317 



The apex. Head black, with 2 white spots at the base of the antennae, and 1 in front. 

 Thorax also black, with red line at the sides, and 4 transverse white dashes. The 

 red line at base of costa is also carried on to the thorax. Abdomen cream white, with 

 the tip orange. Beneath, the abdomen and thorax are clear white, the coxae and 

 tibiae black. Exp. wings, 62 millimetres. Length of body, 28 milometres, 1 <? , 

 1 9 . Raised from roots of Lcelia majalis in the hot-house of Erastus Corning, esq., 

 Albany, X. Y., by Mr. W. Grey. 

 Hahitat, Oaxaca, Mexico. 



In Cramer, in wliicli 0. cronis is figured, the locality is given as Suri- 

 nam, and in Herrich-Schaffer, Samml.-ausser. Schm., Fig. 142, 0. 

 cronida, wliicli is believed by West wood to be but a form of cronis, the 

 country is quoted as " Guyane fran9aise." It is, therefore, probable 

 that our species is a strongly marked local form of the same insect. 

 The figare of Cramer, Yol. i, PI. 60, Fig. C, differs from the Albany 

 specimens in having the large subtriangular discal mark smaller, and 

 by the i^resence of a broad white basal dash above this mark, i, e., 

 between it and the costa. The submarginal spots are also much larger 

 and more sharply defined than in corning iiy those in the apex of the 

 latter being lost in the brown cloud of the ground color. The sec- 

 ondaries, too, in Cramer's figure, are whoUy without the marginal black 

 band, and are represented as pure white. In H.-Schaff'er's figure of 

 C. cronida, another system of marking prevails on the secondaries. 

 The marginal band is very broad, occupying one-third of the wing, is 

 waved inwardly about the middle, and incloses a series of six small 

 white spots, mostly ovate in shape. The primaries bear a greater re- 

 semblance to Corningii than they do to cronis Cramer. 



THE STRAWBERRY-LEAF FLEA BEETLE (Haltica ignita) IN INDIANA. 



By F. M. Webster. 



As a pest of the strawberry field this insect has this year, in Indiana 

 at least, proven itself to be of no small importance. The first report of 

 its depredations came from Mr. J. Beard, of Xew Albany, in extreme 

 southern Indiana, who wrote early in September that the insect had 

 been very destructive, beginning its work soon after the mulch was 

 burned (probably as early at least a^ July), and was exceedingly abun- 

 dant, often as many as twenty or more beetles being found on a single 

 plant, nearly all of the old plants being destroyed. Mr. Beard was of 

 the opinion that they were nothing new, only a little more numerous 

 than usual. Similar reports of injury to the strawberry came later 

 from various localities and extending as far north as Indianapolis. lu 

 all cases reported the method of attack appeared to agree almost ex- 

 actly with that described as occurring at Orlando, Florida. (See Insect 

 Life, vol. ii, p. 369.) 



