THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 101 



Eremopedes Scudderi, Cock. 

 Eremopedes Scudderi, Cock., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), II., 323-324 

 (1898) ; Scudd., Cat. Orth. U. S., 78 (1900) ; Index N. A. Orth., 109 

 (1901). 



The original description is here given in full : 



"Length of body 19-21 mm., of pronotum 6 mm., hind femora 

 21.33 mm,, hind tibiae 23 mm., ovipositor 19.20 mm., antennae about 

 5 1 mm. 



"Sepia brown in effect, but in reality ochreous, closely and finely 

 marked with blackish ; the density of the black marking somewhat 

 variable, but the lateral margins of the pronotum always broadly pale 

 ochreous. Pronotum truncate in front and behind, the margins narrowly 

 castaneous and slightly concave ; lateral lobes not greatly developed. 

 Ovipositor dark brown, only moderately curved. Hind femora with 5-7 

 very short spines on the inner side ; hind tibise with from 28 to 33 spines 

 in the outer row. Spines of the anterior tibue pale ochreous, tipped with 

 black and having a black longitudinal line on the upper side ; there is 

 also sometimes a black patch immediately at the base of each spine. 

 Spines of hind tibiae brown tipped with black, but the ridge from which 

 they spring is whitish. 



" Van, viridis. Similar to the type, but entirely bright apple-green. 



" Hab. — Mesilla Park, New Mexico, on the campus of the New 

 Mexico Agricultural College. Eight of the brown form and two of the 

 green. They were found in an outhouse, and are doubtless nocturnal 

 in their habits. One specimen was found in the jaws of a Scolopendra 

 Zieros, which had killed it." 



The National Museum collection contains one male specimen of this 

 species from Mesilla Park, N. M., a topotype probably sent by Prof. 

 Cockerell. The pronotum of this specimen is dark ferruginous above, 

 and the posterior femora are but 19 mm. in length. The pronotum is also 

 slightly flattened posteriorly above, probably due to shrinkage in drying. 



I desire to acknowledge the kind consideration of an unknown friend, 

 in sending to me 38 Cecropia cocoons, apparently all sound. The pack- 

 age bore the postmark of Chicago. 



J. Alston Moffat, Cur. and Libr., Ent. Soc, Ont. 



Erratum. — Page 67, third line, tor Hammaniella read Harrimaniella. 



