leipzig.

88. Die Naturwissenschaf ten, hrsg. A. Berliner. Berlin.

89. Zoologische Jahrbucher, hrsg. v. Spengel. Jena, Germany.

90. The American Naturalist. Garrison-on-Hudson, New York.

91. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Washington, D. C.

92. Biological Bulletin. Wood's Hole, Massachusetts.

93. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. England.

94. Zeitschrift fiir wissenschaftliche Zoologie. Leipzig.

95. Proceedings of the Biological Soc. of Washington, Washington, D. C.

96. La Cellule. Lierre, Belgium.

Q7. Biologisches Zentralblatt. Leipzig.

98. Le Naturaliste Canadien. Cap Rouge, Chicoutimi, Quebec.

99. Melanges exotico-entomologiques. Par Maurice Pic. Moulins, France.

100. Bulletin Intern., Academic Polonaise des Sci. et des Lett. Cra-

covie, Poland.

101. Tijdschrift voor entomologie, Nederlandsche Entomol. Ver.,

Amsterdam.

102. Entomologiske Meddelelser, Entomologisk Forening, Copenhagen.

103. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Lawrence, Kansas.

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Krtto mo logical Literature

COMPILED MY FKAXK 1 1 AIM I',A< '1 1 AND I. AURA S. MACKKY
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF E. T. CRESSOX. JR.

Under the above head it is intended to note papers received at the
Academy of Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia, pertaining to the Kn-
tomology of the Americas (North and .South), including Arachnida and
Myriopoda. Articles, irrelevant to Am. ri> ;in entomology will not be no'ted;
but contributions to anatomy, physiology and embryology of insects,
however, whether relating to American or exotic species will be recorded.

The numbers within brackets I I refer to the journals, as numbered
in the list of IVriodicals and Serials published in the January and June
numbers (or which may be secured from the publisher of Entomological
News for 10c), in which the paper appeared. The number of, or annual
volume, and in some cases the part, heft, &c. the latter within ( )
follows; then the pagination follows the colon :

All continued papers, with few exceptions, are recorded only at their
first installments.

*Papers containing new forms or names have an * preceding the
author's name.

(S) Papers pertaining- exclusively to neotropical species, and not so
indicated in the title, have the symbol (S) at the end of the title of
the paper.

For records of Kconomic Literal ure, see I he [experiment Station Rec-
ord. Office of Experiment Stations, Washington. Also Review of Applied
Entomology, Series A, London. For records of papers on Medical Ento-
mology, see Review of Applied Entomology, Series B.

fH? Note the change in the method of citing the bibliographical refer-
ences, as exi>/itiur// dhove.

Papers published in the Entomological News are not listed.

GENERAL. — Allard, H. A. — Our insect instrumentalists
and their musical technique. |.\n. l\ep. Smiths. Inst.]
1928: 563-591, ill. Burgess, A. F. — Imported insect enemies
of the gipsv moth and the l>ro\yn-tail moth. (S). |l". S.
Dept. Agric.] Tech. Hull. 86: 147 pp., ill. Cockerell, T.
D. A. — Some results of a journey to Kaieteur Falls. British
Guiana. [ 75 | 4: 439-444. Crowell, M. F.— A discussion of
human and insect societies. |5| 3f> : 182-189. *Ewing, H. E.
—A manual of external parasites. 225 pp., ill. Springfield.
Illinois, 1929. [ Xew genera in Mallophaga, Anoplura «!v
Siphonaptera] . Ferris, G. F. — The principle- of -vstematic
entomology. [Stanford Univ. Pub. Hiol. Sci.] 5: 3-169. ill.
Horn, W. — Ueber die resolutionen des IV. [nternationalen
Entomologen-Kongresses in Ithaca, 12-18 August 1928.
| 1S| 23: 333-335. Kusnezov-Ugamskij, N. N. — I );is mas-
senauftretten einiger insekten in ihren uberwinterungsorten
mid biologist-he- bcdcutung dieser erscheinung. | I\e\ . /.ool.
I\usse| 9: 124-125. Murillo, L. M. --Clave dicotomica
general de los insectos. | l\e\. SMC. ( "< .It iml.iana Cien. \'at.|
4: !('52<if>. Park, O. - - Fci (logical observations upon the
m vrmecocoles ,(f Formica ulkei. especially Le]>tiniis tcsta-
ceus. [5] 36: 195-215, ill. Strand, E.- Down with the type-
cult. |5| 3o: 228-231. Strickland, E. H, Larder beetle
infestations arising from tent caterpillars. | \\ id : 23S.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC. Becker, F. Zum

ban des kopfes der rhynchoten. I Teil. I Ian des koptes \.in
Xaucori.s cimicoides. | l\e\ . /ool. Kn--e| 9: 51 96. Crowell,
M. F. — A preliminary stnd\ of the trachea! system of the

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mature larva of Blepharipa scutellata. [5] 36: 220-227, ill.
Needham, D. M. — The chemical changes during the meta-
morphosis of insects. [Biol. Rev. & Biol. Proc. Cambridge
Phil. Soc.] 4: 307-326, ill. Rau & Rau.— The sex attraction
and rhythmic periodicity in giant saturniid moths. [Trans.
Acad. Sci., St. Louis] 26: 83-221, ill. Schrader, F— Notes
on reproduction in Aspidiotus hederae (Coccidae). [5] 36:
232-236, ill. Verlaine, L. — L'instinct et 1'intelligence chez
les Hymenopteres. X. — La reine des al)eilles dispose-t-elle
a yolonte du sexe de ses oeufs? [33] 69: 224-238.
Wojtusiak, R. J. — Entwicklungsgeschichtliche und psycho-
graphische studien an Mamestra-Raupen. [100] 1929: 1-54,
ill. Ueber die raumorientierung bei Pieris-Raupen. [100]
1929: 59-66, ill.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA. *Ewing, H. E.-
(See under General.) Roewer, C. F. - - Weitere weber-
knechte III. [Abh. Naturw. Ver. Bremen] 27: 179-284, ill.
Savory, T. H. — On wolf-spiders' memories. [75] 4: 524-
528.

THE SMALLER ORDER OF INSECTS— *Ewing, H.
E. — (See under General.) *Mosley, M. E. — Oxford Uni-
versity Greenland Expedition, 1928. Trichoptera and
Ephemeroptera of Greenland : Additional records made by
the Oxford University Expedition to Kugssuk, Godthaab
Fjord, W. Greenland, "1928. [75] 4: 501-509, ill.

HEMIPTERA— *Glendenning, R.— A new Callipterine
from Victoria, B. C. ( Aphididae). [4] 61 : 237-238. Haupt,
H. - - Neueinteilung der Homoptera-Cicadina nach phylo-
genetisch zu wertenden merkmalen. [89] 58: 173-286, ill.
Kusnezov-Ugamskij, N. N. - - Ueber die anolocyclie-er-
scheinumgen bei pflanzenlausen. [Rev. Zool Russe] 9:
108-110. *Laing, F. — Descriptions of new, and some notes
on old, species of Coccidae. (S). [75] 4: 465-501, ill.
Severin, H. C. --A third report upon the Membracidae
(Treehoppers) of South Dakota. [Pro. South Dakota Acad.
Sci.] 29: 33-49.

LEPIDOPTERA— Bandermann, F.— Erfolgrdche zuch-
ten mil amerikanischen barenformen aus dem eigelege.
[18] 23: 345-347, ill. Bouvier, M. E. L— Sur le classement
et la distribution geographique des Saturnioides hemileu-
cidiens de la sous-famille des Automerines. [69] 189: 603-
607. *Brown, F. M. — A revision of the genus Phoebis. (S).
[40] No. 368: 22 pp., ill. *Comstock, J. A. — A new species
or form of Anthocharis from California. [38] 1929: 32-33,
ill. Comstock, J. A. — Studies in Pacific coast Lepidoptera.
[38] 1929: 22-32, ill., cont. Fletcher, T. B.— A list of the
generic names used for Microlepidoptera. [Mem. Dept.

XLI, '30] KXTOMMLnCICAI. \K\YS 2$

Agric. India] 11 : 244 pp. Hayward, K. J. — Larval descrip-
tions from the Argentine. The larva of Pholus lahruscae ;
a sphingid. [21 1 41 : 143-144. McDunnough, J. — Note on a
generic term in the Agrotinae. [4| 61 : 241. *Michael, O.
— Neue oder \venig bekanntc Agriasformen vom Ama/con-
asgebiet. [14J 43: 1/6-177. cont. Schrader, W. - Addi-
tional experiments with Pyrameis carve. | 38 | 1929: 20-21,
ill. Vickery, R. A. — Studies on the fall army worm in the
gulf coast district of Texas. | U. S. Dept. Agric. | Tech.
Bull. 138: 64 pp., ill.

DIPTERA— *Alexander, C. P.— A list of the crane-flies
of Quebec I. [4] 61: 231-236. *Johannsen, O. A.— A new

species of Sciara from Canada. [4| 61 : 223-224. Johnson,
C. W.— A note on Chilosia hiawatha. [5] 36: 237-238.

COLEOPTERA— *Brown, W. J.— Revision of the species
of Aphodius of the subgenus Diapterna. [4] 61: 224-231,
ill. Cros, A. — Notes sur les larves primaires des Meloidae.
[24] 98: 193-222. Darlington, P. J.- -Notes on the structure
and significance of Palaeogyrinus. [5| 36:216-219. *Fisher,
W. S. — Ne\v species of btiprestid beetles from Costa Rica.
[50| 76, Art. 6: 20 pp. Fleutiaux, E. — Notice sur plusieurs
filaterides malgaches. [24] 98:223-249. Friedrich, A. -
Kaferklopfen in brasilianischen urwald. [14| 43: 187-190,
ill. Gilbertson, G. I. — The ( 'irindelidae (Tiger Hectics) of
South Dakota. [I'ro. South Dakota Acad. Sci.| 29: 22-2o.
Nylen, J. V. — Kuropeau Coleoptera at Providence, l\. 1.. in
1<>2S. [5] 36: 219. *Ochs, G. - - Bestimmungstabelle der
gyrinidengattung (iyreles nebst ncubeschreibungen und
kritischen bemerkungen. (S). 1 7(> \ 15: 62-69. Ohaus, F.
- Aus der praxis des kafersammlers. XII. Ueber das
sammeln und zuchten von mistkafern. |79] 15: 141-144.
cont. *Pic, M.--Neue Phrixothrix-arten. iMalacoder-
mata). (S). [26] 9: 375-376. *Sicard, A. -- Description
d'especes nouvelles de Coccinellidae. (S). | 75 | 4: 515-524.
*Spaeth, F. - - Die gattung Hemisphaerota. (S). |79| 15:
111-131. :i:Wallis, J. B. A new species of Odontaeus. [4|
61: 239-241, ill.

HYMENOPTERA.— Balduf, W. V.— Tetrastichus ver-

rucarii, new spc-cies, a chalcid para>ite of Xeurotc-rus (Cy-
nipidae) on l)ur oak. |4| 61 : 221-222, ill. Rau, P.- -The
silk spun by the larvae of certain >ocial wasps. |4| (A :
219-221. Rau, P. — The biology and behaviour of mining
bees, Anthophora abrupta and Kntcchina taurea. |5| 36:
155-181, ill. Rau, P. — The nesting habits of the burrowing
bee, Kpinomia triangulit\-ra. |5| 36: J 13-2 IS. ill. Salt &
Bequaert.— Stylopized Vespidae. [5] 30: 24'J-JXJ.

24 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

ANTS, BEES and WASPS. A Record of Observations of
the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera. By Sir JOHN LUBBOCK
(LORD AVEBURY). New ed., based on the 17th, edited and an-
notated by J. G. MYERS. With four colored plates by A. J. E.
Terzi. E. P. Button Co., New York. 1929. Pp. xviii, 377,
6 pis., 31 text figs. $3.75.

In this new edition of Lubbock's classical treatise on Ants
the original text has been left intact and occupies about two-
thirds of the volume. The remaining third, except for a few
of Lubbock's own appendices, consists of annotations by the
editor. These are exceedingly well done and greatly enhance
the value of the book to readers who are not so familiar with
the most recent writings upon insect behavior and the ecology
of the social insects. Just as Lubbock himself continually
inserted among the records of his own work the observations
and conclusions of his predecessors and contemporaries in-
cluding Huber, Forel, Emery, von Hagens, and others, so the
present editor, following the spirit of Lubbock, has made avail-
able, in the annotations, the most recent observations and the-
ories of Forel, Wheeler, von Frisch, Donisthorpe, Eidmann,
Bequaert, Lutz, and others. These notes are largely actual
quotations. Among them we find translations of von Frisch's
work, being the most extensive account which has yet appeared
in English. In the notes and in the text we find recorded both
observations and interpretations and in both places it is the
observations which excite our interest and the interpretations
which merely divert us. We thus come to realize that good
observations are ageless and permanent if recorded with suffi-
cient care ; and we find, indeed, that Lubbock has survived
because he did not fall into the error of giving "general state-
ments rather than . . . accounts of the particular experiments
and observations on which these statements rest," for which
Lubbock criticizes Huber on one occasion. Altogether the
book continues to fulfiill the author's purpose in that it shows
"the great interest of the subject and the numerous problems
which remain to be solved.' -R. G. SCIIMIEDER.

INSECTS THEIR STRUCTURE & LIFE. A Primer of Ento-
mology. By GEORGE H. CARPENTER, D.Sc., Keeper of the
Manchester Museum, sometime Professor of Zoology in the
Royal College of Science for Ireland. Second edition, revised.
New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., publishers. 21 x 14 cm., xii
+ 335 pp., 184 text figs., 4 colored plates. $3.75. Received
from the publishers Oct., 1928; not dated except after the
preface : April, 1924.

Thirty years ago the present reviewer wrote a notice of the

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first edition of this book, occupying a page in tbe \K\VS for
November, 1899. The preface to tin- volume now before us
makes it evident that a second edition appeared in 1924. A
copy of that date is not available and how far this revision
differs (if at all) \ve can not say; no work of any year later
than 1924 is cited in the classified "References to Literature",
which occupy pp. 310-323. As compared with the first edition,
the number of the chapters is the same and so (practically) are
their titles and their subheadings, except that sections on wing-
growth and metamorphosis have been added to Chap. II (Life
History of Insects), on Germ-plasm and Body, Mutations,
Alternative Inheritance, Sex-linked Inheritance, Inheritance
and Segregation, Germinal Modifications and Darwinism and
Mendelism to Chapter III (Classification and Evolution of
Insects) and on Protura to Chap. IV (Orders of Insects).
Many minor changes have been made in the text throughout
the book and the page forms are entirely new. There are 184
text figures, the same number as before, but some of those of
the first edition have been combined under one number and
six are new to this text (nos. 22, 58, 91, ('3, 135. 172). Four
colored plates, from Poulton, Bateson and Watson, lacking in
the first edition, illustrate protective resemblance in caterpil-
lars, alternative (Mendelian) inheritance in moths, two species
of Saturnid silk moths and their cocoons and the mimetic fe-
male varieties of I\ipilio danhiints. The literature list at the
conclusion of the volume has been largely revised, although the
number of titles (237) is only 20 more than that given in 1899.
This work of Carpenter's most resembles Folsom's among
our American text books, in its many-sided treatment of the
subject, but differs therefrom in giving much more space to
taxonomy, describing the principal families under each order;
but it is not designed to serve as a means of further identifica-
tion, nor does it contain keys. It deals but very briefly (pp.
281-283) with the economic aspects of insects in their relations
to man. All in all. it is an excellent volume and its illustrations,
being taken so large!}- from American sources, tit it as well
for use on this side of the Atlantic as in Great Britain.

P. P. CALVERT.

[NSECTS, TICKS, MIIT.S AND VENOMOUS ANIMALS OF Mrm-
CAL AND \ KTKUI XAKY I M I'OKTAXI H. Part I. — Medical. By
WALTF.K SCOTT I'ATTOX. M.I 5.. Dntton Memorial Professor of
Entomology, Liverpool I'nivcrsity. and Liverpool Si-boo] of
Tropical Medicine, and ALWEX M. LVAXS, l).Sc., Lecturer on

26 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., '30

Entomology in the same School. Illustrated by Edith Mary
Patton, Alwen M. Evans and A. J. Engel Terzi. Photographs
by M. Brown. With a Foreword by Emeritus Professor Robert
Newstead. Made in Great Britain by H. R. Grubb, Ltd.,
Croydon. MCMXXIX. Crown 4to. x-j-785 pp., 374 text
figs., 60 plates, 3 maps, large illustrated revision sheet. Obtain-
able only from the Entomological Dep't., Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine, at 20 shillings, including packing and post-
age, to any part of the world. The U. S. duty will bring the
price to about $5.68.

This portly volume replaces Patton and Cragg's Textbook
of Medical Entomology (1913), stated to be now out of date
and out of print. It has been published privately in order that
it may be sold at the very reasonable price above stated. Had
it been published in the usual way its price would have been
prohibitive to most medical officers and nearly all students of
entomology.

The authors state in the preface : "In writing this book we
have had two objects in view. It has been primarily written
for the medical officer approaching the subject for the first
time . . . The second, and perhaps the most weighty rea-
son . . . , is to make available in handy form not only the
essentials of the subject, but a great deal of more detailed infor-
mation which is at present neither available in books on ento-
mology, nor even in papers on the subject . . . we have
devoted a large part of this book to the subject of
morphology and phylogeny, believing that the former is of
fundamental importance, not only as a guide to the systematic
part of the subject, but also as a help to the investigator, in
understanding the anatomy and homologies of the structures
in which he may find pathogenic parasites."

Following the preface is a page of dedication of this book
"to the memory of the following twelve well-known Medical
Men and Scientists, and to other Workers of all Nationalities
who have died while investigating the Etiology of those Dis-
eases the causal Organisms of which are transmitted by Insects
and Acari; J. M. Lazear, W. Myers, J. E. Dutton, F. M. G.
Tulloch, F. Schaudinn, J. Carroll, S. von Prowazek, A. \V.
Bacot, F. W. Cragg, A. Stokes, II. Noguchi and \V. A. Young."

Primarily this book is intended for those following the
"course for the diploma in Tropical Medicine, University of
Liverpool, and for the diplomas in Tropical Medicine and Hy-
giene in other tropical schools and universities." The Intro-
duction, pp. 3-9, gives an outline of the way in which the course
is given at Liverpool and the text is correspondingly arranged

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under twenty-eight meetings of the class. Curiously enough,
there is no table of contents of the hook, although an alpha-
betical index occupies pp. 771-785. The following summary
will indicate the sequence of subjects discussed, irrespective'
of their grouping under class "meetings".

Classification of the Animal Kingdom, of the Arthropoda
and of the llexapoda to Orders (pp. 10-36). External Anato-
my (pp. 37-103) and Internal Anatomy (pp. 104-171) of In-
sects with especial reference to the Diptera. Wing Venation
of the Diptera (pp. 171-189). Systematic Study of the Diptera
of Medical Importance, beginning with the Nematocera and
ending with the myiasis-producers (pp. 189-494). Siphonap-
tera (pp. 494-541). Anopleura, including Mallophaga. and
Hemiptera (pp. 541-601). Arachnida, Acarina (pp. 601-664,
676-690). Linguatulida, Copepoda, Insects of Orders other
than those above mentioned (pp. 664-675), Leeches (p. 675).
Stinging, Vesicating and Venomous Animals (pp. 690-706).
Dissecting, Collecting. Preserving. Mounting and Breeding
.Methods (pp. 7C6-735). Principles underlying control of in-
jurious arthropods, control of mosquitoes and of Glossiita
(pp. 735-770).

Under each "meeting" the text is arranged in two parts, the
lirst being the synopsis of a lecture, the second being illustra-
tive laboratory work, comprising descriptions of mounted
slides, or of specimens preserved in other ways, 558 in all, with
notes on the habits, stations and other peculiarities of the
species concerned. On page 8, the authors rightly say: "By
cutting down the time spent on lecturing on this subject to the
absolute minimum, more time is available for the study of the
practical material in the laboratory where alone the student
will learn the essentials of the subject." Some teachers will,
perhaps, consider that even more of the lecture material may
be transferred to the laboratory. Here and there are to be found
summaries of certain lectures and laboratory work in order to
emphasize the most important farts for the student. There is,
in consequence, much repetition throughout the book.

\\ itb respect to taxonomy, it may be noted that only two .sub-
orders of Diptera are recogni/cd, ( )rthorrhapha and ( Yclorrha-
pha.the Pupipara being classified as subfamilies of the Muscidae
Calypteratae; the Cyclorrhapha "are classified in two families.
the Muscidae Acalypteratae and the Muscidae Calypteratae";
the species formerly included in the < testridae "are classified
in subfamilies of the- Muscidae Calypteratae and are placed in
what is believed to be their natural positions."

"It will be noted that we have retained the familiar and well

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established names of medical importance. We see no satisfac-
tory reason for increasing the difficulties of the medical officer
by asking him to learn new and unfamiliar names of doubtful
validity. To correct the name of an insect of old standing, in
supposed obedience to the letter of the Law of Priority, is
often to act contrary to the spirit of that Law. The plea for
the retention of an old and familiar name, notwithstanding
its questionable validity, is to be urged with particular force,
especially when the insect named is either of medical or vet-
erinary importance" (p. vii). "In this book the old and familiar
names are strictly adhered to, for instance the yellow fever
mosquito, the important carrier of the unknown parasite of the
disease, is Stcgomyia fasciata ; the important carrier of the
parasites of malaria in Tropical Africa is Anopheles costalis.
Although the alternative names are given, we recommend our
students to use these familiar names and no others" (p. 36).
["So this is progress!"]

References to literature have been entirely omitted from this
volume on the ground that "the medical officer stationed in the
tropics is an isolated worker, has no library and certainly can-
not afford to carry about with him a large number of journals
and papers in which the information he wants may be found."
We suspect that many others, not peripatetic medical officers,
who will be glad to use this book for various purposes, will
find it necessary to supply this lack.

The authors rightly claim that "the illustrations of the book
are its special feature, for a large proportion are original and
are drawings of the specimens exhibited" in the courses at
Liverpool. Others are from the old Patton and Cragg and
from a variety of sources. The fullness of their lettering and
explanation will be of the greatest service to the many users
which the book will find. Especially noteworthy are the numer-
ous figures of internal organs and of sections, which will inter-
est all students of morphology. The large "revision sheet"
(26^4 x 17 inches), consisting of figures of the principal ar-
thropods discussed and attached to the back cover of the book,
must not be forgotten.

We confidently predict that the authors' hopes as to the
great usefulness of their work to both parasitologists and to
those engaged in other fields of entomology will be fully realized.

Three other parts or volumes uniform with this are planned
as follows: Part 2, Public Health by Patton, ready in 1930;
Part 3, Tropical Hygiene by Patton and Evans, ready in 1930;
Part 4, Veterinary by Patton and Fillers, ready in 1931.

P. P. CALVERT.

ENT. NEWS VOL. XLJ.

Plate ]IJ.

THOMAS NESMITH BROWN.

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OBITUARY.

THOMAS XKSMITII BROWN.
(Portrait, I'latc* III).

Thomas Nesmith Brown was horn in Uniontown, Pennsyl-
vania, on December 24, 1851, and died in the city of his birth
on January 19, 1929. Thus briefly arc recorded the beginning
and the end of a life outwardly uneventful but in reality of
singular interest and achievement.

\Yhile he was still a young man, Mr. Brown's attention be-
came attracted to entomology through reading a book on but-
terflies, which he purchased at second hand. The interest thus
aroused led him to further study, and to the collection of this
and other groups ; and for more than forty years he continued
to build up a large and valuable private collection, especially of
Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. lie spent a year in California
(1903) and a year in Oklahoma (1913) ; but for the most part
his work was confined to western Pennsylvania and \Yest Vir-
ginia, and especially the immediate vicinity of Uniontown.

He was particularly successful in collecting Cychrini. which
he exchanged in large numbers for specimens from all over the
world. There are at least two collections in Pacific Coast uni-
versities containing series of this group bearing Mr. Brown's
name as collector, which is partially representative of the ex-
tent of his exchanges.

His method of collecting was interesting. He would visit
some of the deep, secluded valleys among the mountains near
Uniontown, and pile 11 at stones one on top of another, wher-
ever he could find them. The following year he would .140 back
and collect the beet Irs that had taken up residence in the con-
venient crevices thus provided. 1 am not sure that this pro-
cedure was original with Mr. Brown, but it certainly was ef-
fective as he used it. especially for such forms as Scufliinotus
(I rich nni ) ijcnnun ('hand, and ridi/n/si var. monongahelae
Leng.

Mrs. Brown wrote me shortly after his death, "He had about
fifteen thousand specimens in his collection, and he still was
collecting till we would not let him go to the mountains, for it
was not safe for him in the condition he was in." Mv own

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memory is that his collection of all groups was even larger than
this.

This indefatigable collector found time also to assemble an
interesting group of geological specimens, and of Indian relics.
He was further a skillful artist, executing a number of paint-
ings of butterflies and moths, accurate and beautiful in detail.
Most of his collections were given, shortly before his death, to
the Benjamin Franklin High School, of Uniontown.

Mr. Brown's achievements were the more remarkable in
view of the limitations under which he labored. Without even
the advantage of attending high school, he educated himself,
reading widely and understandingly in many scientific fields.
Hampered by limited means, and forced even in the feebleness
of age to earn his living day by day (he was a horticulturist
and landscape gardener), he allowed nothing to discourage him
from scientific and intellectual pursuits. I visited him last on
his seventy-seventh birthday. In broken health, and mourning
the recent death of his daughter, he was self-contained, uncom-
plaining, glad to converse on scientific subjects, eager for intel-
lectual adventure, and undismayed by the spiritual adventure
on which he knew he was soon to embark.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louise Malone Brown,
to whom he was married on September 13, 1877, and by one
daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Click, of Uniontown.

While Mr. Brown was known through correspondence and
exchange to a wide circle of entomologists at home and abroad,
his principal service was to his own community, where all his
life he labored to stimulate interest in natural history, and in
the study of the local fauna, flora, and physiography. He rep-
resented a fine type of amateur naturalist all too rare in Ameri-
ca today. Particularly interested in young people, he always
warmly welcomed the boys -,who came to him with their ques-
tions about the out-of-doors, encouraging and instructing them,
lending his books and giving freely of his time. Those boys,
one of whom was the present writer, will always hold him in
grateful memory. ROKF.RT C. MILLER.

University of Washington.

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CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera — XI ... 31
The New Biological Laboratories at Canberra, Australia. ....... 33

Bruton — Philip Henry Gosse's Entomology of Newfoundland ..... 34

Fulton — A New Species of Nemobius from North Carolina (Orthoptera :

Gryllidae) ......................... 38

Hebard — Additional Data on Nemobius sparsalsus Fulton (Orthoptera:

Gryllidae, Nemobiinae) ................... 42

Brower — An Experiment in Marking Moths and Finding them Again

(Lepid.; Noctuidae) ....................... 44

Imschweiler — An Appreciative Subscriber ............... 46

Knight — Recognition of Lygus lucorum Meyer from North America

(Hemiptera, Miridae) ..................... 47

Cockerell — A Fossil Dragon-fly from California (Odonata: Calop-

terygidae) ............................ 49

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53

Entomological Literature ........................ 58

Obituary— Rev. Alfred Edwin Eaton, Frank Hurlbut Chittenden, James

Walker McColloch, George F. Gaumer ............. 63

Hilton — Another Genus of Protura in California

Possible Light on Geographic Distribution of Insects ....... ., .

Van Duzee — New Species of Dolichopodidae from North America (Dip.)
Editorial — Entomology at the Convocation Week Meetings, December
27, 1929, to January 2, 1930

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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

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North American Institutions featuring Lepidoptera.

XI. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plates IV, V.)

It is interesting to note that the principal colleges and schools
in United States where entomology is seriously taught are
non-sectarian. There is not much clanger, therefore, of direct
interference by certain classes of anti-evolutionists, so far as
it may concern the study of insects.

Rutgers University at New Brunswick is the State Univer-
sity of New Jersey and was founded in 1766 by the former
Protestant Dutch Church of America. It is one of the old
colonial colleges and its history is set forth in a book entitled,
"History of Rutgers College" published by Dr. Wm. H. Demar-
est in 1924. Like most of the old seats of learning, it is sup-
ported by accumulated private funds with occasional State and
Federal aid. The school is situated on an original site of some
thousand acres and occupies more than two hundred buildings,
many of which are modern, while the majority are small and
of the old stone and brick type, though quite suited for their
purposes. The enrollment for 1929 was over nine thousand.
The University divides its activities among six branches, called ;
the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering,
the College of Pharmacy, the College of Agriculture, etc.

Of interest to lepidopterists is the Department of Entomol-
ogy in connection with the College of Agriculture, because it
was here that Dr. John B. Smith, Rev. Gen. Ilulst and others
developed their work and deposited their collections. Ilulst
instigated the first entomological studies in 1888. lie- was an
alumnus of the Class of 1866 and when he died his collections
of butterflies and moths were left to the school. Though many
of his types are now in Washington, the bulk of his collections
remain as he left them. Smith first came to Rutgers in 1889

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and proceeded to organize the Entomological Department along
educational lines, becoming its first professor in charge. At
the same time he was appointed entomologist for the New Jer-
sey Agriculture Experimental Station. Later, in 1898, his work
merited the office of Chief State Entomologist. Dr. Smith was with
the University up until the time of his death in March, 1912,1
and probably his outstanding accomplishment was in the Noc-
tuidae of which he described the types of many new species,
adding approximately 800 to the collection. Smith's two Check
Lists of Lepidoptera (1891 and 1903) are well remembered,
but of course are long since out of date. His "Explanations
of Terms used in Entomology" is still unique and no one seems
willing to attempt a newer revision.

Dr. Smith did outstanding work in the field of economic en-
tomology as well, bringing about the control of the San Jose
scale. It is due to his research that miscible oils were placed on
the market, as a means of controlling this and other scale insects.
He accomplished the passage of the first insect laws in his state
and his mosquito control work stands as a model for similar
efforts elsewhere.

Plate V shows the collections as they appear today. They
are well kept and in good order. Most of the Noctuidae are in
the uniform cabinets to the left in the picture. Some day some
one will segregate the type specimens, but whoever does this
should know his business, otherwise the collection should be left
as it is. There are about 30,000 lepidopterous specimens alto-
gether. Aside from Smith's material there are about 100,000
mounted specimens in all orders in the Department's collection,
as follows: 35,000 Coleoptera ; 14,000 Hymenoptera; 4000
Hemiptera ; 4000 Diptera ; 1400 Orthoptera and representatives
in other Orders in proportion. Although no new types have
been added of late years, there is always that hope. However,
the bulk of the collection is gradually increasing in size. Miss
Augusta Meske, who is Dr. Smith's sister-in-law, is still an
Assistant Entomologist in the Department. I understand there
are 55 students taking a straight course in entomology at the
present time.

1 See obituary in May, 1912, ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS ; also notice in
May, 1912, Canadian Entomologist, by Mr. Arthur Gibson.

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate V.

An aisleway in the Entomology Building showing
Dr. Smith's collections as they look today.

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Dr. Thomas J. Headlee was appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Dr. Smith and he is shown on the ac-
companying Plate IV seated at his desk in conference with Mr.
Carl Ilg. Dr. Headlee received his A.B. and A.M. at the Uni-
versity of Indiana and his Ph.D. at Cornell University. While
interested generally in insect physiology, most of his studies
have been along the lines of strict economic entomology and
he has published more than 170 articles in various kindred
journals. Among his first papers, though probably not his most
important, was "A Study in Butterfly Wing Venation, with
Special Regard to the Radial Vein of the front Wing", Smith-
sonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1907. A recent paper of
interest appearing in the March, 1929, Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc.
is titled "Some Facts Relative to the Effect of High Frequency
Radio Waves on Insect Activity". This article is in co-author-
ship with R. C. Burdette.

Every lepidopterist who goes to Rutgers to study the collec-
tions meets and knows Carl Ilg. Mr. Ilg has been with the
Department as Laboratory Assistant since 1921 in charge of
the insects and exhibit material. His special hobby is the making
of minature insect habitat groups. I have seen several of these
little exhibit cases and they are truly clever. Mr. Ilg should
be encouraged to pursue his talent along this line. Many
museums and schools might be interested in such products.
Mr. Ilg was born in Wurttemberg, Germany, and worked for
a while at Cornell University.

The New Biological Laboratories at Canberra, Australia.

Dr. R. J. TILL YARD, the Commonwealth Entomologist, wrote
to the editor of the NEWS on November 26, 1929: Our fine
new Laboratory Building, which should have been readv by
July, is still not complete, but we are in possession of half the
ground floor. . . . We hope to be in possession of the entire
building by January 1st, and we have also two fine new in-
sectaries in good working order. Next year there will still
remain the big central Administrative Block and the Botanical
Laboratory to be built. ... So we shall not be completely in-
stalled until December, 1930, or even later.

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Philip Henry Gosse's Entomology of Newfoundland.

Introductory Note by F. A. BRUTON, M.A., Litt.D.,

27 Clevedon Rd., Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.

Pbilip Henry Gosse, the English Naturalist, landed at Car-
bonear, in Newfoundland, in the year 1827, when he was seven-
teen years old ; and for some eight years he was employed
in a shipping firm in that country. In May, 1832, he purchased
a copy of Adams's "Essays on the Microscope" at a sale at
Harbour-Grace, and of that year he wrote: "In 1832 I com-
menced that serious and decisive devotion to scientific Natural
History which has given the bent to my whole life."

In 1835 he left Newfoundland, and bought a farm at Comp-
ton in Canada. Here, in the following year, as his biographer
tells us, he wrote his first book, entitled : "Entomologia Terrae
Novae", which has never been published. Early in 1839 he
returned to England, and on the voyage he wrote his "Canadian
Naturalist'', which was published in London in the next year,
and had a favorable reception.

In response to a number of requests from Canada and New-
foundland, the late Sir Edmund Gosse searched carefully, but
without success, for his father's "Entomologia Terrae Novae".
Since Sir Edmund's death, however, the volume has been found
by his son, Dr. Philip Gosse. In a small book, with between
sixty and seventy pages, there are nearly two hundred and fifty
beautiful hand-painted figures of insects, larvae, and pupae,
and the pages are headed, in very faint pencil, more or less
according to the list of orders and genera given in the twelfth
edition of Linnaeus's "Systema Naturae."

In this connection, it may be interesting to quote a few sen-
tences from the author's preface to his "Manual of Marine
Zoology", published many years afterwards. There he says :

It is now about twenty-four years ago that, in a land far
remote from this, I began the study of Systematic Zoology with
Insects.

In my ignorance, I attacked it entire and indivisible — collect-
ing and trying hard to identify everything that I found, from
the Cicindela to the Podura.

I had not an atom of assistance towards the identifications,
but the brief, highly condensed, and technical generic characters
of Linnaeus's "Systema Naturae"; over which I puzzled my
brains, specimens in hand, many an hour.

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At the beginning and end of the book, very faintly pencilled,
are long lists of insects, which seem to be of the nature of
memoranda. One list is headed: "Insects described but not
painted herein." The book, however, contains no descriptions
whatever, and we can only conclude that the intention was
frustrated by other duties. That a wide field is covered may
be seen from the list that follows. The pictures evoked the
admiration of the experts at the British Museum.

With the consent of Dr. Philip Gosse, I took the book to
the British Museum (Natural History) at South Kensington,
in March, 1929, and there Major Austen, D.S.O., who is the
Keeper of Entomology, very kindly arranged that I should
submit the book in turn to the Heads of the various Sections
under his direction. I must here acknowledge, most gratefully,
the great kindness of Major Austen and the following members
of his Staff, who spared no pains in the attempt to identify and
classify the Insects figured in the book. The names are:

Mr. G. J. Arrow and Mr. K. G. Blair, (Coleoptera) ; Mr.
W. E. China and Mr. R. J. Izzard, (Hemiptera) ; Captain N.
D. Riley, Mr. W. H. Tarns, and Mr. H. Stringer, (Lepidop-
tera) ; Mr. D. E. Kimmins, (Neuroptera) ; Dr. Waterston, Mr.
R. B. Benson, and Dr. Charles Ferriere, (Hymenoptera) ; and
Miss D. Aubertin and Mr. F. W. Edwards, (Diptera).

Some of the figures are named, but hardly any of these names
would stand now; a few had been re-named by Mr. W. H.
Edwards in 1882. English names ("Banded Veneer", etc.)
had been appended to a number of the moths.

ENTOMOLOGIA TERRAE NOVAE

PHILIP HENRY GOSSE
List of Insects Figured, Pages 1 to 61.

ORTTIOPTERA
ACRIDIDAE: Mclanoplus sp.

DERMAPTERA
FORFICULIDAE : Forficula sp.

EPHEMEROPTERA
Three larvae of Ephemera.

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ODONATA

GOMPHIDAE: Gomphus sp. AESCHNIDAE: Aesohna 2 spp.
CORDULIIDAE: Two specimens. LIBELLULIDAE : Libcllula quad-
rimaculata Linn. LESTIDAE : One specimen. AGRIONIDAE : Two

specimens.

THYSANOPTERA
Thrips, sp.

HEMIPTERA

PENTATOMIDAE : Doubtful genus pencilled Cimex. LYGAEI-
DAE: Eremocoris ferus Say. MIRIDAE: Calocoris no-rvegicus
Gmelin. GERRIDAE : Gerris remigis Say. CORIXIDAE : One spec-
imen, probably Arctocorisa sp. (pencilled: Notonecta}. CICA-
DELLIDAE : Dcltoccphalns configuratus Uhler, Draeculacephala
angulifcra Walker or noveboracensis Fitch, Evacanthus acu-
minatus Fabricius.

NEUROPTERA

HEMEROBIIDAE : Hemerobius 2 spp.

TRICHOPTERA
LIMNOPHILIDAE: Limnophilus sp. Another specimen.

LEPIDOPTERA

Classified according to the Check-List of Lepidoptera of
Boreal America : by Wm. Barnes and J. Me. Dunnough.

RHOPALOCERA — PAPILIONIDAE : Papilio glaucus canadewsis
R. & J., P. poly.vcnes brevicauda Saunders. PIERIDAE: Pieris
napi (frigida Scud.) gen. aest. acadica. Edw. NYMPHALIDAE:
Aglais milbcrti Godt., A. antiopa Linn., Vanessa atalanta Linn.,
Vanessa car dm Linn. SATYRIDAE: Ocncis chryxus Calais
Scud.,- Coenonympha inornata Edwards. LYCAENIDAE : H codes
cpixanthc Boisduval, Plcbeius scudderi aster Edw., PI. aquilo
Boisduval, Glaucopsyche lygdanius coupcri Grote.

//ETEROCERA — NoCTUiDAE : Euxoa sp., Agrotis plccta Linn.,
Lycophotia occulta Linn. Xylcna nupcra Lintner, Trachea fini-
titna Guenee, Agroperina co git at a Smith, Erctnobia claudens
Walker, Hyppa xylinoidcs Guenee, Aparnca nic titans Linn.,
Autographa brassicae Riley, A. putnanu Grote, A. bimaculata
Stephens. LYMANTRIIDAE: Notolophus antiqua Linn. GEO-
METRIDAE: Rachela bruciata Hulst, Calocalpc undulata Linn.,
Dysstroma ccrvinifascia Walker, Enlype hastata Linn., Mcso-

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leuca ruficiliata Guenee, Lygris propulsata Walker, Eufidonia
notataria Walker, Bapta vcstnliata Guenee, I tame sulphured
Packard, /. subccssaria Walker, Pcro honcstarius Walker.
PYRALIDAE: Cr ambus agitatcllus Clemens, C. topiarius Zeller,
C. innotatcllus Walker, C. trichostomus Christoph, Evcrgestis
straminalis Hiib., Phlyctucnia itysalis Walker, Pyrausta orphi-
salis Walker. TORTRICIDAE : Tortrix sp. EUCOSMIDAE: Epi-
blcma sp., Olethreutes dealbana Walker, 0. capreana Hiibner,
Ancylis biarcuana Stephens. OECOPHORIDAE: Dcpressaria sp.
(near applana Fab.), Dasycera sp. (near sulphur ella Fab.).
PTEROPHORIDAE: Platyptttia carduidactyla Riley.

COLEOPTERA

CARABIDAE: Sphaeroderus Iccontei Dej., Notiophilus aquati-
ciis Linn., ? Agonum or ? Platynus (probably Platynus cupri-
pcnnis Say.), Carabus macandcr Fisch., Loricera puicornis
Fab. DYTISCIDAE: ? Agabus, ? Hydro poru-s. GYRINIDAE:
Gyrinus sp. STAPHYLINIDAE: Creophilus maxillosus Linn.
SILPHIDAE: Nccrophorus ? mortuorum (Note: mortuorum is
recorded from Nfld.). BYRRHIDAE: Cytilus scriceus Forst.
(Nflcl.). COCCINELLIDAE : Coccindla trifasciata Linn., Adalia
bipunctata Linn. TELEPHORIDAE : Telephorus sp. ELATERIDAE :
Cor\nnbites pictus Cand., C. triundulatus Rand., C. kcndalli
Kirby. MORDELLIDAE: Morddhi sp. PYROCHROIDAE : Dcndroi-
dcs concolor Newman. CEPHALOIDAE: Ccphaloon lepturoides
Hald. APHODIIDAE: Aphodius fiinctarius Linn. CERAMBYCI-
DAE: Crioccphalus agrcstis Kirby, Lcptura ? lacta Leconte,
Evodinus monticola Rand. HALTICIDAE: Phyllotreta vittata
Fab., Chaetocncma sp. CURCULIONIDAE: Otiorhynchus ? sul-
catus Fab., Orchcstcs sp., Sitona 2 spp., Notaris ? aethiops
Fab. or puncticollis Lee. (Nfld.), Pissodcs notatns Fab., Cahiti-
dra ? granaria Linn, or oryza-c Linn. SCOLYTIDAE: Dcndroc-
tonus rufipennis Kirby.

HYMENOPTERA

TENTHREDINIDAE: Three larvae, Chnbex violacca Kirby,
Trichiosoma (larva only), Trichiosoma sp. SIRICIDAK: Uro-
cerus albicornis Fab. (female), U. flaricornis Fab. (male and
female), Sir ex abbotii Kirby (male), 5". ? cyancus Fab. (fe-

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male). ICHNEUMONIDAE: (as numbered by Gosse) : 1. Coclich-
neumon cocruleus Cresson (female), 2. Ichneumon sp. (male),
3. Hcnicospilus sp. (female), 4. Ctcnichncumon sp. (female),
5. Ephialtcs sp. (female), 6. Ichneumon sp. (male), 7. Ctcnich-
neumon sp. (male). CLEONYMIDAE: one figure (not Chalcis
as marked). FORMICIDAE: Formica or Camponotus (an alate
form). CHRYSIDIDAE: Chrysis sp. VESPIDAE: V-cspa sp.,
V. maoulata Linn., Odynerus sp. CRABRONIDAE: Crabro sp.
APIDAE: Nomada sp.

DlPTERA

TIPULIDAE : Pcdicia albivitta Walker, Eriocera spinosa Osten
Sacken, Tanyptera dorsalis Walker. PTYCHOPTERIDAE : Bitta-
comorpha clavipes Fab. STRATIOMYIDAE : Stratiomyia laticeps
Loew, O.rycera sp. TABANIDAE: Clirysops sp., Tabanus zonalis
Kirby. ASILIDAE: Laphria lasipus Wriedemann. SYRPHIDAE:
Volucella ? ere eta Walker, Syrphus sp.

THE END.

A New Species of Nemobius from North Carolina
(Orthoptera : Gryllidae).1

By B. B. FULTON, N. C. State College, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nemobius sparsalsus2 new species.

This species was found in a strip of marsh grass, Spartina
stricta, bordering a shallow sound near Carolina Beach, sixteen
miles south of Wilmington, North Carolina. Its presence was
detected by its distinctive type of song.

Type; female; Carolina Beach, N. C., Sept. 12, 1928. Types
deposited in the U. S. National Museum.

Size large for the genus. Head as wide as pronotum. Eye
1.4 times as long as wide. Length of segments of maxillary
palpus as follows: third 1.0 mm., fourth .7 mm., fifth 1.5 mm.
Diameter of fifth segment increases gradually to tip which is
slightly obliquely truncated ; diameter at tip .35 mm. Pro-
notum 2.6 mm. long ; greatest width at middle 3.4 mm. ; slightly
narrower at anterior and posterior margins ; median line im-
pressed ; covered with fine brown pubescence and scattered
black bristles. Tegmina cover about half the abdomen; dorsal

1 Published with the approval of the Director of Research as Paper
No. 35 of the journal series.
" From Spartuia, marsh grass and salsits, salt.

•

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field obliquely truncated; intermediate channel rather wide,
distally narrowing- to three-fourth of width at middle. Dorsal
field of right tegmen with three complete veins, the external
one forked, and a fourth nearly complete vein. Dorsal field of
left tegmen with only one complete vein, which is forked, and
a vestigial second vein. Hind tibia four-fifths and tarsus three-
fifths the length of the femur. Spurs and spines of hind tibia
unusually long for the genus ; disto-ventral spurs very unequal
in length; the longest inner spur (2.9 mm.) reaches the base
of the disto-internal spur of the metatarsus ; disto-internal spine
nearly equals longest spur (2.7 mm.). Ovipositor slightly
shorter than hind femur ; with a slight but distinct curve about
the distal third ; upper edge nearly straight at tip, with low
rounded teeth ; extreme tip of upper rods obliquely truncated.
Color nearly uniform dark sepia, becoming nearly black on
occiput, pronotum. dorsal field and upper portion of lateral
field of tegmina. Proximal portion of hind femora lighter
sepia. Faint trace of four lighter longitudinal lines on occiput.

Fig. 1. Nemobius sparsalsus, new species. A. Lateral view of type.

Enlarged view of tip of ovipositor. C. Dorsal field of tegmen of

allotype. D. Same of N. fasciatus socius from Wilmington, N. C.

Exposed abdominal tergites each with pair of small slightly
lighter blotches at level of cerci. Ovipositor black, tip dark-
reddish brown. Maxillary palpi sepia, distal portion of fifth
segment darkest. Head, pronotum and tegmina shiny.

Allotype ; male ; same data as type. Similar to female in
general structure and color. Tegmina broad and cover a little
more than half the abdomen; distal margin of dorsal field
broadly curved and oblique, apical area broader than long;

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longest part of dorsal field near the fold and but little longer
than lateral field. Proximo-internal spine of hind tibia special-
ized as in other native species.

Tegmina entirely dark sepia including all the veins. Exposed
abdominal tergites black with fine brownish pubescence, con-
cealed tergites shining black. Sixth and seventh abdominal
tergites with paired obscure lighter spots at level of cerci.

Paratypic series ; seven females, five males ; same data as type.
All of the females have the stout, slightly curved ovipositor
with minutely truncate tip. All males have the obliquely trun-
cated tegmina. No long-winged forms are present. With the
exception of one female, the general coloration is dark sepia to
black. In the exception noted all parts except the dorsum of
abdomen and ovipositor are medium sepia, slightly mottled on
head and pronotum but otherwise uniform. Dorsum of abdomen
blackish and shows two paired rows of obscure lighter blotches
on the exposed tergites, the additional rows above the level of
the cerci. Measurements in millimeters :

Pronotum Hind Hind

Length Tegmen Femur Tibia Ovipositor

Type 2.6 4.4 8.4 6.8 7.5

Allotype 2.3 5.0 7.6 6.2 -

Paratypes

Females 2.1-2.6 3.6-4.7 6.8-8.5 5.5-7.0 6.4-7.5

Males 2.0-2.3 4.0-5.0 6.5-7.6 5.3-6.2

Comparisons : The spurs and spines of the hind tibiae are rela-
tively longer and in the larger specimens actually longer than
those of any species examined. The minutely tuncated tip of
the upper rods of the ovipositor is a distinct character and on
account of the mucky nature of the ground where the species
is found, it could hardly be due to wear from the use of the
organ in oviposition.

The species is distinct from N. carolinus and N. confusus by
the unequal length of the disto-ventral spurs of the hind tibiae.
It resembles N. cubensis and N . palustris in the curvature and
shape of the tip of the ovipositor ; even the minute truncation
of the upper rods is approached in some specimens of these
species by the rather sudden curvature of the lower margin of
the upper rods close to the apex. It also resembles the last
two species in the uniform dark coloration, but differs greatly
from them in body size and length of ovipositor. From the
subgenus Allonemobius the new species differs in the curvature
of the ovipositor. It also differs further from N. maculatus
and N. ambitiosus by the uniform body coloration; from N.

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griseus and N. griscus funcralis by the lack of contrasting
colors in the tegmina. In size it resembles only N. fasciatus
and averages larger than the N. fasciatus socius which inhabits
the same general region. It differs from all races of N. fasci-
atus by (1.) the stouter and more curved ovipositor, (2) the
uniform dark color of the tegmina which in N. fasciatus gen-
erally have distinctly lighter veins or areas, (3) the uniform
color of the pronotum, (4) the obliquely sub-truncate apical
margin of the dorsal field of the male tegmina, extending but
little beyond the lateral field. In dark specimens of N. fascia-
tus the lateral lobes of the pronotum are black above and the
ventral margin is pale, even the blackest specimens generally
have a pale spot of the ventro-caudal angle. In N. fasciatus
the apical area of the dorsal field of the male tegmina is rounded
and reaches its greatest caudal extension near the middle.

Habitat : The species was found only in the thick growth of
marsh grass, Spartina stricta, which is one of the dominants in
the salt marshes of the North Carolina Coast, forming a zone
bordering the brackish sounds. The grass grows about a foot
high in a black silty mud which is partly or entirely submerged
at high tide. The crickets live about the crowns of the grass
and on the ground where they must have to be constantly on
the alert to avoid the fiddler crabs which overrun the place.

It was practically impossible to collect the crickets by sweep-
ing in the high grass. The series was obtained by holding the
open net on the ground and herding the crickets into it by
tramping down the grass.

Song: My attention was first attracted to the species by
hearing the unique type of song. Its song is more varied in
character than that of any species of the genus I have observed.
The usual calling song consists of short notes about one per
second at 80° F or about 3 notes per 5 seconds at 70° F. The
pauses are of briefer duration than the notes. The sound is
high-pitched but rather weak and wheezy for the size of the
cricket. Each note increases slightly in volume and pitch after
starting. There is no rhythmical regularity about the repetition
of notes. Often when starting to sing and at irregular intervals

42 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Feb., '30

during the song a longer and louder note, 2 to 3 seconds long
may be introduced.

When actively courting the female, the male resorts to short
sharp chirps, 3 or 4 per second, but no louder than the longer
notes. At times the long and very long notes and the short
chirps may be mixed up promiscously in the same song.

The only other cricket song heard in the Spartina stricta zone
of the salt marshes was the silvery tinkling song of Anaxipha
e.vigua.

Additional Data on Nemobius sparsalsus Fulton
(Orthoptera: Gryllidae, Nemobiinae).

By MORGAN HEBARD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Having read the manuscript of Fulton's paper on this inter-
esting species, we made a search for specimens of it in both
the studied and unreported series of Gryllidae in the Philadel-
phia collections.

The results were somewhat surprising, as among the very
large series of Nemobius, only seven specimens were found, six
of these having been recorded as Nemobius fasciatus sociiis
(Scudder).

The species closely resembles that insect superficially, but the
characters given by Fulton readily distinguish it upon closer
examination.

In many very dark individuals of Nemobius fasciatus fasciatus
(De Geer) and its southern race fasciatus socius before us, the
pronotum, without exception, has a pale area ventrad on the
lateral lobes.

The tegminal truncation in the male sex of sparsalsus is val-
uable in distinguishing it from typical males of fasciatus, but in
that species a brilliantly colored woodland condition of the cen-
tral northeastern and southeastern mountainous portion of its
range, mentioned by us only in our discussion of color in 191 3, l
also has truncate tegmina in this sex.

1 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1913, p. 410, par. 3 and 4, p. 415, par. 1.
That brilliantly colored condition we then believed to represent merely
individual color variation, but we now think it probable that a woodland
topomorph is represented, possibly worthy of nominal recognition ; cer-
tainly is as worthy of such as the condition of palitstris found in the
southeast in sphagnum, which we there treated as Nemobius palitstris
entrant ins Rehn and Hebard on page 472.

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 43

In females of sparsalsus the ovipositor curvature is distinct
but not decided. The dorsal margin of the dorsal valves at the
apex is armed with blunt teeth, quite distinct from the sharp
serrations there developed in fasciatus, as observed by Fulton.

These notes are based on the following specimens :

Tybee Island, Georgia, September 2, 1911, (Hebard), l^2
[Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.].

Cedar Key, Florida, July 13, 1905, (Rehn and Hebard; on
salt marsh tidal flats), 1 $ , 1 $ ,3 [Hebard Cm.].

Everglade, Florida, April 9, 1912, (W. T. Davis),4 1^,2$,
[Davis and Hebard Clns.].

Virginia Point, Galveston County, Texas, July 21, 1912,
(Hebard; one only, under board on salt marsh (Spartina).),
1 $, [Hebard Cm.].

Measurements (in millimeters).

M^ M-i — <+H M-l U-< O

o o E o^o o -Z

c? •£ "So "5 v "S'rt u "£'§

tjQ ^* tjQ ~ fcjQ G tJO^O £* tUO ("1,

l^O Qj t* flj li) W rf ^ W ^

Tybee Island, Ga 10.9 2.2 4.7 6.9

Cedar Key, Fla 10.7 2.2 4 7.3

Everglade, Fla 12 2.7 4.8 8.7

Virginia Point, Tex 10.8 2.4 4.8 7.8

Cedar Key, Fla. 9.8 2.6 3.8 7.9 7.8

Everglade, Fla 11 2.8 4.1 8.7 8.9

We believe that the species is restricted to salt marshes and
that it will probably be found quite generally distributed in such
environment over its range. The present material shows that
its distribution extends south from the type locality, Wilming-
ton, North Carolina, along the Atlantic Coast around Florida
to the Gulf Coast and there as far westward as the vicinity of
Galveston, Texas. It is quite possible that the type locality
represents the northern limit of distribution of sparsalsns.

2 Recorded as Ncinohins fasciatus socius by Hebard (Proc. Acad. Nat.
Sci. Phila., 1913, p. 426) and by Rehn and Hebard (Ibid. 1916. p. 287).

3 Recorded as Ncnwbins socius by Rehn and Hebard (Proc. Acad.
Nat. Sci. Phila., 1907, p. 316) and as Xcniol>iits fasciatus socius by
Hebard (Ibid., 1913, p. 426).

4 Recorded, as Ncnwbins fasciatus socius by Rehn and Hebard (Jour.
N. Y. Ent. Soc., XXII, p. 114, 1914).

44 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Feb., '30

An Experiment in Marking Moths and Finding them
Again (Lepid.: Noctuidae).

By AUBURN E. BROWER, Willard, Missouri.

(Continued from page 15).
RESULTS OF THE MARKING WORK.

The list of returns shows that thirty, or 9.55%, of the moths,
were found a second time, four of them were found three
times, and one of them was found four times. The last, a C.
residua, was found four times on the same hillside, the last time
within a few feet of where it had been marked eight days pre-
viously. All of those found three times were innubens and
residua. Two ncogama were found about one mile (see map}
from where they were marked. On August 3, two ncogama
were found on the same white oak tree in North Hollow ; one
had been marked July 27 on a white oak tree 20 feet to the east,
and the other had been marked July 29 in Long Hollow about
one mile away.

The returns do not indicate any definite movement in one
direction but a continuous shifting about ; however, the results
do not show what became of the numbers of ilia, ncogama , and
cpiouc which were found in a hollow one day and which had
completely disappeared by the next. The question of what all
species do under unusual meteorological conditions is also an
open one ; nearby local showers greatly reduced returns. Where
the moths were, which were marked in a hollow but were not
found when that hollow was next worked but were found upon
a still later visit, is another puzzle.

The age of the insects has a great influence upon the returns.
Worn moths move about much more and presumably much
farther than freshly emerged individuals, for most of the worn
individuals were never found again. The period of emergence
for four species was over, viz., C. ilia, arnica, junctitra, and
epionc. Of these, 159 specimens were marked and only 7, or
4.4%, were found a second time, none a third time. Of the 155
marked specimens of all other species 23, or 14.84%, were
found a second time, three of them being found three times,
and one more four times. These figures, despite the fact (as

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 45

a glance at the Table will show) that the majority of the
former were marked during the first days of the work. It was
not due to the death of the moths because many of the ilias
live into September.

C. innubens emerges over a long period, and part were al-
ready worn. Of the 25 innubens taken, six (including form
scintillans) were recorded as being distinctly worn, or with
damaged wings, and only 1, or 16^3%, was found again, and
only the second time. Of the 19 specimens not recorded as
especially worn, 5, or 26.31%, were found again, two of them
twice more. C. lacrymosa, angitsi, habalis, vidua, and luctuosa
were just beginning to emerge when the marking started, and
robinsoni had not yet appeared when the work terminated.
Species like innubens and residua-- possibly arnica should be
included as all marked individuals were much worn — appear to
be more local in their habits than such species as ilia-, neogaina,
piatrix, and others.

Quite as significant as the actual returns are the negative
data because they are so much greater in quantity. An area
would be thoroughly worked and nearly every moth found,
captured and marked, but by the next day all, or all but one
or two, would have completely disappeared. The morning of
July 27, 31 moths were marked in North Hollow; the next
morning after another hot, still night, only one, a ncrissa,
could be found. Not one of the nine marked ilia could be found,
although the adjacent woods were covered in order to see if
they had moved away from the hollow. Nevertheless, ilia was
even commoner in the hollow than the day before, there being
more present than could be caught and marked in the time
available. July 26, 45 Catocalas were marked in Long Hollow ;
the next day only one was found. Eighty individuals of ilia
and its forms were marked, but only two were ever found
again.

These data have been presaged by former collecting experi-
ences. C. ilia appears early, and after the middle of July per-
fect specimens are rarely taken, while many species do not
reach the height of emergence until later than that date. Big,

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blundering ilias always seem to frighten a scarce form away,
especially the wary lacrymosas. A number of times in the
past, the worn ilias have been netted, and all except the occa-
sional females crushed and tossed aside, but such an attempt
to free a favorite collecting hollow was found to be only a
temporary relief. More ilia replaced those killed just as more
lacrymosa replaced those taken, and with the former it could
not have been a case of emergence. As a rule, a hollow which
is closely collected one day is not as good the next as one un-
touched, but the numbers of Catocalas, many of them flown,
which may be found there the next day is proof that the indi-
viduals do a great deal of shifting about. In the fore part of
the season, C. junctura is found in caves and buildings, under
ledges, cliffs, and banks, and on trees ; but after hot, dry weath-
er commences, the shallow caves in the cliffs are their favorite
hiding places. A group of such caves (see map) have yielded
many specimens in the last fourteen years. In the latter part
of the season for the species, almost every visit yields from one
to eight specimens, nearly all flown to badly worn ; and at that
time, except in rainy weather, only rarely can specimens be
found under favorable ledges and in old buildings. The country
has been searched for miles around without finding a similarly
favored spot, so. the conclusion that C. junctura flies in from
unknown distances seems justified.

The results of this work show that Catocalas shift about a
great deal, many apparently leaving the vicinity. Some species
as innubens and residua seem to be local in their habits. All
species move about much less when freshly emerged than after
they become worn. So far as the data show, the movement is
in no definite direction. Weather conditions have a great in-
fluence upon them. Marking individual moths and finding them
again is feasible in some groups with favorable conditions.

An Appreciative Subscriber.

I wish to thank you for inserting my exchange notice ; it
gave me fine results and if you have space and care to insert
it again in the NEWS for the coming year I will surely appre-
ciate it very much.

JOHN IMSCHWEILER, Inglewood, California.

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Recognition of Lygus lucorum Meyer from North
America (Hemiptera, Miridae).

By HARRY H. KNIGHT, Iowa State College, Ames.

The first record of the occurrence of Lygus lucorum Meyer
in the Nearctic Region was by P. R. Uhler (1886) in his
"Check-List of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of North Ameri-
ca". On the authority of Uhler, Mr. Van Duzee (1917) lists
lucorum Meyer in his Catalogue, but no North American speci-
mens have been recognized by any worker since the initial
record.

When the writer (1917) published* his revision of the genus
Lygus for America north of Mexico, no specimens of Lygus
lucorum Mey. taken in North America could be located. The
Uhler collection and other material in the U. S. National Mu-
seum was searched with negative results in an effort to find a
specimen bearing the label "Lygus lucorum Mey." which might
have served as the basis for the record by Uhler (1886). In
the absence of authentic specimens the writer could not include
lucorum Mey. among the recognized species of the Nearctic
Region.

Recently I received an interesting letter, dated July 11. 1929,
from Dr. H. T. Fernald. in which he writes :

About twelve years ago I turned over our college collection
of Hemiptera to Dr. Parshley to name, and I believe that at
that time he sent the Mirids on to you. At least manv of our
Mirids bear the label. "Det. H. H. Knight. 1917." When this
material came back I was so rushed with other matters that
I had no chance to look it over so it was arranged in the boxes
by one of my assistants. Today I happened to pick out one
of those boxes and found a specimen labeled as follows : lower
label. 'Lygus spmohc Meyer, Orono,' and with an X, meaning
that it was originally named by Uhler: your label. 'Det. H. H.
Knight. 1917. This does not occur in U. S. Should not use
this record until collecting is authentic': third label, printed
number 519; fourth, the insect mounted on a point.

During the years when I lived at Orono, Maine, I collected
Hemiptera quite carefully and kept a record of what I took.
These printed numbers I put on to correspond with my entries
in a book giving data about the captures, and the numbers were

*Bul. 391, Cornell Univ. Agr. Expt. Sta., 1917.

48 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Feb., '30

clipped from what was eveu then an old copy of the Natural-
ist's Directory, published in SaJem. The type of these numbers
was rather distinctive and on looking at the specimen this
morning I recognized that number instantly and went to my
record book, in which I find the following: "1885. August 25.

Got Nos. 509-326 in the pasture back of the college

519. Green Lygus lineolaris?"

That insect was either later sent to Uhler and named, or
was named fey him at the time I was living with him in Balti-
more in 1886.

I then wrote Dr. Fenaald stating that I remembered the speci-
men quite well, but recalled that I thought it might represent
Lygus lucorum Mey. instead of L. spinolac Mey. Not wishing
to trust my memory for so long a period in a matter involving
the record of an European species occurring in North America,
I requested Dr. Fernald to again send the specimen for exam-
ination. Dr. Fernald very kindly complied with my request so
I have been able to compare his specimen with European speci-
mens of L. lucorum Mey. and L. spinolac Mey. The result is
I find the Orono specimen to be Lygus lucorum, Meyer.

The species, Lygus lucorum Mey. and Lygus spinolac Mey.,
are closely allied green forms, yet may easily be separated by
certain color characters that have been used by the best Euro-
pean authors without objection. In lucorum Mey. the cuneus
is entirely green, whereas, in spinolac Mey. the cuneus is black
at the extreme apex. There are also other characters but the
color of the cuneus may be relied upon to separate the species.

The fact now seems well established, namely, that Dr. H. T.
Fernald collected Lygus lucorum Mey. at Orono, Maine, Aug.
25, 1885. Dr. Uhler examined this specimen shortly after and
gave Dr. Fernald the name Lygus spinolac. However, Uhler
records Lygus lucorum Mey. in his Check List of 1886 and fails
to mention spinolac Mey. I have asked Dr. Fernald his opinion
of how the label spinolac Mey. can be explained for his speci-
men. He writes as follows :

It is my opinion now that Uhler named this specimen Lygus
spinolae and that later, in preparing his Check List, either for-
got all about it but had evidence from other sources of the
presence of lucorum in this country, or else that, on thinking
the matter over, he decided that this specimen was, after all,

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XL

Plate VI.

PROTOTHORE EXPLICATA-cocKERELL

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 49

lucorum. I am positive that he gave me the name spinolae for
it, or I would not have known anything about spinolae.

The writer hopes this article may stimulate some interest
among the entomology students at Orono, and send them forth
to search for the long lost Lygus lucorum Mey. It is possible
that some of the collections made in that locality may even now
contain this uniformly green Lygus. However, there is another
green species, Lygus pabulmus L., which occurs in that area
and may cause confusion in identification, but pabulums L. is
more slender and distinguished by having the carina across
base of vertex obsolete on the middle. Lygus lucorum Mey.
is about the size and shape of the tarnished plant bug (L. pra-
tensis oblineatus Say), but uniformly green or yellowish green
in color. By next summer it will be forty-five years since Dr.
Fernald captured the only known specimen of Lygus lucorum
Mey. from North America. Who will be the first to rediscover
this long neglected species ?

A Fossil Dragon-fly from California
(Odonata : Calopterygidae).

By T. D. A. COCKERELL, Boulder, Colorado.
(Plate VI.)

It has seemed strange that the State of California, so rich in
fossils of many kinds, possessed no deposits of fossil insects,
with the exception of certain beetle elytra from the Pleistocene.
Recently, however, Dr. Ralph W. Chancy was looking for
fossil plants in the Eocene of Northern California, and at
Phillips sawmill, five miles southeast of Montgomery Creek,
Shasta County, he found the central portion of a dragon-fly
wing in soft bluish rock. It occurred with fossil plants indicat-
ing a swamp habitat. The specimen, though imperfect, seems
unquestionably to belong to the Zygopterous subfamily I'oly-
thorinae, at present confined to the Neotropical Region. I am
inclined to interpret this as meaning that the Pojythorinae orig-
inated in the north, not as representing an immigrant from
some southern region.

At first, T was disposed to place the insect in the genus
Euthorc, but it combines characters of Euthorc and Chalcop-
tcry.v, and considering its antiquity and location, there can be

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little doubt that it represents a distinct genus, the distinctness
of which would be more evident if we possessed the whole

wing.

PROTOTHORE new genus.

Rather small species, the wings conspicuously marked, black
and hyaline; (o.) stigma (pterostigma) large but slender, not
as deep as the substigmatal cells; (&.) base of stigma with a
transverse cell below, composed of upper part of the first two
substigmatic cells; (c.) postnodal cells numerous, about 43,
of which 20 are before the median black area ; the first 20 or
more are much higher than long, some twice as high as long ;
(</.) cells beyond subnodus (23 before median black area)
practically as in Euthore, but the cross-veins of cells in light
area are not in a straight line with those above (Chalcoptcryx
character) ; (>.) subnodus ending some distance (about a cell's
width) before origin of nodal sector (R3 of Tillyard, M2 of
Needham) ; (/.) eight cells before doubling begins above nodal
sector, but second cell with a triangular division above, doubt-
less a variable character.

Character /. agrees with Euthore, not at all with Chalco-
ptcry.r. Character c. agrees with Chalcopteryx. Character e.
agrees with Libellago. Character a. is different from Chalco-
pteryx and Euthore. Character b. is probably not constant ; a
similar transverse cell may sometimes be seen in EpiopMebia,
beyond the region of the stigma.

Protothore explicata new species.

Wing hyaline in middle, from about two or three cells be-
yond subnodus for a distance of about 7 mm., the end of the
clear area curved apicad ; rest of wing, so far as can be seen,
black ; the black extending as far as the stigma and probably
to the apex ; shape of wing, so far as can, be seen, about as in
Euthore. Nodus to base of stigma 14.5 mm. ; length of stigma
about 3 mm.; width (depth) of wing in region of subnodus
about 9 mm., in region of stigma apparently 7.2 mm., but there
is some disarrangement and overlapping, so the actual depth
is doubtless 'greater.

I am indebted to my colleague Mr. Paul Shope for the pho-
tograph of the wing. The specimen belongs to the University
of California.

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 51

Another Genus of Protura in California.

By. W. A. HILTON, Department of Zoology, Pomona College,

Claremont, California.

For a number of years we have been attempting to deter-
mine the distribution of insects and other arthropods in south-
ern California. It was not until the spring of 1928 that Miss
Edith Clayton, a student in the department, in connection with
an investigation of soil insects, discovered a few specimens of
this group in with a great host of Collembola and mites. She
used a Berlese funnel and searched especially among the dead
leaves at the bases of live oaks. Previous to this there have
been a number of records within the limits of the United States.
I have looked for them in a number of western states, and also
in Cuba and Mexico, but without success. This failure to find
them in regions where they might well be expected was due
in part to the fact that I did not at first use the funnel method
for collecting.

Ewing has described one new species, Eosentomon yosemi-
tensis, from the Yosemite Valley and recorded the occurrence
of another, Acerentomon microrkinus Berlese, from the same
place. Our specimens do not correspond to either of these, in
fact they belong to Berlese's genus Accrcntulus. This makes
a new record for the genus and adds one to the number of
species known to occur here. Berlese mentions ten species
from Italy and, as conditions in southern California are some-
what similar, we may reasonably hope for many more records
from California.

A member of this genus described by Ewing from Takoma
Park, Maryland, under the name of Acerentulus barberi dif-
fers markedly from ours. The most striking contrast between
the two species is in the second and third abdominal segments,
which in ours are not cone-shaped. The prothoracic legs are
also proportionately shorter in these California specimens and
the proportions of the body parts also differ. Berlese's species
Acerentulus perpusillus resembles ours much more closely.
The general shape of the body, the position of the pseudoculi
and the general proportions of the legs and body parts are
similar. His specimens were .6 mm. in length and our largest

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were 1.2 mm. The distribution of the dorsal setae differs quite
decidedly. Unfortunately Berlese's description does not give
anything about the abdominal appendages and these seem to be
quite important. Whatever species this California form may
prove to be, at least it is clearly of the genus Acerentulus.

With such minute forms it would seem that specific descrip-
tions should be quite detailed. Berlese's characterizations in
some cases are very scant. The only virtue that saves some of
them from being worthless is the series of very excellent draw-
ings, but even here a few more might have helped to distin-
guish his species from others not known to him. The charac-
ters which must be used are many of them minute and for that
reason careful drawings showing the positions of the setae and
proportions of parts are very helpful. Proportions alone are
good, but if the total length is given, measurements of other
parts might more accurately indicate conditions.

It is our hope to extend the range of known forms in this
group as soon as possible. However, it is not easy to find
these specimens. If dead leaves or other materials containing
them are too dry or too wet it is almost impossible to discover
them. They are seldom abundant ; we have usually found but
one or two at a time. Those near Claremont were of various
sizes but all seemed of the same species. Some were found at
the edge of the mountains, others, apparently exactly like them,
were discovered in the college park among the live oaks.

Possible Light on Geographic Distribution of Insects.

Entomologists interested in the fauna of the \Vest Indies
should not overlook a paper which appeared nearly a year ago
but whose title and place of publication, although perfectly
appropriate, would not find mention in strictly entomological
literature. Reference is made to Prof. Charles Schuchert's
"Geological History of the Antillean Region" (Bull. Geol.
Soc. Amer., 40 : 337-360, with 9 paleogeographic maps. Published
March 30, 1929). The maps show the presumed distribution
of land and water in southern North America, northern South
America and the West Indies, in upper Carboniferous and
lower Permian, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Eocene, Oligocene, Mio-
cene and Pliocene times, and illustrate such questions as the
existence and non-existence of land connections of these con-
tinents and islands.

XLI, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 53

New Species of Dolichopodidae from North America

(Diptera).

By MILLAKD C. VAN DUZEE, 12 Abbotsford Place, Buffalo,

New York.

Rhaphium latifacies new species.

$ : Length 4 mm. Face wide, silvery white, rounded below,
its sides nearly parallel ; proboscis and palpi black with black
hairs and bristles ; front covered with white pollen ; antennae
black, third joint half as long as the face, arista two-and-one-
half times as long as third joint; beard white, moderately
abundant.

Dorsum of thorax green, dulled with white pollen ; pleurae
blackish with white pollen ; scutellum with two pair of marginal
bristles. Abdomen blue-green with black hair and considerable
white pollen, hairs on the venter whitish; hypopygium black,
rounded above, conspicuous, its lamellae black, elongate tri-
angular, one-third as long as height of hypopygium, inner ap-
pendages small, mostly concealed.

Fore coxae, all femora and tibiae yellow ; apical third of hind
femora and extreme tip of posterior tibiae black; fore coxae
with black hair and bristles, both hair and bristles appear yel-
low in certain lights ; middle coxae without a thorn at tip ; all
femora with pale hairs below, but these also appear black in
certain lights and are not as long as width of femora; fore
femora with long pale hairs on posterior surface; fore and
middle tarsi from the tip of the first joint and whole of hind
tarsi black; all tarsi plain; joints of fore tarsi as 41-14-13-10-
10; of middle ones as 54-18-15-8-7; joints of hind pair as
41-27-20-10-9. Calypters, their cilia and the halteres yellow.

Wings grayish, darker in front of fourth vein ; third vein
bent backward towards the tip; last section of fourth vein
quite sharply bent before its middle, parallel with third for a
short distance at tip, ending just back of the apex of the wing;
last section of fifth vein straight, twice as long as the crossvein.

Described from one male, taken by Owen Bryant, July 10,
1925, at Lake Agnes, Laggan, Alberta, at an elevation of
6,800 feet. Type in the U. S. National Museum. No. 20578.

Rhaphium longibara new species.

$ : length 4 mm. Face narrow, silvery white; palpi and
proboscis black; front shining green; antennae black, third
joint four-fifths, arista six-sevenths, as long as the face; beard
white, abundant but not very long.

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Thorax green with a little white pollen on front of dorsum
and on pleurae ; scutellum with one pair of bristles. Abdomen
shining green, its hair black on dorsum, white on venter, third,
fourth and fifth segments coppery at base; hypopygium black,
rather small, flattened posteriorly, its lamellae filiform, broader
at base, brown, fringed with long pale hairs, the lamellae as
long as middle tibiae ; inner appendages black, slender with a
conspicuous lobe on one side near the tip, a little less than two-
fifths as long as height of hypopygium.

All coxae, fore and middle femora and apical two-thirds of
hind femora green; tips of fore and middle femora, basal
third of hind ones and fore and middle tibiae and basitarsi yel-
low ; hind tibiae mostly black, yellowish above on basal third ;
fore and middle tarsi from tip of second joint and whole of
hind tarsi black, fore coxae with abundant, long, white hair;
middle coxae with a black thorn at tip; middle femora with
short white hair below ; fore tibiae with two rows of long,
bristly, black hairs on upper surface, these are as long as width
of femora; middle basitarsus with three long bristles below
near the base, the longest being three times as long as diameter
of the joint; first joint of fore tarsi concave below, being nar-
rowed in the middle, larger at each end and with a row of spine-
like, short hairs below, which are about as long as diameter of
joint; second joint a little widened in the middle below, the
lower edge being slightly and evenly rounded, it has a row of
delicate hairs below, which are a little shorter than width of
joint in the middle, joints of fore tarsi as 33-25-8-6-8; of
middle ones as 43-23-15-8-8; joints of hind ones as 35-29-21-
17-11; Calypters and halteres yellow, the former with white
cilia.

Wings grayish ; third vein bent backward towards the tip ;
last section of fourth vein without a distinct bend, but arched
so as to be parallel with third at tip, ending in the apex of the
wing; last section of fifth vein straight, scarcely reaching the
wing margin, it is 38, crossvein 20-fiftieths of a millimeter
long.

$ : One female taken two days later at the same place, is
no doubt the same species ; having the venation of the wings
the same; the color of the legs about the same and the fore
coxae with long white hair.

Its face broad, silvery white ; third antennal joint one-third,
arista one and a fourth times as long as the face; fore tibiae
with one row of bristly hairs above on anterior edge; middle
femora at extreme base, basal half of hind femora and basal
three-fourths of hind tibiae yellow ; fore and middle tarsi plain.

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Described from one pair, taken at Banff, Alberta ; type, male,
on June 29, allotype, female, July 4, 1925, by Owen Bryant.
The allotype was taken on Norquay Mt., at an elevation of
5,000-6,000 feet. Type in U. S. N. M., No. 20579.

Neurigona ornatus new species.

$ : Length 4.5 mm. Face linear, silvery white; front and
occiput black wtih white pollen ; antennae yellow, small ; orbital
cilia whitish yellow. Thorax black; prothorax, humeri, pos-
terior edge of pleurae, outer margin of scutellum, root of wings
and some of the sutures of the thorax yellow ; dorsum of thorax
dulled with gray pollen, especially the depressed space before
the scutellum. Abdomen yellow with large shining black patches
on the upper surface, that on second segment covering all the
dorsum, except the posterior margin, on the following seg-
ments the black is more narrowed posteriorly. Hypopygium
black, the basal part appearing more like an apical segment of
the abdomen, outer part somewhat square in outline and with
small, indistinct, yellowish appendages at tip.

Coxae, femora and tibiae yellow ; fore tarsi with first three
joints yellow, last two black, flattened, fourth nearly round
when seen from above, fifth oval, longer than wide, cut off
nearly straight at tip, one claw long and enlarged: all joints
with long hairs above, which are about twice as long as the
diameter of the joint, those on first joint a little shorter; mid-
dle and hind tarsi blackened from the tip of first joint ; first
four joints of middle tarsi with a row of stiff black hairs
below, these are a little longer than the diameter of the joints ;
joints of fore tarsi as 103-64-28-8-12; width of last joint at tip
as 10 and langth of long claw the same; joints of middle tarsi
as 137-48-30-19-12; of hind ones as 67-68-36-22-12. Calypters,
their cilia and the halteres yellow.

Wings gray, veins brown almost to the root of the wing ;
last section of fourth vein bent near its middle, ending rather
close to tip of third and considerably before the apex of the
wing, third and fourth veins bent backward at tip; last section
of fifth vein about three times as long as the crossvein; sixth
vein strong and reaching the wing margin ; anal angle of wing
prominent.

Described from one male, taken by Owen Bryant, June 5,
1925, at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Type in the U. S. Na-
tional Museum. No. 20580.

This is separated from all related species by the form of the
anterior tarsi and their enlarged claw.

(To be continued)

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

PHILADELPHIA, PA., FEBRUARY, 1930.

Entomology at the Convocation Week Meetings,
December 27, 1929, to January 2, 1930.

Following is our annual summary of the programs of the
eighty-sixth meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, and of the associated societies held
at Des Moines, Iowa, in so far as entomology is concerned.

The numhers of papers listed by the various societies were
as follows :

Entomological Society of America 38

American Association of Economic Entomologists 83

American Society of Zoologists 12

Same, Joint Genetics Section 10

Ecological Society of America 1

American Meteorological Society 1

Section C (Chemistry), A. A. A. S 1

Wilson Ornithological Club 1

American Phytopathological Society 6

American Society of Horticultural Science 1

Total 154

These papers were distributed in subject as follows:

i Affecting Man or other

General Entomology 5 Animals 1

History of Entomology . . 2 Taxonomy 4

Teaching Entomology ... 2 General Economic

Collecting Methods 1 Entomology 16

Cytology 3 Insecticides and

Anatomy 5 Appliances 14

Physiology 24 Apiculture 9

Ecology 11 Affecting Cereals, Forage

Geographical Distribution . 1 and Field Crops 14

Ontogeny 12 Do., Truck Crops 9

Genetics 11 Do., Greenhouse Plants . . 1

Parasites of Insects 7

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Do., Fruits and Fruit Coleoptera (excluding the

Trees 21 Japanese beetle) 13

Do., Household and Japanese beetle 5

Stored Products 7 Hymenoptera (excluding

Do., Forest and Shade Apis) 10

Trees 6 Apis 9

Carrying Plant Disease Lepidoptera (excluding

Germs 5 Codling Moth, Oriental

ii peach Moth, Corn-bor-

Orthoptera 9 ers) 11

Psocoptera 1 Codling Moth 6

Odonata 1 Oriental Peach Moth .... 6

Ephemerida 1 Corn Borers 3

Homoptera 15 Diptera (excluding Dro-

Heteroptera 2 sophila} 11

Thysanoptera 1 Drosophila 3

Many of these figures are duplications, both between sections
i and ii and also within each section.

The total of 154 is lower than that of any of the preceding
six years, the loss being due to the much lower figure accred-
ited to the Association of Economic Entomologists. Since
the Northeastern branch of this Association held a meeting
at New York, as recently as last November, at which many
papers were presented, the decrease can probably be accounted
for in this way. Papers on Physiology continue to hold a
prominent place.

The Entomological Society of America, Prof. C. T. Brues,
president, Prof. J. J. Davis, secretary, met December 28 to 30.
The annual public address, "Economic Adventures of an Un-
economic Entomologist," was given by Dr. Wm. M. Mann,
Director of the Zoological Park, Washington, D. C., on the
evening of December 30. He dealt with some of his experi-
ences in Mexico on the trail of insect pests that are likely to
be shipped into the United States, especially the orange mag-
got (A. lii(fcns), illustrated with lantern slides of scenes in
Mexico.

The American Association of Economic Entomologists, Prof.
T. J. Headlee, president, Mr. C. W. Collins, secretary, met
December 29 to January 2. The annual address of the Presi-

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dent, "Some Tendencies in Modern Economic Entomological
Research," was delivered on December 31.

Both societies were invited by Iowa State College to visit
the campus and laboratories of zoology and entomology at
Ames, on Sunday, December 29, where dinner was served to
212 persons at the Memorial Union at 1 P. M. Following this
Dean Beyer of the Science Division of the College gave a brief
welcome to all the visitors. Dr. Herbert Osborn gave an in-
formal address on the early history of entomology in the
central states and called on Dr. C. P. Gillette to recount his
personal experiences with Prof. Cook. Dr. S. A. Forbes, al-
though expected to take part, was not present. Dr. H. H.
Knight, to whom the NEWS is indebted for some of this infor-
mation, writes that the trip to Ames was a great success ac-
cording to all the comment he has heard.

The annual entomologists' dinner was held in the Hotel
Savery, at Des Moines, on Tuesday evening, December 31.

Entomological Literature

COMPILED BY FRANK HAIMBACH AND LAURA S. MACKEY
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF E. T. CRESSON, JR.

Under the above head it is intended to note papers received at the
Academy of Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia, pertaining to the En-
tomology of the Americas (North and South), including Arachnida and
Myriopoda. Articles irrelevant to American entomology will not be noted;
but contributions to anatomy, physiology and embryology of insects,
however, whether relating to American or exotic species will be recorded.

The numbers within brackets I ] refer to the journals, as numbered
in the list of Periodicals and Serials published in the January and June
numbers (or which may be secured from the publisher of Entomological
News for lOc), in which the paper appeared. The number of, or annual
volume, and in some cases the part, heft, &c. the latter within ( )
follows; then the pagination follows the colon :

All continued papers, with few exceptions, are recorded only at their
first installments.

•Papers containing new forms or names have an • preceding the
author's name.

(S) Papers pertaining exclusively to neotropical species, and not so
indicated in the title, have the symbol (S) at the end of the title of
the paper.

For records of Economic Literature, see the Experiment Station Rec-
ord. Office of Experiment Stations, Washington. Also Review of Applied
Entomology, Series A, London. For records of papers on Medical Ento-
mology, see Review of Applied Entomology, Series B.

jjgg^Note the change in the method of citing the bibliographical refer-
ences, as explained above.

Papers published in the Entomological News are not listed.

GENERAL. — Bandermann, F.— Botanisches und Ento-
mologisches. [18] 23: 380-382. Chittenden, F. H.— Obitu-
ary. By L. O. Howard. [12] 22: 989-990, ill. Dingier &
Henneberg. — Apionlarven in "springenden Kapseln". [Mitt.

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Munch. Ent. Gesell.] 19: 165-171. ill. Friedrich, A.— Er-
lebnisse in Bahia (Brasilien) um der Entomologie willen !
[Ent. Jahrbuch] 1930: 91-98. Lewis, H. C.— A method of
preparing- insect mounts. [12] 22: 980-984, ill. Martell, P.

-Die beine im altertum. [26] 9: 414-419. McColloch, J. W.

-Obituary. By G. A. Dean. [12] 22: 990-991. Plank, H.
K. — Natural enemies of the sugar cane moth stalkborer in
Cuba. [7] 22: 621-640, ill. Reed, M. M— Citrus insects of
northeastern Argentina. [39] 13: 67-68. Stager, R. — War-
urn werden gewisse insekten von den ameisen nicht ver-
zehrt? [45] 24: 227-230. Taylor, R. L.— The biology of
the white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi (Peck), and a study
of its insect parasites from an economic viewpoint. [70]
9: 167-205. Vogt, A.— -"Aus der praxis des schmetterlings-
samlers." [18] 23: 393-395. Warnecke, G.— Die benen-
nungssucht in der Entomologie. [Ent. Jahrbuch] 1930:
53-58. Couper, William. — A pioneer Canadian Naturalist.
By J. L. Baillie, Jr. [Canadian Field Nat.] 43: 169-176, ill.
Wright, F. R. E. — The attractive force in assembling in-
sects. [8] 65 : 265-266. X. Y. Z.— Tagebuchblatter aus dem
Urwalde. (S). [Ent. Jahrbuch] 1930: 132-136, ill.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Banta, A. M.-

The elimination of the male sex in the evolution of some
lower animals. [76] 1930: 59-65, ill. Barnes, H. F.— Uni-
sexual families in Rhabdophaga heterobia (Cecidomyidae).
[8] 65: 256-257. Brown & Hatch. -- Orientation and
"Fright" reactions of whirligig beetles (Gyrinidae). [Jour.
Comp. Phych.] 9: 159-189, ill. Bugnion, E. — Les organes
bucco-pharynges de deux Sphegiens : Sceliphron (Chaly-
bion) bengalense et Sceliphron (Pelopoeus) spirifex. [4l]
14: 139-170, ill. Champy, C. — -La croissance dysharmonique
des caracteres sexuels accessoires, son importance biolo-
gique. Applications pratiques de ses lois. [An. Sci. Nat.
Zool. Paris] 12: 193-244, ill. da Costa Lima, A.— Considera-
qoes sobre a musculatura dos segmentos terminaes da perna de
alguns insectos e sobre a funcc.ao do chamado Orgao Tarsal.
[Suppl. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro] 1929: 257-
264, ill. Dunavan, D. — A study of respiration and res-
piratory organs of the rat-tailed maggot. Eristalis arbu-
storum. [7] 22: 731-753, ill. Payne, N. M.— Absolute
humidity as a factor in insect cold hardiness with a note
on the effect of nutrition on cold hardiness. [7] 22: 601-
620, ill. Shull, A. F. — The effect of intensity and duration

60 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Feb., '30

of light and of duration of darkness, partly modified by
temperature, upon wing-production in aphids. [W. Roux'
Arch. Entw. Organ.] 115: 825-851, ill. Shute, P. G.— The
effect of severe frost on larvae of Culicella morsitans (Culi-
cidae). [9] 62: 243-244.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— *Ewing, H. E.
—A synopsis of the American Arachnids of the primitive
order Ricinulei. [7] 22: 583-600, ill. Jacot, A. P.— Genera
of Pterogasterine Oribatidae (Acarina). [Trans. American
Micro. Soc.] 48: 416-430. Thor, S. — Ueber die phylogenie
und systematik der Acarina, mit beitragen zur ersten ent-
wicklungsgeschichte einzelnen gruppen. [Nyt. Mag. Nat.,
Oslo] 67: 145-210, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Klein, B.

M.--Libellenhochzeit. [Der Naturf., Berlin] 6: 329-335.
Krull, W. H. — The rearing of dragonflies from eggs. [7]
22: 651-658. Light, S. F. — New termite records for lower
California. [55] 6: 67-72. *Malcomson, R. O. — Two new
species of Mallophaga. [7] 22: 728-730. ill. Moulton, D.-
New Thysanoptera from Cuba. [39] 13: 61-66. Ris, F.—
Gynandromorphismus bei Odonaten. [41] 14: 97-102, ill.
Shepherd, D. — Ephemerella hecuba ; description of various
stages. (Ephemerida, Baetidae). [4] 61: 260-264, ill.

ORTHOPTERA.— *Hebard, M.— Previously unreported
tropical american Blattidae in the British Museum. [1] 55:
345-388, ill. *Hebard, M. — Supplementary notes on Pana-
manian Dermaptera and Orthoptera. [1] 55: 389-399, ill.
Imms, A. D.— The locust problem. [31] 124: 950-952, ill.
*Uvarov, B. P. — Marellia remipes, gen. et sp. n. (Acridi-
dae), a new semiaquatic grasshopper from S. America. [75]
4: 539-542, ill.

HEMIPTERA.— Hungerford, H. B.— Concerning two of
Guerin-Meneville's types in the National Museum of Paris
(Notonectidae and Corixidae). [55] 6: 73-77, ill. *Lobdell,
G. H. — Two new species of Eriococcus from Mississippi
(Coccoidea). [7] 22: 762-767. *Parshley, H. M.— New
species and new records of Aradus (Aradidae). [4] 61 : 243-
246, ill. Shull, A. F. — Determinations of types of individ-
uals in aphids, rotifers and cladocera. [Biol. Reviews] 218-
248. *VanDuzee, E. P.— A new Oliarus. [55] 6: 72. * Wai-
ley, G. S. — Notes on Homaemus with a key to the species
(Scutelleridae). [4] 61: 253-256, ill.

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LEPIDOPTERA.— *Bouvier, E. L.— Additions a nos
connaissances sur les Saturnio'ides americains. [An. Sci.
Nat. Zool. Paris] 12: 245-343, ill. Gaede, M.— Ueber den
wert von bestimmungstabellen fur schmetterlinge. [18]
23: 377-380. Gunder, J. D.— A state butterfly for Califor-
nia. [55] 6: 88-90, ill. Hering, M. — Synopsis der Blattminen
an Ulmus. [Ent. Jahrbuch] 1930: 59-70, ill. Hoffmann, F.

—Ueber die Lepidopteren-fauna Brasiliens im allgemeinen
und der von Siidbrasilien im besondern. [Ent. Jahrbuch]
1930: 123-131. Hoffman, F.— Der Psychidenbaum in Sao
Francisco do sul und anderes. (S). [14] 43: 199-200. Hul-
staert, P. G. — Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 191. Fam. Anthe-
lidae. 13pp., ill. Pickens, A. L.— The "Coffee-Pot" cocoon
and the insect that makes it. [55] 6: 63-66, ill. Sjostedt, Y.

-Ueber einen . . . zwitter von Morpho rhetenor, den
prachtvollsten aller bisher bekannten gynandromorphen
Lepidopteren, nebst Literatur iiber die zwitter (Herma-
phroditen) dieser insektengruppe. [83] 20: 1-60, ill. Skin-
ner, H. M. — The giant moth borer of sugar-cane. (Castnia
licus). (S). [Suppl. "Tropical Agric. Trinidad] 1929: 8pp.,
ill. Snapp & Swingle. — Life history of the oriental peach
moth in Georgia. [U. S. Dept. Agric. Tech. Bull.] 152:
16pp., ill. Sokolov, G. N. — Die struktur des mannlichen
kopulationsapparates bei der gattung Parnassius. [Rev.
Russe Ent.] 23: 60-71, ill.

DIPTERA. — *Aldrich, J. M. — New genera and species
of muscoid flies. [50] 76, Art. 15: 13pp. *Aldrich, J. M.-
Revision of the two-winged flies of the genus Coelopa in
North America. [50] 76, Art. 11: 6pp. *Alexander, C. P.-
New species of crane flies from South America. Part III.
(Tipulidae). [7] 22: 768-788. *Alexander, C. P.— A list
of the crane-flies of Quebec I. [4] 61 : 247-251. Allen, H. W.
—An annotated list of the Tachinidae of Mississippi. [7]
22: 676-690, ill. *Cresson, E. T., Jr.— A revision of the
North American species of fruit flies of the genus Rhago-
letis. (Trypetidae). [1] 55: 401-414, ill. Edwards & Keilin.
—Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 190. Fam. Protorhyphidae,
Anisopodidae, Pachyneuridae, Trichoceridae. 41pp., ill.
Enderlein, G. — Klassifikation der Sarcophagiden. Sarcopha-
giden-Studien I. [Arch. Klass. & Phylogenet. Ent.] 1 :
56pp., ill. *Enderlein, G. — Zur kenntnis einiger von Herrn
Oskar Schoenemann gesammelten chilenischen Melpiinen.
[48] 46: 66-71. *Reinhard, H. J.— Notes on the muscoid
flies of the genera Opdousia and Opsodexia with the de-
scription of three new species. [50] 76, Art. 20: 9pp.

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COLEOPTERA. — *Blaisdell, F. E. -- Miscellaneous
studies in the Coleoptera, III. [55] 6: 57-62, ill. Cros, Dr.

—Observations nouvelles sur les Meloes. [An. Sci. Nat.
Zool. Paris] 12: 137-168. ill. de Lapouge, G. V.— Genera
Insectorum. Fasc. 192. Fam. Carabidae ; Subfam. Carabinae.
153pp., ill. *Eggers, H. — Zehn neue Loganius-arten (Ipi-
dae) aus Sudamerika. [48] 46: 59-65. Eggers, H. — Zur
synonymic der Borkenkafer (Ipidae). [48] 46: 41-55.
Fletcher, F. C. — Notes on a few Minnesota Coleoptera.
[4] 61 : 256-260. Friedrich, A. - - Die fauna der cacao-
plantage. [14] 43: 206-210, ill. Frost, C. A.— Lema palus-
tris [at Framingham, Mass.] [5] 36: 215. Hetschko, A.—
Zur nomenklatur einiger Clavicornierarten. [48] 46: 94.
*Hopping & Hopping. — II. New Coleoptera from Western
Canada. [4] 61 : 251-253, ill. Laboissiere, V. — Sur la sous-
famille des Chlamydinae (Chrysomelidae). [25] 1929: 256-
258. *Ochs, G. — Notes upon some Gyrinidae in the Car-
negie Museum with descriptions of new species. [3] 19:
123-134. Reineck, G. — Beitrag zur lebens-und entwick-
lungsweise von Coleopteren. [45] 24: 220-226, ill. Schenk-
ling, S. — Welcher Riisselkafergattung kommt der name
Curculio zu? [48] 46: 79-81. Tanner/ V. M.— The Coleop-
tera of Utah— Cicindelidae. [55] 6: 78-87. *Wasmann, E.

