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form was described by Walker as tcliformis and is found from 

 western New York to the Adirondack Mts. and northwardly 

 to northern Canada. Dr. Ball does not separate this latter from 

 coccinea but it is a good variety if not a distinct species. 



279. Diedrocephala versuta Say. 



Taken everywhere in Florida but it was most abundant 

 at Crescent City where I generally swept it from weedy fence 

 rows and the borders of fields. 



280. Draeculacephala mollipes Say. 



Crescent City and Clearwater; not especially abundant. 



281. Draeculacephala mollipes var. minor Walker. 



Taken in damp places and near water at most localities 

 where I collected in Florida especially toward the southern end 

 of the state. 



282. Draeculacephala 7=guttata Walker. 



Generally distributed but not common in Florida. I follow 

 Distant in considering this as a good species quite distinct from 

 mollipes. Its pale straw color marked with seven black points 

 above will readily distinguish it: 



283. Draeculacephala reticulata Signoret. 



This species I took at St. Petersburg and Estero. It has 

 been redescribed as DiedrocepJiala flaviceps by Riley. 



284. Penthimia americana Fitch. 



Taken in moderate numbers everywhere in Florida but it 

 was more abundant toward the southern end of the state. 



285. Gypona cana Burmeister. 



Common everywhere in Florida. Under this name I now 

 place our most abundant and widely distributed species, found 

 from Canada to Florida and west at least to Ogden Utah. It 

 has the eight fulvous vittae on the vertex, pronotum and scu- 

 tellum and the elytra are closely reticulated all over. Burmei- 

 ster says the anterior margin of the vertex is acute at the 

 middle. The vertex in this species is not acutely angled before 

 nor have I ever seen a Gypona with such a shaped head. In 



