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Sdiistoccrea damnifica calidior Rehn and Hebard. South side 

 Miami. Ill, 8, 1915, (H.; occasional through undergrowth of 

 pine woods), 8 ^,1 9. 



Eotettix lignatos Scudder. South of Brickell's Hammock. Miami. 

 Ill, :\, 1915. (H.: edge of salt marsh), 1 very small juv. S, 

 1 very small juv. 9. HomMtead. III. 17 to 19. 1010. (H.; 

 edge of everglades), 3 very small juv. i. 



These tiny specimens in no way resemble the adult insect, 

 but would rather suggest the immature condition of some re- 

 markable tropica! form. The generic status is. however, cer- 

 tain from specimens before us showing other immature in- 

 stars, and. as lignatus is very abimdant in this r^on and 

 situation later in the season and the only species of the genus 

 known from southern Florida, there seems little doubt of the 

 proper specific identity. 



Melanoplua pocr Scudder. KTiami Beach, III, 7 and IS. 1915. 

 (scarce and local in beach vegetation back of strand). 4 i, 

 S 9. Southside. Miami. 111. « and 16. 1015. (H.: widely 

 distributed and locally common in undergrowth of pine 

 woods). 14 ^.8 9. Virginia Key. III. 11. 1915, (H.: in 

 beach vegetation back of strand). 1 9. Cape Florida. Key 

 Biscayne. Ill, 18, 1915, (H.; back of beach in low strand 

 vegetation), 1 very small juv. i. 

 The specimens from Miami Beach average slightly larger 



than those from the mainland. 



Paroxya atlantica atlantica Scudder. Southside, Miami. III. 16. 

 1915. (H.: adults occasional, young abundant in under- 

 growth of pine woods near hammock). 1 i, I 9. South 

 of Brickell's Hammock. Miami. III. 3. 1915, (H.). 8 ^,1 9. 



Aptenopedea sphenarioidea clara Rehn." Miami Beach. III. 7 and 

 12. 1915. (H.; adults locally common, young in early stages 

 generally more numerous, back of beach in low strand vege- 

 tation). 16 a. It 9. 1 juv. i. 1 juv. 9. Southside. Miami. 

 Ill, 6. 1915, (H.: occasional in undergrowth of pine woods). 

 8 ^,3 9. t juv. i, 1 juv. 9. Brickell's Hammock. Miami. 

 Ill, 3. 1915. (H.: luxuriant undergrowth in opening of ham- 



" Studv of ^her Fk>ridian geographic races and the large series 



=he collections before us offers convmcmg evidence 



. of elara. It i* our opinion that absolutely inter- 



meaiatr matcn-i. proving this relationship, will 1>.- t.)Ufi<l in north 



central Fkmda when that region is investigatetl 



