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Athysanus simplarius O. & B. 



Deltocephalus simplex Van Duzee. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 



19: 305; Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 21: 293 

 Athysanus simplarius Osborn & Ball. Ohio Nat. 2 : 249 



The record by Mr Van Duzee is the only one for the State. 



Athysanus anthracinus Van Duzee 



Athysanus anthracinus Van Duzee. Can. Ent. 1894. 26:136 



This species was described as from Iowa, Kansas and Colorado, 

 Osborn and Ball record in addition District of Columbia, Mr Van 

 Duzee reports it as collected at Lake Placid and I have specimens 

 from Mr H. G. Barber collected at Woods Hole Mass. so it may 

 be added to the New York fauna. 



Athysanus plutonius Uhler • 



Jassus plutonius Uhler, U. S. Geol. & Geog. Sur. Bui. 3. 1877. 



p. 47 

 Athysanus plutonius Prov. Pet. Faune Ent: Can. 1889. 3: 282 

 Athysanus plutonius Van Duzee. Buf . Soc. Nat. Sci. Bui. 5 , p. 199 



Reported for Hamburg, Buffalo and Lake Placid [Van Duzee, 

 Buf. Hemip. p. 199], Mosholu [Bueno]. A small black or nearly 

 black species usually quite rare. I collected it at Jamaica. 



Athysanus striatulus Fallen 



Cicada striatula Hem. Suec. 1826. 2:45 



Athysanus instabilis Van Duzee. Can. Ent. 1893. 25 : 284 



Athysanus striatulus Osborn & Ball. Ohio Nat. 2:242 



"Size and form of preceding species, but darker and lacking 

 tawny tinge, legs dark, femora twice annulate with pale. Length 

 $ 4.5 mm, s 4 mm; width, i mm." 



Closely related to v a c c i n i i and occurring in similar 

 range in this country but also found in Europe. Recorded for 

 New York by Osborn and Ball. One specimen long winged, Cold 

 Spring Harbor. 



Athysanus vaccinii Van Duzee 



Athysanus striatulus Fall. ( ?) (or vaccinii nov.) Van Duzee. 



Am. Ent. 1890. 6:134 

 Athysanus striatulus Osborn & Ball. Dav. Acad. Nat. Sci. Proc. 



1898. 7: 91, pi. 5, fig. 3. 

 Athysanus vaccinii Osborn & Ball. Ohio Nat. 2:242 



"Form and size of striatulus, but lighter colored. 



Smaller and narrower than symphoricarpae, which it approaches 



in color. Olive testaceous, darker below; the tips of the anterior 



and middle femora and all of the tibiae, orange. Length 2 4.5 mm, 



S4 mm; width i mm." 



A rather common species and records for Karner and Pough- 

 keepsie are based on New York State collection; Lake Placid, 

 specimens from Van Duzee. 



