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ON TYPES OF ACRONYCTA, ETC.
Authors: Grote A. Radcliffe 
Published: February 2010

The following comments upon Prof. Smith's paper in Can. Ent. for Nov., 1900, 333, have suggested themselves to me. The types of Acronycta there discussed are the specimens in Brit. Mus. Coll., and in several instances my determinations are now adopted by the author.A. pallidicoma, Grote.This name is cited without comment, except that the type is a small female (334). It would have been more to the point if this name had been identified with one of the “two series into which xyliniformis allows itself to be so prettily divided” (Sm. and Dyar, p. 149).
A NEW GENUS IN THE CŒLIXINÆ
Authors: Titus E. S. G. 
Published: February 2010

Chrysopheon, new genus.General shrape and appearance of an Epeolus; labrum very long, rounded transversely, labial palpi 4-jointed, first joint longest, third and fourth subequal; maxillary palpi 2-jointed, second joint longest and tapering, maxillæ long, sickle-shaped and convoluted; scutellum with two short slightly-incurved spines, postscutellum produced medially into a short, sharp, upturned tooth; marginal cell rourded, not attaining the costa, second sub-marginal cell longer than first, narrowed above; receiving both recurrent nervures, claws bifid, inner tooth shortest, no pulvilli; abdomen convex, densely pubescent and banded, last segment of female bare, narrowed slightly and emarginate a very little at tip.
THE CANADIAN SPECIES OF TRIMEROTROPIS
Authors: Walker E. M. 
Published: February 2010

As only three specimens of Trimerotropis, Stal, have been reported from Canada, and as the writer has taken several others, of which three seem to be undescribed, the present paper may be of some value as a preliminary notice of the Canadian species of this genus.The following table will serve to distinguish the species of Trimerotropis known to occur in Canada. It is artificial, but as the species enumerated are few, the table will perhaps be of greater service than would a more natural one. In the notes following the table the species are arranged according to MC Neill's recent. “Revision of the Orthopteran Genus Trimerotropis,” the new species being placed according to their nearest affinities.
NOTES ON LYCÆNA SCUDDERII, EDW.
Authors: Lyman Henry. H. 
Published: February 2010

Writing of this species in his magnificent work on the Butterflies of New England, Dr. Scudder said:“ This butterfly is double brooded throughout the whole of its range, the first generation making its advent during the last week in May, the females emerging the first week in June, when the males are common. *** The second brood varies considerably in the time of its apparition. Mr. Saunders reports that the first butterflies appeared one year in London, August 2nd; while Mr. Lintner took the first at Albany on July 15th another year found them beginning to fly by the 7th, and one year even found them ‘very abundant’ on the 9th.***
NOTES ON THE EARLY STAGES OF CORETHRA BRAKELEYI, Coq
Authors: Smith John B. 
Published: February 2010

On June 1st, 1901, while on a mosquito hunt with Mr. J. Turner Brakeley, at Lahaway, we investigated the little pools around the head of a swamp spring. The water was very cold, and our object was, mainly, to ascertain wheter Aedes larvæ occured in such localities, where pitcher plants were in the vicinity.In the course of our dipping I found a very odd little wriggler, altogether different from anything I had ever seen befor, and soon Mr. Brakeley found the same thing. We took only a few of them at that time, and from their minute size I assumed they must be very yound. I afterward sent a specimen to Dr. Howard, and he appeared as much at sea concerning its location as I was. It seemed to be a Culicid larva, without much doubt; but that was as far as we could get. The specimens were about an eight of an inch in length, light reddish in colour, and very hairy in appearance. The head was very broad, and from it the body taped gradually to the short obtuse anal siphon.
WHAT IS A GENUS?*
Authors: Lyman Henry. H. 
Published: February 2010

This question is one that it is extremely difficult to answer satisfactiorilly.The great naturalist, Agassiz, in his Essay on Classification, wrote:“Genera are mos closely allied groups of animals differing **** simply in the ultimate structural peculiarities of some of their parts.”The Century Dictionary defines genus as “a classificatory group ranking next above the species, containing a group a species (sometimes a single species) possessing certain structural characters different from those of any others.” It goes on, however, to say: “The value assigned to a genus is wholly arbitrary–that is, it is considered generic and thus constitute a genus; and genera are constantly modified and shifted by specialists, the tendency being mostly to restriction of genera, with the constant multiplication of their numbers, and the coinage of new generic names.
A NEW COCCID FROM CALIFORNIA AT A VERY HIGH ALTITUDE
Authors: Ehrhorn Edw. M. 
Published: February 2010

