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CONTENTS OF VOLUME XIV.

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Descriptions of Two New Genera and six New Species of Parasitic

Hymenoptera A. B. GAHAN . . 2

On the Rearing of n. Dermatobiahominis Linna.Mis.Ari ;t>T hr~''K . . 9

Notes on Certain Specie.-- of Flies W. R. WALTON . . 13

Constitution of the Entomological Society of Washington 19

On the Probable Occurrence of the Myraarid Genus Dicopus Enock

in Fiji \. A. < llRAULT. . 22

A New Species of the Mymarid Genus Polynema Haliday from

British Columbia A. A. GlRAULT . . 23

A Revision of the Genus Lasconotus Er E. J. KRALS . . 25

A New Microlepidopteron of the Genus Epicallima Dyar from

Pennsylvania AUGUST Bu.SCK . . 44

A Readjustment of MuscoW Names C. H. T. TOWXSKVD. . 45

A New Megalopygid from French Guiana. . WILU\M Sen \i - 53
Descriptions of the Larvae of Some Lfpidoptera from Mexico

HARRISON G. DYAR. . 54

Note on De-ua ornata Ottolengui HARRISON G. DYAR. . 01

Some Notes on Insect Abundance in Texas in 1911

W. D. HUNTER.. r,2

Note on a Stericta from Tropical America .HARRISON G. DYAR. . 66
The Ants of Victoria County, Texas

J. D. MITCHELL and W. DNVIGHT PIERCE. . 67
Some Notes on the Tiek Ornithodoros talaje Guerin

ALLAN H. JENNINGS. . 77

The Classification of the Aleyrodids 79

New Microlepidoptera from Mexico AUGUST BusCK . . 83

New American Mites NATHAN BANKS 96

Three Species of Noctuidaj New to our Lists HARRISON G. DYAR . . 105

A Note on Coloradia HARRISON- G. DYAR . . 105

Description of an Injurious Otiorhynchid . . .F. H. CHITTENDKN . 106
Record of the Finding of a True Queen of Termcs flavipes Kol.

THOMAS E. SNYDER . . 107
Blood-sucking and Supposedly Blood-sucking Leptidae.

FREDERICK KNAB . . 108

Resolutions on the Death of John Bernhard Smith Ill

A Note on the Southern Walking-stick {Anisoniorpha buprestoides

Stoll) and a Tachinid Parasite H. M. RUSSELL.. 117

A Contribution to North American Dipterology.

HARRISON E. SMITH. . 118

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Notes on Thysanoptera H. M. RUSSELL . . 128

Descriptions of New North American Thysanoptera

J. DOUGLAS HOOD . . 129
Symphoromyia as a Blood-sucker

FREDERICK KNAB and R. A. COOLEY . . 161

Six New Genera of Nearctic Muscoidea C. H. T. TOWNSEND . . 163

Three New Noctuidse HARRISON G. DYAR . . 167

More about the Sloth Moth HARRISON G. DYAR . . 169

New Species of Noctuidse from French Guiana W. SCHAUS . . 170

Tryphoninse— a Review H. L. VlERECK . . 175

Notes on Nearctic Mantispidse NATHAN BANKS . . 178

Blood-sucking Insects as Carriers of Human Diseases

C. T. BRUES . . 180
Note on the Avocado Weevil (ffeilipus laiiri Boheman)

HERBERT S. BARBER . . 181

Two New Calif ornian Acrolophidse AUGUST BUSCK . . 184

A New Genus and Species of Gryllidse from Texas

A. N. CAUDELL. . 186
Entomology at the Centenary of the Academy of Natural Sciences

of Philadelphia H. L. VlERECK . . 193

Recognition of Palindia merricki Holland HARRISON G. DYAR . . 194
A. New Genus of Orthoptera from Guatemala

T. D. A. COCKERELL. . 195

A New Species of Tachinidae from Porto Rico . . W. R. WALTON . 198

Eggs of Cicada lyricen DeGeer HERBERT S. BARBER. . 210

New Species of Noctuidae from the Guianas W. SCHAUS. . 213

A New Ulophora from Florida HARRISON G. DYAR . . 218

A Synonymic Note on the Mymaridre A. A. GlRAULT. . 221

A Synonymic Note on the Trichogrammatidse . .A. A. GlRAULT. . 221

A New Injurious Plutella AUGUST BUSCK . . 219

Blood-sucking Insects as Transmitters of Human Disease

FREDERICK KNAB . . 219

New Mexican Acrolophidse AUGUST BUSCK . . 222

List of Members of the Entomological Society of Washington 224

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MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1911.

The 253d regular meeting of the Society was entertained by
Professor A. L. Quaintance in the Saengerbund Hall on the
night of November 2, 1911, with twenty-five members (Messrs.
Babcock, Baker, Barber, Busck, Crawford, Cushman, Dyar, Ely,
Foster, Gahan, Gill, Hanimar, Howard, Jones, Knab, Myers,
Popenoe, Quaintance, Russell, Sanford, Scott, Schwarz, Wal-
ton, Webb) and two guests (Siegler and Wood) present. First
Vice President Quaintance occupied the chair. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read and corrected. The re-
port of the committee to prepare the Obituary and Bibliog-
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Mr. Schwarz proposed the name of Dr. K. Escherich, of
Tharandt, Germany, for corresponding membership, to be
acted upon at the next meeting.

Mr. Gahan read the first paper of the program, "Descrip-
tions of two new genera and six new species of parasitic
Hymenoptera," which was followed by a short discussion on
the confusion that has resulted from the publication of the
supposed hosts of parasites.

•Already published, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., xm, 196, 1911.

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DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW GENERA AND SIX NEW
SPECIES OF PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA.*
BY A. B. GAHAN.

The descriptions of one new genus and three new species of
Ichneumonoidea, one new genus and two new species of Chal-
cidoidea, and one new species of Proctotrypoidea are contained
in this paper. Types of all will be deposited in the United
States National Museum.

ICHNEUMONOIDEA.

BRACONID^.
MICROGASTERIN^.
Apanteles (Pseudapanteles) terminalis, new species.

1900. Pseudapanteles terminalis Ashm. MS. in Smith's Ins. N.
J., 1899, p. 593.

Male. — Length 3.5 mm. Black, except legs and anal one-third of
abdomen, which are brownish testaceous. Whole head, except occi-
put, strongly rugoso-punctate and covered with short whitish pubes-
cence; mandibles blackish brown; eyes hairy; clypeal fovea deep and
rounded; labrum conspicuous; palpi pale yellowish; scape brownish
testaceous, the flagellum wholly black. Thorax rugoso-punctate with
whitish pubescence, the posterior half of the mesopleurae smooth, im-
punctate. Propodium wholly rugoso-punctate, with distinct median
and lateral carinae, the latero-posterior angles prominent, giving an
appearance of concavity to the posterior face of the propodium. An-
terior and median coxae brownish, posterior pair black, all trochanters,
femora, and tibiae brownish testaceous, darkest above, all tarsi more
or less dark brown, the two anterior pairs slightly testaceous. Wings
hyaline, the costal, postmarginal, radius, first intracubital, apex of
the median, and more or less of the discoidal veins and the stigma
brownish; re ainder of the venation paler. First dorsal tergite one
and one-half'"times as long as wide, the sides parallel or nearly, second
segment half the length of the first, the third still shorter. The first
three dorsal segments are strongly rugoso-punctate, the first two en-
tirely black and the third with a broad crescent-shaped black spot
basally, its lateral angles and apex like the following segments and
ventral surface testaceous.

Female. — Scape, pedicel, and three basal joints of the flagellum
brownish testaceous; mandibles reddish brown; all coxae as well as
femorae, tibiae, and tarsi pale testaceous; wing veins and stigma
brownish testaceous. Ovipositor exserted about the length of the
abdomen. Otherwise like the male.

"Contribution from tho Entomological Laboratory of the Maryland Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.

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Type: No. 12758, U. S. National Museum.

Described from seven specimens, as follows: Three males
from Jacksonville, Florida; one male from Cedar Point, Mary-
land; one male and one female from Long Island, New York,
and one male from College Park, Maryland. The College
Park specimen is in the collection of the Maryland Experi-
ment Station; all others are in the United States National
Museum. The male and female from Long Island are un-
doubtedly the specimens selected by Dr. Ashmead as types
for the species.

RHOGADINJE.

ALLORHOGAS, new genus.

Transfacial line equaling or nearly the facial line. Head transverse,
the temples rather broad, two-thirds the width of the eyes; antennas
long filiform; ocelli in a small equilateral triangle; labial palpi three-
jointed, the maxillary palpi four-jointed. Head and thorax very finely
reticulately sculptured; parapsidal furrows complete and deeply
impressed, the median lobe of the mesocutum with a broad median
longitudinal furrow; scutellum small; mesopleurae with a distinct fur-
row; propodium more or less rugose, rather abruptly declivious pos-
teriorly, with two distinct carinaa originating at the median point on
the anterior margin and diverging in a curve posteriorly to the apex
of the truncation, where they merge with the lateral longitudinal
carinse. Wings with three cubital cells; the marginal cell completely
closed; the recurrent nervure interstitial with the first transverse
cubital; radius arising from the middle of the stigma, its first abscissa
very slightly shorter than the second, the latter about half the length
of the second abscissa of cubitus. Abdomen oblong-ovate, sessile,
slightly longer than the thorax; the first segment longer than wide,
striate with two carinae laterally at the base; second segment and
apical half of the third strongly striate, the suture be^^veen distinct
but not deeply impressed; ovipositor exserted about tw. ; the length
of the abdomen.

Type: Allorhogas gallicola, new species.

In Ashmead's "Classification of the Ichneumon Flies" this
genus would fall near Clinocentrus. It may be distinguished
from that genus by the non-compressed abdomen. From
Oncophanes and Epirhyssalus it is separated by the fact that
the abdominal segments are not tumid. In Szepligeti's clas-
sification of the Braconidae the genus agrees most nearly with
Semirhytus, but the thorax is not smooth, the parapsidal fur-
rows are deeply impressed, and the recurrent nervure is inter-
stitial. The latter character differentiates it from Rhogm.

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Allorhogas gallicola, new species.

Female — Length 4 mm. Antennas 30-jointed, the flagellum black-
ish brown, darkest apically, the basal joints and scape somewhat tes-
taceous. Face more distinctly pilose than the rest of the head, its
sculpture, except on the median line which is nearly smooth, slightly
coarser and more distinctly punctate than the vertex; mouth opening
rather small; eyes, mandibles at the apex, and spot enclosed by the
ocelli black; remainder of head, thorax, and abdomen brownish-testa-
ceous; the metathorax and propodium slightly darker than the rest of
the body; scutellum small, separated from the mesoscutum by a deep,
wide furrow which is broken by several transverse ridges; carinas of
the propodium with numerous short transverse striae radiating from
them. Palpi and legs slightly paler than the body, the hind tibiae
brownish and the apical joint of all tarsi brown. Wings hyaline;
tegulas and veins at base yellowish; stigma and veins outwardly
brownish. Apical half of third abdominal segment and base of the
fourth faintly lineolate, others smooth; ovipositor blackish.

Male. — Similar to the female in every respect except that the pro-
podium is slightly more rugose and somewhat darker than in the
female and the antennas are 28-jointed.

Type: No. 14358, U. S. National Museum.

Described from a single female reared May 20, 1911, and
two males reared April 27 and May 18, 1911, respectively, at
College Park, Maryland, from cynipid twig-galls on Quercus
pinifolia. From these same galls were reared specimens of
Synanthedon scitula Harris, and it is reasonable to suppose
that the braconid is parasitic on that moth. In the National
Museum are two specimens, apparently the same species,
bearing the number 2610^- Ft. Grant, Arizona. The record
to which this number refers shows that the specimens were
bred from twig-galls of oak from the above-mentioned locality,
and is interesting as indicating a wide distribution for the
species.

ALYSIIM;.

DACNUSIN^E.

Synaldis incisa, new species.

Female. — Length 2 mm. Black; smooth and shining. Antennas
submoniliform, brownish-testaceous, darker toward the apex; first
flagellar longer and more slender than the second, the second not
twice as long as thick, following joints shortening and narrowing grad-
ually toward the apex, about one and one-half times as long as wide,
the joints toward the apex slightly pedicellate. Head smooth and
shining; face somewhat pilose, with a faint median carina between

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the antennae: vertex divided by a deep median furrow extending from
the ocelli to the occipital foramen. Mesothorax smooth, shining im-
punctate; the parapsidal furrows absent, the mesoscutum with a short
median longitudinal furrow or incision near its posterior margin; meso-
pleurae with a distinct furrow; propodium rugose with a short median
carina anteriorly becoming lost in the roughness of the sculpture pos-
teriorly. Wings hyaline; the stigma very narrow, only slightly thick-
er than the postmarginal vein, which is thickened throughout its whole
length; the first cubital cross-vein is entirely absent, the second re-
moved nearly one- third the length of the radius from the origin of the
latter; the cubital nervure abruptly cut off just beyond the cross-vein;
marginal cell reaching to the apex of the wing; costal, radial and
postmarginal veins and the stigma brownish, remainder of the neura-
tion pale. Palpi and legs brownish-testaceous, darkest above. Ab-
domen not longer than the head and thorax, smooth, shining, black;
ovipositor exserted half the length of the abdomen, brownish-testa-
ceous.

Habitat: Manhattan, Kansas.

Type: No. 14357, U. S. National Museum.

Two slides bearing a large number of specimens were re-
ceived from T. J. Headlee for identification. These speci-
mens were taken from cages in which the Hessian fly was
breeding and are possibly parasitic on that insect.

The species may be distinguished from S. nhtiicola
Ashm. by the incision on the mesoscutum and by the more
rugose propodium. Types removed from slide and mounted
on points; paratypes in the collection Kansas Agricultural
College, slide-mounted.

CHALCIDOIDEA.

TORYMID.E.
MONODONTOMERIN^E.

Ditropinotus flavicoxus, new species.

Female.— Length 2.5 mm. Head and dorsum of the thorax golden
green, strongly punctate, the punctures of the head somewhat finer
than those of the thorax. Antennae dark brown, nearly black; the
scape and club orange yellow. Face below antennae with sericeous
white pile. Pleura?, underside of thorax (except mesosternum, which
is usually green), legs including all coxae, and abdomen honey-yellow;
the anterior coxae and middle tibiae are usually somewhat paler than
the rest of the legs, and the apical tarsal joints are dark. Abdomen
very finely, transversely lineolate, the ovipositor about half the length
of the abdomen and black.

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Male. — Entirely green, the abdomen slightly bronzed above. An-
tennas wholly black. Coxae and femoras, except apically, dark brown,
the tibiae, tarsi, and apices of femoraa pale yellow. Body sculpture
similar to that of the female.

Habitat: College Park, Maryland.

Type: No. 14356, U. S. National Museum.

Eight female and six male specimens collected by Mr. E.
N. Cory, July 19, 1909, in a room in which were stored quan-
tities of meal and other ground feed badly infested with several
different coleopterous and lepidopterous pests of this class of
stored products. It is probably, though not certainly, para-
sitic on some insect which infests stored cereals.

The species differs from D. aureoviridis Crwfd. in the
female having all of the coxae honey-yellow instead of green
and in the absence of any green markings on the abdomen.
The sculpture of the propodium is also slightly different. The
males are not distinguishable.

ENCYRTID.E.

ENCYRTIN^.
AGROMYZAPHAGUS, new genus.

Body metallic. Head transverse, seen from in front slightly broad-
er than long; cheeks half the length of the eyes; eyes bare, nearly
circular, converging above and extending to the occiput; vertex rather
narrow; frons somewhat flattened, finely punctate, and with numerous
larger, deeper punctures surrounding the forward ocellus; ocelli in a
nearly equilateral triangle, the two lateral close to but not touching
the eye margins; antennae 11-jointed, inserted below the eyes, the
scrobes triangular; scape slender, not reaching to the front ocellus;
pedicel shorter than the first funicle joint; funicle joints thickened,
cylindrical, the first joint slightly the longest, following joints sub-
equal, one and a half times as long as wide; the club is flattened, not
as long as half the funicle, its apex bluntly rounded, the first joint
slightly longer than wide, the two following transverse. Thorax ro-
bust; mesoscutum short and broad, not more than half as long as wide
and very finely shagreened; scutellum convex, as long as the meso-
scutum, rounded posteriorly and delicately sculptured; metathorax
smooth, impunctate, and without pubescence. Wings hyaline; the
marginal vein short, not much longer than thick; postmarginal shorter
than the marginal; stigmal about as long as the marginal and post-
marginal together. Abdomen conic ovate, flattened above, not longer
than the thorax; ovipositor not exserted. The male differs from the
female in having the club of the antennas shorter than the two pre-
ceding funicle joints, the funicle joints hairy, not especially thickened,

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and distinctly notched above at the sutures; the first funicle joint is
two or more times as long as the pedicel.

7ype: Agromyzaphagus detrimentosns, new species.

In Ashmead's Classification of the "Chalcid Flies" this
genus apparently falls nearest to Coccidenc\rtns, but differs
from that genus in that the antennal club is less than half the
length of the funicle. The fact that the eyes are bare distin-
guishes it from Ageniaspis and the short pedicel will serve to
separate it from most of the other genera.

Agromyzaphagus detrimentosus, new species.

Female. — Length 1.5 mm. Antenna? black with very short whitish
pile, scape slightly metallic; scrobes deeply impressed; eyes reddish
brown; face and cheeks bluish-green tinged with brassy, the former
finely shagreened, the latter delicately lineolated. Head above and
mesocutum finely shagreened, brassy green; scutellum copper-colored
its sculpture finer than that of the mesoscutum; mesopleurse steel-
blue, very finely lineolate; metathorax and abdomen smooth, shining,
impunctate, nearly black, but often slightly metallic. Wings hyaline,
the anterior and posterior margins without cilia, the apical margin
with very short cilia; veins brownish. Coxae all metallic green; tro-
chanters testaceous; anterior femorse dark brown, their apices and
tibiaa and tarsi pale yellow; median femorse and tibiae dark brown, the
apex of femoras, base and apex of tibia?, and their tarsi pale yellow;
posterior femorae and tibiaa black, more or less metallic, their tarsi
yellowish.

Male. — Exactly like the female, except in the antennal characters,
as pointed out in the description of the genus and the fact that the
flagellum is wholly testaceous instead of black.

Type: No. 14355, U. S. National Museum.

Habitat; College Park, Maryland.

Described from eleven females and seven males reared July
19, 1911, by Mr. O. G. Babcock and the writer, from the pu-
paria of an agromyzid fly belonging to the genus Leucopis.
The flies, which are probably Leucopis uigricornis, were feed-
ing in the larval state upon an aphis infesting apple and also
one infesting a species of thistle.

PROCTOTRYPOIDEA.
PROCTOTRYPID^.

SCELIONIN^.
Hoplogryon kansasensis, new species.

Female. — Length 2.5mm. Black, more or less shining. Antennae
strongly clavate; scape long and reaching about to the forward ocel-

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lus, slightly testaceous; pedicel conical, much narrower and less than
half as long as the following joint, dark brown; flagellum about twice
as long as the scape, blackish; the first joint not wider at base than
the pedicel but much wider at its apex, second joint distinctly shorter
than the first, one and a half times as long as thick, third and fourth
joints subequal, transverse, about twice as wide as long; club joints
transverse, but distinctly longer than joints three and four of the
funicle, the two apical sutures slightly oblique, the apical joint round-
ed at its apex. Head black, strongly transverse; mandibles deeply
toothed and brownish; clypeus strongly transversely striate; lower
part of face, eye margins above, the temples, cheeks, and vertex also
deeply striate; remainder of the face smooth and shining but with
many deep punctures arranged in irregular rows on the upper half.
Thorax black; mesothorax and scutellum coarsely punctate, meso-
pleura? rugoso-striate; metathorax more or less rugoso-striate with
three long pointed projections, one on the median line reaching to the
middle of the first abdominal segment, and one at each posterior lateral
angle considerably shorter. Wings slightly smoky, with a row of
stiff black bristles along the subcostal and marginal veins. Legs in-
cluding all coxae brownish testaceous. Abdomen shining black, longer
than the head and thorax, spatulate, the first segment wider at
apex than long, its base narrow; second segment also much wider at
apex than at base and about half as long as wide; third segment as
long as two and three together, the following segments very short;
segments one, two, and three are strongly longitudinally striate, the
striations gradually fading out and disappearing before the apex and
at the sides of the third.

Habitat: Manhattan, Kansas.

Type: No. 14354, U. S. National Museum.

One specimen was received from T. J. Headlee which had
been secured from a cage in which experiments with the Hes-
sian fly were being carried on and it is possibly, though not
likely, a parasite of the fly.

The species is closest to H. bethunei Sanders, recently de-
scribed, but differs as follows: The thorax is densely punc-
tate instead of rugose, the metathoracic teeth are much longer,
and the flagellum is more strongly dilated.

—Mr. Busck gave a very interesting account of the rearing
of the man-infesting bot of tropical America.

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ON THE REARING OF A DERMATOBIA HOMINIS LINNAEUS.

BY AUGUST BUSCK.

The literature on Dermatobia infesting man is very large
and the biology of the species is fairly well studied and un-
derstood. Dr. Raphael Blauchard, in his classical paper, "Sur
les (Kstrides americains dont la larve vit dans la peau de 1'
homme" (Ann. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 61, pp. 109-154, 1892),
gives a comprehensive review of the literature on this species
from the first record in 1749 to the date of his article, and Dr.
A. Neiva has lately given full synonymy and life-history with
illustrations of all stages in his "Algumas iuformacoes sobre
o Berne" (Chacaras e Quintaes, vol. n, no. 1, 1910, reprinted
as a separate publication in Rio de Janeiro, 1911).

The following notes do not pretend to add anything new,
but are merely an account of an actual breeding of the para-
site from man, of which there is as yet no published record.

The writer has on several occasions become infested with
the larva of Dermatobia, but has been unable to indulge his
desire to breed the fly, because the inconvenience of an infes-
tation interfered with work on hand. Acquiring, however, an
infestation towards the close of my last stay in Panama, this
summer, and in a reasonably inoffensive part of the body,
upper left arm, I determined to let it remain and succeeded in
rearing the fly.

The infestation took place at Cabima, Panama, on May 29;
only one cast skin was observed during the larval period; this
was shed and pushed out nearly entire through the aperture
in my skin on July 19; on September 9 the larva had at-
tained full growth and left the arm, posterior end first. It
was at this time nearly 1 inch long (24 mm.) and 10 mm. in
diameter. On being placed in a jar with wet sand it immedi-
ately burrowed down 2 inches to the bottom of the jar and
pupated. The fly issued on October 23.

No exact observation on the oviposition is recorded in print
and none was made by the writer; the egg is known only
from dissected females, but there is no doubt that the larva
hatches at once at the time of oviposition and normally bores
into the skin just where it is deposited; for this reason the
bulk of the infestations occur on exposed parts of the body,
the arms, legs, and neck; but it is plainly either possible for
the larva to travel some distance, if not satisfied with its first
situation, or else survive a fall from this exposed place to
another under the clothing of the host; the writer was thus
infested by another larva earlier in the season just under the

10 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

shoulder blade, whereto the larva must have dropped or
crawled from the neck. All my other infestations occurred
on places which were exposed at the time.

The natives believe the swellings on their legs are caused
by their wading across streams, at which time of course the
fly has a good opportunity to oviposit.

To any observing person the infestation is noticeable from
the very beginning, and the irritation is easily distinguished
from the abundant mosquito and tick bites with which one is
inflicted when "in the bush."

Within a week can be seen with the naked eye the charac-
teristic, moist aperture in the skin through which the larva
pushes and withdraws its anal end for breathing.

The larva, even when large, does not cause much pain if not
interfered with, though it has the habit at times of rotating
around its own axis with telling effect on the host's feelings.

On the whole, however, the inconvenience is greater than
the pain, the constantly exuding faeces of the larva necessita-
ting a bandage so as not to soil underclothing and bed linen.
Towards maturity the larva gradually enlarges the aperture
in the skin and its final egress is more relief than pain.

But I am inclined to ascribe to the larva a more serious effect
on its host. During no period of my entire adult life have I
required as much sleep as during the months of infestation with
this parasite; from 3 to 5 hours were almost daily regretfully
added to my normal sleeping hours and during the day I felt
less alert and energetic than is my wont. This was the more
noticeable to myself and to my nearest associates, because I for
more than twenty years have been in the habit of indulging in
a minimum of sleep. When the larva had left my arm this
desire for sleep stopped and I was able to return to my normal
habits.

I am well aware that the evidence of this single experience
is not sufficient to establish the guilt of the larva; other causes
not perceived by me may have produced my condition, but I
wish to record my belief that the Dermatobia larva was the
cause. Is it not possible that these larvae produce some virus
which has a quieting effect on the host? Ability to quiet the
host during incubation would be a distinct advantage to the
species.

During his stay in Panama the writer observed what is now
known to be the same species in monkey and dog.

Having been the victim of a pretentious surgical operation,
with subsequent stitches and bandages, which was thought
necessary to remove a half-grown larva in my back, which I
could not myself reach around and attend to, I may be ex-

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cused a note on the technique of removing such a larva from
a suffering host. There is no need of knife and bloodshed;
at any time of its life the larva may be easily removed simply
by pressure, after the aperture has been softened and some-
what enlarged by insertion of a pair of thin forceps; but
the shape of the larva should be kept in mind; its thin anal
end lies toward the surface of the skin and the swelled bottle-
shaped part is downwards; hence it is necessary to apply the
pressure well below the swelled part or it will only tend to
force the larva further down.

Mr. Knab spoke of the widespread and common occurrence
of Dermatobia throughout tropical America and of the Mex-
ican and Central American records in numerous papers that
have appeared on the subject. Several different species have
been thought to exist, but it now appears that they are all one.
Both Aldrich and Coquillett seem to have been skeptical of
the occurrence of Dermatobia north of Panama, or unable to
cope with an insect usually observed only in the larval stages.
Mr. Busck said that in Trinidad the larvae commonly infested
the head, but this was not so in Panama. Mr. Knab said
there are no actual observations on the mode of oviposition.
The several stages of the larvae differ and were at one time
considered different forms. In tropical Africa a muscid para-
site of man ( Cordylobia) lives under the skin in the same way.
It was supposed that the eggs were deposited directly on the
exposed skin, as persons bathing became most frequently in-
fested. Recently von Pelser-Berensberg determined that the
eggs are not deposited directly upon the skin but on the
clothing and do not hatch until two days later. Mr. Hammar
said that while in South America he had been infested with
Dermatobia several times. There appeared to be two kinds
of larvae, black and white. The natives believe the eggs are
laid on the foliage. He had found young larvae crawling on
the skin before entering. Mr. Crawford spoke of the finding
of a cast skin in the burrow with the maggot which he was
having cut out in Costa Rica. Mr. Schwarx spoke of Dr.
LeConte's observations and method of extraction as published
in his edition of Say's entomolgical writings. Mr. Hammar
said the native remedy was to tie chewed tobacco over the hole.
Mr. Knab stated that the larva does not penetrate below the
connective tissue.

12 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL, SOCIETY

-Mr. H. M. Russell, under the title "A Hymenopterous
Parasite of Thrips," gave an abstract of his observations in
California.*

-Under the heading Notes and Exhibition of Specimens Dr.
Dyar called attention to a published charge by Prof. John B.
Smith that type labels in the National Museum had been
tampered with (Journ. N. Y. Eut. Soc., xix, 151, 1911). He
said that the basis of this serious charge was that Professor
Smith had, a number of years ago, confused together two
similar species of Noctuidse. Smith had described a species
from four specimens, and, as it now appears, of these he left
two in the National Museum and took two for his own collec-
tion. It so happened that the two in the National Museum
were of one species, the two in Smith's hands, another. Re-
cently Smith, in revising the genus, based the species in his
redescriptiou upon the specimens in his hands and described
the other form under a new name, unconscious of the fact
that this form already constituted part of the types of his
earlier species. Dr. Dyar had pointed out, from the types in
the National Museum, that Smith had redescribed his own
species, and he proposed another name for the species which
Smith held under the old name, being unaware of the exist-
ence of other types in Smith's hands. Hereupon Smith
claimed that the types in the National Museum were really
conspecific with those in his hands and that if they were not
so, then the type labels had been changed! He states that the
two species are "so utterly different in size, in color, in mac-
ulation, and even in wing form, that mere error of association
is excluded."

Dr. Dyar expressed himself as deeply incensed at this ridic-
ulous charge, which, he said, was prompted by malice and
supported by misstatement. He exhibited specimens of the
forms in question, showing that they were in fact near allies
and not widely separated species, as Smith's statements would
imply. Such might very easily have been originally confused
by Smith. In fact, Smith in his original description refers

*Already published, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., xni, 235, litll.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, WlL>. 13

to the great variability of the form before him. Dr. Dyar
further stated that he had a suspicion that the forms would
ultimately prove to be varieties of one species, in which case
it would be found that Smith's earlier position, which he now
so radically repudiates, was in fact the more correct one.

In regard to the names of these forms, Dr. Dyar said that
in spite of the discussion, the types of the original Plconectyp-
tera fiuitima Smith had not been fixed. The species was
based on four specimens and Dr. Dyar proposed herewith to
restrict the types to the two in the National Museum. This
makes P. tcnalis Smith synonymous with P. fniitiina, and
leaves the name P. ciimulalis Dyar available for the other
form, all as stated in Dr. Dyar's paper published in the
Pomona College Journal of Entomology.

— Mr. Walton presented the following:

NOTES ON CERTAIN SPECIES OF FLIES.

BY W. R. WALTON.
Microdon laetus Locw.

The writer has already published a note regarding this
syrphid in Entomological News. It is listed among the ad-
ditional species but not described in Dr. Williston's Synopsis
of the North American Syrphidse. The type locality is Cuba,
but the present specimens were collected near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, by Mr. Frank Craighead and H. L. Adams, re-
spectively. There is also one additional specimen in the col-
lection of Mr. E. Daecke at Harrisburg, which was collected
by the writer.

Eristalis montanus Williston.

Dr. Willistou described this species from a unique male
taken at Como, Wyoming, at an elevation of 7,000 feet, and
the female has since been described by Mr. W. D. Hunter
(Can. Eut., vol. xxvm, p. 98). Specimen was taken at Soda
Springs, Idaho. Mr. Hunter subsequently collected several
specimens in northwestern Nebraska. All the specimens so
far recorded have been taken at elevations exceeding 4,000
feet. The present specimen was collected at Real del Monte,
Mexico, a silver-mining camp 9,000 feet above sea level, by
Mr. H. T. Van Ostrand. This is one of the few species of
Eristalis from North America not hitherto represented in the
collection of the U. S. National Museum.

14 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Eristalis vinetorum Fabr.

The present specimen was collected at Hertford, North
Carolina, by the writer, during the past summer. This seems
to be the most northerly latitude yet recorded for the species,
which is common enough from Georgia southward.

Synthesiomyia braziliana B. & B.

This species, the type locality of which is Brazil, has hith-
erto been recorded from but few localities in the United States.
Hough records it from Florida and Georgia and Mr. H. G.
Hubbard collected one specimen from a cave in Florida, which
by the way, is credited in Aldrich's catalogue to Mr. C. W.
Johnson, who first published the record. The present speci-
men was collected by Mr. D. K. McMillan at Brownsville,
Texas.

It is herewith exhibited in company with a species of Sar-
cophaga in order to call attention to the extreme similarity in
habitus of the two species.

Johnsonia elegans Coq.

Mr. Coquillett erected the genus Johnsonia for this species
on a single specimen, collected by Mr. C. W. Johnson, at St.
Augustine, Florida, in 1895. Mrs. Annie Slosson subse-
quently collected several specimens in the same State. The
present specimen was taken at Eberlys Mill, near Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, by the writer, The genus is undoubtedly a
valid one, but the several individuals to which Mr. Coquillett
has applied a common specific name differ so markedly as to
indicate that at least two species may be included.

The present individual is one-third again as large as the
type specimen and has been determined by Mr. Coquillett.
It is exhibited in company with a tachinid fly, namely,
Tricophora riificanda van der Wulp, to which it bears a re-
markable, though of course superficial, resemblance.

—Dr. Dyar spoke of the larva of Doa ampla Grote, which
had been sent to him by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. Prof.
Cockerell found the larva at Boulder, Colorado, on an euphor-
biaceous plant, and originally sent it for determination. Dr.
Dyar at that time had no idea what it was; but later Prof.
Cockerell succeeded in breeding the adult. Dr. Dyar said
that the species had been variously referred to different fam-
ilies, having been first described as a lithosian, in the Euro-
pean genus Emydia Boisd. The moth by its venation is

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 191:?. 15

neither a lithosian nor an arctiau, nor does it belong to the
Liparidse. It will come in the group called Hypsidae by Sir
G. F. Harupson, a group including the forms that we have
classed under the term Pericopidae. The larva is smooth,
brightly colored, the setse degenerated and nearly lost, but
the subventral ones with duplicated hairs. It is thus the
possessor of many-haired warts, which have degenerated to
give place to a bright and conspicuous coloration. The larvae
of the Pericopidae possess a similar structure, except that in
general the warts and hairs are well developed and functional,
although in some, like Coinposia fidelissima H. S., the hairs
are few and the coloration of the skin is bright. Therefore
there is nothing in the structure of the larva of Don umpla
to prevent its reference to the Hypsidae. Dr, Dyar further
said that he would add a description of the larva for publica-
tion, which follows:

Larva. — Head small, rounded, notched behind at the vertex, flat
before, smooth shining black, the epistoma and bases of antennae
white. Body with the thorax roundly enlarged, swollen, the rest
evenly cylindrical, subtruncate behind. The enlarged thorax is black,
with large rounded angular white spots, while the central region is
yellow with broad black bands. Thoracic white spots subdorsal and
lateral on joints 2 and 3; on joint 4 they are yellow, the lateral one
partly divided; broad black dorsal and lateral stripes on joints 5 to 12,
the lateral one joined to a series of quadrate black patches in the
centers of the segments; subventral region and bases of feet black;
venter pale. On joint 11 posteriorly to the end of the body the black
color again prevails, broken by a subdorsal and lateral white spot on
joints 12 and 13. Thoracic feet and anal shield black.

Cocoon. —An open mesh of brown silk, in which the pupa has con-
siderable play. The cast larval skin is included. The pupa is uni-
formly brown.

-Mr. Schwarz remarked shortly on the northward flight of
the cotton worm moth (Alabama argillacea), a phenomenon
which has not been observed in the city of Washington for
about twenty-five years. During the present year, 1911, the
moths were first observed in the city on September 19 and
from that date they were observed almost daily until Octo-
ber 19, being present sometimes in enormous number of spec-
imens. They were also observed on Plummer's Island, Mary-

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land, on September 23 and October 3, where they were
attracted by the acetylene light.

In this connection Doctor Howard stated that he and Dr. K.
Escherich, of Tharandt, captured an apparently fresh female
of the cotton moth on the window of a parlor car going into
Chicago on the afternoon of September 25. He also stated
the following instances of northern distribution for this au-
tumn had come to him in his general correspondence:

Through the summer reports of damage by the larvae
came frequently from various parts of the South.

September 15, they were reported as ruining the cotton at
Norfolk, Virginia. (T. C. Johnson.)

September 16, the moths were sent in from Romney, West
Virginia, where they had been damaging peaches. (J. J.
Cornwell.)

September 22, they were sent in from Lookout Mountain,
Tennessee, where their occurrence in the house in numbers
had alarmed the housekeeper. (Mrs. M. W. Gill.)

September 25, they were captured at Indiana, Pennsylvania,
under an arc light, and sent to the Bureau. (G. W. Sloop.)

September 26, they were reported from Cincinnati, Ohio, as
damaging ripe fruit, especially peaches, so that it was neces-
sary to pick the fruit in order to save it. (J. Benckenstein.)

September 28, reported from Agate, Nebraska, as swarming
about the lamps by thousands and being very annoying in
houses. (S. D. C. Bassett.)

September 29, they were sent in as congregating about the
arc lights in Cumberland, Maryland. (J. G. Lyon, Jr.)

The same date, they were received from Indianapolis, Indi-
ana. (B. W. Douglass.)

The same date, from Richmond Hill, Long Island, New
York. (W. A. Bernhard.)

September 30, Keokuk, Iowa, hundreds of the moths col-
lected on windows and telegraph poles. (J. M. Shaffer.)

October 2 and 5, they were reported in occurring in mills at
South Haven, Michigan. (H. Haupt, Jr.)

October 10, reported as occurring in the streets in New York
City, Yonkers, Brooklyn, and Newark, and as occurring in
numbers in the upper stories of tall buildings. (Theo. Mead.)

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October 13, reported from Fairmont, West Virginia, as
having been destroyed by the hundreds of thousands by the
lights of the town. (H. A. Williams.)

October 18, Charleston, West Virginia, millions reported
covering poles and the ground near electric light following an
almost continuous rain for 24 hours. (W. O. Daum.)

October 19, reported as swarming in an orchard at Good-
land, Indiana, by thousands. (Miss Myrtle E. Alter.)

October 20, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, moths flying about
the lights at night in great numbers. (M. R. Tullis.)

October 30, correspondent at Shephard, Ohio, reported
that one night in September a light shower fell and the next
morning the premises were covered with these moths. (Mrs.
Chas. Matthews.)

Mr. Gahan spoke of letters from four correspondents of
the Maryland Experiment Station, which tell of extensive
swarms of this moth in the western part of the State during
the latter part of September and earl)- part of October. The
first letter is from D. W. Crowther, Smithsburg, Washing-
ton County, under date of September 20, and states that the
moths are abundant in his peach orchard, and that they collect
in large numbers on the specked fruit. September 28, Mr.
Edward Harris, of Cumberland, Allegany County, sent
specimens and stated that the moth was present in larg-e num-
bers in the city of Cumberland. Again on October 4, Mr.
Harris wrote that the moth was still plentiful and that it had
been reported from Piedmont and Keyser, West Virginia.

October 2, a correspondent of a Baltimore paper, whose
letter was referred to the experiment station for reply, wrote
that Allegany County was deluged with the moths, which
collected on the electric-light poles in such numbers as to
cover them.

October 4, G. W. Thomas, of Adamstown, Frederick
County, sent specimens and stated that they were abundant
in his vineyard, where they were apparently eating- the punct-
ured grapes.

Numerous specimens were observed by the speaker on the
windows of his home at Berwyn, Maryland, one evening dur-
ing the first week in October.

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MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 1911.

The 254th regular meeting was entertained in the Saenger-
bund Hall, 314 C street N. W., by Dr. L. O. Howard. Presi-
dent Webster occupied the chair and twenty-six members
(Messrs. A. C. Baker, Banks, Barber, Busck, Caudell, Cory,
Cushman, Dyar, Ely, Heidemann, Hopkins, Howard, Hyslop,
Jenne, Fred Johnson, Knab, McAtee, Myers, Phillips, Roh-
wer, Sanford, Sasscer, Schwarz, Vickery, Viereck) and four
visitors (Messrs. Demuth, Grosvener, Urich, and Siegler)
were present. The minutes of the 253rd regular meeting
were read and approved.

Mr. Rohwer read his report as Secretary-Treasurer. The
Chair appointed Messrs. Banks and Caudell as auditors. Dr.
Howard moved the report be accepted and placed on file and
that the recommendations contained in it be referred to the
executive committee.

The Chair introduced the subject of the approaching meet-
ing of the A. A. A. S. with its attending corps of visit-
ing entomologists. Motion was made (Schwarz), seconded
(Knab), and carried that it is the sense of the Society that
we entertain the entomological contingent at a smoker, the
expenses to be paid by subscription. Mr. Schwarz stated that
at an Executive Committee meeting he had been appointed a
committee of one to investigate and find what arrangements
could be made. That the only available place and time ap-
pears to be the Saengerbund Hall, Friday night, December
29. Motion to accept the arrangements as made was carried.
Dr. Howard moved that Mr. Schwarz as chairman of the
committee of one for these arrangements be authorized to in-
crease its membership as desirable. Carried.

Mr. Schwarz moved the election of Dr. K. Escherich, of
Tharandt, Germany. Carried.

Under new business Mr. Rohwer read the proposed amend-
ments to the Constitution. Mr. Caudell moved their adop-
tion, seconded by Mr. Knab. Carried. Mr. Rohwer moved
that the Society publish the revised Constitution in the first
number of the forthcoming volume, Seconded by Mr. Cau-
dell. Carried.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 19

The following officers were elected for the year 1912: Presi-
dent, A. L. Quaintance; First Vice-President, August Busck;
Second Vice-President, A. N. Caudell; Recording Secretary,
E. R. Sasscer; Secretary-Treasurer, S. A. Rohwer; addi-
tional members of Executive Committee, H. G. Dyar, Nathan
Banks, and E. A. Schwarz. Prof. A. L. Quaintance was elected
to represent the Society at the Washington Academy of
Sciences.

Mr. F. W. Urich was called upon and gave a very inter-
esting and detailed account of the spittle insect that is so in-
jurious to sugarcane in Trinidad.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF

WASHINGTON.

ARTICLE I. — NAME.

The name of this organization shall be The Entomological
Society of Washington.

ARTICLE II. — OBJECTS.

The objects of the Society shall be to promote the study of
Entomology in all of its bearings, to publish a magazine contain-
ing its proceedings and such papers as are accepted for publi-
cation, and to cultivate social and friendly relations between
those in any way interested in the science.

ARTICLE III. — MEMBERS.

SECTION 1. The Society shall consist of active, correspond-
ing, and not more than ten honorary members. Active mem-
bers must be residents of the cities of Washington, Baltimore,
or vicinity. Corresponding members may be from any State
or country. Honorary members can be selected only from
among foreign entomologists.

SECTION 2. Any active member of the Society, in good
standing, who may leave the cities above named to reside for a
year or more elsewhere, may, on motion of any active member
of the Society, or at his own request, be transferred to the
list of corresponding members, and shall for the time of ab-
sence have the privileges of such members only.

SECTION 3. Candidates for active membership may be pro-
posed at any stated meeting by any active member, but shall
not be elected until the next following meeting, except upon
the motion of some person other than the proposer, and upon

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unanimous consent of those present. A two-thirds vote of
the active members present shall be required to elect an active
member. Corresponding members, except those who become
such by removal, may be proposed in the same way as active
members, but the name must be referred to the Executive
Committee, who shall at the next meeting report on the same.
A two-thirds vote of the active members present shall be re-
quired to elect. Honorary members shall be proposed only
by the Executive Committee, and may be elected at any stated
meeting without lying over as in case of active members. A
unanimous vote of the active members present is required to
elect. The election of active or corresponding members may
be by ballot or viva voce. Honorary members shall be elected
by ballot only.

ARTICLE IV. — OFFICERS.

The officers of the Society shall be a President, a First Vice-
President, a Second Vice-Presideut, a Recording Secretary,
and a Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer, to be elected by
ballot at the annual meeting. There shall be an Executive
Committee consisting of the officers of the Society and three
members to be elected by the Society in the same manner.

ARTICLE V. — DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

SECTION 1. The President, or, in his absence, one of the
Vice-Presidents, shall preside at the meetings of the Society
and of the Executive Committee. It shall be the duty of the
President to deliver an address at the closing meeting of the
year.

SECTION 2. The Recording Secretary shall take and pre-
serve a record of the Proceedings of the Society.

SECTION 3. The Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer shall
conduct all of the official correspondence of the Society, shall
keep a list of all the members, together with their addresses,
and shall give due notice of all meetings. He shall have
charge of all moneys of the Society, and shall make disburse-
ments only under the direction of the Executive Committee.
He shall collect all fees and assessments, and notify all mem-
bers who are in arrears, and submit a report of the state of
finances of the Society at the annual meeting, or whenever
called for. He shall preserve all publications and other prop-
erty belonging to the Society.

SECTION 4. The affairs of the Society shall be conducted
by the Executive Committee, whose duty it shall be to act on
nominations for membership, have direction of the finances,

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 21

audit the accounts of the Treasurer and provide for the meet-
ings and for publication, and transact any other necessary
business.

ARTICLE VI. — MEETINGS.

The regular meetings of the Society shall be held, unless
otherwise ordered, on the first Thursday of each month. The
annual meeting for the election of officers and the delivery of
the presidential address shall be the regular meeting for the
month of December. The terms of office shall begin January
first. Special and field meetings may be called by the Execu-
tive Committee. Not more than one half hour shall be de-
voted to the consideration of business at any regular meeting.

ARTICLE VII. — FEES.

SECTION 1. The initiation fee of active members shall be one
dollar; the annual fee shall be three dollars, due three months
after election, except when elected three months or less pre-
viously to the annual meeting, when no fee shall be required
for the year in which they are elected. Any active member
in arrears for one year may, after one month's notification,
be dropped from the rolls. No member in arrears shall be
entitled to vote.

SECTION 2. Corresponding members shall pay no initiation
fee, but shall pay an annual fee of two dollars, due three
months after election and at the first of each following year.

ARTICLE VIII. — AMENDMENTS.

The Constitution of the Society may be amended at any
regular meeting of the Society by two-thirds vote of the ac-
tive members present, providing that such amendment has
been passed by the Executive Committee and presented to the
Society at least one month previously.

ARTICLE IX. — ORDER OF BUSINESS.

The order of business at the regular meetings, unless oth-
wise ordered by the Executive Committee, shall be as follows:

1. Reading and approval of minutes.

2. Report of officers and committees.

3. Election of members.

4. Miscellaneous business.

5. Reading of papers, discussions, and exhibition of

specimens.

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The following papers were accepted for publication:

ON THE PROBABLE OCCURRENCE OF THE MYMARID GENU S
DICOPUS ENOCK IN FIJI.

BY A. A. GIRAULT.

Several months ago I sent in the manuscript of a paper de-
scribing a North American species of Mymaridfe from a single
male specimen sent to me from Canada and which I named
Dicopus halitn.s. While on my way to Australia in Septem-
ber, 1911, I had an opportunity of stopping off for a few
hours at Suva, Fiji, and during that time managed to collect a
few parasitic Hymenoptera. Among these was a single male
mymarid geuerically allied with the American iormhalitiis and
which also must be for the present referred to the same genus.
This Fijian species, like the American form, is very minute,
also extremely delicate, and was extraordinarily difficult to cap-
ture; it was moving slowly over the pane of a window, but I
was not able to keep sight of it for more than the fraction of
a second at a time. This fact, taken in conjunction with its fra-
gility, made it necessary to spend three-quarters of an hour in
effecting its capture. Thereafter I was exceedingly fortunate
in being able to transfer it to a slide of xylol balsam, consid-
ering the circumstances and lack of facilities for such work.
Whether the species is indigenous to the Fiji Islands or not
cannot now be determined, especially since our knowledge of
the Mymaridae is so scanty.

For obvious reasons I believe it incumbent on me to describe
the form, which is done herewith:

Dicopus psyche, new species.

Position normal; abdomen sessile; tarsi 5-jointed.

Male. — Length, 0.20 mm. Very minute; visible as a mere fleck of
dust. General color grayish, the legs and antennae concolorous; fore
wings characteristic because of the fact that they are clouded through-
out, but in the distal part of the wing blade the clouded area is more
confined to the midlongitudinal line of the wing and is consequently
margined with a hyaline area in that part. The edges of the fore
wing are as usual yellowish. Distal half of the abdomen and coxa?
darker; trochanters pallid.

The same as Dicopus halitus Girault, but differing in the following
structural characters: In the fore wing there is no midlongitudinal
line of discal cilia in the distal part of the blade; excepting a single
short line of two or three minute seta?, and along each side, between
the margin and the middle line, a single line of larger setae, this line
extending to the apex along each side; the middle line is obscure and
at the base of the distal third of the wing and does not reach the apex

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 23

by some distance. In the antenna a marked difference in that the
second funicle joint is not abruptly narrower and slightly shorter than
the first, but of equal width and distinctly longer (nearly twice longer) ;
the scape is long, thrice or more the length of the pedicel; the first
funicle joint is subequal in length to the pedicel; funicle joints 3 and 4
aresubequal, longest of the funicle, each a fourth or more longer than
funicle joint 2; funicle joints 5, 6, and 7 subequal, shorter, each slightly
longer than joint 2 of the funicle, 8 and 9 subequal, slightly longer, club
joint conical, somewhat shorter than funicle joint 9. Scape by far
the longest antennal joint. Pubescence of antenna inconspicuous.
Female. — Unknown.

Described from a single male specimen captured from the
pane of a window in a woodworker's shop, Suva, Fiji, during
the afternoon of September 22, 1911. A species characterized
by the color of the wings, the grayish body color, and struc-
turally by the slender and moderately long second joint of the
antennal funicle.

Host: Unknown.

Habitat: Fijian Islands (Suva).

Type: No. 14483, U. S. National Museum, Washington,
D. C. ; one male in balsam.

A NEW SPECIES OF THE MYMARID GENUS POLYNEMA
HALIDAY FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.

BY A. A. GIRAULT.

The following new species is not included within the census
of Mymaridae of North America recently published by me.*
It seems to be quite distinct from any of the forms so far de-
scribed from the United States or Mexico and is the first
species of the genus to be recorded from Canada. A second
species, common in the United States, is also recorded from
Canada.

FAMILY MYMARID^.

SUBFAMILY MYMARIN^.

TRIBE MYMARINI.
Genus POLYNEMA Haliday.

i. Polynema striaticorne Girault.

A single female specimen of this species was captured by
sweeping in original forest, Stanley Park, Vancouver (B. C).,
Canada, Septembers, 1911. It had broader fore wings than

*Trans. American Ent. Society, Phila., xxxvn, pp. 25:i -:;.'!.

24 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

usual and the caudad coxae were more yellowish than with the
average specimen of the species.

2. Polynema regina, new species.

Position normal.

Female. — Length, 0.90 mm. ; moderately small for the genus. Gen-
eral color black; legs, petiole of abdomen, antennal scape, and pedicel
intense orange yellow, the former tinged with dusky only in places—
the cephalic femora at proximal third and all tibiae slightly along their
middles exteriorly; distal tarsal joint, however, black; first four funicle
joints of antennas diluted with yellowish. Wings hyaline.'

Another species falling within the group of allied species
containing consobrinus Girault, aspidioti Girault, striaticorne
Girault, howardii Ashmead, euchariforme Haliday, and brit-
tanum Girault, but resembling more nearly the first.

It differs from it as follows: In the nearly uniformly intense
yellowish legs, antennal scape and pedicel, and abdominal
petiole; then in the shape and ciliation of the fore wings — the
discal ciliation is somewhat coarser, the individual cilia some-
what longer, but there are about the same number of longi-
tudinal lines; the marginal cilia are distinctly longer at all
margins, the longest (caudo-distad) about three-fourths the
wing's greatest width; those at the apex of the wing are
nearly as long as the longest cilia of the fore wing in conso-
brinus; the longe'st are twice the length of the longest cilia of
the caudal wing, which is not true for consobriiins, where the
the two sets of cilia are more nearly equal. The proximal
tarsal joints are somewhat longer in regina. Otherwise
about the same.

Male- Unknown.

Described from a single female specimen captured with the
species recorded above.

Habitat: Canada — Vancouver, British Columbia.

Type: No. 14512, U. S. National Museum, Washington,
D. C., one female in xylol balsam (mounted on a slide with
a specimen of striaticorne and a proctotrypoid).

A species characterized by the intense orange-yellow legs,
the short proximal funicle joint of the antennae (distinguish-
ing it from such species &s psecas Girault and cnockii Girault)
and the shape and ciliation of the fore wings. It should also
be compared with the species like maculipes Ashmead, zetcs
Girault, and longipcs Ashmead.

OP WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 25

A REVISION OF THE GENUS LASCONOTUS ER.

(Coleoptera; Colydiidse.)
BY E. J. KRAUS.*

Since 1890, when Colonel Casey published descriptions of
several new species of Lasconotus, practically nothing has
been written concerning the species occurring in the United
States. In the interval several new forms have accumulated,
and the present opportunity is taken to describe them and
make a complete revision of the genus.

In the synopsis of species will be found the type locality of
each species, and under the discussion of species will be
found a complete list of localities from which specimens have
been examined. The designation Hopk. U. 8. refers to speci-
mens in the Forest Insect Collection, largely collected by Dr.
A. D. Hopkins, H. E. Burke, J. L. Webb, and W. F. Fiske
during investigations in the Branch of Forest Insect Investi-
gations of the Bureau of Entomology. The designation U.
S. N. M. refers to specimens in the U. S. National Museum.
For the latter, credit is given in each case, where known.

I wish to express uiy sincerest thanks and appreciation to
Mr. E. A. Schwarz, who turned over to me the abundant ma-
terial in this group in the U. S. National Museum for study,
and to whom I am greatly indebted for more numerous kindly
helps and suggestions throughout the preparation of this paper
than I can well enumerate; to Dr. A. D. Hopkins, who has
kindly allowed me free use of all the material and notes in the
Forest Insect Collection; to Mr. S. Henshaw, of the Museum
of Comparative Zoology, at Cambridge, Mass., for the privi-
lege of making a personal examination of the LeConte types;
to Dr. H. Skinner, of the Philadelphia Academy, who extended
a like courtesy with respect to the Horn types; and especially
to Mr. W. F. Fiske, who most generouslj^ allowed me the use
of his unpublished systematic notes on this genus.

The genus Lasconotus was described in 1845 by Erichson,
who based his description on an undescribed species from
Mexico. He characterizes it as follows:

Die Schienen an der Spitze ein wenig erweitert, und hier ausser
den kleinen Enddornen noch mit feinen Dornehen besetzt. Die drei
ersten Glieder der Ftisse gleich kurz. Fiihlerkeule dreigliedrig. Kor-
perform und fast auch die Sculptur von Ditoma. Die Augen vollkom-
men rund, ganz unter dem Seitenrande der Stirn liegend, welcher sich
oberhalb derselben bis zum Scheitel fortsetzt. Die Spitze der Mandi-
beln zweizahnig. Die Fiihlerrinnen auf der Unterseite des Kopfes
undeutlich. Eine neue Art aus Mexico.

•This paper was written by the author while in the employ <>f the Bureau ot
Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, under the direction of Dr. A. 1>.
Hopkins, in charge of forestry insects.

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Dr. L,eConte in 1859 first recognized the genus in America
and referred to it a new species, L. complex, which, being
the species first described in the genus, should stand as its

type-
In 1866 Pascoe erected the genus Illestus, and referred to it

a new species from Mexico, /. terrains Pasc. He separates
this genus from Lasconotns mainly by the character of not
having the side margins of the head covering the eyes. As
pointed out by Dr. Horn (1878), this character is well marked
in but a few species, becoming gradually less until it is scarcely
traceable, and he concludes that Illestus is synonymous with
Lasconotns. I have seen three specimens of /. terrenus Pasc.
collected at Toluca, Mexico, and determined by Dr. Sharp.
They are quite different from any Lasconotns known to me in
the following readily observable characters. The anterior coxal
cavities are apparently open, but in fact very narrowly closed
behind, the tibiae scarcely everted externally and armed with
a row of close-set spines instead of two prominent spines and
several small ones, and the terminal segment of the maxillary
palpi truncate, not at all rounded at the apex. In Pascoe's
figure the antennas are shown as twelve-segmented. This is
obviously an error in drawing; it is not observable in the
specimens.

The genus Lasconotns is quite readily divisible into well-
marked groups, but there seems to be no sufficiently well-
defined, constant structural character for separating them as
distinct genera. The fore tibiae are usually everted externally,
though in some species merely rounded, and always armed at
the apex with two prominent spines. Several smaller spines
extend from the outer to the inner apical angle, which is
armed with two short, straight spurs. The anterior coxal
cavities are closed behind the posterual epimera, broad behind
the coxae. There is considerable range in size and general
outline, though within the species these characters are very
constant. The head, antennae, ventral surface, and especially
the elytral and pronotal sculpture, furnish excellent and re-
markably constant taxonomic characters.

Very little is known concerning the exact habits of the
species. They are usually found associated with various
scolytids inhabiting coniferous trees. Principal among these
are Pityophthorns (Tomicns}, and at least two species are
found with Phlccosinus. Whether they are commensals or
predaceous is not well known. The mouthparts, so far as I
have examined, would indicate a predaceous habit, but even
if so, whether they prey upon the scolytids themselves or the

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numerous other insects found in their galleries is still an open
question. The larva is also so far unknown.

In the following synopsis and descriptions thesutural inter-
space in either elytron is considered as the first. The odd
interspaces (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.) are always the more elevated,
while the even (2, 4, 6, etc.) are frequently so flattened and
unarmed as to appear obsolete, or nearly so, and in such in-
stances the intervals between the costae have apparently a
double row of punctures, which character is frequently men-
tioned in former descriptions. In no instance are the even
interspaces truly obsolete, however, and I have mentioned
them throughout the descriptions.

The locality given under each species is the t\pe locality.
A full list of localities from which specimens were at hand is
given at the end of the brief summary of each species follow-
ing the synopsis:

SYNOPSIS OF SPECIES.

Pronotum subquadrate, with a distinct broad longitudinal im-
pression just within the side margins, extending from an-
terior to posterior margin DIVISION I

Pronotum of varying shape, very narrowly or not at all margined,
never with broad longitudinal impression from posterior to
anterior margin DIVISION II

DIVISION I.

Interspaces 1, 3, and 5 equally elevated from base to apex; prono-
tum subquadrate, its side margins straight, not narrowed
behind SUBDIVISION A

Interspaces 3 and 5 more elevated than 1, and 3 decidedly more
elevated from vertex to apex than 5; prothorax more or less
narrowed posteriorly SUBDIVISION B

SUBDIVISION A.

Length 2.5 mm. Light ferruginous, elytra parallel, even inter-
spaces appearing obsolete, margins of head very strongly
reflexed, front granulate, with a prominent acute longi-
tudinal median tubercle, pronotumas wide as elytra at base,
pronotum with two pairs of longitudinal costas, the outer
pair nearly straight on anterior margin, joined in a broad
U curve to the middle pair, the latter tortuous, broken at
posterior 34, but continued parallel and in closer approxima-
tion to the posterior margin, where they are joined by a

transverse ridge mexicanus, n. sp.

Mexico (Guanajuato.)

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SUBDIVISION B.

Pronotum, when viewed from side, with a strong flexure an-
terior to middle SECTION Al

Pronotum, when viewed from side, straight, without flexure.

SECTION A2
SECTION Al.

Length 3.8 mm. Castaneous, elytra slightly narrowed anter-
iorly, margins of head but slightly flexed, front faintly con-
cave, granulate, epistoma with anterior margin deeply acute-
ly emarginate, prothorax with the side margins acutely angl-
ed slightly anterior to middle posterior, to which they are
straight and convergent; two pairs of dorsal longitudinal
costse, the outer pair obtuse, feebly sinuate, the inner pair
tortuous, dichotomous, near either extremity the branches
again united at either margin; even interspaces of elytra a
little narrower than strial punctures, the latter regular, sub-
quadrate flexuosus, n. sp.

Washington (Hoquiam. )

SECTION A2.

Length 4 mm. Piceous, pronotum with two distinct pairs of
longitudinal costaa, the middle pair equally elevated through-
out, irregularly curved, broken at posterior 1/4, then continu-
ed in closer approximation and slightly diverging to posterior
margin, outer pair sinuate and broadly joined to inner or
outer margin; margins of prothorax broadly rounded, head
faintly concave, epistoma slightly elevated, anterior margin
deeply rather than broadly emarginate; elytral sculpture as

in the preceding complex Lee.

California (Punto de Los Reyes).

Length 3.7 mm. Piceous, pronotum with middle pair of pronotal
costae broken up into acute elevations connected by feebly
elevated ridges, these elevations form an almost perfect
square at centre of pronotum, posteriorly and anteriorly,
however, represented by two acutely elevated lines, outer
pair joined to inner pair on anterior margin in a broad U
curve, becoming obsolete or but feebly elevated posteriorly ;
side margins of prothorax broadly curved, scarcely narrowed
posteriorly, posterior angles acute and noticeably curved
backward; elytral sculpture and structure as in flexuosus;
head similar to complex, but with epistoma more convex
and its anterior margin very feebly broadly emarginate.

tuberculatus, n. sp.
South Dakota (Elmore).

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DIVISION II.
Interspace 5 not decidedly more elevated than 3, elytra convex

or flat, never strongly concave SUBDIVISION C

Interspace 5 decidedly more elevated or broader than 3, elytra

usually concave dorsally SUBDIVISION D

SUBDIVISION C.

With none of the interspaces elevated, but in their place slightly
broader, flattened, nude, and impunctate intervals which
are interrupted at long distances by small tumid elevations,
bearing a dense tuft of whitish setae SECTION A3

With the alternate interspaces strongly elevated or but very

feebly elevated and crested with silvery setae SECTION A4

SECTION A3.

Length 2.7-3.4 mm. Prothorax fully as wide anteriorly as long,
strongly narrowed from apex to base, the sides broadly
strongly sinuate throughout, dorsal area granulato-punctate,
the costaa obtuse, crested with yellowish pubescence.

nucleatus Casey
California (Monterey).

SECTION A4.

Pronotum with three pairs of more or less clearly defined, obtuse,
feebly elevated, tortuous, interlacing costae crested with
silvery pubescence SUBSECTION Bl

Pronotum with one or two pairs of obtuse costae either straight

or occasionally sinuate SUBSECTION B2

SUBSECTION Bl.

Elytra with interspaces 3, 5, and 7 with a double or triple row
of very short setae, greatly more elevated than even inter-
spaces, strial punctures deep, regular, well defined, without
setae SERIES Cl

Elytra with interspaces 3, 5, 7 with a single row of long over-
lapping setae, scarcely more elevated than even interspaces,
but clearly distinguished from them by bearing the long
setae, strial punctures each with a bristle pointed obliquely

backward SERIES C2

SERIES Cl.

Length 3 mm. Body ferruginous, prothorax broader than long.

borealis Horn
Michigan (Marquette).

Length 3.2 mm. Body piceous, prothorax longer than broad,
posteriorly narrower than elytra, sides strongly sinuate and
narrowed posteriorly, posterior angles acute, anterior
broadly rounded; head longer than broad, front granulate,

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broadly impressed at either aide, side margins scarcely re-
flexed, diverging posteriorly; elytra subparallel, interspaces
3 and 5 about equally elevated, strial punctures regular,

deep, subquadrate intricatus, n. sp.

Washington (Hoquiam).

SERIES C2.

Length 2.4-2.6 mm. Piceous, extremely narrow, ninth joint of
antennae much shorter and narrower than tenth; prothorax
with with side margins, broadly feebly sinuate, convergent
posteriorly and with few coarse sharp granules, anterior

angles broadly rounded, posterior obtuse pertenuis Casey

California (Monterey).

Length 2.7 mm. Piceous, broader linear, ninth joint of antennae
at least as long and broad as tenth; prothorax with side mar-
gins strongly sinuate, convergent posteriorly, the marginal
granules fine and very densely placed, anterior angles sub-
acute, posterior broadly rounded linearis Crotch

California (Santa Inez Mountains).

SUBSECTION B2.

Pronotum with median impression not attaining the posterior
margin but with two distinct oval impressions at either side
and posterior to it SERIES C3

Pronotum with median impression broad, usually attaining the
posterior margin, and with two short parallel acute costaa

within it posteriorly SERIES C4

SERIES C3.

Pronotum subquadrate, anteriorly as wide as elytra at base or

but faintly narrower SUBSERIES Dl

Pronotum longer than wide, narrower than elytra, the sides

nearly parallel SUBSERIES D2

SUBSERIES Dl.

Length 3.4-3.7 mm. Interspace 3 elevated from base to near
vertex, where it is rather abruptly terminated and replaced
by a shining faintly to distinctly punctured area; front of
head flattened and faintly punctured, becoming roughly

tuberculated towards side margins apicalis Casey

California (Santa Cruz County).

Length 3.4 mm. Interspace 3 elevated throughout, sometimes
slightly flattened or obsolescent just at the apex; prothorax
subconvex, side margins straight, narrowed posteriorly, an-
terior angles obtusely rounded, posterior rectangular, me-
dian impression irregularly suboval, posteriorly a smaller
elongate impression at either side, surface densely evenly
granulate with indistinct, tortuous, feebly obtusely elevated

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costae; elytra flattened, slightly narrowed towards base, in-
terspaces 1, 3, 5, and 7 obtusely elevated, even interspaces
slightly narrower than strial punctures, the latter close set,
regular, deep, subquadrate, head with side margins scarcely
reflexed, divergent posteriorly, front densely granulate, the

granules coarser towards the sides schwarzi, n. sp.

British Columbia (Vancouver).

SUBSERIES D2.

Length 3 mm. Head coarsely densely granulate, prothorax
longer than wide, sides nearly parallel and straight, anterior
angles rather obtuse, posterior angles sharply rectangular.

vegrandis Horn
California (Berkeley).

SERIES C4.

Pronotum without distinctly elevated costas between median

impression and the margin SUBSERIES D3

Pronotum with a distinct costa between median impression and

margin SUBSERIES D4

SUBSERIES D3.

Length 2 mm. Median impression of pronotum strongly im-
pressed, the hooked-formed elevations on anterior margin

distinct, easily traceable referendarius Zimm.

District of Columbia to Florida.

SUBSERIES D4.

