278 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [DeC 



sreiision, beiiiji: la rllier apart oetweeii the aiiteuiue where they arc 

 parallel, tendiufr to slight convergence at the median ocellus. An- 

 tenna^ very short, filiform and consisting*' of twelve articles They 

 originate as seen in profile at a point a little below and in front of the 

 anterior inferior border of the eye. The posterior ocelli are plainly 

 visible a little in front ot tlie middle of tiie eyes, midway between 

 the anterior margin of the frontal costa and the eyes, Pronotum 

 anteriorly truncate, the anterior margin of the dorsum crowded 

 forward over the head, a little constricted in front of the shoul- 

 ders, tectiform. rugose, a little broadened, the humeral angles ob- 

 tuse, angulate, carinated, the little anterior lateral, carinas i)roni- 

 incnt, median carina of the pronotum strongly elevated, thin, 

 straight above, roundly curving netir the anterior border, posterior 

 angle of the lateral lobes widely and obtusely angulate. Elytra 

 narrow, apex subacutely rounded, wings not visible. Anterior 

 femora compressed belftw, with a small drawn out lobe, cndiisg 

 ne.ir the apex ; middle femora com])ressed above, obscurely undu- 

 late, interiorly undulate, with a little median jirominencc: poste- 

 rior femora large, the first article of the posterior tarsi exceedingly 

 long, being a third longer than the last article; pulvilli incon- 

 spicuous, the first small, the second and third longer and ne:irly 

 equal in length. 

 rT- Body length, 7mui., pronot. "mm., post feui. 4 T)'y\n 

 Locality, Tizipau, D. F., Mexico. () W. Barrett. 

 Kamedin liouor of Mr. Barrett, who {\)un(l this very inter- 

 est ing species. 



The vertex is uiore produced iu front of the eyes in this 

 species than any other species of Xrotrttix with which 1 am 

 familiar. I n a series of specimens from Minnesota, which 1 

 liave beeu able to examine throngli the generosity of Prof. 

 Otto Lugger, there was a single specimen of Nomotettlx Morse, 

 A\ hich though nearly allied to Nomotettir crifitatux Harris, has 

 some distinguishing characters which seem snlliciently pro- 

 nounced to separate the species, and which I lierewith set 

 forth. 



Nomotettix sinufrons, sp. iiov. 



BoAy gi'anulate, I'ugose. Vertex very wide, equal to about twice 

 (he width of an eye; middle rather feebly carinate, .shallowly sul- 

 cate on either side of the median ridge, front border brojidly but 

 roundly curved, the mid-cirina very little pro)2:;ting. in pro- 

 file strongly produced in front of the eyes; frontal costa sinuate 

 opposite tlie middle of the eyes, protuberant between the antennie, 

 dorsunj of the |)ronotum anteriorly acute angulate, a little pro- 

 duced over the bead, posteriorly subulate, between the .<houlder8 

 stronglv tecliform. behind on the dorsum with a number of 



