HEMIPTERA OF COLORADO 



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beneatli the eyes, outer margin concave near 

 the eyes, broadly rounded below, attaining the 

 tip of the clypeus, (luite narrow below the lorae: 

 front two-fifths longer than broad, twice as 

 long as the clypeus, superior angle very obtuse 

 and evenly rounded. Face and vertex finely 

 shagieened. Disc of vertex not depressed, one- 

 tliird longer on the middle than next the eyes, 

 width between the eyes twice the length at the 

 middle. I'ronotum two and one-eight times as 

 broad as long, length one? and six-seventlis 

 that of the vertex, curvature three-sevenths of 

 the length, smooth anteriorly, posteriorly witli 

 scattering obsolete punctures. Scutellum as 

 in querci. Hind margin of the last ventra 

 segment with the tooth more nearly rectangu- 

 lar than in (luerci. Color fuscous. Vertex-, 

 anterior margin of pronotum, and all beneath 

 pale yellowish. Elytia smoky subhyaline with 

 an indistinct, darker band extending down and 

 forward from the tip of the clavus. Inner mar- 

 gin of the clavus with two oblicjue pale spots. 



Length 5 mm. Described from one female. Near querci. 



Manitou, July (Tucker). 



Mutettix querci n. sp. 



Female: Face one-sixth wider than long; clypeus fully two- thirds longer than broad, 

 constriced in the middle, broad near the apex, basal suture curved; lorae as long and 

 four-fifths as broad as the clypeus; genae broadly expanded laterally, a broad shallow 

 furrow extending from eyes to lorae, outer margin sharply rounded; front nearly one- 

 tliird longer than broad, fully twice as long as the 

 clypeus, rapidly narrowing below the antennae, 

 superiorly very obtuse and evenly rounded. Face 

 and vertex finely shagreened. less distinctly on the 

 latter. Disc of the vertex transversely and nar- 

 rowly depressed just back of the anterior margin, 

 slightly longer on the middle than next the eyes, 

 width between the eyes once and five-sixths the 

 length at the middle. Pronotum little more than 

 twice wider than long, length two times that of the 

 vertex, curvature six-elevenths of the length, 

 anterior one-fourth smooth, posterior three-fourths 

 faintly transversely rugose, posterior margin 

 slightly concave. Scutellum with the black trans- 

 verse groove curving forward. Hind margin of the 

 last ventral segment with two deep sharp notches. 

 Including between them a large blunt median tooth, 

 posterior angles rounded. Color fulvous brown. 

 F.'ice and vertex pale yellow, a small black spot on 

 the genae next to the lorae, vertex with an indis- 

 tinct brown mottling. Pronotum fulvous brown, 

 yellowish on tlie anterior margin, with an indis- 

 tinct pale median line. Scutellum yellowish with 

 the basal angles, two spots between, and apex, ful- 

 vous brown. Elytra uniform pale smoky brown, 

 subhyaline. Abdomen except the first ventral seg- 

 ment, yellowish brown, pygofers reddish, pale on 

 the lower margin, with whitish hair arising from 

 black spots. Prosternum with a large black spot. 

 Legs pale yellow, tibial spines arising from black 

 spots, tips of tarsi infuscate. 



