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Iccted it in Siskiyou. Calaveras, Pboer, Alpine. Marin and Sonoma 

 Coonties. at the higher ahitodes and wherever coniferoas trees were 

 foand. . Its occurrence at lower levels, and in cities and towns, can 

 be accounted for by its transportation in the timber that is taken there 

 and which contains one or the other of fhe early stages of the insect. 

 1 have collected it in Placer and EMorado Counties. Mr. L. Munier 

 has also taken it in PhuMM County. The occurrence of the above 

 reported specimen under snch conditions is something very unusual 

 and offers an opportunity for speculation as to how and when the egg. 

 or lar\a. gained access tn that door. Was it previous to the lioilding 

 of the house, or did a Mmy beetle enter the house and oviposit in that 

 door at a recent date?— J. C. Hucucmin. San Francisco. Cal. 



NotOT on Boom ChalcktoM HjBMnopCara from Java. 

 The ftillowtng notes are upon tome parasite* sent to mc by Hcrr 

 P. von der Ooot, Pasoeroean. Java. 



1. Paramagnu opiabitis Perkins. A number of s p ecimens of both 

 sexes, which agree with specimens of P. prrforalor Perkins from 

 North Queensland, except that the ovipositor is not exserted ; they also 

 agree with the original description of ofiabilis except that the abdomen 

 is dtisky above before tip in some female specimens ; in other females, 

 the abdomen was not marked with <lu«ky. The antennal joints varied 

 somewhat. One male specimen had the abdomen wholly dusky. The 

 specimens were reared April 4. igij, from the eggs of DicranotroSns 

 (PerkinsitlU) vastatrix Breddi and both this host and the kKality 

 ar' ' .r the species. The host was on sugar cane and the wide 

 <li of the parasite is thus aeeounted for. 



2. Arrkt^Hophagiu ckionaspHiM .^urivitlius. It was surprising to 

 meet with this curiotu encyrtid from Java, though it is known to occur 

 in Asia. A large number of specimens were reared from Aulac<upis 

 rosae on rose. March ^5. igij. I have verified iu redescription pub- 

 li»hr<l by me in 1911. yet the antennae stall need very careful scrutiny 

 from fresh spec i mens. 



3. Ablerus ^Ukrictps Zehntner. So far as I know, this is a valid 

 species differing from six North Queensland species by bearing a dis- 

 tinct wing pattern. Thus, in addition to the two bands across the fore- 

 wings (common only to extra- Australian forms), the second band 

 sends off an arm to the wing apex just below (caudad of) the middle 

 of the wing blade. I will p«»int out elsewhere that Asotus Howard 

 and Ablrms of the same author are identical. In ptdchriceps also the 

 proximal cross-band of the forewing sends out a kwiger arm toward 

 the base of the wing: the marginal fringes of the forewings are rather 

 k>nger than usual. The very short joint (joint 6. counting the ring 

 joint) in the male antennae is Mack. Structurally, the species is not 

 different from the Australian forms.— A. A. GiaAUtT, Washington, 

 D. C. 



