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PSYCHE.
THE SPECIES OF NEMOBIUS FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA. BY SAMUEL H. SCUDDECK, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
In the Journal of the New York
Entomological Society for September,
1896 (Vol. iv, 13~. 99-1071, I published a paper on "The North American
species of Nemobius," describing eight
new species and giving a table for the
separation of the fifteen known species. After the printing but bcfore the publi- cation of the paper, and, therefore, too late for insertion therein, I received
from Professors Bruner and Cockerell
three additional new species, in de-
scribing which at this time I remodel
the earlier part of the table, "and pub- Iish it in a complete form, so as to in- clude all the species. Professor Bruner
also sends me an additional species,
apparently new, from Vera Cruz, but
as it is only represented by a male,
I refrain from describing it until the
female isfound ; it seems to be allied to N. cubensis.
Table to determine the N.
A. Species of Nemoiius,
A1. Ovipositor as long as or slightly (rarely as much as one-sixth) shorter than the hind femora, generally rigidly straight, b1. Tip of ovipositor unarmed; last joint of maxillary palpi very obliquely excised at apex.
c1, Tegmina short; wing's wanting; last joint of maxillary palpi bicolored, the oblique apical excision of lower margin beginning bcfore the middle. . . dis.tinguendus.
c2. Tegmina long; wings very long; the oblique apical excision of lower margin of maxillary palpi beginning at or beyond the middle. dl. Smaller, darker form ; last joint of maxillary palpi bicolored, the oblique apical excision of lower margin beginning at the middle; tegmina scarcely longer than head and pronotum together ; blade of ovipositor relatively short, its lower margin straight delicatus. d2. Larger, lighter forms ; last joint of maxillary palpi unicolosed, the oblique apical excision beginning beyond the middle ; tegmina much longer than head and pronoturn together ; blade of ovipositor relatively long, its lower margin arcuate. el. Head and pronotum uniform fuscous. . . ensifer. e2. Head and pronotum luteous, conspicuously variegated with f~~scous. . pictus.




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b2. Tip of ovipositor serrate or dentate ; last joint of maxillary palpi almost transversely excised at apex.
c'. Ovipositor distinctly (at least a tenth) longer than hind femora. dl. Blackish; dark and light colors of tegmina of 9 feebly COIJ-
trasted longit~~dinally above (Northern) . . fasciatus. d2. Grayish; dark and light colors of tegmina of 9 strongly con- trasted longitudinally above as on sides (Southern) . canus. c2. Ovipositor barely as long as, or slightly shorter than; hind femora. dl. Pronotuin distinctly tapering, fully twice as broad posteriorly as long: teeth of ovipositor exceptionally fine. . . melleus. d2. Pronotum scarce11 tapering, less than twice as broad posteriorly as long; teeth of ovipositor relatively coarse. el. Teeth of oviposilor blunt, little elevated ; wings generally very long. . . .. socius.
e2. Teeth of ovipositor sharp, well elevated, well separated ; wings wanting.
f 1. Tegmina of 9 nearly or quite twice as long as prono- tuin ; off strongly rounded apically, feebly margined with pallid at sides of dorsal field only, if at all utahensis. f2. Tegmina of 9 scarcely longer than pronoturn ; of 8 broadly rounded apically, with the dorsal field clistinctly margined with pallid throughout except at base. ambitiosus.
A2. Ovipositor distinctly
(at
least one-fourth) shorter than the hind femora, usually 11 little arcuate.
171. Tegmina of 9 nearly or quite as long as the abdomen ; wings generally twice :IS long- as tegmina.
c1, Ovipositor no longer, or scarcely longer, than head and pronotum together.
dl. face witliout vertical pale stripes; lateral field of $ teginina tapering only on the apical third, subequal before it. neomexicanus.
da. Face with a pair of narrow, vertical, percurrent, pale stripes next the inner margin of the eyes ; lateral field of 9 tegmina regu- larly tapering almost from the base. . trinitatis. ca. Ovipositor distinctly longer than head and pronotum together. d'. Tegmina of 9 apically truncate, a little shorter than the abdomen ; wings wanting . . aterrimus.
I . Tegmina of 9 apically rounded, as long as the abdomen ; wings generally present and then very long. . . cubensis.



