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end. Claw large, moderately bent, on one leg minutely notched at the 

 end. Digitules wanting ; there is a small bristle in the place of the claw- 

 digitule. 



Hab. — Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 4th, 1896, in a nest oi Lasms claviger, 

 Rog., under a stone with a small herd of another species ; only one found, 

 not feeding. Named after Mr. Blanchard, who has interested himself in 

 the Coleoptera associated with ants in the same region. 



Of the Massachusetts species, this most resembles R. /asii, particu- 

 larly in the antennae, but it differs widely in its colour, hairiness and stout 

 legs. Still less does it seem to resemble any of the foreign species. 



Reviewing the above three species, it seems that the Lecanopsis is 

 most modified for an underground life, the Ripersia somewhat, but the 

 PJmiacoccus hardly or not at all. It is probable that the last will be found 

 in summer on some plant above ground. 



ARGYNNIS IDALIA IN NEW BRUNSWICK. 



On February 1st I happened to spend a few hours in St. John, N. B., 

 and through the kindness of Mr. Herbert E. Goold, of Sussex, N. B., and 

 Mr. A. Morissey, of St. John, I was enabled to visit the very interesting 

 museum of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick. In looking 

 over the cases of insects I noticed two fine specimens of Argynnis idalia, 

 which Mr. Goold told me were taken by himself or his father at St. John. 

 I could not remember at the time any record of A. idalia having been 

 taken in New Brunswick, so asked Mr. Goold to enquire from his father 

 if he remembered anything of the capture. He has since written to me : 

 " In re Argynnis idalia — On my return home from St. John I asked my 

 father about the specimens. He remembered the circumstances of their 

 being caught distinctly, as he was perfectly familiar with the insect, having 

 been one of the most active members of the entomological branch of the 

 Natural History Society of Portland, Maine. In 1880 quite a number of 

 specimens of A. idalia appeared in the vicinity of St. John, and the 

 specimens you saw were taken at that time." It is to be deeply regretted 

 that at the present time very ievf members of the strong local Natural 

 History Society at St. John are studying entomology. The locality is one 

 of extreme interest scientifically, and very m.uch requires working up. 



J. Fletcher, Ottawa. 



[In the C. E. for March, 1896, Vol. XXVIII., p. 74, the capture of 

 a specimen of ^. idalia at Windsor, Ont., is recorded. — Ed. C. E.] 



