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Degeeria disjnucta Nicolet, Soc. Helv., p. 71, 1841. 

 Drf/f'cria cortocdli.s Nioolet, Soc. TIelv., p. 72, 1841. 

 Degeeria nivalis Liibhock, Notes on the Thys., p. 594, 1861. 

 Degeeria uieolefii Ijiil)l)<)('k, IJini. soe. trans., p. 229, 1867. 

 Degeeria inuscoriiin Tnllberg, Fort. Ofv. Lv. Podur., p. 148, 



1871. 

 Degeeria arhorea ^Pnllbero-, Fr.rt. Ofv. Lv. Podnr., ]). 148, 1871. 

 Degeeria iiiargii/ata Tullherg, Fort. Ofv. Lv. Podnr., p. 148, 



1871. 

 Degeeria (leeeiiifayciata Packard, Tliys. Essex Co., Mass., p. 



40, 1878. 

 Degeeria pideheUa Ridley, Ent. Mo. Mag., XVII, p. 270, 1881. 

 E)if()iii()hrga multifaseiafa Brook, Pevis Gen. Ent., 188.3. Uzel. 



Thys. Poliemiae, p. 57, 1890. Schott, Palaearct. Coll, p. 49, 



1893. Schaffer, Coll. V. Hambnrg, p. 197, 1896. Collinge and 



Shoebotham, jr. econ. l)iol., V, p. 113, 1910. Gnthrie, Coll. of 



Minn., p. 77. 



Deseription : Length — 1.5 mm. Color — Yellow with well- 

 defined dark markings around margin of thorax II, distal 

 margin of thorax III, distal margins of abdomen I, II, proximal 

 margin abdomen IV, V and VI ; distal ends of the antennae 

 segments I and II are also dark ; anchor shaped mark on the 

 head pointing distally. Antenna^ — About half the length of the 

 body, segments II, III and TV subequal. Ocelli — Sixteen. 

 Claws — Two ; superior armed with one tooth about the center 

 of the inner margin, and usually there are two teeth. Small 

 tooth on the outer margin, those taken from Laguna and San 

 Diego were armed witli three teeth on the inner margin; 

 inferior lanceolate and unarmed. Furcula — Not passing the 

 ventral tul)e ; denies ])lus mucrones longer than manubrium ; 

 nmcrones. two teeth. 



Variation : Tliis s])ecies is quite variable and several vari- 

 eties have been described as different species. Brook gives the 

 most com])lete descrijition of the markings. I find great 

 variation in mine ; the anchor-shaped mark was found only on 

 the specimens from Laguna Beach. 



