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will be found to be unevenly developed in its relation to the others 

 possessed by the species. 



Other characters such as elytral form, shape of thorax and abdo- 

 men, etc., seem from our studies to have little if any constant value 

 in grouping the species, as, when they are used, species are brought 

 together that have very little direct affinity with each other. 



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Distribution. The genus is confined to the temperate parts of the 

 northern hemisphere. The distribution of some of the species is 

 somewhat erratic, and all but three American forms appear to have 

 originated in the East and occur in the State of New York. Our 

 common calcarata, found through the East and Middle 

 West, also occurs in Texas as well as the state of Washing- 

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