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VOL. V. BROOKLYNkMAY

,1882. No. 1 .

INTRODUCTORY.

With this number,we commence a new vo lume

,and we hope a

prosperous yea r for our BULLETIN. We t rus t in the fu tu re a s we ha vet r ied in the pa s t to ma k e it a compend ium ofusefu l Entomo log ica l knowledg e

For the coming yea r we p rom ise for the Lepidopter is ts a complet ionof the “ Synops is of the Genera of theNoctu idae

,

”

the cont inua t ion,in

perhaps a somewha t d ifferent form Of the synopses of Bu t terfl ies , and g enera l a r t icles of interes t abou t the l ife h istory, so of the la rvae and imag inesof Lepidoptera— for the Co leopte r is ts we sha l l complete our synops is of

the G ambia! g enera ,bes ides this we sha l l have a s usua l , descr ipt ions Of la r

vae w i th an occa s iona l pla te, and a r t icles of g enera l interes t on the habitsetc. of beet les . If there shou ld be spa ce rema ining a fter th is

,or if our

subscr ipt ion l ist shou ld wa r r ant us in enla rg ing our BULLETINwe sha l la lso g ive synopsies of the species of some of theNoctu id g enera and fur ther

synopses of Co leoptera . In any ca se we sha l l mak e ou r BULLETIN the

mos t usefu l and pract ica l work for the col lector and s tudent of Entomo

log y tha t ou r space a dmi ts of.Bel ieving tha t our col lector s wou ld ra ther know the species a lready

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,to he sent to the

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BULLETINOF THE BROOKLYNENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

2 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . V . [May 1882.

De s cr ip t ion of t h e lar va . of S ilph a . amer ica na . L z

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n.

By F . G . SCHAUPP.

Form ova l,vel y broad , b1oa des t a t m idd le.

Color , deep black above, dark g ray benea th .

Leng i/z 20 mm.

Hea d sma l l,rounded ,

bioa der than long , s l ig ht ly scabrous anter ior ly .

Ey es four on ea ch s ide .

Animnce fou r - jo inted ,firs t broad bu t very shor t , the th ree other s of

equa l leng th , much long er than the fi rst , the th i rd d i la ted at the outer s idenea r the t ip, fou r th s lender ta per ing to a po int .

Mmd zblei sho r t,very s t rong ,

obtu'

,se two blunt teeth a t the mner s ide .

fi lmed/(e th ick,sh01 t

,fi1s t joi_

nt sma l l,2nd jo int la rg e, broa der a t

ba se suppo r t ing the lobe, firs t jo int long and th ick'

,s l ig ht ly cont ra cted nea r

the mid d le,a nd w i th a row of s tou t br ist les a t the inner s ide nea r t ip, and

the second jo int very sho r t , fla t tened and ha i ry a t t ip,look ing l ik e a cap

su rmount ing the fi r s t jo int ; the maxi l la r pa lpu s th ree—jo inted,

_

,the joints

being nea r ly of equa l leng th ,the fi r st cons t r ucted a t the' m idd le

,the 2nd

s l ig h t ly cla va te a t tip, g rd taper ing to .a point .z lf mfz

’

mz h ea r t sh same form,labia l pa lpi widely

sepa ra ted ,wi th two jo ints of equa l leng th ,

the second more s lender .’

P r of/1m m,much broa der than hea d , twice a s broa d a s long ,

broa d‘

er a t a pex.

Mero and M it zi/701 a t shor ter and wid er than pi otho rax.

Aéa’omma l scg menly nine ,of equa l leng th ,

becoming na r rowe1 towa rdsthe tip, each wi th an impressed punctu re a t ea ch s 1de

,a very shor t an

'

a lfork ; poster ior ang les d is t inct .

Leg s , r a ther shor t,s tou t

,ma ne th ick and

‘

g labrous, fi wmm télong a te,

pi lose, t ibiae short and cy l ind r ica l , s tudded wi th st rong spines“

,ta rs i wi th

one claw .

As I rema rk ed (Bu l l . the ra is ing of and ‘Silph

idae wou ld be a ve1y easy th ing , so it wa s . I have'

fft'

ried it wi th but twospecies : Necrophorus tomentosus and Si lpha amer ican'

a,and I wa s suc

cessfu l enoug h .

The la rvae of the d ifferent species of Silpha resemble ea ch other veryc losely ; they a re s tou t

,broa d and ent i re ly black .

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They run and g row

very qu ick ly and a re hea r ty ea ter s ; they mou l t abou t every fifth day, justa fter a mou l t they a re snow wh i te

,bu t soon become bla ck .

One la rva obta ined May 20, wa s mot ionless June 20

, pupa ted j une23 , developed Ju ly 4 .

Smith , Synop s is ofNoctuidm.

ves t i tu re cons is t ing of fla t tened ha i r ; thor ax and ah

domen untu fted,the la t ter exceed ing second a r ies . Exyra ,

ves t i tu re ha i ry ; tong ue s t rong : thorax qua d ra te, wi thanter ior cres t and pos ter ior tu ft ; . abdomen untufted : pr ima r ies la rg e.

*Gor tyna .

—rounded ,swol len "

pa lpi po r rect . exceed ing hea d by one- ha lfits leng th : w ing s ang u la ted .

*Eutor euma,,B . b buur zozl/iouipr ryiec/z

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wz .

a . P a lpi 7701

VESTITURE HAIRY.

T Tong ue wea k , membraneou s .

Ves t i tu re long ,th in . d iverg ent : hea d ret ra cted : thorax untufted .

Euthisanotia .

shor t and th ick : thorax tu fted beh ind co l la r : abdomen

smooth ; closely sca led ; exceed ing seconda r ies ; wing s la rg e , apices ofpr ima r ies a cum ina te. Choephora ,

T‘

i’ Tong ue s t rong : corneus .

Bod y s tou t ; abdomen s lende r ; ves t i tu re long and loose : hea d much

ret ra cted ; pr ima r ies sho r t,na r row , sub—equa l . Tapinostola ,

Ent i rely robus t : ha i r fla t tened : thorax wi th a sma l l anter ior a nd

d ivid ed pos ter io r tuft : bea d mo re free : pr ima r ies elong a te, broad ~

ening ou twa rd lv. Macronoctua .

VESTITURE HAIRY,W ITH FLATTENED SCALES INTERMIXED.

Cly peus g lobose ; pa lpi h eavi ly fr ing ed benea th ; pr ima r ies sho r t,

broad . t r iang u la r : bodv Sl ig ht . Annaphila .

Head r e t r a cted : bodv s tou t,d epressed ; ves t i ture fla t tened : pr ima r ies

e long a te ,na r row , on ly s l ig h t ly wid ening ou twa rd ly . Car adrina .

He a d la rg er ; tho rax convex,tufted : abdomen wi th prominent dorsa l

tufts : pr ima r ies broa d er . Raphia .

6. Pa lpi a r cieea

’zhg Z/ze liea a

’by [wir e ifs [mg /12 or mor e.

OCELLI WANTING .

Pa lpi d iva r ica te : pr ima r ies shor t,broa d

,t r iang u la r ; apex a cu te.

*Hexeris.

obl ique ; wing s la rg e, fra i l , g eomet r iform .

*Pha lenostola .

OCELL I PRESENT.

TPr ima r ies d ivided nea r ly to the midd le.

Pa lpi d iva r ica te s ick le sha ped . Tort ricodes .

fi'

Pr ima r ies ang u la ted .

Pa lpi recu rved , w i th a long br ush of ha i r a t t ip, ,rea ch ing ba ckwa rd

to ba se of tho ra x : wing s na r row. Pa lthis.

g rd joint less than ha lf a s long a s 2nd ; s lender , fla ttened ; termina t ing in an a cu te spine : and jo in t wi th elong a te ver

t ica l sca les benea th ,nea r tip. Phalaenophana.

much fla t tened , t ermina ted by.a brush of ha ir ; tong ue

modera te : body robust,thorax subqua d ra te ; abdomen conic : outer

ma rg in ofpr ima r ies denta te .

*Teratccera .16i

g rd jo int more than ha lf a s long a s second ; obtuselyterm ina ted : a ll smooth ly sca led . Pang rapha.

hor i z onta l . fla t tened , l ik e : 3 rd joint ver t ica l . *Dercetis ,

fi'

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Pr ima ries no t ang u la ted .

P ol/pi fior z'

z om‘a l

,r eeona

’

j oint o’zlrpr opor l z

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ona fegy long , fla /iened , d oi/zed

wz

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z‘lz elong a te ver ified ! sea ler .

termina l jo int shor t , obtuse : pr 1ma r 1es e long a te , na r row,

ou ter ma rg in sub- s inua te : second a r ies very la rg e and broa d : ves t itu re sca ly , abdomen w i th sma l l tufts a t ba se. Hypena ,

Ves t i tu re cons is t ing o f fla t tened ha ir s : pa lpi shor ter ; form mo re ro~

bus t ; pr ima r ies broader,ou ter marg in obl ique . hind ang le w i th a

s l ig h t tooth . Plathypena .

Wing s la rg e, propo r t iona te : pr ima r ies w i th cos ta l ma rg in convex :Q7‘

u sua l ly w i th a long brush of ha i r 011 anter ior t ibia , and somet imes

wi th antennae th ick ened nea r midd le. Herminia ,

Pr ima r ies ra ther broader , mo re t r iang u la r ; cos ta l ma rg in conca ve :

t erm ina l jo int of pa lpi very shor t 6‘antennae w i th a node and a tuft

of a ha i r a t midd le. Rania ,

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Form Sl ig h t , termina l jo int of pa lpi long , need le shaped : pr ima r iesna r row

,apices sub- rectang u la r : seconda r ies broad : 07

‘a ntennae wi th

long s lender pect ina t ions . Thaumatopsis,Antennae (O

7 ? ) sca led above,with long setose pect ina t ions ou twa rd

ly ; ins ide the processes a re shor ter , inter rupted é from ba se by a s tou t

Claw—l ike process ; wing s ample, abdomen exceed ing seconda r ies .

*Pa.11achir a .

5‘antennae p lumose ; branches setose ; w ing s wide and shor t .

*Pseudorgyia .

P a lpi por r ect , oblique or cur ved,102712 mor e or less diver g ent ha iry or

Hypena l ik e obl ique ; termina l joint shor t ; wing s propor t iona te

, pr ima r ies wi th apex a cu te, produced ; ou ter ma rg in obl ique.

Lomanaltes.termina l jo int 33’ a s long a s second

,both fla t tened

,and

equa l ly broad , t runca te a t '

tip ; robus t ; ou ter ma rg in of pr ima ries lessOblique . Hypenula.

d ivarica te, flat t ened ; termina l jo in‘

t suddenly acu te a t tip.

Antiblemma .

sick le Shaped ,fla t tened ,

w i th spa r se ver t ica l h a i r ; term ina ljo int long ,

a cu te ; anter ior t ibia of 6‘usua l ly with a long brush of

h a ir , and 5‘ antennae somet imes wi th a node nea r the m idd le: pr im a r ies ample ,

broaden ing outwa rd ly ; ou ter ma rg in somewha t oh‘ l ique . Z anclognatha .

Fo rm more fr a il: wing s tbroader : brush on anter ior t ibia ofgl incom

plete .

*Pityolita .

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W ing s shor ter and broa der : t ermina l jo int of pa lpi shor t , tr unca te a t

t ip: 07‘ antennae wi th a node i from ba se.

pMeg achyta ,

Pr ima r ies long ,na r row : cos ta l ma rg in conca ve

,a pex produced : head

p rom inent . Ble'

ptina .

la rg e, wi th the (0 m a rg in somewha t produced a t midd le :a nter ior t ibia of 0

7‘wit h a

’

br ush of Shor t ha i r : leg s s tou t,Clothed

w ith long s i lky ha ir : abdomen exceed ing seconda r ies . Sparg aloma ,

Pa l-pi obl ique ; second jo int fla t tened ; termina l nea r ly a s long a s second , close ly sca led ; antennae 0

7‘ Q pect ina te ; pr ima r ies wi th a

prominent acut e t ooth a t m idd le of inner ma rg in and ano ther a t h inda n

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g le Plusiodonta .

a rqua-

te : z ud jo int fla t tened, g rd filiform : tong ue modera te:

leg s modera te: 07‘wit h a brush o f ha ir on anter ior

,and decided

bend inwa rd ly'

below the knee,on post er ior t ibiae : *Coptocnemia ,

P a lpi closely sea led.

Termina l jo int a s long a s a nd ,s lender: wing s la rg e : pr ima r ies t r ian

g u la r , ou ter ma rg in rounded . Pseudoglossa ,

a s long a s and : O7" antennae St rong ly b‘i- pect ina te ; a t

ba sa l th ird wi th a s l ig h t tuft of sca les ins id e : prima r ies na r row ; crambiform.

*Sisyrhypena .

Pa lpi d iva r ica te ; pointed : antennae s imple: pr ima r ies w ide,ou twa rd

lv fu l l : body pa r ts propor t iona tely sma l l . *Tr ipudia,.s ick le shaped ; termina l jo int a s long a s and : head la rg e ;

clypeus prominent : 07‘ antennae bent a t ba sa l th ird : leg s s tou t ; post erior t ibia wi th d ispropor t iona tely long midd le spurs.

*Cleptomita ,

C. P a lpi exceeding tkobea d oy its own leng t/z .

Pa lpi hor iz ontal .fla t tened

,t s rmina l joint shor t : br oades t a t midd le

,thence ta

per ing obl iquely to tip ; wi th the pornted fronta l tuft forming an ap

pa rent snou t ; w ing s la rg e, wi th unusua l ly long fr ing es ; ves t iturehaim Scolecocampa.

a s befo r e : fo rm s l ig h t ; Siz e sma l l ; ves t i tu re sca ly ; wing s Sho r t

and broa d ; pr ima r ies w i thou t a ccesso ry ce l l . Rivula ,

head very sma l l,sunk en: thora x d ispropor t iona tely

hea vy ; abdomen s l ig ht , fi liform,

exceed ing seconda r ies : pr ima r iesproduced a t inner ma rg in nea r ba se. Hyblaea ,

more equa l ; termina l joint long and s tou t : front wi th a po intted tuft : antennae leng thi ly Ci l ia te: second a r ies rounded .

*Bubclina,,

term ina l jo int 5 a s long a s 2nd : d rooping : pr ima r iesbroa d

,widening ou twa rd ly: anter ior t ibia of CTw i th a br ush of ha i r

a t ou ter s ide . Anticar sia ,

term ina l joint Sho r t,fla t tened : t runca te a t tip: 0

7‘ antennae

plumose : w rng s shor t and na r row ; abd omen exceed ing second a r iesby its leng th . Ingura.

,

Form Sl ig h t ; hea d prominent : pr ima r ies e long a te ,na r row

,widen

ing outwa rd ly: a pex a cu te: second a r ies la rg e ; exceed ed bvabdomen

ves t i tu re ha i ry . P1atysenta ,

Pa lpi oblique .

s tou t ; 2nd joint cla va te a t t ip ; 3 rd mod era te: leg s St rong .

r a ther sho r t ; t ibiae wi th lcng si lk y ha i r : pr ima r ies t r iang u la r , ra ther

Shor t a nd br oad . Pseudolimacodes.

somewha t fla t tened ; termina l jo int sho r t : pr 1ma r 1es na r rowe r,

w' i th costa l and h ind ma rg in nea r ly equ a l Philometra,

and jo int ens ifo rm : hea d sma l l wi th an upr ig h t po inted fr onta l tuft : pr ima r ies fa lca te a t t ip ; second a r ies produced a t

m idd le.

*Isogon'

a .

and joint broad a t tip ; termina l sho r t : pr ima r iesna r row

,elong a te ,

sub—equa l ; a pex rect ang u la r . Euca lyptem,

and jo int mo re equa l ; termina l long er : pr ima r iesshor t and broa d ; apex r a ther a cu te. Pr othymia ,

equ a l ; termina l moder a te,hor iz onta l :

pr 1ma r 1es long lanceo la te : (fl antennae st rong ly bipect ina te. Doryodes ,

termina l joint abou t equa l to 2nd : front with a pointed tuft : thor ax and abdomen tufted : pr ima r ies long , apex rectang u

la r ; ou ter ma rg in s t ra ig h t to midd le, thence d eeply exca va te to hindang le: second a r ies unu sua l ly sma l l . Eur rhipia .

Pa lpi a s before: head la rg e : pr imia ries shor t , broad t r iang u la r ; Second a ries compa r a t ively sma l l . Gyros .

wi th termina l joint Closely sca led,shor t and a cu te ; front w i th

a po nted tu ft ; pr ima r ies r a ther na r row,w i th sub a cu te

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apices ; Seconda r ies la rg e round ed .

*Madopa .

May 1882 ] SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. 7

BADISTER ,Clam ,

Leconte,Shor t Stud ies on‘ N. A. CbleOpter a , Tr ans . Am

,Ent . Soc.

VIII,

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1 6 5, cla ss ifies the species a s fo l lows :Ely t r a l st r iae deep, inter spa ces na r row ,

convex ; antennae and leg s rufo - tes ta ceous , ely t r arufo -

piceous , clouded behind 1 not atus.Ely t r a l st r 1ae fine , inter spa ces fla t .

Ely t r a spot ted .

Prothor a x,leg s , and elyt r a br ig h t yel low ,

the la t ter W ith broa d med ia l band interr up ted a t the su tur e , and an apica l blotch ir idescent black ; ba sa l 1mpressions

of thor a x sha l low , bu t broa d u .

1

. 2pulchellus .

Prothor ax7 leg s and ely tr a br ig h t y el low , the la t ter with the bla ck ma rk ing s con

fl uent 1lpng itud ina lly from the Tou r th to the eig h th s t r ia,ba sa l impressions of

thor ax Sh a l low and sma l l . 3 bipustulatusPr othor axbla ck ,

leg s and ely t r a or ang e , the la tter behind themid d le mos t ly bla ck .

Sidema r g inof prothor ax a lit t le wider and more reflexed towa rd s the ba se ; br oad

ely t r a l med ia l band and an apica l spot .

confluent long itud ina l ly from the 4th

to the 6 th s t r ia . 4maculatus.Side mar g in ofprothor ax not wider nea r base ; ely tr a l spot s confluent fr om the 4th

t o the ,.9th s tr ia 5 elegans,

Ely t r alnot spo t ted .

Pr o thor ax and leg s tes t a ceous , ely t r a piceous ; sutu re, Side ma r g in, epipleur ae and

ba se tes ta ceous ; hind ang les of pr o thor ax broad ly r ounded,side ma r g in fine ,

sca rcely broa d er nea r ba se 6 obtusus.Piceous , - lrea d a s wid e a s pro thor ax ; hind ang les ofp rothor ax obtuse

,s lig h t ly round

ed ; ba se obliquely t runca te '

ea ch side , side ma r g in Slig ht ly wider and more re

flexed nea r ba se 7 fer rugineus.Entirely bla ck ,

hea d na r rower than p rothor ax ,which is formed a s

_

in f er r ng z'

nerus ,

bu t less na r rowed behind . .8 anthracinus.B la ck , or nea r ly so , leg s yel lowH ind a ng les of prothor a x very much r ounded 9flavipes.H ind ang les of prothor ax obtuse

,feebly round ed ; side ma r g in na r row

,not more

reflexed towa rd s the'

base , ma r g in piceous 10micang .

H ind ang les of p rothor ax obtuse. not round ed ; side ma r g in wider and more r e

flexed nea r ba se , ma r g in piceou 11 r eflexus.

1 . B . nol a z‘

ur, H a ld . Pr oc . Ac . Phil . I , 299. termina lis Lec . Proc . Ac . Phil . II, p . 51 .

N.Y. Ills. La .

—4.5mm .

a pnlenellu s , Lec. Ann . Lyc . IV, p . 4 18. G a . N.Y. Ind . mm.

3 . oz'

pm iu/a tur , Fab. Sys t . El . I, 203 . Europe . Vancouver Is land —6 mm .

4 . meme/a l a s, Lec . Tr ans . Am . Phil . X, 387. Pa .

—6 mm.

5 . eleg a ns , Lec . Tr ans . Am . Ent . SOC. VIII, 165. Tex.—5-Smm

é . oh‘

usnr,Lec . BrOc . Am . Phil . SOC . XVII, 594 . Lak e Super ior . mm .

7 . f er r ug ineu s . Dej . Spec . V,690 , subma r inus (sma l l va r . ) Motsch . Bu l l. Mose . 1859.

III, 158. Ca la *aAllaS: —

5mm.

8 . a nt/z r a cz’

nus,Lec . Proc . Ac. Phil . 1859, p . 83 . Or . Ca1.—6 mm.

9 .fi aw’

pes , Lec. Tr ans . Am. Phil . X , 388, N.Y. La . Fl . —6 mm .

1 0 . mz

’

ea ns, Lec . Pr oc . AC. Phil . II, 52 Ann. Lyc . IV

, 3 18, Fla . Mass . Ga .—5—6 mm.

1 1 . r efl exur,Lec . Tr ans . Am:Ent . Soc . VIII, 166 . N; Y. Mich . La .

—4 mm .

B a d z'

s ter les t a eezes , H a ld Proc . Ac . II, p . 52 . is Stenolop/zus a lt er nam , (tes te Leconte , )

8 SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. [Ma y 1882.

SELENOPHORUS , Do:

Synopt ic table by Geo . H . Horn,M.D Proc. AC. Phi l . Soc, XVIII

p. 1 79.

Prosternum obtuse a t tip , not ma r g ined .

Species with br onz ed surfa ce lus t re .

Interva ls of ely t r a smooth , no t pubescent , eig h th st r ia not d is tinct from ma r g in.

Ely t r a a t tip feebly sinua te,the outer interva l punctu la te .

Ely t r a l punctur es la r g e , a lmos t foveo la te palliata s , Fab.

Ely t r a l punctu res very sma l l pedicularius ; Dej .

Ely t r a a t tip s t rong ly sinua te, the outer ang le subdenta te .

Outer interva l not punctula te fatuus; Lec .

Inte rva ls punctu la te and pubescent , eig hth St ria more d is tinct from the ma r g in than

the seventh . br eviusculus ; Horn.

Species bla ck above , more or less ir idescent .Thor ax a s w ide o r wid er at ba se than apex .

Ou ter interva l punctu la teOu ter interva l not punctu la te

Thor ax d is tinct ly na r rowed a t ba se .

H ind ang les obtuse .

Ma r g ina l interva l punctu la teH ind ang les rectang u la r and prominent

~Pros ternum hor iz onta l , tip s lig h t ly prolong ed and ma r g ined .

Thor ax not broa der a t ba se than apex.

Form r a ther na rrow , e ly t r a l punctures foveo la te . fossulatus ; Dej .

Form broa der . ely t r a l punctures sma ll . ovalis ; Dej .

Thor ax broa der a t ba se than ap’

ex, sides nea r ly reg ula r ly a rcua te from ba se to apex .

ellipticus, Del

5 . pa l/lo tus , Fab. Ent . Sys t . Suppl . p . Germ. Ins . Spec . nov. p . 25.

=z'

mpr es su s , Dej . . Spec . IV, p . 82 .=laesus , Lee . Proc . Aca d . 1858, p . 59. Fla .

S. Ca l . -

7—8 mm.

ped icu la r zus , Dej . Spec, IV. p . 100 .fi r og lody tes , Dej . ibid . p . 10 1 .=e r eur , Lee . Ann.

Lyc . IV, p . 293 .=pla nipennis , Lee. ibid . o, 294. N.Y. Kans . Fla , Ar iz . 5 5mm

f a tuns , Lec . New Spec . 1863 , Lec . Gu lf St .—5—6 mm.

o; ew'

us ou lus,Horn. Proc . Ac. Phil . Soc . XVIII

,179, Ind . Ter .

—6 .5mm.

subt znctus,Lec . Proc . Aca d . 1866 , p . 365. La .

—6 mm.

z r zpennz s , Sa y . Tr ans . Am Phil . Soc. II, p . 30 .=7z a r zeolor , Lee.Ann . Lyc . IV, p . 292 .

Ills . Ga . Tex.

—6 .5mm.

g ag a t z'

nur , Dej . Spec . IV, p . 1 12 .m ou r ns,H a ld . Proc. Aca d . I, _p .

Lee . Ann . Lye . IV, p . 292 . Ma ss . Tex —7 5mm.

opa lmus,Lec . List . Col . N. .A p . I Lec. Ann . Lyc . IV, p . 289. N. Y.

Mich . Fla . S. Ca l,

—9 10 mm.

fos r u la tu s , Dej . ibid . p . 88. Ga . Fla .—6 mm.

ova l z'

s,Dej . Spec . IV, p . 106 . G a . Fla —7 mm.

Dej . ibid . p . Dej . ibid . p . 109.é pu lz ca rms,Dej . ibid . p .

108. N.Y. Ga . Tex .—T5—6 mm .

[June 1882. BULLETINfBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V. 9

On t h e sp ecies o f P t er os t ichi , B an.

'

By F. G . SCHAUPP.

One of the most m ixed up g roups of Ca rabidae rs tha t of Pteros tichi.

The g rea test Co leopter ist s have work ed a t it,bu t wh i le La t rei l le unites a ll

the spec ies in one g enus F er onz'

o,tow hich Bone l l i a dd s the g enera of

P oeozlus,P ler os l z

'

obns,P la ly rma ,

and Aba x,Meg er le those of Ar g nlor

and Ster opur . Z ieg ler tha t of 0ma r eur,—Chaudoir d ivided them into 4 2

g enera l !Lecorr te d ivided our species into six g enera , namely Eva r z‘nr ns , Lo

p/zog lor r ur , Holezplzor ur , P fer or l z'

olmi ‘

,L ox a ndr us

,and P iesmus

, (Proc . Ac.

Ph i la . 1873 , p. 3 reta ining however ten of the above g ener ic names

for subd ivis ion of t h e g enus Pterostichus . Horn in his r ecent t rea t ise on

the g enera of Ca rabid ae (Tr ans . Am . Entom . Soc. IX, p . recog ni z es

bu t three g enera , viz“

: P ler or l z'

e/znr,Eva r /lz r ur and L ox a ndr us

,rever t ing

Lophog lossus , Holciophorus , Piesmus and the second ha lf of Eva r thr u s toP fer or t z

'

e/z ur .

In Gemming er and H a ro ld s Ca ta log u s ou r spec ies havebeen placedinto seven g ener a viz : P oeezlnr

,Ar g ulor , Oma sens , S ier opus , P fer os l z

’

elzur,

Abox and P lo ly sma .

The g enus Poecilus (fir s t antenna l jo int compressed ) embra ces bes ides species 6 1 7 6 27_ in Crotch

’

s Check l is t,a lso P f. Ca l z

'

f or nzons The

g enus Argutor l

(firs t antenna l jo int rounded ,epimera ofmeta thorax long

er than broa d ; la s t jo int of pa lpi ova l , conta ins bes id es ou r Species of

Loxa nd r us,P l . lzoner /nr

,[celery/mom s

, pnrpnr a lur , lnr z‘m nr

‘

,eejy l/z r opns ,

per/r et ells , f emor a lz'

r,K i rby , and der o’z

’

ornr . The g enus Omaseus (la st jo intof pa lpi cy l ind r ica l , t runca te) embra ces theNos . in Crotch 6 28 to 6 3 1 ,

a lso ou r former Lophog lossus . P t mums and Ev. g r a oz'

o’nr Ha ld

u

To the g enus Steropus(epimera ofmeta thor ax not long er than broad ,

poster ior ang les of prothora x and humer i rounded ) belong a ll ou r speciesofEva r th r us

,and a lso P l . lumer oens , obrm r ns

,and ventr a lly

,wh ich in fact

seem on a g enera l View very proper ly pla ced among the Eva r thr i.

Abax conta ins fou r Species , namely : P l . f a llax ,senlpz

‘ur

,s lr z

'

a z‘ur

,

and per muno’us .

To Pterostichus (hind ang les of pro thorax and humer i more or lessprominent ) belong Holciophorus a ler

,then P l . ea s la nz

'

pes ,[ wool/m

,long zkollz

'

r,Lec.

,sp/z oa

’

r lnnr,monenr

,lno

'

r z'

eur,cor a ez

’

nnr,s ly/g eezer ,

pr otenrnr , moer z‘

us, pnnefa l z

’

ss z’

nznr .

Platysma, includes Piesmus,P l . pla nel zer , lzer eula neur , va l z

'

o’nr

, pr o

l r a otn-s, m

’

oz'

nzer,a ng usz

‘

nr,a nzel/zy r l znus , oa r z

‘

a nenr,long z

’

oollz’

s,Motsch . ,

a

a’oxns

,m

'

z‘

r enr,or r

'

nomnm,Luez oll z

'

z

'

,or eg anus and Nos . 645

—6 57 (Crotch )

10 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v. [June 1882.

P l . oa l zo’ns

, pr otr a efus and a/o’oorni

~stand in the Ca t a log us a s Pla

tysma wh i le the ir synonyms a lg z'

elus ; z

'

nor nolnr ; r ej eefur .snslenz

‘ur and

snoor enotur a re enumera ted a s Pterostichi; purpur a lus and lus tr ons a re

Arg u tor , and ma kes is Oma seus .

The Synops is of the species adapted by Red tenbacher (Fa una a u s

t r ia ca 1872 , pp. 43 , 44 , 45) to the European species r eads a s fo l lows

Elytra w i th one s t r ia between the ma rg in and eighth s t r ia .

Epimera ofmeta thorax d is t inct ly long er than broa d .

La st pa lpa l jo int cy l ind r ica l , t r unca te a t t ip.

‘

H ind ang les of pro thorax rounded Ly'

perus .

H ind ang les of prothorax Sha rp. Omaseus.La s t pa lpa l jo int Ovifo rm,

Sl ig h t ly t runca te Argutor ,

Epimera ofmeta thorax s l ig ht ly long er than broa d ; h ind ang les of prothorax prominent , ely t ra s inua te nea r t ip ,

th i rd interva l wi th a row

of g rooves . Platysma .

H ind ang les of prothorax,and usua l ly humer i round ed Steropus .

Elytra w i th two s t r iae between ma rg in and eig h th s t r ia . Abax.

Now a ll these fa ct s show tha t the g ener ic cha racters u sed to d ivideth is g roup a re for the g rea ter pa r t r a ther wea k and va r iable and the cre

a t ing of g enera wi l l a lways be a rbi t ra ry so long a s there is no es tabl ishedcode or a g reement abou t wha t cha ra cters have a g ener ic va lue . Bu t not

on ly the g ener ic‘

cha racter s a re va r iable,a lso those u sed to define the spec ies

can not a lways have been very sa fe and su r e,or e lse the very same species

cou ld not ha ve been r edescr ibed by the same a u thor under another name

a s ha s been the ca se in severa l instances .

When Mr . Sa l le,the wel l k nown French natu r a l ist wa s here, he de

monst ra ted to me, tha t those who co l lect Co leoptera of the wor ld were better judg es abou t c la ss ifica t ion than thosewho r es t r ict themselves to the i r 10ca l fa una . I -do not d ispu te th is opinion,

bu t I prefer for myself a cla ssifica t ion of our home- made g enera and species , by wh ich e. g . Ca l l ida decora

,Fab.

,stands very Close tog ether with C. puncta ta , Lec. ,

fa r more

than a cosmopo l itan cla ss ifica t ion,by wh ich these two species a re widely

sepa r a ted and a t t r ibu ted to d ifferent g enera .

Therefore,a s we have “

a lready publ ished synopt ic tables Of Loxand e

rus,Eva r thrus

,Lophog lossus , and Holciophor us we sha l l publ ish in our

next numbers the synopt ic table of Pterostichus , a s publ ished by Dr . Le

conte in 1 873 . add ing the species descr ibed s ince tha t t ime,the bibliog ra

phy, s i z e and loca l ity, wh ich may be welcome tomany of.ou r Co leopter is ts

Smith , Synop s is ofNoctu id ae .

D. P a lpz'

por r eo/ r ea ching 10 or r/zg /z/ly ex ceed ing ba se of a nz‘

ennce.

I . VESTITURE HAIRY.

Tho rax tufted .

Pos ter ior tuft s very la rge , t runca te beh ind : abdomen w i th dor sa l tufts .

Ypsiafo

Thor ax untufted .

Abdomen wi th la rg e ,loose

,ha i rytufts : anter ior leg s of(fl wi th dense,

long ,woo ly ha i r ; pr ima r ies elong a te , ou ter ma rg in s l ig h t ly wa ved

,

inner s inua te,w i th a decided project ion from ba se.

' Ophideres .

w i th loose tufts a t ba se on ly ; pr ima r ies broa d,ou ter ma rg in

Obl ique,wa ved or denta te : s econd a r ies rounded or s l ig h t ly produced

a t m idd le of ou ter ma rg in. Erebus ,

w i th sma l l sca lv tufts . on ba sa l segments ; cylind rO- conic ; ex

ceed ing seconda ries ; wmg s propo r t iona tely sma l l,w idening ou twa rd

ly , apex a cu te . Aletia ,

untu fted . depres sed ,wi th a t runca te tuft of ha i r a t tip : w ing s

ample , ,

15 a s broa d a s long ,ou ter ma rg in rounded . Amphipyr a ,

cy lind r ic : pr ima r ies propor t iona tety broa d er,

apex

a cu te: anter ior t ibia w ith a br u sh of long ha i r a t inner Side . Trama ,

Slender : w ing s wi th ou ter ma rg in scol loped : pr ima

r ies w i th a pex obtu se , pa lpi fla t tened : thor a x subqua d ra te.

*Capnodes ,w i th sma l l sca ly tu fts : pr ima r ies ang u la ted . Anomis,

2 . VESTITURE SCALY.

Tong ue sho r t wea k .

Pa lpi secu r i fo rm ,thorax shor t , g lobose , smoo th : abdomen hea vy ;

p r ima r ies po in ted a t apex ,wi th a s t rong tuft of erect sca les a t ba se.

*Lepidomis .

Tong ue s t rong .

W ing s wi th ou ter ma rg ins denta te ; pr ima r ies elong a te, t r iang u la r ,cos ta l and inner ma rg ins equa l ; ou ter rounded : leg s s tou t , r a ther

Shor t ; a ll the 07‘ t ibiae densely clothed iwith long ha i r . Homopyralis .

pr ima r ies broader ; apex a cu te ; ou ter ma rg in Obl ique ;inner the leng th of cos ta l : t ibiae a s before . Solonis .

Outer ma rg in of w ing s ent i re : body s lender : w ing s la rg e ; eyes notprom inent ; hea d not project ing . Epiz euxis .

body robust : abdomen sub- cylind ro—conic ; pr ima r ies

compa ra t ive ly sma l l : hea d prom inent , free ; eyes g lobose. Syneda .

pa lpi d iva r ica te, loosely held ,d ispropor t iona te ly hea vy ;

closely sca led : “

Ofl antennae wi th a Sl ig ht tuft of sca les ins ide

,w i th in

ba sa l th i rd : leg s c losely sca led : w ing s l ik e R enz'

a .

*Tetanolita.

Bu l l . B r ook lyn En t . Soc .,June 1882

,Vol . V .

“ mm

D. P a lpi moder a te; exoeeel zng f r ont , but not I ea t /Z ing oa r e (f antennae.

I . VESTITURE SCALY.

Pr ima r ies lanceo la te: seconda r ies unusua l ly na r row : robust ; abdo

men exceed ing seconda r ies by it s leng th . Phyprosop‘

us .

elong a te na r row,crambiform: second a r ies d ispropor t iona te

ly l a rg e. Crambodes.Pyra l id iform : pr ima r ies na r row ; apex acu te

,ou ter ma rg in s l igh t ly ,

exca va t e benea th ; 6 ‘w i th a la rg e pel lucid impr ess ion in d isca l cel lseconda r ies rounded ,

exceed ed by the s lender abdomen . Pteraetholix,

Tho rax and abdomen untufted .

Form robust ; s iz e sma l l : pr ima r ies ra ther Shor t , na r row ; widenedou twa rd ly ; seconda r ies rounded : ma r k ing s cons is t ing ofbla ck ma rk sand d a shes on a yel low or redd ish g round . Ag r ophila ,

Sl ig hter : pr imar ies sho r t , broa d ,wi th very convex cos ta l ma r

g in : fr ing es shor t . Nolophana ,

s l ig h t : wing s propo r t iona tely la rg er ; pr ima r ies a s before,bu t

fr ing es twice a s long . Xanthopter a .

robust : pr ima r ies elong a te, widening outwa rd ly : o rnament

a t ion,meta lic black o r brown

,on a wh i te g round .

, Tarache,

modera te: pr ima r ies w ith depressed costa l, obl ique ly round

ed ou ter , and ra ther shor t inner ma rg in : accessory cel l want ing .

Thalpochareshead close ly appl ied to thorax,

wh ich is r a ther sho r t

and convex : abdomen cy l ind r ic, subequa l ; wing s ra ther long ; propor tiona te ; ou ter ma rg in of pr ima r ies somewha t exca va ted nea r h indang le. Microcoelia .

s l ig h t ; thorax convex; abdomen depressed : pr ima r ies e longa te

,equa l ; w ith confused l ines and spo ts

*Monodes.s tou t : pa lp i d iverg ent : th i rd jo int shor t , bu r ied in the vest

itu re of second ; tong uemodera te: thorax sho r t : pr ima r ies wi th acu te

apex and a too th a t h ind ang le: seconda r ies sma l l . *Hemiceras.thor ax qu ad ra te

,convex: co l la r and Shou lder t ippets

eleva ted : abdomen fi liform ; pr ima r ies lanceo la te . Stictopter a .

mod era te : body s lender ; abdomen filiform conic ; termina ting in an acu te po int : w ing s with la rg e fr ing es ; pr ima r ies produceda t apex ; seconda r ies sma l l . *Panu1a .

Abdomen tufted .

Thorax w i th upr ig ht sca ly ves t iture: abdomen wi th prominent tufts ;pr ima r ies long , st rong ly w idening ou twa rd ly , apex acu te ; ou ter ma r

g in obl ique : seconda r ies sma l l,exceeded by abdomen. Marasmalus.

pos ter ior tuft : abdomen with two,more prominent up

r ig ht tufts a t m idd le : pr ima r ies na r row,subequa l . Chamyris.

usua l ly with a s l ig ht pos ter ior tuft : abdomen Wi th sca ly tuftson-~dorsum ; pr ima r ies elong a te, na r row,

ou ter ma rg in rounded .

Bryophila .

Pr ima r ies t friggnla r , W idening ou twa rd ly ; o therwise a s before ; leg sClosely sca led. Er astria.

“

ra ther na r rower : thora x a ppa r ent ly w i thou t tuft ing s ; leg s withfine s i lk y ha i r . Lithanodia ,

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2 . VESTITURE HAIRY,W ITHJ

‘

L ATTENED SCALES INTERMIXED .

Thora x and abd omen untufted .

W ing s la rg e , pr ima r ies w i th the apex a cu te ; ou ter ma rg in s l ig ht lyexca va te benea th ; h ind ang le very broa d ly rounded . Agnomonia ,

Thorax w i th ba sa l tuft .Pa lpi d iverg ent : prima r ies W id ening ou twa rd ly ; ou ter

-ma rg inobl ique ; 6 ‘ w i th a la rg e tuft of r a ised sca les nea r the ba se. Galga la ,

Ba sa l tuft more d ist inct ; sca ly : pa lp i shor t : 6 ‘ antennae brush l ik e ;body na r row,

l inea r : W ing s e long a te, cos ta l ma rg in depressed .

*Acopa,,Wi th a low , d ivid ed pos ter ior tuft ; abdomen w i th loose ha ir a t ba se ;pr ima r ies na r row, elong a te, somewha t

‘

ret rea t ing a t h ind ang le.

Acronycta .

Thorax and abdomen tufted .

Anter ior thora c ic tu ft sub- obso lete,front and pa lpi closely sca led ;

w ing s la rg e, propo r t iona te ; Polyphaenis,absent : two heavy obl ique tuft s pos ter ior ly ; abdo

men Shor t ; w i th ba sa l tuft unusua l ly la rg e and hea vy ; upr ig ht : W ing sra ther shor t , r

'

ounded . Euplexia .

Vest i tu re W i th ha i r fla t tened ; co l la r s l ig ht ly eleva ted : a d is t inct posterio r thoracic ; and modera te dorsa l abdomina l tuft s : pr ima r ies e

long a te ,na r row; ou ter ma rg in rounded z ‘

seconda ries sem i - t ransparent ; exceeded by abdomen. Pr odenia ,

3 . VESTITURE CONSISTING OF FLATTENED SCALE- LIKE HAIR .

Tho rax and abdomen untufted .

TTong ue long and corneous .

Leg s c losely sea led ; w ith fine long s i lk en ha ir : wing s la rg e, broa d ; prima r ies w i th apex rectang u la r ; rounded a t midd le Of ou ter ma rg in.

Toxocampa .

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"

HTong ue modera te, or wea k and Shor t .

Ves t iture c lose: head ra ther la rg e, eyes prominent : thorax ova te : abdomen conic : wing s shor t and broa d ; pr ima r ies t r iang u la r : ornamenta t ion“

cont inuou s 0 11 bo th w ing s : fo rm robus t . Matig ramma .

Mo re s l ig h t ly bu i l t ; hea d w i th a pointed fronta l tuft : tho rax sho r t ,

convex ; vest i tu re r a ther loose; w ing s long and broa d ; seconda r iesw i thou t ornamenta t ion. Phoberia .

Head w i thou t fronta l t uft : w ing s na r rower ; pr ima r ies somewha t pro

duced a t m idd le of ou terma r g in: abdomen exceed ing second a r ies .

Homephoberia .

Thorax and abdomen tufted .

(flantennae th ick ened below the m idd le

,wi th a bend bey ond : ta rs i

with long fluffy ha i r : second abdomina l segment more prominent lytufted : pr ima r ies broad w i th Oblique ou ter ma rg in and somewha t

produced h ind ang les . Eriopus.

Form s l ig h t ; vest i tu re somewha t d iverg ent : t uft ing s sma l l ; frontc losely sca led : w ing s elong a te ,

moder a te, pr ima r ies pa le-

g reen wi thla r g e ,

bla ck,blo tchy ma rk ing s . Moma ,

vest itu re fine and g lossy ; thor ax w i th pos ter ior tuft

somewha t sa dd le—sha ped ,P lur z

'

o l ik e : abdomina l tuft s very sma l l :sca ly : wing s broad and r a ther shor t ; pr ima r ies t r iang u la r : o rna

menta t ion w i th a s l ig h t meta l l ic lu st re. Telesilla ,

stou ter : ves t i tu re coa rse ; abdomen w i th tufts on fou r th and

fifth segment more prominent ; wing s moder a te ; pr ima r ies sudden

lvwidening nea r ba se,and thu s fo rming a shou lder on cos ta . Jaspidia ,

robu s t : thorax rounded . hea vy : abdomen long and s tou t,

exceed ing seconda r ies by its leng th ; tuft ing s sma l l ; wing s shor t

and na r row ; ou ter ma rg in of pr ima r ies rounded , Per igea ,

Thoraxw i th a low d ivided anter io r and poster io r tu ft ; abd omen t uft

ed a t s ides and on dorsum ; front wi th coa r se ha i ry ves t i tu r e w ing slong ; pr ima r ies wi th the ou ter ma rg in nea r hind ang le somewha t

excava ted or ret racted . Hadena .

Head mo r e r et ra cted ; front wi th Shor t wooly ves t i tu re : thorax w i th a

prominent d ivided tu ft extend ing its who le leng th , and overhang ingba se of abdomen. Dipteryg ia ,

4 . VESTITURE SIMPLY HAIRY.

Pr ima r ies with the ou ter ma rg in s t rong ly denta te.

Vest i tu re long and coa r se ; thorax and abdomen tufted : W ing s la rg e ;ou ter ma rg in of pr ima r ies obl ique . Tr igonophor aPr ima r ies na r row ; apex rounded ly d rawn ou t ; ou ter ma rg in very oh

l ique and somewha t exca va ted to the h ind ang le Br otolomia .

Ou ter ma rg in of pr ima r ies ent i re .

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Thorax and abdomen unt ufted .

’

All the t ibiae of (fl wi th long s i lk y ha ir ; anter io r w i th a IOng bru sh

s imi la r to Her nn'

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Posterior t a r si s lender ; prosternum ma r g ined a t t ip : prothor ax with inner ba sa l s t r ia

d is tinct , ou ter one wanting .

Ba se of pr othor a x ma r g ined tow a r d s the sides ; humer a l ang les no t clentiform , ely t r apa r a llel , sid es bu t lit t le r ounded nea r the ba se ; pos ter ior ta r si with obsoleteg roove on outsid e :

Ely tr a l s t riae r a ther fine , inter spa ces fla t , prothor ax r a ther convex , s lig h t ly wid er

than long , r ound ed on the sides , and not sinua te,ba se not na r r ower than t ip .

14. californicus, D81Ba se of prothor ax not a t a ll m a r g ined

Poster ior t a r si no t g r ooved on the ou ter sid e ; body less elong a teLa r g e, pr otha r ax r a ther fla t a t ba se , and feebly na r rowed behind

,bu t sca r cely

sinua te on the sides , ely t ra not wider than prothor ax,st r iae fine

,inter spa ces

fla t , not shining . 15, Menet riesii, Motsch .

Fir st joint of poster ior t a r si with two g rooves , and an intervening r id g e : bod y

elong a te, slender , the prothor ax being nar rower than the ely t r a , and more na rr owed behind

Scu tel la r st r ia long ,(07’with one , 9 with two ana l punctu res ea ch sid e, a s usua l )Prothor ax less na r rowed behind

,ely t r a more pa r a l lel ; 16 , cast g p ipes , Men.

Prothor ax more na r r owed behind,ely t r a elong a te ova l

Hind ang les rect ang u la r :Ta r sa l g rooves extend ing on the second joint . 17 , Spy g guei, Lec .

Ta r sa l g r ooves only on fi r s t joint 18, g r acilior Lec .

H ind ang les obtuse r ounded a t t ip . 19, Hornii Lec .

Scutel la r st r ia shor t e ly t r a elong a te ova l , deeply s t 1 ia te ; (o7' Q with two ana l

punctures ea ch side . )Prothor ax a s wide a s long , less nor rowed behind , and sides less sinua te .

20. Isabellee, Lee

Prothor ax long er th an wide, more na r rowed and sinua te behind .

21. congestus, Men.

Pos ter ior t a r si s lender , with the usua l double g roove and intervening r id g e on the fir s t

j omt , pros ternum not ma r g ined a t tip ; head of usua l siz e , prothor ax na r rowed be

hind ,ba sa l impressions linea r , sing le .

Hind ang les of prothor ax r ect ang ula r ; ba se not ma r g ined .

Ta rsa l g r ooves extend ing on the second joint , e ly tr a l s tr iae deep , humer i dentiform.

22. adoxus, Sa yH ind ang les of pr othor ax very sma l l rectang ula r , ba se ma r g ined .

23 longicollis , Leo .

Hind ang les of pr othor ax obtuse r ounded 24, sphodrinus , Lec .

Poster ior ta r si slender , without ma r g ina l g r ooves , pr os ternum not ma r g ined a t t ip ; hea d

very la r g e , hind ;t r ochanter s very long ; prothor ax qua d r a te , moder a tely na r rowedbehind , ang les rect ang u la r , ba se broad ly fovea te ea ch side

,not ma r g ined , ou ter

s t r ia d istinct , with a slight ca r ina .

Hind ang les of pr othor ax more pr ominent, hind t r ochanter s a cu te a t tip

25. g r andiceps , Cha ud

Hind ang les of pr othor ax less pr ominent , , hind t rochanter s r ounded a t tip .

26. rost r atus Newm .

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SESIA SYR INGAE,H a r r .

By GEO. D. HULST.

The fema le lays her eg g s in pa tches on roug hened or k not ty p laceson the ba rk of the food plants , wh ich a re the common Li la c and theEngl ish Ash . The eg g s ha tch in abou t 6 days , and the newly born la rva

, a t

once ea ts it s way throug h the ba rk into the so l id wood . It runs its chan

nels in -

a ll d irect ions throug h the wood ,the fi rs t one a lmost a lways fo l low

ing the pith . The eg g s a re la id upon,and the la rva infes t branches

g enera l ly from 1 to 3 inches in d iameter,thoug h I ha ve found them in

the ma in t r unk of an Ash 7 inches in d iameter,The la rva d evelops

throug h the summer and fa l l , and a t the~

beg inning of the winter is nea r lyo r qu i te fu l l g rown . The la rva is very va r iable in leng th . The head is

corneous,of a br ig h t mahog any co lor becoming very da rk a t mand ibles

,

and is spr ink led w i th sca t tered ha i rs . The mand ibles a re s tou t,broa d

,

w i th five teeth . Body l ig h t , yel low anter ior ly , wi th fi rs t segment semicorneous above

,and more redd ish ; pos ter ior ly , pa le wh i te. Segment s

,

d is t inct ly ma rk ed,somewha t fla t tened ; pro leg s s t iong , yel lowish, bla ck

a t po int s . Abdomina l leg s d is t inct .The la rva pupa tes in a s l ig h t cocoon a fter cu t t ing its way to the ba rk ,

of wh ich it lea ves only the th in ou ter sk in. The pupa t ion tak es p la ce inMay . The ima g o emerg es in abou t thr ee week s . In the very ea r lyspr ing of 1881 a ll wer e ou t by June sth . Th is yea r , wh ich is very ba ckwa rd

,they a re yet emerg ing , (j une 27th ) .There is ,very cons id erable va r ia t ion in the imag ines, both 1nmm and

co lor . In s iz e they va ry from five- s ixths to one and one- th ird inches,

the fem a les being on the a vera g e the la rg er . In co lor there is a va r ia t ionfrom deep or ang e to br ig h t y el low on body , w ing s and leg s . Some a lsoha ve heavy la tera l ma rk s on the body , ma k ing it a lmos t banded .

The moths emerg e ea r ly in the morning . The fema les very st rong lya t t r act the ma les . They ma te soon a fter exi t

,and those tha t I have seen

rema ined in coitu a ll d ay .

In th is sect ion,they a re very dest r uct ive to both Li lac and Eng l ish

Ash . La rg e shr ubs of Li la cs a re now very ra rely seen and the Eng l ishAsh is being r apid ly exterm ina ted . In the la t ter I ha ve seen the wood

comp letely r idd led wi th the ho les ma de by the la rvae, and the t ree ent ir ely dea d .

My thank s a re g ra teful ly g iven to Mr . John B . Smith of our Society”for his d rawing s , wh ich“

a ccompany ing th is , i llust ra te the h is tory and an

a tomy of th is insect .

18 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V . [Ju ly 1882.

Exp l a na t io n t o p la t e I of Vo l . V .

La rva ofNecrophoru s tomentosus,Web

, 7 Vol . I V,of”

B a lk an. a . /z ra a’a /xove; b. x

’zea a

’éfnea z‘fz , (3 . a nfennaz ; a

’. max i/la

,

r . mentum.

La rva of Pa t robus long icornis , Say ,des cr z

’

éea’a i pag e 56 of Vol . I V.

MB Z/llelin . a . bea d ; b. a nfennce; f . ma s Za ; a’. men/um.

La rva of Si lpha amer icana,Lin

,a’escr z

’

éra’a z

‘

pa g e 2 (JVol. I , (VBuZl .

a . amen/2a ; ma x /7152; c. fi zem‘um; d . leg .

a b. Pupa of Cicinclela repand a . Dej .

Pupa of Chla enius la t icollis , Say .

Pupa of Ga ler i ta ja nus ; 6 a . [a ir/a ! append a g e.

a b. Pupa ofDo rcu s pa r a llelu s 07‘ dea r /Zed on pa g e 35 Vol. I V

,(yf

[f a /lean. 6 6 . a nus of Q of Dor cus .

Ses ia Sy r ing ae, H a r r .

,a’es r r z

’

éea’ a z‘

pa g e 1 7 Vol. V,

Z) . p upa , c. pa r z‘of a nz

‘enna of Q a

’.pam

‘

of a ntenna ofpa r /1 of la r va e.

Rema r k s on s ome Coleop t e r ou s p u p a e .

Cz'

m'

na’ela r epa na

’a . Mand ibles very la rg e becoming bla ck a few

days before the development of the' ima g o . Sides of abdomen wi th five

s tou t processes , those on the fifth segment very long . [In some of the

spec imens I had,these processes were clothed a t tip wi th a br ush of ha i r

,

o ther s were not,bu t of a ll d eve loped r epand a j

C/z/aenzm All segments except the la st two a re ha i ry ; abdomina l segments 3 to 5 have a la tera l process termina ted by a k nob

,

wh i le the pupa of Chla eniu s leucoscelis ha ve no such process .

Dime/us Resembles the pupa of Chla enius , bu t is mo re

g labrous above, and the abdomina l segments have ins tea d of the la ter a lproject ions only br is t les .

Ga Zer z'

fa /amrs . Head and pro thora x much na r rower than any of the

preceed ing pupae ; it is l ik e the la rva of the species , of a very pecu l ia r formand it d iffers from the pupa of G . Lecontei fig ured in Pa ck a rd

’

s Gu ide p.

4 33 by ha ving the la tera l a ppend a g es not po inted , bu t vfi th a l i t t le k noba t the tip . F . G . SCHAUPP.

Pr ima r ies e long a te, na r row,crambifo rm: form s lig h t ; thor ax shor t :

abd omen depr essed ,exceed ing second a r ies Sent a .

Fo rm s l ig h t : thorax propo r t iona te ly s tou t,convex : pr ima r ies mod

c ra te,witha cu te a pices : seconda r ies na r row,

exceed ed by the cylind

r ica l abdomen. Amolita .

robus t,compa ct : abd omen shor t , h ea vy : ves t i tu re d iverg ent ;

r a ther thin and s i lk y : wing s sma ll ; pr ima r ies w idening ou twa rd ly ,w i th sub- a cu te a pices , d epressed cos ta l and obl iqu e ou ter ma rg in .

Melicliptria .

abdomen e long a te . conic closelv sca led : wing s broa d ;pr ima r ies t r iang u la r ; costa l ma rg in s inua te ,

apex suba cu te : leg sc losely sca led . Poaphila .

shor t,heavy : wing s long and broad ; pr ima

r 1es wi th a cu te a pices and obl ique ou ter ma rg in: leg s wi th long woo lyha i r .

IZ otheca .

Ti Thorax tufted ,abdomen unt ufted ..

Cc lla r a cu te ly produced a t m idd le ; a n eleva ted a cu te,long i tud ina l

c res t beh ind : abdomen somewha t depr essed : pr ima r ies na r r ow,sub

equa l °

ou ter ma rg in exca va te benea th apex ; rounded a t midd le.

Plastenis.

Thorax wi th an eleva ted cres t beh ind col la r,

rea ch ing to ba se ; pr ima r ies long , apex rectang u la r ; h ind w ing s rounded . Chariclea ,

pos ter ior tuft : pr ima r ies modera te, broa dening ou t

wa rd ly ; apex a cu te,ou ter ma rg in s l ig h t ly exca va te benea th ; r ounded

a t mid d le : ante r ior ang les of second a r ies s l ig h t ly produced . Hydr oecia ,

pr ima r ies very na r row a t ba se,widening very s t rong

ly ou twa rd ly ; ou ter ma rg in obl ique,rounded ; h ind ang le somewha t

prod uced , inner ma rg in s inua te . Calymnia.

low and divided : abdomen wi th loose ha i r a t ba se : pr ima r ies na r row

,elong a te, somewha t ret ra cted ! a t h ind ang le

“

. Acronycta ,

not d ivided : hea d broa d,c lose to thora x ; th i rd pa lpa l

joint long and s lend er : tong ue modera te : ves t i tu re shag g y coa r se.

*Lathosea .

Tfi'

Thora x a nd abdomen tufted .

Head c losely ret r acted ; co l la r s l ig h t ly eleva ted,thorax d epressed ,

w i th a pos ter ior tuft : pr ima r ies elong a te, na r row ,s l ig h t ly ret r a cted

a t h ind ang les . Hyppa .

Hea d more fr ee : tho r ax wi th“

anter ior and pos ter ior d ivided tu ft s :

pr ima r ies a s before . Hadena ,

Tho ra x a s before: pr ima r ies na r row,ou ter ma rg in rounded a t midd le ;

apex rectang u la r : abdomen exceed ing second a r ies . Helotropha .

Bu l l . B r ook lyn En t . Soc .

,Ju ly 1882, Vol . V .

DIVISIONB . EYES LASHED.

1. TIBIASPINULATED.

I . ANTERIOR ARMED AT TIP.

A. C[ypeur wz

’

f/z pr otuber a nce.

Protuber ance fla t tened ; a rma tu r e of anter ior t ibia cons is t ing of a longla ter a l spine: ves t i tu re ha iry : co l la r project ing ; thor ax w i th a mes ia lcres t of eleva ted ha i r .

*P1eonectopoda .

convex : anter ior t ibia shor t,fla t tened and broa der a t tip,

w i th s t rong claws : pr ima r ies lanceola te,ves t i tu re long and ra ther

fine Nycterophaeta .

B . (lb/pens noipr a/néer a nl ,Pa lpi vely shor t ; no t rea ch ing front .

Tong ue weak,thorax very shor t

,quad ra te ; w i th long , coa rse and

very th ick vest i tu re . wing s r a ther sma l l : abdomen exceed ing seconda r ies . Dicopis.

Pa lpi exceed ing front .j” Vest itu re cons is t ing of fla t tened ha i r .

Robust,head la rg e : wing s modera te ; pr ima r ies somewha t ret rea t ing

a t h ind ang le. Adita .

Vest i ture with coa r se sca les interm1xed ; loose : wing s d ispropor t iona tely shor t and na r row . 1461311301373 .

fl Ves t i ture ha iry .

Co l la r s l ig ht ly excava te a t s ides,r a ised and a cute ly project ing a t mid

d le : thorax depressed beh ind -z w ing s na r row,subequa l . Métahadena ,

Ves t it u re wooly ; somewha t d iverg ent poster ior ly ; tong ue shor t , wea ka rma ture of anter ior t ibia cons is t ing of sever a l long er spines a t t ip.

Pseudor thosia .

6 0

2 . ANTERIOR TIBIA UNARMED AT TIP.

A. P a s'

7) e r/zor f,no! r ea eiz zng f r onz

‘

.

Head sma l l,tong ue wea k : ves t i tu re long , th in,

somewha t d iverg entha i r : abdomen depressed : w ing s moder a te. Ufeus ,

B . P a lpi ex eeea’zng f r oni.

Tong ue wea k .

Thorax w i th pos ter ior tufts ; ba se of abdomen s t rong ly tufted : (fltennae

"

brush—l ik e .

Tong ue s t rong , co rneus .

Thorax qua d ra te,somewha t depressed ; w i th ba sa l tuft

,a nd loose

tufts on fir s t segment of abdomen . Anytus ,rounded ; untufted : vest i t ure long and ra ther th in : abdomen

untufted . Pseudog laea .

t’

a lpl w 1tn termina l j ornt nea rn equa t o second,

. t t e er,s u c a

va te: ves t i ture long a nd coa rse ; w i thout tuft ing s : pr ima r ies na r row,

w i th ver y obl ique ou ter ma rgi n and obtusely rounded hind ang les .

Litopr osopus .

Tho ra x w i th a la rg e sa dd le shaped pos ter ior tuft ; abdomen w i th dorsa l tufts : w ing s mod era te ; prima r ies often w i th a too th a t h ind an

g le : ornament a t ion often me ta l l ic. Plusia .

C . P a lp z'

nof r ea r/l ing lo, or on/ sag /anexceeding /fr om.

Tong ue wea k .

Tho rax qua d r a te ; very hea vy : ves t itu re coa r se,

somewha t d iverg ent ; prima r ies widening ou twa rd ly ; h ind ma rg in ha lf a s long a s

costa l ; a pex a cu te . Feralia'

,

rounded ; r a ther Sl ig hter : vest i tu re long and fine : abdomen

cons iderably exceed ing second a r ies: pr ima r ies elong a te, na r row ; apexa cu te . ATSflOIlChe.

Tong ue s t : ong and‘

co rneus .

Clypeu s w i th a cog neus project ion: thor ax qua d ra te: pr ima r ies na r

row,subequa l ; ou ter ma rg in obl ique . Apor ophyla .

Lik e Fer a l z'a in a ll po int s excep t fong ne Ar throchlora ,

Co l la r r ounded ; project ing hood - l ik e upwa rd : pr ima ries sub- lan

ceola te. Cucullia .

Thorax d epressed , qua d ra te ; col la r a cu te ly projecting a t midd le and 7

and s ides ; exca va te between: vest i tu re coa rse : pr ima r ies na r ro w,sub

equa l . Dryobota .

w i th d ivided anter ior and poster ior tu ft ; abdomen obso letelyt ufted : pr ima r ies w i th ou ter ma rg in obl ique: Q ovipos i tor ext r uded .

Cleoceris .

Q ov1p03 1tor not ext r uded : ves t i tu re ha i ry ,coa r se : thorax w i th an

anter ior d ivided tuft ; abdomen wi th sma l l tuft ing s : pr ima r ies na r

row ,bu t s l ig h t ly widening ou twa rd ly: ou ter ma rg in obl iqu e .

TPr ima r ies e long a te, na r row ,equa l .

Vest i tu re elong a te, hea vy , somewha t d iverg ent : ou ter ma rg in of pr i

ma r ies rounded : ornamenta t ion sub- obso lete ; co lor yel lowish wh i te ,

0mmatostola .

Thora x wi th a r a i sed anter ior d ivid ed tuft : front w i th a double tuft .

Xylina .

fla t tened : produced a t midd le and s ides : excava tefront w i th Close fine woo ly ves t i tu re.

"

H" Pr ima r ies w ider bu t equa l

Ou ter ma rg in nea r ly s t ra ig h t , body depressed : ves t i turesmooth ; thora x w i th a s l ig h t ly e leva ted anter ior cres t :

more o r less fla t tened .

Ju ly 1882 ] SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. 23

DIVISION2 . One dor s a l punctur e on t lz e t/z z'

r d s/r z'

a,belz z

'

nd l/ze nu'

dd le; s ez z lel la r s t r ia

very s/zor l ; p r os ferm/nz not ma r g ined oe/z z'

nd .

A. P r othor ax na r rowed behind , hind a ng les sub- obtuse , ba sa l s tr iae two ,the ou ter one

shor ter .

Ou ter ba sa l s t r ia d is tinct , with a feeble ea r ina : la s t vent r a l segment o7l w ith a sma l ltuber cle nea r the 27, mane-a s, Lec .

Ou ter ba sa l s t r ia punctifor r'n. withou t ea r rna z' la st vent r a l segment 07‘ with a broa d

apica l imprese n 28, diligendus ; Chaud .

B . Prothor ax na r rowed behind and sinua te 011 the sides , ba s a l ang les r ectang u la r p r ominent

,impressions linea r deep , punc tu la te , ely t r a more broa d ly ova l ,

29. honesta s , Sa y .

DIVISION3 . Ely t r a . wit /z s ever a l dor s a l pa ne/z t r es ; pa lpi w it/z‘

l/z e la r f j oin! cy lind r i

ca l,t r n/zea le .

Epis terna of meta thor ax shor t

Pros ternum no t ma rg ined behind ;

Outer s t r ia of ely t r a finer ; d or sa l punctures three fScu te l la r s t r ia long .

Scu tel la r s t r ia shor t .

Ely t r a l s t r iae equa l ly deep .

Pro thor ax na r r owed beh ind ,ba sa l foveae la r g e C .

Prothor ax wider behind ,ba sa l foveae double , na r row ; d or sa l punctures 3 ;

ABACIDUS Lee . D.

Pros ternum ma r g ined behind ; pro thor ax wider behind , ba sa l foveae d ouble,d or sa l

punc tures th ree ; PERISTETHUS, Lee. E.

Epis terna of me ta thor a x longPros ternum ma r g ined behind

Scu tel la r s t1 1'1 long , ely t r a sinua te a t t ip ; POECILUS, B an,

F

Pros ternum no t 111 a 1 g 1ned behind ; (scu tella r s t r ia long , and ely t r a l s t rong ly sinua te

a t t ip) .

Prothor ax with ba s a l foveae bis t r ia te, and hind ang les ca r rna te ; d or sa l puncturesth ree ; OMASEUS, Z ieg ler G .

Protho r ax w ith linea r ba sa l foveae, hind ang les not ca r ina teDor sa l punctures th ree ; (hind tibiae of 0

7‘usua l ly h a iry on inner srde) : DYSI

UIUS , C/z a z rd . H .

Dor sa l foveae 5—6 ; PLATYSMA. I .

(Prothor ax finely ma r g ined ; two joints of hind and midd le ta r si g rooved 011 ou ter sid e

la s t vent r a l segment On with a shor t hig h ca r rna a cu te a t tip . )

Pr o thor ax with linea r ba sa l impressions , na r rowed behind,hind ang les rectang u la r ,

ely t r a l s t r iae very fine , scu tella 1 long , but not wel l defined . 30, lubricus; Lee .

Bu l l . B r ook lyn En t . Soc . 1882.

24 SYNOPTIC TABLES OFCOLEOPTERA. [Ju ly 1882.

B .

(Pr o thor ax finely ma r g ined ; t a r si not g rooved on the outer side ; prothor ax much r ound

ed 011 the sid es , with shor t na r row ba sa l impressions ; sides of abdomen punctured ) .

H ind ang les of pr othor a x obtuse not r ounded , s tr iae of ely t r a punctured , form stou ter:

.

31. tumescens, I fec .

H ind ang les of p rothor ax obtuse and r ounded,form less s tou t

Ely t r a l s tr iae not punctured . I 32, obsct rus, Sa y .

Ely t r a l s tr iae punctured . 33 , ventr alis; Sa y .

C .

(Prothor ax s t rong ly ma r g ined ; two or th ree joints of pos ter ior t a rsi g r ooved on the 011t

er side z )Dor sa l punctu res twoBa sa l foven of prothor ax linea r , deep 34, lachrymosus; NewmBa sa l foveae la r g e :

H ind ang les ca r ina te ; more or less rounded .

Foy ese withou t tuber cle . 35, cor acinus; Newm.

Foveae with tuber cle 36, st ygicus; Sa y .

H ind ang les not ca r ina te , foveae W i thou t tuber cle 37 , relictus,Newm.

Dor sa l punctures four , hind ang les of p ro tho r ax broa d ly r ounded , ba sa l foveae la r g ea nd deep .

H ind ang les ca r ina te , color purple, shining 38, superciliosus; S’

a y .

H ind ang les not ca r ina te, color dul l , nea r ly bla ck 39, moestus ; Say .

Al terna te interspa ces inter rupted by ir reg u la r lines and ‘

punctures .

Leg s bla ck , thor a cic hind ang les obtuse 410. punct atissimus; Rand .

Sma l ler , femor a red,thor a cic hind ang les ver y br oa d ly r ound ed . 41, agonus; Horn.

D.

(Ta r si without g rooves ; bod y ova l . )Hind ang les rect ang u la r , scute lla r st r ia

" long .

Ba sa l foveae a nd sid e ma r g in _

of p rothor ax not punctu red ; body wider ,

42. fallax.Del

Ba sa l foveae and side ma r g rn punc tured ; bod y less wide . . 43 , sculpt-

a s,Lee .

H ind ang les r ounded , scu tel la r s t r ia w anting ;

Side ma r g in much w ider,impunetured . . 44, obsulus; Lee .

E.

(Two joint s of pos ter ior t a r si finely g rooved on ou ter side,body ova l )

Ir idescent,thor ax na r r owed in front

,depr essed 45, permundus; Sa y .

Tot a l ly bla ck , thor ax qua d r a te , convex . 46, Hamilton] , Horn.

(Antennaew ith joints 1—3 st rong ly ca r ina te ; two or th ree joints of poster ior ta r si g roovedon the ou ter side ; ba sa l foveae of prothor ax d ouble . )

Sides of pro thor ax not d epressed

Prothor ax d is tinct ly na r .owed behind , sides feebly sinua te .

Bod y impunetured benea th ; outer ba sa l foveae punctiform,feeble .

La r g er , ely tr a l s tr iae punctured , d orsa l punctures three . 47 , subcordatus; Lee .

Sma l ler , ely t r a l s t r iae no t punctu red , dor sa l punc tures two . 48, scitulus, Lee.

[Au g u st/ 1882. B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . V . 25

Coleopt er olog ica l Not e s .

By JOHNB. SMITH .

Wh i le sug a r ing for moths I ha ve often captu red some very g ood beet les— no t only on sug a r , bu t on flower s . The ta l l Bla ckber ry is a g ood

th ing to exam ine a fter d a rk— on it I ha ve found L a elznor z‘er na f nr ea , f r a ~

fer na,7nz

’

ea nr, f ul zl z

’

r,nzr rnla

,er ena la z‘a and the

only specimen of L . A’

noelz z'

z’

in my colglect ion wa s found on the flower sof bla ckber ry , a nd la rg e numbers p f Lepidoptera a re a lso found on them .

The bushes abou t 8:30 to 9 P.M. in the loca l i ty in wh ich I co l lect a re

swa rming w i th beet les , and ter r ible havoc they ma k e w i th lea ves and

blossoms . s lola x z'

s l r zlrz‘

zlr,C

'

lz a lepus lr a e/iyp rg nr and some other L a

mellz'

eor nr a re a lso found . Ser z'

ea r er z'

eea and oesper z‘

z

'

na fly in number s

a round and feed on suma ch . On tha t plant a lso I ha ve found Dz

'

rony elz a

s exma enla la ~ not a common insect by any means The w i ld rose

when in bloom mu s t not be pa ssed by . p ig er and afi nz’r fre

quent it a s do Tj /pocer ns oelnl znur, z eér a lns and S lr a ng a l z'

a la lez'

eor nzlr— the

la t ter not very common—C/z a leopa r z'

a g looor a and P a r z'

a two or th ree

species a re found 0 11 it,wh i le R lzy neln

'

ler oz'

eolor is common nowher e else .

Swamp- w i l low in the vicini ty of Bro ok lyn furnishes Cola lpa la nzg er a wh i lethe g rape y ield s P e/zilnola . Clz r yr omelzdce in la rg e numbers a re t ak en wi tht he sweep net in field s in wh ich ox- eye d a is ies a re th ick ,

wh i le sma l l Eu

p r er l z'

dee a nd Ela /er z'

dee a re more common in bushes nea r the edg e of

wood s . It a lwa y s pays to exam ine fung u s on t rees . Cr a z‘opa r z'

s luna fns,I

have found by the hund reds many other s‘

less common . Sma l ler speciesof [ e /er zdce

,S lapny l z

'

nz'

dce,l

'

ndnlz'

da e and Er ogj flzdee a r e found

on d ecay ing fung u s— toa d stoo ls and mu sh rooms . A g ood way to fix

t raps for these species is to t a k e a wide mou thed bot t le,fill it abou t ha lf

fu l l of fung u s and bu ry it up to its neck in the g round—you w i l l be sur

pr ised a r the g ood th ing s you g et . Ea r ly flower ing shrubs deserve close a tt ent ion. I ha ve t ak en th is sea son all the spec ies of Or soda enna and some

very g ood va r iet ieson those sh rubs on wh ich flower s precede the lea ves .

The g o lden rod when in bloom u sua l ly r epays close examina t ion ;Cly z

‘

a s frequents it in numbers,Clz a ulz

'

ag na /lzw a nzer z’

ea nus and ma r g z'

na lus

and o ther Z eleplzor z'

da e abound,and Ep z

'

ea ufa penny /loa nz'

ea flock s to it .Bet ter species a r e found in less numbers—Ma la enz

'

da e,some Clny sonzelzds

and L eoza'

a lr z'

oenlr zlr, g r a nd z

'

s, pumz

'

la,

and or na la a re not uncom

mou ly found— severa l species of Cur enl zonz'

o’a e frequent it

,and la s t sea son

I took hund red s of Cenz‘r z'nur pz'

ennznns wh ich previous ly I ha d only tak en

26 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V . [Augu s t 1882.

occa s iona l ly in the sweep net . Genera l co l lector s wi l l find many Hy me

nopler a ,some Hemz

'

pler a , s ler a and va r iou s L epz'

dopz‘er a .

Th is t les wi l l often r epay sea rch on their flower s . Some Long z'

eor nza

frequent it,Yj /pooer us oelul z

'

na r

'

being Often common— Leplur a ea na dens z'

s

and oz'

l z'

nea z‘a in sma l ler numbers and other s occa s iona l . Tr z

’

el n'

ns is often

found on it a s we l l a s o thers of the Celonz'

a a’a e.

The mi lk weed furnishes Telr a opes ea nfer z'

a lor and lelr a oplz llza lmnr

Clz r ysomela elzoz'

eoll zlr and severa l species of the Coeeznellzd a e.

La st thoug h by no means,lea s t Ches tnu t flower s deserve a t tent ion. Mor

dellz'

dw swa rm on them,and la st yea r three

‘

new species were tak en by a

col lector a t Itha ca N.Y. L ong hor ns:and Cnr enlzonrda e'frequent them a nd

B a la nz'

na s na r ziur is often found in numbers . Diffe1'

ent sect ions of the

count ry w i l l of cour se y ield d ifferent species , bu t a l l ied speeres or g enera

can be pret ty cer ta inly -

counted on in s imi la r s i tua t ions , so tha t a l thoug hea ch co l lector may not ta k e precise ly such th ing s a s I ha ve ta k en,

some

ilz z'

ng s imi la r is a lmos t cer ta in to be found .

COLLECTIONNOTES .

By F . G . SCHAUPP.

At Nor th Branch, j une 26 th 27th a very la rg e swa rm of the hand

some and usua l ly ra re P omp/zopcea Say z, Lee, set t led on the blossoms of

the common locus t, (R ooz

'

nz'

a pseuda ea ez'

a ) , most specimens in copu la t ion,

and very s lug g ish ,bu t a fter those two’

days a ll had d isappea red and none

have been seen s ince. Here,a tNor th Branch the sea son is two week s la ter

than usua l : th is,in Botany is proved by the fact tha t St rawber r ies a re jus t

r ipe, wherea s the Ra spber r ies wh ich a re now st i l l g reen usua l ly r ipen abou t

th is da te : it is proved in Entomo log y by the entire absence ofmany Long

icorns former ly found '

a t th is t ime,wh i le th ing s I never saw here before

a re commonly co l lected . Ca r abidons la rvae a lso a re s t i l l abundant wh ichis unusua l a t th is t ime.

L z’

menel z’

s a r t/remix in former yea r s very r a re in j u ly is now met

wi th in number s wh i le L . u r r nla wh ich ha s never befo re been seen h ere

by me is 11OW found wi th a r ilzemz'

r,

‘

in the propor t ion of two nr sula to

ten a r llzemz'

s .

Smith , Synops is ofNoctu id ae .

D. P a lpi r ea c/z ing lo or exceeding middle of f r ont .

Wing s ang u la ted .

Vest itu re somewha t d iverg ent ; thorax with an eleva ted anter iorcrest : pr ima r ies wi th a cu te apices ; ou ter ma rg in excava ted to midd le,where it is produced . Eucir roedia .

W ing s not ang u la ted .

Vest itu re ha i ry w i th sca les intermixed .

d iverg ent : thorax with prom inent upr ig h t poster ior tuft : abdomen consp icuou s ly tufted ; pr ima r ies broa d . Chytonix,

fla t tened ; smooth : col la r somewha t‘

projecting ; thor ax and ab

domen untufte the la t ter exceed ing seconda r ies : pr ima r ies na r row.

Homohadena .

coa r se : thorax w i th poster ior tuft : head sunk en: pr ima r ies e long a te, na r row,

equa l . Pachypolia .

“

fl” Ves t i ture ha iry .

Thora x wi th anter ior cres t ; pa lpi hori z ont a l and bu t l it t le exceed ingthe fronta l t uft : pr ima r ies na r row,

elong a te, with depressed costa l ,st ra ig h t inner ma rg in,

and a cute a pices . Hoporma ,

wi th dor sa l crest ; co l la r somewha t produced a t midd le : pa lp iobl ique, d iverg ent , s tou t : wing s elong a te ; a pex of pr ima r ies acu te.

Parastichtis.a la rg e sa dd le shaped tuft a t ba se: abdomen tufted :

pa lp i por rect ; c lose to front : pr ima r ies modera te, somet imes wi th a

tooth a t h ind ang le. Plusia .

“

Hea d sunk en, pa lpi loosely held : co l la r produced in front : tufted a s

before,and in a dd it ion. an exag g er a ted tuft on second abdomina l

segment : body pi lose. Behrensia ,

Thorax qua d r a te ; convex ; wi th an eleva ted anter ior cres t : pr ima r iesw idening ou twa rd ly with oblique

'

ou ter ma rg in. Xanthia ,

‘

withou t cres t : pr ima r ies W ide,subequa l ; ou ter ma rg in nea r ly

s t ra ig h t . Orthosia .

H ea d ret r acted,ves t iture coa r se ; clypeus usua l ly with a corneous pro

ject ion somewha t hood - l ik e : abdomen shor t,conic

,tufted . Cleophana ,

Bu l l . B r ook lynEnt . Soc ., Au g u s t 1882, Vol . V .

DIVISION0. EYES HAIRY

1 . ovrpos rr ox or Q EXTRUDED.

Ofl antennae shor ter than 9 : tho rax s tou t

,cr es ted ; col la r eleva ted

abdomen exceed ing second a r ies by its leng th *Admetovis.Robus t : thorax wi th anter ior and poster ior d ivided tuft ; abd

'

omen

sca rcely exceed ing seconda r ies . Mamestra .

11. ovrpos rr ox OF Q NOT EXTRUDED .

A. Anlennce in 60msex es peclina led .

Thorax qua d ra te, project ing anter ior ly a t midd le and s ides : abdomen

shor t,hea vy ; not exceed ing seconda r ies : pr ima r ies elong a te ; outer

ma rg in obl ique. Perigr apha ,

pa feg iae somewha t upl ifted : thorax w i th d ivided anter iorand poster ior tuft : abdomen exceed ing seconda r ies by nea r ly its

leng th ; loosely tufted : pr ima r ies na r row. Eupsephopaectes ,

B . Anlennce in bollz sexes s imple.

Thorax sho r t ; wi th post er ior tuft and d iverg ent pa leg r'

ce: w ing s la rg e ;widening ou twa rd ly , Diphthera .

and abdomen untufted : h ad much r et ra cted : w ing s shor t androunded ; seconda r ies wh i t e or ye l low, wi th bla ck ma rg in. Anar ta ,

Head less ret ra cted : ves t i ture r a ther loose : pr ima r ies na r row,sub

equa l ; ou ter ma rg rn st ra ig h t ; leg s with long dense ha i r . Zosteropoda ,

Vest itu re smooth : pr ima r ies modera te,rounded ; leg s spa r se ly ha i red .

Or thodes .

C. Anz‘ennce of (flpeciina le, ser r a te, or cilia le; of 9 s imple.

Pr ima r ies na r row,equa l .

Thorax wi th d i vided tufts : abd omen s t rong ly tufted : pa lpr very shor t

Xylomig es.Pr ima r ies widening ou twa rd ly

THea d retracted .

Pa lpi por rect : tog ether w i th front , clothed wi th long , coa rse,spa r se

ha i r . Mythimna .

d rooping ; exceed ing fronta l tuft : vest i ture coa r se ; Thorax con

vex . Taenrocampa .

por rect ; reach ing midd le of front : vest itu re coa r se, d iverg ent z .

thor ax very shor t , wi th e leva ted crest anter ior ly: abdomenheavy , w i thloose tufts a t ba se : pr ima r ies la rg e. Nephelodes ,fl

” Hea d not r et r acted .

Pr ima r ies somewha t r et rea t ing a t hind ang les : thorax w i th anter iorand pos ter ior d ivided tuft s: abdomen tufted ; anter ior t ibia some

t imes wi th a c law or two Spines a t t ip ; g ener a l ly una rmed . Mamestr af s/Thor ax w i th co l la r project ing a t m idd le, and an upr ig h t cres t anter ior ly : vest i ture smooth ; tha t of front , fine and woo ly .

Thorax untufted : fronta l vest i tu re coa r se : pr ima r ies na r row. Himella ,

4 . P a r llzenos and Alla/ma I th ink mu s t be uni ted wi th Ca loco lo .

P a r ilzenos d iffers so fa r a s I can mak e ou t , only in the somewha t mor e cy

lind r ic abdomen and hy'

the apex of the pr ima r ies wh ich a re very s l ig ht lypo inted : these d ifferences a re too s l ig ht to a u thor i z e the g enus , especia l lya s many of the speeres of Ca /oca la ha ve the abdomen cons iderably more

cy l ind r ic than conic. I am wel l awa re tha t there is a d ifference betweenthe l ife h istory of P a r lnenos and tha t of the Ca foca la s whose ea r ly stag es a reknown

,bu t so long a s g enera a re ba sed on s tructura l cha ra cter s pecu l ia r

to the ima g o, incong ru i t ies wi l l occu r . Allolr ia d iffers from Ca ioca la by

the absence of the tuft ing s and the somewha t heavier abdomen. In the

sma l ler species of the la t ter g enus however the tu ft ing s become obsoletea lthoug h a s fa r a s I k now they a re never ent i rely want ing : the mos t d i

verg ent Ca loca la however is so nea r to Alloz‘r ia tha t it is poss ible to mis

tak e the one for the other . Both P a r liz enos and Allolr ia a re rea d i ly sep

a rable from Ca foca la by co lor ; bu t co lor is not a lways a safe specific, much

less a g ener ic d is t inct ion .

5. P a r a llelia Hb. ,is I bel ieve ident ica l w ith th is g enus : it d iffer s

only by the s l ig h t ly more Obl ique ou ter ma rg in of pr ima r ies,and the

long er and more s lender termina l joint of pa lpi : nei ther of them suffici

ent to d ist ing u ish them g ener ica l ly . I reta in Guenee’s g enus in prefer

ence to Huebner’

s,for the rea sons a lready sta ted .

6 . Cloa nffia , Bd .=Aclinol ziz

,Hb.

7 . Embra ces Dr a s ler z'

a,Hb. and L ilosea , Gr t . I can find no g ener

ic difference wha tever between Enclidia and Dr a s ler ia,wh i le L ilosea d iffer s

only in the s l ig h ter form and ra therna r rower seconda r ies : the antennae a re

a lso more decided ly pect inated , bu t neither of these po int s is sufficientto sepa ra te them g ener ica l ly.

8. X a nllzol/z r ix lVeumoeg eni d iffers cons iderably from X . r a nuncnli in

the form of the clypeu s and in some m inor po int s: they may poss ibly beg ener ica l ly sepa ra ted herea fter , and if so, X . r a nunculi wi th exca va ted cy

lind rica l c lypeus must be reta ined a s the type form of the g enus .

9. S t ir ia,Gr t

,

'

S liéa dium, Gr t . , and P lag iomimicns , Gr t . I do not

cons ider g ener ica lly d ist inct from B a siloa’es . All of these g enera a re ba sed

on a s ing le species , and tak en tog ether they form a sma l l g rOup, d ecidedly d iverg ent a s fa r a s the ornamenta t ion is concerned , bu t a g reeing so

closely in st ructu ra l cha ra cter s tha t I cannot per suade myself to reg a rd

them a s d is t inct . The squamat ion and form of the thorax and abdomen

a re a l ik e in a ll : the leg s ag ree, and so fa r a s the pa lpi a re concerned,the

g roup is rema r k ably homog enous : in a ll they a re roug hly a nd somewha t

d iverg ent ly ha i red , and in a ll,the termina l joint is obso lete : the ou t l ine

Au g u st SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. 3 1

Meso and met a thor ax punctu red benea th

Outer ba sa l foveae la r g er , p rothor ax less na r r owed behind, but more sinua te

on the sides , dor sa l punctu res two .

419, la tulus ; Lee .

Prothor ax very slig h t ly na r rowed behind , feebly or not a t a ll sinua te on the sid es

ba sa l foveae. confluent , punctur ed :Color d a rk meta l lic ; h ind ang les of prothor ax nea r ly r ect ang u la r , dor sa l punct

ures two to foh r 50, occident alis ; Dej .

Co lor bla ck , hind ang les nea r ly r ectang u la r , dor sa l punctu res two to four .

51. corvus, Dec

Pr othor ax feebly na r rowed behind ,ba sa l foveae not confluent , outer one sma ll bu t

d eep , dor sa l punctures two ; bod y benea th impu rictu red .

Prothor ax a s much na r rowed before a s behind,ba sa l foveae not punctu red .

52. cyaneus, Lee .

Prothor ax mor e na r rowed ln front :

Antennae piceous a t ba se 53 , texanus, Lee .

Antennae fer r ug inous a t ba se 541 , Sayi, B r u l le .

Pro thor ax no t na r rowed behind ,-

sid es depressed , more widely towa rd s the ba se

tr unk p unctured benea th :

No t polrshed ,d or sa l punctures fou r .

Outer ba sa l foveae d is tinc t , co lor g reen or blue,or d u l l bronz e , leg s piceous or

fer rug inous . 55 lucublandus, Say .

Outer ba sa l foveae wanting , co lor blue , leg s fer r ug inous “ . 56 , bicolor , Lee .

Mor e convex and shining ; d or sa l punctu res th ree ; feebly bronz ed , leg s piceous :

o f fer rug inous 56. convexicollis. Sa y

G .

(Pro tho r ax mor e or less na r r owed behind,ba sa l ang les _

ca r 1-na te,foveae la r g e and deep ,

bis t ria te , punctu la te ; ely t r a with th ree dorsa l punctu res , and long scutel la r st r ia,

sinu a te nea r the tip ,humer i dent iform ; postergior t a r si with fir st joint feebly g r oo

ved on the ou ter side ) .

Pr othor ax s t rong ly na r r owed behind ,ang les rectang u la r p r ominent

La r g er , very shining , ba sa l foveae impunctur ed ,ely t r a ir idescent , s t r iae fine .

58. ebenin‘

us,Dej .

Sma l ler,ba sa l foveae punctu la te , ely tr a more d eep ly s tr ia te. 59, caudicalis, Sa y

Prothor ax less na r rowed behind , ang les sma l l rect ang u la r , s lig h t ly pr ominent ; ba sa lfoveae punctu red ; ely t r a l s t ria d eep .

Stil l sma l ler , s lender 60, 1uctuosus; Dej .Broa der and la r g er 61. corvinus; Dej .

H .

(Poster ior t a r si with two or three join-ts g rooved on the ou ter side ; pr othor ax moder a te

ly na r rowed behind , ang les not pr ominent , “

ba sa l foveae linea r deep ; ely tr a with

thr ee dor sa l punctures , scutel la r st r ia long , humer a l ang les not dentiform,tip sin

ua te .

Ma le with mner sid e of hind tibim clothed with ha ir ; three t a r sa l joints g r oovedColor purplish , ba sa l impr essions of pr othor ax not punctured , hind ang les r a ther:

obtuse

BulL B r ook lyn Ent . Soc . 1882.

32 SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. [Aug us t 1882.

Co lor bla ck , ba sa l impressions of p rothor ax more or less punctured , ang les sma l lrectang ula r 63 , mums ; Sa y .

Ma le with the hind t rbiae not ha iry 011 the inner side ; t a r sa l g rooves less d eep , not

extend ing to the thir d joint ; pr othor ax feebly sinu a te on the side behind,hind

ang les rect ang u la r , ba sa l foveae feebl y punctur ed 64, lust r ans, Lee .

I .

(Pos ter ior t a r si with th ree joints g rooved , thoug h some times not very deep ly ; p rothorax w ith ba s a l impressions linea r , mor e or less punctu red , ang les rect ang u la r or obtuse no t rounded ; ely t r a with five or six la r g e d or sa l punctures , humeri no t den tiform

,t ip deep ly sinuate scu tel la r s t r ia long . Species indefinite and opiniona t ive ,

especia l ly in the d ifferences between or inomum and Lucz ol/i. )

Ely t r a in bo th sexes sh ining ; hind a ng les of pro thor ax sma l l , prominent , dentiform.

65. pensy lvanicus, La c .

Ely t r a of Q du l l , of d shining

Sid es of pr otho r ax more broa d ly d ep ressedSides of pr o thor ax s lig h t ly sinua te behind , ang les rec ta ng u la r . 66 , vit reus, Dej .

Sides of prothor axt

oblique , ang les obtuse . 67, or inomum,Lec

,

Sides of prothor ax more na r row ly d epressedSides of prothor a x oblique , ang les obtuse 68, Lucz otti, Dej .

La r g er , prothor ax more na r rowly ma r g ined ; sides s lig h t ly sinua te behind,an

g les r ectang u la r 69, or egonus ; Lec .

1. 3

0

DIVISION4, Ely/l r a wit/z dor s a l punclur es ; pa lpi z oil/z the la s t j oint elong a l e ova l,

s ca r cely t r unca t e: (Sma l l species . )

Pros ternum finely ma r g ined behind

Episterna ofmet a thor a x e long a teScu tel la r st r ia w anting :

Pr othor ax r ounded , broa d ly ma r g ined ; dor sa l punct ur es th r ee .

Protho r ax na r rowed behind , finely ma r g ined ; d or sa l punctures two .

Scu tel la r s tr ia long ; d or sa l punctu res . thr ee ; ARGUTOR .

Episterna of me ta thor a x shor t , d or sa l punctu r es fou r to six

Scu tel la r st r ia va r iable ; CRYOBIUS .

A.

(Pos terior t a r si with fou r joint s g rooved on the outer side . Body ova l elong a te , hea dr a ther sma l l , prothor a x nea r ly squa re with ver y r oiinded ang les . sid es widely depressed towa r d s the ba se, ba sa l impr essions sing le deep , impunctur ed . )

Shining bla ck ,antennae, pa lpi, and

'

leg s fer rug inou s 70, erythropus, Dej .

B .

(Pos ter ior t a r si with two joint s g rooved on the ou ter side .1 Body of usual form, p ro

thor ax na r rowed slig h t ly behind ,ang les obtuse not r ounded ,

ba sa l impressionsd ouble , enter one

,punctiform; scutellar; s t r ia punctiform; dorsa l punct ures two ;

prosternum ma r g ined a t t ip . )Bronz ed , antennae, pa lpi and le g s fer r ug inous 71, splendidulus; Lee .

[Sept ember 1882. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC"

. VOL . V.

B iolog ica l not es on,a nd De s cr ip t ion of t h e l a r va of

Ca los om a ca lid um ,Fa e.

By F. G . SCHAUPP.

Ju ly sth I found a la rg e ca rabidou s la rva in the g round ent rrely

bla ck . It wa s very fierce and a ct ive, bi t ing . very ha rd . I fed it wi th pu

pae of Ceruehus preens , wh ich I found plent ifu l ly in a beech stump, it

devou red da i ly abou t two . At one ins tance it d evou red a t one s it t ing thewho le contents of a la rg e pupa of Smerinthus exca eca tus .

FromJuly 1 4th t i l l Ju ly 17thr

'

it wa s ent ire ly mo t ionless and t rans

formed into pupa the la t ter day . G ra dua l ly it became da rk , and Ju ly 25

the ima g o developed a ll wh i te,except the above named pa r ts wh ich a s wel l

a s the t rochanters were bla ck .

From 6 to 9 o’

clock a . m . it became of fu l l co lor .

Leng th of fu l l g rown la rva 40 mm ; form l inea r .

Color ent ire ly black ,sh ining .

Hea d rounded,somewha t broa der than long , anterior ang les sma l l

rectang u la r , h ind ang les rounded , clypeus su lca te a t midd le, ca r ina te infront .

Ocelli six pla ced a t the ma rg in beh ind the antennae,d is tant from

ea ch other .

Anz‘ennce four - jo inted,a r is ing nea r the ba seof the mand ibles and jus t

a s long a s those,firs t jo int s tou t , somewha t club- shaped , second twice a s

long , t runca te a t t ip, th ird a s long a s the firs t , four th ha lf a s long and

s lender .

Ma ndibles very long and broad w i th blunt t ip, s l ig ht ly a rcua te with avery la rg e broa d blunt tooth s i tua ted nea r the ba se

,and a sma l l s t ra ig h t

s lender brushMax i

’

lla with pa lpus a s long a s the antennae,but much fa r ther pro

jecting ; the la s t antenna l jo int sca rcely rea ches the t ip of the mand ibles,

wh i le a lmost three jo ints of themaxi l la r pa lpi project fa r ther . Ba sa l jo intofmax i l la shor t

, second five t imes long er , a l it t le broa der a t apex c lothedwith dense br is t les

,espec ia l ly a t the inner s ide

,suppor t ing a four - jo inted

pa lpus, a two jo inted lobe and a sma l l lobe- l ik e process . The pa lpa ljoint s a re very shor t and stou t

,the fou r th oblong ova l and the long est ;

the lobes sca rcely ha lf a s s tou t a s the pa lpi , the two jo ints nea r ly equa l lylong , and both tog ether a s long a s the three fir s t pa lpa l jo ints ; ihe process a r ises nea r the inner ba se of the lobe , is very s lender and one- th irdthe leng th of a loba l jo int , set wi th br is t les a t tip.

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V . [Sep tember 1882.

Meulum sma l l,fou r - toothed ,

broa d ly rounded anter io rily and t r iang ula r ly pointed pos ter ior ly ; l ig u la wi th la tera l s ides subpa ra l lel, termina ting into a t runca te t r iang le wi th one seta a t midd le of apex and suppor t ingthe two - jo inted stou t labia l pa lpus , first jo int clava te, second oblong ova te,bo th long er and s tou ter than the maxi l lar pa lpus

P r olnor a x t ransverse,na r rowed in front , broader than the head

,

s ides ma rg ined .

Meso and lll ela z‘nor ax sho r ter,than the prothorax,

bu t broader,sides

pa ra l lel w i th depress ions nea r the anter ior ang les .

Sca les of abdomina l seg menz‘

s 1—7 of nea r ly e qua l bread th w i th round

ed ang les , impress ions and foveae nea r the anter ior ang les , the pos ter iorma rg in very broad ly e leva ted ; the h ind ang les of the e ig hth segment a re

r ectang u la r , those of the ninth a cum ina te,ana l fork s t ra ig ht wi th uneven

out l ines and three bxis t les on the ou ter s ide.

L eg s s et w ith 1nte1°

spe1'sed spines .

Spir a cles nine, those of the thorax much la rg er than the seven ab

domina l ones .

The pupa is yel lowish wh i te, 18 mm long , a rcua te,very na r rowed

towa rds the apex,the five fi rst abdomina l segments a re clo thed above

wi th a long bru sh ofha i r,the la s t segment ha s two sha rp po inted teeth a t

the poster ior ma rg in,for the res t

,it ha s the same g enera l a ppea rance as

the other la rvae of Ca r abidae.

Jus t wh i le I wa s wr i t ing the above d escr ipt ion,Mr . E. A. Schwa r z of

Wa sh ing ton had the k indness to send me his copy of Schioed te’

s Descript ions Of la rvae, publ ished in KroyersNa tu rhis tor isk Tid ssk r ift in Copen

hag en.

At a former occa s ion I spok e in the BULLETINof the excel lency of

the i l lust ra t ions conta ined in th is paper , bu t now I ha d the plea su re to

read those e labora te descr ipt ions , wh ich a re a s excel lent a s the pla tes .

Wha t an amount ofwork ! W ith g rea t t rouble I succeed to ra ise everysummer a few species from the la r vae

,usua l ly very ra re ; and I am unable

to determrne to wha t g enus a la rva may poss ibly belong and in Schioed te’

s

work I find an exce l lent synops is of the la rva l cha racters of abou t th ir tyg enera of Ca r abidae, a s Cicinde la , Omoph ron,

Elaph r us, Notiophilus,Nebr ia

,Leis tus

,Cychrus , Ca losoma

,Ca r abus

,Lor icera

,Sca rites

,Dys

chir ius , Anchomenus , (Pla tynus ) Pterostichus , Broscus , Ama ra , Chlaeniu s

,Stenolophus , Bradycellu s , Pa t robus , Bembid ium etc.

Smith , Not es to Synop sis ofNoctu id ae .

and squama t ion of the hea d a re a lmos t absolu tely ident ica l ; S zfz'

r z'

cz d iffering from the others m having the head somewha t ret ra cted : the fema lesa ll a g ree in having the ovipos i tor extruded Th is leaves for g ener ic sepa

r a t ion only the sha pe of the w ing s , and the mod ifica t ions of the c lypeus .

The wing s in s'

éa a’z'

um and P la g z'

omzmzcus a r e'

a lik e : in B a r z'

loa’

es the ou t

er ma rg in is less obl ique and s l ig ht ly bu lg ing a t the m idd le: th is mak esthe w ing s mo re ample , .bu t does not a u thor i z e its sepa ra t ion g ener ica l lys

'

r z'

a ha s a rud imenta r y too th , somewha t l ik e some P lur z'

a s,a t the h ind

ang le, a nd the inner marg in s inua te . The clypeu s in a ll ha s‘

a nak ed

cup l ik e d epress ion,wh ich in B a s zYoa’er and S izé a a’z

'

um l s smooth : in P la

g zomz'

mzcus the edg es a re ra ised and there is a corneous r idg e a t the infer i01ma rgm : in s

'

r z 1 there is a tubercle a t th is po int . I can find,no other

d ifferences,and these for rea sons e lsewhere g iven I cannot cons ider a s a u

thoriz ing a g ener ic d is tinct ion. It is tobe rema rk ed tha t the P lus z'

a a’w to

wh ich these insects belong ,va ry consider ably in the fo rm of wing s and in

some other cha racter ist ics .

I O . Th is g enu s I have not seen: it is ba s ed on a s ing le species , andso fa r a s it is poss ible to judg e from the descr ip t ion ,

it seems to be ident ica l w i th the foreg o ing : I ha ve been able to find noth ing 1n the d e‘ cr 1p

t ion which wou ld not a s wel l apply to it , except the express ion “costa l

ma rg in depressed’

: this does no t seem su fficient to sepa r a te them’

g en

er ica liy .

1 1. Mr G rote say s of th is g enus , tha t midd le and h ind t ibia a re spinose z

' I ha ve exam ined the leg s of severa l specimens , removing them,and

p la cing them on a s l ide for examina t ion under the compound microscope,bu t I have ent i rely fa i led to d iscover any spinu la tions . I have thereforep la ced i t in th is sect ion wi th cons iderable hes ita t ion a s it is of cou rse pos

s ible tha t the spines were brok en off a ll the spea mens I examined a l

thoug h they were otherwise per fect .1 2 . Very unsa t isfa ctor i ly sepa ra ted from Annap/z z

'

la Or t .,by the pro

jec ting clypeu s and coa rser ves t i tu re . The oce l l i a re a lso sma l ler,and less

remote from the eyes : in a ll other respects the two seem to a g ree.

I 3 . [n semu L eder er= 0d z r zkz Hb. th is g enus d iffers fromHydr oecz'

a

only by the conic fronta l tuberc le : th is is not suffic ient to sepa ra te it g en

er ica lly , bu t a s I do not k now Gor y/m in na tu re,I prefer to leave ma t

ters a s they a r e . It is to be noted however tha t some Afifa’r oeg za a re aber

r ant,and more l ik e the typica l Eu ropean GOr fi'na wh i le from wha t Mr .

Grote says of'

Gor gyna (Och r z'

a ) 551723 4 12753 , it is not to be sepa ra ted from

Hy dr oecz'

cz except by the fronta l tubercle, and does no t seem nea r ly rela l

t ed to the Eu ropean spec ies .

Bu l l . B r ook lyn En t . Soc ., Sep tember 1882, Vol . V .

1 4 . The pa lpi in th is g enus , Lederer says exceed the front : in the

species I have seen,th is is not the ca se. I ha ve not seen a ll ou r species ,

bu t so fa r a s my observa t ions extend , the g enus is cor rect ly p laced in thepresent sub

- d ivis ion.

1 5. C/z a r a a'

r a W1k .,seems to be ident ica l wi th R ap/21a : the pr ima

r ies a re less rounded and the thor acic ves t itu re is looser and more d iverg ent , otherwise there seems to be no d ifference: I note however tha t theinsects I have seen label led C/z a r a a’m do not appea r to be cong ener ic, sotha t I am a l i t t le in"

doubt a s to whether I r ea l ly k now the g enu s : Wa lkers d escr ipt ion of the g enus such a s it is does not a id me.

1 6 . Mr . Grote in his descr ipt ion of these g ener a does not say any

th ing abou t the eye s or t ibia , so tha t I am not su re tha t they belong here.

1 6 Sy lecim Hb. Guenee’

s g enera where I have not myse lf seenthem I am not very cer ta in abou t , a s his g ener ic descr ipt ions a re very superficia l.

1 7 . Differ s in severa l respect s from fig/pend thoug h very closely a l l iedto it

,and perhaps on a compa r ison wi th a ll the exot ic species it wi l l be

found a bad g enus .

18. b tolz'

fa Gr t . I can find noth ing wha tever to au thor iz e this g enus. P/z z

'

lometr a Gr t .,a lso belong s to Hermz

’

nz’

a if the spec

imen from Mr . Gra ef’

s col lect ion is cor r ect ly determined : it is no t con

g ener ic w ith the P . long z’

la ér zir of the same co l lect ion.

19. I am incl ined to bel ieve tha t R ama and Hermz’

m’

a a re id ent ica l .I have not however examined the neura t ion and wou ld not ca re to uni tethem a t present .

20 . I am not qu ite su re tha t th is g enus belong s here, for Mr . Grote

does not descr ibe the pa lpi . From its g enera l cha racters I shou ld su s

peet it to be l iermz’

m'

a . Th is however is a mere suspicion,ba sed on an

imperfect descr ipt ion.

2 1 . Dr . Ha rvey in his descr ipt ion of th is g enus, says noth ing of

either the eves or t ibia : I presume tha t the former a r e na k ed and tha t the

la t ter a re una rmed,a s the converse of th is wou ld probably ha ve been s ta

ted . Compa r ing descr ipt ions, it s tr ik es me tha t there is no g rea t d ifference between the two la st ment ioned g ener a , and they may be ident ica lunfor tuna tely I know nei ther of them .

22 . L zZog na f/z a Gr t . , is ident ica l with th is g enus the absence of the

br ush on the anter ior t ibia of the 6‘and the th ick ened (fl antennae, a re

cer ta inly not g ener ic d ist inct ions and I can find noth ing having a h ig he rva lue to sepa ra te them.

ma rg in of pr ima r ies ; the d is t ingu ish ing ma r k of I ha ve beenunable to find . Mr . Grote ha s proper ly pla ced the g enus between Sj naa’fz and fo r it seems

,to fill wha t s l ig ht g ap there m ig h t otherwise

ha ve been between the two . Sj mea’

oz'

a’a is a co lor g enus only , and so Mr .

Edwa rds seems h imself now to be l 1eve .

34 .= Sud zkzplzom Z e l l ,

35. Ar

d zjbrop/z a nes Gr t , does not seem to me sufficient ly d is t inct fromCr améoa

’er . The somewha t long er abdomen

,the want of a tuft on the

ba sa l segment and the s l ig ht ly sma l ler seconda r ies a re a ll tha t I can findto sepa ra te them.

3 6 . Spmg uez'

a Or t . Ou r spemes ofAg r z’

plz z'

lcz a ppea r to ag ree in a ll

r espect s with the Eu ropean species , and I can find no rea son for sepa

r a t ing them g ener ica l ly.

3 7 . Appea rs to d iffer from Aconl z’

a in not having“

the scu tel lum in

fla ted and overhang ing the ba sa l segment of abdomen ; in o ther,

respects ,

and in ornamena t ion,the resemblence is exceed ing ly c lose . Th is ent ire

g roup is very unsa t isfa ctor i ly d is t ing u ished so fa r a s st ructu ra l cha ractersg o,

bu t the g enera can be very rea d i ly d is t ing u ished by the o rnamenta t ion,

wh ich is pecu l ia r ln ea ch g enus . Tr z'

c/z olam rlze G r r.,d iffer s from th is g e

nus in ha ving a prominent bu lg ing c lypeus . In ornamenta t ion it is so

c lose to Tam c/ze a s to be pract ica l ly ident ica l , and I do not cons ider it a s ag ood g enus .

38. Guenee’

s descr ipt ion of'

this g enus is not ent i rely sa t isfa cto ry : hefig ures two species , one of wh ich ha s a very prominent tooth a t the h indang le and a t the m idd le of h ind' ma

'

fg in of pr ima r ies wh1le the o ther spe

c ies ha s only a s l ig ht tooth a t h ind ang le. I know ne i ther .

39, Carma Hb. ,and P oéfg mmma la Hb.

,do not seem to d iffer from

B ry op/z z'

la . Carma ha s a la rg er tuft on the abdomen,and Polyg r ammmt

lack s the thora c ic t uft : otherwise they seemto. ag ree very wel l .40: Eur lr ol z

'

cz Hb.

Very close to the preceed ing , and poss ibly ident ica l wi th it : thevena t ion in th is g roup however va r ies , and wi thou t a compa rision in this .

respect I wou ld not da re to unite them.

4 2 . Very close ly re la ted to P a apbz’

la from wh ich it d iffer s only in thevest i ture

,and shape of the pr ima r ies : nei ther of them very sa t isfa cto ry d is

t inctions . The ornamenta t ion of the only species. cons iderably resem

bles tha t of Poap/z z'

la g z’

mdr zfi la r z'

s .

43 . In pa r t only: seeNo te 56 20st .AA. No t Ublex z 'a .

September SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. 39

(Pos terior ta r si with th ree joints g rooved on the outer side ; pr othorax feebly na r rowedbehind , a ng les not rounded , ba sa l impr essmns sing le, ba se finely ma rg ined ea ch

side .

Ely t r a l s t r im impunctured ; hind ang les of p rothor ax sub- rectang u la r , s lig h t ly prominent

,antennae and leg s d a rk fer rug inous . 72, pat ruelis, Dej .

Ely tr a l s t r iae punctured a s fa r a s the midd le ; form less s lender , hind ang les mored is tinct ly obtuse ; antennae and leg s d a r k fer ru g inous , thigh s usua l ly piceous .

St r iae s t rong ly punctu red ; das la’iosm ,Lee . St riae ind istirictly punc tured .

73. femor alis, KirbySma l ler , ver y shining , ir idescent , ely tr a l s t r iae obso letely punctured ; hind ang les of

prothorax obtuse not prominent , antennae and feet br ig h t fer rug inous .

74. cormsculus , Lee.

(Pos te rior t a rsiwith th ree joints g rooved on the outer side ; bod y e long a te , prothor ax

moder a tely na r rowed behind , ba sa l ang les sub- rectang u la r , occa siona l ly p rominent ,impressions sing le o r d ouble , in the la t ter ca se the ang les a re somet imes feebly ca rina ted ; ely tr a elong a te ova l , or subova te , usua lly convex, d or sa l punctures two tosix, bu t not very cons tant ; humer a l ang les rounded , tip more or less sinua te, seu

te l la r s tr ia somet imes long , some times shor t , species in pa r t opiniona tive and in

d is tinct . )

Ba se of pro thor ax not ma rg ined nea r the hind ang les; leg s bla ck ish .

Ba se of pro tho r ax between fovea and ang le convex , or a t lea st not fla t tened ; elyt r a convex

,scu tel la r s tr 1a long , dor sa l punctures s rna ll .

Ely t r a l s t r iae fine , fir s t and'

second s t r iae connected behind by a deeper hook : out

er ba sa l impressions punctiform,ind is tinct , hind ang les nea r ly obtuse ;

br a ssy 75. vindicatus, Mann,

Ely t r a l s tr iae deeperB la ck , ba sa l foveae of pro thor ax not punctured 76 , ventricosus, Dej .

Bronz ed , ba sa l foveae punctured 77, subexar atus , Mann.

Ba se of prothor ax between fovea and ang le fla t tened ; elyt r a convex, scutel la r s tr ia ,dor sa l punctures .

Bronz ed, hind ang les of prothor ax nea r ly obtuse , ou ter fovea wanting , inner one

punctured 78, pinguedineus, Dej .More br il liant g reen bronz ed , hind ang les r ectang u la r . 79, hyperboreus, Men.

Ba se of pr othor ax ma r g ined nea r the hind ang les ; leg s usua l ly fer r ug inous ; scu tel la rs t ria g ener a l ly shor t :

Outer ba sa l fovea sma l l , but d istinct , ang les no t ca r ina tePr othor ax more na r rowed behind , ang les rectang u la r , sinuosity shor t .

80. hudsonicus, Lee.

Lik e preceeding , but sma l ler,less convex, sides of prothor axmore sinua te, thoug h

less na r rowed behind 81, 311111113 , Men.

Bu l l . B rookl yn Ent . Soc . 1882.

40 s om‘

re TABLES o nCOLEOPTERA. [Sep tember 1882;

Br oa der,and less convex,

hind ang les prominent , sides of pr o thor ax more sin

ua te 82. fatuus, Mann.

Prothor ax na r rowe r , sid es much less rounded and less sinua te towa rd s the ba se ,

83 . surgens, Im

Ou ter ba sa l fovea long er , hind ang les subca r ina‘te , foveae confluent , forming a de

pressed spa ce

Hind ang les s lig h t ly prominent , ely t r a l s t r iae r a ther d eep . r iparius, Dej .

Hind ang les more p rominent , Sid es more smua te , ely t r a l s tr iae finer , especia llytowa rd s the sides and tip 85, confusus, Mann.

Ou ter ba sa l fovea wa nt ing , spa ce from ang le to fovea g ener a l ly less fla t tened (thusresembling the species 75

—77, but the bas e is ma r g ined towa rd s the . ang le ,and the feet fer rug inous ) ; e ly t r a l punc tures s t rong ly ma rked .

La r g er , hind ang les of p rothor ax recta ng u la r , sma l l and not prominent .

88. subcaudatus, Mann .

Midd le siz ed , hind a ng les of.pro thor ax r a ther p rominent , o r less prominent .87. empt ricola .

Dej .

Sma l ler , prothor ax broade r , compa r a tively more na r rowed behind , sides sudden

ly Sinfua tefl i ind a ng les prominent . 88, mandibularis, Kirby .

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”

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3 . cr em’

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-

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a’us , Dej . Spec . III, 325v

.=a lg i a’u -1 5Lee . Syn: 238,

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7 . p r otm clus , Lee . Proc . Ac. Phil . 1860 , p . B land . Ca l'

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Nebr . Nev. Mont, —18 mm.

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cz'

nus , Man . Bul l . Mose._1843 , II, Lt—e . Syn . p .. 238. Ca l .

13—15mm.

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— I I mm.

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—10 mm .

1 3 . r owel/a r ia , Lee . Proc . Ac . Phila . 1873 . p . 3 12 . Ca l . Or .—9

1 4 . ca lz'

f orm'

cm,Dej . Spec . III

,222 Mots . Bu l l . Mose . 1859. III , 146 ,

=s imp lex Lee . Ann . Lye . V, Lee . Ca l .— I I—14 mm.

1 5 . Meael r les z'

,Mots . Bu l l . Mose . 1845, IV, 341 . a l er

, Man n. Bull .'Mose . 1843 . II

,

206 . Ca l .

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pes , Men. Bu l l . Ac. Pet r . 1844, II, Lee .-Ann . Lye. V,- 182 .

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2 2 .

2 3 .

2 4 .

2 5 .

2 6 .

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2 8 .

2 9 .

3 0 .

3 1 .

3 2 .

3 3

3 4

3 5

3 6 .

3 7 .

3 8

3 9

4 0

4 1 .

SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. October

Sp-

ff

-

agu ez’

,Lee . Proc . Ac . Phila . 1873 . p . 3 1 3 . Nev.

- 17 mm.

g r a d /ion Lee . 1. c . p . HMots . Bu l l . Mose . 1859. III, 147, Ca l .

Or . Nebr . Nev.—9—1 0 mm .

Horm'

z'

,Lee . Proc. Ac . Phila . 1873 . p . 3 1 3 . Ca l .— 14 mm .

Isabel la} , Lee. Ann. Lye . V,182 . Ca l . mm.

cong es l zl s , Men. Bu l l . Ac . Pet r . 1844 . II, Lee . Ann. Lye . V,182 .

Ala sk a , Ca l. . —1 2 mm.

a a’oxus , Say . Tr ans . Am. Phil . II, 1825. p. Dej . Spec. III, 324,=z

'

n

leg/fact or , Newm . Ent . Ma g . V, 387 .=s us tm tus , Lee . Syn. 1852 . 236 ,

: suba r cu

a l a s , Lee . ibidem . 237 .=r ej eclus , Lee. ibid . 236 . N.Y., G a . , Can. ,

Pa . ,Md . ,

Va .

D. C .—14—15mm .

long icollis , Lee . , Syn . p . 239.=or eg onus , [IChaud . Rev. Ma g . de 2001. 1868,

(Sepa r atum) p . 55. Or .—8. 3 mm .

splz oilr z’

nus , Lee. New Spec. I, 1863 , p . 10 . Nebr .—1 1 mm .

g r a ndiceps , Ch aud . Rev. et . Ma g Z oo l . 1868. (Sepa r a tum) p . 56 . Wes ternN, C .

Northern Ga .- 14—17 mm .

r os t r a tus , Newm . Ent . Ma g . V,

Lee . Ann . Lye . IV,236 , N.Y.

S . W . St s .— 14 mm .

mama s,Lee . Jou rn . Ac . Phil a . II

,234 . Ga .

—1 1 mm .

d i'

l z'

g emlus , Chaud . Rev. Ma g . de Z ool . 1866 , (Sepa r a tum) p . 53 . N.Y. ,Ills . ,

Penn . ,Md .—1 2 mm .

l wnes lus , Say . Tr ans . Am. Philos . II. 5I . Ca s teln. Etud . ent . p . 72 .

=f a s t iditus Dej . Spec . III, 323 . N.Y.,At l . St .

,N. Sco t , Ohio—8mm .

lubr ic'

a s,Lee . Journ. Ac . Phila . 1853 , p . 240 . G a . mm .

tumes cm s,Lee . New Spec . I, 1 1 . La . Tex . mm .

obs cu r a s , Sa y . Tr ans . Am . Philos . IV, 435; Lee . Ann . Lye . IV 453 , r a r e . S. &W .

St . 1 2mm.

vm t r a lis , Say . Tr ans . Am. Philos . II, Chd . La . Mo. Ks . Fla

8 8 mm .

la cing/mom s,Newm. Ent . Ma g . V

, 386 .N.Y. ,M. S. Sts .

—15mm.

cor a cz'

nus , Newm,ibid em. ; moerm s

,Léc. Syn . p. 245.=fl g

bills,Lee . ibidem. N.Y. Va . Tenn . Can.

—13—1 6 mm .

s tyg z'

cus,Sa y . Tr ans . Am . Philos . II

,H a ld .

Proc . Ac . Phila : I, 300 . N.Y.,At l . Ohio . Il ls mm.

f elicia s , Newm. Ent . Ma g . V, 387.

=pr olm sus, Lee .New Spec. I, 1 2 . N.V . Pa .

Lk . Sup—1 6 mm. a

super cil z'

osus, Say . Journ. Ac . III

,141 . N.Y. Pa . ,

L . S. mm .

maes ta s , Say . Tr ans . Am. Philos . II, 42 . Pa . Atl . St . —I5mm.

punct a l z'

s s z'

mus,Rand . Best . Joum . II

, 3 . Me . Ma ss . Can . H B .—14 mm.

ag onus , Horn. Tr ans. Am . Ent . Soc . VIII,140 . Ala sk a — 10 mm .

42 . f a lla x ,Dej . Spec . III

, 32 1 . G a . Tex.

—I 6 .3 mm.

43

44

s cu lpt a s , Lee. Journ . Ac . Phila . II, Dej . Spec III, 390 . S. W .

St .—14—19 mm.

obesu lus , Lee . Proc . Ae. Phila . 1873 . p . 3 14 . Ga .—10 mm.

45 . permuna’us , Say . Tr ans . Am . Philos . IV, 426 . Mo . Ills ’

. Nebr .—15mm.

4 6 .

47 °

H amz'

llom'

,Horn . Tr ans; Am. Ent . Soc . VIII

,139. Pa . mm

subcor a’a tus , Lee . Ann. Lye. V . 181 . Ca l . , N. Mex .

—1 1—12 mm .

48 . s all a la s , Lee . Joum . Ac . Phila . II. 1853 . p . 254 . Nebr . N. Mex . Utah .—10—12 m.

Bu l l . B r ook lyn Ent . Soc . 1882.

5 6 .

58 .

59 °

6 0 .

6 1 .

6 2 .

6 3 .

6 4 .

65 .

6 6 .

6 7 .

68 .

60.

7 0 .

7 1 .

SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. October

la g /a la s , Lee . New Spec . I, Ca l .

Dej . Spec . III. Lee . Journ. Ac . Ph ila . New Ser . II,254.=cur s or lrt s , Lee . Ann . Lye . V , 181 . Ca l . Nev.

—9—1 2 mm.

cor vus , Lee . Proc . Ac . Phila . 1873 . p . 307 (only the synopsis ) Da k ot a — 1 2 mm .

cy a neus , Lee . Journ Ac . Phila . New Ser ies,II, 254. Mo .

—1 2 mm.

lex anu s , Lee . New Species I, 10 . Tex .

—15mm .

Say z'

,Bru l le . Silb. Rev. Entom . III, Sa y . Tr ans Am . Philos . II

Chaud . Bu l l . Mose . 1843 . IV, 767 . 56 . At l . W . St .—9—12mm.

lu au/7111726 941 , Sa y , Tr ans . Am. Philos . II, 55. Dej , Spec . III,Kirby . Fr . Bor . Am . IV

,Lee . Ann. Ly e, IV,

Sa y . Long . Exped . II , 270 . U. S —9—12 mm .

62101073 Lee . Ann. Lye . IV, 232 . Rock y Mts . mm.

ebem'

nu s , Dej . Spec . III, 307.=a cu t a ng z t lus , Chd . Bu l l . Mose . 1843 . IV

, 77 1 .N.Y.

Il ls ,La .

,Tex. Ohio .

— 1 1 mm,

Sa y . Tr ans . Am . Philos . II . Kirby . Fn. Bor . IV, 3 2 .

=a gvfes l z

'

s , B land . Md . , Ohio . Can . Da k ot a , Nev. . Or .

lucz‘

uosus , Dej . Spec , III, 284 .=a 6j eclus , Lee. j ourn. Ae . Phila . II, 243 ,=lzamatus , H a r ris . New Eng . Fa rm . 1828, p . 1 23 . N.Y. , M. S . , Lk . Sup mm.

comma s , Dej . Spec. III, 281 .=su6pum t a tus , H a r r is N. E,Fa rm. 1828, p . 123 ;

=tenebr osus , Cha ud . Bu l l . Mose . 1837 . VII, 30 . N.Y.,Ga . , L . S . , D. C ., Nebr .

1 .8 mm.

pgrpu r a tus , Lee . Journ,Ac . Phila . 1853 . II

,242 . Ohio , Ills . , Pa . mm

mums,Sa y . Tr ans . Am . Pa i

‘

los . II, 44.=mor os a s , Dej . Spec . III, 283 .=p z’

a comis

,Kirby Fri . Bor . IV

, 33 . Atl . —10—13 mm .

lus t r a ns , Lee . Ann . Lye . V,181 . Ca l f— 1 2 mm .

pmmy lva nlms , Lee . Proc . Ac . Phila . 1873 . p . 3 14. Pa . N.Y.—1 1 mm.

w’

t r eus , Dej . Spec . III, 320 ; Ie . III,8. 140 . f. Lee . Lis t . CO1. 1863 .

p . 9 ; Sitk a . Ca l . mm .

on’

nomum,Kirby , Faun. Bor

,Am. IV, p . 32 . Lee. Ag a s siz . La k e Super ior .

Esch . Mem . Mose . VI,‘

103 . Dej . Spec . III,

lus , Mo tsch . Bull . Mose . 1859. III, 3 19.=obtus a ng ulus , Motsch . ibid . 150 . Or .

Ala sk a — 1 1 mm.

Lucz ol l z'

, Dej . Spec . III, Bu l l . Mose. 1843 , II, 204.=oblongonol a tus , Sa y . Tr ans . Am. Philos . IV, 425. N.Y. Me . Can. Or . H .B . Nebr . 12mmor eg anus , Lee . Proe .

~Ae . Ph ila . 186 1 . p . W lk . Or .—IO—12 mm.

ery t/z r opus , Dej . Spec . III, Kby , Fn . Bor . IV,29.N.Y. Atl . St . 8.3m

splmdidu lus , Lee. New Spec. I, 10 . Ca l .—6 .5mm.

7 2 . pa t r uel z'

s,Dej Spec . V , Kirby . N.Y. M. St . L . S.

—7 .5 mm.

7 3 . f emor a lis , K -rh y Fn. Bor . IV, Lee . New Spec . I, I I .

—W .S. 7.5m

7 4 ~

75

7 6 .

r or r u scu lus , Lee . Proc . Ac . Phila . 1873 . p , 3 14 . N.Y. , Ma ss —5mm .

az’

nd ica tu s , Mann. Bu ll . Mose. 1853 . III . 129. Kad j a k , Ala sk a .—9—10 mm.

venl r z'

cosus , (Dej . ) Esch . Mem . Mose .VI, 186 Fisch . Ent . Russ . II , 13 2 . t . 19. f. 6 .

Dej . Spec. III, 329—8mm .

7 7 . subexa r ams,Mann. Bu l l . Mose . 1853 . III, 128. Ala sk a . Ft . Micha e l .—7 mm.

78 .

7 98 0

8 1 .

pz’

ng ued z’

neu s , Dej . Spec . III, 330 . Isl . St . Pau l , Una la sk a .—7—9 mm.

hyper bor eu s , (Men. ) Mann. Bu ll . Mose , 1853 , IH ,1 2 7 . Ala sk a .

lzu ds om‘

ms , Lee . New Species . I,1 1 . H .B .

—7—9.5mm.

Mann . Bu l l . Mose . 1852. II , 296 . Motsch . Ka efer Russl . p . 55.

=gua dr icol lz’

s,Mann. Bu l l . Mose. 1853 , III , 133 . Mot sch . Kaefer Russl .

_p . 55.

f aluus , Mann. Bu l l . Mose . 1853 , III , 130. Ka j a ck .- 7—8 mm.

s urgm s,Lee . Bu l l . U.S . Survey , 1878. IV, pr t . 2 . p . 449, Col .

-8.5mm.

r z'

pa r zus . Dej . Spec . III , 332 . Sitk a . Ka dja k .—7 mm.

confusa s , Morsch . Sch r enk . Reise . 1860, p . 93 , t . 6 . f. 16 , Kur il ISL—7 mm.

subca zlda lu s , Mann . Bu ll . Mose . 1853 , III , 132, Kena i Isl . St . Pa u l .—8 mm.

empet r z'

cola,Dej . Spec . III , Dej . Ala sk a —7 mm.

ma ndibula r is , Kirby . Fn. Bor . IV, ,

Mann. Bu l l . Mose. 1853 , III ,13 1 . Ala sk a , H . B . ,

Can.—7 mm .

Smi th , Not es to Synop s is ofNoctu id ae.

45. Ca llopzslr za Hb.

46 . To th is g enus belong s the s /z llzer a f a lla x ofMr . Grote’

s ca t

a log ue . Dz

'

plz llzer a z

'

n sens u Lederer is an ent i rely d ifferent g enus .

47 . The species of th is g enu s known tome I do not cons ider a s belong ing to B r yop/z z

’

la,in wh ich they have been pla ced in the la te check

48. In pa r t onlv: the ma jo r i ty of the species belong to the next

section .

49. Veiy

unsa t isfa ctor i ly d ivid ed from Ha a’m a : ther e is on ly a sing le

spec ies , common to both cont inent s,and it d iffers from H a deiza in noth

ing bu t the tu ft ing s : the d ifference in th is r espect however is so r ema rk

able tha t the g enus is immed ia tely recog niz ed : St i l l I sca rcely cons ider ita s of a g ener ic

-

va lu e.

50 . P alog np'

lzor a Guen .

,in pa r t . R ig h t here probably shou ld come

Conser a a la G r t,a g enus wh ich I d ont k now,

bu t wh ich is ba sed on P /z log op/zor a a noa

’onla Guen. None of the g ent lemen to whom I ha ve wr it ten

or whose col lect ions I have exam ined k now any thing of th is g enus , nor

cou ld they inform me where it is descr ibed and I fo r my pa r t ha ve been

unable to find anyth ing concerning it except a s above set for th .

51 . P . ca r nez’

cos la ha s some fla t tened ha i r intermixed .

52 . Eulr zfiopz'

s Mor r . I th ink be long s to th is g enus . I have the

type ,from Mr . Teppeif

’

s co l lect ion,and except

'

the somewha t l ig h ter form ,

and convex ma rg in of pr ima r ies,I ca n d iscover no d ifference unless it

°

be

in the pa lpi , wh ich in Eu lr z'

wp z'

s a re shor ter,more s lender

,. and clo thed

w i th long er ha i r than inM lz’

clzplr za . The d iffer ence such a s it is,ha s no t a

gener ic va lue . Amore m is lea d ing name by the way than Ea lr z'

cop zs a s

appl ied to nex z'

lls it wou ld be d ifficu l t to find .

53 . [pz’

morp/z a Hb.

54 . Py r r /iz'

a Hb. Th ree Amer ican species a re descr ibed of wh ichI k now only C. umér a . Of the European species some have the anter iort ibia spined a t t ip and others ha ve a corneous clypea l project ion ; none of

ou r species I bel ieve a re so d is t ing u ished .

55. Gor ly fz a Hb.

56 . Apa lela Hb. The major i ty of the species be long to th is sect ion,

the other ha ve been a l rea dy a l luded to . Some veiy d iverg ent forms ha vebeen placed in th is g enu s , and it w i l l probably have to be very r ad ica l lywork ed over befoi e it can be reg a rded a s a

“

pure”

g enus .

Bu l l . B r ook lyn En t . Soc ., October 1882, Vol . V .

57. I amunable to see why th is genu s shou ld be reta ined a s d ist inctfrom Ha a

’ma : the d ifferences a re so unimpor tant tha t a g ener ic sepa r a t ionseems per fect ly unju s t ifiable.

58. The spec ies descr ibed under th i s g ener ic name

'

a re sad ly in needof revis ion : a cons iderable number have la shed eyes , and . they

‘

can“

no t re

ma in in th is g enus . If the insect in Mr . Neumoeg en'

s co l lect ion label ledJ'a c/zypolz

'

a a lr z'

rorm'

s is cor rect ly determined ,some of them w i l l find a

place in the la t ter g enu s .

59. Except in the s l ig h ter form ,a nd somewha t less woo ly c loth ing

benea th , Cop zlza a’ena does no t d iffer from Mela lza a’ena and I can find no

suffic ient rea son for reta ining the former g enus. The a g reement in a r

ma tu re of t ibia , the form of co l la r and g ener a l resemblence otherw ise isso g rea t tha t I ha ve no hes i ta t ion wha tever in decla r ing them ident ica l

60 . The a rma tu re of the a nter ior t ibia in th i s sect ion un less o ther

wise s ta ted,cons is ts of a s ing le st rong claw .

6 1 . Mr . G ro te ha s a l read y uni ted Afgilla s w i th Ag r ot i'

s,

and

he ha s been fo l lowed in the Check - l ist of the Brook lyn Entomo log icalSoc iety . The la shed ‘

eyes suffic ient ly d ist ing u ish it from tha t g enu s ,“

andI cons ider it d ist inct ,

6 2 . The same rema rk s apply to this g enu s . I have not seen it,bu t

judg ing from the d escr ipt ionit is very close to Airy/fur

6 3 . When not otherwise expressed , the a rma tu re consists of a s ing les trong . claw.

