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place as has been described ; here was found the type of Misco- 

 phus americanus Fox, by the describer himself, on September 9, 

 1890. In a somewhat similar place, no more than two miles 

 farther east, and near North Woodbury in the same county, 

 were collected some interesting aculeate species, two of which 

 proved to be new. Here Jlfiscophus americanus makes its home. 

 This species still remains the only representative of the genus 

 in America it has not been recorded from any other State. 

 Three trips were made to this locality, June 13, 22 and August 

 i, 1901. In this sandy area bounded by woods, roads, waste 

 field and feeble run, were noticed numerous aculeates, so many 

 indeed as to require constant vigilance to detect and capture 

 them as they emerged from or arrived at their nests. The 

 days were bright and sunny, the heat almost uncomfortable as 

 the rays were reflected from the hot surface of the sand. Afis- 

 cophus americanus was not taken in departing or returning to the 

 nest, but sometimes on a dead twig or sporting on the sand. 

 Tachina flies were noticed evidently waiting their chance to 

 lay an egg in one of the tunnels. 



Plenoculus in New Jersey. This genus had never been re- 

 corded any further east than Agricultural College, Michigan, 

 type locality of P. davisii the type of the genus, but here in New 

 Jersey were two species, evidently new to science. They have 

 been named P. atlanticus and P.foxii; both were captured while 

 resting on the sand. Atlanticus was at first thought to be identi- 

 cal with davisii, but closer study convinces one that it is distinct; 

 its identity will no doubt be more firmly established when the 

 female is found. P. fo.vii is a handsome neat species, both 

 sexes of it being taken. The Mutillidse were also well repre- 

 sented here, males and females in three genera were about. 

 Methoca bicolor were running on the sand with M. stygia hover- 

 ing over them ; though not noticed in coitu, they must be sexes 

 of one species, and HI. stygia will hold as the name, as its 

 description comes before bicolor; I\fyrmosa unicolor Say and .!/. 

 thoracica Blake were found the same way, and with Mr. Ash- 

 mead I believe them to be sexes of one species. Sphu-roph- 

 thalma canclla Blake was here hovering over the sand above 6". 

 rugulosa Fox ; here again it is believed we have to deal with 