Length 3 mm. Punctures of elytra striae about as wide as even
interspaces; pronotum longer than wide, sides very broadly
curved and narrowed posteriorly, median impression dis-
tinctly impressed, costa between margin of pronotum and
margin of median impression strongly sinuate anteriorly,
joined in a broad U curve to elevated margin of concavity,

surface coarsely evenly granulate servus Horn

California

Length 2.5 mm. Punctures of elytra strias comparatively large,
even interspaces obsolete or nearly so. Body very slender,
castaneous, legs and antennae a little lighter; pronotum a
little longer than broad, its sides nearly straight or slightly
convergent posteriorly, anterior angles broadly rounded,
posterior subrectangular to rounded, a fine, straight, very
feebly elevated costa between median impression and mar-
gin, median impression suboval, shallow, its margins re-
tuse; extending into the impression for about one-fourth its
length are two pairs of acutely elevated lines, the one from
the anterior and the other from the posterior margin, the
latter pair joined by a transverse curved ridge; surface

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densely granulate, coarser in impression, pubescence fine,
inconspicuous. Elytra with the sides parallel, interspaces
1, 3, 5, etc., very narrowly, acutely, evenly elevated through-
out their length, strial punctures coarse, close set, even in-
terspaces appearing obsolete, the oblique seise yellowish,
exceedingly fine, scarcely perceptible. Head with side mar-
gins strongly reflexed, slightly diverging posteriorly, front
rather coarsely evenly granulate, with a distinct median
tubercle simplex Lee.

Lower California (Cape San Lucas).

Length 2.2 mm. Species stouter, fuscous, legs, and antennae
ferruginous; pronotum longer than broad, narrower poster-
iorly than elytra at base, side margins straight or feebly
arcuate, convergent posteriorly, anterior angles very broadly
and the posterior obtusely rounded, median impression
broadly impressed, elongate, attaining the anterior margin,
two pairs of short acutely elevated costse extending into it
for about one-fourth its length one pair from anterior and
the other pair from posterior margin, a feebly elevated
sinuous costa between impression and margin, surface
densely evenly granulate, coarser in impression, the pu-
bescence, especially on the costse, silvery and very conspicu-
ous. Elytra noticeably flattened dorsally, parallel, inter-
spaces 1, 3, 5, and 7 equally feebly rather obtusely elevated
and finely tuberculated, even interspaces appearing nearly
obsolete, finely granulate, each granule bearing a conspicu-
ous seta obliquely inclined posteriorly. Head with side mar-
gins strongly reflexed, front densely evenly granulate, with
a prominent median longitudinal strongly elevated ridge.

planipennis, n. sp.

Arizona (Grand Canyon Station).

SUBDIVISION D.

Pronotum with a distinct longitudinal elevated costa between

the median impression and the lateral margins SECTION A5

Pronotum without trace of such costa SECTION A6

SECTION A5.

Length 2 mm. Body stout, pronotum about as wide as long,
posteriorly narrower than elytra, sides nearly straight and
convergent posteriorly, median impression broad, deep, a
pair of very short acutely elevated lines within it at anterior
margin and a similar pair very poorly defined or obsolete at
anterior margin at either side, a single longitudinal costa be-
tween impression and side margin, surface densely evenly
covered with sharp setigerous granules, which become
coarser and tuberculate within the impression; elytra broad,

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narrowed toward base, dorsal area slightly concave, inter-
spaces 1 and 3 about evenly elevated, 5 somewhat more than
3, especially toward apex, the former joins 7, then is
strongly angled and curved inward, joins 3, and proceeds
to apex, where it joins 9 and 1, a very noticeable character;
even interspaces appearing obsolete, strial punctures close
set, large, each with a bristle pointed obliquely backward,
front of head concave, densely granulate, with prominent

median tubercle fiskei, n. sp.

Texas (Montell).

Length 2.3 mm. Body stout, pronotum subquadrate, narrowed
posteriorly, side margins broadly evenly arcuate, median
impression deep, broad, within it a pair of approximate
tubercles close to anterior margin and a pair of acutely ele-
vated parallel lines extending from posterior margin anter-
iorly for one-fourth the length of the pronotum; at either
side an acutely elevated costa, nearly straight from posterior
to anterior margin, where it curves inward and joins the
marginal tubercle; elytra narrowed anteriorly, strongly
concave, interspaces 1 and 3 finely, acutely, evenly ele-
vated from base to apex, 5 greatly elevated, much
more than 3, straight to near apex, where it joins 7, is
then strongly curved inward, and extends as an elevated
ridge to the apex, joining also 3 and l;~even interspaces ap-
pearing obsolete, stria! punctures dense, close set, coarse,
equally distinct throughout, head and the margins strongly
reflexed and elevated over the eye; front densely evenly
granulate with prominent longitudinal median tubercle.

bitomoides, n. sp.
Arizona (Flagstaff).

SECTION A6.

Anterior margin of pronotum with two curvate elevations.

SUBSECTION B3
Anterior margin without curvate elevations SUBSECTION B4

SUBSECTION B3.

Margins of median impression of pronotum broadly arcuate and
slightly converging posteriorly; interspace 3 distinctly ele-
vated from base for at least three-fourths its length... SERIES C3

Margins of median impression sinuate, scarcely or not at all con-
vergent posteriorly; interspace 3 not distinctly elevated be-
yond its anterior fourth SERIES C4

SERIES C3.

Length 2. 5-3 mm. Pronotum longer than wide, posteriorly faintly
narrower than elytra at base, shining, side margins nearly
straight, slightly convergent posteriorly, median impression
with a distinct median carina, punctures very fine, simple,

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not at the apices of rather coarse tubercles; elytra narrow,
faintly more narrowed and concave posteriorly, interspace 1
straight, rather abruptly thickened toward apex, 3 feebly
but almost evenly elevated throughout, 5 strongly elevated,
more so towards apex, strial punctures small, close set,

traceable throughout pusillus Lee.

District of Columbia to Texas.

Length 2.5 mm. Pronotum subquadrate, subopaque, slightly
narrower than elytra, side margins broadly arcuate, scarcely
converging posteriorly, median impression without median
carina, the punctures, however, situated on the summits of
coarse, feebly jelevated tubercles; elytra rather broad, in-
terspace 1 not at all more thickened towards apex, in most
examples less so, 3 distinctly subobtusely elevated through-
out, more strongly at base, 5 strongly elevated to near apex,
where it is abruptly flattened, strial punctures very distinct,

very readily traceable throughout subcostulatus, n. sp.

Idaho (Centerville).

SERIES C4.

Length 3 mm. Pronotum subquadrate, opaque, scarcely at all
rounded posteriorly, but the posterior angles very broadly
rounded, median impression very broad, its margins acute,
nearly parallel and not attaining either anterior or posterior
margin, anterior margin with two curvate elevations, in-
cluding margins of impression; elytra broad, strongly con-
cave posteriorly and with the base strongly emarginate,
interspace 1 feebly evenly elevated to near apex, where it
is rather strongly thickened, 3 strongly, sharply elevated at
base for about one-fourth its length, then flattened and
traceable for about to near apex, where it is confused with
1, 2, and 4; 5 very strongly elevated to near apex, where it
is gradually flattened and curved inward to the apex, strial
punctures to interspace 5 scarcely visible, striae appearing

as feebly impressed narrow lines laqueatus Lee.

Arizona.

SUBSECTION B4.

Length 2. 8 mm. Pronotum broader than long, posteriorly slightly
narrower than elytra at base, the side margins broadly
curved and narrowed posteriorly, median impression very
broad, deep, its margins broadly curved, punctures very
fine, simple; anterior margin of prothorax without trace of
curvate elevations; elytra very broad and concave, inter-
space 1 just visibly elevated, 3 elevated at base for about
one-sixth or one-seventh its length, then flattened, but
traceable to apex, 5 strongly acutely elevated from base to

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near apex, where it is rather abruptly flattened, strial punc-
tures small, elongate, the striae appearing as feebly though

distinctly impressed lines concavus Casey

New Mexico (Las Vegas).

Lasconotus mexicanus, new species.

Type: No. 14185 U. S. N. M. One specimen from the
late Dr. E. Uuges, Guanajuato, Mexico.

This species resembles L. complex Lee. in many respects,
but is readily distinguished by the characters given above.
It differs from the other species in the group in having the
third interspace not more elevated at the apex than the fifth
and by its much smaller size.

L. flexuosus, new species.

Type: No. 14186 U. S. N. M. Hopk.; U. S. No. 2289dl.

A single specimen collected by H. E. Burke, at Hoquiam,
Washington. A remarkably distinct species somewhat allied
to complex, but very different in prothoracic structure.

Lasconotus complex Lee. 1859, p. 282.

One of the larger species and the first representative of the
genus to be described. Associated with various scolytids in
galleries and beneath bark of Monterey and lodgepole pine and
Sitka spruce. Represented by some fifty specimens.

Hopk. U.S. — California: Monterey. Utah: Kamas. Wash-
ington: Hoquiam, Satsop.

U. S. N. M.— California: Placer County (Hubbard &
Schwarz, Koebele). Oregon: Clatsop. Washington: Spo-
kane Falls. Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Horn also
records Nevada.

Lasconotus tuberculatus, new species.

Type: No. 14187 U. S. N. M., Hopk. U. S. No. 989ad,
one of the five collected by J. L- Webb, at Elmore, South
Dakota.

Closely allied to complex Lee., but easily distinguished by
the fact that the inner pair of costae are interrupted for long
distances by flattened areas bearing rather sharp elevations,
whereas in the former they are continuous throughout. There
is very little variation, except slightly in size. Associated
with various scolytids in galleries and beneath bark of Pinus
ponderosa, strobiformis, Picea engelmanni, and Pseudotsit^n
taxifolia. More than 90 specimens have been examined.

Hopk. U. S. — Arizona: Chiricahua Mountains, Flagstaff,
Santa Catalina Mountains. California: Las Animas County.

36 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Colorado: Beulah, Palmer Lake, San Isabel National Forest.
New Mexico: Capitan Mountains, Cloudcroft, Meeks, White
Mountains. South Dakota: Black Hills, Custer, Elmore,
Lead, Nemo. Utah: Panguitch. Washington: Hoquiam.
Wyoming: Hayden National Forest.

U. S. N. M. — Arizona: Chiricahua Mountains.

Lasconotus borealis Horn. (Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., xvii,
1878, p. 570.)

Medium-sized, slender species, the pronotal structure very
similar to Hnearis Crotch, and the elytral structure allied to
flexuosust being, however, relatively more convex and the
odd interspaces equally elevated throughout. I have seen
but four specimens, one bred from spruce infested by
Pityophthorus, from Grand Island, Michigan. Another
taken by Mr. E. A. Schwarz on birch or alder at Marquette,
Michigan, which Mr. Schwarz tells me is one of two taken by
him at the same time. The other was given to Dr. LeConte.
Dr. Horn described it and it is now in the LeConte collection.
The fourth is in the Horn collection and is from the White
Mountains, New Hampshire.

Lasconotus intricatus new species.

Type: No. 14188, U. S. N. M.; Hopk. U. S. No. 4020-1,
one of three specimens collected by Mr. H. E. Burke at
Hoquiam, Washington, under bark of Picea sitchensis.

This species is very closely allied to borealis, but is readily
distinguished by its relatively more slender prothorax and
much darker color.

Lasconotus nucleatus Casey. 1890, p. 314.

A most remarkable and distinct species. It differs from
every other in the genus by its peculiar elytral structure, hav-
ing none of the interspaces elevated throughout, but instead
the odd interspaces are broader, flattened, but interrupted at
long distances by small tumid elevations bearing a dense tuft
of whitish setae.

A series of 15 specimens shows very little variation, except
very slightly in size and a few examples have the anterior
margins of the prothorax more broadly rounded. Mr. Schwarz
tells me he collected the specimens on twigs of Pinns radiata
infested by Pityophthorus sp.

U. S. N. M.— California: Eureka (H. S. Barber), Monterey
(E. A. Schwarz). Oregon: Astoria (Hubbard & Schwarz).

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Lasconotus pertenuis Casey. 1890, p. 313.

The most slender species of the genus, very closely allied
to the following, though easily recognized by the antennal
structure and much smaller, narrower body and the coarser
interruptions of the margins of the prothorax. I have seen
but two specimens taken at Santa Cruz Mountains, Califor-
nia, by Mr. A. Koebele, and two in the LeConte collection
from California. Colonel Casey's specimens are from Mon-
terey.

Lasconotus linearis Crotch. 1874, p. 75.

This species and the preceding are peculiar in showing a
tendency towards color markings on the elytra, which have
the base and apex chestnut brown, the remainder dark piceous.
Described from material "under" bark of sycamore or small
forest tree at the Hot Springs in the Santa Inez Mountains
(Crotch). There is very little variation in the series of four
specimens examined, except in some the light markings of the
elytra are more distinct. They were collected by beating
young pine trees. If Crotch's specimens really came from be-
neath the bark of sycamore it is remarkable.

U.S. N. M.— California: Los Gatos (E. A. Schwarz).

There are also four specimens of this species in the LeConte
collection from California.

Lasconotus apicalis Casey. 1890, p. 315.

One of the larger species closely allied to z-cgrandif., but
easily separated by the elytral structure and the shape of the
prothorax as noted in the synopsis. In this species is seen
the beginning of the union of interspaces 5 and 7, which are
then prolonged as a single elevation toward the apex, a char-
acter which reaches its extreme development in bitomoides,
and also the reduction of interspace 3, which is most extreme
in concaviis. There is some variation in this species in size
and especially the amount of reduction of interspace 3 at the
apex. In some specimens the smooth, unelevated area is of
considerable extent, perhaps one-third the length of the inter
space, while in others it is limited to one-fifth or one-sixth
the length. Associated with I*hhi'o$inu$ sp. in 'Cedar' and
Cnpressits macrocarpa.

Hopk. U. S. — California: Monterey.

U. S. N. M.— California: Los Gatos.

Lasconotus schwarzi, raw species.

Type: No. 14189 U.S. N. M., collected by Hubbard ,S:
Schwarz at Victoria, Vancouver Island.

38 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

This species is most closely allied to vegrandis, but differs
markedly from it, in its larger size, broader, flatter body, and
prothoracic structure. A series of 15 specimens showing
some variation. Some specimens have the prothorax more
narrowed posteriorly, but are otherwise typical. Associated
with scolytids in Douglas fir and pine. Named for Mr. E.
A. Schwarz, who collected the examples.

Hopk. U. S. — Idaho: Centerville. Washington: Rock
Creek.

U. S. N. M. — Vancouver Island (Victoria). Washington:
Tenino (Hubbard & Schwarz.)

Lasconotus vegrandis Horn. 1885, pp. 140-141.

This species is readily distinguished from schivarzi by its
more slender form, the more sharply produced posterior angles
of the prothorax and more delicate structure throughout. A
series of six specimens showing but little variation. Asso-
ciated with Phlceosinus sp. in Thuja.

Hopk. U. S. — California: Wawona.

A single specimen in the Horn collection from California.

Lasconotus referendarius Zimm. 1869, p. 254.

An exceedingly minute, distinct species, easily known from
simplex, its nearest ally, by the deep median impression of the
pronotum and the more distinctly thickened apical margin of
the same. A series of some 70 specimens shows very little
variation except slightly in size and some have the anterior
elevations of pronotum more acute. Associated with various
scolytids under bark of Pinus strobus, palustris, virginiana.

Hopk. U. S. — Alabama: Montgomery. District of Colum-
bia: Rock Creek Park. North Carolina: Biltmore, Chad-
bourne, Hendersonville, Pink Beds, Pisgah Ridge, Tryon.
Texas: Deweyville, Kirbyville. Virginia: Richardsville.

U. S. N. M.— District of Columbia (Hubbard & Schwarz,
Linell). Florida: Tampa, Crescent City, Biscayne (Hub-
bard & Schwarz). Georgia: St. Catherine Island. Texas
(Belfrage).

Lasconotus servus Horn. 1885, p. 141.

This species is not closely allied to any other; it resembles
refer endarius in elytral characters and the following species
in pronotal structure, though in both cases this resemblance is
but slight. The wide, flat, even interspaces are a striking
character. I have seen but S specimens, which are verj^ con-
stant. They occur under bark of yellow pine, associated with
Pityophthorns sp.

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Hopk. U. S. — California: Yosemite Valley.

U. S. N. M. — Arizona: Williams (Barber &Schwarz).

Lasconotus simplex LeConte. 1866, p. 378.

Readily recognizable by its linear form, acute, narrow, equally
elevated, odd interspaces of the elytra and the very coarse strial
punctures. It is at once separated from planipennis by its
smaller size, narrower form, shallower pronotal impression,
and less conspicuous pubescence. A series of 11 specimens
show more than the usual specific variation. Some specimens
have the prouotum more narrowed posteriorly, the median
impression deeper and nearly attaining anterior margin, and
the sculpture stronger throughout. Associated with Pityoph-
tlionis sp. in Pinus pondcrosa and P. strobiformis.

Hopk. U. S. — Arizona: Santa Catalina Mountains, New
Mexico: Cloudcroft.

U. S. N. M. — Arizona: Chiricahua Mountains (Hubbard&
Schwarz). New Mexico.

Lasconotus planipennis, new species.

Type: No. 14190, U. S. N. M.; Hopk. U. S., No. 5097.
One of eight specimens collected by J. L. Webb at Grand
Canyon, Arizona.

The main differences between this species and simplex are
pointed out under that species. A series of 24 specimens
showing some variation, more especially in size and color.
Associated with scolytids in Pinns edtilis, murravana, and
strobiformis.

Hopk. U. S. — Arizona: Grand Canyon. California: Del-
glades. New Mexico: Capitan Mountains. South Dakota:
Black Hills, Elmore. Wyoming: Hayden National Forest.

U. S. N. M.— California: Lake Tahoe (Hubbard & Schwarz).
New Mexico: Las Vegas Hot Springs (Barber & Schwarz).

Lasconotus fiskei, new species.

Type: No. 14191, U. S. N. M.; Hopk. U. S. No. 3868.
One of 12 specimens collected by W. F. Fiske at Montell,
Texas. Intermediate between the preceding and the next
species. It is smaller and stouter than simplex, having elytral
characters similar to the following species, but the fifth inter-
space is less elevated and the dorsal area of elytra is flat, not
concave. Associated with Pityophthorus sp. in Pin us ediili*.

In naming this species for Mr. W, F. Fiske I wish to ac-
knowledge the use of the manuscript notes which he had pre-
pared on this genus, and which have been of great assistance
on several of the species.

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Lasconotus bitomoides, new species.

Type: No. 14192, U. S. N. M.; Hopk. U. S., No. 5018c,
collected by J. L. Webb at Flagstaff, Arizona.

A remarkable species resembling in general appearance a
Bitoma. This species and the preceding show the beginning
of the characters of iht pusillus group, the reduction of inter-
spaces 1 and 3, and the strong elevation of 5. The elevated
oblique ridge from interspace 5 to the apex is a striking char-
acter and very strongly developed. It is broader and stouter
than fiskei and at once separated from that species by the con-
cave elytra, also the two small but parallel costse extending
from the posterior margin together with the more distinct
median impression. Two specimens; associated with scolytids
in Pinus edulis.

Hopk. U. S. — Arizona: Chiricahua National Forest, Flag-
staff, Santa Catalina National Forest. New Mexico: Capitan,
Capitan Mountains.

U. S. N. M. — Arizona, Williams (Schwarz & Barber.)

Lasconotus subcostulatus, new species.

Type: No. 14193, U. S. N. M.; Hopk. U. S. No. 5286b.
One of 8 specimens collected by J. L. Webb at Centerville,
Idaho.

This species and pusillus, though closely allied, are distinct
and readily separated by the characters outlined in the synop-
sis above. The slender form, more elevated first and third in-
terspaces, less concave elytra, broad median impression of the
prothorax, and its peculiar punctatiou, serve to separate it at
once from laqueatus, with which it has been confused. See
also under laqueatus below. A series of a hundred speci-
mens, all remarkably constant, slight variation in size, a few
have the strial punctures more marked, but they are very dis-
tinct in all. In Pinus pondorosa, monticola, mttrrayana, and
Picea sitchensis, associated with scolytids.

Hopk. U. S. — California: Summerdale, Yosemite Valley.
Colorado: Boulder. Idaho: Centerville, Kootenai. Montana:
Missoula. Oregon: Grant's Pass. South Dakota: Black Hills,
Elmore, Lead. Washington: Buckeye, Hoquiam.

U. S. N. M. — California: Placer County, Sacramento (Hub-
bard & Schwarz, Koebele). Nebraska: Pine Ridge (Soltau).
Oregon: Hood River. Washington: Spokane Falls (Hubbard
& Schwarz).

Lasconotus pusillus LeConte. 1863, p. 57.

Closely allied to the preceding, but very distinct, as out-
lined under laqueatus. LeConte gives "Southern States,

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Georgia and South Carolina." A series of 40 specimens
varying but little among themselves. Associated with various
scolytids in Pinus palustris, rirginiuna, ponderosa.

Hopk. U. S. — Georgia: Clyo. North Carolina: Boardman,
Tryon. Texas: Call, Deweyville.

U. S. N. M. — Florida: Biscayne, Palatka, Tampa (Hub-
bard & Schwarz). Nebraska: Pine Ridge (Soltau.)

The distribution as given by Dr. Horn includes also la-
queatus and subcostulatus.

Lasconotus laqueatus LeConte. (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.,
1866, p. 378.)

This species is intermediate between pusillus and coiicurns,
resembling the former in its somewhat elongate form and the
hook-shaped elevations on anterior margin of prothorax, and
the latter in the broad thoracic impressions and elytral struc-
ture, except interspace 5 is not so strongly elevated, the strial
punctures are more readily traceable, and the prothoracic im-
pression narrower.

There has been considerable confusion m regard to this
species, subcostulatus, and pusillus. Dr. LeConte (1865)
based his description on material from Dr. Elliott Coues,
Arizona. The specimen now bearing the name label in the
LeConte collection agrees precisely with the original descrip-
tion, but in the same series are five other specimens labeled
"Or." These specimens are all typically subcostulatus and
totally different from the true laqueatus. In the Horn collec-
tion I find that Dr. Horn has placed representatives of all
these species under pusillus. Among them are 2 specimens
of laqueatus, 1 from Pinal Mountains, Arizona, and the other
from Montana; 7 specimens of subcostulatus, 2 of which are
from Montana, 4 from Nevada, and 1 from Washington; and
2 specimens of pusillus, one uf which, bearing the name
label, is from Georgia, the other from Florida. Dr. Horn's
(1878) description of the unnamed specimens from Vancouver
applies precisely to subcostulatus, as do also all the characters
assigned by Col. Casey (1890) to laqueatus. The range of
subcostulatus is northward and of /aquentus southward from
southern Montana and southwestern South Dakota. I have
specimens of both species from Colorado (Boulder), South
Dakota (Black Hills), and Nebraska (Pine Ridge), and in the
Horn collection from Montana.

A series of 15 specimens showing some variation, more es-
pecially in width. Found associated with scolytids under
bark of Pinus ponderosa.

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Hopk. U. S. — Colorado: Boulder. New Mexico: Capitan,
Meeks. Texas: Davis Mountains.

U. S. N. M.— Nebraska: Pine Ridge (Soltau).

Lasconotus concavus Casey. 1890, pp. 315-316.

A robust species showing the extreme development of the
characters of the pusillns group. Interspace 1 is just visibly
elevated, 3 elevated at base for about one-sixth its length, and
5 very strongly elevated from base to near apex; the strial
punctures are just traceable. The prothoracic impression is
very broad, with punctures fine and simple. A series of about
125 specimens. Commonly associated with scolytids in Pinus
ponderosa and strobiformis .

Hopk. U. S. — Arizona: Chiricahua National Forest, Flag-
staff, San Francisco Mountains, Williams. Colorado: Mancos.
New Mexico: Capitan, Capitan Mountains, Meeks, Vermejo.

U. S. N. M. — Arizona: Chiricahua Mountains (Hubbard
&Schwarz), Bright Angel, Williams (Schwarz & Barber).
New Mexico: L,as Vegas Hot Springs (Schwarz & Barber).

Lasconotus atomus Grouvelle. 1908, p. 49.

I have not seen a specimen, but it is apparently distinct
from any of the species occurring in the United States. I
quote the following from Grouvelle's description:

Elongate, parallel, moderately convex, feebly shining, ferruginous,
a little smoky; antennas, except the club, and the legs more reddish.
Antennal club smoky, first segment narrower than the two following.
Head granulate, wider than long at the level of the eyes, sides
straight, converging anteriorly, anterior margin rounded, on the disc
five impressions somewhat confluent, two anteriorly and three in line
on the summit of the head. Prothorax granulate, the form of an in-
verted trapezoid, just about as long as wide anteriorly, anterior mar-
gin rounded, feebly sinuous at the extremities, sides nearly straight,
finely margined and crenulate; base truncate, strongly excavated at the
extremities; anterior angles feebly produced anteriorly, rounded,
posterior almost right, well marked; at the middle of the disc a longi-
tudinal furrow well marked anteriorly, and at each side of the furrow,
two longitudinal carinaa; the internal less accentuated, divided anter-
iorly and posteriorly into two short carinse, the external well marked,
entire, flexuose. Scutellum puncture-iike. Elytra parallel, a little
less than 3 times as long as wide, when taken together; each with
three sensibly equal discoidal carinse, the first attaining the apical
margin of the elytra, the two others united before attaining that
margin, intervals between the carinas with two lines of large punc-
tures.

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In the young decayed branches of Clnsict rosca and Atro-
carpus. Guadeloupe, West Indies.

From the description it seems somewhat allied to mcxicauus.
If this species is a true Lascouotns it is remarkable that it
should be found in the decaying branches and especially of
the above-named trees, both of which are non-coniferous.

Lasconotus sulcifer Sharp. 1894, p. 464.

I have not seen a specimen. I quote the following from
Dr. Sharp:

Antennae with joints 3 to 8 quite small, the 3-jointed club large and
abrupt. Head deeply and broadly impressed. Thorax longer than
broad, finely margined at the sides, delicately punctate and pubescent,
with a broad depression along the middle, limited on each side by an
obtuse costa; these costse do not reach quite to the front margin, but
they are each surrounded at the end by a slight curvate elevation;
the extreme base of the thorax is strongly constricted, the true hind
angles being thus concealed. The elytra have the shoulders promi-
nent in front; they are broadly and deeply longitudinally depressed
along the middle; the suture is scarcely costate in front, but is dis-
tinctly so towards the apex; the first interstice is feebly costate, but
only on the basal portion; the third interstice limits the broad de-
pression and is strongly costate, and outside it there is also another
costa, strongly raised and extending from the base to the apex; the
intervals bear obscure serial punctures.

Closely allied to L. pusillus Lee., but narrower, with the shoulders
more prominent anteriorly, the elytral depression much more marked,
and the costas more sharply elevated. We have received nearly 20
examples; they vary in color, some being brownish, but in other re-
spects are very constant.

Guatemala, San Geronimo (Champion).

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United States, with descriptions of new species. Trans. Am.

Ent. Soc., vol. II, p. 254.
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from the Pacific Coast of the United States. Trans. Amer.

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United States (No. 4). Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., XII, pp.

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Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., LXXVIl, p. 49.

A NEW MICROLEPIDOPTERON OF THE GENUS EPICALLIMA
DYAR FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

By AUGUST BUSCK.

Epicallima lucidella, new species.

Labial palpi golden yellow. Antennae velvety black with silvery
white tips; basal joint smooth without pecten. Face, head and thorax
bronzy. The deep black ground-color of the forewings occupies but a
small part of the wing as a margin on the base, along dorsum and
around the apical edge to the brilliant deep golden-yellow area which
occupies the larger costal half of the wing and sends a long process
out towards the apex; at basal third is a narrow perpendicular black-
edged metallic blue fascia, crossing the golden area and terminating
in a pale yellow dorsal spot; on the cell are two pairs of paralel long-
itudinal metallic blue streaks, all edged with black; on the middle of
costa is a small pale yellow spot and at apical third is a similar pale
costal dash. Cilia blackish with strong golden reflexions. Hind wings
and abdomen black. Legs black, with the tips of the tarsi and the
spurs silvery white.
Alar expanse: 12-13 m.m.

Habitat: Oak Station, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
(Fred Marloff, collector.)

Type: No. 14435, U. S. Nat. Mus.

A brilliant species suggesting some of the European metallic
species, but very different in pattern. Among the American
species it conies nearest the smaller edithella Busck, from
which, however, it is also amply differentiated in pattern.

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A READJUSTMENT OF MUSCOID NAMES.
BY CHARLES H. T. TOWSEND.

In these days dipterological nomenclature is getting a severe
shaking up, and the Muscoidea come in for their share. The
late resurrection of Meigen's 1800 paper, the recent discovery
of various long-perpetuated nomenclatural errors as judged
by the rules of the International Code, and the designation of
certain genotypes by the late Mr. D. W, Coquillett call for a
considerable amount of change in the names of muscoid
genera, tribes, subfamilies, and in one notable case a change
of family name. These changes are detailed below so far as
they are apparent to me at this time.

FAMILY PHASIID^.

SUBFAMILY PHASIIN^.

TRIBE PHASIINI.

1. Phasia Latr. (1804).

Type: Syrphus hemipierus J. C. Fab., being the only
species given by Latreille, as Thereva coleoptrata J. C. Fab.,
which is a synonym of the above, according to Bezzi and Stein.

Syn.: Alophora'R. D. (1830), Girschner et al., which
has the same type.

Repr. habit: Subcutaneous oviposition (Pantel, Towns.).

This compels dropping of Alophora, which will hereafter
be known as Phasia, and likewise changes the meaning of the
tribal and subfamily names derived from Phasia.

2. Hyalomyia R. D. (1830).

Type: Phasia pitsil/a Meig., being designation by West-
wood in 1840.

Syn.: Parallophora Girsch. (1888), which has same type.

Repr. habit: Unknown, but judged same as Phasia.

This compels dropping- of I \irallophora, hereafter to be
known as Hyalomyia.

3. Alophorella, g-en. nov.

Type: Thereva obesa J. C. Fab., hereby designated.
Syn.: Hyalomyia Girsch. (1888) et al. (nee. R. D.).
Repr. habit.: Subcutaneous oviposition (Pantel).
This and 2 call for a complete shift of the name J/va/t»)i\'ia,
hereafter to carry a different meaning.

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SUBFAMILY ECTOPHASIIN^.
TRIBE ECTOPHASIINI.

4. Ectophasia, gen. nov.

Type: Syiphus{Thereva) crassipennis J. C. Pab. (female
equals T. analis}. C. Fab.), hereby designated.

Syn.; Phasia Auctt. (nee Latr.).

Repr. habit. Host-oviposition of flat macrotype egg (Pantel
et al.).

This and 1 call for a complete shift of the name Phasia,
which hereafter carries a totally different significance.

NOTE. — Bezzi and Stein indicate Eratia occlusa R. D. (1863) as
synonym of above genotype. The description appears to me incom-
patible with specimens of crassipennis but conforms much better to
those of Elomya lateralis Meig., whose abdominal spots show more-
over a tendency toward the trigonal pattern. In the non-existence of
Desvoidy's types and improbability of the above synonymy I do not
consider the name Eratia available for use here.

TRIBE RHODOGYNINI.

5. Rhodogyne Meig-. (1800).

Type; Musca rotundata L., being the only species given
by Meigen with his Gymnosoma (1803), which is manifestly
the same genus, according to Hendel.

Syn. : Gymnosoma Meig. (1803).

Repr. habit: Host-oviposition of flat macrotype egg (Pan-
tel, Towns, et al.).

This calls for the dropping of Gymnosoma and its deriva-
tive names, euphonious and long in use.

FAMILY MUSCID^E.

SUBFAMILY MESEMBRININ^.

TRIBE MESEMBRININI.

6. Mesembrina Meig-. (1826).

Type: Musca mcridiaua L., being designation by West-
wood in 1840.

Syn.: Metamesembrina Towns. (1908), which has same
type.

Repr. habit: Dung-larvipositiou, maggot apparently being
carried through at least first stage in utero (Portchinski).

7. Hypodermodes, g-en. nov.

J^ype: Musca mystacea L,., hereby designated.

Syti. • Meser;ibri)ia Towns. (1908), (nee Meig.).

Repr. habit: Dung-oviposition of few large eggs, the mag-
got omitting its second stage (Portch.).

This and 6 call for shift of Mesembrina from meaning given
in Tax. Muse. Plies (1908).

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SUBFAMILY MUSCIN^B.
TRIBE STOMOXYDINI.

8. Haematobia St. Farg. & Serv. (1828), R. D. (1830).

Type: Conops irritant L,., being designation by Westwood
in 1840.

Syn.: Lyperosia Rdi. (1856-1862), which has same type.

Repr, habit: Dung oviposition (Riley & Howard).

Calls for dropping of Lyperosia and reinstatement in the
economic literature of the generic name, H&matobia for the
horn-fly.

9. Lyperosiops o-en. nov.

Type: Stomoxys stimulans Meig., herebj' designated.

Syn. : Hirmatolia B. B. et Auctt. system, (nee St. Farg.
& Serv., nee. R. D., nee Auctt. econom.).

This and 8 call for shift of H amatol i a from its former
significance.

FAMILY EXORISTID^.

SUBFAMILY EXORISTIN^.

TRIBE EXORISTINI.

10. Exorista Meig-. (1803).

Type: Musca larvarum L,., being the only species.

Syns.\ Jachina Auctt. (nee. Meig., nee. B. B ); Eu-
tachina B. B. (1889-1893).

Repr. habit: Host-oviposition of flat macrotype egg
(Towns., Pantel, et al. )

This and 19 compel the dropping of the name Tachina and
its derivatives, names which are probably the most familiar
next to Musca in the whole superfamily. This, by far the
largest family of the Muscoidea, will hereafter be known as
the EXORISTID^ instead of the Tachiuidae. I hereby desig-
nate Musca larrarnm Linne (Exorista, larvarum L. , Meig.,
1803) the type of the family as the form most appropriate to
discharge this function. Some may consider Musca grossa
L. (Larvavora grossa L., Meig., 1800-1803) entitled to the
honor, as being the original Tac&ina, but I believe that usage,
propriety and still other considerations call more loudly for
the above designation.

NOTE. — In this connection a word may be said on the classification
of Girschner, followed by Bezzi and Stein, which groups nearly all of
the Muscoidea in the single family heretofore called Tachinidas and
hereafter to be known as Exoristidte, the comparatively small remnant
of Musca and its allies being thrown into the Anthomyiidae. From a

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purely nomenclatural point of view, if the genera Musca and An-
thomyia are placed together in any group from family down, that
group should clearly take its name from Musca. The genus Musca
dates from the beginning of zoological nomenclature (1758). Antho-
myia goes back only to 1803.

Prom a taxonomic point of view, the consensus of anatom-
ical and reproductive characters allies Musca and its kindred
much more closely with Calliphora than with Anthomyia.
It seems quite incompatible with evident relationships and
phylogenies to separate Musca and its allies from the group
TachinidcB of Girschner.

SUBFAMILY PSEUDODEXIIN^.
TRIBE MACQUARTIINI.

11. Paraporia, nom. nov.

For Neaporia Towns. (1908) preocc. by Gorham in Coc-
cinellidse (1897).

Type: Aporia qiiadrimaculata Macq.

Syns.: Aporia Macq. (1846) preocc.; Neaporia Towns,
(nee. Gorham).

Repr. habit.: Unknown, but judged larviposition near host.

TRIBE OCYRTOSOMATINI.

12. Ocyrtosoma nom. nov.

For Cyrtosoma B. B .(1891-1893), preocc. by Walker in
1829.

Type; Cyrlosoma rufum B. B.

Syn.: Cyrtosoma B. B. (nee Walk.).

Repr. habit: Unknown, but judged larviposition near host.

SUBFAMILY PHANIIN^.
TRIBE CYLINDROMYIINI.

13. Cylindromyia Meig. (1803).

Type: Musca brassicaria J. C. Fab., being the only species.

Syn.: Ocyptera Latr. (1802-1805).

Repr. habit: Host-larviposition (Towns).

This change gives us new names for the long-familiar and
euphonious Ocyptera and its derivatives, which must be
dropped.

NOTE. — Latreille appears to have given the generic name Ocyptera
in 1802 with no species, but in 1804-1805 gave three species with it in-
cluding the above, without designating a type. Curtis designated
above genotype for Ocyptera in 1837.

In the light of our present knowledge this tribe appears to
form a natural division of the subfamily Phaniinae. I employ

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Phania as the type of the subfamily, following Brauer & von
Bergeustamm, notwithstanding Robiueau-Desvoidy's earlier
use of Ocyptera as the type of the group, since Phania is far
more typical of the group as a whole and Ocyptera and its
derivatives are now dropped. The subfamily is characterized
in general by a great or considerable development of the
female genitalia and presumably in most cases for the purpose
of subcutaneous larviposition or perhaps oviposition originally.
I place the Compsilurini here, and probably most if not all of
the forms having the habit of subcutaneous larviposition will
eventually be found to belong here. The group seems to
bear a considerable affinity to the subfamily Phasiinse, which
has a corresponding development of the female genitalia for
the purpose of subcutaneous oviposition. The Phasiinae are
in turn allied with the Conopidse on the same character,
though much differentiated from them in others. I can not
follow Bezzi and Stein in grouping Cylindrotnyia with the
Pseudodexiine and Pyrrhosiine stocks.

TRIBE EUTHERINI.

14. Imitomyia, nom. nov.

For Himantostoma H. L,oew (1863), preocc. by Agassiz, in
1862.

Type: Himantostoma sugens H. Lw., the only species.
Syn.\ Himantostoma H. Lw. (nee Agassiz).
Repr. habit: Unknown, but judged larviposition.

SOBFAMILY ERYCIIN^B.
TRIBE CROCUTINI.

15. Crocuta Meig-. (1800).

Type: Mnsca geniculata DeG., being only species given by
Meigen in 1803, as Stomoxys minuta J. C. Fab. (by error ap-
pearing irritans), for his Siphona, which is the same genus
according to Hendel.

Syns.: Siphona Meig. (1803); Bucentes Latr. (1809).

Repr. habit: Host-larviposition (Pantel et al.).

This compels dropping the time-honored name Siphona and
its derivatives.

TRIBE ERYCIINI.

16. Huebneria R. D. (1847).

Type: Tachina a /finis. Fall. , being designation by Robineau-
Desvoidy in 1863 of Carcclia nigripes R. D., which is a syno-
nym of the above genotype according to Bezzi and Stein.

Syii.: Exorista Auctt. p. p. (nee Meig., nee B. B.).

Repr. habit: Host-larviposition (Pantel).

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This resurrects one of Robineau-Desvoidy's generic names
for a type whose reproductive status is known.

NOTE. — The emendation of Hubneria to Huebneria is permissible
under the rule of the International Code applying to manifest typo-
graphical errors.

TRIBE VORIINI.

17. Voria R. D. (1830).

Type: Tachina ruralis Fall., being the only species.

Syn.: Plagia Meig. (1838), for which Rondani designated
in 1856 Jachina verticalis Meig., which is a synonym of
above genotype according to Bezzi and Stein.

Repr. habit: Host-larviposition (Pantel, Towns.).

This drops Plagia and its derivatives, euphonious names.

SUBFAMILY HYSTRICIIN^.
TRIBE ERNESTIINI.

18. Ernestia R. D. (1830, Myod. p. 60).

Type: Tachina rudis Fall., being the only species, as
Ernestia microcera R. D., which is a synonym of the above
genotype according to Bezzi and Stein.

Syn.: Panzeria R. D. (1830, Myod. p. 68), (nee Meig.,
1838), with Panzeria lateralis R. D. the only species, which
is same as above genotype according to Bezzi and Stein.

Repr. habit: L,eaf-larviposition (Towns., Pantel).

This drops Panzeria and its deratives.

TRIBE LARV^EVORINI.

19. Larvaevora Meig-. (1800).

Type: Mnsca grossa L., being designation by Wachtl in
1894 for Tachina Meig., which is same genus according to
Hendel.

Syns.: Echinomvia Dumeril (1801-1823), Latr. (1805);
Tachina Meig. (1803), B. B. (1889), (nee Auctt.).

Repr. habit: L,eaf-larviposition (Towns., Pantel).

This drops Echinomyia and its derivatives, euphonious and
time-honored names.

SUBFAMILY MASICERATIN^E.
TRIBE STURMIINI.

20. Ugimyia Rdi. (1870).

Type: Ugimyia sericarice Rdi., the only species.
Syn.: Crossocosmia Mik (1890), with same genotype.
Repr. habit: leaf-oviposition of microtype egg (Sasaki,
Towns.).

This drops Crossocosmia, which has been in use since 1890.

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NOTE. — Bezzi and Stein call R<5ndani's names, both generic and
specific, nomina nuda in effect, stating that they are without descrip-
tion. This does not appear to be so. I have not access at this time
to the original publication, but Mik's paper indicates that Rondani
described the larva and puparium in a way which by the rules of the
International Code is sufficient for the founding of either genus or
species, provided only that the form referred to be unmistakably in-
dicated. No one has the slightest doubt as to the identity of either
the species or genus referred to by Rondani under the above binomial.
If Rondani gave no description of any stage, then Cornalia's descrip-
tion and figure, however poor, fulfils the provisions of the Code as
such, since they carry no doubt of the identity of the form referred to.
Hence the binomial holds in any event.

It should be stated here that Meinert accepted Sasaki's ob-
servations as to the leaf-oviposition habit at the time. It
would appear that Rondani did so likewise in his founding of
the new genus.

TRIBE NEOPALINI.

21. Neopales Coq. (1910).

New name for Pales R. D. (1830), (nee Meig., 1800),
whose type is Tachina pavida Meig. (nee Illig. ), according
to the synonymy given by Bezzi and Stein.

Syn.\ Pales R. D. (nee Meig.), the name having been
used by Meigen in 1800 for a tipulid.

Repr. habit-. Leaf-oviposition of microtype egg (Towns.).

This drops the name Pales from the Muscoidea.

TRIBE EPIMASICERATINI.

22. Epimasicera, g-en. nov.

Type: Tachina ivcsterniauni Zett., which Bezzi and Stein
state equals Tachina in if is Meig., hereby designated.

Syn.: Exorista Auctt. p. p. (nee Meig., nee B. B.).

Rep. habit: L,eaf-oviposition of microtype egg (Pantel).

This generically places another form whose reproductive
habit we know.

NOTE.— This species is not referable to any of Robineau-Desvoidy's

genera, nor to any other previously erected genus so far as I can find,
rauer and von Bergenstamm referred it (mitis Meig.) to their Parex-
orista, which it cannot be. Eusisyropa blanda O. S., which they
also referred to their Parexorista, I believe does not possess a micro-
type egg, though a form with exceedingly similar external characters
does possess such egg. Exorista fut.ilis O. S. possesses the microtype
egg and was referred to Parexorista by Brauer and von Bergenstamm.
It may belong to Epimasicera.

TRIBE SALMACIINI.

23. Salmacia Mei-. (1800).

Type: Musca capitata DeG., being designation by Curtis
in 1835 for Gonia Meig. (1803), which is the same genus ac-
cording to Hendel.

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Syn.: Gonia Meig. (1803).

Repr. habit: L,eaf-oviposition of microtype egg (Towns.,
Pantel).

This drops the familiar Gonia and its derivatives, euphoni-
ous names in use for over a century.

FAMILY DEXIID^.

SUBFAMLY DEXIIN^;.

TRIBE CALIRRHOINI.

24. Calirrhoe Meig-. (1800).

Type: Stomoxys siberita J. C. Fab., being only species
given with Pro sen a St. Farg. & Serv. (1828), which is same
genus according to Hendel.

Syn: Prosena St. Farg. & Serv. (1828).

Repr. habit: Unknown, but judged larviposition in vicinity
of host.

This drops the long-familiar Prosena and its derivatives.

FAMILY SARCOPHAGID^.

SUBFAMILY MII/TOGRAMMIN^.

TRIBE METOPIINI.

25. Neowinnertzia, nom. nov.

For Winnertzia Schiner (1861), preocc. by Rondani in 1860.
Type: Metopia mesomelcena H. Loew, hereby designated.
Syn.: Winnertzia Sch. (nee Rdi.).

Repr. habit: Unknown, but judged to be larviposition from
double-sac uterus.

NOTE. — I am aware that Bezzi and Stein recognize Winnertzia Sch.
as a synonym of Mesomelxna Rdi. I here record my strong disap-
proval of duplicate binomials.

26. Taxigramma Macq. (1849).

Type: Miltogramma heteroneura Meig. , being on authority
of Bezzi and Stein the same as Taxigramma pipiens Ferris
(1852), the only species.

Syn.: Heteropterina Macq. (1854), with above genotype
as only species.

Repr. habit: Unknown, but judged to be larviposition
from double-sac uterus.

This causes the abandonment of Heteropterina as a name.

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FAMILY
SUBFAMILY

TRIBE CESTRINI.

27. Cephalopsis .uen. nov.

Type: CEstrus maaitalns Wied., hereby designated.

Syn.: Cephalomyia Auct. (nee. Latr.).

Repr. habit: L,arviposition in nostrils of ruminants (camels
and buffalo in North Africa).

This compels the dropping of Cephalomyia^ which has
served as a generic name for nearly a century, in spite of its
having had during most of that time the same genotype as
CEstrus.

NOTE.- Latreille gave the single species CEstrus ovis L. with his
genus Cephalemya in 1818. Curtis designated the same species in
1826 as the type of CEstrus Linne (1758), apparently after all the
original Linnean species of CEstrus had been abstracted to serve as
types of the various genera, the greater part of them having been
taken by Latreille.

With these obsequies we bid adieu to the buried names,
thanking Mr. Friedrich Hendel, of Vienna, for his part in the
matter.

PIURA, PERU, December jr,

A NEW MEGALOPYGID FROM FRENCH GUIANA.
BY WILLIAM SCHAUS.

Mesoscia anguilinea, new species.

Essentially like M. eriophora Sepp, but the white sub-
marginal area is straight and narrow, sending a projection
along vein 2 to the cell.

Type: Male, No. 12530, U. S. Nat. Mus., St. Jean, Maroni
River, French Guiana, April, 1904.

This should have been described in my paper on new species
from the Guianas, published in Proceedings of the United
States National Museum in 1905, but was omitted therefrom.

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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE LARV.E OF SOME LEPIDOPTERA

FROM MEXICO

BY HARRISON G. DYAR.

The following larvae have been obtained by the Bureau of
Entomology from Mr. W. Gugelmaun, bred by him at Mis-
antla, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico.

PAPILTONID^.

Papilio belesis Bates.

Larva. — Head rounded, slightly bilobed, shining black, with pale
secondary hairs on the lower parts of the sides. Body subcylindrical,
uniform; a subdorsal row of short papillae. Black; a large white
dorsal saddle on joints 8 and 9, incised before, the points running
down to the spiracle on joint 8; two rows of round red spots, stig-
matally and subventrally.

Food plant: Anona.

NYMPHALIMS.

Gynaecia dirce Linnaeus.

Larva. — Head strongly bilobed, each lobe with a long apical horn
with short, irregular branches; head shining black, with several
small inconspicuous horns especially laterally, all these as well at the
large apical horn, pale yellow. Body cylindrical, tapering only slightly
at the ends; rows of spinose processes, each process with a straight
shaft and three or four branches, collected into a subapical crown;
joints 2 has only a small subdorsal process; on joints 3 and 4 are two
rows, subdorsal and lateral; on 5 to 12, three rows; on joint 13, a sub-
dorsal pair only; all the processes paired. Body black, the processes
contrasting light yellow; laterally on each segment anteriorly an oval
dale yellow patch, small on joints 2 to 4, large on 5 to 12, none on
joint 13.

Eunica modesta Bates.

Larva. — Head angularly bilobed, roughened with conical secondary
tubercles bearing pale seise; pale orange color, a broad black band
across the mouth, with irregular upper border, reaching nearly to the
apex of clypeus. Body cylindrical, slender, a little enlarged at joint
12 and the sides of joints 3; at the enlargements are low, degenerate
processes, a dorsal cone with short branches and a subdorsal pair on
joint 12, a collection of lateral tubercles on joint 3, these colored
black. Elsewhere no processes are developed, but the body is rough-
ened with scattered black secondary tubercles, bearing rather long
dark setae, and arranged in transverse lines. General color dull or-

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ange with a lateral black band, which widens into a patch covering
the spiracle; a large cone laterally in this patch. Feet and leg-
shields black.

Food plant: Zanthoxyluin pen tamo n.

HESPERIID^.

Thymele f ulgerator Watch .

Larva. — Head large, roundly flattened before, with a slight vertical
notch; densely covered with fine secondary hairs, which become long
on the vertex; dark brown, the clypeus black, the lobes with vertical
pale streaks, somewhat divergent above and confluent towards the
clypeal sutures. Neck very small; joint 2 small, with a shining black
dorsal shield; body enlarged posteriorly, subcylindrical, stout, taper-
ing a little at the anal end. The skin is covered with rather long
white secondary hairs, somewhat sparsely placed. Color black above,
with large yellow spots, two on a segment, the anterior one very
large, the posterior one small, transverse and paler yellow. The spots
begin on joint 3, but are small; large and of nearly equal size on the
abdomen; only one on joint 13, rather small. Area below the spiracles
crimson, darker on the abdominal feet. Thoracic feet black.

SATURNIID/E.
Automeris leucane Hiibner.

Larva. — Head larger than joint 2, flat before, rounded above, not
bilobed; shining black, shagreened, with a few short, inconspicuous
secondary setaa. Body cylindrical, tapering before and abruptly be-
hind; coal-black, a little wrinkly-shagreened and with a few sparse
pale secondary hairs; spines light yellow. The spines are in four
rows on joints 2 to 5; five rows on joint 6; three rows on joints 7 to
10; four rows on joint 12; a single dorsal and three other rows on
joints 13 and 14. The spines are rather short, each with several long
branches, tipped with small black points; the two upper rows of joints
2 and 3 are rather longer than the others, as are also the dorsal ones
of 13 and 14; the subventral ones are small. Feet and leg-shields
shining black.

Food plant: 1'roena.

Arachnis aulea Geyer.

Larva. — Head rounded, flat before, slightly bilobed, shining black
with long black primary setae; median suture, epistoma and bases of
antennae pale. Body cylindrical, tapering slightly anteriorly, purplish
black, darker in the centers of the segments. Warts large, normal,
equal, dull red, but not contrasting, bearing dense, short, stiff, spiny
black hairs. Feet black; leg-shields deep brown.

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(PERICOPID^).

Pericopis lycaste Klug-.

Larva. — Head larger than joint 2, rounded, scarcely bilobed, a little
wider than high, with primary setae; shining brown, a blackish shade
on each lobe below next to the clypeus; median suture, epistoma, and
bases of antennae pale. Body cylindrical, the feet large. Warts
large, iv rather smaller than the others, but i about as large as ii;
one large wart only on joints 3 and 4 above the stigmatal wart. Hairs
dense, fine, silky brown, rather long and longer at the extremities.
Dull brown, shaded with blackish, especially in obscure dorsal, lateral,
and stigmatal lines, this marking largely an effect of the darker
spaces between. the dull pale reddish warts. Joint 4 is lighter through-
out. joints 5 and 11 are dark, their warts largely black; joint 12 is a
little light also, while 3, 6, and 13 are somewhat darkened, giving the
dark and light banded effect usual in the pericopid larvae, although
here the contrast is not marked. Feet and leg-shields dark brown.

NOCTUID^.

Bolina comprehendens Walker.

Larva. — Head smaller than joint 2, rounded, scarcely bilobed, the
clypeus rather high; whitish with numerous small black spots; pri-
mary hairs rather long, pale. Body cylindrical, long and slender,
looped up a little at joints 5 to 7, the feet of joint 7 small, unused;
tubercles and seise reduced, invisible. Coloration a general bark-like
effect; dull whitish gray with a reddish brown tint, especially through
the dorsum; a subdorsal black line, waved, being bent inward at the
segmental incisures, somewhat broken posteriorly, forming a dot on
joint 12. A geminate powdery and broken lateral band; a red-filled
substigmatal band; bases of the feet mottled with white and with
white patches around the spiracle of joint 12. Between these mark-
ings the skin is dotted with black and red. Feet concolorous in gen-
eral effect, dotted and with a red line anteriorly.

EUPTEROTID^;.

Zanola verago Cramer.

Larva. — Head rounded, flat before, the clypeal sutures impressed;
covered with rather long black secondary hair; gray-black, dull, the
clypeus shining, its sutures pale; a broad pale band covering the median
suture. Body cylindrical, uniform; subdorsal and lateral narrow yellow
lines infiltrated with red; an irregular double wavy dorsal line; skin
ocvered with secondary hairs, about half as long as the diameter of the
body, dark colored, but not black; tufts of long black hairs subdorsally
on joints 3, 4, and 12, the longest of them with their tips widened into
flat triangular scales with serrated tips; other black hairs, not form-

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ing tufts, along the body from the larger of the primary warts; warts
low, concealed and confused in the secondary hair. Thoracic feet
light red-brown; abdominal ones dull vinous.

The larva has the structure of the geuus Apatelodes Pack-
ard, which has been placed in the Eupterotidse The group
is also relaeed to the NotodontidEe, and has been more gener-
ally included in that family.

Turenna dirphioides Walker.

Larva. — Head large, rounded, slightly bilobed; clypeus small;
whitish brown, scarcely mottled, more white shaded over the clypeus;
white secondary hairs are numerous on the lower part of the side.
Body somewhat flattened, uniform, the feet slender and rather long;
lateral wart of joint 2 large; three small warts above the stigmatal
wart on joints 3 and 4; on the abdomen warts i and ii equal, rather
small, tending to lie in line, iii and iv closely approximating, function-
ally one large wart, v and vi also somewhat approximated and nearly
in line, appearing as one, leg shields densely hairy. Small whitish
retractile tubercles dorsally on joints 10 and 11. Coloration whitish
brown; a black line on the large wart on joint 2; a square black dorsal
patch between 3 and 4; an oblique subdorsal bar on 8, somewhat
powdery and broken; an oblique lateral line on 11-12; ordinary mark-
ings obsolete, the skin a little mottled and a narrow geminate blackish
dorsal line. Hairs abundant, from the warts only, whitish, short
dorsally, much longer laterally. Feet all pale.

The larva is flattened and with long lateral hairs and bark-
like coloration, superficially much resembling a lasiocampid
like Tolype. The structure, however, is normal for the
Liparidae.

Food plan t : Psidiu in .

LASIOCAMPID^.

Tachyptera psidii Salic.

Larva. — Head large, rounded, flattened before, slightly bilobed;
black, brownish at the sides, the clypeus and paraclypeus as well as
median suture narrowly pale; numerous dark secondary hairs through-
out. Body cylindrical, tapering a little posteriorly; black, without
markings; hair all secondary, dense but short, foxy red, arranged in
little patches; dorsal hair mostly directed upward and slightly keeled
along the dorsal line; lateral hair projecting outward or downward.
Warts all obsolete, only a trace of a lateral projection on joint 2.
Food plant'. Psidium.

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Claphe maria Schaus.

Larva. — Head moderate, round, scarcely bilobed, black with gray
pruinosity; a yellowish white line across from bases of antennas;
labrum yellowish white; median suture narrowly pale; densely covered
with white secondary hairs. Body cylindrical, uniform; dorsum black;
a lateral yellow line, from which transverse yellow bands traverse
the dorsum, one on each segment behind the middle, some broad and
distinct, some narrow or obsolete; the one on joint 7 is the most dis-
tinct; those on 3, 4, and 9 are next, the others being quite narrow or
even obsolete. Lateral region dark gray, with a pale diffused sub-
stigmatal line. Warts obsolete dorsally, only the subventral lappet-
warts visible, fairly prominent, two warts present on joint 2. Sec-
ondary hairs fine, short, white, with longer white ones from the lappet-
warts and in small groups subdorsally; dorsal patches of short crim-
son hairs in which the white subdorsal clusters arise. Thoracic feet
yellow-white; outer sides of the abdominal feet also of this color.

The cocoon is white, and the short crimson hairs are thrust through
it in irregular patches.

Food p hint: Persa gratissima.

MEGAL,OPYGID^.

Megalopyge albicollis superba Hy. Edwards.

Larva. — Head rounded, retracted in joint 2, which in turn is within
joint 3, except for its hairy front margin. Body elliptical, somewhat
flattened on the ventral part; of a dull reddish color, entirely covered
by the long dense hairs; hairs foxy red, curving smoothly backward,
a little keeled on the dorsal line; no special tufts or curls. Feet nor-
mal, the thoracic feet small; an extra pair of poorly developed feet
on joints 6 and 11.

Before the last stage, the larva has fine white hair, higher and
crested on joints 4-5 and projecting backward in a loose tuft behind;
some feathered curling black hairs in little tufts subdorsally, em-
bellishing the bases of the anterior and posterior tufts.

Actual date of issue, March 13, 1912.

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER.

Page

BUSCK, AUGUST:

On the rearing of a Dermatobia hominis Linnaeus 9

A New Microlepidopteron of the Genus Epicallima Dyar from
Pennsylvania 44

DYAR, HAKRISON G. : Descriptions of the larvag of some Lepidop-

tera from Mexico 54

GAHAN, A. B. : Descriptions of Two New Genera and Six New

Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera 2

GlRAULT, A. A.: On the Probable Occurrence of the Mymarid

Genus Dicopus Enock in Fiji 22

KRAUS, E. J. : A Revision of the Genus Lasconotus Er 25

SCHAUS, WILLIAM: A New Megalopygid from French Guiana 53

TOWSEND, CHARLES H. T.: A Readjustment of Muscoid Names ... 45

WALTON, W. R. : Notes on Certain Species of Flies 13

Constitution of the Entomological Society of Washington 19

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Representing the Society as a Vice-Presideut

of the Washington Academy of Sciences . . .A. L. QUAINTANCE

Executive Committee.

THE OFFICERS.
NATHAN BANKS. E. A. SCHWARZ. HARRISON G. DYAR.

Publication Committee.

HARRISON G. DYAR. E. A. SCHWARZ. J.C.CRAWFORD.

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OF THE

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OF WASHINGTON.

VOL, XV] APRIL - JUNE, 1912. No. 2

MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 1912.

The 255th regular meeting of the Society was entertained
by Mr. Crawford at the Saengerbuncl Hall, 314 C Street,
NW. on the evening of January 4, 1912, and there were
present: Messrs. Babcock, Baker, Busck, Caudell, Crawford,
( 'ushman, Dyar, Ely, Gahan, Hall, Heidemann, Howard,
Hunter, Hyslop, Jennings, Johnson, Knab, McAtee, Morgan,
Meyers, Pierce, Popenoe, Quaintance, Rohwer, Runner,
Russell, Sasscer, Schwarz, Scott, Yickery, Viereck, Walton,
and Webb, members, and Messrs. E. B. Blakesley, Frets,
Johannsen, E. H. Siegler, F. L. Simaton, and W. B. Woods,
visitors. President Quaintance occupied the chair.

The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap-
proved.

A letter was read from Mr. Gilbert, expressing the thanks
of Mrs. Gilbert, mother of the late l<\ C. Pratt, for the action
of the Society in calling a special meeting on June -'!, 1911, for
the purpose of drawing up resolutions in recognition of the
entomological work of her son.

Mr. Yiekery proposed the name of Mr. M. M. High, and
Professor (Quaintance the name of Mr. E. H. Siegler, both of
the Bureau of Entomology, I". S. Department of Agriculture,
for active membership. Under suspension of the rules both

Were elected.

Mr. Schwarz, chairman of the committee of one appointed
by the Executive Committee to arrange for the smoker given

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in honor of the visiting Entomologists, attending the meet-
ings of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Friday night, December 29, 1911, reported that
$61 had been collected and that the total expenses amounted
to $60.10, leaving a balance of 90 cents. Mr. Schwarz moved
that the excess be turned over to the Treasurer of the Society.
Carried.

Dr. Howard moved that the committee be discharged with
thanks. Carried.

The Recording Secretary reported that there were one
hundred and four present at the smoker. Dr. Howard moved
that a list of those in attendance be included in the Proceed-
ings. Carried.

The first paper of the evening, "Some Notes on Insects
Abundant in Texas in 1911" was read by Mr. Hunter.

The second paper, "On the Ants of Victoria County, Texas,"
by W. Dwight Pierce and J. D. Mitchell, was read by Mr.
Pierce.

The third paper, "Classification of Aleyrodidse," by A. L.
Quaintance and A. S. Baker, was read by Professor Quaintance.

The fourth paper of the evening, "Some Notes upon
Ornilhodores talaje" was read by Mr. Jennings.

LIST OF PERSONS PRESENT AT THE SMOKER DECEMBER 29, 1911.

MEMBERS.

Banks, Nathan Hyslop, J. A. Runner, G. A.

Barber, H. S. Jennings, Allan H. Sanders, J. G.

Burgess, A. F. Johnson, F. W. Sanford, H. L.

Cory, E. N. Knab, Frederick Sasscer, E. R.

Crawford, J. C. Marlatt, C. L. Schwarz, E. A.

Cushman, R. A. Morgan, A. C. Snyder, Thos. E.

Dyar, H. G. Morris, E. L. Styles, C. W.

Ely, Chas. R. Meyers, P. R. Symons, T. B.

Foster, S. W. Nelson, Jas. A. Vickery, R. A.

Gahan, A. B. Phillips, E. F. Vierick, H. L.

Heidemann, Otto Pierce, E. D. Walton, W. R.

Hopkins, A. D. Popenoe, C. H. Webb, J. L.

Howard, L. O. Quaintance, A. L. Zimmer, Jas. F.

Hunter, W. D. Rohwer, S. A.

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61

Ball, E. D.
Bartlett, O. C.
Berger, E. W.
Blakeslee, E. B.
Bradley, J. C.
Brooks, F. E.
Calvert, Philip P.
Conradi, A. F.
Cooler, R.
Craighead, F. C.
Crosby, C. R.
Demuth, Geo.
EIrod, M. J.
Emerton, J. H.
Felt, E. P.
Fisher, A. K.
Fulton, B. T.
Goodwin, W. H.
Gro.svenor, G. H.
Headlee, T. J.
Hebard, Morgan

VISITORS.

Hertzog, P. H.
Houser, J. S.
Hunter, S. J.
Illingworth, J. F.
Johnson, C. W.
King, J. L.
King, W. V.
Leonard, M. D.
Lewis, A. S.
McConnell, W. R.
McGregor, E. A.
McLaine, L. S.
Mann, B. P.
Mason, Elmer B.
Mendenhall, E. W.
Metcalf, J. P.
Milliken, F. B.
Morse, A. P.
Newell, Wilnion
O'Kane, W. C.
Peairs, L. M.

Plunckett, C. R.
Price, W. J.
Ransom, B. H.
Regan, W. S.
Rumsey, W. E.
Rutherford, Andrew
Sanderson, E. D.
Sherman, Franklin, Jr.
Spooner, C. H.
Stedman, J. M.
Strickland, E. H.
Swenk, Myron H.
Tson, Y. H. Suwen
Walcott, Geo. N.
Washburn, F. W.
Woglum, R, S.
\\nod, H. P.

Word, W. B.
W<:rsham, E. Lee
Tethers, W. \Y.

NOTE ON DEVA ORNATA OTTOLENGUI.

(Lepidoptera; Noctuidae.)
BY HARRISON G. DYAR.

In volume ix of the Cat. Lop. Phal. (p. W>, 1910), Sir (}.
F. Uainpson includes this species in his list of "species omit-
ted" with the note "? Chalcopasta, sect, with long upturned
palpi." The type is before me, and I am of the opinion that
the above brief remark aptly describes the relationship of the
species. However, the effect of the presence of long palpi
covering the front has been to entirely obliterate the frontal
tubercular structure, the front being gently bulging, perfectly
smooth, without any trace of the usual tubercle. This pre-
vents the inclusion of the species in C/uilcopastn, in spite <>f
the conformable I'acies and thoracic tufting, so that a new
generic term must be employed. I propose RODRIGUESIA, for Dr.
H. ( Htolengui, who originally indicated that the genus was new,
but did not name it. The front legs are missing in the type,
but presuming that a claw is present, the genus falls in the
table on page 3 of vol. ix above mentioned, where it will form
a new section between Xanthiria and Pseudoligia, "Frons
with rounded prominence without corneous plate below it.''

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/

SOME NOTES ON INSECT ABUNDANCE IN TEXAS IN 1911.

BY W. D. HUNTER,
Bureau of Entomology, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

These notes are not presented with the idea that the}" are
of any special importance, hut it is believed that when similar
notes are placed on record from different seasons that some
light may possibly be thrown upon the laws which govern
the sudden increase of species. In the case of injurious forms
this may be of economic importance.

Fluctuations in numbers of insects from season to season
are apparently brought about primarily by enemies and by
climatic conditions. The conditions in Texas in 1911 were
very peculiar. The most striking feature was a marked de-
ficiency in precipitation. Early in the spring the departure
from the normal began and continued until about the first
of August. So great was the effect of the drought that all
vegetation in the State was affected. The corn crop was
practically ruined and a similar disaster would have overtaken
the cotton crop if it had not been for rains which came just
before they would have been too late. Drought prevailed
also during the season of 1910 and again in 1909. In fact,
1911 was the culmination of three years which were marked
by extreme conditions of dryness. At the same time tempera-
tures had occurred which theoretically would seem to be de-
cidedly adverse to insects. One of the most remarkable occur-
rences of this kind was the killing frost of October 29, 1910,
which took place considerably in advance of the normal date.
All these circumstances combined to cause a set of conditions
which would have been supposed to have contributed to the
scarcity of insects rather than to their abundance. On this
account the notes to be presented may be of some special
interest. It may be stated parenthetically that the cotton
boll weevil was the onl}r important species which seems to
have behaved as would have been expected. It was properly
subjugated by the drought.

The most conspicuous example of insect abundance in
1911 in Texas was that of Alabama argillacea^llon. This
matter has been discussed elsewhere recently and will be passed
over in this connection, more especially since it concerns a
species which became abundant by an invasion of the country
and not by sudden increase from a local source.

