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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT. 



The followiDg are the Contributions that have been made to the 

 Department during the year (1892): 



Hymenopteea. 



Examples (4) of Aitgochlora sp.? from a cavity in decayed wood, in 

 November. From H. F. Bassett, Waterbury, Conn. 



Cocoon chisters of Apanteles rufocoxalis Riley, parasitic on larvae of 

 Clisiocampa Americana., Harris, May 29tli. From James Angus, 

 West Farms, New York city. 



Currant twigs containing larvie of the girdler — believed to be Janus 

 flaviventris Fitch. From J. F. Rose, South Byron, N. Y. 



Bombus Pennsylv aniens (De Geer), JBomhus sp., Xylocapa Yirginica 

 (Drury), Yespa macnlata Fabr., Vespa sp., Odynerus capra (Sauss.), 

 and three other species undetermined. From Mrs. E. B. Smith, 

 Coeymans, N. Y. 



Galls of species not determined on wild rose. From Prof. C. H. 

 Peck, Albany, N. Y. 



Lepidopteea. 



Larvte of Papilio Cresphontes Cramer, from Choisya ternata. 

 From William Falconee, Glen Cove, L, I., N. Y. 



Ancyloxypha Nuraitor (Fabr.) and ten specimens of Heterocera 

 From Mrs. E. B. Smith, Coeymans, N. Y. 



Larva of Thyreus Ahbotii Swainson. From Mrs. H. Simmons, 

 Albany, N. Y. 



Larva of Sphinx Celeus (Hubn.) parasitized by Apanteles congre- 

 gatus Say — the imagoes emerging August 24th. From Mrs. Anthony 

 ViCTOEiN, Watervliet Arsenal, N. Y. 



Ju2i,T\2ii oi Podosesia syriiigce {iidiYYis) boring in lilac. From John 

 L. LocKwooD, New York city. 



Phohetron pithecinm (Sm.-Abb.), spun up in its cocoon, August 

 28th. From Iea Pease, Oswego, N. Y. The same, on Cornus, 

 from Dr. T. C. Aldeich, Tarrytown, N. Y. The same, on oak, 

 September 5th, from Mrs. J. Caetee Beg wn, East Greenwich, N. Y. 



