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The width of the dorsal field of the male tegmen is 2 mm. ; in the 

 female the ovipositor length is 2.7 mm. 



Coloration. Identical in both sexes. General coloration of head and 

 pronotum sepia, the ventral portion of the interantennal protuberance 

 marked with a narrow perpendicular median line of a paler shade 

 (Saccardos umber). Antennae, maxillary palpi, tegmina and limbs 

 Saccardos umber, the caudal tibiae mottled on the dorso-external two- 

 thirds with sepia and a small but distinct spot of the same color disto- 

 dorsad on the internal face at the termination of the swollen proximal 

 portion of the limb. Immature individuals before us are similar but 

 have a more distinct color pattern with a narrow medio-longitudinal 

 and broad postocular pale parallel bars on head and pronotum and 

 with the face pale, showing in sepia the normal color pattern found 

 in the allied species of the genus as well. 



In addition to the type and allotype, we have an immature pair be- 

 fore us taken in the same place and on the same dates. 



This species was found to be exceedingly scarce in a heavy 

 red mangrove swamp, where individuals were located among 

 the roots of these trees in places which at high tide were more 

 than a foot under water. In such dark situations, where no 

 green thing was to be seen, these sombre little insects were 

 found to be so active in their movements that another adult 

 seen was lost while the adult pair secured was taken only 

 through rare good fortune. 



Anaxipha imitator (Saussure). 20 (PI. XX, figs. 4A-4D). 

 Edge of Brickell's Hammock, Miami, III, 15 and 16, 1015, (H.), 41 

 $,27 9,3 juv. $, 8 juv. 9, several instars represented. 



This species, hitherto known only from Cuba, was found 

 abundantly in the narrow border of sloping ground between 

 the jungle of Brickell's Hammock and the red mangrove swamp. 

 There, on the ground among a litter of the dried leaves of a 

 species of wild coffee, Psychotria nitdata, individuals were 

 found jumping and flying nimbly about. The insects never 

 flew more than a foot or two from the ground, in flight sug- 

 gesting numerous species of small tropical roaches. The spe- 

 cies appeared to be absolutely limited to this very narrow 

 area which would explain its not being previously known from 

 this region. Immature individuals in all stages and adults 

 were found in about equal numbers. At n A. M. on a cloudy 



20 See footnote 19 in re the genera Anaxipha and Cyrtoxipha, in 

 which latter genus the present species was placed by Saussure. 



