Mar., 'lO] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



The first segment of the antennae is scarcely longer than the 

 head (though extending well beyond it), and the second seg- 

 ment is much longer than the first. The form of the pronotum 

 is as in Rcpipta, and there is a posterolateral spine (about as 

 large as in R. gracilis}. The tegmina extend far beyond the 

 apex of the abdomen and have much of the form of those of 

 Rcpipta, but are not so much constricted. The hind legs are 

 very long (as in R. miniata). The fore femora are rather 

 stouter in proportion than in any species of Rcpipta. The 

 genus seems thus to differ from Repipta, or any of its allies 

 with spined pronotum, by the shorter first segment of the an- 

 tennae, and the long second segment. It has somewhat the ap- 

 pearance of Spiniger, but the first segment of the antennae 

 is much longer, and the legs are different. 



P. psychrus sp. nov. 



Largely dark; antennae pale fuscous; membrane pale, infuscate basal- 

 ly. Length, 16^/2 mill. ; breadth, 4 mill. 



Hab. Miocene shales of Florissant, Station 13 B. (W '. P. 



Cocker ell}. 



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VACATION FOR RECREATION AND EDUCATION. You are familiar with 

 the famous school established years ago by Louis Agassiz on the Island 

 of Penikcse. An account of the opening exercises has been per- 

 petuated in the tender, expressive poem, "The Prayer of Agassiz," by 

 John Greenleaf Whittier. The Agassiz Association in honor nf that 

 great scientist is, at South Beach, Connecticut, continuing, in nann' 

 and in spirit, the work begun in his school. The second session will 

 begin Tune 27th and will include courses for the general public and 

 for children, as well as for technical students. Two daughters and 

 a grandson of Louis Agassiz are among the many members interested 

 in the establishment of this school, and in the other work of The 

 Agassiz Association, and have contributed libcrallv toward defravintr 

 the expenses. President David Starr Jordan, of the Leland Stanford 

 Junior University, California, is one of the trustees of the Agassiz 

 Association and dean of the council. President Jordan was a pupil 

 of Louis Agassiz at the Island of Penikcse. The school is established 

 under one very novel condition in that the price of tuition is left for 

 the pupil to decide. The contributions last year ranged from twenty- 

 five cents to one hundred dollars, and the studies that we offered 

 were those easily understood by a kindergartner or by the scientific 

 specialist who came many miles to take special courses. Further 

 particulars may be obtained by addressing The Agassiz Association, 

 Arcadia, Sound Beach, Connecticut. 



