18C8.] 171 [Allen. 



patch of long, dense, ochraceous pubescence on the breast, between 

 the four anterior legs; the posterior femora have a fringe of long pale 

 pubescenc.-e beneath, and tlieir tlbiie have a short, dense, black pubes- 

 cence; the abdomen is more highly polished, and the fasciae are entire. 

 Length four and three-fourths lines. 



The i is smaller and niirrower than ? , and with the pubescence 

 longer and more dense tlip.n in (J. suhmarghinta 6 ; the thorax is 

 deeply punctured, and the abdominal fascife are broader, especially 

 on apical segments. Length four lines. 



Hah. Orizaba, Mj.\Ico. Prof. F. Suraichrast. (Coll. Am. Ent. 

 Soc.) 



§ § § Species not recognized. 



C. mandibularis Smith, Brit. Mus. Cat. Hym., i, p. .5. Georgia. 

 C. thoracioa Smith, Brit. Mas. Cat. Hym., i, p. 5. Florida. 



Catalogue of the Reptiles and Batrachians found in the 

 Vicinity of Springfield, Mass., with Notices of all the 



OTHER species KNOWN TO INHABIT THE StATE. By J. A. 



Allen. 



The present catalogue probably gives a very nearly complete 

 enumeration of the Reptiles and B;itrachians existing at Springfield, 

 Massachusetts, which, with few exceptions, embraces all hitherto 

 discovered in the State. The others are also noticed, for the pur- 

 pose of presenting a complete catalogue for the whole State, which 

 seemed in this connection quite desirable; they are not, however, 

 counted in the enumeration of those of Springfield. Since it is tlxe 

 especial design of the i)aper to present in a convenient form addi- 

 tional information on the distribution of these animals, notes have 

 been added respecting their relative abundance, and occasionally" 

 such facts concerning their habits, and other points in their history, 

 as seemed not generally known. 



The Springfield list is based almost solely on observations made by 

 the writer, mainly wiiliin five or six miles of the city, and continued 

 during a considerable period. Tlie very complete local collection of 

 these animals in the Museum of the Springfield City Library Associa- 

 tion, has, however, been freely consulted, and with much profit. I 

 am also indebted to Mr. C. \I . Bennett of Ii(jl}oke, for valuable 

 notes on several species occurring in the vicinity of Mount Tom. a few 

 miles north of Springfield, as also to Mr. S. Stebbins and Mr. C. A. 

 Emery, through whose eflbrts the collections in this department in 



