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VOL. V. BROOKLYN, MAY, 1882. | No. 1.

INTRODUCTORY.

With this number, we commence a new volume, and we hope a prosperous year for our Buttetrrmn. We trust in the future as we have tried in the past to make it a compendium of useful Entomological knowl- edge.

For the coming year we promise for the Lepidopterists a completion of the ‘‘Synopsis of the Genera of the Noctuidz,” the continuation, in perhaps a somewhat different form of the synopses of Butterflies, and gen- eral articles of interest about the life history, so of the larvae and imagines of Lepidoptera—for the Coleopterists we shall complete our synopsis of the Carabid genera, besides this we shall have as usual, descriptions of lar- vee with an occasional plate, and articles of general interest on the habits etc. of beetles. If there should be space remaining after this, or if our subscription list should warrant us in enlarging our BuLLETIN we shall also give synopses of the species of some of the Noctuid genera and further synopses of Coleoptera. In any case we shall make our BuLietin the most useful and practical work for the collector and student of Entomo- logy that our space admits of.

Believing that our collectors would rather know the species already described than to read descriptions of new species and varieties, often of doubtful validity and based on imperfect or rubbed single specimens, our Butyetin will aim in the former direction entirely and new descriptions will be few.

We hope that our subscribers will favor us with prompt remittances for the amount of their subscriptions for Volume V, to be sent to the Brooxiyn Enromoxoeicar Society P.O. Box go, Station W. Brooklyn,

N.Y., whence also all communications for the editors should be addressed.

The Publication Committee of the BULLETIN OF THE BROOKLYN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. V. [May 1882.

Description of the larva of Silpha americana. Zi. By F. G. ScHaupp.

Form oval, very broad, broadest at middle.

Color, deep black above, dark gray beneath.

Length 20 mm.

Head small, rounded, broader than long, slightly scabrous anteriorly. yes four on each side, ‘ Antenne four-jointed, first broad but very short, the three others of equal length, much longer than the first, the third dilated at the outer side

near the tip, fourth slender, tapering to a point.

Mandibles short, very strong, obtuse, two blunt teeth at the inner side. Maxille thick, short, first joint small, 2nd joint large, broader at

base supporting the lobe, first joint long and thick, shghtly contracted near the middle, and with a row of stout bristles at the inner side near tip, and the second joint very short, flattened and hairy at tip, Jooking like a cap surmounting the first joint; the maxillar palpus three-jointed, the joints

being nearly of equal length, the first constructed at the middle, the 2nd slightly clavate at tip, 3rd tapering to a point. ; UM Aentim heart shaped, ‘ligula of nearly same form, labial Pie widely

separated, with two joints of equal length, the second more slender.

Prothorax, mach broader than head, twice as broad as long, broad-

er at apex.

Meso-and Mtebponrnce shorter and wider than prothorax. c Abdominal segments nine, of equal length, becoming narrower towards ~

the tip, each with an impressed puncture at each side, a ney short anal ° fork; posterior angles distinct. ia

Legs, rather short, stout, covae thick and elabrous, imigkel elongate, pilose, tibize short and cylindrical, studded with strong spines, tarsi with

one claw.

As I remarked (Bull. IL, 30.) the raising of Necrophori and ‘Silph-

idze would be a very easy thing, soit was. I have‘tried it with but two

species: Necrophorus tomentosus and Silpha americana, and I was suc-

cessful enough.

The larvee of the different species of Silpha resemble each other very

closely; they are stout, broad and entirely black. ‘They run and grow

after a moult they are snow white, but soon become black.

23, developed July 4.

very quickly and are hearty eaters; they moult about every fifth day, just

One larva obtained May 20, was ou ales: June 20, pupated June

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Smith, Synopsis ot Noctuids. 3.--

: vestiture consisting of flattened hair; thorax and ab- domen untufted, the latter exceeding secondaries. Exyra. vestiture hairy; tongue strong: thorax quadrate, with anterior crest and posterior tuft;.abdomen untufted: primaries large.

*Gortyna. ——- rounded, swollen: palpi porrect, exceeding head by one-half its length: wings angulated. *Butoreuma.

B. Chipeus without projection. a. Palpi not exceeding front. § VESTITURE HAIRY.

+ Tongue weak, membraneous.

Vestiture Jong, thin, divergent: head retracted: thorax untufted. Euthisanotia,.

— short and thick: thorax tufted behind collar: abdomen smooth; closely scaled; exceeding secondaries; wings large, apices of primaries acuminate. Choephora.

+7 Tongue strong; corneus.

Body stout; abdomen slender; vestiture long and loose: head much

retracted; primaries short, narrow, sub-equal. Tapinostola.

Entirely robust; hair flattened: thorax with a small anterior and

divided posterior tuft: head more free: primaries elongate, broad-

ening outwardly. Macronoctua. §§ VESTITURE HAIRY, WITH FLATTENED SCALES INTERMIXED.

Clypeus globose; palpi heavily fringed beneath; primaries short,

broad, triangular: body slight. . Annaphila. Head retracted: body stout, depressed; vestiture flattened: primaries elongate, narrow, only slightly widening outwardly. Caradrina.* Head larger; thorax convex, tufted: abdomen with prominent dorsal tufts: primaries broader. Raphia.”°

b. Palpi exceeding the head by twice its length or more. § OCELLI WANTING.

Palpi divaricate: primaries short, broad, triangular; apex acute. *Hexeris.~° —— ———. oblicue; wings large, frail, geometriform. *Phalenostola.” §§ OCELLI PRESENT.

+ Primaries divided nearly to the middle.

Palpi divaricate, sickle shaped. . Tortricodes. +? Primaries angulated. —

Palpi recurved, with a long brush of hair at tip, reaching backward

to base of thorax: wings narrow. Palthis.

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: 3rd joint less than halfas long as 2nd; slender, flat- tened; terminating in an acute spine: znd joint with elongate ver- tical scales beneath, near tip. Phalenophana. - much flattened, terminated by, a brush of hair; tongue moderate: body robust, thorax subquadrate; abdomen conic: outer

margin of primaries dentate. *Teratecera, 163 == ; 3rd joint more than half as long as second; obtusely terminated: all smoothly scaled. : Panprayha.

horizontal, flattened,-Mypena like; 3rd joint vertical. *Dercatis.

+t} Primaries not angulated. * Palpi horizontal, second joint disproportonately long, flattened, clothed with elongate vertical scales. — terminal joint short, obtuse; primaries elongate, narrow, outer margin sub-sinuate: secondaries very large and broad: vesti- ture scaly, abdomen with small tufts at base. Hypena. Vestiture consisting of flattened hairs: palpi shorter; form more ro- bust; primaries broader, outer margin oblique. hind angle with a slight tooth. Plathypena.”’ Wings large, proportionate: primaries with costal margin convex: ¢{ usually with a long brush of hair on anterior tibia, and sometimes with antenne thickened near middle. Herminia.* Primaries rather broader, more triangular; costal margin concave: terminal joint of palpi very short ¢\ antennz with a node and a tuft of a hair at middle. Renia.* Form slight, terminal joint of palpi long, needle shaped: primaries narrow, apices sub-rectangular: secondaries broad: f\ antennze with long slender pectinations. Thaumatopsis, Antennze (?.) scaled above, with long setose pectinations outward- ly; inside the processes are shorter, interrupted 4 from base by a stout claw-like process; wings ample, abdomen exceeding secondaries. *Pallachira.” of antennze plumose; branches setose; wings wide and short. *Pseudorgyia.” ** Palpi porrect, oblique or curved, with more or less divergent hairy or scaly clothing.

— Hypena like oblique; terminal joint short; wings proportion-

ate, primaries with apex acute, produced; outer margin oblique. Lomanaltes.

——— terminal joint 2s as long as second, both flattened, and

equally broad, truncate at tip; robust; outer margin of primaries less

oblique. Hypenula,

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——— divaricate, flattened; terminal joint suddenly acute at tip. Antiblemma. — sickle shaped, flattened, with sparse vertical hair; terminal joint long, acute; anterior tibia of (j\ usually with a long brush of ‘hair, and (¥‘ antennz sometimes with a node near the middle: pri- ‘maries ample, breadening outwardly; outer margin somewhat ob-

lique. Zancloonatha.” ‘Form more frail: wings breader: brush on anterior tibia of ¥ incom- plete. *Pityolita.” ‘Wings shorter and broader: terminal joint of palpi short, truncate at tip: J antennz with a nede } from base. Megachyta. Primaries long, narrow; costal margin concave, apex produced: head prominent. Bleptina.

large, with the outer margin somewhat produced at middle: anterior tibia of Q/ with a brush of short hair: legs stout, clothed with long silky hair: abdomen exceeding secondaries. Spargaloma. Palpi oblique; second joint flattened; terminal nearly as long as sec- ond, closely scaled; antenne j\ & Q pectinate; primaries with a prominent acute tooth at middle of inner margin and another at hind angle. Plusiodonta. arquate: 2nd joint flattened, 3rd filiform: tongue moderate: legs moderate: with a brush of hair on anterior, and decided bend inwardly below the knee, on posterior tibiae: *Coptocnemia. xy Palpi closely scaled. ‘Terminal joint as long as 2nd, slender: wings large: primaries trian- gular, outer margin rounded. , Pseudoglossa, 3 as long as 2nd: j/ antenne strongly bi-pectinate; at ~ basai third with a slight tuft of scales inside: primaries narrow; cram-

biform. *Sisyrhypena. Palpi divaricate; pointed: antennze simple: primaries wide, outward- ly full: body parts proportionately small. “Tripudia.

sickle shaped; terminal joint 14 as long as 2nd: head large; clypeus prominent: ,j\ antennz bent at basal third: legs stout; pos- terior tibia with disproportionately long middle spurs. *Cleptomita,” C. Palpi exceeding the head by its own length.

* Palpi horizontal.

flattened, tsrminal joint short: broadest at middle, thence ta- pering obliquely to tip; with the pointed frontal tuft forming an ap- parent snout; wings large, with unusually long fringes; vestiture hairy. ; Scolecocampa,

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as before; form slight; size small; vestiture scaly; wings short and broad; primaries without accessory cell. Rivula. head very small, sunken: thorax disproportionately heavy; abdomen slight, filiform, exceeding secondaries: primaries

produced at inner margin near base. Hyblza.” more equal; terminal joint long and stout: front with a point- ted tuft: antennz lengthily ciliate: secondaries rounded. *Bubolina.”

——— ——_-; terminal joint $ as long as 2nd: drooping: primaries

broad, widening outwardly: anterior tibia of Q with a brush of hair

at outer side. Anticarsia. terminal joint short, flattened; truncate at tip: (j\ antennez

plumose: wings short and narrow; abdomen exceeding secondaries

by % its length. Ingura.

Form slight; head prominent: primaries clongate, narrow, widen-

ing onic: apex acute: secondaries large; exceeded by abdomen:

vestiture hairy. Platysenta.

** Palpi oblique. stout; 2nd joint clavate at tip; 3rd moderate: legs strong, rather short; tibize with Icng silky hair: primaries triangular, rather

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short and broad. Pseudolimacodes. somewhat flattened; terminal joint short: primaries narrower, with costal and hind margin nearly equal. Philometra.”*

——— ———; 2nd joint ensiform: head small with an upright poin-

ted frontal tuft: primaries falcate at tip; secondaries produced at

middle. | - *Igogona. : 2nd joint broad at tip; terminal short: primaries .

narrow, elongate, sub-equal; apex rectangular. Eucalyptera. — ——: 2nd joint more equal; terminal longer: primaries

short and broad; apex rather acute. Prothymia. ——:; ——— —— equal; terminal moderate, horizontal:

primaries long, lanceolate: <j‘ antennze strongly bipectinate. Doryodes. ——— —— terminal] joint about equal to 2nd: front with a point- ed tuft: thorax and abdomen tufted: primaries long, apex rectangu- lar; outer margin straight to middle, thence deeply excavate to hind

angle: secondaries unusually small. Eurrhipia.” Palpi as before: head large: primiaries short, broad triangular; Sec- ondaries comparatively small. Gyros.

with terminal joint closely scaled, short and acute; front with a po:nted tuft; primaries rather narrow, with sub acute apices; Sec- ondaries large rounded. *Madopa.”

May 1882. ] SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. ae!

BADISTER, Clairv,

Leconte, Short Studies on N. A. Coleoptera, Trans. Am, Ent. Soc.

VIII, 165, classifies the species as follows:

Elytral strize deep, interspaces narrow, convex; antennze and legs rufo-testaceous, elytra AUTO -|NCSOWE,, Clkoueleel Ioelntinel 2 Se oasonoeo os sche onsdadaucocoencour 1 notatus.

Elytral strize fine, interspaces flat. a

Elytra spotted. Prothorax, legs, and elytra bright yellow, the latter with broad medial band inter-

rupted at the suture, and an apical blotch iridescent black; basal impressions

of thorax shallow, but broad,............. Leesa nisr ed, pulchellus. Prothorax, legs and elytra bright yellow, the fates, an the black markings con- _ fluent longitudinally from the fourth to the eighth stria, basal impressions of Pthouaxeshalloweandssnallleen o- ©. . Jae e ale Seen srne 3 bipustulatus. Prothorax black, legs and elytra orange, the latter behind the middle mostly black. Side margin of prothorax a little wider and more reflexed towards the base; broad elytral medial band and an apical spot confluent longitudinally from the 4th

CORUeROthM Stmicit. 2d cuter neat ds, 4../ Mpuenen bea al BY. 5/5 eee ee 4 maculatus. Side margin of prothorax not wider near base; elytral spots confluent from the 4th Ptomihesothystiiaia.. oh sacae icles i + ARS es pA Risbalrclosts alts 5 elegans.

Elytra not spotted.

Prothorax and legs teStaceous, elytra piceous; suture, side margin, epipleurze and base testaceous; hind angles of prothorax broadly rounded, side margin fine, Scarcelyabigadermear basen. 4.7 car. nie semMere Hey shaleniciale s/s sla) s!slols a> 6 obtusus.

Piceous, head as wide as prothorax; hind angles of prothorax obtuse, slightly round- ed; base obliquely truncate each side, side margin slightly wider and more re-

skox@il: nee e DEIN Saien cele autores ors Gene ~ clogs eee Ooe cic 7 ferrugineus. Entirely black, head narrower than prothorax, which is formed as in ferrugineus,

Inui hess Manaionwedl Iolo, G5 5ehsdoue os bess eh boa oes 8 anthracinus.

Black, or nearly so, legs yellow.

Hind angles of prothorax very much rounded..........-...-+-+: 9 flavipes.

Hind angles of prothorax obtuse, feebly rounded; side margin narrow, not more

reflexed towards the base, margin piceous................-. 10 micans.

Hind angles of prothorax obtuse, not rounded; side margin wider and more re-

» ileal miezir ASS, TenaveaIN PONOSOUIS B56 .0csaccedacauboceese 11 reflexus.

z. B. notatus, Hald. Proc. Ac. Phil. I, 299. terminalis Lec. Proc. Ac. Phil. II, p. 51. N.Y. Ills, La.—4.5 mm.

- pulchellus, Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, p. ae Ga. N.Y. Ind.—5.5-6.5 mm.

. bipustulatus, Fab, Syst. El. 1, 203, Europe. Vancouver Island.—6 mm.

. maculatus, Lec. Trans. Am. Phil. X, 387. Pa.—6 mm.

. elegans, Lec, Trans. Am, Ent. Soc. VIII, 165. Tex.—5.5 mm.

. obtusus, Lec. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. XVII, 594. Lake Superior. 5.8 mm.

. ferrugineus, De}. Spec. V, 690, submarinus (small var.) Motsch. Bull. Mosc. 1859. TH, 158. Calowllas:—4.5—5 mm.

8. anthracinus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phil. 1859, p. 83. Or. Cal.—6 mm.

9. flavipes, Lec. Trans. Am, Phil. X, 388, N.Y. La. Fl.—6 mm.

Zo. micans, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phil. 11,52 Ann. Lyc. IV, 318, Fla. Mass. Ga.—5-6 mm.

Il. reflexus, Lec. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. VIII, 166. N. Y. Mich. La.—4 mm.

Badister testaceus, Hald Proc. Ac, Il, p. 52. is Stenolophus alternans, (teste Leconte,)

N AQ A GW b

8 SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. [May 1882.

SELENOPHORUS, “».

Synoptic table by Geo. H. Horn, M.D., Proc. Ac. Phil. Soc, XVIII, p- 179. Prosternum obtuse at tip, not margined. Species with bronzed surface lustre.

Intervals of elytra smooth, not pubescent, eighth stria not distinct from margin. Elytra at tip feebly sinuate, the outer interval punctulate.

Elytral punctures large, almost. fov.eglate: ars) eereee palliatus, Fab. Blyixalfpunetunesiveny, sunalllia); 2): vpeeeeiaewe ieee nae pedicularius, De}. Elytra at tip strongly sinuate, the outer angle subdentate. Ontemimtervalmot punctulate>.- >. \Guanesseeaei eee . fatuus, Lec. Intervals punctulate and pubescent, eighth stria more distinct from the margin than Glrevsevientln ce yee Ae Ts STL, Cae roarnceaes breviusculus, Horn.

Species black above, more or less iridescent. Thorax as wide or wider at base than apex. _ Oukterintervallapunctulatena. 2.2 5) .. See Sele eee opalinus, Lec. @uter interval not punctulate................ iach attra eg oka gagatinus, De}. Thorax distinctly narrowed at base. Hind angles obtuse.

Merrennallimitcny allspice tlater).:): ) leery asinine iripennis, Say. Hind angles rectangular and prominent.................. subtinctus, Lec. »Prosternum horizontal, tip slightly prolonged and margined. Thorax not broader at base than apex. Form rather narrow, elytral punctures foveolate.............. fossulatus, De}. Form broader, elytral punctures small................:......-..5 ovalis, Dej. Thorax broader at base than apex, sides nearly regularly arcuate from base to apex.

ellipticus, Dej.

S. palliatus, Fab. Ent. Syst. Suppl. p. 58.==s¢7gmosus, Germ. Ins. Spec. noy. p. 25. =impressus, De}. Spec. IV, p, 82.=/esus, Lec. Proc. Acad. 1858, p. 59. Fla. S. €al.—7-8 mm.

pedicularius, De}. Spec, IV. p. 100.=trog/odytes, De}. ibid. p. 101.=ereus, Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, p. 293.—=p/anipennis, Lec. ibid. 0, 294. N.Y. Kans. Fla, Ariz. 5-6.5mm

fatuus, Lec. New Spec. 1863, 17.==excisus, Lec. Gulf St.—5-6 mm.

breviusculus, Horn. Proc. Ac. Phil. Soc. XVIII, 179, Ind. Ter.—6.5 mm.

subtinctus, Lec. Proc. Acad. 1866, p. 365. La. —6 mm.

iripennis, Say. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, II, p. 30.==varicolor, Lec. Ann. Lye. IV, p. 292. Ills. Ga. Tex.—6.5 mm.

gagatinus, De}. Spec. 1V, p. 112.=maurus, Hald. Proc. Acad. I, p. 306.=wviridescens, Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, p. 292. Mass. Tex,—7.5 mm.

opalinus, Lec. List. Col. N.A. p. 13,==¢vipennis, { Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, p. 289. N. Y. Mich. Fla. S. Cal.—o9-10 mm.

Jossulatus, De}. ibid. p. 88. Ga, Fla.—6 mm.

ovalis, De}. Spec. IV, p. 106. Ga, Fla.—7 mm.

ellipticus, De}. ibid. p. 108.=granarius, De}. ibid. p. 109.==pulicarius, De}. ibid. p. 108, N.Y. Ga. Tex.—5-6 mm.

[June 1882. BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. V. 9

On the species of Pterostichi, Gow. By F. G. ScHaupp.

One of the most mixed up groups of Carabidze is that of Pterostichi. The greatest Coleopterists have worked at it, but while Latreille unites all the species in one genus Feronia, to which Bonelli adds the genera of Poecilus, Pterostichus, Platysma, and Abax, Megerle those of Argusor and Sveropus, Ziegler that of Omaseus,—Chaudoir divided them into 42 genera! !

Leconte divided our species into six genera, namely Lvarthrus, Lo- phoglossus, Holciphorus, Pterostichus, Loxandrus, and Piesmus, (Proc, Ac. Phila. 1873, p. 302.) retaining however ten of the above generic names for subdivision of the genus Pterostichus. Horn in his recent treatise on the genera of Carabide (Trans. Am. Entom. Soc. IX, p. 139.) recognizes but three genera, viz: Prerostichus, Lvarthrus and Loxandrus, reverting Lophoglossus, Holciophorus, Piesmus and the second half of Evarthrus to Prerostichus. \

In Gemminger and Harolds Catalogus our species have been placed into seven genera viz: Poecilus, Argutor, Omaseus, Steropus, Pterostichus, Abax and Platysma.

The genus Poecilug (first antennal joint compressed) embraces be- sides species 617-627 in Crotch’s Check-list, also P¢. Californicus. The genus Areutor (first antennal joint rounded; epimera of metathorax long- er than broad; last joint of palpi oval, ) contains besides our species of Loxandrus, 24 honestus, lachrymosus, purpuratus, lustrans, erythropus, patruels, femoralis, Kirby, and desdiosus. The genus Qmaseus (last joint of palpi cylindrical, truncate) embraces the Nos. in Crotch 628 to 631, also our former Lophoglossus, P/ mufus and Lv. gravidus Hald.

To the genus Steropus (epimera of metathorax not longer than broad, posterior angles of prothorax and humeri rounded) belong all our species of Evarthrus, and also Ps. ¢umescens, obscurus, and ventralis, which in fact seem on a general view very properly placed among the Evarthri.

Abax contains four species, namely: Pt fallax, sculptus, striatus, and permundus. :

To Pterostichus (hind angles of prothorax and humeri more or less prominent) belong Holciophorus avr, then Pt Menetrisit, castanipes, Lsabelle, longicollis, Lec., sphodrinus, mancus, lutricus, coracinus, stygicus, protensus, moestus, punctatissimus,

Platysma includes Piesmus, Ps planctus, herculaneus, validus, pro- tractus, vicinus, angustus, amethystinus, castaneus, longicollis, Motsch., a- doxus, vitreus, orinomum, Luczotti, oregonus and Nos. 645-657 (Crotch. )

10 BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VY. [June 1882.

Pt, validus, protractus and adoxus stand in the Catalogus as Pla- tysma while their synonyms algzdus; mornatus,; ryectus, sustentus and subarcuatus are enumerated as Pterostichi; purpuratus and lustrans are Argutor, and mu/us is Omaseus. :

The Synopsis of the species adapted by Redtenbacher (Fauna aus- triaca 1872, pp. 43, 44, 45) to the European species reads as follows: Elytra with one stria between the margin and eighth stria.

Epimera of metathorax distinctly longer than broad.

Last palpal joint cylindrical, truncate at tip.

ind/angles of prothorax roumded..32).222- 255-8 Lyperus. Pundvangles of prothorax shaman ss ee a. ee ae Omaseus. Last palpal joint oviform, slightly truncate............. Areutor.

Epimera of metathorax slightly longer than broad; hind angles of pro- thorax prominent, elytra sinuate near tip, third interval with a row —

OUjSWOOVES!: Kl... RR es Oe eee Platysma. Hind angles of prothorax, and usually humeri rounded Steropus. Elytra with two strize between margin and eighth stria.......... Abax.

Now all these facts show that the generic characters used to divide this group are for the greater part rather weak and variable and the cre- ating of genera will always be arbitrary so long as there is no established code or agreement about what characters have a generic value. But not only the generic characters are variable, also those used to define the species can not always have been very safe and sure, or else the very same species could not have been redescribed by the same author under another name as has been the case in several instances.

When Mr. Salle, the well known French naturalist was here, he de- monstrated to me, that those who collect Coleoptera of the world were bet- ter judges about classification than those who restrict themselves to their lo- calfauna. I do not dispute this opinion, but I prefer for myselfa classifi- cation of our home-made genera and species, by which e. g. Callida de- cora, Fab., stands very close together with C. punctata, Lec., far more than a cosmopolitan classification, by which these two species are widely separated and attributed to different genera,

Therefore, as we have already published synoptic tables of Loxand- rus, Evarthrus, Lophoglossus, and Holciophorus we shall publish in our next numbers the synoptic table of Pterostichus, as published by Dr. Le- conte in 1873. adding thespecies described since that time, the bibliogra- phy, sizeand locality, which may be welcome to many of our Coleopterists.

Smith, Synopsis of Noctuide. -—11—

D. Paipi porrect reaching to or shghtly exceeding base of antenne. I. VESTITURE HAIRY. § Thorax tufted. Posterior tufts very large, truncate behind; abdomen with dorsal tufts. | Ypsia.”° §§ Thorax untufted. Abdomen with large, loose, hairy tufts: anterior legs of ¢‘ with dense, g, inner sinuate, with a decided projection % from base. Ophideres. with loose tufts at base only; primaries broad, outer margin oblique, waved or dentate: secondaries rounded or slightly produced at middle of outer margin. Erebus.”

long, wooly hair; primaries elongate, outer margin slightly waved,

with small scalv tufts on basal segments; cylindro-conic; ex-

ceeding secondaries; wings proportionately small, widening outward-

ly, apex acute. Aletia. untufted, depressed, with a truncate tuft of hairat tip: wings

ample, 14 as broad as long, outer margin rounded. Amphipyra.”

, cylindric: primaries proportionatety broader, apex

acute: anterior tibia with a brush of long hair at inner side. TMrama.

—, slender: wings with outer margin scolloped: prima-

ries with apex obtuse, palpi flattened: thorax subquadrate. *Capnodes. -——— with small scaly tufts: primaries angulated. Anomis. 2. VESTITURE SCALY. § ‘Tongue short; weak. Palpi securiform, thorax short, globose, smooth: abdomen heavy; primaries pointed at apex, with a strong tuft of erect scales at base. *Lepidomis. §§ ‘Tongue strong. Wings with outer margins dentate; primaries elongate, triangular, costal and inner margins equal; outer rounded: legs stout, rather

short; all tHe (¥‘ tibiae densely clothed with long hair. Homopyralis. — —— primaries broader; apex acute; outer margin oblique; inner % the length of costal: tibize as before. Selenis. Outer margin of wings entire: body slender: wings large; eyes not prominent; head not projecting. Hpizeuxis. — ——: body robust: abdomen sub-cylindro-conic; primaries comparatively small: head prominent, free; eyes globose. Syneda.”°

: palpi divaricate, loosely held, disproportionately heavy;

closely scaled; (j\ antennz with a slight tuft of scales inside, within

basal third: legs closely scaled: wings like Reza, *Metanolita. Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc., June 1882, Vol. V.

may)

D. Palpi moderate; exceeding front, but not reaching base of antenne. I. VESTITURE SCALY.

Primaries lanceolate: secondaries unusually narrow: robust; abdo-

men exceeding secondaries by % its length. Phyprosopus. ” ; elongate, narrow, crambiform: secondaries disproportionate- ly large. Crambodes.

