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Subfamily OMMEXECHIX.E. 



:Parossa''3 viridis (GigUo-Tos). 



1897. 0[ssa] viridis Giglio-Tos, Boll Mus. Z90I. ^nat Comp Torino 

 XII, No. 302, p. 27. [Caiza and San Francisco, Bolivian Chaco, San 

 Lorenzo, Jujuy, Argentina.] 

 Jujuy, Prov. of Jujuy. April, 1911. Four females. 

 San Juan, Prov. of San Juan. Elev. 673 meters. January 17-20, 

 1909. One male, two females. 



Alto Pencosa, Prov. of San Luis. Elev. 660 meters. December 

 21, 1908. One female. 



La Paz, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 504 meters. December 19, 

 1908. One male, one female. 



Pedregal, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 696 meters. January 3-5, 



1907. Two males, two females. 



Mendoza, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 767 meters. January 2-16, 

 1908; February 12, 1908; April 3, 1908; May 24, 1908; June 5, 



1908. Four males, five females. 



Chacras de Coria, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 936 meters. January 

 19-29, 1907; February 2-13, 1908; March 27, 1907; April 5-11, 

 1907. Fifteen males, five females, one immature female. 



Blanco Encalada, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 1,068 meters. Feb- 

 ■ ruary 12, 1908. One male, one female. 



Punta del Agua, Prov. of Mendoza. February 27, 1907. Two 



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San Ignacio, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 1,235 meters. March 

 15-22, 1908; April 5, 1908. Three males, three females. 



Pot'rerillos, Prov. of Mendoza. Elev. 1,368 meters. January 

 20, 1908. Two males, four females. 



This very interesting series throws some light on the color phases 

 of the species. It is apparent that three are present: first, a green 

 phase, which was that originally described by Giglio-Tos; second, 

 a brownish or dull wine-colored phase, and, third, a speckled phase. 

 The green phase shows Uttle variation in itself aside from that in the 

 yellowish tone of the green base color and the more or less pronounced 

 character of a yellowish wash on the dorsal section of the tegminal 



33 After examining the literatm-e involved, we can substantiate what Bruner 

 fAnn Carneg Mus., VIII, p. 38, footnote) has said regarding the proper status 

 of Blanchard's genus Paulinia. It is clearly the same as Ccelopterna bt&l, which 

 name it should replace, and in no way related to Ossa Gigho-Tos, which 

 through an unfortunate preoccupation must fall, and in place ot which Bruner 

 has erected Parossa. 



