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Degeeria disjiiiicta Nicolet, Soc. Helv., p. 71, 1841. 

 Dcgeeria cortocalis Nicolet, See. Helv., p. 72, 184-1. 

 Degeeria nivalis Lnlibock, Notes on the Thys., p. 594, 1861. 

 Degeeria iiicoletii Luliliock, Linn. soe. trans., p. 229, 1867. 

 Degeeria )intsc<)n(iii Tulllierg, Fort. Ofv. Lv. Podur., p. 148, 



1871. 

 Degeeria arhorea Tullberg, Fcirt. Oix. Lv. Podur., ]). 148, 1871. 

 Degeeria marguKiia Tnllberg, Fort. Ofv. Lv. Podnr., p. 148, 



1871. 

 Degeeria deceinfusciata Packard, Thys. p]ssex Co., Mass., ii. 



40, 1873. 

 Degeeria pulchdla Ridley, Ent. Mo. Mag-., XVII, p. 270, 1881. 

 Eniomobrya multlfasciata Brook, Revis Gen. Ent., 1883. Uzel. 



Thys. Bohemia^, p. 57, 1890. Schott, Palaearct. Coll., p. 49, 



1893. Schaffer, Coll. V. Hamburg, p. 197, 1896. Collinge and 



Shoebotham, jr. econ. biol., V, p. 113, 1910. Guthrie, Coll. of 



Minn., p. 77. 



Description: Length — 1.5 mm. Color — Yellow with well- 

 defined dark markings around margin of thorax II, distal 

 margin of thorax III, distal margins of abdomen I, II, proximal 

 margin abdomen IV, V and VI; distal ends of the antennae 

 segments I and II are also dark; anchor shaped mark on the 

 head pointing distally. Antenna? — About half the length of the 

 body, segments II, III and IV subequal. Ocelli — Sixteen. 

 Claws — Two; su]ierior armed with one tooth about the center 

 of the inner margin, and usually there are two teeth. Small 

 tooth on the outer margin, those taken from Laguna and San 

 Diego were armed with three teeth on the inner margin; 

 inferior lanceolate and unarmed. Furcula — Not passing the 

 ventral tube ; dentes plus mucrones longer than manubrium ; 

 mucrones, two teeth. 



Variation: This species is quite variable and several vari- 

 eties have been described as different species. Brook gives the 

 most comi)lete description of the markings. I find great 

 variation in mine; the anchor-shainnl mark was found only on 

 the sjiecimens from Laguna Beach. 



