80 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Dr. Brodie discovered the galls in great abundance at the roots of 

 the White Lettuce. I have not yet found them at the roots of the plant, 

 and I am inclined to think that the insects are less numerous at Quebec 

 than Toronto. 



A NEW SPECIES OF ANCYLOXYPHA. 



BY G. H. FRENCH, CARBONDALE, ILL. 



Ancyloxypha Longleyi, n. sp. 



Female. — Expanse i inch. Fore wings with the costa more straight 

 from the shoulder to near the apex than in JVumitor, in this respect 

 approaching Thymelicus ; apex rounded, but less than in Njimitor; outer 

 margin and hind wing rounded, much as in Numitor ; antennas reaching 

 but litde more than one-third the distance to apex of fore wings ; palpi as 

 in Numitor, but the third joint longer ; abdomen surpassing hind wings, 

 but less so than in Numitor; the whole insect more robust than Numitor. 



Fore wings brown, darker than in Numitor, without the discal yellow 

 patch, emitting a pale blue sheen in reflected light \ a few yellow scales 

 below the costa between the venules, and a few scattered on the base of 

 the wing, but in either case not enough to give a yellow colour ; other- 

 wise the wing is uniform brown. Hind wings marked and coloured as in 

 Numitor; yellow, with outer and costal borders and base brown, the 

 brown along internal margin running to a point before reaching anal angle. 



Under side differing very little from the under side of Numitor ; the 

 dark central and posterior area of fore wings a little darker brown, the 

 costal and outer margins yellow, the yellow running to a point before 

 reaching the posterior angle. Hind wings uniform yellow. 



Antennae black, annulate with white; club black, tipped with brown — 

 the club of Numitor is tipped with black ; palpi white at sides, black 

 above, terminal joint black ; thorax concolorous with fore wings, abdo- 

 men concolorous with hind wings. 



The above description is drawn from a single specimen taken at 

 Ridgeland, near Chicago, September 6th, 1896, by Mr. W. E. Longley, in 

 whose cabinet it is and after whom I have named the species. In 

 describing the species I have compared the specimen with Numitor 

 because that species is so common all over this portion of our country. 

 I hope the Chicago collectors will be on the lookout for this species the 

 coming season. 



