IO4 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Mch., *I2 



Of the rare and unusual species one may note in the Hemip- 

 tera Mineus strigipes, Lygaeus turcicus often confounded with 

 L. kalmii; Phymata pennsylvanica, and Rhinocapsus vanduzeei. 



Ji the Coleoptera, the Trichodes was quite abundant at cer- 

 tain patches, and has doubtless been mistaken for T. apivorus; 

 Strangalia bicolor, more apt to be on wild roses; Eupogonius 

 subawiatus, very rare here; and Griburius scutellaris. The 

 most common beetle was Chauliognathus, but there are always 

 hosts of the small Mordellas and Centrinus picumnus, Macrat- 

 ria tnurina, Lappus sturmi, Mycterus scabcr and Isomira seri- 

 cea were always abundant. Eleven species of Cerambycidae 

 have been taken at one patch of flowers in less than an hour. 



Of the bees the Viereck&lfa ceanothi is the best find, nine 

 specimens were taken one day. The Anthidium was taken but 

 once, and usually occurs later in the season on false-indigo; 

 Andrena rehni was rather common. Philanthus gibbosus is 

 the most common flower-wasp ; Tachytes is quite numerous, but 

 difficult to capture ; its sharp buzz is very characteristic. Am- 

 mo phila inepta is the most common Sphecid, Sphex aitripes 

 was not rare ; the Stisus nanus was taken but once, and I had 

 not seen it north of North Carolina. Monedula Carolina was 

 also taken but once and is the only specimen I have seen here. 

 Episyron snowi was taken only a few times, and Psendagenia 

 cupida but once. Ropronia was taken but once on Ceanothus. 

 The most choice Ichneumonid is the delicate Ophionellus vir- 

 giniensis; every year I have taken a few, rarely more than one 

 a day; it hovers close to the flower and is so slender one can 

 scarcely see it. Ants were usually abundant, especially Camp- 

 onotus and Formica. The saw-fly, Cephaleia plagiata is a fine 

 and uncommon species here, several were taken. 



Of the flies Odontomyia flavicornis and O. occipitalis are 

 fine catches. Volucella obesa was taken twice, Milesia was of- 

 ten present, and also Xylota elongata, this latter would usually 

 rest on some of the interior leaves of a bush, where it was hard 

 to sweep with the net. The rare Conopid, Dalmannia vitiosa, 

 described from California, was taken twice; Occemyia and 

 Zodion fulvifrons were abundant, Conops brachyrhynchus 



