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brown ring a little before the apex; anterior tibiae strongly enlarged 

 at base to the middle; auditory foramina very large, spotted with 

 brown above. Posterior legs wanting. Elytra extending beyond the 

 apex of abdomen; coloration of a dark amber with a few weak brown 

 spots on the chords and at apex; mirror very large, iVi times as long 

 as wide; diagonal vein thickened and strongly curved at base, feebly 

 convex after; the chord along the internal margin of the elytron very 

 thick. Wings very long, brownish. 



Length of body 7.5 mm. ; length with wings 14.5 mm. ; elytra 8.0 mm. 



The five species of the group conspersa-maxima are close and may 

 be distinguished by the following ke}^: 



1. Diagonal vein curved at base only, very close and almost parallel to the 



oblique vein ruficeps 



Diagonal vein bisinuated, not at all parallel to the oblique vein 2 



2. Mirror nearly as wide as long; diagonal vein very distant from the oblique 



vein; posterior femora strongly spotted with brown conspersa 



Mirror longer than wide by a quarter; diagonal vein not so distant from the 

 oblique vein 3 



3. Last joint of maxillary palpi strongly enlarged at top 4 



Last joint of maxillary palpi not so wide at apex; diagonal vein quite regularly 



bisinuated soror 



4. Diagonal vein strongly curved maxima 



Diagonal vein very feebly curved infirmeuotata 



Anaxipha sntithi (Saussure) 



Figure 3,1 



Cyrtoxiphua smithi Saussure, in Godman and Salvin, Biologia Centrali-Americana, 

 Orthoptera, vol. 1, p. 236, 1897. 



Specimens examined: Bolivia: Blanca Flor, January 1922 (Icf), 

 Mann; Cachuela, March 1922 (Icf), Mann; Rurrenabaque, January 

 1922 (Icf), Mann. PerIj: Pucallpa, Feb. 3, 1948 (l9), Mar. 2, 1948 

 (2cf d', 2 9 9), Schunke; Tingo Maria, November 1949 (Icf ), AUard. 



Anaxiplia stolzrnanni (Bolivar) 



Figure 4,a 



Cyrtoxiphus stolzrnanni Bolivar, Anal. Soc. Espafiola Hist. Nat., vol. 10, p. 475, 

 1881. 



Specimens examined: Bolivia: Blanca Flor, January 1922 (IcT), 

 Mann. Peri5: Chanchamayo, Apr. 29, 1948 (1 cf ), May 5, 1948 (1 cf), 

 Schunke ; Pucallpa, Oct. 17, 1947 (19), Schunke; Tingo Maria, Novem- 

 ber 1949 (1 cT, 2 9 9), December 1949 (19), February 1950 (19), Allard. 



Anaxiplia championi (Saussure) 



Cyrtoxiphus championi Saussure, in Godman and Salvin, Biologia Centrali- 

 Americana, vol. 1, p. 236, pi. 11, fig. 41, 1897. 



Specimens examined: Bolivia: Tumupasa, December 1921 (Id^), 

 Mann. 



