EMBIOPTERA OF THE XEW WORLD — ROSS 495 



figured in other papers (Ross, 1940b, pp. 667-675 ; Davis, 1939a, 1940c). 

 The lengthy bibliography of each species is here reduced to include 

 only the names applied to each species and certain essential references. 



KEY TO AMERICAN SPECIES OF OLIGOTOMA ^MALES) 



1. Major process of right hemitergite (10 RPi) with a small but distinct subapical 



tooth on outer margin humbertiana 



Major process without such a tooth 2 



2. Process of left hemitergite (10 LP) broad, only about twice as long as broad: 



sclerotic spine of hypandrium process long, slender, sickle-shaped, lying 



horizontal beneath process (HP) saundersii 



Process of left hemitergite slender about 5 times longer than broad; 

 sclerotic spine of hypandrium process short, stout, hooklike; bent 

 ventrad nigra 



OLIGOTOMA SAUNDERSII (Westwood) 



Emhia (Oligotoma) saundersii Westwood, 1837, p. 373, pi. 2, fig. 2. 



OUgotoma saundersii (Westwood) Bukmeister, 1839, p. 770. — Davis, 1939a, p. 



181, figs. 1-4 (establishes identity).— Ross, 1940b, p. 668, figs. 40, 42-44. 

 Emiia latreillii Rambuk, 1842, p. 312. 

 OUffotoma latreillei (Rambur) Exdeklein, 1910, p. 56.— Davis, 1939a, p. 183 



(spelled latreillii). 

 Olynflui cnbana Hagex (nomen nudum), 1866, pp. 221, 222. 

 Oligotoma cuhana Hagen, 1885, p. 141.— Davis, 1939a, p. 183 (establishes 



synonymy). 

 Oligotoma insularis McL.\chlan, 1883, p. 227. 

 Emhia tramina Saussure, 1896b, p. 352. 

 Oligotoma bramina (Saussure) Kkal'SS, 1911, p. 37, pi. 1, fig. 6. — Davis, 1939a, p. 



184 (suggests synonymy). 

 Emhia hova Saussure, 1896b, p. 354. 

 Oligotoma hova (Saussure) Kkauss, 1911, p. 38. 

 Oligotonm rochai Navas, 1917, p. 281.— Kkauss, 1917, p. 316 (establishes 



synonymy). 

 Oligotoma inaequalis Banks, 1924, p. 421.— Davis, 1939a, p. 184 (establishes 



synonymy). 



Holotype. — Winged male (carded; terminalia mounted on slide); 

 Hope Department of Entomology, Oxford University. 



Type <?a^a.— "East Ind." (India) (W. S. Saunders). 



Distribution. — Artificially tropicopolitan. In New World wide- 

 spread from Texas, Florida, West Indies, and Mexico to temperate 

 South America. Found especially near cities and towns. 



OLIGOTOMA NIGRA Hagen 



Emhia nigra Hagen (nomen nudum), 1866, p. 221. 



Oligotoma nigra Hagen, 1885, p. 174.— Davts, 1940c, p. 363, fig. 1 (treats lecto- 



type).— Ross, 1940b, p. 670, figs. 3, 41, 45-47. 

 Emhia calif ornica Banks. 1906, p. 1. pL— Davis. 1940c, p. 364.— Ross 1940b p 



673. 



