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was taken at Ithaca, N. Y., and the other female is from North 

 Carolina. The pair from New York is very clearly marked, 

 the female being almost black and white. In this species the 

 crest is long and low, abrupt behind and moderately so before 

 where the median carina is much elevated; the metopidium is 

 mostly blackish with a white line on the median carina; the 

 apex of the pronotum, a transverse band across the posterior 

 end of the crest, and a long narrow marginal spot before this 

 are also blackish. In the male the metopidium is mostly pale; 

 the other dark markings are paler brown irrorated with light 

 grey and the crest is shorter and higher but has the same 

 squarish form. The female from North Carolina is soiled yel- 

 low with the dark markings distinct but much reduced. Tt'/a- 

 mona irrorata Goding is I believe near this species but I have 

 been unable to locate it. 



7. Telamona reclivata Fitch. 



This is a difficult species to delimit and I do not feel certain 

 about all the material I have placed under the name. Event- 

 ually it is probable that at least two species will have to he 

 distinguished here in addition to lugubris and dccorata of Ball 

 which are closely allied to it. Butler is mistaken in placing 

 this as a synonym of cyrtops Fairm. It is likely that lie was 

 unacquainted with the true reclivata. 



8. Telamona monticola Fabricius. 



Thus far I have been unable to locate this species to my 

 satisfaction. It seems to be near qucrci Fitch but the outline 

 figure given by Fairmaire shows a different form of crest so for 

 the present I prefer to leave it unidentified. 



9. Telamona querci Fitch. PI. 2, fig. 7. 



The species I have identified as this is not uncommon in 

 western New York and I have received it from many correspond- 

 ents in the eastern United States and Canada, and from Prof. 

 Wickham I have received one taken at Carson City, Nevada. 

 This insect is of a dull greenish or olive brown with numerous 

 pale points and a whitish lenticular ray on the posterior margin 

 of the crest. So far as my observations go the crest in this 

 species is never so high and slender as represented by Emmons 



