202 B(tU — jXeiv Leaf Hoppers of the Famil)/ Fulgoridse. 



angular s{)()t on the lirst visi))le abdominal segment, the apex of the 

 abdomen and the apical third of the tibia. Upper half of front brown 

 Avith pale carinae, lo\yer half pitchy black. A transverse band across 

 npperpart of clypens orange, lower half of clyiK-ns castaneons. 



Described from two female.-i from Tia Juana, California, collected by 

 the author. A nnmber of immature examjjles were taken in Los Angeles 

 County, California. 



Orgerius minor sp. nov. 



Resembling rhypnrus but smaller, paler, with a shorter, blunter vertex. 

 Pale straw or slightly smoky. Length, 4.o mm. 



^'ertex triangular, broad at base, much ])roader than in rlniparus and 

 scarcely as long, less than twice as long as its basal width, the apex acute, 

 lateral carinae elevated. Front l)road, the median tablet narrow and 

 elevated. As seen from the side, the frcjnt is straight and meets the vertex 

 in an acute angle with the apex a trifle rounding. Elytra as in rhyparm. 

 Anal tube of male short, the lower part produced into a pointed tip 

 covering the plates. Plates narrow, strain-shaped, scarcely or not at all 

 inflated. Described from twelve specimens from Colorado and Utah col- 

 lected by the author. 



Orgerius erectus sp. nov. 



Resembling miiior l)ut smaller and with a rounding front. Smoky with 

 the elytra paler. Length, 4 mm. 



Vertex small, acutely triangular, Imt little in advance of the eyes and 

 exceedeil by the rounding front, lateral carinae distinct but not foliaceous. 

 Front broadest below the eyes, the median tablet elevated, narrow, not 

 reaching the vertex, from which it is separated by a polished area. As 

 seen from the side the front is slightly rounding and tlie apex of head is 

 bluntly rounded, almost truncate, two-thirds the width of an eye. Elytra 

 rather long, the reticulate venation distinct. Anal tube moderately long, 

 ol)liquely truncate on the lower portion slightly i)roduced into a point 

 which does not curve around the plates. Plates short, stout, appressed, 

 their apice.-! curved upwards and inflated, together forming a curved club. 



Co/or.— Vertex pale straw, the lateral carinae against the eyes and 

 again before the apex faintly lined with brown. Front pale smoky, the 

 carinae of median tablet light, very faintly lined with dark and separated 

 by dark stri|)es. I'ronotum and scutellum smoky, the carinae and eleva- 

 tions light. Elytra dirty straw. Abdominal segments smoky with irreg- 

 ular dark markings. 



Described from a single male from Kelso, California, collected by the 

 author. 



Orgerius compressus sp. nov. 



Similar to eirctus but slightly broader, with a longer, narrower and 

 slightly upturned cei)halic process. Length, 4 nun. 



N'ertex slender, anterior i)art elevated, acutely angular, with the a^ex 



