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did so on account of Say's description of the thorax as having [[strikethrough]] the posterior [[/strikethrough]] prominent or excurved hind  angles [[strikethrough]]with an excurvature,[[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] "of the thorax" [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] and the fact [[/strikethrough]] and because of that Say had compared it with G. elongata. (2) [[strikethrough]] On this evidence, coupled, no doubt, with the fact that taeniata [[/strikethrough]]

2 LeConte (Smithson.Contrib.Knowl.vol.11,p.16,1859) appears to regard [[underline]]taeniata[[/underline]] as synonymous with"H. elongata, Fab."[[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] galleinea elongata, Fab. described from the collection of Smith Barton, is commonly interpreted as the densely punctate eastern species of Systena, from which Say's description differs chiefly in the matter of punctation.

[[strikethrough]] has vittate elytra,[[/strikethrough]] In his table of species, Horn [[strikethrough]] has [[/strikethrough]] synonymized with taeniata, LeConte's species, ligata, ochraces, mitis, and bitaeniata, and Melsheimer's species blanda, the types of all of which are in existence in the M. C. Z. at Cambridge, [[strikethrough]] In addition, he has placed [[/strikethrough]] as well as S. pallidula Boh. [[strikethrough]] in synonymy.[[/strikethrough]] In his discussion of taeniata, Horn recognized as intergrading varieties LeConte's species ligata, ochraces and mitis,and Melsheimer's blanda but did not discuss at all the species bitaeniata and  pallidula. The types of all of these except  pallidula  have been examined [[strikethrough]] in the M. G. Z. [[/strikethrough]], and not one of them agrees in [strikethrough]] all [[/strike through]] every respect [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] with Say's description of  taeniata. A cotype of S. pallidulla Boh., kindly sent to me from the Stockholm Museum, also proves to be quite unlike Say's [[strikethrough]] species [[/strikethrough]] description. In fact the writer has been unable to find a species of Systena that does entirely fit [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] [[strikethrough]] Say's description of [[/strikethrough]] A. taeniata as described by Say.

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This had originally been "done", ready for review. I had to fix up so many things. Still not sure if correct. We don't have to put in underlines, do we? Someone had typed through this [[strike through]]. Had to change it. Hope I didn't miss any. This was tough. They also didn't put the backslash. "Has vittate elytra" is part of the sentence which was striken above the source #2. The sentence originated at the (2). "co-type" is "cotype".