Exæretopus caricis, n. sp.Adult ♀ salmon pink, shiny, about 2 mm. long and 1 mm. broad, elongage oval. Legs and antennæ light brown. ♀ secretes a mass of cotton all over her body, becoming so dense as to completely envelope the entire body, looking more like and elongated Eriococcus. This secretion extends caudad, forming a large egg-sac, which, including the whole insect, measures from 4 to 5 mm. Eggs salmon pink. Yound larvæ orange colour. Adult ♀ after boiling in K.O.H.derm remains light brown. Margin beset with fine, short, straight spines, incisions having two stout curved spines. There are numerous short conical spines scatterd over the derm with irregular rows of long fine hairs. Anal plates large and thick, each with four shor, stout spines. Anal ring with six very long, stout hairs, which extend to caudal end of plates. Antennæ long, slender, tapering, 8-jonted. Joint 3 always longest and joint 7 always shortet, each joint with one or more fine hairs, joint 8 with several long hairs.
A NEW SAWFLY OF THE GENUS XYELA
Authors: Cockerell T. D. A. 
Published: February 2010

Mr. Ashmead has written thus of the Xyelidæ: “ the imagoes appear very early in the year, or in February, March and April, Deposit their eggs and then disappear, the consequence being that very few are taken, and only a few of the common forms are known.” Of the genus Xyela, as now restricted only one North American species, X. minor, Norton, has been described.On May 1st of the present year, as we were going up to our classes in the Normal University at Las Vegas, N.M., my wife picked a small insect off my coat. It was at once transfered to the bottle which is never absent from the entomologist's person, and upon inspection later, proved to be a new species of Xyela, herewith described:
THE MAPLE COTTONY PHENACOCCUS
Authors: King Geo. B. 
Published: February 2010

Phenacoccus acericola, n. sp.Since 1880, when the above-named species was founded and described as the European Pseudococcus aceris, Geoff. (Phenacoccus), by Miss Emily A. Smith, it has untill recently been supposed to have been that species.The latter part of 1890, Prof. Cockerell wrote me that he believed our species was distinct from that of Europe, and suggested that I should describe it as new if upon further investigation no reason appeared to the contrary. At the meeting of the Association of Economic Entomologists of 1891, at Denver, Colorado, he speaks of it as being without a name.
NOTES ON CICINDELÆ IN NORTH CAROLINA
Authors: Harris Edward. D. 
Published: February 2010

In the early part of May of the present year (1902) the writer made an attempt to collect Cicindelæ in the pine belt of North Carolina. While opportunities for observing the distribution of species were too meagre to be of much practical value, certain facts were noted that may be of interest to those studyind the genus.The first locality visited was Jamestown, a station on the line of the Southern Railway, distant about 220 miles from the coast and 40 from the Virgina line.On the sand bars and banks of Deep River, a tributary of Cape Fear River, beautiful specimens of repanda were taken in abundance. A single duodecimguttata and a single vulgaris of the typical size were taken on the same ground, and few specimens of sexguttata, both six-and eight-spotted, on sanday paths along the wooded banks of the river.
NOTES ON THE LARVÆ OF ARCTIA VIRGO, LINN
Authors: Gibson Arthur 
Published: February 2010

In Dr. Dyar's “Preliminary Notes on the Larvæ of the Genus Arcta” (Jour. N.Y. Ent. Soc., March, 1900), some interesting remarks are made in reference to the larvæ of Arctia virgo, as to the stage in which the larvæ hibernate, and if they ever posses a dorsal stripe.Through the kindness of the late Mr. T.G. Priddey, of Toronto, we received on the 10th April, 1901, three larvæ of A.virgo, collected by him on the 5th April. Writing under date of the 8th April to Dr. Fletcher, Mr. Priddey says: “I shall probably get more larvæ, but even now the bank under the grass where they hibernate is quite solid ice.” The three specimens only moulted once before maturity, viz., on the 26th April, 30th April, and 8th May, respectively; so these, at any rate, hibernated in the penultimate stage. Mr. Dwight Brainerd tells me that “ at Montreal, A. virgo generally hibernates in its second to las skin; that is, it sheds its skin twice in the spring before going into pupation.” He also states that he has found specimens in the fallin the penultimate stage. In the Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for 1869, on page 13, Dr. Fyles mentions that in the spring of 1891 he collected larvæ of this species at South Quebec, which moulted on the 4th May and again on the 20th May, the moths emerging on the 10th July.
A NEW MYODITES (RHIPIPHORIDÆ)
Authors: Pierce W. Dwight. 
Published: February 2010

