. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 36 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 209. Figure 11.—Localities for Hemipepsis ustulata ustulata. Forewing of male 15 to 25 mm. long, of female 17 to 27 mm, long. Blackish color at wing bases conspicuous, extending on the wing bases more than half the length of the anal lobe. Banks proposed the name cressoni for this form because Dahlbom described his ustulata from "Mexico" and mentioned a bluish colora- tion. The female of the present form does have some bluish irides- cence, and it must be remembered that in 1842 much of what is now
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 36 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 209. Figure 11.—Localities for Hemipepsis ustulata ustulata. Forewing of male 15 to 25 mm. long, of female 17 to 27 mm, long. Blackish color at wing bases conspicuous, extending on the wing bases more than half the length of the anal lobe. Banks proposed the name cressoni for this form because Dahlbom described his ustulata from "Mexico" and mentioned a bluish colora- tion. The female of the present form does have some bluish irides- cence, and it must be remembered that in 1842 much of what is now in the southwestern United States belonged to Mexico. Miss Louise Russell has compared specimens from Texas with Dahlbom's type for me, and reports that they agree very well. Specimens (98cf, 112 9): From Arizona (Ajo, Alamo Canyon in the Ajo Mts., Ash Creek at 3,200 ft. in the Graham Mts,, Bowie, Congress Junction, Cornville, Douglas, Flagstaff, Fort Grant, Ganado, Grand Canyon, Huachuca Mts., Hualpal Mt., base of Humphrey's Peak at 9,500 ft., Maricopa Mts., Navajo County, Oak Creek Canyon at 6,000 Phoenix, Post Creek Canyon in the Pinaleno Mts., Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mts, at 4,000 ft., San Bernadino Ranch in Cochise County at 3,750 ft., Springerville at 7,000 ft., Tucson, and Williams); California (Compton, Los Angeles County, New York Mts., and Santa Rosa Mts.); Colorado (Arboles); Kansas (Chautauqua County, Clark County, Garden City, Grant County, Hamilton Coun- ty, Manhattan, Marion County, Meade County, Morton County, and Seward County); Oklahoma (Ardmore); New Mexico (El Rito, Jemez Springs, Las Vegas Hot Springs, Luna at 7,300 ft., Magdalena Mts., and White Sands); Texas (Amarillo, Bastrop County, Brazos County, Burnet, Calvert, Cisco, Chinati Mt., Chisos Mts., College Station, Clarendon, Dallas, Dimmit County, Eastland County, El Paso, Fedor, near Fort Davis, Friona, Glenn Springs in Brewster County, Hunt County, Limpia Canyon in the Davis Mts, at
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