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Aspidiotus cesculi, Johnson. On basswood {Tilia americana), Toronto, Brant- 

 ford, Guelph. 



Aspidiotus diffinis, Newst. Guilds, Ont., on Tilia americana. 



Aspidiotus osborni, Newell & Ckll. Toronto, on Quercus alba; Giielph, on 

 Betula lutea. 



Aspidiotus ulrni, Johnson. On Ulmus americana, Guelph, Toronto. 



Kermes pubescens, Bogue. On Quercus alba, Perth, Toronto, Guelph and 

 Brantford. 



Aleyrodes asarumis, Schimer. On Asarum canadense, Guelph and London. 



Aleyrodes forbesi, Ashm. On Acer saccharinun, Guelph. 



Mr. W. Metcalfe, of Ottawa, sends the following as the most interest- 

 ing species he has added to his collection this year : 



Ceresa constans. Walk. Hull, Que., very local, but abundant on three 

 special basswood trees. A distinct and readily recognized species. 



Fediopsis bifasciata, Van Duzee. Mer Bleue, Ottawa, an Aspen Poplar 

 June. A good species distinct from triinactdata, Fitch. 



Peltonotcllus histrionicus, Stal. Mer Bleue, Ottawa, August. The rare 

 macropterous form of this nearly always wingless species. 



Clastoptera proteus, Fitch, subsp. ■niff.ra, Ball. Mer Bleue, Aug. New to 

 the Ottawa district. (Metcalfe.) 



Emesa Ion gi pes, DeG. Several specimens of this remarkable bug* were found 

 by Mr. W. A. Dent, at Sarnia, Ont., in the first week of October. 

 These are the first specimens which we know of as having been 

 found in Canada. It is an extremely -slender species with very 

 long slender legs, the anterior pair of which are modified for grasp- 

 ing. They are called Thread-legged Bugs and are predaceous in 

 their habits. Superficially, they resemble minute walkingstick 

 insects but can of course be seen to be different by their mouth 

 parts and from having wings. 



Orthopteea. 



Large collections of orthoptera have been made in various parts of 

 Canada during the past two years and many interesting species have been 

 taken. The lists are not as yet complete but some of the more interesting 

 have already been reported on. Most of these specimens have been identi- 

 fied through the kindness of Dr. E. M. Walker, who has also himself col- 

 lected assiduously. His discoveries have been of so much interest that he 

 purposes at an early date to prepare special papers upon them for the Cana- 

 dian Entomologist. The following captures are worthy of mention : 

 Mecostethus gracilis, Scudd. On swampy prairie, Radisson, Sask., July 



29, (Fletcher). 

 Aulocara elliotii, Thorn. Vernon, B.C., July 26, '95 (Fletcher). The first 



Canadian record. 

 Arphia teporafa, Scudd. Banff, July 12, '02, (Sanson). New to Canada.' 

 Arpliia frigida, Scudd. Aweme, June 21, (Criddle) ; Radisson, July 29; 



Rudy, Sask. Red-winged, no yellow costal stripe, July 19, 



(Fletcher.) 

 Trimerotropis vinculata, Scudd. Ashcroft, B.C., June 5, (Rev. W. M. 



Roger). Victoria, (Taylor). 

 Trimerotropis agrestis, McNeill. Aweme, Aug. 14, (Criddle). New to 



Canada. This elegant little locust has been taken by the Messrs. 



Criddle on the sand hills near the Douglas swamp, Manitoba, for 



many years. In coloration it is exactly like the sand upon which 



it settles. 



