40 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [February, 



CAPPARIDACE^. 

 Cleome serrulata Pursh. — The following insects were all collected on the 

 flowers at Las Vegas in 1899 :— Hym. : Halictus sisytnbrii Ckll., ? , 

 Juiy (Ckll. and W. H. Rishel); Agapostemon texanus Cress., 9, 

 July (N. Stern and A. Garlick); Andrena argemonis Ckll , 9, July 

 20th (W. Porter); Anthidimn parvuni Cress., % 9, June 23rd 

 (Ckll.); A. perpictum Ckll., %, August ist (Ckll.); Melissodes 

 agilis Cress., S van, July 17th (A. Garlick); M. gileiisis Ckll., 9, 

 July 20-22 (W. Porter); M. grmdelice Ckll., 9 , July 22 (W. Porter); 

 M. pallidicincta Ckll., 9, July (Ckll., N. Stern); M. trisHs Q,)^\\., 

 % (probably the % oi pallidicincta) , July 20th (Ckll ); Anfhophora 

 cardui Ckll., %, July nth (CkH.); A. cleomis Ckll., 9, August ist 

 (W. Porter); A. montana Cress., 9, July (M Winters, N. Stern, 



A. Garlick); A. occidentalis Cress., 9. July 20th (W. Porter); 

 Coeliox-ys rufitarsis Sm., S.July nth (Ckll.); Mes^achile cleomis 

 Ckll., 1 9, July (N. Stern, W. Porter, etc.); M. latimanus Say, 9, 

 July (Ckll., N. Stern, M. Winters); Bombus atnericanarutn Fabr. ; 



B. morrisoni Cress; B. Jievadensis cressoni Ckll ; Apis tnelli/era 

 ligustica Spin.; Pelopceus servillei Lep., July loth ; Sphex {Chaly- 

 biofi) sp.; Aslala sp.; Sphex ichneuntonea L., July 22nd (W. Por- 

 ter). Diptera : Odontomyia incsqualis Loew. det Coq., August 

 ist; Compsomyia macellaria Fab., July nth; Eristalis latifrons 

 Loew., July nth; Luci/ia sp., Silvius sp.\ Lep.: Colias eurytheme 

 eriphyle Edw.,'^, July 2; Pyrameis cardui L., July 15th (W. H. 

 Rishel); Papilio sp. ; Ctenucha vetiosa Walk., July i6th (N. Stern); 



C. cressonana Grote, July 12th (W. H. Rishel). Hemip. : Lygaus 

 reclivatus Say, July nth ; Murgantia histrionica Hahn, July nth 

 (M. Winters, N. Stern). Coleop.: Nemogtiatha ^/ro/or Lee, July 

 5th (N. Stern); Hippodamia convergens Guer., July nth, very 

 abundant; Zonitis atripemiis ]v\y loth, abundant; Clerus abrupius 

 Lee, July 10 ; Cantharis btguttata ]u\y nth (N. Stern). 



SAXIFRAGACE^. 

 Philadelphus argyrocalyx Wooton. — Dipt.: Volucella anna Willist. ; vide 



Townsend, Pr. Texas Acad , 1897, p. 53, where the plant is given 



as P. serpyllifolius . 

 Ribes sp. (wild gooseberry). — Hym.: Vespa diabolica fernaldi Lewis, 



Beulah, May 30th (W. Porter). 

 Pibessp. (wild gooseberry). — Hvm.: Osmia ribifloris Ckll., 9, O. lig- 



naria Say, var. and 9, Ccelioxys ribis CkW., 9, Anthophora por- 



tem Ckll., %\ Dipt : Epalpus signifera Walker; all at Romers- 



ville, April 29th (W. Porter). 



ROSACE.E. 

 Fallugia paradoxa acuminata Wooton. — Flowers large, 26-40 mm. across 

 (mostly of the larger size); stamens large, with large anthers ; car- 



