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day time in pine woods, and at night from the leaves of saw palmetto 

 (Serenoa) in pine woods. 



ACRIDID^. 

 Paratettix rugosus (Sc). 



(Apotettix rugosus of authors.) 



Homestead, Fla., July 10, 12, 1912; 2 d" . 



Jewfish, Fla., July 11, 1912; 26 cf , 23 9 , 6 n. 



The larger series was taken in bare spots on semi-baked marsh 

 soil at Jewfish, where more than an hour was spent in collecting the 

 material, for the species was frequent but not abundant. All of 

 these specimens are decidedly rugose, the specimens from Homestead 

 recorded above as well as a few of those taken in 1910 in this region 

 are considerably less rugose. All of the specimens from southern 

 Florida before us are very uniform and dark in coloration, with the 

 exception of two of the Jewfish series which individuals have the 

 pronotum a lighter brown except on each side for a short distance 

 caudad of the humeral angles. The extremes of pronotal lengtii in 

 the above series are: cf cf 11.7 to 13.3 mm.; 9 9 13.8 to 15.6 mm. 



We are unable to consider Apotettix of Hancock a valid genus. 

 Comparison of the type of the genus Apotettix, A. convexus (Morse), 

 with specimens of the type species of the genus Paratettix, P. merid- 

 ionalis (Ramb.), and study of the literature gives convincing proof 

 that no valid characters have been given nor do any exist to have 

 warranted the erection or retention of the genus Apotettix. 

 Paratettix toltecus (Sauss.). 



Homestead, Fla., July 12, 1912; 1 d^, 2 9 . 



These specimens agree in all respects with topotypical Mexican 

 material ("Mexico calida, " Jalapa taken as representative). The 

 species is here recorded from Florida for the first time. New Mexican 

 records being hitherto the most eastern for the United States. 

 Neotettix coarctatus Hanc. 



Homestead, Fla., July 10-12, 1912; 50 d^, 27 9 , 1 n. 15 cf , 6 9 , 

 elongate type. 



Detroit, Fla., July 12, 1912; 2 c^, 5 9 . 1 cf , elongate type. 



Long Key, Fla., July 13, 1912; 1 cf . 1 cf , elongate type. 



Big Pine Key, Fla., July 6, 1912; 8 d^, 1 9 , 1 n. 



Key West, Fla., July 3-7, 1912; 6 c^, 1 n. 



The majority of the specimens from Big Pine Key and Key West 

 are the smallest in size of the entire series and are of the extreme 

 abbreviate type. 



