BROOD VIII—SEPTENDECIM—1917. AT 
this brood is not very important and is divided into two sections by 
the following brood, VITI. 
The confirmations of the occurrence of this brood in New York in 
later years are reported in Bulletin No. 8, old series, Division of 
Entomology. The localities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are 
based on later Divisional records. 
The distribution, by States and counties, is as follows: 
New Yorx«.—Cayuga, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Wyoming, 
Yates. 
PENNSYLVANTA.—Allegheny, Washington. 
West V1IrGINIA.—Summers?. 
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Fig. 10.—Map showing distribution of Brood VII, 1916. 
Broop VIII—Septendecim—1917. (Fig. 11.) 
This is Fitch’s second brood which he described as occurring in 
western New York, western Pennsylvania, and eastern Ohio, and is 
Brood XIV of Walsh-Riley, and XX of Riley. Dr. G. B. Smith also 
gives valuable data relative to its appearance and distribution. 
It is one of the smaller broods and did not attract much attention 
on its appearance in 1883, but records of a number of additional 
swarms were obtained on the occasion of its appearance in 1900. 
The main territory covered by it is a rather compact one, lying in 
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and the panhandle of West Vir- 
ginia. The swarms in the area thus included probably originated 
