No. 34-] HEMIPTERA OF CONNECTICUT: CICADELLIDAE. l6l 



Only a few of the varieties occur in vineyards and these in very 

 small proportions. Such forms as ziczac are more abundant on 

 woodbine and other vines and are seldom found on grapes. So 

 from field observations it is doubtful whether some of these should 

 have varietal or specific ranking. 



New Haven, i6 Oct., 1903 (H. L. V.) ; 20 May, 1920 (B. H. W.) ; North 

 Branford, 16 June, 1922 (B. H. W.) : East Haven, 10 May, 1921 

 CB. H. W.). 



E. comes var. ziczac Walsh. 



Proc. Bost Soc. Nat. Hist, ix, 317, 1864. 



With spots and lines coalescing to form a zigzag coloration from 

 anterior costal margin to apical portion, often smoky. A large 

 dark spot at middle of costa. 



Hamden, 23 Oct, 1921 (B. H. W.) ; New Haven, 12 May, 1921 

 (B. H. W.). 



E. comes var. vitis (Harris).* 



Encyc. Am., viii, 43, 1831. 



Usually a red band across scutellum, pronotum and basal angles 

 of elytra, a broad red one across middle, ending in bluish spots on 

 costa, and tips of elytra blackish. Central reddish band sur- 

 rounded by white. 



New Haven, 13 Sept, 1920 (B. H. W.). Boston Ivy. 

 E. comes var. basilaris (Say). 



Jour. Acad. Nat Sci. Phila., iv, 344, 1825. 



As in comes but with base of elytra dark brown, often extending 

 over scutellum and most of pronotum. 



North Haven, 24 Sept., 1921 (B. H. W.). 

 E. comes var. infuscata (Gillette). 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xx, 764, 1898. 



A broad black stripe extending over vertex, pronotum, scutellum 

 and along elytra to apex. A dark spot at tip of clavus is sur- 

 rounded by a white ring. 

 E. comes var. rubra (Gillette). 



Proc. U. S. Nat Mus., xx, 764, 1898. 



Spots coalescing so as to give almost entire reddish coloring 

 above. 

 E. comes var. maculata (Gillette). 



Proc. U. S. Nat Mus., xx, 764, 1898. 



Lines broken up into a great number of round reddish spots. 



New Haven, 16 Oct., Yalesville, 19 Oct., 1903 (H. L. V.) ; North Haven, 

 24 Sept, 1921 (B. H. W.). 



E. comes var. scutellaris Gillette. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xx, 764, 1898. 



Scutellum black, elytron often milky white without red markings. 



* McAtee evidently regards vitis as a species and described the var. stricta. 

 See Trans. Am. Ent Soc, xlvi, 305, 1920. (W. E. B.) 



