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Telmatometra Whitei Bergr., n. s'p. 



Elliptical, ground color yellow. Head with a round apical 

 spot and two rather irregular longitudinal fasciae above black, 

 these fasciae touch the anterior angle of the eyes, are widening 

 behind and do not reach the base of the head; antennae and last 

 rostral joint blackish. Pronotuni margined with black, except 

 at the apex of the posterior process, and with two short apical 

 vittae and a large oblong discal patch black, this patdi being 

 broadly rounded anteriorly, tapering and pointed posteriorly. 

 Mesosternum with a longitudinal lateral line (interrupted a little 

 behind the middle), an angular vitta in front of the middle 

 coxae and a long slightly curved pleural vitta black. Suture 

 between meso- and meta-pleurae and a vitta on the outer side of 

 the hind acetabula black. Basal and apical margin of the dorsal 

 abdominal segments, lateral margin of connexi vum and the sutures 

 betw^een its segments black. Legs black, the femora usually 

 with two pale testaceous streaks along their whole length and the 

 middle femora with a pale subapical ring. First dorsal genital- 

 segment in the male shorter than the last dorsal abdominal seg- 

 ment, angularly emarginate at apex, in the female longer than 

 said segment, arcuately sinuate at apex; first ventral genital seg- 

 ment in the male shorter than the last ventral segment, roundedly 

 sinuate at apex, in the female as long as the last ventral segment, 

 truncate at apex. Second female genital segment black. Length, 

 d' 5 mm., 9 5.3-5.6 mm. 



1 c? and 5 9 from Escuintla. 



Named in memory of the late Dr. F. Buchanan White. 



Rheumatobates praeposterus Bergr., n. sp. 



Above plumbeous black, head, pronotum, sides of mesono- 

 tum (broadly) and connexivum velvety black, pronotum with 

 a median quadrate or usually transversely rectangular whitish 

 spot occupying the whole length of the pronotum, middle aceta- 

 bula with a small round whitish or yellow spot at their 

 base, basal part of the female dorsal genital segment often 

 with a small yellowish spot; underside brownish black, 

 mesosternum with a median crescent-shaped or triangular 

 vellow spot and a large lateral whitish patch, fore acetabula, 

 prosternum between them, the underside of the middle acetabula 

 and the last female ventral segment whitish, the basal part of 

 the female ventral genital segment tinged with whitish on the 

 sides; antennae black, third joint in the male broadly whitish at 

 apex, basal joint in the female, except at apex, fusco-luteous 

 above, whitish beneath; rostrum brownish black, shining; legs 

 black, fore and hind coxae, all trochanters and fore femora from 

 the base to near the apex whitish, middle coxae fuscous or ob- 



