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  one 
  terminating 
  about 
  two-thirds 
  the 
  distance 
  from 
  the 
  base, 
  

   the 
  dorsal 
  one 
  not 
  quite 
  reaching 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  two 
  carinae 
  on 
  dorsal 
  

   surface 
  extending 
  full 
  length, 
  a 
  slight 
  short 
  median 
  carina 
  be- 
  

   tween 
  the 
  eyes. 
  The 
  clypeus 
  has 
  median 
  and 
  lateral 
  carinae 
  

   corresponding 
  with 
  those 
  of 
  ventral 
  side 
  of 
  prolongation 
  of 
  head. 
  

   Antenna 
  has 
  second 
  joint 
  cylindrical, 
  longer 
  than 
  first, 
  and 
  well 
  

   supplied 
  with 
  sense 
  organs. 
  Head 
  narrower 
  than 
  thorax. 
  Pro- 
  

   notum 
  has 
  three 
  carinae, 
  the 
  lateral 
  ones 
  straight, 
  diverging 
  and 
  

   reaching 
  the 
  posterior 
  margin; 
  carinae 
  of 
  scutellum 
  similar 
  to 
  

   those 
  of 
  pronotum. 
  Posterior 
  tarsi 
  shorter 
  than 
  their 
  tibiae. 
  

  

  Dictyophorodelphax 
  mirabilis 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Length 
  from 
  apex 
  of 
  prolongation 
  of 
  head 
  to 
  apex 
  of 
  abdo- 
  

   men 
  8 
  mm. 
  ; 
  prolongation 
  4 
  mm. 
  Testaceous; 
  clypeus 
  and 
  apex 
  of 
  

   rostrum 
  black; 
  eyes 
  dark 
  drown, 
  very 
  little 
  excavated 
  below; 
  

   black 
  line 
  on 
  anterior 
  of 
  first 
  segment 
  of 
  antenna, 
  brown 
  spot 
  

   on 
  cheek 
  below 
  antenna; 
  prolongation 
  of 
  head 
  with 
  the 
  outer 
  

   two-fifths 
  bent 
  slightly 
  downward, 
  blunt 
  at 
  apex, 
  carinae 
  with 
  

   black 
  line 
  on 
  edges 
  and 
  hairy 
  along 
  their 
  bases. 
  Pronotum 
  and 
  

   scutellum 
  brown 
  outside 
  of 
  lateral 
  carinae 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  v/ith 
  brown 
  

   markings 
  on 
  sides 
  of 
  segments. 
  Tegmina 
  pale 
  testaceous, 
  

   nearly 
  transparent, 
  oblong, 
  not 
  quite 
  reaching 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  ab- 
  

   domen; 
  veins 
  with 
  scattered 
  dark 
  brown 
  dots, 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  dark 
  

   brown 
  spots 
  on 
  termen 
  between 
  veins, 
  an 
  elongate 
  spot 
  on 
  costal 
  

   margin, 
  and 
  also 
  on 
  sutural 
  margin 
  but 
  a 
  short 
  distance 
  from 
  ter- 
  

   men, 
  the 
  one 
  on 
  sutural 
  margin 
  the 
  longer 
  and 
  farther 
  from 
  ter- 
  

   men; 
  wings 
  absent. 
  

  

  Femora 
  and 
  tibiae 
  lineated 
  with 
  dark 
  brown 
  or 
  black; 
  an- 
  

   terior 
  and 
  intermediate 
  tibiae 
  black-ringed 
  near 
  apex; 
  anterior 
  

   and 
  intermediate 
  tarsi; 
  brown, 
  black 
  at 
  apex; 
  posterior 
  tarsi 
  

   brown 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  first 
  segment, 
  black 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  last 
  segment. 
  

   Calcar 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  posterior 
  tibia 
  about 
  three-fourths 
  length 
  of 
  

   first 
  segment 
  of 
  tarsus, 
  7 
  to 
  8 
  teeth, 
  these 
  and 
  the 
  two 
  spines 
  on 
  

   outer 
  side 
  of 
  tibia 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  tibiae 
  and 
  at 
  apices 
  of 
  first 
  and 
  second 
  

   joints 
  of 
  tarsi 
  black-tipped. 
  Anal 
  tube 
  large, 
  style 
  small, 
  in- 
  

   cluded. 
  Ovipositor 
  pale. 
  Pygofers 
  of 
  male 
  truncate, 
  with 
  a 
  

   large 
  ventral 
  notch; 
  styles 
  broad, 
  laterally 
  compressed, 
  near 
  to- 
  

   gether, 
  their 
  tips 
  very 
  slender 
  and 
  bent 
  upwards 
  nearly 
  at 
  right 
  

   angles 
  and 
  curved 
  forward 
  a 
  little, 
  slightly 
  diverging, 
  dark 
  brown. 
  

  

  Two 
  males 
  and 
  two 
  females 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  were 
  swept 
  from 
  

  

  