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as to the markings on immature females of the American species. The 

 size of the American species agrees well enough with that of L. rubi 

 but in the antennjie we find tangible distinctions. Mr. Douglas clearly 

 describes and iigures the first joint as very short and the second much 

 shorter tlian the third. The second is about as long as the filth. In 

 the American species, on the other hand, I find the first not very short, 

 the second long and always considerably longer than the fifth. 



This, taken with the different locality, Justifies us iu considering the 

 American scale distinct from L. ruhi, at least so far as present infor- 

 mation goes. 



It is hardly necessary to compare it with all the various American 

 species, but it may suffice to say that I found myself obliged to con- 

 clude it was L. fitchii or a new species. The legs and antennoe agree 

 well enough Avith fitchii. It is especially to be noted that in those 

 antennal characters by which our scale differs from ruhi it exactly agrees 

 with fitcliii. L. fitchii was from Washington. Why is it not now 

 known to us if the present species is not it? Is it likely that our 

 brambles would support iu the northeast United States two different 

 species of indigenous Lecauiura ? 



But how about the size I Signoret says, indeed, that it is the small- 

 est species he knows; but he expressly states that his females had 

 not yet formed eggs, and he speaks of the insect as flattened oval, with 

 a dorsal keel. Does this not clearly show that he had to do with imma- 

 ture examples, dead, and shriveled? Such being assumed, there is 

 nothing in the account of fitchii which will not fit the specimens now 

 under discussion. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



(1) So far as at present known all the Lecania of the Kortheast 

 States and Canada found on Eubus must be referred to L. fitchii Sigu. 



(2) L. fitchii, so far as present evidence goes, must be held distinct 

 from the European L. ruhi Schr. 



(3) L. pcrsicce, L. juglandis, L. fitchii, andX. ruhi are allied species, 

 but must be considered distinct. 



INSECTS INJURING DRUGS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. 

 By Vernon L. Kellogg, Laivrence, Eans. 



Some jars of insect-infested drugs referred to me by the department 

 of pharmacy of the University of Kansas led me to make a superficial 

 examination of the drugs stored in glass, tin, wooden, and paper ves- 

 sels iu the store-rooms and laboratories of that department which 

 resulted in noting the following drug-attacking insects: 



Sitrodre/pa i)anicea Linn., attacking blue flag rhizome [Iris versicolor), 

 comfreyroot {Symphytum officinale), dogbane root {Apocymim cannaU- 



