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Spluvrophthalma vesta Cress. (Melander, det. ). H.4, Au. 20. 

 No other Illinois record. 



Sphivrophthalrna oanella Blake {rugidosa Fox) (Melander, det.). 

 Mol., S. 8. No other Illinois record. 



Sphterophthalma chlamydata Mel. H.l, 2, 3, 4, 6, ,H.m., Mer. ; 

 Je. 23, Au. 12, 14, 15, 18, 29, S. 5. (80) H.3 (Melander, 

 '08, chlamydata) . The leading species of velvet ant in the 

 Illinois-valley sand area. It will be noted that with the ex- 

 ception of a single Methoea hicolor no Mutillidw whatever 

 were seen during the early June visit to the Illinois valley 

 region. (Note 18) 



Sphivrophthahna agenor Fox (Melander, det.). H.2, 4, Mol.; Au. 

 18,20,8.8. (7) 111. 



Sphcerophthalma macra Cress. H.2, Au. 18. 111. (Note 19) 



Timulla hexagona Sdiy. H.2, 6 ; Au. IS, S. 5. (3 males) 111. 



TimuUa flubitata Smith. H.l, 3 (Melander, '03), 4; Au. 20, 22. 

 (4 females) 111. Probably female of hexagona. 



Methoea hicoloi' Say (Ashiuead, det.). H.6, Je. 9; the only 

 mutillid taken in early June. Lake Co. 111., in gravel-pit 

 (Melander, '03). 



Tlphia punctata Rob. H.2, 3; Au. 13, 14, 18. (9) 111. 



DleUs plumipes Drury. H 2, 4, 6, Fekin ; Je. 6, 8, Au. 15. (54 

 males, 2 females) Abundant on dandelion and sweet clover 

 flowers along roadsides at Forest City and the Devil's Hole in 

 June. N. 111. (Bolter Coll.) ; Rock Island, Savanna, Fox L. ; 

 July 26, 30. Carlinville (Rob.). 



Triells octomaculata Say. H.3, Au. 14. The thorax of this exam- 

 ple is black except for three very small yellowish dots on the 

 collar. No other Illinois record. 



DlffcoUa hicincta Fabr. H.5, Au. 17. 111. 



Plesia namea Fabr. {Myshie) (Ashmead, det. ). H.2, Au. 18. (2) 

 Common on flowers of Mesadenia, atripliclfolia. 111. 



Plesia interriipta Say. H.2, 3, H.m., Teheran; Au. 12, 13, 14, 17, 

 18,8.25. (10) 111. 



Plesia, sp. (Ashmead, dett). H.2, H.m.; July 1, Au. 18, S. 25. (4) 



Plesia obsenra Fabr. (Ashmead, det. ). H.2, 3, 6, H.m.: July 29, 

 Au. 12, 14, S. 10. (5) 



Hedychrum obxoletiini Say. H.l, 2 : Au. 12, 22. (2) 111. 



Ajicistrocerus caiiipestris Sauss. H.4, Au. 20. 111. 



Odynei'us pedestrls Sauss. H.2, Au. 18. 111. 



