212 THE CANADIAN en: OMOLOGIST. 



punctuiate, pubescent ; vertex, occiput and gense sparsely punctuiate 

 and pubescent. Antennae 42-jointed, stape and pedicel longer than 

 the first joint of the flagellum; joints of flagellum subequal. Meso- 

 notum punctuiate, with deep punctate parapsidal grooves which 

 meet posteriorly. Scutellum punctuiate flatly convex; anterior 

 depression of scutellum with four deep umbilicate punctures. 

 Metanotum rugose-punctate; metathoracic spiracles oval, slightly 

 longer than wide. Mesopleura^ sparsely punctuiate and pubescent 

 with a curved punctured line just below the tegulse; a single post- 

 median fovea and a longitudinal row of umbilicate punctures below 

 this. Metapleura? more densely punctuiate and pubescent. First 

 segment of the abdomen deeply striated longitudinally; the second 

 segment weakly and irregularly aciculated with a median trans- 

 verse depression; remaining segments smooth, shining. 



Type 9 No. 4001d, July 28, 1912; in Coll. Div. Ent., Ottawa. 



Type locaUty. — Keniville, Nova Scotia, Canada. 



Paratype ( 9 ) agrees essentially with the type. 



This species is related to Microdtis earinoides Cresson resem- 

 bling it in size and colour, but differing in the sculpture of the abdo- 

 men, the possession of black hind coxae and the extent of the black 

 on the hind tibiae as well as the quite distinctly infuscated wings. 

 It is also very similar to Microdiis nigricoxis Provancher, but only 

 the hind coxae are black and the basal segment of the abdomen is 

 striated, not rugose. Acknowledgments are due Mr. C. T. Brues 

 for aid in looking up the literature. 



A SUCCESSFUL MOVE 



Recently I had occasion to move my entire collection of over 

 200 well-filled boxes of Hemiptera from Buffalo, N. Y., to San 

 Diego, Calif., and on unpacking them here was surprised to find that 

 not a single specimen had been damaged. The boxes were packed 

 in straw in two large willow pottery crates and were shipped by 

 freight through one of the household shipping agencies. However, 

 they had to go through two storage warehouses and be twice re- 

 shipped before starting on their long ride which speaks well for the 

 packing. I received my instructions for packing from Dr. E. 

 D. Ball and will gladly pass it on to any one contemplating a simi- 

 lar move. — E. P. Van Duzee, 4020 Ivy St., San Diego, Calif. 



