195 

 Specimens examined . In addition to the types listed 



above, 2618 specimens, representing 1306 collection records, 



were studied (see Appendix C for specific data) . 



Distribution . The various color patterns have separate 

 ranges with a large amount of overlap between their ranges. 



Color pattern "quadripunctatus" : eastern U.S. from 

 western Texas and northern Mexico (Pallister 1955a) east to 

 Florida; north to southeastern North Dakota and Canada. 

 Within this range it is common and often collected in 

 deciduous woodland habitats. Gorham' s (1887) record from 

 Guatemala is undoubtedly in error, and probably represents a 

 misidentif ied "graphicus" (Pallister 1955a). 



Color pattern "graphicus": southern and western Texas 

 south through Mexico and Central America to Panama. 



Color pattern "subcylindricus": southern Central 

 America south through South America to Argentina and Peru. 



"Antillean" color pattern: known only from St. Vincent, 

 St. Lucia, and Trinidad. 



Color pattern "banded-leg": Bolivia, southeastern Peru, 

 and southwestern Brazil. 



Taxonomic notes . Engis variegata Dejean (1821:45) is 

 Ischyrus subcylindricus Lacordaire, according to Gemminger & 

 Harold (1876:3691). Dejean (1836:429) placed these names 

 together within the same bracket, possibly indicating 

 synonymy. Since no description or citation to a description 

 of this name was found, it should be considered a nomen 

 nudum. 



