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Type locality. — 5 mi. west of Portal, Ariz, (on the grounds of the 

 Southwestern Research Station of the American Museum). 



Specimens examined. — 210. 



Distribution. — (See fig. 8, p. 64.) Holotype, cf, Southwestern 

 Research Station, Portal, Ai-iz., Sept. 1, 1960, on carrion, H, F. 

 Howden. Allotype 9, same data as type except collected on Sept. 7, 

 1960 (cNc). And the following paratypes: 



Arizona: 6 cfcf, 29 9, same data as type or allotype (cnc); 1 9, Portal, 

 Sept. 13, 1957, W. Rosenberg (wr); 2 9 9, 5 mi. from Portal, Sept. 31, 1957, W, 

 Rosenberg (wr) ; 1 9, Southwestern Research Station, Portal, July 7, 1961, B. 

 Benesh (bb) ; 4 9 9 , Southwestern Research Station, July 30, 1961, deer droppings, 

 L. J. Bottimer (ljb) ; 1 cf , 2 9 9 , Southwestern Research Station, Aug. 2, 1961, 

 cow dung, L. J. Bottimer (ljb); 3 cf c?, 5 9 9 , Southwestern Research Station, 

 Aug. 4, 1961, cow dung, L. J. Bottimer (ljb); 2 cfc?, base of Pinal Mts., June 

 19, July 12, 1925, D. K. Duncan (usnm, Duncan); 1 cf, 1 9, Canelo, July 10, 1957, 

 Aug. 3, 1956, G. D. Butler (xta); 3 cTd', Chiricahua Mts., D. K. Duncan (cas, 

 usnm) ; 5 c? d', 6 9 9 , Chiricahua Mts., July 15, 17, 29, 30, 1959, D. J. and J. N. 

 Knull (osu); 10 d'c?, 13 9 9, Duquesne, Sept. 27, 1956, L. J. Bottimer (ljb); 

 1 (?, 1 9 , Globe (usnm, cnc) ; 1 cT, 3 9 9 , Huachuca Mts. (Cochise Co.), July 12, 

 August 1905 (cnc, usnm); 1 c?, 2 9 9, Huachuca Mts., July 25, 1905 (Schaeffer 

 coll. usnm); 1 d', Huachuca Mts., July 1936, E. S. Ross (cas); 2 9 9, Huachuca 

 Mts., Aug. 19, 1950, D. J. and J. N. Knull (osu); 3 cf cf , 3 9 9 , Huachuca Mts., 

 Sept. 11, 1928, E. R. Leach (Carnegie); 9 cf cf, 17 9 9, Huachuca Mts., Sept. 

 11, 1928, Nunenmacher (cnhm, Howden); 1 9, Huachuca Mts., floor of Carr 

 Canyon (5400 ft.), Aug. 7, 1952, Leech and Green (Howden); 2 cTcf, Madera 

 Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., Sept. 27, 1952, Norman Lewis (Edwards); 1 cf, 1 9 , 

 Nogales, Santa Cruz Co., Aug. 17, 1906, F. W. Nunenmacher (cas, usnm); 1 cT, 

 1 9, Nogales (6000 ft.), Mt. Washington, July 11, 16, 1919, J. A. Kusche (cas); 

 9 c? cT, 5 9 9 , Oracle, July 1, 2, 1936, E. S. Ross (cas, Howden) ; 1 9 , Oracle, 

 June 30, 1936, M. Cazier (amnh) ; 1 9 , 14 mi. east of Oracle, July 25, 1924, J. O. 

 Martin (cas); 1 cf , Palmerlee, Miller Canyon, July 21, 1907, H. A. Kaeber (cnc) ; 

 6 cf c?, 10 9 9, Palmerlee, July 1, 10, 11, 12, 16, 21, 27, Plains, H. A. Wenzel 

 (osu, USNM, Howden); 3 cf d^, 1 9, Patagonia, Aug. 21, 1940 (usnm); 1 cT, 

 Patagonia, Sept. 17, 1952, B. Malkin (Malkin); 1 <f, Patagonia, July 10, 1936, 

 E. S. Ross (cas); 1 cf. Patagonia, Aug. 2, 1924, J. O. Martin (cas); 3 cf cf, 2 

 9 9, Patagonia, July 6, 1936, Dazier (amnh); 4 cT cf , 4 9 9, Patagonia, July 

 21, 1940, F. W. Nunenmacher (cnhm); 1 cf, Payson, August 1930 (Saylor coll., 

 (cas); 1 cf , Pepper Sauce Canyon, Santa Catalina Mts., Aug. 14, 1940, E. S. Ross 

 (cas); 3 cfcf, Pepper Sauce Canyon, Santa Catalina Mts., Aug. 17, 1924, J. O. 

 Martin (cas); 1 cf, Pinal Mts., Gila Co., July 12, 1925, D. K. Duncan (usnm); 

 1 (f, Prescott (Schaeffer coll., usnm) ; 2 c? c?, 2 9 9 , Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca 

 Mts., W. H. Mann (usnm) ; 9 cf cf , 5 9 9 , Sierra Ancha Mts., Gila Co., August- 

 September 1930, Duncan (cas, cnc, usnm, Duncan, Parker); 2 cf c?, 1 9 , South- 

 western Research Station, Portal, June 29, July 1, 10, 1956, on carrion, H. and 

 A. Howden (Howden); 1 c?, Southwestern Research Station, Portal, reared to 

 adult on Aug. 2, 1956, on cow dung, H. and A. Howden (Howden) ; 1 cT, Sycamore 

 Canyon, Ruby, Sept. 26, 1953, G. D. Butler (ua); 1 cT, Yanks Spring, 4 mi. 

 southeast of Ruby, Pajaritos Mts., Santa Cruz Co. (4000 ft.), Sept. 5, 1950, 

 Gertsch and Cazier (amnh). new Mexico: 1 cT, 3 9 9, Rodeo, Sept. 2, 1957, 

 W. Rosenberg (wr). 



