Feb., KHT 



Cicadellidcc of South Carolina 



120 



Phlepsius coUitus Ball. Orangeburg, Eutaw Springs, St. George. 

 Phlepsius franconianus Ball. Ridgeland (L. L. Ferebee). 

 Phlepsius excultus Uhler. Orangeburg, Denmark, St. George, 



Alarion (H. C. Eagerton), Walterboro (G. M. Anderson), 



Ridgeland (L. L. Ferebee), Isle of Palms. 

 Phlepsius superbus Van Duzee. Clemson College (H. C. 



Eagerton) . 

 Phlepsius decorus Osborn and Ball. Orangeburg. 



Fig. 7. Phelpsius distinxtus n. sp. 



a, Dorsal view of female; b, Lateral view of head; c, Face; d, Female 



genitalia; e. Elytron. 



Phlepsius distinctus n. sp. (Fig. 7). Similar to P. ovatus in form, 

 but the strongly contrasting black and white coloration 

 easily distinguishes this from other species of the genus. 



Vertex twice as wide as long, roundingly angled, sloping, feebly 

 impressed on the disc, anterior edge obtuse; gense broadly sinuate below 

 the e^^es, outer angles about on line with the apex of the front. Pro- 

 notum two and one-half times as wide as long ; posterior margin broadly 

 sinuate, nearly parallel to the anterior margin; the surface rugulose and 

 minutely punctate except on the anterior portion. Scutellum obscurely 

 rugulose on the apex. Elytra rather broad, venation distinct. 



Coloration: ivory white, strongly contrasting with the fuscous 

 markings. A broken transverse band on the disc of the vertex, and 

 irregular markings on each side of the apex, fuscous ; the median suture 

 margined by pale yellow which extends as a faint line to the apex. The 



