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Les diagrammes suivants illuatrent la m*thodo. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 MiaoCOPY RESOLUTION TBT CHART lANSI and ISO TEST CHART No, 2l REPORT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1913-18 VOLUME III: INSECTS PART G: HYMENOPTERA AND PLANT GALLS Sawfliea-Tenthredinoidea Alex. D. MacGillivray, Parasitic Hymenoptera --.--. Chas. T. Brues, Wasps and Bees F. W. L. Sladen, vPlant Galls E. P. Felt. G &70 1S13 C2t V.003 p t . G OTTAWA J. de LABROQUBRIB TACHt PRINTBR TO THE KING'S MOST BXCBLLBNT MAJESTY 1919 iHued November 3, 1919 REPORT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1913-18 VOLUME III: INSECTS PART G: HYMENOPTERA AND PLANT GALLS Sawflies-Tenthredinoidea Alex. D. MacGillivray, Parasitic Hymenoptera Chas. T. Brues, Wasps and Bees F. W. L. Sladen, Plant Galls - - - E. P. Felt. Vol. Mi— 63374— 1 OTTAWA J. de LABROQUERIE TACH£ PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1919 Issued November 3, 1919 K**- The Saw-flies Tenthredlnojdeai collected by the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 19I.M8. \\.y.\. I). .M\( (lii.i.iMiwi. with Wh.i III' spfcmi.ii- cpI r.iiiliic.liiiuid.'ii c'ulli'ctid l.y tliis i:\|i(.y 111.' I'ntiiriioluKi^t <>i die ivpi it:.,ii, Mr. I' .Fnli.in^cii. tin- riiiitfiiiil iilitaiiicil i-i cuinpaiiil wiih tliat ucs. .-iiicd l.v Kiiiiaiil tlic ••iitiiiiKiloKisl of til., ilarriiiiaii Ala>ka i;\|..Mliii.iii. a strikiiin .lilT.T.iicf i. n.',!.,! ili.r.. was ^.■.■iiiv.i Iruiii >.miI|„ m Alaska hv th.. Ilarrimaii i:x|i.Mlili..ii npn- sciitativi's (it .■inlit m-.pii|»s. faii.ili.s an.l siiMaiiiili.s. 'I'h,. ('.,||i','ti,,ii ,,| the Caiiailiaii Antic Kxpcilitiuii .•.mtaiii- rcprfs.iitativ.s of tlir.'f uniups two of whi.li arc r.pr.s.nt,.,! |,y sinnlc -iMri.- aii.l spc.iin.iis, wliich w.iv .■ollcclc.l at Nome, .\liiska. One of tli.'s,. li.'loiiKs to:i Kroup not r.'pr.'s.'nte.l in the coili'itioii of th.' Ilarniiian i;.\|-. from our fauna that do n.it lieloiiK to it I'.v Kivinu nam.'s to thi-s.- sp.M-i.'s, and this m.'tho.l has'|,e,.n followe.l. If later studies prove any of the species t.i li. identical with species d«'.sc. iheil trom Sih.'ria ..r Kurop.', it will !>.• a simple matt.'r to record tli.'in as synonyms. The l.'ii){tli tiWrn in the case of the larva- is for indivi.luals supposed to lie matur.'. The statiMiients enclosed l.y (,1 itation marks are from th.' oriKinal n.ites iircpared l.y Mr. .lohansen, to whom I am iiuh'l.ti'.l for rcadiiiti tlu' oriKimil manuscript of this pajier. and for many corr.'ctions and sujji{es or pupip." L'rocerus flavicomis Fah. .V siuKh- female collected at Xoni.'. Alaska, specimon No KiF This specim. 11 (lifTers fr.im the dcscriiitioii of Hradl.'v in that it lia.s th.' (irst ai-.j sixth an.l [lart of th.' seventh segment .if the al.domeii and th.' .'ornus v.-llowdr ;rowiiisli insl.'a.l ot the secon.l, scv.'iith, eiKhtli, and .sometimes th.' first m.ire .ir "A liiK wo.i.lwasp ; Tcr<,l„) cauulit this siimme." li)lo, in the t.iwii of Nome Alaska, was jiiveii to me here. It |)r.ihalily had been ii'porte.: (as larvi or pupa) trom the stat.'s with luml.er, an.l then cmerK.'.l in ,.ime later" Hra.llev reports thi.s species from .\laska and Silieria. ' 'Cmtributions fr.iiii tli.' Knt'f""'"'^"" '"■"■ ">"'''"'■■' J'-'^'-rilx'l i" this r.'iM.rt are.i('|H.8it.'lk|uu, ii. <-p. I'"kMM.K M<'HiI -IIMioili iltil pull-ln'il: tllf ilvpill- liMlK, tlir iMIIirnill.ltiull ■"hiillinv, fhf liiiltoiii of llic iiii.irKiiiiituiii -triiiKliI, tlir "iili-. i.liluiiK'. tlif clyiir.il l.ilM't -.liKlillv lyruiiiliT lliiui ImiK llnir iiiiirniif* roiiiulfil Ihf lal>niin «liitli|- -li;i|M'.|, |)..iiilfil, IriiiKiil Willi ■..•iii>: ihf iiiifiiiial plnti- Imikc: iIh' Mriitiiiiul furruws ilccp, cxtfiiihiin Inmi tin- prrliiitiiniiti' In lln' iiilK<' IpiimidinK llir ihu.ImI ;i-piMl of thr licHtl; tarli LiliTuI oc.llii' plirid oil a ■*wi.llfii oicllar area; tin- oifllar arra> -cpuratcl l.y i proiniii.iil irilrnHcllar furrow. formiiiK n ^"liiH on liar t(arlu'ti anil Mlarii)U«; the i'law> ilift, the iniiir ray «lii£htly vhortrr than thr outer; the alMloiinnal •'I'Kiiinil- linil.\ i{raiii:lar ami -par-i ly ,,ctarfous; thc^aw-ijuicli- with llir ilor«al ainl \« !i«ral inarnin* p:i lihl. thf I'ainlal (11(1 o, li(iiii'lv rouiidid to a l.liint point aliovc; coloi.'' urccii or > . Ilowi-h tfncn with ti.c following |iart> Mack: thcdor>al >iirfac(' of the antcniur. i hand rdvcriiiK the aiitcnnal furrows, connected lietwecn the aiitcnnal plate-, and cxtendiim a( fo!*s the caudal a>p(e of the iiies turn, the furrow separ.iliim the nic'lian and lateral lohes, the concave part of the niesoscutuiii. the infolded portion of the inesopo-lscutelluMt, the winu veins except the cost.a and slinina. a spot on the caudal -urfaee of the trochanters. ;i hand on the distal half of the caudal surface of the femora, a hand on the caudal surface of the tihitr, the hotloiii of th(> infoldiiii: hetweeii the mcsopostscutelluin and the hasid plates, and spots on the mesal part of each alidominal ter(iiiiii, laruer on the caudal scuments, the lateral margins of the spots irrejtular, on the cephalic seKiiients deeply s(iuarely emarninate. I.eiiiJth, 10 mm. Nome, .M.iska. Aunust 21 'J.'i, P.Hil. !■". .lohan-en. collector. "<>n flowers of common, hi-' umliellifer (//(r(i(7(uwi-'" Specimen \o. f."). This spr. les is closely related to ern^isii Harru.. from which it is readily separated liy the dilTereiice in colour, the shape of the saw-guides, and the topography oi the head. Euura ubortiva, n. sp. Kkmalk. Head, excei)t the ventral half of the inner orhits, hnely densely imnetured: the clvpeus roundly rather deeply emarKinate, the clyix'al lolies broad and hroadlv roiiiuh'd: the lahruni bluntly pointed and setae us; the aiit( iinul furrows ("'xtendinn from the t)retento ina- to the front:d crest as broad shallow (le|)ressions and from the frontal crest to the oeeliar ['ir.ow in which they terminate in roiiiKh'd concavities as similar depressions ocellar turrow, broad a:-.d distinct, distant from the lateral ocelli; :iie in., rocellar furrow a slight V-shaiK'd depression extending halfway to the median ocellus; |)ostocellar area continuous with the posterior orbits; ocellar basin reiiresented by a rounded depression adjacent to the median ocellus; ocellar areas swollen with rounded sides and separated bv slight d( ,)rcssioiis from the frontal :ireas. which are continuous with a poorlv defined frontal crest; median fo\.a distinct puneti- form, continuod dorsad as a linear depression slightly interruptinti; th. frontal crest; antenna' short, segments three and four subeipial, the segments roU({h- en.d and deiislv setaceous witli short seta-; proiioi in and the median and lateral h.bes of the mesonotuin liiiely jiunctured like the head; inesoscutellum and mesopostscutellu u polished; metascutum inore closely and c(jarsely Stiir-fiit 5« ^illn i|ll;il ; till' .1' iiilhcll fiiiily Kruiiiiiar: -iiw-nuiilf' hiiKi' ,iinl liin;ii|. llir ilur-*;!! inarKin »tniii;iil. tin' vi'lltriil IIKlt'Kin i>l>lli|Ur. till' ill-t.'il rtiil iiliiii|lli''\ Mini liriiMiil.N rniitnli'il ; riTri liiiiK Mini -li'inhr. rxIniclJuK licvmiil tlw ilnl I't tin- mIpiIi'Iihii . ri.lni bhiik v itli llif tinulii' iiiul ill'' l<«» with tlif kiii'i-, tiliuf, Mini lMr«i viIIii\m>Ii iiil'ii«r.itii|. l.riiKtIi I nun. lllT'^rlnl i-lainl. ^'llknll TlllitiPlN I' .luilMn^lll. inlllilnr. i.MrVll' Cllllnlril in KmII-' nil lMit ul' Mirnlinu l{( nl ;(ti. " MatcriMl (({alUi iinl> iulli''l«''| (in lUIJ) iiiM < ainl Itniii llir Haiiif liii-.t-plaiil iSnIi.r rrlinilnld)." Tln'ri' i> llir I'urtlnr in>l. ..n lar\;i' t'liun willou« mi llcisrlu'l islainl: " liii-l-plaiit SiiliT riliriilnlii I.. '2 ''-U iiiiMijiin« rrMml. (iall.i." -Mr. .luliaii-iii niakr> till' fiiiilnr >iiijuc-tiiin rcUMi-ilinii tlii-^ iiinnlxr: "Larva' rnlli'i'ti'il m-- nalU nil l)ii-liy «iiln\v, priiliMlil\' Sdh.f Iticlifirihniin K,. iiii IIitmIii'I i>lainl. ^ nknii Trrriinrw finl nt .iiil\. I'.lHi, urri' nut nari'd unly in Mlriiliuli. 'I'lirir lni>t- plaiit I- ilillVrini tnuu lliat ul Itiariiiis Id'cord M." ''In' »tnirliiri' i.f tin' wiiiK.-* (tf till' ailiilt ami tin' lialiit> i>f tlii' larva' iif tlm s|.. s nl Hiiuni, wliicli Iimvi' ,ilwav> Im'i'ii ciiiisiiliTi'il a> Ixirrrs in tlir »trni nl' willnw. iir'chiilf' it^i iiii'lii>inn VS'tti the ntlirr spcriinrll t i'('('i\ i-cl lllliirr tlii> lirriillllK ninnl lillllilirr anil (lc«'riliril latrr a^ I'mitiiiiid •lihfdli'h' 1 ini-'tril-t tli.it tin' ii'rdiiiu lialiit-* nf llii' h': /il' 111' till' >pi'cit's nl' Hinirii cin lint \ar> Init lliat in lirnl iinliviililaK, tin' viiijj-i •»••(• lint always iniiipl(trl\- iiiatiirril, with the ri'-ull that tlnir aii' sprciini'lis hrnil I'rniii Kails which lack tin' t'rri' pMrl nf H^ and di'sirilnd a- -prcirs nf lluuin. 'I'llis spi'i'M- IS rclatcci tn »)/(/( (■ I'rnv. It i- 1 iac|il\- -rpalMti'd frnm this spccii's liy tin' short winn"^. thi' dilTtri'ini' in tin' iindiMii fnviM .iinl tmnlal crest and in the darkcr-rnlniircil ii'Ks. Euura arcticu, n. sp. I''km\i,k. Head cnarsi'ly u.Miiiilar thrniinliniil ; tlic dypi'iis lirnadly, deeply, anj{nlarly einari£inatt', the dypeal lnlie< liinad and rniiinled; the lahniin lirnadly munded and setaeenlls; the anteiillMl flirrnws deep and hrnad frnin fin preteiitnrina' tn the fnmtal crest, indelinile nii ihe cephalic aspect, lirnad a. id deep adjaeeiit tn the lateral ncelli, terininatiiiti in a lar>je punclifnrin dep.i's^' -i, lint reachiiiK the caudal inaruin nf the head: the intcrncelLir furrow a li:- 'r depressinli extending fmiii the median ncellil~ In a linear, Inw, ' . :i|)ed ncel .. furrow, which is iint eniuiected with the anieiiiial furmws; the a' '• • -lal fiirrew- widened opposite the median ncellus, exteinlinc alliinst In the cniiipniind eyes, limited nil the ventral side hy a distinct elevalinii; the ncellar area eniivex, lint elevated almve the hinad flat ncellar liMsiii: ncell;ir hasiii limited nn the ventral side hy sirniiKlx elevated frniital areas which an ntiiuiniis with the frontal crest, separated liv a hrnad enncavit\- which is cniitiininiis with the Iniin hmail > incave niedi.'in fnvea: mi'dian fovea limited hy low anteiinal plates; stipraelyp- eal area hrnadly cnnvex; antenna' Inim ;iiid slender, the third se^inent sli)jlitly hinder than the fniirth, the surface nf the segments ({rannlar atid (inely setaeeou.s; the pronntiini coarsely granular like Ihe head: the median and lateral lohes of the mesnnntum uniformly finely granular, the latter sjiarsely setaceous; the median lohe with a hrnad Inntjituilinal dei)ression with a luesal carina; the mesoscutellum ami mesopostsculellum polished; the inctaseutuiii concealed by the wiii^s; the meso|)leura with the dorsal imrtinn finely tiranular anil the ventral portion, the mesnsternum, and the metaiileiira, polished; the .ront win^s normal in size, the cnsta and stitjnia iiale, and the other veins lirnwiiish; the claws deeply cleft, the inner ray much shorter than the outer; the ahdniiu'ii (iG ranwlin,, Arctic Expvdilion, 'Hl.i-lS p:s^:r:S[;i.:S;-^;!:;3;:; r«i„s rou...,..,. tlH- tarsi. LcuKth. 10 ,n,n '''"''"' ♦'«»'"•■ <1"' knc's, ...n.l ,1,,. tii.j.p, ;„„, hh;^, in «aiis on will:. Z^.^'T , ^i;: ^ ,^;;: i^^:*^ :'''''V'^'"^' •^"'^-t U later Tlu. „.atorial fn„„ U^n^nl nUi^'^uZy:^'^ ','"'1 ','"^ ""'" '""• '^'-^^^-l^P'^^^^^^^ firf'y ••'•■ '•'-. of tl. The seven species „f /',.„/„■, "i. , „ our ot the lai.runi an.l lefj.. separate,! l.v^H.alJIf,,;::/,;;:;^;;,;;;-!-''-'' ->" tlu. following paKes'ean l.e " Ho,i,:, i,Ml„.IiMK orbi,.., a-xl ,h,. ....liar hhtrk '/ OcoUar ba.slii flat 'W ()^hort''n;;;;o;viv"ro;l,Sv' :!;;:.;;•;:;;;; '\r'\ '"''^ 'I't'^- ^'■"•"""- ""■ '■'v..- th- supraelypeal area s ro.l eo "v V s / t'T;'' '"' ■" '""="' "'"' '•o"-!