-Ein neuer Xenocephalus aus Costarica. [48] 46: 81-82, ill.
West, L. S. — A preliminary study of larval structure in the
Dryopidae. [7] 22: 691-727, ill." *Williams, S. H.— A list
of prionid beetles taken at Kartabo, Bartica district, British
Guiana, with the description of a new species. [3] 19: 139-
148, ill.

HYMENOPTERA.— *Bequaert, J.— The folded-winged
wasps of the Bermudas, with some preliminary remarks
on insular wasp faunae. [7] 22: 555-582. *Cockerell, T. D.
A. — Some bees of the group Trachandrena, (Andrenidae).
[7] 22: 754-758. Kuznetzov-Ugamskij, N. N. — Neue anga-
ben iiber den hochzeitsflug der ameisen. [Rev. Russe Ent.]
23 : 101-106. Neumann, C. W. — Wie der bienenstaat sich
entwickelte [Ent. Jahrbuch] 1930: 158-170. Rau, P.— The
nesting habits of the bald-faced hornet, Vespa maculata.
[7] 22: 659-675, ill. *Santschi, F.— Melange myrmecolo-
gique. (S). [48] 46: 84-93, ill. Schmiedeknecht, O.— Opu-
scula Ichneumonologica. Genus Ichneumon. Suppl. Bd:
353-432. *Turner, R. E. — Notes on Chilean Thynnidae.
[48] 46 : 56-58.

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OBITUARY.

Among the entomologists whose deaths occurred during
1929, and whose passing has not hitherto heen mentioned in
the NEWS, was the Reverend ALFRED EDWIN EATON, mono-
grapher of the may-flies. He died at Northam, North Devon,
March 23, 1929, and at that time was the senior Fellow of the
Entomological Society of London, to which he was elected
July 3, 1865. An obituary notice appeared in the Entomolo-
gists' Monthly Magazine (London) for May, 1929. In 1873
• he accompanied B. Leigh Smith on a cruise to Spitzbergen.
In 1874 he was naturalist to the British Transit of Venus Ex-
pedition to Kerguelen Land where he made extensive collec-
tions of plants and animals which he described and discussed
in the Philosopliical Transactions (vol. 168, 1879). His Re-
visional Monograph of Recent Ephemeridae of 352 pages,
appeared in the Unnean Society's Transactions (Zoology)
between 1883 and 1887 and is well-known as the most authori-
tative treatise on this group of insects for many years. The
types of the species described passed into the collection of
the late Robert McLachlan, of Lewisham, London, who showed
them to the writer in 1895. Supposedly they remain in Mr.
Hugh McLachlan's possession. Among Eaton's other works
on the may-flies were the 16 pages which he contributed to the
Neuroptera volume of the Biologia Ccntrali-Americana (1892)
and a brief one, his last on this group apparently, on those
of the Seychelles (1913). He was also interested in the l\v-
chodidae and published on the British members of this family
(Ent. Mo. Mag. 1893-1898). Science for December 13, 1929,
quoting from the London Times, states that his widow has
presented his collection thereof, of over 1800 pinned speci-
mens and about 200 microscopic slides, to the department of
entomology of the British Museum. Besides the known British
species, it includes much material from Switzerland, Algeria,
Madeira, the Canary Islands and elsewhere. Mr. Eaton "had
also accumulated extensive notes in preparation for a mono-
graph on the group, and it is hoped that it may be possible to
publish some parts of his manuscript."

64 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Feb., '30

FRANK HURLBUT CHITTENDEN, born in Cleveland, Ohio,
November 3, 1858, died at Washington, September 15, 1929.
He graduated from Cornell University in 1881 and was given
the honorary degree of D.Sc. by the University of Pittsburgh
in 1904. He entered the service of the Federal Department
of Agriculture in April, 1891, and there remained until his
death, becoming chief of the section on truck crops and insects
affecting stored products. Dr. L. O. Howard, who contributes
an obituary notice of him, accompanied by a portrait, to the
Journal of Economic Entomology, for December last, writes:
"Those of us who knew him best here in Washington, and
who worked with him for very many years, think that he was
probably the most learned man in America on everything relat-
ing to the insects that are found in the garden." In addition
to the insects with which his section was particularly concerned,
Dr. Chittenden especially studied the Coleoptera. Leng's
Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico and
the Supplement thereto cite 22 of his papers on this order,
those purely economic being omitted. Lists of 140 of his
writings, 1888-1904, on economic insects will be found in
parts vi-viii of the Bibliography of the most important contri-
butions to American Economic Entomology by Nathan Banks.

JAMES WALKER McCoLLOCH, Professor of Entomology at
the Kansas State Agricultural College since 1925, died at Man-
hattan, Kansas, November 11, 1929. He had received the B.Sc.
of the same College in 1912 and was made Associate Professor
in 1918. In addition, he was Assistant Entomologist (1912-
18) and Associate Entomologist (1918 on) at the Kansas
Agricultural Experiment Station. His chief work was on the
chinch bug and the Hessian fly. Prof. G. A. Dean, in an
obituary notice in the Journal of Economic Entomology for
December, 1929, pays high tribute to the thoroughness of his
investigations and his devotion to his duties. He was born at
Anthony, Kansas, April 14, 1889.

Science for October 4, 1929, announced that "Dr. GEORGE
F. GAUMER, of Izamel, Yucatan, discoverer of several new
mammals and author of a monograph of the mammals of
Yucatan, died on September 2." He collected insects also, some
of which are quoted in the Biologia Centrali- Americana.

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MARCH, 1930

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Vol. XLI

No. 3

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera— XII . . 65

Grubb — Collecting Male Polyphemus Moths (Lep.: Saturniidae). ... 69

Van Duzee — New Species of Dolichopodidae from North America (Dip.) 70
Larson and Fisher — Insects Screened from Bean Samples (Hemip.,

Coleop., Orth., Hym., Dip.) 74

Cresson — Descriptions of New Genera and Species of the Dipterous

Family Ephydridae. Paper VIII 76

Knull— Notes on Coleoptera— No. 2 82

Cleveland Museum Entomological Expedition 86

Entomological Literature 86

Review — Matheson's Handbook of the Mosquitoes of North America.. . 93

Doings of Societies — The American Entomological Society 94

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ENT. NEWS VOL. XLI.

Plate VII.

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL, HISTORY,

NEW YORK.N.Y.

FRANK E. WATSON

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

VOL. XLI. MARCH, 1930 No. 3

North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera.
XII. American Museum of Natural History, New York,

New York.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.
(Plates VII-IX.)

The American Museum of Natural History in New York
City has a convenient public location on the west side of Central
Park at 77th Street and occupies a rather large, long, five-story,
red granite building with some fifteen acres of floor space. Its
cornerstone was laid in 1874 by President U. S. Grant and the
building was formally opened three years later by the succeeding
President of the United States, R. B. Hayes. Though planned
and built in the early '70s it is still admirably suited for the
purposes of a great museum and fortunately there is sufficient
ground area for further development. Recently announced
building plans call for a new wing to lie known as the South
Oceanic Hall and an additional structure in honor of Theodore
Roosevelt which will contain an African Hall. These extensions
require an expenditure in excess of three million dollars. Per-
haps the total cost of the present museum building is more than
$12,000,0001.

The American Museum is governed by a self -perpetuating
board of trustees of which Mayor Walker of New York, the
City Controller and the President of the New York Park
Board are c.v-officio members. The president of the board of
trustees is Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn, the first vice-president,
George F. Baker and the second vice-president, 1. Pierpont
Morgan.

Aside from being a well-known mecca for scientific research
and a storehouse of valuable collections of natural objects, the
Museum has of late years shared its educational facilities

1 In this regard it is interesting to note that the Los Angeles Museum
in California is spending nearly $10,000,000 alone for its new unit structure

66 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Mar., '30

directly with the New York Public School system. This excep-
tional and noteworthy activity comes .under the head of the
School Service Department where hundreds of science lectures
are arranged for each year and where thousands of lantern
slides are prepared and circulated, in addition to movable ex-
hibits of demonstrative value. The American Museum of
Natural History is sometimes popularly spoken of as "the
largest school house in United States" and certainly no other
scientific institution in this country or in Europe has taken
the trouble to directly share and so well develop its educational
potentialities.

While the American Museum does not claim to have originat-
ed the idea of habitat groups, or the life-like display of crea-
tures amid their natural surroundings, it was the first large
museum in this country to adopt this method for public display
on an extensive scale and in all departments. Among the many
beautifully executed habitat pictures to be seen, perhaps the
one which attracts the most curious interest, is that of the
famous dinosaur eggs from Mongolia collected by Dr. Andrews
on his Third Asiatic Expedition. These eggs are depicted lying
scattered in the original desert sand and rock just as they
were discovered.

Of interest to entomologists are the insect habitat groups
and various displays shown for the most part in the Hall of
Insects on the third floor2. Here are found graphically ar-
ranged the various phases of insect life, their anatomy, their
importance in relation to man, their classification, distribution,
evolutionary tendencies, etc. It is the most unique display
room of its kind and much credit is due Dr. Frank E. Lutz,
Curator of the Museum's Department of Entomology and his
assistants for its well-planned installation. A rather informal
photo3 of Dr. Lutz is reproduced on plate IX. This picture
was taken several summers ago at one of the "Nature Trails"
camps established in cooperation with the Museum near Tux-
edo, New York. The "Nature Trails" organization was found-

2 Plate VIII accompanying this article illustrates the original ."Butter-
fly Group" of which many museums have made reproductions.

3 From an article entitled "Taking Nature Lore to the Public" by Dr.
Lutz in the Natural History Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 2.

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ed by the Doctor with the thought of giving the youth of New
York a chance to study insect biology during their summer's
vacation. It is hoped the "Nature Trails" idea will spread to
many sections of the country. Dr. Lutz first came to the
American Museum as Assistant Curator of Invert el irate Zool-
ogy in 1909. He is a good executive and has published many
papers in various popular and educational journals. Leaning
somewhat to the study of Arachnida, Dr. Lutz is rapidly
building up a large museum collection of this class. Some years
ago, in a paper on the distribution of West Indian spiders, he
compared each genus with its distribution elsewhere as given
by Simon. He has also made some taxonomic study of bees.
His "Fieldbook of Insects" is well known and is an invaluable
work of reference for amateurs wishing a general knowledge
of the better known insects of the northeastern United States.
The American Museum has, from its beginning, acquired
collections of insects. Baron Osten Sacken, while Russian
consul general in Ne\v York City from 1862 to 1871, gave the
Museum its first series of specimens. These consisted of many
Diptera which were the Baron's favorite order ; however there
were almost a thousand species of various insects in the lot.
About the same time Mr. Coleman T. Robinson, who collab-
orated with the well-known Mr. A. R. Grote, presented his
collection of 3000 butterflies and moths. Mr. R. A. Whitthaus
also gave some 2000 specimens especially donated as a study
collection. Altogether these collections formed the start of the
Museum's work in the entomological field. In 1888 Mr. Will-
iam Beutenmuller was engaged to give his entire time to insects
at the Museum and with his appointment as a regular curator,
entomological activities went briskly ahead. Exhibition work
along educational lines was begun and studies in life history
and other phases of insect biology were undertaken. In 1892
the widely known collection of the actor, Mr. Henry Ed\vanl>,
was purchased by suhM-ription. This collection consists of
about 250,000 specimens, mostly butterflies from many sections
of the earth, as Mr. Edwards visited many exotic regions dur-
ing his stage career. The Edwards types are kept separate.
Probably Mr. Edwards will be longest remembered because

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of his work on the lepidoptera of California and of the Pacific
Coast. Of late years the Museum has been gradually increasing
the size of its lepidopterous collections, especially adding to the
exotics from Central and South America, but no really note-
worthy collection containing types from the United States has
been added since the Edwards material. All the butterflies
and moths are kept in uniform size cabinets as illustrated on
plate VII. (An Am. Mus. photograph by Mr. Julius Kirschur).
These cabinets are enameled white on the outside and hold
about one hundred drawers each. Substantial sliding doors
hung from a trolley give ready access. I imagine there are
about ten of these cabinets in the two rooms devoted exclusively
to the study collections. All types are kept in a single cabinet
of stronger construction which is painted a darker color. At
this writing no estimate is available as to the total number of
lepidoptera in the Museum.

Since 1914 Mr. Frank Watson has been in charge of the
collections under the title of Assistant in Lepidoptera. He was
born in New York City in 1877 and has always resided there.
His Degree of B.S. was received at Cooper Union in 1900.
In the past Mr. Watson has described a score or more of
American butterfly variations and practically all of his types
are in the Museum. He is at present engaged upon a paper
concerning West Indian Lepidoptera. Frank is a hard work-
ing fellow and busy from morning till night. The problem
of taking care of the increasing number of deserving visitors
to a great museum is gradually becoming a serious matter.
Mr. Watson once told me his department averaged four a day
and sometimes ten people wishing to see him or the study
collections or the types. These folks, whether professional or
semi-amateur, cannot be "hurried off". It all takes time and
there seems no ready solution for the question. Tax-free
public institutions and their employees must expect to be
seen and be known.

The scientific staff of the Division of Zoology and Zoo-geog-
raphy under which the entomological section is conducted con-
sists of the following: F. M. Chapman, Sc.D., N.A.S., Curator-
in-Chief ; Frank E. Lutz, Ph.D., Curator (of Insect Life);

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate VIII.

THE BUTTERFLY GROUP

This habitat group contains over 1200 specimens of the one species,
the Monarch Butterfly (Datitiits tmnippe Hbn.). They are shown in a
natural cluster, temporarily at rest, during an accumulative migration.
Am. Mus. photo.

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate IX.

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A. J. Mutchler, Associate Curator of Coleoptera, C. H. Curran,
M.A., Assistant Curator; Frank E. Watson, B.S., Assistant
in Lepidoptera; Wm. M. Wheeler, Ph.D., Research Associate
in Social Insects; Chas. W. Leng, B.S., Research Associate
in Coleoptera; H. F. Schwarz, A.M., Research Associate in
Hymenoptera.

The first Entomological Club in New York City was founded
by Neumoegen, Grote, Graef, Koebele and Henry Edwards
in 18804. Their meetings were held in the different private
homes and the publication Papilio was published for four years
in four volumes. Papilio was devoted exclusively to articles
upon lepidoptera and it is still an asset to any library. For
various reasons this original Club gradually ceased to exist
and it was not until June 29, 1892, that the New York Ento-
mological Society was organized, to become an incorporate
society a year later. Through the foresight and fortunately
early intercession of Mrs. Annie T. Slosson with the late Pres-
ident Morris K. Jessup, the Society established headquarters
at the Museum and has been meeting there bi-monthly ever
since.

The organ of the Society, the Jonnnil of the New York
Entomological Society, is now in its 38th volume. A recent
bequest of ten thousand dollars towards publication by the
late L. H. Woodruff assures its future. The issue of September,
1929, 'is of unusual interest because of the publication of the
numerous intimate and entertaining letters of Dr. A. E.
Schwarz, the well-known coleopterist. Every entomologist
should read these letters'. They were compiled and edited
under the direction of John D. Sherman, |r.

Collecting Male Polyphemus Moths (Lep.: Saturniidae).

On the night of July 10th, 192(', my coworker and I spent
the entire night collecting the male polyphcimis moths, which
were lured to their death by two raged >prcimens of the oppo-
site sex. We had to our credit next day just eighty-two speci-
mens. The moths began appearing at about 10:30 and con-
tinued until four in the morning — when dawn began to bu-ak.
-MRS. ELMER GRUBB, Fredericktown. < )hio.

4 See article by G. P. Englehart in Ann. Ent. Soc. uf Am XXII 3
1929.

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New Species of Dolichopodidae from North America

(Diptera).

By MILLARD C. VAN DUZEE, 12 Abbotsford Place, Buffalo,

New York.
(Continued from page 55)
Neurigona nigrimanus new species.

$ : Length 5 mm. Face linear, silvery white; palpi yellow;
front wholly covered with white pollen ; occiput black with
white pollen ; antennae small, arista brown ; orbital cilia white.

Thorax black with white pollen, which almost conceals the
ground color on the depressed space before the scutellum, the
edge around this space is yellow on the sides ; most of the
humeri, a stripe on each side extending from the humeri to
the scutellum and posterior edge of pleurae yellow ; abdomen
yellow, second, third and fourth segments largely black, but
this black narrowed on the sides posteriorly. Hypopygium
black, somewhat square in outline, with small, mostly yellowish
appendages at tip.

Coxae, femora and tibiae yellow ; anterior coxae with yellow
bristles at tip ; first joint of fore tarsi dark brown, becoming
black at tip, remaining four joints deep black, fifth joint very
slightly thickened ; middle tarsi brown, becoming black ; hind
tarsi with first joint yellow, remaining joints black; joints of
fore tarsi as 87-45-23-10-11; of middle ones as 142-40-25-15-
10; joints of hind tarsi as 66-63-37-19-15. Calypters, their
cilia and the halteres pale yellow.

Wings grayish, slightly tinged with brown along the costa ;
third vein bent back at tip; last section of fifth vein bent near
its middle, ending near tip of third and before the apex of the
wing; last section of fifth vein three times as long as cross-
vein ; sixth vein long, nearly parallel with the wing margin,
but bent a little to reach the margin ; wing much narrowed at
base.

$ : Face wider than in the male; thorax black with humeri,
a spot at root of wings, scutellum and posterior edge of pleurae
yellow ; abdomen yellow, base of second, third and fourth seg-
ments black, black on second narrowed in the middle of the
dorsum ; all tarsi yellow or brownish yellow with last joint
black ; wings with tips of third and fourth vein far apart,
fourth ending almost in the apex of wing; anal angle more
prominent and sixth vein shorter than in the male.

Described from one pair, taken by Owen Bryant, July 4,
1925, at Banff, Alberta. Type in the U. S. National Museum.
No. 20581.

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Dolichopus breviciliatus new species.

$ : Length 5.5 mm. Face wide, sordid gray; palpi velvety
black ; front metallic bronze, dulled with gray pollen ; antennae
wholly black, short, third joint scarcely as long as wide, obtuse
at tip; orbital cilia wholly black.

Thorax and abdomen dark green with slight bronze reflec-
tions, abdomen with black hair ; hypopygium rather large, its
lamellae black, a little brownish in the middle, nearly twice as
long as wide, jagged and bristly on apical margin (shaped about
as in figure 175a, Plate 12, Bulletin 116, U. S. National Muse-
um).

All coxae, femora, tibiae and tarsi black with black hair and
bristles ; middle tibiae in the type with one bristle below ; middle
and hind femora each with one bristle near the tip, the latter
ciliated with brown hairs, which are not as long as the width of
femora ; middle basitarsi with two large bristles above near the
tip, otherwise the tarsi are plain ; joints of fore tarsi as 56-26-
16-14-14; of middle ones as 86-34-28-18-18; first three joints
of hind tarsi as 111-60-42. Calypters and halteres yellow, the
former with black cilia.

Wings dark grayish, tinged with brown in front ; third vein
straight ; last section of fourth vein bent near basal third, par-
allel with third for some distance before its tip, ending con-
siderably before the apex of the wing; crossvein and last sec-
tion of fifth vein of nearly equal length ; hind margin of wing
not notched at tip of fifth vein, wing of nearly equal width;
anal angle prominent.

Described from one male, taken by Owen Bryant, August 29,
1925, at Laggan, Alberta, on Paradise Mt, at an elevation of
6,700 feet. Type in the U. S. National Museum. No. 20582.

Polymedon flavitibialis new species.

$ : Length 5.5 mm. Face wide, silvery white, reaching about
its own width below the eyes ; front green with a little white
pollen ; antennae black, all joints more or less yellow below,
first joint long, third joint a little longer than wide, rounded
at tip; arista with short pubescence; lateral and inferior orbital
cilia white.

Thorax and abdomen green, dulled with white pollen ; bristles
of thorax inserted in indistinct brown dots ; acrostichal bristles
in two rows, extending nearly the whole length of thorax and
becoming longer posteriorly ; pleurae and coxae more black,
white pollinose; there is a large, somewhat triangular white
pollinose spot at suture and a small, silvery white, round spot

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at outer posterior corners of dorsum ; hairs of abdomen black ;
hypopygium (Fig. 1) black, large; outer lamellae large, black,
very slightly yellowish at base, thickly covered with white
pollen, upper surface with fine white hairs,
below with long, blunt, blackish bristles, inner
appendages partly reddish yellow, with a
black hook at tip.

Anterior surface of fore coxae with small
black hairs and black bristles at tip ; all femora
greenish black, thickly covered with white
pollen ; extreme tips of all coxae, tips of all
femora, most of trochanters and all tibiae
yellow or yellowish ; all tibiae with large
bristles above, their extreme tips brown or
black, the black most conspicuous on fore
pair ; fore tibiae with one, middle ones with-
out a bristle below ; all tarsi yellow at base ; p.
hind tarsi blackened from tip of first joint,
fore and middle ones from tip of second joint and with tip of
first black ; fore tarsi very slightly compressed and widened from
tip of first joint, their pulvilli rather large, white; middle tarsi
with the usual bend between second and third joints, second
joint distinctly hollowed out just before its tip, on under side,
third joint straight ; hind tarsi with a large bristle below near
base; joints of fore tarsi as 49-14-12-8-12; of middle ones as
70-25-26-16-12; those of hind pair as 57-55-34-19-18. Calyp-
ters yellow with black tips and very long, yellow cilia ; halteres
yellow.

Wings grayish, crossvein, fifth vein and last section of fourth
vein distinctly but narrowly bordered with brown ; third vein
bent back a little at tip, last section of fourth vein bent about as
in the genus Paradius, the part from the crossvein to bend
about two-thirds as long as last part, its tip near tip of third
and before apex of wing; last section of fifth vein does not
reach the margin of wing, which is notched where the tip
should be ; crossvein as 37, from crossvein to wing margin at
notch as 39; anal angle of wing prominent; sixth vein long
but not reaching wing margin.

Described from one male, taken by F. H. Snow, August,
1902, in Southern Arizona. Type in the University of Arkansas.

Paraclius elongatus new species.

$ : Length 2.5 mm. Face narrowed below, silvery white,
but the ground green color showing through on upper part;

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front shining blue ; palpi black : antennae rather large, black,
third joint a little longer than wide, pointed at tip, arista with
long pubescence ; lower orbital cilia yellow.

Thorax green with blue reflections, shining, without a spot
of white pollen at the suture ; pleurae with white pollen. Ab-
domen green with broad metallic blackish bands at the in-
cisures, its hairs black ; hypopygium brown, a little reddish,
rather long, but not thick, its lamellae oval, about twice as long
as wide, yellow with a black border and short hairs all around
the edge ; there is a pair of rather long, bare, curved, horn-like,
yellow inner appendages.

Fore coxae almost wholly yellow with black hair on anterior
surface and bristles at tip ; hind coxae yellow, a little blackened
at base, middle ones largely black ; all femora and tibiae yel-
low, posterior femora a little blackened at tip, especially on
posterior surface ; middle tibiae with two bristles below, one at
middle, the other a little nearer the base, these bristles are
quite close together, bristles on upper surface large; fore tarsi
yellow, darker at tip, middle tarsi black from tip of first joint,
hind ones wholly black; joints of middle tarsi as 32-18-15-11-8;
first two joints of hind tarsi as 27-15. Calypters and halteres
yellow, former with black cilia.

Wings grayish, a little tinged wtih brown in front of second
vein ; third vein nearly straight ; last section of fourth vein
quite abruptly bent, this bend broadly rounded and beginning
at middle of the section, portion beyond the bend considerably
concave posteriorly, its tip close to tip of third vein and far in
front of apex of wing; last section of fifth vein only a little
curved beyond the crossvein, it is 19; crossvein 11-fiftieths of
a millimeter long.

9 : Almost like the male, except that the face is wide with
its sides nearly parallel and the bend in last section of fourth
vein not as much rounded.

Described from one pair, taken by H. H. Smith, May, 1906,
at St. Vincent, \Yest Indies. Types in the collection of the
University of Arkansas.

This comes nearest arcuatus Loew, but in that species the
fore and middle femora are brownish on upper edge, hind
femora dark brown on most of apical half, middle and hind
coxae black almost to the tip, and bend in last section of fourth
vein is almost a right angle.

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Insects Screened from Bean Samples (Hemip.,
Coleop., Orth., Hym., Dip.).

By A. O. LARSON and C. K. FISHER,

Division of Stored-Product Insects, U. S. Bureau of

Entomology.

While inspecting samples of newly harvested beans in Cali-
fornia for evidence of bean weevil infestations the writers
observed that large numbers of insects of many species were
among the beans. Such insects had probably sought food or
shelter in the piles of bean vines in the field and had gone
through the threshing machines, in which many of them had
been killed. Observation has shown that some insects pass out
of the bean threshing machines with the straw while others
pass into the sacks with the beans. The latter are taken to
the warehouses where they are separated from the beans and
are sacked up with the screenings.

The numbers of insects varied in different samples from the
same locality and the number of species varied as between dif-
ferent localities and different years. During past years Fuller's
rose beetle, Pcintonwrns fullcri Horn, was frequently found in
large numbers in samples of beans grown in the Chino district
of San Bernardino County, but not a single specimen was
found amongst the beans inspected in 1928. In 1927, Dinoclcus
pilosus Lee. was found in great numbers, sometimes eight or
ten being in one sample, but in 1928 very few specimens were
taken from beans grown in the same vicinity.

Of the Coleoptera, one or another of the lady beetles has
been the most numerous each year, while Chlorochroa sayi
Stal has been the most numerous of the Hemiptera.

By the time the samples reach the laboratory a good number
of the insects are dead and too badly broken for identification.
Especially is this true of the orders other than Coleoptera and
Hemiptera.

During 1928 an effort was made to collect all living insects
screened from 3,246 samples collected from Merced, Stanis-
laus, and San Joaquin Counties in California. Some of these
insects were sent to Washington, D. C., where they were kindly
determined by the specialists named below.

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W. L. McAtee determined the following nine genera and
nine species of Hemiptera : Brochymena 4- pustulate, Fabr.,
Clilorochroa sayi Stal, Euschistus conspersus Uhl., Neottiglossa
cavifrons Stal, Thy ant a citstator Fabr., Murgantia histrionica
Hahn, Corizus idcntatus Hambl., Lygaeus reclivatus Say, var.,
and Euryophthalmus cinctus H. S.

E. A. Chapin determined the following 14 genera and 15
species of Coleoptera : Nccrophonis sp., Silpha ramosa Say,
Aeolus livens Lee., Cardiophorus sp., nr. tumidicollis Lee.,
Hippodamia convergcns Guer., H. ambigua Lee., Coccinella
californica Mann., Mclanastns sp., Coniontis clongata Csy.,
Blapstinus pulverulentus Mann., Amphidora littoralis Esch.,
Lema nigrovittata Guer., Diabrotica soror Lee., Disonycha ma-
ritima Mann., and Sitophilus oryzae L.

L. L. Buchanan determined the following six genera and
four species of Coleoptera: Curtonotus sp., nr. jacobinns Lee.,
Aniara sp., Calathus quadricollis Lee., Agomim maculicolle
Dej., Dinocleus pilosus Lee., and Cleonus sp.

Of the Orthoptera a nymph of Gryllus assimilis Fabr. was
determined by A. N. Caudell.

Of the Hymenoptera Cryptus tcjoncnsis Cress, was deter-
mined by R. A. Cushman, and a broken ant was determined
as Camponotus sp. by W. M. Mann.

C. T. Greene determined one dipteron as Hcrmctia illucens L.

Numerous broken specimens of Orthoptera, Hymenoptera,
Diptera, and Lepidoptera, as well as a few broken specimens
of Odonata, were sifted out of the beans and discarded.

In addition to the foregoing insects many specimens of the
following four genera and five species of Coleoptera were col-
lected: Tcncbroidcs nianritanicus L., Oryzaephilus surinamen-
sis L., Tribolium ferrugincuni Fab., T. confusum Duv., Tri-
gonogenius globuluni Sol., and Sitophilus or\zae L. These had
probably crawled in amongst the beans after the latter had
reached the warehouses, as these insects are commonly found
breeding in some of the sixteen warehouses from which the
samples were taken.

Besides the discarded broken insects, which outnumbered

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the others, there were collected 37 genera and 39 species in
five orders. A pound would have been a very conservative
estimate of the weight of the insects screened out.

The bean crop of the United States for the last five years,
1924 to 1928 inclusive, has averaged more than 17 million
bushels or more than 1,023,000,000 pounds. The samples from
which the above insects were screened weighed about 6,000
pounds. From these figures it appears that more than 85 tons
of insects are carried into the warehouses with the newly har-
vested beans each fall. These insects are sacked up with the
bean screenings and die, thereby reducing the numbers of both
beneficial and injurious insects which would otherwise go into
hibernation in or near the bean fields.

Descriptions of New Genera and Species of the

Dipterous Family Ephydridae.

Paper VIII.1

By EZRA T. CRESSON, Jr.
Ditrichophora painteri new species.

This species is unique in having the wings spotted somewhat
similar to the species of the genus Ilytlica. In the narrow para-
facialia and cheeks, the relatively short second vein, curving
abruptly into the costa, the species falls near Ditrichophora
uadincac Cresson, from California.

Black ; antennae except upper part of third segment, knees,
apex of tibiae, and all tarsi, yellow. Halteres white. Wings
clear with the following fuscous design : a narrow transverse
spot at tip of first vein, including anterior crossvein, a large
quadrate spot at costa midway between first and second veins,
a similar spot including tip of second vein, another such spot
between tips of second and third veins, a small spot including
tip of third, an irregular diluted spot including posterior cross-
vein, and an irregular diluted design beyond tbe latter.

Subopaque, somewhat golden brown above, more whitish be-
low ; abdomen shining, somewhat opaque basallv. Frons opaque
with a broad suborbital line dilating anteriorly, and a preocellar
triangular spot, black ; otherwise the frons is brownish. Face

1 Paper VI. See Ent. News, XXXV, p. 159 (1924).
Paper VII. See Ent. News, XXXVI, p. 165 (1925).

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sparingly white pruinose ; the linear orbits white ; mesonotum
with four series of well separated roundish, brown spots; scu-
tellum with a pair of brown apical spots.

Frons quadrate; orbits parallel. Face scarcely one-third
width of vertex, strongly broadening below, in profile, convex,
concentric with eye-outline; parafacialia and cheeks linear;
arista with five hairs. Abdomen broad with revolute lateral
margins; fifth abdominal segment, in the male, subglobose with
rounded apex. Fore femora of male with about three minute
postflexor spinules. \Yings slightly pointed at third vein; first
and second costal sections subequal in length; second vein
abruptly curving into costa. Length, 1.5 mm.

Type. — £ ; Puerto Castilla, HONDURAS, May 6, 1926, (R.
H. Painter; taken at Balsamo Farm, about 110 kilometers
along the Truxillo Railroad from Puerto Castilla), [A. X. S.
P., no. 6366]. Paratypcs. — 2$ , 1 9 ; topotypical.

Ditrichophora balsamae new species.

This species, represented by one specimen, the type, differs
from Ditrichophora paintcri by the seven stripes on the meso-
notum. I can find no other differentiating characters ; but the
specimen is not as fully developed nor in as good a condition
as is possible. However the vittate mesonotum is very charac-
teristic and it is thus at once distinguished from puintcri. with
which it apparently agrees in all other respects. Further de-
scription is unnecessary.

Type. — 9 ; Puerto Castilla, I IOXDURAS, May 6, 1926, (R.
H. Painter; taken at Balsamo Farm, along the Truxillo Rail-
road from Puerto Castilla), |A. X. S. P., no. 6365J.

Polytrichophora boriqueni new species.

This species is more shining than is usual ; the face is scarcely
gray dusted, while the orbits are very white and distinct. Sug-
gesting DiscoceriiHt piilclira Cress., described from Costa Rica,
in many respects, but the face is not so narrow nor so distinctly
marked.

Black; antennae including second segment but nut apex of
third, palpi, coxae, tibiae except dark median ring, and tarsi,
yellow. Halteres white. \Yings hvaline: veins pale. Meso-
notum, scutellum, and abdomen shining; pleura slightK grayish.
Frons rather opaque, brownish: face medianly grayish, orbits
narrowly white.

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Structurally similar to pulchra. Frons quadrate; face twice
as long as broad ; parafacialia very narrow, not dilating below,
setulae inconspicuous. Cheeks not broader than parafacialia.
Arista with four to five hairs. Mesonotal setulae nonseriated.
Postflexor comb of fore femora not well developed as distinct
spines. Second section of costa not much longer than third.
Length, 1.7 mm.

Type. — $ ? Adjuntas, PORTO Rico, June 26, 1915. [New
York Acad. Sci.]. Paratype. — 1 $ ? Mayaguez, PORTO Rico,
February 15. 1915, [N. Y. Ac. Sc.].

Hecamedoides buccata new species.

A robust, unformly cinereous species with very broad
cheeks ; frontal orbital setulae wanting ; parafacialia with dis-
tinct series of setulae ; tibial spur minute. Wings noticeably
lactaceous. Although lacking many of the characters typical
of Hecamedoides, the present species is more closely allied to
Hecamedoides glaucclla (Stenh.) than to the species of Dis-
coccrina.

Black ; frons below, face above, antennae, palpi, knees, bases
and apices of tibiae, and all tarsi except apices, tawny to yel-
low. Halteres white. Wings lactaceous with veins, except
costa and posterior crossvein, yellow. Opaque, cinereous ;
mesonotum somewhat yellowish tinged medianly. Abdomen
less densely coated. Femora and tibiae cinereous.

Cheeks nearly as broad as eye-height. Fore femoral comb
of about four small spines ; hind tibial spur minute, scarcely
spur-like. Length, 2.5 mm.

Typc.— $ ; Wildwood, NEW JERSEY, July 18, 1908. (Cres-
son), [A. N. S. P., no. 6367]. Paratypcs. — 3 5 , 2? ; topo-
typical.

Allotrichoma salubris new species.

Similar to A. abdominalis (Will.) but distinguished by the
uniformly silvery pleura. The type is probably one of the
specimens Dr. Williston had before him when he commented
upon Allotrichoma abdominalis, in his "Diptera Brasiliana",
Part 4, but it is entirely distinct from those before me which
agree with the original description of abdominalis.

Opaque. Frons, facial carina above, mesonotum, scutellum,
first two abdominal segments, dark brown to yellowish brown ;

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antennae, palpi and tarsi, black ; remaining surfaces, including
femora and tibiae, bluish gray. \Yings lactaceous, or slightly
darkened; immaculate, with yellowish veins.

Basal half of antennal arista bare and thickened, the three
hairs confined to apical half. Fourth abdominal segment as long
as the first three together, triangular and pointed apically.
Second vein long and straight : second costal section four or
five times as long as third. Otherwise similar to abdoininalis.
Length, 1.5-1.75 mm.

Typc.— $ ; BRAZIL, (H.H. Smith), [A. N. S. P., no. 6368].

A series of 84 specimens from Chaco, Paraguay, (Fiebrig),
[Vienna National Museum] is before me which appear to be
this species, but I do not care to consider them paratypic.

Axysta bradleyi new species.

Black ; third antennal segment below, tip of palpi, extreme
base of tarsi, yellow. Arista white and white pilose. Halteres
dark. Wings hyaline, with dark veins. Shining to polished ;
sparingly brown pollinose ; abdomen scabrous. Face grayish
medianly, leaving the narrow orbits, which abruptly dilate near
cheeks, shining.

Frons convex, horizontal, without distinct frontal bristles.
Facial tubercle not prominent ; facial profile vertical, twice as
long as broad. Cheeks about one-fourth eye-height in width.
Third antennal segment about twice as long as broad, conically
pointed ; upper margin concaved. Scutellum rather flattened,
rugulose, slightly elongated. Length, 1.7 mm.

Type. — $ ; Waycross, GEORGIA, May 8, 1911, [Cornell Uni-
versity Collection]. Paratype. — 1 $ ; Muncie, ILLINOIS, June
8, 1917, [Illinois Xat. Hist" Survey].

Nostima quinquenotata new specie.-.

This pretty species is allied tn /'!ii!y</n\i picta (Fallen), dif-
fering in having five round, whitish spots on an infuscated
wing: One in basal portion and one at middle of submarginal
cell, one in apical poriiou of first posterior cell, one at middle
of second posterior cell, and one in third posterior cell below
posterior crossvein. The crossveins arc far removed towards
base of wings. The mesonotum is brown with lateral whitish
stripes, similar to those of picta, but the scutellum is not vel-
vety black. The type may be somewhat teneral. as it is very
pale with all but the dorsal surfaces pale yellow. Length, 1 mm.

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Type. — $ ; Lloyds, Dorchester County, MARYLAND, July
10, 1907, (H. S. Barber), [U. S. N. M., no. 21851].

Nostima niveivenosa new species.

A distinct species similar to N. iiniiiacnlata Cresson described
from Costa Rica, but the cross veins are conspicuously white.

Mesontum grayish with three to five brown stripes ; abdomen
shining, almost polished ; a large dorsal triangle broadest at
apical margin of second segment, spot at apical angles of third,
ventral lobes and a pair of small round dots medianly near
apical margin of fourth, and apical margin of fifth segments,
whitish or silvery. Wings immaculate with crossveins white
within whitish halos. Face prominent below but not abruptly so.

Type. — $ ; Aguadilla, PORTO Rico, January, 1809, (A.
Busck), [U. S. N. M., no. 21856].

The type has the antennae missing and the body somewhat
greasy.

Hydrina nigrescens new species.

Very similar to Philvgria dcbilis Loew, but more blackish,
not so brownish ; f rons much longer, about six-tenths as long
as broad ; cheeks broader ; abdomen mostly shining ; at most
the second costal section one and one-half as long as third.
Length, 1.75 mm.

Type. — $ ; London Hill Mine, Bear Lake, BRITISH COLUM-
BIA, July 21, 1903, (R. P. Currie ; 7000 feet alt.), [U. S. N.
M., no. 21849].

The genus Hydrina Robineau-Desvoidy, as here used, is
synonymous with Philyyria Stenhammer, and is retained in
the same sense as recognized by Haliday, Loew and Becker.

Hyadina macquarti new species.

This species comes nearer to agreeing with the description of
Ephydra nitida Macq. than to any specimen I have seen. It
differs from Ephydra rufipcs Meigen, which I have seen, in
having the legs dark, with the apices of the femora and the ex-
tremities of the tibiae only, paler in some specimens. It differs
from Hydrina binotata Cress, in having no whitish areas or
spots on the wings; and from Hyadina yitttata (Fallen), in
the absence of the velvety-black pleural spot.

Type — 6 ; Skag\vay, ALASKA, June 4, 1921, (J. M. Aid-

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rich), |U. S. N. M., no. 21852]. Pans types. — I £ , 2 9 ; topo-
typical. 2 $ ; Anchorage, ALASKA, June 15 and 19, 1921, (J.
M. Aldrich), [U. S. N. M.].

Napaea halteralis new specie-.

This species is distinguished from f'arydni appendiculata
Lw. bv the black halteres and tarsi. «md white pollinose lace.
The females, which appear to be conspecific with the male type,
have the halteres paler but tips of the knobs are black. This
species is probably confined to the Pacific costal areas of Xorth
America.

Black including halteres and tarsi. Wings brownish tinged,
with tips of second to fourth veins, and crossveins clouded;
whitish areas not very pronounced. Subopaque, yellow-brown
pollinose, becoming white on face and cheeks, grayish on pectns
and legs. No trace of grayish marks on mesonotum. Ab-
domen more shining, bluish.

Structurally similar to appendiculata. Length, 2 mm.

Type. — $ ; Pullman, WASHINGTON, October 17, 1915, (A.
L. Melander), [A. N. S. P., no. 6369].

Two topotypical females collected May 12 and June 15, I
consider to be paratypic with the type, but they average larger,
more shining; face whitish in the antennal foveae and along
the orbits; mesonotum with faint grayish acrostical stripe;
halteres knobs blackish but not decidedly so intense as in the
type ; wings more mottled with brown.

Parydra incommoda new species.

Similar to P. bituberculata but more shining; the pollinose
vesture darker, ranging from dark brown to yellow-brown on
the head and thorax. Yerv little grayish pollen, even below
where it is generally pale yellowish and on the abdomen where
it is decidedly tinged with brown.

Eyes distinctly horizontal. Frons strongly sculptured, and
generally with a distinct longitudinal or roundish depression
below ocellar tubercle. Face broader than long, about three-
fourths as broad as vertex. Cheeks broader than eye-height.
Scutellum quadrate, with lateral margins convex, rounding into
the apex; the lateral bristled tubercle rather distinct. Wings
with second costal section four times as long as third.

Type. — 6 ; Moscow Mountain, IDAHO. June 12, 1910, (A.
L. Melander), [A. N. S. P., no. 6370]. Paratypes—Z £ , 5 9 ;
topotypical.

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Notes on Coleoptera — No. 2.

By J. N. KNULL, Pennsylvania Bureau of Plant Industry.

The following are miscellaneous rearing records and obser-
vations made by the writer unless otherwise stated. Practically
all of the rearing was done indoors and for that reason the
dates of emergence are "not given. Clark's Valley is located
in the Blue Mountains north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and
runs east and west. The nearest postoffice is Dauphin.

CLERIDAE.

TILLUS TRANSVERSALTS Charp. The writer has a specimen
of this species in his collection which was taken in New York
City by Mr. George Moetz. Evidently the larva or adult was
imported with a shipment of goods.

THANASIMUS TRIFASCIATUS Say. Larvae of this species
were taken in numbers from the outer bark of large dead and
dying white pines (Finns strobus) in Clark's Valley on No-
vember 6th. All of the larvae collected had constructed ovoid
pupal cells in the thick outer bark which was about \l/2 inches
thick. These cells which were nearly at right angles to the
grain of the wood were lined with a light colored substance
which resembled silk. Some of the cells were four feet from
the ground while others Were found six inches from the bases
of the trees. The larvae were caged in the warm laboratory
and the adults emerged early in the spring. These larvae did
not seem to respond to warm indoor conditions as many other
Coleoptera do and some of them remained in their pupal cells
until the following spring. It is quite evident that the larvae
pass the winter in the pupal cells and that most of the adults
emerge in June and July, as shown by collection records.

The main food of these larvae consisted of Tctropinm i'dn-
tifium Lee. although the trees were also infested with AcantJio-
dcrcs obsolctns Oliv., Gnathotrichus inatcriatus Fitch, OrtJio-
tomicus caclatns Eich., Hylurgops pinife.r Fitch, Dryocoetcs
amcricanns Hopk., and Dendroctonus I'alcns Lee.

HYDNOCERA VERTICALIS Say. Adults were reared from dead
linden (Tilia amcricana) branches infested with Eupogonius
pubcsccns Lee. and Grammoptera e.rigna Newn. larvae, also from
dead black oak branches (Qncrcns vclntina) infested with larvae

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of Agrilus (jciniiiatits Say. The material \vas collected in
Clark's Valley.

ORTHOPLEURA DAMICOKNIS Fab. Reared from white oak
(i)ucrciis alba] infested with Pliyinatodcs acrcus Xewn. col-
lected in Clark's Valley.

ELATERIDAE.

LUDIUS sri.ncoLLis Say. Adults were reared from dead
sour gum (Xvssa syk'aticu) wood infested with Lcptura cinur-
(jinata Fah. and Cliarisalia aincricana Hald. collcrted at Ilum-
melstown, Pennsylvania.

BUPRESTIDAE.

DICERCA LURIDA Fab. \Yas reared from a dead branch of
a living linden (Tilia aincricana) collected in Clark's Valley.

XENORIIIIMS BRENDELI Lee. This insect seems to be so rare
that a capture is worth}- of record. An adult male was col-
lected on a dead black oak branch in Clark's Valley on July _'l.

CHRYSOBOTHRIS CHRYSOELA Illig. A living adult was cho])])ed
from a dead branch of persimmon (Diospyros i'ir</iniana) col-
lected at Wallaceton, Virginia, on ( )ctober 3.

C. OROXO Frost. Through the kindness of Mr. (-"rank llaim-
bach and Mr. J. A. G. Rehn, the writer had a chance to work
over three specimens of this species in the Horn collection in
the Pennsylvania Academy of Natural Sciences. The material
is labeled as follows, one male and female from North Caro-
lina and another female from Virginia. The writer also po-.-
sesses a large female labeled Fresno Co., Tennessee', June 11.
Mr. C. A. Frost kindly sent me the type for comparison and
in all of the southern specimens the chitinized areas of the
dorsal surface were more pronounced and they lacked the gray-
ish-green color of the punctured areas which is <|iu'te marked
in the tyf>e and allotype.

C. SEXSIGNATA Say. Reared from dead post oak (Quer-
CHS stcllnla) branches collected in Clark's Valley.

Fri-KisToCKkrs COGITANS \Ycb. ( )ne adult was reared from
dead river birch (/>'<•/»/</ nii/nt) collected in ('lark's Yallev.
This is an unusual record as this in-ect nui-mally brec-ds in
alder.

AcRlLUS DEKECTI-S Lee. Reared from dead jiost ( iak (Quer-
cns slt'Un/ti) branches collected in C 'lark's Yallex .

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A. ARCUATUS Say. Adults which resemble subspecies ful-
tjcns Lee. were reared from dead shadbush (Amelanchier cana-
densis) collected in Clark's Valley, the tree having been girdled
by a beaver. The material was reared from the main trunk
which was about three inches in diameter. The larvae had
worked beneath the bark and pupated in the sapwood, which
is quite unlike the typical girdling of this species.

A. OTIOSUS Say. Reared from small dead branches of black
walnut (Juglans nigra) collected in Clark's Valley.

A. GEMINATUS Say. Adults were reared from the small dead
branches of black oak (Quercus velutina) collected in Clark's
Valley.

A. BETULAE Fisher. A large series of this species was reared
from dead river birch (Bctitla nigro) collected in Clark's Val-
ley. A considerable variation in size and color was observed,
the length ranging from 5 mm. to 11 mm., and many of the
specimens were bright cupreous throughout the dorsal surface.

CUCUJIDAE.

CATOGENUS RUFUS Fab. During the latter part of April a
Cerambycid pupa was taken from a pupal cell in a dead pitch
pine (Finns rig id a) tree at Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. This
pupa was placed in a glass vial and in a couple of weeks a
larva of Catogenus rufus Fab. emerged. The larva proceeded
to devour the dead Cerambycid pupa and in the course of a
week the entire pupa was consumed. The Catogenus larva
pupated in the vial and later the perfect adult emerged. The
fact that this species is an internal parasite might account for
the great variation in the size of the adults.

ALLECULIDAE.

MYCETOCHARES BINOTATUS Say. Numerous adults reared
from the dead wood of a living sour gum (Nyssa syhatica)
tree collected at Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

MELANDRYIDAE.

SYNCHROA PUNCTATA Newn. Reared from dead poison ivy
(RJius to.ricodcndron} stems collected at Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, and from dead iron wood (Ostrya virginiana) taken at
Laporte, Pennsylvania.

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PROTHALPIA UNDATA Lee. This species was recorded er-
roneously as (Mysta.rus simulator Newn.) in the Canadian
Entomologist* as breeding in Viburnum dctitatmn and nine-
bark (Opulaster opitlifoliiis). The species was determined as
Prothalpia undata Lee. by Mr. Ralph Hopping. The two species
resemble each other superficially.

SCARABAEIDAE.

OCHROSIDIA VILLOSA Burm. This species was found breeding
in a large lawn about two acres in extent near Middletown, Penn-
sylvania. The larvae had eaten the roots of the grass and in
this way killed the plants. The blades of the grass had turned
brown and could be raked up in large quantities.

CERAMBYCIDAE.

HYPERMALLUS VILLOSUS Fab. Reared from dead yellow
wood (Cladrastis lutca) branch collected at Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, by Mr. Floyd Smith and from a dead linden (Tilia
aincricana*) branch collected in Clark's Valley by the writer.

ELAPHIDION mucronatum Say. Reared from dead sweet
fern (Afyrica asplenifolia) stem collected in Clark's Valley.

GRAMMOPTERA EXIGUA Newn. Adults were reared from
dead linden (Tilia ainericana) branches collected in Clark's
Valley. The larvae did not enter the sapwood but worked be-
tween the bark and wood as stated by Craig-head. f

CHARISALIA AMERICANA Hald. This species was found
breeding in the dead decayed wood on the inside of a hollow
sour gum (Nyssa sylvatica) at Hummelstown, Pennsylvania,
by Mr. H. B. Kirk and the writer.

LEPTURA ABDOMINALIS Hald. The males of this species are
usually black, but a male was reared from dead cypress (Ta.vo-
dium disticlmm) collected at Cape Henry, Virginia, which had
legs, head, thorax, scutellum, suture of elytra, humeral angles
and an oblique band across apices of elytra black; the rest of
the elytra was testaceous including a very small spot on the
vertex of head. A female was reared which had the usual bi-
colored legs in this sex, two very small black spots on pro-
notum, the rest of both dorsal and ventral surfaces was tes-
taceous.

*A. B. Champlain and J. N. Knull, Can. Ent. V. 57, p. 114; 1925.
t F. C. Craighead— Dom. Can. Agl. Bui. 27, p. 96 ; 1923.

86 K \TOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Mar., '30

The species had a high percentage of parasitism by a species
of Bethylid determined by Mr. Rohwer as Sclerodermus inucro-
//<istcr A shin. The adults are wingless and follow the bur-
rows of the larvae.

(To be continued)

Cleveland Museum Entomological Expedition.

Dr. George P. Engleharclt, Director of Natural Sciences in
the Brooklyn Museum, and Mr. John C. Pallister, Entomolo-
gist of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, are making
a brief trip into Central America in search of materials for
entomological groups for the Cleveland Museum. They are
the guests of Mr. M. F. Bramley, of Cleveland, who is making
the trip in the yacht "Peary", which was used by MacMillan
and Byrd in their Arctic Expedition in 1925. The party sailed
from Long Beach, California, February 1. Before going to
Guatemala they will spend a few days on the uninhabited island

of Socorro.

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ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, Etc.— Allard, H. A.— Our

insect instrumentalists and their musical technique. [Smiths.
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Study, E. — Kami mimikry auf zufall beruhen? [17] 47: 1.4.
Thompson, W. R. — A contribution to the study of morpho-
genesis in the muscoid diptera. [36] 77: 195-244, ill. Urneya
& Karasawa. — On the morphology of the duplicate geni-
talia of the male-moth, Bombyx mori. [Jour. Chosen Nat.
Hist. Soc.] 1929: 39. Verlaine, L. — La construction des
cellules hexagonales par les guepes et les abeilles. [33] 69:
387-417, ill. " Wigglesworth," V. B. — A theory of tracheal
respiration in insects. [31] 124: 986-987.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— Bristowe, W. S.

-The mating habits of spiders, with special reference to
the problems surrounding sex dimorphism. [93] 1929: 309-
358, ill. *Fage, L. — Sur quelques Araignees des grottes
de 1'Amerique du Nord et de Cuba. [23] 22: 181-187, ill.
Hilton, W. A. — Another proturan from California. [13] 21 :
131-132, ill. *Petrunkevitch, A. — The spiders of Porto Rico.
Part II. [Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts & Sci.] 30: 163-355. ill.
Petrunkevitch, A. — On the systematic position of the spider
genus Nicodamus. [6] 37: 417-420.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Calvert,
P. P. — Different rates of growth among animals with spec-
ial reference to the Odonata. [Proc. American Philo. Soc.]
68: 227-274, ill. Davis, W. T.— Notes on dragonflies of the
genus Neurocordulia. [6] 37: 449-450. *Denis, J. R.— Notes
sur les Collemboles recoltes dans ses voyages par le F. Sil-
vestri. [23] 22: 166-179, ill. Fraser, F. C.— A revision of
the Fissilabioidea (Cordulegasteridae, Petaliidae and Petal-
uridae). Part I. — Cordulegasteridae. [Mem. Indian Mus.,
Calcutta] 9: 69-167, ill. *Hood, J. D.— Two Urothripidae
(Thysanoptera) from Florida, with keys to the known gen-

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era and the North American species. [19J 24: 314-321, ill.
*Moulton, D. — T\v<> new species of Lispothrips from Can-
ada with notes on other species. [4] 61 : 286-287. Nichols,
E. R. — Termites of Southern California. | 13] 21: 123.
Pirion, R. P. A. — Observaciones sobre 3 Odonatos del valle
de Marga-Marga. [44 j 32: 95-97. *Silvestri, F— Contri-
buzione alia conoscenza degli Japygidae (Thysanura) di
Cuba. [23] 22: 263-281, ill. Stuardo, C.— Notas entomolo-
gicas. Algunas obser\raciones sobre dos Afelininos parasi-
tos de Aleurothrixus ported. (S) [44] 32: 154-157. Winter,
J. D. — A preliminary account of the raspberry aphids.
[Univ. Minn. Ag. Exp. Sta., Tech. Bull.] 61: 29pp., ill.

ORTHOPTERA.— *Liebermann, J.— Morfologia y siste-
matica de las "Tucuras" Argentinas (Acridioideos), con datos
acerca de su distribucion en el pais y los perjuicios que
causa a la agricultura nacional. [An. Soc. Cien. Argentina]
108: 463-496. Porter, C. E. — Sobre un fasmido poco comun
en las colecciones. [44] 32: 61-64, ill.

HEMIPTERA. — Beckwith & Hutton. - - Life history
notes on some leaf-hoppers that occur on New Jersey cran-
berry boo-s. [6] 37: 425-427. Boselli, F. B— Studii sugli
Psyllidi. (Psyllidae o Chermidae). [23] 22: 204-217, ill. de
la Torre-Bueno, J. R. — ( )n some New England Heterop-
tera. [19] 24: 310-313. Harding L— The biology of Opsius
stactogalust (Cicadellidae). [103] 3: 7-20, ill. ^Horvath, G.

—General catalogue of the Hemiptera. Fasc. II. Meso-
veliidae. 15pp. *Hungerford, H. B. — Three new Velia from
South America. [103] 3: 23-26, ill. *Hungerford, H. B.— A
new genus of semi-aquatic Hemiptera. (S). [19] 24: 288-
290, ill. Hussey & Sherman. — General Catalogue of the
Hemiptera. l-'asc. III. Pyrrhocoridae. 144pp. *Lawson,
P. B. — Genus Dikraneuroidea gen. N. (Cicadellidae). [19]
24: 307-308. VanDuzee, E. P.— Note on genus Clastoptera.

[55] 6: 62.

LEPIDOPTERA.— Balduf, W. V.— The life history of
Achatodes zeae (.Noctuidae). [10] 31: 169-177, ill. Bander-
mann, Fr. — Xachtrag zu "Erfolgreiche zuchten mit ameri-
kanischen barenformen aus dem eigelege". | 18) 23: 460-
461. Earth, G.— Kulcnfang am honigtau. [14| 43: 224-225.
ill. Becker, D. J. — Goethe iiber schmetterlinge. 1 14] 43:
235-236. Brodie, H. J. — A preliminary \\>i of the Lepido])-
tera of Manitoba. [Trans. I\. Canadian lust.) 17: SI -101.
Brower, A. E. — Kurymus eurytheme, at Ithaca. X. N".. in
1929. [6] 37: 437. Claude-Joseph, H.— El Elachista rubella.

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[44] 32: 140-143, ill. Cleare, L. D.— Butterfly migrations in
British Guiana. II. [36] 77: 251-264, ill. *Gunder, J. D.-
New butterflies and sundry notes. [19] 24: 325-332, ill.
*Hawker-Smith, W. — A new species of African Lycaeniclae.
(S). [Bull. Hill Mus.] 3: 234. Hayward, K. J.— Description
of the larva of Sibine fusca. A limacodid from the Argen-
tine. [21] 42: 12-13. Hayward, K. J.— Description of the
larva and pupa of Phobetron coras. A limacodid from the
Argentine. [21] 41: 180-182, ill. Kremky, J.— Remarques
sur la morphologic et la distribution geographique des
Lepidopteres du groupe de 1'Apamea nictitans. [An. Mus.
Zool. Polonici] 7: 95-101, ill. *McDunnough, J. — Some ap-
parently new Microlepidoptera. [4] 61 : 266-271, ill.
Schultze, A. — Die ersten stande von drei kolumbianischen
hochandinen Satyriden. [63] 43: 157-165, ill. Talbot, G-
A monograph of the Pierine genus Delias. Part IV. 168-
219, ill. Williams, C. B. — Evidence for the migration of but-
terflies. | Bull. Soc. R. Ent. Egypte] 1929: 193-210.

DIPTER A.— * Alexander, C. P.— Diptera of Patagonia
and South Chile. [Brit. Mus. Pub.]. Part I. Crane-flies.
240pp., ill. * Alexander, C. P. — The crane-flies of New York :
Fourth supplementary list. [19] 24: 295-302. *Alexander,
C. P. — Records and descriptions of neotropical crane-flies
(Tipulidae) VII. [6] 37: 395-407. Bandermann, F.— Etwas
iiber die stubenfliege (Domestica). [26] 10: 16-17. *Cor-
dero, E. H. — Contribucion al estudio de los Dipteros del
Uruguay, I. Lophomyidium uruguayense n. gen., n. sp.
Nueva Ceratopogonina hematofaga. [An. Mus. Hist. Nat.
Montevideo] 3: 93-108, ill. *Curran, C. H.— The genus
Al \xosargus ( Stratiomyidae). [40] No. 378: 4pp. *Ed-
wards, F. W. — Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile.
[Brit. Mus. Pub.]. Part II. Fasc. II. Blepharoceridae.
33-75, ill. Ferris, G. F. — Observations on the genus Or-
nithoica (Hippoboscidae). [4] 61: 280-285, ill/ Huckett,
H. C. — A note on the habits of Hylemyia trivittata. [19]
24: 294. Matheson, R. — A handbook of the mosquitoes of
North America. 268pp., ill. *Painter, R. H. — A review of
the Bombyliid genus Heterostylum. [103] 3: 1-7. Peus, F.

— Ueber variable Culiciden-Hypopygien. [34] 86: 120-123,
ill. Porter, C. E. — Cecidiologia chilena: Breve resena his-
torica y bibliografica acerca de las "agallas" del Colliguay
(Colliguaya odorifera). (S). |44] 32: 73-80. Reichardt, H.

— Untersuchungen iiber den genitalapparate der Asiliden.
|94| 135: 257-301, ill. Ruiz, H. F.— Breves notas biologicas
sobre Hxoprosopa erythrocephala. [44] 32: 57-60. *Ton-

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noir, A. L. — Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. [Brit.
Mus. Pnl>.|. Part II. Fasc. I. Psychodidae. 32pp., ill.

COLEOPTERA. — Boving, A. G. — Taxonomic characters
for the identification of the mature larvae of Pissodes strobi
and Pissodes approximatus (Curculionidae). [10J 31: 182-
18(i, ill. *Bridwell, J. C. — A preliminary generic arrange-
ment of the palm hruchids and allies with descriptions ot
new species. | 10] 31: 141-160. *Brown, W. J.— The Cana-
dian species of Macropogon. [4] 61: 273-274. Burgeon, L.

—Monographic dn genre Graphipterus. [33] 69: 273-351.
Burmeister, F. — Die brutfiirsorge und das bauprinzip der
gattung Onthophagus. Ein beitrag zur biologic der gattung
Onthophagus. [46] 16: 559-647, ill. *Fall, H.'C.— The genus
Eurygenius in our fauna. [19] 24: 333-334. *Fall, H. C.-
New North American species of Rhynchites. [19] 24: 292-
294. *Fisher, W. S. — Notes on leaf mining Buprestidae,
with descriptions of new species. (S). [10| 31: 177-182.
Heymons, R. — Ueber die biologic der Passaluskafer. [4o]
lo: 74-100, ill. *Liebke, M. — Neue Carabiden aus Argentin-
ien und Bolivien. | Physis, Buenos Aires) 9: 346-354, ill.
Longnecker, K. — A study of the Coccinellidae of Iowa.
[Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci.J 35: 307-311, ill. *Luederwaldt, H.

— Passalus xikani n. sp. ( Lamellia-Passalidae). (S) [32]
5: 31. *Marelli, C. A. — l.a^ species invasoras pueden dar
origen a nuevas especies. (S). [44] 32: 27-30. Maulik, S.—
On the structure of the hind femur in Halticine beetles.
[93] 1929: 305-308. ill. Mequignon, A.— Notes synonym-
iques sur c|uel<|ues Elaterides. [25] 1929: 272-276. Park, O.

-Taxonomic studies in Coleoptera, with notes upon cer-
tain species o! beetles in the Chicago area, I. [6j 37: 42()-
43o. ill. *Schaeffer, C. — < )n some species of Phaedon. |1('|
24: 28d-287. Scheerpeltz, O.- Monogra])liie der gattung
( )lophrum < Sla])hvlinidae). [\"erh. Zool.-Bot. < iesell. \\'ien |
79: 1-257, ill. Taylor, R. L.— The biology of the white pine
weevil, Pisodes slrobi, and a study of it-- iiiM-ct para^ile.->
from an economic \-iew]»)int. 1 70 1 10: 8o]»p.. ill.

HYMENOPTERA.— Beck, D. E.— Bees of the sub-fam-
ily Osminae in the collection of the Brigham \Toung I'ni-
versity. |19| 24: 303-306. Berland, M. L.— Les Sphegidae

du Museum Xational de Paris. |P)ull. Mus. Nat. Ili-t. Xat..
Paris) 1 : 3OO-3 12. Buckle, J. W. — Ancistroci-ru> cajira and
the larva of l^pargyrrus tityrus. |4| 61: 2d5-2(>(>. :i:Chees-
man, L. E. — Hymenoptera collected on the "St. George"
expedition in Central America and the \\ . Indies. |3(>J 77:
141-154, ill. Cockayne, E. A. — Spiral and other anomalous

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forms of segmentation. [36] 77: 177-184. ill. *Cockerell,
T. D. A. — New bees from the Mesa Verde National Park,
Colorado. [6] 37: 441-448. *Cushman, R. A.— New species
of ichneumon-flies and taxonomic notes. [50] 76, Art. 25:
18pp. Prison, T. H. — A contribution to the knowledge of
the bionomics of Bremus impatiens. [19] 24: 261-282, ill.
Goetsch & Eisner. — Beitrage zur biologic kornersammeln-
der ameiseri. II. [46] 16: 371-452, ill. *Herbst, P.— Nuevos
Pomilidos chilenos. [44] 32: 135-139. Klein, B. M.— Begat-
tnng bei einer springspinne : Evarcha blancardi. (S). [Der
Naturf.] 6: 377-380, ill. *Mann, W. M.— Notes on Cuban
ants of the genus Macromischa ( Formicidae). [10] 31: 161-
166, ill. *Menozzi, C. — Una nuova specie di formica del
genere Aphaenogaster del Nord America. [23] 22: 282-284,
ill. Rayment, T. — The plumed bees. [Victorian Nat. Mel-
bourne] 46: 155-162, ill. *Ross, H. H. — Two new forms
of the genus Zaschisonyx. (Tenthredinidae). [4] 61: 272-
273. Salt, G. — A contribution to the ethology of the Meli-
poninae. [36] 77: 431-470, ill. Skorikow, A. S. — Eine neue
basis fur eine revision der gattung Apis (in Russian and
German). [Rep. Appl. Ent., Leningrad] 4: 249-264, ill.
Stryk, X. — Untersuchungen iiber das gelenk in der taille
der apocriten Hymenopteren. [46] 16: 648-747, ill. Taylor,
R. L. — A nomenclatorial note on the l)irch leaf-mining
sawfly, Phyllotoma nemorata. [19] 24: 323-324. *Timber-
lake, H. — Records of western species of Perdita with de-
scriptions of two new species. [55] 6: 49-56. *Turner, R.
E. — A new species of Microstigmus (Sphegid.). (S). [22]
20: 407-408, ill. Waterston, J.— On the differential charac-
ters of Chelonogastra and Philomacroploea, two genera of
ichneumon-flies of the family Braconidae. [10] 31 : 167-168.
Williams, F. X. — Notes on the habits of the cockroach-
hunting wasps of the genus Ampulex, sens, lat., with par-
ticular reference to Ampulex (Rhinopsis) caniculatus. [37J
7: 315-329, ill.

SPECIAL NOTICES.— Bibliographia Zoologica.— Vol.

39. Just issued containing 1734 titles of entomological
papers. Biological Abstracts. — Vol. III. Nos. 6-8. Just
issued containing abstracts of 536 entomological papers.
Insects, Ticks, Mites and Venomous Animals of Medical
and Veterinary Importance. Part 1. Medical. By W. S.
Patton and A. M. Evans. 785pp., ill. This work should
prove to l)e valuable to those interested in medical ento-
mology. It can be secured only on application to Miss M.
Brown, School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool.

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A HANDBOOK OF THE MOSQUITOES OF NORTH AMERICA, by
ROBERT MATHESON, Professor of Entomology, New York-
State College of Agriculture, Cornell University. Published
by Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, and Baltimore,
Maryland. Pages XVII -f 268. Plates XXV. Figures 23.
Price $5.50.

Dr. Matheson has produced a volume which will be of the
greatest value to all who are interested in the mosquitoes of the
northern United States. His introductory chapters on the
structure and biology of mosquitoes and their relation to hu-
man welfare are particularly good. He also includes chapters
on the problem of mosquito reduction and on collecting and
preserving mosquitoes and their larvae.

The systematic portion of the book takes up in turn the
common North American species of Anopheles, Acdcs, Culc.v,
Theobaldia, Psorophora, Taeniorhynchus, Uranotaenia, Ortho-
podoniyia, Megarhinus and Il'ycoinyia, with keys to the species
by "adults", "males" and "larvae".

In his nomenclature, Matheson discards all subgeneric divi-
sions, but follows Dyar, for the most part, as to genera and
species, although he has adopted the British viewpoint to the
extent of substituting Theobald in for Cnlicclla, and Taaiior-
liyiicJins for Mansoniu. This latter change is particularly
unfortunate, since Tacniorliyiuiuts Lynch zA.rribalzaga 1891
(mosquitoes) must be considered to be a homonym of Taeniar-
liynclnts Weinland 1858 (cestodes). and is therefore not avail-
able for use as a mosquito genus. It is also to be regretted
that the arrangement of the genera in Matheson's book and
of the species in the genera is entirely arbitrary, not corre-
sponding to the natural relationships nor even following some
alphabetical or chronological scheme.

Dr. Matheson's years of intimate acquaintance with the
mosquitoes of the northeastern United States enable him to
give a thoroughly satisfactory treatment of the species of this
region, but the southern and western faunas are rather neg-
lected, many of the more uncommon species being barely men-
tioned or entirely omitted.

The illustrations are numerous and carefully prepared. Dr.
Matheson is to be especially congratulated on the admirable
drawings portraying the basal portions of the male hypopygial
structures of several genera in both dorsal and lateral views.
The many figures of entire male hypopygia are very accurately
drawn and will be useful, although 1 wish that they could
have been printed a little larger. The figures of entire mos-
quito larvae, however, placed six to a page, are entirely too
small for satisfactory use. To my mind, it would have been
better to give larger scale figures of the head and tip of the
abdomen only, as was done in Dyar's "Mosquitoes of the
Americas."

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There are far too many typographical errors in the book,
and some of them are hard to forgive. Casual references to the
genus Megarhinus, for example, are spelled correctly, but in
the table of contents and in the section devoted particularly to
this genus, it appears as Megharinus. There are also some
regrettably careless statements in the text. Under Anopheles
pscudopunctipcnnis (page 91), for example, the larva of this
species is described as follows : "The larva is almost identical
with that of maculipennis. The only distinguishing character
is the long drawn out condition of the leaves of the palmate
hair tufts." In the larval key on a preceding page (page 84),
Matheson has already used another "distinguishing character",
the unbranched outer clypeal hairs, to separate out the larva
of pseudopunctipcnnis, and there are many more which could
be cited. In fact, the larva of pscndopunctipcnnics is entirely
dissimilar to all the other North American species of Anophe-
les in almost every character which has been used in differen-
tiating between the larvae of the different species of this genus.

Again, in his introductory discussion of mosquito reduction,
on pages 59 and 60, Matheson says: "The problem of mosquito
reduction involves two distinct points of view ; ( 1 ) that of the
public health official who has been and still is largelv concerned
with the reduction of mosquito-borne diseases: (2) that of
the entomologist who urges that all species of mosquitoes be
included in any plan of control." Of course Dr. Matheson
can not have meant this statement to be taken literally. One
cannot imagine, for example, an entomologist urging that any
plan of mosquito control should include the destruction of all
pitcher-plants in the area, because the harmless ]]' \co\n\\a
smithii utilizes this breeding place. But even the idea of urging
that any anti-malaria or anti-yellow fever campaign should
include control of the mosquito nuisance in its program seems
to me to be a step backward, opposed to the modern and scien-
tific procedure of finding out the particular species of mos-
quitoes which are actually carrying disease, and then restricting
control measures to them, so far as is possible, thus reducing
the expense of mosquito control to a point where control work
will actuallv be undertaken. — FRANCIS M. ROOT.

Doings of Societies

THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
The stated meetings of the American Entomological Society
for 1929 were regularly held in the rooms of the Entomological
Department of the Academy of Natural Sciences. The average
attendance was 17. Three members were admitted during the
year, bringing the total to 59 resident members.

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A number of distinguished visitors participated in our meet-
ings, and while the average attendance was not as large numer-
ically as may be desired, all the meetings were successful and
enjoyable. The meetings of the Northeastern Branch of the
American Association of Economic Entomologists were held
in New York on November 21. This coincidence materially
reduced our average attendance, as many of our members took
part in these meetings in Xew York.

The outlook for 1930 is very promising as already 7 appli-
cations for membership are in the Secretary's hands.

At the meeting of January 24. Mr. J. A. G. Rehn gave a
talk on African and Madagascan Grouse-locusts.

At the meeting of February 28th, Mr. \Ym. M. Chapman
spoke on his work at the Experiment Station in Florida, Mr.
Frank M. Jones talked on finding of the bag-worm, Oikfiicus
abbotti, near Accomac, Virginia, Dr. YVitmer Stone gave a
graphic account of a trip made by him to the Chiricahui Moun-
tains in Arizona.

At the meeting of March 28, Dr. J. Lyonel King gave a
talk on the work carried on at the Japanese Beetle Labora-
tories in New Jersey.

At the meeting of April 25, Mr. J. A. G. Rehn made some
remarks on the distribution of certain genera of Grouse-
locusts; Dr. P. P. Calvert gave a talk on the moulting of insect
larvae, especially the increase in the number of moults upon
reducing the food supply.

At the meeting of Ma\ 23, Mr. Frank M. Jones exhibited
carton nest and specimens of the ant. Crcmastogaster atkinsoiii
Wheeler, from Royal I'alm State I 'ark, Florida.

At the meeting of September 26, Mr. Frank M. Jones spoke
on his collecting trip at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, dur-
ing the past summer, listing many rare species; Mr. ('has. II.
Ballon spoke of the experiment with the sap of geranium and
its effect upon the Japanese beetles; Mr. Max Kisliuk >p<>ke on
the absence of Japanese beetles at Atlantic City in the past
summer; Mr. Robert J. Titherington related bis experiences
in collecting insects in Xew Hampshire during his vaeat'on.

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At the meeting of October 24, Mr. R. C. Williams, Jr. spoke
on the recent visit of Mr. and Mrs. Orazio Ouerci. Dr. P. P.
Calvert spoke on the rearing in captivity from the egg of
Syinpetntui vicinuni and of Caloptcry.r inacithtta (both Odo-
nata) by Mr. F. Reese Nevin ; Dr. Henry Fox spoke of the
ability of bringing Japanese beetles through their various
stages of development more quickly in high temperatures ; Mr.
Max Kisliuk suggested that if Japanese beetles would become
established in Florida they would be a greater menace even
than here ; Mr. Ballou spoke of the effect of soil under certain
conditions upon the development of insects ; Mr. Revney, of
Washington, spoke of the moulting in larval stages of insects,
more especially of Cimex Icctularia; Mrs. Margaret Gary ex-
hibited specimens of A pant c sis vittata (Lepidoptera) which
she reared from eggs secured from a female captured in Fair-
mount Park, and several other species of Apantcsis which she
collected in New Hampshire in the past season ; Mr. Frank
M. Jones reported the behaviour of Papcipcww, species (Lepi-
doptera) in the south as maturing later than in the north; Dr.
Jesse M. Shaver, of Nashville, Tennessee, spoke of the devel-
opment of Chrysobothris feiuorata (Coleoptera) under tem-
perature control and of its injury caused to peach trees; Mr.
Jos. S. \Vade, of Washington, D. C., gave a brief outline of
the scientific societies of Washington ; Mr. J. A. G. Rehn made
some remarks on the African species of the Blattid genus
Ectobins; Mr. Frank Haimbach reported the capture in num-
bers of the European satin moth Stilpnotia salicis at New
London, New Hampshire, in the past summer.

At the meeting of November 21, Dr. Levi Mengel, of the
Public Museum and Art Gallery of Reading, gave a talk illus-
trated with lantern slides on his trip to Spain in the past sum-
mer.

At the meeting of December 19, Mr. Chas. A. Thomas, of
State College Laboratory, Kennett Square, gave a talk, illus-
trated with lantern slides, on mushroom insects and wire worms
(Elateridae).

FRANK HAIMBACH, Recording Secretary.

APRIL, 1930

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Vol. XLI

No. 4

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera — XIII .

Knull — Notes on Coleoptera — No. 2

Hull — Notes on Several Species of North American Pachygasterinae
(Diptera : Stratiomyidae) with the Description of a New Species.

Cole — The Preservation of Lepidopterous Larvae by Injection

Blatchley — On a Family of Coleoptera new to the Fauna of North
America with Description of One New Species (Gnostidae) . . .

Cole — Muscina stabulans Fall. (Diptera: Muscidae) Parasitic on
Arachnara subcarnea Kell. (Lepidop. : Noctuidae)

Haimbach — The Crambinae in the Brackenridge Clemens Memorial
Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Jeannel and Chopard — Centenary of the Entomological Society of
France

Woodbury — A Note on the Longevity of a Paralyzed Orthopteran (Lo-
custidae ; Hymen. : Sphecidae)

Ditman — Notes on Corythuca pallipes Parshley, and Leptodictya simu-
lans Heidemann (Heteropt.: Tingididae)

International Society of Ipidologists

Howard — Some Coincidences in the Lives of Three Prominent New Zea-
land Entomologists of the last Century .

Entomological Literature

Review — General Catalogue of the Hemiptera

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Review — Kolosvary's Die Weberknechte Ungarns 146

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ENT. NEWS, VOL. XL1.

Plate X.

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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

VOL. XLI. APRIL, 1930 No. 4

North American Institutions featuring Lepidoptera.

XIII. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plates X, XI and XII).

If you know of young men or young women who really seem
interested in entomology and who would like to make that
science their life work, advise them to prepare for the New
York State College of Agriculture of Cornell University at
Ithaca, New York. There is no better school in America, or
for that matter in Europe, where students will receive that
specialized instruction and that ultimate prestige which the
"trained" entomologist of the future must surely have. Wheth-
er the student's respective career leads to economic or systematic
investigation, the laboratory or professorship, Cornell Univer-
sity offers the most in educational facilities, both in physical
equipment and in personnel of faculty.

Ithaca is in the central-western part of New York State,
easily accessible by railroad, and the University campus, which
is just outside of town, occupies a picturesque site of about
fifteen hundred acres in a hilly region overlooking Lake Cay-
uga. The campus itself is really a city of fine buildings com-
posing the various colleges and schools which go to make up
the University. Of note is the Library Building with its many
fine individual collections of books. Other structures include,
the Boardman Hall, Stimson Hall, Sibley College, Morse Hall
of Chemistry, the Rockefeller Hall of Physics, the Willard
Straight Hall and the buildings of the College of Agriculture,
two of which are shown in the circle at the top of plate XL
There are about nine hundred persons on the University's
teaching staff and last year the student enrollment was over
five thousand.

E/ra Cornell (1807-74), an American business man, founded
the L'nivtTsity in 1868. He was born in Westchester, New
York, of Quaker parentage, his father being a farmer and a

98 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Apr., '30

maker of pottery by trade. Ezra was industrious and besides
learning the potter's trade, taught school in the district. For
a while he worked as a carpenter and also managed a flour mill.
About that time an initial telegraph line was being installed
between Washington and Baltimore and young Ezra invented
a digging machine for laying the wires underground. Although
the machine was a success, the system didn't work because
electric insulation under the soil wasn't understood, so he pro-
posed stringing the wires on poles. His idea, original at the
time, was approved and Mr. Cornell became a contractor for
the company and entered business on a big scale, making his
first real money. In 1855 he was instrumental in forming the
Western Union Telegraph Company. Having accumulated a
very comfortable fortune by this time, he decided to retire
from commercial life and revert to farming on a huge scale.
Thus in 1858 he bought the land outside of Ithaca which was
shortly to become the site of the University. Through politics
he assembled certain United States and State land grants as
a unit and by 'careful sales succeeded in getting the money all
assigned to one institution of learning and that institution he
founded on his farm as the Cornell University. At the same
time he made a personal gift of $500,000 towards buildings
and thus the school was opened in 1868. Andrew D. White was
the first president and remained in that position for twenty
years. Fortunately Dr. White was a very able educator and
worked unceasingly for the future of the school.

Although Cornell University continues to grow and now con-
sists of eight well known colleges and the Graduate School,
still its principal college, in fact, is the College of Agriculture
and the Agriculture Department has always stood in the most
preferred relation with the State of New York which made
possible the erection of its best buildings in 1904. This is in
entire accord with the wishes of the founder. Students of
Agriculture who are residents of the State pay no tuition fees.

Definite entomological instruction and research were begun
at the College of Agriculture in 1874 with the appointment
of John Henry Comstock. A fairly recent photograph of Mr.
and Mrs. Comstock is reproduced on plate X. Prof. Comstock
is often referred to as America's Dean of Entomology and
certainly his original work and devotion to that science merit

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI

Plate XI.

RftRFRTS HAM CORNELL UNIVERSITY
KUBLKIS MALL, ITHACA. NEWYORK.

A. B. KLOTS

DR. W. T. M. FORBES

A. G. RICHARDS. Jr.

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the title. He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin, February 24,
1849, graduating from Cornell in 1874, where he was appointed
instructor in the same year. For two years he was United
States Kntomologist at Washington (1879-81) and held the
pnst of Professor of Entomology and Invertebrate Zoology at
the University from 1882 to 1()14, when he retired as Emeritus.
Mis principal works on entomology are: ./ Manual for the
Study of Insects, Introduction to Enloinoloi/y, Insect Life,
Notes on Entomology, h'cport on Cotton Insects, How to
Know the Hittter/Jii-s (With Mrs. Comstock), The Spider Book
and The IT ings of Insects. He is also the author of numerous
shorter papers.

Mrs. Comstock, better known as Anna Botsford Comstock,
is almost as well known entomologically as her husband. Be-
sides being a talented artist of natural history subjects, she
is a wood engraver of note, having exhibited at the Chicago
Fair in 1803 and the Paris Exposition in 1900. At the Buffalo
Exposition in 1901. her work in wood engraving was awarded
the Bronze Medal. In 1923 Mrs. Comstock was chosen by
the National League of Women Voters as one of the twelve
greatest living American women. Her published works in-
clude: IV ays of the Si.r Footed, Handbook of Nature Study,
How to Keep Bees, The Pet Book and Bird, Animal, Tree and
Plant Notebooks.

The entomological activities of the University center around
Roberts Hall and the class rooms and insect collections (third
and fourth floors) are all in this building and the two imme-
diately joining. Cornell has an enviable staff of well known
instructors for entomology and the various professors seem
especially interested in a variety of different insect orders in
which much personal research work is being accomplished as
time permits. Some of the older members of the faculty and
their specialties are: J. G. Needham, Ph.D., Litt.D.. D.Sc.,
Aquatic insects and ()<lonata: G. W. derrick, B.A.S., Thysan-
optera; C. R. Crosby, A. I!., Aradmida; ( ). A. Johannsen, Ph.D.,
Diptera; J. C. Bradley. Ph. I)., I lynienoptera ; Robert Mathe-
son, Ph.D., Siphonoptera. etc.; P. \Y. (laa»en. Ph.D., Plecop-
tera; L. I'. \\Vhrlr. Pli.l).. Economic Entomology; W. T. M.
Forbes, Ph. D., Lepidoptera, and G. L. Griswold, Ph.D., In-
jurious Insects.

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For a teaching institution the collections of general lepidop-
tera are the best in the country. There are seven cabinets and
racks holding about 900 drawers in which it is estimated there
are over 50,000 mounted specimens. The butterflies of New
York and northeastern United States are well represented and
the moth collection is fairly large. A good deal of the material
of Foulks, Murtfeldt and Fassl is accessible ; much is still un-
touched in papers and on cotton. By far the best worked-up
groups are those from South America where Dr. Forbes and
others have collected and which have been given preferred at-
tention. There are many boxes of small exotic moths collected
at light in the tropics yet to be mounted and given temporary
classification. Among these should be found much new material.
Mr. A. B. Klots has recently been working with some of the
Pierids, particularly Ercnia, and thus this family is in very
fine shape. Colleges where entomology is taught need good
collections of insects ; however, it is not necessary that type
specimens be retained.

Plate XI shows Dr. Forbes and the College's two students
who at present are taking major work in Lepidoptera. Both
Mr. Klots and Mr. Richards are promising young entomolo-
gists. Dr. Forbes was born in Westborough, Massachusetts,
and attended Amherst, Cornell and Clark Colleges. He made
an extensive trip through Asia Minor in 1907 and has twice
visited countries in South America (1920 and 1927) for pur-
poses of collecting and studying exotic Lepidoptera. The Doctor
possesses a good private collection of European butterflies.
His most recent extensive work was The Lepidoptera of New
York which is a Cornell publication, memoir 68.

A great deal has been written in the NEWS and elsewhere
about the Fourth International Congress of Entomology which
met at Cornell in 1928 between August 12th and 18th, but I
thought a reproduction of the official photograph of the dele-
gates might be of interest in this connection. A somewhat
similar picture was published in the October, 1928, Journal
of Economic Entomology and I am indebted to that publication
for my copy of the key to names. Only two names are omitted
on the plate, being unknown to this author up to the time of
going to press.

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Notes on Coleoptera — No. 2.

By J. N. KNULL, Pennsylvania Bureau of Plant Industry.
(Continued from page 86.)

ANOPLODERA MUTABILIS Newn. Reared from partly decayed
wood of alder (Alnus nujom), large-toothed aspen (Populns
grandidentata) and tulip poplar (Liriodcndron tulipifcra) col-
lected in Clark's Valley.

A. PROXIMA Say. Reared from the dead decayed wood on
the inside of a hollow sour gum (Nyssa syk'atica) collected at
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

MOLORCHUS BIMACULATUS Say. Adults were reared from
dead witch hazel (Hainaniclis rinjiniana) collected at Rock-
ville, Pennsylvania.

AIOLORCHUS BIMACULATUS CClti 11CW Subspecies.

A Molorchus was found breeding in hackberry (Celtis occi-
d entails) which seems to differ materially from the specimens
of Molorchus bimacnlatus collected and reared from other hosts
in the same vicinity. The adults are much larger in size than
those reared from many other hosts, although the branches in
which these were breeding were no larger. The adults vary in
length from 8 to 11.5 mm.

As compared with Molorchus buna cul a tits, the antennae are
relatively longer in the type male, pronotum longer and more
nearly cylindrical, apices of elytra more broadly rounded, punc-
tures of pronotum and elytra much finer, pubescence of entire
insect longer and more dense. Length 11 mm., width 2.5 mm.

Described from a series in the collection of the writer which
were chopped from the sapwood of dead hackberry (Celtis
occidcntalis) branches and one specimen from the sapwood of
dead redbud (Cercis canadcnsis) collected at Hummelstown,
Pennsylvania, in December. Type in the writer's collection.
The adults mature in the fall and pass the winter in their pupal
cells.

PHYSOCNEMUM VIOLACEIPENNE Ham. This species was
reared from dead white oak (Oucrcits alba) branches from an
inch to two inches in diameter collected in Clark s Valley. The
dead branches were attached to the living trees and had died
the previous spring. The larvae work beneath the bark parallel
with the grain and pupate in the sapwood.

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RHAPOLOPUS SANGUINICOLLIS Horn. At Laporte, Pennsyl-
vania, this species was found breeding in living fire cherry
(Prunus pennsylvanica). Many trees had been killed by the
work of this insect. The adults were quite numerous on the
trunks of the infested trees during the warm parts of the
days in the latter part of June.

NEOCLYTUS ACUMINATUS Fab. Reared from dead linden
(Tilia amcricana) collected in Clark's Valley.

ANTHOBOSCUS RURICOLA Oliv. Adults were reared from dead
alder (Alnus rugosa) collected in Clark's Valley.

EUDERCES PICIPES Fab. Reared from dead branches of post
oak (Qucrcus stcllata) collected in Clark's Valley.

A.STYLOPSIS MACULA Say. Adults were reared from the
dead wood of the following trees collected in Clark's Valley :
poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron), witch hazel (Hamamclis
virginiana) and black walnut (Juglans nigra.).

LEIOPUS VARIEGATUS Hald. Reared from dead poison ivy
(Rims to.vicodendron) collected at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

LEPTURGES SIGNATUS Lee. Reared from dead white oak
(Quercus alba) collected in Clark's Valley.

L. QUERCI Fitch. Reared from dead white oak (Qucrcus
alba) branches collected in Clark's Valley.

EUPOGONIUS VESTITUS Say. Was reared from dead branches
of walnut (Juglans nigra) and witch hazel (Hamavn-elis vir-
giniana) collected at Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

HIPPOPSIS LEMNISCATA Fab. Found breeding in the stems
of living daisy fieabane (Erigeron ramosus) at Rutherford,

Pennsylvania.

ANTHRIBIDAE.

EUSPHYRUS WALSHI Lee. Reared from dead poison ivy
(Rhus toxioodcndron) collected at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

CURCULIONIDAE.

LAEMOSACCUS PLAGIATUS Fab. Reared from dead post oak
(Quercus stellata) branches collected in Clark's Valley.

SCOLYTIDAE.

ANISANDRUS SAYI Hopk. Living adults were taken in
Clark's Valley, on March 29th, from a dead stem of spice bush
(Benzoin acstivale) which had evidently been killed by this
species. Adults were also found working in living large leaved
holly (Ilc.v monticola) at Laporte, Pennsylvania, on June 20th.
The barkbeetles were determined by Dr. Blackmail.

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Notes on Several Species of North American Pachy-
gasterinae (Diptera : Stratiomyidae) with the
Description of a New Species.*

By FRANK M. HULL, Dickinson, Texas.

The accumulation of material in this group of interesting
little flies has led to the following notes upon them, together
with the description of new species of Neopachygaster. All of
these species referred to below belong to the group with "un-
spined scutellum". The habits of the subfamily are unusually
interesting. In late spring and early summer they seem to
manifest a predilection for windows. I have frequently col-
lected them in laboratories, street cars in the heart of a city,
railroad coaches, etc. They are more usually found about deep
woods near rotten logs and at such places they may be swept
up from the grass.

ZABRACHIA POLITA Coq. A male and a female. A. and M.
College, Mississippi, April 8th, 1922 (E. W. Stafford), and
May 12. 1920 (F. M. Hull). Taken on windows and by
sweeping.

NEOPACHYGASTER MACULICORNIS Hine. A number of speci-
mens of both sexes, from A. and M. College, Mississippi, May
19, 1920 (E. W. Stafford, F. M. Hull) ; Columbus, Ohio,
May 30, 1923 (F. M. Hull). Taken on windows only. The
male of this species has dichoptic eyes. The sexes are readily
distinguished by the differently colored pile of the thorax ; in
the male silvery, in the female more golden yellow.

Neopachygaster vitreus n. sp.

This species differs from N. maculicornis, the only other
described North American species in the uniform shining black-
color and size. The argenteus scales of that species completely
lacking.

$. Length 2.3 mm. On account of the furcate third vein,
subglobose third antennal joint, and antennae near the middle
of the head in profile, this species goes in to the genus Nco-
pachygaster. It shows numerous differences from A . inacnli-
conris Hine.

* Contributions from the Plant Lice Laboratory, Texas Agric. EXJU.T.
Sta.

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Head practically as in that species. Front shining, glossy
black, the silvery lateral margins of the eyes extending a short
distance above the antennae, and meeting along a median line,
to form a hemispherical silvery spot at base of antennae. Pro-
boscis yellow. Antennae pale yellow; third joint somewhat
globose, slightly higher than long, conspicuously darkened on
the inner side; arista yellowish, blackish on apical half. Head
in profile about one-and-one-half times higher than long. An-
tennae situated at middle of head in profile, or slightly above.

Thorax black, extremely glossy, covered on the clorsum with
sparse, appressed, very silky pile, longer and heavier on the
sides behind the humeri, and towards the middle arranged to
form three obscure, narrow, median stripes ; whole posterior
half of dorsum uniformly pilose. Halteres yellow, knobs white.
Scutellum rather simple, evenly rounded, shining black with
pile similar to that of thorax, placed at an angle of not quite
forty-five degrees ; rim slightly emarginate at apex ; extreme
margin with numerous small nodular protuberances, more
prominent than in maculicornis.

Abdomen short and globose, shining, glossy black, with
sparse, pale, appressed, silky pile. Legs pale yellowish ; coxae
and femora, except bases and apices, shining blackish. \Yings
hyaline; third vein furcate, veins yellowish.

This specimen will be seen to be somewhat intermediate
between Ncopachygastcr and Eupachygaster because of the
strong prominences on the scutellar rim. A careful examination
of maculicornis will also reveal small prominences of a similar
nature, hence this character is not of importance in separating
the two. Otherwise the scutellum is practically of the same
shape as Ncopachygastcr. In its small size and shining black
color it resembles ZabrocJiia polita. However, the third vein
is distinctly furcate.

Type, a male, Ames, IOWA, July 15, 1923 (F. M. Hull). In
my own collection.

EUPACHYGASTER PUNCTIFER Malloch. Apparently the male
has not been taken before, and I append a short description of
its essential differences from the female.

$ . — Eyes not quite touching, very narrowly divided. Front
and likewise ocellar space triangular. The silvery pilose lateral
border of eyes extends entirely up to where the eyes approach
nearest, not confluent, separated by a narrow, shining black line.
Median frontal groove prominent; otherwise head very much
as in female.

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Thorax quite different from that of the female. There is a
broad median stripe or band, of fairly long, thick, appressed,
brilliant silvery scale-like hair or pile. On the sides and back
of the humeri, this becomes small patches of shorter, silvery
scales, or scale-like hair. Halteres dark brown, knobs white.
Abdomen and legs practically as in the female.

'/'v/v and one paratype in my collection. A number of speci-
mens from MISSISSIPPI A. and M. College on the following
dates: May 19 and 20, 1922. and April 28. 1920 (F. M. Hull).

There will thus be seen a rather striking resemblance to the
male of Neopachygaster maculicornis, in the wide silvery band
of the thorax; however, the holoptic eyes and different scutel-
lum readily separate the two.

EUPACHYGASTER HENSHAWi Malloch. I have a single speci-
men that I formerly held to be an undescribed form and which
appears to belong here. The following notes are included for
comparison.

9 . — Front shining black. The silvery lateral margins of
the eyes do not extend as far above the antennae as in puncti-
/(•;•. A median band, of short recumbent, slightly yellowish
pile, begins where they leave off, divides at the ocelli, and ex-
tends beyond them, the pilose area divided in its entire length
by a slender groove. This is equivalent to the M-shaped mark
described by Malloch in piiiictifcr, and in my specimens of that
species it does not extend past the ocelli. First and second
joints of antennae yellow; third orange, not so dark on inner
side as in punctifcr, about one-and-one-half times broader than
long, and longer below, on the inner side ; pubescence of annuli
silvery and with a bead-like appearance; arista reddish at base,
brownish apically (white in fnnctifcr), and very short pubes-
cent and much slenderer than in pnnctifcr. Face dark grayish,
more or less opaque.

Thorax opaque black, obscurely punctate on the greater,
median part of dorsum, and from which proceeds short ap-
pressed, sparse, silky pile, somewhat yellowish in color. The
silver, scale-like hairs are confined to a narrow median line.
and to five or six rather regular rows, on outer side of dorsum
between the humeri and base of wing. Halteres yellow, knobs
white. Scutellum with similar punctures and pile as in p it nc ti-
ler, but with the preapical hump or bulge, very much le^s
prominent.

Abdomen glossy, vitreous black, with pale, sparse, short ap-
pressed pile, but with none of the silver, scale-like hairs as

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found in fiunctifrr. Legs pale yellow, coxae brownish, femora,
all but bases and apices, shining black. Wings hyaline; third
vein furcate.

One female, A. and M. College, MISSISSIPPI, April 29, 1922
(F. M. Hull).

