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anterior angles which nearly attain the outer line of the eyes ; callosities 

 hardly distinguished. Elytra somewhat expanded apically, the cuneus 

 short with a deep fracture. Membrane short, but little exceeding the ab- 

 domen with a distinct notch at apex of the cuneus. Hind femora mod- 

 erately incrassate ; third segment of hind tarsal subcqual to the second, 

 the first shorter ; claws small, strongly incurved ; arolia apparently wanting. 

 Color piceous black; cuneal fracture and narrow apex whitish; apical 

 two antcnnal segments, rostrum, except at apex, apical two-thirds of tibiae 

 and the basal two segments of the tarsi testaceous ; tibial spines and a 

 dot at their base black. Eyes brown. Upper surface and pleuraie clothed 

 with pale pubescence and intermixed deciduous thicker white hairs. Mem- 

 brane fuscous, with a pale lunule at the apex of the cuneus and a large 

 pale spot on its middle, spreading more or less over the basal field ; the 

 nervurcs heavy, fuscous. 



Described from two females taken by Mr. Giffard in Placer 

 Co., at 6000 feet, August 20, 1916. 



The form of the female antenn?e and the less produced 

 head exclude this species from Criocoris while from Atracto- 

 toinus it may be distinguished by the thickened basal segment 

 of the antennae and the form of the head and pronotum. It 

 seems to be near the European Exccntriais piinctipcs but is 

 much smaller and apparently has no black hairs among the 

 pale ones on the upper surface. 



Holotype (No. 360), female, in collection of the California 

 Academ,y of Sciences. 



Paratype, female, in collection of Mr. Giffard. 



172. Chlamydatus uniformis (Uhl.) Hamilton Station, 

 Tuolumne Co., June, 1916. 



173. Chlamydatus associatus (Uhl.) Soda Springs, Placer 

 Co., August 24, 1916. 



174. Europiclla decolor (Uhl.) Redwood Canyon, July 2, 

 1916; near Stockton, May 30, 1917; Donner Lake, August 

 24, 1916. 



175. Maurodactyhis semiitstus Van D. Mt. Diablo, 3800 

 feet, July 23, 1916' 



176. Gcrris rcmigis (Say.) Niles Canyon, September 2, 

 1916. 



177. Microvclia amcrkana (Uhl.) Niles Canyon, Septem- 

 ber 2. 1916. 



178. Saldula cxplanata (Uhl.) San Mateo Co., June 17, 

 1917; Placer Co., August 20, 1916. 



179. Saldula iiitcrsiitialis (Say). San Mateo Co., June 17, 

 1917. 



