156 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '08 



In Sarracenia flava: 

 Coleoptera : 



Chauliognathus marginatus Fabr. 

 Diptera : 



Sarcophaga sarraccniae Riley. 

 Hymenoptera : 



Apis m ell if era L. 

 Bombus Pennsyh'anicus De G. 

 Augochlora (confusa Robt. ?). 

 Osmia sp. 

 Halictus sp. 



Tapinoma pruinosa Roger. 



The small brilliantly-metallic bees, Augochlora, and an Os- 

 niia, were also noted frequenting the blossoms of Sarracenia 

 mi nor, which did not seem to be visited by the larger insects. 

 Dr. Mellichamp has recorded a beetle, Euphoria mclancholica, 

 as an occasional visitor to this flower. The size and structure 

 of the flower, however, seem to indicate the small bees as the 

 more suitable pollenizers. 



A New Genus and Species of Decticinae 

 (Orthoptera) from California. 



BY MORGAN HEBARD. 

 Cyrtophyllicus* new genus. 



This genus is related to Zacycloptcra Caudellf from which 

 it differs chiefly in the very minute wings, the different form 

 of the cerci and tegmina and the more spinose legs. 



Male only known. Fastigium blunt and not half as 

 broad as basal joint of antenna?. Pronotum slightly produced 

 caudad, dorsal surface almost flat ; lateral carinre not distinct 

 cephalad but developed as distinct shoulders caudad, diverg- 

 ing regularly caudad and at the caudal margin separated by 

 slightly more than twice the width at the median portion of 

 the prozona. Prosternum armed with a pair of long slender 



*Cyrtophyllus genus of Pseudophyllinac. CIKOS, that which resem- 

 bles. 

 fProceedings U. S. Nat. Mus, Vol. XXXII, p. 308. 



