June, li)l/J American TingidcB 299 



sides depressed, with two rows of areolae on the dorsal surface; posterior 

 portion with the sides narrowed dorsally, the dorsal surface only slightly 

 broader than the dorsal surface of the anterior portion. Antennae 

 clothed with a few long hairs, the first segment twice the length of the 

 second. Pronotum punctate; median carina highly elevated, with two 

 rows of cells at the highest portion; lateral carina} rather long, raised 

 anteriorly, flaring outwardly, with six or seven areolae; lateral margins 

 not very broad, reniform, the outer margins amied with rather short, 

 closely set spines, slightly bullate near the middle, the posterior margin 

 slightly turned up. Rostral sulcus broad, the sides moderately raised; 

 rostrum reaching to the intennediate coxae. Elytra narrow, long, 

 reaching considerably beyond the abdomen, the outer margin slightly 

 concave and armed with rather short spines, except distal portion; 

 costal area narrow, biseriate. Length, 2.85 mm.; width, 1.82 mm. 



Color: General color whitish, usually marked with brown. Antennae 

 and legs light testaceous, the tips of tarsi and apical segment of antennae 

 darker. Pronotum embrowned; lateral margins and median carina 

 each with a fuscous spot near the middle ; hood- distinctly marked with 

 fuscous. Elytra whitish, usually with four transverse fascia, a spot on 

 the tumid elevation, and a few spots on sutural area fuscous. Bod}^ 

 beneath black, the genital segment partially embrowned. Margins 

 of bucculas, rostrum, rostral laminae and portions of thoracic pleura 

 embrowmed. 



This species has been determined in many collections as 

 C. decens Stal, but it is very distinct from Champion's figure 

 of the species and Stal's original description. In some speci- 

 mens the fuscous or brown markings are almost entirely wanting. 

 It is a very common species in the southwestern portion of the 

 United States. We have numerous specimens from Colorado 

 and Arizona. 



Corythucha coryli spec. nov. 



Hood large, highly elevated, strongly deflected in front, abiaiptly 

 constricted near the middle, globose behind and narrowed in front, 

 widely reticulated, the reticulations becoming closer at the sides in 

 front. Antennae clothed with a few long hairs, the first segment a 

 little more than twice the length of the second. Pronotum rather 

 evenly punctate, the lateral margins slightly bullate near the middle, 

 renifomi, evenly reticulate, median carina strongly raised, the outer 

 carinae slightly raised anteriorly. Rostral laminae rather large, reticu- 

 late; rostrum reaching near the end of the rostral sulcus. Elytra 

 reaching considerably beyond the abdomen, the outer margins sinuate, 

 strongly concave, broadly rounded at the tip; costal area widely reticu- 

 late, with three rows of areolae (a few additional cells near the base). 

 Wings extending a little beyond the abdomen. Outer margins of 

 elytra and lateral margins of pronotum armed with rather long, closely- 

 set, strong, spines. Length, 2.8 mm.; width, 1.52 mm. 



