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designated as "var. a" and "var. b." Reuter apparently intended 

 to supply a name for each as he followed "var. b" with the name 

 "nigriceps m." No name, however, appeared after the designation 

 "var. a." The description of each variety began with a generalized 

 color term — in the case of "var. a," this was "sanguinea." Carvalho, 

 in assembling his catalog, apparently assumed this color term to be 

 coordinate with "nigriceps" and used it accordingly. It is clear, 

 however, that Reuter gave no name to this segregate and that Carvalho 

 did; therefore, the authorship must be given to the latter. 



The original description of three specimens in the Vienna Natur- 

 historisches Museum is inclusive enough to permit ready recognition 

 of this species by the color characters stated above. 



The original localities were Guadaloupe and Orizaba, Mexico. 

 Just which Mexican "Guadaloupe" was involved is not stated; how- 

 ever, the Orizaba locality coupled with the present series of 13 speci- 

 mens from Cuernavaca, Morelos, suggests that this species occurs 

 only south and east of Mexico City. 



The seven adults and six nymphs were captured during July and 

 August from Opuntia, according to their collector, N. L. H. Krauss. 



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