July, '08] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



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DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XII* 



A. Nonagria oblonga (female), enlarged 2 diameters. 



B. Pupa of same (female), enlarged 2 diameters. 



C. Larva of same (female), enlarged 2 diameters. 



D. Side view of head of female moth. Redrawn from Smith. 



E. Ceromasia sp., enlarged 4^2 diameters. 



F. Chaetopsis aenia, enalrged 4^2 diameters. 



G. Dorsal view of abdominal segment of larva. 



A new Mellinus. 

 BY HARRY S. SMITH, Lincoln, Nebraska. 



A few weeks ago while working up the Nebraska species of 

 Meilinus contained in the University collection, the writer came 

 across a specimen from Indiana which appeared to be un- 

 described. Knowing that the collection of the American En- 

 tomological society was practically complete in this group, the 

 specimen was sent to Mr. H. L. Viereck for comparison, who 

 stated that it represented a species distinct from any in the 

 above mentioned collection, where to his knowledge were all 

 known species from America north of Mexico excepting ob- 

 scurus Handlirsch, a description of which he very kindly sent 

 me. The species is characterized as follows : 



Mellinus wolcotti n. sp. 



9 . Length, about 9 mm. Head short, transverse ; cheeks, occiput, 

 vertex and front with punctures extremely minute, and so close to- 

 gether as to appear granulate, rather dull ; distance between posterior 

 ocelli slightly greater than that between them and the inner eye 

 margins ; face and clypeus finely punctured, the latter with the anterior 

 margin sinuate on each side of the median produced lobe, which is 

 equal to slightly more than one-fourth of the width of the entire 

 clypeus, and squarely truncate; clypeus with about a dozen rather long 

 hairs on its disk, the produced lobe fringed with hairs anteriorly; 

 upper portion of front showing short golden pubescence when viewed 

 at the proper angle. Propleura punctatostriate, collar rounded at the 

 sides. Mesonotum finely and closely punctured ; a rather strong carinn 

 bounding the insertion of the anterior wings above; scutellum and 

 postscutellum finely punctured, each with a rather large pit or fovra 

 at each side; mesopleura and mesonotum finely and closely punctured 

 as mesonotum; episternal groove strongly impressed and foveolated the 

 entire length. Enclosed basal portion of metanotum U-shupn] as in 

 some species of Alyson, closely and finely punctured and somewhat 

 shining; metapleura punctured as mesopleura or more sparsely so; 



* Enlargement indicated is for a reduction to 4^4 inches in diameter. 



