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Island by Wickham, June 29th. Let. Wick. Distr. New Jersey and 
Lake Superior to Texas. 
134. Megilla maculata, DeG. — Beaten March 11th. Distr. Canada 
to Florida, Texas, and Mexico. 
135. Hippodamia convergent, Gner. — Beaten from volunteer cotton, 
March 20th. Distr. Canada to California and Mexico, reaching the high 
Transition in Colorado. 
136. Cycloneda sanguined, Linn. — In corn fields, at Santa Maria, May 
7th. Distr. Europe and Canada to California, Mexico, and the West 
Indies. Reaches the high Transition in Colorado. 
137. Cycloneda oculata, Fabr. — Beaten from mesquite, April 9th, and 
from cotton, June 17th. Also beaten from mesquite at Reynosa, Tamau- 
lipas. May 16th. Distr. Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico to Oregon, 
California, and Mexico. 
138. Chilocorus cacti, Linn. — Beaten from vine-tangles of Clematis 
drummondii in palmetto thickets, at Santo Tomas. Distr. Florida to 
Texas and Mexico. 
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139. Exochomus mar gimp ennis, Lee. — Beaten from Abutilon holoser- 
iceum, June 18th, and from cotton, April 27th. Distr. Ontario to New 
Jersey, Colorado (high Transition), New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, and 
California. 
140. Exochomus mar ginip ennis, Lee. var. — A black variety beaten 
with the typical form from A. holosericeum, June 18th. 
141. Smilia misella, Lee. — Two specimens found preying on Myti- 
luspis gloveri on orange leaf, February 23rd. Also beaten June 30th. 
Distr. Nw Jersey to New Mexico and Texas. 
142. Brachyacantha dentipes , Fabr. — In corn fields at Santa Maria, 
May 7th; and heaten in palmetto thickets at Santo Tomas, June 27th. 
Distr. New Jersey to Texas and Mexico. 
143. Hyperaspis undulata , Say. — Taken by Schwarz in June. Distr. 
Eastern United States to Montana, Kansas, Texas, California, and 
Mexico. 
144. Hyperaspis lagubris, Rand. — Taken by Wickham in July. Distr. 
Maine to Illinois, Colorado, and Texas. 
145. Hyperaspis annexa, Lee.— Bred numerously from masses of 
Coccus cacti var. collected at Point Isabel, Texas, April 25th, and La 
Puerta, Tamaulipas, May 6th, issuing May 19th to 31st. Adults found 
in the coccids collected April 25th. Distr. Texas to Southern New 
Mexico and Colorado. 
146. Hyperaspis moerens, Lee. — Taken hy Wickham at Point Isabel, 
in July. Distr. Lake Superior to Southern Texas. 
147. Hyperaspis centralis, Muls. — Beaten from Abutilon holoseri- 
