68 EDWARD P. VAN DUZEE. 



lette and Baker List of the Hemiptera of Colorado, and in Smith's 

 Catalogue of the Insects of New Jersey. For the specimens in my 

 collection I am indebted to Prof. C. W. Johnson and Mr. de la 

 Torre Bueno for material taken respectively in New Jersey and at 

 Mosholu, N. Y. Prof. Osborn has more recently sent me specimens 

 from Ohio and Washington, D. C, and I have seen others from 

 Massachusetts. 

 Rhacoguathus americanus Stal. 



I have seen but four specimens of this species, all darker in color 

 than the description by Stal would indicate. They are virtually 

 black, but a close inspection shows the testaceous rugse between the 

 punctures. The specimen now in my collection was taken at Winni- 

 peg, Manitolja, by Mr. Hanham. Prof. Osborn has two specimens 

 taken at Londonville, Ohio, in June. 

 Zicrona cseriilea Liuu. 



Uhler records this pretty species from Idaho, Arizona, New 

 Mexico, Colorado and Utah ; Prof. Cockerell has kindly given me 

 a typical example taken in the Organ Mountains, New Mexico; and 

 an example of the bronze variety described as cuprea by Dallas, 

 taken at Salt Lake City, Utah, in July, 1899, was sent to me by 

 Mr. G. Wesley Browning. Mrs. Slosson has taken it on Mt. Wash- 

 ington, New Hampshire. 



Genus PODISilTS H. S. 



In the 45th Annual Report of the Massachusetts State Board of 

 Agriculture, for 1897, pp. 412-439, Mr. A. H. Kirkland gives us a 

 very full and careful account of this genus. I give below a more 

 extended synopsis of the species to supplement that given by Mr. 

 Kirkland. It includes one southern species {sagitta Fabr.) not 

 included by him and restores braeteatus Fitch to the specific rank I 

 believe it should have. 



Cheeks longer than the tylus, at times approaching and su-bcontiguons before it, 

 its inner angle acute ; size large 1. 



Apex of the head truncated ; cheeks and tylus equally long, or rounded with the 

 tylus exceeding the cheeks 3. 



1. Humeri rounded, not at all prominent; posterior angles of the pronotuni pro- 



duced in a short acute spine [Apateticus) Cilletti. 



Humeri prominent, obtuse or acute (Apcecilus) 2. 



2. Median valve of the female genital segment quadrangular cynicus. 



Median valve of the female genital segment triangular. 



braeteatus and crocatus. 



