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throughout the season. This is also Neotropical, being found with the 
preceding on vegetation all along the Mexican coast. It is recorded 
from Florida. 
The genera of ants, Pwnolepis, Aphaenog aster ( $ Feb. 23), and Ponera 
(9 Feb. 27), were also determined in the material. 
Other Hymenoptera. — The following names conclude the hymen- 
optera: 
1. Smicra flavopicta Cress. — April 9. On Prosopis juli flora., This 
species is recorded from Florida and Cuba. 
2. Catolaccus incertus Ashm. — Bred from Anthonomus grandis (cot- 
ton weevil). Issued July 18. This is an eastern species, parasitic also 
on AntJionomus musculus in strawberry buds, at Washington City. 
3. Photo psis sp. — April 19, at light. Hot in Hath Museum. 
4. Pompilus subviolaceus Cress. — March 26. Found over the United 
States. 
5. Polistes variegatus Cress. — April 9, on flowers of Prosopis juliflora. 
6. Augochlora humeralis Patton. — This species was taken at Beeville, 
Texas, hut is included here. Regarding the Augochlora group of bees, 
which is mainly a Neotropical group, and of which a number of species 
were taken on the Rio Hautla in Yera Cruz, there are hut three species 
known from Texas. These are, besides the present species, A. sumptu- 
osa Smith, and A. pur a Say { The last is found in southern Hew Mexico, 
western Texas, and northern Chihuahua (Juarez). It is the only species, 
occurring in Hew Mexico. 
Lepidoptera, Etc. — The lepidoptera are as follows: 
1. Philampelus vitis Linn. — Larvae eating leaves of grape, May 21. 
A large sphingid found over the United States. 
2. Cisthene subjeda Walk. — March 23. 
3. Stibadium spumosum Grote. — Larvae found, April 27 to May 24, 
eating into buds inside squares of cotton. The larvae eat out the inside 
of the hud. They were found, June 6 to 17, breeding inside seed-cap- 
sules of Abutilon holosericeum Scheele, a malvaceous plant, and doubtless 
the native food-plant in this region. 
4. Erebus odora Linn. — At light, July 12. A Neotropical species, a 
native of the West Indies and Mexico. It is not known to breed within 
the United States, hut specimens have been found as far north as Can- 
ada, and west to Colorado, as well as in California. It is believed that 
these isolated specimens have flown north from Cuba, or from Mexico. 
They occur only in late summer and autumn. I believe, however, that 
it breeds on the lower Rio Grande, as I found a specimen on Padre 
Island early in June. 
