ceropalinae: tribe ceropalini 



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Figure 149. — Localities for Ceropales elegans aquilonia. 



coxa, apical mark on all femora, upper side of front tibia, basal and 

 apical mark on middle tibia, basal mark on hind tibia, most of front 

 and middle basitarsi except at the apex, and a very broad apical 

 band on all tergites, light yellow, the apical bands on the third and 

 foiu'th tergites each with a sublateral notch in the front edge; much 

 of temple rufous; antenna rufous, somewhat fuscous at the apex, and 

 marked with yellow as previously noted; palpi rufous; pronotum and 

 coxae with extensive rufous areas; legs beyond coxae rufous except 

 for the yellow markings noted; tegula rufous; wings faintly tinged 

 with reddish brown; first tergite rufous with the apex yellow; under- 

 side of abdomen tmged with rufous. 



Female : Unknown, but probably with somewhat similar coloration. 



This subspecies is distinguished by its pale wings, thorax black and 

 yellow, and abdomen mostly black and yellow. 



Type: cf , Tilley, Alberta., July 9, 1941, J. L. Carr (Washmgton, 

 USNM 61800). 



Paratype: cf, Norman County, Mum., Aug. 31, 1936, D. G. 

 Denning (St. Paul). 



5b. Ceropales elegans elegans Cresson 



Ceropales elegans Cresson. 1872, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 4, p. 208, ? . Type: 



9, Texas (Philadelphia). 

 Ceropales cressoni Fox, 1892, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 19, p. 58, cf, 9 . Lecto- 



type: 9 , Nebraska (Philadelphia) . 



Forewing of male 7.2 to 11 mm. long, of female 8 to 12 mm. long. 

 This subspecies is quite variable in color. The wings are definitely 

 tinged with brown, a little darker than in the subspecies aquilonia, 

 but not reaching the dark brown color of the subspecies quaintancei. 

 The yellow markings are sometimes as extensive as described for the 

 subspecies aquilonia., but usuall}^ more restricted, and may be present 



