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B. pulverina, nov. sp. Antenncc brown. Eyes black ; bead, thorax, 

 body and lejjs light straw color. Primaries have the }>roiind color, costa and 

 fringes light yellow, but are densely powered with brownish black, so thai only a 

 few yellow macnlations are visible. These area few Mibteuiiinl, irre^nilar blotches 

 along margin, of subtriangular shape, pointed inwardly. Two large spots, one in 

 centre and one at end of cell ; l):isal d.tshes and tinges along centre of inner 

 margin. 



.Secondaries of uniform light straw color, sub-diaphanous. ISclow, primaries 

 suffused grayish black, with yellow grains along costa, and faint traces of the 

 vellow maculations. Secondaries as above. Expanse of wings: 31-32 mm. 

 Length of body : 5-6 mm. 



'J'vpes o O ■ Coll. H. Xeiimoegen. 



Habitat: Western Colorado. Caught by .Mr. llnuc, who says 

 that the inseot has the same habits as the other I.ithosians flying 

 ill that region. I fxpoprrpia iiiciiUa Hy. Kdw. , with whic-h it flies 

 in common, will, upon eloser e.xamination by Mr. l)\ar and 

 mvself, probably be placed in the same genus. 



ON THE FOOD-HABITS OF NORTH AMERICAN 

 RHYNCHOPHORA. 



H\ ^\.\l. l)F,l I KAMI II. KR. 



I herewith beg leave to present the following paper on the 

 Kood-Habits of North American (except the Scolytidir) in place 

 of the one I published on the same subject in the Canadian Ento- 

 mologist, Vol. XXII, pp. 200 and 258. I am under s])ecial obliga- 

 tion to Dr. John Hamilton for semling me his notes on this 

 subject, for whic-h he has my thanks. 



Auletes cassandrae Iaw — l-'ound by Messrs. Hubbard and 

 .Schwarz on Cassaiuli-a (alxciilata. (Rhyn. N. Am., [). 5). 

 Beaten from Myrica ccrifcra (Hayberry) by Dr. Hamilton, at 

 Hrigantine Heach, \. |., also taken on Sweet-fern by .Mr. j. D. 

 Sherman. 



Auletes ater Ia-c. — Taken on the leaves of the Sweet-fern in 

 September, by Mr. J. D. Sherman, and also bv Mr. W'm. Julich. 

 (Cat. Ins. N. 1., p. 246). 



Eugnamptus collaris /<?/'. and E. angustatus ///.v/. — IJoth 

 tlu-se species occur on the leaves of dilTereiil kinds Hickories. 



