REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST 1904 533 



While the types of this species are too much changed for satis- 

 factory comparison there is no doubt as to the correctness of Mr 

 Van Duzee's reference and his full redescription furnishes a good 

 basis for the identification of the species. The pronounced fulvous 

 color of head, pronotum, and scutellum mark it off at once from 

 other species. 



Aside from Fitch's original locality, probably Salem, it has been 

 recorded from Buffalo and vicinity, Colden, Lake Placid and Lan- 

 caster by Mr Van Duzee. His record that it occurs " always on 

 hemlock, spruce or pines " seems to be supported by later collections. 



Phlepsius incisus Van Duzee 



Phlepsius incisus Van Duzee. Am. Ent. vSoc. Trans. 1892. 

 19:73; Buf. Soc. Nat. Hist. Bui. p. 199 



Specimens noted for Gowanda in addition to Buffalo and Lan- 

 caster. Previously recorded by Mr Van Duzee, also collected by 

 him at Lake Placid in 1904. 



Phlepsius irroratus Say 



Jassus irroratus Say. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Jour. 1831. 6:308; 



reprinted in Compl. Wr. 1869. 2: 1384; Fitch, Homop. N. Y. State 



Cab. 1 85 1, p. 62; reprinted in Lintner. 9th Rep't. 1893. p. 402; 



N. Y. Agri. Soc. Trans. 856. 16:449; Lintner. ist Rep't. 1882, 133, 



(notice) 

 Allygus irroratus Uhler. Stand. Nat. Hist. 1884. 2 : 245, fig 310 

 Phlepsius irroratus Van Duzee. Am. Ent. 1890. 6 : 93 ; 



Psyche. 1890. 9: 389; Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 1892. 19 : 71, pi. i, fig. 



6, 7, 21 ; Van Duzee, in Lintner. 9th Rep't. 1893. p. 410 



Buffalo [Van Duzee], New York city [Bueno], Salem, Nassau, 

 Cold Spring Harbor, Staten Island, Jamaica. 



Abundant everywhere that collections have been made. Occurs 

 on a wide range of plants and in a wide range of conditions. 



Phlepsius majestus Osborn & Ball 



A specimen of this interesting species has been received from 

 Mr J. R. De La Torre Bueno, collected at Mosholu N'. Y. Here- 

 tofore the species has been recognized from New Jersey, Iowa, 

 and Ohio. It is very rare in collections due probably to the fact 

 that it is extremely active and difffcult to capture, often escaping 

 from the net into which it may have been swept. It occurs on 

 wet land being swept from the low vegetation but the particular 

 food plant if it has a single host has not been determined. It is 

 the largest and one of the most handsome species of the genus. 



Phlepsius decorus Osborn & Ball 



Phlepsius decorus Osborn & Ball. la. Acad. Sci. Proc. 1894. 

 4: 230 



Evidently a rare specimen in the State as it has been collected 

 only at Hamburg by Mr Van Duzee. It has been taken at Brock- 

 ville Ont. by Mr Metcalfe, Aug. 23, 1903. 



It occurs in moist locations and probably feeds on some of the 

 coarse grasses but the particular species has not been determined. 



