ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, ' IO 



ville (Cold Spring- Woods) and near Johnstown, from June 

 throughout August. It occurred at the Mountain Lake Bog 

 Pond, June 13, 1909 (altitude 1,585 feet). It is a very com- 

 mon species at Sacandaga Park, frequenting the rank vegeta- 

 tion growing along the bottom of the railroad embankment. 

 Specimens were observed June 20 to 22, 1909. 



32. Ptychoptera rufocincta O. S. 



One specimen in the Power House Woods near the govern- 

 ment shooting range, north of Gloversville, N. Y., July 3, 1909. 



33. Idioplasta fitchii O. S. 



This was probably the most interesting species taken. Over 

 half a century has elapsed since the discovery of this wonderful 

 crane-fly by Asa Fitch. 



I secured five specimens on Sport Island, Sacandaga River 

 (Northampton township) from June 6 to 19, 1909. All five 

 specimens were swept from the rank, tall vegetation along the 

 northeast coast of the island, exactly opposite Wolf Island. 

 The first two specimens were taken on June 6, two more on 

 June 12, and the last on June 19. The beautiful ocellate mark- 

 ings on the wings are quite variable in shape and character. 

 They are, however, generally arranged in three bands, a basal 

 one, a medial one and a sub-terminal one, with a few scattered 

 rounded apical marks. In one specimen the bands are almost 

 complete, there being but one detached apical spot. In an- 

 other specimen (June 12, 1909) the marks are separated, 

 rounded spots, about three apical ones, five sub-apical ones, 

 six medial ones, and three or four basal ones. These separated 

 spots are usually contiguous but separable by their light color 

 with a broad dark ring surrounding the marking. 



The markings of the wings of my specimens are very con- 

 spicuous and, as Prof. Johnson suggests, bear a great super- 

 ficial resemblance to those of Epiphragma fascipennis. 



Hiram "Josiah bet Siras a dollar that he could pick up a hornet 

 and carry it across the street." 



Sirnm "Which won?" 



Hiram "Well, Josiah got across with the hornet, but Siras argues 

 that the hornet lifted him about 20 foot o' the way." 



