200 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '03 



Chrysochus auratus. 

 Ellichinia carrusca. 

 Har pains viridi&nens. 



ODONATA. 



Corduleg aster inaeu/afns. 

 Plathemis lydia. 

 Libel! ula pnlchella. 

 Anax junius. 



constricta. 



Sympeti -it in sein icinctu m . 

 rubicundulum. 



OTHER INSECTS. 



Bombylius cequalis. 

 Pyrgota undata. 

 Cyinbe.r americana. 

 Cicada tibicen. 

 Neuronia semifasciata. 

 Trimerotropis suffnsa. 



The Psychophora Mix Up. 



BY HENRY SKINNER. 



Through the courtesy of Dr. John B. Smith I have been able 

 to study the specimens Dr. Hulst placed under Psychophora. 

 There are four specimens, labelled as follows ; Psychophora 

 sabinii Curtis, Polaris Bay, Cidaria phocata Moesch, typical, 

 Laborador, Psychophora var. polaris Hulst, Polaris Bay, Glau- 

 copteryx immaculata Skinner, typical, McCormick's Ba\ T , 

 Greenland. The above geometers belong to the same genus 

 and are not related to Psychophora of Curtis. Psychophora 

 sabinii, Hulst, not Curtis, is a synonym of Cidaria phocata 

 Moesch. Psychophora var. polaris Hulst is an immaculate 

 variety of phocata Moesch. Glaucopteryx immaculata Skinner 

 and Meng. is a different species, and is probably a variety of 

 Glaucopteryx (Larentia) polata Dup. as the latter were taken in 

 some numbers at the same time and place in Greenland. It is 

 certain that Dr. Hulst never saw the true Psychophora. Those 

 mentioned by Sir. Geo. Hampson are evidently not Psychophora 

 sabinii Curtis. It is also probable that Dr. Packard did not 

 know the true Psychophora. The way these things get mixed 

 in the literature is something appalling. The specimens in 

 poor condition and haste in describing is responsible for some 

 of it. Whether Dr. Dyar's new genus is valid I am not prepared 

 to say, as it would first be necessary to critically examine 

 Larentia, Cidaria, Glaucopteryx, Anntbe, Aploccra, and doubt- 

 less many others. 



