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longest. Palpus (fig. 3) on inner side with two long spines toward apex 

 of femur, one on patella, two on tibia, and three on the tarsus; on the 

 outer side, one under trochanter, two near base of femur, and one near 

 apical third, one on patella, two long, and three very short ones 

 alternating on tibia, and three long ones on the tarsus; the claw fully 

 two-thirds as long as the tarsus. 

 Length of body 2.8 mm. 



From near Havana, Cuba (C. F. Baker). 



NOTE ON THE GENUS DOLICHOPSELEPHUS, ASHMEAD 

 (OPHIONIDJE). 



By T. D, A. COCKERELL. 



Szepligeti, in the Genera Insectorum, has placed Dolicho- 

 pselephus as a synonym of Heterocola Forster, 1868. As the 

 American genus was discovered by myself in Colorado many 

 years ago, I feel a rather special interest in it, and have been 

 led to investigate the reasons for the proposed synonymy. 

 Ashmead, in his work on the genera of Ichneumonidse, keeps 

 the genera separate ; but the difference seems to narrow down 

 to a trifling one of the exact position of the metathoracic spira- 

 cles, and it may perhaps be admitted that Szepligeti is pre- 

 sumably right about the identity of the two. It does not 

 appear to follow, however, that Heterocola should be adopted. 

 That genus was not based on any described species, and in 

 1890, when Dolichopselephus was described, it does not appear 

 that any species had been placed in it. It is true that two of 

 tlfe four known species of the genus were described by Thom- 

 son as early as 1889; but they were referred to Thersilochus. 

 If I am correct in my view of the matter, we must write: 

 Dolichopselephus interstitiaUs (Thoms.), Europe; Dolichop- 

 selephus proboscidalis (Thoms.), Europe; Dolichopselephus 

 punctulatus (Szep.), Europe; Dolichopselephus cockerelli 

 Ashm., Colorado. 



May 2, 1907. 



The 214th regular meeting was held in the rooms of the 

 Washington Ssengerbund, 314 C street, N. W., with the Presi- 

 dent, Dr. A. D. Hopkins, in the chair and the following per- 

 sons present: Messrs. Barber, Barrett, Benton, Burke, Craw- 

 ford, Dyar, Heidemann, Hopkins, Lawford, Ouaintance, San- 

 ders, Sasscer, Townsend, Webb, and Webster, members, and 

 Messrs. H. M. Russell and R. W. VanHorn, visitors. 



