pepsinae: tribe pepsini 



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Figure 25. — Localities for Priocnemioides texanus texanus. 



greater part of its range, to somewhat suffused with brownish and with 

 the basal and apical parts darker in many specimens from Kansas and 

 eastern Texas. These latter specimens are somewhat intermediate 

 to the subspecies atripennis. 



Specimens (84 cf, 439): From Arizona (Apache, Joseph City, 

 Kayenta, and Navajo Mt. in Navajo County) ; California (Coalinga, 

 Davis, Dos Palos, Firebaugh, Hemet, Mojave River in Apple Valley, 

 Oxalis in Fresno County, and Patterson); Kansas (Finney County, 

 Grant County, Gray County, Hamilton County, Haskell County, 

 Morton County, and Scott City) ; New Mexico (Broadview and Cim- 

 arron); Oklahoma (McAlester); Texas (Bexar County, Brazos 

 County, Brownsville, Calvert, Fort Davis, Friona, Hunt County, 

 Kaufman County, McLennan County, Marfa, Maxwell, Navarro, 

 Port Isabel, Roanoke, Waco, and Williamson County); and Mexico 

 (Puerta de la Goriona at 4,900 ft. in the Sierra del Carmen of Coa- 

 huila) . 



Most collection dates are from June 1 to Aug. 21. Those outside 

 of this range are May 25 in Williamson County, Tex. ; May 28 on the 

 Mojave River in Apple Valley, Calif.; May 30 at Navarro, Tex.; 

 May 31 in Bexar County, Tex.; Sept. 5 at Firebaugh, Calif.; and 

 Oct. 8 at Calvert, Tex. Flower records comprise three collections on 

 Asclepias and one each on Avicennia, Baccharis, and Petalostemum. 



This subspecies is widespread in the Southwestern States and occurs 

 in adjacent Mexico. Adults occur during the summer months. 



FULVICORNIS GROUP 



Mesosternum with a weak triangular projection on the ridge in 

 front of each middle coxa; nipples on posterior part of apical margin 

 of fore coxa well developed; brush on inner side of hind tibia inter- 