-.!: t'restal furrow .■xt..n.li,,rt , the nVen., ' '' ""'"V ""' ''•'"""1 erest hva.lee, •hstinet; tlu' fn.nta et'eV itrj ' "^* " '"' f'";^'"^.- ""' ""■'"ian fovea larse . , furrow exte,..lin« ,o Tt:^^]:;^^. '"^t^iX'^'rr'' '" '] '"■-' ^=''^" ■I strongly elevaf.! front,.,! a va v h 1 'l • 'I'TT '''"''"• '-"""li"K l-as.n exten,!i„K front the latert .. e i ' o t h fr .t-?! ^''« '^'>- /■"".'••''vc> oeellar wantn.K; vertieal furrows pun,.t.f , ,, e I • ''^V, *'"' '''""♦al -IdKe a T-shap..,! .lepr,.ssion. th . . e'lh 1. '";"'. '"' "'"■'•"•'■"a.: furrows fortning furrows; tl.e a.ttenna. short „!.,, f.ll'"'''';'' "'•'' ""' at.t..nnal 7ual in length, tl... fifth s^U • ' , ' '- - '♦' '""'■'' '"*""""*' '"''■ the mesonotnm finelv Lvt-i„,,hr ,i' i ! ', , '"^"""'U'" and nie,!i,.,n l.>!.e „f n.osopostseute,!ut„, t.n.! .netasLutun. .Zl^^^^^tif: tl^r.^Xn^' th^ Mi 1 Saiv-flits 7g iiu'sostcriuim, mu. tlio nict;i|)lcur!i smootli, the former sctuccous and the two latti-r polished; the winns hyaline, the veins iirownish. the stitinia pale, the free l)art of H'' and M- interstitial or nearly so; the claws loiifi and slender, (h'eply eleft. the inner ray two-thirds the leiiKth of the outer; the saw-(juides broad, the ])roxinial part, of the ventral inarRin straitiht and the distral portion rounded to the <'oncave dorsal margin, not tuperinn, distal end suhtruneate. the surface sparsely setaceous; the cerci short an mm. Malk.— The male dilTers from the female in that tiie median fovea is deeper and more distinctly i)Unctiforin, the furmw interrupting the frontal crest is deeper and broader, the ticellar basin is concave bui the frontal ridjies are wantinn, the (h)rsal half of the head is more coarsely (granular than the ventral i)ortion, the vertical furrows are longer and broader and connected with a liroad depression representing the ocellar basin, the antenna' are longer l)Ut are stout and segments three and four are subeipial; the procich'ntia are short bluntly rounded i)r()jections. Length, 5 mm. Lakv.\. -Body white, head varial)le in colour, usually darker than the remtiinder of the body; ocularia tyi)ical in form and size, the ocellus |)laced in the center; the antenna' convex oval areas bounded by a brownish line, located ventro-niesad of the ocularia. and its surface bearini; about six minute chitinized areas; head usually darker in colour dorsad of a line drawn through the ocularia, sometimes with a spot on tin- dorsal half of the front and a curved fuscous band connectinn the ocularia, the darker colour due in i)art to the niunber and intensity of the minute round or oval areas of which they are coiiiposed; maiidil)les (iistinctly dentat"; spinneret larRc and i)rominent; microthorax linear, fn ous in colour; i)rothorax with three annulets, the second inuch larger than the others anil interruiited on the meson and each lateral i)()rtion swollen, also each lateral ijortioii of the first annulet; the si)iracular area oval, swollen, and transverse, with five to eight setie; i)edal area small with two or three seta>; mesothorax and metathorax with four s])arsely setaceous annulets, the first short and greatly swollen, the second and third subsecpial in length and swollen except the mesal portion of the .second, the fourth small, the s|)iraeular area large and swollen, the pedal areas similar to those of the i)rothorax; abdominal segments one to eight with four annulets, the first more swollen than the fourth, the second and third more swollen than the first, the second with a lighter coloured mesal portion usually bearing a single .seta on each side of the meson, annulets with transverse rows of seta'; the >piracular, i)ostsi)iracular, anu>: tergum of the tenth segment with small round I)lack spots: ])rolegs long and blunt, cephalic and mesal jjortions setaceous; legs with strongly chitihi/.ed portion^ brownish. Length 10-12 mm. ("lAi.Ls.— (ialls usually h)cated near the midrib and i)roje(tiiig about equally onto both surfaces of the "leaf, about the size of a large i)ea or -'nhtly larger, the surface with di'itressions with irregldar swellings between, in some specimens one-half of the gall bluntly pointed: colour probably brownish or reddish, a single gall on a leaf, (lalls formed on leaves of creejiing willow .Sr(//.r arrtica. Breeding Record ;{."). '•Host-plant Sidi.r airlira. (lalls. Several imagines reared. It was noted during the rearing that the emerging imagines were of dilTi rent sizes (ti or 7 nun.) ; so that they may well have been of different siiecies." Herschel island, Yukon Territ collected .\ugust IH, 1014. Imagines eniergi'd .lulv. l!tl."). F. .Johansen, collector. Female No. 2(54: males Xos. 2.")4, 2.")7, 2.")!l, 2t)l, ^M. and 2t>(). T\u< s])i>cirs i^ rclatid to kincnitli M;irlatt. from which, it can Ih' sejiar- ated by the shape of the median fovea, the deep interruption of the frontal crest, the form of the claws, and the colour. ® ° f^C'iciion Arctic Ex,mUlion, 1913-lS Pontanla lorata, n. sp. lol-os ,l,st,n,.t. l.nKully ruu,Kl...l; t| , Sv^^^^^^^^ ""aWnat,., the dyp.-al •Tostal furrow wantiuK; th.. fr, nt' rros .v- 1 ''''"''■ '^^"'""Kly '■""v..x, the "r.':i; mclia.i fovea a ,loen „vm i ' r "''"' •■!•»>'""""« with tho fn.ntal ^{.allou- linear in.pn'^sio'C.^n^u,^,,"'^ "";;"; "I' ^^'V'""'l^ '^'''" -'*'' - ^-^ th.. ant.-nnal furn.ws distinct ",„."'''' ''"''""" "^ ""' f'-'-ntal crost; area with a shghtly .•...k.A; o ' 1 Cj /• i;;''ff ''T'""?'-^' '•''■^'^•''-l f''<-t.ii vertical furrows punctiform; th o Tl! ^„ , 1'"'''' ,[''''^7 """*'"«' •'»■ antenn.T wanting; l„.yo„,l th.: sixth s 4 ,,.n 1 t T"'*' Z"'"''"^^-' ^^antiuK; s..KnH-nt.s suh..c,ual in lenRth; the ,v;i tr !!„, ' i"' l""' '"'"■''' ""'' «f*h an. ^.teral loh.. of the n^so„otu.„. le .™Sel/Z h'"""""^^ ♦'^" """'J'''" an. the n.etaseutuni polish...! a.i.l s..t.,..,,,ur/t ''''', ''''■'"''•'"'^'•"f*-''''"'. a" w'"' /""' '''""">' roun.l,.;! I..' distal portion .'th a dis „,: ^^^^i^"" ,. ' ,"7"^' ♦'«' ''r^l "uirsin eonv..x. l>fy.)n.! the nii,!,lle of tli.. s..w-.ri.i,l s 'l *'",',"" '*>,»K an.! s..tac<.ous, r..aehiiiir wwtish, th.. .listai s..K„:ent;"f^^ em; :""; ;;;;t; V"; ''■'^^'r^--' ^i"- f^mS ■t.) mm. '" ""'"•^■'r--i an,! m,.tatarsi inhiseat..,!. Length. -nipi;?.!i;;-i;;];i;;..S ff":;,t'^„;:r,J--l^, •" /-h., ,. fronta, ere. the antenna; longer an.l more sle l.'r 1, . w l?« f "[f""" ^""'*'>' indicate,!. W.11..W ,SV,//.r <^^^;/'«.' A,"i.JT'-10l]""l* :'""^''^'"'' "' ^-"^ of cepin^ K Johansen, collector. Female \, ' 9( V n. .i x?'""^^,- '™^'"K'^'l J"''v. 1 »15 The smaller size and he l..ck .ff ■^' Z^'^T"- ^^^' ^''^' ^«0- Hpocies from atrata to which it ^c^,;! ^ , ^ I' ;''™^^- '''^•"'"y ^epara...s this si...c,,nen.s .l...s,.ril.e,! u.i,!er this na ,„> were nv : n . ^''"'''''^ appoaranc,-. The ^o 35. The ,!ifference in he , r ^ ,r ■ 'l ff ^M'''*"' "^^^''^^''''^ '«<-'''"'l ".akes their inclusion with the pr..X^':;:,^[^^^ "^ »'- — «-»'!- Pontania delicatula, sp. tho inJ^';;rl.iS'polS!;/;;;i.E';r/^^^^ ;;;;;; {-^ocelhir ar,.a finely granular. <"ne,l; the dvneiis .,,.,.,.«„..,. .,,...,,', f'*"^' •'.".'' tlx^ ^ontal ar,>a " cre.st, the frontal ..(-..st stronfjlv eo, crest: the siipraclvm-u! 'ire'i He antennae short, s,.gm,.nts th -e a id four Sa ir-jUcii 9g granular, the median lobe lonRitiulinally furrowed hut without a mcsal carina, the ])arap!jidiai grooves ahnost wanting; tiie me.so.seutelhiin polished, tiie nitsoi)ostsi'utelluni rougtienetl on eaeh side and i)olished at inichllf; the metaseutum roughened at middle and smooth on eai'h *iide: the meso])Ieura smooth and s])arsely setaeeous, tlie mesosternum and meta])!eura j)olished: the wings norhial in size, tlie stigma pale, fhe veins i)rownisli: the elaws deei)ly cleft, tlie inner ray much shorter than the outer; the abdomen with the surface finely densely granular, the last sternum with the caudal margin bluntly jxiinted; colour black with the following i)arts yellowish infuscafed: the knees, the tibi;e, the tarsi, and the greater ])art of the last sternum of the abdomen, l.ength, 4 mm. L.\K\A. — Hody white with ])ortions of the head darker: ocularia bhii-k, the caudal margin not sliarjjly defined, the ocellus located nearer the mesal than the caudal margin; anteniue short oval areas liounded by a faint brownish line, more than their own length distant from the ocularia, its surface bearing two groups of closely adjacent minute l)rownish areas; head white with a brownish area of varying extent formed of minute round i)rowiiish s])ots, sometimes covering the dorsal half of the front and the vertex .'idjacent to the epicranial stem and extending iucond and third annulets subequal in length, not strongly swollen and bearing only a few seta>, the fourth annulet inconsjiieuous; the spiracular areas large and not strongly swollen and setaceous; the pedal areas small and with about three setae; a brownish chitini/ed sjxit near the ventral margin of each spiracular area; abdominal segments one to eight with four annulets, not prominent on any of th(^ segjnents and inconspicuous on the caudal segments, the first small and bearing three set;e on each side of the meson, the sect)nd and third large, each with a row of seta-, the second with the mesal part modified into a more elevated lighter coloured creei)ing ridge, th(! fourth small; the spiracular and i)ost spiracular areas sul)e(iual in size and bearing set;c; the ))edal areas inconspicuous and l)c aring two or tliree scta>; annulets indistinguishable on the ninth segment, with three Ininds of setae; the tenth tergum without annulets or seta', usually with transverse rows of minute spot;^, the caudal end emarginate; prolegs 1y))ical in form; .spiracles distinct, brownisli, not with a fuscous sjiot on each side. Length, Co to 8 mm. Herschel island, Arctic coast of Yukon Territory. J.arv;e collected in galls on leaves of Salix nliciddtd. Aiigust \'.i, 1!)14, Imagines emerged July, IIU."). Brei'ding Kecord 'M'). F. .Ioh:insen. collector. Si)eciineu \o. l.")2. This sjM'cies can be separated from ciilifuniica .Marlatt, to which it is related by the broad shallow emargination of the clypeus, the broad interruption of the *■ ontal crest and the vetitral end of the deej) ocellar basin. Pontania deminuta, n, sp. Fkmale, — Head finely densely granular, ocellar basin indefinitely rugose; the dypeu.s narrowly, shallowly, roundl.v emarginate, the clypeal lobes broad and bluntly angular; the labrum long and rounded; tiio antinnat furrows deej) from the pretentorinae to tiie frontal crest, broad and shallow from the frontal crest to the lateral ocelli and almost wanting and linear on the dorsal aspect of the head, not interrui)ting its caudal margin; the ocellar furrow liroad and 10 (i CanwUnn Arctic Ex,,edill„n, l!