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THE RATRACHIA OF NORTH AMKKICA. 



Ill/Id rrrxiculor hv (Joiito — Coiitiniicil. 

 (jKNKUAL SKUIKS. 



377 



(!ii(;il(p;;ili' ; Nil. iil' 

 iiiiinlii'i'. I s|i('<', 



Locality. 



Wli.ii 

 coUvcteO. 



Alalinnia 



(iniiiil (/'iitt^aii, La 



Ni'w Orli'aiiH Academy, 

 La. 



r«ail llivor, Miss 



j Ciiok County, 111 



AiidcrNon, SO 



Dll (JlU'HIltl, III 



SiiinincTvillo, S. C 



Sali'iii, N. C 



I'nioii Comity, Wis 



Saint LouiH, Mo 



(^'oliinibiiH, (la 



C) 



Simtliorn Slates 



Lilirrty County, Oa ... 



Viij;inia 



liaraboo, AVis 



(!) 



Olil KoiKNililt, Cal 



Splint LouiH, Mo 



\Villiiu;;lil)V I'oint, Va. 



(?) ■ .. 



Mount Canncl, III 



(iiio.so (Jri'ck, S. (J 



(!oiik (loiinly, 111 



(iranilCotenii, La 



(tlncy. Ill 



Wa.sliin^tton, I). (! 

 (iiiiiii'svilli', Tox .. 



<lo 



MiMint (.'arnicl. Ill 

 Wa.sliiri^tiin, 1). (^ 



From H liom rrccived. 



Xaturi'iit'siicci. 

 nun. 



W. M. Stowait 

 Ciiarli'S Colo... 



Miss n<>Ion TunniHon 



U. Kcnnii'ott 



Mrs. M.C. Daniel 



K. Kennieott 



.I.e. McNiiir 



J. 'r. Lini'bai'k 



1)1.1*. IMloy 



W.S.Wood 



l)r. tii'.siier 



1871 



1880 



Ma.j. .1. Ln Coiito 



L. Slono 



.I.W. Wood 



(?) 



l)f. !•;. I'aluMT 



l)i'. (ii'oiuo Kn^clmann 



Karll it Mc'ltonald 



(?) 



Liiciin M. Tunit'i' 



(?) 



IJ. Ki'nniiiitt 



Saint Cliailcs Cidlcyo. ., 

 .Iiilin and ('lias. Walker 



. . . . . i (leor^e Slioemakev, 



IW)! (I. II. KaKsdaUi 



188j [ do 



i L. M. 'I'liiner , 



: M(';;atlieiMim 



Alroliolic. 

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1)0. 



Do. 

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HVI.A (iKATIOSA l,o Coiitc. 

 (PIiUo40, fij;. 0; 7Q, lij;. 10.) 



rioc(M<(i. Ac. riiiiii., iM.-.f>, ]). iia 



TIlis is llic. livifjost Ihiii of tlio Noaretit; realm. It (toiifoniis in sliapo 

 to (ho typical forms of the. ptt'iins, as tlu^ J[. versicolor, 11. mnrmoraUi, 

 etc.; but it (lilfcrs from other known si)ccics in one marked peculiarity: 

 The i>ee,uliar glandular areolatioii of the iiitogunient of the belly in all 

 IIyli(be is here seen on the dorsal region also. On this account T pro- 

 ])osed the reference of the If. (fratlom to another genus, which T called 

 Mpedaplius. It remains to be seen whether this course i.s defensible or 

 not. 

 The general characteristics of this species art? as follows: 

 Web between outer fingers extending to end of jiroximal phalange 

 Plead short, elevated. Tympanum half to two-thirds eye. Integument 

 of upi)er surfaces with aieolations similar to tho.sc of the abdomen. 

 Toes webbed to base of penultimate phalange. Femora iinicolor ])os- 

 teriorly. Upper lip narrowly dark edged, with u white line above the 



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