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dark, obscure greenish or greenish brown. Distr. Known only from 
Lower Rio Grande region. 
218. Pyropya. minuta, Lee. — One taken by Schwarz in June. Distr. 
Widely distributed. 
219. Photinus lineellus , Lee. — One beaten from foliage at Lock’s 
Resaca, June 26th. Distr. Florida (Lake Worth) to Texas. 
220. Photinus pyredis, Linn. — Taken flying from last week in March 
through June. Also beaten from foliage in palmetto jungle at Santo 
Tomas, June 16th. Distr. New Jersey to Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas. 
221. Photuris pennsylvanica, D. and G. — Beaten in palmetto thick- 
ets at Santo Tomas, June 9th. Distr. Canada and New Jersey to 
Florida, Southern Louisiana, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas. 
222. Mastinocerus texanus , Lee. — The luminous larviform females of 
this species were frequently found after dark on brick pavements and 
sidewalks in town, from February 26th to April 20th. None were 
noticed through May and June, nor till third week in July, which seems 
to mark a new brood. During last week of July they were seen every 
night, also during August and until September 14th. The specimens 
taken vary from 7 to 10 mm. The head is especially luminous, all the 
abdominal segments but little less so, and the thoraic segments not at 
all. Distr. Texas and Southern New Mexico. 
223. Tytthonyx, n. sp. — Taken by Schwarz in June. Distr. Known 
only from Lower Rio Grande region. 
224. Chauliognathus marginatus, Fabr. — Beaten in gardens March 
18th to 20th. Numerous and in coitu on flowers of Prosopis juliflora, 
April 9th. Distr. New Jersey to Kansas, Nebraska, Southern Louis- 
iana, and Texas. 
225. Belotus abdominalis , Lee. — Beaten at Brownsville, May 5th; at 
Granjeno, Texas, May 9th; common on cotton plants, June 6th, near 
Matamoros, in cop. Distr. Throughout the Southeastern United 
States from District of Columbia to Texas and Tamaulipas. 
MALACHIDAE. 
226. Collops balteatus , Lee. — Beaten May 7th to June 9th. Distr. 
Southern Texas and Tamaulipas, north to San Antonio. 
227. Collops vittatus , Say. — Beaten March 11th to June 26th. Both 
sexes numerous March 11th. Common on mesquite in April. Distr. 
Michigan and Lake Superior to Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, 
California, Lower California, and Mexico. It reaches the high Transi- 
tion in Colorado and New Mexico. 
228. Collops , sp. — Beaten from sea-oats on Padre Island, June 29th. 
Elytra deep purplish green, head and underside of mesothorax and meta- 