64 . Va ler ia.

Gr olez M0 112 ,is the onlyN.A. Spec ies h i ther to descr ib

ed : it d iffer s from the Eu ropean Species in the a rmed fore t ibia,na r row

er w ing s , and more s lender,long ersabdomen : poss ibly it i

'

s no t cong en

er ic wi th'

the Eu ropean spec ies .

“

6 5, Eu/zypena Gr t . , and Meg /zypma Or t .,have been cor rect ly refer e

t o th is g enu s byMr . Gro te h imself. zll a r r o/z ipena wa s a lso so refered,

bu t I th ink it sufficient ly d ist inct g ener ica l ly .

6 6 . A6r os lola o,is

'

ha rd ly su fficient ly d ist inct from P lus z'

a,and is

uni ted wt th it by the Cont inenta l Entomo log is ts . Thema jor i ty of the

species belong to the present sect ion,bu t i r'i '

a few species the pa lpi a re

not so long , and the g enus is therefore a g a in refered to in oiiother pla ce .

Abr os lola a g ees wi th the above d iag nosis .

67 . Mr . G rote in his desc1 ipt ion of th is g enus says tha t there a re no

ocel l i : I find them present , bu t they a re sma l l,and concea led in the

hea vy vest itu re of the hea d .

68. A6lep/za 7’0n G r t .

to wh ich pa r t icu la r sect ion of the g enus th is species fa l ls ; one of the

Eu ropean species ha s the anter ior t ibia a rmed .

Th is d ivis ion is r ema r k ably compact ; a ll the g enera ag ree in the

la ck of t ibia l a rma tu re,and of c lypea l mod ifica t ion: the ves t i ture is a l ik e ,

and there is l i t t le d ifference in t he pa lpi ; th is lea ves on ly t uft ing s and an

tenna l cha ra c ter ist ics : nei ther of them very sa t isfacto ry .

81 . In pa r t only'

: the species belong ing her e were former ly cla sseda s Dz

’

a nllzoecz'

a . Mr . Grote ha s la te ly incorpora ted the species w i th Ma

mes z‘

m,a s I bel ieve cor rect ly .

82 . Mr . Grote ha s r efered his g enu s Acz r r a to Pé r zg r ap/z a . I pr esume he is co r rect .

83 . I am in doubt whether there a re any Amer ican species of th is g enu s . The D. f a llax of-lVIr G ro te

’

s Ca ta log ue belong s to Mama and the

species pla ced in th is g enus in the B rook lyn Entomo log ica l Societv’

s

Check—l is t I bel ieve to be incor rect ly so pla ced .

84 . P seua br l/zoa’es Mo r r . is no t g ener ica l ly d is t inct . It d iffers only

in the long er wing s , and in sexua l pecu l ia r it ies wh ich do not suffice .

85. Mor r z'

s om’

a Or t .,does not I th ink d iffer from X ylomz

'

g es .

86 . Gr aph /751201 51 Hb. Cr oczg r ap/z a Or t do not d iffer very ma r k

cd lv from Ta em'

ocampa and I do not cons ider it d is t inct .87. Tr ig/7012211 C r t . , is not sufficient ly d is t inct to wa r r ant it s r etent ion

a s a sepa ra te g enus .

88. In pa r t only : see no te 81 an te .

Heliopbrla Hb.

90 and la s t . It r ema ins now only to no te those g ener a not ment ioned in the synops is , and those descr ibed subsequent thereto ; and ta k ingthe la s t firs t we find

Epinyctis , Gr f. Can . Ent Vol . XIV, p . 75.

Vest i tu re sca ly . Eyes nak ed . Labia l pa lpi shor t . Front fu l l wi thou t excava t ion or tuberc le : infr a clypea l pla te prom inent . Tibia non

spinose ; fo re t ibia shor t,w ith a c law . Thor ax and abdomen untufted .

Antennae s imple . Cu t of the wing s someth ing l ik e Cucullz'

a . Pr ima r iesna r row and long , apices po inted ; externa l ma rg in obl ique

,even ; the

wing s sa t iny wh ite.

The species , nola lella mus t rema r k ably resemble Afi/z ‘

ler op/z aa la Kil oga’a lena

,H u ls t

,bu t the g enus is rea d i ly d is t ing u ished ,

a s a reference to the

d ia g nos is ofNycz‘erp/z aez‘a in the synops is wi l l show.

’

Closely a l l ied how

ever the two cer ta inly a re.

[Nov’

ember 1882 SYNOPTIC TABLES O'

F COLEOP’

I’

ERA. 47

POCONUS ,De:

‘

Dr . Horn cla ss ifies them Trans . Am. Ent . Soc, V,249. a s fo l lows

Mentum too th deep ly notched ; lig u lawith a sing le br is t le a t tip .

Epilobes of mentum a cu tely toothed ; ely tr a with d is tinct ba sa l -mar g ina l line, scu tella r s t ria and th ree punc tu r es on the ou ter sid e of the third interva l . teg anus,

Epilobes of“mentum obtuse. Thor ax co rd a te, form e long a te , pa r a llel . Ely t r a W ith

feeble ba sa l ma r g ina l line and scu tel la r s tr ia and dor sa l punctures a s in lex a nus

planeta s.Mentum tooth shor ter and broa der , feebly ema r g ina te , lig u la bise tose a t t ip .

Epilobes of mentum obtuse . Form‘

of pla na z‘

us,thor a x not na r rowed a t ba se ; pros

ternum broa d ly su lca te ; scu tel la r s t r ia absent ; ba sa l ma r g ina l line obliter a ted .

a t

midd le, forming a t the humeri a rrEder a tely eleva ted r ecurved ca r ina ; s t r ia ob

liter a ted a t ba se . Two d or’

sa l punctu res only , one med ian on the outer side , the

other one - four th fr om the apex on the inner Sld e of the third interva l . Lecontei,P . t exa nus , Chaud , Revue . Ma g . Z ool . 1868, p . 64, Tex .

—7 - 8 mm .

P'

. pla na z‘us

,Lee . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 1874, p . 44, Ca l . 5.5

—7m .

P . Lecont ei, HLee . loc . cit . Tex .

—5.5mm .

PATROBUS ,0 7

(F r om Tr a ns . Am. Em‘

. Soc. 1 875 , p . 1 3 0 see a lso 1. c . p.

Dr . Horn tabu la t es the species a s fol lows :Disc of thor ax convex , hind ang les with a r a ther deep fossa ; head behind the eyes con

s tr icted .

La s t two joints ofmaxil lar y pa ‘lpi equa l longicornis, Sa y .

La st two joint s unequa l,termina l long er . septentrioniS, Dej .

Disc of thor ax fla t,subqua d r a te, hind ang les depressed w ithou t fossa ; hea d not or very

feebly const r icted behind the eyes ; termina l jomt s ofm'

axilla r y pa lpi equa l .H ind t roch anter C? one - third the leng th of the femor a and no t d iffer ing from

tha t of the Q rugicollis, Rand .

Hind t rochanter onnea r ly h a lf the leng th of the femor a and a cu te a t tip ,

tha t of

Q norma l . ater rimus , Esch .

Hind t r ochanter 07‘nea r ly a s long a s the femor a

,a t tip s lender and very a cute,

th a t of the Q sca rcely differ ing from the Q Q of the two pr oceeding .

californicus, Mot sch

P . long z'

corm’

s, Sa y . Tr ans . Am. Philos . Soc . II

,Dej . Spec . III, 34 .

N.Y., Can .

- to Texa s .—12—15mm.

P . s eptm lm'

om’

s,Dej . Spec. III, 29 ; Jc . 2 , t . 106

,f,2 .—Sch aum . Na t . Ins . I, 377.

Schoenh . Dej . Ca t . . 3 ed . p . 32 . : 72yper aor eous Dej . Spec . 3 , Esch .

Mem. Mose . 1823 VI, Eseli .

'Mem . Mose. 6 , 105Mann . Bu l l . .Mosc.

’

53 ,III 145 Lee . Ag . La ke Sup . 1850 , p 207 ;=r zgfipes ,Lee . New Species . I

,186 3 . p . 18. Amer ica and Eu rope .

—10 mm.

P . r ug lcoll z'

s,R and . Bost Jonrna l , II, 1 . N.Y.

,Pa . , Ma ss . and nor thw a rd .

—I 1—12mmP. a ler r z

'

mus,Dej . Spec . III , 3 2 ; Esch . Dej . Ca t . 3cd . 32 ;: f ular a tus , Lee . Ann. and

Ma g . Na t . Hist . 1869. Ser . 4. Vol,IV, 3 74 . Col . and N.W . to Ala sk a .

P . Moteh . Bu ll ..Mose . 1859 III, 123 . tr ochanter icus Lee. Ann. and Ma g .

Na t . Hist . Ser . 4. vol . IV, 3 75. Ca l .— 1 1—15

“

mm.

B. f a ir/us , Mann. Bu l l Mose. 1853 , IE , p. 145, from Kadj ak and P.

48 SYNOPTIC TABLES OF OOLEOPTERA. November

Mann . 1. e . p . 146 . a re unknown ; the two species P . oblus z’

us cw‘

us,Chaud . Ann,

Soc . Belg . 187 1 . XIV, 43 fr om Hud son Ba y and P . s tyg icus , Cha ud . l . C ., p . 46 .

Newfclld . (a re mos t lik e ly intermed ia te forms of sep tent r ionis . )

ANOPHTHALMUS , S tum .

Dr , Horn tabu la tes them (Trans . Am. Ent . Soc. I II , as

fo l lowsPenu l tima te joint of maxil la r pa lpi long er than the la s t joint .B a se of ely tr a obliquely prolong ed ,

thorax much long er than wide , hind ang les rectang u la r , ba se t runca te, body g labrous Tellk ampfi ,

Penul tima te joint equa l to or even s ligh t ly shor ter .

Ely tr a shining . no t pubescent , thor ax long er than wide .

Hind ang les of thor ax s t r ict ly r ect ang u la r , ba se squa rely t runca te .

Ely t r a e long a te ova l,feebly convex, st riae obsolete . Form s lender . . tennis ,

Hind ang les a cute, s lig h t ly prominent , ba se d is tinct ly prolong ed a t midd le .

Ely t r a br oa d ly ova l,more convex, st riae moder a tely deep and punctured . Form

r obus t . J Menetr iesi,Ely tr a subopaque , d is tinct ly pubescent , thor ax a s W ide or wid er than IOng .

Ely t r a l ba se never obliquely prolong ed .

Sides of thor ax g r a dua l ly na r r owing to ba se , sca rcely sinua te , hind ang les r eetamg ula r or nea r ly so , but never a cu te and pr ominent .

Thor ax a t ba se a s wid e a s long er emit'

a .

Thor ax a t ba se na r rower than long a t widest por tion not wider than long pusio,Sides of thor ax sinua tely na r rowing to ba se, hind ang les a cu te prominent outwa rd

ly . Ely t r a very d is tinct ly pubescent pubescens,A. Tellk amp/z

'

,Er ichs . Muel l . Arch . 1844 . p . 384 . no te . Ky .

—6 .5—7 .5mm.

A. tenu z'

s,Horn

,Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . III , 327 . So . Ind a .

—6 mm .

A. Mmel r ies z'

,Motsch . Etud . Entom. 1862, p . 4 1 .=ang ula tus , Lee. Ky .

—5—6 mm .

A. f r emi'

ra , Horn, 1. c . pa g . 328. Wyand ot te Ca ve , Ind a .—5mm .

A. pus io, Horn,Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . II , 125. Erha r t cave, Montg omery Co , Va . 2 m .

A. pubes cm s,Horn

,1. c . p . 1 26 Cave city ca ve Ky . mm.

Two old species ofMotschoulsk y s ima l a s and am tmw sus descr ibed in Eutdes en

tom. 1862 . pp . 4 1 and 42 have been inser ted in our check lis t (Nos . 7574 and

Hubba rd s A m t . r s z‘z'

t z'

a l z s seems to me quite dis tinct .

TRECHUS , Cla ir ”

Dr . Horn c la ss ifies them (Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc. 1876 , p a s

fo l lows :Ely tr a oblong , twicea s wide a s long , five or six s t r ia moder a tely wel l impressed . whens,Ely t r a oblong ova l

, with d is tinc t humer i and four or a t mos t five s t r iae,the inner three

moder a tely wel l , and the outer two very feebly impressed . chalybaeus .

Ely tr a broad ly ova l,the s t r iae nea r ly obsolete , some times with the two nea res t the su

tur e feebly d is tinct ovipennis.

T. r ubm s,Fab. Ent . Sys t . I , 140 . Nor thern Europe andNova Scotia 5mm.

T. clza ly ba eu s , (Mann ) Dej . Spec . V, p . 1 7.=t a lif ormcu s , Mot sch . Bul l . Mose . 1845 .

IV, 34,7: m Lee . Ann,Lye . iv, 314.

: fu lzzus , Lee . 1. e. 3 15 (imma ture)Ala sk a , Ca l . , Or N.H . , L .S.

—5mm .

77. owpenm'

s , Motsch . Bu l l. Mose. 1845. IV’, 348.

=la emfg a tus , Lee. (List , ) Ca l . 5mm.

[November BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL .V‘

.

Sy nop s is of t h e Lu ca nid a e of t h e U . S .

By CHAS. FUCHS.

The insect s o f this fami ly l ive on the sap of t rees,such a s beech

,

ma ple and oa k . and pa ss th roug h thei r t rans fo rma t ion in decay ingwood .

Close ly rela ted t o the S ca r a éi'

a’m th is fam i ly ca n be rea d i ly -sepa ra ted from

it by t he a ntenna l club, wh ich in the S t a r a éz'

a’ce is lamella /e or lea f- shap

ed and movable,while in the L uca nza

’ce it is mer ely pet -

imam or comb

toothed,and compa r a t ively immobi le .

THE GENERA MAY BE DISTINGUISHED AS FOLLOWS

Mentum ent i re,l ig u la en log a ted ,

beh ind or a t - the a pex of the mentum.

Antennae g enicu la te ; anter ior coxae approximate .

Ely t r a smoo th o r obsolete ly s t r ia te (in moz ama ) . Lucanus ,Ely t ra s t r ia te and punct a te.

Eyes d ecided ly notched by the ma rg in of the head .

Eyes sca rcely or no t'

a t a ll notched .

Antennm s t ra ig h t , anter io r coxae cont ig uou s .

Body mod era te ly convex,hea d of 0

7‘ a s broa d a s thor ax,e ly t r a s t r ia te

w ith interva ls punctured . Ceruchus.Body

-

cy l ind r ica l , hea d much na r rower than thor ax,e lyt r a r ug ose .

Sinbdendron.

Mentum d eeply ema rg ina te, l ig u la broad , fi l l ing the ema rg ina t ion .

Passalus.

L u canu s , L z‘

n .

Mand ibles of 6 ‘ a s long a s abdomen elaphus ,Mand ibles of 5‘ a s long a s the thor ax .

Mandibles wi th one tooth a t m idd le.

Elyt ra smooth’

,femor a ye l low or r edd ish , hea d of 0

7‘ broa der than

tho rax dama .

Elyt ra finely punct u la te, femor a bla ck ,head of 0

7‘ not broa der than

tho rax maz ama ,

Mand ibles 6 ‘ wi th sever a l, Q wi th two teeth

,hea d of 0

7‘ no t na r rower

than tho r ax . i placidus .

l , elaphus , Fab. Sys t . Ent . p. 2,Ol ivier Ent

,I,1 2 . t . 3 ,

I

f. 7 , cur vus,

(va r . ) De Geer . Mem . Ins . IV, 33 , amem'

ea nus,

‘Hope Ca t,Luc .

'

p. 1 0 .

The o? is ea s i ly d is t ing u ished by the. very long mand ibles ; the Q d iffers

50 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL V. November

by the bla ck leg s fr om a’ama Fabr . (ammo/us , Lin) . wh ich ha s brown leg s

(especia l ly l ig h t femo ra ) and by the ches tnu t—brown co lor of the upper

sur fa ce fr om the Q Q of f la cz'

a’us and ma z ama which a r e bla ck . Occu r s

inN. C .

,Va .

,I l ls .

,Ind Ter r . Leng th of (f

l34—55m .

The mentum in the Q clap/ms is compa ra t ively longer

,the anter io r ang les a re very much less rounded and

t he pa r t a s a whole much mo re qua d ra te than in the

The a ntennae fig . 1 a re g enicu la te as are a ll the

other s of th is g enu s ; in the 5‘ they a re mor e s lender

than in a’ama o r any othe r of ou r Amer ican species

Fig , 1 the joints a re propor t ioned a s in the fig u re , and the

s ixth jo int shows no t race of d i la ta t ion ; the jo int s except the termina l th reea re ent i rely g la

‘

b’

rbifs , minu tely punctu la te ,and set w i th a few spa r se ha i r :

the 7 th jo int is pr od uced inwa rd ly, forming the fi rs t of the pect ina t ions ;t h e 8th and

“

9th a re long er , g labrous a t the ou ter s ide bu t the inner s idebrown opa que, densely clothed w i th fine ha ir : the term ina l joint is en

t irely opa que and d ensely pubescent : the fo rm of the join ts is be t tershown by Mr . Smi th’

s excel len t fig u re , (Fig . 1 ) than any descr ipt ion of

m ine can d o ,

2, dama , Fabr . Sys t . El. II , 248. Thunber g Mem . Mose. 1 806 . p. 1 98.

capr eolus , Lin. Mus . Lu d . Ulr , p. O l iv.. Ent . I

,1 . p . 1 5. t . 2 . f. 4 .

t . 3 . f. 4 . Q ; mu l z’

cus CTThunb. l. c .

, p . 205. lr zg onus Q Thunb. l.c . ,

p. 200,t . 1 2

,f, 4 . The on ly species wi th very l ig h t br own femora .

Q u i te common inN.Y.

,Pa . ,

I l ls . ,D. C .

— Leng th 23—3 5 mm.

The la rva of th is species l ives .in beech

.

a nd oa k ,it is 1 inches in

leng th ,of th e u sua l S r a r a é z’a’ form

,curved inwa rd , ofa wh i t ish co lor more

or less d isco lo red by the contents of the intes t ines ; the s l zgma la a nd head

a re lu teous,the mand ibles piceous : the fig ure on the pl a te shows the g en

era l appea rance of the la rva bet ter than any descr ipt ion: the mand ibles a res t rong ,

corneous,

cu rved,wi th a prom inent too th nea r ba se ,

two sma l lden t icles on the inner s ide of the cuive and th ree very d is t inc t a nd s t rong lyma rk ed teeth a t t ip. I he antennae a re modera te

, 4 jo inted the second

jo int long es t , the fi rs t less than one ha l f a s long ,th i rd one thiid shoi ter

and d i la ted a t t ip : termina l jo in t very sma l l,se t a t the inner s ide of the

th ird joint : A few ra ther s tou t ha i r s on ea ch jo int : the mou th—pa r ts a re

a ll st ou t fleshy : the maxi l la is modera t e,heavy , a s u sua l in the sca rabidae ;

the pa lpu s 4 jo inted shor t,the jo ints nea i iy equa l in leng th bu t g ra d ua l ly

[November 1882. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V.

d ecreas ing in th ickness,the termina l . being conica l and termina t ing in a

blunt po int , t he lobes a re thick ,termina t ing a t t ip in a corneous

,a cu te

,

cu rved process : the inner s ide being densely set w i th equ a l spinu lesr a ther than ha i r : the lig ula is - thick

, d ensely set w i th spine~ l ik e ha i r,a

sma l l tubercle be a r ing two long er ha i rs in the cent re a nd the two - jo intedpa lpi a t s ides : the leg s a re sho r t

,fleshy ,

densely set wi th long s t rong

spines .

The antenna of the g‘ ima g o a re s tou ter a nd

compa ra t ive ly shor ter than in elap/zus the c lub is

hea v1er , more -compa ct ly set, propo r t ioned as shown in

fig ure 2,. jo int six is d i la ted a t t ip and shows an incipi

ent pec t ina t ion ; jo ints 1 to 6 a re en t i re ly g labrous , jo int7 ha s t he pro long a t ion only opaque pubescent , wh i le

Fig , 2 8 to 1 0 a re ent i rely opa que and pubescent . The Qd i ffer s in ha ving the 7 th jo in t ent i rely g labrous , and in the somewha t

hea vier jo in ts of the club.

3 , maz ama Lec . (Dore—

o s) Proc. Ac. Ph i la . 1 86 1 . p . 345. The lab

r um of 07‘ is rectang u la r and abou t four t imes broa der than long ; the

tho ra x is d is tant ly punc tu red a nd nea r ly smooth a t d isc ; nea r the su tu re

of elr t ra a re’

two s t r iae, obl i tera ted towa rd apex.

The 07‘ antennae a re s t i l l shor ter than in a

’

ama,the

jo ints 1 to 6 g labrous , 6 a l i t t le d i la ted ; 7 g labrou s a t ou ter s ide only , pro long a t ion ha lfa s long a s in 8 and opaquepubescent , 8 to 10 ent ire ly pubescent , opa que . Th is speeies is found in New Mexico

,Ut ah

,Ar i z ona . Leng th

Fig , 3 24 to 3 2 mm.

4, placida s, Say . j ou rn. Ac. Ph i la . V,20 2 . [en/us

,Ca s teln . H ist . na t .

II,1 7 1 . The e lyt ra and the thorax a re more d ist inct ly punctu red , than

in any of the o ther species , hea vy mand ibles,rectang u la r a t - the ba se a nd

onlv cu rved a t tip whi le the other species ha ve them mo re equa l ly round

ed ; nea r the midd le tooth of mand ibles , there a re in the 07‘ three

,in the

Q two sma l ler ones . I l ls .,Penn. 25

—3 5 mm.

In th is species the club cons t i tu tes ha lf the leng thof the antennae exclhding the i s t jo int : propor t ioneda s shown in fig . joint 6 is d i la ted a t m idd le on the

inner s ide,jo int 7 is pro long ed inwa r d ly nea r lya s long

a s 8; 8, 9 and 1 0 a re opa que pubescent : the termina ljo int is hea vier and shor ter than in a ny o ther speciesthere a ppea r s no notable d ifference between the sexes .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V. November

DORCUS ,MC Lea r .

5. parallelus, Say .

“

j ou rn . Ac . Phila . I II,248, va r . ros la tus

,Lee. Proc .

Ac. Ph i la . 1856, p. 380 ,

va r . Cr ew'

s,Say , j ourn. Ac. Ph i la . V . 20 2 ; pa r

a llelep z'

perlus , Voet . Co l. I I . p . 37 , t . 30 ,f. 7 . (Voel z

'

. Schoenh,

Syn . Ins .

l, 3 . p . D. pa r a llxlus , va ry in g very much in s iz e from 1 5 to 26

mm,ha s the elvt ra deeply s t r ia te and puncta te, the s t r iae in the Q Q d eep

er,the mentum in the 6

‘s t rong ly t ransver sely s t r ia te

,in the Q va r iolose

r ug ose ; the anter io r tibima re more ser ra te than those of the Lucani ; cos lalus

,Lee. ha s the s t r ia e more obl i tera ted .

Reg a rd ing the va r ie ty of h eels Say , there is s t i l l cons iderable d ifference of opinion a s to whether it r ea l ly is ent i t led to rank a s a species . It

d iffers from pa r a llelus in the smooth e l 'y t ra ,and the rema rk able deve lop

ment of the bead and tho rax : the head being broa der and nea r ly a s longa s the thor ax,

though the mand ibles a re not in propor t ion to th is development . The insect is exceed ing ly r a re

,and whi le I am inc l ined to be l ieve

in its specific d is t inctness from pa r a llelus , Dr . Horn st rong ly ins is ts tha t

it is only a va r iety, ba s ing his opinion upon ana logou s va r ia t ions obse rved ih foreig n species , In deference to his opinions ba sed on a w ider a equa intance wi th the fami ly than we can boas t cf, br ews is here broug ht ina s a va riety . All the specimens of th is va r iety ha ve been found in Newj ersey so fa r a s we ha ve been informed . Th is wou ld seem to ma k e it , if

a va r iety a t a ll an exceed ing ly loca l one, and cur ious and interest ing for

tha t rea son . Mr . Cha r les W i l t of Ph i la delph ia ha s a fine set of fou r

bea u t ifu l specimens .

The antennae a re pecu l ia r : joint 1 to 5, a s usua l g labrous ; jo int 6 g labrou s and somewha t d i la ted

,jo int 7 g lab

rous , and only s l ig h t ly prolong ed inwa rd ly , jo int 8 a cu telyp ro long ed , pro long a t ion only pubescent , opa que, jo int 9

Fig . 5 w ith pro long a t ion only pubescent , fo rm a s shown in fig u re,

jo int 1 0 spher ica l ent i rely pubescent . The mode of a ffixion to the ped z'

cle

is d ifferent from tha t of any other in the g roup,and a very decided g roove

extend ing long i tud ina l ly on the inner and upper s ide wou ld seem to ind ica te tha t the cla vicle wa s or cou ld be folded upon it .

The la rvae l ive in l ime t rees and sug a r ma ple and develop d u r ingju ly and Aug us t . The pupae of the O

7‘ ha ve a spir a l appendag ebetween the ana l fork

, see fig . 5 a . Found in N. Y S. C-

1

Penn . Leng th 1 5—26 mm.

Guen.,and wa s o r ig ina l ly created by a mere desig na t ion of the type (See

Can . Ent . Vol . VII, Mor r ison’

s let ters and G rote’

s r eply . )

Conservula , C r t wa s crea ted in the same way, (Can. En t . VII, p .

99) and is no t ent i t led to recog nit ion unless subsequently descr ibed : Ihave been unable to find any descr ipt ion, and none of the g ent lemen to

whom I ha ve appl ied for a id ,could g ive me any informa t ion concerning

it . Mr . G rote in a let ter a ssu res me tha t it is descr ibed bu t tha t he doesnot reco l lect where : he add s tha t it d iffers from its a l l ies B r oiolomz'a etc.

,

bv the even ent i re ma rg in of pr ima r ies ;The g enus is ba sed on P filog oplzom a nodonta

,Guen to wh ich g e

nus a lso Guenee refer red his species per z'

cu/om , for wh ich Mr . G rote re

sur rected Tr z'

g onopizor a Hb. so tha t the species thereby became I fper z'

cu

Zor a G r t . : the g enus Comer vulrz be ing ind ica ted by Mr . G rote, Pblog o

pbor a a nodonla Guen . , became t ransformed into Comermd a a noa’om‘

a C r t .

The g enus is probably very l ik e Tr z'

g onop/wm .

Momophana , Gr z‘. Th is . g enus is ba sed on Fer a lz

’

a C- ams forkz'

, G r t .

Buff . Bu l l . II , 59 , Mr , Gro te there ind ica tes a new g enu s for th is insect bu t does not descr ibe it . In Ste t t . Ent . Z ei t . Vol . 36 , p. 1 95 , he

says of th is‘

g enus : The insect so closely resembles Moma f a llax tha t ' it

can ea silv be mis tak en for it . It d i ffers g ener ica llv bv the pect ina te an

tennae and shor t pa lpi . in wh ich it a g rees wi th Fer a lz'

a . From th is it issepa ra ted by the shor ter ves t itu re

,the more prominent , broa der hea d ,

and the la rg er (nak ed ) eyes . The thorax ha s a poster ior tuft . The

form of w ing s a g rees w i th tha t or 111077241 . The d ifferences ind ica ted be

tween Fer a lz'

a 70mm Guen., and Comr tock z

’

in Buff . Bu l l . a r e the abs

ence of or eZZz'

. the broa der , mor e prominent hea d , the la rg er eyes , th innerand shor ter vest i tu r e

,and the d ifferences in ornamenta t ion .

In F . focosa I ha ve demonst ra ted the ocellz'

, the hea d often d iffersin s iz e in specimens of the same species . and the d ifference in ‘

tha t respect

between the sexes is often very decided : compa ra t ive th ickness of ves t iture where it is of the same na tu re is not a g ood g ener ic cha ra cter wh i leornamenta t ion is a t most of specific value . Add to th is tha t Guenee consider ed the type form ofM Comslockz

’

a s only a va r iety of his j ocosa ,and

the probabi l i t ies a re tha t Momop/zcma is not a va l id g enus .

Rhododispa , Gr t is unfo r tuna tely unknown to me in any way. Mr .

G rote informs me it is descr ibed in Bu l l . Geol . Su rv. ofTer r , bu t I ha vebeen unable to find it

,nor ha ve the gentlemen in t hing ton who ha ve

k ind ly a ided me been able to find it in his paper s in tha t publ ica t ion ,

Prof. Schwa r t z a dd s tha t he fa i ls to find the name in Ma rsha l l’s and

Scudder ’s append ices to Ag a ss i z’

sNomem la lor Z oolog z'

r us .

Aedia , Hb.,wa s omi t ted from the Synops is by a ccident

,it s

'

synop

t ic formu la is : Eyes na k ed ; t ibia no t spinu la ted ; an ter io r una rmed ; pa l

pi g rea t ly exceed ing the front ; ves t i tu re sca ly: leg s closely sca led : 07‘ antennae ci l ia te wing s compa ra t ively shor t , fr ing es long . Thorax w i th a

P lus z'

a l ik e poster ior tuft ; abdomen with dorsa l tufts .

Ag assiz ia , B e/z r . Trans . Ent . Soc hil. Vol. III, p. 23 .

I g ive the or ig ina l descr ipt ionGenus maxime s ing u la re inter Boletobium et Xyliodes , Gn interme

d iam, d iffer t

“

a Boletobia confo r‘

ma tione pa lpor um qui cum pa lpis Xylio

d is acel Gnenee descriptis omnino cong ruunt . A. Xyliode long e d ista tet fo rma a la rum et vena rum d ist ributione qua cum Boletobia fer e conve

nit sed tameh non cong ruit . Q uum vero specimina perpauca quae poss ideo squamis denuda re non ausus vena rum fabr icam exacte descr ibere

nolui dum copia speciminum denuda re et des t ruere permi t ta t .Th is g ives l i t t le informa t iqn and is sca rcely suffic ient to enable the

g enus to be recog ni z ed .

Andela , W/k . Can . Na t . and Geo l .

Ma le. Body th ick , very pi lose. Proboscis sho r t,feeble. Pa lp i

shor t,s lender

,obl iquely a scend ing , th ird jo int e long a te, conica l

,less

than ha lf the leng th of the second . Antennae s l ig ht ly pect ina te ; branches subcla va te . Abdomen depressed ,

quad ra te a t tip, extend ing a l i t t lebeyond the h ind wing s , Leg s stou t , very pi lose ; spu rs ra ther shor t .

W ing s s tou t,modera te ly broad . For e wing s somewha t rounded a t tip ;

cos ta st ra ig ht ; exter ior br oa der ha rd ly convex,ra ther obl ique ; inter ior

ang le not prominent .Mr . G rote in Bu l l . Geo l . Survey ofTer r . Vol . p. refer s P a n

tfiea leucomela Mor r . to th is g enus and says it is a synonym of Ar r ow/cloz'

a'es

,Wlk .

I be l ieve I ha ve now no t iced in the synops is and notes,a ll the g en

era recog niz ed by Mr . Gro te in his check - l is t of 1 876 and a ll the subse

quent g ener a , ca ta log ued in Gerha rd’

s l ist of 1 878 and the Check - Lis t ofthe Brook lyn Ent . Soc. of 1 882 . ManyNoctu id g enera o ther than thosetha t a re recog niz ed in these l is ts ha ve been descr ibed —a very la rg e propo r t ion of them by Mr . Grote— and ha ve d isappea red : some s i lent ly wi thsca rce a record of the rea son for thei r reject ion be ing ind ica ted in “Noteson some species ofAmer icanNoctu idae” and some a fter a fierce ba t t le Ofa uthors . I ha ve throug hou t my work and resea rches very g enera l ly ao

cepted Mr . G rote’

s determ ina t ions and synonym ic references,and ha ve

become convinced frommy examina t ion of the o lder work s tha t his laborsin the way of ident ify ing species descr ibed in them were immense; I have

in th is r espect impl ici t ly fo l lowed him ; not only beca use where I have und er ta k en to ver ify him I ha ve found him cor rect , buy a lso beca use an

e r roneous cer ta inty is bet ter than uncer ta inty and a confl ict of o

p inion : many of the d escr ipt ions of au thor s apply equa l ly wel l to or em

br a ce th ree o r fou r species and they cou ld only ha ve intended one : in .

such ca se it is much bet ter tha t one speciez. shou ld be recogni z ed a s beingint ended than tha t doubt shou ld hang over fou r .

Bu t impl ici t ly a s I ha ve fo l lowed Mr . Grote in some r espect s , ,I ha ve

fel t myself a t l iber ty to and ha ve ver ified his g ener ic references , and des

cript ions and ha ve freely cr i t icised his work s . Mr . G rote’

s work ha s been

mos t ly of a descr ipt ive k ind,and i t ha s been a s a ru le exceed ing ly wel l

done ; bu t he ha s thu s a ccus tomed himself to sea rch fo r a’zfi ermr er and often

over look s r er emblamer : his theo ry a s g a thered from a ll his wo rk s seems

to tend cont inu a l ly to the idea tha t co lor and ornamenta t ion only ,a re

specific that s t r uctur a l cha ra cter s however minu te ,a u

thor iz e g enera .

“

Th is idea ha s been pr et ty g ene ra l ly fo l lowed in his re

cent new descr ipt ions , and thu s,d isa g reeing wi th him in th is respect , I

ha ve uni ted many of his g enera ; only very occa s iona l ly I have sepa ra ted

g enera uni ted by him . Ann/la r fo r instance he ha s la tely d isca rded ,th row

ing sca lp/us into Ag r ot z’

s and capa x into Xy /z'

na ff/ vet Any tur sculptur is

cer ta inly no Ag r a/237 The la shed eyes wi l l serve to sepa r a t e it a t once

from tha t g enus . Mr . G re te’

s work now is and long mus t be the ba s is ofou r knowledg e of the Noctu id fa una ofAmer ica

,and it is a pi ty tha t it is

sca t tered in so many publ ica t ions and tha t no ind ex to it exis t s .

Guenee’

s g ener ic d escr ipt ions a re a s a r u le very superficia l , and it isvery poss ible .tha t I have somet imes been in er ro r in pla c ing his g eneraa s I have—done

,bu t tha t cou ld sca rcely be avo ided a t present . I expect

and hope tha t the synopsis W i l l be cr i t icised and I intend thus to lea rnwhere I am in er ror and to enla rg e my know ledg e of th is fami ly : At a llevents th is is only intended a s a pr el imina ry synops is to render th e s tudy

of the g roup more ea sy and to be completed and cor rected a t some fu tu re

d ay .

In conclus ion : I ha ve not g iven any B ibl iog raphica l references wha tever , nor have I g iven g ener ic synonyms or e xcept in a few inst anceswhere I d iffered from him

, g enera refered by Mr . G rote a s sub—g enera or

sect ions of other g enera beca use tha t wou ld have bu rdened the wor k too

much and wou ld ha ve too g rea t ly exceed ed the spa ce a l lot ted to me. Iintend when g iving synopt ic tables of the spec ies of the va r ious g enera ,

wh ich I shal l do a s rapid ly a s I can accuma la te ma ter ia l to g ive the Bi'

bli

og raphy of ea ch g enus and species and my intent ion is in t ime to form a

complete Synopsis of the gener a and species ofN.A. Noctuidae.

December 1882. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V .

P la t y cer u s ,Gee/7.

(pla tySZ br oa d k er a s —_ horn

Thor ax 07‘ Q w i th sid e ma rg ins equa l ly rounded . quercus ,

Thorax o f 07‘ s t rong ly , of Q very percep t ibly ang u la te a t midd le.

H ind a ng les of thorax obtu se ; ma nd ibles of 07‘ not dent icu la ted .

oregonensis.

H ind ang les of thorax d is t inct ly rectang u la r .

Mand ibles of Q sma l l acute“

,s lender

,ely t ra finely st r ia te and punct

u la te Ag assii,Mand ibles of Q heavv,

s tou t,very d ecided ly th ick ened a t midd le ;

of 07‘ d en

'

t icu la te nea r tip ,e ly t r a more d ecided lv puncta te a nd

s t r ia te depress-

a s .

-

6 quercusWe

’

b. Obs Ent . p. 85. r eeur z’

e/em,Say . Jou rn . Ac . Phila .

III,1 82 3 , p . 249. B rown red

,sh ining ,

h ind ang les of thor ax of o7‘ roundedand o obtu se ; ely t ra r ug ose, deep ly punctu red . N.Y.

,Pa .

,Ca r D. C.

1 0 to 1 2 mm .

In th is and the o ther specres of th is g enu s the club of

antennae equa ls or exceed s in leng th jo ints 2 to 6 inclus ive,

the z ud join t is a lways long er than the g rd wh i le in Lemma s

the .cont r a ry is univer sa l ly t rue— the Amer ican species of

cou r se being only cons idered . In the C? of th is speciesthe club is ve ry heavy ,

jo ints 5 and 6 show a sma l l a cu te inwa rd pro long a t ion and a re pubescent , withou t being opa que,

Fig , 6 jo int 7 ha s the p ro long a t ion nea r ly a s long a s 8 and 9

bu t much mo re s lend er,w i th 8 to 10 it is opaque pubes

cent . The Q Q in a ll the species of th is g enu s d iffers from the CT07‘ in

havrng only th ree jo int s of club pubescent opaque , the t ermina l rs more

rounded,the other s a r e propor t iona tely s tou ter and less pro long ed wh i le

jo int 6 is g labrou s and ha s only a sma l l a cu te inwa rd pro long a t ion a s

shownin fig . 9, Q of a’epr er sw .

7 ,-

or eg onensis, Wes tw. Proc. P h t . Soc 1 844 , p . 106,Tr ans Ent . Soc.

IV,1 84 7 , p. 277 , t . 20

,f. 9. Q eomz l r eem Lee . Proc Ac Ph i la 1 86 1

,

p . 345, Q . Da rk - bl u i sh ' hea d a nd tho ra x spa rs ely and roug h ly punct ~u red

,h ind ang les of tho r ax obtu se

,la tera l ma rg in na r row ; e ly t r a punct

u red in rows,no t r ug ose ; no dent icle be tween ‘ apex of mand ibles and

too th of infer ior ma rg in . Or .,Ca l — 1 3 mm.

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V . December

The 07‘ a ntenna is much a s in the pr eceed ing ,

bu t

jo int 6 is no t so d ecided ly p ro long ed is hea vie r a nd onlypubescent on pro long a t ion : the joints wid en reg u la r lyfrom 3 to 6 ,

and a re g labrou s . (fig .

‘

8, Ag assn,Lee . Proc. Ac . Ph i la . 1 86 1

, p , Q .

Bla ck ; mand ibles of Q sma l l a cu te w i thou t tooth ,tho r a x

d ense ly punctu red ,broa der than tha t of0/ eg onem z

'

r,wi th d is t inct smoo th

do rsa l line ; ely t ra’

obscfletelv s t r ia te , s t r iae punctu red ,interst ices r ug ose

w i th confu sed sma l l punc tu res . Ca l . 10 mm.

Of th is species I unfo r tuna tely ha ve no t seen the ma le ,

it a ppea rs to be very r a re . and despi te my end ea vors I ha venot been able. to obta in one. The antennae o f t he Q a g ree

wi th the o thers of the genus : the termina l joint is r a ther

mor e round ed,and there is a d is t inct t ransver se impress ion

Fig , 8 a t the midd le a s shown in fig u re 8.

9, depressus, Leo , [p reeur HK i rby , Fa una B or . Am . IV,

Lee .

Ag a ss . La k e Sup . 1 850 . p. 2 24 . B la ck,the mand ibles of the 07‘ a r e much

d i la ted a t apex ,bu t less cu rved than in g uermr ; the h ind ang les of thorax

a re sa id by Leconte in his or ig ina l descr ipt ion of the species to‘

be obt use

very l i t t le rounded,bu t specimens determined by him a s depressu s ha ve

the hind ang les a s s ta ted in the synops is . La k e Super ior , Da k o t a , Colo

r a do,H . B .—1 3 mm.

Ma le and Fema le antennae a r e g iven s ide by s ide infig u re 9, and th is expla ins bet te r than I ca n do the

d iffer ence between them . In the ma le jo int s 7 to I O a re

pro long ed , pubescent ; pro long a t ions s lend er elong a t eFig , 9 jcint s 5 ,

to 6 somewha t prolong ed inwa rd ly . In the Qj oint s 8 to 1 0 only a re pro long ed , pubescent and opaque, pro long a t ionsheavy and stou t

, 7 g labrous and a cu tely pro long ed .

CERUCHUS, Me L eay .

(Keruchos z hornbea rer .

Ely t ra punct a te not st r ia te a t the s ides punctatus .

Ely t ra s t r ia te.

S t r iae deep , s t rong ly and coa r se ly puncturedSt r iae sha l low

,mo re spa r sely and less deeply punctu red

{Decembe r 1882. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V .

10, punbtatus, Lee . Ann . and Ma g . Na t . H is t . London 1 869. p . 3 77 .

Differs from mam by the much la rg er and broa der t r iang u la r exca va t ionof the front : the thora x much more s t rong ly punctu red and especia llv bv

the ely t ra l s t r iae ver y fine , the ou ter ones obso lete,and the interva ls per

fect lv fl a t and coa rsely punctu red . Co l.,Wa sh. Ter r .

—1 3 mm.

11, st riatus, Lec . Proc . Ac . Phila . 1 859, p. 85. Q . Hea d and thor ax

w i th la rg e, bu t spa rse punctu res ; ely t ra l s t r iae d eep, a t m idd le more dense

ly , a t the s ides less br oa d ly punctu red ; the thor ax is more convex and the

e ly t ra more deeply s t r ia -te a ndmuch more punctured than in pz'

eeur .

Wa sh . Ter r ., O_

r . , Ca l . (Shoa lwa ter Bay . ) —1 6—1 7 mm .

12, piceus, Weber,Obs . Entorn fp 84 ,

B a Z/Jz'

Ca s telP H is t . Na t . II,

1 74 . t . 1 7 , f. 3- 4 . Th is is the mos t common species of the present g e

nus and a lways found in g r ea t numbers . N. Y.,Pa .

,Ohio ,

1 0—1 5 mm .

The pupae of th is species were found by Prof. Scha upp in la rg e number s in an old beech- s tump ,

in fa ct so plent ifu l wer e they tha t he fed his

eam é z'

a’ous larvae wi th them —they a re inch in leng th, per fect ly wh ite

,

s tout,w i th free wing s _

and close ly a ppressed leg s , abdomina l segments

s t rong ly ma rk ed and the hea d fo lded downwa rd upon the .rfem um.

The sexes a re r ead i ly d is t ing u ished by the re la t ive s iz e of the mand ibles

,the form of wh ich can be perfect ly d is t ing u ished th roug h the t rans

pa rent membr ane enveloping'

them .

In the th ree species of th is g enus the antennae seem to be a l ik ethey d iffer from a ll the pr eceed ing in being st ra ig h t ins tea d of g enicu la te thoug h the fir s t jo int is s t i l l nea r ly a s long a s the ent i re a htennae: l ik e the foreg o ing they a re 1 0 jo inted

,not count ing the

sma l l ba se- l ik e join t wh ich fi t ted into the sock et in the hea d g ivesa r ang e ofmo t ion in every d i rect ion,

bu t unl ik e them none of the

12,jo ints a re opa que or pubescent . There a re never more than 3 jo intspro long ed , and the pro long a t ions a re neve r s lender ; a ll three

“

of them ha ve the t ip mo re or less exca va ted,

and they a r e somewha t secu r ifo rm

,the fig u re (1 2 ) shows the form pecu l ia r to th is

g enu s .

SINODENDRON,Hellwzg .

(sino=t0 hur t , d end ronz t ree. )

13 . rugosum,Mann. Bu l l . Mose. 1 843 , II , 26 2 ; amer z’ea num

,Beauv.

Ins . Afr . et Am . p. 1 92 , t . 1,D. f. 1—2 B la ck

,thorax rug ose, va r iolose,

f

60

t runca te in front , unidenta te,hea d sca rcely pi lose wi th a recu r

CTand Q ; ely t ra r ug ose in t r ica te , Ca l.,Wa sh . Ter r .

,Or .

The antennae of th is species d o not d iffer r ema rk ablyof the foreg o ing g enu s . The s lig h t d iffer ence in propor t ionshown in fig u r e 1 3 and the punctu re on jo int s 8 to 1 0 a r e a ll tha

sepa ra te it .

PASSALU S .

(pa ssa lus=a pos t . )

13 ' 14: cornutus, Fah r . Sys t . El. II,256 , Bea uv. Ins. . Afr . et Am . I , 1 .

t . 1,f. 1 . cz

’zej zmefzz r

,I l l ig . ed i t . Ol iv . I

, 78. Web, Obs.

Entom . I, 79;

‘

Percheron Mon. p. 99. t . 7 , f. 6 . ma n -

um” Q ,Lin .

Mus . Lud . Ulr . p. 3 5; Olivr . Ent . 1, p . 25, t . 3,f. 5. To we l l k nown

a s to need any d escr ipt ion and we l l represented on the pla te .

The la rva is rema r k able for’ ha ving the fou r anter ior leg s norma l

,bu t the pos ter ior abor ted ,

ha s been d escr ibed'

by Bu rmeis terHandb. V

, 451 , Chapuis . and Candez eMem . Lieg e .VIII, 46 7 t .4 .

f. 5, and a lso by Schioed teNa t . Tid ssk r ift , Vo l . IX , p. 3 56 . pl .

XVIII,fig s . 1 2—1 9 and pl. XIX,

fig . 1 7 . N.Y. to F lor ida,Texa s ;

3 2 to 38 mm.

The antennae of th is spec1es a re unique,sepa ra ted from a ll o ther s of

14 th is g roup by the deeply ema rg ina te mentum and pecu l ia r fo rm,the

a ntennae pla ce it betweenDor een“

and Cer ue/z ur . H a ving them s t ra ig ht a sin the la t ter g enus, the club is fo rmed l ik e tha t of the former

,from bo th

it d iffer s by the dense c loth ing of ha i r on each jo int , and by the sma l l,

perfect ly cy l ind r ica l z ud joint ; the fig . 1 4 precludes the necess i ty of further descr ipt ion.

Exp la na t ion t o P la t e .

1 . Lucanus elaphus , F . 6 . Pla tycer us quer cu s , 1 1 . Ceruchus piceus lV e/z .

2 d ama, F. 7 . oreg onensis , Ps w . 1 2 . Sinod . rug osum, [11 am

3 . ma z ama, Lee . 8. Ag a Ss ii, L ee . 1 3 . Pa ssa lus cornu lus , F .

4 pla cidus , Say . 9 . d cpr essus , Lee. 14 . La rva of 2 .

5. Dorcus pa r a llelus , Say . 10 . Cer uchus punc ta tu s , Lee. 15, 1 6 La rva pupa of 1 1 .

1 7 . pupa of 13 .

De cembe r 1882. SYNOPTIC TABLE OF LEPIDOPTERA. 61

MELITZEA,Fa ér .

24 . M . F u lvia ,W. H Ea

’

wf Ma le ; Upper s ide brown - bla cka t ba se

,d us ted w i th fu lvou s o r pa r t ly repla ced by fu lvous ; cos ta l ma rg in

and apex of pr ima r ies bla ck,and bo th h ind ma rg ins edg ed bla ck ; res t

fu lvous : bo th h a ve a sub-ma rg ina l ser ies of fu lvou s spots preceded by a

bla ck l ine,and beyond a common ser ies of yel low spot s ; next a ser ies a

cross d isk la rg er ; and on second a r ies elong a ted , and more or less confluent w i th the spot s of the ou ter row : on pr ima r ies a la rg e yel low spot edg ed

fu lvou s ins ide a rc o f cel l a nd two o r th ree spo t s be low ce l l ; in cel l o f second a r ies a s im i la r spo t ' fr ing es a lterna tely and equa l ly bla ck and wh i te.

Under-s ide of pr ima r ies pa le orang e fu lvous , the l ig h t spo ts repea ted ; seconda ries who l ly ye l low—buff, nervu les broa d ly edg ed bla ck

,and a ll the

ma rg ins edg ed bla ck ; a cross the ext ra d isca l a rea a bla ck band,ins ide w ith

s ix o r seven sma l l y el low spo ts . Expanse inch .

F ema le same s iz e ; the fu lvous sha de predomina tes , only apex and

cos ta l m a rg in of pr ima r ies and bo th h ind ma rg ins be ing bla ck ; the yellow ma r k ing s ind is t inct .

Under s id e a s in ma le . Wes tern Texa s and Sou thern Co lo rado .

25 . M. Ul r ica ,WfH . Edw . . (171 . [ mi/am,

Zlf a le: Up

per s ide bla ck ma rk ed and spo t ted wi th deep r ed - fu lvou s,much a s in

P ly/modes Veret z ; both w ing s have a subma rg ina l ser ies of sma l l crescents,succeeded on pr ima r ies by a sinous row of sma l l spo ts , and next a bent rowof la rg er ones ; a four th row cu rves round end of cel l ; some spots on and

below ce l l . Seconda r ies ha ve two rows of ir reg u la r sma l l spot s a cross ex

t ra d isca l a rea and a broa d band on d isk . Under s ide of pr ima r ies bla ckover the ou ter fou r th ; next ma rg in a na r row band of confluent spots , andbeyond a row of sma l l wh i te Sp o ts ; next the second row of upper s ide isrepea ted , ma k ing th i rd row here ; beyond to ba se mos t ly fu lvous , the spo tsof upper s ide imperfect ly repea ted ; second a r ies ha ve a ma rg ina l bandand a row of crena ted wh i te spo ts ; beyond these the g round is bla ck and

in th is is a row of sma l l rounded fu lvous spots ; a cross the

d isk a row ofwh i te po ints a nd a wh i te band : beyond to ba se fu lvous onblack g round , bu t wi th a wh i te spot in cel l and a band nea r ba se

,another

a t ba se .

Fema le Simi la r to ma le,the fu lvous pa ler . Expanse ofma le . 85 in.

,

of fema le . 9 inch . San Antonio , Texa s .

26 . M . Dyma s ; W. [17. Edm , (M . L a r una’a,S lr eeker . ) Ma le .

Upper s id e brownish - black,ma rk ed and spot ted w i th orang e fu lvous ;

pr ima r ies ha ve a subma rg ina l row of rounded spots , obso lete on apica l

62 SYNOPTIC TABLES OF LEPIDOPTERA. Decembe r

a rea ; bo th wing s crossed bey ond d isk by a common band of sepa ra ted

spo ts ; pr ima r ies ha ve five spo t s in cel l,sepa ra ted by bla ck l ines , and sev

era l spots a t end of a rea be low cel l ; seconda r ies have the ba sa l a rea

nea r l y a ll fu lvous,lea ving a broad bla ck bel t between th is a nd the ext ra

d isca l band ; in the ce ll a subova te bla ck spo t w i th fu lvous s t r ipe in midd le . Under s ide of pr ima r ies ha s ma rg in bord ered bv a ba nd of confl u

ent crena te spo ts , a nd before th is is row of sma l l fu lvous spo ts wh ich ha vebla ck cent ra l po int s . Expanse .95 inch .

Fema le s im i la r to one of the forms of “M P a lla,

co lor d u l l brown,

the two ou ter rows of spo ts on hind wing s and a ll of those on fo r t w ing sdu l l yel low ,

more or less su ffu sed wi th r ed ; the d isca l row on h ind w ing syel low -bu ff. Benea th

,for e w ing s have a y el low ish d isca l band and spots

in ce l l ; spors s i lvered a s in ma le . San Antonio,Texa s .

“

27 M.Pe r s e ,Shape ofM .Dy ma s . Upper s ide yel low

fu lvou s w i th bla ck l ines both ma rg ins broa d ly bord ered bla ck ,on wh ich

a re subma rg ina l fu lvous spo ts , sma l l and i r reg u la r in shape on pr ima r ies,

sub—cresent on seconda r ies ; anter ior to these a common ser ies ofsub- qua dra te spots , and ano ther s im i la r , elong a ted , the two sepa r a ted by a blackl ine on pr ima r ies and pa r t ia l ly on seconda r ies ;

thence to ba ses of wing sfu lvous w i th black recticu la t ions : fring es bla ck ,

wh i te a t t ips of the nervu les . Under s ide of pr ima r ies fu lvous . the bla ck ma rk ing s repea ted in

d is t inct ly ; cos ta l edg e wh i te ,a long h ind ma rg in a na r row bt iff be l t

,and

next a ser ies of yel low - whi te crescent spo ts . Seconda r ies ha ve a s im i la redg ing to ma rg in,

and a ser ies of spots , sometimes sma l l and rounded,

orang e, on a wh i t ish g round , somet imes who l ly o rang e ; above these a

na r row buff be lt,a bla ck l ine and a wh i te band , ~bisec ted wi th bla ck next

cos ta l ma rg in ; thence to ba se o rang e , wi th a wh i te spot edg ed bla ck in ce l l,

a cross band of fou r wh i te spots, an o rang e band , a wh i te band on shou lder

,the t ip of the shou lder buffBody above fuscous

,the abdomen on s ides fu lvous

,benea th bo th ah

domen and thorax yel low wh i te ; leg s fu lvou s ,'

the femora wh i te on under

s ide ; pa lpi fu lvou s , wh i te a t ba se; antennae bla ck , annu la ted wh i te ; c lubbla ck

,fer rug inou s a t tip,

wh i te benea th .

Fema le s imi la r to ma le,the fu lvou s more d iffu sed . Under s ide a s in

ma le. Expanse ofma le inch,of fema le inch . Ar iz ona .

The fo l lowing g enu s very c losely resembles l ife/{lava and d iffers fromit so fa r a s we ca n see only in the less prod uced apex of pr ima r ies a nd

the somewha t mor e even-

cos ta l and interna l ma rg in of the same wing ; thecosta ha ving a lso a very d is t inct shou ld er nea r the ba se of the wing ,

December SYNOPTIC TABLES OF UULEUP’

I‘ERA. 63

Sy nop t ic table by J . L. Leconte,M.D.

S tou t shining insec ts w ith hea d a nd thor ax bla ck, and e ly t r a purple .

Thor ax dep ressed a t sides , ba sa l impressions broa d ,moder a tely deep , e ly tr a l s t r iae

punc tured . cor acinus, Say .

Thor ax not d epressed a t sid es,ba sa l impressions deeper , ely t r a l s t r iae impunc tured ,

a sma l ler species . cyanescens , Dej .

M eor a elnu s , Sa y , Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc . II , 59, a nd IV, 26 ; M. St .— 18—20 mm .

M ey a neseens , Dej . Spec . III, Lec Ann. Lyc . IV, 355. M. St . , Can .,

La k e Super ior . 13—15 mm.

OLISTHOPUS ,

Synopt ic table by Geo . H . Hofn,

‘M. D.

Piceous , ely t r a fuscuos , tho r a cic and e ly t r a l ma r g in and leg s tes ta ceous .

Ely t r a sca r cely ir idescent , ba se feebly ema r g ina te ; ocel la te punctures a t ba se of scu te lla r s t r iae feeble

Ely t r a ir id escent , r a ther d eeply ema r g ina te a t ba se ; ocel la te punctures wel l ma r ked .

micans .

0. pa r /rea lm , Sa y , Tr ans . Am. Philos . Soc . II. 49. Dej . Spec . III, 18I .=einetus . Sa y .

Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc . IV, 424. Lee . Pr oc. Ac . Phila . 1854 . p . 58. N. Y.,Pa . ,

Ohio , Ind .,G a . mm.

0 . mieam,Lee . Ann, Lye : IV,

230 . G a . , La .~ mm .

PER IGONA,Ca s t .

P, nigr iceps; Dej . Tes t a ceous , shining ; hea d bla ck , ely t r a fa int ly s t r ia te , 3 rd inter

s tice with th ree impressed punc tures , the 8th s t r ia ent ire , sutur e and apex sub- infusca te,

leg s , pa lpi and antennae pa le .

P . m'

g n'

eeps , (Bembid ium) Dej . Spec. V, 44 .=pa ll lpenms , (Trechicus) Lee . Tr ans .

Am . Philos . X,

Lee . l . o . Ca rolina .—2—3 mm .

LACHNO PHORUS ,& W m

L, eleg antulus; Mann . Da r k br onz e ; surface pubescent ; thor ax ova te , hea d and

thor ax g reen bronz e , ely tr a white , smok y a t ba se and w ith a brown undu la ting fa scia ,ely t r a l s t r iae ver y d eeply punctured nea r ba se

,w ith th ree dor sa l punctures , the eig h th

s t r iae d is t a n t fr om ma r g in w ith d . s t inct ocel la te punctures .

L . eleg a ntu l zzr , Ma nn . B u l l . MOS0. 1843 . II , Lee . Joum . Ac . Phila . IV,t . 4, f. I .

med iosig na tus Mene t,Bu l l . Ac . Pet r . II , 1844 , p . 6 2 . Tex . Ca l . —6 mm.

EUPHORTICUS , n Ham .

Erected on La e/znop/zor u r puaes eem , Dej . Fo r the g ener ic ch a r a cter of this a s

wel l of a ll the o ther g ener a of Ca r abid ae we refer the r ea der to Dr . Horn’s

“On the

g enera of the Ca r abid ae ” Tr ans . Am. Entom . Soc . IX, p . 91 to 196 . with 8 p la tes .

L, pubescens, Dej . Entirely bla ck ,shining ; sur fa ce g labrous , pubescent only a t

ma r g in . Ely t r a l s t r iae deeply punctured nea r ba se , w ithou t dor s a l punctures .

L . pubes cem ,Dej . Spec . V

, 30 . Fla —5 mm.

Bu l l . B r ook lyn Ent . Soc . 1882.

64 sYno r r ie TABLES .oF COLEOP'

I‘

ERA. Decembe r

ATRANus ,ma

A,pubes¢ens ; Dej . Long s lender , piceous above and benea th w ith abd omen, leg s ,antennae and mou th -

pa r t s red -br own ,antennae with bu t th ree joints g labrous , e ly t r a

pubescent , ma r g ined a t ba se, sur fa ce s t ria te,occella te punctu res wel l ma rk ed

,

'

d or sa l

punctu res not d is tinct . It resembles ve ry much a s lender Pla tynus (pusil lus ) .

A. pubeseem . Dej . Spec . III , 122 . Lee . Ann . Lye . IV,H a ld . ,

Proc .

Ac . Phila . I , 22 9,N,Y. ,

Pa .,D.C .

—7—8 mm.

PENTAGON|CA’Se/mz z

'

a't Goebel ,

(Horn,Tr ans . Am . Ent . X,

1 58

P . (Rhombod er a ) flavipes . Lee . A sma l l species with a g ener a l resemblance to

some of the va r ie ties of Lebia ana lis . The thor ax is shor t , the sides s t rong ly ang u la te,the ba se na r rowed . The ely t r a a re ver y va g uel y s t r ia te

,without punctures , su rfa ce is

fine ly a lut a ceou s . Leg s tes t a ceous; under sid e of abd omen piceous .

The Species va ry g rea t ly in co lor .

va r . fl aw’

pes , Lee . Entirely piceous .

va r . [deo/or , Lec . Hea d and thor ax above and benea th pa le r ed d ish yel low .

va r . Hea d and e ly t r a piceous , thor ax red d ish yel low .

Gu lf Sta tes , Ar iz ona , Ills . and Ks .—3 .5—4 .5mm.

P . fl aw'

pes , Lec . (Dide tus ) Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc . 1853 , p . Lec NewSpec . Col . I , Lee . Cla ss , Col . p . 3 77, La . Gu lf S ts .

,Il ls . Ks . Ar iz ,

mm.

P a ng u la t a , Boh . (Lebia ) Eug en. Resa . p . 7, Sou th Ame r ica ?

COPTODERA,a r

(Horn. Trans . Am . Ent . Soc . X ,

G, aer at a,’Dej . Piceous,ely t r a bluish g reen . Ma le .

—Anter ior t a r si feebly d ilated

,fir s t three join ts biser ia tely squammulose . Mid d le t ibiae d is tinct ly ema r g ina te on

the inner sid e nea r the tip , the ta r si s lender . Ana l segment bise tose ea ch sid e .

Fema le —Tami slender , Mid d le t ibia no t ema r g ina te, Ana l segment a s in them a le .

C. a er a t a ,Dej . Spec. I, 27 7, Cha ud . Ann . Be lg . 1869, p . Gory .

Ann . Fr ance , 1833 , p . Lee . Ann. Lye . IV,

Chaud . l . c . p . 1 79 . M.W . S . St . ~—6 mm .

PHLOEOXENA,6 724 2 ”

(Horn. Tr ans . Am ,Entom. Soc. X ,

P, signat a , Dej .. Hea d piceous . Thor ax tes t a ceous with a med ian piceous spot

more or less defined . Ely t r a piceous with an undu la ting fa scia pos ter iously , and an ir

reg ula r denta te band more or less inter rupted ,broad a t the la ter a l ma r g in. beh ind the

ba se,test a ceous . Ma le anterio r t a r si with th ree joint s s lig h t ly d ila ted a nd benea th bi

ser ia te ly squammu lose.

“

Ana l segment w ith one se ta on ea ch sid e .

’

Fema le .

—Ta r si s lender . Ana l segment bi- setose ea ch side .

P . s zlgn a ta , Dej . (Coptoder a ) Spec . I, 275=eolla r is , Lee . Ann. Lye . IV, 197. Gu lf St .Car o linas , Ga .

—6 mm.

[Janua r y 1883 . B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V.

Des cr ip t ion o f New Mo t h s .

By FRED . TEPPER.

At t a cu s Cinct u s ,nov. sp. see Pla te

,fig s . 1 2 .

Ma le. Expanse inches .

Head and thorax brownish - red ; co l la r wh i te a wh i te hand betweenthor ax and abdomen ; abd omen above pink ish—red very fine ly du s ted

wi th wh i te,

.wi th a broa d la ter a l band ofwh i te on ea ch s id e , do t ted w i thred in the m idd le of ea ch segment ; benea th red

,ra ther ind ist inct ly band

ed and s t rea k ed w i th wh i te ; a na l tu ft red , ye l lowish benea th ; leg s l ig htbrown ; antenae pect ina ted and faw

‘

n‘

co lored .

Pr ima r ies r a ther produced a t apex ; g round co lo r brownish - red w i thbla ck shad ing s ; an ang u la r wh i te ba sa l band bo rdered inwa rd ly red and

ou twa rd ly by bla ck ; the cos ta is hea vi ly spr ink led wi th wh i te and bla ck ;the med ian field enc loses a la rg e i r reg u la r t r iang u la r sem i - t ranspa rentspot , edg ed fir s t w i th wh i te, then wi th bla ck

,and is ou twa rd ly bounded

by a t ransverse wa vy na r row bla ck band , extend ing from cos ta to the in

ter ior ma rg in ,then by a wh i te band

,fol lowed by a na r row one of verm i l

ion ; beyond th is the co lor is brownish - r ed,heavely powdered wi th wh i te

and bla ck on the inner s ide ; the apica l a r ea r ea ch ing on the cos ta to . the

red band is l ig h t violet w i th a sca l loped whi te l ine cu rving obl iquely downwa rd from apex ; the apica l eye is composed of two bla ck spo ts, the ou ter

one k idney—shaped ,the inner one t r iang u la te ; the co lor between the

wh i te l ine and the inner black spot is br ig ht och r a ceou s ; the border is

o l ive g ray, intersected by a wa vy bla ck l ine , wh ich is bor dered ou twa rd lyby a s i lvery wh i te band , d iminish ing towa rd the inner ang le .

Seconda r ies same co lor a s pr ima r ies ; ba sa l band wh i te sha ded r ed in

wa rd ly and bla ck ou twa rd ly ; the med ian band s a re the same a s on pr i

ma r ies ; the sem i—t r anspa rent spot is la rg er and of an i r reg u lar d iamond

shape ; the border enc loses inter ior ly i r r eg u la r spo ts of r ed , wh ich g rowsma l ler and dark er towa rd s the a na l ang le, wher e there is one pret ty la rg ebla ck spot .

The under s ide of both wing s is much the same a s above,only tha t

the co lor s a re less vivid ,and tha t the ba sa l band s a r e ba re ly vis ible ; the

cos ta on seconda r ies from ba se to the med ian band is wh i te, fa int ly bord ered by bla ck below . One ma le only examined .

F ema le; Expanse 4% to 5 inches .

Eig h t specimens served a s types , and it is necessa ry to say tha t they

va ry very cons ider ably in the g round color,sont e being d a rk br ick - red

,

other s da rk brown, and others ag a in r ich o l ive - brown, a ll shaded wi th

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM . SOC . VOL . V . Janua r y

black ; the pr incipa l“ma rk ing s a re subs tant ia l ly the same a s

‘

in the ma le,

e ccept ing tha t the t ransverse bla ck band is in mos t ca ses much more deeplyindenta ted

,a l thoug h ,

in one

.

of the fema les before me the band ha s a'

more

even out l ine than in the ma le,and tha t the sem i - t ra nspa rent spo t on see

onda ries va r ies in shape, being rounder and less r eg u la r in some ; the ou t

er apica l bla ck spot in some is d isconnected a t the m idd le,thu s form ing

two i r reg u la r t r iang les ; the borders a re g enera l ly heavier , especia l ly on

seconda r ies , where the spot s inter ior ly a r e la rg er and bet ter defined,and

dot ted with black f'

pz

a r ticu la r ly towa rds the a na l ang le .

I suspected a t fi rs t tha t th is species wou ld pr ove to be All /Jew splen

De Bea uv,bu t the descr ipt ion and fig u re (I ris . Afr . et Amer . ) in

severa l respects do net t a l ly wi th the insect here descr ibed .

The accompany ing p la te, fig u r ing both ma le and fema le,wi l l fur l

nish the exa ct ou t l ines and ma rk ing s of th is exquis i te species .

The cocoons a re of c lose text ure,wi th bu t one cover ing , ova l in

sha pe , and a re firmly a t ta ched to the twig o r branch,somewha t in the

manner of “ Cy nlaz'

a j’

the co lo r is d ir ty s i lvery wh i te s t r ea k ed w i th l ig h to r d a rk brown

,and t h e ch rvsa lis is covered w i th a whit ish powd er , l ik e

in the Ca toca lae ;

Cocoons of th is mo th were found in Sou thern Ar i z ona by Mr .

Rober t Dr iver .

Pla t y s amia Poly omm a t a ,nov. sp . see Pla te, fig u re 3 .

Fema le; Expanse five inches .

The shape is lik e tha t of Ceer opz'

a

Hea d and thorax du l l bla ck,col la r pink ish - wh ite

,a t uft of red ha i r s

a t base of tho rax : abdomen du l l bla ck w i th a double row of la tera l reds t r ipes , enclos ing sma l l bla ck spots ; leg s d u l l bla ck ; antennae sma l l

, pec

t ima ted and brownish bla ck .

W ing s du l l bla ck w i th the cos ta on pr ima r ies s l ig h t ly incl ining to

g ray; no ba sa l band s,nor l ig h t abdomina l ma rg in to seconda r ies ; the

spots in the med ian field s a re sma l l and pla in wh i te wi t h no edg ing , on

pr ima r ies they form a sma l l t r iang le, and 011 second a r ies s imp ly a ba r .

Awide band ofwh i te nea r the ou ter ma r g in r uns throug h both wing s a ndmak es a decided curve towa rd s the apex on p r ima r ies

,where it is t ing ed

with pale fu lvou s ; beyond th is band outwa rd ly , the co lo r on pr ima r ies isg ray ish - black

,l ig hter towa rd s ‘

ou ter ma rg in ; the a pica l spot is bla ck ,su r

r ounded 'by d a rk g ray, then bordered inwa rd ly by a blu ish crescent edg edbla ck ,

and.

ou twa rd ly by a du l l redd ish sha d ing ; between ea ch of the ve insbelow the apica l spot , and border ing closely on the wh i te band ,

is a blu

Janua r y BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL .V.

ish crescent cor respond ing wi th the apica l one , fi l led in wi th g ray and

borderedou twa rd ly by a sha rpe t r iang le of black ; there a re five of these

ext ra spot s , wh ich d iminish in s i z e and clea rness a s they approa ch the ihner ma rg in ; the da rk g ray g round is ou twa rd ly sca l loped wi th a na r r ow

bla ck l ine,somewha t l ik e in the borders to pr ima r ies a re g ray

sha ded wh i t ish inwa rd ly , especia l ly towa rd s apica l a r ea ; a t apex a z i‘

g- z ag

wh i te l ine connects wi th the fi r s t blue crescent,and between th is l ine and

ou ter ma rg in is a du l l red spot .

Beyond the whi te band on seconda r ies the color is bla ck ish, with

d a rk g ray borders and a sca l loped black l ine , enclos ing inwa rd ly a row of

black spots , two between each ve in .

‘

The unders ide is a reprod uct ion of the upper side, wi th the co lor smore subdued ; no l ig h t cos ta l band to seconda r ies

Th is r ema rk able insect wa s l ik ewise found in Sou thern Ar iz onaby Mr . Rober t Dr iver . Thoug h a ppa rent ly a l l ied to

it d iffers so ma ter ia lly from th is and a ll the other forms of th is g roup, tha tI d id not hes i ta te to descr ibe it a s new .

New Noct u id s a nd Not es .

By JOHNB . SMITH .

Ca ly mnia aequ ilinea ,sp . nov. Expands 1% inches .

Color pa le lu teous,second a r ies s l ig h t ly pa ler : pr ima r ies wi th two

na r row, pa r a l le l pa ler l ines , one just ins ide ba sa l , and the other just ou t

s ide of ou ter th ird ; r eniform and orbicu la r la rg e, d ist inct ly ou t l ined by a

very na r row wh ite l ine,and s l ig ht ly da rk er than the rema inder of the pri

ma r ies ; seconda r ies imma cu la te : benea th pa ler , ent i rely imma cu la te.

1 specimen,Co lora do

,my co l lect ion.

Th is species ha s the g ener ic cha ra cter s wel l ma rk ed ; it ha s a sma l lbut d ist inct e leva ted cres t just beh ind co l la r

,bu t is otherwise wi thou t tuft

ing s , s l ig h t ly da rk er in co lor than the other species I have seen,it s t i l l

a s the same g enera l f a ez'

es . It d iffer s from both of theAmer ican speci esheretofore descr ibed in ha ving the pa le l ines very nea r ly pa ra l lel insteadof converg ing infer ior ly ; in other r espects it is closely a l l ied to them.

H a d en a j uncim a cu l a ,sp . nov. Expands 1% inches.

The u sua l g ener ic cha racter s : a d ist inct anter ior and poster ior d ivided

‘

crest : body and abdomen of a br ig h t g ray ; a d is t inct na r row bla ck l ine

68 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. 500 . VOL . V . Janu a r y 18811 ]

nea r the cres t of co l la r from cos ta l ba se of pr ima r ies ; crest of co l la r na r

rowly wh i te . Pr ima r ies ca rneous g ray , s l ig ht ly pa ler a t the infer ior ha lf;th roug h the cent re of the wing is a redd ish or br ig h t brownish t int more

d ecid ed a t ou ter th i rd ; the ba sa l ha lf l ine is wh i te a nd is s t rong ly and

a cu te ly ang u la ted ou twa rd l y on the med ian vein : the t . a . l ine is in

d is t inct, pa le and very st rong ly denda te,

ma rg ined ou twa rd ly a t the in

fe rior ha lf of its conrse by a na r row black l ine ; the t . p. l ine is pa le'

ind is

t inct,and sca rcely d isce rnable a t the infer ior ha lf of it s cou r se

,s l ig h t ly an

g u la ted ou twa rd ly on the venu les ; the ou ter ma rg in of the wing is g r aybordered inter ior ly by a na r row bla ck sha de

,wh ich is in turn bo rdered by

a mo re d iffuse brown l ine: ins ide of th is is a broa der d is t inct pa ler g raysha de extend ing from apex to h ind ma rg in . Reniform and orbicu la r la rg e,and confluent : they a re enclosed by a na r row wh i te l ine pa ra l le l wi th themed ian ve in benea th ,

enclos ing the orbicu la r to the upper ma rg in,cross

ing to the reniform wh ich it touches a t the mid d le,and cur ving round

tha t to the po in t o r g lace of beg inning ; the o rbicu la r proper is wh it ish ,a

bla ck spot in the wh i te spa ce between the two spots ; reniform ca rneous

wi th a d a rk er spot a lower pa r t . The ou ter ma rg in is s lig h t ly dusk y ou ter

ma rg in . Benea th , pr ima r ies da rk er a s g ra y w i th a na r row pa le ou ter

ma rg in , second a r ies pa le wh i t ish .

The 6‘antennae a re robus t w ith shor t pect ina t ions ; pect ina t ions ci l ia te.

r specimen,Uta h Ter r i tory my co l lec t ion.

My type of th is species wa s rece ived from Ft . Thornbu rg h ,and is in

per fect cond i t ion ; the pecu l ia r junct ion of reniform and orbicu la r read i lyd ist ing u ishes it from a ll its a l l ies known to me

,and it does not ag ree wi th

the descr ip t ion of the few species tha t I ha ve not seen . It is one of the

la rg es t spec ies of th is g enus , and be long s nea r the Ar cfz'

ca sect ion .

Mames t r a p r omu ls'

a ,Mor r .

Th is spec ies is refered by Mr . Grote to And r ia,and is so ca ta log ued

in his“New Lis t ” . Throug h the k indness ofMr . Tepper I have been en ?

abled to exam ine the type ; and it cer ta inly is no And r ia ; the eyes a r e round ,

not reniform a s inAna r fa,and the ent i re habi tus is d ifferent from tha t of

the la t ter g enu s : the type is a Q and ha s the ovipos itor ext rud ed ; it is

ther efor e refer able to

.

the sect ion Dz

’

a nlfiom’

a ; the specimen ha s the leg sdefect ive

,and is otherwise poor so tha t it is not sa fe to chang e the g ener ic

determina t ion ofMr . Mor r ison wi thou t fresh ma ter ia l on hand . An An

d r ia it is not for rea sons s ta ted above .

(Janua r y 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . V.

R ecor d’

of t h e Coleop t er olog y of t h e Unit ed S t a t es in

t h e y ea r 1882;

G e o . H o r n , M .

Tr a ns . Am . E721: See. X, pp . [ O I—1 64 .

Revision of the species of some gener a of Buprestidae PP.

1 0 1—7 1 1 2 . wi th pla te.

Notes on some little known genera and species of Coleoptera pp1 1 3—1 26 w i th 2 pla tes .

Synopsis of the Species of the t ribeLebiini, pp. 1 26—1 64 .

H . F . Ja y n e , M . D .

P r oc . Am. f’lz zZ. Sea XX, j une 1 882 . pp . 3 43

—3 77 .

Revision of theDermesticiae oftheU. S. pP 343—3 77, wi th 4 pl.

Jo h n B . Sm i t h ,

Tr am . Am. Ea t

-

Soc,X

, pp . 73—1 00 .

Asynopsis of theMordellidaeof theU. S pp. 73—100, wi th 3 PL

L . W . S c h a u fu s s ,‘

Amt . Soc,F r ance

,6 171 ser . Vol . I] , 1 882 . p . 4 3.

Dequibusdamcolecpteris novis, p 43

H . S . G o r h a n l ,

B rblog za Cenfr a lz'

Amer ica na 1 882

Cleridae.

E . C a n d e Z e ,

M m. L ieg e, 2nd ser . t . [X ,Rear . 1 882 .

Elaterio'

lesnouveaux, 3d fa sc PP. 59—97

D a vi d S h a r p , M . B .

S el’

em‘. Tr am . R oy a l Dublin Soc. vol. I]

,.rer . If , Dub] . 1 880—82 .

On aquatic carnivorous coleoptera or Dytiscidae. pp~ 1 794 1003

pl. VII— XVI II .

GARAB IDAE.

G e o . H . H o r n , M .

Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc. X.

C allfa’a pla g

‘

ynoz'

a’

er n. sp . Ca l“

, p. 1 39. P lz z'

lopug a ea r la nea n. sp.

Ca l p . 144 P ia /names dorm/7'

s,n. sp. Fla , p. 146 . c a eoder a semzlrul

ea fa,n sp. Ca l. p. 148 and P . sulezpenm

'

r,n. sp. Ca l. p. 1 48

After P enta gonica ad d Onota flor idana Horn .

Drop Lebia fr ig ida (=fl rs ca ta Dej . )Drop Ap r is tu s la tens Lec subs u lca tus , Dej . )Drop B lechr us linea r is Lec

'

(=nig r inus Mann. )Drop Metabletus bor ea lis Z imm amer ica nus DefDrop A-m

’

nop a lpus ca lifornicus Mot s bip la g ia tus Dej

BULLETINB RQ OKLYNENTOM: SOC .

“

VOL : V. Janua r y

Drop. Tecnophihrs chlor id ip ennis Mot s . nig r icollis Lec. and P ila tei Chd (a ll

=cr oceicollis Men .

For Onota tr ivitta ta Lec r ead“

Eiip r octus So lier tr ivitta tus Lec .

Add . to P hilophug a : P h . aema ena Lee and d rop P 11. Hornii Chd .

Dr op Ca llida cyanOp ter a Lec (decor a ,Fab) P in

'

a coder afus ca ta Dej . is a va r .

of limba ta Sa y .

Drop Cyrnirrdis‘

brevipennis Z imm. p lanip enm’

s Leo ).

abs trus a Lec (=cr i

br icollis Dej . vena tor Dej . amer iccma

Drop Ap’

enes a ng us ta ta 82. lucidu la Dej .

Cha ng e Rhombodei a Reiche to P enta gonica Sehm . Goeb. and ip es Lee to

flavipes -Lec with the syn. p a llip es Leo and bicolor Lec.

P . a ng ula ta (Rhomboder a ) Bob. is probably South Amer ican.

DSYTHSC |DAE.

Da v id Sh a r p ,M. B .

i‘

Trans : R. Dub] Soc . V .o’l II

, sei . II Dubl in 1880—82 .

Ca ni/z r z z’us p uncl zpenmr n . sp. Ca r . p. 270 ,

L a eeopbzlus f a r eulur'

n. sp. Nev. p. 290,L z

'

nr zg m'

s r

'

i sp‘

. Tex. p. 290 ,L . lermma /zr n. sp .

Tex. p 292 . Hyd’r a t ra ia s ar ew

'

p r n . sp. Ca l p 3 24 ,H compr ema r 11 sp.

La p. 3 24 , s /es r a r p zr /oa’er n . sp . p. 348, B . 05mm n. sp. Tex -

pp .

B . a’zlrer e/us n. sp . Tex. p. . 3 50 ,

B Zex a nus Tex . .p . 3 66 , CceZaméur/‘

uma

la r n . sp. U . S . p. 400 , C: inf ur r a lur 11 . sp Nev. p. 402 , Der onecz‘es

s af a r a r n . sp. p . 434 ,D por ler na lz

'

r n sp. p. 434 ,[z’ya

’r epor

f

ur a’

wermeor r

ms 11 . sp. Tex. p . 43 7 , H mieg ero

nusp , Pm. p . 4 38; H sp .

N. A. p . 439, H Zeéa fm n . sp . N. A. p . 4 39, H r erm‘a l‘or -n. sp .N. A.

p . 440 ,H ly nceu s n sp. N. A. p 440 ,

H pe/la /ur n . sp Ca n. , H egyi

pea lz'

r n . sp . Ma ss . p . 44 1 , H am‘zeur n, sp. Pa . La . p . 44 1 , H . er r/dimsn . sp. Pa .

,H . r epablfea nus n . sp. Pa.

,H s ol z

'

pa r zus n. sp . Ma ss . p . 445,

H oeeza’enta /zlr n. sp . p . 456 , H . despeefus n . sp . Can. p. 466

H perplex a s n. sp. Ca l. p. 467 , H r a y/fea r n. sp . Nev,H zhor na L

'

fu'

r

spi‘ “Ma ss. p . 478, H Za fzf r

'

on r n. sp . NA. p . 478, H r ufi la éf zr n.

sp"

ll- ex p. 479, H . manna /is Ca l. p. 484, H Ha r aj /z n. sp . Ca l . p. 485,

H . B elf r a g ez 11. sp . l ex. , l fl a’mz

‘r upes pa lpa lzr n. sp. Ca l , p . 492, Ag a éa s

perplex a s n. sp. Vanc . 11. 498, A. pla na la r n. sp . N. A. p . 503 ,

(? Q va r of r emz'

wfi‘m‘us Lee. ) A. fex a nus n. sp . Tex. p. 505, A. str -z

’

a’ulezior

n. sp. H . B . Can . p . 509, A. mums n . sp . H . B..p . 51 3 , , A. s ubf a r ca z

‘ur

n . sp Ma ss . p 51 4 , [Zyér'

ur z

'

nvwer r ur n sp . N. A. p 552, L d ra edem n .

Sp H B. p . 557, Copfoz‘omu r obr ea r ur n. sp . Tex . Fla . p. 60 1

,R /z am‘

a r

long zper n . sp Alask a , B r . Col. p. 6 1 3 , R . oér ew u r n. sp . Ca l.,R . pleée

-

J

j a r n. sp. Hermi t La k e,R a

’zr eea

’mr n. sp. Ca l p 6 1 5, R . r er zeamwn sp .

B1it . Co l. p: 6 19, Cob/maries Cr oft /mn. sp . Ca l, p . 6 26, C. r ug zpenmr n .

sp . Nebr . p. 6 28, Dy z‘z

'

r eur vexa ta e n. sp . N. W . ofN. A. p . 643 , [ fi de li

eur ma r/a t la s n. sp. N. A. p . 6 50,7H amer z

’

ea nur n . sp. Red R iver p. 651 ,

Gr apfiea’er er perplex a s n .

"sp . U , S p . 695.

LEPTINIDJE .

G e o . H . H o rn , M . D .

'

~l . c'

. p: 1 1 3 :

L ep/[m'

lla r n . g . for Leptinu s va l idus. Hor n .

SILPH IDAE14 ,W.

‘

S c h a u fu'

s s , P h . D .

Ann . Fr . vol . II,1 882

, p. 43 .

Tr z'

a r l/z r on eea’ona l/ flsic ! n. Sp,

‘

Ca l . p 43 .

LATHR IDIIDAE.

G e o i l l H o r n

Trans . Am Ent . Soc. X p. 1 1 6—1 7.

Mona a’us n . g . g ut/a la s n,

sp. both descr ibed by Leconte Da igj /ee

ffm Brogh ea r o/z'

némir n . sp. N. Ca r . p . 1 1 7 and D a ng u lieollw n. Sp

Ca l. p. 1 1 7 bothby Ho rn.

DERMESTIDAE .

H o r a c e J. Ja y n e , M .

Proc . Am. Ph i los . Soc. 1 882, XX . p ..343—3 77 .

Alfa g enus Horm'

z'

n. sp . Ca l. p. 356 , é zi‘a r oa’er Q Crotch Check

l is t ) , A. perplex a r n. sp . Nev. p 356 , A va r zeolor n. sp, Pa c. St . p. 3

Aeolpus n g . p. 3 60 , (a fter P er z'

meg a z‘

oma ) A. pr z’

ma r n. sp. Tex p. 3 61,

Tr og oa’

erma s zmplex n. sp . W St . p. 3 6 2 , _

T. .rfem a le n . sp . NMex. 1 1iz .

Ca l . Tex. p . 3 6 3 , Axmoeer ur,

n . g , p. 3 67 , (a fter Cryplor fiopa lum) A.

amer z’

ea nur 11 . sp . Tex. p .

To Dermes t es a dd elong a tus Lec , vulpinus Fab. Drop nubilus Sa y and ma ttusmum

'

nus Lin) ; per similis Cr . (not bicolor Fab and ma cula tus Deg .

(fi'

fbulp inus s igna tus Lec la r da r ius Lin) .~To Atta g enus

'

add picea s Oliv and d r op a s its synonymsmeg a tom’

a Fab, d ’

LCh

r ous , Lec spur cus -Lec r ufipermis Lec .

In Trdgoderma d rop p a llip es Z ieg l and inclusumLec (bo th ta r s a lis Mels )and pus illum

‘

Lec or na tum Sa y .

In Anthr enus d r opflauipes Lec, thor a cicus Mels and lep idus Lec s crophu

la r t de Lin , )

SOARAB IDAELG e o . H . H o r n .

1. c . X . p . 1 1 8— 1

072z'

z‘zeella s * Serv. ea lz

'

f erm'

eus n . sp. Ca l, p . 1 1 8

, (nea r.

pfz a g ur ) P lur z'

ot z'

r Leconfez'

n. sp . Ar iz , p. 1 20 .

Dr . Horn a lso unites Lichna nthe and Da sydcr a under the g ener ic name Amphiicoma * La tr . (with syn. tabl . )

Genus new to our fauna .

Mr . j ayne g ives inclusum Lec . (j une 1854) a s the name to sta y , but ta r s a lis

Mels (Oct. 1844) and p a llip es Z ieg l (Au g . 1845) a re fa r o ld er and ta r s a lyls will s tand

EU-PRESTIDAE.

G e o , H . H o r n ,M . D . 1. c .

fifela nop/z z'

la infr a r a,n . sp. Ca l. Nev. p. 105, [11 . obiur a n .

‘

sp .

Ga p ,1 06 .

To AnZ/z a a '

z

'

a a dd s a /r'

ez

'

s F a (Eu rop. spe‘

c. found in Kans . ) and

d rop z'

nor na ta Rand a enecg a s/er L . G . ) and bz'

w'

t/a la Gory g uer

ea t a Fab. )ELATERIDAE.

E,Ca n d e z e .

Mem . Lieg e ,2d . ser ,

vol . IX .

,20 . Febr . 1 882 .

Ar a/22211223 finiafa r z'

r 11 . sp . Ca l . p. 59, E/a /er vz'

ola eer'

penmlr n .

-

sp .

Ca l, p. 6 2

,117. H orm

'

z

'

n. sp. Ca l. p. 63 , E pa r /z'

tur n,sp. Ca l, p . 63 ,

Cozymbz'

fer Leeoniez’

n. sp, ,Ca l. p . 94 ,E. eleg a ns n,

sp. Ca l. p . 97

[E/a z‘

er vz'

ola eezpenm'

r'

a lr zpemz z'

r Ho rn,E; Horm

'

z'

pr a eses

Cand ; Coryméz'

z‘

es L eeon/ez'

a’zkzz zd

'

a

'

l a r Lec tes te Horn, ]

MALACHIDAE .

G e o . H . H o r n .

Tr ans , Am ,Ent

,Soc. X .

Zlfeeomy'

a‘es n . g . (a fter Da y /fer ) p ,

1 25, M oma lz’

nur n . sp. Kans,

p . 1 26 .

CLER IDAE.

S . G o r ba n i .

B io log ia Cent ra l i Amer icana 1 882.

Cyma z‘

oa’er a fex ana n

,sp ,

Tex. p ,

MORDELL IDAE.

J. B , Sn l i t h .

Trans,Am . Ent . Soc,

X . , pp . 73

P eni‘

a r z'

a lz z'

r s a /a 11 , sp. Ca l . , p . 76 , Ana rpz'

r m27zi‘a 7' zlr n . sp . Ca l,

p. 77, Mor dell zlrfz’

na eleg a nJu/a r n. sp.N. Y. p. 90 , M a /r z'

apr n . sp.

N. V, p. 91 , M p zl z'

pef mz'

s n, sp. N. Y. , M pa /Zzper n.

'

sp. N. Y. p. 92,

M n. sp . N. Y. p. 93 , M z'

ner na ia n. Sp, Tex, ,mz

'

meia n.

sp. Da . ,1M, fi r r ug zhoz

'

a’er n. sp . Ga . p . 94, M splendens n. sp. Fla . I l ls .

p. 95, 1M. flor ia’em ir n. sp. Fla

,M r ing u la r ir n. sp. Da , p. 96 , M

S t lza uppii n. sp. N. Y. , M a equ a lis n. sp, I l ls. M r uf er eem‘

. n. sp. Nev.

p . 97, M Cir/er eof a seia z‘a n . sp. N. Y p 98, M

'

a ef/z iop t n. sp Col,M

tex a na n sp Tex.

Dr op the g enus Glip a Lec . (G’. hila r is

‘

Say . is a Tomoxia . ) Ana sp is lu teicincta

Lec. s er icea Mann . ) A. nig r t’

cep s Lec, r ufa Sa y . )In rMor della d rop ir r or a z

‘

a L ec . s cutella r is_

Fab. ) linea ta Mels . ma r g ina ta

Mels) ; j ova lis‘ Lec . ocu la ta Sa y . ) obliqua Lec . lunu la ta Hellm. )To Mordellis tina a d d d imidia ta Hel . , bip la g ia ta Hel .

, intermixta Hel . , bipus

iula ta Hel .

, s ca la r is Hel .

, pubes cens Fab , bihama ta Mels , fus ca ta Mels , p ityp z‘

er a

Mels , fus coa ti a Hel . , III angus z‘

a Lec . a ttenua tor, Sa y . , d is color Mels, aemu la Lec .

Drop nig r icollis He] . tr ifa s cra z‘

a Say . ) picicor'

nis Leo . and cer vica lis Lec .

(bo rh comoda Lee . ) divisor Lec . ma r g ina lis Say . )

G . D inu n o c k .

C i rcu la t ion of blood in the la rva . of f[ydr opbz7ur (with cu t . )

PP~ 3 24—3 27

No te on Ca fog mus r uf ur pp. 34 1—4 2 .

F . H . Sn ow ,

A new Museum Pes t,Tr og oder ma fa r m/e Me ls . pp. 3 5 1

—52 .

Repor t of the Commissioner ofAg riculture for 1881 and 1882.

C . V . R i l e y .

The R ice—g rub, (Ch g /2pm fr a cby/iy g m Burm. ) H abi ts a nd na t .

h is t . ] p. 1 28,t . VI . f. 5.

The Wa ter ‘ weevil , (s sor fiopir us s implex Say.) p . l 3o ,_

t . VI. f. 4 .

The Corn bil l - bug . (Sp/l efl op/zor ur r oéu s lus Horn) p. 1 38,

t . VII I,f. 2 .

n

The C lover lea f- beet le, (P ly/10720772213“ puna‘

a z‘

us Fab. ) p , 1 7 1 .

t . X , f. 1 .

J. H . C om s t o c k ;

La dybi rd s, pp. 204— 206,w i th pla te, [Sho r t des

cr iption of the ea r ly s ta g es of the Pa cific coa s t spec ies] .BulletinBr ooklynEntom. Society .

F . G . S c h a u p p .

Descr ipt ion of th e la rva ofP a ir obur long /cor ms. Say ,vol. IV. p 56 .

Descr ipt ion of the la rva of S zfi/pfz a amer ica na Lin . vol. V, p. 2 .

On the Spec ies of p . 18.

Rema rk s on Coleop/t r aus pupa e, wi th pia te'

, p. (8.

B io log ica l note s on,

a nd descr ipt ion of the la rva of Caz/ar oma

ca lz'

a’um Fab. p . 3 3 .

C h a s . F u ch s .

Synops is of the Luca m'

a’a e of

‘

the U. S . wi th p la te and woodcu ts .

p .Zi9 57

—60

J. L . L e c o n t e , M . D .

Synopt ic table of fl/[JLZS Z ieg l . p . 63 .

G e o . H . H o r n , M . I ) .

Syn . table of Oils/50pm Dej . p . 6 3 .

Also the Synop t ic tables by Horn and Leconte of s z

’

nd zlv,Apr i

s lus IV. 43 , 44 . B lur/2mm,Ta mp/227m? IV, 53 . Euca er us

IV, 54 . Ca l/22h ,

F upr orfur , Ono/a IV, 55. B a a’z'

s fef' V. 7 . Selenopfior us

V,8. P /er or fz

'

c/lm V,1 5, 1 6

,23 , 24 , 3 1 . 3 2 , 39

— 4 2 . P og onus , P a

lr oéus 47 .T/

‘

eg/ms 48. P cf'

zg ozz a , La c/z rzopfior us , Euphor

t icus,6 3 ,

Aim /ms,P emfizg omm ,

Cof foa’er a

,P/z loxox gna p. 64 .

C O R R E C T I ON S .

P a g e 69, oth line : from bot tom read P hilophug a for Philopu g a . P a g e 70 ,

10 th line : In some copies the wo rd p a llip es Lee . is no t comp lete . Pa g . 7 1 . 1 1 111 line,

from bot tom and la s t line rea d ta r s a le for ta r s a lis . P a g e 72 , 5th line : r ea d Fab. for

Fa 1 1 th line read Ancha st us (poo r print ) .

[Febr uar 1883 . BULLETlNBROOKLYNENTOM. soo. VOL . V. 75

.P HYCIODES . Doa él .

1 . P . Ha rms u ,Sea a

’a’er . Ma le: Upperside r ed fu lvou s

,d a rk er

"

a t ba se ; br'

oa d borders of bla ck ,tha t on second a r ies

'

followed inwa rd ly bya r row of fu lvous crescents su rmounted by bla ck spots ; on pr ima r ies a

heavy i r reg u la r med ian band of bla ck and a sub—apica l pa tch of same

color ; unde rs ide of pr ima r ies lig h t fu lvous wi th a ma rg ina l row of yel lowCrescents edg ed wi th bla ck , the sub- a pica l pa tch a nd bord er s of ce l lu la rspo ts appea r th roug h fa int ly : of seconda r ies ; r ed—fu lvous w i th a ma rg ina l,rowof pa le ye l low crescents ,

. amed ian and ba sa l row of spots of same

a ll of wh ich a re enc losed by bla ck .

F ema le same a s ma le . Expanse 1 54 inch Q inch .

New Eng land ,New York

,

”

Cana da .

2 . P .Ny ct eis ,Doubleday . Jll a/e : Much the same a s the above '

the bla ck spot s on second a r ies a re fo l lowed inter ior' ly by a s l ig ht blackband ; unde rs ide of pr ima r ies pa le ye l low—fu lvou s wi th apica l and ma rg ina l pa tches of s i lve ry whi te, of seconda r ies pa le y el low,

a broad ma rg inofbrown extend ing almost to nea r apex and enclos ing the black spo ts ;

-

'

a ba sa l row of s i lvery wh i te pa tches a s a lso an i r reg u la r row of ma rg ina l.crescents of same co lor ; the med ian reg ion is a lso more or less s i lvered

Fema le same a s ma le . Expanse of 5‘151; to Is inbh . , Q 13 to 2

‘ inches . Eng land to Co lora do ,Montana

,T exa s

,Cana da .

3 . P . Ca r lo t a ; R ea l . Al a /e . Upper side much a s Nyetez's ,but thebla ck ma r k ing s heavier and fr ing es check el ed hea vi ly wi th wh i te ;under s ide of pr ima r ies a lso much l ik e Meier

'

s,bu t the g round co lor is

more redd ish and the bla ck ma rk ing s hea vier , of sec-onda 1ies g round co lorbrown with s i lvery wh ite ma rk ing s, the med ian band much denta ted .

Fema le: much l ik e ma le. Expanse of 07‘ I t“ to I 8 inch . , 9 1%to

l g inches . Sout hern tic -Western St a tes Rocky Mounta ins,occa s iona l ly

Wes t Vi rg inia .

4 . P . Th a r q s , Dr ug ) . Ma le; Upper sid e br ig h t fu lvous wi thbla ckma rk i

'

ng s r a ther s l ig h t except the border s ; under s ide of pr ima r ies_ ,pa le,

fu lvous,brown a t ou ter ma rg in except in apica l reg ion,

the heavy

bla ck ma rk ing s a ppea r th roug h, of seconda r ies pa ler wi th s l ig h t ir rora, t1ons of brown and borders of same color ,

F ema le-x muchr the same a s ma le“ Expanse I t to 1-3 inches .

-

'Uni ted Sta tes exc lud ing Pac ific Sta tes , New Mexico,Br i t ish Amer ica

,

Sou thern Labra dor,Nova Scot ia .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL .(V .

-Februa r y. 1883 ]

Van: Ma r cia . W. H. Edw. The bla ck ma rk ing s much hea

vier,

espec ia l ly from“

med ian field to ba se ; unders ide of pr ima r ies mo refu lvous .

seconda r ies much - suffused w ith brown and mot tled w ith wh ite,somet imes a

\la rg e white crescent

"

in . center ofma rg in . Expanse samea s Taa r os .

5 . P ..Ph a on ,

W. 11 . Edm. Ma le: U ppersid e, the g round

co lo r pa ler than in Tlz a r os. and black ma rk ing s hea vier , the med ian band

on pr ima r ies ye l low ish ; und er s ide yel low sha ded wi th pa l-e fu lvous

,on

pr ima r ies , on wh ich the .bla ck ma rk ing s a re very heavy.

Fema le: l ik e ma le. .Expanse ofJ‘ 1 . to Q l l inches .

Gu lf Sta tes , Texa s , Kansa s a cca siona lly.

6 . P . Ves t a ,W. H . Ea

’w Ma le : uppersid e much lik e Iva r

“

.

fil a r ez'

a,bu t the black ma rk ing s more equa l ly d is t r ibu ted ; unders ide pale

y e l low- fu lvou s , bla ck ma rk ing s s l ig ht .F ema le : same a s ma le

,bu t pa ler . Expanse of 8

‘ i t inch . Q.

I t inches . Texa s .

'

7 . B a t es ii,‘

R ea k . Ma le : Upper side much lik e Teams,black

ma rk ing s very hea vy ; under s ide of seconda r ies uniform pa le yel low, witha sub-ma rg ina l row of fa in

‘

t"

black spots .

F ema le : l ik e male . Expanse of 6‘I i: inch , Q I i

“

a 13 inch .

V i rg inia toNew York .

8 . P'

. P r a t ens is ,B efir . Ma le: resembles “B a tesii

”

on the

upperside ,bu t the g round co lor is pa ler and the black ma rk ing s a re

sl ig h ter ; und er s ide pa le fu lvou s, ma rk ed and spot ted w ith !

yel low.

Fema le is more heavi ly ma rk ed with black on the upperside, and

the med ian band s a s wel l a s the ma rg ina l crescents a re mos t ly pa levellow ; the unders id e is mor e prominent ly ma rk ed than in the ma le.

eExpanse ofma le 1% inch , off ema le 135 inch . Ca l. Or .

,Ariz .

9 ; W.

"H.rEa’

w a r a’r

-J Ma le : very'

close to the

above, the band s a nd spot s on unppersi'de ’

a r'

e pa ler , a nd“

the da rk ma rk ing s

on the under s ide a re“

mo re pronounced .

F ema le : same a s m a le. Expanse“

ofma le: '

.offema le 15“ to

13 inch . Color ado ,Rocky .Texa s

,Kansa s

10. P , O r zs eis , . 1W. H fiEa’

wa r a’s . Ma le : upperside br ig h t fu l

vous, with hea vy black ma rking s ; u riderside‘

pa le fu lvous and ma rk ed lik e“ Pra tens is ” , to wh ich both th is and t he preceding species a re very close lya l l ied . Thef ema le is pa ler , and look s lik e a . da rk

Expanse ofma le I ii to 1% inch ,offi ma le 1

131 to reninch . Ca liforn.

Sier ra s, Oreg on, Wa sh ing ton Ter r it ory .

[Febr ua ry 1883 . BULLETIN"BRO OKLYN“

ENTOM. Soc : voL. v.

Not ice of a n“ Illu s t r a ted Es s a y on t h e Noct u id aeof Nor t h Amer ica .

”

By C. V. R ILEY,M. A.

,Ph . D.

,There ha s la te ly been publ ished by John Van Voors t , of London,

Eng ,a work by the above t i t le and prepa red by Mr . Aug us tus Ra dcl iffe

Gro tef The publ isher ha s done his wo rk mos t cred i tably ,. and g iven

us fou r r a ther h ig h ly co lored pla tes of some of ou r mos t conspicuousmoths .

The text cons is ts ch iefly of second - hand ma t te r,the or ig ina l source,

wi th one except ion,not being g iven ; wh i le in the few o r ig ina l pag es

wh ich a do rn the “Essay the a u thor ha s seen fit to vent some of his -wr a th

ag a ins t the wr i ter . As the work ? is pa r t icu la r ly a dd ressed to Eng l ish ento

molog is ts among whomfll coun t some wa rm persona l fr iends, I ha ve con

cluded to publ ish a few fa cts wh ich, thoug h wide ly known here,may

no t be so wel l known abroa d . In do ing this it wi l l be unnecessa ry ei therto cr i t iciz e the loose sty le or the i rre levant po lem ics of the prefa tory

po r t ion of the volume, o r to indu lg e in its unseemly persona l i ty .

Anent the Co t ton Wo rm* Mr . G rote says , (p. 1 1 ) tha t he ha s

wa tched th is and d ifferent species ofNoctuidae, “ from the eg g to themo th

s ta g e”

and then g ives his observa tiol‘

irs which the reader is to ld a re ta k en“ from the Alabama Geo log ica l Repo r t .

"

There a re severa lAlabama Geolog ica l Repo r ts , bu t the one Mr . Grote refers to is tha t for 1875, and the na

tu ra l h is to ry, a s g iven in the “Essay”

(pp . 1 1 is ta k en bod i ly therefrom, fa u l ts and a ll, wi th one impor tant omiss ion . Th is omiss ion is significant in the l ig h t of his la ter wr i t ing , beca use it is the pa rag raph wh ichcomm i ts him to the theory of the annua l dying ou t of the species in the

Uni ted Sta tes and its annua l impor ta t ion from ‘more Sou thern count ries

a theo ry cred i ted to,

“a ser ies of observa t ions in Sou thern and Cent ra l

Alabama ’

. The theo ry wa s , however , fu l ly promu lg a ted long before** and

Anomis xylina (Sa y . ) or supposed Aletia a r g illa cea Huehn. See rema rk s ,

p . 56 of Gerri. Index and Supp l . to the Mo. Entomol . Reports. Mr . Gr ote ha s cha r a c

tere r iz ecl these rema r k s a s “d rsing enuous”

(New Check List etc . p . 33 , note ) . The

simple fa cts a re tha t my‘ Bahia ma ter ia l , thoug h more closely resembling Huebner’s

fig u res than Sa y’s mylina ,

wa s yet too poor to permit a. positive decision.

See Thos . Aflieck , Am.Ag r icultur is t , 1846 , (Vol . 5, p . D. B . Gor ham ;De Bow’

s Review,1847, (Vol . 3 , p . and W . J . Burnet t

, Pr oc . Bos t . Soc . Na t .

His t . 1854. (Vo l . 4, p .

BULLETIN“ BROOKLVNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V . Febr ua r y

is untenabl e ,s ince thespec ies , a s I have fu l ly p :oved * is a permanent

re s iden t of the Uni ted S ta tes . The na tu ra l h is tory a s g iven in the “ Essay”

is ,in the l ig h t of recent observa t ions essen t ia l ly er roneous in a ll

r espects except where it dea ls with biolog ica lp la t itudes tha t whereequa l lyt r i te if appl ied to hund reds ofother species . It fu rnishes no evidence

,and

,

indeed,there is 110 evid ence on reco rd

,tha t Mr . G ro te eve r wa tched the

d evelopmen t of any species'

fro’

m the eg g to the imag o ; and th is is ink eep

'

ng wi th'

the fact tha t ea r ly in his entornolog ica l ca reer , he confessed ly“abandoned co l lect ing insec ts, even wa lk ing

'

ca refully soa s not to bru isethe g o lden rods and purple a s ters tha t fr ing ed my pa th

’

So fa r a s

Anemia xy lma (Say ) is concerned he ha s neve r a dded'

a sing le t actin re la t ion to its habi ts not previou s ly reco rded ,

and the above confession

,tog ether wi th the evidence in his wr i t ing s and his occupa t ion

wh i le a res ident (if—

Alabama . a ll g o to show tha t no ser ious obse rva t ions .

were ever ma de by him in the field other than those made in 1 878 under

my d i rect ion.

Simi la r ly mis lea d ing is Mr . G ro te’

s s ta tement tha t he wa s ed i torof the P r a . . t r

'

ea l Enlaawlog zir‘

l“ for the fi rs t few numbers to be succeeded

by the la te B D. Wa ls lr’

. The a r t icle " Cu z'

B one ?"

cons is ts of 14 l ines ,a nd the pa per wa s ed i ted by the publ ica t ion commi t tee of the Entomo

log ica l Society of Ph i la delph ia , cons is t ing of th ree membe rs (Mr . B la k ewhom Mr . G rote ment ions

,no t beeing one of them ) wi th Mr . Wa lsh“

a s

a ssocia te ed i tor a fter the th i rd number .

On p. 1 8 of the “Essay” Mr . G rote r efers to the “

rus t df co t ton a s

a veg etable pa r a s i te ,wh ich is another evid ence of la ck of observa t ion in

the co t ton field s ince the r ust is ca used by a mi te,There 18

,on the same

pa g e, an ins inua t ion tha t the injur ies by the worm a re ove res t ima ted by

interes ted pa r t ies . So fa r a s a ny es t ima tes tha t I ha ve used a re concerned

they a re from the s ta t rs t rman o f the Depa r tment of Ag r iculture, a nd Ik now of 110 h ig her a u tho r i ty . It is

,howeve r

,on pa g e 19 tha t the mos t

r eck less a sser t ions and reflect ions on myself occu r , fo r they a ssume the

form of a persona l a t ta ck tha t is pi t iable. The only ca se ins tanced in

jus t ifica tion for the abuse is tha t the a ssumed d iscovery by Mr . Townend

G lover,

“of the a t t rac t ion presented by the g land s of the cot ton pla nt to

In a paper rea d befo re theNa t iona l Aca demy of Science las t Ma y :'

see alsomy Ann Rep . a s U. S. Entomolog is t , 1882 , p . 106 .

New Check Lis t ofN. A. Mo th s , p . 5.

[Febr ua r 1883 . BULLET l’NBROOKLYNENTOM. soc. VOL . 17. 79

themoth, etc. ha s been appropr ia ted by m wh ich is s imple fa lsehood .

Mr . G lover fig ured the'

g la nd s , bu t never wrote a'

wo rd a s to the a t t ra ct ion

of sa id g la nds to the -moth . and I wa s no t only the fi rst to s uspect this

connect ion,bu t to prove it by obse rva t ion and to d iscuss its bea r ing s

As for Mr . G ro te’

s u t te rances a'

nent Pa ris G reen,they a re s imply lud icrous

a s opposed to a g enera l exper ience in this count ry’of nea r ly a d eca de.

and wh i le I ha ve nowhere c la imed publ ic g ra t i tude a s he fa sely s ta tes,it

is t rue tha t such ba s .been g enerous ly expressed by the fa rming communi tyfor my humble effo r ts in connect ion wi th i ts sa fe and efficient ; use wh i lehis prejud iced oppos i t ion to it ha s met w i th der is ion not only from

fa rmers a nd planters bu t from every o ther entomolig s t who ha s had pia c

t ica l dea l ing s wi th insects The clos ing paper of the volume en t i t led “a

Co lony of But te rfl ies”

(wh ich fi rs t appea red in the .4mer z'

ea n lVa lur a /z'

r l

for Ma rch , 1876 ) ha s l i t t le of orig ina l i ty abo u t'

t except the s ty le ,s ince

both the fa cts and the theory had been set fo r th by Dr . A.

“

s . Pa ck a rd,

j r . ,in and by Mrf S. H . Scudde r inIt is need less to extend th is not ice. No one can reg ret mo re

than the wr iter tha t Mr . Grote shou ld so ma r his wo rk or so lay h imse lfopen to desery ed crit icism !

Wa shinggan,D. C.

, j an . 10 ,1 883 .

Atlanta (G a ) Cons titution, Sept . 20,

1878, and Scientific Amer ican,

Nov. 15, 1878.

The I nsect Fa una of the Summit of Mount Wa shing ton a s compa red with

tha t of L abr a dor , (Proc . A. A. A. S . ; Vol . XVI, p.

Dis t ribution of Insects inNew Hampshire (Chap t . XII, Fina l Repor t on the

Geo] . ofN. H . )

The pr int ing of the a r t icle by Prof. R i ley in the present pa per is

a d epa r ture from the ru les of the Bu llet in,tha t no persona l i t ies sha l l be

a l lowed in its columns . The present d epa r tu re is ma de for the fo l lowingrea sons . r s t . Mr . Grote

’

s wr i t ing s a re inva r iably of such a cha ra cter tha t

no rejo inder canbe ma de wi thou t reference to his unsubs tant ia ted persona la sser t ions . These a sser t ions to wh ich Prof. R iley repl ies a re in an

ephemera l publ ica t ion and no other method of

r ep‘

y is open to h im savethroug h the co l umns of some other publ ica t ion a nd jus t ice

,fa ir play and

d ecency g ive him the r ig ht to a r eply somewhere.

F. G. Sch'

a upp’

.

80 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . you . v. Februa r y 1888]

New Mor d e llid a e a nd Not e s .

By j ohn B . Smi t h .

Among the ma ter ia l recent ly sent me fo r d e termina t ion in th isg ro up we re severa l new species, and severa l va r iet ies

,

from loca l i t ies from.

W t h they ha d not been previou s ly reco rded ; proving thus tha t'

the

species a re very w id ely d ist r ibu ted .

Mordellistena er r atica Sp HOV

Pos ter io r t ibia wi th a s ing le, very .obl ique r idg e, fi rs t jo int . of

pos ter io r t a rs i a lso w i th a s ing le oblique r idg e. Co lo r ent i re ly bla ckcunea te ; a na l s ty le shor t . and t runca te. 2 mm. Fla .

A s ing le specimen in my col lect ion : th is species is cur iou s and

interes t ing by the s tructure of the pos ter io r t ibia e and ta r s i : the subapicalr idg e of the t ibia is ind is t inct , and the other r idg e very s t rong ly ma rk ed

is very l ik e tha t on the pos ter io r t ibia of'

Gl z’

poder ; the ca r ina a long t he

dor sa l l ine is want ing however , a nd the pa lpi d iffer from tha t of the

species o f the la t ter g enu s. Th is species should hea d the l is t of thoseplaced in th is g enus .

Mordellistena tar salis Sp nov.

Pos ter io r t ibia wi th a s ing le s trong ly ma rk ed obl ique “

r idg e .en

t ir ely cross ing the ou ter face,

suba pica l st rong ly ma r k ed ; firs t jo int ofposter io r ta rs i with two obl ique r idg es; Fo rm s tou t

,cunea te : black ;

mou th,ma rg ins of thorax and a .broa d vi t ta on ely t ra o ra ng e ye l low : leg s .

except pos ter ior t ibia pa le mm. Texa s .

A s ing le specimen in my co l lect ion. Th is species connects the

pr eceed ing wi th the o ther s of th is g enus and it shou ld fo l low immed ia te lya fter it in the l is t .Mordellistena praterisis SP nov

Poster ior t ibra a nd firs t and second jo ints of pos ter ior ta rs i each

wi th two shor t obl ique r idg es : a ll d is t inct ly ma rk ed . Body bla ck , e lyt rag o lden yel low wi th fine Sericeu s pubescence : su tu re and s ide ma rg ins na rrowly fuscou s : leg s a ll pa le. Length 1%mm .

'

Fla .

A s ing le specimen in mv co l lect ion d iffe r ing from a ll others inits g roup by t he co lor of e ly t ra : i t shou ld fo l low in the l is t immed ia te lya fter eleg a n/u lu s .

Mordellistena fusco-

atra Hel .

Of th is spec ies I found a s ing le specimen among my“New j ersey

co l lect ions : it is the firs t spec imen of the species I ha ve seen and ag rees in

a ll respects with Dr . He lmu th’

s descr ipt ion .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . Vonv. Febr u a r y 1883 3]

Col lect ing Noct u id ae in d a y t ime .

By John B . Smi th .

Some of the mo ths wh ich I ha ve a lways ta k en in abundance and

wh ich I cons idered ra ther common, seem to be very

“

poor ly represent ed

in o ther co l lect ions . and f r om the st a tement s of. the t ime and pla ce of

the ca ptu re of specimens I find tha t they were only fla ccidenta l ca ptu res

a nd not the resu l t of syst ema t icsea rch.

The termNaclu z'a’a e and the g enera l sta tement tha t moths fly onlya t nig ht seem to ha ve m is led many, a nd to ha ve prevented t he i r sea ichingin the d ay ; yet of those spec ies tha t a ppear a fter midsummer a vow la l g e

propor t ion can be found du r ing the d ay The g o lden roJ espec ia l ly l s

product ive: I have in one a fternoon ta k en fifty o r even more Ag r ot z'

s

p laza/2mm ,and a n even la rg er number ofA. r uég of/z zca , wi th its va r iet ies ,

fr zl ar a and lz er el z'

r . A'

. cla ndar z‘ma wa s more occa s iona l ly found ,a nd A.

r ed z'

mz'

cula,was found - a t t he g enera l -r a te of~one a day . A. mg r or z

’

a,I

ha ve found : in s imi la r situa t ions . Ag r ot z'

s muz a enu la , A. B ar lom'

em z'

r and

A. s aa na’em I ha ve of ten found : A. g icza

’z

'

cz r z'

a w i th its s t rong robu st body

and shor t w ing s, I never found elsewhere . Sever a l o ther s,and nea r ly

a ll g ood species I ha ve found in the same places : I neve1 pa ss a c lumpof g o lden rods

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wi thou t ca 1efu l examina t ion: sever a l spec ies ofMamesz‘m

a ndQ

Ha a’ena a re more occa s iona l ly found . l ie/{027221 a r n er is common

,

and I ha ve ta k en some very pret ty va r iet ies : Mp/zeloa’es via/a ns_

and N.

mima ns I have a lso ca ug ht , fly ing ra pid ly and somewha t a fter the

manner of some Sp7z z2zg z'

a’a e. Thr ee species of P lur za a re abundant

,and

some of the Dre/

“

raids occa s iona l ly sett le on it . Few of the enumera ted

species a re found in the morning bu t from 1 P. M. when the sun is

s t rong est unt i l the twi l ig h t appea r s, it s pays to co l lect .1 Some of the i g em

'

a’a e a re a lso to be found : L z

'

comorpfi a pitola r ,Cz

‘

enuc/z a Vzr g zmca,H a r r z

’

sma Amer icana and S t eps ” f ulvzcall zs , .I ha vefound the la t ter no where else. In ea r ly "

evening C/ema l r shou ld be

examined,Sp/z z

'

ngw a

’a e and many 11

702222s and some of the Ar a ‘z am fre

quent it . After da rk the lantern g oes to the g o lden rod a nd flower s of them i lk weed : to the la t ter

'

Geomet r idae a re a t t ra cted : I ha ve seen six or

more -on a Sing le clump of flowers .

In fine a ll flowers shou ld be ca refu l ly'

examined dur ing the daymany g ood species w i l l r epay

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the to i l expended .

On t h e occu r ence of Amph icoma .

Ex t r a ct fr om a le t ter .

I found Ainphicoma [Da s1de r aJu rs ina Lec,, wh ich ha s a lways beenvery r a re

,la st yea r in number s fro -

111 j une 1 7th to j une g oth on one of the

la rg e sa nd Dunes west ofSan Fr ancisco, wi th in a m i le of the Ocean bea ch .

I vis i ted the place th ree t imes a nd found tha t up to 10 a . rn .,wh i ls t the

c,

o ld fog g y wind wa s blowing ,bu t few were visible,a few were caug h t squa t

t ir g on the sand. When“

the 11 ind lowered some“ ha t and the sun came

ou t , doz ens of them ma de the i r a ppea r ance , fly ing 1 ery low over the

long , fla t expa nse of per fect ly clean sand .

The ir fl ig h t , l ik e tha t of va r ious Sph ing idae cons isted of very r a pidd a r ts : somet imes

,however , they wou ld fly in a long s t ra ig ht l ine, bu t

a lways w i th g rea t ra pid i ty and from six to ten inches above the sand .

Thoug h a rmed w i th a long —hand led net,I found them d ifficu l t to cap

tur e . Sever a l t imes I ca ug h t a fema le pu rsued by two ma les . Severa lt imes when ca pt ur ed on the sa nd they wou ld endea vo r to bur y themselvesou t of s ig h t . Ha ve a lways cons idered th is insect ra ther ra re, a nd th inkthe fa ct of see ing upwa rd of a hund red of them in

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a s ing le loca l i ty, the

r esu l t of a successfu l brood ra ther than owing to any g enera l abundanceof the same On j u ly l oth I vis i ted the pla ce a g a in a nd found bu t

one specimen a l ive,thoug h numerous rema ins of others were vis ible, and

seemed to ind ica te tha t the sea son,for th is species , wa s over .

E. j . Rick seck er .

Exa ct ly under the same circums ta nces Amp/aroma (Lichnanthe)Zupz

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na Lee. ha s been found sever a l yea rs on the sand in Coney Is la nddu r ing the month of j une, e i ther creeping on the wet sand nea r the

wa ter ma rk s or dea d abou t ha lf a m i le d is ta nt from t he sea . A few yea r s

a g o I found so dea d bu t per fect specimens nicely d r ied by the sun on a

sma l l sa nd h i l l .The t ime of thei r a ppea rance is ve1y l im i ted ,

a bou t two week s in

j une ; a nd ju s t a s l imi ted is the specia l loca l i ty . on the shor e nea r the

Ocean Hotel,a few hund red feet long , where the l ive specimens were

found and the dead ones jus t beh ind tha t pa r t of the shore, d r iven up the

low sand h i l ls by the w ind .

I ha ve been on Coney Island to look for them abou t fifty t imes ,bu t succeed ed only five t imes to secu re them.

I a lways cons idered these ha ndsome co leoptera d r iven by the“

windfrom the j e r sey coa st

,a s they were usua lly found a fter a heavy s torm from

Sou thwest bu t it is s t i l l poss ible , tha t they a r e ind ig enous to the Is land .

F . G . Scha upp .

84 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. 500 . VOL . V. Febr u a r y 1883 ]

HARPALUS CALIG INOSUS .

Fab

W ITH DETAIL S

BY

H . G . HORN, M. D.

It a ffords us g rea t plea su re -to p r esent to the C-

oleopteris ts among

our r eaders the above cu t,wh ich we owe to the k indness of Dr . Horn.

The same fig u re ha s been prepa red for Dr . Leconte a nd Ho rn’

s new

Cla ss ifica t ion ofCo leoptera wh ich wil l he issued in abou t a mon th .

F . G . S.

Antenae ;

Mand ible ;Labr rzm ;

Lig ul a ;Pa r a g lossae

Labia l pa lpus ;Maxil la . inner lobe,

ou ter lobe '

Ma xil la ry pa lpus ;Mentum ;

Genae ;Gu la , with the g u la r sutures ;Bucca l fissur e ;Vent r a l segment s .

Pros ternum

Pros terna l epis ternum ;Pr os ter‘fra

‘

l epimeron ;

Coxa l cavity , closed behind ;Inflexed side of pronotum ;

Mesos ternum.

Mesos terna l epis ternum ;Mesos terna l epimeron ;Me

'

ta sternum

Antecoxa l piece ;Meta s terna l epis ternum ;Met a s terna l epimeron ;Inflexed side of e ly t ron ;Ambula tor ia l .setae ;

Trochanter s

Poster ior coxae.

Femor a

Tibiae ;

Ta rsi.

[Ma r ch 1883 . B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. VOL . V. 85

PHYCIODES . Douél .

1 1 . P . My lit t a , W. [17. Edwa r ds . flf a le : upper side fu lvou sw ith black ma r k ing s s l ig h t : the unders ide is very much l ik e “Tha ros , va r

Ma rcia .

Fema le : l ik e ma le,wi th the g round color g ener a l ly pa ler .

Expanse ofma le I'é inch ,

off ema le i n}; to 1% inches . Ca l iforn ia ,

Ar iz ona,Wa sh ing ton Ter r i tory .

.12. P . Mont a na ,B e/z r . Upperside close to “ Vesta bla ck

ma rk ing s somewha t hea vier unders ide pa le ye l low fu lvous . second a r iespa ler and ma rk ed l ik e Ba tesii

”

.

Expans e 1%inch . Ca l ifornia ,Sier ra s

,La k e Tahoe .

13 . P . P ict a ,W. H . Edwa r ds . Ma le : upper side resembles

Phaon” very closely under s ide of pr ima r ies fu lvous in the med ian

field ba se,cos ta ,

a pex a nd ou ter ma rg in pa le yel low ,bla ck ma rk ing s

prominent of seconda r ies pa le yel low,immacu la te.

Expanse abou t I% inch Co lorado ,Nebra sk a

,Ar iz ona .

14 . P . Ca na ce ,W. H. Edwa r ds . Upper side fuscous , ma rk ed

and“

spotted w i th fu lvous , a s in .Mom‘a na , Beh r ; the th ird band from h ind

marg in r a ther y el low ish . Second a r ies who l ly pa le ochra ceous,a subma r

g ina l row ofbrown dots , obso lete beyond m idd le of d isc.

Benea th much l ik e ‘B a ter z'

z"

Rea k .

,bu t wants the r et icu la t ions

wh ich ornament tha t species,Expanse inch . H a é . So . Ca l.

Synop s e s of B u t t er fl ies .

W ith this number we cont inue ou r synopéis of the bu t terflies in a

somewha t d ifferent fo rm from tha t heretofore a dopted ; we sha l l present ina t abu la r fo1m the ch ief d iffer ences between the species in such manner a s

wi l l mos t r ea d ily enable the s tudent to p lace a n insect new to him if he

can a ss ig n a g ener ic loca t ion to his species . The g enera w i l l be br iefly descr ibed ha ving reg a rd mor e to thei r most evident superfic ia l cha racter tha tthe scient ific l imi ta t ion .

Fo l low ing s the synops is ther e wi l l be in ea ch ca se a B ibl iog ra phy of thespec ies, wh ich there w i l l fo l low in the order to be adopted fo r the Cabineta r r ang ement . The B ibl iog raphy is not intended to be comp lete we sha l lg ive the p la ce of or ig ina l descr ipt ion,

the work in which the species wa sr efer red to the g enu s in wh ich it is here p la ced and if poss ible some po

pu la r and wel l k nown wor k where it is figured wi l l be c i ted . For a fu l l

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v..Ma r ch

Bibl iog raphy we mu s t r efer the s tuden t to the ca ta log ues of Messr s .

W . H . Edwa rd s a nd Hermann St reck er . Refer ence to a wo rk in wh ichthe la rva o f ea ch species ha s been d escr ibed is g iven where '

the la rva is

known ,w i th the name of the food pla nt whe re k nown work s such a s

Ha r r is ’ Insects Inju r ions to Veg e ta t ion (Fl in t’

s Ed it ion l a re c i ted a s much

a s poss ible beca use best know. We sha l l a lso g ive in most ca ses a br iefnote to the species g iving its pr incipa l cha r a cter is t ics in a dd iton to those

ind ica ted in the synops is and va ria t ions wi l l be her e no ted and the view of

whoever may be the a u thor of the‘

synopsis a s to t he va l id i ty of the species ,va r iety o r the g ener ic reference w i l l be there g iven.

We hope in th is way to enha nce the va lue of the synops is t o Lepidopter is t s and to

:

g ive them in br ief the resu l ts usua l ly only obta ined by

rea d ing long descr ipt ions . j ohn B . Sm i th,Ed i to r .

VANESSA,Fabr .

In th i s a s in the a l l ied g enera the body is robust and c lothed withra ther th in long _ves t i tu re ; t he abdomen is shor t : pa lpi obl ique wel l exceeding the hea d and leng th i ly fr ing ed : an tennae w i th an elong a te, obtuselytermina te and s l ig ht ly fla t tened club. The anter ior leg s a re a s . in

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the

o ther s of this g roup imperfect ly developed . W ing s ang u la te ; pr ima r ies pro

duced. a t outer ma rg in one th i rd from a pex and s l ig h t ly so, nea r h indang le ; fr ing es between,

denta te ; seconda r ies w ith a shor t ta i l - l ik e pro long a tion a t m idd le of ou ter ma r g in. f he u sua l g roove for the recept ion of

t he abdomen.

The w ing s benea th a re des t i tute of s i lvery ma rk s or cha ra c ters and

the species a re thus rea dily d ist ing u ished from Gr apz‘

a .

They ma y be k nown a s folIOVvs

W ing s d a rk brown with a yel low or buff bor der.Antiopa ,

W 111g s t awny o r ye l lowish red with a bla ck bor der : th reebla ck cos ta l and two cent ra l spots on pr ima r ies .

W ing s d a rk br own with a br oa d yel low r ed subtermina lband on bo th and two red d ish cos ta l spo ts on p rima ries Milber ti.

V . An t i o p a ,L . Ed . Lee . 173 H a r r . 296 , fig . 1 2 1 Var Limit er -ii Fitch

3 r d Rep . N. Y. Ag r . Soc . 2 1 1 .

The va r iety ha s thema rg ina l ye l low band much wider some

t imes extend ing to nea r ly the m idd le of the wing s and a lways la ck s theblue spots wh ich in the norma l formf ollow the bu ff yel lowband inw a r d ly .

It is an abber a t ion ra ther than a va r iety a nd is found only occa ssiona lly .

The ca terpi l la r is wel l k nown and ha s . been fig u red and descr ibed by

Ha r r is . It feed s on w i l low, popla r and elm.

Expand s 3 to 35: inches . Hab. Eu rope and

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Amer ica .

[Ma r ch 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC . VOL . V . 87

V ..C a l if o r n ic a ,

B d . Ann. Soc . Ent .

“

Fr. 2,10

, 306 .

Ea s i ly d is t ing u ished by the redd ish wing s bordered w i th black . The

ca terpi l la r ha s been descr ibed by Dr . Beh r and Mr . Hy. Edwa rd s in the

Proc. Ca l.Ac. N. Sc.

Expand s 2 to 3 inches . [f a d Ca l. , Or Col .

V . Mi lbe r t i , Gd t . Bd . Lee . 187 pl . 50 ,Ha r r . 302 , fig . 1 25, fur cilla ta ,

Sa y . Ann . Ent . 2 , pl , 27

Dis t ing u ished from both the preceed ing by the broad t ransver sebuff band crossing both wing s . H a r r is descr ibes the ca terpi l la r a s common

on the net t le (p.

Expand s 2 to 2%inches, Ha d. No . and NW. U. 8,Can. .Nov. Sc.

PYRAMEIS , fI é .

Th is g enu s very c losely“

r esembles Va nessa in superficia l appea r

ance bu t the wing s a re never ang u la te . The'

ornamenta t ion of secon

d a r ies benea th tend s to become ocel la te, and in mos t of the species is so .

They canbe sepa ra ted a s fo l lows .

Ground color 0f.wing s bla ck or smok y .

Second a r ies with a yel low ou ter ma r g in prnna r ies with an

oblique fulvous band from cost a nea r ba se to hind ang le ;sever a l white spots nea r a pex . At alanta

Gr ound co lor of w ing s t awny or redd ish .

Second a r ies benea th with sever a l sma l l ocel la te spots nea r outer ma r g in.

P r ima r ies with a na r row bla ck band ent irely cros sing mid d leof d isca l cell Gayye,

Pr ima ries withou t the bla ck band in d isca l cel l bu t a bla ckspot from upper and lower bound a ry approa ching bu t

never joining to form a complete band . Carda iSecond a r ies benea th with two la r g e ocel la te spots nea r outer

ma r gm Hunter a .

P . At l a n t a ,L . Sys t . Na t . Ed . X. p . 478- (P apilio) Hb. Ver z . 33 , (Pyr a

meis ) H a r r . 294, f. 1 20 .

Wel l k nown a s the Admir a l Bu t terfly in both Europe and'

Amer ica,

and unique by the’br ig h t r edd ish complete band obl iquely cr oss ing the

pr ima r ies , and by the pa ler fu lvou s ou ter ma rg in of seconda r ies .

