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longer than Scudder's original measurements, but the specimen appears 



to belong here. 



Conocephalus mexicanus Saussure. 



Two female specimens of this species were taken at ThomasA'ille, 

 December 3, 1903, in undergrowth in pine woods, and on ]\Iarch 10, 

 1904. 



Both specimens taken were in good condition; the first was taken 

 among the dead brown leaves of a hickor}^ in the pine woods, where it 

 was very conspicuous on account of its bright green color. (M. H.) 



Conocephalus fuscostriatus Redtenbacher. 



Three male Thomasville specimens of this species have been exam- 

 ined. One is without date, the others were taken March 16 and April 

 4, 1904, and all are typical representatives of the species. 



This species appeared early in March and was soon plentiful in the 

 woods, especially in the broom sedge in damp locations. The speci- 

 mens, when pursued, always took to wing and made off with a strong 

 but zigzag flight, never alighting until quite a distance had been tra- 

 versed. I followed one specimen for several hundred yards across a 

 field and finally lost sight of it, as it had flown up until some forty feet 

 above the ground, and could not be followed by the eye in the twilight. 

 The males begin their serenade just as dusk begins to fall and keep up 

 a continuous zeeeee late into the night. Their song is, however, not 

 nearly so ear-splitting as that of C. mexicanus. (M. H.) 



Orchelimum glaberrimum (Burmeister). 



This large species is represented by a series of thirty-one individuals 

 representing both sexes. They are all from Thomasville, taken in 

 August and September, 1903. A considerable amount of variation 

 is exhibited in the intensity of the brown markings on the pronotum. 



Orchelimum nitidum (Redtenbacher). 



A series of fifty-seven specimens of both sexes represents this species. 

 They are all from Thomasville, taken in August and September, 1903. 

 The remark made under 0. glaberrimum regarding markings on the 

 pronotum applies with equal force to this species. 



Orchelimum nigripes Scudder. 



A single female of this species was taken at Thomasville on August 

 4, 1903. This is the first record for the Gulf States. 



Orchelimum cuticulare Serville ? 



A single male intli^'idual, taken at Thomasville on August 28, 1903, is 

 very doubtfully referred to this species. 



