98 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



S. ochraceus Osborn. 



Proc. la. Acad. Sci., v, 242, 1898. 



Vertex whitish or yellowish, well produced, a brown band just 

 above margin, a transverse ochraceous band before eyes with a 

 tooth extending forward at center. Pronotum ochraceous, scutel- 

 lum paler. Elytra tawny ochraceous, subhyaline, nervures and 

 spots along claval suture brown. Face pale with two lines and 

 faint arcs on basal portion. Length 5-6 mm. 



Taken in open woods on dry sandy areas from tall grasses, the 

 predominating species of which was Andropogon furcatus. It may 

 not feed on this grass but occurs in this association during July 

 and August. 



Portland, 24 July, 1921 (B. H. W.). 

 S. productus Osborn. 



Jour. Cinn. Soc. Nat. Plist., xix, 200, 1900. 



Closely resembling immistus in coloration, longer and with 

 heavier markings. Vertex rather blunt, a brown line above margin 

 interrupted at middle and a broad fuscous transverse band between 

 eyes, with a large central median toothed spot extending forward. 

 Pronotum dark reddish brown. Elytra brownish hyaline with 

 costal nervures broadly brown, a dark brown spot along claval 

 suture slightly back of scutellum and a brown blotch behind cross 

 nervure of first and second sectors. Female segment produced 

 and black at middle. Length 5.5-6 mm. 



A common woodland species which seems to prefer moist 

 habitats. 



East River, 14, 23 July, 1908 (C. R. E.) ; New Haven, 8 July, 1912, "at 

 .light," I Aug., 1920 (B. H. W.) ; East Haven, 21 July, 1920 (B. H. W.) ; 

 (Willow) New Haven, 9 July, 1921 (B. H. W.) ; 28 July, 1920 (B. H. W.). 



S. carinatus Osborn. 



Jour. Cinn. Soc. Nat. Hist, xix, 201, 1900. 



Larger than productus but very similar in coloration. Gray 

 with dark cross band on vertex, elytral markings dark brown, more 

 intensified than in preceding. Female segment strongly carinate 

 and with projecting tooth at center. Length 6.5 mm. 



A species occurring in open woodland on a mixed growth of 

 herbaceous plants during July and August. 



New Haven, 14 July, 1920 (B. H. W.) ; Portland, 20 July, 1913, 25 July, 

 1920 (B. H. W.) ; 10 July, 1913 (A. E. Moss). 



S. intricatus Uhler. 



Trans. Md. Acad. Sci., i, 34, 1889. 



Vertex, pronotum and scutellum ivory white with a few faint 

 markings, a marginal line and transverse band on vertex, spots on 

 pronotum and base of scutellum, fuscous. Elytra pale, nervures 

 brown, irregular yellowish to testaceous spots, a very large one 

 near base, and three conspicuous milky white lobate spots along 

 claval suture. Length 5.5-6.5 mm. 