Two enemies of the cotton worm assumed very large num-
bers. One of these was Calosoma lugubre Say. This is not
an uncommon insect in Texas and is found at the electric
lights in some abundance during practically every season.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 63

The normal swarms at the lights, however, were exceedingly
insignificant compared to the enormous numbers to he found
in the fall of 1911. The abundance became most marked
about October 8, but continued until the last days of that
month. The maximum flight occurred on October 11. At
that time, in places where strong arc lights were to be found,
it would have been possible to have collected several barrels
of the insects in a very short time. No other species of Calosoma
were observed. Special observations were made to de-
termine whether scrutator, u'il/coxi, or calidnm or other more
or less common species were to be found, but without result.
Undoubtedly the invasion of Calosoma was due to the great
numbers of the cotton worms to be found in the fields at that
time. The flight was general, as was shown by notes made at
Victoria, Texas, by Mr. J. D. Mitchell and accounts which
appeared in the newspapers. By the end of October the
beetles had practically disappeared.

The other enemy of the cotton worm which appeared in
great numbers was Chalcis ovata. At the laboratory in Dallas
during October and November a dozen specimens were some-
times found upon a single window at one time. This is un-
doubtedly another example of a rapid adjustment to an
abundant host supply furnished by the increase in the num-
bers of the cotton worm.

J^ermes Jlaripes K. is not uncommon in Texas, where
swarms occur ordinarily during the early part of the season.
In 1911, however, the insect did not come into notice until
about the middle of October. At that time much more than
usual numbers were to be seen throughout the State.

Gryllns pennsylntn/cus. — This .species occurs in great num-
bers almost every season in Texas. The origin of the swarms
is not known. In October, 1911, a very unusual flight began
and the number of the insects present about the electric lights
far surpassed the numbers seen at any time during the writer's
more than ten years' experience in the State.

Sp/ienop/ioms parrulus is a rather uncommon species
which feeds upon the roots of Bermuda grass. Mr. W. D.
Pierce made notes on the abundance of this species. During
the early part of November, in a walk of four or five blocks
from the laboratory at Dallas, he would frequently see from
50 to 100 adults. Only isolated specimens had ever been
observed on previous occasions. This species was not at-
tracted to lights.

Athysanns exitiosiis Ball. This species was undoubtedly
the most conspicuous during the season on account of its
smarms about electric lights. The occurrence of this insect

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in large numbers is not uncommon, but during 1911 the
numbers were far in excess of those usually seen. In Dallas,
Texas, the swarms were so dense that some of the arc lights
were extinguished and great inconvenience was caused in
shops and homes on account of the ingress of the insects.
Its small size allowed it to pass through the meshes of such
screens as are used to keep out mosquitoes and house flies.
To say that it was found in millions upon millions around
lights both within and without buildings gives but an in-
adequate idea of the incalculable numbers that were present.
The invasion resulted in the closing of many shops as soon
as darkness began. This began on September 18 and contin-
ued until the 25th. After the latter date the numbers dropped
off very rapidly.

This species occurred in great numbers in many places
outside of Texas. Prof. F. M. Webster informs the writer
that swarms similar to those which occurred at Dallas were
observed at Wellington, Kansas. At that place they appeared
first on September 20.

Along with the specimens of Athysanus cxHiosns were
numerous other Hemiptera which Mr. 0. Heidemann has
determined as indicated below. It will be noted that a con-
siderable number of predatory forms occurred.

Drcecucephala reticulata Ball. Mecidea longula Stal.

Xerophlea viridis Ball. Reuteroscopus ornatus Rent.

Pamera bilobata Say. Lygus approximates Reut.

Julisus inultispinosus Ashm. Pceciloscytus basalis Reut.
Harmostes reflexiilus Stal.

This swarming attracted all the more attention by reason
of the fact that it was simultaneous with the swarming of
Calosoma lugubre and Alabama argillacea. In fact, there
was such a conglomeration of species in such unsurpassed
numbers of individuals that the incident will long be con-
sidered historic by the residents of Texas.

Records of the observation of enormous numbers of May
flies are not uncommon in the literature. The only special
interest of the present note is on account of the southern
locality. Apparently the great flights which have been ob-
served have taken place in much more northern localities,
as along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. In
May Mr. J. D. Mitchell observed remarkable multitudes of
Hexagenia biUneata Say on the Guadalupe River below Vic-
toria. This locality is at least a hundred miles south of the
latitude of New Orleans. The occurrence is well described
in Mr. Mitchell's notes, which read as follows :

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 65

We ran into a swarm of May flies about ten miles above the junction
of the Guadalupe and San Antonio rivers at about 3 p. m. They were
clinging to the overhanging trees and as the boat would brush against the
trees, distrubing the flies, clouds of them would flutter in the air. Great
patches of them would fall into the river and thousands would light on
the boat. This condition continued until we reached Tivoli, on the west
bank of the river, in Kefugio County, where we tied up for the night.
We sailed 11 or 12 miles by the river through the flies. The deck in places
was slippery from stepping on their bodies and the sides and parts of the
boat not swept by passing tree tops were covered with them, in places
so close together as to obscure the color of the wood.

Next morning, May 25, I arose at daylight and there appeared to be
a heavy fog over the river. As daylight increased I observed that the fog
was May flies. The wind was very light and they were all flying upstream.
The swarm filled the river space from timber to timber and from water
surface to about 8 feet high. The current threw the dead ones to the center
of the river, where they formed a broad gray streak of drift. By 7 :30
a. m. the bulk of the swarm had lit on the overhanging trees, until they
bent the limbs and obliterated the natural color of the tree trunks.

These fragmentary notes are presented merely because
they may be of use when taken in connection with others
that may be presented. No adequate explanation of the
great abundance that has been noted occurs to the writer.
All that can be said is that they show a very remarkable
ability on the part of insects to survive very adverse climatic
vicissitudes.

Mr. Knab stated that on a visit to South Carolina, in early
August, he had observed a most remarkable abundance of
the larva? of a buprestid leaf-miner, undoubtedly Brachys.
It was at Swansea, 20 miles south of Columbia, in the sand
region of the central part of the State. The predominating
trees in that region are the oaks and these all showed an
abundance of the brown blotch-mines on the leaves. So
abundant were they that the aspect of the landscape was
transformed, many of the trees appearing as if dying. On
some trees every leaf was infested, and frequently there were
two or three larvae in one leaf. He had sent a quantity of
leaves containing larvae to the Bureau of Entomology, but
they were not reared.

Dr. Howard said that while the problem of the increase
of the species mentioned after such remarkably dry seasons
is a complicated one, it is obvious that such conditions of

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drought would favor the increase of such insects as are cus-
tomarily greatly reduced in numbers by fungus diseases.
He mentioned a rapid assembling of (. \tlosonui ivillco.xi at
Huntsville, Alabama, in 1881, during an outbreak of the army
worm, as resembling the instance mentioned by Mr. Hunter.
He also said that Chalet's ovata is a general parasite of lepi-
dopterous pupae and that its appearance in Texas last sum-
mer was simply another assembling of individuals and con-
centration of the whole in the cotton fields so abundantly
stocked with those insects.

NOTE ON A STERICTA FROM TROPICAL AMERICA.

'.'•pidoptr-ra; Pyralidse.)
BY HARRISON G. DYAH.
Stericta albifasciata Druce.

Cecidiptera albifasciata Druce, Ann. Mag. X. H., (7) IX, 325, 1902.

Male. — Process of antenna reaching back to middle of thorax; palpi
upturned, much exceeding the vertex. Thorax dark gray, intermixed
with olivaceous and purplish; abdomon pale ocherous. Fore wing pur-
plish, intermixed with olivaceous, clouded with blackish in the end of
the cell and along inner margin to base; a large round pure white patch
across the center of the cell to submedian; inner line beyond the white
patch, geminate, dark outer line rather near the margin, crenulate,
followed by a light shade like the pale filling of the inner line, gently
curved, bent in a little on submedian; a row of terminal black dashes.
Hind wing whitish, the apex and fringe shaded with purplish, in which
traces of a pale submarginal line are visible. Expanse, 25 mm.

Female. — Similar to the male, but without the white patch. Basal
space darkly shaded to the inner (mesial) line, with a black streak along
submedian fold and one in cell; no dark shade beyond the inner line at
end of cell, but instead a small dark discal dot, followed by a median
blackish line, which is angled in the center and lost below. Hind wings
more yellowish and sordid than in the male, the marginal dark shading
more extensive. Expanse, 30 mm.

One male, St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana, July, 1904
( W. Sc haus) ; one male, one female, St. Joseph, Trinidad, Decem-
ber and January, 1910. larvae in nests on avocado (F. W. Trich).

The species extends throughout tropical America, having
been originally described by Druce from Ecuador and Peru.
It has been taken in Costa Rica by Schaus and in Mexico
(Misantla, May, August, November, 1910, June, 1911) by
Miiller. The identification has been made by Mr. Schaus,
who compared specimens in London.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV. 1912. 67

THE ANTS OF VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS.

BY J. D. MITCHELL AND W. DWIGIIT PIERCI:,
Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.

The present paper is presented in pursuance of a plan to list
the insects of Victoria County, which presents so many types of
fauna and flora. The first paper of the series, entitled "The
Weevils of Victoria County, Texas," published in volume
xni, pages 45 to 62, of these Proceedings, gives a discussion
of the peculiarities of the county, and it is therefore un-
necessary to mention them again. The ants listed and dis-
cussed below have almost entirely been determined by Dr.
W. M. Wheeler, to whom we express our appreciation for his
many kindnesses. Forty-six forms of ants are herewith
listed, which gives the county one-third of the entire number
of forms (140) listed for Texas by Dr. Wheeler in his recent
volume on "Ants; Their Structure, Development, and Be-
havior." We would call especial attention to the notes on
the dispersion of several species by floods.

PONERID^.

Pachycondyla harpax Fabricius.

This large black species nests on the ground under logs,
between the bark and log, or in badly decayed logs. It IKIS
been found in this county only in the moist sections, such as
river bottoms and near the margin of lakes. The colonies
are comparatively small, none having been found with more
than 150 adults. A colony consisting of only 1 queen, 3
males, and 16 workers was found. Colonies found in February
are generally hibernating, all of the ants being closely huddled
and quiet. Winged ants have been found February 2, but
the first immature stages were found early in March. The
pupa? are protected by a cocoon. Workers have been taken
foraging under cow chips (Alitchell).

Ponera trigona (Mayr) opacior Ford.

Several wrorkers were found in the roots of Chenopodium
on March 29, 1909 (Mitchell). Two colonies have been taken
in February on (larcitas ('reek in cavities in the ground
under sticks. One colony consisted of !,'•> workers and the
other of 20 workers.

Leptogenys (Lobopelta) elongata Buckley.

This elongate brown species has been frequently taken in
this county between February •'! and March l(i, and invari-

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ably under logs in the river bottoms. On February 26 ten
ants were found in a bunch with a single pupa (Mitchell).
Specimens have also been taken November 19 (F. C. Pratt).

Odontomachus clarus Roger.

This species was taken in an adjoining county on June 19,
1907, on Anthem is arvensis (Mitchell). The species has been
found resting in the ground.

Ectatomma tuberculatum Olivier.

This ant was colonized in Victoria County from Guatemala
in the years 1904, 1905, 1906. The colonies were of rather
small size. Their foraging habits were very closely watched.
They are very fond of honeydew and nectar, but also require
insect food. The short-sightedness and feeble sensory powers
render an abundance of insect food necessary to furnish the
wants of the colony for solid food. At Victoria in July they
were most active about 8 o'clock in the morning and from
3 to 7 in the afternoon. It was noticed that while consider-
able food was stored in food chambers, the small native ants
generally made away with most of it. The distance foraged
was seldom over 10 feet. The ants were observed to kill
boll weevils (Anthonomns grand is), caterpillars, and other
ants. Whenever individuals of Pogoriomyrmex barbatus
encountered one of the strangers there was a struggle and the
native ant lay dead, but in the end the cooperation of Po-
gonomyrmex prevailed over the individual prowess of Ecta-
toituiia, which seems to have no instinct prompting mutual
help. All attempts to establish this species firmly appear to
have ended disastrously (Pierce).

DORYLID.E.
Eciton coecum Latreille.

This species was found nesting March 4, 1910, in alluvial
soil. The workers were of three sizes. Males have been
taken many times at lights of houses and camp fires in this
and surrounding counties (Mitchell).

Eciton (Acamatus) opacithorax Emery.

A large aggressive colony was taken under a dead log,
April 14, 1909 (Mitchell).

Eciton (Acamatus) harrisi Haldeman.

This species was collected at Victoria, Texas, September
18, 1904.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 69

Eciton (Acamatus) mexicanus F. Smith.

This species was collected July 6, 1905, by A. McLachlan.

MYRMICID.E.

Pseudomyrma gracilis (Emery) mexicana Roger.

These peculiar looking ants are always found near water
courses and lakes. The colonies are usually small. They have
never been seen with more than 30 in a colony. On May
25, 1909, a colony consisting of queens, males, workers, pupae,
and larvae was found in a dead limb of a live-oak tree. On
May 17, 1909, a similar colony was found with winged queen
and male, workers, and male and female pupae. On October
25, 1909, a colony consisting of only 3 workers, 4 larvae, and
2 pupae was found in a dead live-oak twig. On March 4,
1910, a single ant was taken on a willow tree. March 3, 1911,
two colonies were found in abandoned live-oak twig galls of
Amphibolips. Workers have been taken on grapevine De-
cember 19, 1910, and on mistletoe January 16, 1911. A colony
consisting of queen, 3 pupae, and 3 larvae of different sizes
was found in an empty blackjack acorn on the ground October
25, 1911 (Mitchell).

Pseudomyrma pallida F. Smith.

A colony of this yellow ant was found in a stem of Iva
ciliata January 17, 1910 (Mitchell).

Pseudomyrma flavidula F. Smith.

This species is usually found in the neighborhood of water
courses and lakes. The colonies are sometimes large. On
December 15, 1908, a colony consisting of winged forms,
workers, and larvae was found in a stem of Solidago. A nest
was found in the stem of a dead Xanthiii-m January 16, 1909.
On March 19, 1909, a colony of females, workers, larvae, and
eggs was found in a stem of Iva ciliata. On January 28, 1910,
a colony was taken in the stem of Ambrosia trifida, and in
another large stem of the same species several connected
colonies were found — there were 3 or 4 queens. A colony was
found in a stem of h'ii ciliata February 12, 1910, and on
February 19 one was found in Ambrosia. March 16, 1911,
in a stem of Iva ciliata, a queen, 30 workers, and 61 immature
stages were found (Mitchell).

Psudomyrma brunnea F. Smith.

A small colony of workers and larvae was found in a dead
twig March 6, 1909. A worker was taken on mistletoe
January 16, 1911 (Mitchell).

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Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus.

This introduced ant has not only been a bad pest in the
house, but has also been found nesting in the woods under
bark of pecan and elm logs and also under the bark of a live
pecan tree (Mitchell). This species has been taken attacking
the immature stages of the boll weevil (W. W. Yothers).

Monomorium carbonarium F. Smith.

Workers of this species were three times found in buds of
Callirrhoe involu crata devouring larvae of Anthonomiis fukiis,
May 24, 1907. They were also found in the blooms at pollen.
On February 24, 1909, a colony including queens, workers,
and larvae was found under bark of a dead elm log. A small
lot of ants was taken March 6, 1909, from cells of Ar&cerns
fasciculatus in dried cornstalks. A nest with a few immature
stages was located in a decaying ash stump, March 27, 1909
(Mitchell).

Monomorium minimum Buckley.

Under the bark of a willow log on March 12, 1911, an
enormous colony was uncovered. This embraced practi-
cally the entire upper surface of the log for a distance of 33
feet. The entire space was connected by many galleries' and
every 3 to 6 inches was a queen with young. Four queens
were observed in one batch of immature stages. On May
22, 1909, a colony with 7 queens was found under the bark of
a dead sycamore (Mitchell).

Solenopsis geminata Fabricius.

The fire ant is very common in Victoria County. It nests
in logs, stumps, and in the open ground and frequently in-
vades dwellings. It has been taken as an enemy of the boll
weevil by W. E. Hinds, July 22, 1907. It was taken in abun-
dance on mistletoe ( Phoradendron flavescens) January 16,191 1
(Mitchell).

Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) diabola Wheeler.

This is the commonest variety of this ant at Victoria.
Solenopsis texana Emery.

This tiny species is usually found in the wooded country,
as the following records show. On February 24, 1909, a
colony was found under bark of a dead elm log. It contained
2 queens, many workers, pupae, and larva1 . On April 19
colonies were found in a rotting pecan log and in tree fungus;
on April 26 in elm stumps; on May 20 and 22 under bark of
pecan trees, each colony with one or more queens (Mitchell).

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Solenopsis up.

A very tiny species of ant has been taken quite frequently
nesting in dead pecan twigs and under bark.

Pheidole dentata Mayr.

Colonies of this ant are very large and when disturbed
they swarm out in large numbers, seeking the intruder and
making it interesting for anyone desiring to make close ob-
servations. In defending their nests they are only surpassed
by the giants Neoponera villosa. They build in dead wood,
in the ground under logs, chunks, and stones, and occasionally
among the roots of vegetation. In April, 1897, the senior
writer observed a colony in high water floating down the
Guadelupe River. They were on a chunk of dead wood, which
was almost submerged. The ants were collected on- the upper
part in two clusters, with a string of workers connecting them.
One bunch protected the queen, the other the immature
stages. They fought savagely to protect both queen and
young. On February 16, 1909, a colony was taken from a
rotting log in the river bottoms. Other colonies were found
in similar places March 20 and April 14. On May 22, 1909,
a large colony was found in a pecan log. Many pupse were
in the act of molting to adults. When the nest was dis-
turbed the workers and soldiers did not show their usual
aggressiveness, but gave their attention to the unfortunate
immature adults, caring for them as they would for larvae or
pupa? (Mitchell).

Pheidole spp.

Other species of Pheidole occur in the county, but have not
been determined.

Cremastogaster lineolata Say.

A worker was collected in the cell of a beetle larva in a
root of Chenopodinm, February 20, 1909. A colony was
collected in a live-oak twig gall of Ainphibolips May 18, 1909.
Workers were collected on mistletoe January 16, 1911

(Mitchell).

Cremastogaster lineolata (Say) Ia3viuscula (Mayr) clara Mayr.

On March 4 and 7, 1910, colonies of this form were found
nesting under bark of live and dead willow trees (Mitchell).

Cremastogaster ashmeadi Mayr.

Specimens were collected April 8, 1907 (Mitchell).
Aphaenogaster fulva (Roger) aquia (Buckley) texana Emery.

A large colony of this species was found in a decaying log.
They were very fierce (Mitchell).

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Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) molefaciens Buckley.

This common hillock ant occurs all over Victoria County.
The majority of the colonies clear a space aroung the hole
from 3 to 6 feet in diameter. Their runways are also bare of
vegetation and may extend 50 feet or more; one pathway
was an inch wide and extended 125 feet. The ants cut off
the plants in their way and remove the debris to the side.
On sunny days one can always see a steady stream of foragers
on these paths, those going homeward carrying either seed
or insects. Numerous large caterpillars and a cricket were
seen carried into the nests. Near the hole there is usually a
pile of seed hulls, which are brought out of the nest about as
fast as seed are taken in. As rainy weather approaches the
foragers all hurry home and no others go out. Several times
remains of this ant were found in the excrement of the horned
toad (Phrynosoma cornutd), and one colony was absolutely
exterminated before the enemy left it (Pierce). The males
and females swarm out of the nests in May and June, usually
just after a rain, covering the ground for many feet around
the nest. Here the mating takes place, after which the females
fly. When they alight, they cast their wings and begin dig-
ging a cell for a new colony. The males are driven away by
the workers or killed if they persist in returning. The swarm-
ing is a harvest for the birds. A colony of nesting jackdaws
was observed to clean up an entire swarm in a short time.
Woodpeckers destroy a great many. Doves have been
credited with feeding on this ant, since they have been often
seen picking on the ant hillocks. The senior writer has killed
several doves on the hillocks but has found no ants in their
crops. The doves were probably collecting the fine gravel
brought up by the ants. The workers are fierce in defending
their home, never running from an enemy. Their sting is
very painful, but not dangerous.

Daring heavy rains or floods the ants collect on top of the
hillock and await the falling of the water. They have been
observed several times floating in a mass on the water anchored
to weed stems, the most important observations of this kind
having been made during the great storm of September 15
to 17, 1875, which drowned thousands of quail, grouse, rabbits,
and skunks.

Leptothorax sp.

On April 17, 1908, a complete colony was found in the hol-
lowed interior of a green fruit of Opuntia. Workers were
found March 19, 1909, in a dead ivtigoiXanthoxylum dava-
herculis (Mitchell).

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Macromischa subditiva Wheeler.

On January 7 a colony, composed of queen, workers and
eggs, was found under bark of willow (Mitchell).

Cryptocerus angustus Mnyr.

A colony was found in an oak twig gall, January 5, 1907.
On March 19, 1909, a colony, composed of 3 queens, soldiers,
workers, larval, and eggs, was found in a dead twig of Xan-
tho.\ylnm clavaherculis. On April 6 another colony with
larva was found in a dead pecan twig on the tree, and on May
18 a colony with larvae and pupae was taken in a dead twig-
on a live oak tree. On October 25 a colony in live-oak twig
was found with adults and pupae only. March 16, 1911, two
colonies were taken from live oak twig galls of Amphibolips
(Mitchell).

Strumigenys louisianae Roger.

On March 6, 1909, a populous colony with larva1 w;is
found in a lepidopterous burrow in mit&leioe^Phoradendron
Jlaresceiit). On March 19 workers were found in the roots
of Chcnopoditini (Mitchell).

Atta texana Buckley.

On July 23, 1904, a colony of this leaf-cutter ant was visited,
which was doing considerable damage to beans. They were
not injuring the leaves, but were cutting portions of the bean-
pod hulls. A very large caste were guarding the entrance
to the holes, a slightly smaller caste were doing the cutting,
the next caste were picking up the cut bits and carrying them
in, and two smaller castes were carrying out dirt (Pierce).
In May, 1892, a large number of winged forms passed from
north to south on Main street, Victoria. The swarm was
about 30 feet long and over 8 feet wide. They traveled south
in a zigzag path for two blocks and then began flying away
singly. On one occasion a large mass of these ants was
observed floating in the Guadelupe River. The mass was
about 2 feet across, and the ants were clinging to each
other; They had drifted into quiet water and were held by
debris (Mitchell).

DOLICHODERID^.

Dorymyrmex pyramicus Roger.

This species nests in hard ground on the prairie. The
workers are very quick and secretive in their actions.

74 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Dorymyrmex pyramicus (Roger) flavus IVrgande.

This form also nests in the ground on the prairie. Worker
have been taken on plants. On February 20. 1909, a worker
was taken from the cell of a beetle larva in a root of Choiopo-
diinn. It has been taken on Hclc nitiin, October 28,1907, and
on Croton, September 19 (Mitchell).

Iridornyrmex analis Ern. Audio.

Taken on Acucia, July 8, 1907 (Mitchell). The species nests
in the ground.

Forelius maccooki Forol.

Winged forms were taken at lights, July 13, 1910. Workers
were collected on He I 'in u t '/ins September 8, 1907 (Mitchell).
This species nests in hard ground.

CAMPONOTID.E.

Prenolepis (Nylanderia) longicornis Latreille.

Specimens were found in huisache ( I \icheUia farticsiamf)
pods, September 21, 1908 (Mitchell).

Prenolepis (Nylanderia) vividula Xylandcr.

A colony of seven queens, workers, and larvip was found
under bark of a pecan tree, one foot from the ground, January
22, 1910 (Mitchell).

\ Prenolepis (Nylanderia) vividula (Xvlander) melanderi Wheeler.

Large numbers of winged forms were collected, flying,
running, and mating, March 2, 1909. A winged male was
taken on mistletoe January 16, 1911 (Mitchell). The species
has been found nesting under logs.

Formica pallidefulva (Latreille) schaufussi (Mayr) meridionalis

Wheeler.

Collected at Victoria, August, 1904 (C. M. Walker), and
at Edna, May 7, 1907 (Mitchell).

Camponotus herculeanus (Linnaeus) pennsylvanicus DeCiror.

This large black ant occurs in the wooded regions. < MI
May 7, 1908, a nest was found in a post-oak tree, 8 feet from
the ground. The ants on the ground were in combat with
Pogonomyrmex barbatus molefaciens, and seemed to get the
worst of the fray. On March 21. 1909, a terrific wind storm
broke off the top of a cottonwood tree. A colony of this
species was located in the decayed section, which had been
fully 40 feet from the ground before the accident. After

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sawing out the section containing the nest it \v;is split open
with an ax. There were many hundreds of ants, and from t he
first blow to the last they were busy, each class to its own
work. The large, heavy-jawed individuals, comprising about
two-lhirds of the colony, came out to fight. They were
active and aggressive, spreading out 3 feet from the log in
every direction, seeking their enemy. In defense they were
far inferior to Neoponera villosa. The larvse were very few
and were cared for by small, slender workers. February 15,
1910, a colony was found in the center of a decayed willow
tree, clustered in several small connected cells, being packed
closely for hibernation. The colony consisted of four winged
forms, 45 nurses, 61 medium-sized workers, and 74 large
foragers. This colony was shipped to Dallas for observation
(Mitchell). The winged forms all died en route. The remain-
der were placed in a breeding-cage. On May 2 a cluster of
eggs was noticed surrounded by workers. The eggs hatched
in due time, but the larvae developed very slowly. They were
separated into groups June 3. July 9 a cocoon was observed
inclosing one of the largest larva. July 15 two more cocoons
were formed. July 29 a winged male hatched out (H. Pinkus).
September 28, 1911, a colony of approximately 1,000 adults
was located in a decayed willow log. The soft parts of the
wood had been removed from the inside of the log. making
irregular cells. The colony consisted of winged males and
females, one wingless female, soldiers, workers, nurses, and
pupte. The winged forms were more numerous than the
wingless. The nurses were very faithful to their charges.
On February 14, 1911, a colony was found in a fallen cotton-
wood with 300 or 400 winged ants.

Camponotus planatus Roger.

A few workers were found on low ground May 8, 1909.
They were shy and hid quickly.

Camponotus fallax (Nyhtrider) rasilis Wheeler.

This species was taken November 6, 1902, on cotton, and
also September IS, 1904 (W. K. Hinds).

Camponotus fallax (Xyhtnder) discolor Buckley.

A colony of this ant was found in a stem of Xanthinm,
December 29, 190X, consisting only of queens, males, and
workers. On January Hi, 1909, a similar colony was found
in the same species of plant. On May IS, 1909, a colony was
taken from an old live-oak twig gall of Anif>/ii(>(>/ip*. < >n
February 25, 1910, a large colony of winged males, females,
and workers was found under the bark of a dead willow tree

76 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

(Mitchell). A colony with all forms was found in a lepidopter-
ous cavity in mistletoe, March 8, 1909.

Camponotus (Colobopsis) abdita (Forel) etiolata Wheeler.

A colony with larva? was found in a dead live-oak twig,
October 25, 1909 (Mitchell).

Camponotus (Colobopsis) pylartes Wheeler.

A colony composed of queen, 6 workers, and 4 larvae was
found in a dead twig on a pecan tree, April 5, 1909 (Mitchell).

Camponotus (Colobopsis) pylartes (WTheeler) hunteri Wheeler.

Colonies composed of queens, workers, and larva? were found
in hollow twigs on pecan trees, April 2 and 12, 1909 (Mitchell.)

In discussing Mr. Pierce's paper, Mr. McAtee called atten-
tion to the fact that Mr. Pierce's examinations with negative
results of the stomachs of mourning doves which were sup-
posed to be eating ants confirmed previous findings regarding
this bird. Mr. Schwarz had examined about 220 stomachs
without finding any insects, and the Biological Survey of
the United States Department of Agriculture had examined
more than 250 with almost the same result. The most inter-
esting animal remains in dove stomachs were apparently
weathered segments of millipeds, which indoubtedly were
parts of long-dead animals, taken perhaps in lieu of gravel.
This called to mind another observation which definitely
proves that dead insects are sometimes taken, and which
furthermore has bearing on the habits of ants. Two specimens
of Serial taken from the stomach of a roadrunner (Geococcyx
California)! us} collected at Seaside, California, had the weath-
ered appearance noted above and were in fact mere empty
hulks. In the abdominal cavity of one specimen were eight
Momorum muriatum and in the other two. These little
ants were in perfect condition, which proves they were
in the bodies of the beetles when swallowed by the bird.

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SOME NOTES ON THE TICK ORNITHODOROS TALAJE

GUERIN.

BY ALLAN H. JENNINGS.

In 1910, while connected with the laboratory of Ancon
Hospital at Ancon, Panama Canal Zone, I made a series of
observations upon the domestic rats of Panama and their
ectoparasites, these observations being continued daily for
seven months.

During that time about 2,300 rats were examined. The
material was received alive, chiefly from the health officer of
the city of Panama, though a small number of animals was
sent from Colon, together with a few from the Canal Zone.
The species received were, in the order of their abundance,
A fits norvegicus (brown rat), Afits rattns (black rat), A fits
alexandrinus (roof rat), and Mus ninsciiliis (house mouse).

When chloroformed and examined for parasites, many rats
were found to be infested by large numbers of the larval stage
of an argasid tick which was subsequently identified by Mr.
Nathan Banks as Oniithodoros talaje.

Though taken from all three of the species of rats, the brown
rat was by far the most heavily infested and of the many
hundreds of the ticks examined but a small percentage was
taken upon the other forms, none occurring upon the house
mouse. It should be noted that the nesting habits of the
brown rat are different from those of the black and roof
species in that the brown rat is essentially a burrowing animal,
while the nests of the other species are usually above ground,
in the walls of houses and even in trees.

Brown rats from Colon were also found to harbor the ticks,
though the proportion of animals infested and the degree of
infestation was less than among those from the city of Pan-
ama. However, the number received from the former city
was not great enough to warrant the formation of definite
conclusions as to their abundance. But that ( Iruithodoros.
talaje occurs on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus is certain

The larvae were attache'! to almost all parts of the bodies
of the animals, but showed a marked preference for 1 In-
posterior portion of the dorsum. A peculiarity regarding
the points of attachment was that in almost all infested
animals, especially in those in which the infestation was heavy,
a considerable portion of the parasites could have IK-CD easily
reached by the teeth of the host, yet they \\ere not destroyed.
Thus it would seem that a cetrain toleration for them has been
established in the rodent. In many cases in which gross
infestation of the dorsum occurred, the irritation caused by

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the parasites was so great that a pronounced dermatitis had
been set up. This occurred oftenest in fully adult and old
individuals in which the coat was coarse and scanty.

With the exception of two nymphs taken from one Mns
norvegicus, all of about 3000 of the ticks examined were larvae,
it being evidently the habit of the species to drop from the
rodent host before molting into the nymphal stage.

A number of full-grown larvae which survived anaesthesia
were preserved alive, and though attempts to induce them
to reattach to white rats failed, they molted, and as nymphs
survived without food for about five months, during which
period at least one molt occurred.

The feeding habits of the nymph are not known to me,
but in Panama, as is known to be the case elsewhere, the adult
attacks man, adopting the habits of the bedbug. Whether
the rat shares with man the attentions of the adult tick I
do not know, though this is indicated.

From the abundance of the larvae upon Panama rats, the
adults should be numerous in the houses of the poorer classes
in that city, but efforts to secure specimens were unavailing.
It is probable that the inhabitants do not distinguish accurately
between the species and Cimex lectnlarius, specimens of which
latter were invariably brought when "mamones," the native
name for this tick, were asked for and promised by the col-
lectors.

They occur in villages of the interior, Dr. Darling having
collected them at Chorera, where the people showed evidences
of their attacks. Their abundance there is probably less than
in Panama if the numbers of the larvae observed in the latter
place is a sufficient indication. This may be due to the fact
that Mns nittus is the common house rat of the country
districts, while the brown rat prevails in the urban portions
of the city of Panama. This hypothesis implies that the
preference manifested by the tick for the brown rat is constant
and not due to local conditions, further observations being
necessary to establish the fact.

I believe this to be the first record of the domestic rat
serving as host for the larvae of Ornithodoros talaje. The
double role as parasite of rodent and man played by this
species, suggests the .possibility of disease transmission from
one to the other of these hosts.

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THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE ALEYRODID/E.

Messrs. A. L. Quaintajice and A. C. Baker presented a
paper dealing with the principles of classification of the Aleyro-
didae which they had determined as a result of the study of the
forms thus far known. A new subfamily was established and
several new genera and species described. The paper treats
of all known members of the family, except those belonging
to Aleyrodes, which will be made the subject of a subsequent
publication. The paper in full will be issued in the Technical
Series of bulletins of the Bureau of Entomology, United States
Department of Agriculture.

Under the heading "Notes and Exhibition of Specimens,"
Mr. Knab spoke of the dependence of disease transmission
by blood-sucking insects upon habits. This seems to have
been overlooked by investigators of this subject and many
insects have been suspected which, from the present view-
point, must be eliminated. In order to be a potential trans-
mitter of human disease an insect must be closely associated
with man and normally have opportunity to suck his blood
repeatedly. It is not sufficient that occasional specimens
bite man, as is the case with forest mosquitoes. Although a
person may be bitten by a large number of such mosquitoes,
the chances that any of these mosquitoes survive to develop
the parasites in question, and then find opportunity to bite
and infect another person, are altogether too remote. On
this principle Simuliidse and Tabanidse, as well as the numerous
sylvan mosquitoes, can be confidently eliminated. More-
over, most of these insects are active only during a limited
season and consequently there is too great an interval during
which no transmission could occur.

The truth is that all insects that have been found to be
transmitters of disease are more or less closely associated
with man and habitually suck his blood. This has long been
recognized in the case of the two house-mosquitoes of the
tropics, the one (Acdes ca/opn*) being the intermediary host
of the yellow fever organism, the other ( ( 'tt/c.v quinquefascia-

80 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

tus) of those of filariasis and dengue fever. It is only through
a combination of circumstances that these insects are effective
transmitters. These conditions are: the association with man
and a predilection for his blood, abundance, comparative lon-
gevity, and consequent repetition of blood-meals at intervals,
and finally, practically continuous breeding, so that individuals
are always present to act as intermediary hosts of the parasites.
Thus the chain in the life-cycle of the parasite is never broken.

The relation of the different species of Anopheles to the
transmission of malaria seems never to have been considered
in this light. It was, however, brought out in an interesting
manner in a paper on mosquito-control in the Panama Canal
Zone, read by Mr. Jennings at the recent meeting of the Asso-
ciation of Economic Entomologists. Mr. Jennings pointed
out that the different species of A nopheles of that region have
widely different habits. Investigation of the role of these differ-
ent species in the transmission of malaria, by inducing them
to suck the blood of malaria-carriers, showed that the species
{Anopheles, albimanus] which throve most about settlements,
and was most persistent in entering houses and obtaining
blood, was the principal factor in malaria transmission, no less
than 70 per cent of this species developing the parasites.
Mr. Knab said that in commenting on Mr. Jennings's paper
he pointed out these facts and in addition gave further evi-
dence of the close association of A. albimanus with man, im-
parted to him by Mr. Jennings in conversation.

It appears that this species is absent from those parts of the
upper Chagres River which are uninhabited and that the
reason is that this mosquito not only prefers, but probably
needs, human blood. Mr. Knab said that his remarks before
the Economic Entomologists had been met by the assertion
of Mr. Schwarz that the absence of .4. albimanus from the
upper Chagres had nothing to do with the absence of man,
b;'twas due wholly to the lack of suitable breeding-places.
Mr. Knab stated that Mr. Schwarz was certainly in error
and that there were plenty of suitable habitats for the larvae
of A. albimanus, at least in parts of the uninhabited region
under consideration.

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Dr. Howard called attention to the paper by Dr. Lutz
of Brazil, on forest mosquitoes and forest malaria, which
appeared to contradict Mr. Knab's statements.

Mr. Knab replied that he had just discussed this paper
from his present viewpoint with Dr. Dyar. They had reached
the conclusion that Dr. Lutz had misinterpreted the facts.
Dr. Lutz's observations were made in the state of Sao Paulo
during the construction of the railroad from the coast to the
capital. The first part of the route was through the moist
and heavily forested slope from the table-land to the coast,
and while at work here a large part of the laborers were af-
flicted with malaria. Lutz searched for the transmitting
Anopheles, but could find no breeding-places upon the steep
slopes. Finally he determined that a single species of Anoph-
eles (cruzii] was abundant in the region and that this bred
in the water of epiphytic bromeliads. To this species he at-
tributed the outbreak of malaria. It would seem now that
the Anopheles found by Dr. Lutz probably had nothing to
do with the outbreak of malaria among the construction
gang. It is a well-known fact that in the tropics most persons
apparently in good health have latent malaria. When such
an individual comes under some physical strain, such as
overexertion, fatigue, or exposure, the disease manifests itself.
It therefore seems highly probable that the men observed by
Lutz already harbored malaria in a latent form when they
came into the region and that the exertion and exposure
incident to the work caused the irruption of the disease.

Mr. Busck stated that he had investigated the mosquitoes
of the upper Chagres in 1907 and could confirm Mr. Knab's
statements with reference to Anopheles albimanus. He found
that on the uninhabited parts of the Chagres Anopheles eiseni
was the prevalent species, while A. albimanus was not found
by him there, and this absence was not due to lack of breeding
facilities. He expressed the opinion that at points still farther
up on the Chagres, where there are settlements, at San Juan
for example, .1. albimanus would be found.

82 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1, 1912.

The 256th meeting of the Society was entertained by Dr.
Dyar at the Stud jo Hall, 1219 Connecticut avenue NW.,
on the evening of February 1, 1912, and there were present
Messrs. Babcock, Barber, Crawford, Cushman, Dyar, Ely,
Hammar, Heidemann, Howard, Hyslop, Jennings, Johnson,
Knab, Morgan, Pierce, Quaintance, Rohwer, Runner, San-
ford, Sasscer, Schwarz, Siegler, Snyder, and Vickery, members,
and Messrs. E. B. Blakesley, W. V. King, T. E. Halloway,
E. A. McGregor, W. Middleton, F. L. Simaton, and R. S.
Woglum, visitors. President Quaintance occupied the chair.

The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap-
proved.

Mr. Rohwer stated that he had recently received a com-
munication from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
extending a very cordial invitation to the members of the
Entomological Society of Washington to attend their centen-
nial meetings March 19, 20, and 21. Mr. Schwarz moved
that Mr. Viereck be elected a delegate to represent the Ento-
mological Society of Washington at these meetings. Carried.
President Quaintance suggested that a memorial in the nature
of a written communication be sent to the Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences. Dr. Howard moved that this
matter be referred to the Executive Committee with power
to act. Carried.

The names of E. B. Blakesley and H. E. Smith, of the Bureau
of Entomology, were proposed for active membership and in
accordance with the rules were laid over until the next meet-
ing. The name of P. H. Timberlake, Whittier, California,
was proposed for corresponding membership and referred to
the Executive Committee.

Dr. Howard stated that it was customary among the
affiliated Societies of the Washington Academy of Sciences
to nominate their presiding officer for the ensuing year to
represent the organization as Vice President, and fearing that
the vote of the Society had been misplaced he begged to re-
sign and nominated President Quaintance. On a vote Presi-
dent Quaintance was regularly nominated to represent the

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 83

Society as a Vice President of the Washington Academy of
Sciences.

The first paper of the evening, "New Microlepidoptera
from Mexico," by August Busck, was read by title.

The second paper was "Observations on the Codling Moth,"
by A. G. Hammar.

The last paper was "An Old Question," by S. A. Rohwer.

NEW MICROLEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO.

BY AUGUST BUSCK.

The following new species are part of extensive collections
of Lepidoptera, received from Mr. R. Miiller in Mexico City.

The species here described are not represented in the ma-
terial treated in Lord Walsingham's part of the Biologia Centrali-
Americana, now soon to be concluded, and are published now
so as to be available for the final list of species in that paper.

Genus METOPLEURA, new (Gelechiidte)

Type: M. potosi Busck.

Second joint of labial palpi very long, porrected, but slightly curved up-
ward, clothed with compressed scales, which form somewhat roughened
sharp anterior and posterior edges; terminal joint one-third as long as
second, compressed, pointed. Maxilary palpi rudimentary. Tongue well
developed, scaled, spiraled. Antennae simple, shorter than the fore wings.
Fore wings ample, elongate; costa and dorsum straight, parallel; apex
produced, pointed; termen oblique, slightly sinuate below apex. 11 veins;
7 and 8 coincident, to costa; rest separate; 2 from before apical third of
the cell; 3 and 4 approximate from the end of the cell; 11 from the middle
of the cell; 6, 7,8, 9, and 10 equidistant; 1 furcate at base.

Hind wings much broader that the fore wings; costa and dorsum nearly
straight; apex bluntly pointed; termen evenly rounded, with a slight sin-
uation below apex. 8 veins; 3 and 4 closely approximate, nearly connate;

6 and 7 approximate; 5 cubital; S anastomosing with radius before the
middle of the cell. Posterior tibiae nearly smooth, but somewhat rough-
scaled above.

Allied to and rather similar in general habitus to Ac rot y pin
Walsingham, but differing in the palpi, and in having veins

7 and 8 coincident in the fore wings.

In my synoptic generic table this genus runs to I larpu»idia
Ragcnot, which is unknown to me in nature, but which would
seem to agree with the present genus in venation; the very
different labial palpi with the short terminal joint will suf-
ficiently differentiate the present genus.

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Metopleura potosi, new species.

Labial palpi light straw-colored, speckled with fuscous. Antennae light
fuscous. Face, head, and throax light ochreous. Fore wings ochreous,
longitudinally streaked along the vein, with lighter whitish ochreous.
From near the base of costa runs an outwardly oblique blackish fuscous
streak across half the wing and at apical fourth on the dorsal side is found
a poorly denned blackish streak, parallel with termen; both of these mark-
ings are easily rubbed off and the majority of the long series before me shows
only traces of them. There is a series of poorly denned dark marginal
dots around apical and terminal edge. Cilia ocherous mixed with dark
fuscous. Hind wings shining, dark fuscous with a light ochreous marginal
line on the base of the cilia. Abdomen ochreous fuscous. Legs ochreous
speckled with fuscous.

Alar expanse, 30 to 36 mm.

Habitat: Cerritos, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, August. R.
Miiller, collector.

Type: No. 14523, U. S. National Museum.
Cotypes in British Museum.

Ethmia proximella, new species.

Labial palpi white; second joint dusted with black exteriorly. Face
and head white. Thorax white with four bluish-black dashes, two ante-
riorly, two posteriorly. Fore wings white with a broad black costal edging;
widest on the middle of the wing; the line between this black costal part
and the white dorsal part of the wing is zigzagged and irregular. On
the white dorsal part of the wing are a number of round bluish-black
dots, of which one is near base, one on the middle of the cell and one on the
fold obliquely below; then come three dots in an oblique row, the first
on the middle of dorsum, the last on the lower edge of the cell; after these
there is further out another oblique row of three equidistant dots and
parallel with the terminal edge is an irregular double row of less clearly
defined dots. The extreme terminal edge golden yellow. Cilia white
with dusky tips. Hind wings smoky white, in the male with a large yel-
lowish costal tuft. Abdomen dark fuscous with yellow tip. Legs ochreous
white; tarsi with strong black annulations.

Alar expanses, 17 to 20 mm.

Habitat: Tehuacan, Mexico. R. Miiller, collector.

Type: No. 14524, U. S. National Museum.

Cotype in British Museum.

This species was sent me by Mr. Miiller as Ethmia
mulleri Busck, which it resembles in size and ornamentation;
it is, however, easily distinguished by the more numerous
black dots on the fore wings (in mttUeri there are only six in
three pairs), by the lack of the well-defined terminal series of
black dots, and by the presence of the golden terminal line.

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The species is even more similar to E. bittenella Busck, which
is best distinguished from it by the irregularity of the form
of the black dots as well as their quite different positions.

Ethmia abdominella, new species.

Labial palpi white, dusted and barred with black. Face leaden-white
with a large black dot on the vertex and head. Thorax dirty leaden-
white, with six black dots. Forewings with costal half dark blackish
brown with scattered black longitudinal streaks and with irregular black
prominences into the lighter lead-colored dorsal half, which contains three
independent black spots. A series of black dots along apical and terminal
margin. Cilia dirty white. Hind wings whitish, semitransparent on basal
half, with smoky tip and terminal edge. Abdomen golden yellow. Legs
dirty white; tarsal joints with indistinct black annulations.

Alar expanse, 30 mm.

Habitat: Tehuacan, Mexico. R. Miiller, collector.

Type: No. 14525, U. S. National Museum.

Nearest to E. arctostaphylclla Walsingham, but easily
differentiated by its larger size and darker head and thorax,
also by its additional black spots in the light dorsal portion
of the wing.

Genus CALANTIGA Zeller.

Type: albella Zeller.

This genus must, I believe, be included in the family
Hemerophilidse. The type, Calantica albella Zeller, has the
following generic characters :

Antennae less than the length of the fore wings, simple. Labial palpi
long, thin, weak, upturned, reaching vertex; terminal joint nearly as
long as second, tolerably pointed. Fore wings broad, with slightly arched
costa, pointed apex, well-defined tornus, and slightly sinuate termen; 12
veins, all separate; 7 to termen; one of my slides shows veins 2 and
3 stalked; in another they are closely approximate. Hind wings are broad
as the fore wings; 8 veins; 3 and 4 stalked; 6 and 7 parallel.

In this connection I would call attention to the genus
Herrickia Staudinger, which in the European check-lists
has been placed in the Hyponomeutidse close to Calantica
Zeller; if, however, the single specimen of the type of this
genus, excelsella Staudinger, in the U. S. National Museum
is authentic, as it presumably is, determined and labele.d by
O. Hoffman, this genus belongs to the (Ecophoridae and agrees
well with my later genus Fabiola in venation and oral charac-
ters. As the general habitus is rather different, I prefer not
to make Fabiola a synonym on the evidence of a single
specimen, but the genus should be kept in mind in the future
study of the family (Ecophoridse.

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Calantica argentea, new species.

Labial palpi ochreous white. Face, head, and thorax silvery white.
Fore wings shiny silvery white with a single short dark-brown dash on
the lower corner of the cell; in some specimens with a few single scattered
brown scales on the outer part of the wing. Cilia white. Hind wings
silvery white with a slight smoky tinge. Abdomen white. Legs white
sparsely dusted with fuscous scales and with last tarsal joint dark fuscous.

Alar expanse, IS to 23 mm.

Habitat: Orizaba, Mexico, August. R. Miiller, collector.
Type: No. 14527, U. S. National Museum.
Cotype in British Museum.

Tortrix urbana, new species.

Labial palpi reddish brown with darker tips. Face, head, and thorax
reddish brown; antennae light brown, faintly annulated with black. Fore
wings light reddish brown with numerous scattered black scales tending
to arrange themselves as a transverse striation. A large oblique dark-
brown transverse fascia from about the middle of costa to tornus is nar-
rowest at the costal end and gradually broadens with bulging edges towards
the dorsal side. Across the tip of the wing from apical fourth of costa
to the middle of termen is another dark brown fascia, which is broadest
on the costal edge. Hind wings light ochreous white. Abdomen ochreous
fuscous. Legs ochreous; anterior tarsi heavily annulated with black.

Alar expanse, 16' to 19 mm.

Habitat: Mexico City. R. Miiller, collector.

Type: No. 14526, U. S. National Museum.

Cotype in British Museum.

A common-looking species of the triferana Walker group,
differing from this species in the more reddish ground color
and the lack of light ochreous patches.

Atteva exquisita, new species.

Labial palpi white with a bluish-black annulation at the end of second
joint and with bluish-black tip of terminal joint. Antennae black. Face
white with a black transverse line. Head also white, with a black transverse
line. Collar white with black anterior edge. Thorax reddish golden-
yellow with white posterior tip and four black lateral dots. Fore wings
with the rich reddish golden yellow ground color apparent only in the
transverse fascia between the large silvery white spots, which occupy the
greater part of the wing surface; extreme base of the wing red; then
follows a large transverse silvery white fascia edged with dark metallic
blue and with a serpentine metallic blue transverse line through the middle;
next comes a reddish-yellow fascia at basal third, which is followed by
another large silvery white transverse fascia, like the foregoing, edged
with metallic blue and with a blue central line; following this is again a
reddish-golden fascia, somewhat bent in the middle, and this is followed
by a large dorsal silvery-white spot and by an adjoining small costal

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white spot, both with a crooked blue line in the center and both edged
with dark metallic blue. On the apical part of the wing -'ire two costal
white spots and one white fascia, separated and surrounded by metallic
blue lines. Extreme apical tip golden yellow. Hind wings semitrans-
parent, light fuscous with dark veins. Abdomen black with a conspicuous
yellowish-white spot on the underside of each segment. Legs black,
with narrow yellowish-white annulation at the joints.
Alar expanse, 21 mm.

Habitat: Mobano, Coahuila, Mexico, August. R. Miiller,
collector.

Type; No. 14528, U. S. National Museum.

This species belongs to the anrea group, but differs consider-
ably from any described species in the pattern of the fore
wing as well as in the white color of the spots. One of (lie
specimens, it should however be noted, has a straw-bellow
tint over the outer white spots.

—Mr. A. G. Hammar presented a paper on certain habits of
the codling moth larva, relating to the reconstruction of the
winter cocoon in the spring, the number of molts of the larvse,
cannibalism among larva?, temperature control, an un-
usual occurrence of two larvae passing the second winter in
hibernation, and the ability of some larvae to subsist upon
foliage. A brief account was also given on some of the main
results of the codling moth investigation in Michigan, and the
practical application of these findings. The full account of
this investigation will be published as Bulletin 115 of the
Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

At the conclusion of Mr. Harnmar's paper Mr. Rohwer
asked if, in breeding the moths, the larvae of the sawfly which
lives in apple had been noticed. Mr. Hammar stated that he
had not observed them. Mr. Rohwer said that larvae are rather
common in Europe and larvae with similar habits have been
found in Washington State. In the same genus there are
also larva1 which live in plums and cherries.

In Mr. Hammar's paper were several allusions to tempera-
ture control on the codling moth. These allusions led Mr.
Pierce to remark on the fact that although temperature has
a definite effect upon development, it will be found that for
any degree of temperature the development will vary with the
humidity, this variation sometimes being of considerable degree.

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Commenting on the effect of humidity on the emergence
from the soil of adults of grape root-worm and plum curculio
Mr. Johnson stated that his observations in rearing plum
curculio in 1906 showed that emergence of beetles was re-
tarded and in some cases prevented by withholding moisture,
whereas in adjacent cages where moisture was supplied a
maximum number of beetles emerged several days earlier.
In the case of the emergence of adults of the grape root-worm
it was observed in 1907 that a period of dry weather occurred
during the first two weeks in July, which is about the normal
time of the emergence in maximum numbers of the beetles
in vineyards. Up to July 14 but very few beetles emerged,
though in digging they could be found in their cells in the dry
soil. Heavy rains fell on the 14th and during the following
two or three days the adults emerged in large numbers. This
emergence in the field corresponds with the cage experiments
in which moisture was applied and withheld.

Mr. Woglum mentioned the effect of hot dry weather on
retardation in the emergence of adults of Aleyrodes citri in
India. Practically matured pupse remained dormant during
a continued hot dry period of ten weeks (July-August, 1911,
temperature 85° to 120° F.) but emerged within a week fol-
lowing first rain.

-Under the title " An Old Question," Mr. Rohwer discussed
briefly, the matter of local lists. The following is his abstract :

Local lists may be divided into two classes : (a) geographical
lists, or lists treating material collected within a certain
definite geographical or political boundary; (/>) biological
lists, or lists treating material collected within a definite
faunistic area. For the purpose of studying geographical
distributions biological lists are more useful.

With the exception of Coleoptera, Neuroptera, and spiders
very little has been done in the way of forming a local list of
the insects of the District of Columbia and environs. The
following papers are the only ones known which deal wholly
with material collected in the above-mentioned locality.
From time to time various new species have been described
or recorded from this area, but none of these papers deal
with this area alone.

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A list of the beetles of the District of Columbia. Ulke, 1902. Proc.U.S.

Nat, Mus., vol. 25, No. 1275.
A list of Neuropteriod insects, exclusive of Odonata, from the vicinity

of Washington, D. C. Banks. Proc. Ent. Soc. W;ish., vol. <>, p. 201.
A list of the Araneaj of the District of Columbia. Marx. Proc. Ent. Soc.

Wash., vol. 2, p. 148.
The Psychodidse of the vicinity of Washington. Banks. Proc. Ent, Soc.

Wash., vol. 8, p. 148.
List of Conopid flies taken within a five-mile radius of Falls Church, Va.

Banks. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. 8, p. 1M.
New Smynthuridse from the District of Columbia. Banks. Proc. Ent.

Soc. Wash., vol. 5, p. 154.
Notes on some interesting flies from the vicinity of Washington, D. C.

Townsend. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. I, p. 224.

To bring the matter before the Society it was suggested
that: (1) An advisory committee of three be appointed; (2)
a card system should be installed so that records could be
made permanent; (3) a definite boundary for the limits of
the local list be established. The advisory committee would
be necessary as a directing force and to establish uniformity.
A 5 by 3 card, ruled so as to have a space for the determiner,
locality, date, collector, number of specimens, and disposition
of the same, was suggested. Maps were passed around with
various radii from the Capitol building drawn so as to give an
idea of the area covered by any radius. The 20-mile radius
would bring in all the favorite collecting grounds and give
plenty of un worked territory. It was suggested that tin-
division of the chosen area into certain smaller faunistic
areas would be useful. Thus the swampy area along the
Eastern Branch (Anacostia River) might be called S4.

Part of the introduction in a "Guide to the Flora of Wash-
ington and Vicinity" (1881) was quoted. The quoted part
was that dealing with the comparison of the plants listed in
"Florse Columbianae Prodromus" (1830), where it is stated
that 81 of the plants of the (1830) work, "represent bona
fide discoveries of species which either do not occur or are
so rare as to have escaped the investigations of the present
generation of botanists." It was also stated that to the
knowledge of Mr. Heidemann certain species of Hemiptcra
have become extinct in our local area.

Mr. Pierce remarked that while local faunal lists are of
considerable interest from a purely technical standpoint they
have a high economic value. In the study of the cotton boll
weevil the entomological complex includes all insects acting

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as hosts of boll-weevil parasites and then is complicated by
the attacks of other insests on these hosts. The presence of
certain weeds near cotton fields indicates the presence of
typical weevils, with the probability of the usually associated
parasites. The abundance of one species of insect frequently
involves the reduction of another by direct or indirect means.
It is imperative for economic workers to know their local
fauna, because the species under investigation are certain
to be affected by many other local species.

Mr. Schwarz commented on the importance of publishing,
or at any rate of collecting, local lists of insects. Among the
multitude of local lists that have been published in North
America, many of them are of little interest for the reason
that they include only species of wide geographical range.
Referring to Mr. Rohwer's plan of working out a faunal list
of the District of Columbia insects, Mr. Schwarz said that
he was greatly in favor of it, and that if the Society should
not take any action he would heartily join the individual
efforts of those members who take interest in the subject.
Practically all active members of the Society are in the employ
of the Government and are living within the city; they are
laboring therefore under the difficulty that they can do field
work only on Sundays or holidays. Mr. Schwarz alluded to
the work done by the "Washington Biologists Field Club,"
which at its home on Plummers Island, in the Potomac River
(about 10 miles fr.om Washington), has done considerable
work toward preparing a local list of insects of the District
of Columbia.

-Under the heading "Notes and Exhibition of Specimens,"
Mr. R. A. Cushman spoke on a peculiar habit of the larvae of
two parasitic Hynenoptera. He said :

On May 5, 1911, I found two hibernating larvae of the
codling moth (Carpocapsa pomonelld) under the bark of an
apple tree. In removing them from the bark both cocoons
were broken and the larvie were placed in a glass vial. When
'observed two days later both had spun cocoons against the
glass, but without dimming the glass. This made it possible
to observe the larvae clearly. One of the larva \vas much
smaller than the other and of a pasty white coKSV, lacking

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the pinkish tinge of the healthy larvae. On May 11 a small
parasitic larva appeared on the surface of this individual,
having evidently emerged from its host just previously. This
was at about 8 o'clock in the morning. Chancing to observe
the parasite a few hours later I was amazed to find that it
had in that short period at least doubled in size. By 5 o'clock
the parasite larva had at least trebled in size since first ob-
served in the morning and the host had been reduced to a
pellet of skin pushed to one end of the cocoon. This rapid
enlargement seems to be more in the nature of engorgement
than of development. The parasite larva had begun its
cocoon on May 12, at 8 a. m., about 24 hours after emerging
as ;i small larva from its host, the adult appearing on the 24th.
It was determined by Mr. Viereck as Ascogaster carpocapsa
Yier., a braconid of the subfamily Cheloninae.

A similar habit was a little later observed in the larvae
of a chalcid of the genus Crototcchns. On May 18 Dr. C.
\\'. Hooper handed me a living, but sluggish, full-grown cater-
pillar of I\rophila pyramidoidcs. This I kept in a vial on
my desk for observation. On May 23 the larva? of the para-
sites appeared, emerging through the skin of the host, mostly
along the sides. At first the parasitic larvae appeared like
very small, shiny, green papillae or drops, as though the host
larva had been repeatedly pricked with a fine point and the
juices were oozing out. This illusion was maintained if not
intensified as the parasites emerged slowly, and appeared to
flow down the sides of the host. From the caterpillar in
question about 90 parasitic larvae emerged. They were, how-
ever, very small, and the host remained in much the same
condition as a sphinx larva which is covered with the cocoons
of . \p(intt-l('t somewhat shrunken but still retaining its form.
But by the next morning, perhaps IS hours later, the chalcid
larva1 had increased several times in si/e and the caterpillar
was a mere shriveled skin, only the head shield retaining its
original form.

M will be noted that although the two species in which
this peculiar habit of engorgement was observed are widely
separated systematically, biologically I hey are alike in at
least one respect both are internal parasites which leave the
body of their hosts for pupation. In this feature of their life
may lie the explanation of the habit of engorging on the
fluids of their hosts, the possible reason being the greater
ease of escape from the host for the smaller larvae.

Dr. Howard expressed great interest in Mr. Cushman's
observations. He had often seen the characteristic groups

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of pupae of Cratotechus upon leaves, but had never seen any
remains of the host insect. Mr. Cushman's account of the
rapid external feeding of the nearly mature Cratotechus
larvae and the sudden diminishing of the host larva to almost
nothing indicates that the remaining skin must easily be
blown away, leaving nothing but the pupae of the parasite.

—Mr. Quaintance spoke on the apparent effect of climate in
restricting the western distribution of the plum curculio. An
inquiry into the western limits of distribution of this insect
has shown that it does not occur, except with one or two ex-
ceptions, west of about the one hundreth meridian. In other
words, it is confined to the humid area of North America.
It is not understood why the curculio does not occur in some of
the irrigated fruit-growing regions in the West, except that it
perhaps has not been there introduced. This insect, during
its transformation in the ground, is very susceptible to mois-
ture conditions. As several observers have noted, the effect
of the drought is to arrest the issuance of the beetle from the
ground, whereas after a soaking rain these appear often in
enormous numbers.

Mr. Quaintance further remarked that it would be of much
interest to follow up the effect of the very cold weather of
the present winter on insect life in the environs of the District
of Columbia. Collectors of insects in this territory have noted
a more or less imtermingling of northern and southern forms,
the proportion varying, depending upon the character of the
winters during the preceding two or three seasons. Some in-
teresting comments on this point were published by Dr.
Chittenden in one of the Bureau of Entomology bulletins,
issued some years ago.

-Dr. Dyar exhibited two papers entitled "Contributions to
the Natural History of Lepidoptera of North America, vol. 1,
Nos. 1 and 2, by William Barnes, M.D., and J. H. McDun-
nough, Ph.D. The first paper treats of the Cossidae of North
America, the second of the lasiocampid genera Gloreria and
its allies. Photographic figures are given of the species treated.
Dr. Dyar said that the title was somewhat misleading, as there
is no "natural history" as usually understood in tfee books,
the taxonomy only being considered. However, Dr. Dyar

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thought that on the whole the publication was to be commended
and that the original generic work and tables would prove
very useful. The studies appeared to be based on sound lines,
undesirable characters in the separation of genera being
carefully avoided. The work is privately printed, presumably
in small edition, so that it may be liable later to become
scarce and difficult of access.

-Mr. Schwarz called attention to a new entomological per-
iodical "Entomologische Mitteilungen," just issued, the organ of
the Deutsche Entomologische Museum. The first number-
gives an interesting account of the difficulties with which
the new institution had to contend before its permanent
organization was accomplished. Besides the usual number
of entomological articles it gives a photographic reproduction
of the Deutsche Entomological Museum, which, by the way,
is the only public, exclusively entomological museum hitherto
built. This museum was founded by the late Prof. Dr.
Kraatz and is the property of the municipality of Berlin,
Germany, but under independent administration. The lead-
ing spirit of this museum is Dr. Walther Horn, the lifelong
friend of Dr. Kraatz. He is the well-known authority on the
family Cicindelidse and his visit to Washington will be pleas-
antly remembered by many of our Society.

—Mr. Pierce stated that he had been interested for about
eight 3'ears in the subject of insect dispersion. The boll
weevil is controlled by the intensity of cotton cultivation.
In heavy producing regions the weevils move 5 to 10 miles
in a year, but where cotton is less extensively cultivated the
movement may be as high as 120 miles. The extensive de-
foliation of cotton in 1911 by the cotton-leaf caterpillar
Alabama argillacca brought about a condition in heavy
producing areas similar to the normal condition in sparsely
cultivated country. As the consequence the weevil moved
in the Delta region 50 to 60 miles. Swamp and lake regions
may cause the weevils to fly 50 miles before finding cotton.
In 1904 the Red River Valley limited the dispersion because
of the heavy growth of cotton, which satisfied the weevils.

Mr. Pierce also spoke of barriers to dispersion. Dryne.ss
and altitude have proved effective barriers to the boll weevil.

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No weevils have been found in the Carolinian Life Zone,
although cotton is grown in this zone. Minimum winter tem-
peratures of 12° F. seem to be an effective barrier. If weevils
have gone into hibernation they are not affected by tem-
patures that would kill them if in the open. The minimum fatal
temperature varies according to humidity.

Dr. Dyar, speaking of the effect of temperature, stated that
it depended in many cases on a minimum rather than average
temperature. In this connection he commented on the yel-
low-fever mosquito and the amount of area it is capable of
covering.

MEETING OF MARCH 7, 1912.

The 257th regular meeting of the Society was entertained
by Mr. Schwarz in the Saengerbund Hall, 314 C street N.W.,
on the evening of March 7, 1912, arid there were present
Messrs. Babcock, Baker, Barber, Caudell, Dyar, Ely, Foster,
Gahan, Heidemann, Hyslop, Johnson, Knab, McAtee, Mar-
latt, Meyers, Pierce, Popenoe, Quaintance, Rohwer, Sandorf,
Sasscer, Symons, Vickery, and Viereck, members, and Messrs.
N. E. Mclndoo, J. R. Malloch, E. Marshall, W. Middleton,
W. H. Sill, J. F. Strauss, R, S. Woglum, and W. B. Wood,
visitors. President Quaintance occupied the chair.

The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap-
proved.

Mr. Rohwer read a letter from the Danish "Naturhistoriske
Forening," expressing a deep appreciation of the action of
the Entomological Society of Washington in sending its Pro-
ceedings to their society, and stated that said papers would
be filed in the library of the University of Copenhagen. In
return, they will forward to this Society copies of their pro-
ceedings. Mr. Rohwer also read a letter written at the in-
stance of the Executive Committee to Mr. George K. Burgess,
of the Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, which
reads as follows :

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MARCH 10, 1912.
MR. GEORGE K. BURGESS,

Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

DEAR SIR: Jn replying to yours of the first ultimo addressed to Prof.
Quaintance, the Executive Committee of the Entomological Society of
Washington request me to inform you as follows: The Entomological
Society of Washington publishes a journal known as the Proceedings of
the Entomological Society of Washington, in which the minutes and papers
are published. In view of the fact that the Society has such ready pub-
lication for its minutes, it is not deemed advisable or necessary to submit
a copy of the minutes to you for publication. A copy of our Proceedings
will be mailed to you, so that you can see our minutes as published.

The matter of special papers has been brought to the attention of the
members and they will act as they individually see fit.

A canvass of the Society does not bring anywheres near enough copies
of your Journal to secure the offer made the societies, by subscribing to
twenty-five copies.

Very truly, S. A. ROHWER,

Corresponding Secretary.

Mr. Caudell moved that the letter be sent. Seconded by
Mr. Knab. Carried.

Mr. E. B. Blakesley and Mr. H. E. Smith were elected
active members and Mr. P. H. Timberlake corresponding
member of the Society. Professor Quaintance proposed the
name of W. B. Wood for active membership and in accordance
with the rules it was laid over until the next meeting.

The first paper of the evening, "New American Mites,"
by Nathan Banks, was read by title.

The second paper, "Diptera at Home on Spider-webs,"
by Frederick Knab, was read by Mr. Rohwer.1

The last paper was "Notes on a Trip to India," by R. S.
Wo glum.1

xNot presented for publication.

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NEW AMERICAN MITES.

BY NATHAN BANKS.
(Plates I and II.)

The following new species are mostly of some economic
value, and will be referred to in economic literature, so I
herewith present their description.

Tarsotomus erraticus, new species.

Red. Body two and one-half times as long as broad, in front narrowed
and rather roundedly pointed; this narrowed front part bears a number
of long, stout, erect bristles, a few shorter, more curved ones on the hind
border of body. Palpi stout, the thumb apparently three-jointed, tip
of palpus with two approximate curved claws, with crenulated margins,
all joints of palpi with stiff, erect bristles. Front legs rather longer than
body, third and fourth pairs much longer than body, hind tarsi very
slender, all legs with stiff bristles, those on basal joints simple, those on
tarsi scabrous or hairy, a pair of long bristles at tip cf metatarsi; about
twelve to fourteen joints in the tarsi, the basal ones longer than broad.

