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^LiA, Fab. 

 ^^. americana. 



Jilia americana, Dallas, Brif. Mus. List, i, 223, No. 1. 



Inhabits Nebraska, Dakota, and British America, 



This interesting insect is almost unknown to onr American entomolo- 

 gists ; only two (damaged) specimens have thns far came to my notice. 



We beg particularly to call the attention of western collectors to this 

 interesting genus, which should yield other and perhaps new species in 

 return for moderately close collecting in shrubby spots where the small 

 growths are rank and dense. 



In Europe, the genus is lepresented by more than a half-dozen species. 



Neottiglossa, Kirby. 

 N. undata. 



■ Pentatoma undata, Say, Heteropt. New Harmouy, 8, No. 17; Complete Writings, 

 1, 319, 17. 

 Neoitiglossa triUneata, Kirby, Fauna Bor.-Amer. iv, 276, pi. 6, fig. 6. 



Inhabits Colorado, Nebraska, Canada, and the aSTorthern United States. 



Melanostoma, Stal. 

 Al. sulcifrons. 



Melanostoma sulcifrons, Stal, Enumeratio Hemipt. ii, 18. 



Inhabits Texas and New Mexico. 



A single specimen of this interesting little insect was captured by me 

 near Egg Harbor City, N. J. 



COSMOPEPLA, Stal. 



1. C. cam if ex. 



Cimex carnifiX, Fab., Eiit. Syst. Suppl. 53.5, No. 162. 



JEi/sarcoris carnifex, Habn, Wauz. Ids. ii, 117, fig. 198; Dallas, Brit. Mus. List 



Hemipt. i, 225, No 3. 

 Pentatoma carnifex, Kirby, Fauua Bor.-Amer. iv, 275, No. 1. 

 Cosmojpepla carnifex, Stal, Enumeratio Hemipt. ii, 19, No. 1 ; Hemipt. Fab. i, 23. 



Inhabits Texas; Indian Territory; Nebraska; eastern part of Wash- 

 ington Territory ; Port Neuf, Canada (Abbe Provancher); Nova Scotia ; 

 Illinois ; and Maine to Georgia. 



2. C. consi)icillaris. 



Eysarcoris conspicillaris, Dallas, Brit. Mus. List Hemipt. i, 225, No. 2. 

 Cosmopepla conspicillaris, Stal, Enumeratio Hemijit. ii, 19, No. 4. 



Inhabits California, Vancouver's Island, and Mexico. On the hills and 

 plains of Colorado, September 19 and October 4 ; collected by Lieut. W^. 

 L. Carpenter. 



3. C. decor ata. 



Eysarcoris dccorata, Habn, Wanz. Ins. ii, 117, fig. 198. 

 Pentatoma dccorata, H.-Scbf., Wauz. Ins. vii, 96. 

 Cosmopepla decorata, Stal, Enumeratio Hemipt. i, 19, No. 2. 



Inhabits Texas, Arizona, Mexico, and Guatemala. 



It will be of peculiar interest to have full series of the three forms 

 enumerated above, as it is highly probable that they constitute in reality 

 but a single species. The first seems to be the continental form, but 



