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Fifth, the third joint of the antennae of M. slossoncs is enlarged 

 and curved, my only male of M. signoretti lacks the antennae, 

 except the basal joints, but Fitch does not mention any such 

 character. 



Sixth, Fitch says antennae brownish, in M. slossonce they are 

 pale. 



A 9 , probably of M. signoretti, from Mt. Washington, has 

 much resemblance to Chrysopa nigricornis, but is smaller, and 

 the basal joints of antennae are more slender and farther apart 

 than in Chrysopa; there is no dot on the basal joint, the rest of 

 antennae is brown; there is a black dot each side near the base 

 of the clypeus, the palpi are pale. 



Since the presence of the horn in Meleoma is a secondary 

 sexual character, the genus can best be separated from Chrysopa 

 by the widely separated and more slender basal joints of the 

 antennae. M. signoretti has fine vertical hairs on the front of the 

 horn, giving it the striated appearance Rioted by Fitch. M. 

 slossona; appears to be the more common form. 



OBITUARY. 



T. B. ASHTON, of Tonganoxie, Kans., died Dec. 28, 1895, aged 69 years. 

 A native of Washington County, New York; he was always interested in 

 Entomology, and was especially devoted to the Coleoptera. He was one 

 of the charter members and assisted in organizing the Entomological 

 Society of Philadelphia, the latter part of February, 1859, an d was the 

 personal friend of such eminent entomologists as Dr. John L. LeConte, 

 E. T. Cresson, of Philadelphia; Dr. Asa Fitch, of New York, and was 

 also well acquainted with many of the leading entomologists of America. 

 He was a skillful and persistent collector of Coleoptera, and gathered a 

 large and valuable collection, which was largely increased by exchanges. 

 Although not a voluminous writer, he occasionally contributed articles to 

 eastern entomological publications, an interesting paper appearing in 

 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, vol. iv, May, 1893. He had great mechanical 

 ingenuity, making his own cases for his collections. One daughter sur- 

 vives him. WARREN KNAUS. 



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