132 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



NEW SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS DESCRIBED 

 IN THE PRECEDING LITERATURE. 



ARACHNIDA. 



Acaridea: n. sp. C. Am., Stoll. Biol. Centr.-Am. Arach.-Acar. pp. 41-55. 

 Pseudoscorpiones Chernetidae: n. sp. from U. S., Banks, Can. Ent. 

 xxv, pp. 64-67. 



Phalangida: Liobunum /occ>risendii\\ r eed, Am. Nat. xxvii. p. 295, N. M. 



COLEOPTERA. 



Byrrhidae: Nosotetocus (fossil), n. gen., Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 

 93, p. 16. N. marcovi, p. 17, pi. 2, figs. 2, 3, Florissant, Col. 



Carabidae: Carabites exanimus (fossil), Scud., 1. c. p. 17, pi. i, fig. 4, 

 White River, Utah. 



Heteromera: n. gen. and sp., Mex., Cent. Am., Champion, Biol. Cent.- 

 Am. Coleop. iv, pt. i, pp. 525-564. 



DIPTERA. 



Dioctria parvnlns, rubidus, Cal., Coquillett, Can. Ent. xxv, p. 80 and 

 table of N. A. species. 



Mycetophilidae : Mycetophoetus (fossil), n. gen. Scud., 1. c. p. 20. J/. 

 intermedius, p. 20, pi. 2, fig. 5, Florissant, Col. 



Oestridae: Palcestrus (fossil), n. gen. Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 93, 

 p. 18. P. oligocenus, p. 19, pi. 2, figs, i, 4, Florissant, Col. 



HEM1PTERA. 



Ceroptastes, 3 n. sp., West Indies, Cockerel!, Entom. xxvi, pp. 81-83. 



Cicada grandiosa (fossil) Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 93, p. 15, pi. 

 i, fig. 3, Florissant, Col. 



Heteroptera: n. sp., Mex., Cent. Am., Distant, Biol. Cent. -Am. Rhyn. 



Heterop., pp. 369-384. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



Braconidas: n. sp. from W. Va. and tables of species of Spathius and 

 Ccznophanes, Ashmead, Can. Ent. xxv, pp. 67-79. 



Megacilissa gloriosa, N. Mex., Fox, Psyche, vi, p. 421, and table of 

 N. A. species. 



Tenthredinidae: Atocns (fossil), n. gen. Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 

 93, p. 24. A. defessits, p. 25, pi. i, fig. 5, Florissant, Col. N. sp. from 

 Ontario, Harrington, Can. Ent. xxv, pp. 57-64. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Libytheinae: Barbarothca (fossil) n. gen., Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. 

 Sur. 93, p. 21. B. florissanti, p. 23, pi. 3, figs. 1-5, Florissant, Col. 



ODONATA. 



Fossil: Tru'hocncniis alicna Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 93, p. 12, pi. 

 i, fig. 2, Florissant, Col. Stenogomphus n. gen., p. 13. ^S". carlctoni, p. 

 14, pi. i, fig. i, Roan Mountain, Col. 



ORTHOPTERA. 



Pseudophyllidae: Acanthoprion n. gen., A. azfcciun Pictet and Saussure, 

 Icon. Saut. Vert. p. 26, pi. 3, fig. 21, Mex. 



