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the fact that while the climate along the lake shore is really 

 milder iu Winter than it is a few miles farther inland, vet the 

 ice in the lake, in Spring, usually remains long- enough to 

 delay the putting forth of the early growth of cane, and also 

 tends to keep the insect longer in hibernation. It is also inter- 

 esting to note that although the hibernating adults were 

 placed under a comparatively high temperature, probably 

 from 65 to 80 Fah., yet they did not bestir themselves until 

 about the time when proper facilities for oviposition would be 

 offered them in their native haunls. 



KXIM. A NATION OF PLATK. 



Am/pelogtypter sexostris (Lee.) : , />, respectively, back and 

 side view of adult ; r, larva ; d, pupa ; <\ galls in grape cane; 

 /, Mi/iojilmxid IIIIKI; //. pupa case of same; //. ('tiln/iicriiN t>/Io- 

 dermct! ; I, Cali/jita* tih'mtor. 



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THREE NEW SPECIES IN THE GENUS DIPLOPLECTRON 



FOX ' Hynieuopterai. 



I*>Y WILLIAM H. ASIHIKAD, 



Ctu-f<n\ IHrision of Jnxccfx. l'nifc<l ,SY<//r.v 



MUNCH in . 



Up to the present time but a single species is known in 

 genus Diploplectron Fox, the type D. (Liris) bruiuicijH-* ( 'r-s 

 son. Recently, in arranging a large collection of Hymenoptera , 

 presented to the t T nited kStates National Museum by I'rolV-ssor 

 Carl F. Bader, three additional species were recognixed, which 

 are described below : 



TAIIU: OK si'i:<'ii:s. 



Black or mostly black. 2. 



Uniformly pale ferruginous, except a spot between tlie ocelli 

 base of metathorax above and more or less of the three 

 or four apical abdominal segments, which are black ur 

 dusky. (1) I), ferrugilous Aslnn., n SK. 



2- Proiiotnm and tegnla- brownish-yellow. 



Mandibles, exce])t tips, four basal joinl> of antenna 1 , tegnhe. 

 anterior and middle legs and bind tiba 1 pale t'errngiiK.n-. 



(2) D. bnmneipes ( 'r. 



