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434 ps' 2Txm. [October is*.
lutcous, the veins and the middle of the cells more or less infuscated and the o'uter mar- gins of the dorsal field black between the veins; wings verv 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, unarmed. Length of body, 12 5 mm. ; of hind femora, 8.25 mm. ; of ovipositor, g mm.
I $2, Colorado in New Mexico, T. D. A.
Cockei-ell, B. 50.
N. melleus sp. nov. Dull luteous. Head
feebly infuscated above, clothed with sparse black b~ istles, and with three shorl longitu- dinal fuscoiis stripes posteriorly; eyes rather prominent; antennae Inteous, feebly infus- cated: maxillary palpi luteons, the last joint infuscated only at extreme transversely trun- catc tip. Pronotwin very sparsely beset
with black bristles, transverse, tapering rapidly, posteriorly fully twice as broad as long, the incisures fuscous, two sn~all, trans- verse, oval, fuscous spots in the middle of either side of the disk posteriorly. ' Tegmina nearly as long as the abdomen, luteo-us, but infumated basnlly along the inner margin; wings more than twice as long as the teg- minx. Legs luteons, the hind femora feebly and obscurely infuscated. Cerci slender, reaching to beyon~l the middle of the ovi- positor. Ovipositor straight, a little longer than the tegtnina and a little shorter than the hind femora, ciistaneous, the apical blades black, slightly enlarged basally, be- yon~1 tapering regularly to a fine point, the teeth exceptionally minute and crowded.
Length of botiy, 11.5 mm.; of hind femora, 8 mm. ; of ovipositor, 7. I mm.
I 2, San Rafael, Vera Cruz, Mexico,
Townsend (L. Brunei-).
NOTES ON THE WINTER INSECT FAUNA OF VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA.- VII.
COLEOPTERA (Cont.).
EIATERIDAK.
Fifty-three species of this family are
known to occur in the county. Rcpre-
scntatives of but twelve of these have
been taken during the winter months,
as follows :
184, Adeloceradisco-IdeaWeb. On
several occasions in winter beneath
loose bark of logs. An uncommon
species.
~85, ~ C Q E rectun~zt~u~is Say. Oc-
curs only on a dry sandy hillside where
the river terrace meets the old canal.
There it is frequent beneath chips and
chunks. Dec. 13. Jan. I.
186, Cryptohypnus $ectoralis Say.
One specimen only from the county.
Jan. 7, beneath chunk.
187, C. obli~uatttlus Melsh. Fre-
qucnt in winter beneath logs on sandy
hillsides.
188, ~onocepedizts @UY~'/V,S l-bst.
Very common in winter beneath logs
and mullein leaves on sandy hillsides.
Varies from reddish-brown with black
markings to deep black, three distinct
color forms occurring. Usually two or
three hibernate together.




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189, Sf- belhis Say. Fieqnent
throughout the winter. Beneath
chunks in damper localities than the
111 cceding.
190, Ilelafer sanguimpennis Say.
A handsome but uncommon elaterid.
Taken but once in winter, Feb. 2, from
beneath a log in the sandy bed of the
old canal.
191, Dolopins Zaferalis Esch. Dec.
23 and Jan. 5, fiom beneath logs on
sandy hillside. Scaice.
192, Melanotzisfissilis Say.
193, M. coinimmi-, Gyll. Both are
among the most common of winter
beetles. Usually two to six together
beneath loose bark, logs, mullein leaves, etc. Iii common with most clatcrids
they feign death when disturbed.
194. Coybites rotrmdicoZlis Say.
A single specimen, taken Dec. 12, from
beneath a log, on the sandy hillside
mentioned under No. 185 above, repie-
sents the species in my collection.
195, Asaphs memnonius FIbst.
Scnicc. Winters beneath the ha~k of
red oak logs.
THROSCIDAE.
196, Throseus cliewo/ati' Bonv. One
only, Jan. 31, from beneath a rail on
the side of the old canal.
197, Endecatomns rngosiis Rand.
Several at intervals in winter in woody
fungi and beneath logs.
CIOIDAE.
198, Cis fziscipes Mellie. One,
Jan. 7, from beneath a chunk near
the border of a swamp.
199, Dorczis -pa-railelzis Say. A
single specimen, Dec. 8, from beneath
a partly burned log. Most common
in June.
zoo, .Passalz~s cornzitus Fab. Abun-
dant throughoiit the winter in its usual abiding places- the juicy depths of
half decayed logs.
This family is represented in the
county by ninty-eight known species.
Of these, but ten have been found in
the iinago stage in wintcr.
201, Choeridium histeroides Web.
Winters sparingly in dry cow-dung
and beneath lop.
202, Cop'ris mimittis Drury. Once
in winter. Feb. 28th, beneath chunk
in upland open woods.
20.3, Ataenins cognatus Lee.
204, Apho&f'?ne/arias Linn.
205, A. inpihat-iis Hbst.
206, A. terminalis Say. Of these,
cog'natw, fietarins and inquinatus
winter in large numbers in dry cow-
dung rind in the earth beneath it: also
beneath logs on sandy banks. On
warm sunny days, even in midwinter,
they may be taken on the wing and
they fly by tl~ousands in early spring
A. terminalis has similar habits but
is much less common. Three addi-
tional species of Ataenius and seven
of Aphoclius have -been taken in the
county and most, .if not all, of them
doubtless hibernate as imagoes ; sev-
eral having been taken in March but
not in the winter months.




