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somewhat the leaves of the Malpighiaceae. The genus Connarus 
has over 50 existing species about equally divided between the Old 
and New World tropics. In America it is represented from the 
Antilles to Brazil by trees or high climbing shrubs. I know of no 
previously described fossil species. 
Occurrence.—14 km. west of telegraph station, San Jose del Car- 
men, State of Vera Cruz; Isthmian railroad ? km. north of Palomares 
on the Saravia estate, State of Oaxaca. 
Holotype.—Cat. No. 36818, U.S. N. M. 
Order SAPINDALES. 
Family ANACARDIACEAE. 
Genus ANACARDITES Saporta. 
ANACARDITES LANCEOLATUS, new species. 
Plate 6, figs. 1, 2. 
The genus Anacardites of Saporta affords a convenient resting 
place for fossil leaves of the Anacardiaceae of doubtful generic 
identity. The present species may be described as follows: Leaves 
or leaflets of variable size; lanceolate in outline; about equally acu- 
minate at the apex and base, the latter slightly inequilateral in all 
the specimens seen and this feature is probably to be interpreted as 
meaning that the fossils are the leaflets of a compound leaf. Margins 
entire. Texture subcoriaceous. Length ranging from 4 to 8 cm. 
Maximum width ranging from 11 to 18 mm. Petiole or petiolule 
short and stout, 2 to 3 mm. in length. Midrib relatively very stout 
and prominent. Secondaries stout, numerous, closely and regularly 
spaced, subparallel; they diverge from the midrib at wide angles of 
from 60° to 70°, curve regularly, but slightly upward, thinning in 
the marginal region, and losing their identity in one or two camp- 
todrome arches. Tertiaries thin but well marked, largely percur- 
rent. Areolation fine, isodiametric. 
This well marked form shows clearly the characters of the Ana- 
cardiaceae, and in many respects suggests the genus Spondias, which 
is an exceedingly common one in tropical America. 
A considerable number of species have been referred to Anacar- 
dites, there being six of these in the Eocene of southeastern North 
America. . 
Occurrence.—64 to 7 km. northwest of Palomares, State of Oaxaca. 
Cotypes.—Cat. No. 36819, 36844, U.S. N. M. 
