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The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. VIII, No. 8, 
Telmatometra Whitei Bergr., n. sp. 
Elliptical, ground color yellow. Head with a round apical 
spot and two rather irregular longitudinal fasciae above black, 
these fasciae touch the anterior angle of the eyes, are widening 
behind and do not reach the base of the head; antennae and last 
rostral joint blackish. Pronotum margined with black, except 
at the apex of the posterior process, and with two short apical 
vittae and a large oblong discal' patch black, this patch being 
broadly rounded anteriorly, tapering and pointed posteriorly. 
Mesosternum with a longitudinal lateral line (interrupted a little 
behind the middle), an angular vitta in front of the middle 
coxae and a long slightly curved pleural vitta black. Suture 
between meso- and meta-pleurae and a vitta on the outer side of 
the hind acetabula black. Basal and apical margin of the dorsal 
abdominal segments, lateral margin of connexivum and the sutures 
between its segments black. Legs black, the femora usually 
with two pale testaceous streaks along their whole length and the 
middle femora with a pale subapical ring. First dorsal genital 
segment in the male shorter than the last dorsal abdominal seg¬ 
ment, angularly emarginate at apex, in the female longer than 
said segment, arcuately sinuate at apex; first ventral genital seg¬ 
ment in the male shorter than the last ventral segment, roundedly 
sinuate at apex, in the female as long as the last ventral segment, 
truncate at apex. Second female genital segment black. Length, 
d' 5 mm., $ 5.3-5.6 mm. 
1 d and 5 $ from Escuintla. 
Named in memory of the late Dr. F. Buchanan White. 
Rheumatobates praeposterus Bergr., n. sp. 
Above plumbeous black, head, pronotum, sides of mesono- 
tum (broadly) and connexivum velvety black, pronotum with 
a median quadrate or usually transversely rectangular whitish 
spot occupying the whole length of the pronotum, middle aceta¬ 
bula with a small round whitish or yellow spot at their 
base, basal part of the female dorsal genital segment often 
with a small yellowish spot; underside brownish black, 
mesosternum with a median crescent-shaped or triangular 
vellow spot and a large lateral whitish patch, fore acetabula, 
prosternum between them, the underside of the middle acetabula 
and the last female ventral segment whitish, the basal part of 
the female ventral genital segment tinged with whitish on the 
sides; antennae black, third joint in the male broadly whitish at 
apex, basal joint in the female, except at apex, fusco-luteous 
above, whitish beneath; rostrum brownish black, shining; legs 
black, fore and hind coxae, all trochanters and fore femora from 
the base to near the apex whitish, middle coxae fuscous or ob- 
