198 NORTH AMERICAN MUTILLIDAE 



Ephuta puteola (Blake) 



1879. Mutilla puteola Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, 3:252, 9 . 



The female only known, and may include more than one species, 

 which however I am unable to separate. A specimen collected 

 by Mr. Banks in Virginia only 3 mm. in length and with sparse 

 small punctures on the head, is possibly distinct, but it seems 

 advisable to await more material before deciding. 



Habitat. — New York: Yaphank, Long Island, September 24, '11, 2 9 , and 

 Long Island, May 19, "07, 1 9 , (G. P. Engelhardt), [coll. of same]. Pennsyl- 

 vania: Beatty, 1 9 ; Philadelphia, 1 9 , [Amer. Ent. Soc.]. Virginia: Penning- 

 ton Gap, 1 9, [Amer. Ent. Soc.]; Falls Church, Great Falls, and Glencarlyn, 

 May 10 to September 5, 11 9 , (N. Banks), [coll. N. Banks]. North Carolina: 

 Southern Pines, July 18, '08, 1 9, (A. H. Manee). Georgia: Rabun County, 

 June '09, 2000 to 3700 ft. elev., 1 9 , and Clayton, Rabun County, July '10, 1 

 9, (W. T. Davis). Alabama, 2 9, [Amer. Ent. Soc.]. Texas, 2 9, [Amer. 

 Ent. Soc.]. 



