72 FAMILY II. BLATTID^E. THE COCKROACHES. 



Width of pronotum, $, 2.62.8, 5, 2.83.6; of tegmina, $, 22.1, $, 

 2.12.6 mm. (Fig. 33, C.) 



Ormond, Sanford, Lakeland, LaBelle, Moore Haven, Sarasota 

 and Dunedin, Fla. ; frequent in all stages throughout the winter 

 and spring months beneath leaves, boards, decaying palmetto logs, 

 piles of weeds and other cover on the ground, especially in dry 

 sandy localities (TT. S'. B.}. Recorded as Ccratinoptera lutea 

 (S. & Z.) by Rehu, Hebard, Davis and others from Jacksonville, 

 St. Augustine, LaGrange, Lakeland, Carrabelle and River Junc- 

 tion, Fla., June Sept. Ranges from Roanoke Island, N. Car., 

 west and south to Louisiana. A single example also recorded from 

 Cuba (Helta id. 1917a, 51). This and its variety are among the 

 smallest cockroaches found in our territory, and when uncovered 

 run rapidly to find a new hiding place. A female with ootheca 

 protruding was taken March 20, 1019. The ootheca was carried 

 with suture at side, and was 2.2 X 3 mm - in size ' with sutural 

 edge slightly curved and bearing a row of minute widely spaced 

 knobs. 



IGa. CARIBLATTA LUTEA MINIMA Hebard, 1916b, 170. Least Yellow Cock- 

 roach. 



Differs from lutea only in its average smaller size, slightly paler col- 

 or, shorter tegmina (those of male reaching base of apical fourth of ab- 

 domen), rudimentary inner wings and especially in the produced portion 

 of the subgenital plate of male between the styles, which is much narrow- 

 er, being subquadrate or slightly longer than wide. (Fig. 34, B.) The 

 females are separable only by the smaller size and shorter tegmina of 

 minima. Length of body, $, 5.47.7, 5, 5.88; of pronotum, , 1.82.1, 

 9, 2. 2.3; of tegmina, $, 3.6 5, $, 3.6 4.7 mm. Width of pronotum 

 $ and $, 2.63.3; of tegmina, $ and $, 1.72.2 mm. (Fig. 33, D.) 



Dunedin, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Cape Sable, and Lake Okee- 

 chobee, Fla., Feb. 23 March. 14 (TT 7 . X. B.}. At Cape Sable it 

 was found in numbers in the bases of the tufts of coarse grasses 

 growing just back of the sea beach. Recorded as Ceratinoptera 

 lutea (S. & Z.) by Rehn, Hebard and Davis from numerous locali- 

 ties in southern Florida and the Florida Keys as far north as 

 Punta Gorda, March -Nov. Habits the same as those of typical 

 lutea. In all the male specimens taken the form of projecting 

 portion of subgenital plate is without apparent intergradation 

 and minima is therefore retained as a distinct variety or southern 

 race. Dunedin is the most northern point at which it has been 

 taken. 



