506 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



Aphiochaeta SCALAR! s Loew. 



A common, widespread species in the warmer parts of America. 

 Taken in Grenada by both Smith and myself. The specimens in 

 both lots are rather small but otherwise typical. 



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Aphiochaeta subflava Malloch. 



Of this species described from Porto Rico, I tDok a number of 

 specimens in Grenada. It is very close to A. scalaris and quite pos- 

 sibly not entitled to specific rank. 



Puliciphora venata Aldrich. 



The male of this species was described from a specimen collected 

 by H. H. Smith in St. Vincent. I found both sexes to be very abun- 

 dant at the Grand Etang in Grenada at an altitude of 2,500 feet. The 

 males were to be seen running on the inside of the glazed windows of 

 the house and the females were attracted in numbers to traps placed 

 out of doors. The traps consisted of glass jars sunk into the ground 

 in the forest and baited with chicken bones. On visiting the jars, 

 the Puliciphoras were found running over the surface of the glass and 

 bait to which they were undoubtedly attracted by the carrion-like 

 odor. Whether they oviposited in the material could not be deter- 

 mined and there was no opportunity to attempt rearing them at the 

 time. 



I have not undertaken to describe the female as it is very similar to 

 those of several other species and the genus needs critical study. It 

 differs from P. horinquenensis Wheeler from Porto Rico in its broader 

 and shorter thorax and in the more complete chaetotaxy of the head. 

 From the Mexican P. inccrta Silvestri of w^hich I have seen no speci- 

 mens, it appears to differ in the same characters, as well as in the 

 form of the abdominal tergites. 



