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Psyche 7:386, 1894.

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PSYCHE.
[May IS*.
sharp upper border.
Dorsal space light leaf
green, iin irregular, but distinct geminate, shaded greenish white dorsal band, broaden- ing out and filling in all the dorsal space on joints 2 to 4, still obscurely darker centered, All the space below the subdorsal line like- wise completely filled in with the same
greenish white, with the paler secondary dots. Spiracles white with n median brick red band, except the one on joint ,j which is white with a black spot at its posterior side, The side color of the body is cut by darker green oblique shades which run from the
posterior edge of each segment, on the sub- stigmata1 line upward and forward (in the reverse direction from what is usual in
Sphingidac) each confined to a single seg- merit, on joints 5 to 11. A substigmatal line is distinct from the anal feet forward to joint 11, white and yellow like the subdorsal line and also shaded with pink. Forward of joint 11 it becomes faint and is scarcely distinguishable in front of joint 8. Horn pointed, green, with black spinules, the apex pale. Head dark green with narrow, obscure, vertical, pale bands; antennae pinkish ; width about 2.5 tnm. ; length of horn 4 mm. ; of the larva 28 mm. The food plant of this tiny Sphinx is the '< wax berry," Ckiococca
racemosa, determined for me by Mr. F.
Kinzel. The imago appeared in six weeks. Larvae from Lake Worth, Florida.
THE NEW CATALOGUE OF BEES.
Catalogus H~~nenopteronim, Voi. X, Api-
dae (Anthophila). By Dr. C. G. De Dalla
Toi-re, 1896, pp. 643.
Ail students of bees must gratefully wel- come this admirable catalogue, which gives not only the names of the species, but
the localities and all the more important references. It is practically complete up to the end of 1893, but various species
described in 1894 from America are otniued, though one would suppose that. there might have been time to include them before print- ing.
Of course, as is inevitable in such a
work, the details suggest much criticism and comment. Very strangely, Wm. Kirby
is in inany places called W. F. Kirby,
although the latter name is rightly the
property of a much more recent entomolo- gist. still happily with us. Andrena is
modified to Anthrena, and Heriades to
Eriades, but it is questionable whether
such changes can be accepted. Anthophora becomes Podalirius, apparently on good
grounds of priority. Our Collctes $ 7 ~ 7 ~ - fates Rob. (nom. preocc.) becomes C. robert- sons'! D. T. Our Halirtiis ce-fihalicits Rob. (nom. preocc.) becomes H. ce@alotes D. T., although there was already a noinen nuduin H. ce'/ihciloies Schill., iS3. H. distinctus Prov. (preocc.) becomes (ii.~twgite?tdt~t; D. T. H. gracili's Rob. (preocc.) is
altered to praci'llhzns, but Mr. Robertson had already changed the name to foxii.
H. /czhisfris Rob. is also altered to $aM- coin, in ignorance of Mr. Robertson's sub- stitution of ~~ytftå´p/<aearit last year. H. co?~strtciu.t Prov. (preocc.) becomes pro- vancheri D. T. It may here be observed
that Mr. Robert~on substituted H. macur@i- nensis for his H. gitadrfinncdatiis, " nec Schenk"; but it appears that Schenck's
species is a synonym of H. iHierni$ius.
Our H. fult><$es Sm. (preocc.) becomes
rfioclodesc/~~I~is D. T.
Our Andrena fimbriafa Sm. (preocc.)
becomes americium D. T. A. simuluta
Prov. is altered to casicrdenst's. A. cl\'feata Sin. becomes clyfieolata D. T. A. laftcefs Prov. becomes jrauancJieri. A. serotimz
Rob. becomes 1'o6e~hnit. A. salicis Rob. was preoccupied by sulicis Verhoeff; but the lntter name is ii synonym of albtcans. A. sciitellavis Rob. becomes scztellata
D. T. Noda å´p-uncfaf Fox (preocc.) is
altered to N. foxii D. T.
Eunomia is not held to be distinct from
Nomia. Cilissa is made a synonym of
Mellitta. Eucera is made to include, as
subgenera, Diadasia, Einphor, Melissodes,



