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Pnsilla terricola, Say.— Mr. Wallis has also added this variety to the 

 Provincial list, having taken several specimens at Westbourne. He says 

 of it : " Terricola was taken in a considerably different situation from 

 fiilgida. North of the river there are in many places bluffs of small 

 aspens, and sometimes willows, these latter encircling small sloughs. 

 Among these bluffs the grass is often of a tufted character, and the species 

 in question was taken among these tufts. The ground here, too, was of 

 a rather alkaline nature. This variety made no attempt to fly, but 

 seemed to trust to losing itself in the grass, among which it ran with 

 astonishing quickness." 



\\o\\\ pnsilla ^x\^ terricola were determined through the kindness of 

 Prof Wickham. 



Lepida, Deg. — The larvas of this species were discovered in pure 

 drifting sand, often on the side of sand banks which were constantly 

 moving with the wind. On the date when these were examined, 

 September 28th, most of the burrows were still open, and the larvje 

 digging during the heat of the day; consequently there was much variation 

 in the depth of holes. Large larvjy, probably second year, were found in 

 soft 'sand at 66, 60, 58, 70 and ■]2]'z inches below ilic surface. Small 

 larvae, first year, at from 30 to 32 inches in depth. Taking the deepest as 

 a guide, these being the only ones closed at the top, we might expect 

 wintering larvae to be found at an average depth of 70 inches at least. 

 Tlie larvae vary very much in size, doubtless due to food conditions. 

 The larval life probably lasts two years, and the adults two months. 



A NEW PROCTOTRYPID IN THE FAMILY SCELIONIN.4^. 



BY G. E. SANDERS, URBANA, ILL. 



Hoplogryofi Bethtmei, n. sp. — (Subfamily Teleasini, Genus Hoplo- 

 gyon, Ashmead.) 



Normal position : Male : Length, 2 mm., large for the genus. 



General colour black, mandibles yellow, teeth brown, antennal bulb 

 brown, base of scape brownish, remainder of antennae black ; articulation 

 between coxie and trochanters yellow, trochanters yellow, femur and tibire 

 yellowish-brown, lighter at tips, tarsi yellowish-brown, remainder of body 

 shining black. 



Head two and one-half times as wide as thick, sparsely hairy. Cheek 

 and lateral part of face coarsely, heavily, vertically striated, a portion of 



January, ujio 