The la rva is wel l known and ha s been often fig u red and descr ibed .

(Har r is It feed s onnet t les and hops .

The bu t terfly is w ide ly sprea d and is found throug hou t Europe,

Amer ica and No . Afr ica . Expands 2 to 3 inches .

P . C a r d u i , L . Sys t . Na t . X ,

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p . 475, (P apilio) Doub. and Hew . Gen .

biur . Lep . 1 ; 205, (P yr ameis ) H a r r . 291 f. 1 18.

Th is and the two fo l lowing species have one g enera l s ty le ofma rk ingabove The a pex is bla ck and conta ins a subma rg ina l row of wh i te spots

and a long er wh ite d a sh beg inning on costa 1} from apex and extend ing

88 B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V. Ma r ch . 1883 ]

obl iquely the d ist ance to the ou ter ma rg in. The d isca l cel l is -more or

less ma cu la te w i th bla ck and there a re a number ofblack ang u la r blotchesso a r rang ed a s to form an inter r up ted obl ique band from the cos ta nea r

ba se to the inne r ma rg in nea r h ind ang le : the ou ter ma rg in na r row lybla ck : Second a r ies wi th a row of sma l l oce l la te bla ck spo ts nea r ou te r

ma rg in .

The la rva e (Ha r r is 291 ) a re found on the this t le,sunflower , ho l ly

hock , burdock and other roug h lea ved plant s . Expand s 2 to 3 inches .

Hub. Ame r ica a nd Europe .

P ; C a r y e ,Hb. Sam . Ex . Sehm . I, (Hama drya s ) Doub. and Hew . Gen.

Diur . Lep . 1 , 205, (Pyr ameis ) .

Differs from the preceed ing by the mo re du l l co lor of the wing swh ich never ha ve the rosea te t ing e a lmos t universa l ly presen t in Ca r du z

’

,

bV the sma l ler s iz e, and by the complete black band cross ing the middleof d isca l ce l l o f pr ima r ies .

The la rva is descr ibed bV Mr . HV. Edwa rds (P r os . Ca l . Ac. JV. Sc.

1 2 5) and feed s on l w cea e a nd Ur fz'

ca . Expand s 2 inch Ha d

Ca l. , Nev Ar i z . and Mexico .

P . H u n t e r a ,Fab. Sys t . Ent , 499, (Papilio) Doub. and Hew . Gen . Diur .

Lep . 1 , 205 ; H a r r . 292 f . 1 19 .

Resembles the preceed ing bu t is evid ent ly d is t inct from it and a ll

o thers in th is g enu s by ha ving only two ve ry la rg e ocel la te spots nea r

h ind ma rg in of seconda r ies benea th . The ca terpi l la r resembles tha t of

Cam’u z

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a nd feeds on the same p la nts . (H a rm'

s Expands 2 to 3

inches . B ab. Can .,N. S.

,Mex. and Cent r . Am

JUNONIA Doub.

The g ener ic cha ra cters a re much a s in Va ness a bu t the p r ima r ies a renot a t a ll ang u la ted and bu t s l ig h t ly exca va ted be low t ip. The

'

club .of

the antennae is shor ter broa der and much more fla t tened . The onlyspecies is

J. l a y in ia ,C r am . Sm . Abb. 1 pl . 8 ; Ha r r . 293 .

Wing s smok y ; p r ima r ies with a la r g e ocel la te bla ck spot cent red with bluenea r midd le ofma r g in ,

two redd ish spo ts in d isca l cel l and an oblique white band fromcos ta towa rd bu t not rea ching the outer ma r g in. Second a r ies with 2 la r g e ocel la te spot s

nea r ma 1g in and a na i row red d ish subtermina l band . B enea th pa le : ocel la te spot of

pr ima ries reproduced . Second a r ies with 2 sma l l ocella te Spots .

The species found here is g ener a l ly cons idered to be the va r iety comic:

and not the typica l Zam'

m'

a .

Expand s 2 to 2% inches . Hab. Mid . and So . Sts.

90 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . V. Ap r il

Another interes t ing captu re wh ich I ma de her e is “ Plus ia Octo

scr ipta , Sanborn”

,a species I be l ieve not often met wi th in the low- lands

th is specimen wa s tak en on Aug us t 23d , 1 874 .

In Aug ust I found “Omna tos tola Lintner i, G ro te h idden,the

same a s“O. R ipa r ia

”

,in the crevices

‘

bf the few ba th ing houses tha t dotthe bea ch ; th is wou ld seem to be an exceed ing ly loca l species, a s I havenot hea rd of its be ing tak en any where else .

In Aug ust a lso I took “Ag ro t is Genicu la ta , G. R. qu ite a ra re

species . Abou t the m idd le of September “ Hel io th is Spinosa e,a bea u t iful l i t t le insect

,can be found in the same loca l i t ies in wh ich “ S .

G ra phica”

abounds . At the same t ime“Ag rot is pitychrous , Grote

a nd “Ag rot is Mu ra enula,G . R . a re

on the wing and can be t a k en

in numbers these species frequent the flowers of the g o lden rod wh ichsk ir t the mea dows .

My work in th is loca l i ty wa s confined to day co l lect ing , bu t I feela ssured tha t g ood resu l ts wou ld be obta ined from a n a t tempt a t sug a r ing ,and I intend to mak e the t r ia l the fi rs t oppor tuni ty I g et .

In conclus ion I wou ld ment ion th a t the la s t specimen of “ Pier isPr otod ice Bd . L a species wh ich abou t 20 yea rs a g o wa s a lmos t a s

abundant,

a s“P. r a pa e L . is now,

bu t wh ich th is la t ter species seems to

ha ve ent i rely d ispla ced , wa s t a k en in th is same loca l i ty , on the shores

of Long ;

Is land sound . Ma rch 23 , 1 883 . Fred . Tepper .

A new C o llect ing g r ound .

In the fa l l of la s t yea r two Ca foca lq s wh ich proved to be C. Urz zyug a

Wa lk er , were tak en in mid—ocean, off the coa s t ofNewfound land aboa rd

a s teamer on its way to Eur ope. My fr iend Mr . Snel len k ind ly presentedme wi th one of them . Entomo log is ts on the ir way t o Eu rope shou ldno t forg et when lea ving land beh ind them to cont inue the i r voca t iont i l l they rea ch fer r a fi rmer on the other s ide o f the big pond . see ing tha t

species can there be ca ug ht wh ich a re not so common even in the woods .

A. W . P. Cramer .

Not e on t h e Habit s of Amph icoma vu lp ina .

Dur ing many yea rs co l lect ing I ha ve met occa s iona l specimens of

Amp/z z’

coma z 'ulp z'

na in th is loca l i ty (Lowe l l , Ma ss . ) somet imes flying bu t

oftener cl ing ing to ta l l g ra ss . Two yea rs a g o la s t summer ea r ly in Ju lyI not iced them fly ing . a s observed by Mr . Rick seck er ofA. u rs ina . in con

s iderable'

numbers a t five o’

clock A. M. over a low sandv t ra ct bo rder ingthe Mer r ima c R iver under the sha de of t rees and I suspect tha t it w i l l befound tha t o ther species a re equa l ly ea r ly r isers . Fr ed . B lancha rd .

INDEX TO VOL . Y.

B l a n c h a r d , F r e d .

Note on the habit s of Amphicoma vu ind

C r a m e r , G . W . P .

Anew Col lecting -

g round . “ f ?

F u c h s , C h a s .

Synop sis of th e Lucanida e of th e U. S

A los t loca lity

H o r n , G e o . H M . I) .

Ha rp a lus ca lig inos a s [Wood cu t with d et a ils ]

H u l s t , G e o . D .

Ses ia, Syr ing a e Ha r r . (with p la te)L e c o n t e , J. L .

, M .

Synopt ic t able ofMyers Z ieg ler .

R i c k s e c k e r , E . J.

’

On th e occur r ence of Amphicoma [ur s ina ]

R i l e y , C . V . , M . A .

, P h 1)

Notice of “An il lu s t r a ted Es say on theNoctuid a e ofN. A

S c h a u p p , F . G .

Des cr ip tionof th e la r va of Silpha amer icana

On th e species of P ter os tichus , B on

Rema r k s on some Coleop ter ou s pupa e [with p la te]Col lect ion notes .

B iolog ica l not es on , and d es cr ipt ion of th e la r va of Ca losoma ca l'idum.Fab.

R ecor d of th e Coleopt er olog y of th e U. S . for th e y ea r

Fer tile eg g s fr om a d ea d Ar ctia vii -go .

On th e occur r ence of Amphicoma [lupi-na ]

S ln i t h , Jo h n B .

Synop sis of th eNoctuid a eNotes to the Synop sisColeopt er olog ica l NotesNewNoctuid s andNotes .

INDEX.

New Mor d el lida e and Notes “

.

Uollecting Noctu id a e in d a y

Synop ses of But ter fliesgNot ice on]

T e p p e r , F r e d .

Descr ip tions of new Moth s (with p la te ) .

Habita t of lifelita ea Colon etcWI. P er dicca s W . H . Edw

Col lecting on th e sh or es of Long Is land Sound

S y n o p t i c

B a d is ter . 7

Selenophor us . 8

P ter os tichu s 15,23

, 3 1 , 39

Pog onu s . 47

Pa t r obus , . 47

Anoph th a lmus 48

Tr echus 48

Mya s 63

Olis thopus 63

Per ig ona . 63

La chnophor us 63

Also 12 p a g es of Exp lana t ions of

C a r r e c t i o n s

The pa g es of Smith’

s synop s is ofNoctuid a e a r e wr ongl y pa g ina ted a fter 19

it ou g h t to r ea d 20 and 21 not 14 and 15,and pa g es 33 , 34, 35 and 3 6

°s hou ld r ea d

3 5, 3 6 , 37 an d 38.

p . 70 For Canthr idu s r ea d Canthy d r u s .

p . 71 For H . J . Jayne r ea d H . F . Ja yne .

p . 72 E. Hornii is d imid ia tu s Lec’

.

0 . Lecont ei is p r a es es Cand .

For E. eleg ans r ea d'

C . eleg an'

s l

For Mecomy ctes r ea d Mecomycter .

For S Gor h am r ea d H . S . Gor h am .

After Cyma tod er a t exana n . sp . Tex p . a d d 134 .

p . 81 . 9th line fr om bot tom r ea d Febr ua r y 1883 , ins tea d of 1880p . 84 The name on top of fi g ur e of Ha r p a lu s ca la g inosu s is of cour se not

H . G . Horn , but G . H . Horn .

T a b l e s .

Euph or ticu s

At r anu s .

Pent a g onica

Oop tod er a

Phloeoxena

Lucanu s .

Melit a eaPhyciod es

Vanes s aPy r ameis .

Junonia .

terms (conclud ed )

OF THE

rnuklgu wutumulugaal utictg.

VOL. vi. BROOKLYN,MAY

, 1883 .

S A L U T A T O R Y

Some ten yea rs s ince there wa s formed in the Ci ty of Brook lyn,

NY. , the‘Brook lyn Entomo log ica l Society

”

composed ofmost of the

Entomolog is ts‘ of Brook lyn,New York

,and its vicini ty .

In 1 878 the society fel t itse lf st rong enoug h to beg in the publ icat ion of a “Bu l let in”

des ig ned to perpetua te the observa t ions of its members , to ma k e k nown to others the resu l ts of their stud ies and a lso to

g a ther tog ether the descr ipt ions and synopses of the g enera and speciesof both Coleoptera and Lepidoptera for their own,

and for the informa t ionof o thers .

These a ims ha ve been k ept constant ly in view and the publ ica t ionha s been cont inued to da te

,and No . 1

,of the 6 th Vo lume

,is now

presented to you . It ha s s tead i ly increa sed in fa vor and ha s g radua l lyenla rg ed its l is t of subscr ibe rs so tha t the society wh ich is now probablythe s t rong es t in po int of numbers of any of its k ind in the United Sta tesha s concluded to enla rg e it to 1 2 pa g es per number , ea ch number ha vingheretofo re cons isted of e ig ht pa g es . the subscr ipt ion pr ice to rema in a s

heretofore one do l la r per vo lume .

They des ire a lso to increa se the va lue of the publ ica t ion by g ivingmore p la tes or i l lus t ra t ions than they have heretofore been able to g ive,and to

‘

this end they d es i re the suppor t of every Entomo log is t andNa tu ral ist in Amer ica or elsewhere .

2 BUL LETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . vi . Ma y

We bel ieve it to be ma t te r of g rea t d ifficu l ty if no t imposs ible to

find any publ ica t ion wh ich in the same spa ce and fo r the same pr ice g ivesso much va luable ma t ter

,and the success tha t ou r l i t t le “ Bu l let in”

ha s

heretofore ha d encoura g es us to bel ieve tha t ou r fu t u re effo r ts to g ive fou rpag es a dd i t iona l of equa l ly va lu able ma t ter wi th ea ch number wi l l meet

w i th the cord ia l suppor t of a ll per sons interes ted in t he prog ress ofEn to

molog y. We do no t expect nor des i re to ma k e money by its publ ica t ion,bu t s imply to pay expenses : we a sk no d ona t ions nor g ifts , bu t s imply a

subscr ipt ion for wh ich we w i l l g ive you such va lue in the way ofEn tomo

log ica l info rma t ion a s l ies in our power .

In th is vo lume we sha l l have in an ea r ly number a synops iso f the of borea l Amer ica

,wi th fou r co lo red p la tes i l lu

st ra t ing a ll the species ; we sha l l probably complete ou r synops isof the ca rabid g enera

“

,and sha l l have many a r t icles on Co leopterous

la rva e and how they m a y be found and ra ised . We sha l l cont inueou r synopses of d iu rna l Lepidoptera and sha l l probably ha ve a synop

sis of the Deltoz'

a’de. Descr ipt ions of new species and a r t icles of g enera l

interes t bes ides the u sua l no tes a nd not ices w i l l be a lso g i ven a nd‘

the

a ttempt wi l l be made to render the“ Bu l le t in” va luable no t only to

the a dvanced s tudent , bu t to the beg inner first seek ing for lig h t in ou r

fa vor ite science.

The Bu l let in wi l l not be the org an of any one person,bu t wi l l

ha ve cont r ibu t ions from wel l known'

Entomo log ists , and w i l l a lso publ ishany no tes , records of captu r es, cur ious exper iences &c. of g enera l interest ,wh ich may be sent in by ou r subscr ibers .

We do now respectfu l ly a sk your cont inued subscr ipt ion to our

Bu l let in”

ih'

a id of th is work : we s incer ely be l ieve tha t you w i l l haveno rea son to reg ret any a id you may thus furnish .

Plea se send in the subscr ipt ion pr ice, to the “ Brook lynEntomolog ica l Soc iety Box 90 ,

Sta t ion W.,Brook lyn N. Y. Money

orders shou ld be ma de payable to the society a t Brook lyn N. Y.

Brook lyn, May 1883 . The Publ ica t ion Comm i t tee of the

Brook lyn Entomo log ica l Society .

4 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . May

6 ha s the ely t ra l ba nd s mo re redd ish and the thora x ye l lowish r ed

wi th a d a rk er cloud a t ba se

23 la ck s the elvt ra l ba nd s ent i rel y and ha s“

the a n te r io r h a lf of

tho ra x red and the pos ter ior ha lf black th is la t ter is an ext reme va r ia t ion,

bu t is I bel ieve a va r ia t ion merely . It wou ld be interest ing to g et a la rg eser ies of th is spec ies wi th the - view of find ing the r ang e of co lo r va r ia t ion.

Mordellistena, asper sa, Mels. No . 7 San Dieg o , Ca l. Our m os t

common fo rm va ry ing in the colo r‘

of the head and anter ior leg s and in

the depth of the bla ck on the upper surface wh ich in the specimen before

me is intense and somewha t sh ining .

Mordellistena, a qualis nobis . No . 8 Ca l ifornia . The second

specimen I ha ve seen and it a g rees in a ll respects wi th the type from

No . Il ls .

Mordenistena, conformis sp. nov. Pos ter ior t ibia w i th t/z r ee firs t

jo int of poster io r ta r s i wi thf our’

second wi th fi n e obl ique r id g es . Body

and elyt ra black ,hea d and tho ra x rufous 6 mm. Ha ér Texa s .

This a dds ano ther to those species inWhich the head and tho rax

a re who l ly or pa r t ly red or yel low and the elyt ra and body a rebla ck . The

t ibia l and ta r sa l r idg es a re exa ct ly a s in M a equa lz'

s,

and it is poss iblethoug h not probable tha t a t some fu ture t ime this wi l l be a ccounted onlya va r iety of the pr eceed ing . As species g o now th is is ent i t led to rank

a s such ,2 specimens Numbered 9 and 10 .

Mordellistena comata, Lec .No. 1 1 F lor ida . Th is specimen is l ik ethe type of eoma fa the pubescence is pa le and the co lor of the head andthor ax is of a pa le br ick r ed . M pz

’

ez’

eor m’

s and M eer viea lis wh ich I ha verefer red a s synonyms of th is species ha ve the pubescence d a rk er and thered of the thorax mo re intense.

Mordellistena,morula, Lec. No. 1 2,D. C. and 1 8 C01. These

specimens have the pubescence pa le r than any I ha ve heretofore seen

Mor dellistena, hir ticula sp . nov. Pos ter ior t ibia with Ibr ee,firs t

jo int Of pos ter ior ta r s i wi th t/z r ee second wi th fwo obl ique r idg es : Bodyblack

,elyt ra fuscous , densely covered wi th pa le cinerous pubescence, ex

cept a scu tel la r space, a na r row med ian and a somewha t broader subapica lfa scia wh ich a re na k ed the med ian fa scia in one of the spec imens is in

complete Benea th the body is c lo thed wi th ra ther coa r se and long ha i r .

3 to 4 mm. Texa s . La . 2 specimens . 1 4 and 1 5 .

Obvious ly d is t inct from a ll the other species by the a r rang ement ofthe pubescence and ma rk ing s .

[Ma y 1883 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . 5

Mordellistena rufescens nobis No . 1 6 La Ag rees in a ll respect s

w i th the type in Dr . Horn’

s Co l lect ion.

Mordellistena, unicolor Lec . NO . 1 7 Da c . Th is is a pa le form of

the species which var ies from bla ck to pa le ye l low I suceeded la st sea sonin co l lect ing a g ood ly ser ies showing many Va r ie t ies .

Mordella immaculata, sp. nov. Term ina l jo int ofmaxi l la ry pa lpibroa d

,secu r i fo rm Slender ent i rely bla ck su tu re na r row ly clothed wi th

wh i te pubescence, else imma cu la te . 6 mm . H a d. D. C. No . 1 9.

Th is species is the mos t s lender of those in th is g enus and is

rea d i ly d is t ing u ished from the others by th is cha ra cter The form of pa lpia l lies it mos t nea r ly to_

z'

nsu/a ta .

Mordellistena, aethiops nobis , No . 28 29 Co] . Neb. Ag ree in

a ll respect s with my types .

Mordellistena aemula, Lec . No. 2 2 Kansa s . The second specimen

1 ha ve seen. Rea d i ly recog niz ed by its la rg e si z e and mot t led e lyt raMordellistena suturella Hel NOS 25 26 C01 D C These

a re the firs t specimens o f the species I ha ve seen. The ta rsa l r idg es seemind is t inct

,and I a t fir st thoug h t the specimens to be a et/z z

'

ops , bu t the

su tu r a l a nd ma rg ina l pubescence -may be r el ied upon to sepera te the two

by super ficia l examinat ion.

SYNOP SES OF BUTTERFL IES .

Limenit is ,Fa h r .

Hea d na r rower than thora -x eyes la rg e prominent pa lpi modera t e

,a l i t t le long er than the hea d la st joint much shor ter than the pre

ceed ing . obtuse antennae nea r ly a s long a s .the body , insens ibly enla rg

ing into an elong a te club wing s w ide, a lways d est itu te of ocel l i or ta i ll ik e pro long a t ion .

Wing s fu lvous with bla ck nervures misippus.Wing s bla ck .

W ithou t White band on wing s

W ith white t r ansverse band on pr ima r ies fa int

W ith white t r ansver se band comp lete on both,wing s .

A subma r g ina l row of blue lunules fol lowed by a r ow\ofr ounded fu lvous spo ts on prima ries

A subma r g ina l r ow of white lunu les on pr ima r ies ; fu lvousspot s wanting .Weidemeyeru.

Tr ansver se band s wit h a yel lowish tinge, apex and outer

ma r g in nea r ly to hind ang le fu lvous

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1 .

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Mi s ip p u s Linn. Mus . Lud . Ul r . Reg . p . 264 (Papilio) ; Fahr . Svs t .

Ent . 481 (Lime-mitts ) H a r r is fig . 109, Dis ippus , G od t .

Upper s ide fu lvous w i th edg es and nerves bla ck "

; ou ter edg e of

black conta ining row of whi te lunu les . Awh i te spo t 7} up cos ta l bandof fo rewmg and 3 o r 4 in a bla ck t r iang u la r space 3‘ up cos ta . H ind wing swi th na r row bla ck band from inner to ana l ma rg in beyond midd leUnder s ide fu lvous pa ler on tip of fore and on h ind wing s . Two rows of

whi te lunu les in ou ter edg e ofbla ck , the ou ter sma l lest . Antennae blackpa lpi bla ck wh i te in front , body black with la t era l wh i te. La r

'va on wil

low, (Ha r r is

Expands 3 to 3 inch . U. S. Ea st of Rocky Mts .

Va r . F l o r i d e n s is . Streck er , B u tt . and Moths N. A. p . 143 ; Eros , Edw .

G round co lo r much da rker zsame below a s above ; an edg ing of

whi te spo t s to bla ck med ian band on seconda r ies beneath .

A knowledg e ofMr . St recker’

s types shows hisflor z'

a’cns z

'

x and Mr .

Edwa rd s er as to be the same. It 1s undoubted ly a va r iety of mz'

s z'

ppur .

Flo r ida .

Var . Obs o l e t a ,Edw . Pa p . II, p. 22 .

Same a s mis z’

ppu s , bu t with the wh i te spo ts wi th in black band

benea th on second a r ies . Ar iz ona , Lc‘

mg Is land .

Va r . H u l s t ii , Edw. Pap . II, p . 17.

As oésoleta,bu t w i th bla ck t r iang le and spots wi th in want ing .

ar iz ona .

Va r . Ni g r a ,St reck . , But t . and Moths . N.A. p . 143 .

B la ck replacing fu lvous of upper surfacer.Va r . P s eu d o d o r ip p u s , St reck . ,

But . and Moths . N. A. p . 143 .

Subapica l t r iang le and bla ck med ian band of seconda r ieswant ing .

Of the aboveflor z’

a’em z

'

s and Huls t zz a r e probably the only g ood

va r iet ies,the rest being ca sua l va r ia tions or aber ra t ions .

2 . U r s u l a ,Fab. Ent . Sys t .. 3 , - 1 , p. 82 . As tyamx, Fab. Ephes tion, Sto l l .

W ing s black or bla ck ish - brown above with two rows of blu ishlunu les nea r ou ter edg es . W ith in these a band of la rg er r usset and bluespots ; the russet preiza iling on fore wing s . Benea th co lor more brownishblack band on ma rg ins row of lunu les a s

'

above inner band of spo ts

a ll‘

r usset . Two russet spot s nea r base of for e, 4 nea r and a t ba se of h indwing s . W ing s especia l ly the h ind ones g enera l ly with sheen of blue.

8 B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . \I Ma y

No t e s on s ome Se s iid ae

‘

Bv Geo . D. Hu l s t

Bembeoia Marginata Ha r r Aug us t 26 th 1 881 , I was in a l i t t le field :

g rown up in b1ia r s nea r my home -1n Brook l y n when I not iced wha t a t

fi rs t seerne'

l to be a common ye l low hornet Ha ving some su spicion ,

I ca ug h t it , a nd found it to be a fema le ma r g rh am,an insec t wh-ich a yea r;

befo re , (it being then unknown to Mr .

' Hy . Edwa rds and the Brook lynLepidOpte ris ts) , I ha d ca l led Sea l /

rfl a n/per . Between the above ca ptu r e

and Sept rot h ,when I took the l a s t

,I captu red a l tog ether about 75

ma les and 60 fema les and ma d e the fol lowing observa t ions . The moths

emerg e from pupae d u r ing the ea r ly pa r t of t he d a y a nd c l imbing up the

plant s nea r a t hand g enera l ly lie exposed to the-

sunsh ine on the uppe r

su r fa ce o f lea ves . The ma les begin to fly f rom 2 to 4 o’

clock in the a fter

noon ,seek ing fo r thefema les wh ich rema in a t rest . The, ma les fly wi th

very g rea t r apid i ty up and d own the paths among the br ia rs , r esembl ingthe mos t ra pid ly moving fl ies in .flig ht, They a re s t rong ly a t t ra cted

by the fema les I found a vi rg in fema le,

and wa s able to ca ptu re

in one a fternoon 2

7 ma les a t t ra cted to her. The s'

er’

ces'

rema in in

cortu over nig h t , o r a t lea s t t i l l la te .ih the evenrng : W i th the ea r ly sunn

sh ine the fema le beg ins her fl ig h t for the purpose of lay ing her eg g s .

These a re a lways in my obs erva t ion la id on the s tand ing blackber ry bothwi ld and cu l t iva ted . The fema le fl ies s lowly , is no t ea s i ly d is tu rbed in

fl ig h t , a nd is W i thou t d ifficu lty ta k en in a cyanide bo t t le In laying here gg 3

,she a l ig hts on the upper su rface of a blackber ry lea f old or young

h ig h o r low,ind iscr imina tely, for a moment , s tand s flu t ter ing her

wing s and so s tands on t ip toe— then moving sid eways and bend ing her

abdomen a round the edg e of the lea f she d epos i ts a s ing le eg g benea th,

then fl ies on,a s a r u le only a ya rd or two

_then l ig hts a g a in. I

, saw the

fema le o ften l ig h t on'

the lea ves of other plants , bu t she immed ia telyI

leftthemwi thout la y ing . They a re very r a relys een a t their work a fter IO

o’

clock . The ma les a re qu iet d u r ing the morning ,res t ing on the top of

the lea ves,and on being d istu rbed fa l l tothe g round s imu la t ing dea th

Bo th ma le and fema le rema rk ably r esemble cer ta in hornets,and

ma k e a du l l humm ing sound in fl ight .The eg g of the mo th

“

is perfect ly ova l in shape, and smooth under

a h ig h ma g nify ing power . I k ept eg g s under ord ina ry cond i t ions, bu t

they ha d not ha tched by mid winter , when a sweeping , (the bane of a ll

wel l o rdered s tudents ) ,“

swept them mto the fi re . In the field none so

fa r a s I cou ld see ofmany e xamined , were ha tched when the leaves fel l

[Ma y 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . 9

in la te a u tumn .I wa s not able to find the la rva o r pupa and thoug h I

exam ined sco res of bla ckber ry canes,both o ld and young , wa s not able

to find one bur rowed . And t houg h nea r ly every lea f ha d one or more

eg g s under it , I wa s able to d iscover no. d iminu tion of hea lthy canes the

next summer . My idea wa s tha t the eg g s fa l l wi th the lea ves in Au tumn,ha tch in the spr ing , a t tack the new g rowing canes

,and the la rva e l ive

very nea r or be low the sur fa ce of the g round .

La s t yea r in the same fie ld I took on ly two specimens .

Prof. C. V. Z’l iley ofWa sh ing ton D. C.,in the 6 th report of In

sects ofMissour i pp . 1 1 I f - I 1 3 . wh ich he ha s k ind ly sent me, g ives from

r eports r eceived from cor respondent s and per sona l observa t ion,a h istory

of wha t Mr . Hy . Edwa rds ha s determined to be th is same insect . He

g ives a descr ipt ion of the la rva a s wel l a s the ima g o under the name Tr o

cfi z'

lz’

um r uéi. The observa t ions of his cor respondents do not a g ree withmy own . Mr . Wm . Sa under s of London Ont . wr i tes tha t the eg g is la idupon the cane

,on a spa ce between two g ird l ing s made -by the jaws of the

insect s . Th is g i rd l ing is cer ta inly an anoma ly ,if not a s wel l an im

possibrlity among the Lepidoptera . Ha r r is says “the eg g s a re la id s ing ly

on the s tem nea r a lea f or sma l l twig . I saw the fema le ovipos i t cer

ta inly over a hund red t imes,and never saw her lay her eg g , o r a t tempt to

lay it . any where bu t on a lea f. Severa l co r respondents a lso wr i te Prof.R i ley their canes wer e larg ely dest roved by the la rva wh ich wa s pa r t ia l lyg rown when winter set in. In the ca se of hund red s of eg g s in the field ,

and la id by impr eg na ted fema les in confinement,I never k new one to

ha tch befor e w inter a ll ou ts ide fel l to the g round w i th the lea ves . Isoug h t wi th the most pa t ient ca re for canes showing s ig ns of beingbu r rowed bu t never found one ; some ca ses wher e I found a virg in fema leI examined every cane with in a ya rd of the place. Of cou rse I must ha vemissed my object however . The d ifferences I do not pretend to reconci le.

There is much va r ia t ion in the s i z e and co lor of the specimens a s

wel l a s in the sexes . The ma les va ry from 7 to 1 3 l ines , the fema les from1 2 to 1 7 l ines in expanse . Some ha ve very much mor e ye l low on the

thorax and abdomen than other s , the fema les on the a vera g e ha ving the

mos t . Some of these la t ter have the la s t thr ee segments ent irely ye l low.

The type offla vz'

pes is one of these, and“

st rong ly d iffers from the typica lma r g ina r

‘a . I a lso secured a va r iety wher e the ye l low of ma r g z

'

nam is

r epla ced by a lmos t clea r wh ite . The ma rk ing s a re a lso not so heavy,and a re obso lete on the anter ior segments of the abdomen and nea r ly so

on the thora x. The wing s la ck the russet sha d ing , and on the coxa e and femora wh i te t a k es the pla ce of the yel low ofma r g z

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na ia . Mr . Hy . Edwa rd s

10 BULLE'

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told me he wou ld wrthou t anyth ing bu t the ima g ines to g o by , look up

on it a s a clea r ly d is t inct species bu t a ma le Came to a vi rg in fema lema r g r

'

na fa in c’

onfinement and I fee l cer ta in it mus t be a va r iety only . Th isva r iet y I wou ld ca l l B embecz'a Aléz'coma . Of it I took and 1 Q , inBrook lya . v,

Sesia, acerni, Clem. Th is moth thoug h qu ite common in many

pla ces is not often ta k en by col lectors a s it ha s g eneral ly flown befo re it islook ed fo r . In the mos t of ca ses it emerg es soon a fter sunvrise in the

mo rning and fl ies a s soon a s the wing s a re expanded and d r ied wh ichta k es bu t a few minu tes a fter emerg ing from the pupa . A cu r ious fa ctis tha t th is moth fl ies by nig ht a s I ha ve had in the evening

.

severa la t t ra cted into my room by the l ig ht . I ha ve never a fter long cont inuedobserva t ion seen the sexes ma ted o r the fema le laying its eg g s , and am

very s tr ong ly of the opin ion tha t these th ing s ta k e p lace dur ing the nig h t .Mellitia, cucurbitae, Ha r r . Th is moth appea rs On Long Is land

sho r t ly a fter j u ly r s t Dur ing the summer of 1 882 I captu red some 30

specimens abou t a sma l l bed of summer squa shes in a neig hbor’

s g a rden.

The moths fly d u r ing the day be ing mos t a ct ive d ur ing the hot tes tsunsh ine and qu iet in the ea r ly mo rning . I ha ve seen only two pa i rs ma tedand th is wa s between 2 and 3 RM. The f ema le lays her eg g s morningand a fternoon most ly on the s ta lk of the p lant jus t below the g round .

She extends her abdomen in the crack of the g round abou t the s tem of

the plant and the most of the eg g s I ha ve seen were from 3: to an inchbelow the su r face . Often however they were la id a foot above the g round ,and

' in a few instances were observed upon the pet io les of the lea ves . The

eg g is ova l and of a du l l red co lor .

In compa r ing my specimens I find , a s w i th other a con

sider able va r ia t ion in appea rance . The ord ina ry orang e co lor is mo re

ma r k ed 1n the fema le than in the ma le. One fema le ha d the body a lmos twho l ly bla ck . In some specimens yel low ta k es the p la ce of orang e , and

in one fr esh ma le the abdomen is a lmos t wh i te and the fr ing es of the leg s ,ord ina r i ly or ang e , a re a very l ig ht yel low .

I a lso observed the insect feed ing upon the flowers of the cu l t iva ted onion .

The la r va is very des t ruct ive to the ea r ly summer squa shes . The

eg g s ha tch and the la rvae a t tack just a s the fir st of the fru it approa ches maturity . And in this ‘

ci ty and the count rv immed ia te ly abou t, the

p lants a lmos t wi thou t except ion , in Aug us t suddenly w ither,and d ie.

The la ter ma r row and Hubba rd squa shes escape , but these a re p lantedla te for the fa l l and w inter ma rk et

,and the plant s a re ha rd ly ou t of the

g round by the t ime of the appea r ance of the insects.

12 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VI . Ma y

Ed it o r s Dep a r tment .

(I nthis dep a r tment will be br ought shor t notes fr om a ll sour ces , extr a cts fr om

cor r espondence, hints , quer ies , cr iticisms and the lik e, and anyfa cts of inter es t tha t our

s ubs cr iber s or cor r espondents may s end to us willfind a pla ce her e. Editor s . )

Pr eserving Duplicates. One of th e d iffi cu lties a co l lector of co leopt era h a sto con t end with wh en he ma k es la r g e col lect ions is to p r ovid e r oom for a ll h is

d up lica t es and s t il l h ave th em convenient and per fect wh en h e want s them.

P inning th em t a k es t ime,labor and pin s ; r et a ining th em d r y un s et ma k es a

br ea k a g e a lmo s t cer t a in befor e th e ins ect s can be pinned and th ey r equ ir e ver yca r efu l h and ling k eeping th em in a lcoh ol mixes th em up so much th a t t h ey

cannot be convenient ly g ot ten a t and wh en th ey a r e r emoved th ey h a r d en r apid ly .

A modu s open to none of. th ese obj ect ion s and wh ich we h ave thor oug h lyt es t ed and u sed for two yea r s is to p r es er ve th em by soa k ing th em for a week or

mor e in a fluid p r epa r ed a s fol lowsDis s o lve 100g r ammes a lum,

25 g . common sa lt 12 g . s a lpet r e, 60 g . pot a sh

and 10 g . a r s eniou s a cid in 3000 g . boiling wa t er . Filt er th e so lu t ion and wh en

cooled a d d in th e p r opor t ion of 10 lit r es of th e fluid,4 lit r es g lycer ine and one

lit r e met hy l - a lcoho l . At th e end of th a t time th e ins ect s ma y be t a k en ou t and

d r ied in th e a ir th e fluid evapor a t es ver y s low ly and it t a k es s everal d ay s befor e

it h a s a l l .d isa ppea r ed , bu t wh en it h a s evapor a t ed your beet le r ema ins soft and

flexible for y ea r s , can be h and led without d ang er of br ea k a g e and p inned wh en

d esir ed , sent un set a ll over th e wor ld and can be u s ed wh en it r ea ch es you r

cor r espond en t eit h er a s a cabinet specimen or for d is s ection .

Sh oul d th e beet les loose in appea r ance , become d ir ty , or it be d esir ed to

h a r d en th em ,a benz ine ba th w1ll clean th em and will r emove a l l t r a ce of th e fluid

and th e beet le w il l become h a r d ened . Our own col lections of dup lica t es a r e a ll

pr es er ved in t h is way , th e species being k ept in sma l l,tig h t pa st eboa r d boxes .

ea sily excluding Anthr enus , r ea d y for r efer ence a ti

a ll t ime and compa ct many

th ou sand specimens being k ep t in th e s ame d r awer .

BookNotice,For th e benefi t of th ose wh o d esir e to k now of a l l th e new

Species publish ed wew0u1d ca l l a t t ent ion t o a paper on “ TheMoths ofNewMexico”

by A. R . Gr ot e M. A.

, which r ecent ly appea r ed in a Lond on per iod ica l , th eAnna ls doMa g a z ine of Na tur a l His tory (Janua r y 1883 pp . 49 - 58) It cont ains a

list ofNew Mexican species col lected by P r of . Snow . Q uite a number of new

sp ecies a r e d escr ibed and one new g enu s , Oopimames tr a ba sed on the Eur opean

TMamés tr a br a s s icce and a new species , occidenta . Ap r opos of this g enu s we r e

col lect r ea d ing on ly a few d ay s a g o in Her r ich - Sch a effer abou t a s fo l lows “ it

wou l d be ju s t a s unwar r anted and non s ensica l to cr ea t e a new g enu s for br a s s icoe

beca u se for sooth it h a s a claw a t th e end of th e t ibia”

.

We wou ld a lso ca l l a tt en tion t o th e fa ct th a t so g ood an au th or ity a s Led er er

d id not consid er br a s s icce a s d is t inct fr om Mames tr a . Th e pr oof of cou r se cou ldnot be r ea d by th e a u th or and a s a neces sa r y r esu lt such er r or s a s Sp amgmia for

Sp r a gueia occur . J . B . S.

(June 1883 . B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . 13

s SYNOP TIC TABLES OF 00LEOF TERA.

STENOLO PHUS , Dej

For the g ener lc cha ra cters We refer ou r Rea ders to Horn’

s paper“ On

Ill e g enem of Ca r abid a e. Tra ns . Am. Ent . Soc . TX,1 83 .

The synops is of the spec ies is a fter Leconte’

s Synopt ic Table, Proc.

Ac . Ph i la . 1868, pp. 3 7 6—3 79.

Bod y s tou t , thor ax bu t lit t le.

na r rower than ely t r a , front and midd le ta r si C? broa d ly d ila ted , scu tel la r s t r ia long .

Sides of thor ax br oad ly fla t tened , sca r cely reflexed ; bla ck , not ver y shining , fi r s t

joint of antennae, tibiae and t a r si br ownish 1, carbonarius ,

Sides of tho r ax less broa d ly fla t tened , more s t rong ly r eflexed ; piceous bla ck , shining ,ba se of a ntennae,

'

ma r g in of thor a x, epip leur ae and leg s br own,ba sa l impression

of thor ax feebly and Spa r sely punctured 2, spr etus,Q id es of thor ax na r row ly ma r g ined, ma r g in no t r eflexed .

Labia l pa lpi of 07‘ fusifo rm.

Piceous with br a ssy lus t re , ma r g in of thor ax , a nd e ly tr a tes t a ceous , ba se of an

fennee and leg s more or less brown,thor ax subqua d r a te

,ba sa l a ng les nea r

ly rectang u la r , rounded a t tip, impressions finely punctured and r ug ose .

3. limbalis.Labia l pa lpi of C? fla t tened or imp ressed benea th .

Leg s and ba se of antennae testa ceous o r brown,ba sa l impressions of tho r a x with

a few sca t tered punctu res . Bla ck shining , ely t r a piceous or test a ceous ,

s lig h t ly ir idescent ; thor ax feebly na r r owed behind , hind ang les obtuse r ounded

,bea d of la ter a l ma r g in pa le fuliginosus ,

mg s and ba se of antennae fer rug inous , ba sa l impressions of thor ax rounded no t

punctu red .

Bla ck shining , ely t r a s lig h t ly ir idescent , ma r g in brown ; thor ax with the la t

e r a l bea d brown,feebly na r rowed ang les much r ounded , ba sa l

impression,r ounded , impunctu red . 5, plebejus,

Piceous shining , sides of e ly t r a and d isc of thor ax frequent ly fer rug inous , thorax feebly na r r owed behind , hind ang les no t a t a ll appa rent . 6 . conjunctus,

Body more s lender , thor a x evid ent ly na r rower than the ely t r a , front ta r si of 07'moder a tely d ila ted , four th joint deeply bilobed , e ly t r a w ith long scu tel la r s t r ia

,

more or less ir idescent , ba se of antennae and feet pa le , hind ang les of thor a x obtuse

r ounded .

Ely tr a more finely s t ria te,midd le t a r si of (f' w ith two rows

'

of squamiform papillae .

St r iae deeper towa rd s the t ip .

B la ck ish with the ma r g ins pa ler , thor a x wid er th an long , sca rcely na r rowed

behind,ba sa l impressions broa d , very feebly punctu red 7, anceps,

Ely t r a bla ck with na r row pa le ma r g in, thor ax sca rce ly wider than long , na r rowed behind , ba sa l impressions fa int , feebly punctured ,

d isc yel low with a

la r g e somewha t bilobed bla ck spot (ely tr a l st r iae deem than in the preceed

ing and the next Species ) 8, cincticollis,

14 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. 500. VOL . VI . June 1883 ]

S tr iae no t d eepe r towa rd s the t ip . Benea th a nd hea d bla ck ish e ly tr a , thor ax ,

a ntennae a nd leg s tes ta ceous ; thor ax w ider tha n long , na r r owed beh ind ,

ba sa l impressions na r r ow not punctu red , ely t r a with fa int d usk y c loud be

hind the midd le . 9. unicolbn

Ely t r a more d eeply s tr ia te , s t r iae d eeper towa rd s the tip ,mid d le ta r s i of Q7' withou t

r ows of squamiform'

papillae.

La r g er , bla ck ish with the ma rg ins pa ler , thor ax wid er tha n l ong , W i th the ba s a l

imp ressions broa d , finely punctured 10, flavipes,Sma l le r bla ck ish ,

na r row ma r g ins pa ler , thor ax sca rcely wider than long , ba sa l

impr essions broad , spa rs ely bu t leSs finely punctu red 11, ochropezus,

Thor ax tes ta ceous , hind ang les more rounded,ba sa l impres s ions spa r se ly punc tured ;

ely t r a ir idescent bla ck W ith very W id e tes ta ceous Side ma rg in . 12d issimilis _

Body elong a te a nd linea r , head aswide and nea r ly a s long a s the thor ax , fr on t t a r si o f

07' modera tely d ila ted , midd le t a r si s lig h tly d ila ted ,

thorax na r rowed beh ind

w ith fla t tened rectang u la r ang les e ly t r a with longr s cu te lla r s t r ia pa lpilong er a nd more pointed than in the o ther g roups of P hilodes , Lec .

Ely t r a ea ch with th ree d is tinc t rows of dor sa l punctures . Tes ta ceous , head a nd

pa r t of ely t r a d usk y ba sa l impressions of tho ra x la r g e , d eep , no t punc tur

ed,bod y d ep ressed , eyes sma ll 13. alternans.

Ely t r a With the rows of dor sa l punctu r es obsolete, only the pos ter ior puncture of the

2d s t ria obVious . Da rk brown, thorax pa ler , with ba sa l impres s ions les sdeep , bu t a lso no t punc tu red . Body less d ep ressed eyes la r g e r and more

p rominent . 141 .

“5311313

Species 4 , 5, 6 , 7 , 10 h ave the labial pa l-

p i d‘ fla t tened or impressed benea th , the re

ma ind er have them fusifo rm.

B ib l i o g r a p h y .

1 . ca rbona r ius Dej . Sp . IV, 398. Mid d le and Southern Sta tes —7.5mm.

2 . sp r etus Dej Spec . V,845. Fla. G a .

—6 .5mm .

3 . limba lis Lec. ,Pa cific R . R . Survey , 47 pa r . IX . 1857, App . 1

, p ,28. indis tinctu s ,

Mot s ,Bull . Mosc.

‘

1859. II . 134, Ca l. Or .- 7 mm.

4. fulig inosus Dej . Spec . IV, 423. ver s icolor Kirby , Fa un . Am . B or . IV

, 46 .

fus cipennis Lec . Ann. Lyc . IV, 4 10 . N. Y.

—7—7 .5mm.

5. plebej us , De] . Spec . IV, 424. va r . imma t fus ca tus , Dej . ibid . 426 .N.Y. ,N] .

6 . conj unctus Sa y , (TrechusyTr ans . Am . Philos . II, 90 , mis ellus Dej . Spec . IV, 46 7

r otundicollis , Ha ld . Proc . Ac. Phila . I , 302 ; lugubr is , H a ld . ibid . , r otunda tu s ,

Lec . New Spec. Col . I , 1 7 . From the At lantic to the Pa cific . 3 .5—4 . 5 mm.

7 . ancep s , Lec, P a cif. R .R . Survey , 47 pa r . IX , 1857. App . 1 , p . 28. r otundicollis ,

Mot s ,Bu l l . Mose . 1859. II

,1 35. C a l . Or . Nev.

—6 mm ..

8. cincticollis , Lec . Proc . Ac. Phila . 1858, p . 60 . On the Color a do nea r the Gila .

mm.

9 . unicolor , Dej . Spec . IV, 4 1 1 . Pa cific Sta tes . mm.

p..

0 . fla vipes , Lec . Proc . Aca d , Phila . 1858, p . 60 . Ca l . Or . mm.

16 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . June

PSEUDOMORPHA,Kir a .

Synopt ic table . by Geo . H . Ho rn,M. D.

,

Ely t r a d is tinc t ly na r rower pos ter ior ly .

Ely t r a with r ows of coa r se punctures forming nine quite reg u la r s t r iae. Hea d and

tho rax redd ish ,el y t r a piceous excrucians.

a

Ely t r a nea r ly smooth , punc tures obsolete, colo r ent irely piceous . Cronkh1te1.Ely t r a pa r a l lel .Ely t r a with moder a te punctures ir reg ula r on the d isc, forming s t r iae a t the sides .

Behr ensi.

Ely t r a with moder a te punctu res , confused on the d isc , finer a t the sides and forming

s tr iae, in a d d ition a row of la r g e d or sa l punctures , 9—10 in number nea r the su

ture angust at a .


P . emcr ucians , Kirby ,

- Tr ans . Linn . Soc . 1825, p . 10 1 . pl . 3 , fig . 3 . C a . S . C . m .

P . Or onlehitei, Horn. Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 186 7, p . 151 , Owens Va l ley , Ca l .—8mrn .

P . B ehr ens i, Horn . Tr ans Am . Ent . Soc . 1870 . 76 . San Joaquin Va l ley , Ca l . 9 .5mm .

P . a ng us ta ta ,Horn, n . sp . Ar iz .

—7 .5mm . .

Hint s for r a is ing Cole0p t er ou s L a r vae.

(Continued fr om pa g e

Carabida ,The la rvae ofCa rabidae mav be pla ced in lowe r boxes

w i th ea r th ; the food is the same a s ment ioned under the Cicindelidae .

They need sma l l fla t stones and moss for h id ing ; never use wood

for it,a s it wi l l mou ld on the d amp ea r th and k i l l the la rvae. Feed d a i ly ,

and moisten the g round ei ther twice o r only once a week,a ccord ing the

mo is ture o r d ryness in the a ir , bu t be very ca refu l not to ma k e the ea r th too

wet . The la rvae ofCa rabidae a re found pa r t ly in the same pla ces wi th theima g ines , under stones

,ch ipping s etc . nea r mo is t pla ces , a t the edg es of

wood,bu t they a re ra ther r a re w i th the except ion of tha t ofGa ler z

’

z‘a j a nur ,

wh ich is found in numbers ; somet imes they a re in decay ing wood ,

under the loose ba rk,bu t the g rea ter pa r t undoubted ly l ive in the ea r th

,

ra re ly appea r ing a t the su r fa ce. P ter os t z’

chns la rvae a re found under

cow- d ropping s, qu i te common . La rvae a re a lso found in the ea r th nea r thebank s of brook s and r ivers .

A most impor ta nt thing to of obser ved in r a ising la r va e is this,a ll

ma ter ia l br oug ht into the box ,a s sa r i/z,moss , wooo

7an. ha s to a»pr evious ly

[June 1883 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . 17

t r ea ted wi/lz not wa ter or lieu t to a’er lr py a ll living cr ea tur es tha t may oe

conta ined ther ein,for there may be ei ther sma l l S laphylznio’a e etc. dest roy ing

you r la rvae, or there may be some o ther la rva especia l ly in the wood,

which wi l l develop wh i le the one you confined in it a fter having mad e a

d raw ing and descr ipt ion of it,w i l l d ie and you may think the deve loped

insect c ame from you r la rva .

It is somewha t more d ifficu l t to ra ise the la rvae from the ima g ines.The bes t plan is to ta k e species found in copu la t ion ,

and pla ce them in

ca g es and feed a s in Cicindelae.

C ag es with wir e s cr een tobot tomwill not a nswer thepurpose, a s l/zey oungla r va e will cr awl thr ong /23

3 there mus t a lso be ea r th in the ca g e

to protect the young la rvae a g a ins t a tta ck s from br o thers a nd pa rents . A

few days a fter copu la t ion the\ma les oug ht to be removed and a few days

la ter the fema les a lso,a nd pu t into another ca g e a s I th ink they k i l l their

own ch i ld ren thus d iffer ing ve ry much from dungbeet les a nd lVeer op/zor i

wh ich tak e g rea t ca re of their offspr ing .

By us ing very bla ck ea r th fo r the ca g es , the eg gs and young la rvaemay be mo re ea s i ly detected . As a ma t ter of course a s soon a s the la rvaea re a few days old , place ea ch one in a sma l ler sepa ra te box and proceed

a s above .

Clus ter s of eg g s found under stones,boa rd s. and lea ves may be a lso

ta k en home and p la ced in boxes .

Necrophorus and Silpha, la rva e a re perha ps ra ised the ea s ies t of a ll.Ta k e a soap

- box ha lf fi l led w ith loose mois t ea r th, pla ce therein some poor

mea t and a doz en specimens. of a species lVeer op/zor u r o r of S ilpha coverthe box wi th fine wi re scr een a nd place it ou t of the way t i l l the

wo r s t smel l is over . Keep it in the da r k to prevent fl ies from depos i t ing thei reg g s thereon a fter two week s you w i l l ha ve plenty of la rvae shor tly a fter

plenty of pupae and in two week s la ter ima g ines , if some pa r a sne, does

not devour the pupae before,On a s ing le pupa I often found a s many a s

ten verv l ively r unning pa ra s ites of cons iderable s i z e, a lways h id ing benea ththe antennae and leg s of the pupae. Inspect the pupae frequent ly and dis

cover ing these pa ra s i tes, ta k e a very fine ha i r - br ush , d ip the po int intobenz ine and touch the pa ra s ite, wh ich becomes somewha t d iz z y and is

ea s i ly removed . Pupae too much infested a re pu t in Alcoho l and k ept a sspecimens for the bio log ica l co l lect ion.

In the ca se ofNeer '

op/zor us you may k eep any quant i ty of la rvae in thesame box ; they wi l l l ive pea cefu l ly tog ether provided they ha ve enoug h toea t

,wh ich they do modera te ly wi th the S ilpha la rva the ca se l ies a i

18 B ULLETIN. BROOKLYNENTOM. soc . voL . v1. June

t og ether d iffe rent , they a re the mos t vor a cious crea tures I ever saw ;

t hey ea t so much tha t the sk in bu r s ts every second d a y ; they a lso k i l lea ch other when in the same box a l thoug h wel l provided wi th food .

Therefore having obta ined la rvae of S i/pha in the manner ind ica tedabove ,

sepa ra te them a s ea r ly a s poss ible,k eeping each ind ividua l in a

sepa ra te sma l l box and feed ing them wi th sma l l pieces of fresh mea t , a s

much a s they may devou r in one d ay . Feed ing the fo l lowing day“

,be

ca r efu l to remove .the remnants of the repa s t of the d ay before. lu s t a s

wi th neg ro ch i ld ren the la rvae of S ilpha when very young and a fter ea ch“

mou l t appea r snowy—wh i te , a fter an hour they a re s tee l blue and a fter an

o ther hour g enu ine da rk eys , jet bla ck .

Woodboring larvae For the g rea ter pa r t Lamell zcorma L ong r cor nza ,

Ela ter za’a e, B upr es tia’

a e,Cur eulzonz

'

a’a e a re ea sy to ra ise

,bu t ca re

ha s to be ta k en tha t only specimens of the same species a re confined to

one box .

It is neces sa ry to g ive them la rg er boxes , so tha t la rg e pieces of

wood may be enclosed,bu t it is very

"

d iffi cu l t to obse rve the proceed

ing s except wi th very la rg e species . These may be trea ted a s fo l lowsTa k e a piece of wood 4 inches cubic, spl i t it a t midd le and then ma k e a t

the inter io r s ides a ca vi ty jus t la rg e enoug h tha t the la rvae may ea s i lymove

,then fa s ten the pa r ts tog ether wi th a s t rong r ubber band . Mo is ten

the wo od in the box a_

l i t t le tw ice a week and if the la r va escapes bv

bor 1ng a ho le throug h the wood , rep la ce it a t the cent ra l ca vi ty fi l l ing t hebo rehole by a hung .

Some la rvae espec ia l ly L amell z'

cor nia and Ela ter xa’a e before t rans

fo rma t ion enter into the ea r th For such species p la ce some ea r th in the

box,bu t not before the la rvae show a decided w ish to g o ther e by bor ing

very qu ick ly ho les s t ra ig h t downwa rd s ,for the ea r th in contact wi th the

moist woods very qu ick ly forms a dead ly fung us .

As a ma t ter of cou rse the ea r th to he'

placed into the breed ing boxes .

ha s to be previous ly t rea ted by hea t or boi l ing wa ter to dest roy a ll anima lg erm poss ibly dest r uct ive to the helpless soft - sk inned pupae . La rvae and

pupae a re k ept in d a rkness .

For Bark and Bast loving larvae, z'

. e. such found under the ba rk of

d isea sed t rees , such a s some B upr estz’

a’a e

,Long z

'

cor nz'

a, Cucuj

’

us etc . cu t

w i th saw and ha tchet pieces of the infes ted t ree wi th the ba rk abou t sixinches squa r e abou t 1 inch th ick ta k e some of the r ubbish and sawd us t

and the la rva e and when. a t home pla ce them under t he ba rk . Severa l

20 BULLETINB ROOKLYL ENTOM. 500. VOL . VI . June

Thef emu r is usua l ly the hea vies t a nd s t rong es t pa r t of the leg ,and

it ha s a' ve ry l im i ted rang e of va r ia t ion : usua l ly the three pa ir a re of nea r ly

equa l leng th ra ther heavies t a t ba se, and s l ig ht l y decrea s ing in s iz e towa rdthe t ip. IIer mr

'

nz'

a shows the wides t depa r tu re from th is form in one

d i rec tion,the member becoming thin and a me re she l l wh i le Dz

'

choma. in

Eu rope and P seu lag /oss a in Amer ica ma rk s the other ext reme : the mem

ber being very heavy a t ba se and suddenly and abr upt lv exca va te nea r tip.

The member 18 never a rmed in any way so fa r a s I ha ve obse rvedthe cloth ing va r ies occa s iona l ly in the sexes

,bu t these d ifferences a re

bes t no t iced in spea k ing of the d ifferent g enera .

The uppe r surfa ce nea r the ba se is a lways g rooved to r ecei ve the

cox a in the a nter io r mos t dist inct ly so ,whi le the un der s ide is mo re

o r less g rooved to r eceive the t ibia , Abnorma l ly so in Dichonia and

P seudag los sa .

The t z'

hz'

a is the member tha t shows the wid est rang e of va r ia t ion ,a nd

is the pa r t tha t ha s been h i ther to most used bv the svs tema tist in se‘

pa ra

t ing g ener a . The anter io r is a lwa y s shortes t , never equa ll ing the femu r

in leng th and is never spur r ed a s a re the m idd le a nd poster ior , bu t is

often a imed a t tip with spines o r claws the under s id e ha s always an

exca va t ion va ry ing in leng th and pos i t ion ,which is covered by a membra

neons,concavo convex la ppet a t ta ched above , ta per ing to a po int a t tip,

and ci l ia te a t the s id es : th is is universa l ly present th roug hou t the noc

tu id s and its va r ia t ions a re bes t noted when spea k ing of the va r iou s g ene ra .

Sexua l mod ifica t ion, and abnorma l developments a re a lso bes t not iced int ha t connect ion .

The midd le t z'hz'a e are usua l ly abou t equa l in leng th to‘the f emor a ,

g enera l ly heavier than the ant er ior,and a lways ha ve a pa i r of term ina l

spu r s a t the inner s ide‘

these spu r s a re r a re ly of equa l leng th most

nea r ly so in the first pa r t of the fami ly wh i le u sua l ly the inner one is

long est ; in some of the Deltoz’

ds the ou ter is les s than the leng th of

the inner . In the h ig her g roups the spu rs a re cover ed nea r ly to the t ip

w i th sca les,bu t the t ip is ba re and corneous . In the lower g r oups the

c lo th ing covers the t ip and the spu r s a re mor e wea k and membraneous .

It is seldom tha t the midd le t ibiae a re sexua l ly mod ified never except

in cloth ing . and th is va r ia t ion in c lothing w i l l be herea fter not iced .

The pos ter io r t zhz'

a is a lwa ys long es t , a lways long er than the f emu r

a nd often (in theDeltoz'

ds ) d ispropor t iona tely long . It a lways ha s two pa i rsof spu r s , one nea r the m idd le or a fromt ip, and another pa i r a t tip. Where

[June 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM . 80 0 . VOL . VI . 21

there is’

any d ifference the upper pa i r is long es t , and the inner spu r a l

ways exceed s the ou te r ih leng th .

Mod ifica t ions of th is member a re s t i l l more ra re and t here a re few

tha t I k now of except sexu a l mod ifica t ions of cloth ing .

The t z’

hz‘

a e o r some pa i rs of them a re often spinose : often a ll a re so

a rmed bu t most g enera l ly the midd le and poster ior pa i r only a nd when

one pa ir only is spinose it is a lways the m idd le one tha t is thus mod ified .

In a dd i t ion to th is a rma tu re the ante r io r t ibia ha s another, pecu l ia r

to it : this cons ist s of c laws or spines a t t ip, a nd . to a ccommod a te th isa rma ture the t ibia is often g rea t ly mod ified a s w i l l be exp la ined herea fter .

The ta r s z'

in theNoctu zfds a re a lways five jo inted , and a lways spinedthoug h somet imes only feeblyr so, and in one ins ta nce to be herea fter

specified obso letely so .

The joint s d i ffer in leng th ,the ba sa l being a lways long es t , and some

t imes long er than the an ter ior t ibia : somet imes they a re pecu l ia r ly clothedin the 6

‘bu t in no other r espect have I no t iced any notewor thy va r ia t ion.

Termina t ing the ta rs i IS a pa i r of claws wh ich va ry g rea t ly .

The claws a re uni ted to a shor t s ta lk,termina t ing in a ba l l to fi t

into a sock et in the la st ta r sa l joint .

The c laws a r e somet imes s imple more usua l ly denta te somet imes bi

fid occa s iona l ly notched a t t ip or otherw ise mod ified in modes to be

here ina fter descr ibed .

Thus ha ving g one over the pa r ts of the leg g enera l ly we a re ready to

proceed to pa rt icu la r s .

Ag r ot z'

s may be cons ider ed a s the type Noctua : the t ibia a re in most

ins t ances a ll spinose ; somet imes the anter io r a re h ot‘

so . The ta r sa l clawis toothed .

The t ip of the anter io r t ibia ha s,

a lways been sa id to be una rmed and

in my synops is of the g enera Ag r otts fa l ls into a Sect ion wi th the anter iort ibia una rmed a t tip to a la rg e propor t ion of the species th is is app l icablebu t Ag r ot is fi s t/on Rot t . , and some o thers ha ve the anter ior t ibia veryd ist inct ly spinose, ha ve a ver y long s tou t spine a t the inner s ide

,and a

shor ter a t ou ter s id e. of t ip. Denuded of cloth ing and viewed throug h

the m icroscope the t ibia cer ta in ly can not be viewed a s una rmed a t tip .

Ag r ot z'

s mur a enula G . and R . is if poss ible mere d is t inct ly a rmed,for the

spines a re no t so numerou s a t the sides and the termina l spines a re more

prominent ly set .

A. Annex a Tr . is the most hea vi ly a rmed of a ll the -Ag r ot z'

ds I ha veexamined it ha s wha t may be a lmos t termed a t rue c law a t the inner

z z BULLET INsnooxLYNENTOM. soc . voL . v1 .

“June

s id e of tip and two ver y hea vy Spines a t ou te r s id e Seve ra l o thers of the

spec ies ha ve ve ry d is t inct ly a rmed fo re t ibia,bu t not so a s to deserve

specia l a t tent ion he re. Ag r ot z'

s is the first of“

the g enera having a rmed

t ibia : the g ene ra pla ced befo r e it -ih the fami ly a re d is t ing u ished in so

fa r a s the leg s a re concerned in having them a lmos t universa lly' mo re

compa ct , sho r ter , the spurs no t so long ,

’

a nd on the pos ter ior t ibia closer

tog ether .

In those spec ies of Acr onycta tha t I have examined the ta rsal clawsa re s imple and wi thou t too th o r d ent of any k ind the spu rs o f t ibiae a re

more equa l,and in the C? the t ibiaea re clo thed wi th long er s i lky ha i r .

In P s eudothy a t z'

r a the leg s a r e much a s in Acr ony cta except tha t the ex

cava t ion of anter ior t ibia is ver y sma l l,and the la ppet cor respond ing ly

d im inished in Siz e ; the ta r sa l claws a re s imple and the m idd le tibia in

t he O7‘ ha s very dense bru shes of ha i r on the ou ter s ide : the f emor a a re

in pr opor t ion less hea vy than the t ibia .

ff ahr osy na scr z'

pta Gosse. d i ffers in the s t i l l more l imi ted exca va t ionof anter io r t ibia , a nd in h a ving a llf emor a and t ibi a in the 6

‘clothed wi th

dense long s i lky ha i r .

In M rmes tr a the ta r s i a re propo r t iona te ly sho r ter,the claws te rm i

na t ing them a re . long s lend er ve ry decided ly cu rved , wi th a feebly ma r k ed

too th nea r t ip: some of the spec ies have a spine o r c law a t t ip of a nter io rt ibia : one Amer ica n form so d is t ing u ished ha s r ecent ly been descr ibedby Mr . G rote a s Copinza nz es tr a .

Ha dena does not d iffer , a s fa r a s I‘

can ma k e ou t except tha t

.

the

t a r sa l c law is more d ist inct ly too thed .

Met a ha dena is an example of a nter ior t ibia a rmed wi th a claw a t t ip ;

qu i te a numbe r of g enera a re so a rmed a s a r efer ence to my synops is w i l lshow and where there is only a .s ing le claw it is a lways inser ted a t the

midd le of the tip. The exca va t ion of the fo re t ibia is very long and the

la ppet extend s from nea r the ba se to the tip of t ibia and is unusua l lybroad .

Er z'

opus is pecu l ia r in the cloth ing of the midd le 6‘ and pos ter iort ibia and t a rs i being a dorned wi th long fluffy brushes of ha ir .

I ha ve seen only one Amer ican specimen wh ich showed th is pecalia r ity in fu l l perfect ion,

and tha t wa s wha t I bel ieve to be an undescr ib

ed spec ies in theMr . Edwa rd s’

co l lect ion.

P r odenz'

a ha s the.

leg s s t rong and compa ct , moder a tely ha i ry in the Qand very densely so in the The inner spur of the midd le t 1h ia is unusua l ly long ,

the ta rs i a re shor t a nd the claws s imple.

24 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . June

Ed it o r s Dep a r tment .

(In this depa r tment will be br ought shor t notes fr om a ll s ou r ces , extr a cts fr om

cor r espond ence, hints , quer ies , cr iticisms and the lilce, a nd a ny fa cts of inter es t tha t ou r

s ubs cr iber s or cor r espondents may s end to us willfind a pla ce her e.

Alypia, OCtOmaculat a ,In the sma ll pa tch of g round a l lot ted my r esidence

a s a ya rd is a g r ape vine , suffer ing annua l ly from the ca terpilla r s of this moth . Usua l lythe moths a ppea r in June and ea r ly in July , but this sea son, a specimen wa s found

Ma y I s t a nother on Ma y 8th and seve r a l have been seen in the interva l . They a re no t

very a ctive and a re ea sily t a k en. The g r ape , the food p la nt of the ca terpil la r ha s ye t(Ma y 1 2 ) sca rcely a lea f. I never before hea rd of the moth appea r ing thus ea r ly .

Check List , We have in prepa r a t ion a lis t of a dd itions and cor rec tions ‘to our

Check lis t which wil l br ing it to the d a te of publica tion of the a d dend a : will ou r

fr iend s p lea se send in a memorand um of a l l omissions o r er ror s they ma y ha ve no ted in

t he lis t a s we desire to ma k e it ent irely comple te and a ccur a te .

Mounting Microscopicbeet les a nd pa r ts d issec ted d ur ing s tudy . The habit of

ma ny has been a fter examining the pa r ts of an insec t and ma k ing d issections to th row

awa y the insect a fter ma k ing no tes . O ther s mount them in ba ls am on g la ss s lidesthis la t ter h ad been my pr a ctice , bu t s lides accumu la te a nd a re inconvenient to k eep . A

substitute a k nowled g e of which I owe to Dr . Horn answer s a dmir abl y fo r a ll pu rposes

a nd IS per fec t ly simp le . A hole r ound or s qua re is punched or cu t ou t of a piece o f

Br is tol boa rd of a ny desired siz e, a cover g la ss (I use the squa re ) is fa s tened on one

s ide over the aper ture by a thin circle of shella c th is forms a sha llow cel l in which thepa r t to be examined is p la ced ,

a d r op of Canad a ba lsam is pu t on it and the who le iscovered by ano ther cover g la ss , Your piepa r a tion thus effectua l ly preserved , and you

can pu t a pin th roug h the end of the ca rd and put it in your cabinet nex t the insect the

object is intended to il lus t r a te . You can put ha lf a d oz en ca rd s on a sing le pin and

the spa ce thus-occupied is very sma l l while the p repa r a tion is a s convenient for examin

a tion a s thoug h mounted on a g la ss s lid e .

To keep out,Dermestes Mr . Ack hu r s t s ta tes tha t he h a s successful ly used the

fo l lowing propa r a t ion 3 pa rt s creso te or cr ud e ca rbo lic a cid and one pa r t oil of penny

r oy a l . Apply a t the seams , g r ooves and ed g es of the boxes o r where the re is a cha nce

for ent r ance , and neither Dermes tes the sma ll paper lice, nor the a nt s W 111 tr ouble you .

Ag a ins t the two la t ter pes ts I h ave found the ca rbolic a cid a lone to be sufficient .

Towash old dir ty specimens there a re many wa ys bu t the one tha t seems to us

the bes t is the fo l lowing .

Place the specimens in a t in - k et t le 5} fi l led with mois t sand,to soften them ;

sma l l species rema in therein over nig h t , la r g er for 24 hour s , then wa sh them with co ldwa ter , using a sma l l s tiff pa int -brush , if no t sufficient ly clean,

a pp ly soap ; r ubbing with

the brush and then wa sh them with co ld w a ter . On Tr am, La chnos terna and o ther

species covered with a la yer of mud on the wing s the soap is left fo r a few hour s , and

then wa shed off w ith co ld wa ter a g a in.

Grea sy specimens a r e pu t in benz ine but g rea t ca re ha s to be ta k en tha t they a re

no t left to long in this fluid ,a s they thereby become very br it t le .

[Ju ly 1883 . BULLETIN BROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v1 . 25

SYNOPSES OF BUTTERFLIES .

Th is g enus closely resembles P fiy and Me/z'

fa ea and the species .

have been g enera l ly descr ibed a s Malacca . Mr . St reck er includes them

a ll in tha t g enus a nd Mr . Ki rby in his ca ta log ue makes them a ll,

Phy

cz'

oa’er : for the nonce we fol low Mr . _

_W. H . Edwa rd s . Differs from ei ther

of those g enera .by the na r rower wing s rounded apices of prima r ies,and

exca va te ou ter ma rg in of same wing s : the seconda r ies a re denta te. They

a re a ll sou thern and g enera l ly mo re common inMexico,Cuba and Sou th

Amer ica .

The species are d is t ing u ished a s fo l lows ;Above fu lvous with bla ck ma r k ing s and spot s similar to Phyciodes tha r os .

Benea th resembling same species

Above fuscous w ith yel low spots and shor t band s a t ou ter ha lf of pri

ma r ies Second a r ies with a subma r g ina l row of crescents , a s t rea k ,

and a med ian hand a l l yel low p unctat a, ,

Above bla ck,ba se of both wing s ind is tinct ly fuscous with bla ck ma rk ing s

Pr ima r ies wigi th ree inter rupted bent r ow s o f wh ite spots second a r ies

w ith a subma r g ina l row of white crescentsl

and a comple te band of

wh ite spo ts on d isc .

E . f r is ia ,Iioeyh, Cent . Lep . Cuba , p . 9 t . 2 (Melita ea ) Rea k . Pr . Ent . Soc :

Phil . V,226 (Eres ia ) .

Th is species mos t]

nea r ly resembles P/z ycz'

oj er ll mr cr wh i le per fect lyand eviden t ly d is t inct from it . The bla ck is more confl uent , a nd the

fu lvous is no t equa l ly intense in sha de. The07‘of thi s species is fig ured

in Haw,Ex . B uff. [ I] , t . (5. f . 45 , 4 6 , and is sma l ler and somewha t

d a rk er than the Q .

Expand s I'

tO inches . H a l .

“

F lor ida Keys , Cuba .

E . p u n c t a t a ,W . H . Edw . Ti. Am. Ent . Soc . III, 19 :

Five yel low spots nea r apex of pr ima r ies, and a bent ba r of the

same color cross ing the cel l : on seconda r ies the med ian band na r rows

pos ter ior ly. Benea th, pr ima r ies fu lvou s a t ba se

,fu l ig inous on d isc and

g r ay spr ink led wi th fer rug inous nea r h ind ma rg in. Ma rk ing s of upper

s ide reproduced on bo th rwing s.

Expands I to 2 inches . Ha t . Ar iz ona,NewMexico .

26 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . .VOL . VI .

E . t e xa n a ,W . H . Edw .

i

Proci“

Ent . Soc. Phil . II, 81 cincta W . H .

Edw . Pr . Ent . Soc . Phil . II, 502 .

The wing s ha ve a subma rg ina l row of wh i te cres cent s more or lessind is tinct on pr ima r ies on the la tter a re an int er ior row of round spots

of wh ich the costa l th i rd , and ma rg ina l spots a re la rg es t , th ree spots ter

mina ting the d isca l cel l , one nea rmidd le of wing a nd a row'

of three

sma l l spots a t ba sa l th i rd . Benea th, pr ima r ies fu lvous a t ba se

,fuscous

a t ou ter ha lf,a pex and

"

ma rgm pa ler : the'

wh i te spo ts a re reproduced .

Seconda r ies pa le a t ba se and apex, fuscous towa rd ou ter ma rg in ma rk ed

a s above.

Expands inches . Hat . Tex“La Fla

, and Mexicof

Mr . St reck er ca ta log ues 111 a d d i t ion i f. har m?Hew. Ex; But . I II

,

Eres . t 5, f. _3 2 Mr . Scudder in“

Buff. Bu l l 268,

r ecog niz ed . the

same specres a s belong ing to ou r fa una bu t Mr .

I

Edwa rd s omi ts it fromh is ca ta log u e a s not su fficient ly authent ica ted . Mr . Rea k ir t redesc1ibedit a s E. g en/g m]: f1om Los Kng elos Ca l. It is ent i re ly unknown to us .

SYNCHLOE,Ed

The species of .th is g enus _

closely 1esemble some of the and

Pb} z

'

oa’

r s The Wi ng s a re e long a te, the a p1ces produced and rounded ,and the ou ter ma rg in obl iqu e and very nea r ly s t 1a ig h t . As in the pr e

ceed ing the species be long to the Sou th and Sou th -we st,

and a re not

common . The order of the species in the synops is seems to u s the

mos t accu ra te for cabinet a r rang ement .They are dist ing u ished a s fo l lows .

W ing s above fuscous or fu lig inous .

'

A W ide fulvousband , a subma r g ina l and anfinter ior r ow of white spots

crossing both w ing s .

Ana r row flexuous and brok en fa scia -oup r ima r ies and a broa d subang u

lat e fa scia on second ar ies br ick r ed

Wing s above bla ck pr ima ries spot ted with white .

Seconda r ies above with the cent re ca rmine

Second a r ies above with a subba sa l yel low pa tch d ivid ed by bla cknervures a la r g e br ig ht r ed spo t nea r ana l ang le ercdyle,

Second a r ies above with a na r row

‘

white band .cr ossing the i middie

of wing . . crobale ,

S . a d j l l t l 'ix ,

‘

Scud . Buff. Bul l II, 269 (Chlosync) La cinia ; W . H . Edw . iSyiiopsis

"

p . 18, (Synchloe) .

28 BULLETINJBROOKLYNENTOM VOL . VI .

CYST‘

INEURA,Ed

The only Amer ican spec ies of th is g enu s is read i ly recog niz ed by itsco lor . The g enus

"

d iffers in the elong a te pr ima r ies wi th produced pointedapices and very obl ique s l ig h t ly convex or r ounded ou ter ma rg in. Sec

onda r ies t r iang u la r and compa ra t i vely somewha t sma l l . Antennae ra thershor t w i th a cy l ind r ic club

,showing an evident rela t ionsh ip to the

S a g/mime to wh ich indeed it is very close, a s the cos ta l_vein of the pr ima

r ies is infla ted . The pos i t ion a ss igned the g enus byMr . W . H. Edwa rd sbe tween P hy cigcz

’es and Vaness a is unna tu ra l . The spec ies is

C . d o r c a s , Fab. Sy st . Ent . 508 (P apilio) amymone, Men ,En . An

Mus . Pe tr . Lep . I, p . 123,t . 9 .

Above wh i te : pr ima r ies wi th ba se, cos ta,apex and ou ter ma rg in

dusted wi th a sh;g ray , the ou ter ma rg in wi th a fu lvous t in t . Second a r iesg ray a t ba se

,termina l spa ce yel low ,

ma rg in na r rowly bla ck . Benea th

pr ima r ies wi th ma rk ing s of upper s ide r eproduced , except tha t the g rey

r epla ced by ye l low : Second a r ies yel low ,wi th a complete wh i te band

nea r ba se,and a n inter rupted ba nd of whi te spo ts a t ou ter th i rd ;

Expand s inches . H a l». Texa s , Cent ra l Amer ica .

ANART IA,Duub.

Head smal l sca ly eyes round somewha t prominent tong ue verylong ; antennae long ,

c l ub sho r t compressed , po inted . Pr ima r ies with

ap ices rounded , ex terna l a nd inte rna l ma rg ins of pr 1ma r ies subema rg in

a te,externa l ma rg in of seconda r ies s inuous and denta te.

‘ Anterior feet

of the 07‘ sma l l , wea k of 9 s t rong . Abdomen th in and sho r t .

‘

There is bu t a s ing le Species fo und . in the U. S.

'

,A.

-

j a t r 0 p h a e , L ,Sy st . Na t . II

, 779 (P ap ilio) Cr am. Pap . pl . 202,

Herbs t t ab. 1 72 .

Above,d u l l l ivid wi th browmsh t ransverse und u la ted hues

,a nd

th ree black ocel la te spo ts , one on pr ima r ies nea r interna l ang le and two

on seconda r ies . Benea th pa ler , ocel la te spot s reproduced and wi th a'

wh ite pupi l . An tennmbla ck,club fer rug inous

“

:

Some specimens have the ext remity of the wing s r ussety and a d oublerow of lunu les of this co lor .

Hal . Texa s,F lor ida (in U. s ) .

[July 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC.

”

VOL . IV. 29

Lis t of Ca r abid a e Yound in t h e neig hbor h ood

ofNew Yor k Cit y .

By F.

'

G. Schaupp.

Omophrcn amer z’

ca numDej . June—Sept . In G reenvi l leN. J. on the

mu ddy or sandy bank s of a sma ll brook ,h idden - in the g ra ssbunches

a lso with the two fo l lowing species a t Coney Is land and -Rock awa y .

Omega/ir on tesrel az‘um Say . and 0. labz

'

a tum Fab. May—October . At

Coney Is land and Rock away Bea ch.

nea r d i tches and s'

ma l l ponds in

company wi th each other .

Y

Cychrus r /erzor fomus Weber,va r . May June. a t the foot

of the Pa llisades , in wet pla ces in company wi th sna i ls . Not ra re. Somet imes found in numbers . Also on Sta ten Is land . Under s tones

Cy riz r ur elew l'its

,Fab. June

,Sept . Nea r R idg ewood and in Jama ica

wood ,a lso on Sta ten Is land

,in:woods under s tones and under the ba rk

of stumps . Ra re .

Car abus sn/OJ‘

ZIJ‘ Say , (thena r rower form) June. In woods nea r

wa ter under s tones . Nea r R idg ewood , Greenvi l le . Ra re .

C. ser r a z‘

us Sa y,June to Sept . Beh ind Hobok en on Pa llisa des und er

stones . Ra re .

C. limbs /w Say . May“

to Sept . G reenvi l le,Jama ica woods

,Bay

R idg e under s tones . No t r a re.

0 amt /us Web. May to Sept . Pennybridg e, Ea s t New Yor k , BayR id g e ,

S ta ten Island under s tones . Not ra re ,

Calosoma, Say .Very ra re June to Sept ,

nea r wa ter under

s tones , a t same places a s Ca r a l a r g il t 'or ur .

Ca losoma scr um/or Fab. iAll summer . Under s tones , bu t a lso veryo ften on t rees

,on one w i ld - cher rv

—t ree I once captured five specimens a t

once. Found a lso often wa shed to the Coney Island shore . Not r a re .

Ca losoma Wz’

llcox i Lec . Only two specimens captured in the ci tyin rooms . May, June.

C. S aj zz'

Dej . May. Tol lg a te, nea r Sou th Side RR . Ra re.

C. ca l z'

cz’zzm Fab.

‘May to October . Every - where under s tones,often

in numbers . Common .

Elaphr us r u rca r u z'

s Say, June, Ju ly . G reenvi l le N. Y. on mois tspots in the woods

,on the mudfla t s behind Hobok en nea r the My r t le

Ave . Pa rk,etc. Running and fly ing qu ick ly d ur ing sunsh ine. bu t in

coo l and cloudy wea ther s lug g ish . Common.

30 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . Ju ly

Notiophilus a eizeur,

E -m zy’

-Pu tz,

~—June~

to Sept ; a lso 3752'

e

ms in woods h idden among damp lea ves or du r ing sunsh ine running a

r ound and g lit te1ing a mong the da 1 l lea ves .

“

Nebria, pamper , Say .

,June to Sept . For t Lee and Orang e Mts . a l

so Sta ten Is land in nea r ly .d r ied out l i t t le-

brook s or d i tches and under

s tones,especia l ly a t bo th s ides of the .clitches . Always numerous .

Pasimachus snl la ew’

r,Bon . June . Und er boa rds o r cow—d ropp

'

ng s

on the sand in Coney Is land .

Scarites, sul len a neur,Rib. _ The whole yea rs unde1 stones etc.

Dyschjrius Say .

,and er) fl uor er ur , Lec . Ma y to Sept .

in the sand of the bank s of r ivers , —pond s ; a lso

,ia ma rshy mea

dows. *

s alla fur,Lec .

, fl it/ar m'

s,Lec. June

,Sept ; In the sand nea r d i tches and

pooles on Coney Island .

g lobulosur , Say .

,Ju ly . On mo is t pla ces in the wood s

,ra re.

Ardistomis Say.,June . Cl i ftonN. J.

,Rock away . In sandy

bank s .

Olivine. amcr zra /za , Dej . , June..W i th Dis c/22h )” spha er zl cll z

'

s'

same

t ime and same loca l i t ies .

Schiz ogenius Iz’

necla lur,Say .

,June

,Sep t

. Under sma l l s tones on

the sandy ba nk s of the Pa ssa ic R iver , N. J .

Harpalinaei

Panagaeus cr u r zg er u r , Say and P f as r ziz lus,Say .

,May , June

Under s tones on Snak e H i l l ,NJ.

,and m Cypresshill

—Cemetery , r a re.

Bembidium Say . ma eg ua le. Say . m/m’lz lum,

‘Dej .

amer z’

ca num,Dej . a zz t z

’

qzzum ,

‘

Dej (lich en/n,Dej , ; nfg rum,

Say . pl z

num,Ha ld . pa t/r ud e, Dej . va r zeg a fum,

Say . Lec . r efinish in

tum,Ha ld . May to Sept . Nea r

'

the bank s of the Passa ic “

R iver in the sand.

B . 4 ma czrlsz lum,L inn. May to Sept.

“

in woods-

and fields under

s tones everywhere .

B . conslr zr tum. Lec. , la cuna ; mm,Z imm. va r z

'

e‘

g a z‘um va r par/t r am,

r aprdum,Lec. (va 1 . ofm.

’crmec’z zmz , Kir

fbyi. June, Ju ly . On Coney Is land'

and Rock away .

Tachys pr ox z’

mus,Lec s t ria /us

, .

Le'

c. ” anus,G

'

yll

All the species hidden in the sand or the g ra ss on the ba nk s of r ivers etc a re

d riven out of t heir retrea ts by , pour ing wa ter'

over the spot . See Bul letin vol . I, p .» I I .

32 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v1. Ju ly 1883 1

pla f z'

a’ur

,Say. oér o/e/ur

,Say. w i th 1 77777727771 .

a er ug z’

nor ur . Dej . Under the'

ba rk of fencepos ts , on fruit - trees, ea s i lycaptured by placing a few lea ves in the fork of the t rees over nig h t , the

fol lowing morning th is specres 1s found wi th many of other fam i l ies .

Lec. ,sor dm r

, Ki rby , Lee. Z imm .

, pund i

f rirmzlr , Sa y . ,lufulen/zzr

,Lec. with

“

Olisthopus Say . June. Long Is land fo rmer ly not r a re ,

“bu t la tely ext remely sca rce .

Atr anus pubescens , Say June Hobok en foo t of Pa llisa des,r a re .

Leptotraeheius (707mm,Fab I ha y-" e bu t two spec imens one

'

from

Long Is land the o ther fromN. J. , withou t exa ct d a te or l oca l i ty .

Casnonia pawns ) 17717717 77, Lin . May to Sept. Under s tones in fie ld s,

woods, not ra re .

Galerita, j am ”,Fab. May to Sept . Every where in woods under

Labia g mna’z r Hent z .

‘

77 17771 77177 3; Say . Ju ly , _Sept . In'

woods and

fie lds under s tones

1521157287111"Dej . Mor r isan ia (Julich ) .w r za

’zr

,Say . . fi zz /777777 , Dej . 07 77 7777 Say. f urmta Say . June

,Ju ly on

flower s and bushes , G 1eenville,R idg e“ ood , Pa ssa ic .

pleur zk‘

rk'a,Dej . ,

'

Dej . , 1 Dej . ,Dej . , wi th 077 772177

,Say , inMa rch and Oct . orNov. on For t Lee

and in Jama ica wood s under the d ry lea ves .

' I :have a lso one specimen of (Apfzelog em’

u ) f ur r a z‘

a L ec ., from L. I .

Dromius j gz'

ceur,Dej . May ,

June. Under ba rk Of t rees,Hobok en,

Long ISla -nd .

Blechrus 1.7 mm zr Dec . May to Oct . Under ba rk of t rees (ima g o

and la rva . )Metabletus amer z

'

ca nur,Dej . Under ba rk of t rees:(imag o la rva ) .

_

Axinopalpu'

s. Dej .

Piochionus 7777772277775 Hab.

canida -purp'

ur ea,Say . June . One s ing le specimen ta k en under

s tone in Jama ica wood , L. I .

Pinacodera Z7'

777éa 7‘

a,Dej . June. Under s tones 111 mois t spots, on

Coney Is land wa shed to the show .

Cymindis pz’

Zowra Say . and C a 77777 7'

ca 77cz , Dej June to Oct .,under

s tones in fields and wood s . L . IApenes 1775747720 Dej . and 1 7777777771 , Sa5. Ma y

,June On .

, the shore'

of Coney Is land .

[Ju ly 183 3 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI .

011 t h e Ana t omy of t heN. A . Noct u id a e .

P a r t I . Th e L eg s .

By John B . Smith .

Ale/fa presents no th ing notewo r thy except the ta r sa l c law which is

l ik e tha t ofEucl z'

fz’ziz a nd shows a tendency downwa rd

B a r i/odes ,P lag z

'

ofl z zhz zizz r and wh ich I cons ider g ener ica lly indentica l ha ve a claw a t the t ip o f the ante r ior t ibia . ha ve the

anter ior femur unu sua l ly la rg e a nd the t ibia l exca va t ion unu sua l ly sma l l .R- lo

'

h t here as ca ta log ued come severa l very pecu l ia r ly mod ifiedg enera ,

the la s t ment ioned may be cons id ered a s int rod uc ing them a nd

a ll tog ether the5 f or 111 a g roup pecu l ia r to th is con t inent,a nd g ener a l ly

to the 111m? wes tern pa r t of it I t rs to th is g roup tha t the term “armed

fo re t ibia'

i is pecu l ia r ly appl icable, and I have descr ibed and fig u red a ll

of them111'

my recerit_s5nOpsis of the

s /Izolbr zb‘

c Hv. Edw. embraces two r a ther d iss imi la r species ,a g reeing in

glhd a rin

‘

atu re of the an ter io r t ibia,and in the shor t compa ct

legs ; it is closely rela ted to fife/721léfifi '

z

'

a,and Axenur .

7450777771 shows a decided downwa rd tendency f the anter io r coxa is

nea r ly a s long a s the femu r, but hea vier wi th a more d ecided g roove the

t ibia is sl'endéi; the excava t ion ma rk ed and long , the lappet being'

nea r ly

a s long a s the t ibia i tself. The claws '

of the t a rs i a re'

long . slend er a nd

simple.

Gy r os is an odd g enus w i th very dec ided ly g rooved anter ior t ibiaeand the lappe t unusua l ly la rg e and prominent .

Eur lz'

a’ia beg ins the serzres of wha t is r a ther a rbi t ra r i ly termed “F as

The common species er a fi/a z Hb. h as long a nter ior coxae,s lender

leg s , prominent spu r s On med ian and pos ter ior t ibiae , very heavi ly spinedta rsi

‘

and c laws the la tter be ing fla t tened ,wide and termina t ing wi th an

a cu te hook this form Of claw is neve r so fa r a s my observa t ions extend

formed -in the typica l Abctua ,bu t is '

the preva i l ing form in the lower g enera and more pa r t icu la r ly the D lla z

'

a’

a e. The spur s on the med ian and

pos ter ior t ibia a re unequa l,the inner a re being long es t, they a re a s widely

separa ted a s r t 13 poss ible fO1 th em to be,and the anter ior pa ir on poster io r

t ibiae a re111 m5 op inion is g enerica l ry i dent ica l with E77

71771721,has the pos ter ior leg s ra the r long er , a nd the propo r t ron is ra ther

more[gym/771j br m than 1n the other species of the g enus .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI .

1537777777

77 ha s st rong compa ct leg s, more l ik e those,of the typica l

P a r /1777701 and 07770751777 ha ve s t rong , well developed leg s , the 6 ‘ oftenbu t not a lwa ys , w i th a brush on the anter ior t ibia . Thef emur especia l lyof the anter ior leg is hea vi ly g rooved benea th to receive the t ibia and its

brush of ha ir : the g roove being more decided in the 07“ The claws ln

C7 fo a ir: a r e s imple, whi le rn P a r /[7070.1 they a re spl i tm pad

’

e Guen is pecu l ia r , from the heavy clothing of the 07‘ t ibiae

on a t lea s t two of its species .

The ta rsa l claw a lso of th rs spec ies is uni que so far a s I ha ve observed .

137777751 751 Guen. is pecu l ia 1 by the cloth ing on the pos ter ior ta rs i of

07‘wh ich somewha t resembles Er ioj ur bu t is much more

'

dense .

H omop/er a ,t ak ing ea

’zzr a a s the type ha s the leg s shor t , compa ct and

clothed with .fine woolv. ves t i tu re,long er in the

'

g‘

the ta r s i are unusu

a l ly shor t,the spinu la t ion th in and very slender and the claws a s inEDm

1777 717 The midd le t ibia is Spinose.

ffo 770077 711” the la s t g enu s before the Deltoida e rs pecu l ia r a s r e

spects the s t r uetu re of the anter ior leg s the coxa is enormous l y d eveloped ,a s long , and much heavier than the femu r

,the t rochant er is unusu a l ly

d is t inct and the femur t ibia and tarsi a re s tou t and st rong :_

in the Q the

spu rs Of the m id d le and h ind t ibia a re dec ided ly unequa l,and the upper

a re much long er than_

the pos ter ior pa i r : In the (f‘ the Spurs . a r e

nea r ly equa l , the pos ter ior t ibia ha s -

a d is t inct br u sh,the midd le is very

hea vily clo thed wi th sca les a nd ha i r,wh i le the anter ior ha s the femur ex

cava ted above,to accomod a te a very dense long brush of ha i r a t tached nea r

the ba se, and ha s a very hea vy cloth ing of long ha ir on the t ibia,ha rd ly

forming'

a brush .

P seudog /or s a and the first g enera in the Deliozb’r

a re pecu l ia r in the s t r ucture of the ante r ior legs ; th is is indentica l inbothg enera

The_

Coxa_

1s very bea r y ,but . l i t t le shor ter shor ter than femu r

,he

'

l owed ou t above ho1_

1 ever in such a manner tha t only a shel l"

rema ins : the_femu r rs heavy a t ba se

,bu t very much th inned just beh ind the mrdd le

,

th is exca va t ion ha s precisely the leng th of the t ibia which fi ts into it so

completely ._tha t at; fir st view it seemed a s

“

thoug h there wa s a‘

ta rsus g row

ing ou t of the femu r .

-The t ibia ha s the u sua l excava t ion, and 111 the 5‘

a sma l l , br ush wh ich is want ing in the Q . The ta rsa l claw is much likein IIermz

'

né'

a except tha t , the claw. is long er . 3

(TO.

BE corvr rrvrrrgn

3 6 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v1 . Ju ly

Ed it or s t abl es .

(.Ifh this depa r tment will be br ought shor t notes f rom a ll so ur ces , a t tr acts fr om

quer ies , cr iticisms a nd the lik e, a nd (mg/fa cts of inter es t tha t our

subs cr iber s or cer r espond’

ents may s end to us icillfind a'

p la ce her ei-é E-i itor s

Longevity of Beetles-

M1 0 Reineck e Of Buffa lo w r ites :“ In th e morning

of Ma y , 6 tl1, I wen t wit h my p

l

a r tne1 Z esch , a lso a i coleoptenis t to a sma ll oa k

wood situa ted nea r th e pa i k , to h unt for Micr ocly tu s g a z ellu la . We ou t th er e with

h a tch et s pieces f1 O-m th e ba 1 k of th e oa k t r ees wh ich fel l in“

t he umbr el la spr ea d

und er nea th a nd I ha th-

t he g ood for tune soon to s ecu r e fou r Of th os e - lovely lit t leCer ambycides . I put them in to a via l fi l led with pni e a lcohol an d w h en a r r ivedh ome in th e evenin g s took them, ou t and p a s t ed th emon sma l l s t r ip es of ca r d

boa r d with sh el la c dis solved in a lcohol , which “

d r ies vet y quick ly . I left th emtwo d a y s on

“

no -r k sheet s and th en put th em in to one of th eboxes Of my collect ion.

wh ich close hermet ical ly._

f

June l s t , viz.

25 d a y s a fterwa r d s I ch anced t a Open th a t box and found to

my g r ea test a s tonishmen t th r ee Of th em r unnin g-

a r ound'

an d the fou r th cou ldnot be found th en in spit e Of ca r efu l r es ea r ches .

'

I pu t th em in to the cy anid e

bot t le; and by insp ecting th e box a g a in next day“

(June 2u d ) ‘

I found the fou1 th

a lso very comfor t ably wa lk ing a i ound in th e box p r obably h e . 11 a s hidden a t

fi r st on th e und er sideof anoth er species .

”I h a d sometimes examp les Of_ lon o ev1t y among'

th e Cur culios bu t never amongth e Cer ambycid a e .

Mm eafing Lucilia ._Pr of. Subw Sf Kansa s “

p ublish ed in'

P sych e IV,

inter es ting a r t icle “ Heminivor ous {man - d evou r ing ] habits“

of Lucilia ma cella r iaFab; the s crew worm Th is lit t le fly is comrii‘on fr om A r g en tine Republic toCana d a and is :well k nown to d ep r ed a t e on ca tt le .and h or s es , a s wel l a s on men

,

gsynonyms a r e Lucilia hominivor ax O- Oqu ei el an d L hominivmous Cenil ; South

Amer ica

Th e fi y d epos it s it s eg g s in the nose Of 1a 1(§leep 1n g ) man, th e ma g g ots ca u se

g r ea t pa in, per for a ting and d es t r oying a ll th e t issue cover ing th e . cer vica l ver t ebr a e, th e p a la t ine ,banes , th e os hyoid es the sbft pa la t e and ca u s ing in most in

s t ances dea th . As many; _

a s 309' larvae ,

wer e fOund 1 11 or d r opped fr om one man’

s

nese Pr of . Snow ext r a cted some ca ses fi or-fifined ica l paper s , in one th em Dr .

tl.eRich a r d son of Mor avia , Iowa , s t a te'

s that g j .twe lve ca ses on ly one wa s k nown

/f tohim,in wh ich the pa t ient r ecover ed 7,

Swa llow-conestmgi Thewa ves h aving torn awa y th e extensive ba th ingPavil lion Of Br ig h ton

“

Hbtel , Coney Is la‘hd th e B uild ing wa s er ected fui th er

ba ck ,ju s t a t the pla cewh a l e ,

former lyJIJused to fi n d Dys chir ius s ella tus quit e fr e

quent . Now th a t d itch having been laid wa s on ly a ver y sma ll poolleft 4 x 1 feet and a t th is spot I found 16 D

]

sella tus , abou t h a lf the s iz e Of those

captur ed 111 former yea i s besid es many D. spha cricollis , Omophr on labia tum and

tes s ela tum; a lso many Heter ocer a s .

'

1 h e Omophr on la bia tum wer e also ver y sma l l .

[Aug u s t 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. . SOC . VOL . VI . 37

Sy nop s is of t h e g ener a Of t h e“N.

‘A . Rh op a loce r a .

By John B . Smith .

The fo l low ing t able ofg ener a ha s been compi led from actua l examinat ion of specimens in some g roups, and from the wo rk s Of Doubleday ,Westwood , Hewitson,

Scudder,Bu t ler

,Mor r is . W ,H .Edwa rds and Other s .

H ither to no a t tempt ha s-been ma de to t abu la te a ll the g enera or to g ive

in th is form a compa ra t ive and condensed descript ion of the g enera . Mr .

Scudder in Vo ls . II and I I I of the Buffa lo Bu l let in . tabu la t es the Afym

p/z a les and R ur a ler (Ly ca enz’

a’s and Efj fainz

'

a’

s ) and in the Bos ton Tr ans

a ct ions c la ss ifies‘

the H erper z'

a’a ewithou t however sa t isfa ctor i ly d efining the

g enera proposed or used by him. In the But terfl ies g enus ma k ing ha s

been r ampant and it isqu i te poss ible to find a d ifferent “

g enus for everyspecies in ou r fa una . Cre

'

mera wi thou t number, yea fami l ies and sub fa

mi l ies ha ve been proposed , a dopted and r ejected— many w i thout ‘

de

scr ipt ion,exam ina t ion o r s tudy, and a s a resu l t there is a _va s t ma ss of

names crea ted and ly ing in wa i t for some resu r rect ionis t , to be used by

him to confuse a nd upset exis t ing sta tes of th ing s and th is oppor tuni tyha s been and w i l l cont inue to be u sed . To show the confusion cau sed

Va nessa a niz'

opa ha s tha t name on the cont inent . Mr . Scudder for

rea sons g iven and wh ich he deems sa t isfa ctory ma k es it the type of

P ap ilio wh i le Mr . Ki rby mak es its nea r a l l ies Nymph /is ! SO too of

other s , and in fa ct nea r ly ea ch au thor u ses a d ifferent term for a g iveninsect and wor se yet uses a g iven and wel l known term to apply to

ent ir ely d ifferent insects . Pr ior to Doubleday, Hewitson and Wes t

wood’

s g rea t work many of the g enera were undescr ibed tha t work g a veca refu l descr ipt ions of a ll the g enera known to them

,i l lust ra ted in a l

most every ins tance by a species on their pla tes . Mr . Scudder is the on lyAmer ican a u thor tha t ha s done any sys tema t ic work in th is l ine

,bu t uh

for tuna tely he s tands a lmost if no t qu i te alone in his minu te subdivi

s ions , crea t ing a new g enus or us ing an old one for ea ch of our thr ee

species of Va nes s a so tha t I cou ld u se from him only st r uctur a l cha ra cter s

pr ima r ily d ivid ing his g roups. Mr . W . H . Edwa r d s’

work on specia lg roups or g enera ha s not been over look ed and Mr . Bu t ler ’s work in theSan/mad e and e lsewhere ha s been u sed . I ha ve a dopted the system of

Doubleday and W‘

es twood a s used and mod ified by Mr . Edwa rd s : in the

[Jesper zda e I have used the cha r a cters proposed by Dr . Speyer in the

append ix to Mr . E’

dwa rds’

ca ta log ue . Pr emis ing thus much and tha t the

table ha s been compi led w i th pa r t icu la r reference to the Amer ican f a unaI sha l l tabu la te a ccord ing to fam i l ies .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENI‘OVI . S'

O. VOL . VI . Au g us t

P r ima r ily the Lepid op tera a re d ivided into two D1vis 1ons .

Antennae clubbed a t tip p r ima r ies a t lea s t and usua lly a ll W 111-

g s e leva ted in 1ep ose

Rhopalocer a .

Antenna e not clubbed a t tip ; wing s never continuous ly eleva ted 111 1epose . .Heteyocer a .

In some exo t ic species the a ntennae a 1e h 1 rd lv percept ibl y clubbedand in some Ga mefr z

'

z’a e the wing s a re eleva t ed , bu t neve r a s pers is t ent ly

dur ing long res t a s in the Rhopa locem or d iu rnals a s they a r e usua l lyca lled . No Amer ican species o f bu t te rfly depa r t s from the cha ra cte rs

above g iven .

The d iu rna ’ls a re d ivided intd fami l ies o f very d ifferent extent and

va lue - the number recog ni z ed by d i fferent a u tho rs va ry ing , one cons ide ring the fami l ies o f anothe r a s mere subfami l ies . Mr . W . H . Edwa rd s

recog ni z es five in ou r fauna wh ich may be d is t ing u ished a s fo l lows .

Head moder a te , antennae app roxima te a t ba se no t hm k ed o r a c ute ly termina ted a t t ip ,

a ll wing s eleva ted in repose .

Ima g o with six f ully developed leg s in both sexes,Ch ry sa lis ang u la r g ir thed a t

mid d le , la rve e long a te smoo th Papilionidae,

Ima g o with a nter ior t a r si abor ted in bo th sexes , usua l ly exa r ticu la te in the Cf ; t ibiawea k Often br ush like , Ch rys a lis a ng ula r suspended bv t a il , la rva Often Spined .

Nymphalidae.

Ima g o w ith complete bu t wea k a nte rior ta rsi in exa 1 ticula te and not spined in d“

which a lso ha s the t ibia br ush l ik e ” Erycinidae.

Ima g o with anter ior t a r si of 9 comp lete, of 07' wea k and spinu la ted Often only one

0 1 two jointed , 01 if 5 jointed then never with complete claw s a t t ip ,ch1ysa lis

subula te, g ir thed a t midd le , la rva onisc1form . . Lycg enidae.

Hea d very wid e , antennae very widely seper a ted a t ba se, usually hook ed or a cu tely

termina ted a t t ip, p r ima r ies a lwa ys eleva ted m repose second a r ies Often hor iz on

ta l 6 per fect feet in both sexes , la rva smooth w ith fi r s t segment corneous , ch ry

sa lis Often spinning a coocoon Hespemdae,

Of these I cons ider th e Mmp/za lz’

da e,a

_nd ' [fesper z

'

aize a s

ent it led to fami ly rank the Er ycznz'

a’a e a re no t sufficient ly d ist ing u ished

from the Lyc‘

a enz'

d a e and they in tu rn a re throug h the former fami ly c lose lyre la ted to the As a n i l lus t ra t ion, the g enus Euma eus maybe ci ted wh ich is pla ced by some au thors in the Ly ca enia

’a e and by o ther s

in the For convenience l reta in a ll the fami l ies . I ha vep la ced the fi rs t in the l ist thoug h mos t sys tema t ists a ccord totheMmp/za lz

’

da e tha t rank . The d iscuss ion of the ques t ion of rank is

not, per t inent to the Object of th is paper , and I wi l l on ly say tha t in my

Opinion the deve lopment of the P as zbnz'

a’a e

,is qu i te a s h ig h in one d i

r ect ion a s tha t of theMmp/z a lz'

a’a e is in another . I am awa re of a ll the

la rva l and pupa l cha ra cter s re l ied on by the a dvoca tes Of both theor iesand of the cha ra cters of the ima g o made use of by them.

40 B ULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM . 500 . VOL . VI . Au g u s t

P ier z'

s ha ve been subd iwded into two or by some a u tho rs three o r more

g enera , bu t I can no t convince myself tha t t hey a re d is t inct . Ea ch . of

the g enera ha s a co lor a ppea ra nce tha t renders it ea s i ly recog ni z able .

The Ajmzp/mlz'

d a e a re much more numerous ly r epresented in ou r

fa una,and they ha ve been d ivid ed into severa l sub fam i l ies

,to wh ich

some a u thors a ccord fami ly rank . They may be d is t ing u ished a s fol lows .

Second a r ies not g rooved for the recep tion of abdomen.

Wing s na r row ,ou ter ma r g in r ounded . Heliconinae_

Second a r ies with g roove for r eception of abdomen.

Pa lpi shor t .Veins no t d ila ted a t ba se.

Subcos ta l nervure 5 br anched ,d isca l cel l of second a ries evident ly c losed .

Danainae.

Sub cos ta l nervure 4br anched , d isca l cel l of second a r ies open,or closed by a

very slender veinletVeins d ila ted a t ba se .

Disca l cel l of second a r ies open .Nymphalinae_§Disca l cel l of second a r ies c losed Satyrinae ,

Pa lpi very long , projecting into a horiz ont a l snout . Libytheinae,

The H elz’

conz'

na e a re spa r ing ly represented in ou r fa una, ,and there

is on ly one species tha t ha s any cla im a t a ll to be cons idereda s proper ly be long ing to it : some o thers a re occa s iona l ly found not fa r fromthe sou thern borders a nd these I inc lude. The g enera a re,

Interna l nervure of second a r les p resent .

Med ian nervure 3 br anched wing s d ia phanous .

Antennae moder a te , thor ax s tou t, W ing s elong a te r ounded second a r ies r a ther

shor t Dircenna .

Antennae long , thor a x sma l l,second a r ies much elong a te Ithomia ,

*

Med ian nervur e of second a ries appa rent ly 4 br anched .Mechanitis, 1I nterna l nervure w ant ing .

Hea d broa d,eyes very prominent antennae long . I—Ieliconia ,

The g ener a a ll look very much a l ik e and the insects a re a ll verybr ig ht ly colored and handsome .

The Da na z’

na e ha ve bu t a s ing le representa t ion g enus here . i . e .

Da na zr ea s i ly ‘k nown by the fam i ly cha ra cters and a pecu l iar swe l l ing or

r a ised bla ck spot on the second a r ies of the

,Cer atina, a s used by St reck er in his ca ta log ue is only a of Ithomia ,

IAppa rent ly only , for it is merely the junction of the d iscoid a l nervur e with the

g rd which g ives the former the appea r ance of a 4th br anch .

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“

TheMmp/wlz'

na e a r e by a ll odd s mos t numer ous ly represented -.ih

ou r fa una , and the most d ifficul t to sepera te I ha ve ar r ang ed them in

thetable in '

the manner wh ich in my opin ion w i l l enable them to be

nios t ea s i ly r ecog ni z ed .

Disca l cel l of p r ima r ies closed , of second a r ies Open.

Veins of pr ima r ies more or less dila ted a t ba se .

Pa lpi s tout , t aper ing to t ip , second a r ies ent ir e Cystineur a .

Pa lpi s lender . equa l , second a r ies a ng u la te , sub ca ud a te p r 1ma r ies s ub fa lca ‘

.e

Eunica .

Veins of pr ima r ies no t a t a ll infla ted'

a t ba se.

a Tibiae not spinose . Colaenls.

Tibiae spinose .

Second a 1ies not denta te cauda te o r scol loped .

Interna l ma r g in of pr ima r ies m01 e or less sinua te Ag r aulis .

Interna l ma r gin of pr ima ries not sinua te .

Outer_

ma r g in of p r ima r ies s t r a ig th or round ed sca rcely ema r g ina te or

sinu a te.

Wing s broa d t r iang u la r . hea d moder a te sma l l ; siz e la r g e. Limenitis.Wing s na r rower , apicesmore produced hea d la r g e , bod y r obus t . .Melit aea,Wing s a s before , more e long a te, antennae more abrup t ly cla va te pa lpl

a cicu la r .Eresia .

Wing s subt r iang u la r , apex t runca te ou ter ma r g in of p r ima r ies s lig h t lyema r g ina te . Synchloe.

Ou ter ma r g in of p1 1ma 1 1es s t rong ly sinua te, apices produced ,rounded .

Pyr ameisSecond a r ies dent a te, ma r g ins of pr ima r ies Subsmua te, wing s r a ther ria r r ow

Euptoiet aSecond a r ies sco l loped , pr 1ma r 1es wide inner ma r g in st r a ig h t Heterochroa .

Second a r ies loba te . or s lig h t ly t a iled , p r ima r ies subang u la te Anar tia .

Disca l cel l ofboth wing s closed .

Second a ries ta iled or ang u la te .

Tibia and t a r si densely spinose ; t a il , of second a r ies moder a te . inner ha lf of ou ter

ma r g inmuch long er than ou ter Eurema .

Tibia and t a r si feebly Spined .

Pr ima r ies subfa lca te, apex a cu te, body robus t , wing s wide, second a r ies ang u la r .

Paphia .

Pr ima r ies elong a te, subt r iang u la r , bod y ver y r obust , second a r ies scol loped .

Megist anis.Second a r ies not t a iled nor ang u la te.

Head broad ,antennae shor t

,clubpy r iform, wing s broa d outer ma r g in subsinua te .

Ar gynnis.Hea d moder a te

,antennae shor t

,club obova te with a cu te point ; pr ima r ies w ith

more a r ched costa and more sinua te ou ter ma r g in Diadema .

Disca l cel l of both wing s open .

Second a r ies loba te or t a iled .

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Ta ils long , eyes na k ed , pr ima r ies ang u la te tibia and t a r si feebly

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Ta ils shor t a cu te , eyes nak ed , pr ima r 1es la r g e . tibia and t a rs i densely spined

0 Victorina .

Ta ils shor t , rounded , eyes '

densely ha iry , p r ima r ies ang ula te, second a r ies angu la tea nd ma r g in scol loped

Second a r ies not l oba te or t a iled .

P r ima r ies fa lca te, bod y very robus t ana l ang le of second a r ies pr ominent

P r 1ma r 1es not a ng u la te .

Eyes ha ir y , hea d broa d , form s tout w ing s t riang u la r , second a r ies obova te .

Callicor e.Eyes na k ed .

Ta rsi s t rong ly spined , ou ter ma r g ins of wing s not sco l loped Junonia .

Ta r si feebly spined ou ter ma r g in of second a 1 ies sco lloped Apatur a .

In the table I have omit ted P/zy cioa’es wh ich I th ink 18 not sufficient lyd ist inct fiom M lzta ea and Gr apia wh ich is equa l to Va nesia . I ha vea dd ed a

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number of g enera usua l ly omi t ted in l is ts of ou r fa una and whichindeed may not be long to it Mr . Streck er ca t a log ues them and usua l lya ucz Rea k ir t bu t Mr . Edwa rds does not include them in his l is t . The

d ifferences between the g enera a re very . sma ll ind eed if s t ructure be a lone“

r efer r ed to,and the g enera a re more usua l ly ident ified by the i r ma rk ing s .

-AnAr gy nm’

s once seen wi l l be a lways known and , the closely . a l l iedg ener a a re r ecog niz ed by co lor pecu l ia r it ies more ea s i ly tha n by thei rsoient ific or sys tema t ic

,

cha ra cter s .

The S a fy r z’

na e ha ve a lso a very g ood representa t ion her e and they

may be r ecog niz ed a s fo l lows .

Wing s elong a te , pr imar ies with g rea t ly produced apices and oblique ou ter ma 1 g in

Midd le tibia sca r cely h a lf a s long a s femur HipparchiagMlddle t ibia

‘

more than h a lf a s long a s femur . Chibnobas,Wing s more round ed , apices of pr ima r ies not pr oduced .

Three pr incipa l nervures of pr ima r ies infla ted a t ba se

Not more tha n two veins infla ted .

Clubof antennae distinct , abrup t , fla t tenedClub

‘

ot antennae g r a dua l, sca rcely or not a t a ll fla t tened .

Midd le tibia profusely a rmed with long s tou t spines. Gyrocheflus .

Midd le tibia without spines or with but a few sma l l wea k spinu les .

Veins of pr ima r ies sud d enly and g rea t ly infla ted .

Ma r g in of second a r ies s lig h tly denta te or wa vedMa r g ins of second a r ies entir e : two nerves infla ted Neonympha .

Cos t a l nervur e only infla ted , pal pi twice a s long a s hea d Ag eronia .

Veins of pr ima r ies very s lig h t ly and g r a dual ly swollen or infla ted .

Second a r ies entire not dent a te . . Sa‘byrodes.Second a r ies d is tinctly denta te, sub ca ud a te . Debis.

Ag g r o-” fa wa s placed by Mr . Westwood in a sepera te. fami ly ;‘

by

Mr St reck er our spec ies is pla ced among the from its

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11111511 . Soc. VOL . vii . Aug us t . 115153 1

permanen t a nd the ta r s1 in some Clz zfi/r‘

op/z a nur a re qu i te a s feebly spineda s they a re in Ly ca ena .

Tflee/a is g ene ra l ly ea s i ly d ist inguished . by the form of the wing s ,wh ich however Often app roa ches s ome species of .

Ly ca ena—es

‘

pec ia l lythose of the C/fl y sop/za nus g roup . In

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the la t ter there a re va r ia t ions ‘

of

wing form wi thou t number but a s a who le th e pr ima r ies a re na r rower

and long er , and the second a r ies have the cos ta l ins tea d of the interna lma rg in long est . Fenes z

'

ca is in wing form somewha t d ifferent from.

the

others of the fami ly and the ma r k ing is unique . Mr , Scudd er‘

in Buf.‘

Bu l . I II 98 et seq d ivides th is fami ly ,

into 3 3“

g enera l lThe next and la s t fami ly is the Herper z

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a’a e

,numerous in

‘

species, wh icha r e c lose ly a l l ied

,their fascies 1s pecu lia r a nd

“

they ca n be rea d i ly enoug hr ecog niz ed by the cha racter s g 1ven 111 . the t able of fami l ies .

The g enera a re a s fo l lows .

‘

Hind tibra v‘

vit‘

hou t mid d le spu1 s . Car terocephalus,H ind t ibia with mid d le spur s .

Tibiae (a t lea st the midd le pa ir ) spmed .

‘

Second a r ies no t p roduced a t ana l ang le .

P r ima ries e long a te, blunt , abdomen exceeding second a r ies .Ancyloxypha ,

P r 1ma r 1es shor ter, cos ta l ma r g in curved a t ba se

,concave a t mid d le

,abdomen

sca rcely a t ta ining hind ang le of second a r ies . Amblyscir tes ,Second a r ies p 1oduced a t ana l ang le.

Antennae with on ovoid club,tip conica l blunt Thymelicus.

Antennae with club sud d enly bent a t tip with a much cont r a cted pointed lit t lehook nea r ly ha lf a s long _

a s the club” . Pamphila,§l ia no t sp1ned.

Pr ima ries of 07‘without cos t a l fo ld .

Antennae shor t,sudd enly infla ted into an ovoid subtrunca te Gopa odes ,

Antennm long er , clubovoid '

suddenly bent a t tip (a s abovePr ima 1 les of 0

7'with cos ta l fo ld

, W ithou t d iscoid a l s tigma ta .

B r ush a t ba se of antennae long , d is tinct.Club of ant ennae ovoid or r ounded a t tip ,

somewha t compr essed . . Pyrgus .

C lub of antennae spind le shaped .

Brush a t'

ba se of antennae br is t ly , tibia an d femur densely clo thed ‘

with

long ha ir .

Pa lpi moder a te, densely c lothed with br is tly h a ir . .Thanaos .

Pa lpi shor ter less d ensely br is t led , c lubmore s lender . Syst a sea .

Brush a t ba se of antennae with sca ly h a ir , not br is tles .

P'

a lpi mor e pr ominent than‘

in Thana os hind tibia with fewer and shor ter

Pholisor a .

B r ush‘

at ba se of Antennae vei y shor t .

Clubof antennae very s lender , elong a te , very s t r ong ly bent and termina t ingin a long fine point ; wing s Often t a iled Eudamus,

C lubof antennae very shor t and thick a cu te ly te1mma ted, wing s no t . ta 1led

Aeg iale

[jAug us t 1883 BULLETINBROOKLYNENPOM. SOC . VOL . IV . 45

1 The fo l low ing g enera of [firper za’a e were a ccident a l ly

“

om i t ted from

the Synops is and the om iss ionwa s not d iscovered un t i l too la te to inser t intneir proper place in the table ; the cha racters here g ivenw i l l I hope enables tud ents to r ecog niz e them .

Achylodes h a s the family cha r a ctei s bu t d iffer s fr om a ll other Amer ican g ener a in

the wing form which 1s ir reg u l a r ,the pr ima r ies a re a cu te , pointed ,

ema r g ina te benea th

t ip ,the second a r ies a re subang u la te. Antennae long and s lender

, clubelong a te curved ,tip a cu te , s lig h t ly r ecu1ved .

Pyr rhopyg a ,Body ver y r obus t , wing s sma l l

,head and t a il often clothed with

or a ng e sca les . Head la r g e , pa lpi convex , closely appres‘

sed to fr ont , termina l jointminute . Antennae shor t thick , termina ted by a cu rved robus t club

,obtuse a t tip . Wing

form of Eudamus .

Erycides d iffer s fr om the pr eceed ing only by the slender hook ed termina tion of

the antennae wing form Of P amphila .

The two la s t ment ioned g ener a closely resemble Eudamus in their

superficia l a ppea rance and in a ll essent ia l s t ructu ra l cha ra cters the pr ima r ies however a re a l i t t le more po inted and theinsects a re a l it t le m ore

“r a k ish ”

in a ppea r ance .

Olla Pod r id a .

By W . J. Ho l land,D. D.

When a t Berk eley Spr ing s, la s t summer,I found a la rva . of CzZ/zer o

m’

a scapu la/27 4 1231

,feed ing on the scr ub-

pine. I p laced it in a ti‘

n'

box

p lent ifu l ly suppl ied with provender , and ca r r ied it w i th me via Wa sh

ing ton to the Wh i te Su lphu r Spr ing s . It ma de its last moul t thereand cont inued to feed . Abou t the t ime I wa s rea dy to

_ lea ve, itshowed a d ispos i t ion to pupa te . I took a sma l l box and fi l led it withclay and mou lded in it a ce l l la rg e enoug h to accommoda te his ma jesty .

I covered the cel l with a layer of c la y , lea ving a ho le in the top for pur

pose o f inspect ion,and wrapping it a ll up in co t ton ca r r ied it wi th me ; my

rou te wa s to Ind ianapo l is , via Cincinna t i. At Lexing ton,Ky . I tOok a peep

into the box. The insect seemed comfor table. On rea ch ing the hote lwher e I spent a day in Cincinna t i. I found to my del ig h t tha t there wa s

a Chrysa l is, g r een in co lo r , and perfect in form in the cel l,By nig h t it

ha d became black . and ha rd . A couple of week s ago I had the p lea su reof seeing a perfect moth emerg e. I ventu re t o sug g es t th is is the firs t

la rva of Cz'z‘fier om'

a r epa ir/2mm“ tha t ha s pupa ted on an express t ra in. And

I commend my p lan of helping na t ure ‘

to those who may be t ra vel l ing and

who may chance to find the la rvae of r a re moths wh ich t ransform in the

g round .

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>t< a

La s t December shor t ly before the Ch r is tma s ho l id ays a ha t s tore in

Pit tsbu rg h wa s found to be a l ive with specimens Of Alfalfa a rn /a cecz

The c lerk s say’

nea r ly a peck of them were swept ou t into the snow .

The Windows we re a l ive with them and in eve ry c ran'

ny and ‘behind everyha t box they were found ,

The wea ther wa s very co ld a t the t ime,

though the bu i ld ing wa s wa rm. I ha ve a number of specimens of the

swa rm, a young entomolog ica l fr iend ha ving ca ptu red in his cyanide ja rnea r ly a pint of them. Mr . A. Koebele, ofWa sh ing ton ,

D. C info rmsme tha t th is is the most nor the r ly ins tance k nown of the swa rming of th isspec ies so la te in the season. Where d id they come from?

>l<

The s ing u la r d ifference between the mou th org ans of the two se xes

in Eupsa /zlr minute ha s been noted wi th cur ios i ty by na tura l is ts Myes teemed fr iend Dr . John Hami l t on of Al leg heny, Pa . tel ls me the ma le

employs the s ing u la r forceps With wh ich he is a rmed in ext r ica t ing thep roboscis of the fema le from the ba r k of the t ree in wh ich she somet imes

g ets s tuck bor ing a hole in wh ich to depos it her eg g s . Here is cer ta in lya mos t rema rk able

“

provis ion on the pa r t of na ture to meet cont ing encies .

The fami ly s ta r ts ou t wi th an ang er and a pa ir of p lumbers tong s w i thwh ich to

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do the mechanica l wo rk necessa ry to the perpetua t ion -of the

speeies .

On t he Ana tomy on t h e N. A. No‘

c tuid a e .

P a r t I . Th e Leg s .

(Continued from

[Jermz'

m'

a ma r éz'

a’a lis

,is a lmos t the reverse of the fo reg o ing

so fa r a s the anter ior leg s of the C? a re concerned the med ian and pos t

erior leg s a re long and s lender , showing no rema r k able pecu l ia r ity a nd theanter ior leg s of the Q a re except for the propor t ion, in wh ich they a g ree

w ith the norma l . ”

The (f‘ ha s the anter io r coxa

,femur and t ibia

of nea r ly’

equa l leng th and very s lender , the coxa is very decided ly exca

va te above leaving only a mere shel l , and there is a hea vy br ush of ha ir,a t tached a t ba se . The femu r is equa l ly .

s lender,

and a lso exca va tedabove and it ha s a very hea vy brush of ha ir a t ta ched a t tip . The . t ibia

‘

is

s lender,ha s a very decided exca va t ion a t ba se on the inner s ide cover ed

by the sma l l lappet , and ha s the ent ire Ou ter s ide g rooved for the recep

t ion of the hea vy brush of ha ir a t ta ched a t ba se. The unusua l ly s lender

BULLEDLNBROOKLYNEnr on) Sou'

von. v1 . Au g u s t

Delfoz'

da e. The propo r t ion they bea r to. ea ch o ther a lso va r ies,the inner

becom ing long er in the lower g roups.

The ta rs i present no' impo r tant va r ia t ions , bu t the c laws do Simple

in“

the B omby czd g roup, they a re d is t inct ly ,thoug h not

“

st rong ly denta te

in the typica lNocz‘ua ,becoming more decided ly so in the Helz

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otfi z'

a’

g roup

above refer red to Lower in the sca le they become more fla t tened,

and

d ecrea se in s iz e in the lowest : they a re bifid in one ins tance bu t usua l lyha ve ‘

a long acu te tooth a s in

A cha ra cter ist ic fea tu re of the lower g roups is the d ifference in sex

In the type Norma there is sca rce ly any d ifference between .the sexes so

fa r a s the c loth ing of the leg s a re concerned : Lower in the sca le,the

o7‘s ha ve them clo thed wi th long er ha ir , unt i l in the lowest g roup wefind type mos t lcommon .

Ova of Amph id a s is cog na t a r ia .

On June g rd I obta ined eg g s of this insect . They a re cy l ind r ica l inshape, w i th hemispher ica l ends : su rface wi th long it ud ina l rows of conca vehexa g ona l fa cets co lor g rey ish g reen, leng th 75mm,

t ransverse d iameter

. 375 mm.

(

The fema le from wh ich the eg g s were obt a ined depos itedabou t 500 . A. W . P. Cramer .

Dr . James S . B a iley .

It is with feel ing s of s incere sor row and r eg ret tha t we ha ve to r ecord

the dea th ofDr . Ba i ley ofAlbany, New Yo rk . Dr . Bai ley wa s we l lk nown to a ll co l lectors and s tudents ofLepidoptera , and many a beg innerha s a vivid reco l lect ion of a id in informa t ion and specimens obta ined

from him . He wa s an enthus ia s t ic col lector , a pa t ient student and wh i lehe never d id much a s a systema t ist yet

“

his pa t ient obser va t ion of the

habits and h is tory ofmany wood bor er s—Comm pa r t icu la r ly—whose l ives

extend throug h a per iod of severa l yea rs ent i t le him to a h ig h r ank a s an

entomo logist . Rea dy for publ ica t ion pr ior to his dea th wa s a work con

ta ining the resu l ts of his observa t ions on some Coss z’

a’a e

,i l lust r a ted by

co lor ed pla tes . We hope tha t th is work w i l l s t i l l appea i , and its appea rance w i l l enhance the r eg ret fel t a t the loss of soca refu l and conscient iousan observer .

[September 1 883 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. soc VOL . . VI.

CALATI'IUS Bon

SeeDr . Leconte’

s Synop s is of the species of P la tynus and a llied g ener a , inhabiting the

United Sta tes . P roc. Ac. P hila . 1854, pa g . 3 6 .

Thor ax not na r rowed behind , ba sa l foveae obsolete .

Body elong a te, thor ax a s broad a s long .

Sides modefa tely r eflexed

Sides na r row ly r eflexed

Sides moder a tely de’

pr'

essed , elyt ra s‘

ubopa que 3 . opaculus.

Sides sca rcely rounded,very lit t le depressed , sca rcely na r r owed a t apex ,

ely t r asubopaque 4. quadricollis,

Body less elong a te , thor ax br oader thanlong , ely tr a subopaque,Sides much rounded depressed 5. Behrensn.

Sides lit t le rounded , depressed , thor ax towar d s ba se g r a dua l ly na r rower .

6. obscurus.

Sides much r ounded,sca rcely depressed . 7. ruficollis.

Thor ax na r rowed behind , ba sa l foveae broa d .

Ma r g in of thor ax broad ly r efiexed 8, advena ,

Thor ax nea r ly r ounded , ba sa l foveae la r g e .

co

n

o

w

-h

w

Thorax a lit t le long er than broad , sca rcely na r rowed behind ely t r a l s tr iae deep,

inter stices convex 9. impunct atus.Thor ax obova te, convex, basa l foveae deep, na r r ow, ely t r a l s t r iae fine. inter

s tices fla t 10. dubius.


g r eg a r ia s , Dej . Spec. III, 76 . Sa y . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . II, 47 . dis ting endus ,

Lee . Pr oc. Ac . Phila . II, 49,N. Y. to Fla . Tex. mm.

ing r a tus , Dej . Spec . III. 77. confus iis , Lee Proc . Ac . Phila . 1854. p . 36 . incom

modus , Mann. Bull . Mose . 1853 , III, 139. Ala sk a,Can. 8 to 9 mm.

op a culus , Lee. Proc . Ac. Phila . 1854, 3 7. M. S. W . St . 9 to 1 1 mm.

quadricollis , Lee. 1. 0. Ca l , 7 to mm .

B ehr ens ii, Mann. Bu l l . Mose . 1843 . II, 195.

obs cum s , Lee. 1. c. p . 3 7; Ca l . mm.

mficollis , Dej . Spec . III, 78 ; Lee . 1. 0 . Ca l . 9 to mm.

advena , Lee. Ann. Lye . IV,2 17. mollis , Esch . Mem. Mose . 1823 , VI , 14 1 . dulcis .

Mann. Bu l l . Mose . 1853 , II I, 14 1 . Alask a, Lak e Sup . N. H . 9 to 10 mm.

impuncta tus , Sa y . Tr ans . Am . Philos . II, 45. amer icanus , Dej . Spec. III , 83 ,

N. V . M. St . 10 to 1 1 mm.

dubius , Lee. P roc . Ac . Phila . 1854, p . 38. Col .,N. Mex . 1 2 to 13 mm.

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SYNOP TIC TABLE OF THE SPECIES OF

B RADYCELLUS B ?"

SeeDr . Leconte’

s Notes on thespecies ofAgonoderus , Br a dyceltus and Stenolophus

inhabiting Amer ica nor th of Mexico. P r oc. Ac. P hila . 1868, pa g . 379.

Form very elong a te, thor ax with a s t r ong ly beaded ma r g in , the ba sa l impressions longand deep . Midd le ta r si of ma le with squamules linearis,

Form no t very elong a te, thor a cic bea d very na r row , ba sa l impressions shor t not deep,often very feeble . Mid d le t a r si ofma le withou t squamules .

Hea d punctured nea r the eyes pos ter ior lyHead smooth .

Hind ang les of thor ax br oa d ly r ound ed, sca rcely punctur ed .

H i’

nd ang les of thor ax d istinct .Thor ax W ithou t punctu res nea r the hind ang lesThor ax d is tinct ly punctured .

Hind ang les of thor ax obtuse , thor ax Wider than long .

Ba s a l impressions br oa d , sha l low , st r ong ly punctured , and thor ax obliquelysubsinua te nea r bas e rupestris,

Ba sa l impressions br oad , spa r sely punctured , thor ax s ca rcely sinua te nea r

ba se .

B asa l . impr essions feeble with a few punctures only , thor ax a s in

nigrieeps.Hind ang les of thor ax r ectang u la r or nea r ly so

,thor ax subsinua te behind

the midd le .

Thor ax a lit t le wider than long , ba sa l impres sions more punctured

ca1ifornicus.Thorax

“

nea r ly as wide a s long , ba sa l impressions spa r se ly and finely

punctured rivalis,

linearis Lee . New Spec. I , 16 . Pa . Wise . mm.

cognatus Pa yk . Fn. Suee. I , 146 . Dej . ,Ieon. .t . 194 f. 3 . Mann . Bull .

M050. 1853 , III, p . 125 nitens ,‘

Lee . Proc. Ae . Phila . 1858p . 60, a a illa r is Mann.

Bu ll . Mose. 1853. p . 124 . Eur ope and Nor th America . to 5mm .

neg lectus Lee . Ann. Lye . IV, 407 , Tr ans. Am. Philos . X , 385. Mak inaw Isld .

mm.

cordlcollis Lee . Ann. Lye . IV, 406 . Lak e Sup .

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5mm.

rupestris Sa y , Tr ans . Am. Philos . II, 91 elonga tulus Dej . Spec .

