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6. MTemobillS neomexicanus, Scudd. (K denticulatns, Tab. XI. fig. 25.) 

 Nemobius neomexicanus, Scudd. Journ. N. York Ent. Soc. iv. p. 104 ($ ? ) (Sept. 1896). 



Fuseus, vel fusco-testaceus, fusco-setosus. Palpi venterque testacei. Pronoti lobi laterales fusci, quadrati, 

 margine infero excise Elytra fusca, abdominis longitudine Tel breviora, lateraliter 4-5 venosa, fascia 

 humerali testacea. Alse longissime caudatae. Pedes testacei, fusco-annulati, vel umbrati ; metatarsis 

 elongatis ; femoribus posticis crassiusculis ; tibiis longissime 4 : 4 spinosis, ad spinas maculis fuscis ; 

 calcare supero-interno f metatarsi sequante ; metatarsus posterior quam reliqui 2 articuli tarsi duplo 

 longior. Cerci obsenriores. 



Var. a. Minor, capite minore ; colore pallidiore. — h. Minor ; elytris abbreviatis, tantum dimidium abdomen 

 tegentibus, coriaceis ; alis nullis. — c. Pronoto superne fulvescente. 



2 • Ovipositor (fig. 25) femori postico fere duplo brevior, sat validus, subrectus, compressus, parte apicali 

 compresso-lanceolata, acuta, margine supero crasse dentieulato, dentibus erectis, acutis. 



d . Elytri tympanum completum, speculo latiusculo, antice obtusangulato, postice areolas 2 prsebente. 



2 . Long. corp. 8*5 ; pronot. 1*9, latit. pron. 2-6 ; elytr. 5 ; femor. 6 ; ovipos. 3*5 millim. 



$ var. Long. corp. 6 - 5 ; pronot. 1*4, latit. pron. 2*1 ; elytr. 3 ; femor. 5 ; ovipos. 2-4 millim. 



<S . Long. corp. 8*2 ; pronot. 1*9, latit. pron. 3 ; elytr. 5 ; femor. 6 millim. 



Hab. Noeth America, Carolina, Dallas in Texas (Boll), New Mexico, California, 

 Lower California (Scudder). — Mexico, States of Durango and Sinaloa (Forrer), Teapa 

 in Tabasco (H. E. Smith). 



This species is characterized by the strong denticulation of the upper edge of the 

 apical valvae of the ovipositor, which bears about four rough indentations and three 

 teeth directed upward. The facies is that of N. vittatus, Harr., but the insect is 

 smaller, the ovipositor is one-half shorter and subincurved, and the lateral margins of 

 the pronotum are more strongly notched. The tympanum of the elytra ( s ) is 

 regularly formed, and the posterior cells of the inner part are elongate and parallel. 

 The insect is closely allied to N. lineolatus, Duf., and N. longi/pennis, Sss. ; but it has 

 the ovipositor more strongly denticulate, although much less so than in N. araucanus, 

 Sss., in which the denticules form regular little spines with the ends somewhat 

 curved *. 



7. Nemobius toltecus, Sauss. 



Nemobius toltecus, Sauss. Rev. et Mag. Zool. xi. p. 316 (1859) ; Miss. Scient. Mex., Orthopt. 

 p. 386. 7 ( ? ) ; Scudd. Journ. N. York Ent. Soc. iv. p. 106 (Sept. 1896). 



2 . Statura media, inter illam N. fasciati et iV". cubensis incidens ; brunneo et fulvo, saltern in pedibus, 

 variegata. Antennae basi rufesceutes. Caput obscure rufum, oculis parum prominulis. Pronotum et 

 elytra in dorso fulvo-flava, lateraliter nigra. Abdomen nigrescens, fulvo-irroratum. Elytra secundum 

 segmentum abdominis attingentia, supra basi macula nigra. Ovipositor crassiusculus, subarcuatus, 

 | longitudinem femoris sequans, valvis distincte confertim sed haud crasse denticulatis (denticulis brevibus 

 obtusis), apice acutus. 



j . Elytra abdomen tegentia (Scudder). 

 Long. corp. 9-5 ; elytr. 3 ; femor. post. 6 ; ovipos. 4 millim. 



* Mr. Scudder's paper on Nemobius was not received till after the above description was in type ; but I 

 have little doubt that his N. neomexicanus belongs to the present species, figured by me under the name of 

 N. denticulatus. 



