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SUPPLEMENT TO PSYCHE. 



[June 1896. 



Amer. Eiit. Soc. It might be confounded 

 with affinis, but it is larger, the supraclv- 

 peal mark is much longer, and the wings 

 are darker. 



Prosapis suffusa, n. sp., J. — Length 

 about 6 mm., fairly stout, black with yel- 

 low markings. Face little narrowed below, 

 dull lemon-yellow. Supraclypeal mark broad, 

 rapidly narrowing to a bifid apex. Lateral 

 marks roundly excavated by antennal soc- 

 kets, produced only a short way along orbital 

 margin to a blunt but narrow tip. Scape 

 stout but not dilated, wholly dark; flagellum 

 dark brown, last joint with a longitudinal 

 groove or excavation. Front and vertex 

 with rather small but very close punctures. 

 Mesothorax, scutellum and pleura with 

 very close distinct punctures. Enclosed 

 space of metathorax deeply pitted. Pro- 

 thorax wholly black except a narrow and 

 inconspicuous yellow line on hind border 

 of tubercles. Tegulae with a very small 

 yellow spot. A spot at apex of anterior 

 femora in front, anterior tibiae in front, a 

 spot at base and one at apex of middle 

 tibiae, and the basal third of liind tibiae 

 in front, yellow. Tarsi brown, the first 

 joint of the four hindmost whitish. Wings 

 pale fuliginous; 2nd submarginal cell nar- 

 rowing about one-half to marginal. Abdo- 

 men without distinct hair-bands; a sericeous 

 pile on dorsum of first segment. First seg- 

 ment very distinctly punctured. 



Hab. — Nevada, exact locality and collec- 

 tor unknown. Sent by Mr. Fox. In Coll. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc. Distinguished from cit- 

 rinifrons by its larger size, brown wings, etc. 



Prosapis nevadensis, n. sp., $. — About 

 44 mm long, black with whitish markings. 

 Head of ordinary size, face moderately nar- 

 rowed below, clypeus and lateral marks 

 brownish-white (very pale cafe-au-Iait), the 

 lateral marks broad, triangular, notched by 

 the antennal sockets, terminating above at 

 an angle of about 45° on the orbital margin ; 

 the inferior inner side of the triangle is about 

 one-third longer than the superior. Supra- 

 clypeal area wholly dark. Scape hardly at 

 all dilated, wholly dark; flagellum dark 

 brown. Front and vertex coarsely punctured, 

 punctures on front running into grooves. 

 Mesothorax, scutellum and pleura strongly 

 punctured. Enclosed area of metathorax 

 strongly wrinkled. Pubescence on head and 

 thorax excessively sparse and inconspicuous, 

 metathorax not hoary. An interrupted band 

 on prothorax, patch on tubercles (in which 

 is a dark spot) and spot on tegulae pale 

 yellow. Anterior tibiae in front, spot at base 

 of middle tibiae, and basal third of hind 

 tibiae, yellowisli-white. Basal joint of four 

 hind tarsi mostly yellowish-white, the tarsi 

 otherwise dark brown. Wings uniformly 

 tinged with fuliginous; second submarginal 

 cell as high as long, not narrowed nearly one- 

 half to marginal. First abdominal segment 

 minutely but very closely and distinctly 

 punctured. No distinct hair-patches or 

 bands on abdomen, but a sericeous pile on 

 basal half of first segment. 



Hah. — Nevada, exact locality and collector 

 unknown. Sent by Mr. Fox. In Coll. 

 Amer. Ent. Soc. Easily known by the 

 wholly dark supraclypeal area. 



Proposed Biological Station. The 

 undersigned has it in view to establish in 

 New Mexico a Biological Station, and health 

 and holiday resort for scientific and literary 

 persons, teachers and kindred spirits. (No 

 loafers, no fools, no absolute invalids.) 



It will be necessary to comiTience in a small 

 wav, as hardly any funds are available, but 



it is hoped that by strict economy the run- 

 ning expenses may be met. I shall be very 

 glad to hear at once from anyone interested 

 in the matter, so as to see if anything can be 

 done this year. 



T. D. A. COCKERELL, 



Las Cm CCS, N. M. 



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