. IV, 457 flavipes

Kirby , Fn . Bor . Am. IV, 47, cinctus Say , Tr ans. Am. Philos . IV

, 434 cong ener

Lee. Ann. Lye . IV, 306 p a r a llelus Cha ud . (Extr . ) Rev. e t Ma g . Z ool . 1868,

p . 16 . Pdebilipes, Sa y . Tr ans . Am . Philos . IV, 425. U. St . mm .

t ant illus Dej . (Aonpa lpus ) Spec. IV. 465. Cha ud . (Ext r . ) Rev. et Ma g . Z ool . 1868,

p . difiicilis Dej . Spec . IV, 435. U. St . 3 mm.

nigr iceps Lee . Proc. Ae. Phila . 1868; p . 381 . N. I , Va . mm.

ca1ifornicus Lee. Pa e . R . R . Expl . XI, 2 . Ins . 29. Ca l . 3 to mm.

rivalis Lee . P roe . Ac. Phila . 1858, p . 6 1 . C01. mm .

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. Sep tembernssa g ,

T. atr imed irgs Sa y , (Fer onia ) Tr ans . Am. Philos . Soc. 11, 39 ; s imilis'

Kirby (Tlrechus )Fa un. B or . Am . IV, 48, Leng th 7 mm. Can. to Texa s .

T. nebulosy s Lee. Tr ans . Am. Philos . Soc. X, 385 ; s ut ur a lis Lee . (Acup a lpus ) Ann.

Lye. IV, 4 1 1 . Leng th 4.5mm . Ga . to'

l exa s .

T. ba diip ennis Ha ld . (Stenolophus ) Proc. Ac. I, 302 , Lee. Tr ans . Am Philos . Soc .

X , 385 ; r uficr us Lee . (Geoboenus ) Anne Lye " IV, 304 ; lugnbr is Lee ; ibid . p . 3053

Leng th 5 to 6 mm. Can . to R am . and Va . .

T. nitidus Dej . (Aoupa lp'

as ) Spec . IV, 474 Mann. Bu ll,Mose. II, p. 2 14”

Leng th to mm. Or . , Ca l .

Other deta ils of the species above cited wil l be found in a .paper by . Dr . Leconte

(Proc, Ac . 1868, p . 3 79) in iwhich they a re included inB r adycellus .

DISCODERUS L60

By Geo. H . Horn, M. D.

The species of this g enus very closely r esemble ea ch other and a re . extremely d ith

cult to sepa r a te in any t abu la r a r r a ng ement . The follow ing t able"

will a ssist in their

recog nition,but can not beentire ly d epended uponwith uniques .

Th’

or ax na r r owed a t apex .

Th'

or ax with ba se and apex equa l,the sides r eg ul a r ly ‘

,a rcua te

Side ma r g in of thor ax depres sed poster ior ly and s lig h t ly refiexed

Side ma r g in not r efiexed f. teneorosus

'

,

Thor ax d is tinct ly na r rower a t ba se .

Body above piceous‘

Body above bicolored , thor ax and hea d r ufo -

piceous , the e lytr a blu ish . amoenus,

D. p a r a llela e Ha ld . (Selenephor us ) Pr oc. Ac. I, 30 1 Lee. Ann . Lye . IV,290 .

In this species the thor ax is perceptibly na r rower a t apex than a t base. The side

ma r g in pos ter ior ly is na r r ow ly depressed , a nd with numer ous minu te punctures . Co lorpiceous withou t meta l lic lust re , antennae pa le . . Leng th 7 to mm.

Occur mos t abund ant ly in Texa s and New Mexico , but specimens hav.e been t e

ceived from Pa . and Ga .

D. impotens Lee . Journ. Ac . IV, 1858, p . 14. ? americanus Motsch . Bul l . Mose . 1859,

III, p . 1 3 7. pl . 3 , fig . 3 .

Benea th rufo - piceous above piceous W 1th slig ht g reenish surface lust re . Thor ax

equa l ly w ide a t base a nd apex, with sid e ma r g in depressed pos terior ly and very s lig ht lyrefiexed . Leng th

'

9mm. Occur s in Texa s , Ar iz ona andNew Mexico.

D. tenebr osa s Lee . (Selenophor a s ) Ann . Lye . IV,291 .

Piceous,sur fa ce withou t me ta llic lus t re , leg s somewha t pa ler , antennae testa ceous .

Thor ax equa lly wide a t ba se and apex,the side ma r g in not dep ressed . Leng th mm.

Occur s inNew Mexico and is our sma l les t species .

D. r obu s tus 11 . sp.

B rownish benea th , piceous or bla ck above , leg s pa le when less ma ture,antennae

pa le . Form r a ther r obus t . Thor‘

ax d is tinct ly na r rower a t .ba se than a t apex, the side

ma r g in va g ue ly depressed . with very few minu te punctures and slig h tly wr ink led a long

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1883'

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the ba se; Ely t r a deep ly s t ria te , the interva ls fla t . Meta s terna l episterna shor t , sca rcelylo ng er than w ide in front . Leng th 8:5 to 1 1 mm.

This is the la r g es t and mos t robus t in its facies o t any 513 6 016 5 in our fauna .

Occur s in Ar iz ona:

D amoenus Lee . New Species 1863 , p . 14.

Body benea th , hea d and thor ax r ufo -

piceous; el y tr a with bluish sur fa ce lust re.

Thor ax na r r ower a t ba se than a t apex,the ma r g in na r row ly depressed and reflexed

pos ter ior ly w ith a few punctures a long the ba se . Leng th mm

The s lend er form a rid s ty le of colo r a tion render this species a t once the p ret t ies t

and mos t ea sily k nown of the g enus .

Occur s inUtah and“New Mexico .

The g enus DiscOderus belong s tothat ser ies of the Ha rpa lide Ca r abid ae in which the

afi ter ior ta r si of the ma le a re no t ’

d ila ted . The ma les however , have the midd le t ibiae

more curved than the fema les and denticu la te w ithin. The la s t vent r a l segment of thema les ha s bu t one setig erous punctur e on ea ch side of the anus While the fema les

have two .

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AGONODERUS Dej(a withou t ~

gonos ang le der a neck. )

See LeconteNotes on the Sp ecies of Agonodems etc. P r oc. Ac. P hila . 1868. p . 373 .

Bod y s tou ter and mo re convex,tho r ax tr ansver se, qua d rate ova l .

Hind ang les of thor ax much r ound ed .

Pa le ye llow above,thor ax with two d iscoid a l spots , scu tella r s t r ia long ,

ely t r a withtwo d a r k s t r ipes , sepa r a ted by the su tu r a l inte rva l d o r sa l punctures d is tinc t

1. lineola Fab

Da r k tes ta ceous or piceous , na r row ma r g in of thor ax and broa der\one of the

e ly t r a pa le scu tella r s t r ia shor te r , dor sa l punctures want ing 2, infuscatusDe‘

j .

Bod ymo re elong a te, less convex tho r ax sca rcely w ider th an long , subtr apez oid a l ,mor e or less d is tinct ly na r rowed behind e ly t r a with one dor sa l puncture .

La r g er species , co lo r pa le, elyt r a ‘

with a wide bla ck s t r ipe , d ivided by the suture

d isc of thor ax frequent ly '

with a la r g e bla ck spo t , hea d a lways bla ck . .

3. pallipes Fab.

Sma l le r spee1es .

Hea d black , scu tel la r st r ia d is t inct .Tho r ax pa le , Iz od y benea th dusk yBa sa l impressions wel l ma rk ed W ith a few coa r se punc tu res , e ly t r a with broa d

dusk y s t r ipe o r cloud , d ivided by the su tur a l interva l thor a x dusk y benea th4.

‘

par tiarius Sa y .

Ba sa l imp ressions less ma rk ed a nd more spa r sely punctured , ely t r a d usk y

w ith su ture and ma -r g in.pa le tho rax a nd sometimes abdomen pa le5. pauper culus Dej

Tho r ax with a la r g e bla ck ish spot on d isc ; e ly t ra black ish w ith su ture and

ma r g in tes t a ceous .

_

. 6 , indistinctus Dej .

Head pa leof the same co lor a s the thor ax, bod y benea th tes ta ceous

,o r fer r ug i _

meous,not bla ck ish , scu tel la r s t r ia shor t or wa nting .

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OOKLYNENTOM. soc. VOL . v1 . Sept ember 1883 .J

Scute lla r s t’r ia punctiform’

,d isc of ely tr a some times w ith fa int d usk y c loud .

7. test aceus DejScu tel la r s t ria d is tinct thoug h shor t , not punctifonn . 8 micr os Lee.

1 . lineola Fab. (Ca r abus ) Ent . Sy s t . I, Ent . I II, 35 p .

_ 78, pl . 7, f. 75, Dej .

Spec. IV 51 , fur ca ta s Fahr . Sy s t . El . p 206, ma cula tus Lec .

, Pr o . Ac . Phila .

1868, p. 3 74. Specimens from the midd le -of the continent comple tely unite the

ea s tem and Pa cific forms . U. S. 7—8 .5 mm.

2 . infus ca tus Dej . Spec . IV. 54, s utur a lis Lee . Ann . L ye . IV, 3 73 . N. Y. E. St .

3 . p a llipes Fab. (Ca r abus ) Ent . Sys t . I , 159. Oliv . Ent . III. 35, p . 89, pl . 9, f. 99,

Dej . Spec. IV, 53 . Lecontei Ch aud . (Ex t r . ) Ann. e t Ma g . Z oo l . 1868, p . 14 .

rug icollis Lee . P roc . Ac . Phila . 1859, p . 83 , comma Fah r . Ent . Sy s t . I , 165, dor

s a lis'

Lec . Ann. Lye . IV, 3 73 , U. S.

—7 mm.

4. pa r ita r ia s Sa y , Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc. II . 9O U. St . 4 mm .

5. pauper culus Dej . Spec . IV, 453 , cons imilis Dej . ibid . IV . S. St . 3

—3 .25 mm

6 . indis tinctus Dej . Spec . V,846 ?humilis Dej . Spec . IV, 46 2

? d ifiicilis Dej Spec . IV,

435 3—4 mm.

7 . tes ta cea s Dej . Sp . IV, 460 ,N. Y —to 3 m in.

8. micr os Lee . Ann . Lyc . IV, 4 1 2.

“

E. S t . 2175 mm,

L a r va of .G a ler u ee l la s a g it t a r im, Gy ll :

By F Sch a upp .

'

On the lea ves of the yel low pond l i ly I found in j u ly la rva e of a ll

s iz es , pupae in a ll s ta tes of forma t ionand imag ines of Ga ler uceZ/a mg r?

ta r z'

a e Gyll, in a ll s ta tes ofma tu rity . The‘la rva is blu ish bla ck above

,

yel low benea th hea d sma l l and smooth except fo r a cent ra l fronta l depressionwhich is punctu red ; mand ibles t ridenta te. midd le tooth mos t pro

minent mou th pa r ts th ick and fleshy . Form elong a te when fu l lyg rown inches in leng th , wides t '

a

'

t‘midd le and ta per ing ea ch wa y . Firs t

segment long es t and depressed ,fla ttened ; a ll o thers nea r ly equa l , a ll wi th

a l ong itud ina l dorsa l l ine and a deep t ransverse impressed l ine—e surfa ce

scabrous , s ides wi th a row of brown t ubercles— one on each s egment:

Leg s ye l low,jo int s bla ck ,

ana l segment fu rnished w i th a pro- leg . Pupa

shor ter and broa der , reta ining ma rk ing s of la rva l formon abdomen bu t

add ing rud iments of w ing s (wh ich a re fr ee) leg s and a ntennae. At firs t theya re ent irely ye l low,

bu t soon tu rn black : The eg g s a re yel low,

'ova te anda re la id in sma l l pa tches

“

on the upper su r fa ce of the lea f. Many la rvaea re

'

found together on a s ing le lea f, and there wa s sca r ce ly one whichwa s not infes t ed wi th these unsig ht ly

'

s lug s .!They ea t the upper sur fa ce

of the lea f only and seldom.ma k e ho les , bu t the lea ves become brown

and uns ig h t ly and lose a ll thei r bea u ty . The wh i te l i l'y seems less totheir ta s te .for they do not touch tha t so far a s I cou ld see.

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A. f e r o n iia ,L ; Sys t .Na t.

'

X . Ed . p . 473 (P apilio) ; Hb. ver z . Bek . Schmet t .

p . 42 , (Ag er onia ) .

Ea s i ly k nown‘

by the pa le blu ish g reen body color met tled and

ma rk ed with i r reg ula r black lines and brown spots , pupi l led and su r roim

ded by g reenish blue. Benea th, pa ler‘

mo re wh i t ish , outer ha lf ofwing si r reg u la r ly m

‘

ot t led w i th black .

Expand s"

z— z . 5 inches . Hob. S. W. Texa s, and Southwa rd .

A. f o’

r n a x ,H ab. Sam. Ex . Schmet t . II .

The predominant color is a soft red d ish g rey, pr 1ma r ies a s abovedescr ibed . second a r ies w i th ma rg ina l bla ck l ines , two band s in the cel l

,

a wnite shade on inner ma rg in towa rd a pex and a subma rg ina l row of

whi te spots ma rg ined w ith black a nd wi th a fine circle ofbla ck wi th in s pot ,

Expands 3 inches . Hob. S .W . Texa s a nd Sou thwa rd .

EUNICA,Hb.

Th is genus Doubleday and Wes twood makea of [Ig n az/a, and

cha ra cter iz ed a s such , it ha s a na r row very ha i ry head , ey es‘

sma ll,na k ed

and prom inent , antennae long and s lender, club g radua l , compressed ,

ma rk ed wi th two d is t inct g rooves , Thora x modera te, w ing s subt riang u

la r apex t runca te, ou ter ma rg in subema rg ina te, cos ta l and med ian » ner

vu res swol len a t ba se . Seconda r ies wi th shou lders much produced .

We ha ve bu t a sing le'

spec1es .

E . n l on inna ,Cr am . P ap . Ex . III , t . 387, F . and G . (P apilio) Her r . Sch .

Reg . .Cor r . bla t t . Z . M. Ver z . 18,16 2 (Eunica ) va r .modes ta B a tes , Ent .,Mo . Ma g .

Above smoky brown pr ima r ies apica l ha lf bla ck ,wi th two obl ique

rows ofWh i te spots : benea th pa ler , a pica l black of pr ima r ies no t reach ingthe ma rg ins , white spot s mo re or less d ist inct ly reprod uced . Seconda r iesabove uniform,

benea th blu ish g rey wi th five d ist inct bla ck l ines the 3d '

and 4 th from ba se jo ined a t Inner ma rg in and enclos ing sever a l bla ckSpots .

The va r . modes ta Ba tes wh ich I ha ve seen,d iffer s in the mo re uni

form color ing of the upper su rfa ce , and more o r less comple te la ck of

wh i te spots nea r a pex. Messr s . K i rby a nd W . H . Edwa rd s a ccord it

,s

'

pecific va lue and Mr . St recker ma k es it a synonym .

Expand s to inches . H ub. Tex.,F lor . and Sou thwa rd .

CALu co RE'

,Hb.

Head modera te; broa d ,ha i ry ; eyes ova l ha i ry tong ue s lende r .

Antennae s lende r,club shor t

,abrupt , obtuse : pr ima r ies t rig ona te,

- ma r

g ins rounded , seconda r ies obova te“

,shoulder prominent

Our only species is ve ry ha nd some and is

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ENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI .

0 . c l y n l e n a ,Cr am. Pap . Ex

,I, t . 24, E. 8: F. (Papilio) ; Hb. Ver l . Bek .

Schmet t . p . 4 1 , (Ja llicor e.

”

Abovebla ck , pr ima r ies w i th an obl i que ir idescent blue band and a

subapica l wh i te spot . Benea th , pr ima r ies a t ba se pa le, middle br ig htred

,fol lowed by a broad bla ck sha de

,apex wh ite seconda r ies wh ite or

g rey ish, w i th a ma rg inal red band ,a ba sa l bla ck l ine and a la rg e ova l

formed by a fine bla ck l ine and enc los ing two sma l ler ova ls fo rmed in

the same way .

Expands 1— 1 . 5 inches. Hob. So . Fla . and Ant i l les .

A verv beau t ifu l l i t tle bu t terfly and one wh ich there is'

l it t le dang er

o fmis ta k ing .

The species of th is g enus a re ea s i ly d ist ing u ished by the W ing form,

in a dd i t ion to the cha racter s ment ioned in the synops is . The pr ima r iesa re broad the a pex is produced . ma rg in more or less ema rg ina te benea thand somewha te ang ula te or scol loped second a r ies wi th two ta i ls , theou ter long a nd s lender

,the inner formed by a prolong a tion of the ana l .

ang le , sho r ter‘

and broader . In these cha ra cters a ll ou r species ag ree,bu t in co lora t ion and in some d eta i ls of wing form they fa l l into two veryd is t inct sect ions a s fo l lows .

Above .smok y or fulig inous , benea th with ba se silverv white,inner t a il of second a r ies

shor t §Marpesia ,

Above fulvous , with fine bla ck lines , benea th concolorous , inner t a il of second a ries

long e r §Athena .

Above d a rk fu lig inous with a pa ler more reddish ou ter ma r g in Gor asia .

Above pa le r W i th ma r g in and 4 d is tinc t t r ansver se sh a des d a rk er and five white spot s

nea r apex . . chiron.

P rima r ies g rea t ly ema r g ina te below apex,the la t ter trunca te ; second a r ies with apices

ema r g ina te color pa ler w ith '

three s t r a ig li'

t bla ck lines the 2d and 3d joining a t

inner ma r g in .peleus,Pr ima r ies less ema r gina te below a pex,

the la t ter r ounded,second a r ies with apices

sca r ce ly ema r g ina te co lor d a rk er , with simila r lines ang u la te a t med ian vein .

eleucha .

T . c o r e s i a ,Gd t . Enc . Me th . IV . 359 (Nympha lis ) Doub. and Hew .

,Gen.

Diur . Lep . II , 263 (Timetes ) ; z er ynthia Hb. Sam. Ex . Schmet t . II , (Ma rpesia ) .

The s i lvery spa ce benea th ha s th ree fine brown l ines and is ma rg in-

i

ed wi th ve lvety brown ou twa rdly the ou twa rd brownish spa ce ha s'

a fine

pu rp l ish g loss . In this a s the next species the apices of pr ima r ies a re

produced and rounded

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Expand s 3 inches . Hob; Texa s and Sou thwa rd .

T . c h i r on ,Fah r . Sys t . Ent . p . 452 (Pap ilio) ; Chir onia s Hb. Ver z . Bek .

Schme‘

t t . p . 47 (Mamesia ) ?

Much l ik e - the preceed ing benea th ; bu t the s i lver is g lossed wi thblue

,the l ines cross ing it a re ye llow and a re w ider

,the seeonda iies have

an a dmixture ofblue sca les mos t d ist inct nea r ana l ang le, a nd there h irea number of ocel la te spot s, reproduc ing the same on upper s ide Abovethe co lor is pa ler wi th fou r d is t inct t ransver se sha des on both wing s and

five sma l l wh ite spots pla ced in two ser ies nea r the apex.

Expand s z inches . Hob. Texa s and Southward .

T . p e l e u s , Su lz . Ahg .

‘

Geseh . Ins . t . 13 , f._ 4 (P apilio) ; thetys Fab. Gen .

1115, p

. 264 (P apilio) ; p etr eus Cr am . Pap . Ex”1 t . 87 . Stoll . Sup . Cr amer

,t . 2

, f. 2 a,

2 b, 2 e , la rva et pupa .

In th is and the fOllOW ih g species’

the co lor is fu lvous crossed by finebla ck l ines ; benea th ,

brown su ffused with blu ish g rey , much a s . in

Va nessa“

'

zizter r og a tz'

onzlr. The apices of pr ima r ies a re more a cu te and a re

d is t inct ly po inted ; mos t obvious ly so in the present species . The s e

conda r ies a re broa der and the interna l ma rg in is somewha t sho r ter , The

pr esent'

species ha s t he lines above s t raig ht , and the 2d and 3d jo in nea r

ana l ang le of seconda r ies .

T . c l en ch e a ,Hb. Saml . Ex. Schmet t . II, (Ma rp es ia ) ; Doub and Hew .

Gen . D. Lep . II, 363 , At la s t . 33 . (Timetes ) : p'

ellenis Gd t . Enc. Meth . IX , 359. (Nympha lis .

Th is spec ies 1S read i ly d is t ing u ished from the preceed ing by the apex

of pr ima r ies wh ich is not t runca te. and by the less emar g ina te apex of

secondar ies: the color is d a rk er and the 2d bla ck l ine is d is tinct ly ' ang u

la t e on the med ian vein.

Expands 3 inches . Hob,Fla ,

Tex West Ind ies .

VlCTOR INA,

’

B la nch .

BOdy s tou t,wing s la rg e : seconda r ies

-

w i th the outer ma rg in verydeeply scol loped , and wi th a shor t broa d t a i l . Antennae long , s t ra ig htand s lender , clubg radua l , with a fine g roove a t inner s ide .

A s ing le very la rg e and d ist inct ly ma rk ed spec ies is cred ited t o ou r

‘V . S t e l en e s ,

‘

L . Sys t . Na t . Ed . 10, 465. (P apilio ) ; Doub. ,

and Hew . Gen.

Diurn . Lep . 2 , 265. Atl a s pl . 33 . (Victor ina ) ; Sthenele Hb. Ver z . bek . Schmet t .

(Metamorpha ) ; Stheneles , B lanch , His t . Na t . Ins , 3 , 447, (Victor ina ) ; lavim‘

a ,Fa hr .

Ent . Sys t , III, I, p. 22 . (Pap ilio )

so BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM.

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soc . VOL . September

Ed it o r s Dep a r tmen t .

Trap for Heterocer a ,

I

Many d evices for lu r ing an d t r a pp lng nig h t fly inglepid op t er a h a ve been t r ied , with mor e or les s la ck of succes s unt il most colleetor s look with su spicion on any bu t th e or thod ox mod es of p r ocedu r e . A mod e

communica ted by a fr iend and sa id by him to h a ve been s u ccess fu l ly u sed is

exp la ined by th e annexed d ia g 1 an1 . Th e a i r ang emen t consis t s of a lamp a,

h a ck ed by a r eflector if pos sible . an d a s int en se a s

convenient , and th r owing it s lig h t t h r ou g h a flar ingbox con s t r uct ed of wood or oth er ma t e1 ia l , th ed ia g r am showing a ver t 1ca l s ect l on . The Sl d eS fla r eequa l ly with th e top , and th e bot tom boa r d isfl a r ed 01 not , a ccor d ing to th e s it u a t ion in wh icht h e a pp a 1a tu s i s t o be u s ed : if used on a levelg r oun d and not fa r fr om th e sm fa ce , it shou ld not

be d a r .ed in th is box a r e a r r a ng ed fou r panes of clea 1 g la s s a s thin a s ma jr be ,s lan t ed a s shov

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vn in th e fi g u r e, 1 and d r ea ch ing th e top and e r ea ch ing thebot tom .

Close t o t h e lamp and benea th th e la s t compa r tmen t formed by th e g la s s i s p la ced a j a r bh ea vily ch a r g ed w 1 th cy anid e . I h e ma ch ine a cts a s fo l lows . It is

p la ced in th e wood s or cls ewh eie wh er e th e moths ma y be supposed to abound

and th e lig h t sh ining thr oug h t h e fla r ing box wh ich by t h e by ema y be wh itened1ns id e ,

a t t r a ct s a ll moth s th a t can be so a t t i a cted : flying towa 1 d t he sou r ce of

a t t r a ct ion t h ey fi r s t s t rik e th e g la s s f wh ich s lant s inwa r d ly benea th a nd d oes

not r ea ch t h e bot tom th e moth w1 ll fa l l to th e ba se boa r d and r ecover ing willmove forwa r d s t r ik ing t h e g la s s 3 , wh ich inclines inwa r d ly above and up this

incl ine wh ich sh ou ld not be too s teep , th ey fly to and th r oug h t h e a per tur e a t the

t op st r ick ing th e g la s s d wh ich a g a in s lan t s inwa r d ly benea th and fol lowing th iss lan t th e moth w il l find th e en t r ance benea th , and fly a g a in s t th e g la s s 0 which

cover s th e end of th e fla r e and is nea r es t to th e lig h t ; th e fumes of th e cy anid e

fr om th e Ja r I) wil l a lmos t immed ia t ely over come th e in s ect and it wil l d r op in t oth e j a r placed for it s r ecep t ion . Th e a d vant a g e of th is a r r ang ement is tha t it can

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be p la ced ou t sid e anywh er e and l eft to it s elf and it wil l a ct a s long a s th e lig h tla s t s or t h em oth s . fly

—it is not pos sible for an in sect to find it s wa y ba ck and

th e w a y in is ma d e ver y ea sy for it . Th e d ot t ed line illu s t r a t es th e p r obablecou r se of th e moth .

Fruit, Insect s Mr . Wm . Sa und er s new book on ins ect s inju r ious to fr u it s isa t h and and is a vo lume wel l worth it s pr ice to a ll fr uit g r ower s . Th e p lan is tot i ea t of a ll th e ins ect s a ffect ing ea ch fr uit in one ch a p t ei , d ivid ing t hem a c

cor d ing to t he pa r t of th e plan t a t t a ck ed , and g lving th e mod es in wh ich the

r a va g es of ea ch ma y be ch eck ed . It i s p i ofu s ely il lu st r a t ed ,few of th e d r awing s

bein g or ig ina l wh ile a ll th e ol d fi g u r es which h ave been u sed over and over a g a inin t ext book s and ag r icu lt ur a l r epor t s may be r ecog niz ed . M1 . 0 . V. Riley ’

s we'l l

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k nown d r awin g s a i e la r gely 1 ep r es en ted a s u sua l . L it t le or ig ina l wor k h a s

been d one by M1 . Sa und er s for th is book , and it s va lu e is a s "

a compila t ion ‘

of

wh a t h as been publish ed h e r etofor e in publica t ions a ll over‘th e Count r y . We

r eg r et t lia t’

it is confine d to fr u it in s ect s a lone .

[October 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . 61

On a g a ll-ma k ing g enu s of Apionina e .

By Prof. C. V. R ileyGa l l ma k ing Co leoptera a re no t common and m th is count ry bu t

three a re so fa r recorded , viz . Ampelogorb/pier r esosfr t'

s Lec. and A. a ter

Lec ca us ing swel l ing s of the s tems ofVit is and Ampelops is r espect ively,a nd Ag r z

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lur r uficoll z’

s,cau smg swe l l ing s of the canes of r ubus . In Eu rope

sever a l Apioninae a re k nown either to form g a l ls on twig s or nodos i t ieson the roots of plants, and I now wish to r ecord a g a l l—mak ing speciesof th is subfami ly in th is count ry.

A g a l l - l ik e swe l l ing of the two yea r old twig s of F ir ms { naps is'

not

uncommon in the vicinity of.Wa sh-

in'

g ton,and for some t ime I have been

inter ested in a scer ta ining the rea l a u thor , bu t only succeeded in do ing sothe present yea r . As the insect proves to

l

he'

an undescr ibed Apionid and

Mr . J . B.

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Smith is a t work on t he fami ly, I send these notes for publ icat ion a t his request , and descr ibe the spec ies a s P odapion g a l/z

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rola .

The g a l l is ei ther spher ica l or ovo id , ra re ly e long a te, and va r iesfrom to inch in leng th . It is usua l ly s ing le bu t except iona l ly therewi l l be two and even three on the same twig and somet imes they coa

lesce . The surfa ce is somewha t smoother than the unaffected pa r ts of

the twig bu t concolorous the inter ior 1s ha rd , woody, usua l ly wi th an

abundance of l iqu id res in. The la rva or pupa of the P odapz'

on may be

found in the month ofMay in the center of the g a l l, completely su r

rounded w ith the res in, and in an ir reg u la r ca vi ty which on one s ideextends to nea r the outer surface, probably to fa cili ta te the exi t of the

imag o wh ich tak es place la te in May and ea r ly in June. Those so far

rea red in capt ivi ty ha ve proved to be rema rk ably shor t - l ived for a Cur

culionid , dy ing in ha lf a day. But one develops in each g a l l .It ha s been somewha t d iffi cu lt to d iscover the rea l author of the

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g a ll,beca use of the preva lence of another curcu l ionid la rva wh ich inhabits a ll pa r ts thereof, but especia l ly the ou ter por t ion, a s many a s I 5

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hav

ing been found in a s ing le g a l l . It produces a Cop/a rm wh ich seems to

be C. long ulus , and is evident ly inqu i l inous . It is not infrequent lyfound in th e twig immed ia tely above or below the g a l l . The beet lescont inue to issue th roug hout the summer .

The la rva of a S zg a lpbus (Braconidae) is a lso qu ite common, a nd is

doubt less pa ra suic on both the Rynchophora .

As the fresh g a l ls a re found only in spr ing and a s the beet le wou lds eem to be sho rt l ived

,the probabi l i t ies a re tha t the eg g IS la id in the

one-

yea r old wood in June, and tha t ei ther the eg g or the la rva r ema ins

BULLETINBROOKLYN ENTOM. soc . VOL . IV. October

in the tw ig wi thout producmg the g a l l t ill du rmg the shor t g rowmg

sea son the fo l low ing yea rThe Apioninmof the Uni ted St a tes a 1e r ema rk able for thei r g ene ra l

ly sma l l s i z e and uniformi ty of co lor and s t r ucture the who le subfam i lycompr is ing bu t one g enus , Apron, showing bu t s l ig h t va r ia t ion in the 1e

la t ive leng th of antenna l jo ints and cha rac ter of ta rsa l c laws . Where

such unifo rmi ty obta ins in a g roup cha ra cte rs may be cons idered g ener icwh ich o therwise wou ld have d oubt fu l g enenc va lue . P ociapz

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on g a l/210md epa r ts sufficient ly both in s i z e and st ructure from t he typica l g enu s to wa rrant the forma t ion of a new g enus fo r it , wh ich may be thu s cha ra cter i z ed .

p o pApmN,Nov. Gen.

Siz e la rg e, form cy l ind r ic, pa ra l lel , elong a te; e lyt ra l s t r iae wide ros

t rum jo ining the hea d i abr up tly ; leg s shor t,robus t , femora s t rong ly cla

va te ; ta rs i g rea t ly d i la ted , fir s t jo int about a s w ide a s long , socond jo intt ransverse, th ird joint a s wide a s the leng th Of fi rst and second tog ether ,

c law jo int fla t tened above,not much project ing beyond the lobes . of th ird

jo int ; claws'

simple in both sexes .

P ODAPI ONGALLICOLA,N. sp .

Bla ck,opa que, antennae somet imes piceous, th inly co thed wi th

r a ther long wh i t ish pubescence . Hea d broa d,nea 1ly s qua re, r ug ose

puncta te, s l ig h t ly impr essed between the eyes wh ich a re la rg e, prominen tand coa rsely g ranu la te, rost r um r a th 3 1° long , slender , equa l throug hou t ,modera tely cu rved

,

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more s lender and nea r ly smoo th in the fema le; shorter

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and spa rsely punctu la te in the!

ma le; antennae inser ted very close toba se of

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ros'

tr um,a s

' long a s th is la s t,scape a s long a s the two folloxving

joints’

tog ether ; fir s t jo int offunicle w ider , bu t ha rd ly long er than second,

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the fo l lowing jo ints g r a dua l ly decreas ing in leng th , bu t none being t ransverse; c lub e long a te- ova l

,sh ining , s l ig h t ly pubescent . Thorax a s wide

a s long , widest a t m idd le, na r rowed and cons t ricted a nter ior ly. s id esrounded , su rface mod er a tely finely and densely punctu la teh with a

I-very

shor t impressed nied ian l ine a t ba se . Elyt ra e long a te, s ides pa r a l lel ,st r iae w ide

,fine ly ca tenu la te—punc ta te, interva ls fla t , a l i t t le wider than

the st r iae,finely a lu ta ceou s . Vent r a l surfa ce scabrou s and punctu

‘ la te.

Three specimens from Wa sh ing ton and others from La k e Super ior ,(Schwa r z ) . and Ma ssa chuset ts (Leconte) examined . Avera g e leng th 4 mm .

Th is is the firs t Ap z'

om'

a’record ed a s l iving upon pine t rees .

The g ener a l a spect of the species is tha t of a sma l l Ma g da lis , and

M a luta cea Lec . wh ich a l so occu rs O11 P z

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nur {fl ops (the la rva presumablybor ing in the termina l twig s ) bea rs a s t r ik ing resemblance to Podapion.

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AMPH IGOMA.

A. vulpz'

na . Piceous : t horax, scu tel and abdomen,

covered with '

yel low ha i r " ely tra brownish7

—Hea a’nea r ly bla ck ,punctu red a nlenna e piceous Men u

and sca le] nea r lv bla ck , punctured , covered wi th th ick yel low ha i r ely tr a

brown,tu rning to a chesnu t co lour ; somewha t d a r ker nea r the apex

eem’er piceous, cover ed w ith ye l low ish ha ir . th ick er on the s ides : f eet

nea r ly bla ck s ta r s i p iceou s .

Leng th a ccompanies the-

d rawing . Fig . 3 . [ 1 5 mm .JObr er va ie

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om ,—The d iscovery of an insect ofthis [3 75Jgenus , in th is

count ry , is pecu l ia r ly int eres ting . a s there were rea sons for suppos ing ittobe confined to t ropica l reg ions . To my fr iend , Dr . T.

W . Ha r r is, of

Mi l ton; Ma ss I am indebted for u sefu l r ema rk s on th is insect s,

’wh ich

I submit ted tohis examina t ion . It wa s found in June,in the west of

Massa chuset ts, r es t ing on flowers it fl ies very much l ik e CETONIA ba r

éa z‘

a of Say, and , l ik e it , vis its the g round frequent ly .

NOTOXUS.

N. ace/mm . Tes ta ceous horn of the thorax brown a t the apex ; a

black l ine on the suture of .the e lyt ra , reach ing a black t ransver se spot

nea r the apex ; a sma l l long i tud ina l black l ine nea rer the ba se on

the s ides .

Descr iption -4 3 003) above s l ig ht ly ha iry, testaceous hea d fuspous eyes

black thor ax tes taceous bor n s l ig h t ly denta te, fuscous chiefly on the

t he s ides,the shade cont inued to the Sides of the thorax elyfm

l

with a

bla ck su ture, broadest nea r the ba se, not reach ing the apex, but unitedto a la rg e, black , luna te, t ransverse spot ; a bla ck , abbrevia ted ,

long itu

d ina l l ine nea r the externa l ma rg in, above the transverse spot , and nea r lyr ea ch ing it 5f eet tes taceous .

Leng th a ccompanies the d r aw ing . Fig . 4 . [5 mm,]Oérer va z’z

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onr .

—Th is bea u t ifu l insect is a l l ied to ANTHICUS monocer os a swe l l a s ANTHICUS mama

’on

,descr ibed by Mr . Say, bu t suffi cient ly d ist inc t

from ei ther . I ha ve,a s yet , found bu t two specimens

,in the month of.

Ju ly , in'Ma ssa chuset ts .

[October 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc. VOL . VI . 65

SYNOPSES OF BUTTERFLIES.

VANES SA,Fahr . g roup

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GRAP TA,Kirby .

_

In Ma rch,number I I of the Bu l letin,

we g a ve a synops is of Va nessaFahr . The spec ies enumer a ted here

, g enera l ly known a s Gr apz‘a,form

bu t a sub g roup of the former , and a re therefore now embod ied a s such

in tha t g enus . The pa lpi of Gr apz‘

a a renot‘

so hea vi ly clothed w ith ha ir,

and the wing s a re g ener a l ly more falca te, and have deeper indent a t ions ;the g round co lor is fu lvous or red - fulvous , with pa ler and d a rk er shad

ing s and bla ck ma rk ing s ; on the unders ide of seconda r ies the med ianfie ld encloses a ma rk ing resembl ing e i ther a comma or a semi—co lon m

a ll bu t one species this ma rk is s i lvered .

They can be sepa ra ted a s fo l lows :JG round co lor yel low fulvous bla ck ma rk ing s very heavy white pa tch a t ap1ees of

wing s ; comma of under side of second a r ies d ir ty white , no t sdvered . . .J'

. Album.

Ground color brig h t fulvous border s bla ck ish .

B la ck ma rk ing s s ligh t ; second a r ies d a r k ; comma on und er side of seconda r ies sil

vet ed and bent,the lower limb sma l l Progne.

B la ck ma rk ing s s lig h t ; second a r ies same co lor a s pr ima r ies ; a p r ominent whitish

band runs th r oug h both wing s on und er side comma mod er a te and silvered .

Gr acilis.B la ck ma rk ing s heavy bord er s very broa d ; under side mot t led ' with g reen and

wh ite ; comma often la r g e, ang ula r , silvered , and ba rbed a t ea ch end ; some

times sma l l and pointed a t the end s Faunus.Black ma 1 lung s he avy and border s broa d u

,11de rside a lmos t bla ck

,w ith a few lig h t

ir ror a tions ; comma la t g e ang u la r and silvered . both limbs pointed and of abou t

equa l leng th , the upper one s l ig h t ly curved Silenus,Red—fu lvous with the usua l bla ck spot s und er s id e brown va r ieg a ted with pa ler and

d a r k er sha d ing s ; comma silver , na r row,bent a t r ig h t ang le and pointed a t

ea ch end . Or'

eas,

Ra ther lig h t fu lvous w1th ma rk ing s not very hea vy under side ma rbled in sha des of

g r a y , brown,and bla ck ; d isca l ma rk a fine bent silve1ed s tr e ak , the upper

limbcurved , the lower s tr a ig h t a nd the two equa l In leng th Hylas ,

B la ck ma rk ing s r a ther s lig h t ,border s broa d ,

unde r side mo t t led brown, g r een and

whitish comma silvered , ang u la r , Ioug hly ba rbed a t upper end , thick ened and

blunt a t lower end .Rusticus.Ground color yel low—fuscous, br ig h ter on d isk s .

B order s fer rug inous brown, na r row on pr ima ries , broa d on second a r ies d isca lma rk silvered and bent

,the upper limb slend er

,the lowe r one thick and

ba rbed . Silvius,Border s , brownish bla ck on prima r ies , much pa ler on second a r ies comma moder a te

bent a nd silvered .

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B la ck ma rk ing s s lig h t ; border s of pr ima r ies na r r ow and brown-ish bla ck , g rowing

lig h ter tow a rd s apex and inner ang le, of second a r ies pa le yellow _

fu lvous with

subma r g ina l line of red—fulvous d isca l ma rk la r g e and silvered , the lower limbsometimes ba rbed ana l ang le very much produced Satyms_

Ground color brig h t fulvous ma rk ing s s ligh t border s ofp rimi r ies bla ck ish ,of second

a r ies deep fer rug inous , fr ing ed with bluish—g r a y com na r a ther la r g e a nd sil

vered , the end s somet imes s lig h t ly ba rbed .Gomma ,

Ground color br ig ht r ed—fulvous bord er s deep r ed—fer ru g ihous , ed g ed w ith blue_ ;

under side either uniform pa le br own with few ma r k ing s , or brown, mo t t led withlig h ter and d a rk er sha d ing s ; d isca l ma rk d ouble , in sh ape of a semi—c olon, andsilver ed Inter rog ationis.

J. Albu n l , d . Bd . Lec. 185, pl . 50, Mor r . 56 . H a r r is Ins . Inj . Veg .

298. Lint . Pr oc . Ent . Soc. Phil . III , 58.

Can be eas i ly k nown by its la r g e s iz e,the heavy bla ck ma rk ing s ,

and the wide pa tch a t a pex o f both pr ima r ies a nd seconda r ies comma

on unders ide of seconda r ies d ir ty wh i t e .

Ha d—Nor . Sta tes,W isc. ,

Br i t ish Amer ica to Pa c ific, Can Labr .

Expanse 22 to 2%inches . La rva on sp ecies of wi l low.

I’r o g n e ,

Cr am.

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Pap . Ex .

,1, pl . 5. Bd . Lee. 188, pl . ,50 . Mor r . 56 .

Ha r r is lns . Inj . Veg . 30 1 . Lint . P r . E. S. Phil . 3 , 58.

Br ig ht fu lvous wi th black borders to both wing s second a r ies heavily sprink led wi th bla ck sca les, wi th a row of subma rg ina l . lig h t fulvousspots ; usua l bla ck ma rk ing s very l ig h t ; unders ide brown ,

“va rieg a tedwi th pa ler sha d ing s .

Hew.

—No . a nd W . Sta tes,Br i t ish Amer ica , Can Nova Sco t ia ,

Ant icos t i . Expanse z to 291 inches .

The la rva is descr ibed in Ha r r is’ Ins . Inj . Veg Food plant s,l

elms

and hops .

G r a c i l is , G . a nd R . Ann. N. Y. Lyc. N. His t . 8, 432. S t reck er ,

pl . 8, fi g , 14 .

. A sma l l species ; fu lvous wi th s l ig ht black ma rk ing s ; u nd ers idebroWn wi th l ig h ter sha d ing s , and a d ist inct med ian wh it ish ba ‘

nd running

through both wing s , wh ich W i l l rea d i ly serve to ident ify the species .

Ha d—New Hampsh ire, W . W.,Br . Am Q uebec, Ala sk a

Expanse abou t 1% inches .

F a u n u s ,- W . H . Ed Pr . Ac . N. Sc . .Ph . 1862 ,

222,Ed . B ut t . N. A.

197, pl . 35, Pea r son, Can. Ent . 7, 49.

Is ea s i ly d is t ing u ished by the deep indenta t ions of the wing s , the

heavy black ma rk ing s and broad borders, and the g enera l , d a rk er appea l

rance of unders ide mot t led w ith g reen and wh i te .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . IV. Octobe r

S a t y r u s , W ; H . E. Tr . A. E. Soc. 2 . 3 74. Edw , But t . N. A. I,1 19,

pl. 40 . H . Edw . Pr . Ca l . Ac . N. S., 5. 168. Pea r son, Can. Ent . 7, 2 16 , Mea d ,

R .

Wh . Exp . 5, 767.

Pa le fu lvous with s l ig ht bla ck ma rk ing s ma rg ins of seconda r iesusua l ly pa le, often incl ining to yel low,

with a d isconnected subma rg ina lband of deep fu lvous the wing s a re only mod era tely incised

,and th is

wi th the ra ther long ta i l and produced ana l ang le wi l l ser ve to ea s i ly d ist inguish the species .

Hew.—Co lora do to Ca l ifornia ; New Mexico, Oreg on, Br it ish Ame

r ica , Onta r io. Expanse abou t -

2 inches .

Mr . W . H . Edwa rd s fig ures the la rva in his Bu t t . N. A.I,

1 19, p .

40 , and add s tha t it feed s on net t les.

Va r . -M a r s y a s , W . H . Edw. Tr . A. E. Soc . 3 . 16 . Ed . Bu t t . N. A.

pl . 2 . Gr apta , id . 1879, 2 , pa r t 8, p la te 3 .

Fu lvous wi th s l ig ht black ma rk ing s ; the ma rg ina l borders of second a r les fer r ug inous , much spr ink led with yellow sca les ; the comma . on

unders ide of second a r ies is s i lver ed , th ick ened a t upper end,ba rbed a t

lower end unders ide sha ded brown and oliva 01ous . The producedana l ang le, so not iceable in S a g/m s seems to be los t in th is form.

Hué .—Ca l ifornia . Expanse inches .

In the la st ment ioned r eference above, Mr . W .\H . Edwa rd s record s

tha t Mr . O. T . Ba ron ofNa va r ro, Ca l . , ha d by breed ing establ ished the

fa ct tha t Ma r y /a s is sea sona l ly d imorph ic wi th Sa g /r ue and a dds the

fig ure of an interest ing'

suffused specimen obt a ined from the brood,wi th

out however g iv ing any informa tion abou t the la rva .

C o n l n l a ,Ha r r . H a r r is Ins . in] . Veg . 300 , pl . 4, fig . I

, Lint . P r . E. S.

Phil . 3 , Ed . But t .N. A. , pl . 36 .

Br ig h t fu lvou s, wi th r a ther‘

s lig h t bla ck ma rk ing s ; border s of pr imerr ies na r row and bla ck

,o

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f seconda r ies d eep fer rug inous, fr ing ed wi thblu ish-

g ray ; under s ide g enera l ly brown,mot t led wi th l ig h ter and da rk er

sha d ing s, bu t one form ha s'

the . under s ide da rk s la te co lor , i r r ig a ted wi thbrown ma rk ing s . H a 6 .

—Ea stern,Midd le

,and Nor th Western Sta tes

,

Kansa s, Texa s , Cana da , Nova , Scot ia . Expanse 1 43to 2 inches .

In Ham'

s the la rva is d escr ibed a s being very: l1k eone form cor respond s to th is , bu t another rang es from pa le g reen to snow

wh i te wi th va rious red ma r k ing s, and having t he sp ines t ipped withblack on severa l occa ssions we ha ve seen bo th Comma and Dry a r emerg e

from ch rysa l ids obta ined from a lmos t snow- wh i te Ca terp i l la rs; Food plantshops, elm,

and net t le.

Mr . W. H . Edwa r ds fig u res and d escr ibes .the ca terp i lla rs in his

Bu tt. N. A. 1, 99, pl. 36 and l

,107, pl. 3 7.

Va r . B ir y a s , W . H . Edw Tr . A. E, Soc, 3, 17, Ed . Bu t t .NA.

pl . 3 7 .

'Upper sur face Of seconda'

r ies a l'

mos t entirelyblack ish,'

with'

‘

sr'

na ll sub

marg inal pa le fulvous spots , g rowing fa inter and d isa ppea r ing towa rd s ana l

Expanse same a s Comma .

l n t e r r o g a t io n i s , Fabr .. Ent . Syst . Sup . 424, H a rr . Ins .J'

nj . Veg . 298,

pl . 124 Ed . Tr . A. E. Soc . 35. Bu t t . N. A. 1 , 1 13 , pl . 39

Can be ea s i ly d ist ing u ished by its la rg e s iz e. the very fa lca te w ings,the br ig ht red fu lvous co lor , and the decid ed, blue fr ing es ; unde r s ideg enera l ly uniform pale brown wi th but few ma rk ing s ; d isca l mark

'

double, in shape of a sem1—colon, and s i lvered .

Descr ipt ion of the la rva and chr) sa l is wi ll be found in Har r is Ins .

in] . Veg . p . 293 , a lso in Ed . But t . N. .A. 1,1 1 3. pl . 3 9. Food .plants

'

hops . elm,a nd net t les .

Hab.—United Sta tes

,except N.

‘ S.

’

Expanse z it to 22‘ inches .

Va r . Un 1b r o s a ,Lintner . Tr . A. E. Soc. 2 ,

2 13 . Ed . But t .N. A. 109, pl 38.

Upperside of seconda r ies a lmos t ent irely bleck , except a t ba se , _nud erside brown

,mo tt led with l ig h ter and dark er sha d ing s , and

‘

some’

few

blu ish spots and“

s treak s

Ar ct ia Na is a nd V a r ia t ions .

,By Georg e DJHulst

,D. D.

On the 9th day of June wh i le - look ing among the r ubbish wa shed

upon the beach a t Rock away, L. I I found th ree spemmens'

of- w ha t

was a fterwat r ds determined a s Ar cl z'

a'

excelm Neum.

'

All the s pecimenswere fema les . One wa s dea d

,the o ther two a lmost d ea d by the buffet

1ng s of the wa ters . One r evived enoug h to lay a few eg g s wh ich were

car r ied throug h to imag ines . The eg g s we1e wh ite s l ig ht ly fla t tened ,were la id j une l oth and the la rvae emerg ed June 1 6 th. When first

emerg ed the la rvae were wh ite and clothed wi th loose long s i lky ha ir .

After the firs t mou lt the hair became, wh ile long a nd s'

lasoma zlik e,

nea r ly bla ck and so cont inued unt i l the four th moult . After tha t the

ha ir .became shOr t r ig id and‘

a rc‘

t ian and the la rvae were jet bla ck wi th theexcept ion of a na r row -orang e dorsa l str ipe on the body of some. On

some a lso the ha i r la tera l ly wa s somewha t r eddish . The la rva made

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cocoon Ju ly .i 8th a nd emerg ed Aug . 1 1 th . The la rvae were feed‘

en t i rely;upon the common broa d lea ved p lant a in(P/cmz‘ag o maj or ) .

From the ca terpil la rs I ha d 1 2 1ma g 1nes, a nd these sh owed some 1

very r ema r k able va r ia t ions . The fore wing s rang ed w i th a ba reness of

ma rk ing near ly equa l to A. throug h the F fo rm to the fu l l ma rk

ing‘

of the . wing w i th the ou ter W'

. The h ind w ing s va r ied evenmo re,

in one specimen they a re ent irely bla ck and from tha t they rang ed

throug h A. exwlsa to the mos t fu l ly m'

a i k ed A. f rtu'

r a fa .

The co lor a t ion of the bod ies a s w el l va r ied g rea t ly‘

. The d ark er

the‘

k ind w ing s [

were in the ma in the da rk er were‘

the ma rk ing s of the

body . Bu t th is wa s only a tendency . In one the body wa s en t irelybla ck , and from tha t throug h d or sa l and la tera l

'

ma 1k ing s the”

color ex

tended to a fu l l 1ed la te ra l ly a nd to red w i th sca rcely pe 1c -ep tible bla ck'

spots dorsa l ly. Benea th on abdomen the co lo 1 Was unifo rmly bla ck .

The thorax va 1ied comp t ra t ively l it t le in amount of co lora t ion wh i le th

color of the leg s sca 1ce ly va r ied a t a ll .

In my own a nd othe r co llect ions the1e exis t a ll poss ible 1nte10' 1a des

in the ma rk ing s of both t he fore a nd hind W ing s . the la t ter r unningthroug h yel low a nd r ed and from the so l id band of bla ck th roug h bla ck i.

spot s‘

of eve1y from“

and s iz e to wing s a lmos t unspot ted a t a ll wi th .bla ck .

Prof. French ofCa rbond a lle by breed ing es tabl ished"

the

identy ofAr cfla na z’

r Dr u,wi th A. ply/[12

°

1 4 Dr u . a nd A. P/za ldr amHan

And he only doubts the ident i ty ofA a’emmmSa na d

, beca use the la rvad iffered slig h t ly . The la rva r a ised by me from eg g s of A. ex celm coveredthe l ik eness of the la rvae ofA na z

’

r and are or a z

‘

a a s g iven by Piof. French .

Act ing on a ll these fa c ts we a re ju s t ified in b1 ing ing tog ether a g rea tnumber ofwha t have h ither to been ca l led species a s being only va r iet iesor .va ria tions of one species . So fa r a s the fa

'

cts jus tify the synonorny

st ands a s fo l lows .

ARCTIANAIS Dru . Snow z

’

Gro te.

P /za ler a /a H a r r . ply/[lir a Dr u .

F . pa llz’

a’a St reck . fig ut

'

amDru .

ce/z'

a Saun, pla cem‘

w Abb Sm .

It seems to me that A. B id /.ez'

G iote 1 11/Ja da St retch,B ola fm’er z

Snetch and defermz'

fl a la Neum. mu s t be included unde1 th is ve 1y va iiablespecies .

_

And the1e may a lso be o the1s wi th which I am acqua inted onlyby descr ipt ion. To the above I a dd the fo l lowing notes . I r a ised la styea r the la rvae ofA. w

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r g o . The la ivifie va r ied somewha t,the mos t ha ving ~

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a lso on For t Lee, Snake H i l l , R idgewood , N. J . and Jama icawou

ods'

L. I. d ur ing the who le sea son : 777771701e Say ; 7777 1777777 Say 577 777771: Forst.

Anamog lossus emang z'

na z‘us Say. _

May to Oct'

. Under s tones in

woods, 1*or t Lee, R idg ewood , and Jama ica ; 75777771771 Say, May to Sept ,

“

nea r hedg es , in fie lds Long Island , New Jersey .

Br achylobus, [7717071777777 Say . Ear ly in spr ing beh ind Hobok en a t

the foot of the Pa llisa des on mo is t places under s tones .

Lachnocrepis pa r a llelus Say. June. Under s tones nea r a pond in

-Ridg ewood L. I. ,ra re.

Oodes a 7777r 77a 77777 Dej. (fi um’

a lz’

s Lee. ) May and June,

common

with B r a d y /0677.1 ; 77777777 07217: Dej ., ra re, a t the same loca l i ty ; a lso With

Geopinus 777777 77 17777“ Dej . May to Sept . On sandy pla ces under'

boar ds, cow ma nu re often six inches deep in the sand,Gr eenvil le

, Coney

Is land,Rock aw .ay

Cratacanthus 77777777: Bea u r . June and Ju ly, a t Coney Is land’

s shore.

Agonoderus 177770177 Fab., pa llzjbes Fab.

, pa r l z'

a r 7ur Say

Dej. d ur ing thewho le sea son under s tones,the first three very common,

the fou r th very r a re.

Gynandropus by la ws Say . May, June. Beh ind Hoboken g a s

house under " the bark of t rees .

HarpaIus 7r r a 7‘7

'

7 777 Say“

. May to Sept. On sand'

nea r the'

cana l inGreenvi l le a t

,

.Pa ssa ic ; 7 77 73 77777777: Bea uv, in the s t reets‘

and a round the

city m'

os t ly . r unning ; 7777771771777 Cha ud. , on Coney Is land die/777

0777

Dej . va lpeculur Say, and a uz‘umna lz

’

s Say, in the woods“

nea r Jama ica ,Ea stNew York ,

and the speere s of ca l zig 7'

7707777 Fab.

‘

, f 777777777 Say vag a ns

Lec.,compa r Lec . 77jyz

‘

b7'opur Dej . rpa a’z

'

ceur Dej . pleur z'

tz'

cur Ki rbycommon everywhere under stones the Who le sea son.

Selenophorus opa l z'

nur Lec. June. Jama ica woods , rare ; g a g a

1777775 Dej . on Coney Is land , p7d7'

7771a 7' 7771' Dej . and 711727777” Dej . a re

repor ted fromhere, but my specimens a re a ll from Tex. and Fla .

Acupalpus cam s Lec. Found here bu t no specia l locali ty is r ecordedBradycellus cog na fur Payk , ra

_

1e 7’77p7r z

‘7j zlvSay, c. o .mmon

Tachyceflus Say Ha ld .

Anisodactyla s r us t 7'

777r Say ag r z'

rola Sa y H a r r zlr zz Leos,mg er

7 7777777 Dej . 777n 7‘

77 Dej . d zlrroz'

a’eur Dej . 67711777707 7777 73‘ Say 70777777 Say

“ 7 777777 Ha r r is ; (Xestonotus) 17757 7767 711 Dej . (Amphasia ) Say .

,Spbngopus 7777 777771711 Lec . Anisotar sus fermina tur Sa y .

C ICINDELIDJE.

By F .

‘

G . Schaupp

Havmg by pred i lect ion du r ing the la st few‘

yea r s devoted much t imein

“

col lec t ing the Species of th is familv, I ha ve a lways f elt the want of a

complete t rea t ise on th is subject .Since Sa y

’

s Monog r aph on Cicindelae (1 81 7) inwh ich he enume

r a ted but fifteen specie s , Dr . Leconte publ ished his Revis ion of the Ci

cindelae of the Uni ted Sta tes (1856) t rea ting s ixty- five species, the two

paper s being on Cicindela a lone.

It is d iffi cu l t to obta in the la t ter paper , incomplete a s it ha s be

come by the recent publ ica t ions of new species and by the d iscovery t ha tmany enumera ted therein a re bu t va r iet ies or r aces . Hence the

’

t imes eems oppor tune for the publ ica t ion of a newly revised work in wh ich a ll

the species now k nown wi l l a ppea r .I do not, however , in the present pa per , pretend to present at

"tho

r oug hly exhaus t ive scient ific t rea t ise, bu t r a ther a concise, pla in g u ide

such a s I myself ha ve fel t the need of.

I have ava i led myself of every pr inted, wr i t ten and~

or a l communica t ion a ccess ible to me to ma k e the work a s complete a s poss ible, and I

ta k e th is oppor tuni ty to express my thank s to a ll those,who ha ve a ided

me by furnish ing da tes or specimens .

C ICINDELIDAE.

Antennae filiform,1 1 jo inted , inser ted on the front above the ba se of

the mand ibles,wh ich a re long '

and sha rply toothed , hind coxae mobi leand s imple, abdomen of fema le 6 - a r t icu la te

,of ma le usua l ly 7- a r t icu late .

We have four g enera .

Poster ior coxae sepa ra ted,eyes sma ll .’

Sides of the elytr a widely inflexl

ed’

1Amblychila .

Sides of the ely tr a na rrow ly inflex Omus;

Poster ior coxae contiguous . eyes la r g e p rominent .Third joint of

“

maxil la ry pa lpi long er than the four th .

Third joint ofm’

ajici'illa r y pa lpi» shor ter than th e four th

u

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AMB LYCHIL‘

A Say

(Greek : amblys—obtuse, and '

cheilos—labr um. )

A" cylindr iformis Say, (fig . I .-B la ck ,

e lyt ra brown ; head la rg eeyes sma l l , labia l pa lpi shor ter than maxi l la ry , w i th the fi rs t jo int co ncea led under the mentum

,the th ir d and fou r th e long a te mand ibles

wi th 3 teeth ; labrum bidenta te a t m idd le ; tho rax and unde rs ide smooth,

e ly t ra ova l with thr ee ca 1inae a t ea ch ; s id e and i1 reg ula r ,“

u nequa l punttur es; leg s

'

long and robus t ; ta rs i shor t . W ing less . Leng th 3 5—3 8 mm.

—'

H ind t rochanters a cu te wi th two g rooves d ense yel lowbrushes nea r thetwo t ibia l spu rs

‘

of the m idd le leg s la s t vent ra l segmentbroa d ly . rounded w i th la rg e set ig erous punctures on ea ch s ide of the

‘

mid d le, pyg id ium sma l l .9 .—H 1nd t iochanters shor ter , ova l

,obtuse a t tip la s t vent ra l seg

ment s omewha t prom inent in midd le, and s inua te a t ea ch s ide,wi th a

feeble med ian long i tud ina l impress ion ; pyg id ium very la rg e .

The la r va, (fig

'

. I g 1, ) ha s been fu l ly descr ibed by Dr . G . H . Horn

,

Trans . Am. Ent . Soc. v11,

29.

—It”

is yellowishlswhite, hea d and

"

thor a ci’

q'

scu tes Ca s taneous , d iffers by . the numbers of eyes (bu tMo) andthe leng th

‘

of the jo ints of antennae and pa lp i from the la rvae of Oma r,

“

fl tr a c/z a ,and Cicindela , Antennae wi th jo int two near ly equa l to a ll

the o thers combined maxi ll a ry pa lpi wi th the firs t jo int long es t ,’

third‘

s hor tes t . Leng th 3 2 mm ,

’

in norma l pos i t ion ; mm“

,when

extended .

Since the t ime of its descr ipt ion by Say,(1 823 )'

th is insect ha s beenvery rare

,bu t dur ing the la s t few yea rs it ha s been found qu i te abun

. dant ly in Kansa s by Messr s . H . A. Brous , Prof F H . Snow,and by my

fr iend , the la te George T . Cooper .

I t l ives 1n holes made 1n the clayey‘

bank s of r avmes,is noc turna l

in its habi ts , and moves a round In a pecu l ia r way, r a ising its body ve1y

h ig h and k eeping its antennae in cons tant mot ion. Its s ig ht - is verypoor .

H abita tG—Western Kansa s,Co lorado

,Ark ansa s

,Ind ian Ter r itory ,

NMexico, Ea s ternAr iz ona Texa s. June

,Ju ly , Aug us t .

Say , Journ. Ac . Ph il 1822, 111 . I 39 Ti a ns . Am. Phil , new ser . , iv, 409(cm'

end ) ;’

Thoms . Mon. p . I4 , pl 3 , fig . 3 .

- I .cc. Col . of Kans . , p . 1 . pl. 2 , fig .

‘

I

Horn,Trans . Am. Ent . . Soc v. 233 , (on sexua l cha r a cte1s , Tr a ns. Am. Ent .

Soc . , vii, 28 (on the‘

la rva )

Amblychila P iccolomimt Reiche . Ann. Tr . 1838, pl . 19, f. I—6 1smerely a smoother

A. cylind riformis with a wrong loca lity .

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1 . O, Déje‘

an11, Reiche, (fig. —Ou r la rg es t species , ea s i ly dist ing uished by the deep i rreg u la r foveae of the ely t ra . Leng th 1 5

—20 mm ,

,Habi ta t .—Vancou ver Is land

,Nor thern Ca l ifornia . Oreg on and

Montana . April to j u ly, common .

Reiche, Ann. Fr . 1838, p . 299; pl . 10 ,fig . 1 ;

‘

Thorns . Mom, p . 15, pl . 3 , fig : 4 .

Lec ., P . R . R . Exp . . 47 Pan , p . 27, pl . 1,f. I . H . Edwa rd s , Psyche, i, p . 73 .

2 . 0; Edwardsii, Crotch, (fig .—Resembles Dejeanii, bu t is

wi thou t the foveae, much smoother . Leng th 1 4—18 mm.

Habi ta t—Nea r La k e Tahoe, Ca l. j une. Aug us t . Q u i te ra re

Cro tch , Tr ans . Am Ent . Soc . , v, p. 73 ; H . Edw a rd s , 1. c .

3 . O, Audouinu, Reiche, (fig .—The thorax less deeply wrink

led, the d isc and a pica l ma rg in nea r ly smooth

,a nd the punctu res of the

ely t ra more unequa l . Leng th 1 3 to 1 8 mm.

Habi ta t . -Foot h i l ls and mounta ins of Ca l ifo rnia,Oreg on,

Wa sh

1ng ton Ter r itory a nd Vancouver Is land . j une to Aug us t . Very

common.

Reiche , Ann . Fr . 1838, p . 300 , pl . 10 ,fig . 2

, Thoms . Mon. pl . 3 , fig s . 7, 8. Lee;

P R . R . Exp. , p . 27, pl . 1 , fig . 2 ; H . Edwa rd s , 1. c.

4 . O, submetallicus, Horn, (fig .

—As pecies very d is t inct by itsbronz e color , its more e long a te and cy l ind r ica l form ,

and the sha pe of

the ely t ra . Leng th 1 3 ; 5 mm. Only One specimen k nown : in H . Ulk e’s

co llect ion in Wa shing ton.

Habi ta ts—iEldor ado, Co. ,Ca l. l une»

Horn, Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . , 1872 , p . ; Hy . Eclwa rtl s,l . c

5. 0, Hernii, Lec (fig .

-

_l—

l

l a s the thorax less na r rOwed beh indthan any o ther species, elyt ra ra ther broad ly ova te, much r ounded a t the

s ides . Leng th mm . But one specimen k nown.

’

Col l . Dr . Leconte.

Habi ta t , —Yosemite, Ca l.Lee . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc. , v . p . 157 ; Hy .

‘

Edwa rd s, 1. c .

10 californicus, Esch .

, (fig . 7—Ha s the thorax very d eeply

r ug ose, wh ich look s therefore more opa que, and may by th is cha racter

be ea s i ly d ist ing u ished . Leng th 14 to 1 6 mm.

H abita t . —Ca l ifornia , wes t of Sier ra Nevada , sou thward s to Mon

terey CO. Found nea r San Francisco by Hy. Edwa rds . Apr i l to May .

Common.

Eschh . ,Atl . i

, p . 4, pl. 4, fi g . 1 ; Thoma ,l . C . , p . 1 6 . pl . 3 , fi g s . 5, 6 ; La cor

d a ire . Gen. Atl . i, p l . 1 , fig . I ; Lec .,P . R . R .

, p . 27, pl . 1 , fi g . 3 ; Hy . Edw a rd s , 1.“

c .

sequoiarum,Cr otch , (fig 8.

- Closely a l l ied to ca l ifornicus ,bu t long er , broader and stou ter ; s ides of thO1ax more rounded

,elyt ra

broa d er and more Convex. Leng th 1 8 mm .

{Noveinber'

issa BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . vi .

-H '

abita t .- Sie-

r ra Neva da nea r . Ca lavera s,‘

Ca l. j une to Aug ust .

Ra re;

!Cr o tch ,'

Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc. ,

'

v. p. 73 .

8.

‘

O, Lecontei, Horn, (fig .—Ea s i ly known by the ' form “

of'

the

e lyt ra , ha ving the g rea tes t w id th in”

front of the midd le, a nd beh ind th ispoint becoming g r adua l ly na r rower and less a rcua te . Leng th 1 6 mm.

H abita t . —Nea r Monter ey, a lso Ma r iposa , Ca l. June to j u ly ,Il a re.

Horn, Tr a ns . Am. Ent , Soc., iv, p . 143 .

laevis , Horn, (fig . 10.

—Differs from a ll the o thers of the

g enus in being a lmos t entirely smOo th and sub- Opaque ; the clyt i a a r e re

g ula r ly ova l,exh ibi t ing a few a lmos t obsoletepunctu res n reg ula r ly placed

l ik e the foveae in Dejea nii. The who lesu1fa ce is very finely, a lu ta ceous,ca us ing the s

s ub- Opaque a ppea r ance. Leng th 1 7 ,mm . Only in Dr .

Horn’

s and Leconte s collect ions . a specimens, 6

‘and Q .

H abi tat .—H ig h Sl er r a s nea r the hea d waters ofK ing’

s and Tu leRivers . June.

Horn P r oc. Ac.Na t . SOC. 1866 , p . 394.

TETRACHl

A HOPe

(Q uad rifa r iarn.

La rg e, meta l l ic g reen species wh ich’

a re w ing ed but donot fly .

Hea d“la rg e, eyes circu la r , la rg e labia l palpi long er t hanmaxi lla ry ,

w ith the fi rs t jo int elong a ted th ird jo int of maxi l la ry. long er than the

fou r th mand ibles w ith four teeth labrumw i thou t tooth thor ax br oa d

er than :long ely t r a subpa ra l le l s l ig h t ly convex, broa der than the ba se

of the thorax, d eep ly punctu la te .scu te l lum not visible“

; a la r g e t r iang ula r impr ess ion a t the midd le of the thoraxa

—Anter ior t a r s i d i la ted a s in Oma r ; la st vent ra l segment t r iang u la r ly ema rg ina te tip of ely t ra subt runca te

‘

; su tura l ang le‘

reetam

g ula r .

“

Q .—La st vent ra l segment br oad ly Ova l a t .tip t ip of ea ch elyt ron

round ed su tu ra l ang le obl iter a ted .

The la rva, (fig ,

1 3 3 ) a lso descr ibed by Dr . Horn,1. c.

, p . 34 , is

yellowish - wh i te ; hea d and thorax corneous wi th meta l l ic surface

ma rg in of the la t ter testa ceous ; the eyes a s in 0mm . Antennae withs econd joint long er than the

'

fir s t and equa l to thetwo fo l lowing tog ether .

Maxilla ry pa lpi wi th the s econd and th ird joint s .nea r ly equa l,each

s l ig ht ly long er than the fi rs t . Leng th 1 7 mm. _

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Th is g enu s i s represented in the Uni ted Sta tes by two spec ies, which ,

a re a lso nocturna l in thei r habi ts. They h ide du r ing day- t ime u'

nder

ch ips, and a re’

found'

from Ph i la de lph ia sou thwa rd in every At lant ic andGu l f

Tetr acha, carolina , Lin. (fig . 1 1 .—~Lig ht g o ld -

g reen,-t ip Of ab

domen,ap ica l lunu le of the elyt ra , leg s and antennae l rr teous ; thorax

'

smoo th : e ly tra coa rsely punct u red, a t the midd le purple and the. ma rg inbr ig ht g reen. Leng th 20 mm .

H abita t . - Georg ia , Lou is iana , Flor ida , Texa s , a nd Lower Ca l iformia .

1735, p . 56 7 ; Dej . Spec. i, p . 8 , Thomson, 1. c . p 30 ; Hur ri

Tr a ns . Am. Ent . Soc v, p . 234 , (sex . cha r . ) Abou t a doz en va riet ies of this species a redesc ribed fromMexico, Cuba , B r a z il. Chili, Peru .

rTetr'

acha, virginica , Lin. (fig .—'

Da‘

rk g o ld -

g reen,

' la s t vent ra lsegment and antennaef fe rug ineous thora x smoo th ely t ra much coa rser

,

punctured than‘

T. ca ro l ina broa d la ter a l ma rg in of thorax and e ly t rameta l l ic-

g reen. middleblack wi thou t lunu le.

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Leng th 20 24 mm .

Habita t i—W i th the preced ing , Texas , Lou is iana , F lo r id a,Nebra sk a

,

PennSV'

lva nia .

Lin .,Sys t . Na t . _

I,11,1 735, p. 56 7 ; Thorns ,

l . '

c. p . 4 1 , pl . 7, fi g . 7 ; .vir g indtaLin. Sys t . Na t . (Gme lin) I, iv, p .

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1922 ; Horn,Tr ans . A111 . Ent . Soc . ,

v. p . 234,

(sexua l cha r acter s . )

C IC INDELA.

Usua l ly sh ining , br ig h t co lored spec ies ; head la rg e wi th p rominenteyes. Thorax na r rower than the hea d , leg s long and s lender . The speciesof this g enus l ive wi th a few except ion on sandy places or roa d s

.fly ing

a round a s long .a s'

the isun is sh in ing . They fly up on the lea s t a larm,

bu t soon alig h t a few pa ces ,d is tant du r ing nig ht and ra iny days . they

hide in holes wh ich they ha ve dug inthe sand .

VT'

hela rvae l ive in. holes from 6 to 18 inches deep, ma de by prefe

rence in s loping g round from wh ich they a re ea s i ly ext ra cted bv introd uci

’

ng a fine str aw or g ra ss down the ho les to wh ich they w i l l c l ing ten

acious ly .

i

We may tabu late ou r species a s fo l lows .

Humer a l ang les w ant ing , species either Wing less 01 with abor ted wing s ” " Ist,DivisiomHumer a l ang les d is t inct , wing ed species .

Und ersideunico lor ous bla ck , blue or g r een 1 2nd, DivisionUnder side unico lor ous , bu t the hind t rochanter s r ufous 3r d Division.

Under sicle pa r tly'

r ufous . 4th Divisicnk

s oeg von. v1.

3. November

Tho r ax smooth ely tr a br il liantly r ed etrp reous w ith\blue ma r g in

“

withl

a

ma r g ina l a nd some times a ha/rner a l dot,front . .pulchr a, Sa y .

Thorax s l ig h t ly w r rrrk led a t the sides ; ely t r a w ith coar se

“

but not densely,pla ced punctures, which become rapid ly finer tow a rd s the t ip ,

where_

they

a re obsolete , bla ck withou t ma rk ing s , t rp no t se r ru late ; labr um one toothed ,

front“

ba ld . HorniiScha upp .

,Thor ax sp a r sely and s lig h t ly r rrg ose ; ely tr a bluish g reen,

not . d eep ly pune

tu red , smoo th towa rd s ba se,w ith a humer a l det . and a shor t , t r ansver se

ma r g ina l line , finely ,ser r ula te a t t ip, front ha iry pimeriana Lec.

Nc rma l ma rk ing s , the humera l ones often want ing or br ok en.

Front s t r ia te, g labro rs , thor ax finely r ug ose , s t rong ly impressed ; ely t r a s t r ong ly

punctur ed , fine ly ser r u la te , g reen with ma r g ina l , a ntea pica l, a pica l and

sometimes a d isca l do t,body benea th spa rsely pilose ,

. . . sexgnt t at a Fab.

B lue or g reen im .nacu la te viola /Jed Fab. g reen with humer a l pos3-

‘

rhumer a l ,

a nteapica l a nd apica l dots a nd a sca rcely sinua te , somewha t abbrevia ted

midd le band p a tr'uela, Dej . ; bla ck w ith same ma rk ing s cons entaneaDej ,Fr ont s tr ia te

, pilose w ith erect ha irs,thor ax short

,somewha t fla t tened

, g r anu la ter ug ose, d eep ly impressed ; ely t r a moder at ely punctured , less so nea r the

ma r g in,which rs usua l ly broa d g reen shining , punctu res e lev’a ted ; s lig h t ly

ser rula te a t t ip ; bod y benea th w ith long white ha ir , dense on the br ea s t,

spa rser on the abdomen. Sur fa ce r edd ish“

cup reous , w 1th an oblique sca r

cely sinua te ba nd , no t r ea ching the ou ter ma r g in and a n apica l dot

pu'

rpurea. Oliv ;Bla ck with the same ma rk ing s Aud rrbmm Lee .

Gr een with same ma rk ing s g r ami'

nea Schaupp Green o'

r bla ck ish wi th a

subr 1mg rna r s t ripe d ila ted behind the humer i and before the apex and a

mid d le band lit t le cu rved or obtusely a ng irla ted cima r 'r ona Lee . ,_ g

-r een

t ing ed w ith cup reous , humer a l, pos thumer a l,

anteapica l1 and apical d ots

with: the midd leband sud d enly heu t and more pr o long ed behind'

decemnota ta Sa y ; purple

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w ith same do ts , a nd a sinu a te midd le band limba lis Lec . ;

bla ck w ith same ma rk ing s sp r eta Lee. cup reous , the midd le band less suddenly bent ameena Lep . ; hea d a nd thor ax g reen or blue, ely t r a cupr eous ,

with a very shor t midd le band and an apica l d ot splendida‘

Hent z .

GROUP 3 .

Thorax convex ,no t ma r g ined ,

subqua d r a te ; pa lpi of C? usua l ly pa le _

a t ba se ; ely t raely t r a convex.

Norma l ma rk ing s complete, br oad , connected by the white ma r g in- Robust la rg e

species ; l abr um moder a tely la r g e, th ree toothed , prominent in themid d le .

Fr ont , thorax and bod y very ha ir y .

Ely tr a red cup reous , br il lant , midd le band obtusely bent . .formosa, Say .

Meta l lic brown,same ma r k ing s , midd le band mor e d eflexed g ener os a Dej .

r ed cupreou s , more s lender and convex, mid d le band more perpend icula r

venus ta Lee .

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1. e. a humeral lunu le, a mrdd le band more or less bent and descend ing inter

na l ly a nd an apica l curved line usua l ly bent inwa rd a t its anter ior pa r t .

[November 1883 . B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI .

Ely t r a black ,, les'

s convex; morest rong ly punctured , labr um shor ter white

ma r g in very broa d . latesignata, Lec

A r a ce h a s the ma rking s na r r ower and the ma r g in for a very lit t le space

d isconnected before the a pica l lunu le .

Front not ha ir'

y . Ely tra d ul l bronz ed brown,wrng s of Q s ligh t ly dila ted in fr ont

.ofmidd le Willistoni Lee .

Ma rk ing s br oa d not connected a t ma r g in.

Elyt r a r ed cupreous,. br illiant ly shining

Ely tra du l l blackMa rk ing s na r rower , color usua lly br ownbr onz ef

~Humera1 lunu le long , pro longed obliquely (fig s . 1 29, IMidd le fa scia obtu sely bent , extend ing a t the ma r g in nea r ly to the humer a l

and apica l lunu les , termina l pa r t very long ,nea r ly perpendicu la rhyperborea.Lee

A va r iety has the ely t r a white, with a g reen or blue sutur a l vit ta na r rowedbehind , an oblique ir reg ula r line behind the middleand a sma l l t r iang u la rd ot before the midd le, exter ior and ba s a l edg e a lso g reen or . blue

,

limba ta Say .

This va r iety bea r s a very d ifferent a spect from the typica l species hyper

bor ed ,bu t Dr . Leconte h a s in his cabinet intermedia te forms betweenlimba ta

and hyperbor ea (see fi g . 129 a,b, c .

Midd le fa scia rectang ula r ly bent extend ing al ong the ma r g in,termina l pa r t

apex of humer a l lunule heavier (fig . I 30 )anoocisconensis H a r r .

Humer a l. lunule'

much long er , obliquely prolong a ted , middle band but lit tle‘

ex

tended a long the ma r g in (fig . 13 1 ) vulg aris Say .

Green va r iety with ma rk ing s not r ea ch ing the ma r g in vibex Horn. Va r ietywith mark ing s somewha t heavier (fig . 1 28) obliqua ta Kirby .

Humer a l lunule C - sh aped (fig . I thor ax r ug ose and g ranula ted , shor t ; ely t r apunctured with eleva ted g r anu les intermixed ; ser r a te . B rown with com

piete ma rk ing s , humer a l lunu le and midd le band connected a t ma r g in

repanda, Dej

The humer a l and apica l lunu le inter rupted a t the midd le,

“

midd le band

comp lete, but not extend ing a long the ma r g in,brown

, (fig . I or eg ona

Lec . ; same,d a rk blue (fig . I34) guttifer a Lec. ; brown

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with a ll the ma rk

ing s brok en (fig . 1 35) gutta ta Dej .

Humer a l lunu le a s in vulg a r is, bu t very fa int , of the midd le band har d ly more

than a t r ia ng u la r ma r g ina l spot visible ; bla ck opa que ; e ly t ra behind the

humer i a lit t le broad er , spa r sely punctured , tibiae pa le a t ba se (fig .

pusilla‘

Say .

B la ck with but a fa int apica l lunule'

ter r icola. Sa y ; g reen, more slender ,with same fa int ma rk ing s a s in pusil la , cya nellQbL ec.

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l ‘OM. soc . VOL vr .

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November

GROUP'

4.

Thor ax convex, qua d r a te.

Humer a l lunu le perpendicu la r ly inflexed and bent upwa rd s a t tip (fig .

thor ax very hair y ,tha t of the Q mOre fla t tened brown or g reenish

hir ti‘

colhs Sa y .

Humer a l “ lunule a s in vulg afi s , ma rk ing s usua l ly connected by a white ma r g ina lband, which is sepa r a ted from

'

the ma r g in‘

by na r row bla ck s tr ipe

g reen,brown or bla ck ; thor ax finely g r anula te . .cinctipennis Lec.

Without the white ma r g in, ,mrddle band d ist ant from the ma r g in ; bla ck or

brown, imperfecta Lec . (fig .With only five d istinct r ound white spots, one humer a l, two subma r g ina l , One

an teapica l and one d iscoid a l on ea ch ely t ron ; the apica l pa r t entirely wanting ; thora

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x a'lu t-aceous , not r rig ous or g r anu la te rent ila tera Chaud .

GROUP 5.

Thor ax’

subcy lind rica l , fr ont ba ld .

Ely tr a punctur ed , w ith long s lender ma rk ing s , midd leba nd s lig h t ly bent , ob

lique , Connected with a ma r g ina lwhite line (fig . Lec.

Ely t r a densely punctu red with a row of unusira l la r g e g reen foveae nea r the

sut ure , humer a l lunu le a nd midd le band ind ica ted by sca t tered punctures .

a pica l lunu le comp le te ; bla ck shining punctulate, Oliv .

G reen va r iety with .same ma rk ing s micans Fab.

Ely tra d isper sed ly deep ly punc tured , punctures often g reenz with na r r ow ma rk

ing s , mid d le band very tor tuous,ma r g in with a supp lementa ry spot before

the apica l lunu le ; br own bronz e or g reenish tor tuosa, Dej .

GROUP 6 .

Thor ax broa des t behind ; e ly t r a broa d , depressed , White, with exceptiona l g reen mark

ing s (fig . ely t r a of Q a ng u la ted dor sa lis Sa y .

Specimens without the ma rk ing s (fig . Sma l ler specimens , (fig . 93 )

media Lec stil l sma ller (fig . 9,4)\with mark ing s somewha t heavier Sau lcyiQ uer in.

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THIRD D] VISION.

Humer a l ang les d istinct , wing ed Species . Under side unico lorous,bu t the hind t roch

anter s rufous ; sh ape of ely t r a in Q and O”

u sua l ly d ifferent . Ma r itime,

sa l té ma r sh or fluvia tile species . Eyes very la r g e , prominent ; leg s very long .

GROUP 1 ICy lind rica l , moder a tely s tou t species , anus g reen

Righ t mand ible of 07' toothed benea th , suture Of 0

7'r et r a cted

,

Mand ibu la r tooth feeble; ely t r a l apex of 07‘r ounded ; an ema r g ina tiorr and spini

lprm prolong a tion of the infiexed por tion of the r et r a cted su tu re 111 the 9(pl . IV, ” hamata Br ul le.

Mand ibu la r tooth moder a te , ely t r a l apex with a s ligh t sinua tionnea r the suture,

which rs a cutely bu t feebly prolong ed ln the a“

; the 9 h a s the sutur e

r etr a cted with s lig h t ema r g ina tion and the infiexed por tion squa relyt runca te (pl . IV,

b) marg inata, Fab.

Ely tr a with broadwhite lobedmargin, s trong ly punctur ed ; d ensely pubescent benea th 1XFront g labrous ; ely t r a convex ; g reen, brown

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01; bla ck . circumpicta, Laf.Front densely pubescent ; ely tr a more fla t ; tog at a _Laf.

Elytr a v'

vitlr br oad white ma r g in, themidd le ban'

d hook ed at tip and the anter ior pa rt

of the apica l lunu ledeeply cut ting into thed a rk su tur a l spa ce Which“

is

s trong ly punctured pamphila, Chaud .

Ely t r a g reen or bla ck with a ma rg ina l (sometimes a lso ’

a pos thumer a l )'

d ot and an

entire apica l lunu le .

Ely tr a l punctures s t rong er nea r the ba se , towa rd the apex obsolete ; labr um thr ee

toothed ; sever a La f.

Ely tr a l punctures deeper ; the su r fa ce more polished ; 5‘withou t , 9 with One labra ltooth ; d a rk g reen . striga Lec.

Under side pa r t ly r ufous .

Norma l ma r -k rng s , midd le band usua lly in a dvance of_

it s Ordina ry position,on» the

ma r g inbehind the midd le band and on the d isc jus t before the'

apical

lunu le are add i tiona l Spots

Thor ax subqua d r a te, su r fa ce g reenish bla ck , with a humer al and pos thume'

r a l spot

(r a rely connected ) ,midd le band long ,a pica l lunule . .haemorrhag ica Lee.

An immacu la te va r ia tion, Oliva ceous g reen ; p a cified, Schaupp .

fl‘

hor ax subcjylindric, Surfa ce bla ck ,midd le band shor t .

Humer a l lunule ent ire,ma rk ing s heavy

Humera l lunule brock en,ma rking s s lender . . rufiventfi s Dej .

Ma rk ing s reduced to eig h t punctures on ea ch elyt ron 1 6 puncta ta, K lug . B lueva r ietywith sea t tered punctures cuma tilis Lec .

Ma r g ina l wh ite band .

Mentum with Onentooth

,thor ax cylind r ica l , ma r g ina l band s lig h t ly bilobed . Opaque

g reenish or fuscous ; “ marg inipennis Dej .

Mentum without thor ax convex , subquad r a te ; ma r g ina l band lobed with a

long s t r a ig h t Oblique line for the midd le band , the apica l lunu le rs pr olong ed in front . Velvety bla ck .Schauppii Ho rn.

Apica l lunu le only and sometimes fa int d isca l spo t s ; bla ck shining .

Elytr a with a r ow'

Of la r g e punctu res nea r the suture, thor ax much long er than wide ,

midd le band indica ted by two fa int white spot s abdominalis Fab.

Va r iety with elytra scabr ous and more deep ly punctur ed s cab? 03 a Schaupp .

.

Ely t r a finely and densely punctula te ; thor ax no t long er than vvrde , termina l lunu lerep resented by a na r row shor t line , which is some times

"

obso lete . Hea d“

and tho‘

r’

ax s lig h t ly bluish bronz ed . . pqlitula _Lec.

Black with broad luteous ma rk ing s ; a humer a l lunu le ,a s t r a ig h t midd le band . and a

la r g e r ound subapica l spo t , SommeriMann.

BULLETlNBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL ; VI . December 1883 ]

Unfor tuna tely Dr . Le Conte’

sWr it ing s a re sca t tered among so many

per iod ica ls in th is count ry and abroa d tha t it is s imp ly imposs ible to ob

ta in a fu l l set of them,a s many, especia l ly the ea r lier publ ica t ions , ha ve

been a long t ime ou t of print . Wou ld it not now be we l l,to ha ve a ll

his wr it ing s republ ished in the same wa y a s Dr . Le Conte h imse lf r epu

blished Says’

Entomolog ica l Wr it ing s ? And where can a man befound

who -is bet ter qua l ified to supervise the ed it ion than Dr . Horn ? Wou ldnot tha t be a monument set in memory of the decea sed

,more durable

than br onz e (aere perenniu s) ?

Pra ct is ing a s a phys ician he found t ime bes ides the 1mmense'

work

donein his wr it ing s to fill pos i t ions a s Pr es ident , Secreta ry , Member of

Committees in d ifferent scient ific Societ ies , such a s the Academy of Natu ra l Sciences, Amer ican Ph i losoph ica l and Amer ican

"

Entomo log ica lSociet ies , and Amer icanAssocia t ion for theAdvancement “

ofScience. He

found even the t ime to help a long book - less beg inner s by nam ing thei rH a rpa li pennsylvanici, Pteros tichi

-lucublandi,

and other equa l ly r a re

species .

I sha l l ever remember his k ind recept ions when, I vis i ted him

dur ing the Ch r istma s week s of la t ter yea rs . After his co lored por ter hadopened

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the door for me and had tak en him my ca rd,the Doctor shou ted

from the top of the st a ir s “Welcome Very g la d to see you Plea se,

come up s tair s ! He t a lk ed w i th me.

for hou r s,and g a ve me a ll the infor

ma t ion I desired , and then left me a lone wi th his co l lect ion. He presented

me many g ood typica l specimens and I sha l l never forg et his k indness .

He ha d been a few. times dur ing the pa st two yea r s very i l l and

a lthough we w ere fea r ing for the wors t , we s t i l l were shock ed on r ecervrngDr . Horn

’

s la conic messag e

Dr . Le Conte d ied to d ay at I P. M .

At a spec ia l meet ing convok ed for Sa turday Nov: 1 7th, the Brook

lyn Entomo log ica l Society reso lved to send a Commit tee of three of its

Membei s to Ph i ladelph ia , to p lace a lau r e l wr ea th on our decea sed

Ma ster’

s, Member’s,Co work er

’

s, and Fr iend’

s sa rcopha g us ; thela u rel heha d so very .wel l deserved . Th is r esolu t ion wa s du ly ca r r ied ou t .

F. G . SCHAUPP.

[December 1883 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL. VI .

I .

Annals of the LyceumofNatur al History ofNewYork .

Monog r aph of the species of P a s ima chus inhabiting the U. S. with descr ip tions 01

two new g ener a belong ing to .the .family Ca r abicina . 1848, vol . IV, pp . 141

154, with 2 p la tes .

On cer ta in Coleop ter a , ind ig enous to the Ea s tern and Wes tern Continents . 1848,

vol . IV, pp . 159* —63 .

A descr ip tive Ca ta log ue of the .Geodepha g ous Coleop ter a inhabiting the U. S . ea st

of the Rock y Mount ains . 1848, V . IV, pp . 172

—233 and 334—474, with two

pla tes .

Synopsis of the Coleop terous Insects of the Group Clerida e which inhabit the UnitedSta tes . 1849, vol . V, pp . 9

Descr ip tions of New Species .

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of Coleop ter a ,fr om Ca l ifornia . 1851 —52 , vol . V,

pp . 1 25—2 16 .

Proceeding s of the BostonSociety ofNatural History.

Descr ip t ions of some new species of Coleopter ous insects inhabiting the U. S. 1844,

vol . I, p . 20 1 .

Descr iptions of new species (to the Ca ta log ue of the Coleop ter a ofMt . Wa shing ton.

N. H . by E. P . Aust in) . 1874 , vol . XVI, pp . 265—76 .

Journal of the BostonSociety ofNatur al History .

Descr iption of some new a nd interes ting insects , inhabiting the U. S. [The same

species desc . a s inNo . 1 . Boston Proc. ] 1845, vol .V, pp . 203—9 with one p la te .

2 . On the P s elaphida e of the U. S. ; 1850, vol . VI, pp . 64—1 10 .

00

Tr ansact ions of theAmer icanPhilosophicalSociety of Philadelphia .

Notes on the C la ssifica tion of the Ca r abida e of the U . S . 1853 , vol . X, pp . 363

to 403 .

Revision of the Ela ter ida e of the U. S‘

. 1853 , vol . X, pp . 405—508.

Revision of the Cicindelida e -of the U. S . 1857, vol . XI, p . 27—63 w ith one p la te .

Revision of the Bupres tida e of the U. S. 1859, vol . X I, pp . 187—258 with one pl ,

Proceeding s of theAmer icanPhilosophical Society of Philadelphia .

The Rhynchophor a of Amer ica,No r th of Mexico . 1876 , vol . XV, pp . III—XVI

and 1—455, (tog ether with Dr . Horn) .

Tabula r Synopsis of the Rhynchophor a, of Amer ica . 1877. vol . XVI, pp . 1—8.

Additiona l descrip tion of new species [to the Co leop ter a of Florid a by E. A.

Sch‘

wa r z . ] 1878, vol . XVII, pp . 3 73—434.

Descr iptions ofnew species (to H G . Hubba rd’s and E. A. Schwa r z ’ Coleopter aofMichig an) . 1878. vol . XVII , pp . 593

—623 .

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5

15.

1 6 .

1 7.

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19.

B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc. VOL . ..VI . December

Journal of theAce. emy ofNatur al Sciences ofPhiladelphia .

Fr a gmenta Entomolog ica . 1847. (New ser ies) vol . I, pp . 7 1—93 .

An a t tempt to cla ssify the long icorn Coleopter a of the pa r t of America , Nor th - of

Mexico . 1850 ,v . I

, pp . 3 1 1—340 ; 1850, vol . II

, pp . 5'—38 ; 1852 , vol . II, pp .

99—1 12 ; pp . 139

— 1 78.

Sy nopsis‘

of the Species of P ter os tichus Bon . and a llied'

g ener a inhabiting temper a te

Nor th America . 1852 , vol . II, pp . 225—56 .

Synopsis of the rMelolonthida e of the U. S . 1856 , vol . III, pp . 225—88

Ca talog ue of the Coleop ter a of the reg ions a dj a cent to the bound a ry line betweew

the United Sta tes and Mexico . 1858, Vol . IV, pp . 9—42 , with onep la te .

Proceeding s of theAcademy ofNatur al Sciences ofPhiladelphia .

Descr ip tion of new species ofN. A. Coleopter a . 1844, vol . II , pp . 48—53 .

Vol . v.

Synopsis of the species ofDona cia , Fab. inhabiting the U. S . pp. 3 10—3 16 .

Z oo log ica lNo tes (abou t fauna of Panama ) pp . 3 16—320.

Synopsis of the Lampyr ides of temper a teNor th Ame r ica . pp . 331—347 .

Vo l. vr . (1852

Hints towa rd s a na tura l cla ssifica tion of the family His t'rini of Co leopterous Insects .

pp . 3 6—41 .

Synopsis of the P a r nidoe of U. S . pp . 41 45.

Synopsis of the Eucnemides of tempera teN. A pp . 45—49Rema rk s on some Coleopt . Insec ts co llec ted by S . W . Wood liOuse . M D. in

Missouri Ter rito1y and N. Mexico . pp . 65—68.

Synopsis of the Anthicites of the U. s . p

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p . 91—104 .

10 .

I I

Rema rk s upon the Cocainellidoe oi the U. S . pp .—145.

Synopsis of the Scydmoenidce of the U . S. pp . 149—157 .

Ca t a log ue of the Melyr ides of th e U. S. with descr ipt i‘on of new species . pp . 163

to

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171 .

Descr ip tion of 20 new speci ,o,f C01eoptera inh abiting the U. S. 1853 , vol . VI ,

pp . 226 - 235.

Synopsis-of the Silpha les OfAmer ica , Nor th ofMexico . pp . 274—87 .

Synopsis of the species of the H isteroid g enus Abr ams , Lea ch,inh abiting the

U. S. with deScr ipt i-on of two nea r ly a l lied pp . 287—92.

Synopsis of the Meloides of the U . S . pp . 328—50.

Synopsis of the Atopidce , Rh'ip icer idoe, a nd Cyphonidoe of U. S. pp . 350—57 .

Synopsis of the Endowychida e o f .the U. S. pp . 357—60.

Descr ip tion of some new Coleopter a from Texa s , chiefly co l lected by the Mex.

B ound a r y Commission. pp . 439—48.

Vol . VII . (1854

Descr ip tion of some new Co leop ter a fr om Oreg on,co l lected by D. J . G . Cooper of

theNor th Pa cific R . R . Exped ition etc . pp . 16—20.

Synopsi'

s of the Oedemer idoe of the U. S. pp . 20—22,

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VI . December

1860. (VOL . XII. )

Notes on Coleoptera found a t For t Simpson. Ma ck enz ie River , with r ema rk s on

Nor thern Species . pp . 3 15—21 .

Synopsis of the Scaphidndoe of the U. S. pp . 321—24 .

1861 . (Vol . XIII . )

Notes on the Co leopter ous Fa una of Lower Cal . pp . 3 35—38.

New species of Coleopter a inh abit ing the Pa cific d is t r ict Of U. S . pp. 338—59.

1862. (Vol . XIV. )

No tes on the ClaSsifica t ion of Cer ambycidce with d escr ipt ion Of new spec . p . 38—43 .

Synopsis of the Mor dellidae of the U. S. pp . 43 51

Notes on the species of Ca losoma inh abit ing the U. S . pp . 52—53 .

Synopsis of the species of Colymbetes inh abiting Ame1 ica , nor th of Mexico . pp .

521—23 .

Notes on thespecies of B r a chinus inhabiting the U. S. pp . 523—25.

(Note on Str ep s ip ter a ) 1864. pp . 49—50.

1865. (Vol . XVII) .

Note on the species ofMyodites La t r . inh abiting the U. 8. pp . 96—98.

Note on species of Ha rp a li/3 inhabiting Ame r ica nor th ofMexico . pp . 98—104 .

O11 the species of Ga ler uca. and a l lied g ener a inhabiting N. A. pp , 204—22

Pr od r omus of a Monog r aph Of the species of the Tr ibe Anobiini of the Fam1ly

P tinidce inh abiting Nor th Amer ica. pp. 222—44 .

1866 . (Vol . .XVIII ) .Rema rk s on the sub- family Olavig er idoe . pp . 108—109.

Lis t of the Co leop tera. col lected in the mounta ins of Lycoming County . Pa . pp .

346—48.

Lis t of Coleopter a co l lected nea r Fo r t Whipp le , Ar iz ona ,by Dr . Ell io t t Coues

,

U. S. A. in1864—65. pp . 348—349.

Revision of the Da sytini of the U. S.

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pp . 349—61 .

Ad d itions to the Coleop terous Fa una of the U . S. No . 1 . pp . 3 61—394 .

1868. (Vol . XX . )

Ana ly tica l t able of the Species of B a r idius inhabiting the U. S . pp . 3 61—65 .

The Gyr inid ae ofAmer ica , nor th ofMexico . pp. 3 65—73 .

Notes on the species of AJonoder us , B r a dycellus and Stenolophus , inhabiting

Amer ica nor th ofMexico . pp . 373 —82.

1873 , (Vol . XXV. )

(Rema rk s upon the the dea th of) F . E. Melsheimer , pp . 257—58.

The P ter os tichz’

of the U. S . pp . 302—20.

Synonymica l Rema rk s uponN. A . Coleop ter a , . pp . 321—3 6

1876 . (Vol . XXVIII ) .

Des t ructive Coleopter a . p . 195.

Repor t on Insect s int roduced by means of the Inter . Exhibition pp . 267—71

On Rock y Mount a in Locus ts . 1877 . pp . 129 —3 1 .

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Tr ansactions of theAmericanEntomologica l Society of Philadelphia .

New Coleop ter a col lected 011 the Survey for the Extension of the Union Pa cific

Ra ilw ay , E.D. fr om K ans a s to For t Cr a ig ,New Mex. 1868. V01. II . pp . 49—59.

. . Coleop ter a Of the U. S. Coa st Survey Exped ition to Ala sk a under ch a r g e ofMr .

Geor g e David son . 1868, Vol Ip p . 59—64.

No tes and an Appendix. (To C . Z immermann’s Synops is of the Scolytidce of

Arrier ica,Nor th ofMexico . ) 1868, Vol . II, pp . 141—78.

Synonymica l notes on Coleopter a 01 the U. S ., with d escr iptions of new species ,

from the MSS. Of the la te Dr . C . Z immermann . 1869, Vol . II . pp . 243—59.

Descrip tion ofNew Co leop ter a , chiefly fr om the Pa cific Slope of Nor th America .

1874 Vol .V.

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pp . 43—72.

Note on the (renus P leocoma Lee. pp . 81—84.

On the Gupes idce ofNor th Amer ica . pp . 87—88.

No tes 011 the Cicindelida e of the U. S . 1875. Vol . V. pp . 157—62.

On the Rhys s odida e of the U 8. pp. 162 68.

Descr ip tion ofNew Co leop ter a Of the U. S. with notes on g eog r aphica l d istr ibut ion . pp . 169—76 .

On the Aflinities of Hypocepha lus , 1876 , Vol . V . pp . 209—18.

On cer ta in g ener a Of Staphylinida e, Omg/telini, P ies tida e and Micr opeplida e, a s re

p resented in the"

fa una of the U. S . 1877, vol . VI , pp . 213— 52.

Shor t Stud ies ofN. A. Co leop ter a . 1880, vol . VIII, pp . 163—218.

Synopsis of the Lampyr ida e of the U. S . 1881 . vol . IX . pp . 15—72.

SmithsonianMiscellaneous Collections.

Ca ta lOg ue of the described Coleopter a of the U : S . By Fred . E. Melsheimer . Re

v15ed by S. S . H a ld eman and ] L . Leconte . 1853 , pp . 16—174 .

Ins t ructions fo r co l lec ting Co leop tera . (Annua l Repor t of the Boa rd of Reg ents . )

1859, pp . 1 60 64 .

The Coleopter a OfKansa s and Ea s ternNew Mexico . (Cont r ibu tions to k now led g e . )1859. vol . XI, pp 1—58, . two p la tes , one map .

Cla ssifica tion of the Coleopter a ofNor th Amer ica,Pa r t . 1

, (Miscel laneous Co lleetions ) 1862, vol . III, pp . 1 —286 .

Lis t of the Coleopter a ofNor th Amer ica , Pa r t 1 . (Misc . co l l . ) 1867, v . VI, p . 1 78.

New species ofNOI th Amer ican Coleop te r a . Pa rt I, (Misc . co l l . ) 1867, V01. VI

,

pp . 1 —177 .

New species of theNo r th Amer ica n Coleopter a , Pa r t 2 , .(Misc . co l l . ) 1874, vol . XI .

pp . 1 69—240. 1

Classifica tion of the Coleop ter a ofNor th Amer ica . P a r t 2. (Misc. coll, ) 1873 , vol .

XI . pp . 279—348.

Cla ssifica tion Of the Coleop ter a ofNo r th Amer ica . [P repa red in company w ith Dr .

Horn . ] (Misc . co l l . ) 1883 . pp.

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U. S. Governement ’s Publications .

1 . Repor t upon the insects collected on the Survey. (Rep or ts on‘

Explor a tions and

Surveys etc. from the Mis s iss ippi River to the P a cific Ocean. Washing ton)1860, vol . XII. Pa r t 3 . pp . 1—72. With

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2 p la tes .

2 . Repor t upon new species of Coleoptera co l lected by the EXped itions for Geog r aphica l Surveys etc . (Annua l Repor t of the Chief of Engineer s to the Secr eta ry ofWa r for 1876 . Wa shington) 1876 , Pa r t 3 , pp . 516—20.

3 . The Co leop ter a of the Alpine Reg ions of the Rock y Mounta ins . (Bu ll. Geol. and

Geog r . Survey . Wa shing ton) 1878, vol . IV,No . 2, pp . 447—80.

4. The Coleopter a of the Alpine Rock y Mount a ins Reg ions . Par t 2. (Bull. Geol. and

Geog r . Surbey . Wa shing ton) 1879. vol . V, No . 3 , pp . 499—520.

AmericanNatur alist .Sa l t -wa ter insect s . 1868. vol . II. pp , 329

—30.

Monog r aph of the M chopteryg idce. (Request for sabse. to Rev. A. Ma t thews ’)1869, vol . III . pp . 213 - 14.

On the preserva tion of Fntomolog ica l Cabinets . 1869. vol . III, pp . 307—9.

Hints for the promotion of economy Entomolog y In the U. S . 1873 . vol . VII, pp .

710—22.

The Cla ssifica tion of the Rhynchophor ous Coleopter a . 1874. vol . VIII, pp . 385—96and 452—70.

6 . An a dd itiona l '

ch a r a cter for the definition of Rhynchophor ous Coleopter a . 1875, vol .

IX , pp . 112—13 .

7 . Add ress of the retiring president of the Am. Assoc. for the a dv. of Science . 1875.

vol . IX , pp . 481—98.

Proceedings of theAm. Association for theAdvancement ofScience.

1 . On some cu rious habits of a species ofAs ilus .

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1850. vol . II, p. 195.

2 . On the g eog r aphica l d ist r ibutions of anima ls in Ca lifornia ._1852. vol. VI

, pp,

248—54.

3 . An instance of rep la cement of 1n3ur10us Insec ts by human a g ency . 1875. vol .

XXIII, p . 44.

CanadianEntomologist

1 . On some ch ang es in the nomencla ture ofN. A. coleopter a , which have been recentlypr oposed . 1874. vol . VI. pp . 186—96 .

On Entomo log ica lNomencla ture . 1874, vol. VI , pp. 201—6 . and 223—26.

Method s of subduing insects injur ious to a g r icu lture . 1875, vol . VII, pp . 167 - 72,

(Add ress a s President of the Entom. Clubof theAm. Assoc. Adv. Science. ) 1876 .

vol . VI II, pp . 176—78.

BuffaloSociety ofNatur al Science.1 Notes on the species of P a s ima chus . 1874. vol . I , pp . 266—73 .

2. New Coleopter a . 1881 . vol . IV, pp . 27—28, .with one p la te .

0

[Janua r y 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . vi .

B IBL IOGRAPHY.

P ila t ei Guer in ' B la ck ish—g r'

ay above,

sh ining bla ckbenea th , Hea d la rg e, smoot h ; labrum a dvanced ,

in the midd le three

toothed ; thorax. cy l ind r ic, long er'

than broa d , w i th fa int impress ions ;elyt ra twice long er ,

_

than broa d,ova l , wi th g reen _ punctures on the d isc ,

in a row nea r the su ture and dispersed in its neig hborhood .

The va r . Belfr a g ei Sa l le, is more bla ck,e lyt ra smooth or punct l

'

I red , bu t

no g reen pI'

Inctu res . Th' i’sva rietv ha s

_

been fo r many yea r s in every

co l lect ion a s,

P z

'

Za /ez’G-ner I r eceived in 1874 from Mr . Emi l Scho r

bach inNew Orleans a few specimens,being g r ay and ha ving “the

g reen punctu r es, which Dr . Leconte described a s magic . M. A. Sa l lefrom Pa r is saw them -in and to show t he !wandere,

ing s of a type I quo te Mr . Sa l le’s wo rd s : " ‘I k now tha t t he type of,

“Dimmer/20m : [P ita lez’

] ha d pa ssed from the co l lect ion Pi la te to tha t“ofMr . J . Thomson and

_

tha t Mr . Janson ha d boug ht the . la t ter and

so ld ha lf of it to,Mr . Edwin B rown . In the co l lect ion ofThompson

there were two -

specimens of this insect , Pi late’

s type.

"

(coming from“Vela sco

,and a specimen he ha d boug h t in

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lr86 1 from Mr . H .

Deyrolle , who ha d received it fromMr . Per roud , who ha d rece ived-

it

from Da l la s, Tex.—Tha t is wha t I ca l l the pr ed ig ree Of_

an Insect !All my specimens

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ofPz'

la fez'

a re from the Nor th sho re of La k e Pont

cha r t ra in,La . those of B elf r a lg ez

’

a re found in Tex. and Kans . in Julya nd Aug ,

Leng th 1 2— 1 5 mm .

Guer in Ann ._F r

_

1845. Bu l l . p . 96 . Ma g . Z ool . 4845, pl . 162, ma g a Lee.

Tr ans . Arm-E111: Soc . 1875. V,161 . va I . Belfr a gei Sa lle, Ann . Fr . 1877 . Bu l l . p . 6 .

Celer ipe‘

s Lee Brown bronz e , hea d g ra nu late- r ug ose, eyes very la rg e,labrum with One tooth ; tho ra x long , cy l ind r ica l , impress ions fa int ;ely t ra coarsely punc tu red , spa rse ly clothed

‘

wi th sho r t hai r ; there IS

much va r ia t ion in the wh i te ma rk ing s , wh ich a re usua l ly ,a d isco id a ldo t representing the tip of humera l lunu le, a ma rg ina l l ine nea r .the

midd le and fa int apica l lunu le ; the va r iety cur s lta n'

s Lee. ha s the ely traless d eeply punctured . Some specmi ens ha ve only the apica l lunu le. ,

Occu rs in 1118 Nebr. Kans ,Da c. Leng th mm

Lee . Ann . Ly e .

_

1848; IV, pl . 14 . va r . cur s itans Lea - Tr ans . Am .

Ph ilos . Soc . 1856 ,'XI, - 60

BULLETlNBROOKLYNENTOM. SOU. VOL . VI . Janua r y 1884]

Obs o let a Say. B la ck,ser iceous , bla ck benea th; hea d g labrous, lab

rum not a dvanced in m idd le, five- toothed,the ou ter teeth often in

d ist inct ; thorax trapez oida l , r a ther fla t , a lmost ma rg ined ; wi th a few

ha irs a t the s ides , ely t ra ind ist inct ly punctured except towa rd s the ba se,

where the punctures a re la rg e and sca t ter ed . Ma rk ing s a t ransversewh ite abbrevia ted subma rg ina l l ine nea r the midd le and an Obso leteapica l dusk y dot : or bla ck imma cu la te .

Va r . vultur ina Lec. B lack above, g reen benea th ; elyt ra w ith a humera l

dot , an obtusely ang u la ted midd le band and an apica l lunu le, more

o r less obso lete; labrum three—toothed , somet imes five- toothed ; Dr .

Horn ment ions g reen spec imens from Ar iz ona .

Va r . pr a s ina . Ol ivaceous g reen above, meta l l ic g reen benea th , elyt ra

immacu la te, labrum th ree—toothed .

Leconte ment ions a - r specimen Of da rk blue color,benea th blue. leg s

blu-e,

elyt ra wi th humera l , a nd posthumera l dot,m idd le band not

a t ta ining the ma rg in a nd an apica l lu‘

nu le,from Ar iz ona

,and I ha ve

myse lf a specimen wi th coppery su rfa ce,benea th blue

,and leg s g reen,

fromNewMexico . Occurs in Tex.,Ark New Mex.

, and Ar iz ona .

Leng th 1 6—20 mm.

Sa y ,Jour n . Ac. Ph ila d . 1823 , III; 143 ; Lee . Ann . Lye IV, 178, pl . 13 , f . 4 .

vultur ina Lec . P r oc . Ac. Phila d . VI,

‘

439. pr a s ina Lec. (obsolet a 1 va r . ) Lee.

Ann . Ly e. IV. 178.

Unipuncra t a Fab. Brown,opaque, ser iceous , benea th da rk blue ; hea d

g ranu la te, ba ld ; labrum three- toothed ; tho rax fla t , g ranu la te, t rapez o ida l ,a s long a s broa d , sca rce ly ha iry a t the s id es ; e ly t ra fla t tened wi th d ispersed g reen fovea e and ir reg u la r g reen punctures , ma rg ina l t riang u la rwh ite do t . Occu r s inN. Y.

,Pa . , Ga .

,Mo . Leng th 1 6— 18 mm .

Fab. Sy s t . Ent . p . 225 : Oliv . Ent . II , 33 , p . 23 . pl . 4, f . 27. Say , Tr ans .

Am . Ph ilos . Soc . 1, new s er . t . 13 . Sa y (Lec . Ed . )-11, 425 and 522.

L ong ilabr is Say . B la ck ish or da rk brown, benea th pu rple bla ck or

da rk g reen. Head ba ld in fr ont broa d ly excava ted . The labrumwh i te. nea r ly a s long a s broad

,r ounded in front and obso letely three

too thed and a l i t t le d i la ted a t ba se ;_

thorax t rapez oida l , shor t a lmos tma rg ined , rug ose, deeply impr essed ; elyt ra d ense ly punctured , nea r

the su ture a row of fa int . la'

rg e foveae; thema rk ing s a re va r Iable; u sua l lya humera l spot , ano ther befo re the midd le on the ma rg in, a r ec l iva tenea r ly t ransverse band 011 the midd le and a spo t a t the poste1iox curveof the e lyt ra , being the anter ior pa r t of the apica l lunu le ; the termi

B ULLETINBROOKLYN-ENTOM. 800. VOL VI . Janua r y

Sa y . Jou rn . Ac. Phila . 1823 , III, 140; Lee. Anny

. Ly e . IV, 176 , pl , 1 3 , f . 2 ;

gifr ons Dej . Spec. 1825, I , 51 ; denticula ta Hent z , Tr ans .,Am. Philos . Soc . III

,

254 ; pl . 2, f' 1 ; modes ta Dej . Spec . I , 52; obs cur a Sa y , Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc . 1,

418 ; unicolor Dej . Spec . . I, 52; V,,210, Ch evr . Col . Mex . II. fa sc . 8, Dr .

Pulch r a Say . Red cupreous, h ig h ly'

pol‘ ish’

ed ,w i th blue -

Or g reen“

ma rg ins , benea th blue ; hea d ha i ry , labrum shor t,wid e

,s l ig ht ly th ree

toothed ; thorax r ug ose ; e ly tr a pol ished , punctured. only nea r ba s e, witha t ransverse wh i te abbrevia ted l ine on the m idd le and some t imes around humera l dot . Occurs in C01. and Kans . Leng th .1 9 mm.

Say , Journ . Ac . Phila . 1823,III, 142; Lee . Ed .

:

II,91 ; Dej . Spec - II

,421 ;

Lee . Ann . Ly c. IV, 175.

Hornii Scha upp . Black shinmg g labrou s above and benea t h . Head

ba ld ; labr um shor t with an a cute tooth a t"midd le ; thor ax s l ig ht ly

“

wr ink led a t the s ides ; elyt ra coa rse ly bu t not densely punctured nea r

the ba se,the punctu res becoming rapid ly finer towa rd s the smooth tip,

110 ma rkmg s a t a ll . On ly one pa ir in Dr . Ho rn’

8 col lect ion fiomNewMexico . Leng th 14 mm.

Anthr a cina Horn. Tr ans .

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Am . Ent . Soc . 1880,VIII,

Nig r oco'

er u lea Lec .

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Da rk blue, ser iceous sh ining , hea d glabrous ,finely rug ose ; labr um three- toothed ; thorax ha rd ly rugose, hai ry a t

the s ides e ly tra obso lete ly punctu red , nea r the su tu re a row'

of foveae ;a fa int a pica l lunu le . Resembles punctula te , va r .

“mz'

mm bu t is s touter .

Occurs in Ar iz .,New Mex

,a nd Co]. Leng h t 1 3 . 5

—14 mm.

Lec. Ann . Ly c. IV, l 8l ,“

p1. 14,f . 8.

P im’

er iana’

Lec.

.

Elyt r a blue, hea d and'

th'

or a x g reen ,beneath blue.

hea d ha iry,"

fin‘

ely arid spa rsely r ug ose ; labr u'

m obso lete ly three - t oothed ;

thorax fine ly rug ose; ely t ra w i th sha l low punctu res , which a re nea r lyobl i tera ted ,

- nea r the tip, w i th a humer a l do t and a '

shor t t ransver sema rg ina l l ine.

. (In the synopt ic t able, page 80 ,l ine 8

,there is a

c ler ica l er ror , r ea d ins tea d Of—smooth towa rds ba se—smooth tor/Ya rds

the a pex. ) Occur s in Mex. and New Mexico . Leng th 1 2 mm

P r oc . Ac Pink“

p . 3 63 , entice - Leaf Trans . Am . Ph ilos . Soc.- 1856 ,

01. XI, 62.

Sex g u t t a t a Fa'

b G reen above and .benea th , hea d ba ld , r ug osebeh ind ;labrum st rong ly three—toothed : thorax s lig htly rug os

’

e ; ely t ra s t rong ly .

punctu red wi th a ma rg ina l, antea pica l . apica l and somet imes a disca ldot . Occu r s inNew York , N. J. , Pa .

,Md .

,Ga .

,Jowa

,Tex. Da c.

Leng th 10—1 4 mm. It l ives in sha dy road s Or c lea r .woods, _

h idesoften under .s .ones and lose ba r k .

[Janua r y 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . V1.

Some specimens ha ve t ra ces of very fa int l ines , between the ma rg ina land d isca l dots , nea r ly unit ing them a nd thu s form ing a midd le band .

Va r . viola cea Fab. B lue o r g reen imma cu la te . Occu r s in Kansa s .

Va r pa tr ue/a Dej . Gr een , more opaque, benea th g reen sh ining ; ely t raw i th a humera l

, pos thumer a l , anteapica l and ap ica l d ot and a midd leband , cons is t ing of a la rg e la tera l t r iang u la r spot connected w ith a

sma l l d isco ida l one, by a shg h t ly obl ique na r row l ine . Occu rs in

Wise ,Pa . ,

Md . ,in sha dy pa ths on h i l ls . Leng th 1 3 mm.

Va r . cons entanea Dej . B lack above and benea th wi th the same ma rk

ing s a s in pa lr uela . O'

ccurs in Pa .,Nebr.

Fab. Sy s t .

-Ent . p . 226 . Say , Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc . , new ser . 1818, I, 414,

pl . 13 , f . 4 . Dej . Spec. 1, 53 .

”

Lee. Ann . Ly e. IV, 176 . viola cea Fab. Sy st . El .

I . 232. p a tr uela Dej , Spec . I . 62. Lee . Ann . Ly c. IV,178. cons entanea , Dej .

Spec . 1, 63 .

Pu rpu r ea O l iv. Ou r mos t va r iable spec i es in co lor ing and mark ing s.

Redd ish cupreou s, ma rg in g reen br i l l iant , benea th blu ish g reen ; headha iry, r ug ose ; tho ra x g ranu la te, r ug ose , shor t ; elytr a modera tely punctu red , punct ures e leva ted

,s uture and exter ior subma rg in g reen, the

ma rk ing s cons ist of an obl ique sca rcely s inua te midd le band , not ex

tend ing to the ma rg in and an apica l dot . In pa s tures on g r a ssy roa ds ,

ea r ly in spr ing . Occur s inN. Y.,Nebr .

,Kans Mont ,

and Wise .

Leng th 14— 1 6 'mm.

Va r . Audubon/"

i Lee . B la ck wi th da rk blue ma rg in, benea th da rk blue ;

elvt ra with the same ma rk ing s a s purpur ea . Occu r s in Kans . In spr ing

on the open clayey bot toms of ra vines and ho l lows nea r the cha lkwa shes ; not usua l ly interming led with the next va r iety (W i l l is tonKans . Tr . Acad . Se . VI

,Leng th 14—1 5 mm.

Va r . g r aminea Scha upp. G reen wi th cupreous t ing e on the thorax and

the ma rg in of the e ly t ra , and the same ma rk ing s a s the above . Occurs

Kans Ca l .

Va r . clma r r ona Lee . Bla ck or g reen,opa que, benea th da rk g reen sh in

ing ; hea d rug ose, ha i ry ; labrum three—too thed ;'

tho rax dens ly r ug ose

a t both s id es,t ra nsverse impress ions deep ; e lyt ra twice broa d er than

the tho rax, g r anu la te puncta te, a subma rg ina l st r ipe d i la ted beh ind

the humer i and before the apex, a midd le band Obl i que sometimes

s l ig ht ly cu rved or obtusely a ng u la ted . In some spec imens the ma rgina l s tr ipe is inter r upted before and beh ind the midd le band , some

spec imens ha ve a lso on the thora x a cupreous t ing e. Occurs in C01.

and New Mex. Leng th 1 4—1 5 mm.

90 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. 800. VOL. VI . Janua r y

Va r . decemnota ta Say . Gr een above t ing ed w i th cupr eou s , benea th

blu ish-

g reen ; hea d r ug ose, ha iry ; labr um three- toothed ; thorax r ug ose,

impres sions d eep ; elyt r a du l l g reen ma rg ined wi th brig h t g reen'

01

blue,four white

'

dots . humera l, pos thumera l , anteapica l and a p ica l

and a sud denly bent midd le band not d i la ted a t t ip. In some specimens the apica l and anteapica l spot a re connected by a s lender wh i tel ine

,so tha t the apica l lunu le is comp lete. In Leconte

’s co l lect ion is

a specimen wi thou t the humeral and pos thumera l dots , from Ca l .,and

another fromNebra sk a with the spot s reduced in s iz e and the midd leband r epresented only by its ou .er pa r t wh ich is perpend icu la r to the

s ide ma rg in of th e elyt r a . Occur s in Col.,Ca l. , Nebr . ,

and Mont .

Leng th 1 3—1 4 mm.

Va r . limba lis Lec. Pu rple or cupr eous , benea th blue ; ,ma rg ina l spo ts

often want ing . Occu rs inNew York . Leng th 14 mm .

Va r . Iimba lis K lug . Cupreou s , ma r g ins and benea th'

br i l l iant ly g r een ;humera l lunu le, m idd le band and apica l lunu le complete. Occu rs m

New York , Oh io, Ky ,Kans .

,Col. Leng th 1 3

— 1 4 .

Va r . spr eta Lee. B lack with mark ing s complete. Occur s in Ma ine .

Leng th I 3 mm.

Va r . amaena . Cupreous , ma rg in’

and benea th g reen ; the four ma r

g ina l dots somewha t sma l ler,the m idd le band r ises perpend icu la r ly and

is less bent than in Zz‘

méa hlr . Occu r s inNor thern Missou r i . Leng th

I 3—14 mm.

Va r . splendida Hent z . Hea d and thorax g reen or blue, . e ly t ra cupreous

wi th a sho rt mid d le band and an apica l dot , benea th and ma rg ing reen. There is a lso a g rea t va r ia t ion in the ma rk ing s ; some specimens from Texa s ha ve no ma rk ing s a t a ll, some ha ve on ly an apica ldot , some only a fine spot a t the midd le of the ma rg in and some

ha ve the four ma rg ina l dots a nd the midd le band . Occu rs inN. Y.,

Tex .,Nebr .

,Kans . N.C. Leng th 1 4—1 5 mm.

Oliv . Ent . II,3 3 , p . 14, pl . 3 , f. 34 ; Sa y , Tr ans . Am . Ph ilos . Soc . new ser ies

,

I, 419. Lee. Ann . Lye . IV, 176 . ma r g ina lis Fab. Sy st . E1. 1, 240. Herbs t . Ka efer ,

X . 175, pl . I71 , f . 10. Dej . Spec . I, 55 ; V,210. Audubonii Lee. Bos t . Jou rna l ,

V, 207 . pl . 18, fi g . 7 . g r aminea Sch a upp , see p a g e 80; cima r r ona L ec . Tr an s . Am .

Ent . Soc . II,49. decem—nota ta Sa y ,

Jou r n. Ac. Phila . I,19. Am . Ent . (Lec .

Ed I, 34, pl . 18, fi g . 1 ; va r . limba lis L ee . Ann . Lye ,IV, 177 . limba lis Klu g ,

Jah rb, I . 29. spr eta Lee . Ann . Ly c . IV, 177, pl . 13 , f. 7 . a rnoena Lee. Ann . Ly e .

IV, 177, pl . 13 , f . 3 sp lendida Hent z,Trans . Am . Philos . Soc, III , 254, pl . 2,

f . 3 . sangutt a ta va r . Fab. Sys t . E1, I, 241 . ma r g ina lis va r . Dej . Spec, V, 210.

BULLETlNBROOKLYNENTOM. BOO. VOL . vi . Janua ry 1884]

Fu lg id a Say ,Red cupreous , br i l l iant , h ig h ly po l ished ,

benea th hairy

g reen ; hea d r ug ose ha i ry a nd g reen in front ; labrum sho r t three

toothed ; thora x rug ose, impressed l ines blue ; e ly t ra dens ly and s trong lypunctured , a d i la ted , humera l lunu le, a broa d refr acted midd le bandand apica l lunu le . In some specimens the midd le band of the elytra

is s l ig ht ly d i la ted a long the ma rg in, but never uni ted w it h h umera l erapica l lunu les . Form more s lender than tha t of the preceed ing ones.

Occur s in Kans .,Nebr .

,Da k .

,and Ca l on the upper bank s of rivers

a t some d is tance from the wa ter among thebuffa lo g ra ss .

Sa y , Jou rn . Ac . Phil . 1823 , III, 141 , Lee. Ann . Lye ._

IV,179, pl . 13 , f. 5.

S enilis Ho rn. B la ck ,opa que, benea th g reen ; hea d ha iry, g ranu la te

r ug ose ; labr um obso letely three - toothed ; thor a x sho r t , s l ig ht ly na rrov‘

ved

behind ; elyt ra beh ind the humer i g ra dua l ly wbroader

,ma r k ing s broa d ,

a humera l lunu le obl ique ly pro long a ted , themid d le band enter s a t a

r ig h t a ng le to the ma rg in,and bend s rectang u la r ly, the long i tud ina l

por t ion being long er , a pica l lunu le. Occur s in Ca l, (San Dieg o )

Nev ,Uta h . Leng th r z mm .

Horn . Pr oc . Ac . Phil . 1866 . p . 395 .

Hyperbor ea Lec. Da rk cupreous , benea th g reen ; head r ug ose, st r ia t e,and sca r cely ha i ry in front ; labrum shor t

,one - toothed ; thor ax sub

qua d ra te,li t t le convex

,densely rug ose, s ides ha iry ; e lyt ra beh ind the

ba se a l i t t le broa der , g ranu la te puncta te, humera l lunu le obl i que lypro long a ted , somet imes so a s to touch the ang le of the midd le band :

beh ind the lunu le is a wh ite ma rg in wh ich extend s to the tip, obtuse lyd i la ted nea r the tip where it represents the a pica l lunu le ; the midd leband a r ises pe rpendicula r ly from the wh ite ma rg in,

bend s backwa rd s

a t an obtuse ang le, runs obl ique ly nea r ly to the su ture a nd end s op

posite the d i la ta t ion of the wh ite ma rg in,the h ind pa r t of the band rs

s t r a ig ht and g radua l ly cla va te ,In some specimens the ma rg ina l l ine

is inter rupted in front of the apica l lunu le, wh ich thus becomes iso

la ted . The ma rk ing s of th is species va ry“

in their w id t h,in Dr . Le

conte’s cabinet two specimens ha ve the humera l lunu le and the mid d le

ba nd so expanded a s to become confluent a nd by these va r iet ies it wa sshown tha t Cz

'

c. Zz'

méa la IISa y'

wa s a lso bu t a va riety of lzyperbor ea ,“

wh i le it bea rs a qu i te d ifferent a spect compa red wi th the typ ica llgyper bor ea .

- Occu r s in Hudson Bay Ter r i to ry and Oreg on. Leng th

1 2 mm.

[Janua r y 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . 93

Va r . limbig er a-Gemm . Harold Ca ta log us p

.

. 20,[med ia IISay . Hea d

and thor a x g reen wi th cupreou s t ing e ; elyt ra wh i te,

su ture,

obl iquel ine and d ot g reen,

blue or cupreou s , exter ior and ba sa l edg e g reenishblue

,benea th blue. Hea d ha i ry rug ose ; thora x ha i ry rug ose, l i t t le

convex ; ely t ra punctu red , smoother than in lzyper éor ea w i th '

a longsu tur a l t r iang u la r ma cu la

,a sma l l dot before the midd le, and an

obl ique i r reg u la r l ine beh ind the m idd le, these ma rk ing s a re br i l l iant lysh ining e i ther g r een or blue or cupreous . Th is insect wa s l ik e the

Amégy cfi z'

la lost fo r a number of yea rs , t i l l Mr . E. P. Aust in recove redit on sandy h i lls inNebra sk a a few yea rs a g o Leng th I 2 mm .

Gemming er H a ro ld in the ir Ca ta logus chang ed Say’

s name l z'

méa /d

into Zz'mé zg er a , a s there wa s descr ibed and publ ished in the same yea r

(1 823 ) another Cic indela Zz'

méa ta by Wiedem. Z oo l . Ma g . I I,I,p. 64 ,

and it may be d ifficu l t to prove tha tWiedemann’

s descr ip t ion wa s firstpubl ished . Bes ides th is Cha udoir g a ve Wiedemann

’s spec ies in 1 852

the name telr a rp z’

lo/a,so it wa s unnecessa ry to cha ng e in 1866 Say

’

s

name into Zz’mbzg er a ; if th is view shou ld be a dopted ,the present species

wou ld of cou rse s tand Zz'

méa /a, Say, va r . lzyper éor ea Lee .

Lee. New Spec. 1863 , I, 1 . limbig er a Gemm . Ha r . Ca t a l . p . 20. limba t a I]Sa y ,

Journ . Ac . Phila . 1823 , III, 142.

AnCOCis conens iS Ha r r is . Brown bronz e,benea th g reen, hea d g ranu

la te ha i ry ; labrum long , thr ee- toothed ; thoraxg ranu la te , broa d ; ely t rapunctu red wi th a sc a rcely cu rved humera l lunu le

,a shor t midd le

band obtusely bent , d i la ted a t ma rg in,a p ica l lunu le anter ior ly inflect

ted . Th is species is very dis t inct from a ll o ther na t ive species ; the

pecu l ia r ma r k ing s resemble somewha t in form those of r epcma’a .

Occu r s inNew Yo rk , Pa .,I l ls N. H . Leng th 1 5 mm.

Ha r r is , Family Vis itor (C leveland ,Oh io

, ) 2. No . 39. Ha ld eman, P r oc. Ac .

Phila . ,VI

, 3 6 1 .

Vu lg a r is Say . Brown bronz e, opaque, benea th g reen,hea d g ranu la te

r ug ose, ha i ry ; labrum sho r t,three- too thed ; thora x g ranu la te r ug ose,

shor t ; ely t ra punct u red , l i t t le g ranu la ted , humera l lunu le obl ique,

very much pro long a ted , m id d le band na r row,rectang u la r ly bent bu t

l i t t le extended a t the ma rg in,ap ica l lunu le norma l

,some

I

specimensha ve a g reenish t ing e . Occu r s in a lmos t every pa r t of the United Sta tes ,N. Y Ca l. , Or . ,

Can. , Md .,Ka ns .

,

-

Ky , Leng th 1 3—1 7 mm.

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Va r . vibe; Horn. Green sh ining , benea th blu ish ; hea d g r a nu la te r ug ose,

ha iry ; labr um th ree - toothed ; thorax shor t , g r a nu la te rug ose, elyt rapunctu red , g ra nu la te ; humera l and a pica l lunu les inter rupted , the

midd le band not r ea ch ing the ma rg in . Occu rs in Or .,Wa sh . Ter r .

,

Ca l, Leng th r z-

r 3 mm .

Va r . obliqudta Kirbv. G r eenish, cupr eou s (or brown ) , benea th blu ishg reen ; labrum thr ee t oothed : ely t ra w i th a la rg e whi te humera l lunule,extended a t the lower end obliqu ly beyond the m idd le, midd le bandbent downwa rd s , recu rved a t the end

,and connected bv a ma rg ina l l ine

w i th the ap ica l lunu le , K irby says in his descr ipt ion : Many tak en inthe Exped i t ion, and a ppa rent ly abundant inNAmer ica etc . Mr . A.

Mu r ray from London sent to Dr . Leconte a d rawing of which a wood

cu t wa s publ ished in Proc. Ac . Ph i la . 1 866, p . 3 6 2, of wh ich we br ing a

copy fig . 1 28.I - ha ve fou r specimens fromNebr . and Can. wi th much

hea vier ma rk ing s than vu lg a r zlr a nd in ea ch the midd le band is posterior ly pr o long a ted a t the ma rg in,

bu t none reaches the apica l lunu le.

