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II. Sixth antennal joint as long, or very nearly as long, as the first. 



1. Burgessi Scudd. Dark castaneous, the pronotum fusco- 



luteous; antennge 13-jomted, the basal joints and 

 the palpi luteous, darker beyond ; tegmina fusco- 

 luteous, but little longer than the pronotum ; legs 

 I)ale luteous ; forceps of male about half as long as 

 abdomen, slender, gently arcuate, with a large sub- 

 basal and smaller postmedian tooth, the former de- 

 pressed laminate. Body,<y 7-8™™,$ 8-9™™; forceps, 

 ^ 3™™, 2 2.5™™. Northern Florida. 



2. hrunnea Scudd. Dark castaneous ; mouth-parts and 



antennre somewhat luteous, the latter 11-jointed ; 

 pronotum nearly as broad as the head, of equal 

 length and breadth, paler at the sides ; tegmina cas- 

 taneo-fuscous, fully half as long as the pronotum ; 

 legs castaneo-luteous ; forceps of male a little more 

 than half as long as the abdomen, simple, very 

 gently arcuate, with a slight basal and pre-apical tooth 

 on inner edge. Body 6.5™™; forceps, ^ 2.25™". Cuba. 



3. guttata Scudd. Blackish-castaneous, the pronotum, teg- 



mina, and especially the apical third of abdomen a lit- 

 tle lighter; antennre 12-13-jointed, at base luteous, like 

 the palpi, beyond duskier; pronotum slightly nar- 

 rower than the head in front, equal to it behind ; edges 

 fusco-luteous ; tegmina half as long again as the 

 pronotum; wings half as long as tegmina, brownish- 

 fuscous, with a luteous spot in middle of base ; legs 

 bright luteous ; forceps of male rather slender, rather 

 more than half as long as the abdomen, shaped as 

 in L. Burgessi; last ventral segment of male with 

 an apical tubercle, long, equal, and very slender. 

 Body 6"""; forceps 2.5""". Texas. 



4. melanclioUca Scudd. Blackish-castaneous, shining; 



antennffi 13-jointed, bright luteous at base, like the 

 palpi, beyond infuscated, the tip dusky ; pronotum 

 as broad as the head posteriorly, a little longer than 

 broad, the sides and hind border dark luteous ; 

 tegmina nearly twice as long as i^ronotum ; wings 

 nearly two-thirds as long as tegmina; legs luteous; 

 forceps of male unknown, of female longer than 

 usual, moderately stout, simple, straight, incurved 

 at tip. Body 8.25"""; forceps 2™". Texas, 



5. minor Linn. Testaceous, pubescent. Head blackish ; 



anteunte 10-12-jointed, fuscous;' mouth-parts pale; 

 pronotum narrower than the head, behind, as well as 

 in front, scarcely longer than broad; tegmina nearly 

 twice as long as the pronotum, the wings as long as 

 the pronotum ; legs pale luteous ; abdomen rufo- 

 testaceous in the middle above ; forceps of male 

 considerably more than half as long as the abdomen, 

 rather heavy, distantly serrulate on inner edge ; last 

 ventral segment of male with an apical, compressed, 

 upcnrved,long, and slender tubercle. Body 3.75-6""'; 

 forceps, (? 1.25-2™™, ? slightly less. Maine, New 

 Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia. 

 Texas (Europe, Siberia, Madeira). 



