﻿Life Hlstori) Notes of (Jranhcrrji LaJx'r Jlomopirni 



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to the second abdominal segment and are wider than the abdomen. 

 The abdomen narrows from the second segment and in full fed 

 individuals is quite long, tapering gradually to the rather acute 



The color is white or yellowish white, minutely dotted with 

 brown or blackish in a definite pattern for the abdomen but with 

 rather scattered spots on the thorax. There are lateral patches 

 on the pronotum, a median patch on the line opening on the meso- 

 thorax and meta-thorax and converging stripes on the abdomen 

 starting from the sides at the base and meeting on the third seg- 

 m.ent continuing as median stripes to the sixth, which is entirely 

 dark. The seventh segment is paler than the sixth and the apex 

 with bristles. The body beneath is all white, the cheeks are 

 partially dotted with blackish, the legs are entirely Avhite. The 

 beak extends to the second pair of coxae. 



SLOSSON'S ELIDIPTERA 

 Elidiptera slossoni Van Diizee 



This species (Fig. 40) presents some very interesting features 

 and furnishes a hint as to the habits and life history of other mem- 

 bers of the genus which should make it possible to add much of 

 interest in their study. 



Hitherto the genus has been represented quite sparingly in col- 

 lections and so far as known to the writer nothing has been pub- 

 lished as to their life history or habitats. 



In 1917 a number of adults and nymphs were taken by 

 Professor Drake and sent to me for identification. Additional 

 specimens have been secured the past season and the data now 



Fig. 40. — Elidiptera slossoni Van D. : a, adult; h, liead, pronotum 

 and scutellum dorsal \ lew — nui'/li enlarged; c, male genitalia; d. 

 nymph of last instar. 