JOHNSONOMYIA ALDRiCHi Malloch. A number of specimens
of both sexes from several localities. A. and M. College,
MISSISSIPPI, April 13, 1922 ( F. M. Hull). Ames, IOWA, June
20, 1923, and Columbus, Onio, June 2, 1923 (F. M. Hull).
Collected both on windows and by sweeping. The above speci-
mens agree well with the description. However, in the latter,
there is no mention of a fairly distinct striped arrangement of
the pile of the thorax. In my specimens three median stripes
are easily discernible.

PACHYGASTER PULCHER Lw. Several specimens, both sexes,
loaned by Professor J. S. Hine, seem to be this species. They
agree well with the description, although the latter seems de-
ficient on one or two points. It does not mention a slight
bluish reflection apparent in the material before me. Moreover,
in this series, the abdomen, especially in the male, is somewhat
more elongate than is common among other members of the
group. The above mentioned specimens were from Atherton,
MISSOURI, May 25, 1922 (C. F. Adams) and Madison WIS-
CONSIN, June 3, 1919 (A. C. Burrill).

The Preservation of Lepidopterous Larvae
by Injection.

By A. C. COLE, JR., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

I have found, in the preparation of Lepidopterous larvae for
display purposes in dry mounts, that the use of the methods
listed below gave approximately 100^- insurance against their
destruction by museum pests, and in most cases caused the
larvae to retain their original shapes.

I. INJECTING WITH THE VISCERA INTACT.

Fill a hypodermic syringe with one of the fluids specified
below, being sure to use the needle indicated under the fluid.

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Enter the needle into the anus being very careful not to punc-
ture the wall of the intestine too near the opening. The wall
must be punctured, however, as near the center of the larva as
possible, and the needle thrust into the body cavity. As soon as
the point of the needle is as far anterior as possible, inject the
fluid into the body cavity, and extract the needle slowly. \Yhen
the larva contains as much of the material as necessary with-
draw the needle completely.

Most of the substances listed below will not exude from the
opening if the correct needle is used. In case this happens,
however, it will be necessary to plug the opening temporarily
as soon as the needle is withdrawn.

Injection, due to the pressure of the fluid and the amount
used, lengthens the larva considerably. During the process of
hardening, however, the larva will again become nearly its
normal size, due to a partial shrinking of the body-wall, around
the internal organs. Those fluids which do not allow this
shrinking or those which produce "over-shrinkage"* should be
avoided.

The following fluids may be used :

Collodion — Use a needle with a medium diameter. Excellent
results are produced. There is no apparent over-shrinking and
no distinct discoloration. The resulting specimen is firm and
quite life-like in appearance.

Formalin (40%) — Use a needle with a small diameter. Good
results are obtained. There is a slight discoloration and over-
shrinking.

Celluloid dissolved in acetone — Use a needle with a large
diameter. This is quite difficult to inject due to its viscosity.
It produces irregularity in the shape of the larva. There is no
apparent discoloration and no shriveling.

II. INJECTING WITH VISCERA REMOVED.
The viscera are best removed by cutting a small slit at the
extreme posterior end of the larva and rolling a glass tube
anterio-posteriorly on the body. As soon as the viscera have

*By overshrinking is meant the shrinking of the skin of the larva to
such an extent that it is out of proportion to that of the living insect.

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been removed the inside of the larva should be thoroughly
washed with water. The specimen may then be injected with
one of the fluids listed below.

Melted paraffin — A needle with a large diameter must be
used. This material produces excellent results. Care must be
taken, however, that the paraffin is not so hot that it scorches
the tissue or discoloration will result.

Formalin and Plaster of Paris — Use a needle with a large
diameter, or a medicine-dropper in this case. The results are
very good, but the best results are obtained on large larvae.
The formalin (40%) and plaster of Paris are mixed into a
thin paste. This paste hardens in a short period and the work
therefore must be done rapidly.

Celluloid dissolved in acetone — Use a needle with a large
diameter. The results are quite good, although a slight over-
shrinking follows.

It must be noted that none of these fluids will prevent dis-
coloration completely, nor will the brighter colors of the larvae
be preserved entirely. Some, however, tend to discolor more
than others and this must be correlated with the preserving

power of the fluids.

— » • « —

On a Family of Coleoptera new to the Fauna of

North America with Description of One

New Species (Gnostidae).

By W. S. BLATCHLEY, Indianapolis, Indiana.
On March 7, 1927, while collecting two miles east of Dunedin,
Florida, I beat into an umbrella, from a large mass of Spanish
moss attached to the limb of a dead pine snag, a small brown
beetle which I at once recognized as new to my collection. On
examining it closely that evening I found that T could not place
it definitely in anv of the known families of North American

f j

Coleoptera. It had but three segments in each antenna and
resembled somewhat some of the Pselaphids belonging to the
genera Adrancs and Fustiyer, but the tarsi were 5-jointed and
the elytra entire and covering the abdomen.

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On returning to Indianapolis in April I again gave it careful
study, but was unable to identify it from any of the literature
in my library. I then sent it to H. C. Fall, of Tyngsboro,
Massachusetts, and later to Chas. Schaeffer, of Brooklyn, New
York, two of the best Coleopterists in eastern North America,
but both of them passed it up as a "strange and aberrant form,"
wholly unknown to them even as to family. Both suggested
that the antennae had been broken off, leaving only the basal
segments remaining, but this I doubted, as they had every ap-
pearance of being in normal condition.

In August, 1929, I took the specimen with me to New York
City and showed it to Chas. W. Leng and A. J. Mutchler, but
they could only guess as to its family relationships. Mr. H. S.
Barber, of the U. S. National Museum, happened at that time
to be at the Brooklyn Museum and as' I had the specimen in a
box with others which I wished to compare, with those in the
Schaeffer collection, I showed it to him. He at once recognized
it as belonging to the family Gnostidae, as he had recently seen
examples of that family taken by Dr. \Vm. M. Mann from the
nests of ants in the Panama Canal Zone. By referring to the
available literature at hand, we soon found that it belonged to
the genus Gnostiis founded by Westwood in 1855, 1 the geno-
type being G. fonnicicola \Yestw., taken by Henry Walter Bates
from the nest of an ant, M \nnica (Crcnujtogastcr) victiina
Smith, near Santarem,- Brazil. Of this ant and beetle Bates,
the collector, wrote : "The ant, neuter and female, had its for-
micarium formed in hollow, dried suspended sipos ;3 only one
female in each formicarium. This ant has a small species of
beetle (Paussidae) almost invariably in its company, one or at
most two, in each colony. No beetle was found in any part of
the sipos not inhabited by the Myrmica."

One other species of the genus, viz., Gnostns mcincrti \Ya>-
mann, has since been described 4 from Valencia, Venezuela. It
was found in the nest of the ant, Crematogaster liuiata Sm.
\Yasmann gives characters showing that it is very different from

1 Trans. Entoin. Sue. Loud., Ill, 1855, p. 90, pi. 8.

2 A city on the Amazon, about half way up the river to Manaos.

3 A kind of vine.

4 Krit. Verzeichniss der Myrmekophilen und Termitophilen Artli-
ropoden, Berlin, 1894, p. 216.

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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

[Apr., '30

Westwood's species, as well as from the one found in Florida.
\Yestwood's long Latin diagnosis of the genus Gnostus in-
cludes also the structural characters of his species, G. fonnici-
cola. Freely translated, the principal characters of genus and
species as given by him are as follows, those portions pertaining
to the antennae and prothorax being included verbatim in the
original Latin :

"Body minute, convex. Head small, immersed in thorax to
the eyes, anteriorly rounded, subporrect.

"Antennae paullo ante angulos internes oculorum insertae,
pronoto breviores subcylindricae ; articulo Imo subclavato, cur-
vato, apice oblique truncate, articulo 2nclo in angulum inferum
truncaturae apicalis articuli basalis inserto, basi gracili supra
in angulum subacutum producto, articulo 3tio elongate, cylin-
drico apice truncate, subtus fere ad medium in angulum obtusum
producto ; hoc articulo, certo situ, quasi ex articulis sex arctis-
sime conjunctis apparent!.

"Labrum small, transverse, angulate-produced in front.
Maxillae minute, not bilobed ; maxillary palpi 3-jointed, joint
3 largest, its middle slightly oval-inflated, apex acute. Labial
palpi minute, 3-jointed, joint 1 annuliform; 2 curved, attenuate;
3 oval, apex subacute without setae.

1. Gnostus formic icola Westw. ; 2, head from above ; 3, head from the side ;
4, front-leg. (After Westwood. Courtesy of Chas. W. Leng. )

"Prothorax oblongus, quasi in duas partes valde inaequales
(postica multo minori) impressione divisus, pars antica capite
multo latior; fossulis duobus paullo curvatis, longitudinalibus
in discum notatus, lateribus rotundatis, in parte constricta

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utrinque in hamos duos apicibus aculis fere conjunctis produc-
tis ; parte postica transversa fere anticae latitudine aequali.

"Elytra large, more than twice the width of thorax, humeral
angles rectangular, sides sul (parallel, tips rounded covering the
abdomen; disc convex, glabrous, slightly setose, punctate-striate.
Legs short, femora subclavate, tibiae compressed, slightly
curved; tarsi short, all simple 5-jointed, joint 5 slightly the
longer, slender. Abdomen with three visible segments, segment

1 very large, 2 very short, 3 medium, subtriangular."

The brief Latin description of his genotype is as follows:
"(riiostus fonnicicoht Westw. Omino rufo-castaneus, nitidus,
corpora et pronoto glabris ; elytris punctato-striatis, corpore in-
fra polito impunctato convexo. Long. corp. lin. 1--1/12
unc. = 2 mm."

The specimen taken by me in Florida apparently differs
from Westwood's species in characters pertaining to the
antennae, and in the sculpture of thorax and elytra. It is
therefore described as follows:

Gnostus floridanus sp. nov.

Oblong, subcylindrical. Uniform dark reddish-brown,
strongly shining. Antennae much as described by West-
wood, the joints with fine scattered setae; joint 2 sub-
globose, one-half the length of 1 ; joint 3 as long as 1 and

2 united, gradually but feebly clavate, its apex truncate and
under side with a very slight submedian angulation. Front
lobe of prothorax with a wide and deep median groove lying
between two very distinct, feebly divergent dorsal ridges,
the posterior ends of these ridges thickened and projecting
over the feeble transverse impression separating the two
lobes of thorax. Elytra about three-fourths wider than
front lobe of thorax: umbones prominent; disc without
striae but with rows of very small scarcely impressed punc-
tures, each puncture bearing- a very fine short inclined yel-
lowish seta, both punctures and setae visible only under
high magnification. Length 1.6 mm.

Type a unique (sex undetermined) in the author's col-
lection, taken near Dunedin, Florida, March 7, 1927.

Search for additional specimens in ants' nests and by
beating other bunches of Spanish moss in the immediate
vicinity of the type habitat has so far failed.

I have been unable as yet to definitely ascertain who first
used the family name (inostidae for the genus (inoshis.

112 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Apr., '30

Nathan Banks, who kindly looked up the matter for me,
states that: "Very possibly it is due to Gemminger and Von
Harold, in vol. I, of their Catalogue, 1868, p. 700."^ How-
ever, they there did not characterize the family but used
the name Gnostidae as a family heading and placed under it
three genera, viz., Ectrephes Pasco.e; Gnostus Westwood and
Anapestus King. King's name is now considered a synonym
of Ectrephes and for this the family name Ectrephidae is
now used, thus leaving Gnostus alone in Gnostidae.

Westwood, in the notes following his original characteri-
zation, after showing that Gnostus could not belong to the
Paussidae, where it was originally placed by Bates adds:
"Its nearest allies appear to be found amongst some of
those Xylophaga of Latreille which possess 5-jointed tarsi,
but it stands sufficiently detached from the whole of them
as to constitute a distinct subfamily of its own." However,
he gives neither a subfamily nor family name.

Muscina stabulans Fall. (Diptera: Muscidae) Parasitic on
Arachnara subcarnea Kell. (Lepidop. : Noctuidae).

At Toledo, Ohio on July 27, 1928 the author collected a
pupa of Arachnara subcarnea Kell. in a stalk of Typha lati-
folia, which appeared to be parasitized. Two parasitic larvae
emerged from the pupa on Aug. 1 1 and pupated externally,
one emerging on Aug. 19 and the other on Aug. 20. These
adults were determined by Dr. J. M. Aldrich of the U. S.
National Museum at Washington as Muscina stabulans Fall.
(The stable fly.)

The host pupa appeared in the stalk at the end of its larval
burrow, about four inches under the surface of the water.

The author has observed on several occasions adult Muscina
stabulans flying around Typha lati folia infested with Arachnara
subcarnea but egg-laying was not observed. Inasmuch as the
host larvae enter the Typha leaves at the tip, it is entirely pos-
sible that they were parasitized in this instar.

I believe this is the first recorded observation of a distinct
parasitic habit of Muscina stabulans, and rearing experiments
with this host should prove interesting.

Both the adult parasites and their pupal cases are now in
my personal collection. -—A. C. COLE, JR., Ohio State Univer-
sity, Columbus, Ohio.

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The Crambinae in the Brackenridge Clemens

Memorial Collection of the Academy of

Natural Sciences of Philadelphia1

(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

]>v FRANK HAIMBACH, Academy of Natural Sciences,

Philadelphia.

This paper deals especially with the North American species,
which are represented in our collection by approximately two-
thirds of the known species. A list of European species con-
tained in our collection is also given. The tropical and neo-
tropical species in our collection have not yet been studied by us.

We are desirous of building up our collection of Microlepi-
doptera, and this paper is the first of a series which will show
to other Institutions and specialists just what we have, and
from which it will be easy to see what we lack, and we invite
correspondence with anyone who can furnish us with any
Buries or sub-species which are not represented in our collect-
ion, with the view of obtaining such forms either by exchange
or otherwise.

For specimens of like value we will give paratypes and
other typical material in exchange.

\Ye are citing in this paper all the types in our collection
of forms here dealt with, including the designation of a number
of forms of which we have selected single types (lectotypes)
from larger series of cotypes. We have also noted all para-
types as well as specimens compared with types, and by whom
compared.

Students of this group, as well as other groups which have
been studied by us, are invited to consult our collections, and
material sent to us for determination will be promptly returned,
retaining only such species which are new to our collection.

The sequence of species and nomenclature here used, is that
of Barnes and McDunnough's List-, with such changes as were
made by Dyar and Heinriclv"' and the elimination of the genera

1 Published by the aid of the Brackenridge Clemens Memorial Fund.

~ Check List of tin- I.epidoptrra of I'.orenl America. iKvatur. Illinois,
1917.

"The American Moths of the uvnus Diatraea and allies, by Harrison
G. Dyar and Carl Heinrich. Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum,
Vol. 71, pp. 1-48, 1927.

114 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Apr., '30

Clialcocla and Dicyinoloniia, which Forbes4 has placed with the
Glaphyriinae.

The European species are arranged according to Arnold
Spuler5, Die sogcnanntcn Kleinschmcttcrlingc Euro pas.

MESOLIA BABOQUIVARIELLA (Kearfott).

ARIZONA: Nogales, July 4-7, 1903 (E. J. Oslar) [6; com-
pared with type, Kearfott. |.

MESOLIA ORACULELLA Kearfott.

ARIZONA: Oracle, July 3, 1905 (E. J. Oslar) [6; Topo-
types].

MESOLIA HUACIIUCAELLA Kearfott.

ARIZONA: Phoenix, August (Kunze) [? ; Lectotype, A. N.
S. P., no. 7189, by present designation]. Globe, August 25
(Kunze) [1 ; Paratype].

PRIONAPTERYX NEBULIFERA Stephens.

NEW JERSEY: Brown's Mills Junction, July 21, 1907 (E.
Daecke) ; Manumuskin, June 23, 1902 (E. Daecke) [2].

PRIONAPTERYX ACHATINA ZELLER.

NEW JERSEY: Holly Beach, July 10, 1904 (F. Haimbach)
[1]. Seaside Park, July 12, 1911 (F. Weigand) [5].

PRIONAPTERYX CUNEOLALIS (Hulst).

NEW JERSEY: Five Mile Beach, July 31 (F. Haimbach)
[1]. Wenonah, July 15 and August 24 (F. Haimbach) [2].

EUGROTEA YAVAPAI Kearfott.

ARIZONA: Yavapai County [Lectotype, A. N. S. P., no. 7190,
by present designation].

PSEUDOSCHOENOBIUS OPALESCALIS (Hlllst).

COLORADO: Clear Creek, July 13, 1914 (E. J. Oslar) [1].
UTAH: Vineyard, May 16 and August 6, 1917 (Tom Spald-
ing) [3].

RAPHIPTERA MINIMELLA (Robinson).

MASSACHUSETTS: Bedford, August 25, 1907 [1J.

PENNSYLVANIA: "Penn." [Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7447;
same data, 1 Paratype]. Philadelphia, September 5 (F. Haim-
bach) [1].

4 The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States. Cornell Uni-
versity Agricultural Station, Memoir 68, 1923.
B Stuttgart, 1913.

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NEW JERSEY: Lucaston, September 9 and 14 (F. Haim-
bach) [2], Wenonah, May 15, 1910 (F. Haimbach) [1]. Cape
May Point, July 24, 1915 (F. Haimbach) flj.

FLORIDA: Melbourne, March, 1907 (P. Laurent) [1]. Day-
tona, March, 1907 (P. Laurent) [1J.

RAPHIPTERA ARGILLACEELLA (Packard).
. CANADA: Ontario, Mer Bleue, June 22 [lj.

CRAMBUS SATRAPELLUS Zincken.

NEW JERSEY: Lucaston, August 17 and September 7 (F.
Haimbach) [5J. Wenonah, August 21 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Cape May Point, August 1, 1918 (F. Haimbach) [2].

GEORGIA: Thomasville, April 3, 1903 (M. Hebard) flj.

CRAMBUS HASTIFERELLUS Walker.

NEW JERSEY: Sea Isle City, September 5. 1908 (F. Haim-
bach) [>]. Anglesea, August 3, 1906 (F. Haimbach) [lj.
Holly Beach, July 11 (F. Haimbach) [1].

FLORIDA: Dunedin, February 5, 1927 (W. S. Blatchley) [1].
Daytona, March (P. Laurent) [1].

CRAMBUS HAMELLUS (Thunberg).

CANADA: Manitoba, Cartwright, August 31-September 16,
1910 (J. F. Heath) [10]. British Columbia, Wellington, Au-
gust 20, 1903 [1].

CRAMBUS CYPRIDALIS Hulst.

WASHINGTON: Pullman, September 27, 1898 (C. V. Piper)
[2].

NEW MEXICO: Jemez Mountains, 64-6600 feet, September

9 (J. Woodgate) [10].

CRAMBUS PASCUELLUS (Linnaeus).

MAINE: Greenville. July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [2].
Monmouth, June 25-26, 1906 [2|.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: New London, [une 17-19, 1929 (M. M.
Cary) [1].

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, July 12, 1910 (F. Haim-
bach) [1].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 2, 1912 ( W. Beu-
tenmuller) [1].

COLORADO: Chimney Gulch, Golden, September 10, 1907 (E.
J. Oslar) [3].

UTAH: Vineyard, July 11, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [2].

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CRAMBUS LYONSELLUS Haimbach.

NEW YORK: Katonah, West Chester County, July (W. Beu-
tenmuller) [ $ ; Type A. N. S. P., no. 7182]. Same locality,
June (W. Beutenmuller) [Paratype, 1].

CRAMBUS DAECKELLUS Haimbach.

NEW JERSEY: Brown's Mills Junction, May 30, 1906 (E.
Daecke)" [S ; Type A. N. S. P., no. 7183]. Clementon, May 24,
1908 (F. Haimbach) [1].

CRAMBUS GIRARDELLUS Clemens.

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Monmouth, June 26, 1916 (C. A. Frost) [1].

NEW HAMPSHIRE: New London, June 20- July 11; August
10-20 (M. M. Cary) [2].

MASSACHUSETTS: "Mass." (C. Girard) [Type, A. N. S. P.,
no. 7293]. Hyde Park, July 15, 1910 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Bedford, July 14, 1907 (L. W. Swett) [1].

PENNSYLVANIA : Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, July 15-28 ( F. Haimbach) [2]. Philadelphia, July 12,
1906 (F. Haimbach) [1]. Philadelphia (H. Hornig) [2].
Roxboro, Philadelphia, July 9 and 21 (F. Haimbach) [2].
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, July 12, 1906 (F. Haimbach)
[1]. Clark's Ferry, July 4, 1915 (F. Haimbach) [2]. Weaver,
July 21, 1917 (R Haimbach) [1]. North Mountain, July 17
(H. W. Wenzel) [1].

VIRGINIA: "Va.", ? [1].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 3, 1912 (W. Beu-
tenmuller) [1].

SOUTH DAKOTA: Volga [TJ.

CRAMBUS LEACHELLUS (Zincken).

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, July 23 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Broomall, September 18, 1910 (F.' Haimbach)' |2J.

NEW JERSEY: Lucaston, July 9-15 (F. Haimbach) [17].

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, July 17-21, 1916, at light (M.
Hebard) [2].

NEW MEXICO: Jemez Mountains, 6400 feet, July 14, 1917
(J. Woodgate) variety [1].

ILLINOIS: Chicago [1].

CRAMBUS UNISTRIATELLUS Packard.

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [8].
COLORADO: Denver (E. J. Oslar) [7].

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CRAMBUS PRAEFECTELLUS (Zincken).

Cranibns inz'olntcllns Clemens, without data. [Type, A. N.
S. P., no. 7294J.

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [3].

NEW HAMPSHIRE: New London, August 10-September 10,
1928 (M. M. Gary) [2J.

MASSACHUSETTS : Framingham, May 9, 1925 ; [une 27 and
July 14, 1906 [3]. Everett, August 5, 1901 [1|. Hyde Park,
August 22, 1907 (F. Haimbach) [2J.

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, May 18-21, June 1, July 19
(F. Haimbach) [4]. Roxboro, Philadelphia, May 6-18, June
6-21, July 19 (F. Haimbach) [10]. Lower Merion Town-
ship, Montgomery County, May 4, 1916, July 26, 1921 (F.
Haimbach) [2]. Perkasie, June 16 (F. Haimbach) [1J.

NEW JERSEY: Sea Isle City, September 5, 1908 (F. Haim-
bach) [1]. Five Mile Beach, August 3-12, 1906 (F. Haim-
bach) [2]. Cape May Point, August 1, 1918 (F. Haimbach)
|1|. Lucaston, September 11 (F. Haimbach) [1].

TEXAS: May 22 (no. 22, 1).

CRAMBUS OSLARELLUS Haimbach.

COLORADO: Clear Creek, July 3, 1907 (E. J. Oslar) [? ; Type
A. X. S. P., no. 7184]. Same data [c?; Allotype]. Same d'ata
[Paratypes, 2].

CRAMBUS YOUNGELLUS Kearfott.

CANADA: Ontario, Mer P>leue, July 3, 1907 (C. H. Young)
[Lectotype, A. N. S. P., no. 7191, by present designation].

CRAMBUS BIDENS Zeller.

CANADA: Ottawa, July 13-14, 1906 (C. H. Young) [2].
MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, l()2l ( F. Haimbach) [2].
NEW HAMPSHIRE: New London, August 10-30, 1928 (M.
M. Gary) [3J.

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, |ulv 12, 1910 (F. Haimbach)

PENNSYLVANIA: Lower Merion lownship, Montgomery
County, July 4, 1<M7 (F. Haimbach) |T|.

NEW JERSEY: \\Vnonuh, June 23, 1912 (F. Haimbach) [4|.

CRAMBUS ALBOCLAVELLUS Zeller.

MAINE: Greenville. July 21-2(>, 1921 ( K. Haiml.adi) |2|.
NEW HAM I'sniRK: \Y\v London, |mie 17-19, 1929 (M. M
Gary) [1J.

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MASSACHUSETTS: Bedford, July 14, 1907 (C. W. Frost)
[2]. Framingham, July 16, 1906 [1].

NEW YORK: Katonah, Westchester County, June, July, 1915
(W. Beutenmuller) [2].

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, June 9-25, July 8, 1914 (F.
Haimbach) [7]. Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 13-27, July 2-
21 (F. Haimbach) [19]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, July 4-29, August 7, 1916 (F. Haimbach) [11].
Swarthmore, July 9, 1924 (E. T. Cresson, Jr.) [Ij. Lang-
horne, July 10-11, 1922 (F. Haimbach) [8]. Weaver, July 21,
1917 (F. Haimbach) [7J.

NEW JERSEY: Wenonah, June 23, 1912, July 20 (F. Haim-
bach) [4]. Cape May Point, July 3-26 (F. Haimbach) [4].
Five Mile Beach, July 31 (F. Haimbach) [1].

NORTH CAROLINA : Black Mountains, July 14- August 10,
1912 (W. Beutenmuller) [4].

CRAMBUS CAROLINELLUS Haimbach.

MARYLAND: Plummers Island, July 21, 1919 (G. M. Greene)

[1].
VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, July 17, 1916 (M. Hebard) [1].

WEST VIRGINIA: "W. Va." [3].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 19, 1912 (W.
Beutenmuller) [ £ ; Type A. N. S. P., no. 7185]. Same loca-
tion, June 21-July 19, 1912 (W. Beutenmuller) [11 paratypes].

CRAMBUS AGITATELLUS Clemens.

Without data [Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7287].

MAINE: Monmouth, June 26, 1905 [1].

MASSACHUSETTS: Bedford, July 1, 1917 [1].

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, June 12 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 13, 1907, August 11 ( F. Haim-
bach) [11]. Rockville, July 5, 1915 ( F. Haimbach) [2].
Clark's Ferry, July 4, 1915 (F. Haimbach) [1].

NEW JERSEY: Wenonah, June 23, 1915 (F. Haimbach) [2].

CRAMBUS MYELLUS (Hiibner).

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [1].

NEW HAMPSHIRE: New London, August 10-September 10,
1928 (M. M. Cary) [2|.

CRAMBUS LAQUEATELLUS Clemens.

Without data [Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7295].
MASSACHUSETTS: Framingham, June 5-10, 1906 (C. A.
Frost) [2J.

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PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, May 14-18 (F. Haimbach)
[3]. Roxboro, Philadelphia, May 19-June 9 (F. Haimbach)
j 13]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, May
28-31 (F. Haimbach) [2]. Buckmanville, Bucks County, May
21-22 (F. Haimbach) [4]. Toughkenamon, Chester County,
May 29-31 (E. G. Vanatta) [2].

NEW JERSEY: Wenonah, May 24 (F. Haimbach) [1].

OHIO: Cleveland [1J.

CRAMBUS MULTILINEELLUS Fernald.
FLORIDA: %'Fla." [1].

CRAMBUS HORTUELLUS (Hiibner).

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [2|.
Monmouth, July 1, 1905 [1J.

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, July 8-12, 1910, and August
22. 1907 (F. Haimbach) [5]. Framingham, July 11, 1906
(C. A. Frost) [1]. Bedford, July 1, 1907 [1]. "

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, July 5-8, 1914 (F. Haim-
bach) [2J. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County,
July 29. 1916 (F. Haimbach) [1J.

XEW IERSEY: famesl)urg, )uly 4 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Brown's "Mills function, June 27, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Cape May Point, July 3. 1(U6, July 29, 1915 (F. Haimbach)

[2].

OHIO: Cincinnati, August 3, 1907 (A. F. Braun) [1].
WEST VIRGINIA : "W. Va." [1J.

CRAMBUS HORTUELLUS var. TOPIARIUS Zeller.

MAINE: Orono [1].

UTAH : Vineyard, July 7-16, August 4, 1917 (Tom Spalding)
[10].

CRAMBUS HORTUELLUS var. VACHELLELLUS Kearfott.

NEVADA: Verdi, June 1-10 (A. H. Vachell) [Paratype].
CRAMBUS ALBELLUS Clemens.

Without data: |Type. A. N. S. P., no. 7286 and 1 Para-
type].

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park. July 12 (F. Haimbach) |2|.

PENNSYLVANIA: Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 13. 1915 (F.
Haimbach) [2]. Hulmeville. Bucks Comity. June 26, 1'L'O
(F. Haimbach) |2|. Kmilie, Bucks County, July 4. 1924
(F. Haimbach) |6j. Laiighorne. [uly 2 and 22 (F. Haim-
bach) [9]. Perkasie, June 18 (F. Haimbach) [4]. Pocono

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Lake, July 25 and 28 (G. M. Greene) [2]. Rockville, July
5 and 22, 1915 (F. Haimbach) [2].

NEW JERSEY: Brown's Mills Junction, June 22, 1919 (F.
Haimbach) [1].

MARYLAND: "Md." [1].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, June 10 (\V. Beuten-
muller) [2].

OHIO: Cincinnati, August 24, 1903 (A. F. Braun) [1].

CRAMBUS BIGUTTELLUS Forbes.

PENNSYLVANIA: Smithtown, June 29, 1911 (F. Haimbach)

[2].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 6, 1912 (W. Beu-

tenmiller) [1].

OHIO: Cincinnati, September 19, 1903 (A. F. Braun) [1].*

CRAMBUS INNOTATELLUS Walker.

LABRADOR: Crambus inornatellus Clemens [Type no. 7565].
Upper St. Augustine River, August 5, 1912 (H. G. Bryant)

[1].

CANADA: Alberta, Calgary, August, 1907 (H. S. King) [2].

Saskatchewan, Lloydminster, July 31 [2]. Manitoba, Aweme,
July 12, 1907 [1]. Cartwright, July 20-24, August 8-13, 1907
(J. F. Heath) [5].

COLORADO: Platte Canyon (E. J. Oslar) [2].

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [4].
King & Bartlett Lake (P. Laurent) [1].

NEW HAMPSHIRE: June 17-19, 1929 (M. M. Gary) ; August
10-30 (M. M. Gary and F. Haimbach) ; September 1-10, 1928
(M. M. Gary) [16].

CRAMBUS TURBATELLUS (Walker).

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [/].
MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, July 13, 1910 (F. Haimbach)

[1].

PENNSYLVANIA: Rockville, July 5, 1915 (F. Haimbach) [1].

VIRGINIA: Mountain Lake Park, July 26-31, 1906 (A. F.
Braun) [1].

OHIO: Cincinnati, July 25, 1909 (A. F. Braun) [1].

CRAMBUS ELEGANS Clemens.

Without data: [Type no. 7285 and 1 Paratype].
MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, August 21, 1907 (F. Haim-
bach) [1].

* This species was heretofore wrongly placed by me as pnsioncllus
Zeller.

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PENNSYLVANIA: Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 14-July 9 (F.
Haimbach) [4]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, June 26-July 24 (F. Haimbach) [/]. Swarthmore,
September 9, 1915 ( E. T. Cres'son, Jr.) [2]. Langhorne, July
11-29, August 14 and September 11, 1922 (F. Haimbach) "[5j".
Edge Hill, June 25 (F. Haimbach) [1|.

NEW JKKSEY: Five Mile Beach, July 9, August 20-27 (F.
Haimbach) [3].

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, July 17-26 and August 11, 1916
(M. Hebard) [6].

WEST VIRGINIA : "W. Va." [1].

CRAMBUS POLINGI Kearfott.

ARIZONA: So. Ariz. (Poling) [Lectotype, A. N. S. P., no.
7192, by present designation].

CRAMBUS VULGIVAGELLUS Clemens.

Without data: [Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7289].
MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, July 16-21 (F. Haimbach)

[2].

NEW YORK: "N. Y." [3].

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, including Roxboro, Septem-
ber 6-15 (F. Haimbach) [7]. Lower Merion Township,
Montgomery County, September 5-15 (F. Haimbach) [2].
Swarthmore, September 5, 1915 (E. T. Cresson, Jr.) [2].
Elwyn, September 17 (C. S. Wells) [1]. Langhorne, Septem-
ber 11, 1920 (F. Haimbach) [8].

NEW JERSEY: Lucaston, September 9 (F. Haimbach) [5].

TEXAS: October 17 [2].

OHIO: Cincinnati, September 3, 1902 (A. F. Braun) [1].

INDIANA: Blufrton, September 15, 1900 [1].

WISCONSIN: Crammoor, Wood Gmntv, August 25, 1907
(C. B. Hardenberg) [1].

COLORADO: Clear Creek, August 22, 1907 (E. J. Oslar) [2].

UTAH: Vineyard, August 9-11, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [2].

CRAMBUS PLUMBIFIMBRIELLUS Dyar.

CANADA: B. C., Kaslo, May, 1903 [1].

WASHINGTON: Pullman, July 7, 1898 (C. V. Piper [1 : omi-
pared with type, H. G. Dyar].

CRAMBUS DORSIPUNCTELLUS Kearfott.

COLORADO: Denver (E. J. Oslar) [3].

ARIZONA: Oracle, July 3, 1903 (E. J. Oslar) [1J.

CRAMBUS RURICOLELLUS Zeller.

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, August 21-22, 1907 (F. Haim-
bach) [5].

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PENNSYLVANIA: Roxboro, Philadelphia, September 6, 1917
(F. Haimbach) [3]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, September 1-5 ( F. Haimbach) [3]. Castle Rock,
September 16 (F. Haimbach) |lj. Langhorne, September 11.
1922 (F. Haimbach) [1J.

NEW JERSEY: Lucaston, September 7 (F. Haimbach) [1].
Anglesea, May 27. 1905 (F. Haimbach) [1J.

OHIO: Cincinnati, September 2, 1903 (A. F. Braun) [1].

ILLINOIS: "111.", August 28-September 6 [3].

CRAM BUS RURICOLELLUS subspecies canadellus forma nov.

Generally darker than nimotypical form, and the median
lines of primaries form two distinct dark brown bars. E. Ches-
ley Allen in his "Some notes on the Crambinae of Nova Sco-
tia",0 refers to this dark form. The locality where I collected
these specimens is within seeing distance of the Province of
Ontario, for which reason I consider the name given an appro-
priate one.

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. Haimbach) [c?:
Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7186; 9 : same data, Allot y pc ; 3 Para-
types; 8 other specimens].

CRAM BUS TETTERELLUS (Zincken).

Without data: Crambus cniiiurcllns Clemens [Type, A. N.
S. P., no. 7296].

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, including Roxboro, June 3-29,
July 26. August 2-20, September 10-12 (F. Haimbach) [19].
Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, July 5-29,
August 3-22, September 15 (F. Haimbach) [7]. Langhorne,
May 29- June 7, July 20-29, September 8-11 (F. Haimbach)
|11].

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, August 11-12, 1916 (M. Hebard)

[7].

WEST VIRGINIA: "W. Va." [1].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, June 16-23, 1912 (\\ .
Beutenmuller ) [ 3 ] .

TEXAS: "Tex.", May 13, August 17, September 17-23 [12].

CRAMBUS DECORELLUS (Zincken).

MASSACHUSETTS: Bedford, July 14, 1907 (L. W. Swett)
12]. Hyde Park, August 29, 1907 (F. Haimbach) [1J.

NEW YORK: Katonah, West Chester County, July 15 (\\.
Beutenmuller) [1].

"Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Nova Scotia, 1917, pp.
92-94.

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PENNSYLVANIA: Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 24, 1906 (F.
Haimbach) [6j. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, June 16-July 5 (F. Haimbach) [10].

FLORIDA: Dunedin, March 23, 1920 (W. S. Blatchley) [1].

TEXAS: "Tex." [1].

CRAMBUS COLORADELLUS Fernald.

COLORADO: Clear Creek, June 27, 1906 (E. J. Oslar) [1].
NEW MEXICO: Jemez Mountains, 6400 feet, July 14-15,
1927; 6600 feet, September 4, 1915 (J. Woodgate) [3J.

CRAMBUS MUTABILIS Clemens.

Without data: [Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7288; 1 Paratype].

MASSACHUSETTS: Framingham, July 16, 1906 [1].

NEW YORK: Katonah, West Chester County, July 15 (W.
Beutenmuller) [2].

PENNSYLVANIA : Philadelphia, including Roxboro, June 2-29
(F. Haimbach) [12]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, May 30- July 5, August 14, 1917 (F. Haimbach) [8]'.
Langhorne, June 5-8, July 29, 1922 (F. Haimbach) [7]. Honey
Brook, Chester County, August 25, 1910 ( W. W. Climenson)

[1J-

XEW JERSEY: Holly Beach, August 12, 1906 (F. Haimbach)
[1]. Cape May, June 30, 1907 (F. Haimbach) [2j.

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, June 21, 1912 (W.
Beutenmuller ) [ 2 ] .

FLORIDA: Dunedin, March 15, April 17, 1920 (W. S.
Blatchley) [2j. Homestead, May 14, 1915 (D. M. Castle)
[1]. Enterprise, May 3, 1915 (D. M. Castle) [1].

TEXAS: April 27-29 [2].

MISSOURI: St. Louis (A. Busck) [1].

KANSAS: Douglass County, August (E. S. Tucker) [Ij.

COLORADO: Denver (E. J. Oslar) [2J.

UTAH: Vineyard, July 11, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [1].

CRAMBUS MURELLUS Dyar.

. Colored drawing from type by National Museum artist.

CRAMBUS HEMIOCHRELLUS Zeller.

TEXAS: Galveston, May (F. H. Snow) [2].
CRAMBUS HAYTIELLUS (Zincken).

TEXAS: Brownsville, Mav 9 and 31, 1904 (H. S. Barber)
[3].

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CRAMBUS NEVADELLUS Kearfott.

NEVADA: Verdi, June 23-30 (A. H. Vachell) [Lectotype,
A. N. S. P., no. 7193, by present designation].

UTAH: Vineyard, July 7-11, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [2].

CRAMBUS UNDATUS Grote.

CALIFORNIA: San Diego, February 2, 1908 (W. S. Wright)
[1]-
CRAMBUS TRISECTUS (Walker).

CANADA: Manitoba, Cartwright, August 31-September 4
(J. F. Heath) [9].

MASSACHUSETTS: Framingham, August 29, 1905 [1].

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, July 5, 1914 (F. Haimbach)
[1]. Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 12, 1913 (F. Haimbach)
[1]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, June
1-10, July 6-25, August 6-16, September 5-27' (F. Haimbach)
[14]." Honey Brook, Chester County, August 25, 1910 (F.
Haimbach) [1].

NEW JERSEY: Five Mile Beach, August 20 (F. Haimbach)

[i].

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, July 10 and August 15, 1916 (M.
Hebard) [2].

OHIO: Cincinnati, October 8, 1904 (A. F. Braun) [1].

INDIANA: Wells County, May 22, 1900 [1]. Bluffton, May
24, 1900 [1].

NEW MEXICO : Jemez Mountains, 6600 feet, August 30-Sep-
tembei-9, 1915 (J. Woodgate) [4].

UTAH: Vineyard, August 11, 1907 (Tom Spalding) [2].

CRAMBUS SIMPLICIELLUS Kearfott.

ARKANSAS: Washington County, July-August (A. J. Brown)
[ Paraty pe ] .
PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia (F. Haimbach) [1].

CRAMBUS DIMIDIATELLUS Grote.

NEW MEXICO: Cloudcroft, June 17, 1902 (H. L. Viereck)
[1].
CRAMBUS CALIGINOSELLUS Clemens.

Without data: [Type, A. N. S. P., no. 7283].

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, August 22, 1907 (F. Haim-
bach) [1]. Framingham. August 15, 1905 [1|.

NEW YORK: Katonah, West Chester County, June 25 (\\ .
Beutenmuller) [6].

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PENNSYLVANIA: Roxboro, Philadelphia, June 16-22. July
3-10, August 2, 1915 (F. Haimhach) [14j. Lower Merion
Township, Montgomery County, June 13-23. July 5-26, August
9-15 (F. Haimhach) |11J. Langhorne, June 5-7, July 20,
1922 (F. Haimhach) [4|. Weaver, July 21, 1917 ( F. Haim-
bach) [1].

NEW JERSEY: Wenonah. |uly 19 (F. Haimbach) [1]. Five
Mile Beach, July 9-17 (F. Haimbach) [2]. Cape May Point,
July 24. 1914 (F. Haimhach) [2].

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, July 26, August 6, 1916 (M. He-
bard) [2].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 23, 24, 1912 ( \V.
Beutenmuller) [2].

CRAMBUS ZEELLUS Fernalcl.

PENNSYLVANIA: Weaver, July 21, 1917 (F. Haimbach)

[1J.

NEW JERSEY: Holly Beach, August 2, 1906 (F. Haimbach)

[1]

oino: Cincinnati, July 16. 17 (A. F. Braun) [2].

.MISSOURI: Kirkwood (Miss Murtfeldt) [1].
CRAM BUS MODESTELLUS Barnes and McDunnough.

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, June 4-28, 1912 (W.
I'icuteiimuller) [4].

CRAMBUS LUTEOLELLUS Clemens.

.MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, July 8-16, 1910 (F. Haim-
hach) [2]. Framingham, July 21, 1906 [1 |.

NEW YORK: Katonah. West Chester County, June- July 15
(W. Beutenmuller) [4].

PENNSYLVANIA: Roxbom. Philadelphia, June 5-July 1 (F.
Haimbach) [19J. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, June 17, July 1, 25 (F. Haimhach) [6]. Langhorne,
June 7-]uly 16 (F. Haimbach) [12]. Weaver, July 21, 1917
(F. Haimhach) [5].

XEW JERSEY: Wenonah. July 15 (F. Haimbach) [1|. Five
.Mile Beach. June 28 (F. Haimbach) fl].

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, August 12, 1916 (M. Hehard) fl].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 5-26, 1912 (W.
Beutenmuller) [2|.

CRAM iii's LUTEOLELLCS var. CJLAE Cockerell.

CANADA: Manitoba, Cartwright. Julv 27, 1908 (]. F. Heath)
[1].

COLORADO: Golden. Chimney Gulch, July 15, 1904 (K [
Oslar) [1]. Clear Creek (E. J. Oslar) [2].'

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HAIMBACHIA PLACIDELLA (Haimbach).

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, July 6 (F. Haimbach) [Para-
type (Crambus placid dins}]. Lower Merion Township, Mont-
gomery County, June 25-28, 1921 (F. Haimbach) [2]. Tully-
town, July 9, 1922 (F. Haimbach) [2].

NEW JERSEY: Wenonah, July 27 (F. Haimbach) [Paratype
(Crambus placidcllits) ]. Wenonah, July 28 (F. Haimbach) [1],

HAIMRACHIA SOUAMULELLA (Zeller).

PENNSYLVANIA: Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, July 16-August 6 (F. Haimbach) [12].

XKW JERSEY: Wenonah, July 28 (F. Haimbach) [1]. Cape
May Point, July 24-26 (F. Haimbach) [2].

GEORGIA: Kirkwood, July 23 [1].

NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 22, 1912 (AY.
Beutenmuller) [1].

THAUMATOPSIS MAGNIFICUS (Fernald).

COLORADO: Maniton, June 30 [1].

NEW MEXICO: Jemez Springs, June 24, 1916 (J. Woodgate)
[1]. Temez Mountains, 6600 feet, July 15, 1915 (J. Wood-
gate) [1].

THAUMATOPSIS PEXELLUS (Zeller).

COLORADO: Denver (E. J. Oslar) [5]. Clear Creek, July
10, 1907 (E. J. Oslar) [4].

THAUMATOPSIS PEXELLUS var. COLORADELLUS (Kearfott).

COLORADO: Puebla, September, 1899 [Lectotype, A. N. S.
P., no. 7194, by present designation (Thaumatopsis colora-
della)}.

THAUMATOPSIS GIBSONELLUS Kearfott.

CANADA: Ontario, Rostrevor, September 3, 1907 (Arthur
Gibson) [d1: Lectotype, A. N. S. P., no. 7195, by present desig-
nation (Thaumatopsis gibsonella)}. Same locality and col-
lector, September 5, 1907 [Paratype].

THAUMATOPSIS EDONIS (Grote).

NEW JERSEY: Lucuston, September 9-15 (F. Haimbach)

[6].

TEXAS: "Tex." [1J.

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TlI.U'MATOPSIS FERXALDELLUS Kearfott.

CANADA: Manitoba, Cartwright, July 2- August 8 (J. F.
Heath) [6].

COLORADO: Clear Creek, July 20, 1907 (E. J. Oslar) [1J.

ARIZONA: San Bernardino Ranch, Cochise County, 3750
feet, August ( ' F. H. Snow) fJ|.

UTAH: Vineyard. July 11-16, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [2].
Stockton, September 2, 1904 (Tom Spalding) [1].

THAUMATOPSIS REPANDUS i(irote).

UTAH: Vineyard, July l<\ 1('17 (Tom Spalding) [1].

THAUMATOPSIS DAECKEELLCS Kearfott.

NEW JERSEY: Lucastmi, < >ct<>ber 10, 1902 (E. Daecke) [c?:
Lectotype, A. X. S. I'., no. 7188, by present designation]. Same
locality and collector, October 7, 1905 [Topotype].

THAUMATOPSIS PECTIXIFER (Zeller).
TEXAS: Brownsville, June, July [2].

EUFERNALDIA CADARELLA (DrUCe).

ARIZONA: Huachuca Mountains, August 27, 1903 (E. J.
Oslar) [5].

OMMATOPTERYX TEXANA (Robinson).

WASHINGTON: Pullman. July 12, 1898 (C. V. Piper) [2].
COLORADO: Clear Creek (E. J. Oslar) [3].
UTAH: Vineyard, August 7-11, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [4].
ARIZONA : San Bernardino Ranch, Cochise County, 3750 feet,
August (F. H. Snow) [2].

NEW MEXICO: Albuquerque (E. J. Oslar) |lj.

ARGYRIA NIVALIS (Drury).

CANADA: Toronto [2|.

MAINE: Greenville, July 21-29, 1919 (F. llaimbach) [1].
M onmouth. June 27, 1905 [1].

MASSACHUSETTS: Hyde Park, July 12. 1910 (F. Haimbach)
| 1 |. Framingham, July 14, 1906 [1].

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, mostly at Roxboro. June 20-
29 (F. Haimbach) [7]. Lower Merion Township, Mont-
gomery County, June 29- July 17 (F. Haimbach) [3|.

NEW IEKSEY: Five Mile Beach (F. Haimbach) [Ij. Cape
May, June 30, 1907 (F. Haimbach) [IJ.

VIRGINIA: Hot Springs, July 2-August 1, 1916 (M. He-
bard) [6].

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NORTH CAROLINA: Black Mountains, July 11-17, August 13,
1912 (W. Beutenmuller) [4].

TEXAS: March 13 [2].

NEBRASKA: Omaha, June 20, 1920 ( R. A. Leussler) [1J.
( )maha (F. H. Marshall) [3j.

.\R(iYRIA ARGENTANA (Martyil).

PENNSYLVANIA: "Pa." [1: Argvria niiinulalis Hiibner].

XEW JERSEY: Wenonah, July 22 ( F. Haimbach [4]. Sea
Isle City, September 12, 1908 (F. Haimbach) |lj. Holly
Beach, August 12, 1906 (F. Haimbach) [1]. Five Mile Beach,
June 19, 1904, July 3, August 6 (F. Haimbach) [4]. Cape
May, June 30, 1907 (F. Haimbach) [3]. Cape May Point,
July 26, 1914 (F. Haimbach) [2].

FLORIDA: Dunedin, April 3-30 (W. S. Blatchley) [2]. Day-
tona, March, 1907 (P. Laurent) [2].

NEBRASKA: Omaha, Inly 20, 1910 (R. A. Leussler) [1|.
Omaha (F. H. Marshall) [3].

ARGYRIA AURATELLA (Clemens).

Argyria crilica Forbes, new syn.

Forbes' description of critica agrees very well with Clemens'
type of auratclla, on which there is no' trace of yellow on distal
half of inner margin. Walker's description of palcliclla also
makes no reference to the yellow marking on the distal, nor the
inner, half of inner margin. Specimens which have this yellow
marking along the inner margin are therefore a variety, which
1 do not consider worthy of a name, as both forms are taken
together. On July 21, 1917, I collected a large series of this
species at Weaver, Pennsylvania (near Harrisburg) in which
the two forms were equally divided ; the specimens were per-
fectly fresh, and must have emerged on that day, evidently
from one brood. It appears to me to be a grade of intensity in
pigmentation. Specimens collected by me at Southern New
Jersey shore points are marked more intensely than those
taken in Pennsylvania and more Northern points.

MASSACHUSETTS: "Mass." (S. H. Scudder, Jr.) [Type, A.
N. S. P., no. 7284]. Framingham, August 8, 1907 (C. A.
Frost) [1]. Hyde Park, July 8, 1910 ( F. Haimbach [1].

NEW YORK: Katonah, West Chester County, July (W. Beu-
tenmuller) [1].

PENNSYLVANIA: Mount Airy, Philadelphia, July 28 (P.
Laurent) [2 topotypes of Ar</vria crilica Forbes]. Weaver,
July 21, 1907 (F. Haimbach) [4].

NEW JKKSKY: Wenonah, July 13-28 ( F. Haimbach) [2J.

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Holly Beach, July 26, 1899 (F. Haimbach) [1]. Five Mile
Beach, August 4 ( F. Hainihach) |1J. Cape May Point, July
24. 1915 (F. Hainihach) |1J.

AKCYKIA LACTEELLA ( Fabricius).

FLORIDA: Dunedin, March 21-31, April 15, November 28
( \\. S. Ulatchley) [4j.

PLATYTES MULTILINEATELLA ( Ilulst).

OHIO: Cincinnati, July 11, 1904 (A. F. I'.raun ) |1].
FLORIDA: Melbourne, March (P. Laurent) [1J. Daytona,
March (P. Laurent) [3],

PLATYTES PANOLOPE Dyar.

FLORIDA: Dunedin, March 29, 1921. April 28, 1920 (W. S.

Blatchk'y) |2J.

PLATYTES? ALLEXI (Fernald).

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia, June 2, 1914 (F. Haimbach),
August (H. \\". \Yenzel) [2]. Lower Merion Township.
Montgomery County, July 7-23, September 5 (F. Haimbach)
[3].

NEW JERSEY: Sea Isle City, September 12, 1908 (F. Haim-
bach) [!].

EOREUMA DENSELLUS (Zeller).

PENNSYLVANIA : Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County, July 16-August 6 (F. Haimbach) [6]. Hulmeville,
Bucks County, July 16, 1924 (F. Haimbach) [1].

TEXAS: May 20 [2].

CHILO MULTIPUNCTELLUS Kearfott.

ARIZONA: Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, July, 1907
(H. A. Kaeber) [4J.

CHILO PURITELLUS Kearfott.

ARIZONA: Carr Canyon. Huachuca Mountains, July, 1907
(H. A. Kaeber) [1].

CHILO PLEJADELLUS Zinckeii.

PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia. June 4-11, September 4 ( F.
Haimbach) [3]. Lower Merion Township, Montgomery
County. August 14-29 (F. Haimbach) |4|. Tnllytown, I'.uck's
County, July 9, ]«'22 ( F. llaimbach) [1|.

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CHILD FORBESELLUS Fernald.

NEW JERSEY: Anglesea, July 10 (P. Laurent) [1].

IESTA LISETTA Dyar.

FLORIDA: Dunedin, February 23, March 26- April 23 (W. S.
Blatchley) [5].

DlATRAEA SACCHARALIS (Fabricilis).

MEXICO: Vera Cruz (Koebele) [1].

DlATRAENOPSIS DIFFERENTIALIS (Fernald).

FLORIDA: Dunedin (W. S. Blatchley) [2].
DIATRAENOPSIS iDALis (Fernald).

ILLINOIS: Chicago [1].
TEXAS: Brownsville, June [2].

ALAMOGORDIA PARALLELA (Kearfott).

NEW MEXICO: Alamagordo, April 26, 1902 (Viereck &
Rehn) [? : Allotype]. Same locality and collectors, April 26-
May 4, 1902 [15 Paratypes].

OCCIDENTALIA COMPTULATALIS (Hlllst).

CANADA: Cartwright, Manitoba, July 27, 1908 (J. F. Heath)

[2]-

UTAH: Vineyard, July 16-August 9, 1917 (Tom Spalding)
[11].

COLORADO: Clear Creek, August 1, 1907 (E. J. Oslar) [1].

EUROPEAN SPECIES.
CRAMBUS COMBINELLUS Schiffermiiller.
AUSTRIA: Vienna (Staudinger) [1].
Without data [2].

CRAMBUS COULONELLUS Duponchel.

Pontresina, July 15, 16 (F. E. Lowe) [2]. Rochers de
Naye, Jury 12. 1911 (F. E. Lowe) [1]. Courmayeur, July,
1902 (F. E. Lowe) [2]. Engelberg, July 16, 1901 [2J. Preda
Albula, P., July, 1913 ( F. E. Lowe) •[!].

CRAMBUS SPURIELLUS Hubner.

Pontresina, July 15-29, 1907 (F. E. Lowe) [4|. Steinen
Alp, Berisal, July 25, 1911 (F. E. Lowe) [2]. Simplon, July
23, 1911 [1].' Eclepeus, June 1907 (F. E. Lowe) [1].

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CRAMBUS INQUINATELLUS Schiffermuller.

Blightwell Heath, Suffolk, August 8, 1908 |1]. Miraborne,
August, 1906 [/].

CRAMBUS SUBFLAVELLUS Duponchel.

Vizzavona, July 19-30, 1914 (F. E. Lowe) f/»|. Tattone,
July, 1914 (F. E. Lowe) [2].

CRAMBUS GENICULEUS Haworth.

St. Peter Port, August 20, 1916 (F. E. Lowe) [1 |. Guern-
sey, October 23-30 (F. E. Lowe) [/].

CRAMBUS POLIELLUS Treitscbke.
Without data [2].

CRAMBUS DELIELLUS Hiibner.

Potsdam Str. [Ij. Without data [3J.

CRAMBUS LITHARGYRELLUS Hiibner.

Zermatt, August, 1898, at light [2].
CRAMBUS TRISTELLUS Schiffermuller.

Without data [11].
CRAMBUS SELASELLUS Hiibner.

Harwich district, July, August (G. F. Mathew) [5].
CRAMBUS LUTEELLUS Schiffermuller.

Breslau (Staudinger) [2].

CRAMBUS ZERMATTENSIS Frey.
Zermatt Str. [1].

CRAMBUS PERLELLUS Scopoli.

Harwich district, [uly, 1910 (G. F. Mathew) [2]. Instow,
July, 1907 (G. F. Mathew) |1]. Without data [12].

CRAMBUS PERLELLUS var. WARRI.M, TON ELLA Stt.

Harwich district, July 5. 1911 (G. F. Mathew) [1|. Wim-
bonii', August. 1906 [1]. Instow, lime, 1W (G. F. Mathew)
[1]. Rislcv Moss, Lanca, July, 1(H)3 |1|. 1 'ontresina, July 16-
30, 1910 (F. E. Lowe) [2|. "

CRAMBUS ROSTELLUS Laharpe.

Srisser Alp (Staudinger) [IJ. Penm-sina, [uly 16-30 (F.
E. Lowe) [3].

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CRAMBUS SAXONELLUS Zincken.

Prague (Staudinger) [1]. Without data [2].

CRAMBUS FULGIDELLUS Hiibner.
Without data [2].

CRAMBUS RADIELLUS Hiibner.

Simplon, July 23, 1911 [4J. Laquinthal, July 14-22, 1911
(F. E. Lowe) [1]. Pontresina, July 13-30 (F. E. Lowe) [2].
Steiner Alp, Berisal, July 25, 19*11 (F. E. Lowe) [1]. With-
out data [2].

CRAMBUS MARGARITELLUS Hiibner.

Risley Moss, Lanca, July, 1904 [8]. Without data [2].

CRAMBUS PYRAMIDELLUS Treitschke

Preda Albula, P., July, 1913 (F. E. Lowe) [1]. Laguinthal,
July 14-23, 1911 (F. E. Lowe) [1]. Trafoi, July, 1903 [1J.
Mt. Pilatus, July 9, 1901 [2].

CRAMBUS PAUPERELLUS Treitschke.

La Grave, July 25-August 1, 1909 (F. E. Lowe) [1].
CRAMBUS CONCHELLUS Schififermiiller.

Rochers de Naye, July 12, 1911 (F. E. Lowe) [2]. Engel-
berg, July, 1901 [2]. Laquinthal, July 14-22, 1911 (F. E.
Lowe) [2]. Val Tiniere, June, 1907' (F. E. Lowe) [1]. Mei-
zingen, July 6, 1904 [1]. No. 63 5/56, (Boll) [2].

CRAMBUS PINELLUS Linnaeus.

Nr. Wimborne, August, 1907 (G. F. Mathew) [8j.

CRAMBUS MYELLUS Hiibner.
Without data [1J.

CRAMBUS SPECULALIS Hiibner.
(Staudinger) [1].

CRAMBUS LUCTIFERELLUS Hiibner.

Trofoi, July, 1903 [1]. Laquinthal, July 14-22 (F. E. Lowe)
|1]. Pontresina, July, 1907, 1912 (F. E. Lowe) [4J.

CRAMBUS CORSICELLUS Duponchel.

Tattona, July, 1914 (F. E. Lowe) [2].

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CRAM BUS FALSELLUS Schiffermuller.

Camford, S. W., 1873 [1]. Cambridge, July [4]. Boroclen,
Edleston (F. Bond) [2J.

CRAMBUS MACULALIS Zetterstedt.

Pontresina, July 16-30, 1910 ( F. E. Lowe) [2].
CRAMBUS CHRYSONUCHELLUS Scopoli.

Without data [S].
CRAMBUS CRATERELLUS Scopoli.

Without data [2].
CRAMBUS LUCELLUS Herrich-Schaffer.

Bondol, Cote de Azur, June 11-20, 1913 (F. E. Lowe) [2].
La Ste. Baume, July 12-15, 1914 (F. E. Lowe) [4].

CRAMBUS IIORTUELLUS Hiibner.

New Forest (C. Galliver) [7]. Unst., 1895 (P. M. Bright)
Ml-
CRAMBUS CULM F.LI, us Linnaeus.

Unst., 1895 (P. Al. Bright) [5|.
CRAMBUS DELICATELLUS Zeller.

Digne. June 14-25, 1910, July 16, 1909 (F. E. Lowe) [4].
Ste. Baume, June 25-July 2, 1912 (F. E. Lowe) [1]. Mar-
tigny, fune, 1907 (F. E. Lowe) [2]. Vernet-Piz : Or., June
14-26, 1911 (F. E. Lowe) [1].

CRAMBUS DUMETELLUS Hiibner.

Lancashire Hodgk. (F. Bond) 161. New Forest (F. Bond)
[2].

CRAMMUS PRATELLUS Linnaeus.

Pleinmont Cut.. July. 1915 (F. E. Lowe) [8].

CRAMBUS ALIENELI.US Zincken.

Without data [4|. 1 labeled "Sienig."

CRAMBUS SILVELLUS Hiibner.

July 17, '57 \2\. \\'ithnut data [6|.

CRAMBUS ERICELLUS Hiibner.
Without data [3J.

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CRAM BUS PASCUELLUS Linnaeus.

Barum, July, 1905 [3]. Instow, June 26, 1908 (G. F.
Mathew) [1].' Wicken, June 30, 1902 [3]-. Beech Haven [1].
Neckar, Bischofsheim, B., June 25 (F. Weigand) [1J.

CRAMBUS ULIGINOSELLUS Zeller.

Without data [12].
CRAMBUS HAMELLUS Thunberg.

#31, August 31, '66 [3].

PLATYTES CERUSSELLUS Schiffermuller.
Without data [/].

PLATYTES ALPINELLUS Hubner.
Portsmouth, Moncraff, 1872 [4].

EROMENE BELLA Hiibner.

La Ste. Baume, June 22-29, 1913 (F. E. Lowe) [3]. Nans-
Var., June 25-July 11, 1914 ( F. E. Lowe) [2]. Bondol, Cote
de Azur, June 11:20. 1914 (F. E. Lowe) [lj.

Centenary of the Entomological Society of France.

The Entomological Society of France, founded in 1832, will
soon celebrate its centenary at Paris and desires to give to
this event all possible splendor.

The official ceremony of the centenary, the celebrations and
excursions which will be arranged for this occasion will occur
at the same time as the Fifth International Congress of En-
tomology, which will be held at Paris in 1932. Invitations
will be sent to the entomological societies of the entire world
and we hope that many delegates will take part in the festivi-
ties, the program and date of which will be fixed later.

But it seems to us that such celebrations should not be the
only manifestation by our society on the hundredth year of its
existence. It will be appropriate to crown the magnificent
series of one hundred volumes of Annalcs ilc la Socictc cnto-
rnologiquc dc France by the publication of an extraserial "Cen-
tenary" volume, containing a history of our Society from its
beginning and also original memoirs by our best French
authors and the best known entomologists of foreign coun-
tries.

Moreover, our Society wishes to publish a Catalogue raisonnc
of the Coleoptera of France and to complete the general tables
of the Annalcs, unfinished since 1890.

It is evident that the realization of so extensive a program
is dependent upon the resources which our Society will bave

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at its disposal. A subscription list has already been opened.
It is hoped that all the members of our Society will impose
on themselves the duty of subscribing and of rendering our
centenary publications worthy of the efforts of our prede-
cessors.

A later notice will fix the sum at which subscribers will have
the right to receive the Centenary volume.
(Translated.) For the Centenary Committee:

L. CHOPARD, Secretary. DR. R. JEANNEL, President.

A Note on the Longevity of a Paralyzed Orthopteran
(Locustidae; Hymen.: Sphegidae).

On July 19, 1929, at Zion National Park, Utah, I surprised
a large wasp (Chlorion ichneuinoniiiin (Linn.)) carrying an
immature katydid (Microcentrum sp?). An attempt was made
to capture them both but the wasp escaped, leaving its prey.
This, upon examination, was found to have been paralyzed by
the wasp. It was capable only of feeble movements of the
antennae and palpi. Life processes evidently continued, as
faeces were occasionally voided. It was placed in a cotton-
stoppered vial which allowed circulation of air and prevented
excessive evaporation. Note was made of its condition from
day to day. It lived, as was evidenced by movements, from 14
to 17 days. The last few days decomposition set in at the ex-
tremities and on the 17th day it was definitely dead. — LOWELL
A. \YOODBURY, University of LTtah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Notes on Corythuca pallipes Parshley, and Leptodictya
(Locustidae; Hymen.: Sphecidae).

The writer has been interested in the Tingididae for some
time and has obtained two records which may be of interest.
A rather large infestation of Corythuca pallipes Parshley was
found in Garrett County, Maryland, feeding on its usual host
plant, Bctiila lutea Michx. Heretofore the insect has not been
reported south of New York. The infestation was near Bear
Creek on the top of Keyser's Ridge, about 2000 feet above
sea level. The insects were collected September 17, 1929.

On October 5, 1929, specimens of Leptodictya siiuu:
Heidemann were collected by Dr. E. N. Cory from IVkTsbi:
Virginia. These insects occurred in large numbers on .Iriai-
dinaria tecta (Walt.) Muhl., where they had caused consider-
able damage. According to Blatchley's Heteroptera of /eastern
North America, the host plant of this insect has never been
reported. However, L. simulant should occur also on A. mac-
•rospcrma Michx. These are the only two species of the 15am-
buseae native to eastern I'nited States as far north as Virginia
and Maryland, where they grow in moist soil. — L. I'. DIT.MAN,
College Park, Maryland.

136 ENTOMOLOGICAL. NEWS [Apr., '30

International Society of Ipidologists.

We note in the Canadian Entomologist for February, 1930,
that a society by this name has been proposed by Dr. P. Spes-
sivteff at a meeting of the International Congress of Forest
Experiment Stations held at Stockholm, for the intensive study
of the bark beetles. All those interested in bark beetles and
desirous of joining the new society are requested to forward
their names and addresses, with a statement of their more spec-
ial interests, to Dr. I. Tragardh, Experimentalfaltet, Sweden.

Some Coincidences in the Lives of Three Prominent New
Zealand Entomologists of the Last Century.

Three boys were born in England — F. W. Hutton in 1836,
Thomas Broun in 1838 and W. M. Maskell in 1840. All three,
before they reached the age of twenty, entered the army. Mas-
kell left England soonest, and went to New Zealand in 1860.
Broun entered the army at the age of sixteen, during the
Crimean War, and after the close of that war accompanied
his regiment to Burma. Here he became attracted by the large
size and brilliant colors of many of the tropical insects, and
began to collect. Then came the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny
and his regiment served in India during the whole period of
the mutiny. He was present at the assault and capture of Delhi
and at the relief of Lucknow. He retired from the army in
1862, married, and went to New Zealand in 1863. Hutton
as a boy served as a midshipman in the navy. Later he received
a commission in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, saw active service
in the Crimea and in the Indian Mutiny. He was a naturalist
by instinct. In 1866 he went to New Zealand and eventually
was Professor of Biology in Canterbury College and stayed
there for many years. He was also Curator of the Canterbury
Museum.

Broun, when he got to New Zealand, found that the Maori
War had broken out, and he was commissioned a Captain and
served through the whole war. He was appointed .Government
Entomologist in 1890 and held the post for several years. He
worked with insects until his death. He knew the Hemiptera
and the Orthoptera and had a good knowledge of most of the'
other orders, but he was primarily a coleopterist.

Captain Hutton's work covered a broad range of entomo-
logical subjects, but in entomology he published over thirty
papers of systematic importance.

Mr. Maskell, after reaching New Zealand, was a slurp
farmer for some years. Later he became Provincial Secretary
and Treasurer of Canterbury Province, and toward the end

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of his life he was Registrar of the University of Xe\v Zealand.
( )riginally a microscopist, he gradually hecame interested in
the Coccidae, Aleurodidae and Psyllidae, at the same time work-
ing with the Desmids in botany. His work on scale insects
made him known to entomologists all over the world.

That three boys born in England at about the same time
should have become soldiers was not at all unlikely ; that two
of these boys should have served in the Crimea and in the
Indian Mutiny was not unlikely; that all three of them should
have gone to New Zealand at about the same time was not un-
likely ; but that all three of them added to these three coinci-
dences a fourth coincidence that all became well known ento-
mologists rounds out the story into something rather remarkable.

L. O. HOWARD, Washington, D. C.

Entomological Literature

COMPILED BY FRANK HAIMBACH AND LAURA S. MACKEY
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF E. T. CRESSON, JR.

The numbers within brackets j ] refer to the journals, as numbered
in the list of Periodicals and Serials published in the January and June
numbers (or which may be secured from the publisher of Entomological
News for lOc), in which the paper appeared. The number of, or annual
volume, and in some cases the part, heft, &c. the latter within ( )
follows; then the pagination follows the colon :

All continued papers, with few exceptions, are recorded only at their
first installments.

*Papers containing new forms or names have an * preceding the
author's name.

(S) Papers pertaining exclusively to neotropical species, and not so
indicated in the title, have the symbol (S) at the end of the title of
the paper.

For records of Economic Literature, see the Experiment Station Rec-
ord, Office of Experiment Stations, Washington. Also Review of Applied
Entomology, Series A, London. For records of papers on Medical Ento-
mology, see Review of Applied Entomology, Series B.

jtJt^'Note the change in the method of citing the bibliographical refer-
ences, as explained above.

Papers published in the Entomological News are not listed.

GENERAL. — Borodin. D. N. — Field insects of Russia, with
special reference to insects introduced into America and
their coefficient of injury. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent. |
982-991, ill. Brues, C. T. - The insect fauna of thermal
springs. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 237-240. Carpenter,
F. M. — The lower permian insects of Kan>a>. I 'art 1. In-
troduction and the order Alecoptera. [Hull. Alns. Coin]).
Xool. Harvard Coll.] 70: 69-101. ill. Chapman, R. N.-
Biotic potential, environmental resistance and insect abund-

138 ENTOMOLOGICAL. NEWS [Apr., '30

ance. [X. Cong. Int. Zool, Budapest] 1209-1218. ill.
Chestnut, A.— Insect hunter. [Nat. Mag.] 15: 176-178, ill.
Cockerell T. D. A.— The future of taxonomy. [68] 71 : 240-
241. Collin, J. E. — A protest against the use of abbrevia-
tions in original descriptions. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.]
303-305. Corporaal, J. B. — Forum on problems of taxo-
nomy: Determinations. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 795-
796. Corporaal, J. B. — The share of the Netherlands in the
development of entomology in past centuries. [Trans. 4th.
Int. Cong. Ent. | 357-360. Cresson, E. T., Jr. — Index to the
literature of the species of insects. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.] 484-488. Edwards, F. W. — An account of a collecting
trip to Patagonia and Southern Chile. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent. j '416-417. Efflatoun, H. C.— The development
of entomological science in Egypt. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.J 737-742. Estable, C. — Observaciones sobre algunos
insectos del Uruguay. [An. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo]
3 : 57-92. Flanders, S. E. — The mass production of Tricho-
gramma minutum and observations on the natural and arti-
ficial parasitism of the codling moth egg. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 110-130, ill. Felt, E. P.— Insect inhabitants of
the upper air. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 869-872. Felt,
Cockerell & Troxell.— Scientific names. [68] 71: 215-218.
Heikertinger, F. --The principle of continuity in nomen-
clature. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 481-483. Holland,
W. J. — Forum on problems of taxonomy : Types. [Trans.
4th Int. Cong.] 688-694. Holland, W. J.— The mutual re-
lations of museums and expert specialists. [Trans. 4th.
Int. Cong. Ent.J 278-285. Horn W.— On the splitting in-
fluence of the increase of entomological knowledge and on
the enigma of species. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 500-507,
ill. Horn, W. - -The future of insect taxonomy. [Trans.
4th. Int. Cong. Ent.J 34-51. Jablonowski, J. - - The black
locust-tree-scale, Lecanium robiniarum and the European
corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis, a biological parallel. [Trans.
4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 455-462. Jeannel, R. -- Forum on
problems of taxonomy: Collections. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.] 797-800. Kennedy, C. H.— The theory of nomencla-
ture. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent. | 665-672. Lamborn,
W. A. — The remarkable adaptation by which a dipterous
pupa (Tabanidae) is preserved from the danger of fissures
in drying mud. [Proc. R. Soc., London] 106, (B) : 83-87,
ill. Le Cerf, F. — Une technique simplifiee pour la colora-
tion cles genitalia. [59] (B, III) 3: 147-152. Martini, E.-
Kliina und seuchen vom stamlpunkte des entomologen.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.J 403-477. Martynov, A. B.—

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Permian entomofauna of North Russia and its relation to

that of Kansas. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 595-599.

Melander, A. L. — The selection of family names. [Trans.
4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 657-664. Muir, F— The role of func-
tion in taxonomy and its relationship to the genitalia in
insects. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 600-604. Pictet, A.

— Quelques considerations decoulant d'experiences dc ge-
m'-ti(|iK' en rapport avec la systematique. [41] 14: 17n-178.
Reiser, O. — -Naiurwissenschaftlicher bericht iiber den ver-
lauf der von der K. Akademie der Wissenschaften in \Yien
1903 unter leitung von weiland hofrat Dr. F. Steindachner
nach Nordost-Brasilien entsendeten Sammel-Expedition.

[Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien] 43: 1-73, ill. Roepke, W.-
A new method of making microscopic aphid preparations.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 917-918. Rozanova, M— Von
den niedersten taxonomischen einheiten. [Jour. Soc. J>ot.
Russie] 13: 341-342. Saalas, U. — Ueber die anwendung der
linien-abschatzung bei der frequenzbestimmung von forstin-
sekten. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 646-656, ill. Schilder,
F. A. — Einiges iiber "Bestimmungstabellen." [2] 25: 194-
196. Silvestri, F. - - The relation of taxonomy to other
branches of Entomology. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.]
52-54. Stiles, C. W. — The future of zoological nomencla-
ture, with an appendix: history of rules re designation of
genotypes. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 622-645. Trag-
ardh, I. - - Investigations of the fauna of a dying tree.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 773-780, ill. Van Diizee, E. P.

-The regional museum and one of its problems. [Trans.
4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 1003-1004. Van Duzee, E. P.— Re-
marks on the insect collections in the museum of the
California Academy of Sciences. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.] 801-802. Van Dyke, E. C. - - The influence which
geographical distribution has had in the production of the
insect fauna of North America. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.J 555-566. Verity, R. — On the necessity of a revision
of the rules of entomological nomenclature concerning
groups of lower rank than the specific one. [Trans. 4tn.
Int. Cong. Ent.J 479-480. Wade, J. S.— Vignettes of Henry
Edwards and John Muir. [76] 1930: 240-250. Waterstori,
J. — Forum on problems of taxonomv: Discussion on tvpc^.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.| 695-699. Wheeler, W. M.-
Two interesting neotropical myrmecophytes (Cordia nodosa
and C. alliodora). [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.| 342-353.
Wolff, M. — Vom missbrauch des geset /(.'.•> der kausalitat in
der hi ..logic. [34] 86: 175-179.

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ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Alpatov, W. W.-

Variability of the honeybee tongue biometrically investi-
gated, and practical questions connected with the problem
of the selection of the honeybee. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.] 1010-1019, ill. Bodenheimer and Samburski — Ueber
den warmeausgieich bei insekten. [34] 86: 208-211, ill.
Burnside, C. E. — Septicemia of the honeybee. [Trans. 4th.
Int. Cong. Ent.] 757-767. Eastham, L. E. S.— The forma-
tion of germ layers in insects. [Hiol. Rev. & Biol. Pro.
Cambridge Phil. Soc.] 5: 1-29. Eidmann, H. — Influence of
temperature on the number of eggs in lepidoptera. [Trans.
4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 355-356. Francis, E. — Arthropods in
the transmission of Tularaemia. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.] 929-944, ill. Gerould, J. H.— History of the discovery
of periodic reversal of heart-beat in insects. [68] 71 : 264-
265. Gerould, J. H. - - Periodic reversal of heart-beat in
Bombyx and other moths. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.]
516-522. Graham-Smith, G. S. -- Further observations on
the anatomy and function of the proboscis of the blow-fly
Calliphora efythrocephala. [Parasitology] 22: 47-115, ill.
Hannes, F. — Ueber die verschiedenen arten des "Lernens"
der honigbiene und der insekten iiberhaupt. [89 1 47: 89-
150. Heikertinger, F. -- Ueber das mimikryproblem und
sein schwesterprobleme. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent. | 821-
831. Henriksen, K. L. — Contribution to the interpretation
of the cephalic segments of Arthropoda. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 589-594. Imhof, O. E. - - Berichtigungen zur
kenntnis des baues von insektenflugeln. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 793-794. Keilin & Nuttall. - - Iconographic
studies of Pediculus humanus. [Parasitology] 22: 1-10, ill.
Leiby, R. W. — Polyembryony in insects. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 873-887. Martini & Achundow. — Beeinflussung
der farbe von miicken und ihren larven. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 478. Miller, J. M. — The relation of windfalls
to barkbeetle epidemics. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 992-
1002, ill. Mukerji, R. N.— The "Nucleal Reaction" in Apan-
teles sp., with special reference to the secondary nuclei and
the germ-cell determinant of the egg. [Proc. R. Soc.,
London] 106, (B) : 131-139, ill. Parfentjev, J. A. -- Re-
searches in insect toxicology. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.]
857-864, ill. Parker, J. R. — Some effects of temperature and
moisture upon the activities of grasshoppers and their re-
lation to grasshopper abundance and control. [Trans. 4th.
Int. Cong. Ent.] 322-332. Patterson, J. T.— Proof that the
entire chromosome is not eliminated in the production of

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somatic variations by x-rays in Drosophila. [85J 15: 141-
149, ill. Patterson, J. T. — Somatic segregation produced by
x-rays in Drosophila melanogaster. [Pro. Xat. Acad. Sci.
U. S. A.] 16: 109-111. Portier & Rothays.— -Mode de \.»1
des insect* et charge alaire par unite de surface. [69 1 190:
399-400. Poulton, E. B. -- Adaptations which hinder or
prc\ cut inbreeding in insects. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.[
582-588. Rensch, B. — Das prinzip geographischer Rassen-
kreise und das problem der Artbiklung. 206 pp., ill.
Ronzoni & Bishop. — Carbohydrate metabolism in the honey
bee larva. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 361-365. Roubaud,
M. E. — Suspension evolutive et hibernation larvaire obliga-
toire, provoquees par la chaleur, chez le moustique commun.
Culex pipiens. Les diapauses vraies et les pseudo-diapauses
chez les insectes. [69J 190: 324-326. Rudolfs, W.— Envi-
ronmental factors and mosquito breeding. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 945-959, ill. Taylor, T. H. - - The blowfly's
mouth. [31] 125: 238, ill. Watanabe, K.— On the relation*
between the color of silkworms and the environment.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 372-373. Watson, L. R. -
Instrumental insemination of queenbees. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 976-977. Yung-Tai, T. — Stir les mitoses multi-
polaires dans les cellules epitheliales de 1'intestin posterieur
de Galleria mellonella pendant la metamorphose. [77] 103:
229-231.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— Baerg, W. J.-

Some poisonous arthropods of North and Central America.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 418-438. *Chamberlin, J. C.
-A synoptic classification of the false scorpions or chela-
spinners, with a report on a cosmopolitan collection of the
same. Part II. The Diplosphyronida (Chelonethida). [75]
5: 1-48, ill., cont. Elliott, F. R. — An ecological study of the
spiders of the beech-maple forest. [43] 30: 1-22. Fischel,
W.--Wachstum und hautung der spinnen. 2. Mitteilnng:
\\ eitere beobachtungen an retitelen und vaganten aranecn
[94] 136: 78-107, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Bartenef,

A. N. --Ueber Calopteryx splendens und ihre Hi. .tvpen.
besonders die westasiatischen. [89] 58: 521-540. Ca'lvert,
P. P. — The significance of < Monate larvae for insect phylo-
geny. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Knt.J 919-V25, ill. Emerson,
A. E. — Communication among termite*. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Kni.| 712-727. Enderlein, G. — Ueber den laut-apparat
der ll(,he. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Knt.| 771-772, ill. Jordan,

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K. — On some problems of distribution, variability and vari-
ation in North American Siphonaptera. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 489-499. ill. Silvestri, F. — On postembryonal
development of Japygidae (Thysanura). [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 905-908, ill. Spencer, G. J. - - The fare brat,
Thermobia domestica (Lepismidae) in Canada. [4] 62: 1-2.
Tillyard, R. J. - The evolution of the order Odonata.
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 543-545. Walley, G. S.-
Review of Ephemerella nymphs of western North America
(Ephemeroptera). [4] 62:. 12-20, ill.

ORTHOPTERA.— Karny, H. H— Revisione dei Grilla-
cridi dei musei cli Geneva e Torino e clella collezione Griffini.
[Mem. Soc. Ent. Italiana] 7: 154pp., ill. *Menozzi, C. -
Diagnosi di cinque nuove specie di Dermatteri. (S). [Mem.
Soc. Ent. Italiana] 8: 8-18, ill.

HEMIPTERA. — *Jaczewski, T. — Notonectidae from the
state of Parana. [An. Mtis. Zool. Polonici] 7: 121-136.
King, W. V.- -The cotton flea hopper (Psallus seriatus).
[Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 452-454. Severin, H. H. P.-
Life-history of beet leafhopper, Eutettix tenellus in Califor-
nia. [67] 5: 38-88, ill. Spencer, G. J.— The status of the
barn swallow bug, Oeciacus vicarius. [4] 62: 20-21. Taka-
hashi, R. - - List of the aphid genera proposed as new in
recent years. [10] 32:24pp. Thomsen, M. — Sex-determina-
tion in Lecanium. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 18-24, ill.
de la Torre-Bueno, J. R. - - Records of Heteroptera from
Nova Scotia. [4] 62: 6-7. Vayssiere, P. - - Note comple-
mentaire sur les coccides monophleboides. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 81-86, ill.

LEPIDOPTERA.— Bouvier, E. L. -- Observations sys-
tematiques sur les Saturnioides Americains. [Trans. 4~th.
Int. Cong. Ent.] 909-916, ill. Corti, A. — Ueber die prapara-
tion des fliigel-geaders bei Lepidopteren. [41] 14: 180-181.
Fenton, F. A. -- Biological notes on • the pink bollworm
(Pectinophora gossypiella) in Texas. [Trans. 4th. Int.
Cong. Ent.] 439-447. *Hampson, G. F. — New genera and
species of Phycitinae (Pyralidae). [75] 5: 50-80. *Meyrick,
E. - - Exotic Microlepidoptera. 545-576. Vogeler, B. - - Die
zucht von Rothschildia aurota speculifera. (S). [141 43:
247-248.

DIPTER A. --Alexander, C. P.-- A comparison of the
systems of nomenclature that have been applied to the radial

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field of the wing- in the Diptera. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong.
Ent.] 700-707. *Bau, A. — Cnterebra conflans uncl subbuc-
cata, spec, novae, sowie bemerkung itber C. schroederi.
(Oestridae). (S). [60] 90: 303-307, ill. *Cordero, E. H.-
Contribucion al estudio de los Dipteros del Uruguay. I.
Lophornyidium uruayense n. gen. n. sp. Nueva Ceratopo-
gonina Hematofaga. [An. Mus. Hist. Xat. Montevideo] 3:
93-107, ill. *Curran, C. H. — Xe\v species of Diptera belong-
ing to the genus Baccha. (Syrphidae). New species of
Lepidanthrax and Parabombylius ( Bombyliidae). Xew
Diptera belonging to the genus Mesogramma (Syrphidae).
[40] 403: 16pp.; 404: 7pp.; 405: 14pp. Herms," W. B. -
Anopheline mosquito investigations in California. [Trans.
4th. Int. Cong. Ent.| 708-721. ill. *Krober, O.— Die taba-
nidenuntergattung Phaeotabanus. (S). [34] 86: 273-300,
ill. *Krober, O. - - Ergebnisst- einer zoologischen sammel-
reise nach Brasilien, insbesondere das Amazonasgebiet.
Tabanidae. [Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien] 43: 243-255, ill.
*Krober, O. - - Nachtrage zu den kleinen gattungen der
siidamerikanischen Tabanini. [34] 86: 248-265, ill. *Lind-
ner, E. - - Ergebnisse einer zoologischen sammelreise nach
Brasilien, insbesondere das Amazonasgebiet. Stratiomyi-
dae und Rhagionidae. [Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien] 43:
257-268. ill. Mercier, M. L. — Variation de certaines pieces
de 1' armature genitale male de Pollenia rudis (Calliphor-
inae) ; importance de cette variation pour la notion d'espece
chez les Myodaires superieurs. [69] 190: 320-322, ill.
Montschadsky, A. — Die stigmalplatten der Culicidenlarvcn.
[89] 58: 541-636, ill. Root, F. M. - -The present status of
our knowledge of the Nyssorhynchus group of Anopheline
mosquitoes. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.J 316-321.

COLEOPTERA.— Barnes, T. C.— An enquiry concerning
the natural history of the white-pine weevil (Pissodes
strobi). [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 412-413. *Brown,
W. J.-- Studies in the Scarabaeidae (IV). [4] 62: 2-0.
Dobzhansky, T. - -The origin of geographical varieties in
Coccinellidae. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 536. d'Orchy-
mont, A. --Remarks on the morphology and geographical
distribution of \Yohydrophilus i 1 lydrophilidae ) , especially
the American species. [Trans. 4th". Int. Con--. Knt.J 1024-
KLX ill. *Fisher, W. S.— New West fndian Buprestidae
and Cerambycidac. [4| 62: 7-11. *Fletcher, F. C.— Xott-s
on Neotropical Pselaphidae, with descriptions of new
species. [75] 5: 95-100. Greeves-Carpenter, C. F. - - The

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beetle family. [Nat. Mag.] 15: 171-172. Hovasse, M. R.-
Un mode de symbiose nouveau chez les Cochenilles. [69]
190: 322-324. Hustache, A. -- Curculionides de la Guade-
loupe. [Faune Col. Franchises] 3:165-267.' ill. Kolbe, H.—
Ueber einige iibergangsformen (Transifupaussus, Manica-
nopaussus u. a.) zwischen den primitiven und superioren
artengruppen der myrmekophilen Coleopterengattung Paus-
sen. [60] 90:253-258.

HYMENOPTERA.— Buckle, J. W.— Croesus va'rus. [4]
62: 21-22. Carpenter, F. M.--The fossil ants of North
America. [Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard Coll.] 70:
66pp., ill. *Cockerell, T. D. A. — Descriptions and records
of bees. [75] 5: 108-115, 156-163. Imms, A. D.— Observa-
tions on some parasites of Oscinella frit. [Parasitology]
22: 11-36, ill. Kryger, J. P. — Some remarks on the keys of
the European chalcids. [Trans. 4th. Int. Cong. Ent.] 1020-
1023.

SPECIAL NOTICES. — Fourth International Congress
of Entomology. — Ithaca, August 1928. Vol. 2. Transactions.
Containing titles of 148 papers. Monographic der palaarkt-
ischen arten des subgenus Dystroma (truncata-citrata-
gruppe) der gattung Cidaria (Geometrid). By F. Heyde-
mann. [Mitt. Muncher Ent. Ges.] 19: 207-302, ill. [AUho
treating of the palaearctic species its monographic nature
makes this paper valuable to students of other faunae].

GENERAL CATALOGUE OF THE HEMIPTERA. G. Horvath,
General Editor. H. M. Parshley, Managing Editor. Fascicle
II MESOVELIIDAE par GEZA HORVATH, M.D., Musee National
Hongrois, pp. (8-f-) 15. Price, 50 cents. Fascicle III. PYRRHO-
CORIDAE by ROLAND F. HUSSEY, Sc.D., New York City. With
bibliography by ELIZABETH SHERMAN, A.B., Mt. Vernon, N.
Y. 144 pp. Price, $1.50. Published by Smith College, North-
ampton, Mass., U.S.A., 1929.

The first fascicle, on the Membracidae, by Dr. W. D. Funk-
houser, appeared in 1927 and was noticed in the NEWS for
October, 1927, pages 254-255, where some general information
on this series will be found. Fascicle II, in the At'unt propos,
gives a history of the family Mesoveliidae as a taxonomic unit,
taken from Dr. Horvath's Monographic of 1915. Hie catalog
proper occupies pp. 1-7 and lists the two genera and 14 species
known from the entire world today, with their geographical
distribution. One genus and three species: M exordia hisif/nala
Uhler, M. cryptopliihi Hungerford, M. doin/Iuscnsis Hunger-

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ford, are recognized from North America. Pp. 8-14 contain
a bibliography.

The Introduction, pp. 3-6, of Fascicle III, contains, inter
alia, some interesting remarks on the geographical distribution,
affinities and subdivisions of this family. "About one-third of
all the known [360] species and more than half the genera
[43] of the Pyrrhocoridae occur in the Indo-Malayan region,
which thus appears to be the primary centre of distribution of
the family." It is Dr. Husscy's belief that the two subfam-
ilies, "the Euryophthalminae and the Pyrrhocorinae, are each
worthy of elevation into distinct family rank, the two thus
constituting the superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea", but for the pres-
ent he retains "the family Pyrrhocoridae in its standard sense".
Two new tribal names, Euryophthalmini and Physopeltini, are
suggested and defined (p. 5) as subdivisions of the Euryoph-
thalminae. Page 7 gives in tabular form the Systematic Ar-
rangement adopted under subfamilies, tribes and genera, show-
ing the number of species of each genus in eleven geographical
divisions of the earth. Thus in North America 2 subfamilies,
7 genera and 23 species are known. The catalog occupies pp.
9-106; Appendix A, genera wrongly included in the Pyrrho-
coridae, pp. 107-108; Appendix B, List of the Pyrrhocoridae
described under generic names now assigned to other families,
together with their present nomenclature, pp. 109-110; Appen-
dix C, List of Pyrrhocorid species transferred by various
authors to genera other than those under which they appear
in this catalogue, pp. 111-113. The bibliography by Miss
Sherman is on pp. 114-137. Finally there are two alphabetical
indexes, one to genera and higher groups and one to species,
pp. 138-144.

This is a catalogue which also serves as an index to the lit-
erature of the species of Hemiptera. It is, however, basically
systematic in its structure ; and unfortunately such structures
are subject to serious changes when the status of the species are
changed on account of Revisions, Monographs, etc., which are
continually being proposed. This will, in time, necessitate
reprinting the text in accordance with the new arrangement,
which in turn will require rewriting and resetting of the type
for the extensive bibliographical references. Thi> will not <m1y
involve expense, but will open again the chance of errors
creeping in. A new method of indexing the literature of thr
species of insects, which will obviate this reprinting and reset-
ting was proposed by K/.ra T. Cresson, Jr.. at the Fourth Inter-
national Congress of Entomology.* P. P. CALVERT.

*Trans. 4th Intern. Cm-. Km., p. 4X4-487, (1929).

146 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Apr., '30

DIE WEBERKNECHTE UNGARNS von Dr. GABRIEL VON KOLOS-
VARY; 4to., 112 pages, 11 plates, 67 text figures. 1929 Szeged
(Ungarn) "Studium" Verlag, Budapest iv., Muzeum-Korut 21.
Text in two parallel columns on each page, Magyar and Ger-
man. 38 Reichsmarks. The object of the present work, says
the author, is to fill some gaps in Hungarian Zoological litera-
ture and to complete the monograph of the Hungarian spider
world which Otto Herman began by his treatise on spiders. He
therefore presents us with this account of the Opiliones, or
daddy-longlegs. It is of interest to others than students of the
Hungarian fauna by virtue of the large amount of space which
it devotes to the external morphology (21 pages), internal anat-
omy (30 pages) and mode of life (23 pages) of these Arach-
nids, as contrasted with 23 pages to the faunistic part. The
author claims that it contains many details lacking in C. Fr.
Roewer's Die Weberknechte dcr Erde (Jena, 1923, Verlag G.
Fischer) and, offers several new interpretations of this group of
animals, largely due to his own studies on their morphology and
anatomy. The more important results of his investigations
which, the author believes, he has established are : a detailed
description of the various kinds of spines found on the body
surface and whose function is to secrete a. thickish substance
which, mixed with foreign particles, serves as a mechanical
protection ; the function and discharge of the stink-glands ; ex-
planations of the retractile chitinous tube of the male sexual
organs, of the pseudotracheal chitinous canal and of the dif-
ferent development of the two sorts of intestinal contents ; a
reconstruction of the tracheal system from microscopic prepara-
tions and a new nomenclature for the same; the modes of life
with special mention of juvenile individuals. The account of
the internal anatomy is based chiefly on longitudinal and trans-
verse serial microscopic sections of Opilio paricthnis and on
reconstructions made therefrom. Descriptions of the glands of
the body surface, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, muscular,
nervous and reproductive systems are given. The topics treated
of in the chapter on modes of life are: distribution, dwelling
places, relations to environment, food, pairing, egg-laying,
ontogeny, phylogeny, migration, parasites and correlation be-
tween psychic and corporeal peculiarities and the account is
based entirely on the author's personal observations and experi-
ments. The plates show, on large scale, a dorsal view of the
body, a profile of the head (or of the eyes only) and a more
highly enlarged chelicera for each of 22 species ; the text figures
illustrate principally morphological and anatomical details. — P.
P. CALVERT.

MAY

MAY. 1930

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Vol. XLI No. 5

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera— XIV . 147

Frost — A Suggestion for Relaxing Small Insects 152

Robertson — Proterandry and Flight of Bees (Hymen. : Apoidea)

Second Paper 154

Taylor — Notice on Parasitic Hymenoptera 157

Bequaert — Tsetse Flies — Past and Present (Diptera : Muscoidea) . . . 158
Crosby and Blauvelt— A European Beetle Found in New York (Coleop.:

Curculionidae) ... 164

Entomological Literature 165

Claassen — Recent Publications on Stoneflies 172

Obituary — Stephen Alfred P'orbes . . 175

Obituary — Frank Haimbach 178

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MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY,

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VOL. XLI. MAY, 1930 No. 5

North American Institutions featuring Lepidoptera.

XIV. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plates XIII-XVI).

The Museum of Comparative Zoology is maintained by
Harvard University and holds first place among American
college museums. It is not confined to zoology, as the name
might imply, but covers the entire field of natural history.
As the result of being planned and built to originally house
only exhibits of scientific nature for research and college in-
struction, its public rooms are smaller and less ornate then
those of many of the more modern museums, but during the
last few years, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Barbour,
many changes have been made, so that to-day the institution
is much more attractive to the general public than formerly.
The new Alexander Agassiz Coral Reef Room with its beau-
tiful models of some coral islands and its selection of fish and
invertebrates of the characteristic fauna is of special interest.
The mineralogical collection dates back to 1793 and is probably
the oldest in America, while the botanical section includes the
famous Gray Herbarium.

The nucleus of the University's collection was Louis Agas-
siz's private cabinet of natural history objects which was pur-
chased for $12,000 in 1852. By 1858 the quantity of study
material had so grown that the school made an allowance for
its maintenance. Fortunately in the year following, the State
of Massachusetts took an active interest in the institution and
appropriated $100,000 for its increase. Additional large private
subscriptions about this time made possible the start of con-
struction on the present museum building. In 1876 the State
relinquished all its rights to Harvard College and since that
time the Museum has been controlled by the University, al-
though the great increase in its collections was principally due

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to the liberality of Alexander Agassiz who expended over
$1,000,000 for that purpose. It is rightly said that there would
have been no Harvard Museum had it not been for Louis
Agassiz, whose ambition and energy founded the institution,
and for Alexander Agassiz, his son, whose successful com-
mercial enterprises made possible its greater development.

