1896.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 59. 



A business meeting was held December 9th, and the following 

 gentlemen were elected to serve as officers for the ensuing year : 



Director, G. H. HORN, M.D. 

 Vice- Director, C. S. WELLES. 

 Treasurer, E. T. CRESSON. 

 Conservator, HENRY SKINNER, M.D. 

 Secretary, W. J. FOX. 

 Recorder, HENRY SKINNER, M.D. 

 Publication Committee, C. W. JOHNSON, J. H. RIDINGS. 



Dr. Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



The following papers were read and accepted by the Committee for 

 publication in Entomological News : 



NOTES ON OXYBELUS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF 

 NEW SPECIES.-I. 



By Carl F. Baker, Fort Collins, Col. 



All of the species mentioned below belong to that section of 

 the genus having the squama terminating in a strong curved 

 point. The spine is entire in all but the last one, and in all ex- 

 cept this is either gradually narrowed to tip or with the sides 

 nearly parallel. These species all have the pleura in front of 

 middle coxa distinctly crested, as in many species of Crabro. 

 All have black or piceous mandibles. I have followed Mr. Rob- 

 ertson's method of describing quite closely in order that the de- 

 scriptions given may be readily and rapidly compared with those 

 in the "Synopsis of N. A. Oxybelus." 



Oxybelus cornutus Rob. — Occurs at Fort Collins, throughout 

 August on Solidago. Mr. Robertson mentions a male with the 

 mesonotum rufous in front. I have a female which also shows 

 the same peculiarity. The females measure about 10 mm. in 

 length. 



Oxybelas rejectas n. sp. t^. — Head and thorax densely coarsely punc- 

 tured. Ocelli as in cornutus. Tubercle on vertex behind ocelli entirely 

 wanting. Prothorax, scutellum and postscutellum, carinate ; squama 

 arising from posterior lateral edges of postscutellum, produced into long 

 incurved points ; spine long, narrow, sides nearly parallel, tip obtusely 

 rounded. Metathorax reticulate above ; median area triangular, open 



