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come from points somewhat distant from the low country along the Gulf of Mexico. 

 The insect figured as this species on Tab. II. fig. 19 belongs to T. citricomis. 



12. Taeniopoda auricornis, Walker. (Tab. II. figg. 22, 22 a, s .) 



Rhomalea auricornis, Walk. Cat. Dermapt. Salt. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 538 (1870) 1 ; Thomas, Acrid. 

 N. Am. p. 241 (1873) 2 ; Rehn, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1905, p. 414, fig. 13 3 . 



Hob. Mexico, Vera Cruz 1 " 3 (H. H. S. & F. 1). G.\ Medellin in Vera Cruz 

 (Rev. T. Heyde), Oaxaca 1 . 



The specimens which I refer here are somewhat smaller than the insect which Rehn 

 had before him when he decided as to the one he was willing to accept as Walker's 

 R. auricornis (see Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1904, p. 532). Some of my males do 

 not exceed 30 mm. in length, and they have the posterior extremity of the pronotum 

 rather blunt, almost a right angle. Rehn's examples come from Tamaulipas and may 

 represent still another species. 



13. Taeniopoda varipennis, Rehn. (T.flavida, Tab. II. figg. 20, 20 a, <? .) 



Taeniopoda varipennis, Rehn, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1905, pp. 410-414, figg. 10, 11, 12 \ 

 Taeniopoda flavida, Bruner, MSS. 



Hab. Nicaragua, Chontales (Janson : $ ) ; Costa Rica \ San Jose ( Underwood, in 

 coll. L. Bruner : c? $ )• 



This species is very similar to the preceding, but has the pronotum more elongate 

 and sharply angulate. It seems to be confined to the interior plateau-region. The 

 Chontales specimen referred to above is considerably larger than those of the same sex 

 from San Jose, Costa Rica ; it measures 62 mm. in length and has a pronotum 25 mm. 

 long. 



14. Taeniopoda pulchella, Bolivar. 



Taniopoda pulchella, Bolivar, Bol. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 1901, pp. 266, 269 l ; Rehn, Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Philad. 1905, p. 414, fig. 14 2 ? 



Hab. Mexico 1_2 , San Rafael, Vera Cruz (Townsend). 



The insect which the writer has in mind seems to come nearer Bolivar's description 

 than to any other. The smaller form mentioned by him 1 as being a possible variety 

 of T. pulchella may be T. auricornis, Walk., as understood by me (see antea). As 

 stated above in connection with remarks on the genus, there are undoubtedly several 

 other forms of Taeniopoda that will eventually have to be separated as distinct species. 