Louis Agassiz, 1807-73, was a native of Switzerland and
the son of Protestant minister of Motier. He received his
degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, and of Doctor of Medicine
at Munich. While a professor of natural history at Neuchatel,
he became interested in the study and classification of extinct
fishes and early in life made an excellent European reputation
for himself. Upon coming to United States in 1846 to fill a
course of lectures, Dr. Agassiz decided to remain and accepted
a professorship of geology at Harvard. That was in 1848, and
from that time on he began his cherished plan of establishing
at Harvard a great center of research in zoology which would
more than compare with those he had known so well in Europe.
Prof. Agassiz discouraged knowledge from text books and was
wont to say, "If you study nature in books, when you go out
of doors, you cannot find her", and that was one of the reasons
why he desired large college collections for research. His pupils
always had first-hand knowledge of what they were studying.
Dr. Agassiz was principally interested in marine life and was
America's first real student of ichthyology, making a well-
financed trip to Brazil in 1865, and to California in 1871, espe-
cially to collect fishes. His son, Alexander, was likewise a
specialist on oceanic life and took up his father's work, being
curator of the Museum from 1874 to 1885. Unfortunately
he died at sea on the "Adriatic," bound for U. S., in 1910.

A Department of Entomology was set aside at the Museum
in 1867 with H. A. Hagen, the neuropterist, as curator. For
a while later on, Mr. Samuel Henshaw, the coleopterist, held
the position and since 1916, Mr. Nathan Banks has been in
charge. He is considered one of the few well-known author-
ities on Arachnicla. Everybody likes Mr. Banks, and I think
it is because there can always be found a kindly twinkle in his
eyes ! He asked me to work up the following notes as best I
could, but I imagine that to leave them as they are will give

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XIV.

FIRST DIRECTORY 1877

NATURALISTS' DIRECTORY

NATURALISTS,

CHEMIfTS, PHYSICISTS.* METEOROLOGISTS

NATURALISTS'
DIRECTORY

LATEST DIRECTORY 1930

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XV.

ANDREW GREY WEEKS

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everyone a better insight into the entomological activities of
the Museum and into the splendid character of this man who
is one of America's foremost curators of insect life.

"The 13th has always been unlucky for all spiders and bugs
which get in my way. Perhaps it is because I was born at
Roslyn, New York, on the 13th of April, 1868; however, be
that as it may, Roslyn still remains a good town ! Like all boys
of a kind, I collected and my first book was Wood's Insects
at Home. Graduated from Cornell in 1889 and thought so
much of the school and the studying with Prof. Comstock that
I took the postgraduate course the year following. Was em-
ployed in the old Division of Entomology at Washington under
Riley from July, 1890, till September, 1892, when the Demo-
cratic Congress (bless their free-trade on insects) reduced
appropriations and the young men were fired, or rather kissed
goodbye. Went home to Sea Cliff, New York, where I carried
on my insect studies, collected and began to publish largely on
spiders. In 1896 was again appointed to the Government's
Division of Entomology under the orderly regime of Dr. How-
ard with work on biblography, ticks, mites, dipterous larvae,
etc., until 1916, when I left to come up here. In the meantime
had built up a good private collection of Arachnids and also
Neuroptera. Have eight children and one helps as preparator in
the Museum. Live twenty-five miles out of Cambridge at Hol-
liston, on a ten-acre place, where the collecting is good and I
sometimes find new spiders in the back yard. Don't know
which of my published articles to recommend now, can't find
that out till after I'm dead!"

Regarding the Museum's collections of insects, Mr. Banks
writes : "The Museum has about 4800 glass-topped drawers,
15x18 inches, arranged in four rooms on the second floor.1
These are mostly new with celotex bottoms. Our rooms aver-
age 25x30 feet, and there is a fifth room, nearly as large, which
houses the entomological library. The Lepidoptera portion oc-
cupies about 1200 drawers and contains in the neighborhood of
1000 types. The Samuel H. Scudder collection of butterflies

1 Author's note — The character and arrangement of some of these
drawers is shown to the back of the group on Plate XIII.

150 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [May, '30

was taken out of his old cabinets and put in with the general
collection by Mr. Henshaw before I came, otherwise I prob-
ably would have left it separate. The micros, with material of
Chambers, Dietz and Zeller,. the geometrids of Packard and
Sweet, and the butterflies of Scuclder contain the bulk of the
type material. The noctuids of Thaxter and Treat contain
some of Grote's types. The bulk of the Jacob Doll collection
was presented to us by Mr. Cassino and the A. Loveridge
collection of East African butterflies was purchased by Dr.
Barbour for the Museum and consists mostly of named material.
Aside from the above there is a large amount of both native
and exotic specimens which have been added throughout the
years. In other groups we have extensive collections as fol-
lows: Neuroptera (Hagen and Banks); Orthoptera (Scudder
and Morse) ; Diptera (Loew, Osten Sacken, Johnson) ; Cole-
optera (Leconte, Melsheimer, Dietz, Bowditch, Blanchard, Hay-
ward, E. D. Harris) ; Myriopoda (Chamberlin, Attems) ;
Arachnida (Emerson, Peckham, Banks, Bryant) and fossil
insects (Scudder). Types are not kept separate, but certain
collections are. A generic card index system is being made to
include all the collections, and the boxes in each order are
numbered for ready reference. The Myriopods, Arachnids and
Neuroptera have already been tabulated."

Massachusetts has produced many, many well-known ento-
mologists in the past and today its record for numbers of good
men remains unbroken. I wish the front plate (XIII) of this
article could have included the portraits of W. M. Wheeler,
of H. C. Fall, of L. W. Swett, but it is difficult to get a large
group all together at one time for one photograph. Mr. A. P.
Morse is curator of the Peabody Institute, at Salem, and has
written many papers on Orthoptera. Mr. Arthur Loveridge,
though employed in the reptile department of the Museum, is
interested in butterflies and lived for over ten years in East
Africa where he collected Rhopalocera and all of these are now
in the Museum. Dr. C. T. Brues needs little introduction,
being editor of Psyche since 1909. Dr. E. T. Learned is a
practicing physician, specializing in Lepidoptera, particularly the
Apantesis group. F. H. Carpenter works at the Museum under
a Research Council fellowship, studying fossil insects and Neu-

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Plate XVI.

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roptera. C. W. Johnson is an authority on certain Diptera and
has been for years a steady contributer to Psyche ; he is curator
of the Boston Society of Natural History. Miss E. B. Bryant
is permanently employed in the Entomological Department as
an assistant and works mostly on spiders under Banks. Every-
one knows Dr. Joseph Bequaert who specializes on Vespidae
and Tabanidae. The Harvard Medical College is lucky to have
him on their staff in the School of Tropical Medicine. He, as
well as Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Brues, is now an Associate Cura-
tor of the Entomological Department and each has a room in
the Museum. I understand Dr. Wheeler has moved all his
books and collections over there.

The entomologists of the country owe a great debt of thanks
to Samuel E. Cassino for his continual publication of the Na-
turalist's Directory. Imagine the number of amateur, and even
professional, entomologists, who since 1877 (53 years to date),
have had occasion to refer to those directories ! I often wonder
what motive there is, if any, or what brand, of self-esteem there
can be, which prompts a minority to leave their names and
addresses out of a directory when insertion is conveniently solic-
ited and scot-free? Mr. Cassino makes a special study of
Geometrid moths and is attempting to work them out by gen-
italic classification. To date, he has made over six thousand
slides for that purpose. His collection consists of two cabinets
containing ninety-six drawers. Mr. Cassino was born in Salem,
Massachusetts, January 4, 1856, and became interested in Lepi-
doptera under the guidance of A. S. Packard in 1874, when he
drew and made the original engravings for the "Monograph of
Geometrids". Most of Mr. Cassino's descriptions and notes
appear in the Lepidoptcrist. a little entomological publication
which he personally owns.

Andrew Gray Weeks is accumulating one of the few, really
very large collections of exotic Lepidoptera in this country and
to date they occupy forty-five cabinets. A good feature of the
Weeks' collection is that everything is neatly labeled and named
up-to-date. Some day, some museum will benefit by that col-
lection. Mr. Weeks has described many new species and his
two volumes, Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera I'nkno-i^n to

152 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [May, '30

Science, are works of art in colored illustration. He was born
in Boston, October 2, 1861, and graduated from Harvard Col-
lege in '83. Since 1901, upon retiring from active business as
head of the firm of Weeks & Potter, wholesale druggists, he has
devoted himself to entomology and not without result. A good
lepidopterist and a genial fellow to know.

After much persuasion I succeeded in getting my friend,
Dr. B. Preston Clark, to send me a photograph of himself for
this article. That specialization pays is certainly proved by
what Dr. Clark has accomplished with the Sphingidae and I
believe it can be safely said that he is the world authority on
these moths. His list of desiderata shows only a few of all the
known species and forms. Lately in his will, Dr. Clark has
given his collection to the Carnegie Museum at Pittsburgh and
the major portion, some 20,000 specimens, is already housed
there. He still retains in Boston some 3000 examples needed
for future study.

In the February, .1924, number of Psyche there is a very
comprehensive history of the early entomological clubs of Mas-
sachusetts with notes on the beginning of Psyche, which was
given its name by Scudder. It seems unnecessary to repeat or
to add further to Mr. J. H. Emerton's well written article.

A Suggestion for Relaxing Small Insects.

By S. W. FROST, The Pennsylvania State College.

It often happens that one has occasion to relax a large num-
ber of small insects from different localities and with data
which must be kept intact with the specimens. In rearing leaf-
mining insects and other small species, the writer found it un-
desirable to kill the insects as soon as they emerged but allow
them to obtain their full color. Under such conditions the
insects frequently die in their rearing chambers and relaxing is
necessary before pinning.

A small box made after the following description has been
found very convenient for relaxing such insects. A large
number of these paper boxes can be placed in a single relaxing
jar with no danger of 'confusing records. The same sort of
paper box has been used by morphologists for imbedding

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153

sections in paraffin. They can lie quickly folded and prepared
without the use of glue or paste. For general purposes a piece
of paper 2%" x 4" and a small wooden block iy4" x 1/4" : V4"
(Figs. 1 and 2) serve best. Place the block in the center of
the paper as in (3) with the longest dimension of the block

parallel with the longest side of the paper, bend the two sides
of the paper around the edges of the bind-.. Then fold the ends
up as in (4), making neat creases. The projecting folds arc'
then turned back as in (5). After all the folds are turned
back, the ends can be turned down as in (0), which completes
the box and prevents the ends from unfolding. In using the
boxes, labels or data can be written on the ends of the boxes.

154 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [May, '30

Proterandry and Flight of Bees (Hymen. : Apoidea).

Second Paper.

By CHARLES ROBERTSON, Carlinville, Illinois.
This paper is to give details of the table in the article on the
Proterandry and Flight of Bees, in ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS
29:341. Further observations have found the females last in
162 cases. And the figures in the table were changed as fol-
lows :

Males Females

precede follow Females Species

Osmiinae 28.4 62.1 72.7

Other Euceridae 10.6 60.4

Total bees 62.1 71.2

$ first, 9 last (109).
Prosopis (3).

PROSOPIS PYGMAEA $ April 20-Oct. 2, 9 May 7-Oct. 11.
SAYI $ May 4-Aug. 26, 5 May 7-Oct. 7.
ZIZIAE $ May 4-Sept. 28, 2 May 18-Oct. 10.

Colletes (7).

COLLETES AMERICANUS $ Aug. 18-Oct. 15, ? Aug. 20-Oct. 30.
ARMATUS $ Aug. 17-Sept. 28, 9 Aug.'23-Oct. 7.
BREVICORNIS $ May 29-June 17, $ June 7-29.
COMPACTUS $ Aug. 26-Oct. 8, 9 Sept. 4-Oct. 21.
EULOPHI $ May 27-Sept. 28, ? June 13-Oct. 30.
INAEQUALIS $ March 20-May 5, 9 March 21-May 31.
LATITARSIS $ June 13-Sept. 29, 2 June 16-Oct. 1.

Andrenidae (16).

ANDRENA DUNNINGII $ April 4-24, 2 April 24-June 3.

ERYTHROGASTRA $ April 11-May 17, 2 April 12-May

27.

ERYTHRONII $ March 21-April 27, 2 April-2-30.

GERANII $ May 3-27, 2 May 11 -June 19.

PRUNI $ April 12-29, 2 April 18- June 8.

SAYI $ April 4-May 4, 2 April 10-May 29.

OPANDRENA CRESSONII $ March 21-May 25, 2 April 2-June 13.

PTERANDRENA ASTERIS $ Sept. 8-Oct. 15, 9 Sept. 15-Oct. 21.

HELIANTHI d" Aug. 27-Sept. 28, ? Sept. 3-Oct.

10.

KRIGIANA <S May 10-June 1, ? May 12-June 15.

PULCHELLA <$ Aug. 15-Sept. 10, ? Aug. 17-Oct.

RUDBECKIAE c? June 10-July 14, ? June 12-Aug.

17.

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PTILANDRENA G. MACULATI <S April 25-May 11, ? May 1-24.
TRACHANDRENA CRATAEGI d1 April 26-May 22, ? April 27-

July 1.

FORBESII 3 March 17- April 25, ? March 31-

June 9.

RUGOSA c? March 21-May 18, ? March 22-

June 1.

Other short-tongued bees (7).

HALICTOIDES MARGINATUS c? Aug. 27-Sept. 10, ? Aug. 31-Oct. 3.
MACROPIS STEIRONEMATIS <$ June 12-July 7, ? June 16-July 18.
PARANOMIA NORTONII <S June 26-Aug. 2, ? July 3-Sept. 9.

PSEUDOPANURGUS coMPOsiTARUM <$ .Aug. 27-Oct. 4, $ Sept. 6-

Oct. 29.

LABROSIFORMIS c? Aug. 3-Sept. 8, ? Aug. 15-
Sept. 25.

LABROSUS c? Aug. 1-30, $ Aug. 3-Sept. 28.
RUGOSUS <? July 29- Aug. 22, ? Aug. 2-Oct. 1.

Osmiinae (10).

ALCIDAMEA SIMPLEX $ May 3-June 15, $ May 8- July 26
CENTROSMIA BUCEPHALA d April 11-29, 5 April 19-May 28.
CERATOSMIA LIGNARIA <S March 21-May 4, ? April 11-June 1.
MONILOSMIA CANADENSIS c? May 7-21, ? May 11- June 11.
NEOTRYPETES TRUNCATUS <$ May 28-Sept. 7, ? June 6-Oct. 18.
OSMIA ATRIVENTRIS $ March 25-June 3, $ April 14-June 20.

COLLINSIAE c? March 25-May 9, $ April 21-June 14.

CORDATA 3 May 3-25, $ May 7- June 17.

ILLINOENSIS $ April 25-May 14, $ April 30-May 25

PUMILA c? March 23-May 18, ? March 25-June' 24.

Megachilinae ( 10) .

ANTHEMOIS CENTUNCULARIS d1 May 11-Aug. 1, ? May 12- Sept.

8.
CHELOSTOMOIDES RUFIMANUS c? June 10-July 19, 9 June 17-

July 24.

CYPHOPYGA MONTIVAGA <$ May 28- Aug. 6, ? May 31-Aug. 24.
MEGACHILE ADDENDA d June 6-July 5, ? June 15-|uly 13.

BREVIS <? May 15-Oct' 11, ? May 21-Oct. 22.

GENEROSA C? June 12-Aug. 12, ? July 4-Sept. 28.

SEXDENTATA c? June 14-Aug. 18, $ June 16-Sept.

10.

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OLIGOTROPUS CAMPANULAE <$ June 25-Aug. 22, ? July 5-Sept.

14.

SAYAPIS PUGNATA c? June 5- July 14, 5 June 7- Aug. 3.
SAYI <$ July 3-Aug. 8, ? July 6-Oct. 5.

Coelioxys (4).

COELIOXYS GERMANA c? June 25-Aug. 14, 5 July 3-Oct. 3.
MODESTA 3 June 25-July 16, 5 July 10-Aug. 23.
OCTODENTATA 3 May 11-Oct. 9, ? May 29-Oct. 19.
TEXAN A c? June 25-Aug. 1, ? July 4- Aug. 14.

Stelididae (3).

ANTHIDIUM PSORALEAE <$ June 6-July 9, ? June 19- July 22.
MICROSTELIS LATERALIS <$ May 9-Juiie 14, ? May 19-June 20.
STELIDIUM TRYPETINUM <$ June 6-Sept. 3, ? July 7-Oct. 18.

Nomadidae (11).

CENTRIAS AMERICANUS c? April 29-June 21, ? May 4-July 16.
GNATHIAS CUNEATUS c? March 21-May 5, ? April 7-June 11.
OVATUS c? April 4-May 18, ? April 17- June 8.

HEMINOMADA OBLITERATA c? April 24-May 10, $ April 25-May
22.

HOLONOMADA SUPERBA <^ April 20-May 28, ? May 1-June 24.

VINCTA <? Aug. 27-Sept. 26, $ Sept. 3-Oct. 2.
NOMADA DENTICULATA c? April 9-May 11, ? April 21-June 13.
ILLINOENSIS d1 April 4-May 11, ? April 17-June 1.
SAYI <? March 26-May 10, $ April 9- June 9.
PnoR INTEGER c? April 10-May 5, $ April 17- May 24.
XANTHIDIUM LUTEOLUM <S April 8-25, ? April 9-May 12.

Epeolidae and Melectidae (11).

BOMBOMELECTA THORACiCA <S April 18-May 2, ? April 27-
May 28.

EPEOLUS AUTUMN ALIS d1 Aug. 29-Sept. 20, ? Sept. 8-Oct. 13.
BIFASCIATUS c? June 12-Sept. 6, ? June 26-Oct. 3.
INTERRUPTUS c? May 29-June 16, ? June 6-19.

TRIEPEOLUS CONCAVUS c? June 26-Sept. 22, $ July 4-Sept. 28.
CONCOLOR c? July 3-Sept. 3, ? July 9-Sept. 19.
CRESSONII <$ July 13-Sept. 29, $ July 29-Oct. 11.
DONATUS c? Aug. 7-Sept. 29, ? Aug. 23- Oct. 11.
LUNATUS c? July 12- Aug. 16, ? July 24-Sept. 3.
PECTORALIS 51 Aug. 30-Sept. 29, ? Sept. 6-Oct. 21.
SIMPLEX c? July 13-Aug. 7, ? July 16-Sept. 4.

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Tetralonia (4).

TETRALONIA BELFRAGEI d1 April 8-May 18, ? April 14- June 4.
DILECTA <S April 18-June 20, ? April 20- July 4.
DUBITATA c? April 13-28, $ April 17-May 2.
ROSAE <$ May 18-June 14, ? May 21 -June 25.

Other Euceridae (18).

ANTHEDON COMPTA <3 July 10- Aug. 26, ? July 15-Aug. 28.
CEMOLOBUS IPOMOEAE c? July 13-Aug. 30, $ July 15-Sept. 2.
EPIMELISSODES OBLIQUA d1 June 26-Sept. 28, ? July 4-Oct. 1.
FLORILEGUS CONDIGNUS cT July 1-Aug. 23, ¥ July 5-Sept. 8.
MELLISSODES AGILIS $ June 14-Oct. 5, 9 July 11-Oct. 16

AUTUMNALIS <3 Aug. 21-Oct. 6, ? Aug. 26-Oct. 22.

BIMACULATA c? June 25-Aug. 30, ? July 2-Sept. 24.

CNICI c? July 21-Sept. 9, ? Aug. 4-Sept. 21.

COLORADENSIS c? July 10-Sept. 21, ? Aug. 5-Oct. 5.

COMPTOIDES <S July 12-Aug. 26, 9 July 13-Sept. 4.

COREOPSIS <$ June 13-29, ? June 14-July 8.

NIVEA c? Aug. 14-Sept. 24, ? Aug. 31-Oct. 21.

SIMILLIMA c? Aug. 8-Sept. 25, ? Aug. 17-Oct 21.

VARIABILIS c? June 20-Aug. 3, ? July 3-Aug. 20.

VERNONIANA c? July 10-Sept. 20, 2 July 25-Sept. 24.

VERNONIAE c? July 27-Sept. 8, ? Aug. 4-Sept. 10.
PEPONAPIS PRUINOSA d1 July 3-Sept. 14, $ July 15-Sept. 29.

XENOGLOSSA STRENUA«C? July 11-Sept. 21, ? July 29-Sept. 28.

Other long-tongued bees (5).

ANTHEMOESSA ABRUPTA <S May 7-June 26, $ May 10-July 29.
ANTHOPHORA URSINA c? April 8-May 28, ? April 18-June 22.
EMPHOR BOMBIFORMIS <$ July 21-Sept. 2, ? July 29-Sept. 11.
MELITOMA TAUREA <$ June 24-Sept. 26, $ June 27-Oct. 7.
XYLOCOPA VIRGINICA c? May 5-June 24, ? June 1-July 5.

Notice on Parasitic Hymenoptera.

Compilation of a list and bibliography of the parasitic H\-
mcnoptera of North America has been started. Reprints, citing
parasites by name — past and future — will be appreciated. R.
L. TAYLOR, Bar Harbor, Maine.

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Tsetse Flies — Past and Present (Diptera: Muscoidea).

By J. BEQUAERT, Harvard University Medical School,
Boston, Massachusetts

In this age of memorial celebrations — and this year's crop of
such "post-mortems" promises to be quite heavy — entomologists
might well stop and consider ways and means of commemorat-
ing the Centennial of the Tsetse-Fly. For the year 1830 wit-
nessed the birth in entomological science of the genus Glossina
(described by Wiedemann) as well as that of its most notorious
member, G. pal palls (described by Robineau-Desvoidy).

As to the festivities most appropriate to the occasion, my
entomological friends would probably differ as widely as any
committee on centennials. The taxonomists, who might still be
the majority, would, I suppose, insist upon erecting memorials
at the type-localities of the several species of Glossina ; but, be-
ing unable to agree as to just how many of their species are
"valid," they could hardly hope to carry the meeting. The
anatomists, the physiologists, the students of animal behavior
and ecology, the protozoologists, and even some stray botanists
would all want to have a voice in the matter. As the meetings
of the committee would be dragging on — like a Peace or Dis-
armament Conference — the entomologists would discover to
their dismay that a number of "outsiders" had wormed their
way in, or perhaps I should say, had crashed the gates; these
outsiders being, of course, veterinarians, medical men, and even
a sprinkling of game wardens and colonial politicians. The din
of the discussion would now reach a high pitch, and shortly
afterwards the committee would adjourn sine die.

I hope the reader will pardon the foregoing fantasy, which,
moreover, has a serious purpose. The point I want to make is
that, in the course of a century, the Glossina has grown from
a mere curiosity in the cabinet of two taxonomic entomologists
to a problem of first magnitude in colonial politics. Measured
by the standards in vogue in the Western Hemisphere, the
tsetse-flies have been highly "successful," for they have cer-
tainly succeeded in keeping their names in the public prints.

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Only a few months ago they even invaded the daily news-
papers, when a Middle-\\'este'rn medical "authority" made the
startling discovery that the tsetse-fly was a deadly menace to
American Civilization. I hasten to dispel any misgivings that
might he abroad in the matter : there is not the faintest prob-
ability that the tsetse will ever depopulate North America or
even check the overcrowding of our happy land.

To simply compile a bibliography of all the writings dealing
directly or indirectly with the tsetse would take weeks of monk-
ish labor. With the many diverse ramifications of the subject,
such a list would easily include between 1,500 and 2,000 titles.
Few could, of course, ever hope to have the time or opportunity
to consult all these publications in the original — a good illustra-
tion of the appalling problem with which the working entomolo-
gist is now daily confronted. Luckily for the student of tsetse-
flies, an unusually energetic Belgian, my friend Mr. Emile
Hegh, of the Belgian Colonial Office, has appointed himself the
official chronicler of all doings in Glossinology. In the Bulletin
of the Brooklyn Entomological Society for June 1923, I re-
viewed a pamphlet on Glossina by Mr. Hegh and Major Austen,
published in 1922. Mr. Hegh has since been working at a much
more ambitious project, namely that of reproducing in full, but
in a French translation, every important bit of information pub-
lished on the tsetses, arranging these extracts under a few gen-
eral headings. The first volume of this imposing undertaking
was issued a short time ago.1 I shall use it as a basis for a brief
review of our present knowledge of the genus Glossina.

To use a French colloquialism, the early history of tsetse-flies
loses itself in the night of time. That indefatigable student of
fossil insects, Professor Cockerell, has described from the Mio-
cene shales of Colorado four apparently quite distinct species of
flies, which unmistakably belong to the genus Glossina. A
glance at the two fine photographs in Mr. llegh's book ( Figs.

1 Les Tse-Tses. Tome Premier. Generalities. Anatomic. '"•ma-

ti(|iie. Reproduction, (iites a Pupes. Knnemis Predateurs et Para:-itcs.
By Emile Hegh. (Brussels, 1929). One volume, large octavo, of
xiv-f-742 pp., with 15 color plates and 327 text figures.

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9 and 10) will convince the most skeptical. In structure these
extinct species are surprisingly like the living forms. Since the
tsetses are among the most specialized of the higher Diptera,
well worthy to form a family of their own, it is evident that
the Miocene forms must have had a long history back of them.
It is safe to assume that their pedigree will eventually be traced
at least to the Cretaceous, if not to the Middle Mesozoic. Not
the least astonishing feature of some of the Miocene Glossinae
is their large size. With a wing length of 16 mm. and a probos-
cis of 6.5 mm., they surpass anything now alive. In the largest
living species, G. fusca and G. nigrofusca, the wing reaches
only 12 to 13 mm. and the proboscis 4 to 5.3 mm. It would
seem that the Glossinae are now on the wane. Perhaps the
Tertiary Epoch should be called the "Age of Tsetses" as well
as that of Mammals.

The history of Glossinology makes fascinating and instructive
reading. Happily Mr. Hegh devotes to it over 100 pages of his
Introduction (pp. 19-65) and of his chapter on Taxonomy (pp.
167-229). Moreover, for most topics the author uses the his-
torical method of presentation, which is always captivating. In
some respects he has given us an epitome of the progress of
Entomology during the past century. At any rate, his account
reflects unusually well the rapid evolution of our Science, from
the narrow attitude of the purely descriptive taxonomist, to. the
broader outlook of the general biologist, and the latter-day
emphasis on the relations of insects to human welfare. The be-
ginnings of our Science were slow and awkward. At- first ento-
mologists were quite content to describe the stray tsetses
brought home by travelers. Wiedemann established his genus
Glossina without comments. Robineau-Desvoidy boldly added
to his description of G. palpalis the remark that the proboscis
was "innocuous," by which he evidently meant that the fly did
not suck blood. Macquart embroidered this opinion. "It is
probable," he says, "that this fly does not live on animal blood
like the stable flies, but on the nectar of flowers. The two
setae contained in the proboscis and forming the sucking appa-
ratus are so fine that one can hardly conceive how they might

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be able to pierce the skin ; the weakness of this organ seems to
be further shown by the modification of the palpi, which are
lengthened and hollowed out into a sheath for the proboscis."
This quotation might be pondered by those biologists who are
prone to deduct the probable habits of an insect from some
structural peculiarity. Indeed the proboscis of the tsetse-flies
seems eminently adapted to the sucking of nectar; yet none
of these flies has ever been stalked sipping a flower. Moreover,
since there are horse-flies the female of which indifferently bites
animals or sucks nectar, I for one would not be surprised if
eventually some species of Glossina were observed visiting
flowers.

We shall not be delayed long by the purely taxonomic side
of the tsetse problem. For one thing specialists disagree as to
just how many Glossimic should be regarded as valid species.
Mr. Hegh has cut this Gordian knot by giving in succession
Major Austen's classification, which includes 17 species, and
that sponsored by Professor Newstead, who recognizes 20.
Moreover, one additional species, G. ue^'stcadi Austen, has
been added within the past few months, since the publication of
Mr. Hegh's book. One point of general interest is that, while
the specific characters of the females are frequently obscure or
unreliable, the external genitalia, or terminalia, of the males
present very striking differences among the several species.

The area occupied nowadays by Glossina lies strictly within
the limits of what the old-fashioned zoogeographers call the
"Ethiopian Region,"-— viz., continental Africa south of the
Tropic of Cancer and the extreme southwestern corner of
Arabia. The occurrence of one species, G. tacliinoulcs. in south-
western Arabia is especially noteworthy. Each species occurs
over only part of the general area of the genus. \Yhile some
of the species are apparently rare or at any rate restricted to
a small area, the two most common ones are abundant and very
widely distributed, although they seem to exclude each other.
G. palpalis covers the Guinean or West African Subregion, be-
yond which it extends but little along the wooded banks of the
Larger rivers. (/". inorsitans, on the other hand, inhabits (to-

162 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [May, '30

gather with its race submorsitans) much of the Sudanese and
East-and-South African Subregion, entering only the grasslands
at the outer edges of the West African Subregion. Obviously
the distribution of these two flies is at present regulated by
ecological factors, even though such factors are insufficient to
account for the distribution of the genus Glossina as a whole.
Furthermore, G. inorsitans is clearly on the decline: within
historic times it has receded from much of the territory it once
covered in South Africa. It is no longer found, for instance,
at its type locality, where it was discovered in 1846 by Oswell
and Vardon. The rapid destruction during the nineteenth cen-
tury of the vast herds of game that once roamed over South
Africa, undoubtedly had much to do with the regression of this
tsetse.

Some of the adventurous hunters and explorers of the first
half of the nineteenth century have given us the first reliable
accounts of the habits of Glossina. The word "tsetse" was
introduced into the English language by R. Gordon Gumming
(1850), in his Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior
of South Africa; but David Livingstone (1857) focussed the
attention of the scientific world upon the ravages of the fly.
The origin and meaning of the word "tsetse" has released a
flood of printer's ink, although most of these writings belong in
the realm of folklore or even of biblical exegesis. Originally
the word was applied to the South African G. morsitans. It
has often been stated that certain native tribes used it as an
imitation, or onomatopoeia, of the buzzing noise the fly makes
when in flight. In all the many years of my dealings with va-
rious species of Glossina in the field, I have failed to notice any
buzzing or other noise they might make while flying. As a mat-
ter of fact, the silent manner in which they alight and leave
their victim is one of the characteristics of these insects. All
tsetses, however, make at times a high, shrill singing noise,
when resting, before or after feeding, especially when sunning
themselves. It is quite possible that, where G. morsitans is very
abundant, this singing of the resting flies might have been attrib-
uted to the many flying individuals.

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The early South African, observers reported that G. m or si-
tans was not uniformly distributed, but that it swarmed in
certain well-defined districts — so-called "fly-belts"-— while it was
practically absent from the intervening areas. This peculiarity
has led to much speculation and incidentally to a protracted
discussion between live-stock breeders and sportsmen. The
many field studies of the bionomics of tsetses during the past
twenty-five years tend to show that the local distribution of
these insects is regulated by a number of factors of about equal
importance. Only two of these will be briefly touched upon
here.

Undoubtedly every species of Glossina prefers a particular
type of country because of the fly's peculiar requirements for
shade and moisture, either as adult or in the pupal stage. Per-
haps the majority of the species can get along with a low rela-
tive humidity and a prolonged dry season and will consequently
be found in regions covered with one of the many types of open
vegetation, which the botanists include under the general term
"savannas." This group comprises, among others, G. morsi-
tans, G. pallidipes and G. tachinoidcs. As a rule, though, these
species avoid pure grassland, but prefer thickets of dense bush,
wooded savanna, or parkland. The most xerophilous, or "bone-
dry," of all is G. loiif/ipcnnis, which frequents thorny bush in
some of the semi-desert parts of Northeastern Africa. On the
other hand, G. pal pal is, G. palliccra, G. fusca, G. nigrofusca
and a few others, thrive best in the moist rain forest country,
where the rainfall is evenly distributed over the year. G'. pal-
palis, the species carrying African Sleeping Sickness in man, is
more hygrophilous than the others, being found along or close
to water that is edged in by a dense growth of trees and bushes.
The West African G. palliccra, though likewise a rain forest fly,
roams much farther afield. There have also been attempts at
correlating certain species of tsetse with definite species of
plants, but it is doubtful whether such associations are of more
than very local significance. At 4,000 feet above sea-level, all
tsetse-flies become very scarce and I know of no reliable record
of their occurrence at 5,000 feet or higher.

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Ecological conditions alone are, however, inadequate to ac-
count for the local abundance or scarcity of tsetses. The feed-
ing habits are at least equally important. In addition to shelter
the Hies need food, and, being strictly hematophagous, they will
thrive best where their favorite animal hosts are most plentiful.
In the case of G. pa! pal is, there is every indication that the flies
travel away from their breeding places to points where people
gather along the shaded banks of rivers, where animals come to
drink, or where crocodiles or other favorite hosts are partic-
ularly numerous. For G. uiorsifans, the connection between the
tly-belts and the game seems well demonstrated by the regres-
sion of this species from much of the country it formerly occu-
pied south of the Limpopo River, by its fluctuations in areas
swept by rinderpest about 1897, and by it's disappearance from
some parts of Katanga since the settlement of the country by
whites some fifteen years ago.

(To be continued)

A European Beetle Found in New York (Coleop.:

Curculionidae).

On December 11, 1929. we received five living specimens of
Clconus pificr Scopoli from Branchpoint, New York, where they
had been found among dried beans in storage. The specimens
were determined by L. L. Buchanan. In February we visited
the farm from which the weevils came and found more speci-
mens in bags of beans stored in an unheated room of the farm
house. The farmer stated that in hand-picking his crop of
beans he had found more than a hundred of the beetles and had
thrown them into the fire. Their association with the beans
would seem to be purely accidental. Evidently the beetles had
sought hibernating shelter in the piles of bean vines in the field
and were brought into the barn with the crop. Many of them

•iped injury when the beans were threshed and being of
about the same size and shape as the beans passed through the
fanning mill with the grain.

("Icmnis pi(/cr is reported to be a pest of sugar beets in
Central Europe. Its other foods are said to be Carduus and
Cirsiuui. — C. R. CROSBY AND W. E. BLAUVELT, Cornell Uni-
versity, Ithaca, New York.

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GENERAL. — Belfrage, G. W. — Pioneer scientist lies in
unnamed grave. By S. W. Geiser. [Dallas Morning- News]
Feb. 23, 1930, ill. Campos, F. — Invertebrados del Ecuador.
Nota entomologica sobre el genero Pepsis. [Rev. Col. Nac.
V. Rocaf.] XI (38-39) : 11-14. Carter, W.— Record of an in-
sect migration in the Arkansas Valley, Colorado. [55] 6:
133-134. Coquillett, D. W.— Biographical note by L. O.
Howard. [Diet. Am. Biog.] Vol. 4. Cresson, E. T. — Bio-
graphical note by L. O. Howard. [Diet. Am. Biog.] Vol. 4.
Forbes, S. A.— Obituary. A tribute. [68] 71 : 378-381. Fulda,
O. — Sammelreise quer durch Mexiko. [20] 45: 5. Gazulla
& Ruiz. — Los insectos de la Hacienda de "Las Mercede>".
[44] 32: 288-305, ill. Headlee, T. J.— Some tendencies in
modern economic entomological research. [12] 23: 28-38.
Hubbs, C. L. — Scientific names in zoology. [68] 71 : 317-319.
Jeffrey, E. C.— Drosophila once more. [68] 71 : 315-317. Jul-
lien, J.— Obituary. By A. Pictet. [41] 14: 45-62, ill. Martin,
C. J.— Obituary notice. [19] 25:39. McColloch, J. W.-
Obituary notice. [7] 23:195-196. Musgrave, A. — Zoological
nomenclature: Acarine or insect? [31] 125:414. Penecke,
K. A. — Ein mittel zur entfernung des erdigen ueberzuges
von der oberflache von kafern. [Col. Centralblatt] 4:85-86.
Porter, C. E. — Entomologia Chilena. Primera lista de in-
sectos de Panimavida. [44] 32: 221-225. Reverdin, J. L.-
Obituary. By A. Pictet. [41] 14: 63-88, ill. Seitz, A.— Herrn

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Prof. Dr. Adalbert Seitz zum siebzigsten geburtstage. [18]
23 : 497-500, ill. de la Torre-Bueno, J. R.— The use of Para-
dichlorbenzene in the insect collection. [19] 25:27. de la
Torre-Bueno, J. R. — The function of a description. [19] 25:

54-55.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Alpatov, W. W.-

Phenotypical variation in body and cell size of Drosophila
melanogaster. [92] 58:85-103, ill. Alpatov, W. W.— Growth
of larvae in wild Drosophila melanogaster and its mutant
vestigial. [42] 56:63-71, ill. Baier, L. J. — Contribution to
the physiology of the stridulation and hearing of insects.
[89] 47: 151-248, ill. Beling, I.— Ueber missgebildete flieg-
enpuppen. [34] 87: 171-175, ill. de Boissezon, P. — Sur 1'his-
tophysiologie de 1'intestin de la larve de Cutex pipiens. Sur
1'histologie et 1'histophysiologie de 1'intestin de Culex pip-
iens (Imago) et en particulier sur la digestion du sang.
[77] 93:567-570. Cousin, G. — La diapause de Lucilia seri-
cata. [69] 190:651-653. Crampton, G. C.— The head struc-
tures of the orthopteron Stenopelmatus — A contribution to
the study of the external anatomy of Stenopelmatus. [55]
6:97-110, ill. Crowell, M. F.— The tracheal system of the
mature larva of Pyrausta nubilalis. [5] 36:332-357, ill.
Friederichs, H. F. — Die fazettenaugen der Lepidopteren.
[18] 23: 491-496, ill. v. Frisch, K.— Versuche iiber den ge-
schmackssin der Rienen. [88] 18:169-174. Prison, T. H.-
Observations on the behavior of bumblebees (Bremus) : the
orientation flight. |4] 62:49-54. Head, H. W.— Sex attrac-
tion in Lepidoptera. [9] 63:39-40. Hecht, O. — Die hautre-
aktionen auf insektenstiche als allergische erscheinungen.
[34] 87:94-109, 145-157, 231-256, ill. Heymons & Lenger-
ken. — Studien iiber die lebenserscheinungen der Silphini.
[46] 17: 262-274, ill. Isely & Schwardt.— The tracheal sys-
tem of the larva of Lissorhoptrus simplex. [7] 23: 149-152,
ill. Janisch, E. — Experimentelle untersuchungen iiber die
\virkung der umxveltfaktoren auf insekten. I. Die massen-
vermehrung der baumwolleule Prodenia littoralis in Aegvp-
ten. [46 1 17: 339-416, ill. Jeffrey, E. C.— The present status
of Drosophila melanogaster. [31] 125:411. Jones, R. M.—
Some effects of temperature and humidity as factors in the
biology of the bedbug (Cimex lectularius). [7] 23: 105-119,
ill. Lienhart & Remy. — Les derniers stigmates abdominaux
des larves primaires des Sitaris (Meloidae). |77] 93:606-
608, ill. Moody, D. L. — The morphology of the repugnatory
glands of Anasa tristis. [7] 23 : 81-99, ill. Morgan, T. H.-
The apparent inheritance of an acquired character and its

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explanation. [90] 64:97-114. Oka, H. — Untersuchungen
iiber die speicheldruse der libellen. |46] 17: 275-301, ill. Rip-
ley & Hepburn. — Olfactory and visual reactions of the natal
fruit-fly, Pterandrus rosa, as applied to control. [So. African
Jour. Sci.] 26:449-458. Steiner, P. — Studien an Panorpa
communis. I. Zur biologic, morphologic- und postcmbryon-
alen entwicklung des kopfeskeletts. [46] 17:1-67, ill. Stern,
C. — Ueber reduktionstypen der heterochromosomen von
Drosophila melanogaster. [97] 49: 718-735, ill. Thomas, M.
— Discernement ou imagination? Instinct ou ...
[Lambillionea] 30:31-36. Volker, U. — Ueber artkreuzun-
gen von Noktuiden und Geometriden. [18] 23:483-488, ill.
Weyrauch, W. K. — Untersuchungen und gedanken zur lich-
torientierung von Arthropoden. [89] 47:291-328, ill.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— *Chamberlin, R.

V. — On some centipedes and millipedes from Utah and Ari-
zona. [55] 6: 111-121, ill. *Kendall, J. — Descriptions of four
new forms of Eriophyes. [5] 36: 296-312, ill. *Porter, C. E.
— Cecidiologia chilena. Sobre una Zoocecidia del tilo. [44]
32:314-315, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Banks, N.

-A classification of the Psocidae. [5] 36:321-325. Ide, F.
P. — The nymph of the mayfly genus Cinygma. [4] 62:42-
45, ill. Lestage, J. A. — Contribution a 1'etude des larves dc-^
Ephemeropteres. VI — Les larves dites fouissensc^. Le re-
gime des larves. — Les larves et les poissons. [33] 70: 79-S'i.
*McDunnough, J. — The Ephemeroptera of the north shore
of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. [4] 62 : 54-62, ill. *Navas, R.
P. L. — Insecta nova. (S). [Mem. Pont. Accad. Sci., Roma]
12: 15-32, ill. *Navas, R. P. L. — Insectos del museo de
Paris. (S). [Broteria] 26:5-24, ill. *Reed, E. P.— Sobre
Notiothauma reedi. (S). [44] 32:310-313, ill. Rosewall, O.
W. — The biology of the book-louse, Troctes divinatoria. [7]
23:192-194, ill/ Wheeler, W. M.— Is Necrophylus arenarius
the larva of Pterocrocr storeyi. [5] 36:313-320.

ORTHOPTERA.— Beall, G.— Observations on tlu- ant
cricket. Mynnecophila oregouensis. |l'n>. Knt. Soc. llrit.
Col.] 1929:44-46. Buckell, E. R.— The Dermaptera of Can-
ada. [Pro. Ent. Soc. Brit. Col.] 1929:9-23. da Costa Lima,
A. — Sobre dois mantideos pouco coiihecido^. (S). | Suppl.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz | 1929:295-296, ill. Griddle, N.-
Life-history of the cow grasshopper ( Chrysoehraon abdomi-
nalis) in Manitoba. [4] 62: 25-28, ill. Rehn, J. A. G.— Xt-w
or little known neotropical Blattidae. [1] 50 : 19-71, ill.

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HEMIPTERA.— *Drake, C. J.— Some Tingitidae from
Brazil. [19] 25:25-26. Fletcher, R. K.— A study of the in-
sect fauna of Brazos County, Texas, with special reference
to the Cicadellidae. [7] 23:33-54, ill. Glendenning, R.-
Further additions to the list of aphids of British Columbia.
[Pro. Ent. Soc. Brit. Col.] 1929: 54-57. *Hungerford, H. B.
—Concerning Velia inveruglas and related forms. (Velii-
dae). (S). [7] 23: 120-124, ill. *Knight, H. H.— New species
of Pseudopsallus with an allied new genus described (Miri-
dae). [19] 25:1-8. *Lawson, P. B. — Two new Alconeura
(Cicadellidae) with notes on other species. [19] 25:44-46.
*Lawson, P. B. — Three new leafhoppers from the south-
west (Cicadellidae). [55] 6: 135-138. *Lawson, P. B.— Some
new Dikraneura (Cicadellidae) with notes on other species.
[4] 62: 35-42, ill. *Morrison, H. — An interesting new genus
of Iceryine coccid. (S). [95] 43: 17-20, ill. Myers, J. G.-
Observations on the biology of two remarkable cixiid plant-
hoppers (Homoptera) from Cuba. [5] 36: 283-292. Prell,
H. — On the nomenclature for the broods of periodical in-
sects. [7] 23:27-32. Schrader, F. — Observations on the
biology of Protortonia primitiva (Coccidae). [7] 23:126-
132, ill. de la Torre-Bueno, J. R. — Records of Anthocoridae,
particularly from New York. [19] 25: 11-20. *Usinger, R.
L. — Two new species of Vanduzeeina from California (Scu-
telleridae). [55] 6: 131-133. Venables, E. P. — Observations
on the woolly aphis of the apple. [Pro. Ent. Soc. Brit. Col.]
1929: 28-33. Walley, G. S. — Note on the validity of Corixa
(1762) (Corixidae). [19] 25:49.

LEPIDOPTERA.— Balduf, W. V.— The cycles and hab-
its of Phlyctaenia tertialis (Pyralidae). [10] 32:31-36. Bell,
E. L. — Notes on Ancyloxypha nitedula. (S). [19] 25:48-49.
Bell, E. L. — Copaeodes minima from Florida. [19] 25:8.
Bouvier, E. L. — Quelques observations sur les Papillons
saturnioides de la famille des Ceratocampides. [69] 190:
552-555. *Braun, A. F. — Notes on new species of Micro-
lepidoptera from the Mineral Springs region of Adams
County, Ohio. [1] 56: 17pp. Breakey, E. P. — Contribution
to a knowledge of the spindle worm, Achatodes zeae. (Noc-
tuidae). [7] 23: 175-191. Brower, A. E. — Catocala junctura
in the Ozark region. [19] 25: 36-38, ill. Campbell & Duran.
-The egg of Laphygma exigua. [10] 32:48, ill. Cockerell,
T. D. A. — Variation in lepidoptera. [19] 25:9-10. *Doudo-
roff, M. — A new aberration of Euchloe ausonides. [55J 6:
143, ill. Downes, W. — The cherry fruit worm (Grapholitha
packardi). [Pro. Ent. Soc. Brit. Col.] 1929:39-43, ill. *Hol-

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land, W. J. — New species and vnrietu Xorth American

butterflies. [3] 19: 155-160. Holland, W. J.- \Totes on some
American butterflies, mainly relating to their classification
and nomenclature. Part I. Papilionidae, Pieridae. Xympha-
liclae (Danainae). [3] 19: 185-204, cont. The Macrolepidop-
tera of the World. Vol. IX. Fauna Americana. Part 208.
Just published beginning the family Saturnidae. By M.
Draudt. Nuss, K. — Ein ausflug in die umgebung New York.
[14] 43:302. *Ragonot, M. — Aberrations de Lepidopteres.
(S). [Lambillionea] 30: 18-19, cont. Schultz, V.— Was sind
Androkonien? [18] 23:512. Seitz, A. — Wir wollen klar
sehen. (S). [17] 47:7-8, cont. Verity, R.- -Notes on the re-
lationship between the Melitaeidi and particularly between
those of the athalia group. [21] 42:29-31, cont.

DIPTERA. — Aldrich, J. M. — Notes on synonymy of Dip-
tera, No. 4. [10] 32:25-28. * Alexander, C. P.— The genus
Sigmatomera with observations <m the biology by Ray-
mond C. Shannon. (S). [59] 5, (B) : 155-162, ill. *Alexander,
C. P. — New or little-known species of the genus Tipula
from Chile (Tipulidae). [44] 32:276-286, ill. Campos, F.-
Existe la niosca del Mediterraneo en el Ecuador? | Rev.
Col. Nac. V. Rocaf.] NI (38-39) : 15-18. Campos, F.— Caso
raro de parasitismo de la mosca azul (Dermatobia cyani-
ventris) en las vecindades rectal es de un raton. [Rev. Col.
Nac. V. Rocaf.] XI (36-37) : 79-80. Campos, F.— Un am.
a caza de criaderos de mosquitos por los pantanos de Guaya-
quil y Alrededores. (S). [Rev. Col. Nac. V. Rocaf.] XI (
37) : 17-62. da Costa Lima, A. — Sobre alguns anophelineos
encontrados no Brasil. [Suppl. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz]
1929:275-293. da Costa Lima, A. — Sobre algumas espe<
de Mansonia encontradas no Brasil. [Suppl. Mem. Inst. ( >^-
waldo Cruz] 1 929 : 297-300, ill. :|:Curran, C. H.- Xew sp<
of Eristalinae with notes ('Syrphidae). Xe\v Syrphidae from
Central America and the West Indies. (S). [40 \ 411:27pp;
416: llpp. *Curran, C. H.— -Xew species of Volucellinae
from America (Syrphidae). New l)i]>tera from Xorth and
Central America. [40] 413: 23pp.. ill.; 415: 16pp., ill. Drake
& Jones. — The pigeon 11 v and pigeon malaria in Iowa.
[Iowa State Coll. Jour. Sci.| 4:253-261, ill. *Engel, E. O.

—Die ausbeute cler deutschen Cliaco-Expedition l(;25-i
Asilidae. (S). [56] 8:457-474, ill. *Falcoz, L.--Dip
pupipares du museum national d'histoire nalurelle de I'ari^.
(S). [59] 5, (B) : 27-54, ill. -Ferris, G. F.— Some new world
Hippoboscidae (Pupipara) [4] ' 62 : 62-70, ill. *Fluke, C. L.

—High-altitude Syrphidae with descriptions of new species.

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[7] 23:133-144, ill. Hearle, E.— A remarkable simuliid
pupa. Notes on Simulium virgatum in British Columbia.
[Pro. Ent. Soc. Brit. Col.] 1929:48-54, ill. *Johnson, C. W.
—Notes on the Syrphidae collected at Jaffrey and Mount
Monadnock, N. H., with a description of a new species. [5]
36:370-375. *Krober, O. — Die untergattungen Macrocornus
und Chlorotabanus. (S). [34] 87:1-18, ill. *Kroeber, O.-
Die Stenotabaninae und die Lepidoselaginae Siidamerikas.
[59] 5, (B): 101-154, ill. Lengersdorf, Fr.— Les Sciarides
(Lycoriidae) de la collection de J. W. Meigen. [59] 5, (B) :
55-61, ill. Molina, G. — Las moscas del genero "Sarcophaga".
(S). [Rev. Col. Nac. V. Rocaf.] XI (36-37) : 9-12. Parent,
O. — Etudes sur les Dolichopodides. II. Description d'une
nouvelle espece du genre Mesorhaga et cle des especes des
regions nearctiques et neotropiques. [59] 5, (B) : 1-18, ill.
Porter, C. E. — Entomologia Chilena. Diptero que no figura
en los catalogos. (S). [44] 32:230. *Townsend, C. H. T.-
New species of humid tropical American Muccoidea. (S).
[44] 32:365-382. *Van Duzee, M. C.— Three new Dolicho-
pids from California and Colorado. [55] 6: 123-126.

COLEOPTERA.— *Arangua, E. V.— Contribucion al es-
tudio de los Cicindelidae. Notas sobre las variedades de al-
gunas especies de Cicindela del grupo formosa purpurea
oregona. (S). [44] 32:231-251. * Arrow, G. J.— A new fam-
ily of Heteromerous Coleoptera (Hemipeplidae), with de-
scriptions of a new genus and a few new species. (S). [75]
5:225-231, ill. Barrett, R. E. — A study of the immature
forms of some Curculionidae. [67] 5:89-104, ill. *Bern-
hauer, M. — Neue Staphyliniden aus Mittelamerika. [48]
46: 186-208. Blackwelder, R. E.— The larva of Eubrianax
edwardsi (Psephenidae). [55] 6:139-142, ill. *Blatchley,
W. S. — Notes on the distribution of Coleoptera in Florida
with new additions to the known fauna of that state. [4]
62:28-35. *Brethes, J. — Contribution pour la connaissance
des Chrysometides du Chili. [44] 32:204-220. Brisley, H.
R. — -Occurrence of the weevil Phyrdenus muriceus in Ari-
zona. [55] 6:127-128. Burke, H. E. — A buprestid new to
the Yosemite. [55] 6: 138. Campos, F. — Sobre el apareami-
ento del Zophobas morio. (Tenebrionidae, sec. Heterom-
era). (S). [Rev. Col. Nac. V. Rocaf.] XI (36-37) : 13-16.
*Chapin, E. A. — Canthonella, a new genus of Scarabaeidae.
(S). [40] 409: 2pp. *Chapin, E. A.— New species of Hali-
plus. (S). [95] 43:9-12. *Chittenden, F. H.— A new species
of Notaris (Curculionidae). [10] 32:48-49. Cooper, K. W.
—A list of Coleoptera found at Flushing and new to Long

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Island. [19] 25:21-24. Dallas, E. D.— Los Calosoma chi-
lenos y su actual posicion sistematica. (S). [44] 32: 256-258.
Dallas, E. D. — Caso teratologico extraodinario. Un Ceram-
dycidae con tres antenas. [44] 32:270-275, ill. Darlington,
P. J. — Notes on the habits of Amphizoa. Habits of the
staphylinid beetle Dianous nitidulus. [5] 36: 383-386. *Dar-
lington, P. J. — On the dryopid beetle genus Lara. [5] 36:
328-331, ill. Frost, C. A.— Cis frosti. Ludius fulvipes. Ad-
dicted to strong-waters, Agabus erythropterus. Epiphanis
cornutus. Stenus retrusus. [19] 25:41, 46, 53. Hickman,
J. R. — Life-histories of Michigan Haliplidae. [Pap. Michi-
gan Acad. Sci. Arts & Letters] 11:399-424, ill. Marcu, O.

— Beitrage zur kenntnis der stridulations-organe der Cur-
culioniden. [34] 87:283-289, ill. *Martin, J. O.— Notes on
the genus Diodyrhynchus with a description of a new spe-
cies. [55] 6: 129-130. *Omer-Cooper, J. — The British species
of Gyrinus. [8] 66:64-72, cont. Park, O. — Studies in the
ecology of forest Coleoptera. Serai and seasonal succession
of Coleoptera in the Chicago area, with observations on cer-
tain phases of hibernation and aggregation. [7] 23:57-80,
ill. Pierce, W. D. — Notes on the canafistula weevils of the
genus Phelomerus (Mylabridae). (S). [10] 32:37-48, ill.
Porter, C. E. — Nota acerca de tin Cerambicido sud-ameri-
cano. [44] 32:287. Spessivtseff, P. — Memorandum to the
forest entomologists and other entomologists who are inter-
ested in the study of bark-beetles. [21] 42:22-23. Stuardo,
C. — Notas Entomologicas. Breves anotaciones sobre Apion
tenebricosum. (S). [44] 32:226-229, ill. Van Dyke, E. P.-
The correct names of certain species of North American
Meloe (Meloidae). [55] 6: 122. *Voss, E. — Die unterfami-
lien Attelabinae u. Apoderinae. (18. Beitrag zur kenntnis
der Curculioniden). (S). [60] 90:161-242. *Wendeler, H.

— Neue exotische Staphyliniden. (S). [Neue Beit. Syst.
Insekten.] 4: 181-192, cont.

HYMENOPTERA.— *Banks, N.— Four new species of
Psammocharidae. [5] 36:326-327. Bequaert, J. — Some ad-
ditional remarks on the masarid wasps. [5] 36:364-369.
*Cushman, R. A. — A revision of the North American spe-
cies of ichneumon-flies of the genus Odontomcrus. [50] 77,
Art 3: 15pp., ill. Custer, C. P. — Notes on cocoons and para-
sites of Melissodes obliqua and nests o!~ Pt-rdita opuntiae
(Apoidea). [5] 36:293-295. Ebel, P. G.— El Syntomaspis
laetus. (S). 1 44] 167-170, ill. *Friese, H.— Ueber "Gold-
bienen"-Euglossa cordata und verwandte (Apid.). (S).

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[89] 59: 131-138, ill. *Gallardo, A.— Notas sobre las Dori-
linas argentinas. [An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat., Buenos Aires]
36:43-48. Graenicher, S. — Bee-fauna and vegetation of the
Miami region of Florida. [7] 23: 153-174. Hammer, H. K.

— Ueber Mutilliden mit besonderer beriicksichtigung der in
der wiener ungebung bisher aufgefundenen arten. [26] 10:
61-64, cont. *Kinsey, A. C. — The gall wasp genus Cynips.
A study in the origin of species. 577pp., ill. Pate, V. S. L.

—Additions to the New York State List of insects. [19]
25:40-41. Rau, P. — The nesting habits of Emphor bombi-
formis. [19] 25:28-34, ill. *Roman, A.— Oxford University
Expedition, 1928. — Ichneumonidae collected by R. W. G.
Kingston on the Oxford University Expedition to Green-
land, 1928. [75] 5:281-288. *Roberts, R.— Descriptions of
five new species of vespoid wasps. [5] 36: 358-363. Schmie-
deknecht, O. — Opuscula Ichneumonologica. Supp. Bd. Genus
Ichneumon, p. 433-450. Genus Amblyteles. p. 1-64. Tulloch,
G. S. — The proper use of the terms parapsides and parap-
sidal furrows. [5] 36:376-382. *Weld, L. H.— Three new
gall-flies from Arizona (Cynipidae). [10] 32:28-31. * Wheel-
er, W. M. — The ant Prenolepis imparis. [7] 23:1-26, ill.
Wheeler, W. M. — A new Emeryella from Panama. [Pro.
New England Zoo. Club] 12:9-13, ill.

SPECIAL NOTICES.— Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen
Region. Ed. by E. Lindner, Stuttgart, 1924-. This work,
although treating of the palearctic species only, should be
valuable to serious students of diptera. Forty numbers
(Lieferungen) have been issued with many colored plates.

Recent Publications on Stoneflies.

1. FALL AND WINTER STONEFLIES, or PLECOPTERA OF ILLI-
NOIS. By THEODORE H. FRISON. 111. Nat. Hist. Sur. Bull.
Vol. XVIII, Art. II pp. 345-409, 1929, with 77 text figures.
"In this paper are presented the results of an investigation of
the biological and systematical characteristics of five genera,
comprising eleven species, of. the little known fall and winter
stonefiies occurring in Illinois. It has been found that these
species differ biologically from one another in respect to their
seasonal adjustments, the habitats they prefer, in position, and
in many other details of their life histories. In opposition to
general ideas concerning the food habits of the order as a whole,
the adults as well as the nymphs were found to be herbivorous."

"Because of a previous erroneous designation of a genotype,

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it has been necessary to replace the generic name of Ncphclop-
tcryx Klap with Taeniopteryx Pict. (Scnsu str.), revive the
name Brachyptera for another generic complex, substitute
Tacnioucnui for a Nearctic complex, and erect a new Nearctic
genus Strophopteryx, and three species new to science have
been described (Allocapnia niystica, A. forbcsi and Lcnctra
claasseniy .

The above summary indicates the thoroughness with which
Dr. Prison has pursued the detailed study of these small stone-
flies. So painstakingly has he searched the large and small
streams of the state that it seems quite unlikely that any addi-
tional species of the fall and winter forms will soon be discov-
ered in Illinois.

Except for Newcomer's * observation on the feeding habits
of Taeniopteryx (sen. lat.) and Wu's - comprehensive study of
Nemoura valllcularia practically nothing has been published in
North America on the biology of the Nemouridae and Cap-
niidae.

Dr. Prison has, with considerable detail, studied the biology
of the nymphs and adults of the following six species : Taeniop-
teryx nivaiis Fitch, Strophopteryx fasciata Burm, Allocapnia
invstica Prison, A. recta Clsn., A. granulata Clsn., and A.
I'h'ipara Clsn. In addition to these, both nymphs and adults are
described of : Taeniopteryx paruula Bks., Lcnctra claasscni
Prison, and Allocapnia pygmaca Burm., and the adult of A.
forbcsi Prison as well as an adult female Capnia sp.

Keys are included for separating the species of both nymphs
and adults. The figures depict the genital and other structural
characters, photographs of nymphs, adults and habitats.

2. STUDIES ON STONEFLIES OF JAPAN. By MASUZO UENO.
Mem. Coll. Sci., Kyoto Imp. Univ. Ser. B. Vol. IV, No. 2 (Art.
4) pp. 97-155. 1929, with one plate and 26 text figures. "In
the present paper are chiefly recorded well-defined nymphs rep-
resenting the fourteen known genera and a curious nymph of
the new genus Scopura. Besides these immature forms here
recorded are added descriptions of six adult stoneflies which
seem apparently to be of new species."

A little more than a page is devoted to the discussion of
"Habitats and Distribution." This is followed by a key to the
genera of nymphs found in Japan and by descriptions and inci-

1 Newcomer, E. J. Some Stoneflies Injurious to Vegetation. Jr. Agr.
Res. Vol. XIII, No. 1, pp. 37-42, 1918.

" Wu, C. F. Morphology, Anatomy and Ethology of Nemoura. Bull.
Lloyd Libr. No. 23, Ent. Ser. No. 3, pp. 1-81, 1923.

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dental observations on the behavior of some of the nymphs and
adults. The illustrations are excellent. Most interesting is the
description of a nymph which Ueno christens Scopu-ra lontja
and appears to be related to Ptcronarcys and Lcptopcrla. This
nymph possesses a ring of copious gill tufts which surround
the entire tenth abdominal segment and which are said to be
retractile. The subanal lobes are extremely long and slender.
Unfortunately the adult of this species is not definitely known
so that its affinities can be ascertained with certainty.

3. (a) THE ECOLOGY OF TROUT STREAMS IN YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK, by RICHARD A. MUTTKOWSKI, Bull. N. Y.
State College of Forestry, Roosevelt Wild Life Annals, Vol. 2.
No. 2. pp. 155-240, 1929. (b) THE FOOD OF TROUT STREAM
INSECTS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. By RICHARD A.
MUTTKOWSKI and GILBERT M. SMITH; Above publication, pp.
242-263. On page 186-190 of the first of the above papers,
notes are given on the occurrence and behavior of the stoneflies
which were found in the streams in Yellowstone Park. Ptcro-
narcys californica Newpt. and Acroneitria pacifica Bks. were
found to be most abundant and the discussion centers largely
around these two species. Of Ptcronarcys californica Mutt-
kowski says : "Strange to say they eat plant food almost en-
tirely, differing in this respect from other perloid nymphs/' As
a matter of fact only the species belonging to the family Per-
lidae (except Pcltopcrla] are carnivorous, all the rest being
herbivorous in food habits.

In the second paper, on the Food of Trout Streams, tabulated
data are given (pp. 246-249) on the food of the nymphs of
Ptcrnarcys californica Newpt., Acroncuria pacifica Bks. and
Pcrla vertically Bks., showing that of these three species only
P. californica is essentially an herbivore while the other two
species are mainly carnivorous. The mistakes which have crept
into the "List of References" at the end of the second paper
and into the introduction of the first paper are not sufficiently
serious so as to be misleading.

It is gratifying to know that within the last few years the
stonefly fauna of China has begun to receive some attention.
Both Dr. C. F. Wu of Yenching University, Peiping, and Mr.
Y. T. Chu of St. Johns, Shanghai, have published several pa-
pers in The China Journal, describing new species of Plecoptera
from China.

Mention should also be made of the papers which Mr. R.
Despax has published, in Bull. Soc. D'Hist. Nat. de Toulouse,
on the Nemouridae, during the past year.

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A. B. Martynov, of de Gorsky Institute Agronomique, in
1928, published a paper on Plecopteren des Kaukasus, in Tra-
vaux de la. Sta. Biol. du Caucase du Xord, in which he de-
scribes 17 new species and 2 new forms of Nemoura and
Leuctra.

Within the next few months the reviewer hopes to publish a
manuscript on the immature stages of the stoneflies of North
America in which will be included descriptions, figures and
biological notes of some 70 species.

P. W. CLAASSEN.

OBITUARY.

STEPHEN ALFRED FORBES
May 29, 1844— March 13, 1930

Exceeding by more than fifteen years the biblical allotment,
a long life of unusual influence and productiveness ended on
March 13, 1930, with the death of Dr. S. A. Forbes, chief of
the State Natural History Survey and professor of entomology,
emeritus, in the University of Illinois. Doctor Forbes was one
of the outstanding entomologists of that pioneer group who
wrote the first chapter of America's entomological history in
such strong and enduring fashion.

Born May 29, 1844, in Stephenson County, Illinois, IK> spent
his early years on his father's farm. Reviewing his subsequent
accomplishments, one is astonished to learn that his earl}- school-
ing was much neglected, that he never graduated from a col-
lege, and that he never took a formal college course in any of
the many subjects he subsequently taught.

Fatherless from the age of 10, he enlisted as a private in the
7th Illinois Cavalry in 1861 at the age of 17, and advanced to
a captaincy at 20. He spent four months in a Confederate
prison. After recovering from the diseases there contracted,
he returned to his regiment and continued in active service
until the end of the war. Following the war he studied in
Beloit Academy and nearly finished the course in medicine at
Rush Medical College; but, changing his plans, he began the
independent study of natural history while a teacher in the

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public schools of Illinois. By private study he also mastered
French, Spanish and Italian and learned to read Greek.

His public service began with his appointment, in 1872, as
curator of the museum of the State Natural History Society,
at Normal, Illinois. Five years later the museum became, by
legislative enactment, the State Laboratory of Natural History
with Mr. Forbes as director. Five years later (1882) he was
appointed by the governor to succeed Cyrus Thomas as the
fourth State Entomologist of Illinois. In 1884 Forbes became
professor of zoology and entomology at the University of
Illinois, and the offices of State Entomologist and director of the
State Laboratory of Natural History were moved to Urbana.
In 1888 he was made Dean of the College of Science, which
position he rilled for sixteen years. In 1909 the department of
entomology was organized separately from zoology, with Pro-
fessor Forbes as Head. Without interrupting his fifty-six year
period of service to the State and the University, his title was
changed in 1917, when the State Laboratory of Natural History
and the State Entomologist's office were merged into the
Natural History Survey, a Division of the State Department of
Registration and Education, with Dr. Forbes as its chief. He
became emeritus professor of entomology in 1921, but con-
tinued as chief of the Survey until his death.

His publications in natural history, begun in 1870 in the
American Entomologist and Botanist, numbered at the time of
his death over 500 titles, of which about 400 dealt with various
phases of entomology. His most important papers are to be
found in his eighteen Reports on the Injurious and Beneficial
Insects of Illinois, in the Bulletin of the State Laboratory of
Natural History, later the Bulletin of the State Natural His-
tory Survey and in his Final Reports on the Biology of Illinois.
Some of the best known of his entomological publications deal
with the insects of Indian corn, of strawberries, of sugar beets,
the chinch bug, Hessian fly, white grubs, San Jose scale, corn
root aphid, army worm, codling moth, black flies and insect
diseases. In all of these subjects, and others, he made funda-
mental contributions to economic entomology and ecology,

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which have endured and are today models of clarity, originality
and completeness. His writings are characterized by their re-
markably simple and lucid expression, their excellent illustra-
tions, their intensely practical, economic nature, and reveal a
deep appreciation of fundamental biological principles and of
the importance of the interrelations of insects with their en-
vironment and with other living things.

Those who know only his entomological writings, may be
surprised at the wide variety of his biological interests, and to
know that his publications dealt in masterly fashion with such
diverse subjects as birds, fishes, Crustacea, leeches, bacteria,
rotifers, the parasites of swine, museum methods and pedagogy.
His most intimate friends and associates marveled at his interest
in, and depth of understanding of other fields of knowledge:
history, music, art, politics, languages, literature, agriculture,
horticulture, world affairs, the social sciences — he studied them
all in order to relate his own work most effectively to the mate-
rial and intellectual progress of his state.

Although his nearly sixty years of public service in a single
broad field of knowledge and in one state, is almost without
precedent, Professor Forbes found time to do many other
things. He took a deep and active interest in civic and charit-
able affairs. He maintained to the end of his career a profound
interest in the teaching of natural science, especially in the
high schools. One of the last big tasks that he accomplished
was a comprehensive plan for making available to the high
schools of the State hundreds of sets of the publications of his
department, each set comprising over 5,000 pages of printed
matter and illustrations on the native insects, birds, fishes, trees
and other forms of life. In his earlier years he made a num-
ber of scientific surveys outside of Illinois as a special agent
for the United States Fish Commission. He managed in 1893,
an unusually comprehensive and original exhibit at the1 World's
Columbian Exposition in Chicago. He was an American dele-
gate to the third international entomological congress, at ( )x-
ford in 1912. He was one of fifteen entomologists who have
been named as Honorary Fellows in the Entomological Society

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of America, and in 1928 was elected as one of two honorary
members of the fourth international congress of entomologists
held at Cornell University. He was a member of the National
Academy of Sciences and of the American Philosophical
Society. Many other honorary and scientific organizations have
given him the highest distinction at their command. He twice
served as president of the American Association of Economic
Entomologists, and has also held the highest office in the
Entomological Society of America, the Ecological Society of
America, and the Illinois State Academy of Science.

He was affectionately called "the dean of American Eco-
nomic Entomologists", "the first economic ornithologist in
America", "the founder of the science of ecology". He was
credited with having laid the foundation of taxonomic work on
American Crustacea and was a recognized authority on con-
servation, particularly fresh water biology and stream pollution.
In 1884 Indiana University conferred upon him the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy, and in 1905, at the conclusion of his long
service as Dean, he was given the honorary Doctorate of Laws
by the University of Illinois.

Professor Forbes maintained his physical vigor and tireless
industry and enthusiasm until about two weeks before his death.
Clara Gaston Forbes, who became his wife in 1873, preceded
him in death by less than two months.

Fearless, eternally youthful, unostentatiously confident and
inspiring, never seeking favor or preferment but continually
in demand by recognition of his worth, this man was revered
by his peers and colleagues for his breadth and clarity of vision,
his kindly, helpful criticism and sympathy, his infectious en-
thusiasm, his brilliant intellect and impregnable strength of
character, and his loyal and genial friendship.

C. L. METCALF.

FRANK HAIMBACH, lepidopterist, secretary and treasurer of
The American Entomological Society, died April 1, 1930. A
notice of his life and work will appear in a later number of
the NEWS.

JUNE, 193O

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Vol. XLI

No. 6

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera — XV. . 179

Fender — A New Butterfly Aberration (Lepid.: Nyraphalidae) 182

Hebard— Type Fixation 183

Rau — Behavior Notes on the Yellow Jacket, Vespa germanica (Hymen-

optera : Vespidae) 185

Parshley — Gall Wasps and the Species Problem 191

Calvert — Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeid) in Pennsylvania and the Rath-

von and.Auxer Collections of Coleoptera 195

Bequaert — Tsetse Flies — Past and Present (Diptera : Muscoidea) . . . 202

Hay ward — Notes on Utah Vespidae (Hymen.) 204

Weber — A New Textbook of Entomology 205

Haimbach— On the Seventieth Birthday of Dr. Adelbert Seitz 'joti

Cockerel!, Knight and Swaine — Preliminary Report on Nomenclature

Proposals 207

Entomological Literature ' 210

Obituary — Dr. William Barnes 214

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ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XVII.

ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH,

ARTHUR GIBSON

_BNTOMOLOGICAL NEWS_

VOL. XLI. JUNE, 1930 No. 6

North American Institutions featuring Lepidoptera.

XV. Entomological Branch, Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

P>y J. D. GUXDKK, Pasadena, California.
(Plates XVII. XVIII).

Most friendly relations have existed for many years between
the entomologists of the United States and Canada. There is
little natural barrier between the countries and their questions
of economic and systematic importance are similar. An ex-
ample of the mutual and beneficial co-operation in the matter
of insect control is shown by the conferences which have been
held during recent years to devise ways and means of fighting
the European corn borer and other pests. Fortunately the offi-
cial entomologists of both countries have been men of high
character and free from certain stupid personalities of excessive
nationalism.

Canada first appointed a special entomologist in 1884. but the
real development and expansion of the work did not begin until
about 1909 when the dreaded brown-tail moth was found in
shipments of nursery stock from France. This necessitated the
passing of special legislation in 1910, giving the Agriculture
Department power to inspect plant products entering Canada,
and to take such means as were considered advisable to .prevent
the spreading of harmful insects already prevalent. P.v 1()14
entomology bad developed to such an extent that a separate
sub-department of the Government's Department of Agriculture
was set aside under the title of Kntomological P.rancb and head-
quarters were established in the Hirks I'uilding1 at Ottawa

1 This six-story building is <l<>\vn-tu\vii in UK- business section and the
offices of the Branch occupy the upper floors, the lower floors being de-
voted to various commercial businesses and shops. Although the loca-
tion is convenient, there is alwa\s that ha/anl of lire which would destn>\,
not only departmental records, but insert o>ll<rtinns as well. If types are
at least separated into separate drawers or cabinets, they can perch. m< >
be carried out in time. I have in mind the destruction by fire of the

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where they remain today. The present divisional organization
consists of the following well-known officials : Arthur Gibson,
Dominion Entomologist and Head of Branch; J. M. Swaine,
Associate Dominion Entomologist and administrator of the Di-
vision of Forest Insects; H. G. Crawford, Chief of the Division
of Eield Crop and Garden Insects; L. S. McLaine, Chief of the
Division of Foreign Pests and Suppression ,and J. H. McDun-
nough, Chief of Division of Systematic Entomology.

Mr. Arthur Gibson was born in Toronto in 1875 and has been
in the service of the Canadian government for over thirty years.
He entered the Federal Department of Agriculture in 1899 as
assistant in the division of botany and entomology at the Ex-
perimental Farm, Ottawa and in 1908 was promoted to the
position of chief assistant entomologist. Upon the death of Dr.
Hewitt in 1920, Mr. Gibson was made Dominion Entomologist
and head of the Entomological Branch, a position which corre-
sponds to that at present held by Dr. Marlatt and formerly by
Dr. L. O. Howard. Mr. Gibson is a very able organizer and a
thorough entomologist and Canada is fortunate to have had for
so many years such a capable executive in office.2

Dr. fames H. McDunnough is known to practically every
entomological student in this country and abroad because of his
splendid work in the Order Lepidoptera. Few systematists
have had the chance, or the ability, to accomplish as much as
he has. I think he deserves to be called a builder of great Lepi-
doptera collections.

From 1909 to March 25, 1919, Dr. McDunnough was curator
of the William Barnes collection at Decatur, Illinois and he was
the first man to systematically arrange this largest of boreal
American collections. One of the results was the Barnes ev
McDunnough Check List of 1(>17. This list was not a repro-

Academy of Sciences in San Francisco which was similarly located. Had
the lepidopterous types of Behr and others been separated out of the
main collections, they could have heen saved. Certain insect types which
were separated, WERE SAVED. I call Mr. Gibbon's attention to the point
of type-separation and also, for example, to the arrangement for valuable
types which the American Museum has inaugurated.

" Photo Plate XVII, showing Mr. Gibson at his desk, was unfortunately
reversed in the original making. Mr. Gibson is not left-handed and also
he is much better looking than the photo would give him credit for being !

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XVIII.

CANADA

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duction, like many of the older lists, but was original in revision
and today the moth, or lleterocera, portion continues to be the
latest available compilation. While at Dccatur he also revised
the Cossidae and the Olcnc group of moths, in addition to writ-
ing many smaller papers with Dr. Barnes. Mr. Foster II.
Benjamin once told me that working on Lepidoptera under Dr.
Barnes was "like taking a post-graduate course, you really began
to make fewer mistakes".

When Dr. McDunnough went to Ottawa, in April, 1919, to
take charge of Canada's budding National Collection of Insects
and to devote himself to its systematic study, he found plenty
to do. There were many thousands of insects in unclassified
condition which had to be sorted into families and genera ; the
specimens needed systematic transfer into additional steel
cabinets in order to have them available for future study and
there was only a small entomological library, scarcely suited to
the demands of a systematise How rapidly Canada's collections
have been built up is noted in a recent article by Dr. McDun-
nough, when he says— "I am proud to say that today we have a
National Collection of Insects which ranks among the leading
collections of the North American continent and a taxonomic
library which is not only one of the finest specialized libraries in
Government service, but also probably the best of its kind in
Canada".

The insects are housed in more than 30 steel cabinets which
contain approximately 1600 drawers apportioned as follows:
625 for Lepidoptera ; 250 for Coleoptera ; 225 for Diptera ; 200
for Hymenoptera ; 50 for Hemiptera ; 50 for Orthoptera ; 75
for Odonata ; 50 for Ephemeridae and 25 drawers for various
Neuropteroid insects. There are also several cabinets contain-
ing alcoholic material of Arachnida, Odonata and Ephemerida
and slide-cabinets for material in plant-lice, fleas, thrips, etc.
The following Lepidoptera collections of note contribute to-
wards the general collection: Dr. James Fletcher collection,
excluding types which were deposited in Washington, D. C. ;
Capt. Gamble Geddes collection consisting of general material
collected in the vicinity of Sudburv and Trenton; C. H. .Young
collection purchased in 1913 and the result of twenty years'

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collecting near Ottawa, being rich in Microlepidoptera and con-
taining some paratypes in the Pyralidae and Tortricidae ; Arthur
Gibson collection of general Lepidoptera with many bred speci-
mens; F. H. Wolley-Dod collection, especially good in western
Noctuidae and the J. W. Cockle collection (purchased) from
Kaslo, British Columbia, consisting of Mr. Cockle's moths and
all of his types.

Up to the present 'and since being with the Entomological
Branch, Dr. McDunnough has published in the neighborhood of
100 taxonomic papers and has described nearly 250 new Lepi-
doptera and p]phemerida (may-flies). The types of nearly all
of these are deposited in the National Collection. Each sum-
mer, as time permits, the Doctor makes profitable field trips into
western districts and unexplored territories. Much of north-
western Canada remains virgin to the entomologist and he hopes
to work out these areas.

Dr. McDunnough has been editor of the Canadian Entomolo-
gist since 1921. He was born at Toronto, Ontario on May 10,
1877, receiving an A. M. at Queens College (Canada) and his
Ph.D. at Berlin in 1909.

Everybody would like to see published, a Check List (if pos-
sible, annotated) of Canadian Lepidoptera and such a list is
very much needed. A well-edited catalogue on where to go,
when to go and what to collect in Canada would be a most
valuable contribution as published by the Entomological Branch.
Such a paper might be the means of renewing interest in Lepi-
doptera.

— • • ' —

A New Butterfly Aberration (Lepid.: Nymphalidae).

By K. M. FENDER, McMinnville, Oregon.

PHYCIODES MYLITTA (Edw.), n. aberr. macyi.

I have caught an aberration of mylitta that 1 shall call niacyi.
the main difference between this and iiiylitta being on the under-
side of the secondaries. All the spots in the limbal area are
fused into one broad silvered line. Macyi has the same expanse
as mylitta.

Type: McMinnville. Oregon, one specimen, September 6,
1929, in the author's collection.

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Type Fixation.

By MORGAN HEBARD, Academy of Natural Sciences,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In the January ENTOMOLOGICAL \K\vs1 appeared a caustic
attack by W. S. Blatchley on the fixation of single types of two
of his species by T. M. liuhhell. I'.latchley has well denned a
"type" in the modern restricted sense now generally accepted,
but evidently does not appreciate the vast difference between
marking a specimen as such and its valid published first fixation.

The unique type (sometimes termed holotype) is all important
we agree, and Hlatchley's present trouble is entirely due to his
failure to designate such types in his descriptions of new species
published in his "Orthoptera of North-Eastern America" in
1919. Such action he knew at that time to be generally consid-
ered of the utmost importance, indeed it has been a requisite in
all publications of the American Entomological Society since
1914.

I fe now says he has expected to publish fixations of the types
of all his species in a single paper, but as eleven years have
passed since the description of the species discussed, we are not
nearly as surprised as he to find that someone else is first in
making these selections. That he had labelled a specimen of
each species "type" in his collection might have been a factor
in choosing the proper specimen as type, but more than one
specimen of the original series of a species has aften been lab-
elled "type" in the past and labels can be removed or shifted.
The fact remains that, until the single type of a new species
hits been designated in print, each specimen included without
(liter \ in the originally descril>ed series must he considered a
cot y pc. ~-tny such specimen may he chosen as type and the first
published designation of such (hy the author of the species or
anyone else) fixes the type of that species irre-rocuhly.

As Hubbell's is the first fixation of the type of the species
Ceitthophiliis davisi and C'eiithopliilns rehehi (described by
Blatchley in 1919) and is based in each case on a cotype in tin-
Davis Collection (from which the original series came), that

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184 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [June, '30

action is valid and is not in any way affected by Blatchley's be-
lated attempt to fix as these types specimens in his own collec-
tion, made paratypes for all time by Hubbell's earlier and first
published fixation.

Whether he likes or not, Blatchley's negligence has forced
another to select these types and if the type of a species has not
been indicated in the original description and a specimen, in-
cluded without query in the originally described scries, is subse-
quently indicated in print as the type of t/iat species, all subse-
quent type designations are thereby invalidated and have no
significance whatever.

Blatchley states that he neither knows nor cares what the
ruling of the Entomological Code may be in a situation such as
his present dilemma. We are satisfied that Hubbell has obeyed
the rules for single type selection and that his action will be
upheld.

As a matter of fact, as the selector has the right to choose any
cotype, has not Hubbell made the wisest choice in each case in
taking a specimen from the series of cotypes belonging to the
collection which was the source of that entire series, rather than
from one of the cotypes given to the describer in return for
the work he had done? Such is indeed the almost universal
practice today between institutions or between individuals.

We have asked James A. G. Rehn for any further comments
he might have on this matter and he has furnished the fol-
lowing :

Mr. Blatchley in his arguments evidently declines to admit
that an individual author has no more control over a species
once published by him than any other student. Once given to
the world, a species is world property without prior lien, and
if the original author failed to indicate a single type and he or
anyone else has not done so in the intervening time, any investi-
gator can designate any one of the originally studied series as
the single type, no matter where it may be located, provided that
it was before the describer at the time of description. Mr.
Blatchley's contention would return to Philadelphia quite a few
insect types which have since been fixed in the collections of

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other Institutions, although the main series on which the species
were based, and so labelled "type", are in the Academy of Nat-
ural Sciences. Therefore our remarks are not inspired by oppo-
sition, but instead by the practice of entomologists at this time,
and the universally recognized right of any of the original
material to be selected as the single type by any investigator,
the published fixation being the court of last resort.

Behavior Notes on the Yellow Jacket, Vespa
germanica (Hymen. : Vespidae).

By PHIL RAU, Kirkwood, Missouri.
(Plate XIX.)

While no opportunity has presented itself to make a complete
study of this widely distributed wasp, these desultory notes
on certain aspects of its behavior may be of interest in making
us better acquainted with this already familiar little terror of
summer picnics, commonly known as the yellow-jacket. That
it is a familiar figure, we all know ; that it is of general dis-
tribution is evidenced by the reports that it is common through-
out the United States, in Europe and Canada.

One colony of / '. germanica was discovered at Wickes,
Missouri, on September 2, 1920. A hole in the ground, three-
fourths inch in diameter, went down to the roof of this nest,
which was two and one-half inches below the surface of the
ground. The burrow containing this nest was almost apple-
shaped, four inches deep and three to three and one-half inches
in diameter. The whole nest had probably been covered, or the
pocket in the ground lined, with ;i layer of paper, like the cov-
ering of a / '. niuciilata nest, for many scraps of this material
lay at the bottom, but people had poured water into this hole
and otherwise tried to exterminate the wasps, and this mal-
treatment had probably broken up this covering sheath. The
nest itself consisted of three combs, one atop the other, and
connected by strong props or pedicels.

The nest was opened at 9 a. m. and a cyanide jar placed in
the opening. During the next two hours, about twenty wasps
returned; this gives an indication of the number out of the

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nest at that hour in the morning. In opening the nest forty-
nine workers and one queen were found ; this makes an adult
population of approximately 69 workers and one queen ; no
males were found at that date. During the next two hours, no
workers returned, so one can safely place the population of
this colony at 70 individuals. Besides this, 64 sealed cells,
25 large larvae and 20 eggs composed the well-filled nest. Both
the top and the bottom tier of cells were almost empty; 95
per cent, of the life was in the middle comb.

The nest was taken home and placed in a cage. Within the
next two days, 10 workers emerged, quite active, despite the
inverted position of the nest. They ate honey greedily, and
were often found with their heads inserted deep, into the
empty cells. They were quite friendly, and soon came like pets
after molasses. Later a large stable fly was crushed and placed
on the nest ; soon it was found that the thorax was completely
eaten out but the head and abdomen remained untouched. Thus
they were fed daily on molasses and grape jelly and seemed
contented ; they walked about on the nest, always active and
alert, but never attempted to fly out.

Two nests were excavated a-t the end of the season, and
figs. 1 and 2, Plate XIX, show the full-sized nests just before
the disbanding of the colony. The nest in fig. 1 was built in
a depression in a terrace facing a busy street; the hollow was
enlarged from time to time by the wasps carrying out pellets
of dirt in their jaws and dropping them while in flight. This
nest, inverted in the figure to show construction of the cells,
was 5^4 inches high and had six large combs, and in addition
a small one 2x2 inches at the bottom (not shown in fig.). This
nest was unique in that the papery covering, which usually
envelopes the entire nest, was thin and sparse everywhere
except the place where it was needed most, the portion of the
nest exposed to the street. Here not only was it heavy, thick
and well constructed, but it was colored a light yellow to match
beautifully the clay of the terrace. < nlicr nests of this species
were made of a dark gray material very unlike this one in color.
It was so difficult to distinguish the nest from the bank that in

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Plate XIX.

BEHAVIOR NOTES ON YELLOW JACKETS. -RAU.

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taking the nest 1 jabbed my trowel into the nest thinking it
was the terraee. Figure 3 shows this clay-colored paper-wall
with opening in the center amid the surrounding bank and
shows an ideal condition of protective coloration. One can
hardly give the wasps credit for consciously making this color
selection. Very likely the whole fabric was accidental, or at
least got its start that way. The wasps probably fell heir to a
light-colored wood pulp and in addition, in their duties of carry-
ing out mud pellets, some mud may have gotten mixed with
the saliva, or pulp.

While most nests have round combs, as in fig. 2, nest in
figure 1 had each comb indented at the same point, so as to
form a sort of stairway from comb to comb making it quite
easy of access to the workers.

The nest in fig. 2 was unearthed by Mr. A. F. Satterthwait of
Webster Groves, Missouri. The height of the nest was 5¥2
inches and had 5 large combs, and in addition a small one of 15
cells at the very bottom.

This nest too was taken at the end of the season, and there-
fore was a full-grown nest. This nest was reached by the in-
habitants through a hole in the flat surface of the earth, and had
its enormously thick paper sheets, not at the side of the nest as
in fig. 1, but at the top where it would serve better for protec-
tion from the elements. The thickness of this papery roof was
in excess of one inch.

The wasps seem not to know when ibe season nears its close,
and there is an enormous waste of immature life when cold
weather approaches. At the end of the season one often finds
many cells in course of construction, and enormous numbers of
eggs and larvae, which can never reach maturity.

It is well known that these little creatures are scavengers.
but I have not been sure heretofore that they attack and kill
other insects for food. At last one morning at an early hour
I saw one of them in the road attacking a red-winded moth;
hence it seems that this wasp, besides picking up bits of dead
animal remains, also gets live prey by direct attack. In this case
the wasp evidently had attacked prey that was in torpid condi-
tion due to the chill of the night. When I crept near and ex-

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amined it, I found a goodly chunk had been bitten out of the
side of the thorax, with the fore-wing and leg still attached.
The wasp proceeded to bite off the wing and then the leg, and
discarded them ; it then took up the fleshy part of the portion
bitten out, mounted into the air in a flight of orientation and
flew to a tree near by, thence away. Since she had taken her
flight of orientation, I expected her to return, so I stealthily
examined her moth ; it was still soft, and beside it lay the
discarded wing, and also the head which she had amputated.

True to my expectations, she returned after five minutes,
flew direct to her moth, removed the left hind wing and then
struggled to get rid of the right ones. She then removed a
large mouthful of choice meat from the abdomen, flew to the
tree as before and away to the northwest. After just four
minutes she again returned, flew direct to the carcass and got
another portion with a leg still attached to it ; with this she
repeated her course, to the tree and thence away again to the
northwest.

During her absence of five minutes, I thought to do a little
experimenting. All this time I had been sitting on the ground
about eighteen inches from her morsel, and my paraphernalia
less than a foot from it. 1 suspected that she had associated me
and mine with the location of her property ; therefore I removed,
bag and baggage, six feet to the north. My removal must have
caused some confusion, for it took her five minutes to find what
she sought. She took her morsel and departed by her estab-
lished route. After six minutes she returned. In the interval
I had placed a green leaf over the abdomen of the moth and
moved its bright-colored wings an inch away. Upon returning,
the wasp flew to the wings, examined them and tried to bite
off a tiny bit of muscle tissue at the base, walked away a mo-
ment, returned and again scrutini/.ed the wings and surround-
ings, this time more excitedly, until quite by chance she discover-
ed the carcass under the edge of the leaf. She began to bite off
another portion as before, when an accident occurred which
added to the interest of the experiment. A dog ran past and
put her to flight. She flew away in a huff, and fluttered about
in the vicinity for two minutes, and when she returned she
again came to the bright wings, bit at them and examined them

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just as before and flew away, came back and explored the
region on foot repeatedly and for twenty minutes seemed to try
her utmost to locate her lost property. She had left without
a flight of orientation after she had found it under the leaf,
and although she was absent only two minutes before she tried
to come back to it, she could not tell where it lay. Then 1 re-
moved the leaf, whereupon she found it almost at once and
proceeded to get her morsel. These disturbances and tricks
may have taxed her patience too much, or her wants may have
been satisfied; at least she returned no more. The moth proved
to be a female heavily laden with eggs ; this is the first intimation
I have had that this little wasp, commonly regarded as an
enemy, may be of economic value.

Another /'. ycnnatuca was found early in the morning feed-
ing on a grasshopper, DCJHCKS Carolina. The victim often
moved its wings violently, showing it had just been stung. It
was an adult hopper, many, many times as large as the assail-
ant, but the cold night had made it sluggish and hence easy
prey to an alert hunter. Another was seen to sting an adult
hopper, follow it in its agonized flight and sting it repeatedly
until lost from view. These wasps were at other times seen
crowding around a grasshopper carcass enjoying the flesh for
food.

Several V . gcrmanica came to a cedar tree in the yard early
one September morning, evidently in search of food. While
watching them, I saw a / '. macnhita pounce upon one of them.
The pair struggled violently for several seconds; then I placed
them in a test tube. Kvc-n there the / '. inacula/n continued the
angry onslaught, and when at last they became separated, the
little victim gave a few feeble kicks and was dead. I )espite the
severe sting, / . germanica occasionally tails prey to the dip-
terous robber fly. On September 10, a yellow species of robin r
fly was seen flying from plant to plant with a worker was]) of
(jcnminica dangling from its legs, and 1'romlev records ( I'svche
21: 194, 1914) having taken 17 specimens of this wasp from
Proctocantlms pliihtdclpliicus.

As late in the season as October 19, more than a hundred of
these workers were congregated on a dry picnic plate trving to
derive some invisible food therefrom. Xear by lay some blue

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grapes, untouched and intact. I split the skins of these and put
them on the plate, and in a minute all the wasps were eagerly
crowding over each other to get at the dainties. It is surprising
that these famished workers did not see, or having seen they
could not break through the tough skins of the fruit to get at
its juices.

There has been some discussion as to whether ants, bees and
wasps can communicate with one another ; especially whether,
if one insect finds a store of good things, it is able to communi-
cate with others and advise them of its location. Lubbock
proves that ants have this power, but if this wasp can do like-
wise, I failed to see evidence of it in a case that came under
my observation. For two days I watched an individual come
to the clay bank in quest of prey and leave each time with a
chalcid parasite in her mouth. She would come and go, and
never did I see more than that one there. If she had made
known this supply to the others, they surely would have come in
numbers, but only this one appeared at intervals of ten or
fifteen minutes. This one followed a regular system in her
hunting; she would alight at one end of the bank near the top,
and then fly sidewise, close to the bank and facing it, directlv
to the other end, bobbing up and down on the wing all the way.
Occasionally she would dodge down, searching crevices or bur-
rows for a moment, or leap at her prey in midair; if unsuccess-
ful, she would repeat the search in the same way. The chal-
cids were so abundant here that she had little difficulty in
finding them ; her main trouble seemed to be that they were
so minute that they could easily get away. Sometimes she
took her prey direct to her nest, but more often she clung to
the wall and went through the motions of turning it over and
biting it — a performance which appeared absurd on account of
the small size of the prey.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIX.

Figs. 1 and 2. Nests of / 'cspu germanica.

Fig. 3. The nest shown in Fig. 1 in the terrace showing how
the hollow was walled up with paper sheets resembling in color
and roughness the surrounding soil.

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Gall Wasps and the Species Problem.1

By H. M. PARSHLEY.

\\ e all describe new species and presumably know what we
are doing and what we are dealing with; and yet. to quote a
favorite remark of my old friend Charles \Y. Johnson, the way
to start a hopeless and endless argument is to ask any group of
taxonomists the simple question: What is a species? Since
Darwin explained the origin of species and De Vries wrote
about elementary species, the science of genetics has grown up
and made plain a whole realm of knowledge that was largely
unknown and unsuspected by those investigators and which, it
is fair to say, remains unknown or at least unused by a ma-
jority of modern taxonomists. Meanwhile geneticists have come
to agree as a matter of course that the evolution of species has
occurred and is occurring by means of mutations, while old
school naturalists, when they refer to mutations at all, are wont
to deny that these, the only known hereditary modifications,
produce new forms that can be given specific rank. Tt appears
that true species arc supposed to contain some vague essence
apart from mutational characters, and hence remain contro-
versial and indefinable though recognizable to the initiated eye.

This situation has given rise to the academic dogma that
species are groups of organisms demarked for "purposes of
convenience." Young students are customarily informed that
the lofty and forbidding structure of taxonomy is just a filing
system, arbitrarily divided into more or less orderly compart-
ments into which, "for convenience", the infinitely varying and
eternally overlapping items of nature are more or less reason-
ably assorted. If a student observes two related species which
nevertheless seem to be perfectly distinguishable, he is reminded
that somewhere or sometime intermediate forms undoubtedly
might be found, that the law (or rather the dogma) may he
fulfilled. There has been in the mimK of taxonomists an uneasy
feeling that somehow a clean distinction between two groups
is in a sense immoral, that apparent limits of variation muM

'Contributions from the Department of Zoology, Smith College, Xo.
165.

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be illusory. All this, of course, represents the enduring and
often unconscious effect of early teachings in Darwinian evolu-
tion by infinitesimal gradations, an effect which persists in
spite of what is definitely known about mutation. As a matter
of fact, there is not the slightest reason to suppose that groups
of organisms, whether species or higher categories, must always
merge into each other by insensible graduations, either in space
or in time ; and it is now certainly in order to repudiate this
dogma and to cease from imposing it on students and applying
it to the materials of taxonomic study. Species are natural
segregations, when properly understood, as distinct in nature
as they are in our cabinets and catalogues.

