152 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



head behind the antennje, sides of elytra, under surface and 

 sometimes also the legs (in part), and a median thoracic spot, 



piceous. .44-48 inch tentiicorne, Lee. 



AA. Appendages of claws curved, acute, slender. Very elongate, testa- 

 ceous or piceous, antenna; slender, filiform, scarcely thickened 



externally, joints 9-1 1 longer. .44-.50 inch tmguiare, Lee. 



The few papers treating of the above families in systematic form are: 

 1854. Leconte, J. L. Synopsis of the CEdemeridas of the United States. 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., VIL 

 1866. Leconte, J. L. New species of Coleoptera. Smithsonian Misc. 



Coll. [Table of Copidita, p. 164; of Oxacis, p. 165.] 

 1874. Leconte, J. L.,and Austin, E. P. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of 

 Mt. Washington, N. H., with descriptions of new species. Proc. 

 Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XVL [Table of Cephaloon on p. 276.] 

 1896. Horn, Geo. H. The Qidemeridse of North America. Proc. Cal. 

 Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., VL 



NOTES ON PHILANTHUS. 



BY S. N. DUNNING, HARTFORD, CONN. 



I have been so fortunate as to have, while making the following 

 notes, the collection of Philanthtis belonging to the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences before me. 



Philanthus Sa?iborni, Cress. (Philanthus Trumani, Dun. Ent. News, 

 VHL, 70, c?, not ?.) 



This species does not always have the W-shaped mark on face 

 described by Cresson. 

 Philanthus punctatus, var. Cocker elli, Dun. Ent. News, VIL, 69 (1896). 



The characters given by Cockerell, Ent. News, IX., 26 (1898), 

 separate this from typical pimctatns. 

 Philafithus scelestus, Cr. 



On Geranium (probably Richardsofii). Evergreen, Colo., July 17. 

 Also Santa Fe, New Mex., in August. (Ckll., 4252.) 

 Philafithus subliniis, Cr. 



Vancouver Island, July 10-18, by Mr. C. Livingston. 

 Philanthtis cleomce, n. sp. 



%. — Length, lo-ii mm. Black, partly shining, with pale yellow 

 markings. Clypeus, mandibles (except tip), two spots on gena near base 

 of mandibles (sometimes connected with line behind eyes), sides of face 



