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thorax piceous. Antennae very hairy, terminal joint sericeous pubescent ; 

 basal joint short, second joint longest, about twice the size of the basal 

 one, third joint one-fourth shorter, the ultimate one a little longer than 

 the third; color ochraceous, darker at the tip of joints and at basal part 

 of the first joint. Rostrum dark, reaching to the intermediate coxae. 

 Sternum, pleural pieces and scutellum dull black, also the thorax, except 

 at posterior margin which is fuscous, smooth and slightly sinuated. 

 Hemelytra dark brown or reddish brown ; costal margins ochraceous, at 

 apex clouded, sometimes also before it; at the inner margin of corium are 

 two yellowish white spots. Membrane smoky, at base a few irregular or 

 lunate whitish- marks. Lighter colored specimens show near the suture 

 of corium and on the clavus two ochraceous very short lines longitudinally. 

 Legs highly polished, densely set with fine, long hairs, on-the tibiae a few 

 remote spines ; front femora beneath at apex with a strong spine, before 

 it a smaller one, color piceous, except at base and tip; middle and hind 

 femora with a broad piceous band before the apex ; the base and tip of 

 tibiae clouded with fuscous, as are also the last tarsal joints. Wings irn- 

 descent. In the male, which is considerably smaller, the legs are more or 

 less ochraceous and the femora without a piceous band. Length 5.7 mm. 



Type. No. 6617, U. S. National Museum. One male and 

 one female from Washington, D. C., collected by the author on 

 September i and 4, respectively. 



This species is widely distributed. I have seen specimens 

 from Buffalo, New York, Texas and Los Angeles, California. 

 It differs from Perigenes dispositus Distant in the colors and 

 somewhat, also, in the length of the antennal joints. 



The paper was discussed by Messrs. Ashmead and Hopkins. 

 Mr. Ashmead thought that the so-called types of Say in the Har 

 ris collection should be accepted as such when they agree with 

 the published descriptions, otherwise not. 



DECEMBER 4, 1902. 



The 1 73d regular meeting was held at the residence of Mr. C. 

 L. Marlatt, 1440 Massachusetts avenue, N.W. President Dyar 

 occupied the chair, and Messrs. Morris, Simpson, Busck, War 

 ner, Patten, Uhler, Howard, Schwarz, Pollard, Barber, Kotinsky, 

 Currie, Benton and Stiles, members, and Messrs. H. E. Burke 

 and J. L. Webb, visitors, were also present. The minutes ot 

 the last meeting were read and approved. 



Dr. Stiles referred in terms of high praise .to the scientific 

 work of the late Major Walter C. Reed, Surgeon in the United 



