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ON THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF CHOREUTIS AND ITS ALLIES
Authors: Fernald C. H. 
Published: February 2010

About fifteen years ago I obtained from Dr. O. Staudinger a series of all the species placed under the Choreutidæ in his Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the European Fauna (1871), and made a critical study of their structure to aid in the arrangement of our North American species. This study also led me to look up the nomenclature of these insects, and the results are given in this paper.There has been a growing tendency for some time to use the generic names proposed by Hübner, and while at first I was not inclined to adopt the genera in his Tentamen, I now feel compelled to do so. It is not necessary to argue this question, since both sides were so ably presented years ago in this journal.
NEW NORTH AMERICAN ORTALIDÆ
Authors: Johnson Chas. W. 
Published: February 2010

Pyrgota Chagnoni, n. sp.♂.—Head reddish, vertex reticulated with brown, cheeks and occiput yellowish, antennal foveæ brown; antennæ yellow, thorax and scutellum red; numerous fine brown specks are so arranged as to form two obsolete dorsal lines and two spots on each side divided by the suture; this character is especially noticeable when looking from the head toward the scutellum, and gives the disc of the thorax a rugose appearance. Abdomen narrow, brownish, shining, posterior margins of the second, third, fourth and sides of the fifth segment more or less blackish. Halteres yellow. Legs variable in colour, with thick black hairs, especially on tibiæ, anterior and middle coxæ, basal half of all the femora and tibiæ, and all except the terminal joint of the tarsi yellow; posterior coxæ and the terminal portion of the femora reddish; outer half of all the tibiæ and the terminal joint of the tarsi blackish; the outer portion of the posterior tibiæ is intensely black, while the black of the anterior tibiæ is due largely to long thick hairs. The wings can best be described by reversing that of P. valida, Harris, given by Loew (Monog., Pt. III., p. 75).
NOMADA SAYI AND TWO RELATED NEW SPECIES
Authors: Robertson Charles 
Published: February 2010

In Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 20: 276, 1893, I described Nomada Sayi from eight female and fifteen male specimens. At present I have fortyfive female and ninety male specimens which I have referred to this species, but which I now propose to describe under the three following names:Nomada Sayi, Rob.— ♀. Mandibles simple, antennæ long, joint 4 longer than 3 or 5, as long as 12; or nearly so, pygidium rather broadly truncate; scutellum sub-bilobed, prominent; enclosure of metathorax coarsely reticulated at base, finely roughened beyond; head and thorax closely and coarsely punctured; abdomen shining, rather sparsely and finely punctured; ferruginous, the scape, front and middle legs, tubercles and tegulæ, more yellowish; about antennæ, about ocelli, occiput, band on mesonotum, middle of metathorax sometimes, band from wings to middle and hind coxæ, base of femora behind more or ress, sometimes hind metatarsi, base of abdomen, sometimes apical margins of segments more or less, and sutures, generally blach or blackish; segments 2 and 3 of abdomen with a yellow spot on each side; wings hyaline, marginal cell and apical margins clouded, basal nervure ending before transverse median. Length, 6–8 mm.
A QUESTION OF NOMENCLATURE
Authors: Aldrich J. M. 
Published: February 2010

The status of Professor French's Gastrophilus epilepsalis, described in the September number of this journal, has interested me especially, as I am preparing a new catalogue of North American Diptera.I am convinced that it was decidedly premature to assign a specific name to this larva. In the first place, it was very small and immature, and the earlier larval forms of Oestridæ are much less known than the later, so that we do not possess the data that would enable us to separate this species, for instance, from G. nasalis.
ADDITIONS TO THE WESTERN JASSID FAUNA
Authors: Ball E. D. 
Published: February 2010

Thamnotettix chiragrica, n. sp.—Form and size of T. parallela nearly, superficially resembling Cicadula punctifrons, var. Americana. Length, 6 mm.; width, very nearly 2 mm.Vertex twice wider than lone, half longer on middle than against eye, disc convex slightly sloping, rounded to the face, front very broad and short, width at base and length about equal, the disc convex. Pronotum a third longer than the vertex, over twice wider than long; elytra long, almost parallel margined to the apex, venation distinct, apical cells short, their bases truncate, the anteapicals long.
VARIATIONS IN SOME COMMON SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES
Authors: Ehrmann Geo. A. 
Published: February 2010

