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1905. Labidura bidens Rehn and Hebard, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 1904, p. 777. [Thomasville, Georgia.] (Following Kirby's 

 generic assignment, first United States record as bidens.) 



1908. Labidura erythroccphala Burr, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 

 1907, p. 512. [Savannah, Georgia.] 



The description of riparia, from Siberia, is not sufficient to locate 

 that species. It seems best to use the name bidens for the insect 

 here considered until Siberian material can be obtained and the prob- 

 lem definitely solved. 



Mississippi: Ocean Springs, I, 1905, (J. H. Comstock), i $ , [Cornell 

 Univ. Cln.]. 



Louisiana: Spanish Fort, New Orleans, VI, 29, 1916, (Lutz & Rehn; 

 in pavilion), 2$, i juv., [A. M. N. H. and A. N. S. P.]. 



Texas: Galveston, VII, 19, 1912, (M. Hebard; under board on sand 

 near beach), 1$, [Hebard Cln.]; Alvin, VII, 27, 1907 and XI, 8, 1904, 

 (Miss M. Hillje), i 5 , i ? , [A. M. N. H.]. 



This insect is usually found under litter on the ground. It 

 frequently comes to light at night. It is often encountered 

 under drift on sea beaches. 



The species is widely distributed in Florida and southern 

 Georgia, extending north along the Atlantic coast to Savan- 

 nah. North of that point it is known only from a "South 

 Carolina" record and one from Raleigh. North Carolina. West- 

 ward it is known only from the localities given above. 



LABIIDAE. 

 Spongophorinae. 

 4. Vostox brunneipennis (Serville). 



1839. Psalidophora brunneipennis Serville, Hist. Nat. Ins., Orth., 

 p. 30. [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.] 



1876. Spongophora brunneipennis Scudder, (in part). Bull. U. S. 

 Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., II, p. 252.. [Exotic record; Pennsylvania; 

 Kentucky to Florida; Texas^.] (Generic assignment.) 



191 1. Vostox brunneipennis Burr, Deutsch. Ent. Xat.-Biblioth., II, 

 p. 59. (New genus described with brunneipennis as genotype.) 



North Carolina: Southern Pines, IV, 17, 1915, (A. H. Manee), i9, 

 2 juv., [Hebard Cln.]. 



Kentucky: Cumberland Gap, VII, 1876. (G. Dimmock), \$, i9, 

 7 juv., [M. C. Z.]. 



2 Arizona is also given, this taken, however, from material of 

 Spongovostox apicedentatus. 



