1923] The Fulgorid^ of Eastern North America 159 



109. Vertex longer than its basal width ; size smaller, 7 mm. 258 



Epiptera floridw Walker 

 Vertex not longer than its basal Avidth ; size larger, 8-10 mm. 259 



E. septentriondlis Provancher 



110. Vertex broader than long; frons irrorate 48 E. variegata Van Duzee 



Vertex as long as broad or longer ; frons not irrorate, pale with a distinctly 



darker brown band basally 261 E. slossoni Van Duzee 



111. Clypeus brown; vertex obtusely angulate anteriorly 262 E. pallida Say 



Clypeus black; vertex broadly rounded anteriorly 263... E. hrittoni Metcalf 



112. Vertex elongate, twice as long as broad 264 E. colorata Van Duzee 



Vertex as long as broad 265 E. opaca Say 



CATONIA 



113. Veins of the fore Avings impunctate 73 114 



Veins of the fore wings distinctly punctate 14 116 



114. Fore wings uniform brown in color, a few of the cross veins sometimes 



marked with paler, size larger about 6 mm 115 



Fore wings blackish uniformly spotted with small pale spots, size smaller 

 about 3 mm Catonia luella Metcalf 



115. Frons uniformly black; clypeus paler, strongly contrasted 70 



• C. dimidata Van Duzee 

 Frons transversely banded with pale 69 C. impunctata Fitch 



116. Fore wings with incomplete transverse veinlets in the cells 



C. grisea Van Duzee 

 Fore wings without transverse veinlets in the cells 117 



117. Face unbanded 118 



Face conspicuously banded 70 119 



118. Frons with a short white bar at the middle and at the apex, colors darker, 



size larger, about 6 mm C. Carolina Metcalf 



Frous without the white bars, color mostly tawny, size smaller, about 5 mm. 



C. pumila Van Duzee 



119. Middle light band narrow, basal and apical bands brownish 120 



Middle light band broad 121 



120. Wings variegated; lateral margins of the frons distinctly punctate 



C. pini Metcalf 

 Wings unicolorous except the punctate veins C. hicinctura Van Duzee 



121. Basal and apical bands brown, the latter with a distinct pale transverse 



mark along the clypeal border C. lunata Metcalf 



Basal and apical bands black 122 



122. Frons much narrowed between the eyes, broadened apically; size larger 



7 i^^n^ C. nava Say 



Frons not much narrowed between the eyes; not much broadened apically; 

 size smaller, 5 mm. or less ' l-*^ 