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436 1's 2THE. [October 1396.
207, Geotrupes splendidus Fab.
This very common beetle has been
seen on the wing on numerous occa-
sions in March, and a pair was found
in copulation beneath a log on Dec.
20th.
They usually mate in May.
208, Trox aepalis Say.
The only
one of the nine species known to occur
in the county which has been found in
winter. Once, Dec. 12, beneath rail
in fence corner.
309, VaZgus canalicdatus Fab.
210, V. sptctnziger B~anv. Both
have been taken on several occasions
in winter, notably on Dec. 10, 1893,
when they were found gregarious in
numbers beneath a half hollow clecay-
ing chunk which was filled with dry
dirt and situated in an upland thicket.
A single specimen of canalictdattis
taken at that time is unique in having
the termite of the terminal ring of the
abdomen prolonged into a sharp spine,
3 mm. in length. Mr. H. F. Wick-
ham mentions in a private letter the
fiadi~igof an example of the same
species in Michigan, which possesses
a similar abdominal projecLion.
One hundred and nine species of
this family have been collected in the
county. Of these, mature specimens
of but twenty-six have been taken in
the winter months.
21 I, Myochrous dentlcollis Say.
Represented in my collection by a
single specimen, taken Feb. 28, from
beneath a chunk in the rivci terrace
woods.
212, Metachroma angusttila Cr.
Once in winter, Fcb. 14, from be-
tween mullein leaves. Common in
June on the flowers of Cornus and
Ce~mothus.
213, Doryphoru clivicollis Kirby.
Uncommon at any time. Once, Jan.
5, from beneath mullein leaves. Sev-
eral times, single specimens in March.
On milkweed flowers in June.
214. D. m-lineata Say.
Much less
common than 20 Fears ago.
Usually
hibernates in the ground at a depth of
18 to 20 inches, but sometimes beneath
log's, rubbish, etc. On the wing in
early spring.
215, Chysomela suturalis Fab.
Dec. 10.
216. C. sirnilis Rog. Feb. 21.
217, C. @eceZsis Rog. These
three winter sparingly beneath chunks
near the borders of sandy cultiv;ttecl
fields and along the old canal. Sntura-
Its is rare, the others frequent. Three
additional species, elegans Oliv., mul-
tipunctatus and auripennis Say, have
bee'n taken in the county, the first and last on dates (Mar. 14 and Nov. 21)
which lead me to infer that they also
hibernate as imagoes.
218, Cerotowa caminea Pal?. Rare.
Three only from county. One, Feb.
21, beneath log in lowland woods.
219, Diabrofica vittata Fab. On
numerous occasions in winter from be-
neath logs and rubbish in dry sandy
places, especially along the borders of
l~elds in which melons and cuci-nnbers
had been cultivated.
220, Galerztca notulata Fab. Re-




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neath chunks and iriuUein leaves.
Dec. 10, Jan. 16.
221, Hypolampsis 'pilosa 111. One
only, from beneath a chunk in the bed
of canal. Jan. I.
222, Oedionychis gihbitarsis Say.
223, 0. vians 111.
224, 0. indigo'ptm Lee.
The above Eire the winter rcprcsent-
atives of the six species of the genus
found in the county. Gibbitarsus
and vians were taken on numerous
occasions ; indigoptera, once, Fcb. 14,
all from beneath logs and rubbish.
225, Disonycha discoid-ca Fab.
226, D. collaris Fab.
227, D. collata Fab.
228, D. cervicalis Lec. These
four frequent throughout the winter
beneath mullein Ici-ives a d rubbish.
Four additional species of the gcmis
occur in the county.
229, Halh'ca chalyiea 111.
One of
the two specimens taken, wasfound Dec.
10th beneath the bark of an oak log.
230, Systena frontalis Fab. Once
in winter, Feh. 14, from beneath the
bark of the White Maple (Acer dasay-
carpurn Ehrh.)
Common in June on
the leaves of the great lagweed (Am-
brosia trzfida L .).
231, Longiiarsiis tziriatus 110111.
Feb. 10, from beneath logs. Fre-
quent in June on the leaves and stems
of the false gromwell, Onosdiptm
caroZiziannm D. C.
232, Chaetocnema denticzdata 111
Frequent beneath chunks in fence
corners filled with dead leaves, Jan. 6. 233, Odontota dorsalis Thunb.
But once in winter, Dec. 25, from
beneath the bark of a locust (Ro/)i?zia
$sezidacacia L.) log. Frequent in
summer.
234, Cassida bivittata Say.
235, C, thoracica 111. Dec. 29.
236, CoptocycZa gzdtata Oliv.
Of these iivittata and yuttata are
frequent in winter; the other rare at
any season and once on date given.
A11 hibernate beneath chunks and
chips in damp localities.
SOME ADDITIONAL SPECIES OF PROSAPIS.
BY T. D. A. COCKERELL, MESILLA, X. MEX.
Prosapis labiatiirons, n. sp., 8- Length, c,b rnm., black with orange markings. Head fairly large, face only moderately narrowed below; clypeus, supraclypeal mark and
lateral marks dull orange-yellow with a
slightly buff tint. Supraclypeal mark quite broad, elongated, extending up between an- tennae. Lateral marks strongly excavated by antenna1 sockets on inner side, at the same level strongly curving inwards, reced- ing from the orbital margin; the lateral marks as a whole strongly recall the corolla of a labiate flower, whence the specific name. Scape orange in front, hardly dilated at all. Flagellurn dark brown, reaching a little beyond tegulae. Vertex and front strongly punctured, the punctures on front not run- ning into grooves. Mesothorax, scutellum and pleura strongly punctured, the punctures on hind part of mesothorax conspicuously



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