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narrow above, narrow line on posterior border of pronotum, greater 

 part of sides of prothorax, tegulae, narrow lateral lines on scutum, 

 large lateral triangular spots on scutellum, fascia on metanotum, 

 curved fascia on dorsum of median segment narrowly interrupted on 

 posterior surface of segment, lateral angles and sides of same, large 

 spot on metapleurae, small posterior and larger anterior spot on 

 mesopleurae the latter of which extends downward to join its fellow 

 on the sternum and forming with it a longitudinal band that reaches 

 the middle coxae, fasciae on tergites, first broad laterally but deeply 

 and widely emarginate on the anterior middle, nearly interrupted on 

 mid-dorsal line, and slightly biemarginate on the posterior border, 

 second with lateral sinuations and broad median emarginations on 

 anterior border, third with anterior lateral sinuations and dorsally 

 biemarginate, fourth and fifth undulate on anterior border, apex of 

 sixth broadly, broad fasciae on sternites, the more posterior ones 

 narrowed medially, coxae, tochanters and femora except broadly 

 above, tibiae, and tarsi, yellow, the color being very pale on the 

 labium, clypeus, orbits, and fasciae of the tergites. 



The flagellum is dark, testaceous above, yellow below, basally be- 

 coming somewhat rufous apically. It does not show the broadening 

 of the medial segments seen on the male. The legs are relatively 

 short and stout, the middle metatarsus being similar to that of the 

 male. The second cubital cell is almost a perfect rectangle. The 

 pubescence is like that on the male. 



Length. — 14-16 mm. 



Described from two males and one female ; one male from Arboles, 

 Colorado, second male from Iron County, Utah, and the female 

 from North Yakima, Washington. 



Type. — Male in the Brooklyn Museum. Allotype and paratype, 

 Cat. No. 19805, U.S.N.M. 



STICTIELLA EXIGUA Fox. 



Figs. 73, 74, 92. 



Monedula exigua Fox, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1895, p. 370, female. 



Male. — Black: Labrum, mandibles except apices, clypeus, inferior 

 part of frons, curved spot on either side the anterior ocellus, almost 

 inclosing it, scape except apical spot above, broad anterior orbits nar- 

 rowed to a point above, posterior orbits more or less perfectly con- 

 nected across the posterior of vertex, prothorax except small anterior 

 median dorsal spot, lateral lines and a pair of large discal spots on 

 scutum, broad fascia roundly emarginate on anterior middle or nar- 

 rowly interrupted on midline on scutellum, metanotum, broad curved 

 fascia on dorsum of median segment, lateral angles broadly and sides 

 of same, metapleurae, mesopleurae, and mesosternum except nar- 

 row anterior black border and large lateral black spot on front and 



