58 TETTJGID.E OF NORTH AMERICA 



arcuation. From parvus it is distinguished by the convex 

 front border of the vertex. 



Nomotettix sinufrons, Hanc, Ent. News, X., 278, 279 

 (1899), Minn.; Scudder, Cat. Orth., U. S., 92 (1900); Scud- 

 der, Index N. Am. Orth., 208 (1901). 



NOMOTETTIX COMPRESSUS, MORSE. 



Body small, compressed, granulate, poiyornate. Vertex 

 nearly twice as wide as one of the eyes, a little higher in 

 profile than the eyes, and strongly produced in front of them; 

 front border subrounded; median carina anteriorly distinct, 

 viewed in profile a little convex, from above a little project- 

 ing at the front border; anteriorly on each side of the median 

 carina of the vertex longitudinally rather deeply fossulate, the 

 frontal carina laterally compressed and subangulato-rounded. 

 Frontal costa in profile between the eyes moderately sinuate, 

 the face distinctly retreating, viewed in front the frontal costa 

 sulcate, the rami parallel. Pronotum strongly compressed, 

 antero-dorsal margin angulate produced over the head to about 

 the posterior third or half of the eyes, sides of angle concave; 

 dorsum between the shoulders narrow, transversely strongly 

 concave between the carina:; humeral angles widely obtuse; 

 pronotal process posteriorly acuminate; median carina of pro- 

 notum strongly compresso-cristate, longitudinally arcuate, 

 highest between the shoulders, often presenting numerous 

 translucent punctulations when held against the light; more 

 or less broken linear in arrangement. Wings not reaching so 

 far as the apex of pronotum; elytra narrow, subacuminate. 

 Femoral carina; a little compressed, entire; posterior femora 

 scarcely at all ampliate; pulvilli of ])osterior tarsi flattened 

 below, the second nearly as long as the third. 



Length of body, $ 6.3-7 nim.; pronot., 6-6.2 mm.; post. 

 fem., 4-4.3 mm.; antenna;, 2.2 mm; 5, 7.1-8.7 mm.; pronot., 

 6.5-8 mm.; hind fern., 5 mm.; antenna;, 2.2 mm. 



Locality, Clark, Ind. (Wheeler); Vigo County (Blatchley); 

 Dune Park, Ind. (Hancock). 



Resembling cristatus, but the body is smaller and more 



