106 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Voi.. ii. 



Dvar lells me that the type specimen of this species is the only 

 one hitherto known, and consequently a description of the 9 is 

 desirable. 



A. zuni, 9. Expanse, 61 mm. Primaries as m rj , but the two innermost 

 white marks on inferior margin not confluent, and the fourth grey band leaving the 

 costa much more obliquely, so that its distal angle with the costa is much less than 

 a right angle. In both of this points my male agrees with the figured type, and 

 differs from the 0. The markings in the Q are also darker. Secondaries fringed 

 with dark grey; their ground-colour pale yellowish, with three broad transverse 

 brownish grey bands, each margined with black. The first of these bands is nearly 

 straight; the other two sinuous, especially the second, which is twice bent about its 

 middle. Underside much like the upper, but base of wings, especially along the 

 costa, suffused with yellow. 



Although the sexual differences are thus considerable, it would 



be quite unreasonable to regard the 9 specimen as a distinct species. 



As Mr. Dyar remarks, similar sexual differences are known in other 



species of the genus. 



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FLORIDA FIELD NOTES. 



By Annie Trumbull Slosson. 



I was examining one of the pitcher plants [Sarracenia vario- 

 laris) in Jacksonville, Fla., this spring in search of insects. As I 

 took one of the strange trumpet-shaped leaves in my fingers to 

 tear it open, out darted a blackish Megachile, buzzed about my 

 head and flew away. In the leaf I found a cell nearly completed, 

 about half an inch in length. It was made of circular bits of the 

 leaves of Rhexia li/fea, quite plentiful in the vicinity. I do not 

 remember any member of this genus or neighboring genera as 

 being included in the various lists of insects frequenting this plant. 



* * * 



At Punta Gorda last winter the "baskets" of Oiketicus abbotii 



were very numerous an various trees and shrubs. Upon one 

 "Japanese plum " tree they hung by hundreds, sometimes one 

 small twig would hold eight or more, hanging not half an inch 

 apart. Orange and lemon trees were sometimes completely defoli- 

 ated by the larva;. I gathered thirty or more of the cases con- 

 taining living larvcX and kept them in a large paper-box with 

 mosquito-netting over the top. They make very interesting pets, 

 eating well in captivity and adding to the decorations of their 

 singular cases from time to time. They even tore bits of paper 

 from the lining of the box, and pieces of the netting, fastening 

 them to their baskets. I secured from these many of the moths 