Leng th 1 3 mm .

Sa y . Tr an s . Am . Ph il . Soc . 1818, n . s . I. 409, pl . 13 , f . 1,Lee . Ann . Lye . IV,

179. obliqua ta , Dej . Spec . I,“

72. tr anqueba r iea Herbs t . (301. X , 178, .p l . 171 , f . 12,

(wrong loca lity . ) vibeaz, Horn . Pr oc. Ac . Phila . . 1866 . p . 395, obliqua ta , Kirby .

Faun . Bor . Am . IV,10.

R ep a nd a Dej . Brown bronz e wi th g reen hue , benea th g reen ; hea d

g r anu la te, ha i ry ; labr um shor t , one- toothed ; thor ax nea r ly squa re,

g ranu la te ; e lyt ra punctured , g ranu la te, humera l lunu le C shaped ,mid

d le band rectang u la r ly bent , connec ted wi th a ma rg ina l l ine nea r ly butnever ent ir e ly rea ch ing the lunu les , ap ica l lunu le inflected anter io r ly .

Occu r s on roa ds , fie ld s etc . inNew Yo rk , Can.

,Pa .

,N. J. , Mo .

, Ga . ,

Md . ,D. C.

,Or .

,Ky . Leng th 1 2—1 3 mm.

Va r . or eg ona Lee. Brown bronz e o r d u l l o l ive g reen,benea th blu ish ;

hea d and thorax a s in r epand a ; e lyt ra especia lly of Q broa der,

lunu les broa d , inter rupted , midd le band no t d i la ted a t ma rg in, bent a t

a r ig ht ang le and then cu rved towa rd s the su tu re, terminat ing in a

round do t ; the wh i te dots a re a lways la rg e and conspicuo us . Occu rs

in Ca l . , O r . ,Wa sh .

'

l’

er r . Leng th 1 1—14 mm .

Va r . g uttifer a Lee. Brown bronz e, benea th g reen bronz e,w i th the

pleura e cupreous , o r the hea d a nd thora x g reen,e ly t ra blue wi th the

same ma rk ing s , a s or eg ona ,a l i t t le broad e r , the mid d le ba nd is not a t

96 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOU. VOL . VI . Janua r y 1884]

a pica l lunu le a nd a sma l l subma rg ina l dot a t the m idd le. Ha s the

same ma rk ing s a s pur zZ/a , bu t d iffers by ha ving the ely t ra wi th d eeper

and la rg er punc tures . In the d escr ipt ion of the species Leconte s ta testha t the e lyt ra a re fuscous and the anus a nd t rochanter s a re tes taceous ,

bu t in my specimens determined by Leconte a s gya nella the e ly t ra andanus a re da rk blue

,a nd the t rochanters purple. Occu rs Ill Kans Da c .

Nev.,Nebr . Leng th 9

— 10 mm

Sa y . Journ . Ac. Phila . 1817, I, 21 ; Tr an s . Am . Philos . 800. new s er . 1, 424 .

pl . 13 , f . 12. Dej . Spec. II, 432, Lee. Ann . Ly e . IV, 183 . ter ricola Sa y ,Long

’

s

Exped . II, 268. cya nella L ee . Tr ans . Am . Philos . Soc . XI,46 .

Hir t icollis Say . Du l l brownish cupreous , somet imes w i th g reen t ing e,benea th g reen, very ha i r y .

'

Head finely r ug ose and g ranula te ,ha i ry ,

labrum shor t one - toothed ; thorax finely r ug ose a nd g ranu la te ,“ very

ha i ry : e ly t ra s t rong ly punc tu red wi th intermixed g ranu les , the pos ter io rpa r t of the humera l lunu le is perpend icu la r ly inflexed and bent up

wa rds,the midd le band is a s in r epand a ,

connec ted by the ma rg ina lwh i te l ine, wi th the humera l

"lunu le a nd very often wi th the a pica l too ,

bu t there is usua l ly a very sma l l inters t ice between the“ma rg ina l l ine

and the ap ica l lunu le . Occu rs on the sho res of .the At lant ic and Pa c ific Ocean,

and the Gu lf ofMexico ; on La k e Onta r io ,Er ie and Supe

r io r,and a lso on the r ivers of the Cent ra l and Wes te rn S ta tes . Leng th

14 mm .

Tr ans . Am. Ph ilos . Soe. new ser . 1818, I,411 . pl . 13

,f . 2. a lbohir ta Dej .

Spec . II , 425. Spec . V 215. g r a vida L ee. Ann . Ly e . V,170

,Ch a ud . Bu l l . Mose .

1854, I, 113 . unita , Kol la r , Ann . Wien . Mu s . I, 3 30, ponderos a Thorn s . Ar c . na t .

1859, p . 89.

Cinct ipennis Lec . Brown, g reen or bla ck , benea th bla ck o r g reen ;

hea d g labrous ; labr um sho r t wi th one prominent and two obsoleteteeth ; thora x finely g ranu la te, ha i ry ; e ly t ra subpa ra l le l , s t rong ly punctt ured

,wi th wh ite l ine on the subma rg in,

sepa ra ted from the ma rg inby a na r row bla ck s t r ipe , d i la ted towa rd s the a pex, wi th na r row numera land m idd le branch both descending obl ique ly , t he la t ter s inua te . It

va r ies by ha ving the ma r k ing s mo re or less s lender . The t rochanter s

a re somet imes testa ceous . Occurs on muddy pla ins nea r r ivers inNebr .

,Kans .

,Mont , Col. , Ca l . ,

Wa sh . Terr . Leng th 1 1— 1 2 .mm.

[Febr ua r y 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . 97

Va r . imper fecta Lee. Brown,benea th da rk blue ; e lyt ra wi th a humer

a l lunu le d escend ing obl iquely ,a n obl i que

,subsinu a te s t r ipe a t

the mid d le,d is tant from the ma rg in,

and nea r ly d escend ing to the a

pex, a nd a n ap ica l lunu le. In some spec imens the pos ter io r por t ionof the humera l lunu le is connected wi th the anter ior por tion o f the

mid d le s t r ipe. Occu rs in Ca l. Or . Nev. Leng th I I—r z . 5 mm.

Lee . Ann . Ly e . 1848, IV,182, pl . 14, f . 12

, imperfecta ,Lee . Ann . Lye . V

,171 .

R ect ila t e r a Cha ud . Da rk brown,benea th blu e ; hea d g labrou s, fine

ly g ra nu la te ; labrum one toothed ; thora x qua d r a te a lu ta ceou s,

obso

letelv t r a nsver se ly r ug ose ;“

ely t ra not deep ly punctu red ,very ind is t inct

subsut u r a lfoveae ; wi th 5 round whi te do ts, one humera l , three subma r

g ina l and 1 d isca l : the species is qu i te cons tant in'

its ma rk ing s , a nd re

ma rk able for ha ving the apica l lunu le o f the elvt ra r epresented only bya la rg e subma rg ina l dot , wh i le the te rmina l pa r t , o r lunu le prope r , isent irelv want ing . Occu rs in Texa s and Mexico . Leng th 1 3

—1 3 . 5m .

Bull . Mos e . 1843 , IV,693 . texana ,

Lee . Lis t of Co leopter a .

T enu is ig na t a Lee . Brown bronz e,benea th meta l l ic g reen ; hea d

g labrous , finely g ra nu la te, labrum one - too thed ; thora x sho r t,

sub

cy l ind r ic, fine ly g ranu la te ,ha i ry ; e ly t ra puncta te, spa rsely g ranu la te

nea r ba se ; wi th long s lender ma r k ing s , humer a l lunu le cu rved ; midd le band s l ig ht ly bent , obl ique

,connected wi th a wh i te ma rg ina l l ine,

wh ich is long er poster ior ly bu t r ea ching nei ther lunu le,

ap ica l lunu leno rma l . Occu rs in New Mex.

,Tex Mex.

- Leng th mm.

Lee . Ann . Ly e . 1852, V, 171 .

Punct u la t a O l iv. Da rk brown o r bla ck,benea th blue; hea d and thorax

somewha t bronz ed,finely g ranu la te - r ug ose : labrum one- toothed ; e ly

t ra oblong , s t rong ly and densely punctu red w i th a row of la rg e blu ishfoveae nea r the su ture w i th s ever a l sma l l wh i te dots

,fou r ma rg ina l and

two d isco ida l,and a complete ap ica l lunu le, inflected anter ior ly, form

ing there a sha rp r ig h t ang le . Leg s long and s lender . There. a re

some va r ia t ions in the'

sou the rn St a tes wh ich ha ve do ts nea r ly connected by fa int ha i r - l ines and thu s show the sha pe of the humer a l lunu lea nd m idd le fa scia . Occur s fr om Ma ine to Texa s

,a nd New

Mexico .

“

Leng th- 1 5 mm.

,on d ry roa d s or sandy spo ts , fre

quent ly seen in the s t reets of c i t ies .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . Februa r y 1884]

Va r . micans Fab. G reen o r blue,hea d a nd thora x somet imes d a rk bronz e

,

with the same ma rk ing s a s punctu la ta .

Oliv . Ent . II, 33 . p . 27 , pl . ,

3,f . 37 , a . b. ; Fab. Sy st . El . I

,241 ; Dej . Spec . I ,

101 ; Say . Tr a ns . Am . Ph ilos . Soc . new ser . I . 420, pl . 13 , f . 11 ; Herbs t , X .

180. ,pl . 172, f . 2.-miea ns , Fab. Sy s t . E1. 1, 238, Ent . Sy s t . Suppl . p . 61 .

T or t uos a , Dej . Brown or s l ig h t ly g reenish bronz e , benea tn g reen o r

blue . Hea d and thorax finely g ranu la te, t ho ra x subcy l ind r ica l ; labr um one- toothed ; eyes la rg e prominent ; elyt ra d ispersed ly, deeplypunctu red w i th a subsu t ura l row of punctu res , the ma r k ing s a re a ll

very s lender,the humera l lunu le is termina t ing in a sma l l l ine

,fo rm

ing a d ouble hook (or often only th ick ened a t the end ) , the mid d leband is very tor tuose, very na r rowr and long ,

forming a k ind of S , the

a pica l lunu le is a lso very na r row ,and recu rved anter ior ly towa rds the

s ut u re. Leg s moder a te ly long and s lender . This spec ies ha s a verv

g rea t rang e and va r ies in ha ving the e ly t r a mo re o r less dense ly o r

deeply punctured , the tho rax a l i t t le mo re or less d is t inc t ly finely g rannla te and the wh i te ma rk ing s more o r less s lender and brok en.

Th is spec ies wa s by some Entomo log is ts cons idered a s the

C. l r z’

f a r czhz‘

a Fab,bu t

.

the d escr ip t ion does not fi t the species and

fig u res of it g iven by O l ivier and Herbs t do no t a ll resemble it ; bes id es Fabr icius wr i tes Ent . Sys t . I 1 77 ,

“ Habi ta t I ta l ia pa u l lo minor”

and there is cer ta in no va r iety a l i t t le sma l ler ” found in I ta ly . C . JSchonher r Syn . Ins. 1 805 p . 245, says

“a ccord ing to Illig er the sma l l

er va r iety from I ta ly is W i thou t a ny doubt C. .rz

'

nua fa,Fab. Sys t . El. I ,

234 .

—Dejean Spec. I,85, says und er C. fr y

’

am'

a fa Fab.

”

it is poss ibletha t th is specres IS no t the same descr ibed by the a u thor . As Dejeana scer ta ined some of Fabricius

’

t y p ica l species , it seems that inf a r cz'

a z‘

a

wa s a l rea dy los t a t his t ime and the name shou ld be d ropped . Oc

cu rs on t he sea sho re of La .

,Ca l Tex.

,a lso on the mud of r ice

field s in Ga .

,La . Leng th

—1 3 mm.

Dej . Sp ec . I, 87 . s erp ens Lee. An n . Ly e .V, 173 , tr ifa s eia ta Kl ug Jah rb,

I, 21 .

L ee . Ann . Ly e . IV, p l . 14, f . 10. a s cendens Lee . Ann . Ly e. V,

172; s igmoidea

Lee . Ann . Lye . V, 172.

—Ch a u d . Bu l l . Mos e . 1854 . I,113 .

Do r s a lis Say . Hea d a nd . thorax bronz e somewha t g reenish , fine ly ru

g ose, front ba ld , scu tel g reen; e ly t ra wh i te, i r r eg u la r ly punc tu red ,su

tu re g reen,ma rk ing s a lso g reen o r bronz e cons is t ing of a lunu la ted

br a nch on ea ch ely t r on, termina t ing a t t he m id d le of the ba se,

’

d iscwi th two abbr evia ted l ine of wh ich the anter ior is cu rved ou twa rd s and

100 B ULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . Febr ua r y

d ense ly punctur ed ,w i th ba sa l d ot , a n obl ique humera l lunu le hook ed

a t t ip, a s lende r long tor tuose refra cted confus ed m idd le band ; a p ica llunu le inflec ted on bo th end s , a ll the ma r k ing s a re connected by the

wh i te ma rg in . Eves and leg s a s in ma r g z'

na z‘a,from wh ich it only d if

fer s by the s t rong er ma nd ibu la r tooth ,a nd d ifferent ly sha ped elyt ra l a

pex,a s s ta ted in the synops is and on p la te IV,

b. Occu rs on the sa l tma r shes inNew Yo rk

,Ma ss . a nd on the ocean- bea ch of S . C.

,N. C

Ga . , Fla . L eng th 1 3 5 mm .

‘

Fab. Sy s t . Ent . p . 226 , Sa y Tr an s . Am . Ph ilos Soc . new s er . I , p . 417 , pl . 13 .

f . 6 . va r ieg a ta Dej . Spec.I,84 .

Cup r a s cens Lec. Coppery or g reenish bronz e sh ining ,benea th g reen

bronz e,very ha i ry a t the s ides . Hea d and tho ra x ha i r y , labrum shor t

one - toothed . Ely t ra more coa rsely and d ensely punct ured , wi th ba sa ld ot

,wh i te lobed ma rg in,

a hume ra l lunu le subobl ique hook ed a t tip,

a m idd le ba nd somewha t to r tuous a nd l i t t le confused before t ip, wh ichis d i la ted , a nd an ap ica l lunu le inflected a t bo th ends. It d iflfers from

the two fo l lowing species bV the cha ra cte rs g i ven in the synopt ic tablepa g e 83 , viz . punctua t ion of the elvt ra . a nd the sha pe of the a pex

pl . IV,f. c . Occu r s in Mo . ,

Kans .,Nebr . ,

Da c . Leng th 1 3—14 mm.

Lee . Pr oc . Ac . Ph ila . 1852, p . 65 . blanda va r . Lee . Ann . Ly e . IV, 180.

Ch a u d . Bu ll . Mose . 1854, p . 172,

Pu r it a na Horn , Brown bronz e, benea th meta l l ic blue, smooth sh ining ,

sca rcely p i lose . H ea d and thor a x spa rse ly p i lose ; labrum one- toothed ;

e lyt ra pa r a l lel , modera t ely densely punc tu red ,a med ian ba sa l wh ite

dot,la ter a l ma rg in na r row ly bo rdered w i th wh i te

,wi th obl ique sub

humera l br anch sud denly hook ed a t t ip , a t midd le a s lig ht ly s igmo idband . somewha t confused a t m idd le . and sca rcely d i la ted a t tip, and

an obl ique shor t subap ica l lunu le. It d iffer s from t he preceed ing and

fo l low ing spec ies a s sta ted in the sy'

nop t ic table. having the co lor andscu lp tur e ofma cr a and the sexua l cha ra cters very nea r ly of cupr a r cens .

Occur s inNew Yor k , New Hampsh ir e a nd Ma ss . Leng th mm .

Horn,Tr an s . Am . Ent . Soc. 1871 . III , 325.

Ma cr a Lee. Brown bronz e with fa int g reen ish t int , benea th bronz e or

g reenish bronz e, densely pubescen t a t the s id es . Hea d and thor a x

pubescent ;‘ labr um one- toothed ; ely tra finely and more spa rsely punct

ured : the ma rk ing s a re abou t the same a s in (upm s rms . the t ip of the

m id d le fa scia be ing a lso d i la ted into a broa d t r iang u la r spo t . I t d iffers

[Febr ua r y'

1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . VI .

by the cha ra cters g iven in the synopt ic table p. 83 and pl . IV, f, d . It

is a lso usua l ly more s lender,less sh ining and ha s the ma rk ing s of the

e ly t ra na r rower than cupr a scens . Occurs in I l ls Kans . W isc. , Minn.

Leng th 1 3 mm.

Lee. Tr ans . Am . Ph ilos . Soc. 1856 , XI , 50; blanda 1. Lee . Ann. Lye . IV, 180.

W a pler i Lec. Elong a te, s lender , a l l ied to cupr a scem ,wi th the elyt ra

equa l ly coppery and deep ly punctured : s id e ma rg in broa d ly wh ite ;ba sa l spot sma l l , humera l lunu le curved , not hook ed beh ind ; med ianband sudden ly refra cted and hook ed

,no t extend ing for ba ckwa rd s

,

and no t cu rved in a s igmo id manner a s in cupm r cem,wh ite lobe r e

present ing ap ica l lunu le very broa d , obtuse. Thorax cy l ind r ica l , ra ther

less rounded a t the s ides than in cupr a scms ; _

elyt ra obl iquely broa d lysubsinua te nea r the tip. 9 not seen . Occurs in Miss . Leng th 1 0 mm.

Lee. Tr an s . Am . Ent . Soc. 1875. V . 158

B la nd a Dej . Above g reen,benea th br i l l iant bronz e g reen ; Dejean

compa res it wi th va r ieg a /a (ma r g z’

na la ) a nd says : It is sma l ler , l ig hterg reen,

ely t ra na r rower a nd mo re pa ra l lel , ‘

especia l ly in the Q , lessdeeply punctu red , the la tera l ma rg in is br oader especia l ly nea r the

apex,the humera l lunu le is la rg er , not s inua te , uni ted wi th the ba sa l

dot ; the midd le band is nea r ly a s in for fuom, bu t broader a nd a l i t t le

toothed a t the s ides , the a p ica l lunu le is ent i rely consumed by the

broa d whi te ma rg in. Labrum sho r t, one too thed ; h ind t rochanters

r ufous . The e ly t ra a ppea r wh i te, only a da rk na r row sutu ra l s t r ipewi th fou r branches being left . The fema le ha s no tooth nea r the t ipof the elyt ra a nd the s inua t ion is very feeble . pl . IV,

fig . f. It is veryra re . Loca l i ty repor ted Georg ia No r th Ca rol ina . Leng th 1 1—1 2 mm ,

Dej . Spec . V, 238 ; ta r s a lis Lee. Pr oc . Ac . Phila . VI, 66 .

Neva dica Lec. Copper y bronz e, benea th g reen. Hea d la rg e, eyes

less prominent , front spa rsel y ha i ry , labrum no t d is t inct ly toothed ;

thora x nea r ly cy l ind r ica l , finely rug ose, s ides ha i ry . Ely t r a deeply bu tnot coa r sely punctured ,

ma rk ing s not connected a t th e ma rg in ,hume

r a l lunu le s l ig ht ly obl ique not hook ed a t tip , midd le ba nd wi th shor t,

feebly s inuous long itudina l por t ion,ap ica l lunu le broa d ,

no t p ro longed in front . Ely t ra of g

‘broa d ly subsinua te nea r the tip, of Q s t rong lys inuous , the anter io r ang le of the s inua t ion rounded . Occu rs in

Neva da . Leng th 1 1 mm.

Lee . Tr an s . Am. Ent . Soc . 1875, V, 159.

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . Febr ua r y 1884]

Sper a t a Lee. Brown cupreou s , benea th g reen. Head and thora x

pubescent ; labrum one toothed : e ly t ra densely punctu red , wh i te ma rg in,

humera l lunu le obl ique,hook ed a t tip ,

midd le ba nd wi th long , moder

a tely s inuous long i tud ina l po r t ion,a pica l lunu le inflected on both

ends . anter ior end modera tely pro long ed . Elyt ra of 6 ‘s l ig h t ly s inuousnea r t ip, the la t ter acu te w i th sutura l sp ine, Of 9 ra ther s t rong ly s rnu~

ous and wi th a d is t inct ang u la t ion,tip less prolong ed bu t a lso wi th

sutu ra l spine. Occurs inNew Mexico . Leng th 1 2 mm.

Lee . Tr ans . Am . Ph ilos . Soc. 1856 . XI , 50.

Gabbl l Horn. O l iva ceous bronz e, benea th g reen bronz e, very ha i ry .

Th is species is very s ing ula r and a t once known by it s pecu l ia r ma rking s ; the humera l lunu le is obtuse ly bent a nd hook ed a t tip,

themidd leband curves towa rds the base and is suddenly bent a t an obtuse ang leand obl iquely p ro long ed towa rd s the su tu re and to nea r ly the ap ica llunu le, connected a t the ma rg in w ith the ap ica l a nd humera l lunu les ;the a pica l lunu le is anter io r ly very much pro long ed . The labr um is

one- toothed , the elyt ra st rong ly punct ured , those of tne Q a re broa der

than those of the wi th the t ips na r rowing obl ique ly . Occu rs

in Ca l ifornia on sa lt ma rshes nea r W i lming ton(San Pet ro) Ca l. Leng th1 1—1 2 mm ,

Hor n ,Pr oc. Ac. Ph il a . 1866 , p . 395.

Hir t ilabr is Lec. Bronz ed—brown,body beneath, prothora x and hea d

.

clothed wi th pros t ra te wh ite ha i r , labr um clothed wi th s imi la r wh i teha ir with a sma l l ind is t inct tooth a t the midd le Elyt ra wi th a broa d

wh ite bo rder , feebly d i la ted in the reg ion of the humera l lunu le, m idd leband broad , ma rk ed with numerous da rk po ints and l ines, immed ia tely .

beh ind it is a d i la t ion represent ing thea pica l lunu le, ther e is a lso a

sma l l ba sa l spot . The da rk spaces a re‘

s t rong ly punctu red . Leg s verylong and s lender , h ind t rochanters red . It is rema rk ably d is t inct froma ll the othe r species by the la br umbeing c lothed wi th fine pros t r a t e

wh ite ha ir . Ely t ra of 5‘ feebly s inua te, -tip obtuse, of Q deeper s inua te ,

l imi ted in fr ont by a d is t inct ang u la t ion,tip obl ique ly t runca te, pl. IV,

fig . g . Closely resembles g r a fz'

osa , but it is sufficient ly d is t inct by the

ha iry labrum, t he d a rk spa ce of the e ly t ra broa der , with the two branches more confused . Occurs in Flor ida , on sandy roa d s throughmeadows . Ju ly to Sept . Leng th 9 mm.

Lee . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc. 1875. V,16 1 .

104 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . Febr ua r y

Cir cumpict a La f. Green or blu ish or da rk brown,benea th d a rk g reen

bronz e,densely pubescent a t the s ides . Head sca rce ly r ug ose ; g ranu

la te, g labrous ; labr um thr ee - too thed ; thora x very sh in ing , convex, much

rounded a t the s ides , l it t le r ug ose nea r ly smooth ; e ly t ra nea r ly pa ral lelin both sexes , s t rong ly punctured , espec ia l ly nea r base , w i t h a broa d

wh i te ma rg in,more or les s lobed interna l ly to ind ica te the pos ter ior

por t ion of the humera l and the anter ior por t ion of the a pica l lunu leand the midd le fa scia . Eyes very la rg e and prominent , ta r s i of 6 ‘ verys l ig ht ly d i la ted ; anus da r k piceous o r testa ceous . Two specimens inmy co llect ion determined by Dr . Leconte a s pr a etex ta ta

“

Lec. do not

d iffer from the d a rk brown va r ia t ion of cz'

r cumpz'

cta La f., except tha t the

obl ique midd le band is more pro long ed , bu t I ha ve spec imens of

cz'

r cumpz’

cfa wh ich a re br i l l iant ly g reen above wi th the same midd lebands . C. ca lz

'

f orm’

ca Menet ries,d iffers only by ha ving the la tera l

ma rg in of the e lyt ra inter r upted before the a pica l lunu le . Occu‘

r s In

Tex.,New Mex .

, Ar iz . Leng th 1 4—1 4 . 5 min.

La fer te, Rev . et Ma g . Z ool , 1841 , p . 3 9 and'

193 . Johnso‘

ni Fit ch . NewYor k Ag r . Soc. p . 487

Tog a t a La f. » Brown cupreous with s l ig ht g reen t ing e, benea th g reen,

dense ly pubescent a t the s ides . Hea d red cupreous, pi lose; labrumone- toothed ; thora x subqua d ra te, deep ly impressed , l i t t le ha iry ; ely t rafla t

,ova te in Q , nea r ly pa ra l le l in the d is t inct ly punctu red ,

nea r

the su tu re a row of cupr eous punctu res, wh ite ma rg in, th ree lobedvery broad , so a s to lea ve , only a dorsa l (su tura l) broa d g reenish cup

reous spa ce ; the apex of 6‘ is conjo int ly, of the Q sepa ra te ly rounded .

Eyes very la rg e and“

prominent , anus tes ta ceous . Occurs inNebr . and

Texa s . Leng th I o—I z . 5 mm.

La f . Rev. et Ma g . Z ool . 1841 , p . 40,

P amphila Lec. Of nea r ly the same form a s zag a ia . bu t shor ter,

s touter, fla t te r . Co lor above O l ivaceous opa que, benea th br i l l iantg reen. Hea d g reen sh ining , ba ld , deep ly and broad ly s t r ia te a t the

s id es, rug ose a t midd le, labrum wh i te, one—toothed ; thor ax g ranu la te,

r ug ose, ha iry, convex, s ides rounded , feebly cons t r icted beh ind , h indang les r ectang u la r , . prominent ; e ly t ra wi th very broa d wh ite ma rg in,

humer a l lunu le bu t l i t t le prot rud ing , mid d le band long , oblique,nea r ly r ea ch ing the su tu re, hook ed a t tip, the anter ior por t ion of the

ap ica l lunu le deeply cu t tingi

into the d a rk su tur a l space ,wh ich is

[Febr ua r y 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc. VOL .

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VI .

coppery a t midd le and s t rong ly punctu red ,'

while the wh i te ma rk ing sa re nea r ly smooth . .Along the g reen la tera l ma rg in of the elytr a a r e a

few g reen. punctures . Eyes very la rg e and prom inent ; leg s ' very longand s lender

,anus and h ind t rochanters tes ta ceous . Elyt ra sca rcely

ser ra te a t tip, wh ich. is s l ig ht ly pro longed and ha s a su tur a l “

sp ine in

the 07‘ and is equa l ly rounded in the Q . Occurs in Tex. and La .

(Miesche) . Leng th IO . 5— 1 1 mm.

Lee. Pr oc . Ac . Phila . 1873 , p . 321 (Shor t not ice . )

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ch aua . Cat . Coll.Cic .

1865, p . 28, No . 130 (only th e name ) .

Sever a La f. Da rk g reen or black,benea th g reen, spa rsely ha iry

‘

a t

the s id es . Head g labrous , nea r ly po l ished , deeply st ria te a t the s id es ;labrum shor t , broa d , acu tely th ree- too thed ; tho rax sca rce ly r ug ose a l

mos t po l ished , impress ions not deep ; elyt r a nea r ba se s trong ly , towa rdapex mo re obso letely punctured ,

w i th a d eep long i tud ina l impress ionbehind the humer i and a row ofmore or less d is t inct foveae nea r the

sut ir re ; the ma rk ing s cons is t of a wh i te sub-ma rg ina l do t and a com

plete apica l lunu le ; in some spec imens there'

is an a dd i t iona l sub

ma rg ina l wh i te dot , represent ing the termina l pa r t of the humera llunu le. Eyes la rg e, le' g s shor ter , s tou t

,a nus da rk or tes ta ceous,

elyt ra of Q somewha t fla t ter . Occu rs in La,Tex. ,New Mex. Leng th

1 2-5— 1 6 m

’

m.

La f . Rev. Z oo l . 1841 , p . 41 .

S t r ig a Lec. In shape, co lo r ,'

a nd ma rk ings close ly resembl ing sever e , it

differs by the deeper punctures of the ely t ra by the fo rm o f the labr um,

wh ich 1s wi thou t a to“

0th In the a nd only one- toothed In the Qthe hea d no t conca

‘ve between the eyes . Al thou'

g h inc l ined to cons iderth is species only a va r iety of the preced ing , I can no t say any thing

pos i t ive ly , a s I could only examine two specimens s uperfic1a lly . Found

in the twi l ig ht or nig ht nea r camp- fires in Fla . (La k e Ha rvey) by

Mess . Hubba rd Schwa r z . Leng th—to mm.

Lee. Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc. 1875, V. p . 161 .

Ha emor r h a g ica Lec. G r ee'

nish bla ck , benea th,head thorax

“

d a rk

g r een. abdomen ru fous , sca rce ly ha i ry a t the s ides . Hea d finely g ranu la te, g labr ous ; labrum one - toothed ; thorax fine ly g ranula te, l i t t le ha i rya t the s ides . Elyt ra not _

deep ly punctured wi th a humera l wh i te spo t ,

a pos thumera l -nea r the midd le band -obl ique ly bent befor ethe midd le of the e ly t ra , a ma rg ina l dot a t the midd le between the

BULLETIN:BROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VI . Febr ua r y 1884]

midd le band and the u sua l ly comp lete apica l lunu le, the anterior pbr t et ion of t he lat ter connected w ith a d isco id a l dot . Eyes modera te , leg ss tou t

,shor ter . This species is ea s ily d is t ing u ished from the other

species with red abdomen by. the '

shape'

of the midd le band wh ichdescend s less '

obliquely and has the termina l dot heavier .

Va r . pa cified Schaupp . In s iz e,shape and scu lpture exact ly a g ree ing

with lza emor r lza g z’

m,it d iffers only by the co lor of the e lyt ra wh ich a re

Olivaceous, opa que g reenish or blu ish, head , thorax, ma rg in, suture and

apex of the elyt ra more sh ining , no ma rk ing s a t a ll . It occur s interming led with the type equa l ly numerous ou the ocean shore

_in Sa n

Dieg o, Ca l. wh i le lz a emor r fia g z’

ca is a lso found in Utah and Nev.

Leng th 1 3—15 mm.

L ee . Ann . Lye. V, 171 .

Rufivent r is Dej . Da rk brown,hea d and thorax s l ig ht ly bronz ed above,

and“

blu ish g reen benea th, abdomen r ufous . Hea d s l ig ht ly g ranu la te,g labrous ; labr um one- toothed ; thorax finely g ranu la te ; ely t ra finelypunct ured , wi th five sma l l wh ite dots , a humera l , a ma rg ina l behind themidd le and two d iscoid a l ones and an

_apica l lunu le, a ll more or less d is

t inct . It differ s from the fo llowing species by the dotsof the ely t ra beingvery sma l l and somet imes more o r less want ing , the midd le band is

represented by two dots . the ou t er one being remote from the ma rg inand not la rg er than the inner one. Eyes modera te, leg s s lender ,Occurs in D C.

,Va W., Va . ,

Ky . , Md .,Ala . Leng th 1 — 1 2 mm .

Va r . cuma fiiis Lec. Differs from r ufiventr zlr by the blu ish g reen surface,

and ha s the same sma ll more or less defic1ent ma rk ing s . Occurs in

Texa s. Same s iz e a s the type .

Va r . 16 puncta te K lug . Of the same co lor a s r ufivent r zlr, d iffer s from it

by ha ving an add i t iona l wh i te dot represent ing the pos ter ior por t ionof the humera l lunu le, and the ap ica l lunu le brok en a t midd le

,so tha t

each ely t ron ha s eig ht dots ; wh ich a re hea vier than in r ufivenfr zlr.

Occur s inNew Mex. and Mex. Leng th 1 2 mm.

Dej . Spec. 1825, 1, 102.—cuma tilis Lee . Ann . Lye. 1852, v, 173 .

—QuemianaCh evr . Rev. Z ool . 1853 , p . 419. s edéeimp uncta ta Klug . Jah rb. 1834. p . 32.

Hent z n Deifi Da rk , nea r ly bla ck , benea th blu ish g reen. In fo rm and

scu lpture precisely simi la r to r ufiwm‘

r z’

r and so c losely connected tha t

it mig ht proper ly be cons idered a ra ce of th is spec ies ; 'it d iffers by the

108 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . Febr ua r y

Abdomina lis Fab. Sh ining bla ck , benea th bliI e nea r ly g labrous ; ab

domen red . Head g labrous , sca rce ly s t r io la te a t the s ides,

. labrumla rg e, wh i te, rounded in front , . scar cely toothed ; thorax subcy l ind r ic,nea r ly smooth; ely t ra convex, obsoletelv punctu red with a row Iofblursh

sha l low foveae, thema rk ing s a r e. a very na r row apica l lunu le and a sub

ma rg ina l wh i te do t nea r the midd le and a d isco ida l one beh ind the

midd le , the d ot s a re more’

or less dis t inct , somet imes even want ing .

Leg s long . Eyes la rgeand prominent . Occu rs inN. J. , N. C . , Ga .,

Ala , Fla . in pine forests . Leng th 9—1 1 mm. .

Va r . s cabr os a Scha upp. Differ s from abdomzh a lxlr only by the very

s t rong and deep punctures and foveae of the elyt ra , so tha t the su rface is

qu it e va r io lous . Occurs wi th the. type in Fla . Leng th I O . 5 mm.

Fab. Sy st . I. 237 .—Herbs t , Ka efer , X , 202.

—Dej . Spec‘

. I, Ann .

Ly e. IV,fi g . 13 .

Polit u la Lec. Bla ck somewha t sh ining , s l ig ht ly t ing ed wi th blue and

bronz e on hea d and thora x,benea th and leg s blue, abdomen fer rug in

ous . Head smooth ; labrum wh i te, ir reg u la r ly rounded in front,tooth

obso lete ; “

tho rax fine ly r ug ose, not long er than w ide,

s 1des broad lyrounded . Elyt ra convex,

oblong , ,

finely an dense ly _ punctured , t ipsrounded , obso letely ser ra te

,sutu ra l sp ine very sma l l

,apica l lunu le r e

presented by a shor t wh i te l ine. It is of the s iz e a nd g enera l form Ofpunctula te ,

but-qu ite d ifferent by its cha ra cters. Occurs in Texa s .

Leng th 1 2 mm.

Lee. Tr ans. Am. Ent . S oc.

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1875, v, 159 .

Soinmer iMann. Da rk cupreous , benea th cupreous or purple withthe two la st tabdomina l segments rufous ; d ensely hai ry a t the

“

s ides .

Head depressed between the eyes, fine lyl

coria ceous ; labrumbrown, oh

soletely'

toothed ; thor ax quad ra tefla t , t runca te a t ba se, s ide '

s pa ra llel, very subt le cor ia ceous ; e lyt ra d i la ted a t the midd le; the ma rk ing s a r ebroad , fu lvous and cons is t of a humera l lunu le, a midd lefa scia t ra nsverse, s l ig ht ly obl ique, from the su ture to the ma rg in where it is

s l ig ht ly d i la ted anter io r ly , and of a round“ la rg e do t represent ing the

anter ior por t ion of the a pica l lunu le. Occurs in Mexico '

and Ca l.

(San Dieg o) teste Mr . H . Edwa rds“. Leng th 1 3—14 mm.

Mann . Bull . Mose . 183 7, II, 12.—Chew . Ma g .

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Z ool . 1841 ,rp .

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. 253

£253 ]Desur zpt z

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on of ELEVENNEW Species of NORTH {

AMERICANINSECTS . By NM. HENTZ , P r of es sor of Moder n L a ng uag es in fire Umber s

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z

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zy of Nor thCa r olina .

—R ea a’November , 207 1 827 .

CICINDELA.

I . C. deniz’

cula /a ; Br ig ht g reen mandibles slender,long er than the

hea d e ly t ra p o l ished, w i th a subsu tur a l ser ies_oi impr essed punctures, a

subhumera l doth intermed ia te t r iang u la r spot and termina l lunu le wh itepectus, pos tpectus , _

andl

front l

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n the ma le, ha iry .

Leng th ha lf an inch ; Inhabits Ma ssa chuset ts .

From C.- 6—g ulia la th is species ma y be ea s i ly d ist ing u ished b

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y its elong a ted mand ibles , its pectus a nd pos tpectus very hairy . and the head a lso,

in the ma le . The punctu res on the elytr a o f this species a re exceeding lym inu te a nd d is tant , wh i lst they a re deep in C. 6 To Dr . T .

“

W .

Ha r r is I am indebted fo r th is and the ‘ next species . Tha t g ent leman,

whose k nowledg e and l abou r s a re not less r ema rk able than his disinterestedness , ha s furnished me a lso wi th the fo l lowing 0 JJ J J J J

a—Elyt ra pu rpl ish blue s pots a s in the species .

b—rAnterio r do t of t he ,ely t ra want ing . [254 ]c;:—A-

ntei'

i01’ dot want ing t r iang u la r -

spo t reduced to a- t réumsvér‘se l ine;

poster ior lunu le inter rupted so as to fo rm a fourth spo t .

d—Two anter ior spots want ing .

e ._

-A11 t he spot s wanting except the termina l lunu le wh ich is merelyan

,

abbrevia ted t ransve rse l ine.

-

f —fAll t he spots want ing and te rmina l lunu le '

obso le te.

[This is C. r ug gf r on-

s Dej .;

'

a va r iety of C. s cufella r zs 'Say J2 . C. H a i ry , du l l cup reou s or pu rp le ely t ra wi th a

humera l dot , a round dot beh ind , a cu rved band, two dots beh ind , a rid a

termina l lunu le wh i t i sh , Deep pu rple benea th venter fer rug inous ;Leng th; 9

- 2oths of'

an inch . 1 Inhabi ts Ma ssa chuset t s.

Th is .beau tifiul l it t le inscrit , a lso communicat ed to me by my excellentfr iend Dr . ”H a r r is is very -

rema rk able for its nume rous ma rk ing s , in . a ll

twelve,on: the ely t ra

'

1 he head a nd thorax a re ma rk ed w i th pur ple a nd

g reen ,the th ig hs a re g leen,

and t he s ides of the th-

,orax p'

ectus and p os t

pectus a re: ha iry ;[This is C. Henlz z z Dej . , the name ofbramar xfioz

'

a’a lzs -be ing pr edcoupied .]

BULLETINBROOKLYN‘

ENTOM. SOC. VOL .

’VI . Ma r ch

3 . C. splend z'

o’a . Br ig h t g reen ; d isk of the elyt ra cr imson or purp le,

with a subma rg ina l subt r iang u la r t ransverse l ine nea r the midd le, and a

term ina l t ransver se l ine whole ma rg in g reen.

Leng th 6- I oth of an inch .

InhabitsNor th Ca ro l ina . Swa rming in Apr i l .Th is species 1S closely rela ted to C. ma rg z

’

na lzs of Fab. C. purpur ea of

Ol iv ier , and ch iefly so to the va rietv 6 of Mr . Say ; bu t severa l rea sonsha ve induced me to cons ider it a s a d ist inct species ; The thorax of C.

ma r g z'

na lzs is sens ibly t ransverse, in th is species it is less so, and w ith thehea d ent irely brig h t g reen: C . ma r g z

'

na l z'

s is qui te ha i ry, th is is s lig ht lyso. The former inhabits usua l ly shady p laces nea r or in the [255]g r a ss ; C. splena

’z'

a'a is a lways found onba r ren d ry clay o r sand . The

midd le l ine is somet imes want ing , somet imes the term ina l one is obso lete ;and I ha ve obser ved two specimens with a humera l wh i t ish spot .

[Th is is a va r iety of C . purpur ea Ol iv. ]

LEBIA.

4 . L. g r a ndz'

s . Fer rug inous ; elyt ra pu rple, venter piceous ; thoraxrema rk ably t ransver se, pos ter ior ang les sha rp, nea r ly rectang u la rLeng th r a ther more than 9

- 2oths of an inch.

InhabitsNor th Ca ro l ina .

The rema rk able s i z e of th is species wi l l be sufiicient to d is t ing u ish itfrom L. a tr z

'

ventr zs, Sa y, wh ich is very much r esembles ; but it is nea r lytwice a s la rg e, being , I be l ieve , enormous for th is g enus . The head is

da rk er than the thorax, and the s t r iae of the ely t ra a re deeper than in L.

a tr z'

vent r zs. I have never seen bu t two specimens,found a t nig ht , a t t ract

ed by the l ig ht .5. L. 50m . Hea d da rk g reen ; d isk of thethorax, ta rs i, lower ends

of the t ibia , knees, and anter ior th ig hs , piceous : elyt ra g reen, subst r ia te ;postpectus and venter fer rug inous .

Leng th ra ther more than 5- 2o ths of an inch .

Inhabits Ma ssa chuset ts .

Th is insect cannot be mista k en for L . tr icolor ofMr . Say. The st r iaeof the elyt ra cannot be seen by the na k ed eye, bu t wi th a lens they ap

pea r to‘

be punctured and reg u la r , thoug h superficia l . The ma rg in of

the thorax is fer rug inous ; the m idd le pa r t of the t ibia and upper pa r t of

the two poster ior pa irs .of th ig hs a re tes ta ceous . The three fir st jo ints ofthe antennae a re fer r ug inous , d a rk ening upwa rd s , the res t a re black .

[Th is is L. w'

r zo’

z'

pmms Dej . ] [256 ]

112 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM.

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SOU. VOL .

'

VI . Ma r ch 11884]

PYROCHR‘

OA

9. P. ? z'

72f uma fo . Bla ck ‘

,ha i ry ; hea d deep bla ck , po l ished ; a ntennae

a nd pa lp i fer rug inous a t ba se ; th’

o rax'

fer rug inou s , po l ished ; d isk black,

elyt ra ha iry , punctured .

Leng th nea r ly 3 - I oths of an inch .

Inhabi ts Ma ssa chu set ts .

[Th is is '

Corpizy r a labz'

a ifa Say . ]10 . P 3 eleg a ns Sl ight ly

“

ha iry ; head deep _ ,black po l ished thorax

pa lpi and leg s br ig h t ye l low, pol ished ; e lyt ra blue black , punctu red ,witha termina l ye l low spot , po l ished , ra ised a nd impunctu r ed .

Leng th not quite 3 I OthS of an inch .

Inhabi t s Ma ssachu set ts .

The two la s t insects answer well to the cha ra cters of Py roo'

lz r oa a s g 1ven

by La t re il le and Lama

'

rck,and cannot be refer red to any o ther g enu s

ment ioned in the book s . The pa lp i in _

both ha ve their la st jo int la rg er ,subs ecu r ifo rm. The penu l t ima te a r t icle of the ta rs i is rema rk ablv bifid .

'I hei1 antennae ha ve subcy l ind r ica l joints , a nd a re inser ted into a g rooveof the eye

[Th is is Corp/zy m eleg a ns'

He'

nt z j

[258] NEMOGNATHA.

1 r . N. nemar ens z’

s . B la ck , ha iry ; mou th and tho ra x fer rug inous , wi thth ree ba sa l impress ions bla ck ; .ely t ra punctu red , subs t r ia te ; su tur e ra ised ”

Leng th 3—I oths of an inch

Inhabi ts the wood s ofNo r th Ca ro l ina .

Th is interes t ing insect is p robably ra re,for I never saw .but one speci

men,fopnd in May . The second jo int of the antennae IS shor ter than

the fi rs t and the th i rd ; and all the jo ints a re very ha i ry ,w The maxi l laewh ich a re usua l ly bent under a re nea r ly a s long a s the a ntennae.

In the above descr ip t ions it is not unimpor ta nt to observe tha t Dr . T.

“V. H a r r is ha s found in the vicinity of Bost on Czk

‘

z'

nde/a f ormosag, wh ichMr . Sa y d escr ibed from specimens broug h t from the Missour i by M1 .

Nu t ta l . He and I ha ve a lso found there Cly lus spar rows , desc r ibed by Mr

Say, in the Append ix to_

Long’

s Exped i t ion o f 1 823 a s d iscovered on theba nk s of the Wisconsan

,Pra i r ie d u Ch ien. I ha ve seen in No r th

Ca rolma a n umber of insects wh ich he ha d found only 111 the wes t .

[Ma r ch 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL .

‘

vr . 113

SYNOPSES OF BUTTERFL IES .

APATURA,Fabr

The species of th is g enus ha ve broad t rig ona te pr ima r ies, produced

a t the apex,and with even externa l ma rg ins : the second a r ies a re some

wha t na r row,and have the inner ang le more or less produced in the

ma les , but not so a s to be ca uda te. The g enera l co lor is l ivid or oli

vaceous brown va rying in intens i tyin the specimens,and somet imes a s

suming a redd ish t int . The ou ter ha lf of the pr ima r ies is d a rk er , ma cula te w i th wh i te spots .

The species a re closely rela ted,

and co lor and s l ig ht va r ia t ion 1n

macu la t ion ha s been rel ied on,to sepa ra te the species heretofore des

cribed . There spec ies a re here recog niz ed , and they may be d is t ing u ished ‘

a s fol lows

Prima r ies with one or more la r g e bla ck ext r a d isca l spots (sometimes ocel la te ) sur r ounded by g round co lor .

Ground co lor pa le livid or o live br own,siz e modera te

G round co lor d a rk er , more redd ish brown, siz e la r g erPr ima r ies w ith ext ra d isca l bla ck spots , r ep la ced by one or more clea r “

white

spo ts clyton.

A. c e it i s , Bd . Lec. Lep. Am. Sept . 2 10 . t . 57, f. 3 4 la rva and Ch rysa lis .

Edw .

'

But t . N. A. II , Pl. 1 , Apa tur a f. 1 , 2 3 , (la rva ) : lyca on Scudder , Sys t : Rev.

Am. Bu t t . 9, lyca on Fabr . Ent . Syst . III,

Pr ima r ies nea r ba se, and second a r ies o l ive brown ; res t of_

fore wing sblack ish fuscous Two rows ofwh i te spot s on pr imar ies : the fir s t apica l ,cons is t ing of th ree or fou r ; the other d isca l and across the wing cons is ting of seven. One ext ra med ia n black ocel lus . Seconda r ies wi th six

ma rg ina l oce l l i ; a d isca l band of wh ite spo ts on ma le . Benea th , ba se of

for ewing s redd ish ; e lse .g ray with spots and oce l l i a s above. Seconda r iesof 5

‘pro long ed a t ana l ang le, of Q rounded . La rva subcy lind r ic,

ta per ing towa rd each end,a na l

_

segment bifid o r furca te ; head la rg e,with two branched spines ; color yel lowish—g reen W1th Whi t ish s ides and

blu ish g reen long i tud ina l l ines: incisures o f segments da rk er ' feed s on

hackber ry (Cel/z'

s Ch rysa l is g reen,shaped much l ik e tha t of

Dawn'

s a r rbz'

ppus , hea d s l ig h t ly bifid .

Bu t terfly expand s 1 .5—2 inches . Hob. Ea st U. S .

114 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . Ma r ch

Va r . a n t on io ,Edw. Field Forest , III, 103

Lik e celz‘

z’

s bu t with two ext ra d isca l bla ck spots on pr ima r ies , wh icha re pupi lled wi th wh ite o r blue .

Si z e of celfzs . H a d. Tex.,Ar iz Col .

Va r . u l o n t is , Edw . Papilio 3 , 7.

L ik e onlom'

o but wi th three oce l la te black spots above on pr ima r ies ;fou r or five below.

Siz e of folk s. Hob. Col. , Ar iz .

Mr . Edwa rds, Pap . III, 7, g ives a s a d is t inct ive po int between celt z'

s

and onto-

mo tha t in r elt z'

s there is but a s ing le 511i ocel lus in the second

med ian interspa ce,wh i le in a o tom

'

o ther e is a second , in the uppermed ianinterspace and both a re ocel la te. Moon

'

s is d escr ibed a s a va r iety of

ontom'

o thoug h it ha s one more ocel la te spo t above and a va r iable number

benea th. I have seen in Ph i la delph ia and e lsewhere spiri t w i th the spot

very d is t inct ly pupi l led ,and ha ve seen ontom

'

o,wi th the pupi ls reduced

to mere pa le dots ; the number of spots seems to a ffo rd no sa fe spec ificcha ra cter and the insects a re therefore placed a s va r iet ies of cook.

A. a l ic i a ,Edw . But t . N. A. 1, pl . 1 . Ap a tum (et la rva ) .

Ma rk ing s l ik e va r . ontom’

o of celfz'

s,bu t g round colo r of upper su r

fa ce inclined ‘ to redd ish t rawny . The a na l ang le o f the seconda r ies ofthe C? a re more produced , and the specimens a re a s a r u le cons iderablyla rg er than any va r iet ies of coins.

Expand s—3 inches . Hob. So . U. S.

Va r . l e i l i a ,Edw . Tr . A. E. s . , V,

103 ; But t . N. A. II , pl . 1, Ap a tur a

f. 6 and 7 .

More redd ish in t int on the upper su rfa ce, a pica l da rk space of

pr ima r ies less cont ra st ing , wi th thr ee ocel la te black spo ts , a s'

in va r

mantis of ed its.

Expands 2 inches . Hoo. Ar i z .

Alz'

cz'

o and [silica a re probably but da rk fo rms of onlom'

o and mantis

and Mr . St reck er'

in his l is t ca ta log ues them a s va r iet ies of 51311219.

A. c l y t o n ,Bd . Lec . Lep . Am . Sep. p . 208, pl . 56 , f. 1—4 (3 la rva 4

chrys .) ocella ta Edw . But t . N. A. II, pl . 2, Ap a tur a ,

f. 1 —4 ; hor se Scud . Sys t . Rev.

Am. But t . 9 her se Fahr . Ent . Sys t . III, 1 , p . 229.

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v1. Ma r ch 1884j

formly fuscous clothed with long O l iva ceous ha i r mos t ‘

dense nea r the

inner ma rg in . Benea th,the g round co lor is pa ler , ir reg u la r ly st r iped .

and mot t led with g reenish and vio la ceous . - Body sho r t,very robus t

and ha iry.

A . O r ion ,Fabr . Ent . Sys t . III, 1 , p . -5

'

5, (P apilio) Bd . Lec .,Lep . Am. Sep.

pl . 52 , p ,195.

Expa nds 4 inches . Hoo. Fla . Cent r . So. Am.

PAPHI'

A,Wes t

The species of th is g enu s a re ea s i ly known by .the W ing form,

a nd

by the stou t r a ther sho rt body .

-The'

pr ima r ies a re fa lca te with the apex

acu te, mos t d ist inct ly so in the ma le. The seconda r ies are d ist inct lyta i led a t themidd le of the ou ter ma rg in, and the h ind ang le wh i le notproduced is d is t inct ly rectang u la r . The pa lpi a re very closely a ppl ied tothe front , and a l i t t le exceed the ver tex. The club of the antenna is

g ra dua l . The unders ide of the species mos t g enera l ly has a dea d lea fco lor and appea rance. Some conq 1on a s to wh ich species we ha ve hereha s a r isen bu t the fo l lowing expresses the la tes t conclus ions of au thor i t ieson the subject .

P . t r o g l o d y t a . Fa hr . Syst . Ent . p. 502 n. 250_ (P ap ilio) ; a s tina a: C r am.

Pap . Ex . IV,1. 337, A. B . (P apilio) ; g lycer ium Riley (nec. Doubl. ) Am. Ent . II,

1 2 1 , f. 81—83 , W . H . Edw . But t . N. A. pl . 1 of P aphia ; a nd r ia Scud . Buff. B ul l . .II ,

248 (Aenea ) ; Morr is onia Edw . Pap . vol . III. p .

Above coppery red , va ry ing somewha t in intens ity ofcolor,ext remi ty

of d isca l cel l black ,outer ma rg ins d a rk er , wi th a blu ish t int a t extreme

edg e, mos t d is t inct on seconda r ies ; the fema le is la rg er than“

t he ma le,

the da rk ou ter ma rg in is much broa der and there is a mo re o r less cOm~

plete t ransver se bla ck l ine a t outer thi rd of bo th wing s .

Expands—3 . 5 inches inches . Hoo. So. and Wes t Sta tes .

We ha ve ca refu l ly examined specimens ofP . Mor r z'

som'

o determinedby Mr . Edwa rd s, and we cannot find any d ifferences between them and

the ord ina ry form wich cou ld be deemed spec ific or even va r ieta l .The la rva feeds on W l lCl s ag e (Cr o/on copz

'

toium) , is of a blu ish co lorwhen young , spr ink led w i th minu te wh it ish pap i l lae, and

‘ la rg er r edd ish o r

brown tubercles . When fu l l g rown it mea su res inches , tapers from

the th ird segment towa rd each ext remity ; color except neck bluish g reen,

pap i l lae pa le : neck pa le g reen,d is t inc t ly ma rk ed : hea

'

d bi lobed ,a; pa ir

of or ang e pap i l lae on ver tex. Chrysa l is in fo rm l ik e tha t '

ofDonors.

[Ma r ch 1884. BULLETINBBOOKLYN’

ENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . 117

NEONYMPHA,Wes tw

The species of th is g enus a re sombre g r ay in co lo r , d a rk er only a nd

Wi th a rufous t ing e in cent re of w ing s in r uor z'

coz‘

o and Hens/ro tor. Under

su rfa ce a lways , upper s u rfa ce usua l ly , wi th ocel la te spots , w ing s round ed ;pr ima r ies w i th rounded ap ices and very convex cOs ta l ma rg in,

wi th cos ta lvein g rea t ly and s udden ly infla ted .

The g enera in th is g roup a re obscure ly cha ra cter i z ed,and the species

a re most ea sily recog niz ed by the o rnament a t ion of the wing s . The speciesmay be tabu la ted a s fo l lows

,a nd the re la t ionsh ip and ord er in wh ich

they shou ld be ca ta log ued is a s in t he table .

The la rvae a re very s imi la r in a ll the,

species ofwh ich they a re k nownthey a re elong a te, th ick es t in themidd le, long i tud ina l ly s t r ig ose, ta i l bifid .

Chrysa l is shor t , th ick wi th the hea dca se r a ther incu rved a nd obtuse The

food plants a re va r ious species of g ra sses .

Upper , sur fa ce of'

wing s w ith o cel la te spo t s nea r ou ter ma r g in.

All wing s t wo ocel la te bla ck spots 011 uppe r sid e .

Ea ch wing w ith bu t a sing le oce lla te spo t aboveUpper sur fa ce of w ing s w ithou t ocel la te spo ts .

Benea th, p r ima r ies W ith four , second a r 1es with five elong a te, ir reg u la r

ocella te spots . phocion.

Benea th, pr ima r ies with a smg le spo t nea r apex .

Second a r ies w ith two la r g er a nd two very sma l l spo ts .s osybius.

Benea th ,second a r ies with t o g emmina te spots a t mid d le of ou ter ma r g h i .

Wing s ve ry pa le g rey .

W ing s d a rk e r with a s t rong r ufous ting e Ifjnshawi,

N. e u r y t r i s , F . Ent . Sys t . 3 , 157 (P apilio) cymela C r am . Pap . Ex . P l . 1 32 ,

fig s ,C . a nd D, (P ap ilio) . Ha r r is 3 26 , fig . 1 29, (Hipp a r chia ) . Bd . a nd Lee. P]. 6 1

,

fig s . 1—5, (a ll s t a g es ) .

There a re two na r row d a rk ma rg ina l l ines above, on both wing s ; thespots a re a lways oce l la te bu t the a nte r ior one on the second a r ies is oftenind is t inc t ; somet imes there 15 a sma l l ind is t inc t spot close to one or both

the spo ts on seconda r ies . Benea th the co lor is pa ler , the spo ts on second

a r ies have the sma l l spots c lose to the la rg e r a lways p resent a nd one o r

two in termed ia te lea d co lored spots ; two d a rk e r t ra nsvers e l ines on bo thpa i rs o f wing s .

Expa nd s inches . La rva on g ra sses . Hob. At la nt ic Sta tes Ca n.

118 BULLETlNBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . v1. Ma r ch 1884]

N. r u b r i c a t a ,Edw . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 3 , 2 12 (Eup tychia ) .

Closely a l l ied to the preceed ing bu t evid ent ly d is t inct by the da rk erco lor , the fer r ug inous cent ra l spa ces on ea ch wing , the la ck of the spot

a t inter ior ang le of pr ima r ies and anter io r ang les of seconda r ies above .

Benea th the g round co lor is pa ler , the pr ima r ies ha ve the cent ra l por t ionfer r ug inou s and a subma rg ina l t ransverse da rk er l ine : there a re two

s i lvered spot s below the ocel la te spot . Seconda r ies po'

wdered with g raya nd fzoo ocel la te spot s , the anter ior nea r anter io r ang le ; th is is preceededby a g emmina te s1lvered spot and there a r e two s imi la r spots between theocel la te spot s ; two d a rk er t ransverse l ines .

Expand s —z inches . Hob. Tex Ar i z onan

N. p h o c io n ,Fahr . sp . Ins . 11. p. 138, (P ap ilio) ;

”

a r eoza tus Sm. Abb. 1,

pl . 13 and la rva (P apilio) ; Bd . Lec . P1. 63 , fig s . 5- 8 la rva

, pupa and ima g o .

Above imma cu la te of the usua l g ray co lor . Benea th pa ler wi th twofer r ug inou s t ransver se l ines . Between these lines is an elong a ted fer r ug inous c irc le , in wh ich the pr ima r ies ha ve th r ee or fou r ocel l i wi th a

blu ish pupi l a nd a ye l low ir is ; the seconda r ies enclose in th is c ircle six

oce l l i wh ich a re oblong and ha ve the pupi l ova l . Food plants Aoo’

r opog on

nufons,P om

’

cum song uz'

no/e,

Expand s inches . Hob. At lant ic Sta tes fromN. Y. South.

A . s o s y biu s , F . Ent . Syst . 3 , 2 19 (Pap ilio) ; Bd . Lec. pl . 63 , fig s . 1—4,(Ima g o , pupa and la rva ) .

Upper su rfa ce imma cu la te ; benea th pa ler wi th three obscu re t rans

verse undu la ted l ines ; the pr ima r ies ha ve somet imes three a dd i t iona l ind is t inct spot s be low the ocel lus and the seconda r ies somet imes ha ve fou rs imi la r spots between the oce l l i .

Expand s inches . Hob. Midd le So . Sts to Mis s . Va l ley .

N. g e nn na ,Hb. Z ut t . 1 , fig s . 7 and 8, (Sa tyr a s ) ; Bd . Lec . Lep . Am.

Lep . pl . 62 (la rva pupa ima g o ) .

Above pa le mouse g r ay seconda r ies wi th two or three g emmina te

black spot s a t midd le of, and close to ou ter ma rg in , Benea th more rufou s

mot t led w ith i r reg u la r fer rug inous l ines ; three mo re d l stinct t ransver sel ines on pr ima r ies and two s imi la r l ines on second a r ies ; nea r to ou ter

ma rg in is a row of s i lvered spots ; a t the m idd le of ou ter ma rg in is an ova lvio let pa tch in wh ich a re two g emmina te bla ck spots cent red with s i lver .

Expand s inches . Hob. So S ta tes .

120 BULLEMNs a ooxLVNENr oyr . s oc . VOL . V1. Ma r ch

A. Communication in refer ence to Ar ctia Nais.I am in r eceip t of a let t er fr om P r of . Geo . H . Fr ench

,ca l ling my a t t ent ion

t o th e fa ct th a t I h a d mis qu ot ed h im in my s a y in g th a t h e h a d pr oved th e id ent ity,

of Ar ctia Na is Dr u .,with Ar ctia P hyllir a Dr u .

, and Ar ctiaPholer a ta Ha r r . (B r ook l .

B u l let in . Vol . VI , p .

The r ema r k wa s not. int end ed a s quo ta t ion , bu t a st a tement fr om memor y of

wh a t h a d been a ccomplished by Pr of. Fr ench . Bu t I s ee th e s t a t emen t is an

incor r ect one . One or two of my fr iend s h a d for some t ime ba ck been a r g u ing

th e ind ent ity of A. Nuts with A. Phyllir a , bu t I cou ld not a g r ee with th em thoug h

mu ch wa s s a id in fa vor of th e s t a t emen t . Tha t A. P ha ler a ta is a va r ia tion of A.

Na is , no one h a s d oubt ed ,and ever y one h a s p r oved th a t h a s r a is ed th e la r vae .

Ta k in g t hes e two fa ct s tog eth er , and never th ink in g th a t. it cou ld be th a t any

one wou ld w r it e to p r ove th e - id ent it y of A. Nazis and A. P ha ler a ta , I suppose I

g ot. th e in s ect s int end ed , int er ch an g ed in my mind ; and in my st a t ement br ou g h t

in th e name of t h e thir d . I am sor r y to h a ve ma d e th is er r or.

Th e synonomy g iven by me mu s t. be ch ang ed so th a t th ere a r e two species

in s t ea d of one —th e two being A. Na is Dr u . and A. Phyllir a Dr u .

Wh a t fina l d etermina t ion wil l be ma d e I can not te l l . Not th e slig h t es t r eliance can be p la ced on co lor in th e d et ermina t ion of species h ere , an d I hes it a t e

to s a y any r eliance can be p la ced on th e sh a pe of wing s . I h ave A. P a r thenice

Kirby (Saunder s ii Gr t . ) fr om th e s ame br ood with wing s point ed in some and

r ound ed in oth er s on th e ou t er ma r g in . In t he br ood fr om A. Excels a spok en of

pa g e 69, Vol . VI of Bu l letin a r e in sh a pe ofwing s d iffer ences a s g r ea t a s in A.

Na ta and A. P hy llir a GEO . D. HULST.

Beetle t r ap.

We ow e to th e k in dnes s of Mr . J . A. Lin tner ,

St a t e Entomo log is t , th e a d joint wood cu t wh ich

wa s p r in t ed in his excel lent fi r s t annua l r epor t onth e inju r iou s and oth er ins ect s of th e St a te ofNewYor k (Albany Oct .

Mr . Lintner r ecommend s it s u se to d estr oynoxiou s insect s , bu t we think

'it would j u s t a s'

wellanswer to col lect beet les p la cing it over nig h t in th eg a r d en or th e wood s an d l ook ing next mor ning for

th e p r ey .

It consis t s of a p an fi l led with wa ter , d ilu t eda lcoh o l or benz ine , in th emid d le ofwh ich is p la cedon a smooth pied es t a l (fr uit j ar ) a co

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mmOn br ig h t

bu r ning lan t er n ,it s foot being smea r ed over with

an a t t r a ct ing s tuffmola s s es . Th e cos t of such an

a r r ang ement wou ld be so inconsid er able th a t s ever a llant ern s mig h t be u s ed . F . G : SCHAUPP.

[Ma r ch 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . 121

Rema r k s a nd Des cr ip t ions of new s pecies .

Ther e is such a va r ia t ion in s i z e, color a nd ma rk ing s of the Cicindelaetha t I feel r a ther d iffident inventu r ing to descr ibe a few species a s new.

I am fu l ly awa re tha t s iz e,co lor and ma rk ing s do not cons t itute a specific

cha r a cter,bu t when I cons ider tha t ou r g rea tes t Entomo log is ts ha ve des

cr ibed three t imes a s many a s a re recog niz ed to day I wonder wha t

specific cha ra c ter s thev ha ve ma de use of.

Say descr ibed his r cufella r z’

r wi th g reen hea d and thorax and redd ishbra ssy ely t ra , then Dejean descr ibes the g reen va r iety a s r ug y r om , the

bla ck a s modem}. a nd a n imma cu la te g reen form a s unicolor,

and Ha ldemann a nother a s Lecontei, and to d ay everybody a g rees tha t ther e is no

specific difference between them except in co lor . It is not necessa ry to

c i te mo re of the numerous ins tances of th is k ind,the a spect of ou r

‘

va rie

t ies and synonyms show pla inly enoug h the t ruth of my a sser t ion. The

number of ou r spec ies becomes g ra d ua l ly r ed uced a nd tha t of the va r iet iesincrea sed and I have no doubt there a re some more species wh ich mayin t ime be deg ra ded a s va r ie t ies , e g . Lee . a va r iety off ulg z

'

a’a

Say , Hmiz z'

z

’

Dej . a va r iety of r ufiverzfr z'

s Dej . i fr z'

g a Lee. a va r iety of

agvem La f.,especia l ly when we cons ider tha t Zz'méa fa Say and fiyperbor ea

Lec . a re the same spec ies and tha t decemnofamSay IS bu t a va r iety ofperpuma ; I wou ld say the same th ing abou t cupr a scem , pur z

’

la na and ma cr a ,

ifDr . Horn ha d no t c lea r ly proved tha t they inva r iably d iffer by the

shape of the e ly t r a l apex from ea ch o ther .

Two ofmy new species Show r a ther a tendency to un ite two“

speciesbe ing intermed ia te fo rms .

Omus ambiguus, n . sp . Th is species res embles Lecom‘ez

'

Horn and

Audouz’

m'

z

'

Reiche ; it belong s to my second g roup, the la tera l ma rg in of

the thora x a t ta ining the ba sa l ma rg in ; from‘

Z erow‘

ez’

Horn it d iffer s by

the shape o f tne e ly t ra ,a g ree ing there in wi th tha t of by the bisin

ua te labr um, by the much deeper fronta l impr ess ions , by the smoo ther thor

ax,wi th h ind ang les mo re prominent , by the elyt ra mo re i r reg u la r ly con

ofused ly punctured , a nd smoother nea r the midd le ; from -

a la rg e specimenofAudouz

'

m'

z

'

Re iche it d i ffers by la ter a l ma rg in of the thora x united to theba sa l

,by much smoother a nd less confluent ly punctured ely t ra and by

ma rk ed lv stou ter antennae.

One'

ma le from Mt . Sha s ta Dis t r ict , Ca l .,rece ived from Mr . Hy ,

Edwa rd s .

122 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI . Ma r ch 1884]

Cz'

c. latesignata; Lec. va r . tenfiicincta, Schaupp. A Q specimen fromMr . H . Edwa rd s is h ig h ly interes t ing a s connect ing to a cer ta in ex

tent Za tes zg na ta Lec. g ener or a Dej., and vulg a r zlr Say . The specimen in

quest ion comes from Co lorado and agrees with la tes zg na la Lee . in the

shape of hea d , thora x and elyt ra , wi th vulg a r z’

r Say in the exa ct fo rm,

and

d i rect ion of the humera l lunu le and,

midd le band , wi th g ener or a Dei. , int he shape of the broa d apica l lunule and in ha ving the ma rk ing s connected a t the ma rg in in precisely the same form a s the typica l g ener osa ,a l thoug h the co

'

nnect ing line is much na r rower . The specimen is pecu l ia rand mig ht have been wi th nea r ly the same propr ie ty pla ced a s a va r ietyof e ither of the above three species , but the g ener a l fo rm of the insect ismost nea r ly l ik e la ter zg na /a Lec.

,and I ha ve therefor e refer red it a s a

var iety of tha t species . The ma rk ing s a re much indented a s shown in the

a djo ining fig ure.

Cic, lunalong a, n . spec. Co lor above bla ck ish bronz e, benea th ,

hea d

a nd thorax br i l l iant g reen,abdomenmeta l l ic blue, s l ig ht ly ha i ry on the

s ternum . Hea d g labrous , g ranu la te, s tr ia te betweenthe eves ; labia lpa lpi pa le with la st jo int da rk ; labr um shor t with a d is t inct tooth a t

midd le ; tho ra x g labrous nea r ly qua d ra te, g ranu la te very s l ig ht ly na r rowedbeh ind , impress ions very d eep, g reenish bronz e ; elyt ra subpa ra l lel , g ranula te, finely punctured wi th a rowof g reen foveae nea r . the su tu re and

severa l sca t tered foveae nea r the humer i ; tip of elyt ra sepa ra te ly rounded,

shor t su tura l spine . The ma rk ings cons ist of a s lender , very long humera llunu le r unning obl iquely to the midd le of the e lyt ra reach ing nea r ly thesu tu r e, di lated a t tip ; midd le band not rea ching the marg in, a r is ing froma t r iang u la r spot, bent r ectang u la r ly a t midd le

, descending somewha t ob

liquely a nd hook ed a t tip ; the t ransverse por t ion is hea vy bu t the descend ing l ine shor t and s lender ; apica l lunule broa d , broad ly indentedanter ior ly and less to pos ter ior ly . Leg s g reenbronz e, s tou t , modera tely long .

Occu rs in Sier ra Neva da ,Ca l . One 9 k ind ly g iven

“

me by Mr .

H . Edwa rds Leng th mm.

Th is species belong s to the second d ivis ion, g roup four , a nd is a l l ied

to cinctipennis , from wh ich it d iffers by ha ving the labrum one toothed

and the ma rk ing s qu i te d ifferent .I ha ve received from Mr . A. S .

‘

Fu l ler a fine va r ia t ion of oésoleta Say,

bla ck with six sma l l rbund dots,a humera l , a subma rg ina l a t m idd le and

an ap ica l , he a lso g a veme two bea u t ifu l va r ia t ions of one ent irely bla ck ,

the o ther ent i re ly g reen. All these specimens a re fromN.Mex.

1 BULLETINBROOKLY

Amblych ila Say .

1 cylind riformis SayP iccolominii R eiche .

Omus Eyck .

2 Dejeani Reiche.

3 Edwa rd sii Crotch .

4 A'

udouini Reiche .

5 s‘

ubmetallicus Ho rn .

Hornii Lec:

7 ca l ifornicus Esch .

8 sequoia 1 um Crotch .

9 ambig uus Schaupp .

1 0 Leconte i Horn .

1 1 laevis Horn.

T e t r a cha Hope.

ca rolina Lin.

1 3 virg i‘

n ica Lin.

vir g ina ta Lin .

C icind ela L z

‘

n .

14. Pila tei Guer in.

1 5 celeripes Leo.

cur s itans Lee .

1 6'

obsol'eta Say.

a vuliur z'

na LeC.

bpr a r z'

ym Lee,

1 7 unipuncta ta Fab.

1 8 long ilabr is Say ._

a mom‘a na LeC.

Schaupp.

C L a ur em‘

z

’

i Scha upp.

1 9 SC

a ej .denticula ta Hentz .

bmode'

r z‘

a Dej .'

obs cur a Sa y .

C Z er ow’

ez'

Ha ld .

d unz'

color Dej .e mg r z

'

or Scha upp.

z o nig rocoeru leaL ec.

2 1 pu lchra Say .

22 Hornii Scha uppanthr a cina Horn

23 pimer iana Lec.

via t ica Lee .

4 sexg u t ta ta Fab.

a viola t ed Fab.

bpa fr ue/a Dej .

25 pu rpurea'Oliv.

a Azra’uéom'

z

'

Lec.

bg r aminea Scha upp .

C cz'

ma r r ona Lec .

d decemno/a z‘a Say .

e Zz'

méa l z'

s

'

Lec .

f Zz'

méa l z'

r K lug .

g rpr efa LeC.

h amom a LeC.

1

s easgutta ta va r . Feb.

ma r g ina tir va r . Dej .

1 7 f0 1mosa Sa y .

a g ener or cz Dej .bvena r i‘a Lee .

2 7“

la tesig na ta Lee.

a fenu zcma ‘

a Scha upp 4828 Willis toni Lee.

29 fu llg id a Say .

30 seni l is Horn .

3 1 hyperborea Lee .

a l z'

méa la Saylimbig em G . H . Ca t .

3 2 ancocisconensis Ha 1 r .

vu lg a r is Say .

a vz'

éex Horn.

boél z'

gua z‘a llK i rby .

obliqua ta Dej .tr angneba r ica Herbs t ?

repanda Dej .a or eg ona LeC.

bg ufffi r a Lee.

C 1 2 g a l/amDejba ltimor ens is Lec

p r oteus Kirby .

_

hir ticollis Sa y .

pu s i l la Say .

a tar mac/a Say.

bgyamflla Lee.

hir t ico lllis Dej ,a lbohir ta Dej .g r avida Lec .

unite. Ko lla r,

34

3 5

3 6

p onder os a Thorns . Mex .

cinct ipennis Lee .

a z

‘

mpcffi cfa Lec.

bis ig na ta Douk t .

3 8 luna long a Scha upp.

39 r ec til-a tel a Cha ud .

teatcma Lee .

40 tenuisig na ta Lec.

4 1 punct u la ta Ol iv.

3 7

N'

EN‘TOM. soc . VOL: vi . Ma r ch

_4 2 tor tuosa Dej .

s erpens Lec .

a s cendens Lee .

s igmoidea Lec .

t r ifa s cia ta K lug .

3-

_d or sa l i s Say .

a media Lec .

bS a ulqyz'

Guer in.

s igna ta Dej .

44 hama t a Br u l le.

la cer a ta Chaud .

45.ma rg ina ta Fab.

va r ieg a tq . Dej .

cupra scens Lec.

blanda va r,Lee .

pu r i t ana Horn.

ma cra Lec ..

Blunder I L ec

Wapler i LeC.

bland a’

Dej .ta r s a lz

’

s Lee .

neva dica Lec.

spera ta“

Lee.

Gabbii'

Horn

hir tilabr is Lec.

g ra tiosa Guer in.

lepid a Dej .vir id is t icta

_

Ba tes .

lemnisca ta LeC .

5‘

9\Circumpicta La f.a pm ez

‘

ex z‘a z

‘

a LeC.

ca lifor nica Men.

John's om'

Fi tch

tog a t a La f.

pamphila Lee.

severa La f.63 s t r ig a Lec .

64 haemo r rha g ica Lee .

a pa r t/ia l Scha upp .

65 r ufivent ris Dej .a mama/27219 LeC.

b 1 6pummfa K lug .

66 Hent z ii Dej .ha emor r hoida lis Hent z

6 7 ma rg inipennis Dej .68 Scha uppii Hom .

69 abdomina l is Fab.

a sca ér am Scha upp.

70 politu la Lee .

7 1 Sommer i Mann .

Bu lletm ,Brook lyn Entomo log ica l Society .

VI P]: V

F. G. Schaupp , Synop s is ofNor th Amer ican Cicindelida e .

[Apr il 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . 125

Synops is of t he N. A. s pecies of S a t y r us W es t .

w it h not es on t he Species

collect ed by t h e N. T r a ns cont inent a l Survey .

By JOHNB . SMITH .

Among the Bu t terfl ies co l lected by the members of the Entomo log ica lsect ion of the N. Transcont inenta l Su rvey in 1882 were a la rg e number

of spec imens,belong ing

_

to the g enus Sa gy r us Wes t wh ich Dr . Ha g en

k ind ly del ivered to me for s tudy and a r rang ement . The da tes on wh ichthe species were ca ptured , a nd the

‘

loca l i t ies a re a s fo l lows : Uma t i l la Or .

June 25 (level ) , Camp Uma t i l la W . T . June 26 27 (leve l) , Ya k imaR W . T. Lone Tree

,June 30 ,

Mo rg ans Ferry ,Ju ly 1

, (g ra dua l ly ris

ing to) , Ya k ima C i ty W . T. ,Ju ly 2

, 3 4 (1 500“Nelsons ” W , T.

Ju ly 4 5 (2000 ft . Wena ss V . ,W . T. ,

Ju ly 6 7 (2000 ft . Ya k ima

R . ,Ju ly 8 81 9, K l ik i ta t V.,

W . T.,July 1 0

,1 1 1 2 (3000 ft . El lens

bu rg , W . T .,Ju ly 1 4 (1000 ft . Yak ima R .

,W . T.

,Ju ly 1 6

,1 7, 1 8

and 19 (1 000 ft . Ainswo r th , W . T . ,Ju ly 20 (500 Spok ane, W . T.

Ju ly 2 1 2 2 (1490 Co lvi l le V. ,W. T. ,

'Loon La k e,Ju ly 23 , a nd

B rowns Ju ly 24 (2500 ft . to) , Li t t le Spok ane, Ju ly 26,

and Spok ane,Ju ly 27 (1 490 ft . Week svi l le Mont , Aug . 2 (2000 to 3000

The species co l lected were : June 25, S . pa ulus , S . g'lves tr z

'

s, S . in

ca na,June 30, S . pa rt /us , Ju ly 2, 3 4, S . boop z

'

r, Ju ly 4 5, S . a r z

’

a ne,

Ju ly 8 9, S . c/za r on,Ju ly 10 . 1 1 1 2

, S . g ilvestr z'

r, S . cba r on, S .

pa ulur , Ju ly 14 , S . 600/52'

s,Ju ly 1 6— 1 9, S . pa ulur , Ju ly 2 1 dz: 22, S .

a r z'

a ne, S . éoopzlr, Ju ly 23 , S. c/z a r on

, S . p/z ocur , Ju ly 24 , S . dr z'

a ne,July

26 27, S . ry lvesfr zr , Aug . 2, S . a r z

’

a ne and S . c/z a r on

In another form the captures were a s fo l lows : S . 600/air , Ju ly 4 , 5,1 4 , 2 1 2 2 (elev. 1 000—2000 S . a r z

'

a na,Ju ly 2

, 3 , 4, 5, 2 1 , 22,

24 . Aug . 2 (elev 1 400—3000 ft . S z'

ma na,June 25 (level) , S ,

pa ulur , June 25 30 ,Ju ly 1 6 —to 1 9 (leve l to 3000 S .

c/z a r on,Ju ly 8 and Aug . 2 (elev . 2—3000 ft ) , S . p/zocur , wi th

d raw n,S y /ves tr zlr June 25, Ju ly 10—1 2 26 27 (leve l to 3000 ft .

Q u ite a la rg e number of ea ch spec ies were ta k en and from the who lenumber of nea r ly 1 50 examples I se lected 60 , sca rce ly two of wh ich wereentirely a l ik e

,and they form the ba s is of the fo l lowing synops is ; spec i

mens of ea ch spec ies being a lso obta ined from the Brook lyn co l lec t ions,

many determined by Mr . W . H . Edwa r d s wh i le in Mr . H . Edwa rd s

co l lect ion I saw typ ica l'

spec imens of the Ca l ifornia forms . The names

126 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI ..Apr i1 1884]

a t tached to the spec ies wer e ver ifi ed and the W . T. ma ter ia l wa s cla ss ifiedby the a id ofMr . Edwa rd s excel lent paper in Vol. 1 2 of the Can . Ent .

Mr Edwa rd s ln the p repa ra t ion of tha t paper evid ent ly ha d before him

a la rg e mass of ma ter ia l , bu t appa rent ly none cover ing the loca l i t iesabove ment ioned , and my conclus ions from the ma ter ia l before me a re

somewha t d ifferent from those rea ched by him.

The g enus S a g/m s is d is t ing u ished by ha ving a ll the veins of pr ima r ies infla ted a t ba se : the cos ta l very p rominent ly so

,the med ian more

g ra dua l ly, the infla t ion t ra ceable to the incept ion of ve in two,vein one

very g ra d ua l ly and much less d is t inct ly t han e i ther of the o thers . The

species va ry in expanse'

from 1 inches , a re of a smoky brown co lorabove and in the fi rst g roup usua l ly w i th a mor e or less d is t inct yel lowbandnea r ou ter ma rg in , in which a re from one to th ree ocel la te spots . When

there is no d is t inct band , the spot s st i l l rema in, a re often not oce l la teand occa s iona l ly oneis want ing . In g roup two the species

‘ la ck the d ist inctband .

‘

In r i/zenele it is fa int ly ind icated in the 9 , wh i le in a ll the speciesthe Q ha s a mo re or less d is t inct ye l lowish r ing sur r ound ing the spots ,

which is u sua l ly obsolete or ent i rely wa nt ing in the The second a r iesin a ll bu t two of the species h ave none, or but a s ing le oce l la te spot on

upper su rfa ce . Benea th,the ocel l i and band of p r ima r ies a re r eproduced ,

the former usua l ly much more d is t inct ly than above"

. The seconda r ies a remot t led wi th shor t d a rk l ines

,ha ve usua l ly a mor e or less d is t inc t ly

ma rk ed d isca l band , the bord er s of wh ich a re fo rmed of ra ther d a rk er and

often ext reme ly i r reg u la r lines : beyond the ou ter of these bounda ry l inesthe wing is u sua l ly pa ler , and in th is pa ler space a re from one to six spo t s

usua l ly ocel la te , a nd when a ll present , in two g roups of three each,the

midd le spot of ea ch g roup la rg es t .In tabu la r form the species which I recog niz e a s such may be

d is t ing u ished a s fo l lows :Siz e la r g e, p rima r ies broa d ,

compa r a tively shor t , apex and outer ma r g in

rounded . Gr oup alope.

Siz e sma l ler , pr ima ries (of 07‘ especia l ly ) proportiona tely long er , apex a cu te

or rectang u la r . ou ter ma r g in oblique or subsinua te not rounded

Gr oup sylvestris.

Gr oup ALOPE

Pr ima r 1es above with a d is tinct yel low band nea r outer ma r g in, in which a re

from I - 3 ocel la te spot s .

Upper ocel lus of pr ima ry d ouble , one or bo th of the two la r g er spot s 011 undersid e of second a r ies lenticu la r

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . Apr il 1884]

of this insect a s fol lows : 1 d imo rph ic from alope va r . Tex a na and ma r i

z‘

z'

ma ; 2 d imorph ic from peg ale va r . i'

nca na ; sub species , 1 oly mpus ,

2 éoopzlr.'

Peg a le, a r z'

a ne and Ga ééz'

z'

a re cons id ered a s good species , andrea sons for the conclus ion a re g i ven : my rea sons fo r ho ld ing a cont ra ry

opinion wi l l be g iven in describing the va r iet ies .

The typ ica l a lope expand s nea r ly two inches , is of a smok y brown

co lor,wi th a clea r yel low band nea r the ou ter ma rg in, broa des t in the Q ,

and in wh ich a re conta ined two la rg e bla ck spot s cent red wi th wh i te . the

la t ter co lor su r rounded by a few blue sca les . They va ry in s i z e, and a re

not a lways equa l : occa s iona l ly there is a d is t inct 3d oce l lus,and more

common ly an add i t iona l bla ck do t ; ra re ly one of the ocel l i, (the lower )

d isappea rs ent irely, or is ind ica ted by a black spot . The second a r ies ha veusua l ly a sma l l ocel lus nea r ana l ang le, often one o r two sma l l spo ts in

a dd i t ion thereto, while ' in many instances the w ing is ent irely immacu la te .

Benea th,the pr ima r ies r eproduce the yel low band and ocel l i ; the second s

a r ies ha ve nea r the ou ter ma rg in from 0 to 6 ocel l i , the number mos t

often complete in the C? and the spots most often ent i re ly want ing in

the Q . Of th is typica l form,Mr . Edwa rds ha s descr ibed va r . ma r z

'

fz'

ma,

wh ich is somewha t sma l ler , g round co lor d a rk er , mor e bla ck ish, and theyel low of the band more redd ish . This va r iety and a ll the interg ra deswi th nep/zele he took at Ma r tha

’

s Vineya rd . The same va r iety ha s been

tak en on Long Is land , and I took sever a l specimens the pa s t summer in

the pine ba r rens of sou thernNew Jersey wh ich however fu l ly equa l ledin s iz e the ord ina ry r un of a lope.

Va r . Teara na Edw. is of a pa ler brown, the ba nd more och rey, the

ana l ocel lus complete and a lways present , the oce l l i benea th a lways s ix

in number,la rg er than in the t y pe form,

centred w i th wh i te, and sur

rounded by a h ochr ey r ing . Th is it the extr eme sou thern form,and the

t rans i t ion from the da rk er nor thern specimens is g ra d ua l .

Fo rm peg ale Fahr . It is d ifficu l t to place th is insect ei ther a s a speciesor a s a va r iety . A va r ie ty a s tha t term is ord ina r i ly used is is not—yetthere a re intermed ia te fo rms wh ich connect it .wi th the t r ue a lope.

‘

Tha t

it breeds t rue to i tself in cer ta in loca l it ies is cer ta in, tha t it va r ies, and in

some pla ces produces forms not to be d ist ing u ished from a lope I hope toprove. The southern and type form ofpeg a le expand s . nea r ly inchesis of a more r edd ish and w i th bu t a s ing le ocel lus (the upper . ) The sec

onda r ies ha ve a comp lete ana l ocel lus sur round ed by yel low and benea th

a re six s imi la r ocel l i . The second oce l lus of pr ima r ies is however very

[4131-11 1884. BULLETIN. BROOKLYNENTOM. sOc. VOL . vi . 129

often p resent either perfect , or a s a mor e or less d ist inct black dot . In

1 880 ,

-Mr . Edwa rd s ik new. of Only so l i ta ry examples ta ken nor th“

ofVir

g in ia , a long the At lant ic coa s t . In\i 88z however,Mr . E.

* 1VI . Aa ron o f

Ph i la . and Mr . S. F. Aa ron,his bro the r

,co l lected .

the species in la rg enumbers ih -So . N.

-J. ,! and

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the pa s t summer (1883 ) I co l lected ,spec imens

in the pine ba r r ens of the same Sta te ; in sma l l number s i t ‘ is t r ue,and a ll

wi th two ocel l i,a nd

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of a somewha t sma l ler s i z e(2 inches) than the sou th

ern specimens ; but except for the d ifference in s iz e, _ there, is not,

a_point

of d isa g reement wi th them. Some a /ope from Long Is land ent irely . fill

the s l ig ht g ap left'

by myN. J specimens between typ ica l a lope and typica lp

'

eg o le . It“ mus t be remembe red too tha t typica l a lape va ries a lso in the

d ir ect ion of a s ing le ocel lus in theyel low band . I be l ieve tha t somewherein Sou thernN:

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J . in the Piner ies,wi l l be found tha t bel t in wh ich pag a la

and a lope fly tog ether and interg ra de . P eg a /e ha s been ca 1‘

1g h t by Mr .

Aaron and myself, and I k now tha t a lope ha s been ca ug h t there by others

a sWel l a s myse lf. Wha t I cla im for peg ole, is the same r ela t ion to 4110126 in

one d irect ion,tha t -is borne by neplz ele in the other The a lope fig ured

in Bd . and Lec. is cer ta in ly th is species , and in my copy, the la rvaha s the yel low s t r ipe a cross the feet ,

- the u pper wh i te st r ipe is ye l low ishand the intervening spa ce g reen ,

_

s t ippled wi th. bla ck . It ag rees very -we l l 'wi th Mr . Ed wa rds d escr ipt ion of some forms of a lope la rva ; the Chrysa l isis d ifferent from t ha t of a lope, bu t s l ig ht ly so, and perhaps but l i tt le mo re

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so than in oly mpa r wh ich is c la ssed a s an undoubted va r i e ty.

Form nephele Ki rb .y The d ifficulty wi th peg a z’e is repeated in th isspecies , bu t a s the fa ct tha t it in

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teig i a d es wi th a lope is ent irely we l l set t led ,I need onlybr iefly d escr ibe it Genera l ly sma ller than a /ope, se ldom ex

pand irrg moie than 1 . 5 inches ; co lor dark er , moie bla ck ish,t h e ye l low

band ent i re ly want ing , the ocel l i reduced in s i ' ,z e somet imes W ithou t cent ie

,

and occa s iona l ly only wi th a ha z y yel lowish a reole round the spots : the

a na l oce l lus is usua lly pr esent , and benea th , the ful l number of ocel l i onseconda r ies is usua l ly mo re or less comp letely ind ica ted . From th is typeform there a re va r ia t ions in the d irect ion of a lope in cei ta inJoCa lities , andpr incipal ly lh

‘

til e Cat sk i l l mounta ins: These interg rad es ‘fill "up the d ifference in Siz e between the type fo rms; the

I

Ocella te '

spots of pr imaries become la rg er , and from an ind is t inct yel lowish r ing ,

:

up"

to the jcomp lete

ye l low band , a ll interg ra des a re found . I have co l lected a ll the forms,in

the Vicmity of Lexing ton , N. Y. ,a nd in the

’ Shanda k en g a p, a p la cevery much l ike S tony clove, a nd

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bu'

t a few mi les wes t from it . On the

hi l ls in the medows I find the interg ra des mos t numeious,

a few

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typica l a lope forms , bu t " very few nep/zele: in the deep va lley beg inningnea r Westk i l l , the reverse . is the ca se :

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a typ ica l a lope is a ra r it y , bu t » the

interg ra des andfi the 'ineplzal'

e type a re common.

Va r . boo/mBehr . Th is va r iety is d is t ing u ished from n‘

epfiele pr incipa l ly by the fact tha t it occurs ~in Ca l if. and the. Western Sta tes

,and by the

absence of ocel l i beneat h , on seconda r ies . In s i z e and g enera l appea ra ncet he insect resembles a neplzele interg rade in the Q , a nd in a serie

‘

S aof spec

imens fr om- the ca tsk i l ls compa red wi th1

a l ik e-

series fromW .T specimens "

precisely id ent ica l"

were found . The (T'm’

ost Close ly re sembles . the 6 ‘ ofthe the type nepbele, bu t the W . T. and Ca l ifornia specimens ha ve. as a

who le, a sma l lernumber of ocel l i seconda riesmever having six, thou g h .

one specimen ha s five. It is a t mos t a poor va r ietyVa r . Olympus Edw. Th is form is the i one pr eva lent west of the 'Miss

issippi, and is a lso found in His. It is l ik e the typ ica l hep/wk but some ;

wha t da rk er a s a r u le : I: cannot s epera te some specimens oft napfiele from

the ca tsk ills , .from typ ica l‘

oiy mpui T. 81 W .

Mr . Edwa rd s cla ims tha t both la rva and -

Chrysa lis haVe‘ become mod ified .

Judg ing from my ser ies of ima g ines . th is is but a poor va riety a t best .Va r . a r z

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ana Bd . Mr . Edwa rd s (1. c. seems not to ha ve any g rea tfa i th in the va l id i tyofi t ’his species , and th ink s it may be ma tched -by a .

ser ies of nepbele. I have one example from Soda Sp r ing s label led am'

am

by Mr . Edwa rds and . a g reeing wi th the descr ipt ion of the s pecies . From.

W . T . co l lected by the su rvey, I ha ve 19 specimens s e lected t frioma s er iesof 40—50 with the View of g et t ing specimens showing va r ia t ions . Elevenof these examp les a re Q Q and of these

,th ree a g ree perfect ly wi th the soda

spr ing s examp le, and the other s r un g r a dua lly into éoopzlr -z six of the spec

imens have add it iona l or r ud imenta ry ocel l i , four w ith one on ea ch s id eof the lower ocel lus , and two with one on the lower s ide only : Bu t one

6‘shows an a dd i t iona l ocel lus

,the other s run to the aoopzlr type, and so

g ra du a l ly and comp lete ly, tha t some specimens can be wi th equa l propriety pla ced in ei ther va r iety . Of éoop zlr, the co l lect ion shows but 3 Q Q(i . e. my se lect ion of the ca tch ) wh i le there a r e 7 and wi th the CTa r r/me a fu l l and unbiok en l ine from one into the o ther is formed . The

ch ief po int rel ied upon by Mr . Edwa rds to dist ing u ish a r z'

ane is an ih

denta t ion in the outer l ine of the band of second a r ies oppos ite the ce l l,

wh ich is wan-t ing in type a lope or nap/wk ,and is very d is t inct in typ ica l

a r z'

a ne; but my ser ies shows the g r a d ual obso lescence of th is fea tu re in

a r z’

a ne,and ind ica t ions of it in undoubted éoopzlr. Above, a r z

’

a ne s t rong lyresembles the ca tsk i l l interg rades , ha ving the ocel l i su r rounded by yel

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VI . Apr il

and in the ext ra d isca l spa ce above ; on the upper s ide often -

only the ocel l ia re fa int ly r ing ed , wh i le usua l ly an indefini te band is fo rmed , and some

t imes the r ufous t int is ent i rely want ing in wh ich case the insect looksl ik e a sma l l nepbele excep t for the mere po inted wing s . The ana l Ocel lusof seconda r ies is more o r less d is t inct ly present in a ll the specimens I ha veseen,bu t in the CToften la ck s the pup i l . The oce l la te spots ih the.

pr ima r ies va ry in number : in the Q ,two d is t inct pupi l led ocel l i a re found

in a ll the specimens I ha ve seen in the 5‘some ha ve one complete

oce l lus , the second ind ica ted by a mere d'

ot , others ha ve two completeocel l i wh i le in one specimen there is a second oCcelus , sma l ler than,

a nd touching the upper , and a d is t inct bla ck dot between this a'

iidthe lower oce l lus . Benea th , the pr ima r ies a r e mo re suffused withr edd ish , the t int va ry ing in intens i ty . In one

'

Q specimen the

r ufous tin-t.is very fa int

,and the macu la t ion and . dest r ihu tion of the

ma rk ing precisely ag ree wi th the zm a n’

a form of hep/wk . The second

a r ies have the d isca l band a s in the a lope g roup,'

the ext ra d isca l spa ce“

Va r ies in colo r in my ‘

se r ies, from d a rk brown to pa le g rey , and the spotsnumber fr om

'

1 to 6 and va ry in s iz e and d ist inctness in“

an the spec1m"

ens seen—in fa ct I ha ve not yet seen two spec imens of this species wh ichWere exa ct ly

'

a lik e.

Expa nd s 1-3 to 1 77; inches . Hab. Mont

- A. s t h en e l e B'

d . Ann“

. Soc . F r . 2me set . X , 308 : St rk ., Lep . Rhop . e t

‘

He . p_

. 30 , pl . 4 ,

Above . the 6‘ is l ik e 600/Dis or the a nter ior oce l lus usua l ly

pup i l led , thepos ter io r us ua l ly bl ind and occas iona l ly obso lete ; a black ishda sh be low the ce l l ; fr ing es pa le, Cut wi th d a rk , bu t va r iable in this 1e

speCt ; ana l spo t“

of second a r iesmore or less d is t inct in mos t specimens,bu t occas iona l ly want ing . Benea th pa ler

“

; pr ima r ies wi th the ocel l i la rg er ,mor e dis t inc t , “

W i th ye l low“

r ing s . Second a ries wi th an i r reg u lar da rkbrownmes ia l band, very s trong ly maik ed ; the inner marg in crenate

, the

outer d enta te and sco l loped : a t ei ther s ide of th is band the wing is very

pa leg ray, g ra dua l ly sha d ing to d a rk brown at ba se and ou t-er ma rg in.

The Q is la r g er , pa ler , the ocel late spo ts ofpr ima r ies with yel lowish r ing s ,and somet imes there is an ind is t inct c louded band , approa ch ing the a lopetype. The oce l l i of second a r ies va ry from 1 usua l ly 2 or 3 .

Expands to“

1 4 inches . H ab. Ca l. ,Nev.,Mont .

W . T.

From the col lect ion ma d e by the survey I ha ve 1 4 specimens“

and

from Mr . Gra ef and in‘

my co l lect ion I ha ve severa l more, the sexes abou t

equa l ly represented and Va ry ing from s l/zmele to type pa ula r , thoug h none

are qu ite a s s trong lyma rk ed as Ca l ifornia examp les Of r l/zenele

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p r ii 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. s oc .

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VOL . VI.

The Species is eas i ly d ist inguished fromwivestr ilr by the form of the in

ner ma rgm ofd isca l band of seconda r ies. and by the d is tinct l‘

i1‘

1e bound ingthe ext ra d isca l pa le space of pr ima r ies . Mr . Edwa rds

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seems to ha vet a k en a d a rk Q for the 6

‘ofpa ulus beca use he says the black sexua l da sh

is wa nt ing . In a ll my 6‘spec imens

,unques t ionably type pa ula r , it is

present . The only d ifference I can find between pa ulus and .rt/zmele is

tha t the former”

18 la rg er , the cont ra st of co lo r on seconda r ies 18 less ma rked

,the outer marg in of d isca l band is not qu ite so ir reg u la r , and t he

oce l l i a re usua l ly more comp letely rep resented . However my, ser ies entirely fi l ls the d ifferences between the two . In Mr . Hy . Edwa

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rd ’s col le‘

ct

t ion 1 have seen typ‘

e .rtlzen’

eler fromC a l ifornia

S t. B a r o n i'

,Edw . Can. Ent . 12 , 91 .

Of this species I ha ve 2 a‘s and i Q fromMontana , decided ly be;

long ing to this species , but d iffer ing somewha t from the typica l form d esc r ibed by Mr . Edwa rd s . the la t ter 15 “

of a cmer eous brown, a l it t le d uskyover the ba sa l a rea of fore wing s ; the under s ide is l ig ht brown wi th a

yel low t int throug hout , and over the whole a rea beyond the d isca l s t r ipeon h ind wing there IS a g ray shade e i ther wh i t ish or biown g ray. On th ispa r t of the wing the fine d a rk s t reak s a re obl i te ra ted

,and the two s t r ipes

being heavy and da r k,wh i le the intervening space is

'

a lso da rk er than o ther

pa r ts of the wing , there is a. s t rong contra s t of colo r between the extra:

disca l a rea , and .this so- formed band . The indenta t ion in the outer s t r ipeof a r z

'

a ne is here present bu t is d eeper . The sma l l oce l l i a re norma l lys ix, but 1n ha lf the examples they a re more or less want ing , and a re a l

ways very“

sma l l . ’ The fema les a re a l i t t le la rg er a nd pa ler (especia l lybenea th) than the ma les .

.Ou the upper s ide. the p r1ma r ies ha ve two

ocel la te spots usua l ly mo re or less ind is t inc t, a nd a lways more d ist inct 111the Q 5 The ana l ocel lus of seconda ries is somet imes present , somet imesabsent a nd

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111 no specimen tha t I ha ve . seen is it complete.

Mr . Edwa rd s compa res the species w i th a r z’

a na,but it s eems “

to be

long by the wing form r a ther to the p resent g roup . My Montana specimens ag ree per fect ly 1n ma cu la t ion and fo rm of d isca l s t r ipe 011 second

a r ies.

w ith the type fo rm, and can .be no other species ; bu t the co lo r Of

second a r ies is ra ther less cont ra s t ing , and wh i le one 5‘ wi l l fi t very well

into the typ ica l ser ies , the o thers have the ext ra d isca l space merelypowdered wi th g rey, a nd the .band is sca rcely cont ra s t ing .

Expands t o inches . Ha d. Ca l if. and Mont .

,BULLETI-NBROOKLYN VOL . v1. Apr il- 1884]

S . s y lve s t r i s Edw P r Ac. N. Sc. Phil . 1866 , 162 ; oetus Bd . Lep . Ca l .

1869, Edw . Can. Ent . (pr . phoca s Edw Tr . A. E. Soc . V, 14 ;

var . Cha r on Edw . l‘

.r A. E. Soc . IV, 69.

The typ ica l form Of th is spec1es 18 of the usua l smok y brown co lor ,the 5

‘with 1100 sma l l bl ind ocel l i on pr ima r ies and the usua l black sexua lda sh benea th the cel l The under. s ide, is t inted yel low,

the_

-Oce l li a re

la rg er , pup i l led and r ing ed wi th yel low. Second a r ies wi th a broa d,d isca l

band , mo re o r less d is t inct ly .ma rk ed , ou t l ines very i r reg u la r “on the outers ide a g a inst the cell two long ser ra t ions project ing with a sha r p and deeps inus between them ,

_

On the inner s ide denta te and seolloped The Q sa re la rg er , pa ler , ma rk ing s benea th mOie d is t inct

, ocel l i of pr ima r ies

above , la rg er , pup i l led and r ing ed , ana l ocel lus of seconda r ies usua l lypresent . M1 . Edwa rds refeis ore/11.1 Bd . a s a synonym and a s he .ha s .the

type he is probably cor rect in th isv .a

,r clz a r on . .Mr Edwa rds says Of this insect

,compa r ing it

wi th wit/6 1111 111, tha t it is usua l ly sma l ler , the 6 ‘with a .11'

11g le blind Oc'

el lus,the Q wi th twp ocell i w i th fa int yel low r ing s . Benea th, yel low t inted

,

seconda r ies somet imes with a fa int g r ay shade beyond theba 11d ;_ p rima 1iesw ith tWO complete .oce l li, the ring s yellow,

but the lower one Often re

ap ead.

to a.Na om i

11210-

1 111 Edw. Th is is -s a id to be - a mod ifi ca t ion of Mo m : -a ilit t lela rg er , benea th -w i thout g ray, the .band i of second a r ies sfrequent ly

“

,whol ly

absent bu'

t f somet imes sufficient ly ind ica ted .-

_to show tha t it ' l ik e “

.

1 1111121171 11; 1

Tak en tog ethe1 a ll these fo rms a re sepa ra ted“ from] a ll Our other

species by the jag g ed Out l ines“

Of the inner ma rgin of the dist al band of

secondar ies , and by the la ck Of a complete “

t ransver se l ine on the under

ide of pr ima r ies just w ith in’

the Oce lli—a cha ract e1 wh ich Mr'

. Edwa rd s

does his;

paper .

'

Inmos t spec1mens’there is no *

t ra ce of it , bu t ih'

a‘

fewit is bad ly ind ica ted and ’ is so fa r “

a s my ma ter' ia l'

onéern’

e‘

d,neve r .comp lete

In the

-

'

ser 1e'

s befO1e me a re 1 5 131111110 111, 1 0 cfia r on and 6 fiborm,the

predOmina ting in the propor tion of 2 to 1 ; mos t of these a re fromthe co l lect ions of the sur

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vey, but some t he from Ca l if ,Nev. ,

"MOnt . andC01: The specimens fromW. T. were carefu l ly selected from the large

"

number co l lected , a s va ria t ions, and I ha ve formed a complete series ft ompbocus to wivesfr z

'

s . I have specimens wit h twOd ist inct Ocelli, (bli

‘

11d

a lways) with one d is'

t i11Ct'

a'

11d one fa int ; d it to On one wing , O'

n‘

e Only on

B ULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VUL : VI.- Apr i1 1884]

our count ry , Mor ia 771011111107 and, perhaps , P ip/0 11 .1 15111111 , which, wi th

theii la rvae, l ive under p ine ba rk . A sma l l number of other . species(Aetophorus, Demet r ia s , Oda cantha ) l ive in Europe prefer able w i th in thes tems of Phragmi tes , and ou r Dr omius a fr z

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ceps Lec . appea rs to have s imila r habits a s it wa s found to occur in l a rge numbers with in the d ried

s tems of a s tou t .g ra ss g rowing in th ick bunches nea r the beach at For t ressMonroe ,

Va . A four th species .ih ou r fa una,0110111 flor z

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dana . Horn,is,

in my exper ience, confined to the Cabba g e Pa lmet to (S aba ! per/7711110) a s

a ll - specimens observed thus fa r by Mr . Hubba rd and myse lf were in

va r iably found upon the lea ves Of tha t tr ee - concea led between the r ibsand not . ea s i ly d isiodg ed from their h id ing p laces. A la rva found a t the

same pla ce seems’

t o belong to th is Ono ta wh ich no doubt feed s upon

the numerous la rvae of other : species t ha t 'l ive between the lea f- ribs. .As

0110111flor z’

a’a na is one of the mos t conspicuous species of our Eebiinae zit

cou ld not have been ea s i ly over look ed shou ld it occur a lso under other

cond it ions and I bel ieve tha t it mus t be added ito the fa una pecul ia r to

the Pa lmet to t ree. Th is fauna is very r ich in . species and contr ibu tes

much to d ist ing u ish the Co leopterous fa una Of Flor id a a t once from tha t

of the other Sou thern Sta tes . E. A. SCHWARZ , Wa sh ing ton,D. (3.

Des cr ip t ion of th e g enu s ENDEODES (Ma la ch id e)by j OHNL . LECONTE, M. D.

Repr int fr omJames Thomson’

s Ar ca na .Na tur oe . P a r is 1850, vol . III, p, L22.

ENDEODES , L60Th is g enus whi le a g reeing wi th Atelestus in the absence of wing s and

the shor tness of elyt ra d iffers essent ia l ly in the anter ior ta rs i of the ma le,

the second jo int ofwh ich is obl iquely prolong ed above a s fa r'

a s thee nd

of the th ird jo int , p recisely a s in many species of epi

stoma is membranous and qu ite d ist inct , wh i le in Ateler tus: it is describeda s ind is t inct . These two cha ra cters a re sufficient to wa r rant the Ca l ifornian species [of 14111111111 ba r a lz

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s Lec.,Proc. Ac. Ph i la.

,VI. 1 68, San

Dieg o Ca l ] being cons idered—a s a d ist inct g enus . To this g enus a lsp'

be

long Aielesfus a éa’omz

'

na l z’

r and (01111 71 1 Lec . 1. 0 a lso“

from/ the coas t; Of

Ca l ifo rnia ; in the fi rst the hea d and thora x a re r ed,in . the la t ter, the

thor ax a lone.

Thomson’s Arcana Na turae being ext reme ly sca rce and conta ining bu t the abovedescr ip tion of a new g enus , we have repr inted it . Besides this it conta ins the descriptignof, 2 1 species , former ly published in Nor th Amencan periodica ls and the fig ures Of

20 of these species .

INDEXwe V6 11. VI.G r a nne r , A. W . P . ,

Ova of Amph id a sis cog na t a r ia

H o l l a n d , M . J. , D . D . ,

Ol la Pod r id a .

H o r n , G e o . M . D .

Synop tic t able of P s eu d ommph a

Synop sis Of Ta chy cellus , (d es ci 1pt 10n of a new species K abyi

Synop sis of Dis cod er u s , (d es cr iption Of a new species

H u l s t , G e o . D .

Not es on some Sesiid ae .

A communica t ion in r efer ence to Ar ctia Na is

R i l e y , C . V .

On a g a l l—mak in g g enus of Apionina e

[Descr ip tion of ]Pod a pion g a l licola , n . sp

S c h a u p p , F . G .

Hint s for r a ising coleopter ou s la r vaeO’icindeloe, p . 11 ; Ca r abid ae, p . 1 6 ; Necr ophom s and Silpha , p . 17 .

Woodi‘

bor ing la r vae, p . 18 ; B a r k a nd ba s t—loving la r vae, p . 18 ;

Dungbeetles , p . 19 .

Lis t of Ca r abid a e found in theNeig hbo rhood OfNew Yor k City . 29 and 71

NOl i me tang er e 35

La r va of Ga ler ucel la s a g it t a r ia e 54

Synoptic t able Of Cicind elid ae 73

Rema r k s and Descr ipt ion s of new species 121

Obitua r y . JOHNL . LECONTE, I —IX

S ch w a r z , E A .

Ca r abid a e confined to sing le p lant s .

Sn l i t h , J. B .

Mor d el lid ae, Notes and Des cr ipt ion sOn th e Ana t omy of th eN. A. Noctuid a eSynop sis of th e

“

g ener a of th eN. A. Rhopa locer aObit ua r y note on Dr . J . S . BAILEY .

Synop sis of th eN. A. spec1es of Sa ty r u s et c

Ed i t o r s De p a r t m e n t .

P res er ving d up lica tes , p . 12; book not ice (on Gr ot e’

s Moth s OfNew Mex . 12

Alypia octoma cu la t a , Ch eck - lis t . Moun t ing micr os copic bee t les , To k eep

ou t Dermes t es , TO wa sh Old d ir ty specimens p . 24. Long evity of beet les,

Man- ea t ing Lucilia , Sea shor e col lect ing p . 3 6 . Tr a p for Heter ocer a,Fr u it

In sect s, (not ice of W . Sa un d er

’

s p . 60. Beet le t r a p 120.

138 INDEX .

Sy n o p t i c t a bl e s o f C o l e o p t e r a .

Cicind elid a e 73 , St enolophu s 13 , Acupa lpus 15, s eu d omor ph a 16 , Ca lath u s 49, Br a dy cellu s 50, Ta chy cellu s 51 , Discod er u s , 52, Ag onod er u s 53 .

S y n o p t ic t a bl e s o f L e p i d o p t e r a .

Limenit is 5,Er es ia 25, Synch loe 26 . Oy s t ineur a Ana r t ia 28, Bu r ema

,

Ag er onia 55 ; Eunica , Oa licor e 56 , Timetes 57 , Vict or ina 58, Het er och r oa 59,

Ag anis thos 59, 115, Vanes s a , Gr a pt a 65, Apa tur a 113 , Pa ph ia 116 , Neonymph a 117, Sa ty r od es 119, Sa ty r u s 125.

R e p r in t s ofNM. Hen t z’ Descr ip tions Of some

_

new species Of N. A. Insect s ,

p . 63 ; Hen t z’ Descr ip tion Of eleven new sp ecies ofN. A. Insect s p . 109.

Lecont e’

s Des cr ipt ion of th e g enu s En d eod es p . 13 6 .

E r r a t a e t A d d e n d a .

Pa g e 5 lin e 18 for “ thou g h t r ea d thou g h t .

6 25 for “sur fa cer r ea d sur fa ce .

13 28 for “ hnd”

r ea d h ind .

22 32 for “ th e mid d le 07‘ and r ea d th e th e mid d le and .

3 3 32 for " formed”

r ea d found .

3 3 34 a ft er “ inner”

omit a r e .

3 6 1 for"

t ables"r ea d Depar tment .

3 6 11 for “s toc k

”

r ea d t ook .

38 28 omit Ch r y s a lis45 5 for

“Achylodes

”r ea d Achlyodes.

62 14 for “socond

”

r ea d second .

66 4 fr ombot tom for “ 197 , p l . 35, Pear son ; r ea d I , 97. pl . 25, Oa u lfi el d .

67 4 fo r " Edw 1. c .

”

r ea d Tr . A. Ent . Soc .

67 10befor e 3 78 in s er t 2,

67 20for “ Fdw”

r ea d Edw .

,a lso for “

pl . 2 r ea d pl . 3 .

68 13 a fter Ed Bu t t . N. A. inser t 2.

82 30for “

Q uer in”

r ea d Guer in .

83 32

I ofNO . 8 (Dec . 1883 ) line 8 for “ Phila pelph ia r ea d Phila d elph ia .

85 line 14 for [P ita teij r ea d [P ila tet ]113 12 for “ Th er e

”

r ea d Th r ee .

121 20 for “

perp ur ea”

r ea d pumur ea .

124 12 second column for ma r g ina t is r ea d ma r g ina lis .

127 18 for “ th e len t icu la r and ”

r ea d and th e len t icu la r .

128 1 db2 for “ fr om”

r ea d form .

128 3 fr om bot tom ,for “ is of a mor e r ed d ish

, r ea d , is of a d eep , d a r k

smok y br own , th e y el low band d is t inct , mor e r ed d ish .

130 10 omit “ th e”

a t th e beg inning of t he line .

Th e wor d “sylves tr is , wh er ever it occur s in t he s ynopsis Of s a tyr a s shou ld

bes ilves tr is .

tunklgu Outnmulugital ating.

VOL. VII . BROOKLYN,MAY

,1884 .

T o our F r iend s a nd Subscr iber s , G r ee t ing .

We present you herewi th number one Of the seventh volume Of our

Bu l let in. In vo l. VI we t r ied the exper iment Of enla rg ing ou r paper ,

and present ing a somewha t g rea ter va r iety Ofma t ter . The promises t r adein the Int rod ucto ry we th ink were k ep t , so fa r a s spa ce a l lowed us to

k eep them. The suppo r t a ccorded to us wa s not a ll we ha d hoped for ,

bu t wa s s t i l l su ffi c ient to encou rag e us to p reserve. We sha l l ma k e the

numbers of the p resent vo lume Of the same s iz e a s those Of the la s t—1 2

pa g es . We sha l l,a s in t ha t vo lume, present Synopses Of both Co leop tera

and Lep idoptera ; some d escr ipt ions of new species ; l i fe h istor ies ; descr ip t ions Of la rva ; papers Of g enera l interes t ; and a ser ies Of int rod ucto rya r t icles on Co leop tera a nd Lepidop te ra : des ig ned , in the ca se OfCOleOp

te ra a s an int rod uct ion and a id to t he use Of the “ Cla ss ifica t ion ”

: and in

the ca se Of Lepidop tera , to exp la in to beg inners a nd s tudents g enera l lythe cha ra cters of the fami l ies and g enera , and how to pla ce, a t lea s ta pproxima tely , any lepidopterous insect tha t may be found . These

pape rs wi l l be i l lus t ra ted . In numbe r 2 o r 3 we wi l l beg in a monog raph

Of the American Caz /oxa /a , to be i l lus t ra ted by a p la te g iving s t ruc tu ra lpecu l ia r i t ies .

We ea rnes t ly a sk tha t ou r fr iend s d o a id us ; fi rs t , by send ing in

items Of inte rest,and occa s iona l a rt ic les ; second , by recommend ing ou r

pa per to the i r entomo log ica l fr iend s ; th ird ,by send ing in thei r subscr ipt

ions a t a s ea r ly a d a te a s poss ible .

Money or d ers shou ld be made payable to the society , and they , a s

wel l a s a ll commu-nica tions shou ld be a dd ressed to JOHNB. SMITH, Ed i to r ,

290'

Th i rd'

Ave.,Brook lyn,

N. Y.

THE PUBLICAT IONCOMMITTEE

2 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. Ma y

Acr ony ct a bet u la e , N. Sp ;

BY PROF. C . V . RILEY.

An interes t ing and ea s i ly r ecog ni z ed spec ies of the"

g enus Ac ronycta

ha s,to some exten t

,been d is t r ibu ted by me under the above MS. name

a nd I wou ld herewi th cha r a cter i z e it :

Acronyct a betulae, NSp .

Aver a g e expanse 3 7 mm. Gen

e r a l colo r cla y—yel low or pa lebuff W i th sdver—g r a y hues . Ma

cu la tion subobsole te,excep t the

t .p . line . Form Of bod y and

W ing s mos t nea r ly approa ching

tr itona ,i. e . p r ima r ies shor t ,

broa d a nd w ith a pex rectang u

lar . None Of the ord ina ry lo'

n

tween veins I and 2 or 6 and 7s iz e: I) a mid d le s egment of l a r va , dor s a l view ; a do . sid e

view ; d p or t ion of l a r va l skin sh owing sp inose cover ing :the ordma r y ma cu la t lon much 9 er ema t er of pup a wit h

‘

spines , d or s a l view.

a s In innota ta bu t in fa int fu lig inous and sienna ; orbicu la r usua l ly quite Obsolete ; whereind ica ted it is by r elief ba sa lly of the t . a . pa ler line and pos ter ior ly by the pa ler spa cebetween it and the reniformwhich is more p la inly ind ica ted , especia l ly on the ba sa l side ,by a sienna border .

"

t .p . line a s in Gr agfii, the inner ang le between veins 6 and 7 more

pr onounced but withou t the too th Of trito'

na ,the ou ter a ng le On

'

vein I'

more p ronounced

and a cute ; wel l r elleved ba sa l ly by silver -

g r a y and poster ior ly by a SIenna -brown lineand coincident subtermina l shad e . Pos ter ior bord er usua l ly show s a d istinct pa le

line , the fr ing es being either of the g ener a l hue or da rk er w ith pa ler inter rup tions ou

the veins . Second a r ies we l l r ounded,cla y—yel low w ith ver y fa int d isca l and t r ans

ver se,fulig inous sha de . Head a nd thor ax concolorous with pr ima ries except a s lender

brown st rea k 011 ou t side border of teg u lae. Under su rfa ce uniformly pa le cla y—yel loww ith d isca l and t r a nsver se sha d e on second a r ies intensified ,

and simila r sha des on pr i

ma r ies, the t r ansver se line s t rong ly elbowed : border s Of wing s , especia l ly of second a ries ,ma y a lso be d o t ted with brown thou g h usua l ly concolorous : antennae benea th ,

front

t a r si and a pa tch on ou tside of pa lpi d a rk brown.

6”usua lly more s t rong ly ma rk ed than 9 . C la sper s Of 6” consis ting of a long

curved hook with a broa d excava te_ma in shank and an infer io r broa d too th or projection

having pa r a llel sides .

Descr ibed from 9 o7's 4 Q s rea red from la rvae feed ing on B etu la m

’

g r a .

La rva . Aver a g e leng th when fu l l . g rown 38 mm. Color g reenish -

g r a y before

la s t mo l t with a wh itish med ic—dor sa l,

a nd a n undu la ting su lphur—yel low subd orsa lline , more or less d is tinct . After la s t mo lt vinous -brown without the d or sa l lines .

Spa r sely covered (hea d and leg s included ) w ith shor t wh ite or g r a y ha ir s a r ising from

pa le papillae and thickes t a t sides and subvent r a l ly , so a s to g ive a somewh a t g a s t ropa

chifo rm a spect . The g ener a l sur fa ce of the bod y which a ppea rs smoo th to the na k ed eye

4 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc .

~VOL. VII. Ma y

nniformly g r ay , cr ossed by a slig h t ly d a rk er s . t . sh a de,

ou twa rd ly determina te'

and

somewha t d ent a te. Second a ries a nd abdomen uniformly mouse -

g r a y . B enea th ,

whitish g r a y ; prima ries r a ther d a rk er th roug h cent re .

Expands inch . 34 mm. Hab.

‘ New Jersey .

Th is is thefirs t species of th is g enus h i ther to d iscovered in ou r fa una .

Dema s is cha r acter i z ed by na k ed eyes ; soft membraneous tong ue ; un

a rmed leg s ; and by ha ving the a ccessory ce l l Of pr ima r ies on a s ta lkbeyond the d isca l cel l .

The type Of the present species is in Mr . G ra ef’s co l lect ion .

'B on l o l o ch a u n lbr a l i s , n ._

sp . Color even,d u l l

, _smok y brown, pr im.

a r ies fleck ed with sca t tered violet sca les , mos t numerous j us t beyond the t .p . line and

a t the apex . T . a . line sca rcely d iscernible, broa d d iffuse,h a r d ly d a rk er than g r ound

co lor , th r ice scol loped In its cour se . T .p . line d is tinct , d a rk , outwa rd ly sha ded by a

na r row white line, and a few viole t sca les . S . t . line very fa int ly t r a ceable a s a z ig z a g

pa le line.

' A r ow,of termina l bla ck do ts . Stigma ta obso le te ; the sma l l punctiform

orbicu la r only visible .

~

Stecond a r ies evenly co lored , imma cu la te . Benea th immacu la te,

somewha t paler g r ound color above .

Expands I . 1 2 inch . 29 mm. Ha d Flor id a .

Th is species is very d ist inct from a ll o thers heretofore descr ibed,In

ma cu la t ion and‘

wing form ; to a cer ta in extent connect ing 5 011101011111 wi thHypena . The pr ima r ies wh i le norma l ly wide, ha ve _

the apices acu te, and

s l ig h t ly p roduced , wh i le the second a r ies a re propor t iona tely la rg er . than

in the other species Of the g enus It is perhaps nea r es t to the [ar ia /11 .1

va r iety Of decepz‘dlzlr

,but d iffers from it and indeed

.

a ll others, in the out

wa r dly Obl ique cu rve Of the t .p. l ine .

One 9 specimen furnished the type.

H y p e n a d e c o r a t a ,n .

_

sp . Pr ima ries of a yel lowish-br own g round colon ,

with t r ansver se lines and subapica l sha de d a rk er,more bla ck ish ; a pa ler whitish

sh a de beyond the t .p . line,and above the subapica l d a r k er sh ade . Along the cos ta

,

there is a series of na r row bla ck lines , which a re t r a ceable entirely a cross the wing ,

thoug h , except in the white sh a de , they a re nowhere a s d is tinct a s on the_

cos ta . T . a .

line pa le , sh a ded with d a rk brown, with a d is tinct a cu te ou twa rd ang u la t ion on the

medianvein . In the med ian spa ce the cell is d a rk er and there is a d istinct bla ck d a shconnecting the s tigma t a , which a re represented ,

the orbicula r by a r ound tuft , and the

reniform by a na r row line, Of r a ised sca les . Ano ther d istinct]

:tuft of r a ised sca les in thesubmed ian spa ce nea r the t .p . line . The t .p . line is bla ck i'sh ; s tr a ig h t from cos ta to thesubmed ian spa ce , where it forms one broa d , sca rcely a cu te tooth .

‘Beyond , the white?

sh a des'

off Into the g r ound color to outer ma r g in,inter rupted by the punctiforms . t . line

and the subapica l bla ck sh a de. Second a r ies uniformly smok y . Benea th , _p sm

'

ok y .

Pr ima r ies with the disca l dot , a t r ansver se line and termina l shade , da r k er , and two .

sma l l cos ta l do t s nea r apex bluish wh ite . Second a r ies with a d isca l d a rk er t r ansver se line

[May 1884 . BULLET INBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . VI I. 5

Expa nd s L ag inches, 3 3—to

'

36 -mm. f l ab. Ca l. Vane.

In w ing form th is species is c lose to H ca ly'

orm'

r a Beh r . d iffer inghowever in ma cu la t ion . The specimens Of bo th species va ry w ide ly ing round color , in the d is t inctnes s Ofma cula t ion,

a nd in the cou rse Of the

ord inary l ines .

' The t . p. l ine however is cons tant,and serves to a t Once

d is t ing u ish the species . In m l zf or nz'

m th is l ine is inwa rdly Obl ique, and

in the submed ian space ma k es a'

long a cute inwa r d ang u la t ion,wherea s

in the present form ,the l ine is nea r ly s t ra ig h t and the ang u la t ion is 0111

‘

wam’. It can not be confounded w i th e i ther Of the o ther descr ibed

spec ies and need not therefor e bed is t ing u ished from them. Bo th sexes

a re in Mr . Hy . Edwa r d ’s co l lect ion.

H e l i a bo r e a l i s n . sp . P r ima ries g lis tening br ownish bla ck,imma cu la te .

Second a r ies pa ler a lso imma cu la te. Benea th d a rk a sh -

g r a y , Imma cula te .

Expand s .75 inch . . 20 mm, Ha é . Ma ine,N. Y.

,D. C.

A r a ther common species , c lose ly a l l ied to 11161 7211111 bu t ent i re ly imma cu la te and uni formly sma l ler . It be long s to the g enus P seua

’a g losm Of

Mr . G rote,w h ich can be reg a rded onlva s a sect ion Of l ife/111 (Epz'

z eux z'

r H 6. )H .

‘

o c c i d en t a l i s new va r . Of l u b r ic a l i s . L a rg er , pa le r and more

evenly co lo‘

red than the type form . The white lines and sha des a re br oa d . d is tinct and

sha rply ou t lined ; the usua l d a rk lines obsole te: no t d a rk e r “

than the g round co lor . Sec

ond a r ies a lso pa ler th r oug hou t than in the t ype fo rm.

Expand s I 4 inches . H ab. Ca l if. Vanc.

Al thoug h in g ener a l Opposed to the who lesa le crea t ion Of va r iet ies,

ve t thi s form. is somuch la rg er , mo re. evenly colored a nd so cons ta nt in

the d is t r icts in wh ich it occur s , tha t it is ent i t led to be cons idered a t lea s ta s a g eog ra ph ica l “

r a ce”

o r va r ietv, and to remove a ll tempta t ion to de

scr ibe it a s a spec ies , I g ive it a va r ieta l name .

Severa l spec imens a re in Mr . Hy . Edwa rd’

s co l lect ion.

Z a h c l o g n a t h a ob s o l e t a ,n . sp . Above , unifo rm d a rk obscure br own

or smok y . Prima ries w ith a fa ir ly d is tinct broad , up r ig h t , s t ra ig h t t . a . line, which is

outwa rd-ly d iffuse a nd ind efinite , a nd inwa rd lv dete rmina te . The reniform is veryfa int ly ind ica ted by d a rk er sca les ,

'

and the t .p . line is t r a ceable by minute bla ck ishtufts of sca les . S . t . line visible a s a fa int pa le sha de. Second a r ies imma cula te. B enea th

,

a sh—g ra y , powd ered w ith ochr eous sca les . Second a ries w ith a d a r k d isca l do t and twoindistinc t d a r k e r lines .

Expand s inch, 3 2 mm . Ha d . Vermont .

A s ing le Q specimen ta k en by Mr . C. H . Rober ts a t Manchester,

Vermt .

,Aug . 3 ,

-

1 883 .

The spec ies is nea r ly a l l ied to Z . laewg a‘

ta G r t . and may eventua l lyprove to be a va r iety of

"

it ; the d a rk smok y- brown co lor a nd lack of de

fini te ma rk ing s , a s compa red Wi th the br ig ht ye l low o r ochreous co lors

6 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII . Ma y

and d is t inct ma cu la t ion Of the type, a re qu ite wi thin the rang e Of va r ia t ionin the g enus : the ma cu la t ion where t r a ceable 18 ident ica l wi th tha t of

[ca p /g uma nd the cha r a cter ist ic t . a . l ine is d is t inct in the specimen befo reme . It bea rs prec ise ly tha t re la t ion to w g a fa tha t is borne by 1111111111a 11

'

s

and ma r cz’

a’

el zhea,to oc/z r ez

'

pmm'

s and s tand s on the same foot ing a s a

va l id species , wi th the two former .

H e t e r o g r a m nna p a l l i g e r a ,n . sp . P a le cla y yel low or lu teous

,

t r ansver se lines a nd termina l sh a de ,d a rk er . T . a . line na r row

,ou tw a rd ly curved ,

sinua te. T .p . line na r row ,d enticula te or crenula te ; ang ula te ou tw a rd ly . on cos t a

,

thence s ligh t ly Oblique to the inner ma r g in . A d a rk t r ansverse shade th rough the

med ian spa ce close to p . t . line . Th rou gh the d a rk termina l spa ce , the pa le s . t . line .

Benea th pa ler , fa int ly r epr oducing ma cu la tion of upper side . In t he Q the stigma ta

a re Obso lete ; in the 07‘ they a re dis tinct , moder a te in siz e,conco lorous and broa d ly

r ing ed with d a rk er y el low .

Expands .80 inches,2 1—1 3 mm . Hab. Ca l. Fla .

Va r ies considefi bly in d ep th Of g round co lor,the ma les be ing a s a

r u le d a rk er than the ,fema les

,and the F lor ida specimens , d a r k er a nd

somewha t sma l ler tha n those from Ca l ifornia . It seems no t uncommon

whe re found , a nd fl ies ea r ly . One F lor id a spec imen bea r ing the d a te

Ma rch 3 . Types 6‘and Q in my co l lect ion , o thers in Mr . Hy . Edwa rd

'

s

(Ca l ifornia ) and Prof. C. V. R i ley’

s (Flor id a ) co l lect ion. The la t ter ta k enby Mr . Koebele .

Th is insect is per fect ly cong ener ic wi th P lz a /aenopfia rz a r ur z’

g emz .

Mr . GrOte’

s g enus being synonymous w i th tha t OfM. Guenee,Heter o

g r amma mus t be hera fter used for bo th spec ies .

H int s on Spr ing Collect ing .

It is a t this sea son tha t co l lect ing under s tones is mos t profitable .

Many of the hyberna ted spec ies a re now found,

a nd many spec1es tha t

ha ve ju s t left the pupa . Many minu te forms a lso tha t a t other sea sons of

the yea r a re sca rce,a r e now plent ifu l , if they a re bu t ca reful ly soug ht .

When t u rning s to ries,do not select only the la rg e ones

,and if you see

noth ing und er them d rop and lea ve them ; but a lso t a k e sma l ler,fia t

s tones , pick them up and ca refu l lyexamine the i r reg u la r i t ies and crevices .

Many spec ies wh ich esca pe Observa t ion in other ways a re thus found . Iha ve known a fie ld to be g one Over and noth ing bu t common s tuff found ,

a nd to be revis i ted ha lf an hOur la ter a nd doz ens Of g ood species co l lected .

The r ea son wa s . th e la s t co l lector wa s ca refu l and sea rched closely ; the.fir st wa s in a hu r ry, d es ired to cover a la rg e ter r i tory and found only la rg er.a nd common forms . CHAS . FUCHS .


