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one female partly whitish, and in the male yellowish white. First 

 funicle joint about a fourth longer again than thick; the postnjnrginal 

 vein a little shorter than the stigmal. Length of female, 1 .66 to 1.67 ; 

 length of male, 1.39 mm. 



Series 8. Two females reared from a larva of Coccinella novem- 

 notata Herbst, Cabin John Bridge, Maryland, June 25, 1900 (F. H. 

 Chittenden). Nearly identical with series 5, but the abdomen with 

 a bluish luster above, and a distinctly greenish luster on the venter. 

 Length, 1.99 to 2.19 mm. 



Series 9. Three females reared from a Coccinelline larva, Spartan- 

 burg, South Carolina, June 1, 1908 (G. G. Ainshe), Webster No. 4811- 

 12. Like the preceding series but the head darker green, with the 

 luster more bronzy green and becoming about taupe bro^vn (R.) on 

 the vertex in two of the specimens. The postmarginal vein about a 

 fourth shorter than the stigmal. Length, 1.80 to 1.85 mm. 



Series 10. Five females, one male reared from larva of Hippodajnia 

 convergens Guerin, June 28-29, 1896, Insectary No. 46^. Similar to 

 series 7, but the mesopleura antique bro\^Ti (R.) and the luster of 

 venter more bluish in most of the specimens. First funicle joint 

 about a half longer again than thick; the postmarginal vein about 

 a fourth shorter than the stigmal. Length of female, 2.20 to 2.26; 

 length of male, 2.15 mm. 



Series 11. One female, Washington City. Practically identical 

 with series 8. Length, 1 .79 mm. 



Series 12. One female, District of Columbia. Head about sea 

 brown (R.) with a bronzy purplish luster, the postorbital region with 

 a greenish luster; oral margin of face, the cheeks and lower half of 

 occiput nearly raw sienna (R.); underparts of thorax antique brown 

 (R.) with the posterior part of the mesopleura much darker and with 

 a strong bluish or purplish luster; abdomen bluish black above, the 

 venter greenish in luster; antennae blackish except the club; front 

 and middle legs except the tibiae and tarsi antique brown, the front 

 tibiae and tarsi and hind legs bro\vnish black, the front tibiae and all 

 the coxae with a purplish luster; middle tibiae dark brown: the 

 tibial spur and middle tarsi except the last joint pale yellowish brown 

 but probably more w^hitish in life. First funicle jouit about a third 

 longer again than thick; the postmargmal vein nearly as long as the 

 stigmal. Length, 1.99 mm. 



Calif ornicus apparently intergrades through series 7 and 10 with 

 terminalis (Say) and it seems best to consider it a subspecies. On 

 the whole it occupies a more northern section of the country than 

 terminalis, and has preserved the fiaminius type of coloration. 



Type.~Cat. No. 19338, U.S.N.M. 



