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Alypia desparata (^ Hy. Edw. Mexico. 



This species is not in Smith's Check List, but Mr. Doll has 

 specimens from Texas. From the shape of the wings I should 

 say that it is not an Alypia. 



Edwardsia brillians 9 Neum. Texas. 



This insect is an important one, standing as the type both of 

 genus and species, and being, as far as I know, unique. 



SYNTOMID^. 

 Lycomorpha latercula (^ (cJ^cJ*) Hy. Edw. Arizona, Morrison. 

 Lycomorpha constans var. sancta ^ 9 Neum. and Dyar. 

 This is a Tripocris. 



PYROMORPHID^. 



Pyromorpha fusca cJ^ (d^$) Hy. Edw. Arizona, Morrison. 

 Pyromorpha rata cf (cJ* 9 ) Hy. Edw. Arizona, Morrison. 



NYCTEOLID^. 



*Earias obliquata (^ Hy. Edw. Texas. 



LITHOSIID^. 



Hyproprepia inculta (^ (<^(^9) Hy. Edw. Type from Arizona. 

 Hyproprepia miniata var. subornata (^ 9 Neum. and Dyar. Texas. 



This insect was described under the above name in " Canadian 

 Entomologist," vol. xxv, p. 124, and it is written subornata in 

 Mr. Neumoegen's Check List, but it is labeled inornata, evidently 

 an error, but worth noting, as it is on the type. 



Bruceia pulverina ^9 Neum. Colorado. 



These are types of the genus as well as of the species. 



(To be continued.) 



TNE STUDY OF THE FORMICID/E OF LAWRENCE, MASS. 



By George B. King. 



All of the following species were found in a circle, the radius 

 of which was five miles: 



Camponotiis pennsylvanicus DeGeer. — Living in old pine 

 stumps and one colony was found at the roots of a living hard 

 pine tree. Not a very common species. 



Camponotus americanus Mayr. — Living under stones, a small 

 number of an undetermined species of Lasius was found with 

 them; there was also a large colony of Termes flavipes, and a 



