CF WASHINGTON, VOLUME XI, 1909 1^! 



coxse of front legs. Pronotum finely granulated and transverse!;, 

 wrinkled, nearly twice as broad as long: anterior margin half the \vidtli 

 <>f the posterior margin, the latter strongly sinuate in the middle: the 

 lateral margins abruptly reflexed, feebly rounded posteriorly, then grad- 

 ually narrowing toward the anterior margin; at the disk of pronotum 

 six longitudinal, strong ridges of equal distance, the tw<> middle ones 

 read. ing the anterior margin; those at the sides are abbreviated, the 

 much shorter ones near the lateral margins curved inwardly. Scutellum 

 cordate, nearly twice as long as broad at base, with a strong upturned 

 edge. Hemelytra rather long, the membrane extending to the last gen 

 ital segment, and the corium reaches the apical margin of the fourth 

 abdominal segment; the exteriorly recurved flaps at base of corium 

 very dilated. Abdomen brownish, with a sharp carina in the middle : 

 fifth abdominal segment Insinuate at apex, in the middle subequal in 

 length to the sixth ; first genital segment twice as long as the secrnd : 

 genital lobes large, obliquely truncate, and considerably apart. 

 Length, female, 7.4 mm.; width across abdomen 3 mm. 



Two females, Mount \Yashington, New Hampshire, 1874 

 ( Blanchard) ; Marquette, Michigan. June 26 (Hubbard and 

 Schwarz). 



Type No. 12711, U. S. National Museum. 



This species belongs to a group of the Aradid.-e which ! ;i . 

 short and very stout antennae. In general appearance it has 

 n s'rong resemblance to the species ,-lradus niycr Stal. Tt dif- 

 fers, however, in having a larger body and the genital lob-- 

 are quite differently shaped. The male is still unknown. 



Dr. Howard asked if any aradirls were known to bite warm- 

 blooded animals, Messrs. Schwarz and Heidemann saying thrt 1 

 none were known with this habit, Mr. Heidemann adding that 

 many were known to feed on fungi. 



Mr. lliler said that in the spring of the year he has fre- 

 quently found great numbers of Neuroctenus siinplc.v Uhler 

 oil newly-cut pine, not, however, feeding. He thought that 

 they were in fungi as a good hiding place, and that often he 

 had found aradids under the scales of pines sucking moisture, 

 where he could not see the slightest trace of fungus. 



Dr. Howard then read a paper entitled "Xotes on a Myin; 

 Trip to Russia," exhibiting many photographs i<> illustrat- 

 various places visited, and commenting on the collection- 

 insects seen. 



