TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



voIvUnie: XXXIX. 



Notes on CHLAMYDAE with descriptions of a few 

 new forms. 



BY FRED. C. BOWDITCH. 



The new arrangement of my material in this group shows 

 a number of interesting new forms. For the benefit of any- 

 one who may work on this family I will detail a method of 

 mounting which is effective ; easy inspection of the antennae 

 and prosternum is necessary, so that I am prone to mount 

 all, except very small species, on fine japanned steel pins. 

 Place the specimen to be mounted in a weak solution of 

 ammonia and water (Wenzel's method), if it is glued on a 

 card, as is often the case, by the time it bobs to the surface 

 it is usually ready to handle. Remove with small forceps 

 onto blotting paper, brush off any stray dirt, and when dry 

 turn face down, and with pinning forceps run a pin through 

 into the blotter, still holding the forceps, raise the pin and 

 insect, and place on the edge of a small block of paper and 

 run the pin through to the desired height. Usually I hardly 

 touch the specimen with my fingers, only sometimes steady- 

 ing it. If I have several of one species one may have the 

 antennae exposed, in which case I brush it out to show or 

 mount one on a piece of card. If only one specimen is at 

 hand it requires patience to get the antenna out of its groove ; 

 the specimen should be left longer in the softening bath and 

 the visible moisture be allowed to dry ofT on the paper ; my 

 usual way is then to take the specimen between the thumb 

 and forefinger of the left hand upside down and head out- 



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