>lj.,s "■"""■""""■" ' '.'I ^^;.m'.i;,ilr;; ',:;,■',-''"'"'••" -« ^ •■■,„. ,i,„.,„ Pontania quadrifasclata, „. .,,. Snir-ilits ilii Saiidstoiic ra|)iils, ( '()|)])('riiiii)c ri%'f'r, Northwest TtTritorifs, Antic Canada. "( 'ollcctiMl as larva- in cocoons in old ccrainhycid Imrntws in liark of white spruce. Keliniary 18. I'.tl."). Iiiuino I'liierned .lul\. I'.tl."). Breeding I{ei'ord 4ti". V. .lohansen, collector. Si)eciinen No. V.MO. The vcllow coxa' and the lar^e ncIIow spot on each ine>()|)leuron will separate this sjH'cies from its nearest relative, tniiinilii .Marlatt. Pontania subpallida, n. s|). Fkmai.k. -Head polished, the ori)its seta'eoiis; the clypeiis hroadly slightly eniarninate, almost truncate; the anteniial furrows deej) and distinct from the pretentorinu' to the caudal martiiii of the head which they interrupt, hroadest helwi'cn the frontal crest and the lateral ocelli; the ocellar furrow distinct and eonnectiii); with the antennal furrows and a short hroacl interocellar furriuil area: the frontal crest strongly elevated, its dorsal margin sipiareiy emarjiinate on the meson, interrupted hy a broad furrow exteniliiift to the I'lonnate deep iiuneti- form median fovea: ocellar hasin dee]), hounded i)y sharp walls, extending from the frontal crest to the ocellar furrow; the supraclypeal area not strongly elevated: antenna' Kinj;. the third and fourth segments suliecplal. the tiftli segment shorter, the surface of the sejtments setaceous; tlie jjroiiotum setaceous; the median and lateral lolies of the mesonotum, the mesosc\itellum. and the mesopostscutellum i)olished, s|)arsely setaceous; the metascutum finely traiis- versly striate: the mes()])leura. the mesosternum, and the Uictapleura polished and sparsely setaceous; the winjjs hyaline, the costa and >tinma pale, the veins brownish; the claws deejjly cleft, the inner ray shorter than the outer; the abdomen finely Krimular, very sparsely setaceous- the >aw-f!;uides stout, the dorsal niarKin straiKht and oi)li(iue. the ventral n.arKin curved, the distal end bluntly pointed, the distal and ventral jxirtions with short fine seta'; the cerci loiiK and clavate; body black with the following i)arts i)ale or yellowish: the distal half of the antenuiP, the mamlibles, the labrum the cly]ieus, the supraclypeal area, the frontal crest in part, the inner and posterior orbits, the cejihalic i)orti()U of the postocellar area, the ])ronotuni. tiie tenulir. a broad band on the para))sidial furrows, the mesoscuti'lluin except the caudal marfjin, the lejjs except irregularly infuscated ana~. the ventral aspect of the abdomen, the saw-fjuides, and the threi' caudal tcri>a. l-iiifith, ."> ."j mm. Bernard harbour. Northwest Territories. ,|iily 12, liU."). 1". .lohansen, collector. Si)ecimen No. 797. Tlie stronnly elevated ocellar areas, the larjie uninterru|)ted frontal crest, the deej) ocellar basin, and the shallow eniarKin.'ition of the c!y|)eus will serve to separate this species from ilcKtiKxIiinili'y Walsh, with which it is similar. Pontania trifasciata, n. si). Fkmai.k. — Hea to the dorsal margin of the frontal crest, broad and shallow on the middle of their length, and narrow, deep, con- verging, linear deiiressions cauda:<. ,, W..1 1, 'I'lic Diiiictiiictl head, tilt' shallow ....a;^!;::,^i::r,r::iS!;i:^/:u::i'"i.-'i='' '-'--">• -^ - ' ' -" -^- ^" '''S:"n;£:,u;n .•on.anu.a s,,..,.i,n..ns of .h. «alls of ,1... following fron. whu'h „.,a.lultsw,..vs...wml; a.'s,Til...a lu'low wiv roU.Tt.Ml on lu.sl.y Mici'diny; Hccoil. ni< i.>r^-' ,', ■,.,,,. ,,,,,i „f Jvilv, I'.tltl. 'llic portions willow ..v,/^r //„•/,<»■. .v.. M) on "'■'^'•''^ ' 1 ;,,'', r 1 . muIs of th. l,ranch.-s of ,lu- plant ..n.los... w.tl. th. larva- " ' '\' .,; , ;, \ ,,, ,, b^va. Tl.is was lH-arin« tl... s I ,.o.ls au.l .n .a.. . .as. l"'-^, - '^ ^ ! . \,f ^„,,,. j, „>,v l,. ,„„.ia..r,..l at hrst as an '">' '7'' ': J 'j Ij/, ,,,^ ,,,, has ..ompL't...! i.^ f.-lin^ this or it may 1... ih.' larva ot a ^'.■< i. s 'i / "" " ' . i,^,.,. f„r pupation. ^'Y''^' ''^ft-^'wL:u"'SS"t ';:;:'.!:.:' St'h't',;:.^.... ..f ^u:- ....a.! ..Ji^-^i..nK^.s^J^i..i:n;..^^;;;;u^>-,;;-::S l.la.-k. th.' ......Uus s,tuat...l n. ;.'^;'•'V;'^\•y, "";',,;,' .^,,1 i,s surta... l...arinn vontral n.ar.i.. of th.; o..,.lana, ''- ^'J, '"^ ',,;:;;;, '^oun.l, in...,nspi.;uoUs ciflht nnnut.. l.n.wnish au.as, h< a. \MHt< ';". ,i half of th.' front : spot, .m tin- .lorsal hall, torn.u.s ^^''^'^'^^ ,^ „ , , ! ' i ,al .'ml bluntly „\an.i;hl..s ,listi,H.tly .l-'ntat..; ^';;;;:"' „.';":' l.a.n.with s.nn.- of th.. ronn.h.a; nucrothorax l.n,.ar, ^\1''' ;•,,;,'' '':^,;':r.!.5^ fus..ous an.l with ,„.nui.ts swoll..n an.l th.. sunnn.t "'''*■, ;^!','.;X.... annulots. th.- first ,„i„,,,,^.,,,j,„r.asp.,tslM.aru,ss..ta..^^ o^^^^^ ^.,,. „,■ „,, an.l thir.l in....nspM.nous. th,- s..,..m. ' ■ f J V,.-a imi tw.. seta-, th.- p.-.lal „u-son, th.. spira..i.la.- ar..a arj;.. =^ ''^ ' ' X 'p ir 'nlar area; n>..soth..rax ar.-a swoll..n an.l .n.l,st.n..tly -P;"=" 1 'V , ^ u sw.,ll.-n, th.- s..,...n.l and an.l nu.tath..rax with t..nr =\"""''''^- ;','■, /'Vl,s,,.,,n.l slightlv .l..pr..ss...l. thinl sul....,ual in l..t.Kth th.. »'-;''';',,;,. ',i ,..,„ ea.h lat..ral porti..n. the n...sal porti.m oi th.. tlnr.l -v"!' ; ; ^^:^^ ^ , ,,,,. ,,,,.1 of the thir.l the laf.ral l...rtu.ns o th.. ^'''•'j" ^ ' ' , ^;, S^.p al...nt three in.-onspi....ons thn.e s,.ta.. th.. sp.ra..ular areas = rsj. . n 1 ,< '' ■•"' ^^,, „,^ .,.j.^ i,u...nspie.i..iis; ;,,,:i,inn,.al .'..Knu.nts .me to ...sht -v.th four a...u.l..ts. th,^ l!.'::\;."':!:|;.,„.,,a m..sal and thinl SarKe- and ..111, ii\ eiir it 'VlTIl lour aiiiiu" '^- " , . i , ..IK to 1^,11 >' • ,1 ,,i,,v.,t..il lighter eoloure.l m(.sal and thin! laFRe an.l swoILm, an.l ""''/ ^l ! arnur .d... t uv.. Mt^; spinuular ,,.,epinR ri.l«..s, the lateral p..rt.ons ..f ..1 ' ' "^^i^ ! ;^^„,,,,,rat...l fn.m the areas sw..Uen an.l iK.arins about tw.. ■^'■' "^ •;."', ^'l^n./i^.t ..n the ninth swollen p.-.lal an.as l,.-arin« tw,, or hn - *.; ; ;^^' ) ,\. ,,„,„., ,„.i ,,ithout dellnll^tX;;"-: l^e^^ En^'S^l^-^.n.nd typieal in form; sp.raeles i Sair-Jlii.-i \',i a prtiiiiinriit anil i'iiii>|>i('U. iliif to tlu' sriiiioval liniwiii^li mark uti lai'ii >iilc 111' «'a('li spirai'lt', llic iiictatlioracic s|iira<'lt'> distiiirl, liiit mil I'liiictiniial ami willioiit lirownisli spul-. Lciintli, S m. I|)i'('i(s ut I'litiliiiim collcctcil mi Snli.r iiliiiil. Inder this lUiULlier is included two types of nails, one e/ideiilly adult, spherical and simil.ir in si/e to those of I'diiliniiii nlrtitd. the otiiers ari' >mall ^wellincs confined in irreat part to the ventral surf . e of the leaf and are proliaMy inunatiue. (lalls of a species of I'niilinild collected i alcohol I at cai)e Mat hurst. Norih- west Territories, .luly "JCi, I'.IKi, on Sdli.r (iirtini The nails are larne, oval in o\ltline, ni" ••'tl.^' ■swollen on the underside of the leaf, and project only slinhtly on the U|)per side, Ap|)arently of a ililTerent sjiecies from any nf those descrilicd. Specimens of two mimite (jails ociiii(ily shorlrr ili.-m tlic Imirili: (•lypciis riiutidly cm:. ruinate in/niililn.-i. Head, mo.sdiiiitiini, and incsciplenra di.'tiiiclly in.irkc'd with fi rniuinnii- c Clyptnis liniadly shallowly cinarKinati'; siipraolyjical an'u )iali' 'UijisIiik. cc (.'lypcii.-' narrowly deeply eniarginale; supraclypcal area lilaik iimhIhIus. iin Head with the fnintal crest distincily interruiuiil. h Mosonotiini, including the Incsosciitclliiiu, lilack iid-iiiinis. lib MesoiKittnn, including the iiiesiisiiilelhun, eiUirely nr Icir the must pait pale. (■ Ocdlar liasin cimi'avc anil breadly centiniKiiis with thonieilian fnvra milnhis. ir Oeellar liasin shallow and narmwly ((HitiniKnis with the nicdiaii I'mia . . . . niiujiiuti. Amauronemfi^iis completus, n. sp, .Mai.k. lli'ad finely densely piiuctured ami setaceous, cly])eiis and hihrum |iolish(>d: the clypeus ntirrowly, moderately deeply em.arninate the clyiie.al lolies lainc. annularly rounded at apex: the lalirum liroadly roumletl and setaceous; antennal furrows deej) tlepressions adjacent to the preteiitorina'. distinct on the ce])lialie as])ect, and line.ar adj'.u'ciit to the lateral ocelli, not reachinn the caud.d marnin of th<' hea ocellar areas liearinn the lateral ocelli small and ilevated, flat ventrad of the lateral ocelli and not formiiin a ridne continuous with the frontal crest; the ocellar basin short, deepest r.tijaeent to the median ocellus; tlie median fovo.'i a deep pit, thn>e times as lonn as wide; the frontal crest wantinn ilorsad of the antennal fimlv ('(inadian Arrlir ICxih.IH;,,,,. HH.i-IS I'lM.; Z- ,.„.,i;:,;;"", ,.,;;';; ';;, 7;,",,;""', -,';«'■">■ » ■" < liruwnisli: the stigma Iri th ■ fill t'llil, ; pil lar I'ai Colli ••i'>^la pale, the veins '"• ••'"-1 .•"nstri..t..,| at tl ^.. , 'd , ' f '''''^ ^ tl... .au.lal -i .■X.vp, ,!,,. cl ,a .X^MN .. t u mlT »'■' ■'' "'"' '"'";"•"• "'" '*'•''■"• "- < olliiisoii point, Alaska. .luiK" ''(I loll i' i i X... IKiti. ■>. ..uiK .11, i.iij. I . J.ihans.n, ,„||,..l„r. Spcinin, ..u;::';i;^';::r,;;rsi;;;,'E:;;;,j;;;t:j;;;:;i:;:ii:;:i;j;r^ Amauronematus Indlcatus, n. sp. y-^^^^^^'u~^\Xr:^}::^^. f;;,?;';"; «"<•'>• 'l.".s..ly p„n,.tun..|, tl,.. tlH" .•lyp..al l.,l.,.s la,K,. a i.il.r' n.'l.Jl / '• ''''''^;''''T'>■ '"""'">• '-'"arKinat.., !"•''"■"""■*"=•' ••'>'.! .1... -'< .list.n.-t furrows iM.fw.M./, tl , s, |, n,' '' ^T^' """'' '•'""'•• ^''^'H'-w '"■"•"i- '••■•■p. ro,in,li„K furr.. Vth ... ,: ;. ' •:•■"'"•.•'■'•' '>'t«'>'..'.-llar f,Mn.u-.s tl.." posto.;ilar ar,.a ^Xv^^l'^^^T '^T:^'"'^ " '"' "'<' ='.""■"""1 f'"'ons: "f tl... ,...,.l!ar airas l.carini t . . tn- o • . '" ."h"*"!' '""":'•■"'• ""' 1""""" u-ith tl...st,-.,nslv,.|..vat... l.m n ,.m, ;,.l '>''"'•'' '■^"''■'' '""' '•<"'. in.io.i.s l.nt shallow. .•xti.,..li,.u fro, ,!Vr .,,:':;' ;^^^ 1'"' '"■"'!;"■ '-'" <''-'i--t l..v<-a a la,«.. sul,.p.a.lra„«uln,..'p,!st ,.,"',: '""''''," "'■"""'■^- »'"' ""-""" Ih.. anf.nna- ro.itrh,.,,,.,! l,,- .• ,,s,.K nh ' i ''''^"'"'"■'M''"'' aroa st,-o„^,|y ,.„„v..x; shorter tha,. ,1... ^-nrth H.. . .,£;T rn^dhnT'l'''''' f '^i "'" "'"'' ^"'^""■■"^ |n<-sop.,sts,.ut..|l,„„, an.l tl... \,,h ';.!/;, "^ "f ""' '""sonot,,,,,, t|„. l='t.''al lol,..s of the ".os,,,,,>,„ \' :\\\t,;,^,, " • ,^'';;>>- <'•">'■-■>■ pitt..l; the .n.-s.e,n„„. po|.sh,..|. ..,,„,elv iJetrlS^ '•'•'" '""' "'" th! veins, i„,-h„li„jj the .^osta l.n vnish- t . V"*^' 'yah,,.., tl„. stifjtna pal.., .listin.'tlv .short..r than th.. .ut , h / "■''■''"' ! 'T'''^' '^^^'- ""' '""<•'' '•'v P'<'«ia.'-o„s: the '"'''"'", tl... .listal portion .1 f .,,t. tl.'t'u ?.'""' ^''''''' '""^^"i^''- "'" \\es; of K.„,^ran..vik, Cam.len l,aV. Alaska fnlv j loi i i- , . eoll.'.'tor. Speciiien X,, .V'l -^.-iska, ,)iij\ j, nn (. |. , J,,!,.,,,,,,,,, Amauronematus digestus, n Sdir -Jliis lou coiii'avr ili'|)i(»i(in, the (icclhir riiirow deeper mikI liiii'iir; the pd^tiieellar area sharply (h'fiiie'l aii'l cdiivex with a iiiesal furrow; the ncelhir area-^ not striinulv elevated and (iidy slinlitly elevated veiitrad of the lateral oeelli, enlarued adjaeeiit to the frontal crest; the frontal crest narrow, slronifly elevjit,.,!, and not inter- rupted; the ocellar hasin distinct l)iit short and siirroiindinu the median ocellus; the median fovea a deep pit twice as lonjj as wide; the supra, lypeal area convex and setaceous; antenna' roughened, the third seir|„ent shorter than the fourlh. the fourth and fifth sulie(|ua!; the pronotum and the ceph;ili<- part of the liiesonotum rouKheiieil, the remainder of the median lolie and of the lateral lohes polished, with sparse imiictures; the niesopleura finely di'iisely rouuhene.l; the mesosternuin and metapleilia polished and selaceous; the winus hyaline, the costa ,'ind sti(im;i p;de. the veins lirowiiish, and the stitnia lon(i with I lie caudal mar(;in nearly straight ; the claws nut deeply cleft, the outer r;iy distiiictiv lonner than the inner; the ahdomen indistinctly uranular and sparsely setaceous; tlie saw-(juides with the dorsal iMarjrin straight, the ventral mai«in >:railu.ill v rounded, and tiie distal end broadly, oliliipiely, truncatcly rounded; the colour Mack with the followintj parts lirownish: the head except the anteiuial furrows and the median fovea and a spot ahout the ocelli and the occiput, the pronotum in ureut jtut, the tejjula- in part, .h V-shaped mark on the parapsidial grooves, the axilla', the eephahc half of the mesosi-utellum, a lar»ie mark on each pleuroii, the distal thiril of the femora, tlie tiliiu', and the saw-nuides; the distal segments of the mesotarsi and metatarsi more or less infuscated. Length. .")■.') nun. West of Konnaiievik, ("aimh'ti hav, Alaska, .lulv I, l!IU. Specimen No. .".20. The elongate median fovea, t!i(- form of the clypeiis, and the <'olouralion will separate this species from fill ri/Ms Norton, to which it is jelated. Amauronematus cogitatus, n. sp. Fe.m.