The specimens on which this description is based are in the collections of the University of Nebraska and of the author. I owe especial acknowledgments to Mr. J. C. Crawfrod, Jr., for specimens and field observations, andto professor Bruner for directing my work.A sixteen-power glass was used in determining characters.Myodites solidaginis, n. sp. – Female: Length, 7.9 mm. Head depressed, finely and evenly punctate, clad with dense yellowish-white, perpendicular pubescence; antennæ pectinate, ten-jointed, pubescent, very finely punctate, third joint with base of tooth yellowish; vertex between antennæ elevated; mandibles with the exterior side finely punctate, densely pubescent, grooved, in front and on interior sides shining glabrous. Thorax densely punctate, with median groove, but becoming mesially carinate behind the centre, clad with dense, upright, yellowish-white pubescence.
REMARKS ON THE THIRD VOLUME OF TUTT'S BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA
Authors: Dyar Harrison G. 
Published: February 2010

The third volnme of Mr. J. W. Tutt's “A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera,” etc., is marked by the same care and fullness of detail as the previous volumes. The detail with which the subject is treated appears in the fact that this volume of 540 pages treats of but 14 species of months. It is veritable storehouse of information.Mr. Tutt has quoted my views on the larval charaters in several places and has raised certain questions in this connection on which I wish to remark.
THE BEE GENUS DIALICTUS
Authors: Crawford J. C. 
Published: February 2010

D. anomalus, Robt. Specimens from Dr.
Granicher, collected at Milwaukee, wwere examined.
D. occidentalis, n. n. for
D. anomalus,
Ckll.
Ann and Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7, VII, 126 (Jan., 1901).
This differs from the true anomalus in its
large size, more densely punctured mesothorax, finer and more numerous lines
on the metathorax, dark tegulæ, abdomen distinctly punctured, quite closely
on the second segment; denser pubescence on the abdomen nearly concealing
the surface on the apical segments; apical margins of abdominal segmentgs
testaceous.
DESCRIPTIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN BEES
Authors: Viereck H. L. 
Published: February 2010

Coelioxys Foxii, n. sp.
Coelioxys vigilans, Fox, not Sm. Tr. Am. Ent.
Soc, XVIII., 344, 1891, ♀ ♂.
Conspicuous by its deeply-punctured thoracic dorsum and the orange to
yellowish pubescence.
♀ Length, 10.5 mm. Clypeus rugose, with close, large, poorly defined
punctures, covered with a fine whitish pubescence, and having a whitish
moustache; sides of the face covered with a yellowish appressed pubescence;
near the ocelli this becomes erect; around the latter the hairs and dark
brown, and form and erect fringe; a raised space in front a auterior
ocellus, tapering down in front to a point terminating between insertion of
antennæ, has longitudinal impressed line along the middle on its lower half,
and branches up to each side of the anterior ocellus impunctate, dullish,
the space between and surrounding punctured; an impunctate space between
lateral ocelli and eye margins; top of the head punctured, dullish, the
punctures smaller than those on dorsulum, almost bare; cheeks with appressed
pubescence paler than that on sides of face.
SOME NEW PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA
Authors: Viereck H. L. 
Published: February 2010

Hammaniella relativa, n. sp. – Face and dorsum subopaque. punctured, front opaque, the pleura more shining, longitudinal raised line on metapleura distinct, terminated abruptly, the mesothorax not appearing sharply truncate. The longitudinal medial lines on metanotum converging.♂–Length 14 mm. Clypeus with a few punctures, somewhat shining, transversely impressed, anteriorly though not strongly. Face closely punctured, front opaque. Cheeks impunctate on the eye margin,otherwise with distinct, small, separated punctures, shining malar space punctured, opaque. Dorsulum almost opaque, the punctnres tolerably small, closely arranged. The scutellum more strongly punctured. Mesoplenra shining, with well separated, to smaller closer punctures. Metanotnm with converging, crude, longitudinal medial carinæ becoming obsolete before the apical margin, transverse carina strong. Metapleura separated from the metanotum by a distinct raised line, which stands out prominently, being margined on each side by a more or less distinct channel.
THE DECTICINEAN GENUS EREMOPEDES
Authors: Caudell A. N. 
Published: February 2010

