262 Bulletin of Laboratories of Denison University [Voi. xi. 
The species is a strong flyer, and if molested often seeks re- 
treat by flying into trees beyond the reach of collectors. I never 
have seen it abundant as we often find strigosus and stig^naterus. 
BittaCUS stri^OSUS Hagen. 
Plate LIX, Fig. p. 
Bittacus strigosus, Hagen, Synop. Neurop. N. A. 246 ; 
Felt, Lintner’s loth Rep. Ins. N. Y. 473 ; Hine, Jour. Col. 
Hort. Soc. 13-1 15. 
Anterior wing 19 mm., length of body 17 mm. A pale 
colored species, wings pale, veins darker, cross veins broadly 
margined with fuscous. 
Male appendages, from side view, long, prominent at base, 
superior edge straight nearly to middle, strongly concave from 
thence to apex, apex rounded, inferior edge irregularly concave 
to middle, where there is a prominent projection, nearly 
straight from thence to base. 
Habitatat, Ark.; D. C.; 111 .; Kans.; Mass.; Mo.; N. Y. ; 
Ohio ; Pa. 
The characteristics of this species, aside from the appen- 
danges of the male, are the broad, pale wings with margined 
cross veins, and the slender hind femora. It is most nearly re. 
lated to pilicotnis from which it may easily be separated by the 
smaller size, and shorter pile on the antennae. Probably the most 
abundant and widely distributed Bittacus in our fauna. 
Merope Newman. 
Eyes large, reniform, antennae short, rather thick and 
pointed at the apex. Legs shorter than the wings, end of the 
abdomen with very long, two-jointed appendages. 
This genus was founded by Newman in the Entomologists’ 
Magazine for 1838, 5-180. Only one species has been described 
and this is so remarkable that it is questionable as to what fam- 
ily it belongs. Probably it has more characteristics with the 
Panorpidae than with any other group. Westwood after dis- 
secting and studying the mouth parts placed it in this family. 
Hagen also gave it as his opinion that it should be placed here. 
Fitch believed that it is most nearly related to insects of the 
