hippiscus. 85 



versis, dehinc macullis nonnullis ad venam discoidalem appositis. — Alse disco basali 

 minialo,* fascia arcuata fusca, antice evanescente, cum tsenia ulnari continua; 

 margine costali latiuscule rubro; apice subhyalino, ferrugineo-reticulato. — Femora 

 postica modice dilatala. — 9 Lon §- 28 ^ El - 24 ' Fem - 28 5 Pronot. 7,5 mill. — 

 Mexico calidior; Cordova. 



2. H. rugbsus, Scudd.— OEdipoda rugosa, Scudd., Bost. Journ. ofN. H. VII, 169; 

 Thomas, Acrid. 132. — "? OEd. paradoxa, Thom. Acrid. 132. 



Validiis,pallideochraceus,valdenigro-marmoralus,albido-maculosus,dorsononnun- 

 quam albido-decussalo. Antennse dimidio apicali nigro, tf elongalse apice attenuatae, 

 Caput ut in H ocelote construclum, at verticis scutelli areis anticis minus transversis, 

 magis trapezinis, extus rectis vel subcarinatis. — Pronolum superne granosum; pro- 

 zona poslice ad medium flexuoso-bicostata, verruculosa; metazona elongato-verrucu- 

 losa, eminenliis nilidis, Q grossis, ^f minus.crassis; margine postico laliuscule plano. 



— Elytra ubique et in campo axillari nigro-maculosa, valde pardalina, macula media 

 disci indivisa ' trapezina. Campus marginalisadampliationem macula majore, in medio 

 maculis quadratis 4-5 transversis nigris. Campus axillaris maculis elongatis 3 nigris, 

 vel obscurus. — Vena intercalata apice a v. media Q magis, ^f minus remota \ 



— Alae disco basali sulfureo, flavo, sive roseo-cinnabarino, fascia arcuata nigra antice 

 completa, margine postico subtilissime decolore; ^f lobis apicalibus 2 infuscatis. — 

 Femora poslica parum dilatata, margine infero nec valde arcuato nec sinuato. Tibite 

 post. flavse, calcaribus internis elongatis. — Long. Q 42, cf 3(J; El. 9 ^O, 

 (j 1 32 mill. — America borealis; Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Texas. — 



Var. minor: Elylra vix pardalina, maculis griseis confluentibus, sublesselatis. Long. 



9 38, tf 29; El. 9 30, tf 27 mill. 



A P. Haldmanni per venam intercalalam, verticisque scutellum differt ; tf antennis 

 longioribns gracilioribus. — Xanthippo coraliipede species maxime affinis et cum 

 illa comparanda. 



S. H. Haldmanni, Scudd. — OEd. Ualdmanni, Scudd. ap. Hayden, Geol. Survey 

 of Nebraska 251; Thomas, Acrid. 130. 



Ochraceus, nigro-marmoratus et maculosus. — Antennae capite et pronoto ad unum 

 1 Comp. H . Haldmanni. 