Papilio asterias, Fabr. Var. semi-alba, ♂, nov. var.On July 31st, 1899, I captured a very interesting form which is out of the ordinary run of the variation which prevails in this species. The size and markings are the same as the normal form, but all the maculations on the primaries are pure white, while the markings on the secondaries are of a deep golden yellow. The under side is the same, but not so conspicuous. Two males in my collection.
FURTHER OBSERVATIONS UPON BOMBYX CUNEA, DRURY, ETC.
Authors: Fyles Thomas W. 
Published: February 2010

To make my way clear I beg to state the objects I had in view in writing the article that appeared under my name in the number of the Canadian Entomologist for last May. They were these:I.—To establish the identity of the Spilosoma Antigone of Strecker with the Spilosoma congrua of Walker.II.—To show that Dr. Riley's series of wings in Fig. 87, Packard's Forest Insects, does not afford a proof conclusive that cunea, textor, punctata and punctatissima are one and the same species of insect.III.—To bring into notice a Spilosoma which answers to the figure given by Drury of his Bombyx cunea.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MASSACHUSETTS COCCIDÆ—SUPPLEMENTARY TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF MASSACHUSETTS COCCIDÆ
Authors: King Geo. B. 
Published: February 2010

The object of the present list is to bring together all the published records found by me to treat of, or give any reference to, Coccids known to inhabit Massachusetts up to August, 1899. Since then others have appeared and will be published when sufficient material is collected.Cockerell, Theo. D. A., 1893.—Insect Life, Vol. VI., p. 103, he lists Pinnaspis pandani, Comst., from Mass. under glass.
NOTE ON CYANIRIS PSEUDARGIOLUS OF BOISDUVAL AND LE CONTE
Authors: Butler Arthur G. 
Published: February 2010

In 1782, Cramer described and figured a Cyaniris (Pl. CCLXX., figs. D, E), and incorrectly gave the Cape of Good Hope as its locality.In his “Rhopalocera Africæ Australis,” Mr. Trimen described the species form a single example labelled “S. Africa” in the British Museum collection, and stated that this was the only example he had seen. In his later work this species is ignored, Mr. Trimen having evidently satisfied himself that it never came from any part of Africa. On looking up the authority for the locality of the specimen mentioned by Trimen in our oldest “Register of Accessions,” I find it entered as “P. Landon, Cram., n., S. Africa?” the locality having evidently been entered on Cramer's authority.
A NEW PLANT-LOUSE INJURING STRAWBERRY PLANTS IN ARIZONA
Authors: Cockerell T. D. A. 
Published: February 2010

Mysus fragœfolii, n. sp.“Apterous female and larvæ white or faintly yellowish. Eyes dark brown. Antennæ concolorous with body or faintly brownish; apex of the fifth, the sixth and its spur pale dusky. Tarsi dusky, their apex black.“Winged female: slightly more yellow, the head, thoracic lobes and sternal plate blackish brown. Antennæ black; the two basal joints of colour of body, or with a faintly dusky tinge. Legs pale dusky; the terminal third or half of the femora pale dusky; apex of tibiæ and the tarsi black. The abdomen is marked with a small, squarish, dusky spot in front of nectaries. Stigma pale dusky, veins black.” (Theo. Pergande MS.).
INSECTARY REARINGS OF TWO SPECIES OF MORDELLISTENA
Authors: Webster F. M. 
Published: February 2010

Mordellistena pustulata, Mels., was reared June 6th, 1899, from stems of Ambrosia trifida, Giant Ragweed, collected October 13th, 1898. From the same species of plant collected November 10th, 1899, this insect was reared April 4th, May 12th and 31st, 1900.Mr. Coquillett has found larvæ of this species in plant stems, under circumstances that render it highly probable that they were feeding on Lepidopterous larvæ. The stems of the Giant Ragweed are populated by Lepidopterous, Dipterous, Coleopterous and Hymenopterous larvæ. In my case only by Coleopterous and Hymenopterous larvæ.
MORE ABOUT THE RED-WINGED CATOCALÆ
Authors: French G. H. 
Published: February 2010

At the time of writing my article on the “Red Wing” species of Catocalæ I was in doubt about a few forms, as there were some I had not seen. Since writing that, Mr. O. C. Poling, of Quincy, Ill., kindly sent me for examination some of these, and many others from his large collection; besides enriching my cabinet with several species it did not before contain. To bring the “Red wings” into what seems to be their proper relationship my last article needs a revision, which I will here make before taking up the “Yellow Wing” forms.Marmorata should probably precede Concumbeus, where it may be found in this series. Mr. poling's new species, Frenchii, should follow Californica and its varieties. Mr. Heury Edwards described both Jessica and Portia as related to Californica. These, with Mr. Poling's species, Hippolyta and Luciana, it seems ro me should constitute what might be called the Californica group.
THREE NEW SPECIES OF CULICIDÆ
Authors: Coquillett D. W. 
Published: February 2010

