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described from Montelovez, Coahuila, Mexico. The lateral 

 carinae of the pronotum are slightly converging cephalad as 

 described by Bruner. 



Chortophaga viridifasciata (DeGeer). 



Brownsville, June. (Snow.) i £ . 



Encoptolopbus fuliginosus Bruner. 



Esperanza Ranch, Brownsville, May and August 1st. 

 (Schaeffer.) 2 % . 



These specimens are referred to this species with a little un- 

 certainty, but almost entirely on account of the distance be- 

 tween the type locality (Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua, Mexico) 

 and that given above. In structure these specimens appear to 

 fully agree with the original description and tall}- thoroughly 

 in the dimensions. 



Encoptolophus texensis Bruner. 



Brownsville, June. (Snow.) 1 <? . Esperanza Ranch, 

 Brownsville, August 17th. (Schaeffer.) 1 9 . 



These specimens appear to be quite typical, except that the 

 two females vary in the length of the tegmina and of the cau- 

 dal femora. 



Spharagemon cristatum Scudder. 



Brownsville, June. (Snow.) 1 9 . Esperanza Ranch, 

 Brownsville, June. (Schaeffer. ) 19. 



The Esperanza Ranch individual has the pronotal crest 

 higher caudad than in the other specimen, the same portion 

 being bulbous dorsad. The Brownsville specimen has this 

 region more rugose and with the arch lower as well as the 

 caudad angle of the pronotum less produced though acute. 



Tomonotus az teens (Saussure). 



Brownsville, June. (Snow.) 1 S,\ 9. 



These specimens have been compared with Mexican speci- 

 mens. 



Mestobregma texanum (Saussure). 



Brownsville, June. (Snow.) 1 %, 1 9- Esperanza 

 Ranch, Brownsville, June 25th and August 3d. (Schaeffer.) 

 1 *, 1 9. 



