1929 ] Stylopized V espidse 265 
Polistes canadensis (Linn.) var. metricus (Say). Note: 
Northern records of P. metricus Say refer to P. fusca- 
tus var. pallipes (Lepel.). Pierce, 1909, 182 (as P. 
canadensis (Linn.) ; Mound, Louisiana; 20 Aug. 1906; 
F. C. Bishopp; female, $ e-3L (U.S.N.M.). Pierce, 
1909, 183 (as P. navajoe Cresson) : Metacomba Key, 
Florida; March 1898; G. N. Collins; female, $ e-3L 
(U.S.N.M.). Pierce, 1909, 184 (as P. rubiginosus 
Lepel.): Onaga, Kansas; Crevecoeur; female, $ e-3R 
(U.S.N.M.) . 
Polistes canadensis (Linn.) var. unicolor (Lepel.). Lepele- 
tier, 1836, Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym. 1, 520: Cayenne, French 
Guiana; Doumerc; worker, $ e-5. 
Polistes carnifex (Fabr.) Pierce, 1909, 182: Mexico; ^p and 
$ e. New record: “Colom” ; C. F. Baker; female, $ p- 
4R, $ -5L (U.S.N.M.). 
Polistes cavapyta Sauss. Brethes, 1923, 43; San Luis, Rep. 
Argentina; $ of Xenos argentinus described. 
Polistes crinitus (Felton). Pierce, 1909, 182: See P. crinitus 
var. americanus (Fabr.). Pierce, 1918, 490: New 
Orleans, Louisiana; E. Foster (this record is very 
doubtful as P. crinitus probably does not occur on the 
American mainland). Salt, 1927, 185: Sanchez, Rep. 
Dominicana; 17-21 May 1915; female, $p-4R; female, 
$ p-3L ; female, $ p-3R ; female, $ e-4L ; female, $ p-3R, 
$ p-4L. 
Polistes crinitus (Felton) var. americanus (Fabr.). Smith, 
1859, 131 : North America; female, $ e. Hubbard, 1892, 
Can. Entom. 24, 258 : Florida. Pierce, 1909, 122 and 182 
(based on Hubbard’s specimens) : Crescent City, Flor- 
ida ; 6 April ; H. G. Hubbard ; 14 $ , $ , and triungulinids 
of Xenos hubbardi (Pierce, 108, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 
9, 84). These three records are certainly erroneous as 
P. crinitus var. americanus (Fabr.) does not occur on 
the American mainland. Salt, 1927, 185 : Mayaguez, 
Porto Rico; 16-16 Febr. 1914; female, <£p-4R; female, 
$ -5L. Coamo Springs, Porto Rico; 17-19 July 1914; 
female, $ e-3L, $ -5L. Manati, Porto Rico; 27-29 June 