Length, 1 mm.

From Springer, New Mexico, July 5, on ground (C. N.
Ainslie).

Erythraeus arvensis, new species.

Red. Body about two and one-fourth times as long as broad, broadly
rounded behind; dorsal groove reaching as far back as eyes, and enlarged
at each end; one large eye each side, about over coxae n. Body clothed
with short, slightly clavate hairs, all of one kind. Legs with larger simple
bristles, but those on the basal joints often curved. Legs shorter than
body, first pair about three-fourths the length of the body, patella, tibia,
and metatarsus subequal, each longer than femora, and fully three timec
as long as broad, tarsus about as long as metatarsus, but nearly twice
as broad. Hind legs with patella and tibia about equal, the metatarsus
rather shorter, and the tarsus only one-half as long as the metatarsus.
The thind joint of the palpus has a small tooth on outer side at tip, the
fourth joint is concave within, the inner tip pointed and recurved; the
thumb is situated in the concavity of the fourth joint; it is about two
and one-half times as long as broad, and bears about one dozen bristles
near its tip, most of them longer than the joint. Length, 1 mm.

From Salt Lake City, Utah, August 2, swept from alfalfa
(Ainslie).

Tenuipalpus cardinalis, new species.

Color, bright red. Body about two and one-half times longer than broad,
tapering behind; cephalothorax occupying about one-third of the length;
a transverse groove near base of abdomen not reaching across. A pair of
long frontal bristles, one each side above second coxse at the anterior

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corner of the cephalothorax, another a short distance behind this, one on
the humerus, three each side behind, the first the longest, and one each
side at tip, and near this is a short clavate pair. Legs with wrinkled edges;
leg I about one-half the length of the body, leg IV scarcely longer than
width of the body. Length 0. 35 mm.

From Phoenix, Arizona, on bark of ash tree (Morrill).
It is similar in appearance to T. cuneatns, but distinct by the
large bristles.

Tenuipalpus inornatus, new species.

Yellowish. Body about twice as long as broad, very broad in front,
the sides of the cephalothorax nearly parallel, abdomen tapering to the
rounded tip; above with two or three transverse lines toward tip; no
bristles noticeable on body; the cephalothorax nearly twice as broad as
long, anterior margin slightly evenly convex; mandibles large and promi-
nent, palpi short, last joint slender; legs I and II rather stout, sides crenu-
lated, as long as width of the cephalothorax, not crowded up to the beuk;
hind legs more slender; leg IV reaching to tip of the abdomen; all legs
without apparent hairs, except short ones at tips of the tarsi. Length,
0. 3 mm.

From Batesburg, South Carolina, on golden-rod (H. F.
Wilson).

Tetranychus longipes, new species.

Yellowish. Body about one and a half times longer than broad; cephalo-
thorax fully twice as broad behind as long; a pair of short bristles in front,
and four rows of short bristles on dorsum of the abdomen, none as long as
the patella of the hind legs. Mandibular plate rather broad, tip rounded,
not emarginate; palpi stout, the thumb shows two fingers, subequal in
size, and a hair at each corner. The legs are long, slender, and with few
stiff bristles; leg I is longer than the others, plainly longer than the body;
leg IV is a little longer than the body, the femora very slightly thickened
on the basal part; claws two, simple. Each side of the mandibular plate
is a slender curved process, not visible in all specimens. Length, 0.5mm.

From Springer, New Mexico, September 29, swept from
Ai^ropvron (a grass) (C. N. Ainslie). Also from Holtville,
California, March 25 (Wildermuth).

Evidently related to T. latns Can. and Fanz., which occurs
on box trees in Italy; however, leg i is still longer than in that
species.

Tetranychus pratensis, new species.

Pale greenish. Body nearly or quite twice as long as broad, rather
more elongate' than usual, broadly rounded behind; without humps above,
with the usual four rows of rather long bristles, those above longer than
the hind tarsi. Legs short, none as long as the body, with many long
hairs, some extremely long, being as long as two joints together. Man-

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dibular plate elongate, truncate or broadly rounded in front, but not
emarginate. Palpi with short stout thumb, with one stout finger, and a
hair at one corner. Tarsi end in two long, simple, and but little curved
claws. Length, 0.4 mm.

From Pullman, Washington, on timothy, in June (Hyslop,
coll.).

Macrocheles canadensis, new species.

Female. — Pale yellowish, scutum rather darker; dorsum of body with
four rows of short, simple, curved spine-like bristles, one at humerus,
and about six along the hind margin. Legs quite slender, with long simple
bristles; leg I with the last joint a trifle longer than the preceding joint,
the antepenultimate joint still shorter; palpi with the last joint bristly
all over, other joints with few bristles only near tip, the penultimate joint
longer than either the preceding or the apical joint. Second pair of legs
about twice as heavy as the others; hind tarsi very long and slender.
Ventro-anal plate very broad, broadest much before the middle, truncate
in front, somewhat pentagonal in shape. .Length, 1.8 mm.

Three from a guinea pig, Ottawa, Canada; sent by Dr.
Hewitt.
Histiogaster xylophaga, new species.

Body elongate; in general similar to H.corticalis, but differing at once
in the absence of long bristles on tarsi and in the smaller bristles on ceph-
alothorax and abdomen. Tarsus I with numerous spines; tarsus n with
a large spine on outer side near tip and on inner side with a bristle; tarsus
III and IV with only two or three spines. Hind legs much smaller than fore
pairs and widely spearated from them; two pairs of fine hairs near tip
of the body, and two pairs on cephalothorax, the anterior pair on the
front margin; mandibles very large and stout. Length, 0.4 mm.

Burrowing in stems (decayed) of alfalfa at Phoenix, Arizona;
sent by Dr. A. W. Morrill. The genus Histiogaster is dis-
tinguished from Monieziella by the presence of spines on
the tarsi; moreover, all Histiogasters are wood-feeders, while
Monieziella feeds on dead insects or on scale insects.

Tarsonemus waitei, new species.

Female. — Body (including beak) not twice as long as broad, sides but
slightly curved, narrowed behind coxae III, where there are several long
spines on each side, behind this the body is broadly rounded, and below
slightly concave, being much thicker at hind coxa: than elsewhere. The
beak is very large and prominent, fully one-fourth as long as the body.
Legs I and II are very short and stout, leg III slender, leg IV extremely
tenuous and ending in two long bristles; all legs have only a very few
short, inconspicuous hairs; a long bristle above on each humerus.

Male. — The body is as long as in the female; the leg ill enlarged, while
the fourth pair are extremely large and long, and end in a very long claw.

Length, 0.2 mm.

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NEW AMERICAN MITES.

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From peach buds at West Chester, Pennsylvania. They
destroy the terminal peach buds and are thus a serious menace
to peach culture.

Phyllocoptes amygdalina, new species.

Body short and thick, about two and one-half times as long as broad,
broadest at end of the cephalothorax; a hair each side on cephalothorax
in front, and a bristle behind, surface with four nearly longitudinal ridges
toward middle, and less distinct one on the sides; legs rather slender;
leg I with two bristles on penultinate joint, leg II with but one bristle
(the upper) on this joint. Venter with six broad rings before telson; a
pair of bristles just behind the vulva, a pair of very long ones farther
back and outward, another pair near the middle, and a pair toward tip;
a pair of very long bristles from above the telson, and three short ones on
each side; a long bristle on coxa of leg II, and the next joint bears a small
one. The body above shows about 35 rings; below they are fine and close
together; the vulva is emarginate in the middle behind. Length 0.18 mm.

Taken from the tender leaves of the ends of twigs of Atnyg-
daridiana by Mr. E. W. Rust at Whittier, California,
September 29. It distorts, discolors, and curls the leaves of
this peach.

OTOBIUS, new genus.

I propose this new name for the Ornithodoros tnegnini
Duges. The indistinct mouthparts and bristly body distin-
guish it from Ornithodoros; its life habits are also distinct.

EXPLANATION OF PLATES I AND II.

1. Tenuipalpiis inornatits.

2. Histiogaster xylophaga, tarsus I,

.">. Histiogaster xylophaga, vulva, tarsus IV.

4. Macrocheles canadeusis, leg II.

."). Tarsonenius waitei, legs I and II.

G. Tarsotomus erraticus, palpus, and two hairs.

7. Histiogaster xylophaga.

8. Tettuipalpus cardinal™.

'.). Tetranychris longipes, palpus, claw, leg I.

10. Phyllocoptes amygdalina, cephalothorax, and telson.

1 1 . Erythrceus arvensis, cephalothorax, tarsus I, palpus.

12. Phyllocoptes amygdalina, tarsus I.

13. Macrocheles canadensis, leg I, palpus, and hair.

14. Tarsonemus itaitei, hind leg of male.

15. Tetranychus pratensis, leg I, palpus, claws.

16. Tarsonenius waitei, female, venter.

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—At the conclusion of the regular papers on the programme,
President Quaintance called on Mr. J. R. Malloch, who re-
sponded with a few general remarks on systematic entomology
in Scotland. Commenting on the insects of this country, he
stated that he found an unusually large number showing-
light colors and bright hues as compared with those of Europe.

-Under "Notes and Exhibition of Specimens," Mr. Marlatt
commented on the present status of the quarantine bill and
stated that it had now reached a satisfactory stage and would
in all probability be made a law during the present session of
Congress. He also referred to the action of the governor of
California in calling a special session of the legislature for
the direct purpose of placing a quarantine on Hawaiian fruits.
The purpose of this legislation is to prevent the introduction
of the fruit fly, which is now established in Hawaii.

-Mr. J. A. Hyslop gave the folio wing notes from the Pacific
Northwest. He said :

The food of Laropsis, sp. n., Rowher : While driving through
a fallow field at Govan, Washington, on August 24, 1911,
I noticed one of these wasps awkwardly traveling over the
ground, half flying and half walking. On closer examination
it was found to be carrying a locustid with which it was un-
able to fly. The insects were collected and when submitted,
respectively, to Messrs. Rohwer and Caudell, of this Society,
for determination, both proved to be new species. The
locustM was a species of Phrixocncmis as yet undescribed.

Brachycistis ampins Blake : These mutillids have occured
in great numbers each spring of the three years that I have
spent in the semiarid Big Bend country of Washington, viz,
1909, 1910, and 1911. At Conell, on April 5, 1910, they were
so numerous about lights as to remind one very forcibly of
the annual flights of ephemerids in this city. At Govan they
were decidedly troublesome, flying into and clogging the lamp
chimneys.

Crioccphalns product us Lee. : These cerambycids have been
extremely numerous during the month of August of the past
three years at Pullman, Washington, where they were very
troublesome, entering houses and flying about lights in a head-
long manner, as do lachnosternas in the east. As many as
ten were collected in my room in one evening. These beetles
are known to spend their larval stages in Pinns poiiderosa
and are probably brought to Pullman as larvae and pupae in
cord wood, as the nearest standing timber is 12 miles away.

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Olethreutes rubipunctana Kearfoot : The larvae of this
moth were quite numerous in the dry seed-pods of the common
iris (Iris missotiriensis) about Pullman. The larvae feed on
the seed and spin a cocoon within the seed chamber, wherein
they hibernate during the winter. Larvae were collected on
March 12, 1910, from which three specimens of the parasite
Ascogaster sp. n. emerged on May 11 and one more parasite
on June 20. In 1911 iris seed-pods containing these lepidop-
terous larvae were again collected and on June 15 an adult
moth emerged.

Crambns cypridalis Hulst : A remarkable flight of these
moths occured at Pullman for three nights, September 23,
24, and 25, in 1911. The moths were so numerous about
arc lights that they gave the light the appearance of being
enveloped in a driving snow storm.

Aphochantus desertus, Coq. : The pupa of this fly was
found in the pine-needle mold that had accumulated in a
hollow on one of the large bowlders which cap the summit of
Moscow Mountain, Idaho. The pupa was collected on July
24, 1910, and placed in some of the extremely dry mold in
which it was found, in a box. On August 24 the fly emerged.

Tephritis jinalis; The larvae and puparia of these flies
were found in the floral heads of the wild sunflowers (Bal-
samorhiza sagittafolid) at Pullman on May 9, 1910. They
always occurred one in a seed capsule and averaged over 6
flies to the floral head, 70 flies having been reared from 11
heads. The flies started to emerge on May 24 and continued
emerging until June 2. However, these floral heads were
moistened and probably presented abnormal conditions
that disturbed the normal appearance of the adults.

—Mr. Pierce stated that he was preparing a treatise on the
biologies of North American weevils, including notes also
on Central and South American forms. There are important
gaps in our present knowledge of these insects and compara-
tively little is known of the breeding habits of our Otiorhyn-
chidae and Rhynchitidae. Any help along these lines which
will enable him to work out some of these difficult problems
will be appreciated, and/if possible, he prefers to use published
records, so that the credit may go to the original observer.

Mr. Pierce also summarized the classification of the tem-
peratures as used in the study of the boll weevil. The various
temperatures are grouped into zones in accordance with their
effects on the insects, as follows :

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0 Fahr.

Lower zone of fatal temperature — 5 to 22

Zone of hibernation 22 to 56

Zone of activity . 56 to 91

Zone of aestivation . 91 to 122

Upper zone of fatal temperature 122 to 140

-Mr. McAtee, commenting on the hibernating insects on
Plummers Island, Maryland, stated that numerous specimens
of Bembidium and Corythuca, taken under bark, were brought
into the laboratory, but that none had shown signs of life.
The following captures were recorded : 60 Milyas cinctus
were found together under bark of tulip tree and 19 Pyrellia
cyanicolor, including both sexes, were taken from an ant gallery
in an old fallen log. The close packing of the flies and the fact
that some had crowded into small parts of the gallery were of
interest, as the behavior is in such marked contrast to their
love of freedom during summer months.

-Mr. Quaintance commented on the economic importance
of a knowledge of temperatures fatal to insects. Important
use is being made at the present time in the control of insects
in mills by heating the same to a temperature destructive
to the common mill species. A most excellent piece of work
on this subject is now under way by the Kansas Agricultural
Experiment Station, under the immediate direction of Mr.
Dean. Sufficient information is at hand to indicate clearly
that insects infesting plants may often be destroyed by the
use of water heated to a temperature fatal to the insects and
not injurious to the plants. For instance, the employment of
hot water in dipping nursery stock, grafts, and scions to de-
stroy the common woolly apple-aphis, Schizoneiini /au/^eni.
The use of hot water in this way dates back many years as
well as against the common peach borer, Sanninoidea cxitiosa.
There is need of an extended investigation of the subject, as
it appears to offer important possibilities in insect control.

-Mr. A. B. Gahan gave an account of a chironornid fly
breeding in well water. He said :

Last fall the writer was requested to investigate a com-
plaint by a resident of College Park, Maryland, that his well
water was being rendered unfit for use by the presence in it
of numerous small red "worms." Accordingly, an investi-

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gation was made, October 4, 1911. The well in question was
found to be an ordinary dug well covered with a loose plank
platform and containing a pump. It was about 25 feet in
depth, partly bricked up and partly woodcased, and situated
on a side hill, where it undoubtedly received some surface
water, as was evident from the presence in the bottom of
the well of a considerable quantity of very fine clay silt such
as constituted the surface soil in the vicinity. The water,
which was 4 or 5 feet in depth, was reasonably clear at this
time, but possessed a ver}r faint odor.

The householder stated that for several weeks he had been
compelled to strain the water through a cheese cloth in order
to rid it of these worms. Examination of the cloth tied over
the mouth of the pump at the time of my visit showed it to
contain a dozen or more that had been pumped up during the
previous half day. These were readily identified as the larvae
of a chironomid fly.

A second visit to the well on November 15 showed the
larvsc still present in about the same numbers, and upon
lifting a board from the plank platform a number of small
midges were seen to escape. A careful scrutiny of the under-
side of the remaining boards resulted in the discovery of
numerous specimens, eight of which were captured.

On November 23 several additional adults were taken and by
means of a dredge net over 50 of the larva? were secured. Al-
though special effort was made to secure eggs and p'upse, none
were obtained, owing probably to the lateness of the season.

The captured larva-, which were all apparently nearly full
grown, were taken to the laboratory and placed in two sepa-
rate beakers of the well water, about equal numbers of larva-
in each. One beaker contained only the clear water, while in
the other a small amount of the fine clay silt from the bottom
of the well was placed. When placed in the water they im-
mediately began the peculiar and apparently useless opera-
tion, characteristic of chironomid larvre, of jerking the body
alternately from side to side, the tail touching the head first
on one side and then on the other. So far as could be observed
this movement served no useful purpose, since the insects
made no progress forwards or backwards by it. On the con-
trary, they sank straight to the bottom of the beaker. Here
their wiggling was of more avail, as in contact with tin glass
they were able to move awkwardly about.

Somewhat to my surprise, it was soon evident that those in
the beaker containing the clay were not prospering. Their
constant wriggling tended to draw them down into the mud,
from which they were unable to extricate themselves. At

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first it was thought that the larvae were attempting to conceal
themselves, but it soon became evident that this was not the
case. The following morning all except three or four of those
, in this beaker were found to be dead, having apparently
succumbed to suffocation.

On the other hand, those placed in the beaker of clear water
soon collected a mass of fine debris which they fastened to-
gether by means of fine threads, thus constructing a shapeless
case within which all concealed themselves. Here they re-
mained alive for several weeks, never voluntarily leaving
their hiding place, at least during daylight. Only two of these
larvae were induced to pupate. The first pupa was observed
the morning following collection. It was lying flat on the
bottom of the beaker and so remained until the emergence
of the adult four days later. When disturbed it would dis-
play some feeble movement, but at no time was it active.
The second pupa was formed within the above-mentioned
case. In neither case was the act of emergence observed. "

The principal feature of interest in connection with this
species is the unusual habitat. Species of Chironomus are
known to breed in lakes, sometimes at great depths, in stag-
nant pools and ponds, and even in running water, but this is
the first instance known to the writer of a species being known
to breed in a closed well. The larva is of the type possessing
two pairs of blood gills, is blood-red in color, due according
to Miall to the presence of hemoglobin, and is thus adapted
to living in deep water instead of at the surface. That the
larvae in question do in fact live at the bottom of the well
is shown by their behavior in the beakers, where they were
under almost constant observation for over two months, and
were never seen to rise near the surface. This habit of deep
living accounts for their being brought up by the pump,
the screen of which is near the bottom of the well.

Specimens of the adults were sent to Prof. 0. A. Johannsen,
Orono, Maine, who has kindly identified them as Chironomus
dorsalis Meig.

It is not probable that the presence of these insects in the
water has any considerable deleterious effect in itself. Rather
is it believed that their presence is an indication of contamina-
tion from other sources. Their presence, however, is in no
way desirable in water intended for household purposes, and
should the habit of breeding in wells become general, it will
present a problem of some economic interest.

Dr. Dyar said that the presence of the larvae in the well was
probably induced by the wooden walls, which would furnish

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 105

food. He thought no larvae would be found in the wells en-
tirely lined with stone, as is ordinarily the case.

Mr. Knab stated that the idea that the red color of chi
ronomid larvae indicated that they inhabit deep water is er-
roneous. He had on several occasions found large colonies of
such blood-red chironomid larvae in very shallow water and
evidently thriving.

The following papers were accepted for publication :

THREE SPECIES OF NOCTUID^ NEW TO OUR LISTS.

BY HARRISON G. DYAR.

Micrathetis dasarada Druce.

Thalpoc hares dasarada, Drucc1, Biol. Cent. -Am., Lep. Hct., 11,498, 1898.
Micrathetis dasarada Hampson, Cat. Lcp. Phal., VIII, 444, 1909.
Somerville, South Carloina, April, 1899 (R. Ottolengui).

Gonodes liquida Moschler.

Ipiniorha liquida Moschler, Abh. senck. Ges., XIV, 48, 1886.

Cyathissa violascens Schaus, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., XXI, 225, 1894.

Drobeta leada Druce, Biol. Cent.-Am., Lep. Het., II, 494, 1898.

Gonodes liquida Hampson, .Cat. Lep. Phal., VIII, 452, 1909.
Stemper, Hillsboro County, Florida, September 19, 1911
(F. Marloff).

Pacetes devincta Walker.

Abrostola devincta Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., XV, 1781, 1858.

Orthoclosteria peculiaris Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 70, 1878.

Ingura niurina Druce, Biol. Cent.-Am., Lep. Het., I. 326, 1889.
"Florida" (Schaus collection); Stemper, Hillsboro County,
Florida, September 15, 1911 (G. Marloff.)

A NOTE ON COLORADIA.

BY HARRISON G. DYAR.

In describing Coloradia lois (Proc. Ent. Soc. \Y;ish., xni,
89, 1911) it now appears that I misidentified the form cior/'s
Barnes. Dr. Barnes, recently on a visit, showed me ;i photo-
graph of his type don's, which is undoubtedly the same MS
lois. This leaves the other form unnamed. It may be called
loipenia, n. var. Similar to -pandora Blake, smaller, the hind
wings whitish in ground and nearly without red tint; fore
wing more densely irrorated with white.

Four males, one female; Colorado; the only specimen
bearing exact locality is from Glen wood Springs (W. Barnes).

Type: No. 14500, U. S. National Museum.

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DESCRIPTION OF AN INJURIOUS OTIORHYNCHID.

BY F. H. CHITTENDEN, Sc. D.,
Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

In cataloguing the Rhynchophora of the United States
National Museum in a paper entitled "Studies of North
American Weevils," the author, Mr. W. Dwight Pierce,1
mentions a species of otiorhynchid weevil, under the genus
Phacepholis, designating it as "Ph. vin'dts
stating that it is the most
brilliant green form of the
genus, mentioning the type
locality (San Antonio, Tex-
as), and date of collection
(May 21, 1900), with the ad-
ded statement that it was
found on fruit trees, and
placing it as a synonym of
Phacepholis e/cgans Horn.

In a supplement to their
article on the Rhynchopho-
ra of Central America, Dr.
D. G. Sharp and Mr. G. C.
Champion,2 again using the
writer's name as authority
for this species, mention
structural characters — the
much more prominent eyes
and the very convex acuminate-ovate elytra, and figure the
species, too lightly colored.

The danger of using manuscript names and the confusion
that results as a consequence is well exemplified in the present
species. It leaves a question as to who first described the
species — Mr. Pierce, who attempted to sink the writer's
MSS. name as a synonym, or Sharp and Champion, who point
out two structural characters, and figure the female, which ;ils<>
indicates characters. Since the published statement has been
made that the writer will shortly publish a description, the
following is submitted. The species is removed to the genus
Pantomorus Schcenh.

FlG. 1. --Pantomorus viridia. Fe-
male, much enlarged. (Original.)

!Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 1708, vol. 37, p. 361, Dec. 11, 1909.

2Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. IV, pt. 3, p. 336, pi. 15, figs. 22, 23, a,
Dec., 1911.

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Pantomorus viridis Sharp and Champion.

Phacepholis viridis Chittenden (MSS), Pierce, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,

vol. XXXVII, p. 361, 1909.
Pantomorus viridis Chittenden, Sharp and Champion, Biol. Centrali-

Americana, vol. IV, pt. 3, p. 336, figs. 22, 23, December, 1911.
Female. — Robust pyriform with elytra strongly convex; elytra and
thorax densely coated with brilliant metallic green scales, the thorax
more sparsely covered and with the scales mostly larger and with a bluish
cast. Head broad, eyes nearly round and prominent. Thorax nearly as
long as wide, sides strongly arcuate. Head, lower surface and legs coated
with pale pinkish scales. First joint of funicle of antenna about half as
long as second, second longer than next three together.

Male. — Body much narrower. First funicular joint about one-third as
long as second.

Length, 5.5 to H.5 mm.; width, 2.5 (male) to 3.4 mm.

Habitat: San Antonio, Texas (type locality), where it was
reported injurious to peach, plum, and pear, May 21, 1900;
Guanajuato and "Sierra de Durango," Mexico (Champion).

Type: No. 9756, U. S. National Museum.

The wider head, rounded, prominent eyes and antennal
structure distinguish this species from elegans. A fairly
large series of each shows such variability that other constant
structural characters cannot be readily seen. The colors
are very nearly constant in the present species and the basal
margin of the thorax (which varies in length) is usually dis-
tinctly reflexed. It is larger than elegans and the female
is much more robust than our other species. In elegans the
second joint of the funicle is usually shorter than the next
three together.

Finally, it should be added that it is not nearly related to
elegans, but is similarly colored.

RECORD OF THE FINDING OF A TRUE QUEEN OF TERMES

FLAVIPES KOL.

BY THOMAS E. SNYDER,
Bureau of Entotnologv, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

(Plate ill.)

While investigating damage by wood-boring insects to
the bases of telegraph and telephone poles, a true fertilized
queen of the species Tcrnics flaripes Kol. was found in the
butt of a chestnut telegraph pole on August 12, 1910. The
pole was standing on the right of way of the Seaboard Air
Line R. R. about 3* miles southwest of Portsmouth, Virginia.
The soil was sandy and dry near the surface.

The true queen (pi. in, a) when found was inactive in a
gallery no wider than her abdomen, probably a burrow of

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Lymexylon sericeum Harr., in the outer layers of the wood,
below the surface of the ground. Injury by termites to this
pole was confined to the outer layers of the wood, where there
was incipient decay. Apparently she was unattended. On
being exposed to the sunlight her abdomen appeared to have
a greenish tinge. This queen is approximately 14 mm. in
length. The queen had been fertilized, as is shown by the
distended abdomen. Wing stubs were present.

On the same day a supplementary queen (pi. in, b) was
found in the butt of another chestnut telegraph pole nearby.
Termites had mined the heartwood to a depth of from 2 to 4
inches in from the exterior in this pole. This queen was active
and was associated with workers; all were moving apparently
to escape the light as the mines were laid open by the axe.
She was in the outer layers of the wood, where there was in-
cipient decay. This queen is approximately 12 mm. long.

The head, thorax and scutellar area of the abdominal
segments of the true queen are more heavily chitinized and
deeply pigmented. The supplementary queens never have
developed wings and lack the deeper pigmentation (pi. in, a) of
the chitinized parts and the ocelli are not so prominent as
in the true queen — indications that the supplementary queens
never leave the colony.

A small scarabseid ( Valgits canaliculatus Fab.) was found
very abundant in termite colonies in decaying oak stumps
near Rock Creek Park, Maryland.

NOTE. — A study is being made of the more common Americantermites
of the genus Termes with a view of determining methods of preventing
injury by them to various classes of forest products. Any additional
records of the conditions under which queens have been found in the past
will be of value. It is believed that this is the first fertilized true queen
ever found of this species. — T. E. P.

BLOOD SUCKING AND SUPPOSEDLY BLOOD-SUCKING

(Diptera.)
BY FREDERICK KNAB.

Recently Prof. C. F. Baker sent in for determination a
specimen of the family Leptidae, taken by Mr. David L.
Crawford in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, and accompanied
by the statement from the collector that it ''is a fierce biter and
blood-sucker." The specimen proved to be a female of Atlicrix
longipcs Bellardi, a species not again recorded since described
and not represented in the National Museum collection.

The observation is new, and with the wide attention now
being given to the blood-sucking habit in insects, of considerable

PROC. ENT. SOC. WASH., VOL. XIV. NO 2.

b

a

K;. 1. — tf, Tennes jlai'ipes K<>l. True Fid 2. Same, showing deeper pigmen-

queen (fertilized). £, Supplementary tation of the chitinized parts of the

queen. (<i 14 nun.; b, 12 mm.) I rue queen.

I'liolos made heluccn fflass slides under alcolioi liy II. S. liarhor.)

OF \VASHJ.\CTO\. VOLUME XIV, 1012. 109

interest. While a number of species of Leptidse of other
genera have been reported as blood-suckers, these records
are so few and scattered, and some of them of such a question-
able character, that it seems worth while to bring them together
and review our present knowledge of the blood-sucking habit
in the Leptidse.

In Europe Leptis scolopacea and L. strio-osa have been
reported as attacking man. In North America we have the
record of Osten Sacken, who observed the habit in an un-
determined species of Symphoromyia at Webber Lake, Cali-
fornia, and made the statement that the female stings pain-
fully and draws blood.1 For South America we have the sin-
gle record by Philippi of the habit in Dasyomma obscurus
from Chili. "Frequens in prov. Valdivia, mensibus Decembri
et Januario, avide sanguinem rostro petit." 2

Thus it wrill be seen that our information concerning blood-
sucking Leptida? is extremely meager, and confined, at least
for the most part, to single records for each species. Further-
more, the European records may be confidently eliminated, as
they are undoubtedly erroneous. They have been discussed by
the late G. H. Verrall, an exceedingly careful worker, as follows :

I cannot accept the records of the bites of Leptis scolopacea and L.
strigosa as recorded by MM. Heim and Leprevost in Bull. Soc.Ent. France,
LXI, and civ. (1892); to begin with, neither gentleman is well known in
Dipterology, and in each case only one specimen was observed; M. Heim's
specimen was first recorded as L. scolopacea but subsequently altered to
L. strigosa, while M. Leprevost did not attempt to name his specimen but
stated that it was named by M. Gazagnaire, whose name again is not
known in Dipterology; I cannot help thinking that the aggressive appear-
ance of Leptis led these gentlemen to believe that a species of that genus
caused the bites which had been really given ]yy ffcematopota,a& the bites of
the latter cause in me the exact symptoms detailed;! would further remark
that the status of L. strigosa is eminently uncertain and that it would
require a very first-rate Dipterologist to identify that species or variety.3

Verrall \s criticism is supported by the structure of the
mouthparts of Leptis. Becher studied the mouthparts of
several Leptidie and his investigations show that both sexes of
Leptis and Chrysopila agree in structure with the male of
C/irysops (Tabanida1) and lack the mandibles.4

On the other hand, Becher shows that the females of
Atherix and Symphoromyia have fully developed mandibles,
like the female Tabanida-.

Regarding our American records, then, the structure of
the mouthparts supports the observations in the case of

'Bull. U. S. Geol. Survey, III, p. 224, 1877.

-'Aufzahl. d. chilen. Dipteren, Verh. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, xv, 725, 1865.
3British Flies, vol. 5, p. 235, 1909.

4Denkschr. kais. Akad. Wiss. (Wien), Math.-Naturw. Classe, vol. 45, p.
143-144, 1882.

110 PROC. ENT. SOC. WASH.. VOL. XIV, 1912.

Atherix and Symphoromyia. It is easily conceivable, from
what we know of other groups of blood-sucking Diptera, that
the habit is restricted to certain species of those genera. In
the case of Symphoromyia it appears somewhat strange that
no further records have appeared, as some of the species appear
to be fairly common in the far west. This, however, is prob-
ably attributable to the fact that the statement of so emi-
nent an observer as Osten Sacken has been generally accepted.
In the case of the Chilean Dasyomma it is not strange that,
in a country so poorly known entomologically, Philippi's
observation, should it be correct, has not been confirmed.

In the case of the Atherix from Mr. Crawford, some doubt
arose in my mind from the superficial resemblance of the
specimen to certain of the more slender Tabanidse, certain
Chrysops, and Dicheloccra. This doubt was strengthened
when I examined the South American Leptida? in the Museum
collection and found that, of two specimens sent in by E. C.
Reed as Dasyomma cinerascens, one, and the one bearing
his original label •' Trichopalpns cinerascens" is a tabanid.
On a statement of the unsatisfactory character of our records
Mr. Crawford kindly sent me the following communication,
which leaves no room for doubt that Atherix long ipes \$ a
genuine blood-sucker.

In regard to the blood-sucking Leptid, Atherix longipes, I am very
sure of my statement that it was that and not a Tabanid which I caught
thus. There were a large number of the flies which attacked both me and
my horse in the mountains a few miles back of Oaxaca. The bite was
exceedingly painful and caused more alarm among the horses in my outfit
than any other fly. I was so interested in a blood-sucker, which appar-
ently was not a Tabanid, that I put a number in a separate killing-bottle,
taking them all in the act of biting either me or my horse, and when I
pinned them I took special pains to append a note on the pins. So you see
I am positive beyond a chance of mistake. Moreover, there are no
Chrysops orDichelocerahomQ&xa.c& in my collection — so I am doubly sure!

The occurrence among the Leptid;y of isolated species with
the blood-sucking habit is not so surprising when one considers
that the flies of this family are reported to bepredaceous upon
other insects. From piercing the integument of an insect to
puncturing the skin of a warm-blooded animal is but a step.
Besides, similarly, isolated cases occur in other families of
Diptera among the species which have mouthparts fitted for
piercing and sucking. Thus, in the family Blepharoceridae, in
which the females are generally so organized, the predaceoue
habit is general, while a single species (Cnnipini torrentium
F. Miiller) is an habitual blood-sucker. Again, in the family
ChironomidsB, subfamily Ceratopogonime, there are species
which attack other insects to suck their juices, while certain
others are well known for their attacks on the higher animals.

Actual date of issue, June JQ, /Of 2.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS NUMBER.

Page

BANKS, NATHAN : New American Mites 97

BUSCK, AUGUST : New Microlepedoptera from Mexico 83

CHITTENDEN, F. H. : Description of an Injurious Otiorhynchid . . . 106

CUSHMAN, R. A. : Habits of two Parasitic Hynenoptera 90

DYAR, HARRISON G. :

Note on Deva Ornata Ottolengui 61

Note on a Stericta from Tropical America 66

Three species of Noctuidae New to our Lists 105

A Note on Coloradia 105

GAHAN, A. B. : A Chironomid Fly Breeding in Well Water 103

HUNTER, W. D.: Some Notes on Insect Abundance in Texas in 1911 62

HYSLOP, J. D. : Notes from the Pacific Northwest 100

JENNINGS, ALLAN H.: Some Notes on the Tick Ornithodoros

talaje Guerin 77

KNAB, FREDERICK: Blood-sucking and supposedly Blood-suck-
ing Leptidse 109

MITCHELL, J. D., and W. DWIGHT PIERCE : The Ants of Victoria

County, Texas 67

QUAINTANCE, A. L., and A. C. BAKER: The Classification of the

Aleyrodidae 79

SNYDER, THOMAS E. : Record of the Finding of a True Queen of

Tcrmes flavifies Kol 107

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SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 14, 1912.

A special meeting of the Society was held in Room 2, Bu-
reau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, to
take action on the death of Dr. John B. Smith.

President Quaintance occupied the chair, and there were
present Messrs. Barber, Blakesley, Currie, Heidemann, Hop-
kins, Howard, Hyslop, Johnson, Middleton, Phillips, Popenoe,
Quaintance, Rohwer, Russell, Sasscer, Seigler, Simaton, Wal-
ton, Webster, Wood, and Zimmer.

President Quanitance appointed a committee of three, con-
sisting of Messrs. Howard, Hopkins, and Webster, to draft
suitable resolutions, which were to be sent to the family of
the deceased and printed in the Proceedings of the Society.
The committee reported the following resolutions :

Whereas, the Entomological Society of Washington has learn-
ed with the deepest regret of the death of its former active
member and most highly esteemed corresponding member,
Dr. John Bernha'rd Smith;

And whereas, Doctor Smith had been closely connected, both
personally and by correspondence with Washington ento-
mology for a quarter of a century;

And whereas, by his admirable work and strong personality
he had long since gained the respect and esteem of the
members of the Society : Therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of our former member the
Society has lost one of its valuable assets; American entomo-
logy has lost one of its foremost workers; the State of New

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Jersey has lost an earnest, indefatigable, far-sighted, and most
competent official;

Resolved further, That the Entomological Society of
Washington extends to the widow and the family of its late
member its warmest sympathy, and at the same time its ap-
preciation of the fact that the distinguished career of the late
husband and father must always be a source of satisfaction to
those left behind.

L. O. HOWARD,.
F. M. WEBSTER,
A. D. HOPKINS,
Committee on Resolutions.

Doctor Howard made the following remarks :

Another of the founders of the Entomological Society of
Washington, Dr. John Bernhard Smith, has died, passing
away yesterday morning at 3 o'clock after a Long illness. His
end was probably due to chronic heart trouble complicated by
Bright's disease.

Our former colleague was born November 21, 1858, in New
York City, and was educated in the schools of New York and
Brooklyn. He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and practiced
law In Brooklyn between 1880 and 1884. He became special
agent of the then Division of Entomology, Department of
Agriculture, in 1884, and for two years he did field work,
especially upon insects affecting the hop and cranberry. In
1886, he was made aid in the Division of Insects, U. S. Nation-
al Museum, holding this position for four years. In 1890, he
was made entomologist of the agricultural experiment station
of the State of New Jersey, and was made State Entomologist
of New Jersey some years later.

I have never learned, and I don't think he ever told me, just
when he began to collect insects and to become interested in
entomology. I imagine that Charles Fuchs and Frank Schaupp
had something to do with it. At all events, they were all
together in the early days of the Brooklyn Entomological
Society. Doctor Smith became the second editor of the bulle-
tin of that society, which he afterwards developed into Ento-
mologica Americana, and of this later wrell-known journal
Dr. Smith was editor from 1886 to 1890, when he was suc-
ceeded by Dr. F. H. Chittenden. His interests from the start
were in the Lepidoptera, and this interest continued the rest
of his life, and he became, as every one knows, one of the
best known workers on the great complex known as the Family
Noctuidse.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 113

His first introduction into economic entomology came in
1884, when Dr. Riley brought him to Washington, b\it his
work in 1886-1890 was again purely systematic. During his
six years in Washington he became a well known figure among
the naturalists of the city, and was at one time secretary of
this Society, and later, secretary of the Biological Society of
Washington.

When the agricultural experiment stations were founded, he
was one of the first State workers appointed, and from the
very start his energy and capacity made him one of the fore-
most workers in this line of research. He was interested in
and active in every new development of economic entomology
and was a prominent figure at every meeting of the Associa-
tion of Economic Entomologists, holding the office of secretary
at the first and second annual meetings of the association, in
1889 and 1890; second vice-president in 1893; first vice-presi-
dent in 1894; and president in 1895.

He carried on his dual work as a systematic entomologist
and as an intensely practical economic entomologist down to
within a short time of his death. He was not only held in
great respect among the entomologists of this country and of
Europe, but he had the highest standing among the citizens of
the State of New Jersey, of which he was an official. Further,
he had the respect and confidence of the citizens of New Bruns-
wick, in which city he lived, and of the faculty and student
body of Rutgers College, with which he was connected and
which had given him, in the early nineties, the honorary degree
of doctor of science.

While practically all of Doctor Smith's work was sound and
deserving of every respect, it seems to me that the triumph of
his life was in the results obtained by his anti-mosquito work.
I can do no better than to quote from my address before the
Seventh International Zoological Congress as follows :

The mosquito destruction measures carried on by English workers, and
especially by those Connected with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medi-
gine, in different parts of the tropics controlled by England, have been large-
ly scale work of great value. That done by the army of occupation in
Cuba was of enormous value, so far as the city of Havana was concerned,
and an assistant just returned from the Isthmian C'anal Zone assures me
that it is possible to sit now out-of-doors of an evening upon an unprotected
veranda anywhere in the Zone without being annoyed by mosquitoes, and
without danger of contracting malaria or yellow fever.

These are all great pieces of work, but when we consider the condition
that exists in the State of New Jersey, and the indefatigable and successful
work of Doctor Smtih in the handling of the most difficult problem of the

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species that breed in the salt marshes, and of his persistent and finally
successful efforts to induce the State legislature of that wealthy but ex-
tremely economical State to appropriate a large sum of money to relieve
New Jersey from its characteristically traditional pest — we must hold up
our hands in admiration.

One important lesson learned from Doctor Smith's suc-
cessful career is that it is possible for a man of adaptability,
of force of character, and of keen perception, without univer-
sity training and without any training in biological research,
to take up both systematic and economic entomology after
reaching manhood and to become in the course of a short life
one of the prominent men of the Nation.

It is a sad and curious coincidence that both Charles V.
Riley and John B. Smith died at the same age.

Doctor Howard made some additional remarks and quoted
a letter from Dr. Smith, dated February 23, 1912, as follows:

DEAR DOCTOR HOWARD: Yours of the 10th inst. is at hand. No, it
is nothing serious. It only means the preliminary to a funeral, and that
is one of the commonest things that occurs.

Professor Webster made the following remarks :

I think it must have been about 1885 that I first began cort
responding with John B. Smith, and I remember well his firs-
letter, and remarked at the time its hearty spirit of comrade-
ship. While I did not meet him until a number of years after-
wards, that same spirit was true of him all of his life. Dr.
Smith never was too busy to help anybody. You might go to
him when he was in the midst of his work and he would drop
everything and try and help you; I have always noticed, too,
that, in all of our entomological associations and societies, Doc-
tor Smith was always ready to take hold and wTork, and worked
like a Trojan. It has always been a wonder to me how one
man could accomplish so much; how he found time to even try
to do some of the things that he did. Of course in a man so
prolific, it would be almost beyond human endurance for him
to be always exact. Sometimes we would get out of patience
with him over his mistakes and tenacity in holding to them,
yet could not stay out of patience any length of time. Of
course, the work that he did will be revised, and more or less,
perhaps, dropped out, which is true of all of us; but after all
error is sifted out, though cut off in his prime, there will be
a good life's work left. I do not believe I can say anything
more than that he will be sadly and universally missed, ex-

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 115

cept to emphasize his universal good nature and his willing-
ness to aid everybody in any way and he never seemed to be
too busy to do so.

Doctor Hopkins made the following remarks :

To my personal knowledge I first had correspondence with
Doctor Smith immediately after taking up work in the "Wol
Virginia Experiment Station in 1890. Directly after Doctor
Smith had been appointed to New Jersey, I had been studying
some insects, especially those found on hackberry, mulberry,
and raspberry. I had made some drawings that I thought were
very good, but after seeing some drawings made by Doctor
Smith, I sent them to him for his criticisms, and he was very
severe in his criticism. He said they were not worth repro-
duction and they were very poor, and his exceedingly frank
expression attracted me, and I may say that it had some in-
fluence, because I made up my mind then that I would make
as good drawings as Doctor Smith. It was my pleasure some
four or five years after that, at one of the annex meetings, I
think at New York, of the association in 1894, at which Doc-
tor Smith was exhibiting some of his drawings of the clerid that
I introduced from Germany, and after he had exhibited his
drawings, I passed mine around, and he complimented me es-
pecially on the excellent work, and I called his attention to
the fact that this was one time that he did not criticize
my drawing, so that sometimes one does good by having his
work criticized, and I think that his criticism did a greal deal
towards my attitude to do some good drawing. This is, I
think, one of the instances which might be worth mentioning.
At our meetings of the American Association, Drs. Smith and
Fletcher and a few others were always the remaining members
of the annex meeting, and will always be remembered with
great pleasure.

Mr. H. S. Barber made the following remarks :

I had the great pleasure of being out in the country one full
day with Dr. Smith and Mr. Schwarz, and the \viiy they
seemed to enjoy each other, after a long separation, was one
of the .prettiest things I ever saw in my life. Both of them
were just overjoyed all the time. It was one of the pleasant-
est outings I ever had.

Mr. Quaintance made the following remarks:

I would merely say that I first met Doctor Smith, I think,
at the Columbus meeting of the American Association, and

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indorse thoroughly what Professor Webster said as to his ex-
tremely good nature, and I used to think a great deal of him,
and the more I knew of him personally, the higher opinion I
had of him as a man. I think I had correspondence with him
first, perhaps, in 1893, in connection with the determination of
some common noctuid moths from Florida. They were all
very common and I should have known what they were, but
I had just began the study of insects at that time and he let
me down very easy. They represented the bollworm moth
(Heliothis) and perhaps the cabbage worm and similar in-
sects like that. I am sorry that I have not his letter to read
to show you how nicely he treated me in regard to the matter,
being a beginner in the subject. On another occasion, Doctor
Hopkins' remarks about drawings remind me of an experience
I had in that particular. I had made certain observations on
a little weevil which infests seed corn, and not knowing how
to make drawings, I made them very large. Dr. Smith at
that time was editor of the section of entomology in Entomo-
logical News devoted to economic entomology. I sent them on
to him with the manuscript and he complimented me on the
paper. He said "Why did you make your drawings so large?
They are enormous." He offered to redraw them and-reduce
them, which he did.

Mr. Currie made the following remarks :

I never was associated with Doctor Smith to any extent,
but at the times when he visited Washington and the National
Museum in former years I always enjoyed meeting him greatly
and I admired him for his cordial personality and abounding
enthusiasm. I always admired the records of the work that he
left in the Division of Insects in the National Museum. In
the old record book, in which the first accessions to the Divi-
sion of Insects in the National Museum were made, we have
the entries made in Doctor Smith's own handwriting. The
amount of work that he evidently did was quite remarkable.
While he was Assistant Curator of the Division of Insects he
accomplished much work in arranging various groups and did
considerable work on the exhibition series in various groups.
I suppose that at that time he was about the only one employed
at the National Museum to care for the insect collections.
He was succeeded later by Mr. Martin L. Linell. Those were
the days when one man had to take charge of a great variety
of groups and the arrangement of them, and had many duties.
Of course, his most notable systematic work was perhaps tint
in connection with the collection of Noctuidae, and even after

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 117

he left Washington specimens of his new species were con-
stantly being added to the collection. He sent the new speci-
mens or species themselves or, if that was not possible, he
saw to it that photographs or drawings were put in place in
the collection, so that the series would be as complete as it
was possible to make it.

After the resolutions were adopted, the meeting was ad-
journed at 4.30 P. M.

The following papers were accepted for publication :

A NOTE ON THE SOUTHERN WALKING-STICK (ANISO-
MORPHA BUPRESTOIDES STOLL) AND A TACHINID
PARASITE.

BY H. M. RUSSELL.

Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

While at Cutler, Florida, May 8, 1908, the writer captured
a pair of walking-sticks in copulation belonging to this species.
They were placed in a tin box and left until May 12, when
upon opening the box to kill the female it was found that 10
eggs were lying loosely upon the bottom. The female when
grasped expelled a milky fluid possessing a very disagreeable
odor in a very fine mist from some part of the abdomen, re-
peating this as often as handled, although the quantity di-
minished each time.

The egg is 4 mm. long and 2 mm. in diameter, shaped exactly
like a bean, both ends flattened and one side with a scar in
the side similar to one on a bean where it is attached to a
pod; anterior pole with round cap fitted so as to open when
larva pushes on it; color gray, cap with blackish spot in center,
scar on side black, surface with few raised wavy lines running
lengthwise and between a number of very minute raised
wavy lines.

Five dipterous pupae were also found in the box, which must
have come from the female, although the parasitism did not
prevent her from laying the eggs.

May 29, 1908, a male fly, a tachinid, emerged from one of
these pupa1, and was described as Phasmophaga meridional^
by Mr. C. H. T. Townsend, in the Annals of the Entomol-
ogical Society of America, vol. 11, p. 224, 1909.

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A CONTRIBUTION TO NORTH AMERICAN DIPTEROLOGY.

BY HARRISON E. SMITH,
U, S. Bureau of Entomology , Melrose Highlands, Mass.

In the following paper are included the descriptions of
several new species of North American Tachinidae and Syrphi-
dse; also a summary of the North American representatives
of the genus Hyperecteina Schiner. I am under obligations
to Mr. Frederick Knab and Mr. C. W. Johnson, each of whom
very kindly offered much valuable advice and criticism; also
to Dr. L. O. Howard, who made possible my opportunity to
examine many of the types for comparison.

FAMILY SYRPHID^.
Helophilus willingii, new species.

Eyes and arista bare; third antennal joint oval; head, thorax, abdomen
and legs shining black in ground color. Length 11 to 12 mm.

Male and Female. — Front in the male about one-half as wide as, in the
female nearly as wide as either eye; in the male pile on the upper half
of the front black, on the lower half grayish white; in the female black pile
on the front, descending a little below the upper half; vertex shining
black, very thinly dusted gray pollinose; face on the lower half produced
obtusely downward and forward into a cone, shining black, densely grayish-
white pollinose on the sides and bearing pile of a similar color along the
margins of the eyes; beneath the antennae concave for a short distance
and then nearly straight to the tip; in the middle of the face extending
from the tip of the epistoma nearly to the base of the antennas a moderately
broad shining black stripe; epistoma on the ventrad shining black; cheeks
below the eyes narrow, dull black, grayish pilose; first two joints of antennae
shining black; the third joint brownish black, dusted gray pollinose;
shining brownish black just above the base of the antennae; arista brown;
thorax shining black, the usual lateral stripes rather indistinct gray;
in the female two velvety black spots at the tip of each mesothoracic
suture; pile of mesonotum grayish; scutellum shining black, gray pilose;
pleurae also shining black and densely grayish pilose; abdomen oval,
shorter than the wings, wholly shining black, sparsely grayish pilose,
except the dorsad of segment 3 and the basal margin of segment 4, which
are mostly covered with very short black pile; legs shining black, the tip
of femora and the base of tibiae faintly brownish; pile in most reflections
grayish and black; on the tarsi ochraceous in some reflections; pulvilli
and the tarsal claws on the basal two-thirds yellowish; tips of the tarsal
claws black; wings in the male subhyaline; in the female slightly smoky
tinged; the veins and stigma brownish; sixth longitudinal vein gently
curved; calypteres whitish.

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Described from 1 male collected June 19, 1905, and 1 female
collected July 8, 1906; both from Regina, in the Saskatchewan
region, Canada; both specimens collected by Mr. T. N.
Willing, after whom the species is named.

Type: No. 14695, U. S. National Museum.

i
Chalcomyia cyaneus, new species.

Dark metallic blue, shining, very sparsely clothed with short grayish
pile; eyes and arista bare; dichoptic species. Length 7 to X mm.

Male. — Eyes moderately separated; front metallic bluish black, shining,
sparsely grayish pilose on the vertex, a narrow obsolete cross-band near
the middle; antenna; situated upon a strong conical projection, the first
two joints short, the first joint blackish, the second and third light brownish ;
the third joint orbicular; arista basal, bare, dark brown; margin of the
antennal process at base of antennae reddish brown; face below the an-
tennal process concave, very moderately tubercular near the middle,
produced a little below the eyes; middle of .the face, epistoma on the
under sides, and the cheeks shining metallic blue; a grayish white polli-
nose stripe runs from the eyes obliquely to the oral margin; the mesonotum,
scutellum, and the pleurae shining metallic blue, very sparsely gray pilose;
scutellum moderately large and projecting, the outer angles rounded,
faintly shallow grooved on the disk; abdomen oval in outline, somewhat
flattened, shining metallic blue, very short grayish pilose, longer on the
lateral margins. in front; legs rather stout, dark brownish black, shining;
extreme tip of femora and base of tibiae reddish brown; hind femora mod-
erately thickened; pile on the under sides of hind tarsi golden in some
reflections; wings subhyaline, faintly yellowish tinged, the third and sixth
longitudinal veins nearly straight, anterior cross-vein oblique, situated
before tjie middle of the discal cell; subcostal cell from slightly before
the tip of the auxiliary vein to the costa yellow; calypteres white.

Described from two male specimens taken at Franconia,
New Hampshire, by Mrs. A. T. Slosson.
Type: No. 14696, U. S. National Museum.

FAMILY TACHINID^.
Phorocera einaris, new species.

Thorax, legs and abdomen black, dusted with pollen. Length, 11 to 14
mm.

Eyes densely pilose; front in the male about two-thirds, in the female
about five-sixths as wide as cither eye; frontalia opaque black; parafrontals
densely yellowish gray pollinose; the parafacials, cheeks, and occiput
densely dusted gray pollinose, sometimes nearly all the pollen of the head
is faintly tinged with yellow; front in the male projecting about two-thirds,
in the female about one-half the horizontal diameter of the eye as viewed
from the side; frontal bristles descending to or slightly below the apex of

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the second antennal joint, the 3 uppermost frontal bristles in the male
stout, recurved, and of equal length, in the female the penultimate
bristle is only two-thirds the length of the other two; frontal bristles below
the base of the antennae curving upwardly; parafrontals outside of the
frontal row covered with many black hairs, 2 pairs of strong proclinate
orbital bristles present in the female; ocellar bristles long, proclinate;
vibrissse on a level with the front edge of the oral margin; facial ridges
ciliate on the lowest two-thirds to four-fifths, the bristles long, reclinate;
antennae black, dusted grayish white pollinose; the third joint in both sexes
at least four times as long as the second, its greatest width equal to the
length of the second antennal joint; arista one and one-half times as long
as the third antennal joint, thickened on the basal one-fifth to one-fourth,
the penultimate joint longer than broad; dieeks caudad of the vibrissae
each bearing a row of black macrochaetse near the oral margin, the remainder
covered with many black hairs, about one-fifth as broad as the eye height;
sides of face each one-fifth as wide as the median depression ; palpi reddish
yellow, robust, and slightly spatulate.

Mesonotum black, appearing when viewed from behind densely yellow-
ish-gray pollinose, the pollen appearing at its greatest density along the
anterior margin and upon the humeri, distinctly vittate; four pairs of post-
sutural and three pairs of postacrostichal bristles; pleura dusted gray
pollinose; two sternopleural bristles; scutellum brownish on the apical half,
dusted with pollen, bearing a strong pair of discal macrochaetse 'and four
pairs of long marginals, the apical pair cruciate; legs shining black, gray pol-
linose; the middle tibiae each bearing two macrochaetse on the front side
near the middle; hind tibiae ciliate or subciliate; tarsal claws and pulvill-
elongate in the male, short in the female.

First abdominal segment black; the second and third segments gray-
ish-white pollinose on the anterior two-thirds, the posterior third shining
black; the fourth segment shining black except on the sides, which are
densely gray pollinose; first and second segments each bearing a pair of
marginal macrochaetae; the third a marginal row and the fourth a discal
and marginal row and many shorter bristles intermingled on the apical
two-thirds; along the ventral median of the female a row of black ma-
crochaetae.

Wings hyaline, faintly tinged with yellow at the base and along the
costa; the third vein usually bristly one-half to two-thirds the distance
from the base to the small cross-vein ; the fourth vein beyond the bend
concave; the small cross-vein distinctly before the middle of the discal
cell; posterior cross-vein sinuous; calypteres whitish, faintly bordered with
yellow.

This species differs from Phorocera tortricts Coq. as follows :
P. tortricis is a smaller species, the hairs of the abdomen are
suberect, and the third vein bears only two bristles at its base;
none of these characters are true of P. einaris. P. einaris

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121

differs from Phorocera claripennis Macq., which it closely
resembles in appearance, as follows :

P. einaris.

Bend of fourth vein not distinctly
long appendiculate. Scutellum
bearing a strong pair of discal
macrochaetae.

Middle tibiae each bearing two
macrochaetae on the front side
near the middle.

Two sternopleural macrochaetse.
Arista thickened on the basal
fifth to one-fourth.

P. claripennis.

Bend of fourth vein distinctly long
appendiculate. Scutellum usually
not bearing a pair of discal
macrochaetae.

Middle tibiae each usually bearing
three macrochaetae on the front
side near the middle.

Three sternopleural macrochaetae.
Artista usually thickened on the
basal half.

Described from 5 males and 4 females collected at Melrose
Highlands, Massachusetts, August 1 to September 20, 1911,
by the author and F. H. Mosher; 1 female from Lynn, Mas-
sachusetts, August 29, collected by F. W. Lowe; 1 female
from New Haven, Connecticut, collected by W. E. Britton,
August 14, 1906; and 1 female from Tampico, Mexico, taken
by E. A. Schwarz.

Type: No. 14697, U. S. National Museum.

Phorcera incrassatus, new species.

Thorax and abdomen black, polished; scutellum brownish yellow on
the apical two-thirds; legs brownish black, all thinly dusted gray pollinose;
palpi yellow.

Length, 7 mm.

Head nearly one and one-half times as broad as long; front as wide as
either eye; paraf rentals, parafacials, and the cheeks yellowish-gray polli-
nose; frontal bristles descending to a point opposite the arista; outside
of the frontal row a pair of proclinate orbital bristles and a number of
black bristles and bristly hairs; frontalia opaque brown; antennae black,
dusted with whitish pollen, descending nearly to the oral margin, the
third joint at least three and one-half times as long as the second; arista
one and one-fourth times as long as the third antennal joint, thickened on
the basal half, the penultimate joint only slightly longer than broad;
vibrissse on a level with the front edge of the oral margin; facial ridges
ciliate on the lower half; sides of face each one-fifth as wide as the median
depression; width of cheeks equal to about one-fifth the eye height ; checks
caudad of the vibrissae, each bearing a row of strong bristles near the oral
margin, the remainder bearing many black bristly hairs; palpi about as
long as the proboscis.

Mesonotum black, polished, dusted yellowish-gray pollinose, distinctly
vittate; four pairs of postsutural and three pairs of postacrostichal

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bristles; pleurae dusted grayish; three sternopleural bristles; scutellum
pollinose, bearing three pairs of long marginal and a short apical pair of
macrochaetse; bristles and bristly hairs of scutellum erect; legs brownish
black, thinly dusted grayish; front tarsi moderately dilated; middle tibiae
each bearing two macrochaetse on the front side near the middle; hind
tibiae subciliate; calypteres tinged with yellow; wings hyaline, faintly
tinged with yellow at the base and along the costa; the third vein bearing
two or three bristles at its base; the small cross-vein distinctly before the
middle of the discal cell; posterior cross-vein sinuous; bend of fourth vein
not appendiculate; apical cell open.

Abdomen shining metallic black; dorsally, the first segment black; the
remaining segments dusted yellowish-gray pollinose, the pollen appearing
more dense on the sides and the basal margins of the segments; first
segment bearing a pair of marginal macrochaetae, the second two pairs
of discals and one pair of marginals; the third two pairs of discals and a
marginal row and the fourth segment bearing .macrochaetse on its apical
two-thirds; hairs of abdomen depressed.

This species is very distinct from the other species of
Phorocera; the general shape of the abdomen superficially
resembles that of typical Carcclia blanda 0. S.

Described from one female specimen taken at Moscow,
Idaho.

Type: No. 14698, U. S. National Museum.

HYPERECTEINA Schiiier.

The writer having experienced considerable difficulty in
satisfactorily determining several specimens of this genus by
the aid of Coquillett's "Revision of the Tachinidse North of
Mexico," and his later descriptions of members of this genus,
recently had the good fortune to examine in the U. S. National
Museum all of the representatives, including many of the
types of this genus, described from America north of Mexico.
As a result of this study it was possible to arrange what is
hoped will serve as a satisfactory key to the described repre-
sentatives of this genus in America north of Mexico.

Bezzi and Stein, in their "Katalog derPalaarktischenDipter-
en," recognize the genus Admotitia, described by Brauer and Ber-
genstamm in 1889 with Degeeria arnica Meig. (aspodomyia,
new species) as the type of the genus. They have placed
Ilyperecteina Schiner in the synonymy. The genus Hyperec-
teina was described by Schiner in 1861 ; as it is not preoccupied,
just how they arrived at this conclusion is somewhat of a
mystery, as they include in the genus Admontia the species
metopina, the type species of Hyperecteina, so designated by
Schiner himself. In other words, they have entirely overlooked
the fact that Schiner described the genus Hyperecteina with

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metopina, a new species described by himself as the type
some twenty-eight years before Brauer and Bergenstamm des-
ignated Degeeria arnica Meigen as the type of their genus
Admontia. Degeeria arnica Meigen, therefore, becomes
merely Hyperecteina arnica Meigen. Mr. Coquillett has
pointed out this fact in his paper, "The Type-species of the
North American Genera of Diptera."

The representatives of the genus in America north of Mexico
may be separated as follows :

1. The third abdominal segment in the female at most only nor-

mally carinate on the venter

The third abdominal segment in the female abnormally carinate
on the venter, the carina forming a wide lateral ridge and
thickly beset with short black spines; front in the male
two-thirds as wide as, in the female as wide as either eye;
bristly hairs on the sides of the face not arranged in a
single row; the third antennal joint in both sexes nearly
twice as long as the second; arista thickened on the basal
third, the penultimate joint broader than long; sides of
face each nearly one-half as wide as the median depression ;
cheeks one-fourth as broad as the eye-height; facial ridges
bristly on the lowest one-fourth to two-thirds; abdomen
gray pruinose on the basal margins of the last three seg-
ments; bearing both discal and marginal macrochaetae;
three sternopleural macrochaetse; the third vein bearing .
two or three bristles at its base. Length, 6 to 9 mm. 3
males and 5 females bred from Hylotoma hnmeralis Beauv.
Type 4061, U. S. Nat. Mus. (Can. Ent, Vol. xxx, p. 233.)

hylotoma Coq.

2. Third vein bristly less than one-half the distance from base to

the small cross-vein

Third vein bristly at least two-thirds the distance from base to
the small cross-vein; front in the female four-fifths as wide
as either eye; parafrontals and the parafacials grayish white
pollinose; sides of face each one-fifth as wide as the
median depression; frontal bristles descending to the lower
end of the eye; one bristle on the facial ridge above each
vibrissa; first two joints of antenna? and the palpi yellow;
arista thickened on the basal third; penultimate joint
as broad as long; thorax thinly dusted grayish-white polli-
nose; scutellum bearing three pairs of long marginal macro-
chaetse; three strenopleural macrochaeta?; middle tibiae
each bearing a single macrochaeta on the front side near
the middle. One female from San MateoCounty,California.
Type, 7671 U. S. National Museum. (Invertebrata
Pacifica, I, Feb. 10, 1904.) setigera Coq.

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3. Palpi yellow 5

Palpi black; three sternopleural macrochaetse; bristly hairs

or macrochaetse on sides of face not arranged in a single row 4

4. Front in the male one and one-third times as wide as, in the

female one and three-fourths to two times as wide as either
eye; parafacials yellowish-gray pollinose; sides of face each
one-third as wide as the median depression; usually three
pairs of frontal bristles descending below base of the
antennae; the third antennal joint six to seven times as
long as the second; arista thickened on basal three-fifths,
penultimate joint at least twice as long as broad; facial
ridges bristly on lowest two-thirds; thorax thinly dusted
gray pollinose; scutellum bearing three pairs of long margi-
nal macrochaetse and a short apical pair; middle tibise
each bearing a single macrochaeta on the front side near
the middle; abdomen with thinly dusted grayish-white
pruinose bands on the basal margins of the last three seg-
ments; first segment bearing a pair of marginal macro-
chaetse; the others bearing both discal and marginal
macrochaetse; wings hyaline; third vein bearing two to
four bristles at its base. Length, 5 to S mm. 4 females
from Washington, D. C., and Beverly, Massachusetts.
(Joun. N. Y. Ent, Soc., vol. ill, p. 58; June, 1895.) . pergandei Coq.
Front in the male four-fifths as wide as either eye; parafacials
grayish-white pollinose; paraf rentals shining black; cheeks
nearly one-third as broad as the eye-height; third antennal
joint three and one-half times as long as the second; arista
slightly pubescent at the base, thickened on the basal
two-fifths; penultimate joint longer than broad; thorax
grayish-white pollinose; scutellum bearing three pairs of
long marginal macrochaetse; the middle tibise each bearing
two macrochaeta? on the front side near the middle; the
first abdominal segment black; the remaining segments
with grayish-white pruinose bands on the basal margins;
abdomen bearing both discal and marginal macrochaetse;
wings smoky tinged except along the hind margins; third
vein bearing from one to three bristles at its base; apical
cell closed in the margin of the wing, sometimes short
petiolate. Length, 5 to 7 mm. G males from Moscow and
Juliaetta, Idaho. Type: 6202 U. S. National Museum.
(Proc. U. S. N. M.,xxv, p. 105.) limata Coq.

5. With three sternopleural macrochaetse 9

With two sternopleural macrochaetse, middle tibise each bearing

a single macrochaeta on the front side near the middle;
scutellum bearing a weak apical pair of macrochaetse;
abdominal segments except the first gray pruinose on the
basal margins 6

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6. Wings hyaline, or sometimes smoky costally . 7
Wings subhyaline to small cross-vein, the remainder brown

except the hind margin; front in the female one and one-
fourth times as wide as either eye; parafrontals, parafacials,
and the cheeks yellowish-gray pollinose; sides of face each
one-third as wide as the median depression; bristly hairs
on the sides of face not arranged in a single row; facial
ridges bristly on the lowest two-fifths to three-fifths, third
antennal joint in the female five to seven times as long
as the second; arista thickened on the basal half, the
penultimate joint twice as long as broad; thorax dusted
yellowish-gray pollinose; the first abdominal segment
bearing a pair of marginal macrochaetae; the others bearing
both discal and marginal macrochaetse; hairs of abdomen
long and depressed; the third vein bearing a single bristle
at its base. Length, 7 mm. 2 females from Algonquin,
Illinois, and National Park, New Jersey. Type: 3538,
U. S. National Museum. (Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc., vol.
Ill, p. 55, June, 1895) nasoni Coq.

7. Abdomen bearing discal macrochaetse; the third vein bearing

more than one bristle at its base 8

Abdomen not bearing discal macrochaetse; the third vein
bearing a single bristle at its base; front in both sexes
slightly wider than either eye; frontal bristles descending
scarcely below base of second antennal joint; sides of face
each one-fifth as wide as the median depression; facial
ridges bristly on the lowest fourth; parafrontals and
the parafacials grayish-white pollinose; the first two an-
tennal joints yellow; the third jr.int three to four times
as long as the second; thorax grayish-white pollinose;
apical cell usually closed in the margin of the wing. Length
7 mm. One male and 5 females from Opelousas, Louisiana.
Type, 4062 U. S. National Museum. (Can. Ent,, vol. xxx,
p. 234.) unispinosa Coq.