Pyralidiform: primaries narrow; apex acute, outer margin slightly,

excavate beneath; ,j\ with a large pellucid impression in discal cell:

secondaries rounded, exceeded by the slenderabdomen. Pteraetholix. § Thorax and abdomen untufted.

Form robust; size small; primaries rather short, narrow; widened

outwardly; secondaries rounded: markings consisting of black marks

and dashes on a yellow or reddish: ground. Agrophila,* slighter: primaries short, broad, with very convex costal mar-

ein: fringes short. Nolophana. — slight: wings proportionately larger; primaries as before, but

fringes twice as long. Xanthoptera. — robust: primaries elongate, widening outwardly: ornament-

ation, metalic black or brown, on a white ground. Tarache,”

——- moderate: primaries with depressed costal, obliquely round-

ed outer, and rather short inner margin: accessory cell wanting. Thalpochares.

: head closely applied to thorax, which is rather short

and convex; abdomen cylindric, subequal; wings rather long; pro-

portionate; outer margin of primaries somewhat excavated near hind

angle. Microcoelia, slight; thorax convex; abdomen depressed: primaries elong- ate, equal; with confused lines and spots. *Monodes.

stout: palpi divergent: third joint short, buried in the vest- iture of second; tongue moderate: thorax short: primaries with acute

apex and a tooth at hind angle: secondaries small. - *Hemiceras. : thorax quadrate, convex: collar and shoulder tippets elevated: abdomen filiform; primaries lanceolate. Stictoptera.

moderate: body slender; abdomen filiform conic; terminat- ing in an acute point: wings with large fringes; primaries produced at apex; secondaries small. *Panula. §§ Abdomen tufted. Thorax with upright scaly vestiture: abdomen with prominent tufts; primaries long, strongly widening outwardly, apex acute; outer mar- gin oblique: secondaries small, exceeded by abdomen. Marasmalus.

Lape

—— — posterior tuft: abdomen with two, more prominent up- right tufts at middle: primaries narrow, subequal. Chamyris. usually with a slight posterior tuft: abdomen with scaly tufts on dorsum; primaries elongate, narrow, outer margin rounded. ; : Bryophila.” Primaries triangular, widening outwardly; otherwise as before; legs closely scaled. Brastria.” — rather narrower: thorax apparently without tuftings; legs with fine silky hair. Lithacodia.” 2. VESTITURE HAIRY, WITH FLATTENED SCALES INTERMIXED. § Thorax and abdomen untufted. Wings large, primaries with the apex acute; outer margin slightly excavate beneath; hind angle very broadly rounded. Aenomonia.” §§ Thorax with basal tuft. Palpi divergent: primaries widening outwardly; outer margin oblique; <j with a large tuft of raised scales near the base. Galeula. Basal tuft more distinct; scaly: palpi short: (j' antennz brush like; body narrow, linear: wings elongate, costal margin depressed. *Acopa. With a low, divided posterior tuft; abdomen with loose hair at base; primaries narrow, elongate, somewhat retreating at hind angle. Acronycta.” §S§ Thorax and abdomen tufted. Anterior thoracic tuft sub-obsolete, front and palpi closely scaled; wings large, proportionate; Polyphaenis. — — absent: two heavy oblique tufts posteriorly; abdo- men short; with basal tuft unusually large and heavy; upright: wings rather short, rounded. Euplexia,“* Vestiture with hair flattened; collar slightly elevated: a distinct post- erior thoracic; and moderate dorsal abdominal tufts: primaries e- longate, narrow; outer margin rounded: secondaries semi-transpa- rent; exceeded by abdomen. Prodenia. - 3. VESTITURE CONSISTING OF FLATTENED SCALE-LIKE HAIR. § Thorax and abdomen untufted. + Tongue long and corneous. Legs closely scaled; with fine long silken hair: wings large, broad; pri- maries with apex rectangular; rounded at middle of outer margin. Toxocampa.

+f Tongue moderate, or weak and short. Vestiture close: head rather large, eyes prominent: thcrax ovate: ab- domen conic: wings short and broad; primaries triangular; orna- mentation continuous on both wings: form robust. Matigramma.

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More slightly built; head with a pointed frontal tuft: thorax short, convex; vestiture rather loose; wings long and broad; secondaries without ornamentation. Phoberia. Head without frontal tuft: wings narrower; primaries somewhat pro-

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duced at middle of outer margin: abdomen exceeding secondaries.

| Homophoberia.

§$ Thorax and abdomen tufted. +

oO antenne thickened below the middle, with a bend beyond: tarsi with long fluffy hair: second abdominal segment more prominently tufted: primaries broad with oblique outer margin and somewhat produced hind angles. Eriopus.”” Form slight; vestiture somewhat clivergent: tuftings small; front closely scaled: wings elongate, moderate, primaries pale-green with large, black, blotchy: markings. ~ Moma.*°

— ——; yestiture fine and glossy; thorax with posterior tuft somewhat saddle-shaped, P/usa like; abdominal tufts very small; scaly: wings broad and rather short; primaries triangular: orna- mentation with a slight metallic lustre. TMelesilla. — stouter: vestiture coarse; abdomen with tufts on fourth and fifth segment more prominent; wings moderate; primaries sudden- ly widening near base, and thus forming a shoulder on costa, Jaspidia,”’ ——- robust: thorax rounded, heavy; abdomen long and _ stout,

exceeding secondaries by % its length: tuftings small; wings short

and narrow; outer margin of primaries rounded, Perigea. Thorax with a low divided anterior and posterior tuft; abdomen tuft- ed at sides and on dorsum; front with coarse hairy vestiture: wings long; primaries with the outer margin near hind angle somewhat excavated or retracted. Hadena. Head more retracted; front with short wooly vestiture: thorax witha ' prominent divided tuft extending its whole length, and overhanging “base of abdomen. Dipterygia,” 4. VESTITURE SIMPLY HAIRY. § Primaries with the outer margin strongly dentate. Vestiture long and coarse; thorax and abdomen tufted: wings large;

outer margin of primaries oblique, Trigonophora.” Primaries narrow; apex roundedly drawn out; outer margin very ob- lique and somewhat excavated to the hind angle Brotolomia.

§§ Outer margin of primaries entire.

+ Thorax and abdomen untufted. All the tibia of ¢ with long silky hair; anterior with a long brush similar to. ermonia. Panapoda.”

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PTEROSTICHUS.

Division 1. Dorsal punctures wanting; marginal stria single. Posterior tarsi stout, not grooved on the outer side; epistoma and labrum emarginate;

prosternum feebly margined behind............. ... HAMMATOMERUS, Chaud. _ Joints of hind and middle tarsi et sOMnilated atsup yess eer 1, morionides, Chaud. Joints of hind and middle tarsi oy Qincisitee,... sodebvoscesee 2. tarsalis, Lec.

Posterior tarsi slender, first joint with two grooves and an intervening ridge on the out- er side; prosternum (except in P. planctus,) strongly margined behind; base of pro- thorax margined towards the sides.

Sides of prothorax crenato-dentate. Prothorax feebly narrowed behind, basal foveze large, bistriate, elytra OPewyie, Claepllyy SUMAN, WS. os cacssbachs~ 3. crenicollis, Lec. Sides of prothorax entire, not serrate: é Prosternum scarcely margined behind: Outer basal stria of prothorax distinct, humeri not dentiform., 4. planctus, Lec. Prosternum distinctly margined behind: Prothorax feebly narrowed behind, and slightly sinuate on the sides, hind an- gles rectangular: Humeral angles dentiform. Hind angles of prothorax distinctly carinate, outer basal stria long. 5. herculaneus, Mann. Humeral angles not dentiform; sides of elytra more rounded near the base. Base of prothorax not depressed near the angles, outer stria a feebly im-

PLESSECMOVCAM nua E REAA «Seer. a Pees benno sy elblsh ris, Ilse base of prothorax flattened, more narrowed, outer stria short feeble, gen- Cralponmenmorerelonvatess. - - Seeiiart- irene "i. protractus, Lec.

Base of prothorax less flattened; outer stria vague or wanting, side of pro- thorax oblique, scarcely sinuate behind; sides of elytra more parallel than in vafadus.

Scutellar stria distinct (as in the other species of the group): 8. vicinus, Mann. Scutellar stria very short; form narrower.......... 9, longulus, Lec. Prothorax scarcely narrowed behind, outer basal impression very short, humeri not dentiform, body small, narrow, sides of elytra parallel. 10. angustus, De]. Prothorax a little more narrowed behind, flattened at the base, sides scarcely subsinuate, hind angles rectangular, feebly explanate, inner basal stria long, outer one nearly obsolete; humeri dentiform. Scutellar stria short:

Elytra with a purple reflection...... ....... » 11. amethystinus. De). Elytra piceous or brownish black................ 12. castaneus, De). Scutellartstialone.icolomblack.mwmas os. . 0... 13. scutellaris, Lec.

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Posterior tarsi slender; prosternum margined at tip: prothorax with mner basal stria distinct, outer one wanting. ;

Base of prothorax margined towards the sides; humeral angles not dentiform, elytra parallel, sides but little rounded near the base; posterior tarsi with obsolete groove on outside:

Elytral strize rather fine, interspaces flat, prothorax rather convex, slightly wider than long, rounded on the sides, and not sinuate, base not narrower than tip.

: 14. californicus, Dej. Base of prothorax not at all margined:

Posterior tarsi not grooved on the outer side; body less elongate:

Large, protharax rather flat at base, and feebly narrowed behind, but scarcely sinuate on the sides, elytra not wider than prothorax, strize fine, interspaces Hate mot shinines sneha... - eee re EEO VON S, 15. Menetvriesii, Motsch.

First joint of posterior tarsi with two grooves, and an intervening ridge: body elongate, slender, the prothorax being narrower than theelytra, and more nar rowed behind: .

Scutellar stria long, (J with one, 9 with two anal punctures each side, as usual) Prothorax less narrowed behind, elytra more parallel; 16, castanipes. Men. Prothorax more narrowed behind, elytra elongate oval:

Hind angles rectangular:

Tarsal grooves extending on the second joint....... 17. Spraguei, Lec. Tarsal grooves only on first jomt.................. 18. gracilior, Lec. lind fanelessoptselcoune ed) aia aes eee 19. Hornii, Lec.

Scutellar stria short, elytra elongate oval,” deeply striate; (7 Q with two anal punctures each side.) Prothorax as wide as long, less norrowed behind, and sides less sinuate. 20. Isabella, Lec.

Prothorax longer than wide, more narrowed and sinuate behind. 21. congestus, Men. Posterior tarsi slender, with the usual double groove and intervening ridge on the first joint, prosternum not margined at tip; head of usual size, prothorax narrowed be- hind, basal impressions linear, single. Hind angles of prothorax rectangular; base not margined. Tarsal grooves extending on the second joint, elytral strize deep, humeri dentifoure 22. adoxus, Say. Hind angles of prothorax yery small rectangular, base margined. 23. longicollis, Lec. Hind angles of prothorax obtuse rounded.................. 24, sphodrinus, Lec. Posterior tarsi slender, without marginal grooves, prosternum not margined at tip; head very large, hind trochanters very long; prothorax quadrate, moderately narrowed behind, angles rectangular, base broadly foveate each side, not margined, outer stria distinct, with a slight carina. : Hind angles of prothorax more prominent, hind trochanters acute at tip. 25. prandiceps, Chaud. Hind angles of prothorax less prominent, hind trochanters rounded at tip. 26. rostratus. Newm.

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SESIA SYRINGAE, arr. Bee By Gro. D. Hurst.

The female lays her eggs in patches on roughened or knotty places on the bark of the food plants, which are the common Lilacand the Eng- lish Ash. ‘The eggs hatch in about 6 days, and the newly born larva at once eats its way through the bark into the solid wood. It runs its chan- nels in-all directions through the wood, the first one almost always follow- ing the pith. The eggs are laid upon, aud the larva infest branches generally from 1 to 3 inches in diameter, though I have found them in the main trunk of an Ash 7 inches in diameter, The larva develops through the summer and fall, and at the beginning of the winter is nearly or quite full grown. ‘The larva is very variable in length. ‘The head is corneous, of a bright mahogany color becoming very dark at mandibles, and is sprinkled with scattered hairs. The mandibles are stout, broad, - with five teeth. Body light, yellow anteriorly, with first segment semi- corneous above, and more reddish; posteriorly, pale white. Segments, distinctly marked, somewhat flattened; prolegs strong, yellowish, black at points. Abdominal legs distinct.

The larva pupates in a slight cocoon after cutting its way to the bark, of which it leaves only the thin outer skin, ‘The pupation takes place in May. ‘The imago emerges in about three weeks. In the very early spring of 1881 all were out by June 5th. ‘This year, which is very back- ward, they are yet emerging, (June 27th).

There is very considerabie variation in the imagines, both in size and color. In size they vary from five-sixths to one and one-third inches, the females being on the average the larger. In color there is a variation from deep orange to bright yellow on body, wings and legs. Some also have heavy lateral marks on the body, making it almost banded.

The moths emerge early in the morning. The females very strongly attract the males. They mate soon after exit, and those that I have seen remained in coitu all day.

In this section, they are very destructive to both Lilac and English Ash. Large shrubs of Lilacs are now very rarely seen and the English Ash is being rapidly exterminated. In the latter I have seen the wood completely riddled with the holes made by the larvee, and the tree entire- ly dead. pee)

My thanks are gratefully given to Mr. John B. Smith of our Society, ‘for his drawings, which accompanying this, illustrate the history and an- atomy of this insect.

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Explanation to plate | of Vol. V.

1. Larva of Necrophorus tomentosus, Web., descvibe? page 37 Vol. LV, wv Bulletin, «a. head above, 6b, head beneath, c. antenne; ad. maxilla; e, mentum.

2. Larva of Patrobus longicornis, Say., described at page 56 of Vol. LV. of Bulletin. a. head; 6. antenne; c. maxilla, d. mentum.

3. Larva of Silpha americana, Lin., described at page 2 of Vol. V, of Bull. a. antenna; b. maxilla; c. mentum, d. leg.

4. a&b. Pupa of Cicindela repanda. De}.

5. Pupa of Chlaenius laticollis, Say.

6. Pupa of Galerita janus; 6a. lateral appendage.

7. a&b. Pupaof Doreus parallelus @ described on page 35 Vol. LV, of Lulletin. Ob. anus of Q of Dorcus.

8. Sesia Syringe, Harr., described at page 77 Vol. V, Bulletin. a. larva; b. pupa; c. part of antenna of Q: d. partof antenna of 3; e. mouth- parts of larvae.

Remarks on some Coleopterous pupae.

Cicindela repanda. Mandibles very large becoming black a few days before the development of the imago. Sides of abdomen with five stout processes, those on the fifth segment very long. [In some of the specimens I had, these processes were clothed at tip with a brush of hair, others were not, but of all developed repanda. |

Chlaentus lativolis. A\l segments except the last two are hairy; ab- dominal segments 3 to 5 have a lateral process terminated by a knob, while the pupa of Chlaenius leucoscelis have no such process,

Dicaelus dilatatus. Resembles the pupa of Chlaenius, but is more glabrous above, and the abdominal segments have instead of the lateral projections only bristles.

Galera janus. ead and prothorax much narrower than any of the preceeding pupze; it is like the larva of the species, of a very peculiar form and it differs from the pupa of G. Lecontei figured in Packard’s Guide p. 433 by having the lateral appendages not pointed, but wath a little knob at the tip. I. G. ScHaupr.

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Primaries elongate, narrow, crambiform: form slight; thorax short: abdomen depressed, exceeding secondaries Senta. Form slight: thorax proportionately stout, convex: primaries mod- erate, with acute apices: secondaries narrow, exceeded by the cylind- rical abdomen. Amolita. -—— robust, compact: abdomen short, heavy: vestiture divergent; rather thin and silky: wings small; primaries widening outwardly, with sub-acute apices, depressed costal and oblique outer margin. Melicliptria.”

abdomen elongate, conic; closely scaled: wings broad;

primaries triangular; costal margin sinuate, apex subacute: legs

closely scaled. Poaphila. ——: ——— short, heavy: wings long and broad; prima-

ries with acute apices and oblique outer margin: legs with long wooly

hair. Zotheca.

+7 Thorax tufted, abdomen untufted.

Ccllar acutely produced at middle; an elevated acute, longitudinal

crest behind: abdomen somewhat depressed: primaries narrow, sub-

equal; outer margin excavate beneath apex; rounded at middle.

a 53 Plastenis. Thorax with an elevated crest behind collar, reaching to base; pri- maries long, apex rectangular; hind wings rounded. Chariclea.”*

posterior tuft: primaries moderate, broadening out- wardly; apex acute, outer margin slightly excavate beneath; rounded at middle: anterior angles of secondaries slightly produced. Hydroecia,”” : primaries yery narrow at base, widening very strong-

ly outwardly; outer margin oblique, rounded; hind angle somewhat produced, inner margin sinuate. Calymnia. low and divided: abdomen with loose hair at base: pri maries narrow, elongate, somewhat retracted at hind angle. Acronycta. not divided: head broad, close to thorax; third palpal joint long and slender: tongue moderate: vestiture shaggy coarse. *Lathosea.

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++} Thorax and abdomen tufted. Head closely retracted; collar slightly elevated, thorax depressed, with a posterior tuft: primaries elongate, narrow, slightly retracted

at hind angles. Hyppa.” Head more free: thorax with anterior and posterior divided tufts: primaries as before. Hadena.” Thorax as before: primaries narrow, outer margin rounded at middle; apex rectangular: abdomen exceeding secondaries. Helotropha.

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DIVISION B. EYES LASHED. I. TIBIA SPINULATED,

I. ANTERIOR ARMED AT TIP. A. Clypeus with protuberance. Protuberance flattened; armature of anterior tibia consisting of a long lateral spine: vestiture hairy: collar projecting; thorax with a mesial crest of elevated hair. * *Pleonectopoda. convex: anterior tibia short, flattened and broader at tip,

with strong claws: primaries lanceolate, vestiture long and rather fine. Nycterophaeta, B. Clypeus not protuberant,

§ Palpi very short; not reaching front. Tongue weak, thorax very short, quadrate; with long, coarse and very thick vestiture: wings rather small: abdomen exceeding second- aries. Dicopis.

§§ Palpi exceeding front.

+ Vestiture consisting of flattened hair. Robust, head large: wings moderate; primaries somewhat retreating

at hind angle. Adita, Vestiture with coarse scales intermixed; loose: wings disproportion- ately short and narrow. Lepipolys.

+7 Vestiture hairy. Collar slightly excavate at sides, raised and acutely projecting at mid- dle: thorax depressed behind: wings narrow, sub-equal. Metahadena.” Vestiture wooly; somewhat divergent posteriorly; tongue short, weak: armature of anterior tibia consisting of several longer spines at tip. Pseudorthosia.” 2. ANTERIOR TIBIA UNARMED AT TIP. A. Palpi very short, not reaching front. Head small, tongue weak: vestiture long, thin, somewhat divergent hair: abdomen depressed: wings moderate. Ufeus. B. Palpi exceeding front. § Tongue weak. Thorax with posterior tufts; base of abdomen strongly tufted: (\ an- tenn brush-like. *Fishia. §§ Tongue strong, corneus. Thorax quadrate, somewhat depressed; with basal tuft, and loose tufts on first segment of abdomen. Anytus.” rounded; untufted: vestiture long and rather thin; abdomen

untufted. Pseudoslaea.

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: with an acute anterior tuft; abdomen conic with divergent

vestiture. z *Ammaconia.” Primaries moderate; subequal: Aaditus of Orthosia. *Metalepsis.

0 Il. TIBIA NOT SPINULATED. I. ANTERIOR ARMED AT TIP.”

§ Tongue weak and short. Palpi not reaching front: head almost buried in thoracic vestiture, which is long, thin and divergent; primaries widening outwardly

with sinuate inner, and oblique outer margin. Copipanolis. Vestiture more smooth: primaries short; narrow: secondaries small; exceeded by abdomen. Hutolype.

8§ Zongue moderate or strong. Vestiture hairy; coarse, short and divergent: beneath, very heavily clothed with long wooly hair; primaries narrow, elongate; with acute apex and very oblique outer margin. Valeria.” Tibia clothed with long Gense hair; anterior with a thi¢kened pro- cess terminating in a blunt spine; vestiture consisting of flattened

hair. | Euros. Palpi exceeding front: vestiture with flattened scales intermixed: ({' ovipositor extruded: wings moderate, Oncocnemis.

2. ANTERIOR TIBIA UNARMED. A. Palpi exceeding head by more than its own length, Hypena like: anterior tibia of © sometimes with a brush of hair: primaries large, apex acute; outer margin excavated near tip, round- ed at middle. Bomolocha,” Form more robust; palpi shorter, oblique; vestiture coarse and shag- gy; wings broader: primaries with costal margin excavate. Macrohypena. Palpi horizontal; broad; convex without, concave at inner side; ter- minal joint obsolete: primaries with acute apex, sinuate outer mar- gin, a tooth at hind angle, and a rounded lappet like projection at middle of inner margin. Calpe. L. Palpi porrect; reaching to or exceeding base of antenne, § Primaries angulated. Palpi with terminal joint long and flattened; vestiture hairy: wings large; primaries deeply excavate to vein four, and strongly notched or toothed to hind angle. Scoliopteryx. $$ Primaries not angulated: Form stout; vestiture wooly: head very small: thorax convex: ab- domen conic; wings broad; primaries with depressed and sinuate costal, oblique outer and rather short inner margin. Litocala.

Palpi with terminal joint nearly equal to second; flattened, sub-cla-

vate: vestiture long and coarse; without tuftings: primaries narrow,

with very oblique outer margin and obtusely rounded hind angles. Litoprosopus.

Thorax with a large saddle shaped. posterior tuft; abdomen with dor-

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sal tufts: wings moderate; primaries often with a tooth at hind an- le: ornamentation often metallic. Plusia,’° C. Palpi not reaching to, or bul shghily exceeding front. § Tongue weak. Vhorax quadrate; very heavy: vestiture coarse, somewhat diver-

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gent; primaries widening outwardly; hind margin half as long as costal; apex acute. Feralia.” -———— rounded; rather slighter: vestiture long and fine: abdomen considerably exceeding secondaries: primaries elongate, narrow; apex acute. Arsilonche.” Tongue strong and corneus. Clypeus with a coyneus projection: thorax quadrate: primaries nar-

row, subequal; outer margin oblique. Aporophyla. Like Ferata in all points except /ongue Arthrochlora. Collar rounded; projecting hood-like upward; primaries sub-lan-

ceqlate. | Cucullia.”

Thorax depressed, quadrate; collar acutely projecting at middJe and 7” and sides; excavate between: vestiture coarse: primaries narrow, sub- equal. Dryobota.”” with divided anterior and posterior tuft; abdomen obsoletely tufted: primaries with outer margin oblique: Q ovipositor extruded. Cleoceris. © ovipositor not extruded: vestiture hairy, coarse: thorax with an anterior divided tuft; abdomen with small tuftings: primaries nar- row, but slightly widening outwardly: outer margin oblique. Polia. + Primaries elongate, narrow, equal. Vestiture elongate, heavy, somewhat divergent: outer margin of pri- maries rounded: ornamentation sub-obsolete; color yellowish white.

pike Ommatostola, ‘Thorax with a raised anterior divided tuft: front with a double tuft. Xylina,” —— flattened: produced at middle and sides: excavate between; front with close fine wooly vestiture. Caleocampa.”

+} Primaries wider but equal. Outer margin nearly straight, body depressed: vestiture close and smooth; thorax with a slightly elevated anterior crest: abdomen more or less flattened. Orrhodia.

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DIVIsIon 2. One dorsal puncture on.the third stria, behind the niddle,; scutellar stria very short; prosternum not margined behind.

A. Prothorax narrowed behind, hind angles sub-obtuse, basal strize two, the outer one

shorter. Outer basal stria distinct, with a feeble carina: last ventral segment SS with a small tubercle meair UNE THO, .cdh oudcee coodem = -s664 conoKomooeUD Die mancus, Lee. Outer basal stria punctiform, without carina: last Tontal segment a with a broad APNCall WA PESTION - a Gaoadeoe sue ooUMBE> 60 ooeswoeulbe 98. diligendus, Chaud.

B. Prothorax narrowed behind and sinuate on the sides, basal angles rectangular pro- minent, impressions linear deep, punctulate, elytra more broadly oval,

29, honestus, Say.

Division 3. Ldyira with several dorsal punctures; palpi withthe last joint cylindri- cal, truncate. Fpisterna of metathorax short: Prosternum not margined behind;

Outer stria of elytra finer; dorsal punctures three.

Scutellar stria long. . A. Scutellar stria short. B. Elytral strize equally deep. Prothorax narrowed behind, basal foveze large: Co Prothorax wider behind, basal foveze double, narrow; dorsal punctures 3; ABACIDUS Lec. 1D), Prosternum margined behind; prothorax wider behind, basal foveze double, dorsal punctures three; PERISTETHUS, Lec. BE.

Episterna of metathorax long: Prosternum margined behind: elytra sinuate at tip; PorciLus, Gov, ie Prosternum not margined behind; (scutellar stria iong, and elytral strongly sinuate at tip). Prothorax with basal foveze bistriate, and hind angles carinate; dorsal punctures three; OMASEUS, Zeger. G. Prothorax with linear basal foveze, hind angles not carinate: Dorsal punctures three; (hind tibize of J usually hairy on inner side): Dystr- pius, Chaud. Tae Dorsal foveze 5-6; PLATYSMA. Il,

Scutellar stria lone

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A.

