ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



AND 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION, 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. 



VOL. in. MAY, 1892. No. 5. 



CONTENTS: 



Ashmead Two new and Remarkable 



Ophionids 105 



Coding Studies in N. A. Membracidse 108 

 Blatchley Entomologizing in Mexico., in 

 Smith Elementary Entomology 114 



Harvey Odonata of Maine 116 



Editorial. 118 



Notes and News 119 



Entomological Literature 123 



Doings of Societies.... 128 



Our illustration this month represents three species '.of Papilio 

 which are visitors to our fauna, and for which collectors should 

 be on the lookout. Papilio poly damas has been found on the In- 

 dian River, Florida, arid P. sinon has also been found 'in southern 

 Florida. P. myloles\s said to have been taken in southern Cali- 

 fornia. Polydamas and sinon are West Indian species, and the 

 home of mylotes is in Central America. The $ mylotes is of a 

 rich black, and the spots on the superior wings are bright green; 

 those on the inferiors are carmine. The spots on the superiors 

 of the 9 are cream color, and those on the inferiors of a lighter 

 shade of carmine than in the . P. polydamas is dark bottle- 

 green, with light green, spots on inferiors, and the spots on the 

 superiors are cream color with a tinge of green. The negative 

 was kindly made for the NEWS by Dr. Benjamin Sharp of the 

 Academy. ED. 



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TWO NEW AND REMARKABLE OPHIONIDS. 



By WM. H. ASHMEAD. 



In 1868, Dr. Arnold Forster, of Aachen, published a remark- 

 able work entitled, "Synopsis der Fnmilk-n uud Gattungen d<-r 

 Ichneumonen," in which no less than 36 familii ^ and 522 -ciu-ra 

 were recognized. 



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