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among a series kindly given me by Dr. John B. Smith. Another 

 specimen with abnormal genitalia, wliich was received from Mr. G. 

 Franck of Brooklyn, is represented in outline in Figs. 4 and 5. It 

 is as large as a large female of Glosson'otus univittatus. but with 

 the prominence behind the humeri and the tip of the prothorax more 

 arcuate, and with the humeral projections of G. acum'matus and the 

 wings of G. nnk'ittatus. 



That the parasites produce the sexual anomaly also in Cyrto- 

 lobits is proved by a specimen which I collected together with several 

 normal individuals, July 13, at Woods Hole, Mass. This has the 

 external genitalia of a female, but they are only half the normal size. 

 Careful examination revealed the presence on the abdomen of small 

 white lumps which were undoubtedly parasitic larvae that had died in 

 the act of leaving the body cavity of their host. 



It is worthy of note that none of the parasitized Membracids lives 

 well in confinement, except the small Tclamoncc which are very 

 active, one might almost say playful. It is certainly remarkable that 

 the parasites often die without leaving the Membracids and appar- 

 ently before attaining their full size, notwith.standing the fact that 

 they destroy the internal sexual organs of their hosts. In many 

 cases the abdomens of the latter are far from reaching their normal 

 dimensions, while in others they swell up to an extraordinary size. 

 Some of the latter insects, when dried, look as if thev were hollow. 



MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.^ 



Utetheisa bella var. nova. — A rather peculiar error occurs in 

 Smith's last edition of the Insects of New Jersey which it seems ad- 

 visable to point out without delay. On page 43S under Utetheisa bella 

 are listed three varieties, the last of which is uoiu and is credited 

 to N. and D. (Neumcegen and Dyar). In the preparation of his 

 notes for the list the present writer included in his records the typical 



' The New York Entomological Society has decided to publish in each 

 issue of its Journal a number of short notes. Members of the society and 

 other contributors are requested to send any observations that may be properly 

 included in this department of the periodical to the Secretary, Mr. H. G. 

 Barber, Roselle Park, X. J. 



