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GENUS PHLEPsius Fieb. 

 Phlepsius humidus Van Duzee 



Phlepsius humidus Van Duzee. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans ig: 76; 



Southwick, Science. 1892. 19:288 

 Paraphlepsius ramosus Baker. Can. Ent. 



The type of the species is from Buffalo and it has been collected 

 also near New York city and at Phoenicia. It is a broad species, 

 the margin of the head acute so that it bears some resemblance to 

 the Acocephalids but in all other characters it is closely associated 

 with the Phlepsids. 



It is found in low ground and may be swept from rank growth 

 along streams. xAccording to Mr Van Duzee its host plants are 

 Sagittaria and Polygonum. 



Phlepsius nebulosus Van Duzee 



Phlepsius nebulosus Van Duzee. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 1892 

 19:78 

 One specimen of female of this large and interesting species has 

 been received from Harry G. Barber collected at "Cold Spring 

 Harbor, L. I." Van Duzee gave its distribution as Dakota, Iowa 

 (?), Mississippi and Florida. I have a specimen from Nebraska 

 and males from Angelsea N. J., and Durham N. H. so it appears to 

 be quite widely distributed. 



Phlepsius apertus Van Duzee 



Phlepsius apertus Van Duzee. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 1892. 

 19: 76 

 Originally described from Canada. This species has been taken 

 at Keene Valley, July 1898, [Felt] and Lake Placid [Van Duzee]. 



Phlepsius fuscipennis Van Duzee 



Phi ep sius f us cip ennis Van Duzee. Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 1892. 

 19: 70, pi. I, fig. 2; Southwick, Science. 1892. 19: 287 



Van Duzee cites " New York " as habitat for the species. I have 

 seen specimens from Albany in the New York State Museum from 

 Mr Bueno. Mr Southwick has also reported it. 



Phlepsius fulvidorsum Fitch. 



J as su s f ul vido r sum Fitch. Homop. N. Y. State Cab. 185 1. p. 62. 



reprinted in Lintner. 9th Rep't. 1893. p. 402 

 Phlepsius fulvidorsum Van Duzee. Psyche. 1890. 5:39°; 



Am. Ent. Soc. Trans. 1892. 19 : 74, pi. i, fig. 10; Southwick, Science, 



1892. 19: 287; Van Duzee, in Lintner. 9th Rep't 1893. p. 410; Van 



Duzee, Buf. Hemip. p. 199 



