150 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '18 



Genitalia of Rhynchophora — Material Wanted (Col.). 



When Mr. Fred Muir was in New York there was naturally much 

 conversation about the joint paper of Sharp & Muir.^ on the genitalia 

 of beetles and I was glad to learn that Dr. Sharp was continuing the 

 study, especially in the Rhynchophora, and that I could be of some 

 service by sending him a few American forms that he needed for 

 study. This has been done and I have now a letter reading in part 

 as follows : "Ithyccrus is extremely interesting. It has most com- 

 plicated and remarkable genitalia, which prove beyond a doubt that it 

 must be associated with the Belidse; a family that is at present not 

 recognized as represented in North America, though it is known to 

 occur in the Andean region of South America. I have not yet been 

 able to procure any of the South American forms, but shall try to do 

 so and let you know about them. Meanwhile I will be much obliged if 

 you will publish iny statement and say that I shall be very much obliged 

 if I can get some additional material of Ithyccrus to complete the in- 

 vestigation which is very difficult in certain respects. Specimens billed 

 in ether, and afterwards transferred to distilled water, would probably 

 help, even more than dried specimens. Spirit specimens are good, but 

 not so good as other ones, as the spirit causes the delicate muscles to 

 stiffen." 



In addition to Jthycerus. specimens of the genera Dirotognathus, 

 Acamptus. Calaiidrintts. Horviops and Yuccaborus are needed and may 

 be sent to me or direct to Dr. David Sharp, Lawnside, Brockenhurst. 

 Hants, England, by anyone who h?"; them to spare and wishes to as- 

 sist in the investigation. — Charles W. Leng, Staten Island, N. Y. 



Some Species of Copaeodes (Lep.). 



The first species described was auranfiaca Hew. No locality was 

 given and the description is remarkable for brevity. It is as follows: 

 "Upperside oransre-yellow with the base of both wings brown.- Under- 

 side as above. Exp. 7-10 inch." Dr. J. H. McDunnough says he has 

 seen the type in the British Museum and that the name is correct for 

 the species generally known as procris Edw. 



Waco Edw. was described in t868 from one male, from Dr. Lin- 

 cecum. Dr. Lincecum at that time lived at Long Point, Texas. This 

 place is in Washington county, southeast of Waco. Perhaps the name 

 indicates that the types were taken at Waco. 



Minima Edw. was described in 1870 and the male type was from 

 Waco, Texas, (G. W. Belfrage). 



Procris Edw. was described in 1871 and the type locality was given 

 as near Waco, Texas, (G. W. Belfrage). 



In 1890 Wright described Candida and gave as the type locality 

 "caiions in the foothills of southwestern California." This is a pure 

 synonym of auranfiaca. 



Barnes and McDunnough in their Contributions. 191^. HI, 100, 

 described rayata as a new snecies and figured both sexes. Thev say the 

 white dash on the under side of the secondaries renders their species 

 very easily recognized. Tvpe locality, San Benito, Texas. 



The relationship of all these names is interesting. Godman and 



1 The comparative anatomv of the male r^enital tube in Coleoptera 

 by D. Sharp. M.A., F.R.S. and F. Muir. F.E S. (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 

 Dec, 1912, pp. 477-642, plates XLII-LXXVIII). 



