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sect; the color is a dark brown, with more or less bluish 

 bloom, and minutely pubescent. Head short subconical, 

 with a smooth grooved line on the middle ; antennae rus- 

 set-brown, paler towards the tip, the joints long; rostrum 

 dull testaceous, dark at tip, reaching behind the anterior 

 coxae. Pronotum moderately long, convex, feebly sinu- 

 ated on the sides, the anterior submargin with a bright 

 orange band which does not reach the sides; sternum 

 and pleural segments dark plumbeous, bordered with tes- 

 taceous. Legs pale testaceous, obscured above with 

 fuscous, and the tarsi more or less fuscous. Hemielytra 

 velvety, long, and much narrower than the pronotum, 

 clavus with a white streak, corium with a longer white 

 streak at base which grows wider posteriorly, the mem- 

 brane long, marked with one or two faint spots near base, 

 with a clear long spot beyond and another, longer, near 

 the tip. Venter dull yellow, brighter on the connexivum, 

 and dusky along each side of disk. 



Length to tip of venter, 3 mm. Width of pronotum, 

 ly^ mm. 



This beautiful little species was taken at San Esteban, 

 in April, by Mr. Charles D. Haines. 



Macrovelia hornii Uhler. One specimen was se- 

 cured near Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. It is 

 a common insect in southern California and Arizona. 



Mesovelia bisignata Uhler. Specimens were col- 

 lected at Lower Purisima, in April, by Mr. C. D. 

 Haines. 



Velia stagnalis Burm. This Mexican species was 

 brought from the vicinity of Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John 

 Xanthus. 



Rhagovelia obesa Uhler. Specimens were found 



2d See., Vol IV. ( 19 ) June 20, 1894. 



