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This makes four genera of Chrysopidae known to occur in our 

 country. They may be tabulated as below. 



1. Third cubital cell equally divided Nothochrysa. 



Third cubital cell unequally divided 2. 



2. Antennae much longer than wings Lencochrysa. 



Antennae equal to, or shorter than wings 3. 



3. Antennae well separated at base, basal joint slender, cf with a horn 



between antennae Meleoma. 



Antennae closer together, basal joint stouter, (^ without horn between 

 antennae Chrysopa. 



Lencochrysa floridana n. sp. — Green; face yellowish, without markings; 

 front with a transverse brown line from eye to eye, angulated in the mid- 

 dle just above antennae; antennae much longer than wings, basal joints 

 rather close together, short, swollen on the inner side, yellowish, with 

 two red lines above, rest of antennae pale greenish; prothorax green, a 

 red mark on each anterior side margin, a little longer than broad, nar- 

 rowed in front; rest of thorax green. Legs pale. Abdomen greenish, a 

 black dot on each side of the upturned anal plate of the J'. Wings 

 hyaline, veins green, a few of the transversals brown at the ends; pteros- 

 tigma brownish, very distinct, especially in hind wings; fore wings broad, 

 scarcely pointed, hind pair much narrower and more pointed at tip; third 

 cubital cell plainly longer than the second, only a little broader; the divi- 

 sory veinlet arises quite close to the cubitus; alar expanse 36 mm. 



One specimen, Lake Worth, Florida. 



OBITUARY. 



Mr. Robert T. Saunders, of Barnstable, Mass., died September, 1896. 

 Mr. Saunders was interested in the Lepidoptera. 



Mr. August Merkel, of 3i'o Humboldt Street, Brooklyn, after a short, 

 but severe illness, died August 19th. He was born July 8, 1837, in Ein- 

 beck, near Hanover, Germany, and, although not literally active in Ento- 

 mology, was one of our oldest and foremost collectors in Coleoptera— a 

 number of oeetles bear his name, and his remembrance will be highly 

 regarded by all who met him as a perfect gentleman, a genial, kind-hearted 

 entomologist, always liberal and generous and willing to help and assist 

 — and as a true friend. — Ottomar Dietz. 



ERRATA. 

 Vol. viii, p. 68, for Philanthus anna read Philanthus annce. 



Entomological News for June was mailed May 29, 1897. 



