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more or less black; on the other hand, the females of hiocuJata usually 

 have the third tergite black, although occasional small specimens 

 have the third tergite silvery pubescent. This should be kept in 

 mind when using the key to separate the two species. 



The types of ferr-ngata var. hcdahetei^ georgiana^ plesia^ and 

 vierecM are in the United States National Museum. 



Distribution. — Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsyl- 

 vania, New^ Jersey, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North 

 Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, 

 Ohio, Ontario, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisi- 

 ana, and Texas. (Fig. 12.) 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



Alabama: 4 males, 4 females, Thomasville, June 11, 1917 (H. H. Knight); 

 female, Cowarts, August 1-3, 1916 ; male, female, Leroy, June 11, 1917. 



Arkansas : Female, Pine Bluffs, September, 1890. 



District of Columbia : 5 males, 2 females, Washington, June, 1899. 



Florida: 2 females, Miami, November 8 (C. H. T. Townsend) ; 3 females, 

 Miami : female, Marco, April 18, 1912 ; female, Marco, April 21, 1912 ; 

 female, Fort Myers, April 25, 1912; female. Fort Myers, May 7, 1916 

 (J. C. Bradley) ; female. Long Boat Key, Sarasota, August 14, 1910 (J. C. 

 Bradley) ; female. Lakeland, May 7, 1912; 8 females, Indian River; female, 

 Sanford, April 30, 1908 (Van Duzee) ; female, Ocala, October 24, 1919; 

 male, Gainesville, March 1, 1923 ; female, Gainesville, April 14, 1922 (T. P. 

 Winter) ; male, GainesviUe, May 5, 1922 (T. P. Winter) ; male, Gainesville, 

 May 23, 1914; 2 females, May 23, 1921; female, Gainesville, November 2, 

 1918 (P. W. Fattig) ; female, Gainesville, 1921 ; male, Gainesville 

 (J. R. W.) ; female, Lake City, female, Crestview, October 1-16, 1914; 

 female, LaBelle, April 19 (D. M. Belong) ; female, LaBelle, April 20, 1921 

 (J. N. Knull) ; 2 females, LaBelle, April 27, 1912 ; female. Cedar Keys, 

 June 2; male, Lanark, July 20, 1909; 2 males, female, Apalachicola, July 

 21-23, 1909 (J. C. Bradley) ; female. 



Georgia: Male. St. Simon's Island, June 8, 1911; male, 3 females, Tybee 

 Island, July 26, 1913 ; 2 females, Billy's Island, Okefenokee Swamp, June, 

 1912; 2 males, Billy's Island, Okefenokee Swamp, July, 1912; 2 males, 22 

 females, Billy's Island, Okefenokee Swamp, September 1-5, 1913; male, 2 

 females, Cannoche River, Groveland, July 28, 1913 (J. C. Bradley) ; 

 female, Bainbridge, June, 1911 (J. C. Bradley) ; 3 males, female, Bain- 

 bridge, July 15-27, 1909 (J. C. Bradley) ; female, Bainbridge, September 

 17-October 19, 1916 (J. C. Bradley) ; female. Climax, July 28, 1906; 4 

 males, 4 females, Spring Creek, Decatur County, May 18-21, 1916 (J. C. 

 Bradley) ; 5 females. Spring Creek, Decatur County, June 7-23, 1911 

 (J. C. Bradley) ; 5 males, 2 females. Spring Creek, Decatur County, July 

 16-29, 1912; 2 males. Spring Creek, Decatur County, August 26-28, 1913; 

 female. Spring Creek, Decatur County, September 23-October 3, 1910 

 (J. C. Bradley) ; male, Spring Creek, Decatur County. 

 Illinois: Female, Peoria, July 7; female, Chicago, 1899; female. 

 Indiana : 2 males, Elkhart, June 7, 1899 ; male, Elkhart, July 5, 1899 ; male, 2 

 females, Elkhart, July 20, 1899 ; male, Elkhart, August 7, 1899 ; 2 males, 2 

 females, Hebron, July 17, 1925 (J. A. Harris, Jr.) ; female, Gary, July 18. 

 1925 (J. A. Harris, Jr.), 5 males. 



