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pale dusky, usually white in the areole and next the tip of the cuneus, also a little whitish 

 next the posterior border. Posterior part of propleura, and upper part of mesopleura 

 whitish. Abdomen fulvo-piceous, testaceous at tip. 



Length to end of abomeu 8-3.^5 mm. To tip of membrane 3.75-4 mm. Width of base of 

 pronotum .73-1 mm. Described from two speciemens, including both sexes, sent to me 

 from Colorado. Mr. Coquillet also sent specimens from Los Angeles, and I have examined 

 other specimens from Dakota and northern New York. It is variable as to the amount 

 of yellow on the antennae, head and pronotum, and as to the brown clouding of 

 the hemelytra." 



Fort Collins, May 20tli to June 4th (Baker and Gillette). 

 Montrose, June 24tli (Gillette). 



Orectodems anioeniis Uhl. 



Near Denver (B. II. Smith— see Uhler, 5). Colo. (Gillette— see Osborn, 1). 

 Orectodems longicollis Uhler n. sp. 



"Piceous, opaque, elongate subfusiform, with the head broad subconical. as seen from 

 above, the base abruptly contracted into a short neck, the prothorax campanulate, and 

 the wing-covers widening behind the middle. Head very moderately convex above, 

 much longer than wide, polished, piceous, rather minutely scabrous than punctate, the 

 vertex moderately arched and obsoletely carinate in front, the neck shorter than the 

 corresponding contraction of the pronotum, front broadly depressed each side near the 

 middle of the eyes, upper cheeks placed superiorly; tylus narrow, moderately short, not 

 separated above by a distinct suture, tip tapering; rostrum set much below the depressed 

 gula, blackish-piceous, thick at the very base, slender from thence to tip,' reaching Ijehind 

 the anterior coxae; eyes low, close-set again.st the side of the head; antennae of 

 medium length, the basal joint rufo-piceons, shorter than the head, the second rufo- 

 piceous, with the apical third moderately clavate, and dull blackish, as long as the middle 

 line of the corium, third abruptly more slender, almost setaceous, testaceous, scarcely 

 more than one-half the length of the second, the fourth much shorter, dusky, equally 

 slender. Pronotum dull black, minutely granulated and wrinkled, the two lobes of 

 nearly equal length, the callosities large, tumid, separated by a very shallow line, but 

 connected with the swelling of the sides, the line separating the lobes is placed behind 

 this swelling; posterior lobe wide at base, having sinuated sides, and with prominently 

 tubercular Immeri; side flaps steep, rounded, coarsely wrinkled. Legs dull fulvo-piceous, 

 ■with the spines, tip of tibiae and apical portion of tarsi black. Scutellum smooth, dull 

 black, witli sinuated sides, and a little tumid at apex. Clavus ivory white, coarsely 

 scabrous, with a piceous band at base which also runs diagonally upon the base of corium; 

 corium also ivory white, less coarsely scabrous, crossed behind the middle with an 

 obliquely bounded piceous spot which covers the entire end; cuneus piceous, with an 

 ivory yellow acute diagonal spot on the l)asal portion; membrane dark brown at base, 

 gradually paler to almost white posteriorly. Abdomen black, highly polished. 



Length to end of abdomen 5 mm. Width of base of pronotum 1.5 mm. Only a single 

 specimen, a male, has thus far been brought to my notice. The lemale is a desideratum 

 requiring the attention of collectors." 



Steamboat Springs, Jul 3^ 14th (Baker). 



Orectodems ohliquus Uhl. 



Hills, June to s^eptember (Carpenter— see Uhler, 6). Estes Park (Snow— see 

 VanDuzee, 5). 



North Park, July 20th; Steamboat Springs, July 26th; 

 Montrose, June 24th (Gillette). In mountains south-west of 

 North Park, July 10th, on Artemisia tridentata (Baker). 



