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Colpodia colei n. sp. 



The male described below was collected June 2, 1918. at 

 Forest Grove, Oregon, by F. R. Cole. It is related to C. 

 amcricana Felt, from which it may be most easily separated by 

 its larger size and marked differences in the structure of the 

 genitalia. 



S . Length 2 mm. Antennae one-half longer than the body, sparsely 

 haired, dark brown, ? 16 segments, the fifth with a stem twice the 

 length of the basal enlargement, which latter has a length one-half 

 greater than its diameter. Palpi : first segment with a length three 

 times its diameter, second as long as the first, stouter, the third one- 

 half longer than the second, more slender, and the fourth one-half 

 longer than the third, more slender, 



Mesonotum dark brownish red. Scutellum and postscutellum mostly 

 pale yellowish. 



Abdomen yellowish brown. Halteres pale yellowish. 



Legs a nearly uniform pale straw. Claws moderately long, stout, 

 unidentate, the pulvilli nearly as long as the claws. 



Genitalia : basal clasp segment short, stout, terminal clasp segment 

 short and greatly swollen, apically pectinate. Dorsal plate moderately 

 long, deeply and narrowly incised, the lobes broadly rounded. Ven- 

 tral plate long, incised, the lobes narrowly rounded. Harpes appar- 

 ently consisting of two slightly bowed, long chitinous pieces, the tips 

 crossing near the median line and a basal chitinous structure with 

 heavy, sublateral processes extending posteriorly. The structure of 

 the harpes is very different from C. amcricana Felt. 



Type C. 1791. 



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On the Preparation of Hemiptera for the Cabinet. 



By H. M. Parshley, Smith College, Northampton, 

 Massachusetts. 

 Some years ago the Editor of this Journal published a lead- 

 ing article in which he urged the importance of care and neat- 

 ness in mounting and labeling insect specimens, and no doubt 

 there has been some general impro\ement in subsequent years, 

 especially in the matter of recording full data. But there is 

 still need for attention to this department of entomological 

 technique, as I am frequently reminded in going over the col- 

 lections of Hemiptera which pass through my hands. It may 

 seem surprising to note that the worst offenders in this respect 



