Oct., 'o6j 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



293 



ocelli coral-red, eyes black; mesoscutellar parapsides black; abdomen 

 fuscous, with narrow, light yellow bands between the segments ; meta- 

 notum fuscous ; antennae light yellow-brown ; legs yellowish ; wings hya- 

 line, with a very slight dusky shade on disc; veins yellowish; forewings 



as with P. aurantii, but proportionately slightly longer and broader; 

 disc densely, uniformly covered with very short cilia; marginal cilia 

 of both wings as with P. aurantii. 

 Male. — Unknown. 



Described from many specimens reared from Diaspis penta- 

 gona, Washington, D. C, June, 1906. 

 Type No. 9942, U. S. National Museum. 



Additional Species of Minnesota Diptera. — Since the printing of 

 the Tenth Annual Report of the Minnesota Entomologist, in December, 

 1005, about 75 additional species of Diotera, captured in that State, have 

 been named, representing the following families : 



Agromyzidae, Anthomyidae, Bibionidae, Cecidomyidae, Chiromonidae, 

 Culicidae, Dolichopodidae. Drosophilidae, Empidae, Ephydridae, Geomy- 

 zidae, Helomyzidae, Leptidae, Lonchopteridae, Muscidae, Mycetophilidae, 

 Ortalidae, Oscinidae, Pipunculidae. Psilidae, Sapromyzidae, Scatophagidae, 

 Sciomyzidae, Sepsidae, Simuliidae, Syrphidae, Tachinidas, Trypetidae. 



These species have been listed, and a copy of the list mailed to each 

 Station Entomologist and others^ known to be interested. Any one 

 failing to receive a copy, and desiring one, can obtain it by writing to 

 Mr. F. L. Washburn, Experiment Station, St. Anthony Park, Minn. 



