THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 39 



ARZAMA OP.LIQUATA. 



Dear Sir : The recent communications of Mr. Brehme and Mr. 

 Moffat (Can. Ent. xx.-iiq, 130, 180, 238), have revived my interest in 

 the habits of Arzama Obliquata, G. and R. At the MinneapoHs meet- 

 ing Entomological Club A. A. A. S. (1883), the habits of the insect were 

 discussed at some length, principally by Dr. Riley and myself. So much of 

 the discussion as the Secretary considered worth printing, may be found 

 in Vol. XV. of the Can. Ent., pp. 171 and 174. The only difference 

 worth noticing between us was in regard to whether there are two broods 

 annually or one. It was finally agreed that both were correct — quite un- 

 usual in matters of this kind ! In all probability, about Washington there 

 are two, whilst in Western New York there is but one ; if this be so, some 

 of the apparent discrepancies of your correspondents may be cleared up. 

 Mr. Brehme describes the egg, and Dr. Riley the masses of eggs (XV.-171). 

 It would be of interest if Mr. Brehme would communicate the manner of 

 occurrence of the eggs. I have not been so fortunate as to find these 

 bodies, but have followed the quite young larvae to maturity. I feel sure 

 that it is single brooded in New York and Canada, and that the mature 

 larva in the fall swims to land if necessary (see XV.-174), and crawls into 

 loose earth, or preferably into old wood, or under rubbish where it remains 

 until spring, transforming in May. I have ransacked Typha stalks at all 

 •seasons for borers, and do not remember to have found this larva, nor 

 have I any notes stating that it was ever found as larva late in autumn or 

 in spring within the stalks, or that it was found to transform in the same. 

 Whatever the habits may be in New Jersey, or at Washington, I have evi- 

 dence which confirms the correctness of Mr. Moffat's impressions of the 

 habits of the species in his latitude. 



Dec. 17, 1888. D. S. Kellicott, Columbus, Ohio. 



FIEKIS ILAIRE, GODT. 



Dear Sir : I wish to record in your valuable journal the capture of 

 Picris ilaire Godt. at Lancaster, N. Y. The accidental occurrence of 

 such southern forms at this northern locality has a certain interest which, 

 I think, will warrant this notice. The present specimen was taken flutter- 

 ing around a corn field on the 22nd of September, 1880. For about a 