That the adoption of this principle does not at once solve all
problems is abundantly shown in Dr. A. C. Kinsey's recent book
on the species of the genus Cynips;- but this monograph shows
with equal clearness how illuminating this principle is when ap-
plied thoroughly to adequate materials. Here is a highly special-
ized group of insects, occurring over a wide area of the earth's
surface, extremely numerous and accessible to the collector, and
possessing available characters of a physiologic as well as of a
morphologic nature. It should be said also that in Professor
Kinsey the group has a remarkably assiduous and discerning
student. Now what emerges as the result of this unusual com-
bination of mind and matter?

In the first place, the material basis of this study is adequate
beyond that of almost any other taxonomic work you may
choose to compare with it. The pinned specimens of the insects
numbered more than 17,000 (of which 16,899 are in the author's
possession and available for qualified inspection), the galls about
54,000. In twelve years the author has traveled more than
32,000 miles to collecting specimens and geographic data, and
he has employed an efficient system in taking true and repre-
sentative samples. More than 100 collectors in Kurope and
America have contributed their findings. ( hit of 93 forms the
author has examined the holotypes of 80. 7 not being in exist-

~ The Gall Wasp Genus Cynips, A Study in the Origin of Species. In-
diana University Studies, Vol. XVI, Nos. 84, 85, 86 ; Waterman Institute
for Scientific Research Publications No. 42. 577 pp., 429 figs. 1930.

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ence. His descriptions, including agamic and bisexual forms,
literature, synonymy, distribution, inquilines, parasites, discus-
sion, etc., average perh'ops four pages each; and there are 42()
figures, including maps, whole insects, galls, and morphologic-
details. There is a key, lists of pre-occupied names and ex-
cluded species, general and special bibliographies, and an index.
All done with the highest regard for honesty and accuracy and
without regard for expense of time, trouble, or money.

Many specialists in other groups will want to examine the
descriptive portion of the work with minute care and will be
sure to find something of value for their own investigations and
methods of expression; but I venture to say that all biologists
who are at all interested in evolution, genetics, and species for-
mation will do well to study and reflect upon the introductory
essays in Part I. These deal especially with the origin of
species, the taxonomic method, the species concept, mutations,
physiologic species, the isolation of species, hybridization, and
phylogeny. They are highly condensed and I do not propose to
do them the injustice of further compression here, but shall con-
tent myself with the statement of a few of the main ideas.

The taxonomic method would soon be restored to dignity if
Kinsey's principles were to find general application. The^c
include intensive treatment of restricted phylogenetic units re-
gardless of arbitrary geographic or national limits; the use of
numerous specimens collected to show real ranges; consideration
of physiologic as well as morphologic variations, with especial
effort to distinguish mutations; careful regard for the various
degrees of relationship; and an intelligent use of findings from
other fields of scientific research. Such principles cannot be
employed in hasty "revisions" and certainly have no application
in the haphazard description of novelties about which practically
nothing is known. And it is the common absence of these qual-
ities that has marked out ordinary taxonomic work for the scorn
of biologists in general.

Systematic xoologists will observe with interest the rather
curious predicament in which Kinsey finds himself, admittedly,
as a result of his work with gall wasps. He has arrived at a

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definite understanding of the species concept, but his nomen-
clatorial problem is not solved, as he frankly admits (page 24).
After remarking that individuals show variation and that also
"there are many more points of uniformity than of variation
among individuals taken from a given locality and habitat,"
he says

Finally, the limits of variation of any character prove to be
strikingly uniform throughout the great populations which we
propose to call species. Whenever we have taken a reasonably
large sample from any point over the usually considerable range
of a species, the biometric data have not proved fundamentally
different from the data for any other fair sample from any other
point in the range.

This leads to the genetic definition of a species as "a popula-
tion with common heredity." Such a population, having a com-
mon store of genes which express themselves as mutant charac-
ters and the graded variations caused by multiple factors, must
constitute a genuine taxonomic entity "which is more than a few
cabinet specimens or a bottle full of experimental material or
a Latin binomial in a textbook"-— and by no means the arbitrary
unit of "convenience" of which we have heard so much. And
now for the unsolved problem.

The word "species," as just defined, refers to the biologic
species, the fundamental category of living things which are
biologically identical and thus constitute a single "kind." But
hybridization between these real species, and various degrees
of relationship among them, give rise to a number of categories
that must be recognized between the lowest and what in ento-
mology is ordinarily called a genus. Kinsey talks of his 93
"species" when engaged in biological discussion, but in IT'S de-
scriptive section and in his checklist he gives 26 nomenclatorial
species, under which the rest are listed as "varieties." This is
simply and solely a concession to existing customs and codes,
which is made only because Professor Kinsey hesitates to pro-
pose a new taxonomic category with a new name between the
true species (temporarily called variety by him) and the genus.
The reader must keep in mind this predicament ; and if he does

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so, no confusion need arise while we wait for some one to
answer the author's call with a proposal "that will coordinate
hiologic concepts of species with questions of convenience in
systematic botany and zoology."

Reading this magnificent piece of scientific work, all who have
published monographs of similar general .character must feel
a deep sense of admiration and an even deeper sense of their
own short-comings, as I most certainly have in comparing my
Essav on the American Species of Anidns with the "Gall
\Yasps." But each one will doubtless know how to justify his
course with some degree of satisfaction. In truth, the "species"
of certain groups (of Aradus, for example, I tend fondly to
imagine) may well correspond in large part to the biologic
species that Kinsey has so clearly demonstrated in Cynif>s. And
certainly it would be impossible, in many groups, for the investi-
gator, however able and zealous, to discover the body of data on
mutations, hybridization, reproduction, and physiology which
makes Professor Kinsey's work take on at once the proportions
of a classic. But there it stands, along with Dunn's Plctlw-
dontidac and a few other works, an example of what can be
done, and must be done, if taxonomy is to be anything more
than a convenient means toward efficiency, if it is to take a
respectable place as a branch of modern biology .

Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeid) in Pennsylvania and

the Rathvon and Auxer Collections

of Coleoptera.

By PHILIP P. CALVERT, University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia.

Several years ago, when bringing together data on the zoo-
logical significance of eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
my attention was attracted to the following passage, by Prof.
S. S. Haldeman, in the Section on Zoology of Charles B.
Trego's Geography of Pennsylvania, 1S4.\ page 7():

Pennsylvania is the northern limit of Scarabaeus tityus, the
largest beetle found here, which is about two inches in length,
of a yellowish gray colour, spotted with black. \Ye have met
with but one native specimen.

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I was interested to learn the records of this species in Penn-
sylvania and the present paper gives the results of my search.
I am greatly indebted to Mr. Charles Liebeck of Philadelphia
and, through him, to Mr. A. B. Champlain, of the Bureau of
Plant Industry, at Harrisburg, for references to the literature,
and to both of them, to Professors R. C. Schiedt, H. H. Beck
and M. Carroll, of Franklin and Marshall College, and to Mr.
\Y. S. Fisher, of the United States National Museum, for
reading the manuscript of this paper and suggesting improve-
ments in it.

The earliest record of Scarabacns ( Ilyuaslcs) tityns as occur-
ring in this state seems to be the inclusion of the species in
Fred. Val. Melsheimer's A Catalogue of Insects of Pennsyl-
vania Part First, Hanover, York County, 1806. On Page 1,
"Tityus, Fabr." l appears as the ninth species of the list, under
the third genus Scarabacus. No locality is given for this or
any other species. Mr. Banks has kindly informed me that in
the Melsheimer Collection, now in the Museum of Comparative
Zoology, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, there is only one speci-
men of tityus and it has no locality label. Mr. Warren S.
Fisher writes that the United States National Museum is
"fortunate in having a copy of Melsheimer's Catalogue from
the Melsheimer library. In this copy are a great many hand-
written notes, probably made by one of the Melsheimers, but
these notes do not give any additional information on D. tityus."

The second record, that published by Thomas Say in Volume
I of his American Entomology, 1824, in connection with Plate
IV (pages not numbered) is much more definite. He says of
Scvrabaeus tityus:

This insect is so extremely rare in Pennsylvania, that the late
Rev. F. V. Melsheimer, the parent of Entomology in this coun-
try, and a very industrious collector, found but two individuals
in eighteen years. An instance has however occurred, in which
the appearance of a considerable number of them occasioned
no little surprise in the neighborhood where they were discov-
ered. A mile or two southward of Philadelphia, and near the

1 So Melsheimer, but the species was first described by Linnaeus, Syst.
Nat., (12th edit.), II. p. 542, Nr. 5, 1767. "Habitat in America septen-
trionali".

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river Delaware, an old cherry-tree was blown down by a violent
current of wind, and my informant saw the remains of numer-
ous individuals, in and about a cavity of the tree, laid open by
the shock of its fall. That there might be no mistake as to the
species, he exhibited the thorax of a male he had chosen from
the mutilated fragments.

As to the precise locality from which Say's specimens came,
Mr. Liebeck writes to me : "After due reflection, based on the
city's possible southern limit in 1824 and the then natural en-
vironment, I judge the specimens were found somewhere be-
tween South and Mifm'n Streets, which was all natural elevated
ground above tide- water effects and more in conformity with
the breeding habits of an insect of this kind." In the last
quarter of the nineteenth century, the southern part of Phila-
delphia, where it was not built up, was the scene of the collect-
ing labors of Mr. Liebeck, the late Henry \Y. YYenzel and
other well-known coleopterists. Xone of them ever found tit y us
in this region, as Mr. Liebeck assures me, and I have a memo-
randum that Mr. Wenzel told me on August 8, 1924, that he
knew of no other Pennsylvania record than that of Haldeman
which I showed to him.

The next specimen observed in point of time may have been
that referred to by Prof. Haldeman in the Geography of 1843
quoted above, or it may have been one of those seen by Dr. S.
S. Rathvon, of Lancaster, as related in a manuscript communi-
cation published by Dr. J. A. Lintner in 1S91.3

The first specimen of I), tityns I ever saw (a female) was
in the possession of the late Judge Libhart of Marietta, Pa., in
1839, and was captvired near Wrightsville, York County. I 'a.

2 William Allen's "Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Adjoining Dis-
tricts in 1828" (Library, Histor. Soc. Penna.) supposedly shows the
built-up parts of the city by shading, and the southern limits of buildings
thus indicated are: between Swansnn and Front Streets, down to, but not
south of, the Navy Yard, which occupied the area between Prime and the
present Wharton Sts., Front St. and the Delaware River; between Front
St. and Moyamensing Road, to the line of Johnson's Lane, which, as a
lane, extended from Moyamensing Road west to Fifth St. between Whar-
ton and Reed Sts. ; west of Moyamensing Road, not south of Carpenter
St., except for a few scattered buildings.

3 Seventh Rept. on the Injurious and other Insects of the State of New
York, Albany, p. 253.

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Twenty years later, I received a male specimen that was cap-
tured in the same county opposite Marietta which is about three
miles above Wrightsville ... In 1859 or 1860 a large willow
tree was blown down by a storm at the village of Safe-Harbor
in the county of Lancaster. The trunk, inside, was much de-
cayed, and in it were found about twenty specimens, and a num-
ber of larvae. T did not learn of this for a week or ten days
thereafter, and was only able to secure a single pair, from a
person in Lancaster city who obtained them on the spot. ... I
subsequently came into possession of a female which had been
captured near New Holland about ten miles east of Lancaster.
The largest specimen that I have ever seen from this state was
taken within our city limits in 1870. This one, a male, I kept
alive in a wire cage for several days, but he eventually forced
some of the wires apart and made his escape and was never re-
covered. In 1873, in a wood about three miles northeast of
Lancaster city . . . under the bark in the rotten wood, I se-
cured three very large specimens of larvae which I believed to
belong to Dynast cs." [These larvae were lost on his way home.]

Dr. Asa Fitch mentioned in 1859 4 that he had specimens of
tityus from Pennsylvania; one is tempted to conjecture that he
may have received them from the sources which supplied Rath-
von.

The Reverend Daniel Ziegler collected Coleoptera at or near
Kraeutz Creek, six miles from York, Pennsylvania, and doubt-
less at other localities in York County. He was born at Read-
ing, Pennsylvania, in 1804, and died at York, in the same State,
in 1876. With Haldeman, E. F. Melsheimer and John G. Mor-
ris, he composed the Entomological Society of Pennsylvania
of 1842 and succeeding years. PI is collection also is now in
the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Mr. Banks writes
that in it are three specimens of Dvnastcs litvus "and one ot
them has the usual blue label with the word tityus across the
top, and below that on the right the initial F for the author and

4 Noxious Insects of New York, Kept. 3, p. 49. Mr. K. F. Chamber-
lain, Assistant State Entomologist, writes from the New York State
Museum at Albany (March 11, 1930) : "We have your letter of Feb-
ruary 25 regarding Pennsylvania records of Dynastcs fityns in the collec-
tion of Dr. Asa Fitch. I regret very much that we cannot confirm these
records since we do not have any of the Fitch Coleoptera. Some fifty or
sixty types of Hemiptera together with a few butterflies represent all of
the Fitch material that we have."

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on the left the male sign. Below that is the word Pa., which
indicates, of course, Pennsylvania." 5

Dr. John Hamilton, in his Catalogue of Colcoptcra of South-
western Pennsylvania of 1895 ° states that tityns was found at
Jeannette, Westmoreland County, by 11. Klages, and Mr. Cham-
plain wrote that "a specimen is in our collection labeled 'Jean-
nette, Pa., H. G. Klages — June'."

Lastly, Mr. Warren S. Fisher writes (March 15, 1930) :
"There are no Pennsylvania specimens of Dynastcs tit\its in the
U. S. National Museum collection, but about 1904 I collected a
single specimen of this species at my home, Highspire, Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately 1 can not give you the
exact date as my collection was destroyed by fire. It was the
only specimen I found, although I collected in that vicinity for
many vcars."

To ascertain whether any of Rathvon's specimens of tityns
were still in existence, the writer made a visit, on June 29, 1925,
to Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
where Rathvon's collection is preserved. Thanks to Prof.
Mitchell Carroll, of the Department of Biology, and Prof. Her-
bert H. Beck, of the Department of Chemistry, I was enabled to
examine the collection at my leisure and with the following
results.

The collection occupies one hundred boxes in cases on the
top floor of the College Museum. The boxes measure 25.3 x 33
x n.75 cm., have glass tops and are tight-fitting. Thirty-six of
them are in a case marked "Div. \Y". which was constructed to
hold one hundred ; the remaining sixty- four are in flat museum
cases. On the end of one of these cases is the inscription:
"The S. S. Rathvon Collection of Beetles. Presented by Dr.
Henry Bobb of East Greenville. Pa., in memory of his son
Fugene. an honored alumnus of F. & M." Most of the speci-
mens bear a circular blue label, 4 mm. in diameter, without any

" Hagen has a biographical sketch of Xiegler (Can. Ent. 17:132-133,
1885, reprinted in 16th Ann. Kept. Ent. Soc. Ontario, p. 22, 1886). For
Ziegler's collection, see Hagen, Can. Knt. 16:196-197, 1884. For the
Entomological Society of Penna., see Morris, Anier. Jour. Sci. (2) i : 27,
1846; Can. Ent. 13: 186, 1881.

* Trans. Anier. Ent. Soc., xxii, p. 337.

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lettering upon it. Some have a circular green label of the same
size. Many specimens also bear numbers, e. g.

Tetraopes basalis 1492 circular blue label

Tetraopes annulatus 5161 "

Tetraopes ornatus 2954 green "

Dorcadion fuliginosum 2079

Cicindela duodecemguttata 19 blue

Cicindela dorsalis 9

Cicindela modesta 1935

Other specimens bear locality labels, as some of those now to be
quoted. In box No. "44 Dynastidae," I found the following
specimens of Dynastcs titvns:

(1) 9 45 mm. long, ms. label "Dynastes tityus 9 fnd
near Wrightsville, Yk. Co., Pa.,'! ins. label "Georgia, also
round blue label.

(2) $ 47 mm. long, ms. label "York Co. Pa.," also round
blue label.

(3) 9 42 mm. long, ms. label "York Co., Pa.," also round
blue label.

(4) $ ms. label "Dynastes tityus £ Ken. [ ?] 863", also
round blue label.

(5) 9 ms. label "Dynastes tityus 9 Ken [ ?] 863", also
round blue label.

(6) $ ms. label "Georgia", also round blue label.

(7) 9 ms. label "Dynastes tytius $ [sic] Lin 862, also
round blue label.

(8) $ Printed label "L T."

(9) 9 no labels.

(10) £ 42 mm. long, label "863 Va."

I was not sure that the handwriting of the first label quoted
above for specimen No. ( 1 ) is the same as the handwriting of
the label "Georgia" of the first specimen and of the labels of
specimens (2) and (3) ; these last three labels were surely writ-
ten by the same hand.

Mr. Fisher comments thus : "The numbered specimens in the
Rathvon Collection are probably the numbers assigned to the
specimens by Rathvon for his numerical catalogue cited below,
which was probably only partially completed and lost after his
death. I have tried to check up these numbers but they do not

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correspond to any of the numbers used in the published cata-
logues."

On comparing this list of specimens with Rathvon's com-
munication to Lintner, one is tempted to believe that the first
specimen is Judge Libhart's female of 1839 and that the addi-
tional label "Georgia" has been carelessly transferred from
another specimen ; that the second is the male "captured in the
same county opposite Marietta", received ''twenty years later"
Here, however, the possibilities of identification apparently
cease.

A catalogue of the Rathvon Collection is preserved at the
Museum. It was not accessible at the time of my visit, but
Prof. Beck, Director of the Museum, gave me the following
information concerning it in a letter of July 14, 1925:

Rathvon's "Catalog" is an alphabetically constructed list of
the cases in which the different species are stored. There is at
the beginning a brief history of the collection (by S. S. R.).
He started collecting in 1842. The cabinet contains a portion
of the collection of Prof. Hentz, late of Alabama, begun by him
about 1815. Hentz sold his collection to Prof. Haldeman (in
1840). The small colored disks attached to the pins of all the
insects are general indications of locality, blue — North America,
purple — South America, green — Europe, yellow — Asia, etc. The
historical account ends with: "A few State localities are at-
tached to some of the insects, but this is more fully detailed in
a numerical catalogue of species which in due time will be made
to accompany the cabinet." This was probably never made.

At another point S. S. R. says: "The insects from Pennsyl-
vania in this collection were mainly obtained along the south-
western margin of Lancaster County and the X. E. border of
York C. A few were obtained from northwestern Pennsyl-
vania but the larger number from the State are from the valley
of the Susquehanna, near Marietta and the hills on both sides of
the river from Bainbridge to McCall's Ferry. During the last
ten years (from 1865) some additions were made to the col-
lection from the vicinity of Lancaster City and the Conestoga.'

There is no further information about numbers 862 and 863
which Dr. Carroll had asked me to search for particularly.

(To be continued.)

202 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [June, '30

Tsetse Flies — Past and Present (Diptera: Muscoidea).

By J. BEQUAERT, Harvard University Medical School,

Boston, Massachusetts

(Continued from page 164.)

I believe that the psychology of the flies should also be con-
sidered. Of course, my mentioning "psychology" in connection
with tsetses cannot fail to elicit a smile from those of my
readers to whom all animals — and especially insects — are pure
mechanisms, some kind of glorified alarm-clocks. Yet I claim
that the tsetse is an animal with what Professor Forel would
call "a well-balanced mind." To be sure, it might fail miserably
if subjected to any of the "intelligence tests" devised by modern
psychologists for army recruits or terrestrial snails. But in
tropical nature, with its many contingencies and hazards, our
Glossina moves about fearlessly and manages to thrive notwith-
standing the handicap of extremely slow reproduction. During
the many tedious hours which I have spent travelling up and
down the African rivers, I have had plenty of opportunity to
watch the behavior of G. palpalis. What impressed me most
was the unobtrusive, yet deliberate manner in which it stalks a
prospective victim.

There are many features in the external and internal anatomy
of tsetses showing the high degree of specialization to which I
have alluded before. Unfortunately it is not possible to enter
into many anatomical details. The mouth-parts, the digestive
tract, and the reproductive organs offer perhaps the most strik-
ing peculiarities, some of which are of importance in connection
with the role of the flies as vectors of disease. In the proboscis,
the mandibles and maxillae have disappeared, the labrum and
labium forming together a slender, needle-like tube, which en-
closes the very long hypopharynx. At rest the proboscis is
placed horizontally between the palpi ; but, when about to bite,
it is lowered into a vertical position, the palpi remaining in the
original place. The skin is pierced by the movements of the
labella at the tip of the labium and the proboscis is thrust as
far as its bulbous base will permit into the tissues of the victim,
as a rule quite rapidly.

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The statement is frequently made that the bite of the tsetse
is unusually painful and that, when a fly is infected with try-
panosomes, the spot where it bites will swell up and become in-
flamed. Personally I have found the immediate reaction to the
bite to be extremely variable: sometimes it was felt at once,
even before the fly had a chance to suck blood ; but often it was
entirely overlooked. I have reached the conclusion that many
factors influence the reaction of the victim, such as individual
sensibility, the distance of a bite from a nerve, the temperature,
the number of flies, and others. I have often observed G. pul-
palis completing its meal on the leg of a native or on the nose
of a dog, without the fly being in the least disturbed. In most
cases the only reaction of the tissues near the bite is an itchy
feeling of short duration ; sometimes there is a little swelling,
and very rarely the bite is followed by considerable oedema
persisting for a long time. On one occasion in the Belgian
Congo, some twenty years ago, my entire left hand was very
badly swollen following the bite of a single G. palpulis; but as
no ill-effects followed, I cannot regard this as a symptom of the
fly having been infected with disease.

In the digestive tract the unusual development of the salivary
glands and of the crop is most noteworthy. The crop, when
filled to capacity, extends to unbelievable proportions. In a
series of experiments with flies fed on blood in capillary glass
tubes, my friend Dr. J. Rodhain and his co-workers found that
in one meal G. inorsitans absorbs between 0.05 and 0.09 c.c. of
liquid. G. palpalis may even be more voracious, since Macfie
calculated that a female of this species is capable of imbibing
1.6 times her body weight of blood, and a male 1.3 times his
body weight. The complicated process of digestion has recently
been studied by Lester and Lloyd ( 1('28). During feeding, the
salivary glands secrete a powerful anticoagulin, which delays
the clotting of the blood while stored in the crop. As the blood
passes from the crop to the midgut. a coagulin secreted in the
mesenteron rapidly clots it, in order to retain the food in that
region of the alimentary tract while draining and assimilation

take place.

(To be continued)

204 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS | June, '30

Notes on Utah Vespidae (Hymen.).1

By C. LYNN HAYWARD.

The following paper is one of a series of reports to be made
on the Hymenoptera of Utah in the collection of the Brigham
Young University. This collection has accumulated as a result
of several summer expeditions conducted by the Department of
Zoology and Entomology under the direction of Dr. Vasco M.
Tanner. These expeditions have now covered the major part
of the state of Utah and have also extended somewhat into the
surrounding states. Some private collectors have also contrib-
uted specimens to this collection.

It is the purpose of this paper to report the species of Ves-
pidae belonging to the subfamilies Masarinae, Polybiinae, Polis-
tinae and Vespinae now represented in the Brigham Young
University collection. Although this report includes chiefly the
Utah species, specimens taken in surrounding states are also
listed. It is thought that the collection is complete and exten-
sive enough to be fairly representative of this region ; however,
further collecting will probably result in an extended known
range for some of the forms, and will doubtlessly reveal some
additional species especially of Masarinae.

In preparing this distributional list, the writer has used the
classification suggested by Dr. J. C. Bequaert (1918) in his
Vespidae of the Belgian Congo, except that at his suggestion
the subfamily name Polybiinae has been used in place of Epipo-
ninae and the genus name Vcspula instead of Vcspa.

The writer wishes to express appreciation to Dr. Bequaert
for his assistance in the determination of certain doubtful speci-
mens and for his many helpful suggestions, and to Dr. Vasco
M. Tanner, head of the Department of Zoology and Entomol-
ogy, Brigham Young University, for his assistance and encour-
agement.

Subfamily MASARINAE.

1. PSEUDOMASARTS (TORYNA) VESPOiDES Cress. UTAH: Glen-
dale, July, 1927, two males (Call) ; La Sal Mountains, June,

1 Contribution number twenty from the Department of Zoology and
Entomology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

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1927, one male (Kartchncr) ; Ute Mountains, Utah-Colorado
line, two males (Tanner) ; Provo, May, one male (Cottam) ;
Uinta Mountains, Grandaddy Lakes, August, 1926, three fe-
males; Aspen Grove, Timpanogos, one female (Tanner);
Bryce Canyon, June, 1926, one female, ( Rasmussen) ; Zion
National Park, one female (Liddle).

WYOMING: Burnt Fork, June, 1926, one male (Brown).

IDAHO: Paris Peak, Bear Lake County, five females and eight
males, July, 1929 ( Hay ward).

P. vespoidcs is apparently the commonest masarid occurring
in the mountainous regions of Utah and surrounding states.
The writer has seen this species in great numbers on Paris Peak,
July 25, at an elevation of about 9,000 feet. They were visiting
Mowers of Pcntstcinon sp. at the time they were observed.

2. PSEUDOMASARIS ( PsEUDOM ASARIS ) M. \RCINALIS CrCSS.

UTAH: Bear Ears, Elk Ridge, June, 1927, one male (Tanner).

3. PSEUDOMASARIS (COTYLEDON) EDWARDSII Cress. UTAH:
Zion National Park, June, 1929, three males and one female,
(Tanner) ; Wellsville Canyon, June, 1926, one female (Hay-
ward) ; Deep Creek Mountains, June, 1928, one female (Tan-
ner) ; Logan, July, 1928, four females (Hay ward).

4. PSEUDOMASARIS ZONALIS Cress. IDAHO: Paris Peak, Bear
Lake County, July, 1929, one male (Hay ward).

5. PSEUDOMASARIS sp. UTAH : Aspen Grove, Timpanogos, two
females (Tanner); Provo, one female (Kartchner).

The three specimens listed above do not satisfactorily run
to any of the species described in Dr. Bradley's key. They con-
form most closely with P. occidental is Cress., but differ from
this species in a number of important respects. The three speci-
mens in the collection apparently agree very closely with each
other in both morphological characters and coloration.

(To be continued)

A New Textbook of Entomology.

Prof. Dr. H. Weber, now at the Technische Hochschule. Free
City of Danzig, has in preparation a Lchrbitch dcr Entomologie,
to be published by G. Fischer at Jena, and will be glad to receive
papers bearing on this subject.

206 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [June, '30

On the Seventieth Birthday of Dr. Adelbert Seitz.

- Wohl sind Keinem unter all die Bliiten
Rosen ohne Dornen eingestreut ;
Aber gliicklich ist, wer dennoch sinnig
Sich des Schonen, Hohen, Wahren freut ;
Ihm ersteht, in wunderbarem Glanze,
Jede Bluine im Erinnerungskranze.

PHILIPP HAIMBACH,
Der Krone dcr Erinnerung,

From the pen of A. V. Herff, a friend of his youth, we ex-
tract the following from "The life of Dr. Adelhert Seitz":

Dr. Seitz was born of a noble family of Mainz, on February
24th, 1860, being the youngest of three children. Through the
influence of his father he became interested in nature study in
his sixth year ; he was, however, soon to lose this guiding spirit,
as his father died when Adelbert was but eight years old. After
this he lived with his mother at Darmstadt, until her death,
which occurred when she was past ninety years of age.

In 1871 he matriculated at the Darmstadt Gymnasium, and
in 1879 at the Bernheim Gymnasium, whence he graduated. In
1880 he entered the University of Giessen, where he studied
medicine and natural history, especially zoology, and there re-
ceived his degree in 1885 as Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy.

In 1886 he absolved his military duties, and in 1887 made
a voyage to Australia, to study the fauna of that country ; being
without means, he traveled as the ship's doctor, and as at
that time ships would remain in port for weeks at a time, he
had the opportunity in Sydney to meet William MacLeay. This
benevolent gentleman took him on a number of excursions into
the interior, and it was there that he conceived the thought of
writing his great work. Die Grossschmetterlinge dcr Erdc.

In 1888 he made his first trip to Brazil; in 1890 he turned
toward the East, visiting Japan, and then the Ethiopian region,
and from then on he never rested, having now 59 voyages to
his credit, including his present one to Brazil.

In 1892 he accepted the directorship of the Zoological Garden
at Frankfurt on Main ; at this time the financial condition of
the garden seemed almost hopeless, several years preceding
showing an annual deficit, and with no money on hand with
which to purchase animals for the garden. Within ten years
of his incumbency the garden had procured a rhinoceros, a hip-
popotamus, more than forty ostriches, sixteen giraffes, dozens
of leopards, over one hundred kangaroos, and many of the
larger species of apes.

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In 1908 Dr. Seitz retired from his position as Director of
the Zoological Gardens, receiving a liberal pension ; he then re-
turned to Darmstadt, when and where he began his life's work.
Die Grossschmetterlinge dcr lirdc. It was diligently carried
on, and many parts were published, until the interruption caused
by the great world war. For a number of years the publication
was much curtailed but. thanks to the indefatigable spirit ot the
editor, normal production has again been resumed and parts are
coming along regularly.

( )f no less importance are his many published narratives on
his various expeditions, which deal not only with the faunas
of the countries visited, but also with the countries themselves,
their peoples and customs. Noteworthy also among his writings
are Allgemeine Biologic dcr Schmetterlinge, Scidcnzucht in
Dcntschland. numerous papers on Das System nnd Phylogenie
der Schmetterlinge, and many others, all of which are original
and characteristic of this versatile man, who stands in the first
rank among the entomologists of all nations.

With all his knowledge and many achievements. Dr. Seitz is
extremely modest, entirely unselfish, and always willing to assist
others.

We join with his many friends and admirers in wishing him
continued health and strength to carry on his chosen work.
(The late) FRANK HAIMBACH. Philadelphia.

Preliminary Report on Nomenclature Proposals.

In the December issue of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, XL, 1929,
pp. 329-333, Dr. C. W. Stiles, Secretary of the International
Commission on Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, has pub-
lished a series of proposals concerning suggested changes in the
International Rules.

A special committee on Nomenclature has been appointed by
the Entomological Society of America to study these proposals
and make a report. A preliminary report is here presented tor
your consideration. If you have suggestions, either affirmative
or otherwise, please transmit the same to the chairman of our
committee, Dr. T. D. A. Cockerell, University of Colorado,
Boulder.

(1) (1930B) We favor the 5/6ths amendment, which pre-
vents the blocking of proposals by a single individual.

(2) (1930D) We believe the "elimination" principle is un-
workable as a rule.

208 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS f June, '30

(3) (1930F) We think the "binary" papers should be re-
jected, except certain early ones which have been currently
accepted.

(4) (1930G) We do not favor taking the 12th instead of
the 10th edition of the Systema Naturae as the starting point.
The date 1758 has long been accepted, and to change now would
cause great inconvenience.

(5) (1930H) Publication. It is very important to settle
more precisely the meaning- of the term publication, as applied
to taxonomic works.

(a) Take the case of privately printed papers with new
species, only to be obtained through the favor of the
author. According to the rules, they are not published.
(See the controversy between Hay and Osborn concerning
priority in publishing a fossil elephant. Osborn claims that
Hay has no priority, as his paper was privately printed and
not sold.)

(b.) Trouble has also occurred with reference to the distri-
bution (by private favor) of separates prior to the publi-
cation of the work from which they are taken. But if the
separates are placed on sale prior to the publication of the
whole part or volume, apparently they are validated.

(c) A technical difficulty arises in the case of works widely
distributed (especially to libraries) but not sold; thus for
example the Memoirs of the U. S. National Academy, and
the publications of many Experiment Stations. Usually
they later appear on the market second hand, but at the
time of original distribution they may be considered not
technically published, though it seems that in practice they
are always admitted. It might be recommended that part
of the edition should always be placed on sale.

(d) TVIore precise definition of a lay journal seems desir-
able. It has been suggested that "Nature" is not to be
recognized as a place of publication for new names. Few,
however, would go so far as this. (cf. the famous "Er-
langen list" as a case in dispute.)

(e) It really seems necessary, or seems that it will event-
ually be necessary to take further steps to define "publica-
tion." Papers may now be published in the most obscure
places, and technically "placed on sale" while remaining
quite unknown to zoologists. It might be held necessary
(as under the copyright law) to deposit copies in at least

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a certain number of central libraries, which would stamp
them with the date of receipt.

(f) Date assumed correct unless pro-red incorrect. In a
good many cases proof is impossible, but the presumption
one way or the other is very strong. \Ye think that in
such cases the nearest approximation to the truth must be
accepted.

(6) We strongly support mdca as the ending for super-
family names. Here is a point : some authors ( e.g. Van Duzee
in his Catalogue of Hemiptern ) consider that a higher group
name (family, etc.) dates from the first proposal of the group
with a name, regardless of whether that name was in the form
now current. Some hold that it dates only from the first publi-
cation in proper (as now considered) form. This should be
definitely settled. There are good cases in Hemiptera and
Odonata.

(7) We think the Poche proposals are not desirable.

T. D. A. COCKERELL,

H. H. KNIGHT,

J. M. SWAINE.

(A) A matter which ought to be dealt with is this: what
constitutes the designation of a type specimen ? It ought to
be obligatory to label the holotype, and state the type locality
(if more than one locality is given) in publication. When no
designation appears in publication, and the "species" was a mix-
ture, should a private mark override the work of a reviser who
gives the characters of the two or more species involved, and
restricts the name to one of them? Can a reviewer designate
the type locality from among two or more given, and does that
designation hold, in the absence of any printed indication to
the contrary ?

T. D. A. C.

(B) Could we or should we ever adopt a rule that in the
case of possible rival names for a species, when the indications
are not quite clear, that name should be pref erred which is
based on a type deposited in a large public museum ? There is,
and will be, an increasing incubus of species badlv described
(often in the wrong genus) by more or less irresponsible per-
sons, sometimes for the sake of increasing the number of
"types" in private collections. It is a difficult problem.

T. D. A. C.

List of the Titles of Periodicals and Serials Referred to by

Numbers in Entomological Literature

in Entomological News.

1. Transactions of The American Entomological Society. Philadelphia.

2. Entomologische Blatter, red. v. H. Eckstein etc. Berlin.

3. Annals of the Carnegie Museum. Pittsburgh, Pa.

4. Canadian Entomologist. London, Canada.

5. Pysche, A Journal of Entomology. Boston, Mass.

6. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. New York.

7. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Columbus, Ohio.

8. Entomologists' Monthly Magazine. London.

9. The Entomologist. London.

10. Proceedings of the Ent. Soc. of Washington. Washington, D. C.

11. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin.

12. Journal of Economic Entomology, Geneva, N. Y.

13. Journal of Entomology and Zoology. Claremont, Cal.

14. Entomologische Zeitschrift. Frankfurt a. M\, Germany.

15. Natural History, American Museum of Natural History. New York.

16. American Journal of Science. New Haven, Conn.

17. Entomologische Rundschau. Stuttgart, Germany.

18. Internationale entomologische Zeitschrift. Guben, Germany.

19. Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y.

20. Societas entomologica. Stuttgart, Germany.

21. The Entomologists' Record and Journal of Variation. London.

22. Bulletin of Entomological Research. London.

23. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia generale e agraria della

R. Scuola superiore d'Agricultura in Portici. Italy.

24. Annales de la societe entomologique de France. Paris.

25. Bulletin de la societe entomologique de France. Paris.

26. Entomologischer Anzeiger, hersg. Adolf Hoffmann. Wien, Austria.

27. Bolletino della Societa Entomologica. Geneva, Italy.

28. Ent. Tidskrift utgifen af Ent. Foreningen i Stockholm. Sweden.

29. Annual Report of the Ent. Society of Ontario. Toronto, Canada.

30. The Maine Naturalist. Thornaston, Maine.

31. Nature. London.

32. Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janiero. Brazil.

33. Bull, et Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique. Bruxelles.

34. Zoologischcr Anzeiger, hrsg. v. E. Korschelt. Leipzig.

35. The Annals of Applied Biology. Cambridge, England.

36. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. England.

37. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. Honolulu.

38. Bull, of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles.

39. The Florida Entomologist. Gainesville, Fla.

40. American Museum Novitates. New York.

41. Mitteilungen der schweiz. ent. Gesellschaft. Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

42. The Journal of Experimental Zoology. Philadelphia.

43. Ohio Journal of Sciences. Columbus, Ohio.

44. Revista chileria de historia natural. Valparaiso, Chile.

45. Zeitschrift fiir wissenschaftliche Jnsektenbiologie. Berlin.

46. Zeitschrift fiir Morphologic und Okologie der Tiere. Berlin.

47. Journal of Agricultural Research. Washington, D. C.

48. Wiener entomologische Zeitung. Wien, Austria.

49. Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin.

50. Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum. Washington, D. C.

51. Notulae entomologicae, ed. Soc. ent. helsingfors. Helsingfors, Finland.

52. Archiv fiir Naturgeschichte, hrsg. v. E. Strand. Berlin.

53. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. London.

54. Annales cle Parasitologie Humaine et Comparee. Paris.

55. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. San Francisco, Cal.

56. "Konowia". Zeit. fur systematische Insektenkunde. Wien, Austria.

57. La Feuille des Naturalistes. Paris.

58. Entomologische Berichten. Nederlandsche ent. Ver. Amsterdam.

59. Encyclopedic entomologique, ed. P. Lechevalier. Paris.

60. Stettiner entomologische Zeitung. Stettin, Germany.

61. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.

62. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. New York.

63. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift "Iris". Berlin.

64. Zeitschrift des osterr. entomologen-Vereines. \Yien.

65. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Entomologie, hrsg. K. Escherich. Berlin.

66. Report of the Proceedings of the Entomological Meeting. Pusa. India.

67. University of California Publications, Entomology. Berkeley, Cal.

68. Science. New York.

69. Comptes rendus hebdoma. des seances de 1' Academic des sciences. Paris.

70. Entomologica Americana, Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn.

71. Novitates Zoologicae. Tring, England.

72. Revue russe d'Entomologie. Leningrad, USSR.

73. Quarterly Review of Biology. Baltimore, Maryland.

74. Sbornik entomolog. narodniho musea v Praze. Prague, Czechoslavokia.

75. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. London.

76. The Scientific Monthly. New York.

77. Comptes rendus heb. des seances et memo, de la soc. de biologic. Paris.

78. Bulletin Biologique de la France et de la Belgique. Paris.

79. Koleopterologische Rundschau. Wien.

80. Lepidopterologische Rundschau, hrsg. Adolf Hoffmann. Wien.

81. Folia myrmecol. et termitol. hrsg. Anton Krausse. Bernau bci Berlin.

82. Bulletin, Division of the Natural History Survey. Urbana, Illinois.

83. Arkiv for zoologie, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien i. Stockholm.

84. Ecology. Brooklyn.

85. Genetics. Princeton, New Jersey.

86. Zoologica, New York Zoological Society. New York.

87. Archiv fur Entwicklungs mechanik der Organ., hrsg. v. Roux. Leipzig.

88. Die Naturwissenschaften, hrsg. A. Berliner. Berlin.

89. Zoologische Jahrbucher, hrsg. v. Spengel. Jena, Germany.

90. The American Naturalist. Garrison-on-Hudson, New York.

91. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Washington, D. C.

92. Biological Bulletin. Wood's Hole, Massachusetts.

93. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. England.

94. Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche Zoolosrie. Leipzig.

95. Proceedings of the Biological Soc. of Washington, Washington, D. C.

96. La Cellule. Lierre, Belgium.

Q7. Biologisches Zentralblatt. Leipzig.

98. Le Naturaliste Canadien. Cap Rouge, Chicoutimi, Quebec.

99. Melanges exotico-entomologiques. Par Maurice Pic. Monlins, France.

100. Bulletin Intern., Academic Polonaise des Sci. et des Lett. Cra-

covie, Poland.

101. Tijdschrift voor entomologie, Nederlandsche Entomol. Vcr.,

Amsterdam.

102. Entomologiske Meddelelser, Entomologisk Forening, Copenhagen.

103. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Lawrence, Kansas.

104. Revista de la Sociedad entomologica Argentina, Buenos Aires.

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T. D. A. C.

(D) I agree that in the future it ought to be made obligatory
to label the holotype and state the type locality in publication.
It seems obvious that the designation of type specimens can be
made only by publication. Private marks or labels can have no
validity until published any more than manuscript names for
species. In view of our present system of rules it seems logical
that the first published designation of a type (Lectotype) speci-
men (from among the cotypes) should hold just as it does in
the case of designating the type species of a genus.

H. H. K,

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GENERAL. — Curran, C. H. — Sonic insects from Barm
Colorado. (S) [ 15] 61 1-620. ill. Forbes, S. A.— Obituary.
By H. Osborn. [12] 23: 472-473, ill. Frost, S. W.— Col-
lecting- leaf-miners on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. (S).
[76] 1930: 443-449, ill. Gleason, H. A.— A plea for sanity
in nomenclature. [68] 71 : 458-459. Howard, L. O. — Man
and insects. [Jour. Maryland Acad. Sci.] 1 : 84-89. Mc-
Colloch, J. W.— In memoriam. By R. L. Parker. [103] 3:

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51-52 ill. Stewart, M. A. — The insect visitants and inhab-
itants of Melilotus alba. [6] 38: 43-46. Theobald, F. V.—
Obituary. [8] 66: 92-93; [9] 63: 95-96. Weiss, H. B.-
Olaus Magnus, credulous zoologist, and archbishop of the
sixteenth century. John Buncle's panegyric on the Spanish
fly. [6] 38: 35-37; 49-51.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Allman, S. L.-

Studies of the anatomy and histology of the reproductive
system of the female codling moth. [67] 5: 135-164, ill.
Beattie, M. V. F. — Physico-chemical factors in relation to
mosquito prevalence in ponds. [Jour. Ecology] 18: 67-80,
ill. Cavanaugh & Tilden. — Algal food, feeding and case-
building habits of the larva of the midge fly, Tanytarsus
dissimilis. [84] 11: 281-287, ill. Cecil, R.— The alimentary
canal of Philaenus leucophthalmus. [43] 30: 120-130, ill.
Denis, J. R. — Existe-t-il un dimorphisme dans le sexe fe-
melle chez les Myzine? [24] 99: 15-22, ill. Dobzhansky, T.
— Genetical and environmental factors influencing the type
of intersexes in Drosophila melanogaster. [90] 64: 261-271.
Dolley, W. L. — The relation between luminous intensity
and the length of the refractory period in the eye of Erista-
lis tenax. [42] 56: 185-191, ill. Fletcher, F. W.— The ali-
mentary canal of Phyllophaga gracilis. [43] 30: 109-119. ill.
Gause, G. F. — Studies on the ecology of the Orthoptera.
[84] 11 : 307-325, ill. Grandi, G. — Contributi alia conoscenza
biologica e morfologica clegli Imenotteri melliferi e preda-
tori. [Bol. Lab. Ent. 1st. Sup. Agr. Bologna] 2: 255-290, ill.
Grandi, G. — Studio morfologico e biologico della Blastoph-
aga psenes. [Bol. Lab. Ent. R. Inst. Sup. Agr. Bologna] 2:
314pp., ill. Grasse, P. P. — Etude ecologique et biogeogra-
phique sur les Orthopteres Francois. [78] 63: 489-537. Hase-
man, L. — The hessian fly larva and its method of taking
food. [12] 23: 316-321, 'ill. Hollande, A. C.— Remarques
au sujet des teratocytes du sang des insectes : origine de
ces cellules. [Arch. Zool. Exp. Gen. Notes et Rev.] 69: 1-11,
ill. Rowland, L. J. — Bionomical investigation of English
mosquito larvae with special reference to their algal food.
[Jour. Ecology] 18: 81-125, ill. Jahn, L. A.— The internal
anatomy of the myclas fly. [43] 30: 85-97, ill. Kriiger, E.—
Ein beitrag zur mimikryfrage. [17] 47: 13-14. Lutz &
Hicks. — An analysis by movietone of a cricket's chirp (Gryl-
lus assimilis). [40] 1930: 14pp., ill. Marechal, P. — Sur trois

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Hymenopteres se developpant dans un cocon en mosaique
(jMiscophus spurius; Oxybelus bipunctatus ; Mutilla rufi-
pes). [Mem. Soc. Ent. Belgique] 23: 23pp., ill. Morland,
D. M. T. — On the causes of swarming in the honey bee
(Apis mellifera) : An explanation of the brood food theory.
[35] 17: 137-149, ill. Pesola, V. A.— Banaanikarpanen
(Drosophila melanogaster) perinnollisyystieteen palveluk-
sessa. [Luonnon Ystava] 33: 73-86, ill. Rau, P. — Mortality
of Polistes annularis wasps during hibernation. [4] 62:
81-83. Staniland, L. N. — Presence of a yeast in the death
watch beetle. [31] 125:635. Ulrich, W. — Die strepsipteren-
mannchen als insekten mit halteren an stelle der vorder-
fliigel. [46] 17: 552-624, ill.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— *Bishop & Cros-
by.— Studies in American spiders : genera Ceratinopsis, Ce-
ratinopsidis and Tutaibo. [6] 38: 15-33, ill. Bonnet, P.—
Les araignees exotiques en Europe. Observations stir deux
Heteropodes de la Guinee et sur deux Mygales de la Guy-
ane, gardees en captivite en France. [24] 99: 49-64, ill.
Jacot, A. P. — Shorter articles and discussion. Biological
notes on the moss-mites. [90] 64: 285-288.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Enderlein,
G. — Die klassification der Coniopterygiden auf grund der
recenten und fossilen gattungen. [Arch. Klass. Phylog.
Ent.] 1 : 98-114, ill. * Jordan, K. — Two new American fleas.
[71] 35: 268-269, ill. Krawany, H. — Trichopterenstudien
im gebiete der lunzer seen. [Int. Rev. Ges. Hydro. & Hydro.,
Leipzig] .23: 417-427, ill. Sikes, E. K.— Larvae of Cerato-
phyllus wickhami and other species of fleas. [Parasitology]
22: 242-259, ill.

ORTHOPTERA.— Karney, H. H.— Phylogenetische und
tiergeographische erwagungen zur systematik der Rhaphi-
dophorinen. (Gryllacridae). [Arch. Klass. Phylog. Ent.]
1 : 57-76, ill. *Uvarov, B. P. — Notes on new or less-known
Holarctic Decticinae (Tettigoniidae). [75] 5: 400-405, ill.

HEMIPTERA. — *Beamer, R. H.— Two Erythroneura
(grape leaf hoppers) damaging apple in Kansas (Cicadelli-
dae). [103] 3: 49-50. Borner, C. — Beitrage zu einem neuen
system der Blattlause. [Arch. Klass. Phylog. Ent. | 1: 115-
194. Bueker, E. D.— Phenacoccus wilma'ttae. [4] 62 : 93-94,

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ill. *Davis, W. T. — The distribution of cicadas in the United
States with descriptions of new species. [6] 38: 53-72, ill.
*DeLong, D. M. — A new species of bean leafhopper from
Haiti. [4] 62: 92-93, ill. Coding, F. W.— Symmyniical notes
on Membraddae. [6] 38: 39-42. *Lawson, P. B. — Another
season's trap-lighting of leafhoppers. [K>3] 3: 35-43. Mar-
shall, G. E. — Some observations on ( )rius (Triphleps) in-
sidiosus. [103] 3:29-32. *Tuthill, L. D. — Four new species
of the Deltocephalus group (Cicadellidae). 1 103] 3: 44-47.
*Walley, G. S. — Heteroptera from the north shore of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence. [4] 62: 75-81, ill.

LEPIDOPTERA.— *Bryk, F.— Zwei neue Sematuriden.
(S). [20] 45: 16, ill. *Niepelt, W.— Neue falter. (S). [14]
44: 18-19. *Rober, J.— Neue falter. (S). [14] 44: 19-21, ill.
*Schreiter, R. — Contribucion al estudio biologico de los
Papilionidos del norte Argentine y Papilio argentinus.
[Univ. Nac. Tucuman Mus. Hist. Nat.] 2: 19pp., ill. Tarns,
W. H. T. — A note on certain species of the genus Tirathaba
(Pyral.). [22] 21: 73.

DIPTERA. — *Bau, A. — Vier neue Cuterebra-arten aus
Sudamerika. (Oestridae). [56] 9: 81-89. *Curran, C. H.-
Three new Diptera from Canada. [6] 38:73-76. da Costa
Lima, A. — Sobre a revalidagao do genero Taeniorhynchus
(Culicidae). [Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz] 23: 105-108. En-
derlein, G. — Der heutige stand der klassifikation der Simuliiden.
[Arch. Klass. Phylog. Ent.j 1 : 77-97, ill. *Frey, R.— Eine
neue mittelamerikanische Dipterengattung mit gestielten
augen. [51] 6: 44-48. Johnson, C. W. — Some notes on mos-
quitoes. [Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.] 1930: 16-20, ill.
Keilin & Tate — On certain semi-carnivorous anthomyid
larvae. [Parasitology] 22: 168-181, ill. *Lengersdorf, F'.-
Die ausbeute der deutschen Chaco-Expedition 1925-26.
Diptera. Lycoriidae (Sciaridae). (S). |5(>j 9: 55-59. *Lind-
ner, E. — Die ausbeute der deutschen Chaco-Expedition
1925-26. Diptera. Richardiidac. (S). |56| 9: 60-62. Painter,
R. H. — Notes on Kansas bot Hies. | ( k-stridae). [103] 3:
32-35. *Prell, H. — Zur kenntnis von ban und entstehung
einiger brutbildtypen bei rindenbriitenden borkenkafern.
[46] 17: 625-648, ill. *Van Duzee, M. C.— Xew species of
Dolichopodidae from North America and the West Indies.
[4] 62: 84-87.

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COLEOPTERA. — Alluaud, C. — Additions aux Carabidae
du Coleopterorum Catalogus edite par W. Junk et S. Schenk-
ling. [24] 99: 5-8. Bertrand, H. — Captures et elevages de
larves de Coleopteres aquatiques. [24] 99: 65-77, ill. Blair,
K. G. --Oxford University Greenland Expedition, 1928.
Coleoptera from Greenland. [75] 5: 394-400. *Brown, W.
J.— New species of Coleoptera. [4] 62 : 87-92. Dalla' Torre
& Voss. — Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars 110. Curculioni-
dae: Archolabinae, Attelabinae, Apoderinae. 42pp. *Fleu-
tiaux, E. — Liste des Melasidae de la Guyane Frangaise et
descriptions d'especes nouvelles. [24] 99: 29-47. Hetschko,
A. — Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars 107. Colydiidae. 124 pp.
Pars 108. Phalacridae, Mycetophagidae, Tretothoracidae,
Jacobsoniidae, Cavicoxumidae, Gnostidae. 26 pp. Pars 109.
Cucujidae, Thorictidae (Suppl.), Cossyphodidae (Suppl.).
122 pp. Hofeneder, K. — Einige beobachtungen an Xenos
vesparum (Strepsiptera). [20] 45: 13-16, ill., cont. *Maulik,
S.— New injurious Hispinae. (S). [22] 21: 45-56, ill. Rob-
erts, A. W. R. — A key to the principal families of Coleoptera
in the larval stage. [22] 21: 57-72. Struble, G. R.— The
biology of certain Coleoptera associated with bark beetles
in western yellow pine. [67] 5: 105-134, ill. Tragardh, I.
—Some aspects in the biology of Longicorn beetles. [22]
21 : 1-8, ill.

HYMENOPTERA.— *Gahan, A. B.— Synonymical and
descriptive notes on parasitic Hymenoptera. [50] 77, Art.
8: 12pp. Neave, F. — Vespula intermedia in Manitoba. [4]
62: 83-84, ill. Peterson, A. — How many species of Tricho-
gramma occur in North America? [6] 38: 1-8, ill. *Schwarz,
H. F. — Anthidiine bees from Oregon with a description of
a new species. [6] 38: 9-14.

OBITUARY.

Mr. J. D. Gunder telegraphed to the Editor of the NEWS on
May 1 : "Dr. Barnes of Decatur passed away this morning."
Mr. Gunder devoted his article in our issue for last October to
Dr. WILLIAM BARNES and his collection, recording some en-
tomological reminiscences of his subject. In that paper the
statement was made that Dr. Barnes' health was not as good
as usual and it is with deep regret that we now register his
departure from among us.

JULY, 193O

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Vol. XLI

No. 7

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera — XVI .
Howard — A List of Entomological Societies in the United States and

Canada

Pack— Notes on Utah Coleoptera

Hayward— Notes on Utah Vespidae (Hymen.)

Bequaert — Tsetse Flies — Past and Present (Diptera: Muscoidea) .'. .
Calvert — Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeid) in Pennsylvania and the Rath-

von and Auxer Collections of Coleoptera

Fall — On Tropisternus sublaevis Lee. and T. quadristriatus Horn

Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

The National Museum of Costa Rica

XI International Congress of Zoology

The Rocky Mountain Conference of Entomologists

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ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI,

Plate XX.

PETER REDPATH MUSEUM ™G^™^™™

MONTREAL, CANADA

ALBERT F. WINN

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

VOL. XLI. JULY, 1930 No. 7

North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera.

XVI. Peter Redpath Museum, Montreal, Canada.

By J. D. GUXDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plate XX.)

Peter Redpath is remembered because of his munificent dona-
tions to the McGill University and probably the most note-
worthy is the Museum which bears his name. It was opened
in 1882 primarily as a research depository for study collections
in connection with the school and occupies a conspicuous site
on a terrace overlooking the campus amid rows of stately elm
and maple trees. The structure which is shown on Plate XX
is of grey limestone of Greek design and like other buildings
on the campus and in Montreal, has that solid, lasting appear-
ance so characteristic of the metropolis. Though not a large
museum and comparatively unknown, it is of special interest
to the entomological world because of its being the depository
of important collections of Canadian insects. Montreal has long
been a center of entomological activity.

In the September, 1901, ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, there ap-
pears an article by Mr. Hal Newcomb, entitled "A Trip to
Montreal," giving an account of the Lepidoptera collections
which he found in the city. At that time there were a number
of private collections, more or less extensive, well cared for
and accurately labeled, but those in museums were negligible,
for as yet the Redpath Museum had not developed its
entomological department and the Lyman Entomological Room
was non-existent.

Readers of the NEWS may recall the tragic death of Mr.
H. H. Lyman and his wife in the disaster of the S. S. Empress
of Ireland, which was sunk by collision in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, outward bound, on the 2('th of May. 1914. Our
pages contain an obituary note in Vol. XXV. pp. 335-6, and a
more extended account of his life, with portrait and partial list.

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of writings on Lepidoptera, is given in the Canadian Entomol-
ogist, Vol. XLVI, p. 221. Mr. Lyman was an industrious col-
lector and built up not only a splendid cabinet of Lepidoptera
and their types, but a good library at the same time. In his
will he expressed the wish that the McGill University, in accept-
ing his collections, would provide a suitable place in the
Museum to house the cabinets, etc., and that the room be
known as "The Lyman Entomological Room." He provided as
well, a sum of money for the care, maintenance and augmenta-
tion of the collection. There was also a proviso that the library
be kept in close proximity, a provision which is thoroughly
appreciated by anyone doing taxonomic work.

When the material was delivered to the Museum it consisted
of 4 cabinets of 30 drawers, each containing about 12,000
specimens, and innumerable boxes of all kinds chuck-full of
unmounted and unsorted examples. During the latter part of
his life Mr. Lyman's hobby had unfortunately out-grown the
time he was able to devote to it. With a knowledge of this
condition in mind the University authorities appointed Mr.
Albert F. Winn to take charge of the collections and the
entomological department of the University and he has proved
a very capable curator. Mr. Winn was born in Montreal in
1870 and has always made his home there. He is a member of
various entomological societies, including the Entomological
Society of London since 1915. At different times he has held
offices in the local Branch Society and is a steady attendant at
all its meetings. Much credit is due Mr. Winn for keeping
active and alive the old time collecting spirit around Montreal.
Too often do entomological centers die because one never sees
new faces and there seems no one capable of looking into the
future in the interest of the local group or of themselves. Mr.
Winn has published much in the Canadian Entomologist, be-
ginning about 1891, and also a number of his papers have
appeared in the NEWS. He has sent over 50 new species for
description to specialists, never caring to write them up himself,
but allowing others to take that responsibility.

Today the Henry Lyman collection has grown to over 60,000
named Lepidoptera and in other orders the collection has in-

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creased from next to nothing to more than 200,000 specimens.
Of almost equal historical value to Lyman's types are his speci-
mens of practically everything collected by H. K. Morrison in
the early '80s, on his various annual excursions to the western
United States. These specimens are generally in series of four
of a kind and are part and parcel of the same lots sent to
W. H. Edwards and others for naming. Any that were sent
out by Morrison before descriptions were in print, were subse-
quently shown to Edwards and identified by him.

Besides the Lyman types there is also in the Museum the
collection and types of the Rev. T. W. Fyles.

The old D'Urban collection of North American material is
of little value.

The Pearson collection is a mixed lot of Canadian and United
States specimens, though well preserved.

The Bowles collection is fairly large and many fine moths are
represented. In the old days this collection was considered
quite good.

During this last year the private collection of North American
Lepidoptera of Mr. Winn has been acquired by the Museum.
It is probably the largest Canadian collection ever made, being
rich in named local Lepidoptera in long series and consists of
more than 15,000 specimens. Throughout the years Mr. Winn
has made many trips in eastern Canada and elsewhere. The
Winn collection of exotic Lepidoptera and North American
Coleoptera was presented to the Lyman Entomological Room
in 1915.

Aside from the North American fauna, which is given
preference in every way, there are many Lepidoptera from
other regions ; notably the butterflies of India of which three
good collections have been brought together. One made by
the late Lionel de Niceville, collected in Northern India near
Sikkim and presented by Dr. C. J. S. Bethume ; another from
Ceylon, made by Dr. Arthur Willey of the University while
he resided in those parts, and the last made by Dr. A. A. Dun-
lop who stayed many years in Bengal. Recently the Museum
has purchased many fine butterflies from that famous Euro-
pean collector, Signer O. Querci. This material is mostly from

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Italy, Spain and Portugal and is noted for its absolutely perfect
condition. More will be said in later chapters about Mr.
Querci, who is at present on a field collecting trip in Cuba.

In conclusion regarding the collections, I might add that many
of the rare species collected by the early lepidopterists of the
Province of Quebec and the older members of the local Soci-
eties have found their way into the safe-keeping of the Peter
Redpath Museum. Many insect labels bear the faded signa-
tures of Couper, Barwick, Caulfield, Knetzing, Gibb, Tren-
holme, Holmes, Fyles, Denney, Chagnon and others. Most of
these good fellows have long since passed away, but their names
are familiar on the first pages of Canadian entomological
history.

The Lyman Entomological Room is vised as the monthly
meeting place of the local club, the Montreal Branch of the
Entomological Society of Ontario, and Mr. Winn has asked me
to say that visiting collectors and research workers are partic-
ularly invited to attend their meetings. All entomologists are
welcome at anytime, however.

A List of Entomological Societies in the United States

and Canada.

Doctor L. O. Howard writes : "A few years ago the Ento-
mologischc Zcitschrift ( May 8, 1926) published a list of the
German entomological societies, indicating the number of mem-
bers. There were thirteen in all, with a total membership of
562. I think it would be interesting to all American ento-
mologists if you would publish in Entomological News a list
of the entomological societies of the United States with an
indication of their membership."

We heartily endorse Dr. Howard's suggestion and request
the secretaries of all entomological societies and clubs in the
United States and Canada to send to the Editor of Entomo-
logical ATezvs, Zoological Laboratory, University of Pennsyl-
vania, Philadelphia, Penna., a statement of the addresses and
dates of foundation of their respective associations, the names
of the president and secretary of each and the number of active
(or resident), of corresponding and of honorary members, that
the NEWS may bring together and publish in its pages just such
a list as Dr. Howard has in mind.

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Notes on Utah Coleoptera.1

By the late H. J. PACK.

This paper records the occurrence of a number of species of
beetles, some of which have not heretofore been listed from
Utah. Some of the wire-worms and long-horned beetles oc-
casionally become rather destructive to field crops or shade or
forest trees. The writer wishes to thank Dr. E. C. Van Dyke
for his kindness in determining the Cerambycids and Mr. M.
C. Lane for naming the Elaterids.

Family CERAMBYCIDAE, Long-horned Beetles.

1. PRIONUS CALIFORNICUS Mots. Collected at Bountiful,
August 24, 1929 (Pack) ; Fort Duchesne, July 10, 1926 (C. J.
Sorenson), July 20, 1927 (K. Sorenson), August 1, 1927 (W.
Sorenson); Logan; Ogden, July 12, 1906; Provo, 1924 (C. J.
Sorenson).

2. TRAGOSOMA DEPSARIUM (L.). Logan, August 5, 1903,
August 5, 1921 (G. E. King), September 12, 1923 (Knowlton),
September 23, 1923 (Pack).

3. ASEMUM ATRUM Esch. Ephraim, June 17, 1904; Logan,
June 22, 1903 (twenty specimens) ; Providence, July 15, 1904.

4. CRIOCEPHALUS PRODUCTUS Lee. Logan, July 14, 1929
(Pack).

5. ROM ALBUM HISPICORNE (L.). Provo, August 26, 1925
(C. J. Sorenson) ; on poplar trees at a tourist auto park, Salt
Lake City, August 1929 (Pack).

6. RHAGIUM LINEATUM Oliv. Logan, July 9, 1904, May
29, 1919 (Henderson).

7. STENOCORUS VESTITUS Hald. Bountiful, June 1929
(Pack) ; Logan Canyon, July 4, 1909 (Hoff).

8. S. VESTITUS ATER Leng. Logan, June 15, 1929 (Pack).

9. EVODINUS MONTICOLA (Rand.). Richfield, June 13, 1903.

10. ACMAEOPS STHPILOSA Lee. Bountiful. July 20, 1929
(Pack); Pleasant Grove, June 21, 1929 (Pack).

11. TYPOCERUS BALTEATA Horn. Logan.

1 Contribution from the Department of Entomology, Utah Agricultural
Experiment Station. This manuscript was prepared by G. F. Knowlton
after the death of Dr. Pack (died January 5, 1930); therefore any
mistakes in compiling the list should be nvditi-d to the one preparing
it for publication. Publication authorized by Director, February 7, 1930

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12. ROSALIA FUNEBRIS Mots. Logan, September 3, 1923
(Knowlton), September 13, 1923 (Pack), July 1929 (Pack);
Salt Lake City (Maughan).

13. SEMANOTUS LIGNEUS Fab. Logan, April 17, 1905.

14. S. NICOLAS (White). Logan, April 8, 1918.

15. CALLIDIUM ANTENNATUM Newn. Logan, April 10,
1904, April 23, 1905 ; Payson, April 18, 1904.

16. ANTHOPHILAX MIRIFICUS Bland. Logan, July 9, 1904.

17. XYLOTRECHUS ANNOSus (Say). Lewiston, May 23,
1923 (Knowlton).

18. NEOCLYTUS CAPREA (Say). A number of adults were
reared from apple wood, by school children at Castleton, spring
of 1929; Logan, April 26, 1916 (C. J. Sorenson).

19. CROSSIDIUS DISCOIDEUS (Say). Brigham, September 2,
1927 (Knowlton) ; Logan, September 7, 1906.

20. BATYLE IGNICOLLIS (Say). Fairview, July 20, 1929
(Pack).

21. MONOCHAMUS SCUTELLATUS (Say). Draper, August
1909 (Titus) ; Logan, August 14, 1921 (G. E. King) ; Logan
Canyon; Provo, August 15, 1924 (C. J. Sorenson).

22. OBEREA TRIPUNCTATA BASALIS Lee. Cache Junction,
July 3, 1912 (Hagan) ; Logan; Manti, June 16, 1903. Several
specimens were collected at Franklin, Idaho, May 24, 1923
( Knowlton ) .

23. TETRAOPES FEMORATUS Lee. Deseret, July 1, 1926
(Knowlton) ; Fort Duchesne, August 1, 1927 (C. J. Soren-
son) ; Logan, July 20, 1927 (Knowlton) ; Ogden, June 12,
1927 (Knowlton) ; Pleasant Grove, July 23, 1929 (Knowlton) ;
Provo, July 25, 1927 (Knowlton); Syracuse, June 29, 1929
(Knowlton). This form is very common in northern Utah.

Family OEDEMERIDAE.

24. CALOPUS ANGUSTUS Lee. Hyrum, April 10, 1916; Lo-
gan, April 6, 1905; Ogden, April 7, 1915.

25. COPIDITA BICOLOR (Horn). Logan, August 6, 1907
(Ball).

26. OXACIS SERICEA Horn. Numerous on Russian thistle
at Grants ville, July 24, 1929 (Knowlton) ; Plain City, August
5, 1903 ; Willard, August 7, 1903.

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Family ELATERIDAE, Click Beetles.

27. AEOLUS DORSALJS (Say). In clover at Garland, August
2, 1929 (Pack); Logan, July 20, 1929 (Pack); Ogden, May
23, 1929 (Knowlton).

28. LIMONIUS INFUSCATUS Mots. Bountiful, May 11, 1929
(Pack and Janes) ; Logan, April 6, 1905; Millcreek, April 18,
1910 (Titus).

29. L. BASILLARIS (Say). Logan.

30. PHELETES CALIFORNICUS (Mann.) Lewiston, Septem-
ber 9, 1929 (Pack and Knowlton).

31. ATHOUS PALLIDIPENNIS Mann. Logan, July 30, 1904.

32. LUDIUS MORULUS (Lee.). Logan, July 9, 1904.

33. L. PROPOLA (Lee.). Bountiful, July 12, 1929 (Pack
and Janes).

34. L. FALLAX (Say). Fairview, July 10. 1929 (Pack);
Divide, Sardine Canyon, June 26, 1929 (Pack).

35. L. LEUCASPIS (Germ.). Salt Lake City, June 6, 1929
( Knowlton ) .

36. L. INFLATUS (Say). Cache Junction, June 3, 1912
(Hagan) ; Logan, May 17, 1929 (Knowlton) ; Mantua, June 1,
1929 (Pack) ; Divide, Sardine Canyon, June 26, 1929 (Pack).

37. L. SEMIVITTATUS (Say). Logan; Trenton, April 29,
1927 (Knowlton).

38. HEMICREPIDIUS CARBON ATUS Lee. Austin, June 25,
1926 (Knowlton) ; Logan, June 20, 1903 and July 13, 1907.

39. H. HIRTUS Cand. Logan, July 20, 1929 (Pack and
Knowlton ) .

40. CRYPTOHYPNUS SQUALIDUS (Lee.). Logan, September
2, 1903.

41. AGRIOTES FUCOSUS (Lee.). Newton, July 1927 (Pack).

42. A. FEKRUGIXEIPENNIS Lee. Logan, July 5, 1906 and
July 4, 1907.

43. DOLOPIUS LATERALIS Esch. Bountiful, May 25. 1929
(Pack); Cache Junction, April 15, 1906; Logan, August 5,
1903 and September 12, 1904; Mantua. June 1, 1929 (Pack);
Provo, June 10, 1906.

44. MELANOTUS FISSILIS (Say). St. George, June 17, 1923
(Hawley).

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45. M. OREGONENSIS (Lee.). Bountiful, June 20, 1929
(Pack); Tooele, June 14, 1929 (Knowlton).

46. CARDIOPHORUS GAGATES Er. Logan, 1923 (Knowlton).

47. C. TENEBROSUS Lee. Logan, July 9, 1904; Mantua,
June 1, 1929 (Pack).

48. C. CARBON ATUS Bl. Bountiful, May 29, 1929 (Pack
and Janes) ; Logan, April 2, 1905 and April 10, 1910.

Notes on Utah Vespidae (Hymen.).

By C. LYNN HAYWARD.
(Continued from page 205).
Subfamily POLYBIINAE.

6. MISCHOCYTTARUS FLAviTARsis Sauss. UTAH : Zion National
Park, August, 1926, five females (Tanner) ; Bryce Canyon, two
females (Tanner) ; Moab, June, 1927, three females and two
males (Tanner, Cottam, Kartchner, Call) ; Ute Mountains,
Utah-Colorado line, June, 1927, one female (Tanner) ; Provo,
nine females (Tanner, Call, Hay ward) ; Rosevere Creek, Raft
River, June, 1927, one female (Tanner) ; Logan, July, 1926,
two males (Hay ward) ; Logan Canyon, Tony's Ranger Sta-
tion, June, 1926, one female (Brown) ; Springville, one male
(Hayward) ; Raft River Mountains, El. 10,000 ft., one female
(Beck).

CALIFORNIA: Stanford University, July, 1921, two females
(Tanner).

ARIZONA: Bisbee, one female (Curtis).

IDAHO: Moscow, one female (Sudweeks) ; Burley, two fe-
males (Beck).

An interesting observation in connection with the specimens
of this species in the collection is the close correlation between
coloration and locality. While the species as a whole is ex-
tremely variable in color and size, the specimens from a given
locality have a marked likeness in this respect. Specimens from
southern Utah, California, and Arizona are on the whole much
lighter in coloration and generally smaller in size than are those
from northern Utah and Idaho. The specimens from any
limited area are remarkably alike ; however, there seem to be
some sexual variations, since, in the five specimens from Moab,

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the mesothorax is considerably darker in the males than in the
females.

Subfamily POLISTINAE.

7. POLISTES FUSCATUS var. AURIFER Sauss. UTAH : Zion
National Park, July, 1925, eleven females (Tanner) ; Pine Val-
ley, June, 1929, one female (Tanner) ; Lynndyl, September,
one female (Tanner) ; Sheep Creek, Duchesne County, June,
1926, one female (Hay ward) ; Central, June, three females
(Tanner) ; La Sal, June, 1927, seven females (Call) ; Ute
Mountains, Utah-Colorado line, June, 1927, one female (Tan-
ner) ; Wellsville Canyon, June, 1926, six females (Tanner,
Hay ward).

CALIFORNIA: Harbor City, San Pedro, one female (Beck).

NEVADA: Lehman Cave, Mt. Wheeler, one female (Tanner).

ARIZONA: Kiabab Forest, July, 1927, one female (Call).

According to Dr. Bequaert, P. f. var. aurifcr and P. /. var.
variatus show such a close intergradation that it is often prac-
tically impossible to satisfactorily separate certain specimens of
the two varieties. In Utah, these two forms apparently may
occupy the same locality and their exact ranges are not well
established. Dr. Bequaert suggests, however, that aurifer is
the more western and variatus the more eastern form in the
state.

8. POLISTES FUSCATUS var. VARIATUS Cress. UTAH : Provo,
seventeen females, seven of which were taken in January (Tan-
ner, Hay ward) ; Logan, August and September, two males
(Hayward); Aspen Grove, Timpanogos, three females (Tan-
ner) ; Riverdale, June, 1926, two females (Tanner, Brown).

IDAHO: Lava Hot Springs, four females (Beck); Driggs,
June, 1928, one female (Kartchner) ; Paris, July to September,
seventeen specimens (Hayward).

9. POLISTES FUSCATUS var. FLAVUS Cress. UTAH : St. George,
August, 1926, thirteen females (Tanner) ; Santa Clara, August,

1926, two females (Tanner).

Present records seem to indicate that this species is to be
found in Utah only in the Lower Sonoran Zone of the extreme
southern part.

10. POLISTES .FUSCATUS var. APAC 'iirs Sauss. UTAH: St.
George, eight females, two of which were taken in December,
1923 (Tanner) ; Bluff, San Juan River, June, 1(>27, thirty-seven
females and two males (Tanner, Cottam, Call, Kartchner);
Green River, June, 1927, two females (Tanner); Moab, June,

1927, seventeen females (Tanner, Cottam, Call, and Rasmus-
sen).

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11. POLISTES CANADENSIS L. var. ARIZONA: Kiabab Forest,
Rim of Grand Canyon, July. 1927, twenty-eight females (Tan-
ner, Cottam, Rasmussen, Call).

Dr. Tanner reports that this form was very common on the
rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado on the day the above
collection was made. Dr. Bequaert states that this form is
apparently without a variety name, but that it is entirely distinct
from thr P. canadcnsis L. which occurs in tropical America.

Subfamily VESPINAE.

12. VESPULA ARENARIA Fab. ( = diabolica Sauss.) UTAH:
Wellsville Canyon, June, 1926, two queens (Tanner) ; Utah
Lake, East Side, one worker (Beck) ; Aspen Grove, Timpano-
gos, twenty-one workers and two males (Tanner).

IDAHO: Moscow, one queen (Sudweeks) ; Driggs, June, 1928,
one worker (Kartchner).

Although fairly abundant in the northern part of the state,
the species seems to be far less common than its variety fcrnaldi.

13. VESPULA ARENARIA Fab. ( ; = diabolica Sauss.) var. fcr-
naldi Lewis. UTAH : Riverdale, June, 1926, seven queens (Tan-
ner, Brown, Hay ward) ; Bear Ears, Elk Ridge. June, 1927, two
queens (Tanner, Call) ; Lakota, Bear Lake, June, 1926, three
queens (Tanner) ; Summit Danial's Canyon, El. 8,000 ft., July,
1926, one queen and one worker (Tanner, Hay ward) ; Sheep
Creek, Duchesne County, June, 1926, two queens (Cottam,
Hayward) ; Logan Canyon, Tony's Ranger Station, June, 1926,
five queens (Cottam, Brown, Hayward) ; La Sal Mountains,
one queen (Tanner) ; Farr West, June, 1926, one queen (Hay-
ward) ; Payson, one worker (Call) ; Aspen Grove. Timpanogos,
ten workers and one male (Tanner) ; Provo, twenty-five work-
ers (Hayward).

CALIFORNIA: Stanford University, May, 1923, one worker
(Tanner).

WYOMING: Fort Bridger, June, 1926, one queen (Brown);
Burnt Fork, June, 1926, one queen (Hayward).

COLORADO: Mesa Verda National Park, two queens (Call,
Kartchner).

IDAHO: Paris, six queens and fifteen workers (Hayward).

14. VESPULA ARCTICA Rohw. UTAH : Aspen Grove, Timpano-
gos, two males (Tanner).

V '. arctica is apparently a rare form in Utah.

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15. VESPULA MACULATA L. UTAH : Three queens, six workers,
one male (Tanner) ; Aspen Grove, Timpanogos, seven workers
and two males (Tanner) ; Logan Canyon, Tony's Ranger Sta-
tion, June, 1926, four queens (Cottam) ; Rosevere Creek, Raft
River Mountains, June, 1927, three queens (Tanner) ; River-
dale, June, 1926, two queens (Tanner, Brown) ; Lakota, Bear
Lake, June, 1926, two queens (Tanner) ; Wellsville Canyon,
June, 1926, one queen (Tanner).

NEVADA: Leham Cave, Mt. Wheeler, June, 1928, one queen
(Tanner).

IDAHO: Paris, June and August, one queen and one worker
(Hay ward).

This species is well distributed throughout the state of Utah,
especially in mountainous regions.

16. VESPULA CONSOBRINA Sauss. UTAH: Riverdale, Weber
River, June, 1926, one queen (Cottam) ; Deep Creek Moun-
tains, June, 1928, one queen (Beck) ; Utah Lake, East Side,
one queen (Beck) ; Logan Canyon, Tony's Ranger Station,
June, 1926, one queen (Tanner).

V '. consobrina is apparently not a common form in Utah, and
the present records indicate the northern parts of the state as
its chief range.

17. VESPULA OCCIDENTALIS Cress. UTAH : St. George, eleven
queens (two taken in December, 1925) and five workers (Tan-
ner) ; Zion National Park. August, 1926, sixteen workers (Tan-
ner) ; La Sal Mountains, June, 1927, four queens (Tanner,
Kartchner) ; Moab, two queens (Call) ; Bryce Canyon, one
worker (Tanner) ; Provo, one queen and three workers (Tan-
ner, Cottam, Beck) ; Green River, one queen (Tanner) ; Doug-
las, June, 1926, two workers (Tanner, Hay ward) ; Aspen
Grove, Timpanogos, five workers (Tanner) ; Riverdale, June,
1926, four queens ( Hay ward ); Wellsville, June, 192(>, tun
queens (Tanner) ; Logan Canyon, Tony's Ranger Station, June,
1926, two queens (Tanner, Brown) ; Summit Danial's Canyon,
El. 8,000 ft., June, 1926, one queen (Hayward).

CALIFORNIA: Stanford University. April and May, four
queens and three workers (Tanner, Duncan) ; San Jose, two
workers (Duncan) ; Berkeley, July, 1915, one worker (Smart).

NEVADA: Lehman Cave, Mt. Wheeler, one queen (Tanner).

COLORADO : Mesa Verda National Park, June, 1927, two
queens (Call, Kartchner).

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IDAHO: Paris, twelve queens ( Hay ward ); Moscow, two
workers (Sudweeks) ; Driggs, June, 1928, one queen and one
worker (Kartchner) ; Lava Hot Springs, one queen (Beck).

The records indicate that F. occidcntalis is the most evenly
distributed of any of the species found in the state. It is prob-
ably the most common form to be encountered throughout the
entire region.

18. VESPULA ATROPILOSA Sladen. UTAH : Sheep Creek, Du-
chesne County, June, 1926, one queen (Cottam) ; Provo, June,
1929, four queens (Hay ward); Utah Lake, East Side, four
males (Beck) ; La Sal Mountains, one queen (Rasmussen) ;
Logan, one queen (Hay ward).

COLORADO : Mesa Verda National Park, June, 1927, one queen
(Call).

IDAHO: Paris, one queen (Hayward).

19. VESPULA VULGARIS L. UTAH : Aspen Grove, Timpanogos,
one male (Tanner) ; Summit of Danial's Canyon, June, 1926,
(Hayward) ; Logan Canyon, Tony's Ranger Station, two
queens (Tanner).

CALIFORNIA : Berkeley, June, 1915, one worker (Smart).
IDAHO: Lava Hot Springs, one queen (Beck).

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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Belgian Congo Based on the Collection of the American Mu-
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terous Wasps. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural
History, Vol. XXXIX, Art. I, No. 9, pp. 1-384.

BRADLEY, JAMES CHESTER. 1922. The Taxonomy of the
Masarid Wasps, Including a Monograph of the North Ameri-
can Species. University of California Publications, Technical
Bulletins, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment
Station, Entomology, Vol. I, No. 9, pp. 369-464.

CRESSON, E. T. 1887. Synopsis of the Families and Genera
of the Hymenoptera of America, North of Mexico. Trans.
Amer. Ent. Soc., Supplementary Volume.

ESSIG, E. O. 1926. Insects of Western North America. The
Macmillan Company, New York.

LEWIS, H. W. 1897. Vespinae of the United States and Can-
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SAUSSURE, HENRI DE. 1875. Synopsis of the American
Wasps. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections No. 14, Smith-
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Tsetse Flies — Past and Present (Diptera: Muscoidea).

By J. BEQUAERT, Harvard University Medical School,

Boston, Massachusetts

(Continued from page 203).

The most baffling part of the whole history of tsetses is their
viviparous mode of reproduction, which was discovered by Sir
David Bruce ( 1895-1896) in Zululaml, probably with G. f>al-
lidipcs. In this connection the reader will be amused by the
following fabulous account of viviparity in the tsetse presented
in all seriousness to the French Academy by L. de Castelnau in
1858. "The Bushmen," he says, "assert that this fly is vivi-
parous, and Mr. Edwards, the companion of Mr. Chapman, and
a highly intelligent man, having one day expressed to them his
disbelief as to this, they brought him a pregnant female, and
having in his presence opened it along the middle line of the
abdomen he states that he saw three little flies ready to take
flight emerge from it." In the female tsetse the reproductive
organs consist essentially of the same parts as in other insects.
A pair of ovaries open by means of a common oviduct in a
spacious uterus, capable of great distension. The ovaries are,
however, asymmetrical, owing to the alternate ripening of a
single egg in the lowest follicle on either side. Fertilisation
takes place as the egg passes through the oviduct, in which
open the paired ducts of the spermathecae. The egg then pro-
gresses into the uteru^, where it hatches in a day or so. Here
the larva remains during all three stages, being fed by peculiar
uterine or milk glands, a system of bilateral branching organs
forming a network on either side of the uterus. The common
duct from these glands opens just below the ducts of the sper-
mathecae on a small conical papilla, or teat, from which the
larva sucks its nourishment. The uterus is also surrounded by
a very complex system of tracheae, which bring air to the
uterine cavity. In about ten davs. under favorable condition-,
the larva is full-grown and the female expels it from the va-
gina, the anal extremity first. \tter its expulsion the larva
takes no food, but it buries itself in the earth, sand or humus.

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and its skin hardens into a puparium. With the exception of
the genus Glossina, this peculiar type of viviparity is known
only for the Hippoboscidae, Nycteribiidae and Streblidae,
among the Diptera ; all these insects -being commonly called
"pupiparous." Some purists have objected to this term, on the
ground that in these flies the female expels a full-grown larva
and not a pupa. Yet to simply call them "larviparous" would
merely obscure matters, since it would in no way distinguish
their case from that of the many other insects that deposit
young larvae, freshly hatched from the eggs, and that have made
no provision for intra-uterine feeding and respiration. Unless
some obliging Greek scholar will provide us with a brand-new
term, I see no objection to calling the tsetses pupiparous. Ex-
cept for the fact that the tegument is not yet hardened, the larva
of Glossina, when voided by the female, is essentially a pu-
parium.

One more point before leaving the reproductive system. If
we examine the third stage larva when nearly full-grown in the
female uterus, we notice at the anal extremity a pair of black,
sclerotized and almost spheroidal protuberances, which New-
stead has called the polypneustic lobes. I believe that the
homology of these structures has been misunderstood. The
surface of each lobe is more or less divided into three areas by
faint grooves and thickly studded all over with papillae, which, as
Newstead (1918) has shown, are respiratory openings. A com-
parison with a series of other Muscoid larvae or puparia (such
as, for instance, that published by C. T. Greene in 1921 and
1925) indicates that the polypneustic lobes are not "additional
stigmata" (Newstead) or "protective organs" (Roubaud), but
modified stigmal plates with an exaggerated branching of the
three usual slits or "peritremes." They represent an extreme
development of C. T. Greene's "braincoral type" of stigmal
plate. \Yithin the deep pit enclosed by the inner lips of the two
polypneustic lobes, one finds on either side a small, somewhat
raised plate, which in my opinion is the "button", or vestigial
scar of the posterior stigma of an earlier larval stage. These
two scars have no longer a respiratory function in the third
stage, so that the names "posterior stigmata" or "paired ab-

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dominal stigmata", applied to them by Roubaud, Stuhlmann.
and Xewstead are misnomers.

Through what combination of circumstances, or determinism,
have the tsetses and the other pupiparous Diptera mentioned
above acquired thi> complicated and >lo\v method of perpetuat-
ing the species? Roubaud alone has attempted to answer this
question. He regard.-, the Glossinac, although free-living, as
typical ectoparasites of vertebrates. phv>iologicallv as specialised
for a blood diet as the Hippoboscidae and Xycteribiidae. He
claims that normal, true pupiparity occurs only in flies that are
exclusively hematophagous and that live at a constant high
temperature. This explanation, though plausible, is not quite
satisfying. It fails to take into account the fact that the ad-
vantages of a pupiparous mode of reproduction are by no means
obvious. Moreover, tropical countries teem with many other
free-living biting insects, not to mention the numerous strict
ectoparasites, which show no tendency whatsoever toward vivi-
parity. Nevertheless it would seem that some general principle
must be involved, since pupiparity has been acquired indejjend-
ently in at least two, if not four, distinct lines of evolution.

The psychic alertness which I have claimed for the tsetses,
is displayed once more in the behavior of the gravid females.
In search for a vertebrate host the flies roam far and wide ;
but when parturition is about to take place, the female seeks
out the most favorable environment for her offspring. As
Roubaud (1909) and G. D. H. Carpenter (1912) have shown
in a series of experiments, the pupae of Clossina are very fastid-
ious in their requirements of light, humidity and temperature.
In addition, the several species differ considerably in this re-
spect. The larvae of G. palpcilis, for instance, are deposited in
cool, shaded, dry places, preferably near the banks of rivers or
lakes. An appropriate natural breeding ground of this species
often yields hundreds of pupae. Roubaud found that in dry.
shaded sand, at a temperature of 25° to 27° C.. the pupa de-
velops normally in about 32 or 33 day-. The pupae of the
savanna species, on the other hand, are not found in the neigh-
borhood of water, though they are also hidden in loose, dry.

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shaded material ; they are always much scattered and rarely more
than ten living pupae are found in one spot. For G. morsitans
trees hollowed near the hase and the shelter beneath fallen
trunks are favorite breding places.

The pupae are so well hidden in nature that a weary search
is often needed before they can be discovered. Yet they are not
entirely able to escape their enemies, the most powerful of which
are a number of endoparasitic insects. For some reason as yet
obscure, G. palpolis seems to be rather free from parasitic at-
tacks : although hundreds of pupae found in nature have been
bred of this species, they have yielded only one proctotrupid,
which I discovered years ago in Katanga, and one chalcid, ob-
tained by G. D. H. Carpenter in Uganda. No less than twenty
parasites attack the pupae of G. morsitans (and its race sub-
morsitans) and these cover a wide range of groups: mutillids
(3 species), braconids (1 species), proctotrupids (1 species),
and chalcids (8 species), among the Hymenoptera, and bom-
byliids (7 species) among the Diptera. The three mutillids
have been placed in Mutilla, but they are not congeneric with
Mutilla curopaca and, moreover, seem to represent two distinct
genera. The bombyliids have recently been revised by Austen
(1929), who places them all in the genus Thyridanthrax . Of
predaceous arthropods, spiders, dragon-flies, and robber flies may
occasionally catch an adult tsetse ; but certain predaceous fos-
sorial wasps of the genera Bcmbi.v and O. \~ybcl us are perhaps
more important enemies of the flies. In his discussion of the
enemies and parasites of Glossina, Mr. Hegh seems to ,have
overlooked an interesting account of Bcmbi.r preying upon G.
patpalis, published by Father Guilleme in the Revue Congolaise
for 1910 (vol. I, pp." 145-150, PL IX).

Most of the topics which I have discussed thus far cover the
subject-matter of Mr. Hegh's first volume. The author prom-
ises us a second volume, which will deal with the detailed distri-
bution of the species, their habitats, the biology of the adult
flies, the feeding habits, the influence of external factors, the
methods of control, and the technique used in studying these
insects. Some of these points I have touched upon incidentally.

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The discussion of the others may safely wait until Mr. Hash's
work is completed. Since, however, he does not intend to deal
with the relation of tsetses to disease, I shall close this review
with a few comments on this important problem. I shall attempt
to keep as strictly as possible within the entomologist's premises.
The annoyance caused to man and beast by the bite of tsetses
is unimportant as compared to the role these flies play in the
transmission of certain diseases. Originally the ravages caused
by the tsetse in South Africa were blamed on some "poison"
injected by the fly. In 1895, Sir David Bruce announced his
epoch-making discovery that nagana, or fly-disease, in domestic
animals was caused by a blood parasite carried by Glossina from
sick to healthy animals. So far as known at present, all diseases
caused in man or animals by the bite of tsetses are due to
flagellate Protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. Although all
species of Glossina must be under suspicion as potential vectors,
some of them are of outstanding significance in this respect. In
general one may say that the rarer or more local species are
negligible. The most prevalent type of human trypanosomiasis.
or African Sleeping Sickness, as it is often called, is caused by
Trypanosoma gambiense and transmitted by G. palpalis. Con-
sequently it is only contracted within the area occupied by this
species of tsetse, which, as I have pointed out above, covers
fairly well the West African Subregion. Outside this area,
however, a different type of human parasite, which has been
called Trypanosoma rliodcsicnsc, has given much concern to the
medical authorities of Rhodesia and Tanganyika Territory. It
is carried by some of the savanna species of Glossina, viz.. G.
morsitans, G. hrcri[><ilpis, and (/". s-icyiiiicrtoni. The several
trypanosomes that cause disease in domestic animals are often
hard to tell apart, so that no two authorities agree as to how
many kinds there are. These animal parasites are transmitted
by G. palpalis. G. inorsilans, G. />;vr//i<///vV. (/'. loinfifrtlpis. G.
pallidipcs and (/'. tucliinoidcs. Wild game plays the role of reser-
voir of the virus, as it is apparently but little or not affected by
the flagellates, but infects the flies that eventually will carry
the disease to the domestic animals.

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Tsetse-flies are not merely mechanical transmitters of the
trypanosomes of vertebrates, but the flagellates in the flies go
through a definite, though wholly asexual, cycle of develop-
ment, until they produce infective forms known as "metacyclic
trypanosomes." The cycle is not the same for all the species
of trypanosomes and one may recognize three different types.
In one type, represented by the human parasites, T. gombiense
and T. rhodesiensc, the cycle starts in the midgut of the fly, but
the infection spreads forward to the proboscis, and eventually
to the salivary glands where the infective metacyclic trypano-
somes are produced, which are injected in the bite by way of the
hypopharynx. In the second, which is that of the animal para-
sites, T. congolense and T. siniioc, the development in the
midgut is followed by invasion of the hypopharynx in the pro-
boscis, but not of the salivary glands. In the third, known for
the animal parasites, T. vivax, T. unifonnc and T. caprac, the
whole development occurs in the proboscis, there being no in-
testinal phase and the infective forms entering the hypopharynx
directly.

This bare outline suggests some rather intricate biological
relations between the trypanosomes and their tsetse hosts, which
naturally raise the question as to whether the flies or the verte-
brates were the original hosts of these flagellates. The most
generally accepted view is, as Wenyon (1926) states, that the
trypanosomes of vertebrates were originally purely insect
flagellates which gradually became adapted to the blood medium
in the gut when the insects became bloodsuckers. Later the
flagellates passed into the vertebrates and became adapted to
life in the blood stream. Some cogent arguments can be ad-
vanced in support of this view. Flagellates similar or closely
related to trypanosomes parasitize many other arthropods, even
non-bloodsucking species. Moreover, the trypanosomes seem
to do no harm to the tsetses. Yet some other peculiarities seem
difficult to understand and will necessitate a number of auxiliary
hypotheses if one accepts the theory of the Glossinac as original
hosts.

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In the first place, the trypanosomes are not hereditary in tne
flies nor can they be transmitted by cysts voided in the iaeces-
The only manner in which newly hatched tsetses can possibly
become infected, is by biting an animal the blood of whlc" con"
tains trypanosomes. We must therefore assume that ^le an~
cestors of the living tsetses became infected with theif
lates at an early period in their geological history, \vhen
had other feeding habits or at least were not yet strictK blood-
sucking. They could then become infected by absorbir1.?
voided by other individuals. Secondly, it is a curious f,act
the cycle of development of the pathogenic trypanosomes runs
its full course in only a small percentage of any spe'cies °*
tsetse : in the other individuals the trypanosomes ingestr" with
the blood simply disappear. The proportion of flies that nlay
become infective is extremely variable and depends uPon a
multitude of factors, some of which are not yet properly under-
stood. Under ordinary experimental conditions, not more than
2 to 8 per cent of (/". palpalis ever become capable of tr,;insmit"
ting the human trypanosome, T. gainl'icusc, a fact whic^ re~
duces considerably the danger of man becoming infecte'" wltn
African Sleeping Sickness. Again here, we shall have to SUP"
pose that this resistance of the fly to the Protozoon is a ^ater
development in the phylogeny of the flagellate infectiP11-
may have been caused by the fly not always being able to absorb,
with the blood of the infected vertebrate, the right st:a£e °^
trypanosome, capable of further development in the inser^-
perhaps some reaction of the vertebrate blood upon the
was involved which gradually rendered the trypanosome better
adapted to life in the blood stream than in the intestim1' tr;ict
of the tsetse. Of course, there are other possibilities too.

The transmission of flagellates by tsetse-flies raises nian.v
other interesting questions, which, however, I must le'ave m
abeyance. It is high time for me to conclude, for I ha\r been
prowling dangerously near the outer fringes of the entorno'°~
gist's domain. I fear that the protozoologists will becorrie res
less and put up "no-trespassing" signs on their own favorite
hunting grounds.

234 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [July, '30

Dynastes tityus (Scarabaeid) in Pennsylvania and

the Rathvon and Auxer Collections

of Coleoptera.

By PHILIP P. CALVERT, University of Pennsylvania,

Philadelphia.
(Continued from page 201).

Mr, Jos. S. Wade, in his invaluable Bibliography of Biogra-
phies of Entomologists,7 has cited but two biographies of S. .S.
Rathvon. One is the very brief notice of his death in the NEWS
for April, 1891, page 80. The other is by F. W. Coding,8 which
we have not seen.

The library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia, contains at least two other sources of information
concerning Rathvon and, as neither these nor Coding's biogra-
phy are accessible to many entomologists, we summarize them
here. The longer account is entitled Simon S. Rathvon, Ph.D.,
Lancaster's Oldest Living Devotee of Science by S. M. Sener,
Esq. It is an eight page reprint from Christian Culture, but is
undated and bears no notation as to the volume number or orig-
inal pagination ; it is accompanied by a wood-cut portrait of
Rathvon.9 Sener describes himself as a friend and pupil of
Rathvon and wrote his account while Rathvon was living ; it is
likely that he obtained his information at first hand. The other
source is an unsigned article in the Biographical Annals of Lan-
caster County, Pennsylvania. Publishers: J. H. Beers & Co.,
1903.

