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and pedicel of male very pale on under outer side; mandible fer- 

 ruginous, infuscate basally; palpi pale fulvous; tegula fulvous; 

 pronotum stained with fulvous next to tegula; male squama brown. 



This species has many close relatives in the Oriental and Ethiopian 

 regions. It was described first from Europe, but judging from its 

 apparent habit of parasitizing Lepidoptera that infest stored products 

 in buildings, and from the distribution of related species, this species 

 probably originated in some warmer and drier part of the Old World 

 and took up with man during his later history. It has now established 

 itself in most parts of the world. Besides Nearctic material, we have 

 seen it from Brazil, Formosa, Hawaii, and Europe. Some published 

 records from parts of the Old World may be in error, as there are other 

 species which resemble it very closely. 



Figure 98. — Localities 

 Hypsicera femoralis. 



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Specimens (11 cf, 1419): From California (Davis, "Mokel Hill," 

 Red Bluff, and Whittier); District of Columbia (Washington); Illi- 

 nois; Iowa (Ames); Kansas (Baldwin City, Lawrence, Riley Co., and 

 Wellington); Kentucky (Crailhope and Green Co.); Maine (Mon- 

 mouth); Maryland; Massachusetts (Holliston, Melrose Highlands, 

 Middlesex Fells, and Petersham) ; Michigan (Ann Arbor, Aurelius, 

 East Lansing, Iosco Co., Midland Co., and Shiawassee Co.); Minne- 

 sota (Olmsted Co.) ; New Jersey (Moorestown) ; New York (Elmira, 

 Flatbush, Ithaca, New York, Poughkeepsie, and Sea Cliff); North 

 Carolina (Wake Co.) ; North Dakota (Fargo) ; Ohio (Summit Co. and 

 Wooster) ; Ontario (Jordan, "Muskoka," Ottawa, Ridgeway, and 

 Trenton) ; Oregon (Stayton) ; Pennsylvania (Hazelton, Highspire, 

 Lehigh Gap, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Wilawana) ; Quebec (Duches- 

 nay, Hemmingford, Lac Mercier, and Lanoraie) ; Virginia (Arlington, 

 Falls Church, Great Falls, Mechanicsville, and Vienna); Wisconsin 

 (Polk Co. and Salmo in Bayfield Co.) ; Cyprus; Formosa; Hawaii; and 

 Brazil. 



