ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 299 
r _ DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XIL* 
_ Nonagria oblonga (female), enlarged 2 diameters. , 
‘Pupa of same (female), enlarged 2 diameters. 
Larva of same (female), enlarged 2 diameters. 
Side view of head of female moth. Redrawn from Smith. 
-eromasia sP., 4% diameters. 
Chactopsis aenia, rged 4% diameters. 
Dorsal view of abdominal segment of larva. 
| A new Mellinus. 
7 By Harry S. Sain, Lincoln, Nebraska. 
weeks ago while working up the Nebraska species of 
imus contained in the University collection, the writer came 
a specimen from Indiana which appeared to be un- 
‘ibed. Knowing that the collection of the American En- 
mole society was practically complete in this group, the 
i len was sent to Mr. H. L. Viereck for comparison, who 
ed that it represented a species distinct from any in the 
e } mentioned collection, where to his knowledge were all 
wr from America north of Mexico excepting 0b- 
rit t Hlandlirsch, a description of which he very kindly, sent 
The species i is characterized as follows: 
a? 
in. sp. 
about 9 mm. Head short, transverse; cheeks, occiput, 
x and front with punctures extremely minute, and so close to- 
"1 ras to appear granulate, rather dull; distance between posterior 
| li _ tightly greater than that between them and the inner eye 
i jargins; face and clypeus finely punctured, the latter with the anterior 
‘ z ‘margin ‘sinuate on each side of the median produced lobe, which is 
equal to slightly more than one-fourth of the width of the entire 
and squarely truncate; clypeusewith about a dozen rather long 
} on its disk, the produced lobe fringed with hairs anteriorly; 
portion of front showing short golden pubescence when viewed 
at the proper angle. Propleura punctatostriate, collar rounded at the 
Mesonotum finely and closely punctured; a rather strong carina 
the insertion of the anterior wings above; scutellum and 
De tecenetiom finely punctured, each with a rather large pit or fovea 
at each side; mesopleura and mesonotum finely and closely punctured 
mesonotum; episternal groove strongly impressed and foveolated the 
entire length. Enclosed basal portion of metanotum U-shaped as in 
some species of Alyson, closely and finely punctured and somewhat 
peice: metapleura punctured as mesopleura or more sparsely so; 
* Enlargement indicated is for a “reduction to 4% inches in diameter. 
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