286 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



obtusely angulate, half as long as width between eyes and one half longer 

 at middle than next the eye ; front smooth, sutures converging regularly 

 to base of clypeus, which is slightly wider at apex than base. Pronotum 

 with a rather deep sinuous impression parallel to the anterior border, 

 behind which it is faintly rugulose, posterior border scarcely concave. 



Colour: Vertex bright yellow, unmarked; face yellow, with a fine 

 black line just beneath the border of the vertex and extending to beneath 

 the ocelli. Pronotum golden yellow, with faint median milky line. 

 Elytra fulvous yellow or golden with metallic lustre and numerous oval 

 milky hyaline spots arranged between the nervures and in the areoles of 

 apical portion, an oblique fulvous fascia from basal third of costa to tip of 

 clavus. Beneath uniformly yellow, except tibial and tarsal spurs, claws 

 and the tip of median process of last ventral segment, which are fulvous or 

 reddish, the tarsal claws inclining to fuscous. 



Genitalia : Last ventral segment with broad lateral lobes, the inner 

 borders of which run nearly straight to base of median process, which is 

 strong, shallowly furcate, the spurs turned dorsad. 



Resembles vitellinus in general colour and marking, but distinguished 

 by the more slender form, the more angular vertex, the more deeply cut 

 median process of last ventral segment, as well as the more brilliant 

 metallic golden colour and greater length. 



Described from one female received from Mr. O. O. Stover, of 

 Orono, Me., who collected it at Pownal, Me., August 31st, 1899. 



CORRESPONDExNCE. 



Sir, — While I thoroughly concur in your decision to exclude all 

 further discussion of the Cunea-Congrua question from the Canadian 

 Entomologist, especially in view of the very personal character which 

 the controversy has assumed, I trust you will grant me space for the 

 following brief personal explanation. 



My reference to the Boers of the Transvaal was not intended to be 

 offensive, and I have personally the greatest admiration for the stubborn 

 courage in support of a hopeless cause shown by those misguided men, 

 but as Dr. Fyles appears to have considered it offensive I beg leave to 

 withdraw it. 



I did not mean to imply that it was heinous to suggest that Dr. 