8. Antennse black; front in the male as wide as, in the female one

and one-fourth times as wide as either eye; parafrontals
and the parafacials grayish white pollinose; cheeks nearly
one-half as wide as the eye height; facial ridges bristly
on the lowest one-third; the third antennal joint at least
four times as long as the second; arista thickened on the
basal two-fifths; penultimate joint usually twice as long
as broad; orbital bristles present in both sexes; thorax gray
pollinose. Length, 5 to 6 mm. 2 males and 2 females
from District of Columbia and Beverly and Dorchester,
Massachusetts. (Jour. N. Y. Ent, Soc., vol. ill, p. 58,
June, 1895. Hypostena} degeerioides Coq

126 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Antennas yellow, except at tip of the third antennal joint; front
in the female as wide or slightly wider than either eye; one
or two pairs of frontal bristles descending below the base of
antennae; sides of face each one-fifth as wide as the median
depression; the facial ridges bristly on the lowest half;
the third antennal joint five times as long as the second;
arista thickened at least on the basal two-fifths; penulti-
mate joint usually longer than broad; thorax dusted
yellowish-gray pollinose; wings subhyaline, slightly smoky
tinged costally; apical cell open, the third vein bearing
two or three bristles at its base. Length, 6 to 9 mm. Four
females from Opelousas, Louisiana, May, 1897, and Ger-
mantown, Pennsylvania. Type, 4063, U. S. National
Museum. (Can. Ent., vol. XXX, p. 234.) tarsalis Coq.

9. Legs black; bristly hairs or macrochaetse on the sides of the

face arranged in a single row 10

Legs yellow; bristly hairs or macrochaetse on the sides of the
face not arranged in a single row; the tip of proboscis, the
sides of the first two abdominal segments, and usually
the apex of the abdomen yellow; front in the male one-third
to one-half as wide as, in the female as wide as either eye;
parafrontals, parafacials, and the cheeks yellowish-gray
pollinose; three or four pairs of frontal bristles descending
below the base of the antenna?; facial ridges bristly on
the lowest third; third antennal joint in both sexes
two to two and one-half times as long as the second ; arista
thickened on the basal two-fifths, the penultimate joint
as broad as long; thorax gray pollinose; scutellum bearing
three pairs of long marginal and a short apical pair of
macrochaetse; middle tibia? each bearing a single macro-
chaeta on the front side near the middle; abdomen gray-
ish pollinose; moderately carinate on the venter; bearing
both discal and marginal macrochaetse; wings hyaline;
apical cell open; the third vein bearing two bristles at its
base. Length, 8 to 10 mm. 3 males and 1 female from
Washington, D. C. (List Dipt. Insects, part IV, p. 779,
1849, Tachind) .- demylus Walk.

10. Middle tibiae each bearing a single macrochaeta on the front

side near the middle; front in the male as wide as, in the
female one and one-fifth times as wide as either eye; cheeks
one-third as broad as the eye height; sides of face each
one-fifth as wide as the median depression; facial ridges
bristly on the lowest fourth; parafrontals and parafacials

grayish-white pollinose; the third antennal joint four
times as long as the second; arista thickened on the basal

third, penultimate joint as broad as long; thorax gray

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pollinose; scutellum bearing a short apical pair of macro-
chaetse besides the long marginals; abdomen grayish polli-
nose; first segment bearing a pair of marginal macrochaetse;
the others bearing both marginal and discal macrochaetse.
1 male and 1 female specimen bred from chrysalids of
Retinia sp. Type, 3532, U. S. National Museum. (Revis.

Tachin., p. 54.) retina Coq.

Middle tibiae each bearing two macrochaetse on the front side
near the middle; front in both sexes about two-thirds
as wide as either eye; cheeks one-half as broad as the eye
height; facial ridges at most bearing one or two bristles
above the vibrissae; parafontals shining black, thinly
dusted gray pollinose near the base of the antennae; the
third antennal joint in both sexes at least four times as
long as the second; first two joints of the antennas and
the tip of the proboscis yellow; arista somewhat pubes-
cent on the basal half, thickened on the basal fourth,
penultimate joint longer than broad; orbital bristles pres-
ent in both sexes; thorax gray pollinose; scutellum bear-
ing three pairs of long marginal macrochaetse; abdomen
with grayish white pruinose bands on the basal margins
of segments two and three; sometimes carinate on the
venter; usually no discal macrochaetse present; (2 females
have a weak pair of discals on segments 2 and 3) ; wings
slightly smoky tinged costally; third vein bearing two to
four bristles at its base; apical cell closed or open in the
margin of the wing. Length, 5 to 7 rnm. 1 male and 5
females from Oswego, New York. Type, 4064, U. S.
National Museum. (Can. Ent., vol. XXX, p. 234) . . Polita Coq.

128 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

NOTES ON THYSANOPTERA.

BY H. M. RUSSELL,
Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

The writer presents these short notes at the present time as
two of the species treated, Heliothrips rubrocinctusQisxdL and
Eiithi ips insularis Franklin, have not been recorded from the
United States, and the third, ^olothrips bicolor Hinds has
heretofore only been recorded from Amherst, Massachusetts.

Heliothrips rubrocinctus Giard.

This species was observed by the writer to be seriously
affecting the mango and avocado trees at Miami, Florida,
during the months of January to May, 1909. It was found
feeding in colonies on the foliage in all of its stages and ming-
ling in with Heliothrips hcemorrhoidalis Bouche. In habits it
was almost identical with the latter, but the younger stages
were readily distinguished by a bright red band crossing the
base of the abdomen, and the adult by its habit when dis-
turbed of curling the abdomen entirely over the body and
then moving away in that posture.

Euthrips insularis Franklin.

On January5, 1909, Messrs. H. 0. Marsh and D. K. Mc-
Millan collected this thrips in large numbers at Brownsville,
Texas, in the blossoms of the velvet bean (Dolichns atropur-
pureus). Franklin described this species from the Barbados
Islands, and Mr. David L. Crawford collected it at Guadala-
jara, Mexico, where, he stated, it was the commonest thrips
present. On the velvet bean, this insect was causing consider-
able injury by feeding on the flowers. This was indicated by
a brown spotting of the petals, many blossoms dropping off,
so that there were few pods maturing.

.^Eolothrips bicolor Hinds.

While Mr. M. M. High was engaged in work on the onion
thrips (Thrips tabaci Lind.), at Knox, Indiana, during August,
1911, he collected a number of specimens of this thrips. They
were taken in company with sEolo thrips fasciatus Fab. on
the onion, where they were observed to be feeding on the
onion thrips.

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DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW NORTH AMERICAN
THYSANOPTERA

BY J. DOUGLAS HOOD,
United States Biological Survey .

The classification of the order Thysanoptera is admittedly
much in need of attention, and reliable synopses of genera and
species are conspicuously wanting. A proposed treatise for
the Genera Insectorum, now in preparation by Richard S.
Bagnall, will do much to supply these long-felt wants; and in
advance of its publication it seems desirable to make known
a maximum number of so-called species, for the value of such
a work of reference depends largely upon its exhaustiveness.
In this paper I have thus attempted nothing more profound
than the mere description of certain forms and groups of forms
which appear after a morphological study to require new names
for their proper designation.

SUBORDER TEREBRANTIA HALIDAY.

FAMILY ^EOLOTHRIPID^ HALIDAY.
yEolothrips vittipennis, new species. (PI. IV, figs. 1, 2.)

Female. — Length about 1.5 mm. Color dark blackish brown with a
reddish cast, due to dense crimson hypodermal pigmentation in the tho-
rax, abdomen, femora, tibiae, and the two basal antennal segments; anten-
nae with segnent 3 and basal half of segment 4 yellowish white.

Head about as wide as long, longer than prothorax, deeply and closely
transversely striate, and with numerous minute spines on occiput and cheeks ;
anterior border deeply emarginate' by the forward production of the eyes,
and wii'h a median tubercle; cheeks strongly arcuate. Eyes moderate,
prolonged on ventral surface of head, and with the more dorsal facets
separated by a distance about equal to their own diameter. Ocelli equi-
distant, the posterior nearly contiguous to eyes. Antennee about 2.2 times
as long as head, the last four segments subequal and together shorter than
the preceding; sensory area on ventral surface of segment 5 elongate, the
sense cone arising from basal end; segment 3 yellowish white, becoming
darl- blackish brown at extreme apex; 4 yellowish white in basal half or
thirl, excepting for the dark pedicel; remainder of antenna blackish brown.
Madllary palpi three-segmented; labial palpi four-segmented.

Frothorax subrcetangular, slightly shorter than head, and nearly one
and one-half times as wide as long, widest near middle; surface with num-
erous minute spines. Mesothorax about 1.5 times as broad as prothorax,
arterior angles broadly rounded; mesoscutum very closely transversely
striate. Metathorax with sides roundly converging posteriorly; meta-
ffiutum subreticulate. Wings of fore pair slender, about 8.5 times as long
is width at middle, of nearly equal breadth throughout; venation normal;
inal Half occupied by a longitudinal black band which extends from the

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extreme base, across the scale, and to the tip of the wing, sometimes show-
ing a tendency to form a transverse band just beyond the basal third;1
hind wings white or grayish. Legs normal to genus, the fore femora slender.

Abdomen slender, normal to the genus.

Male. — Length about 1.1 mm. Fore wings with a transverse black band
just beyond the basal third, in addition to the longitudinal band on pos-
terior half. Abdomen very slender; ninth segment nearly as long as wide,
narrowed toward apex, and without clasping organs.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.48 mm.; head, length 0.180 mm.,
width 0.197 mm.; prothorax, length 0.148 mm., width 0.218 mm.; mesotho-
rax, width 0.320 mm; abdomen, width 0.342 mm. An tennal segments : 1,36 /z;
2, 50 M; 3, 114 M; 4, 87 /*; 5, 58 /*; 6, 12 M; 7, 13 M; 8, 13 yu; 9, 11 M; total
length of antenna, 0.39 mm.; width at segment 4, 0.026 mm.

Described from 10 females and 8 males, taken on honey
locust (Gleditsia triacanthos L.),at Topeka, Illinois, May 23,
1909, and August 7, 1908, by Mr. Charles A?Mart,and one
living female from Washington, D. C., July 28, 1912, J. D.
H., on yellow locust (Robinia pscudacacia L.).

Type locality : Topeka, Illinois.

In the coloration of the wings, this species resembles ^E.
vittatus Haliday and ^E, kuwanaii(&\v !) Moulton, which occur,
respectively, in Europe and the Pacific coast region of. North
America. From both it may be known by the longer head,
shorter prothorax, and the details of wing coloration. In ad-
dition to these characters, it is also to be noted that in ku-
ivanaii only the third antennal segment is white, the spine-
bearing sense area on the ventral surface of the fifth antennal
segment is circular in form, the head is not emarginate in front,
and, rhost important of all, the ninth abdominal segment of
the male is provided with lateral claspers.

^olothrips crassus, new species. (PI. IV, figs. 5, 6.)

Female. — Length about 1.5 mm. Color dark blackish brown, w.th a
reddish cast, due to crimson hypodermal pigmentation in the thorax ab-
domen, and femora; antenna) with segments 3 and 4 pale yellowish wkite,
the latter blackish at extreme apex.

Head about 1.3 times as wide as long, about as long as prothorax, not
transversely striate, and with minute spines on occiput and cheeks; an-
terior border not deeply emarginate by a forward prolongation of (he
eyes, and without median tubercle; cheeks slightly swollen. Eyes moderate
in size, prolonged as usual on ventral surface of head, and with the mo:e
dorsal facets separated by a distance much less than their own diameter!.
Ocelli equidistant. Antennae nearly 2.5 times as long as head, unusually
stout; segment 3 about equal to 1+2 and only about three times as long as

1 This band always finds its complete development In the male.

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wide; 4 subequal to 3; 5-9 together nearly 1.3 times as long as 3, the last
four segments subequal and together about equal to the one preceding;
sensory area on ventral surface of segment 5 circular. Maxillary palpi
three-segmented; labial palpi four-segmented.

Prothorax about two-thirds as long as greatest width, distinctly broad-
ened behind. Mesothorax a little less than 1.4 times as broad as prothorax,
anterior angles broadly rounded; mesoscutum very closely transversely
striate. Metathorax with sides roundly converging posteriorly; meta-
scutum subreticulate. Wings of fore pair moderately slender (about seven
times as long as width at middle), slightly narrower in basal third; venation
normal, or with the lower subapical cross-vein wanting; anal half of wing
traversed by a longitudinal black band which extends from the basal fifth
to the tip of the wing, becoming paler and narrower at apex, and, in the
second fifth, broadened to nearly the costal margin; hind wings grayish.
Legs short and stout, the fore femora oiily about one and one-half times
as long as wide.

Abdomen stout, of normal structure.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.55 mm.; head, length 0.162 mm.,
width 0.209 mm.; prothorax, length 0.168 mm., width 0.264 nun.; meso-
thorax, width 0.360 mm.; abdomen, width 0.432 mm. Antennal segments :
1, 36 M; 2, 54 n; 3, 92 M; 4, 90 M; 5, 57 M: 6, 14 M; 7, 14 M; 8, 14 »; 9, 14 M;
total length of antenna, 0.39 mm., width at segment 4, 0.030 mm.

Described from one female, taken on Plummer's Island,
Maryland (in the Potomac River near Washington, D. C.),
May 19, by W. L. McAtee and the writer. It was found in a
flower of Hydrophyllum rirginicnin L.

This species, like the preceding, is related to fcHU'inutii and
vittatus. From the former it may be known by the white
fourth antennal segment and the stouter facies; from the lat-
ter its separation is more difficult, judging from the brief pub-
lished descriptions, but should be distinct by the longer seg-
ments 5-9, which together are fully a fifth longer than seg-
ment 3, instead of subequal to it as in vittatus. The lat-
ter is known only from England, Finland, Sweden, and Austria-
Hungary (Dalmatia).

With the specimen above described, I have doubtfully as-
sociated another female, taken on a conifer at Urbana, Illinois,
May 21, 1908, by J. V. Bopp, then a student in the University
of Illinois. It agrees with the type in most respects, but the
third antennal segment is slenderer and darkened at tip, the
basal transverse band on the wing is complete, and :i second
band shows a tendency to appear near the apex of the wing,
just basal to the apical seventh.

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FAMILY THRIPID^ HALIDAY.
Genus MEROTHRIPS nov.

(/xijpos, the femur; Qprf, a wood worm.)

Head rather elongate, anteriorly obtusely angulate, with a pair of long
bristles on dorsum between eyes and antennae. Eyes (in the type species)
greatly reduced; ocelli wanting. Antennae long, approximate, eight-seg-
mented, moniliform, inserted on ventral surface of head; segments 3 and 4
with sense areas (instead of sense cones) at apex; segment 8 elongate, fusi-
form. Mouth cone equal in length to face, semicircularly rounded at apex;
maxillary palpi three-segmented; labial palpi two-segmented. Protho-
rax trapezoidal, broader than long and somewhat longer than head, with
a pair of subparallel longitudinal sutures separating the notum from pleu-
ron and coxa; posterior angles with a single long bristle. Legs very stout;
metacoxee separated by less than their own diameters; mesocoxae separated
by an interval thrice as great; fore and hind femora greatly enlarged; male
with a broad subbasal tooth on inner margin of fore femur and with a
long, stout tooth on inner margin of fore tibia at tip. Abdomen moderate-
ly slender, exceedingly blunt at tip, the apical segments very transverse
and with long, weak spines; ovipositor greatly reduced, certainly function-
less; abdomen of male without ventral sensory areas and without strong,
chitinous projections on apical segments.

Type,: Merothrips morgani, new species.
In the weakened, pale cuticula, reduced organs of vision,
enlarged femora, and functionless ovipositor, the whole in-
sect shows a remarkable adaptation to life under bark and in
other similarly secluded places — a habit until now wholly un-
known among the Thripidse. The affinities of such an anoma-
lous genus may be thought open to speculation, but, in our
present arrangement of the genera of this, family, it seems to
take a natural position just after Chirothrips. The ancestors
of this form were almost certainly Chirothrips-\\\i£ Thripi-
dse which, originally passing only the winter under bark, became
gradually adapted to that method of life as a fixed habit,
through finding there suitable food and adequate protection,
both from enemies and unfavorable climatic conditions. The
loss of the ovipositor is easily explained, for, as in the Tubu-
lifera, there is no need to hide the eggs in plant parenchyma
to avoid their being injured, because under bark may be found
safe hiding places in plenty.

Merothrips morgani, new species. (PI. V, figs. 1-3.)

Female. — Length about 0.8 mm. Color pale grayish yellow, gray, or
brown, with head, legs (especially the anterior pair), and first two antennal
segments suffused with yellow.

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Head smooth, about 1.25 times as long as wide, broadest at basal third,
cheeks evenly arcuate to eyes and base of head; vertex flattened, angulate in
front, the sides forming an angle of 125°, and with a pair of prominent, post-
antennal bristles equal in length to segments 1 -(-2 of antennae; frontal costa
notched at 90°; two pairs of bristles behind eyes, the inner pair shorter
and subequal to, or rather longer than, a third pair between eyes. Eyes
rudimentary, only about three facets visible in lateral profile. Ocelli and
ocellar pigment entirely wanting. Antennae long and slender, about 2.7
times as long as head; base of segment 1 hidden by vertex; form and struc-
ture well shown in figure (PI. v, fig. 1).

Prothorax trapezoidal, about 1.2 times as long as head and (inclusive of
cox£e) about 1.4 times as broad as long and 1.8 times as broad at base as
at apex, with faint anastomosing lines of sculpture; notum not attaining
lateral margins, separated from the pleural plate and the coxa by a longi-
tudinal, sinuate suture extending from the anterior angle to thebM.<e;im-
diad to this suture often a longitudinal carina attaining about middle of
prothorax; several short bristles present in addition to the long pair at the
posterior angles (PI. V, fig. 2). Pterothorax reduced, subequal in width to
prothorax; mesonotum with a pair of prominent bristles on each side near
anterior angles; mesosternum with two prominent bristles at extreme lat-
eral margin, metasternum with one. Legs exceedingly stout, fore and hind
femora greatly enlarged, the former nearly as wide as head, and the latter
two-thirds as wide as long. Wings lacking.

Abdomen about 2.66 times as long as wide, broadest at about segment
6, weak and very blunt at apex; terminal bristles long, slender, and trans-
parent, a lateral pair on segment 9 about five-sixths as long as greatest
width of abdomen.

Measurements of holotype: Length 0.823 mm.; head, length 0.089mm.,
width 0.071 mm.; prothorax, length 0.105 mm., width 0.147 mm.; ptero-
thorax, width 0.144 mm.; abdomen, width 0.176 mm. Antennal segments:
1, 23 M; 2, 27 M; 3, 38 M; 4, 35 M; 5, 26 M; 6, 28 M; 7, 26 M; 8, 36 M; total
length of antenna, 0.24 mm.; width at segment 4, 0.016 mm.

Male. — Length about 0.75 mm. Last two abdominal segments distinctly
yellowish. General structure as in female. Fore femur toothed on inner
margin near base; inner side of fore tibia produced at apex in a stout, acute
tooth. Dorsum of head apparently minutely granulate, certain of these
granules darker and arranged in anastomosing lines. Apex of abdomen
suggestive of that of Chirothrips, all bristles slender. Accessory sexual
organs heavily chitinized; testes not visible.

Described from 3 females and 1 male, as follows: Homer,
Illinois, October 3, 1908, under loose bark on shellbark hick-
ory tree, J. D. H., 1 female; Olney, Illinois, November 19,
1908, from branch of post oak (Qncrcus stcllata Wang.), L.
M. Smith, 1 female; Illinois, July, 1909, in burrows of freshly-
hatched larva? of Oncidcrcs ting nlata Say in dead hickory twig,

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probably from the southern part of the State, J. D. H., 1
male; "Corbiri, Ky., Sept. 26, 1911, in mushroom, A. C.
Morgan, collector," 1 female (coll. A. C. Morgan).

Type locality ; Homer, Illinois.

The name is proposed as a compliment to Mr. Morgan, who
had recognized the form as generically and specifically dis-
tinct and had drawn up a description, previous to learning
that my manuscript on the same species was ready for the
press.

Frankliniella stylosa, new species. (PI. V, fig. 7.)

Female. — Length about 1.3 mm. General color dark; abdomen blackish
brown, slightly paler at base; ptero- and pro-thorax bright cinnamon-
brown, the former with sides and notum tinged with gray, the latter dis-
tinctly darker with blackish; head yellowish gray, darkened with blackish
at base, and (by reflected light) with vertex and inner and posterior margins
of eyes almost white; antenna grayish brown, segment 2 darkest, bases of
3, 4, and 5 pale; fore wings washed with blackish, slightly paler in basal
fourth; legs yellowish gray, all femora darker and shaded on outer surface
with brown.

Head fully 1.5 times as wide as long, conspicuously narrowed posteriorly,
the breadth of its hind margin about 0.9 the greatest width of the head;
occiput with a few transverse lines; interocellar and one pair of post-
ocular bristles alone prominent, stout, black, the former longer; other
bristles slender, pale, inconspicuous. Eyes moderate in size, normal to
the genus, about three-fifths as wide as their interval. Ocelli present,
posterior pair nearly opposite middle of eyes. Antennae moderately stout,
three times as long as dorsum of head, all spines long, stout, prominent;
form of segments normal to genus (PI. v, fig. 7); segment 3 subequal to or
longer than 6; 8 about 1.75 times as long as 7; segment 1 gray; 2 usually
decidedly darker (amost black as seen by aid of hand lens), gray-brown in
color; 3 and 5 gray, paler in basal half, the latter with pedicel dark at ex-
treme base; 4 slightly darker, less pale in basal half; 6-8 uniform gray.

Prothorax about 1.4 times as wide as long and 1.4 times as long as head,
the two prominent bristles at each angle all equal in length, nearly black in
color, about three-fifths as long as prothorax; posterior margin with the
pair of bristles near middle similar in form and color, and two-thirds as
long. Pterothorax normal to genus; a pair of dark bristles on anterior
margin of metascutum nearly equal to that plate in length, the pair ex-
ternal to these short, slender, colorless. Legs of medium length and moder-
ate size. Wings of fore pair only slightly paler at base; anterior margin
with about 25 bristles, anterior vein with about 19, and posterior vein
with about 15.

Abdomen of normal form; all bristles stout and dark in color; posterior
margin of segment 8 with a series of about 15 equidistant spine-like pro-
jections on dorsum; tenth segment with longitudinal dorsal suture.

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Measurements of holotype: Length 1.26 mm.; head, length 0.102 mm.,
width 0.167 mm.; prothorax, length 0.143 mm., width 0.208 mm.; mesotho-
rax, width 0.288 mm.; abdomen, width 0.300 mm. Antennul segments:
1, 30 M; 2, 44 M; 3, 58 M; 4, 48 M: 5, 40 M; 6, 56 M; 7, 9 M; 8, 16 M; total length
of antenna, 0.30 mm.; width at segment 4, 0.023 mm.

Described from 8 females, taken in flowers of Viburnum
acerifolium L. and Chwnanthus riri^iniru L., on Plummer's
Island, Maryland (in the Potomac River near Washington,
D. C.), May 19, 1912, by W. L. McAtee and the writer.

This pretty species seems to be more closely allied to the
African F. schnitzel (Trybom) than to any other, resembling
it in that the head is narrowed behind and the eighth anten-
nal segment conspicuously longer than the seventh. The color-
ation of the body and antennae, however, will readily dis-
tinguish the two. In North America it finds its closest rela-
tive in F. insnlaris (Franklin), but the antennal structure,
as well as the coloration of body, legs, wings, and antennae, is
decidedly different in that species.

Heliothrips punctipennis, new species.

Fetnale. — Length about 0.97 mm. General color dark blackish brown to
nearly black, with head and thorax distinctly paler and of a brownish yel-
low color, abdomen with last three segments pale; legs clear lemon yel-
low; antennae grayish white, 1, 2, and 6-8 darker.

Head about 1.2 times as wide as long and slightly longer than prothorax;
cheeks slightly arcuate; dorsal surface rather conspicuously reticulate,
roughened between the lines of reticulation; frontal costa distinctly nar-
rower than first antennal segment; vertex subcarinate in front of ocelli.
Eyes about 1.5 times as long as their distance from posterior margin of
head, scarcely protruding, setose. Ocelli of normal form and position.
Antennas twice as long as head; segment 1 subquadrate; 2 broadest in
entire antenna, a little longer than wide; 3 and 4 urn-shaped, the former
little less than twice as long as wide; 5 egg-shaped, pedicellate; 6 and 7
' together of same form as 5, but inverted; 8 very long and slender. Segments
1, 2, ajid 6-8, brown, the first paler; intermediate segments nearly clear
white, slightly clouded with brownish toward apex. Maxillary palpi two-
segmented.

Prothorax about 1.7 times as wide as long, slightly shorter than head, and
with similar reticulation; bristles few, short and well distributed, a more
prominent pair near middle of anterior margin. Pterothorax somewhat
broader than prothorax; membrane yellow, plates brown. Wings long,
very slender, overreaching the abdomen; fore wings about eighteen times
as long as width at middle, of normal venation; costal margin with about
19 bristles; principal vein with four colorless bristles, of which two are near
base and two near fork; anterior vein with one bristle near base and two

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near apex, all short, slender, the last brownish; posterior vein with five or
six usually equidistant bristles, all slender and colorless; fore wings nearly
white, with apex dark brown and with a light cloud of brown at the fork
of the veins; hind wings brownish, with darker median vein.

Abdomen slender, ovate, pointed at tip; notum subreticulate, more
faintly at middle; segment 10 with longitudinal dorsal suture.

Measurements of holotype: Length 0.972 mm.; head, length 0.114 mm.,
width 0.142 mm.; prothorax, length 0.102 mm., width 0.178 mm.; meso-
thorax, width 0.216 mm.; metathorax, width 0.197mm.; abdomen, width
0.246 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 18 /u; 2, 36 n; 3, 41 M; 4, 34 ju; 5, 30 M;
6, 24 /*; 7, 12 n; 8, 29 M; total length of antenna, 0.22 mm., width at seg-
ment 4, 0.021 mm.

Described from 5 females, 2 of which were taken in swee/p-
ings at Matamoros, Mexico, June 30, 1908, and 3 from Browns-
ville, Texas, December 8, 1910, in sweepings from Bermuda
grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.). All were collected by
Mr. Hart.

Type locality : Matamoros, Mexico.

The small size of this species and the peculiar coloration
of the legs and wings should make it easy of recognition. It
belongs in the vicinity oifasciatus,fasciapenn/s, and phaseoli.

Heliothrips marginipennis, new species.

Female. — Length about 1.1 mm. Color dark blackish brown to nearly
black, very slightly, if any, paler anteriorly; legs brown, the femora and
tibise yellow at extremities; tarsi yellow; antennal segments 1, 2, and 6-8
nearly concolorous with body, intermediate segments brownish yellow and
more or less clouded with brown.

Head about 1.2 times as wide as long, equal in length to prothorax;
cheeks nearly straight and parallel; dorsal surface conspicuously reticulate,
more particularly so behind an irregular transverse line at basal fourth;
frontal costa distinctly narrower than first antennal segment. Eyes very
slightly longer than their distance from posterior margin of head, slightly
prominent, setose. Ocelli of normal form and postion. Antennae twice as
long as head; segment 1 subquadrate; 2 broadest in entire antenna, a little
longer than wide; 3 and 4 urn-shaped, the former slightly more than twice
as long as wide; 5 almost perfectly egg-shaped, pedicellate; 6 and 7 together
of same form as 5, but inverted; 8 very long and slender. Segments 1,
2, and 6-8 blackish brown, the first paler; intermediate segments pale
brownish yellow, 3 and 4 darkly clouded with brown just beyond middle,
5 dark brown in apical two-thirds. Maxillary palpi two-segmented.

Prothorax about 1.7 times as wide as long, equal in length to head and
with similar reticulation; bristles few, short, well distributed, a more promi-
nent pair near middle of anterior margin. Pterothorax somewhat broader
than prothorax; membrane yellowish, plates brown. Wings long, very slen-

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der, overreaching the abdomen; fore wings about eighteen times as long as
width at middle, of normal venation; costal margin with about 20 bristles;
principal vein with four colorless bristles, of which two are near base and
two near fork; anterior vein with one bristle near base and two near apex,
all slender, the last brownish; posterior vein with six or seven usually
equidistant bristles, all long and slender, colorless; fore wings nearly white,
with a short, dark band at fork of veins connected with one at apex by
a narrow line of brown extending along the extreme posterior margin and
hooked foward in apical twelfth (where it is darkest) along anterior margin;
hind wings brownish, with darker median vein.

Abdomen moderately slender, ovate, pointed at tip; notum subreticu-
late, more faintly at middle; segment 10 with longitudinal dorsal suture.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.08 mm.; head, length 0.126 mm.,
width 0.156 mm.; prothorax, length 0.120 mm., width 0.206 mm.; meso-
thorax, width (3.259 mm.; metathorax, width 0.240 mm.; abdomen, width
0.300 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 18 n; 2, 39 n; 3, 48 /x; 4, 44 n; 5, 34 M;
6, 27 (i; 7, 18 n; 8, 33 ju; total length of antenna, 0.26 mm.; width at seg-
ment 4, 0.023 mm.

Described from three females taken by Mr. Hart in sweep-
ings, at Monterey, Mexico, July 5, 1908.

This spepies, also, Ts related to the group of which fascialus
is typical. The wing coloration is distinctive.

Heliothrips cinctipennis, new species.

Female. — Length about 1.2 mm. General color yellowish brown to
nearly black, with head and thorax much paler than abdomen, the latter
with last three segments distinctly paler; legs yellow, with the fore fem-
ora at base, and the middle and posterior femora and all tibise, at middle,
shaded with brownish; antennae pale, segments 1, 2, and 6-8, nearly con-
colorous with body, intermediate segments nearly white, slightly clouded
with brown toward apex.

Head about 1.2 times as wide as long, distinctly longer than prothorax;
cheeks subparallel, arcuate; dorsal surface conspicuously reticulate, more
coarsely toward base; frontal costa nearly as wide as first antennal seg-
ment. Eyes distinctly longer than their distance from posterior margin
of head, slightly prominent, setose. Ocelli of normal form and position.
Antennae usually a little less than twice as long as head; segment 1 sub-
quadrate; 2 broadest in entire antenna, a little longer than wide; 3 and 4
urn-shaped, the former slightly more than twice as long as wide; ."> egg-
shaped, pedicellate; 6 and 7 together of same form as 5, but inverted;
8 very long and slender; segments 1, 2, and 6-8, brown, the first paler;
intermediate segments pale brownish yellow, slightly clouded with gr.-iv
in apical portion. Maxillary palpi two-segmented.

Prothorax about 1.9 times as wide as long, distinctly shorter than head
and with similar reticulation; bristles few, short, well distributed, a more
prominent pair near middle of anterior margin. Pterothorax somewhat

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broader than prothorax; membrane yellowish, plates brown. Wings long,
very slender, overreaching abdomen; fore wings about eighteen times as
long as width at middle, of normal venation; costal margin with about 18
bristles; principal vein with four short colorless bristles, of which two are
near base and two near fork; anterior vein with one bristle at base and two
near apex, all slender, the last longer and brownish; posterior vein writh four
or five nearly equidistant bristles, these usually rather short, colorless;
fore wings white, with a dark brown or black band occupying the second
and third fourths, margined with darker brown in apical eighth, extreme
base lightly washed with brown; hind wings brownish, with darker median
vein.

Abdomen moderately slender, ovate, pointed at tip; notum subreti-
culate, more faintly at middle; segment 10 with longitudinal dorsal suture.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.16 mm.; head, length 0.133 mm.,
width 0.161 mm.; prothorax, length 0.109mm., width 0.212 mm.; meso-
thorax, width 0.248 mm.; metathorax, width 0.224 mm.; abdomen, width
0.300 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 18 n; 2, 37 M; 3, 45 n; 4, 40 n; 5, 38 /u;
6, 33 M; 7, 14 M; 8, 33 n; total length of antenna, 0.26 mm., width at segment
4, 0.021 mm.

Male. — Length about 0.8 mm. Sternum of abdominal segments 3-7 each
with a nearly circular pale area. Segment 9 with two pairs of dorsal spines,
the basal pair much shorter and stouter than the apical.

Described from 25 females and 4 males, from Anna, Clay
City, Grand Tower, Havana, Hillery, and Makanda, Illi-
nois, all taken by Mr. Hart in sweepings from grass and weeds,
during June, July, August, and September.

In the specimens at hand the coloration of the body, wings,
and antennae is remarkably constant, and serves to distin-
guish the species from the allied H. fasciapennis (sic!) Hinds.
In the latter species, furthermore, the pale areas on the ven-
tral surface of the male abdomen are fully five times as wide
as long, instead of transversely oval or nearly circular.

Thrips pallicornis, new species. (PI. v, figs. 5, 6.)

Female. — Length about 1.2 mm. Color dark blackish brown or black,
with bright crimson hypodermal pigmentation, more brilliant in ptero-
fchorax and second antennal segment; segments 3-7 pale lemon-yellow,
slightly shaded with gray; wings of fore pair white in basal fourth, remain-
der blackish brown.

Head 1.4 times as wide as median dorsal length, somewhat longer than
prothorax, as broad across eyes as midway between eyes and base; cheeks
arcuate to eyes and base of head; vertex rather depressed, frontal costa
notched at about 60°; four pairs of very distinct bristles behind eyes, and
another similar pair between anterior and posterior ocelli; a small pair
lateral to and in front of the anterior ocellus. Eyes rather less than half

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as long as head, prominent, protruding, noticeably pilose. Ocelli normal,
opposite about middle of eyes. Antennae long, more than twice the length
of head, unusually slender, form and structure well shown in figure (PI. V,
fig. 6); segments 1 and 2 concolorous with head, the latter segment, how-
ever, with dense crimson pigment; remainder of antenna yellow, with base
of third and, to a less degree, of fourth to sixth and all of seventh, usually
shaded with gray. Maxillary palpi three-segmented.

Prothorax about 1.5 times as wide as long, without evident sculpture,
sides gently rounded; two pairs of long, slender bristles at posterior angles.
Wings of fore pair about fourteen times as long as wide, white in basal
fourth, remainder blackish brown; costal margin with about 25 spines;
anterior vein with 10 spines, of which seven are nearly confined to the
white band (not passing basal 4/11 of wing), the remaining three at 7/11,
9/11, and a little more than 10/11 beyond base of wing, respectively;
posterior vein also with about 10 spines, the first of which is usually ex-
actly behind the last spine in the basal series of the anterior vein, and the
last of which is opposite a point nearly midway between the last two on
the anterior vein. Legs concolorous with body, rather conspicuously set
with stout, dark bristles.

Abdomen of normal form, with tenth segment longitudinally sulcatc
above in at least apical half; bristles on segments 9 and 10 long, stout,
nearly black.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.24 mm.; head, length 0.144 mm.,
width 0.163 mm.; prothorax, length 0.132 mm., width 0.193 mm.; mesotho-
rax, width 0.276 mm.; metathorax, width 0.246 mm.; abdomen, width 0.282
mm. Antennal segments: 1, 30 ^; 2, 42 n; 3, 64 ^; 4, 54 /j; 5, 48 n; 6, 58 /u;
7, 22 n; total length of antenna, 0.32 mm., width at segment 4, 0.019 mm.

Male. — Length about 1 mm. Similar in color and general structure to
female. Segment 9 above with a pair of short, slender bristles at apical
third near lateral margin, and with four larger bristles — apical, equidis-
tant, and subparallel — lying closely above suranal plate; the latter with
four slender bristles at apical third, the median pair longer; lateral, sub-
apical bristles of segments 9 and 10 long, dark, moderately conspicuous.

Measurements of allotype: Length 0.98 rnm.; head, length 0.127 mm.,
width 0.144 mm.; prothorax, length 0.102 mm., width 0.167 mm.; meso-
thorax, width 0.223 mm.; metathorax, width 0.192 mm.; abdomen, width
0.164 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 29 /u; 2, 38 M; 3, 60 ^; 4, 51 M; 5, 41 A/;
6, 58 ft; 7, 20 n; total length of antenna, 0.30 mm., width at segment 4,
0.018 mm.

Described from 17 females and 4 males, all from Illinois,
as follows: Carbondale, September 19, 1908, L. M. Smith,
1 male; Clay City, September 2, 1909, C. A. Hart, 2 females;
Dubois, April 28 and September 17, 1908, July 3, 1909, C.
A. H., L. M. S., 12 females, 3 males; Herrin, May 12, 1909,
L. M. S., 1 female; Olney, May 4, 1909, L. M. S., 1 female;

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Parker, July 14, 1909, C. A. H., 1 female. All specimens, with
the exception of the single female from Olney, which was taken
on an apple leaf, were found on the under surface of hickory
leaves, sometimes in abundance.

Type locality ; Parker, Illinois.

The antennal coloration is distinctive. Superficially the
species bears a close resemblance ioBaliothrips basalts Shull.

SUBORDER TUBULIFERA HALIDAY.
FAMILY PHLCEOTHRIPID^E UZEL.

Zygothrips pallidus, new species. (PI. VI, figs. 1, 2.)

Female (forma brachyptera). — Lengthabout 1.6 mm. Color clear, bright
lemon-yellow, with antennal segments 7 and 8 shaded with brown, and
apical three-fourths of tube abruptly nearly black. (By reflected light the
legs and antenna? appear darker, due to the absence therefrom of the
yellow hypodermal pigment, which is very dense in the other regions of
the body.)

Head about 1.4 times as long as wide, very slightly broadest at basal
fourth, thence evenly narrowing to eyes and base; vertex elevated, al-
most overhanging, evenly declivous; dorsal and lateral surfaces without
sculpture, the spines few and very inconspicuous; postocular bristles short,
two-thirds as long as eyes, blunt but not capitate. Eyes about one-third
as long as head, slightly protruding, nearly prominent. Anterior ocellus
scarcely overhanging, the posterior pair opposite anterior third of eyes.
Antennae slightly more than one and one-half times as long as head, rather
stout; segment 1 nearly as broad at base as long; 2 stout, globose; 3 much
narrower than 2, stout, swollen just beyond the abrupt pedicel; 4 clavate,
longest in entire antenna, nearly as stout as 2; 5-7 clavate, sucessively
decreasing in length and breath; 8 conical, twice as long as wide, more than
two-thirds as wide at base as apex of 7; sense cones short, weak, transparent,
barely visible. Mouth cone blunt, much shorter than width of head, reach-
ing about to middle of prosternum; labrum not attaining labium.

Prothorax about as long as width of head and (inclusive of coxae) about
one and two-thirds times as wide as long; surface smooth; anterior marginal
and midlateral bristles wanting, others short and blunt (scarcely capitate),
the two pairs near the posterior angles subequal in length and longest;
coxal bristle similar to and nearly as long as thelatter. Pterothorax slightly
wider than prothorax, sides nearly straight and parallel. Legs rather
stout, of moderate length; fore tarsi armed with a very small, acute tooth;
color lemon-yellow, without shading even on femora.

Abdomen (greatly distended in the type) of apparently normal form.
Tube about half as long as head, less than twice as long as basal width,
and about half as wide at apex as at base; terminal bristles "brown, very
slightly longer than tube; all other abdominal bristles clear yellow.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 141

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.56 mm.; head, length 0.252 mm.,
width 0.180 mm.; prothorax, length 0.180 mm., width (inclusive of coxae)
0.300 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.312 mm,; abdomen, width 0.360 mm.;
tube, length 0.120 mm., width at base 0.073 mm., at apex 0.038 mm. An-
tennal segments: 1, 44 /* by 41 M; 2, 53 M by 35 /u; 3, 51 M by 31 M; 4, 62 p.
by 35 M; 5, 57 M by 30 n; 6, 53 M by 27 M; 7, 48 M by 24 M; 8, 27 M by 13 M;
total length of antenna, 0.39 mm.

Male. — Much smaller than female; length about 1 mm. Color luteous,
shaded with gray on femora, tibia?, segments 4-8 of antennae, and apical
three-fourths of tube. Ocelli apparently wanting. Prothoracic bristles
rather more capitate than blunt. Abdomen slender. Otherwise similar to
female.

Described from 1 female (holotype) from Brownsville,
Texas, taken December 8, 1910, in sweepings from Bermuda
grass; and 1 male (allotype) from Padre Island, Texas (oppo-
site Point Isabel), taken June 28, 1908, "in sweepings from
grass, etc." Bo_th specimens were taken by Mr. Hart.

The coloration of this species is remarkable, as is also the
structure of the third antennal segment.

It will be noticed that the two illustrations given herewith
are unfortunately of the male, for the reason that the female
was not known until two years after the execution of the
drawings.

Genus RHYNCHOTHRIPS nov.

s, beak; Op^, a wood worm.)

Head little, if any, longer than broad, about equal in length to prothorax;
cheeks finely roughened, without spiniferous tubercles. Antenna? eight-
segmented, the last two segments closely united. Eyes one-third or one-
fourth as long as head. Ocelli placed far forward, the median one overhang-
ing, sometimes borne at tip of slightly produced vertex. Mouth cone
unusually long and slender, fully as long as dorsum of head, attaining or
surpassing front margin of mcsosternum; lab rum very acute, elongate,
sometimes one and one-third times as long as width of head. Prothorax
large, heavy, nearly or quite as long as head, with median dorsal thicken-
ing; anterior and posterior margins concentric. Fore tarsi usually unarmed.
Wings, when present, of nearly equal width throughout. Abdomen broad
and heavy, with short bristles.

Type: Rhynchothrips pruni, new species.

This genus will also embrace Trichothrips tridcntatus Shu 11
and T. buff a Hood. The very long mouth cone and the large,
heavy prothorax are distinctive. Though two of its species
were described in Trichothrips, it appears to be much more
closely related to Liothrips. All the known species occur under

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the loose scales of bark on living trees, and the peculiar mouth-
parts appear to be an adaptation to such a life.

Rhynchothrips pruni, new species. (PI. vi, fig. 4.)

Female (for ma brachyptera). — Length about 1.5mm. Color nearly black,
thorax paler; tarsi, articulations of legs, and at least the basal portions of
antennal segments 1-6, ochreous.

Head as wide as long, broadest somewhat behind eyes; cheeks slightly
converging posteriorly, rounded rather abruptly to eyes and gently to base
of head; lateral and dorsal surf aces noticeably transversely striate, sparsely,
briefly, and scarcely visibly spinose; vertex slightly rounded in front;
postocular bristles pointed, equal in length to eyes. Eyes one-fourth as
long as head, subcircular as seen from above. Ocelli small, situated far
forward; anterior ocellus well down on vertex, overhanging; posterior
ocelli situated near anterior angles of eyes. Antennae stout, slightly more
than twice as long as head, faintly subreticulate; segment 1 slightly broader
than long; 2 swollen, 1.5 times as long as wide; 3 swollen, clavate, scarcely
twice as long as wide, pedicel one-fourth of greatest wridth; 4-6 subglo-
bose, pedicellate, less than 1.5 times as long as wide, 4 broadest, 6 with
sides less rounded apically ; 7 oblong, pedicellate, truncate at apex and broad-
ly united to 8, which is conical, not narrowed at base, and twice as long
as wide; antennae bright ochre in first two segments, becoming gradually
darker toward apex, 7 and 8 being concolorous with body. Sense cones of
moderate length, slender; formula: 3, 0-1; 4, 1-1; 5, 1-1+'; 6, 1-1+1; 7
with one on dorsum near apex. Mouth cone very long, slender, fully as
long as dorsum of head, surpassing base of prosternum; labrum surpassing
labium.

Prothorax slightly longer than head and (inclusive of coxae) only 1.7 times
as wide as long; pronotum with short, median thickening; all spines pres-
ent, pointed, only the pair at posterior angles long. Pterothorax slightly
wider than prothorax, sides straight, slightly diverging posteriorly. Legs
short and stout, the fore femora shorter than head; fore tarsi unarmed.

Abdomen large, broad, about 1.4 times as wide as prothorax, narrowing
roundly from about segment 4 to base of tube. Tube about 0.9 as long as
head, less than twice as long as basal width, and fully twice as wide at
base as at apex, sides straight. Bristles pointed, brown; lateral bristles on
segment 9 subequal to terminal bristles, equal in length to tube.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.55 mm.; head, length 0.162 mm.,
width 0.163 mm.; prothorax, length 0.175 mm., width (inclusive of coxse)
0.296 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.318 mm.; abdomen, width 0.426 mm.;
tube, length 0.148 mm., width at base 0.081 mm., at apex 0.035 mm. An-
tennal segments: 1, 27 /*; 2, 50 n; 3, 54 M; 4, 46 M; 5, 48 n; 6, 48 n; 7, 49 M;
8, 32 n; total length of antenna, 0.36 mm., width at segment 4, 0.033mm.

Male. — Slightly smaller than female, with more slender abdomen; fore
tarsi unarmed.

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Described from 4 females and 9 males, from Carbondale,
Pulaski, Riverside, and Urbana, Illinois, taken in May, June,
July, September, and October, by L. M. Smith, C. A. Hart,
and the writer. It occurs commonly under the loose scales of
the bark on wild cherry, though taken occasionally from
peach and sycamore.

It is closely related to the species described by me asTric/io-
thrips hnjfce, but the smaller size, longer, stouter prothorax,
wider head, and stouter, differently colored antennae, should
distinguish it at once. Franklin's record1 of the latter insect
for St. Anthony Park, Minnesota, may possibly refer to the
present species.

Rhynchothrips dentifer, new species. (PI. VI, fig. 3.)

Female (for ma macropf era). — Length about 1.5 mm. Color dark black-
ish brown, nearly black; tarsi and intermediate antennal segments paler.

Head slightly longer than wide, narrowest acrosseyes; cheeks subparallel,
roundly converging to eyes from middle, base with an abrupt but slight
collar-like widening; lateral and dorsal surfaces noticeably transversely
striate, sparsely, briefly, and scarcely visibly spinose; vertex slightly
rounded in front; postocular bristles truncate and slightly dilated at tip,
equal in length to eyes. Eyes one-third as long as head, slightly longi-
tudinally elongate as seen from above. Ocelli moderately small, situated
far forward; anterior ocellus overhanging; posterior ocelli opposite anterior
third of eyes. Antennae stout, slightly more than twice as long as head,
scarcely subreticulate; segment 1 scarcely broader than long; 2 rather stout,
about 1.5 times as long as wide; 3 stout, clavate, about twice as long as
wide; 4-6 oval, pedicellate, 1.66 times as long as wide, 4 broadest; 7 narrowed
apically, pedicellate, about twice as long as wide, truncate at apex and
broadly united to 8, which is sharply conical, not narrowed at base, and
twice as long as wide; segments 1 and 2 nearly concolorous with body, 2
paler toward apex; 3 brownish yellow, shaded with brown at sides and in
apical two-thirds; 4, 5, and 6 successively darker, with pale pedicels; 7
and 8 concolorous with body. Sense cones of moderate length, slender;
segment 3 with one on outer surface; 4 with one on inner surface, two on
outer, and a rudimentary one on dorsum near apex; 5 and 6 with one fully
developed cone on each side and an additional rudimentary subapical one;
7 with the usual long, dorsal cone near apex. Mouth cone very slender,
excessively long, fully a fifth longer than dorsum of head, reaching half
across mesosternum; labrum greatly surpassing labium.

Prothorax very slightly shorter than head and (inclusive of coxse) about
1.8 times as wide as median length of pronotum, the latter with short me-
dian thickening; all spines present, dilated and truncate at tip, the two
pairs along posterior margin subequal and somewhat the longest. Ptero-

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thorax broader than prothorax, sides nearly straight and converging pos-
teriorly. Wings apparently broad, of equal width throughout, slightly
clouded with brownish at middle. Legs of medium length, the fore femora
equal in length to head; fore tarsi armed with a short, stout tooth placed
at right angles to the tarsus.

Abdomen large, broad, nearly 1.4 times as wide as prothorax, narrowing
roundly from about segment 4 to base of tube. Tube nearly as long as
head, slightly more than twice as long as basal width, and fully twice as
wide at base as at apex, slightly contracted at both base and apex. Lateral
bristles dilated and rather short, excepting for one pair each on segments
7 and 9 which are pointed and nearly as long as tube; terminal bristles
about equal in length to tube, brown.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.45 mm.; head, length 0.185 mm.,
width 0.172 mm.; prothorax, length 0.168 mm., width (inclusive of coxse)
0.311 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.360 mm.; abdomen, width 0.420 mm.;
tube, length 0.172 mm., width at base 0.075 mm., at apex 0.035 mm. An-
tennal segments: 1, 30 M; 2, 52 M; 3, 54 M; 4, 57 M; 5, 55 n; 6, 52 /r, 7, 51 M;
8, 30 n; total length of antenna, 0.38 mm.; width at segment 4, 0.034 mm.

Female (forma brachyptera}. — Apparently identical with the long
winged form, with the exception of the narrower pterothorax, which is
equal in width to prothorax. Abdominal segments 7 and 9 each with a pair
of long, pointed, lateral bristles, as described for the macropterous form.

Described from two females taken by the writer near Bald-
win, Michigan, under loose bark on a freshly-cut poplar
stump, August 16 and 17, 1908.

The remarkably long mouth cone and the armed fore tarsi
render this species very distinct.

Genus PHLCEOTHRIPS Haliday.

1836. Phlaothrips (sic!) Haliday, Ent. Mag., vol. in, p. 441.

1895. Phloeothrips Uzel, Monogr. d. Ordn. Thys., p. 254.

1899. Phloeothrips Reuter, Acta Soc. pro Fauna et Flora Fenniea,
vol. XVII, No. 2, p. 18.

1902. Phlaothrips Hinds, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. xxvi, p. 195.

1912. Phlceothrips Jones, Tech. Ser. 23, pt. I, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept.

Agr., p. 21. (Gives key to North American species.)
The species coriaceus of Haliday must be considered the
type of this genus, for it is the only recognizable one known to
Haliday which has not been removed or reduced to synonomy.
Its North American components — with the exception of zv'/-
tatus and maculatus — form a homogeneous group remarkable
for the structure of the fore leg of the male, the femur having
two acute teeth on the inner side near the apex, between which
when the leg is flexed, fits a similar tibial tooth. This struc-
ture is constant in more than a dozen species known to me,

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and entitles them to rank as a distinct subgenus, which may
be distinguished from Phlccothrips spp. as follows :

Subgenus HOPLANDROTHRIPS nov.

Dorsal surface, at least of pronotum, not deeply roughened. Vertex
subconical, more or less produced. Genal spines not directed anteriorly
from the apices of prominent tubercles. Prothorax evenly trapezoidal,
with straight sides; bristles long, normal in position. Femur of male with
two subapical teeth on inner side; tibia of male with a similar tooth near
base.

Type: Phlceothrips ^Hoplandrothrips) xanthopus, new
species.

BagnaH's Acanthothrips bidens almost certainly belongs
here, if it is not the original Hoplothrips corticis Amyot and
Serville. In the latter event Hoplothrips will, of course, have
priority over Hoplandrothrips.

Phloeothrips ( Hoplandrothrips) xanthopus, new species. (PI. VI, figs.
6, 7a, b.)

Female (macropterous}. — Length about 1.7 mm. General color light
blackish brown, with scattered maroon hypodermal pigmentation in head,
thorax, and abdomen, exclusive of tube; tibiae, tarsi, bases of intermediate
antennal segments, and middle of abdomen, lemon-yellow.

Head 1.3 times as long as wide, broadest at middle; cheeks rounded ab-
ruptly to eyes and gently to near base, thence slightly diverging, forming a
neck-like constriction, which is equal in width to greatest distance across
eyes, or to about 0.9 greatest width of head; lateral surfaces roughened
with rather deep, anastomosing lines, each cheek with about three rather
stout, dark bristles arising from short tubercles; vertex subconical, pro-
duced, overhanging; postocular bristles alone prominent, equal in length
to eyes, dilated and truncate at tip. Eyes about one-third as long as head,
their axis of greatest dorsal length nearly coinciding with a line drawn from
base of first antennal segment to anterior end of gena. Ocelli of moderate
size, equidistant; anterior ocellus borne at apex of produced vertex, pos-
terior ocelli distinctly in advance of middle of eyes. Antennse 1.6 times
as long as head, slender; segment 1 trapezoidal, broader than long; 2
about 1.75 times as long as broad; 3 clavate, twice as long as wide, deeply
sinuate on inner side, pedicel curved outward; 4 clavate, narrowed at apex,
equal in width to 3, broadest slightly in advance of middle, twice as long
as wide; 5-7 truncate-fusiform, little wideral apexthan at base, successively
decreasing in length and width, 7 about 2.5 times as long as wide; 8
subconical, truncate and slightly narrowed at base; segments 1 and 2 con-
colorous with body; 3 yellow, clouded with brown at middle; 4-6 yellow,
indefinitely shaded with brown in apical half or two-thirds; 7 and 8 brown,
the pedicel of former pale. Sense cones large, fully a third as long as seg-
ment 3; formula: 3, 1-2; 4, 2-2; 5, 1-1+1; 6, 1-1+1; 7 with one on dorsum

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near apex. Mouth cone slender, nearly attaining mesosternum; labium
broadly rounded at tip, slightly surpassed by lab rum.

Prothorax somewhat more than half as long as head and (inclusive of
coxse) about 2.2 times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, anterior
and posterior margins concentric; all usual bristles present, subequal,
dilated at tip, and about as long as postoculars. Pterothorax slightly wider
than prothorax, sides straight and converging posteriorly. Wings present.
Legs moderately slender; fore tarsus with a short, stout, acute tooth.

Abdomen little, if any, broader than pterothorax, broadest toward base,
thence rounded gradually to base of tube. Tube about 0.6 as long as head,
about 2.3 times as long as basal width, and twice as wide at base as at apex,
sides straight. Lateral bristles of moderate length, knobbed, yellowish,
two pointed pairs at apex of segment 9 longer; terminal bristles about 1.5
times as long as tube, brown.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.68 mm.; head, length 0.276 mm.,
width 0.212 mm.; prothorax, length 0.154 mm., width (inclusive of coxae)
0.341 mm.; mesothorax, width across fore margin 0.360 mm.; metathorax,
width across hind margin 0.312 mm.; abdomen, width 0.360 mm.; tube,
length 0.172 mm., width at base 0.075 mm., at apex 0.039 mm. Antennal
segments: 1, 30 M; 2, 54 M; 3, 76 M; 4, 70 /x; 5, 63 M; 6, 57 M; 7, 52 n\ 8, 34 M;
total length of antenna, 0.44 mm.; width at segment 4, 0.033 mm.

Described from 5 females, as follows: Pulaski, Illinois, C.
A. Hart, May 28, 1909, in sweepings from grass; Pulaski,
Illinois, July 24, 1909, C. A. H., in woodland sweepings; St.
Joseph, Illinois, May 4, 1907, C. A. H. and J. D. H., at base
of mullein leaves; Urbana, Illinois, January 26, 1908, J. D. H.,
under bark of soft maple tree; "Millerstown, Pa., Sept. 6,
on fox grape." (Pa. State Dept. Agr., Div. Zool., No. 3668).

Two males, both from Illinois, appear to belong with this
species, but show so much mutual variation in the form of the
fore legs that I have hesitated to include either in this pre-
liminary description. The species bears a resemblance to
Hinds's uzeli, but is easily separable by the much shorter tube
(which is not more than 0.6 as long as the head, instead of
nearly 0.8) and the longer, slenderer, and less abruptly sinu-
ate, third segment of the antenna, which in uzeli is not more
than 1.7 times as long as wide. This latter difference is illus-
trated in the accompanying figures (Pl.vi, figs. 5 and 6).

Phlceothrips ( Hoplandrothrips) juniperinus, new species. (PI. VII,

figs. 5, 6.)

female (macropterous). — Length about 1.5 mm. General color dark
blackish brown, with a rather dense, nearly continuous layer of maroon
hypodermal pigmentation in head, thorax, and abdomen, inclusive of tube;
antenna3 with basal two-thirds of segment 3, basal third of segment 4,
and pedicel of 5, yellow.

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Head not more than 1.2 (1.14 to 1.20) times as long as wide, broadest
at middle; cheeks rounded abruptly to eyes and gently to near base, thence
slightly diverging, forming a neck-like constriction which is about equal
in width to greatest distance across eyes, or to about 0.9 the great est width
of head; lateral and dorsal surfaces very slightly roughened with shallow,
anastomosing lines, each cheek with about three rather stout, dark bristles
arising from short tubercles; vertex subconical, produced, overhanging;
postocular bristles alone prominent, shorter than eyes, very slightly di-
lated and truncate at tip. Eyes about one-third as long as head, their
axis of greatest dorsal length nearly coinciding with a line drawn from base
of first antennal segment to anterior end of gena. Ocelli of moderate
size, equidistant; anterior ocellus borne at apex of produced vertex, pos-
terior ocelli distinctly in advance of middle of eyes. Antennae 1.6 times as
long as head, moderately slender; segment 1 trapezoidal, broader than long;
2 about 1,5 times as long as broad; 3 clavate, twice as long as wide, deeply
sinuate on inner side, pedicel curved outward; 4 clavate, narrowed at apex,
equal in width to 3, broadest slightly in advance of middle, twice as long
as wide; 5 shorter and narrower than 4, of similar form but with straighter
sides, pedicel three-fifths of apical width; 6 and 7 oblong, pedicellate,
truncate at apex, apical breadth fully twice that of pedicel, 7 about one and
one-half times as long as wide; 8 subconical, truncate and slightly narrowed
at base. Sense cones of medium size, those on segment 3 about one-third
the length of segment; formula: 3, 1-2; 4, 2-2; 5, 1-1+1; 6, 1-1+'; 7 with
one on dorsum near apex. Mouth cone slender, nearly attaining meso-
sternum; labium broadly rounded at tip, slightly surpassed by labrum.

Prothorax somewhat more than half as long as head and (inclusive of
coxse) about 2.41 times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, anterior
and posterior margins concentric; all usual bristles present, short, dilated
and truncate at tip, those on anterior margin about half as long as post-
oculars, distinctly shorter thanthepair at the posterior angles, of ten pointed.
Pterothorax slightly wider than prothorax, sides straight and converging
posteriorly. Wings of fore pair colorless, distinctly broader in basal than
in apical half, slightly narrowed at middle, not closely fringed (the posterior
margin with only about 52 hairs), subapical fringe double for abq^t nine
hairs. Legs rather stout; fore tarsus with a short, stout, acute tooth.

Abdomen little, if any, broader than pterothorax, broadest toward base,
thence rounded gradually to base of tube. Tube about 0.6 as long as head,
about twice as long as basal width, and twice as wide at base as at apex,
sides straight. ' Lateral bristles of moderate length, knobbed, yellowish,
two pointed pairs at apex of segment 9 longer; terminal bristles about as
long as tube, brown.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.50 mm.; head, length 0.252 mm.,
width 0.215 mm.; prothorax, length 0.12.X mm., width (inclusive of coxae)
0.310 mm.; mesothroax, widtli across fore margin 0.342 mm.; metal hornx,
width across hind margin 0.280 mm.; abdomen, width 0.350mm. ; tube,

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length 0.150 mm., width at base 0.072 mm., at apex 0.036 mm. Antennal
segments: 1, 30 n; 2, 51 n; 3, 72 /j.; 4, 66 /u; 5, 61 M; 6 51 n; 7, 40 /n; 8,
29 M; total length of antenna, 0.40 mm., width at segment 4, 0.035 mm.

Male. — Length about 1.3 mm. Head longer than in female, about 1.3
times as long as wide. Fore femora and tibiae swollen; tarsal tooth stronger.
Prothoracic and postocular bristles much longer than in female, the pair
at the anterior angles subequal in length to postoculars, which are fully
as long as eyes.

Described from 4 females and 2 males, taken by the writer
from branches of red cedar (/untperus Virginian a L.), on
Plummer's Island, Maryland (in the Potomac River near
Washington, D. C.), May 19, 1912.

The coloration of the antennae, taken in conjunction with
their structure and the form of the head, would seem to indi-
cate a very distinct species. It belongs, however, to a group
in which specific separation is largely opinionative.

Phloeothrips(Hoplandrothrips) funebris, new species. (PI. VII, figs. 1-4.)

Female (macropterous). — Length about 1.4 mm. Color uniform dark-
blackish brown, tarsi and apices of fore tibiae yellowish; maroon hypo-
dermal pigmentation nearly continuous in head, thorax, and abdomen,
inclusive of tube.

Head about 1.2 times as long as wide, broadest at middle; cheeks rounded
abruptly to eyes and gently to near base, thence slightly diverging, form-
ing a neck-like constriction which is equal in width to greatest distance
across eyes, or to about 0.9 greatest width of head; lateral surfaces very
slightly roughened with shallow, anastomosing lines, each cheek with
about three rather stout, dark bristles arising from short tubercles; ver-
tex subconical, produced, overhanging; postocular bristles alone promi-
nent, equal in length to eyes, dilated and truncate at tip. Eyes about one-
third as long as head, their axis of greatest dorsal length nearly coinciding
with a line drawn from base of first antennal segment to anterior end of
gena. Ocelli of moderate size, equidistant; anterior ocellus borne at apex
of produced vertex, posterior ocelli distinctly in advance of middle of eyes.
Antennae 1.6 times as long as head, moderately slender; segment 1 trape-
zoidal, broader than long; 2 about 1.7 times as long as broad; 3 clavate,
swollen apically, scarcely more than 1.7 times as long as wide, not deeply
sinuate on inner side, pedicel not curved outward; 4 clavate, swollen,
narrowed at apex, often narrower than 3, broadest slightly in advance of
middle, 1.7 times as long as wide; 5 not swollen, rather abruptly narrower
than 4, broadest at middle; 6 and 7 oblong, pedicellate, truncate at apex,
apical breadth about twice that of pedicel, 6 broadest at middle, 7 broad-
est behind middle and about twice as long as wide; 8 subconical, truncate
and slightly narrowed at base. Sense cones large, those on segment 3
one-half the length of segment; formula: 3, 1-2; 4, 2-2; 5, 1-1+1; 6, 1-1+I;

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7 with one on dorsum near apex. Mouth cone slender, nearly attaining
mesosternum; labium broadly rounded at tip, slightly surpassed by labrum.

Prothorax somewhat more than half as long as head and (inclusive of
coxse) about 2.4 times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, anterior
and posterior margins concentric; all usual bristles present, subequal and
dilated at tip, about as long as postoculars. Pterothorax usually slightly
wider than prothorax, sides straight and converging posteriorly. Wings
more or less clouded with brown, distinctly broader in basal than in apical
half, slightly narrowed at middle, not closely fringed (the posterior margin
with only about 52 hairs), subapical fringe double for about nine hairs.
Legs rather stout; fore tarsus with a short, stout, acute tooth.

Abdomen little, if any, broader than pterothorax, broadest toward base,
thence rounded gradually to base of tube. Tube about half as long as
head, about twice as long as basal width, and slightly less than twice as
wide at base as at apex, sides straight. Lateral bristles long, three-fifths
the length of tube, knobbed, yellowish, two pointed pairs at apex of seg-
ment 9 longer; terminal bristles about 1.5 times as long as tube, brown.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.38 mm.; head, length 0.228mm.,
width 0.197 mm.; prothorax, length 0.124 mm.., width (inclusive of coxae)
0.292 mm.; mesothorax, width at anterior margin 0.292 mm.; metathorax,
width at posterior margin 0.246 mm.; abdomen, width 0.300 mm.; tube,
length 0.120 mm., width at base 0.056 mm., at apex 0.036 mm. Antennal
segments: 1, 24 M; 2, 48 M; 3, 54 M; 4, 57 M; 5, 51 //; 6, 47 /*; 7, 42 M; 8, 29 M;
total length of antenna, 0.35 rnm., width at segment 4, 0.033 mm.

Male. — Length about 1.3 mm. Head very slightly, if any, longer than
in female. Fore femora and tibiae swollen ; tarsal tooth stronger. Pro thora-
cic and postocular bristles longer than in female, the pair at the anterior
angles unusually long, much longer than the eyes.

Described from 14 females and 1 male, as follows : — Illinois :
Carbondale, October 12 and 15, 1908, L. M. Smith, on br;uu i • s
of sycamore and post oak (Quercus stellata Wang.); Anna,
October 26, 1908, L. M. S., on branch of sycamore; Monti-
cello, August 1, 1908, C. A. Hart, on branch of willow birch;
Pulaski, October 27 and 28, 1908, L. M. S., on branch of white
oak (Quercus alba L.) and swamp oak (Q. palustris Muench.).
Missouri: Wittenberg, July 12, 1909, C. A. H., on branch of
walnut. Maryland : Plummer's Island (in the Potomac River
near Washington, D. C.), May 19, 1912, W. L. McAtee and
J. D. H., on branch of Quercus sp. District of Col um bia:
Washington, July 28, 1912, J. D. H., on branch of yellow
locust (Robinia pseudacacia L.).

Type locality : Carbondale, Illinois.

This species is one of the commonest and most widely dis-
tributed ones of 1 he genus. Mr. A. C. Morgan has shown me
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Entomology. The coloration of the antenme is very constant
and characteristic, as is also the form of the third antennal
segment. Rarely the lower and outer margins of all the inter-
mediate segments are Slightly paler and of a yellowish brown
color.

Phloeothrips (Hoplandrothrips)microps, new species. (Pl.vil, figs.7,8.)

Female (forma macroptera}. — Length about 1.6 mm. General color
dark blackish brown, with a rather dense, nearly continuous layer of maroon
hypodermal pigmentation in head, thorax, and abdomen, inclusive of
tube; antennae with basal half of segment 3 yellow, and pedicels of 4-6
yellow or gray.

