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21b. Trachysphyrus rugosiscutum crassisculptus (Pratt), new status 



Cryptus crassisculptus Pratt, 1945, Arner. Midi. Nat., vol. 34, p. 573; (p, 9 . 

 Type: 9, Huachuca, Ariz. (Lawrence). Type not seen. 



Mesopleurum and metapleurum with strong, irregular, moderately 

 fine wrinkling; basal transverse carina of propodeum distinct but 

 weak and mostly not sharp ; median elevation of postpetiole at spiracles 

 usually rather weak. 



Male: Black. Orbit in front, above, and partially behind, mark 

 on upper center of face (usually V-shaped), central part of clypeus 

 and of mandible, stripe on front of scape, mesal part of tegula, ex- 

 treme hind corner of pronotum, subtegular ridge, and under side of 

 front and middle coxae and first trochanters, white; palpi fuscous, 

 the median segments of maxillary palpus white with a bro\^Ti stripe 

 below; femora red, the front femur whitish in front; front and middle 

 tibiae and tarsi hght brown, the upper edge of the tibiae white; hind 

 tibia and basitarsus fuscous, the tibia reddish below and apical 0.3 

 of basitarsus wliite; segments 2-5 of hind tarsus white, the apical 0.5 ± 

 of segment 5 fuscous; wings hyaline; abdomen red. 



Female: Black. Front, top, and most of hind orbit white; front 

 edge of mandible whitish or light brown ; palpi fuscous ; flagellum black- 

 ish brown, its fom'th and fifth segments often more or less white; teg- 

 ula brown, with a basal whitish spot; subtegular ridge pale bro^vn; legs 

 beyond trochanters dull red; \\angs subhyahne; abdomen red. Some- 

 times there are reddish stains on the thorax. 



Specimens (8cf, 229): From Ai'izona (near Alpine, Cave Creek, 

 Chiricahua Mts. at 7,000 ft.. Oak Creek Canyon, Parker Creek in 

 Sierra Ancha, near Roosevelt Lake, Rose Creek in Sierra Ancha, 

 Santa Catalina Alts., Southwest Research Station near Portal, Tucson, 

 and Workman Creek in Sierra Ancha) ; New Alexico (Jemez Springs) ; 

 and Texas (Boot Spring at 6,000 to 7,000 ft. in Chisos Mts. in Big 

 Bend National Park). 



Most collection dates are from April 21 to May 30. Those outside 

 of this period are January 11 at Cave Creek, xiriz., and July 15 in 

 the Santa Catalina Mountains, Ariz. 



This subspecies occurs in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, in the 

 Transition and Canadian zones. It is adult in spring and early 

 summer. 



21c. Trachysphyrus rugosiscutum flagellatus (Pratt), new status 



Cryptus fiagellatus Pratt, 1945, Amer. Midi. Nat., vol. 34, p. 574; 9 • Type: 9 , 

 Colorado (Philadelphia) . 



Male: Unknown. 



Female: Colored like female of the subspecies rugosiscutum except 

 as follows: Mandible, palpi, femora, subtegular ridge, and tegula, 



