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THE APPLE EEAF HOPPER 



before tlic scutclluni. Scutellum elongate, witli a l)roa<l and deep transverse 

 fovea anteriorly, wb.icli is imperfectly divided l)y a median carina; sides 

 anteriorly strongly earinate; posterior portion stronglv convex, highly pol- 

 ished. Aletanotum rugose anterior!}', with a transverse carina and con- 

 striction, behind which are two large completely closed areas separated by 

 a median carina; apically witli an elongate petiolar area and a (|uadrate 

 lateral area on each side. l'leur;e shining. Mcsopleura depressed at its 

 junction with the metapleurcT, the latter above with a deep circular fovea 

 and below with a coarse punctate frcnum. Abdomen subpctiolatc, scarcely 

 longer than the thorax. Petiole twice as wide as long as the tip; basally 

 with a median triangular impression on each side of which is a smaller 

 rounded one; surface irregularly aciculate; spiracles placed slightly before 



Fig. 100. Mr 



Brue.s. Female. 



the middle, connected with the posterior angles Ijj' a lateral raised line. 

 Second segment smooth, as long as the hrst; gradually widened to its apex, 

 where it is as wide as long; following segments about equal in length, the 

 third the widest. Ovipositor nearly as long as the abdomen. Legs slen- 

 der, dull yellow. Wings, hyaline, the veins grayish; stigma narrow% but 

 distinctly triangular, being about four times as long as thick. Three 

 cubital cells; hrst section of the radius extremely short, second over twice 

 as long as the second transverse cubitus; recurrent ner\'ure interstitial; 

 submedian vein distinct^- longer than the median. 



Described from one ispccimen bred from a pui)arium of Peyontyia brassicd' , 

 Bouche. 



