T. pellucida ii. s)i. Wholly black. First joint ol antenna? while tomentose, 

 1 1 hut side of second joint si vi ry pollinose in the mal :. A clusl :i of appressi d wliil 

 i^h pile "N each side of ihe front ab >ve the antennae. Occiput pale yellowish pilose. 

 I'll ii- ;\ pa'e yellowish p I" e, th i center fulv ms ton le bristles black; pleura 



white tomentose. Abdomen white tomentose, at th I llowish; a row oi 



on the anterior edges of the segments, 

 those on the first segment extending the entire length of the segment, those on the 

 second s gm nt coal iscing with etc h other; ii-o a row of black spots on each side oi 

 the abd men. si uated in the middle of segments, somethimes wanting except on the 

 i in i third segments. Venter white tomentose. Femora whitish tomentose, 

 on the tibiae more yellowi.-.h. Knob of halteres whitish. Wings hyaline, costal, first 



[ cells somewhat yellowish; three sul r inal cells; small cross-vein 



at middle of i I; cross- vein at apex of discal cell angular and bearing a stump 



in which projects into the second posterior cell. Length 6 10 mm. Cal. 



7 d", 7 • 



T. maxima n. -p. Wholly b'ack. First joint ol antennae white tomentose. 

 Front, exc pi the a] ex, wiih d msely appressed yellow pile. < >cciput yell iw pilose. 

 Phorax yellow pilos and tomet >se, the bristl ;s black; pleurce j tllow pilo e. Abdom 

 en l>ri In yellow tomen'os", a row of black soots on each side of the middle, situat 

 ed on anterior edges of 1 it ejments, those on the second segment coalescing with 

 each other. Venter sparse w hiiish tomentose. more dense on hind edges of the see 

 ments. Femora and tibias pale yellow tomentose. Knob of halteres yellowish 

 Wings 1 ya] ne, i osia , first and second basal cells slightly yellowish; three sub narg 

 inal cells; small cross-vein at last thiid of discal cell; en ss-vein at apex of discal cell 



mgular, destitute of a stump of a vein. Len ;th 16 mm. Cal. i O. 



T. virgata ( >. -S. Western I >iptera 266. Lengthy — to mm. 23,1 . Cal., 

 fex., Ga. 



T. amphitea Walker. Cat. B. M. II, 298; O.-S. Western Dipt. 267. Length 

 12 mm. (according to Osten-Sacken 5 mm.). 1 v , Fla., Middle and So. States. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Club of the A A. AS 



(( lontinued from page 209 ant< . ) 

 The Secretary then read the following paper: 



LARVAL LONGEVITY OF CERTAIN COLEOPHOR^E, 

 Bj Mary E. Murtfeldt, Kirkwood, Mo. 



With regard to the life habits of its species no group of the Tineida 

 is iimre interesting than the Colepphora. 



The larvae ate all ease bearers, the cases being very dense, of a 

 woody or testaceous appearance and from silk with a large admixture ol 

 excrementitious matter. They vary much in form and, where the larva 

 ire confined to a single food-plant, the shape of the case may be regard- 

 ed as an important characteristic of the species. 



Only the head and thoracic segments of the larvae are ever exposed 

 and these alone show color ornamentations. 



