58 NATURAL HISTORY BULLETIN 



E. VULXERATUS Kluff. Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. 



E. LUXATUS Elug. Glassboro, New Jersey, Julv; New Braunfels and 

 Harris County, Texas, May; Estero and Tampa, Florida, May; Southern 

 Pines, North Carolina, June; Riley County, Kansas, July; Orchard, Ala- 

 bama, May. Widely distributed, being found as well in Georgia, Virginia, 

 Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Missouri. 



E. DECUSSATUS Elug. Cuernavaca. Morelos, Mexico. The variety ornains 

 Spin., occurs in Arizona. 



E. AXALis Lee. Onaga, Kansas, June; Alpine, Texas, July; Luna, New 

 Mexico, August; Lamar, Colorado, September; Winslow, Arizona. Known 

 also from Ohio. It is a flower loving insect, like Trichodes. 



E. CORDIFER Lee. Powderville, Montana, July 29; Alpine and Marfa, 

 Texas, June and July ; Colorado Springs, Colorado, June. This also is a 

 flower loving form, and is known, in addition to the above localities, from 

 Kansas, Nebraska and New Mexico. 



E. L.ETUS KJuff. (abntptus Lee.) Del Rio, Alpine and Brownsville, 

 Texas; Peach Springs, Seligman, Winslow and Santa Rita Mountains, 

 Arizona; Chadburn 's Ranch, and Parowan, Utah. Another flower loving 

 species, feeding exposed and easily frightened. It is found also in New 

 Mexico, California and Mexico. 



E. cocciXEUS Scltlclf/. Trinidad and Colorado Springs, June, Poncha 

 Springs, July, Colorado; Roswell and Luna, New Mexico, August; 

 Marfa, Texas, July. This species is quite generally confused with the 

 preceding but is quite distinct and is known from Minnesota, Nebraska, 

 Kansas, and Mexico in addition to the localities cited above. Its habits 

 are the same as those of E. leptus. 



E. PALMI Sehaef. Williams, Arizona, July; Gallup, New Mexico. It is 

 known from no other states than these. 



E. CRABROXARius Spin. Brownsville, Texas, June. Reported from Texas 

 only. 



Trichodes Hcrhst. 



All of the North American species of Trichodes seem to have similar hab- 

 its in the adult state, being found in flowers, more especially in those which 

 bloom in heads like the Composita? and Umbelliferge. They are at least 

 fairly active and fly on slight alarm, without being as swift as the species 

 of Enoclerns or Thanasvmus. Their bright colors make them quite eon- 

 spicuous and they form one of the striking features of collections made in 

 the mountain region of the west. Some of them occur in considerable 

 abundance. 



