May, 1918] 



Tenjiessee Cicadellidcs 



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dark. Veins of elytra light, broadly margined with fuscous. Outer 

 apical cell, a spot at apex of costal cell, one behind first cross vein, 

 margin of clavus along suture, a spot at middle of outer clavus and 

 antiapical cells broadly margined with dark fuscous. Venter dirty 

 yellow, segments black at sides; male valve with a spot at apex and 

 one either side at base, also a spot at base and outer margins of apical 

 halves of plates, dark. 



Fig. 3. Thamnotettix proprius n. sp. 

 a, dorsal view of head and pronotum; b, male genitalia; c, elytron. 



Genitalia: Male valve almost as long as preceding segment, emar- 

 ginate either side of roundingly produced apex; plates narrow, more 

 than twice as long as valve, gradually narrowed to long, acutely pointed 

 tips and very thickly set with yellow and black hairs. Pygofers broad, 

 seen at either side of plates. 



Described from two male specimens sw^ept from canebrake 

 August 8 and September 1, 1917. They agree in the 

 characters mentioned above and are distinct from the other 

 species of the genus. Type in private collection of author. 



