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bright yellow. There is also a yellowish vitta on the suture between 

 the coriurn and clavus. The hyaline spots on the costa and apex of 

 the elytra are narrow, and there is an . indication of a yellowish 

 annulus about the gibbous area on the elytra. Face fulvous with a 

 black disk. Legs yellow, annulated with black. This is a very 

 different looking insect from the pale .testaceous form described by 

 Prof. Ball in his synopsis of the genus Clastoptera as xanthocephala. 

 Although so different in coloring they may represent forms of one 

 species. The variation which seems to be in color only is perhaps 

 no greater than we find in Clastoptera proteus Fitch. 



Oncometopia costalis Fahr. 



Apparently common. Fifteen examples were taken. 



Tettigonia hieroglypliica Say. 

 Thirteen examples. 



Helochara communis Fitch. 

 Two examples. 



Gypona inelanota Spanbg. 



One immature specimen determined by Prof. E. D. Ball. 



ldiocenis lachrymalis Fitch. 

 One female. 



Idiocerus suturalis Fitch. 



One female of the form with the maculated elytral suture. 



Phlepsius cuinulatus Ball. 



Six examples. This stout little species seems to be quite abundant 

 throughout the mountains of Colorado and the adjacent States. 



The following description of a new Coccid from Beulah is con- 

 tributed by Wilmatte P. Cockerell and T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Plienacoccus vipersioides n.sp.— 9 Length about .2 mm. Plump, 



of ordinary form, pale salmon-pink, appearing somewhat white from a mealy 

 secretion ; not so mealy below, hence pinker. Margin with an irregular but 

 distinct fringe of cottony tassels, short caudal tassels.— Boiled in liquor potassa; 

 turns a deep claret color. Labium dimerous long. 129,", hit. 90 /A Skin with 

 many small glands and sparsely hairy. Each segment has on each side a small 

 group of two spines and several round glands. Legs large and sparsely hairy, 

 about six hairs in each longitudinal row on tibia; femur slender. Middle leg: 



