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PSYCHE. 



[May i8i)f>. 



sharp upper border. Dorsal space light leaf 

 green, an irregular, but distinct geminate, 

 shaded greenish white dorsal band, broaden- 

 ing out and filling in all the dorsal space on 

 joints 2 to 4, still obscurely darker centered. 

 All the space below the subdorsal line like- 

 wise completely filled in with the same 

 greenish white, with the paler secondary 

 dots. Spiracles white with a median brick 

 red band, except the one on joint 5 which is 

 white with a black spot at its posterior side. 

 The side color of the body is cut by darker 

 green oblique shades which run from the 

 posterior edge of each segment on the sub- 

 stigraatal line upward and forward (in the 

 reverse direction from what is usual in 

 Sphingidae) each confined to a single seg- 

 ment, on joints 5 to 11. A substigmatal 

 line is distinct from the anal feet forward to 

 joint II, white and yellow like the subdorsal 

 line and also shaded with pink. Forward of 

 joint 11 it becomes faint and is scarcely 

 distinguishable in front of joint S. Horn 

 pointed, green, with lihick spinules, the apex 

 pale. Head dark green with narrow, obscure, 

 vertical, pale bands ; antennae pinkish ; width 

 about 2.5 mm.; length of horn 4 mm.; of the 

 larva 2S mm. The food plant of this tiny 

 Sphinx is the '• wax berry," Cliiococca 

 racemosa, determined for me by Mr. F. 

 Kinzel. The imago appeared in six weeks. 

 Larvae from Lake Worth, Florida. 



THE NEW CATALOGUE OF BEES. 



Catalogus Hymenopterorum, Vol. X, Api- 

 dae (Anthophila). By Dr. C. G. De Dalla 

 Torre, 1S96, pp. 643. 



All students of bees must gratefully wel- 

 come this admirable catalogue, which gives 

 not only the names of the species, but 

 the localities and all the more important 

 references. It is practically complete up 

 to the end of 1893, but various species 

 described in 1S94 from America are omitted, 

 though one would suppose that there might 

 have been time to include them before print- 



ing. Of course, as is inevitable in such a 

 work, the details suggest much criticism 

 and comment. Very strangely, Wm. Kirby 

 is in many places called W. F. Kirby, 

 although tlie latter name is rightly the 

 property of a much more recent entomolo- 

 gist, still happily with us. Andrena is 

 modified to Anthrena, and Heriades to 

 Eriades, but it is questionable whether 

 such changes can be accepted. Anthophora 

 becomes Podalirius, apparently on good 

 grounds of priority. Our Colletes punc- 

 tata Rob. (nom. preocc.) becomes C. robert- 

 soiiii D. T. Our Halicius cefhaliciis Rob. 

 ( nom. preocc.) becomes H. cephalotes D.T., 

 although there was already a nomen nudum 

 //. cephalotes Schill., 1S39. ^- distiiictiis 

 Prov. (preocc.) becomes distinguendiis 

 D. T. H. gracilis Rob. (preocc.) is 

 altered to gracillimus, but Mr. Robertson 

 had ah-eady changed the name to foxii. 

 H. piiliistris Rob. is also altered to paludi- 

 colii, in ignorance of Mr. Robertson's sub- 

 stitution of nymphaearum last year. H. 

 cofistrictus Pi"ov. (preocc.) becomes pro- 

 vanckeri D. T. It may here be observed 

 that Mr. Robertson substituted H. macoufi- 

 nensis for his H. qnadyimaculattis. " nee 

 Schenk"; but it appears that Schenck's 

 species is a synonym of H. interriiptus. 

 Our H. fulvipes Sni. (preocc.) becomes 

 vhododactvlns D. T. 



OiU" Andrena /imbriata Sm. (pi'Cocc.) 

 becomes amcricana D. T. A- simulata 

 Prov. is altered to canadensis. A. clvpcata 

 Sm. becomes clypeolata D. T. A. laticefs 

 Prov. becomes prooancheri. A. sciotina 

 Rob. becomes robertsonii. A. salicis Rob. 

 was preoccupied by salicis Verhoeft"; but 

 the latter name is a synonym of albicans. 

 A. scutellaris Rob. becomes scutellata 

 D. T. Noinia punctata Fox (preocc.) is 

 altered to N.foxiiD. T. 



Eunomia is not held to be distinct from 

 Nomia. Cilissa is made a synonym of 

 Mellitta. Eucera is made to include, as 

 subgenera, Diadasia, Emphor, Melissodes, 



