104 Entomological news. [Mch., '12 



Of the rare and unusual species one may note in the Hemip- 

 tera Mineus strigipes, Lygaeus turcicus often confounded with 

 L. kalmii; Phymata pennsyhanica, and Rhinocapsus vanduzeei. 



It the Coleoptera, the Trichodes was quite abundant at cer- 

 tain patches, and has doubtless been mistaken for T. apivorus; 

 Strangalia hicolor, more apt to be on wild roses; Eupogonius 

 sitbarmatus, very rare here; and Gribiirius sciitellaris. The 

 most common beetle was Chauliognathits, but there are always 

 host& of the small Mordellas and Centrinus picumniis, Macrat- 

 ria murina, Lap pus stiirmi, Mycterus scaher and Isomira seri- 

 cea were always abundant. Eleven species of Cerambycidae 

 have been taken at one patch of flowers in less than an hour. 



Of the bees the Viereckella ceanothi is the best find, nine 

 specimens were taken one day. The Anthidinm was taken but 

 once, and usually occurs later in the season on false-indigo ; 

 Andrena rehni was rather common. Philanthus gibbosus is 

 the mc st common flower-wasp ; Tachytes is quite numerous, but 

 difficult to capture; its sharp buzz is very characteristic. Am- 

 mophila inepta is the most common Sphecid, Sphex auripes 

 was not rare ; the Stizns nanus was taken but once, and I had 

 not seen it north of North Carolina. Monedula Carolina was 

 also taken but once and is the only specimen I have seen here. 

 Episyron snowi was taken only a few times, and Pseudagenia 

 cnpida but once. Ropronia was taken but once on Ceanothus. 

 The most choice Ichneumonid is the delicate Ophionellus vir- 

 giniensis; every year I have taken a few, rarely more than one 

 a day ; it hovers close to the flower and is so slender one can 

 scarcely see it. Ants were usually abundant, especially Camp- 

 onotus and Formica. The saw-fly. Cephaleia plagiafa is a fine 

 and uncommon species here, several were taken. 



Of the flies Odontomyia flavicornis and O. occipitalis are 

 fine catches. Volucella obesa was taken twice, Milesia was of- 

 ten present, and also Xylota elongata, this latter would usually 

 rest on some of the interior leaves of a bush, where it was hard 

 to sweep with the net. The rare Conopid, Dalmannia vitiosa, 

 described from California, was taken twice; Occemyia and 

 Zodion fulvifrons were abundant, Conops brachyrhynchius 



