124 TETT/G/D.-E OF NORTH AMERICA 



CLYPEOTETTIX, gen. nov. 



Allied to I'aratettix. Vertex .subei|ual to one of the eyes 

 or scarcely wider, not advanced so far as the eyes. Eyes 

 subprominent, globose. Head retracted closely under the 

 pronotum. Pronotum strongly dilated between the distinctly 

 reflected inferior margins of lateral lobes; the posterior angle 

 strongly rounded; dorsum between the shoulders transversely 

 little convexo-tectiform or tumescent. Femora dilated, mar- 

 gins strongly carinato-clypeate. Type Paratetti.x schocki. 

 Hoi., herein described. 



CLYPEOTETTIX SCHOCKI, BOL. 



Plate IX., Eigs. lo and ii. 

 Plate VIE, Eig. i. 



Body granulate. Vertex little narrowed anteriorly, front 

 border subequal to one of the eyes in the male, or scarcely 

 wider in female, not advanced so far as the eyes, truncate, 

 middle carinate, hardly elevated, on either side of median 

 carina longitudinally canaliculate, the frontal carin.e of vertex 

 concave; viewed from above only the vertex and eyes appear 

 visible, the head being more or less retracted under the 

 anterior margin of the pronotum. Erontal costa depressed 

 not advanced before the eyes, between the antenn.i; very little 

 protuberant, sinuate below, viewed in front rather distinctly 

 furcate, the rami gradually diverging. P^)'es subprominent, 

 distinctly globose. Antennae filiform, consisting of fourteen 

 articles. Pronotum anteriorly truncate, posteriorly long, 

 subulate, the apical process extended beyond the posterior 

 femora, humeral angles widely obtuse; dorsum between the 

 shoulders little elevated; median carina of pronotum indis- 

 tinct, towards the front often undulate, in front of the shoul- 

 ders frequently subcompresso-elevated; the posterior inferior 

 margin of lateral lobes widely and obliquely dilato-reflected, 

 the posterior inferior angle roundly obtuse, the inferior lateral 

 sinus rather deeply but broadly incised, the superior lateral 

 sinus very shallow, the middle lobule convex. PLlvtra rather 