(Prothorax finely margined; two joints of hind and middle tarsi grooved on outer side last ventral segment (¥' with a short high carina acute at tip.)

Prothorax with linear basal impressions, narrowed behind, hind angles rectangular, elytral strize very fine, scutellar long, but not well defined..... 30. lubricus, Lec.

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B.

_ (Prothorax finely margined; tarsi not grooved on the outer side; prothorax much round- ed on the sides, with short narrow basal impressions; sides of abdomen punctured). Hind angles of prothorax obtuse not rounded, strize of elytra punctured, form stouter.

31, tumescens, Lec. Hind angles of prothorax obtuse and rounded, form less stout:

IBibvisrall Gomes Moe jo! weg >>> >24g00ndooo0s0Seca0s 32. obscurus, Say. isikyirall Siaries OUNCE, obo udeee s+ ccnaspseonseoee nse 33. ventralis, Say. C3 (Prothorax strongly margined; two or three joints of posterior tarsi grooved on the out- er side:) Dorsal punctures two: Basal foveze of prothorax linear, deep.. ...........- 34, lachrymosus, Newm.

Basal foveze large: Hind angles carinate; more or less rounded.

Hovesmmithoutmulbercles.-.).. .. eee eeese rik cece 35. coracinus, Newm. Bowers avuith, tivbercle 7 cs...\. 2... . Sauer ielots hepsi ya ee anes 36. stygicus, Say. Hind angles not carimate, foveze without tubercle............ 37. relictus, Newm. Dorsal punctures four, hind angles of prothorax broadly rounded, basal foveze large and deep. Hind angles carinate, color purple, shining ........... $s 38. superciliosus, Say. Hind angles not carimate, color dull, nearly black............. 39. moestus, Say. Alternate interspaces interrupted by irregular lines and’ punctures. Legs black, thoracic hind angles obtuse............ 40. punctatissimus, Rand. Smaller, femora red, thoracic hind angles very broadly rounded, 41, agonus, Horn. D.

(Tarsi without grooves; body oval.) Hind angles rectangular, scutellar stria long. Basal foveze and side margin of prothorax not punctured; body wider, 49, fallax, Dej. Basal foveze and side margin punctured; body less wide..... 48, sculptus, Lec. Hind angles rounded, scutellar stria wanting:

Side margin much wider, impunctured.. ................. 44, obsulus, Lec. ols: (Two joints of posterior tarsi finely grooved on outer side, body oval): Iridescent, thorax narrowed in front, depressed........... 45, permundus, Say. Totally black, thorax quadrate, convex.................- 46, Hamiltoni, Horn. F,

(Antennz with joints 1-3 strongly carinate; two or three joints of posterior tarsi grooved on the outer side; basal foveze of prothorax double.) Sides of prothorax not depressed: Prothorax distinctly nar,owed behind, sides feebly sinuate. Body impunctured beneath; outer basal foveze punctiform, feeble. Larger, elytral strize punctured, dorsal punctures three. 47, subcordatus, fLec. Smaller, elytral strize not punctured, dorsal punctures two. 48, scitulus, Lec.

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Coleopterological Notes. By Joun B. Smit.

While sugaring for moths I have often captured some very good bee- tles—not only on sugar, but on flowers. The tall Blackberry is a good

thing to examine after dark—on it I have found Lachnosterna fusca, fra-

terna, micans, ilicis, futilis, hirsuta, hirticula, crenulata and hirticollis: the only specimen of Z. Amochii in my colfection was found on the flowers of blackberry, and large numbers-of Lepidoptera are also found on them. The bushes about 8:30 tog P.M. in the locality in which I collect are swarming with beetles, and terrible havoc they make with leaves and blossoms. D¢plotaxis tristis, Chalepus trachypvgus and some other La- mellicorns are also found. Seria sertcea and vespertina fly in numbers : around and feed on sumach. On that plant also I have found Disonycha sexmaculata—not acommon insect by any means—. The wild rose when in bloom must not be passed by. TZ7richius, piger and afinis fre- quent itasdo Zypocerus velutinus, zebratus and Strangalia luteicornis—the latter not very common—Chalcoparia globosa and Paria two or three species are found on it, while RAyachites bicolor is common nowhere else. Swamp-willow in the vicinity of Brooklyn furnishes Cofalpa lanigera while the grape yields Peidnotr. Chrysomelide in large numbers are taken with the sweep net in fields in which ox-eye daisies are thick, while small Bw- prestide and Elateride are more common in bushes near the edge of woods. Italways pays to examine fungus on trees. Cra/foparis lunatus, 1 have found by the hundreds many others less common. Smaller species of Siphide, Aisteride, Staphylinide, Nitduhdae and Krotyide are found on decaying fungus—toadstools and mushrooms. A good way to fix traps for these species is to take a wide mouthed bottle, fill it about half full of fungus and bury it up to its neck in the ground—you will be sur- prised at the good things you get, Early flowering shrubs deserve close at- - tention. I have taken this season all the species of Orsodachna and some very good varieties on those shrubs on which flowers precede the leaves.

The golden rod when in bloom usually repays close examination; Clytus frequents it in numbers, Chauhagnathus amerwanus and marginatus and other Zelephoridae abound, and Lpicauta pennsylvanica flocks to it. Better species are found in less numbers—JZadachidae, some Chrysomelids and Lebia atriventris, grandis, pumila, ‘viridis, and ornata are not uncom- monly found—several species of Curculionidae frequent it, and last season I took hundreds of Centrinus picumnus which previously I had only taken

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occasionally in the sweep net. General collectors will find many Ayme- noplera, some Hemiptera, Diptera and various Lepidopiera.

Thistles will often repay search on their flowers. Some Longzcornia frequent it, Zypocerus velutinus being often common—Lepfura canadensis and dzimeata in smaller numbers and cthers occasional. Zichius is often found on it as well as others of the Cetonzadae.

The milk weed furnishes Zefraopes canteriator and telraophthalmus Chrysomela chvicolhs and several species of the Coccinellidae. Last though by no means, least @hestnut flowers deserve attention. /or- dellide swarm on them, and last year three new species were taken bya collector at Ithaca N.Y. Longicorns, and Curculionidae frequent them and Balaninus nasicus is often found in numbers. Different sections of the country will of course yield different species, but allied species or genera can be pretty certainly counted on in similar situations, so that although each collector may not take precisely such things as 1 have taken, some- thing similar is almost certain to be found.

COLLECTION NOTES. By F. G. Scuaupp.

At North Branch, June 26th & 27th a very large swarm of the hand- some and usually rare Pomphopea Sayi, Lec, settled on the blossoms of the common locust, (Rodina pseudacacia), most specimens in copulation, and very sluggish, but after those two days all had disappeared and none have been seen since. Here, at North Braneh the season is two weeks later than usual: this, in Botany is proved by the fact that Strawberries are just ripe, whereas the Raspberries which are now still green usually ripen about this date: it is proved in Entomology by the entire absence of many Long- icorns formerly found at this time, while things I never saw here before are commonly collected. Caradzdous larvee also are still abundant which is unusual at this time. )

Limenetis arthemis in former years very rare in July is now met with in numbers while Z. wrsuda which has never before been seen here by me is now found with ar¢hemis, in the proportion of two wrsuda to ten arthemis.

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D. Palpi reaching to or exceeding middle of front. § Wings angulated.

Vestiture somewhat divergent; thorax with an elevated anterior crest: primaries with acute apices; outer margin excavated to middle, where it is produced. Hucirroedia. “

§$§ Wings not angulated. + Vestiture hairy with scales intermixed.

—— divergent: thorax with prominent upright posterior tuft: ab- domen conspicuously tufted; primaries broad. Chytonix, flattened; smooth: collar somewhat projecting; thorax and ab- domen untufted; the latter exceeding secondaries: primaries narrow.

Homohadena, coarse; thorax with posterior tuft: head sunken: primaries elon- gate, narrow, equal. Pachypolia.”

+7 Vestiture hairy. Thorax with anterior crest; palpi horizontal and but little exceeding the frontal tuft: primaries narrow, elongate, with depressed costal, straight inner margin, and acute apices. Hoporina,” with dorsal crest; collar somewhat produced at middle: palpi oblique, divergent, stout: wings elongate; apex of primaries acute. Parastichtis. oo a large saddle shaped tuft at base: abdomen tufted: palpi porrect; close to front: primaries moderate, sometimes with a tooth at hind angle. Plusia,” Head sunken, palpi loosely held: collar produced in front: tufted as before, and in addition an exaggerated tuft on second abdominal segment: body pilose. Behrensia. Thorax quadrate; convex; with an elevated anterior crest: primaries widening outwardly with oblique outer margin. Xanthia. ‘without crest: primaries wide, sub-equal; outer margin nearly straight. Orthosia,”° Head retracted, vestiture coarse; clypeus usually with a corneous pro- jection somewhat hood-like: abdomen short, conic, tufted. Cleophana.”

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DIVISION C. EYES HAIRY.”

I. OVIPOSITOR OF Q EXTRUDED.

© antennze shorter than 9: thorax stout, crested; collar elevated:

abdomen exceeding secondaries by ¥ its length. * A dmetovis. Robust; thorax with anterior and posterior divided tuft; abdomen scarcely exceeding secondaries. Mamestra.”

II. OVIPOSITOR OF Q NOT EXTRUDED.

A. Antenne in both sexes pectinated,

Thorax quadrate, projecting anteriorly at middle and sides: abdomen short, heavy; not exceeding secondaries: primaries elongate; outer margin oblique. Perigrapha. — : pategie somewhat uplifted: thorax with divided anes and posterior tuft: abdomen exceeding secondaries by nearly 14 its length; loosely tufted: primaries narrow. Eupsephopeectes. B. Antenne im both sexes simple.

Thorax short; with posterior tuft and divergent paegta: wings large;

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widening outwardly, Diphthera.” and abdomen untufted: head much retracted: wings short and rounded; secondaries white or yellow, with black margin. Anarta. Head less retracted: vestiture rather loose: primaries narrow, sub- equal; outer margin straight; legs with long dense hair. Zosteropoda. Vestiture smooth: primaries moderate, rounded; legs sparsely haired. Orthodes.”*

C. Antenne of SX pectinate, serrate, or cthate; of Q simple. © § Primaries narrow, equal. Thorax with divided tufts: abdomen strongly tufted: palpi very short — Sylomiges.”

§§ Primaries widening outwardly. + Head retracted. Palpi porrect: together with front, clothed with long, coarse, sparse

hair. , Mythimna. drooping; exceeding frontal tuft: vestiture coarse; Thorax con- vex. Taeniocampa.”

porrect, reaching middle of front: vestiture coarse, divergent: .

thorax very short, with elevated crest anteriorly: abdomen heavy, wih

loose tufts at base: primaries large. Nephelodes,*

+} Head not retracted.

Primaries somewhat retreating at hind angles; thorax with anterior

and posterior divided tufts: abdomen tufted; anterior tibia some-

times witha claw or two spines at tip; generally unarmed. Mamestra,°— Thorax with collar projecting at middle, and an upright crest anteri-

orly: vestiture smooth; that of front, fine and wooly. Leucania.” ‘Thorax untufted: frontal vestiture coarse: primaries narrow. Himella,

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NOTES TO THE SYNOPSIS.

1. Oxylos Grt., and Heliochilus, Grt. I do not consider distinct from Heliothis. J can see nothing in Oxylos which would suffice for a generic distinction, while e/ochilus is based ona peculiarity in vena- tion which if it were equal in both sexes would authorize the separation; but the peculiarity is found in the male only, while the female is a true Fiehothis and is in nothing distinct from that genus. Mere sexual diff- erences should never authorize a genus, unless there are some points in the other sex as, well, which would suffice for a separation. In such case the sexual distinction would add to the value of the other charactaristics.

2. Congeneric with this, are Porrzma Grt., and Rhodophora, Guen. The former seems to differ in being rather’ more coarsely haired, more wooly beneath, having the primaries a little wider, and the fringes longer. The latter has the vestiture a little finer and the palpi slightly drooping instead of horizontal: there is also a very slight difference in the armature of the anterior tibia; but carefully compared with each other, the conclu- sion that they are identical is irresistable: not only do they agree in out- line and general characteristics but even the coloration, slight as its gener- ic value is, would seem to bring them together.

21. Very unsatisfactorily distinguished from Heliophana, and prob- ably identical with it.

3. I am unable to find any sufficient characters to separate Shuma, Hb., Luleucypiera, Grt. and Triocnemis, Grt., from this genus: there is a slight difference in the armature of the anterior tibia, in the former the primaries are very slightly broader, the fringes longer, and the ornament- ation is apparently entirely different: close examination however reveals decided peculiarities common to all. Renewed examination leads me very strongly to the opinion that the genera I have grouped under A/arza also belong to this genus. The difference in vestiture is not so wide as to make the union indefensible,. and the variations in other respects are very much less than in many other genera—Heliofhis for instance—taking those of Europe in connection with our American species, I have also preferred Yamila Guen. to Shinia Hb., although Huebner’s genus has priority in point of time. The reasons for disregarding Huebner’s genera have been set forth by Prof. Hagen and Mr. W. H. Edwards and to their publications I refer the student. For my own part I will say that in the course of my studies I have been put to so much inconvenience, and so much trouble by imperfect descriptions, that I shall never recognise a ge- nus based only on a designated type, unless the description of the type contains the structural peculiarities, whereby the genus is distinguished.

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4. Parthenos and Alofria I think must be united with Cafocala. Parthenos differs so far as I can make out, only in the somewhat more cy- lindric abdomen and by the apex of the primaries which are very slightly pointed: these differences are too slight to authorize the genus, especially as many of the species of Ca/ocala have the abdomen considerably more cylindric than conic. I am well aware that there is a difference between the life history of Parthenos and that of the Ca/ocalas whose early stages are known, but so long as genera are based on structural characters peculiar to the imago, incongruities will occur. A/o/ria differs from Catocala by . the absence of the tuftings and the somewhat heavier abdomen. In the smaller species of the latter genus however the tuftings become obsolete although as far as I know they are never entirely wanting: the most di- vergent Ca/ocala however is so near to AJ/ofrza that it is possible to mis- take the one for the other. Both Parthenos and Allotria are readily sep- arable from Casocala by color; but color is not always a safe specific, much less a generic distinction.

5. Parallelia Hb., is 1 believe identical with this genus: it differs only by the slightly more oblique outer margin of primaries, and the longer and more slender terminal joint of palpi: neither of them suffici- ent to distinguish them genericaily. I retain Guenee’s genus in prefer- ence to Huebner’s, for the reasons already stated.

6. Cloantha, Bd.=Achnotia, Hb. ;

7. Embraces Drasterta, Hb. and Li/osea, Grt. Ican find no gener- ic difference whatever between Luclidia and Drasteria, while Lifosea differs only in the slighter form and rather narrower secondaries: the antennze are also more decidedly pectinated, but neither of these points is sufficient to separate them generically.

8. Xanthothrix Neumoegent differs considerably from X. ranuncul in the form of the clypeus and in some minor points: they may possibly be generically separated hereafter, and if so, X. ranunculi with excavated cy- lindrical clypeus must be retained as the type form of the genus.

g. Stiria, Grt, Stibadium, Grt., and Plagiomimicus, Grt. I do not consider generically distinct from Basiodes. All of these genera are based on a single species, and taken together thev form a small group, decided- ly divergent as far as the ornamentation is concerned, but agreeing so closely in structural characters that I cannot persuade myself to regard them as distinct. The squamation and form of the thorax and abdomen are alike in all: the legs agree, and so far as the palpi are concerned, the group is remarkably homogenous: in all they are roughly.and somewhat divergently haired, and in all, the terminal joint is obsolete: the outline

August 1882. ] SYNOPTIC TABLES OF COLEOPTERA. 3l

Meso- and metathorax punctured beneath: Outer basal foveze larger, prothorax less narrowed behind, but more sinuate on the sides, dorsal punctures two................ 49, letulus, Lec. Prothorax very slightly narrowed behind, feebly or not at all sinuate on the sides: basal foveze confluent, punctured: Color dark metallic; hind angles of prothorax nearly rectangular, dorsal punct- LURES H CWONUOMLOLUGES Wee nec .. » SMR mT REEI creer 50. occidentalis, Dej. Color black, hind angles nearly rectangular, dorsal punctures two to four. 51. corvus, Lec. Prothorax feebly narrowed behind, basal foveze not confluent, outer one small but deep, dorsal punctures two; body beneath impunctured. Prothorax as much narrowed evore as behind; basal foveze not punctured. 52. cyaneus, Lec. Prothorax more narrowed in front: ANMMEMINES DUCTUS Zi DESO. oc oo now coos Ocoee Mooo dane .. 53, texanus, Lec. ANTHOMMES WSTAHNSAINOWS it WES gadggo c= sccceqoaduvese acne 54, Sayi, Brulle. Prothorax not narrowed behind, sides depressed, more widely towards the base: trunk punctured beneath: Not polished, dorsal punctures four. Outer basal foveze distinct, color green or blue, or dull bronze, legs piceous or

HCTSUNCANING Ul Sens eles. GREE NaI AREMEBY choc SOE NG LS 55, lucublandus, Say. Outer basal foveze wanting, color blue, legs ferruginous...... 56, bicolor, Lec. More convex, and shining, dorsal punctures three; feebly bronzed, legs piceous CW ASHAUCMNOUSS Foy Gs AMG es. voc kaw adore 56. convexicollis, Say.

G.

(Prothorax more or less narrowed behind, basal angles carinate, foveze large and deep, bistriate, punctulate; elytra with three dorsal punctures, and long scutellar stria, sinuate near the tip, humeri dentiform; posterior tarsi with first joint feebly groo- ved on the outer side).

Prothorax strongly narrowed behind, angles rectangular prominent: Larger, very shining, basal foveze impunctured, elytra iridescent, striee fine. 58. eheninus, Dej, Smaller, basal foveze punctulate, elytra more cleeply striate. 59, caudicalis, Say- Prothorax less narrowed behind, angles small rectangular, slightly prominent; basal foveze punctured; elytral stria deep: Sullesmiallemislendenweree sect ak « ..< Ie eo elancics: 60. luctwogus, Dej. IBireavelere imal Neneexstins 5-74 els caemoione Cree eae 0° wo cl ckcroroleesae ecole 61. corvinus, De}.

(Posterior tarsi with two or three joints grooved on the outer side; prothorax moderate- ly narrowed behind, angles not prominent, basal foveze linear deep; elytra with three dorsal punctures, scutellar stria long, humeral angles not dentiform, tip sin- uate.)

Male with mner side of hind tibize clothed with hair; three tarsal joints grooved: Color purplish, basal impressions of prothorax not punctured, hind angles rather ODUUSE MN AN hm GL Ost: |. Maia pla gers IIT. 62. purpuratus, Lec.

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Color black, basal impressions of prothorax more or less punctured, angles small ME CCAIMOU AI es Bede) Noster sh lel ste) Mmmm Gods bere ayeyain tease cetaee 63. mutus, Say.

Male with the hind tibize not hairy on the inner side; tarsal grooves less deep, not extending to the third joint; prothorax feebly simuate on the side behind, hind angles rectangular, basal foveze feebly punctured.......... 64. iustrans, Lec.

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(Posterior tarsi with three joints grooved, though sometimes not very deeply; prothor- ax with basal impressions linear, more or less punctured, angles rectangular or ob- tuse not rounded; elytra with five or six large dorsal punctures, humeri not denti- form, tip deeply sinuate, scutellar strialong. Species indefinite and opinionative, especially in the differences between ordnomuun and Luczotti.)

Elytra in both sexes shining; hind angles of prothorax small, prominent, dentiform, 65. pensylvanicus, Lec. Elytra of © dull, of (¥' shining: Sides of prothorax more broadly depressed : Sides of prothorax slightly sinuate behind, anzles rectangular, 66, vitreus, Dej.

Sides of prothorax oblique, angles obtuse....... ....... 67. orinomum, Lec, Sides of prothorax more narrowly depressed: Sides of prothorax oblique, angles obtuse................. 68, Luczotti, De}. Larger, prothorax more narrowly margined; sides slightly sinuate behind, an- GSS HICINTUIAE 5 sad bpodr > ebsesb ope moxoc5 ada. 69. oregonus, ILECs -O

Division 4, Llyira with dorsal punctures; palpi with the last joint elongate oval, scarcely truncate. (Small species.) Prosternum finely margined behind: Episterna of metathorax elongate: Scutellar stria wanting:

Prothorax rounded, broadly margined; dorsal punctures three. A. Piothorax narrowed behind, finely margined; dorsal punctures two. B. Scutellar stria long; dorsal punctures three; ARGUTOR. Ce Episterna of metathorax short, dorsal punctures four to six: Scutellar stria variable; CRYORIUS. 1D),

A.

(Posterior tarsi with four joints grooved on the outer side. Body oval elongate, head rather small, prothorax nearly square with very rounded angles. sides widely de- pressed towards the base, basal impressions single deep, impunctured.)

Shining black, antennze, palpi, and legs ferrugimous......... 70. erythropus, De).

Bg (Posterior tarsi with two joints grooved on the outer side. Body of usual form, pro- ies narrowed SHE yy behind, angles obtuse not nomad basal baie

ae ee mar gined at tip. Bronzed, antennze, palpi and legs femuetou ate es 71. splendidulus, Lec.

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Biological notes on, and Description of the larva of Calosoma calidum, Fw.

By F. G. Scuauprr.

July 5th I found a large carabidous larva in the ground entirely black. It was very fierce and active, biting very hard. I fed it with pu- pee of Ceruchus piceus, which I found plentifully ina beech stump, it devoured daily about two. At one instance it devoured at one sitting the. whole contents of a large pupa of Smerinthus excaecatus.

From July 14th till July 17th it was entirely motionless and trans- formed into pupa the latter day. Gradually it became dark, and July 25 the imago developed all white, except the above named parts which as well as the trochanters were black.

From 6 to 9 o'clock a. m, it became of full color.

Length of full grown larva 40 mm; form linear.

Color entirely black, shining.

Head vounded, somewhat broader than long, anterior angles small rectangular, hind angles rounded, clypeus sulcate at middle, carinate in front.

Ocelli six placed at the margin behind the antennz, distant from each other. ;

Antenne four-jointed, arising near the base of the mandibles and just as long as those, first joint stout, somewhat club-shaped, second twice as long, truncate at tip, third as long as the first, fourth half as long and slender.

Mandibles very long and broad with blunt tip, slightly arcuate with a very large broad blunt tooth situated near the base, and a small straight slender brush.

Maxilla with palpus as long as the antennz, but much farther pro- jecting; the last antennal joint scarcely reaches the tip of the mandibles, while almost three joints of the maxillar palpi project farther. Basal joint of maxilla short, second five times longer, a little broader at apex clothed with dense bristles, especially at the inner side, supporting a four-jointed palpus, a two jointed lobe and a small lobe-like process. The palpal joints are very short and stout, the fourth oblong oval and the longest; the lobes scarcely half as stout as the palpi, the two joints nearly equally long, and both together as long as the three first palpal joints; ihe pro- cess arises near the inner base of the lobe, is very slender and one-third the length of a lobal joint, set with bristles at tip.

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Mentum small, four-toothed, broadly rounded anteriorily and _trian- gularly pointed posteriorly; ligula with lateral sides subparallel, terminat- ing into a truncate triangle with one seta at middle of apex and supporting the two-jointed stout labial palpus, first joint clavate, second oblong ovate, both longer and stouter than the maxillar palpus

Prothorax transverse, narrowed in front, broader than the head, sides margined,

Meso- and Metathorax shorter, than the prothorax, but broader, sides parallel with depressions near the anterior angles.

Scutes of abdominal segments 1-7 of nearly equal breadth with round- ed angles, impressions and foveze near the anterior angles, the posterior margin very broadly elevated; the hind angles of the eighth segment are rectangular, those of the ninth acuminate, anal fork straight with uneven outlines and three bristles on the outer side.

Legs set with interspersed spines.

Spiracles nine, those of the thorax much larger than the seven ab- dominal ones. .

The pupa is yellowish white, 18 mm long, arcuate, very narrowed towards the apex, the five first abdominal segments are clothed abcve with a long brush of hair, the last segment has two sharp pointed teeth at the posterior margin, for the rest, it has the same general appearance as the other larvee of Carabide.

Just while I was writing the above description, Mr. E. A. Schwarz of Washington had the kindness to send me his copy of Schicedte’s Descrip- tions of larvae, published in Kroyers Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift in Copen- hagen.

At a former occasion I spoke in the BuLietin of the excellency of the illustrations contained in this paper, but now I had the pleasure to read those elaborate descriptions, which are as excellent as the plates.

What an amount of work! With great trouble I succeed to raise every summer a few species from the larvae, usually very rare; and I am unable to determine to what genus a larva may possibly belong and in Schioedte’s work I find an excellent synopsis of the larval characters of about thirty genera of Carabidze, as Cicindela, Omophron, Elaphrus, Notiophilus, Nebria, Leistus, Cychrus, Calosoma, Carabus, Loricera, Scarites, Dys- chirius, Anchomenus, (Platynus) Pterostichus, Broscus, Amara, Chleeni- us, Stenolophus, Bradycellus, Patrobus, Bembidium ete.

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and squamation of the head are almost absolutely identical; Szra differ- ing from the others in having the head somewhat retracted: the females all agree in having the ovipositor extruded. This leaves for generic sepa- ration only the shape of the wings, and the modifications of the clypeus. The wings in Stadium and Plagiomimicus are alike: in Basilodes the out- er margin is less oblique and slightly bulging at the middle: this makes the wings more ample, but does not authorize its separation generically: Stria has a rudimentary tooth, somewhat like some P/uszas, at the hind angle, and the inner margin sinuate. The clypeus in all has a naked cup-like depression, which in Basilodes and Stibadium issmooth: in Pla- glomimicus the edges are raised and there is a corneous ridge at the inferior margin; in S#r7¢z there isa tubercle at this point. I can find no other differences, and these for reasons elsewhere given I cannot consider as au- thorizing a generic distinction. It is to be remarked that the Pluszad@ to which these insects belong, vary considerably in the form of wings and in some other characteristics.