\LE. — Head, except the clyp<'us and lahrum, roimhened thioujjhout. more distinctly on the inesal portion, and setaceous; clypeiis polished, mirrowly, deeply, loiiiidly('niarKiiiate, clypeal lohes larjte, triannular, blunt projections; the lahrum ixilished, hroadly rouiideil, densely .setaceous near the nnirnin; antennal furrows almost completely interrupted ventral of the latenil ocelli, de?p and liroad ventrad of the interruption, the veiticad furrows linear anil distinct, not interruptiiiji the caudal marjiin of the head; the ocellar furrow a hroad round depression, almost wantiiifr; tin interocellar furrow olisolete. l)rolial)ly represented hy a distinct mesal pit in the ocellar furrow; the ocellar areas flat, only slijihtly elevated for the lateral ocelli, continuous with the frontal I'l-est; the frontal crest not elevated aixive the oi'cllar are.is, lateral walls precipitous which is due to the deep antennal furrows, interrupted hy a deep linear inesal furrow, .iiis furrow not interru|)tin>r the ocellar areas and not con- nected with the minute o.'cllar hasiii located ventrad of the median ocellus; the median fovea round, deej), pit-like, and continuous with the furrow inter- ruptinjr the frontal crest; the supra"lypeal area elevated, the mesal portion H.at. continuous with the interrui)ted longitudinal |)ortions of the frontal crest; ;uiteiuia' wanting; beyond the second segment; the pronotum, m"sopleura. and nietapostscutellum densely finely punctured; the median and lateral lobes of the luesonotum, the mesosciitellum, the nietasclituni, the ventral half of the nietaplema, and the mesosternuin with sjjai.sely placed round pits bearing setae, more abundant on the median lobe of the mesonotum; the wintjs witli the .stigma and co.sta pale, the veins only slifjhtly darkened; the claws deeply cleft, the inner rays shorter than the outer, ob!i<[i!ely truncate; the alidnmc!! polisher!, sparsely setaceous; the .saw-guides stout, convex, the dorsal and ventral margins strongly convergent, the distal end short and bluntly rounded; the colour black with the following parts rufous; the ventral ends of the ocellar areas, the inner t L h ii an.l p-strrior ...Lit. .nor., or los.. tl... pr.-notu.n Kr-M-lly, | '''•|;V '''!;;■'' '';;'/'r:;' . t^ ul ^\n^ n..s.,po-.M.,.t..|l..n.. a laru.. spot ,m tl.r .n...c.p. •,...., tl,r k.H..> I j-|,ii,, ,1,.. tar>i vanal.l-, ami ll... rau-ial pnrlh.n ot !!..■ alMl.„n.-n n...... ... l.-. Ilir laluiun an.l rlvp.us v.llow. Lrrmlli, •• mm. I .:, „,,,U..npu.nt; Ala.ka. M ■..ll..,.t..,| a. pupa ... ,„,.,.on ,n ,..n.> ,,„Hl.a May II, i-.'l I. in.a^.- .■,...■.•«.■,! ,!..„.. 2:5, I'.MI. Hn-.-hnu Hv.-ni l.a 1.' Iiili'i'i^i'ti ciilli'tliii . SiH'ciim-.i Nil. IIS. ,, , ,.11 '■ Tli^Vl.i.' is n.|a..'i t I.ftl^s .\Ia.lat.. Tl..- I.lark t-unla. tl.- la.', .\mauroneins us varlanu i, n. >|'. IMMM.K. n....l W..1. tlM ,.,..,■,■ .Ml.i(ssli.:l.tly .■n,.ul,cn..l, o.l.nwis.. p..lisl, ,,„| .., u ...s .!..■ -Ivp-ns na.rnwly, -l-.^ply, .oun- lly .■.na.uu.at... l..' <• .v » 1 Xs I ...w •M.ui.la;. ami ......mini; th- antrn.ial In.T.ms hioad ami .l- , , ;' vH. ;'n.a. !o .!..■ .•M.nlal ...a.pn -f ,1„. l.-a.!. wl,..!, '•';■> '••;;-;M l,,Kll,tl.. ..lla.|-...."wl>."acla...ia,.c.p,\-sl.ap.Ml,rnn..rrlol«.tl. Ij. ..'. M n.ws; i.,t...n...-lla.. tn,n.w -l.-p. .-M-MnUnu I.' Hu- ...."l.;... -'_' "^^^ ,11.., „,,ow the ..r..lla.- a.vus hn.a.lly .onvcx; tl..' ..o.ital cnM H.. a ov tl. n.la.' aivas, its .lo.sal sn.fa... aK.'.ipt, .l.-ply int...n.ptnl ... t ', ,, a ... li..-a,- lu.n.w. tl... tum.w .•..nli..nu„s w.tl. tl... l.a„ t..v, n. 1.. t.|...pti..U f...T..w ..f tl... tn.ntal ...vst t.. a...l a.-.......l tl... ....• Ii ..1 us ., 1 1.. I, .■.•..n.ll.'..' r..r."w. ll." p..sto....lla.. a,...u stn.nKly <'""V"X, >J . Im • 1 a.. ......a. um^Uvur.l r....-ly s..ta...M.ns. tl..- f.....ll. s.'t....'.. slmh I. L. t.n tl . thi..l; tl... tl...>ax p..Hsl....l tl.....n^jl......t a,.,l s..ta...-..,.s; tl..- u •d , . 1. • s.i^.na an.l ....sta pal.., tl... v.i-.s l.n,w...sl.. tl..- ..laws .1...;,. .v 1 .■.,;.. .V aL..t .......l.alf tl... l....«tl. ..r tl... ...tt.T; tl... al..l......-n p..l.sl • I : ., . .s tl... s.w-K..i.l..s iM.,a.l, tl... v...,l.al ......K.n ....nv-.x, tl... -Ustal i li IK .oi. -.1 mil.ll..; ....l...... i.la.'k -vitl. tl... f„ll<.w.n« parts n.f..s..a ll l.sia! .l.i--.l ..f .1... r..,.. -a.tl... tibia- l.,r tl... ...-st par p,.„xVn.al p..rti.,n ..f tl„. ta.si, an.l tl... p.-..xi...al part ..f il..' saw-K....l..>. L'n« "■■"' Xu\ K Tl... inal.. .litT..'^ tf.-n. >1.- f..n.al.. in l.avi..« tl... l...a.l ......■.• .•..ar^ pun.. u ; .• thl. .....a.«i..ati,„. ni tl... ..lyp....^ hr-.a-l. r, tl..- " >l-' l' "'^X^ l , . mt...l, tl... ......llar i.aMU l..ss .listi....t, tl... p.-..t'...rax a...l n,..s„p ....a .. it ,?. tl... -l-.tsal a..p..(.t ..f tl... .n...;.,tl.o.ax ....t m, ...ns.ly p.t ...I as tl., i th. rx- tl... . tl. ..tlim.nt ..f tl... ant..nna. .listinctly !....«.■.■ than tl..' t h "' ";.;;;"!:;' Kir ;!.';",:;£:■;;;;■ !'"ii;-.!::i";;;-|:"i;.- ,., .,».. ... l,v th.. si„.,iin..|i.s ,,l.ans.Mi. <...ll....t..r. Sp..(.ii.i..ns N... .>J4, .)-.;. • Thii '^'rim ..s t.. roi.u- Cn-s,.,.. by Ma.latt s tal.U.. 1 h.. shai a..fii.f.l ...-liar ' will .li-tinumsl. it. Amauronemi. aulatus, ... sp. IKXIMK H.a.l ....t p,in..t.ir...l but irrc^.tlarly, „bs..u.vly .■..■.ifih..n..c ,in..lv :.nu:nh.r; th.. ..lyp-.ls p..lisl....l. r.-nndly a,..l rath..r shallow yo-narK. th.. .•iMH.al lob..s b.oa.1. and'iiar, a...i .■..u..u.U, ih. lar.ruu. i,„h.h.-.l • " J ' . a.-. ......Ml f..rrows ,1....,, ,l..pr..ssi,.ns fn.n, tl... Pn't-.tor.na- to n..a m. th.. -..phali.. asp...-t, wh...... th..y ar<. ...t.-rrupt.;.! b.r a sh... ''> = ■ n. llv , l.p...ss,.l I., th.. lat,.ral ...•.•Hi, li....ar an.l .hv..r«....t ..an.la.l ..t tl... hn Siiir-tlim |- :il I'liriiiw* till' liilrral Ivliro. llic ic or Icsh; I mo>> III! roni IJa." I lie laiUf lis -.|M'ci('s. SI' pulislicil lie flypcal Mini harply i;if;lirlicil or cinarpiiiu'itf, inil ro'.nnlcil : r the iiiiiUlU' i>taiir('. thru of thi" lati'i-al .H'.'ll film ronin'li'.l with II iintriiniil till' itri'llar fiirrou l.roail ami •.hallow, liirrows; iiiii.ri.n.jjar furrow r.pr.'si.,iti.,i l,y a Iriaiimilar piwi.iifonn di'mi'-i-"!! .•ouii.'.'ii'il Willi III.' anli'iiiial furrows, l.ut .lisiini'ih s.'parali.l from ihr h'lii ...'.'Mus. ihi- O.I' lar ari'a. loiivi-x. rotitmii.'.l as shKliilv .li'valiij ri.l«.'s i,, Ih.' Irnnta rri'sl ; Ih.' troiilal .'r.'si dn-ply ,,ii.| l.roa.llv inl.rnipl.ij, loriiiiim a .'urv.'il siroiiKly I'h'vatr.l ruin.' on .'a.'li si.!,. .•oiilinu..ns with ih.' Iir.ia.l >liKhll\ .'oiiv.-x supra.lyp.'al an-u; ni.'.lian f.iv.'a .•..uliMU.ais with Ih.' hr.ia.l furrow int.'rru|)linK ili.. Ir.,ntal .r.-st, this furrow .•..ntinu.nis with th.. w.ll inark.'.l o.;.' lar l.asin, whnh .'Xt.'ii.ls |„ aii.l aroun.l ih.' ni.'.lian o.'.'llu,; ih.' ant.'nii'i- wit I Ih.' thir. an.l tourth s,'Ki„,'„t, si,!,,,,,,,,!; th.' pr..riotuni, th.' ni.ilian lol.V ami til.' .-.'phali.' part ot Ih.. lal.ral lol..'. of th.' iii.'sonol.iin. ih.' nii-i, ■,.|i,„„ Ih.' im'so|.o>ls,'ut.'lliin.. Ih.' ni.tavutuni, ami tj,,' ni.t.ipl.'ura lin.-K il.'i.s.'lv r..UKh..m'.l: th.' hit-ral ii.l.i's of tlir ni.'.onotmii in ^nal part lin.'iv Kraiiular ..r poish.il with a l.'W pun.lur.. : th.' in.'soMi'rimni ami imlapl-'Ura hn.lv uranuar aiul polish.'. : wiiiKs ^r.ally al.l.r.'vial.'.l, m.l I'xt.'mhiiK hrvoml th.' niuilal I'll.] ol 111,' aliih.in.'ii, tlii' siin„i„ ,„„l ,.„,,;, pal.', th.' vins niurh .lark.'r t 1.' ilaw« il.'.'ply I'li'ft, ihi' iniii'r rays >liort.'r ami l.lunl.r than ili.' ..ut.r' Ih.' al..h.m.'ii p.. i^hi.l wiMi sparsi'ly ilisirilniti'il puni'tur-s in whi.li M'ta- arr attai'-hi'.l- th.' saw-KUi.hs hroail ami >!oul. th,' .lorsal an.l v.nlral niaruin^ .•onv.'rKinij th." .hstal .'11.1 h.iiK. siraiKhl, ami ol.h.pi.' ..n ih.' v.'iilral p.irti.in an.l th.' inuih short. 'r .l.irsal portion hluntly trun.'atiil; the vi'iitral an.l .listal inaruin, m'- ta.M'ous: Ih.' .'.'ri'i Ioiik. s|,',i,h.r, ami point.'.l; .'..lour l.larkwith th.' foilowinir parts l.rownish: a -pot on Ihr frontal i-r.- • an.l v.'ntral |)art of th.- o, Mar l.aMu th.' iiim'r. posl.'rior, an,! out.'r orl.its. th.' postoi'.'ij.'.r ari'a. Ih.' .'..liar narrowlv' th.' t.'Kula-, th.' mi'ilian l.il..' ami tli.' cau.lal half .if .'acli lateral lol.c of the m.'som.tun.. tin' I'.'phali.' l;alf ..f th.' in.'si,,,'ul 'ih.ni, a lar^.' l;ianKular ...ot on till- iii.'soph'ura, ami tlir .'amlal .'ml of th.' al .loni.n m.,r.' or hss' th,' kn.'.'^ ami th.' til.ia> ..f th.- prolli..raci.' ami ni.'sothora.i.' I.'ks infuxat.'.! whitisl, LfiiKth, ti mm. Barter islan.l, Alaskan Arcti ast. .hin.' Hi, liil I. Sp.'ciim'ii No. Slit), This spi'i'ii's is r.'lati'.l to iliijislnx from whi.'h it ran chara.'t.'rs jjiv.'ii in tlif t.'ililc. !). .Itipi.-s, colici'tor. Ill' Mpalati'.l liy the Amauronematus magnus, n. sp. prol.alily d.'nscly spriiniiii: I'lypi'U.. lar!,'.' .iiiil liiiiiitiy ijirp lil'IWl'I'll till' I'KM.xi.K.. H.'a.l .l.'us.'jy fiii.'ly |)unitur.il IhroUKlioiii. s.'tac.'ous. ihouKh th.' sctir an in gr.'al part w.'iiitinn on lli.' .I.'.'ply. Iiroa.ily, aiitrularjy cmaitiinal.', th.' .'Ivp.'Ml loh,- angular: lalinini iaiKi' ami trun.'ati': the antenna! furrows pri'ti'moriii..' ami ih.' frontal .'ri'st ami lal.ral oii'lli, ,|n'p li,„...„. furrows I'amla.l ot th.' lal.'ial ...'.'111. not iiiti'iruptiiikr tj,.' ,',.„„i;|l ,„..n-KJ,i ,,f th.' h,a,l: ihi' lu'eliar turrow lir.iail ami imh'hnil.'; Ih,. int.'ro.'.'llar furrow .li^iimt a n.uml.'.l .l.'Iiri'ssion Nvhi'iv It joins th,- o,','lla.' furrow; th,' portion of thr o,',.|lar an^a- hearini; the lateral oi'ijli sharply raise.l, in mvat part eh'vat,',!: th, frontal erest a sharp \ -shap.'il .l.'vatioii, ,lei'piy intcrrupl.'.l on th,' mes.in l.v a l.ioail deep lin.'ar luriow eontmuous with th.' median fovi'a ; the median fov.'a a larKe" d.'ep. pum-lilorm .h'presMoi,: the oe.'llar liasin eoiivex with ;, diMiiu't lin, ar lurrow .'xtemlMifi from th,' m.'.lian oeellus to th,' frontal eiv-t. not ,'oi,m',-t.'',l with the turrow iiiierruplinti it; the supra.'ly|.eal area i.roniimnt ami eonvex' the antenna, wanting l.eyoml the seeoml .s.'mmnt ; the pronotun. th,- m.'.li-in Mil... ,.! Ih.' m.'sotioium. th,. Kreat,'r part of Us lati'ral IoIh-, the mes„pl,.ura the m.'srsh.rnum, ami the ni.'tapleura d.'nselv pum-tur,.,! and M'laeemis- th," .•audal p. hill ol the lateral lol.es of the nu'sonotum, the nu'soseiit.'llum th" mesoposts,'iit,'llun!. an,! the mefaseutum spar-lv inim'tuiv,! am! setaceou- ll iitiDiii iiiaiK Willi Tiir loMiiNMMK pari" Dmw iii«ii: llif marKiii i>t the liilTiim. tin- (•lypfal li)lii.i, tlic iiiamlililrs, ih.' sii|>rrii>r and mitcr i(rl)it^. Itii> iiosioccHnr ari-ji ill «riat pari, tlii' itrotintiiin hriias( ly rt'l.'iti'if in ml , atnl size In i)isi4liirl>i KiiH'aiil. It flirtVrs ill tiic fiiriii uf tlir iiM'ilian I'ltvca anil tln' oci'llar arras. Hri' Uim Uirmih. I 'lulrtirniinnl Siiinix. HrndiiiK IJriunl 7a: "Crrrn nilcturril" luiiiatiil larva ( turiiialiiii cdlliTtiil niiiliT muss ill tun.lra liliitTs at hav coast iii'ar wiiitir lioiisi' at ('er 21, l!ti;{." F. .loliansen, collector. Adult unknown. HreediiiK Hecord 4ti: "Two cocoons of an unknown species of sawtly l.arvii (jtreen) coi;ecteurrows of a eerainliyci.l larva made under Wliije .s»pruce hark, Sandstone rapids. Copperinine river. Northwest Te. 'ories." !•'. .lolianseii, collector, Mr. .loliailseii states that "these two larva- had the same appearance (and were taken in the saipi' harkl as the larvii from which I'lmliDiiii tiiiiiilrifiiycidln was lired," Kreedini; Record HI; " IJark (jieen saw-fly larva (20 nun.) On Itiisliy willow, >'<(//.(• i>iilfli"i. {'oUected ;it Memaiil liarliour. Northwest Territories, Auuust 4, I'.H.'i, .