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E. SPHEGEUS Fabr. Olympia, Leavenworth and San Juan Island, Wash- 

 ington; The Dalles. Oregon; Priest Eiver, Idaho; Sisson, Truckee, Te- 

 haehapi and Bridgeport, California; Leadville, Colorado; "Williams, Ari- 

 zona; Goldstream, British Columbia, October. With the exception of the 

 last record, practically all of the dates are in July and August, when this 

 insect may be found under conditions similar to those indicated for E. 

 mtrstus. It is of equally wide range, being found in South Dakota. Nebras- 

 ka. Wyoming. Utah, New Mexico and Mexico as well as in the places al- 

 ready noted. 



E. JOUTELI Leng. Southern Pines, North Carolina, June 4. This species 

 has only recently been described from a single specimen taken on top of 

 Screamer Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia, 3500 feet, June 15. Mr. 

 Manee sent me one with the note that it was imique in his collection. To 

 me, the insect looks more like E. viduus than like E, sphegeus, to which 

 latter species it has been compared by Mr. Leng, in fact it is remarkably 

 similar to the specimen that I have as viduus from Alpine. Texas. In the 

 Texas specimen the hind femora are not orange, though slightly tinged at 

 base, the size of the insect is less and the color more purplish. 



E. VIDUUS Elug. Alpine, Texas. June. A single beautiful specimen 

 found in sweepings. It was already known from Mexico. 



E. ICHXEUMOXEUS Fobr. New York City; Riley County. Kansas. October 

 27. It is known as well from Iowa, Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin. Arkansas, 

 Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Maryland. District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio and Ontario. 



E. ACERBUS Wolc. Elko, Nevada, (TYPE). It also inhabits Utah. 



E. BiMACULATUs Skinner. Carr Canyon, Huachuca Mts., Arizona, August,. 

 (COTYPE). 



E. OPiFEX Gorh. Alpine. Texas, June and August, in sweepings. Other- 

 wise recorded from Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. 



E. LATEFASCiATUS JVoJc. Rio Balsas, Guerrero. Mexico. (TYPE). 



E. QUADRisiGXATUS Soif. New Braunfels and Brownsville, Texas, June, 

 July and August; South McAlester, Indian Territory. June. Occurs also in 

 Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 

 Kansas, Colorado, Arizona, California, Lower California and Mexico. In 

 the west, this species occurs on yuccas. 



E. QUADRISIGXATUS var. LATECIXCTUS Lec. San Jose del Cabo, Lower 

 California; Yuma and Soldiers Home. California; Cameron County. Texas, 

 August. Dr. Leconte gives the locality as "Colorado River and Sonora, "" 

 probably in the vicinity of Yuma. 