'

soc . voL .

“

VII. Ma y

Eyes s t rong ly g r anu la ted .

P ro thor ax p luridenta te on the side .

Third antenna l joint very long . ERGATINI.Hea d sma l l

Thi rd a ntenna l joint moder a te . hea d la r g e MALLODONTINI;Mand ibles 07‘ not long er than hea d Mall

'

odon.

Mand ibles 07‘much long er than head St'

enodontes ,

Pr othor ax pa rcidenta te a t the side .

Me t a thor acic epimer a pa r a l lel .Antennae filiform DEROBRACHINLHind femor a deep ly su lca te benea th ; punctured Derobrachfi

'

s ,

Hind femor a less deep ly su lca te ; severa l shor t eleva ted r id g es

on inner surfa ce Or thosomg ,

Antennae imbr ica te

Thor ax with three a cute teeth a t side

Tho r ax with a Sing le d is tinc t tooth a t side

Meta tho ra cic epimera na r rowed behind

P ro tho r ax very ha iry ; a sing le a cute tooth a t Sides . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Eyes finely g r anula ted .

P rothor a x t r a pez oid a l ; smooth ; obtusely too thed nea r ba se

P r o tho r ax r oug h ly punc tured ; a cute ly toothed behind midd le .

ERGATES , Ser v.

The only g enus in ou r fa una belong ing to the t r ibe Pro

thorax broa d and finely punctu red in na r rower, sculptu re,very coa rse

sma l l teeth of la tera l ma rg in long er , more a cu te in Q . Hea d sma l l , e y esreniform ; antennae s lender , I I jo inted

,two th ird s the leng th o f the body

in ha lf the leng th of the body in'

Q roug h w i th e leva ted punctu res .

Por iferous spa ces on 3d jo int sma l l , inconspicuous , on the'

und er surfa ce

nea r the d ista l end , g rad ua l ly becoming la rg er , unt i l the outer joints become ent i relypor iferous and ir reg u la r ly ret icu la ted wi th fine eleva tedl ines , forming e long a te ce l ls , which

'

a re much less d is t inct or

[

scarcelyvis ible in Ou r s ing le species is

E. spiculatus Lee . Journ. Ac . N. S . Phila . ,

ser . 2 , II , 1852 , p . 1 10 2 Proc . Ac .

Phil . VII . 2 18 ; Entom. Rept . 1857, p . 59, pl . 2 . fig . 9a . 07‘

ca lifor nicus , White

Long ie . ,VII , l , p . 37 ; La cor

'

d . Gen. Col . 1869, p . 96 , note 3 ; Q sp iculij er , Whiteloc . cit .

, p . 39.

Prionus.

Homaesthesis.

TRAGOSOMINI..Tragosoma .

PECILOSOMINI.. Sphenosthetus.

Elater opsis .

[Ma y 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . v'

OLf. VII .

“

The spec ies is bla ck ish o r black ish - brown,the e lyt ra of l ig h ter brown

a nd in Q frequent ly wit h ye l low ish t ranspa rent spa ces . Leng th I . 75 to

inches, 55

- 63 mm. Hab. Pacifi c Slope and N. Mex .

STENODONTES ,Serv

The occu r rance of S . in sou thern Flor id a r equ i res thea dd i t ion of th is g enus to ou r fa una . As defined by Servi l le (Ann. Fr ,

183 2, p . 1 7 3 ) it d iffer s from Ma lloa’oiz in the mand ibles wh ich a re g lab

rou s , and in the 6‘much long er than the

_

hea d,

and in the antennae

wh ich a re long er , rea ch ing in\the CF two th ir d s the leng th of the insecta nd abou t ha lf in the Q . The species is

S. mandibular-is Fab. (P r ionus ) , Sys t . El . t . 2 , p . 26 1 ; ews er tus Oliv . Ent . t . 4.

p . 1 7, pl . VIII , fig . 3 1 .

The insect is d a rk brown ,head and tho rax mo re bla ck ish

, elyt rasomewha t pa ler . Ea s i ly d is t ing u ished by it s very la rg e s i z e and the pro

minent mand ibles of the The species is not common in co l lect ions,

a nd is confined in ou r fa una to Sou thern Fla . Sou thwa rd it is more

common. Leng th to 3 . 25 inches , 6 5— 84 mm . Hab. Sou thernFlor id a .

MALLODON Ser v

Th is g enus a lso cont a ins species of la rg e s i z e wi th the s ides of the

prothora x a rmed wi th numerous sma ll teeth . . The head is compa r a t ivelyl a rg e, the eyes s t rong ly g ranu la ted , d is tant , t ransverse, feebly ema rg ina te.

Antennae a re s lender not exceed ing ha lf the leng th of the body in the CFand shor ter in the Q . The s exua l d ifferences a re wor thy of note . The

prothor a x in the 5‘ is nea r ly quad ra te, densely punctured ,

wi th smooth

sepa ra te fa cets , wh i le in the Q it is na r rowed in front,more coa r se ly

punctured towa rd s the s ides and uneven on the d isk . The species may

be d is t ing u ished by the fo l low ingSYNO PTIC TABLE o r MALLODON,

by (e. H . HORN, M. I) .

Ma nd ibles nea r ly hor iz onta l , p r o long ed in the su tu r a l a ng le of ely t r aspiniform in both sexes .

Meta thor a cic epis terna w ith inner ou t line conca veMet a thor a cic epis terna with inner

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ou t l ine s t ra ig h t

Mand ibles ver tica l , hea d somewha t defl'

exed ; sutu r a l ang lespinifo rm Cf ,r ounded Q

Thor ax ver y d ecid ed ly ser r a te . melanopus ,

Thor ax r a ther c renu la te than se r r a te ser rulatus.

M, mandibular is Gemin . Col . Heft . X,

_

18752 , p . 254; g na thoHLee . Pr oc . Ac .

Phila . 1858, p. 8 1 ; deiufiig er Lee . 1873 , Cr o tch Check Lis t , p . 82 .

This species is recog niz ed by Lacord a ire a s forming a d ist inc t ‘

g enus

10 BULLETINBRoov NENTOM. soc . VOL. VII. Ma y

No/fiopleu r us . In the C? the meta s ter'

r‘

rum ha s two la rg e dense ly vi l lousspaces , in the Q the same po r t ion is clothed w i th long soft pubescence.

Co lor,unifo rm brown va ry ing wi th ind ivid ua ls . From da ryr lomus it s

nea r a l ly , it d iffer s fu r ther by the la ck or the br ig h t thora cic facets,by

ha ving the pos ter ior ang les obl iquely and broa d ly ema rg ina te, so tha t a

prominent ang le is formed before the ba se, and ano ther a t the ba se i tself,

and fina l ly by the more s lender mand ibles having a s t rong too th nea r t ip

and being only spa r sely p i lose interna l ly . Leng th to inches,

30—45 mm. Herb. Sou thern Sta t es .

M, dasystomus Sa y , j ou rn . Ac . Phil . II I, 3 26 ; Lee . Journ. Ac . Phil . I852 , 1 1 2 ;

melanop us i H a ld . 07‘Tr ans . Am . Phil . Soc . X

, 3 1 ; ? deg ener a tus Thoms . Revis . 95;

cos tula tus Lec . Journ. Ac. Phil . , ser . 2 ,II

,1852 , p . 1 1 1 ; sp iniba rbe i Ha ld Q . Tr a ns .

Am. Phil . Soc. X , p . 3 1 .

The co lor is much pa ler than in the p receed ing ; bes ides the d i fferences noted under th is species ha s t he under su r fa ce of

hea d much less deeply exca va ted,and the g u la r ma rg ins a re much less

e leva ted . The g enae a lso a re ema rg ina te , wh i le in ma nd z'

bu lur z} they a re

broa d ly rounded . Leng th to 2 inches, 30

—50 mm . fl a b. Sou th . St .

M, melanopus L inn. Sy s t . Na t . ed . XII, p. 623 ; Oliv . Ent . IV,

6 6, p . 18. pl. 12 ,

fig . 46 ; cr enula tus Drur y , Ill . II, Ind . I, p . 86 , p l . 38, fig . 2 ; 051131963 Sa y , Journ. Ac .

Phil. III, 1823 , p . 3 27 ; Lee . Jou rn. Ac . Phil . ser . 2 . II , p . I I I ; biimp r es s um H a ld,

Tr ans . Am . Phil . Soc . X,1847, p . 3 3 ; s imp licicolle Ha ld , l . c . Dupont , Dej . Ca t . ,

3d cd . , p . 342 .

In th is species the t ibiae a re d ensely c i lia ted'

on the infer io r edg e,and it wa s th is cha ra cter tha t ind uced Say to name the species cz

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lzfer .

O therwis e sufficient ly d ist ing u ished in the synops is . The co lo r is veryda rk brown—a lmos t bla ck , Leng th to inches

, 45—5c mm .

H a d. Flor id a , Ark . Tex.

M‘ ser rulatus Lec : , Pr oc. Ac . Phil . 1854, p . 82; Arcan . Na t . 1859, p . 1 27,'

pl . 13 , fig . 5.

Rea d i ly d is t ing u ished from a ll the others by the cha ra c ters g 1ven In

the synops is . Bes ides be ing cr enu la te r a ther t han d enta te,the ma rg in of

the thora x is a lso ra ther less r efiexed than in the preceed ing species .

Leng th 1 . 75 inch , 45 min. Han. Texa s . ColOI brown.

M a ng ula r z’

s Lec . Crotch Check Lis t p . 83 is no t descr ibed andmus t be d ropped . It Is S lenoj onfes damz

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com z

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r Fab.

DEROBRACHUS , Se“ )

Two species from the Sou the rn Sta tes and Ca l ifornia a re conta inedin th is g enus . The form is more s lend er than in the pr eceed ing . The

mand ibles a re acu te,hor iz onta l , a nd a l ik e in bo th sexes . The a ntennae

a re I I jo inted,nea r ly filiform in the fema le

, th ick er a t the ba se In the

12 ' BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . VII. Ma y'

1884. ]

Edit or ’

s Dep a r tmen t .

Excur sions , It h a s been th e cus tom of th e B r ook lyn Ent omo log ica l Societyfor sever a l y ea r s p a s t , t o h a ve an annua l excur sion or fi eld meetin g , ea r ly in

sp r ing Th es e excu r sions wer e so popu la r , and t h e a t tend an ce wa s so la r g e ,

th a t for th e comin g s ea son a s er ies of excu r sion s h a s been a r r ang ed , und er th e

ch a r g e of va r iou s member s of th e Societ y . At th e Ap r il meet ing a p r og r amme

wa s a d opt ed ,and t he fol lowing d a tes and p la ces wer e fixed upon

Ma y 11 , St a t en Is land Mr . A. C . Week s .

30, Clifton , N. J (Annu a l Excur s ion ) Mr . J . B . Smith .

June 8,For t L ee , NJ . .Mr . Geo . Gra d e .

22, Rock a wa y ,L . I .

, (Sea sh or e col lect ing ) Mr . J . B . Smith .

July 4, Clifton ,1 : Mr . Geo . D. Hu ls t .

6 , F la tbu sh ,L . I . , Mr . F . Tepper .

Au g . 17 , For dh am and Wes t Fa rms , N, Y ,Mr , C‘reo . Gra d e .

Th e fi r s t excur sion , un d er th e ch a r g e of Mr . Week s , wil l be t o Ga r r et t son ’s

St a ten Is land . L ea ving N. Y. fr om Foot of Wh it eh a l l St . (Sou th shor e ) a t 9 A.M.

Th e col lecting will be in th e wood s t o the Sou th of t h e R . R . St a t ion .

Th e s econd excur sion ,Ma y 30, is th e annua l fi eld meet ing of th e Society ,

and will be und er th e ch a r g e of th e P r es id ent , Mr . J. B Smith . Lea ve N. Y,

via Er ie R R . on th e fi r s t t r a in after 8 A.M .

,and t h e col lect ing t o be d one in th e

fi eld s , wood s , and sh r ubber y t o the sou th ea s t of th e R R . s t a tion . Oth er d a t es

wil l be publish ed in a fut ur e number . Fr om t he int er es t manifes ted , it is ex

pected th a t t h e a t tend ance a t th es e fi eld meet in g s wil l be la r g e , and a ll per sons

in t er est ed in Entomolog y a r e cor d ia l ly invit ed t o a t tend, and fur th er a nd mor e

p a r ticula r d a tes ,a s t o t h ese excu r s ron , wil l be p r omp t ly and ch eer fu l ly g iven to

a ll d esir ing s ame .

The Butterflies ofMaine, by P r of . C . H . Fer na ld , d esigned for th e us e of th e

s tud en t s in th e Ma ine St a te Col leg e , and th e fa rmer s of th e St a t e . This book, of

104 p a g es , in pamph let form we h a ve j u s t r eceived fr om th e au thor . It cont a in s

a synop tic t able for th e d et ermina t ion of th e gener a an d species , and d escr ip tion sof the ima g o . and wh er e k nown ,

th e la r va l s t a g es of th e bu t t er flies k nown to occu rin Ma ine . It is ver y wel l wr it t en and is of u s e not on ly for th e limit ed publicmen t ioned in th e t it le , bu t a l so to a llNewEng land Lepid opter is t s . Acommend

able fea tur e is , th e a ccen tua t ion and d ivis ion int o sy l lables of th e s cien t ifi c names .

Almos t ea ch col lector h a s a d iffer en t p r onouncia t ion of a g iven name, a nd uni

formity is ver y d esir able . Th is is a s t ep in th e r ig ht d ir ect ion .

A les s commen d able fea tu r e , and to our view a s t ep in th e wr ong d ir ection ,

is th e a d op tion of “common

”or

“popu la r ” names for th e bu t t er flies ; in t r od u c

ing su ch n ames a s“ Th e Mormon ”

for P . z abulon ;“ Th e s leepy dusk y wing ” for

T. br iz o ;“ Th e W an d er er and “ Th e Pieba ld ”

for F. ta r guimu s et c. et c. we a r es or r y t o s ee th a t P r of . Ferna ld h a s g iven any count enance wha t ever to th is

p r a ctice .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. j une

THE GENUS CATOCALA.

By Rev. GEO. D. HULST.

In the Bu l let in of the Brook lyn Entom . Soc .

,vol. I II, pp . 2—1 3 ,

1880,wa s publ ished a n a r t icle ent it led “Rema rk s upon the Ca toca lae Of

N, A. Nor th ofMexicow i th a ca ta log ue Of the species .

The study prefa tory to the publ ish ing Of tha t a r t icle,led to an

interes t in the g enus , wh ich ha s resu l ted in cont inued[

effor t to a t ta inknowledg e of these mos t bea u t ifu l insects . At the reques t of some of myentomo log ica l fr iend s, the s tudy du r ing a few months pa s t ha s t ak en a

form look ing to the present monog raph .

The g enii s Ca toca la embra ces insects wh ich a re among the la rg est ,most showy , and mos t interes ting of theNoctu idae. The g enus is one

of theNor thern He;

misphere, is la rg e ly represented in Europe, As ia and

Amer ica , a nd very

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spa ring ly in theNor th ofAfr ica . Our own speciessu rpa ss a ll other s in number

, s iz e a ird va r iabi l i ty of co lora tion.

Of the eg g .Oi our species, we know l i t t le mo re than ha s been g iven'u s in the ca refu l and very va luable observa t ions of Prof. Geo . H ; French

ofCa rbonda le, I l ls .

“

He ha s in “ Pa pi l io" , and the Can. Ent ., g iven the

l ife h is tory of and I lia . The eg g s of these.

species verynea r ly a g ree inbeing sphero ida l in sha pe,

-

g rooved long itud ina l ly wi thmany furrows ,

-fia t tened a t apex and ba se,the fla t tened surface a t the

ba se be ing somewha t the la rg er , I ha ve ta k en eg g s from the abdomens

of cabinet spec imens of va r ious species , (nuh lar , elony mp/z a , a lt r am'

a,

pa rfa , lawy mos a ) ,‘

and found them to a g ree, so fa r a s I co’

u ld judg e ,~

wi ththe eg g s spok en of above . The eg g s r ema in unha tched , s o fa r a s Prof.

French’

s Observa t ions g o ,unt i l the fo l lowing spr ing a fter be ing la id .

W i th the poss ible except ion of nubz'

l z'

r, I fee l cer ta in t ha t no s pec ies is

double brooded . Mr . A. Koebele Of Wa sh ing ton D. C . obta ined eg g s

of in F lor id a , a s ea r ly a s Ma rch , bu t the la rvae d id no t emerg e

unt i l the fo l lowing yea r , in June, the eg g s ha ving been broug ht Nor thmean—wh i le. W i th reg a rd to elony mp/z a , a ll tes timony lea d s to the con

clus ion tha t it is no t double brooded . Nuaz'lzlvis found a t a lmos t a ll t imesa fter ea r ly summer

,and it may be t rue tha t more t han one brood Of it

a ppea r s each yea r bu t I do not bel ieve th is a t a ll p robable. The insectsunder the observa t ions Of Prof. French rema ined in the eg g s ta te from

abou t 1 80 to 250 d ays ; those o f obta ined by Mr . Koebele

ha tched only a fter 1 5 months ha d pa ssed !

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II-Ine 1884. BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . VII . 15

The egg s a ccord ing'

to Mr . Koebele a re la id in bunches Of from 1

to 10 on the ba rk Of the t ree. Of cou rse with “

their long exposu re the

la rg e major i ty a re des t royed by thei r enemies .

The y la r a a is elong a ted , taper ing towa rd s“

both end s,is g enera llv

rounded above, and somewha t fla t tened below. The hea d is g ene ra l lyfla t tened

,w ith the front nea r ly ho r iz onta l , so the mou th p a rt s a re p ro

jected forwa rd , a nd is Often d ivided a t the apex. The abdomen is g en

era lly provided'

wi th p rotuberances on'

ea ch segmen t ; is la rg es t a t the

8th segment , wh ich is ma rk ed g enera l ly wi th a_d o rsa l . lunu le o r pro tu

~

berance, a s is Often the 1 1 th .

"

Genera l ly the la rvm ha ve cu r io us s ni ffy

fr ing es running in a substigma ta l l ine , and coming next the fla t tened

por t ion Of the abdomen. Guenee seems to th ink they ma y serve thepurpose of a ss is t ing the la rva to cl ing 'mo re tenacious ly to the su r face

upon wh ich it res ts . From repea ted c bserva tions , I ha ve beenunable

to see any such u se ma d e Of them,

and mo re over they ha ve no

suck ing d isk s , and seem to be devo id ofmuscula r mobility . The la rvamay be sa id - to ha ve 16 leg s ,

’

thoug h accord ing to Prof. French’

s obs er

va tions,in the ea r l ier s tag es of la r va l h is tory , the two abdomina l pa irs a renea r ly Obso le te, and in some species a s inmz

’

cr oa ympiz a , fr a ter cula Gr t . )they rema in so, a nd in the ea r ly s ta g es may no t exist a t a ll. In a ll the

spec ies the la rvae a re semi loopers , bunching up the back in wa lk ing .

The sp i ra cles a re a s usua l ova l,

“

fr ing ed wi th ha Ir wi th in,and present , so

fa r a s I ha ve observed . no va r ia t ion .

The la rva is a rbo rea l and noctu rna l . It l ies concea led and quies

cent d ur ing the d ay under or in the crevices of the ba rk or in the g ra ss

a t“

the ba se of the t ree o r shrub on wh ich it feed s . I have no t iced tha tthe la rva Often

"

ret u rns to the same p lace of concea lment d ay a fter d ay ,

fo l lowing probably a s i lk en th rea d left a s a g u ide. The la rvae of the

same species a re somewha t va r iable du r rng the d iffer ent s tag es of development

,the hea d being compa r a t ive ly la rg er , t he body fla t ter , the seg

ments much mo re nea r ly Of the same s i z e,and the abdomina l leg s w i th

a g rea ter la tera l p roject ion in the ea r l ier s ta g es than in the fina l one .

There is a lso a decid ed va r ia t ion in co lora t ion. a iI d in the abdomina lpro tuber ances . In the same s ta g e, there is in my observa t ion much

va r iat idn i‘n ‘

the same

'

spec ies in the g round co lo r,

and in the s i z e and

d is t inctness Of thema rk ing s and pro tuberances . I be lieve the la rva is

somewha t mimet ic,

’

a nd to an extent app roxima tes the'

co lor o f th e ba rk

Of the t ree on which it feed s . The la rva ha s a t lea s t 4 mou l ts d ur ing itshis tory . Prof. Fr ench reco rd s tha t r am and ama t r zlx go throug h 5 each,

16 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. June

and [ lz’

a throug h 4 only. Th is is cer ta inly a very rema rk able va r ia t ionif it be the o rd ina ry h is tory of each Of. these species .

Bu t there is somet imes va r iabi l i ty in th is respect in the h is tory of

some Species ; I lea rn from the very va luable repor t of Prof. Lintner,of

Albany , N.Y.

,for 1 883 , tha t in Some species of Lepidoptera the fema le

g oes th roug h one more mou l t than the ma le in the la rva l s ta te. It maybe tha t th is is the ca se with the Ca lor a lw .

Many co l lecto rs in th is vicini ty , myse lfamong the number , have believed tha t the la rvae Of some s oc

‘

a lca hiberna ted,

a s very ea r ly in the

spr ing la rg e la rvae were found . Prof. French ha s c lea red Up th is mys teryby

'

Sh'

owing tha t the la rva emerg es very ea r ly , and feed ing upon the buds

before the lea ves ha ve Opened ,becomes Often nea r ly full g rown befo re

the lea ves a re much expanded .

‘ Th'

e development Of the insect d ur ingthe la rva l per iod is a lways rap id ,

ra rely if ever reach ing beyond a month.

The la rva ord ina r i ly. pupa tes under the ba rk or a t the ba se of t rees ,

or under any convenient cover .

“

It ma k es a S l ig ht cocoon p f lea ves or

fra ss and s i lk. The la rva of 721465s often g oes jus t benea th the surfa ce of

the g round to pupa t’

e . The pup a is not mo re than o rdina r i ly elong a ted ,is cyl ind r ica l , without protuberances , a nd is covered wi th a blu ish bloom.

The pupa l sta g e iS'

compara t ively leng thened , r each ing in a ll ca ses a s longa s the la r va l per iod , and the pupa o f nubz

’

lzlr h iberna tes .

The ima g o is a lmos t s t rict ly nocturna l in th is count ry, thoug h ih

s tances ha ve been not iced of vo lunta ry fl ig ht and feeding by d ay . The

ima g ines g enera l ly h ide dur ing the day under cover of ba rk,Shrubbery

and g ra ss , or sit exposed upon the ba rk Of the t runk of t rees,whose ap

pea rance they mimic wi th wonder fu l exactness . They a re ea s i ly d is tu rbed ,bu t when d is tu rbed , ra re ly fly to a g rea t d is tance, often not fur ther than

the oppos ite Side of the t ree. They feed upon the honey of flowers , andthe juices of fr u it , and a re rea d i ly tak en a t sug a r .

STRUCTURE OF THE IMAGO.

The Izea a’ is ra ther la rg e and prominent . The mouth pa r ts a re Of

the norma l noc tu id cha ra cter,wi th the tong ue s t rong , we l l deve loped

and ca pable Of reach ing to the ext remity of or beyond the thora x. The

f r omis ra the r broad and fu l l .

”The clypeus is somewha t va r iable, rang

ing from a nea r ly fla t to a decided ly conica l su rface, but w ithou t any

indenta t ions. The ey es a r e prominent , round and na k ed . Thepa lpi a re

hea vy, wel l deve loped , qu i te erect,rea ch ing well up the front . The first

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VOL. VII . June

the fema le than the ma le. The abdomen is mo re o r less tufted in a ll

the species , on the ant er ior segments . The spir a cles a re a s usua l, ova l

l inea r . The g énz'

ta l or g a ns a re very prominent a nd ma rk ed in the ma le ,

There is a specia l and ma rk ed mod ifica t ion of these pa r ts in the va r rous

Spec ies of the g enus . The supra- ana l c la sper is na r rowed and extended

,

and on the end is cu rved downwa rds , forming a s t rong corneous hook ,

la tera l ly somewha t wing ed . In some species , th is hook is more curvedthan in o thers . The la tera l pla tes a re subject to g rea t and r ema rk ablemod ifica t ions . Except in nnéz

'

l zlv,the c la sper is independent of the pla te .

itself, and cons is ts of a strong corneous spur , r is ing from nea r the center of

the p la te, and va ry ing very much in form. The commonest form is. a

somewha t fla t tened conica l spur , curved inwa rd s , po inted , d ivided belowinto two pa r ts, (which a re here conta ined in the membrane of

extend ing to and suppor ted by the s trong borders of the pla te i tself. In

r efikmthis Spu r is much shor ter , stou ter and more hea vy ; in Epz'

one

it is much long er , and more s lende r ; in [ha and pz’

a tr z'

x it is‘

yet long er , more s lender a nd wi th a d iflerent cu rva ture and shape ;

in c'

er og ama it is very cu r iously fla t tened and cu rved ; in Abolz’

oan the

mod ifica tion is rema rk able ; the d ivided pa r t is freed from the mem

brane of the pla te, .is g r ea t ly extend ed and cur ved,and the spu r i tself is

a lmos t Obso lete a s a spu r . In nuéz'

lz'

r,the spur , a s we l l a s the d ivided

pa r t, is enc losed in the membrane of the pla te, and the c la sper is formed

by t h e project ion of the spu r beyond the edg e of the pla te.

So fa r a s my Observa t ions ha ve g one, the fema le g eni ta l ia cor respond

in form wi th those of the typ ica lNocfuz'

a’.

From exam ina t ion of cabinet Specimens , I be l ieve,tha t the eg g s

a re not a ll fu l ly d eveloped when the, imag o emerg es . The num

ber of eg g s probably r uns up to as many a s,400 , la id by a S ing le fema le.

Prof. French ha d an ama tr zlx lay 292 .

Thef or e wing s a re la rg e, broad , t r iang u la r , somewha t a rched a longthe cos ta

,more or less po inted and. extended a t the apex. rounded

, and

very g enera l ly undu la te on the ou ter ma rg in ,somewha t conca ve on the

inner ma rg in, and sudd enly na r rowing nea r the ba se. They a re some

wha t mo re na r row, pointed , and squammose in ves t i tu r e

,in the ma le

than in the fema le. The lz z'

na’

wing s a re la rg e. undu la te o n the ou ter

ma rg in, wi th round ed apex, and wi th rounded , a lmos t Obso lete ana l

ang le , For the ma r k ing s wh ich a r e in the mam common to a ll the

species I refer to fig s . 1 7 and 1 8 of pla te I .

.The ves titur e of t/wwing s shows a va r ia t ion in the shape of the sca les

[June 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . .VII . 19

in some species , bu t I ha ve not found the va r ia t ion suffi cient ly ma rk ed to

be of va lue in the determina t ion of species or even Of la rg er g roups .

The wing s a re in or na nienio l z’

on and‘

color a tion ext ra ord ina r i ly va r iable in the same species . In fact

,in some Species , there is noth ing

'

a t

a ll of these th ing s wh ich is not subject'

to wide va r ia t ion; On the fore

wing s the g round co lor ,— the co lor and l imi ta t ions of the reniform and

subreniform spots ,—the t ransverse l ines

,—the subtermina l l ine

,—the

basa l and apica l da shes, the shad ing s of the costa l and inner ma rg insand

“

of the t . p. l ine and the reniform spot ,—' the sha d ing of the ba sa l

midd le and Ou ter Spaces , [

a re incons tant . On the h ind wing s , the bandspresent g rea t d ifferences in w id th , ou t l ine, and color . In Shor t

,every

th ing seems‘

to be incons tant in some species , and those tha t ha ve veryl it t le va r ia t ion

,a re few

,and of these

,the examples co l lected a re few.

In vena t ion the w ing s d ifler somewha t from tha t of the typica lNoctu z

'

a’. On the fore wing s , the l 5th venu le is s l ig ht ly more a dvanced to

wa rds the middle of the d isca l ce l l , Showing a g a in an a ffini ty with the

Geoméfr z'

daa The d isca l cell is very Shor t,being less than one- ha lf the

leng th of the wing . On the h ind W ing s, the vena t ron IS a fter theNoctu idtype, sa ve that the cel l is r ema rk ably shor tened , being not more than

one—th i rd the leng th of the wing . The vena t ion Of both W Ing S IS g ivenin fig s . 1 7 and 18 of pla te I .

Ther e a re,however

,a s rela t ing to vena t ion, some th ing s wh ich

ou g h t to have more than a pa ss ing interes t to the student of sys tema t icentomo log y . Upon the fore w ing s , we find extend ing inwa rd from the

ou ter ma rg in between the sth and 6 th,and 6 th a nd 7 th venu les, r ud i

menta ry venu les,wh ich however d o not r ea ch the ou ter ma rg in of the cel l ,There is a lso a rud imenta ry ve in rea ch ing ou t from the ba se

,d ivid ing

long i tud ina l ly the d isca l cel l, and extend ing beyond it , to meet the one

extend ing in from the ou ter ma rg in of the wing . On the h ind wing , thecel l

,wh ich has g enera l ly , if not a lways been cons idered Open ou t

-

wa rd ly,

is rea l ly closed , thoug h the cross vein is fa int,

and somewha t r udimen

ta ry . There is on this wing a lso,found a r ud imenta ry vein,

d ivid ing thecel l long i tud ina l .y, and extend ing towa rd s , if not rea ch ing the ou ter

ma rg in. Wi th r eg a rd to the presence of a ll these, I have no g uesses to

ma k e of a poss ible pa s t o r a poss ible fu tu re . Bu t the p resence of these

r ud imenta ry veins ca l ls to ou r mind s the vena t ion on the one hand of

cer ta in of the B oméycz'

a’ca

,and on the '

o ther'

of cer ta in of the

and sug g es ts a ffini t ies wh ich a re somewha t surpr is ing .


The h ind s wing s a re furnished on the anter ior ma rg in,near the ba se

wi th an org an,ca l led thef r enulum ,

In the ma le. it fi ts in a membra ne, project ing from nea r the cos ta,

on the under s ide of the fore w ing , undernea th which ,long i tud ina lly, it

moves freely . Th is however , is nea r ly , or qu i t e obso lete in the fema le,

and in my observa t ion does not cover the project ions of the org an.

It ha s been though t to ser ve the purpose of ho ld ing the wing s tog e ther in fl ig h t ; th is end may be served ; bu t in view of the mod ifica t ionof the o rg an in the fema le, it is more l ik ely an ins tr ument more pa r ticula r ly to k eep the h ind w ing from g et t ing above the fore Wing . The

frenu lum in the'

ma le is a s t rong corneous spine . In the fema le,

’

there

a re w i th but one except ion in my observa t ion . thr ee spines , much s lig hterand wea k er than in the ma le . I wa s much surpr ised to find how - incor r ectan idea exis ted ameng entomo log ists concerning th is o rg an of the fema le

of the Ca loca lae. Mr . St reck er in his ca ta log ue of the Bu t ter fl ies and

Moths ofN. A 1878. p. 34 , speak ing of the frenu lum of Ca lacula says"

s imple in ma le ,and fo rk ed or double in fema le.

” Mr . Grote,in the

yea rs g one by , sneered a t another, .Who wa s indoubt a s to the sex of a

Ca ioca la whose abdomen wa s want ing , say ing in effect,tha t any one who

had the lea s t knowledg e of the ana tomy of the ZVocfuz'

a’a e, wou ld know

tha t the frenu lum wa s bifid in the fema le . And so la te as Aug us t 1883 ,

(Proc. Amer . Ph i l . Soc . XXI, pp. r 3 5 he says of the

“they ha ve a s imple frenu lum,

wh ich is d ivided, (not

‘double’) in thefema le . The fa cts a re, so fa r a s the Ca toca la e a re concerned

,the frenu

lum is simp le and s ing le in the ma le,but in the fema le it is not fork ed .

d ivided , double, or bifid ,

'

bu t the only proper way to express it is tha t

there a re in the fema le three frenu la ;—for the spine . is the frenu lum,and

there a r e three of these. The re is an a dapt ion of the m ug to r ece ive thesp ine ; bu t the name mus t a t ta ch to the sp ine, and not to a sect ion . of

thew ing i tself.I found one Q g r a a

’

lzlr with four frenu la , bu t th is IS the only ins tance of hund red s examined ,

tha t I have found among the Ca tion /a). I

have never seen one with‘

two only . These frenu la can not,it seems to

_

me,be look ed upon a s specia l iz ed nervu les , a s in the fema le ea ch one is

set in a sor t of a sock et , and in no ca se is the o rg an a continua t ion of

any nerve in the wing i tself.1

Of the frenu la of the Ca loca la e fema les,the ba sa l one is g ener a l ly the.

shor tes t and mos t erect ; the two o thers a re of nea r ly the same leng th ,

22 BULLETIN'

BROOKLYNENTOM: SOC . VOL. VII . June

The middle iiéia e a pa r t from the pa i r of g rea t spur s , a re a lways sp inula ted ; g ener a l ly much more hea vi ly in the Ca iabapla ,

than in the Ca toea la

g roup .

The lz ina’iiéia e a re somet imes spinu la ted , somet imes not . Always

and g enera l ly hea vi ly , in the Ca labapia , not at a ll, or bu t s l ig h tly, in the

Ca ioea la g roup. Many of the fo re t ibiae a re hea vi ly covered »w ith long ha i rson the inner s ide . So a lso on the midd le t ibiae, wh ich on the ma les

,in

many species form la rg e tufts . Th is however , is s imply a tendency , veryfrequent ly found among the lowerNoe/melee. After d i l ig ent and repea ted

sea rch , wi th a compound microscope, on sco res of d enuded leg s , I _

hav_e

not yet found the fa intest sug g es t ion of the scent org ans spok en ofby Prof.

Lintner in his Repor t , p . 7 1 a s found “a t the upper pa r t of the second

pa i r of t ibiae.

”

The ta r s i pr esfi‘it no specia l mod ifica t ions . In leng th , a s is usual

,

they va ry a s compa red w i th ea ch other . I ha ve found a cu r ious monst ro

sity in the ta r s i of the fore leg of a specimen of censor s . At the'jo int

be low the second segment from the t ibia,

- two segments proceed ,forming

a double leg a t the end .

The claws present ma rk ed and surpr is ing va r ia t ion. In the g rea ter

number of the species , they a re s ing le, ra ther stou t,a nd cu rved s t rong ly

downwa rd . From th is they rea ch! one way to the s lender semicircu la rclaw ofMes sa lina . and the other way , to the form found in a a h/is

,elo

ny mp/z a , and g r a cilis , where the curve becomes a lmos t rectang ula r on

the ou ter edg e, and on the inner side'

there is d eveloped a_

thin ang u la rmembrane, (the counterpa r t of tha t in the

'

claw of the lowerg iving a d is t inct ly bifid appea rance. The re is a l so a d ifference in wha tmay be ca l led the hee l of the claw. In elem/”min, g r a d /is )it is obso lete ; in zlfer r a lina it is s t rong ly p rominent . I refer tothe proper

fig u res of the pla te.

POSITION OF THE GENUS .

In view of wha t ha s been a l rea dy sa id,it wi l l be seen tha t from a l

most every po int of view,the g enu s occup ies a pos i t ion between the

typica lNociuia’ and Geomez‘er . In my opinion, it is nea r er the la t ter,

than the former . And wh i le,on the ba s is of vena t ion

,it

_

mus t yet be

cla ssed among theNoctu idae, it oug h t to be placed closer to the foot

of the l ist than it is ; very close to, if not by the s ide ofYps ia

[June 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM.. SOC . VOL . VII . 23

a ud its a l l ies,and these wi th Euelz

'

a’ea oug h t to be a lmost

,if not qu i te a t

the end of the A7oez‘uia’a e.

LIMITATIONS OF THE GENUS.

The most of Lep idopter is ts probably a re a g reed , tha t many of the

d ivis ions ca l led g enera a re a r t ificia l . Bu t it"

IS perhaps just a s fu l lya g reed , tha t th is oug h t not to be the ca se

,and tha t the effor t shou ld be ,

to free ou rselves from th is unscient ific method a s soon a s poss ible. W itha ll the g a ps tha t ex is t in na tu re

,there su r ely is no rea son why , even

thoug h many g enera mus t be ve ry la rg e, there shou ld be the mak ing.

of

g ener a for a ccommod a t ions sak e . The ba s ing of g enera on compa ra t ived ifferences on ly, a s is the '

ca se so la rg ely in the R/zopa loeer a ,the Sp/z ing es ,

the Del/0121’s,

and e lsewhere, is only a confess ion of ig norance, and oug h t

not to countena nced any long er . It may be wel l to t ry to map ou t in

our d ivis ions , the probable development of the pa st in na tu re,bu t in the

Z epia’op/em ,

th is can, sa ve in close a l l ies,be only wi ld ly g uessed a t . The

h is tory of na ture in the Lepz’

a’opier a , s ince . per haps a s fa r ba ck a s the

Ca rboniferous a g e, ha s probably been d ownwa rd in the ma in,not up

wa r d . The ca ta clysms of the pa s t ha ve brok en‘

the.

threa d of k insh ip ,beyond the poss ibi l i ty of recog ni t ion. And , (wha tever ou r bel ief in evo lat ion, ) so fa r a s h is tory and exper ience g o, na tu re is unchang ing . It is wis

dom we th ink , toma p ou t a s bes t we can,na tu re a s we find

‘

it,and ma ke

d ivis ions only a s we find them in na ture . Gener ic d is t inct ion shou ld beba sed on s t r ucture only, and shou ld extend t i l l a brea k is found in na tur e.

The g enu s P apilio is a ca se in point . Its species a re very widely va r iant ;bu t it is a s imposs ible na tu ra l ly to d ivid e it , so fa r a s present k nowledg eg oes , a s it is to d ivide na t ions na tu ra l ly by pa ra l lels of la t i tude .

But wha t wi l l const i tute a na tu ra l disrl

inct ion sufficient ly ma rk ed to

wa r rant a g enus? Here rs where the d ifficu l ty comes in. There is

wi thou t doubt g rea t loss , where g enera a r e mu l t ip l ied ; there is ha rd ly lessloss , where they a re too few. The midd le pa th is , a s in mos t ca ses , the

‘

sa fes t . Let a g enus . ha ve a g ood va l id s t ructu ra l rea son for exis t ing ,and let it be the du ty of the one who a ffi rms the need , to prove it , no t

the d u ty of the one who denies,to pr ove ther e is no va l id g round for it .

On th is ba s is,a fter thoroug h exam ina t ion and s tudy, thoug h not

w i thou t a consciousness . tha t in one ca s e,much can proper ly be sa id

a g a ins t it , I ha ve conc luded to fo l low Mr . j ohn B . Smi th in his “ Synopsis of theNoctu idae ofN. Bul l . Brook lyn Ento. Soc. Vol. V,

Ju ly1882

, pu tt ing P a r t/2mm,Al/oir i a

,and Andr ews ia ,

under Ca ioea la,a s not


g ener ica l ly d is t inct . Notw i ths tand ing the sug g es t ion of so eminent a n

a u thor ity a s Dr . Speyer , tha t M s s a lina, (B elf r ag iema ) is g ener ica l ly _

d istinct from Ca foea la . and no twi ths tand ing on th is sug g es t ion, Mr . G rote

crea ted the g enus Andr ewr ia for it, I fa i l to see any g ood r ea son why it

shou ld be sepa ra ted even subg ener ica llv. The only ba s is of sepa ra t ionso fa r known is the sha pe of the fore wing s ; bu t the d ifference is so

s l ig ht , tha t I am confident no one cou ld tel l the d enuded fore

wing of the ma le,from tha t of any Ca io. a lez of l ik e s i z e. It may be,

when the la r va is d iscovered , tha t it may be so aber rent a s to wa r rant

g ener ic sepa r a t ion but no t unt i l then . If the la rva a g rees w i th the g enera lform of the la rvae of the Ca /oea lce

,the insect can be noth ing bu t a t rue

Ca ioea la .

W i th reg a rd to Elony mplz a there is no t the s l ig h test g round fo r a se

pa ra te g ener ic reference . Guenee g ives a s his rea sons for reta ining Hub

ner’

s d ivis ion “the co lor of the wing s benea th ,

the pa lpi , a nd the fa ct

tha t the la rva 18 not fu rnished wi th la tera l fr ing es .

"

Of thepa lpi , inanother p la ce, he says ,

“

pa lpi verv a scend ing ,a rched , a l it t le hea vy, the

second jo int na rrow,smooth ly squammose

,the th i rd long , l inea r , sha rp

"

.

The fi rst po int mig ht serve for spec ific r eference,never for g ener ic : the

second , conce rning the pa lpi , ha s no s tand ing wha tever ; a fter denud ingand examining hund red s of spec ies , and ma k ing d rawing s of many wi th the camera

,I am prepa red to say the pa lp i do not

d iffer from those of other Ca loea /ce,and in the po ints ind ica ted a re not

more ma rk ed than some o thers (amiea ,er a z

‘a eg i, pr a eela r a Wi th

reg a rd to the th ird po int , the la r va l fr ing es , th is is l ik e ly t rue of others of

the sma l ler spec ies , a nd even if t rue of th is a lone ,wou ld ha ve no g ener ic

or subg ener ic va lue . Allotr ia ha s no excuse for rema ining a s a g enus .

W ith reg a rd toNuéil zlr , there is, I freely a dm i t , va l id g round for a

d ifference of opinion. The co lor a t ion of the h ind wing s, a t once is a

ma rk,bu t co lora t ion ha s not necessa r i ly even specific va lue. The wing s

a re s l ig ht ly more po inted , bu t in no other ca se is th is thoug h t to be of

g ener ic or subg ener ic va lue. The body of the fema le is s trong lyk eeled , bu t th is is a cha r acter in less deg ree of ‘

other Ca toea /ce . The insecth iberna tes in the pupa l s ta te, and often g oes benea th the g round to pu

pa te, bu t in no o ther g enus , is th is thoug h t wor thy a moment s not ice,a s

a ba s is for even subg ener ic sepa ra t ion. These a ll a fford no g round for

any sepa r a t ion ; bu t there is a ma rk ed d iffer ence in the g eni ta l ia of the

ma le,unk nown heretofore however

,wh ich may be by some thoug h t a

va l id ba s is for g ener ic refer ence. Bu t st r uctura l d ifferences wh ich a re

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII . June .18.84 ]

fo r widely d iffer ing opin ions concerning spec ific va lues . Some - rules

look ing to de term ina t ion can sa fely be k ept in mind ; fi rs t , tha t a spec iesund er d iffe r ing cond i t ions of food , t empera ture, and

“

humid i ty, wi l l showva r ia t ions , and under these cond i t ions , w i l l breed t rue to the form thus

necess it a ted ; second , the exis tence of interg rades, proper ly proves spec ificident i ty ; th ird , wha t is known to be t rue of one species , is a va l id ba s isfor de termina t ion conce rning a k ind red spec ies . Under the fir s t r u le,we may leg it ima tely expect the spec ies wes t of the g rea t pla ins to va rymore than those ea s t . It ha s been one of the ma rvels of Lepidopterolog yto me tha t jus t a s soon a s the Missour i R iver is rea ched , insects cea se to

va ry , and every new form in tha t wonderfu l count ry must,by necess ity,

be judg ed a new spec ies ; wh i le ord inarilv wi th the humid i ty of Oreg on,

and the deser t d ryness ofAr iz ona ; the in tense hea t of the la t ter reg ion,

and the bit ter co ld ofMontana ; the h ig h mounta ins of Colora do , Uta h ,

and Ca l ifo rnia , and The ext reme depress ion of So u thern Ca l ifornia,it

wou ld seem consta ncy in the s i z e and appea ra nce of species wou ld be

imposs ible . The second ru le is universa l to a ll na tu re in it s a ppl ica t ion,and it is the d u ty of those who cla im interg ra des a re hybrids , to provethe i r cla ims . Wi th reg a rd to the thi rd r u le, we wi l l exp la in ; e. g . Prof.

French ha s ra ised bo th fo rms of e

‘

zma ir ix from the eg g s‘

of the same fe

ma le ; then the presence, .o r absence of a basa l , d isca l , o r apica l da sh , or

sha d ing ,is never to be ta k en a s ha ving spec ific v

‘

a lue,t i l l i t ' is proved to

ha ve tha t va lue bv breeding . Ag a in ,. it is k nown

,beyond doubt

,tha t

Ver r il/ia na va r ies in the co lo r of the h ind wing s , from br ig ht“

red to clear ’

ye l low. Then a s imp le d ifference from red to vellow in t he co lora t ion of

the h ind wing s does no t in any ca se,t i l l proved to do so, wa r ra nt specific ,

sepa ra t ion . The same may be sa id of the co lo r of the fr ing es, the g roundcolor of the pr ima r ies , the sha d ing wi th inthe t . p. l ine or a long the innerma rg in. Wha tever is k nown to be t rue of one species , mus t when a co r re

spondence ta k es pla ce , be cons idered t r ue of any k ind red species .

The fi rs t ea ia log ue of the Amer ica n Ca toea lmwh ich can be so ca l ledis tha t g iven by Hubner

,Ver z . pp. 276—78. Al thoug h ma k ing many

d ivis ions , to wh ich he g ives names,he beg ins wi th the black under wing s

and end s wi th the sma l l yel low ones .

The fir s t sy nops is of the species of Ca /oea lae ofN. A wa s ma de,so

fa r a s I ca n lea rn by Guenee, in his Noctuelites , Vol. VII, pp . 79—10 7 .

He there co l lected the descr ipt ions of the pa st , descr ibed new forms . and

a rrang ed them in a synops is , wi th the Ca ter er/w ofEu rope. In his a r .

[j une 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. - SO‘

C . VOL .-VII.

rang ement,he p laces the r ed und erwing s fi rs t , then the wh ite, then the

bla ck , then the la rg e yel low,and fina l ly the sma l l yel low. He p laces

P a fi benor and Allotr ia before C afoed la .

Wa lk er in t he Ca t .

'

Brit . Museum,Noctuelitae 1 1 93

—1 209, g ives asvnopsis of the Amer ican spec ies by themselves . He fo l lows the order

of Guenee. and his l ist is incorpora ted by Mor r is in his Ca ta log ue of the

Noctu idae ofN.A.

In 1 872, Mr . Grote publ ished in the Trans. Amer . Ent . Soc . Vol.

IV, pp. r —a o a monog raph of theg enus Ca ioea la and g a ve descr ipt ions

of a ll the species k nown to him . In thjsmonog raph he fo l lows the o rder

of the ca ta log ue of Hubner He g ives a s his r ea son for so do ing (CanEnt . IV,

1 64 )“ I ina ug ura te the g enus wi th the black wing ed species

from the considera t ion tha t such species a re not found in other cont inents

, and tha t ih Nor th Amer ica the g enus a t ta ins its fu l les t represen

ra t ion. I a l low them to preced e the mor e typica l spec ific fo rms s uch a s

cer ta in of the red wing ed species and conclude wi th the yel low wing ed

Ca foea lce,a s ha s been cu s toma ry w i th rega rd to the Eu ropean spec ies .

In 1 872 , in his wo rk“the Rhopa l-Ocer a and Heterocera ofN. A.

Mr . St reck er beg an to g ive descr ipt ions , ,wi th co lored fig ures of a ll the

Ca teea /m. The wo rk follows no o rder‘

wha tever in the g iving of the

species , and , yet incomplete, ha s appea red only a t i r r eg u la r interva ls ;bu t it is the most no table add i t ion to the l i tera tu re of the g enus wh ichha s ever appea red .

In 1875, Mr . Hy .Edwa rd s issued inP roc . Ac. Sc . Ca l.

,a mono

g r a ph of the species of Ca ter-81a found on .the Pa cific Coa s t ; and in the

same publ ica t ion, 1877 , g a ve a new ca ta lo g ue of the. Pa cific species .

Mr . b rote ha s publ ished severa l cata log ues of

“

the spec ies , the la s t “

a ppea r ing in 1 882 .

In 1 880,the a utho r of the present paper publ ished Bu l l . Brook lyn

Entom . Soc . a ca ta log ue of the spec ies. In th is'

Mr . G rote’

s ord er of

sequence wa s inver ted, on the g round tha t the sma l l ye l low wing edspecies seemed to fo l lowna tura l ly a fter Sy nea

’a and P a r t/2mm

,a nd the

black ones end ing the l ist , na tura l ly led to“

SpiZo/oma and Spiri t/t emps .

Th is ca ta log ue wa s fol lowed in a check—l is t , publ ished by the Brook lynEnt . Soc . in 1 882 .

BULLETINBROOKLYNB‘

NTOM soc . ,VO LI. vr r. _June

In 1881 Prof. French issued fo r the use o f pupi l s‘

and s tudents a

“Synops is o f the Ca toea /ee of Il l ino is ” . In th is , he fo lsirows‘

the s equencees tabl ished by Hubner a nd fol lowed by G rote.

No a t temp t ha s been ma d e, so fa r a s I k now ,to br ing tog ethe r the

descr ipt ions of the la rvae of the va r ious species . Abbot t and Smi th,and

a fte rwa rd s Guenee from unpubl ished d rawing s a nd no tes by Abbot t , g a vethe la rvae of va rious species , thoug h the notes he ma de use o f seem to

ha ve been reg a rded by Guenee a s unr el iable. Since then,d et ached de

script ions ha ve been g iven in the cu r rent per iod ica ls . I ha ve end ea vo redto g a ther a ll these below in thei r proper p la ces .

In the determina t ions below f u se the wo rd va r ieiy to mean a loca lfo rm,

wh ich breeds t rue to i ts elf, bu t is yet known'

bv inte rgra des , o r

breed ing e lsewhere, to be connected wi th the s tern fo rm o f the species .

E g . ea r ir sima rs in th is sense , a va r iety Of eam Th roug h the Sou th,

it cont inu a l ly breeds t r ue to i tself, a s ea r a does . no r thwa rd ; bu t there is

a bel t of ter r i tory where they interg ra de .

I a lso g ive va r iety s ta nd ing to ma rk ed a ccid enta l va r ia t ions,wh ich

do not breed t r ue to themselves , but wh ich wou ld not l ik e ly be ea s i lyrefer red to the s te rn form. E. g . fi

ll fl/d fl g d is in th is”

sense,

a va r ie ty of

pa leeg ama . The mo re ma rk ed'

of the va r ia t ions a r'

nOng the Ca ioea l‘

ee,

thoug h mos t not so ma rk ed a s to be wo r thy va r ieta l s tand ing , ha ve been'

named“

,and

‘

wi l l be refer red to in thei r pla ces .

My hea r ty thank s a re d ue,and a re hereby g iven to Dr . Ba ilev,

Messrs . Hy . Edwa rds , Neumoegen, St reck e r , Tepper , and the Ame r icanEnt Soc. fo r the examina t ion of types . And to t hese

,and many o thers

fo r the examina t ion a nd use ofma te ria l'

a nd for as s is tance. And espec ia l lyto Mr . j ohn B. Smi th ,

my very k ind fr iend ,for his cons tant

'

encou ra g e

ment,and his ve ry many a nd helpfu l sug ges t ions a s to method s and

l ines of s tudy , a s a lso for his va luable work on the accompany ing pla te .

After some thoug ht , I s t i l l pers is t in my opinion th sma l lye l low underwing s shou ld be

_

ca ta log ued fi rs t . It is t rue the wou ldseem to demand they shou ld be p laced lowes t in the l is t bu t . y nea

’a mus t

'

it seems to me precede C ofoea la,and these a re a l tog ether mos t c lose ly

a l l ied to Svnea’a and its a l l ies .

30 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL. VII. Ju ly

2 . S econ d a r ies r ed .

a . .Median band of s econda r ies not r ea ching inner ma r g in.

Prima ries lig h t a shen above,r ed benea th ; med ian band midd ling broa d

28 ver rilliana .

P r ima ries nea r ly bla ck with broa d long itud ina l O liva ceous t'

ued ian band ;

red benea th ; med ian band of second a r ies ve ry na r row 29 ult ronia, va r . Celia "4

P r ima r ies white benea th . . 43 Briseis va r s . semir elicta, and g rotiana .o

b. Med ia n ba nd of s econd a r ies r ea ching inner ma r g in.

Prima r ies wh ite benea th . 43 Br iseis .’

P r ima r ies white benea th between the two bla ck band s ; red ult ronia _

P r ima r ies red benea th . 30 coccinat a .

1 . H in d t ibiae sp ined be tw een t h e tw o p a ir s of sp u r s on ly .

A . S econd a r ies y el low .

23 Median band present . 3 Messalina .

Med ian band wanting .

24 Siz e sma l l ; prima r ies with c lose smooth ves titu re ; lines a lmos t obsolete ;ba sa l d a sh want ing ; reniform bla ck , py r iform 20nuptia lis .

25 Reniform annula te . 19 abbr eviatena_

26 Siz e med ium ; lines d is tinct ; color uniform lig h t g r a y 21 Clintonii_

27 Siz e med ium ; t . a . line heavily sha ded on cos ta l ha lf; r eniform a nd t .p .

line a lso sha ded a t cos ta 24 Amest ris_28 Siz e la r g e ; p rima r ies lig ht bluish g r ay; lines d is tinct . Mof t .p . line s tr ong ly

produced ; second a r ies w ith med ian band curved even on bo th sides

34 par ta. va l petulans .

29 Pr ima r ies , ye l lowish brown, squammose, lines st rong ; seconda r ies with

median band ir reg ula r and ma r g ina l band brok en 31 Ilia, va r . osculat a .

0"

30 Second a r ies with med ian ba nd outwa rd ly even, within continuing d a rk to

ba se 27 cerog ama, v

3 1 Second a r ies with two medianband s ; claws bifid 1 nubilis.

/

B . S econd a r ies r ed .

a . Thir d j oint of p a lpus norma l in leng th.

32 Siz e ver y la r g e ; pr ima r ies with bla ck sha de fr om costa over reniform to

benea th apex ; subreniform r usse t ; ves titure squammose , no ba sa l d a shmarmorata .

33 Siz e la r g e ; pr ima r ies smooth bluish g r a y , apica l and ba sa l d a shes present ; '

M of t .p . line p rominent ; second a r ies d ul l red 34 par t a .

4

34 Pr ima ries white, heavily cove red with bla ck a toms and shad ing s ; verysquammose ; no apica l or ba sa l d a sh ; subtermina l spa ce white

, d is tinc t ,

ser r a te 35 ununge.

35 Ligh t ly powd ered with bla ck ; subtermina l spa ce white, ser r a te ; subtermina l line d is tinct ; med ia n band shor t 36 pura ,

36 Pr ima r ies more bluish with r usset a t t . a . and t .p . lines and a t reniform

37 Str etchii.

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3 7 Pr ima r ies of Faus tina ; second a r ies of Str etchn 38 Rosalinda .

38 Pr ima r ies close , even lig h t g r a y ; s . t , space bluish ; second a r ies in 6 fol

lowing species br ig h t red , med ian band shor t , Somewh a t broa d 39 Faustina .

39 P r ima r ies squammose ; cream g r a y ins tea d of bluish ; subtermina l spa ce

40ver ecunda .

40 Pr ima r ies lig h t g r a y heavily lined a nd powdered'

with bla ck ; reniformbla ck

,subrenifo rm white , termina l d o ts and s t . dot s suffused tog ether . . 41 a l lusa ,

4 '

4 1 Pr ima r ies ver y lig h t bluish g r a y , hea vily powdered w ith bla ck atoms ;

a ,

lines heavily lined with bla ck 44 Hermia ,

42 Pr ima r ies d a rk a sh en,unico lor ous , lines ind is tinct 42Mariana .

43 Pr ima r ies very d a rk br own and bla ck . often redd ish ; s . t . spa ce clea r,

s t rong ly ser r a te 45 electilis, 4"

44 P r ima r ies uniform lig ht br own,lines d is tinct

,reniform s tr ong ly lined or

clouded with bla ck,often qua d r a te 46 Luciana ,

b. Thir d j oint of pa lpus very shor t , s iz e la r g e to ver y la rge.

45 P r ima r ies r ich d a rk brown ; second a r ies br ig h t rosy red 48 car a .

46 Pr ima r ies lig h t br own, lines d is tinct ; second a r ies with d 1sca l spot below ,

a lso red a t inner ma r g in. bu t not cover ing ha lf the wing . 49 amatr ix,

47 Pr ima r ies g r a y or cream brown,lines often ind istinc t

,second a r ies with

median band na r row leng thened ,below

,red a long inner ma r g in,

the

r ed cover ing more than ha lf the w ing . . 50 junctur a .v

48 P r ima r ies r 1ch ma roon brown,second a r ies somewh a t br ig h ter red th an

j unctur a 51 babayag a .

49 c. Seconda ries or ang e r ed 31,

50 d . Seconda r ies bla ck . . 53 t r istis,

2 . H in d t ibiae sp ined be tw een a n d a bove th e tw o p a ir of sp u r s .

A . L es s t h an 5 ep inee abov e .

a . Seconda r ies yellow.

51 Sma l l , p r ima r ies white benea th , between the two black band s . . 5 g r acflis ,Med ium siz e , ye l low benea th .

52 Pr ima r ies very lig h t g r a y , lines lig h t , ind istinct 22 Fr ederici,

53 Pr ima r ies d a rk g r a y , lines very heavy, med ian band of second a r ies veryir reg u la r , ma r g ina l band W 1th th ree la r g e sca llops within . 25 consor s,

54 P r ima r ies ye llowish or redd ish br own, lines d is tinc t ; med ian band of

second a r ies w ith ang le nea r inner ma r g in,fr ing es yel low 26 Delilah ,

55 Pr ima r ies even g r a y ; second a r ies w ith ou ter yel low spa ce even on both

sides 47 concum‘

bens va r . Hilll l .

b. Seconda r ies r osy r ed .

56 Pr ima r ies lig h t even g ra y . 47 concum‘

bens ,

57 c. Seconda r ies bla ck with whitemedia n band .52 r elict a ,f

B . Mor e t h an 5 ep ines abov e ;

58 Second a r ies br ig h t yel low .

59 Second a r ies vio let red .

Second a r ies bla ck .

32 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. vn. Ju ly

1 S econ d a r ies y e l low .

6 1 P r ima r ies bla ck 55 antinympha ,I

6 2 P i ima r ies unicolmous smok y g r a y ; lines lig h t bu t d is tinct ; second a r ies

w ith yel low band na r iow ; ba se d a r k 56 serena ,

63 B a sa l and med ian spa ces unico lor ous l edd ish b10w 11 O1 bla ck ish : ou te r

Spa ce lig h ter , unico lor ous . 57 badia,64 Pr ima r ies r ich 1ed dish brown ; second a r ies with med ian band and ma r g in

broa d . 58 muliercula .

65 P rima r ies l ig h t clea r g r a y ; lines lig h t but d is tinct . . 59 habilis ,/

66 P r ima r ies blue g r a y ,spr ink led w ith bla ck ; t .p . line ed g ed outw a rd ly

with russet ; subtermina l bla ck band d is tinct 61 paleog ama f6 7 L a r g e ; pr ima ries smoo th even ; dul l or br ig h t lig h t g r a y with consider able

russet ; M of t .p . line st rong ly p roduced . 62neog ama ,

68 Very la r g e ; lik e neog ama bu t with some squammoseness and‘

w ith linesmore sprea d ing 63 subnat a ,

I

69 Pr ima r ies d a rk brown ; lines d is tinct ; M of t .p . line pr oduced ; benea th

with ma r g in and fring es d ir ty u hite . . 64 piat rix_

70“

P1 1ma r 1es with cos ta l h a lf of ba sa l spa ce very d a rk , the rest of the w inglig h t fawn or Olive with r edd ish brown; benea th ou ter bo rder and fr ing es

y el low 65 nebulosa .

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7 1“

Second a ries or ang e red 60innubens. ’

2 . S econ d a r ies bl alek .

Sma l l ; smooth lig h t g r a y ; lines ind is tmct . 66 Judith,

Med ium siz e ; pr ima r ies blue g r a y , na r rower than or d ina ry ; no ba sa ld a sh ; fr ing es of secondar ies f

“

8 deiect a

Pr ima r ies lig h t g r a y with jus t a sh ad ing of blue ; renifonn lig h t russe t

within a lso russet beyond t . p . line ; ba s a l and ofteii apica l d a shes present ;fr ing es pure wh ite . 69 r etect a .

La r g er ; prima ries lig h t g r a y w ith a gener a l fer rug inous shad ing , fr ing es

d ir ty whi te 70 luctuosa .

La r g e ; pr ima r ies lig h t br ig h t g r a y , ba sa l d a sh present ; t . a . line hea vy on

cos ta l h a lf; sha d ing from cos ta a cross reniform to below apex ; t p . lineclea r , heavily ma r k ed

,fa int ind ica tion .of White med ian band on anteri01

ma r g in of second a r ies ; fr ing e pure white . 71 vidua ,

Very la r g e ; ligh t squammose g r a y , no ba sa l d a sh ,r eniform russe ty , r usset

band beyond t .p . line, heavy bla ck d a sh from cos ta over reniform belowapex . 72. maestosa .

La r g e ; prima ries d a r k g r a y w ith bl a ck ish sh ad ing ; heavily powdered withbla ck , fr ing es wh ite , bla ck a t end of veins 73 lacrymosa .

Pr ima r ies white , reniform bla ck . 74 Sappho.Pr ima r ies d a rk dusk y br own w ith r usse t shad ing ; lines ind is t inct ; fr ing ewhitish , bla ck a t end of veins 75 Agr ippina ,

Pr ima r ies smoo th lig h t even g r a y ; lines lig h t bu t d is t inct . 67 Robinsonii. 0'

Pr ima r ies with inner ma r g in d a 1k , ba sa l d a sh p resent , pa r a l le l on anter ior

pa i l with inner ma r g in ; one white band benea th foie wing s insolab1lis,/

Pr ima r ies no t bla ck a long inner ma r g in ,ba sa l d a sh when pr esent running

outwa rd towa rd s midd le of ou ter ma r g in ; two white band s Anga si,’

Pr ima r ies uniform smok y or d a rk g r a y ; subtermina l spa ce lig h ter Mof

t .p . line with lower too th much the sma l ler . 78 obscura .

34 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc ; VOL. . VII: Ju ly

3 . Messalina , Guen. Noct . 3 , p . Wa lk . C.B .M. 1 209, B elfr a g iana ,Ha rv.

Buf. Bul . 2 , 281 , Joca s ta ,St rk , Rho . He t . p . 1 0 7, G r t . Tr a ns . A. Ent . Soc .

Pr ima ries of an even vio la ceous g r a y , w ith a ll the a nt er ior h a lf lig h tened with pa leg r a y upon which sca r cely t r a ces of the two lines show themse lves ; these a re flexuous .

not ang u la ted ,nea r ly pa r a l lel , and very a pp roxima te pos ter io r ly , and to the reniform

which_nea r ly r eaches the bend of the t .p . line ; second a r ies of a pa le och re yel low ,

ba se_

a lit t le dusk y, without med ian ba nd , bu t with a wid e ma r g ina l band continued to bo th

borders , and having a sing le sinus no t fa r from ana l ang le ; benea th pa ler , with t r a cesof a median band ; abdomen slender , a cute, brown benea th ; thor ax g r a y , with a br own

col la r . Expand s 50—55mm. H abita t Kansa s to Texa s .

Mr . Cha s -Ober thu r,of Rennes , Fr ance, to Whom Guenee

’

s types

came. informs me tha t when they came into his posess ion, a ll wer e

found to be des t royed beyond the poss ibi l i ty of recovery by the la rvae of

Anilz r enus . So no id ent ifica t ion can be ma de of any OfGuenee’

s Amer i

can species describeai from ima g ines , from the t he ty pes themse lves . All

ha ve however heretofore been ident ified except M y r a /{72a and mz’

r r onym

pha ; He g i ves a fig ure Ofpa'

lyg ama ,wh ich ea s i ly shows it ha s heretofo re

been incor rect ly ident ified . Connubz'

a /z’

s heretofo re no t id ent ified,

‘

wa s

descr ibed from a colo red d rawing ofAbbot t wh ich is now,I unders tand

,

in the Br i t ish Mu seum. Ther e is no doubt in my m ind tha t the aboveident ifica t ion OfM yr a l z

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na 18 cor rect . We ha ve no other species wi thou tmedian band in Amer ica

,except elonrgnp/za a nd amz

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ga ,both Of wh ich

Guenee k new. And the res t Of the d escr ip t ion l s a lways a t lea s t fa i r lya ccura te, except tha t Guenee s ta tes tha t the ma rg ina l band rea ches the

a na l bo rder . Mr . A. G . But ler fi rs t cal led my a t tent ion to the fact tha tth is is Often the ca se in Kansa s specimens .

4 . Amiga , Hub. (Am—I—ca ) , Cor isce amica ,Hub. Z u t r . 57, 58, And r ophild ,

Guen. Noct . 3 , 106 , Gr ote,Tr a ns . Am

,Ent . Soc . 4, 18

, Lineella ,G r t . Tr ans . Am.

Ent . Soc . 4, 18.

P r ima r ies pa le g r a y , the lines fine, not very evident,the t . a . line the mo re heavily

ma rk ed ; a d a rk sha de r unning from cos ta th roug h reniform to below apex ; slig h tlybrown beyond r enifo rm ; t . p. line dent a te , w ith M no t p rominent ; subreniform indis t

inet ; s . t . space whit ish ,ser ra ted ; second a r ies brig h t yel low , va ry ing to pa le yel low ,

w ithout bla ckmedian ba nd ; ma r g ina l band br oa d ,brok en nea r ana l ang le, with bla ck

dot beyond ma rk ing its continuance , o r without th is . B enea th O11 hind wing s the

med ian band is evidenced . Expa nd s 40 —45 mm. H abita t Ea s t and South .

Appea rs very ea r ly in the sea son . L z'

neella . G r t .,differ s from the

typica l form in being somewha t d a rk er , and la ck ing the a pica l d a sh .

Va r .Nerissa , Hy . Bu l l . B’k lyn.

‘

Ento . Soc. 3 , 6 1 .

Th is va r iety from Texa s,ha s the fore wing s very d a rk , a lmostblack .

[July 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VI I. 35

La rva ,Guen . Noct . 3 , 106 . Coquillet t Papil io I., 7 . Body g reenish g r a y or

yellow ; a lig h t dor sa l , a d a rk subdor sa l,and a d a rk brok en s tigma t a l s tripe ; the two

anter ior pa ir s of abdomina l leg s pa r tia l ly abor ted . On the 8th segment is a pr otuber

ance, and in Abbot t’

s specimen,d escr ibed by Guenee , another sha rper and turned

ba ckwa rd s on the 1 1 th . Hea d g r a y ,w ith two white spot s . Leng th inches .

Food pla nt Oak .

The descr ipt ions above refer red to very ma ter ia l ly d iffer .

5. g r acilis, Edw . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 2, 51 1 , G ro te 4, I 7, Grote Can .

Ent . 6 , 169.

Pr ima r ies lig ht g r ay , more or less clouded with bla ck ish 011 the outer and inner

ma r g ins ; t r ansver se lines ind istinct ; t .p . line ed g ed ou twa rd ly with brown ; s . t . spa ce

c lea r g r a y ; renifo rm g r a y , with a br own r ing ; second a r ies deep yel low ,band na r r ow ,

curved,termina t ing abrupt ly a t some d is tance from the inner ma r g in ; border broad ,

inter rupted ,with spo t nea r the ang le . Expand s 45 mm . H abita t

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South and Ea st .

Va r . sordida , G r t . Can. Ent . 9, 1 70 . Dark hoa ry suffused blue g r a y , withou t

ba sa l s t rea k on second a r ies .

6 . minut a , Ed . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 2, 51 2 , G rote 4, 17 .

Pr ima r ies d a r k g lossy brown ; t r ansver se lines d is tinct ; b. line sh a rp ly toothed ;

t . a . line a rched ; med ian band g ener a l ly na r row,connecting with shad e a long inner

ma rg in ; border inter rupted but with a na l spo t . Expanse 40—50 mm. Ea s tern and

Mid d le Sta tes . Food p la nt , Locus t . A va r iable species , the va r ia tions d iffering ve rymuch in g ener a l appea r ance from each o ther .

Va r . parvula ,Edw . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 2

, 51 1 , G rote, Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc .

4, 1 7. P r ima r ies lig h t brown ; inner ma r g in bla ck .

Va r . mellinula , Hu ls t . Ba se and med ian spa ce Oliva ceous , with a brownish

sha de ; r eniform obso lete ; subrenifo rm annu la te ; spa ce from b. line t . a . line je t bla ck ;subtermina l spa ce nea r cos ta , white ; ou ter third d a rk er than med ian spa ce .

7 . Olivia , Hy . Edw . Bull . B rook l. Ent . Soc ., p . 295.

Siz e of g rynea ; pr ima r ies Oliva ceous ; on the interna l ma r g in,and running nea r ly

to the midd le of the wing , cover ing the spa ce Of the subreniform spot , is a la r gesuboblong brown pa tch ,

na r rowes t a nter ior ly , not rea ching the ba se Of the wing , and

too thed pos ter ior ly ; ba sa l line ind is tinct ; t . a.line quite d is t inct ; t .p . 11ne obsolete, save

a t cos ta,reniform fa int ly defined ; second a r ies o r ang e ye l low ; the med ian band is r a ther

na r row,cons t r ic ted in the mid d le , and joined to a bla ck cloud ed s trea k , which r uns

a long the abd omina l ma r g in to the ba se ; ma r g ina l band Inter rup ted . Thor ax Olivaceous , abdomen or ang e brown,

d a r k es t pos terio r ly ,w ith a sma ll long itud ina l white

spo t a t ba se. Ma r g ina l band benea th , contmuous . Expands 45 50 mm. H abita t

Texa s .

,Very r a r e. Ha s the appea ra nce Of being an aber ra t ion.

8. Grynea , Cr am. (g ryn -E—a ) Pha loena g rynea , Pap . Exo t . 3 , 29, pl. 208, f. H ,

Ephes ia g rynea , Hub. Ver z . 273 2 , Noctna g r i-nea ,O liv. Ency . Me th . 292 , 206

,

0. polyg ama , Guen. Noct . 7, 105, pl . 16 , f. 2 , nup tu la, Wa lk . 0. B . M. 1205,

g rynea , G r t . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 4, 16 .

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P r ima r ies pa le smoo th a nd close du l l g la ucous g r a y ; a llr the‘ lines Often Obsole te

,

save a t cos ta ; sinus of t .p . line very d eep ,the line closely approaching the t . a . line a t

inner ma r g in ; t .p . line ou tw a rd ly , and behind sinus s t rong ly ma rk ed with fer rug inous ,

a s a re the cos ta l dots ; second a r ies deep yel low ,med ian b‘

and a ng u la ted ,recur rent to

ba se ; border brok en o r no t . Expand s 45 55 mm. Ea s t a nd Sou th .

The descr ipt ion of poly g ama , Guen . , seems to fit th is spec ies ; thefig ure, wh ich is poor , seems more l ik e va r . Ala bama ; nei ther descr ipt ionnor fig ur e approach the insect ident ified a s pohg ama by G ro te.

Va r . Alabama , Or t . Pr oc. Acad . Sci. Ph i l . 1 87 5 , 4 27.

Pr ima r ies want ing the fer rug inous sha d ing s . After examina t ion of

type, and other specimens,I ha ve no doubt Of the cor rectness of this

r eference.

Aber . constans, Hu ls t . Grote, Can . Ent . I 3 , 3 5. Seconda r iesbla ck , except a yel low spo t a t ba se, a nd two Others nea r midd le of wing .

La r va : Koebele, Bul l . B rook l . Ent . Soc . 4, 22 , Coquillet t , Ills . Rep . 10

,184 .

Hea d d a rk with two whitish lunu les nea r summit ; these ed g ed behind with r eddish ;

body _silver g r a y , with r ed d ish sha ding ,

the la t ter more ma rk ed nea r hea d ; a p rominentr us t

‘

red protuber ance 011 1 l th segment ; summit Of leg s red . Food p la nt Appleand

9 . pr a clar a , G r t . Rob. Proc . Ento . Soc , Phil . vol . 6 , p la te 4, f. 4 .

The siz e of a nd much lIk e g rynea , but pr ima r ies with lines d is tinct,with less fer

r ug inOu s, t .p . line with s t rong er M,and sma l ler sinus , and the g ener a l co lor with a

g r eenish sheen ; veins lined with bla ck nea r apex . Second a r ies with ma r g ina l bandbrok en. Found Ea s twa rd .

10 . micronympha , Guen. Noct . 3 , 102 , Wa lk . C .B .M. 1 204, Gro te, Tr a ns . Am.

Ent . Soc . 4, I5, fr a ter cula , O r t . Rob. ,P r oc . Ent . Soc. Phil . 6 , 24, pl . 4, f. 3 ,

Tr ans . Am. Ento . Soc . 4, I 7, St reck . Rho . He t . p. 37, pl . 5, f. 8. Ata r a h , Streék .

Rho . Het . p . 97, pl . 1 1 , f, 10,I I .

P rima r ies ches tnut brown,va r ied with whitish g r a y and bla ck ish ; med ian lines

d is tinct , nea r ing below ; M of t .p . line s t rong , the infer ior too th sma ller,

sinus verysma ll ; a

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bla ck d a sh from cos ta,covering renifo rm,

and r ea ching to be low apex ; s . t .

line wh itish , und ula te, nea r ly perpend icu la r ; second a ries och rey yel low ,med ianband

na r row ,ang ula ted , r eturning to ba se a long ma r g in ; border brok en . Expand s 40

to 55mm.

An ext rao rd ina r i ly va r iable species . Aia r a /z is s l ig ht ly l ig hter thantype form.

Va r . Jaquenet ta , Hy. Edw. Bul l . B rook l. Ento . SOC. 3 , 60 . Pr ima r ies O l ivaceous , l ines ind is t inct ; a da rk sha d ing towa rds apex.

.Va r .

'l‘imandr a , Hy. Baw. Bu l l . Brook l. Ento . soc. 3 , 60 . Pr ima r ies sord id wh ite

,l ines d ist inct ; seconda r ies wi th med ian band na r row.

3 8 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. Ju ly

evenly , denta te ; second a r ies yel low ; med ian band often hook ed ; border g enera l lyinter rupted . Expand s 50—55mm . H abita t Ea s t and South Ea st . Food plant , P r ideof Ind ia or Oak . La rva pr obably a s th a t of s imilis q . v .

14 . sanct a , Huls t , connubia lis , Guen. Noct . 3 , 103 , ama s ia , Streck . Rho .

Het . 77, pl . 9, f. 12 .

Pr ima r ies clearer white than ama s ia , lines a ll st rong ly d is tinct , waved no t ang u

la ted ; t .p . lined ed g ed outwa rd ly with redd ish ; second a r ies a s in ama s‘

ia . Expand s

50-

55mm. Ea s t and Sou th Ea s t .

These la s t two spec ies ha ve been much confused . Abbot t’

s upper

fig u re, from wh ich Sm i th says his descr ipt ion wa s ma de, is Undoubted ly

the insec t a fterwa r ds named Cor delia by Hy . Edwa rds . Guenee descr ibesthe lower fig ur e ofAbbot t a s ama s z

'

a ; but Abbot t’

s d escr ipt ion of the

upper fig u re , ho lds g ood ag a ins t tha t of Guenee . Mr . G rote ident ifiedthe more sou thern fo rm a s ama s z

’

a,and thus it is g enera l ly label led in

co l lect ions . Mr . AEG .B u t ler wr i tes me,th is la tter is connubz

’

a lzlr, Guen

but the descr ipt ion does not fi t , and it wa s d escr ibed from a d raw ing ,and so the name does not in any ca se ho ld .

15. dulciola, Gr t . (dul -CI - O - la ) , P apilio 1, 5.

Prima ries pa le g reenish g r a y ; lig h ter to t . a . line ; t . a . line,

heavy , evenly curved ;t .p . line fine ; termina l spa ce a lit t le d a rk er ; second a r ies d a rk yel low , with wide bla ckmed ian band connected with ba se . Expand s 50 mm. Ta ken in Ohio, and 1 ha vebeen to ld in Il ls.

It appea rs very ea r ly in the sea son,

-a s ea r ly a s the I s t of June.

16 . cr ate gi, Sa un. Can. Ent . 8, 72 , p r etios a ,“

Lint . Can. Ent . 8,12 1 .

P r ima r ies sord id white, lines d is tinct ; ba sa l Spa ce redd ish or black ish , subtermina lspa ce some d a rk er th an med ian ; much d a rk er a long inner ma r g in ; t .p. line with lowertooth ofM sma l l ; a heavy d a rk shad ing fromM of t .p. line to below apex ; lit t le o r

no redd ish beyond t .p . line ; second a r ies deep yel low ; med ian band heavy, returning

to ba se ; ma r g in g ener a l ly s lig h t ly Inter r up ted . Expand s 40—50 mm. Habita t N.E.

U.S . and nor thwa rd .

La rva ; Saun. l . c . p . 72 . Greenish ash color va r ying consider ably ; pr otuber anceson each segment g ener a l ly t ipped with red ; a ma rk ed protuber ance on 8th segment

dor sa lly , du l l red in color ; fr ing es rosy . Feed s on Or a toegus .

P r et z’

or a I am unable to sepa ra te from cr a lazg z'

. It ha s b. spa ce

bla ck , the l ines not coa lescing nea r inner ma rg in .

1 7 . blandula , Hu ls t , polyg ama , O r t , nec.,Guen. Tr ans. Am. Ent . Soc. 4, 15.

Same a s cr a toeg i excep t tha t on pr 1ma r ies the ba se is a lwa ys redd ish ; the M of t .p .

line with.

teeth nea r ly equa l ; the t .a . and t .p . line coa lescing pos ter ior ly , _and the t .p .

line edg ed ou twa rd ly with r ed d ish ; a lso somewha t la r g er .

La rva ; Reed ,Can. Ent . 2 , 30 , Saun, 8

, 72 . Lik e the la rva of cr a twg i , bu t

without the prominence to the protuber ance on 8th segment , and with one on the 1 1 th .

Mr . Reed’

s descr iption may be the la rva of cr a toeg i. Feed s on cr a taegus .

, [July 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII . 39

I feel s t rong ly confident tha t cr a favg z'

and bla ndula a re one spec ies,notwi thsta nd ing the la rva l d ifferences .

W i th reg a rd to poly g ama , Guen.

,a g lance a t his fig u re Noct . 3 ,

p l . 1 6,f. 2 . w i l l convince a ny one tha t th is species cou ld not have been

intend ed . The pr ima r ies and second a r ies a re ent ir e ly d ifferent . The

descr ipt ion a ccord s wi th g rynea , and the fig u r e fi ts it a s wel l a s any

spec1es k nown to me. Moreover,Guenee in his synops is, does not

ment ion g ag /ma,so it a s such mu s t ha ve been unknown to him.

18. mir a , G r t . Can. Ent . 8,230 ; Noct . N.A. p . 70 , pl . 4, f.'

43 .

Gener a l ma rk ing s a s in bla ndula , bu t wi th the who le uppe r surface

ma rk ed wi th r ich ches tnu t brown . Expand s 50—56 mm. Habita t

,

F lo r id a to Ka nsa s and sou thwa rd .

19, abbr evia tella , Gr t . Tr ans . Am . Ento . Soc . 4, 14, Noct .N.A. 66 , pl . 4, f. 40 .

Ang us , P apilio 4, 3 7.

P r ima r ies smooth pa le g r a y , d a r k er termina l ly ; t , a . line broad . bla ck from cost a

22;a cross w ing , then obsolete ; _

reniform . annu la te, bla ck infer ior ly ; subreniform fa int ,

bla ck on inne r ma r g in ; t .p . line fa int o r obso le te , no t s t rong ly ang ula ted ; second a r ies

br ig h t yel low ; med ian band shor t,curved

,of nea r ly

'

even w id th ; border g ener a l lybrok en. Expand s 45

—50 mm H abita tMinn Sou thwa rd , and Ea st to Il ls ,

Va r . Whitney-i, Dod g e, Can. Ent .

Pr ima r ies g ener a l ly a br ig h ter g r a y ; t . a . line broa dening infer io r ly . before be

coming Obsole te,forming . a t r iang u la r pa tch ; r eniform heavily bla ck ; border of

second a r ies g ener a l ly unbrok en.

20 . nupt ialis, Wa lk . C.B .M. 1206,G r t . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 4, 14 , Buf.

Bu l l . 2 , 222 , Ang us , Papilio 4 , 3 7, Myr r ha , Streck . Rho . Het . p . 97, pl . I I , f. 12 .

pa le g r a y of abbr evia tella,ou twa rd ly d a rk er ; a ll lines ind is tinct

o r g enera l ly obso le te ; r eniform bla ck, subpy r iform ; second a r ies a deeper yel low ;

o therwise a s in Whitneyi. Expand s 50 55 mm. Habita tNebr a sk a to Texa s .

I fee l ent irely confident tha t abbr evz'

a /ella wi l l fina l ly be determined

a s one wi th th is species ; bu t in the present s ta tus of the ca se I hes i ta teso to refe r it .

2 1 . Clintonii, G r t . Am. Ent . Soc. Phil . 3 , 89, pl . 3 , f. 4, St reck . Rho. Het . 35,

pl . 5, f. 6 , Helene, Pila te P ap . 2, 3 1 .

Pr ima r ies pa le smooth uniform g r a y ; lines fine, bu t quite d is tinct . M of t .p . lineg ener a lly pr onounced ; ba sa l d a sh g ener a lly p resent , a lso bla ck d a sh a t sinus of t .p .

i

line ; veins bla ck ,subtermina l

'ly ; s lig h t apica l cloud ing ; second a r ies c lea r yel low ;med ian band g ener a l ly cons t r icted nea r midd le, no t reaching inner ma r g in ; ma r

g ina l band g ener a l ly brok en. Expand s 55—60 mm. H abita t , Ea s t of the Mis

Sl SS lppl .

40 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM.. ,SOC . VOL . VII. Ju ly

Helene is somewha t da rk er than the type form,a nd va r ies in some

minor deta i ls . The name can not s tand however,a s there is a C. Helena

from Siber ia .

22 . Freder ici, G r t . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 4, 14, Buf. Bu l l . 3 , 2 17,70 , pl . 4, f. 44, Can. Ent . 9, 168.

P rima r ies with obliter a te ma r k ing s , somewha t d a rk Olivaceous, bu t over la id withpa le sca les th roug h which the lines a re fa int ly evident ; a ll the lines o liva ceous bla ck ish ,t . a . line wid ely g emina te , ordina ry spots obso le te, t .p . line even, r eg u la r ly sca l loped ;second a r ies

“la r g ely clea r br ig h t ye l low ,med ian band na r row, shor tened

, ma r g ina lband na r row , yel low outwa rd ly , especia l ly a t apex . Expand s 50

—60 mm. H abita t,

Texa s .

23 . illecta , Wa lk . C.B .M. 1205, Grote , Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 4, 13 , Can. Ent ;

6 , 199, Ma g da lena ,St reck . Rho . Het . 93 , pl . I I , f. 9.

Pr ima r ies pa le evenhg r a y lig h t ly sha ded , lines fine and bla ck , r eniform sma l l

, 13.p.

line a cutely denta te, the lower tooth much the sma l ler , in g ener a l the appea r a nce o f

prima r ies of concumbens . Second a r ies br ig h t yel low,med ian band na r r ow

, not rea ch

ing the inner ma r g in, ma r g ina l band brok en. Expand s 60—70 mm. Habita t

,1115 ,

and Neb. to Texa s .

24 Amast ris , St reck . Rho . Het . 96 , pl . 1 1, f. 6 , Hulst , Bul l . Brook l . Ento . Soc

3 , 8, Papilio , 1 , 2 15, Anna , G r t . Tr ans . Am. Ent; Soc . Sep t . 1874, B uf. B ul l .Papilio I , 16 1 , Wes teottii, G r i. Can. Ent . 10 , 195.

Pr ima r ies a shen ; t . a . line d ouble, and ’

from midd le to c0s ta very heavy: forminga d ia g ona l bla ck ba r , t .p . line fine , bu t d is tinct , heavily ed g ed nea r cost a w ith bla ck ,

r eniform d a rk , hea vily c louded . Second a r ies brig h t yel low,med ian band na r row , no t

r ea chmg the inner ma r g in, ma r g ina l band brok en, Expa nd s 50 —55 mm . Habita t

Neb. and Il ls . to Texa s . Wes teottii ha s an unbr ok en ma r g ina l band .

The name of this , and of two other d isputed species wa s set t ledbeyond r ea sonable ques t ion by the, let ter of Mr . Cha s . A. Bla k e

,

Papi l io I,2 1 6 .

25. censor s , Abb. Sm. Pha loena cons or s , Lep

.

. G a . 2,177, pl . 89, O liv . Ency .

Meth . 8,290 ,

197, Guen. Not 3 , Wa lk . C .E.M. 1204, Grote , Trans . Am . Ent .

Soc . 4, I I , St reck . Rho . Het . 95, pl . 1 1 , f. 3 .

Pr ima r ies d a rk a shen, pulver ulent , concolorous , lines bla ck , very heavy , t . p . linewith one la r g e tooth , reniform la r g e , bla ck ,

w ith br own annulus within, subreniform

sma ll , lig h ter , heavily annu la te with bla ck , a brownband beyond t .p . line, then lig h tg r ay . Seconda r ies brig h t d eep yel low ,

twice cons tr icted, ye l low inter spa ce na r r ow,

sinuous . Expand s 75—80 mm. Habita t , Penn. to the Mississippi and Southwa rd .

La rva , Abb. Sm. Lep . G a . pl .'

89, Guen. Noct . 3 , 99. La rva elong a ted , of

a clea r och rey g r a y color , without pr otuber ances, clouded with bla ck ish , with'

the side

and joints redd ish ; head concolor ous, with two bla ck st rea k s . Food plant Myrtle(My r ica ) , and Ba s ta rd Ind ig o.

42 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. VII. Ju ly

29. ultronia , Hub. Eanetis a ltr onia , Sam: 2,26

,1 74, -f. 347 , 348, Ver z . 172 1 ,

Ca t . u ltr onia , Guen. Noct . 3 , 89, Wa lk . C. B .M. 1 197, Pa ck . Guid e, 3 17, pl . 8, f. 4,

Saun. Can. Ent . 12 , 4 .

Pr ima r ies lig h t g r a y fawn, d a rk a lmos t bla ck a long inner ma rg in,ba sa l d a sh and

one a t sinus present ; a subapica l d a rk sha d ing ; t .p . line fine, s t rong ly den't a ted to sinus .

Second a r ies br ig h t r ed , med ia n ba nd broad , r a ther even, rea ching a na l ma r g in. Ex

pand s 60—'

7o mm. Habita t, Ea st of the g rea t Pla ins, and Texa s .

Va r . Celia ,Hy . Edw . Bull . B rook l . Ent , Soc . 3 , 58. Med ian band of second a r ies

linea r . F lo r id a .

Va r . Mapg a, Hy . Edw, 3 , 58. P r ima r ies nea r ly uniform brown.

Va r . Adriana, Hy . Edw . l .c . 3 . 57 . Pr ima r ies nea r ly uniform fawn d r ab.

Va r . Herodias, St reck . Rho . He t . p . 12 1 . Pr ima ries uniform d a rk smok y g ra y ;

denticula tions of t .p . line very s t rong , a nd thus continued to inner ma r g in.

La r va , Guen . Noct . 3 , 89, P a ck . Guid e , 3 1 7, p l . 8 f. 4a , Sa un. Ca n. Ent . 6 ,

147, LC . 1 2, 4.

Ta pel s to bo th ends,

a bout 2 inches long , co lor from c lea r g r a y tovery d a r k brown,

with d a rk er d o ts a nd r edd ish tuber c les ; on 8th segment a fleshy p r otubt r ance, conco lorous with body or redd ish ; a r ed d ish lunu le 0 11 1 1 th segment ; two

anterior pa ir s of abdomina l leg s in ea r lier s ta g es much sma ller than the o thers . Feed s

onWild Cher ry , Plum,Dogwood and Live Oa k .

30 . coccinat a , G r t . Tr ans . Am. Ent,Soc . 4, 6 , S treck . Rho . He t . 2 1

, pl . 3 , f. 9,

Cir ce, Streck . 12 1,G r t . N.A. Ent . p . 22 .

Pr ima ries clea r cinereous , ba sa l d a sh present , lines c lea r , d is tinc t , the t . a . and t .p .

lines approxima t ing infer ior ly , reniform whitish , a nnula te ; subreniform white ; a bla ckd a sh a t sinus , apica l d a sh evident , veins ma rk ed with bla ck nea r ma r g in. Second a r les

br ig h t red ; median band even, rea ching ana l ma r g in. Expand s 55—65mm. Habita t

Ea s t of the Miss . and Tex , Cir ce simp ly ha s the bla ck 011 pr ima r ies more ma rk ed .

Va r . sinuosa , G t t . Bu l l . B rook l. Ent . Soc . 1 , 77, Can. Ent . 1 1 , 15. Median

band of second a r ies linea r .

La r va , Coquillet t , Papilio .

i

i, 56 . Body d a r k g r ay , a protuber ance 011 8th seg

ment , and two s lig h t ones on 1 1 th ; hea d g r a y , ed g ed with bla ck . Feed s 011 Oa k .

3 1 . Ilia, Cr am. P ha loena I lia , Pap . Ex. 1 . 53 , pl. 33 . fi g s . B,C

, Elanetis I lia .

Hub. Ver z . 27 17, Noctua I lia ,O liv . Ency. Me th . 9, 26 6 , 181 , Ca t . I lia , Guen, Noct .

3 , 91 . Wa lk . C .B .M. 1 199, G r r. Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 4 , 8.

P r ima ries d a rk cinereous , powdered with g la ucous sca les , a nd shaded with bla ck ;ba sa l d a sh p resent , t . a . lme g emina te , reniform whitish , with bla ck interna l r ing ,

sub

r eniform pa le , subqua d ra te ; Mof t .p . line produced . Second a r ies deep or ang e red ,

w ith ir reg ula r med ian band . Expa nd s 80—9o mm.

‘

H abita t U. S. ,ea s t of Rock y

Mts . Olivier says it is found a lso in the Is land of Jama ica .

Va r . uxor ,“Guen. (nec . Hub. ) Noct . 92 , Wal k

, C.B .M. 1 199, G r t . Tr ans . Am.

Ent . Soc. 4, 8, umbros a , Wor th , confusa , Wo r th , decor gta , Wor th, obsoleta , Wor th ,

dup lic‘a ta , Wo r th , consp icua ,

Wor th . P rima r ies brown g r a y , reniform wh ite .

[July 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . VII.

Va r . Z oe, Behr . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 3 , 24, Hy . Edw . P roc . Ca l . Acad . Sci.

July 1875. Second a r ies lig h ter or a ng e . Ca l .

Va r . osculat a , Hu lst . Second a r ies clea r yel low . Ar iz .

La r va . Koebele, Bull . B r ook l . Ent . SOC . 4, 22 , Caulfield , Can. Ent . 7, 208,

F rench,

16,1 2 . Co lor of bod y va r ying from g reenish g r ay to dir ty brown,

veryla r g ely g iven by numerou s s tr ia t ions and lines ; sometimes pink ish anter ior ly ; piliferousspots more prominent than usua l

,no pro tuber ance 011 8th segment , those on the 1 1 th

va riable,hea d bilobed

, g reenish g r a y to br own. Leng th 2 .5 to 3 .5 inches .

[ lie is the mos t va r iable Of a ll ou r species. In some ca ses the pr ima r ies a re s t rong ly mixed wi th blue. I am unable to sepa r a te Mr . Wor th

ing ton’

s examples a s proper va r iet ies . If a l lowed,we mus t ha ve a t lea st

50 more names,to express the chang es of th is va r iable insect .

32 . Aholibah, St reck . Rho . Het , 72 , pl . 9, f. 5, Hy . Edw . P r oc . Ca l . Acad . Sc .

July 19, 1875, p . 26 . Pr ima r ies d a rk g r a y , s t r ong ly sha d ed with black , ba sa l d a shpresent , t . a . line g emina te , d iffuse ly bla ck ; M of t .p . line s trong ly produced , r eniform

c louded,subreniform sma l l

,nea r ly white , a band of brown beyond t .p. l ine ; a fa int

subapica l sha d lng . Second a r ies like I lia with a sha d ing to the g round color ‘

,

g ener a lly quite Vio let . Expand s 75—80 mm, Habita t , Ca l. , Nor thwa rd .

A species subject to very cons iderable va r ia t ion,

and in many

ins tances very closely approxima t ing cer ta in fo rms of [ lz'

a both in fore

and bind wing s .

33 . marmor ata , Edw. Proc. Ent . Soc. Phil . 2, 508. St reck . R110 . Het . 73 ,

pl . 9, f . 6 , Hy . Edw . P roc . Ca l . Aca d . Sci. July 1875, Ang us , Can. Ent . 9, 239.

Prima r ies d iffuse lig h t g r a y , with bluish sh ad ing , t . a . line edg ed inwa rd ly withwhite, t .p . line heavy , Mbroa d , bu t no t g rea t ly produced ; a d iffuse bla ck sha d ing

running from cos ta , nea r ly hid ing renifo rm and end ing subapica l ly . Second a r ies r a ther

d u ll redOne of our la rg es t , ra res t

,and mos t sca t tered species . Expands

1 00— 1 1 0 mm. Habi ta t Nor thern U S.

34. par za , Guen . Noct . 3 , 84, pl . 16 , f. 1 , Gro te, Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 4, 6 ,

S t reck . Rho . He t . 38, pl . 5, IO , perp lexa , St reck . 38, pl . 5, f. I I , ama tr iaz.

Wa lk . C .B .M. 1 195.

Pr ima ries close smooth even bluish g r a y , with ba sa l , apica l , and sinus sha d ing s ,

lines fine, but d istinct ; M of t . p. line pr oduced , a white band from within r eniform,

extend ing obliquely ou twa rd , includ ing subreniform,not rea ching inner ma r g in.

Second a r ies r a the r d u l l red , med ian band even,curved , not r ea ching inner ma r g in.

Expand s 80 5mm. Habita t Ea s tern U.S .

P erp leaza is s lig ht ly more sha ded with blue and lig h ter .

Va r . petulans , Hu lst . Second a r ies yel low, with jus t a shad ing of redd ish a longana l ma r g in.

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. July

La rva ; Hy . Edw. Papilio , 3 , 24 . Dull fawn color ; a pa le brownish do r sa l , and

a subdor sa l line s ligh t ly waved ; a lso a brown s tigma ta l line ; head ed g ed with a bla ckline . Food pl ant Wil low and Popla r

35 unua ga , W a lk . C.B .M. 1 194, Grote,Tr ans . Am. Ent

,Soc . 4 , 5, St reck .

R110 . Het . 3 7, pl . 5, f. 9, j unctur a ,G r t . (nec . Wa lk . ) Tr ans . Am , Ent . Soc . 4, 5, Can.

Ent . 9, 1 68,Hy . Edw . Bul l . B rook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 56 , Lucilla ,

Wor th . Papilio 3 , 40 .

Pr ima ries very lig h t squammose g r a y , heavily powd ered and sha ded w ith bla cka toms ; the ba se , r eniform and termina l spa ce, especia l ly hea vily sh a ded ; t . a . lineg emina te , d iffuse ; t .,p .

line r a ther heavy , M not very s t rong , the line below denta te ;subreniform white ; a d iffuse white spot beyond reniform ; s . t . l ine white, denta te.

Second a r ies r ed , somewha t sha ded a t ba se , with bla ck median band s t rong , rea ching

ana l ma r g in ; ma r g ina l band broa d . Expand s 80—85mm. H abita t

, N.E. U. S . and

Nor thwa rd .

I am not able to see any d ist inct d ifference in Luci/la .

Va r . Meskei, Gr t . Can . Ent . 5, 1 6 1 , 5, 233 , LC . 9, 168, Hy . Edw . Bull.B rook l . Ent . Soc. fi g

Pr ima ries somewha t ligh te r th an unij ug a . Second a r ies with med ian and ma r g ina l

band s na r r ower , the former not r ea ching ana l ma r g in.

Va r . beaniana , G r t . Can. Ent . 10,195. Noct . N.A.

‘

67, pl . 4, f. 42, Hy . Edw .

Q .

Bu l l'. B rook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 55.

P r ima r ies d a rk er than unij ug a . Seconda r ies . with med ia n band more even,not

rea ching ana l ma r g in.

La r va ; Kellicot t , Can. Ent . 13 , 38, Bunk er (Mask ei) , I5, 100 . G r a y to g r a y

d r ab; nea r ly concolorous , without protuber ances . Food p lant , Pop la r and Wil low .

36 . pur a ,' Huls t , Bul l . Brook l . Ent . Soc . 2

, 96 , P ap l lio, I , 2 18, Grote, 1 ,

163 , Can. Ent . 15, 1 1 , I3 .

P r ima r ies white, lig h t ly and d iffusely shaded with black ish ; lines much a s in

unij ug a ; subma r g ina l spa ce whitish , evenly and s t rong ly denta te outwa rd ly ; a s lig h tlong itud ina l sh a d ing fr om

‘

ba se , a cr oss the wing , pa r a l lel with inner ma r g in often

present . Second a r ies brig h t red ; ma r g ina l band no t much curved ,shor t . Expand s

75 mm. H abita t,CO1. and New Mexico .

I wou ld ha ve no hes i tancy in refer r ing pa r a a s a synonym of r emi

r elz'

efa,

and both a s a va r . of B r z'

sez'

r,were it not tha t inpa r a the h ind

t ibiae a re spinu la ted ; In colora t ion. they very closely r esemble '

each other .

It is my present idea tha t pa r a is the form ung’

fug a ta k es in Co]. and

N. Mex.,a s S tr eie/z z

'

z’

may be a long the Pa cific Coa s t .

37 . Stretchii, Behr . Tr ans . Am. Ent . Soc . 3 , 24 , Hy . Edw . Ca l. Acad . Sci.,

July 19, 1875.

P r ima r ies lik e nnyug a ,but withou t white beyond reniform

,and on subreniform '

and with sha ding s of cream brown,especia lly on med ian space and beyond t .p , line .

Second a r ies br ig ht red , band s na r rower than in unijug a . Expand s 80 mm. H abita t ,

Ca l . and Ar iz .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL. VII. Ju ly

Var . g rotiana , B a iley , N.A. Ent . 2 1 . La r g er than B r is eis , with subr eniform

a nd s .m . spa ce white, and s tr ong ly contr a s ting . Med ian band of second a ries a s in

a llied species .

Va r .r

semirelict a,’ G r t . 6 th An. Rep . Peab. Aca d . Sci. 39, Buf. Bull. 2, pl. 1 ,

f. 1 1 , Papilio , 1 , 163 , Can . Ent . 15, 1 1 , St r eck . Rho . Het . 1 2 1 , Hu ls t , Pa pilio 1,

2 18, Bu ll . B rook l . Ent . Soc . 3 . 1 1 . Very lik e p a ra in appea r ance q. v .

44 . Hermia , Hy . Edw . Bu ll . B r ook l Ent . Soc . 2, 93 .

P r ima ries br own g ra y ; lines a nd ma rk ing s ver y d istinct ; t .p. line lik e '

B 'r is eis

save tha t the sinus is deep, so it nea r ly r ea ches t . a . . line nea r inner ma r g in . Second

a r ies a s in a llied f orms . . Expand s 80 mm . Habita t , Col .

45, electilis, Wa lk . C .B .M. 1 209, Bu t ler . .Papilio' I , 1 71 .

P rima r ies d a r k ciner eous , speck led with bla ck ,and with a bla ck ish diffuse band

a cr oss the . mid d le concea ling ,the r eniform spot ; .

lines d is tinct ; subma r g ina l line un

dula ting , incomple te . Second a r ies a s in a llied species . Expand s 80 mm . Habita t,

Ca l . Mex

var . californica , Edw. Pr oc Ent . Soc . Phil . 2 ,-

509, Str eck . Rho'

. Het . 98 pl . I I ,

£ 13 , Hy Edw . Proc . Ca l . Aca d . Sci. Jul y 1875.

Prima r ies much lig h ter ; subma r g ina l white line pr o'

rn’ih ent

, d is tinct , ser r a te .

Va r . Cleopat r a , Hy . Edw. P roc . Ca l .Aca d . Sci. Ju ly 1875, Str eck . Rho. He t .

99. Co lor of ca lifor nica , bu t with'

lines ind is tinct and s .m . band ha rd ly appa r en t .

H abita t , Ca l .

Va r . Ir ene, B ehr . Tr ans . A1n .

'

Ent . Soc . 3 , Hy . Edw. Pr oc . Ca l . Aca d .

Sci. July 1875, Vir g ilia ,Hy . Edw . Bull . '

B r ook l . Ent . Soc . , 3 , 56 . Pr imar ies br own .

H‘a bita t , Ca l .

Va r i, Volumfiia,’ Hy . Edw . 3 . 56 . Pr ima'

r les much d a shed with white “

median band rea ching“

ana l ma r gin .

Va r . Valeria , Hy . Edw . 3 , P r ima r ies lig h t fawn color ; med ian band

nairr ow .

’

H abita t , Ariz .

It ha s been d ifficu lt for. me to a r r ive a t a d ecis ion with r eg a rd to a

number of spec ies g iven above. Fa ur iz'

fi'

a w i l l I am confid ent be found

to interg r a de wi th ver eauna’d ; l ik ewise B r zlrrir with

‘Ma r z'

cma ; indeed of

B r z’

sez’

s I ha ve a specimen- fromNew Yo rk,which . is the

“

counterpa r t of

Ma r ia na . In fact from ver ecund’a throug h F a usfz

’

na,el l/um

, Mar ia na,

Her mz'

a, a nd

"ca lz

’

f orm’

r a‘

to [ r ena l am“

confident from

the va r iou s'

collect ions abou t New Yo rk '

a Comp lete and unbrok én '

series

of inter g ra d ing specimens cou ld be ma de. The’

above however g ives myp resent opinion in view of wha t I th ink can be r el ied upon

Luciana, Hy . Edw . P r oc Cal . Aca d . Sci. Ju ly 1875, St reck . Rho . Het .

p . 99, Nebr a sk oe. Dod g e , Can. Ent . Hy . Edw Bu ll . Br ook l .Ent . Soc . 3 , 54 .

[Ju ly 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . .VI I. 47

Pr ima r iesbr ownish g r a y , with yellowish ting e ; a ll the lines and spo ts heavy and

s t rong ly ma r k ed , sh a d ing into bla ck on the ma r g in ; r eniform la r g e, bla ck ish , Su r

round ed with a pa ler r ing ; subr eniform Open, fawn d r ab. Second a r ies yellowish r ed ;

med ian band na r r ow , wides t a t center , no t r ea ching ana l ma r g in. Expand s 75—80

mm. Habita t , Nebr a sk a , Ka nsa s,Col .

Va r . Somnus, Dod g e , Ca n. Ent . 13 , 40 . Pr ima r ieS'

hea d and thor ax bla ck ,thinly

powd er ed w ith g r a y sca les ; abdomen and long sca les a t ba se of hind wing s bla ck .

47 . concumbeng, Wa lk, C .B .M. 1 198, Gr ote

'

,Tr ans . Am.

‘

Ent . Soc . 4, 7, St reck .

Rho . Het . 39, pl . 5, f. Diana ,

“

Hy . Edw .

’

Bull . B r ook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 57.

Pr ima r ies pale violaceou s br own,mixed w ith g r a y ,

lig htest tow a r d s cost a,lines

fine , bu t d is tinct ; r eniform va g ue , “whitish, pa le br own within. Second a r ies br ig h t

pink ; med ian band very broa d , r apid ly na r r owing towa r d s ana l ma r g in, which it does

not rea ch ; the subma r g ina l pink space even,th roug h it s who le leng th . Expand s 75 to

85mm. Habita t , N. and N.E. U.S . and Nor thwa r d .

Diana ha s the abdomen pa r t ly pink .

Aber . H11111, G r t . Papilio , 3 , 43 . Second a r ies yel low in p la ce of pink .

La r va ; Sa un . Proc , Ent . Soc . Phil . 2, 29. Hea d d a r k g r a y intermixed with

r ed ; u pper sur fa ce d ir ty br own,with lig h t dorsa l s t ripe ; a sma l l p rotuber ance on 8th

segment,and lunu le on l o th . Food p lant , Willow and Popla r .

48. car a , Guen, Noct . 3 , 87, W a lk . C .B .M. 1 196 , Grote , Tr ans . Am , Ent . Soc .

4, 7, S tr eck . Rho . He t . 98, - pl . 1 1 , f. 14.

Pr ima r ies deep bla ck ish br own ; lines na r row ,d is tinct anter ior ly ; lines and veins

sha ded with O liva ceous . Second a r ies intense r ose r ed, with a br oa d evenbla ck median

band rea ching ana l ma r g in. Expand s 85—95 mm. H abita t

,Midd le a nd Ea s tern

Sta tes a nd Nor thwa rd .

Va r . ca rissima , Hu ls t , B u l l . Brook l. Ent . Soc:2 , 97, Sylvia , Hy . Edw . 1. c_

.

Pr ima r ies rich . velvety brown, spot ted a nd fleck ed with Oliva ceou s sca les , which form

a la rg e spot a t apex . Expand s 90— 100 mm . Habita t,S. and E. from ca r a . Sylvia

is slig h t ly more spo t ted with Oliva ceous .

La r va ; French , Papilio 2,157, Koebele

, (ca r is s ima ) Bul l . B rook l . Ent . Soc .

4 ,22.

—2 .5 inches in leng th . Color a fter I s t moul t, wh itish g reen ; a fter z ud , a lmos t

black ; a fter 3r d , s t r iped with two sha d es ofbrown,this color rema ining throug h the

res f the his tor y ; the lig h ter color preva ils d or sa lly the d a rker la ter a lly ; two subd or

sal bla ck l ines, and'

one s tigma t a l ; a pr otuber ance'

Ou 8th segment , pa le or ang e , spot tedw ith bla ck ; hea d brown, mo t t led with black ish ca rneou s ; 1t mou lt s 5 times . Food

,p lant , W1llow and Pop la r .

49. amatrix, Hub. Lamp r os ia am'

a tr iaz, Noct . f. 487, Saml . 2 , f. 3 , 4, Ver z .

2722 , .Ca t . ama tr ia' , Guen . Noct . 3 , 86 , . b ro te,Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 4, 7, S t reck .

Rho . Het . 98, pl . 1 1 , f. 15, s elgcta , W a lk . C .E.M. 1 197, na r a s , W a lk . C .B .M. 1 195,

S t reck . f. 1 6 . Editba ,Edw .

P r ima ries even lig h t br own, nea r ly unicolor ous ; lines fine d istinct ; M of t .p . lines trong ly pr oduced , teeth abou t equa l ; r enifo rm d a r k er

,doubly annu la te ; subr eniform

lig h ter . Second a ries rosy r ed ; med ian band g ener a lly much lik e ca r a ,bu t no t rea ch

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . vn. July

ing ana l ma r g in ; when na r r ow , it is incised within a t the midd le of wing . Expand s

95—105mm. Habita t , Ea s t of the Miss , Texa s and Ariz .

Nur us d iffer s in having the long itud ina l sha d ing .

La r va ; Kellicot t , Pa pilio 1,142, French , Lo. 4 , 8. Ground color very pa le lila c

white, with 3 d or sa l and 3 la ter a l s t ripes ; sl ig ht . protuberance 011 8th segment , cla ycolored ; a pa ir of s lig h t pr otuber ances on 1 1 th segment . Food Wil low and Pop la r ,mou lts 5 times .

50 . junctur a , W a lk . 0 .RM G r r. Can. Ent . 14, 47, l c . 15, 1 2, Wa lshi z . Edw .

Proc . Ent . So .c Phil . 2 , 509, O r t . (Jan. Ent . 5, 233 , l ,c . 15. 1 2 ,

Papilio I , 1 63 , Hul s t ,

l . .c 1 , 2 18, Hy . Edw. Bul l . Br ook l . Ent . So .c 3 , 55.

Pr ima r ies d a r k '

cinereous very s lig h t ly and pa r tly clouded with black ; lines ind is tinet , s lig h t ly and d iffusely bor d er ed with br own,

a s is a lso the subr eniform ; s . t . linedenta te quite dis tinct . Second a r ies red lead color ; med ian band r a ther na r r ow

, near lys tr aight , ang ula ted nea r end , not r ea ching ana l ma r g in. Expand s 100—1 10 mm .

Habita t , Texa s .

Va r . Ar iz ona , G r tas Can. Ent . 5, 1 6 3 , Lc . 5, 233 . P r ima r ies a lit t le d a rk er ,

with less brown lines a lit t le more d 1s t inct .

Very close to j unk/um ,bu t - the form seems to be permanent in

Co lora do, and incidenta l throug h Utah and Sou thwa rd . tSee no te be

low On 6a éay a g a . )

Va r . Aspasia , St reck . Rho . Het . p . 94. P r ima r ies la rg ely lig h t cr eamy brown,less unicolor ous th an j unctur a . S.W. Texa s .

Var . Cassandr a , Hy . Edw . P roc . Ca l . Acad . Sci. Ju ly 1875, B ull . Brook l . Ent .

Soc. 3 , 56 , Sa r a , French , Can . Ent . 15, 1 63 .

Prima r ies much d a rk er , almos t bla ck on basal space, a long inner a nd ou te r

ma r g in.

5L babayaga , Streck . Papilio 4, 73 , Ar iz onae,

‘

G r t . Can. Ent . 13 , 23 2 ,

LC . 15, 1 2;

Pr im-a r ies rich velvety redd ish brown ; otherwise a s j unctur a . Expand s 100 mm .

Habita t . Ar iz . Food p lant , Willow (Auct .Mr

’

. Grote ha s long cla imed th is insect to be his Ar iz ona : bu t “

his

type ofAr iz ona) is in the posess ion of the Ent . Soc . of Ph i la . and is no t

th is species . Nor does his d escr ipt ion ta l ly w ith th is, but wi th the type .

We can .not ta k e his reco l lect ion a g a ins t th i s evidence.

52 . r elict a , Wa lk . C .B .VL 1 193 , Ca t . fr amini , Guen . Noct . 3 , 83 , G r ote , Tr ans .

Am ,Ent . Soc. 4, Can. Ent . 7, 186 , Lo. 8. 23 1 , St reck.Rho . He t . 19, pl . 3 ,

f. 5, 6 , B ianca ,Hy . Edw . Bul l . B r ook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 54, t /nia , Hy . Edw ,

Le . 3 , 54 .

Pr ima r ies white , powdered and shaded mor e or less with bla ck ; ea sily k nown bythe even white med ian band on the otherwise bla ck second ar ies . Expand s 80—85mm.

Habita t , Mid d le and Ea s tern St a tes and Nor thwa r d . Food plant , White Bir ch and

Silver Popla r ; a nd p robably a ll species of Betu la and Popu lus .

50 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. Ju ly

Va r . coelebs , G r t Trans . Am . Ent . Soc. Sep t . 1874, Can. Ent . 10 ,2 33 , 15,

23 , Hu lst , Bul l . -Brook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 9.

Pr ima r ies with br own a ll los t , being repla ced with bla ck and gray . and these

br ok en up ; lines ver y dis tinct ; a ppea r ance decided ly lik e cons or s . Second a r ies lik ebadia . Found in Ma ine and N. New Yor k .

Va r . Phoebe, Hy . Ed'

w . MSS. A form intermed ia te between ccelebs and ba dia ,

in which the br own hold s , bu t is brok en into band s and ed g ing s , a nd the lines a r e

d istinct . Found in Ma ss . and N. H ampshire .

58. muliercula , Guen. Noct . Wa lk . C .B .M. 1 203 , Gro te, Tr ans. Am ,

Ent . Soc . 4 , 1 2 ,Str eck . Rho . He t . 74, pl . 9, f. 9 .

Pr ima r ies deep r ich brown sha ded with bluish over the med ian spa ce ; lines d ist1nct ; t . a . line r a ther heavy nea r cos ta ; t .p , line w ith M pr ominent ; s . t . white spa ce

evident ; subr eniform lig h t . Second a r ies deep yellow ; med ian band mod er a tely broa d ,often quite cons t r icted nea r midd le ; ma r g ina l band br oa d ,

with two sca llops inwa rd ly .

Expand s 6o—70 mm . H abit a t

,Ea s ter n,

Midd le, and Wester n Sta tes

Va r . per amans, Hu ls t . P r ima r ies d a r k er . Second a r ies a lmos t entir ely bla ck ,the yellow inter spa ce showing only br ok enly .

La r va ; Guen. Noct . 3 , 97. The larva is very much a t tenna ted , quite na r row a t the

ext remities and swo llen in the midd le . I t is r edd ish yellow in co lor with g ra y sub

d or sa l and s tigma ta l lines ; the hea d is concolorous with the bod y with two white

d a shes la ter a lly . Feed s on Wax My r t le (My r ica ) .

59. habilis, Gr t . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc. 4, 1 1 , ba s ilis , Gr t . Can. Ent . 8, 230.

Pr ima r ies quite unico lor ous pa le g r a y with a g r eenish tint ; lines na r row,

often indis tinct ; Mof t .p . moder a tely s tr ong ,the upper too th the more prominent ;

subma r g ina l spa ce whitish ,ser r a ted . Second a r ies du ll , d a r k yellow ; media n band

r a ther s lig ht , cons tr icted , na r r owing towa rd s ana l ma rg in and often rea ching it .

Expand s 60—70 mm. H abita t , Ea s tern ,

Midd le,and Wes ter n St a tes . Food plant ,

Hick ory , (Auct . Ang us ) .

B a s il/is d iffer s only in the presence of the ba sa l d a sh .

60 . innubens, Guen. Noct . 3 , 98. W a lk . 1203 . Gr o te,Tr ans . Am.

Ent . Soc . 4 , 8. Hinda . F rench , P apilio'

1 ,

P rima r ies r ich br own, powdered with g la ucous sca les ; lines d is tinct , bla ck ; Mof t .p .

line s t rong ,tee th br oad ,

even ; r eniform br own,annu la te with pa le white ;

subr eniform pa le , often nea r ly white, sma ll ; a t the apex resting on cos ta is a la r g et r ia ng u

la r whitish spo t . Second a r ies reddish or ang e ; med ia n band r a ther br oad,quite

even. Expand s 65—70 mm . Habita t , Ea s ter n,

Midd le , and Wes ter n Sta tes .

Food p lant Wa lnu t .Hinda ha s br oa d ,

d a rk er br own sha ding from ba se to apex.

Va r . flavidalis, Gr t . Papilio 1 , 6 3 . Second a r ies yellow .

Va r . scint illans, G. 81 R . P roc. Ent . Soc. Phila . 6,28, pl. 4, f. 6 , Tr ans . Am:

Ent . Soc . 4 , 8.

P r ima r ies ver y d a r k ,nea r ly bla ck , uniform to t .p . line .

[July 1884. BULLET INBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. 51

6 1 . paleog ama, Guen. (pa l—le—OG ~ a—ma ) , Noct . 3 , 97, Wa lk . C .B .M. 1 202

,

Gr o te, Tr ans . Am. Eii t . Soc . 4, 10 , Pr oc . Ent . Soc. Phila . 3 , pp . 87, 541 , pl . 3 , f. 2 ,

Annida , Fa g er , Can. Ent . I4, 1 20 .

P r ima r ies g r a y , powdered with g reenish g r ay and bla ck sca les, a nd sha ded W ith

bla ck ish ,and with br ig h t br own in s . t . spa ce ; lines r a ther broa d ,

d is tinct ; reniform

r ounded , br own or bla ck ,indis tinct ; subreniform pa le , sma ll ; sinu s of t . p . line broa dly

ma rk ed,a cu te, not deep ; teeth ofM s t rong . Second a r ies d a rk yellow ; med ian band

na r r ow ,much cons t r icted , rea ching inter na l ma r g in. Expa nd s 7.0

; 751 11m . H abita t ,

Ea s tern,Midd le , and Wes tern St a tes . Food p lant , Wa lnu t .

'

l‘

he la '

rva I ha ve t a k en wi th those of neog ama , bu t it wa s not enoug h

d i fferent to a r res t my a t tention . Anm’

a’a d iffer s in having the poster ior

ha lf of the pr ima r ies dar k er .

Va r . phalang a , G r t . P roc . Ent . Soc . Phila . 3 , 86, pl . 3 ,-f. 1 , Tr ans . Am. Ent .

Soc . 4, 1 I . Pr ima r ies w ith ba sa l spa ce bla ck , a black band beyond t p . line, the rest

lig ht g r ay62 . neog ama , Abb. Sm , (ne—OG a—ma ) , Pha laena neOg ama , Lep . Ga . 2 , 1 75,

pl . 88, Oliv . Ency . Meth . 8,290 ,

195, West .Na t . Lib. 3 7, Ex . Moths , 202 , pl . 26 ,

f. I , 2 , oommunis , Or t . Tr a ns . Am . Ent . Soc . 4 . 9, neog ama , Guen. Noct . 3, 96 ,Wa lk . 1 202 , Str eck . Rho . He t . pl . 5, f. 4, 5, G r t . Pa pilio, I , 1 6 3 ,Le . 2 , 8.

Pr ima r ies l ig h t g r ay , ma r k ed within t . a . line. a t reniform , and beyond t .p . line ,w ith lig h t br own ; a ll lines evid ent , bu t no t a lway s d is tinct ; M of t .p . line produceds inu s la r g e ; ba sa l and subapica l d a shes g ener a lly p resent . Second a r ies yellow ,

med ian

ba nd cons t r icted a nd a ng u la ted . Expand s 75—90 mm . H abita t , Ea st of Rock y

Moun ts a nd Ar iz . Communis has the hind wing s a lit t le d a r k er yellow than the

type form .

Va r, snowiana , G i t . Pa p. 1 , 1 63 , l . c. 2

,8. Descr ibed from an aber r ant and

somewha t abor ted specimen fr om Kansa s , w ith pr ima r ies much more hea vily ma r k ed

with black . I t is with g r ea t hesit ancy I wr ite th is a va r iety .

The spec imens from Ar iz . ha ve the ma rg ina l bord er of the h indwing s brok en.

La r va ; Guen . Noct . 3 , 96 . Color brownish g r a y , formed by many long itudina ls t r iae on lig h t g round ; piliferou s point s sepa r a te a s is u sua l . Feed s on Wa lnu t .

63 . subnat a , Gr t . Pr oc . En t . Soc . Phil . 3 , 326 , '

l‘

r-ans . Am. Ent . Soc. 4, 9,

St reck . Rho . Het . 34 , pl . 5, f. 3 .

An insect very mu ch iik e neog ama ,bu t g ener a lly la r g er , with lines and ma rk ing s

mor e d iffu se . and the teeth of t he M o f t .p . l l iie very s t r ong ly prod uced . Expand s 95

to 105mm. I ha ve seen a specimen,which wou ld no t mea su re mo re than 70mm .

Habit a t , Ea s ter n a nd Mid d le U.S . Food p la nt , Wa lnu t , (Auct . Ang us) .

I am in much doubt a s whether th is is a d ist inct Mr . G rote

52 BULLET lNBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. Ju ly

g ives 5 po ints of d ifference ; the mo re s lend er body pa r ts , the g rea ter

expanse, the la rg e Open subreniform,the pa ler hind wing s , and the

more a cu te ly denta te t .p . l ine . Bu t a ll these va rv th r ou g h both species .

1 see noth ing.

bu t a more g ener a l diffuseness. a very unsa t isfa ctory specific d is t inct ion .

64. piat rix, Gr t . Pr oc . Ent . Soc. Phil a . 388, 532 , pl . 3 , f. 3 , Tr ans . Am‘

. Ent .

Soc . 4,10

, S tr eck Rho . Het . 74, pl. 9, f. 8

P r ima r ies d a rk wood br own,or bl a ck ish brown

,slig h t ly silk y , d a rk er . sha ded in

the subba sa l spa ce , on the cos t a,above d isca l cell , and subapica lly; t . a . line g emina te ,

ou ter line sometimes less d is tinct ; reniform sha ded with bla ck ; subr eniform pa le ; t .p.

line with M p rominent , and sinu s heavy ; s . t . line g emina te, with g r ayish between .

Second a r ies deep y el low , inter na l ma rg in a nd ba se dusk y ; med ian.

band not much

cons t r icted . Expand s 85—95 mm . H abita t , Ea s t of Pla ins . Food plant , Wa lnu t

,

H ick o ry and Per simmon, (Auct . Koebele ) ,

Va r . Diony z a , Hf Ed'

w . MSS . A fo rm from Ar iz ’

ona with lig h ter pr ima r ies,

a nd w ith second a r ies br ig h t yel low .

65. fiebulosa ,Edw . Proc. Ent . SOC . Phil a . 2 , S tr eck . Rho . Het . 75, pl . 9,

f. G r o te,Tr ans . Am. Ent Soc . 4,

1 1 , ponder os a , G . R . Pr oc . Ent . Soc . Phil .6,23 , pl . 4, f. 2 .

P r ima r ies g r a y cr eam co lor,va r iable in dep th of t int , much shaded with deep

brown ; ba sa l spa ce '

d a rk br own o r bla ck,except a long inner ma r g in ; reniform d oubly

a nnu la te , not dis tinct ; subr eniform sma ll ; t .p . line d is tinc t,M prominen t . the

' lowertooth shor ter ; ou ter thir d browner with viole t sh a de . Second ar ies d a rk yellow ,

med ian

ba nd no t much cons t r icted ; ma r g ina l band br oa d ; m a r g in yellow . Expand s

00 mm.

‘

Habita t , Midd le and Western St a tes .

6 6 . Judith , S tr eck . Rho . He t . 95, pl . 1 1 , f. 5. Hu ls t , Bu l l . Brook l . Ent . Soc .

3 , 8, Pa pilio 1 , 2 15, Levettei, G r t . Tr a ns . Am . Ent . Soc . Sep t . 1874,Papilio 1

, 1 60 .

Pr ima r ies close even lig h t g r a y ,with a du sk y sha de ; lines fine , fa int , somet imes

pa r ty obso le te ; no ba sa l or apica l d a shes ; reniform br ownish , annu la te withwhitish ;M of t .p .

line w ith upper tooth broa d ,much the la r g er ; a s . t . lig h ter band . too thed

s t rong ly a t M of t .p . l ine . Second a r ies bla ck ,fr ing es d a r k . Expand s 40

—50 mm .

H abita t , Ea s ter n and Mid d le Sta tes . Food p lan t , probably Hick o ry , (Auct . Ang u s . )

Va r . Mir anda , Hy . Edw . P apilio 1,1 1 1 . Differ s in being sma ller , a nd w ith

fr ing e of second a r ies whitish on ou ter ma r g in to apex.

67 . Robinsonu, G r i . Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 4 ,20

, St reck . Rho . Het . 71 , pl . 9,

f. 1,curva ta ,

F rench , P apilio 1,2 18.

P r ima r ies even,smooth , pal e g r eenish cinereou s , g ener a lly ' withou t sh a des ; lines

fine , d is tinct ; M of t .p .. line mid d ling s t rong ; a bla ck sh a d ing on cos ta a t r eniform ;

reniform lig h ter ; a s . t . white spa ce beyond t .p . line. Second a r ies bla ck ; fr ing e w l'

iiie .

Expand s 75—80 mm . Habit a t , Mid d le and Wes tern St a tes . Food p lant , Hickory ,

(Auct . Ang us ) . Cur va ta/

Ts‘

the name g iven to the form w ith ba sa l and a pica l d a shes .

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Pr ima ries ver y nea r ly the color of vidua ; lines d iffuse, not strong ly d is tinct ; t .p .

line with M s t rong ; sinus compa r a tively sma ll ; no ba sa l d a sh ; r eniform r ed d ish ;

r edd ish“

band beyond t .p . line ; t . a . cloud ed with bla ck a t cost a , a nd a heavy d iffu se

bla ck shade from cos ta above r eniform th rou g h Mof t .p . line to below apex . Second

a r’

ies black,du ll. g r a y a t ba se ; fringe white

,end s of veins bla ck . Expand s 95

- 105mm. H abita t

, Sou thern Sta tes . Food p lant , Wa lnut .

I ha ve ma de the d isposit ion of this species I ha ve,

a s I see no

other way ou t Of‘

the d iffi cu lty . It seems universa l ly a g reed tha t der a

per a ia , Guen.,is vz

'

a’ua

,Abb. and Sm. There is no cou rse

-to fol low,bu t tha t wh ich isa lways ta k en, to ca l l it by the name under wh ich itwa s fi rst d escr ibed

, and under wh ich it , its la rva,

and'

food_plant

were'

a s wel l fig ured . The name

'

desper a fa can not proper ly s tand .

Mcesfos a is the insect ca l led m‘

a’ua ta by Guen wh ich wa s only a put t ing

in another'

form the name w’

a’ua ofAbbot t,whose species

‘

Gueiiee thoug htth is wa s . Vz

’

a’ua 5e vza’ua fa a re pra ct ica l ly the s ame names ; were

meant to be the same. The only so lu t ion, and the one wh ich ha s beenuniver sa l ly fo l lowed in the science

,is to g ive the mis tak en spec1es a name

,

wh ich -I ha ve here done.

73 . lacrymosa , Guen. Noct . Wa lk, C .B .M. 1199, la chr ymo

'

s a ,Grote

,

Tr ans -Am Ent . ,Soc .’ 4, 19, St reck . Rho . .Het . 18, pl: 3 , f. 3 , Ululume, Streck .

l . c .

Pr ima r ies light cinereous , heavily and quite uniformly powd ered with bla cka toms

,s lig h t ba sa l d a sh present ; lines fa irly s trong , bu t often lost in the bla ck pow,

der ing ; t . a . line often confused and brok en ; t . a . line with teeth med ium ; reniformbr ownish ; . a brownish band beyond t .p . line . Second a r ies bla ck ,

fring e white, bla cka t end of veins .

Expand s 75 —85mm. H abita t , ,lower Midd le a nd Wes tern Sta tes

and .Sou thwa r d . Food plant ; pr obably Oa k and Wa lnu tUlulume differ s in being less s t rong ly powder ed with bla ck , and in having with

the lines mor e d is tinct .

”Va r . Evalina , Fr ench , P apilio, 1 , 1 10 . Emi lia ,Hy . Edw . , l , c, 1 , 1 1 7. A form

having the ba sa l , s ou ter third , and inner ha lf of the pr ima r ies nea r ly or quite bla ck .

Va r , Z elica , . Frencli , Papilio 1,1 1 0 .

_P r ima r ies with t , a . line inwa rd ly , and t . a .

line ou tw a rd ly , h aving a black band . a cross the wing .

Va r . Paulina , Hy . Edw . , Bu ll . B r ook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 54 . Pr ima r ies bla ck to

t .p . line .

74 Sappho, Str eck . Rho Het . 95, pl . . 1 1 , f. 4 , Fr ench , Papilio 1, 57 .

Pr imar ies pure _white , somewha t clouded with bla ck and lig h t br own ; lines in

d is tinct ; r eniform reddish ; bla ck on cos ta a t beg inning of t . a . line, and above reniform. Second a r ies bla ck , fr ing es white or d a r k . Expand s 75 —80 mm . Habita t ,Wes tern S ta tes and Sou thwa rd .

[July 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM.» SOC.

“

VOL“

. MIL ; 55,

75. Ag rippina , St reck . Rho . Het . 95, pl . 1 1 , f. 1 , 2 .

P rima r ies uniform bla ck ish g r a y , powder ed with dusk y redd ish br own ; lines

bla ck,heavies t on cos ta ; reniform indis tinct

,br own ; br own band bey ond

"

t .p . line.

