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Figure 108. — Localities for 

 Trachysphyrus luctuosus 

 luctuosus. 



segment 5 of hind tarsus pale brown ; wings weakly inf uscate ; narrow 

 apical margin of tergite 2, red. 



Female: Black. More or less of orbit in front and short stripe 

 on hind orbit, white; tegula and subtegular ridge varying from white 

 to black; front and middle femora and tibiae varjdng from ferruginous 

 to blackish; hind femur ferruginous; wings wealdy infuscate; narrow 

 apical margin of tergite 2, red. 



Specimens (2cf, 499): From Alaska (Nome) ; Alberta (Banff, Cal- 

 gary, High River, Lethbridge, and Vermillion Lake near Banff at 

 4,500 ft.); British Columbia (Likely, McConnell Creek, Robson, 

 Royal Oak, Stanley, and Victoria); California (Big Flat on Coffee 

 Creek in Trinity Co., Hope Valley in Alpine Co., Napa Co., and San 

 Francisco Co.); Colorado (Steamboat Springs); Idaho (Collins, Mos- 

 cow Mt , Waha, and Wallace) ; Michigan (Isle Royale) ; New Bruns- 

 wick (St. Stephen); New Hampsliire (Mount Washington); New York 

 (Ithaca) ; Ontario (Dow's Swamp near Ottawa and Ottawa) ; Saskatch- 

 ewan (Love) ; South Dakota (Black Hills 2 miles south of Custer) ; 

 Washington (Mount Rainier at 4,700 and 5,300 ft., and Pullman); 

 Wyoming (Hoback in Teton Co. at 6,500 ft.) ; and Yukon (Whitehorse). 



Most collection dates are from July 2 to September 12. Those 

 outside of this range are: June 14 at Ithaca, N.Y. ; June 20 at Royal 

 Oak, B.C.; June 23 at Coffee Creek, Big Flat, Tuolumne Co., Calif.; 

 September 17 at Ottawa, Ont.; September 21 at Lethbridge, Alta. ; 

 and September 27 at High River, Alta. 



There are two reared lots: 59, from cocoon of Zaraea inflata, St. 

 Stephen, N.B., July 5 and Aug. 4 and 6, 1938, L. L. Reed. 9, from 

 cocoon of sawfly on Tsuga heterophylla, McConnell Creek, B.C., 

 Oct. 20, 1940, M. L. Prebble. The only two males on record were 

 collected at Nome, Alaska, July 2 and 10, 1951, by D. P. Whillans. 



This subspecies is transcontinental in the Transition and Canadian 

 zones. Males have been found onlv in Alaska. 



