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1. ATHYSANUS GAMMAR01DES, n. sp. 



Female : Deep black ; slender hind edge of the vertex, a transverse band 

 between the ocelli, insinuated above, and the apex of the ovipositor fulvous. 

 Rostrum knees and spines of the posterior tibiae pale. Length 3^ mm. 



Front convex in both diameters, its length and breadth equal ; clypeus 

 oblong, its sides parallel, base a little elevated, apex and sides depressed. 

 Cheeks broad, strongly angled without where the surface is longitudinally 

 striated. Vertex sloping and broadly rounded before, but little longer on 

 the middle than next the eye. Pronotum broad and short, ]/ z longer than 

 the vertex, its surface strongly transversely rugose, and punctured on the 

 anterior margin. Scutellun small, shorter than the pronotum, apex slen- 

 der, acute, sides concavely arquated, surface closely punctured, with two 

 discal impressions. Elytra short, coriaceous, roughly punctured and 

 shageened, together nearly square, their apex truncated, reaching onto the 

 second abdominal segment, Abdomen tapering rapidly posteriorly and 

 tipped with the long exerted oviduct. Last ventral segment short, feebly 

 concave behind, the outer angles cut off obliquely. 



Described from a single female example captured in Madi- 

 son Co., Kansas, by my brother M. C. Van Uuzee. Another 

 female from Colorado was in a lot received from Prof. C. P. 

 Gillette. 



8. EUTETTIX SOUTHWICKI, n. sp. 



Allied to E. lurzda, but much smaller with the vertex more sloping 

 and the pronotum more strongly concave behind. Length 4 mm. 



Color deep fulvous-brown blotched with pale on the base of the vertex 

 and the anterior margin of the pronotum. Cheeks loree and clypeus tinged 

 with yellow and duller in color; sutures and a cloud below the eye black- 

 ish; clypeus more than usually expanded at apex. Pronotum with an 

 obscure pale median line and tinged with greenish on the disc as is also 

 the base of the elytra. Apical margin of the scutellum yellow. Elytra 

 bright smoky-fulvous, a little more embrowned at apex; nervures slender 

 and nearly concolorous, those of the clavus marked with brown at apex. 

 Wings smoky, highly iridescent, imparting a coppery tint to the closed 

 elytra. Pectoral pieces blackish on their disc. Venter pale with three 

 longitudinal more or less distinct bands not attaining the sixth segment, 

 the median broader and carrying a yellow spot at base. Plates with a 

 longitudinal line and tip dusky. Disc of the tergum more or less invaded 

 with black. Legs pale with a row of fine black points on the edges of the 

 femora and some larger dots at the base of the tibial spines. Valve broad 

 and short, rounded behind ; plates large, as in lurida, acute at apex, outer 

 edge moderately arquated at base and a little concave near the tip. 



New York. Described from two male examples taken near 

 New York City by Dr. E. B. Sotithwick who has added much 

 to our knowledge of the New York hemipterous fauna and to 

 whom this species is respectfully dedicated. By its deep rich 