Second a ries bla ck ; fring es du ll white. Expand s 75—85mm . Habita t , Mid d le and

Sou thern St a tes .

Va r . subvifidis, Ha r v . Can . Ent . -

9, 193 , St r eck . Rho . Het . 95, pl . 1 1 . £ 3 .

P r ima r ies sha ded w 1th lig h t silk y g reen ; ;much lig h ter a long inner ma r g in .

Ag ripp ina is subject to ver y .

g rea t var ia tion in the color of pr ima r ies .

76 . insolabilis, Guen .

'Noct ._3 , 94, Wa lk . Gr ote, Tr ans . Am . Ent .

Soc . 4, 3 , Buf. Bu ll . 187, pl . 5, f. 3 , S tr eck ,Rho . Het . 33 , pl . 5. f. I , Hu ls t

, Bu ll .Br ook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 13 , Ang u s , P apilio, 4, 35.

P r ima ries lig h t blue g r a y , hea vily powdered“

with bla ck ; clouded with bla cka long inner ma r g in ; g ener a lly on med ian spa ce , ju s t anterior to this bla ck ma r g in,

a t r ia ng ula r pa le or white spa ce ; basa l d a sh a lwa y s tur ned d ownwar d ou twa rd ly .

Second a r ies bla ck , fr ing es d a r k . Expand s 75—85mm,Habita t , Midd le, Wes tern,

and Sou thern St a tes . Food plant , Hick ory .

77. Ang a si, G r t . Can. Ent . 8, 229, Buf. Bul l . 187, pl. "

f. 1 , 2 , Hu lst , Bu ll .B rook l . Ent . Soc . 3 , 13 , Ang us , Papilio, I/ucetta , ,

Hy t Edw . Fr ench , Ca t .

1115. p . 4 .

Pr ima r ies d a r k g reenish g r ay ; no band on inner mar g in thoug h often a cloud a t

sinus of t .p . line and below apex ; no t r iang u la r white spot on median spa ce ; ba sa l

d a sh turning upwar d ou tw a rd ly ; in these thing s d iffer ing from ins olabilis . Second a r ies

bla ck . fr ing e d a r k , r a r e ly lig h t . Expand s 70—80 mm. H abita t , same a s ins olabilis .

Food plant , Hick ory Ang u s ) .

I/ucetta d iffer s in having a long itud ina lI

shad ing fromba se to benea th apex.

Th is insect thoug h g enera l ly sma l ler and eas i ly d is t ing u ished , oftenwonderfu l ly r esembles Indeed the dir ect ion of the ba sa ld a sh is t he only fea t ure in one

,wh ich I have not seen a s wel l a s in the

o ther .

78. obscur a ,Str eck . Rho . Het . 19, pl . 3 , f. 4, s imula tilis , G t t . Tr a ns . Am.

Ent . Soc. Sept . 1874, Can. Ent . 8, 229, Papilio 2,8.

Pr ima r ies uniform dull smok y g r a y ; lines fine, but d is tinct ; M of t .p . line with

upper too th much the la r g er ; subma r g ina l spa ce whitish , ser r a ted . Second a r ies

bla ck , fiing es white . Expand s 70 80 mm . Habita t,Midd le

,Wester n and pr obably

Sou thern S ta tes . Food pla nt , H ick or y (Auct . Ang u s) .

Va r . residua , Gr t . Proc. Bos t . Soc . Na t . His t . 1 6,242, Buf. Bu ll . 187, pl. 5,

f. 4, Hul s t, Bull . B r ook l. Ent . Soc . 3 , 13 , Ang u s, Papilio 4, 35. Pr ima r ies a br ig hter ,

blner color . Second a r ies with fr ing es often d a rk .

BULLETINBROOKLYN“

ENTOM. soc . voL . vn. July

Some no tes upon the Ca toca lae a re to be found a s fo l lows ; they in

clude l is ts of captu res and g ener a l observa t ions . Grote, Can. Ent . 4, 1 6,

5, 1 6 1, LC. 1 5, 1 1

,Lo . 9, 1 68

,Bunk er

,Lo. 6 , 25, Ba i ley, Lo. 9,

2 1 6 , Ha rvey, Lo. 9, 192, Mur ray , l._ c . 9. 1 8, Dury , Lo 8, 187 , G ro te

l o. 8, 229, French, 1 2,24 1 , Johnson

,LC. 1 2

,1 3 7, 1 4, 59,

Hu l 's t , Bu l l . Brook l. Ent . Soc. 3 , I—Z O

, G rote,. Pap i l io I

, 159— 1 64,

Hu ls t,

1,2 1 5, Grote, s

,8, Ferna ld , 3 , 23 , French, Synop

s is Ca t . Il ls. 1882 .

AD’DENDAANDERRATA.

Pa ge 1 3 , line 7 from bot tom , B elfr a giana should be Mes s a lina .

Pa g e 1 6 , line 20 , for“ “ in a ll ca ses

”substitute the.wor d s “very often

Pa g e 20 , liiie 28; for r ea d “

a dap ta tion”

Pa g e 25, line 8, for “elonympha r ea d “Allotr ia ” .

Pa g e. 33 , line 4 , for " 1883”rea d “

1882

Pa g e 35, line 8, for “Tr ans: Am . Ent . Soc.

'

r ead P r oc . Ent . Soc. Phila .

”The same

cor r ection shou ld be ma d e on the same pa g e lines 1 7 and 23 .

Pa'

38, line 4, a fter 103“m"

should be inser ted .

P a g e 38, line 15, a fter“ writes me ” inser t “ his opinion is I d o no t under stand

tha t he h a s ul tima te evidence. At any ra te the descr ip tion being bas ed on a

pictur e, can not stand .

P a g e 51 , la s t line omit “a s

”.

'

The following word'

s, printed with capita l le t ter s beg inning , should ha ve been

beg un with lower ca se let ter s : pa g e 24, line 28, Nubilis ; pa g e 26, line 24, Verm

‘

llia na ;

pa g e 34, line 27, Amig a ; pa g e 29, line 28, Amasia ; p . I 3 , line 7 from bo t tom, a nd

pa g e 34, l ine 1 , Belfr a g iana ; pa g e 34, lines 27 and . 28, Amica , Andmphila , and

Lineella ; pa g e 35, line 4 fr om bot tom, Grynea .

The fol lowing word s beg inning with lower ca se letter s shou ld beg in with capita ls

pa g e 1 3 , la st 3 lines, ilia ; pa g e 29, line 9 from bot tom, and pa g e 38, lines 23 ,‘

33 , 36,

39, 41 , and pa g e 39, line 1, cr a taag i.

BULL . BROOKLYNENT. SOC . VOL . VII. PLATE II .

[Aug us t 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII .

SYNOPSES OF COLEOPTERA.

PR IONUS ,Geoff

Th is g enus a nd Homa esf/zes z’

s cons t i tu te the g roup a ll the

species of wh ich resemble one another c losel y in superficia l appea rance.

The body is r ela t ive ly broa der than in a ny of the other g enera and g ivesthe insects a s tou t or heavy a spect .

The mand ibles a r e moder a te in s iz e,a cu te and s imi la r in the sexes .

The eyes a re la rg e a nd co’

a rse ly g r anu la ted . The antennae a re heavi lyimbr ica te in the ma les , mor e s lend er and ser ra te in the fema les . The

thor ax a s no ted above is t r id enta te in P r ima ry unidenta te in Hom

azs z‘bes z

'

s . The e ly t ra a re broa d ly rounded a t a pex, cor ia ceous, puncta te,and ornamented wi th r a ised l ines . The leg s a re s lender , compr essed

and puncta te. The species in co lo r a re a uniform brown or bla ck .

SYNOP TI0 TABLE OF PRIONUS .

Sensitive su r fa ce antennae 07‘and Q r eticu la te with fine e leva ted lines .

Antenna l joints 1 2 ; soles hind t a r si densely pubescent .

Ely tr a a t ba se no t wider than thora x laticonis.Ely tr a a t ba se Wider than thor ax .

Fir s t two thor a cic tee th prominent not r eflexed

Fir s t two thor a cic tee th ver y a cu te and r efiexed

Antenna l joints mor e than 1 2 ; soles hind ta r si with sca t ter ed h a irs .

Antenna l joints Q 18, 07 ]18—20

Antenna l jo1nt s Q 25, C? 27—30Sensitive sur fa ce C? uniform .

Antenna l joint s 1 2 ; so les of hind ta r si concave and spa r sely pubescent . palparis ,

SYNOP TI0 TABLE OF HOMAES £1HESIS.

Sensitive sur fa ce 07‘uniform ; soles of hind t a r si concave and spa r sely pubescent ; an

tennae 13—14 jointed .

Thor ax s tr ong ly punctu red , pubescent , la ter a l tooth ver y obtuse, . emarginatus ,

Thor ax s lig h t ly punctur ed ,no t pubescen t , la ter a l too th a cu te integer ,

The tables a re exhibi ted in the above fo rm for the pu rpose of

show ing clea r ly t he“

clos e r e la t ion between the g enera , and a lso the intermed ia te pos i t ion wh ich fi a lpa r z

'

s occupies .

P, laticollislDr u r y , Ill . II , 1 773 , p . 83 , t . 37, f, 2 ; H a r r is , In

'

s . Ma ss . p , 79,

br evicorm‘

s , Fab. Sy s t , El . II,“

p . 260 ; Bea uv. Ins . Afr . e t Am . p . 2 16 ; Lee . Journ.

Ac . Phil . ser . 2 , II, p . 109.

58 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM: SOC . VOL . VIl . Aug us t 1884

The thorax is d is t inct ly w ider in th is than in any other species , so

tha t it is a lmost if not qu ite a s w ide a s the elyt ra a t ba se. All the jointsof the h ind t a rs i a re densely pubescent o r spong y benea th, w i th a smooth

med ian channel . The la ter a l teeth of p rothora x a re we l l developed ,somet imes even s l ig h t ly reflexed a s in ca h

’

f orm’

r ur . The co lor is brownish va ry ing to bla ck . It is g enera lly d a rk er than in the other species .

Leng th, to 1% inches 2 2—47 mm. Habit a t,Nor thern

, Midd le andAt la nt ic Sta tes .

P, pocularis, Dalm . Schoenh . Syn. Ins . I , 3 , 1817 . p . 148 ; cur ticorms Lee.

J . A. P . ser . 2 , II, p . 1 09 ; obliquicor nis , Lee . J . A. P . ser . II, p . 108 ; Za evig a tus ,

H a r ris , Tr ans . Soc . H tfor d 183 6 , p . 83 , t . 1 , f . 6 ; Lee . J. A,P . ser . 2 , II, p . 109 ;

denticor nis , Stu rm ,Ca t . 1836 , p . 187 .

The tho ra x is na r rower than the ely t ra a t ba se, the la ter a l teeth prominent but never r efiexed . The fi rs t jo int of h ind ta r s i is a lmos t en

t irely g labrous , the second a nd th i rd spong y w i th a med ia n smooth chan

nel . Co lor a s in la iz'

r oll z'

s bu t not so d a rk , a ntennae mo re s lend er .

Leng th ,1 to inches 25

— 4 5 mm . Habi ta t,Middle and Sou th

ern Sta tes .

P_ californicus, Motsch . Bu ll . Mose . 1845, I , p . 89, t . 2,f. 9 ; Mannh . B u l l .

Mose . 1852 , II, p . 3 64 ; cr a s s icor nis , Lee . J . A. P . ser . 2,II

, 1852 , p . 108

The species is d is t inguished by the very a cu te and s t rong ly r eflexed

la tera l teeth of prothora x. The so les of the h ind ta rs i a re a s in Janka/12'

s .

Co lor a s in preceed ing . Leng th 1 2} to a t inche s 45—52 mm. Hab.

Ca l iforn ia .

Cur a a tus is a va r iety of the la s t in wh ich the la tera l teeth a re more

reflexed than in the typica l form.

The above species a re very closely rela ted . The cha racter s g ivenwi l l serve to sepa ra te them a l thoug h specimens w i l l be found wh ich wi l lseem intermed ia te in form. It is a r ema rk ably interes t ing fa ct tha t the

specific d ifferences inte rg ra d ing a s they do a re such a s a r e u sed to sepa

r a te the g enera in many fami l ies .

P. imbricornis , Linn . Sy s t . Na t . Ed . X II , p . 6 22 ; Bea uv. Ins . Afr. e t Am.

p . 242 , t . 36 , f. 2 , 32Lee . J . A. P . ser . 2 , II, p . 108.

The thora c ic teeth a re much less prom inent in th is species , showinga g ra da t ion to Home s t/zes z

’

s . The number of the antenna l jo ints va r iessomewha t , in the specimens under examina t ion wi th in the l im i t s g ivenin the table . Ea ch joint in 0

7‘ is conica l ho l lowed to rece ive succeed ingjo int and wi th the lower edg e pro long ed ; in Q much more s lender a nd

60 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII.

’

Aug ust

a re long er and wid er than the body . Antennae s lender,nea r ly filiform

, .

comp ressed ; if“

the leng th Of body Q .

The s ing le species is

T_ Har risu,Lec . J.A.P,

ser . 2,1852 , II , p . 107. Leng th , to 15 inches 30

to 35mm . H ab. Newfound la nd to Vanc .,Coney Island .

s p uz uos r z m us ,Ha rd .

This g enus is a lso r epresented by a s ing le species, a sh ining bla ckinsect wh ich by its taper ing form sug g es ts the fami ly Ela ier z

'

a’

ce. The hea d

is sma l l , prothor ax la rg e, t rapez o id a l , smooth,

somewha t convex,very

obt usely toothed nea r ba se; e ly t ra a lso bla ck , taper ing , deh iscent , punctu red , t ip finely ser ra te, ma rg in and su tur e obtusely sp inose. The an

tennae a r e less than i the leng th Of body, s lender,

s l ig h t ly compressed

and s er ra te .

The spec ies isS. Taslei, Buq. Ann. Fr . 1841 , Bu l l . p . 39 ; s er r ipenm

‘

s , Ha ld . Pr oc . Ac . Phil.III, p . 1 26 , Lee .J.A.P . ser . 2 , II, p . 106 ; denticula tus , Wes tw . Arcan. Ent . I

, p , 40 ,

Leng th , Lg inches 29 mm . Hab. Midd le St a tes .

E'

LATEROPS IS , cm .

Th is g enus closely a l l ied to preced ing is a g a in represented by a

s ing le spec1es wh ich l ik e the preced ing is a sh ining bla ck insect bu twi th a g reenish t ing e. It resembles S . Ta r/er in mos t po ints and is

'

d ist ing u ished therefrom by the s ides Of thor ax being crenu la te and a cu te

ly toothed nea r the midd le . The t ip of the e' ly t ra is crenu la te and they

a r e no t deh iscent . Antennae leng th of body s lender and compressed .

The species isE, fulig inosus , Fab. Sy s t . Ent . p . 160 ; Oliv. En t . IV,

6 6, p . 3 7, t . 10

,f. 39 ;

Chev . Ann . F r . 1862 , p . 271 ; erythr omem ,Dej . Ca t . 3 r d ed . p . 344. Leng th ,

I iinch . 3 2 mm . Hab. Flor id a .

SUB FAMILY CERAMBYOIN/E.

Th is subfam i ly is d efined by t he fo l lowing cha ra cters,viz : p rothorax

not ma rg ined , labrum sepa ra te from the front,front t ibiae not obl ique ly

su lca te, pa lpi never a cu te a t t1p, antennae a lways pubescent .It is d ivided into the fo l low ing g roups

‘

I . B a se of antennae not enveloped by the eyes ; a ntennae w ith second

joint r a ther la r g er ; front coxae t r a nsver se, not pr ominent . .Galhdioides.

[Aug us t 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYN'

ENTOM. SOC. VOL . VII.

B a se of Antennae pa r tly enveloped by the eyes ; front coxae not conica l, thou g h

sometimes p rominent ; s t r idu la ting pla te (absent only in Molor chus ) la r g e,never d ivid ed ; lig u la membr aneous (except in the g r oup Games ) ; 2nd jointOfAntennae sma ll (excep t

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in one g enus of Olyt ini. ) Ger ambycoides ,

B a se ofAntennae pa r t ly enveloped by the eyes , which a re nea r ly d ivided , and

moder a tely finely g r anu la ted ; 2nd joint of antennae long er t han usual , fr ontcoxae g lobose , wid ely sepa r a ted ,

s t r idula ting pla te of mesos ter num divided bya sma l l fur r ow . (Body r esembling a Lamiide. ) Atmioides,

B a se ofAntennae no t enveloped by the eyes , wh ich a re ent ire or ema r g ina te , and

usua lly finely g r anul a ted ; fr ont coxae conica l (except in Dis teniini s t r idu lat ing pla te Ofmesonotum

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d ivided by a smooth spa ce or fu r row . Lepturoides ,

CALLIDIOIDES .

1 . Lig ul a cor neous , eyes va r iable. (As emini. )Lig ula membr aneous , eyes finely g r anu la ted . (Ca llidrmi. )

2 . Epimer a ofmeso thor a x norma l , t r unca te a t inner end

Ep lmer a ofmesothor ax a cu tely pointed inwa rd ly .

3 . B a se of pr o thorax norma lBa se of p rothor a x ema r g ina te , fi lled w ith a thin pla te . .

Eyes moder a te , t r ansver se, finely g r a nu la ted , ha ir yAntennae finely pubescent . . Asemum.

Antennae coa r sely pubescent Nothorhina .

Eyes la r g e , coa r sely g ra nu la ted ,not h a iry . Cr iocephalus.

Eyes d ivided , r a ther finely g r anula ted . Teti‘opium,

5. Thig hs clava te , pr othor ax w ith a sing le la ter a l a cute spine Opsimfis ,

Thig hs not cla va te , prothor a x with two a cute spines . Dicenthrus .

6 . Midd le coxa l ca vities widely open externa lly . Smodi’

cum,

7 . Mesonotum with a la r g e , undivided ver y finely s t r ia te s tr idula ting sur fa ce . 8.

Mesono tum polished , with la r g e sca t tered punctures .

Mesonotum punctu red and pubescent a t the sides, with a med ia l s tr id ula ting

sur fa ce .

8. Hind coxae not prominent , thig hs s lender Gonocallus.Hind coxae prominent , thig hs clubbed .

Met a sternum with scent por es .

Ely tr a with ivory lines Physocnemum,

Ely t r a uniform Rhopalopus.

Hind coxae not prominent , thig hs clubbed ; m'

eta s ternum withou t scent po res .

P ros ternum broad or modera te,hind coxae inclosed by side pieces and I s t ventr al

segment . Hyiot rupes.Pr osternum ver y na r row , pointed , hind coxae liOt inclosed ; p rothor ax r ounded .

Phymatodes.

9, Mesosternum br oad em a r g ina te Mer ium.

Mesos ter num obtusely t r iang ul a r Gallidium.

10. Mor e convex than u su a l, antennae shor ter and s tou ter Xyl'

ocr ius.

BULBETIM‘

B ROOKLYN.ENTiOM: SOC ,VOL ; VII. Aug us t

ASEMUM.

The four g enera fi rs t named above '

form the g roup Asemz’

m’

Of wh ichAsemum is the

“

typica l form. The species a re modera tely stou t in form

with the antennae never very long . The head and mand ibles a re sma l land inconspicuous . The tho rax is rounded or ang u la ted a t the s ides.

The elyt ra a re nea r ly'

pa ra llel and rounded a t the tip. Asemum is d is

t ing uished from its companions a s ind ica ted above .by the e yes and the

finely pubescent antennae.

The species may be sepa ra ted by .the fo l lowing8’YNOP TIC TABLE OF ASEMUM

Ely tr a st r ong ly cos ta te ; thor ax d is tinct ly ang u la ted a t the sides nea r ba se.

Sur fa ce opa k e'

at rum,

Ely tr a ba r ely cos ta te ; thor ax r ounded a t sides .

Sur face Lu st r ous ; .la r g er

A,Esch .

- Bull . Moso. 1830, II , p . 6 6 .

This species is'

bla ck densely and finely pubescent ; e' ly t ra 6 ‘ very

s t rong ly , deve loped ,costae, somet imes i rreg u la r ly inter r upted ; thorax

va r iou s ly scu lptu red a nd obtu sely ang ul a ted a t s ides,deep ly punctured ;

antennae Q abou t if the l eng th of thebody, (Ii nea r ly in bo th sexes

ser ra te. Lerig t'

h'

1044—17e 11”

. .40 inches . Habi ta t , Western

Sta tes .

A,Am Phil . .X, 1847, p . 35; Lec . J.A.P . ser , 2 , II ,

p . 35; Dej ,. Ca t . 3d .ed . p . 354 ; .s tma tum I Kirby , Fn, B or . Am. .IV, 1837, p . 1 71 ;

fus cum,.H a ld

, p . 36 ; j uvencum,

- Ha ld , l .c . p . 36 ; subs tr ia tum,Ha ld , p . 3 6 .

“

This species is a lso black and dense ly pubescent ; ely t ra va ry ingfrom biown to bla ck in co lor and somewha t in the s t r ia t ions , wh ich a re

somet imes ba rely v is ible and somet imes qu ite d ist inct . The name .rué

.rz‘r z

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a fum ha s been app l ied to the form ha ving the more d is t inct s t r iae and

j uvenrum to the smooth fo rm. It seems unnecessa r v to cont inue them.

The thorax in a ll ‘

the -fo rms is ~round ed a t the s ides , punctu red a t mid d le

and va r iously'

riOt deeply scu lptured .

‘

A'

ntennae as in a tr um,

1 I - jo intedand very

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short . Leng th 1 2— 1 5 mm. . 48 60 inches . Habita t,La k e Superior t o ,Florida and ea stwa rd .

A. nitidum,Lee .New species 11, s .m.o. 1873 , p . 169.

Th is spec ies is la rg er, more robust than above a nd is ea s i ly knovvn

by the less densely punctured thorax'

a s‘

we l l a s the cha r acters Of the table.

64 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. .VII. Aug ust

c, productus , Lec. J.A.P . ser . 2 , II, p . 36 . Leng th .9 inch . 23—26

mm . Hab. Co lor a d o, Oreg on .

(1, agr estis , Ki

rby , Fn. Bor . Am. IV, 1837, p . 140 ; Lee .J.A.P . ser . 2, 11, 1850,

p. 36 ; foveicollis , Dej . Ca t . 3d ed . p . 354 ; imp r es sus , Lucz ot Dej . Ca t . l .c . Leng th

.9 inch . 22—27 mm. Hab. U.S. ea s t of Rock y Mts .

G, asper atus, Lee, 001. of Ka ns .

_

1859, p . 19, (Smith . Cont . Knowl . XI ) .Leng th .9 inch . 24

—26 mm . Hab.New Mexico to Montana .

0, mont anus , Lec. S.M.O. 1873 , p. 1 70. Leng th .76 inch . 19—24 mm .

Hab. Co lor a do.

C. obsoleta s , Rand . Bost . Jou rn. II, 1838, p . 271 , Lec.

'

J.A,P . ser . 2 , II, p .

196 ; obs cur'

a s , Lee . r us ticus 1 H a ld ; p a'

g ana s , Dej . Ca t . 3d ed , p. 354. Leng th

.94 inch . mm. Hab. Wes ternNew York a nd Cana d a .

0. nubilus, Lec .J.A.P . ser . 2, I I, p . 3 6 . Leng th . 75 inch. 19mm,

J.A.P. ser . 2, II, p . 35. Leng th .5 inch 13 mm. Hab.

Geor g ia .

Exp l a na t ion of P l a t e 11 .

Asemum moes tum . 8 Or thosoma br unneum.

Homa es thesis integ er . 9 Er g a tes spicu la tus .

Sphenos te thus Ta s le1. 10 Stenod ontes mand ibula ris (a fter Oliv) .Cr iocepha lus productu s . 1 1 Derobr a chus g emina tus (a fter Led ) ,

Ma llodon d a s‘

y s tomus . 1 2 Antenna of P . la ticollis

Pr ionus la ticollis . 13 P . imbr icornis .

Tr a g osoma Ha r r isu . 14 P . fi ssicornis (side) .

15 (fr ont ) .

w The Entomolog ical Clubof the A.A.A. S . wil l mee t Sept . 3d , at 2 P .M. a t the

Hotel La fa yet te, .Broad and Sansom S ts Philadelphia .

NOTES ONCOLEOPTERA

By LT. T. L. CASEY, U. S. A.

HARPALUS , La tr

H, lustrans , This name is proposed for Dr . Le Conte’s H . luci

u’m

,Proc. Ac] Ph i l , 1 865, p. 104, wh ich is preoccupied , it being appl ied

by Moraw to a Ja panese species ; Beit r . Kaf Jesso . I,186 3 , p, 72 .

SUNIUS , SW”!S . s z

’

mz’

lzlt , Aust . Dr . Le Conte s ta tes (Trans . Am. Ent . Soc. VIII .p . tha t he cannot d is t ing u ish S . s z

‘

mz‘

lz'

s Aus t .,from S . long i

'

mr u lur .

I ha ve before me a specimen from Ar iz ona wh ich is much more robus t

than . long z'

usculus . especia l ly in the hea d , and in wh ich the e lyt ra a re,

when comp a red wi th the prothorox, very much long er thanin tha t species ; th is la s t cha ra cter is very s t r ik ing . If the spec imen refered to is the

S . .rz’

mz’

l zlr ofAus t in,wh ich there is rea son to bel ieve is the ca se

,the two

species a re undoubted ly d is t inct .

i

[Au g us t 1884. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. fvu . 65

LITHOCHARIS ,' Er

L t abacina , n . sp . (Fa uvel MS. Form elong a ted , sides pa r a llel . Pubescence

Of ely t ra r a ther long , sub recumberit, dense , fine , piceous , much more spa r se on the

hea d and pr othor a x, mo re spa r se and long er on the abdomen. Hea d qu ad r a te,eyes

very moder a tely p rominent , situa ted a t t icetheir“ leng th from the posterior ang les ,

interocu la r surfa ce feebly and evenly convex , fine ly , evenly and ext remely closely punctate,punctu res sha llow and va riola te , a lmos t coa lescent ; antenna l tuber cu la t ion pro

minent ; antennae as long a s the hea d and pr otho rax tog ether , slender , fir st joint a slong a s the next two tog ether , second joint d is tinct ly shor ter

“

than the third , joints fiveto ten nearly equ a l , abou t a s br oa d a s long , la st joint long er and jus t per cep tibly wid er .

Prothor ax quad r a te , sma l ler than the head ; anterior and pos terio r ang les r ounded ;

su r fa ce punctur ed lik e the head ; med ian line very fine and d is tinct . Ely tr a a t ba se

one - fifth wider than thepr o thor a x,~

one - fifth long er thanwide; sides pa r a l lel and veryfeebly a rcuate ; sur fa ce depressed ,

finely and somewha t t r ansver sely r ugulose. Third

and fou r th vent r a l segment equa l in wid th and a s wide a s the ely tr a , thence decr ea singinwid th s low ly anter ior ly ,

r apid ly pos ter io r ly , fifth much the long es t . Leg s r a ther

shor t and robus t , s lig h t ly pa ler in color . Gu la r su tu re very s t rong pos ter ior ly . Colorth rou g hou t r a ther pa le castaneous , ely tr a slig ht ly pa ler . Leng th 4 .5 mm.

Th is fine species appea rs to be so common, tha t to lea ve it long erundescr ibed seemed to me inexcusable in the present s ta te of the science.

The color exact ly r esembles some of the da rk er sha des of the cured to

bacco lea f.

Dermes t zlr Ma nner izezhz z’

z’

,Lec . Th is spec ies is undoubted ly d is t inct

from D. ma rmor a tur , Say .

The sp ines wh ich so d ensely cover the m idd let ibiae a re long , acu teand somewha t s lender in the former , and very shor t

,r obus t

,and rounded

a t t ip in the la t ter . The firs t joint of the mid d le ta rsus is d is t inct lysho r ter than the second in Ma nner kez

’

mz’

z’

and,. equa l in leng th to the

second in ma r mom z‘

us, and the la s t joint is ,

re la t ive ly long er and more

s lender in the la t ter. The c lub Of the antennae is much na r rower , lessfla t tened

,much pa ler in colo r and mo re unifo rmly clothed wi th velvety

pubescence in the former than in the la t ter . The sma‘l punctu res of the

penu l t ima te and antepenu l t ima te segments of the abdomen in the ma le,

a re re la t ively much la rg er inMa nner fiez’

mz z tha n Inmenmor a tu s ; in former

they a re surrounded by a r a ther la rg e ciicula r a rea,tota l ly free from

pubescence, w h ich does not appea r to be the ca se in the la t ter .

There a re a lso d ifferences in the form of the scu tel lum,depth of the

d epress ion a t the ba se of the -pronotum, pos i t ion Of the eyes, and a lsog rea t d ifferences in the s iz e. and in the co lor , leng th '

and dens i ty of the

pubescence .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. Aug us t 1884

Ana/r onyx va r z'

eg a tus (Germ ) . Th is ra ther ra re species occurs

somewha t abundant ly , adher ing to the und er surfa ce of p ieces of d r iftwood , in the

'

sma'

ll ice-

pond s nea r Babylon, Long Is land .

CRYPTOCEPHALUS , Gear .

It is evident tO ‘

a ll Who ha ve approached the g enus Cozp'

focep/za lur ,

tha t its species must be sepa ra ted wi th g rea t ca u t ion ; never the less the

present form seems wor thy of specific r

'

ecog n1t 1on,not on a ccount of

co lora t ion, a s this shou ld be almos t ent i rely ig nor ed , but beca use of the

evenly ovo ida l fo rm, both‘

a nter ior ly and pos ter io r ly . [mar /us,Ha ld . is

appa rent ly the“

only spec ies with wh ich it can be compa red , and a ll the

spec imens wh ich I ha ve seen a g ree in being much more squa r ly t runca te

beh ind than the type unde r cons idera t ion. It seems to be very ra re.

0. ellipsgidalis , nfsp. Form elong a te , ova l ; bod y reg u la r ly el lipsoid a l ; su 1fa ceentir ely . g labr ous , shining . Hea d imma cu la te . P ro thor ax d a r k , fu scou s , imma cu

la te with the excep tion Of two ir r eg ula r ; indefinite , pa ler , clouded spots , somewha t ap

pr oxima te and situa ted nea r the ba se ; surfa ce not punctu r ed . Scu te llum moder a te

Ely t r a puncta to - s t ria te , sixth row of punctures inter rup ted . Abroa d line o fbla ckor ig ina tes a t the ba se of each ely t r on a nd the two coa lesce on the su tu re a t the center

,

the u nited band becoming a cute pos ter ior ly . Ther e a r e a lso a sma ll deta ched humer a l

spo t , one ir r eg u la r spot a t the midd le a tta ched to the exterior ed g e of the broa d line,

and a pos terior and long er outer a pica l d eta ched spo t on ea g h e ly t ron,a ll of bla ck ;

rema ind er ofe ly tra r a ther'

pa le yellow .

’

Under su rfa ce fu scou s . Leg s fuscous , ta'

r si

much d a r k er . Leng th s lig h t ly less tha n tha t of ins er tus .

Two specimens, one in the co l lect ion ofDr . Horn of Ph i la . f1om

Mass,the other co l lected by myself on Long Is land ; they exh ibi t sca rce

ly any percept ible va r ia t ion.

Antfi z’

cus Laf. I ha ve found two specimens of thisspecies in Delawa re and two inNew Jer sey . Accord ing to Dr . Horn the

lot from wh ich La fer te d escr ibed d id no t in rea l i ty come

from Ca l ifornia , bu t from Texa s,which a ccounts in a manner for the

“

present loca lition.

AP ION,‘'

Hbs t.

After’ look in

’

g ca refu l ly over the tables and descr ip t ions in Mr .

Smith ’

s paper on the g enus Apron, wi thou t being able to ident ify it, Iam forced to the conclus ion tha t the fo l lowing species cou ld not ha vebeen represented in the ma ter ia l from wh ich the synops is wa s prepa red ,

and I therefore feel ca l led upon to describe it, in order to mak e our l istOf descr ibed species a s complete a s poss ible.

”BULLETIN- BROOKLYNENTOM.tsoe . VOL.

.VII. Aug ust

Societ y NeV’

vs .

At th e Ma y meet Ing Of th e Society 8 member s wer e p r esent , Mr . Smith in

th e cha ir . TheCor r espondence of th e Societ y“

wa s r epor ted a s ver y la r g e, and

por tions of g ener a l int er es t wer e r ea d . A let ter wa s r eceived fr om Dr . A. S .

Pa ck a r d , Jr ., a ck now led g ing h is a eleEtidnfle a s an

‘

Honor a r y member . A la r g e

number of d ona t ions to the libr a r y wer e r eceived d ur ing the pa s t month , and an

exch ange of publica tion s With th e Amer ican Mus eum ofNa t . “

Hi st . was'

ma d e.

Mr : Rober ts g‘

ave‘

h i'

s exper ienc e in col lecting Elmida z . at the C lifton Excur sion“

of the Society .

'

Four species wer e t a k en'

onr oot s and s t ick s in th e,wa t er . At

fi r s t sig h t noth ing cou ld be d is cover ed on th e s t ick s , but aft er ca r eful s ea r ch ,

and wh en the s t ick beg an to d r y off, minu te point s sca r cely r elieved fr om th e

su r fa ce of th e wood beg an t o move, and with a litt le pra ct ice the specimens

could be per ceived and’

pick ed off wit h a; k nifeb la d e . Th e ba d for tune fo l lowrug many in

”

col lect ing th ese forms1can» be expla ined by th e fa ct tha t even a

toler ably' clos e sea -r eh"

on a s t ick fr esh ‘fr om t h e wat er wil l fa il to r evea l th e spec

ies ; the s t ick mu s t begin to d r y befor e t h e beet les beg in to move . Mr . Schwensen

ca l led a t ten tion to food s h abit s of some Cryptocepha lid a a . Some Species a r e ver y

loca l favor ing sing le sp ecies of p lant s , oth er s a r e omnivor ou s found ever ywher e .

Mr . Smith sh owed a simp le oven for d r ying and infla ting la r vae , formed of a

spice box fa s t ened to an up r ig h t wh ich In tu rn wa s fa s t ened t o a p la tform on

whidh wa s a sma ll spir it l amp . Gener a l d iscus sion on . method s of p r eser ving

la r vae so a s t o r et a in t h eir na tu r a l co lor and sh ape then fol lowed until the meet

ing a djou rned .

Junemeet ing .—Mr . M. L Linel of B

rook lyn wa s pr oposed for member ship

by Mr . Week s . Apa per on th e h abit s of some Cicindelid a e by Wa r r en Knans

of Sa lina , Kan s . , wa s p r es ented for publica tion . . .Mr Dur ing exh ibited an a p

pa r a tu s for cu t ting 1a 1va and cocoons fr om t r ees ; a h eigh t of 25

“

feet could be

r each ed by it s means .

Mr . Week s expla ined how h e secu r ed'

all of t h e living ma t er ia l ta k en in t he

bea t ing net . Th e who le r ubbish a ccumu la ted in th e net is dumped into a longna r r ow bag which 1 s t ied a t th e end s ; wh en r ea ch ing home the content s of this

ba g a r e t r ansfer r ed to a la r g e ea r then j a r fi t ted with a tigh t wooden bung in the

cent r e of wh ich 1s an opening suffi cient ly la r g e to a dmit th e mou th of a la r g e

bot t lewhich 15 inver ted over it . Fr om the inner sid e of this bot t le Sever al

s tr in g s p r oceed long enou g h to r ea ch t o . th e bot tom of th e j a r . Th e insectsa iming for the lig h t climb up th e s t r ing s into th e bot t le and ma y be t r ansfer r edinto th e cy anid e bot t le withou t d ifficu lty . The a d vant a g es of this method a r e

tha t noth ing escapes fr om th e sweep net wh ile pick ing ou t d esid er a t a , and th a t

th er e is no neces sity of look ing over the r ubbish to pick ou t the insects .

Mr s-Smith Tea d

'

a p aper-om some s t r uctur a l pecu lia r ities of the Noctuid aefi'

With r eference to t heir Geog r aphica l dis t r ibut ion c a l ling a t tention t 6 th e fa ct

t ha t the nor th ern species r efer r ed to P lus ia _h a d na r r ow ova te eyes , and spinose

t ibiae and wer e not cong ener ic with the mor e s out h ern forms . Ga lap ltrs ia is

p r opos ed for th ese forms , which h a ve a lso u sua lly y el lowish second a r ies .

Member s a r e h er eby notifi ed tha t th er e wil l be no meeting s dur ing th e

month s of Ju ly and Au g u s t .

BULL . BROOKLYNENT . SOC . VOL . VII. PLATE III .

70'

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOMu SOC . VOL . Vl l . September

An int r od u ct ion t o a. Cla s s ifi ca t ion of t h e

N. A. Lep id op t er a .

BY JOHNB . SMITH .

How do you know th is is a B oméy cz’

a’,

“

a nd th is a Py r a lz'

d ? These

a re ques t ions no t infrequent ly a sk ed by co l lec to r s a ud young entomo

log is ts when their ma ter ia l is named for them,

and they d iscover tha t

the ir a r rang ement a ccord ing to a ppa r ent r esemblance, wa s widely a t

fa u l t . Now a l thoug h a n Old Co l lector or an a d vanced s tudent can tel la lmos t a t a g lance, to which g roup or even g enus , a species is refe rable,yet th is k nowledg e ha s come to him only by yea rs Of co l lect ing , o r

“

by

close s tudy of la rg e co l lect ions a nd a free use Of l i tera ture; and th is ihtu i t ive k nowledg e canno t be impa rted . An expla na t ion of the technica lcha racters of the g roup or fami l ies is incomprehens ible , because unfor

tuna tely few indeed a re a cqua in ted w i th the cha ra cteris t ics tha t a re used infami ly c la ss ifica t ion . To g ive an answe r to these ques t ions—to fu rnishin conc ise, yet su fficient ly clea r

'

terms the cha ra cte rs of the var ious famil ies and a t lea s t thei r pr incipa l g enera—L to i l lus t ra te a s much by penci la s by ,pen,

the st r uctura l pecu l ia r i t ies Of the Lepidoptera , is the Object ofthe present ser ies Of paper s .

Fi rst wi l l be g iven a br ief review of the ma in cha ra cters used . then

a t rans la t ion and mod ifica t ion OfDr . Her r ich- Scha fler’

s table of fami l ies,

wh ich thoug h not ent ire ly a ccura te when appl ied to our fa una , s t i l lfo rms the ba s is Of the present cla ss ifica t ion of Amer ican Lepidoptera ,and mus t therefore be s tud ied . Then wi l l come a mo re comp

‘ete d efini

t ion Of ea ch fami ly, excep t ions and rela t ionsh ips wi l l be no ted,

a br iefsynops is Of a t lea st the lea d ing g enera , a nd the cha ra cters used in g ener icsepa ra t ion wi l l be g iven. Fina l ly, Wi l l be g iven a synop t ic cla ssifi

ca t ion Of the Lepidoptera , reference being had only to the=Ame r1can

forms .

The fi rst cha racter ma de use of is found in the antenna , wh ich a re

ei ther enla rg ed o r c la va te a t tip, a s in the d z'

ur nes o r Rbopa locer a , p r isma t ic

,a s in the and setaceous o r br is t le form,

a s in the

B omby cz’

d a e,Noclu z'

a’a e

,and The fami l ies in wh ich the an

tenna a re not cla va te a t t ip a re cla ssed a s Heter ocem . Of the cla va teantenna there a re many mod ifica t ions, the ch ief of wh ich a re shown on

pla te III . Fig . 1 , ofP apzZz’

o,ha s an e long a t e, reg u la r ly a rqua te club; in

f. 2,P z

‘

er zier,it is conic and somewha t fla t tened ; in f. 3 ,

Colz'

a s , cyl ind r icobconic, obtusely termina ted a t tip ; . in f. 4 ,

Axg ynmlr, it is abrupt ,

[Sep tember 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII.

fla t tened and somewha t spoon shaped ; in f. 5, Aeg z’

a le, it is g radua l ,cy l ind r ica l . sudd enly termina t ing in an a cu te tip ; in f. 6 , P ampiz z

'

la,it

is more abrupt , and wi th an abrupt ly bent a nd long er , a cu te tip ; in f. 7,B a d

’

ama s,the club is very g ra dua l , t e- curved towa rd , and g radua l ly

termina t ing in an a cute tip. Among the lzeler ocer ous,antenna tha t of

the Splz zhg z’

a’s is -

usua l ly pr isma t ic, more o r less ser ra te a nd somet imespect ina te in the ma le, and Often termina t ing in an acu te spine. Fig . 8,

shows tha t ofDez'

lepfiz’

la ; f. 9 shows a somewha t d ifferent fo rm in tha t Of

P/z z'

lampelos ; wh i le f. I O shows the form in Ma cr og loss a . A pect ina teantenna is shown by f. 1 1 ; a serra te, a t f. 1 2 ; and a s imple seta ceous

antenna a t f. 1 3 . There a re other mod ifica t ions wh ich wi ll be no ticed

fur ther on, bu t the pres ented types a re a ll“

tha t a re a t present impor tant .

The leg s , a re of some impor tance in fami ly c la ss ifica t ion, and more

pa r t icu la r ly the a nter io r pa i r . In the Rkopa lorer a they may be completein both sexes , complete in Q and more o r less abo r ted in the d

‘, or the

fo re leg s in both sexes may be a bo r ted . The p la te shows fig ures of

P apilio,Afifmpfia /z'

r,and C/z rjysop/z a nur ,

a s i l lus t ra t ing the va r ia t ion.

It is somewha t cu r ious tha t in a subfami ly of the Delfoz'

a’s we a g a in find

a somewha t s imi la r abor t ion in the thoug h very d ifferent on the

whole from tha t in the

The va r ia t ion in t ibia l a rma ture ha s r a ther a g ener ic than fami lyva lue

,and wi l l be a g a in referred to .

It is the neu ra t ion Of the wing s , tha t in Her r ich - Scha fi'

er’

s system

plays the mos t impor tant pa r t , and wh ich'

it is absolute ly necessa ry tos tudy to r efer wi th cer ta inty an aber rant or unusua l .form.

On the pla te a r e g iven fig u res sufficient to i l lust ra te the fo l lowing tableand explana t ion; but it is of g rea t

“

impor ta nce tha t the s tudent t ry and

fo l low the expla na t ion in na ture, a s the pa r t or vein once recog niz ed wi l lbe a lways remembered

To prepa re wing s so tha t they can be exam ined,soa k them for a

moment in a lcoho l to remove the fa t ty ma t ter , then pla ce them in a sa t

u ra ted s o lu t ion of ch lo r id e of l ime unt i l the color is a ll g one—th is wi l l

ta k e only a sho r t t ime—then wa sh thoroug h ly in wa ter , to wh ich a few

d rops: Of hyd ro

—ch lor ic a cid 'may be added,

unt i l a ll t ra ce Of the l ime is

gone, then d ry on a s l ide, pla te or blot ter

,and mount a s mos t conven

ient for examina t ion; e i ther on a g la ss s l ide in ba lsam wh ich ha s beend i lu ted wi th ch loroform,

'

01'

on a ca rd by me ans Of ba lsam, g um,or any

other d es i red med ium except she lla c. In this -way“

the vena t ion can be

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM: SOC . VOL. VII. September 1884 ]

thoroug h ly s tud ied , bu t it of cou rse invo l ves the dest ruction of a specimen. In pra ct ice . and a fter the student is fami l ia r with the typica l formof vena t ion, only a l imi ted por t ion of the wing

“

need be examined , andth is ca n be done by ca refu l ly denud ing of sca les

,so much of the under

s ide, a s is necessa ry to expose. the vena t ion wh ich is to be examined .

The denud ing can be done'

with a fine sable or came ls ha ir br ush,

and

the w ing be ing susta ined by the thumbna i l of the left hand , wi l l st i l l rema in perfect oh the upper s ide .

Va r ious method s of nomencla ture ha ve been in use to des ig na te thenerves or veins : they ha ve been d ivided into nervu res and nervu les

,veins ,

venules'

and veinlets , and specia l names ha ve been g iven to each branch .

The s implest method is tha t adopted by the German entomo log is ts of

merely number ing the ve ins , and this method I use in this pa per , g iv inga number to ea ch

—“ ve intha t reaches the cos ta l o r outer ma rg in,

number

one being the vein reach ing the ma rg in nea res t to the ana l a ng le.

Norma l ly the _ pr ima r ies ha ve 1 2, the seconda r ies 8 veins, thoug h the

interna l veins whether one or two in number count only a s one,

- for

rea sons hereafter exp la ined ; there may be and usua l ly a re 9 ve ins thoug hcount ing as bu t 8. The cos ta l ma rg in of pr ima r ies is usua l ly th ick enedto the apex,

and forms the cos ta . o r cos ta l vein of some a u tho rs wh ichbea r s no number . From the ba se

_

to the_cos ta l ma rg in beyond the

midd le, runs vein 1 2 of the numera l sys tem and th is is the vena (ar ia /2'

s

of Her r ich - Schaffer . Below the-

cos ta l,a lso from the ba se runs the dis

ca l ve in (subcos z‘a l of H S ) , wh ich g ives ou t med ia te ly or immed ia te lysix branches . The firs t and second of these

, No . I r and 10 in the

numera l system,to the cos ta

,before the a pex ; No . 9 may a r ise ou t of

10,or out of the ma in s tem. No . 8 usua l ly r uns to the apex,

“

and is

g enera l ly one t ine of a for k ou t of the ma in s tern. No . 7 is va r iable ,

bu t usua l ly from the ma in s tem,wh i leNo . 6 is norma l ly from the ex

t reme -end of the d isca l veinwhen there is no a ccessory ce l l ; or , if there

is one, then from the midd le of the lower ma rg in of tha t cel l . The a c

cessory cel l, is a sma l l usua l ly d iam-

ond shaped ce l l a t the upper ou ter

ang le of the d isca l cel l , and is formed g enera l ly by the junct ion of veins8 and 9 nea r thei r incep t ion,

thoug h th is or ig in may be and indeedg enera l ly is confused and not r ea d i ly t raceable. The ce l l i tse lf whenpresent , is ea s i ly seen. These veins 6— 1 1 form the d isca l or subcos ta lsys tem. From the ba se

,running throug h and ra ther beyond the midd le

of the wing ,is the med ian ve in wh ich g ives ou t fou r branches, a ll of

wh ich run to the ou ter ma rg in. Of these, the lower ; No . 2, or sub

74 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc’

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mi ly va lue . The d isca l o r subcos ta l vein usua l ly d ivides a t the end of

the d isca l ce l l,thoug h in a t lea s t one fami ly (M cluo- éoméycia

’a e) th is is

not the ca se . The med ian ve in ha s thr ee branches,and . they run to ler

ably constant . Ther e is usua l ly a more or less d is t inct t r a nsverse veinclos ing the cel l, and from some po int in th is. v . 5 runs to t he outer

ma rg in. Th is ve in va r ies g rea t ly in d is t inctness; and not be long ing toany of the ser ies running to the ba se of the wing , it ,is termed the “ ih

d ependent”

Its r ela t ive pos i t ion,and . 1t s s t reng th or ent ir e absence ha ve

been g iven cons id erable va lue . Th is v . is a lways No. 5, and in ord er

that it may be so, a ll the inte rna l ve ins ar e counted a s one . Oi the

interna l or “ dor sa l " veins of Her r ich - Schafier there a re from one to three

bu t usua l ly , a t - lea st in the lzez‘er ocem,two . Ra rely , in a few sma l l aber

rant g roups the seconda r ies a re provided wi th an a ccessory ce l l and

ra rely a lso is the d isca l fcell d ivided , thoug h often a d ist inct fo ld is t r a ceable

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th roug h it . In both wing s the interna l veins a re usua l ly withou tbranches , bu t in some few aber rant g roups they a re cu r iously furca te.

More deta i led descr ipt ion'

of the va r ious peculia rites of vena t 1on may be

left until '

the d iscuss ion of the fami l ies , and reference is here ma de to the

pla te on wh ich is g iven thevena t ion of the norma l and aber r ant g roups ;

common types being selected to enable - the st udent to fo l low the descrip

t ion and fig ures in na ture. The explana t ion of the pl a te wi l l fu rnish any

fur ther deta i ls tha t may be necessa ry to an unders ta nd ing of the table of

fam ilies .‘It may be a d ded only tha t some fami l ies a re fu rnished with a sp ine

a t the ba se of seconda r ies , termed thef r enelum,and the pr esence or ab

sence of th is is accorded fam ily va lue .

Mr . Hu lst a t p . 20 ante,ha s d iscussed th is o rg an a s it appea rs in

theCa toca la e and to tha t a r t icle I refer the student .

(T0 be continued . )

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES .

No t es on t h e h a bi t s of Cicin d e l id ae .

The species found in Sa l ina , Co.

,Kansa s

,a re a s fo l lows

Tetr a c/za L.

"

Common,appea rs from I st of Ju ly to Sep~

tember , appa rent ly does not ha ve holes of its own,bu t seek s shelter

wherever it can craw l into a cr evice. I ha ve ta k en them qu i te numerous

ly by over turning ca kes of dr ied mud on the bank s of sma l l ponds : it iscrepuscu la r ,

[Sep tember BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC; VOL . VII .

C. B egfr ag er’

,Sa l le . Th is species not very la rg e ly rep resented in

co l lect ions,occu rs from themidd le of Ju ly to the midd le of September .

It is very pecu l ia r in its habits . I fir st took a spec imen Ju ly 6 th, 1 883 .

wh i le mowing g ra ss . Someth ing clog g ed the s ick le,

and I g ot off to

look a fter it,when a beet le d a r ted from under the fa l len swa th

“into thes tand ing g ra ss . I g a ve pu rsu i t , and in a few minu tes had the fir st spe

c imen of C . B elf r ag ez'

in my co l lect ing bo tt le . A few days a fterwa rd in

company w i th my fr iend ,Mr . Wa r ren Kna us , we pu t in an a fternoon

co l lect ing in the mea dow. We wa lk ed up and down the field,fa i r ly

mel ted wi th the s u l t ry hea t , for two or three hours with no success , whena t la st

,abou t fou r o

’clock ,

I ca ug ht s ig ht of one d a r t ing a cross the

road a few feet ahea d of us , and du r ing the next hour we

.

captured five

specimens . They a re ra rely found dur ing the hea t of the d ay , bu t l ik ethe Tetr a cfi a , a re crepu scu la r . I am sa t isfied tha t they ha ve no bu r rowsof the ir own a s I ha ve tak en severa l specimens by over tu rning hay cock s.

And I ha ve never t a k en them a t an a lt i tude of fifty feet above the Smok yh i l l r 1ver bot tom.

C. sca ld /a r ts,Say . Occurs abundant ly in l imi ted loca lit ies in sandy

ravines among h i l ls d ur ing May and June.

C. piz rpur ea , O l iv. Common here,is probably too wel l known to

a ll Co leopter is t s to need any descr ipt ion of its habit s .

Va r . Audubomz,Lec.

,is found in the same loca li t ies a s C. purpur ea .

Va r . splend z'

a’a,Hentz . The ea r l iest species found in the spr ing ; I

took two specimens Feb. 28th,1 883 . Th is va r iety is no table for it s

g rea t va r ia t ion in ma rk ing s . I ha ve severa l t imes observed them wi th a

la rg e bug , (Ly g a eus in their mand ibles .

C. venus ta , Lec . Ra r e,t a k en in company wi th S . scufel/a r z

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s in the

same sea son.

C. vulg a r zlr, Say . Is found occa siona l ly on sandba r s in the r iver .

C. r epa nda ,Dej . Abundant in same loca l i t ies a s the la s t ,

C. 1 2 g a ila la , Dej . Fr equent ; pr efer s very wet and muddy spots

on sandba r s , and I ha ve severa l t imes observed them swimm ing a cross

sma l l pools .

C. punctula fa , O l iv. Abundant everywhere from Ju ly 1 s t to the

m idd le of September , a t a ll times of day, from day l ig ht“

unt i l da rk and

occa s iona l ly they fly to a l ig ht a t nig ht .

76 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. September

C. lepida . Ra r e,sol i ta ry ; occurs only in loca l i t ies where sa lt exis ts

to some extent . When approached they fly d i rect ly up in the a ir and

then fly over you r hea d and a l ig ht beh ind you ; whether they- inva r iably

fly in th is manner I wi l l not say , but a ll tha t I ha ve ta k en here ha vedone so ALFRED W. JONES

Mr . Ottoma r Reineck e send s a s l ip from his paper , the “ Buffa loFreie Presse” ofAug . 1 2

, 1884 ,record ing ‘ an inva s ion Of P/zy z

‘onomus

o

'

p z'

mus , Lec .

,sa id to be an imported spemes ; a free t rans la t ion of wh ich

is a s fo l lows . La st sea son the writer r eceived specimens of th is speciesfrom Roches ter and dur ing _

the pas t two week s the beet les , fa vored by thepreva lent eas t winds , ha ve a ppea red in immense numbers . Dur ing the

la s t few days pedes tr ians may ha ve not iced mud co lored pel lets movingon the pavement . Th is c losely examined p roved to be the Ca r r a lz

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o

above named . Thou sands were t rodden unde1 foot and des t royed.

Many wer e ca r r ied by the -wind into the la k e, and not a few met thei rdea th in th is uncong enia l e lement . However , the beet les ha ve the powerof c los ing the i r s t igma ta and rema ining in an appa rent ly l ifeless cond it ion

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for some t ime. At da te the shores of the la k e a r e c‘

overed wi thmi l l ions of the beet les . Ca s t up, they soon recover from the effects of

thei r invo lunta ry ba th, and ha s tening to-

the nea rest clover field s lfulfill

their l ifemiss ion—Le . depos it eg g s—and then d ie. The eg g t ransforms

intoa footless g rub l iving in s tems and root s of clover and causes enormous dama g e, a s may be witnessed a t present by thousands of acres of

bu rnt veg eta t ion in the Viclnity Of Rome, Ut ica and Sy ra cuse.

How to comba t th is pest is another problem for the fa rmer—o r the

economic Entomo log is t .

Allor fi z'

na m'

t z'

a’a wa s common

"

th ro ug h the Ca ro l ina s and Georg iaa t ta ck ing the sha de t rees Nea r Ra !eig h on wentie o f Wa lnu ts wa s

specia l ly infes ted . Theyappea red to bi te th r o ug h t he ba rk mak ing a

ho le inch wid e a nd 7 to % long . The ba rk seemed to be softened wi thsome exuda t ion from the mou th . Mos t of the cu ts I examined reached

only to the wood , bu t a few were much deeper . In the deeper holes Ifound Crypta r c/z a ampla cur led up .

Tr z'

cbz'

us delfa wa s abundant in Nor th Ca ro l ina upon a species of

Ack z’

llz'

a . I found only’

one specimen of Tr z'

c/z z'

us afi m’

s in its company .

78 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOML. tsOc .

fV'

OL: iv'

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Co l lect ing dung a nd wa ter beetle s proved mos t‘

prod uctive .

“

A pa i lofwa ter -wa s

“

ta k en into the pa s ture, .and a l ik ely d ropping being selectedit wa s d epos i ted into the pa i l !by means of a

’

shove l . Immed ia tely theinhabitant s beg an to deser t thei r homes and sw im Off . for dea r life$ only

to find death in the Alcoho l bot t le specimens were ta k en' froma

s ing lemodera te s iz ed d ropping , and many '

escaped .

were not counted and cer ta inly numbered nearly severa l species ofApizdd z

’

ua weretaken : Alfa em'

ur and severa l other

g ener a ha d a fa i r representa t ion,white Siap/zylmz

’

da e were t a k en inim

mense number s and considerable var iety. Ap/zoa’zus f ossor wa s moderately

plent ifu l bu t seemed very loca l , found in a s ing le lane only , and onlyin. one por t ion of tha t .lane. Many

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sma l l species new t o my Col lec t ion,

and not g enera lly l’

epr esen ted in co l lect ions where tak en in numbers:

I noted a lso that d roppin'

g s' not more tha n 24 hou rs

product ive . If older eve ry thing'

was 'g one; -' i-fmu

‘

ch fresher lit t le

S'

z‘

enur is k nown to be suba qua t ic in its habi ts and I found"

it in the

muck . wit h . I a lso found' it in the water '

net a fter d ra g g ingaquatic sveg eta tion. v e

'

ry n et fu l“

wou ld cont a in a lot of {frog spawnwh ich wa s a t firs t ca st a s ide ; not icing .a spec imen Of Sk im ha lf imbeddedin one ma ss

,fur ther a t tent ion to the ma t ter developed qu i te a number .Of

specimens, a ppa r ent ly two or more d is t inct species, ent i re ly imbedded in

the ma sses of spawn broug ht up from the bot tom. I do not 1e'

collect

ever seeing th is noted anywhere .

. Afterwa rd in sea rch ing r unning st r eams for £ 1s c I met unexpected success in d iscover ing P a rm

’

a’a e. Exam ining ch ips I found a

few specimens of a [fl irt /ms and turning over a s tone in an eddy , I foundone or two .two crawl ing on the bot tom' a fter the sand set t led . Appro

p ria t ing them I wa s z abou t t o turn away when I saw a no ther,a nd one by

one ra ther more t han a d oz en were ta k en from the same spot .

I_

found tha t anywhel e I tu 1ned .a s tone and ma de a sma l l ca vity ,Held /ms wou ld somehow a ppea r in some numbers and cont inue to ap

pea r unt i l I g ot ‘

t ired p ick ing them ou t .

Aqua t ic Co leoptera were a lso ta k en in numbers,

and in (to me) a

somewha t unusua l manne r . In a swampy p or t ion of t he medow Is ta r ted to clean ou t a spr ing . hole. Ta k ing out a ha nd fu l ofmuck , I Ohserved floa t ing on the wa ter a few beet les . They were annexe.d , ,

and

[Sep tember 1884. BULLETIN'

BROOR cv-NENTOMA’

SOCJ'

VOL. VII;

mor e'muck removed wi th the

'

same resu l t .'

For two hou rs or longer Icont inued th is

,find ing the beet les imbedd ed in the soft mud a round the

roots of(g r a s ses, I

TJJ/dr apfi zfur , [fi/a’r oéiur and Can yon wer e

pr incipa l ly r epresented , thoug h an occa s iona l Dy z‘z'

r cz'

d wa s found . Q uite

a la rge number Of Hydr opbiz’zda e were ta k en, . includ ing [feloplz or us

'

and

ffi/a’r oc/zu-s , C. H , ROBERTS .

. Ed’

itor ia lNot e s .

In th is number we g i've a few ext r a ct s from the note

“

book s of coll ector s and

some br ief ext r a ct s fr om cor r espond ence . Ever ywh er e the season h a s been ba d

for col lect ing , and this h a s been our exper ience . Cold and wet wea th er seems

to h a ve been g ener a l'

in th e Ea s tern and Mid d le St a tes , and in con s equence ,compa r a t ively lit t le h a s been found . Seashorecol lecting els e ver y p r oduct ive ,h as th is sea son y ielded scarcely any th ing f '

B ea t ing and sweeping wa s'

never so

unp r oduct ive, wh ile sug aring for moth s wa s a dis cou r a g ing t a sk :

F1Orn I t . T L“

. Ca sey we have a.

R evision of th e Oucuytda e ofN.

~

(T1 . A.E.

Soc . pp : 112 P la tes IV —VIII. 1 Lt . Ca s ey i s a new wor k er ln th e fi eld ,

and if his futu r e p aper s show th e same t hor ou g hnes s and cons cient iou s r esear ch

wh ich ch a racter iz es this,co leopt er is t s may cong r atu la te th emselves on such

“

a n

a cces smn tothe r ank s of a ctive wo r k er s .

,Er om Dr . Horn we h a ve “Notes on the species of Anoma la inhabiting th e

United St a t es”

(Tr . A E. Soc . XI, 157—164) and.

“ Synop s is of th e Unit ed St a t es

species ofNotomuus and Mecynota r sus (ibid pp . 165 It ma y suffice to sa y

that these paper s a re fu lly up to th e Doct or’

s h igh st and a r d .

It is an unfor tuna te an d we'

ll“

k-nOWn' fac'

t that En tomolog ica l“ j ou rna ls n ever'

p a y . Th e‘B ullet in -is no excep t ion x to t he r ule, bu t we a r e anxiou s

“

to 'mak e th e

subs cr ip t-ion s g o a s fa r a s pos sible . Wil l thos‘

e of ?ou r subscr iber s who h a ve notyet s ent in th eir subscr ip tion s plea se d o so a t an ea r ly d a t e? Ou r expen ses h a vebeen except iona l ly heavy

‘

thu s fa r , and ever y -

d ol la r h e lps pa y th e p r inter .

-Fr orn L t . Ca sey we h ave anoth er paper“C ont r ibu tions to the

'Descr ip tiveand Sy s temat ic Coleop te

’

r olog y ofNor th Amer ica.”

(P9 r t I with 1 P la t e . P ubl ished Au g . Th is forms a p amphl et _

of .60p a g es ,“

in wh ich a r e d escr ib

ed r a th er mor e th an and ath ree n ew g ener a (1 Oa r orbid ,2Staphy

lz’

nid ) .- Th er e

'

a r e synoptic t ables Of -Eua a s thetus and Edaphus . Th e new species

d es cr ibed o a r e of a ll is .th e d is t inct ion of th e sp ecies

of .sl a chnqs terna usu a l ly c on fused under th e t ermfused in col lections . A g ood lynumber of cambida e a r e d escr ibed among which , we a r e sor r y t o sa y , sever a l in

80 BULLETINB ROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VO L . vn. September ,

g ener a uf'

ot yet s tud ied . New species of fi a rpa lus , Amara , B embidium, Ta chys ,

etc. , a d d only new names to our list and noth ing to our knowled g e. A r ema r k

able fea tur e is the s epa r a tion of Empa la s ver idioeneus into five d is tinct species .

As th e pamph let 1s a fugit ive publica t ion and not a cces sible to the ma s s of Co

1e0p ter is t s we r epr oduce the t able‘sepa r a ting th e species . Of cour se th e table

a pp lies on ly to those meta llic gr een specimens th a t r un a s vir idia aneus in col

lections .

Epis toma bea r ing two closely appr oximat e and unequa l setig er o'

u s punctu r es a t

ea ch ant er ior ang le ; a lso t wo , mor e wid ely s epa r a t ed . in th e mid d le , nea r lyon a line with the pair s a t th e ang l e .viridia neus,

Episterna bea r ing two closely appr oxima te and nea r ly equa l s et ig er ou s punct

ur es a t ea ch ant er ior ang le , and m a d dit ion, two ra ther mor e d is t ant punct e

ur es in th e mid d le and nea r the pos ter ior ma r g in convictor ,

Epis toma bea r ing two closely a ppr oxima te Setig erous punctu r es a t ea ch anter ior

. canonicus.

Epistoma h aving bu t one set ig erous punctur e a t ea ch ant er ior ang le.

La r g er species . Hea d la r g e ; ely t r a Wid er th an thor ax . lustralis_

Sma ller species . Hea d sma ller ; ely tra a s wide a s prothor ax . anescens,

We a r e not quit e cer tain th a t th is sepa rat ion without a s tudy of a llied

species or of a ll the species of the g enu s is a dvisable . We ha ve hit her to r efr a in

ed from a t tempting to sepa r a te th e la r g e number of specimens we have a s vir id iaa

mus , fea r ing tha t on th e same ba sis we may discover even mor e species . How

ever , ver y lit t le i s know of Ha rp a lus , and Lt . Ca sey ma y be en tir ely wa r r anted

in h is conclu sions .

Not s t r ict ly Entomolog ica l , but inter es ting to a ll stud ent s of na tur e a re

some r ecent 1881188 of th e“Humbold t Libr a r y ”

the a im'

of which is to bringstand a r d scientifi c liter a tur e with in th e liea ch of those whose leng th , or a more

cor r ectly , shor tnes s of pur se, d oes not enable them to pur ch a se the or d ina r y

ed it ions; () f_

the wor k s r ecent ly issued areto be r ecommend ed Ba t es , Na tur a

lis t on th e River Ama z on , and Da rwin, Q r ig in of Species .

The publisher s d eser ve h ea r ty suppqrt rn their ver y la ud able effor t thus to

br ing such lit er a tur e within the r ea ch of all .

a:

Tr ansa ct ions No . 5, of th e Ottawa Field Na tur a list s Club, is a t hand , and isa plea sant s ur pr ise. The ma t ter conta ined in it is quite a s va lua ble a s th a t

conta ined in many volumes with mor e pr etent ious titles . Of inter est for Ente

molog is t s is a list of Ottowa Coleopter a . Loca l lis ts a r e a lwa y s of va lue , and

especia l ly to the'

sy st ematis t in“

g eneraliz a tions of g eog r aphica l d istr ibution.

This lis t is compiled by Mr . W. H . Ha r r ing ton and shows th a t g ent leman to be

a ca r eful collector , and a close obser ver . We r eg r et th a t'

other or d er s a re onlyvery g ener a lly touch ed upon . Why will stud ents r ush int o Coleop ter a and Lapel

dOp ter a wh en”

such wid e-

unwor k ed fi eld s exist. in other or d er s , Dip ter a and

Hemip ter a especia lly .

I

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. October '

1884 . ]

a fter Her r ich—Schaefi‘er .

All the wing s of equa l str ucture, second a r ies a lit t le sma ller , with 1 2 veins ; anaccessory cell between veins 4 and 5. 9 and 10 out of a common

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s ta lk ou t

of the cos t al next to the r oot : a ver tica l branch to the a nter ior mar g in, no

ocelli. no frenelum Epialoidae,

Wing s not equ a l , second a r ies with no more than eig h t veinsWing s near ly equa l , a ll wing s with more than 8 veinsWing s d ivided or sp lit 25Antennae cla va te ; no ocelli, no frenelum, median cell no t d ivided

_ Rhopalocera ,

Antennae c lava te ; with sharp acu te point ; ocel li; fr enelum ; d ivided median cel lGast

'

niaria .

Antennae br ist le form, (setaceous ) r a rely filiform and seldom thick ened before

the tip

Pr imar ies withou t ador sa l vein ; no ocel li; seconda ries with cos ta l vein formingma rg in of wing . Sesioidae,

Pr imar ies with 2 , second a r ies with .3 dor sa l veins .

Pr imanes with 2 dor sa l veins which a r e connected the anterior bend s ba ckwa r d

and send s ou t sever a l br anches ; a ll wing s with a ccessor y cel l . . .Oecetecina ,

Pr imar ies with one dor sa l vein,fr om the midd le of which a rises a br anch which

bend s ba ckwa rd no a ccessor y cell Animulina ,

Prima r ies with a dor sal vein, which f orms towa r d inner ma r g in a long fork ”

Psychina .

Pr imar ies with two d or sa l veins ; ou t of the mner , 2 or more veins to the mnerma r g in : second a ries with 7 seper a te veins ; the 8th ou t of the subcos taL .

Meg alopygina .

Pr imar ies with a sing le simp le d or sa l vein . 6Second a r ies withou t cos tal vein ; la st branch of subcosta l ou t of the a pex of

mid dle cell . . Pyromorphina .

Second a r ies a s bei'Ore : with an oblique br anch between costa l and subcos ta l

veins .

Second a ries With cos ta l vein, free, or ver y c lose to the r oot ; withou t cross vein,connected with subcos tal or a r ising out of it ; no ocel li . Gossina,b,

Seconda r ies with costal and subcos ta l veins fr ee ; mid d le cell of the pr imar ies not

d ivided . Heterogynina .

Ocelli present . Zyg aenoidae.

Ocelliwanting . :Cossina, a ,

Seconda r ies with an oblique connect ing br anch betw’

een cost a l a nd subcosta l

a r ising behind the midd leSecond a r ies without this connecting br anch .

Dor sa l_vein of the prima ries d ivid ed towa rd s the ba se

Dorsal vein not furcate ; no fr enelum

V. 5 of each wing from the same point with 4 . Pr imaries with I I veins . 1 .

Endromoidea .

V . 5 of second a r ies nea rer 6 than 4. Pr ima r ies with 1 2 veins Lasiocampa.

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9

10

I I

1 2

I3

14

IS

1 6

I 7

18

20

2 1'

25

23

24

25

Second a r ies la r g e , never lanceola te, with one or two free inner veinsSecond a r ies lanceola te ; with th ree d or sa l veins ; Or with vena tion obsolete

MicroIepidopter a .

Second a r ies withou t frenelum 11

Second a r ies with frenelum . . 14

Dorsa l vein of prima r ies no t fur ca te towa r d r oot . 12

Dor sa l vein of p rima r ies not furca te towa rd root , vein 5'

of second a r ies nea r er to 6

than to 4 13

P r ima r ies withou t accessory cell Bombycoidea .

Pr ima r ies with a ccessory cell g 1vi11g r ise to veins 7—10 Cilicina .

Tong ue wanting . -Saturniina .

Tong ue st r ong Ur anidae.

Dor sa l vein of pr ima ries fur ca te towar d r oot 15Dor sa l vein of pr ima r ies not fur ca te

Ocelli wanting .

Ocel li present .

Cos t a l vein of second a r ies a rises from subcos ta l Phytometr inae.

C‘

os ta l vein fr om r oo t , or very nea r ba se 17

V. 5 of second a r ies weak , or wanting . Dendromet rinae a .

V . 5'

of second a r ies equa lly s t rong 18

Femora closely sca led .

Femor a with long ha ir 19

V. 6 and 7 of second a ries independent Drepanulinae,V . 6 and 7 of secondaries fr om same s ta lk Notodontina ,

Cos ta l vein of second a r ies fr ee.

V. 8 of second a ries from subcos ta l Nycteolina .

V. 7 of second a r ies fr om subcos ta l befor e the end of the cell . .Oymatophorinae.V . 7 of second a r ies from end of cell Nbctuina .

Second a r ies with cos ta l vein . 23Second a r ies withou t cos ta l vein . Syntomoidea ,

Ocelli wanting Lithosinae and Liparidinae,

Arctioidea .

Ocell i present Micropteryginae,Second a ries d ivid ed into 3 pa r ts Pteroph

'

orina .

Ea ch wing divided into 6 nea r ly equa l fea ther s Alucitina.

I wish a g a in to ca l l a t tent ion to th e fa ct tha t the preced ing t able isnot exa ct ly a ccu ra te, a s a ppl ied to our fa una

, but it is so fa r cor rect tha t

a ll sa ve a few aber rant forms can be cor rect ly refer red,by its means . In

the next paper wi l l beg in the descr ipt ion of the va r ious g roups aboveenumera ted .

(T0 be

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL . VII. October .1884 . ]

Not es on t he food - habit s of s omeN.A. Rhynchophor a .

BYE. A. SCHWARZ .

P amwpa y ér z’

na r eus Say, occur red abund ant ly la s t Ju ly in the

mounta inous reg ions of Virg inia on wi ld G rape- Vines,feed ing on the

fo l ia g e and young buds .

Eua’

zag og us . The food—p lants of ou r two species a re the_

Cofl‘

ée

weeds (Ca ss ia occz'

a’

enta l zs and C'

. obfusy'

olz'

a,

and probably a lso other

species of this g enus ) . E. pulcfzer is much more abundant and mor e

wide ly d is t r ibu ted than R osemc/zo'

ela’z and somet imes defo l ia tes la rg e

t racts of th‘

e‘

se t roubleso‘

me weed s .

P a cbyfy d z z'

ur Lec. breed s in the flower hea d s ofHéllen‘

zam

“

zAnt/zonomus g ula r z'

s Lec ovipos i ts in the blossoms of Ca rma ma n'

la ndzia in the midd le ofAug ust the la rvae deve loping in the pod s of

the plant .Ant/zoigopzur flavz

’

qorm’

s Bob I found this inqu i linous in a g lobu la rAca r id g a ll on the lea ves .of Solammz eleag mf olz

’

zgm a t Columbus , Texa s .

R/zy ssema z‘

us Say . La rvae and pupae were found . in~the

seed pod s of Asclep z’

a s luéer om a t Det ro i t , -Mich . , towa rd the end of

Aug us t . There a re usua l ly only two or three,r a rely more, larvae

'

within

the same pod , and they dest roy only a smal l por t ion of the seed s .

“

If z'

maflum er r am Lec. ,is inqu i l inous in the g a ller ies of Tomz

’

cus

ca cog mp/zus under ba rk“

of Yel low Pine . It'

occur red “ abundantly a t

Ta l laha ssee, Fla ,in Apr i l .

[fi/po/benemus er ud z'

tus Westw. (fifrp z'

a’ulus Lec. infes ts not only d ry

twig s of a ll sor ts of deciduous t rees , sh iubs and woody p lant s, bil t a lsoold cot ton bo l ls , d r ied up fig s , pomeg rana tes a nd other fru it s In con

sequence of th is divers i ty in food habit s t he beet le exh ibi ts cons ider ableva r ia t ion in s iz e, shape and scu lpture. I ha ve seen specimens from the

Ba hama Is lands, Jama ica and Br ain: Not r a re ly specimens occur in

wh ich the head is pr ot r uded and thus appa rent ly not covered by“

the pro

thor ax. Upon such specimens Mr . Eichhrolf seems to ha ve establ ishedhis g enus S tep/za noder es .

M km cz’

s r ua’z'

s Leo bores under the bark of the la rg er twig s of

Ha ckber ry _

It IS a ra re species and I [

a lways found only s ing lespecimens . Occurs in Michig an,

Texa s and Georg ia ,

M kr a cz’

s opa cz'

collz’

s Leo. Very abundant a t Wa sh ing ton,D. C.

,in

sma l l oak twig s wh ich ha ve been. a ffected by a Cynip idous stem-

g a l l .

BULLETIN13110014q ENTOM. soc VOL. vu. October

to lea rn,tha t Dr . Mor r is ha s announced his intent ion of retu rn ing to his

first love—Entomolog y, and wedoubt riot he wi l l be ha i led wi th s incerep leasure by the newg enera t ion ofEntomo log is ts who ha ve h i ther to knownhim so fa vorably by wha t he ha s a l ready done .

Sept'

. 3d . Ofi‘icer s e lected . John G . Morr is of Balt imore, Pre81d . ;

Herber t O'

sborn ofAm'

es,Ia Vice- Presid ; John B. Smi th of Brook lyn,

Secr eta ry.

Di

r . Horn. ca l led a t tention to the h is tor ica l a ssoc ia t ions “

connected

with the place inwh ich the c lub then’

met on tha t very spo t in the

old museum ofNa tura l H istory, Thoma s Say , poor in pock et , thoug h

rich in br a in, pu t up his bed und er the sk e leton of some la rg e mammal ,and th is for mon'

ths wa s his only home. There a lso be cont racted the

i l lness wh ich resu lted in his d ea th.

-

“A paper from D. S. Kellicot t ,“On the

i

ovipositing a ppa ra tus o f

[Vonag r z'

a subca r nea ” wa s rea d by the Secreta ry .

The la s t two abdomina l segments of the Q a re s t rang e ly modified .

The la st 18 la tera l ly broad , chitinous except a t ba se,termina t ing in two

finger like processes ; these a re connected a t the ap1ces and curve downwa rd . Two conca ve d iscs lea d to the ana l or ifice, 11 is evident ly a longth is channe l tha t '

the eg g s a re“

passed by the ovipositor .

“

Oh ei th er s ide, _

a nd belOw the g roove is a s t rong ch it inous r idg e w i th saw l ik e teeth,

pointed backwa rd . The other mod ified r ing cons is ts of a hea vy Band

with stout posterior processes fo r muscula r a t ta chment ; below a re two

Stout Chisels point ing backwa rd a nd ,over lapping the - firs t .ba sa l =teeth of

tha f-

‘

saws”of the.

la s t r ing .

' “The '

eg g s a re la id nea r the edg et of the lea f in a“

row,

’

land . the lea f isthen bent over the eg g s, ca refu l ly cemented down

, and“

a perfect tube

thus formedfl The ma nnenin - is - done ha s not been witnessed .

The imag o has a _very pecu l ia r and very prominent po inted clypea lproject ion, of use probably in enabling

“

it to p ierce . the stems of the

fl ip/m in which it l ives dur ing the a rva l per iod and underg oes its

t ransforma t ion.

1 MrQs'

mi th'

ci ted the presence of s imi la r mod ifica t ions in o ther

g roups of theNoctu idae.

John B. Smith exh ibited six la rg e photog raph ic, pla tes , ofAg r a.

{zlr and g ave a review of the jrema rk able r ang e of va r ia t ion in s t ructure

found ,imthe; g enus . Much g rea ter ,than - in many recog niz ed g enera .

[October 1884. BULLETINB ROOKLYN 187

In response to a quest ion from Dr . Morr is, Mr . Smith sa id tha tin the M cluz

'

a’a q g enera wer e undoubted ly ba sed upon very, th in - chara c

ters— less so than in Coleopfem however .

Dr . Ho rn sa id it wa s long s ince la id down by La corda ire tha t cha

ra cters of sca rce ly specific va lu e in one g roup formed excel lent ba ses'

for

high d ivisions in o thers ; g enera -ha ve “

no exis tence -in - na tu re and a r e

crea ted on ly fo r convenience in d ivid ing up la rg e ma sses of species ; toNa tureha s species only.

_Of la te however , per

sons a ffl icted with .

‘

the mz’

fi z : i tch,fi nd ing new species sca rce had ta k en to

descr ibing g ener a . For species of Coleopter a”some 2000 g enera

ha d_

been descr ibed .

Dr . McCook says, in the spiders . and a nts ther e is p lenty“

of room

for persons wi th the 772172! i tch, a s there is a’ very la rg e ma ss of und escrib

ed ma teria l .Mr . B . P. Mann then proposed a combina tion of theEntomolog i

'

ca

'

l journa ls ofAmer ica to be publ ished by a s tock company and to eom~

bine the g ood fea tures of ea ch Th is propos i t ion pr ovok ed much dis

cussion and whi le the g eneral sent iment wa s in fa vor Of such a publ icat ion the op inions a lso went g enera l ly to the point tha t it wou ld be st i l lless l ikely to pay than those now exist ing . The Am. Ent01

'

ri. SOC. is

wea lthy enoug h to publ ish every th ing iii the way of long sys tema t icpa pers presented t o it , and the

‘

fTransa ctions”would be the natu ra l

avenue fe r such work s . The Bu l l . Ek ln. Ent . Soc.

'

cOvered anoth er

g round in the way of r educing toits s imples t and mos t compreheiisive‘

form the k nowledg e of Co leoptera and Lepidoptera: often a s , Dr .

‘

Horn"

s ta ted, .publ ish ing the resu l t of two week s ha rd work ,

“

on less than two

pa g es . It wa s a lso publ ished and suppor ted by. a Society -

“wi l l ing “

and

a ble to suppor t it ; The Can. Ent . wa s su'

p'

p‘

or ted by g ovt a id .

wa s establ ished merely to enable cer-ta i 'n a u thors to g et: into pr int more

ra pid ly than they cou ld otherwise do. and -its ed i tor announced e tha'

nt he

saw no'

rea son for its cont inued existence.

Psyche” ha s a ha rd strug g le for exis tence

,bu t wi l l not -suspend

just yet .A commi t tee wa s a ppo inted to cons id er twhether such a Oo

‘

mbina;

t ion wa s a d visable,and whether and howit cou ld be suppor ted .

Th is commi t tee a fterwar d r epo r ted a dversely to any ,Such s cheme ;

Prof.,

Fern-

a ld then proposed a ser ies of very interes t ing ques t ions“

revoking c onsider able d iscuss ion, and on these ques tions‘he weu ld lik e

the Opinion-of who may“

have cons id ered them.

'

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL . VII. October 1884. j

1 . Where a name ha s once been publ ished by an a u thor,sha l l we

c hang e‘

the mode of Spe l l ing to one more cons is tent wi th its d er iva t ion ;e. g : Trei tschk e wr ites Corby lzlv, probably bVmis tak e ; sha l l we a dopt his

spe l l ing or the more cor r ect Concfiy lz'

r ?

Dr . Horn says no ; some a u thors merely pu t tog ether a lot of let ter swithout a ny meaning wha tever and ca lled them g enera .

“Ifi such , ba rba r

iSmsw ere accepted we shou la t s t ir a name a s or ig ina lly" spelled by

t he“

a uthor . Mr . Mann a g reed with Dr . Ho rn. Dr McCO'

ok thoug ht

we mig h t ma k e“

the chang e ; bu t not if thereby the a uthor’

s r ig ht to‘

p rior

ity wou ld be dest royed .

z Wherean a u thor publ ishes a name manifes tly inco r rect in or

thog raphy, andma la ter work cor rects h is own er ror , sha l l we a dopt his'

c

'

orrect ion?The sent iment wa s tha t wh en the cor rect ion wa s ma de

.

w ith in a

r easonable t ime and'

befh fetheincor rect‘

form had come into g enera l use,it shou ld be adopted .

L3‘ Should the termina t ion of the specific name be ma de

with_

the gener ic in g ender ? e g . Z_

el ler wr i tes Tor tr z’x m’

r za’a n

‘

d

fema permund’a num; Lopboa

’er m mznzIr/r a nur . Sha l l th is ru le be a dopted ,

or sha l l we adopt the ending in a nd ,ir respect ive of the g ender of

.

the

_ g enus?

Dr Horn says inCo leoptera specific and gener ic names a lways1

ag ree in g ender ; where however a termina t ion means something ,

dica tes the fami ly to which an. insect be long s, he wou ld u se the uniformtermina t ions . Mr . Mann does not bel ieve in uniform term inat ions andwhi le he would not chang e exist ing names

,neither wou ld be considei

!himself bound to unifo rm t ermina t ions . in proposing new ones.

4 . Wher e a Tor lr z'

cz’

d species is descr ibed wi th a name net end ingln

'

a h a shou ld this -be“

chang ed to a nd ? e. g Ca rpoqapm pamanella ? Pr of.

Ferna ld h imselfwa s adver se to such chang e, and no one d isag reedwith _

I

. 5. To wha t extent shou ld the law of pr ior ity be ma de use of?Sha l l we mak e use of the o ldes t name even if the species _ha s been known

under another for a long t ime? If not, for . how long a t ime must a

name un iver sa lly or g enera l ly ,be in.

use to tak e pr ecedence over an o ldername?

The. sent iment of the meet ing wa s tha t d iscuss ion of'

his quest ionwou ld be useless , a s no conclusion even if reached wou ld .be respected .

aun urma xooxnvn h a r em soc; v.11..Octebe

‘

r

ih'

the gener ic and even hig her va luehad been

'

accord edf these cha 1a e’

ter s . A prom inent one i'

n'

thi‘

sl familywa s the cos ta l fo ld wh ich somet imes extend s two th ird s a cross the wing

“

.

Dr . H o rnSays both s exes must be cons ider‘ed in cha ra cteriz ing a

two sepa r a te" ind ivid ual s wh ich mus t be

s tud ied .as one -a s ynoptic wor k has a hig her aim than the mere recogn i

Dr l iMaclosk'

ieealled i a t tention'

t'

o So'

mfe sexua l differences iii birdsthe fl ick ers of the Ea st and Wes t were widely d iffe rent . in intermed ia te

13011113 intermedia te-formswere found and . the Q 8 .were a lmos t “indist

, ing uishable.

“

s-Yet they were d is tinct , “

and thoug h not ana tom ica l d ifferrences 001i be found theremust he a phys iolog ica l d ifference .

1M21“; Osborn re a d a pa per onMa llop/zézzg a . and ca l linga t tent ion to the cor respondence of ident ica l or very s imila r. species -

.on

- theC’

iQSfllYrela tedjbiads and mamma ls of. Europ e and Amer ic a , c it ing a

(fila raerismbcmfins tances

Miss Cora H . Cla rk e g a ve an a ccount of the habi ts of'

some'

C a ddis

flyflarvaejbelorig ing tol E/qcl r omemzir , exhibit ing speci

ia:Mr . . Ba rna rd -

ra ised la r va l iving . in“

ru ii

ning wa ter ; he confined them in a g lass “

tube, one end closed bir za p oroussubs tance, .the other fas tened to_

a fa ucet . In this way a s tea dy flow-oi

wa ter of any desired st reng th can be k ept

{ 19 11 Mor ris exh ibited a g a l l r ecent ly co l lected and a sk ed informat ioncp

z

neerriing j tp ,identity .Ask ed also wha t or der s of insects a re k nown- t o

.p _rg glugce g allsi j, Mr rOsborn sa id abou t '

a ll orders excep t Or ibopter a a nd

prod ucer, wh i le severa l Eu ropean spec ies formed root g a l ls .

cMr iMann sa id in“

Bibl iog raph ical work he ha d, fo und g rea t d iffieul-tyinf indexing . g al ls ; heh a-d among o thefedndexed themunder descript ive

“Mr O sborn sa id wh i le many plan especial ly the‘

R os a rea we‘

re

s ubject to g al ls yet they were prod uced by“

insect s and a re abnOr-r‘

nal'

ao

“

fai as the p lants a i e concerned ; a lmos t every species of insec t produces

anima ls .

lf-Octobeit 51884. BULLEr iri isRooxnvN:ENTOM.

“

s‘

OcJ“

11011 5 1711.191

Dr . Hov sa id gal ls were pa tho log ica l a ppea r ances and ra ther dis

ea ses of p lant s ; as much ou t of place in d escr ipt ive botany a s a deseript ion of cancer ina descr ipt ion

“

of the l ips .

Dr . Mo rr is rema rk ed on the sca r ci ty

'

of la rva and ima g ines ofLe'

p' i

dop tera , wl1 it h produced much d iscuss ion,and showed tha t wh ile nor th

wa rd there had been no unusu a l dea r th of insect s , elsewhere a ll insect shad been remark ably ra re Ca r a’m wa s an except ion

"

and g enerallycommon. Mr . Aaron cited a rema rk o fMr

“

? Rid ing s'

that‘

l'

ie was alwafvs

a fra id “

o f a sea son“

when ca r duz wa s abundan t for then,usua l ly , noth ing

else wou ld be foundD

_

r . Hoy remarked th’

a‘

t inhis loca l ity (Ra cine, Wise. he had

found many insects usua l ly“

mo re sou thern,and s tar ted a d iscussion upon

the r ang e of P . lu r n'

ur

The“ques tionthen t urned upon the food p lant s of P . c

'

zya x Di." Hoy sa id the pawpaw

“

wa s not found wi th in z oo mi les ofRacin‘

e whilewi/Jx had often been

“

found . s t i l l fresh and no t“

ful ly developed .

Mr . Aa ron g ave spice wood and upland huck leber r'

y'

a s . fur ther fo‘o'dplant s

“ Dr Hovsa id they ha d the huck leber r'

y bu t

M1 . Osbornhad seen (‘

zj ézx bu t knew of“

ne i therpaw o r sp ice bush in the vicini tyofAmes , Ia ,

of the spice“ ‘

wood'

he“ was

su r

e—they migh t ha ve it

‘

He repo r ts“

from Sioux “

City ,tha t there

s t reets,

“

M .r Mann ha s’

seen them iii Woods in piles upon s tonesMr . Sa unders report s an abundance of If . fe

'

x io‘

r everywhere throughCa na d a

,and from Wes t Cana da an inva s ion of the larva of Gr qp

'

g‘

a pm

g m on Cu rr ants ,

Mr . G raef exh ibi ted some“

ra re“

or? typicalof recent ly d es

'

cr ib'

ed fo rms .

Sept . 8th.

—P_

r'

of Mar t in exh ibited some specimens of gumcopa l“

conta ining imbed ded insects, a ll of wh ich appea red to“

be“

of_

"

a pos t ter t iThe g um is

“

obt a ined near the equa tor, some d is tance fromthe

“ “

shore,by d ig g ing at the s i te of o ld fores ts , long s in'

ce eirtin'

ct,

the g um being“

the product of such'

t rees . Among“

the Co leoptera Di‘ .

Horn r ecogni z ed a form a l lied to 2 1 Cler ur“

I ("

b/

mfl foder d,2 LOng z

'

com r nea r Cj ams a nd Lepz‘

u r a and a n much

l ik e one of ou r species of Mr . Smith recogni z ed one of

the“

L épgkz’opfem a s

“

a Ma mesz‘r'

a,and the Hemz

’

plcfm a s‘

r epresent ing common

l iving types, one .Homopterou’

s species remark ably l ik e a form nOw -COni

men and in the‘

s fen'

i a'

common 1Wuscza’ type .

’

.9 92 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM._soc . voL . VII. October

Prof. Lintner g a ve the resu l ts of some observa t ions on injur ious inSects .

‘Orgy i'

a leucost zgma wa s very ra r e in Albany .

’ Mr . Dimmock found

the same in Boston. Mr . Hu ls t the same on L. I . and Mr . Smi th theexact cont ra ry

'

a t Ca pe Cod , Ma ss .

From Mich ig an the la rva of Ag r o/ilvfi nm’

ca is repor ted a s so abun

d ant tha t it is called the bla ck a rmy wo rm. Usua l ly this IS a ra re insect.P oa

’z'

sus gym'

ea ha s been observed des t roy ing the cu r r ant worm in numbers .

Lyg us Zz’

nea r z’

s is injur ious to g reen pea s , s t ing ing a nd blotch ing them.

P oecz'

locapsus lz’

nea tus ha s ser ious ly inju red g ooseber r ies , s t ing ing the

branches and thus ca us1ng _

their dea th ,

Pby fonomur puncla tus ha s sprea d wes twa r d and a t tack ed bea ns ; a

_new habi t for th is insect. Cr z

’

ocer z'

s a spa r ag z ha s moved west a s fa r as

Geneva ,N. j ; heretofore it ha s been confined to .the coas t d is t ric ts .

Ga lexucefla x ant/zom'

elq ena. ha s been very des t r uct ive to elms . A va st number of spec imens offi l z

'

or fiym/zusnneus were found ina housewh ich ha dbeen closed for four yea rs Wha t had they fed on? There wa s no thingin the house, and one of the na tura l a r t icles of food is the s t rawber ry root

,

Acu r ious See'

d, (Eupfior éz

’

a, probably ) from Mexico was exhibi ted ,

loca l ly ,known a s the

“ jump ing seed s” : The pecu l ia r ity cons ists

,

“

of a

ser ies of er rat ic movements and leaps made by the appa rent ly perfect

seed . They conta in however a la rva of Ca rpocaps a sa lt z'

tam,and it is the

mot ions of th is insect wh ich cause the movements of the seeds ; why

they mak e these mot ions is unknown. The spec ies c losely r esembles C.

pomonélla bu t ha s verv d iffer ent ly fo rmed - l'

eg s‘

the ta rsi being h idden by- ]ong sca ly tufts .

Dr . Ho rn ca l ls a t tent ion to the fact tha t a ll the 1njur ious Co leopter acited bvMr . Lintner wer e impor ted species and tha t the fa ct of the ir mo

‘

t ion wes tward along the” l ine of their food plant wa s to be expected ,

Cr z'

acer z'

s species , ha s been taken nea r Ba l

t imore ; nea r tha t city, and Alexand r ia many impor ted species a re found .

Blaps inor filvzg a and one other species'

a re common ; the former can~ be

ta k en in s ome places by the bushel Cur ious is the rema rk able increase

of some species . In 1874 when work ing wi th Dr Leconte on the

Rfiy nc/zopkom among a ll their ma teria l only a s ing le specimen of 4m

wag es Fuller : wa s conta ined and tha t came from Montana A yea r or

from a ll pa r ts of the count ry a ud wa s d readed . a s

e pests . How d id th is species sprea d so sud

denly over so larg e a ter r i tory? Prof. L intner ha d first found the insectin 1 876 . Mr . Dimmock find s it very t roublesome -in hot houses , par

ticu la r ly on ro ses .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . .VII. November 1884

efideavoring to descr ibe any la rva frOm memory in such a way tha t it can

be recog niz ed . Even ca refu l ly Writ ten descr ipt ions of la rvae,ma de fromthe l iving insect g ive no sa t isfact iona t a ll when not accompanied by a

d rawmg .

Some'

of us ha ve made,

sk etches or d rawing s of ra re larvae,“

bu t this

ta k es up too'

much va luable t ime

-

and few col lectors cand raw a recog niz

able pictu re. Others ha ve t r ied to preserve the larvae as nea r l ife - l ik e a s

poss ible and have met_

with more or less success .

In the p resent a r t icle I ha ve t r ied to descr ibe a method wh ich has .

g iven me du r ing the past yea r much sa t isfa ct ion bo th on account of its

s impl icity and effect iveness ; the co lors rema ining nea rly unchang ed . It

re qu ires no cos t ly o r bu lk y appa ra tus and a l i t t le pra ct ice wi ll enable any

one to preserve his la rvae in thei r na tu ra l shape and '

co lor. As a ru lela rvae a re in the bes t cond i t ion

'

to be opera ted upon, from three to .six

d ays a fter m-1u lting .j he co lor s a re '

the'

n not so ea s i ly des troyed a s they

a re short lv a fter moul t-ing o r c losely before pupa t ion .

When collecung ca terpi l la r s for th is pu rpose do not crowd them to

g ether 1n one box a s th ey wi l l inva l iably s ta in each other with the ir g reensa l iva cau s ing da rk spots on the skin, wh ich I ha ve thus fa r been um

able to remove.

The bes t way of k i ll ing them 15 wi th cyanid e, ca r e be ing ta k en tha t

the cyan ide- bo t t le is per fect ly d ry and that the exuda t ion of the la rvawhen dy ing does not come in conta ct Wi th the sk in.

When dead , place the la rva on a piece of pape r res t ing on some"

soft

ma ter ia l l ik e woo l , t ak e a g la ss rod or tube, covered wi th rubber and

ca us e the contents of the intes t ines to pa ss ou t th roug h the anus by

press ing the covered rod on the la rVa and ro l l ing it from the midd le of

its ba ck toward s the C la sper s Wh i le doing this the intes t ine wi l l pro t rudeto a leng th va rying accord ing to the siz e of the insect from 5 to 1 5 mi l l imeters . Next p lac

‘

e the rod close '

beh ind “

the'hea d and repea t the opera

t ion,but do not endea vor to remove everything nor to exer t much

pressu re on the la rva or you r g reen ca terp i l la r , if you a re opera t ing on

such a one, w i l l lose its co lor and tu rn ei ther wh ite, yel low or brown.

Ha ving r emoved thenecessa ry pa r t of the contents of the intest ines ,ta k e the prot r ud ing a l imenta ry cana l between your fing er s and ins er t thepo int of a finely d rawn

“

ou t g la ss t ube“

,t i l l it enters the anus -two or. three

mi llimeters, then secure the intes t ine to“

the tube with a threa d andma k e

the juncture a ir - t ig ht wi th a l i t t le co l lod ion. All tha t now r ema ins tobedone is to fill the larva wi th a ir under a pressure of from 5 to 15mil l i

[November 1884. BULLETINBROOKLY‘NENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII.

meters of wa ter a ccord ing to the s i z e of the la rva and then to let it d ry .

The d ry ing process wi l l g ener a l ly ta k e from one to six da y s

The a dvanta g es of th is process a re tha t you need no oven or heat,

tha t the colors d o not chang e, tha t the opera t ion tak es bu t a few minutesand tha t you ha ve g rea t fa ci l i t ies to g ive the la rva a na tura l posi t ion.

After the larvae are d ry they a re ea s i ly removed from the,tube by

cut t ing the intest ine close to the anus a ll a round the tube . By r ubbinga l i t tle soa p

'

on the po int of the tube beforeinser t ion it prevents themembr ane St ick ing to the tube. When it ; is mere ly d es ired to d ry one or

two la r vae the a ir pressure is mos t read i ly obta ined from those r ed r ubber

ba l loons wh ich a re so ld in '

a ll toy- s tores . By fa stening a

'

shor t g la ss tubeprovided wi th a rubber tube and p inchcock in the mou th of the ba l loonand infla t ing it wi th a ir , clos ing the pinchcock , then a t ta ch ing it to the

g la ss tube wh ich ha s been secured to the la rva and opening the pinchcock the ia rva sk in. wi l l infla te and ta ke a more or less na tu ra l ‘

form

I g enera l ly have the d ry ing la rvae lie on a table, and ca use them to ta k e

a na tura l pos i tion,by propp ing them up or hold ing them down wher

ever des ired ; by ha ng ing them up they a re a pt to e long a te too much .

Where it is des ired to d ry severa l la rva: a sma l l g a'

s ho lder can be

used a d vanta g eous ly ,thoug h the fo l lowing appa ra tus is

“

as sa t isfa ctory asto r esu l ts and can be rea d i ly obta ined .

_

AU- shaped tube ma de of tin

o r iron tubing from 7 to 10 cent imeters in d iameter , the leg s being each

abou t 60 cent imeters long , is open a t one

.

end and connects a t the other

to a series of sma l l T- shaped tubes of abou t 4 mil l imeters bor e, ea ch

end ing in a short piece of rubber tubing clos ed wi th a p inchcock or g la ssSt opper . By pou r ing wa ter in the open leg the a ir is compressed in the

closed'

one .and a ny des ired pressu re of a ir can be obta ined,wh i le la rvae

can be a t ta ched or d eta ched w i thout“ the lea s t trouble or any appreciableloss of pressure.

SYNOPSES OF

TETRO P IUM ,Kirby .

Th is g enus conta ins two species resembl ing Asemum in g enera la ppea rance bu t differ ing from it in the unequa l pa lp i and d ivided eyes .

T, velutinum,Lec. Ann .

’

Lyc . Na t . Hist . IV, 7. 382 .

Th isspecies .may be k nown by the somewha t opaque - thorax wi thdeep med ia l impr ess ion

'

and s t rong ly rounded s ides , and by the fine

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velvety pubescence wh ich cover s the thorax ' and e lyt ra . The,la t ter a re

descr ibed by Dr . Leconte a s being “somet imes piceo- fer rug inous a t ba se”

bu t in specimens under examina t ion a re of a uniform redd ish broWn.

Leng th .50 to .80 inches , 1 29: to 20 mm. Habit a t , Vane , Ca l. ,

Montana .

T. cjg namopterum,Kirby . Fn. Bor . Am. IV, p . 174, t . 5, f.

.

8. Lec .

ser . 2 . H . 1850 . p . 35.

In th is species the d isk of thorax is moresh ining , smoother and lessbroad ly rounded a t s ides

,and the pubescence is less'

ma rk ed . The

e ly t ra a re da i k s la t ey brown 1n co lor , va ry ing to r edd ish brown and bea r

two more or less ma rk ed cos tae Leng th . 50 inch.= 1 2 5 mm H ab.

N. JPa . , abundant La k e Super ior .

o r s rmus , Mann.

Th is g enus conta ins one species which wi th Dz’

centr us cons t itu testhe g roup Ops z

'

mz'

d is t ing u ished from a ll other g roups by having the

th ick ened h ind mar g in of the protho rax broa d ly ema rg ina te in the a rc

of a c i rcle and the ema rg ina t ion filled wi th a th in corneous p la te. The

species iso quadrilineatus’Mann. Bull . M080 . 1843 ,

II, p. 305; Esch Dej . Ca t . 3 d ed .

p . 354 ; Lec . Ent . Rep. 1857, p .

“

6 0,t . 2 , f. 10 .

It is a de'

a d co lo red , finely pubescent insect, ha ving the prothorax

a rmed with a la tera l a cute sp ine , and the d isk of the ely t ra wi th severa lva g ue impress ions. The pa lp i a re unequa l in. leng th and the leg s s tou twi th s t rong ly

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cla va te th ig hs and the 1 s t joint of h ind ta rs i long er than.the two fo l lowing uni ted . Leng th 3 1 to . 3 5 inch . 8—9 mm.

‘

Hab.

Alask a , Or .

DIGENTRUS , {790In th is g enus the th ig hs a re no t cla va te and the prothor ax is a rmed

a t s ides with an acute spine at ba se in a dd i t ion to the la tera l spines . The

species isDBluethneri, 1.ec . Tr ans .

'

Am . Ent . Soc . VIII, p . 195.

The co lor of th is spec ies is piceous , and the e lyt ra'

ha ve ea ch two

la rg e brown spots . Leng th . r-»z to . 22 inch. 3 to 5. 5 mm. Habita tCa l ifornia .

smomcum,Lee,

It seems useless to repea t a ll the g roup cha ra cter ist ics of th is g enus .

They a re fu l ly s ta ted in the “ Cla ssifica tion’ The sing le species is ea s i lyrecog niz ed by its na r row,

depressed form and shining , pa le yel lowco lor . Leng th 3 inch. 7.5 mm. Hab. At la nt ic States toTexa s .

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a or nup z s , Serv.

Th is g enus includes three specieswh ich resemble Pfij ma lrta’er inthe”

rounded s ides of prothorax,s l ig ht ly . tapeung ely t ra and cla vate femora

bu t d iffer ing in the broad pros ternumand enclosed hind. coxae . They

a re ea s i ly sepa ra ted by the ir co lors a s fo l lows .

Bla ck ,- ely t r a black _

with g rey pubescence baj‘lfius,B lack , ely tr a violet blue amethystihus.B la ck ,

ely tr a yellowor r ed with bla ck ma rk ing sH bainlus , Linn . Sy st . Na t . ed . X , p . 396 ; Panz . Fn. Germ. 70, 1 ; &c . ca uda tus

Delsz ; Linneianus L a ich ; similis Ma r sh ; bulla tus Ha ld . Trans . Am . Phil . X, p . 36;

Eric .J.A.P. ser . 2,II , p . 3 1 ; imp erfecta s Fa lderm ; lividus Muls ; &c.

Th is species is ent i r ely black . the thorax th ick ly clothed wi th longwh ite ha i r and ornamented with two smooth

,s t rong ly eleva ted ca l los i t ies.

The elyt ra a re bla ck,cor ia ceous a t tip and s ides and ha ve an ind ist inct

patch ofwh ite or g ra y pubescence about one th i rd frOm ba se wi th ’

some

times a s t i l l mor e ind is t inct pa tch' beh ind. this. The post er ior thig hs a resca rcely c la va te. The antennae a re very s lender and '

shor t ; in (flone

th ird, in Q one - ha lf leng th ofbody, Leng th 5} to inch. 19 to 23 mm.

H ab. United Sta tes .

H amethystinus , 1.ec . Pr oc. AcfiPhil . VI, p . 234 .

Th is species is black , the thor ax ha s thr ee ind is t inct smooth longitudina l e leva t ions , and is o therwise dense ly punctured ; the ely tra a re

sh inmg vio let blue, fine ly a nd densely punctured ; the femora a re s imple,neit her -

anter ior nor pos ter ior be1ng cla va te. Leng th .75 inch ; 1 9mm .

Hab. Ca l ifornia .

H. 1ig'

neus, Fab. Mant . h is . I, p .

—

153§Oliv. Ent . I V, 70 , p . 23 , t . 7, f. 79;Lee . ser . 2 , ,

II , p . 3 2 .

Th is species ‘ is y ery va r iable in color . The body is bla ck a nd the

thorax ca r ries five s l ig ht ly eleva ted ca l los it ies . The th ig hs a re a s in

baj ulus clava te except the pos ter ior . The antennae a re long er and in thefema le qu i te st rong ly ser ra te. The norma l co lor

'

of the elyt ra is brig htyel low with apica l four th and a med ia l spot bla ck . The ye l low is a t

t imes however nea r ly red and the spot is ext remely va r iable in siz e and

shape. Leng th .30 to .45 inch . 7 to 12 mm. Habi ta t, Ma ine to

Ca l ifo rniaPHYMATODES , Muls .

This g enus , conta ining many _

spe01es, in add it ion to cha racter s of

table is d is t ing u ished from Ca l/{drum which the,species often closely re

semble, by the labia l palpi being much shor ter than the maxi l la ry. The

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM SOC. VOL . VII.

type of’

the'

g enus is w r zlabz'

lz'

r Wh ich,

is so wel l known than an extended

d escr ip t ion is unnecessa ry . W ith the a ssistance of Dr . Horn we havecomp iled the fol lowing table

T-ho'

r axyellowish,‘

si1r face meta llic .

La r g er species .

Thor ax,e ly tr a and leg s yellow,

~m-ore or less '

ma r k ed with blue variabilis ,

Sma ller species .

Ely t ra piceoii s j“

. thoracieus,Ely tr a blue.

Thor-ax rufou s W ith ‘bro'

a d -bla ck vit ta a

Thor ax and ely t r a'

unicolor ous .

Br own or bluish bla ck , la r g er species obscurus .

Opa que brown or bla ck , smal ler species ater .

Thor ax d a r k ,ely tr a of lig h ter sha d e - before the“midd le . 4 dimidiatus.

Thor ax va r iable , ely tr a fa scia te.

Ely t r a with one fa scia vulner atus.Ely tr a opaque with two fa scia .

Fa scia t r ansver seFa scia oblique .

Ely tr a ver y shining , .with two fa scia

P. varia nts , Linn. Fr . Suec. p . 192 ; Kb, Fn. Bor . Am.,IV, p . 4 72 ; Costa , Eu .

d iNap, II . p . 33 , t . f. 1—4 ; tes ta ceum Linn. Sy s t .Na t . ed . X, p . 396 ; Oliv. Ent .

IV, 79,' p. 15, t . I , f. 1 1 ; Schoenh . Syn. Ins

,I, 3 , p. 443 ; Muls. 001, Fr . ed . I

, p . 50 ;

ventr a le Ha ld . Tr ans , Am . Phil . X, p. 37 .

The color ing of th is s'pecies va r ies g rea t ly, " it being somet imes eu

t ir ely yel lowish and somet imes ent i rely suffused wi th a meta l l ic bluewh ich rea ches the thorax and t ibiae. Every va r iety between these ex

t remes is found . Leng th . 52 inch. . 1 3 mm.

'

Hab. United Sta tes .

P, infuscatus , Lec. Proc. Ac . Phil . 1859, p . 285.

Th is is , fi a’e Dr . Horn, a lmost'

su rely a synonym of adr z’

abz’

lzlr.

P; thor acicus’Muls. Col . F r . ed . I, p .

The'

thorax va r ies in co lor somewha t , being yel lowish testaceous withmor e or less d a rk er blotches a t s ides . The elyt ra a re .uniformly p iceous ,in specimens before us wi th a fa int meta l l ic lus t re. The 6

‘antenna a re

very long and filiform'

. Leng th 3 6 inch. 9 mm . Hab. Canada

and M.-Sta tes . The species is an impor ted one;

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P, amoenus, Say , J.A.P. III, 1823 , p . 413 ; Lee.J.A.P. ser . 2 , II, p . .335' bicolor

Knoch . i. liit .

The thorax is br ig ht yel low and the ely tra meta l l ic blue. Leng th

. 20 to .3 2 inch . . 5 to 8 mm. Hab.New York .

P, blandus , Lec . Pr oc . Ac . Phil . 1859,'

p . 79.

Resembles the preced ing'

very close ly . bu t the elyt ra va ry to a l ig htersha de of blue and the basa l joint of antenna is a lways pa le. It is ,é

i'lso

na r rower than _amoenur . Leng th 30 inch .

= mm. Hab Ca lifornia .

P, macuiicollis, Lee: Pr oc . Am'

.

-Phil . XVII; p . 6 14 .

No specimens of th is spec ies a rea-before us . We

“

g ive- therefore , Dr .

Leconte 3 descr ipt ion in fu l l.“Bla ck ish , piceous , finely spa r sely pubescent Hea d and pr othor ax finely

'

not

densely punctur ed , the la t ter a lit t le wider than long , round ed a t the sides, r ufous

with a br oa d bla ck dor sal vit ta . Ely tr a no t wider than the pr o thorax, densely puncta red . Benea th spa r sely punctulate, proth or ax

rufou s , leg

s piceous, cox-

ae a nd

middle coxae s light ly separated . Antenna s lender,filiform, a lit tle more t h

'

an - 0ne

half a s long a s the body , 4th joint equa l to 5th . Leng th .25 inch. 6 .5mm. Hab.

Isle Roya le, L ak e Super ior ; but one specimen found .

”

P, obscurus, Lec. Pr oc. Ac. Phil . '

1859, p . 79.

" Th is species p‘

resent s a s l ig ht ly d ifferent form, the humeral ang les

be ing qu ite prominent and showing t races of a tubercle The color

va r ies from qu ite a l ig ht brown to a deep blu ish bla ck ._Leng th 38 to

58 inch .

’

9. 5 to 1 5mm. Hab..Ca lifornia .

P, ater , Lec. Mss .

The descr ipt ion of th is heretofore unpubl ished species . has“

been

given us by Dr . Horn from the manuscr ip'

t -

of the la te Dr . Leconte.

Bla ck , very spa rsely and finely pubescent , head punctured ; p rothorax ha lf widerthan long , s t rong ly punctur ed , much r ormded a t the sides ; ely tr a s tr ong ly and equa llypnnctu red ; antenna and leg s ting ed with p1ceous . Leng th .25 inch . =6 .5mm. Hab.

Bufl‘

alo .N. Y. ; one 8 .

P, aeneus'

,Lec Pr oc. Ac. Phil. VII, 1854, p . 18; Entom. Rept.

-

1857, p .

Th is very d is t inct species is of a uniform sh1n1ng black co lor . Leng th

. 27 to . 35 inch ,

”7 to 9 mm. Hab. Oreg on.

P, dimiaiatus, Kb. Fn. Bor . Am. IV, p . 173 ; Lee.J.A.P.ser . 2 ; II, p. 33 ; an

timmDej . Ca t . 3d ed .

“

p . 355; pa llia fumHa ld . Tr ans . Am. Phl ’l . X, p . 4 1 ; Ka lmi

Schoenh .. Syn. Ins . I, 3 ,

‘

p ._

baj ula s L inn. Mus Lud . Ul ; : -

p . 76 ; ,Manner heirm

’

.

Lec . Ent . Rep t . 1857, p . 60 .

Th is species va r ies in the l ig hter or da rker shade ,of it s color bu t can

a lways be recogniz ed by - thel

cha racter g iven. Leng th 3 5 to 50 inch .

9 to mm . Hab Uni ted States.

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oce l lus nea r the apex, and severa l in a"

subma rg ina l roWon the » h ind .

wing s .

Benea t h , g ray br ownwith theontef'

th ird and inhei“ ma rg in l ig hteron

_

thepr ima r ies ; this o‘

u ter hand'

is lightes t.

t owa rd s t he ba se, and a t

ma rg in cont ra s ts s t rong ly wi th the g ray brown of theba se . The secon

da r iss cor respond with t he pr ima r ies bu t with outer ma rg in somewha t

d a rker . The prima ries g enera lly ha ve one oce l lu s the secondar iesse_1

'

1era l a ll mor e. or less obso lete . Expands about I . 5 inches. Hab.

Va r . a . Brenda , W . H . Edw. Tr a ns . Am . Ent . Soc . 2, 375. Eryngn, Hy, EdW.

Lig h t cream wh i te above Benea th, With cent ra l . dark . edg ing'

d is t inct ly ma rk ed , o ften p ink is h . Somet imes wi thout ocel l i . Cal .

Var . b. g alactina,B ois . Ann. Soc . Ent . Fr . 2me, ser . X, p . 309 ; Cer es , Bu

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tl

W ing s above l ig h t cream Wh i te wi th l ines fa inter and ba se bla ck ish , .

Va r . c . Koé1ak , WTH Edw .

, ‘

T‘

r . Arr Soc; 2 ,

W ing s above l ig ht brown With a g ray sha de’

. Benea th} the Centr a ll ig h t shade, Wh i te . Kod ia k ;”5 '

Va r 01. Pulla , HY Edw Pap I 5 1

g

Entirely d a rk fawn colo r '

above wi th blackish a t Ba se“

of wing s .

Benea th , d u l l brownWi th ma rk ing s ind is t inct . Ca l .

2; inornat a , W, H . EdW. . P r oc . Aca d . Sci. Phil. .186 1 , 1 63

Wing s above, ochrey brown. l ig hter on d isc ma rg inof pr i ema r ies and abdominal ma rg in of s

‘

econd a r ies'

g rayish . No spots above o r

below.

Benea th, same color a s above from ba se to beyond midd le, then a

t ransver se c inereous ray of l ig h ter co lo r , and beyond th is g ray ish Somet imes the ray d isappea rs - Seconda r ies g ray ; wi th a s l igh t g 1e

‘

enish t ing e,d a rkest fromba se to- rnidd l

'

e and this shad e separa ted from t he pa lermarg in by a t ransve rse tor tuous 1nte

‘

r r up ted ra'

y , the‘

courSe of wh ich is

pa ra l lel with the ou ter ma rg in . Expand s abou t inches . Manitoba,Newfound land .

Va r . a . ochracea , W. H . Edw . Pr oc Acad . Sci. Phil . 186 1,1 63

Br ig h t g lossy Ochrey yellowabove W i thou t any ma rk o r spot , excep t

a s ma rk s be low Show th roug h ; ba s e-ofwing s d a rk g ray . Benea th

, pri

ma r ies the same co lor bu t g ray ish a long ou ter and abdomina l ma rg in ;subma rg ina l rowfof

'

severa l obso lete oce l l i ; Wh i te . r ays a s in z'

nor na la .

Rock y and Pa cific Coa s t . .

Va r . ‘b. Ampelos; W . H . Edw . Tr ans . Am._Ent . Soc. 3 , 2 13 .

Above br ig ht g lossy ochreous ; .

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benea th nea rly the same. Rays a s

[November 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYN. ENTOM. SOC . VOL . V'

II. 103

Va r .

“

E1110, W'

. H . Edw.

"

Can . Ent . 1 3 , 5

Upper s ide more yel low than Ampelos . Unders ide much l ighterthe ba sa l and ou ter pa r ts cont ra s t ing inCo lor . Nevad a .

3 Pamphila , Linn Sy s t . Na t . Ed . X,P dmphiloides , Reak .

Upper s ide a lmos t unifo rm och rey yel low ,a ll W1ng s edg ed Outwa rd

ly wi th brown mo re or less da rk , A Sing le ocel lus more or less obsoletenea r apex,

of prima r ies . Cos ta of p r ima r ies d a rk .

Benea th, pr1ma r 1es a s above

, oce llus somewha t"

brig h ter . Second a r ies brown d a rk es t towa rd s ba se, somewha t reddish Outwa rd ly; miterth i rd l ig hter . Nea r the

'

midd le is an ir reg u la r“

ra y,wel l ma rk ed,

"

much

l ig hter , extend ing from an-ter io r

'

ma rg in ha lfWay across the wing . Ex '

pand s L to inches . Rocky Mts

The above is ou r determina t ion of the species of this g enus with themater ia l we ha ve a t hand . The species

'

a re very va r iable,‘

and even Mr .

But ler , who is k nov‘

vn as a mul t ipl ier of species on superficia l d ifferencessays (Ca t . Sa ty r Brit Mus .

“the fo rmof the loca l bands

,and the con

s tancv of the ocelli can. not be rel ied on in Coenonvmp/z a”

. We may add ,

no r can the sha de of the'

g enera l color above a nd be low. The fo rms

pla ced a s va ria tiOns of“ C 1/fmnm and {w ine/la do not a ll we th ink de

serve tha t d ist inct ion. [na r na g‘

a itself is probably no t mor e than a

“va r iet y,if it be not a synonym of C.

_

Tipfion,Rot t, bu t we have '

not the

ma teria l on'

hand to ma kethe s ta tement pos i t ivelyWi th r eg a rd to pamp/z z

'

lozb’es Mr

. St reck er ha s Rea k ir ts type, and

s ays it d ifiens in no way frompamp/z z'

la .

1

SOC IETY NEW S .

Sept . 27th .

—The Society met for th e fi r s t t ime a t its new'

r ooms in the

B r ook l yn Po lytechnic Ins t itu t e . Pr of . Mayer in th e ch a ir , 18 member s pr esent .

Mr . M. C . L'inel wa s elect ed a member of the Society“

, and“Mes s r s . J .Mohns‘

,

F . A. St inner and S . P . Sammis wer e pr oposed for member ship by Mr . Ga d e .

It W a s r esolved to convey t o the a ‘

u thorition of the Po ly technic In s titute theth ank s of th e Society for the a ccomod a tions furnish ed .

-An invit a tion wa s a lso extend ed to a ll connected With the Ins t itu te t o a t tend

t h e meet ing s of the Society .

Mes s r s . Week s and Cr amer

.

wer e a ppointed a commit tee t o r epor t upon th e

fea sibility o f ‘

a‘

ser ies of shor t lectur es on'

Entomolog y t o beg iven by specia lis t s ,

member s of th e Society .

Mr .

“

Geo . Ga d e g a ve the r esu l t s of some obser va tions on the '

h abit s of P impla

(Rhys sa i luna tor'

u sua l'

ly cla s sed a s an ichneumon . Th e ma les a r e.

often observed

cong r eg a ted upon“

an appa r en t ly sound‘

par t of a t r ee ; s cr ap-ing awa y ba r k , some

t imes to the d ep th of i inch , th e 9 wa s found r ea d y to emer g e. Ret ir ing , th e

ma les a t once r eturned and one fina lly succeeded in copu la ting with - th e Q

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while yet sh e wa s in th e cel l or bur row They r ema in bu t a shor t t ime in cep t/l a ,

th en th e 93 comp let es h er exit fr om th e la r va l h abita tion , and flies abou t ,

fu r ther unmoles t ed by the O7”, in s ea r ch of a suitable t ree uponwhich to ovipos it .One found , sh e exp lor es all cr evices with h er ant ennae and a s a t isfa ctory spot

found—. often‘

azhole l eft by a P imp la in emer g ing

—she d eposits an_

eg g , - Which

is ver y sma ll ,"smobth , ova l , and y ellowish brown in co lor .

'

The ’oviposition is per formed a s fol lows : th e long ovipositor is bent , '

pa s s ed‘

between the post er ior leg s , th e abdomen is eleva ted a lmos t to a righ t ang le withthe th or ax,

a nd th e ovip ositor g uid ed by th e a nter ior ta r si is for ced with a

r amming mot ion into th e wood to th e d ep th of fr om 2 to 3 inches .

Th e ovipositor is composed of th r ee pieces ; two, g r ooved and pubescent a c t

a s a, sh ea th to th e. bor er pr oper and d o not ent er the wood ; th e thir d h a s th e a p

pea r ance of ahor s e h a ir , is r a th er fl a t tened

'

and t a per s somewh a t t o the t ip,

wher e it is a rmed with about 21 sa w t eeth a t ea ch sid e and abou t 14 on the

ed g e If wenow ma k e a cr os s s ection of the bor er a t this point we find

th a t it consis ts of th r ee pieces ; th e upper pa r t h or se shoe sh a ped with a T r a il

p r oj ection on th e end s and th e two lower pa r t s each lik e h a lf a hor se shoe furn

iehed with a g r oove inrwhich the T rail fi t s ea s 1ly and m such a manner th a t the

pieces ma y s lid e upon ea ch oth er withou t sepa r a tin g and to leave the bor er cap

able of su fficient expansion to a l low th e eg g to pa s s t h r ough theho l low cent r e .

.In bor ing theovipositor h a s not on ly a r amming , but a lso a s liding motion ,

.the sid e pieces which d o the cut t ing , being for ced forwa r d ra lterna tely “

until '

the'

d esir ed dep th is r ea ch ed .

P impia h a s been supposed an Ichneumon , bu t I h ave long d oubt ed t h is be_

cause“

I never found in th e wood any l a r va upon which it could feed . I h ave

du r ing th e pa s t sea son wa t ch edmany fema les oviposit rng and h a ve cut 03 the

ovipositor wh en r ea dy to be with d r awn and in no ins t ance h a ve I found a

la r va of any k ind anywher e nea r th e point r ea ched by the bor er and ;Wh er e the

eg g ,

wa s Th e conc lusion is ther efor e th a t th e la rva is.

a t r ue“

wood

Messr s H u lst and Week s s t a ted in th e dis cu s sion fol lowing ,'

tha t th ey

.

ha d'

r each ed th e s ame conclu sions fr om ind epend ent obser va tion .5

-Mr . Hu lst . g a ve anout line of a p a p er r ea d by P r of . Ma closk ie of Pr in cet on

a t“

t h emeeting of the A.

”

.AA.S . on the Dynamics of the Insect Cr u s t , and in th e

cou r se of th e d iscus sion of this subj ect Mr Cr amer st a t ed th a t h e ha d obser vedla r va of P apilio

_philenor th a t 24 hou r s a fter it wa s blown and mount ed th e

or a l pa r ts wer e s til l in motiona s thoug h the ins ect wer e a live .

.P r of . Ma yer g a ve an a ccount of how he h a d collect ed d u r ing th e p a st s ea s onand secur ed many r a r it ies in L epidopt er a .

Mr . Cr amer exh ibited and exp la ined a d evice for blowing and p r eser ving

lepid op ter ou s la r vae, wh ich was univer s a lly appr oved by th e member s_ pr esent .

Mr . Cr amer illu st r a t ed th e subject by .p r epa r ing a specimen . An abstr a ct of h is

a d d r es s wa s ofi er ed for publica tion . A. 0. WEEKS, Rec . Secy .

Member s a r e r eques ted to.not e the ch ang e o f p la ce of meet ing , and. it is

a l so desir ed th a t a ll those h a ving book s of th e Society do r etur n them a s soon

a s conveniently possible , a s th e Libr a r y 1s about to be r e- a r r ang ed and th e book s

ca ta log ued .

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able number s . Dytis cida e and Hydr ophilida e only when thewind wa s fa vor ableis . fr om th e Pa r k la k es .

The a tt r a ction of sug a r to insects was th en br oug h t up , and Mr . Cla g g is

who h a d collected dur ing the“

pa s t sea son in th e Is le of Jama ica g ave t he r esult

of his exper ience. Sug a r ing t r ees wa s without r esu lt . Th e fi ower s‘

exer cised a

super ior a tt r a ct ion . F lower s wer e so abund ant t h a t collecting a t them wa s

tediou s , so h e t r ied su g a r ing flower s , and with complete succes s . Th e flower s

a r tifi cia lly sweetened swa rmed with insects , wh ile the other s wer e d eser ted .

La r g e Bombycida e too came to th is ba it th a t never came to su g a r on t r ees . Oth er

member s g a ve th eir exper iences with flower s a s an a t t r a ctor and Mr . Smith g ave

th e r esu lt r ea ch ed by Mr s . Ferna ld a s s t a ted by P r of. Fer na ld‘

a t themeeting of

the Ent . Club of th e

Mes sr s . Hu ls t and Hol land d iscus sed the d a t e of th e a ppea r anceofAr gyimis

dia na inN. C . find ing it r ang ed fr om la t t cr pa r t of June to the midd le ofAug u s t .

A. C . WEEKS , Rec. Secy .

On our table is a “ Synopsis of the Nor th Amer ican Tr ichopter ig idae”by

Rev. A. Ma th ews , Gumley , Eng land . Dr . Ma thews is . a we l l known a uthor ity

on th e family h er e monog r aph ed by him, and h a ving th e a dvant a g e of t he ma t

er ia l in th e co llection of Dr’

s . L econte and Horn, his wor k is up to the p r esent

s ta t e of Amer ican col lect ions . Sig nifi cant is th i s pa s s a g e in the in tr oduct ion" Th e Tmchop ter 1g 1da e a r e p r obably th e mos t ext ensive Family of the Coleopt er a ”

.

Les s th an 100 Species a r e ca ta log ued in th e paper , and th er e i s a very la r g e fi eldth er efor e for col lector s who wil l seek out these minu t e forms .

- The paper is an

excellent one, and is publish ed in the Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . XI, pp . 113—156 .

We h a ve a l so a“Synop sis of th e P hilonthi of bor ea l Amer ica fr om the pen

of Dr . Horn . This wa s a wor k much need ed , beca u se s o'

many species in col

lection wer e named by Fa uvel . bu t not d escr ibed , and oft t imes the ms s . name

wa s synonymou s with one befor e g iven or the species h a d been p r eviou s ly d e

s cr ibed . G r ea t confu sion th er efor e exis ted in co llections . Dr . Horn now g ivesu s a simple ea sily comp r eh end ed cla s sifi ca tion , d ivid ing th a t

“

pa r t of the g enus

t r ea ted of by him into th r ee g ener a—Philonthus , Actcbius and Oafius and about

118 species .

‘

The pa per is published'

I‘

r . A. E. Soc . XI, pp . 1774 244 .

Table. of. B a la ninus ,“

Germ.

By FREDERICK BLANCHARD.

The fo l lowing 18 offered for the .purpose ofma k ing known an un

descr ibed species of B a lam'

nur recog niz ed s ince the publica t ion o fDr .

Ho rn’

s synops is Proc. Amer . Ph i l . Soc’y . 1873 , p.

“

4 reference to

wh ich must be had for fu r ther d eta i ls . For convenience the s inua t ionor ang le formed by the ou ter or free edge of the femora l toothwi th thecont inua t ion of the femur is termed the ang le enter ing the femur .

[December 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC. VOL. VII.

Fir st joint of antennae‘

shor ter than the second , Mesos ternum less convex7. caryatrypes.

Fi'

r s t joint of antennae long er than the second . 1

I . Bea k of Q long er than the body except in cer ta in specimens of na s ions wher e it

is only equ a l in leng th to the bodyBea k of Q shor t

, two third s or thr ee quar ter s the leng th of the body . Too th of

femur with the ou ter ed g e oblique.

‘

the ang le enter ing the femur obtuse and

mor e or less rounded 3.

3 . Append ices of claws br oad rectang ula r . Femor a l teeth la rg er . Scape of antennae

in the Q long . 1. obtusus, n . sp.

Appendices na r r ow a cu te . Thor ax mor e convex. Sca pe of antennae in the Q shor t

ba r e ly exceed ing in leng th joints one and two of the funicle . .2. nmformis ,2 . Too th of femu r with the ou ter ed g e oblique.

'

The ang le enter ing“

obtuse . .

Too th of femu r with the ou ter ed g e perpend icula r forming with the apex of the

femur a rig h t ang le which is not r ounded5. Sca les benea th ova l . Tibiae modera tely mucr ona te 3 , nasions.Sca les benea th na r row , ha ir lik e . Tibiae more st rong ly mucro

'

na te . La s t vent r al ofthe Q more d eeply impressed 4. caryae.

4 . Thor ax of Q long er tha n wide . S'

cape of antennae long .

Me ta s ternum of 07' in well pr eserved specimens

,with a sma ll, rounded ,

condensed

pa tch of yellow sca les ea ch side of the med ian line. Femor a l tooth sma ll , theang le enter ing rounded 5, r ectus,

Thor ax of Q . not long er than w ide . Pyg idium of conca vea t tip and g labrous, thedepression su r r ounded by moder a tely long s ilk en ha ir s . Scape of the anten

nae of Q shor t,equa l to jomts one and two of the funicle . The ang le enter ing

the femur not r ounded .

B, obtusus , n . sp. For m shor t,

r obus t,clo thed with ciner eous sca le lik e hair s

above, va rying in co lor from cinereous to och reus and br own. benea th with elong a tesilvery or yel lowish sca les . Bea k of Q two third s or th ree qua r ter s the leng th of the

body ,tha t of 0

7‘ shor te r ; the ba se to the inser tion of the antennae bla ck ened , d is tinctlypunctur ed a nd mor e or less s t r ia te , the t ip a lso d a rk er . The a ntennae a re inser ted a t

the mid d le of the bea k in the O7" behind the midd le in the Q sca pe long in both sexes ,

the fir s t joint of funicle long er than the second . Thora x moder a tely convex, the sides

s lig h t ly r ound ed from ba se to mid d le, then s t rong ly rounded , na r rowed a nd sinua te to

the a pex , coar sely and d ensely punctured and cover ed with t ransversely a r r ang ed sca lelik e ha ir s which forma pa ler vit t a ea ch Side . Ely tr a abou t three t imes a s long a s the

thor ax, a lit t le wider behind the humer i, the sides r ound ed to the tips which'

ar e

slig h t ly sepa ra ted . Ves titu r e nea r ly unico lorous, or ochr eou s w ith ir reg u lar ly placedbr own spots , or br own sprink led with pa ler spots . Femor a l teeth s t rong ,

ou ter edg e

oblique, forming an obtuse ang le with the cont inua tion of the femu r . Tibiae moder a tely

mucr ona te . Append ices of claws broa d , nea r ly or quite rect ang ula r , slig h t ly rounded .

