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the published figures of the European F, papatassii (Loew, 

 Ent. Zeit. Stettin, v, tab. i, fig. 5, and Van der Wulp, Dipt. 

 Neer. , pi. ix, fig. 10) in that the first vein of the wings, in- 

 stead of terminating opposite the proximal end of the first 

 submarginal cell, is prolonged to a point opposite about one- 

 fifth of the length of this cell. The male of only one of our 

 species is at present known, and in this the horny terminal 

 portion of the claspers is different from, though on the same 

 plan, as in the two European species as figured by Rondani 

 (Ann. Soc. Ent., France, 1843, P^ x > &S S - 2 an d 5)- 



Flebotomus vexator n. sp. 



Yellow, the mesonotum brown, hairs chiefly brown ; legs in certain 

 lights appear brown, but are covered with a white tomentum ; wings 

 hyaline, unmarked ; the first vein terminates opposite one-fifth of the 

 length of the first submarginal cell ; this cell is slightly over twice as long 

 as its petiole ; terminal, horny portion of male claspers slender, bearing 

 many long hairs ; the apex terminated by two curved spines which are 

 more than one-half as long as the preceding part, and just in front of these 

 are two similar spines, while near the middle of the length of this portion 

 is a fifth spine similar to the others. Length 1.5 mm. 



Plummer's Island, Maryland. One male and four females, 

 collected June 23 and July 13, 1905, and July 13, 17, and 29, 

 1906, by Messrs. H. S. Barber and E. A. Schwarz. Type No. 

 10,154, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Flebotomus cruciatus n. sp. 



Same as vexator, except that the hairs are chiefly yellow 

 and the first submarginal cell is about three times as long as 

 its petiole. Male unknown. 



Cacao, Trece Aguas, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala. Five fe- 

 males, collected April 2, 15, 18, and 26, 1906, by Messrs. H. 

 S. Barber and E. A. Schwarz. Type No. 10,155, U. S. Nat. 

 Mus. 



As Seen in the Park. — A Boston gentleman and his small grandson 

 were in an electric car one day when a young man with a black band on 

 his sleeve got in. The little boy looked at it and then said, " Grandpa, 

 why does he have that on his sleeve?" 



His grandfather replied, "Because he has lost some relative. It is 

 called a ' sorry rag.' " 



"Oh," said the boy, "I thought it was to keep the caterpillars from 

 crawling up !" — Magazine. 



