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marginal cell ; the first and second cross veins are hardly infuscated. Be- 

 neath the insect is almost wholly dull orange in color, variegated with black 

 about the legs and at the sides of the abdomen. Opercula dull orange, over- 

 lapping along the inner margin and broadly rounded behind. Uncus deeply 

 notched at the extremity. 



Measurements in Millimeters. 



Male Type. 



Length of body 27 



Width of head across eyes 8.5 



Expanse of fore wings "jz 



Greatest width of operculum 7 



Greatest length of operculum 7 



This is a smaller species than valvata, more orange colored at the 

 base of the wings, with the eighth abdominal segment nearly all black 

 instead of pale. Beneath it is orange colored as in crepitans, and 

 not pale, especially the opercula, as in valvata. The rostrum is longer 

 than in valvata, but not as long as in the much smaller crepitans. 



For the privilege of describing this species I am indebted to Prof. 

 Myron H. Swenk, of the University of Nebraska. 



Cacama variegata new species. 



Type male and allotype female from San Benito, Texas, June, 1918 (Miss 

 Matz). Davis collection. 



Head black with a brownish spot above each antenna ; one near each pos- 

 terior ocellus, and one centrally on the hind margin ; also one in front of the 

 central ocellus. Upper area of transverse rugae black, centrally with a brown 

 streak ; face light colored and pruinose ; white hairs especially about the eyes. 

 The testaceous colored rostrum is blackened at the tip and extends slightly 

 beyond the median coxae. Pronotum black, much variegated with light brown 

 and rusty brown ; the hind margin is edged with brown which extends inward 

 (forward) near the posterior angles. The central area is rusty brown, each 

 side of a somewhat lighter colored oblong spot. Mesonotum black with the 

 outer lines of the W mark well defined. The mesonotal X is brown, the 

 front limbs and hind limbs being each crossed by black bands. There are two 

 oblong spots in the depression in front of the X. The sides are light colored, 

 overlaid with pruinose which extends forward along each side to the hind 

 margin of the pronotum. Tergum black, exposed part of first segment light 

 colored and pruinose ; second segment margined behind centrally with brown ; 

 third segment with a light colored spot each side, which is also more or less 

 pruinose ; eighth segment light colored and pruinose with an apical inversely 

 napiform black spot. Two black dots, one each side, are included in the 

 pruinose area. Fore wings with the basal cell partly obscured, especially at 



