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pronounced; cl3'peal carina rounded, highest medially; carina of vertex 

 highest laterally, slightly lower medially, the lateral ends turned 

 shghtly posteriorly and rounded off abruptly to vertex behind eyes; 

 frons before the carina more coarsely punctate than in male. Pro- 

 notum with the anterior protuberance evidenced by a rounded hump 

 which is most pronounced and angulate laterally, the swelling not 

 extending over the anterior margin. Punctures, setae, and tubercles 

 of pronotum, elj^tra, and pygidium slightly more pronounced but 

 similar to those of male major. Prothoracic legs not elongate, the 

 legs and ventral surfaces very similar to those described for typical 

 orpheus. 



Type. — Canadian National Collection 7526. 



Type locality. — Onah (30 mi. east of Souris), Manitoba. 



Specimens examined. — 110. 



Distribution. — (See fig. 6, p. 49.) Holotype, cf, and allotype, 9, 

 Onah (30 mi. east of Souris), Manitoba, July 9, 1918, J. B. Wallis.^ 

 And the following paratypes : 



Canada: Manitoba: 3 9 9, same data as type (cnc). 12 cT cf, 12 9 9, 

 Aweme, May 8, 19, 25, June 7, 10, 11, 16, July 20, 23, 26, 28, Aug. 12, 23, Sept. 5, 

 14, N. Criddle, (amnh, cnc, usnm, Howden); 2 cf cf', 1 9, Birds Hill, June 15, 

 L. H. Roberts (cnc, Howden); 1 9 , Treesbank, July 11, 1914, J. B. Wallis (cnc); 

 1 cT, 1 9, Winnipeg, Hanham (usnm). 



United states: Arkansas: 1 cT, Carlisle (Liebeck coll., mcz). Illinois: 1 cf, 

 Browning, Apr. 8, 1942, Mohn and Burks (inhs). 2 cf d^, Quincy, June 28, 1883, 

 (Bolter coll., inhs); 1 9 , Urbana, May 17, 1886, Woodsworth (cnc); 1 9 , Urbana, 

 Apr. 18, 1915, Fairgrounds (cnc); 2 cf cf, Urbana, July 1, 13, 1939, P. C. Stone, 

 in nest of Microtus ochrogaster (usnm); 1 cf , Urbana, May 13, 1933, Mohr (inhs); 

 1 cf, Vienna, Apr. 17, 1941, Ross and Mohr (inks); 1 c^, Willow Spring, June 1, 

 1924 (Howden); 2 cT cf , (State label only) (inhs). Indiana: 1 cf. Dunes St. Pk., 

 May 9, 1939, H. Dybas (cnum); 1 9 , Lafayette, June 5, 1926, (Texas A. and M.); 

 1 c?. Lake Co., May 20, 1905, W. S. B. (cu); 1 c?, Michigan City, July 7, 1935, 

 H. Dybas (cnhm); 1 9 , Michigan City, Apr. 30, 1935, H. Dybas (Howden); 1 c?, 

 3 9 9, Pine, May 29, 1905, May 27, 1906, A. B. Wolcott (usnm); 1 9 , Pine, May 

 28, 1905, Gerhard (Howden). iowa: 1 cf, Ames, May 5, 1941, J. W. Apple 

 (inks); 1 cf, Ames, May 25, 1935, B, E. Ferrier (Howden); 1 d', Ames, May 22, 

 1950, W. J. Eckebrecht (is); 1 cf, Ames, Apr. 28, 1930, Archie Rolfs (usnm); 1 

 9 , Ames, May 17, 1928, T. S. H. (is); 1 cf, Ames, May 1941, J. D. Van Eaton 

 (is); 1 c?, Ames, Apr. 27, 1927, H. K. R. (is); 1 cf, Ames, May 25, 1927, 

 N. H. B. (is); 1 cf, Ames, Apr. 14, 1948, R. I. Scott (is); 1 cf, Ames, May 

 26, 1948, L. Tenney (is); 19, Ames, Apr. 23, 1924, (is); 1 cf, Ames, May 4, 

 1931, G. R. Hopping (cas); 1 9 , Iowa City, May 12, 1917, L. Buchanan (usnm); 1 

 cf , 1 9 , Iowa City, Apr. 3, Oct. 15, Wickham (usnm) ; 1 9 , Mt. Pleasant, Apr. 26, 

 1937, Milspaugh (usnm). kansas: 3 9 9, Argentina, Apr. 27, June 4, 1907 

 (Enns coll.); 2 cf.cf, Douglas Co., May 1920, Oct. 15, 1922, W. J. Brown (cnc, 

 Howden); 2 cf cf , 1 9, east Kansas, April, Popenoe (usnm); 1 9, Fairview, 

 September 1929, L. W. Brown (cnc); 4 cf cf , 2 9 9 , State label, (cnhm, Purdue); 



5 "Aweme" and "Onah" are names for different parts of the Criddle farm which is 3 miles from Treesbank. 

 Souris, Manitoba, is 30 miles to the west. 



