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CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. 



[Bull. 



distinctly longer than pygofers. Male plates longer than combined 

 width at base, rather broad, gradually narrowed two-thirds their 

 length then suddenly constricted and produced. Greatly exceeded 

 by pygofers which are keeled at middle as in Chlorotettix unicolor. 

 Described from three specimens, a female and a male, collected 

 at New Haven, July 29 and Sept. 22, 1920 (from willow), and a 

 male from New Canaan, Conn. (Stephen Hoyt's Sons Nursery), 



Sel. 



Fig. 13. Phlepsius atropunctatus DeLong, — (i) head, lateral view, (2) 

 head, dorsal view, (3) male genitalia, (4) face, (5) female genitalia. All 

 greatly enlarged. Drawing by D. M. and F. M. DeLong. 



Sept. 17, 19 1 8, all collected by B. H. Walden. This species 

 apparently does not belong to an American genus and it has been 

 quite difficult to place it with its closest relatives. In face char- 

 acters it resembles a Scaphoideus but in general appearance a 

 Phlepsius of the ramosus group. 



This may not be an American species, but after considerable 

 study of European material I have been unable to connect it even 

 temporarily with a described species and it seems best to treat it 

 as new in order that the record be established for North America. 

 If the species later proves to be good it may be necessary to erect 

 a genus for it. 



