38. BULLETIN 01*. THE BROOKLYN ENT. SOC. 



Mtmtum triangular, broadest in front, supporting the ligula which is 

 narrow at base, broadest at bhe middle and tapering into a point: palpi 

 two-jointed, the basal joint short and stout, dn- second slender, slightly 

 longer. 



Prothorax twice as broad as long, broader than the head, narrower 

 anteriorly, sides arcuate, the scute, covering the entire surface, withsinuate 

 anterior and posterior impressed line connected at the sides. 



Meso-a,nd Metathot-ax similar, but shorter and broader, the scutes 

 without the impressed lines, in mesothOrax with an impressed puncture 

 at each side, in metathorax with a small spine at each side. • 



Abdominal segments "broadening to the fourth, then gradual!) nan-ow- 

 ing to tip with a short tubular prolongation and two lateral appendages; 

 the tergal scutes with four spines posteriorly, the spines becoming stouter 

 and longer towards the penultimate segment. 



The underside of the tin iracic segments is stn >ngly sinuate posteri< >rly, 

 the prothorax with a hook at the middle, the abdominal segments 1-8 

 with a yellow depressed spot at middle, the ninth with a yellowish cres- 

 cent-like broad scute multidentate posteriorly. 



Stigmata nine, the first at the underside of prothorax beneath, and 

 behind the legs, the following eight on the upperside of segments one 

 to eight. 



Legs, stout and short, with one long claw. 



A piece of meat was placed August 3rd in a box half filled with 

 earth, together with ten specimens of Necrophorus velutinus; after ten 

 days there were plently oflarvas about 5 mm. long, August 26th they 

 were all in the ground, some pupated Sept. 12th. 



Another lot, much smaller in size went into the ground August 15, 

 pupated August 22. 



All the larva; were full of louse-like parasites, which seemingly did 

 not much injury to the larva?, but sucked out the pupa; all of which 

 shrunk and died. 



Of fifty larvae I obtained not a single imago. 



Probably in freedom the larvae go deeper into the ground, and get 

 there rid of the lice. Numerous larvae raised in freedom could not be 

 found after the} 7 had gone under ground in spite of very close 

 researches 



Note. — One of our next numbers will contain a plate with illustrations to 

 the above description. 



