126 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '05 



Zonitas bilineata, from Palos Park, which lies twenty miles southwest. 



Mycotretus sanguinipennis, Palos Park. 



Ceratoma caminea, from Palos Park. 



Phymaphora pulchella Newm., from Highland Park. 



Mr. Wolcott reported the capture of : Carabus meander Fisch. ; Omo- 

 phron nitidum Lee. ; Omophron americanum Dej. ; Badister pulchellus 

 Lee. ; Chalsenius niger Rand. ; Chalaenius purpuricoUis Rand. ; Oodes 

 fluvialis Lee.; Agathidium oniscoides Beauv. ; Lomechusa cava Lee, 

 host the black carpenter ant ; Cucujus clavipes Fab. ; Languria gracilis 

 Newm. ; Hololepta fossularis Say. ; Dicerca asperata Lap. and Gory. ; 

 Agrilusacutipennis Mann. ; Calopteron terminale Say ; Odontaeus filicor- 

 nis Say ; Mecynotarsus candidus Lee, found on white lake sands ; Cryp- 

 tocephalus guttulatus Oliv. ; Blapstinus interruptus.S'aj'; Eurymycter fas- 

 ciatus Oliv. ; Odonota hornii Smith, an intermediate form between this 

 species and dorsalis. 



Mr. Liljeblad also reported the following Coleoptera from McGregor, 

 Iowa, at which place he attended the field meeting of the Academy of 

 Sciences : Pyrochroa flabellata, Cistela variabilis, Cupes concolor, Penthe 

 pimelia, Lucanus dama, a diminutive specimen only y& of an inch long. 



HTMENOPTERA. 



Mr Gerhard reported the capture of a male Peleeinus polyturator. 

 This is considered quite a rarity. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Terias mexicana. A southern butterfly ; was reported from Chicago, 

 Hessville and Lake Geneva, Wis. 



Lycaena lygdamus. A number of fresh specimens from Palos Park, 

 early in May, by Messrs. Kwiat and Liljeblad. 



Lycaena scudderi. Only one specimen, at Hessville. 



Amblyscirtes samoset. One specimen taken by Mr. Liljeblad. 



Crocota laeta. Several specimens taken at Edgebrook, Hessville and 

 Palos Park. 



Arctia vittata. Taken at Palos Park. 



Charadra deridens. Two taken at light by Mr. Beer. 



Acronycta lithospila. One taken at light by Mr. Beer. 



Polygrammate hebraicum. Two or three taken at Hessville. 



Leptina doubledayii. One specimen taken at Hessville, by Mr. Kwiat. 



Ulolonche modesta. Several from Hessville and Clarke, Ind. 



Hydroecia purpurifascia. Quite a number were taken at Hessville. 

 " rutila. Taken at light by Mr. Beer. 

 " marginidens. Taken at light by Mr. Beer. 

 " limpida. Two taken at light by Mr. Beer. 



Hypocala hillii. Several were taken at lights in various parts of the 

 city late in the fall. 



Anchocelis digitalis. Several taken at light by Mr. Beer. 



Schinia tertia. One specimen taken at light by Mr. Krueger. 



