890 



REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. 



dorsal saddle spots varies from tweuty-three (Cat. No. 0247) to twenty- 

 eiglit (Cat. No. 10084). 



Cat. Nos. 



6247- 

 13916 . 



Upper labials. Gastrosteges. TTrosteges. Scales. Length. Tail. 



mm. mm. 



This subspecies is intermediate in all respects between the 0. d. 

 syspila and the 0. d. collaris. It is an elegant animal. Its geographical 



Fig. 214. 



Osceola doliata doliata Linn.^sus. 



X1.5. 



Fig. 215. 

 Osckola doliata doliata Linn^us. 



X 1.5. 

 Second specimen, showing variations. 



range is throughout the southern middle latitudes of the Eastern region, 

 extending from Iowa and Missouri through Illinois and Ohio to the 

 Potomac River. Two specimens are from Texas (Cat. No. 1848). 



Osceola doliata doliata Linnceus. 



Catalogue 

 No. 



6247 



1688 

 1848 

 2344 



TSliT 



8:i68 

 8015 

 10084 

 1.3916 

 148:!6 

 l.WTS 

 15500 



16701 

 17292 3 



20644 

 19041 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 



Localitj'. 



Washington, District of 



Colunibia. 



Southern Illinois 



Brazos River, Texas 



St. Louis, Missouri 



Washington, District 



Columbia. 



.-..do 



do 



Hughes, Ohio 



of 



Cape Sable, Florida 



New Orleans, Louisiana 



Kock Creek Valley, Dis- 

 trict of Columbia. 



St. Marys, Georgia 



Washington, District of 

 Columbia. 



Woodsido, Maryland 



Takoma Park, District of 

 Columbia. 



Rosslyu, Virginia 



From whom received. 



A.Pourtales. 



R. Konuicott 



B. F. Shumard 



Dr. Geo. Engelmann . 

 Dr. E. Coues, U. S. A . 



Dr. E. Coues, U. S. A . 

 R.T. Shepherd 



Lieut. .J. F. MomT.. 

 Dr.R. W. Shufeldt. 

 Lester F.Ward 



C.F.Batchelder. 

 C. W. Richmond 



J. E. Benedict 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt. 



M. L. Linnell. 



Nature of specimen. 



Alcoholic. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Cat. Nos. 6247 and 7837 are enumerated in Yarrow's Check-list, pages 

 90, 1)1, under 0. d. triangulus. 