\i ,i|i' pupatinu tui.Miii in l>ctol>er." K. Joh.ansen, eollect.ir. Adult not lired. MreediiiK Hei-ord S.'): •Saw-lly larva' ililaek and dark (jreeii) 7 II mm. On fein.'ile catkin ..f >u>hy willow, Snlij- inilrlini. Hernard hartiour. Northwest Territories. .|iil\ Hi. l.ll.")." 1'. .lohunsen, collector. Larva distinctive in colour, marked like m.any >]). cies of AnKinnim iikiIiis. The head iilaek except the ventral liortion. al-(i the leu.- exeept the joints, and the ultimate ternum. The thoracic ami ai>domiiial senim nls with wo transverse rows of round or oval liiackish spots, larger on the 'horacic segments, forming hands on the penultimate terKiim. "Saw-fly larva- in temale catkins of lnisliy willow, Salis pnlrhm. rollected. pl.nco on leaf of bushy v.ilio'.v. HreediiiK Hecord 88." Breedintr INcord i:{8; "Saw-fly larvip (fiieen), Ketchikan, Alaska, Soptemlier 10, lOHi. Made cocoon September Vi. litUi." ("ocoon contained the dead shrivelled larva of a species of Trichiosdiiia. F. Johansen, collector. Sllll-Hil M tUu ,. ,"' '"'U I '•••".-.l. H. ...,„| I lie ••Saw-fly h.rvir >«..•..„, ..„ /.■„/,„« ,..„l "''"■■ '.'>■' 'l""«-^'<'l"Mr.| a M.|..,n ..f l.lM.k «..u,„.i,l;.l r.,:.rkmir. ,•■„ rtr.l l.> a ihl.i.ll.-.riiM. .|.>,,ally. I.atva .,f \„. I III ,l..r,al Markl^h \„„^^u. vmlial jmlr .\ u.rk lain ,,..■ laiAa uul an ...aim.- >:,U„ l,.,nl. .■.,l,,m u,ll, 1,1a, k ,'Wi an.l M..' ,Mm.' I.la.k .ior-al n.aikii.«> a- ll... larva lr..i„ M„....l,„u |{......„j |;{i. " m' ;■'■;"■' I '•'•'• ■^'•'"'> '"'^"' '■""'■•"-I. «l"-l. nil, -x.vpi n..,. .,„M.klv .ii,..!. "l---li-.l' l.Mlly >l,nv..||...| „.s, planis w..ul,i „,«„..,, ,|,ai ., n.iul,/ l„. ai. 'p .iiyli.l larva, lli.' ir-iMial lial.iliis j, aK.. «.,i„.'ll.injj t|,.. ,,„„• I .l.,ln„..n I'lillfcl.ir. • Mr.v.liim |{..,,,r.| i:,0: •(a-.'.n ,-,w-||v larva. .la.«|Hr park \|l„Tta «(i|i\.'ll.'.l .s|...,iiii.ii. Ilia. I .ol.>iir.'.| Ilk.' larva' i.f K,„,,ln,t,„ii . W.174-.'i r;^ ^^^ss^i^mMm. '.^?%^fc-. The Parasitic Hymenoptera collected by the Canadian Arctic Expedition. 1913-18 I5y ( 'llAltl.F> '1". |{|{| K.s />'«.««// /„.,/,/„/,„„. //„„,„■,/ r„ir,,sihi. Tl,.. l..||.,ui„K n.pur. is l,Ms..,| on tl,.. m-.yWu-A ,.,.ll,.,.t..,| .„■ ,■...„..,! I.v '."'"" "'!;"• "" « S|„.,l<.sl ..„■(■ .I.'S.IiImmI. II W;,s „,|| ,„,,i,.Ji,.,|,|,. ,' ICHNEIMOMD/E. Amblyteles russatus ( nss. '''""" '"■ -"".V Cn^ss,,,,. I'n.r, .\..t,L NMf, Sr,„ l'l„i;„l,.li,l„,-,, I s:,s, |, :j.-,;!. ws.'-nin/'"'-'""'" [;■"'" ■''■"":"' '""■'"""'■ ''"'I''"" ^""1 •■'!"" -l-:u, :v,„- w->. ,,i.ton,.s: ,.oll,.,.„.,| ..„ |l„w,.,s in a .lu.l,,,-,.,! pla.v. .lulv IS PI". lJcscnlM.(| (ijujiiijilly Irolil \;illC()llvc|-, ]{.('. • • • Amblyteles suturalis S,i\ . III- JtllIgS, A wiilcly (liMiil)lltC(l Xoilli AiiMTic;m species. Amblyteles ^pp. ■'■'"■;■<■ '"•<■ lour „tl,er sp..eies i„ l|,e e.,l|eeti,.„ .„.. vrUrMv lo .u.v .nlTMr, Jie N..MI. An,ene.n spee.es u lueh lu.ve no, been sn.,lie.l i„ . J^l^^y^ll^'^'^^^^ Mes leptus insularis Ashm. /::.■..////.. ,„.„l„n. .\.U,n,-,.\. IV,„. i:,,,^ S„. \\.>|„„k1o„. v„1 I, ,, |„s i,,,,.,, ''"'"■•'•' --!';''iiMens, HeriiMnl liMilxmr, X,„i Invest Teniloii.- \ii.rust II u.|- Aptesis nivarius, n. sp Fkm.u.f F.enKtJK .-i imn. I )ull femiKin....s, varie.l « 1,1, l,|.,ek ;,s f„||ous- ...eks ,,...,■ I.,se „f n,Mml,l,les p„.ple,„:e ..Herio.lv, „KU.,i„s of uulXnr'Zui of insl';;::^!;';;;:^-'" """ ^>-'-''-'""i - „,. ,.,,,.„■, a,...,,.,,,.,,,.,! .,. „„. n.,,.,,,.! (•..ii,.,.,..,. &^W^M^^^M^^^^^--''f' X ■22 i, ((iiiitiliiui Arctic ExiniliHnii. l'.n,',-lS luMi.'V v.llow. \Vin«s ivarliinn sli«1.11y hc.vnnd .M-rx of |.r..,.o.lcum, liyalin.'. witli'iml.' l.ruwn ...■un.tiun. ll.'a.l almost twi..' as wid.; as tliick, full Im' .ir..l lh,. rvis whirl, or.Mi|)v half of til.' side ill lo|) view; paired ocelli e.|muis aiil ,Yo,u'„„e aiiotli.T aixlllK' ey.-inaiiiin. Head sliam-eene.l al.ove; laee mmiloM'. clvneus stHMiijIv pioluiieiaiil, iis lower half sniootli, malar >p'iee as loiijj :is the first tlatrellar joint. I'.y.'s hare. .\nten.,a. •.';H','inled . >eape lame oval, hiM three joints,.!' tla«elhim sili.e<,ual, ahoilt two an.i one-halt lim.'s as lonsi as hiek at apex: followiiin un.witijj slmiter and thieker; I hos.. near t he middle ,,ii,-.diate Mesunutum and seulelhim sha^eened, flat, separated l.y a >_hal low impre>s.M Hne I'K.podeum short, eonvex ahove. oi>liqilely trmn-ite hehind; shaureened ahove. verv hnelv niKo.se l-ehind and on the sides: without distmet areas Mlthoudi the tiansv..r.se earina and a .small median area are taintly indieated l,v vetv .lelieaK- lines; posterior aiifiles roun.l.-d, without Iraee ol tuh.'iel.; o,- to(.th ■ I'leura' opacpie exeept for a shininy: aiva helow the hase ol the hind wintr. I'Hiole of al.domen shasireened or minutely rugose, .-hmmii. I.ro.ad behind, th,. width .at apex four times as jrivat as at base and ..pial to tlnec-lour hs the l.Miuth. rollowiuK seti.nents minuflv n.UKhened. mor.. nearly snmoth ad shinin.' after the third. Ovipositor exserte.l the lenjith ol the ahdomen, alth. unh its slu^iths are .mlv half that len-th. I.eijs >len.h>r; lourth tarsal Joint entire; elaws simple. Wii'uis with eomplete viiati- i in miniature as lar as i,,- stifima, •md hevond this with a verv small rounded radial eell. ,, ,, ()ne fe'nale from ( 'ollinson point, Alaska, .I.me ■_'(), I'.Hl. I'. Johansen. "'"' ollit.- diMinet in eolour of holch „„„.,. hnelv so' a, the s,des; clypeus eonvex. sm.,o,l. and shmim:, ex.rpt at the ' ^'.Jlahnim p.ojectinn heyond the eh.sed mai.di hies; antent.a. .H-jointed^ th. first fl;,...ll.r joint sli^htlv lon-er than the secon.l vertex punctulate; head l,..l,in,l shinin^r an-l ahnos, smooth; mes.mot.im shinme. closely punet.,,,-. .cuflluM. strons^lv sl..pinK .-iml <'!''va,."d at the apex I'ropod.Mim .sh.mnf:. basal an.l super.mte.lian a.vas .■,>ntlu.M,t; peti.-lar a,va la,-p-. as '"•'>'''' ,"'i:!;„!: si.l..seurve.l. I'r.-plem.e vrv cL.sely ,)un..tat,.. .•onlluently so b.-l.-w. .•pomia ■.,„a, but no, pr..min..,t; ....•sopl.Mira .•h.s.'ly ,,unct...t,-: m.tapl.-.ua ru^ul..s,.- ,„„„!,„.. below! .\b.l..men as l.-m^ as th.' h..,.! an.l thorax; p,ti..l.. sl.a., e,-. sliohtlv over twice as l.,nn as br.)a.l at ap.'X whi.'h is twi.'e as wnl.' as he ...s.- s mm. , ,.1 ahn..st sn,o.,.h above; spi.-a.'L.s slightly b..ion. ,l.e mnldl..; .lis,..! carina ptv.sen, onlv on basal fifth of s..pn.'nt; .s.'.u.n.l s..fr,n..nt as Ions as bn.ad [i ,.1 ai .1 four,h bnm.h.r ,han l.mj.; .,vip..sit..r st.,ut, .;xs..rt,.,l ..v.a- hall the Mh ',,nHiol..; witho.itatlach.-lejiRs; tarsal claws w„h l.,.u- or five iono p.'... „,:,- t. , 1 , ,> basal half. .Vr.M,l..t small, in.listin.'tly p.a.tan.ular. with th.. .niler vcn bh.p,.., partlv hvaline; subm...lian M\ sli^^htlv l..nt^er than nu'dian; .li<.M„dal ,• the niniiii.'. 10, 1(11 I. ]■'. ,hihai,si'n. vein in hm.l wiiin but slightly ..bli-pie. br..ken just below r One i.'n,alc. K.-fehikan. -^uthern Alaska. >ep,en,l„M- ''""'"This spe.a.'s is .•..louiv.l m.fh lik.- P. glacinli. .\shm. .l.>seribe.l fr.mi St. Paul island. .Maska. bui th.' .■arina' of the abd.)mir,al peti..l.. ar< niu.-h sh..rter ami th.: ^mmmm I'tintsliic llijiii, tiiijitira 28 u lr<"'lmiit("is ,,alc. It is .|iiit(. (listinct In.ni utlirr \,„tli Aincri.Mn ;iimI fn.in all the huiopcaii spcncs iiicliulcd l.y S<'lmiicickiicclit in his ( (pu.riila Iclincu- iiMinologica. StenomacTus boreulis A-lim.' I''iir Sf,-il« anil I'lir Sea I.~l.iii.|>, m,I I, p. :;,-,s ,|M(it;. One spccjiucii IV.iiii Hits, ■he! islaiHl, Yukon 'I'ci riloiv, July _'lt |!l|t; i- jnolialily tliis species. ' ■ > Ophion bilint'utuni Say. wrn ,>!us;''",l'' I ;7'!;^^'-' '''''''''"'■ ^^■"■^'"■"" '■>'■■ •^"-•^^'•i-, v^l, l, „. 75. .is^s,; (•,.„.,,l..tc Oni; spe,-iiiieii iVoiii ( '(.cklHini point, J)olpliin anil Tnion si,aii Vuitliwest leintones. Septei,il,ei- .-), I'.Ut. This -.vas coljerteil at a huhleil lanleni in the eveniM}!. A very ahunilaiit ami uiijely ilistiiliiileil Xuilh Anieiiean si)eeies. Dioctt's lodestus, n. sp. Fkm.u.i:,— J.enjit'' ) l-.n .: ovipositor as lon^ as the himl femur. IMiek elotheil with sparse ,rt, while hair; the niiilille of Miainiil.les. tip< of front temora, all til.he an, ,ase ol tarsi brownish yellow; winus iixaline, sti.nna -md veins pale luseous Heail l.roail, twiee as wide as lliiek, Mron-lv exeaviteil ineilially lielunil, the teni|)les as deep as the eve>; seen from I lie front the faee IS not narrowed helow: nnlar spaee as h)nf; as the width of niandil.les at l.a-e Oeelh Jarse, paired ones eloser to the eye margin than to one another Front and taee opaipie. niiniitely ron«heneil, elvpeus almost snioolh, s,|i,.^|,i„i„jj its lower edge straiMht. Head I.ehind opaque and finelv rom:l,ineil helow ne'irlv shimiiK al.ove. J'.yes hare, twiee as hi^h as hroail, not emar-inali' v'ntenn-e -'.i-jomted; first joint ot llauellum one-half lonjier than the seeond: four follow- ing suliei|ual; those lieyond shortening, hut all of them loniivi than thiek Mesoiiotuiii suhopaipie. finely roughened. Seiitellum slightlv -limini.- with ■[ (eej). smooth, transverse furrow at the h.ase; stroiifilv eon'vex. J'n.podeum deelivous from hase. I.ul more Mroiigly so hevond ndddle, llnelv iiii.ose m-iilv smooth anteriorly on the sides; supermedian and petiolar aiv.-i- ronliuent the after the broadest, the former reaching almost to the base of i hi propodeiinr lateral am subspiraeiihir carina" pre-enf. i'lenr.-ie hnelv rou-hmcd the nie-o- pU'iira with a smooth space near the roi.i of the hind wing and :, ir.ace of fine obhipie strue iielow the root of the tore wing. Abdomin.-il petiole with the -piracies pl;iced before the posterior third, distiiictlv pioiectiiii:: widened from just before the nuddle: more than twice as wide at apex as .at ba-r and one-third wider than at spiracles; its surface roughened, except at extreme ,,|,ex Second and , urd segments roughened, espe-ially at base; following n.;,ib sn Ih the apical segments not vi"-y strongly compressed. Ovipositor i-^-uin" ;it the apex of the fourth ventral segment, strongly curved upward. Submc.ii.'ui cell ^li.d'llv longer than the median; di-co-cubii.d vein angularlv broken, uith a -1 mnp I'.f a vein; .areolel open, small and petiolate in po>iiion; lrai,sv,r~,. medi.ni vein in hind wing not broken. Tarsid el.iws |)ectin;ile. Mali;.— Length. 11.-.'.". mm. I'ssentially' like the lemale: antenna' -l-joiiited; aliilominal jMtiole more slender, as wide at spir;ic!..s as al .aiiex' tibia' darker, pa.le fuscous. ' ' ' ■ ' Four females and two male- from Heiiianl harbour, \orthwe-t 'rerrilories August , and 12, I'.ll,-,. the female type taken on the latter date, r .)o|ein-en' collector. ■ ' mmm •J,* _u'-.miia 24 G Ciiniiilidii Arrlir Kxpcilitioii, llH.i-lS (^iiitc (liNtiiict limn any of the pala'.'itctic loinis listed l>y Scliinicdckni'chl . anil so far as ! can ascertain not iilenlical with any North American species referred to. either Diixti'f, AiKiillii. or l.iiiim riiiiii. The species was reareil from a lot of nails from Salir. [iroliahly prodiu'cd hy a saw-lly. iMreeiJinc Hecord 157.) Bathyplectes ~|). A single mail' from Mernanl harhour, Xorthwest Teiiitories, aptiarently represeiit> an iumIi Trilieil species, liiit the specimen is poor and, in the alis<'nce of till' fem.'ile, it M'ems unwise to (live it a name. BRACOMD.E. Meteorus sp. ( >ni' specimen from Ketchikan, .\laska, i-eared Octolier 1 from a cocoon collected Septemlier 10, Htlli, The cocoon wa> attached to a pine leaf suspendeil liy a s'.'nder thread as is customary with the memlx'is of this jicnus, iMieedind Jiecord 18tj.) Apanteles sp. Twenty-five specimens from Bernard liarhour. Northwest Te ritories, taken during July. lill"). Apanteles sp. I'^leveii specimens from Hernard harbour. Northwest Territories, reared durinti .lulv and August, 191'), fiom an unknown cateipillar. (MreediiiK l{e('ord JOa'.j Protapanteles >p. One specimen from Jiernard harhom-, Northwest Territori<'s. July 20, I'Jl"). M^ . iU The Wasps and Bees collected by the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18. Hv l\ W. \.. S I.AOKV. 