HEMIPTERA OP COLORADO. 



99 



Det. VanDuzee. 

 Colorado (VanDuzee, 



Det. VanDuzee. 



Steamboat Springs, July 26tli (Gillette). 



IThaninotettix longiseta YanD, 



North-western Colorado (Gillette— see \^anDuzee, 2). 



4). 



Steamboat Springs, July 26th (Gillette). 



Thamnotettix montanus VanD. 



Mountains of South-western Colorado '(Gillette— see A'anDuzee, 2): 

 Colorado (VanDuzee, 4). 



Steamboat Springs, July 26th (Gillette). Steamboat 

 Springs, July 14th on Carex, Solidago and Delphinium occi- 

 dentale (Baker) . 



Thamnotettix punctiscuta n. sp. 



Face about one-ninth wider than long; clypeus one-third longer than broad, sides 

 almost parallel, broadly rounded at tlie apex, basal suture nearly straight; lorae two- 

 thirds as wide and almost as long as the clypeus; genae moderately depressed lieneath 

 the eyes, outer m;irgin evenly 

 rounded, attaining the tip of 

 the clypeus, very narrow below 

 the lorae; front nearly as broad 

 as long, once and three-fifths 

 the length of the clypeus, 

 rapidly narrowing bek)W, su- 

 perior angle very obtuse. Face 

 and vertex finely shagreened. 

 Disc of vertex flat, sloping, 

 length at the middle once and 

 a half that at the eyes, widtli 

 between the eyes once and 

 four-fifths the length at the 

 middle. Pronotum twice wider 

 than long, lengtli once and 

 three-fourtlis that of the ver- 

 tex, curvature three-sevenths of the length, posterior two-thirds finely transversely 

 wrinlfled and with scattered sliallow punctures, hind margin slightly concave, sides 

 rather long and -larinate. Scutellum finely shagreened, transverse suture nearly straight. 

 Color yellowish and smoky. Face \ellow with .-utures and a spot beneath the antennae 

 black, a small brown spot on the upper end of the lorae and one on the genae beneath the 

 eyes. Vertex yellow with two small approximate brown spots on the disc. Pronotum 

 with disc dark green, front and lateral margin yellow. Scutellum yellow with two black 

 spots in frontof the transverse groove. Elytra smoky tinged with green, nervures yellow. 

 Tergum black, margins yellow. Venter black, segments apically margined with yellow, 

 next to tlie last segment with two large yellow spots on either side. Genital organs 

 yellowish below. Legs light yellow. 



Lcngtii 6 mrn. Described from one male. 



Steamboat Springs, July 26th (Gillette). 



