1905.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 809 



Orophus conspersus (Brunner). 



187S. A[nepsia] conspersa Brunner, Monogr. der Phaneropt., p. 270. 

 [Chiriqui.] 



Guatel. (C. F. Underwood.) [A. S. N. Phila.] Two males. 



Tucurrique. (Schild and Burgdorf.) [U. S. N. M.] One male. 



Carrillo. (Schild and Burgdorf.) [U. S. N. M.] Two males. 



Carrillo. [Hebard Collection.] Twenty-eight males, nine females. 



This form is probably, as Brunner says, a small type of tessellata. 

 The large series examined is rather uniform in size, but the coloration 

 varies greatly, both in the general color and the presence or intensity 

 of the fuscous annuli of the tegmina. Most of the males have the 

 tambourine marked laterad more or less regularly with brownish, and 

 the paler specimens which are little marked with fuscous have the 

 femoral spines with the dark color restricted to a very slight apical 

 touch. 



The previous Costa Rican records of this species are from San Jose, 



La Uruca, El Coronal, Tucurrique, La Palma, Turrialba and Monte 



Redondo. 



Orophus tessellatus Saussure. 



1861. Phi/Uoptera (Orophus) tessellata Saussure, Revue et Magas. de Zoolog., 

 2e ser., XIII, p. 129. [Mexico.] 



San Carlos. (Schild and Burgdorf.) [U. S. N. M.] Four males, 

 four females. 



Tucurrique. (Schild and Burgdorf.) [U. S. N. M.] One male. 



Carrillo. [Hebard Collection.] Three females. 



Guatel. (C. F. Underwood.) [A. N. S. Phila.] Two females. 



Reventazon, plains of Santa Clara; altitude 200 meters. December, 

 1904. (P. Biolley; No. 40.) [A. N. S. Phila.] One female. 



The material examined fully demonstrates the variability of this 

 species in color, some being strongly dotted with fuscous and with the 

 usual large annuli distinct, while others are almost uniform green. 

 Considerable variation is also exhibited in size, and some individuals 

 might be referred to either tessellatus or conspersus. This is particu- 

 larly true of the individuals from Carrillo. 



The previous Costa Rican records are from Volcan de Irazu, Cache 

 and Santa Clara. 



ANAULACOMERA StM. 



1873. Anaulacomera Stal, 6fv. Kongl. Vet.-Akad. Forhandl., XXX No. 4, 

 pp. 41, 43. 



Included submaculata, nodulosa and opacifolia Stal, of which the first 

 may be considered the type. 