Head about 1.2 times as long as wide, fully twice as long as prothorax;
cheeks very slightly arched, subparallel, converging roundly and rather
abruptly to eyes and rather slightly to base, which is about a tenth broader
than greatest distance across eyes and without evident neck-like con-
striction; lateral surfaces very slightly roughened with shallow, anastomos-
ing lines, each cheek with about six rather stout, dark bristles arising from
short tubercles; vertex rounded, scarcely conical, produced, overhanging;
postocular bristles distinctly longer than eyes, dilated and truncate at
tip; dorsum with a pair of long accessory bristles nearly equal in length
to postoculars and of similar form, situated midway between posterior
margin of eyes and base of head. Eyes very slightly less than one-fourth
as long as head, subcircular as seen from above. Ocelli of moderate size,
equidistant, anterior ocellus borne at tip of vertex, posterior ocelli oppo-
site or behind centers of eyes. Antennae nearly 1.6 times as long as head,
slender; segment 1 trapezoidal, broader than long; 2 nearly twice as long
as broad; 3 clavate, 2.4 times as long as greatest width, deeply sinuate on
inner side, pedicel curved outward; 4 clavate, slightly wider than 3, fully
twice as long as broad, widest at apical third; 5 shorter and narrower than
4, of nearly similar form, but with shorter pedicel and straighter sides,
pedicel four-fifths of apical width; 6 and 7 oblong, pedicellate, truncate at
apex, apical breadth fully twice that of pedicels, 6 broadest toward apex,
7 broadest toward base and about twice as long as wide; 8 conical, truncate,
not narrowed at base, broadly united to 7. Sense cones short, those on
segment 3 about one-fourth the length of segment; formula: 3, 1-1; 4,
1-2; 5, l-l+l; 6, 1-1+1; 7 with one on dorsum near apex. Mouth cone
slender, nearly attaining mesosternum; labium broadly rounded at tip,
slightly surpassed by labrum.

Prothorax not more than half as long as head and (inclusive of coxae)
about 2.5 times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, anterior margin
roundly subangulate at middle; all usual bristles present, slightly dilated
and truncate at tip, anterior marginals short, half as long as postoculars;
other bristles subequal in length to postoculars or with the pair at the an-
terior angles slightly shorter. Pterothorax slightly wider than prothorax,

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sides straight and converging posteriorly. Wings colorless, distinctly
broader in basal than in apical half, slightly narrowed at middle, not closely
fringed (the posterior margin with only about 52 hairs), subapical fringe
double for about nine hairs. Legs rather stout, fore tarsus with a short,
stout, acute tooth.

Abdomen little, if any, broader than pterothorax, broadest toward base,
thence rounded gradually to base of tube. Tube about 0.6 as long as head,
2.3 times as long as basal width, about 1.8 times as wide at base as at apex,
sides straight. Lateral bristles of moderate length, knobbed, yellowish,
two pointed pairs at apex of segment 9 longer; terminal bristles about as
long as tube, brown.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.64 mm.; head, length 0.288 mm.,
width 0.234 mm.; prothorax, length 0.139 mm., width (inclusive of coxae)
0.352 mm.; mesothorax, width across fore margin 0.396 mm.; metathorax,
width across hind margin 0.354 mm.; abdomen, width 0.414 mrn.; tube,
length 0.174mm., width at base 0.075 mm., at apex 0.042 mm. Antennal
segments: 1, 33 M; 2, 54 »; 3, 78 n; 4, 75 M; 5, 69 M; 6, 54 M; 7, 48 M;
8, 31 n; total length of antenna, 0.44 mm., width at segment 4, 0.035 mm.

Female (forma brachyptera). — Apparently identical with the winged
form in all points of structure; pterothorax perhaps slightly smaller and
weaker.

Male (forma brachyptera). — Length about 1.3mm. Head very slightly
longer than in female, about 1.3 times as long as wide; postocular bristles
nearly half as long as head, invariably bent at middle and curving forward.
Femora and tibiae swollen; tarsal tooth large, nearly straight, about two-
thirds as long as eye. Prothoracic bristles scarcely longer than in female.

Described from 13 females (of which four are brachypterous)
and 8 males, all from Illinois, as follows: Cherry Valley,
August 14, 1909, Hugh "Glasgow, 2 brachypterous females,
"in old mines of Scolytids"; Desplaines, September 5, 1908,
J. J. Davis, 1 male under bark on apple tree; Dubois, October
1, 1908, L. M. Smith, 1 brachypterous female on hickory
branch; Dubois, July 13, 1909, C. A. Hart., 1 male on hack-
berry; Grand Tower, June 30, 1909, C. A. H., 1 macropterous
female on locust; Odin, September 29V 1908, L. M. S., 1
brachypterous female on hackberry; Parker, July 14, 1909,
C. A. H., 1 macropterous female on willow; "Marion, 1909,
reared from galls on twigs of pin oak (Quercns pains Iris
Muench.), taken July 18 by W. P. Flint, adults found August
18 in breeding cage by James Zetek, Exp. 4499 111. State Lab.
Nat. Hist.", (5 macropterous females and 5 males; Southern
Illinois, C. A. H., from elm covered with trumpet creeper
(Tecoma rad leans (L.) Juss.).

Type locality : Marion, Illinois.

This is an anomalous member of its genus, and may easily
be known by the rounded vertex, the peculiarly shaped head

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with a pair of long, knobbed bristles on dorsum, and by the
number and disposition of the sense cones. It approaches the
genus Crvptothrips in several points of structure. The male
is of special interest in that the postocular bristles, instead of
those at the anterior prothoracic angles, are increased in
length, which is in marked contrast to a reverse tendency
shown in the other species.

Phloeothrips (Hoplandrothrips) insolens, new species. (PI. v, fig. 4;
VIII, figs. 1-3.

Female (uiacropterous}. — Length about 1.7 mm. General color dark
blackish brown, with sparse, irregular, maroon pigmentation in head,
thorax, and abdomen, exclusive of tube; antenna; with basal half of seg-
ment 3 yellow, and pedicels of 4-6 yellow or gray ; tibiae and tarsi pale lemon-
yellow.

Head about 1.5 times as long as wide, fully 2.6 times as long as prothorax;
sides subparallel, converging roundly to eyes, slightly diverging at base,
which is noticeably wider than greatest distance across eyes and without
evident neck-like constriction; lateral surfaces noticeably subreticulate,
each cheek with about four rather stout, dark bristles arising from short
tubercles; vertex subconical, produced and overhanging; postocular bristles
equal in length to eyes, dilated and truncate at tip; middle of dorsum with
a pair of pointed accessory bristles half as long as postoculars. Eyes about
one-fifth as long as head, subcircular as seen from above. Ocelli of moderate
size, equidistant; anterior ocellus borne at tip of vertex, posterior ocelli
opposite or in front of centers of eyes. Antennae about 1.3 times as long
as head, slender; segment 1 trapezoidal, broader than long; 2 scarcely
twice as long as broad; 3 clavate, about twice as long as its greatest width,
distinctly sinuate on inner side, pedicel curved slightly outward; 4 clavate,
subequalin width to 3, fully twice as long as wide, broadest beyond middle;
5 slightly shorter and narrower than 4, of nearly similar form; 6 and 7 ob-
long, pedicellate, truncate at apex, broadest about middle, 7 twice as long
as wide; 8 sublanceolate, briefly and very distinctly pedicellate. Sense
cones short, those on segment 3 less than one-third the length of the seg-
ment; formula: 3, 1-2; 4, 1-2; 5, 1-1+1; 6, 1-1+1; 7 with one of dorsum near
apex. Mouth cone slender, nearly attaining mesosternum, labium broadly
rounded at tip, slightly surpassed by labrum.

Prothorax a little less than 0.4 as long as head and (inclusive of coxae)
fully two and one-half times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured,
anterior and posterior margins nearly concentric; all usual bristles present,
slightly dilated and truncate at tip, anterior marginals short, half as long
as postoculars, other bristles subequal in length to postoculars, or the pair
at the anterior angles slightly shorter. Pterothorax slightly wider than
prothorax, sides straight and converging posteriorly. Wings uniform
brownish yellow, probably of normal structure, subapical fringe double for
about eight hairs. Legs rather stout, fore tarsi without trace of tooth.

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Abdomen little, if any, broader than pterothorax, broadest toward base,
thence rounded gradually to base of tube; tubcO.6 as long as head, 2.8
times as long as basal width, slightly less than twice as wide at base as
at apex, sides straight except for a slight constriction at basal fourth.
Lateral bristles of moderate length, knobbed, yellowish, two pointed pairs
at apex of segment 9 longer; terminal bristles about equal in length to tube,
brown.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.68 mm.; head, length; 0.318 mm.,
width across middle 0.216 mm.; prothorax, length 0.120 mm., width (in-
clusive of coxse) 0.307 mm.; mesothorax, width across fore margin 0.338
mm.; metathorax, width across hind margin 0.300 mm.; abdomen, width
0.348 mm; tube, length 0.192 mm., width atbaseO.069 mm., at apex 0.038
mm. Antennal segments: 1, 30 yu; 2, 54 /r, 3, 70 /*; 4, 65 M: 5, 63 n\ 6,
54 M; 7, 47 n;8, 39 /*; total length of antenna, 0.42 mm.; width at segment
4, 0.031 mm.

Described from one female taken on elm at Dubois, Illi-
nois, July 3, 1909, by Mr. Charles A. Hart.

The unarmed fore tarsus, if constant, is a remarkable charac-
ter, occurring nowhere else in the genus. The sculpture of
the head, the pedicellate last segment of the antenna, the
slender tube, and the coloration of the legs, all tend to make
this a very isolated species.

Genus CRYPTOTHRIPS Uzel.
Cryptothrips longiceps, new species. (PI. VIII, fig. 5.)

Female (forma brachyptera}. — Length about2.2mm. Color dark black-
ish brown or black, with pedicel of third antennal segment yellow.

Head rectangular, about 1.65 times as long as wide, sides perfectly paral-
lel; lateral and dorsal surfaces subreticulate toward base, set with several
short spines and a longer pair at middle of dorsum; vertex truncate; post-
ocular and postocellar bristles long, pointed, subequal; a minute bristle
each side of median ocellus and a much longer pair external to these. Eyes
moderate in size, not protruding, occupying the anterior angles of the head,
and, seen from above, quadrangular in form, their caudad and mediad
margins forming nearly a right angle. Ocelli small, about equal in size to
facets of eyes; anterior ocellus nearly overhanging; posterior ocelli opposite
center of eyes and almost touching their inner margins. Antennse 1.5
times as long as head, of normal form and structure (PI. VIII, fig. 5). Mouth
cone slightly wider than long, reaching nearly to posterior margin of pro-
sternum; tip of labrum just attaining tip of broadly rounded labium.

Prothorax about two-thirds as long as width of head, and (inclusive of
coxae) about 2.5 times as wide as long, without median thickening; usual
spines all present, nearly pointed, the two pairs near the posterior angles
much the longest, all others moderately short. Pterothorax slightly wider
than prothorax; sides subparallel. Legs concolorous with body; fore tar-
sus unarmed.

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Abdomen stout, heavy, about 1.4 times as broad as pterothorax, widest
at about segment 3, thence tapering roundly to base of tube. Tube slightly
more than 0.6 as long as head, slightly constricted just before apex,
which is about half as wide as base. Lateral bristles on segment 9 as long
as tube; terminal bristles about three-fourths as long as tube.

Measurements of holotype: Length 2.17 mm.; head, length 0.396 mm.,
width 0.240 mm.; prothorax, length along median dorsal line 0.156 mm.,
width (inclusive of coxae) 0.396 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.420 mm.; ab-
domen, width 0.600 mm.; tube, length 0.248 mm., width at base 0.099 mm.,
at apex 0.051 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 48 /u; 2, 75 n; 3, 102 n; 4, 97 n',
5, 88 n; 6, 78 M; 7, 55 /*; 8, 48 »; total length of antenna, 0.59mm., widthat
segment 4, 0.042 mm.

Male (forma brachyptera)-- Length about 1.68mm. Color and general
structure nearly as in female. Head distinctly shorter than combined
lengths of segments 1-5 of antennae. Pronotum with front margin evenly
rounded, no median chitinous thickening; fore femora slightly less than
0.6 as long as head; fore tarsi armed with a large, stout tooth.

Measurements of allotype : Length 1.68 mm.; head, length 0.328 mm.,
width 0.200 mm.; prothorax, length along median dorsal line 0.150 mm.,
width (inclusive of coxae) 0.352 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.384 mm.; ab-
domen, width 0.504 mm; tube, length 0.210 mm., width at base 0.084 mm.,
at apex 0.045 mm. Antennal segments: 1, 39 n; 2, 63 n; 3, 85 n\ 4, 82 n;
5, 79 n; 6, 65 M; 7, 48 p.; 8, 44 /u; total length of antenna, 0.51 mm., width at
segment 4, 0.038.

Described from 2 females and 1 male, all from Illinois, as
follows: Carbondale, September 21, 1908, 1 female and 1
male, on peach branch, L. M. Smith; Parker, July 14, 1909,
1 female, on hickory branch, C. A. Hart.

Though resembling C. carbonari tts in the elongate head
and the arrangement of the cephalic and prothoracic bristles,
this species is of quite different appearance and much smaller
size. In carboiiarius, of which the female is unknown, the fore
femora of the winged male are about 0.8 as long as the head,
which is about equal to the length of the first five antennal
segments; in the present species the femora of the male are
less than 0.6 as long as the head, and the latter is distinctly
shorter than the first five antennal segments.
Gryptothrips exiguus, new species. (PI. vin, fig. 4.)

Female (forma macroptera}. — Length about 1 mm. General color dark
luteous, with abdomen blackish brown; internal pigment irregular, maroon
in color; head and thorax darkened at sides with blackish; legs concolorous
with lighter portions of body, tarsi and apical portion of tibiae dull yellow;
antennae nearly uniform gray.

Head about 1.25 times as long as wide, sides straight and nearly parallel;
vertex produced, slightly overhanging, bluntly conical; lateral and dorsal

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surfaces almost without sculpture, set with a few short, weak spines arising
from barely perceptible elevations; postocular bristles alone prominent,
about one and one-third times as long as eyes, dilated at tip; postocellar
bristles minute. Eyes small, retracted, but little more than one-fifth as
long as head, nearly circular as seen from above. Ocelli of moderate size;
median ocellus situated on dorsum of apex of produced vertex, slightly in
advance of anterior margin of eyes; posterior ocelli opposite anterior third
of eyes, nearly touching their inner margins, and slightly more distant from
each other than from the anterior ocellus. Antennae just one and two-thirds
times as long as head, more slender than usual; segment 1 slightly broader
than long; 2 about 1.6 times as long as wide; 3 clavate, twice as long as
wide, broader at apical third, pedicel narrow, not more than one-fifth great-
est width of segment; 4-7 slightly more than twice as long as wide, truncate-
fusiform, with short pedicels; 8 three times as long as wide, oblong-conical,
slightly narrowed at base; antennae nearly uniform blackish gray, segments
1 and 2 darker; 3 paler in basal two-thirds. Mouth cone wider than long,
reaching posterior margin of prosternum; tip of labrum just attaining tip
of broadly rounded labium.

Prothorax about half as long as head and (inclusive of coxse) about two
and one-third times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, without
median thickening; anterior and posterior margins concentric; usual bris-
tles all present, very slender, subequal in length to postoculars, slightly
dilated at tip. Pterothorax slightly wider than prothorax, sides straight,
converging posteriorly. Wings present (not spread in the single example),
sparsely fringed. Legs rather slender; fore tarsi unarmed.

Abdomen moderately slender, only slightly broader than pterothorax,
broadest at about segment 3, thence tapering roundly to base of tube;
tube evenly tapering, slightly more than half as long as head and less than
twice as long as basal width, which is more than twice the apical. Lateral
bristles on segment 9 fully as long as tube, slightly longer than terminal
bristles.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.03 mm.; head, length 0.192 mm.,
width 0.156 mm.; prothorax, length 0.100 mm., width (inclusive of coxa?)
0.238 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.264 mm.; abdomen, width 0.282 mm.;
tube, length 0.108 mm., width at base 0.062 mm., at apex 0.027 mm. An-
tennal segments: 1, 27 M; 2, 42 M; 3, 48 n; 4, 45 M; 5, 47 /u; 6, 44 »; 7, 41 A<;
8, 27 M; total length of antenna, 0.32 mm., width at segment 4, 0.023 mm.

Described from 1 female taken in sweepings at Grand Tower
Illinois, July 12, 1909, by Mr. Charles A. Hart.

This species is abundantly distinguished by its small size,
the form of the antennal segments, and the long, blunt, post-
ocular and prothoracic bristles. In several respects it shows
an interesting approach to the genus Phlccolhrips.

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Genus GASTROTHRIPS iiov.

ip, the abdomen; Opffi, a wood worm.)

Head little, if any, longer than wide, rounded in front, vertex evenly
declivous; cheeks rounded, with a few short spines, which are sometimes
stout and raised upon barely visible tubercles. Eyes small or moderate,
subquadrangular, their caudad and mediad margins forming a more or
less evident right angle; interval between eyes much more than their own
dorsal width. Ocelli of posterior pair widely separated, nearly contiguous
to inner margins of eyes. Antennse eight-segmented; intermediate seg-
ments produced beneath in a subtriangular process; last segment slender,
subpedicellate. Mouth cone broad, nearly attaining posterior margin of
prosternum; labium semicircularly rounded at apex, subequal in length to
labrum. Pronotum shorter than head, trapezoidal, twice as broad across
posterior angles (inclusive of coxae) as median dorsal length; posterior and
anterior margins concentric. Legs moderate; fore tarsi sometimes armed.
Wings, when present, slender, not closely fringed, without double subapical
fringe on posterior margin. Abdomen moderate or heavy; tube short to
medium, more or less abruptly constricted at apex.

Type: Gastrcthrips ruficanda, new species.

As above defined, this genus will prove a moderately large
one, comprising species which for the most part live under
bark — principally, it seems, in the southern States. In ad-
dition to the two species herein described as new, two or three
others are known to me from uniques. All resemble the spe-
cies of Cryptothrips in no slight degree, especially in the form
and structure of the mouth cone, antennae, and eyes. They
constitute, however, a distinct type of radically different fades,
recognized at once by the shorter head and the abruptly con-
stricted tube.

Gastrothrips ruficauda, new species. (PI. VIII, figs. 6, 7.)

Female (forma brachyptera}. — Length about 1.4 mm. General color
dark blackish brown or black, thorax slightly paler; antennal segments
1 and 2 blackish brown, the latter paler apically, where it is concolorous
with pedicel of 3, the remainder of antenna almost jet black, even in balsam
mounts; apical half of all femora and middle portion of tore tibia? pale
yellowish, sometimes nearly white, the remainder of legs dark blackish
brown, tarsi paler; tube abruptly bright brown-red, with apex black.

Head slightly wider than long, rounded in front, broadest midway be-
tween eyes and base, vertex evenly declivous; lateral and dorsal surfaces
without sculpture, set with a few short, rather stout spines; postocular
bristles alone prominent, sometimes half as long as head, pointed; post-
ocellar bristles minute. Eyes small, not protruding, subquadrangular,
their caudad and mediad margins forming a more or less evident right angle,

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on ventral surface of head angulate posteriorly and slightly prolonged;
interval between eyes about twice their own dorsal width. Ocelli small;
anterior ocellus scarcely overhanging; posterior ocelli much more distant
from each other than from the anterior ocellus, nearly contiguous to eyes
and slightly posterior to their anterior third. Antenna? about twice as
long as head, formed much as in Cryptothrips; segment 1 trapezoidal,
fully as broad as long; 2 about two-thirds as wide as long; 3 clavate, twice
as long as greatest width, thrice as wide as pedicel at base, sides almost
straight; 4 distinctly shorter and stouter, two-thirds as wide as long; 5
slightly longer than 4, of similar form and equal width; 6 equal and similar
to 5 but slightly narrower; 7 distinctly shorter, 0.7 as broad as 4, broadest
near base, truncate at apex, pedicellate; S slender, only slightly .shorter
than 7, broadest at basal two-fifths, ventral surface with about six comb-
like bristles. Mouth cone broad, nearly attaining posterior margin of
prosternum; labium semicircularly rounded at apex, subequal in length to
labrum.

Prothorax about 0.7 as long as head and (inclusive of coxae) about 2.3
times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, without median thicken-
ing; anterior and posterior margins concentric; all usual bristles present,
pointed, the anterior marginals greatly reduced and scarcely visible, the
two pairs at the posterior angles much the longest, about four times us
long as midlaterals and the pair at the anterior angles. Pterothorax re-
duced, about as long as prothorax, sides nearly parallel. Legs short, rather
stout; fore tarsi unarmed.

Abdomen stout, nearly 1.5 times as wide as prothorax, broadest at about
segment 5, thence rounded evenly to base of tube. Tube about 0.8 as
long as broad, twice as long as basal width, very abruptly constricted at
apex, where it is half as wide as at base, intermediate portion slightly
tapering. Lateral bristles on segments 6-9 fully as long as tube, nearly
black; terminal bristles two-thirds as long as tube.

Measurements: Length 1.36 mm.; head, length 0.184 mm., width 0.208
mm.; prothorax, length 0.136 mm., width (inclusive of coxa?) 0.316 mm.;
pterothorax, width 0.336 mm.; abdomen, width 0.452 mm.; tube, length
0.152 mm., width at base 0.079 mm., at apex 0.036 mm. Antennal seg-
ments: 1, 33 M; 2, 54 M; 3, 60 M; 4, 50 M; 5, 54 M; 6, 54 M; 7, 41 M; 8, 38 M;
total length of antenna, 0.384 mm., width at segment 4, 0.033 mm.

Described from 3 females taken from branches of grape,
'sycamore, and overcup oak ((??/r;r^>'/(vv/AAValt.), respectively,
at Grand Tower and Pulaski, Illinois, by C. A. Hart and
L. M. Smith, in October and July.

The broad head, unarmed fore tarsi, and the short, red tube
should serve to distinguish this species from the following.
Gastrothrips texanus, new species. (Pl.'iv, fig. 7.)

Female (forma macroptera). — Length about 1.4 mm. General color
dark blackish brown, nearly black posteriorly; antennal segments 1 and 2

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blackish brown, the latter paler apically, where it is concolorous with pedi-
cel of 3, the remainder of antenna almost black; extreme apex of all femora,
middle portion of fore tibiae, and the fore tarsi pale yellowish, the remain-
der of legs concolorous with body; tube jet black, opaque.

Head about as broad as long, rounded in front, broadest midway be-
tween eyes and base, vertex evenly declivous; lateral and dorsal surfaces
without sculpture, set with a few short, stout, brown spines, which are
raised upon barely visible tubercles; postocular bristles alone prominent,
a little more than one-third as long as head, nearly pointed, postocellar
bristles minute. Eyes small, not protruding, subquadrangular, on ventral
surface of head rounded posteriorly and not prolonged; interval between
eyes about twice their own dorsal width. Ocelli moderate in size; anterior
ocellus scarcely overhanging; posterior ocelli much more distant from each
other than from the anterior ocellus, nearly contiguous to eyes and slightly
posterior to their anterior third. Antennae about twice as long as head,
of nearly identical structure with those of the preceding species. Mouth
cone broad, nearly attaining posterior margin of prosternum; labium semi-
circularly rounded at apex, subequal in length to lab rum.

Prothorax about 0.64 as long as head and (inclusive of coxa?) about 2.4
times as wide as long; pronotum non-sculptured, with slight median thick-
ening; anterior and posterior margins concentric; all usual bristles present,
all except the two pairs near the posterior angles greatly reduced in size,
midlaterals longer, inner posterior pair half as long as the nearly pointed
outer pair. Pterothorax with sides nearly straight, converging posteriorly.
Fore wings of nearly equal width throughout, about ten times as long as
wide, without double, subapical fringe on posterior margin, lightly washed
with brown, darker at base. Legs of medium length, moderately stout;
fore tarsi armed with a long, slightly curved, acute tooth.

Abdomen moderately slender, about 1.3 times as broad as prothorax,
broadest at about segment 5, thence rounded evenly to base of tube.
Tube fully as long as head, about 2.5 times as long as basal width,
abruptly constricted at apex, where it is half as wride as at base; inter-
mediate portion tapering only slightly. Lateral bristles on segments 7
and 9 nearly as long as tube, brownish yellow in color; terminal bristles
about half as long as tube.

Measurements of holotype: Length 1.40 mm.; head, length 0.198 mm.,
width 0.196 mm.; prothorax, length 0.127 mm., width (inclusive of coxa?)
0.308 mm.; pterothorax, width 0.348 mm.; abdomen, width 0.396 mm.;
tube, length 0.204 mm., width at base 0.081 mm., at apex 0.041 mm. An-
tennal segments: 1, 33 M; 2, 57 M; 3, 60 M; 4, 53 M; 5, 54 M; 6, 54 M; 7, 42 M;
8, 36 M; total length of antenna, 0.3Sanm.; width at segment 4, 0.031 mm.

Described from 1 female taken by Mr. Hart on huisache
(Acacia farnesiana Willd.), at Brownsville, Texas, June 29,
1908.

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This species should easily be known from the preceding by
the longer, narrower head, the armed fore tarsus, and the long,
black tube, which is fully as long as the head.

KXPLANATION OF PLATES.

PLATE IV.

FIG. I- jEolotkrips vittipennis sp. nov. Head and prothorax, female,
showing sculpture of portion of occiput; X93,

2. ^-Eo lot /trips vittipennis. Left antenna, female; X231.

3. jEolothrips fasciatus Linne\ Left antenna, female; X231.

4. sEolothrips bicolor Hinds. Left antenna, female; X231.

«5. sEolothrips crassus sp. nov. Right antenna, female; X206.
(Sense areas not shown on segments 3 and 4,)

6. sEolothrips crassus. Head and prothorax, female; X93.

7. Gastrothrips texanus sp. nov. Tip of abdomen, female; X94.

PLATE V.

FIG- 1. Merothrips morgani gen. et sp. nov. Right antenna, female;
X402.

2. Merothrips morgani. Portion of head and prothorax, male;

X352.

3. Merothrips morgani. Right hind leg, female; X352.

4. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips} insolens sp. nov. Portion of occi-

put, showing sculpture;X352. (See also Pi. vill, figs. 1-3.)

5. Thrips pallicornis sp. nov. Head and prothorax, female; X 93.

6. Thrips pallicornis. Right antenna, female; X206.

7. Frankliniella stylosa sp. nov. Right antenna, female; X206.

PLATE VI.

FlG. 1. Zygothrips pal/tdus sp. nov. Head and prothorax, male; X 120.

2. Zygothrips pallidus. Left antenna, male; X352.

3. Rhynchothrips dentifer sp. nov. Head and prothorax, macrop-

terous female; X74.

4. Rhynchothrips pruni gen. et sp. nov. Head and prothorax,

female; X74.

5. Phlccothrips (Hoplandrothrips) uzeli Hinds. Segment 3 of

right antenna, female; X352.

6. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) xanthopiis subgen. et sp. nov.

Segment 3 of right antenna, female; X352.

la. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips} xanthopus. Head and protho-
rax, female; X74.

Ib. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) xanthopus. Left fore tarsus'
female; X?4.

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PLATE VII.

FIG- 1. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) funebris sp. nov. Head and
prothorax, female; X81-

2. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) funebris. Right antenna, fe-

male; X248.

3. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) funebris. Right fore leg,

male; X248.

4. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips} funebris. Segment 3 of right

antenna, female; X352.

5. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) juniperinus sp. nov. Segment

3 of right antenna, female; X352.

6. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) juniperinus. Head and pro-

thorax, female; X?4.

7. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) microps sp. nov. Segment 3

of right antenna, female; X352.

8. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) microps. Head and prothorax,

female; X?4.

PLATE VIII.

FIG- 1. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) insolens sp. nov. Head and
prothorax, female; X?4.

2. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) insolens. Segment 3 of right

antenna, female; X352.

3. Phlceothrips (Hoplandrothrips) insolens. Segments 7 and 8

of right antenna, female; X352.

4. CryptothripsexiguusKy.\\o\. Headandprothorax,female;X95.

5. Cryptothrips longiceps sp. nov. Head and prothorax, female;

X74.

6. Gastrothrips ruficauda gen. et sp.nov. Head and prothorax,

female; X?4.

7. Gastrothrips ruficauda. Tip of abdomen, female; X?4.

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SYMPHOROMYIA AS A BLOOD-SUCKER.

(Diptera, Leptidse.)
BY FREDERICK KNAB and R. A. COOLEY.

When preparing his paper on blood-sucking Leptidsc* the
senior author was unable to find more than the single original
observation, by Osten Sacken, of the biting habit in Sympho-
romyia. As the result of conversation, during the last meet-
ing of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, and subsequent correspondence, Professor Cooley sent
him specimens taken in the act of biting, together with the
notes reproduced below. Three specimens with the number
143 attached, taken at Sedan, Montana, July 1, 1906, are all
females of the same species. The material came to hand too
late to be incorporated in the above-mentioned paper.

As it is evident that the blood-sucking habit in Sympho-
romvia is confined to certain species, perhaps a single one, the
determination of specimens that have actually bitten is of con-
siderable interest. There was some difficulty in determining the
specimens, as it proved that Symphoromyia is systematically
in a rather unsatisfactory condition. However, the specimens
fit very well the description given by Williston for the female
of his Symphoromyia pachvceras. The proximity of the two
regions, northern California for Williston's specimens and
southwestern Montana for Professor Cooley's, make the agree-
ment reasonably probable. Whether Osten Sacken had the
same species under observation probably can only be deter-
mined by examining the original specimens, if these are still
in existence. We have been unable to trace the locality, Webber
Lake, California, given by Osten Sacken, and, moreover, we
know very little of the distribution of the species of Sympho-
romyia. Attention must be called to the fact that the specimen
standing as S. packvceras in the National Museum collec-
tion, and upon which Coquillett based his diagnosis, are not
Williston's species. This is evident from the shining black ab-
domen. Williston describes his species as "gray pollinose,"
indicating this condition for both thorax and abdomen; in
this the Montana specimens agree. The color of the third an-
tennal joint, palpi, and legs, which have been freely used in
differentiating the species of this genus, are, as might be ex-
pected, subject to some variation which probably depends
not only upon age, but also upon food.

There is considerable diversity in the mouth-parts of dif-
ferent species of Symphoromyia. The specimens taken by the
junior author have rather short mouth-parts with a broad,

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fleshy labial sheath which evidently can be retracted, similarly
to the sheath of mosquitoes; this sheath is very thick at the
sides and there is a central depression in which the other mouth-
parts lie. The piercing parts are strongly chitinized and the
maxilla? are clothed on their ventral surfaces with minute stiff
hairs which on the apical half become transformed into barbs,
densest and stoutest at the apex. In Symphoromyia crnenta
Coquillett the mouth-parts are much longer, the labial sheath
much more slender, apparently for the most part well chiti-
nized, and closely surrounds the other parts, which are only
exposed through a narrow dorsal slit. The maxillae are smooth
to near the apex, where there is a dense group of strong barbs.
Coquillett in his "synopsis" already indicated this difference,
but used the erroneous and misleading term "labella" to in-
dicate the mouth parts. It has been thought advisable to
keep Professor Cooley's notes on Symphoromyia pachyceras
intact, and they follow herewith over his own signature.

-FREDERICK KNAB,

We have repeatedly taken a species of Symphoromyia in
the act of taking blood. They have always attacked me on
the hand and they inflict a painful wound. The first time I
was bitten by one I slapped with the same caution that I
would a mosquito, lest it should escape, but I soon learned that
this is unnecessary, for one can pick them up with the fingers
as he would an inert object. In fact, you may poke them
around with the finger without causing them to fly. They
come and alight almost silently and generally come singly.
Our note on this species is as follows :

NOTE 143. — Troublesome blood-sucking fly. Causing swel-
ling. Very painful. Fly is silent when alighting.

It is my impression that this is distinctly a mountain form;
that is, we do not find it in our large open valleys, but only
in mountainous places. — R. A. COOLEY.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 163

SIX NEW GENERA OF NEARCTIC MUSCOIDEA.

BY CHARLES H. T. TOWNSEND.

The following six new genera are erected for as many de-
scribed North American species, which can not be placed in
any previously erected genera known to me. The reproductive
habits of four of these genera are known, and these four are
treated in a forthcoming paper on the female reproductive
system, eggs, and early stages of muscoid flies.

Neophorocera, gen. nov.

Erected for Phorocera edivardsii \V ill. (Euphorocera claripennis Coq.
pt.). The male has the second antennal joint hardly at all elongate,
while the female had it noticeably so. The length of the second antennal
joint thus becomes a secondary sexual character in this genus, which is
the first case of the kind known to me in this immediate group. In the
salmaciine and belvosiine flies the same secondary sexual character of
the second antennal joint is much more pronounced.

Reproductive habit, oviposition of flattened macrotype egg on host.
The egg-chorion is honeycomb-reticulate and without operculum. The
uterus is absent, but the uterovagina of one of the dissected specimens
(TD394) showed an egg containing a fairly developed maggot. This
development of the maggot in the uterovagina is probably exceptional,
due to undue retention of egg from failure to find a suitable host. (TD394,
coll. by D H. demons, Aug. 22, 190S, Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts,
and determined by W. R. Thompson as Euphorocera claripennis Coq.).

Type: Phorocera ed-wardsii Will., Scudder's Butterflies of
New England, vol. in, p. 1921.

The genera Exorista, Tricholyga, Euphorocera, andC/ueto-
tachina have the egg-chorion without reticulation and fur-
nished with an operculum at the cephalic end. \Vinthciuia
appears to lack both reticulation and operculum. C/ueto-
lyga and Nemorilla appear to have the chorion reticulate and
without operculum, but are at once distinguished from Neo-
phorocera by their ciliate hind tibiae.

Euacemyia, gen. nov.

Erected for Acetnyia tibialis Coq. The frontal bristles stop at base of
antennae, the vibrissa- are inserted well above oral margin, the third an-
tennal joint of female is only about one and one-half times as long as second,
the cheeks of female are only one-fifth of eye-height, the apical cell is open
and ends well before wing-tip. In Acemyia the frontal bristles descend
nearly or quite to base of third antennal joint, the vibrissae are inserted
practically on the oral margin, the third antennal joint of female is fully
or more than twice as long as second, the cheeks of female are over one-

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third of eye-height, and the apical cell ends almost in wing-tip. The
macrochaetae of abdomen are only marginal in both genera.
Reproductive habit unknown.

Type: Acemyia tibialis Coq., Rev. Tach., p. 116.

Acemyia acuticornis Meig. had been reared in Europe
from Acridium, Acemyia dentata Coq., which is not at all
typical of the genus, having the apical cell closed and ending
well before wing-tip, and the eyes in female descending almost
to the level of the vibrissae, has been reared in North America
from Melanoplus and Chortophaga.

Doryphorophaga, gen. nov.

Erected for Lydella doryphorcs Riley. It belongs with the compsi-
lurine flies, and bears a strong general resemblance to Compsilura con-
cinnata. The eyes are thickly hairy, the facialia are ciliate on about
lower two-thirds, the bend of fourth vein is without stump or wrinkle, the
intermediate abdominal segments bear discal bristles, and the ventral
carina and curved spine-like piercer, both of ordinary character, are present
in the female. It differs from Compsilura principally in having the second
antennal joint noticeably elongate, and the parafacials widened. Differs
from Lydella and De.rodes in the thickly hairy eyes, ciliate facialia, and
frontal bristles not descending low; from Incamyia in the last character
and the ordinary ventral carina; and from Eucelatoria in the hairy eyes
and the elongate second antennal joint.

Reproductive habit, subcutaneous larviposition in host. The uterus
is long, slender, and coiled, and develops white maggots in single file to
the number of about 150. The maggot has well-developed rows of micro-
scopic spines, of which the first three rows and the last row encircle the body,
the intermediate six rows being on ventral surface and about half encircling
the body. (TD370, coll. by D. H. demons, Aug. 17, 1908, Melrose 'High-
lands, Massachusetts, and determined by W. R. Thompson as Phorocera
dorypliorje.

Type: Lydella doryphora Riley, First Report, Insects of
Missouri, p. 111.

The type species has been repeatedly reared from the larvae
of Leptinotarsa (Doryphoni) decemlineata in the northern and
eastern United States as far west as Missouri.

Neadmontia, gen. nov.

Erected for Adtnontia limata Coq. Whole body strongly bristly. The
true frontal bristles are numerous, strong and stop at base of antennae;
a row of closely placed weak bristles runs diagonally down the parafacials
below end of frontal row, but is not a true continuation of the latter. Facilia
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little concave on upper (front) edge, the upper (front) terminal angle more
or less produced into a short blunt tooth. Abdomen with discal and mar-
ginal macrochaetse. Apical cell closed almost at wing-tip.
Reproductive habit unknown, but probably larviposition.

Type: Admontia liniata Coq., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus.,
vol. xxxv, p. 105.

Coquillett's interpretation of the genus Admontia is a
complex. His Ad. dcmylus is evidently one of the compsilurine
flies, as indicat"d by the statement in description that the
abdomen of female is thickly beset with short spines on under-
side of third and fourth segments. It parasitizes Cophyrus
larvae. It is possible that his Ad. retinue, described from males
only, is an Actia. His Ad. polita probably belongs to the
present genus Neadmontia. His Ad. pergandei and degeer-
ioides seem to fit the genus Admontia. His Ad. setigera
(San Mateo County, California, specimen) is a different genus
from all of these. It lacks discal abdominal bristles, and bears
on parafacials a true continuation of frontal bristles in a row
extending to lower border of eye, all the frontal and parafacial
bristles being of equal strength at root. This California
specimen is a female and shows no ventral carina.

Specimens determined by J. A. Hyslop as Admontia per-
g-audeiCoq.were reared by him from larva? of Tipula infii scuta,
Jackson, Tennessee. Nineteen flies issued from October 7 to 14,
1908. A reared female was found by Hyslop to contain 103
elongate eggs. The genus is recorded as parasitic in larvae of
Tipulidse in Europe. The female probably deposits maggots
on the surface of the soil, and these penetrate later in search
of the tipulid larvae.

TD389, collected by D. H. demons, August 21, 1908,
North Saugus, Massachusetts, and determined by W. R.
Thompson as Admontia degeerioides Coq., showed a slender
uterus containing about 55 eggs and maggots similar to those
of the compsilurine flies in general appearance. Female
without piercer, with discal abdominal bristles, ciliate facialia,
long, slender third antennal joint, and apical cell ending near
wing-tip.

Oxexorista, gen. nov.

Erected for Exorista eudrya Towns. This has the general external
characters of Sisyropa. But until the female of Tachina thennophila
Wied. of Java (type of Sisyropa)\s dissected, we shall not be able to say
what the genus Sisyropa is. Eumasicera coccidella Towns, has apparently
the same general external characters as T. therwophi/a\\<\., and the female
fly is almost indistinguishable externally from the female of Sisyropa
hemerocampa; Towns. Yet the last (TD387, Gip. Moth Lab. 1976) deposits

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elongate white maggots on or near host, while the first (TD388, Gip. Moth
Lab. 1975) deposits black microtype eggs on foliage. Thus Sisyropa may
have either one of these habits, or perhaps still a different one. Sisyropa
hemerocampceTowns. (syn.of Exorista amplexa Coq.,acc. W. R. Thomp-
son) probably does not belong to the present genus. Its egg shows no
8ign of pedicel, while the dissected eggs of Exorisfaeudryce(TT)'&Q5)$\wyfedL
an atrophied pedicel. It is most probable that Sisyropa hemerocampce
Towns, is congeneric with T. thermophila Wd., since both have the front
very narrow, the cheeks and especially parafacials extremely narrow, and
the eyes thickly hairy.

Reproductive habit, larviposition of white maggots on or near host.
The maggot is fat, with 13 wide and complete rows of microscopic spines
encircling the body, the spines somewhat weaker dorsally. The sperma-
thecal ducts are elongate and doubled on themselves. Uterine capacity
up to 200 or 300 eggs and maggots. (TD395, collected by D. H. demons,
Aug. 22, 1908, Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts, and TD425, collected
by F. B. Lowe, August 29, 1908, near Swampscott, Massachusetts; both
determined by W. R. Thompson as Exorista eudryce Towns.

Type: Exorista eudryce Towns., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc.,
vol. xix, pp. 287-288.

Euexorista, gen. nov.

Erected for Exorista futilis O. S. This has the general external char-
acters of Parexorista, and was referred to that genus by B. and B..
along with the host of other species of various reproductive habits. Thus
B. and ^sParexorista is another mixed-reproduction genus. The present
form has no discal bristles on intermediate abdominal segments, and the
hind tibiae are ciliate.

Reproductive habit, leaf-oviposition of black microtype eggs. Uterine
capacity up to 2,000 or 3,000. Chorion with a low power shows a beaded
net-like design, the bead strings running from pole to pole and more or
less interlaced into a network; with high power (oil immersion) it shows a
structure composed of a microscopic network of chitin, the lines of chitin
being much narrower than the open spaces between them. (TD361,
August 15, 1908, Spot Pond, near Melrose, Massachusetts, and TD344
August 13, 1908, North Andover, Massachusetts; both collected by D. H.
demons, and determined by W. R. Thompson as Exorista futilis O. S.)

Type: Tachina (Exorista) futilis Osten-Sacken, Can. Ent.,
vol. xix, p. 161.

It appears from the descriptions that this species can not
belong to Epimasicera, type Tachina ivestennanni Zett.
(syn. of Tachina mitis Meig., ace. Thomson, Bezzi and Stein),
since this genus has two pairs of median discal macrochaetae
each on second and third abdominal segments and the hind
tibiae are not ciliate.

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THREE NEW NOCTUID^.

BY HARRISON G. DYAR.

Arenostola orphnina, new species.

Gray, over soiled ocherous, generally evenly suffused with gray, nearly
obliterating the markings. In specimens with little suffusion all the veins
are dark-lined and a row of dark points on the veins represents the outer
line; a small white speck at the origin of vein 3; a row of terminal black
dots between the veins; a gray shade along costa and from median vein
outward, these shades darker than the rest of the wing also in suffused
specimens. Hind wing pale gray. Expanse, 27 to 32 mm.

Four males, three females, Hampton, New Hampshire,
August 1, 1911 (S. A. Shaw).

Type: No. 15098, U. S. National Museum.

A robust species like inquinata Guene"e, but still larger and
longer- winged. The veins are dark-lined as in dejecta Grote.

Paracretonia, new genus.

Falls in the Erastriinse. Fore wing with vein 9 from 10
anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; frons with rounded
prominence, roughened, with a plate below; fore tibise un-
armed; abdomen without crests; hind wing with vein 5 well-
developed from well below middle of discocellulars; eyes large,
round; palpi upturned.

Paracretonia xithon, new species.

Fore wing light gray, with an almost whitish ground, shaded with black-
ish gray; a broad dark oblique inner band from costa to claviform; an ocher-
ous elongate mark below; spots white-filled, orbicular round with black
dot and ring, reniform constricted, with black spot in lower half, claviform
rather large; an oblique white shade before apex; outer line oblique, double,
blackish, followed by an ocherous band in which gray rays project along
the veins; a marginal row of dark dots. Hind wing fuscous with white
fringe. Expanse 21-22 mm.

Three specimens, La Puerta Valley (near San Diego), Cali-
fornia (G. H. Field).

Type: No. 15112, U. S. National Museum.

This may. prove to be the same as Phyllophila aleptivoides
Barnes and McDunnough (Can. Ent., XLIV, 217, 1912).

Sacadodes, new genus

Antennae bipectinate, the branches moderate in the male, short in the
female, ciliate. Palpi porrect or oblique, the second joint long, thick;
third short, nearly globose in the male, long and slender in the female.

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Tongue undeveloped. Eyes large, naked. Front with roughened tuber-
cular prominence, angular in outline. Tibia? rather densely hairy, with-
out spines. Thoracic vestiture hairy, prothorax slightly crested, meta-
thorax with thick divided crest; abdomen with small crest at base. Fore
wing with vein 9 from 10, anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 7 from
near end of areole. Hind wing with vein 5 strong, from well below middle
of discocellulars. Retinaculum of male broad, not bar-shaped.

Said, to be near Diparopsis Hampson, which has vein 5 of
the hint! wing weak and arising near middle of discocellulars,
according to Hampson's description and figure. In the
present form vein 5 seems scarcely at all weaker than the
other veins.
Sacadodes pyralis, new species.

Fore wing clayey ocherous to purplish brown; basal and subterminal
spaces darker, olivaceous brown; a narrow dark discal mark; lines lighter,
the inner edging the basal dark area, angled below median vein; outer
slightly curved, with a narrow dark inner edging; subterminal line straight,
near and similar to the outer line. Hind wing whitish in the male, purplish
brown in the female. Expanse, 30 mm.

Two males, one female, Trinidad, British West Indies, bred
from the "pink cotton-boll worm" (P. L. Guppy).

Tybe: No. 15113, U. S. National Museum.

Both in markings and structure much like Diparopsis, cas-
tanea Hampson, which is destructive to cotton in South Africa.

The larva is cylindrical, robust, the segmental incisures
strong. Head moderate, its vertex within joint 2. Cervical
shield and anal plate well chitinized. Skin smooth; tuber-
cles and setie small, normal. Abdominal legs equally devel-
oped. The mature alcoholic specimen is colorless; a smaller
one is marked with pink in dorsal and stigmata! bands, row
of oblique subdorsal dashes and narrow subventral line.

Mr. Schaus kindly examined a specimen and consulted with
Mr. Paul Dognin and Sir G. F. Hampson. Mr. Dognin has
specimens of the species from Argentina and the one that Mr.
Schaus examined was from Venezuela. The distribution of the
species is therefore extensive.

The new name was communicated to me by Mr. Schaus,
having been suggested, I understand, by Sir G. F. Hampson.

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MORE ABOUT THE SLOTH MOTH.

(Lepidoptera, Pyralidse.)

BY HARRISON G. DYAR.

Some time ago I described a pyralid from the fur of the
living sloth as Cryptoses clwhvpi (Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., ix,
142, and x, 81, 1908). At the time I overlooked the descrip-
tion of a sloth moth by Spuler as Brachypodicola hahneli.
The English entomologists have concluded that these two
forms were the same species and I have lately received speci-
mens of rny species positively labeled with the name of Spuler's.
However, I am now satisfied that there are at least three sloth
moths, each referable to a distinct, though allied, genus.

Of Cryptoses cholcepi I have now 30 specimens, 19 males
and 11 females, received through the kindness of Mr. William
Schaus from different parts of Costa Rica. The sexes differ in
venation, in wing shape, and in the distinctness of the mark-
ings. The figure of the venation given by me (Proc. Ent.
Soc. Wash., ix, fig. 9) is that of the female. The male differs
in lacking entirely vein 11, there being only one free vein and
three stalked veins from the upper angle of the cell. The
wings of the male are more sharply pointed than those of the
female. The markings which I described (Proc. Ent. Soc.
Wash., x, 81) are those of the male. Those of the female are
duller, the pale streaks less contrasted. The moths vary con-
siderably in size in both sexes. The three original types are
all females.

Of Bradypodicola hahneli I have not obtained any material.
A study of Spuler's article, however, shows its distinctness
from the above. Spuler figures the venation of the male.
In it vein 2 is shown stalked with 3-5, while in Cryptoses it
arises well before the angle of the cell; vein 6 also in Brady-
podicola arises further below the angle of the cell than in
Cryptoses. But these are minor differences, while in general
the venation is alike. However, the shape of the head is
very different. In Bradypodicola it is very prominent at the
vertex in side view, the front being concave. In Cryptoses the
vertex is very slightly prominent and the front continuously
convex.

The occurrence of a third form strengthens the above con-
clusion of the distinctness of Bradypodicola and Cryptoses.
This third form is from Brazil, and I have before me a female
specimen sent by Dr. R. von Ihering. Doctor von Ihering
will name and describe it, so I will not enter into its discussion
at present, otherwise than to say that it differs from both the

170 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

above in venation, while the shape of the head is more like
Bradypodicola than Cryptoses.

Crpytoses cholcepi comes from Central America and Pana-
ma, where it lives in the fur of the sloth Cholcepiis. Brady-
podicola hahneli comes from Brazil, where it lives in the fur
of the sloth Bradypus. Of the habits and distribution of the
third species we shall be enlightened later by Dr. von Ihering.

NEW SPECIES OF NOCTUID^ FROM FRENCH GUIANA.

BY W. SCHAUS.

Obroatis reniplaga, new species.

Male. — Palpi, head, and collar dark olive brown; thorax fuscous brown,
with some lilacine irrorations. Abdomen dark gray brown. Fore wings
to outer line fuscous, heavily irrorated with lilacine white; costa finely
olive brown; antemedial line vertical, lilacine on costa, then ocherous
brown, outwardly expanding on median and submedian into dark points;
orbicular minute, dark brown; reniforin large, irregular, dark velvety
brown, becoming narrower and paler brown anteriorly, finely edged be-
hind with lilacine; a fuscous shade oncostaabovereniform, and faint darker
shade below it from vein 2 to inner margin; outer line fine, deeply lunular,
punctiform on veins, and outcurved below costa, followed by a broad pale
yellowish-brown shade; subterminal shade broad, sinuous, fuscous, partly
crossed by an indistinct whitish line; outer margin pale brown, with a ter-
minal fuscous line, and white points on veins. Hind wings fuscous to outer
line, which is very faint, but with distinct dark brown points on veins;
the space beyond and termen as on fore wings. Wings below grayish brown ;
darker spots on discocellular; the outer line deeply lumular, fine, distinct,
but without points; indistinct small subterminal spots on interspaces.

Expanse, 50 mm.

Other specimens are Smaller, 39 mm, and paler.

Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River.

Near O. distincta Butl.

Obroatis roseipalpis, new species.

Male. — Palpi bright red, fringed with rosy brown. Head rosy brown, collar
olive brown. Thorax, abdomen, and wings ocherous brown; apostmedial
straight, broad, purple line, divided by a fine lilacine shade, and closely
followed by a fine dentate lunular line, punctiform on veins; subterminal
dark streaks marked by yellowish points on interspaces; cilia dark brown
crossed at base by a fine pale line, on hind wings tipped with roseate. Fore
wings : Costa finely roseate; an almost imperceptible antemedial line; orbic-
ular a minute brown point; reniform constricted medially, yellowish brown,
darkly outlined but not distinct. Hind wings : The postmedial terminating

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on inner margin near angle. Wings below yellowish tinged with reddish
brown, chiefly on fore wings; the spots minute; the postmedial line dark,
indistinct, more remotely followed by the dentate lunular line; some fus-
cous subterminal spots on fore wings.
Expanse, 38 mm.

Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River, Cayenne.
Obroatis cratinus, new species.

Male. — Palpi gray, shaded with red at base and above. Head, collar and
thorax fawn color. Abdomen dorsally shaded with fuscous gray. Legs
clothed with vermilion-brown hairs; tarsi gray, spotted with white. Wings
light reddish brown. Fore wings: An antemedial fine gray line, angled
on subcostal; orbicular a minute yellow point; reniform large, round,
black-brown, broadly edged with ocherous gray; postmedial line fuscous
brown, outcurved from costa, inbent, touching reniform, terminating at
middle of inner margin; a fine dark outer line, deeply lunular, and puncti-
form on veins, followed by lilacine white irrorations, which extend to apex;
subterminal pale spots on interspaces. Hind wings similar, but without
antemedial markings; an indistinct fuscous line on discocellular. Wings
below rose vermilion, thinly irrorated with black; spots minute, black;
outer lunular line fine black, the points on veins distinct.

Expanse, 47 mm.

Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River.
Athyrma antica, new species.

Female. — Palpi outwardly olive brown, inwardly grayish buff. Head,
collar, and thorax grayish brown, tinged and irrorated with lilacine white.
Abdomen and hind wings grayish brown. Fore wings gray, tinged with
pale reddish brown antemedially and postmedially, the costal margin for
two-thirds, and cell medially tinged with lilacine; a subbasal velvety brown
line on costa, inbent from subcostal to base; a large velvety black ante-
medial spot, somewhat triangular with its apex projecting across cell and
connected with a darker gray shade on costa, its inner edge oblique from
within cell to below submedian, its outer edge outwardly oblique, but
less so than inner edge, its posterior edge sinuous, and finely outlined with
white except on medial side; a faint postmedial pale reddish brown line,
partly finely marked with black scales, oblique, indistinct on costa, verti-
cal, dark-spotted from veins 8 to 6, sharply in and up curved, down bent on
discocellular, sinuous to submedian near dark antemedial space, and
more heavily marked across this vein; the outer edge of brownish post-
medial space oblique from costa near apex to inner margin, somewhat den-
tate; a terminal dark lunular line.

Expanse, 40 mm.

Habitat: St. Laurent, Maroni River.
Near A. tuberosa Feld.

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Argidia rufa, new species.

Male. — Palpi, body, and wings above brown-red; abdomen terminally
fuscous brown. Wings : A darker straight postmedial line, finely edged out-
wardly with dull lilacine and some metallic blue scales; faint traces of a
darker sub terminal shade; darker streaks on discocellular. Fore wings:
Basal half of costa finely fuscous, with a few lilacine irrorations below it;
a minute darker point in cell; traces of a darker antemedial line. Thorax
below black; tibise partly fringed with brown; tarsi light brown; abdomen
below buff. Wings below fuscous brown; the apex of fore wings broadly
lighter brown.

Expanse, 45 mm.

Habitat^ St. Laurent, Maroni River.

Argidia suprema, new species.

Female. — Palpi, frons, and legs dark red; tarsi dark gray. Vertex, collar,
and thorax dull lilacine gray. Abdomen darker, brownish, shaded with
fuscous terminally. Fore wings for two-thirds lilacine gray; a fine darker
antemedial line; orbicular large, round, yellowish, finely circled with brown;
a fine darker medial line slightly inbent from middle of cell; reniform in-
distinct, long and narrow, finely darker edged and crossed by a darker
gray shade; a postmedial whitish line from vein 3 to inner margin; outer
third dark olive brown, almost black beyond reniform, its inneredgeslightly
incurved on costa; costa at apex finely buff; some terminal whitish ir-
rorations; faint traces of a subterminal fuscous shade. Hind wings lila-
cine gray at base; a fine antemedial line; medial space broadly fuscous
brown mottled with lilacine sealcs; terminal space dark silky brown; traces
of subterminal fuscous shade; terminal lilacine irrorations except at apex.
Wings dark below reddish brown; a fuscous straight medial line. Fore
wings: A yellow spot at base; orbicular not quite round, bright yellow;
reniform large, constricted medially, bright yellow with t,wo small reddish
brown spots; tihe costal margin above it bright yellow, extending broadly
towards apex; outer line fine, indistinct; termen broadly shaded with fus-
cous gray; a subterminal whitish line towards apex; cilia at apex white.
Hind wings : A distinct fuscous postmedial line outwardly finely edged
with lilacine.

Expanse, 44 mm.

Habitat: St. Laurent, Maroni River.
Oroscopa noctif era, new species.

Female. — Palpi brown, darker mottled above, fringed below with white.
Head brown, collar, thorax, and base of abdomen narrowly, pale buff; a
velvety brown black line on collar anteriorly. Abdomen buff gray, darkly
irrorated and with dorsal dark spots. Fore wings pale buff; costa narrowly
whitish buff; a pale brown subbasal dash on costa, followed by a similar

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fine dentate and interrupted line, deeply outcurved and barely traceable;
a short dash in place of orbicular; reniform irregular, pale brown, preceded
by a white point and brown shade, followed by a white streak to postme-
dial; a medial brown dash below cell; postnicdial fine, geminate, dark
brown, deeply outcurved beyond cell, and inbent to before middle of inner
margin; a dark shade below white streak and post medial; postmedial fol-
lowed on costa by a small brown spot and a long, thick black streak to near
apex; fine fuscous streaks on veins 6 and 7, and a shorter marginal streak
between them; outer space from near vein 6 to inner margin fuscous brown,
crossed by an outer sinuous fuscous line, between which and the postmr-
dial there is a buff shade on inner margin. Hind wings: Base narrowly
pale buff, otherwise dull brown irrorated with fuscous: A deeply dentate
medial fuscous line : the termen broadly fuscous except from vein 6 to
above 7, with intervenal brownish streaks. Fore wings below buff shaded
with pale brown, base narrowly; a curved brown line crossing discocellular
expanding below cell; the postmedial interrupted, less inbent; the dark
terminal space narrower, blacker. Hind wings below buff, shaded with
pale brown; a broad fuscous antemedial shade, not reaching inner margin;
a postmedial brown shade mottled with fuscous from vein 5 to near inner
margin; the termen mottled with fuscous from vein 5 to anal angle.
Expanse, 32 mm.

Habitat: Cayenne.
Focilla gregalis, new species.

Female. — Palpi fuscous irrorated with white. Head, and body above
brown; some white scaling on vertex; segmental fuscous lines on abdomen.
Fore wings brown, tinged with olive gray; an irregular fuscous subbasal
line; antemedial fine, lunular, fuscous brown, deeply inbent in cell, pre-
ceded by a white point on costa; a black point as orbicular; a wavy reddish
brown medial line, followed by a similar shade; reniform indistinct, in-
curved, fuscous gray, edged with olive gray; postmedial fine, velvety black,
wavy, outcurved beyond cell, followed by an irregular reddish-brown shade,
subterminal fuscous shadings, forming spots towards apex; a lunular mar-
ginal black line connecting intervenal spots, outwardly shaded with lil-
acine white. Hind wings: a black streak on discocellular; abroad dark
reddish-brown shade, followed by the fine wavy black postnicdial line,
which crosses a faint lilacine shade; subterminal lunular, dentate, fuscous,
indistinctly geminate; the marginal dark points distinct, the line connect-
ing them less so. Wings angled at vein 4. Underneath light yellow brown
with some darker irrorations; the lines black, very distinct on hind wings,
wavy; the subterminal distinctly geminate, interrupted by veins on hind
wings.

Expanse, 36 mm.

Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River.

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Focilla furva, new species.

Female. — Body and wings dark brown, lines fuscous; tarsi yellowish;
white points at joints of tibise. Fore wings : A subbasal light brown line,
lunular, inbent to base of submedian; antemedial fine, wavy, crossing a
broad lighter brown space, outwardly edged by the wavy medial line;
reniform dark grayish with a pale reddish-brown spot behind, partly out-
lined with fuscous scales; postmedial outcurved, wavy, from a pale streak
on costa above reniform, inbent at vein 3 to before reniform, andwavily
outbent to inner margin; an indistinct subterminal sinuous brown line,
partly shaded with fuscous, and not reaching costa; marginal grayish spots
between veins; the termen crenulate, prolonged at vein 4 to beyond apex.
Hind wings: A dark reddish-brown shade from postmedial to subterminal;
the marginal spots as on fore wings; the termen prolonged at veins 6 and
4. Wings below lighter brown irrorated with lilacine white; orbiculate and
lunate discocellular spots black; a fine white outer line, and small marginal
intervenal spots.

Expanse, 39 mm.

Habitat: St. Laurent, Maroni River; in the British Mu-
seum, from Costa Rica.

Focilla gorge, new species.

Male.— Body above purplish gray, underneath creamy buff. .Wings
above light brown shaded with purple except on termen, the two separated
by a broad subterminal fuscous brown shade; marginal black points be-
tween the veins; a wavy medial fuscous line. Fore wings: A dark brown
subbasal line; a lunular antemedial line, inbent in cell; postmedial finer,
angled on costa, approximate to medial lino from cell and lunular to inner
margin; reniform vaguely indicated, light brown. Hind wings : A fine dark
brown postmedial line, very irregular. Wings below light buff brown, the
lines very fine, fuscous brown; black points on discocellular; medial line
slightly outcurved; a fine subterminal line; marginal intervenal black
points. Fore wings; a black antemedial point in cell; postmedial curved on
costa and vertical to inner margin. Hind wings: The subterminal vaguely
geminate; the postmedial slightly wavy.

Expanse, 36 mm.

Habitat; St. Jean, Maroni River.

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TRYPHONIN^E -A REVIEW.

BY HENRY LORENZ VIERECK.

Mr. Claude Morley has favored the entomological world
with another volume of his Ichneumonologia Britannica, being
volume iv of his British Ichneumons, Tryphoninse, and set
forth in text and figures comprising pages i-xvi, 1-344, one
plate, and many figures.

Th,is compilation will no doubt be consulted by many a
student of insects and not vainly, for a mass of facts has
been painstakingly gathered and arranged, while some genera
have been figured that have previously been known to science
only by descriptions.

In view of the circulation that the present book is likely to
have, it is the more unfortunate that the author did not lay
down his work more securely, as, for example, with reference to
the genera there is an evident disregard as to foundationstones.

Forty-nine genera are treated, of which one is a newr genus,
and a blanket genus at that, including a number of old genera
that by some writers have been regarded as good and distinct.
The new genus is Homocidus and is evidently a mixture of
many species belonging to Zootrephes, Syphoctonns, and
ffomotropus, and possibly Ein'zemnm and Aniarophrov. If
these genera are to be fused then Zootrephes must be used and
a new genus is uncalled for. For the present Homocidus
Morley, for which I designate Hor.iocidns r/Vffff/s Gravenhorst
as type, sinks as a synonym of Homotropus (Foerster) Davis,
for which latter I designate Bassus bzcapt'llarisW&lsh as type.
In the table of genera Homocidus is represented as wanting
notauli, but in the table to species under the same genus are
to be found two categories, one with notauli present, the other
with notauli wanting !

Bassus is credited to Fallen instead of Fabricius, who erect-
ed the genus. According to Curtis's fixations of types Bassus
Fabricius can not be used for Bassns Authors, which latter
should be called .\uonialon J urine. Anomalon Authors being
without a name may be called Paranomalon new genus, with
Op/iion flarifrons Gravenhorst as type.

The type of Acrotowus Holmgren has never been fixed, so
Trvphoii Incidnlns Gravenhorst is1 hereby designated as type.

Addognathus Holmgren : No type designated. Type Acielog-
nathns brcz'i conn's Holmgren, by present designation.

Catoglyptus Holmgren: No type designated. Type Meso-
leptus fortipcs Gravenhorst, by present designation.

Chdrinaus Holmgren : No type designated. Type Exochus
funebris Gravenhorst, by present designation.

176 PROCEEDING? ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

: 01 opcluw Holmgren: Xo typo designated. Type Cteno-
pclma nig mm Holmgren, by present designation.

Diaborns (Foerster) Woldstedt : Xo type designated. Type
L yenisctis(Diaborus) sednlns Woldstedt. by present designation.

Eelytus Holmgren: Xo type designated. Type Eelytns
ornatns Holmgren by present designation.

Erromenus Holmgren : Xo type designated. Type En-o-
mcn us bmnniciiiis Gravenhorst. by present designation.

Euryproctus Holmgren: Xo typo designated. Type Meso-
leptns annulatus Gravenhorst. by present designation.

E.\cn terns Hartig 1838 appears to be the same as Ctenisens
Haliday 1837.

E.VOC/IHS Gravenhorst : Type designated by West wood not
originally included. Type Ichneumon gra^ipcs Gravenhorst
by present designation.

Grypocentrus Ruthe: Xo type designated. Type Grvpo-
centrns incisnlns Ruthe. by present designation.

Labrossvtii ^Foerster) Davis: Xo type designated. Type
Grypocentrus bimuenlatns Ashmead. by present designation.

Lathrolestes (Foerster) Davis: X'o type designated. Type
Lathrolestes nasoni Davis, by present designation.

Mesoleins Holmgren : X'o type designated. Type Trvphon
an liens Gravenhorst, by present designation.

-^fesoleptns Gravenhorst : As restricted by Curtis's fixation
of type in 1837 this genus in synonymous with E.\-oI\'tns Holm-
gren, which it replaces. Mesoleptus Authors not Gravenhorst
is left without a name and may be called Mesoleptidea new
genus. Type Mesoleptus cingnlutns Gravenhorst.

Metopins Panzer : X'o type designated. Type Sphf.v res-
poides Scopoli, by present designation.

Notopygus Holmgren: Xo type designated. Type Xoto-
p\gns emarginatus Holmgren, by present designation.

PerilissHs Holmgren : Xo type designated. Type Meso-
leptus limititris Gravenhorst. by present designation.

Perispndns Thomson = Pe rispnda ( Foerster) Kriechbaumer :
Perispuda \ Foerster) Kriechbaumer had priority and is iso-
genotypic with Perispudus Thomson.

Picrostigens Thomson — Piscrostigens (Foerster) Thomson:
Xo type designated. Type Orthocentrus{Picrostigeu$)setiger
Thomson, by present designation.

Polyblastus Hartig: X'o type designated. Type Trvphon
lan'tarsns Gravenhorst. by present designation.

Polyclistus (Foerster) Thomson = Hypsiceni Latreille : X'o
type designated. Type Ichneumon femoralis Fourcroy, by
present designation.

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Promethus Thomson: No type designated. Type (Bassi<
Promethus sulcatorGr&venhorSb, by present designation. This
genus is synonymous and isogenotypic with Promethes (Foer-
ster) Woldstedt, which has priority.

Mr. Morley includes Lwpsis Foerster as a synonym of
Promethus Thomson and is thu.- the first person to include
species under this genus. I select Promcthus <tt/<ra/W'Graven-
horst) as type. Li<>p>i.- Foer.-ter; Morley thus becoming i- -
genotypic with Promelhcs ' Fo'-r-tt-rj Woldstedt.

Smicroplectrus Thomson: Xo type designated. Type /. -
enterns) Smicroplcctius jucundus 'Holmgren), by present
designation.

Stenomacrus (Foer-n-n Thomson: Xo type designated.
Type Orthocentrus silratiats Holmgren, by present designa-
tion.

Trematopvgus Holmgren: No type designated. Type Tre-
matopygus ruficornis Holmgren, by present designation.

Tncfwmastix \'ollenhoven Bioblapsis (Foerster; Dalla
Torre: The latter genus has priority.

Zootrephes Thomson: Xo type designated. Type Bu$ms
holmgreni Bridgrnan, by present designation, which Morle%
holds to be the same as ( Bassns) Zootrephus ruli^entrii
( iruvenhorst. Zootrephus Thomson must be replaced by Z<>u-
trephes (Foersterj \\'oldstedt, the genotype of which lattei
is regarded as congeneric with the genotype of Zootrephus
Thomson.

