CYDNIDAE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — FROESCHNER 637 



1930, R. W. Bunn, 1 male, 1 female (KU). Natchitoches Parish, Aug. 16, 1938, 

 L. D. Beamer, (KU). Shreveport, July 3, 1895, F. W. Mally, 1 female (USNM). 

 Maryland: Berhn, F. C. Bishop, mosquito trap, 1 male (USNM). College Park, 

 Aug. 10, 1932, F. C. Bishop, mosquito trap, 1 male (USNM). Gibson Island, 

 July 28, 31, 1933, F. C. Bishop, mosquito trap, 2 females (USNM). Plummers 

 Island, Oct. 5, 1913, W. L. McAtee, 1 female (USNM). Sparrow Point, July 5, 

 Aug. 6, 8, 1933, F. C. Bishop, 2 males, 4 females (one male labeled Amneshis 

 pusio) (USNM). Mississippi: Fulton, July 14, 1930, R. H. Beamer, 2 males 

 (KU). Hamilton, July 15, 1930, L. D. Tuthill, 2 females (KU). Horn Island, 

 July 12, 1944, 1 male (MassU). Ireland, July 3, 1934, M. E. Griffin, 3 females 

 (KtF). Madison Co., Sept. 8, 1937, W. F. Turner, 1 female (USNM). Meridian, 

 July 17, 1930, R. H. Beamer, 1 male, 1 female (KU). Shuquaalak, July 16, 1930, 

 P. W. Oman, 1 female (KU). Missouri: Scott Co., Nov. 9, 1937, W. F. Turner, 

 soil, 2 males (USNM). New York: Indian Lake, Sabael, Aug. 22, 1921, 1 male, 

 1 female (USNM). North Carolina: No exact locality, July 10, 1929, W. F. 

 Turner, 1 female (USNM). Pennsylvania: No exact locality ("Penn. Eastern"), 

 June 30, 1933, 1 male (MCZ). South Carolina: Saluda Co., Mar. 2, 1938, Dec. 3, 

 1937, W. F. Turner, 3 males, 6 females (KU, USNM). Tennessee: Chattanooga, 

 Aug. 11, 1941, Turner, at Hght, 1 female (USNM); Hamilton Co., Mar. 26, Apr. 

 16, 18, June 22, 24, July 1, Aug. 2, 4, 13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 28, Oct. 3, 22, Nov. 3, 

 various years, all W. F. Turner, 62 males, 90 females (RCF, USNM). Texas: 

 Bay City, May 4, 1953, R. H. Beamer, 1 male (KU). Bexar [County?] July 16, 

 1937, W. F. Turner, 1 female (USNM). Brazoria Co., Aug. 10, 12, 1928, R. H. 

 Beamer, 2 females (KU). Tyler, Feb. 15, 1939, 1 male (USNM); Sept. 1, 1937, 

 L. D. Christenson, soil in peach orchard, 1 male (USNM); Oct. 24, 1939, 1 male 

 (USNM); Nov. 23, 1939, 1 male, 1 female (USNM). Virginia: Bedford, June 4, 

 1904, 1 male, 2 females (KU, USNM). Nelson, July 20, 1926, W. Robinson, 3 

 females (USNM); July 23, 26, 1924, W. Robinson, 3 females (USNM). Norfolk, 

 Mar. 21, 1938, L. D. Anderson, 1 male (KU); Aug. 11, 1934, P. McKinstry, 1 

 male (KU). Warrenton, June 5, 1928, L. C. Woodruff, 1 female (KU). 

 Cuba: Cayamas, Mar. 16, E. A. Schwarz, 1 male (USNM). 



DiscussiON.^ — This species ranges from New York south to Florida 

 and Cuba, and west to Missouri and Texas. Since the females of 

 basidentatus and pusio are not yet readily separated they are not used 

 to delimit the range of the two forms. Records of them from within 

 the established ranges, however, are listed among the specimens 

 studied. 



This species has been masquerading under the names pusio and 

 pusillus, thus making published records even less reliable than they 

 would have been in the former confused state of the Cydnidae. 



Amnestus bolivari (Signoret), new combination 



Pachymeroides bolivari Signoret, 1880, p. vii; 1883, p. 366, pi. 10, fig. 191.— 

 Lethierry and Severin, 1893, p. 75. 



Diagnosis. — The combination of the four marginal pegs on each 

 jugum coupled with the closely and abundantly punctate umbones 

 will permit ready recognition of this species. 



Description. — In the absence of specimens for study and the 