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Synhalonia, Tetralonia, Xenoglossa, etc., but it seems impossible to accept sncll
wholesale lumping.
Melissodss tristis Ckll. is much later than Ewcera ff?'sti's Mor., but I do not care to rename it ~intil couviuced that it is desirable to merge Melissodes in Eucera. Eucera
arctos n. n. is Founded on nrsina Cr., not of 1~liilii.Iaj-, but the name is unnecessary, since ursina is a synonym uf eniivafa.
M. brev;cornis Cr. becomes E. crf..s.~izii. M. californka Stn becomes A'. sm-i'fhii. Podaliriu'i (Anthopl~ora) is made to in- clude as s~~hsnera, Clisodon, Entechnia, I-Iabropoda, etc. 7fabyo$oda m-inida is
chiinged Lo P. crcsfom'i. Avtk. cadonariu Cr. becomes P. infes'nalis. Our Nowada
Prov, becomes N. erytkraeo D. T.
N. integ-,.a. Rob. becomes 1%'. integeri-imn D. T. N. ptinctata Cr. becomes N. -pro-
vando'i D. T. Clielostoina is treated as a subgeu~is of Eriades. Osmia ffuadn-
dentata Cr. becomes cvessonii D. T., but this change is unnecessary, since it is a synonym of 0. conjuncia Cr. 0. 'pam
Pi-ov. becomes 0. $arvttIa D. T. Mega-
file carbonaria Cr. becomes 144. cressonii. Mr. Fox's three Jainaican species of Megii- chile are wroiigly said to be from Indiana. M. siMplex Prov. becomes M. simplicissr'ma D. T, A-ntkidium veniistnm Cr. becomes
cressonii. Coe/io%x brfvis Cr. becomes
C. cresso~ii'i, but the author overlooks the fact that Cresson himself long ago changed the name to altili's. Pliileremus is changed to Ammobiitcs, which has priority of place on the same page of Latreille. The name
Ainrnobates has been very frequently used in Europe for many years. Although the
papers of Robertson and Coville are duly quoted under Psithyrt~s{or A-patkus) ~ZCZ~IIS, the author did not examine them sufficiently to learn that the insect in queston was a $ Bombus. Trigona and Tetragona are given
as subgenera of Melipona. Trivia -nr'gra Cr. becomes M. cressonii D. T. Apis
meZ1t'fica L., 1761, is to be called A. niellz~era L., 1758.
It must be confessed that it is not entirely creditable to our knowledge of the literatnre of oiir subject, that the author of this new catalogue has been able to supersede so
many names of American species on
grounds of preoccupation. It is fair to
state, however, that in some instances we were aware of the prior names, and changes. would havc been proposed on this side of the water sooner or later. In a few cases the changes had actually been made, und
our inithoi- wiis not aware of it,
T. D. A. Cockerell.
New Mexico Agi-ic. Exper. Staliosi,
March 3, 1896.
CHRYSOBOTHRIS FEMORATA AND
CLERUS 4-GUTTATUS.
Wood piles are always attractive collect- ingspots. Ch~~sobothris feinorafa Fab. is a. frequent visitor, and runs about very briskly, especially on hickory and oak
logs. Early in June, 1894, a specimen of femorafa was seen and heard to produce
a very distinct noise by striking rapidly wiLh the cud of its abdomen on the bark
of an oak log. '-Upping with the finger
nail feeemed to attract other Chrysobothris on the same log, but it may have been
only a coincidence. Unforlumitely the
tapping specimen could nut be caught to
determine its &ex, but it was prob~ibly a male, and the tapping a call or challenge. Last summer no opportunity occurred of
observing Chrysobotliri&, but so common
a species ulTci-s a good chance for all
interested to make further observations on this interesting tapping habit.
On the 16th of June, 1895, on a fresh
spruce log was noticed a specimen of Clems 4-gutiutits. Oliv. It had in its grasp a good-sized Scolytid. either Xylehorus or Tomicus. It held the victim with its front and middle legs, and kept turning it round and round, biting at it all the time, and raising itself on its hind legs. Finally it seized the Scolytid firmly beneath where



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