— 195— 



joint of antennce and front legs pale; nana has mouth, front legs, 

 and bases of middle and hind femora pale; saucia has legs similar 

 to nana, the thorax yellow, with a large discoidal black spot; some- 

 times the angles only yellow. 



L. SUbai-gentata Kirby, 1837, Fn. Bor. Am. iv, p. 1S4; Mann., Bull. Mosc. 1853, 

 iii, p. 251; ruficeps Lee, Proc. Ac. Phil. 1862, p. 40; similisKy., 

 1. c, p. 185; Lee, J. A. P. ser. 2, p. 331; rufibasis Lee, Proc. 

 Ac. Phil. 1862, p. 40; rhodopus Lee, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1874, 

 p. 68. 

 Length 6—7.5 "■>'"•; -24— .30 inch, //i?*^.— Alaska, Vane, H. B. T.. L. 

 Sup., N. H., N. Y., Ga., Mich., Col., N. Mex., Nev., Cal., Wash., 

 Can. W., Can. E., Mont., Mass. 

 This is another very variable species in color. The typical form 

 is entirely black, hoary with fine white pubescence. 



Form rnficeps: head dull ferruginous; front legs and base of 

 middle thighs testaceous. 



Form similis: scape, front legs, base of middle and part ot 

 hind tibiae ferruginous. 



Form rufibasis: scape and legs ferruginous. 

 Form rhodopus: entirely black. 



L. molybdica Lee, 1850, J. A. P. ser. 2, i, p.. loi; militaris Chev., Rev. Zool. 

 1855, p. 187; Ann. Fr. 1858, p. 529, t. 12, fig. 3. 

 Length 5—6 mm.; .20— .24 inch. Hab.—C?i\., Rocky Mts., Nev., Or. 

 Chevrolat's name militaris is usually applied to the form with 

 red humeral angles. 



L. laeta Lee, 1857, Ent. Rep. p. 64. 



Length 12.5 mm.; .50 inch. Hab.—\\i\s\\., Or., Cal., Nev., \'ane 



L. nitens Forst., 1771, Nov. Spec. Ins. p. 45; zebra Oliv., 1795, Ent. iv, 73, 

 p. 19, t. 3, fig. 33; Hald., 1849, Trans. Am. Phil, x, p. 62; Caro- 

 lina \\&h., i8or, Obs. Ent. i, p. 91; qnagga Germ., 1824, his. 

 Lep. nov. p. 521. 

 Length 10 — 13 mm.; .40 — .52 inch. //«(^.— Massachusetts, New York, 

 Pennsylvania, North Carolina, IlHnois, Texas, New Jersey, Iowa, 

 Georgia, Canada West. 

 Forster's name has priority, and should be restored. The con- 

 fusion caused by the strong resemblance to Typoceriis zebraiiis is 

 noted in the remarks under that species, and it is well to have the 

 names more distinctive. 



L. tribalteata Lee, 1873, S. M. C. No. 264, p. 224. 



Length 7—10 mm.; .28— .40 inch, //a/^.— Nevada, California, Idaho. 



L. impnra Lee, 1857, Ent. Rep. p. 64. 



Length 9 mm.; .36 inch, //ai^.— Nevada, Oregon, California. 



