BOMBIDAE 1031 



Gannett Hill, Ontario Co, 2000 ft., Guerlac&Bdy; Taughannock (Bdy-CU) ; 

 Slaterville (Adams) ; L. George, Zab (Beq) • Albany (Bdy-NYS) ; Black- 

 head Mt., Greene Co (Beq) ; Big Ind. Val. (Beq) ; Oliverea (Beq) ; Ft. 

 Montgomery, Schott (Beq); W. Nyack (Beq); LI (Franklin). In the 

 Adirondacks I have taken it as high as 4800 to 5000 ft, where it visits Ledum 

 groenlmidicum, Oxycoccus oxycoccus, and Potentilla tridentata (Beq). 

 Essentially a boreal species, and moderately common in the colder part of the 

 State; only one record from the LI district (Bdy). 



B. affinis Cress. Keene Val., Aht (Beq) ; Crater Club, Aug (Fris) ; Newport (Bdy- 

 NYS) ; Castile, EABradley; Gannett Hill, Ontario Co, 2000 ft. (Guerlac) 

 Covert (Bdy-NYS) ; Ithaca, Jl-Aug (Bdy,Fris) ; Taughannock Bdy-CU) 

 Albany (Bdy-NYS) ; Big Ind. Val. (Beq) ; New Kingston (Bdy-CU) 

 Woodbury (Beq) ; Ft. Montgomery, Schott (Beq) ; Ramapo Mts. (Beq) ; SI, 

 Ds (Beq) ; LI: Huntington, Schott (Beq) ; Pennequid Barrens (Beq) ; Wyan- 

 danch, Schott (Beq) ; Massapequa, Schott (Beq) ; Brooklyn (Beq). A transi- 

 tion and upper austral species, moderately abundant in the eastern to southern 

 parts of the State, less common northward (Bdy). 



B. affinis var. novae-angliae Beq. Covert, Labrador Hollow (Bdy-CU) ; LI: 

 Brooklyn, Schott (Beq). 



B. borealis Kby. Keene Val. (Bdy, Beq) ; Mt. Skylight, 4800 ft., on Potentilla 

 tridentata (Beq) ; Brant L. (Beq) ; Canton, Aug (Fris) ; Hermon, Aug 

 (Fris) ; Syracuse, Aug (Fris) ; Covert, one female (Bdy-CU) ; Taughannock, 

 one female, CarlWillsey (Bdy) ; Ithaca (Bdy-CU) ; Labrador Hollow, four 

 females (Bdy-CU). A boreal and uncommon species, known only from the 

 colder regions of the State (Bdy). 



B. bimaculatus Cress. Keene Val. (Bdy-NYS) ; Onondaga Co, May (Fris) ; Syra- 

 cuse, May, Jl (Fris) ; Glenora (Guerlac&Bdy) ; Ithaca (Rich-CU) ; Covert 

 (Bdy-CU); Albany (Bdy-NYS); SI, Ds (Beq); LI: Orient, Farmingdale, 

 Central Pk., Cold Sp. Harb., Oakdale, Yaphank (Beq). A transition and 

 austral species, scarce in NY and largely confined to the warmer districts 

 (Bdy). 



B. impatiens Cress. New Russia (Bdy-CU) ; Crater Club, Aug (Fris) ; Hermon, 

 Aug, Sep, Canton, Aug (Fris) ; Newport (Bdy-NYS) ; Gloversville (Bdy- 

 NYS) ; Syracuse, May, Aug-Sep (Fris) ; Oak Orchard Swamp, Ds (Beq) ; 

 Otto; Castile, EABradley, Gannett Hill, Ontario Co, 2000 ft., Guerlac (Bdy) ; 

 Covert (Bdy-CU) ; Ithaca; Taughannock (Bdy-CU) ; Labrador Hollow 

 (Bdy-CU); Ft. Plain (Bdy-NYS); Delmar, Albany, Karner, Cropseyville, 

 Easton (Bdy-NYS); White Plains (Beq); Ramapo Mts. (Beq); Ft. Mont- 

 gomery (Beq) ; W. Nyack (Beq) ; Yonkers (Beq) ; Van Cort. Pk. (Beq) ; 

 SI (Beq) ; LI: Coram, Schott (Beq) ; Orient, Springs, Gardiners I., Brook- 

 lyn, Eng, Rockaway, Schott, Wyandanch, Amagansett, Yaphank (all Beq) ; 

 Forest Hills (Bdy-CU). A very abundant species everywhere except in the 

 mountains, where it is less common and probably absent from the higher 

 altitudes (Bdy). 



B. ternarius Say. Keene Val. (Bdy, Beq) ; New Russia (Bdy-CU) ; Mineville, 

 DReis (Bdy) ; Crater Club, Aug (Fris) ; Chapel Pond (Bdy) ; Plattsburg 

 (Beq) ; Saranac L, (Beq) ; north face of Mt. Marcy (Bdy-CU) ; Cranberry 

 L., Jl (Fris) ; St. Lawrence Co, Aug (Fris) ; Canton, Aug (Fris) ; Hermon, 

 Aug (Fris); Syracuse, May (Fris); Castile, EABradley; Gannett Hill, 

 Ontario Co, 2000 ft., Guerlac; Cinnamon L., Lake Bluff (Bdy) ; Ithaca (Bdy- 

 CU) ; Labrador Hollow (Bdy-CU) ; E. Jewett (Beq) ; Oliverea, Ds (Beq) ; 

 Cooks Falls (Beq) ; Debruce (Beq). Essentially a Canadian and northern 

 transition species, abundant in the Adirondacks, scarce about Ithaca, absent 



