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CAPPARIDACEyE. 



Clcome serntlata Pursh. The following insects were all collected on the 

 flowers at Las Vegas in 1899 : Hym. : Halictus sisymbrii Ckll., 9 , 

 July (Ckll. and \V. H. Rishel); Agapostemon texanus Cress., 9. 

 fuly (N. Stern and A. Garlick); Andrena argemonis Ckll., 9, July 

 20th (W. Porter); Anthidium parvum Cress., 9, June 23rd 

 (Ckll.); A. perpictum Ckll., , August ist (Ckll.); Melissodes 

 agilis Cress., var., July iyth (A. Garlick); M. gilensis Ckll., 9, 

 July 20-22 (W. Porter); M. grindclice Ckll., 9, July 22 (W. Porter); 

 M. pallidicincta Ckll., 9, July (Ckll., N. Stern); M. tristis Ckll., 

 , (probably the of pallidicincta}, July 2oth (Ckll.); Anthophora 

 cardui Ckll., , July nth (Ckll.); A. cleomis Ckll., 9, August ist 

 (VV. Porter); A. montana Cress., 9, July (M. Winters, N. Stern, 



A. Garlick); A. occidentalis Cress., 9. July 2ot h (W. Porter); 

 Ccelio.vys rufitarsis Sin., 'S.July nth (Ckll.); Megachile cleomis 

 Ckll., I 9, July (N. Stern, W. Porter, etc.); M. latimanus Say, 9 , 

 July (Ckll., N. Stern, M. Winters); Boinbus americanarum Fabr.; 



B. morrisoiii Cress; B. hevadensis cressoni Ckll ; Apis mellifera 

 ligustica Spin.; Pelopceus servillei Lep., July loth ; Sphc.v (Chaly- 

 bion] sp.; Asta/asp.; Sphex ichneumonea L., July 22nd (W. Por- 

 ter). Diptera : Odontomyia inczqualis Loew. det. Coq., August 

 ist; Compsomyia macellaria Fab., July nth; Eristalis latifrons 

 Loew., July nth ; Lucilia sp., Silvius sp. ; Lep.: Colias eurytheme 

 eriphyle Edw.,^, July 2; Pyramcis cardui L., July i5th (W. H. 

 Rishel); Papilio sp. ; Ctenucha venosa Walk., July i6th (N. Stern); 



C. crcssonana Grote, July i2th (W. H. Rishel). Hemip. : Lygtzus 

 reclivatus Say, July nth ; Murgantia histrionica Hahn, July nth 

 (M. Winters, N. Stern). Coleop.: Nemognatha bicolor Lee., July 

 5th (N. Stern); Hippodamia convergers Guer. , July nth, very 

 abundant; Zonitis atripennis July loth, abundant; Clerus abruptus 

 Lee., July TO; Cantharis biguttata}v\-y nth (N. Stern). 



SAXIFRAGACE^E. 



Philadelphus argyrocaly.v Wooton. Dipt.: Vohicella anna Willist. ; vide 

 Townsend, Pr. Texas Acad., 1897, p. 53, where the plant is given 

 as P. scrpyllifolius. 



Kibes sp. (wild gooseberry). Hym.: Vespa diabolica fernaldi Lewis, 

 Beulah, May 30 th (W. Porter). 



Ribes sp. (wild gooseberry). Hym.: Osniia ribijloyis Ckll., 9, O. //;>- 

 naria Say, var. and 9, Ccelio.vys ribis Ckll., 9, Anthophora por- 

 tcrtz Ckll., ; Dipt : Epalpics signifera W r alker ; all at Romers- 

 ville, April 2gth (W. Porter). 



ROSACE.-E. 



paraifo.va acinninata Wooton. Flowers large, 26-40 mm. across 

 (mostly of the larger size); stamens large, with large anthers ; car- 



