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100 PSYCHE. [June-Sept. 1894.
and an account of an insect discovered
to inhabit the cellular membrane of that bird. Mem. Wei-nerian nat. hist. soc.,
vol. i, p. 176-193, pi. vii, figs. 1-3.
MURRAY, A.
'77. Economic entomology, Aptera. Scrib- ner, Welford, and Armstrong, N. Y.
ROBERTSON, C.
'66. Note on an undescribed species of
Acarus found in the pigeon, CoZumba
Zivfa. quart. journ. micr. sc., n. s. vol. vi, p. 201-203, 4 figs. Abstracted in
Amei-. nat., vol. iii, p. 389.
ROBIN, CH., AND MEGNIN, P.
'77. Mhoire surles Sarcoptides plumicoles. Journ. anat. et physiol., torn. xiii, p. 209-248, pi. xi-xii, p. 391-429, pi. xxii- xxv, p. 498-521, pi. xxvi-xxix, p. 629-656, pi. xxxvi-xxxviii.
SLOSARSKY, A.
'11. On the anatomy and systemat& posi-
tion of Hyfodectes columbae, n. sp.
Warsaw, 1877, 14 pp., I pi. (In the
Russian language.)
TROUESSART E.-L. ET MEGNIN, P.
'85. Les Sarcoptides plumicoles ou Anal- gisines. I. Les Ptdroliches. Journ. de
microgr., tom. viii, p. 92-101, 150-157, 211-219, 257-266,331-338, 380-385, 428-
436, ~27-532, 572-579, tom. ix, P. 63-70, 109-117. Also published separately,
Paris, A. Doin, 80., 84 pp., 17 figs., 2 pi. NOTES ON SOME MELOIDS, OR BLISTER BEETLES, OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA.
BY C. H. TYLER TOWNSEND, KINGSTON, JAMAICA. The blister beetles form quite an
important and characteristic feature of
the coleopterous fauna of the south-
west, I remember that the only ento-
mological specimens that I could find
in the Museo nacional, in the City of
Mexico, were a case of the different
species of native blister beetles. The
Mexican highlands are quite rich in
these forms, and it would seem that the
descendants of the Spaniards in Mexico
take a natural public interest in the
relatives of the Spanish fly. At any
rate, this interest exists to the exclusion of all other insects, so far as the Mexi- can national museum is concerned.
NewMexico and Arizona belong to
.
the same natural region as the highlands of Mexico, and the following notes on
nineteen species of meloids collected in those territories will be of interest.
The specimens from Grant County, N.
Mex., were collected by Mr. W. J.
Howard, in 1882, and formed a part of
a collection donated by Hon. W. G.
Ritch, ex-secretary of the Territory,
to the Historical society, at Santa FA,
N. Mex.
Cysteodemus wislizeni Lee.-Found
singly crawling on sandy mesa to east-
ward of Las Cruces, toward Organ
mountains, August 20, and other dates.
This is a very peculiar spherical shaped species, of a brilliant blue or purple
color, with more or less of metallic
reflections. Det. by Liebeck.
Megetra vittata Lee.-A very large
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June-Sept. 1894.1 F'LSYCH~!?. 101
and red blister beetle were found on
ground in a very restricted area at Pes- cado, on the Zuni Indian reservation,
N. Mex., July 31, 1892. They seem
like a lubber-grasshopper edition of a
blister beetle. The abdomens of the
females were especially swollen and
filled with eggs, as was seen by opening one. They are black with transverse
red stripes or bands. A number of
pairs were observed in coitu. Their
numbers, and peculiar form and mark-
ings, make the occurrence an interesting one. Det. by Liebeck. A single spec-
imen was found in the Organ Mountains,
Dona Ana County, N. Mex., Nov. 26,
1892, at the north end of the range near base, back of and east of San Augustine. One. specimen was also found in the
collection made by Mr. W. J. Howard
in Grant County, N. Mex., in 1882.
Meloe sublaevis Lee.-A single
specimen from Grant County, N. Mex.
(W. J. H.). This has much the
appearance of Megetra. It is wholly
black, with short elvtra, covering little more than two-fifths of the abdomen.
Det. by Riley.
Nemognatha immaculata Say .-One
from Grant County, N. Mex. (W. J.
H.) . It is very pale dilute yellowish in color, with tarsi and antennae darker.