Simon Snyder Rathvon was born at Marietta, ' Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1812, and died in the city of
Lancaster, March 19, 1891. As Simon Snyder was Governor of
the State from 1808 to 1817, one may conjecture that the infant
received his first two names from that circumstance. His par-
ents were Jacob Rathvon, gunsmith, who settled at Marietta in

7 Annals Ent. Soc. Amer., xxi, pp. 489-520, Sept., 1928.

8 Penna. State Hortic. Assoc. Official Doc. no. 4, 3 pp., no date.

9 Prof. Carroll has kindly ascertained for me that Christian Culture
was "A Local Interdenominational Journal, published monthly at No. 9
North Queen St., Lancaster." It was continued for three volumes through
the years 1890, '91 and '92. S. M. Sener's paper, quoted above, occurs in
Vol. I, No. 10, pp. 7-8. Through Prof. Carroll also, I owe to Mr. An-
staett, librarian of F. & M. College, the information that J. H, Beers &
Co. was a Chicago firm.

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1810 and died in 1839, and Catharine Myers, of York County,
who died at Marietta in 1825. Jacob was the son of John
George Rathvon (Dec. 7, 1747-Aug. 7, 1799), a lieutenant in
the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War, and
Christine Kraemer (d. July 21, 1799), of Warwick township.
John George, in turn, was a son of Christian Rathvon, who, with
a brother George, settled in Conestoga township, Lancaster
County, in 1740, having emigrated from either southern Ger-
many or Switzerland.

Simon S. Rathvon's formal education was obtained between
his seventh and tenth years, at three common schools, where
he learned to "read, write and cipher as far as compound di-
vision". From 1827 to 1832, he was apprenticed to John Bell,
tailor, in his native town. "In 1832 he commenced tailoring on
his own accord and subsequently went to Philadelphia but re-
turned to Marietta and carried on his trade there until he re-
moved with his family to this city [i. c. Lancaster] and to-day
may be seen actively engaged at the bench" (Sener). In 1832
he became a member of a literary society which numbered
among its members Prof. S. S. Haldeman, Judge J. J. Libhart
and others ; it was soon merged into a Lyceum of Natural His-
tory with Rathvon as secretary. Sener reproduces some inter-
esting early entomological experiences of Rathvon in the latter's
own words and credits Haldeman with giving him his chief
stimulus to the study of insects. Referring to Rathvon's ac-
quisition of Haldeman's collection, Sener says "all that remains
of the Hentz-Haldeman collection is now in the collection of
Dr. Rathvon."

Rathvon's attention was largely directed to the economic side
of entomology 1(l and he became Professor of Entomology to
the State Horticultural Society in 1861, Professor of Entomol-
ogy to the Philadelphia | correct name, Pennsylvania] Horticul-
tural Society in 18<4 and Entomologist to the Lancaster County
Agricultural Society in 186(>. lie was one of the founders of
the Linnean Societv of Lancaster in 1862, and became its cura-

10 A list of 29 of his publications in this held, from 1X54 to 1880, is
given in Samuel Henshaw's Bibliography of llic inure iin^urUiul L'untri-
hntions to .-liiicricnii l:.cmi<»nic l:.iiti»n<>lt><iv. Fart V. Washington, (Jovt.
Printing Office. 1896.

236 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [July, '30

tor, treasurer and entomologist. He was in editorial charge of
the Lancaster Fanner from 1869 to 1884. Franklin and Mar-
shall College gave him the degree of Ph.D. in June, 1878.

On May 27, 1834, he married Catherine Freyberger at Mari-
etta, and had seven sons and four daughters.

Two other entomological collections are in the Franklin and
Marshall College Museum, those of Dr. M. W. Raub, compris-
ing North American and exotic Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, and
of Samuel Auxer, consisting of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hem-
iptera, Hymenoptera and Neuroptera. Unfortunately, with the
exception of some beetles in the Raub collection marked as from
Lancaster, most of these specimens lack locality labels. While
visiting the Rathvon Collection, however, I saw a male specimen
of tityus in a box reposing in another room. It had printed
labels "Dynastes Tityus Linn" and "Pa.". This box, Prof.
Carroll informs me, was part of the Auxer Collection.

A brief obituary notice of Samuel Auxer (1835-1909) was
published in the NEWS for February, 1909, page 96, but some
additional information concerning him and his collection has
come to me from Mr. Fisher and from Prof. R. C. Schiedt,
Emeritus Professor of Biology at Franklin and Marshall,
through Prof. Carroll. Mr. Fisher writes:

I was very well acquainted with Samuel Auxer and went col-
lecting with him a number of times. He usually collected be-
tween Lancaster and the Susquehanna River near Pequa. He
also did some collecting in the Mount Hope region along the
South Mountains, Lancaster County. Mr. Auxer usually did
nut label his specimens, but gave a number to the material col-
lected each time in a certain locality, the numbers corresponding
to a number in his note book, where he kept the date, locality
and any other important records. After his death Mrs. Auxer
asked me to come to Lancaster and look over his library, and
we made a thorough search for this note book but it could not
be found. It was probably thrown among some trash and
carted away, although Mrs. Auxer did not remember seeing it.
Mr. Auxer corresponded and exchanged specimens with collec-
tors in all parts of the United States, and since most of his ma-
terial was unlabeled, it is impossible to determine where the
specimens were collected.

Samuel Auxer kept a second-hand book store in Lancaster,

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but he had retired from the business before I became acquainted
with him. A large number of the books from the store were
at his home and were sold after his death. I do not remember
Mr. Auxer mentioning anything about Rathvon during any of
my visits to his place.

Mr. Ernst Jeheber was also a very good friend of Mr. Auxer,
and he was also at Auxer's home helping to straighten out the
library and collection. Mrs. Auxer wanted to sell the collec-
tion and Jeheber told me he might buy it. Mr. Jeheber was a
German tailor and worked at his trade in Lancaster. He was
interested in Lepidoptera and had a very nice local collection,
mostly in plaster mounts and in almost perfect condition. I
went collecting with him a great many times, but in December,
1914, received a letter from him in which he said he was going
to [West Point,] New York, and that he would write to me
later, but I never received any note from him. In this letter
he mentioned that he was selling his entire collection to Mr.
[Charles Fred] Grimm, also a German collector, [of 649 St.
Joseph St., Lancaster], but this probably referred only to his
Lepidoptera collection. It seems certain that Mr. Jeheber
bought the collection from Mrs. Auxer for Dr. Schiedt, as Je-
heber was not interested in Coleoptera, and he did not have the
room to keep the collection or the money to spend on a personal
collection, as he had a very large family. I am enclosing Mr.
Jeheber's last letter to me as I thought it might be of some in-
terest to you. [Insertions enclosed in square brackets in the
preceding account have been taken from this letter. P. P. C]

Previous to my correspondence with Mr. Fisher, Prof. Car-
roll had written me that Jeheber bought the Auxer Collection
and that Dr. Schiedt bought it from Jeheber.

It is remarkable that, in spite of the extensive and intensive
collecting of Coleoptera which has been done in Pennsylvania
within the last fifty years, so few specimens of tityus have been
found, and the rediscovery of this species in the State is a quest
worthy to be undertaken by our naturalists. They may find
some hints, perhaps, in the late Mr. Manee's account n of col-
lecting tityus in Xorth Carolina. It is to be hoped that Rath-
von's collection will be carefully preserved and that some local
and enthusiastic entomologist, through antiquarian research, will
be able to learn more of the provenance of its specimens than
it is now possible to ascertain.

uEnt. News, xxvi, p. 266, 1915.

238 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [July, '30

On Tropisternus sublaevis Lee. and T. quadristriatus
Horn (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae).

By H. C. FALL, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

Of the above-named species, T. (Hydrophilus) sublaevis was
described by Le Conte in 1855 from Nebraska and Georgia.
There are at present in the Le Conte Collection two Nebraska
specimens ( $ $ ), but none from Georgia, and this was the
case thirty years ago when I first examined the Le Conte types.
T. quadristriatus was described by Horn in 1871 from speci-
mens collected "near the seacoast of New Jersey." A few years
later (1874) this species was suppressed by Horn himself as
identical with sublaevis Lee.

Just what became of the Georgia specimen of sublaevis men-
tioned by Le Conte is unknown to me. I had suspected that
between 1871 and 1874, in accordance with a custom prevailing
with Le Conte and Horn of sharing their material, the Georgia
specimen was turned over to Horn and led him to pronounce
his species the same as that of Le Conte. On inquiring of Mr.
Liebeck he informs me that there is only a single example each
of quadristriatus and sublaevis in the Horn collection, the for-
mer bearing a "N. J." label, the latter without indication of
locality but with a small square on the pin bearing the number
"10" as though sent by some correspondent for determination.
I think it unlikely that this is the Georgia specimen of Le Conte,
but whether so or not, it is identical with the one on the quadri-
striatus label.

In 1902, August 10-12, Mr. Frederick Blanchard and the
writer collected at Marion, Massachusetts, on the shore of
Buzzard's Bay. From brackish pools near the shore line we
took specimens of a Tropisternus, which from the similarity of
localities we judged correctly to be the quadristriatus of Horn.
A day or two later 1 compared these Marion specimens with
the Nebraska types of sublaevis and satisfied myself that they
were specifically distinct, a result which might reasonably be
anticipated when the remoteness and difference of habitat con-
ditions are considered.

Some eight or nine years ago I received from M. d'Orchy-
mont a letter of inquiry concerning certain of our species of
Tropisternus. In reply 1 sent him among others a specimen of

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the Marion quadristriatus and expressed the opinion that Horn
had been in error in uniting the species with sublaci'is. This
opinion is reflected in d'Orchymont's paper of 1922, * where he
gives both quadristriatus and sublaci'is a place in his table,
though admitting his uncertainty as to the precise status or posi-
tion of the latter. In reality sublaci'is is out of place in d'Or-
chymont's table where it stands with a question mark next to
quadristriatus, its true position being with those species having
the pubescent area of the hind femur very small. As a matter
of fact sublaevis by this table runs directly to .rantliopits Sharp,
with which I have no doubt whatever of its identity, sublaci'is,
of course, being the older name. In this connection d'( )rchy-
mont's remark that he received from the British Museum speci-
mens identified by Sharp as sublaci'is, and that they proved to
be xantlwpHS, is interesting and significant.

So far as sublaci'is and quadristriatus are concerned there-
are two characters by which they may be definitely separated,
one, however, requiring the presence of males.

Pubescent area of hind femur very small, confined to the ex-
treme base; sternal keel nearly or quite smooth in both
sexes sublaci'is

Pubescent area of hind femur comparatively large, occupying
fully the basal third ; sternal keel with numerous moderate-
ly coarse punctures in the male, nearly smooth in the fe-
male, except at the basal declivity quadristriatus

Sublaevis is represented in my collection by specimens from
El Paso, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and I have
seen specimens from Denver, Colorado, sent me for identifica-
tion by Mr. Liebeck. M. d'Orchymont has seen two examples
from California and four of somewhat larger size from Texas.
all being identified as .vaiitliopus.

Of quadristriatus mv only representatives are those taken as
above noted at Marion, Massachusetts. This species is prob-
ably restricted to the near vicinity of the Atlantic coast Hue.
and may or may not be confined to the more or less brackish
waters of that region. There can be no doubt I think that Le
Conte's original Georgia sublaci'is belonged to the present
species.

1 Le Genre Tropisternus II. Annals tit- la Sndi-tt- Entomologique de
Belgique, LXII, 1922.

240 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS |JuLv, '30

And now a word as to T. glaber Herbst. As is well explained
by d'Orchymont in the paper above referred to, there are now
no specimens in European collections which can be fixed upon
as the original types of Herbst, or that can safely be assumed
to be the equivalent thereof. The glaber of Le Conte may or
may not be the same as that of Herbst, but in any case there
would seem now to be no better course than to consider it as
representative of the species. The question then is just what
is the glaber of Le Conte ? The Le Conte series, as I have my-
self observed, looks complex; it probably comprises two and
possible more species. D'Orchymont has already described one
new species (blatchlcyi) at the expense of glaber.

Le Conte did not label his types as such ; it has been custo-
mary, however, in dealing with his collection to consider the
specimen on the name label as the type, provided it agreed with
his description, and in the case of glaber I have noted that this
agreement exists.

As the result of a critical survey of the specimens in my col-
lection hitherto assigned to glaber, I have sorted them into four
series, each possessing a combination of characters differing in
some respects from each of the others. To one of these groups
—my no. "3" -Le Conte's type is assignable ; I am, however,
not yet prepared to assert anything as to the constancy or
significance of the differences observed in my limited material.
Further study with additional specimens may permit the draw-
ing of some definite conclusions.

The National Museum of Costa Rica.

On March 8, 1930, Professor J. Fidel Tristan was appointed
Director of the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, at San Jose,
after he had served for thirty years as professor in the colleges
of San Jose as well as Director of the Colegio de Seiioritas and
of the Liceo de Costa Rica. Professor Anastasio Alfaro is
Chief of the Zoological Department. Owing to the economic
situation of the country, the Museo has suffered for a long
time. It is now hoped to revivify it.

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XI International Congress of Zoology.

The X. International Congress of Zoology (Budapest
1927), accepting the invitation of the Italian Government,
unanimously decided to hold its XI. Session in Padua 4—11
September, 1930, under the chairmanship of Prof. Paolo
Enriques, Director of the Institute of Zoology, Comparative
Anatomy and Physiology in the Royal University.

We have- the honour to invite all Zoologists and the
friends of Zoology to be present at this International
Congress.

Prof. PAOLO ENRIQUES, President of the Congress; Prof.
GIANNINO FERRARI, Rector of the University; Count FRAN-
CESCO GIUSTI, Mayor of Padua.

Applications for membership should be sent by registered
post, if possible, to; Prof. PAOLO ENRIQUES Congresso
Zoologia, Via Loredan 6, Padova (Italy) together with fee,
100 lire (cheques should be made payable to "Banca Com-
merciale Italiana Padova, Presidente Congresso Zoologia").
Fee may also be sent directly to the Bank (to the above men-
tioned account). The membership-card will be sent as a receipt.
There will be a section for Entomology.

The Rocky Mountain Conference of Entomologists.

The seventh annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain
Conference of Entomologists will be held in Pingree I 'ark.
Colorado, August 18 to 23 inclusive. As in the past the
meeting will be held at the Colorado Agricultural College
Forestry Lodge and will be planned that all members of
the family may attend and enjoy themselves. The sessions
for papers will be informal with ample time for discussion.
We will be pleased to have subjects of papers at an early
date. To those that have not attended any of the prc\ ion--
meetings it might be said that bedding and meals are
furnished at a prorated cost that has always been reason-
able. Since the meeting place is more than 50 miles from
Fort Collins, the nearest source of supplies, it is important
that those arranging for the care of the crowd know in
advance just how man}' expect to attend. Transportation
to the park will be available tor those not having their own
cars. A later notice giving more of the final details of
arrangements will be sent to those indicating that they may
attend. A card to the Secretary will bring you this later
notice.

GEORGE M. LIST, Secretary — Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Entomological Literature

COMPILED BY LAURA S. MACKBY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF

E. T. CRESSON, JR.

The numbers within brackets I ] refer to the journals, as numbered
in the list of Periodicals and Serials published in the January and June
numbers (or which may be secured from the publisher of Entomological
News for 10c), in which the paper appeared. The number of, or annual
volume, and in some cases the part, heft, &c. the latter within ( )
follows; then the pagination follows the colon :

All continued papers, with few exceptions, are recorded only at their
first installments.

*Papers containing new forms or names have an * preceding the
author's name.

(S) Papers pertaining exclusively to neotropical species, and not so
indicated in the title, have the symbol -(S) at the end of the title of
the paper.

HQT'Note the change in the method of citing the bibliographical refer-
ences, as explained above.

Papers published in the Entomological News are not listed.

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de 1928. [104] 2: 121-156, 161-178. ill. Orfila, R. N.— Stiple-
mento a la Entomobibliografia Argentina 1(L?7 y 1()28 11041
2: 161-178. Saez, F. A. — Puede la citologia iniluir en la
orientacion de los problemas taxonomicos? [104] 2: 251-

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262, ill. Schilder, F. A. — Vademecum der Internationalen
nomenklaturregeln. [2] 26: 18-25. Schilder, F. A. — Eine
randbemerkung iiber bestimmungstabellen. til] 1930: 79-
80. Strand, E. — Zoological and palaeontological nomencla-
torical notes. [Act. Univ. Latvia] 20: 1-29. Strand, E. —
Ueber die bedeutung der typen fur die naturhistorische
nomenklatur. [Acta Univ. Latvia] (Math. u. Dab. Zinat.)
1 : 81-100. Strand, E. — Enumeration des travaux zoo-
log-iques publics jusqu'en 1929. [Latvia. Univ.] 1919-29:
358-381, 1-24. Van Duzee, E. P. — Concerning scientific
names. [55] 6: 166. Woodworth, C. W. — The synchroniza-
tion of life histories. [55] 6: 189-191. Wucherpfennig, F.—
Armut oder Reichtum der falterfauna Brasiliens. [18] 24:
49-55, ill.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Adkin, R.— Ex-
periments on the modification of the diet of two species of
Hyponomeutidae. [91 63: 101-102. Bodenstein, D. — Experi-
mentelle untersuchungen ueber die regeneration der borsten
bei Vanessa urticae. [45] 25: 23-35, ill. Brues, C. T.— The
food of insects viewed from the biological and human
standpoint. [5 | 37: 1-14. Cotton, R. T.— The effect of light
upon the development of the dark meal worm, Tenebrio
obscurus. [10] 32: 58-60, ill. Davies, W. M. — Parasitism in
relation to pupation in Lucilia sericata. [31] 125: 779-780.
de Boissezon, P. — Les reserves dans le corps gras de Culex
pipiens et leur role dans la maturation des oeufs. Le role du
corps gras comme rein d'accumulation chez Culex pipiens
et chez Theobaldia annulata. [69] 93: 1232-1233; 1233-1235.
deLepiney, J. — Sur le comportement des larves de Schisto-
cerca gregaria. Schema du regime journalier, descente des
insecte^ >ur le sol, montee sur les plantes. Sur le comporte-
ment des larves de Schistocera gregaria. Concentration et
dissemination des individus, voyages des bandes larvaires,
nutrition. 1 77 1 94: 263-267. Grandjean, M. F. — Existence
d'une vesicule externe on d'un organe poreux sous-alairo
dans plusieurs genres d'( )ribatei. [Bui. Mus. Xat. Hist. Nat.
Paris] 1 : 406-4()(J, ill. Halik, L. — Zur morphologic, homolo-
gie und funktion der genitalnapfe bei hydracarinen. I'M I
13(>: 223-254, ill. Hosselet, C. — Observations rytologique.x
sur le tube de Alalpighi de Culex et de quelques I'brvgani-
des. | 77 1 94: 270-274, ill. Hosselet, C.— Le chondriome et
les enclaves de la cellule ;idipeuse chez Culex et quelqm>
Phryganides. |<>'>| 94: 150-153. ill. Krause, A. W. -Unter-
suchungen iiber den einiluss der ernahrung, helichtung und
temperatur auf die perithecienproducktion einiger hypo-
creaceen. Beitrag zur kulturmethodik einiger parasitarer
und Saprophytischer. [Zeit. Parasitk.] 2: 419-476, ill. Kron-

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ing, F. — Hororgane und gehorsinn bei den insekten. [88]
18: 380-387, ill. Malek, R.— Rheotaktische bei Notonecta
glauca. [97] 50: 182-189. Muir, F.— Notes on certain con-
troversial points of morphology of the abdomen and geni-
talia of Psyllidae. [75] 5: 545-552, ill. Oka, H.— Morphol-
ogic und okologie von Clunio pacificus (Chironomidae).
[89] 59: 253-280, ill. Putnins, R.— Les croisieres thalasso-
logiques latviennes au printemps de 1929. [Folia Zool. et
Hydrob] 1: 149-159, ill. Rau & Rau.— The sex attraction
and rhythmic periodicity in giant saturniid moths. [Trans.
Acad. Sci. St. Louis] 26: 83-221, ill. Rozsypal, J— Ein
beitrag der vergesellschaftung und ueberwinterungsmog-
lichkeit der imagines bei den Chloropidaeen. [45] 25: 1-13,
ill. Smith & Beckett. — Coloured glass as a deterrent to
house flies. [31 J 125: 780. Velich, A. V.— Entwicklungsme-
chanische studien an bienenlarven. [94] 136: 210-222, ill.
Vignon, M. P. — Introduction a de nouvelles recherches de
morphologic comparee sur 1'aile des insectes. [Arch. Mus.
Nat. Hist. Nat., Paris] (6) 4: 89-123, ill. Zarapkin, S. R.-
Ueber gerichtete variabilitat bei Coccinelliden. I. Allge-
mein einleitung und analyse der ersten pigmentierungse-
tappe bei Coccinella 10- punctata. [46] 17: 719-736, ill.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— Le Veque, N.-
[See under Hymenoptera]. *Rosas Costa, J. A. — Diagnosis
de un nuevo genero cle acaro Achropodophorus (Thvrog-
lyphidae). (S). [104] 2: 293. *Rosas Costa, J. A.— Sobre
un ecto-parasito de Phyleurus vervex, Achropodophorus la-
hillei, nov. sp. (S). [104] 2: 265-268, ill. *Sellnick, M.-
Eine neue brasilianische Neoliodesart und bemerkungen
iiber die gattung Neoliodes (Acar). [34] 89: 29-36, ill.
Thor, S. — Ueber einzelliger parasiten in verschiedenen
Acarina. [Zeit. Parasitk.] 2: 551-570, ill. *Vitzthum, H. G.
-Acarologische beobachtungen. (S). [89] 59: 281-350. ill.
*Willmann, C. — Neue Oribatiden aus Guatemala. [34] 88:
239-246, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Bagnall,

R. S. — Further considerations in regard to the classification
of the order Thysanoptera. [75] 5: 571-575. Crampton, G.
C---The wings of the remarkable archaic mecopteron Notio-
thamna reedi with remarks on their protoblattoid affinities.
[5] 37: 83-103, ill. *Kimmins, D. E.— Some new and little
known Argentine Neuroptera. |104| 2: 187-192, ill. Light,
S. F. — Termites collected by T. T. Craig on Socorro Island.
[55 1 6: 17X-180. *Navas, R. P. L. — Insectos de la Argen-
tina. [104] 2: 219-225, ill. Priesner, H.— Die Thysanop-
teren-typen O. M. Renter's. [Ill 1930: 33-43, ill.

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ORTHOPTERA.— *Giinther, K.— Neue und wenig be-
kannte Phasmoklen von Siklamerika. [Mit. Zool. Mus., Ber-
lin] 15: 559-570, ill. Liebermann, J. — Ocho especies de
Tucuras Argentinas con su definitiva posicion sistematica.
[104] 2: 179-180, ill. Rehn, J. A. G.— A new genus of
Eneopterinae from Hispaniola (Gryllidae). [1] 56: 87-92,
ill.

HEMIPTERA.— Box, H. E.— Algunos Membracidos de
Tucuman y Jujuy. Contribucion para un catalogo cle las
especies argentimis de la familia Membracidae. [104] 2: 217-
218. de la'Torre-Bueno, J. R.— Bugs at light. [19] 25: 101.
de la Torre Bueno, J. R. — On the Heteroptera collected by
George P. Engelhardt in the South and West. [19] 25:
107-108. *Del Ponte, E. — Algunas especies nuevas del gen.
Triatoma. (S). [Bol. Soc. Ent. Argentina] 1:3-8, ill. *Gra-
novsky, A. A. — A new name for the genus Quippelachnus
(Aphiidae). [10] 32: 61-64, ill. *Hempel, A— Descripqoes
de novas especies de Pulgoes (Coccidae). (S). [Arch. Inst.
Biol., S. Paulo] 1 : 235-237. *Hempel, A. — Descripqoes de
pulgoes novos e pouco conhecidos (Coccidae). (S). [Arch.
Inst. Biol., S. Paulo] 2: 61-66, ill. Osborn, H.— Notes on
Porto Rican Homoptera. [Jour. Dept. Agric., Porto Rico]
13: 81-112. *Sleesman, J. P. — A monographic study of the
North American species of Euscelis and allied genera.
(Cicadellidae). [70f 10: 87-148, ill. *Van Duzee, E. P.-
A new Empoasca. [55] 6: 148. *Walley, G. S.— A review
of the genus Palmacorixa (Corixidae). [4] 62: 99-106, ill.

LEPIDOPTERA.— Breyer, A.— Description de Saurita
cassandra ginandromorfo. (S). [104] 2: 337-338, ill. Breyer,
A. — Un nuevo Castniidae argentine. Castnia uruguayana
champaquiensis nov. ssp. [104] 2: 333-334. ill. Breyer, A.
-Callicore candrena, anormal. (S). [104] 181-182, ill. Bryk,
F. — Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pars 37. Papilionidae II
(Papilio). 59-509. Clark, A. H.— The world and the butter-
fly. [76] 1930: 536-537. Giese, H.— Eine methode zur
kenntlichmachung von schmetterlingen. [14] 44: 60-61.
*Klots, A. B. — A new subspecies of Ascia monuste from
Lower California (Picridae). |551 6: 145-147. ill. Klots, A.
B. — A generic revision of the Euchloini (Pieridae). | 19]
25: 80-95, ill. Kohler, P. — Adicion al catalogo de los lepi-
dopteros argentinos. llf)4| 2: 339-340. *K6hler, P.— Las
Mariposas Argentinas. Danaidae. [104] 2: 303-332, ill. Koh-
ler, P. — Agaristidae de la Republica Argentina. [1041 2:
235-245, ill. Kohler, P. — Catalogo de Lepidopteros Argen-

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tinos. Buenos Aires, 1928. 12pp. Kumberg, C. — Abarten
von Morpho aega. [14] 44: 61, ill. *McDunnough, J. — The
lepidoptera of the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
[4] 62: 107-117, ill. Moore, S. — Lepidoptera of the Beaver
Islands. [Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool., Univ. Mich.] 214: 28pp.
Stichel, H. — Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pars 38. Riodini-
dae I: Nemeobiinae I. 112pp. Stichel, H. — Ein schlusswort
in sachen, Erycinidenarbeiten. [11] 1930: 57-62. Zikan, J.
F. — Beitrag zur biologic von Orecta lycidas und Chlaeno-
gramma muscosa. [104] 2: 95-98, ill. *Zikan, J. F. — Copi-
opteryx virgo n. sp. (S). [104] 2: 335-336, ill.

DIPTERA.— * Alexander, C. P.— New or insufficiently-
known crane-flies from the nearctic region. (Tipulidae).
[19] 25: 71-77. Autuori, M. — Syneura infraposita (Phori-
dae). Um novo parasita da Icerya purchasi. (S). [Arch.
Inst. Biol., S. Paulo] 1 : 193-200, ill. *Borgmeier, T.— In-
vestigagoes sobre Phorideos myrmecophilos (Phoridae).
(S). [Arch. Inst. Biol., S. Paulo] 'l : 159-192, ill. Borgmeier,
T. — Eine neue mvrmecophile Apterophoraart (Phoridae).
(S). [34] 89: 57-62, ill. Brethes, J.— A proposito de Mas-
arygus y de Sarcophaga caridei (Hojeando libros). (S).
[104] 2:' 73-74. Burke, H. E.— Monterey pine midge pu-
pates at bases of needles. [55] 6: 147. del Ponte, E. — Nota
previa sobre la bibliografia argentina y extranjera sobre los
mosquitos argentinos y de su relacion con el paludismo.
[104] 2: 81-94. *Enderlein, G.— Dipterologische studien
XX. (S). [11] 1930: 65-71. *Hoffmann, C. C.— Un simul-
ium nuevo de la zona cafetera de Chiapas. (S). [An. Inst.
Biol., Mexico] 1: 51-53, ill. Knowlton & Pack. — Notes on
Utah Syrphidae. [55] 6: 182-189. *Krober, O.— Die Tabani-
densubfamilie Silviinae der neotropischen region. [34] 88:
225-239, ill. *Krober, O. — Die Pityocerini (Tabanidae) der
neotropischen region. [34] 88: 305-312, ill. Pinto, C.-
Mosquitos da regiao neotropica (Brasil, S. Paulo). [Mem.
Inst. Oswaldo Cruz] 23: 153-157. *Reinhard, H. J.— On
the genus Viviania with the description of two new species
from Texas (Tachinidae). [19] 25: 102-107.

COLEOPTERA.— *Blackman, M. W.— The genus Pity-
ophthorus in North America : a revisional study of the
Pityophthori, with descriptions of two new genera and
seventy-one new species. Notes on Micracinae with descrip-
tion of twelve new species. [Bull. N. Y. Sta. Coll. Forest.]
1: 5-183, ill., 185-212. *Blaisdell, F. E.— Revision of the

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genus and species of Dinacoma with description of a new
species (Scarabaeiclae). [55] 6: 171-177, ill. Blatchley, W.
S.— The Scarabaeiclae of Florida. I39| 14: 13-17, ill. (Cont.)
Boving, A. G. — Description of the larva of Cerotoma tri-
furcata (Chrysomeliclae). [10] 32: 51-58, ill. *Bruch, C.-
Una especie nueva de Prionapterus (Prionido). (S). [104J
2: 203-208, ill. *Bruch, C. — Descripcion de tin yenero y
cle tina nueva especie de Pselafido mirmecofilo. (S). | 104]
2: 157-160, ill. Burke, H. E.— Phlocosinus kills trees. [55]
6: 181. Dallas, E. D. — Descripcion de tin Ceroglossus chi-
lensis monstrtioso. Monstruosidad observada en tin Caloso-
ma retusum. (S). f!04| 2: 193-194, 195-1%. ill. "Darlington,
P. J., Jr. — A new Nebria from Mount Rainier. [5] 37: 104-
105. de Andrade, E. N.— Praga d<>s Bain bus. Rhinasttis
sternicornis. (S). [Arch. Inst. Biol., S. Paulo] 1 : 137-142. ill.
*Eggers, H. — Ipidae da America do stil. [Arch. Tnst. Biol,
S. Paulo] 1 : 83-99. Frost, C. A.— Uloma imberbis. 1 19] 25 :
101. Frost, C. A.— Orchestes testacetis. [19] 25: 97. Hend-
rickson, G. O. — Biologic notes on Microrhopala vittata.
(Chrysomelidae). [4] 62: 98-99. Hickman, J. R.— Life-
histories of Michigan Haliplidae. [Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci.,
Arts & Letters] 11: 399-424, ill. Horn, W.— Stir quelques
especes interessantes du genre Odontochila a])partenantes
a la faune de 1'Argentine. [104] 2: 75-76. *Horn, W.-
Xotes on the races of Omus californicus and a list of the
Cicindelidae of America north of Mexico. [1] 56: 73-86. ill.
Hustache, A. — Revision des Baridiens de 1'Airieriqiie du
Sud. [104] 2: 287-288. *Hustache, A.— Xotiveaux Curculi-
onides de rAmeri(|iie du Sud. 1104] 2: 227-232. Keifer, H.
H. — The larva of Cylindrocopttirus crasstis. [55] 6: 167-170.
ill. Kolbe, H. — Paussidenstudien. Gegen Wasmann. [11]
1930: 16-25. *Lesne, P. — Diagnoses de Bostrychides nou-
veaux. [25] 1930: 102-104. *Liebke, M.— Revision der
amerikanischen arten der unterfamilie Colliurinae (Carab.).
(S). |Mit. Zool. Mtis., Berlin] 15: 649-726. ill. Marelli, C.
A. — Respuesta a dos objeciones sobre la identificacion de
las es]»ecies del genero Goniopterus halladas en La Plata.
( S). | 104| 2: 277-281. *Melzer, J.— Longicorneos do Hrasil.
novos on pottco conhecidos. ( C'erambycidae). [Arch. Inst.
Mini.. S. Pauloj 1: 143-158, ill. *Pic, M.— Coleopteres de
r.\ineri(|ue M cridionale. ll()4| 2: 183-184. *Pic, M.— Divers
Colcnpteres nou\-eaux de la Rcpiibliquc Argentine. | 1041 2:
99-102. Robertson, C. — Position of Strepsiptera on hosts!
|19| 25: 96-97. Tremoleras, J. — Ntievos datos ecologicos

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sobre Buprestidos platenses. (S). [104] 2: 185-186. *Uh-
mann, E. — Amerikanische Hispinen (Chrys.). 19. (S). [2]
26: 33-38, ill. *Uhmann, E. — Hispinen aus Costa Rica. 20.
Beitrag zur kenntnis cler Hispinen. [Folia Zool. et Hy-
drob.] 1 : 209-256, ill. *Van Dyke, E. C.— New Rhyncho-
phora from western North America. [55] 6: 149-165. Wol-
frurn, P. — Ueber Anthribiden von Cuba und den grossen
Antillen. III. [11] 1930: 25-32.

HYMENOPTERA.— *Benson, R. B.— Nine sawflies re-
quiring- new names. [9] 63 : 107. Bequaert, J. — Nesting
habits of Isodontia, a sub-genus of Chlorion. [19] 25: 122-
123. Bequaert, J. — On the generic and subgeneric divisions
of the Vespinae. [19] 25: 59-70. Bequaert, J. — Are ants
better protected against the. attacks of their predaceous
enemies than other arthropods? [34] 88: 163-176. *DeGant,
F. D. — A new species of Macrocentrus from Ohio (Bra-
conidae). [10] 32: 65. Dow, R.— Early references to the
behavior of American solitary wasps. [19] 25: 98-101. *Fah-
ringer, J. — Ueber einige sudamerikanische Braconidengat-
tungen. [48] 47: 19-31. Fischer, C. R. — Notas biologicas
sobre o Crabro tabanicida 1929 e considerac,6es concernentes
as motucas. (S). [Arch. Inst. Biol., S. Paulo] 2: 141-162, ill.
Flanders, S. E. — Notes on Trichogramma minutum. [55 1
6: 180-181. Prison, T. H. — A contribution to the knowledge
of the bionomics of Bremus vagans. 110] 25: 109-122, ill.
Gallardo, A. — Note sur les moeurs de la fourmi Pseudoatta
argentina. (S). [104] 2: 197-202, ill. *Heinrich, G.— Einige
neue genera und species der subfam. Ichneumoninae. (S).
[Alit. Zool. Mus., Berlin] 15: 545-555, ill. Hendrickson, G.
O.— Observations on the nest of Aphaenogaster fulva subsp.
aqua. (Formicidae). [19] 25: 78-79. LeVeque, N. — Sym-
biotic mites used to separate species of a genus of bees.
[68] 71 : 607-608. *Ogloblin, A. A.— Una nueva especie de
Helorus de la Republica Argentina. [104] 2: 77-80, ill. Or-
fila & Salellas. — Notas biologicas sobre Sceliphron figulus.
(S). [104] 2: 247-250. Smith, L. M.— Macrorileya oecanthi.
A hymenopterous egg parasite of tree crickets. [61] 5:
165-172, ill. Smith, M. R.— A list of Florida ants. [391 14:
1-6. Tschepe, O. — Meine hornisse [Vespa crabro]. [Kos-
mos] 27: 207-211, ill. Tulloch, G. S.— An unusual nest of
Pogonomyrmex. [5] 37: 61-70, ill. Wheeler, W. M. — Two
mermithergates of Ectatomma. (S). 15] 37: 48-54. ill.
* Wheeler, W. M. — A new parasitic Crematogaster from In-
diana. |5| 37: 55-60.

OCTOBER. 1930

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

Vol. XLI

No. 8

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera— XVI . 249
Needham — Emendatory Notes on the " Handbook of North American

Dragonflies" (Odonata) 252

Knight — An European Plant-Bug (Amblytylus nasutus Kirschbaum)

recognized from Massachusetts (Hemiptera, Miridae) 256

Hayward— The Night Flight of Diurnal Butterflier (Lepid ) . . 258
Reinhard — A Synopis of the Genus Macromeigenia Including the Des-
cription of One New Species (Diptera: Tachinidae) 261

Changes in the Department of Entomology, Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College 264

Entomological Literature 265

Review — Comstock's Manual for the Study of Insects 273

Review — Imm's General Textbook of Entomology 274

Review — Weber's Biologie der Hemipteren . 275

Obituaries — Mrs. Anna Botsford Comstock, Dr. George Dimmock,

James Waterston and Ernest Baylis 277

Correction. 280

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BISHOP MUSEUM, HONOLULU, T.H.

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North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera.

XVII. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, T.H.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plates XXI-XXIII).

The Bernice P. Bishop Museum of Honolulu was founded
by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his wife, Princess
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who was the last of the royal descend-
ants of Kamehameha I, the great native king of the Hawaiian
Islands. From a single room, erected in 1889, the Museum has
grown, until now it includes a large stone building (see Plate
XXI) containing six exhibition halls and two three-story con-
crete buildings which house the offices and scientific study col-
lections. Another large stone building, at present occupied by
the Kamehameha Schools, in whose grounds the Institution is
situated, will be used for future exhibitions.

The Museum is devoted solely to the study of the Polynesian
peoples and the natural history of the islands of the Pacific
and its halls are open daily to the public without charge. In
addition to a large attendance of tourists and island residents,
several thousands of school children are brought by classes each
year to view the exhibits. The study collections and excellent
library are always available to scientists and others interested
in the various subjects represented.

The collections include one of the largest and certainly finest
series of objects illustrating the life, customs and beliefs of
the Polynesians in the world. Of natural history specimens
there are splendid bird collections, a few mammals, reptiles
and marine invertebrates, a representative collection of lish,
and a very extensive collection of mollusks, including over
900,000 pulmonates or land shells. The herbarium contains a
valuable and rapidly growing collection of plants from the
Pacific Islands and neighboring tropical regions.

Regarding the insect collections. Since the time of the early

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Pacific explorers the insects of Hawaii and other isolated
Pacific island groups have attracted the attention of entomol-
ogists. Because of isolation and varying environmental condi-
tions, these Islands contain a very unique and specialized insect
fauna. The interesting specimens, and many of them were
unique, which found their way to Europe as the result of the
first explorers, or in the case of Hawaii of the early collection
made by Rev. Thomas Blackburn, aroused a very considerable
interest. Certain exploring expeditions were sent out to this
region, notably that of Dr. R. C. Perkins to Hawaii. Perkins
collected about a hundred thousand specimens on which material
the splendid "Fauna Hawaiiensis" was based. Also, the pres-
ence of Dr. Perkins in the Islands at the time of a severe sugar
leafhopper outbreak, led eventually to the control of this and
other pests, and to the establishment in Hawaii of several
entomological laboratories, notably those of the Hawaii Sugar
Planters' Association. The residence of these entomologists
and their organization into the Hawaiian Entomological Soci-
ety 1 has caused the insect fauna of Hawaii to be better known
than that of any other similar island region in the world, and
has made Hawaii famous for its successful control of insect
pests by natural enemies.

Portions of the insect groups collected by Perkins are now
in the Bishop Museum and many specimens taken by other
entomologists in the Islands have also been placed there, mak-
ing the Museum's collection as a whole one of the best refer-
ence collections of Hawaiian insects. In 1915 the Museum
acquired Richard Helm's material of some 22,000 specimens
from Australia and New Zeland. The late W. M. Gifrard
has contributed several valuable collections from Hawaii,
Samoa and the Solomon Islands. Several expeditions have
secured specimens in many of the South Pacific Island groups.
There are loan collections from Australia, Fiji, Japan, China,
Guam, Southern Asia, Africa and North America. The col-

1 Several members of the Hawaiian Entomological Society are shown
on plate XXIII. Mr. W. M. Giffard hirs since passed away. 1 am sorry
that F. Muir, C. E. Pemberton, L. A. Whitney and R, H. Van Zwalu-
wenburg were absent when the picture was taken.

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lections from Samoa were combined with those made by Buxton
and Hopkins in the preparation of "Insects of Samoa" pub-
lished by the British Museum.

At the present time an Entomological Survey of the Pacific
Islands is being conducted jointly by the Bishop Museum and
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Two collectors
have been in the field for over a year and extensive series of
specimens have been secured in Tahiti and in the Marquesas
Islands. These will be placed in the Museum and field work-
is being continued to include all other island groups.

Plate XXI shows the commodious entomological room where
the collections are stored. There are eight 28-drawer and four
30-drawer steel cabinets housing the various insect orders, in
addition to some 300 Schmitt boxes. The Lepidoptera of
Hawaii occupies 31 drawers, while 7 drawers are devoted to
those of the South Sea Islands and 14 to the Australian collec-
tions. There are only two butterflies native to Hawaii ; one a
Vanessa and the other a Lyciicna. both of which are shown on
Plate XXII. A number of moths are also extremely local.
Probably the most noteworthy is the famous green Sphinx,
Tinostonia smaragditis Meyk. This unique example is in the
I British Museum. At considerable expense and upon two sepa-
rate occasions, Dr. P. B. Clark of Boston had August Kusche,
of San Francisco, visit the type locality, but without success.
It seems that the remote district and the time of year when
specimens should be found are against the strength of the
average collector. I wonder that my friend F. X. Williams, of
Honolulu, doesn't try to dig this thing up? They would prob-
ably be worth their actual weight in gold.

In 1907 Mr. Otto Swezey was appointed Honorary Curator
of Entomology at the Museum and he has since become Con-
sulting Entomologist. Through his efforts and those of other
workers, the insect collections are well arranged and classified.
Mr. Swezey was born in Rockford, Illinois, on June 7, 18(>'».
obtaining his A.I',, at the Lake Forest College and his M.S.
at Northwestern University. He has been in the Islands sinci-
August 12, 1904, and his entomological papers have, for the
most part, been published in the Bulletins of the Kxperiment

252 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Oct., '30

Station, H.S.P.A. and in the Proceedings of the Hawaiian
Entomological Society. He is well known for his work on
the study and control of sugar cane pests and the biological
control methods used, i.e. the introduction of natural enemies.
The problems have largely been those of combating the leaf-
hopper, weevil borer and the root-grub. Just at present Mr.
Swezey is much interested in the study of the insect fauna of
the native forests and their welfare from an entomological
standpoint. The Agricultural Station of the H.S.P.A. has
about sixty persons on its staff, of which seven are employed
in the Department of Entomology. The Station is in the resi-
dence district of Honolulu, about two miles from the water
front and occupies some seven acres of grounds laid out in
experimental cane-plots, etc. There are five main buildings
with about thirty rooms and laboratories. Mr. Swezey spends
practically all of his time at the Station, except one half day
a week which he devotes to the work on insects at the Bishop
Museum.

I am indebted to Mr. E. H. Bryan, Jr., Curator of the
Museum, and to Mr. Otto Swezey as well for much of the
information contained in this article. The Lepidoptera shown
on the plate were loaned to me for photographic reproduction
by the Museum through the courtesy of Mr. Swezey. By the
way, if any entomologist wants an interesting vacation, plus
unusual collecting, go to Honolulu. (And don't forget to try
for the Green Sphinx!). The "boys" over there give visitors
a real welcome and offer every hospitality.

Emendatory Notes on the " Handbook of North
American Dragonflies " (Odonata).

By JAMES G. NEEDHAM, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

An errata sheet for the Handbook of Dragonflies of North
America (Springfield, 1929) was printed and before the end of
1929 was mailed to all purchasers of the volume, insofar as
these could be located. Among the errors, mostly verbal and
typographical, there were half a dozen of importance, and likely
to mislead the user of the Handbook, and I desire to call atten-

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tion to them here for the benefit of any who may have been
missed in the distribution of the errata sheets.

Most serious were three transpositions of names on the fig-
ures: Complins furcifer and G. villosipcs on p. 116; Sotnato-
clilora scptcntrionalis on p. 195. and S. wliitchousei on p. 196;
and Lestes vidua and L. forcipatns on p. 278.

There are two keys in which the numerals at the right hand
margin got disarranged. In the key to the species of Ophio-
gomphus on p. 68, 10 at the right margin should be 13, and 8
should be 11. And in the key to the species of Sympetrum on
page 232 in the same margin, 8 should be 6, 6 should be 10, and
10 should be 8.

The statement on p. 310 that "The nymphs of none of our
American species [of Coenagrion} have as yet been made
known" was a clear oversight. References should instead have
been made to Walker's account of the nymph of Coenagrion
resolutum in Canad. Ent. 46: 353, 1914.

These errors, and all others hitherto discovered, will be cor-
rected in a second printing, soon to be made.

One species was omitted that should have been included, and
one was included that should have been omitted.

I overlooked a record by Dr. Calvert in Biologia Centrali
Americana; Xenroptcra, p. 225 of the occurrence of Micra-
thyria hagcnii Kirby at Esperanza Ranch near Brownsville,
Texas. This Neotropical genus has not elsewhere been re-
ported from the United States. It will run out in the key to
genera of Libellulinae to Erythrodiplax on page 202, but will be
distinguishable from that genus by the possession of an extra
(more than the one always present) crossvein above the bridge.
Its nymph is still unknown.

I included Tranica rirt/inia Rambur. not because of its name,
nor for the sake of disagreeing with the opinion of my friend,
Dr. Ris, but because I thought that such a strong-flying species
might possibly have been taken on our coast. But I have since
examined a good many collections of dragonflies from China,
and have found this species in every one of them; and I now
feel sure, that a species, taken by every collector in the Orient,

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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

[Oct., '30

would have been taken again here by some one since Rambur's
time if it were a member of our fauna. I think, therefore,
that it should have been omitted.

The restoration of the name Cannacria and the supression of
Brachymesia should perhaps have a word of explanation. The
former name was based on C. batesi Kirby,1 and later C. gravida
Calvert was properly associated with it. Brachymesia was based
on Erythcmis furcata Hagen, and was monotypic. Then these
three species were lumped together, improperly in my judgment,
under the name Brachymesia, that name having page precedence
over Cannacria.

Cannacria batesi and C. gravida are closely allied species and
E. furcata is very different. The former are slender brown
species, rather narrow-winged and with slender parallel-sided
abdomen ; the last named is a stocky red species with slowly
tapering abdomen and with much broader hind wings. Some
of the differences may be tabulated as follows :

Characters
Abdomen

Its base

Segment 8

$ superior ap-
pendages

Length of hind
wing

Its breadth in-
creasing prox-
imally

E. furcata

stouter, regularly
tapering

hardly inflated
2/3 of 9 + 10

with tapered tips
less than three times
its width

C. batesi and C.

gravida
long and slender,

more contracted

on 3

much inflated
as long as 9 -|- 10

with inflated tips
more than three
times its width

to level of tip of

to the hind angle

There are other minor venational differences in E. furcata
such as fewer antenodal crossveins, and an anal area in the hind
wing filled with more elongate cells in less regular rows.

These differences lead us to restore the generic name Cun-
nacria for the two species that were formerly placed in it. \Yhat

1 This name should have been replaced by C. hcrbida (Gundlach), tcstc
Calvert, Trans. Ainer. Ent. Soc. 45: 365-306, the latter name having
priority.

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to do with the third species was then the question. In most
respects it is very like Sympctrum. Indeed it is a less aherrant
member of that genus than are others that are regularly placed
in it : less aberrant than the North American S. corrupt nm and
S. illotum and far less than the Holoarctic 5". pedemontaniim,
or the East Asian 5". unifonnc. The superior appendages of
the male are almost identical in form with those of S. kunckcli,
and are very like those of S. ardcns, S. c rotten in, S. panmlmn
and 5". iyiwtiim. The tip of the inferior appendages is less
widely notched than in S. ruptniu. The anterior lamina of the
second segment is not higher or more deeply notched than in
S. anoinalnin. Finding so much agreement with the various
members of Syuipetruni (a genus that the splitters may have
inadvertently overlooked hitherto; we put it in that genus.- It
seems to exhibit no characters that are not shown among the
species of that genus.

All the bibliographers, including ourselves, have overlooked
one publication in which appears a photographic figure of the
so-called Caniiacria furcata: 77;r Common Dragon flics about
Kansas City, by Beth Boright, The Xanti/its/ 3 :30, 1899, Plate
I, fig. 17. The specimen shown in that figure, collected in a
park at Kansas City, Missouri, is now in the Cornell University
collection by gift of Dr. Merrill.

Two reviewers have found much fault with the incomplete-
ness of our distribution data. \Ye stated in our Introduction
(page 47) that "For the convenience of the user distribution
and size are condensed to a single line at the head of each de-
scription; and both are stated broadly." Completeness was not
aimed at. \Ye are not able to understand why similar criticism
was not made of our statement of size, for we gave only one
measurement.

Our treatment of the genus Lcitcorrliinia suffered from lack
of material for study. \Ye had plenty of specimens of /.. in-
tacta but not any other species; and of L. /'orcalis we were not
able to obtain any. Even yet an adequate description of that
species is lacking in our literature.

•'Kennedy has recently (Science 70:504, \{)2{> ) jjoue out of his way to
proclaim how near he once came to putting it where it belongs.
3 A Kansas City Manual Training Hi.uh School publication.

256 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Oct., '30

An European Plant-bug (Amblytylus nasutus Kirsch-

baum) recognized from Massachusetts

(Hemiptera, Miridae).*

By HARRY H. KNIGHT, Ames, Iowa.

Recently the writer received a small lot of Hemiptera for
determination from Mr. C. W. Johnson, of the Boston Society
of Natural History. Among the Miridae collected on Nan-
tucket Island, Massachusetts, I find three specimens of the
European species, Amblytylus nasutus Kirschbaum, not before
correctly recorded from this country. These specimens, two
males and a female, were taken July 27, 1928, by Mr. Johnson
in "Hidden forest", at Polpis, near the eastern end of the island.

Blatchley (Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc., xxxvi, 1928, p. 15) has
reported Amblytylus from Indiana, following the recognition of
the genus by Mr. Van Duzee. Blatchley reviews the generic
characters of Amblytylus and concludes with this statement:
"A half dozen or so species are known from southern Europe,
and the first one taken in this country is herewith described".
Unfortunately he gives it a new name, Amblytylus vanduzcei
n. sp., without further consideration of which European species
it might represent. His description, as far as it goes, fits
nasutus Kirschb. perfectly, and I am convinced his specimens
represent the same species as that taken on Nantucket Island by
Mr. Johnson.

For comparison and study the writer has a small series of
specimens from England and from various parts of Germany,
some of which came named as affinis Fieb. and some as nasutus
Kirschb. I have been unable to recognize more than one species
in this material, hence I have given considerable study to all the
descriptions given under these names, trying to find characters
that would separate affinis Fieb. from nasutus Kirschb.

Fieber (1864) in his original description for affinis, makes
only one comparison with nasutus Kbm., namely: "1st bei Am-
blytylus nasutus Kbm. einzureihen, von welchem ihn die anders
gezeichnete Membran sogleich unterscheidet."

* Contribution from the Department of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa
State College, Ames.

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Douglas and Scott (1865) sent a British specimen to Fieber
for determination and received it back with the name Anibly-
tvlus affinis Fieb. attached, also the following note: "Allied to
Ambl \t\lus iiasiitits, but with different markings on the mem-
brane." Fieber also compares affinis with species in allied gen-
era which is of no significance here.

Renter (1879) in his great work on the European Miridae
gives a key for the species of Amblytylus and would separate
our forms as follows :

4 (5) Dorsum abdominis concolor. Pallidior

nasutus Kirschb.

5 (4) Dorsum abdominis nigrum. Color multo obscurior.

Hemielytra inter venas late fusco-colorata

affinis Fieb.

Saunders (1892) describes affinis Fieb. and states: "In the

9 the entire insect is generally ochreous, in the $ the abdomen

is black above. Dr. Renter gives this character to both sexes,

but in all my females the abdomen is pale above except at the

extreme base."

The writer's examination of specimens reveals the same con-
dition reported by Saunders. I also find that the membrane
markings vary in intensity, the males generally darker although
some males are light in color as is usual for the female. The
male genital structures are identical for all specimens examined,
both light and dark colored males included.

Renter (1879) in his description of affinis, states that the
rostrum is shorter, attaining base of fourth ventral segment,
whereas, for nasutns Kbm., attaining middle of venter. I do
not believe this statement is significant since the fourth ventral
segment is rather near the middle of venter. I am unable to
find any difference in length of rostrum among the specimens
at hand. Without wasting further time and space 1 will con-
clude by giving the synonomy as follows :

AMBLYTYLUS NASUTUS Kirschbaum.

1855 Lopits nasiifns Kirschbaum, Jahrb. Yer. Xat. Her/. Xns-

sau, x, p. 281; (Sept.) Rhyn. v. \Yk-sb. ,
Caps., p. 121.

1860 Capsus (Capsus) nasulns Flor, Rhyn. Livlands, I, p. 552.

258 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Oct., '30

1861 Amblytylus nasutus Fieber, Eur. Hemiptera, p. 319.

1864 Ambl\t \lus affinis Fieber, Wien. ent. Monatschr., viii,

p. 332.

1865 Amblvtylus affinis Douglas & Scott, Brit. Hemiptera,

p. 389.
1875 Amblvt\lus nasutus Renter, Rev. Crit. Caps., (ii), p.

148; Acta Soc. Faun. Fl. Fenn., I,

p. 164.
1875 Amblytylus affinis Saunders, Trans. Ent. Soc. London,

1875, p. 298.
1879 Amblvtylus nasutus Renter, Hem. Gymn. Eur., II, p.

211, Pl. 3, fig. 1. '

1879 Amblytylus affinis Renter, Hem. Gymn. Eur., II, p.

212, pi. 3, fig. 2. '

1883 Amblytylus uasutus Renter, Hem. Gymn. Eur., Ill, p.

535. (Key).
1883 Amblytylus affinis Renter, Hem. Gymn. Eur., Ill, p.

535.
1892 Amblytylus affinis Saunders, Hem. Heterop. Brit. Is.,

p. 305.
1909 Amblytylus affinis Oshanin, Verz. Palaearkt. Hemip., I,

p. 881.

1909 Amblytylus nasutus Oshanin, Verz. Palaearkt. Hemip., I,

p. 881.

1910 Amblytylus nasutus Hiieber. Jahreshefte d. Vereins f.

vaterl. Naturkunde in Wurtt., 66, p.

257.
1910 Amblytylus affinis Hiieber, Jahreshefte d. Vereins f.

vaterl. Naturkunde in YYurtt., 66, p.

259.

1929 Amblytylus vanduseci Blatchley, Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc.,

xxxvi, p. 15.

The Night Flight of Diurnal Butterflies (Lepid.).

By KENNETH J. HAYWARD, F.E.S., F.R.G.S., English Club,

Buenos Aires.

Mr. Harold O'Byrne's article on page 20 of the January issue
of the ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS (Vol. XLI) led me to look up
my own records of a similar nature and 1 was surprised at the
number that had accumulated in the last dozen years.

I have not seen Scudder's "Frail Children of the Air" and
am not therefore in a position to comment on his records of
night flights of butterflies mentioned in that book, but I can-
not agree with Mr. O'Byrne that records in which only the
name of the species, date and time of the nocturnal flight, and

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possibly some additional irrelevant details, are given, are of any
scientific value. To have value they must contain also details
df atmospheric conditions prevailing at the time of flight, and
should in every case be accompanied by the observer's opinion
of the possible or probable cause of the unusual time of flight.
I regret that in the records I add below, the most essential data,
those concerning climatic conditions, will be found wanting,
since I have never considered any of the instances quoted <>t
sufficient scientific interest to do more than briefly note them
in my day books.

Frankly, I do not see that much is to be gained by the collec-
tion of data on isolated night flights of recognised day-flying,
sun-loving, butterflies. In this connection I do not include cer-
tain shade-loving, dusk-flying groups whose habits need special
study to clear up the question of whether they habitually fly
during any portion of the night.

How frequently does one disturb a confirmed night flying
moth during one's daily round and cause it to fly, albeit un-
willingly. Surely the same thing must happen to day-flying
butterflies at night. Disturbed from their resting places In-
moving animal life, or by some action of the elements, they
have, as the moths we disturb by day, but one alternative, they
must fall to the ground or fly, and, if sufficiently awake, in-
stinct will suggest the use of wings. That one so seldom sees
this happen is due to varying causes. To the fact that we do
not normally move about at night in the haunts where butter-
flies sleep and if we do the darkness prevents our seeing the
butterflies should they fly, and undoubtedly to the fact also
that the butterflies, being for the most part small-bodied, are
able more effectively to cling to their grass stems or to the
leaves that shelter them than the heavy-bodied moths. Butter-
flies that are seen indoors at night flying round the lights do
not come within the scope of any study such as is suggested,
unless they have entered after dark from without. For the
most part they are insects that have entered in search of dry
shelter during the daylight hours and doubtless mistake the
brightness for daylight. Xor do the two records quoted by
Scudder of quantities of Eugonia i-alhnin and ./. plexippus
living at night round the lighthouses on Xantucket Island and
Lake Ontario belong here; they belong rather to the stud\ of
insect migration.

260 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Oct., '30

Since however more records are asked for, I add my own,
though I do not see that they can be of any great value with-
out the essential data which I cannot give.

End of July or early August, 1919. Vanessa urticac L.
entered a lighted room at Bruton (Somerset) England about
10-11 p.m. An insect that had almost certainly been disturbed
from its roosting place amongst the woodwork of the window
shades where they could be commonly found.

Feb. 19, 1920. Gcgcncs nostradamus F. entered my light
trap at Reservoir (near Aswan) Upper Egypt. I have several
times found species of Grypocera at light and refrain from
comment.

June 22nd, 1920. Colias croccus Fourcr. (cdusa L. ) entered
my light trap at Reservoir sometime after 11 p.m. Undoubtedly
disturbed by some night-prowling animal from the her seem
(alfalfa) that grew directly before and very close to my light.

Oct. 10, 1920. Parnara inathias F. Found flying at light
at Maadi (just outside of Cairo). The insect was at that time
fairly common all round the house.

June 30, 1921. Dryas pandora Schiff. At the outside lights
of an hotel above Platres, Cyprus. The hotel was right
amongst the pine forests where pandora was flying commonly.
Platres is on the Southern, or Trob'dos, range at about 4000
feet.

Oct. 6th, 1921. Another C. croccus entered the trap at
Reservoir at about 10 p.m. after flying about blindly for several
minutes. It approached from the direction of the berseem and
had without doubt been disturbed.

Nov. 20th, 1921. This time a Pyramcis card id L. entered
the trap. A very common butterfly that usually slept amongst
the berseem.

Nov. 5th, 1923. Eunica tatila H-S. and Glutophrissa drn-
silla Hbn. flew aboard ship off the Brazilian coast between 7
and 10 p.m. during a heavy rainstorm with strong southerly
gale. At the same time a very large number of night-flying
moths and some other insects arrived and all had probably
been blown out by the violence of the wind.

Nov. 9th, 1923. Pyramcis huntcra F., f. brasiliensis Moore
flew aboard ship off the southern Brazilian coast, arriving about
1 1 p.m.

May 1st, 1924. Colias Icsbia was flying on my lighted ver-
andah. There was alfalfa growing within 100 yards (Villa
Ana, Prov. Santa Fe).

May 28th, 1924. Another Colias Icslu'a sought shelter from
a tropical downpour of great violence. How it managed to
struggle through the rain after being swept from its shelter
is another matter. Probably many essayed the task and were
beaten to the ground.

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Sept. 9th, 1924. Yet another C alias Icsbia, a male, flew to
my verandah light.

Dec. 29th, 1925. A specimen of P. Intntcra, f. brasilicusis
came to light. A common insect that has a habit of sleeping
under eaves and such like places and may possibly have been
disturbed from a few feet from the light.

Jan. 29th, 1927. A small unidentified Tliccht. which was
common around a tall bush before my house at that time, was
seen sitting on the wall beneath the outside light. There is no
doubt that it had arrived after dark.

The above records from A lay 1st, 1924, till Jan. 29th. 1927,
both inclusive, were made at Villa Ana in the Province of
Santa Fe in the Argentine Republic.

Feb. 17th, 1929. A female Euptoictu clandia Cr., s. sp.
hortensia Blanch, was flying around a coloured cabaret sign
in Calle Maipu, in the centre of Buenos Aires, at 10.30 p.m.

I add a record that would be more in place under the head-
ing "The Day Flight of Nocturnal Moths".

July 28th, 1921. On the southern range of the Island of
Cyprus, between Platres and Troodos, I captured, at about
12.30 p.m., a specimen of Hippotion cclcrio L. that in the bright
sunlight of a small forest glade by the side of a stream was
flitting from flower to flower, feeding a little at each, and ap-
parently quite oblivious to the fact that it had come from its
resting place some seven hours too early.

A Synopsis of the Genus Macromeigenia Including

the Description of One New Species

(Diptera : Tachinidae).

By H. J. REIXHARD, College Station, Texas.
The genus Macromeigenia was established by Brauer and
Bergenstamm 1 with Tacliina chrysoprochi Wiecl. as the type
and sole species. Wiedemann's description does not mention
the source of his type series but his species is not uncommon
in the northeastern section of the United States. In 1('21, I
described friocusis- a closely related form but referred it to
the genus Erncstia. Subsequently Dr. J. M. Aldrich sent me
a specimen of chrysoprocta, and from a comparison of the two
species it appears that friocusis is congeneric although quite
distinct specifically. A third apparently undescribed species,
also from Texas, is herein referred to the genus and a key
to the species given below.

JZweifl. d. Kaiserl. Mus., Yul. 5. IS'M. p.

2 Annals Entomological Society of America, Vol. 14, 1921, p. 329.

262 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Oct., '30

Key to species of Macromeigcnia.

1. Sides of front and face golden; apex of abdomen yellow,

chrysoprocta Wiedemann.
Sides of front and face gray; apex of abdomen black. . . .2

2. Arista slender on apical half ; third antennal joint of ordi-

nary length; costal spine usually distinct.

frlocnsis Reinhard.

Arista thickened almost to tip; third antennal joint unusu-
ally long; costal spine absent ou'cnii, new species.

MACROMEIGENIA CHRYSOPROCTA Wiedemann.

Ttichhia chrysoprocta Wied. Auss. Zweifl., Vol. 2, 1830,

p. 309.
Macromeigenia chrvsoprncta B.&B. Zweill. d. Kaiserl.,

Mus., Vol. 5, 1891, p. 311.

Although this species has not been reported from the South-
west, it ranges southward to Virginia, South Carolina, and
Georgia. Two specimens are in my collection, one female from
Tennessee taken June 12, 1922, without collector's label; and
one male from Maryland collected on flowers of Daueiis,
August 14, by Dr. C. H. T. Townsencl. The -species may be
instantly recognized by the striking golden front and face and
needs no further description.

MACROMEIGENIA FRIOENSIS Reinhard.

Ernestia frioensis Rein. Ann. Ent. Soc. Am., Vol. 14, 1921,

p. 329.

The type locality is Frio County, Texas. Fourteen additional
specimens including both sexes have since been received from
the following localities, all in the western part of the State :
Presidio, Marathon, Barstow, Balmorhea, Menard, and Spur.
This series is rather uniform in size ranging from 7 to 9 mm.
in length.

The female differs from the male in having the third antennal
joint narrower and yellow near base, the pulvilli short, eyes
less hairy, and the usual orbital bristles present. The front is
only slightly wider, by micrometer 0.368 of the head width as
compared with 0.350 in male (average of five in both). Genital
segments short and retracted with no piercer present.

In the male the posterior forceps are keeled behind near base,
divided and divergent beyond the middle, with the tips blunt
and broadly rounded on the posterior extremity; outer forceps
about as long as inner, basal part raised along the middle,
tapering uniformly to tips which are rather pointed.

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These items with the original description cover the essential
details of the species.

Macromeigenia owenii, n. sp.

Male: Front at vertex 0.381 of head width in the one speci-
men, projecting prominently below; face of unusual length and
strongly receding, rather narrowly and very deeply excavated
with the ridges practically parallel on entire length, bare except
a few bristles next to vibrissae, which are situated close to
mouth ; eyes rather small, densely hairy ; parafrontals and sides
of face with dense plumbeous pollen, thinner on cheeks so that
the yellow ground color is apparent on upper part in certain
angles; median stripe blackish, before triangle about equal to
width of parafrontal which widens rapidly downward : one
pair (inner) verticals developed; ocellars present, proclinate;
frontals about 8 in number, the uppermost two stout and
reclinate but not very long, below antennae the rows strongly
divergent extending to level of arista ; parafrontals with numer-
ous bristly hairs extending downward almost to middle of face ;
para-facial bare on lower half, not narrowed downward, about
equal the width of facial depression ; antennae of enormous
length, basal joints yellow, third black except at base, about
eight times longer than second ; arista black, thickened almost
to tip, basal joints short but distinct; cheeks one-half the eye
height ; proboscis short, moderately stout, labella fleshy : palpi
yellow, slender to tip, with a few long hairs on lower edge :
posterior orbits broad below narrowed toward vertex ; occiput
with two rows of bristles above and rather dense fine pale
hairs beneath.

Thorax cinereous, when viewed from behind the dorsum
shows four black stripes in front and five behind, the median
one not extending in front of suture; scutellum reddish at apex,
also covered with dense cinereous pollen, which appears some-
what thinner on middle of disk in a flat rear view. Thoracic
chaetotaxy: acrostichal 3, 3; dorsocentral 3. 4; humeral 4; post-
humeral 3 (anterior and posterior ones small); presutural 2:
notopleural 2; supraalar 3; intraalar 3; pnstalar 2: p'ero-
pleural 1 ; sternopleural 2, 1 ; scutellum with one discal, three
large lateral and a smaller decussate apical pair ; postscutellum
normal; infrasquamal hairs absent: calypters semitransparent,
white.

Abdomen black, much longer than broad and rather thick to
apex; dorsum entirely covered with changeable cinereous pollen
which has a brownish tinge on hind margins of the intermediate
segments; the latter each with a pair of discal, besides a median
marginal pair on second and a marginal row on third; first
segment with a smallish median marginal pair; fourth with
discal and marginal rows; genital segments black, of ordinary

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size ; fifth sternite deeply divided with a V-shaped incision, the
lohes black.

Legs black, mid tibia with one bristle near middle of outer
front side ; hind tibia subciliate on outer posterior edge with
one long bristle near middle ; claws and pulvilli elongate.

Wings hyaline : no costal spine ; veins yellowish, bare except
third which has two setules at base ; fourth vein with a rounded
obtuse bend without stump, joining the third at costa and clos-
ing the first posterior cell well before apex of wing; tip of
hind cross vein much nearer to bend than small cross vein ;
last section of fifth vein short.

Length, 10 mm.

Described from one male specimen collected at Presidio,
TEXAS, September 9, 1928, by W. L. Owen, Jr., for whom the
species is named.

Type: Male, Cat. No. 42,883, U.S.N.M.

The species is less robust in build than the genotype cJiry-
soprocta, and is much more densely pollinose having a general
pale gray appearance. In the latter respect it is very similar
to frioensis from which it differs in the thickened arista, longer
antennae, more protruberant front, etc. The host relations are

unknown.

— -»i»i«—

Changes in the Department of Entomology, Massachusetts

Agricultural College.

After 31 years of continuous service as1 head of the De-
partment of Entomology at the Massachusetts Agricultural
College, Dr. Henry T. Fernald retired on July 1st, 1930, to
devote his time to his study of the Sphecoidean wasps and
other researches in Entomology. For administrative pur-
poses, the Departments of Entomology, Zoology and
Geology have been combined into a single major depart-
ment, with Dr. Clarence E. Gordon, Professor of Zoology
and Geology, as head.

Dr. Charles P. Alexander has been promoted to a full
professorship, in charge of the college instruction in Ento-
mology. Dr. G. Chester Crampton continues in charge of
all work in Insect Morphology and Phylogeny. Assistant
Professor Arthur I. Bourne has been made a Professor, in
charge of research in the Agricultural Experiment Station.
Air. Clayton L. Farrar has been promoted from Instructor
in Apiculture to Assistant Professor, and Dr. Harvey L.
Sweetman has been appointed Assistant Professor, in
charge of the courses in Insect Ecology and Physiology.

Dr. Fernald will remain at Amherst until about October
1st, but thereafter will reside at 707 East Concord Avenue,
Orlando, Florida.

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Entomological Literature

COMPILED BY LAURA S. MACKEY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF

E. T. CRESSON, JR.

The numbers within brackets I ] refer to the journals, as numbered
in the list of Periodicals and Serials published in the January and June
numbers (or which may be secured from the publisher of Entomological
News for lOc), in which the paper appeared. The number of, or a_nnual
volume, and in some cases the part, heft, &c. the latter within ( )
follows; then the pagination follows the colon :

All continued papers, with few exceptions, are recorded only at their
first installments.

*Papers containing new forms or names have an * preceding the
author's name.

(S) Papers pertaining exclusively to neotropical species, and not so
indicated in the title, have the symbol (S) at the end of the title of
the paper.

H^'Note the change in the method of citing the bibliographical refer-
ences, as explained above.

Papers published in the Entomological News are not listed.

GENERAL.— Balduf, W. V.— Our friends the insects.
[Trans. Illinois State Acact. Sci.] 21 : 46-68. Barnes, W.-
Obituary. By G. P. Engelhardt. [19] 25: 143-144. Brom-
ley, S. W.— Bee-killing robber flies. [6] 38: 159-176, ill.
Cook, W. C. — Some influences of location upon light trap
catches. [4] 62: 95-98. Dodd, F. O.— An investigation of
the methods of preparing and mounting insects for perma-
nent preservation. [Trans. 111. State Acad. Sci.| 22: 298-
329. Hamlyn-Harris, R. — The relative value of larval de-
structors and the part they play in mosquito control in
Queensland. [ Proc. R. Soc. Queensland] 41: 23-38, ill.
Heikertinger, F. — Ueber "Transformative Schutzfarbung"
und ihre wissenschaftliche begriindung. |97] 50: 193-219.
Kingston, R. W. G. — The Oxford University Expedition
to British Guiana. | Geog. Jour., London] 76: 1-24, ill.
Hora, S. L. — Ecologv. bionomics and evolution of the tor-
rential fauna, with special reference to the organs of - at-
tachment. [Phil. Tr. K. Soc. London] 218. (I',): 171-282, ill.
Howard, L. O. — Striking entomological events of the last
decade of the Nineteenth Century. |7n| 1930: 5-18. Hud-
son, G. V. — Over eenige nieuwigheden in de Entomologie.
|58| 8: 76-83. Internationale regain der zoologischen
nomenklatur. |79] 16: 1-15. Kessler, E. — Der wahrheit zur
liebe zu "Ein ausflug in die umgebung Xew Vorks". [14|
44: 89-90, 98-99. Lutz, F. E.— Aquatic insect pets. [15]
1930: 389-401, ill. Marshall, J. F.— A new form of appa-

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ratus for photographing insects. [22] 21 : 139-140, ill. Mar-
tensen, Th.- — Concerning the opinions rendered by the in-
ternational commission on zoological nomenclature. [34]
89: 284-285. Poche, F. — Richtigstellung der wiedergabe
eines von 649 zoologen gestellten antrages seitens des sek-
retars der internationalen nomenklaturkommission. |34]
89: 268-271. Reverdin J. L.— Obituary. By E. Bujard.
[Compte Rendu Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat./Gene've] 47: 8-11.
Sawa, R. — A preliminary survey of the Arthropodan fauna
of the University Farm at Komaba. [jour. Coll. Agric. Imp.
Univ. Tokyo] 10: 329-345, ill. Schmitz, H.— Phoriden aus
eipaketen von locusta migratoria in Daghestan. [Naturhist.
Maandblad] 19: 67-69, ill. Thorpe, W. H.— Biological races
in insects and allied groups. [Biol. Rev. & Biol. Proc. Cam-
bridge Philo. Soc. | 5: 177-212, ill. Van Hay, M. E.— Ob-
servations et experimentation personnelles faites en 1926-
1929 sur les rapports des insectes et des fleurs. | Bull. Soc.
R. Bot. Belgique] 62: 82-86. Weiss, H. B.— Insects and
witchcraft. [6) 38: 127-133.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Allard, H. A.-

The chirping rates of the snowy tree cricket (Oecanthus
niveus) as affected by external conditions. [4] 62: 131-142,
ill. Aubel & Levy — Le potentiel limite d'oxydo-reduction
dans les chenilles de Galleria mellonella. [77] 104: 862-864.
Beeson, C. F. C. — Sense of smell of longicorn beetles. [31]
126: 12. Benazzi, D. M. — Superrigenerazione del tarso e
conseguente autotomia esuviale in una larva di Aeschna.
[Natura, Milano] 21: 105-107, ill. Benazzi, M.— Manifes-
tazioni quantitative della rigenerazione negli insetti. [Riv.
Biol. Milano] 11: 625-631. Buddenbrook/W. V.— Beitrag
zur histologie und physiologic der raupenhautung mit
besonderer beriicksichtigung der versonschen driisen. [46]
18: 701-725, ill. Bugnion, E. — Les organes buccaux de la
nebrie. (Nebria complanata) avec la description de 1'arc
pharynge de cet insecte. [33] 70: 115-143, ill. Chidoba, S.—
Appareil de Golgi, vacuome et chondriome pendant la
spermatogenese de Dytiscus marginalis. 1 77 1 104: 1094-
1095, ill. Cockayne, E. A. — Thoracic and elytral abnormal-
ities in Coleoptera. |36] 78: 61-65, ill. Codreanu, M. R.—
La nutrition et 1'action sur 1'hote de Symbiocladius rhith-
rogenae, Chironomide a larve ectoparasite des nymphes
d'Ephemeres. [69] 190: 1462-14(>4. Constantineanu, M. J.
-Der aufbau tier sehorgane bei den im suesswasser leben-
den Dipterenlarven und bei puppen und imagines von
Culex. [89] 253-346, ill. Cousin, M. G.— Le developpement
endoparasitaire de la larve ectoparasite de Mormoniella

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vitripennis. [69] 190: 1530-1532. Cunningham, J. T.-
Evolution of the hive-bee. [31] 125: 857. de Lepiney, J.—
Contrihution a 1'etude clu comj)lexe biologique de Lyman-
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de Lepiney, J. — Sur le comportement des adultes de Schis-
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gregaria. [77] 104: 350-352: 352-354. Fisher & Parkin.-
Presence of a yeast in the death watch beetle (Xestobium
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onale entwicklungsgeschichte der mannlichen geschlecht-
sorgane und ausfuhrungswege von Psychoda alternata.
[46] 18: 249-286, ill. 'Gaecks, H.— Die maulwurfsgrill.
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219-234. Gresson, R. A. R. — Certain phenomena of ten-
thredinid oogenesis as revealed mainly by Feulgen's nu-
clear reaction. [53] 73: 617-631, ill. Henig, B.- LJeber die
chordotonalorgane der schmetterlingsraupen. [34] 89: 183-
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de Golgi, du vacuome et des mitochondries dans les cellules
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ill. Hovener, M. — Der darmtraktus von Psychoda alter-
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variation of the prothoracic gland in the domestic and the
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[The Philippine Jour. Sci..] 42: 307-308. ill. McClung, C.
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geschlechtsunterschiede der stridulationsorgane einiger
Curculioniden. (Bull. Sec. Sci. Acad. l\oumaine| 13: 8-13.
ill. Marcu, O. — Beitrag zur keuntnis der tracbeen der
Hymen. .ptc-ren. | 34 | 89: 186-189, ill. Melis, A.— Contribute
alia couoscen/.a dell'anatomia degli stigmi degli iiiM-tti
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125-160, ill. Metcalf, C. L.— The iiKnithparts of insects.

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[Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci.] 21: 109-135, ill. Metcalf

& Hockenyos. — The nature and formation of scale insect

shells. [Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci.] 22: 166-184, ill.

Metz, C. W. — A possible alternative to the hypothesis of

selective fertilization in Sciara. [90] 64: 380-382. Miller,

L. — Dragon fly psychology. |13] 22: 45-46, ill. Mouchet,

S. — Morphologic externe de la larve d'Urophora solstitialis.

[Bull. Soc. Zool. France] 54: 351-357, ill. Noyes, B.— The

peripheral sense organs in the termite Termopsis angusti-

collis. [Univ. Calif. Pub. Zool.] 33: 259-286, ill. Obata, R.

—An anatomical study of a strain of the silkworm, showing

hereditary malformation. [Bull. Sci. Kjusu Imp. Univ. Fu-

kuoka] 4: 1-11, ill. [Japanese and English.] Pandazis, G.

— Ueber die relative ausbildung der gehirnzentren bei bio-

logisch verschiedenen ameisenarten. [-16] 18: 114-169, ill.

Rivnay, E. — Technique in artificial feeding of the bed bug,

Cimex lectularius. [Jour. Parasit.] 16: 246-249, ill. Ross,

H. H. — Notes on the digestive and reproductive systems of

the german cockroach. [Trans. 111. State Acad. Sci.] 22:

206-216, ill. Sacharov, N. L. — Studies in cold resistance of

insects. [84] 11 : 505-517. Shepard, H. H.— The pleural and

sternal sclerites of the lepidopterous thorax. [7] 23: 237-

260, ill. Shinji, O. — Studies of the germ cells of aphids

with an especial reference to the evolutional significance

of chromosomes. [Saito Ho-On Kai Monographs] Rep.

Ser. No. 4: 163pp., ill. Stegemann, F. — Die fliigeldecken

der Cicindelinae. Ein beitrag zur kenntnis der insektencuti-

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internal insect parasites. [31] 126: 95. Teissier, G. — Sur

1'energetique de la croissance de Tenebrio molitor. [77]

104: 857-858. Teissier, G. — Discontinuites et indetermina-

tions dans la croissance biochimique de Galleria mellonella.

[77] 104: 859-860. Verrier, M. M. L.— Observations pre-

liminaires sur les variations chromatiques de quelques

Orthopteres. Sur la structure des organes des sens et les

reactions sensorielles de Phyllium siccifolium (Phasmide).

[Bull. Soc. Zool. France] 54: 73-75, 536-548, ill. Voinov,

V. D. — Excretia prin intermediul cromatocitel or la never-

tebrate. [Acad. Romana| 15: 220pp., ill. Wachter, S.— The

moulting of the silkworm and a histological studv ot the

moulting gland. [7] 23: 381-389, ill. Wigglesworth, V. B.

-The formation of the peritrophic membrane in insects,

with special reference to the larvae of mosquitoes. [53] 73:

593-616, ill. Willomzik, E. — Ueber den ban ovarien ver-

schiedener coprophager lamellicornier und ihre beziehung

zur brutpflege. [46] 18: 669-700, ill. Xiezopolski, A.— O

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melanizmie niektorych gatunkow motyliz grupy Rhopalo-
cera. [Bull. Ent. Pologne] 9: 105-1 ll! Zarapkin, S. R.-
Ueber gerichtete variabilitat bei Coccinelliden. II. Entwick-
lung der komplizierten zeichnungsformen bei Propylea

14-punctata. [46] 18: 726-759.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— *Beier, M.— Al-

cuni Pseudoschorpioni esotici. (S). [23] 23: 197-209, ill.
Bequaert, J. — Ticks collected by the American Museum
Congo Expedition 1909-1915, with notes on the parasites
and predacious enemies of these arthropods. [40] 426: 12pp.
*Chamberlin, R. V. — A new geophiliod chilopod from Pot-
ter Creek Cave, California. [Univ. Calif. Pub. Zool.] 33:
297-300, ill. Hoffmann, C. C. — Monografias para la ento-
mologia medica de Mexico. [An. Inst. Biol., Mexico] 1 :
135-164, ill. *Roewer, C. F.— Weitere weberknechte IV
Erganzung der: "Weberknechte der Ercle". 1923. (S). [Ab-
hand. Naturwis. Ver. Bremen] 27: 341-452, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— Banks, N.

-Trichoptera from Cape Breton, Xova Scotia. [19] 25: 127-'
131, ill. *Ewing, H. E. — Two new generic names and three
new species of Mallophaga. [95] 43: 125-128. Hilton, W.
A. — A proturan from the Tehachapi. 1 13] 22: 47. Light,
S. F. — Fossil termite pellets from the Seminole pleistocene.
[Univ. Calif. Pub. Bull. Dept. Geol. Sci.] 19: 75-80, ill.
Neave, F. — Migratory habits of the mayfly, Blasturus cu-
pidus. [84] 11: 568-576, ill. Peters, H.' S.'— A new biting
louse (Mallophaga) from white-tailed deer. [10] 32: 76-79,
ill. Schoenemund, E. — Die unterscheidung der Ephemerop-
teren-gattungen Heptagenia ind Ecdyonurus. [34] 90: 45-
48. *Silvestri, F. — Descrizione di tin nuovo genere di
Japygidae (Thysunura) del Peru. [23] 23: 232-236, ill.
Stewart, M. A. — Notes on North American Ceratophylli
(Siphonaptera). [4] 62: 152.

ORTHOPTERA.— Davis, W. T.— Rearing the young of
the viviparous cockroach. Panchlora cubensis. [6] 38: 86-
88. Ross, H. H. — The life history of the german cockroach.
[Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci.j 21 : 84-93, ill. Zolotarev-
sky, B. N. — Le criquet migrateur (Locusta Migratoria
capito) a Madagascar. [An. Kpiphyties, Paris] 15: 185-235,
ill.

HEMIPTERA.— *Bunn. R. W.— Notes on the genus
Aphelonema with descriptions of new species. [103] 3:
73-77, ill. *Cockerell & Bueker.— • \\-\\- records of Coccidae.
(S). [40] 424: 8pp., ill. *Deay, H. O.— Six new species of

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Tenagobia (Corixidae). (S). [19] 25: 171-179, ill. Doering,
K. C. — Synopsis of the family Cercopidae in North Amer-
ica. [103J 3: 53-64, cont. *Drake & Harris.— Notes on
some South American Gerridae. |3] 19: 235-239. Drake &
Harris. — A wrongly identified American water-strider. [ 19]
25: 145-146. Gaumont, L. — Conditions generales de pullu-
lation des aphides. [An. Epiphyties, Paris] 15: 256-316, ill.
*Goding, F. W.— New Membracidae, X. (S). [6] 38: 89-92.
*Goding, F. W. — Membracidae in the American Museum
of Natural History. (S). [40] 421: 1-27, ill. *Harris, H.
M. — -Notes on some South American Nabidae, with descrip-
tions of new species. [3] 19: 241-248. *Hungerford, H. B.
—A report on the nomenclature of some neotropical Noto-
necta with the description of some new species. [19] 25:
138-143, ill. Jaczewski, T. — Notes on the American species
of the genus Mesovelia (Mesoveliidae). [An. Mus. Zool.
Polonici] 9: 12pp., ill. Kiritshenko, A. N. — On the generic
position of two species of Hemiptera described by "W. L.
• Distant. (S). [75] 6: 148-153, ill. *Knight, H. H.— New
species of Psallus (Miridae). |4J 62: 125-131. Knowlton,
G. F. — Notes on Utah Lachnea (Aphididae). [4] 62: 152-
161, ill. *Lawson & Beamer. — Some new Scolops ( Ful-
goridae) with notes on other species. [103] 3: 67-72, ill.
Lawson, P. B.-- Concerning Scolops cockerelli ( Fulgori-
dae). [4] 62: 120-122. *Lobdell, G. H.— Twelve new mealy-
bugs from Mississippi. (Coccoidea). |7| 23: 209-236, ill.
*Oman, P. W. — A new Paracoelidia (Cicaclellidae). [103]
3 : 78. Stoner, D. — Spined soldier-bug reared on celerv
leaf-tyer. [39] 14: 21-22. de la Torre-Bueno, J. R.— Cerato-
combus vagans in Westchester County, N. Y. [19] 25: 144.

LEPIDOPTERA.— *Bell, E. L.— Descriptions of new
South American Hesperiidae. |6| 38: 149-156, ill. *Bouvier,
E. L. — Seconde contribution a la connaissance des Satur-
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1 4] 62: 122-124. Caradja, A.— Die kleinfalter der stotzner'-
schen ausbeute, nebst xutraege aus mciner sammlung.
[Acad. Romana Mem. Sect. Stiin.J 4: 361-428. Clark, A.
H.— Notes on some local butterflies. [10] 32: 80-82. Corn-
stock & Coolidge. — The life history of Philotes sonorensis.
| 38 1 29: 17-21. ill. *Cook, W. C.— A new species of Kuxoa
and some notes on Chorizagrotis. |4| 62: 147-150. Haw-
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ill. *Holland, W. J. — New species of Erebia (Satyridae).
|1| 56: 149-153. Holland, W. J.— I'apilio monuste (A
critique). |19| 25: 133-136, ill. *Hopp, W.— Xeue Mega-
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Lepicloptera from Wyoming and Colorado. [19] 25: 147-
170, ill. *Lathy, P. I. — Notes on South American Lycaeni-
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Moore, S. — Lepidoptera of the Beaver Islands. [Occ. Pap.
Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan] 214: 28pp. Petrie, F— The
accuracy of a moth. [31] 125:928. Schwanwitsch, B. N.—
Studies upon the wing-pattern of Catagramma and related
genera of South American nymphalid butterflies. [Trans.
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DIPTERA.— Alexander, C. P.— The crane-flies (Tipuli-
dae) of New England: third supplementary list. [Occ. Pap.
Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.] 5: 267-278. * Alexander, C. P.-
Records and descriptions of Neotropical crane-flies (Tipuli-
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Rica. | Hoi. Cam. Agric. Costa Rica] 2: 259-264. *Curran,
C. H.— New American Asilidae. (S). [40] 425: 21pp., ill.
*Curran & Alexander. — Report of the Diptera collected at
the station for the study of insects, Harriman Interstate
I'ark, N. Y. pp. 21-115." Efflatoun, H. C.— A monograph
of Egyptian Diptera, Part III, Family Tabanidae. [Mem.
Soc. R. Ent. Egypte] 4: 114pp., ill. *Hall, D. G.— Three
newr West Indian Sarcophaginae. [40] 423: 1-4, ill. Hardy,
G. H. — Observations of some habits of and mimicry
amongst robber-flies. [Proc. R. Soc. Queensland] 41 : 69-71.
Herms & Burgess — A description of the immature stages
of Hippelates pusio and a brief account of its life history.
|12| 23: 600-603. ill. Johnson, M. S.— Some observations
on chironomid larvae and their usefulness as fish food.
[Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.| 1929: 153-159, ill. *Krober, O.-
Die tribus Pangoniini der neotropischen region. [34] 89:
211-228, ill. *Krober, O. — Die Tabanidengattung Sackeni-
myia. (S). [34] 90: 1-12, ill. :i:Pinto, C.— Mosquitns da
regiao neotropica (Brasil, Estados de S. Paulo e Rio de
Janeiro). II. |AIem. lust. Oswaldo Cruz | 23: 179-184, ill.
Stone, A. — The bionomics of some Tabanidae. |7| 23: 261-
304, ill. *Szilady, Z. — Central American Tabanidae. A
revision of the genus Scione. A little known North Amer-
ican Tabanns. [Biol. Hung.] 1, (7). 21-30, ill. Walker, C.
R. — Anopheles quadrimaculatus in Colorado. |4| 62: 150-
151.

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COLEOPTERA. — Blair, K. G. — Brachypsectra — the so-
lution of an entomological enigma. [36] 78: 45-50, ill.
Brown, W. J. — A revision of the North American species
of Eanus. [4] 62: 161-166, ill. Butcher, F. G.— Notes on
the cocooning habits of Gyrinus. [103] 3: 64-66. *Fall, H.
C. — On Ataenius strigatus and allied species. [6] 38: 93-
108. Frost, C. A. — Anthaxia aeneogaster [taken in Acton,
Mass.]. Seeking a better climate. [19] 25: 146. Cause, G.
F. — Die variabilitat der zeichnung bei den blattkafern der
gattung Phytodecta. [97] 50: 235-248, ill. *Hatch, M. H.
-Records and new species of Coleoptera from Oklahoma
and western Arkansas, with subsidiary studies. fPubl.
Univ. Oklahoma Biol. Surv.] 2: 15-26.' Hatch, M. H.-
The collection and preparation of Coleoptera. [Publ. Univ.
Oklahoma Biol. Surv.] 2: 27-31. *Hatch & Ortenburger.-
Records and new species of Coleoptera from Oklahoma.
[Publ. Univ. Oklahoma Biol. Surv.] 2: 7-14. Hayes, W.
P. — Morphology, taxonomy, and biology of larval Scara-
baeoidea. [111. Biol. Monogr.] 12: no. 2, 119pp., ill. Knaus,
W.— Notes on Kansas Coleoptera. [ 1031 3 : 79-80. Knowl-
ton, G. F.— Notes on Utah Coleoptera. [39] 14: 36-37, cont.
Mohr, C. O. — Morphological comparisons of Coprinae,
Aphodinae and Geotrupinae (Scarabaeidae). [Trans. 111.
State Acad. Sci.] 22: 263-284, ill. Miiller, G.— Coleotteri
cavernicoli Italiani. [ Le Grotte d'ltalia] 4:65-85, ill. Ochs,
G. — Remarks on "A list of the insects of New York". [6]
38: 135-138. Sim, R. J. — Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera; obser-
vations on species unrecorded or little-known in New Jer-
sey. [6] 38: 139-147. Wilson, J. W.— The genitalia and
wing venation of the Gucujidae and related families. [7]
23: 305-358, ill.

HYMENOPTERA.— *Cockerell, T. D. A.— Descriptions
and records of bees. (S). [75] 6: 48-57. Creighton & Tul-
loch. — Notes on Euponera gilva (Formicidae). |5j 37: 71-
79, ill. Dow, R. — The nests of New England wasps. [Bull.
Boston Soc. Nat. Hist.] 1930: 11-16, ill. *Friese, H.— Die
schmarotzerbienengattung Osiris. (S) [60] 91 : 103-127, ill.
Gosswald, K. — Weitere beitrage zur verbreitung der mer-
mithiden bei ameisen. [34] 90: 13-27, ill. Haskins, C. P.-
Preliminary notes on certain phases of the behavior and
habits of Proeeratium croceum. |6] 38: 121-126. Iltis, H.
— Ueber eine autonome soziale gruppenbewegung bei in-
sektenlarven. [34| 90: 59-M, ill. Paoli, G.— Contribute » nllo
studio dei rapporti fra le acacie c le Formiche. |Mcm.
Soc. Ent. Italiana] 9: 131-132. Rau, P. — Life history notes

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on the wasp, Polistes annularis. [4] 62: 119-120. Rau, P.
-Ecological and behavior notes on the wasp, Polistes pal-
lipes. [4] 62: 143-147. Roepke, W. — Beobachtungen an
indischen honigbienen, insbesondere an Apis clorsata.
[Meded. Landbouwh. Wageningen (Nederland) ] 1930:
28pp., ill. Smith, M. R. — A description of the male of
Proceratium croceum, with remarks. [7] 23: 390-392, ill.
Smith, M. R. — Another imported ant [Prenolepis bourbon-
ica in Florida] [39] 14: 23-24. Weyer, F.— Ueber das
"Springen" von Odontomachus. [34] 90: 49-55. *Whitta-
ker, O. — Some new -species and a new genus of parasitic
Hymenoptera from British Columbia. [10] 32: 67-76.

A MANUAL FOR THE STUDY OF INSECTS. Revised Edition.
By JOHN HENRY COMSTOCK, Emeritus Professor of Ento-
mology in Cornell University, and ANNA BOTSFORD COMSTOCK,
Emeritus Professor of Nature Study in Cornell University, and
GLENN W. HERRICK, Professor of Entomology in Cornell Uni-
versity. Nineteenth Edition. Ithaca, New York, The Corn-
stock Publishing Co. (Copyright, 1930). 23.5x15.5 cm. Pp.
xiii, 401, 633 text figs. 3 pis. Price $4.00.

Much historical interest attaches to this nineteenth edition
of a long- and well-known text. The preface to the original
edition, dated December, 1894, signed by John Henry Corn-
stock, is reprinted here. Following is a Foreword, dated April
5, 1929, also signed by him, stating that the intended revision
of the Manual, begun in 1914, resulted in a new textbook, An
Introduction to Entomology, but having had it still in mind to
revise the Manual, making it more elementary, failing health
caused him to pass this task on to Professor Herrick. An
introduction dated Dec. 2, 1929, by the latter says : "The aim
of the revision has been to keep the Manual in form and ar-
rangement practically as it was first written. The attempt has
been made, of course, to bring the subject matter down to date,
to simplify it and to condense it somewhat in order to bring it
within the horizon of the beginning student. The more ad-
vanced student has been adequately cared for by Prof. Com-
stock's much more extended work, 'An Introduction to Ento-
mology' and by other works of somewhat similar character."

We have made some comparisons with a copy of the fourth
edition ( 1901 which has x -\- 710 pages, ~(J7 figures and (>
plates. Part of the difference in size is due to the new edition's
having a larger page form with more lines to the page, partly
to the omission of some passages, especially from the sections
in smaller type of the earlier text. Hut there1 are also many
minor changes in content and phraseology. The keys are often

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entirely new and from varied sources. Many of the old figures
have disappeared, new ones have been added, many are familiar,
even with altered legends corresponding to changed views. Pro-
nunciation of scientific names is usually indicated by long or
short signs over the vowels in the names themselves rather than
by an accented syllabification in parentheses. Some idea of
the condensation obtained is seen by a comparison of the in-
dexes at the end of the two editions, that of the new revision
containing fewer entries. Incidentally, the word "mimic"
occurs in neither index and perhaps the only reference to this
phenomenon is the very brief statement on page 275 of the
new book, under Basilarclua arduous.

This revised edition undoubtedly will continue the usefulness
and the tradition of its predecessors among new generations of
students to whom its senior authors, alas, may be personally
unknown. PHILIP P. CALVERT.

