loS TETTIGID^ OF NORTH AMERICA 



cock; Chilpancingo. Guerrero; Ato\ac in Vera Cruz iH. H. 

 Smith). 



A male from Atoyac and three females from Chil|)ancingo 

 (Morse). 



Neotettix barretti, Hancock, Ent. News, X., 277, Dec. 

 (1899); Ochetotettix barretti, Morse, 15iol. Cent. Amer. 

 Orth., ii., 9 (1900); Scudd., Index N. Am. Orth. 210 (1901) 



(JCHETOTETTIX VOL.-iNS, MORSE. 



A larger species, with fullv developed wings and pronolum, 

 readily distinguished from its congener bv having the posterior 

 sinus of the lateral lobes of the pronotum of normal size; the 

 surface is more smoothh^ granulate; the shoulders broader, 

 with more pronounced humeral angles; the elytra larger, long 

 elliptical, with rounded apex. The femora are of the same 

 general character, but less stout, especially the intermediate 

 pair of the male. 



Total length, J, 11-11.5 mm., 5, 12-12. 8 mm.; pronotum, 

 /, 10.5 mm., 2, 11-11.7; post, fern., $, 4.5-4.8 mm., $, 5.5-6 

 mm.; antennae, $, 2 mm., J, 2-2.5 mni.; pronotum beyond 

 the post, fcm., 3.5 mm. 



Locality, Mexico, Dos Arrovoa, Chil])ancingo. Venta de 

 Zopilote, Xucumantlan, and Omilteme, all in Guerrero 1,000 

 to 8,000 feet (II. H. Smith). 



Two males and five females (Morse). 



Ochetotettix volans, Morse, Biol. Cent. Amer. Orth., II., 

 9 (-igoo); Scudd., Index N. Am. Orth., 210 (1901). 



GENUS PARATTETTIX, bol. 



Body granulate, scabrous or rugose. Vertex horizontal, 

 narrower or equally wide or little wider than one of the eyes, 

 very little narrowed anteriorly, middle carinate, on either 

 side more or less concave or longitudinally fossulate or canalic- 

 ulate, posteriorly the longitudinal canaliculations frequently 

 abruptly ending by a transverse ridge; the truncate front mar- 

 gin of vertex not at all projecting beyond the eyes. F'rontal 

 costa between the antenn;t more or less protuberant, declined 



