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ferruginous. Legs pale ferruginous, the anterior and middle coxae and 

 trochanters luteous or white; posterior legs more or less distinctly red, 

 the apex of the tibia;, spurs, and tips of the tarsal joints, fuscous or black. 

 Abdomen black, the extreme apical edge of the second and third seg- 

 ments white; ventral segments 2 to 4 pale ferruginous, the extreme apical 

 edges of the following segments whitish; spiracles of first segment small, 

 round, placed at the middle; the two anal styles a little longer than the 

 second tarsal joint, black. Wings hyaline iridescent; the stigma large, 

 subtriangular, brown, the other nervures paler brown. 



Hab . Texas. Type in National Museum. 

 Described from a single specimen in the National Museum, 

 donated by Dr. C. V. Riley. 



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Studies in North American Membracidae. I. 



By F. W. CODING, M.D., Rutland, 111. 



STICTOCEPHALA Stal. 



Stictocephala gillettei n. sp. 9- Convex in front; on each side a lateral 

 carina posteriorly, uniting far back of middle; superior surface of pro- 

 thorax nearly flat; apex extends almost to tip of tegmina, very slender, 

 strongly curved downward and triquetrous; along posterior half of carina 

 is an impressed line. Head reticulate with yellow, apex hairy; a semi- 

 circular line with termini each side of apex; just above eyes on prothorax 

 a scar; ocelli equidistant from each other and the eyes. Prothorax very 

 coarsely punctured, grass-green; tegmina glassy-green, second and third 

 apical cells subequal, fourth nearly as long as the two; all of tegmina 

 more or less punctured, base coriaceous. Chest brownish green, hairy; 

 femora green, covered with coarse hairs; tibiae light brown, tarsi light 

 brown, tips black. Abdomen green, ovipositor fuscous. Length 7 mm. 



Hab. Colorado. Described from one 9 presented by Prof. 

 C. P. Gillette, in whose honor this beautiful species is named. 

 It may be readily separated from its congeners by the depressed, 

 extended form, lateral carinae extending nearly to apex; no semi- 

 circular lateral impressions, and long, very slender, strongly 

 curved downward apex, and deep grass-green color. 



TELAMONA Fitch. 



Telaniona rileyi n. sp. Similar in size and form to coqnillctti God'g; 

 the markings are less prominent, lateral horns much less produced. 



$. Greenish yellow, marked with ferruginous lines, punctured. Head 

 greenish yellow, lightly punctured. Prothorax yellowish green, mottled 

 with ferruginous, and a number of ferruginous, longitudinal, elevated 



