496 NOTES ON LACHNOSTERNA. 



Coney Island. N. V. (coll. J. B. S.), 15,19. The Coney Island speci- 

 mens may well be from New Jersey, having been found on the beach. 

 Mr. Schwarz has the species from ("apron, Fla., April 14, 22; En- 

 terprise, May 21; Cedar Keys, June 5, (J. Mr. dike has specimens 

 from Florida, .Maryland, New York, Illinois. Dr. Horn gives "Penn- 

 sylvania to Florida " as the range of the species. 



In genital Structure this species approaches the preceding. \n the 

 male the claspers are symmetrical, free, and developed in the same ver- 

 tical direction noticeable in prununculina. The female characters are 

 much less strongly developed, though in the same line as in the pre- 

 vious species. The figures are left to explain the differences. 



12. L. ephilida Say. 



Males and females are in the collection. Louisiana (coll. J. B. S.), 4 

 S; Kansas (coll. C. V. R., from Morrison), 5 $ ; Pennsylvania (coll. 

 C. V. R.), 15,2 9; District of Columbia (Museum coll.), many specimens 

 of each sex. For dates of the local collections see the introductory re- 

 marks. In Mr. Schwarz's collection is a specimen marked. July 20 : Mr. 

 Ulke took it in August, and the species is probably the last to disap- 

 pear, as it is one of the latest in making its appearance. 



The specimens from Louisiana are decidedly larger than the others, 

 and very uniform in general appearance. 



The genitalia of both sexes are peculiar. Those of the male are un- 

 usually large, symmetrical, free iu front. In the female the superior 

 plates are lost, or merged iuto a long, stout, conic process— altogether 

 a peculiar structure. The species may not be widely distributed in 

 Texas, since the Belfrage collection contained no specimens from that 

 State. 



13. L. longitarsus Say. 



Two specimens in our collection, both S , retained from material sent 

 for name. The specimens are not good, and offer nothing peculiar. 

 The genitalia are simple, symmetrical, and free anteriorly. No 9 could 

 be obtained for dissections. No localities not covered by Dr. Horn's 

 statements as to distribution have been noted by me. 



14. L. clemens Horn. 



One $ (coll. C. Y. R.) from New Jersey is in our collection, from 

 the Belfrage material. Dr. Horn gives Florida and Texas as localities. 

 It is barely possible that the specimen from the Belfrage material was 

 really collected in Texas, but I doubt it. The specimen is not mounted 

 on a Belfrage pin, and has not the almost universal date label of that 

 collection. It would give the species a wide distribution, however, if it 

 should be so, it becomes strange that no specimens from intervening 

 localities have been found. 



The genitalia of the t> are symmetrical, free anteriorly. The 9 has 

 not been obtainable by me. The single specimen in the Museum col- 

 lection was named by Dr. Horn. 