'I'lic \v;i>|)> Miiil lico hioniilii liiick liy the ( ';iri.iili,iii Aiiiic KxixmIIi jcm coiifi-t iif line >|>('(irs (if I'l.v/x/. of which twciity-cifhl specimens were t;ikeii in Alaska, and ('i;;ht species of Imnilile-liees i Mnin'hii.-o. of whicli one Iniixhcd ami fifty specimens liave lieen taken in Canada and Alaska. The purely Canadian material consist- of one lnimlree ihe males and the perfect females or (|ileens; and likewise. amoiiK the lie( s, Jinnilms i> the onl>- neniis enjoyinii the .same manner of life, if we except .l/i/.v. in which the colony snrvives the winter. In both \'.7«i iillililii ."^Iiiilcii. Ollawa Nal iiiali>I . wxii. |i. 71. This species Itelonns to the Xitnriiird (iroup which is disiinuuisheil from the othe]' fjroiips of the fientis Vcsjia by tne fact that the eyes do not nearly reach to the maiidihles, and tlie sa)iita' in the male (jenitalia are not fu.-eil toftether at the tip. This species may lie distincnished in the male and worker \>y the pale yellow, almost white, markings, combined with two icd spots on the second dorsal scKinent of the abilomen. The .ii. ^Fai.k. -I51ack: mandiiiles: clypeiis. e.xcept a median lontrilud'nal line, bro.ad in Ihe middle: biloliate spot between antenna': scape in front: a narrow line on cheek alio\-e, behind eyes, another on inner marjiin of eve: a line on pronotmii borderiii);: mesonoiiim: a smtill lateral spot on ihc -ciiieilum, a narrow uninterruiiled .-lightly w;ivy line on apical maririns of dor-al abdomiiral segments I to ."i: a narrow line interrupted in the middle on M^iiment (i: two large eomma-sh iped sjiots on segment 7 and the margins of ventral segments 2 to 1, pale yellow, almost white. \ larce red spot on each side of seirment 2. Second and b;ise of third antennal joint leslacemis bene:ith. Inner marjjin of stifles not sharply angled, clothed with dense short n-d hails: lejis testaceous, coxa-, tioch.-inters and bases of femora black; :i bl.ack spot on U v tibia', apex of femora and of tibiae, and bastil tarsi flavous, Hody hairs lonjr, fiale. mixed with black, iiiehidintr those on the fir>i .scirmcnt of alulomen. I.ce.u'ili ]'.i mm. 'Till' t\|ii'sl'i-lS (jl Ki:\. Ilt'iid, tliDiax iiliil iiliiioliicii ('iildiircd like tlii' male, liiit the iiliiloiiiiiMl si'i;iii('iils I til .*) have I'liiiifili'tc pale baiiils. I'liiaiKinatc in i'l'olit on cacli ^ill(• and nain-wiy m> in llic middle; the >ixlli st'urncnt lias two spots; tlii' vciitial scuincnts 2 to I have inaijjinal liaiids intcriiiptcd in tlic niidiilc; vcntiai sfumcnl .') has two laiuc spots. No ii'ii on second dorsal -cement, l.eniitli, al>oui I I mm. UniiKKK. Ulack, ilie following p.'iils ere.imv -w liiie; mandiMes except tips, dypeus except a lioad lon^iludinal line, luiiadesl in tlie middle, scape in ^roi.t, ;i liilohate spot al)ove anteinue, a narrow line on lower side of emiirdination of eye. an elonnale spot on cheek liehind eye, a parallel sided line on marjiin of pronotum next mesonoliini, a small spot on each side of sciitelliim ne.ir winu, complete hands on the apices of dorsal senmenls 1 to .'), that on setrment .") deeply emaiKini'te on. either side antei iorl.w ii;irrowly emarninate in middle; that on si'umenl 1 less and on sefiment W still li - deeply .mi; seirment ti with a lar^e spot on either side containing a small hlaik :-pot ; apical imircin of \<'ntral se(imenls 2 to ."). (ire.'iler part of ventr.il scKinent ll, apex of 'emora, line on tiliia and part of hasal taisi. 'I'he following; parts red; irregular spot, often ahseiit. on side of dorsal seirment 1 ; a lar^;e, in some specimens a small, spot on side of dorsal segment 2; ajiex of scfiment .">: middh" of femora, tiliia' and tarsi. Mails on vertex, dorsum of thorax and ali.lomen mostly hl.'iek. Hairs on sides anil nndi'lside of head, thorax al'.d alxiomen and on i..st dorsal segment of ahdomen mostly pale. Length, HI to II mm. One male, Nome, -vlaska, .\iijriist 2\-^lT^, I'.tlfi ( 1'". .lohansen ). One queen and twenty-six workers from a nest taken at Teller. .Vlaska, hy Afr. .lohansen on .Inly 2(i, l!lll{. The (piecn is in alcohol, the other siiecimens dried. Afost of the workers are in perfect condition. The nest contained larva' ;ind was in a hole under an oid willow shruh at the lirink of the lake. 'l"he nest was half hiilden in the hole, half iirotrudiii}; from it, and attached to the thick root of the willow, 'vhile heather twiijs supported the outer layers of the nest. I h.ive here followed l)u Huysson in consideriiis; this form to he the iitiirijiuntii of Kirhy. Kirhy's description, however, makes no reference to the red spots on the alidomen or the loiifj; malar sjiace. .\n old and smaller wasji's nest w.as found at Teller on .Vuiiust ;5, l(li:{, hy "Sly. .lohansen in an old rusty tin-can \\\\\)i fri'e on the tundra. Xeilhei- this nest nor an,\' of tii wasps in it were hroufihf home. Dr. .\nderson saw a wasp's nest the size of a man's head on a willow liranch on the Hula-Hula river, .\l.iska, in Noveinher, I'.tOS. 'I'here is no infoi-mation to show to which species either ol these nests helontied. SPHECOIDE.V. 'J'he colleciiiMi contains no representatives of this super-f.aniily. APOIDEA l',epresented l)y 1")() specinu'iis of humiile-liees. 'i'hese consist, of eiirht species. Iielonirint; to three >rroti|)s, of the )j;enus llonilnis l,at. l'"ive of the species were found in ( '.aiiada. Bombus i.it. Kirbyellus ' Iroup. hiihu'll'i-- (;nin|i, l'r:!iiklin. Trans, .\iiirr. lint. Sue. WWIII. ]t. --'s!'. Size hir^f !'i!e Um-j and fiiie. !\r:!h!r space very lo!!>r. oi!('-third to oiie-ha.lf as lonji .'IS the eye. Hed-haired areas on the alidomen if piesent, are ;it the tip oidy. In the males the jienitalia arc very dilTereiit to those of the other groups, and tiie posterior til>ia' .are more like those of thi' leinale. ■■WaC't-^MP "-• H ((.sy)S (inil Hi I ft 27 U BombuH kirbyellus iCurtisi I'lMiiklm. Iliiiiiliii.^ kirliiiilhi, I'niiikliii. 'rriii,". Auirr. Ilnl Sue. WW 111, p. .'!il, M.M.K. -iMclilh ventral si'uiiiciil of alxloiiicii miimci- spMlh.ii t inlciilalc (sec tijrmc). Hair CDloin- pale yellow; lilai'k Ix'tweeii the .inlciiiiai', on llic inner lriar>!;in> of tlie eye>, on tlie outer margins of the eyes ami on the tiiinl x'tinjent (if tlie alulonii'ii: there is an irnlistinet Maek liaini on the llioiax lietween the wilHis liUt this is partly lileaehecl, ami the lourtli to the se\enlh vciriiieiils of I he aliilonien are pale red; on t he iinclerside the hairs are lonir. and alino^' white. J.eiiKth. alioiit I.') mm. ^\'()Hh^;lt. Hair on head hlaek, on tlior.is Maek with a yellow hand !» foie and Kehind, pleura pale yellow . Alidoinen ; segments I and 2 yellow, seument '.i hiaek, segments t to (\ dull red: underside with while hairs; le(>;s with lonu Iaii;ely jiale hails. Two males. Xoiiie. Alaska, Aun'iist 2t to 2"). I'.Hti I', .h.liaiiscn ) ; one worker, Nome, .Maska. August 21 2."». lUKi i F. .h.hanseni; one worker. < 'oHinsoii point. Alaska, .liily 10, 111! I ( !•'. .hihanseni; one woiker, ^d^uls point. North- west Territories, .lilly 21. l!ti() Mhis specimen has the hails on the leiis and underside Maek). S|)eciinens of ii. I:irl.:i< Ihis in the ('anadiaii National ( 'oiled ion ineliide a (|Ueeii from liartlitt liay. Aliir.ka (lat. .")S-2('>, lonn. I :!"> •.');;. I1M)7 1). H. Nellesi, two from I'lillerioii, Northwest Territories. .Iul.\. I'.MH lA. llalkeiii. one from Nottinjiham isl.and, Hudson strait, ISSd (.1. AleKenzici, .ind one from t-npv ( hudleinh. Huilson si rail; a worker from l.aKnan, .\lta. i.l. I'iet.chei!. .iiid males from I5;ii:IT. Alia. iN. .•^.-iiisoii i. Bonibus polaris i Curt is) Tranklin. liiiinhiix jiitlitris l''r:iiiklin, TriMS. Airiii'. l.iil. .-^(h-. WW III, |>. .Vm. ^^.\I.^;. Jufihtli v<'iiiral segment lapeiiiiK to a Munt |)oint. it> >ide inarjiins deeply inciir\-ed (see fifiure). jians on head lilack wilh more oi- le-s pali' vellow on elypeiis and vertex. Thorax pale yellow with iiiilistiini inleialer lil.ick li.and. Alidoinen; liasal portion pale yellow, apieal ])ortion p.ale reil. with more or less hl.aek on the middle i)ortioii. Hairs on underside ami lej;s pale wilh more or le.ss lilack. I.enjith. I 1 to 15 mm. (ilKKiV AM) WouKV.H. He.-id hails M.-ick. Thorax M;ick. vvilh a liioail yellow li.-ind in front ;ind a narroweidiie I'l'hind. jileiir;i \-ellou. lower part lilack. Alidoinen with sei;inents I, 2 ;iii(l li ye, low; semnent I Mark; sefrmeiit.s ."land ti red. Length. i|Ueeii Hi to l!» mii:.. workers II lo l:{ niiri. Two males from Xoine. .Alaska. August 2f 2."i. I'.Hti i I-', .hihansen i ; one (pK'fii from west of (dlliusou ]ioint, .Vlaska. .luiie II. I!M1 ']■'.. del\ J.efhug- wi'lli; one worker from Kamarkok. west of Herschil inland. Vuk.m 'I'erritory, August 8. litlti. and one from Herschel island, iie.ir end of .luly, IHUi 'F. Johanseiii one (|ueen from Uern.ard harliour, Northwest Territories. .July 2, IStl."); two males from Bernard harliour. July id. llllli A'. Johaiiseiu. The males from Bernard harliour have the coat lileachid to a coii-iilir.alile extent, one of tiiei'i h:is no Mack hairs on thi' ahdomen. The (iiieeii from ( 'olliiison jMiiiit diffeis from the description iii liavinji; segment :> jiartly lilack and, segment \ red. ,i.Hi -xtiAIV .,-,.. •is I !^ ('itiiiiil)ini Arrtir h!xi»ililii>ii, lf>l.i-IS Bonibus ncoboreus, n. sp. 'I'lii^ >|H(ics is (lisiiiiduislicil I'rom the ntliiT spccii-s of the KirhniUnx mi>ii|i l.y the slnicliiif iif ilx' ciiilitli vi'iitriil si'iimciil in llic iiuili' :iiiil liy the ■.troiiiilv itiiikfil iiulaiiisin in Ixiili m'xcs. Mm.k. Ki(jlilli vi'ntral scunirnl Ininratc isci- tiuuici; inmr margin of claspi'is of uiMiilalia ncarlv «liamJit. Hair Mack; l>iil a laiiil t\uu.i- nf yclldw un ci'iilic 111' lacr ami a few ycilnw hairs on vcilcx loctaipili; tlioia\ with llic anli'iioi- yillow liand well drvclopccl. icniaimlcr ot thorax Mack willi a lain! tiniic uf yellow on llic posterior part, ami in llii' type dlic lighter cxainplci ycllov, on the iippc^r part of the pleura. .M.iloinen Mack, segment I yellow liut Mack ill the inidille ami at tiie extreme si.les; sei;iiient 2 yellow, l.iit in the ilinkei example jiartly Mack in the tnidclli' apically ami it the extreme -ide- li.isalh ; ■.eirmelit :< entirely Mack Imt in the liuliter exai.i|)le yellow at the sides apicallv; scmnents } ami .') hlack and secnieiits .') ami l> pale red. Hairs on le^s ami underside Mack, i.emilh. Hi mm. l^i i.K\. Hair Mack; that on the head entirely lilack; on thorax, anterior yellow hand iiiore or less encroached upon from lieiiimi in the middle l>y Mack, posterior vello'v h.aiid aliseiit or ruiliinentary. alisent in type; pleura black, faintly tinned with yellow over a consideraMe area in some examples including the type; alid en, sei;iiienl I yellow only at the side-. Mack on extreme -ides; seirment 2 vellow. hut Mack on extreme sides: sejiment I? with a little yellow' on either side' of middle in fivi' specimens including the type, black in the four i-emaiiiint; specimens; apex of sefimeiit t and whole of setiment ."> red in three specimens; si'timent 4 blai'k and .se(;meiit .'i tinned with red in einht specimens, includin>: type. H.airs on lens ami uiKh'iside black. I.eniith, 22 lo 24 mm. WoUKKlt. -Coloured like the (lUeeli. One male. Mernard harbour. Northwest Territories, .\uuiist 17 IS. I'll.") iV. .lohaiiseni; one darker male, Mernard harbour. Northwest Territories. .Inly 10. I'.Ud iV. .lolianseni; eleven females, all ff Bernard harbour. North- west Territories, as follows; .liine li. .iiine 21. .lune 2.') (type). .Iiily 2. .Inly it. .Inly M) to .Viijiust 7. .