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specimen. I do not care to make a new species of it, until more have 
been accumulated. 
(5. A. insularis. 
Bomhus interruptus Greene, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. N. Y., vii, p. 11 & 173, 9. 
(nee Psithyy'us St. Farg.) 
Bomhus Suckleyi Greene, “ 168. . 
Apathus insularis Smith, Journal of Entomology, i, p. 155, 9- 
Female. Head black, with the hairs at the insertion of the an¬ 
tennae and on the vertex, yellow. Thorax yellow above and on the 
sides; black between the wings. Wings fusco-hyaline. Legs black; 
femora tinged with dark red ; tarsi pale. Abdomen above shining 
black, with the sides of the third, fourth and fifth segments yellow. 
Beneath black. Length about 10 lines. 
Male. Head black, mixed with yellow on the vertex. Thorax above 
and on the sides yellow; black between the wings. Wings subhyaline. 
Legs black; tarsi pale. Abdomen above with the second, third (or its 
anterior part), and the middle of the three apical segments black; rest 
yellowish. Beneath black, mixed with pale hairs. Length 7—8 lines. 
Var. a. Having the second and third abdominal segments mixed 
with yellow on the disk; anus black. Length 8 lines.— B. Suckleyi 
Grreene. 
Var. b. Having the first three and sides of the fourth and fifth 
abdominal segments yellow; rest black. Length 6J lines. 
Var. c. Having a distinct black band between the wings; the second 
abdominal segment mixed with yellow on the disk; the fifth segment 
entirely black, and the apical segment mixed with pale fulvous. Length 
lines. 
Fifteen (4 9,11 S ) specimens examined. Methy Portage, Arctic 
America; Puget’s Sound; Ft. Steilacoom, W. T.; Vancouver’s Island. 
(Coll. E. Norton and Smith. Inst.) 
The female of this species so much resembles that of A. campestru 
of Europe, that, at first, I thought they were the same species, and am 
still doubtful whether the differences are sufficient to separate them; 
but until a more critical examination and comparison of the two species 
can be made, they had better be kept separated. The name interruptus 
having been used by St. Fargeau for a species of this genus, the 
name proposed by Mr. Smith should take its place. 