The genus Eremopedes was established by Scudder in 1894, CAN. ENT., XXVI., p. 178,181. It was founded on a femal specimen in the National Museum, but the species was not described till 1900. Previous to that date Mr. Cockerell described a species from New Mexico, together with a colour variety of the same, and I can now add a third species to the genus. In connection with its description it may be well to give a short account of the genus, which may be characterized as follows:Insects of medium size. Head with the fastigium moderately prominent. Thorax with the prosternum unarmed.* Pronotum smooth, moderately rounded, nearly as much arched posteriorly as anteriorly, and without carinæ. Legs moderately spinose, hind pair long, the femora extending far beyond the tip of the abdomen, usually as much as half their length. Fore tibiæ spinded above on the outer margin only, the spines three in number. Ovipositor moderately curved upwards.
SPINNING METHODS OF TELEA POLYPHEMUS
Authors: Cockle J. Wm. , Kaslo B. C. 
Published: February 2010

In reply to the query suggested by Prof. Grote, in the April number of the Entomologist (page 110), with reference to the spinning methods of Telea, I have discussed the subject with Dr. Fletcher, whose opinion is that only some of the cocoons are so suspended, but recent search has decided me that in locality this is the case with the majority.On April 2nd I found two cocoons on a small willow bush, one suspended, with the leaves firmly attached to the stem; the other had been spun between the overhanging sides of a large leaf that had fallen across the limb, thus forming a complete conopy, but the cocoon was firmly fastened to the twig with a lot of silk. Diligent search amongst the leaves on the ground failed to reveal any fallen cocoons.
DO WE KNOW CULEX CONSOBRINUS, Desv.?
Authors: Aldrich J. M. 
Published: February 2010

Desvoidy published this species in 1827, in the Memoirs of the Society of Natural History of Paris, Vol. III., p. 408. The entire description is as follows:27. Culex Consobrinus, R.D.Simillimus præcedenti; palpis, tarasique bruneis.
SOME DIPTERA FROM ARIZONA
Authors: Hine James. S. 
Published: February 2010

In a collection of Diptera, taken in Arizona by J. Thomas Lloyd, of Cincinnati, Ohio, during the summer of 1902, I find some species of sufficient importance to warrant recording notes concerning them at this time.Chrysops proclivis, O.S.—Specimens of this species were taken in Oak Creek Canyon, July 5th. I have not seen a record of the species from this territory heretofore.
A NEW SPECIES OF HYPOLÆPUS, KIRBY
Authors: Bradley J. Chester. 
Published: February 2010

Hypolæpus Viereckii, sp. nov.—Dark, abdomen whit beneath, legs partly white, wings hyaline, nervures whit at base. Length, 7–8 mm.♀. — Head shining black; face below the insertion of the antennæ, a narrow band between the antennæ and the eyes, head above the eyes, and the temples, white; antennæ black, nine-jointed, third slightly arcuate, thicker and longer than the fourth, which is in turn longer than the fifth, and so on to the last. Thorax shining black, laterally in front of wings white; wings hyaline, nervures brown, whitish at base of wing; first transverse cubitus transparent, without colour, second submarginal cell receiving two recurrent nervures, lanceolate cell petiolate, only one marginal cell; legs dark brown, all coxæ and trochanters, tibiæ execpt tips and basal third of posterior femora, white; posterior tibiæ slightly enlarged, longitudinally sulcate, first joint of posterior tarsi as long as the other three combined, the last joint being especially short.
SYNOPSIS OF BEFS OF OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER.—II
Authors: Viereck H. L. , Cockerell T. D. A. , Titus E. S. G. , Crawford J. C. , Swenk M. 
Published: February 2010

The species here treated belong to genera previously “lumped” under Andrena.Three submarginal cells.♀ with joint 3 of the antennæ shorter than 4 and 5; ♂ with joint 3 shorter than 5, rarely as lon gas 4; sculpture in both sexes with few exceptions coarse, enclosure usually ridge, depressions fo abdominal segment usually sharply defined; ♀ with a simple tibial.
THE DIPTERA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.: Second Part.—The Syrphidæ
Authors: Osburn Raymond. C. 
Published: February 2010

