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POTNIA Stal. 



Potnia asodalis n. sp. (j^. — Dirty yellow, prothorax gibbous anteriorly, 

 gibbosity greenish. Head yellow, sculptured. Prothorax yellowish an- 

 teriorly near the base; median carina percurrent, nearly obsolete poste- 

 riorly; on each side of carina near the base two large brown punctures; 

 in front, superiorly a large gibbosity occupying about one-half of protho- 

 rax, greenish; median carina at this point very prominent and brown; on 

 each side, behind lateral angles a large impression, above which is a 

 second small gibbosity; apex obtuse, not reaching tip of abdomen; punc- 

 tured; tegmina with basal half coriaceous veins; apex extends beyond 

 tip of abdomen; below yellow; tibiae spined. Abdomen yellow. Length 

 5 mm. 



Hab. — Mario County, Cal. 



Described from one S presented by Dr. Riley (type in collec- 

 tion F. W. G.). 



STICTOPELTA* Stal. 



Stictopelta nova n. sp. (^. — Very near to cruenta Burm. Head bright 

 yellow; ocelli dark brown. Prothorax convex, with base yellow; just 

 above base on each side of obsolete median line a broad, irregular, trans- 

 verse, shining black line; from base of tegmina posteriorly the lateral 

 borders are white, apex brown, otherwise green and shining; tegmina 

 vitreous, veins of corium black; below yellow; tibiae with outer surface 

 brown; tarsi brown. Abdomen yellow. Length 6.5 mm. 



9 . — Differs from (^ only in having a broad semi-circular band of a little 

 darker green than ground color, anteriorly, the convexity of which is 

 forward, broken in four spots, the bases of this arched band being above 

 the lateral angles, which are slightly produced. 



Hab. — San Bernardino County, Cal, Described from two ex- 

 amples. 



These were presented to me by Dr. Riley. 



6AR6ARA Am. et Serv. 



Gargara atlas n. sp. ^f. — Head black, a yellow spot below each eye; 

 eyes yellow. Prothorax ferruginous, base broadly piceous; median carina 

 percurrent, above shoulders a very large irregular gibbosity, posteriorly 

 long and narrow; tegmina opaque, clouded with piceous; a large light 

 yellow (white?) spot at base of tegmina, and one on the external border 

 near apex; below black; femora black, base ferruginous; tibiae and tarsi 

 ferruginous, tips of latter black. Length 3 mm. 



Hab. — Kern County, Cal. 



Described from two examples from Dr. Riley. 



* Stictopelta is one of Dr. Ftai's subgenera of Darnis. I consider it of sufficient value 

 to be recognized as a distTnct genus. 



