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natives. Its shoots are frequently, by the agency of the larvse of insects, 

 distorted in shape and swollen into a globular bladder from one to two 

 inches in diameter. After the insect has emerged from a circular hole in 

 the side of this swelling, the opening, played upon by the wind, becomes 

 a musical instrument nearly equal in sound to a sweet-toned flute. - 

 Scientific American Supplement. 



NORTHWARD RANGE OF SOUTHERN SPECIES. In the neighborhood of 

 the Dismal Swamp, upon Pontederia blossoms, I have taken Xylocopa 

 micans and Bombiis scutellaris. Can others give a more northerly dis- 

 tribution for these species ? They appear characteristic of the southern 

 subregion eastward. Parnopes chrysoprasinus Sm., described from N. 

 Carolina, occurs in Connecticut. P. edzvardsii Cress, differs only in its 

 unnotched scutellar process; from California. Tachytes aurulentus Fab. 

 occurs in Connecticut. Priononyx thomcs Fab. I have taken in Connec- 

 ticut. Elis 4-maculata and Monedula Carolina occur on the coast of New 

 Jersey near New York. Odynerus bravo Sauss., described from the coast 

 of Mexico, I have taken at 1500 feet altitude in the White Mountains of 

 New Hampshire. Bembex pallidipicta Sm., described from Mexico,, 

 although properly a Pacific coast insect, occurs at Centre, N. Y. \V. H. 

 PATTON, Hartford, Conn. 



NOTES ON OUR CASSIDID/E. During the progress of that portion of 

 the " Biologia" it was a pleasure to send for study many of our species to 

 Mr. Champion. This has resulted in the discovery of some synonymy, 

 which, with other comments, are here given: 



Cassida pallidula Boh. This name replaces texana Cr. 



C. callosa Boh. Is very closely related to rugosa Boh., but the claws 

 are less dilated at base. The latter is darker in general color and the 

 pellucid space at sides of elytra very small. 



Coptocycla signified Hbst. This name will replace guttata, which be- 

 longs to an East Indian species. 



C. Bonvouloiri Boh.-*-This little species has been taken in the Penins. 

 Cal. 



C. bicolor. This name is three years older than aurichalcea Fab. 



C. emarginata Boh. This name will replace arizonce Cr. 



The following species have been recently examined from the Penins. 

 Cal.: Mesomphalia exclamationis Linn., Physonota a/utacea Boh. var. 

 cyrtodes Boh. GEO. H. HORN, M.D. 



THE FIELD MEETING AT JAMESBURG. On July 4th last, the Entomo- 

 logical Societies of New York, Newark, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, nu-t 

 at Jamesburg, N. }., for the purpose of collecting, meeting socially, and 

 to have a general outing and good time. The party was met at the station 

 at Jamesburg by conveyances, and after a short ride through the woods 

 and between the cranberry bogs, arrived at the grove, which was made 

 the headquarters. This is quite a pretty woods skirted on either side by 

 the bogs; and there are good collecting places in every direction. Nets 



