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sparsely beset with short white hair. Leg's black. The four posterior 

 tarsi faintly reddish at base. Wings : the crossband fills out the fourth 

 and fifth posterior cells, thus reaching the posterior margin. (The fifth 

 posterior cell is a shade lighter apically on one specimen). Both basal 

 cells brown with a hyaline dash apically. Anal and axilliary cells, anal 

 angle and alula slightly shaded. A similar shade covers the apex. A 

 halo follows the convex distal border of the crossband quite to the costa, 

 thus separating the crossband from the apical spot which latter vignettes 

 slightly Into the second submargined cell. Anal cell closed. 



This species resembles very closely Chrysops pertinax Willis- 

 ton, but will be distinguished readily by the heavy fulvous pile 

 on pleura, like that of celer, by the crossband which reaches 

 the posterior margin and the difference in the color of antennae ; 

 besides this species has no sign of middorsal triangles on 

 abdomen. 



Described from four specimens taken at Brown's Mills Junc- 

 tion, N. J. 







A New Genus and Species of Phalangida. 

 BY NATHAN BANKS. 



Lately I have received from Prof. J. H. Comstock a pha- 

 langid sent him by Prof. Cooley of Montana. Prof. Cooley 

 writes that it was taken in a cave near* Limespur, Montana, at 

 a depth of 190 feet, and a horizontal distance into the earth of 

 about 1000 feet. It will constitute a new genus and species, 

 its nearest allies being the two species of Sclcrobnnus found 

 under logs and among fallen leaves in the northwestern States. 



CYPTOBUNUS n. gen. 



A Mecostethous Phalangid with a single, simple claw to 

 tarsi three and four. Hind coxae but little larger than the 

 others, united to venter only at base ; body broad ; legs very 

 slender, leg two plainly longer than four, but tarsus four longer 

 than two ; the tarsi only indistinctly divided into false joints, 

 three in tarsus two, four in tarsus four, the basal one longer 

 than others. Eye-tubercle rather large, not very hi-h, 

 rounded, with two large black eye-spots above. Palpi witli 

 tibia? and tarsi depressed, and armed laterally with long, slen- 



