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plish, invaded from behind by two lobes of pale ochreous color; clypeus 

 pallid with two suffused brownish patches; maxillary palpi about 15.5 mm. 

 long; cerci about 5 mm.; ovipositor slightly over 4 mm. in length; anterior 

 femora 9 mm., their tibiae 9.5; hind femora shining, pale purplish-brown, 

 22 mm. long, the greatest depth not quite 6 mm.; hind tibise 20 mm., 

 dusky at base, pallid apically; hind tarsi a little over 7 mm.; third antennal 

 joint longer than the next two combined. 



Habitat: Quirigua, in the tropical lowlands of Guatemala, 

 February, 1912 (W. P. Cockerell). The generic name is derived 

 from the Mayas, who in ancient times erected splendid temples 

 and monuments at Quirigua. The species is dedicated to 

 Professor Bruner, who has done so much to make us acquainted 

 with the Orthoptera of Central America. 



Type: Unique female, Cat. 14799, U. S. National Museum 



This insect bears a superficial resemblance to certain mem- 

 bers of the Rhaphidophorinse, but its structure shows it to 

 bt long to the Stenopelmatinse. 



I take this opportunity to record a cew other Orthoptera 

 collected by Mrs. Cockerell at Quirigua, and kindly determined 

 by Mr. A. N. Caudell : Neolobophora ruficeps Burm., Homeo- 

 gamia mexicana~Burm., Periplaneta australasice Fabr., Stag- 

 momantis fraterna S. & Z., Harpagonyx maya S. & Z., 

 Heteronemia incong-ruensftrunn., Am ilia wmrstvW// Bruner, 

 Xiphidion mexicamim Sauss.,and Amphiaaisla azteca Sauss. 



Mr. Caudell said that except for a character not mentioned 

 in Professor Cockerell's description, i. e., the absence of apical 

 spines above on both margins of the hind tibise, he would be 

 inclined to consider the above genus inseparable from Gla- 

 phyrosoma. 



Under Notes and Exhibition of Specimens, Mr. Caudell 

 spoke of the great numbers of insects found on snowbanks in 

 high altitudes. He mentioned particularly observations made 

 in July on Pikes Peak, when hundreds of insects, mostly ones 

 ascended from lower altitudes by flight or ascending currents 

 of air, were seen on snow. He reasoned that these snow- 

 fields caught the ill-seeing eyes of the insects, and attracted 

 them, otherwise some few would most certainly have been 

 found on the grass or stones in the vicinity. But only one 

 small beetle, a native of high altitudes, w r as found in any num- 

 bers anywhere except on the snow-fields. 



Mr. Caudell spoke briefly on the desirability of miscellane- 

 ous observations being published. He pointed out that even 



