434 



PSYCHE. 



[October 1896. 



Uiteous, the veins and the middle of the cells 

 more or less infuscated and the outer mar- 

 gins of the dorsal field black between the 

 veins; wings verv long. Legs luteoiis, the 

 hind femora dotted with fuscous exteriorly. 

 Ovipositor somewhat longer than the hind 

 femora, straight, the apical blades long and 

 tapering, scarcely enlarged basally, unarmed. 

 Length of body, 12 5 mm. ; of hind femora, 

 8. 25 mm.; of ovipositor, 9 mm. 



1?, Colorado in New Mexico, T. D. A. 

 Cockerel!, B. 59. 



N. melleus sp. nov. Dull luteous. Head 

 feebly infuscated above, clothed with sparse' 

 black bristles, and with three short longitu- 

 dinal fuscous stripes posteriorly; eyes rather 

 prominent; antennae luteous, feebly infus- 

 cated; maxillary palpi luteous, the last joint 

 infuscated only at extreme transversely trun- 

 cate tip. I'ronotum very sparsely beset 

 with black bristles, transverse, tapering 



rapidly, posteriorly fully twice as broad as 

 long, the incisures fuscous, two small, trans- 

 verse, oval, fuscous spots in the middle of 

 either side of the disk posteriorly. Tegmina 

 nearly as long as the abdomen, luteous, but 

 infuinated basally along the inner margin; 

 wings more than twice as long as the teg- 

 mina. Legs luteous, the hind femora feebly 

 and obscurely infuscated. Cerci slender, 

 reaching to beyond the middle of the ovi- 

 positor. Ovipositor straight, a little longer 

 than the tegmina and a little shorter than 

 the hind femora, castaneous, the apical 

 blades black, slightly enlarged basally, be- 

 yond tapering regularly to a fine point, the 

 teeth exceptionally minute and crowded. 

 Length of body, 11.5 mm.; of hind femora. 

 8 mm.; of ovipositor, 7.1 mm. 



I ?, San Rafael, Vera Cruz, Mexico, 

 Townsend (L. Bruner). 



NOTES ON THE WINTER INSECT FAUNA OF VIGO COUNTY, 



INDIANA.— VII. 



BY W. S. BLATCHLEY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIA.NA. 



COLEOFTERA {Cont.). 

 Elateridae. 



Fittv-thiee species of this family are 

 known to occur in the county. Repre- 

 sentatives of but twelve of these have 

 been taken during the winter months, 

 as follows : 



1 84, Adelocera discoidea Web. On 

 several occasions in winter beneath 

 loose bark of logs. An uncommon 

 species. 



1S5, Lacon recta?igtilaris Say. Oc- 

 curs only on a dry sandy hillside where 

 the river terrace meets the old canal. 



There it is frequent beneath chips and 

 chunks. Dec. 12. Jan. i. 



1 86, Cryptohypnus pectoralis Say. 

 One specimen only from the county. 

 Jan. 7, beneath chunk. 



187, C. obliquatulus Melsh. P're- 

 quent in winter beneatii logs on sandy 

 hillsides. 



1 88, Monocepedius aitritus Hbst. 

 Very common in winter beneath logs 

 and mullein leaves on sandy hillsides. 

 Varies from reddish-brown with black 

 inarkings to deep black, three distinct 

 color forms occurring. Usually two or 

 three hibernate together. 



