52 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi xn. 



(EcaiUhiis fasciatus \jiigricornis\ , but are more subdued and ventrilo- 

 quial, and with longer pauses between the measures When captured the 

 songster, which mimics very closely in appearance old empty capsules of 

 the fleur-de-lis, made no struggle. When two were put together in the 

 light they fought fiercely, one or both lying down, kicking and biting. 

 Many males were taken but no females were found. Later a Mr. 

 Stanley reported the insect in injurious numbers at Cceur d'Alene, 

 Idaho, where they ate the buds of fruit trees, the females alone being 

 concerned, the males not being seen at this place. Specimens were 

 sent to the Experiment Station of Idaho by Mr. Stanley where the 

 identification was made. The most destructive visit of the insect is 

 said to have lasted about three weeks during the month of May and 

 the best way of combatting them was to jar them into sheets spread 

 under the trees at night. I'hey are said to live in holes in the ground, 

 coming out at night to feed. It scarcely seems credible that these 

 devastating females were really of this species but, if so, the best 

 remedy would seem to be the placing of bars around the trees to pre- 

 vent the insects from climbing up them. 



This insect seems incapable of leaping more than half an inch. 

 They are nocturnal in habit being more active by night than by 

 day. They are clumsy, slowly moving creatures. The only living 

 specimen I ever saw, one taken at Ainsworth, B. C, was floundering 

 helplessly in a wagon track. 



The following material comprises all the material seen by me : 

 Banff, Alberta, one mature female, August 8, 1903 (N. B. Sanson) ; 

 one immature female, 1902 (J. Fletcher) ; Ainsworth, B. C, one 

 immature female, July 10, 1903 (A. N. Caudell) ; Bear Mt. , Lolo 

 Trail, Idaho, alt. 6,000 ft., one immature female, August, 1902 (C. 

 V. Piper) ; Pullman, Washington, alt. 2,500 ft., two mature males, 

 no date (H. E. Burke) ; six mature males, May lo-June 2, 1901, 

 and two immature females, April 5-May 10, 1902 (C. V. Piper) ; 

 Mt. Rainier, Washington, one mature male, two immature females 

 (C. V. Piper). 



Except the type locality, Oregon, these represent all the localities 

 from which this species has been recorded except Wyoming where it 

 was collected by Putnam and recorded by Thomas in 1876. 



The mature male and two immature females from Mt. Rainier 

 constitute a rather striking variety which may be designated as 

 Cyphoderris monstrosa var. piperi, and described as follows : 



