Tin: MYIUAI'ODA OF NORTH AMKKICA. 177 



AtiuhlxiM of Ihr sftfrii-x of Srolopovr!iptoi)», 

 a. Keinorn of mial \i-^s iinncd willi two liiru;!' ^*|lilles (hnirr sumiliiinx nhnphini in 



ft. C'oxii! of prelifusorial lc;jj« siiiuat*', l>ut iitvtT truly tlt'iitatc 

 r. Tarsi ofaiial i»iiir oflt-^s imt «l«'ns»^ly piibcsceut. 



(1. C«'|>lialif i>latf not iiiarjuinatr Mikksi. — 1:{. 



(hi. Crplialic jilatc iiiaifjiiiatc. 



<■. l"irst ant fimal Joint not liiisnlc {(UHlirii) Skxsi'inosi s. — II. 



re. First two antfiinaj joints not liirsnte (wiKlirii) Spimcmuis. — 1 1/». 



cr. Tarsi ol'anal le^s densely iiultt'sctMit ; olive Itrown : lieail, first and last sej^- 



nients reddisli Krown NnjiMiMfs. — 1.">. 



hh. Coxa' of preheusorial i»air of lej^s dentate: tarsiofanil lej^s deiisfdy iMibeseent. 



(iKACILIS. — 1<;. ♦ 



13. Scolopocryptops iniersii. 



1X44. — Sfi)lojni<-riiplipj>>< iiiicrxii yvw[»)rt. I-inn. Trans.. 10.") i /.';v/ci7 1 : (ira\'. List Myr. 

 IJrit. Mas.. 7, 1844: (;ervais. Ajiteres, iv. l.'!»8. |s|7; \.-w).ort. Cat. Myr. 

 Ihit. Mn>.. r.ti. is,")t;: (lervais. Cast. Kxp. lAimr. da Snd, Pt. \ii. Myr. and 

 Seor)... :>■'■ 18r)9; Karseli - - - . 

 A'o/ «//«.— Mei r. Proe. .Viner. rhil. Soe.. IM. IWd; Meinert, .Myr. Mas. liana., 

 III. 11. l.'Sti, -f S('<>It>l>. mriiicrti I'oeoek. 



Ihihit((f. — South Aiiu'rit'iU West India's. Mexico, ;iii<l (';ilitoriiiii 

 (Karsrlt). 



Ktiliiiolofiji. — Xainod after Mr. John Miers. an Etiulislt ^eiitleiiiaii. 



I have iievi'r svcu any si»e<'iiiieiis of this sixM-ies and the short char- 

 acteristic I have uiven in the key is taken from Karseh's key to the 

 species of this oc-ims, 



14. Scolopocryptops sexspinosus. 



1821. — ( rjijitopn svxspiiioxii-s Say. .Jonrn. Acad. Xat. Sri. Pliila.. 112 ( (iifuf/ia and I'lor- 



(V/<0; !^:i.v. «Ka\res Knt.. 24, 1S22; (Jervais, .\nn. .Se. Nat.,.")!, ISIJT: Newport, 



Ann. and Ma.ij;. Ziml., 1(10 184 i: Koeli. Syst. Myr., 17-"). 1817. 

 1844. — '^(■olopocr!ij)ti>jt><>:-s))iiion(i Newjxirt. l.inu. Trans.. 407; Newport, Cat. Myr. Hrit. 



Mus.. r)7. 185«;. 

 1817. — '<<oli>iiiKriipt»pK ne.rf<piiioxiix (lervais. Apteres, \\\ 208; (lervais. Cast. Exp. 



r.\nier. <lu Snd, 1*1. vii, Myr. and Seorj).. HO, IS.");*: Wood, .lour. Aead. N.at. 



Sei. I'hila.. :;7, 18(>2 (Nrt/cm, \. C..- Cook- Co.. ///.,• .\fis.six>tlppi; Ciu-lh.h. l'<i.; 



CliioiciioH, S. ('.; St. /juiis, Mo.: Ttsax); Wood, Trans. Anier. Phil. Soe., 



172, 186.".; Porath, S\ . Vet.-Aka.t. Ilandl. liili. 26. 187f= (Snn f'oola, l!razil); 



I\(dilrans( li. Areliiv f. Natur.. .54. i87S; Meinert, Proc. Ainer. Phil. Soe., 17St, 



1886 (.)/</.; .l/f/ss.; .V. Y.; l',i.: V<x.; Cu.: Ala.: Kij.: Iowa: II'. la.: 'aL); 



Mt'inert. Myr. , Mas. Ilanii., iii. 14, 1886 ( Xcir York); MiN.ill, I'roe. T. S. 



Nat. Mas.. 826. 1S87 { I'ciixacola. Fla.); I'liderwood. Knt. Anier.. ().■{, 1S87; 



Bminian, Ann. X. V. Lye. Nat. Hist., 110, 1888(/.Vflr(r Cr.. Tcini.); JJ(dlman, 



Ent. Anier., 7, 1888 (. J/•A■rtH'?^^s). 

 1847. — Sroloj)(')i(lro}»fis helrola Koeli. Syst. Myr.. 17") { Xortli .Innrira); Koeli, Die 



Myr., IF. :!t, T.ib. I.xxvi, f. l.")6, 1863. 

 1886. — .Scolojwciiijjtops (jeorfi'icii.'i ^h'inart. Proe. .\iiier. Phil. Soe.. 1^0 (dfot jia); l.'n- 



derwood, Ent. Anier., 68, 1887. 



ILihitdt. — -Massachusetts to Florida and Texas, west of tlKMuouiitaiiia 

 replaced by varii'ty spin tea i((h(.s. 

 20!>7~Xo. 40 IL* 