Leng th withou t the beak ,6 to 8 mm .

—o7'

. Abd omen with fir s t and second ventr a lsbroadl y impr essed , the la s t vent r a l impressed a t tip, t runca te and slig h tly ema r gina te,

- ~Q Abd omen convex, la s t vent r a l r ound ed a t tip .

Ma ss . Bea ten from Ha z e l—nu t . N. H (Tex. and .Neb Horn. )Dr . G. M. Levet te ofInd ia napo l is ha s sent me specimens ofB . m ry a e

bred by him from Ind iana Pecans . He ha s a lso bred r ectus from a corns

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g a thered in'

summer and broug ht from Ar iz ona , the bee t les a ppea r ingthe fo l lowing December indoors .

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Ba ld uinus obttisus , n. s‘

p. 6 8 mm . N. H . Ma ss " Nebr . ,Tex .

umformis , Lec. Pa cif.'

R . .R Rep. 1857, p . 57 ; Horn,Pr oc. Am. Phil . Soc . 1873 ,

p . 459.- 4.5 to 7 mm. Ca n.

,Ea s tern and Midd le Sta tes , Kans .

, Tex. , Ca l . , Or .

nds icus , Say,"

Curc . Am. Ent . .ed it . Lec .

,1 . p . 279 ; Gyll . Schoenh .

Gen. Curc. 1 1 1 , p . 377 ; Horn, Proc . Am . Phil . Soc . i873 , p . 460 ; na sa tus ||Sa y‘

loc. cit . ; r os tr a tus Gyll . , loc . cit , ,'

p . 374 ; spa r s u'

s Gyll. , p . 379, 4 58.5mm. Ea stern and Midd le Sta tes , Geo . Kans .

ca ryae Horn. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc ., 1873 , p . 460, 5 to 9 mm. Ind

rectus Say , Cure . N.A., p . 1 6 ; Am. Ent . ed it . Lee . I , p . 279 ; Horn,

Proc . Amer .

Phil. Soc. 1873 , p . 459 ; r ectir os tr is Gyll . Schoenh . Gen. Cur c . 1 1 1 , p. 376 ; Says

Gyl l. , loc. p . 375. 5- 7 mm. Midd le a nd Sou thern Sta tes , Ar iz .

quer cus , Horn . Proc . Am. Phil . Soc . 1873 , p . 458. 5—9.5mm. Ma ss . Tex .

ca r ya trypes Boh . Schoenh . Gen.

_

Cu re . VI-I, 2, 276 ; Hor n,Pr oc . Am . Phil . Soc .

1873 , p . 458 8—1- 1 mm. Middle Sta tes and Westwa rd .

Not e on the species'

o f . Ga ur o tes , Le Conte.

By FREDERICK.

BLANCHARD .

W i th the~ exception of the observa t ion on the fo rm of the mesos tern

um I am indebted to Dr . Horn for the following notes :

The g enus Ga ur otes a s h i ther to defined wou ld only include G. cy a ni

penmlr. G. a éa’omz

’

na lzs a nd,a s Mr . Ulk e has informed me

,G. Cr evsom

ha ve the mesosternum s imple a s in the g enus Acma eop s , no t protubera nt

a s in the firs t ment ioned spec ies . The superficia l resembla nce however ,of the three Species is rema rk able. They d iffer a s fo l lows : G. cya ni

pmm'

s ha s the antennaeent irely pa le and the abdomen p iceous wi th s l ig htmeta l l ic lus t re ; abdomina /z

'

s wi th the same form of body ha s from one to

three ba sa l jo ints of the antennae p iceous and the abdomen ye l lowishtes taceous , vyhile Cr esson: w i th a mo re robus t fo rm ofbody ha s the anten

nae, t ips of femora , t ibiae'

and ta rs r piceous and the abdomen a s“

in d é

damz'

na lzs .

The va ria t ion in the-

form of t he mesos ternum is an ind ica t ionofthe ins tabi l i ty ofwha t a re u sua l ly reg a rded a s va l id g ener ic cha ra cters .

A st r ict interpreta t ion of t he mesosterna l s t ructure wou ld . sepa ra te'

t hese

species . For the present they mig ht rema in a ssoc ia ted unt i l a renewed

s tudy either bet ter deve lops the d ifference between Acmqeops and Ga u

r otes o r shows the necess i ty , of unit ing t .hem

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soc . VOL. Vii. December

Va r . a . Balderi, Hub. Z u t r . 981—982 . Ba lder , Bois .

Sma l ler and less ocel la ted than f utt a .

5, Ubler i, Rea k . Pr oc. Ent . Soc . Ph i l . VI, 143 .

_W ing s above redd ish brown,

the seconda r ies somewha t the pa ler .

Pr ima r ies a long costa , on the veins, and a long ou ter ma rg in du l l brown ;second a r ies crossed by many du l l s l ig ht ly russet br own st r iae loose lyform ing a ba sa l , med ian,

ext ra med ian and ma rg ina l band . These

formed by ma rk ing s below showing throug h . Benea th, pr ima r ies wh i te

anter ior ly s t r ia ted wi th black , pa le russet pos ter ior ly ; second a r ies wh i te,s t r ia ted with black a s shown above. All. w ing s ma rk ed mor e or . les swi th ocel li, g enera l ly one to three, these being mor e d is t inct benea th .

Expand s a bou t .2 inches Rock y Mts .

Va r . a a a , _w . H . Edw . Can. Ent . I4, 2 .

Sma l ler , g enera l ly a sha de redder'

above, more ocel la ted . Montana .

6, Chryxus,Doubr

'

Héw . Gen. Diur . Lep . II, 383 , pl. 64 . Ca la is , Scud .

W ing s above ochrey yel low, the pr ima r ies often c louded from ba se

to med ian spa ce wi th brown,wh ich g enera l ly tak es the

'

form of a broad

d iffuse da sh , ba ck of and a t end of d isca l spa ce. Cos ta .and outer mar

g ins of both wing s da rk brown. Ma rk ing s below often showing throug hall wing s . Benea th , pr ima r ies wh ite, s t r ia ted wi th bla ck a long costa ;

bla ck ish a long ma rg in ; da rk buff pos ter ior ly . Seconda r ies wh ite,

hea vi ly ma rbled and s t r ia ted with black , showing mor e or less d is t inctlya broa d med ian band bla ck with in edg e, wh ite ou twa rd ly. One or more

ocel l i subma rg ina l ly on eachwing , g enera l ly three on pr ima r ies,and one

on seconda r ies , a ll repea ted below . Fema le pa ler . wi thou t ba sa l c louding on pr ima r ies

,Expand s _

2—2 . 50 inches. Co lorado,RockyMts .

7, Ivallda,’Mead . Can . En t . Io,i96 .

Very much . in ma rk ing s a s Cfiqyxus , bu t with the upper surface

fuscous instea d of fu lvous ; there is a subma rg ina l row of g ray ochra c‘

eous

spots between the nervu res . Ocel l i a s in C/z rjyxus . Expand s inch ,

Sier ra s betweenNevada and Ca l.

It is wi th ext reme hes i ta t ion I wr ite th is a s a species , ina smuch a s

its" va r ia t ion from Cbry xur is only in co lora t ion : a very fra i l ba s is for spe

cific d is t inct ion . But where ta k en,it is ent irely uniform in co lor

,and

th is color ha s not been found , so fa r '

a s I know where spec imens of

£ 7173 ! q ha ve been tak en. It is a nea r offshoot from a nywa y , bu t may

s tand with spec ific rank unt i l interg rad es a re found .

8, Nevadensis , Bois . Mss . Felder , ReiseNov. Lep. p . 489; Chlifornica , Bois .

Iduna ,W . H . Edw .

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Wing s above fu lvous ochreous ; cos ta l ma rg in,ba se

,and ou ter

ma rg in brown, Also. on ma les a broad d a sh ofbrown poster ior _

to d isca lspa ce , ou twa rd ly inc lud ing it in pa r t , somet imes ent irely and blend ingWi th costa l ma rg in. Second a r ies somewhat pa ler than prima r ies , a s a re

a ll thewing s of the fema le. Benea th, pr ima r ies somewha t pa ler than

above, somewha t s t r ia ted with bla ck a long costa , hoa ry and ma rbled a t

apex; brown ma rg ina l ly. Second a r ies , hea vi ly st r ia ted a nd ma rbled withblack on. a dul l wh i te g round , these, a s is uslua l, forming a broad more

or less defini te med ian band ; d a rk er towa rd s ma rg in.,The pr ima r ies

a re mo re produced in the ma les than in the fema les,and the cos ta is less

a rched . Th is is however a tendency of the g enus . Ocel l i va r iable,the

one nea r apex of pr ima r ies , and nea r ana l ang le of”seconda r ies mor e

permanent , the former , a s fa r a s I k now,a lways present . Ex~pand s about

inches . Ca l. , Nevada , and No rthwa rd“

.

Va r . a . gigas, But ler , Ca t . Sa t . Brit . Mp s . p . 16 1 , pl . 2 .

Differs in ha ving the ocel l i of the pr ima r ies when present , not in“

a

s t ra ig h t l ine . Vancouvers I .

I ha ve g iven th is species consc ientious s tud y , and have t r ied . to con

vince myself tha t there a re here 4 species or anyth ing .more than one

and one va r iety . Bu t I can not believel

we ha ve to do wi th more than

one Species and am not fu l ly convinced of the va l id i ty of g zg a s a s a

va r iety . The va r ious names have been ba sed upon ma rk ing s wh ich a re

notably va r iable in a ll species of the g enus . Mr . Bu t ler ’s word s with

reg a rd to Coenanympiza ; ha ve more appropr ia teness spoken wi th r eg a rd to

C/z z'

onoba s : “the

'form of the loca l bands,and the cons tancy of the oce l l i

,

can not be re l ied on"

.

In the prepa ra t ion of th is paper I have fo llowed Staul

d ing er s a r rang e

ment of thespecies . The wr it ing s of MOschler and Scudder ha ve notbeen over look ed ; bu t I canno t a g ree with their conc lus ions.

FOr the g ener ic cha ra cter s of C/n'

onoba s and Comonympba we —re fer to

the synops is of g enera in Vol. VI.

A new ins ect inj u r ious t o W hea t .

BY 0 . V . RILEY.

The fo l lowing descr ipt ion wa s presented to the Wa shing ton Entomolog ica l Society a t its - month ly meet ing , .Nov. 6 th . The descript ion ,is

compa ra t ive w i th R i ley , -

,wi th which rit is nea res t al l ied .

Isosoina. g r andis, n . sp .

Feima le—Leng th ofbOdY4- 2 mm. , expanse 736 mm.‘

.Antennae r a ther mor e s lender

112 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC .

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a nd less cla va te tha n in tr itici and bu t h a lf the leng th of thor a x. Thor ax with the meso

no tum slig h t ly mor e rug ulose ; wing s la r g er a nd less hya line than in the wing ed speci

mens of tr itici, the veins extend ing to ou ter third ,the subma r g ina l nea r ly ,4 times .a s

long as ma rg ina l ; leg s with the femor a less swollen. Abd omen not so long a s thor a x

s tou ter than in t r iciti, ova te - a cumina te, approa ching typica l Eurytoma . Less ha iry

than tr itici, especia lly abou t leg s , the ha ir s of abd omen being less numer ou s , less r egu la r and shor ter . Co lo ra t ion s imila r to tha t of tr itici, bu t br ig h ter a nd mor e hig h lycontr a s ting . the p ronota l spot la r g er and br ig h ter yellow ,

the ped icel of an tennae ye llowand the femor a w ith a d efinitely limited subova l, ye l low ish spo t be

-low, nea r the - t ip ,

extend ing two—fi fths the leng th of femur on front pa ir , sma l ler on mid d le pa ir a nd s till

shor ter and less d efinite on pos ter io r pa ir .

La rva .—Gr eenish -

yellow in co lor . Aver a g e leng th 6 mm ; otherwise of same

p ropor tions and s t r uct ur e a s in tr itici.

P upa .—Aver a g e leng th 5 mm . Excep t in la r g er siz e and amp le wing—pa d s un

d is ting uishable from tha t of tr itici.

Descr ibed from 24 fema les , r ea red from Whea t s tems in j une, a nd

tak en'by Mr . F . -M. Webs ter a t La fayet te , Ind iana . The species is

t rea ted of in my fo r thcoming'

r epor t a s U. S. Entomo log is t and

work s in whea t much a s lr z'

fz'

r z’

does . Its la r g er s iz e, s tou ter bu i ld a s idefrom the o ther cha ra cters ment ioned rea d i ly d is t ing u ish it , however ;wh i le from hor dez

'

Ha r r is , vz'

l z'

r Sa unders,and as

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Fr ench,it is s t i l l more

rea d i ly d is t ing u ished .

SYNOPSES OF COLEOPTERA.

CAL‘

LIDIUM ,Fab.

Conta iiis species r esembl ing P ly/ma ladies in g enera l form and spec'

r

a l ly cha racter ised by theequa l pa lpi . The species may be'

sepa ra ted a s

fo l lows :Thor ax and ely t r a blue .

Thor ax fine ly punctur ed ,impr essed .

Thorax deeply punctu red , not impressed .janthinm ,

Thor ax and ely t r a tes ta ceou s or ye llow .

Bod y tes t a ceou s .

Ely tr a with r a ised g labrou s lines . cicat ricosum.

Ely t r a and thor ax unicolor ous , tes ta ceou s . . aereum,

Bod y bla ck , thor ax yellow,ely t r a va r iable hir tellum;

B ody , thor ax and ely tr a bla ck . .vile.

c, antennatum,Newn . Ent . Ma g . V. 1838, p . 393 ; Lee. J.A.P . ser . 2 . II

, p . 34.

The ent ir e insect is blue ; ely t ra d eeply punct ured thorax s l ig ht lya tula ceous and va r iably impr essed , and in 6

‘wider than the ely tra .

The a ntennae a re long er tha n the body and th ick ened a t the ba se, . each

joint in CTc lubbed a t ou ter end . The c lub o f femor a is la rg er in 6 ‘

than Q . Leng th .55 inch. 14 mm. Hab. Uni ted Sta tes

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. December

X, cribr atus; Lec . S .M.O.

-1873 , No . 264, XI, p . 1 72 .

Pubescence equa l throug hou t ; 3d jo int a ntennae one- ha lf long erthan 4 th . Leng th 55 inch . 1 5 ,mm

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. H ab. Ca l ifo rnia , Nevad a .

CERAMBYCO IDES .

Eyes coa r sely g r anu la ted , front coxa l cavities open behind (except in Compsa )Cer ambycini.

Eyes Va riable , front coxa l ca vities ang u la ted ,c losed behind Obriini,

Eyes finely g r anula ted .

Scu tellum r ounded , tibia l spur s sma ll , ely t r a no t sinua te

Scu tellum a cu tely t r iang u la r , ely t r a not sinua te . 2,

Scutellum r ound ed,or broa d ly t ria ng ula r (Gyllene) , tibial spur s la r g e , thor ax never

tubercu la ted , nor spinose ; ely tr a not sinua te

Scu tel lum broa d ly r ound ed,thor ax no t tuber cu la te, nor spinose ; sides of ely t r a

deeply sinua te nea r the humer i

1 . Leg s long , s lend er , ,

thig hs peduncu la ted and sud denly clava te, fron t coxa l ca vitiesopen behind .

Antennae with porifer ou s sy s tem, .Ancylocer lni,Antennae withou t por ifer ous sys tem . Rhopalophor ini.

Leg s s lender , thig hs no t peduncul a ted ,nor clava te , front coxa l cavities open behind .

Fr ont coxae rounded Paristemiini,Fr ont coxae t r a nsver se , ca vities ang u la ted Rosaliini.

2 . Fr ont coxa l cavities closed behind Callichromini,Fr ont coxa l ca vities open . Traohyderini.

3 . Tibiae ca r ina ted . Stenosphenini.Tibiae no t ca r ina ted Clyt ini,

4 . Pro thor ax r ounded, never a s wide a s ely tr a a t humer i Ag allissini.

CERAMBYC INI.Thig hs not toothed behind .

Lig u la mor e or less corneou s , (Oemes )Lig u la membr aneous .

Midd le coxa l cavities ang u la ted , (Cer am'byci)

Mid d le coxa l cavities rounded , (I bid '

tlones )~

Thig hs benea th a rmed with a br oa d too th , (Gum )I Epimer a ofmeso thor ax la r g e.

Fr ont t rocha ntins very d is tinct .

Pa lpi ver y unequal,d ila ted .

Prosternum laminiform,antennae r ou g h ,with eleva ted points , mesos ternum very

na i row

P1othor ax lobed a t ba se Malacopterus .Pr othor ax cons t i icted a t ba se Oeme,

Pr os ter num not laminiform, antennae very ha iry benea th ,

joints '

3- 6 with a

termina l spine .

.Body uniformly pubescen tBody with t r ansver se bands of yellow pubescence

[December 1884 . BULLETINBROOKLYN.

‘ENTOM. SOC . VOL. VIl .

Pa lpi shor t , equ a l , slend er .

Fr ont coxa contig uous . ha rd ly p rominent , midd le coxa d istant Haplidus,Fr ont t rocha ntins not Visible Achryson,

Epimer a ofmesothor ax sma l l Gr acilia ,2 . Antenna I I - jointed , with recurved hook s on joints 3 —6 (pro thor ax plica te, a rmed ,

bispinose) Hammaticherus.Antenna 1 2 - jointed

,ser iceou s , ser r a te Axestinus .

Antenna 1 I - jointed,w ithout recu r ved hook s .

Front coxa l cavities ang u la ted ; an tenna ,thig hs a nd ely tr a not spinose

Fr ont coxa l ca vities r ounded o r feebly ang u la ted5. Front a l su tu re d eep ; me ta thor ax withou t scent pores .

Pr o thor ax uneven,tuber cu la te a t sides

Pro thor a x even (pa lpi equa l )Fr onta l su tu re fa in t , scent por es d is tinct .

o o o o o o o o o o

Elong a te , prothor ax even,antenna very long .Osmidus,

6 . Scutellum a cu te; tr iang u la r , front a l suture ver y d eep , antenna ver y long ,su lca teChien.

Scu tel lum .r ound ed behind .

Femor a no t s tr ong ly clubbed ,antenna not car ina ted .

Ely t r a with ivor y spo ts , pr o thor ax with d or sa l ca llosities , and usua lly w ith la ter a lspines , a ntenna una rmed Eburia ,

Ely tr a withou t ivor y spots , a ntenna u sua lly spinose .

Epis terna ofmeta thor a x na r r ower behind , antenna with sensit ive spa ces

Romaleum.

Epis terna of meta thor ax pa r a l lel , a ntenna with out sensitive spa ces Elaphidion,

Femor a no t st rong ly clubbed ,antenna ca r ina ted .

Antenna s lender . .Aneflus.Antenna s tout

,joint s excava ted benea th Eustroma .

Femo r a s tr ong ly clubbed .

Antenna bisulca te . TylonotusAntennae no t su lca te . Z amodes.

3 . Front coxa l cavit ies closed behind Compsa .

F ront coxa l cavities open behind Heter achthes.

4 . Fo rm depressed , dull . s lig h t ly pubescent Cur ius ,

Form cy lind r ica l , polished , g labrous . Plectromerus.Gam

‘

mur Lee . is a synonym ofMa la cofi ter ur . R oma leum ha s been

former ly included wi th

MALACO PTERUS'

,Serv

Conta ins one speciesM, vit tatus , Lec . S.M.O . No . 264, 1873 , XI, p . 174 .

A la rg e - tes ta ceou s species , spa rse ly pubescent , thorax and elyt rapunctured , the la t ter bea r ing two cos ta and two na r row bla ck l ines .

The m and ibles present a s ing u la r cha ra cter , being sho rt , s tou t , a cu te a t

t ip, and the externa l ou t l ine ha ving a wel l defined obtuse ang le nea r thet ip, so tha t the front ma rg in is s t ra ig h t and t ransver se. The leg s resemblethose of Ca ll/drum. Leng th .84 inch . 2 1 mm. Hab. Ca l ifornia .

116 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. sOc .

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Vo L . Vii. December

o EME Net/m.

Conta ins four species sepa ra ted a s fo l lowsThor ax cons tr icted a t ba se, with a

‘ d is tinct tubu la r or cy lind r ica l pr olong a tion ; ely t r amore

'

or less d istinct ly cos ta te.

Thor ax densely punctu red , a mod er a tely imp ressed med ian line rigida ,Thor ax punctur ed ,

‘

a smooth med ian vit ta “

. costat/a,

Thor ax more suddenly cons tr icted ; a t r ansver se impression and p lica on d isk

st r angulat a .

Thor ax 'ova l , more cons t ricted ’

a t ba se th an tip ; on tubula r pr olong a tion a t ba se ;

ely tr a l cos ta wanting , or the fir s t only fa int ly indica ted g r acilis,

0, rigida , Sa y , P roc . Ac . Phil . ‘

V,

'

p .

’

274 ; linea r is H a r r . Ha r tf. Tr a ns . 1837,

p . 85, pl . 1 , f. 8 ; Lec . ser .

'

2,II

, p . 20 ; indecor a Nown . Ent . p . 8 ; Lec. Le .

1852 , p . 1 77 ; mucita Ha ld , P r oc . Ao d’hil .

_IV . 1847, p . 3 74 .

Co lor uniform fer r ug inous, a ntenna very robus t . Leng th . 60 inch .

1 5 mm'

. Hab. New York,Flor id a .

0. cost at e; , Lec. S,M.C .No . 264, 1873 , p. 1 74 .

Co lo r d a rk , s l ig ht ly pubescent , the elvt ra a re w ider than the thorax.

wi th three nar row l ines o r cos ta . the spa ces between spa r sely ret icu la te .

The ma le ha s the antenna'

a s long a s the body ,jo ints 3

—6 a rmed wi tha cu te spines . Leng th .90 inch . .2 2 mm. Hab. Ca l ifor'nia .

0, st r angulat a , Hor n,Tr ans . Am . Ent . Soc . 8, p . 1 33 , pl . II , f. 7.

Piceous , subopa que, pubescence very shor t . Ely t ra dense ly and

fine ly punctu red ,w i th three e leva ted l ines on ea ch . The thor ax is y ery

sudden ly cons t r icted , shor t , bea r s a t ransverse impress ion and p l icaa nd rea d i ly d is t ing u ishes th e species . Leng th . 76 inch . 19 mm .\Hab. Ut ah .

0, gr acing , Lec. Bu ll . Buff . Soc . NS . 4 , p . 27.

Ea sily d is t ing u ished from a ll the other spec ies by the fo rm of t he

thora x. Co lor is d eep d a rk br own. Leng th . 48 inch . 1 2 mm.

H ab.

~New Yo r k .

EUCROSSUS , L60

Conta ins one spec iesE. villicornis, Lec S.M.C . 110 .

-3 64, 1873 , XI, P .

1 75

A la r g e pa le brown insect r esembl ing Oeme bu t less s lender . Thora xdu l l ser iceous,wi th a broa d med ia n l ine and on ea ch s ide a la r g e cicat r ix

,commencing nea r the ba se, extend ing in front of the midd le

,then

sudd enly bent inwa rd s for a sho r t d is tance, and then turning forward

suddenly abbrevia ted . Ely t ra spa rs ely punct u red and th inly pubescent ,a rmed a t su tu re wi th sma l l spine . Antennae d ense ly fr ing ed benea th

wi th long soft ha ir , becom ing th inner and van ish ing on 8th jo int . Leng th. 72 inch. 18—24 mm . H ab; Ar iz ona , Ca l ifornia .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. Vii . Janua ry

c -RACJLI-A‘

,Serv.

Very sma l l s lend e r insects , p iceous in co lo r , and finely puncturedand pubescent .

SYNOP SIS OF GRAUJLIA.

Ely tr a unicolor ou s , r ounded a t tip.

No t shor ter than abd omen'

minuta ,

Shor ter tha n abd omen ; protho r a x mo re rounded manca'

.

Ely t r a fa scia te . t runca te and ser r a te a t tip fa sciate.,

G, minuta , Fab. Spec. Ins . I , 1 681 , p. 235 ; O liv . Ent . IV,68

, p . 4 1 , t . 3 , f. 31 ;

pygmaea Fab. Ent . Sys t . I, 2, p

‘

. 323 ; &c . &c. ; fus ea Ha ld . Tr a ns . Am .

- Phil. X,

1847, p . 43 ; Lec .J.A.P . ser . 2 , II, 1850 , p. 24.

Th is spec ies ha s been int rod uced in a r t icles of commerce from

Europe . It is piceous in co lor , fine ly pubescent . _,The antenna a re

ha i ry , lil c? long er , in Q sho r ter than the body . Leng th . 25' inch .

6 mm l—l ab. At la nt ic Sta tes .

G, mag ma , Lec .J.A.P . ser . 2 , II, p . 24,

Th is ra re species is immed ia tely d is t ing u ished by the abbrevia tede lyt ra and by the thora x wh ich is shor te r . Leng th .3 2 inch . mm.

H ab. New York .

G, fasciate., Lec. No . .264, 1873 ,

-

XI, p . 171 .

Opa que bla ck , pubescent , tho rax a lu ta ceous spa rsely punctu r ed ;elyt ra mor e s t rong ly punctu red wi th the

”

ba sal ma rg in and a t ransver sefa scia immed ia tely beh ind . the midd le of wh i te pubescence . Tip of

ely t ra d is t inct ly t runca te w i th 3 o r 4 ser ra t ions, the'

su lu t‘al " and outer

one prominent . Leng th . 1 8 inch . 4 . 5mm. Hab. Lower Ca l iforn ia .

HAMMA’

TICHERUS , Ser v.

Conta ins one species , e a s i ly d is t ing u ished by. the p lica te, a rmed

thorax, and bisp inose e lyt ra . It_occurs ra r e ly in Lower Ca l ifo rnia .

H, mexicanus , Thorns . Cla ss . Long ie . 1860 , p . 196 .

Axs s rmus , LecConta ins one species :A, obscura s, Le€. No . 264, 1873 , XI , p . 1 77.

A la rg e p iceous insect wi th cinereous pubescence. Thorax long erthan wide, na r rowed in front w i th two d isco ida l impress ions before the

midd le, spa rsely coa rse ly punctu red with feeble tr ansver se r ug a e .

‘Elytradense ly punctured , bisp inose a t tip . Leg s s lend er

,thig hs . not cla va te

[Janua r y 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. 119

o r - spinose , t ibia s lender , h ind ta r s i wi th i s t .joint sca rcely a s long a s

two followmg . Leng th 1 . 20 inch . 30 mm. Hab. Va l ley ofRio Grande.

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BROTHYLUS , Md

Conta ins two species d is t ing u ished a s fo l lowsTborax a rmed with an a cu te tubercle at midd le .

Tho r a cic tuber cle Obsole te conspersus,

B, gemmulatus , Lec . PrOc . A'

c . Phil . 1859, p . 80 .

volo r . fu sc'

opiceous w i th .shor t pubescence.

"

The'

e ly t ra a re Orna

mented w i th sca t tered sh ining g ranu les , la rg er a t ba se and becom ingsma lle r

'

towa -

rd'

tip where they a re only punctu res . Leng th . 6 7' inch .

1 7 mm. Hab. Ca l .

. B, eop sper sus, Lec . F rociAc ; Phil. p. 285.

Co lo'

r nig ropii

c

'

eous,va r ieg a ted wi th g rayish ha ir . The dorsa l a spect

of tho ra x is tubercu la te a nd the '

4 th jo int of a ntenna only one ha lf a slong as 3d or 5th

5

in th is' a nd p reced ing species . The e ly t ra a re g ranula te a s in preced ing and bear two va g ue obl ique fa scia less pubescent .

Leng th . 73—77 inch . 18— 1 9 mm. Hab. Or eg on .

Conta ins one species .

Q , gut t atus, Lec . No . 264, 1873 , XI, p 178.

An elong a te p iceous species , dense l y covered wi th short uniformcinereous pubescence, inter rup ted on the e ly t ra wi th sma l l sca t tered denuded spo ts, .Pro tho ra x ova l with two ba sa l a nd '

two d iscoida l inipresfs ions very fa int ly ma rk ed . Scu tel lum t r iang u la r , rounded beh ind . fLeg s

ra ther l ong fl thig hs s tou t,no t clubbed , i s t j oint of

"

h ind ta rs i a s long a s

tV'

o fol lowing . Ely t ra pa ra l lel , . round ed a t tip and wi th a sma l l sp inenea r

,bu t not on the sut ure. Leng th , 70 inch . 1 7— 19 mm.

Hab. Ca pe San Luca s .

sm omu '

iym,Ser v.

.

Conta ins one species :‘

S'

, puheécéns, Hald , (Anoplium) Tr ans . Am. Phil . X. , p . 34 ; Lee. ser .

11, 1850 , p .

Pa le yel lowish brown ; ely t r a robust subcy l ind r ica l, nea r ly pa ra l lel ,ent i re a t tip ,

unifo rmly pubescent ; antenna,e lyt ra a nd

'

feet ' u’

na rmed .

Leng th‘

. 58 i ric‘

h 1-inch . Hab.

_

Pennsy lvania

BULLETI’NB ROOKLYNnNmM. soc . voL . VII. Ja nuary were.

S pilosoma la t ipennis , S tr eirfi .

BYGEO. D. HULST.

June 7th th is yea r cap tured a Q of the. above species , from whicheg g s were obtained the same nig ht. They d iffered from those of S . vir

g z’

m‘

ca in being of a du l l wh i te co lor .

The la rva _eme rg ed June l g th. The bodv wa s white a nd very t rans ,

lucent , and loose ly covered wi th long wh ite ha i rs s lig htly soo tv a t the

end . Th is w i th a g reenish shading'

to t t he body, and an increa smg s o t i t

iness to the ha ir rema ined t i l l they reached the 4 th mou l t .After the 4 th moul t there wa s besides the d a rk sha d ing , someth ing

of a red sha d ing a dd ed to the long s ilky ha irs g iving a d i r ty red d ish g rayappea rance .

After the 51h mou l t the la rva wa s'

of unifo rm redd ish brown co lo r .

The depth o f ,co lor however va ried in the d ifferent la rva .

Ayea r or two ag o

'

I'

ra 1sed a la rva throug h the 4 th mou l t , which ,re

ma ined pu re wh ite in co lor a ll throug h its his to ry to tha t t ime When

fu ll g rown, the la r va resemble very much the red brown la rva of

S . mr g zmca .

The eg g s were la id June 7th—8th ; the larva emerg ed June l'

g th ;

1 s t mou l t June 1 7th ; 2nd mou l t June 29 th ; 3 rd mou l t June a g rd ; 4th

moult June z oth ; sth mou l t July I s t . The la rva beg an to form cocoon ,

which wa s a fter the fa sh ion of its a l lies , Ju ly 8th .

I left for ano ther part of the sta te a t tha t time and by m isfor tune d idno t

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ha ve a s1ng le one emerg e.

Eg g s were given to Mr. A. W . P. Cramer who a lso fa i led to . ra ise

them'

to ma tu r i ty .

Not e '

on Dyna s t es .

By J .

'

DoLL .

R id ing throug h “Hel l ’s ca non”

in Co lorado ,I ha d the misfor tune

to brea k the s t ick used to u rg e-

upon my s teed the necess i ty of mo t ionhis mo t to seemed to be—no whip. no g o. A; subs t i tu te wa s absolu telynecessa ry, and not icing a clump/ofmounta in a sh nea r a d ry wa tercourse

I d ismounted,and cu t a swi tch : look ing abou t from force of habit , I

not iced a la rg e i r reg u la r d a r k clump nea r the tip.

ofs ome branches ; in

ves t ig a tion revea led a Dy na st ies unl ik e any species tha t I ha ve ever seen;fur ther sea rch r esu l ted in the ca ptu re of a cons ider able number of. o ther

122 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM’

. it VII. Ja nuar y 1885.

The ca r ina a t the ba se of the abdomen above is not on the “ firs t

segment”

but on the fi rst segment vis ible beyond the ely t ra .

Tr og ap/z loeus labial/2'

s Lec. At first g lance th is species ha s the

fa cies Of an Oxytelus a s rema rk ed by Dr‘

. Leconte The type specimen(a nd unique) was . obta ined fiom the cabinet of the la te Dr . Z immerman

,

whose co llect ion wa s ma d e up Of miscel laneous ma ter ia l from a ll pa r ts

of t he wor ld .

In examining nthe specimen I find theanter ior t ibia finely spinu loseand . the midd le coXa contig uou s . It seems therefo re tobe H aploa

’e

'

r a s

a s orig ina l ly d escr ibed by Leconte“

and appea r s to be from Er ichson’

s

d escr ipt ion and Duva l ’s fig ure, uncomfor tably close to H . (a c/a im of

Eu rope. I. n any ca se the Spec ies is not a Tr oc op/d ams .

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE'

FUTURE OF“PSYCHE”

To the Ed itor of thé‘ Bul letinOf the Brook lyn Entomo log ica l Society .

Dea r Sir .

In your issue for October 1884, vol. 7, p. 87 1s a s ta tement

wh ich mis represents me and the pos it ion Of q rbe,wh ich I wish to

cor rect , premis ing tha t I have no“

doubt the s ta tement wa s ma de“

in g ood‘

fa i th,and the mis repr esenta t iOn unintent iona l .You say

“ ‘Psyche’

ha s a ha rd s t r ug g le for exis tence, .bu t wi l l notsuspend jus t yet . ”

IfP rycfie ever s uspends, it wi l l no t be beca use it ha s been wo l s ted

in the s t rug g le for exis tence. It wa s n eve1 1n bet ter condit ion than th isvea r

,and I so s ta ted a t the meet ing The ph ra se

“ jus t y’

et’ imp l ies a

contempla t ion Of u l t ima te suspens ion,.wh ich is not and wa s

“

not in mym ind} The “

st rug g le for exis tence’

wh ich you ment ion is a vo lunta rys t rug g le . I could d ispense wi th any publ ic so l ici t a t ion of suppor t , a s

some Ofmy co l lea g ues ha ve u rg ed me to,do

,bu t I choose to d is t r ibu te

the suppor t as widely a s poss ible,“

tha t the en tomo log is ts of. Nor thAmer ica may look upon the work a s the irs ra ther than the proper ty of

any res t r icted g roup Of persons . Suppor t , a s ide from“

subscr iptions , ha sbeen contr ibu ted a l ready by s ixty persons , from seventeen Sta tes .

I mad e the propos i t ion for a conso lid a t ion of entomolog ica l per iodica ls not ent irely ofmy own ini t ia t ive, wa s cha i rman of the commi t teew

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hich'

repor ted a g a inst it ; and did not Oppose the repor t , a smy propos 1

[Ja nu a r y 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM..soc .

‘

VOL . v11.

t ion was intended to a fford an opport unity to O thers to profit by it , and

not for any pu rposes ofmy Own

Respectfu l ly ,B. Pickman

_Mann

,

Wa sh ing ton,D C . ,

Nov. 24, 1884 . Mana g ing Ed i tor of “P ryc/zeNo te by Ed itor . The sentence quo ted by Mr . Mann fr om p . 87, in my ,

orig ina l

minu tes , ad opted by the Club, in Mr .-Mann

’s presence , r ea d s : " ‘Psyche

’ha s a ha r d

s tr ug g le but will not suspend'jus t y et . The word s " for existence” d o not appea r in

the or ig ina l. Mr . Mann’s lang u a g e a s writ ten implies a s he sug g es ts : the r ema rk a s

spok en, ind ica ted tha t there wa s no present in tention Of suspend ing .

Dea r SirWh i le I am wr i ting let me say

tha t I ma de some rema rk s a t the la s t meet ing o f the Wa shing ton Ento

molog ica l Society r eg a rd ing the d iscuss ion, a s"

to the phy topha g ous habito f [ Hy/rm [mm/or by Mr . Geo . Ga de on p. 204 Of the November Bu l letin. There is noth ing bet ter es tabl i shed by previous observers than the

pa ra s it ism o fR /zy r r a ,and I h ave myse lf proved it many yea rs a g o and

ha ve found its la rva a ct ua l ly preyinga on tha t Of Tr emex . Tha t fa lse

s ta teme nts haVe been ma de by p revious wr 1ters 1n reference to it is t rue,

s ince the P ly/ma does not s t ing the Tremex la rva a s is g enera l ly sta ted .

The Rfiy rm la rva seek s its vict im and livesi

a t ta ched to it on the ou ts ide .

Prof. L intner ha s recent ly publ ished the facts a s communica ted to him

by me in the Country Gentlemen f or Apri l 1 7th , 1 884 , a s fol lows :“ I have on sever a l occasions ha d oppor tuni ty of c losely s tudy ing not

only the mode Of ovipos i t ion'

,but of la rva l g rowth of R/zy r r a . My

sk etches and notes a re a t home (wri t ten from Boscawen, N. H but the

sa l ient fact s bea r ing on you r ques t ion, I can g ive from memory . In a ll

ins tances where I ha ve found the fema le d epos it ing ,it ha s been in t rees

nfes ted wi th Ykemex columba,and I ha ve found her mos t numerous on

ba d ly a ffected or_

injured t rees , or even on stumps o r brok en t runk s, a i

rea dy pa r t ly d ecayed . The ins t inct to reach the eg g or la rva Of Tr emex ,

so dwel t upon in popu la r a ccount s , is ima g ina rv. She bores d irect lythrough the ou ter pa r t Of the t ree , an d doubt less probes for a bur row ;

bu t her eg g is cons ig ned anywhere in the bu rrow ; the young la rva seek s

it prey , and l ives,and deve lopes wi thout penet ra t ing the body of , its

Vict im, bu t fa s tened to t he exter ior .,

'Th is habi t among pa r a s i tes is much

more common than is g ene ra l ly supposed A g r ea t many P ly /t r a la rvadoubt less per ish w i thou t find ing food , and a g r ea t many fema les d ie .in

probing for a ,

burrow, especia l ly where they saw throug h wood tha t is

soun d and ha rd”

. C. V. RILEY.

124 BULLETINBROOKLYN-ENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII . Januar y

Dea r Sir

Under the hea d o f “ SocietyNews in the l ast number ofyou r

Jou rna l , Mess rs . Ga de, Hu lst and Week s g ive the i r views concerning theha bi ts Of th is insect An a rt ic le furn ished by me rela t ing to th issubject a ppea red in the

“ Cana d ian Entomo log is t”

for December 1882 ,

a s cont r ibut ing to the theory tha t th is insect“

is not a pa ras i te, and myObser va t ions concerning its habi ts ha ve led me to ho ld views in ag ree

ment wi th the g ent lemen named. The a r t ic le appeared under the

ca pt ion “ Long s t ing s“

and an ext ra ht is a s fo l lows .

“My exper ience ha s d emonst ra ted tha t wh i le it may be a fa ct tha t

these'

insects depos i t the ir ova on the la rva of the Ur ocgr z'

a’a e or o ther

borers,they do no t commonly d o

’

so. In every ca se tha t came under

my observa t ion,the long ovipos i tor , ins tea d of penet ra ting th roug h the

bu rrow of a Tr emex or other wood—borer , enter ed throug h wood tha t . had

not been previously a t ta ck ed , and thoug h I fa i led to d iscover the'

eg g

depos ited , I.“ am very much of t he opinion tha t the depos i t ion is often

t imes, iinot g enera l ly ma de reg a rd less of the conta ct wi th a la rva . MyObserva t ions werenecessa r i ly confined to such vis i ta t ions from these ih

sects a s were ma de to a somewh a t decayed s tump of a beech t ree,for

thoug h there were a number Ofoa k s and o ther t rees c lose by, thei r cho icewa s for the beech , to wh ich both spec1es were cons tant ly a r r1v1ng and in

ser t ing the ir long ovipos i tors . At the close of ea ch day I cu t Off, to the

depth of six inches,such por t ions of the s tump a s had been a t tack ed

,

bu t fa i led to detect in any of the cu t t ing s ei ther the ba r row or la rva of

Tr emex or other la rva . I a lso not iced tha t the wood as cappsed by such

cl ipp ing s a s I ha d mad e, a t t ra cted the g rea tes t number of t hese insects .

I r eg a rd it t herefor a ma t ter of cons iderable doubt if e it her the a fr a id or

[mm/or commonly depos it thei r ova in the body of wood bor ing la rva ,

and it seems tome tha t if these ichneumon la rva a re ca rnivorous, theymus t possess the power of bor ing in sea rch for the ir food,“ I do

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.no t

suppose tha t these insects per form the g rea t labor of inser t ing the ir longovipos itors upon the mer es t chance of meet ing wi th a la rva

,bu t rather

that they depos it their eg g s a t every inser t ion,my observa t ions abund ant

ly proving tha t“

they a re not g overned by any inst inct in the selection of

pa r t icu la r spots, so fa r a s reg a rd s the presence of la rva .

FREDERICK CLARKSON.

NOTE—The foreg o ing let ter s of Prof. R i ley and Mr . Cla rk son wereread a t theNovember Meet ing of the Society and provok ed much discussion None of the members had ever

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observed the mat tersment ioned

126 BULLETINBROOKLYNBN'

r OM. soc . VO L . V'

l'

l . Ja nuar y

Mr s . C . H . Fe rna ld . se'

nd s wi th a labe l N. H . a n insect doubt

fu l ly ma rk ed Xy lz'

na lepida , va r Compa r ison wi th Eu r opea n ma ter ia lproves it to be Xy l z

’

na z

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ng r z'

ca , H . Sch . The species mus t be a dded to

our fa una if the loca l i t y is cor rect

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Dr . S . W. W i l lis ton ofNew Ha ven s end s fo r publ ica t ion a c la ssifi

ca tion o f t he Sy rp/z z'

da e and w r i tes : " I ha ve ha d so many r eques ts fo r informa t ion in reg a rd to c la ss ifica tion ofDz

’

pi‘er a tha t I ha ve conclud ed to

devote a ll my s tudy,the coming yea r to the prepa ra t ion o f synopses o f

the d ifferen t fami l ies , exc l ud ing the fami ly [Pf ur u a’a e in its wid es tsense .

”

Th is is g ood news’

and wi l l,we hope, crea te a n interes t in this neg

lected order there a r e a few o ther neg lected o r d e r s , a nd if some

of the few g ent lemen eng a g ed in theii s tudy wou ld '

fo l low Dr .

W i l lis ton s examp le a nd send us pa per s on fami ly and g ener ic cla ss ifica tion some of the a ma teu rs

,who now tu rn to Co leop t e ra and

Lepidop ter a beca use they can lea rn no t hing of othe r o rder s,w ou ld

become s fer z'

r lr,Or r/zopfer z

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r /r o r Hy menop/er zrl r Prof. Osborn ha s

p romised us a c la ss ifica t ion of Hemr'

pfer a ,a nd Mr . Br uner oneOf Or

l/zoptem We sha l l t ry and s t ir up _

a n Hymenopz‘

er zlrts . eu r -optmzlrts . a nd

if poss ible a s tud ent o f the Ar t l mz'

a’a :

The Bu l le t in is a l i t t le la te this mon th , but tha t is the pr int er’

s fa u l tHe says : Chr istma s and New Yea r come bu t once a year , wh i le the 'Bu l

let ih comes once a month All so r ts of concer t p rog rammes , ca 1d s , t\; cwere shoved a hea d o f t he “ Bu l let in’

a fter it wa s ha lf in type and pa r t lypr inted . We a re so r ry it occu red , bu t ta k e t his oppO i tunity of w ish inga ll ou r rea de rs a ve ry happy New Yea r :

BOOK NOTICE.

Revision of the STENINI ofAmer icaNor th ofMexico. By Thos . L . Ca sey .

Lieu t . of Eng’

r s , Member of th e Entomo log ica l Society of Fr ance”

, pp . 206 and

1 p la t e . This pa per we h a ve r eceived fr om th e a u thor . In it th e Stenim'

a r e

ca r eful ly s tu d ied , and 174 species be long ing t o our fa una a r e d escr ibed , th e g r ea t

ma jor ity new . The d escr ipt ion s a r e mod els of comp letenes s -

per h a p s unneces

sa r ily comp lete , beca u s e g r oup ch a r a ct er is tics a r e r epea t ed in ea ch descr ipt ion

th e synopt ic t ables a ppea r c lea r and Mr . Ca sey is ca r eful to d efine th e t erms

[Janua r y 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . Vl l .

u s ed by'

h im . Mr . Ca s ey es t ablish es th e? genu s Ar eus for those forms in wh ich

th e 4th t a r sa l join t is bilobed ; bu t a dmit s th a t it is per h a p s unneces sa r y . He

h a s h a d a t lea s t one p r ed eces s or who be l ieved a s h e d id . We quote Mot schu lsk y

(Bu l l . Mos e . 1860, I, p . 556 an d 557 11me pa r a it ju s te d e s épa r er les especes

a qua t r ieme a r ticle d es t a r ses bilobé comme g enr e pa r ticu lier , d e ceux qui l’on tsimp le et pou r les qu el les on peu t la is ser le nom Storms , tand isque pour le p r emi

er es j e pr opos er a is celui d e_

Hemis tana s .

” Ar ea s th er efor is a synonym of Hemi

s tenus Mot s . and w il l p r obably not be r ecog niz ed a t p r esent by Amer ican 00

leop ter is t s . As a wh o le , Mr . Ca s ey’

s pa per is a not able and d esir able a d d it ion

t o ou r lit er a tur e .

Societ y New s .

Nov . 27th . Tw elve membe r s p r es en t : Mr . Smith in th e ch a ir . Messr s .

Ang e l l and Beu t enmu ller , p r opos ed a t th e October meeting wer e e lect ed member s of th e Society . Th e pr opos it ion of th e En t . Soc .

“ Iri s”

of Dr es d en for an

exch ang e of publica t ions wa s a ccept ed . l e t t er s wer e r ea d fr om Pr of . Riley and

Mr Cla r k son,in r e th e h abit s of Rhys s a , and th ose let t er s wer e d is cus sed and

or d er ed publish ed .

“Anote on Dyna s tes by Mr . Do l l w a s r ea d by Mr . Smith , and offer ed for

publica t ion . Mr Smith r ea d a p a per on" Species , Var iet ies and Ra ces

”

which

wa s offer ed for publica t ion . Mes s r s . Hu ls t , Leng an d Rober t s joined in the

d is cu s sion of th e pa per , Mr . Hu l s t th ink s co lor in some ca ses ma y become a

s t r u ctu r a l cl a r a Ct er , and s t r u ct ur a l ch a r a cters so ca l led ma y p r ove les s r e liableth an color . Th e va r ia t ion in th e vena tion of th e Geomet r id ae wa s cited ,

and th e

pr es ence and absen ce of spu r s on th e hind t ibia-

of one of th e same species wa s

r efer r ed t o . Stil l in t h e ma in h e a g r eed with Mr . Smith’

s views . Mes s r s L eng

and Rober t s fa vor e d a name t o d es igna te ever y d ecid ed and we l l dis ting uishableform , wh eth er th e peculia r it y is in colo r a t ion or otherwis e , th ey fa vor ed a name

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o exp r es s a d efinit e id ea of a combina t ion of s t r u ctur e and co lor and wh en t h e

va r ia t ion r ea ched a poin t a t wh ich th e combina t ion fa iled to a ccor d with th e

idea expr es s ed by t he name , a n ew name shou ld be g iven . Th ei r Vi ews wer e to

th e point th a t not on ly g ener a , bu t sp ecies wer e a r tifi cia l d ivis ions es t ablish edt o a i d r ecog nit ion of forms

, and inca pable of being abso lu t ely limit ed .

Mr . Ga d e exh ibit ed s ome specimens of wing s blea ch ed by th e p r oces s s u g

g es t ed by P r of. Ma r sh for blea ch ing micr os copic s ect ion s . i. e . by ch lor ine g a sg ener a t ed by hy d r och lor ic a cid or ch lor id e of pot a sh and led fr om th e j a r

in which it is g en er a t ed ,in to a noth er , h a lf fi l led with wa ter . Th e r esu l t is

excel len t ; bu t t h e t ime r equ i r ed is mu ch g r ea t er th an by th e “Dimmock”

p r oces s .

A p re posit ion wa s ma d e t o ch ang e t he evening Of meet ing s to Tues d a y , a s

many member s wereunable t o a t tend on Sa tur d a y evening . Mr . L eng wa s d i_

r ect ed to p r epa r e a suit able r esolu t ion for th e. amendment of th e by laws and it

is d esir ed tha t member s s end in th e ir Views concerning such ch ang e .

Dec. 29th .—Twen ty - on e member s and vis itor s p r es ent , th e P r esid ent in th e

ch a ir . R epor t s fr om th e Execu t ive and Publica t ions Commit t ee wer e p r esented ;and a l so a not ice t ha t a mot ion for an amendmen t to th e by

- laws ch ang ing th e

nig h t of meet ing t o th e fi r s t Tues d a y of ea ch month , wou ld be ma d e a t the next

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. v11. Janua r y

meet ing by Mr . Leng . A commit tee of five wa s appoint ed t o“

secur e th e incor

por a t ion of th e Societ y . A fu r th er commit t ee of five wa s appoin t ed to t r y and

a r r ang e for an combina t ion with “Pap ilio ”t o

“

p r oduce a month ly. journa l of

g ener a l Entomolog y ,to be publish ed by th e Society . Both commit t ees to cc

oper at e in a s ch eme for th e es t ablishment of a; p ermanent fund t o suppor t such

j ou r na l .

Mr . Rich a r d F . Pea r sa l l of B r ook lyn wa s p r opos ed a s a member of th e

Society by Mr . Week s .

Mr . Cu r ley r ea d a paper“ On th e differ entia tion into fema les , ma les and

wor k er s , of bees and oth er hor d ing insect s .

” Mr . Cu r ley s t a r t s fr om a primitivesolit a r y bee with a d evelop ed h or d ing inst inct . He sh ows how s ever e labor inp r oviding for offsp r ing wil l inju r ious ly a ffect th e r ep r odu ct ive power s , and a lsotha t in su ffi cien t nu r tu r e in th e la rva s t a t e wil l r es ult in th e g r ea t er or les s imper fection of th e same power s . He cla ims th a t th ese or g ans a r e the ones fi r s t

a ffect ed by a dver se cir cums tances , and la st to be d eveloped . Fr om th ese fa cts

h e suppos es a sea son of want , or oth er inability_

of th e pa r en t a d equa t ely to p r ovid e for a ll h er offspr ing in th e la r va l s ta te . Th e s ever e labor of th e moth er and

ina d equa t e food of the—la rva wou ld inevit ably tend to p r oduce imag ines mor e or

les s imper fect , and th e r epr od uct ive or g ans , a s lea s t es sent ia l to th e life of th e in

sect woul d be th e fi r s t to suffer . In the Q th e power of r ep r od u ction wou ld bela r g ely los t , y et , yet th e h or d ing in s t inct wou ld be t r ansmit ted ; and , unableth emselves to found colonies , th ese imper fect fema les cling t o their h ome

,

and labor for it s common benefi t . Th e r esu lt is , th a t th e moth er bee la r g e ly r elieved of th e ca r e of pr ovid ing food is bet ter able to pr ocer a t e h er k ind , and the

la r vae, bet t er feed , a r e mor e fu l ly d eveloped . Th es e fu l ly d eveldped ins ects , ofcour se th ems e lves found co lonies ; bu t in competing with th e wor k er community

a r e a t a d is a dvant a g e . Mr . Cu r ley inter est ing ly shows h ow by a ccumu la t ionofexper iences , and a t r an smis sion of ins t inct s the p r esent community of

.

hivebees became est ablish ed . Th e effect of food on th e d evelopment of ins ect s

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wa s

d is cu s sed and the h abit s of th e bees in cr ea t ing queens fr om wor k er la r vae wa sd et a iled .

Ext ended d iscu ssion fo l lowed th is p aper in _

r efer r ence to the, effect of la ckof food upon th e co lor s and ma cu la tion of in s ect s in g ener a l . Mr . Week s

, g a vea ccount of a br ood of antiop a , wh ich thou g h neg lect ed in ever y _ pos sible wa y ,

s t i ll mana g ed to r ea ch th e ima g e s t a t e, bu t wer e not on ly ver y sma l l in siz e ; bu t

ver y aber r an t in ma cu la tion . Especia l ly th e band of blue spot s within th e

y el low ma r g ina l band wa s often abs ent,and oft en bu t fa int ly ind i ca t ed , s eld om

ent ir ely comp let e . Mr . Fr ank cit ed th e effect of food p lan t upon th e color s of

Oecr op ia , and oth er member s j oined in the d iscu s s ion . Informa l d is cu s s ion and

exh ibition of specimens followed unt il th e Socie ty a d jou r ned .

A. 0. WEEKS , Rec. Secy .

Member s a r e h er eby not ifi ed th a t a t the Janu a r y 1885meet ing , a p r opos it ion

to incor por a t e th e Societ y wil l be a ct ed upon’

. and th a t a p lan t o extend t h e scop e

and u sefu lnes s of th e Society and ma k ing non r esid ent s e lig ible to member sh ipwil l be discu ss ed . Officer s for th e ensuing yea r wil l a lso be elected , and mem

ber s ar e ea rnes t ly r eques ted t o a t tend . C. H . ROBERTS , Cor r . Secy .

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . V‘

OL .

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vri , Februa r y

a t r es t , concea led wi th in the mou th ; pa lpi one - jo inted ; labrum, epipha:

rvnx,hypopha rynx, maxi l lae and labium present . Front never exca va ted ,

often swo l len,somet imes w i th a more or less e long a te p rocess wh ich

bea rs the antennae. Antennae usua l ly por rect , a pproxima te a t the i r ba se,

th ree- jo inted ,the th ird jo int more especia l ly of va r ied shape, usua l ly

fla t tened and w ith a dorsa l br is t le, e i ther ba re or p lumose ; verv ra re lythe

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third'

jo int is not fla t tened,and is provided , a t the t ip wi th a termina l

s ty le. Eyes la rg e, ba re or pi lose, in the ma le usua l ly cont ig uous betweenthe ba se of the antennae a nd ocel l i . Ocel l i a lways present . Tho ra x

compa ra t ively la rg e and robus t , modera tely a rched above ; scute l lumla rg e, hemispher ica l , Often t rans lucent , r a rely fu rnished wi th spines on

it s bo rder . Abdomen composed of five or s ix vis ible segments , r a relywith only fou r . Hypopyg ium usua l ly no t prominent . Sha pe of the ah

domen very va r ious ; s lender , l inea r , clubbed , shor t , Ova l , a nd a ll intermed ia te fo rms ; Leg s us ua l ly wea k , somet imes s t rong ; the h ind femoranOt infrequent ly modera tely or much th ick ened . the h ind t ibiae no t ra re lya rcua ted and compr essed , meta ta rs i ra ther long , coxae sho r t ; the h indcoxae

,femor a and t ibiae

,mo re especia l ly in thema le

,in no t a few species

a rmed wi th spurs, pro tuberances , or spines . Ma crocha tae ra rely presentin a ny pa r t of the body ; the body g enera l ly thinly pi lose o r nea r ly ba re,bu t somet imes clo thed wi th th ick pi le. W ing s compa ra t ively la rg e, whena t res t fold ed tog ether over the abd omen,

o r ha lf open; thi rd long i tud ina lve in never fork ed , frequent ly wi th a more or less

t

deep curva tur e on t he

ou ter pa r t ; ma rg ina l cel l open o r closed,the four th ve in term ina tes in

the th i rd ~vein a t or before the tip; nei ther Of the i-nte rca la ry ve ins present ;ana l cel l a lways closed befo re the bo rder of the wing ; sma l l cross—veinbefore or beyond the midd le of the d isca l cel l ; baimaan l/ze t lz z

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r o’a no

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f our llz

long z'

lud zna l veins a nd nea r ly pa r a llel with tha n llz er e clr a f alse or spur ious

vaz'

n,nea r ly a lways present , and cha ra cter is t ic Of the fami ly

SYNOP TI0 TABLE.

A.—Anterior cross - vein of the W ing s dis tinct ly before the mid d le Of the d isca l cell ,u sua lly s tr a ig ht and r ectang u la r ; thir d long itud ina l vein r a rely with - a d istinct

cur va ture into the fir s t pos terior ce l l ; hind femor a usua lly s lend er,

r a relythick ened .

B ._ Third joint of antennae with a termina l s tyle Cerinae.

BB .—Antennae with a d or sal br ist le .

—Ma r g ina l cel l of the wing s Open, i .e. the second long itudina l vein termina tes

in the cos ta .

D.—Antennae longer than the hea d , r a ther la r g e species . Microdoninae.

DD.

—‘Antennae as long or shor ter than the head .

[Februa ry 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII'

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E.—Abdomen with only fourvisible segment s . Pipiainae.

EE.—Abd omen with five or six visible segments .

E—Fa ce rounded , r eced ing , no t tubercu la te , pilose Pipiz inae.

FFl—Fa ce tuber cu la te,

o r a t lea s t the or a l ma rg in in fr ont is not r eced ingbu t more or less pr oduced .

G.—Front long ,

much na r rowed above in .the fema le,cheek s na r row ,

fa ce consider ably na r r owed below ,abdomen frequent ly cont r a cted

beyond the ba se, more or less slender Bacchinae.(Hi —Fa ce widest below

,o r a t lea s t bu t slig h t ly na r rowed .

H —Abdomen in ou tline linea r or ova l,never na r rowed

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beyond the

ba se , tha t is in out line no t club- sh aped .

I.—Color chiefly redd ish or

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lu tescent Brachyopinae.

II .—Color not chiefly redd ish or lu tescent .J -Meta llic g r een, meta llic g reen and bla ck ,

or black species ,r a rely with lu teou s ma rk ing s a t ba se of abdomen , hume ri

a nd fa ce ; abdomen never w ith ent ire shining cross -ba nd s .

Chilosinae.

JJ—Bla ck or g reenish bla ck species with yellow or yellowishs t r ipes or band s , or a t lea s t with entire shining cross -band s

on abd omen.

K Fa ce bla ck ; abdomen u sua l ly s lender , with yellow or

g reenish yellow inter r up ted cr oss

KK —Fa ce pa r t ly or wholly yellow ; abdomina l ma rk ing s

yel low .

L .—Dor sum of tho r ax w ith y el low 'la ter a l s t r ipes

Xanthogr amminae.

LL.—Dor sum of thor a x withou t yel low la tera l s tr ipes .

Syrphinae.

EH . Abd omen cont ra cted bey ond‘

the ba se, in ou t line more or lessclub—sha ped ; sma ll species Ascinae.

(70.—Ma r g ina l cel l of the wing closed and pe tio la te Volucellinae.

AA.—Ante r ior cr oss - vein nea r or beyond the mid d le of

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the d isca l cel l,usua l ly oblique,

the hind femor a frequent ly thick ened .

M'

.

—Antennae with a d or sa l br is t le .

N—Thir d long itud ina l vein bent d eeply into the fir st

poster ior cell .—Ma rg inal cell closed and petiola te Eristalinae,

00.—Ma r g ina.l ~cell open Mallotinae.

NN.—Third long itud ina l vein, only g ent ly curved .

P .—Aris ta p lumose .

Q .-Ma r g ina l cel l closed Volucellinae.

QQ .

—Ma r g ina l cel l open Sericomyinae.

PP .—Ar is ta ba r e o-r pubescent .

13.—Thor ax with d is tinct yel low ma rk ing s

Milesinae,

RR .—Thor ax without yellow ma r k ing s .

Xylotinae.

MM—Antennae with a termina l s ty le Cerinae.

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MICRODONINAE.

Anter ior cross - vein nea r the ba se of the d isca l cell,

or nea r the

midd le, and mo re or less Obl ique. Ma rg ina l cel l of the wing open.

Leg s s lender . Femora not th ick ened . Fi rs t a nd th i rd jo ints of the an

tenna elong a te, the second mor e or less so . La rg e species .

.A.—Scutellum thick ened

,usu a lly with two points ; fa ce r ounded , not tuber cu la te ,

pilose ; withou t dis tinct yellow ma rk ing s . Microdon, Meig .

AA.-Fa ce pr oduced d ownw a r d s , obtusely convex on lower pa r t , yellow with bla ckmed ian s tr ipe ; third long itud ina l vein with a d is tinct cu rva tur e : tho r ax with

la ter a l yel low inter rup ted s t r ipes ; abdomen ba nded . (Chrysotoxum) .

PIPIZ INAE.

Anter ior cross - ve in nea r the ba se Of the d isca l ce l l,

r ectang u la r , theth ird ve in u sua llv s tr a ig h t , antenna a l i t t le elong a ted o r shor t ; ma rg ina lcel l Open ; fa ce rounded or tubercu la te

,reced ing above the ora l ma rg in ;

most ly sma l l,nea r ly ba re ,

finely punctu la te species , wi th shor t , ova l abdomen ; h ind femor a r a rely somewha t th ick ened .

A.—Fir s t and second joints of a ntenna ver y shor t , the

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thir d la r g e, subqua d ra te ,with a subtermina l a r ista ; abdomen “very convex,

the venter deep lyNausig aster , Will .

AA.—Fir s t two joints of a ntenna not unusua lly shor tened , the a ris ta ba sa l

,eyes pilose .

B ,; - Fa ce evenly r ound ed . not a t a ll p rojec ting in p rofile , d a rk , w ithou t ye l low ,

pilose Pipiz a , Fa ll .BB .

—Fa ce somewha t tuber cul a te below , pa r t ly or whol ly ye l low ; abd omen ova l ,obtusely r ounded behind ; finely punctula te , bla ck or bla ck a nd r ed , not

banded P'

ar ag'

as, L a t r .

CHILOSINAE.

Sma l l to modera tely la rg e species , never wi th l ig h t ma rk ing s otherthan lu teous spots somet imes present a t the ba se of the abd omen

,scu

tellum,lower pa r t Of the fa ce ,

etc . ; usua llv the co lor is uni formly bla ck ,wi th or wi thou t meta l l ic g reenish ma rk ing s or who l ly d eep sh ining black ,the abdomen never w i th ent i re cross-band s of any k ind . Antenna elonga te or sh or t , the fa ce wi th a d ist inct tubercle, or if not

,the o ra l bo rder

in front is project ing ; abdomen Ova l , never elong a te or c lub- shaped ;

ma rg ina l cel l of wing s broa d ly open,th i rd long i tud ina l vein nea r ly

s t ra ig h t , anter ior cross—ve in nea r the ba se of d isca l cel l .A.—Hind

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femor a

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d is tinctly thick ened .

B .—An tenna elong a te ; body clothed with spa r se tomentum ; a ll the femor a

thickened and with a row of shor t spines below . Lepidomyia , Loew .

BB.—Antenna shor t , a ll the femor a not thick ened .

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XANTHOGRAMMINAE.

Mos t ly e longa te, sma l l , th in ly p i lose species , d eep sh ining bla ck or

sh ining g reen,wi th br ig h t yel low . ma rk ing s on fa ce, la ter a l dor sa l ma r

g ins of thorax, and abdomen. Antenna sho r t,fa ce tubercu la te ; ma rg ina l

cel l of wing s wid e open,th i rd long i tud ina l ve in only s l ig ht ly curved ,

sma l l cross—vein nea r the ba se of d isca l cel l ; leg s s lender ; h ind femora

ra re ly th ick ened (M r og r apta ) .

A.—Eyes ofma le with an a rea of enla rg ed fa cets above ; fou r th segment of abd omen

in bo th sexes with two yel low med ian s tr ipes and an oblique spot on ea ch sid e .

Allogr apt a , _

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AA.—Eyes ofma le Wholly withou t an a r ea of enla r g ed fa cets above ; four th seg ment

of abd omen fa sciate .

B .—Ocel li situa ted nea r the ver tex ; abdomen ova l

,of six visible segments ; thor ax

withou t med ian d or sa l cinereous line Xanthogr amma , Schiner .

B B .—Ocella r tubercle remote from the ver tex ; s lend er species .

U.—Dor s-

um of the r ax‘

with a med ian cmer eou s line Meso‘

g r apta, Loew .

Oa—Dor sum of thor ax without such line Sphoerophoria, ’ St . F. Serv .

SYRPHINAE.

Ra ther la rg e species*, bla ck or greenish bla ck , u sua l ly wi th yellowabdomina l band s ; the face a lways whol ly o r in pa r t yel low,

the do rsum

of thorax wi thou t ye l low la ter a l s t r ipes ; modera tely pi lose. Ma rg ina l ce l lOf wing w ide open,

thi rd vein rare ly (Dialed ) cu rved into _

the fi rs t pos ter iorcel l , anter ior cross—ve in nea r the ba se. of d isca l cel l. Ant enna shor t

,

face abdomen oval,ra rely e long a te , never c lub- s ha ped ;

' leg s s lender , h ind femora never th ick ened .

A.

—Th ick ly pilose species ; abd omen quite ova l,

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br oa der beyond the midd le . B a sal

por tion of abdomen yel low ,termina l por tion black ,

wing s with a d a rk spot .

Leu'

coz ona , Schiner .

AA.—Ra ther ba re species ; abdomen with yellow ba nd s , either a ll entir e o r one or a ll

inter r upted .

13.—H ind femor a ext r a ord ina r ily thick ened . (Syr itt a ) .

BB .—H ind femor a no t thick ened .

0.—Eyes of ma le with an a rea of enla r g ed fa cet s above ; front very convex ;hypopyg ium very sma l l Cat abomba , O . S.

00.—Eyes ofma le w ithou t an a rea of enla r g ed fa ce ts above ; fr ont moder a telyconvex ; hypopyg ium no t ver y sma ll .

Species Of P a r a gus (P ip iz ince ) W 111be soug h t for here ; they a r e sma ll,finely

punctu la te , nea r ly ba r e, with or withou t the abd omen more or less red .

If the fa ce is concave, from antenna to or a l ma rg in, and the hind femor a verymuch thick ened compa r e Syr itta (Xylotinoe) .

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abd omina l segment of the male a s long a s the two preced ing to

g ether , _

bu t na r rower,somewhat tubula r , unsymmetr ica l : on under sid e

of the seven th segment with twolong ; linea r , sub-

p a r a l lel append a g es .

a r cua te,bidenticu la te a t the end

,imbed ded in g r ooves when a t res t . In

the fema le the fifth segment ha lf a s long a s the p receding . Scu tellummuch 1a ised

,.exposing meta no tum . .Eupeodes , O. S .

DD.

—Hypopy g ium withou t“ s lender a ppend a g es , sixth seg ment of ma le not

. pecu lia r ; fifth segment of fema le one third or . one four th a s long a s pre

ced ing segment .

E. Third long itud ina l vein w ith a d is t inc t cu rva tu r e into the fir s t pos ter iorcell ; third joint of the a ntenna elong a te 0\a l .Didea , Ma cq .

EE —Th ird long itud ina l ve1n s t r a ig h t or g ent ly curved ; third joint of antenna shor t ova l . Syrphusl, F abr .

ASGINAE.

Sma l l,

s lend er,

e long a te, thinly pi lose species , w i th more or lessyel low ma rk ing s On hea d and abdomen Antenna shor t , ep is toma pro

d uced ; ma rg ina l ce l l o f the w ing s open,th i rd long i tud ina l ve in s t ra ig h t

or g ent ly cu rved,anter io r , c ross

—vein nea r the ba se of the d isca l cel l andr ectang u la r , abdomen cont r a cted toward s the ba s e, the g rea tes t w id thbeyond the m idd le, in Ou t l ine club- shaped o r spa tu la te ; h ind femo ra

th ickened .

B .~—Epis toma pr od uced anter ior ly , in .p r ofile d eeply

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conca ve fr omantenna to

tip ; third joint of antenna nea r ly o rbicu la r ” U

-Sphegina , Meig .

BB .

—Epis toma pr oduced more d ownwa rd ,in pr ofiles lig h tly conca ve fro -m anten

nae to tip Ascia , Meig .

BRACHYOPINAE.

Mod era te s i z ed,ne a r ly ba r e spec ies ch iefly or who l ly redd ish or

luteous ; o r , ifin la rg e pa r t bla ck , wi thou t l ig h t yel low ma rk ing s . Ante‘nna

shor t,abdomen not club- sha ped ; anter ior cross - vein before m idd le of the

d isca l ce l l,ma rg ina l cel l W ide open .

A.—Epis toma p r oduced into a long s lend er po r rected snou t ; femor a slend er ; thethir d long itudina l vein joins the cos ta beyond the t ip .Rhing ia,’ Scopoli.

'AA. Fa ce no t so p rod uced ,hind femor a mor e or less thick ened .

B .—Fa ce ca rina te, abd omen ova l . Br achyopa , Meig .

BB .—F a ce produced , obtusely tuber cu la te , thor ax with br is t les , abd omen elong a te

Eugeniomyia ,'

W ill .VOLUCELLINAE.

Most ly la rg e species , uniform in co lor o r va r iable . Th i rd jo int of

the antenna mo re o r less e long a te, the a r is ta a lways p i lose ; eyes usua l lypi lose; body nea r ly ba re or th ickly pi lose ; abdomen sho r t , thick , s t rong lyconvex above ; leg s s lender , ma rg ina l ce l l of the wing s c losed and perio

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la te,th ird long i tud ina l vein g ent ly curved

,the four th ve in jo ins the third

a considerable d istance before the t ip ; anter ior cross - ve in u sua l ly nea r

the ba se of d isca l cel l ; leg s s lend er ; h ind femora never th ick ened .

A.

—Ar is ta very densely plumose,appea ring lik e a solid Ma cq .

AA.—Ar is ta fea thery plumose Volucella , Geof.

ERISTALIN'

AE.

La rg e species , uniform in co lor or more or less va r ieg a ted , th inly or

th ick ly pi lose; th i rd jo int of antenna shor t , a r is ta ba re or thinly p i lose ;abdomen shor

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t, broa d , a rched ; h ind femo ra somet imes much th ick ened ;

ma rg ina l'

cell of wing s closed and pet io la te ; th ird long i tud ina l ve in wi tha deep conca vi ty into the fi rs t pos ter io r cel l ; anter ior cross - ve in nea r or

beyond the midd le of the d isca l cel l , Obl ique.

A.

—Thor a x never with yellow spots .

B .—Fr onta l t riang le of ma le s tr ong ly pr otuber an t . .Doliosyrphus, Big o t .

BB .

—Fr onta l t r iang li ofma le evenly a r ched Eristalis’

,La t r .

AA.

—Tho r ax w ith yellow Spo ts .

0.—Hind femora without a projection below Pt er optila , Loew .

(70.—Hind femor a with a p rojection below nea r the end . (Miles ia . i

MALLOTINAE.

Mos t ly la rg e, th ick ly p i lose species ; antenna shor t* ; t he third jo intnot long er than broa d , a r ista ba sa l , ba re; h ind femora th ick ened ; ma rgina l cel l of wing s Open,

t h ird long i tud ina l ve in d eep ly cu rved into thefir st pos ter ior cel l, anter ior cross - vein a t o r beyond t he midd le of d isca lcel l , obl ique ; h ind femora th ick ened .

A.—Ar ist'a plumose Ser icomyinoe )

AA.—Ar is ta ba re .

B .—Fa ce with a long itud ina l r id g e in the midd le ; hind femora s t rong ly thick ened and with an ang u la r p ro tuber ance below

,nea r the end .

Tropidia , . MeigBB . Fa ce not d istinct ly ca rina te ; tubercul a te or r ound ed .

67.—H ind coxae and tip of hind tibia in the ma le with spur s ; eyes ofma lebr oa d ly sepa r a ted . (P olydonta. Triodonta ,

(la —H ind coxa and tip of hind tibia in the ma le withou t such spur s , or if

so ,the abd omen is e long a ted and cy lind r ica l .

D.—Thor ax and scu tel lum very dense ly poll inose above ; the fa ce in the ma lemore tuber cu la te than in the fema le Pterallastes, Loew .

DD.—Thor ax and scu tel lum not densely pollinose above .

E—Third joint of antenna 'broad,thor ax not vit ta te .

E—Thick ly pilose Mallota , Meig .

Chrysotomum ma y be sou g h t for here : the antenna a re elong a te , and the

dor sum of the thor ax ha s yellow la ter al stripes.

I . .-Face pr oduced forwa rd , pointed , concave from the antenna

to tip, not tube1cula te, sub ca i ina te, eyes of ma le contig uous

or nea r ly so in fr ont of ocella r tubercle ; hind femo1a thick ened

,abdomen w ithou t yel low ma r k ing s . . Criopr or a ,

II .—Fa ce no t evenly concave, tuber cula te .

.7.—Third joint'

of antenna produced above into a conica lpr ocess , termina ting in the thick ened a rista ;

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femor a no t

thick ened'

.Mer apioidus , Big .

JJ—Third joint of ante nna t r ansver sely ova l, bu t lit t le broad

er than long ; femor a r a r ely thick ened

Orior rhina , (Meig . ) Ma cq .

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MILESINAE.

La rg e species , th inly pi lose or nea r ly ba re, with yel low spot s or la t

era l s t r ipes on the thorax above. Anterior cross - ve in a t or beyond the

midd le of d isca l cel l and obl ique ; th i rd long i tud ina l ve in usua l ly _on lyg ent ly curved ; a r is ta dorsa l , ba re; h ind femo ra moder a tely , thickeneda nd elong a te.

A.—Hind femor a with a conica l p rotuber ance below nea r the end .

B .-Ma rg ina l cell of wing open ; antenna more or less elong a ted

Spilomyia , Meig .

BB .

—Ma r g ina l cel l closed and petio‘

l a ted ; antenna .Milesia , (La t r . )“

Fah r .

AA.~ H ind femor a without such p ro tuber ance ; ma r g ina l cel l open.

(l Do r sum of tho rax with yel low la ter a l interr up ted s t r ipes ; thiid jomt of antenna elong a te Chrysotoxum,

Meig .

00.—Dor sum of thor ax not so s t riped ; thir d joint of antenna not elong a te.

D—Antenna inser ted hig h up on a conica l p1ojection, front shor t , fa ce

much _produced d ownwa r d antenna long er or shor ter than the hea d .

Sphecomyia , La t r .

DD.—A11 tenna shor t , situa ted low down , nea r the midd le of the hea d 1n p10

file,fa ce not long er than the front Temnostoma , St . F Serv .

0311111113 .

A.—Ra ther la rg e,

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elong a te species ,'

near ly ba r e ; antenna long er than the hea d .

second and thir d joints swollen,termina t ing in a shor t thick ened s ty le ; third

long itud ina l vein s t rong ly ang ula ted , emit ting a s tump of a vein into the fir s tp os ter ior cel l . Geria ; Fahr .

AA.-Sma l l species , nea r ly ba re, not e long a te ; fi rs t two joints Of the antenna very

shor t; third elong a te, d ila ted below nea r the ba se, and'

with a shor t thick ened

Pelecocera , Meig .

There is doubt about the determina t ion of one of the above g enera ,M. Big ot , cla iming (W ien. Ent . Z ei t . vo l. i i i . pp . 2 1 7, 3 20) tha t wha t Ihave named Eucer a lomy z

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a is the samea s his g enus If

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I.

so'my determina t ion of a s

shown in the fig ure below,is incor rect ,

and the g enus yet la ck s a name .

Upon fur ther ca r efu l study I am con

vinced tha t Eurer a tomy z'

a is doubtfu l lyd is t inct from P eleeocem OfEu rope. The

only d ifference,is in the th i rd jo int of

P elecocer a . the antenna ,and th is , thoug h a ppa rent ly

s t r ik ing ,is sca rcely of g ener ic va lue , a t lea s t a s long a s the g enus P ele

cocer a conta ins so few species . In s i z e, co lo ra t ion,and s t ructure

,o ther

wise,my spec ies P . per

g a na’ez

’

fu l ly a g rees wi thsome of the species pla cedin the g enus . Now ifMr .

Big ot"

is r ig ht , his g enu s Mer apioidus .

zll émp z'

oz'

a’us is a synonym ofP elemrem ; bu t I w i l l awa i t fur ther evidence

befo re a ssuming tha t he is, and I mus t here d efend th is g enus . It is

qu i te unnecessa ry to po int ou t the d ifferences between P elecaaer a and

wha t I here ca l l M mp z’

oz’

dm,a g enus whose typ ica l species is of abou t

the s iz e a nd shape of an Er zlrfa lzk ;! there is sca rce ly any resemblance.

All the k nown g ener a from the United Sta tes ha ve been examined .

Some supplement a ry notes w i l l be g iven in the next paper .

M . AUG . CHEVROLAT.

We a re sor ry to lea rn from M. A. Sa llé , of the recent decea se of tha t

eminent coleopter ist , in the 86 th yea r of his a g e. M. Chevrola t wa s we l land fa vo rably k nown wherever Co leoptera were st ud ied , and he wor k ed

a t his fa vo r i te sc ience wi th an ener‘

g y a nd versa t i l ity pecu l ia r to his na t ion .

In 186 2 Dr . H a g en enumera tes 91 a r t ic les a s from his pen,and M. Chev

r o la r ha s not fla g g ed in his effo r ts '

s i'nce. One by one the men eminentin ou r fa vor i te science d rop off, lea ving however the ir ma rk in the cla ss ifica tion of the order upon wh ich they work ed .

SOC IETYNEW S .

Jan , 3 1st .—Twenty member s pr esent . P r of . Fil lon visitor . Mr . Rich a r d

F . Pea r s a l l wa s elected a member of th e Society .

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Th e r epor t of th e Commit t eeon Incor por a ting t h e Society w a s ma d e , r ela t ing th a t the neces s a r y leg a l s tep sh a d been t ak en and pr oper p a per s fi l ed . On mot ion th e r epor t of th e commit tee

wa s a d opt ed , and a ll th e member s pr es ent subs cr ibed a cer t ifi ed copy of th e cer

t ifi ca te of incor por a t ion a s or ig ina l member s . Eig ht o ther s“

h a d signifi ed t heir

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intention”

t o subscr ibe a s or ig ina l'

member s . a s soon a s th ey cou ld“

a t tend a

meeting of th e Society , and it wa s r es olved to g ive a ll'

t h e p r esent member s th e

p r iveleg e of signing on th eir next a t tend ance . Th e fur th er pr oceeding s wer e

ca r r ied on under the a r t icle s of Incor por a tion , Mr . John B . Smith in t h e ch a ir .

The commit t ee on a union of Pa piliowith the Bu l letin , r epor ted In favor of such

union , and recommend ed th a t a month ly Journa l to consis t of not les s than 20

p a g es he is su ed , to be ca lled “En tomolog ica Amer icana”

, Subscri p tion p r ice t o

be $52 00 per annum . Th ey r epor ted th a t it h a d been p r ovid ed in th e by—lawst h a t a publica tion fund shou ld be es t ablish ed and Mr . B . Neumoeg en h a d offer ed

$100 p er annum towa r d d efr a y ing th e cos t of th e new Journa l . Th ey fu r th er

r epor t ed th a t a sub- commit t ee h a d -been a ppoin ted wh ich h a d confer r ed with"

Mes sr s . Aa ron and Edwa r d s in r efer ence to ba ck volums of Pa pilio . Mr . Neumo eg en h a d r elea s ed to th e Society a ll h is cla im on Vol s . I , II (35 III, and Mr .

Edwa r d s h a d a g r eed to do th e same , on cond it ion of being e lect ed a life mem

ber of th e Society . With Mr . Aa r on a s imila r a r r ang ement wa s ma d e, so th a t

th e Society wa s in th e mos t fa vor able posit ion pos sible to succes sfu l ly publishth e combina t ion Journa l , which wa s to cover the who le fi eld of Entomolog y .

On mot ion th e r epor t O_ f_ th e Commit tee wa s a ftei wa r d -r a ct s a nd a

g r eement s r a tifi ed , and th e Commit t ee d is cha r g ed .

Th e C ommit t ee on By—Laws r epor ted th a t th ey h a d pr epa r ed a d r a ft , wh ich

wa s submit ted , d iscus sed , and with some s lig h t amendment s a d op ted , and th e

Commit tee d is ch a r g ed .

Th e election of Offi cer s wa s th en p r oceed ed with , with th e fol lowing r esu lt ,Pr esid ent , A.W . P . Cr amer ; Vice Pr es , Edvva r d L . Gr a ef ; Tr easur er , C

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. H .Bob

er t s ; Cor r . Secy ., and Editor , John B '

. Smith ; Rec . Secy . , A. C. Week s ; Libr a r i

an,Geo. D. Hu ls t ; Cu r a tor , Ch a s . W. Leng ; Execu t ive Commit tee , A. W . P .

Cr amer., C. H . Rober ts , B . Neumoeg en ,John B . Smith , Geo . D. Hul s t

,Edwa r d

L . Gr a ef and Fred . Tepper ; Publica tion Commit tee, John B . Smith , Hy . Ed

wa r d s , B . Neumoeg en , Ed wa r d _L .

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G r a ef and Fr ed . Tepper .

On motion th e C er tifi ca t e of Incor por a tion and By—Laws were or dered pub

lish ed .

On fur th er mot ion it wa s r esolved , th a t ; th e new by- laws pr oyid ing th a t the

meet ing s of the Society be h eld on t h e,

»fir s t Tuesd a y of ea cl i month . and the fi r s t

Tuesd a y of Febr ua r y being a t. h and , th e next meet ing be h eld on the fi r s t Tues

d a y of Ma r ch .

A communica tion wa s r ea d r epor t ing th e es t ablishment of an Entomolog ica lSociety atNewa r k ,N. J. On mot ion the Secr et a r y wa s d ir ect ed t o convey to th enew Societ y ou r best.wish es for it s succes s . A la r g e number o f Publica t ions

Wer e received " but owing to th e la tenes s of t he h our a ll fur ther bu sines s wa s la id

over unt il th e next meet ing .

Member s a r e h er eby notifi ed tha t th e next meeting of th e Society will beh eld - on th e fi r s t Tuesd a y of Ma r ch next , a t 8 P M. Such member s a s h ave

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ndt

y et subs cr ibed the cer t ifi ca t e or g iven not ice of th eir int ent ion so t o do , wil l

p lea se a t t end th a t meet ing , or communica te with th e Secr et a r y a s soon a s pos

sible in ord er tha t the r oll of or ig ina l membe r s may be comp leted .

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Anter ior ta r si of appa r ent ly comp le te , often ring ed ; but usua lly exa r ticula te and

never with claws a t t ip . Chr y sal is subu la te ; g ir thed a t

Ima g o with six complete leg s in bo th sexes .

Head moder a te ; antennae approxima te a t base, not hook ed or a cutely termina ted a t

tip . Chrysa lis usua lly ang u la r , g ir thed a t midd le ” “ Papilionidag ,

Hea d br oa d ; antennae widely sepa r a ted a t“

ba se ; usua lly hook ed or acutelly termin

a ted a t tip . L a r va often pupa ting in a cocoon Hesperidae,

The t r ue r e la t ions of the fami l ies Cannot be a ccura tely expressed in

ca ta log u ing ; bu t refer r ing the s tudent to Mr . Scudder ’s exce l lent paperand thed ia g ram on p . 76 thereof fo r fu r ther info rma t ion, the four - footed

bu t terfl ies w i l l here be a ll cons id ered tog ether .The a re represented in our fa una by five subfami l ies,

v1z . Hé lzronzh a e, Da nama e, Mmpba lz’

na‘

e, Sa ty r fiz a e a nd L z

’

éy tlzez'

na e.

Va r ious o rders a re a dopted in ca ta log u ing , s ome pla c ing the Say/7 a

z’

na e at the hea d Of the l is t , wh i le o thers a ccord to the Da na z’

na e tha t

rank . Except in“

t heZ

one po int ,—the p lace'

Of the fami ly itse lf, '

we

prefer Mr . Edwa rd s’

a r rang ement Of the sub- famil ies a nd g enera , and

wi l l cons ider them in the order above named .

The synops is of s ub- fami l ies need not be here repea ted ; the s tudent

is supposed tO‘

have tha t in the oth Vol. . a t hand .

“

The Helz'

com’

na e a re essent ia l ly t rop ica l bu t terfl ies , and the few spe

cies found in the Sou thern Sta tes a re n ot a ll a t home there ; but ha vecome from the Wes t Ind ies or Mexico . The subfami ly is d is t ing u ishedfrom a ll the other fou r footed but terfl ies by

'

ha ving the“

seconda r ies excised a t inner ma rg in. so tha t there is no g roove for the r ecep t ion Of the

abdomen. The antennae a re long , the wing s ra ther na r row and elonga te,

‘oftenmore or less hya l ine, and usua l ly very br ig h t ly co lored .

The typica l g enus fielz'

com‘

a is represented in ou r'

fa una by a sing le’

spec ies , cha r itam’

a,wh ich is black ,

and ornamented wi th three mor e or

less complete, i r r eg u la r , ye l low bands On pr ima r ies , and two on see

onda ries .

The Da nd z'

na e a re represented by the typica l g enus'Da na z

’

r,wel l

k nown to mos t co l lectors a ll over the wor ld ; ou r a r c/z r'

ppur is common

everywhere, and can a lmost cla im the t i t le cosmopo l i tan. The g enus is

d ist ingu ished by the five branched subcos ta l nervure,“

and the d is t inct lyclosed cel l . The seconda r ies a re not excised ; bu t a re mod ified a t the

interna l ma rg in so a s to form a g roove fo r the recept ion of the abdomen.

In the ma les there is a pecu l ia r bla ck ra ised spo t on ve in two of thesec

onda r ies .

TheMmpfza lz'

na e a re represented .in our fauna .by numerous g enera ,

[March April 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. VII. 143

not very we l l ma rk ed s t ructua lly cons idered ; but very evident ly cha racteriz ed by a pecu l ia r s ty le

'

ofmacu la t ion wh ich renders them . ea s i ly recogi :

niz able .. The table on p.

‘

4 1'

OfVol. VI i'

s ;perhap_s a s g ood an a r rang e

ment for thei r d ist inct ion a s can be a t present devised .

Cola em’

r ha s the d isca l '

ce l l of pr imar ies closed ,

"

of seconda r ies open“

;

the t ibiae a r e no'

t'

spinose. The wing s a re elong a te, r a ther na r row,re

mind ing one of tawny. in co lor above and benea thp withou t

s i lvery spots .

Ag r a u/z'

r'

ha s the same g enera l appea rance ; bu t 18 much wider winged

,the pr ima r ies s t i l l d rawn ou t a t a pex ; tawny in color, spot ted above

wi th bla ck ,and benea th ma rk ed

—'

wi th e long at e‘

s i l very blotches '

ou see

onda ries“

and a t apex Of p rima ris , The t ibia a re spined , else the ‘

g enus

is st ructura l ly l ik e the preceed ing . A. vam'

lla e is very _common in the

Sou thern Sta tes .

Ar gy nmlr is very la rg e ly r epresented in our fa una,and very .many

species ha ve been descr ibed . They a re usua l ly modera te i n si z e,tawny

in. co lo r , ma cu la te wi th black above,and usua l ly w i th si lver on second

a r ies benea th. The ma cu la t ion is a ll a fter the same type, and a speciesonce seen. a ll o ther representa t ives

.

of the g enus can be recog niz ed a t a

g lance. The d isca l ce l l of'

both w ing s is closed .

Eupfozieta r esembles Arn m'

s in macu la tion . above,bu t la ck s t he

s i lvery spots benea th . The pr ima r ies a re broa der , produced a t apex, and

somewha t exca va ted above midd le Of ou ter ma rg in. The d isca l ce l l ofseconda r ies is open.

Dz'

a dema is la rg e, with some resemblance to.Da na zs ; but the d isca l

ce l l Of second a r ies is open . The pr ima r ies a refu lvous above, bla ck to

wa rd apex and wi th an Obl iquewhite band cross ing this ,da rk space;

Melz'

ta ea a frd P fiy cz’

oa’er substant ia l ly a g ree in

'

macu la t ion, and a re

Often cons id ered ident ica l . Above , they resemble minia tu re 4 r g yzm z’

a’

s ;

but the d isca l cell of secondanes is Open. The,species refer red to j lglelzl

law ha ve the a pices ofpr ima r ies somewhat more produced _

tharr those

(refer r ed to P ly/erodes .

Er n ie: and Symfiloe a re verv near to [Mali/am and a re by some con

sid ered id ent ica l wi th it . The fo rmer ha s somewha t more elong a te wingsand

‘

more abrup t ly c la va te antennae, the la t ter is ,s l ig ht ly excava ted a t

outer ma rg in of p r ima r ies below apex. .These; _ g enera a re veryunsa t isfa ctorily d is ting u ished .

In Vaness a -and Gr apta the d isca l cel l ofbo th wing s is o pen; theI

p r ima ries. are ang ula ted, the seconda ries shp r t lma iled Te

144 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. Ma rch April

ferred to Gr ap/a ha ve a s i lve ry ma rk on the unders ide of seconda r ies ;those refer red to Va ness a a re wi thou t th is d is t inct ion.

Py r amez’

s is closely a l l ied ; but the wing s a re not ang u la te no r ta iled ,and the second a r ies a re oce l la te and .ma rbled benea th. Above they a re

a s in Va nessa , ,red or brownish inclining to tawny ; w ith bla ck apices ,

ma cu la te wi th whi te spo ts .

f unonz'

a is a da rk form, wi th one la rg e ocel lus on pr ima r ies , and

two on seconda r ies , wh ich g ive the insect a d is t inct ive appea rance . The

d isca l ' cel l ofboth wing s is open. Ana r l z’

a is a‘

peculia r'

livid fo rm, some

wha t resembl ing } unom’

a ; bu t ha ving “

the ocel l i sma l l,

and the second

a r ies loba te o r s l ig ht ly ta i led .

Ca l/{cor e is represented in our fa una by a very handsome spec iesClymene. It is black , with an ir idescent blue band , and

“

a subap ica lwh i te spot . The g enus ha s the d isca l ce l l of both wing s open, t rig ona tepr ima r ies and obova te seconda r ies .

L z’

menet z’

r ha s the cell Of seconda r ies Open ; the species a re la rg e ; the

pr ima r ies t rig ona te, somewha t exca va te below apex They a re va r iablein co lor ; a’zirr zibpur resembl ing Dema zr 1n macula t ion

,wh i le a r ibemz

’

r is

black with a broad wh i te med ian fa scia on bot h wing s .

Heler ochr oa is close ly a l lied ; bu t ha s the wing s denta te o r'

scollopedou r species is pecu l ia r by a la rg e suba pica l yel lowish pa tch on the blackpr ima r ies .

Apa tur a ha s broad pr ima r ies s t rong lv prod uced a t a pex,s l ig ht ly ex

ca va ted be low,and the ana l ang le of seconda r ies somewha t produced .

The d isca l cel l in bo th wing s is open. The ornamenta tion consis ts of

wh i te spots in the black a pica l reg ion Of pr ima r ies , one o r more blackocel l i above vein two ,

nea r the ma rg in, a rowo f subma rg ina l ocel l i onseconda r ies above ; and a mot t led and ocel la te unders id e .

Eur ema ha s the second a r ies tailed , the p r ima r ies subang u la te, d isca lcell ofboth wing s closed , t ibiae and ta rs i dense ly spined .

Yi'

metes ha s the d isca l cel l of bo th wing s Open, seconda r ies wi th longta ils , and leng th i ly produced ana l ang le. The p r ima r ies a re subfa lca te,and the ornamenta t ion cons is ts of t ransverse l ines or shades cross ingboth wing s.

P up/322i is a robust form,W ith ta i led seconda r ies and s ubfa lca t

’e

pr 1ma r 1es . The under s ide Of second a r ies ha s a “ dea d lea f” a ppea rance

which is peculia r a nd renders the insect ea sily recog niz able.

Eum’

ca and Q /r t z'

rzeur a show an approa ch to the Sa y r z'

c/a e m the

d ilated ve ins of p1irna r ies . The former is d a rk 1n co lo r with subca uda te


"

socf VOL . vu . Ma rch Apr il

Deé z'

r a nd Sa g/r ock s ha ve the veins very Sl ig h t ly and g ra d ua l ly swo llen Or infla ted . The la t ter ha s the seconda r ies ent i re, much a s m Mo

ny mp/z a ,wh i le Debz

'

s ha s them denta te and subca ud a te.

Gy r oc/zez'

lur ha s two ve ins infla ted : the antenna l club is very g ra dua land no t fla t tened , and the t ibiae a re profuse ly spined . Our sing le speciesis bla ck ,

the prima r ies wi th sma l l wh i te d o t s towa rd a pices, the second

a r ies wi th ou ter ma rg in mo re o r less broa dly ora ng e . Th-e h ind w ing stoo ,

a re d enta te .

H ip/Dan nie ha s somewha t p rod uced prima r ies . a nd very shor t midd let ibia . A s ing le species , occu rs in o ur fa una ; it is d u l l smokyg r ay, a ll w ing s w i th a n i rreg u la r pa le s ubm a rg ina l band ,

in wh ich a re

oce l l i .S a ly r ur ha s the veins very sud d enly infla ted ; the (

p r ima r ies ra ther

la rg e, seconda r ies wi th ou te r ma rg in somewha t denta te or wa ved . The

species a r e of moderat e si z e, a nd the p r ima r ies a re furnished w i th o ne,

two, o r th ree oce l la te spots often set in a pa le subma rg ina l band . Be

nea th , ‘ the second a r ies ha ve usua l ly a sub-ma rg ina l row Of ocelli The

species of this g enus a r e very va r iable and la rg ely op iniona t i ve. They

a ffo rd excel lent examp les o f loca l ra ces , brea d ing t rue to themselves f bu tin some p la ces interg ra d ing .

C/z z'

onoéa r is r ea d i ly d is t ing u ished by the g rea t ly produced apices of

pr i-ma r ies , the th inly sca led wing s , and t he unusua l ly amp le seconda r ies .

The species a re no r thern, o r mounta inous .

The L z'

éy f/zez'

na e a re very r ea d i ly d is t ing u ished by thei r long pa lpi,wh ich proJec t forwa rd - fa r beyond the hea d , fo rming an obvious snou t ,

resembl ing tha t of some Of the B ella id g enera . A s ing le spec ies OfL r

’

éyt/zea represents the subfami ly in ou r fa una .

The Efj /cz'

m'

d a e or g ossamer wing ed but terfl ies a re ra the r sma ll,

usua l ly r edd ish o r fu lvous in co lor , showing thei r r e la t ionsh ip to t he

fo l low ing Lymem’

a’a e. L emom

’

a s is r a ther a robust fo rm,wi th the cos ta

of pr ima r ies s t ra ig ht or l it t le a rched . Cha n'

s is much s l ig hter and the

w ing s a re mor e round ed . Euma eus ha s the wing s more or less suffused

with meta l l ic Sca les , and on the under s id e a re s i lvery blotches .

Nemeoéz'us resembles C/z ry sop /z a nus incolor and ma cu la t’ion ; bu t thepr ima r ies a r e mo re a cu te a t apex. None Of the g enera a re wel l repr esented in ou r fa una

,and the spec ies a re southern a nd sou thwes tern.

The Ly r a em’

a’a ee —blues, coppers and ha i r s t rea k s in common pa r l

ance a re rea d i ly recog niz ed by the sma l l s iz e,the ma rk ed co lors which

led to their popu la r names,and the

'

a ppa rent ly complete foreta r s'

i ofbo th

[Ma r ch 85 Apr il 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL . VII. 147

sexes . Rea l ly the (fl h a s the fore ta rsus fo rmed of but a s ing le jo int inthe ca ses examined by me

,thoug h tha t jo int is clo thed and r ing ed so

a s to a ppea r upon superficia l exam ina t ion to be norma l ly divided . The

common C/z i r . amer z'

mna wel l i l lust ra tes th is .

Thoug h the spec ies a re numerous t he g enera a re few in number .

Tber/a is d ist ing u ished by the usua l ly prominent shou ld er Of fore

wing s and somewha t e long a te seconda r ies : the la t ter a re usua l ly furnishedwi th filiform ta i ls

,o r a re no tched o r d enta te .

,

Fener z'

ca is w i thou t ta i ls , fu lvous in co lo r w i th ra ther wid e bla ckma rg in to pr ima r ies .

L yca emz a nd C/z t wop/z a nur d iffer l i t t le in s t r ucture and a re by many

r eg a rded a s ident ica l . In the la t ter g enu s the eyes a re ha irv, the spinula t ion of ta rs i s t rong , the co lo rs usua l ly coppery in a t lea st one sex

,and

macu la t ion cons is t ing of bla ck spots .

Lycama ha s na k ed eyes , mo re feebly spined ta rs i a nd the co lor is

blue. m a t lea s t one sex.

The a re,compa ra t ively speak ing , poor ly represented in

ou r count ry . The br i l l ian t Ma r/51203 and Or nzZ/z opfer a r a r e ent i relyWant ing and but a very l imi ted number of wh at may be considered the

more typ ica l g r oup of P api/zo a re found no r th o fMexico .

Two subfami l ies a re rep resented—P z

'

er z'

n w and

The P z’

er z'

na e a re med ium o r sma l l s i z ed insects,wh i te

, ye l low or

o r ang e in co lor ; the second a ries g rooved fo r_

the recep t ion of the ab

domen,six complete leg s , the anter io r t ibia w . thou t epiphys is .

P rer r'

s is wh ite, or pa le ye l lowish ,

Often mo t t led w i th black ; mod er

a te in siz e,the antennae abru pt ly termina t ing in a n a vo id club.

Na f/z a l z'r is a sma l l fo rm, ye l low in co lo r ; the pr ima r ies cons ider ablyenla rg ed ou twa r d ly , the second a r ies propo r t iona tely r a ther sma l l . Th e

anterior ma rg in of second a r ies in 6‘ wi th an ova l g la nd u la r na k ed im

press ion.

Ah f/zor/mr z'

s ha s r a ther sho r t antennae a nd propo r t iona te w ing s . The

und er s ide of second a r ies is mot t led w i th g reenish—g rayand the pr ima r ieshave Often a la r g e o rang e ap ica l pa tch . The g enera l co lo r is wh i t ish or

g reenish pa le ye l low.

Ca l/{d ry e r conta ins la rg e 1nsect s usual ly yel low in colo r,the inner

ma rg in of p r ima r ies s inua te,the second a r ies benea th w i th s i lver ed spo ts .

The antenna l club is ve ry g ra d ua l and the a ntennae themsel ves,sho r t ,

Kr z'

cog om'

a , la ck s the s i lver spots benea th , and the antenna l club ist runca te .

148 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . VOL. VII1 Ma rch Apr il

Col z'

a r conta ins mod er a te s iz ed spec ies , o rang e in co lor, _

usua l ly w i th a broa d black ma rg in to both wing s and a d isca l spo t on

pr ima r Ies . In some spec ies the bla ck is so a r rang ed t ha t the - inl sed

ye l low spa ce ha s a r ude resembla nce to a dog s hea d . Benea th , the sec

ond a r ies a re fu rni shed w i th s i lver ed'

d isca l spots . The antennae a re Very

sho r t a nd s tou t ; the c lub' is t runca te . The spec ies a re numerous,i l ly

defined and la r g ely opin iona t ive .

Ter z’

a r contains sma l l species w i th ma rk ing s Often sim i la r to those of

The p r ima r ies a re shor t , W 1th a d i s t inct shou ldernea r ba se, recta ng u la r a p ices a nd s t ra ig h t ou ter ma r g in .

The P apzl zom'

na e ha ve bu t two g ener a in ou r fa una , d is t inct from a ll

the p r eced ing forms by ha ving the anter ior t ibia fu rnished wi th epiphys is .

In th i s respect these insects a pp roa ch mos t nea r ly to the Hesper z’

da e and

throug h them to the Heler orer a in wh ich th is s t ructu re is univer sa l .P a r na r r z

'

u r ha s modera te s iz ed species w i th very th inly sca led w ing s ,ent i re seconda r ies wh ich a r e not g rooved to rece ive the abdomen

, ,

a nd

t he Q is fu rnished w i th a very pecu l ia r pouch nea r t ip . The la rva pupa tes ih a th in cocoon and t hus furnishes a no ther l ink connect ing th isfami ly wi th the Hesper z

'

a’a e The ornamenta t ion cons ist s of

“

bla ck spo t s ,

some of them oce l la te with o ra ng e. The antenna l c lub is not a rqua te .

P apilio con’

ta ins la rg e insects, usua l ly bla ck macu la te ;

w i th yellowa nd blue, or yel low ma cu la te wi th bla ck . The seconda r ies a re usua l lytai led and somewha t e long a te, not g rooved to rece ive the abdomen ; the

w ing s a r e d ense ly sca led a nd the a ntenna l'

c lub-

l

a rqua te .

The d is t inct ive cha ra cters of the Herper z'

a’a e ha ve been a l rea dy n

'

Oted

and only an enumera t ion of the g enerais necessa ry . Mr . E. M. Aa fon

who ha s ma d-e a specia l s tudy of th is fami ly, informs me t ha t the g enera

a t present c a ta log u ed a r e imper fect ly and some t imes erroneou s ly defined .

As he ha s k ind ly promised to fu rnish the MSS . for the synopses of Lepidoptera when th is fami ly is rea ched , a superficia l survey is a ll tha t I sha l la t present a t tempt .

C ar z‘er or ep/z a lus d iffers from .a ll ou r o ther genera by la ck ing the t ibia l

ep iphys is a nd haVIng bu t a s ing le pa i r of spur s to h ind t ibia .

Amy /oxyp/z a . conta ins a sma l l spec ies wi th blunt pr ima r ies , spinedmed ian t ibia and long abdomen. The t erm ina l joint of pa lpi is longand s lend er .

Thy me/{cur ha s the same pa lpa l s t ruc tu re bu t the antennae a re t runc

a te. at t ip and the second a r ies somewha t pro long ed a t ana l ang le.

Copa eoa’er is mor e l ik e P amp/z z

'

la in appea ra nce, bu t sma l ler . The“

a ntennae t runca te , the m idd le'

t ibia not sp ined .

150 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. soc . voL. vu . Ma rch Ap r il 1se5

Ar e Cur cu lio L a rva e L ig nivor ous ?

BYWARRENKNAUS.

Th is quest ion is d iscussed in Prof. JA. Lintner’

s Fi r st Annua lRepor t on the injur ious and other Insects of the Sta te ofNewYork . on

pa g es 258 and 259. Thomas Wa lsh thoug ht the la rva of Spbenopbor us

sew/27a Uhlr . ,

“l i ved in deca y ing and mo ist wood . Mr . Lintner ho ld s ad ifferent view, bel ieving tha t the la r va of th is species

.

does not d iffer fromthe habi ts of the fami ly , these insects being ent i re ly herbivorous ,—quoting _

We_

s twood and C . V . R i ley _

a s au thor i t ies . Mr . R i ley however is a lsoquoted a s a g reeing with Wa lsh a s to the habi ts of the spec ies under d is

cussion there.

Wh i le I do not wish to be unders tood a s d ispu t ing such eminen t

tes t imonybea r ing on the food habi t s of these Co leoptera ; my own ob

serva tions ha ve led me to a dopt a conclus ion somewha t d ifferent con

_

ce rning a t lea s t one g enus pla ced very nea r to the _Scab/fich e. I refer to

WoI/a s lom'

a guer r i'

c‘

ola (BOheman) .

Fo r thep a s t th ree sea son I ha ve tak en th is insect from Cot tonwood

log s in a somewha t a dvanced s t a te of decay . Cot tonwood is the mo s t

abundant t imber in the va l ley of the Smok y H i l l R iver in th is , Sa l ina,

County , and I have examined t runk s of the t rees used in bu i ld ing s ,

wh ich were comp lete ly honeycombed by a sma l l wood bor ing larva . Ifirs t took th is beet le in the sea son of. 1 881 , it a ppea r ing abou t the. fi rs t

week in June and continuing u ntilJu ly .

I ha ve inva r iablv t ak en th is insect on o r in, o r in the 1mmed ia te

vicini ty o fCot tonwood log s o r s tumps ‘The present season I took about

a doz en specimens from log s tha t ha d been used in a_

st able fo r t he

pas t seventeen yea rs ; a number were ta k en from the la rva l bu r rows,and

number s Of sma l l wh i te fleshy la rva were a lso observed in the same

pieces of. timber : these la rva I feel confident were ‘

those of W. guer czko/a ,

bu t a s I found no pupa and d id not cont inue my observa t ion on thei rt ransfo rma t ions , I canno t -spea k wi th absolu te cer t a intv.

I am s t i l l fur ther s t reng thened in t he convict ion tha t the la rva of

th is insect a r e wood ea t ing , by the fa ct tha t it ha s a close s t ructu ra l r elat ion'

to the Scoly fz'

da‘

e. Th is is po inted ou t in Leconte and 'H orn’

s

Cla ss ifica t ion ofNor th Amer ican Co leoptera , and the a ffi ni t ies of sever a lg enera (closely r ela ted to the One under d iscu ss ion) , w i th pa r t icu la rg enera of Scab/fich e a re specia l ly not iced . Fu r ther observa t ion, I t r us t ;w i l l remove a ll doubts a s to the

“

feed habi ts or Wolla r z‘omlz guem zoza .

[Ma r ch Ap ril 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VI'l . 151

Dyna s t e s , a g a in.

In Mr. Dol l ’s a r t icle on pa g e 1 20,I wa s respons ible for the “

Co lorado Th is wa s er ror : “H el l ’s Canon 18 in Ar i z ona ,

some for ty m i lesfrom Presco t t . Dr . Horn

l

info rms me tha t the species wa s probably his

Gr a n/ii, thoug h none of his‘

specimens a re.

a s la rg e a s those ca ug ht by

Mr . Do l l . Gr a n'

fz'

z

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occu rs in Ar i z ona,

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Co lor a do a nd New Mex ico ; andwi th Mr . Do l l ’s no te on its habi ts they shou ld be found by any co l lectorvis i t ing those Sta tes , even thoug h t hey be not for tuna te enoug h to enjoythe t r ip th roug h the canon wi th the sug g es t ive name . The d a te

,it may

be a dded,wa s September .

B'

OOk No t ice .

Shor t Studies ofNor th American Coleopter a . (N1 2 BYJohn L Lemme,

M. D. Tr ans . Am . En t . Soc . XII, pp . I to p .

This is a co llec tion-

Of such fr a g menta r y manuscr ipts a s wer e left by Dr . Lecon tea t the time o f his d ea th

,ed ited byDr H or n. I t cont a ins d escr iptions o f a consider able

number of new species and a r evision of four g ener a of the Ela te'r ida e—Dr a s ter iusMeg apenthes , Ela ter and Ag riotes . A consider able amount of new synonomy is con

ra ined in this paper , a nd the t ables a re clea r and ve ry pr a ctica l .

AStudy of some Gener a of Elateridae.By Geo . H . Horn

, M. D. Tr ans .

Am. Ent Soc . XII, pp . 3 3 to 52 .

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l his pape r is to an extent supp lementa ry to t ha t preced ing , conta ining synopses

of Hor is tonotus,Es thesopus and Ludius

,and br ief no tes on sever a l o ther g ener a . Dr .

Horn’5 wor k 15 a lway s well d one, and this paper is no exception.

These two papers pa r tia lly fi ll a g rea t g ap in ou r liter a tur e,fo r theEla ter id g ener a

a r e not only very ind e tinte, but ther e is a lso so much va r ia tion in and yet so much

r esembla ncebetween species , ,tha t prope r de termina t ion ha s been a ma t ter of g r ea t

d rfficu lty , a nd consid er able uncer t a inty . Melanotus,Limonius and Cor ymbites a re

Stil l s tumbling block s a nd we hope tha t Dr . Horn’s p lans pr ovid e for a n ea r ly review

of those g ener a .

We h a ve r eceived fr om P r of . Ferna ld and Mr . Hy . Edwa r d s th a t par t of the

Stand a r d Na tur a l His tor y ” d evot ed to Lepid opt er a . Accor d ing to th e p lan of

t h e Wor k,Pr of . Ferna ld beg ins with th e lowes t of th e Heter ocer a and M1 . Edwa r d s

end s with P ap ilio; a s th e hig h es t of th e Rhop a locer a . In ju d g ing of t his wor k it

mu s t be r emember ed—11 quote P r of. Ferna ld —“ tha t I wa s a l lowed on ly so mahyp a g es , and .

‘it mus t be popu la r Of cou r s e, und er t hose cir cums t ances on lyth e mos t cu r sor y

”

survey of the fi e ld could .be t ak en . And Entomoloog y seems

a fter a ll to occupy on ly a s econd a r y or ter tia r y pos it ion in th e es tima t ionof t h e

publish er s r so th a t besides an enumer a tion and popu la r d efinit ion of th e p r in

152“

BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VO L . VII. Ma rch Apr Il

cipa l g r oups , and r ema r k s on a few species of ceonomic int er est or ext r a or d ina r ysp lendor , nothing Is a t temp t ed . Not on ly Arner ican bu t exot ic forms a r e eni

br a ced ,and a fa ir number of il lu s t r a tions—some of th em '

d istressing ly familia ra r e g iven . To th eEnt omolog is t ther e

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I s not hing of specia l int er est : to th e g ener a l

r ea d er ther e is enou g h .to ho ld h is a t t ent ion . If th e r ema ind er of th e Wor k be a s

super fi cia l a s Wh a t we h a ve seen of the Entomolog ica l por t ion ,th e title

“ St and a r d is a misnomer . Of cour seno criticism is in tend ed a d ver se toMessr s .

Ferna ld and Edwa r d s . Their wor k is th e bes t tha t cou ld '

be p r oduced und er the

cir cums t ances , and Pr of. Fer na ld ’

s r eview of theHeter ocer a in 30 pa g es is cer

t ainly a s wel l d one a s it cou ld pos sibly be in th a t Spa ce . Refer r ing a g a in to th e

illu s t r a t ions , it is cer t ain ly inexcusable th a t fi g 557 I s g iven a s th a t of a Tineid ,

Wh ile In fa ct it’

IS pla ced In our list s among th e Z yg a enida e and is p r obatbly a

Lithos iid . Fig . 561 , a s th e “cod ling moth

”is cer ta inly th e poor es t port rait of

th a t insect tha t wa s ever per pet r a t ed l Prof. Ferna ld d iscla ims a ll r esponsibilityfor fi g u r es , and we d o not believe th a t h e would be g uilty of such blund er s .

J, B . S.

No t ice t o Rea d er s .

With this number , the Bu l let inof the Brook lyn Entomo log ica lSociety ceas es to exis t ; For seven yea rs we have done our m i te towa rda dvancing the science ofEntomo log y , and ha ve g ra dua l ly g rown and

received suppor t from every hand . It is with a feel ing of pr ide tha t we

look ba ck and note Improvement-

ih ou r paper .

“

The unanimous express ion of the desirability _

of a union OfEntomo

log ica l Journa ls into one paper wh ich mig ht'

ca l l to it the suppor t of a ll

those interes ted In Entomolog y , led to neg o t ia t ions between the repr esenta t ives of the “ Bu l let in’

and “ Pap i l io”

; resu l t ing in an a r rengment fo r

the issu ing of a new publ ica t ion,fo r which the name

“Entomo log icaAmer icana ” wa s decided on .

It“

wa s decided tha t the new Journa l shou ld be issued by the'

Brook

lyn Entomo log ica l Society, and the mea su res ta k en by tha t Soc iety fo rthe ~suppor t of the new Jou rna l .

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a re found in the fo l lowing by—laws o f theSociety .

The fi rs t number of the new Jou rna l wh ich we commend to a ll

Entomo log is ts will obe issued in Ap r i l and W i l l be sent to the subscr ibersof two Journa l above named . It wi l l be ed ited by Mr . John B. Smi th

,

and the subscript ion pr ice wi l l be per annum.

“

THE PUBLICATIONCOMMITTEE.

STATE OF NEw YORK ,

CITYAND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.

On the l 6 th d a y Of Janua r y , 1885, befOre th e per sona lly came Ber tholdNeumoeg en, a n

-d on the 23d d a y Of Ja nua r y , 1885, before'

me‘

per sona lly came Cha rles W.

Leng , and on the“

26 th d a y ofJanua ry , 1885, befor e me per sona l ly came Chr is topher

H . Rober ts to me -

per sona lly k nown and known tome to be th ree of the ind ividua lsdescr ibed in and who execu ted the for eg oing

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cer tifica te and sever a lly. ack nowled g ed to .

me th at they execu ted the same for the uses and purposes therein expr essed .

ARCHIBALD C. WEEKS,

No ta r y Pulbic, King s County ,

Cer tifica te fi led inNew Yor k County .

I,a Just ice of the Supreme Cou r t of the DiSt rict in

’

wh ich the pr incipa l offi ce Of the Brook lyn Entomo log ica l Society is to be loca ted do

hereby a pprove in a ll respects of t he w ith in cer tifiCa te of inco rpora t ion of

sa id Society , and consent tha t. the same be fi led pursuant to law.

Da ted Brook lyn,

Janua ry 47, 1885.

EDGAR'

M. CULLEN

STKTELOF NEW YORK .

COUNTYOF KINGS..

I,'

Rodney Thursby ; Cler k of the County. ofKing s , and C lerk of the: Supr eme

Cour t of the Sta te ofNew Yor k,in and for said County (sa id Cour t be1ng a Cour t of

Record ) do her eby cer tify , tha t I ha ve compar ed the annexed with the Or ig ina l cer tifica te of Incorpor a tion of “B rook lyn Entomo log ica l S‘ociety ” filed and recorded in

my office Janua ry 27, r885, and'

tha t the same is a tme t r anscr ipt ther eof and of the

whole Of such or ig ina l . In testimony whereof l have hereunto se t my hand and a ffixed .

the . sea l ofs aid County ar id r flqur t, this z z th day Of Janua ry , 1885RODNEY THURss y

,

(L . S ) . Clerk .

STAT E .OFFNEW YORK;OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

I ha ve compa red the pieced ing w1th the or ig inal Cer tifica te of Incorpora tion. ofB rook lyn Entomolog ica l Society with a cknowled gment thereto annexed fi led and re

cor d ed in this office on the 27th d a y of Janua ry , 1885, and d o hereby cer tify

the same to be a cor r ect‘

t r anscr ipt therefro'

m and Of the whole of the sa id orig ina l .Witness my hand and the Sea l Of Office Of the secreta ry ofSta te

,

a t the‘

City of Albany this 27th d ay _

of Janua ry, one thousand

eig h t“

hund red and eig hty—five.

JOSEPH B . CARR,

Secreta ry Of Sta te.

[Ma r ch Apr il LSS5. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOMa SOC. VOL. VIII. 155

.The fol lowing is a . lis t . of those who have subscr ibed a s or ig inalmember s or. ind ica ted their . int ent ion so to do .

*

G .W . J . Ang el l . Alwin Got tweis s .

Wm . Beu tt enmull er . . Edw. L . G rmf.

A. W . Pu tman Cr amer . H . Her per .

Ja cobDoll'. Geo . D. Hul st .

Ch a s . A. A. Duel -ing . Ch a s . W . Leng .

Henr y Edwa r d s .

S._

L . El liot . A. Luet g ens .

Geo . Fr ank . Jul . Edua r d Mey er.

Ch a s . Fuch s . Ju liu s Mohns .

Geo . Ga de.

Ch a s . F . Ga ul . Rich d . F . Pea r sa ll ..

BY- LAWS‘

OF THE

BROOKLYNENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

ARTICLE IOF MEMBERS .

Sec. . 1,

The soc iety sha l l! cons ist Of ordinar y,. life,

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cor r espond ingand honora ry member s . . The ord ina ry

‘

and l ife members only. shail : be .

membe rs of the corpora t ion, and Sha l l be entit led to -vo t e,hold Ofiicea nd .

t rans act bus iness . .

Sec. 2. Cor respond ing and honora ry member s sha l l be ent i t led toa ll other pr1veleg es Of ord ina ry and l ife member s , bu t sha l l not be sub

ject to fees or dues .

Sec 3 . Al l members sha l l beent i t led to a ll the publ ica t ions Of theSociety and to a ll ot her ad vanta g es save a s above specified .

Sec. 4 . Honora ry members may be elected on mo t ion Of any l ifeor ord ina ry member a t any sta ted meet ing of the Society; bu t no personsha l l be elected a s such , unless heh a s a t ta ined a recogniz ed h igh rankin Entomo log ica l Science, or ha s done some a ct ma ter ia lly fur ther ingthe prog ress ofEntomolog y or Of

' the Brook lyn Entomolog ica l Society .

Sec . 5 . Corr espond ing member s may be e lected“

a t any s ta ted

meet ing of the soc iety, on l ik e mot ion a s in‘

the ca se of honora ry mem

bers ; and any per son not a r es id ent Of the Uni ted Sta tes from whom the

society rece ives benefits in the way of a dd it ions to its libra ry, or in any

o ther ma teria l way, is e l ig ible a s‘

fsuch member .

A few o ther s a r e s til l to be hea r d ‘ 6mm;

Chr is t . H . Rober t s .

Steph en P . Sammis . .

L . C. Sch enk .

W . Sch enk .

F . M. Sehwenéen“

.

John B. Smith

F:A.. St1nner .

F r edk .. Tepper .

Wm. Wa ter s .

Ar ch iba ld C. W'

eek s .

156 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOLJV II. Ma rch Ap r il

Sec . 6 . O rd ina ry a nd may be proposed by an o rd ina ryo r l ife member of the society a t a ny s ta ted -

.meet ing , bu t Sha l l not be

e lected unt i l the next sta ted meet ing ,’

except'

upon mot ion Of some per

son other than‘

the p roposer , and upon u-nan1mous'

consent_

Of those

present . A threefifou r ths vote of those member s present is requ1red to e lecta member -O f any class .

Sec . 7 . Any'

per son reg u la r ly elected may become a lifememberby the payment Of fifty do l la r s In money, or in wha t the Societ

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y Sha l lcons ider an equ iva lent thereto

,and he sha l l not be subject to any fur ther

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dues or a ssessments ; nOI sha l l he be requi red to pay an in i t ia t ion fee, ifor ig ina l ly pr oposed a s a l ife member :

Sec. 8. O rd ina ry -members sha l l ome lection pay an init ia t ion fee of

two do l la rs , and annua l d ues to an amount not exceed ing Six do l la r s;payable in equa l monthly ins ta lments ; _

.but no dues Shal l be cha rg ed for

the month , in wh ich he IS e lected . The due'

s Sha l l . be s ix dolla rs per

annum unt i l red uced by a resolutionof the society , pa ssed a s prescr ibedby law for a chang e of by

- laws .

Sec. 9. Members Six months In a r rea r sha l l be not ified by'

the

Treasurer , a nd i t Such indebtedness c ont inue for. th ree frno

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nths therea fter ,

such :n'

1em'

ber sha ll :up'

on one 'month'

S previo‘

us noticeiinwvr iting rbe ,

d r op

pedz from'

nthe rOll ofcthe .Society , . unles s fiche execut iverea sons d eemed suflicient by them,

a ccord a fur ther extens1on:Of‘. time

ARTICLE. I I .

OF OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES .

See? The a ffa irs of the Society shall be manag ed by an Execu tiy e

Commi t tee Of seven, of wh ich the President and Trea surer of the societySha l l be ex -

pfi cz'

o members . The exeCutiye commi t tee sha l l be electedea ch yea r a t the annua l meet ing , and sha ll ho ld Q ffiOe for one yea r , o r

unt i l their successors a re e lected . Va cancies by _dea th, res ig na t ion or

otherwise may be fil led a t a ny s ta ted meet ing , and the person elected tofill a vacancy sha l l ho ld Ofiice only dur ing the unexpi red term of the

person in whose pla ce he wa s elected . The execu t ive comm it tee sha l lhave Cha rg e of a ll the proper ty Of the society, and sha l l aud i t a ll bi l ls , andt ransact a ll bus iness rela t ing to the somety a nd no t otherwise provid edfor. The vote of a ma jority ofall the members of the commit tee sha l lbe necessary to a u thor iz e any . expend itu res of money, _

or Other d ispos it ion Of proper ty belong ing to the soc iety .

158 BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL .

‘VII. Ma rch Apr il

Sec. 3 . Seven members sha l l cons t i tute a quor um for,the t rans.

a ct ion of bu s iness .

Sec. 4 . The o rder ofbus iness a t

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sta ted meet ing s sha l l be a s fo llows

Rea d ing and act ion on the m inu tes of the“

p reviousmeet ing .

‘

Repor ts of Officer s and Commit tees .

Proposa ls and Elect ions .

Dona t ions to Cabinet and Libra ry .

Wr i t ten commun ica t ions .

Verba l commun ica t ions .

Unfinished bus iness .

Informa l d iscuss ion—ou mot ion .

New business .

IO. Scient ific d iscussion .

I_

1 . Adjou rnment .

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rt

ARTICLE IV.

PUBLICATIONS.

Sec. I .

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The.

publIca t ions'

Of the society sha ll be manag ed by a

commi t t ee to cons ist of fou r members‘

and the,

ed i tor s for'

th'

e

t ime be1ng . They sha l l be e lected a t the annuaImeeting in the Same wa'

y

a s'

a re the other Officer s and sha l l ho ld office for one yea r , or unt i l theirSuccesso rs a re elected.

ec. 2 . An ed i tor or ed i to rs sha ll be elected annua l ly by the SocIety

a t the s ta ted meet ing he ld previous to the termina t ion Of the cu r rent

vo l ume,who sha l l

,subject to the cont ro l of the publica t ion commit tee

ha ve cha rg e of the society’

s publ ica t ions , a nd sha l l ho ld offi ce'

untilihiS

or their successor or successors is or a r e elected . He or they sha l l bemember s of the publ ica t ion commit tee, and one of them sha l l be selectedby the commit tee a s Cha irman . He

,or ifmore

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than one,ei ther of them

,

may a t any t ime ca l l a meet ing of the commi t tee.

Sec. 3 . The society sha l l suppor t and publ ish a monthly j ourna l tobe ca l led Entomo log ica Amer icana

,wh ich sha l l conta in the proceed ings

Of the society , and such ma t ter on g eneral and spec ia l Entomo log y a sthe publ ica t ion commi t tee sha l l ord er pr inted .

Sec . 4 . To suppor t such j ou rna l a publ ica t ion fund sha l l be estab

lished by the society, wh ich sha l l cons is t of: 1 st , Volunta ry cont r ibu t ions ;2nd

,The money proceed s of L ife Membersh ips ; 3d , Su rp lus revenue

,

a fter pay ing cur rent expenses ;3among which is -

to be considered’

the i co'

st

of publ ish ing the cu r rent vo lume in ea ch yea r .

[Ma r ch Apr il 1885. BULLETINBROOKLYNENTOM. SOC . VOL. VII. 159

Sec. 5. The p r incipa l of this fund sha l l rema in inta c t , a nd sha l l beinves ted by the Trea surer , under the d i rect ion of the execu t ive committee. The interes t Of the fund sha l l annua l ly be a dded to the pr incipa lunt i l the l imit hereina fter spec ified Is r ea ched , unless the same is decla r

ed by the publ ica t ion comm i t tee to be necessa ry to pay any pa r t of the

d efic it a r is ing from the publ ica t ion of the j ou rna l .

Sec . 6 . The amount Of the publ ica t ion fund sha l l be l im ited to tenthousand do l la rs . Whenever t ha t l imi t is r ea ched the sums o therwise tobe appl ied to it sha l l be a pp l ied to the l ibr a ry and

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col lect ions of the

socie ty , o r in such o ther manner a s the society sha l l determine .

Sec. 7 . Whenever the income of the publ ica tion fund sha l l exceedin amount the d ifference between the amount of subscr ipt ions r eceivedand the cost of publ ishing the jou rna l of the society, then the la t ter sha l lbe en la rg ed to such an extent a s the surplus sha l l wa r rant , or the su rp lu ssha l l be used in such other publica t ions . a s the society sha l l d ecide toIssue .

Sec . 8. The Journa l , Entomo log ica Amer ica na,

sha l l be issuedmonth ly and twe lve numbers sha l l cons t i tu te a vo lume. The number s

d u r ing the fi rs t yea r sha l l a vera g e twenty pa g es, a nd in fu ture yea r s such

number a s the sums a pp l icable to the payment of cu r rent volumes sha l la u thor i z e.

Sec . 9. Cur rent volumes of the jou rna l sha l l be pa id for : —first ,By subscr ipt ions ; second , The ord ina ry revenue of the soc iety , a fter de

duct ing the necessa ry expenses a u thor iz ed by the execu t ive commi t tee ;th i rd

,By d ona t ions for tha t pu rpose .

These by- laws a re adopted pu r suant to the provis ions of the s ta tu tes

under'

which th is society is incorpo r a ted , a nd a l tera t ions or amendments

sha l l not be ma de except in a ccordance w i th sa id sta tu tes . Any a l ter a t iono r ~amendment mus t be proposed in wr i t ing a t a sta ted meet ing , and sha llnot be a cted upon unt i l the next s ta ted meet ing . A three- fou r th vote of

a l l the member s present and vo t ing sha l l be necessa ry to ca r ry any

amendment .

R obe r t s , C h r i s . H .

Co l lect ion Notes .

S c h w a r z , E . A.

No t es on th e food habits of someN. A. Rhynch ophor a

Sm i t h , Jo h n B .

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

New species ofNoctuid ae 3An int r oduction to a cla s sifi ca tion of th eN. A. Lepid op ter a . 70, 81 , 141

Dyna s t es a g ain .

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151

S o c i e t y New s . 68, 103 , 105, 127, 139

W i l l i s t on , Dr . , S . W .

On the c la ssifi ca t ion ofNor th Amer ican Dip ter a (fi r s t paper , Symhidce) 129

IND E X ' T O ' S Y NO P T I C T A B L E S .

LEP IDOP TERA.

Ch ionoba s -

(Hu l s t ) 109 Coenonymph a (Hu ls t )COLEOP TERA.

117 Homa esth esis .

Asemum 62 Hylot rup es118

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Ma la cop ter

B a laninu s l Blancha r d i 106 Ma llod on (Horn )Br oth ylus t 119 Notor h inaCa llid ioid es 61 Ceme

Ca llid ium . 112 Op sim’

u s .

Cer amby cina e 60 Or thosoma

Cer amby cini 114 Osmidu s .

Cer ambycoid 114. Phyma tod es

Cr ioceph a lus (Leconte) . 63 Phy socnemum .

Der obr a chus . 10 P rionina e

Dicent r u s . 96 Pr ionu s .

Dr yobius . 117 RhOpa lopu s .

Ela t er op sis . 60 Smodicum .

Er g a tes ,8 Sph enost ethus

Eucr os sus . 116 St enodontes

Gonoca llu s 97 St r omatium118

Hamma tich erus 118

Haplidu s . 117 Xy locr iuS'

.

Pa g e 30 und er ca teg or y“

pr esent r ea d “wanting on fi r st line . On sec

ond line, for“wanting

”

r ea d “

pr esent .

65 inser t a fter th e d escr ip tion of L . taba cinus , th e local it y Ar iz ona66 9th line fr om bot tom for La fer t e

,r ea d La F

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er te

66 7thp

loca lit ion, r ea d loca lit ies .

67 10th top fully , r ea d feebly .

83 29th fi r s t wor d for 25 r ea d 22.

85 10th for “Wig s r ea d “ twig s

”.

111 for “ Isosoma g r and is r ea d “ Isosoma g i and e

121 line 22,for “is th er e

”

r ea d “ th er e is”

.

Wh er e no a uthor ity is specifi ed , Mr . Cha s . W . Leng’

I s und er s tood .

synopses of families and g enei a a r e a dopted fr om the “ Cla s sifi ca tion”

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