m. 1215. REVISION OF THE GENUS TRIMEROTROPIS—McNEILL. 419 



fused, but free. AVings with the disk light 3^enow, nearly triuispaiciit, 

 bordered by a few fuscous clouds representing- the fuscous band. a})ex 

 hyaline. Posterior femora with the lower sulcus Avhite except for a 

 narrow stripe on the basal half and a band preceding the preapical 

 light spot; exterior face white, except for a very distinct fuscous l)and 

 preceding the preapical light band and a few faint clouds repres<Mit- 

 ingthe other bauds. Posterior tibiae blue with the'base black, followed 

 by a distinct white annulus. 



Length of the body, male, 18 mm. ; length of the tegmina. 19 unu. ; 

 length of the posterior femora, 9 mm. 



Type. — Cat. No. 5373,U.S.N.M.; one male, Los Angeles, Coquillett, 

 collector. 



TRIMEROTROPIS BIFASCIATA Bruner. 



Trimeroiropis bifasciata Bruxek, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XII, 1890, p. 70. 



Size, small or medium; color, plain brown with a reddish tinge, with 

 conspicuous dark solid bands on the tegmina. Scutellum but little 

 longer than broad, moderatelv sulcate, with distinct, thouuh slioht. 

 median carina; median and lateral foveolse deeply impressed. Pro- 

 notum with no trace of lateral carina at the anterior margin of the 

 prozone; metazone about once and a half as long as the prozone, 

 the disk w4th a few indistinctl}^ larger granulations; process of the 

 metazone veiy strongly obtusangulate, with the margins slightly 

 arcuate and the tip sharp. Tegmina with two solid conspicuous bands 

 at the end of the first 'and second quarters, subequal in width and 

 nuich narrower than the preceding lighter areas, but about equal to 

 the light band following the second fuscous band, apical third with 

 indistinct annuli arranged in about four groups on either margin, with 

 a few intermediate ones; last branch of the radial sector distant from 

 the fork about one-fourth (male) the length of the sector; median and 

 cubital forks not fused, but free or united by a short cross vein. 

 Wings moderately long, plainly less than twice as long as wide, with 

 the apex very slightly attenuate; disk semitransparent, faint greenish, 

 with a narrow somewhat interrupted fuscous band, scarcely extend- 

 ing upon the posterior margin, spur reaching more than halfway to 

 the base, apex h3^aline without fuscous spots. Posterior femora with 

 the lower sidcus black, with two light bands on the apical half; exte- 

 rior face with a light preapical band preceded by one fuscous band. 

 Posterior tibiae blue, with a rather wide, pale subbasal annulus. 



Length of bod}', male, 21^ to :25 mm., female, 26^ mm.; length of 

 tegmina, male, 20 to 25 mm., female, 25 nmi.; length of posterior 

 femora, male, lOi to 13i mm. ; female, 13 mm. 



One male, type, without locality, Bruner collection; one male, Tehama 

 County, California, U. S. National Museum; one male, one female, 

 Spokane, Washington, Los Angeles, Coquillett; collector, Bruner. 