During his extensive investigation of the mosquitoes of this country, Dr, L. O. Howard eucountered three apparently new forms, and in order that these may be referred to intelligently in his correspondence and otherwise, he has instructed the writer to name and chalacterize them in one of our entomological journals. The descriptions are therefore offered herewith:Psorophora Howardii, new species.
NEW SPECIES OF EVANIIDÆ
Authors: Ashmead William H. 
Published: February 2010

Mr. J. Chester Bradley has begun, in the May number of the “Entomological Student,” a monographic revision of the Evaniidœ of North America, a work badly needed by our students.On learning from me that I had several new species in this family, he has requested that I should publish them at once, so that they may be incorporated in his monograph, which will be published in the Transactions of the American Entomological Society of Philadelphia.
NEW DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Authors: Weeks A. G. 
Published: February 2010

Habitat: Bogata district, Colombia. Expanse: 1.50 inches.Head, palpi, thorax and abdomen above, dark mouse colour; beneath, nearly white. Between the eyes are three white dots. Antennæ black. Legs grayish white.Upper side of fore wing dark mouse colour. There is a broad prominent yellowish-white band extending from costa down to submedian nervure, its inner edge straight, the outer edge swelling outwards somewhat. The interspaces between this distinctive band and the hind margin, also the interspaces upwards towards costa, are heavily dusted with light monse-coloured scales. The nervures and nervules are nearly black. The hind margin bears a slight hairy fringe and a very slight darkish thread.
COCCIDÆ OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
Authors: King George. B. 
Published: February 2010

Eulecanium fraxini, n. sp.–Adult ♀ scale 6 mm. long, 5 broad,2 high; some individuals are practically circular in outline and variable in size. In July the scales are well covered with a grayish powdery secretion; this being removed they are reddish brown, considerably wrinkled and pitted, surface shiny, texture thick.Boiled in potash the derm becomes very clear and transparent, showing some large gland-pits 24 μ in diameter. Mouth-parts, legs and anal plates tinged with yellow.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE FOSSORIAL, PREDACEOUS AND PARASITIC WASPS, OR THE SUPERFAMILY VESPOIDEA
Authors: Ashmead William. H. 
Published: February 2010

This family is restricted to the paper-making wasps, all social species living in large communities and having three distinct sexes, female, worker and male, thus agreeing with the social bees, the Apidæ and Bombidæ, and with many ants, Dorylidæ, Myrmicidæ, Formicidæ, etc.In some species, too, like the ants, there appear to be two forms of the worker.Deceived by their habits, for structurally they are widely separated, Westwood and Packard thought the social wasps were allied to the Apidæ, and in their scheme of classification have placed them next to the bees, with which they having nothing in common.
NOTE ON THE LARVÆ OF PENTHINA HEBESANA, WALK
Authors: Gibson Arthur 
Published: February 2010

During the winter of 1900–1901 the larvæ of this pretty Grapholithid were rather abundant at Ottawa, hibernating in the heads of. mdlein (Verbascum thapsus). Full-grown specimens were collected by the writer and Mr. C. H. Young in April, which pupated in the office on and about the 25th April, the first moths appearing on the 11th May, and the last specimen emerging on the 22nd May.These larvæ were found in the seed-pods, and had been feeding onthe seeds; numbers were present in the same head, As far as the writer knows, this is the first record, at least in Canada, of the caterpillars feeding on mnllein. Dr. Horvard writes that Mr. Coquillett has reared the species from Stachys palustris, and Mr. Coquillett from a species of flag. He adds: “It evidently has several food-plants, and sometimes it does injury to plants after they have been pressed for the herbarium.”
TWO NEW MEALY-BUGS FROM NEW MEXICO
Authors: Cockerell T. D. A. 
Published: February 2010

Phenacoccus cevalliæ, n. sp.
♀. Oval, 4 to 5 mm. long, pale olive green, but covered with white
secretion, with lateral tassels and thick caudal tassels; placed in alcohol,
they stain the liquid pale green; alcoholic specimens appear strongly
segmented, with two longitudinal blackish bands, best marked in rather
immature specimens. Eyes prominent; skin with many small circular glands;
the lateral patches consist of about twelve glands each, but are without
spines; a few rather large bristles scattered about the body; legs and
antennæ reddish-yellow; denticle on inner side of claw rudimentary, just
visible; antennæ 9-jointed, the club 2-jointed. Measurments of antennæ and
legs in μ: Anterior legs, femur and trochanter 470, tibia 330, tarsus 130;
hind legs, femur and trochanter 540, tibia 440, tarsus 135.
THE GENUS COCHLORHINUS, UHLER, AND ITS ALLIES (JASSIDÆ)
Authors: Ball E. D. 
Published: February 2010

