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from the recent specimen : — Length .50 inch. Color greenish-brown, 

 hghter beneath. Head and body both with long, sparse hairs. Head 

 dull black, with fine, confluent punctures, and a slightly-impressed, lon- 

 gitudinal line divaricating in front. The first segment horny above, 

 and an elevated, shining, black spot on each side of the second segment. 

 Legs 16, normal. 



With regard to the generic determination of this insect. Dr. 

 Clemens, to whom I had sent specimens, wrote tome as follows: — 



" Phycita nehulo Walsh is new to me and doubtless to science ; it be- 

 longs to the family Pyrcdklce, Group Phyci'es. The typical species, 

 which West wood describes under the genus Phycita, is now included in 

 the genus Homalosoma, but the generic diagnosis of the latter does not 

 corroborate that of Westwood. I do not understand why it is that the 

 characters in Westwood correspond very well to those of this species, 

 while the new group, as it now exists, is certainh^ quite different. I do 

 not find any genus that corresponds entirely with nebulo Walsh. Aero- 

 basis appears to come closer to it than any other ; but I do not think it is 

 identical. The next volume by Guenee will treat of this group, and in 

 it we may find a genus which will contain nehulo." (Aug. 12, 1860.) 



HETEROPTERA. 



Phytocoris Li>fEARis Beauv. (= Cap.ms ohlinea'us Say,) infests 

 apple, quince, and pear trees. {^Prairie Farmer^ about May 10, 1860, 

 p. 308, and May 2, 1803, with figures.) 



MiCROPUS LEUCOPTERUS Say (Chinch-bug,) and its supposed four 

 coccinellade enemies. (Trans. III. State Agr. Soc, IV., pp. 346-9.) 



Reduvius raptatorius Say, insectivorous. (Prairie Farmer, 

 July 11, 1863, p. 21, with figure.) 



HOMOPTERA. 



Proconia undata Fabr. and its eggslits, on grape-vines. [Prairie 

 Farmer, July 25, 1863, p. 53.) 



Erythroneura tricincta Fitch, on grape-vines. (^Valley Far- 

 mer, Oct., 1862, pp. 305-6 ; with figures.) 



Tettigoniad^.. Twelve new species. (Prairie Farmer, Sept. 6, 

 1862, with fio-ures) Eggslits of chloroneura malejica ( ? ) Walsh, on 

 apple twigs; [Prairie Farmer, April 4, 1863, p. 212, with figure.) 



