SOME NEW WASPS FROM NEW JERSEY.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME

XII, HHO.

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SOME NEW WASPS FROM NEW JERSEY.

BY

S. A.

ROHWER.

Inasmuch

as a

uew

^{list of}

the

insects of

New _Jersey

^is

^soon

to

appear, the following

descriptions ^of

new

species are sub- mitted, so that

they may ^be

^included:

Mutilla

(sens lat.)

daeckei, new

_species.

Male. Belongs ^to group canadensis

Fox

and ^is near geryon Fox, butdiffersfrom the description^ofthat species ⁱⁿthe followingmanner:

Length⁸mm.,^{all the} pubescence^{ofthe head,}dorsulum, and most^{of the} hair of the

abdomen

black, abdominal segments^{2 to 5 not} fringed with pale hairs, space between ^thelateral ocelli

more

than half the distance from one of

them

^{to the inner} orbits,punctures ^{of the}second ventral segment hardly ^aswell definedas thoseonthe tergum,^atany ^{rate not} stronger.

Clypeus broadly, deeply notchedat the apex, the lobestruncate; ^first joint of the _flagel narrowing ^at the base, longer than the pedicel, but shorter than thesecond_{joint of} the_flagel: antennal foveanot shining or carinated; antennal tubercles large,ovalin outline; lateral ocelli

hooded

inwardly; tegukc ^with large punctures; ^scutel stronglymargined ^later-

ally, the lateral faces concave and polished;

metanotum

reticulate ;

metapleurae anteriorly smooth,polished^{; tibiae}not spined; ^first cubital cellnarrow,

much

broaderthan_long,first transverse cubital bent _basally below; ^{inner surface of the} posterior femora smooth, highly polished, withouthairs. Entirely black, hair ^of the _pleurae and tibiae white, the restofthe hair black or black with gray hairs intermingled.

Type

^locality:

^Lucaston, New

Jersey,

August

27, 1905.

Other

localities:

Bamber, New

Jersey,

September

^{1, 1905.}

Both

collected

by V. A. E. Daecke.

Type: No. 12912, U.

^S.

National Museum.

Mutilla (sens

lat.) vierecki,

new

species.

Female, Belongs ^togroup occidentalis

Fox and

_belongs between the

numbers

-L'and27 of his table of the females. Length about ^10.5

mm.

Eyes

very high up on ^the head; antennal fovea sharply defined above^: head andentirethorax _{with large}punctures^{; in}

some

parts thesepunc- tures are confluent so as to appear reticulate; scape curved apically ^; firstjoint of the _flagel not quite ^as long ^{as the} two _following; thorax narrowed posteriorly; no ventralcarinaon the firstabdominal segment;

first

segment

^sessile with second, ^the basal part smooth, the apical^half punctate; second dorsal

segment

^with close, rather small punctures which in

some

places are confluent so^astoappear^striated; ventrally the punctures are larger andwell separated^: py<*idium with nearlycomplete longitudinal striae, theextreme apex finely granular; legs with _sparse,

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strongspines. Rufo-ferruginous^;antennas,apex^ofmandibles,legs,apical abdominal segments black; head, dorsulum, and

most

ofseconddorsal segment^withappressed^scarletpubescence; ^{third tofifth}segments with whitishpubescence on ^theapicalmargin; apicalmargin^offirstsegment, a well-defined circularspot ^atbase of second,apical margin ^of second (broader ⁱⁿ the _center) with appressed ^black pubescence; legs, venter, and_pleurae with_erect,pale^hairs.

Type

^locality:

^Lucaston, New

Jersey,

August ²⁷

^(F.

Haimbach).

Type: No.

_12913,

U.

S.

National Museum.

Named

after

Mr. H.

_L,.

Viereck, who _gave

_helpful

_sug-

gestions

about

this

and the following

species.

Mutilla (sens

lat.) zella,

new

_species.

Female. Belongs ^togroupoccidentalis

Fox

and is very^like I'ierecki, butdiffersasfollows: Firstabdominal

segment

with uniform, elongate punctures on^its dorsal surface, ventrally with ^a short carina which is

notched in the middle; ^the appressed ^black pubescence of the second

segment

^{at thebaseis}

more

_diffuse,almost forming ^a broad band, and connected with the apical

band

_bya narrow blackline.

Length,about 10.5

mm.

Type

locality:

Wenonah, New

Jersey,

July 28 iF. Haim- bach).

Type: No. 12914, U.

^S.

National Museum.

Thyreopus (Synothyreopus)

^vierecki,

new

species.

Male.- Length ⁷

mm.

Anterior margin ^of clypeus with ^a

number

of small teeth ; distancebetween the eyes ^at the clypeus slightly greater than the length of the clypeus; head _dulled, finely striato-reticulate;

antenna? simple, third joint slightly longer than fourth; dorsulum and scutellum longitudinally striated, in

some

_lights striato-punctured ^; mesopleurae shining, finely striate, and with

some

small punctures;

metanotum

not separated from ^the posterior face, rugose; metapleunt strongly ^{striated: tibia!} shield wider than _long, broader at the apex:

abdomen

_shining, almost impunctate. Black: two small spots on the clypeus,

most

ofthe scape, twosmall spotson the pronotum,^a

band

on

allthe dorsal abdominal segments except ^the second and _third, where they are broadly interrupted,and the_legsbelowthe knees_yellow: tibial shieldbrown,streaked with _pale.

Wings

hyaline,slightlydusky,^irides- cent; venation brown.

The

usual _silverypubescence sparse, the hair rather_short,gray.

Type

locality^:

Da

Costa,

New

Jersey,

May

^17,

1903 (V.

Daecke).

Type: No.

