PAEATETTIX. 13 



Hab. North America, Pinal Mountains, Arizona. — Mexico 1 2 , Savanito and Sierra 

 Nola (coll. Scudder), Cuernavaca, Teapa (H. H. Smith), Atoyac (H. H Smith, Schumann), 

 San Rafael, Vera Cruz (Townsend, in coll. Bruner), Medellin, Vera Cruz (Heyde, in coll. 

 Bruner; H.H.Smith), San Lorenzo, near Cordova (M. Trujillo); Guatemala, near the 

 city (Champion); Nicaragua (coll. Bruner 3 ); Costa Rica, Cache, Volcan de Irazu 

 (Sogers). 



The majority of the specimens of Paratettix that I have seen from Central America 

 belong to this species or to varieties thereof. Bolivar 2 reports P. mexicanus from 

 Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina, but it is probable that he regarded P. cucullatus 

 as a variety of it. 



5. Paratettix durus, sp. n. 



Vertex truncate, wider than one of the eyes, transverse, narrowed anteriorly, mid-carina little produced. 

 Eyes prominent, oblong. Facial costa rather widely sulcate ; rami evenly divergent, sometimes sub- 

 parallel, in profile little protuberant. Pronotum rather flat above, except anteriorly, scabrous-granulate ; 

 mid-carina subcompressed and elevated anteriorly, depressed at the shoulders, acute but not elevated, 

 undulate or nearly horizontal behind them ; hind process subulate, passing posterior femora about 

 2 millim. Elytra oblong, subacuminate or rounded at the apex. Wings caudate, passing pronotal process 

 1-2 millim., infuscated at the apex. Anterior femora subundulate beneath ; middle femora rather stout, 

 entire or very slightly undulate above, subsinuate beneath. First joint of posterior tarsi distinctly longer 

 than the third. 



Total length, S , 10-11-5 : pronotum 8-7-9-3 ; post. fern. 4-3-5 ; antennae 2-5 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Medellin in Vera Cruz (Heyde, in coll. Bruner), Teapa and Frontera 

 in Tabasco (H H Smith). 



Six specimens, all males — four from Vera Cruz and two from Tabasco, one of the 

 latter now being without head. 



6. Paratettix sinuatus, sp. n. 



Very similar to the preceding, P. durus, but differing from it in having the mid-carina of the pronotum more 



elevated throughout and more sinuate in profile, and the pronotum a little more elevated on the shoulders. 



Hind process of the pronotum abbreviated, cuneate, not passing the hind femora, and of the same length 



as the wings. 

 Total length, 6 6-8-7-4, ? 8-4-9: pronotum, S 6-3-6-7, $ 74-7"6 ; post, fem., <S 4-4-4-7, $ 5; 



antennae, 6 2-5, $ 2-5 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Guanajuato (Beans, in coll Bruner: 8), San Rafael, Vera Cruz 

 (Townsend, in coll. Bruner: s $ ). 



Two pairs from San Eafael and a male from Guanajuato. This may possibly prove 

 to be a short-winged form of the preceding species. 



7. Paratettix fallax, Bol. 



Paratettix fallaw, Bolivar, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxi. p. 282 (1887) \ 

 Hab. Guatemala 1 . 