A GENERAL TEXTBOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY by A. D. IMMS.
Second Edition. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co. 1930. 703 pp..
illustrated. $10.80. — The first edition of this excellent work-
was reviewed in the NEWS, vol. xxxvi, pp. 283-286 for Nov.,
1925. That a new edition is now demanded is a striking testi-
mony to its merits, and as the author says in the preface to
this present volume : "The necessity for issuing a second edition,
in a comparatively short interval of time, is taken as an indica-
tion that this book has fulfilled a definite requirement. The
labour of revision has been considerable, and sincere thanks are
due to those entomologists in various parts of the world who
lightened the task by their comments upon individual para-
graphs, or sections of several of the chapters. In more than
one instance the reviewers' criticisms have also proved helpful.

In the second edition various additions and emendations have
been made. The most important are the revised classifications
affecting the orders Dermaptera, Isoptera and Thysanoptera ;
the supplementary literature at the end of many of the chap-
ters, and the notes on recent advances in the subject incorpor-
ated in the Addenda on pp. 668-72. One new diagram has been
added and three of the text-figures have been replaced by new
illustrations. Special thanks are due to the McGraw-Hill Book
Company, of New York, who allowed the use of an illustration
from The Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee, by
Snodgrass.

The perennial subject of taxonomic nomenclature is always
a difficulty in a book of this description. In reply to criticisms
by specialists it may be pointed out that the latest names in
many cases have not been adopted, but rather those which are
best known and most widely used."

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BIOLOGIE DER HEMiPTEREN, cine Naturgeschichte der Schna-
I)elkerfe, by DR. II. WEBER, of Danzig (formerly of Bonn).
Biologischc Stndlcnbitchcr. Vol. XI, 543 pages, 329 figures.
Published by Julius Springer, Berlin. 1930. For sale in the
United States by G. E. Stechert & Co., 91 K. 10th St., Xew
York. Price, bound, $10.95.

The very title of this book, Biology of the Heutiptera, sug-
gests a heroic undertaking on the part of its writer, and a mere
glance through its profusely illustrated pages shows that the
author has not shirked his self-imposed responsibility. More-
over, the volume is without question one of the best publications
of recent times in biological entomology. "Within it the writer
brings together not only a review of practically all that has
heretofore been written on the life and structure of the Hemip-
tera, but also the results of his own extensive and minute studies
of those complex hemipterous mechanisms that for a century
past have baffled the skill of insect anatomists. The Hemiptera.
though one of the most important orders from the standpoint
of economic entomology, have remained one of the least under-
stood of all the major groups of insects. This work gives to
Hemipterology at once a new status, and the book is one to
which all students of sucking insects must have access. A brief
review of its contents will best support this statement.

( )f the five principal sections under which the contents of the
volume are treated, the first deals with movements and sensory
activities. It includes details of the skeletal structures con-
cerned with locomotion, the musculature and mechanism of the
legs, the various uses of the appendages, the structure of the
wings and the mechanism of flight, the organs of stridulation,
the structure of the nervous system and the organs of sense,
and the sensory reactions.

The second section treats of the various organs and systems
of organs accessory to metabolism, including those of ingestion,
digestion, distribution, oxidation, and elimination. It contains
a wealth of information on the structure and mechanism of the
feeding organs to be obtained from no other single source, and
much of the matter in this subject is based on the author's own
intimate knowledge of the hemipterous head and the structure
of the mouth parts. In numerous, clear-cut line drawings the
various types of feeding mechanisms are shown with all their
intricate detail of structure and musculature, and many obscure
features of the piercing and sucking processes are convincingly
explained. The long-standing mystery of how the coccids, for
example, thrust their slender, folded mouth bristles at full

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length into the plant tissue is beautifully and simply elucidated.
The accomplishment is shown to depend upon two things : first
there is a clasp in the base of the labial groove which can se-
curely hold the bundle of mouth bristles ; and second, each
bristle is independently provided w'ith short protractor and
retractor muscles. On relaxation of the labial clasp, one man-
dibular bristle is thrust out as far as its minute protractor
muscle can extrude it, then the other follows until the two tips
meet, after which the maxillary bristles are exserted until their
tips lie between those of the mandibular bristles. Now the
labial clasp comes into action and grasps the bristle bundle,
holding it in the new position while the retractor muscles take
up a fraction of the slack in the loop of the bundle within the
crumena, and at the same time extend the protractors. Thus
again the mechanism is ready for exsertion, and by another ad-
vance, first of one piercing bristle, then of the other, and finally
of the sucking maxillary tube, the entire bundle is sunken a
little deeper. With each repetition the bristle loop grows
smaller, the exserted bundle reaches a little farther, until at
last the food stream of the host is tapped. The same mechanism
is present in all Hemiptera, whether the retracted bristles are
straight, folded in a crumena, or looped outside the head.

The rest of this section is devoted to the sucking mechanism
and the ingestion of food, the salivary glands, the alimentary
canal, the processes of digestion, the ectodermal glands and
their various secretions, respiration, and circulation.

The third section, on the sex life and development, begins
with a description of structural differences between the males
and females, and the anatomy of the sexual organs. Then
comes a full account of the external genital organs, with many
details of the various methods of copulation. This is followed
by descriptions of the eggs, the structure of the ovipositor, and
an account of the methods of egg-laying adopted by different
members of the order. Embryology is treated briefly, but many
interesting things are given concerning the hatching of the eggs
and the care of the young. Under metamorphosis the struc-
tural changes between the young and adult are shown, and the
postembryonic development of the Coccidae and related forms
is fully illustrated. Many examples of viviparity, polymorphism,
and heterogeny are then discussed, and a special sub-section is
devoted to the life-cycle of the Aphididae.

The last two sections have to do with the relations of the
insects to the environment, both inanimate and animate. The
book closes with 14 pages of closely printed bibliographical
references, and ends with generic and subject indices.

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A volume such as this Naturgeschichie dcr Schnabclkcrfc
will be a welcome addition to every general entomological
library, since few lines of work do not somewhere touch upon
the sucking bugs; to the hemipterist, however, it will be 'in
indispensable acquisition, since it puts before the eye of the
special worker in Hemiptera a comprehensive view of the entire
field of this subject. Moreover, if we may look at it from
another phase, the book must be seen as the most recent proof
to American entomological students of the folly of thinking we
can survive without a knowledge of foreign languages.

R. E. SNODCRASS.

OBITUARY.

MRS. ANNA BOTSFORD COMSTOCK.

Anna Botsford Comstock, emeritus professor of nature study
at Cornell University, well-known wood engraver and author,
died at 10:45 o'clock Sunday morning, August 24, at her home,
123 Roberts Place, Ithaca, New York. She had been in failing
health for more than a year, but had been well enough to
lecture at the university, and had just completed a series of
talks for Summer session students on August 15.

Anna Botsford Comstock was born September 1, 1854, on
a farm among the hills of Cattaraugus County, New York.
Her grandparents were pioneers, moving their families and
goods with ox teams from New England to the wilds of West-
ern New York. Her mother, Phoebe Irish, was of Quaker
stock, which followed William Penn to America. Her father
was a descendant of Henry Botsford, who settled in Milford,
Connecticut, in the 17th century, and of Nathaniel Foote, who
arrived in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1636.

Mrs. Comstock spent the first 10 years of her life on the
farm where she acquired her early enthusiasm for out-of-door
life. Then her parents moved to the village of ( >tto, a feu-
miles away and built a home in which they lived during the
rest of their lives. Anna I'otsford continued her education by
attending the village school, and at the age of 14 taught for
one term in the primary department of this school to fill the

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place of a teacher who was ill. At the age of 16 she became
interested in a college education and was sent to Chamberlain
Institute at Randolph, a Methodist seminary with an excellent
faculty. In 1873 she graduated from a college preparatory
course and pronounced the salutatory in Latin on the Com-
mencement stage. After teaching for one year she entered
Cornell University and graduated in 1878. In 1885 she received
the B. S. degree.

At Cornell she met John Henry Comstock, who had graduated
four years earlier, and was an instructor in zoology. They were
married October 7, 1878, and lived in a house on the campus
for 33 years until the ground on which it stood was needed for
University purposes.

In 1879 Mr. Comstock was made entomologist to the United
States Department of Agriculture, and obtained a two years'
leave of absence from Cornell to take up this work. He was
overburdened with duties, and Mrs. Comstock began assisting
him, first with his correspondence, and later, when he was
unable to find an artist skilled in the use of the microscope,
she undertook to illustrate his reports upon the scale insects of
the citrus fruits and was subsequently given a position as
assistant in the entomological division, working there with her
husband until their return to Cornell.

At this time Prof. Comstock was planning to write, for the
help of his students, a manual for the study of insects, and it
became Mrs. Comstock's ambition to illustrate this book. In
order to do this she learned the art of wood engraving, studying
with John P. Davis at Cooper Institute, Xew York. The
manual was published in 1895, but meanwhile its illustrator
had gained so much skill in representing the texture of but-
terflies' wings that she was elected to the Society of American
Wood Engravers and to the special section of original engravers,
among whom are the best that the world has produced. I lei-
engravings were exhibited at many European and American
expositions and she won the Bronze Medal at the Buffalo
Exposition.

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When, in 1896, the first appropriations were made at Cornell
University for introducing nature study into the rural schools,
Mrs. Comstock was asked to assist in this work and was made
an assistant professor in the Extension Department in IS' '8.
Subsequently she became a regular lecturer in Cornell Uni-
versity, and was made a professor of nature study in 1920.
During the year 1899-1900 she was an extension lecturer at
Stanford University.

The Handbook of Nature Study, a volume of more than
900 pages, illustrated, and published in 1911. was an outgrowth
of her work with school teachers in the state. The book has
gone through 15 editions and is in use in Alaska, Australia.
Japan, China and England, as well as in the schools of the
United States and Canada.

Mrs. Comstock was made editor of the Nature Study Review,
now combined with the Nature Magazine, in 1917, and is the
author of many nature stories in periodicals for children. Her
books include: Ways of the Six-Footed; How to Know the
Butterflies (with her husband); How to Keep Bees; Confes-
sions to a Heathen Idol ; The Pet Book ; Bird, Animal, Tree,
and Plant Notebooks.

She was associate director of the American Nature Associa-
tion, a member of the Society of American Wood Engravers,
ami of Sigma Xi.

Mrs. Comstock had no children of her own, but she has
mothered hundreds of lonely boys and girls, many of them
coming from farm homes to work their own wav through the
University. She and Professor Comstock made their home a
place of rendezvous, not only for those who were interested
in the particular fields of work to which they were devoting
their time, but also to any who needed a helping hand.

Mrs. Comstock is survived bv her husband, who has been
an invalid for several years. - - KATIIAKI NK lrix<.n in Ithaca
Journal News, Aug. 25, 1930.

Portraits of Prof, and Mrs. J. H. Comstock were published
by Mr. Guilder in KXTOMOUH'.ICAL NKWS for April, 1'MO,
plate N.

280 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Oct., '30

DR. GEORGE DIM MOCK died at Springfield, Massachusetts, his
native town, on his seventy-eighth birthday. May 17, 1930. as
announced in Science for May 23. He received the bachelor
of arts degree from Harvard in 1877 and that of doctor of
philosophy from Leipsic in 1881, after working in Leuckart's
laboratory, his thesis being The Anatomy of tJic Mouth Parts
and of tJic Sucking Apparatus of Some Dipt era (Boston,
1881), probably his best-known entomological paper. In it he
compared the trophi of Cnle.v, Bombylius, Eristalis and Musca.
In 1881-82 he studied at the Sorbonne, Paris. From 1877-
1890 he was an editor of Psydie, the late B. Pickman
Mann being his associate for part of this period. His subse-
quent entomological work has been mainly anatomical and has
concerned scales and glands of insects (PsvcJic, 1882, 1883)
and the early stages of Carabid, Coccinellid and Chrysomelid
beetles. Some of his papers on Coleoptera were written in co-
operation with the late Frederick Knab (1904). He contributed
the chapter on Coleoptera to the Riverside Natural History
(1881) and an article on Bclostoniidac and some otlier Fish-
destroying Bugs to the Annual Report of the Fish and Game
Commission of Massachusetts for 1886. P. P. CALVERT.

JAMES WATERSTON, of the British Museum of Natural His-
tory, died April 28, 1930. He was born at Paisley, Scotland,
in 1879. He gave special attention to parasitic arthropods and
had intended to write a monograph of the Mallophaga. An
obituary notice is in the Scottish Naturalist for May-June, 1930.

We greatly regret to record the death of ERNEST BAYLIS, an
Associate Editor of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, on July 6, 1930.
An appreciation and biographical notice will appear in the next
number of this journal.

CORRECTION.

Page 135, April. 1930. For line 11 substitute line 27; for
line 27 substitute "simulans Heidetnann (Heteropt. : Tingid-
idae)." The table of contents on the cover of the April number
has these two titles correct.

NOVEMBER, 1930

ENTOMOLOGICAL NE

Vol. XLI No. 9

FERDINAND HEINRICH HERMAN STRECKER
1836-1901

CONTENTS

Obituary — Frank Haimbach 281

Obituary— Ernest Baylis 285

Brower — A List of Butterflies of the Ozark Region of Missouri 286

Prof. G. F. Ferris at Cambridge, England 289

Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera— XVIII . 290
Ferris — The Puparium of Basilia corynorhini (Ferris) (Diptera: Nyc-

teribiidae) 295

Klots — On the Naming of Individual Variants in Lepidoptera 298

Rowe — Distributional List of Tachinid Flies from Utah 303

Jones — Dynastes tityus in Pennsylvania and Delaware (Coleoptera :

Scarabaeidae) 305

Entomological Literature 307

Doings of Societies — The Rocky Mountain Conference of Entomologists 311

Correction . 312

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PLATE XXIV.

FRANK HAIMBACH.
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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

VOL. XLI. NOVEMBER, 1930 No. 9

Frank Haimbach.

(Portrait, Plate XXIV.)

Frank Haimbach died April 1, 1930, following a short illness.
He was born in Philadelphia, July 2, 1859; his parents were
of French and German extraction, and although both were
born in Germany they came to America in their youth and
settled in Philadelphia, becoming naturalized citizens.

His early education was somewhat limited, but he had in-
herited from his parents a love of cultural things, particularly
Natural History and in his early days wandered with them
through Fairmount Park and along the banks of the Schuylkill,
where he would collect insects and plants, so that his interest
in nature had manifested itself before he was six years old.
His father was an intellectual man and wrote a great deal of
poetry, some of which was published in Philadelphia in 1899
under the title of "Poetische Blatter". His mother sent to
Germany for his first entomological books from which he
learned to mount insects and make containers and cabinets
for his collection.

His interest in nature study was lifelong. Circumstances
never permitted him to travel, but his Sundays and the very
little leisure he had was spent in collecting trips to the pine
barrens in New Jersey and the many delightful suburbs of
Philadelphia, along the Wissahickon Creek, Chester and Dela-
ware Counties and the woods and fields of Roxborough.

He carried on an extensive correspondence with collectors
all over the world, buying and exchanging specimens, and
practically all of his leisure time was spent either in the fields
collecting or in his study mounting and arranging the specimens,
devoting most of his attention to the Lcpidoptera and particu-
larly the smaller moths.

He contributed valuable data to Dr. John 15. Smith for his

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list of the insects of New Jersey, and was a recognized author-
ity on the Heterocera.

His beautiful collection of over 40,000 Lepidoptera he pre-
sented to the Academy of Natural Sciences, prior to his death.

For a number of years he acted as Secretary for the Feldman
Collecting Social ; he was a member of the American Entomo-
logical Society and was its Secretary and Treasurer at the time
of his death. The last few years of his life were the culmina-
tion of an ambition he always had of devoting his entire time
to Entomology ; he became associated with Dr. J. R. Schramm
on "Biological Abstracts" and spent the balance of his time in
the Department of Entomology in the Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia, during which time he wrote several
valuable papers.

On March 27th, 1928 he was appointed Special Aide in this
department in charge of the "Brackenridge Clemens Memorial"
and was studying and arranging the large collection of Micro-
lepidoptera at the time of his death.

A list of his Entomological Contributions follows :

1905. Desmia funeralis Hubner and variety subdivisalis Grote.
ENT. NEWS. XVI, 121.

1907. Two new species of Crambus and a new variety of
Haematopsis grataria Fabricius. ENT. NEWS. XVIII,
44-45.

List of the Lepidoptera of Five-Mile Beach, N. J. ENT.
NEWS. XVIII, 217-228.

1908. New Pyralidae. ENT. NEWS. XIX, 263-264.
1915. New Heterocera. ENT. NEWS. XXVI. 321-325.
1928. A list of the species and descriptions of new forms of

the American genus Zale, and a new form of Safia
Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. LIV, 215-231.

1930. The Crambinae in the Brackenridge Clemens Memorial
Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila-
delphia ENT. NEWS. XLI, 113-134.

1905-1909. Secretary's reports of the meetings of the Feldman
Collecting Social. ENT. NEWS. XVI-XX.

1930. Secretary's Report of meeting of the American Ento-
mological Society. ENT. NEWS. XLI.

1930. The Seventieth Birthday of Dr. Adelbert Seitz. ENT.
NEWS. XLI, 206-207.

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Frank Haimbach was a kindly gentleman ; he was always
glad to assist other entomologists in their work or help ama-
teurs in the technic of mounting, preparing, and classifying
insects. Many of the prominent entomologists of his genera-
tion were his close friends, and they and the younger students
of the subject were constant visitors at his home. He endeared
himself to all of his scientific associates at the Academy and
is particularly mourned by his friends in the Department of
Entomology and his fellow members of the American Ento-
mological Society.

He is survived by his wife, Ida, two daughters, Miss Minna
and Mrs. Charlotte Lyons, and two sons, Frank, Jr., and Al-
bert. Another son, Philip, died in 1901 at the age of eighteen
years. His loss was a double one to his father as he, too, was
interested in the same studies and a close companion in his

entomological work.

ROSWELL C. WILLIAMS, JR.

MR. HAIMBACH AND His CONNECTION WITH THE GERMAN-
TOWN ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB, 1926-1930.

Mr. Haimbach was introduced to Eastburn Thompson by
Mr. Henry W. Fowler, of the Academy, one day in Langhorne,
and was invited to see Mr. Haimbach's collection. Easie told
the Club all about it at our next meeting and we were all in-
vited to go to Langhorne to see the collection.

So one wintry, snowy day the fathers of the Club members
transported twenty ten- eleven- and twelve-year-olds to Lang-
horne. We were not only shown the collection but were pre-
sented with some delightful duplicates and had a chance to see
a real entomological laboratory.

From that moment Mr. Haimbach showed the keenest in-
terest in our Club', as he believed that it was essential to foster
the interest of young entomologists. He came to our Club
meetings, presenting scientific papers. He gave an exhibition
of mounting of tiny butterflies and moths. He judged our
mounting contests, and we spent many gloriously happy Sunday
afternoons in his quaint, Imv-ceilinged study. lie had the

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enthusiasm of youth, and was as eager and excited as we were
over any interesting specimen. He had untiring patience with
our ignorance and never once did he make us feel other than
his entomological peers. His kindliness of spirit, his accurate
scientific knowledge, his skill and his old-world courtesy are
part of the precious heritage of his friendship.

Our crowning adventure with him was his visit to our New
Hampshire home last August. Easie, Jack Cadbury, Barbara
and Stephen Gary and I will never forget those joyous days.
We took him to the top of Mt. Washington in a car that boiled
and sputtered; we caught Brcnthis montitins in a sunny meadow
near the top, and although it was too late for Ocucis scmidca,
Mr. Haimbach caught an Anartia or two and some other small
moths that pleased him tremendously. We had a south east
storm during his stay with delightfully foggy nights, so that
our light-trap worked to perfection. We shall never forget
him with his cyanide bottles and his net, bagging tiny creatures.
He was up late and early, getting a five A. M. start so as to
get his treasures off the white walls of the cottage before
sunrise. I turned over the desk in the living room for his
exclusive use while there, and when not collecting he pinned
with exquisite precision his specimens in Schmitt boxes. He
returned laden with treasures, leaving behind him the memory
of happy days with a man great of heart, of boyish enthusiasm,
and we all pronounced him our most delightful guest. Plans
were all laid for his return this summer.

Ever since we have known him we have collected Micro-
lepidoptera for him on all of our trips, and with his unfailing
courtesy and generosity he credited all these things to me in
the Academy collection and in its records.

Something very big has gone from our lives, but the Club
has passed a resolution to the effect that in our feeble way we
shall endeavor to carry on the work which he has laid down.
This is the spirit which he would wish us to have, rather than
mourning for his passing.

MARGARET M. GARY.

Another and more recent (1929) portrait of Mr. Haimbach appeared
in the News for December, 1929, Plate XVII.— EDITOR.

ENT NEWS. VOL. XLI.

PLATE XXV.

ERNEST BAYLIS.
1928.

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Ernest Baylis.

(Portrait. Plate XXV.)

ERNEST BAYLIS, Associate Editor of ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS,
passed away at one o'clock Sunday afternoon , July 6th, 1930,
at South Sterling, Pennsylvania. He was in his 54th year. He
was horn at Ipswich, England on Eehruary 8th, 1877. At the
age of fourteen, he developed an abiding interest in Natural
Science and he collected insects generally at that time, but chief-
ly the Lepidoptera. He was a very sincere and active collector
even up to the hour of his death. He had gone on a collecting
trip in the Pocono Mountains and while there was stricken and
died upon his return, after an illness of but fifteen minutes.

His first entomological studies were on the British Lepidop-
tera and after acquiring almost all the known species in his
territory, he started to collect Coleoptera which were his prin-
cipal interest at the time of his death.

In November of 1912 he left England and came to the United
States and made his home in Philadelphia, where, after getting
settled, he continued to collect Coleoptera and finally special-
ized in the Cicindelidae and the Cerambycidae. Mr. Baylis
was a commercial artist by profession but devoted all his spare
time to collecting and the study of entomology. Most of his
field work in this country was done within seventy miles of
Philadelphia, Pa. Though his collection does not contain any
types, it comprises one of the finest representations of that
territory extant. He was a very fine technician and it was a
pleasure to examine his collection; every label is of the same
size and is set in the same position and height on the pin, and
the antennae and legs of every specimen are all set alike, each
box making a fine picture in itself.

On March 22nd, 1917, Mr. P.uylis was elected a resident
member of the American Entomological Society. He was also
President of the Feldman Collecting Social and the last meeting
of this Society was held at his residence in ( Vtober, 1926. He
was an Honorary member of the Suffolk Naturalists Society
of Framingham, England.

In January, 1928, he was appointed an Associate Editor of

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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS and held that position when he passed
away.

Though he did not describe any new species or publish any-
thing, he was one of the most active collectors of recent years
in the American Entomological Society, and it is certain that
many of his captures will establish new records for the par-
ticular territory in which they were taken, all the dates of cap-
ture and localities being accurately recorded.

Through his passing the society loses a very valuable mem-
ber and associate. JOHN C. LUTZ.

A List of Butterflies of the Ozark Region of Missouri.

By AUBURN E. BROWER, Willard, Missouri.

The published lists of Lepidoptera collected by the St. Louis
collectors give a good idea of the butterflies of that region.
As this locality is about 225 miles southwest of St. Louis, in
Greene County, and the records extend the range of a number
of species of the East and record some additional Gulf Coast
forms, it seems desirable to publish them. A few of the records
are for Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri, sixty miles to the
south on the White River, and about fifteen miles from the
Arkansas line.

Collecting has been carried on for the last fourteen years for
Lepidoptera in general. Except for the Hesperiidae, the butter-
flies have been closely collected so the list should be fairly com-
plete. Questions regarding identification have been checked
against the Cornell University collection with aid of Dr.
W. T. M. Forbes.

PAPILIO PHILENOR L., common.

POLYXENES Fabr., common.
CRESPHONTES Cram., uncommon.
GLAUCUS L., fairly common.
TROILUS L., very common.
MARCELLUS Cram., uncommon.

form TELAMONIDES Feld., fairly common.

LECONTEI R. &: J., common,
ab. BROWERI Guilder, one June 23, 1918.
The usual red markings are replaced
by deep yellow.

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PIERIS PROTODICE Bdv. & Lee., common.

gen. vern. VKR. \ALLS Edw.. fairly common.
RAPAE L., very common.
NATHALIS IDLE Bdv., scarce, but became common in 1919 and

1920. One albino bas been taken.
ANTHOCHARIS GENUTIA Fabr., very scarce; in April, 1919, a

number were taken.

CATOPSILA EUBULE L., common. This species migrates through
August, September, and October, coming from
the northwest.

PHILEA L. One seen ? when collecting was first
started ; positively identified at Forsyth, October
11, 1927.
ZERENE CAESONIA Stoll., common.

gen. autumn ROSA McNeill, in the fall, rare

in the spring,
form IMMACULSECUNDA Guilder, paratype,

September 27, 1917.
EURYMUS EURYTHEME Bdv., common.

gen. vern. AUTUMNALIS Ckll., scarce.
The other forms are all believed to
be present, but the application of the
names seems uncertain.
PHILODICE Godt., very common.

gen. vern. ANTHYALE Hbn., uncommon.
EUREMA MEXICANA Bdv., very scarce. It is fairly common

at Forsyth.
XICIPPE Cram., uncommon.

ab. FLAVA Stkr., very scarce.
EUTERPE Men., very common.

form 9 ALBA Stkr., common.

DANAUS -ARCHIPPUS Fabr., common in spring and fall. This
species like Catopsila cnbulc, and others migrates southeast-
ward in the fall and northwestward in the spring.
ENODIA PORTLAND! A Fabr., common in the summer.
NEONYMPHA EURYTUS Fabr., very common in June and July.
CERCYONIS ALOPE race OLYMITS Edw., fairly common, com-
mon in 1929.

DIONE VANILLAE L., scarce, became rather common in 1926.
EUPTOIETA CLAUDIA Cram., fairly common.
ARGYNNIS IDALIA Dru., very scarce.

( YBELE Fabr., common.

EUPHYDRYAS PHAETON Dru., scarce. All of the colonies of
larvae which have been found were upon tall
growing Gerunlius high up on dry, thinly
wooded ridges.

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PHYCIODES GORGONE Hbn., uncommon.

NYCTEIS Dbl. & Hew., common.
THAROS Dru., very common.

form MARCIA Edw., uncommon.

ANTHANASSA TEXANA Edw. A single much battered 9 of
this species was taken at Forsyth, October 23, 1927, follow-
ing two or three days of westerly winds.
POLYGONIA INTERROGATIONS Fabr., common.

form UMBROSA Lint., common.
COMMA Harris, uncommon.

form DRYAS Edw., rare.
PROGNE Cram., scarce.
AGLAIS J-ALBUM Bclv. & Lecon. This species has been seen

twice.

ANTIOPA L., scarce in early spring and fall.
VANESSA ATALANTA L., common.

VIRGINIENSIS Dru., common.
CARDUI L., common.
JUNONIA COENIA Hbn., very common.
BASILARCHIA ASTYANAX Fabr., fairly common.

ARCHIPPUS Cram., uncommon.
CHLORIPPE CELTIS Bdv. & Lee., scarce.
CLYTON Bdv. & Lee., scarce.
ANAEA ANDRIA Scud., common.
LIBYTHEA BACHMANI Kirt., uncommon.

CALEPHELIS BOREALIS G. & R. One was taken August 10,
1919, and a number were found in a limited area in early
August, 1926.
STRYMON CECROPS Fabr., common.

M. ALBUM Bdv. & Lee., two specimens, July 26 and

October 24.

MELINUS Hbn., fairly common.
TITUS Fabr., scarce in June and July, especially on

flowers of Asclcpias tuber osa.

EDWARDSI Saund., two upon June 14, one June 24.
All are very large, collected flying about oak
bushes.

CALANUS Hbn., common in June.

MITOURA DAMON DiscoiDALis Skin., in July, very scarce.
INCISALIA HENRICI G. & R., one April 20, 1919, one seen ( ?)

April 13, 1924.

FENISECA TARQUINIUS Fabr. Two specimens have been taken,
both high in the dry hills near the divide ; furthermore no
alders have been found in this section of the state. In 1927
a number were taken in a yard of hard maples where they

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were flitting about Virginia creeper infested with Fulgoridae,
this was in Springfield, Missouri.
HEODES HYPOPHLAEUS Bdv., rare until 1926 when a number

were taken.

HEMIARGUS ISOLA Reak., scarce, but common one year.
EVERES COMYNTAS Godt., very common.
LYCAENOPSIS PSEUDARGIOLUS Bdv. & Lee., fairly common.
EPARGYREUS TJTYRUS Fabr., very common.
ACHALARUS LYCIDAS A. & S., fairly common.
COCCEIUS PYLADES Scud., very common.
THORYBES DAUNUS Cram., common.
PYRGUS TESSELLATA Scud., very common.
PHOLISORA CATULLUS Fabr., common.
STAPHYLUS HAYHURSTI Edw., uncommon.
THANAOS BRIZO Bdv. & Lee., common in early spring.
MARTIALIS Scud., uncommon.
JUVENALIS Fabr., common.
HORATIUS Scud. & Burg., fairly common.
ANCYLOXYPHA NUMITOR Fabr., uncommon.
PAMPHILA LEONARDUS Harris, uncommon.
HYLEPHILA PHYLAEUS Dru., common.
POLITES CERNES Bdv. & Lee., very common.

PECKIUS Kirby, common.
ATALOPEDES CAMPESTRIS Bdv., very common.
CATIA OTHO EGEREMET Scud., common.
POANES HOBOMOK Harris, fairly common.

form POCOHONTAS Scud., uncommon.
ZABULON Bdv. & Lee., uncommon.
ATRYTONE AROGOS Bdv. & Lee.
EUPIIYES VESTRIS Bdv., uncommon.
AMBLYSCIRTES VIALIS Edw., uncommon.

CELIA Skin., one July 25, 1929, and one imper-
fect specimen that is probably this at Forsyth
September 14, 1927. Compared with specimens
in the U.S.N.M.

MEGISTIAS FUSCA G. & R., scarce.

l.i KKMA ACCIUS A. & S.. one October 15, two October 22.
LERODKA F.UFALA Edw., uncommon.

Prof. G. F. Ferris at Cambridge, England.
Professor G. F. Ferris, of Stanford University, is spending
the present academic year at Cambridge University, England,
in the Molteno Institute of Parasitology. During this time he
expects to complete the "series of papers on "Contributions
Toward a Monograph of the Sucking Lice" and to carry out
some other work in connection with ectoparasitic insects.

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North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera.

XVIII. The Museums of Cuba.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plates XXVI-XXVIII.)

The study of entomology is going right ahead in Cuba and
the people in general seem to be taking more interest in the
subject, as evinced by the increased number of local collectors.
The museums are featuring better public displays of insects
than formerly, so I believe the next decade will witness a
marked advancement in the working out of the fauna of the
Island. What is needed in the future are more men like Dr.
Mario Sanchez Roig, Director of the Natural History Museum
of Havana. Dr. Roig is an all-around naturalist, specializing
in paleontology, as well as entomology and he has built up the
largest museum of natural history in the Country. It is located
at No. 827 Cerro Street in an old residence adapted for museum
purposes, but a new building is contemplated on the site within
the next few years. Dr. Roig began active field work in 1903
and not long ago opened his Institution to the public. He is
fortunate in having the cognizance and support of the Govern-
ment and only recently issued the first bulletin called "Memo-
ria", as Volume I, Number I. There is an excellent cabinet of
display butterflies in his museum and the Lepidoptera study
collection consists of eighty drawers and some 250 boxes con-
taining about 14,000 specimens. Cuban Sphinges, Catopsilias and
Papilios are well represented. Some of this material was col-
lected by Mr. Cervera and Mr. Gomez de la Maza who are
local enthusiasts. Dr. Roig is to be congratulated upon his
excellent work which at times has been carried on under great
difficulty.

In the Institute of Havana is found the Valle Yznage Mus-
eum. (See plate XXVII). It consists of several rooms and was
the gift in 1896 of Mr. Modesto del Valle. Here are displayed
good collections of Cuban and foreign birds and mammals and
also a fair collection of Cuban insects prepared by ( lundlach
during his trips through the Island JYom 1860 to 1890. There
is also a considerable collection of nearly 4000 species of Cuban
and foreign shells.

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXVI.

DR. MARIO SANCHEZ ROIG

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In the same Institute, hut entirely individual, is a room
which is called the "Museo Cubano Gundlach". In this deposi-
tory are kept many of the type specimens of Coleoptera, Lepi-
doptera, Diptera, etc., which were described by Gundlach. I
am sorry I have such meager data on this evidently important
material, but there is a pamphlet called "Zoologia" or "Catalogo
General" describing this little museum and its collections which
was written by Dr. Pedro V. Ragnes in 1914. This catalogue
consists of 150 pages of text and probably gives note of many
of Gundlach's original specimens. Aside from Lepidoptera the
room contains a very complete collection of Cuban birds cap-
tured and prepared by this gentleman. I am glad to produce
on plate XXVII, a picture of Colonel Serafin Espinosa, M.M.
He is Director of the Havana Institute and also Auditor del
Ejercito de Cuba. Colonel Espinosa advocates greater study of
natural history subjects in Cuban schools and in doing splendid
work in popularizing the biological sciences.

In addition to the museums in Havana, there is an important
institution in the City of Santiago de Cuba, which is the next
largest municipality and is situated in the eastern portion of
the Republic. It is called the Bacardi Museum and was opened
to the public on May 20, 1928, as a gift from the widow of
Emilio Bacardi, a wealthy Cuban manufacturer. The building
is a beautiful structure and cost about $80,000. (See plate
XXVIII). Its collections consist mainly of historical relics from
the war of Cuban Independence which was fought for the most
part in the mountains around the city. However, there is some
natural history material, including a series of birds and a few
mammals. The Lepidoptera consist of a cabinet of specimens
collected by Mr. E. Chivas in the neighboring hills and these are
of value because of being mounted and named by Gundlach. The
Rhopalocera are well represented, while the Heterocera consist < > f
a few showy specimens. Perhaps the most interesting specimens
are three co-types of Papilio gundlachi. Mr. Jose Bofill and his
son are directors of the Institution and are doing what they
can to build up the collections. It is due to the persistence of
the elder Mr. Bofill that the Museum came into existence and

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his son will undoubtedly carry on the labors so well commenced.

American entomologists will be interested in reading some-
thing of the life work of Mr. Ozario Querci who with his fam-
ily are at present collecting Lepidoptera near the City of Sant-
iago. This famous European family has an internatonal repu-
tation for field work and for the last year or more has been
employed jointly for Messrs. F. Johnson, A. G. Weeks and R.
C. Williams collecting in eastern Cuba. There is hardly a
collection in Europe or, for that matter, in any part of the world
which does not have butterflies collected by this gentleman. A
photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Querci, his daughter, Mrs. Romei
and grand daughter, Lycaena is shown on plate XXVIII; to-
gether with Dr. F. Sabas, a Cuban naturalist and Mr. Bofill and
his son. Little Miss Lycaena Romei has the unique distinction
of being named after that popular genus of butterflies. Mr.
Querci has kindly given me the following personal biography.
It reveals the joys and sorrows of the entomological "game"
and unfolds the life of a real European lepidopterist.

"I was born in Rome, Italy, on October 11, 1875," writes
Mr. Querci, "and as a child collected butterflies which Mother
and I used to set into books. Studied chemistry at the Univer-
sity of Rome and later became a state officer for testing precious
metals. When about sixteen years old I met Miss Clorinda Di
Nino who also liked to collect butterflies and in 1896 we were
married and had our daughter Erilda. Being continually em-
ployed and with little time and less money to devote to field
work, it was not until 1908 that I sent my first rather poor
captures in exchange to Dr. Otto Staudinger of Dresden. In
1909 we lived at Formia near Naples and by this time my
daughter was old enough to accompany her mother when she
was going into the country and they made good captures, es-
pecially near the district of Aurunci. I went to Milan and
offered the specimens to Count Turati, who took the best rar-
ities and asked his servant to give me some money. As I only
received 50 liras, I returned home discouraged and threatened
to do no more with entomology. However, before completely
renouncing my hobby, I wrote Mr. Charles Oberthur of Rennes
and for several years he generously supported our collecting.

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In 1914 due to the war Mr. ( tbertluir had to stop purchasing.
but out of the kindness of his heart he donated me one com-
plete copy of his great work "fitudes de Lepidopterologie com-
paree." This same year we went to Florence to live where we
continued to collect and I made field trips to Calabria. My
women folks the next year journeyed to the Island of Elba
for specimens and in that period of the war were suspected of
being spies, but their business was eventually understood. In
1917 my wife and daughter made a long trip to collect above
Palermo in Sicily. There living was hard and dangerous as
people said deserters of the war were hidden in the mountains.
During all those trips my family sent me their catches by post
daily and sometimes the specimens arrived in Florence fresh
and almost alive. I mounted them with the help of a clever boy
and sometimes was obliged to work the whole night. Often I
did not have much money to buy food as I sent what money
was earned back to the family. Dr. Roger Verity gave me some
support, but as he only paid 10 liras per ICO mounted specimens
and a moderate rate for rarities, we suffered poverty. Our
beautiful Sicilian material finally allured Lord Rothschild, Mr.
Bethume-Baker and other British lepidopterists and they began
purchasing at suitable rates, so that my wife and daughter could
afford to make unhampered tours in Calabria, Campania,
Abruzzo, Molise, Romagna and Garfagnana. They lived in
the last named country during the disastrous earthquake. This
period of our field work marked the beginning of better times,
at least for a period.

In 1920 my daughter married Dr. Enzo Romei and they had
their daughter which we named Lycaena. I was a pensioner
and dedicated all my time to lepiclopterolngy with the help of
my son-in-law. Together with Dr. Verity I published in the
'Entomologist's Record' of London, 'An annotated List of the
(irypocera and of the Rhopalocera of Peninsular Italy.' Smr.r
other articles were also published in the same maga/.ine and in
the Oberthur volumev In \(>24 the Italian ( iovernmeiit asked
us to collect in Northern Africa at Tripilitania. Dr. Romei
went there first alone and later with his wife. About this time
the Museum of Barcelona asked me to undertake some explor-

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ation in Spain and the agreement was almost signed when the
Dictator Primo De Rivera annulled the contracts made by the
Catalan people. I did not want to renounce this good trip, so
my wife and I pawned what we had in our home and we went
to Spain. I had no idea that living in that country was so ex-
pensive and when we arrived on June 3, 1924 in Aragon, we
saw that we did not have money enough to return home and
therefore had to keep on ahead. I wrote to all the European
men t knew asking them for advances on material. We had to
continue our enterprise. Fortunately from England, France,
Belgium and Austria came fine responses, and in Aragon my
wife discovered the new species which Mr. Sagers named Cos-
cinia ronici, dedicating it to my granddaughter Lycaena. In the
spring of 1925 my son-in-law started for Sierra Nevada ( An-
dalusia) and with the help of Lord Rothschild, Mr. Bethune-
Baker and Mr. Williams, of Philadelphia, he found one local
form of Pqrnassius apollo which was considered one of the
rarest European butterflies. In 1926 we went to Cuenca (New
Castile) for Lord Rothschild because he wished some specimens
of Zygaena ignifera which is a rather good thing. Wife and
I left for Portugal in 1927 and there I was named Naturalist
of the University of Lisbon. With this new income I was able
to have my daughter and granddaughter again with us to help
collect, and from Portugal we again went to Cuenca, but my
daughter returned to Italy again because there was a children's
epidemic and we didn't want to risk her life. While I was at
Cuenca, I was asked to go to Barcelona and write a 'Catalogue
of the Diurnals of the Iberian Peninsula' which I did the
following season. My daughter and granddaughter had by this
time returned to us and we enjoyed splendid collecting in the
Pyrenees Mountains. Just now we are all in Cuba with the
help of our American friends and the collecting is proving quite
good. I would like to work in Haiti, but doubt if it is possible.
I have known and dealt with most European lepidopterists
and I think that my best friend was Oberthiir, at least he gave
me my start. Altogether I should guess, as a family, we have
collected over half a million butterflies. Most European cab-

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXVII.

MUSEO VALLE YZNACA
HAVANA . CUBA.

COLONEL SERAFIN ESPINOSA

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XL1.

Plate XXVIII.

MUSEO MUNICIPAL EMILIO BACARDI MORAfN

S A Nl T I A. O O D E C U O A , CUBA.

Standing— BOFILL, Jr., MRS. ERILDA ROMEI, DR. F. SABAS, MRS. QUERCI
Seated- JOSE BOFILL, LYCAENA ROMEI, ORAZIO QUERCI

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inets hold series of our labors and I have never knowingly
mounted a poor specimen. Our best series of butterflies is
probably in the Tring Museum, as Lord Rothschild received
the choice for some twelve years. Interesting numbers are in
the Museum of Biology of Barcelona and Bocage Museum of
Lisbon. In the Academy at Philadelphia is a good series of
Rhopalocera and Grypocera purchased by Mr. \Villiams. also a
fine series of Italian Grypocera. Specimens are also in Boston
(Weeks collection), in Reading, Pennsylvania, and in Montreal.
Of course, there are untold lots sent all over Europe, India,
Japan and elsewhere. The Roger Verity collection in Florence,
Italy, contains many fine lepidoptera from our native home col-
lecting and he has some few specimens from the Iberian
Peninsula. Cristo, Cuba. February 3rd, 1930."

The Puparium of Basilia corynorhini (Ferris)
(Diptera : Nycteribiidae).

By G. F. FERRIS, Stanford University, California.

The information at present existing in regard to the develop-
mental stages of the Nycteribiidae is still sufficiently meager
to justify any additions that it may be possible to make. The
larvae of various species have been seen and briefly described,
something is known of their internal structure, and in the case
of two species, Cvclopodia f/rccfi Karsch and Eremoctenia
progrcssa (Muir), there is available detailed information con-
cerning the developmental stages and reproductive habits.
There seems to be no information concerning the immature
stages of any of the New \Vorld species.

Puparia of Basilia corynorhini (Ferris) were found by the
writer in some abundance deep in a mine tunnel in Deep
Springs Valley, Inyo County, California, Sept. 24, 1928. These
puparia were attached to the rock and appeared as flattened,
black objects about 2 mm. long, looking very much like the
familiar puparia of Aleyrodidac. Although they clung closely
to the rock they could be removed without injuring them.
Many of the puparia were empty, but several contained adults
that were ready to issue and which permit the identification of

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the species. It has previously been known from a single adult
female.

These puparia agree very closely in their general character
with those of the two species mentioned above. The ventral
side, as in the other species, is thin and translucent, the dorsal
side convex, heavily sclerotic and pigmented. It is evident that

Basilia corynorhini (Ferris). — A, puparium, dorsal aspect, opercu-
lum partially broken away ; B, spiracular openings and tracheal trunk
of right side; C. D, E, details of tracheal trunk from areas indicated.

in this species, as in the others where the process of larviposi-
tion has actually been observed, the larva is pressed by the
female against the substratum while still soft and thus more
or less "glued" down. About the margin there appears a thin,
irregular rim that is evidently formed at this time.

The general appearance of the larva is as shown in the fig-
ure. The sclerotic derm of the dorsum is marked with rather
faint reticulations, which in the median region become more
distinct. Segmentation is very faintly indicated by the direc-
tion of the sculpturing. The anterior third or more of the

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dorsum is involved in the operculum which breaks away at
the time of emergence of the adult.

The tracheal system pertaining to the larva remains in part
attached to the puparium. It is of a type that has been
described at various times in the Nycteribiidae, but it has been
possible to make some observations that extend our knowledge
of the details of its structure. As in other Nycteribiidae, there
are four spiracular openings, arranged in a triangle toward the
posterior extremity of the body, the members of one pair being
close together and borne on a slight tubercle. These are simple
openings. The members of each lateral pair are connected by
a longitudinal trunk (fig. B). In this species these trunks
present some peculiar characteristics. The trunk is of a quite
definite form, the curves as shown in the figure being appar-
ently rather definitely fixed. For about one third of its length
from each opening the trunk is of rather large diameter, is
smooth walled, with numerous papillae on its inner surface
(fig. E). The median third, however, is noticeably smaller and
is composed of a series of coarse rings almost suggesting a
string of beads (fig. D). From the middle point there arises
a single, slender, coarsely-ringed branch, which sends off two
short caecum-like branches and then expands into a curious,
smooth, bell-shaped structure (fig. 'C), with a very narrow,
fringed lumen, that communicates directly with the main
tracheal trunk. Speiser has described the main tracheae of one
species as lacking taenidia, but they are certainly present in the
small portions of the trunks that remain in the specimens at
hand.

A specimen of the larva of Nyctcribia pcdicidaria Latr. is
at hand for comparison and it would appear that there are
differences in the tracheal systems of these two species. In
N. pcdicularia the tracheal trunks are of the same si/.e through-
out and are of the same character a> the thicker portions of
the trunk in B. corvnorliini. It is possible that careful study
will show differences which might permit at least the generic
identification of such puparia.

The male of B. corvnorliini has been unknown. Males are
present in the material dissected from puparia, but it is hardly
possible to figure and describe them accurately.

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On the Naming of Individual Variants in
Lepidoptera.

By ALEXANDER B. KLOTS, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

Of late taxonomists have been viewing with more or less
irritation and alarm the increasing tendency of some workers
to apply scientific names to individual variants in a wholesale
manner, and even to establish systems to be followed in such
application of names. It is very much to be hoped that this
matter may be brought forward for open discussion by as many
people as possible, in order that something may be done to
reconcile such actions with recognized methods of scientific
procedure, if such is possible.

Any recent worker in North American diurnals cannot have
failed to find himself swamped in a sea of "transition forms",
a term under which Mr. J. D. Gunder has been applying scien-
tific names to a very large number of individual variants. As
an aid in the application of such names Gunder has formulated
a system of classification for the RHOPALOCERA (1) in which are
included a number of points which appear to merit serious con-
sideration. Inasmuch as Cockerell has recently commented
upon this system, (2) pointing out some of the weak places, the
present writer hopes that a discussion may be started of some
of the points involved, and that Mr. Gunder will see fit to
explain these points through the pages of this or of any other
periodical.

WHAT, BIOLOGICALLY, ARE INDIVIDUAL VARIANTS?

The author considers that any individual which differs notice-
ably from the norm of its species (whatever that may be) will
fall into one of the two very general categories which follow :

1. The characters in which the individual differs from the
norm of its species have been caused by the direct effect of
environment upon the soma alone, are not inheritable, and will
not be directly transmitted to the offspring of the individual.

2. The characters in which the individual differs from the
norm of its species, however caused, are inheritable and may
be transmitted directly to the offspring of the individual.

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The fundamental difference is that of inheritance. We can-
not admit that any characters in an individual, no matter how
striking, unless they are controlled by the germ-plasm, can
directly affect the evolution of the species to which the indi-
vidual belongs. Such individuals may indeed be of interest to
the person interested in gathering together a collection of
oddities ; they may be of potential interest to the taxonomist
if it is considered that the influence which produced the somatic
changes may conceivably produce a change in the germ-plasm ;
but in comparison with those individuals in which a modifica-
tion of the germ-plasm has actually taken place they must al-
ways occupy a place of very minor importance.

On the other hand it is undoubted that variants whose varia-
tions are directly inheritable hold the utmost significance for
the student of taxonomy, for such individuals must undoubtedly
have some effect on the evolution of their species. Just how
great or how little this effect may be depends on an infinity of
circumstances, but unquestionably merits the most careful in-
vestigation. It is equally obvious that investigation of such
variants or "Mendelian forms" or "mutants" to give them their
recognized names, should be made only by a worker with a
knowledge of genetics, who will perform careful and exhaust-
ive breeding experiments. To attempt the classification of such
mutants, knowing nothing whatsoever about them except their
appearance, and taking into account only the most prominent
features of that, is to show either an almost complete ignorance
of modern biology, or an unquenchable but misplaced optimism.
Equally useless and misleading is any attempt to state whether
any given variant can possibly affect the evolution of its species
without exhaustive experiments by a trained worker to accur-
ately determine the genetical status of the variant. Even this
is not sufficient. A mutation may occur frequently enough to
be of interest to a collector of oddities without being able to
have any appreciable effect on its Buries. In such connection
Jordan's Law, which postulates the existence of sonic sort of a
barrier between all separating subspecie^, U of tin- utmost im-
portance. The mathematical calculations of ( icrould (3: p. 520-

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525) as to the chances of mutations affecting the general pop-
ulation of a species are extremely significant. Any work that
does not take these factors into consideration is hardly to be
taken seriously as far as its scientific value is concerned.

WHAT ARE TRANSITION FORMS?

As defined by Guilder (1) the "transition form" is composed
of "individuals which occur irregularly within a species or
within a race, and which by change of color or by change of
pattern graduate with persistent characteristic similarity from
near parental type up to definitely limited variation away from
parental type." In the first sentence of the same article the
statement is made that :'The transition forms of the order
Lepidoptera represent the most tangible and discernible evi-
dence we can offer of gradual evolutionary change taking place
within any of the orders of the insect class." In a very recent
article (4) Gunder further states that "We are making a pro-
gressive step in that direction by classifying transition forms
and allowing them the recognition they deserve. Their grade
on the evolutionary stage is no longer a matter of guess work."

According to the above statements the "transition form" is
supposed to affect the evolution of its species in a definite way.
It must be understood that this way is with regard to the color
and pattern differences which Gunder describes as occurring
between the "transition form" and normal individuals of the
species. It seems evident that according to this theory the
"transition form" must be able to transmit the characters for
these differences directly to its offspring by means of the germ
plasm. If it were not able to do so it could hardly affect the
evolution of its species unless we wish to suppose that its mere
presence would inspire its more normal brethren to higher and
more aberrant aims in life.

The "transition form" may therefore be regarded as a mu-
tant in those characters in which it differs from the norm of
the species. It is therefore by definition probably merely an-
other name for "Mendelian form" or "mutant",, and as such
is superfluous.

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Tlie phrase "persistent characteristic similarity" is evidence
that in defining "transition form" ( iunder had some idea of
orthogenesis in mind. Whether any of the various theories
known as orthogenesis are acceptable or not is hardly to be
discussed here. One thing only is evident — before any series
of variants can be regarded as in any way orthogenetic that
type of variation must be shown to occur with some degree of
frequence. For the great majority of "transition forms" named
by Guilder this will not hold. Most of them are of very rare
occurrence compared to the great numbers of normal indi-
viduals of the species. Their orthogenetic status is therefore
very doubtful.

All of this is, however, taking a great deal for granted. Be-
fore describing any specimen or series of specimens as a
"transition form", mutant or member of an orthogenetic series
the exact status of that specimen should be known, and the
only way to accurately determine this status is by careful genet-
ical experiments. The mere appearance of a specimen counts
for very little, and is often misleading. By appearance alone
nobody, in the absence of breeding experiments, can safely state
whether any specimen is a mutant or a somatic-limited variant.
It is well known that many striking variants may be produced
by subjecting the pupa to extremes of temperature or humidity
(5 and 6). It is equally well known that many other striking
variants are mutants (3, 7 and 8).

There is therefore a considerable probability that Guilder
has by practice made the term "transition form" fully as in-
clusive as "aberration" to which he himself objected as too
inclusive. The use of the term should therefore be stopped
before further confusion results.

ON THE CLASSIFICATION- OF TRANSITION FORMS.
Gunder has proposed a system for the classification of "tran-
sition forms" in which all such variants are placed in one of
the following categories: melanism, chromatism, albinism, pel-
lucidism, immaculism, albifusism, chromatifusism and melani-
fusism.

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The following subjects for classification under this system
are suggested:

1. The forms of Heliconius melpomene in large series.

2. The eye colors of Drosophila inclanogastcr.

3. The melanic and melanistic forms of Sclcnia bilunaria, Tc-
phrosia Ectropis bistortata and Tcphrosia E. crcpuscularia.
(The melanic forms of the first two are Mendelian recessives,
that of the last one is a Mendelian dominant, and the inter-
mediate forms are heterozygous (7)).

In example 1 application of this system would be nearly
impossible, and meaningless ; in example 2 it would be mean-
ingless and misleading ; and in example 3 it would be mislead-
ing ; in all three it would cause confusion and would be a sheer
waste of time. The system of the geneticists is unquestionably
better.

This classification, taking into account as it does only a few
of the most prominent characters, is necessarily incomplete and
superficial. No attention is paid to structural characters or, of
course, to lethals, the appearance of which may profoundly af-
fect the evolution of a species.

However the main point in which exception is taken to this
system is that the classification is based on only a few pheno-
typic characters. While granting that to some people a purely
phenotypic classification of mutants may be desirable, the
writer postulates that to be worth anything such a classification
should include all characters, not merely the most obvious ones.

It is an undeniable fact that the more a person knows about
any phase of biology the more he comes to realize that most
broad generalizations are untrustworthy. Such an attempt
as Gunder's to classify all pattern changes of Lepidoptera, or
even of Rhopalocera. or even of North American Rhopalocera
in eight categories is one of these untrustworthy generalizations.
That such a generalization may lead to actual error is all too
obvious. The case of the GEOMETRIDAE cited is an excellent
example of this.

(To be continued.)

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Distributional List of Tachinid Flies from Utah.*

By J. A. ROWE. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

This paper represents a preliminary study of the distribution
of the Tachinid Flies from Utah. It is based upon specimens
of this group which are now in the collections of the University
of Utah, at Salt Lake City, and the Brigham Young Univer-
sity, at Provo, Utah. This List is by no means complete, and
as further collection in the state proceeds, no doubt, many new
records will be added.

At this time I wish to express my appreciation and gratitude
to Dr. R. V. Chamberlin and Air. A. M. Woodbury under
whose direction this work was undertaken, and whose sugges-
tions and criticisms have proved invaluable. I wish to thank
Dr. V. M. Tanner of the Brigham Young University who has
so generously turned his collection over to me, and finally Dr.
J. M. Aldrich of the U. S. National Museum, who has verified
all my determinations and has so kindly returned all specimens
sent to him. He has also given me many references to litera-
ture that would have otherwise taken much time to find.

VIVIANIA GEORGIAE B. & B. St. George, 1924, A. M. Wood-
bury.

BELVOSIA BIFUSCATA Fab. Salt Lake City.

MELANOPHRYS FLAVIPENNIS Will. University of Utah
Campus, Salt Lake City, 1929, L. A. Woodbury.

LINNAEMYIA COMTA Fall. Cedar City, 1919; Miners Peak,
Iron Co., 1919; Parowan, 1919, H. R. Hagan.

ERNESTIA AMPELUS Wlk. Flaming Gorge, Green River, 1926,
V. M. Tanner; Salt Lake City, 1915, H. R. Hagan.

METAPHYTO GENALIS Coq. Salt Lake City, (U. of U.
Campus), 1918, H. R. Hagan.

PHOROCERA FLORIDENSIS Ins. St. George, 1919, H. R. Hagan,

WINTHEMIA QUADKIITSI CI.ATA Fab. Aspen Grove, Elev.
8000 ft. (Near Provo), V. M. Tanner.

TACHINOMYIA sp. Zion National Park, 1929, Coll. A. M.
Woodbury.

GONIA SEGUAX Will. Salt Lake City, 1920, on blossoms of

* Contribution from the Zoological Laboratory of the University of
Utah. No. 38.

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Millctus, Coll. T. R. Chamberlin.

G. EXUL Will. Logan, 1929; Yosemite National Park, Calif.,

1925, Coll. V. M. Tanner; Bismarck, N. D. M. W. Reese.

G. FRONTOSA Say. Salt Lake City, 1924-1928, Coll. A. M.
Woodbury; Provo, 1928, J. A. Rowe.

G. sp. ? Three other specimens of Gonia are in our collection
which have the following records : Hamlin Valley, 1928, on
Opuntia sp?; Springdale, 1928, V. M. Tanner; Santa Clara,
1928, A. M. Woodbury; Flaming Gorge, on thistles, 1926, V.
M. Tanner.

SPALLANZANIA HESPERIDARUM Will. Sheep Creek, Duschene
Co., 1926, Clarence Cottam.

TROCHILODES SKINNERI Coq. Aspen Grove, Elev. 8000 ft..
1928, V. M. Tanner.

PELETERIA ITERANS Wkl. Salt Lake City, 1915-1923, T. R.
Chamberlin; Cedar City, 1919; Bellevue, 1919, H. R. Hagan.

P. CORNIGERA Curr. Aspen Grove, Elev. 8000 ft., 1929, V.
M. Tanner.

P. INCONFESTA Curr. Aspen Grove, Elev. 8000 ft., 1929, V.
M. Tanner.

P. CAMPESTRIS Curr. Maple Canyon, 1923, S. Aldous; St.
George, 1919, H. R. Hagan; Cedar City, 1919, H. R. Hagan;
Tooele, 1927, A. M. Woodbury; Eureka, 1927, A. M. Wood-
bury.

P. TOWNSENDI Curr. St. George, 1929, V. M. Tanner.

ARCHYTAS LATERALIS Macq. Santa Clara, 1919, H. R. Hagan.

PARACHYTAS DECISA Wlk. Sheep Creek, Duschesne Co.,

1926, C. Cottam; Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, 1929,
V. M. Tanner; Parowan Canyon, 1918, H. R. Hagan.

FABRICIELLA ELEGANS Wied. Collected in Utah but exact
locality unknown.

F. DAKOTENSIS Towns. Wellsville Canyon, flying among the
flowers, 1926, V. M. Tanner.

F. ROSTRATA Tothill. Cedar City, 1919; Salt Lake City,
1915-19, S. J. Snow.

F. ACUMINATA Tothill. Maple Canyon, San Pete Co., 1923,
S. Aldous.

F. SPINOSA Tothill. Male Canyon, Sanpete Co., 1923; Paro-
wan, 1919; Miners Peak, Iron Co., 1923, A. M. Woodbury.

HYSTRICIA ABRUPTA Wied. Aspen Grove, Elev. 8000 ft., V.
M. Tanner.

DEJEANIA VESTATRIX O. S. Parowan Canyon, 1923; Maple
Canyon, Sanpete Co., 1924; Zion National Park, 1924; Coll.

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A. M. Woodbury. Prove, 1929, V. M. Tanner; Sheep Creek,
Duschesne Co., 1926, C. Cottam.

PARADE JEANI A RUTILOIDES Jaen. Box Canyon (Maple Can-
yon?) 1923, Coll. A. M. Woodbury.

JUKINIOPSIS ADJUST A V. I. \V. Box Canyon, Sanete Co.,
1923 ; St. George, 1923, A. M. Woodbury.

WOHLFAHRTIA MEiGENii Schin. Cedar City, 1919, H. R.
Hagan.

MASIPHYA CONFUSA Aid. Parowan Canyon, 1919, H. R.
Hagan.

APHTIA OCYPTERATA Towns. Aspen Grove, Elev. 8000 ft..
1928, V. M. Tanner.

Dynastes tityus in Pennsylvania and Delaware (Coleop.:

Scarabaeidae).

Dear Dr. CALVERT : I was much interested in your Dynastes
tit \nis paper in the June NEWS, partly because the insect has
turned up here in New Castle County, Delaware, twice to my
knowledge, and partly for a reason which I will explain. First,
I have an earlier published record for "Pennsylvania". If at
the Academy you will take down Vol. IV (1774) of DeGeer's
L'Histoirc dcs Insect cs, and turn to page 306, you will find this
record, and reference to an illustration of the insect, PI. 18,
fig. 10. A portion of the text reads: "M. Acrelius m'a envoye
ce Scarabe de Pensylvanie, ou, il 1'a trouve dans les bois, * *
M. Acrelius m'a dit, que le Scarabe pince tres-fort avec ses
deux grandes comes, que se recontrent avec leurs pointes quand
il hausse le tetc." And now comes my other reason for special
interest in DeGeer's insects of 'Pensylvanie'. Acrelius was the
Swedish pastor at Christina (Wilmington, Delaware); many
if not most of the North American insects described by DeGeer
were sent him by Acrelius, with frequent text references to
this fact, sometimes "captured by Acrelius in his garden", etc.
Acrelius was here from 1749 to 1756. After his return to
Sweden he wrote "A History of New Sweden", which has been
translated into English and published by the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania, 1874. In the preface to his "History". Acre-
lius wrote "Although my recreation consisted, in a great
measure, in the collection of insects, birds, fish, quadrupeds,
plants, ores, gravels, clay, etc., which I gathered at the expense
of his Excellency, the Chamberlain, Mr. Charles deGeer, for
his valuable cabinet". * * * In his day, what is now Delaware,

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spoken of as the three lower counties on the Delaware, was
part of the Province of Pennsylvania. Acrelius was "Provost
of the Swedish Churches in America, and Rector of the Old
Swedes' Church, Wilmington, Del." and undoubtedly was
familiar with portions of Pennsylvania proper, as well as with
the three lower counties (now Delaware). It would he inter-
esting to go through DeGeer more thoroughly than I have at-
tempted to do, and to determine in how many instances his
references to collections by Acrelius are definite enough to
change type localities from "Pensylvanie" to New Castle
County, Delaware.

The Swedish pastors — several of them at least — took a keen
interest in natural history. In the library of the Pennsylvania
Historical Society, Philadelphia, is a type-written copy (trans-
lation) of the journal of Hesselius, who took charge of Chris-
tina Parish, 1713. This 80-page manuscript (never published,
I believe) is largely taken up with natural history observations,
and includes a most interesting account of the 17-year cicada,
as he observed it and inquired into its history. I do not recall
that he mentions Dynastcs, which I suppose has always been a
rarity here; the two captures referred to in the early lines of
this letter were taken perhaps twenty years ago (they are in
the collection of our local Society of Natural History), and
I'm not sure that record was made (or if made, preserved) of
their dates of capture.

I'm sorry that Acrelius, as he says, "carefully abstained from
the department of Natural History" (meaning, I suppose, for
publication) "inasmuch as the celebrated Professor Kalm,
somewhat before, and during my time, was visiting the same
regions for this special object". I hope, some day, you'll take
a look at the Hesselius paper, which I took notes from several
years ago and found very interesting.

In the first edition of Say's "American Entomology," of
which I believe a copy is kept under lock and key at the
Academy (Mr. Cresson will recall it), plate II and text (pages
not numbered) relate to "Soarabacus htyns", and fix the date
of its occurrence in the old cherry tree at Philadelphia at about
1813 ("about four years ago", Say's publication being dated
1817).

FRANK M. JONES, Wilmington, Delaware.
2000 Riverview Avenue,

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166-167. Edwards, E. E. — On the morphology of the larva
of Dorcus parallelopipedus. [Jour. Linnean Soc., London]
37: 93-108, ill. Friedrich, H. — Weitere vergleichende unter-
suchungen iiber die tibialen scolopalorgane bei orthopteren.
[94] 137: 30-54, ill. Hibbard, H.— Some cytological obser-
vations on the silk gland of Bombyx mori. [The Collecting
Net] 5: 109-111. Hirschlerowa, Z. — Sur les composants
plasmatiques des cellules sexuelles males chez Phryganea
grandis (Trichopteres). [77] 104: 1155-1157, ill. Huettner, .
A. F. — Meiosis in Drosophila melanogaster. [The Collect-
ing Net] 5: 112-113. Kemper, H. — Beitrage zur biologic
der bettwanze (Cimex lectularis). [46] 19: 161-183, ill.
Mail, G. A. — Viability in eggs of Aedes campestris (Culici-
dae). [68] 72: 170. ' Miley^ H. H.— Internal anatomy of
Euryurus erythropygus (Diplopoda). [43] 30: 229-254, ill.
Pflugfelder, O. — Zur embryologie des skorpions Hormurus
australasiae [94] 137: 1-29, ill. Rayleigh, L. — The irides-
cent colours of birds and insects. [Pro. R. Soc., London],
(A), 128: 624-641, ill. Reuter, E.— Beitrage zu einer ein-
heitlichen auffassung gewisser Chromosomenfragen. [Acta
Zool. Fenn.] 9: 484pp., ill. Slifer, E. H.— Mitotic activity
in the grasshopper embryo. [The Collecting Net] 5: 115-
116. Swingle, M. C. — Anatomy and physiology of the di-
gestive tract of the Japanese beetle. |47] 41: 181-196, ill.
Tokunaga, M.— -The morphological and biological studies
on a new marine cranefly Limonia ( Hicranomyia ) Monos-
tromia, from Japan. [Mem. Coll. Agric. Kyoto Imperial
Univ.] 1930: 93pp., ill. Vimmer, A. — Souborny prehled
po trachealnim systemu larev hmyzu dvojkridleho. [Caso-

xli, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 309

pis] 26: 68-88. ill. Wiedemann, J. F.— Die zellulosever-
dauung bei lamellicornierlarven. [46] 19: 228-258, ill.
Yung-Tai, T. — Recherches sur I'histogenese et 1'histophys
iologie tie 1'epithelium de 1'intestin moyen chez un Lepi-
doptere (Galleria mellunella). | Bui. Biol. Fr. & Belg.]
Suppl. 12: 144pp.. ill.

ARACHNIDA AND MYRIOPODA.— Andre, M Sur

une larve d'acarien parasite cle rhoinme et des aniniaux »-n
Uruguay, appartenant an genre Thrombicula. [54] 8: 355-
361, ill. Attems, G. — Myriapoda. 2. Scolopendromorpha.
[Das Tierreich] 54: 308pp.- ill. Bristowe, W. S.— Xotes
on the biology of spiders. I. The evolution of spiders snares.
II. Aquatic spiders. III. Miscellaneous. [75] 6: 334-353, ill.
*Bryant, E. B. — New species of the genus Xysticus ( Arach-
nida). [5] 37: 132-140, ill. ^Marshall, R— The water mites
of the Jordan Lake Region. [Trans. \Yisconsin Acad. Sci.,
Arts & Let.] 25: 245-249, ill. Verhoeff, K. W.— Bronns
Tier-reichs in wort und bild. Bd. V. Abt. 2, Myriapoda.
Diplopoda. Lief. 10: 1523-1674, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— *Banks,

N. — Some new Neotropical Neuropteroid insects. [5] 37:
183-191, ill. Lestage, J. A. — La dispersion holarctique de
quelques Ephemeropteres. (33] 70: 201-207. Remy, P.—
Les Collemboles du Greenland. [Meddel. om Greenland ]
74: 57-70. *Stewart, M. A. — Xew nearctic Siphonaptera.
[4] 62: 175-180, ill. Ulmer, G. — Key to the genera of
Ephemerida. [ Pekin Soc. Nat. Hist. Bui.] IV, (4), 1-18.
*Womersley, H. — On the Apterygota collected in British
Guiana by the Oxford University Expedition of 1929. [75]
6: 305-317. ill.

HEMIPTERA.— *Hottes, F. C.— Aphid homonyms. |95|
43: 179-184. *Klyver, F. D.— Notes on the Chermidae.
Part I. [4] 62: 167-175. ill. *Schmidt, E.— Die arten des
Cercopiden : Genus Sphodroscarta. (S). [20| 45: 37-38.

LEPIDOPTERA.— -Clark, B. P.— Sundry notes on
Sphingidae and descriptions of seven new forms. |I'mc.
New England Zool. Club] 12: 25-30. *Gehlen, B.— XC-IR-
S])hingi(len. (S) |M| 44: L30-131, ill. [18] 24: 217-220.
Gunder, J. D. — Butterflies of Los Angela (Omit}-. Cali-
fornia. |38| 29: 39-95, ill. *Hall, A.- Xew forms of Xym
phalidae in the collection of the Briti>h Museum. (S). [9]
(>3: 15f> 160. *May, E. — Agrias clandia roquetlei. (S).
[Bol. Mus. Xac., Rio de Jaiu-in.| 5: 35-38, ill. *McDun-
nough, J. — Note.- on Scotogramma oregonica and its allies.
[4] 62: 180-183, ill. *Meyrick, E.— Exotic Microlepidop-

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tera. (S). [3] 577-608. Talbot, G.— A monograph of the
Pierine genus Delias. Part 5: 220-259, col. pi.

DIPTERA. — Bangerter, H. - - Mucken-Metamorphosen

III. [56] 9: 97-102. Borgmeier, T. — Ueber das vorkommen
der larven von Hermetia illucens (Stratiomyidae) in den
nestern von Meliponiden. [34] 90: 225-235, ill. *Cresson,
E. T., Jr. — Notes on and descriptions of some neotropical
Neriidae and Micropezidae. |1] 56: 307-362. Fulmek, L.—
Sciarinae (Mycetophiliden) als blattminierer. [89] Syst.,
60: 46-48. *Hendel, F. — Die ausbeute der deutschen Chaco-
Expedition 1925-1926. Diptera. Ephydridae. [56] 9: 127-155.
*Hull, F. M. — Some notes and descriptions of Cerioidine
wasp-waisted flies (Syrphidae). |5] 37: 178-181. *Krober,
O. — Neue Tabaniden imd Zusatze zu bereits beschriebenen.
(S). 1 34] 90: 69-86, ill. *Malloch, J. R.— Exotic Muscari-
dae. (S). [75] 6: 321-334, ill. Nitzulescu, V.— Sur le Phle-
botomus troglodytes et le Phlebotomus brumpti. (S). |54]
8: 386-393, ill. *Parent, M. O.— Especes nouvelles de Doli-
chopodides conservees an Museum National d'Histoire
Naturelle de Paris. (S). [An. Soc. Sci. Bruxel.], (B), 104:
86-115, ill. Stear, J. R. — Muscid larvae taken in "Sciara
Army Worm". [5] 37: 175. *Van Duzee, M. C— The Doli-
chopodid genus Nematoproctus in North America. [5] 37:
167-172.

COLEOPTERA.— Brimley, J. F.— Coleoptera found in
the Rainy River District, Out. [Canadian Nat.] 44: 135-140.
Cockerel"!, T. D. A.— Fossil beetle elytra. [5] 37: 176. Csiki,
E. — Coleopterorum Catalogues. Pars 112. Carabidae : Har-
palinae IV. 529-737. Fletcher, F. C.— The type locality of
two species of Staphylinidae. [4] 62: 190. Frost, C. A.—
Paratenetus crinitus. [5] 37: 176-177. Kingsbury, E. W.—
Note on the distribution of two species of Coleoptera. |5]
37: 177. *Luederwaldt, H. — Tres novas especies do genero
Bolboceras ( Lamellicornid-Geotrupid.). (S). [Bol. Mus.
Nac., Rio de Janeiro] 5: 71-72. Obenberger, J. — Coleopter-
orum Catalogus. Pars 111. Buprestidae II. 215-568. Pickel,
D. B. — Sobre um coleoptero perfurador de cabos tclephoni-
cos observado em Pernambuco (Megaclerus stigma. Cer-
mab.). [Bol. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro] 5: 35-38, ill. Rau,
P. — A note on the parasitic beetle. Hernia minutipennis.
1 5 J 37: 155-156. *Reichensperger, A. -- Subgenera von
Paussus und die gattung Hylotorus, sowie beitrage zur
kenntnis afrikanischer und sudamerikanischer Myrmeko-
philen (Pauss. Clavig. Hist.). (S). [2J 26: 71-85, ill'.

xli, '30] KNTO.MOLOCir.U. .\K\VS 311

HYMENOPTERA. — Gibson, A. — Bumblebee occupying
Oriole nest. [Canadian Nat.J 44: 146. Lutz, F. E.— Obser-
vations on leaf-cutting ants. [4U| 388: 21pp.. ill. *Mitchell,
T. B. — A contribution to the knowledge of neotropical
Megachile with descriptions of new species (Megachilidae).
[1] 56: 155-305, ill. Rau, P.— The nesting habits of the
twig-dwelling bee, Prosopis modestus. [5J 37: 173-175.
^Roberts, R. — Seven new names in the genus Tiphia (Sco-
liidae). [4] 62: 189-190. *Ross, H. H.— The genera Selan-
dria and Coryna in America north of Mexico. (Tenthredini-
dae). [4] 62': 184-189, ill. Wheeler & Darlington.— Ant-
tree notes from Rio Frio, Columbia. [5j 37: 107-117.

SPECIAL NOTICES.— Danmarks Fauna.— Biller VIII.
(Haliplidae, Dytiscidae & Gyrinidae.). By V. Hansen. The
descriptions and illustrations of the larvae in this work on
Danish Coleoptera will probably be interesting to those
studying these immature stages. 233pp., ill. Die Tierwelt
Deutchlands. — Zweiflugler oder Diptera. IV. Syrphidae and
Conopidae. By P. Sach and O. Krober. A valuable paper to
students of these families. 142pp., ill.

Doings of Societies

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE OF ENTOMOLOGISTS.

The seventh annual meeting of The Rocky Mountain Con-
ference of Entomologists was held in Pingree Park, August 18
to 23, 1930, inclusive. This again took the form of an informal
meeting at the State Agricultural College Forestry Lodge in
the mountains. Members of the families of a number of the
entomologists joined in the occasion. A total of 52 were
present. The following are those that were directly interested
in entomology :

C. L. Marlatt and \Y. H. Larrimer, Washington, D. C. ; C.
P. Gillette, Carl A. Bjurman, Mrs. Esther Travis, Miss Miriam
A. Palmer, John L. HOITIKT, Sam C. McCampbell. Leslie B.
Daniels, Geo. M. List, F. T. Cowan, C. R. Jones, R. G. Rich-
mond and Bernard Travis, Fort Collins, Colorado; Hernard
Liston and Rowan I'otter, Wichita, Kansas; A. \\ . Lingquist,
Manhattan, Kans. : |<"lm C. I lamlin, Geo. |. Reeves and I. M
Hawley, Salt Lake City, Utah; W. A. Shands and I). G. Rice,
Grand Junction, Colorado; C. J. Drake and Tom A, I'.rindley,
Ames, Iowa; J. H. Xevvton, I'aonia, Colo.; A. 1'. Stnrtevant
and C. L. Corkins. Laramie, Wyoming; Leonard I lasenian,
Colombia, Mis.souri; Wilber G. Fish, Ithaca, X'ew York, and
Elwood H. Sheppard, Reading, Minnesota.

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A total of ten sessions were held during the week for discus-
sion and presentation of papers. The following is a list of the
formal subjects discussed:

Orthoptera. — The Control Campaign Against the Mormon
Cricket, F. T. Cowan.

Coleoptera. — The Rose Snout Beetle, J. L. Hoerner ; The
Potato Flea Beetle, L. B. Daniels; Alfalfa Weevil Population,
J. C. Hamlin; Notes on the Alfalfa Weevil, I. M. Hawley.

Hymenoptera. — Food Habits of the Agricultural Ant, C. R.
Jones.

Homoptera. — The Beet Leaf Hopper, \V. A. Shands ; Gen-
eric and Specific Characters of Aphids, M. A. Palmer.

Apiculture. — Work of the Intermouhtain Bee Station, A P.
Sturevant ; Metabolism Studies of the Honey Bee, C. L. Cork-
ins.

General. — Onion Insects of Iowa, C. J. Drake; Importance
of Insect Physiology and Morphology, Leonard Haseman ; The
Work of the LInited States Bureau of Entomology, and the
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Situation, C. L. Marlatt ; New or
Outstanding Insects of the Year, Leonard Haseman, J. H.
Newton, C. J. Drake, G. I. Reeves, A. W. Lindquist, B. Liston,
R. Potter, W. A. Shands, F. T. Cowan, S. C. McCampbell,
C. P. Gillette ; Early Notes on Colorado Insects, C. P. Gillette ;
Red Clover Pollinization, R. G. Richmond ; Temperature and
Humidity Control Boxes, T. A. Brindley ; Cherry Insects of
Northern Colorado, G. M. List ; Some External Parasites of
the Rodent Family, Sciuridae, in Colorado, S. C. McCampbell :
Heat, Caramelization and Regranulation of Honey, R. G. Rich-
mond.

Symposium. — Research in Entomology: Training for Re-
search, C. P. Gillette ; Organization for Research, C. L. Mar-
latt; Opportunities in Research, W. H. Larrimer ; What is
Wrong in Entomological Research, The Youngsters.

It was the unanimous opinion of those present that this type
of meeting should be continued.

The officers elected for 1931 were C. P. Gillette, Chairman :
George I. Reeves, Vice-Chairman ; George M. List, Secretary;
C. R. Jones, Treasurer. GEORGE M. LIST, Secretary.

CORRECTION.

ENT. NEWS, Vol. XLI, page 242, July, 1930. The author of the article
credited to Orfila, R. N. — La primera exposicion Entomologica Argentina
efectuada en Buenos Aires del 19 al 25 de Septiembre de 1928, should
have been given as Dallas, E. T., and the correct reference is |104|
2: 121-156.

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Gunder — North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera— XIX . .
Gertsch and Woodbury — Spiders found in the Stomachs of Sceloporus

graciosus graciosus (B. & G.) (Araneina)

Knight — Descriptions of Four New Species of Mimetic Miridae

(Hemiptera) 319

Nelson — The Sexes of Andrena hitei Cockerell (Hym. : Andrenidae). . 322
Wickwire and Calale— Some Mating Habits of Callosamia promethea

and Telea polyphemus (Lepid.: Saturniidae) 323

Klots — On the Naming of Individual Variants in Lepidoptera 324

Hungerford — An Unusual Nest of Vespula (Dolichovespula) arenaria

Fabr. ( = V. diabolica de Saussure) Hym.: Vespidae) 329

Beamer — Maternal Instinct in a Membracid (Platycotis vittata) (Ho-

moptera) 330

Robertson — Proterandry and Flight of Bees. III. (Hym.: Apoidea). 331

Entomological Literature 336

Review— Recent Works of R. E. Snodgrass 341

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ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXIX.

MEXICAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

DR. ALFONSO DAMPF

ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS

VOL. XLI. DECEMBER, 1930 No. 10

North American Institutions Featuring Lepidoptera.

XIX. Entomological Institutions in Mexico.

By J. D. GUNDER, Pasadena, California.

(Plates XXIX-XXXIII).

Mexico, to North American entomologists, is one of the most
interesting countries in the world for it presents a field of vir-
gin and almost unlimited possibility. With a great diversity of
climate and vast land areas, ranging from tropical to near
arctic on the lofty peaks, its variety of forms can only be
compared to certain of the western countries of South America.
Before the great Ice Age began and before the glaciers domi-
nated our territory. North America was inhabited, not only by
the present fauna and flora, but also by a great number of the
southern plants and animals, which retreated to the south before
the cold and found refuge in the plains and mountains of
Mexico. The entomological fauna of Mexico is therefore of
interest to every taxonomist and student collector and espe-
cially to those in south-western United States, not only for
the great similarity which exists, for example, between the
insect world of Arizona and of Sonora, or between Texas and
Tamaulipas, but chiefly for the stock of preglacial fauna now
distributed over the mountains of this southern Republic. It is
too early, of course, to discuss from a zoological point of view,
the history of Mexican insect life, which is very imperfectly
known. Unfortunately Mexican entomology is still in its
infancy.

Many species of Lepidoptera from Mexico were originally
described by Linnaeus and his associates and in recent years
since the publication of the Bioloyia Centrali- Americana, re-
search work has been greatly stimulated. F. D. Godman and
Osbert Salvin prepared the Biologia parts relating to the
Rhopalocera and Herbert Druce and others completed the
Heterocera sections.

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The oldest of the Mexican lepidopterologists and the owner
of the largest collection of Mexican butterflies and moths is
Mr. Robert Muller of Mexico City. See Plate XXXIII. Aided
by numerous local collectors and for over a period of 40 years,
he has accumulated nearly 5000 species, including Pyralids.
Practically all his new species and forms, numbering nearly
1000, were described several years ago by the late Dr. H. G.
Dyar and by Schaus, Busck and Clark and the types of prac-
tically everything are in the National Museum at Washington,
except paratypes which were retained by Muller. There are
still some 500 undescribed lepidoptera in the collection, mostly
Noctuids and Geometrids. Recently Mr. Miiller's nephew.
Prof. Max Draudt, a well known collaborator of Seitz, has pub-
lished some new forms of Noctuids and Bombycids from this
outstanding collection. Another lepidopterist of note in Mexico
is Mr. Pablo Petersen of Puebla. His collection, though ex-
tensive, does not contain type material.

At the present time organized entomological investigation,
including the study of lepidoptera, is being carried on by three
separate institutions or at three individual centers of research.
All are in Mexico City and each has men in charge who are
thoroughly scientific and capable, so that the next decade should
see a more rapid advancement in entomological knowledge
within the Republic.

FIRST. At the Mexican Plant Protection Service of the Min-
istry of Agriculture, which combines the activities of the U. S. .
Bureau of Entomology, of the Plant Quarantine and Control
Administration, the Insecticide & Fungicide and of the Phyto-
pathological Service of the U. S. Bureau of Plant Industry.
The building of the Department of Research, which includes a
chemical, a bacteriological, a mycological and an entomological
laboratory, with insectaries and experimental fields, is shown
at the top of Plate XXIX and is under the direction of Dr.
Alfonso Dampf. This building is quite new, being only recently
occupied and the grounds were not in shape when the photo was
taken. The Department possesses a collection of Mexican in-
sects in all Orders and a special collection of agriculture pests.
Breeding experiments with material from all parts of Mexico

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXX.

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OF MKXK.O CITY

DR. ISAAC OCHOTFRENA, DIRECTOR

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yield interesting specimens, especially in Lepidoptera and Cole-
optera. Plate XXXII shows a silk nest of Eutach\f>tcra psidii
built by living caterpillars and the man to the left is Leopold
Conradt, curator of the Republic's entomological collections.
He is an old experienced field man who has made entomological
trips to central Asia and tropical Africa, and who collaborated
with Godman & Salvin as editors when they were assembling
data, especially on Coleoptera from Guatemala and Mexico as
well. The man to the right in the picture is Mr. Ignacio II.
Olmedo, a capable young entomologist from the Department.
Dr. Dampf is organizing and building up Mexico's entomo-
logical service and he is doing about what Riley and Howard
accomplished for the United States in the early days. Condi-
tions in Mexico are quite different, both politically and eco-
nomically however. The Doctor was born on the small island
of Dagoe in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Esthonia,
November 20, 1884. He went to school in Reval, Esthonia,
where he had the good fortune to come in touch with that first
class lepidopterist and scientist, Wilhelm Petersen, known
through his profound investigations on the morphology and
anatomy of Lepidoptera. The University years were spent in
Konigsberg, the home of Immanuel Kant, the great philosopher,
and the doctors' degree was received in 1909, when he entered
the staff of the Zoological Museum of the University, as as-
sistant keeper of the collections with a view of preparing for
a professorship. A trip in 1910 to Egypt and in 1912 to the
Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic were used to collect entomo-
logical material. In 1913 he followed a call of the Imperial
Colonial Office and became Government Entomologist in Ger-
man East Africa, now Tanganyika Territory. At this time a
fascinating period of travel and collecting began, only to be
interrupted and ended by the world war. Dr. Dampf was for
a year and a half Director of the Cotton Experiment Station at
Mpanganya on the Rufiyi River near which wild elephants,
zebras, waterbucks and hippopotamuses abounded. Later he
enlisted under the immortal Lettow-Vorbeck and went into the
brush to defend East Africa against a foe who was a hundred
times stronger and more numerous. The years of 1918 and

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1919 were passed in Egypt (entomological results unpublished)
and between 1920-23 quiet entomological work was again con-
tinued in the old City of Konigsberg. By October, 1923, the
old continent was changed for the new and Dr. Dampf was
invited to Mexico by the government to become professor of
entomology and parasitology. Numerous field trips through
Mexico followed, including a six months' expedition on horse-
back into Yucatan, British Honduras and Guatemala. These
excursions yielded the necessary knowledge of the land and folk
and brought an enormous amount of material together which
is still being sifted. In 1927 the Plant Protection Service of
the Mexican Government was founded and Dr. Dampf was ap-
pointed Head of the Research Department, a position which he
still holds. His 85 publications comprehend Lepidoptera,
Aphaniptera (fleas), Diptera and agriculturally and medically
important subjects. He has just finished an article on an in-
teresting lepidopteron from baltic amber and recently sent in a
description of the first Mexican Paussid (Ins., Coleoptera).
Also he is working on a monograph of the Mexican Simuliids
(black flies or buffalo gnats). His personal collection includes
Microlepidoptera, slides of fleas and insects of economic im-
portance.

SECOND. The Department of Public Health in Mexico City
with its dependency, the Institute of Hygiene, is where studies
in medical entomology are being carried on. The entomological
laboratory at the Institute is under the direction of Prof. C. C.
Hoffmann, who is actively working on the mosquitoes of
Mexico. He has published extensive papers on Mexican ticks
and has investigated the transmission of a filariasis by the
Simulium gnats. Prof. Hoffmann has a fine personal collec-
tion of Mexican Lepidoptera and has described several species
and forms. His collection is probably next to Miiller's in size
and is being continually built up. It has the reputation of being
in perfect order and up-to-date. A portrait of Prof. Hoffmann
is found on Plate XXXI together with those of I. Ochoterena
and Dr. W. J. Holland. Dr. Holland was in Mexico City this
last spring setting up a replica of the skeleton of the dinosaur
Diplodocus carncgci for the National Museum and I am indebted

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXXII.

I.I (ii'oi i) C'o\ K \n\ i I. eft i ami 1 . 1 1 . ( M.\i I no ; Ri^ht \ I loldint; a Silk
NfM of the Social Living C'ati-rpillai> of /•Sy.)i^t>0X/;'X(X/^.>X&

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to the Doctor for this picture. He also furnished me with
certain data concerning entomological conditions in Mexico.

THIRD. At the Biological Institute of the Mexican National
University various phases of entomological study are continu-
ally in progress. This Institution was formerly under the
supervision of the Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, but last
year came under the control of the University. The actual
director is Prof. Isaac Ochoterena who is a fine scientist and
known more as a pathologist and botanist. Portrait on Plate
XXX. His staff works on problems of pure and applied science,
as on hydrobiology and microbiology and on the flora and fauna
of Mexico in general, etc. Prof. Hoffmann and Prof. Leopoldo
Ancona H. are on the entomological staff of this Institute and
they have published various and many papers on Mexican
entomology.

Prof. Isaac Ochoterena was born at Atlixco, Puebla in 1885
and he is the son of the late Colonel Pedro Ochoterena, who
was a distinguished Mexican militarist in the defense of his
Country at the time of the so-called Maximilian Government.
Prof. Ochoterena's early studies were accomplished in the old
National Preparatory School and a few years afterwards he
was appointed Inspector of Education in the State of Durango.
Later he was called to the chair of embryology and histology
of the National Medical College and to professorship in the
Military Medical School. He has written a text book on
biology and published some 76 scientific papers, of which a
third or more are dedicated to the histology of the nervous
system.

Prof. Ochoterena is head of the National Museum of Natural
History in Mexico City which is fostered by the Biological In-
stitute of the University. It is located on Calle Chopo and
occupies a huge building constructed of steel and glass (Plate
XXX). This building was erected a number of years ago as
one of the structures used by the International Exposition. At
the time it was filled with Japanese exhibits. Its replacement
by a thoroughly modern museum building has been for a long
time agitated. This Museum, which is the principal one in
Mexico, originates from the union of several ancient museums

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and from the collections of the Mexican geographical explora-
tions. Prominent naturalists such as Villada, Urbina, Rovirosa,
Herrera, Mendoza, Penafiel, Patoni, Ferrari-Perez and a local
host of others have contributed towards its contents. The
botanical department boasts of a splendid herbarium and there
is a well classified collection of rocks and minerals. The library
of the Institution contains a rich selection of books and pamph-
lets numbering more than twenty thousand. The collections of
insects on display are largely synoptic in character, and, while
many Mexican insects are shown among the Lepidoptera, there
are also fair series of the Lepidoptera of other parts of the
world. I believe this Museum houses the only public display,
or only good public display, of insects in Mexico.

[This article concludes the series on "North American Insti-
tutions featuring Lepidoptera" which has been running con-
tinuously in the NEWS since February, 1929. I would like to
take this opportunity of expressing my sincere thanks to the
many entomologists who have made possible the numerous
plates and these pages of text. The future will decide whether
they have been worth while. — AUTHOR.]

Spiders Found in the Stomachs of Sceloporus graciosus
graciosus (B. & G.) (Araneina).

The following list represents the species of Spiders found
in the stomachs of a series of lizards of the species Sceloporus
graciosus graciosus (B. & G.), which were collected at local-
ities in Utah as indicated below.

Mr. Gertsch identified the spiders, most of which were
males.
GNAPHOSIDAE Gen. et sp? Fillmore Canyon, June, 1927, U.

of U. Zool. Exp.
ARANEA sp? Fillmore Canyon, June, 1927, U. of U. Zool.

Exp.

XYSTICUS SIMPLICIOR Chamberlin and Gertsch. Fillmore Can-
yon, June, 1927, U. of U. Zool. Exp.
LYCOSA AVIDA (Walckenaer). Ephraim, Utah.
PELLENES HIRSUTUS Peckham. Hatch, Utah, June, 1927, U.

of U. Zool Exp.
PELLENES OREGONENSIS Peckham. Hatch, Utah, June, 1927, U.

of U. Zool Exp.
PHIDIPPUS sp? Fillmore Canyon, June, 1927, U. of U. Zool.

Exp.

WILLIS J. GERTSCH and LOWELL A. WOODBURY,

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Descriptions of Four New Species of Mimetic
Miridae (Hemiptera).*

By HARRY H. KXICIIT, Ames, Iowa.
Coquillettia nigrithorax n. sp.

Clavus white and therefore suggestive of fo.vi Van I)., but
differs otherwise in the black color of head, thorax and legs ;
also differs in the smaller size and relatively longer rostrum.

$ . Length 4.3 mm., width across base of cuneus 1.3 mm.
Head: width .69 mm., vertex .30 mm. Rostrum, length 1.3
mm., just attaining hind margin of sternum. Antennae: seg-
ment I, length .26 mm.; II, 1.21 mm.; Ill, 1.12 mm.; IV,
.56 mm. ; black. Pronotum : length .69 mm. ; width at base
1.12 mm.

Color black, coxae and femora of front legs, and sometimes
lower half of face, brown with orange tinge. Clavus opaque
white, tinged with yellow, blackish at base ; corium clear white,
black on apical third ; embolium pale, fuscous at base and black
on apical third. Cuneus opaque white on basal half, tinged
with yellow bordering the black on apical half. Membrane
uniformly blackish, pale with milky tinge across basal three-
fifths of larger areoles. Ostiolar peritreme and posterior mar-
gin of third abdominal segment white as in allied species.

Holotypc: $ September 9, 1928, Tucson, ARIZONA (A. A.
Nichol) ; author's collection. Paratypcs: 3 $ August 16,
Apache County, 2 £ August 18, 1927, Socorro County, Arizona
(R. H. Beamer).

Coquillettia granulata n. sp.

Allied to atrithorax, but differs in the smaller size, white
discal area of membrane, and the fine, white granular coating
on all parts of the body.

$ . Length 3.4 mm., width .98 mm. Head: width .69 mm.,
vertex .31 mm. Rostrum, length 1.17 mm., reaching to near
posterior margins of middle coxae. Antennae: segment 1,
length .21 mm.; II, 1.08 mm.; Ill, broken; black. Pronotum:
length .62 mm., width at base .99 mm.

Black, juga and lora brownish: all parts of body including
hemelytra and legs, finely coated with a white granular exuda-

* Contribution from the Dept. of Zoology and Entomology, Iowa State
College, Ames, Iowa.

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tion which is rather similar to that found in many species of
Platytylellus. Hemelytra black, transversely white across clavus,
corium, and embolium between tip of scutellum and tip of
clavus; basal two-fifths of cuneus opaque white. Membrane
fuscous, larger areoles and discal area between and extending
distad to slightly beyond a line connecting tips of cunei, milky
white. Ostiolar peritreme and posterior margin of third abdo-
minal segment, white.

9 . Length 3.4 mm. ; wingless, ant-like. Uniformly black,
covered with a fine granular white residue as in the male.
Head: width .74 mm., vertex .60 mm.; length .99 mm., rather
thick. Pronotum : length .58 mm., greatest width (.62 mm.)
across coxal clefts which are visible from above; strongly and
evenly convex but more cylindrical than globose. Without
vestige of wings ; tergite of first abdominal segment strongly
arched, pale; posterior margin of second tergite and the pos-
terior half of the sternite of third segment, pale. Abdomen
behind the third segment strongly globose, sparsely clothed
with pale pubescence.

Holotype: $ May 21, 1909, West Wats, UTAH (E. D. Ball) ;
author's collection. Allotype: same date as the type. Para-
types: 3 $ , taken with the types. The writer is indebted to
Dr. Ball for this species which was received unmounted in a
pill box with a few other specimens.

Sericophanes albomaculatus n. sp.

Allied to triangularis Kngt., and having very similar white
markings, but differs in the more convex scutellum and in the
shorter second antennal segment which is not equal to basal
width of pronotum ; also differs in the dark brown color and
blackish membrane.

$ . Length 3.6 mm. , width 1.09 mm. Head: width .69 mm.,
vertex .32 mm. Rostrum, length 1.64 mm., reaching upon
fourth ventral segment, dark fuscous brown. Antennal seg-
ment I, length .216 mm., pale brownish; II, .92 mm., brown to
fuscous; III, .65 mm., dark fuscous; IV, .56 mm., blackish.
Pronotum: length .64 mm., width at base 1.05 mm.; disk dark
chestnut brown, shining, calli, collar, and anterior half of
propleura, reddish brown. Scutellum conically produced, dis-
tinctly higher than in triangularis; mesoscutum declivent, slop-
ing sharply downward to the grooved line separating the scutel-
lum. Hemelytra dusky brown, fuscous bordering the white

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spots and inner apical angles of corium ; white spots nearly as
in triangulanSj a subtriangular white spot on basal half of
corium, its apex on clavus and base on embolium ; a smaller
white spot on corium bordering base of cuneus, also a small
round spot on corium bordering claval suture just before apex
of clavus. Cuneus dark chestnut brown to blackish, shining;
embolium brownish black between the white spots, also shining.
Membrane and veins uniformly dark fuscous. Ventral sur-
face and legs dark brown to blackish, hind coxae, ostiolar
peritreme, and middle coxae except base, white. Dorsum
sparsely clothed with erect, long pale hairs, also intermixed with
some shorter pubescent hairs.