10. This genus I have not seen; it is based on a single species, and so far as it is possible to judge from the description, it seems to be iden- tical with the foregoing: I have been able to find nothing in the descrip- tion which would not as well apply to it, except the expression ‘‘costal margin depressed”: this does not seem sufficient to separate them gen- erically. :

ir. Mr Grote says of this genus, that middle and hind tibia are spin- ose: I have examined the legs of several specimens, removing them, and placing them ona slide for examination under the compound microscope, but I have entirely failed to discover any spinulations. I have therefore placed it in this section with considerable hesitation as it is of course pos- sible that the spines were broken off all the specimens I examined al- though they were otherwise perfect.

12. Very unsatisfactorily separated from Aznaphila Grt., by the pro- jecting clypeus and coarser vestiture. The ocelli are also smaller, and less remote from the eyes: in all other respects the two seem to agree.

13. Ln sensu Lederer—Ochria Hb.:; this genus differs from Hydroecia only by the conic frontal tubercle: this is not sufficient to separate it gen- erically, but as I do not know Gordyna in nature, I prefer to leave mat- ters as they are. It is to be noted however that some Hydroeza are aber- rant, and more like the typical European Gorfima while from what Mr. Grote says of Gortyna (Ochria) sanzalite, it is not to be separated from Fiydroecia except by the frontal tuberele, and does not seem nearly rela- ted to the European species.

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14. The palpi in this genus, Lederer says exceed the front: in the species I have seen, this is not the case. I have not seen all our species, but so far as my observations extend, the genus is correctly placed in the present sub-division.

15. Charaara Wlk., seems to be identical with Raphia: the prima- ries are less rounded and the thoracic vestiture is looser and more diver- gent, otherwise there seems to be no difference: I note however that the insects I have seen labelled Charadra do not appear to be congeneric, so that Iam a little in doubt as to whether I really know the genus: Walk- ers description of the genus such as it is does not aid me.

16. Mr. Grote in his description of these genera does not say any- thing about the eyes or tibia, so that I am not sure that they belong here.

164. Sylectra Hb. Guenee’s genera where I have not myself seen them I am not very certain about, as his generic descriptions are very su- perficial.

17. Differs in several respects from /Zyfenxa though very closely allied to it, and perhaps on a comparison with all the exotic species it will be found a bad genus.

18. Chytohita Grt. I can find nothing whatever to authorize this ge- nus. Philometra serraticornis, Grt., also belongs to Herminia if the spec- imen from Mr, Graef’s collection is correctly determined: it is not con- generic with the P. /ongilabris of the same collection.

19. I am inclined to believe that Aenza and Herminia are identical. I have not however examined the neuration and would not care to unite them at present.

20. Iam not quite sure that this genus belongs here, for Mr. Grote does not describe the palpi. From its general characters I should sus- pect it to be Herminia. ‘This however is a mere suspicion, based on an imperfect description.

21. Dr. Harvey in his description of this genus, says nothing of either the eyes or tibia: I presume that the former are naked and that the latter are unarmed, as the converse of this would probably have been sta- ted. Comparing descriptions, it strikes me that there is no great differ- ence between the two last mentioned genera, and they may be identical: unfortunately I know neither of them.

22. Litognatha Grt., is identical with this genus: the absence of the brush on the anterior tibia of the (| and the thickened (j' antenne, are certainly not generic distinctions and I can find nothing having a higher value to separate them.

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23. From the description of this genus, Iam convinced that it is identical with Zanclogna‘ha. ‘The genus is based on a single species which I have not seen, but the characters mentioned by Mr. Grote cer- tainly do not seem to authorize it.

24. This end the section De/forda as far as this division is concerned. I am perfectly convinced that even with those genera that I have declared bad taken out, there are still too many; but not until such time as I have at least 34 of all the species before me and ad// of the genera, can I say ex- actly how much the number should Le reduced.

25. —Aenigma Strk,

26. I am not sure that this genus belongs here. I have not seen it, | and the description is not so full as it might be.

27. LP. longilabris: as already stated this insect is not congeneric with P. serraticornis, and approches very close to Pseudolimacodes: differs in the narrower head, the flattened palpi, and the form of the wings as above mentioned,

28. =Eutelia Hb, Our species differ somewhat from the European, in the length of terminal joint of palpi and in having the primaries more distinctly angulated.

Zoe — sala Ellb;

30. Congeneric with Fpsia are Zale Hb., Pheocyma Hb., and #’seud- anthracia Grt. The only points of difference that I can find between these genera are the comparative size of the posterior thoracic tufts, the absence of all but the basal abdominal tuft in Pseudanthracia, and the comparative width of ths primaries; none of them satisfactory distinctions. Zade is most strongly marked, having the thoracic tufts largest, and the primaries bioadest, with rounded apex,

31. ZLhysania is scarcely sufficiently distinct, to be retained as separ- ate; there are only two species (one of 7edus and one of Zhysania) known in this country and both of them expand nearly 5 inchés, and are our lar- gest Noctuids. Thysania has the fringes of the wings more dentate, while in L£yrebus the secondaries are somewhat produced at middle: there is a little difference in the palpi and some in the vestiture but scarcely enough to separate them generically. F

32. =—Pyrophila Hb.

33. Cirrhobolina Grt., Synedoida Hy. Edw., and MMelipotes Hb.; are not generically distinct from Syaeda,and taken together, all these are sep- arated from Leucanites mainly in not having the tibia spinose. Jd£- “polis differs from Syxeda in the stouter form, and more oblique outer

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margin of primaries; the distinguishing mark of Cirrhobolina I have been unable to find. Mr. Grote has properly placed the genus between Syze- da and Melipors, for it seems to fill what slight gap there might otherwise have been between the two. Syzedoida is a color genus only, and so Mr. Edwards seems himself now to believe.

34, = Sudiaphora Zell,

35. Adipsophanes Grt, does not seem to me sufficiently distinct from Crambodes. The somewhat longer abdomen, the want of a tuft on the basal segment and the slightly smaller secondaries are all that I can find to separate them.

36. Spragueia Grt. Our species of Agriphila appear to agree in all respects with the European species, and I can find no reason for sepa- rating them generically.

37. Appears to differ from Aconfia in not having the scutellum in- flated and overhanging the basal segment of abdomen; in other respects, and in ornamenation, the resemblence is exceedingly close. This entire group is very unsatisfactorily distinguished so far as structural characters go, but the genera can be very rea.lily distinguished by the ornamentation, which is peculiar in each genus. Zichofara-he Gni., differs from this ge- nus in having a prominent bulging clypeus. In ornamentation it is so close to Zarache as to be practically identical, and I do not consider it as a good genus.

38. Guenee’s description ofthis genus is not entirely satisfactory: he figures two species, one of which has a very prominent tooth at the hind angle and at the middle of hind matgin of primaries while the other spe- cies has only a slight tooth at hind angle. I know neither.

39, Cerma Hb., and Polygrammata Hb., do not seem to differ from Bryophila. Cermahas a larger tuft on the abdomen, and Polygrammuta lacks the thoracic tuft: otherwise they seem to agree very well.

40, Eustrotia Ub.

41. Very close to the preceeding, and possibly identical with it: the venation in this group however varies, and without a comparision in this. respect I would not dare to unite them.

42. Very closely related to Poaphila from which it differs only in the vestiture, and shape of the primaries: neither of them very satisfactory dis- tinctions. The ornamentation of the only species considerably resem- bles that of Poaphila quadrifilaris. ieee

43. In part only: see Note 56 fost.

44. Not Oplexia,

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Cc.

(Posterior tarsi with three joints grooved on the outerside; prothorax feebly narrowed behind, angles not rounded, basal impressions single, base finely margined each side.

Elytral strize impunctured; hind angles of prothorax sub-rectangular, slightly promi-

nent, antennze and legs dark ferruginous................ Wed, patruelis, De}.

Elytral striae punctured as far as the middle; form less slender, hind angles more

distinctly obtuse; antennze and legs dark ferruginous, thighs usually piceous. Strize strongly punctured; desédiosus, Lec. Strize indistinctly punctured.

| 73. femoralis, Kirby.

Smaller, very shining, iridescent, elytral strize obsoletely punctured; hind angles of

prothorax obtuse not prominent, antennz and feet bright ferruginous. 74, corrusculus, Lec.

1).

(Posterior tarsi with three joints grooved on the outer side; body elongate, prothorax . moderately narrowed behind, basal angles sub-rectangular, occasionally prominent, impressions single or double, in the latter case the angles are sometimes feebly car inated; elytra elongate oval, or subovate, usually convex, dorsal punctures two to six, but not very constant; humeral angles rounded, tip more or less sinuate, scu- tellar stria sometimes long, sometimes short, species in part opinionative and in- distinct. )

Base of prothorax not margined near the hind angles; legs blackish. Base of prothorax between fovea and angle convex, or at least not flattened; ely- tra convex, scutellar stria long, dorsal punctures small. Elytral strize fine, first and second strize connected behind by a deeper hook: out- er basal impressions punctiform, indistinct, hind angles nearly obtuse;

ialssyapitose wn Ueteskeetersencyas.- .ccenepehanehenctoyraclet 75. vindicatus, Mann, Elytral strize deeper:

Black, basal foveze of prothorax not punctured....... 76. ventricosus, De}.

Bronzed, basal foveze punctured.................. 77. subexaratus, Mann.

Base of prothorax between fovea and angle flattened; elytra convex, scutellar stria, dorsal punctures.

Bronzed, hind angles of prothorax nearly obtuse, outer fovea wanting, inner one

(OOS RECA oe nC py eREEEG nc 6.0 6-6 Canoe 78. pinguedineus, Dej.

More brilliant green bronzed, hind angles rectangular. 179, hyperboreus, Men.

Base of prothorax margined near the hind angles; legs usually ferruginous; scutellar

stria generally short: Outer basal fovea small, but distinct, angles not carinate:

Prothorax more narrowed behind, angles rectangular, sinuosity short,

80. hudsonicus, Lec.

Like preceeding, but smaller, less convex, sides of prothorax more sinuate, though

lessmarrowed! behindin nae, . Sepemebaelediere tae oieie seers 81. similis, Men.

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Broader, and less convex, hind angles prominent, sides of prothorax more sin- TiC See ee EMER... 5 ail ond Boom mene it i 82. fatuus, Mann. Prothorax narrower, sides much less rounded and less sinuate towards the base. 83. surgens, Lec. Outer basal fovea longer, hind angles subcarinate, foveze confluent, formmg a de- pressed space: , Hind angles slightly prominent, elytral strize rather deep. 44. riparius, Dej. Hind angles more prominent, sides more sinuate, elytral strize finer, especially — OWENS WHS SUCKS BOVE WO b. - coe ba sb5 oe eos ae 85. contustus, Mann. Outer basal fovea wanting, space from ane to fovea poner less flattened (thus ‘resembling the species 75-77, but the base is margined towards the angle, and the feet ferruginous); elytral punctures strongly marked. Larger, hind angles of prothorax rectangular, small and not prominent. 85. subcaudatus, Mann. Middle sized, hind anzles of prothorax rather prominent, or less prominent. 87. emptricola, De). Smaller, prothorax broader, comparatively more narrowed behind, sides sudden- ly smuate, hind angles prominent........... 88, mandibularis, Kirby.

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. tarsalis, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873, p. 311. Cal. Or.-—16-19 mm.

. crenicollis, Lec. ibidem. W. T., Vanc, Or.—17 mm.

. planctus, Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. 1852. II, 238. Or. Cal.—15 mm.

. herculaneus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1843. I, 201. Sitka. Or. Vance.-—18 mm.

. validus, De}. Spec. Il, 325.—aleidus, Lec. Syn: 238, Alask. Or. W.T.Vanc. 14m

. protractus, Lec, Proc. Ac. Phil. 1860, p. 319.=//ornatus, Bland. Cal. Col. Utah.

Nebr. Nev. Mont.—15-18 mm.

&. vicinus, Man. Bull. Mosc. 1843. 11, p. 206.==californicus,t Lec. Syn. p. 238. Cal. 13-15 mm.

g. longulus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 312. Col. N. M.—11 mm.

ro angustus, De}. Spec. II, 328.=/nearis, Lec. Journ. Ac. II, 1852. p. 239. Cal. 7.5 mm.

rz. amethystinus, (De}j.) Mann. Bull. Mose. 1843. II, 201. _Menetr. Bull. Ac. Petr. Il, 1844. p. 58. (Dej. Cat.) Sitka. Oregon, W. T. Vane.—11 mm.

12, castaneus, De}. Spec. III, 326.=drunneus, Dej. Spec. Ill, 327. Alaska. 9-10 im.

13. scutellaris, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 312. Cal. Or.—g-II.

14. californicus, De}. Spec. Ul, 222;—=amplicollis, Mots. Bull. Mosc. 1859. III, 146,

=simplex Lec. Ann. Lyc. V, 181.=muticus, Lec. Cal.— 11-14 mm.

15. Menetriesi, Mots. Bull. Mosc. 1845, IV, 341.==a/er, || Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1843. U1, 206. Cal.—22-23 mm. |

16. castanipes, Men. Bull. Ac. Petr. 1844, I, 59.==contractus, Lec. Ann. Lyc. V, 182.

Cal.— 13.5 mm.

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Sprag guet, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 313. Nev.--17 mm.

gracilior, Lec. 1. c. p. 304.==longicollis, || Mots. Bull. Mosc. 1859. IH, 147, Cal. Or. Nebr. Nev.—g-zo mm.

Hornii, Lec. Proc, Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 313. Cal.—14 mm.

Tsabelle, Lec. Ann. Lyc. V, 182. Cal.—16.5 mm.

congesius, Men. Bull. Ac. Petr. 1844. Il, 59.=vd/ustris, Lec. Ann. Lyc. V, 182. Alaska, Cal.--12 mm.

adoxus, Say. Trans. Am. Phil. II, 1825. p. 46.==tr7stis, Dej. Spec. III, 324,==n- terfector, Newm. Ent. Mag. V, 387.==sustentus, Lec. Syn. 1852. 236,==subarcu- atus, Lec. ibidem. 237.=reectus, Lec. ibid. 236. N.Y., Ga., Can., Pa., Md., Va. D. C.—14-15 mm.

longicollis, Lec., Syn. p. 239.==oregonus, || Chaud. Rev. & Mag. de Zool. 1868, (Separatum) p. 55. Or.—8.3 mm.

. sphodrinus, Lec. New Spec. I, 1863, p. 10. Nebr.—11 mm. . grandiceps, Chaud. Rey. et. Mag Zool. 1868. (Separatum) p. 56. Western N, C.

Northern Ga.—14-17 mm.

. rostratus, Newm. Ent. Mag. V, 387.=vrandiceps, Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, 236, N.Y.

S. & W. Sts.—14-16.3 mm.

. mancus, Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. II, 234. Ga.—11 mm. . diligendus, Chaud. Rev. & Mag. de Zool. 1866, (Separatum) p. 53. N.Y., Ills.,

Penn., Md.—12 mm.

. honestus, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. Il. 51.=amertcanus, Casteln. Etud. ent. p. 72.

=Sastiditus De}. Spec. II, 323. N.Y., Atl. St., N. Scot., Ohio.—8 mm.

. Lubricus, Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. 1853, p. 240. Ga,—8.8 mm. . tumescens, \.ec. New Spec. I, 11. La. Tex.__8.4 mm. . obscurus, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. IV, 435; Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV 453, rare. S. & W.

St.—12 mm.

. ventralis, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. II, 46.=cycloderus, Chd. La. Mo. Ks. Fla.—

8 8 mm.

. Lachrymosus, Newm. Ent. Mag. V, 386. N.Y., M. & S. Sts.—15 mm. . coracinus, Newm, ibidem.=moerens, Newm.==adjunctus, Lec. Syn. p. 245.—=/le-

bilis, Lec. ibidem. N.Y. Va. Tenn. Can.—13-16 mm.

. stygicus, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. II, 41.=d7siei//atus, Harris;=rugicollis, Hald.

Proc. Ac. Phila. I, 300. N.Y., Atl. Ohio. Ils.—13.9 mm.

. relictus, Newm. Ent. Mag. V, 387.=/rotensus, Lec. New Spec. I, 12. N.Y. Pa.,

Lk. Sup.—16 mm. 2

. superciliosus, Say, Journ. Ac. Ill, 141. N.Y. Pa., L. S.—15.3 mm. . moestus, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. I, 42. Pa. Atl. St.—15 mm.

40. 4i.

punctatissimus, Rand. Bost. Journ. I, 3. Me. Mass. Can. H B.—14 mm. agonus, Horn. Trans, Am. Ent. Soc. VIII, 140. Alaska.—1o mm.

42. fallax, De}. Spec. III, 321. Ga. Tex.—16,3 mm.

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44. 45. 46. 47° 48.

sculptus, Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. I], 248.=s¢riatus, || Dej. Spec. III, 390. S. & W. St.—14-I9 mm.

obesulus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 314. Ga.—1o0 mm.

permundus, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. IV, 426. Mo. Ills. Nebr.—15 mm. Flanuliont, Horn. Trans, Am. Ent. Soc. VIII, 139. Pa.—13.5 mm.

subcordatus, Lec. Ann. Lyc. V. 181. Cal., N. Mex.—11-12 mm.

scitulus, Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. II. 1853. p. 254. Nebr. N. Mex. Utah.—1o-12 m.

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. Jaetulus, Lec. New Spec. I, 10.==vccidentalis,t Chd. Cal. . occidentalis, Dej. Spec. II. 231.==cursetor, Lec. Journ. Ac, Phila. New Ser. II,

254.==cursorius, Lec. Ann. Lyc. V, 181. Cal. Nev.—9-12 mm.

. corvus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 307 (only the synopsis) Dakota.—12 mm. . cyaneus, Lec. Journ Ac. Phila. New Series, II, 254. Mo.—12 mm.

. texanus, Lec. New Species I, 10. Tex.—15 mm.

. Sayz, Brulle. Silb. Rev. Entom. Ill, 277.=chalcites, Say. Trans Am. Philos. II,

—micans, Chaud. Bull. Mosc. 1843. IV, 767.56. Atl. & W. St.—9-12 mm.

. lucublandus, Say, Trans. Am. Philos. U, 55. Dej, Spec. UI, 212.=castanipes,

Kirby. Fr. Bor. Am. IV, 37.=di/atatus, Lec. Ann. Lyc, IV, 232.=5fraternus, Say. Long. Exped. II, 270. U. S.—9-12 mm.

. bicolor, Lec. Ann, Lyc. IV, 232. Rocky Mts.—12 mm. . ebeninus, Dej. Spec. II, 307.=acutangulus, Chd. Bull. Mosc. 1843. 1V, 771. N.Y.

Ils., La., Tex. Ohio.—11—13.5 mm,

. caudicalis, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. Il. 56.==grita, Kirby. Fn. Bor. IV, 32.

agrestis, Bland. Md., Ohio. Can. Dakota, Nev.. Or. —

. luctuosus, De}. Spec, U1, 284.==adljectus, Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. Il, 243,—=hama-

tus, Harris. New Eng. Farm. 1828, p. 123. N.Y., M. 5., Lk. Sup.—8.9 mm.

. corvinus, Dej. Spec. III, 281.==subpunctatus, Harris N. E, Farm. 1828, p. 123;

—fenebrosus, Chaud. Bull. Mosc. 1837. VII, 30. N.Y., Ga., L.S., D. C., Nebr. 13.8 mm.

. purpuratus, Lec. Journ, Ac. Phila. 1853. II, 242. Ohio, Ills., Pa.—14.3 mm. . mutus, Say. Trans. Am. Pailos. I, 44.=morosus, be}. Spec. IH, 283.—=picicorn-

is, Kirby Fn. Bor. IV, 33. Atl.—1o-13 mm.

. lustrans, V.ec. Ann. Lyc. V, 181. Cal.—12 mm. . pennsylvanicus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p. 314. Pa. N. Y.—11 mm. .vitreus, De}. Spec. II, 320; Ic. Ill, 8. 140. f. 4.=Macklini, Lec. List. Col. 1863.

p. 9; Sitka. Cal.—11I.5 mm.

. orinomum, Kirby, Faun. Bor, Am. IV, p. 32. Lec. Agassiz. Lake Superior.

206.—adstrictus, Esch. Mem. Mosc. VI, 103. De}. Spec. HI, 319;==oblongiuscu- Jus, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. 1859. III, 319.==ob¢esangulus, Motsch. ibid. 150. Or. Alaska.—II mm,

. Luczotti, De}. Spec. Il, 321.==seriepunctatus, Bull. Mosc. 1843, Il, 204.=o0b/ong-

onotatus, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. IV, 425. N.Y. Me. Can. Or. H.B. Nebr. 12mm

. oregonus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1861. p. 339.==colligatus, Wik. Or.—10-12 mm. . erythropus, We}. Spec. II, 240.=nitidus, Kby, Fn. Bor. IV, 29. N.Y. Atl. St. 8.3m . splendidulus, Lec. New Spec. 1, 10. Cal.—6.5 mm.

. patruelis, De}. Spec. V, 759.==dicolor, Kirby. N.Y. M. St. L. S.-—7.5 mm.

. femoralis, Kirby Fn. Bor. IV, 31.==desediosus Lec. New Spec. I, 11.-W.S. 7.5m . corrusculus, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1873. p, 314. N.Y., Mass.—5 mm.

. vindicatus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1853. III, 129. Kadjak, Alaska.—gq-1o mm.

. ventricosus, (De}j.) Esch. Mem. Mosc. VI, 186 Fisch. Ent. Russ, I, 132. t. 19. f. 6.

Dej. Spec. Til, 329.—8 mm.

. subexaratus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1853. III, 128. Alaska. Ft. Michael.—7 mm. . pinguedineus, De}. Spec. I, 330. Isl. St. Paul, Unalaska.—7—-9 mm.

. hyperboreus, (Men.) Mann. Bull. Mosc, 1853, ITI, 727. Alaska.

. hudsonicus, Lec. New Species. I, zz. H.B.—7-9.5 mm.

. similis, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1852. II, 296. Motsch. Kaefer Russl. p. 55.

—guadricollis, Mann, Bull. Mosc, 1853, HT, 133. Motsch. Kaefer Russl. p. 55.

. fatuus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1858, IIT, 130. Kajack.—7-8 mm.

. surgens, Lec. Bull. U.S. Survey, 1878. IV, prt. 2. p. 449, Col.—8.5 mm.

. riparius, De}. Spec. TI, 332. Sitka. Kadjak.-—7 mm.

x. confusus, Moisch. Schrenk. Reise. 1860, p. 93, t. 6. f. 16, Kuril Isl.—7 mm.

. subcaudatus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1853, III, 132, Kenai Isl. St. Paul.—8 mm.

. empetricola, De}. Spec. IIL, 331.—=/rigidus, De}. Alaska.—7 mm.

. mandibularis, Kirby. Fn. Bor. IV, 31.==fastédiosus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1853, TIT,

131. Alaska, H. B., Can.—7 mm.

Smith, Notes to Synopsis of Noctuide. -—43—

45. Callopistria Hb.

46. Yo this genus belongs the Diphthera fallax of Mr. Grote's cat- alorue. Dzphthera in sensu Lederer is an entirely different genus,

47. The species of this genus known to me I do not consider as be- longing to Brvophila, in which they have been placed in the late check- list.

48. In part only: the majority of the species belong to the next section.

49. Very unsatisfactorily divided from Hadena: there is only a single species, common to both continents, and it differs from Aadena in noth- ing but the tuftings: the difference in this respect however is so remark- able that the genus is immediately recognized: Still I scarcely consider it as of a generic value.

50. Phlogephora Guen., in part. Right here probably should come Conservula Grt, a genus which I dont know, but which is based on PAlo- gophora anodonta Guen. None of the gentlemen to whom I have written or whose collections I have examined know anything of this genus, nor could they inform me where it is described and I for my part have been unable to find anything concerning it except as above set forth.

1. P. carneicosta has some flattened hair intermixed.

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52. Lutri-opis Morr. I think belongs to this genus. I have the type, from Mr. Tepper’s collection, and except'the somewhat lighter form, and convex margin of primaries, I can discover no difference unless it’ be in the palpi, which in 2z/ricopis are shorter, more slender, and clothed with longer hair than in AZedichipiria. The difference such as itis, has nota xeneric value. A more misleading name by the way than Zu/ricopis as applied to mexid’s it would be difficult to find.

53. Lpumorpha Hb.

54. Pyrrhia Ab. Three American species are described of which I know only C. uméra. Of the European species some have the anterior tibia spined at tip and others have a corneous clypeal projection; none of our species I believe are so distinguished.

55. Gortyna Hb.

56. Apatela Hb. The majority of the species belong to this section, the other have been already alluded to. Some very divergent forms have been placed in this genus, and it will probably have to be very radically worked over befo.e it can be regarded as a “‘pure” genus.

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57. Iam unable to see why this genus should be retained as distinct from Hadena; the differences are so unimportant that a generic separation seems perfectly unjustifiable.

58. The species described under this generic name are sadly in need

of revision; a considerable number have lashed eyes, and they can not re- main in this genus. If the insect in Mr. Neumoegen’s collection labelled Pachypolia atricornis is correctly determined, some of them will find a place in the latter genus.

59. Except in the slighter form, and somewhat less wooly clothing beneath, Cop:hadena does not differ from JZefahadena and 1 can find no sufficient reason for retaining the former genus. The agreement in ar- mature of tibia, the form of collar and general resemblence otherwise is so great that I have no hesitation whatever in declaring them identical.

60. The armature of the anterior tibia in this section unless other- wise stated, consists ofa single strong claw.

61. Mr. Grote has alreadv united Azy/us with Agrotis, and he has been followed in the Check-list of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. The lashed eyes sufficiently distinguish it from that genus, and I consider it distinct,

62. The same remarks apply to this genus. I have not seen it, but judging from the description it is very close to Anytus.

63. When not otherwise expressed, the armature consists of a single strong: claw.

64. Valeria Grote: Morr., is the only N.A. Species hitherto describ- ed: it differs from the European Species in the armed fore tibia, narrow- er wings, and more slender, longer abdomen; possibly it is not congen- eric with the European species.

65, Luhypena Grt., and Meghypena Grt., have been correctly refer- to this genus by Mr. Grote himself. A/acrohypena was also so refered, but I think it sufficiently distinct generically.

