Oct., '03] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 25! 



Phot omorp has alogus n sp. 



Characters in johnsoni duplicated in this species are in italics 

 in the description of the former. Most of these characters will 

 prove to be generic. 



cT. Length, 7 mm. HEAD. All the pubescence of head white. 



THORAX. The angle formed by the posterior border and the ridge of 

 propleura broader than in johnsoni, where it is an acute angle, here 

 almost a right angle. The posterior margin of pronotum distinctly curved 

 in, the pronotum antero-posteriorly in the middle, therefore distinctly 

 narrower than laterally ; m johnsoni this is much broader, nearly as broad 

 as the pronotum laterally. The triangular space is impunctate in both 

 species, except for two or three shallow punctures. Punctuation of meso- 

 notum more nearly like that of pronotum. Parapsidal grooves not deep, 

 running no further than half way anteriorly. The lateral impressed line 

 merely a shining streak. The mesosternum produced into a longitudinal 

 ridge on each side of the median furrow. This ridge is serrate, the three 

 posterior teeth more distinct and longer than the anterior ones. In jo/in- 

 soni the spaces of metathorax are rather well defined and comparatively 

 regularly hexagonal or circular ; in this species they are poorly defined, 

 irregular, shallow. The smooth space on metapleura is smoother than 

 in johnsoni, with only three or four punctures. Enclosed space on meta 

 notum almost a circular area, the enclosing ridge broken posteriorly, the 

 surface within dullish. Pubescence of dorsum slightly darkened, brown- 

 ish, the rest white. Second transverse cubitus received by the marginal 

 cell a little before the middle. 



ABDOMEN. Punctures of petiole large, very well separated. Punctures 

 of second abdominal segment not 'much smaller than those on the petiole, 

 but closer together. Segments beyond the second with pale or white 

 hair. Sixth ventral segment concave spade shape, i. e., pointed in the 

 middle posteriorly, broadest across the middle ; the surface shining, very 

 finely pitted or indistinctly punctured. 



COLOR. Head and thorax pale ferruginous inclining to testaceous; 

 first, second third, and greater part of fourth segments more ferruginous 

 than head and thorax. Appendages of head, legs and parts of abdomen 

 not yet mentioned very dark brown to black. Wings almost uniformly 

 brownish, nervures pale, stigma brown. 



Type, Coll. Am. Ent, Soc. Phila. 

 Type locality, Tifton, Georgia. 

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