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Aneristus, n. gen. 



Resembles Coccophagus. Flagellum of antenna strongly flattened. 

 Scape short, inserted just above the mouth and reaching to middle of 

 face; pedicel short, triangular, as long as broad. Funicle joint i twice 

 as long as pedicel, somewhat longer than broad. Funicle joints 2 and 3 

 each shorter than i , and 3 shorter than 2 ; each about as broad as is 

 joint I at tip. Club distinctly 3-jointed, a little broader than funicle 

 joint 3 ; joints i and 2 of club subequal in length and each as long as 

 funicle joint 3. Joint 3 of club about as long as 2, somewhat narrower 

 at base than 2, pointed at tip. In other respects resembles Coccophagus, 

 except that the hind tibiae are considerably flattened and have a row of 

 short stiff bristles above. Middle tibial spur long and slender, nearly as 

 long as first tarsal joint. 



Aneristus ceroplastce, n. sp. 



Female. — Length, .8 mm.; expanse, 1.6 mm.; greatest width of fore 

 wing, .27 mm. Mesonotum finely and closely shagreened, with sparse, 

 rather long, dark pile : eyes hairy. Colour black, slightly shining, all coxae 

 and femora black ; front and middle tibiae and all tarsi pallid ; hind tibije 

 black. Wings with a very large discal infuscated patch, covering nearly 

 half the wing area. 



Described from Ivvo specimens reared by T. I). A. Cockerell from 

 Ceroplastes on Euphorbia hypericifolia from Jamaica. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Sir, — On looking over my paper in the Canadian Entomologist, I 

 note one or two unfortunate errors. Page 313, lines 8 and 10, read C. 

 helloides dSidi P.tharos in lieu of " Epixanthe " and "Pratensis." The 

 specimens that I thought to be " epixanthe " and " pratensis " respect- 

 ively were determined by Mr. Fletcher to be only varieties of '• helloides " 

 and " tharos," and the error in my paper seems to have escaped notice 

 and correction. I may here mention that this spring I took several 

 specimens of Lyccena scepiolus, which has hitherto appeared rather scarce 

 in this neighbourhood. This last season has been the worst, from an 

 entomological point of view, I have had since I came to the country. I 

 have never seen so few insects, either Diurni or Noctuae ; and even the 

 number of mosquitoes was considerably diminished. During May and 

 the early part of June we had constantly frost at night, which seemed to 

 do great damage to insect life. 



E. F. Heath, The Hermitage, Cartwright, Man. 



