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Types. — Holotype and allotype in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, New York, 



Paratypes: In the H. Rukes collection; IcT and 19 paratype in 

 U.S.N.M. collection, No. 609825. 



Type locality. — Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, N. Mex. 



Distribution. — Originally recorded from two locahties in New 

 Mexico, one in Colorado (Fort Colhns), and one in Arizona (Babo- 

 quivari Mountains). 



Additional material examined. — MEXICO: Durango: Durango, 

 November 26 ; Tlahualilo, September 4, 1928. Nuevo Leon: 10 miles 

 south of Linares, December 24, 1940. Sokora: San Bernardino, Rio 

 Mayo, July 15 and August 18, 1935. Baja California: Canipole 

 [about 25.5° lat.], October 2, 1941. UNITED STATES: California: 

 Escondido, July 15, 1941; Visalia, June 11, 1909. Arizona: Babo- 

 quivari Mountains, March 12, 1932 and October 18, 1935; Badger, 

 Santa Cruz County, July 31, 1924; Cochise County, August 24, 1935; 

 Douglas, San Bernadino Ranch, 3,750 feet elevation; Fort Grant, 

 July 20; Herford, October 20, 1937; Patagonia, on Sonorita Creek, 

 October 14, 1927; Patagonia, August 23, 1937; Springerville, June 6, 

 1930; Wilcox, August 24, 1937. New Mexico: Dep, August 1938; 

 Las Cruces, August 18, 1937; Organ, July 3, 1940; Virden, August 8, 

 1929, on Chen, ohlongi. Texas: Alpine, September 1939; Amarillo, 

 August 10 and September 28, 1930; Bangs, November 16; Bexar 

 County, August 24, 1938; Brownsville, March 31, 1933 and May 31, 

 1933; Crystal City, January 14, 1950; Dallas, October 16, 1917; El 

 Paso, August 22, 1908; El Paso County, August 24, 1938; Fort Davis, 

 October 22, 1938; Fort Stockton, October 23, 1938; Hidalgo County, 

 July 28, 1928; Laredo, June 31, 1933; Marathon, October 22, 1938; 

 Menard County, July 19, 1928; Presidio County, July 15, 1917; Rio 

 Frio, May 10, 1910; San Antonio, July 4, 1936; Sanderson, October 22, 

 1938; Sutton County, July 20, 1928; Taylor County, July 11, 1928; 

 Terlingua, May 3, 1927; Three Rivers, June 27, 1938; Wades, May 21 ; 

 Zavalla County, July 3, 1910. Oklahoma: Lawton, August 2, 1918; 

 Wichita National Forest, June 27, 1936. Kansas: Clark County, 

 1,950 feet elevation, August 23, 1911; Hamilton County; Meade 

 County, September 13, 1944; Morton County, July 27, 1924; Saint 

 John County, July 1885; Scott County, August 23, 1927; Seward 

 County, July 23, 1944; Stevens County, 2,700 feet elevation. 

 Missouri: Kansas City. Colorado: Holly, September 8, 1898. 

 Utah: Salt Lake City, June 25, 1922. South Dakota: Capa, August 

 15, 1922. Iowa: Sioux City, July 7, 1897 (reported by Osborn, 1898). 

 His specimen has not been examined and his record is placed under 

 M. minor only because this species appears to have a more northern 

 range of distribution than M. major. 