Holotypc: $ , Fort Davis Mountains, TEXAS (O. C. Poling) ;
author's collection.

Cyrtopeltocoris gracilentis n. sp.

Allied to albo-fasciatus Reut., but differs in the longer second
antennal segment, more slender head and more strongly arched
scutellum.

$ . Length 3.5 mm., width across base of cuneus 1.04 mm.
Head: width .69 mm., vertex .30 mm.; from base of vertex to
tip of tylus .60 mm., height of an eye .35 mm. Antennae:
segment I, length .23 mm.; II, 1.04 mm.; Ill, .86 mm.; IV,
.60 mm. ; pale dusky, last two segments more brown. Prono-
tum : length 1.04 mm., width at base .86 mm. Scutellum more
strongly convex or conically produced than in albo-fasciatus.
Color reddish brown to dark brown and with white marks
nearly as in albo'-fasciatus. With band of white crossing clavus
midway between tip of scutellum and tip of clavus and extend-
ing across corium to radial vein ; also white on tip of corium
bordering cuneus. Membrane and veins uniformly pale fus-
cous. Legs brown, hind and middle coxae and the trochanters,
pale ; apices of tibiae pale ; tarsi, fuscous apically. Clothed with
fine, short, pale pubescence, sparsely intermixed on hemelytra
and scutellum with a few long, erect pale hairs.

Holotypc: $ September 5, 1926, Eufaula, ALABAMA (H. H.
Knight), collected at light; author's collection.

I have previously recorded this specimen as Cyrtopeltocoris
albo-fasciatus Reut. (Can. Ent., lix, 1927, p. 41), but more
critical study shows that it is structurally distinct, although
having a very similar color aspect.

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[Dec., '30

The Sexes of Andrena hitei Cockerell
(Hym. : Andrenidae).

By ELVEN C. NELSON.

In 1907 Professor T. D. A. Cockerell described in the Annals
and Magazine of Natural History Andrena hitci from Boulder,
Colorado. The species was described from the female, a strik-
ingly attractive species of Andrena. Ever since an unsuccessful
search has been made for the male. There is no male in this
region which looks like the female, but this is not astonishing
for often the male is very unlike the female. Curiously enough
there is a beautiful Andrena in the European fauna which
looks so much like our species that the two can be confused.
The most conspicuous difference is the size, the European
species, A. fulva Schrank, being larger than hitci. The male
of the European species is known. Professor Cockerell re-
ceived some of these males and at once was struck by the
thought that the male of hitci might be similar to that of
fulva. I was asked to see if I could find a male which an-
swered the requirements. Several species were near but no
good evidence was present to prove that any one was the
correct male.

I have been working on the genitalia of Andrena and in view
of the results from this work I felt that the correct male could
be found by means of the genitalia.

ABC ABC

Fig. 1. Andrena hitci, Cockerell (nibifloris Viereck and Cockerell).
Specimen from Florissant, Colorado.

Fig. 2. Andrena julva, Schrank. Specimen from Europe.

A. Genital armature. B. Eighth ventral plate. C. Seventh ventral plate.

I made dissections of fulva and the possible males of hitei,
and the results were even better than had been expected. I
found that only one male had genitalia which closely resembled

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those of inlva. This male also most nearly meets the other
requirements as shown by fulva.

This male was described as A. ribifloris in 1914 by Viereck
and Cockerell in a paper "New North American Bees of the
Genus Andrena" in the Proceedings of the United States Na-
tional Museum, vol. 48, p. 32 (1914). The species was
described from Florissant, Colorado, and has since been col-
lected near Gresham in Boulder County. The female of the
species was not found at Florissant but it is not uncommon
to find the males of Andrena without accompanying females.
I have collected A. hitei at Boulder, visiting flowers of Ribes,
the genus of plants from which the male ribifloris was col-
lected. According to Viereck (in letter to Cockerell) A. hitei
occurs also in Nebraska and Montana. Without any reasonable
doubt ribifloris is the male of hitei. The name hitei has priority
over the name ribifloris.

Some Mating Habits of Callosamia promethea and Telea
polyphemus (Lepid.: Saturniidae).

On June eighteenth a female Callosamia promethea moth
emerged from a cocoon on our screened porch and by three
o'clock in the afternoon a flock of males had collected. One
of these was introduced into the cage with the female and
mated immediately. For experiment's sake, another male was
introduced into the cage. He' shortly found his way to the
mated pair and tried persistently to force them apart with his
feet, abdomen and claspers. Being unsuccessful, he obtained a
grip on the female's abdomen close to the first male and clung
there until we pulled him off.

That same evening two female moths of Telca polyphemus
were tied out for mating. On the morning of June the nine-
teenth, we examined them at 4.30 o'clock and found one with
two males clinging to her in exactly the same manner as the
\Promcthca male of the previous afternoon, while the other
female moth was alone. We took the moths in and removed the
superfluous male from the mating pair and placed him with
the lone female. lie mated with her but they did not stay to-
gether long.

This may be a common occurence, but in our many years
of observation we have never seen it happen before or read of
its happening.

HARRIET A. WICKWIRE.
ADELE CALALE.

324 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '30

On the Naming of Individual Variants in
Lepidoptera.

By ALEXANDER B. KLOTS, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

(Continued from page 302).

SHALL WE APPLY SCIENTIFIC NAMES TO INDIVIDUAL

VARIANTS?

The purpose of taxonomy is twofold. In the first place the
taxonomist must differentiate organisms and attach to each one
a scientific name so that ready reference may be had to it by
means of this name. This is nomenclature, and one of its most
fundamental principles is that the name of an organism should
furnish a permanent, easy and convenient index to the organ-
ism. Secondly the taxonomist, by a study of all possible char-
acters, attempts to so classify organisms that his sytem of
classification will show the past and present relationships of
the organisms to each other. This is phylogeny.

Phylogeny is of undeniable importance, but must not be
allowed to overburden nomenclature. From the binomial system
of Linnaeus we have progressed to a recognized trinomial
system. The use of subgenera is still optional, but such use
means many quadrinomials. Numerous workers may take ex-
ception to this (9) but on the whole the use of the quadri-
nomial is well established. Surely this is far enough.

Let us then see what would be the result if, following the
system of naming advocated by Gunder we should attempt to
classify a hypothetical species which possessed all of the forms
that this system holds nameable. Such species may conceiv-
ably exist, although the writer is glad to say that he has not
seen any printed reference to such a conglomeration . The
result would be: Claudius (Mcgaclaudius) crosbyi accident alls
f. loc. pasadenensis f. aest. megacephalus f. 9 inimicits f. tr.
absurdus Jones. That is an example of phylogeny overbalanc-
ing nomenclature. Very few taxonomists could stand the con-
tinued strain of association with such horrors.

In view of the possibility of such absurdities becoming an

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everyday occurrence it seems that serious consideration should
be given to the emendation of Article 14 of the International
Code of Zoological Nomenclature suggested by the British
National Committee on Entomological Nomenclature (10).
According to this emendation any term used as a "name" for
any concept lower than subspecies would have no status in
respect of priority. The effect of this in lightening the burden
of nomenclature would undoubtedly be excellent. However
even with the rigid definition of "subspecies" as "being a geo-
graphical or (in the case of parasites) host variation" speci-
mens might be named as "subspecies" by over-enthusiastic
workers, or by individuals over-anxious to see their names in
print, which did not entirely merit that definition.

In fairness to Mr. Gunder the author must state that in the
previously cited "octonomial" the only category originated in
Mr. Gunder's system is that of "local form". Even that is
not strictly original with him, being identical with various cate-
gories of Continental authors.

In Barnes and Benjamin's Check List of North American
Diurnals (11) now four years old, 18 names are listed under
Eurymtis philodlce (Godt.) as either valid names or synonyms
applicable to categories lower than subspecies. Still more such
names have since been applied, I believe. It so happens that
we know something about the genetics of philodicc (3) but
even with the knowledge that the white female form of this
species is Mendelian, or perhaps because of this knowledge, it
is the opinion of many (13, 14) perhaps of most entomologists
that these forms should not be given scientific names . In drop-
ping them the burden of the overworked taxonomist and cata-
loguer would be immeasurably lightened. In the genus Euphy-
dryas the case is even worse. In his recent revision of the
genus, which, incidentally, includes some really valuable taxo-
nomic work, Gunder lists 23 such names under /:. chalcedony
(Dbldy. & Hew.) (12).

In the same check list we find that under Hiisilarcliui •<vc/(/V-
tncyrii (Edw.) the name sine fascia ( Kdw.) is used to designate

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the race from Arizona, while angustifascia B. & McD. is

listed as "f. norm.". The absurdity for the necessity for such
procedure becomes apparent when we consider' that sine fascia
applies to a rare individual variant, while the great majority
of specimens of the race are angustifascia. That a name ap-
plied to a rare aberration should have to be used to include
all of the normal specimens as well and that a separate name
should then have to be applied to these is against all taxonomic
principles.

Needham (9) has recently entered a plea for the use of com-
mon sense in limiting the length of names, in which all thinking
zoologists and botanists cannot but join. The International
Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has taken a most
praiseworthy stand in the matter by holding as invalid such
names as Brachyuropushkydermatogammarus. What then are
we to think of such names as hemiluteofuscus and nigrisuperni-
pcnnis as applied by Gunder to "transition forms" of Euphy-
dryas chalccdona and colon respectively (11)? It is as if
"octonomials" were not enough and we must needs break the
taxonomist's back with such jaw-twisters.

Inasmuch as at least a considerable number of individual
variants are probably mutations, the naming of such individuals
would actually be objectionable to geneticists. To the geneti-
cist belongs the right to designate these individuals after his
own fashion. He has his own system of so doing, one much
better adapted to his peculiar needs than that of formal scien-
tific nomenclature, and he should be permitted to apply it as
he wishes.

All this does not mean that the writer considers that the
taxonomist should have nothing to do with individual variants.
If he is a good taxonomist he will indeed be vitally interested
in them, for he sees that in many of them there is the stuff
of which evolution is made. But if he is a wise taxonomist he
will leave their detailed study to the geneticist who specializes
in that study, and will be content to accept the geneticist's con-
clusions about them. He can help the geneticist by collecting

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variants and by figuring them and publishing data on them,
thus giving the geneticist an idea of what experimental material
may be available. Such work can also be of value to the col-
lector who may be at a loss as to what name to apply to an
aberrant specimen, and who might otherwise unwisely name it
as a species or subspecies. As such it should be encouraged
and given every help ; but it should not be considered as a part
of scientific nomenclature.

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS.

1. Individual variants whose aberrant characters are non-
inheritable can have no effect on the evolution of their species.
Individual variants whose aberrant characters are inheritable
may have a very decided effect upon the evolution of their
species. In any case the detailed study of such variants should
be undertaken only by a properly qualified geneticist and is not
a part of the work of the taxonomist, although the results of
such study are of profound interest to him.

2. Any attempt to classify individual variants by pheno-
typic characters alone is necessarily superficial and may be
extremely misleading. While such classifications may be of
interest they can be of value only if all phenotypic characters
are taken into account.

3. The term "transition form" as defined by Gunder is
superfluous, meaning no more than "Mendelian form" or "mu-
tant". "Transition form" as used by Gunder has come to mean
no more than "series of aberrations" and is therefore superflu-
ous in this sense as well.

4. Scientific names should not be applied to any concept
lower than subspecies, and when so applied should have no
status in scientific nomenclature. If designation of such forms
is necessary this should be done in some manner which cannot
be confused with scientific nomenclature.

5. Open discussion in print by taxonoinists and geneticists
of the subject of classification and designation of concepts less
than subspecies is very much to be desired.

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ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXXIV.

*» *

NEST OF VESPULA ARENARIA.— HUNGERFORD.

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An Unusual Nest of Vespula (Dolichovespula)

arenaria Fabr. (==V. diabolica de Saussure1).

(Hym.: Vespidae).

(Plate XXXIV.)
By H. B. HUNGERFORD, Lawrence, Kansas.2

Our paper-making wasps are among the most generally
known insects. Even the casual ohserver recognizes these wasps
and their paper nests and has proper respect for the ability of
the insects to resist undue familiarity. The more observing
student finds the habits of these wasps of absorbing interest.
He knows from experience that much of the sinister reputation
of these little creatures can be discounted. With due regard
for their nervousness and respect for their proper rights one
may learn a great deal about the home life of these paper
makers. The material of which their nests are made is com-
posed of fibers of weathered or decayed wood properly masti-
cated. We have two common sorts of "paper makers", the
Polistes that suspend a single open comb from some support 3
and the Vespas which have two or more combs, one beneath
the other enclosed in a paper bag. The Polistes in their open
combs can be studied with ease. The Vespas, on the other
hand, which live either in a covered house suspended from a
tree limb or other support or in the ground are not observable.
The accompanying photographs show how one colony of
Vespula arenaria Fabr. (--- V. diabolica de Saussure) built an
"observation hive" of its own free will and accord. This was
in an old abandoned log cabin at the south end of Munro Lake,
Cheboygan County, Michigan. The nest was built between a
window and the rough boards used in "boxing up" the window
on the outside. The interspace between glass and board was
approximately one inch. The wasps had gained entrance
through a crack between the boards and fashioned an interest-
ing sectional nest. This nest was one inch thick — four and a
quarter inches wide, by four and a half inches high. It con-
sisted of two layers of comb and was covered with nine layers

1 Determination made by Doctor J. Chester Bradley.

2 Contribution from the Biological Station of the University of Michi-
gan, Douglas Lake, Michigan.

s See Phil Rau, Ecology, Volume X, No. 2, April, 1929.

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of paper, the edges of which adhered closely to the glass on
one side and to the board on the other. These several paper
walls with their interspaces, make a splendidly insulated shelter.
The wasps were studied, of course, from the inside of the
house where their activity in the nest could be observed through
the glass window pane. There was a remarkable difference in
the temperature between the surface of the glass in front of
the nest and elsewhere on the window — that in front of the nest
was decidedly warm, elsewhere it was cool to cold, depending
upon the weather. These Vespas heated their brood chamber
and maintained the temperature against the lowered degrees
outside.

On August 9th, 1929, Doctor George Nichols made some
flash light photographs of the nest as seen from within the
building and Mr. F. Gray Butcher and I placed a charge of
carbon bisulphide in the space and then carefully loosed the
nest from the window pane and now have it mounted with
its board support in a small case for exhibition at the Biological
Station of the University of Michigan on Douglas Lake. We
caught one queen and twenty-five workers. There were others
flying about.

Maternal Instinct in a Membracid (Platycotis
vittata) (Homop.).

By R. H. BEAMER, Dept. of Entomology, University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas.

(Plate XXXV.)

Numerous nymphs of Platycotis vittata were taken in the
Sequoia National Forest, Tulare Co., California, on a broad
leafed oak. Persistent use of nets, however, failed to procure
a single adult and the party began scanning the tips of oak
twigs for nests of nymphs in the hopes of finding out more
about this interesting membracid. Soon a cluster of very small
nymphs was located and, sitting an inch or so down the twig
from the nearest little one, was an adult female. Continued
examination of the nearby oaks revealed several nests and in
almost every case, a female stood sentinel, always between the

ENT. NEWS, VOL. XLI.

Plate XXXV.

MATERNAL INSTINCT IN A MEMBRACID- BEAMER

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young and the body of the tree. She would move around the
limb when approached but would allow herself to be taken
rather than fly away from her perch. The occurrence was too
regular to be a mere coincidence and it was conjectured that the
mother must actually guard her young throughout their
nymphal stages. As if to add the needed proof for the obvious
conclusion, a small wasp (Vespidae), flew toward a nest of
5th instar nymphs. When it approached to within an inch
or so of the twig, the membracid flew at it. The wasp deflected
its course circled and returned. The membracid, which had
alighted on the twig on the other side of her nest, dashed at
the wasp again. Again the wasp missed the twig but returned
in a few seconds. Each time as the wasp approached, the
mother raised her wings to be ready and when the wasp drew
near, she dashed at it with such fury as to frighten it away.
Once the vespid alighted on the nymphs but was instantly
attacked and left without its prey. After perhaps a dozen
attempts the vespid apparently grew discouraged and departed.
The membracid flew to her young, crawled over the spot where
the vespid had alighted, apparently examined to see that they
were uninjured ; then, making sure all was well again flew to
the twig just below the nest, turned her head toward her young
and stood immobile.

The twigs where the young are found are marked with small
punctures arranged in spiral form part way around the limb.
The rows of spirals are perhaps y2 inch apart. The nymphs sit
very close together on the limb often overlapping each other and
cling tenaciously to their support.

The accompanying photograph (Plate XXXV) shows the
mother guarding her young.

Proterandry and Flight of Bees. III.
(Hym.: Apoidea.)

By CHARLES ROBERTSON, Carlinville, Illinois.
The first paper was in ENT. NEWS 29:341, the second in 41 :
154. Except in Bombidae and I lalictidar, cases in which the
male is first and the female last may be regarded as normal
and the rest fragmentary. Some bees, however, are known to
be proterogynous.

332 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '30

$ first, 9 last, fragmentary.

ANDRENA SALICACEA $ March 25- April 2, 9 April 16-26.
EPIMELISSODES ILLINOENSIS 3 July 13, 9 July 16-Aug. 13.
PROSOPIS THASPII $ May 8, 9 June 9-15.

$ first, 59 end together.

CLISODON TERM IN ALLS $ May 25-July 27, 9 June 6-July 27.
NOMADA CRESSONII $ April 20-May 18, 9 May 3-18.
PROSOPIS EULOPHI $ May 12-June 15, 9 June 13-15.
TRIEPEOLUS HELIANTIII $ Aug. 11-Oct. 3, 9 Sept. 18-Oct. 3.

$ first and last.

COLLETES NUDUS $ June 20-Aug. 2, 9 July 10-27.
HOLCOPASITES ILLINOENSIS $ June 6-Aug. 23, 9 June 9-

Aug. 9.
NOMADA PARVA $ May 5-29, 9 May 11-14.

SIMPLEX $ March 26- April 11, 9 April 10.
VICINA S Sept. 8-Oct. 19, 9 Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
XANTHIDIUM LUTEOLOIDES $ April 4- May 5, 9 April 21-

May 3.
PERDITA OCTOMACULATA $ Aug. 13-Sept. 24 9 Aug 17-

Sept. 20.

PERDITELLA BOLTONIAE $ Aug. 30-Sept. 8, 9 Sept. 3.
PROSOPIS SANICULAE $ May 15-Sept. 13, 9 May 31-July 8.
TRIEPEOLUS NEVADENSIS $ July 7-Sept. 6, 9 July 26-Aug. 27.
REMIGATUS $ June 28-Sept. 3, 9 July 9- Aug. 29.

$ 9 first, 9 last.

ANDRENA CARLINI March 20, $ ends April 28, 9 June 9.
INTEGRA May 23, $ ends June 8, 9 June 23.
NUBECULA Aug. 13, $ ends Sept. 25, 9 Oct. 30.
SALICIS March 17, $ ends April 22, 9 May 2.
SALICTARIA March 31, $ ends April 29, 9 June 22.
OPANDRENA ZIZIAE May 3, $ ends May 26, 9 June 17.
PARANDRENA ANDRENOIDES March 20, S ends May 17, 9

June 5.
PTERANDRENA SOLIDAGINIS Aug. 13. 5 ends Oct. 19 9 Oct.

22.

PTILANDRENA POLEMONII April 14, rf ends May 11, 9 May 20.
TRACHANDRENA CLAYTONIAE April 10, $ ends Mav 12 9

June 19.

COLLETES AESTIVALIS May 8, $ ends June 23, 9 July 1.
ASHMEADIELLA BuccoNis June 6, $ ends June 13, 9 Aug. 29.
COELIOXYS SAYI May 21, $ ends Sept. 12, 9 Oct. 4.
MEGACHILE MENDICA May 16, $ ends Sept. 30, 9 Oct .11.

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PROCHELOSTOMA PHILADELPIH May 8, <5 ends June 23, 9

June 26.
SAYAPIS POLLTCARIS June 25, o ends July 6, 9 July 10.

AXTHEMURGUS PASSF F L< IRAK (illy 21, 6 Cllds Aug. 30, 9

Sept. 9.
CALLIOPSIS ANDRENIFORMIS May 30, <? ends Sept. 19, 9 Oct.

14.

HETEROSARUS PARVUS May 28, $ ends June 15, 9 Oct. 23.
PSEUDOPANURGUS ASTERIS Aug. 23, $ ends Oct. 21, 9 Oct. 23.

$ 9 first, $ last.

ANDRENA ILLINOENSIS March 25, $ ends May 24, 9 May 22.
( )PAXI>REXA PERSONATA April 24, $ ends June 11, 9 June 8.

9 first and last.
AXDREXA MAXDIBULARIS $ March 29-April 25. 9 March 17-

May 22.

NASONII $ May 3-18, 9 April 21-May 31.
IOMELISSA VIOLAE $ April 11-29, 9 March 30-May 20.
( )I'AXDRENA BIPUNCTATA $ March 25-May 22, 9 March 17-

June 1.

SEROTIXA $ May 12-June 25, 9 May 4-July 7.
PTERAXDREXA aliciae $ Aug. 24-26, 9 Aug. 13-Sept. 20.
PTILAXDREXA erigeniae $ April 5-May 3, 9 March 25-May

14.
TRACHANDRENA hippotes $ April 12-May 18, 9 April 10-

lune 29.

MARIAE $ March 26- May 5. 9 March 25-May 17.
NUDA (5 May 1-June 13, 9 March 17-June 16.
SPIRAEANA $, June 1, 9 May 30-June 11.
A.MEGILLA WALSHII $ July 14-31, 9 July 6-Sept. 20.
CERATIXA DUPLA <? March 21 -Oct. 23, 9 March 17-Nov. 6.
EPEOLUS PUSILLUS £ Aug. 26-Sept. 25, 9 Aug. 14-Oct. 23.
EPIMELISSODES ATKII-I'S 6 Aug. 21, 9 Aug. 4-Sept. 8.
MEUSSODES TRIXODIS t, July 3-Si-pt. 25, 9 June 14-Oct. 6.
COELIOXYS RUFITARSIS 6 July 11-17, 9 July 4-Oct. 19.
DlCERATOSMIA CONJUNCTA o April 28, 9 A])ril 14-July 4.
HnpuTis CVLIXDRICCS 6 April 27-May 15, 9 April 21-July

20.

XKOTRYPETKS KARP.ATI'S $ Juiu- 20, 9 June 15-July 17.
.\AXTiKi>ARrs LATiMAxrs $ June 7-Oct. 6, 9 May 28-Oct.

20.
HOLONOMAUA Ai i •AiuLis $ April 23-june 21, 9 Ajiril 18-

June 28.
PLACIDA 6 Sept. 8-27, 9 Sept. 6-Oct. 19.

334 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '30

PSEUDOPANURGUS RUDBECKIAE $ Aug. 3-Sept. 7, 9 Aug 1-

Sept. 12.

SOLIDAGINIS $ Aug. 12-Sept. 7, 9 Aug. 11-

Oct. 4.

VERBENAPIS VERBENAE $ July 2-Sept. 1, 9 June 28-Sept. 10.
ZAPERDITA MAURA $ July 17- Aug. 1, 9 July 7-Sept. 3.
PROSOPIS ILLINOENSIS $ May 12-Aug. 30, 9 May 9-Sept. 20.

9 first, $ last.

CALLIOPSIS COLORADENSIS $ Aug. 21 -Sept. 24, 9 Aug 20-

Sept. 19.

MEGACHILE PETULANS $ June 19-Sept. 20, 9 June 17-Sept. 2.
PSEUDOPANURGUS ALBITARSIS $ June 11 -Sept. 8, 9 May 29-

Sept. 5.

Halictidae.
AGAPOSTEMON RADIATUS 9 April 1-Nov., $ June 21 -Nov.

SPLENDENS 9 May 1-Oct. 28, $ July 13-Oct. 28.

TEXANUS 9 April 10-Oct. 21, $ July 11-Nov.

VIRESCENS 9 May 8-Nov., $ July 21-Nov.
AUGOCHLORA FERViDA 9 May 10-Nov., $ July 5-Oct. 28.

VIRIDULA 9 March 25-Oct. 30, $ July 2-Oct. 20.
CHLORALICTUS ALBIPENNIS 9 May 8-Oct. 3, $ July 17.

COERULEUS 9 April 10-May 15, $ June" 15.

COREOPSIS 9 April 14-Nov., $ June 18-Nov.

CRESSONII 9 March 17-Sept. 26, $ July 2-Oct. 31.

ILLTNOENSIS 9 April 1-Nov., $ July 9-Nov.

NYMPHAEARUM 9 May 5-Aug. 12, $ July 27.

OBSCURUS 9 April 23-Oct. 15, $ June 6-Nov.

PILOSUS 9 March 17-Nov., $ June 6-Nov.

PRUINOSUS 9 March 21 -Aug. 25, $ June 7-Oct. 24.

SPARSUS 9 March 21-Nov., $ June 4-Nov.

TEGULARIS 9 March 26-Nov., $ June 10-Oct. 25.

VERSATUS 9 March 17-Nov., $ June 6-Nov.

ZEPHYRUS 9 March 21-Nov., $ June 7-Nov.
CURTISAPIS CORIACEA 9 April 5-Sept. 30, $ July 23-Oct. 19.

FORBESII 9 March 28-Oct. 31, $ June 15-Oct. 28.

FUSCIPE^NIS 9 June 14-27, $ Oct. 1-Nov.
DIALICTUS ANOMALUS 9 May 9-Oct. 31, $ Oct. 11-31.
EVYLAEUS ARCUATUS 9 March 25-Nov., $ June 14-Aug. 8.

FOXII 9 March 25-Sept. 20, $ June 8-July 8.

NELUMBONIS 9 May 22- Aug. 20.

PECTINATUS 9 June 11-Aug. 25.

PECTORALIS 9 April 16-Nov., $ June 16-Nov.

QUADRIMACULATUS 9 April 22-Oct. 18, $ July 10-13.

TRUNCATUS 9 April 26-Aug. 13, $ June 29. '

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HALICTUS LEROUXII 9 March 17-Oct. 1(|. £ June 10-Aug. 26.

PARALLELUS 9 May 10-Aug. 29. $ June 24-Oct. 10.
ODONTALICTUS LIGATUS 9 March 31-Xov., $ June 6-Nov.
OXYSTOGLOSSA CONFUSA 9 March 25-Xov.. $ June 18-Oct. 30.

PURA 9 March 21 -Nov., $ June 8-Nov.

SIMILIS 9 April 18-Xov., $ June 16-Oct. 2S.
PARALICTUS CEPHALICUS 9 May 9-July 21, $ July 15.

PLATYPARIUS 9 March 17-Nov., $ Sept. 20-23.

SIMPLEX 9 April 17- June 26.

5 EL ADO N i A FASCIATA 9 March 17-()ct. 31, $ June 9-Oct. 31.

Of the females, 17 begin in March. 12 in April, 9 in May,
2 in June; 17 end in November, 11 in October, 3 in September,

6 in August, 1 in July, 2 in June, 1 in May. Of the males, 20
begin in June, 8 in July; 13 end in November, 12 in October, 2

in August, 1 in July.

Sphecodini

DlALONIA ANTENNARIAE 9 April 18-Oct. 2, $ Sept. 4.

DREPANIUM FALCIFERUM 9 April 11-July 26, & July 7.

MACHAERIS STYGIA 9 April 24-Oct. 15.

PROTERANER RANUNCULI 9 April 25-Sept. 19, $ April 26-

Oct. 28.
SPHECODES ARVENSIS 9 March 31-Aug. 17, $ June 14-Aug.

20.

HERACLEI 9 May 17-Aug. 24, $ July 13-Aug. 2.
MINOR 9 April 20-July 29.

SPHECODIUM CRESSOXII 9 April 19-Oct. 23, $ June 11-Oct.
29.

SMILACINAE $ June 19-Allg. 11.

Of the females, 1 begins in March, 6 in April, 1 in May; 2
end in July, 2 in August, 1 in September. 3 in October. Of the
males, 1 begins in April, 3 in June. 1 in July; 3 end in August.

2 in ( )ctober.

Bombidae

BOMBIAS AURICOMUS 9 April 1 1 -( >ct. 23, 3 fuly 1-Sept. 24,

$ July 9-Oct. 5.
FRATERNUS 9 April 18-Sept. 16, " $ July 5-Oct. 9,

$ July 30-Oct. 15.
SEPARATUS 9 April 12-Oct. 25, 8 May 16-Oct. 8,

$ July 5-Oct. 10.
BOMI-.US AM ERICA NOR r.M 9 March 15-Nov., 8 May 18-Oct.

24, 6 July 10-Oct. 27.

in: MACULATUS 9 April 4-May 23, V May 14- July 28,
$ July 7-21.

336 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '30

IMPATIENS 9 April 7-Oct. 5, $ May 16-Nov., $

July 9-Nov.
VAGANS 9 April 7-Sept. 3, 3 May 15-Oct. 1, $

July 27 -Oct. 3.

PSITHYRUS LABORIOSUS ? June 22-Aug. 12, $ Aug. 11-Sept.

18.

VARIABILIS 9 April 28-Oct. 19, $ Aug. 4-Nov.

Of females of Bombinae, 1 begins in March, 6 in April ; 1
ends in May, 2 in September, 3 in October, 1 in November.
Of the workers, 5 begin in May, 2 in July; 1 ends in July, 1
in September, 4 in October, 1 in November. Of the males, 7
begin in July; 1 ends in July, 5 in October, 1 in November.

Except Proteraner, the Halictidae and Bombidae are really
proterandrous. The early females belong with the males of

the fall before.

— ••«»••- —

Entomological Literature

COMPILED BY LAURA S. MACKEY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF

E. T. CRESSON, JR.

All continued papers, with few exceptions, are recorded only at their
first installments.

•Papers containing new forms or names have an * preceding the
author's name.

(S) Papers pertaining exclusively to neotropical species, and not so
indicated in the title, have the symbol (S) at the end of the title of
the paper.

^fNote the change in the method of citing the bibliographical refer-
ences, as explained above.

Papers published in the Entomological News are not listed.

GENERAL. — Andrews, J. S. — The digestion of a mouse
by a tarantula. [Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci.] 39: 305. Barnes,
W.— Biographical Note. By E. P. Van Duzee [55] 6: 16.
Cockerell, T. D. A.— The biota of Newfoundland. [4| 62:
213-214. Comstock, A. B. —Obituary. By G. W. Herrick.
[12] 23: 889-890. Davis, J. J.— Insects of Indiana for 1929.
[Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci.] 39: 291-303. ill. de la Torre
Bueno, J. R. — What is a species? [19] 25: 229. DeLong,
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Felt, E. P. — A popular guide to the study of insects. [N. Y.
State Mus. Handb.] 6: 147pp., ill. Gibson, A.— Contribu-
tions to applied entomology. [7J 23: 537-542. Graham, S.
A. — Contributions to ecology of insects. [7J 23: 532-537.
Gunder, J. D. — A new insect camera of compact design. [4]
62: 215, ill. Gunder, J. D. — A new moth collecting gun.
[19J 25: 208, ill. Gunder, J. D.— A convenient collecting
container for butterflies. [19| 25: 225, ill. Gunn, N. R-
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Mickel, C. E. — Contributions to taxonomy of insects. [7]
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398, ill. Rober, J. — Die leistungen eines entomologischen
instituts von weltruf. [14] 44: 201-208, ill. Sherborn, C. D.
—Index animalium. Parts 20-22, pp. 4931-5702, Index phyl-
lochroma-ryzo. Silvestri, F. — Aparato para recoleccion de
pequenos artropodos. [Soc. Espariola Hist. Nat., Madrid]
5: 11-13, ill. Stiles and Hassall. — Key-catalogue of para-
sites reported for primates (monkeys and lemurs) with their
possible public health importance. [U. S. Hyg. Lab. Bull.]
152: 409-601. Sweet, H. E.— An ecological study of the
animal life associated with Artemisia californica at Clare-
mont, California. [13] 22: 75-115. Weiss, H. B— More
about Doctor Brickell's "Xatural History of North Caro-
lina". [6] 38: 313-315.

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, ETC.— Becton, E. M.-

The alimentary tract of Phanaeus vinclex ( Scarabaeidae).
[43] 30: 315-323, ill. Forbes, W. T. M.— What is chitine?
[68 J 72: 397. Gaebler, H. — Die postembryonale entwick-
lung des tracheensystems von Kristalis tenax. [46] 19:427-
492, ill. Hayes, W. P. — Contributions to morphology of
insects. [7] 23: 521-525. Hertzer, L. — Response- <>t~ the Ar-
gentine ant (Iridomyrmex humilis) to external conditions.
Studies on the Argentine ant queen ( Iridomyrmex humilis).
[7] 23: 597-600, 601-609. Howe, M. B.— A study of the tar-
sal structure in Cicaddlidae. [43 1 30: 324-339, 'ill. Kraut-
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to physiology of insects. |7] 23: 525-531. Robinson, V. E.
-The mouth-parts of the larval and adult stages of Der-
mestes vulpinus. |7| 23: 399-414, ill. Saez, F. L— Investi-
gaciones sobrr los croinosomas de algunc- < irt('i])teros dc la
America del Sur. 1, Xumero y (trganixacit'm de lo> coinplejd-.
en cuatro generos de acridios. [Rev. Mus. La Plata] 32:

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317-363, ill. Swingle, M. C. — Anatomy and physiology of
the digestive tract of the Japanese beetle. [47] 41 : 181-196,
ill. Weyer, F. — Ueber ersatzgeschlechtstiere bei termiten.
[46] 19: 364-380, ill.

THE SMALLER ORDERS OF INSECTS.— *Barnes,

H. F. — A new thrips-eating gall midge, Thripsobremia lio-
thripis, gen. et. sp. n. (Cecidomyidae). (S). [22] 21 : 331-332,
ill. *Chapman, P. J. — Corrodentia of the United States of
America: I. Suborder Isotecnomera. [6] 38: 219-290, cont.
*Ewing, H. E. — The taxonomy and host relationships of
the biting lice of the genera Dennyus and Eureum, includ-
ing the descriptions of a n. g., subg., and four n. s. (S). [50]
77, Art. 20: 16 pp. *Ide, F. P.— Contribution to the biology
of Ontario mayflies with descriptions of new species. [4]
62: 204-213, ill., cont. Mills, H. B. — A preliminary survey
of the Collembola of Iowa. [4] 62: 200-203. Montgomery,
B. E.— Records of Indiana dragonflies. IV. 1929. [Proc.
Indiana Acad. Sci.] 39: 309-314. Ris, F. — A revision of the
Libelluline genus Perithemis. (S). [Univ. Michigan Mus.
Zool.] Misc. Pub. 21: '50 pp., ill. Ulmer, G.— Key to the
genera of Ephemerida. [Bull. Dept. Biol., Yenching Univ.,
Pekin] 1, pt. 3: 1-18. ^Williamson & Williamson.— Five
new Mexican dragonflies. [Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ.
Michigan] No. 216: 34pp., ill. *Williamson & Williamson.
-Two new neotropical Aeshnines. [Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool.
Univ. Michigan] No. 218: 15pp., ill.

ORTHOPTERA. — *Beier, M.— New and rare Mantodea
in the British Museum. (S). [75] 6: 432-460, ill. *Moreira,
C. — Forficulideos do Brasil. [Inst. Biol. Def. Agric., Rio de
Janeiro] Bol. 7: 34pp., ill. *Rehn, J. A. G. — On certain
Tropical American genera of Stenopelmatinae writh descrip-
tions of two new West Indian species (Tettigoniidae). [1]
56: 363-373, ill. *Uvarov, B. P. — Second species of the
genus Marellia, Semiaquatic grasshoppers from S. America.
[75] 6: 543-544.

HEMIPTERA.— Ball, E. D. — The toadhoppers of the
genus Phylloscelis ( Fulgoridae). [4] 62: 192-195. *Ball,
E. D. — A new species and variety of Scolops with notes on
others (Rhynchota, Fulgoridae). [55] 6: 9-11. *Barber, H.
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Erythroneura of the obliqua group (Cicadellidae). [7] 23:
417-456, ill. Beamer, L. D. & R. H. — Biological notes on
some western cicadas. [6] 38: 291-305. *da Costa Lima, A.
— Segunda nota sobre especies do genero Eucalymnatus

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(Coccidae). (S). [Mem. Inst. Oswaklo Cruz] 24: 85-87, ill.
De Long, D. M. — A monographic study of the North Amer-
ican species of the genus Deltocephaliis. [Ohio State Univ.
Stud. Ser.] 2, No. 13. *Gillette & Palmer.— Three new
aphids from Colorado. [7] 23: 543-551, ill. *Hungerford,
H. B. — Two new water bugs from the western U. S. A.
(Nepidae and Notonectidae). [4] 62: 216-218. *Hunger-
ford, H. B. — New Corixidae from western North America.
[55] 6: 22-26, ill. *Knight, H. H.— New species of Cerato-
capsus (Miridae). [19] 25: 187-198. Lehman, R. S.— Some
observations on the life historv of the tomato psyllid (Para-
trioza cockerelli). [6] 38: 307-312. Muir, F— On the classi-
fication of the Fulgoroidea. [75 1 o: 461-478. *Muir, F.—
Three new species of American Cixiidae (Fulgoroidea). (S).
[55] 6: 12-14, ill. *Walley, G. S.— A new Arctocorixa with
a note on synonymy (Corixidae). [19] 25: 203-206, ill.

LEPIDOPTERA.— *Box, H. E.— A new moth borer of
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*Forbes, W. T. M. — Heterocera or moths (excepting the
Noctuidae, Geometridae and Pyralidae) of Porto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. [Sci. Surv. P. R. and Virg. Ids.] 12,
pt. 1 : 171 pp., ill. Forbes, W. T. M. — A new Mechanitis
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rick, E. — Exotic Microlepidoptera (S). 609-640. *Spitz, R.
— Ueber neue brasilianische insektenformen. [17] 47: 39-40,
cont. Stichel, H. — Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pars 40.
Riodinidae II: Nemeobiinae II et Riodininae I. 113-544.
*Stichel, H. — Eine neue Riodinicle von Amazonas. [18] 24:
257-258. Tissot, A. N. — A new food plant of the buckeye
butterfly. [39] 14: 52. Van Duzee, E. P. — Lepidomys irre-
nosa [in Florida]. [55 1 7: 8. Zikan, J. F.— Die "Schreck-
augen" von Caligo eurylochus-brasilienis. (S). [17] 47: 33,
cont.

DIPTERA. — *Aldrich, J. M. — American two- winged flies
of the genus Stylogaster. (S). [50] 78, Art. 9: 27pp. da
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luteoven tralis, 1901 (Culicidae). (S). [Mem. hist. Oswaklo
Cruz] 24: 35-39, ill. da Costa Lima, A. — Sobre especies do
genero Miamyia. snbgenero Miamvia (Culicidae). (S).
'[Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz] 24: 73-78, ill. *Frost, S. W.-
The leaf-miners of Aquilegia, with a description of a new

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species. [7] 23: 457-460, ill. *Edwards, F. W.— Notes on
exotic Chaoborinae, with descriptions of new species (Culi-
ciclae). (S). [75] 528-540, ill. Newcomb, E. J.— (See under
Hymenoptera). *Reinhard, H. J. — Two new North Amer-
ican species of muscoid flies (Tachinidae). [19] 25: 199-202.
Rogers, J. S. — The summer crane-fly fauna of the Cumber-
land Plateau in Tennessee. [Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ.
Michigan] No. 215: 50pp., ill. *Schmitz, H.— Diptera of
Patagonia and South Chile. Part VI. Fascicle I. — Sciado-
ceridae and Phoridae. [Dipt. Patagonia & S. Chile] 6: 1-42,
ill. Sellers, W. F.— The identity of Zenillia blanda and Z.
virilis, with notes on Z. blandita (Tachinidae). [7] 23: 568-
576, ill. Shannon & Davis. — Observations on the Anophe-
lini (Culicidae) of Bahia, Brazil. [7] 23: 467-505, ill. *Van
Duzee, M. C. — Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. Part
V. Fascicle 1. — Dolichopodidae. [Dipt. Patagonia & S.
Chile] 5: 92pp., ill. *Van Duzee, M. C. — The dipterous
genus Sympycnus in North America and the West Indies.
[55] 6: 35-47.

COLEOPTERA.— *Blaisdell, F. E.— Studies in the
Melyridae. VIII. [55] 6: 17-19. *Blake, D. H.— Synonymies
of Antillean Chrysomelidae, with descriptions of new
species. [19] 25: 209-223. *Brown, W. J.— Coleoptera of
the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. [4] 62: 231-
237, cont. *Fisher, W. S. — Notes on the rhinotragine
beetles of the family Cerambycidae, with descriptions of
new species. (S). [50] 77, Art. 19: 20pp. Flanders, S. E.-
Notes on the life-history of Lindorus lophanthae. [7] 23:
594-596, ill. Leech, H. B. — Notes on Phymatodes vulne-
ratus with a new host record (Cerambycidae). [4] 62: 191-
192. *Nevermann, F. — Zwei neue Colydiiden aus Co^ta
Rica. [2] 26: 110-114, ill. *Psota, F. J.— The Moneilema of
North America and Mexico, I. |Col. Contr.] 1: 111-141, ill.
Rex, E. G. — The Asiatic beetles in New Jersey. [N. J. Dept.
Agric.J Circ. 178: 3pp., ill. *Schedl, K. E.— Notes on the
Pityophthorinae (Ipidae) I. Description of new species. [4]
62: 195-199, ill. Snapp, O. I.— Life history and habits of
the plum curculio in the Georgia peach belt. [U. S. Dept.
Agric. Tech. Bull.] 188: 91 pp., ill.

HYMENOPTERA.— *Bondar, G.— Contribuigao para o
conhecomento dos Hymenopteros phytophagos Calcidoide-
os. (S). [Bol. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro] 6: 111-117. *Cock-
erell, T. D. A. — A new subgenus of Andrenine bees. [55 |
7: 5-8. Cockerell & Blair.— Rocky Mountain Bees. [40]
433: 19pp., ill. Flanders, S. E. — Races of Trichogramma

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minutum. [55] 6: 20-21. Newcomer, E. J. — Notes on the
habits of a digger was]) and its inqniline flies. [7] 23: 552-
563, ill. Rau, P. — The behavior of hibernating- Polistes
wasps. [7| 23: 461-4<>n. Salt, G. — Postscript to "Stylopized
Vespidae". in Psyche. Vol. 36, 1929. pp. 249-282. [19] 25:
226-228. Smith, H. D. — The bionomics of Dibrachoides
dynastes a parasite of the alfalfa weevil. [7] 23: 577-593, ill.
*Smith, M. R. — Descriptions of three new North American
ants, with biological notes. |7] 23: 564-568, ill.

SPECIAL NOTICES.— Opuscula Ichneumonologica.-
By O. Schmiedeknecht. Suppl. Bd. Fasc. 8. Completes the
genus Amblyteles and begins Platylabus. p. 65-140; 1-4.

INSECTS THEIR \YAVS AND MEANS OF LIVING, by ROBERT
EVANS SNODGRASS, U. S. Bureau of Entomology. Volume Five
of the Smithsonian Scientific Series (Editor-in-chief Charles
Greeley Abbot, D.Sc., Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion. Published by Smithsonian Institution Series, Inc., New
York) 1930. Pp. 10 (unnumbered), iv, 362. 15 pis. in colors,
186 text figures. [The books of this series are for sale only
in the complete set.*]

AYe have a strong suspicion, derived from the preface of
this entertaining volume, that the author, chiefly and favorably
known as a morphologist and physiologist, has endeavored to
make the subject of his studies not the "dry and tedious" matter
which the reading public has considered it to be. As far as
an entomological — and therefore biased — reader may judge, he
has certainly succeeded. \Yho can resist this description of the
termite queen and king? "With the increase in the activity
of her ovaries, her abdomen enlarges and she takes on a
matronly appearance, attaining a length fully twice that of
her virgin figure and a girth in proportion. The king, how-
ever, remain'- faithful to his spouse; and he, too, may fatten up
a little, sufficiently to give him some distinction among hi>
multiplying subjects. The termite king is truly a king, in

* The publishers (50 Church St., Xc\v York), have supplied the follow-
ing information. Smithsonian Scientific Series is -old in complete sets
of twelve volumes, ei.nht of which are ready for delivery. Subscriptions
are taken for the conn ' '. bound, in buckram $150, in paivhment or

red leather $198. A royalty of 10^' of the sales price is paid to the Smith-
sonian Institution by the publishers and it is understood these funds are
used lor research purposes. Subjects of the other eleven \ohimes are
briefly: 1. The Smithsonian Institution, _'. The Sun, 3. Minerals,
4. North American Indians, 6. Wild Animals, 7. Man, 8. Cold-flooded
Vertebrates, 9. Warm-Blooded Vertebrates, in. plant Life, 11. Inver-
tebrates, 12. Mankind in China.

342 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '30

the modern way, for he has renounced all authority and re-
sponsibility and leads a care-free life, observing only the de-
corums of polite society and adhering to the traditions of a
gentleman ; but he also achieves the highest distinction of
democracy, for he is literally the father of his country." (p.
139). "The golden rule of the termite colony is 'feed others
as you would be fed by them'." (p. 144).

There are ten chapters : I. The Grasshopper [growth, de-
velopment, enemies] ; II. The Grasshopper's Cousins [the salta-
tory Orthoptera with an interesting presentation of their sound-
production] ; III. Roaches and Other Ancient Insects; IV.
Ways and Means of Living [wherein structure and function
are correlated]; V. Termites; VI. Plant Lice; VII. The
Periodical Cicada [a hero who "has delivered the great thrill"
so that "all his acts of everyday life acquire head-line values,"
but who evidently has not signed his "contracts with the box-
office management in advance," his anatomy and his behavior
at and immediately after hatching] ; VIII. Insect Metamor-
phosis; IX. The Caterpillar and the Moth [with a detailed
account of the anatomy and metamorphosis of the tent cater-
pillar- -"a caterpillar is a young moth that has carried the idea
of the independence of youth to an extreme degree, but which,
instead of rising superior to its parents, has degenerated into
the form of a worm"] ; X. Mosquitoes and Flies.

We must give another sample of Mr. Snodgrass's advances
to the reading public ; it is from Chapter VI : "Moreover, the
story is not yet complete, for it must be added that all the
generations of the aphids, except one in each series, are com-
posed entirely of females capable in themselves of reproduc-
tion. . . . How insects do upset our generalizations and
our peace of mind ! We have heard of feminist reformers who
would abolish men. With patient scorn we have listened to
their predictions of a millennium where males will be unknown
and unneeded — and here the insects show us not only that the
thing is possible but that it is practicable, at least for a certain
length of time, and that the time can be indefinitely extended
under favorable conditions." But ten pages later comes the
denouement : "A prosperous, self-supporting feminist domin-
ion appears to be established. When summer's warmth, how-
ever, gives way to the chills of autumn, when the food supply
begins to fail, the birth rate' slackens and falls off steadily,
until extermination seems to threaten. By the end of September
conditions have reached a desperate state. October arrives,
and the surviving virgins give birth in forlorn hope to a brood

xli, '30] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 343

that must be destined for the end. But now, it appears, another
of those miraculous events that occur so frequently in the lives
of insects has happened here, for the members of this new
brood are seen at once to be quite different creatures from their
parents. \Yhen they grow up. it develops that they constitute
a sexual generation, composed of females and males! Femin-
ism is dethroned. The race is saved. The marriage instinct
now is dominant, and if marital relations in this new genera-
tion are pretty loose, the time is October, and there is much to
be accomplished before winter comes." (pp. 156, 166).

Hut the reviewer hastens to correct any impression that the
book is frivolous or "llapperesque," which might arise from
the reading of these quotations alone. The serious-minded
reader will find no temptation to risibility in perusing the con-
sideration of metamorphosis. "The real metamorphosis in the
life of the butterfly . . is not the change of the cater-
pillar into the adult, but the change of the butterfly egg in
the embryo into a caterpillar. Yet the term is usually applied
to the reverse process by which the caterpillar is turned back
into the normal form of its species." (p. -228). Our author
adopts the view of E. Poyarkoff that the pupa of insects with
complete metamorphosis corresponds to the immature stage of
the adult* — not the last nymphal stage — of insects with incom-
plete metamorphosis ; that the reason for the pupa is probably
to be found in the delayed growth of the adult muscles, the
quicker hardening of the cuticular covering of the body wall
and the consequent need of a new cuticula for the attachment
of those muscles (pp. 254-261).

It is hardly necessary to tell those acquainted with Mr. Snod-
grass's previous publications that the illustrations in the present
volume, almost without exception, are from his own skillful
pencil. May we also add that the unidentified damselfly, figure
2 of Plate I, is Neiirohusis chincusis L., presumably race
austral is Selys.

MORPHOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF THE INSECT HEAD AND ITS
APPENDAGES. By R. E. SNODGKASS. Smithsonian Miscel-
laneous Collections, vol. 81, no. 3. Washington, Xov. 20, 1928,
155 pp., 57 tigs. — This is the second of the morphological studies
which the author initiated by his .\l or/^lioltxjy and Mefhtinisin
of the Insect Thont.r (1^27) noticed in the NEWS for October,
1927. It is strictly for the serious-minded, even though the
first sentence expresses regret "that we must arrive at an uncler-

*A somewhat similar view was expressed by I >ee.ueiier in liis 1/V.svn
it ml Bcdciititii;/ tier Mctauicr^lii'sc /'<•; den Inscklcii, Leipzig, 1910, p. 69.

344 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., '30

standing of things by way of the human mind." It consists of
seven sections: I. Evolution of the arthropod head, II. General
structure of the insect head, III. The head appendages, IV.
Summary of important points, V. The head of a grasshopper,
VI. Special modifications in the structure of the head [in vari-
ous insects], VII. The head of a caterpillar. The most promi-
nent feature is the constant recourse to the muscles to deter-
mine homologies and these organs are figured in detail. ;'The
scientific study of the comparative anatomy of insects must
look for its advance in the future to a wider knowledge of
muscles and mechanism" (p. 90). r'The importance of the
study of musculature for the understanding of the insect skele-
ton . . . can not much longer he ignored" (p. 95). Out of the
great mass of results presented we make arbitrary choice of a
very few to be mentioned in this notice. The most generalized
mandible in arthropods is best developed in Diplopods, where
it is similar to a maxilla, lacking only a galea and a palpus
(pp. 62-63). The mouth parts of arthropods have been derived
from organs having the structure of •ittiirainous, ambulatory
legs ; all the primitive arthropod appendages were probably of
this character. Biramous and natatory appendages are char-
acteristic of the Crustacea only and are probably secondary
adaptations to an aquatic life (pp. 82-83). Crampton's view
that the gula is a differentiation of the base of the labium is
supported (pp. 128-131).

THE THORACIC MECHANISM OF A GRASSHOPPER, AND ITS
ANTECEDENTS. By R. E. SNODGRASS. Smiths. Misc. Colls.,
vol. 82, no. 2. Washington, Dec. 31, 1929. Ill pp., 54 figs.-
Here also chief use is made of the muscles in interpreting the
skeleton. "Though the study of the insect skeleton will remain
the most important branch of insect anatomy for purposes of
taxononic description, it is becoming evident that the morphol-
ogy of the skeleton is not to be understood without a knowledge
of the relations that exist between the cuticular modifications
and the muscles" (p. 51). The thoracic muscles of the Carolina
locust (Dissostcira Carolina) are here described and figured in
detail. In his paper of 1927, Mr. Snodgrass recognized two
lines of differentiation in the Pterygota through the adoption
of different mechanisms for moving the wings ; one of these
was that found in the Odonata, the other in the rest of the
winged orders. To-day his interpretation has changed : "The
wing mechanism of the dragonllies is ... merely an extreme
modification of that common to all insects" (p. 94).

PHILIP P. CALYERT.

INDEX TO VOLUME XLI.

(* indicates new genera, species, names, etc.)

ANONYMOUS. A new Textbook of Entomology 205

Changes in the Department of Entomology, Massachu-
setts Agricultural College 264

Cleveland Museum Entomological Expedition 86

International Society of Ipidologists 136

Obituary : Frank Haimbach 178

Possible light on Geographic distribution of Insects .... 52

Prof. G. F. Ferris at Cambridge, England 289

Review : A General Textbook of Entomology 274

The National Museum of Costa Rica 240

BEAMER, R. H. Maternal instinct in a Membracid (Platy-
cotis vittata) (111.) 330

BEQUAERT, J. Tsetse flies — past and present . . .158, 202, 227

BLATCHLEY, W. S. On a family of Coleoptera new to the
fauna of North America with description of one new

species (111.) 108

The fixation of types 17

BLAUVELT, W. E. See Crosby, C. R., and Blauvelt, W. E.

BROWER, A. E. A list of Butterflies of the Ozark region of

Missouri 286

An experiment in marking Moths and finding them again
(111.) 10, 44

BRUTON, F. A. Philip Henry Gosse's Entomology of
Newfoundland 34

CALALE, A. See \Yickwire, H. A., and Calale, A.

CALVERT, P. P. Corrections 280. 312

Dynast cs tityus in Pennsylvania and the Rathvon and

Auxer collections of Coleoptera 195, 234

Entomology at the Convocation Week Meetings, Dec. 27,

1929, to Jan. 2, 1930 56

Obituaries : Rev. Alfred Edwin Eaton 63

345

346 INDEX

Frank Hurlbut Chittenden, James Walker McColloch,
Dr. George F. Gaumer 64

Dr. William Barnes 214

Dr. George Dimmock, James Waterston, Earnest Bay-

lis 280

Reviews : A Manual for the study of Insects 273

Die Weberknechte Ungarns 146

General Catalogue of the Hemiptera 144

Insects, their structure and life 24

Insects, their ways and means of living 341

Insects, Ticks, Mites and venomous Animals of medical

and veterinary importance, Part I 25

Morphology and evolution of the Insect head and its

appendages 343

The thoracic mechanism of a Grasshopper, and its

antecedents 344

GARY, M. M. Mr. Haimbach and his connection with the

Germantown Entomological Club, 1926-1930 283

CHOPARD, L. (See Jaennel, R., and Chopard, L.)
CLAASSEN, P. W. Reviews : Fall and Winter Stoneflies or

Plecoptera of Illinois 172

Studies on Stoneflies of Japan 173

The Ecology of Trout Streams in Yellowstone National

Park 174

The food of Trout Stream insects in Yellowstone Nation-
al Park 174

COCKERELL, T. D. A A fossil Dragonfly from California

(111.) ." 49

Preliminary report on Nomenclature proposals (with

Knight, H. H., and Swaine, J. M.) 207

COLE, A. C., JR. Musciila stabitlans Fall, parasitic on ArcJi-

anara subcarnca Kell 112

The preservation of Lepidopterous larvae by injection. . 106
CRESSON, E. T.. JR. Descriptions of new genera and
species of the Dipterous family Ephydridae, Paper VIII. 76
Entomological Literature (with Haimbach, F., and
Mackey, L. S.) 21, 58, 86, 132, 165, 210, 242, 265, 307, 336

INDEX 347

CROSBY, C. R., and BLAUYKLT, W. E. A European beetle

found in New York 164

DITMAN, L. P. Notes on Cor\thnca pallipcs Parshley, and

Leptodictya siiniilans Heidemann 135

ENRIQUES, P. XI International Congress of Zoology .... 241
FALL, H. C. On Tropistcrnus siiblacris Lee. and T. qnad-

ristriatus Horn 23S

FENDER, K. M. — A new Butterfly aberration 182

FERRIS, G. F. The Puparium of Basilia corynorhini Fer-
ris (111.) " 295

FINCH, K. Obituary : Mrs. Anna Botsf ord Comstock . . 277
FISHER, C. K. (See Larson, A. O., and Fisher, C. K.)
FROST, S. \V. A suggestion for relaxing small Insects

(111.) 152

FULTON, B. B. A new species of Ncmobitts from North

Carolina (111.) 38

GERTSCH, W. ]., and WOODBURY, L. A. Spiders found in

the stomachs of Sccloporus graciosus graciosus (B. & G.) 318
GRUBB, MRS. E. Collecting male Polyphemus moths .... 69
GUNDER, ]. D. North American Institutions featuring
Lepidoptera.

X. The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York

(111.) 1
XI. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Ne\v Jer-
sey (Ills.) ....'. 31

XII. American Museum of Natural History, New

York, N. Y. (Ills.) 65

XIII. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Ills.) 97

XIV. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge,

Mass. (Ills.) " 147

XV. Entomological Branch, Department of Agri-
culture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Ills.) ... 179
XVI. Peter Redpath Museum, Montreal, Canada

(111.) 215

XVII. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, T. H. (Ills.) .... 249

XVIII. The Museums of Cuba ( Ills. ) 290

XIX. Entomological Institutions in Mexico (Ills.).. 313

348 INDEX

GUNN, N. R. A new Butterfly 17

HAIMBACH, F. Doings of Societies, The American Ento-
mological Society 94

On the seventieth birthday of Dr. Adelbert Seitz 206

The Crambinae in the Brackenridge Clemens Memorial
Collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of

Philadelphia 113

(See also Cresson, E. T., Jr., Haimbach, F., and Mack-
ey. L. S.)

HAYWARD, C. L. Notes on Utah Vespidae 204, 222

HAYWARD, K. J. The night flight of diurnal Butterflies . . 258
HEBARD, M. Additional data on Nemobius sparsalsus Ful-
ton 42

Type fixation (with Rehn, J. A. G.) 183

HILTON, W. A. Another genus of Protura in California. . 51
HOWARD, L. O. A list of Entomological Societies in the

United States and Canada 218

Some coincidences in the lives of three prominent New

Zealand Entomologists of the last century 136

HULL, F. M. Notes on several species of North American

Pachygasterinae with the description of a new species. . . 103
HUNGERFORD, H. B. An unusual nest of Vcspulci (Doli-

chovcspula) arcnaria Fabr 329

IMSCHWEILER, J. An appreciative subscriber 46

JEANNEL, R., and CHOPARD, L. Centenary of the Ento-
mological Society of France 134

JONES, F. M. Dynastcs tityus in Pennsylvania and Dela-
ware 305

KLOTS, A. B. On the naming of individual variants in

Lepidoptera 298, 324

KNIGHT, H. H. An European Plant-bug (Adelphocoris

lincolatus Goeze) found in Iowa 4

An European Plant-bug (Amblytylus iiasntns Kirch-

baum) recognized from Massachusetts 256

Descriptions of four new species of mimetic Miridae . . . 319
Recognition of Lygns Iiicorinn Meyer from Xorth
America 47

INDEX 349

(See also Cockerell, T. I). A.. Knight, H. H., and Swaine,
^ J- M.)
KNULL, J. N. A new species of .-Icmacodcra and one new

subspecies 15

Agrilus fishcriana new name 3

Notes on Coleoptera, Xo. 2 82, 101

LARSON, A. O., and FISHER, C. K. Insects screened from

bean samples 74

LEUSSLER R. A. Observations on J\Ic(jatli\nins strcckcri. . 7
LIST, G. M. The Rocky Mountain Conference of Ento-
mologists 241, 311

LUTZ, J. C. Obituary: Ernest Baylis (Portrait) 285

MACKEY, L. S. (See Cresson, E. T., Jr., Haimbach, F.,
and Mackey, L. S.

METCALF, C. L. Obituary: Stephen Alfred Forbes 175

MILLER, R. C. Obituary: Thomas Nesmith Brown (Por-
trait) 29

NEEDHAM, J. G. Emendatory notes on the "Handbook of

North American Dragonflies" 252

NELSON, E. C. The sexes of Andrcna liitci Cockerell (111.) 322

O'BvRNE, H. The night flight of Diurnal Butterflies 20

PACK, H. J. Notes on Utah Coleoptera 219

PARSHLEY, H. M. Gall wasps and the species problem . . . 191
PATE, V. S. L. A preoccupied name in the Oxybeline

Wasps 20

RAU, P. Behavior notes on the Yellow Jacket, I'cspa <jcr-

manica (111.) 185

REHN, J. A. G. (See Hebard, M., and Rehn, J. A. G.)
REINHARD, H. J. A synopsis of the genus Macromcigcnia

including the description of one new species 261

ROBERTSON, C. Proterandry and flight of Bees, 11 154,

III ' 331

ROOT, F. M. Review: A Handbook of the Mosquitoes of

North America 93

ROWE, J. A. Distributional list of Tachinid flk-s from

Utah 303

SCHMIEDER, R. G. Review: Ants, Bees and \Yasps .... 24

350 INDEX

SNODGRASS, R. E. Review: Biologic der Hemipteren .... 275

SWAINE, J. M. (See Cockerell, T. D. A., Knight, H. H.,
and Swaine, J. M.)

TAYLOR, R. L. Notice on Parasitic Hymenoptera 157

TILLYARD, R. J. The new Biological Laboratories at Can-
berra, Australia 33

VAN DUZEE, M. C. New species of Dolichopodidae from
North America (111.) 53, 70

WICKWIRE, H. A., and CALALE, A. Some mating habits of
Callosamia promethca and Tclca polyplicmus 323

WILLIAMS, R. C., JR. Obituary: Frank Haimbach (Por-
trait) 281

WOODBURY, L. A. A note on the longevity of a paralyzed

Orthopteron 135

(See also Gertsch, W. J., and Woodbury, L. A.)

INDEX

351

GENERAL SUBJECTS

American Entomological So-
ciety 94

Biological Institute of Mexico 317
Biological Laboratories at

Canberra, Australia 33

Collecting Notes— 4, 44, 47, 51,
69, 82, 95, 101, 103, 108, 135,
219, 318.

Congress of Zoology, Inter-
national 241

"Convocation Week" meetings 56

Doings of Societies 94, 311

Entomological Expedition ... 86
Entomological Societies, list of 218
Entomological Society of

France, Centenary 134

Entomology, General Text-
book 274

Entomology, Medical 316

Entomology, New Textbook . 205
Entomology of Newfoundland 35
Habits, Insect— 8, 10, 20, 41,
101, 158, 174, 185, 202, 227,
258, 329, 331.

Hosts, Insect 82, 109

Hosts, Plant— 4, 41, 82, 101,

135, 164.

Insects and venomous animals
of medical and veterinary

importance 25

Insects from Bean Samples... 74
Insects, Geographic distribu-
tion 52

Insects, structure and life .... 24
Insects, ways and means of liv-
ing 341

International Congress of En-
tomology, fourth (111.) 112

Life histories 82, 109, 295

Literature, Entomological — 21,
58, 86, 137, 165, 210, 242, 265,
307, 336.

Massachusetts Agricultural Col-
lege, Entomology Changes . . 264

Morphology and evolution . . . 343
Museums (see also Lepidop-

tera) 234, 240

Naming of Variants 298, 324

New Zealand Entomologists of

the last century 136

Nomenclature proposals, pre-
liminary report 207

Parasites, Animal 231

Parasites, Insect ....112, 135, 230
Plant Protection Service .... 314

Relaxing Small Insects 152

Rocky Mountain Conference —
241, 311.

Species problem 191

Study of Insects, a Manual . . . 273
Subscriber, an appreciative... 46
Trout Streams in Yellowstone

National Park, ecology .... 174
Trout Stream Insects in Yel-
lowstone National Park, food 174
Type fixation 17, 183, 210

OBITUARY NOTICES

Barnes, W 214

Baylis, E 280, 285

Brown, T. N 29

Chittenden, F. H 64

Comstock, A. B 277

Dimmock, G 280

Eaton, A. E 63

Forbes, S. A 175

Gaumer, G. F 64

Haimbach, F 178, 281, 283

McColloch, J. \V 64

Waterston, J 280

PERSONALS

Ancona, L 317

Andrews, Dr 66

Baker, G. F 65

Banks, N 14S

Barber, H. S 20

Barbour, T 147

Barnes, W 181

352

INDEX

Bell, E. L

Benjamin, F. H 181

Bequaert, J 151

Beyer, Dean 58

Bofill, J 291

Bradley, J. C. 99

Bramley, M. F 86

Brues, C. T 57, 150

Bryan, E. H., Jr

Bryant, E. B 151

Carpenter, F. M 150

Cassino, S. E 151

Chapman, F. M 68

Claassen, P. W 99

Clark, B. P. ...: 152, 251

Collins, C. W 57

Comstock, A. B 98, 277

Comstock, J. H 98

Conradt, L 315

Crawford, H. G 180

Crosby, C. R 99

Dampf, A 314, 315

Davis, J. J 57

Davis, W. T 3

Draudt, M 314

Engelhardt, G. P. . . . 1

Espinosa, S 291

Fall, H. C 150

Ferris, G. F 289

Forbes, S. A 58, 175

Forbes, W. T. M 99

Gibson, A 180

Gillette, C. P 58

Griswold, G. L 99

Headlee, T. J 33, 57

Herrick, G. W 99

Hoffmann, C. C 316

Holland, W. J 316

Ilg, C 33

Johannsen, O. A 99

Johnson, C. W 151

Johnson, F 292

Klots, A. B 100

Knight, H. H 58

Kusche, A 251

Learned, E. T 150

Leng, C. W. . . 69

Loveridge, A 150

Lutz, F. E 66

Mann, W. M

Matheson, R 99

McDunnough, J. H 180

McLaine, L. S 180

Meske, A 32

Morse, A. P 150

Miiller, R 314

Mutchler, A. J 69

Needham, J. G 99

Ochoterena, 1 316

Olmedo, I. H 315

Osborn, H 58

Osborn, H. F 65

Pallister, J. C 86

Petersen, P 314

Querci, C 292

Querci, 0 217, 292

Richards, A. G., Jr 100

Roig, M. S 290

Romei, E 292

Romei, L 292

Sabas, F 292

Schaeffer, C

Schaus, W 2

Schwarz, H. F 69

Seitz, A 206

Sherman, J. D., Jr 69

Swaine, J. M 180

Swett, L. W 150

Swezey, 0 251

Torre Bueno, J. R 3

Watson, F 68

Wehrle, L. P 99

Weeks, A. G 151, 292

Wheeler, W. M 69, 150

Williams, F. X 251

Williams, R. C., Jr 292

Winn, A. F 216

INDEX

353

REVIEWS GEOGRAPHICAL

Carpenter : Insects, their struc- DISTRIBUTION

ture and life 24 Ari. : Col. 16. Dip. 72. Hem. 319.

Comstock (J. H. and A. B.) Hym. 222

and Herrick : A Manual for Ala.: Hem. 321.

the study of Insects 273 Alaska : Dip. 80.

Prison: Fall and Winter Cal. Col. 74, 239. Dip. 74, 295.

Stoneflies or Plecoptera of Hem. 74, 330. Hym. 74, 222.

Illinois 172 Lep. 17. Odon. 49. Orth. 74.

Horvath, Hussey and Sher- Protura 51.

man: General" Catalogue of Col.: Col. 239. Hym. 224, 322.

the Hemiptera Fasc. II and Odon. 49.

Ill 144 Del. : Col. 305.

Imms : A General Textbook of Fla. : Col. 108. Hym. 95. Orth.

Entomology 274 43.

Kolosvary: Die Weberknechte Geo. : Dip. 79, 262. Orth. 43.

Ungarus 146 Idaho : Dip. 81. Hym. 205, 222.

Lubbock: Ants, Bees and 111.: Dip. 79. Hym. 154. Plec. 172.

Wa?ps 24 Iowa : Dip. 104. Hem. 4.

Matheson : A Handbook of the Ky. : Col. 200.

Mosquitoes of North America 93 Mass. : Col. 238. Hem. 256. Lep.

Muttkowski: The Ecology of 20, 259.

Trout Streams in Yellow- Ale. : Hem. 47.

stone National Park 174 Md. : Dip. 80, 262. Hem. 135.

Muttkowski and Smith : The Mich. : Hym. 329.

food of Trout Stream In- Miss. : Dip. 103.

sects in Yellowstone Nation- Mo. : Dip. 106. Hym. 185. Lep.

al Park 174 10, 20, 44, 286. Odon. 255.

Patton and Evans : Insects, N. C. : Col. 83. Orth. 38.

Ticks, Mites and venomous Neb. : Col. 238. Lep. 7.

Animals of medical and vet- Nev. : Hym. 223.

erinary importance 25 N. H. : Lep. 96, 284.

Snodgrass : Insects, their ways N. J. : Dip. 78.

and means of living 341 N. M. : Col. 239.

Morphology and evolution of N. Y. : Col. 82, 164. Orth. 18.

the Insect head and its ap- Ohio: Dip. 103, 112. Lep. 69, 106,

pendages 343

The thoracic mechanism of ^ep. .

„ Pa.: Col. 29, 83, 101, 195, 234, 305.

a Grasshopper, and its an- ^ %> ^ Q^ %

tecedents S. C. : Dip. 262.

Ueno: Studies on Stoneflies of Tenn. : Col. 83, 96. Dip. 262.

Japan 173 TCX. . Col. 239. Dip. 262, 2<>4.

Weber: Biologic der Hemip- Hem. 321. Lep. 8. Odon. 253.

teren . 275 Orth. 43.

354

INDEX

Utah: Arach. 318. Col. 219. Dip. COLEOPTERA

295. Hem. 320. Hym. 135, 204, , , . ,. ,

abdominahs, Leptura 8:>

222. Orth. 135. , - -, . • ,

,, ~ . o, oc ,AA rv ~f- Acmaeodcra (gila, pinalorum)
Va. : Col. 83, 85, 200. Dip. 262. . , ,r , , ,n?

1QC Q, acuminatns, Neoclytus 102

Hem. 135. Hym. 86. Lep. 95. , , /7.

J ^<?0/wj (hvens)

Wash. : Dip. 81. ,. ,, ,

Agonum (niaciilicollc)
Wis. : Dip. 106. ., •, , , , ,

Agruus (arcuatus, bctulac, ac-
W. Va. : Col. 29. ,. ,

Wy.: Hym. 205, 224. Plec. 174. icctus' ^ ' g^^

Africa.: Dip. 28, 158, 202, 227. '"' (^S"s)

Allecuhdae 84

Hym. 230. Lep. 260. Orth. 95. ,. „... , . 7C

. . -,,,- .-,„ 0,, ambigua, Hippodamia 75

Asia.: Lep. 260. Odon. 253, 255. ^, - ,• oc

a-.ncncana, L liansalia 85

Plec. 173, 174. . ,, ., ,r, ,.

Ampmaora (littorahs)
Canada (mcl. Newfoundland) : Col. Amsandrns (say{)

«o DpT ^P' ^' 53' v ^~^P*" (mutabilis, pro.-
Ephem. 35. Hem. 36.

OHym''i7' nT,^ T^' v'

Odon. 36. Orth. 35. Thys. 36. Anthribidae 102

Trich. 36. , •,

. arcuatus, Agnhis 84

Central America : Dip. 77. Lep. < , , . • , >

Astylopsis (macula}

bctulac, Agrilits . 84

Europe: Col. 285. Hem. 5, 256. fo;OTOCJo, Molorchus . 101

Hym. 32, Lep. 260, 285, 294. ^^ Mycgtochar« 84

Hawaii: Lep. 251. Blapstimis (pnlvcnilentiis)

South America: Col. 109. Dip. w^f/1/fvt- Tropisternus . . 240

79. Hym. 230. Lep. 260. , , ,'• v , -, C7

brcnaeli, Xenormpus 83

West Indies Dip. 73, 78. Lep. Buprestidae 3,15, 83

Calathus (quadricollis)

ARACHNIDA calif oniica. Coccm.Ua

Larabidae 29

Aranea sp. . 318 Cardioplwrus (tinnidicollis)

avida, Lycosa 318 Catoycmts (nifits)

Die Weberknechte 146 cclti* Molorchiis bimaculatus. . 101

Gnaphosidae 318 Cerambycidae 85, 101, 219

liirsittus, Pcllcncs 318 Charisalia (aincricana)

Lycosa (avida) Chrysobothris (chrysocla, jc-
Opilia (parictinus) uiorata, orono, sc.vsiynata)

oregonensis, Pcllcncs 318 chrysocla, Chrysobothris 83

parictinus, Opilia 146 Clcnnus ( pi(/cr)

Pcllencs (hirsutus, oregonensis) Coccinclla (califoniica)

Phidippus sp 318 ct>f/itaiis, Enprisloccnis 83

simplicior, Xysticns 318 C. from Bean samples 74

Spiders in stomach of Scclo- C. of Newfoundland 37

porns 318 C. of Utah, list of 219

Xysticns (simplicior) confusum, Tribal in in . . 75

INDEX

355

Coniontis (clongata)

convcrgcns, Hippoddinid 75

Cucujidae 84

Curculionidae 102

Cnrtonotns (jacobinus)

damicontis, Orthopleura 83

dcfcctus, Agrilus 83

Diabrotica (soror)
Dicerca (lurida)
Dinoclcus ( pilosus)
Disonycha (maritimus)
Dynastcs (tityiis)
Elaphidion (-mucronatum)

Elateridae 83, 221

clongata, Conioutis 75

Endcrccs ( picipcs)
Eupogonius (vcstitus)
Eupristoccrus (cogitans)
Euspliyrus (zvalshi)

cxigua, Grammoptera 85

fcinorata, Chrysobothris 96

fcrrngineum, Tribolium 75

fishcriana, Agrilus (fishcri) . . 3

floridanus*, Gnostns Ill

formicicola, Gnostns 109

jnllcri, Pantonwnts 74

gcininatiis, Agrilus 84

f/cnnori, Scaphinotus 29

gila*, Acmacodcra gihlmla ... 16

glabcr, Tropistcrnus 240

glolnilinn, Trigouogcnius 75

Gnostns (floridana, formicicola,

mcincrti)

Grammoptera ( e.rigua)
Hippodamia (ambigna, conver-

gcns)

f fippopsis (lemniscata)
ffydnoccra (rcrticalis)

Hydrophilidae 238

Hypermallus (I'illosits)
Ipidologists, International So-
ciety l.id

jacobinus, Cnrtoiiotus 75

faponica, l'<if>illia 95

Laemosaccus (plagiatus)
Lciopus (variegatus)

f. ana (nigrovittata)

lemniscata, ffif>pnf>sis 102

Left lira (abdominalis)
Lcptnnjcs (qncrci, si//n<ifiis)

iittornlis. A in phi-Jura 75

livens, Aeolus 75

Ludiiis (sulcicollis)

Inrida, Dicerca 83

macula, Astylopsis 102

inacnlicollc. Agonum 75

iiiaritima, Disonycha 75

mauritanicus, Tenebrioides ... 75

mcincrti, Gnostns 109

.\K-landryidae 84

Molorchns (bimacnlatns, celti)
monongahelae, Scaphinotus

ridings! 29

mucronatum, f:laphiilitui 85

nintabilis, Anoplodera 101

M ycetocharcs (binotatus)
Ncoclytns (acuminatns)

nigrovittata, Lrma 75

O ch rosidia (villosa)

Oedemeridae 220

orono, Chrysobothris 83

Orthoplcnni ( daniicoruis)

oryzac, Sitopliilus 75

Oryzacphihts (surinamensis)

otiosus, Agrilus 84

Pantomorns (fnllcri)
Pliysocncmnm (violaceipenne)

picipes, Euderccs 102

pit/cr, Clconus 164

pilosns, Dinoclcus 74

piiHilorum*. Acinacodera Kb

plagiatus, Laemosaccus 102

P opi 1 1 id (japonica)
Prt'thalpia ( undatti )

pro.riina. Anoplodera 101

pnk'cnilcntns, Hlapstinns .... 75

piinctdta, Synchroa 84

(liiadriciillis, Calatlius 75

(inerei, Lepturges 102

rainosa, Silplia 75

h'liopaliipiis (sdiiguinicollis)

rufiis, Catogenus 84

356

INDEX

ntricola, Anthoboscus 102

sangiiinicollis, Rhopalopns . . . 102

sayi, Anisandrus 102

Scaphinotus (nwnongahclac)

Scarabaeidae 85, 195, 234

Scolytidae 102

sexsignata, Chrysobothris .... 83

signatus, Lcpturges 102

Silpha (ramosa)
Sitophihts (oryzae)

soror, Diabrptica 75

snblaevis, Tropistcrnus 238

sitlcicollis, Lndiiis 83

surinamensis, Orysacphilus ... 75
Synchroa (pnnctata)
Tenebrioides (inauritanicns)
Tillus (transvcrsalis)

tityus, Dynastcs 195, 234, 305

Thanasimus (trifasciatits)

transvcrsalis, Tillus 82

Tribolium (confiisuin, fcrru-

gineu-m)

trifasciatus,' Thanasimus 82

Trigonogenius (globiiluin)
Tropisternus (blatchlcyi, yla-

bcr, qnadristriatns, sublaci'is,

xanthopus)
tinnidicollis, Cardiophorus .... 75

niidata. Prothalpia 85

varicyatus, Lciopits 102

vcrticalis, Hydnoccra 82

vcstitus, Eupogonins 102

villosa, Ochrosidia 85

villosiis, Hypcnnalhis 85

violaceipenne , Physocnemum. . 101

ivalshi, Eiisphyrus 102

xanthopus, Tropisternus 239

Xenorhipus (brendeli)

DIPTERA

aldrichi, Johnsonomyia 106

Allotrichoma (salnbris)

Anopheles (costalis)

Axysta (bradleyi)

balsamae*, Ditrichophora .... 77

Basilia (coryiwrhini)

boriqueni*, Polytrichophora . . 77

bradleyi*, Axysta 79

brei'iciliatus*, Doliclwpits .... 71

brez'ipalpus, Glossina 231

buccata*, Hecamcdoidcs 78

costalis, Anopheles 28

chrysoprocta, Macromeigcnia. 262

corynorhini, Basilia 295

Cyclopedia (greefi)
Ditrichophora (balsamae, pain-
teri)

Dolichopodidae 53, 70

Dolichopiis (brcviciliatits)

elonyatits*, Paraclius 72

Ephydridae 76

Eremoctcnia (progressa)
• Eupachygaster (hcnshaiw,
punctifcr)

fasciatus, Stegomyia 28

flavitibialis*, (111.) Polymcdon 71
friocnsis, Macromeigcnia .... 262

fitsca, Glossina 160

Glossina (brevipalpis, fitsca,
longipcnnis, nwrsitans, nev.'-
steadi, nigrofnsca, palliccra,
pallidipes, palpalis, sitbinor-
sitans, swynnertoni, tachi-
noidcs)

greefi, Cyclopodia 295

Jialtcralis*', Napaca 81

Hecamedoides (buccata)
hcnshanri, Eupachygaster .... 104
Hennetia (ilhtccns)
Hyadina (macquarti)
Hydrina (nigresccns)

illiiccns, Hcrmctia 75

incommoda*, Parydra 81

Johnsonomyia (aldrichi)

latifacics*, Rhaphiiim 53

lonyibara*, Rhaphiuin 53

longipcnnis, Glossina 163

macquarti*, Hyadina 80

Macromcigenia ( chrysoprocta,
friocnsis, oivcnii)

INDEX

357

tiiacitlicornis, Neopachygaster. 103

morsitans, Glossina 161

Mosquitoes of North America 93

Muscidae 112

Mitscina (stabitlans)

Muscoidea 158

Napaca (halteralis)
Neopachygaster ( inaculicornis.

vitreus)
Xcuriyona (nigrimanus, or-

natits)

ncti'stcadi, Glossina 161

nli/rcsccns*, Hydrina 80

nigrimanus* , Ncuriyona 70

nigrofusca, Glossina 160

niveivenosa*, Nostiina 80

Nostima (niveivenosa, quin-

qnenotata)
Nyctcribia (pedicularia)

Nycteribiidae 295

ornatus*, Ncuriyona 55

oivcnii, Macromeigenia 263

Pachyfjaster (pulchcr)

paintcri*, Ditrichophora 76

pallicera, Glossina 163

pal/idipes, Glossina 163

palpalis, Glossina 158

Paraclins (elongatus)
Parydra (incommoda)

pedicularia, Nyctcribia 297

pliitadclp/iicns. Proctacantluts. 189

polita, Zabrachia 103

Polymedon (flavitibialis)
Polytrichophora (boriqncni)
Proctacanthns (philadelphicus)

proyressa, Erenwctcnia 295

f>ulchcr, Pachygaster 106

punctifcr, Eupachyyastcr .... 104

quinqucnotata*. Nostiina 79

Rhaphiuui (latifacics, loin/ibara)

stilnbris*, Allotrichoina 78

stabulans, Miiscina 1 !_'

Sfci/oniyia (fasciata)

Stratiomyidae 103

subniorsitans, Glossina 162

swynnertoni, Glossina 231

Tachinidae 261

(list of species, 303)

tachinoidcs, Glossina 161

vitreus*, Neopachygaster .... 103

Viviparous flies 227

Zabrachia (polita)

HEMIPTERA

Adclphocoris (lincolatits. nip-

idus)

afflnis. .-Inildytylus 256

albomaculatus*, Sericophanes. 320
. liublytylits (affinis. nasiilns.

vanduseei)

ater, Capsus 4

binotatus, Stcnotits 4

Brochyinena (4-pitstulata)
Capsus (atcr, sinuilans)

cai'ifrons, Ncottiylossa 75

chciwpodii, Lyi/acus 5

Chlorochroa (sayi)
Ciinc.v (lectularia)

cinctus, Euryophthahnus 75

conspersus, Euschistus 75

Coquillcttia (granulata, niyri-

thorax)

Corisus (idcntatus)
Corythuca (pallipcs)

custator, Tliyanfa 75

Cyrtopeltocoris (gracilentis)

dolobratus, Miris 4

Euryophthalmus (cinctus)
Euschistus (conspersus)
f/racUcntis*, Cyrtopeltocoris . . 321

f/ntnitlata*, Coquillcttia 319

Hemiptera 36

Hemiptera, Biologic der 275

Hemiptera Catalogue 144

idcntatus, Corisus 75

histrionica, Mitri/antia 75

Icctiiltiria, Ciinc.r 96

Lcpli>:lictya < siiintlans)

lincolatits, Adelphocoris 4

, Lynns 47

358

INDEX

Lygacus, (rcclivatns)

Lygns (htcoruin, pabulums,

spinolac)
Maternal instinct in a Mem-

bracid 330

Megaloccroca (rccticorn is)

Membracidae 330

Miridae 4, 47, 256, 319

Miris (dolobratns)
Murgantia ( histrio nica)

nasntus, Amblytyhis 256

Neottiglossa (cavifrons)
nigrithorax*, Coquillcttia .... 319

pabulinus, Lyyits 49

pallipcs, Corythuca 135

Platycotis (vittata)

4-pnstnlata, Brochymena 75

rapidus, Adelphocoris 6

reclivatus, Lygaens 75

recticornis, Megaloccroca .... 4

ruficornis, Trigonotyhis 4

sayi, Chlorochroa 75

Sericophancs (albonmcnlatns)

sinmlans, Capsns 4

simnlans, Leptodictya 135

spinolae, Lygus 47

Stcnotus (binotatns)
Thyanta (custator)

Tingididae 135

Trigonotyhis (ruficornis)

vandnscci, Amblytylus 256

vittata, Platycotis 330

HYMENOPTERA

Andrena (fulva, Ititci, ribi-
floris)

Andrenidae 322

Ants, Bees and Wasps 24

apachus, Polistcs fuscatiis .... 223

Apoidea 154

arctica, Vcspnla 224

arenaria, V cspnla 224, 329

atkinsoni, Cremastogaster .... 95

atropilosa, Vespnla 226

aurifcr, Polistcs fuscatiis 223

Bees, proterandry and flight
(with list of species) ..154, 331

canadcnsis var., Polistcs 224

ccylonicns, O.vybclus 20

Chlorion (ichncninoniiiin)

consobrina, Vcspula 225

Cremastogaster (atkinsoni,

linmta)

Cryptns (tcjoncnsis)
fernaldi, Vcspula arenaria . . . 224
flavitarsis, iMischocyttarus . . . 222

flavus, Polistcs fuscatits 223

fitlva, Andrena 322

Gall Wasps 191

acnnanica, }'cspa 185

It itci, Andrena 322

Hymenoptera, parasitic ...157, 230

ichncumoninm, Chlorion 135

linmta, Cremastogaster 109

inacrogastcr, Sclcrodcrinus ... 86

inacnlata. ]7cspa, 185, 225

Mischocyttants (flavitarsis)

Mynnica (victima)

Nest of Vcspnla arenaria .... 329

occidentalis, Vcspula 225

Oxybeline Wasps 20

O.rybchis (ccylonicns, tapro-
bancnsis)

Parasites 230

Polistcs (apachns, aurifcr. can-
adcnsis, flams, rariatus)

ribifloris, Andrena 322

Sclerodermus (macrogastcr)

Sphecidae 20, 135

taprobanensis, O.vybchtf 20

tcjoncnsis, Cryptns 75

variatus, Polistcs fnscatns .... 223
Vespa (gennanica, maculata)

Vespidae 185, 222, 329, 331

Vespula (arctica, arenaria,
atropilosa, consobrina, fern-
aldi, occidentalis, mlgaris)

victima, Mynnica 109

I'tilgaris, Vespula 226

INDEX

359

LEPIDOPTERA

abbotti, Oikcticus 95

Aegeriidae 2

.•l</lais (i-allnnn)
Alabama ( art/illacea)
Ainblvscirtes < cclia)

aun'ca, Catocala 14, 44

niii/nsi, Catoi-iilii 45

. Inosia (plexippus)
Anthanassa ( te.vana)
Anthncharis ( t/cnutia)

antiopa, Eitvancssa 20

Apantesis (rittata)

apollo, Parnassins 294

Archanara (snhcanica)

iiri/illacea, Alabama 10

Argyria (auratcUa)

atalanta, Vanessa 20

anratclla, Argyria 128

hilunaria, Sclcnia 302

histortata, Tephrosia 302

bhii-kbnrni, Lycacna 251

bnrealis, Calephelis 288

Brackenridge Clemens Memo-
rial Collection, list of species 113
brasilieusis, Pyrameis huntera. 260
Brcnthls (montimts)
browcri, Papilio iiiarccllus . . . 286
Butterflies of Missouri, list of

species 286

Calcphclis (borealis)
i '(tllnsiuiiici (promethea)
canadellus*, Craiubus ntricolcl-

lus 122

cardui, /'yramcis 20, 260

Catocala (arnica, aiu/nsi, cpionc,
habilis, ilia, iunuhois, junc-
tiiru. liichrynwsns. lnctiKisn.
ncni/aiiia, ncrissa, palacoga-
iiui, piatri.r, residua, robin-
xoni. ridita)
Cati>l\filn t philca)

cel( rio, I lippotii'ii 261

cclid. .hnblyscirtcs 289

self is, Chlorippc 20

Chloride < cell is)

clainlia, Euptoicta ......... 9, 261

Colias ( cr/n'ciis, lesbia)

C ' rii minis i canadellus)
crepuscularia, Tcphrosia ..... 302

cr< >ceus, Colitis .............. 260

Cya niris ( />sc;;:- "s)

(Itu'daniis, Paj^Uio ............ 25

lUscniihtUs, Mitonra datnon . . . 288
dn/silla, Glutophrissa ........ 260

J>ryas (pandora)

Epart/yrcus < tityrus)

cpionc, Cati'culii .......... 14, 44

Eni/onia (j-albinn)

En n lea (tatila)

EupJincadcs (troihts)

Euphyiiryas ( phaeton)

Euptoieta (claitdia)

Entacliyf>tera ( psidii)

Euvanessa (antiopa)

J-ciiiseca ( tarquinins)

Cei/enes ( nostradamus)

gcnutia, Anthocharis ........ 287

Geometridae ................ 302

Glutophrissa (drusilla)

gniidlachi, Papilio ........... 291

lial'ilis, Catocala ............. 45

Habits of Megathymus

streckcri .................. 7

hayhurstii, I'liolisora ........ 20

1 1 cllCinilltS ( Illi'lpOlllCHc)

Iicniifiisa'- . Mclitaea palla .... 17

liciirici, 1 ncistilia ............ 288

Hesperiidae ................. 7

Hippotion < ce/crio)

huntera, Vanessa ............ 20

ii/nilera, Zyi/aena ............ 2"4

ilia, (. dti'cala ............. 13, 44

iinmaculsccunda, Zcrcnc cae-

sonia ..................... _'87

innubens, Catocala ........ 14, 44

wlc. \athalis .............. 9, 287

i-allnnn, Aglais ............. 288

j-albinn, Eugonia ......... 20, 259

360

INDEX

junctura, Catocala 44

lachrymosa, Catocala 14, 45

Lepidopterous larvae, Preser-
vation of 106

Icsbia, Colias 260

Life history of Megathymus

streckeri 7

hictitosa, Catocala 45

Lycaena (blackburni)

macyi*, Phyciodcs mylitta . . . 182

Marking of Moths (chart and

map) 10, 44

Mating habits 323

•mathias, Parnara 260

Mcgathymiis (streckeri, te.rana)
Mclitaea (hemifitsa)

mclpomene, Heliconins 302

Mitoura (discoidalis)

montinus, Brenthis 284

Museums featuring Lepidop-
tera— 1, 31, 65, 97, 147, 179, 215,
249, 290, 313.

Naming of variants 298, 324

Nathalis (iolc)

neogama, Catocola 13, 44

nerissa, Catocala arnica ... 14, 45
Night flight, diurnal Butter-
flies 20, 258

Noctuidae 10, 44

nostrodamus, Ge genes 260

Nymphalidae 17, 182

Oeneis (scmidca)
Oiketicus (abbotti)

palaeogama, Catocala 14

pandora, Dryas 260

Papilla (broweri, dardanus,

gundlachi)
Parnara { mathias)
Parnassiits (apollo)

phaeton, Euphydryas 287

philca, Catopsila 287

Pholisora (hayhurstii)
Phyciodcs (tharns)

piatri.r. Catocala 45

Pieris < protodice)

ple.rippus, Anosia 20, 259

Polyphemus, Tclca 69, 323

promethea, Callosamia 323

protodice, Pieris 9

pseudargiolus, Cyaniris 20

psidii, Eutachyptera 315

Pyralidae 113

Pyrmneis (brasilicnsis, cardui)

residua, Catocala 14, 44

robinsoni, Catocala 45

romei, Coscinca 294

salicis, Stilpnotia 96

Sclenia (bilimaria)

semidea, Oeneis 284

smaragditis, Tinostoma 251

Stilpnotia (salicis)

streckeri, Megathymus 7

sitbcarnea, Archanara 112

tammcmca, Vanessa 251

tarqitinius, Fcniscca 288

tatila, Eunica 260

Telea (polyphemus)
Tephrosia (bistortata, crepus-
cular ia)

te.rana, Anthanassa 288

texana, Megathymus streckeri 7

tharos, Phyciodcs 20

Tinostoma (smaragditis)

tityrus, Epargyreus 20

troilus, Euphoeades 20

urticae, Vanessa 260

Vanessa (atalanta, huntera,
tammcmea, urticae)

vidua, Catocala 15, 45

vittata, Apantcsis 96

Zerene (immaculsccunda)
Zygacna (ignijera)

ODONATA

anotnaltrm. Sympetrum 255

ardens, Sympetrum 255

batesi, Cannacria 254

Calopterygidae 49

Caloptcry.r ( maculata)
Cannacria (batesi. gravida)

INDEX

361

Coenagrion (resolutum)

corruption, Sympetrum 255

eroticum, Sympetrum 255

c.rplicata*. Protothore (fossil) 50

fitrcata, Erythemis 254

furcifer, Gomphus 253

Gomphus (furcifcr, villosipes)

gravida, Cannacria 254

hagciiii. Micrathyria 253

ignotum, Sympetrum 255

illotu-m. Sympetrum 255

_ kunckcli. Sympetrum 255

inacitlata, Caloptcry.r 96

Micrathyria I haiicnii)

North American Dragonflies,

Handbook 252

porrulum, Syinpetntin 255

pedemontanum, Sympetrum... 255
Protothore* (c.rplicata)

resolutum, Coenagrion 253

ritptinn. Sympetrum 255

septentrionalis, Somatochlora . 253
Somatochlora (septentrionalis,

whitehousel)
Sympetrum (anomalum, ar-

dens, corruptum, eroticum.

ignoturn, illotitm, kunckell,

parvulum, pedemontanum.

rnptum, uniforme, vicinum)
Tramea (Virginia)

uniforme, Sympetrum 255

in<nnurn, Sympetrum 96

rillosipes, Gomphus 253

Virginia, Tramea 253

whitehousei, Somatochlora . . . 253

ORTHOPTERA

assimilis, Gryllus 75

Carolina, Daucus 189

Ceuthophilits fdarisi, rchcbi)
Daucus (carolina)

darisi, Ceuthophilus 18, 183

fasciatus, Nemobius 42

Grouse Locusts 95

Gryllidae 38, 42

Gryllus (assimilis)

Microcentrum sp 135

Nemobius (fasciatus, socius,
sparsalsus)

rchcbi, Ceuthophilus 18, 183

socius, Nemobius fasciatus ... 42

sparsalsus*, Nemobius 38

Thoracic mechanism 344

PROTURA

Acerentomon (microrhinus)
Acerentulus (barbcri. pcrpu-
sillus)

barberi, Acerentulus 51

Eosentomon (yosemitensis)
microrhinus, Acerentmnon ... 51

pcrpusillus, Acerentulus 51

yosemitensis, Eosentmnoti .... 51

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