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two median prominences are longest, and are united at their bases. 

 Palpi very stout, the basal articles with a few long hairs; inner 

 ramus of forceps thumb-like and with spinose hairs ; outer ramus a 

 strongly curved hook. 



Legs with strong, plumose, spine-like hairs on their basal articles, 

 which hairs grow less and less stout towards the distal extremity of 

 the limbs until upon the distal articles they form long, slender setse. 

 Anterior legs equal to the body in length, tapering but slightly to 

 the distal extremity. Two basal articles about equal, the proximal 

 slightly the stronger. Third article longest, twice the length of the 

 sixth. Fourth article nearly as long as the sixth, about half the 

 length of the fifth. Adhesive hairs fewer and more slender than 

 those of the other legs. Legs of the three posterior pairs much 

 shorter than the anterior, and with less difference in the lengths of 

 the articles composing them. 



The eyes consist of two approximated ocelh on each side of the 

 eephalothorax. Adults in life marked with red and black. The 

 pattern has been destroyed by alcohol. The majority of those ex- 

 amined have large anal protuberances. 



Length of body .038 inch ; width of same .025 inch. 



With the above, another mite, similar, but paler and smaller, 

 was frequently taken in meadows. It is thus described by Mr. 

 Garman : 



Bryohia pallida, n. s., H. Garman. 



A small, pale species agreeing with B. pratensis in general form. 

 Anterior legs slightly longer than the body, with the fourth article 

 markedly shorter than the sixth. Scale-like appendages somewhat 

 wider and shorter proportionally. Two outer of the frontal processes 

 wider at their tips than those of B. jjratensis. Median pair of pro- 

 cesses more slender than the outer and united for half their length. 

 Color whitish. Length of body .024 inch ; width of same .015 inch. 

 Occurs with the preceding on grasses in meadows. The anal pro- 

 tuberance is conspicuous in most of the examples seen. 



4. Miscellaneous Notes. 



The larva of Hcematopis grataria, Fabr., was seen at Efdngham, 

 August 21, abundant upon white clover. 



Dichelia sulplmrcana, Clemens, was repeatedly bred frOm clover 

 leaf rollers during the season. 



From small green leaf rollers collected on clover May 14, imagos 

 of Cacoecia rosaceana, Harris, and of Tortrix pallorana, Eobs., 

 (Plate VI, Figs. 8 and 9) were bred, the imagos emerging during the 

 middle of June. The latter species was also bred from the common 

 rngweed, (Ambrosia trifida), specimens collected May 16, pupating 

 June 12, and emerging six days later. Another example collected 

 on Eri(/eron canadtnse, May 17, pupated in a fold of the leaf May 

 30, and completed its transformations on the 7th June. From 

 other clover leaf rollers taken May 23, examples of Hypcna scabra, 

 Fabr., emerged. 



