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anal opening longitudinal. Pro thorax large, narrowed in front; 

 a fuscous cuneiform median sulcus extending from anterior mar- 

 gin to base. Spiracles nine; first 

 large, fuscous and crescent shaped, 

 situated in fold of the infero-lateral 

 plate of mesothoracic segment at the 

 juncture of dorsal plate. Spiracles 

 second to ninth small, black or fus- 

 cous, situated on first eight abdominal 

 segments near anterior margin of 

 dorsal division, increasing in size 

 from second to fifth, and decreasing 

 from fifth to ninth. Head rather 

 prominent, oval and convex, densely 

 clothed with short fuscous hairs, a 

 small punctiform fova on each side. 

 Clypeus emarginate, with dark chiti- 

 nous borders. Labrum coriaceous, 

 fuscous at base, anterior margin 

 slightly sinuate. Mandibles short, 

 stout, cleft at tip, grooved at base; 

 mentum coriaceous, emarginate and 

 Insinuate. Labium membraneous, cordate. Paraglossse promi- 

 nent. Antennae small, three-jointed, situated near base of man- 

 dibles. Length of full grown larvae from two to two and one-half 

 inches. 



Breeds in post oak (Quercus obtusiloba Michx), cutting a 

 grooved channel, slightly flattened, in general course parallel to 

 and near the bark. The figures are life size, drawn from larvae 

 and pupa; raised from specimens received from Cypress Mills, 

 Texas. 



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SOME NEW AND BEAUTIFUL GERIAD>. 



By BERTHOLD NEUMOEGEN, New York. 



Although our fauna contains quite a number of ^Egeriadae, 

 yet the group does not seem so prolific as its European relatives 

 and the American insects, among whom there are some extremely 

 beautiful and striking species, are counted as rarities up to this 

 day. Since Mr. Hy. Edwards has sifted the various genera some 



