384 



PSYCHE. 



[May 1S96. 



brown and 15 green ; 56 are brown viri- 

 dis, 13 (J , 43 ? ; 107 are green viridis 

 9 , and the remaining 147 are green 

 viridis $ . 



Antenna. Hind fern. Teg. Teg. <H. fern. Body 



cf 6.5-S.5 q..s-io.5 6- g 4-5.5 15-16 



97-8 14 -15 8-19 0-8 23-27 

 (7-8 usually) 



This species is plentiful in south- 

 western New England in the latter half 

 of the season, making its appearance 

 late in July and continuing until late in 

 autumn. The earliest date on which I 

 have captured it is Aug. 4, at which 

 time adults and young of botli sexes 

 were numerous. It is found in old 

 pastures and mowing lands but prefers 

 those of a damp and heavy character 

 where the herbage is green throughout 

 the season, — this is perhaps the rea- 



son of its more generally prevalent 

 green coloration. In such situations I 

 have found it numerous in individuals 

 wherever taken. It is well protected 

 by its coloration and is a decidedly 

 sluggish insect, rarely using its wings, 

 even when fully developed, in escaping 

 its pursuers. It is found throughout 

 Conn., in R. I., and in central and 

 southwestern Mass. It is said by 

 Scudder (Distrib. Insects N. H.) to 

 have been taken in southern N. H., but 

 this seems doubtful unless it possibly 

 occurs there in the Connecticut Valley. 

 I have taken it at Palmer, Mass. ; 

 Wickford, R. I. ; and in Conn, at 

 Thompson, Montville, New Haven, 

 Canaan, So. Kent, Stamfortl, and 

 Greenwich, between the dates of Aug. 

 4 and 30. Judging from collections 

 sent me by Prof. Fernald it is common 

 at Amherst, Mass. 



NOTES ON THE TYPES OF PAPIRIUS TEXENSIS PACK. AND 

 DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SMTNTHURUS. 



BY JUSTUS WATSON FOLSOM, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



Upon examining P.ickard's types ol' P. 

 texensis at the Museum of comparative 

 zoology, the tube containing them was 

 found to hold, not only fourteen specimens 

 of a Papirius, but also ten examples of a 

 Smjnthurus, and the original description 

 of P. texensis evidently combines the char- 

 acters of both these species, which certainly 

 do resemble each other superficially. It 

 being necessary to separate the species in 

 question, I have retained the original name 

 for the Papiriiis, to which is applicable a 

 large part of the original description, quot- 

 ing this part below with a few supplement- 



ary notes, and have characterized the other 

 species as 5. fackardii, again quoting where 

 possible. The tjpe specimens, considering 

 they are nearly twentj-five years old, are 

 well preserved, even in color. 



Pafirius texensis Pack. Pale luteous 

 marbled with brown and black, head paler; 

 a few short bristles above the mouth and 

 on posterior dorsum ; long stout hairs on 

 vertex, anterior dorsum and sides of dentes. 

 Eyes black. Antennae shorter than body, 

 pale reddish brown, growing darker towards 

 the end; segments nearly as i: 5: 5.5: 2; 

 basal segment twice as long as broad, naked ; 