66. Adbrostola O., is hardly sufficiently distinct from P/usza, and is united wtth it by the Continental Entomologists. The majority of the species belong to the present section, but in a few species the palpi are not so long, and the genus is therefore again refered to in onother place. Abrostola agees with the above diagnosis. ac

67. Mr. Grote in his description of this genus says that there are no ocelli: I find them present, but they are small, and concealed in the heavy vestiture of the head. ay

68. Adlepharon Git.

69. Some of the European species have the clypeus modified, but I believe none of our species are so distinguished.

70. Three American species are described: of these D. s#gmata is congeneric with the lashed eyed //adenas and is certainly not a Dryobosa, D. opina would be more correctly placed in Valeria: the other species I do not know.

71. Lithophanza Hb, Litholomia Grt., is also insufficiently distin- guished from this genus.

72. Lithomia Hb., does not seem to differ from this genus. The thorax is not so much depressed, or so decidedly bounded; otherwise ~ they are alike.

73. Glaea Ab. Careful comparison of a large number of species from both Continents has convinced me that Svopelosoma does not differ generically from Orrhodia. ‘The only difference between them that is worth noting, is in the vestiture of the front. This, in Orrhodia is wooly and equal; smooth: in Svop-dosoma itis coarse, and forms two broad su- per-incumbent tufts: this isa very small point upon which to base a ge- nus, althought it can be readily distinguished from Orrhodia thereby Ho- moglaex Morr., seems to uuite them so far as the slight differences in the wings are concerned, but it has the smooth frontal vestiture of Orrhodia.

74. Possibly identical with Cirroedia in which the eyes are not lash- ed: although I am pretty certain that in Huc. pampina the eyes are lashed, I may be mistaken: at all events the lashes are very short.

75. In Mr. Neumoegen’s collection there is an insect labelled Pa- chypolia in Mr. Grote’s handwriting. It does not quite agree with the de- scription of the genus, but if the specimen is correctly named, it is con- generic with Drvobota stigmata, and the lashed eyed Hadenas.

76. Lodia Hb., there are but two species known, one in Europe, the other in America. In the former the palpi are rather longer, and with the pointed frontal tuft form a snout: the thoracic crest is exaggerated, but in all other respects it agrees with the American species.

77. A section only. See note 66.

78. The difference between NXanthia and Orthosia is exceedingly at- tenuated, and it would hardly be doing violence to systematic classification to unite them. ‘The thoracic crest, which is a distinguishing feature 1s present in some species of Orthosia and the difference in the cut of the primaries is very unsatisfactory as a generic distinction.

79. An exceedingly variable genus. There is but a single American species described, and this I dont know: T am unable to say therefore in-

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to which particular section of the genus this species falls; one of the European species has the anterior tibia armed.

80. This division is remarkably compact; all the genera agree in the lack of tibial armature, and of clypeal modification: the vestiture is alike, ‘and there is little difference in the palpi; this leaves only tuftings and an- tennal characteristics: neither of them very satisfactory.

81. In part only: the species belonging here were formerly classed as Dianthoecia. Mr. Grote has lately incorporated the species with J7Za- mesira, aS 1 believe correctly,

82. Mr. Grote has refered his genus Acerra to Perigrapha. 1 pre- sume he is correct.

83. [am in doubt whether there are any American species of this ge- nus. The D. fallax of Mr. Grote’s Catalogue belongs to Zoma and the species ‘placed in this genus in the Brooklyn Entomological Society's Check-lst I believe to be incorrectly so placed.

84. Pseudorthodes Morr. is not generically distinct. It differs only in the longer wings, and in sexual peculiarities which do not suffice.

85. Morrisonia Grt., does not I think differ from Xylomiges. 86. Graphiphora Ab. Crocigrapha Grt., do not differ very mark- edly from Zaentocampa and I do not consider it distinct.

87. Tricholita Grt., is not sufficiently distinct to warrant its retention as a Separate genus.

88. In part only: see note 81 ante.

89. Hehophila Hb.

go and last. It remains now only to note those genera not mention- ed in the synopsis, and those described subsequent thereto; and taking the last first we find

Hpinyctis, Gri Cans nt. Vol RIND. 75: |

‘Vestiture scaly. Eyes naked. Labial palpi short. Front full with- out excavation or tubercle: infra clypeal plate prominent. ‘Tibia non- spinose; fore tibia short, with a claw. Thorax and abdomen untufted. Antenne simple. Cut of the wings something like Cucuwdia. Primaries narrow and long, apices pointed; external margin oblique, even; the wings satiny white. ”

The species, zofatella must remarkably resemble Wycteropheta Mag- _dalena, Hulst, but the genus is readily distinguished, as a reference to the

diagnosis of Nycterpheta in the synopsis will show. Closely allied how-

ever the two certainly are. : a .

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POCONUS, ». Dr. Horn classifies them Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, V, 249. as follows:

Mentum tooth deeply notched; ligula with a single bristle at tip. 'Epilobes of mentum acutely toothed; elytra with distinct basal marginal line, scutel-

__ lar stria and three punctures on the outer side of the third interval. tezanils,

Epilobes of mentum obtuse, Thorax cordate, form elongate, parallel. Elytra with feeble basal marginal line and scutellar stria and dorsal punctures as in dexanzs

planatus.

Mentum tooth shorter and broader, feebly emarginate, ligula bisetose at tip.

Epilobes of mentum obtuse. Form of f/anatus, thorax not narrowed at base; pros- ternum broadly sulcate; scutellar stria absent; basal marginal line obliterated at middle, forming at the humeri a moderately elevated recurved carina; stria ob literated at base. Two dorsal punctures only, one median on the outer side, the other one-fourth from the apex on the inner side of the third interval. Lecontei.

P. texanus, Chaud, Revue. Mag. Zool. 1868, p. 64, Tex.—7-8 mm. P. planatus, Horn,=depressus, || Lec. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 44, Cal. 5.5— 7m, P. Leconte’, Horn,=parallelus || Lec. loc. cit. Tex.—5.5mm.

PATROBUS, /z. (From Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1875, p. 730 see also |. c. p. 248.)

Dr. Horn tabulates the species as follows: Disc of thorax convex, hind angles with a rather deep fossa; head behind the eyes con-

stricted. a Last two joints of maxillary palpi equal. .................... longicornis, Say. Washiwo jomts unequally terminal longer... . eee. ses oe septentrionis, Dej.

Disc of thorax flat, subquadrate, hind angles depressed without fossa; head not or very feebly constricted behind the eyes; terminal jomts of maxillary palpi equal. Hind trochanter -J' one-third the length of the femora and not differing from

(DEE iE Hoe O) arin cee oeinen cra eee So bis’ Claes Lee rugicollis, Rand. Hind trochanter J nearly half the length of the femora and acute at tip, that of OR MOUND epee eee eta. >, £2) SER ree nA eer secerTos aterrimus, Esch.

Hind trochanter <j’ nearly as long as the femora, at tip slender and very acute, that of the Q scarcely differing from the 9 © of the two proceeding. californicus, Motsch.

P. longicornis, Say. Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. Il, 40;=americanus. De}. Spec. III, 34. N.Y., Can. to Texas.—12-15 mm.

P. septentrionis, Dej. Spec. Ill, 29; Jc. 2, t. 106, f, 2.—Schaum. Nat. Ins. 1, 377.— Schoenh. Dej. Cat. 3ed. p. 32.=yperborcous De}. Spec. 3, 30;==fossifrons, Esch. Mem. Mosc. 1823 VI, 104;=/fovetcollis, Esch. Mem. Mosc, 6, 105 ;=/ongiveniris, Mann. Bull. Mose.’53, 011 145;—/enzis, Lec. Ag. Lake Sup.1850, p 207;=rz/ipes, Lec. New species. I, 1863, p. 18. America and Europe.—10 mm.

£. rugicollis, Rand. Bost..Jonrnal, II, 1. N.Y., Pa., Mass. and northward.—11I-12mm

P. aterrimus, Dej. Spec. III, 32; Esch. Dej. Cat. 3ed. 32;=/wdlcratus, Lec. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1869. Ser. 4. Vol, IV, 374. Col. and N.W. to Alaska.

P. californicus. Motch. Bull. Mosc. 1859 II, 123. trochantericus Lec, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 4. vol. IV, 375. Cal.—11-15 mm.

P, fuluus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1853, III, p. 145, from Kadjak and P. angusticollisy

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Mann. |. c. p. 146. are unknown; the two species P. obfusiuscuus, Chaud. Ann, Soc. Belg. 1871, XIV, 43 from Hudson Bay and P. stygicws, Chaud. l.c., p. 46. Newfdld. (are most likely intermediate forms of septentrionis.)

ANOPHTHALMUS, ‘St.

Dr. Horn tabulates them (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. III, 329,) as follows: Penultimate joint of maxillar palpi longer than the last joint. Base of elytra obliquely prolonged, thorax much longer than wide, hind angles rect- angular, base truncate, body glabrous... ..............-.--.-- Tellkampfi, Penultimate joint equal to or even slightly shorter. Elytra shining. not pubescent, thorax longer than wide. Hind angles of thorax strictly rectangular, base squarely truncate. Elytra elongate oval, feebly convex, strize obsolete. Form slender..... tenuis. Hind angles acute, slightly prominent, base distinctly prolonged at middle. Elytra broadly oval, more convex, striz moderately deep and punctured. Form WOU, odaach sso p bash gpens s+ saben oe me De Menetriesi, Elytra subopaque, distinctly pubescent, thorax as wide or wider than long. Elytral base never obliquely prolonged. Sides of thorax gradually narrowing to base, scarcely sinuate, hind angles rectan- - gular or nearly so, but never acute and prominent. M@horaxcat i basevasswideyasilong. aawaeree yc) ee ee eee eremita. Thorax at base narrower than long at widest portion not wider than long pusio. Sides of thorax sinuately narrowing to base, hind angles acute prominent outward- ly, ply imanveny distinethy pubescentes-/.2 2.5. eee Bea tO pubescens. A. Tellkampfi, Evichs. Muell. Arch. 1844. p. 384. note. Ky.—6.5-7.5 mm. A. tenuis, Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. III, 327. So. Inda.—4.5-6 mm. A. Menetriesi, Motsch. Etud. Entom. 1862, p. 41.=angulatus, Lec, Ky.—5—6 mm. A. eremita, Horn, |. c. pag. 328. Wyandotte Cave, Inda.—5 mm. A. pusio, Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. II, 125. Erhart cave, Montgomery Co, Va. 2 m. A. pubescens, Horn, |. c. p. 126 Cave city cave Ky.—4 mm. Two old species of Motschoulsky s¢rzatus and ventricosus described in Eutdes en- tom. 1862. pp. 41 and 42 have been inserted in onr check-list (Nos. 7574 and 7575). Hubbards A 7xterstitialis seems to me quite distinct.

TRECHUS, Cv. Dr. Horn classifies them (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1876, p* 131). as follows:

Elytra oblong, twice as wide as long, five or six stria moderately well impressed. rwhens, Elytra oblong oval, with distinct humeri and four or at most five strize, the inner three

moderately well, and the outer two very feebly impressed.......... chalybaeus. Elytra broadly oval, the strize nearly obsolete, sometimes with the two nearest the su- tune feeblysdistmets ©. .2,. Wi. bik <<: Leena lars hfe ise ae ovipennis.

T. rubens, Fab. Ent. Syst. I, 140, Northern Europe and Nova Scotia 5mm.

T. chalybaeus, Mann.) Dej. Spec. V, p. 17.==californicus, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. 1845. IV, 347.==micans, Lec. Ann, Lyc. IV, 314.=/ulvus, Lec. 1. c. 315 (immature) Alaska, Cal., Or., N.H., L.S.—5 mm.:

I. ovipennis, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. 1845, IV, 348.=/aevigatus, Lec. (List,) Cal. 5mm.

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Synopsis of the Lucanidae of the U.S. By Cuas. Fucus.

The insects of this family live on the sap of trees, such as beech, maple and oak. and pass through their transformation in decaying wood. Closely related to the Svaradide this family can be readily separated from it by the antennal club, which in the Svaradide is lamellate or leaf-shap- ed and movable, while in the Lucanid@ it is merely pectinafe or comb- toothed, and comparatively immobile. a

THE GENERA MAY BE DISTINGUISHED AS FOLLOWS:

Mentum entire, ligula enlogated, behind or at the apex of the mentum. Antennze geniculate; anterior coxee approximate.

Elytra smooth or obsoletely striate (in megama)........ Lucanus.

Elytra striate and punctate. : Eyes decidedly notched by the margin of the head...... Doreus. eneseGatcely, OF Not at cll notchedWasy 3) +e. -.57'-\- Platycerus.

Antenne straight, anterior coxa contiguous. Body moderately convex, head of (J as broad as thorax, elytra striate ; Naciimtenvals’ punctured... . zee Rapecalh ayn de noe ON Ceruchus. Body cylindrical, head much narrower than thorax, elytra rugose. Sinodendron. Mentum deeply emarginate, ligula broad, filling the emargination. Passalus.

Lucanus, Zz.

Memaibles ol (vas long as\ abdomen... aha... 22.) - 1 2s. elaphus. ‘Mandibles of (J as long as the thorax. Mandibles with one tooth at middle. Elytra smooth, femora yellow or reddish, head of ¢ broader than MOT OSE EMI Le... MMMM RE eC, Std ee arate eee dama. Elytra finely punctulate, femora black, head of §/ not broader than Mle recent op sts shore ec « «| « A EMEREMaGe! si vere. Se arate mazama., Mandibles (J with several, Q with two teeth, head of ({1 not narrower RUTeRETAUIRON Tone een MM leo... Romane cre oe Tad EER aa placidus.

a elaphus, Babwoysty emt, ps2) Oliviemmimty I 2st. 3) if. 07.¢U7 gees, (var.) De Geer. Mem. Ins. IV, 33, americanus, Hope Cat, Luc. p. Io. The is easily distinguished by the. very long mandibles; the Q differs

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by the black legs from dama Fabr. (capreolus, Lin). which has brown legs (especially light femora) and by the chestnut-brown color of the upper surface from the Q O of flacidus and mazama which are black. Occurs in N. C., Va., Ills, Ind Terr. Length of ¢ 34-55m.

The mentum in the Q c/aphus is comparatively long- er, the anterior angles are very much less rounded and

the part asa whole much more quadrate than in the © dama. ga

The antennz fig. 1 are geniculate as are all the others of this genus; in the an they are more slender than in dama or any other of our American species:

Fig. 1 the joints are proportioned as in the figure, and the sixth joint showsno trace of dilatation; the joints except the terminal three are entirely glabrous, minutely punctulate, and set with a few sparse hair: the 7th joint is produced inwardly, forming the first of the pectinations; the 8th and gth are longer, glabrous at the outer side but the inner side brown opaque, densely clothed with fine hair: the terminal joint is en- tirely opaque and densely pubescent: the form of the joints is better shown by Mr. Smith’s excellent figure, (Fig. 1) than any description of mine can do,

Ds dama, Fabr. Syst. El. II, 248. Thunberg Mem. Mosc. 1806. p. 198. capreolus, Lin: Mus, ud. Ulr. p32, Oliv. Ent. 1, 1 py ijeteemneene Bt. 3. f 4. 3 mutcus § Thunb. l.c., p. 205. #7gonus O Thunb, le, p. 200, t. 12, f. 4. The only species with very light brown femora. Quite common in N.Y., Pa., Ills., D,C.—Length 23-35 mm:

The larva of this species lives in beech and oak, it is 14 inches in length, of the usual Scaradid form, curved inward, ofa whitish color more or less discoivred by the contents of the intestines; the s/igmafa and head are luteous, the mandibles piceous: the figure on the plate shows the gen- eral appearance of the larva better than any description: the mandibles are strong, corneous, curved, with a prominent tooth near base, two small denticles on the inner side of the curve and three very distinct and strongly marked teeth at tip. The antennze are moderate, 4 jointed the second joint longest, the first less than one half as long, third one-third shorter and dilated at tip: terminal joint very small, set at the inner side of the third joint: A few rather stout hairs on each joint: the mouth-parts are all stout fleshy: the maxilla is moderate, heavy, as usual in the scarabidee; the palpus 4 jointed short, the joints nearly ejual in length but gradually

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decreasing in thickness, the terminal. being conical and terminating in a blunt point, the lobes are thick, terminating at tip in a corneous, acute, curved process: the inner side being densely set with equal spinules rather than hair: the Agw/a is ‘thick, densely set with spine-like hair, a small tubercle Searing two longer hairs in the centre, and the two-jointed palpi at sides: the legs are short, fleshy, densely set with long strong spines,

The antennz of the | imago are stouter and comparatively shorter than in elaphus the club is heavier, more compactly set, proportioned as shown in figure 2, joint six is dilated at tip and shows an incipi- ent pectination; joints 1 to 6 are entirely glabrous, joint 7 has the prolongation only opaque pubescent, while

Fig. 2 8 to ro are entirely opaque and pubescent. The Q differs in having the 7th joint entirely glabrous, and in the somewhat heavier joints of the club.

3. mazama Lec. (Dorcus) Proc. Ac. Phila. 1861. p. 345. The lab- rum of (fis rectangular and about four times broader than long; the thorax is distantly punctured and nearly smooth at disc; near the suture of elytra are two strixe, obliterated toward apex.

The ¥\ antennz are still shorter than in dama, the joints 1 to 6 glabrous, 6 a little dilated; 7 glabrous at out- er side only, prolongation halfas long asin 8 and. opaque pubescent, 8 to 10 entirely pubescent, opaque. This spec- ies is found in New Mexico, Utah, Arizona. Length

Fig. 3 24 to 32 mm.

4. placidus, Say. Journ. Ac. Phila. V, 202. /en/us, Casteln. Hist. nat. II, 171. ‘The elytra and the thorax are more distinctly punctured, than in any of the other species, heavy mandibles, rectangular at the base and only curved at tip while the other species have them more equally round- ed; near the middle tooth of mandibles, there are in the {/ three, in the Y two smaller ones. Ills., Penn. 25-35 mm.

In this species the club constitutes half the length of the antennze excluding the Ist joint: proportioned as shown in fig. 4., joint 6 is dilated at middle on the inner side, joint 7 is prolonged inwardly nearly as long as 8; 8, gand 10 are opaque pubescent: the terminal joint is heavier and shorter than -in any other species:

Fig. 4 there appears no notable difference between the sexes.

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DORCUS, 4 Leap.

5, parallelus, Say. Journ. Ac. Phila. III, 248, var. costafus, Lec. Proc.

Ac. Phila. 1856, p. 380, var. ¢reves, Say, Journ. Ac. Phila. V, 202; par allelepipedus, Voet. Col. Il. p. 37, t. 30, £ 7. (Voet. schoenh_ Syn. ins: I, 3. p. 326.) D. parall-lus, varyinz very much in size from 15 to 26 mm, has the elytra deeply striate and punctate, the strize in the 9 O deep- er, the mentum in the ({\ strongly transversely striate, in the Q variolose rugose; the anterior tibia are more serrate than those of the Lucan; cos/a- tus, Lec. has the striae more obliterated.

Regarding the variety of drews Say, there is still considerable differ- ence of opinion as to whether it really is entitled to rank as a species. It differs from parallelus in the smooth elytra, and the remarkable develop- ment of the head and thorax: the head being broader and nearly as long as the thorax, though the mandibles are not in proportion to this devel- opment. The insect is exceedingly rare, and while I am inclined to believe

in its specific distinctness from paradlelus, Dr. Horn strongly insists that it is only a variety, basing his opinion upon analogous variations observ- ed in foreign species, In deference to his opinions based on a wider ac- quaintance with the family than we can boast cf, drevis is here brought in as a variety. All the specimens of this variety have been found iu New Jersey so far as we have been informed. This would seem to make it, if a variety at all an exceedingly local one, and curious and interesting for that reason. Mr. Charles Wilt of Philadelphia has a fine set of four beautiful specimens.

The antennz are peculiar: joint 1 to 5, as usual glab- rous; joint 6 glabrous and scmewhat dilated, joint 7 glab- rous, and only slightly prolonged inwardly, joint 8 acutely orolonged, prolongation only pubescent, opaque, joint 9 with prolongation only pubescent, form as shown in figure,

joint 10 spherical entirely pubescent, - The mode of affixion to the pedicle is different from that of any other in the group, and a very decided groove extending longitudinally on the inner and upper side would seem to indi- cate that the clavicle was or could be folded upon it.

\ The larve live in lime trees and sugar maple and develop during

{July and August. The pupe of the ov have a spiral appendage

between the anal fork, see fig.5a. Foundin N. Y., S. C,, Tenn., Md., Penn. Length 15-26 mm.

Smith, Notes to Synopsis of Noctuide.- —53—

Capis, Gré. Can. Ent, Vol: X1V gpg:

Antenne simple. Ocelli. - Labial palpi moderately projected, 3rd article short, a little depending. Form and outline of Svsyrhypena but the wings shorter and _ broader. | ‘These are all the structural points given by Mir. Grote. and my views of the genus or its description have been givenat p. 100, Vol. XIV, Can. Ent.: Mr. Grote’s reply to these views adds, eyes naked, tibia not spin- ose: the omissions are still too many to place the genus,

These are all that to my knowledge have been described since the synopsis went into type.

Those that I have omitted are as follows:—

Argillophora, G74 Bull. Buff. Soc. Vol. I, p. 124.

“Ocelli. Antenne simple, scaled, pubescent in both sexes, Lab- ial palpi porrected, curved, closely scaled, held apart from but not exceed- ing the front, divaricate. Wings rither wide and subangulate. Fore wings roundly produced opposite median nervules, below which’ the ex- ternal margin is cut inwardly to internal angle. Hind wings with rather determinate apices, full about median nervules and a little inwardly cut ibeareranialangles Primaries 12 veined pF ke He ae Blind tibia with double spurs. Body linear; abdomen exceeding the second- aries, with very minute dorsal tufts.”

Compared to Spargaloma. ‘The omitted part of the description con- tains a minute detail of the neuration, which seems to present no striking peculiarity. The other characters given are not sufficient to enable me to place the insect into its proper place in the synopsis, and I have never seen it.

Hucoptocnemis, G77. Eyes naked with hairy lashes. Antenne strongly bi-pectinate; front

rounded ‘‘with a navel shaped knob:” .tongue present but short: head drawn in: palpi nearly horizontal, only reaching to about the middle of the eyes. Thorax stout, rounded and untufied. Abdomen untufted, reaching to the posterior wings. Anterior tibia armed on the outside, and at the junction with the tarsi with a long spine; on the inner side . there is a row of shorter spines, also terminating in an inner one at the tarsi, resembling that on the outside, . but considerably smaller. Middle and posterior tibia strongly spinose.

This description I did not obtain until too late to incorporate it in the synopsis, nor do I recollect exactly where I obtained it, having failed to make a note of it. The genus is founded on Aehophobus jfimbriares,

Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc., November 1882, Vol. V.

5 | Guen., and was originally created by a mere designation of the type (See Can. Ent. Vol. VII, Morrison’s letters and Grote’s reply. )

Conservula, Grt., was created in the same way, (Can. Ent. Vii: 99) and is not entitled te recognition unless subsequently described: [I have been unable to find any description, and none of the gentlemen to whom I have applied for aid, could give me any information concerning it. Mr. Grote in a letter assures me that it is described but that he does not recollect where: he adds that it differs from its allies Brofolomia etc., by the even entire margin of primaries.

The genus is based on Phlogophora anodonta, Guen., to which ge- nus also Guenee referred his species pertcu/osa, for which Mr. Grote re- surrected 7rzgonophora Hb. so that the species thereby became Z* perzcu- loso Grt.: the genus Conservula being indicated by Mr, Grote, Phlogo- phora anodonta Guen., became transformed into Conservula anodonta Grt. The genus is probably very lke Zrigonophora.

Momophana, G77. This genus is based on Feralia C mstocki, Grt. Buff. Bull. Il, 59. Mr. Grote there indicates a new genus for this in- sect but does not describe it. In Stett. Ent. Zeit. Vol. 36, p. 195. he says of this genus: The insect so closely resembles Moma fallax that it can easily be mistaken for it. It differs generically by the pectinate an- tennze and short palpi, in which it agrees with Feraa. From this it is separated by the shorter vestiture, the more prominent, broader head, and the larger (naked) eyes. The thorax hasa posterior tuft. The form of wings agrees with that or Moma. The differences indicated be- tween Feraha Focosa Guen., and Comstocki in Buff. Bull. are the abs- ence of oce//i-the broader, more prominent head, the larger eyes, thinner and shorter vestiture, and the differences in ornamentation.

In &. Jocosa | have demonstrated the oce/li, the head often differs in size in specimens of the same species, and the difference in that respect between the sexes is often very decided: comparative thickness of vesti- ture where it is of the same nature is not a good generic character while ornamentation is at most of specifje yalge. Add to this that Guenee con- sidered the type form of AZ. Comstocki as only a variety of his Jocosa, and the probabilities are that A/omophana is not a valid genus.

Rhododispa, Gr? is unfortunately unknown to mein any way. Mr. Grote informs me it is described in Bull. Geol. Surv. of Terr, but I have been unable to find it, nor have the gentlemen in Whshington who have kindly aided me been able to find it in his papers in that publication, Prof. Schwartz adds that he fails to find the name in Marshall’s and Scudder’s appendices to Agassiz’s Vomenclator Zoologicus.

ae.

Acedia, Hb., was omitted from the Synopsis by accident, its synop- tic formula is: Eyes naked; tibianot spinulated; anterior unarmed; pal- pi greatly exceeding the front; vestiture scaly: legs closely scaled: (¥‘ an- tenne ciliate: wings comparatively short, fringes long. ‘Thorax with a Plusia \ike posterior tuft; abdomen with dorsal tufts.

Agassizia, Behr. Yrans. Ent. Soesehilt Vol) Il, p. 23:

I give the original description:—

Genus maxime singulare inter Boletobium et Xyliodes, Gn interme- dium, differt a Boletobia conformatione palporum qui cum palpis Xylio- dis a cel Gnenee descriptis omnino congruunt. A. Xyliode longe distat et forma alarum et venarum distributione qua cum Boletobia fere conve- nit sed tamen non congruit. Quum vero specimina perpauca que possi- deo squamis denudare non ausus venarum fabricam exacte describere nolui dum copia speciminum denudare et destruere permittat.

This gives little informatign and is scarcely sufficient to enable the genus to be recognized. ; ;

Audela, Wk. Can. Nat. and Geol.

