DISTRIBUTION OF EASTERN HETEROPTERA. 



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Local Distribution of Eastern Heteroptera. 



As mentioned on page 4, the Heteroptera of Florida are much better 

 known than those of Indiana. In order to show the comparative distri- 

 bution by families in the two states, the accompanying table has been 

 prepared. From it it will be noted that of the 1,253 species described 

 in this work, 414 have been recorded from Indiana and 548 from Florida. 

 Of those from the latter State 209 are neotropical forms, most of which 

 are known in this country only from Florida, or from Florida and the 

 southwestern states, but not elsewhere recorded from east of the Mis- 

 sissippi. Of the 478 eastern species included, but not yet recorded from 

 either Indiana or Florida, 258 or 54 per cent are Miridae, showing that 

 there is much work yet to be done on that family in both states. 



DISTRIBUTION TABLE OF EASTERN HETEROPTERA. 



No. 

 of 



Family. 



Recorded Recorded Common From Other 



from from to both Florida States 



Indiana. Florida. States. Alone. Only. 



Total. 



