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end of abdomen present, the latter showing the female genitalia. 

 Elytra are shorter than abdomen, rounded at apex, female seg- 

 ment truncate narrowly black on margin, (indistinct), size agreeing 

 with other specimens. The second specimen bears the original 

 label "var. A." and with added labels "Fitch's type," "Fitch's 

 collection" is all gone but the abdomen. This shows the female 

 ventral segment which is truncate, faintly sinuate with narrow 

 black margin on middle. Fragments of elytra adhering to pin 

 are shorter than abdomen. The third specimen is whole, in fair 

 condition evidently remounted on paper point from the pinned 

 specimen, labelled "Fitch type" "Fitch's collection." This meas- 

 ures nearly 3 mm to end of abdomen. The head is narrow, pointed 

 as in the Albany specimen, elytral tip reaching end of abdomen, 

 female ventral segment trimcate with narrow black border. The 

 whole form narrow. It appears to agree so far as parts are present 

 to compare with the Albany specimen. The elytra are all hyaline 

 slightly infuscated in the cells, specially bordering the veins. 



I secured specimens at Eagle Bridge, Salem and other points 

 that agree distinctly with these types. It appears from this com- 

 parison that the original melshemerii of Fitch is not the 

 insect that has been placed under this name by Van Duzee and 

 others although the description, except for length, would apply 

 equally as well to both forms. 



Deltocephalus affinis Gillette & Baker 



Deltocephalus melsheimeri Van Duzee. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 



21 : 292 

 Deltocephalus affinis Gillette & Baker. Hemip. Colorado, p. 84 



This species answers the brief description of melshei- 

 meri perfectly except in the length. The type specimen of 

 melsheimeri in the New York State collection is not 

 only smaller than the average of this form but has a much nar- 

 rower body and more pointed head as shown in the discussion 

 of that species. 



This is widely distributed in the State and during recent years 

 has undoubtedly been a much more abundant species than 

 melsheimeri. It is described fully under the name of 

 melsheimeri in the review of Deltocephalus by Osborn and 



Ball. 



Deltocephalus nigrifrons Forbes 



Collected at Hamburg, Aug. 8, 1904, in abundance; also "rare 

 at Lancaster, June to August 1887" [Van Duzee, Buf. Hemip. 

 p. 194]. 



