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57. Ophiderma flavicephala Goding (Plate xxix, 6j 



1892 Ophiderma flavicephala Godg., Ins. Life 5:92. 



1894 Godg., Cat. Memb. N. A., p. 439. 



1908 Van Duzee, Stud. N. A. Memb., p. 100, pi. 2, fig. 28. 



1909 Van Duzee, Flor. Hem, p. 207. 



1909 Smith, Ins. N. J., p. 93. 



1910 Ophiderma flavoccphala Matausch, Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc. 18:109. 



1915 Ophiderma flavicephala Metcalf, Hom. No. Car., p. 8. 



1916 Van Duzee, Check List Hem., p. 61, no. 1703. 



Rare. Only a few records for the basin. Host not known, probably 

 oak. Species recognized by the lateral yellow line on or near the margin 

 of the pronotum. , 



Technical description. — Brown with yellow lateral stripes; densely pubescent and pimctate; 

 pronotum broadly convex, gradually sloping from humeral region; posterior process almost 

 reaching tips of tegmina; tegmina hyaline, bases and tips brown. 



Head much broader than long, finely punctate, sparingly pubescent mth long hairs, yellow 

 with a small black spot above each ocellus; ocelli prominent, brilliant red; inferior margin 

 of face strongly sinuate; clypeus broad, extending below margin of face. 



Pronotum densely punctate and pubescent, hairs long; uniform brown with yellow stripe 

 beginning at head and extending two-thirds of length of pronotum; dorsum rounded, slightly 

 depressed in middle; posterior process acute, almost reaching tips of tegmina. 



Tegmina coriaceous and opaque, distal half of each brown, apical half hyaline; tips brown. 

 Undersurface of thorax fuscous; abdomen flavous. Trochanters and femora strongly marked 

 with black. 



Males slightly smaller and much darker than females, with much heavier pubescence 

 especially on anterior part of pronotum. 



Length 5.5-6 mm.; width 2-2.5 mm. 



58. Ophiderma jlava Goding (Plate xxix, 5) 



1892 Ophiderma flava Godg., Ins. Life .S:93. 



1893 Godg., Can. Ent. 25 : 172. 



1894 Godg., Cat. Memb. N. A., p. 439. 



1908 Van Duzee, Stud. N. A. Memb., p. 100. 



1909 Smith, Ins. N. .!., p. 93. 



1915 Metcalf, Hom. No. Car., p. S. 



1916 Van Duzee, Check List Hem., p. 61, no. 1704. 



Rare. Has been taken occasionally by beating low shrubs and bushes. 

 Particular host not known. The eggs and the nymphs have not been 

 recognized. The adult insect may be at once recognized by the uniform 

 light green or greenish yellow color. 



Technical description. — Large greenish yellow species, fading to sordid yellow in cabinet 

 specimens; body robust and long; posterior process not reaching apices of tegmina; tegmina 

 hyahne, brown at base and fuscous-clouded at tips. 



Head much broader than long, green, weakly and sparingly punctata, smootli, shining, 

 sparingly pubescent; eyes large, red; ocelli prominent, reddish, about equidistant from 

 each other and from the eyes; clypeus smooth, nearly black, base regularly rounded, tip 

 extending below inferior margin of face. 