43. Sphœophoria micrura, Osten Sacken.— Two females from Port Renfrew, one July 6, 1901, the other Aug. 16, 1902. The male was taken at Seattle, Wash. July 15, 1901.44. Sphœrophoria sulphuripes (Thompson).— One male specimetn, taken at Glacier, July 20, 1901, belongs here questionably. It lacks the characteristic bunch of yellow pile on the hypopygium of cylindrica, but otherwise resembles that species quite closely.
NOTES ON SOME BEES IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Authors: Cockerell T. D. A. 
Published: February 2010

Spending the summer in England, I have, of course, hastened to examine the types of F. Srnith, and other bees contained in the collection of the British Museum. The following notes elucidate some species which had puzzled American entomologists, who had access only to the descriptions:Chelostomoides rugifrons (Smith)Chelostoma rugifrons, Sm., type ♀.—Would be large for Chelostoma; a transverse ridge, with large punctures, below the antennæ, and below this a smooth shining impunctate depressed area, bounded on each side by a vertical ridge, so that one gets the impression at first that the clypeus is very broadly and deeply emarginate; the long labrum, seen from above, looks like the end of an elephant's trunk, being broadened at the end, and presenting a median elevation; the “tooth near the base within” of the mandibles is a shining tubercle; the recurrrent nervures join second submarginal cell at about distances from its base and apex respectively; the basal nervure just falils to reach transverso-medical; claws broad and angled basally, but not cleft; no pulvillus (Chelostoma florisomne has a large pulvillus); first abdominal segment with a distinctly margined though shallow concavity.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Authors: Brainerd Dwight 
Published: February 2010

As the Editor expresses willingness to receive notes on any entomological subject, I give my experience with “vertical” inflation of caterpillars. I have done a great deal of inflating, and find three bad faults with the common horizontal ovens.Ist. The air pressure necessary to extedn the caterpillar oftern is enough to force the skin out of shape.
PRACTICAL AND POPULAR ENTOMOLOGY.—No. I.: The Pear-tree Psylla and How to Deal with It
Authors: Fisher George. E. 
Published: February 2010

Several instances a disastrous and even fatal effects to valuable pearorchards from being attacked by the Psylla have come under my observation, as well as entirely satisfactory results from treating the trees.The life-history and habits of injurious insects must be accurately determined before we can know just how to deal with them. A knowledge of the habits of such insects will also often enable the farmer to so manage his land crops that the insects are placed under unfavourable and even destructive conditions.
ASSINIBOIA. MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, COLLECTED BY MR. T. N. WILLING
Authors: Kearfott W. D. 
Published: February 2010

Tortrix conflictana, Walk.— Five specimens: Lethbridge, Macleod and Pine Creek; VII., 8, to VII., 13. Larger and the bands more suffused than Eastern specimens.Tortrix argentana, Clerck.— Three specimens; Macleod and Lethbridge; VIII., 8 to 15. I have a long series of this species from Western America, south nearly to Mexico, and north to British Columbia, likewise a series from Europe, and every time I examine them I am impressed with the feeling that our American species differs from the European, but further study is required before deciding either way, in the meantime the European name can stand.
A NEW CARABUS AND CYCHRUS, WITH MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON COLEOPTERA
Authors: Casey Thos. L. 
Published: February 2010

Among a large series of Coleoptera collected by Mr. C.H. T. Townsend in the northwestern part of Mexico and forwarded to some years ago, I not an interesting new Carabus, which may be described as follows:-Carabus Townsendi, n. sp.—Somewhat similar to Forreri, Bates— Ann. & Mag., N. Hist, ser. 5 IX, p.320— from Durango, but narrower in form, the elytra having similarly close-set unimpressed series of very minute punctures but having each only two sereis of larger, widely-spaced, impressed foveæ, the inner of the three series of Forreri being wholly absolete, the middle series only present in basal half and the outer extending only to apical fourth, the lateral margin more narrowly reflexed and with bluish reflection. Length, 21 mm.; width, 9 mm.
NEW SPECIES OF PHLEPSIUS AND RELATED GENERA (HOMOPTERA)
Authors: Ball E. D. 
Published: February 2010

Phlepsius Slossoni, n. sp.—Form and general appearnce of lippulus nearly, slightly larger and darker, with a much longer, flatter vertex. Length, 6 mm.; width, 2 mm.Vertex slightly acutely angled, the apex truncate, nearly twice longer on middle than against eyes, the disc concave, anterior margin sharp and broadly foliaceous, the line between this foliaceous margin and the front proper being sharply marked. Front slightly convex, evenly narrowing to the apically expanded clypeus. Elytra moderatley long, appressed behind the middle, the apices slightly flaring. Venation obscure.