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A STUDY OF THE GENUS MENISCUS. 
BY G. C. DAVIS, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH. 
Synopsis of species.^ 
Abdomen entirely black or with white margins of segments. 
Femora rufous or honey yellow. 
Antennae with yellowish annulus BetJnmei, Cr. 
Antennae without yellowish annulus. 
Areolet present. 
Abdominal segments without white margins. 
Pleurte more or less rufous, yellow spots before and 
beneath teguhe saitellaris, Cr. 
Pleurae black, a yellow spot before and beneath tegulfe 
siiperbiis, Prov. 
Pleurae black, without spot before or beneath tegulte 
parva, Cr. 
Abdominal segments margined mth. v^h.\ie...pulcherrimus, Cr. 
Areolet wanting. 
Mesothorax more or less rufous ostentator., n. sp. 
Mesothorax black and yellow rnirabilis, Cr. 
Femora black, areolet present . . S/ossonce, n. sp. 
Abdomen rufous, black at base. 
Areolet present, antennte without annulus. 
Posterior femora black with yellow markings elegans, Cr. 
Posterior femora rufous compius, n. sp. 
Areolet wanting, antennae with white annulus . . Michiganensis, n. sp. 
■Abdomen black, banded with yellow at base of segments 
Jo/msonii, n. sp. 
Meniscus ostentator, n. sp. 
$ . Length, 7 5 mm.; ovipositor, 7 mm. Black, polished ; with 
orbital lines from occiput to middle of eyes in front, cheeks, clypeus, 
mandibles except tip, palpi, gula, cuneiform lines on mesonotum, tegulae, 
spot in front, lines beneath extending irregularly back to posterior coxae, 
sides of scutellum, line on lower pleura? between anterior and middle 
coxae, prosternum, anterior coxae, middle and posterior coxae except a 
black dash above and large spot inside, all the trochanters except black 
* Meniscus Ashmeadii, Prov., and M. marginatus, Prov., belong to Piinpla 
annulipes. 
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base, posterior tibire except black annulu? near base and black extremity, 
and tips of the abdominal segments beyond the first, yellowish-white. 
Remainder of legs fulvous, with a black spot at the base of all the femora 
and an annulus near the tip of the posterior femora ; tarsi dusky. 
Antenna? long, slender, black. Wings hyaline, without areolet. Meso- 
sternum and meso-and metapleura? rufous. Metanotum smooth, oval, 
coarsely punctured, with one small circular transverse carina near the- 
abdomen. First segment of the abdomen shining, 2 and 3 finely punc- 
tured. $ with the abdomen as in the ? . The Iiead is yellow except 
the central part of the vertex and occiput, which are black. Pronotum 
and a spot on the front edge of mesonotum, black ; remainder of meso- 
notum rufous, with yellow markings as in the ? ; scutellum, pleurae and 
venter, yellowish-white. Antenna? reddish-brown, with scape beneath 
yellow. Legs same as in $ except more yellow. 
Described from 3 9 ? and i (J taken at the Michigan Agricultural 
College. 
Meniscus SLossoNa?, n. sp. 
?. Length, 12 mm.j ovipositor, 8 mm. Black, with lemon-yellow 
markings as follows : orbits, two more or less united longitudinal stripes 
on the front, cheeks at base of mandibles, mouth except tip of mandibles, 
tegulaj, minute spot beneath and dash in front, sometimes wanting, V on 
scutellum, post-scutellum, central spot on metanotum, tips of abdominal 
segments i, 2 and 3, and sometimes base of the first. Legs yellow, with 
all the coxte, and posterior legs with first joint of the trochanter, femora 
except tip and base, tibia^ except base, and tarsi, black. Antenna? black. 
Apex of wings infumated ; areolet large, petiolate. Thorax and head 
coarsely and closely punctured, metanotum rough. Abdomen shining, 
smooth. 
Described from 3 $ specimens collected at the top of Mount Wash- 
ington, N. H., by Mrs. Annie Trurabr.ll Slosson, to whom I take 
pleasure in dedicating this species. 
Meniscus comptus, n. sp. 
