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mentioned in his paper. We now find this to he the case thus making 

 Platypcdia intermedia a synonym of minor. The statement hy Uhler 

 that his minor came from Southern California was misleading::. 



This insect seems to he very common in parts of California and 

 numerous examples have heen examined as follows : — Humholdt Co., 

 May 15. 191 1, female; May 22, 191 1, female (F. \V. Nunenmacher). 

 Trinity Co.. May 7. 191 7, six males, four females; May 8, 191 7, one 

 male, three females; May 30, 1917. four males, five females (F. W. 

 Nunenmacher); May 30, 1917. three females; April 18. 1918, male; 

 June 16. 1918, male (E. R. Leaclij. Mendocino Co.. May 10, 1919, 

 six males and six females (E. R. Leach). Ukiah, Mendocino Co., 

 April 23. 1919. six males, three females; April 30, 1919, four males, 

 one female; May 2, 1919. male; May 6, 1919, three males, three fe- 

 males; May 26, 1919, male; May 2^. 1919, nine males; May 30, 1919, 

 two males and one female (Esther P. Hewlett). Sonoma Co., March 

 15, 1914, one male, four females; March 31, 1914, six males; April, 

 19 14, three males, one female; May i, 19 14. two males, two females; 

 May 5. 1914, two males; May 10, 1914, three males, two females; 

 May 20, 1914. female. Eldridge, Sonoma Co., April 19, 1917, male; 

 April 20, 1917. two females; April 28, 1917, one male, four females. 

 Sonoma Co., May 2, 1917, five males, three females (J. A. Kusche) 

 received through the kindness of Mr. Morgan Hehard. Fairfax, 

 Marin Co.. April 5. 1914. male; May 7, 191 1, female (Dr. E. C. Van 

 Dyke). Muir Woods, Marirr Co., April 23, 191 1, male (Dr. F. E. 

 Blaisdell). Contra Costa Co.. May 6, 1918, male (E. R. Leach). 

 Mills College. Alameda Co., April 25, 1908. Alameda Co., May 20, 

 1909, female (F. W. Nunenmacher). Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., six 

 males, four females (Clarence H. Kennedy). Crystal Lake, San 

 Mateo Co., May 7, 1916, male; May 14, 1916, female (Dr. F. E. 

 Blaisdell). San ]\Iateo Co.. June 8. 191 7, female (E. R. Leach). San 

 Louis Ohispo. April, female. 



Through the courtesy of Mr. E. P. \'an Duzee the writer has heen 

 enabled to examine the following from his collection : — Sohre Vista, 

 Sonoma Co., Calif., May 12, 1910, male holotype of intermedia Van D. ; 

 Eldridge, Sonoma Co., Calif., May 15, 1914, male (J. A. Kusche) ; 

 Fairfax. Marin Co., Calif., ^L'ly 7, 191 1, female (E. C. \'an r\vke). 

 In the collection of the Dei)t. of Agriculture. Harri>l)urg, Pa., 



