NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Antennae n.ode.atedens^yclc.h^^^^^^^^^^ 



yellowish at the base _ B^^^l^^g^e scales; segments x3 and 14 

 a rudimentary eternal Patch 01 w shorter than the 13th. 



longer than all the o^h^^^- .^^^^^^th Golden vellow scales inter- 

 Occiput rather sparsely c.l°\^^f^^Xk°cales.' Mesonotum rather 

 mingled with numerous upnghtbackforksca^ ^^ ^p^^^^ 



thickly clothed with golden >^11°Y, '^^ f_„i ^^e of whitish scales 



posteriorly. There i^.^ "7^\°^X the 3 a n^ ^^ ""* ''^'""''• 

 along the posterior third laterally the scg gcutellum , 



Pleura with a few small scattering patche^ot ^ ^ 



with a small median patch o _ >ell°^Y^'^ ^^ ^ ir of smaller 

 apical group of long, go den )^Uo w setae a ^^p^^^ 



lateral groups; P°f ^^"*f "^L^portions yellowish white. Abdo- 

 apex of halteres fuscous, "t'T^ P°™°;,ewhat diffuse basal bands 

 nTen dark brown wi h ver ^ °ad; ^o^\ ^^l„„g,d laterally, 



of whitish or yel owish ^^^^^f./'l'^'^selv covered ^vith yellowish or 

 Seventh and eighth ^'S^'^' ^^^l'%Z.ts dark Uo^n , sv^rsely 

 yellowish white scales. Basal clasp se^ ^.^^ ^^^^ 



clothed with long ^airs _ \entral surtac ^^^ ^^^ 



vellow scales. Coxae Y^l °T''H .'"^ark brown,' rather thickly 

 -clothed ^vith whitish ^^^^^^^- ^Lef dar^ broad bands on the 

 flecked with yellowish white scales ana terior legs, the 



second to fourth t^^f l/,?f"^!"*f ° *"and those of the anterior 

 bands of the first and fifth tarsal segments a ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ 



legs narrow or ^"^'f^^^^.^wTthcosta thickly clothed with dark 

 middle legs unequal, ^ings witn co ^^^^^ ^^^ 



brown scales, others ^P^'f^°ZTve^r\y grav. Petiole of first 

 yellowish scales intermixed^ same Ten^gth as'the cell, that of the 

 ::^o^dTe^Si^dirn?er%=or c^ross vein less than its own 



^^"£rrdt:ra ZZ^Ze^ specimen taken at Nassau. May 

 ^' ''°^- Culicada abserratus Felt & Young 



This species appears to be a somewhat -— ^^^/J^.^.t'- 

 tant of rather cool, ^l--*^V°T.oC devellp d Se^al indi- 



thirds the length of the body. .^^f^P.^^^^^^^^^^ the some- 



apically. Third segment f out tw thirds toe^g ^^^^^ ^^^_ 

 what dilated fourth, fifth "^dmienUr> subg o ^^^^^^ .^^^^^^^ 

 ment of antenna globose dark brown, w ^^.^^ 



patch of -Wte scales othe segments d^^^^^^ Occiput rather 



l^^^^^^f^h. fo^tLal^flate^alf; S- 

 itmttcCcVoTW Ih^^ld^y^U^^ scales and with rather 