? . Length, 8 mm.; ovipositor, 6 mm. Black, with abdomen beyond 
second segment rufous. Orbital lines nearly enclosing base of antennje, 
face, except three short black dashes just beneath antenna?, mouth, gula, 
nearly all of prothorax, tegulse, line beneath, long line in front confluent 
with triangular spot on mesonotum, spot in front of scutellum, scutellum 
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except a small wedge in front, post-scutellum, a large irregular diagonal 
spot on mesopleura, spot beneath posterior wing, circular spot just back 
and above, semicircle around insertion of abdomen with a ray extending 
forward from each coxa, and a third from the abdomen, base and apex 
of the first two abdominal segments, 4 anterior coxfe and trochanters, 
stripe on posterior coxge above and second joint of posterior trochanter, 
yellowish-white. Posterior cox?e and first joint of trochanter black ; 
posterior tarsi dusky at tips ; remainder of legs honey-yellow. Antennae 
black, fulvous toward the tip. Wings hyaline, infumated at the apex ; 
areolet small, petiolate. Entire thorax coarsely, but not closely, punc- 
tured. Abdomen smooth, shining. 
Described from 2 $ J collected at the Michigan Agricultural College. 
Meniscus Michiganensis, n. sp. 
5. Length, 10 mm.; ovipositor, 8 mm. Black, with yellow markings; 
abdomen beyond second segment rufous. Broad orbital lines, entire 
front, scape beneath, annulus on antennae, mouth except tips of mandibles, 
gula, entire prothorax, tegulse, line beneath, large triangular spot in front 
confluent with a cuneiform line on mesonotum, extending back nearly to 
the scutellum, venter except anterior part of mesosternum, with a con- 
tinuation of the same on to the pleurae, ending in a large hook beneath 
the wings, metapleurte and two lines above joining posteriorly, base, apex 
and a large spot in the centre of the first abdominal segment, base and 
apex of second segment, connected by a longitudinal line, lemon-yellow. 
Posterior femora rufous ; 4 posterior trochanters black at base, and cox^e 
with black stripe above ; 2 hind cox* black inside ; extremity of posterior 
tibiae, and basal joint of tarsi, except tip, black ; remainder of legs lemon- 
yellow. Wings hyaline without areolet. Antennae brown, black above. 
Thorax and face coarsely, but not closely, punctured. Abdomen smooth, 
shining. 
Described from i ^ taken at the Michigan Agricultural College. 
? Meniscus Johnsonii, n. sp. 
$. Length, 11 mm.; ovipositor, 1.5 mm. Black, with yellowish- 
white markings, as follows : Entire head, except occiput, spot enclosing 
ocelli and antennj^, narrow central line beneath, reaching to clypeus, and 
tips of mandibles ; prosternum ; mesothorax with two cuneiform lines on 
margins of mesonotum, two stripes in front of scutellum, scutellum except 
posterior part and spot in front, two spots beneath primary wings and 
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another in front of middle coxa?, posterior part of mesosternum ; meta- 
thorax with a transverse row of 5 spots across the anterior part and 3 
across the posterior part ; abdomen with first segment to spiracles and a 
short line in centre beyond, broad band at base of second and third seg- 
ments, narrower band at base of succeeding segments and entire venter. 
Antennae wanting. Legs honey-yellow, except 4 anterior coxae beneath, 
which are whitish, joints 3, 4 and 5 of middle tarsi, which are dusky, and' 
apical third of posterior tibiiy and basal fourth of first tarsal joint, which 
are black. Wings hyaline, somewhat infuniated around the apical margin; 
areolet wanting. Entire thorax punctured, metanotum rugose. Abdomen 
somewhat clavate, smooth and polished. 
Owing to the short ovipositor and shape of abdomen, this species 
will probably belong to a new genus, and is only temporarily placed here. 
Described from i specimen taken at Jamesburg, New Jersey, by Mr. 
Chas. W. Johnson, to whom I take pleasure in dedicating this species, as 
a slight token of thanks for the many valuable specimens of Ichneumonidae 
sent me. 
NEW SPECIES OF TENTHREDINID^, WITH TABLES OF 
THE SPECIES OF STRONGYLOGASTER AND 
MONECTENUS. 
BY ALEX. D. MACGILLIVRAY, ITHACA, N. Y. 
The following descriptions are offered, preparatory to publishing a 
list of the saw-flies of the Upper Cayuga Lake Fauna. The types are in 
the Entomological Collection of Cornell University. 
Caliroa, Costa. 
Caliroa Nortonia, n. sp. Body entirely black, head finely, densely 
punctate, clypeus emarginate, antennae black, broad, of the same width 
throughout, third segment one-third longer than fourth, fourth and fifth 
subequal in length, sinus each side of the ocelli reaching the back of the 
head, from each side of the lateral sinuses there is another sinus starts 
off behind the posterior ocelli, crossing back of the median ocellus and 
running down each side of this ocellus for a short distance, where it 
becomes obsolete ; tegular and collar very narrowly dull white, thorax 
and abdomen glossy black ; legs white, coxae, trochanters, basal half 
anterior and basal two-thirds of middle and posterior femora black,