THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



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A NEW ORCHELIMUM FROM NEW JERSEY. 



BY WM, T. DAVIS, NEW BRIGHTON, STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. 



Early in September, 1908, I visited Dennisville, N. J., with Mr. 

 Frank E. Watson and Mr. Win. P. Comstock, making a general collection 

 of insects. Among the captures were two male specimens of a highly- 

 coloured species of Orchelimum. They were found on the tall grasses in 

 a very wet swamp. Later in the month, while near Helmetta, N. J., an 

 Orchelimum was heard singing a zip, zip, zip — z, z, z, — zip, zip, zip — z, z, z, 

 quite a distinguishable song from that of O. vulgare. The songster was 

 discovered to be the same highly-coloured species that we found at 

 Dennisville. Near-by a female was found, and later other males. Mr. 

 John A. Grossbeck has also taken this insect at Trenton, N. J. 



FlG. 3. — A, Orchelimum pulchclluin: B. O. nigripes: slirillintr organs. 



Fig. 4 — A, Orchelimum pulchellum : B, O. nigripes: side view of thorax. 



While this species resembles Orchelimum nigripes, Scudder, it is 

 certainly distinct, being differently coloured, and having other characters, 

 as may be seen from a series of both species. The name Orchelinium 

 pulchellum is proposed for this beautifully-coloured insect. Mr. Louis 



January, 1909 



