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Artema is a genu? well separated from the I'est of tlie subfamily and 

 contains a small number of widely distributed, closely related species. It 

 is found throughout Africa, including Madagascar, tropical Asia, Mala- 

 sia. Polynesia, and tropical America. A. aflanla AValckenter is the only 

 American species. It is recorded from Mexico to f Brazil and Paraguay; 

 St. Vincent : and Utuado, Porto Rico. 



A group of six genera are separated from the rest of the subfamily by 

 Simon under the name Biechrosceles. ,They are all confined to tropical 

 America except one which is found as far north as the District of Colum- 

 bia and also in India and the Pacific Islands. Two of tliese genera, 

 Blechroscelis and MecoJoesthus, are found in the Antilles. 



Blechroscelis serripes Simon is recorded by him from the West Indies 

 in his Histoire Xaturelle l)ut no definite locality is given. It is probably 

 a nomina nuda. The other species of the genus are in Brazil and 

 Colombia. 



Mecolaesthus signatus Banks was described from specimens taken 

 along a mountain stream in the foothills of fEl Duque, Porto Rico. An 

 undetermined specimen of the same genus was found on the moist cliffs 

 along the road from Arecibo to Utuado, Porto Eico. The only other 

 species in the genus is known only from Venezuela. 



Modisimus and Hedypsilus form anotlier group. Both are tropical 

 American. Modisimus is known from Texas to Costa Pica and 

 (glaucus Simon) from St. Vincent, St. Thomas, Santo Domingo and 

 Jamaica.-'' Xo definite type locality is given. 



Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski) is noted by Banks from Santi- 

 ago de las Vegas. Cuba. AVe took it in the same island about plantation 

 buildings at Cabanas and Guantanamo. It has been recorded from south- 

 western United States, Mexico, Colombia, f Guiana and St. Vincent. The 

 genus is known also from tropical Asia and Africa. 



Smeringopus elongatus (Vinson) is found in the tropics of lioth 

 hemispheres Init the only definite records from the Greater Antilles wliich 

 have come to my attention are Santiago de las A'egas. Cuba: and Haiti. 

 Both are by Banks under the name of Pliolcus fipidoidci Kocli. It 

 appears that no true Plwhus, a genus belonging to a different section oT 

 the subfamily, has been reported from the Greater Antilles, l)ut the cos- 

 mopolitan P. phalangioide.^ (Fuesslin) will undoubtedly be found. 

 Smeringopus is a widespread tropical genus. 



^ Since writing the above I have heard from Mr. Banks that he has seen it from 

 Havana, Cuba. It is not included in the discussion at the end of this paper. 



