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De G., from the United States (not M. occidentalis Ciirrie). 

 Under the same genus I place M. pictifrons Gerst. from Au- 

 stralia, M. crudelis Walk, from North America, and others. 



Family HEMEROBIID^. 



14. Hemerobius hnnmli L. White Plains, ]\Iosholu, N. Y. ; 



Westfield, N. J. 



15. Micromus posticus Walk. White Plains, Staten Island, 



Forest Park, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



16. Psectra diptera Burm. White Plains. 



Family CHRYSOPID^. 



17. Chrysopa nigricornis Burm. Forest Park, Waban. 



18. Chrysopa harrisii Fitch. Van Cortlandt Park. 



19. Chrysopa chi. Fitch. Forest Park, Westfield, Mosholu, 



Waban. 



Family PSOCID^. 



20. Psocus striatus Walk. Mosholu, Sept. 13, White Plains. 



21. Psocus variabilis Aaron. White Plains, July 9, August 13, 



1910. 



22. Polypsocus abruptus Hagen. Mosholu, Oct. 18, 1902. I 



prefer the name abruptus to the corruptus, as usually 

 printed. 



23. Peripsocus alboguttatus Dalm. White Plains, Aug. 15, 1909. 



It is entirely like the examples from Europe. I have not 

 seen the record of this species from the United States. 



24. Peripsocus subpupillatus MacLachl. White Plains, July 4, 



1909. Also, I think, the first record from the United 

 States. 

 March 11, 1915. 



THE SWEET SINGERS OF PALLAS ATHENE. 



By R. p. Dow, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



" Even upon the spear of Athene, with her beautiful helmet, you may 

 see me, Tettix, seated, for as much as we are beloved by the Muses so 

 much do we love Pallas, the virgin, who first gave a prize for melody." 



If the buzzing of the bee was music to the Greek of old, who 

 loved beauty of sound no less than beauty of form, most glorious 