Some time ago Dr. Uhler was kind enough to lend me the types of C.pluto for study in connection rvirh some aliied material from the National Museum. This new material, while generically distinct, is so closely allied to Cochlorhinus in many ways, and at the same time possessing more nearly the typical Acocephaline characters, that it is now possible to assign this unique genus to an approximately correct position in the group,and give its characters from a comparative standpoint.It is apparentiy a rare form, as the three original females taken more than twenty-five years ago are the only known specimens of the species. To make this nondescript form more accessible to the workers in the group, and as a basis for the comparisons in tlie descriptions that follow,it has been thought best to give a comparative description of the genus and species, and also a figure of the type, together with its more important details.
SYNOPSIS OF NOMADINÆ
Authors: Robertson Charles 
Published: February 2010

This paper is intended to give the results of the study of the local species.Unless otherwise indicated, vein a = basal nervure; vein V2= transverse medial nervure; vein rm= first cubital nervure; cell III1+2= marginal cell; cell III5 = second cubtial cell; “joint” refers to antennæ; “segment” refers to abdomen.There has been enough confusion in this group to suit the most stupid of lumpers. It takes a mystagogue to identify a species from a description of its oranaments. Such descriptions are regular pitfalls—regular synonym-traps.
NOTES ON FIVE SPECIES OF MEGACHILE
Authors: Cockerell T. D. A. 
Published: February 2010

I have spent more time than I like to think about identifying bees of the genus Megachile, so I have no apology to make for offering somenotes which will, I hope, make the process easier for others:Megachile frugalis, Cresson.— This species was described from the male. I have before me a female collected by Dr. Davidson at Lancester, California. It practically agrees with the description of M. zaptlana, Cresson, ♀, except that it has no lines of white pubescence on the thorax. M. occidentalis, Fox, ♀, is very similar, and has the lines of white pubescence, but it has a different clypeal margin, and the very scanty hair on the disc of the clypeus is white. In M. frugalis, ♀, the clypeus has long black hair; the ventral scopa is creamy white, black on the last segment. These bees are all of the elongate narrow type. The anterior margin of the clypeus in frugalis, ♀, can hardly be called excavated, but presents three gently-rounded prominences, the margin between them being slightly concave.
CASSIDA VIRIDIS LINNEUS
Authors: Fyles Thomas. W. , Que Levis. P. 
Published: February 2010

In the October number of the Canadian Entomologist, I told of the appearance at Levis of a tortoise-beetle new to this Province.A question as to the identiy of this insect having been raised, I asked Professor E.A. Popenoe, of Kansas State Agricultural College (to whom i was sending specimens), for his opinion upon it. I also sent specimens to the Coleopterist of the British Museum, with a like request. Both gentleman very kindly answered me.
NEW ORIENTAL ALEURODIDÆ
Authors: Quaintance A. L. 
Published: February 2010

Aleurodes Marlatti, n. sp.Egg.— Size about. 1 mm. × .2 mm., exclusive of stalk, which is quite short, holding egg in upright position of leaf; regularly elliptical in outline. Colour, dirty yellowish brown, as seen on leaf; under transmitted light, yellowish. Shell without markings or sculpturing of any kind.Larva.— Broadly elliptical. Colour, except in first stage which is yellowish, brownish to brownish black, varying in some specimens to an iridescent blue black; in later stages, margined all around with a short, rather squarely-trimmed, white waxy secretion, from the marginal wax tubes.
MY LAST REPLY TO MAJOR CASEY
Authors: Wasmann E. 
Published: February 2010

In Dr. David Sharp's “Zoological Record, Insects," 1901, I find in the list of my publications of that year, under the title, 1449, “On some genera of Staphylinidæ described by Thos. L. Casey,” the following note: “Casey replies to this, l.c. pp. 312, 313.”As I do not receive American journals here, I tried to get the respective nos. of the Canadian Entomologist from one of my friends. Being informed now of the contents of Major Casey's “reply,” I understand why he did not send it to me, although I had sent him a copy of my critic paper “On some genera of Staphylinidæ” already, Nov. 2nd, 1901.
A NEW ANAPHORID, AND A NOTE ON AN OLD ONE
Authors: Dyar Harrison. G. 
Published: February 2010

