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pubescence, crossed by about nine yellow bands which 

 are curved and placed closer back of the middle, these 

 mostly bounded by line scratched lines; posterior margin 

 oblique and a little curved, anterior angles broadly yellow; 

 sternal pieces dull black, the scapula, prosternal lobe, 

 postpleura, and parapleura ivory-white. Legs mostly 

 ivory-white, more than the apical half of palee, middle of 

 both sides of anterior femora, apices of joints of posterior 

 tibiee and tarsi, base of intermediate femora, and apex of 

 tarsi, besides a line on tibiae, black. Hemelytra slightly 

 and unevel}^ rastrate-punctate, spread with minute yellow 

 pubescence; clavus with the six or seven basal yellow 

 lines nearly straight, behind this are usually three forked 

 ones, followed by slightly curved lines from thence to tip; 

 yellow lines of the corium of medium width, slightly 

 waved. On the membrane the lines are less parallel and 

 more waved; embolium with a black streak at base, a 

 large spot on the middle and a submarginal line of punc- 

 tate spots which terminates apically in a long sagittal 

 streak. Venter dull black, pubescent, bordered with 

 white and fringed with white hairs. 



Male. Length to tip of venter 6 mm. Width of pro- 

 notum 2 inm. 



Only males have thus far been brought to my notice. 



The pala3 are curved, cultrate, with the inner base 

 triangularly expanded. This species is marked similar 

 to C. praeiista Fieber, and it inhabits the highlands of 

 Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. 



Corixa acuminata. New sp. 

 Pale smoke-brown, narrow, head much longer than the 

 pronotum in the male, produced anteriorly into an acute 

 point, which forms the apex of a thick carina. Prono- 

 tum very short, convex, with almost obliterated bands, 

 apparently seven in number. Palee of the male obliquely 

 subovate, acute at tip, with the tibia very broad, modet- 