_ ‘Male. Body thick, very pilose. Proboscis short, feeble. Palpi short, slender, obliquely ascending, third joint elongate, conical, less than half the length of the second. Antenne slightly pectinate; branch- es subclavate. Abdomen depressed, quadrate at tip, extending a little beyond the hind wings, Legs stout, very pilose; spurs rather short. Wings stout, moderately broad. Fore wings somewhat rounded at tip; costa straight; exterior broader hardly convex, rather oblique; interior angle not prominent.

Mr. Grote in Bull. Geol. Survey of Terr. Vol. p. refers Pan-

thea leucomela Morr. to this genus and says it is a synonym of Acronycto- ades, Wk.

I believe I have now noticed in the synopsis and notes, all the gen- era recognized by Mr. Grote in his check-list of 1876 and all the subse- quent genera, catalogued in Gerhard’s list of 1878 and the Check-List of the Brooklyn Ent. Soc. of 1882. Many Noctuid genera other than those that are recognized in these lists have been described—-a very large pro- portion of them by Mr. Grote—and have disappeared: some silently with scarce a record of the reason for their rejection being indicated in ‘‘Notes on some species of American Noctuids” and some after a fierce battle of authors. I have throughout my work and researches very generally ac- cepted Mr. Grote’s determinations and synonymic references, and have become convinced from my examination of the older works that his labors in the way of identifying species described in them were immense; I have

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in this respect implicitly followed him; not only because where I have un- dertaken to verify him I have found him correct, buy also because an erroneous certainty (!) is better than uncertainty and a conflict of o- pinion: many of the descriptions of authors apply equally well to or em-

brace three or four species and they couid only have intended ove: im

such case it is much better that one specie: should be recognized as being intended than that doubt should hang over four.

But implicitly as I have followed Mr. Grote in some respects, I have felt myself at liberty to and have verified his generic references, and des- criptions and have freely criticised his works. Mr. Grote’s work has been mostly of a descriptive kind, and it has been asa rule exceedingly well done; but he has thus accustomed himself to search for differences and often overlooks resemblances: his theory as gathered from all his works seems to tend continually to the idea that color and ornamentation only, are specific distinctions, and that structural characters however minute, au- thorize genera. “This idea has been pretty generally followed in his re- cent new descriptions, and thus, disagreeing with him in this respect, I have united many of his genera; only very occasionally I have separated genera united by him. Azzv/zs for instance he has lately discarded, throw- ing scudpius into Agrotis and capax into Xylina/!/ yet Anytus sculptus 1s certainly no Agrots/ The lashed eyes will serve to separate it at once from that genus. Mr. Grote’s work now is and long must be the basis of our knowledge of the Noctuid fauna of America, and it isa pity that itis scattered in so many publications and that no index to it exists.

Guenee’s generic descriptions are as a rule very superficial, and it is very possible that I have sometimes been in error in placing his genera as I have-done, but that could scarcely be avoided at present. I expect and hope that the synopsis will be criticised and I intend thus to learn where I am in error and to enlarge my knowledge of this family: At all events this is only intended as a preliminary synopsis to render the study of the group more easy and to be completed and corrected at some future day.

In conclusion: I have not given any Bibliographical references what- ever, nor have I given generic synonyms or -escept in a few instances where I differed from him, genera refered by Mr. Grote as sub-genera or sections of other genera because that would have burdened the work 100 much and would have too greatly exceeded the space allotted tome. I intend when giving synoptic tables of the species of the various genera, which I shall do as rapidly as I can accumalate material to give the Bibli- ography of each genus and species and my intention is in time to forma complete Synopsis of the genera and species of N.A. Noctuide.

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Platycerus, Geof.

(platys=broad, keras==horn.) |

Thorax ¢\ Q with side margins equally rounded....... .--. Quereus. Thorax of ({‘ strongly, of Q very perceptibly angulate at middle.

Hind angles of thorax obtuse; mandibles of 5 not denticulated, oregonensis. Hind angles of thorax distinctly rectangular. Mandibles of 9 small acute, slender, elytra finely striate and punct- MR UP AIL,” :, . , CaMMmMIPNT a oy MaDe Sane eee e ACA UCS Acagsil. Mandibles of Q heavy, stout, very decidedly thickened at middle; of °¥\ denticulate near tip, elytra more decidedly punctate and

SUN EIEN rat eee ee ORO ee eee pete depressus.

6, querous, Web. Obs. Ent. p. 85. securiidens, Say. Jour .-Ac. Phila: III, 1823, p.249. Brown red, shining, hind angles of thorax of ¢ rounded and of © obtuse; elytra rugose, deeply punctured. N.Y., Pa., Car., D.C. 10 to 12 mm. ES

In thisand the other species of this genus the club of antennze equals or exceeds in length joints 2 to 6 inclusive, the 2nd joint is always longer than the 3rd while in Lucanus the .contrary is universally true—the American species of course being only considered. In the ¢ of this species the club is very heavy, joints 5 and 6 show a small acute in- ward prolongation and are pubescent, without being opaque,

Fig. 6 joint 7 has the prolongation nearly as long as 8 and 9g

but much more slender, with 8 to 10 it is opaque pubes-

cent. The 9 Q in all the species of this genus differs from the q {in

having only three joints of club pubescent opaque, the terminal 1s more

rounded, the others are proportionately stouter and less prolonged while

joint 6 is glabrous and has only a small acute inward prolongation as shown in fig. 9, O of @epressus.

vf oregonensis, Westw. Proc. Ent. So¢. 1844, p. 106, Trans, Ent. Soc. yeenon 7p: 277, 0.120, 1, Oy ©, coc@axcens, Lec.) Proc. Ac, Phila. 1861, p: 345, Q. Dark-bluish; head and thorax sparsely and roughly punct- ured, hind angles of thorax obtuse, lateral margin narrow; elytra punct- ured in rows, not rugose; no denticle between- apex of mandibles and tooth of inferior margin. Or., Cal.—13 mm.

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Fig. 7 The fj‘ antenna is much asin the preceeding, but joint 6 is not so decidedly prolonged, is heavier and only pubescent on prolongation: the joints widen regularly

from 3 to 6, and are gSlabrous. (fig. 7.)

<2 e 8. Agassii, Lec. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1861, py345 OR Black; mandibles of Q small acute without tooth, thorax

densely punctured, broader than that of o egonensis, with distinct smooth dorsal. line; elytra ‘obsoletely striate, striae punctured, interstices rugose with confused small punctures. Cal. 10 mm.

Of this species I unfortunately have not seen the male, it appears to be very rare, and despite my endeavors I have not been able to obtain one. The antennz of the QD agree 3 with the others of the genus; the terminal joint is rather t= more rounded, and there is a distinct transverse eo Fig. 8 at the middle as shown in figure 8.

9. depressus, Lec., [ picews || Kirby, Fauna. Bor. Am. IV, 141.] Lee Agass. Lake Sup. 1850. p. 224. Black, the mandibles of the ¢ are much dilated at apex, but less curved than in gwercus; the hind angles of thorax “are said by Leconte in his original description of the species to be obtuse very little rounded, but specimens determined by him as depressus have the hind angles as stated in the synopsis. Lake Superior, Dakoia, Colo- rado, H.B.—13 mm.

Male and Female antennz are given side by side in figure 9g, and this explains better than I can do the

difference between them. In the male joints 7 to 10 are

prolonged, pubescent; prolongations slender elongate:

Fig, 9 jcints 5 to 6 somewhat prolonged inwardly. In the © joints 8 to 10 only are prolonged, pubescent and opaque, prolongations heavy and stout, 7 glabrous and acutely prolonged.

CERUCHUS, 4 Leay.

(Xeruchos==hornbearer. )

Elytra punctate not striate at the sides..... BURA HEA sed ste ec punctatus, Elytra striate. . Strize deep, strongly and coarsely pumctured.....:........ striatus.

Strize shallow, more sparsely and less deeply punctured...... piceus.

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LO: punctatus, Lec, Ann, and Mag. Nat. Hist. London 1869. p. 377. Differs from s/7a/us by the much larger and broader triangular excavation of the front; the thorax much more strongly punctured and especially by the elytral strize very fine, the outer ones obsolete, and the intervals per- fectly flat and coarsely punctured. Col., Wash. Terr.—13 mm.

eoeriauusylecc. Prog.Ac. Phila. 185omps 65. ©. Head and thorax with large, but sparse punctures; elytral striz deep, at middle more dense- ly, at the sides less broadly punctured; the thorax is more convex and the elytra more deeply striate and much moré punctured than in prveus.

Wash. Terr., Or., Cal. (Shoalwater Bay.)—16-—17 mm.

13. piceus, Weber, Obs, Entom. p, 84, Badbz Casteln. Hist. Nat. II, 174. t. 17, f 3-4. ‘Thisis the most common species of the present ge- mus and always found in great numbers. N. Y., Pa, Ohio, D.C.,— 10-15 mm.

The pupee of this species were found by Prof. Schaupp in large num- bers in an old beech-stump, in fact so plentiful were they that he fed his carabidous larvee with them——they are 14 inch in length, perfectly white, — stout, with free wings and closely appressed legs, abdominal segments strongly marked and the head folded downward upon the sternum. . The sexes are readily distinguished by the relative size of the mandi- bles, the form of which can be perfectly distinguished through the trans- parent membrane enveloping them. / In the three species of this genus the antennze seem to be alike: > they differ from all the preceeding in being straight instead of geni- culate though the first joint is still nearly } as long as the entire an- tennze: like the foregoing they are 10 jointed, not counting the small base-like joint which fitted into the socket in the head gives a range of motion in every direction, but unlike them none of the 12. joints are opaque or pubescent. ‘There are never more than 3 joints

prolonged, and the prolongations are never slender; all three of them have the tip more or less excavated, and they are some- what securiform, the figure (12) shows the form peculiar to this

genus. SINODENDRON, ellwig. (sino=to hurt, dendron=tree. )

13. rugosum, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1843, H, 262; americanum, Beauv. inswaAre et Amp. 192, t: 1, D. £ 1-2) “Black, thorax rugose, variolose,

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PASSALUS.

" (passalus—=a post.)

‘14 cornutus, Fabr. Syst. El. II, 256, Beauv.Ins. Afr. et Am. I, 1]

I, £1. disjunctus, Ulig, edit. Oliv. I, 78. distincfus, Web. Obs. Entom. I, 79; Percheron, Mon. p. 99. t. 7, f. 6. imfrrupius Q, Lin.¥| Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 35; Olivr. Ent. 1, p. 25, t. 3, f£ 5. Yo well knownml as to need any description and well represented on the plate.

The larva is remarkable for having the four anterior legs nor- 2 mal, but the posterior aborted, has been described’ by Burmeister, Handb. V, 451, Chapuis. and Candeze Mem. Liege. VIII, 467 t.4. f. 5, and also by Schioedte Nat. Tidsskrift, Vol. IX, p. 356. pig += XVIII, figs. 12-19 and pl. XIX, fig. 17. N.Y. to Florida, Texas:§ “~e 32 to 38 mm.

The antennz of this species are unique, separated from all others of

14. this group by the deeply emarginate mentum and peculiar form, the antennze place it between Yorcus and Ceruchus. Having them straight as in the latter genus, the club is formed like that of the former, from both’ it differs by the dense clothing of hair on each joint, and by the small, perfectly cylindrical 2nd joint; the fig. 14 precludes the necessity of fus-: ther description. | }

Explanation to Plate.

1. Lucanus elaphus, 7: 6. Platycerus quercus, 11. Ceruchus piceus, 12d. © 2 G6 dama, /. 7. ** oregonensis, Ws/w. 12. Sinod. rugosum, Jam. | 3 ee mazama, Lec. 8. ‘© Agassti, Lec. 13. Passalus cornutus, 7.

Bie Od placidus, Say. 9g. “* depressus, Lec, 14. Larva ‘of 2:

5. Dorcus parallelus, Say. 10, Ceruchus punctatus, Zec. 15, 16 Larva & pupa of 11. |

17. pupa of 13.

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Chas liuchs,The Lucanidav of the United States

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MELITZEA, “adr.

24. M. Fulvia, W.H Liw. Male: Upper side brown-black at base, dusted with fulvous or partly replaced by fulvous; costal margin and apex of primaries black, and both hind margins edged black; rest fulvous; both have a sub-marginal series of fulvous spots preceded by a black line, and beyond a common series of yellow spots; next a series a- cross disk larger, and on secondaries elongated, and more or less conflu- ent with the spots of the outer row: on primaries a large yellow spot edged fulvous inside arc of cell and two or three spots below cell; in cell of sec- ondaries a similar spot; fringes alternately and equally black and white. Underside of primaries pale orange fulvous, the light spots repeated; sec- ondaries wholly yellow-buff, mervules broadly edged black, and ail the -margins edged black; across the extra discal area a black band, inside with six or seven small yellow spots. Expanse 1.5 inch.

Female same size; the fulvous shade predominates, only apex and costal margin of primaries and both hind margins being black; the yel- low markings indistinct.

Unde: side asin male. Western Texas and Southern Colorado.

25. M. Ulrica, WH. Ldw., (MZ. Lmitata, Strecker.) Male: Up- per side black marked and spotted with deep red-fulvous, much as in Phycwdes Vesta; both wings have a submarginal series of small crescents, succeeded on primaries bya sinous row of small spots, and next a bent row of larger ones; a fourth row curves round end of cell; some spots on and below cell. Secondaries have two rows of irregular small spots across ex- tra discal area and a broad band on disk. Under side of primaries black over the outer fourth; next margin a narrow band of confluent spots, and beyond a row of small white spots; next the second row of upper side is ~ repeated, making third row here; beyond to base mostly fulvous, the spots of upper side imperfectly repeated; secondaries have a marginal band and a row of crenated white spots; beyond these the ground is black and in this is a row of small rounded fulvous spots; across the disk a row of white points and a white band: beyond to base fulvous on black ground, but with a white spot in cell and a band near base, another at base.

Female similar to male, the fulvous paler. Expanse of male .85 in., of female .g inch. San Antonio, Texas.

26. M. Dymas; W. H. Edw., (Al. Larunda, Strecker.) Male: Upper side brownish-black, marked and spotted with orange fulvous; primaries have a submarginal row of rounded spots, obsolete on apical

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area; both wings crossed beyond disk by a common band of separated spots; primaries have five spots in cell, separated by black lines, and sev- ~ eral spots at end of area below cell; secondaries have the basal area nearly all fulvous, leaving a broad black belt between this and the extra discal band; in the cell a subovate black spot with fulvous stripe in mid- dle. Under side of primaries has margin bordered by a band of conflu- ent crenate spots, and before this is row of small fulvous spots which have black central points. Expanse .g5 inch. ;

Female similar to one of the forms of ‘‘AZ, Palla,” color dull brown, the two outer rows of spots on hind wings and all of those on fore wings dull yellow, more or less suffused with red; the discal row on hind wings yellow-buff. Beneath, fore wings have a vellowish discal band and spots in cell; spots silvered asin male. San Antonio, Texas.

27 M.Perse, W.H.idw. Shape of 17.Dymas. Upper side yellow fulvous with black lines; both margins broadly bordered black, on which are submarginal fulvous spots, small and irregular in shape on primaries, sub-cresent on secondaries; anterior to these a common series of sub-quad- rate spots, and another similar, elongated, the two separated by a black line on primaries and partially on secondaries; thence to bases of wings — fulvous with black recticulations: fringes black, white at tips of the ner- vules. Under side of primaries fu'vous, the black markings repeated in- distinctly; costal edge white, along hind margin a narrow buff belt, and — next a series of yellow-white crescent spots. Secondaries have a similar edging to margin, and a series of spots, sometimes small and rounded, orange, on a whitish ground, sometimes wholly orange; above these a narrow buff belt, a black line anda white band,- bisected with black next costal margin; thence to base orange, with a white spot edged black in cell, a cross band of four white spots, an orange band, a white band on should- er, the tip of the shoulder buff,

Body above fuscous, the abdomen on sides fulvous, beneath both ab- domen and thorax yellow white; legs fulvous, the femora white on under side; palpi fulvous, white at base; antennz black, annulated white; club black, ferruginous at tip, white beneath.

Female similar to male, the fulvous more diffused. Under side as in male. Expanse of male 1.1 inch, of female 1.3 inch. Arizona.

The following genus very closely resembles A/e/itea and differs from it so far as we can see only in the less produced apex of primaries and the somewhat more even costal and internal margin of the same wing; the costa having also a very distinct shoulder near the base of the wing,

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NY AS, Ziegler, Synoptic table by J. L. Leconte, M.D.

Stout shining insects with head and thorax black, and elytra purple. Thorax depressed at sides, basal impressions broad, moderately deep, elytral strize

(DUUNCUMIEG LSE AE Aes eye eA ree 36, cir COR re etairar GS - coracinus, Say. Thorax not depressed at sides, basal impressions deeper, elytral strize impunctured, DESIG ESPCCIES (ye sky ens AG... MO te ea 2! cyanescens, Dej.

M. coracinus, Say, Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. II, 59, and IV, 26; M. St.—18-20 mm. M. cyanescens, De}. Spec. Il, 524.==/oveatus, Lec- Ann. Lyc. IV, 355. M.St., Can., Lake Superior.— 13-15 mm.

, OLISTHOPUS, “». Synoptic table by Geo. H. Horn, M. D.

Piceous, elytra fuscuos, thoracic and elytral margin and legs testaceous. Elytra scarcely iridescent, base feebly emarginate; ocellate punctures at base of scutel-

lene SiS RESINS. VS SRO nee a aren, 2 3 ls BRIE neat Cage UC parraatus. Elytra iridescent, rather deeply emarginate at base; ocellate punctures well marked. micans.

O. parmatus, Say, Vrans. Am. Philos. Soc. Il, 49. De}. Spec. III, 181.=c/zctus. Say, Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. IV, 424. Lee. Proc. Ac. Phila. 1854. p. 58. N. Y., Pa., Ohio, Ind., Ga.—7.2 mm.

O. micans, Lec. Ann, Lyc. IV, 230. Ga., La.—4 mm.

PERICONA, as.

P. nigriceps, Dej. Testaceous, shining; head black, elytra faintly striate, 3rd inter- stice with three impressed punctures, the 8th stria entire, suture and apex sub-infuscate, legs, palpi and antennze pale.

P. nigriceps, (Bembidium) Dej. Spec. V, 44.=padlipennis, (Trechicus) Lec. Trans.

Am. Philos. X, 386.==wmbripennis, Lec. 1.c. Carolina.— 2-3 mm.

LACH NOPHORUS, Sturm.

L. elezantulus, Mann. Dark bronze; surface pubescent; thorax ovate, head and thorax green bronze, elytra white, smoky at. base and with a brown undulating fascia, elytral strize very deeply punctured near base, with three dorsal punctures, the eighth strize distant from margin w:th distinct ocellate punctures.

L. elegantulus, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1843. TI, 215., Lec. Journ. Ac. Phila. IV, t. 4, f. 1.

mediosignatus Menet, Bull. Ac. Petr. II, 1844, p. 62. Tex. Cal.—6 mm.

EUPHORTICUS, 7°. Zor.

Erected on Lachnophorus pubescens, Dej. For the generic character of this as well of all the other genera of Carabidze we refer the reader to Dr. Horn’s ‘‘On the genera of the Carabidze’’ Trans. Am. Entom. Soc. IX, p. 91 to 196. with 8 plates.

L, pubescens, Dej. Entirely black, shining; surface glabrous, pubescent only at Mn P »~ 3 y $ 8 p margin. Elytral strize deeply punctured near base, without dorsal punctures.

L. pubescens, ej. Spec. V, 30, Fla.—»5 mm. Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 1882.

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ATRANUS, “«.

A.pubescens, Dej. Long slender, piceous above and beneath with abdomen, legs, antennee and mouth-parts red-brown, antennze with but three joints glabrous, elytra pubescent, margined at base, surface striate, occellate punctures well marked, dorsal punctures not distinct. Itresembles very much a slender Platynus (pusillus).

A. pubescens. De}. Spec. III, 122. Lec. Amn. Lyc. IV, 439.==obconicus, Hald., Proc. Ac. Phila. I, 229, N, Y., Pa., D.C.—7-8 mm.

PENTACONICA : Schmidt Goebel, (Horn, Trans. Am. Ent. X, 158.)

P. (Rhombodera) flavipes. Lec. A small species with a general resemblance to some of the varieties of Lebia analis. The thorax is short, the sides strongly angulate, the base narrowed. The elytra are very vaguely striate, without punctures, surface is finely alutaceous. Legs tesiaceous; underside of abdomen piceous.

The species vary greatly im color. var. flavipes, Lec. Entirely piceous.

var. bicolor, Lec. Head and thorax above and beneath pale reddish yellow. | var, ——, Head and elytra piceous, thorax reddish yellow. Gulf States, Arizona, Ills. and Ks.—3.5-4.5 mm.

P. flavipes, Lec. (Didetus) Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. 1853, p. 377.=dzcolor, Lec,, New Spec. Col. I, 7.==pallipes, Lec. Class, Col. p. 377, La. Gulf Sts., Ills. Ks. Ariz,

3.5-4.5 mm, P. angulata, Boh. (Lebia) Eugen. Resa. p. 7, South America.?

COPTODERA,

(Horm. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. X, 131.)

C. aerata, Dej. Piceous, elytra bluish green. Male.-—Anterior tarsi feebly dila- ted, first three joints biseriately squammulose. Middle tibize distinctly emarginate on the inner side near the tip, the tarsi slender. Anal segment bisetose each side.

Female.—Tarsi slender, Middle tibia not emarginate, Anal segment as in the male.

C. aerata, De}. Spec. I, 277, Chaud. Ann. Belg. 1869, p. 179.=wviridipennis, Gory. Ann. France, 1833, p. 194,==viridipennis, Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, 196.=ruficornis, Chaud. l.c. p. 179. M.W. & S. St.—6-6.5 mm.

PHLOEOXENA, (az. (Zlom:,) Trans, Am) Entom. Soeyes 137.)

P signata, Dej.. Head piceous. Thorax testaceous with a median piceous spot more or less defined. Elytra piceous with an undulating fascia posteriously, and an ir- regular dentate band more or less interrupted, broad at the lateral margin, behind the base, testaceous. Male anterior tarsi with three joints slightly dilated and beneath bi- seriately squammulose. “Anal segment with one seta on each side.*

Female.—Tarsi slender. Anal segment bi-setose each side.

P. signata, De}. (Coptodera) Spec. I, 275==collaris, Lec. Ann. Lyc. IV, 197, Gulf St. Carolinas, Ga.—5.5-6 mm.

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Description of New Moths.

By Frep. TEpper.

Attacus Cinctus, nov. sp. see Plate, figs. 1 & 2.

Male, "Expanse 4'¢ inches. ~ Head and thorax brownish-red; collar white; a white band between thorax and abdomen; abdomen above pinkish-red, very finely dusted with white, with a broad lateral band of white on each side, dotted with red in the middle of each segment; beneath red, rather indistinctly band- ed and streaked with white; anal tuft red, yellowish beneath; legs light brown; antenz pectinated and fawn colored.

Primaries rather produced at apex; ground color brownish-red with black shadings; an angular white basal band bordered inwardly red and outwardly by black; the costa is heavily sprinkled with white and black; the median field encloses a large irregular triangular semi-transparent spot, edged first with white, then with black, and is outwardly bounded by a transverse wavy narrow black band, extending from costa to the in- terior margin, then by a white band, followed by a narrow one of vermil- ion; beyond this the color is brownish-red, heavely powdered with white and black on the inner side; the apical area reaching on the costa to the red band is light violet with a scalloped white line curving obliquely down- ward from apex; the apical eye is composed of two black spots, the outer one kidney-shaped, the inner one triangulate; the color between the white line and the inner black spot is bright ochraceous; the border is olive gray, intersected by a wavy black line, which is bordered outwardly by a silvery white band, diminishing toward the inner angle.

Secondaries same color as primaries; basal band white shaded red in- wardly and black outwardly; the median bands are the same as on pri- maries; the semi-transparent spot is larger and of an irregular diamond shape; the border encloses interiorly irregular spots of red, which grow smaller and darker towards the anal angle, where there is one pretty large black spot.

The underside of both wings is much the same as above, only that the colors are less vivid, and that the basal bands are barely visible; the costa on secondaries from base to the median band is white, faintly bor- dered by black below. One male only examined.

female; Expanse 44% to 5 inches,

Eight specimens served as types, and it is necessary to say that they vary very considerably in the ground color, some being dark brick-red, others dark brown, and others again rich olive-brown, all shaded with

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black; the principal markings are substantially the same as in the male, e-cepting that the transverse black band is in most cases much more deeply indentated, although in one of the females before me the band hasa more even outline than in the male, and that the semi-transparent spot on sec- ondaries varies in shape, being rounder and less regular in some; the out- er apical black spot in some is disconnected at the middle, thus forming two regular triangles; the borders are generally heavier, especially on secondaries, where the spots interiorly are larger and better defined, and dotted with black, particularly towards the anal angle.

I suspected at first that this species would prove to be Affacus splen-

didus, 1)e Beauv, but the description and figure (Ins. Afr. et Amer, ) in several respects do not tally with the insect here described.

The accompanying plate, figuring both male and female, will fur- nish the exact outlines and markings of this exquisite species.

The cocoons are of close texture, with but one covering, oval in shape, and are firmly attached to the twig or branch, somewhat in the manner of ‘‘Cyzfia,;" the color is dirty silvery white streaked with light

or dark brown, and the chrysalis is covered with a whitish powder, like

in the Catocale.

Cocoons of this moth were found in Southern Arizona by Mr, Robert Driver.

Platysamia Polyommata, nov. sp. see Plate, figure 3.

Female; Expanse five inches.

The shape is lfke that of ‘‘Cecropia”.

Head and thorax dull black, collar pinkish-white, a tuft of red hairs at base of thorax: abdomen dull black with a double row of lateral red stripes, enclosing small black spots; legs dull black; antennze small, pec- tinated and brownish black.