Det. by Riley.
Macrobasis lonyicollis Lee.-This
is a large gray blister-beetle.
Collected
in Las Cruces.
Dot. by Riley.
Macrobasis ochrea Lee.-One spec-
imen from Grant County, N. Mex. (VV.
-J. H.). This is an elongate species, of a straw yellowish color. Det. by Riley.
Macrobasis gissleri Horn.-Found
in the blooms of Yucca baccata, May
15, 1892. Region of the Organ Moun-
tains, near Las Cruces, N. Mex.
Several specimens. This is the species
mentioned in Zoe, vol. iii, p. I 14, as
Epicauta cinctifennis with a query.
Specimens were afterward determined
by Dr. Riley as M. gissleri.
Bpicauta pardalis Lee.-Found
great numbers of this species bunched
on low weeds and grass in a restricted
area, along roadside just west of the
continental divide, between Patterson
and Gallo Spring, Socorro County, N.
Mex., Junezi, 1892. Det byLiebeck.
Bpicauta maculata Say.-Several
specimens found on plateau a few miles
to the north of San Francisco Mountain,
Arizona, July 5, 1892. Det. by Lie-
beck.
Epicauta funebris Horn.-Several
specimens, Las Cruces, Oct. 24. On
various weeds. Det. by Riley.
Epicaha corvina Lee.-Two spec-
imens of this black species from Grant
County, N. Mex. (W. J. H.). Det.
by Riley.
Pyrota teknata Lee.-One from
Sabinal, N. Mex., August 7, 1892. It
is pale straw yellow, with three large
black markings on each elytron, the
anterior one split into two. Head and
thorax with more of an orange tinge.
Two also from Grant County, N. Mex.
(W. J. H.).
Det. by Riley.
Pyrota postica I.ec.-This is a large
black and yellow nieloid-see Insect
life, vol. v, p. 40. It is light orange
yellow, with four black dots on pro-




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thorax, two black spots at base of each
elytron, and one very large subquadrate
spot before tip. Tarsi black, and
under side of thorax and abdomen more
or less black. Occurs very numerously
near Las Cruces, N. Mex., on Larrea
mexicam, particularly on flowers.
Det. by Liebeck.
Cantharis dese~ticola Horn .-This
is a black meloid, with orange head and
thorax. Three specimens from Grant
County, N. Mex. (W. J. H.) .
Det. by
Riley.
Cantharis nuttalli Say.-This is a
beautiful metallic green species, the
elytra with a greenish prple luster.
The wing covers are rather tapering
apically. One from Grant County, N.
Mex. (W. J. H.).
Det. by Riley.
Cantharis cyan$ennis Say.-This
is a purplish blue species, with tapering elytra, somewhat smaller than C. nut-
talli. One from Grant County, N.
Mex. (W. J. H.). ~eti by Riley.
Cantharis biyuttata. Lec .-One
specimen collected at Zuni Pueblo, N.
Mex., July 29, 1892. It is yellowish
in color. Det. by Riley.
Caatharis sflaericoZZis Say .-Two
specimens of this beautiful green species were found on San Francisco Mountain,
Arizona, July 15, 1892. Western
slope, probably about 10,ooo feet.
Det. by Liebeck.
Enpom$hafissice$s Lee.-One from
Las Cruces, on mesa toward Organ
Mountains, July, 1892, (E. C.
Holmes). This is a beautiful bluish
green metallic species, with head and
legs rufous. The elytra are roughened.
Det. by Riley.
A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE ACRIDIDAE OF NEW ENGLAND. BY ALBERT P. MORSE, WELLESLEY, MASS.
In the following list I have sought to
aid the student beginning the study of
this family by providing a catalogue
and ready means of indicating, for ex-
change or other purpose, the species
and more noticeable less important
forms of locusts found in New England.
While several points yet remain to be
settled regarding the relations of certain forms and the identity of others, it is
believed that the list will be found
con-
venient to use and practically complete. In order to make it as complete and
correct as possible I shall be grateful for information of any errors and desirable
or necessary additions. This desire,
together with the hope that it will lead to wider interest in and a more thor-
ough knowledge of the group, leads me
to publish it at the present time.
The New England representatives of
the family Acrididae are distributed in
this list among five subfamilies, twenty- three genera, forty-five well-defined




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