244 NORTH AMERICAN BLATTIDAE 



deeper, hairs heavier and longer (greatest length 2 nini., fringing abdomen latero- 

 caudad). Supra-anal and subgenital plates as in siibdiaphana. 



In addition to the type and allotype, two females from San Jose 

 del Cabo, may be considered paratypes. 



Measurements {in niillimeters) 



Sierra El Tosti, Lower Cal- 

 ifornia, type, cf 



San Jose del Cabo, Lower 

 California, allotype, 9 . • 



San Jose del Cabo, Lower 

 California, paratype, 9 ■ 



San Jose del Cabo, Lower 

 California, paratype, 9 • 



Coloration. — cf. Entirely shining fuscous black, excepting a 

 brief, narrow, cream buff marking on the pronotum on each side 

 of the cephalic angle, these markings with inner margin convex. 

 Hairy covering golden, giving this insect a remarkable sheen in 

 certain lights. Tegmina transparent, heavily suffused, particu- 

 larly proximad. Wings transparent, moderately suffused; distal 

 portion of posterior field strongly iridescent. 



9 . Bister above, thickly covered with even more striking 

 golden hairs. Limbs clay color, becoming darker distad toward 

 the heavy mahogany colored spines. 



Specimens Examined: 13; i male, 5 females, 2 immature males and 5 immature 

 females. 



Sierra El Tosti, Lower California, Mexico, X, 1893, i cf , type, [Hebard Cln.]. 

 (Dried alcoholic.) 



Comondu, L. Cal., Mex., IH, 1889, (C. D. Haines), i juv. 9. [Hebard Cln.]. 



San Jose del Cabo, L. Cal., Mex., 3 9, allotype, paratypes, 2 juv. cf, i juv. 9, 

 [Hebard Cln. and A. N. S. P.]. 



Cape San Lucas, L. Cal., Mex., 2 9, paratvpes, 3 juv. 9, [M. C. Z. and Hebard 

 Cln.j. 



Subfamily OXYHALOINAE 

 The present subfamily is separated into three divisions; each of 

 which have been given subfamily rank by Kirby, as the Choriso- 



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