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1936] West Indian Dry opidae 
16a. Helmis csesa minima Dari. 
Psyche 34, 1927, pp. 93 & 97 ; Musgrave, l. c., p. 34 (Neoel- 
mis) 
Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti : described from Soledad, near 
Cienfuegos, Cuba, where retaken in August, 1934. Occurs 
also in Jamaica (no definite locality) and Haiti, where I 
found it only in the southwestern peninsula, in the La Hotte 
region, in rivers and brooks from 1,000 to 4,000 ft., Oct. 
10-24, 1934. 
I think that the various geographical forms related to 
Helmis cxsa Lee. (cf. Musgrave, 1. c.) are best considered as 
subspecies. I do not mean by this to question their validity, 
but to show their evident relationship as slightly modified 
forms of one original stock. 
16b. Helmis csesa gracilis (Musgrave) 
L. c ., p. 35 (Neoelmis). 
Puerto Rico: described from Rio Canas, Las Marias. We 
possess 2 paratypes, thanks to the generosity of Mr. Mus- 
grave. 
17. Helmis filiformis Dari. 
(jamaicensis Dari.) 
Psyche 34, 1927, pp. 94 & 97 
Cuba and Jamaica: described from Soledad, near Cien- 
fuegos, Cuba, and retaken in numbers in August, 1934. 
This larger series varies enough to show that the Jamaican 
form is probably synonymous. 
18. Helmis smithi Grouv. 
Notes fr. Leyden Mus. 20, 1898, p. 47 ; Darlington, Psyche 
34, 1927, p. 96. 
Grenada (and Trinidad) : described from the former 
(Mount Gay Estate, leeward side). In addition to a speci- 
men from Grenada received from the U. S. N. M., I have a 
good series from St. Augustine, Trinidad, April, 1929, taken 
by myself. 