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b2. Tepnina of 9 much shorter than the abdomen ; wing's wanting. c1 Ovipositor barely arcuate.
dl. Tegmina of 9 no longer than head and pronoturn, combined. mormonius.
d2. Teginina of 9 distinctly longer than head and pronoturn corn- bined.
el. Longitudinal markings of head continuous to extreme back of same; ovipositor with distinct and well separated teeth ;it apex. . toltecus.
e2. Longitudinal markings of head interrupted at the crown, the whole back portion immaculate, sharply defined from the portions in front at the summit, which is feebly subcarinate transversely ; ovipositor with fine, close, minute dentic~~lations. mexicanus.
c2. Ovipositor distinctly though but feebly arcuate. . carolinus N. delicatus sp. nov. [lead piceons marked by a slender longitudinal luteous stripe on either side next the eye and extending from the antenna1 scrohes to the back of the head, sometimes accompanied by a pair of shorter dorsal stripes posteriorly; without bristles; eyes moderate, rather prominent; antennae dark fuscous; maxillary palpi pale Inteous, the outer side of the antepenultimate joint and more than the apical half of the last joint dark fuscous, the latter bent in the middle where the oblique apical excision begins. Pronoturn equal, slightly less than twice as broad as Iong, blackish fuscous, glistening, rather sparsely beset with not very long black bristles. Tegmina reaching scarcely beyond the middle of theabdomen, apically rounded, more broadly in thc $' than in thc cf , in- fumated or testaceous, the upper portion of the lateral field narrow!: and the inner border of the dorsal field broadly dai-k fuscous; wings very long, reaching in the $ the tip of the ovipositor. Legs fuscous, more or less luteo-testaceous beneath- Cei-ci delicately tapering, a little shorter than the ovipositor in the 9. Ovipositor straight except for a slight basal bend. a little long-er than the slightly enlarged at the base, with straight inferior margin. unarmed. Length of body, 8,s rnm., 9, 8.75 min. ; of hind femora, 8, 5.5 mm., 9, 6 mm.; of ovipositor, 6.9 mm. 2 8, 2 9, San Rafael, Vera Cruz, Mexico, Townsend (L. Brunei").
N. pictus sp. nw. Head rather prominent
anteriorly, Iuteous, heavily marked with blackish fuscous above, which does not reach the eyes and is broken by a pair of obliquely longitudinal, narrow, luteous dashes on
either side, the outer more posterior, more oblique, and open in front toward the eyes: clypeiis infuscated; eyes not very large, very full and prominent; antennae luteous; mas- illary palpi luteous, the last joint 'feebly and narrowly infuscated at extreme tip, the very oblique apical excision beginning- well beyond the middle. Pronotum equal, less
than twice as broad as Iong, dull li~teous; obscurely and broadly fuscous in Llie middle of either side of the disk and having an impressed crescentic darker spot. shin-ply margined with black, opening forward on
either side just before the middle; without bristles except along the front and hind mar- gins and there short. Tegmina scarcely
hind femora. the apical blades rather small, exceeding the middle of the abdomen, dull



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I~Ucous, the veins and the middle of the cells more or less infnscated and the o'iiter mar- gins of the dorsal field black between the veins; wings very long. Legs luteous, the hind femora dotted with fuscous exteriorly. Ovipositor somewhat longer than the hind femora, straight, the apical blades long and tapering, scarcely enlarged basally, uimrined. Length of body, 12 5 mm. ; of hind femora, 8.25 mm. ; of ovipositor, 9 mm.
I 9, Colorado in New Mexico, T. D. A.
Cockerell, B. 59.
N. melleus sp. nov. Dull luteous. Head
feebly infn5cated above, clothed with sparse black bristles, and with three short longilu- dinal fuscoufc stripes posteriorly; eyes rather prominent; antennae luteous, feebly infus- cated; maxillai-y palpi Inteous, the last joint infuscated only at extreme transversely trun- cate tip. Pronotuin very sparsely beset
with black bristles, transverse, tapering rapidly, posteriorly fully twice as broad as long, the incisures fuscous, two small, trans- verse; oval, fuscous spots in the middle of cither side of the disk posteriorly. Tcgmina nearly as long as the abdomen, luteous, but infumated hasnlly along the inner margin; \\ings mure than twice as long as the teg- mina. Legs luteous, the hind femora feebly and obscurely infuscated. Cerci slender, reaching to beyond the middle of the ovi- positor. Ovipositor straight, a little longer than the tegmina and a little shorter than the hind femora, cil-staneous, the apical blades black, slightly enlarged basally, be- yond tapering regularly to a fine point, the teeth exceptionally minute and crowded,
Length of body, II.,~ mm. ; of hind femora, 8 mm. ; of ovipositor, 7. I mm.
I 9, San Rafael, Vera Cruz, Mexico,
Townsend (L. Bruner).
NOTES ON THE WINTER INSECT FAUNA OF VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA- VII.
BY W. S. BI.ATCItI,EY, INDIAXAPOI.IS, INDIANA. COLEOPTERA (Cont.)
Fifty-three species of this family are
known to occur in the coniity.
Rcpre-
scntatives of but twelve of these have
been taken during the winter months,
as follows :
184, Adelocera discoidea Web. On
several occasions in winter beneath
loose bark of logs. An uncommon
species.
185, Lacon rect~mpluris Say. Oc-
CLUS only on a dry sandy hillside whcie
the river tenace meets the old canal.
There it is frequent beneath chips and
chunks. Dec. 12. Jan. I.
186, C~~@iohypfius $ectoraZis Say.
One specimen only from the county.
Jan. 7, beneath chunk.
187, C. obliquatzthis Melsh. Fre-
qncnt in winter beneath logs on sandy
hillsides.
188, Momcepedius au~itzzs Hbst.
Very common in winter beneath logs
ancl mullein leaves on sandy hillsides.
Varies from reddish-brown with black
markings to deep black, thrcc distinct
color forms occurring. Usually two or
three hibernate together.




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