Fortunately, the fact that Mr. Morley did not concern him-
self with the foundation stone or genotype of each genus us»-d
by him does not change the status of his concept- in many
cases, ;t> quite frequently the constituents of his generic con-
cepts include the genotype of the genus involved. However.
in such a painstaking effort as this, one would look for the
finality that can come only through the consideration of geno-
types, especially in view of the fact that some of the earliest
writers from Latreille on recognized the necessity of definite
premises upon which to argue the case of the ichneumon flies.

The compilation of biological records i.< apparently exhaus-
tive and will serve a useful purpose in the hands of the field
worker and economist.

The classification of the Tryphoninse as here set forth is
admittedly no improvement over Holmgren's >y>tem. except
in the acceptance (,f an additional tribe based on pectination
of claws.

Segregates of some of the older, heterogeneous genera, ac-
cepted by colleagues of the author, are suppn-.-id. as in the

178 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

case of the Bassini, while the conformation of the scape in one
case and the character of the claws in another is drawn upon
to separate tribes. So we have the time honored incon-
sistency of treatment repeated.

While we could have wished to have the subject treated from
some new viewpoint, yet the result will be of value to all stu-
dents of this group, no matter what fauna is considered, es-
pecially in view of the treatment of a number of species that
are genotypes of widely distributed genera and the introduc-
tion of so many good figures wThich act as a guide to the habi-
tus in a group where habitus is so important in introducing the
uninitiated to the study of the group.

NOTES ON NEARCTIC MANTISPID^.

BY NATHAN BANKS.

Our species of this family are not numerous; on the occasion
of adding two more I tabulate the genera that are now knowrn
to be represented in the United States. The genus 7 richos-
celia occurs in Mexico, and so may be taken later on our side
of the border.

1. Two claws to tarsus I; axillary vein forked in margin; pro-

notum short, bristly; female with long ovipositor. . . .Symphrasis
But one claw to tarsus I, axillary vein not forked; pronotum

more elongate; no ovipositor 2

2. Pronotum without transverse furrows or corrugations, finely

haired; first radial cell with but one branch Mantispilla

Pronotum transversely furrowed, not hairy, usually more than

one branch from first radial cell 3

3. Upper branch of first radial sector bent up to unite with second

radial sector, or connected thereto by very short cross-
vein; radial cells very slender Climaciella

Upper branch of first radial sector connected to second radial
sector by a rather long cross-vein; radial cells broader;
pronotum more elongate Mantispa

Symphrasis includes but one species, S. si gnat a Hagen,
from the Southwest.

Climaciella was made by Enderlein for our Mantispa bnui-
nea Say; it will also include M. f or i dan a Bks.

Mantispa includes several species, one of which, Af. ma-sta
Hag., has never been refound.

Mantispilla was considered a subgenus by Enderlein; as
denned above it makes a good genus; we have two species
hitherto undescribed.

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Mantispilla scabrosa, new species.

Pale; a broad median brown stripe on face down over lab rum, a narrow
brown stripe each side between antennae and the eye; antennae mostly
pale, but with dark tip, before which it is paler than elsewhere; vertex
with a few dark spots; pronotum pale, quite long, broad in front, but taper-
ing evenly behind, clothed above with many short, stiff black bristles;
thorax darker on sides above, the lobes with black bristles; pleura dark,
with faint yellow streaks; legs pale, femur I reddish brown, blackish within;
abdomen dark, unmarked. Wings hyaline, subcostal area and stigma
reddish brown, a faint dark cloud under stigma on the cross-vein; venation
blackish; first radial cell with one branch, second with two or three, third
with two, second cell much narrowed at tip; cells beyond stigma higher
than long; cross-vein between first and second radial sectors as long as
width of costal area.

Expanse, 28 mm.

From Mesilla, New Mexico (Morse).
Mantispilla pulchella, new species.

Pale; a narrow median brown stripe on the face, forked at base of an-
tennae, basal joint of antennae pale, beyond dark brown; pronotum long,
brown on each side, above with scattered fine, short, pale hairs, likewise
some on the lobes of mesonotum, thorax pale yellowish, marked with dark
brown on pleura and in front, legs pale, front femora, except base, reddish
brown, darker within, middle and hind femora with dark line beneath on
basal part. Abdomen pale, darker on venter, above with some dark spots.
Wings hyaline, subcostal area and stigma pale yellowish, veins black,
except median and radius, which are pale; radial cells broad, each with but
one branch in the fore-wings; in hind wings with one branch from first
radial cell, two from second cell, none from third; cells beyond end of stig-
ma longer than high.

Expanse, 20 mm.

From Eureka, Utah, July 22 (Spalding)

180 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

BLOOD-SUCKING INSECTS AS CARRIERS OF HUMAN

DISEASES.

BY C. T. BRUES,
Bussey Institution, Harvard University.

I have been much interested in the summary published in the
last number of the Proceedings of the Entomological Society
of Washington (vol. xiv, pp. 79-81, April-June, 1912), of re-
marks by Dr. Frederick Knab relative to the transmission of
human diseases by blood-sucking insects.

He has called attention to the fact that such insects must be
rather constant companions of man in order that their po-
tential powers to act as vectors may be utilized. On this
account it is stated that such insects as Simuliidae, Tabanidse,
and sylvan mosquitoes may be eliminated, as they do not
feed regularly on human blood, and are active during only a
limited season, a condition that would necessitate too great an
interval during which no transmission could occur. In addi-
tion, it is stated that with insects which do not normally bite
man, the chances of such species obtaining parasitic micro-
organisms from an infected person and then inoculating a
second person are too remote to allow for the perpetuation of
the disease.

These statements hold good for such diseases as yellow
fever and malarial fevers so far as we know, since the pathogenic
organisms are confined to man and specific mosquitoes in
which they undergo a definite life-cycle.

Two matters have been overlooked, however, which have a
very important bearing on certain other insect-borne diseases.
In the first place, there is the possibility that some human dis-
eases may be common to animals. This has been demon-
strated in the case of some infections, and in at least one in-
sect-borne disease is known to occur. Thus, with African
sleeping sickness, wild antelopes and domestic cattle may act
as reservoirs for the trypanosomes that produce the disease
and tsetse flies infected from them may spread the disease in
man. That many more animal diseases may bear some such
relation to man is probable, although present information
relates mainly to infections (e. g., anthrax) which are not or-
dinarily insect-borne.

Secondly, the occurrence of chronic carriers must not be
overlooked. Such conditions are best known in certain dis-
eases such as typhoid fever and diptheria, where blood-suck-
ing insects do not ordinarily spread the infection; but the piro-
plasma of tick-borne splenetic fever (Texas fever) of cattle is
known to persist in chronic cases. That such is commonly
true of some human insect-borne diseases is by no means un-

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 181

likely, and although it could hardly account for the persis-
tence of a human disease carried exclusively by a specific in-
sect vector, it renders possible the transfer of diseases by a
contaminative carrier during certain short periods alternating
with longer periods of inactivity.

NOTE ON THE AVOCADO WEEVIL (HEILIPUS LAURI

BOHEMAN).

BY HERBERT S. BARBER.
Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.

Last month (March 1912) some aguacate seeds (avocado or
alligator pear) were planted for germination in one of the green-
houses of the Department of Agriculture in Washington, and
while inspecting importations against noxious insects, Mr. E.
R. Sasscer had his attention drawn to one of these seeds show-
ing injury which, when the seed was opened, proved to be the
result of a large weevil larva therein contained. Unfortu-
nately the seed lay for a time on his desk subject to the at-
tack of the ant-pest (Solc-nopsis dcbilis) from which the Bureau
of Entomology suffers, before he brought it to me. When
examined further the seed was found to contain, in addition
to the half-devoured larva, two fine pupa3, each in a thin-
walled cell of excrementous material, the three together al-
most completely filling the space formerly occupied by the two
great cotyledons.

In the same greenhouse and at about the same time (March
19, 1912) an attendant had picked up and handed to Mr.
Sasscer a large weevil that was feeding on the leaves and stem
of a seedling aguacate and which had undoubtedly issued
from another seed of the same lot. A few days later some one
in passing through the greenhouse picked up another adult
weevil for a friend interested in insects, who, in turn, brought
it to me for determination.

The species was described by Boheman in 1845 (Schonherr,
Gen. et sp. Cure. vol. 8, pt. 2, p. 443) under the name Hcilipus
luiui, stating that it was found in the fruit of Lauras dry-
mifolia.*

In the Biologia Centrali-Americana Champion mentions
two specimens of this weevil from Capulalpam, Mexico, in

'Having been much confused by the different names assigned to the
Aguacate and thinking several species might be involved, it may be well
to explain that this name is now considered a synonym of what Small (-nils
Perseapersea (L,)Ckll. and equals, asfarasIcanIearn,Zffwr7/j/te™?0 Linn..
Persea gratissima Gaertn.,and Persea americana Mill., but is a distinct
species from the recently described Persea pit fieri Mez.

182 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

the Salle collection. Two other specimens are in the U. S.
National Museum collection, one of which was found on an
aguacate at Ontario, California, November 22, 1911, by Mr.
S. A. Pease, while the other wras found in an aguacate seed in
St. Louis, Missouri, by Mr. Clay E. Jordan.

Subsequent to the presentation of this note, further ob-
servations were made which would best be added.

On May 2, the greenhouse attendant found another adult
in a spider web near a pot containing several avocado seeds
and noticed an apparently fresh exit hole over one of them.
I visited the greenhouse the following morning and tried to
trace up all receipts of Persea seeds from which weevils might
have issued. It seems only one lot was infested. This was
received from a dealer in San Jose, Costa Rica, December
26, 1911, consisting of 26 seeds of Persea pittieri, which were
then noted as being in poor condition. Five of these seeds had
germinated and grown to plants from a foot to a foot and a
half in height, and from the cotyledons of three of these plants
weevils had issued, leaving a still very obvious exit hole in
the soil close to the plant stem. These three plants were taken
up and the cotyledons showed the same injury that had ap-
peared from the other seeds, but, of course, this injury had
not affected the germ. On May 23, four additional plants that
had been grown at Miami, Florida, from seeds of the same
lot were examined and the cotyledons showed no exit holes.

A plant grown in the local greenhouse which when examined
three weeks earlier had shown no sign of infestation, now had
an apparently fresh exit hole in the soil about an inch from the
stem, which led down into the pupal chamber in the coty-
ledon. This plant seemed less robust in its growth than the
others. Another adult, dismembered by ants, was found on a
ledge in the greenhouse, but may have been there for weeks.

A specimen of this weevil was taken early in July at Whit-
tier, California, in a grove of avocados about 2 years old, in the
nursery of Mr. Hideout. Mr. P. H. Dorset, of the Bureau
of Plant Industry, who found the weevil, believes it came from
Mexican seed, but states that no seed had been planted in
that part of the nursery for nearly a year.

Seven adults, two pupse, and a larva of this species are now
in the National collection. Of the adults the four that issued
in the Washington greenhouse from the seed of Persea pit-
tieri from Costa Rica are of a decided red ground-color, with
red femora, and lack the two transverse white fascia of the
elytra, while the other three are dark brown, have unicolor-
ous legs, and display the prominent patches of white scales
mentioned and figured in the Biologia Centrali- Americana.

PROC. ENT. SOC. WASH., VOL. XIV. NO. 3.

THE AVOCADO WEEVIL (HEILIPUS LAURI BOH.).

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 183

Coupled with the different host plant, these characters n ay
later lead to the splitting up of this species.

From these records it is quite obvious that the specirs rray
become of some economic importance to tropical horticul-
turalists and its transportation to other countries where the
avocado is grown should be more closely guarded against.
Further observations are urgently needed to determine the
probable extent of its depredations. Plate ix represents a
pinned adult and lateral and ventral views of the pupa.

Mr. Schwarz said that the genus Heilipus, with its several
hundred species, naturally will have quite a variety of food
habits. One species, H. gnttatus Boh., wras bred by him last
year from a section of a felled tree (probably a Ficu^) at Paraiso,
Panama, and was also collected at wounds on tree trunks in
Guatemala. H. albovenosns was found by him at Tampico,
Mex. in December, 1910, on the fruit of Ncctandra sanguined?
(as determined by Dr. Rose), which has been formerly include d
in the genus Persea, with its probable larva within the fruit.
An6ther species, H. e.legans, breeds under the bark of camphor
trees in Jamaica, as he noted some years ago (Proc. Ent. Soc.
Wash., vol. ix, 1909, p. 15). Only one species of the genus,
H. squamosus, is native in the United States (Georgia and
northern Florida). It is extremely rare in collections and its
habits are still unknown, but it may be found to develop in
the fruit of Persea borbonia (P.caroliuensis). A genus allied
to Heilipns, Calvertius arancarice, has been described by Dr.
D. Sharp (Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., Jan., 1891, p. 150) from
Chile, where its Iarva3 bore in the trunks of Arancan'n imbri-
cata. It may be added that three other small rhynchophorid
beetles have been found to live in the seeds of the avocado.
One of them is a calandrid beetle, Caulophilns lathiasits, Say,
found in seed of the "Trapp" variety of avocado from Miami,
Florida, in November, 1909. The second is a small unde-
scribed scolytid of which a few specimens were found in the
seed of an undescribed wild species of Persea, discovered by
Dr. Henry Pittier at Boquete, 2,100 meters altitude, on the
slopes of the Volcan de Chiriqui, in Panama, in April, 1911.
The third is the cosmopolitan coffee weevil, Arcecerus fascicu-
latus De G., which appeared in numbers in old seeds from Liv-
ingston, Guatemala.

184 PROG. ENT. SOC. WASH., VOL. XIV, 1912.

TWO NEW CALIFORNIAN ACROLOPHID^.

(Lepidoptera.)
BY AUGUST BUSCK
Acrolophus diversus, new species.

Labial palpi as in the abandoned genus Neolophits Wlsm., short, erect,
reaching vertex; joints nearly equal in length, first and second slightly
tufted, third smooth; dark brown, each scale tipped with ocherous. Face,
head, and thorax ashy brown with ocherous scale-tips. Fore wings light
ocherous brown with bluish black markings consisting of a series of equi-
distant costal dots, which is continued into a paler subterminal row; a
large black second discal spot crossing the fold on the middle of the wing;
the upper third of the wing is somewhat darker than the lower two-thirds
and the entire wing is dotted with faint black transverse striations in longi-
tudinal rows. Cilia light ocherous with equidistant black tufts. Hind
wings blackish fuscous with an ocherous submarginal line. Abdomen
blackish fuscous with ocherous anal tuft. Legs blackish brown with
ocherous annulations on the tarsal joints; front tibiae with long external
scale tuft.

In some specimens the ornamentation on the fore wing is much less
pronounced than in others and the black striation is sometimes obsolete,
but the black costal dots and the two discal and plical spots persist.

Alar expanse, 27 to 28 mm.

Habitat: San Diego, California, July (Geo. H. Field, col-
lector).

Type: No. 15122, U. S. Nat. Mus.; cotype in Mr. Field's
collection.

Nearest in pattern and size as well as in the form of the
palpi to Acrolophus (Neolophns) persimplex Dyar, from which
it differs in the clearer color, more distinct pattern, and less
hairy labial palpi.

Acrolophus hirsutus, new species.

Labial palpi as in the foregoing species, reaching vertex; ocherous,
touched with dark brown. Head and thorax dark ocherous, mottled with
black; thorax with short ocherous posterior tuft. Forewings ocherous,
strongly suffused and mottled with dark brown and black; a faint series of
terminal and costal dark dots, a black second discal spot, preceded and
followed by a clear ooherous space, a short oblique plical spot, surrounded
by light scales.

Hind wings dark brown with lighter base and a faint ocherous submar-
ginal line. Abdomen dark brown above; anal tuft and under side ocherous.

Alar expanse, 20 to 22 mm.

Hibitat: La Puerta Valley, California, June (Geo. H. Field,
collector).

Type: No 15123, U. S. Nat. Mus.; cotype in Mr. Field's
collection.

Actual date of issue, Sept. jo, 1912.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS NUMBER.

Page

BANKS, N. : Notes on Nearctic Mantispidse 178

BARBER, H..S. : Note on the Avocado Weevil. . : . . 181

BRUES, C. T. : Blood-sucking Insects as Carriers of Human Dis-
eases 180

BusCK, A. : Two New Californian Acrolophida: 184

DYAR, H. G.;

Three New Npctuidae; , 167

More about the Sloth Moth 169

HOOD, J. D. : Descriptions of new species of North American

Thysanpptera '. 129

KNAB, F.y and R. A. COOLEY: Symphronomyia as Blood

Sucker , 161

RUSSELL, H. M.:

A Note on the Southern Walking Stick and a Tachinid Parasite 117

Notes on Thysanoptera 128

SCHAUS, W. : New Species of Noctuidse from French Guiana . . . 170

SMITH, H. E. : A Contribution to North American Dipterology 118

TOWNSEND, C. H. T.: Six New Genera of Nearctic Muscoidea . 163

VlEHECK, H. L. : Triphoninse : A review 175

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VOL. XIV OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 1912. No. 4

MEETING OF APRIL 4, 1912.

The 258th regular meeting of the Society was entertained by
Mr. Marlatt in the Saengerbund Hall, 314 C Street NW. on
the evening of April 4, 1912, and there were present Messrs.
Banks, Barber, Caudell, Ely, Gahan, Howard, Knab, McAtee,
Popenoe, Quaintance, Sasscer, Schwarz, Snyder, Stedman,
Vickery, members, and Messrs. F. C. Craighead, J. R. Malloch,
C. S. Minot, and W. B. Wood, visitors. President Quain-
tance occupied the chair.

The minutes of the preceding meeting and of the special
meeting of March 14, 1912, were read and approved.

Mr. W. B. Wood was elected active member.

The first paper of the evening, "Description of an injurious
Otiorhynchid," by F. H. Chittenden, was read by title.1

The second paper, "Notes on Blood-sucking and Supposedly
Blood-sucking Leptidse," by Frederick Knab, was read by the
Recording Secretary.2

Dr. Howard remarked that this added another family of
Diptera to those to be considered in connection with insect-
borne diseases. He inquired whether such diversities of habits
within a genus is known among the families of Diptera gener-
ally considered blood-suckers.

Mr. Knab stated that this was the case in the Culicidse.
In this group we get closely related species, some of which are

'Published, Proc. Ent, Soc. Wash., XIV, 106, 1912.
2 Published, Proc. Ent, Soc. Wash., xiv, 108, 1912.

185

186 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

habitual blood-suckers and must have blood for the perpetua-
tion of the species, others that are indifferent blood-suckers,
and still others that do not attack warm-blooded animals at
all. And this condition repeats itself in a number of genera,
so that it is clear that the habit can not serve as a guide to
the exact systematic position of the species. In the case of
the Leptidse the habit perhaps appears so remarkable because
we know so little of the habits of the group. Mr. Knab stated
that he had been unable to find anything beyond the general
statement that these flies are predaceous. He asked Mr.
Malloch if he knew of any exact records by European entomo-
logists.

Mr. Malloch said that he only knew that the Leptidas are
generally considered predaceous. The fact that Leptis rested
upon tree trunks always with its head downward suggests
that it watches for prey; its very sudden flight also suggests
the predaceous habit.

Mr. Schwarz said : As to Symphoromyia, he had observed
it on the wing, evidently hunting for prey among the bushes,
although he had never actually taken one with prey. Too
much reliance should not be placed on the structure of the
proboscis. Mr. Green, of Ceylon, had sent a muscid fly,
Ochromyia jejuna Fab., to Professor Poulton with the state-
ment that it had been found preying upon termites. This
observation had been questioned on the ground that the mouth-
parts of Ochromyia are unfit for piercing another insect.
Although the flies were seen capturing the termites, Colonel
Yerbury expressed his belief that the only possibility was that
the termites had been injured in some way.

Mr. Malloch stated that he had observed the female of an
anthomyid fly, Spilog aster nigrinervis Zett., which was feed-
ing upon another fly, Hilara litorea Fall. ; also a female and
predaceous. In spite of the apparently inadequate structure
of its proboscis the Spilogaster devoured the abdomen and
all the softer parts of its victim, leaving only a small bundle
of the chitinous parts. He had also seen Spilog aster preying
upon small neuropteroid insects and upon Homoptera.

Mr. Knab exhibited a number of species of the genus
Atherix and expressed the opinion that they are not all con-

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 187

generic. He showed Atherix ibis Fab., from Europe, and A.
variegata Walk., from the northern part of our continent, and
contrasted with them A. longipes Bell., and three other
species, all from the warmer parts of America. The four
tropical species agreed in their graceful form, longer and
more slender legs and a number of evident characters. Mr.
Knab said that he was unwilling to propose a generic name
at this time, as a number of genera had been created agree-
ing in general characters with Athemx and usually placed as
synonyms of it. The status of these genera should be carefully
established before creating a new one.

Mr. Banks said that he was of the opinion that the southern
forms are probably a new genus, since the European and
Northwestern species of Atherix are locally common and if
they are blood-suckers the habit would have been noticed long
ago.

The third paper, "A New Genus and Species of Gryllidie
from Texas," by A. N. Caudell, was read by title.

A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF GRYLLID^ FROM TEXAS.

BY A. N. CAUDELL.
TRIGONIDOMIMUS n. gen.

Description (Female, the male unknown). — This genus belongs to the
subfamily Gryllinse, but bears a strong superficial resemblance to Cyr-
toxipha and related genera of small crickets of the subfamily Trigonidiinae.
The second segment of the tarsi is minute, not at all depressed or cordi-
form. Hind tibiae more slender than usual in the subfamily Gryllina? and
armed above on the outer half with three spurs on each margin and on
the basal part there are a few serrations, small but distinct when viewed
through a hand lens. There are five apical calcaria, two ventral ones
subequal in length and both short, scarcely as long as the tibial spines, and
two longer ones on the inner side and one on the outer. On the inner side
the middle calcar is about three times as long as the ventral one and the
upper one a fourth longer than the middle. The second outer calcar is
fully as long again as the ventral one. Metatarsus of hind tarsi rounded
above, armed only with hairs, as are also the hind tibiae between the spurs
and serrations. Fore tibiae furnished with foramina only on the anterior
face. Head large and rounded, broader than the pronotum, the front
convex; eyes very small and but little prominent. Antenna; inserted

188 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

immediately beneath the eyes, distinctly nearer the clypeal suture than to
the top of the head. Apical segment of the palpi moderately enlarged
apically and triangular in shape as common in manygryllid genera. Ovi-
positor approximately equaling the hind femora in length and almost
straight .

Type: Trigonidomimus belfragei, new species.
Trigonidomimus belfragei, new species.

Head large; eyes small, broadly oval, and set far apart. Pronotum
nearly quadrate, narrower than the head or the width across the base of
the elytra. Elytra shorter than the abdomen, about three times as long
as the pronotum; wings caudate, extending half their length beyond the
tip of the abdomen. Anal cerci very long. Legs moderately slender,
hind femora moderately swollen and tapering to the very tip, the hind
tibia; slender.

General color brownish yellow, the tip of the ovipositor and the eyes
and the base of the antenna blackish; the legs are clear honey yellow and
the elytra are darker. The antenna? grow paler towards the tip.

Length, antenna?, 15-)- mm.; pronotum, 1.25 mm.; elytra, 3.75 mm.;
wings, 11 mm.; hind femora, 4.75 mm.; ovipositor, 4.5 mm.; anal cerci,
5.5 mm.; width, pronotum, 1.5 mm.

Two females, Texas, Belfrage.

Type: Coll. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge,
Mass.; paratype, U. S. National Museum, Washington, D.
C.(Cat. No. l"5389). The type bears the following written label :
"59 Quite rare specimens, coming to light at night Sept. -Oct."

At the conclusion of his paper, Mr. Caudell said he did not
quite understand the significance of No ."59" which appeared
on Belfrage's label.

Mr. Schwarz explained that Mr. Belfrage had the habit
of numbering those species of each order which he collected
himself in Texas and to distribute them always under the same
number among his numerous correspondents and customers
in the United States and in Europe, so that should these num-
bers be preserved it would add considerably to the identifi-
cation of his specimens. Among the orthopterists in Europe
he had a good customer in Professor Stal in Stockholm. Bel-
frage collected only at two points in Bosque County, Texas,
viz, Waco and Clifton, although in his letters he constantly
speaks of proposed trips to other parts of the State. At the
instance of Dr. Le Conte he commenced about the year 1875
to write up a list of the insects collected in Bosque County.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV. 1912. 189

As far as Mr. Schwarz recollects, only the list of the Coleop-
tera was ever finished, and he has seen this manuscript in
the possession of Dr. Le Conte in the year 1878. However,
it has never been published and the manuscript is probably
still in the possession of Mrs. Le Conte. A small fraction of
a copy of this list of Coleoptera in the handwriting of Belfrage,
including the Carabidse and Dytiscidse, is still in the possession
of Mr. Schwarz. Belfrage wras not in the habit of labeling
the specimens he sent to his correspondents; his peculiar and
neat way of pinning and mounting render the specimens
collected by him easily recognizable. Of the numerous let-
ters Belfrage received from his correspondents from all over
the world many are preserved in the National Museum. An
obituary note on Mr. Belfrage will be found in the American
Naturalist, 1883, p. 424.

-The fourth paper was "Notes on Some Nearctic Mantis-
pidse," by Nathan Banks.1

In connection with his remarks, Mr. Banks exhibited a
new genus of Mantispidse from Australia which appears in
three striking color varieties. He also showed specimens of
a new thynnid wasp, and a new genus of Scoliidae from Arizona.
—At the conclusion of the regular papers on the programme
President Quaintance called on Dr. C. S. Minot, of Cambridge,
Mass., who responded with a few remarks on the early New
England entomologists and related some very amusing anec-
dotes regarding Dr. Hagen.

-Under Notes and Exhibition of Specimens Mr. Banks
exhibited a bottle of insects taken from a freshly painted house
and suggested that there was something in the color as well
as the odor that attracted them to it.

Mr. Barber stated as his opinion that the so-called attraction
of painted surfaces is exaggerated. A more logical explana-
tion in most cases would give greater importance to the tem-
porary alighting and immediate continuance of flight in the
seasonal swarmings of many insects caught on adhesive sur-
faces. Different species behave differently; with some insects
the odor of paint will be attractive and with others repulsive.

1 Published Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., xiv, 178, 1912.

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Pine-infesting scolitids and other insects are probably attracted
by the odor of paint, while other insects not instinctively as-
sociated with turpentine odor are undoubtedly repelled. A
common Pityophthorus was flying in great numbers along a
woodland creek but did not appear to alight on his clothing.
When, however, he stripped for a swim, he was greatly annoyed
by their alighting and crawling, apparently due to the at-
traction of the light color.

Mr. Schwarz said that in his experience insects are not only
attracted by light surfaces, but also by dark-colored ones if
they are of sufficient size. He cited the north side of the old
Department of Agriculture building, where in former years
large numbers of specimens of various orders could always be
found on each morning at the proper season.

Mr. Knab stated as his opinion that the reason for the com-
mon habit of many insects flying against white objects may
perhaps be explained in that with their defective sight such
objects are mistaken for open spaces — for example the open-
ings among trees or other objects.

Mr. Schwarz related that in the month of March of the pres-
ent year, while on the island of Key West, Florida, he had the
experience of being stung by the big black scorpion Centrums
gracilis Latr., which is so common in tropical Florida. He
was stung at the base of his right thumb and for some minutes
the pain was most intense. No swelling followed, but the
thumb as well as the whole hand was paralyzed for the rest
of the day, the accident having happened about 11 o'clock
in the morning. A dull pain extended from the hand nearly
to the elbow, but did not prevent him from having good sleep.
On the morning of the next day the pain had greatly lessened,
but still he was hardly able to hold a pen for letter-writing,
but there was no swelling of any extent and by evening the
pain and paralyzed feeling had greatly subsided. On the
third day hardly any effect of the sting was felt. No remedial
measures whatever were applied. This scorpion feeds largely
upon longicorn beetles, crickets, and roaches, which are so
commonly found under bark of dead trees. In former years

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 191

he had found at Miami a female of this species with 26 young
on her back.

Mr. Banks said that this species was one of our longest and
was found from Florida to South America, in many places
common. He referred to the poisonous scorpion of Durango,
a species of Vejon's, of which Mr. Scrrwarz had received ad-
ditional evidence of its poisonous qualities.

Mr. Schwarz added that a few years ago he was in company
with Mr. F. C. Bishopp at Durango City, where upon their
first arrival they were treated by the inhabitants with many
accounts of the deadly nature of the "alacron" ( Vejovis sp.).
Hunting within the city produced only specimens of a common
scorpion which is certainly not of a severely poisonous nature,
and the accounts given by the natives were so contradictory
that manifestly no reliance could be placed upon them. In-
formation from more reliable sources elucidated the fact that
the home of the real poisonous scorpion is the slope of the
plateau towards the Pacific side, known as the Sierra de Du-
rango, about 15 or 20 miles west of the city. This is a timbered
country, whereas the city of Durango is situated on the bare
plateau. It is from the Sierra de Durango that the specimens
sent to Mr. Banks were collected. Mr. Schwarz added that
while in Key West he met a most intelligent American who
had resided for several years in the Sierra de Durango and who
fully corroborated the former accounts of the severely poison-
ous nature of the "alacron."

In connection with scorpions, Mr. Schwarz said many people
passing through Yuma, Arizona, have no doubt witnessed the
performance of the Yuma Indians who come to the station
at train-time, holding the big yellow scorpion, so common in
that region, by the tail end and allowing the animal to crawl
up their bare arms. The scorpions are offered for sale to the
passengers, who usually pay liberally to be excused.

Mr. Quaintance exhibited specimens of an interesting aley-
rodid received from Dr. C. W. Hooker, collected by him in
Porto Kico, December 15, 1911. This species had recently
been described by Dr. G. Leonardi in Bollcttino del Labora-

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torio di Zoologia generale e agraria della R. Scuola superiore
d'Agricoltura in Portici, vol. iv. The insect is remarkable
by reason of the long curling wax threads secreted by the pupa,
of which there are only two pairs. The species falls in a
new genus, as set forth in a forthcoming paper on the classifi-
cation of the Aleyrodidae by Messrs. Quaintance and Baker.

MEETING OF MAY 2, 1912.

The 259th regular meeting of the Society was entertained
by the bachelors in the Saengerbund Hall, 314 C Street NW.
on the evening of May 2, 1912, and there were present Messrs.
Barber, Caudell, Ely, Heidemann, Knab, McAtee, Quaintance,
Rohwer, Russell, Sasscer, Schwarz, Vickery, Viereck, and
Walton, members, and Messrs. J. R. Malloch, William Mid-
dleton, J. R. Strauss, and R. Wooldridge, visitors. President
Quaintance occupied the chair.

Mr. Rohwer read a letter from Mrs. J. B. Smith, expressing
her deep appreciation for the action of the Society in calling
a special meeting on March 14, 1912, for the purpose of draw-
ing up resolutions in recognition of the work of the late Dr.
John B. Smith.

Mr. Schwarz brought up the question of a meeting in June
and on a vote of the Society it was decided that such a meet-
ing should take place.

Mr. Rohwer suggested that the Society take some action
in electing a representative at the meeting at Oxford this
summer, and after some discussion the matter was laid on the
table until the next meeting.

At this juncture the question arose as to whether the Society
should publish a biography of the late Dr. John B. Smith,
and it was moved and seconded that Dr. Howard and Mr.
Schwarz should draw up such a biography to be published by
the Society.

The first paper of the evening was by H. L. Viereck, on
"Entomology at the Centenary of the Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia."

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 193

The second paper was by O. Heidemann, on "New North
American Species of Tingitidse."

Under "Notes on Nearctic Orthoptera" Mr. Caudell spoke
of a catalogue of the Orthoptera of Nearctic America which he
has in course of preparation. Following his comments he
presented a paper by T. D. A. Cockerell on "A New Genus
of Orthoptera from Guatemala."

ENTOMOLOGY AT THE CENTENARY OF THE ACADEMY
OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA.

BY HENRY LORENZ VIERECK.

At the one hundredth anniversary of the Academy the whole
field of the natural sciences was fittingly -epresented. If
any one branch of science paid mon homage or received more
recognition than another on this memorial occasion, then that
honor belongs to entomology, for from the beginning until
the end of the proceedings the great achievements of bhe Aca-
demy and of entomology, from modest beginnings, were
brought out in the addresses.

Nineteen entomologists were appointed as delegates from
at least seven distinctly entomological organizations and a
number of more general institutions of learning. O the
entomologist delegates Prof. P. P. Calvert, Prof. J. H. Corn-
stock, Mr. E. T. Cresson, Prof. S. A. Forbes, Mr. Samuel
Henshaw, Dr. W. J. Holland, Dr. L. O. Howard, Mr. C. W.
Johnson, Dr. Henry Skinner, Mr. H. L. Viereck, and Prof.
F. M. Webster were present at the celebration, which covered
a period of three days or from March 19 to March 21.

The entomological organizations represented were the
American Entomological Society, the Association of Economic
Entomologists, Societe Entomologique de France, the Ento-
mological Society of America, the Entomological Society of
London, the Entomological Society of Ontario, and the Ento-
mological Society of Washington.

The entomological papers read were by Dr. Henry Skinner
on "Mimicry in Butterflies," and Mr. James A. G. Rehn on
"The Orthopteran Inhabitants of the Sonoran Creosote Bush."

The splendid entomological resources of the Academy were
shown to the interested, who were also introduced to the m w
entomological quarters just nearing completion.

In the address of the president at he opening exercises
such entomological pioneers as Thomas Say, Titian R. Peale,

'To be published later.

194 PROCEEDINGS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Thomas B. Wilson, J. L. Le Conte, George H. Horn, Henry
C. McCook, E. T. Cresson, and others were mentioned as
the builders to whom we owe the entomological foundation
laid down at the Academy. To quote, the president then said :
"The knowledge gathered by the abstract naturalist and the
tabulation of scientific data concerning all forms of animal
and vegetable life have a very close and direct relation to
public health and preventive medicine." Then he referred to
such examples as yellow fever, malaria, sleeping sickness,
and other diseases transmitted by insects, and pointed out
what a boon it has been to humanity to know the minutest
details of the life history of such creatures. To quote again,
the president said: "The work of the Academy has been so
distinctly pure science that the lay public have not until
recently appreciated the great practical relationship it has
to health and economics. The description of the various
species, their life history, the geographical range, have enabled
those working in applied sciences to conduct the already
successful war against the enemies to man, to the lower animals,
and to plant life. ' ' Then he went on to show what a great intrin-
sic loss to our food supply and comfort was due to the depre-
dations of insects, quoting the latest statistics to this end.

Dr. Edward J. Nolan, the esteemed secretary of the Academy,
under the title of "Reminiscences," gave interesting accounts
the results of his opportunities to observe men of science, and
mentioned Thomas Say as one of four men who had stood out
prominently in the first century of the Academy.

The meetings, the entertainments, and every feature of this
memorable centenary of one of the foremost institutions of
its kind in the world were so inspiring and genial that all who
attended were happy to be present.

RECOGNITION OF PALINDIA MERRICKI HOLLAND.

This species was described from a specimen taken flying in
low herbage near New Brighton, Pennsylvania. The de-
scriber recognized that it was a stray from the tropics, but he
could not locate it specifically. Recently in going over the
Palindia in the National Museum collection, I found a series
of this species under P. egista Bar. There were, however,
two forms confused, and as Bar plainly indicates the other
form as egista the name merricki will stand. Our specimens
are from Venezuela. Probably the original specimen reached
Pennsylvania as pupa with tropical fruit.

HARRISON G. DYAR.

OF WASHINGTON. VOLUME XIV, 1912. 195

A NEW GENUS OF ORTHOPTERA FROM GUATEMALA.

BY T. D. A. COCKERELL, University of Colorado.

Among the Orthoptera recently collected by my wife at
Quirigua, Guatemala, is a large Ceuthophilus-Vke, species,
which I could not place in any described genu? known to me
or referred to in the literature at my command. Thinking
that it might have been described in the Biologia Centrali
Americana, I sent a brief account of it, with sketches, to Pro-
fessor L. Bruner,who kindly writes me that he finds no such
insect described, adding: "Undoubtedly your insect is new,
and comes near Glaphyrosoma."

MAYACRIS gen. nov. (STENOPELMATIN^E).

Female. — A large insect, with the general form and color of Ceuthophilus,
entirely apterous; feet with pulvilli; hind tibiae on upper side with two
rows of short spines, all of the same type or grade. Head oblong, not
wider than thorax; eyes elongate, twice as long as broad; ocelli represented
by large oval chalky-white patches, one on the prominence between the
antennae, the others on each side of the broad flattened frontal prominence;
vertex not tuberculate; clypeus much narrowed below, the lower half
strongly longitudinally sulcate in middle; labrum large, broad-oval not
in the least emarginate, with scattered hairs; mandibles with strong apical
teeth; third joint of labial palpi as long as the other two together; maxillary
palpi with joints 2 to 4 greatly elongated, the fifth flattened and spoon-like;
antennae more than twice as long as body; prothorax large, smooth, its
lateral inferior margins nearly straight; anterior coxae with a strong but
short spine; anterior tibia3 with a sulcus on each side, at the upper end of
which is a rounded pallid foramen-like depression (wholly unlike the
foramina of the Decticinae, however); femora wholly unarmed; anterior
tibiae with two rows of five spines each on lower side, the last three of
each row crowded toward the apex; there is also an apical spine on inner
side; middle tibiae with the same ten interior spines, and also six superior
ones, in two rows, the last of each row apical; hind tibiae with two rows
of ten short spines above, none apical, no spines below except at apex;
apex of hind tibiae with two very large spines (about as long as first joint
of tarsus) on inner side and two not so large on outer, and in addition two
pairs of spines beneath, the most apical pair larger and close together at
base; first three tarsal joints strongly sulcate or excavated beneath, and
variously produced at apex, but not in the least spinose; the tarsal joints
are only moderately compressed; ovipositor very short, compressed, gently
curved upwards.

Mayacris bruneri, sp. nov.

Female. — Body smooth and shining, about 26 mm. long, dark purplish
brown above, very pale yellowish beneath; frontal prominence dark pur-

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plish, invaded from behind by two lobes of pale ochreous color; clypeus
pallid with two suffused brownish patches; maxillary palpi about 15.5 mm.
long; cerci about 5 mm.; ovipositor slightly over 4 mm. in length; anterior
femora 9 mm., their tibiae 9.5; hind femora shining, pale purplish-brown,
22 mm. long, the greatest depth not quite 6 mm.; hind tibise 20 mm.,
dusky at base, pallid apically; hind tarsi a little over 7 mm.; third antennal
joint longer than the next two combined.

Habitat: Quirigua, in the tropical lowlands of Guatemala,
February, 1912 (W. P. Cockerell). The generic name is derived
from the Mayas, who in ancient times erected splendid temples
and monuments at Quirigua. The species is dedicated to
Professor Bruner, who has done so much to make us acquainted
with the Orthoptera of Central America.

Type: Unique female, Cat. 14799, U. S. National Museum

This insect bears a superficial resemblance to certain mem-
bers of the Rhaphidophorinse, but its structure shows it to
bt long to the Stenopelmatinse.

I take this opportunity to record a cew other Orthoptera
collected by Mrs. Cockerell at Quirigua, and kindly determined
by Mr. A. N. Caudell : Neolobophora ruficeps Burm., Homeo-
gamia mexicana~Burm., Periplaneta australasice Fabr., Stag-
momantis fraterna S. & Z., Harpagonyx maya S. & Z.,
Heteronemia incong-ruensftrunn., Am ilia wmrstvW// Bruner,
Xiphidion mexicamim Sauss.,and Amphiaaisla azteca Sauss.

Mr. Caudell said that except for a character not mentioned
in Professor Cockerell's description, i. e., the absence of apical
spines above on both margins of the hind tibise, he would be
inclined to consider the above genus inseparable from Gla-
phyrosoma.

—Under Notes and Exhibition of Specimens, Mr. Caudell
spoke of the great numbers of insects found on snowbanks in
high altitudes. He mentioned particularly observations made
in July on Pikes Peak, when hundreds of insects, mostly ones
ascended from lower altitudes by flight or ascending currents
of air, were seen on snow. He reasoned that these snow-
fields caught the ill-seeing eyes of the insects, and attracted
them, otherwise some few would most certainly have been
found on the grass or stones in the vicinity. But only one
small beetle, a native of high altitudes, wras found in any num-
bers anywhere except on the snow-fields.

—Mr. Caudell spoke briefly on the desirability of miscellane-
ous observations being published. He pointed out that even

OF WASHINGTON. VOLUME XIV, 1912. 197

the most fragmentary notes made and published by different
observers on the habits and development of insects often
accumulate into more or less complete life histories. Care
should be taken to not duplicate published articles along these
lines, but the republication of known facts is not necessarily
to be decried, as such often serves as a check on the results
as published by others.

MEETING OF JUNE 6, 1912.

The 260th regular meeting of the Society was entertained
by the married members at the Saengerbund Hall, 314 C
Street NW., on the evening of June 6, 1912, and there were
present Messrs. Cory, Cushman, Ely, Gahan, Heidemann,
Knab, Myers, Quaintance, Rohwer, Sasscer, Schwarz, Snyder,
and Wood, members, and Messrs. F. C. Green, Fritz Johansen,
and J. R. Malloch, visitors. President Quaintance occupied
the chair.

The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap-
proved.

The name of Reginald Wooldridge was proposed for active
membership and in accordance with the rules laid over until
the next meeting.

Under unfinished business Mr. Rohwer brought up the
question of a delegate to the Oxford meeting, and after some
discussion it was moved and seconded that the matter be
referred to the Executive Committee with power to act.

Mr. Schwarz gave a brief report as a member of the com-
mittee to draw up a biography of the late John B. Smith, and
Mr. Rohwer moved that the committee be relieved. Seconded
by Mr. Gahan, and carried.

The first paper of the evening was "A New Tachinid from
Porto Rico," by W. R. Walton, and in the absence of the
author is was read by Mr. Rohwer.

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A NEW SPECIES OF TACHINID^ FROM PORTO RICO.

(Plate X.)
BY W. R. WALTON.

The tachinid parasites on the adult beetles of the genus
Lachnosterna so far as recorded seem to be confined to two
genera, namely, Cryptomeigenia B. & B., and Eutrixa Coq.
Although the above-named genera have been widely dissoci-
ated in all the tables classifying the family, they are not dis-
similar in general appearance, though varying in size, and may
well be much more closely allied than has generally been
acknowledged. But two species, belonging to each of the
genera before mentioned, have hitherto been recorded as
b ing parasitic on the adults of Lachnosterna, the habits of
the remainder of the species included being as yet unknown
to science. The hitherto known are Eutrixa exile Coq., and
Cryptomeigenia theutis Walker, the host of which is mentioned
below. One other North American species, namely, Mi-
crophtalma disjuncta Wied., is known as a larval parasite of
"May beetles." This was reared from a larval skin of Lach-
nosterna arcuata by Mr. Theo. Pergande, October 5, 1891.
Microphthalma occurs also in Europe, where it will probably
be found to parasitize the larva of Melolontha.

The genus Cryptomeigenia was. erected by Brauer and
Bergenstamm1 in 1891 from a single male specimen col-
lected in Brazil and which they called sett fades ; although
Walker2 had previously described a species, namely, theutis,
under the old genus Tachina; it was evidently overlooked by
the authors of the genus. The late Mr. D. W. Coquillett was,
it seems, the first person to n cognize this species as being
:ongeneric with seti fades B. & B., and we find it referred to
its proper place in his indispensable "Revision of the North
American Tachinidse." Brauer and Bergenstamm's descrip-
tion of Cryptomeigenia setifacies is in a large degree unsatis-
factory because of its lack of specific detail, but since it
disagrees in some important particulars with several specimens
in hand, and as it is impossible for the author to see the type,
a new species is herewith proposed for their reception, which
is called aurifacies. This is obviously distinct from theutis
of Walker, which is known as a parasite of Lachnosterna in
the northern United States, having been reared from an adult
of Lachnosterna inversa Horn, by Mr. Theodore Pergande,
at Washington, D. C., in 1892.

'Zweiflug. des Kaiser. Mus., v, 331, 1891. 2List, iv, 228.

PROC. ENT. SOC. WA8M., VOL. XIV. NO. 4.

A NEW SPECIES OF TACHINIDAE.

OF WASHINGTON. VOLUME XIV, 1912. 199

SYNOPSIS OF GENUS CRYPTOMEIGENIA B. & B.

1 . Dorsal vittse of thorax distinct velvety black 2

Dorsal vittse of thorax indistinct brownish, pollen of front and

face gray theutis, Walk.

2. Legs except tarsi yellow. Second and fourth longitudinal veins

yellowish setifacies B. & B.

Legs black, wing veins black, front and sides of face golden

yellow aurifacies n. sp.

Cryptomeigenia aurifacies, new species.

Length 3 to 10 mm. Eyes apparently bare, but microscopically haired,
frontal vitta opaque, dark brown, somewhat lighter approaching root of
antennae; sides of front golden yellow pollinose extending narrowly up-
ward around sides of ocellar triangle and connecting with the posterior
orbits, which are also yellow pollinose. Sides of face golden yellow polli-
nose, barely connecting beneath the eyes with the yellow of posterior
orbit. Anterior two-thirds of parafacials with fine, black, bristly hairs.
Facial ridges when viewed from side, brown and haired on lower one-
fourth only. Cheeks, facial depression, and epistoma grayish pollinose.
First two segments of antennae reddish and abundantly haired on upper
surfaces, third joint slender, gently rounded at tip, black. Arista about
twice the length of third joint, thickened on basal one-fourth, microscop-
ically pubescent for a little more than one-half its length, black.

Thorax, pleurae, and pectus, including coxae, grayish pollinose, slightly
yellowish gray at humeri and in supra-alar region. Thoracic vittae four,
velvety black; the inner pair slender anteriorly, entire, thickened posteri-
orly beyond the suture, ceasing about midway between suture and an-
terior edge of scutellum, the outer abruptly thickened anteriorly and in-
terrupted at suture extending backward to a point immediately above
center of postalar callus.1 Post-dorso-central bristles three, sternopleural
bristles three, the lowest of which is in the male often quite weak. Scutel-
lum with two marginal and a long apical pair and many rather coarse
hairs on the disk. Abdomen somewhat conical, silvery-gray pollinose;
when viewed from the rear the posterior margins of segments 1 to 3 broadly,
and a narrow median vitta, slightly shining, black. Fourth segment al-
most entirely gray pollinose. Segments, 1 with marginal and 2, 3, and 4
with discal and marginal macrochaetse. Tip of ovipositor in female exserted,
acute, and pointing forward.

Wings hyaline, veins black; posterior cross-vein sinuous.

Squamae translucent, yellowish white. Trochanters and extreme apices
of femora reddish, remainder of legs and tarsi black.

1 In viewing marking of thorax and abdomen in Tachinidae one should
always look at them from the rear at a vertical angle of about 45°, the
markings appearing most intense at this angle.

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Habitat: Porto Rico.

Described from six specimens, male and female, reared
from the "sugar cane May-beetle"' by D. L. Van. Dine,
collected April 29, 1912 at Anasco, Porto Rico.

Type: Deposited in U. S. National Museum, Washington,
B.C.

Under Notes and Exhibition of Specimens Mr. Rohwer men-
tioned having bred the fly DasyUis thoracica from the gal-
leries of a scarabseid beetle in chestnut. This may establish a
parasitism for this fly, which collectors have often found flying
around old stumps infested by beetle larvse.

In answering Professor Quaintance's query in regard to the
important parasites of Lachnosterna larvse, Mr. Rohwer stated
that the people in Porto Rico were working more with the
hymenopterous parasites than they were with the dipterous.
They have bred one species belonging to Cainpsomeris and
are trying to introduce a species of Tiphia from the middle
United States with the hope that this species will work -effect-
ively as a parasite to the Lachnosterna larvse in Porto Rico.
Professor Froggatt, of Australia, has bred a species of Scolia
from the larvse of white grubs in Australia and has carefully
described and figured these parasites of white-grub larvse.
Mr. Rohwer stated that he was of the opinion that the people
of Porto Rico could do better if they worked more extensively
on the species belonging to family Scoliidse and did not
endeavor to introduce North American Tiphia, as it is doubt-
ful if the species Tiphia will acclimatize themselves to Porto
Rico. He also stated that most of the North American species
of Tiphia which live in the eastern United States have been con-
sidered to be Tiphia inornata, but that there are really
many forms which belong to this specific group and that the
species of the Middle West, in the main, are different from the
species of the Atlantic Coast. Judging from the diverse species
it is impractical to endeavor to introduce Tiphia inornata into
Porto Rico. As most of the species which belong to this group

1 Mr. E. A. Schwarz says that this is in all probability Lachnosterna
crenatocollis Blanchard.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 201

of families in Porto Rico are of the family Scoliidae, it would
be much better to endeavor to work with these rather than
with the species of the family Tiphiidse.

—Under a discussion of geographical distribution Mr. Knab
remarked that Diptera as a whole are not as widely distributed
as is generally supposed, but when carefully studied are
found in most cases to be equally restricted in habitat with
other insects not so well equipped for locomotion. Most of
the species that show an exceptionally wide distribution are
such as are favored by human activities. Aside from these
the supposed wide distribution is based largely on inexact
identification, similar species in different areas being confused.
It will, accordingly, be found that the more obscure species,
and the groups least understood, show the widest distribution.
Another factor to be guarded against is errors in labeling.
These are particularly to be guarded against in the collec-
tions of the older entomologists, who cared little for exact
data of this kind and often did not affix locality labels to their
specimens. Thus the labels on some of the older material
in the National Museum collection are obviously wrong and
in some cases have gone on record. Some striking cases have
turned up among the material from the collection of the late
Mr. Coquillett. His collection consisted largely of material
collected by himself in northern Illinois and around Los
Angeles, California. The collection came to the Museum un-
labeled and was afterwards labeled by an assistant. It was
inevitable that errors should occur. A striking case is Psoro-
phorn cilititu, which was recorded by Dr. Dyar from Los
Angeles on the strength of a specimen from the Coquillett
collection. The species has not been found in California by
anyone else, nor at points farther west than Texas, and Mr.
Knab said that he was convinced that the species does not
occur in California. Mr. Knab said that he believed that we
have another case of this kind in Simnliinu bracteahnn Coquil-
lett, the types of which are labeled "Cambridge, Mass." and
"Los Angeles Co., Cal." Specimens from other eastern locali-
ties have since been turned up, but none from California, and
the latter record is to be looked upon with suspicion.

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Mr. Malloch said : There are certain causes which limit the
geographical distribution of an insect, and one of the principal
factors in the limitation of phytophagus species is the range
of the food plant. Although the species may not necessarily
occur everywhere its food plant does, it does not occur where
the plant does not, unless in certain cases where there may be
closely allied plants upon which it may feed. This principally
applies to Trypetidse. In the case of species feeding on car-
rion or decaying vegetation the distribution is not governed
by the occurrence of their food, but by climatic and other
factors. Of the 29 British species of Faiinia, an anthomyid
genus of habits last referred to, he took 23 species within a
radius of 5 miles in Scotland, and of these 16 occur in North
America, which is a much larger proportion than is the rule in
other groups, and particularly in the phytophagus genera.

MEETING OF OCTOBER 3, 1912.

The 261st regular meeting of the Entomological Society of
Washington was entertained by Mr. Schwarz at the Saen-
gerbund Hall, 314 C Street NW.,on the evening of October 3.
Present, Messrs. Barber, Busck, Caudell, Corey, Cushman,
Dyar, Gahan, Gill, Heidemann, Hopkins, Myers, Popenoe,
Quaintance, Rohwer, Schwarz, Stedman, Symons, and Walton,
members, and Messrs. J. D. Hood, W. Middleton, J. B.
Parker, and R. C. Shannon, visitors.

President Quaintance occupied the chair, and in the ab-
sence of Mr. Sasscer, Mr. Busck was asked to act as Record-
ing Secretary pro tern.

The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and ap-
proved.

Mr. Caudell proposed the name of Mr. J. D. Hood, Mr.
Rohwer the names of Messrs. F. Johansen and W. Middleton,
Dr. Hopkins the name of Mr. C. T. Green, and Mr. Busck
the name of Mr. Carl Heinrich, for active membership. These
names were laid over according to the rules.

The President informed the Society that Mr. R. Wooldridge,
whose name had been proposed at the last meeting, had asked

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to have his name withdrawn on account of his unexpected
removal from Washington, and in view of this his name was
not voted on.

The first paper, "Notes on Nearctic Orthoptera. I. Non-
saltatorial Forms," was read by the author, Mr. A. N.
Caudell.1

Discussing Mr. Caudell's paper, Mr. Schwarz asked how
the number of species of Phasmidse in arid regions compares
with the species from the more humid regions. Mr. Caudell
replied that it was his impression that the species recorded
from arid regions are somewhat less than those from more
humid areas.

Professor Quaintance asked how many cave species occur
in the Orthoptera. Mr. Caudell answered that aside from the
species of the genus Hadenoecns, which are mostly confined to
caves, there are few of our species peculiar to caves.

Professor Symons asked what the distribution of Diaphe-
romera femora fa is. Mr. Caudell stated that it occurs all
over the north and south into Texas, where it is replaced by
D. z'elli, which, however, ranges north as far as New York.

Mr. Busck remarked that he was glad to note that Mr. Cau-
dell had united genera and subgenera, which differed only in
secondary sexual characters, and the generic value of such
characters was discussed at some length.

Mr. Caudell said that it is his opinion that genera based
only on secondary sexual characters should not stand, but
so far he has not carried this out radically.

Mr. Schwarz remarked that in Coleoptera the secondary
characters situated in close proximity to the primary sexual
characters have been and still are successfully used as generic
characters; the more remotely they are situated from the
primary sexual characters, the more they lose their value as
generic characters, without, however, losing their value as
one of our best means of distinguishing species.

Mr. Barber asked Mr. Busck what constitutes a secondary
sexual character, to which Mr. Busck responded that he con-

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siders any difference between the sexes outside of the primary
sexual characters to be such. Mr. Barber then asked what
one was to do in such groups as the Strepsiptera and the
coleopterous group Phengodini, in which there is not a single
structure common to the opposite sexes.

Dr. Hopkins interpreted secondary sexual characters as
those external characters which are peculiar to either sex and
finds that the combination of these characters on both sexes
of the same species serve as good generic characters.

Mr. Knab said that in the Diptera he considered the em-
ployment of secondary sexual characters objectionable. These
are often misleading; as similar modifications may rise in-
dependently at different points they can not be relied upon as
indications of relationship.

Mr. Walton said that in the Tachinidse the late Mr. Co-
quillett quite successfully and wisely avoided the use of
secondary sexual characters in the delineation of his genera.
On the other hand, Mr. C. H. T. Townsend has made very
general use of these characters in erecting genera, even when
the genotype happened to be a unique. The genus Ennyomma
Townsend was erected on a unique male solely because of
the fact that this specimen possessed hairy eyes. This genus
was split off from Myiofihasia B. & B. In a series of 24 speci-
mens of Mytophasia cenea Wied. reared as parasites of Chal-
codermus ceneus Boh. by G. G. Ainslie, of the United States
Bureau of Entomology, at Clemson College, South Carolina,
the males have hairy eyes and the eyes of the female are bare.
The amount of pilosity of the male eye varies from a few
scattered hairs to the densely hairy form. Notwithstanding
this, Mr. Townsend persists in declaring that "the genus may
be distinguished from both Myiophasia and Phasioclista by
its thickly hairy eyes." From the above-mentioned facts,
however, it will be seen that this hairiness is extremely variable,
and at best is a secondary sexual character, and as such, in
Mr. Walton's opinion, should not be used as a primary char-
acter for the erection of a genus in Tachinidse.

Dr. Gill remarked that supplementary sexual characters
developed independently of the real sex organs are used to a

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large extent in mammals and in birds; they are sometimes
developed in a remarkable manner, as in the birds of paradise,
of which some 20 or 30 species in nearly as many genera are
distinguished and recognized by all ornithologists entirely
on these accessory characters, such as peculiar feathers on
the forehead, tail, or elsewhere, found in the male, while the
female is quite ordinary. Dr. Gill said that if such a male were
divested of its feathers it could not be recognized generically.

-Dr. Hopkins spoke of a minute scolytid beetle from the
Philippines, in which the tibia of the male is very broad and
carries very long, branched, featherlike hairs and a long spine,
neither of which is found in the female.

-Dr. Dyar showed a copy of "Moths of the Limberlost,"
by Gene Stratton Porter (pub., Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912).
This is a book intended for "nature lovers," not for students
or even beginners. It gives a general account of the appear-
ance and habits of some of our larger moths and of the doings
of the author and members of her family in relation to these
moths, all very entertainingly told. The author herself has
apparently been very unfortunate in her use of books. Harris's
"Insects Injurious to Vegetation," which would probably
have been her best guide, she seems never to have heard of.
She searched in vain through Holland's "Moth Book" and
Packard's "Guide to the Study of Insects" for details of the
life histories of two species of Catocala that came under her
notice. The authors of these works, as well as other entomolo-
gists, receive scant courtesy at her hands, which seems scarcely
edifying and somewhat detracts from the tone of the book.
The two species of Catocala referred to above, C. amatri.v
Hubn. and C. neogama S. & A., are well-known inhabitants
of the cottonwood and hickory, respectively, overwintering
in the egg state in crevices of the bark after the manner of
other species of the genus. Is it a fact that these well-known
details of the histories of our moths are so buried in the
literature that one comparatively unacquainted therewith can
not find them out? We scarcely think so, but attribute the
failure to the author's ill fortune in selection of literature and
advisors. In another place (p. 343) the author expresses the

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opinion that Citheronia regalis is "beyond all question" of
tropical origin. This is true, of course, of the genus, but the
author is speaking of the species, which is confined to the
United States east of the Plains, as is well known. Some little
space is devoted to a discussion of the ground color of the fore
wing of this species. It appears that Dr. Packard described
it as olive green, whereas Mrs. Porter insists that it is gray,
and she wonders who is color-blind. As a matter of fact, the
lady is right — it is gray; but the optical effect of the contrast
of the red veins on the neutral gray ground gives the effect
of the complementary color, green, so that the general im-
pression is of an olive-gray wing. This is the impression I
had carried of the species myself, and in a way justifies Dr.
Packard's description. Many interesting photographs from
life are found in the book and several colored plates, repro-
duced from paintings by the author, in which she has tried
to represent exactly the colors at their best, sometimes some-
what to the detriment of the markings.

-Dr. Dyar also showed a copy of "Elementary Entomology"
by E. D. Sanderson and C. F. Jackson (pub. Ginn & Co.).

-Mr. Caudell stated that Senor Federico Mejia, minister
from Salvador, brought to his office yesterday for identifi-
cation and information an adult pair of a locust which threat-
ens to become, if indeed it is not already, a most serious pest
to the coffee bean. Some weeks ago immature specimens
were sent in, but the species could not be determined, though
it was clear that it belonged to the genus Cocconotusi a
genus of the subfamily Pseudophyllinee. Mr. Caudell had
not yet had an opportunity to determine the species, but the
adults which he had for exhibition are very surely the same as
some brought from Salvador some years ago by Mr. Knab,
who stated that they were injurious to the coffee bean and-
leaf, according to the reports of the natives. Senor Mejia
stated that these insects occur in immense numbers and cause
thousands of dollars' damage. A single nip means the ruin
of a coffee bean, as the place bitten turns black and makes the
berry unsalable. The insect stays in the trees day and night
and the remedies tried so far were the gathering by hand by

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children at so much per pound and the use of turkeys, which
ate the insects when shaken from the trees or such as were
within their reach on the lower limbs. Some years ago he had
all the banana and other trees and shrubbery cut from the
coffee fields, hoping that would serve to discourage the pest.
Little result seems to have followed. He nowr asks very ear-
nestly what he shall do. Knowing little of the life or habits of the
insect and nothing of the effect of arsenical or other sprays
on the coffee tree, Mr. Caudell did not know what to advise.

Mr. Quaintance suggested that arsenical treatment might
be used and Mr. Knab thought sweetened poisoned bait might
be of value.

Mr. Schwarz stated that according to Senor Mejia, these
Orthoptera appear at the beginning of the rainy season as
unwinged specimens and acquire their wings shortly after.
It appeared to Mr. Schwarz that oviposition probably is
made in the twigs of a tree, as the eggs from dissected females
would seem too long to be laid in the stems of weeds; this
ought to be ascertained, as it has an important bearing on
eventual remedial measures, whether the young specimens are
found on weeds or on tall trees used universally in these re-
gions as shade for the coffee trees.

-Mr. Walton said : I wish to announce on behalf of Mr.
E. O. G. Kelly, of the Bureau of Entomology, who is now
stationed at Wellington, Kansas, that he has apparently
settled definitely the old argument as to whether the American
members of the genus Sarcophaga are truly parasitic or not.
During the past summer there has been a severe outbreak of
Melanoplus differ entialissfoA Mclanoplusbivittatus'vn. Kansas,
wrhich Mr. Kelly has been studying.

In the course of his observations he noticed that when the
grasshoppers flew through the air certain flies apparently
followed them and darted down at them while on the wing.
Upon capturing some of the grasshoppers he discovered tiny
maggots attached to the abdomen, watched them enter the
grasshopper through the tender spaces between segments, and
reared the adult flies from them. I have examined the series
of adults sent me for determination, and have been able to

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determine one specimen as a male of Sarcophaga hunten
Hough. This species happens to be structurally distinct, and,
therefore, quite easily determinable. There are, however,
at least three species involved in the problem, and in all
probability more than three.

Mr. Knab said that the Sarcophagidse illustrate very well
how backward we are in America in some branches of Dip-
terology. In Europe it has long been known that certain
species of Sarcophagidse are parasitic on other insects; the'
facts having been established beyond all question, by compe-
tent observers. Kunkel d'Herculais, in his studies on in-
jurious locusts (Stauronotus maroccanus) in Algeria, made
useful investigations and found that certain species of Sarco-
phagidse are important parasites of the locusts. The females
of these forms have a modified ovipositor and pierce the host
to introduce their larva?, just as is the case with certain Tachi-
nidae. Lahille, in the Argentine Republic, has shown that
certain Sarcophagidge are parasitic there. Villeneuve has es-
tablished genera on certain parasitic species. In this country
Chittenden has bred a sarcophagid from a live beetle. A
scarophagid has also been bred repeatedly in this country
from the box-turtle, and this observation has been made so
often that the insect involved must be looked upon as a true
parasite of the turtle.

—Mr. Caudell presented the followingnotes on Orchelimum
pulchellum :

On October 2, 1912, at Rosslyn, Virginia, I found near the
river a bunch of Hibiscus militaris Can., which has very soft
wood with a corky pith. The stems were literally filled with
the eggs of what I am quite sure is1 the above species, as many
of both sexes were found on the bush, though none of the
females were found in the act of egg-laying; the time of ovi-
position, however, was not past, as I found the females still
with eggs. It may have been another species that laid the
eggs, but it was more likely the above species. Eggs taken
from the abdomen of captured females were very like those
taken from the stems. It seems, so far as I can make out
from the eggs as placed in the stems studied, that from two to

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a dozen eggs are laid in one puncture. The insect appears
to sit facing up the stem and when but two or three eggs are
laid in one puncture the ovipositor is directed only down the
stem, but when several eggs are deposited some are directed
towards the base of the stem and some towards the tip,
showing that the ovipositor is directed towards the base of
the stem part of the time and then towards the tip. I do not
know whether the insect withdraws the ovipositor in changing
the direction of the puncture.

The eggs are usually placed in the wood; very close under
the bark in the larger stems, as shown by the specimens ex-
hibited, but in the smaller stems they are sometimes deposited
in the soft inner pith. Green stems seem preferable for pur-
poses of oviposition, but fresh eggs are also found in dead stems.
-Upon request from the chair Professor Parker spoke of his
experience with Cuterebra in rabbits; he had shot a half-
grown rabbit in August in Knox County, Ohio, which had
three infestations, one larva already dropped out, another
dropped out when he lifted the rabbit up from the ground, and
one larva had to be pressed out. In 1907 he had likewise seen
full-grown larvae in a rabbit not -more than 2 or 3 months
old, which would prove a rapid larval growth of this species,
the adult of which appeared in June.

Mr. Knab mentioned that the mature larva are frequently
received from hunters in the fall. This spring he succeeded
in breeding an adult from a larva received last fall. May and
June is the normal time of appearance of the fly.

Mr. Walton said he had bred Cuterebra cuniculi in Harris-
burg, Pa., the fly appearing in June.

Mr. Caudell asked whether the larvae occurring in rats were
of the same species. Mr. Knab answered that he has not
seen larvae of this species and that he was not aware that it
had been bred, but as Cuterebra seems to be restricted to
rodents it is probable that the larvae in rats are also Cuterebra.
Probably different species of Cuterebra infest different ro-
dents indifferently. One species, C. emasculator, has been
described from the genitalia of a male squirrel ; but he did not
think that species was peculiar to the squirrel. Mr. Walton

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thought that the C. emasculator would prove an exclusive
parasite of squirrels and that this is indicated by its smaller
size.

—Mr. Barber exhibited specimens of the eggs of Cicada
lyricen and presented the following notes for publication :

EGGS OF CICADA LYRICEN DEGEER.

BY HERBERT S. BARBER.

The egg-laying habits of the periodical cicada are so well
known to everyone that we are too apt to consider its injury
as typical of the cicadas. Newell (U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Ent.
Bull. 60. pp. 52-58) has, however, described the oviposition of
a second species, Cicada erratica Osb., in the South, but be-
yond this it seems that nothing on the subject is known of
our more common species.

