132 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



NEW SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS DESCRIBED 

 IN THE PRECEDING LITERATURE. 



ARACHNIDA. 



Acaridea: n. sp. C. Am., Stoll. Biol. Centr.-Am. Arach.-Acar. pp. 41-55. 



Pseudoscorpiones — Chernetidae: n. sp. from U. S., Banks, Can. Ent. 

 XXV, pp. 64-67. 



Phalangida: Liobunum townsendWVJeeA, Am. Nat. xxvii, p. 295, N. M. 

 COLEOPTERA. 



Byrrhidae: Nosotetocus (fossil), n. gen., Scudder, Bull. U. S. G^ol. Sur. 

 93, p. 16. N. marcovi, p. 17, pi. 2, figs. 2, 3, Florissant, Col. 



Carabidae: Carabites exanimus (fossil), Scud., 1. c. p. 17, pi. i, fig. 4, 

 White River, Utah. 



Heteromera: n. gen. and sp., Max., Cent. Am., Champion, Biol. Cent.- 

 Am. Coleop. iv, pt. i, pp. 525-564. 



DIPTERA. 



Dioctria parvulus, rubidus, Cal., Coquillett, Can. Ent. xxv, p. 80 and 

 table of N. A. species. 



Mycetophilidse : Mycetophostus {iossW), n. gen. Scud., 1. c. p. 20. M. 

 interntedius, p. 20, pi. 2, fig. 5, Florissant, Col. 



Oestridae: Palcestrus (fossil), n. gen. Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 93, 

 p. 18. P. oligocenus, p. 19, pi. 2, figs, i, 4, Florissant, Col. 



HEMIPTERA. 



Ceroplastes, 3 n. sp., West Indies, Cockerell, Entom. xxvi, pp. 81-83. 



Cicada grandiosa (fossil) Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 93, p. 15, pi. 

 i> fig- 3. Florissant, Col. 



Heteroptera: n. sp., Mex., Cent. Am., Distant, Biol. Cent.-Am. Rhyn. 

 Heterop., pp. 369-384. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



Braconidae: n. sp. from W. Va. and tables of species of Spathius and 

 CcBnophanes, Ashmead, Can. Ent. xxv, pp. 67-79. 



Megacilissa gloriosa, N. Mex., Fox, Psyche, vi, p. 421, and table of 

 N. A. species. 



Tenthredinidae: Atocus (fossil), n. gen. Scudder, Bull. Q. S. Geol. Sur. 

 93, p. 24. A. defessus, p. 25, pi. i, fig. 5, Florissant, Col. N. sp. from 

 Ontario, Harrington, Can. Ent. xxv, pp. 57-64. 

 .' LEPIDOPTERA. 



Libytheinae: Barbarothea (fossil) n. gen., Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. 

 Sur. 93, p. 21. B . florissanti, p. 23, pi. 3, figs. 1-5, Florissant, Col. 



ODONATA. 

 Fossil: Trichocnetnis aliena Scudder, Bull. U. S. Geol. Sur. 93, p. 12, pi. 

 I, fig. 2, Florissant, Col. Stenogomphus n. gen., p. 13. 6". carletoni, p. 

 14, pi. I, fig. I, Roan Mountain, Col. 



ORTHOPTERA. 



Pseudophyllidae: Acanthoprion n. gen., A. azteaim Pictet and Saussure, 

 Icon. Saut. Vert. p. 26, pi. 3, fig. 21, Mex. 



