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Brachynemurus abdominalis. 



Falls Church, Va., in old meadow, in July. 



Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer. 



Washington, D. C., at light, June; Plummer's Island, Md., 

 September. 



Family ASCALAPHID^E. 



Ululodes quadripunctata Burmeister. 



Washington, D. C., at light; a single specimen collected in 



Jiy. 



Suborder MECAPTERA. 

 Family PANORPID^. 



Bittacus punctiger Westwood. 



Washington, D. C., taken near Rock Creek, from June to Au 

 gust, by sweeping. 



Bittacus occidentis Walker. 



In dry meadow, Falls Church, Va., and Plummer's Island, 

 Md., in August; also at light, Travilah, Md., July (Pratt). 



Bittacus stigmaterus Say. 



Apparently not common. Taken on High Island, Potomac 

 river, 141!! July. 

 Bittacus pilicornis Westwood. 



Recorded by Hine from the District of Columbia. 

 Bittacus strigosus Hagen. 



Along the Potomac valley in June and July ; moderately com 

 mon. 



Panorpa venosa Westwood. 



Two from near Somerset Heights, Washington, D. C., 2^th 

 August. 



Panorpa confusa Westwood. 



Distributed throughout the region, but not common any 

 where ; June to September. 



Panorpa rufescens Rambur. 



Recorded by Hagen. It is very close to the preceding species. 

 Boreus brumalis Fitch. 



Recorded by Hagen from Washington, and by Matthis * from 

 the Rock Creek valley, D. C. I have not seen it from here. 



*Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., iv, No. 4, p. 364, 1901. 