Eulepiste Kearfotti, n. sp.Gray, with a reddish ochreous tint, brighter in an obscure streak beyond cell and on submedian fold. A series of black strigæ along the costa and on fringe; a small dash beyond cell, and an oblique bar in submedian fold beyond middle. Hind wing blackfish, fringe long, pale, interlined with blackish. Below, blackish, with a pale line at the base of the fringe. Expanse, 22 mm.Two males from Mr. W.D. Kearfott's collection, “Yuma Co., Ariz. Desert.”Larger than the other species of Eculepiste, and differing in the genitalia, Uncus a single long spine, curving downward, opposed to a broad, concave basal plate. Side pieces strap-shaped or slightly concave, curved downward, and with a distinct spine on the lower angle.
LEPIDOSAPHES versus MYTILASPIS
Authors: Fernald C. H. 
Published: February 2010

The genus Lepidosaphes was established by Dr. Shimer, in the Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Vol. I., p. 372, Jan., 1868, with one species (conchiformis =ulmi, Linn., 1758). Although the generic description is not all that could be desired, it is certainly more satisfactory than the descriptions of many genera of insects in this and other orders which have been accepted without question.The generic name Mytilaspis was first published, without a word of description, by Signoret, in his Catalogue of the Coccidæ in the Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (4), Vol VIII., p. 841 (1868). This paper was presented to the Society at the Seance of March 25th, but was not published till later in the year. A description of this genus was given by Signoret in the above-named work for 1870, page 91. This article was presented to the Society at the same time as the Catalogue.
LIFE-HISTORY OF SABULODES ARCASARIA, WLK.: (Sabulodes arcasaria, Wlk., ♀. Sabulodes sulphurata, Pack., ♀.)
Authors: Seifert Otto 
Published: February 2010

On April 24th two ♀ ♀ of this month were found resting on the ground within a cluster of Sumach-brush, at Wooside, Long Island, N. Y. Their bright yellow colour had faded to pale ochre.Eggs were deposited from April 24th to 28th, only during the night. According to circumstances they are secreted within the fissures of the leaf-buds and narrow crevices of bark, or into the folds of decaying leaves of the food-plant. In the first case the nearly elliptical eggs are fgastened erect, close together, in a single row; when attached to a broader surface they are arranged in small regular patches or rows, but deposited lengthwide, the next one always overlapping the preceding one with its, blunt, micropylar end.
A REVIEW OF OUR GEOMETRID CLASSIFICATION
Authors: Pearsall Richard. F. 
Published: February 2010

Since any work in this group must of necessity be a review of that done by the late Dr. Geo. D. Hulst, I want to state in this begining of mine, that it is not to be regarded as a criticism.Dr. Hulst made (for him) some curious errors, which will be noted later on, but the immense work he did in untangling the synonymy of this variable group, and in his two trips across the ocean to study the types, cannot be overestimated, and by it mine is rendered easy.
MOSQUITO NOTES
Authors: Ludlow C. S. 
Published: February 2010

Laboratory of the Office of the Surgeon-General U.S. Army, Washington.From one of the smaller of the Philippine Islands comes a new oMegarhinus, which is noticeable for its dark caudal tuft and banded tarsi, and with it a specimen of Stegomyia fasciata, Fabr., accurately marked in all points except the hind tarsi, which lack all the white bands except those on the metatarsi, while from Jolo is sent a new variety of Desvoidea.
NEW SPECIES OF HEMEROBIUS
Authors: Banks Nathan 
Published: February 2010

Preparatory to a revision of the Nearctic Hemerobiidæ I present descriptions of a few new species of Hemerobius. A few of the names have been used already elsewhere, but without description. Outline figures of the male genitalia will be given in the forthcoming revision.Hemerobius transversus, n. sp.—Face shining black, vertex and antennæ pale yellowish; thorax pale, a black stripe across front part of the mesothorax; abdomen brownish; legs pale yellowish. Wings with the margins faintly but broadly clouded with brown; the gradate series marked with dark brown, and a brown band between the first and second first.
A NEW CECIDOMYIID ON COTTON
Authors: Coquillett D. W. 
Published: February 2010

During the past winter Dr. L. O. Howard received specimens of a Cecidomyiid from Sir Daniel Morris, Director of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, with the statement that the larvæ live in the cambium layer of cotton plants. Up to the present time no representative of this family has been recorded as depredating upon cotton so far as I am awar, and at the request of Sir D. Morris the species is duly characterized herewith:Porricondyla (Epidosis) gossypii, new species.