ceropalinae: tribe ceropalini 



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bridge), cf, reared from clay cocoon, Jan. 7, 1915, F. X. Williams 

 (San Francisco). 9, Forest Hills, Mass., Aug. 1906, C. T. Brues 

 (Cambridge). 9, Pelham, N. H., Sept. 2, 1905, J. C. Bridwell (Wash- 

 ington). (S^, on flowers of Cicuta maculata, AIcLean, N. Y., Jiih^ 19, 

 1916, E. G. Anderson (Ithaca). 29, Southern Pines, N. C, Aug 1, 

 1911, and Aug 11, 1909, A. H. Manee (Cambridge), cf , reared from 

 cells of Phanagenia bombycina, Columbus, Ohio, Maj" 12, 1902 

 (Washington). 9, South Bass Island, Put in Bay, Ohio, July 11 to 20 

 (Cambridge). 9, Ottawa, Ontario (Ottawa). 9, Charter Oak, Pa., 

 July 11, 1917, H. B. Kirk (Tov/nes). 9, emerged May 10, 1909, from 

 material collected Apr. 9, 1909, Linglestown, Pa., P. R. Myers (Wash- 

 ington). 9, Whitehaven, Pa., Aug. 1902, J. C. Bradley (Ithaca). 

 9, Pennsylvania, Melsheimer (Cambridge). 29, from Fitch Collection 

 (Washington), cf (type of rufiventris) , West Virginia (Philadelphia). 

 This is a rare insect, occurring from Massachusetts to Florida and 

 west to Illinois. Its social host is Phanagenia bonibycina. 



Figure 148. — Localities for Ceropales robinsonii stigmatica. 



4b. Ceropales robinsonii stigmatica Banks 



Ceropales rohinsoni (!) stigmatica Banks, 1910, Journ. New York Ent. Soc, vol. 18, 

 p. 126, 9- Lectotjije: 9, Fedor, Lee County, Tex., May 17, 1909 (Cam- 

 bridge) . 



Forewing of male about 8 to 9 mm. long, of female 10.5 to 11.0 mm. 

 long. 



Head and thorax blackish; legs and abdomen rufous. Face (except 

 a triangular area below antennal tubercle in female), side 0.2 of frons, 

 antennal tubercle, rather wide postorbital mark, labrum (centrally 

 somewhat fulvous in the female), outer face of mandible, underside of 

 scape and pedicel, anterior callus of pronotum and surrounding area, 

 broad hind margin of pronotum, rarely a small median spot near hind 

 margin of mesoscutum, scutellum, postscutellum, spots on raeso- 



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