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COLOMBIAN' DERMAPTERA AN'D ORTHOPTFRA 
Paratropes phalerata fErichson) 
1S4S. H[luUa\ (Kijctihora) phalerata Erichsoii, in Schomburgk, Reise in Brit. 
(iuiana, iii, p. 5S0. [British Guiana.] 
1920. Paratrapcs piaoyanae Hebard, Mem. Am. Ent. Soc., no. 4, p. 89, pi. 
V, fig. .■). [ 9 ; Pinogana and Corozal, Panama.] 
AIuzo, Boyaciv, \'1I, 1919, (from A. Alaria), 1 cf, 1 9 . 
Mllavdcencio, Iiitendencia del Meta, II, 1920 and 1918, 
(from A. Alaria, 2 9.) 
The present specimens show that pinoganae represents a mere 
variation of phalerata, unworthy of nominal recognition. The 
features upon which that supposed species was based are found 
to be subject to decided variation. Thus the Villavicencio 
individuals and one from Muzo are intermediate in tegminal 
form between Panamanian (pinoganae) and Guianan examples 
before us; those from Villavicencio agree with the former in 
pronotal, tegminal and wing markings, but with the latter in 
having black cerci. The pair from AIuzo agree with the Guianan 
specimens in pronotal marking; the male agrees with them 
in tegminal form and in having a very broad wing band, but with 
the Panamanian examples in tegminal marking and pale cerci, 
the female agrees with the Guianan specimens in having dark 
cerci, Imt with the Panamanian specimens in tegminal markings 
and narrow wing band. 
Though the series available is deplorably small, it appears to 
be certain that we have an extremely variable unit to deal with, 
the differenci's noted being ascribable wholly to individual varia- 
tion. 
Paratropes metae new .speeie.s (Plate IX, figure 22.) 
Though showing in deptli of coloration nearest agreement with 
l\ elegann ( Burnu'isteid,^*' the present species is more nearly 
related to P. aegaatoriaiis Saussure. This is shown by its form 
tind the j)res('nc(“ of a distinct tegminal sulcus. 
Type . — 9; \'illavic(mcio, Intendencia d(d Meta, Golomliia. 
1‘Jevation, HOf) had. September, 1918. (From A. Maria.) 
[Hebard Golhadion, Type no. ()(>().] 
Size inediuin, form normal for fh(> genus, net a.s broail as in elegans. Ileatl 
will) interoeular space eery wide for tlie genus(.8,5 mm.), fully three-fifths 
lhal between the minute but distinct ocadlar S])ots. .\ntennae missing. 
.Material of this species from British Guiana and Brazil is before us. 
