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legs, coxae, second joint of antennae, last three segments of abdomen, 

 and edge of same, also the rostrum except at tip, yellowish white. 

 Length, 2.2 mm. ; width, i mm. 



Four female specimens. Falls Qiurch, Va., Jtily 15 and 

 August 2, 1907 (Banks) ; Sea Cliff, N. Y. (Banks) ; Aurora 

 W. Va., August 8, 1907 (Heidemann). 



Type. — No. 11368, U. S. National Museum. 



This species is easily recognizable by the contrasting colors 

 of dark brown and yellowish white. In general appearance it 

 looks much like Isometopus intrusus as figured by Herrich- 

 Schaffer and Puton, with the difference, that in our species 

 the scutellum is much shorter. 



Isometopus signatus, n. sp. (fig. 7, h). 



In form and color similar to the preceding species. Head a 

 little broader, almost reaching the anterior angles of pronotum. Ab- 

 domen slightly longer, somewhat 

 pointed towards apex, shining, 

 brown and densely hairy. Rostrum 

 brownish, darker at tip, reaching 

 to the third abdominal segment. 

 Antennae yellowish brown ; the sec- 

 ond joint less thickened towards 

 apex. Head and eyes dark brown ; 

 occiput and underside of head 

 throughout and the tibiae basally 

 yellowish. Legs, coxae, and tarsal 

 joints yellowish white, the femora 

 banded with dark brown. Sternum 

 blackish ; metasternum at the sides 

 with the orifices yellowish, show- 

 ing two narrow, longitudinal black 

 stripes. Pronotal sides more rec- 

 tangular, behind the callosities two 

 small round tubercles; near the 

 humeri and at anterior angles are 

 two yellowish patches above and 

 beneath. Pronotum and scutellum 

 roughly punctured and glossy dark 

 brown. Elytra yellowish white, or- 

 namented with a brownish, broad 

 zig-zag design, including the tip 



of clavus and the lower part of cuneus. Membrane whitish, translucent. 

 The whole surface of the body beset with fine pale hairs. Length, 2.4 

 mm., width, i mm. 



Three female specimens. San Diego, Tex., April 29, May 

 25, and June 5 (Schwarz). 



Fig. 7. — a, Isometopus pulchellus; h, 

 I. signatus, side view of head; c, I. uni- 

 color, side view of head; d, same, front 

 view of head. Greatly enlarged. 