Wings dull black with the costa on primaries slightly inclining to gray; no basal bands, nor light abdominal margin to secondaries; the spots in the median fields are small and plain white with no edging, on primaries they form a small triangle, and on secondaries simply a_bar. A wide band of white near the outer margin runs through both wings and makes a decided curve towards the apex on primaries, where it is tinged with pale fulvous; beyond this band outwardly, the color on primaries is erayish-black, lighter towards outer margin; the apical spot is black, sur- rounded by dark gray, then bordered inwardly by a bluish crescent edged black, and outwardly bya dull reddish shading; between each of the veins below the apical spot, and bordering closely on the white band, is a blu-

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ish crescent corresponding with the apical one, filled in with gray and bordered outwardly by a sharpe triangle of black; there are five of these extra spots, which diminish in size and clearness as they approach the in- ner margin; the dark gray ground is outwardly scalloped with a narrow black line, somewhat like in ‘‘Cecropia’; the borders to primaries are gray shaded whitish inwardly, especially towards apical area; at apex a zig-zag white line connects with the first biue crescent, and between this line and outer margin isa dull red spot.

Beyond the white band on secondaries the color is blackish, with dark gray borders and a scalloped black line, enclosing inwardly a row of black spots, two between each vein,

“The underside is a reproduction of the upperside, with the colors more subdued; no light costal band to secondaries:

This remarkable insect was likewise found in Southern Arizona by Mr. Robert Driver. Though apparently allied to ‘‘Cecropia,” it differs so materially from this and all the other forms of this group, that I did not hesitate to describe it as new.

New Noctuids and Notes. By Joun B. Smiru.

Calymnia eequilinea, sp.nov. Expands 1% inches.

Color pale luteous, secondaries slightly paler: primaries with two narrow, parallel paler lines, one just inside basal, and the other just out- side of outer third; reniform and orbicular large, distinctly outlined by a very narrow white line, and slightly darker than the remainder of the pri- maries; secondaries immaculate: beneath paler, entirely immaculate. I specimen, Colcrado, my collection.

This species has the generic characters well marked; it has a small but distinct elevated crest just behind collar, but is otherwise without tuft- ings, slightly darker in color than the other species I have seen, it still

as the same general acres. It differs from both of the American species heretofore described in having the pale lines very nearly parallel instead of converging inferiorly; in other respects it is closely allied to them. Hadena juncimacula, sp. nov. Expands 134 inches.

The usual generic characters: a distinct anterior and posterior divid- ed crest: body and abdomen ofa bright gray; a distinct narrow black line

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near the crest of collar from costal base of primaries; crest of collar nar- rowly white. Primaries carnecus gray, slightly paler at the inferior half; through the centre of the wing is areddish or bright brownish tint more decided at outer third; the basal half line is white and is strongly and acutely angulated ouiwardly on the median vein: the t, a. line is in- distinct, pale and very strongly dendate, margined outwardly at the in- ferior half of its conrse by a narrow black line; the t. p. line is pale indis- tinct, and scarcely discernable at the inferior half of its course, slightly an- gulated outwardly on the venules; the outer margin of the wing is gray bordered interniorly by a narrow black shade, which is in turn bordered by a more diffuse brown line: inside of this is a broader distinct paler gray shade extending from apex to hind margin. Reniform and orbicular large, and confluent: they are enclosed by a narrow white line parallel with the median vein beneath, enclosing the orbicular to the upper margin, cross- ing to the reniform which it touches at the middle, and curving round that to the point or y. lace of beginning; the orbicular proper is whitish, a black spot in the white space between the two spots; reniform carneous with a darker spot a lower part. ‘The outer margin is slightly dusky outer margin. Beneath, primaries darker as gray with a narrow pale outer margin, secondaries pale whitish.

The ({\ antennz are robust with short pectivations; pectinations ciliate. 1 specimen, Utah Territory, my collection.

My type of this species was received from Ft. Thornburgh, and is in perfect condition; the peculiar junction of reniform and orbicular readily distinguishes it from all its allies known to me, and it does not agree with the description of the few species that I have not seen. It is one of the largest species of this genus, and belongs near the Arctica section.

Mamestra promulsa, Morr.

This species is refered by Mr. Grote to Avzaréa, and is so catalogued in his ‘‘New List’. ‘Through the kindness of Mr. Tepper I have been en- abled to examine the type; and it certainly is no Azaréa; the eyes are round, not reniform as in Azar/a, and the entire habitus is different from that of the latter genus: the type isa Q and has the ovipositor extruded; it is therefo.e referable to the section Dranthoecia; the specimen has the legs defective, and 1s otherwise poor so that it is not safe to change the generic determination of Mr. Morrison without fresh material on hand. An An- arta it is not for reasons stated above.

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Record of the Coleopterology of the United States in the year 1882. Geo. Horn, M. D. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. X, pp. 101-164. Revision of the species of some genera of Buprestidae pp. IOI—112. with plate. Notes on some little known genera and species of eolcoutes. 2 pp. 113-126 with 2 plates. Synopsis of the Species of the tribe Lebiini, pp. 126-164. H.F. Jayme, M.D. Proc. Am. Phil. Soc.XX, June 1882. pp. 343-37. Revision of the Dermesticae ofthe U. §. pp. 343-377, with 4 pl. John B. Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, X, pp. 73-100. A synopsis of the Mordellide of the U.8., pp. 73-100, with 3 pl. L. W. Schaufuss, P.D., Ann. Soc. France, 6th ser. Vol. II, 1882. p. 43. De quibusdam coleopteris novis, p. 43. H. S. Gorham, Biologia Central Americana 1882. Cleride. E. CandeZe, Mem, Liege, 2nd ser. t, IX, Febr. 1882.

Elaterides nouveaux, 3d fasc. pp. 59—97. David Sharp, M. B. Scrent. Trans. Royal Dublin Soc. vol. If, ser. II, Dubl, r880—8 2.

On aquatic carnivorous coleoptera or Dytiscidae. pp. 1791003 al Vil _ XVIII, ;

CARABIDAE. Geo. Hi. Horn, M. D.

Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. X.

Call.da platynoides n. sp. Cal, p. 139. Philopuga castanea n. sp.

Cal p.144, Plo.hionus dorsalis, n, sp. Fla. p. 146. Pinacodera semisul- cata, n. sp. Cal. p. 148 and P. sulcipennis, n. sp. Cal. p. 148.

After Pentagonica add Onota floridana Horn.

Drop Lebia frigida (= fuscata Dej.)

Drop Apristus latens Lec (= subsulcatus, Dej.)

Drop Blechrus linearis Lec (=nigrinus Mann.)

Drop Metabletus borealis Zimm (= americanus Dej.)

Drop Axinopalpus californicus Mots (= biplagiatus De).)

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Drop Lecnophilus chloridipennis Mots. nigricollis Lec. and Pilatei Chd. (alt =croceicollis Men.)

For Onota trivittata Lec read Hiproctus Solier trivittatus Lec.

Add. to Philophuga: Ph. eemcena Lec and drop Ph. Hornii Chd. (= cemand Lec)

Drop Callida cyanoptera Lec = (decora Fab) Pinacodera fuscata De}. is a var. of limbata Say.

Drop Cymindis brevipennis Zimm. (= planipennis Lec.) abstrusa Lee (=cri- bricollis Dej.) venutor Dej. (= americana Dej.)

Drop Apenes angustata Sz. (= lucidula Dej.) Change Rhombodera Reiche to Pentagonica Schm. Geeb. and ipes Lee to _. flavipes Lec with the syn. pallipes Lec and bicolor Lec. ; P. angulata (Rhombodera) Boh. is probably South American.

DYTISCIDAE. David Sharp, M.B. 1 “Prans.’ R-: Dublt Soc. ‘vol.’ IL, ser. 11. Dublin 1880= 82.

Canthridus punctipennts n. sp. Car. p. 270, Laccophilus fusculus n. sp. Nev. p. 290, ZL. msignis n. sp. Tex. p. 290, L. terminals mn. sp, Tex. p. 292: Hydrovatus brevip’s n. sp. Cal. p. 324, H. compressus n. sp. La. p. 324, Bilessus pictodes n. sp. p. 348, B. obcsus n. sp. Tex. p. 340, B. discretus n. sp. Tex. .p. 350, B. texanus Tex. p. 366, Celambus fuma- fusn. sp. U.S. p. 400, .C. mfuscatus n. sp. Nev. p. 402, Deronectes suffusus n. sp. p. 434, D. postrnals n. sp. p. 434, Hydroporus diversicor= nis n. sp. Vex. p. 437, 4. mizgeras sp. Pa..p. 4.38; » Al. cimuconermiesp: N. A: p. 430, 4. lobatusn. sp. NVA. p. 430, 4. scra¢ovommecpe Nese p. 440, HZ. fnceusn sp. N. A. p. 440, H. peltatus n. sp. Cany F7: cly- pealts n. sp. Mass. p. 441, A .anficus n, sp. Pa. La. p. 441, Z. eruditus n. sp. Pa., A. republicanus n. sp. Pa., H. solitarius n. sp. Mass. p. 445, H. occidentalis n. sp. Br. Col. p. 456, H. despectus n. sp. Can. p. 466, H. perplexus n. sp. Cal. p. 467, H. rusticusn. sp. Nev., H. mornatus nm. sp: Mass. -p. 478, @. latifrons n. sp. N. A. p. 478, A. rufilabris n. sp, Tex..p. 479,:H. terminals Cal. p. 484, H. Hardyi n. sp. Cal. p. 485, H. Belfragei n, sp. Vex., Mydrotrupes palpalis n. sp. Cal, p. 492, Agabus perplexus vn. sp. Vance. Cal, p. 498, A. planatus n. sp. N. A. p, 503, (© var of semivittatus Lec.) A, fexanus n. sp. Tex. p. 505, A. stridulator n. sp. H. B. Can. p. 509, 4. mutusn. sp. i. B. -p. 513, As subjgscotas n..sp.._Mass, p. 514, L/ybius muersusn. sp. N. A. p. 552, L£. discedens n. sp. H.. B. Pp. 557; Coplotomus obscurus n. Sp, Tex. Fla. p. 601, Rhantus longipes 0. sp. Alaska, Br. Col. p. 613, 4. obscurus n. sp. Cal., 2. plebe-. jus n. sp. Hermit Lake, R. discedens n. sp. Cal, p. 615, R. sericans D. Sp. Brit. Col. p: 619, Colyméites Crotchit n. sp. Cal, p. 626, C. rugipennis n. sp. Nebr. -—p. 628, Dytiscus vexatusn.sp. N. W. of N. A. p. 643, Aydati- cus modestus n. sp. N. A. p. 650, A. americanus n. sp. Red River P. 651, Graphoderes CRE n. Ee U. Sip: OEM

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LEPTINIDZ. Geo. H. Horn, ™. te [eum ers: 3) Leptinillus n. g. for Leptinus validus Horn. SILPHIDAE. L, W. Schaufuss, Ph. D. Ann, Fr. vol. Il, 1882, .p. 43. Trizrthron cedonulli (sic!!) n. sp, Cal. p. 43.

LATHRIDIIDAE.

Geo. H. Horn Trans. Am, cane Soc. X. Daal ee.

Monedus n. g. guitatus n, sp. both described by Leconte; Dasyce- rus Brogn * carolinensis n. sp. N. Car. p. 117 and D. ang culicollis n. sp. Cal. p. 117 both by Horn.

DERMESTIDAE. Horace J. Jayne, M. D. Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. 1882, XX. p. 343—377.

Attagenus Hornii n. sp. Cal. p. 356, (= brturodes Y Crotch Check- list), A. perplexus n. sp. Nev. p. 356, A, varicolor n. sp, Pac. St. p. 357, Acolpus n. g. p. 360, (after Perimegatoma) A. primus n. sp. Tex. p. 361, Trogoderma simplex n. sp. W. St. p. 362, TZ. sternalen. sp. N. Mex. Ariz. Cal. Tex. p. 363, Axtmocerus n. g. p. 367, (after Cryptorhopalum) A. americanus n. sp. Vex. p. 368.

To Dermestes add elongatus Lec, vulpinus Fab. — Drop nubilus Sav and rattus Lec (= murinus Lin); persimilis Cr. (not dese.); bicolor Fab and maculatus Deg. = vulpinus Fab.); signatus Lec (= lardarius Lin).

To Attagenus add piceus Oliv and drop as itssynonyms megatoma Fab, = dich- rous, Lec = spurcus Lec = rufipennis Lec. :

_ In Lrogoderma drop pallipes Zieg] and inclusum Lec (both = tarsalis Mels)**-

and pusillum Lec (= ornatum Say.)

In Anthrenus drop, flavipes Lec, thoracicus Mels and lepidus Lec (= scrophu- larice Lin )

| SCARABIDAE. Geo. H. Horn. lc. X. p. r18—1 Ontticellus * Serv. californicus n. sp. Cal, p. 118, (near Ontho- phagus) Plusiotis Lecontet n. sp. Ariz. p. 120. Dr. Horn also unites Lichnanthe and Dasydera under the generic name Amphi-- coma, Latr. (with syn. tabl.)

* Genus new to our fauna. ** Mr. Jayne gives inclusum Lec. (June 1854) as the name to stay, but tarsalis Mels (Oct. 1844) and pallipes Zieg] (Aug. 1845) are far older and tarsalis will stand.

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BUPRESTIDAE. Geo, H. Horn, M.D. l.c.

Melanophila intrusa, n. sp. Cal. Nev. p. 105, JL obfusa n. sp. Ga p. 106.

To Anthaaia add salcis Fa (Europ. spec. found in Kans.) and drop zzornafa Rand (= aeneegaster L. & G.) and bivitiata Gory (= guer- cata Fab.) :

KLATERIDAE. E, Candeze.

Mem. Liege, 2d. ser, vol. 1X., 20. Febr. 1882. An-hastus militarts n. sp. Cal. p. 59, Elater violaceipennis n. sp. Cal, p62, 2 Horniwn. sp. Calap,63, £. pariitus n, spyCalegoue. Corymbites Lecontei n. sp. Cal. p. 94, £. elegans n, sp. Cal. p. 97,

[later violacerpennis = atripennis Horn, £,; Horn = fraeses Cand; Corymbites Leconiei = dimidatus Lec,, teste Horn, | MALACHIDAE.

Geo. H. Horn. Trans, Am, Ent, Soc. X. Mecomyctes vn. g. (after Dasytes) p, 125, AZ omalinus n. sp. Kans,

DehZO: CLERIDAE.

S. Gorham. Biologia Centrali Americana 1882. Cymatodera texana n, sp, Tex. p, MORDELLIDAE, J.B, Smith. Trans, Am. Ent. Soc, X., pp. 73— . Pentaria hirsula n, sp, Cal. p. 76, Anaspis militaris n. sp. Cal, p. 77, Mordellistina eleganiulus n. sp, N. Y. p. 90, MZ, atriceps n. sp. N.Y, p: 91, J purenns n, sp. NY.; J. pallipesn. sp-NGe aes MM. indistincla n. sp. N. Y, p. 93, AZ mornata n. sp,'Tex,, 17, minutia n. sp. Da, JZ, ferruginoides n, sp. Ga. p. 94, AL splendens n, sp, Fla. Ils. p- 95, J floridensis n. sp. Fla., JZ singularis n. sp. Da, p. 96, MZ. Schauppii n. sp. N. Y., JZ aegualis n. sp, Ills, AL rufescens n. sp. Nev. p. 97, M. cinereofasciata n. sp- N. Y- p. 98, AZ. aethiops n- sp. Col., AZ. texana n. sp. Tex.

Drop the genus Glipa Lec. (G4. hilaris Say. is a Tomowia.) Anaspis luteicincta Lec. (= sericea Mann.) A. nigriceps Lec, (= rufa Say.)

In Mordella drop irrorata Lec. (= scutellaris Fab.) lineata Melis. (= marginata Mels); jovalis Lec. (= oculuta Say.) obliqua Lec. (=lunulata Hellm.)

To Mordellistina add dimidiata Hel., biplagiata Hel., intermiata Hel., bipus- tulata Hel., scalaris Hel., pubescens Fab., bihamata Mels., fuscata Mels., pilyptera Mels., fuscoatia Hel., AZ angusia Lec., attenuata Say., discolor Mels., cemula Lec.

Drop nigricollis Hel. (= trifasciata Say.) picicornis Lec. and cervicalis Lec. (both = cumata Lec.) divisa Lec. (= marginalis Say.)

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RECORD ON COLEOPTEROLOGY FOR 1882. ele

Proc. Am. Ac. Arts and Sciences, 1832, pp. 234—267. Dr. H. A. Hage:z.

On the Color and the Pattern of Insects. Quarterly Journ. Bost. Zool. Soc. April 1882, E, P. Austin. Collecting Stylopidae. p. 12. American Naturalist, 1882. C. V. Riley, Habits of Cybocephalus, p. 514.

Habits of Polycaon confertus Lec. Myrmecophilous (ant-loving) Coleoptera, p. 747. E, A. Schwarz. Woodboring coleoptera [remarks on some], p. 823: Mrs. A. E. Bush. A new museum pest [Perimegatoma variegatum Horn], p. 826. C. V. Riley. Species of Otiorhynchid@ injurious to cultivated plants, p. 915. L. P. Gratacap. Vitality of Insects in Gases. p. 1018.

Proceedings of the Western N. Y. Horticultural Society. J. A. Lintner. A new Principle in Protection from Insect Attack. (Auth. Edit. pp. 1—I5.) Canadian Entomologist, (vol. XIV.) Dr. H. A. Hagen. The oldest figures of N. A. Insects, [account on Facob Petiver's Gazophyilacium, Insects from Md. and Car. 1695-17006] p. 11. J. Geo. Gehring. Psephenus Lecontet.. [Notes on its occurrence upon stones in rapids], p. 72. Ch. R. Dodge. The Hop. Vine Borer.? (Habits) p. 93. John Hamilton Remarks on Agonoderus comma, pallipes, rugicollis and Zachycellus atrimedtus, p. 104-—106. Geo. H. Horn. [On the differences between Cyl/ene pictus and robiniae.| Pp. 24C. Psyche. (vol. 3.) H. W. Turner. Color of the Light emitted by Insects, p. 309.

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G. Dimmock. 0 Circulation of blood in the larva of A/ydrophilus (with cut.)

PPI 52 ae 7 Note on Ca/ogenus rufus pp. 341—42. F. Ht. Snow.

A new Museum Pest, Zrogoverma tarsale Mels. pp. 351—52. Rerort of the Commissioner of Agriculture for 1881 and 1882.

Cc. V. Riley. The Rice-grub, (Ch: ae trachypygus Burm.) Habits and nat. Javisiag |) JOR Watch. ten WIL I The Water-weevil, (rissa ae Simplex Say.) Ps 1 3Css a Weleweeee The Corn bill-bug, (Sphenophorus robustus Horm) p. 138, te WUU GS ie eae , The Clover leaf-beetle, (Phyfonomus punctatus Fab.) Do. dgie ARON ME SOT,

J. HW. Comstock, Ladybirds, (Cocinelidae) pp. 204-—206, with plate, [Short des- cription of the early stages of the Pacific coast species],

Bulletin Brocklyn Entom. Society. EF. G. Schaupp.

Description of the larva of Patrobus longicornis. Say, vol. IV, p. 56.

Description of the larva of Sz/pha americana Lin. vol. V, p. 2.

On the Species of Prerostihi, p. 18.

Remarks on Coleopi.rous pupae, with plate, p, 18.

Biological notes on, and description of the larva of Calosoma

calidum Fab. p-. 33.

Chas. Fuchs. Synopsis of the Lucanidae of the U.S. with plate and woodcuts. P. 49-52, 5760.

J.L. Leconte, Mi. D. Synoptic table of AZyzs Ziegl. p. 63.

Geo. H. Horn, M. D.

Syn. table of Olusthopus Dej, p. 63.

Also the Synoptic tables by Horn and Leconte of Cymindts, Agri- stus 1V. 43, 44. Blchrus, Tecnofhilus 1V, 53. Philophuga, Eucaerus IV, 54. Callidr, Huproctus, Onota \V, 55. Badister V.7. Selenophorus V, 8. Plerostichus V, 15, 16, 23, 24, 31. 32, 39—42. Pogonus, Pa- trobus 47. Anophthalmus, Trechus 48. Pirigona, Lachnophorus, Luphor- ticus, 63, Adranus, Pentrgonica, Coptodera, Phlocox-na p. 64.

SS SOR ae Oli: Page 69, 9th line: from bottom read Philophuga for Leslee — Page 70, roth line: In some copies the word pallipes Lec. is not complete. — Pag. 71. 11th line from bottom and last line read tar'sule for tarsalis. — Page 72, 5th line: read Fab. for

Fa . — 11th line read Anchastus (poor print).

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PHYCIODES. Douw0i.

1. P. Harrisii, Scudder. Male: Upperside red fulvous, darker at base; broad bordets of black, that on secondaries followed inwardly by

a row of fulvous crescents surmounted by black spots; on primaries a

heavy irregular median band of black and a sub-apical patch of same

color; underside of primaries light fulvous with a marginal row of yellow

crescents edged with black, the sub-apical patch and borders of cellular spots appear through faintly: of secondaries, red-fulvous with a marginal

row of pale yellow crescents, a median and basal row of spots of same color, all of which are ene.osed by black.

Female same as male. Expanse of S 14% inch, © 116 inch.

New England, New York, Canada.

2. P. Nycteis, Dowtleday. Male: Much the same as the above;

“the black spots on secondaries are followed interiorly by a slight black

‘band; underside of primaries pale yellow-fulvous with apical and margi- nal patches of silvery white, of secondaries pale yellow, a broad margin ‘of brown extending almost to near apex and enclosing the black spots; _a basal row of silvery white patches as also an irregular row of marginal

crescents of same color; the median region is also more or less silvered, Aemale same as male. Expanse of (' 14 to 1 inch., OT Wo 2 inches. England to Colorado, Montana, Texas, Canada.

3. -P. Carlota; eat. J/ale: Upperside much as Nycéers, but the black markings heavier and fringes checkered heavily with white;

underside of primaries also much like JVycteis, but the ground color is

more reddish and the black markings heavier, of secondaries ground color brown with silvery white markings, the median band much dentated. Female, much like male. Expanse of gf! 1$ to 1% inch., Q 1% to 1% inches. Southern & Western States, Rocky Mountains, occasionally West Virginia. 4. P. Tharos, Drury. Male; Upperside bright fulvous with black markings rather slight except the borders; underside of primaries

pale fulvous, brown at outer margin except in apical region, the heavy

black, markings appear through, of secondaries paler with slight irrora- tions of brown and borders of same color,

Female; much the same as male.. Expanse 1+ to 1% inches,

United States excluding Pacific States, New Mexico, British America,

Southern Labrador, Nova Scotia.

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Var: Marcia. W, 1, Edw. The black markings much hea- vier, especially from median field to base; underside of primaries more

fulvous, secondaries much suffused with brown and mottled with white,

sometimes a large white crescent in center of margin. Expanse same as Tharos.

5. P. Phaon, W. H. Edw. Male: Upperside, the ground color paler than in Zaros and black markings heavier, the median band on primaries yellowish; underside yellow shaded with pale fulvous on primaries, on which the black markings are very heavy.

Female: like male. Expanse of G1 to 1% inch., Q 14 inches. Gulf States, Texas, Kansas accasionally.

6. P. Vesta, W. H. Edw. Male: upperside much like var. Marcia, but the black markings more equally distributed; underside pale yellow-fulvous, black markings slight.

Female; same as male, but paler. Expanse of Q 1% inch., O i+ inches. Texas. .

7. Batesii, Reat. Male: Upperside much like Zharos, black markings very heavy; underside of secondaries uniform pete yellow, with a sub-marginal row of faint black spots.

Female: \ike male. Expanse of G14 inch., Q 1% a 1% inch. Virginia to New York.

8. P. Pratensis, Behr. Male: resembles ‘‘Batesii” on the upperside, but the ground color is paler and the black markings are slighter; underside pale fulvous, marked and spotted with yellow.

Female: is more heavily marked with black on the upperside, and the median bands as well as the marginal crescents are mostly pale yellow; the underside is more prominently marked than in the male.

Expanse of male 1 inch., of female 1% inch. Cal., Or., Ariz.

9. P. Camillus, W. H. Edwards. Male: very close to the above, the bands and spots on upperside are paler, and the dark markings on the underside are more pronounced.

Female: same as male. Expanse of male 1% inch., of female 1% to 12 inch. Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Montana, Texas, Kansas.

10. P, Orseis, W. H, Edwards. Male: upperside bright ful- vous, with heavy black markings; underside pale fulvous and marked like ‘‘Pratensis’, to which both this and the preceding’ species are very closely allied. The femade is paler, and looks like a dark ‘‘Camillas”.

Expanse of male 14 to 1% inch., of female 1% to 1% inch. Californ, Sierras, Oregon, Washington Territory.

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Notice of an “Illustrated Essay on the Noctuides of North America.”

By Co Va KiLey, Nese sei WD:

There has lately been published by John Van Voorst, of London, Eng., a work by the above title and prepared by Mr. Augustus Radcliffe Grote. The publisher has done his work most creditably, and given us four rather highly colored plates of some of our most conspicuous moths.

The text consists chiefly of second-hand matter, the original source, with one exception, not being given: while in the few original pages which adorn the ‘‘Essay” the author has seen fit to vent some of his wrath against the writer. As the work is particularly addressed to English ento- mologists among whom I count some warm personal friends, I have con- cluded to publish a few facts which, though widely known here, may not be so well known abroad. In doing this it will be unnecessary either to criticize the loose style or the irrelevant polemics of the prefatory portion of the volume, or to indulge in its unseemly personality.

Anent the Cotton Worm* Mr. Grote says, (p. 11) that he has watched this and different species of Noctuidze, ‘‘from the egg to the moth stage” and then gives his observations which the reader is told are taken ‘from the Alabama Geological Report.” There are several Alabama Geolo- gical Reports, but the one Mr. Grote refers to is that for 1875, and the na- tural history, as given in the “‘Essay” (pp. 11—15), is taken bodily there- from, faults and all, with one important omission. This omission is sig- nificant in the light of his later writing, because it is the paragraph which commits him to the theory of the annual dying out of the species in the United States and its annual importation from’ more Southern countries — a theory credited to, ‘‘a series of observations in Southern and Central Alabama”. The theory was, however, fully promulgated long before** and

* Anomis xylina (Say.) or supposed Aletia argillacea Huebn. See remarks, p- 56 of Genl. Index and Suppl. to the Mo. Entomol. Reports. Mr. Grote has charac- tererized these remarks as ‘disingenuous’? (New Check List etc. p. 33, note). The simple facts are that my’ Bahia material, though more closely resembling Huebner’s figures than Say’s aylina, was yet too poor to permit a positive decision. ** See Thos. Affleck, Am. Agriculturist, 1846, (Vol. 5, p. 342), D. B. Gorham; De Bow’s Review, 1847, (Vol. 3, p. 535,) and W. J. Burnett, Proc. Bost, Soc. Nat. Hist. 1854. (Vol. 4, p. 316.)