The reference by Smith and Grossbeck (Ent. News, April,
1907, p. 118) to DeGeer's "egg-laying habit of the adult"

of his Cicada lyricen seems un-
fortunate in that the eggs he
mentions must belong to some
other insect. From DeGeer's ac-
count (Mem. Hist. d. Insects,
vol. 3, 1773, p. 215) one finds
that his specimens consisted of
adults and pupal r-kins sent him
by M. le Prevots Acrelius from
Pennsylvania and Ni'w Jersey,
with some remarks on the song
and egg-laying habit. The ref-
erence to the latter, freely trans-
lated, is as follows: ".
the females place their eggs in
the forks of the branches and
these eggs, which are like white
points, are confined in a sort of

, r,. , , . hard and transparent gum-like
FIG. 2. Eggs of Cicada lyricen f ,, . ,. , , ,,

deGeer. Vertical and lateral view mass of the Size of a hazlenut.
of egg-cluster in incision between Obviously this refers to the eggs
wood and bark. Outline of single of some other insect, but my own
egg, enlarged. experience does not offer a satis-

factory guess at its probable identity.

A female of one of the common cicadas collected at random on
Plummers Island, Maryland, was placed in a jar with a hard,
dry hickory twig of about one-half inch diameter standing

\)

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XIV, 1912. 211

upright in the sand. A few days later she was found dead, and
on close examination two or three very slight indications of
punctures were found in the smooth, hard bark. Many
clusters of eggs wen found by cutting into the bark, but in
very few cases could the puncture be detected before the eggs
were exposed. These punctures appear to have been closed
with a mucilaginous secretion which allows the disturbed and
broken fibers of the bark to swell back into their original
position before drying, when they are firmly cemented to-
gether. In some instances a thin membrane like dried
albumen covers the open spaces between the fibers. The
incision is a cylindrical cavity 8 mm. long and less than a
millimeter wide, paralh 1 to the surface and usually in the
inner bark, but often partly in the wood. One incision was
found in which the eggs were within the wood itself. The eggs
are laid alternately in a double row and usually number 12
or 13. The eggs measure 2.1 to 2.2 mm. in length by 0.35
mm. in width, are subcylindrical, slightly curved; one end
tapers more gradually and is nure evenly rounded, the other
is more bluntly conical.

. The identity of the female is somewhat doubtful, but ap-
pears from comparison with specimens in the National Mu-
seum, and reference to Smith and Grossbeck's paper, to be
Cicada lyricen DeGeer. '

Dr. Hopkins thought these eggs wrere truly those of the
cicada and complimented Mr. Barber on their discovery.

—Mr. Quaintance called attention to injury to walnut leaves
and shoots by the walnut curculio, Conotrachelus juglandis,
and exhibited photographs of the injury. Specimens of in-
jured leaves and shoots have been received the present season
from Titus ville, Pennsylvania, Upper Marlboro, Maryland,
and Stamford, Connecticut. Dr. R. T. Morris, writing of
the injury at Stamford, Connecticut, states:

Ordinarly in the vicinity of my country place at Stamford, Conn., this
species has confined itself, so far as I know, to the involucre of J. cinerea;
at least I have never noticed it except there before. When I introduced
large numbers of exotic walnut trees this beetle changed its habits, finding
a suitable place for depositing its eggs in the rapidly growing herbaceous
shoots of the species of .Juglandarea1 mentioned (Jnglans regia, J.
siboldii,}. cordifonnis,J. cinerea, and Hicoria minima). It has practi-
cally wiped out one orchard of/, regia for me and tlm-atms I he industry

'This determination has very kindly been confirmed by Mr. W. T. Davis.

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so seriously that we probably shall have to give up raising /. regia in
the East unless some means for control can be found.

The larvae infest the swollen base of the leaf-stalk and also
hollow out the tender shoots. As stated by Dr. Morris, the
eggs are deposited in the shoots of various walnut trees from
the first week in May until September, and he has noted
beetles on the trees as late as October 5.

-Mr. Quaintance exhibited specimens of a chrysomelid
beetle, the grubs of which had been complained of as quite
injurious to cranberries in one locality in New Jersey. The
insect was determined by Mr. Schwarz to be Rhabdopterus
picipes Oliv. The species has not heretofore been reported
as of economic importance, and, in fact, but little is known as
to its habits.

The larvae were present in a cranberry bog in the neighbor-
hood of New Egypt, New Jersey, and had destroyed the plants
in small patches here and there over the bog. The injury
consists in the destruction of the fibrous roots of the cranberry
plant and the eating off of the bark of the larger roots. The
injury is very similar to that done by the grape root worm,
Fidia viticida, to roots of the grape.

Observations made in the cranberry marsh indicate that
the beetles feed, to a certain extent at least, on the tender
foliage of the cranberry plant, and it is thought possible that
advantage might be taken of this fact to secure their destruc-
tion by the timely use of arsenical sprays. Beetles confined
with cranberry plants in rearing cages in the insectary at
Washington fed freely upon the foliage, but spent a good deal
of time below the surface of the soil, where they probably
oviposit, as eggs were found in the soil.

-Mr. Schwarz remarked that of the multitude of eumolpid
Chrysomelidse which inhabit America hardly anything is
known of their natural history or of their range of variation.
Even in North America there are genera of which we know
very little, for instance the genus Typophorus, which includes
the strawberry leaf -beetle (now known under the name of 7.
canellus Fabr.). At present all our eastern spotted or black
forms are listed as varieties of one species, whereas it is almost

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certain that we have several good species among them. At
any rate, the form described by Say as Colaspis sexsignata,
which is very abundant on juniper (as already stated), never
occurring on any other plant and never exhibiting any note-
worthy color variations, is certainly a good species. How
many species we have among the other forms must be settled
by future observations.

The following papers were accepted for publication :

NEW SPECIES OF NOCTUID^ FROM THE GUIANAS.

BY W. SCHAUS.
Safla caeruleotincta, sp. n.

Female. — Palpi laterally fuscous brown irrorated with whitish. Frons
brown. Vertex and collar dark reddish brown mottled with buff. Thorax
dark brown mottled in front with buff; some bluish scales on patagia.
Abdomen fuscous brown mottled with some pale scales; a darker trans-
verse shade at base followed by some white irrorations on a dark red-
brown shade. Fore wings chiefly dull steel blue; a fine and irregular,
vertical, basal, and antemedial line; costa medially shaded with brown; a
yellowish-brown shade at end of cell, forming the reniform, and beyond
it in angle of postmedial line, which is surmounted on costa by a darker
brown spot; a geminate, faint, medial line terminating in a large fuscous
spot above inner margin; reniform outwardly edged with fuscous; post-
medial outbent on costal margin, dentate and inbent to before reniform,
outangled on fold, inwardly edged with brown on inner margin; a dentate
whitish line outwardly edges the dark brown costal spot; an outer coarse,
brown-black line interrupted at vein 5, dentate between 4 and 3, preceded
by a dark shade below vein 2; subterminal dark spots inwardly shaded with
light brown, and connected by short streaks to a faint lunular terminal
line. Hind wings brown irrorated with dark red; costal margin, streak
below cell, and inner margin grayish brown; postmedial and outer line
dentate lunular, not reaching costa, the outer line heavily marked towards
inner margin, forming two lunules; veins terminally irrorated with blue,
especially veins 2-4; subterminal spots as on fore wings; the terminal line
more distinct. Wings below dark grayish brown; white shades on cilia
at vein 5. Fore wings; some white spots on costa towards apex; a dark
postmedial line. Hind wings somewhat paler; a medial and postmedial
line; a broad subterminal dark brown shade.

Expanse, 42 mm.

Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River.
Barydia nigrescens, sp. n.

Male. — Palpi light brown shaded above with fuscous. Head and collar
mottled light and dark brown. Thorax paler brown. Abdomen grayish

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brown. Fore wings: basal half brown, shaded with gray on inner margin;
black basal, subbasal, and geminate antemedial lines on cost a, the sub-
costal partly suffused with black near base; an outangled antemedial
black line on inner margin; some darker shading medially on inner margin;
a black orbicular point in cell; a dark brown medial shade from costa,
black edged and widest on costa, outbent and narrowing to vein 2, suffusing
with postmedial line; reniform space whitish mottled with gray and brown,
crossed by confused lines, the white extending to costa and inclosing a
black and brown spot from which the postmedial originates; this is light
brown, vertical, dentate, inbent below reniform, and then outbent to inner
margin, and is partly denned by a dark brown line; terminal third of wing
steel black; a velvety brown-black subterminal line, oblique to vein 6,
inset across vein 5, then outcurved, shaded with dull brown, below vein
3 the line is almost obsolescent, only the dull brown shadings being con-
spicuous; marginal small black linear spots on interspaces, outwardly
edged with white. Hind wings brown shading to black on outer margin,
where veins 2-5 are shaded with steel and velvety black; some black and
white lines on inner margin above angle, and traces of a similar down-
bent postmedial line from below vein 5. Wings below grayish brown-
termen darker with a broad fuscous brown subterminal shade; a medial
and two postmedial dark lines, better denned on hind wings; costa of fore
wings postmedially mottled with white; a small black discal spot on hind
wings; cilia on hind wings mostly white.
Expanse, 52 mm.

Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River.
Boryza aeraria, sp. n.

Male. — Palpi fuscous tipped with pale brownish gray. Head, collar,
and patagia grayish brown, the collar finely edged with white; thorax
white shaded with golden bronze. Abdomen dark bluish gray dorsally,
shaded with golden bronze at base; laterally paler gray tinged with brown.
Fore wings white shaded with pale golden brown; base broadly black
shaded with golden brown, not reaching inner margin, though its hind
edge forms a slight hook below submedian; a minute brown point as orbic-
ular; a fuscous medial shade on costa, oblique and suffusing with reniform,
which is also very oblique, steel black, edged by a fine black line; postmedial
line fine, black, shaded with fuscous on costa, outcurved to vein 4, then
twice incurved, being outangled on submedian fold; from just above vein
5 to inner margin the line is followed by a more distinct golden brown
shade; the subterminal shade suffusing with terminal shadings at vein 5.
Hind wings brown tinged with golden ; from vein 4 to anal angle the term? n
is whitish, irrorated with brown, preceded by a clearer white dentate
line. Fore wings below and outer margin of hind wings dull grayish brown,
the hind wings otherwise somewhat whitish.

Expanse, 39 mm.

Habitat: Omai, British Guiana.
Near B. commiscens Wlk.

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Orthogramma olivescens, sp. n.

Male. — Palpi dark olive green. Head brown. Body and wings olive
buff. Fore wings: some antemedial white scaling on veins; some scattered
white irrorations on medial space; a gray-brown medial shade expanding
outwardly on subcostal, median, and submedian, not reaching inner margin,
crossing in cell the round dark brown orbicular spot; reniform large, dark
brown shaded with white in front and behind, also followed by a white
shade to line, which is dark brown, fine, outwardly pale edged, and extends
from apex to beyond middle of inner margin; an irregular row of small
subterminal black and white spots; terminal brown triangular spots.
Hind wings: a straight postmedial fine brown; subterminal spots inset on
inner margin and slightly larger. Wings below olive brown; dark discal
points; a brown postmedial line slightly curved.

Expanse, 39 mm.

Habitat: St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana.
Bendis brevimarginata, sp. n.

Male. — Body dark grayish brown shaded with purple, the patagia in
front bright red. Wings purple brown tinged with red; termen finely red;
cilia white basally crossed by a red line, terminally olive gray irrorated
with white. Fore wings : extreme costa for two-thirds dull olive, edged
behind by a white line which expands to extreme costa on outer third and
does not quite reach apex; indistinct antemedial and postmedial geminate,
darker, wavy lines, marked by white points on inner margin; a faint darker
line on discocellular. Hind wings : Costal margin broadly dull dark brown;
a medial and postmedial darker line; the anal angle obliquely truncated.
Wings below dull brown tinged with purple terminally, broadly at apex of
fore wing; a dark postmedial line; cilia brown, crossed by a broad white
line.

Expanse, 37 mm.

Habitat: Rockstone, British Guiana.
Tyrissa bellula, sp. n.

Female. — Palpi mottled brown and grayish buff. Head brown, vertex
mottled with gray. Collar crossed by a velvety black line. Thorax whit-
ish irrorated with brown. Abdomen pale brown with white segmental
lines. Fore wings white, shaded and irrorated with grayish brown, the
costa arched antemedially, incurved postmedially; basal line reduced to
angled spots on costa and median; antemedial defined by shadings, form-
ing an angled white line on costa, and an incurved line below cell, with a
short dark streak in cell followed by the orbicular white point; a small
black spot follows antemedial below cell; medial line fine, dark brown,
outangled on subcostal; markings on discocellular very confused, forming
a horizontal narrow oval spot in front, and a small dark-edged spot behind;
postmedial fine from vein 8, deeply lunular beyond cell, crossed by a black
line below 6, outset below 5, and wavily oblique to inner margin near

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medial line; a subterminal line deeply dentate below apex, inbent below
vein 5; termen narrowly dark grayish, expanding between veins 4 and 5,
and from vein 2 to tornus; terminal black spots. Hind wings more heavily
and darker shaded; the base and costa to postmedial narrowly whitish;
the antemedial shade with a small white spot, and an irregular white line,
medial line wavy, distinct, followed by a fainter line; the postmedial dis-
tinct, geminate, approximating medial line between veins 5 and 6; space
beyond more uniformly brown; a distinct outer and subterminal line,
the space between them shaded with white; terminal line interrupted.
Wings below buff, shaded with brown. Fore wings: costa whitish ; an
orbicular white point; medial line fine, black, wavy, angled at discocellular;
the subterminal angled line inwardly shaded with velvety black-brown
between veins 8 and 5, followed by a similar shade at tornus. Hind wings :
the inner margin 'alone whitish; the subterminal shade heavily black
brown; medial and postmedial lines finely wavy.
Expanse, 29 mm.

Habitat: Cayenne, French Guiana.
Tyrissa abscisa, sp. n.

Male. — Palpi laterally dark brown. Frons dark brown; vertex and
collar brown mottled with gray, the collar edged behind with buff. Thorax,
abdomen, and wings yellowish buff; abdomen with narrow transverse
fuscous shadings. Fore wings : pale brown shadings along subcostal to
apex, and from inner margin obliquely towards termen; some scattered
brown-black irrorations form an interrupted outcurved antemedial lire,
and there are a few similar scales at base of costa and submedian; frcm
middle of inner margin a broader darker brown shade extends towards
termen near apex, followed by a finer brown line, inbent towards costa
beyond cell; a partly geminate darker brown line from inner margin before
tornus to termen at vein 4; the darker brown shades are partly irrorated
with brown-black scales; some black scales at end of cell, a marginal
fuscous spot between veins 6 and 7. Hind wings: a dark antemedial
fascia; a fine medial line followed by a small white discal spot edged with
black; a postmedial line of dark scales; an outer straight brown fascia
beyond which the outer margin is grayish brown mottled with black, and
crossed by some lunular subterminal whitish spots. Wings below whitish,
the fore wings shaded with pale yellowish brown; fuscous irrorations form-
ing a broken antemedial line. Fore wings: some medial and subterminal
irrorations on inner margin; a small round spot at end of cell, containing
a white point; a small terminal black spot near apex. Hind wings: a
black discal spot, and fine medial and postmedial lines; a broad subter-
minal fuscous shade irrorated with whitish.

Expanse, 20 mm.

Habitat: G elder si and, Surinam.

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Freilla alastor, sp. n.

Male. — Palpi whitish buff, second joint laterally brown, the third joint
with a brown ring. Body buff white; some brown irrorations on collar;
abdomen with a few scattered black scales, and transverse brown shades
basally and terminally. Fore wings light brown, the termen whitish buff;
the costa at apex gray with the extreme edge black cut by pale points;
some fuscous striae and scattered black scales to outer line; costa with dark
brown shadings; a fuscous spot at end of cell; outer line fine, dark brown,
outbcnt from costa, incurved from vein 7 to below 4, then inbent to middle of
inner margin, when it is preceded by three faint brownish lines; a sub-
terminal reddish brown shade, expanding opposite cell and on inner margin;
a terminal interrupted dark -brown line. Hind wings buff white, irrorated
with pale brown beyond middle; a macular basal line; three antemedial
and a medial brown line, all close together; a small dark brown postmedial
spot on costa, followed by a very faint line; subterminal line dark velvety
brown from vein 6 to anal angle, very faint above vein 6, terminating in a
small dark spot on costa, followed by a paler brown shade from apex to
anal angle, this shade expanding to projection at vein 7; termen below
vein 5 shaded with gray, and with some fuscous striae; an interrupted ter-
minal fuscous brown line. Wings below buff white, the forewings shaded
with brown with some scattered black scales, and fuscous striae on costa;
also orbicular black point, black edged reniform, a fine interrupted post-
medial line, black subterminal point between veins 5 and 6, and geminate
black lines on inner margin near tornus. Hind wings with outer margin
broadly fuscous, the termen narrowly buff white.

Expanse, 25 mm.

Habitat: Cayenne, French Guiana.
Freilla abjecta, sp. n.

Male. — Head, collar, and thorax pale brown. Abdomen pale buff with
some dark-brown irrorations. Wings pale buff thinly irrorated with dark
brown; a fine terminal dark line partly punctiform. Fore wings: a fine,
indistinct, dark antemedial line, incurved across cell; orbicular a fuscous-
edged white point; reniform round, black irrorated with gray; a broad
pale brown postmedial shade, darkest on inner margin, outcurved around
cell, its outer edge defined by a fine wavy lunular line; a faint subterminal
line, somewhat punctiform, but thick, black, from veins 7-4, where it is
followed to termen by a fuscous gray shade. Hind wings; two small black
spots on discocellular; postmedial brown shade downturned and narrow-
ing to anal angle, its outer edge defined by a darker line; subterminal
shade brown, marked by some black points; termen shaded with gray.
Wings below buff brown with darker irrorations. Fore wings : a black
orbicular, and white reniform point, postmedial line finely lunular; sub-

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terminal punctiform. Hind wings: the postmedial shade broader, out-
wardly edged by a lunular line.
Expanse, 25 mm.

Habitat: Rockstone, Essequibo River.

Freilla abluta, sp. n.

Male. — Palpi outwardly brown, inwardly, and tips of second and third
joints buff white. Head and thorax pale buff, the collar narrowly velvety
black in front and then brown, but broadly pale buff behind. Abdomen
slightly darker with broad transverse dull gray shades, and some black and
brown irrorations. Wings pale buff, with some scattered dark irrorations;
terminal dark-brown points. Fore wings: some dark strise on costa;
traces of an antemedial outangled brownish line; a fuscous spot irrorated
with gray at end of cell; a faint postmedial line, outangled beyond cell,
and inbent to middle of inner margin, followed by three similar lines only
visible from below vein 3; a faint outer, indistinct line, outwardly paler
edged, lunular, marked by small dark brown spots on interspaces; termen
shaded with brownish gray at tornus, and between veins 4 and 8. Hind
wings: antemedial dark points on inner margin; three fine medial dark-
brown lines, followed by five pale lines, the fourth of these with some
small black-brown spots; a subterminal brownish shade from below apex
to anal angle, darker spotted, beyond which the termen is faintly shaded
with gray. Wings below whitish buff, the fore wing shaded with pale
reddish brown; an irregular outer fine fuscous line; fore wings with darker
strise on costal and inner margins; traces of an antemedial shade, a black
point in cell, and a small spot at end of cell; hind wings with discal point,
and geminate medial line.

Expanse, 28 mm.

Habitat; Cayenne, French Guiana.

A NEW ULOPHORA FROM FLORIDA.
(Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)

BY HARRISON G. DYAR.
Ulophora carica?, new species.

Fore wings gray, whitish over the disk; a broad line of raised black
scales near the base; a broad pale ocherous band beyond, oblique, followed
v by a faint reddish line; median space gray, whitish beyond of cell, discal
dot double, very small and faint; outer line slightly excurved mesially
and denticulate, double, reddish, followed by a dark purplish shade, which
fills all the terminal space and is intensified at apex. Hind wing sordid
whitish, gray at tip. Expanse, 17 mm.

Cotypes: Male and female, No. 15428, U. S. National
Museum, Miami, Florida. Bred from larvae on papaya.
December 2, 1912 (W. W. Yothers).

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A NEW INJURIOUS PLUTELLA.

BY AUGUST BUSCK.
Plutella armoraciae, new species.

Labial palpi ochreous white with a longitudinal, dark golden-yellow
streak on the tuft of the second joint exteriorly. Face and crown of head
chalky white; sides of the head yellow. Thorax white; patagina yellow.
Fore wings light saffron yellow with costal edge narrowly white and with
a series of single deep black scales along the dorsal and terminal margin to
apex. Cilia whitish yellow. Hind wings silvery white with light fuscous
edges and light yellow cilia. Abdomen ochreous white above; entire body
white below. Legs white, with the numerous short spines on the underside
of the tarsal joints deep black, contrasting conspicuously with the light
color of the legs.

Alar expanse, 16 to 18 mm.

Food plant: Horse-radish (bred by Mr. H. O. March).

Habitat: Rocky Ford, Colorado.

Type: No. 15388, U. S. National Museum.

Intermediate between P. omissa Walsingham and P.
porrectella Linnaeus, but amply distinct from either; differing
in the yellow color and the marginal spots from the former;
and differing in the lack of wing ornamentation otherwise
from P. porrectella.

The injury caused by this species to horse-radish in Colo-
rado is of some economic importance and the present descrip-
tion is published at this time in order to provide a name for
it in a forthcoming publication of the Bureau of Entomology,
U. S. Department of Agriculture.

BLOOD-SUCKING INSECTS AS TRANSMITTERS OF HUMAN

DISEASE.

BY FREDERICK KNAB.

In the September number of our Proceedings (pp. 180-181)
Dr. C. T. Brues discusses remarks by the writer, made at
the meeting of January 4, 1912, and published in our June
issue (pp. 79-81), on the association with man of those blood-
sucking insects that have proved to be disease-transmitters.
It was not my intention to review the entire field of insect
transmission of disease, but simply to point out that in the
case of insect-borne blood-diseases such association does exist.
I aimed to make it clear that my remarks were restricted to
diseases caused by parasites requiring alternate hosts. Being
aware of the contradictory or seemingly contradictory facts,
and appreciating that my remarks were open to some of the

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objections raised by Dr. Brues, I wrote a more extended
discussion of the subject and touched (too lightly, it now
appears) upon the contradictions. This paper appeared in a
well-known entomological periodical1 nearly two months in
advance of the discussion criticized and should have come to
Dr. Brues's notice. I find it necessary to reply to Dr. Brues's
criticism, as he has somewhat confused the subject by intro-
ducing the mechanical conveyance of other classes of disease
into the discussion. Such diseases very obviously do not
depend upon such close association of particular insects and
may be acquired in a variety of ways. In the case of true
blood-parasites the association is necessary, not only that,
as Dr. Brues puts it, transmission may take place, but in
order that the host-relation may become established. I am
fully aware that it has been experimentally proved that cer-
tain blood-diseases can be transmitted mechanically by blood-
sucking insects which are not hosts of the disease-producing
parasite. In these experiments positive results were only
obtained when the partly fed insect was at once transferred
to a healthy animal and the bite followed immediately. This
combination of circumstances must occur very rarely, if at
all, in nature. Even should it occur, the transfer of the para-
site will not be, by any means, always effected. In a practical
consideration of blood-disease transmission it is certainly a
negligable factor.

The case of the African sleeping-sickness requires some
explanation, as it is in a different category from those dis-
eases caused by true blood-parasites of man. Here we have
to do with a disease caused by hamatozoans not normally
parasites of man. These protozoans are normally the para-
sites of the wild animals which abound in those parts of Africa;
they do not seriously affect their normal hosts, but they be-
come highly pathogenic when introduced into the human
circulation. That this is the true condition with sleeping-
sickness is now generally recognized. In this respect, then,
the parasites of sleeping-sickness differ from most other blood-
parasites, that they may become established in a vertebrate
host other than their normal one. In the case of most other
blood-parasites, as those of malaria, yellow fever, pappataci
fever, and filariasis, it has been determined beyond question
that they can thrive only in a single vertebrate host. But
with trypanosomiasis, as with the diseases just mentioned,
the continuance of the disease depends upon the association

'Unconsidered factors in disease transmission by blood-sucking insects.
Journ. Econ. Ent. vol. 5, pp. 196-200 (April, 1912).

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of the two hosts, in this case the tse-tse flies and the verte-
brates, and a sufficient abundance of both. That the associa-
tion between the hosts of trypanosomiasis is not a close one
is compensated for by the long period during which the para-
sites are present in the circulation of the vetebrate host and
by the great abundance of these hosts. Furthermore, there
is reason to believe that when the habits of the different
species of Glossina have been carefully studied, specialization
of habits along the lines indicated will be found to exist in
the species concerned in disease transmission.

A SYNONYMIC NOTE ON THE MYMARID^.

BY A. A. GIRAULT.

Parvulinus Mercet equals Alaptus Haliday.

In the Boletin de la Real Sociedad espailola de Historia
Natural, Madrid, June, 1912, pp. 332-335, figs. 1-3,
Ricardo Garcia Mercet describes the genus Parvulinus as
new to the family Mymaridse for the species P. auranti Mercet.
Unfortunately, the author has been mistaken, for a perusal
of the description shows that Alaptus Haliday has been re-
described. The species auranti is thus an Alaptus, and knowing
the wide distribution of members of this genus it would not
be surprising if it should turn out to be one of the common Eu-
ropean species of that genus, for instance, minimus of Walker.
Thus, the species must be considered at best but doubtfully
valid. The figures given of the antenna and wrings certainly
resemble those appendages in what I have identified as the
species minimus.

Mercet also probably falls into error concerning the host
of his Alaptus, since the members of this genus are usually
parasitic upon psocid eggs, while Mercet states them to be
parasitic upon coccids, merely from the fact that, if I have
rightly understood, they \vere reared from twigs infested by
coccids. Now, psocid eggs often occur among colonies of
coccids.

In this connection I must again state that the genera of
the Mymaridae are few.

A SYNONYMIC NOTE ON THE TRICHOGRAMMATID^E.

4

BY A. A. GIRAULT.

Jassidophthora Perkins equals Brachistella Girault.
R. C. L. Perkins, in Bulletin No. 10, Entomological Series,
Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Asso-

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elation, Honolulu, 1912, on pages 17 to 19, describes the genus
Jassidophthora for J. prima as new to the family Tricho-
grammatidse of the Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea. As I have
just completed a paper on the Australian forms of the family,
describing a number of new genera, and also because I have in
course of publication a new description of the genera of
the family, it became necessary to examine at once the status
of this new genus of Perkins. Unfortunately, it appears to be
the same as my Brachistella described in 1911. As I will have
fully explained elsewhere, the genera Brachistella and Abbella
are much alike, closely related, differing only in the density
of the discal ciliation of the fore wing, and Jassidophthora
agrees very well with the description of the former.

I am more anxious to come at the truth concerning thi,"
new genus, since I have been at fault in the original descrip-
tions of both of my own genera, there being two ring-joints,
instead of but the one, in the antenna? of both. This is also
true of Ittys Girault. Full details are given elsewhere. The
first funicle joint in Jassidophthora is doubtless a second
ring-joint and the antennae thus agree with those of Brachis-
tella. It thus seems necessary to designate Jassidophthora
prima Perkins, Brachistella prima (Perkins), a species which
appears to be valid. Perkins has, I think, been misled in
thi case by my own errors.

NEW MEXICAN ACROLOPHID^E.

BY AUGUST BUSCK.

The following new species are part of extensive collections
of Lepidoptera, received for determination from Mr. R.
Miiller, of Mexico City.

Acrolophus fervidus, new species.

Labial palpi erect, reaching just beyond vertex, loosely haired, light
ochreous with dark brown base. Antennae short, stout, light ochreous.
Head and thorax reddish ochreous; patagina light ochreous with a reddish
brown longitudinal stripe. Forewings whitish ochreous, heavily overlaid
with bright reddish-brown scales, especially on basal two-thirds; on the
middle of the wing from base to lower corner of the cell is a broad un-
mottled wnitish streak, edged above and below with dark brown; above
this is a black longitudinal line from the middle to the end of the cell
terminating in a small black spot; veins 2 to 5 are indistinctly traced by
dark brown lines; cilia with alternate whitish ochreous and reddish-brown
tufts. Hind wings of a rich dark brown color with light ocherous cilia.

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Abdomen blackish brown above; dusky ochreous below; anal tuft ochreous.
Legs clothed with mixed ochreous reddish and black hairs.
Alar expanse, 28 to 32 mm.

Habitat: Orizaba, Mexico, R. Miiller, collector. June.

Type: No. 15419, U. S. National Museum.

In the National Museum is also a large series of this species
from Sixola River and Turialba, Costa Rica, William Schaus,
collector.

Acrolophus directus, new species.

Labial palpi very short, reaching only to the middle of the face, por-
rected, clothed with long black and gray hairs. Antennae short, thin,
simple. Head and thorax long-haired, woolly, gray. Fore wings light
gray with the veins faintly outlined with ochreous scales and dotted with
equidistant single blackish-brown scales; costal edge with series of small
equidistant blackish dots; across the end of the cell is a bold heavy blackish-
brown oblique streak. Cilia light gray. Hind wing light bluish fuscous
with somewhat lighter cilia. Abodmen and legs gray.

Alar expanse: 30 mm.

Habitat: Mexico City, Mexico, June, R. Miiller, collector.
Type: No. 15420, U. S. National Museum.

Acrolophus modestus, new species.

Labial palpi porrected or even deflected, rather short for the genus,
light ochreous mottled with black and brown. Head and thorax ochreous
gray mottled with black. Fore wings dark fuscous with indistinct and
ill-defined lighter longitudinal streaks; costal edge light ochreous fuscous
with equidistant dark fuscous dots; on the middle of the wing near base
and along the fold are scattered single bluish-black scales; on the middle
of the fold is a faint triangular dark brown spot; terminal area deep brown,
edged with a faint, oblique, straight row of single, bluish-black scales
from apex toward the end of the fold, beyond which row is a light ochreous
fuscous area. Cilia with alternate light ochreous and dark fuscous tufts.
Hind wings dark fuscous, with cilia a shade lighter. Abdomen dark fus-
cous; legs dirty ochreous with faint dark brown tarsal annulations.

Alar expanse, 32 to 30 mm.

Habitat: Tehuacan, Mexico, June, July, R. Miiller, col-
lector

Type: No. 15421, U. S. National Museum.

Acrolophus icarus, new species.

Labial palpi long, recurved, plumose, reaching beyond thorax, whitish
gray mixed and tipped with bluish black. Head and thorax dirty white
mottled with light brown. Fore wings white, closely overlaid with light
brown, ochreous, and black scales so as to make the impression of light
gray to the unaided eye; on the middle of the wing is an ill-defined and

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inconspicuous, longitudinal, zigzag, ocherous band, edged with irregular
groups of bluish black scales, most conspicuous on the cell, but faintly
continued to apex; on the costal edge is a row of small, faint, equidistant,
blackish spots; cilia light gray, mottled with light brown. Hind wings
light fuscous with whitish fuscous cilia. Abdomen dark gray with ochreous
anal tuft. Legs gray; tarsi annulated with black.
Alar expanse, 22 mm.

Habitat: Tehuacan, Mexico, August-November, R. Miiller,
collector.

Type; No. 15422, U. S. National Museum.

Acrolophus barbipalpus, new species.

Labial palpi long, erect, reaching well beyond vertex with compressed
tuft of long yellow and black hair throughout. Head and thorax with
long, matted, light ochreous, black tipped hairs. Fore wings light ochreous,
mottled by irregular, heavy, transverse strigulation of dark brown and
black; on the costal edge is a series of equidistant, black dashes, continued
around apex and along terminal edge as a row of short, black lines; a deep
black, interrupted line on the fold; cilia with alternating, light-ocherous
and dark-brown tufts. Hind wings dark fuscous with narrow blackish
edge; cilia light fuscous with narrow light-ocherous basal line. Abdomen
and legs dark fuscous; tarsi with black annulations.

Alar expnase, 22 to 24 mm.

Habitat: Tehuacan, Mexico, June, R. Miiller, collector.

Type; No. 15423, U. S. National Museum.

LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OF WASHINGTON.

ACTIVE MEMBERS.

ALLARD, H. A., Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

BABCOCK, O. G., Care of State Entomologist, St. Anthony Park, Minn-
esota.

BAKER, A. C., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

BANKS, N., East Falls Church, Virginia.

BARBER, H. S., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

BISHOPP, F. C., Box 208, Dallas, Texas.

BLAKESLEY, E. B., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

BURGESS, A. F., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

BURKE, H. E., Yreka, California.

BUSCK, A., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

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CASEY, Col. T. L., Stoneleigh Court, Washington, D. C.

CAUDELL, A. N., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

CHITTENDEN, Dr. F. H., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.

CORY, E., Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, College Park, Md.

CRAIGHEAD, F. C., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

CRAWFORD, J. C., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

CRUMB, S. E., Clarksville, Tennessee.

CURRIE, R. P., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

CUSHMAN, R. A., Vienna, Virginia.

DUCKETT, A. B., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

DYAR, Dr. H. G., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

ELY, Prof. C. R., Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick, Md.

FlSHER, W. S., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

FlSKE, W. F., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

FOSTER, S. W., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington
D. C.

GAHAN, A. B., College Park, Md.

GlLL, J. B., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

GlLL, Dr. T. N., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.

GREENE, C. T., East Falls Church, Virginia.

HALL, M. C., Bureau of Animal Industry, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

HEIDEM\NN, O., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

HEINRICH, C. P., 207 9th St. S E., Washington, D .C.

HIGH, M. M., Brownsville, Texas.

HOLLOWAY, T. E., Dept. Agriculture, Audubon Park, New Orleans, La.

HOOD, J. D., Biological Survey, Dept. Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

HOOKER, W. A., Office Experiment Station, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

HOPKINS, Dr. A. D., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

HOWARD, Dr. L. O., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

HUNTER, W. D., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

HYSLOP, J. A., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

JENNINGS, A. H., Box 181, Columbia, S. C.

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JOHNSON, F., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

JOHANSEN, F., East Falls Church, Virginia.

JONES, P. R., San Jose, California.

JONES, T. H., Sugar Producers Experiment Station, Rio Piedras, Porto
Rico.

KNAB, F., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

McATEE, W. L., Biological Survey, Dept. Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

MclNDOO, N. E., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. of Agriculture, Washing-
ton. D. C.

MALLOCH, J. R., 619 H St., NW., Washington, D. G

MARLATT, C. L., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

MlDDLETON, W., East Falls Church, Virginia.

MORGAN, A. C., Clarksville, Tennessee.

MYERS, P. R., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

PARKER, J. B., Catholic University, Brookland, D. C.

PATTEN, J. D., 2212 R St. NW., Washington, D. C.

PHILLIPS, Dr. E. F., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

PIERCE, W. D., Box 208, Dallas, Texas.

POPENOE, C. H., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

QuAINTANCE, A. L., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

RANSOM, B. H., Bureau Animal Industry, Dept. Agruculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

ROHWER, S. A., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

RUNNER, G. A., Appomattox, Virginia.

RUSSELL, H. M., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

SANFORD, H. L., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

SASSCER, E. R., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

ScilWARZ, E. A., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

SCOTT, E. W., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D.C.

SHANNON, R. C., 619 H St., NW., Washington, D. C.

SlEGLER, E. H., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

SMITH, H. E., Wellington, Kansas.

SMYTHE, E. G., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

SNYDER, T. E., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D.C.

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STEDMAN, J. M., Office Experiment Stations, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

STILES, Dr. C. W., Hygienic Laboratory, 24th and E Sts. N W., Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service, Washington, D. C.

SYMONS, T. B., College Park, Md.

VlCKERY, R. A., Brownsville, Texas.

VlERECK, H. L., National Museum, Washington, D. C.

WALTON, W. R., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

WEBB, J. L., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington,
D. C.

WEBSTER, F. M., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Wash-
ington, D. C.

WTILDF,RMUTH, V. L., Box 235, Tempe, Arizona.

WOOD, E. B., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

YOTHERS, W. W., Orlando, Florida.

ZlMMER, J. F., Vienna, Virginia.

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.

DOMESTIC.

AINSLIE, C. N., 1271 Kensington Aye., Salt Lake City, Utah.

BAKER, C. F., University of Philippines, Los Bafios, Philippine Islands.

BALL, E. D., Agricultural College, Logan, Utah.

BARBER, H. G., 12 Clay Street, Roselle Park, New Jersey.

BARNES, Dr. W., 152 East Prairie Street, Decatur, 111.

BARRETT, Prof. O. W., Bureau of Agriculture, Manila, Philippine
Islands.

BETHUNE, Rev. C. J. S., Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Canada.

BEUTENMUELLER, W., American Museum of Natural History, New York.

Bow DITCH, F. C., 164 Rawson Road, Brookline, Massachusetts
(Norfolk County).

BRAUCHER, R. W., 115 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca, New York.

BRITTON, Dr. W. E., Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven,
Connecticut.

BRUNER, Prof. L., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska.

BUENO, J. R. DE LA TORRE, 25 Broad Street, New York, New York.

COCKERELL, Prof. T. D. A., 908 Tenth Street, Boulder, Colorado.

DAVIS, W. T., 146 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island, New York.

DINE, D. L. VAN, Experiment Station, Association Sugar Producers,
Rio Piedras, Porto Rico.

FALL, H. C., 191 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California.

FELT, Dr. E. P., Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York.

FENYES, Dr. A., 61 East Colorado Street, Pasadena, California.

FERNALD, Dr. C. H., Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst,
Massachusetts.

GlFPARD, W. M., Box 308, Honolulu, Hawaii.

GILLETTE, Prof. C. P., Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colorado.

GRAEF, E. L., 58 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York.

HAMMAR, A. G., Bureau of Entomology, Dept. Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.

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HANSEN, Rev. J., St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota.

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HENSHAW,! S., Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts.

PIlNDS, W. E., Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama.

HlNE, Prof. J. S., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

HOLLAND, Dr. W. J., Director Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

JOHNSON, C. W., Curator Boston Society of Natural History, Boston,
Massachusetts.

JOHNSON, S. A., Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colorado.

KEARFOOT, W. D., 95 Liberty Street, New York, New York.

KELLEY, E. O. G., Wellington, Kansas.

KlNCAID, T., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

KNAUS, W., McPherson, Kansas.

KOTINSKY, J., Lenold Poultry Yard, R. D. 4, Moorestown, New Jersey.

KRAUS, E. J., Oregon Agicultural College, Corvallis, Oregon.

LAWFORD, J. M., 718 North Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland.

LOWE, F. B., Parke-Davis Company, Detroit, Michigan.

MORGAN, H. A., Agricultural Experiment Station, Knoxville, Tennessee.

MORRILL, A. W., Phoenix, Arizona.

MOSHER, F. H., 17 Highland Avenue, Melrose, Massachusetts.

OSBORN, Prof. H., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

PALM, C., 172 East Sixty-fourth Street, New York, New York.

PEAIRS, L. W., Agricultural Experiment Station, Morgantown, West
Virginia.

PETTIT, Prof. R. H., Agricultural College, Michigan.

ROBERTS, C. H., 10 Washington Place, New York, New York.

SANDERS, J. G., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

SLOSSON, Mrs. A. T., 83 Irving Place, New York, New York.

SUMMERS, Prof. H. E., Iowa Agricultural College, Ames, Iowa.

TlMBERLAKE, P. H., Whittier, California.

TlTUS, E. S. G., Agricultural College, Logan, Utah.

WHEELER, Dr. W. M., Bussey Institution, Harvard University, Forest
Hills, Boston, Massachusetts.

WlCKHAM, Prof. H. F., 911 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa.

FOREIGN.

DALLA TORRE, Dr. K. W. VON, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
EsCHERICH, Prof. Dr. K., Kongl. Forstakademie, Tharandt, Saxony,

Germany.

GlRAULT, A. A., Nelson (Cairns District), Queensland, Australia.
HARDENBERG, C. B., Box 434, Pretoria, Transvaal.
HEYMONS, Dr. R., Zoologisches Museum, Invalidenstr. 43, Berlin,

Germany.

HORN, Dr. W., Berlin-Dahlem (Gross-Lichterfelds Germany).
NEIVA, Dr. A., Institute Oswaldo Cruz, Caixa no correo 926, Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil.

TOWNSEND, C. H. T., Estacion de Entomplogia, Lima, Peru.
URICH, F. W., Board of Agriculture, Trinidad, Br. W. Indies.

Actual date of issue, Jan. 10, 1913.

INDEX TO VOLUME XIV.

Acaridae, new American, p6.

Acrolophidae, Two new Californian, 184; New

Mexican, 222.
Acrolophus, barbipalpus, n. sp. 224; directus,

n. sp., 223; diversus, n. sp., 184; fervidus,

n. sp., 222; hirsutus, n. sp., 184; icarus,

n. sp., 223; modestus, n. sp., 223.
Admontia, 122, 165.
JEoloihrips bicolor, 128; crassus, n. sp., 130;

vittipennis, n. sp., 129,
Agromyzophagus, n. gen., 6; detrimeniosus,

n. sp., 7.
Alabama, argillacea, 62; Northward flight of

in 1911, 15.
Aleyrodidae, classification of (Short abstract),

79; An interesting species of, from

Porto Rico, IQI.

Allorhogas n. gen., 3; gallicola. n. sp., 4.
Alophorella, n. gen., 45.

Anisomorpha buprestoides, A note on, 117.
Anopheles, habits of, 80; albimanus, 80;

cruzii, 81; eiseni, 81.
Anthonomus grandis, mode of dispersion, 93;

Influence of temperature on, 101.
Ants of Victoria County, Texas, 67; Dispersal

of by floods, 71, 72, 73.

Apanteles (Pseudapanteles) terminalis, n. sp. 2.
Aphcenogaster fulva aquitexana, 71.
Aphochantus desertus, 101.
Arachnis aulea. Description of larva, 55.
Arcecerus fasciculatus, 183.
Arenostola orphnina, n. sp., 167.
Argidia rufa, n. sp., 172; suprema n. sp., 172.
Ascogaster carpocapsa, 91.
Atheryx ibis, 186; longipes, 108, no, 187;

variegata, 187.
Athyrma antica, n. sp., 171.
Athysanus exitiosus, abundance of in Texas,

in 1911, 63.

Atta texana, Habits of, 73.
Anna exquisita, n. sp., 86.
Automeris leucane, description of larva, 55.
Avocado Weevil (Heilipus lauri Boh.), notes

on, 181.

BANKS, NATHAN: New American mites, 96;
Notes on nearctic Mantispidas, 178, 189;
Remarks by, 189, 191.

BARBER, HERBERT S., Notes on the avocado
weevil (Heilipus lauri Boheman) 181;
Eggs of Cicada lyricen, 210; Remarks
by, 115, 189, 203.

Barydia nigrescens, n. sp., 213.

BELFRAGE, G. W., note on, 187.

Bendis brevimarginata, n. sp., 215.

Blood-sucking insects as carriers of human
diseases, 79, 180; As transmitters of
humane disease, 219.

Blood-sucking Leptidae, 108, 185.

Bolina comprehendens, description of larva, 56.

Boll weevil, see Anthonomus grandis.

Boryza ceraria, n. sp., 214.

Brachistella, 221.

Brachycistis amplus, habits of, 100.

Brachys sp., abundance of in oak leaves, 65.

Bradypodicola hahneli, 169.

BRUES, C. T.: Blood-sucking insects as car-
riers of human diseases, 180.

Buprestid leaf-miner on oak, abundance of, 65.

BUSCK, AUGUST: On the rearing of a Derma-
tobia hominis Linn,, 9; A new micro-
lepidopteron of the genus Epicallima
Dyar from Pennsylvania, 44; New Micro-
lepidoptera from Mexico, 83; Two new
Californian Acrolophidae, 184; A new
injurious Plutella, 219; New Mexican
Acrolophidse, 222, Remarks by, 81; 203.

Calantica, note on genus, 85; albella, 85;

argentea, n. sp., 86.
Calirrhoe, 52.
Calosoma lugubre, abundance of in Texas in

1911, 62.

Calvertius auracarice, 183.
Camponotus herculaneus pennsylvanictis, notes

on, 74; abdita etiolata, 16; fallax discolor,

75 ; fallax rasilis, 75; planatus, 75;

pylartes, 76; pylartes hunteri, 76.
Carpocapsa pontonella, 87; Parasites of, 90.
CAUDELL, A. N.: A new genus and species of

Gryllidas .from Texas, 186; Notes on

Orclielimtirn pulchellum, 208; Remarks

by, 193, Io6, 203, 206, 209.
Caulophilus latinasus, 183.
Centrurus gracilis, 190.
Cephalopsis nov. gen., 53.

229

230

INDEX.

Chalcis ovata, abundance of in Texas in 1911,

63-

Chalcomyia cyanea, n. sp., 119.
Chironomid fly breeding in well water, 102
Chironomus dorsalis, 104.
CHITTENDEN, F. H.: description of an in-
jurious Otiorhynchid, 106.
Cicada lyricen, Eggs of, 210.
Cimex lectularius, 78.

Claphe maria, description of larva, 58.
Climaciella, 178.
Cocconotus sp., injurious to coffee beans in

Salvador, 206.
COCKERELL, T. D. A. : A new genus of Orthop-

tera from Guatemala, 195.
Codling moth larva, habits of, 87; Temper-
ature control of, 87.
Coloradia, a note on, 105; doris,ios; loiperda

n. var., 105; lois, 105.

Columbia, District of, Local lists of insects, 88.
Conotrachelus j-uglandis, 211; nenuphar, dis-
tribution and influence of climatic con-
ditions, 92.

COOLEY, R. A.: and FREDERICK KNAB,
Symphoromyia as a blood-sucker, 161.
Cotton-boll weevil, see Anthonomus grandis.
Cotton- worm Moth, see Alabama argillacea .
Crambus cypridalis, 101.
Cremastogaster ashmeadi, 71; lineolata, 71;

lineolata laviuscula clara, 71.
Criocephalus productus, habits of 100.
Crocuta, 49.
Crototechus sp., parasitic on Pyrophila

pyramidoides, 91.
Cryptocerus angustus, 73-
Cryptomeigeniaaurifacies, n. sp., 199; setifacies
198; theutis, 198; Table of species, 199.
Cryptoses cholapi, 169.
Cryptothrips exiguus, n. sp., 154; longiceps,

n. sp., 153-

Culicidae, blood-sucking habits, 185.
CUSHMAN, R. A.: peculiar habits of the larvae

of two parasitic Hymenoptera, 9°-
Cuterebra cuniculi, 209; emasculator , 209.
Cylindromyia, 48.

Dasyomma obseurus, blood-sucking habit in,

109.

Dermatobia hominis Linn. , on the rearing of, 9.
Deva ornata Ottolengui, note on, 61.
Diapheromera femorata, distribution of, 203.
Dicopus, the probable occurrence of the

Mymarid genus in Fiji, 22; halitus, 22;

psyche, n sp., 22.
Diptera, notes on certain species of, 13.

Dipterology, a contribution to North Ameri-
can, 118.

Ditropinotus flavicoxus, n. sp., 5.
Doa ampla, 14; Larva of, 15.
Dorymyrmex pyramicus, 73; pyramicusflavus,

74-
Doryphorophora, nov. gen., 164; doryphorcs,

164.

DYAR, HARRISON G.: Descriptions of the
larvae of some Lepidoptera from Mexico,
54; note on Deva ornata Ottolengui, 61;
A note on Coloradia, 105; Three species
of noctuidae new to our lists, 105; Three
new Noctuidae, 167 ; More about the Sloth
moth, 169; Recognition of Palindia mer-
ricki Holland, 194; A new Ulophora from
Florida, 218. Review of the "Moths of
Limberlost" by G.S. Porter, 205 ; Shorter
remarks, 12, 92, 94, 104.

Eciton ccecum, 68; harrisi, 68; mexicanus, 69;

opacithorax, 68.
Ectophasia, nov. gen., 46.
Ectatomma tuberculatum, habits of in Victoria

County, Texas, 68.
Ennyomtna not valid genus, 204.

Entomological Society of Washington, consti-
tution of, 19; Smoker given to visiting
entomologists, 60; In relation to the in-
sect fauna of the District of Columbia, 89 ;
Correspondence with the Washington
Academy of Science, 95; Memorial meet-
ing of Dr. John B. Smith.i 1 1 ; Desirability
of publishing miscellaneous observations,
196; List of members, 224.

" Eiitomologische Mitteilungen" publication
of, referred to, 93-

Entomology at the centennary of the Acad-
emy of Natural Sciences of Philadel-
phia, 193.

Epicallima lucidella, n. sp., 44.

Epimasicera, nov. gen., 51.

Eristalis montanus, 13; vinetorum, 14.

Ernestia, 50.

Erythrizus arvensis, n. sp., 96.

Ethmia abdominella, n. sp., 85; proximella, n.
sp., 84.

Euacemyia, nov. gen., 163; iibialis, 163

Euexorista, nov. gen., 166.

Eunica modesta, description of larva, 54.

Euthrips insularis, 128.

Exorista, 47; eudryce, 166; futilis, 166.

Exoristidtz, nov. nom., 47-

Flies, notes on certain species of, 13.

INDEX.

231

Focilla furua, n. sp., 174; gorge, n. sp., 174;

gregalis, n. sp., 173.
Forelius maccooki, 74.
Formica pallidejulva schaufussi meridionalis

74-

Formicidea from Victoria County, Texas, 67.
Frankliniella stylosa, n. sp., 134.
Freilla abjecta, n. sp., 217; abluta, n. sp., 218;

alastor, n. sp., 217;

GAHAN, A. B.: Descriptions of two new genera
and six new species of Parasitic Hymen-
optera, 2; Account of a chironomid fly
breeding in well water, 102; Shorter re-
marks by, 17.

Gastrothrips, nov. gen. 156; ruficaiida n. sp.,
156; texanus, n. sp., 157.

GILL, THEOD. N.: Remarks by, 204.

GIRAULT, A. A.: On the probable occurrence
of the Mymarid genus Dicopus Enock in
Fiji, 22; A new species of the Mymarid
genus Polynetna Holiday, from British
Columbia, 23; A Synonymic note on the
Mymaridae 221; A Synonymic note on
the Trichogrammatidae, 221.

Gonodes liquida, 105.

Gryllidae, A new genus and species of, from
Texas, 186.

Gryllus pennsylvanicus, 63.

Gynacia dirce, description of larva, 54.

Hizmatobia, 47.

HAMMAR, A. G.: Remarks by, n, 87.

Heilipus albovenosus. 183; elegans, 183; gut-

tatus, 183; lauri, 181; squamosus, 183.
Heliothrips cinctipennis, n. sp., 137; margini-

pennis, n. sp., 136; punctipennis , n. sp.,

135; rubrocinctus, 128.
Helophilus willingii, n. sp., 118.
Hemiptera, Abundance of various species in

Texas in 1911, 64.
Hexagenia bilineata, Abundance of in Texas

in 1911, 64.

Histiogaster xylophaga, n. sp., 98.
HOOD, J. DOUGLAS: Descriptions of new

North American Thysanoptera, 120.
Hoplandrothrips, n. sub. gen. 145; funebris

n. sp., 148; insolens, n. sp., 152; junip-

erinus, n. sp. 146; microps, n. sp., 150;

xanthopus, n. sp., 145.
HOPKINS, A. D.: Remarks by, 115, 204, 205,

211.

Hoplogryon kansasensis, n. sp., 7.
HOWARD, L. O.: On the northward flight of

the Cotton- worm moth, 16; Remarks by,

65, 81, 82, 91, 112, 185.

Huebneria, 49.

HUNTER, W. D. : Some notes on insect abun-
dance in Texas in 1911, 62.

Hyalomyia, 45.

Hymenoptera, descriptions of two new genera
and six new species of parasitic, 2;
Peculiar habit of the larvae of two
parasitic, 90.

Hyperecteina, 122; Table of species 123; de-
geerioides, 125; detnylus 126; hylotomai,
123; limata, 124; nasoni, 125; pergandei
124; polita, 127; retinal, 126; setigera
123; tarsalis, 126; unispinosa, 125.

Hypodermodes, n. gen., 46

HYSLOP, J. A.: Communication by, 100.

Illestus terrenus 26.

Imitomyia, n. nom., 49.

Insect fauna of District of Columbia, dis-
cussion on, 88.

Insects, some notes on abundance of in Texas
in 19 1 1, 62; Effect of humidity on
emergence of, 86; Importance of local
lists, 88; Quarantine bill against in-
jurious, 100; Influence of temperature
on, 101, 102; Hot water as a remedy
against injurious, 102; Blood-sucking as
carriers of human diseases, 79, 108. 219;
Hibernation of, 102; Attraction by
freshly painted or white surfaces, 189;
On snow-banks in high altitudes, 196;
Geographical distribution of, 201; Value
of secondary sexual characters in classifi-
cation of, 203.

Iridomyrmex analis, 74.

Jassidophthora a synonym of Brachistella 221.
JENNINGS, ALLEN H.: Some notes on the

tick Ornithodorus talaje Guerin, 77
JOHNSON, F. : Communication by, 88.
Johnsonia elegans, 14.

KNAB, FREDERICK: Blood-sucking and sup-
posedly blood-sucking Leptidae, 108;
Blood-sucking insects as transmitters of
human diseases 219; Remarks by, n, 65,
105, 185 188, 201, 204, 208, 209.

KNAB, FREDERICK, and COOLEY R. A.:
Symphoromyia as a blood-sucker, 161.

KRAUS, E. J., A revision of the genus Las-
conotus, 25.

Lachnosterna, tachinid and hymenopterous

parasites of, 198, 200.
Laropsis sp., food-habits of, 100.
Larucevora, 50.

232

INDEX.

Lasconotus A revision of the genus, 25;
apicalis, 30, 37; atomus, 42; bitomoides,
n. sp., 33; 40, borealis, 29, 36; complex,

28, 35 ; concavus, 35, 42; fiskei, n. sp., 32,
39; flexuosus, n. sp., 2&,3S;intricatiis, n.
sp. 29, 36; laqueatus, 34, 41; linearis, 30,
37; wextcatm.?, n. sp., 27, 35; nucleatus,

29, 36; pertenuis, 30, 37; planipennis, n.
sp., 32, 39; pusillus, 34, 40; referendarius,
31, 38; schwarzi, n. sp., 30, 37; servus,
31, 38; simplex, 31, 39; subcostulatus, n.
sp., 34, 40; sulcifer, 43; tuberculatus
n. sp., 28,35; vegrandis, 31, 38.

Lepidoptera, work on "Contributions to the
natural history of" by Dr. Barnes and
Dr. Dunnough, 92; Descriptions of the
larvae of some, from Mexico, 54.

Leptidae, blood-sucking and supposedly
blood-sucking, 108, 185.

Leptis scolopacea and strigosa, habits of, 109.

Leptogenys elongata, 67.

Leptothorax sp., 72.

Locustid injurious to coffee beans in Salvador
206.

Lyperosiops, nov. gen., 47.

Macrocheles canadensis, n. sp., 98.

Macromischa subditiva, 73.

MALLOCH, J. R.: Communications by, 100,

186, 188, 202.
Mantispa, 178.
Mantispidse, notes on nearctic, 178; Table of

genera, 178.
Mantispilla pulchella, n. sp., 179; scabrosa,

n. sp., 179.

Mayacris, nov. gen., 195; bruneri, n. sp., 195.
McATEE, W. L.: Communications by, 76, 102.
MARLATT, C. L/.: Communication by, 100.
Megalopyge albicollis superba, description of

larva, 58.

Megalopygid, a new from French Guiana, 53.
Merothrips, nov. gen., 132; morgani, n. sp.,

132.

Mesembrina, 46.

Mesoscia auguillinea, n. sp., 53.
Metopleura, nov. gen., 83; potosi, n. sp., 84.
Micrathetis dasarada, 105.
Microdon leetus, 13.

Microlepidoptera, new, from Mexico, 83.
Milyas cinctus, 102.
MINOT, DR. C. S.: remarks by, 189.
Mites, new American, 96.
MITCHELL, J. D.: Abundance of Hexagenia

bilineata in southern Texas in 1911, 64.
MITCHELL, J. D., and PIERCE, W. DWIGHT:

The ants of Victoria County, Texas, 67.

Monomorium carbonarium, 70; minimum, 70;

pharaonis, 70.
MORRIS, DR. R. T. : On injury done by

Conotrachelus juglandis, 211.
"Moths of the Limberlost" by G. S. Porter,

review of, 205.
Muscoidea, a readjustment of Muscoid names,

45; Six new genera of nearctic, 163.
Myiophasia, variation in, 204.
Mymaridae, On the probable occurrence of the

genus Dicopus Enock in Fiji, 22; A new

species of the genus Polynema Haliday

from British Columbia, 23, A synonymic

note on the, 221.

Neadmontia, nov. gen., 164; limata, 165.

Neopales, 51.

Neophorocera, nov. gen., 163; edwardsii, 163.

Neowinnertzia, nov. nom., 52.

Noctuidae, three species of, new to our lists,
105; Three new, 167; new species of,
from French Guiana, 170; new species
from the Guianas, 213.

Obroatts cratinus,n. sp., 171; reniplaga, n. sp.,
170; roseipalpis, n. sp,, 170.

Ochromyia jejuna, 186.

Ocyrtosoma, nov. nom., 48.

Odontomachus clarus, 68.

Olethreutis rubipunctana, Habits of, 101.

Orchelimum pulchellum, notes on, 208.

Ornithodorus talaje, some notes on, 77.

Oroscopa noctifera, n. sp., 172.

Orthogramma olivescens, n. sp., 215.

Orthoptera, a new genus of, from Guatemala,
195; Species collected at Quirigua,
Guatemala, 196; A catalogue of nearctic
American in preparation, 193; number
of cave species, 203.

Otiorhynchid, Description of an injurious,
106.

Otobius, nov. gen., 99.

Oxexorista, nov. gen., 165.

Pacetes devincta, 105.

Pachycondyla harpax, 67.

Palindia merricki Holland, recognition of,

194; egista Bar, 194-
Pantomorus viridis, 106.
Papilio belesis, description of larva, 54-
Paracretonia, nov. gen., 167; xithon, n. sp.,

167.

Paraporia, nov. nom., 48.
Parasites, Hymenoptera, description of two

new genera and six new species, 2;

Dipterous and hymenopterous of L/ach-

nosterna, 198, 200.

INDEX.

233

PARKER, J. B., remarks by, 209.

Parvulinus, a synonym of Alaptus, 221.

Pericopis lycaste, description of larva, 56.

Phacepholis viridis, 106; elegans, 106.

Phasia, 45.

Phasmidae, distribution of, 203.

Phasmophaga meridional-is, 117.

Pheidole dentata, 71.

Phlccothrips, 144; funebris, n. sp., 148; insolens,

n. sp., 152; juniperinus, n sp., 146;

microps, n. sp., 150; xanlhopus, n. sp.,i4S.
Phorocera claripennis, 121; einaris, n. sp.,

119; incrassata, n. sp., 121; tortricis, 120.
Phyllocoptes amygdalina, n. sp., 99.
PIERCE, W. DWIGHT: Ants of Victoria

County, Texas 67; Communications by,

93. 101.
Pleonectyptera finitima Smith, discussion on

types of, 13; cumulatis, 13; tenalis, 13.
Plutella, A new injurious, 219; armoracicB,

n. sp., 219.

Pogonomyrmex barbatus molejaciens in Vic-
toria County, Texas, 72.
Polynema regina, n. sp., 24; striaticorne , 23.
Ponera trigona opacior, 67.
PORTER, G. S., Review of her book "Moths

of the Limberlost," 205.
Prenolepis longicornis, 74; vividula, 74; vivi- .

dula melanderi, 74.
Pseudapanteles terminalis, n. sp., 2.
Pseudomyrma brunnea, 69; ftavidula, 69;

gracilis mexicana, 69; pallida, 69.
Pyrellia cyanicolor, 102.
Pyrophila pyramidoides, parasite of, 91.

QUAINTANCE A. L. : On injury done by
Rhabdopterus picipes, 212; Remarks by,
92, 102, 115, 203, 207, 211.

Quarantine bill, present status of, 100.

Rhabdopterus picipes injurious to cranberries,

212.

Rliodogyne, 46.

Rhynchothrips, nov. gen., 141; dentifer, n.
sp., 143; pruni, n. sp., 142.

Rodriguesia, nov. gen., 61.

ROHWER, S. A.: On list of insects of the Dis-
trict of Columbia, 88; Remarks on
hymenopterous parasites of Lachnosterna
200; Communications by, 44, 82, 87.

RUSSELL, H M.: A note on the southern
walking-stick (Anisomorpha buprestoides
Stoll) and a Tachina fly, 117; Notes on
Thysanoptera, 128.

Sacadodes nov. gen., 167; pyralis, n. sp., 168.

Safia cteruleotincta, n. sp., 213.
Salmacia, 51.
Sarcophaga hunteri, 208.

Sarcophagidae as true parasites of grass-
hoppers, 207

Sloth Moth, more about the, 169.
SCHAUS, WILLIAM: A new megalopygid from

French Guiana, 53; new species of

noctuidae from French Guiana, 170;

New species of noctuidae from the

Guianas, 213.
SCHWARZ, E. A.: Remarks by, n, 15, 90, 93,

183, 187, 190, 191, 203, 207, 212.
Scorpions, notes on sting by, 190, the poison-
ous species of Durango, Mexico, 191.
Sexual characters, Value of secondary, in

classification, 203.
SMITH, HARRISON E.: A contribution to

North American dipterology, 118.
SMITH, DR. JOHN B.: Memorial meeting in

honor of, in.
SNYDER, THOMAS F.: Record of the finding

of the true queen of Termes flavipes Koll,

107.
Solenopsis geminata, 70; geminata diabola 70;

texana, 70.

Southern walking-stick, a note on, 117.
Sphenophorus parvulus, 63.
Spilogaster nigrinervis, 186.
Stericta, notes on a, from Tropical America,

66; albifasciata, 66.
Strumigenys Louisiana, 73.
SYMONS, T. B.: Remarks by, 203.
Symphoromyia as a blood-sucker, 109, 161,

186; cruenta, 162; pachyceras 161.
Symphrasis, 178.
Synaldis incisa, n. sp., 4.
Synonymic notes on the Mymaridae, 221;

on the Trichogrammatidae, 221.
Synthesiomyia braziliana, 14.

Tachina futilis, 166.

Tachinid parasite of southern walking-stick,
117.

Tachinidas, a new species from Porto Rico,
198; Value of secondary sexual charac-
ters in classification, 204.

Tachyptera psidii, description of larva, 57.

Tarsonemus waitei, n. sp., 98.

Tarsototnus erraticus, n. sp., 96.

Taxigramma , 52.

Tenuipalpus cardinalis, n. sp., 96; inornatus,
n. sp,, 97.

Tephritis finalis, habits of, 101.

Termes flavipes, 63; Record of the finding of
a true queen of, 107

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INDEX.

Tetranychus longipes, n. sp., 97; pratensis

n. sp. 97.

Thrips pallicornis, 138.

Thymele fulgerator, description of larva 55,
Thysanoptera, notes on, 128; Descriptions of

new North American, 1 29.
Tick, some notes on Ornithodorus Talaje

Gueritt, 77.

Tiphia, as parasites of Lachno sterna, 200.
Tortrix ttrbana, n. sp., 86.
TOWNSEND, CHARLES H. T.: A readjustment

of muscoid names, 45; Six new genera

of nearctic Muscoidea, 163.
Trichogrammatidae, synonymical notes on, 221.
Trichoscelia, 178.
Tricophora ruficanda, 14.
Trigonidomimus, nov. gen., 188; belfragei,

n. sp., 189.

Tryphoninse, a review 175.
Turenna dirphioides, description of larva, 57.
Typophortts, specific differences of, 212;

sexsignatus, 213.
Tyrissa abscisa, n. sp., 216; bellula, n. sp., 215.

Ugimyia, 50.

Ulophora, a new, from Florida, 218; cariccs,
n. sp., 218.

URICH, F. W.: Remarks by, 19.
. Valgus canaliculatus in termite nests, 108.

Vejavis, sp., Poisonous scorpion of Durango,
Mex., 191.

VIERECK, HENRY LORENZ: Tryphonidae, a
review, 175; Entomology at the Cente-
nary of the Academy of Natural Science
of Philadelphia, 193.

Voria, 50.

WALTON, W. R.: A new species of Tachinids
from Porto Rico, 198; On parasitism of
sarcophagid flies on grasshoppers, 207;
Remarks by, 204.

Washington, D. C., local lists of insects of,
88.

WEBSTER, F. M.: Remarks by, 19.

Weevils, need of biological observations on,
101.

WOGLUM: Remarks by, 88.

Zanola verago. Description of larva, 56.
Zygothrips pallidus, n. sp., 140.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THIS NUMBER.

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BARBER, E. S. : Eggs of Cicada lyricen DeGeer 210

BCJSCK, A. : A New Injurious Plutdla 219

: New Mexican Acrolophidse 222

CAUDELL, A..N. : A New Genus and Species of Gryllidse from

Texas ... , 187

COCKERELL, T. D. A.: A New Genus of Orthoptera from

Guatemala 195

DYAR, H, G.: A new Ulophora from Florida 218

: — . — • Recognition of Palindia merHcki Holland 194

GiRAULT, A. A.:

A Synonymic Note on the Mymaridse 221

A Synonymic Note on the Trichogrammatidaj 221

KNAB, F. :

Blood-sucking insects as transmitters of human disease 219

SCHAUS, W. : New Species of Noctuidse from the Guianas 213

VtERECK,' H. L. : Entomology at the Centenary of the Aca-
demy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 193

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WALTON, W. R. : A New Species of Tachinidze from Porto Rico 198

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