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dian on the internal aspect equaling the greatest length of the metatarsus, 

 ventral pair of calcaria on both sides shorter than the dorsal pair ; caudal 

 metatarsi as long as the remaining tarsal joints. 



General color buff-yellow, overlaid with macu- 

 lations of clove brown, the light color darker on 

 the thorax than elsewhere and more tawny. 

 Eyes and fastigium dark, a pair of fine irregular 

 diverging dark lines extending caudad from the 

 fastigium ; antennae and palpi pale. Pronotum 

 with median and lateral pale patches, the me- 

 dian ornament resembling a pair oi fleur-de-lis, 

 one directed cephalad the other caudad ; lateral 

 blotches irregular in shape, rather large and 



with a number of smaller pale spots in the immediate vicinity or in con- 

 tact with them ; ventral margin pale. Mesonotum and metanotum each 

 with median and paired lateral blotches, rather irregular in shape but 

 well defined, and with the ventral margins pale. Abdomen chiefly dark. 

 Cephalic and median femora infuscate distad. Caudal femora with the 

 scalariform pattern very distinct and well contrasted with the base color ; 

 caudal femora somewhat infuscate. 



MEASUREMENTS. 

 Length of body 12. mm. 



Length of pronotum 4. " 



Length of cephalic femur 5.2 " 



Length of median femur 5.2 " 



Length of caudal femur 12.5 " 



The type is the only specimen of this species seen. I take 

 pleasure in dedicating the species to Mr. Tucker, of the Uni- 

 versity of Kansas, who collected the type. 



DR. L. O. HOWARD states that the drawings for the full page plate illus- 

 trating his article in the Nov. number were made by Mr. R. E. Snodgrass. 



BEETLES FROM BEE CELLS. In the examinations of the cells of wasps 

 and bees I occasionally find the larvse of beetles under such conditions 

 as leave no doubt that their presence there is not wholly accidental. 

 When the cells are opened these beetle larvae usually do not mature, 

 but in the following five instances they were successfully hatched out. 

 In every specimen the food stored in the cells was completely consumed 

 and no trace of the bee larvse was to be found. The cells were in every 

 instance capped so that the probability of the beetle larvae having ac- 

 cidently entered was certainly eliminated 



Nemognatha dubia Lee. from the cell of Anthidium emarginatum. 

 Nemognatha scutellaris Lee. two specimens, one from Alcidamea pro- 

 duct^ Cress, and the other from a Xylocopa probably X. orpifex. 

 Rhipiphorus crucnius Germ, from a cell resembling that of an Ancis- 

 trocerus. 



These beetles were identified by Prof. H. C. Fall. A. C. DAVIDSON, 

 M. D., Los Angeles, Cal. 



