INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MUTILLH) WASPS 247 



SpJiaerophthalma sicheliana Blake, Trans. Amer, Ent. Soc, vol. 13, p. 217, 



1886, female. — Cameron, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Hymen., vol. 2, p. 354, 1895, 



female. 

 Sphaerophthalma prunotincta Cockeeell, Ent. News, vol. 6, p. 60, 1895, 



female. — Cameron, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Hymen., vol. 2, p. 359, 1895, 



female. 

 Mutilla prunotincta Dalle Torre, Cat. Hymen., vol. 8, p. 74, 1897, female. 

 Mutilla (Ephuta) sicheliana Andre, Ann. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 67, p. 56, 



1898, female. 

 Ephuta (Ephuta) sicheliana Andre, Gen. Ins., vol. 1, fasc, 11, p. 63, 1903, 



female. 



Type. — Female, Mexico; probably in the Paris Museum; location 

 of type of 'prunotincta not laiown. 

 Distribution. — ^Arizona, Mexico. 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



Arizona : Female, Fort Grant, Pinaleno Mountains, July 14, 1917 ; female, Fort 

 Grant, Pinaleuo Mountains, July 1&-19, 1917; 2 females. Fort Grant, 

 Graham Mountains; female. San Bernardino Ranch, Cochise County, Au- 

 gust (F. H. Snow) ; female, Nogales, July 17, 1903 (Oslar) ; 2 females, 

 Sabino Basin, St. Catalina Mountains, July 8-20, 1916; female, Sabino 

 Basin, St. Catalina Mountains, August 15-21, 1916; female, Sabino Basin, 

 St. Catalina Mountains, September 26 (C. H. T. Townsend) ; 2 females, 

 Baboquivaria Mountains (F. H. Snow). 



Mexico: 3 females. 



According to Andre prunotvncta Cockerell is a synonym of this 

 species. The posterior margin of the genae in this species is bounded 

 by a prominent carina, a character not mentioned in any previous 

 description. 



103. DASYMUTILLA GORGON (Blake) 



Mutilla (SphaeropMhalma) gorgon Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 3, 



p. 233, 1871, female. 

 Mutilla gorgon Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 4, p. 71, 1872, female. — 



Dalle Torre, Cat. Hymen., vol. 8, p. 44, 1897, female. — Fox, Trans. Amer. 



Ent. Soc, vol. 25, pp. 248-249, 1899, female. — Melander, Trans. Amer. 



Ent. Soc, vol. 29, p. 302, 1903, female. 

 Mutilla tisiphone Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 7, p. 249, 1879, fe- 

 male. — Dalle Torre, Cat. Hymen., vol. 8, p. 92, 1897. female. 

 Sphaerophthalma gorgon Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 13, p. 210, 1886, 



female. 

 Sphaerophthalma tisiphone Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 13, p. 210, 



1886, female. 

 Ephuta gorgon Cockerell, Proc. Dav. Acad. Nat. Sci., vol. 7, p. 140, 1898. 

 Ephuta (Ephuta) gorgon Andr^, Gen. Ins., vol. 1, fasc. 11, p. 60, 1903, 



female. 



Type. — Female, Texas, in collection of American Entomological 

 Society of Philadelphia ; type of tisiphone in collection of American 

 Entomological Society of Philadelphia. 



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