\iij£ust .K, .\iimist 17 to 1,S (two). liU."). .lime HI. .Inly :{, lUlVi v. .lohanseii); tlirei^ workers. Hernard harbour. Northwest Territories. ,liilv I'.l. .\ut:ust 10. and .Vu(iust 14. MM.') ( !■'. .lohan.sen). Bombus arcticus iKirbyi Kiaiiklin. Hntiih.is „rrli,'i^ I'ninkliM. TraiK, Aiiiir. Iliil. .<."- W.WIII. y. :iir.', .MaI.K. Malar sjiace fully one-half a- loiid ,as the eye, eiy;l,tli ventral segment obtusely pointed. Mead black, a patch of yellow on the vertex. Thorax black with a well-developed anterior yellow band and another e(pially wide behind; pleura black, the yellow extejidinn only a short w.ay below the bases of the wiiifis. .\bdoiiien. sejrments I and 2 densely clotheil .vitli yellow, the rem.aininn segments black, l.esis black, underside bl.ick. l-etijltii. 1") 17 mm. C^t KKN. Malar si)ace about one-half as loiifi as the eye. Head black; in two examples a few of the hairs on the vertex are yellow. Thorax black with a well-developeil anterior yellow iiand and another e(,ually wiile behind; pliiira black but the vellow extends a short way below the bases of the v.incs. .\bdomen with the two basal segments with dense yellow hair, the remaininn -•■(inients blai'k. beiinth, 20 2:i nun. Teh males as follows; four from i5erti;ird !i:irln,ur. Northwest Territories, .Vujjust 14, Htl") ( V. .lohanseii) ; one from Mernard harbour. Northwest Territories. .Inly 10. I'.IIC) 1 1". .lohanseni; and live from Flerscliel island. Yukon Territory, .lulv. ntUi I 1". .lohanseni. H'ds/i.v (//('/ Hirs •J!li; Tell (Hit'<'ii> !is follows: I'oiir from Colliiisoii |Hiiiil. Al;i>kii. .Iiilv Id. I'.M I. '•■K of tht'in soiiu'wiiat iiiidtTsizcd i !•'. .IoIimiisi'iii : one from Hartcr ishiml .viaskii, .Iiinc 'J.'), I'.M4 1 1). .Iciincss) ; two from HcriiMnl liarlioiir. Northwest Tcrritorii's. Aiiu'i^' "'• l"l"> < ''"• ■lohiiriscii) ; two from Mrriianl liarlioiir. Ndrlli- wfst Territories, August 17 IK, I'd.') ( h', .loliatisrii) : one from llersclnl inland. ^'^lkon Territory, end of .liily, Ullti ( F. .lohatiseii i. Ill lllifaded exatli|)les of liotli males .•iiid (|Ueeiis llie yellow is of a Krowiier line than ill the other ■-peeits of tie K nhi/illiix niolip. One (Uleeii, alioiit I I liim. lon({. and live iar\ii' ''eeiired cape Ho»s, .Mel\ ille island, NorlliW'st Territories, .In tie 21 , I'.tlti, by Mm in i Iv-kimo) " ( \'. Slefaiissoni, The Canadian National Colleetion eoiitains another i|neeti taken at Melville island, July 2(1, UHHt, hy V. (', Hennessey. Both the .Melville islaliil spreimeiis differ from those taken on the mainland in heiiiK sli);litly sm.aller, leiiicth HI 211 mm., with the yellow pale and diiiji.N , 'le yellow hand on the posterior part of tin- thoiax narrower lli.an on the anterior part, and tlie pleura only faintly tiimed with yellow. It is |)ossil)le they represent a distinet varii'ty or even speries. lionihiis iirvliciis is prohalilv the li. hjiin rhun iis of Mnropeaii authors, fouiiil in (Ireenlaiid and .Vrctie I'",urasia. (Two femali's of another species of the Kirhi/i llii': uroup, li. stniniKs Cr. from the Kutlaii (daeier. Yukon Territory (alt. !».()("() feet), taken hy U. V. .1. Lamhart and .Uf. Pattisoii in .luiie. \U\'.\. are in the Cinadian National ( ■ollectioii). Pratorum (iroup, ^'laloriiiii (lri)ii|). rr.iiiklin, 'l"i:in>. .Xmcr Km. .Sic. .\.\.\\ III. p. Mill. Species of smaller size than those of the K/rhiitlliiy (jroilp. Malar spaci' shorter. oii<"(piarter to oiie-tliird as Ioiir as the eye. Male tieiiitalia very (litTereiit. Bombus svlvicola Kirhv. liomhim sijlrimli) Kirl>v. l':iun:i ll(in';ili-.\iiii'riraii;i. Iiisccta ls:!7- Uniiihiis xiihiiiilii Kr.-iiikliii. ■|'niii>. .\iiicr V.M .s,,c. W.WIII, p. :!:i>. M.vLK. Hairs on lu^ad lil.ick. a patch of yellow on the middle co\(re(l with an extension of tlu' lilack from the medial hand: |)leura xcllou t~ \ellow at the -iiles: liair^ on \-enter mostly pale. The s|)eciiiieiis from Nome and Teller are smaller laverafre Irnnth 1 1 iiiiii.i and have the jiile somewhat shorter and less shafijry, and on the averaue more yellow (less hlack) on the fourth and fifth sefinieiits than iho-e Iroiii Herschel island (average ieiinth. 12-7.") nun.), and Hernard harhour laverajre lenntii, IU-27 mm. I. In five of the specimens from i'..riiard liarhour the red extends more or less on to the fourth sej.,liieill. :iOi r,i,iii'liiiii .\ritic l'^xi»(liti'>ii, HH.i-IS it (Jl KK\ Hk.MAU I-..UM. II.M.I Mark with 11 I.l.l.ll of pair V.H..W «U tuM\r .,|- lu... I.Hw..n an.l l-luw !.;...•> ..f anl.nna- an.l a .«ma!l.T. taml.r ...... a m.v.. antn.na- vrrt.x v.llnw. Thurax witli a ui.lr pair vrllcw Kan.l in fmnt an.l a amm.r .„,.. I.rliin.l ^.paral.d l,y a Mark l.a.-l. I.l.ura pal- y.lluw to l.a.r ot an.l li pal.' .v..ll,.« willi ii.or.. ..r l.-> Ma. U in tl..' ini.l.ll.' -I tl..^ -..■Kin.i.t-. l.-n«tl., -" """• 1 1 L Omkn \1ki.\M. \ \uiI';iv i»liin,s,„i. ii. var. Il.a.l I'la.k. ta..' ha.K. a r.w ,lin«vpal.' v.U.av liaifs ..n v.Tt.x. Tlmiax nnIiI. •'.'';;'"'"'''",'«> ,,.,1.. v.llow in tn.nt, nmr.. or l.» narn.w.-l 1-y ..n.T.m.l.n...nt ..I tl..| "l="l<. '"'• hl.,.k liaii> aiv n..t n.iv.l in will, tl..' yllow I., any jtivat .xlcnt; a l.n.a.l Ma.k han.l lM.|w....n tlw w,.n:> an.l a narf..w pal^ y..ll..w l-an.l .... ll.r p.-sLT....' im.t ..t tl... tl.,..aN. ti,i- l-an.l int...r..pl..l in tl... n.i...ll.. I.y an v^.....<■ ~^»^,■nuvus faintly linK-.l wi 1. v.llow Mrlo...... witi. tl... iirst M^ni.nt pal.' yllow .i.t.Tr..|.t..l ... ll..' mi.M '■ with .l....n.lM..,. .lark hair whi.h is Ma..ty: ^•^....•nt. 2 an. .5 n-l; /'^K""'" ; 4 :, an.l (1 l.lM..k with ni...v ..r h's- pal.' y.lh.w hair .... m.I.> ot s.^nrnt 1. Ila. „;. l.^s an.l u.i.l.rM.I.. Ma.'k. corl.i.wlar frinu-'s tin^.^l with r..,l ... th.' type a.i.l i.. -iv.ral si..cin..i.s. I-c.^th. IS t.i 20 n.ni. WoUKKK. lU.ill.AU }''H\\. ('..loiir.'.l liki- th.. .pl.'.ll. WoHKKH. MkI.AM. VAlilK.TY jnh„„sr,u. ( '.il.iUr.Ml lik.' th.' .lU.'.'ll ..t thl^ variety. .. , , ■ i Six iiiMl.s In.n. N. ....... Alaska. AuK,i>t 2» 2:.. Iltif, (!■ . .1.. hai.s.ni ; mx mah^s fn,n, 'r.ll.r. Ma^ka. .Iiilv 2f.. an.l hv luly 21>. Wm 1 1 . .lohans....) ; n.i... t uL II...M.1...1 islan.l. V..k..n T...;ritory. ....l.of July HU. |K •'"-•-":: .ix n.ah's tV li.ri.anl ha.l.o..r, No.tl.w..st T.Tril..r..-.. .Inly .K to A « M , lltl.-. iF. .lohanMn.; o...' .\ntj.i>t S. tw.. Ai.n-M !•>. tw.. Annust 14, l-»l,,. all from H.rnar.l l.arl.o.ir (!■■. .lohansiMi). ,,„., ,i,„...n of tl... ivK.ilar form fr..n. Bart.T isla.j.l. Alaska. .Inly t. l.M t il). .[.■.....•ssi; one. al..lon..... l^.ssin^^ fi-..m west ..I ( olh..s.... po.nt. Alaska. •lu.... 11. 1UI4 (K. tlf K. l.fflintiwcll). Tw..lv-nin. .pi-MUs of th.^ ....■lani.' v ari.^ty j../-/i/,.sr»n. all tak.M. l.y Mr. K .lohans..,., as f.,llows- ()...■ fro... B..r..anl har..o..r Northw..s ' 'Y;''"'';'^' ;'.'>;' ,tvp..i, tw., .lulv 1. ...... .Inly f., two .Inly 7. .....; .Inly 1 . "i... .luly 12 ...... .111-. „i„. ,I,ilv -M) to' Au«uM 7. ...... Anuust S, tw.. A..«ust 10 ...... A..sust 14. M „.,.„^„..,- ,.,,„„,, i,. ,..1,-,: ...... Cl.at.try isla,..l (H..r..a.-. ^-^'^'l^ll-.^'^J''';^ l<..r..a.-.l ha>l..,ur .Inly <... a...l thr... H..rnar,l harl,.,nr •'-'b' ' • ll'l.'- ", " -' from l'..rt Kpw.,rth. ( .........ation -^.tlf. tak... hy Mr. .1. .1. ON.;!! "•. .!ul> ... i.ii.v i>. i.a.i .......i.ti.,.,. app..a,s to a^.v.. with th.. -i'-;';'!!''"'!;' •'';'':'''" ';'■ '';■ ,,u,.,.n f,„... II, ..-.h..! islan.l. Yukon T.rritoi.y. .....1 .,t . u ly. 1 Ml, K .loha..s,.n). lla- tl... v,.ll.,w ha.i.ls .... th.. tl.o.ax as wi.h' as th.. hla.k l.an.l an.l ha- a t.arn.w pal(. vcllow liaiiil .111 th.. apic's <,f s<.jji.i<..its 2 aii.l .5. Th.. ....lani.. vari,.tv.;„/,.n/.vnl- i„K to F.ankli.,. .•:,.. 1... n.a.lily s,.pa.at...l f.-.,m suhn-ola ,y th.. ,1. 1........... .n 1..' .-oToi-ati.,.. of th,. h.a.l a...l for,, part ..f th.. thorax. wl...h is of th<,r.,..shl> ,„ix..,l Ma,k a..,l v,.llow hairs " lIow..v..r. it. sp,...........s ..I ,.dn,.,,n,i,„. ir..n. Ikitish (•olu...l,iat!u. I.la.-k hairs staii.l out (.o..sp.,n.,n-ly a...,.nn th.' y,ll..w ,... tl... for., part of the th.irax. li. s„lria,l,i is i.rol.al.ly tl... sam.. s)H.,.i,.s as Inpp.nncu.s la!.. t.,.in.l ... Northern Kun.p.. an.l tl... n.ou..tai.is ..f Hritain. I h,; .-oloration ot Loth sp.......s i. tli,. ..„„,. nn.l the -^pn.a.liu- of tl... r..! t,. th(. fou.th s..u...<'nt as ..ot.'.l ... tiv*' of the H..|.|iar.l harbour mal.s ....c.irs in va.-i<.lii.s ot hj^jioimns toui.,1 iii ><.,)llan,l an,l th.. I'yr...i..(.s. IP5CS5W!W?1CE«ja?l WilHp.i mill Hi in .'U li HombuM pli'uruliH iNvl.i Fninkliii. H' Ill 7 lilack. a IVw pimI liaii- ciii -iniiiciil "); vrnii r iiii)-tl\ |iali' >i lldw. I.inutli. i:t It Mini. UttUkKii. llcail lilark willi a >niall patrli ol' mIIow lniwccn tiir antiniui' .•iiiil "Ali'Milint; almvi' tlicin, aiul Miuitlirr on llir vertex. 'I'liorax vclluw wjlli a will-ilctiiii'.l lilack iiiteralar liaml. AImIuiik n ; :-i (innnts 1 ami '_' yillnw with. In three speeinien*. a lew ihirk liair- in the niiildle, >euMient- :{ anil t red, ."> and ti varial.le. Length, 10 12 inin. Twi) males Iriiiii Nnine. Alaska. Aucii^t J t 'I't. I'.Mtl 'V. .lohaiisi'ii ; lour wiirkers. Nome. .\la>ka. .Ximu^l "21 '!'<. I'.Mii 1 1'. ,l(iliaii«eni. 'rhi> is I'raiiklin's "eolinir variant" ul' iih iinilis. In the red Kaiid nn the alMldineti it a|)|iriiaelie» lliirifrniis ( 'r. ami i-i iiIiiiIk ( r. hut i- d!-tiii)jiii«hed theietrniii l>\ till' clear hiack iiiteral.ar ! .ttiil and the weak ^ ,liiw on the lace. Ijiiwever. fxtcn-ive cullect ilin iiT the tlilee fiirilis in Westejii ('aliada h.v the writer show- that llnrifinn.-' and n iitinli.^ are merely varietie- ul iih iintlis. 'I'he name pliiinihs is aiiiilied hy \'ii)£' tn one uf the t'urnis of the KnliijiUiix ({roup. Bombus frifiidus, Smith. liiiiiil,!,^ JrHliihi^. I'iMiikliii, 'I'riiiH. .\iiMT. IJil. .Sh'. ,\.\\\III, p. .;m. -Mm.k. Head ami thorax pale yellow, a few lilack h.iirs around the niaruitis of the eyes, the insertion of the antenna' and the ocelli, and a will-ilelined black interalar liaini. .Midotneii: segments 1 ami - pale yellow, seuimnl^ l'>. I ami liase of .") Mack, .-.pex of ."> ami reinainiiiK se>iments d'm.v white with a fei- niKiiioiis tiiine. evideiitlv faded. Length, I'J';. mm. WoKKKK. Face liiack, vertex pale yellow. Ihoiax pale .mIIow with a liroad black interalar li.and. .Mulomeii: seunieiits 1 and 2 pale mIIhw. -enineiit l{. and base of \. blai'k ; apex of senmeiit t and remaining -eniiieiit~ pale iel- niKiiio'iS' Feii^itli, It) II mm. One male, Nome, .Vlask.i, Aujiiist -.M, 2.'), I'JIC. 'V. ,lolian-eii): luu workers, Nome, Alaska, .\iiRiist 21. 2.">, I'.Hti i K. ,Johan.-eiii. iTIie Caiiadi.iii National ('oliection coiit.-iiiis a woiker of HniNhii.': ikisIiis ( 'r, taken in lln I'.nciipine Mountain di-lrict. Yukon 'rerritury, on .lune 1,"(. I'.il2. by I). 1). i .luiies.) Terrestris ( irou]). T,ir,flri.< (iniup. liMiiklin. Ti'.-iii-, Aiih'I-. IjiI, Sim-. .\.\.\\III, |. .'lil. I )istinnuish;ilile from the other ^^'oups by its broad face. \ri\ -imrt malar space, less than one-lifth as lony; as the eye, and the very ditVi n iii seiiilalia of the males. Bombus lucorum. L.. variety moderatus ( r H.iiiihii!: lirnMiis, v;ir itii„l, ratitf. I'larikliii. 'l'i:in<. \wv. V.n\ . Sec \ \ .\ \ 111, p Jl'-'. WoitKKii. Head black: thorax black, with an anterior p.ile \ello,v band. AlMlomeii: .sepneiit 1 blai'k, pale yellow at the sides; sr(i;inent 2 pale yellow, senmenf 3 ami base of soKmcnl I black: apex of segment \ ami sef;ments .') and (> wliite. Lcnj'th, 12 mni. .>:< lara ;{•_>,; r,iniiiliiiii Aniir F.xi»ilT.r- .111 It.'tiitT. Null-.^. lis IIIK Ml MIll.K-llKKM. 