LEXIPHANES NORTH OF MEXICO — BALSBAUGH 



673 



Biology : The following data were observed on labels : beating wax 

 myi'tle, Deep Creek, Va., July 17; Rhus copallina, Morrow Mountain 

 State Park, N.C.; Wild Plum, Saluda Co., S.C, Aug. 18; taken on 

 Sambucus canadensis, Meadows' Mill, Lee Co., Ala., June 14, 1963; 

 taken on Onagra with one L. seminulum, W. B. Bankhead Nat. For., 

 Nat. Bridge Rec. Area, Winston Co., Ala., June 27, 1963. 



Type: Female, "Type 8399" (LeConte collection. Museum Com- 

 parative Zoology). The type specimen exhibited some punctations 

 along the pronotal basal line. 



Figure 4. — Geographic distribution of Lexiphanes affinis (iia.\dema.n). S = state locality. 



Type locality : "Southern. (Southeastern United States)" (Halde- 

 man, 1849). This is further indicated by the orange paper disc on 

 the type pin, which means southern United States in LeConte's 

 color key. 



Distribution: The species occurs in southeastern United States, 

 west to Texas and north to Virginia and Illinois. Ninety specimens 

 were examined from the following localities : 



Alabama: choctaw co.: Bladon Springs, Aug. 1. mobile co.: Mobile, 

 June 14. WINSTON co.: W. B. Bankhead Nat. For., Nat. Bridge Rec. Area. 



Florida: alachua co.: Aug. 6, no further data, duval co.: Jackson- 

 ville. LEE CO.: Estero, June 12, levyco.: Cedar Keys; Yankeetown. os- 

 CEOLA CO.: Kissimmee. volusia co.: Enterprise. 



