Described Memhracidce of North America. 469 



This species is near ^>rr///r//pewu's, Still, but is larger, and 

 has the tegmina ferruginous. 



287. T. CORNUTULA, ?, St^l. 



18t)9. Tropidoscyta cornntuld. Stal, Hem. Fabr. ii, 

 46.4. 

 J[ah—Mi:x. (Stal). 



238. T. GIBKERA, ?, Stcll. 



186U. Tropidosci/ta (jlljl>cra. Still, Hem. Fabr. ii,4(), 8. 

 Hab.—Tex. (Stal). 



239. T. AMERICANA, n. sp. * 



Black, more or less speckled with white. Head nearly 

 quadrangular, punctured, with linear impressions, strongly 

 recurved Prothorax black, with one prominent percur- 

 rent carina, on each side of which is a curved carina starting 

 some distance behind origin of median carina, and extending 

 posteriorly half-way to apex; anterior part of prothorax some- 

 what elevated, advanced, truncate superiorly, at middle deeply 

 notched. Behind this notch a prominent tubercle; apex 

 acuminate, almost ferruginous. Tegmina blackish brown, 

 spotted across middle with white: exterior angle and apex fer- 

 ruginous-brown: a white patch in front of this; posterior bor- 

 der white, with many ferruginous dots at the base of costal 

 area, first basal cell and clavus coriaceous. Legs black, tarsi 

 light ferruginous. Length, 4.8 mm. 



Described from two specimens. Types in author's collec- 

 tion and that of E. P. Van Duzee. 

 Hah.— Arizona {Goding). 



L. BOLBONOTA, Am. & Serv. 



Subgenus Bolbonota, Stal. 



240. B. PICTIPENNIS, Fairm. 



1846. Bolhonota pictipennis. Fairm. Rev. Mem. 258, 3. 

 185L Boll)onota /Hcf/jxiniis. Walk. List Horn. B. M. 



495, 3. 

 1864. Bolhonota pictipennis. Stal, Hem. Mex. 68, 409. 

 Hab.^ Mi^x. {Stal). 



* This species may be found in some cpUeci ions under the MS. 

 name '■ carinata." 