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is untenable, since the species, as I have fully proved* is a permanent resident of the United States. he natural history as given in the ‘‘Essay”’ is, in the light of recent observations essentially erroneous in ail respects except where it deals w:th biological platitudes that where equally trite if applied to hundreds of other species. It furnishes no evidence, and, indeed, there is no evidence on record, that Mr. Grote ever watched the

development of any species from the egg to the imago; and this is in

keeping with the fact that early in his entomological career, he confessedly —

“abandoned collecting insec!s, even walking carefully so as not to bruise the golden rods and purple asters that fringed my path’.** So far as Anomis xylina (Say.) is concerned he has never added a single fact in relation to its habits not previously recorded, and the above con- fession, together with the evidence in his writings and his occupation while a resident of Alabama, all go to show that no serious observations were ever made by him in the field other than those made in 1878 under my direction. eR

Similarly misleading is Mr. Grote’s statement that he was editor.

of the Pra-ticul Entomologist ‘‘for the first few numbers to be succeeded by the late B.D. Walsh’. The article *‘Cawz Bono?” consists of 14 lines, and the paper was edited by the publication committee of the Entomo- logical Society of Philadelphia, consisting of three members (Mr. Blake whom Mr. Grote mentions, not beeing one of them) with Mr. Walsh as associate editor after the third number.

On p. 18 of the ‘‘Essay” Mr. Grote refers to the “rust” of cotton as a vegetable parasite, which is another evidence of lack of observation in the cotton field since the rust is caused by a mite, There is, on the same page, an insinuation that the injuries by the worm are overestimated by interested parties. So far as any estimates that I have used are concerned they are from the statistician of the Department of Agriculture, and I know of no higher authority. Itis, however, on page 19 that the most reckless assertions and reflections on myself occur, for they assume the form of a personal attack that is pitiable. The only case instanced in justification for the abuse is that the assumed discovery by Mr. Townend Glover, ‘‘of the attraction presented by the glands of the cotton plant to

* Tn a paper read before the National Academy of Science last May: see also my Ann Rep. as U. S. Entomologist, 1882, p. 106.

** New Check List of N. A. Moths, p. 5.

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the moth, etc.” has been appropriated by mz —— which is simple falsehood. Mr. Glover figured the glands, but never wrote a word as to the attract.on of said glands to the moth, and I was not on'y the first to suspect th’s ‘connection, but to prove it by observation and to discuss its bearings.* As for Mr. Grote’s utterances anent Paris Green, they are simply ludicrous as opposed to a general experience in this country ‘of nearly a decade. and while I have nowhere claimed public gratitude as he fasely states, it is true that such bas been generously expressed by the farming community for my humble efforts in connection with its safe and efficient; use while his prejudiced opposition to it has met with derision not only from farmers and planters but from every other entomoligst who has had _prac- tical dealings with insects. The closing paper of the volume entitled ‘“‘a Colony of Butterflies” (which first appeared in the American Naturalist for March, 1876) has little of originality about ‘t except the style, since both the facts and the theory had been set forth by Dr. A. S. Packard, Jr., in 1867** and by Mr. S. H. Scudder in 1874.*** '

It is needless to extend this notice. No one can regret more than the writer that Mr. Grote should so mar his work or so lay himself open to deserved criticism |

Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 1883.

* Atlanta (Ga) Constitution, Sept. 20, 1878, and Scientific American, Nov. 15, 1878.

** The Insect Fauna of the Summit of Mount Washington as compared with that of Labrador, (Proc. A. A. A. S.; Vol. XVI, p. 156).

*** Distribution of Insects in New Hampshire (Chapt. XII, Final Report on the Geol]. of N. H.) ;

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The printing of the article by Prof’ Riley in the present paper is a departure from the rules of the Bulletin, that no personalities shall be allowed in its columns. The present departure is made for the following reasons. 1st. Mr. Grote’s writings are invariably of such a character that no rejoinder can be made without reference to his unsubstantiated personal assertions. 2nd. These assertions to which Prof. Riley replies are in an ephemeral publication and no other method o’ rep'y is pen to him save through the columns of some other publication and just:ce, fair play and decency give him the right to a reply somewhere. . . F. G Schaupp,

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New Mordellidae and Notes. By John B, Smith.

Among the material recently sent me for determination in this group were several new species, and several varieties from localities from which they had not been previously recorded; proving thus that the species are very widely distributed.

Mordellistena erratica sp. nov. .

Posterior tibia with a single, very oblique ridge, first joint of posterior tarsi also with a single oblique ridge. Color entirely black: cuneate; anal style short and truncate. 2mm. Fla.

A single specimen in my collection: this species is curious and interesting by the structure of the posterior tibiae and tarsi: the subapical ridge of the tibia is indistinct, and the other ridge very strongly marked is very like that on the posterior tibia of Glzpodes; the carina along the

dorsal line is wanting however, and the palpi differ from that of the

species of the latter genus, This species should head the list of those placed in this genus. ‘ Mordellistena tarsalis sp. nov. Posterior tibia with a single strongly marked oblique ridge en- tirely crossing the outer face, subapical strongly marked; first joint of posterior tarsi with /wo oblique ridges, Form stout, cuneate: black;

mouth, margins of thorax and a broad vitta on elytra orange yellow: legs _.

except posterior tibia pale. 1% mm. Texas.

A single specimen in my collection. This species connects the preceeding with the others of this genus and it should follow immediately after it in the list.

Mordellistena pratensis sp. nov. Posterior tibia and first and second joints of posterior tarsi each

with two short oblique ridges: all distinctly marked. Body black, elytra —

golden yellow with fine sericeus pubescence: suture and side margins nar- rowly fuscous: legs all pale. Length 12 mm, Fla.

A single specimen in my collection differing from all others in its group by the color of elytra: it should follow in the list immediately after eleganitulus.

Mordellistena fusco-atra Hel.

Of this species I found a single specimen among my New Jersey collections: it is the first specimen of the species I have seen and agrees in all respects with Dr. Helmuth’s description.

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Mordellistena splendens nobis. Of this species I received a specimen with some material sent me for determination: it agrees in all respects with the type, and was collec— ted in Pennsylvania: the type is from Illinois, and the only other specimen known to me is from Florida: the species has thus a very wide range. ar

Fertile eggs from a dead Arctia virgo.

About the middle of July I captured a © specimen of Arctia virgo and obtained about a dozen eggs. As the specimen was useless for the cabinet, having lost halfa wing, I dissected the abdomen and found about fifty eggs therein, sticking together. Having washed them with tepid water, I put them in a hatching—box and about twenty young larvae made their appearance in due time. Could the same thing not be

done, when capturing a poor 9 ofa rare species? F. G. Schaupp.

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Habitat of Melitaea Colon and M. Perdiccas, W. H. Edw.

In reference to the locality where the two above species were taken by Mr. H. K. Morrison in 1880, I beg to correct an error made by the author. Mr, Edwards states that both species were taken at Mount Hood, Oregon, see Papilio Vol. I, No. 4, p, 45 and 46, Mr. Morrison sent them to me as found in Washington Territory, and on my writing him on the subject he replied that they were not taken in Oregon, but as follows: ‘‘Melitama colon is found on the bluffs of the Columbia river, at “Kalama, and other points in Western Washington Territory. Melitaea “Perdiccas is found on the little prairies, of which there are a good many “in Western Washington Territory, near the coast; I got it at Tenino near “prairies.” “To collectors who make a record of localities of species this may be of interest.

February 1880. Fred. ‘Tepper. oe? 2+ A lost locality.

In the suburbs of Brooklyn there was a small pond about 300 feet long and one hundred broad, the only locality, where we used to find Lophoglossus strenuus Lec. under stones at the edge of the water: this pond has been laid dry and although several other small ponds are very close, yet not a single specimen of Lophog/ossus has been found during the last two years, in spite of careful researches. Chas. Fuchs.

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Collecting Noctuide in day time. By John B, Smith. ee

Some of the moths which I have always taken in aibuitatll ee and which I considered rather common, seem to be very poorly represented in other collections, and from the statements of the time and place of the capture of specimens I find that they were only accidental captures and not the result of systematic search. cr

The term Noctuidae and the general statement that moths fly only at night seem to have misled many, and to have prevented their searching in the day; yet of those species that appear after midsummer a veiy large proportion can be found during the day. The golden ro] especially is productive: I have in one afterncon taken fifty or even more Agrotis piiveh ‘ous, and an even larger number of A. sudgothica, with its varieties, tricosa and herelis, A. cland-stina was more occasionally found, and Ae redimicula, was found-at the general rate of one a day. A. messorva, I have found in similar situations. dgrots mugaenula, A. Bostoniensis and A. scandens 1 have of ten found: 4. iadioria with its strong robust body and short wings, I never found elsewhere. Several others, and’ nearly all good species I have found in the same places: I never pass a clump of golden rods without careful examination: several species of Wamestra and Hadena are more occasionally found. Heliothis armiger is common, and I have taken some very pretty varieties: MNephelodes violans and WN. mimans I have also caught, flying rapidly and somewhat after the manner of some Sphimgidae. Three species of Pluszz are abundant, and some of the Deiéoids occasionally settle on it. Few of the enumerated species are found in the morning but from 1 P. M. when the sun is strongest until the twilight appears, its pays to collect.

Some of the Zygenidae are also to be found: Lecomorpha Phales Ctenucha Virginica, Harrisina Americana and Scepsis fulvicollis, 1 have found the latter no where else. In early evening Clematis should be examined, Sphingidae and many (Wocfuids and some of the Arcfians fre— quent it. After dark the lantern goes to the golden rod and flowers of the milk weed: to the latter Geometridae are attracted: I have seen six or more on a single clump of flowers.

In fine all flowers should be carefully examined ue Hine ger mee good specs will repay the toil eepohded.

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On the occurence of Amphicoma.

Extract from a letter.

I found*Ainphicoma [Dasydera} ursina Lec,, which has always been very tare, ‘last year'in numbers from June 17th to June 30th on one of the large sand Dunes west of San Francisco, within a mile of the Ocean beach. I visited the place three times and found that up to 10 a. m., whilst the cold, foggy wind was blowing, but few were visible,a few were caught squat- tirg on the sand. — When the wind lowered somewhat and the sun came out, dozens of them made their appearance, flying very low over the long, flat expanse of perfectly clean sand. —

Their flight, like that of various Sphingidz consisted of very rapid darts: sometimes, however, they would fly in a long straight line, but always with great rapidity and from six to ten inches above the sand. — Though armed with a long-handled net, I found them difficult to cap- ture. — Several times I caught a female pursued by two males. — Several times when captured on the sand they would endeavor to bury themselves out of sight. — Have always considered this insect rather rare, and think the fact of seeing upward of a hundred of them ina single locality, the result of a successful brood rather than owing to eny general abundance of the same. — On Julv 16th I visited the place again and found but one specimen alive, though numerous remains of others were visible, and seemed to indicate that the season, for this species, was over.

Ban ee ickSecker:

Exactly under the same circumstances Amphicoma (Lichnanthe) Jupina Lec. has been found several years on the sand in Coney Island during the month of June, either creeping on the wet sand near the water marks or dead about half a mile distant from tne sea, A few years ago I found 50 dead but perfect specimens nicely dried by the sun on a small sandhill.

The time of their appearance is very limited, about two weeks in June; and just as limited is the special locality, on the shore near the Ocean Hotel, a few hundred feet long, where the live specimens were found and the dead ones just behind that part of the shore, driven up the low sandhills by the wind.

I have been on Coney Island to look for them about fifty times, but succeeded only five times to secure them.

I always considered these handsome coleoptera driven by the wind from the Jersey coast, as they were usually found after a heavy storm from Southwest — but it is still possible, that they are indigenous to the Island.

F. G. Schaupp.

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HARPALUS CALIGINOSUS =

WITH DETAILS BY

H. G. HORN, M. D.

Antene;

. Mandible;

Labrum;

. Ligula;

Paraglossz;

Labial palpus;

. Maxilla, inner lobe, ‘a outer lobe;

Maxillary palpus;

. Mentum;

Gene;

. Gula, with the gular sutures;

. Buccal fissure;

. Ventral segments.

S2ER RE e SE Soe

. Prosternum;

. Prosternal episternum;

. Prosternal epimeron;

. Coxal cavity, closed behind; . Inflexed side of pronotum; . Mesosternum.

. Mesosternal episternum;

. Mesosternal epimeron;

. Metasternum ;

. Antecoxal piece;

. Metasternal episternum;

. Metasternal epimeron;

. Inflexed side of elytron;

. Ambulatorial setze;

. Trochanters;

. Posterior coxz.

. Femora; _

. Tibie;

. Tarsi.

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It affords us great pleasure to present to the Coleopterists among our readers the above cut, which we owe to the kindness of Dr. Horn. The same figure has been prepared for Dr. Leconte and Horn’s new

Classification of Coleoptera which will be issued in about a month, FG:

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PHYCIODES. Dowdl.

11. P. Mylitta, WH Ldwards, Male: upperside fulvous with black markings slight; the underside is very much like ‘‘Tharos, var Marcia.”

Female: like male, with the ground color generally paler.

Expanse of ma/e 1 inch., of female 1% to 13 inches. California, Arizona, Washington Territory.

12. P. Montana, 2ezr. Upperside close to ‘‘Vesta”, black markings somewhat heavier ; underside pale yellow fulvous. secondaries paler and marked like ,, Batesii”.

Expanse 1% inch. California, Sierras, Lake Tahoe.

18. PF. Picta, W. H. Edwards. Male: upperside resembles ‘‘Phaon” very closely ; underside of primaries fulvous in the median field ; base, costa, apex and outer margin pale yellow, black markings prominent ; of secondaries pale yellow, immaculate.

Expanse about 1 inch. Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona.

14. P. Canace, W. H. Edwards. Upperside fuscous, marked and spotted with fulvous, as in /on/ana, Behr; the third band from hind margin rather yellowish. Secondaries wholly pale ochraceous, a sub-mar- ginal row of brown dots, obsolete beyond middle of disc.

Beneath much like ‘Bafes’ Reak., but wants the reticulations which ornament that species,

Expanse 1.3 inch. ad. So. Cal.

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Synopses of Butterflies.

With this number we continue our synopsis of the butterflies in a somewhat different form from that heretofore adopted ; we shall present in a tabular form the chief differences between the species in such manner as will most readily enable the student to place an insect new to him if he can assign a generic location to his species. The genera will be briefly de- scribed having regard more to their most evident superficial character that the scientific limitation.

Followings the synopsis there will be in each case a Bibliography of the species, which there will follow in the order to be adopted for the Cabinet arrangement. The Bibliography is not intended to be complete ; we shall give the place of original description, the work in which the species was referred to the genus in which it is here placed and if possible some po- pular and well known work where it is figured will be cited. For a full

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Bibliography we must refer the student to the catalogues of Messrs. W. H. Edwards and Hermann Strecker. Reference to a work in which the larva of each species has been described is given where the larva is known, with the name of the food plant where known: works such as Harris’ Insects Injurions to Vegetation (Flint’s Edition) are cited as much as possible because best know. We shall also give in most cases a brief note to the species giving its principal characteristics in additon to those indicated in the synopsis and variations will be here noted and the view of whoever may be the author of the synopsis as to the validity of the species, variety or the generic reference will be there given. .

We hope in this way to enhance the value of the synopsis to Lepi- dopterists and to give them in brief the results usually only obtained by reading long descriptions, John B. Smith, Editor.

0 eS VANESSA, Fabr.

In this as in the allied genera the body is robust and clothed with rather thin long vestiture; the abdomen is short: palpi oblique well exceed- ing the head and lengthily fringed: antenne with an elongate, obtusely terminate and slightly flattened club. The anterior legs are as in the others of this group imperfectly developed. W ings angulate; primaries pro- duced at outer margin one third from apex and slightly so near hind angle; fringes between, dentate; secondaries with a.short tail-like prolon- gation at middle of outer margin. lhe usual groove for the reception of the abdomen.

The wings beneath are destitute of silvery marks or characters and the species are thus readily distinguished from Grafia.

They may be known as follows:

Wings dark brown with a yellow or buff border................ Antiopa. Wings tawny or yellowish red with a black border: three

black costal and two central spots on primaries............ Californica- Wings dark brown with a broad yellow red subterminal ;

band on both and two reddish costal spots on primaries........ Milberti.

WV. Antiopa, L. Bad. Lec. 173; Harr. 2096, fig. 121 : Var Lintnerii Fitch 3rd Rep. N. Y. Agr. Soc. 211.

The Lizfnera variety has the marginal yellow band much wider some- times extending to nearly the middle of the wings and always lacks the blue spots which in the normal form/follow the buff yellow band inwardly. It is an abberation rather than a variety and is found only occassionally. The caterpillar is well known and has been figured and described by Harris. It feeds on willow, poplar and elm.

Expands 3 to 33 inches. Haé. Europe and America.

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W. Califormica, Bd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 2, 10, 306.

Easily distinguished by the reddish wings bordered with black. The caterpillar has been described by Dr. Behrand Mr. Hy. Edwards in the Ibnoca Cale Ac, Na Sc

Expands 2 to 3 inches. ad. Cal., Or., Col.

WV. Milberti, Gdt. Bd. Lec. 187 pl. 50, Harr. 302, fig. 125, fureillata, Say. Ann. Ent. 2, pl. 27.

Distinguished from both the preceeding by the broad transverse buff band crossing both wings. Harris describes the caterpillar as common on the nettle (p. 303):

Expands 2 to 2% inches, Aad. No. and Nw. U. S., Can. Nov. Sc.

PYRAMEIS, /Z3. This genus very closely resembles Vanessa in superficial appear- ance,, but the wings are never angulate. The ornamentation of secon- daries beneath tends to become ocellate, and in most of the species is so. They can be separated as follows. Ground color of wings black or smoky. Secondaries with a yellow outer margin; primaries with an * oblique fulvous band from costa near base to hind angle; SavErall VylalliS SOCUS MOAI BWR. occ nacdoaeansocdsuousonae, Atalanta. Ground color of wings tawny or reddish. Secondaries beneath with several small ocellate spots near outer margin. Primaries with a narrow black band entirely crossing middle OfsGiscalycellentwag, twas | - -.. opeameenneas Nat act ive lrataen ay Ack Mee eHas Carye, Primaries without the black band in discal cell but a black spot from upper and lower boundary approaching but never joing to formacomplete band........................ Cardui Secondaries beneath with two large ocellate spots near outer :

SA SAU are cane gis ec es RT © y's cy ie eer Oe Bart RE PO Huntera. P. Atlanta, L. Syst. Nat. Ed. X. p. 478 (Papilio) Hb. Verz. 33, (Pyra- meis) ; Harr. 294, f. 120.

Well known as the Admiral Butterfly in both Europe and America, and unique by the/bright reddish complete band obliquely crossing the primaries, and by the paler fulvous outer margin of secondaries.

The larva is well known and has been often figured and described. (Harris 294). It feeds on nettles and hops.

The butterfly is widely spread and is found throughout Europe, America and No. Africa. Expands 2 to 3 inches.

P. Cardui, L. Syst. Nat. X, p. 475, (Papilio) Doub. and Hew. Gen. biur. Lep. 1; 205, (Pyrameis) Harr. 291 f. 118.

This and the two following species have one general style of marking above : The apex is black and contains a submarginal row of white spots and a longer white dash beginning on costa 4 from apex and extending

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obliquely 3 the distance to the outer margin. The discal cell is more or less maculate with black and there are a number of black angular blotches so arranged as to form an interrupted oblique band from the costa near base to the inner margin near hind angle: the outer margin narrowly black: Secondaries with a row of small ocellate black spots near outer margin.

The larvae (Harris 291) are found on the thistie, sunflower, holly- hock, burdock and other rough leaved plants. Expands 2 to 3 inches. Hab. America and Europe.

P. Carye, Hb. Sam. Ex. Schm. I, (Hamadryas) Doub. and Hew. Gen. ~

Diur. Lep. 1, 205, (Pyrameis).

Differs from the preceeding by the more dull color of the wings which never have the roseate tinge almost universally present in Cardwi, by the smaller size, and by the complete black band crossing the middle of discal cell of primaries. i

The iarva is described by Mr. Hy. Edwards (Proc. Cal. Ac. WV. Se. IT, 725) and feeds on Malvaceae and Urtica. Expands 2 inch. fad. Cal., Nev., Ariz. and Mexico.

P. Mumtera, Fab. Syst. Ent, 499, (Papilio) Doub. and Hew. Gen. Diur.

Lep. 1, 205; Harr. 292 f. 119.

Resembles the preceeding but is evidently distinct from it and all others in this genus by having only two very large ocellate spots near hind margin of secondaries beneath. ‘The caterpillar resembles that of Cardui and feeds on the same plants. (Harris 292). Expands 2 to 3 inches. Had. Can., N. S., Mex. and Centr. Am.

JUNONIA Doub.

The generic characters are much as in Vanessa but the primaries are not at all angulated and but slightly excavated below tip. The club of the antenne is shorter broader and much more flattened. The only species is:

J. lavimia, Cram. Sm. Abb. 1 pl. 8; Harr. 293. Wings smoky; primaries with a large ocellate black spot centred with blue near middle of margin; two reddish spots in discal cell and an oblique white band from costa toward but not reaching the outer margin. Secondaries with 2 large ocellate spots

near margin and a narrow reddish subterminal band. Beneath pale: ocellate spot of primaries reproduced. Secondaries with 2 small ocellate spots.

The species found here is generally considered to be the variety coenza and not the typical /aviza. Expands 2 to 24 inches. Had. Mid. and So. Sts,

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Collecting on the shores of Long Island Sound.

I have devoted considerable time to collecting Lepidoptera on the shores of the Sound in the neighborhood of Glencove, L. I., and wish here to give a short record of my experience. One would imagine that the shore, where but few trees and only a scanty growth of vegitation in general are found, would be a very barren and unpromising field, ento— mologically speaking in our branch. This was my impression when first visiting the spot. Nothing but sand, reed grass, and small stunted plants are open to view. ‘The place however had a great attraction and charm for me, the placid waters of the Sound studded here and there with white sails, and the opposite shores of Connecticut standing out in bold relief against the summer skies, presenting a picture worthy of an artists’ study. A number of years ago I had the opportunity to spend an entire season at Glencove, and almost every day would find me taking my accustomed walk along the shore. But my ideas that it was a poor collecting place were son dispelled, and my interest in the locality naturally only in- creased.

The first insect that attracted my attention was ‘‘Syneda Graphica, Huebn.” ; the first brood of this little beauty, which, as far as my obser— vations go, is the more numerous, appears from the beginning to middle of May, and the second one beginning of August ; they take refuge under a little plant which grows close to the ground, but are easily disturbed, when off they go in a wild flight, and it requires some experience to follow them successfully ; when settling on the ground after flight, they run a short distance and seem to take delight in basking in the sun before setthng down again. I have taken as many aS 30 to 40 specimens in an hour. —

Towards end of May on the salt meadows adjoining the shore -‘Doriodes acutaria H. S.” can be taken, sometimes in numbers; their flight is slow and heavy and they are consequently easily captured.

At about the same time, say on May 20, 1877, I found in this locality two specimens of a new Leucania, ‘‘L. Flabilis, Grote’, but have not been fortunate enough to find it again.

Later on again, in the beginning of July, ‘‘Oncocnemis Riparia, Morr,” makes its appearance ; this species I have also found in August. As mentioned in a previous not2 in the Bulletin, the capture of this insect is O interest, because all the other species of this genus seem to inhabit mountainous districts ; as I have taken ‘‘Riparia” in the same locality for a number of years, it would appear that it is indigenous to the place, and was not wafted thither by chance.

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Another interesting capture which I made here is ‘‘Plusia Octo- scripta, Sanborn”, a species I believe not often met with in the low-lands ; this specimen was taken on August 23d, 1874.

In August I found ‘‘Omnatostola Lintneri, Grote”, hidden, the same as “‘O. Riparia’, in the crevices of the few bathing houses that dot the beach; this would seem to be an exceedingly local species, as I have not heard of its being taken any where else.

In August also I took ‘‘Agrotis Geniculata, G. & R.” quite a rare species. About the middle of September ‘‘Heliothis Spinosae, Guen.”, a beautiful little insect, can be found in the same localities in which ‘‘S. Graphica” abounds. At the same time ‘‘Agrotis pitychrous, Grote” and ‘‘Agrotis Muraenula, G. & R.” are on the wing and can be taken in numbers ; these species frequent the flowers of the golden rod which skirt the meadows. 5

My work in this locality was confined to day collecting, but I feel assured that good results would be obtained from an attempt at sugaring, and I intend to make the trial the first opportunity I get.

In conclusion I would mention thit the last specimen of ‘‘Pieris Protodice” Bd. L., a species which about 20 years ago was almost as abundant as ‘“P. rapae L.” is now, but which this latter species seems to have entirely displaced, was taken in this same locality, on the shores

of Long Island sound. March 23, 1883, Fred. Tepper. ’ 7 2+ or

A new Collecting ground.

In the fall of last year two Ca/socalas which proved to be C. Unyuga Walker, were taken in mid—ocean, off the coast of Newfoundland aboard a steamer on its way to Europe. My friend Mr. Snellen kindly presented me with oneofthem. Entomologists on their way to Europe should not forget when leaving land behind them to continue their vocation till they reach ¢erra@ firma on the other side of the big pond, seeing that species can there be caught which are not so common evenin the woods.

A.W, P. Cramer. b> ae

Note on the Habits of Amphicoma vulpina.

During many years collecting I have met occasional specimens of Amphicoma vulpina in this locality (Lowell, Mass.) sometimes flying but oftener clinging to tall grass. Two years ago last summer early in July I noticed them flying as observed by Mr. Ricksecker of A. ursina, in con- siderable numbers at five o'clock A. M. overa low sandy tract bordering the Merrimac River under the shade of trees and I suspect that it will be found that other species are equally early risers. Fred, Blanchard.

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Blanchard, Fred. Note