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39. COPHUS THORACICUS? Saussure. 



One female. October. 



It is doubtful if this specimen belongs to this species, though it cer- 

 tainly belongs to the genus. The type locality, Cuba, is far from 

 Paraguay*, and there are also discordant characters in the structure of 

 the insect. The color is dark brown mottled with black, the front and 

 middle legs are distinctly ringed with l)lack, and the hind femora are 

 mottled with f uscuous. The posterior tibite have four spines on each 

 side. 



Length, pronotum, 5 mm.; anterior femora, 10 mm.; posterior 

 femora, 20.5 mm.; ovipositor, 20 mm. 



