296 Cincinnati Society of Natural Histoy^y, 



OPOSTEGA. 



11. O. NONSTRIGELLA, n. Sp. 



This appears to differ from 0. 4.-strigeUa, Cham.; onh' in the absence 

 of the four costo and dorso apical streaks. Tlie stalk of the antennae 

 is sordid stramineous ; the e3^ecaps, head, palpi, thorax and fore-wings 

 are white. It has the oblique fuscus spot on the dorsal margin of the 

 fore-wings, the fuscus apex and black apical spot. Size as in 4,-stri- 

 gella. 



The American and English species form a close natural series. The 

 English salaciella has no spots on the wings; alhogalleriella has only 

 the apical spot; nonstrigella has the fuscus spot on the dorsal margin, 

 and the fuscus apex in addition to the apical spot; auritella. (English), 

 in addition has three fuscus streaks in the cilia ; 4-strigeUa lias four 

 fuscus streaks in the cilia; as also has the English crepiisculella, but 

 diff'erently placed. There are, however, other minute differences. It 

 is to be hoped that somebody will, one of these da3's, iind an Opostega 

 larva. It is said that one was once found in Europe. 



A PEE HISTORIC CUP MADE FROM A HUMAN 

 CRANIUM. 



By Edgar R. Qcick. 



A somewhat remarkable and possibly unique specimen of aboriginal 

 handicraft, has been recently exhumed by some curiosit}- - seeking 

 boys, near Cedar GroA^e, Indiana, a small town situated on the White- 

 water, about thirtj^-seven miles northwest of Cincinnati. On the 10th 

 of October, 1880, the}^ discovered a human skeleton, and with it, in- 

 stead of the earthen pot so often found with such remains, was a cup 

 or bowl, made from a child's skull. 



The skeleton, as described to the writer b}^ one who assisted in 

 taking it out, was in a sitting position, facing northwest, with the 

 vessel at the left side on a level with the hips. The bones of the right 

 hand and arm were missing, but I think had tallen with earth into a 

 gull}^ which had washed out on that side. The skeleton, which is that 

 of an old and rather tall man, is in a fair state of preservation. 



The vessel, or drinking cup, is, evidently, from its small size and 



