390 Messrs. T. D. A. Cockerell and W. Porter on 



but in the large collection of Bojnhus brought by Prof. Towns- 

 end from the White Mts. it is represented by only a single 

 specimen. 



Bombus rufocinctus, Cresson, 1863. 



Beulah, Aug. 25, J [W. Porter)-, hill near Beulah, 

 Aug. 23, cJ {W. Porter). These are assigned to rufocinctus, 

 but some black hairs are mixed with the yellow on the apical 

 portion of the abdomen, though they are not noticed without 

 a lens. 



Bombus ternarius. Say, 1838. 



Eio Ruidoso, 6700-8200 feet, July 29-Aug. 12, at flowers 

 of Rudheckia lacimafa, Verbascum t/mpsus, Mentzelia Rusbyi, 

 Monarda stricfa, Vicia near pulchella, and Solidago trinervata 

 [Townsend) ; Beulah, May 30, at Iris missouriensis and wild 

 plum {W. Porter); Beulah, Aug. 10-18 {W. Porter) ; Har- 

 vey's Ranch, 9600 feet, Aug. 22 (W. Porter) ; Aztec (C. E. 

 Mead); Mescalero {Otis). This species is not so abundant 

 as B.juxtus. 



Bombus juxtus, Cresson, 1878. 



Beulah, May 30, at Iris missouriensis and wild plum 

 {W.Porter); Beulah, Aug. 16-23 (IF. Porter); Harvey's 

 Ranch, 9600 feet, Aug. 22 {Porter ^ CJcll) ; South Fork, 

 Eagle Creek, White Mts., 8000-8900 feet, Aug. 18-19, at 

 Sicyos parvijlorus and Brittonastrum pallidum [Townsend) ; 

 Rio Ruidoso, 6500-8^00 feet, July and August, at Ver~ 

 bascum tliapsus, Prunella vulgaris, Vicia near pulchella, 

 Monarda sfricta, Mentzelia Rusbyi, ISolidago trinervata, and 

 Verbena striata {Toicnsend) • South Fork, Eagle Creek, 

 Aug. 18, at Allium cernuum {Toionsend) ; Ruidoso Creek, 

 Aug., at Geranium Bichardsoni {E. 0. Wooton) ; East of 

 Santa Fe, 7400 ieet, at Senecio (CMl.) ; Sta. F^ Canon, 

 7600 feet, at Cnicus (Ckll.) ; Monument Rock, Sta. F^ 

 Canon, at Monarda and Rudbeckia {CML). A very abundant 

 species at 8000-9000 feet. 



Bombus scutellaris, Cresson, 1863, var. 



^ . — Length about 16 millim., of anterior wing 14 millim. 



Pubescence of head bl^ck, of thorax yellow with a very 

 broad black band between the wings, and the lower part of 

 pleura and sides of metathorax black ; pubescence of legs 

 short and black, of abdomen yellow on the first two dorsal 

 segments, black on the rest ; tegulas shining black ; wings 

 dark fuliginous; third submarginal cell very broad above, 



