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Psyche 7:307, 1894.

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November 1895.1 PSYCHE. 307
segment and in a rounded point subventrally nearly to the foot; edging the band of joint 8 in front, widest at the lower edge of the band ; between the bands on joints 10 and 11 ;ind edging the band on 10 in front in the same manner as the band on 8. Wart areas low, fliiltened, rather large, covered with short black hairs. Warts i and ii consoli- tated, iv and v consolidated, normal for the highest Microlcpidopterous type (Aniliro- ceiiiiii). '
A sack-like evagixiatcd pouch on joint 2 below and behind the siibventral wart. A series of paired intersegmental dorsal, and single larger interseginer~tal lateral glandular dots. pale in the purple milrkings. Thoracic feet light brown. Head shining brown-
black. The spiracle on joint 5 is a little higher up than thobe on joints 6 to 12, but the wart above it is not modified. Around the spiracle on joints 6 and 11, a circular inflated area is situated, that on joint 11 pro- jscting below in n lip-like prolongation. Widtli of head about I mm.
ENALLAGMA PICTUM Morse.
This species was described (Psyche, Aug. 1895) from a single dry example of eiich sex. Fresh specimens obtained this summer ena- ble me to better chtiraclerize the coloration of the male. In flight the living insect is a very noticeable species, the head and thorax ;ippe;iring of a vivid red. The eyes are deep cinnabiu'; postoculiir stripe and pale parts of the thorax light vermilion, palest on sides; legs and sides of segments I, 2,3, ofnbcioinen idlow flushed with red; sides of 8, 9, 10, rufous. The is yellow and deep greenish
black. A. P. Morse.
In ray article in Psyche, August, 1895, on the gall of Rhodttes tmnidtts, a mistake was made in the determination of the gall-pro- ducer. My thanks are due to Prof. C. P.
Gillette for calling my attention to this error. The gall described in the above article be- longs to /?. bicdoi,. The mistake occurred inadvertently in writing down a list of deter- minations, before they were sent me.
C H. Tyier Tow~~end.
EDWARDS'S BUTTERFLIES OF N. A.
In the 16th part of his Butterflies of North America, wliicli appeared early in October, Mr. W. H. Edwards has given us one of the most important and interesting of tliis third series. The three species selected for reprc- sentalion are Parnassins swiitlJieus, Sa/y+z-is charow and Ckionobas gifus. 'Every stage of each is represented by the usual wenlth and beauty of illustration, which were we not now accustomed to it would strike us with amazement, excepting the last species of which the clirysiilis and the last half of the larval life are yet unknown. As to Parnas- sius, no such illustration of a species of llie genus has ever been attempted. This Part is particularly valua.ble, since Mr. Edwards has enriched his text with abundnnt observations and field notes from his correspondents, so that Pal-niissius extends to 16 quarto pages and Chionobas to 11. There is much inter- esting new matter regarding the formation of the abdominal pouch of the female Par- nassius and figures are for the first time given of Scudder's peraplasl, the supposed male implement in its formation. The Chi- onobas portion contains remarkably full
comparisons of the habits and distribution of three species of the genus: gigas, califor- nica and idunii, liirgely from Mr W. G.
Wright's notes, in justification of their belief in the distinctness of these three forms, denied by Elwes.
Another part will presumably conclude the series, butwe must express the hope that the indefatigable author will be encouriiged by extended subscriptions to begin another
series forthwith.
Material is not lacking.
Mr. C. 1-1. Tyler Townsetid writes us that his future address will be Las Cruces, N. Mexico.




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