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of color, without, however, any actual change of pattern. In 

 the palest specimens, approaching niveus in color, the scape has 

 on its under surface an inner black longitudinal line, straight, or 

 with the basal end turned slightly outward. Exterior to this and 

 near the apex of the joint is a black dot. The second joint has 

 a similar pattern. The flagellum is luteous or olivaceous, never 

 annulated with darker wings exteriorly as in angustipennis and 

 niveus, though the sutures are often slightly paler. The legs 

 vary correspondingly from pale greenish to black. As the color 

 deepens, the outer dot in the antennae coalesces with the end of 

 the line, forming Dr. Fitch's var. b. The lines also thicken, the 

 dot enlarges, the black extends around the apex, and from the 

 dot toward the base, until the antenna becomes entirely black. 

 This species has strong hind tibial spines, the last joint of the 

 maxillary palpus is clavate, and the fore wings in the male are 

 wider than in angustipennis. 



In CE. angustipennis Fitch, the scape has on its under side a 

 longitudinal black vitta, the basal end of which curves distinctly 

 inward; the second joint has a black oval spot beneath. The 

 flagellum is pale, the outer part annulated with brownish at the 

 tips of alternate joints. This species is also known by the very 

 narrow fore wings of the male and the weak spines of the hind 

 tibia. 



Our palest species is niveus DeG. , which is almost colorless, 

 but in all specimens seen possesses a nearly circular black spot 

 on the under side of the first and second joints. The flagellum 

 is pale, usually annulated as in anguslipennis. The tibial spurs 

 are as \r\fasciatus, and the fore wings are moderately broad. 



Our largest species, CE. latipennis Riley, lacks any distinct 

 markings on the first two joints. The flagellum is decidedly 

 suffused with reddish brown basally, but the outer portion is not 

 annulate with darker. The male has the fore wings slightly wider 

 proportionally than in niveus. 



Pasciatus was very abundant this fall along the roadsides; 

 niveus and ang^lstipennis were taken this Summer at sugar in the 

 evenings; our specimens of latipennis are all from the southern 

 part of the State. 



"I wish I was human," said the centipede. "It would ruin you," re- 

 turned the cricket; "just think of having to buy shoes for yourself."- 

 York Herald. 



