108 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



NOTE ON SCOLOPOSTETHUS. 



By E. P. Van Duzee. 

 In the November, 1893, number of the "Revue d'Entomologie," 

 Dr. C. Horvath, in an article on "LesScolopostethusAmericains," 

 questions the occurrence of 6". affinis Schill. in this country. 

 Three American species of this genus are known to him, two of 

 which he describes as new, the third he identifies with 6*. thomsoni 

 Rent., of Europe. 



This note of Dr. Horvath' s has led me to go over my material 

 in this genus with the following results : All my specimens evi- 

 dently belong to one species. They want the mesosternal tuber- 

 cles, but possess the long erect bristles on the vertex near the 

 ocelli. The lower edge of the anterior femora is minutely den- 

 ticulate beyond the prominent tooth and more coarsely on the 

 basal one-half In some examples the second joint of the antennae 

 is entirely pale, in others the apex is piceous, while one specimen 

 has this joint and the base of the third pale. On the claws the 

 two outer rows of punctures are parallel and the apex of the 

 corium is broadly piceous. In some the membrane is short, in 

 others fully developed, but in all there is a large whitish spot 

 exteriorly next the tip of the corium more conspicuous in the 

 macropterous examples. 



Comparing these specimens with Dr. Horvath's synopsis in the 

 "Revue" for 1892, I can discover no characters sufficient to 

 distinguish them from the European S. thomsoni. The name 

 .5". ajffinis Schill. I received from some of my correspondents 

 about nine years ago when 1 first took up the study of the Hem- 

 iptera, and have never made a careful study of this species to 

 verify the determination. 



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ARKANSAS LEPIDOPTERA. 



By Rev. John Davis, Little Rock, Ark. 



A somewhat diligent canvass of the suburbs of Little Rock 

 during the past season leaves the conviction that, contrary to some 

 current beliefs, there are few diurnals here new to the science. 

 Throughout the early months it was very rainy and cold, so that 

 it is probable some of the less frequent species were overlooked. 

 But those who are expecting any numerous "finds" from this 



