Jan., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. IJ 



Sarcophaga, sp. b. 



This species goes into the couplet with 6". affitns Zett. in Dr. Schiner's 

 key. The abdomen may be called tessellated. The male genitalia are 

 inconspicuous. From S. affinis it differs in having a small costal spine 

 on the wing ; the elongate black spots on the abdomen are arranged in 

 three rows, confluent on the hind margin of each segment. The tibiae 

 have but few bristles. Dorso-centrals 3.3 ; sterno-pleurals i.i. i. Vein 

 R 4t5 has 3 or 4 bristles near the base. Male and female. Length 7 mm 



A Trip After Papilio Homerus.* 

 BY CAPTAIN WIRT ROBINSON, U. S. A. 



We sailed June 14 for Colombia, landed June 23d at Savan- 

 illa, and that day went on to Barranquilla. I caught in nix- 

 hat, from car window as we went along, a huge metallic bu- 

 prestid. On arriving at Barranquilla, to my disgust, I found 

 that we would not be allowed to use our guns, to leave limits 

 of town, to go out of doors after dark, our mail was opened, 

 we were followed by spies, and altogether so molested that I 

 made up my mind to clear out at once, and returned next day 

 to the wharf to catch our steamer. Found there another 

 steamer of same line bound back for Jamaica, and transferred 

 to her. On night of 24th caught on deck of our steamer a 

 small sphinx which I think is Aelhpos tantalus. On morning 

 of 25th, before we sailed, got permission to leav< j wharf and go 

 ashore after insects. Caught a few insignificant things, and 

 found a bush covered with white caterpillars, rather flat than 

 thick, size of H. io caterpillars, but w r ith long brownish red 

 hairs at base of which w T ere clumps of small red spines ; a few 

 of these w r ere already spinning cocoons, so we gathered them 

 in, over 100 in all. In so doing w^ere frightfu ly stung, the 

 pain increasing after we got aboard and enough to drive us 

 nearly distracted. The cocoons greyish and flac and plastered 

 to tree trunk, several in clumps. Inside a compact case with 

 flaps or valves at end. The chrysalid emerges, pierces outer 

 loose silk and after this fly emerges leaving chryalid case pro- 

 truding like goat moths ! Our worms made ovei 100 cocoons, 

 and they began to hatch on way back north from Kh.gston, 

 giving those moths which you identify as belonging to Casino, 



* Extract from a letter to Prof. E. J. Smith, Jr, 