'I'h ■.im.ii- K.n.n.llv :ir. rriimrki»l.l.' tor lli.ir Iuiik -tiitKK.v hair iiikI tli.'ir l.,ri£.' -i/..- iM.th wrll-kiiMWii iitlriKiit.., of llif antir li„ml„ I u.. •<\mh-w*. H ,„,.h,.r.„s Mii.i H ^:,ln,-M VMr ,,„h,„s,,„ from H.riiur.l l.arl.o.ir, N"rtl.w.-*t Trrriiuri.-. -I.ow |.n.noiii„r.l iii.lMi.i-ni. M- lai.i n i- mrr in III.- Nortl. \n..Ti.',.i» l.unil.lr-l fauna an.l ha- Imtii l.mloforr ni.l willi "iilv in orniMonal MM'Hn.rn.. iMil iImt.' i> a larR.' r-Kion of pronounr.M inrlani-ni m Norl iwrsi.rn I'uropr rrnlrr.! in Drnnmrk an.l .M.n.linK to tlir .\li)., tlir Hnli-li NL- an.l SoiiIIktu Scaiulinavia. ,,., , H.,ml,„. I- |.arti.'ularlv w.li a.ia|..-.l to arrli.' con.li ion-. lli.-r !..•.> .Irvvloi. i-icl.Titl.lr Im.'Iv li.'al and Hirir «arm roal riialil.'- ih.'ni I., k.^p ariiv in low innprraninw. Kvu in ll.r l.-mprratr r.'Kion llir .pLrns of >om.- of 111.' MHTir* niav Im' Tfii roll.'.'tinn tar ainl P"ll«'ii Ironi llir willow- an.l oili.T tlow.T- in tl..' -un>l.ii..- of .'arly in..rnin« whih- fn.^l i> -nil .-n ill.' Bro.in.l. Th.' ar.tir -umm.r p.Tinii- mi.'Ii a.'tivity at alnio^.1 ain iH.ur ol llu' .lav ..r nixht. provi.l.'.l n.ctar .an I.- oMain.'.l. an.l llii> pn.l.al.ly i- an .'arv matl.-r on a.'. '011111 .if till' niiinirou- H.hvits. Till' lion.i' of 111.' I..ii.iI.1i'-Im lony i^ always ina.l.' m a n.'- ...inposi'il i.l warm mai.ri:,!. ii-uallv ill.' .l-'Mrl..! n.-l of -imr mammal or Inr.l. 1 lii' .Xri'tii' .ni'ii.'s, so tar a- wv know, liki- ino-t of tlii' oti.i'r spi'i'i.'s >.li'.t n.'sts im.l.r Ih.- Kroun.l. a |.osilion wliiil. |irovi.li'- miml ,.rMli'.'tii.n fr.-n tlu' wrallirr. 1 1..' Ln'ml of lh„„l,,,s ni'1'.ls lo Im' in.'Ml.ali'.l l>y lii'at fn.m tin' l.o.ly of iIm' amil. Im-s l.ul ,an I'n.liir.' a |.,in{.'r-.'..ntiniii'.l ami (jr.'al.'r .li'Hri'i' of rliill Hian llial ol .\l>ix wiiliout -Iviim, l.ut its .l.'v.'l.ipni.'ut i- ri'larili'.l aii.l • «'■ <'^"-'' "• "''■ '•';•'' ''' "'.'' n'-ulliiiK p.rfi'it iiis.'i'l is ri'ilii I if Hn' I'upai' arr I'liilli'.l. A la.'k . lus r.' > rliarailirisli.' of s.,m.- Ar.tir spnim-'iis of lio,„l,H.<. It is howrvr. prol-alil.' timl III.' iliillinK nf tlir l.rooil is not fn.pi.'iil , l.i'i'aiisi' unilrr t;.N ."raliu' .'..n- ,liti..ns 111.' iiu.'.'ii will, in tw.. or U.r..' liours, .'oll.'.'t an.l >t..r.' in a arui' wa.M'ij ,.,.11 -hi' ...n-lriii'ts in Imt n.-l. .n.nmh ni'ilar t.. k.'.'P li.'rs.ll ami li.r l.r.ioil wiriii for Iw.'lvi' lo iw.'iilv h.iiirs, ami. in a lal.'r sta)j«' "I 'I' '"".v. Hi.' work.-rs will a.'i'miiwlati' inoUKl. luinry in llii' va.'ati'.l .'.■.'..oils lo last si'v.'nil ilays. Oni' ..f till' -pi'iii's ..f Hn,nhus from tin- I'anailian Ari'tu- l-i'loiiKs lo Ih.' I'rntnruni ur.nip, s.'V.'ral l.-nip.'rai. /...ni' sp,.,'i.'> of wlinli an' v.'ry l.ar.ly ami ,..,rlv /; pnttoniw itsrlf is th.' .arlii-l >p.'.i.'s of liomhiis lo siarl n.'stm); in l-ni;|.,,ul wh.v.' till' v.iiinjj i'ol..ni.- ...■.■asi.mally hav.' lo wilh-lan.l a Mi..w>l..rni i„ \nnl Tlir four .ilh.'r -p.'.i.- fr.nn tli.' Caiia.lian An'lii' lirlonu I., llu; Kn'l„„llus un.up whirh is ,',H.tiii.'.l t.. 111.' Anli.' an.l hiuh mountain r.'dions .. tl,,' n.irili.'rii h.nii-ph.'n'. Th.' l.r I an.l a.luHs .,f lhi> nn.up may !..■ ..xpi'.t.'.l to r.'si-l .-oi.l -till I'.'tfr than iIiom- of th.' I'mtnnim m-oiip. ami l.i I"' .'siii'i'ially w.'ll alil.' t.. siirviv.'. ill a -tat.- "I -..•ini-I..rpi.lity . a p.'iio.l. laMint; m'V.'HiI .lay>. wh.'ii lonn-.-ontin.u.'.l l.a.l w.'alh.r pr.'V.'lit- tlw .'oli.'.'Iiiiu ..t I I. m .hara.'t.T alr.'a.lv fairlv w.'jl .l.'V.'lop.'.l in Hoin^uis i,rat<>ni,N. ..,.,, , .,, Th.' t.'.kinu l.v all l^kimo al < ap-- .laim- Koss, Mi'lvill.; i-laii.l. on .Inn.' 1 I'llC, al -i laliiuil.' ..r ;,lni.i-l 7.V. .n i.l.-iil Iv fr.iiii a n.'sl. ..t hv.' n.'arly ull-t.'.l liomini.^ larva', whi.'Ji w.r.' l.n.nulit Ka.'k l.y Mr. Sl.'faiisM,n. imli.at.- lliat th.' .'HU~ mii-t hav.' 1..'. n iai.l not l.'it.r than th.' Sth .ir Itth ol .limi', ami i- smil.v a • 'I ■ rk. I ' ■■ ' '' *'■■■ ''■■■ '■' ii.liiii.iw iKmI ..v'wI tor lilimlii..-li('(' 1". ill Tli< n.'.ir.l .if III.' fav.iiir.'ilil.' .'oii.litioiis thai .'xisl f.ir liiimlil.'-l.cc Pij. ... !,..,.; iii ,.,„;; -;;;-;i!.- U:l!f :l .loZ!'!! Ii'-<.hijs ..ociHlIls .'on- tainiiiK .l.'a.l pupa.' w'.'r.' tak.'ii Inmi th.- -aim- l.i.'aiity l.y Mr. St.,rk.'rs..n in April, HiKi. , , , ,.•,.. \ti oi.l liun.lnis m-l .'..ntaiiiini; a ...upl.' ..t .l.'a.l imiiai' was l.roii)ihl in l.y 1)1- K M \n.|.'r-..ii .III Nov.'ml..'r I.'. l',»i:;, lr..iii i li.' Saai..r...'hil riv.'r. Alaska: it 'i^&2i;::z.«MI|)n llir -niilliwi-l rn'i^t i.C \ ninria i«lanil l.\ Dr. Amlir-un in .Inlv, l!U I ; tin- wa- m an .>|.| |.niiiiiii« Inim al llir lia-i- III a l"H'k. ami \va« ul tlir -i/.r iif a iliilil '» ti-t. Many ut ihr -pcciniin* ul /<»/ fakiii larrliil |iara«ilic iiiili'- ' I'iiiiihiI,,h li,iiiili,,iinii \n<|i'iiian>> In llnir loal . IniiM ]•■ .liillss-KN - IlKl.il Null-.-. t »li-n Iiiiiii).|i'-Im. - at llir Anlir ( iiast ol N'l.rlh Aniiriia fnnii I'll! Ill Mairiiw ill I lir wr-l to ( 'iiriinatioii null' In llir i'a>t. ami ailjuiniiiK i-laml>: 'Tlir lir«l l>llinl)|r-lpri'» were -cell a( the l)i't(lnilin|I 111- n.lililli' ol' .lilllf wlllli' till' >iuiu \va> \tl iin-'iiiiK tin- Kniiiiiij lu a laiKr rMciil. Tlir >iiiiinnT niinr« a Hull' farliir «(«l ul .Mai'kin/ic rl\ii lliaii la-l nl li : i\((|i' w hen I Ihti' i- an i"«|>rrlall,\ lai'ly -caxiii in 1 1 a-lcrii irKnin. Tlir lini|Mialim' cliiniii; .luiir is ItriKTail. ali'iM' I 111' fiii/iiiK |Hilnt. anll\ Ityliin Iiiili up at raplil ^piTil, A lew ilay- lalir tlir lircs wrri' wire- uiit iStilu oriilifitliii. OxiiliDjHs II iji-isniis ami <> iiiilnlmi, I'lilniihin.^ Iiiiinlii, and during the I'lid of .llllic *lill iiiiirc iSiilir nliriiliitii. iJii/iis iiili iji ifulm, (n.^xinjii ti liiKiiinii, I'liliriiliin-^ iirrlini. /'. smli I irn . .tc i. all of iinpiirlalicf tii tlir liuinlili-lifo, ami Krrall,\ iilili/iil i)\ llicin. I'nini July nii. tlicic \va> tin laik of ll<>\V(i>; in addition tu tlir aliitvi' incntioiii'd wcrr Silim luiuili . I.iiitiinis iiiMilkiititixix. Il'ilifiinini iiiiirh II2II. AstriKinhis iiliiiniis. .) . fiiiinliis, Snxifiiujii iiioi nliimlini. S. Inriisiiiiliiln, >'. (irniiii. Ariiiiitiiiii ili I filii iinUilniiii. I'l iliniliins riiintiilii. I'ali iimin iiiii iiiiiilriiin, (iihll • fttilhilii Mi/nsiilis .■^iliiiiini, Liiijiilis filiiiini and l.iii-hiiis ninliiln. {•"cw jiiants .jMiii wliic h ilii lice-, drpi ml ic,i t I liiiriii thrir llowcriiiu ^o late a> AllKll^l: aliioiiij llii-c arc Hjiiliiluiiiii Inlifiiliiini. i luii inniiiln iiinlJmii. .wA variolic ('oiiiiiiisitii . IVw liiinil/lc-lici* wcrr >ccn in September, and none after tlir tir>^t week of tin- iiioiiili. .\lthoMi;li llic tciiipcrat lire in Scpteiiilicr may be about tlir >aliir a- In .liiiie the llowi r- w liicli arc out now are iiio-tl\ of a kind '< Irassrs. rom/m.w/d 1 of iiltle u-e to tlie 1 ~, w iijili -cciii lo iindcrlamU >kiiliiii: llic Antic coast examined are treated a> a pal! of the latter; a few miles of opi'ii sea are no barrier fur bumlilc-bees; they .ire found on all of the i-|ets ami »lio' ilir same iliaiactriistic- tlicie. Tlic few observations We have from llir Iwd laiur islands iHaiiksaiid \ utoiia isiamU' f.iitliei north show, however, thai om i thrrr the season Is coii-idi'iably later, and buiiible-l s were tlierefori' Mot ^ccii iniich before .lilly. ( )li the other hand. It sreiiis the reason doiu!; the south -ide of ( dronatioii nulf and 111 Hathiirsl inlrl I- ~oiiirwiiat rarlirr than alumi I hr Arctic co.isl farthrr west, ami bumble-bees and tlower- may be looked for al the end of .Ma\ In this more southern latitude. The liiM bees lii appear are iialurally "11 (pieciis: the tir-l workers were noticed In the beiflniiiim of July about July 10' and llii' tir-i m.dr- at the same time." 'I'wd sheets -if ilrawiims. show my; the Mh \-entral sc^miMil in males of Hiimhtis iiiiiliiirt' ^, l.irhi/illiis. jinlnri^ and nrvlirus. accompany this paper. A-!. . ' -V^ M G Canadian Arctic Expedition, WIS-IS neoboreus !i *^"? Ifjrhyellu-^ I'.iljlitli V.'iitnil ScKinii't ill " '"""''"■''•■ U «->•/>>■■ mill lim ;<-! G arcc/cus Kiglitli VciLtr;il Si'giucnt in o" liombus. The Plant Galls collected by the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913- IN s lii.sf'l upon 111.' matcri'il wliicli was (•(.HccI.m w/m'uI l..'s,„w nan,.-, up.,,, ,!,..>.■ .all> a„.l tl.n. a,l. ."vul.;l m' .„. ailv ,iivaii(i ,ia„,<'s t(i :i litc,-at,,,'<' ,l,.|.a>lv .ivnlHii'ilriicd will, sii.'l, ;ipp('llal l()i,> Salix willtiwi. N,.,„a,i.l frail .m Sal.r l>nrrhn,i. lal^rllrd T.^H.T. Alaska. July 2(i. 11.1:^ Kiits .l()iia,,scii. T\w..'a\ i^ ai, un'uula,-. ..val. wlulr, w.,.,lly ,i,;,ss pn,.i.;,'U„u .M.ually oi, . a M„ta • ot- 1 .• 1 ,f .liv,.l..l l,v ,h. -„i.l>il. a„.l w,.l, a ,najo,- .l,a,u.t.M- .,t al.out ; T . wonik- fil..T> an-2 ,u U .„„.. lou. a,.l w.-lun "- '-"'r;';;' '"-^ ;,, ,wo .,.„,<.wl,a. ..louiral.. ..va,. l,.>lloWs. ...„■ <.., .a.^h s..l,. ,.( ,1,.. .u,.l,,l,. ,„„, ,,,11 ..sa„,i„.Mi roulaiu.'.i a Xriuat,,! possibly a sp..n..s ul' /''"■'"'''';;;' ,„.! ■..;',■. a sp...-u.> ui lum,U.n,a. TU. i.lru.lf.-at-, -.l tl,. la,ya was ,ua 1 M,' S A. Hohw..,- of tl,.. rn.t...l S,al..s Nat,o„. u,,, a„,l .ha. o. th. na,asi.',. I.v I),-. I.. «». llowanl, iWui ot .I,.' I^u.-'aU >-W> ■ ■rrnlnmilia <\h-v[v> /,.,,. rn,„l,, ()S_> Spcn.u.as lah.ll.-l N-'/u' ^.wMi.'s l-isi>cv I'aik Alia., I, li'ltlli' ^^fP'''i"'"'- '•'"'■ ,, . i " 'f;:V;;;i™!;:;:t;::r;r::;::;:;;.:T;::;;':;;r;:; ±,,.....;.^^ Il,i> ms.M laiiM. o ,.,,n„non willow mlialutiiin ::;;;:s^i;::;::;s;:;k,h ./ifia,,!',: .:::;;.:.' k ,.>. ..ps of a ..o..si.i...ai.u- p,opo,.,i..n "h,: ,.;otl n> .n.livi,lual .hnups. Th.n; .s l.u. ""'■.'^'■";;- ^l' -'^l^^^^ " t. :-.;:;;S.a;..^'i^:;';..:^^^ •JlX-211. :w (i Thi Caiiiiilidti .[rrlir Kxi><i>lniix species im SnU.r, Iiihetleil 'I'eller, Aliiskn, .luly 2(i, MtKi, Frits Joliaiiseli. This is a stiiall iirejrular poueli (jail pri)ji'clint; on tlie upper siirfaee of the leaf and witli n iliaiiieter of I to 2 iiiiii. Tlie eiilarneinent is (jreeiiish or yellowish ^rreen. There i-- a distinct entrance on the lower side of the leaf friMpiently (luarded hy a rather thick mass of short. procund)ent, whitish hairs. Ilod^rkiss states that this type of jrjiH ijoos not appear to he described and that no mites were found in liie deformities. Tell. .Maska. ,;uly 211, 101:?. Fr*. Eiiiiiilnjcx species on Sitll.v. lalielh ■lohanseii. These are piiri)ii^h hrown. sparsel\ haired pouch sjalls on the leaves, mostly on tiie uiu'er surface, and sometinies so numerous as to deform the hasai half or even the whole leaf. 'I'hey jire more or less eoal("sc(>nt. 'l"he individual (lalls have a diameter of 2 to I? mm., the vestiture is whitish, short, anil sparse. Hodfikiss refers this to I'^rlnjiiiin " species, addiiif; that it is possilily new. Hrioiilnii'.-i species, lahelled (ifiilniniiiii spei'ies, (lalls on Silllx leaves, Cockliurn jjoint, Dolphin ,tiid I'nioii strait. Arctic Caiuida, .\unust 'M), 1914. The indi\ idii.d nails are oval or sulifjloliose. have ;. diameter of 2 to -i mm., jjroject distinctly on the upjx'r surface, .ire somewhat smooth tiiou(ih sometimes slitihtly h.airy. rounded elevations and on the under suitace an^ indicated mostly hy coiresi)()iidinK oval de|)ressions filled, or nearly filletl with a mass of yellowish or whitish iilant hairs. Hodfjkiss refeis this to KrinphiiiK n. sp., tiddins that a single specimen. ap|)arently new to sci(>nce, was fomid in this material. Krlii/iliiiis species, lalielled ('iriiloiniiid (?) (jails on leaves of creeping .SV;//,r, .\ugust Hi. ntl.'i. icarinn !t2. Locality. Hernard liarhour. Northwest Territories, The leaves we'-e liadly hrowne.l and discoloured, though the j^all appears similar t(j the i)?('cedint:. llodjikiss states that this typ(- of nail is not niciitione