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of r. hesperus nm\ aiiothor spocimLii of the same (No. 1.55)81) in haiul, 1 liud that 

 the latter agree ])erfectly with the former. I have no doubt, therefore, that V. mer- 

 riami must be regarded as identical with /'. hcxperus (Allen). 



The locality given by Dr. Dobsou (Locust Grove, N. Y.) is incorrect. The si)ecies 

 is resident in the extreme southwestern section of the United States. Dr. Allen's 

 specimens, as already stated, were from Posa Creek and Fort Yuma, Cal. Another 

 specimen recently acc^uired by the National Museum (No. 159X1), and referred to 

 above, is from Whitewater, San Diego County, in the same. State. 



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