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Four specimens of woodii were also taken in Moss Canyon 

 in the Chisos Alountains. P. gloriosa was also found in these 

 mountains. 



Plusiotis beyeri has been found by Prof. H. A. Pilsbury at 

 Agua Caliente, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona (7000 ft.), and 

 by J. R. Haskin, near Cananea, Sonora, Mexico (5000 ft.) 



Description of a New Dryophanta (Hymen.). 



By WiLLL\M Beutenmuller, 

 American Museum of Natural History, New York City. 



Dryophanta pulchella sp. nov. 



Female. — Head rufous or pitchy brown, finely punctate, median 

 ridge rather broad. Antennae 14-jointed, dark brown, first and sec- 

 ond joints yellowish brown. Thorax dark reddish brown or black, 

 smooth and shining. Parapsidal grooves sharply defined with the 

 margins rounded ; they are widely separated anteriorly and very 

 close together at the scutellum. Median groove broad anteriorly 

 and gradually becoming narrower and very fine at the scutellum. 

 Anterior parallel lines and lateral grooves wanting. Pleurae punc- 

 tate with a large, smooth, glossy area. Scutellum dark rufous or 

 black, rugose, with two large depressions or fove?e at the base, separat- 

 ed by a fine carina. Abdomen rufous, smooth and shining. Legs rufous. 

 Wing long, hyaline with a number of large brown clouds and patches 

 of different sizes. Veins heavy, brown and infuscated. Areolot small, 

 Cubitus continuous to the first cross-vein. Radial area open, radial 

 vein curved and running outwardly for a short distance below the 

 costal margin. Length, 3 — 3.50 mm. 



Habitat: Catalina Island, California. (C. F. Baker) ; Hood 

 River, Oregon. June 20th. 



In the specimen from Oregon the thorax is black, other- 

 wise it does not differ from the form with the red thorax. 

 It is a beautiful species and may be readily known by the 

 large spots and cloud on the fore wings. The male and gall 

 are unknown. 



Lieut. Col. Wirt Robinson^ Coast Artillery, has been nominated 

 by the President of the U. S. to be Professor of Chemistry at West 

 Point, to take effect on October 3rd. Colonel Robinson is interested 

 in Ornitholog}' and Entomology. He was the discoverer of the 

 home of Papilo homerus in the Cuna Cuna Pass in the Blue Moun- 

 tains of Jamaica. His interesting article on his experiences in search 

 of this large and rare species was published in the News. 



