Sept., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 239 



Small species with yellow maculations and lines barberi. 



Maculate species. 8 orange maculations surrounded with blue. 



chamaeleonis. 

 Acmaeodera biedermani n. sp. 



Head, shining bronze brown clothed with long silvery pubescence, and 

 moderately coarse punctuations. Elytra dark shining blue, striate and 

 punctate ; a yellow line extends from the thoracic juncture to the apex, 

 wide at beginning, then narrowing, wider near the middle and ending in 

 a point near apex ; this line is parallel to but not reaching suture. A 

 similar line, but narrower, runs parallel to the margin, beginning near 

 thoracic juncture and ending in a point. It is shorter than the other 

 line, and does not extend to the apex. Underside very hirsute, hairs 

 sordid white. Length 10 mm. 



Described from one specimen taken at Florence, Arizona, 

 May 8th, 1903, by C. R. Biederman, who is a most excellent 

 and enthusiastic collector. This species is a very distinct and 

 handsome one. It looks like a giant edition of the quadrivit- 

 tata of Horn. We have received from Mr. Biederman a large 

 series of A. dclumbis, Horn, from Florence, Arizona, vi, 28, 

 03. They present very considerable variation. Delumbis 

 was described from two specimens from Arizona, no exact 

 locality being given. Mr. Fall* places this as a synonymn of 

 gibbula Lee. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE. 

 Fig. I Tyndaris chamseleonis. Fig, 4 Tyndaris olneyse. 



Fig. 2 Acmaeodera biedermani. Fig. 5 Tyndaris cincta. 



Fig- 3 Tyndaris barberi. Fig. 6 Tyndaris prosopis. 



A Question in Regard to Labelling. — The rural free delivery 

 mail system is playing havoc with my labelling. I had specimens from 

 "Galveston N. C," but now it is " Durham R. F. D. No. 2," although 

 Durham is nine miles distant. Now, how can we designate such locali- 

 ties so that the labelling will be permanent and satisfactory ? '* Durham 

 R. F. D. No. 2" may cover a territory of fifty square miles; "Galves- 

 ton" is no more; and what am I to do? This is not an exceptional 

 case, for these delivery routes are invading all parts of my State, and as 

 my collections are from various localities, it begins to look as if I will 

 get in a pickle. Will some one favor me with a suggestion ? 



Franklin Sherman, Jr. 



Dept. Agr., Raleigh, N. C. 



* Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc. vii. 1. 99. 