12910,

U.

S.

National Museum.

OF WASHINGTON, VOLUME

^{XII, lull).}

⁵¹

Related

to

rirgatus Fox, ^but

^isdistinct in sculpture.

Named

for

Mr. H.

L.

Viereck, who had ^determined

^{it as}

new before the

writer studied it.

Thyreopus (Crossocerus) daeckei, new

species.

Female. Related to Thyreopus (Crossocerus} ^lentus (Fox), hut

may

be

known

_bythe followingcomparison^:

T. (C.) lentns (Fox). T. (C.) daeckei,

new

_species.

I. Length, ^>

mm.

^1. _Length,.">..'i

mm.

L'. Episternal suture of the meso- _. Episternal suture ^of the meso- pleura-gently curved. pleura-nearlystraight.

:!.

Furrow

^of

^{the metanotum}

^:!.

^Furrow

^{of the}

metanotum

broaderanteriorly. broaderposteriorly.

4.

Furrow

of the posterior face 4.

Furrow

of the posterior ^face narrow, uniform^{in width. broad,} broaderabove.

'>. Clypeus ^{all black. ">.} Clypeus ^with twopale spots.

(I. Anterior margin ^{of the} pro- ^(i. Anterior face of the prothorax thorax shining impunctate. opaque,finelypunctured.

Type

locality^:

Lucaston, New

Jersey,

May

28, 1904.

One

female

collected

by ^{Mr. V. A.}

^,E.

^Daecke.

Type: No.

_12911,

U.

S.

National Museum.

The female

of harrisi

Pack,

is

undescribed and

there are

no specimens

^{of it in}

^the

^{collection of the}

Museum,

^{so this}

may ^be

^the

^female

^{of that} species.

However, ^there seems

to

be more than sexual

differences

between daeckei and

the

male

of harrisi.

Tachysphex

similis,

new

_species.

Much

^like the ticutiis Patt., but the wings ^are clear, the pygidium broader,andthedorsulum

more

_closelypunctured than ^{thescutellum.}

Female. _Length, ^li

mm.

Anterior margins ^{of the} clypeus rounded outa little broader medianly, surface as ^is the front,granular^: vertex with thepuncturesseparateand the occiput shining, with well-separated punctures^{: third antennal joint a third} shorter than the fourth; space between the eyes ^{at the} top nearly^asgreat as the length ^ofthefirsttwo Hagellar joints; dorsulum with _close, distinct punctures, ^the punctures closer laterally^: scutellum not impressed, with widely separated,^distinct punctures^:

metanotum

_closely and rather coarsely granular, separated from the transversely^striatedposterior faceby ^acarina whichis broken in the middle^: _depression ofthe posterior face large^: metapleura-^trans- versely ^striated: legswith

weak

_spines: secondcubital cellbroaderthan the thirdontheradius:

abdomen

normal: pygidiumwith scattered punc- tures,about twiceas long as wide at base. Black: spines white: _api- calabdominal segmentred or black; _silverypubescence^asusual: wings faintly dusky hyaline,^iridescent: venation very darkbrown.

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' Female. Length,⁵

mm.

Differs from thefemale in the sculpture of the

metanotum

_{being finer,} the carina on the posterior face weaker, tegulae

and

venation palebrown, and ^theclearwings.

Type

locality:

Lee County, Texas _{(Fedor), April} and

May (G. Birkmann); ^other

locality,

Angelsea, New

Jersey,

August

^4.

Type

^{in collection of S.}

^A. Rohwer; paratypes with Rev. G.

Birkmann and New Jersey Agricultural

College.

ADDENDA.

Tachysphex

similans,

new

_species.

Female. Length, <>.-">

mm. _Very

like similis Roh., but differs as follows:

The

_produced portion ^of the clypeus ^{vvith a} deep narrow notch in the middle;

metanotum

striato-granular^: longer spur ^{of hind}

tibia? equal ⁱⁿ length with the basitarsis: punctures ^{of the} pygidium sparser, and thewings ^{with a} pale

brown

_tinge.

Type

locality:

Fedor, Lee County, Texas, May

29,

1898 (Rev. G. Birkmann).

7ype

ⁱⁿ

^the Rohwer

collection.

The above

description ^is

added here because

of close rela-

tionship between

similis,

which occurs both

in

Texas and

New

Jersey,

and

similans,

which has been found

in

Texas

only.

THE LARVA AND FOOD-PLANT OF GLYPTOCERA CONSOBRINELLA ZELLER.

[Lepidoptera, Pyralidae.]

BY HARRISON

G.

DYAR.

The

larvae of this

phycitine occurred upon ^the

^{leaves of}

Viburnum _lentago

^at Lincolnville,

Maine,

ⁱⁿ

August. The

larva first spins ^a

small

tube,

usually from the

_tipof

the

leaf,

then webs up ^the

^leaf.

Often there

is

more than one

larva in

the same web, but with separate

^tubes.

The tube

isof _frass, loosely

webbed, and ^reaches beyond ^{the curled}

part of

the

leaf.

Later they

^eat

the whole

leaf, often

webbing

^to

^the stem and cutting the

^midrib.

Larva. Head

_{pale brown, slightly} mottled, withdrawn well into joint^'1. Cervical shield _large,black,^dull. Thoracic feet black.

Body

striped with vinous purple, thestripes separated

by

narrow,irregularly edgedgrayish white ^areas.

The

linesare _dorsal, subdorsal,upper and lowerlateral, stigmatal^; subventral area grayish, withtwo fainterpurple lines. Tubercles minute, black. Analplate greenish, not^lined.

The

larvae

spun

ⁱⁿ

September and ^the

^{adults issued}

^the

following

spring.