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areola? yellowish. Pronotuin dark-fuscous; apex and raised sides of 

 triangular process yellowish. Expanded margins of pronotum mostly 

 dark-fuscous; centers of areolas hyaHne. Elytra yellowish, a rather 

 broad band near the base, a slightly narrower, oblique band near the 

 apex, a few transverse nervures of costal area, and more or less of 

 sutural areolae dark-f uscous ; areolae of costal area hyaline. Nervures of 

 apical areolae dark-fuscous; areolae hyaline, a few slightly infuscated. 



Described from a single specimen, taken at Dutch Flats, 

 California, by Mr. Chas. Dury. 



Fig. 2. Corythuca mollicula n. sp. 



Corythucha mollicula spec. nov. (Fig. 2). 



Differs from the other northern and eastern species in hav- 

 ing the lateral spines on the pronotum (except anterior border) 

 and elytra almost entirely wanting. 



Antennae with a few long bristly hairs; first segment swollen, twice 

 as long as the second; second segment slightly less swollen, very short; 

 fourth segment swollen toward the apex. Rostrum reaching between 

 the intermediate coxa. Membranous pronotal margins very broad, 

 slightly bullate about the middle, slightly turned up at the posterior 

 end, anterior margin only armed with a few small spines. Hood rather 

 evenly reticulated, moderately elevated, not very abruptly constricted 

 about the middle; anterior portion rather long, not very narrow. 



