No. 34.] HEMIPTERA OF CONNECTICUT: CICADELLIDAe/ 79 



Vertex slightly shorter than pronotum, broad, yellow with heavy 

 black lines. Spots at apex, median line, lines next eye and reflexed 

 arcs dark in color. Front quite strongly inflated. Length 

 9-10 mm. 



A common form on grasses, river bulrush, in the New England 

 States. It usually is found feeding in low meadows or swamps 

 in moist habitats. 



Stafford, 24 Aug., 1905 (W. E. B.). 



D. mollipes (Say). Tettigonia mollipes Say. Tettigonia antica 

 Walker. Ac op sis viridis Provancher. (Fig. 5, I ; Fig. 7, 4.) 



Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vi, 312, 1831. 



Vertex longer than pronotum, acutely angled, yellow with fine 

 black lines, often almost uniform yellowish, spots at apex usually 

 distinct. Elytra dark green, nervures conspicuous. Length 6.5- 

 7.5 mm. 



The common species of the genus found on numerous grasses 

 and sedges in swamps and uplands. 



New Haven, 3 Oct, 1902; 16, 21 Oct., 1903; 20 Aug., 1909 (B. H. W.) ; 

 9 Nov., 1903 (H. L. V.) ; 22 Sept., 1918 (F. H. L. and D. M. D.) ; 24 May, 

 3 Oct., 1920 (B. H. W.) ; Yalesville, 19 Oct., 1903 (H. L. V.) ; Salisbury, 

 30 Aug., 1904 (W. E. B.) ; East River, 10 July, 1909 (C. R. E.) ; Stamford, 

 16 Aug., 1912 (W. E. B.) ; Bridgeport, 20 Sept., 1920; Cornwall, 22 Oct., 

 1920; Guilford, 13 July, 1920; Orange, 15 Sept., 1920; Portland, 25 July, 



1920 (B. H. W.) ; Cheshire, 10 Aug., 1921 (B. H. W.) ; East Haven, 29 

 July, 1921 (B. H. W.) ; Hamden, 25 Sept., 1921, 28 May, 1922 (B. H. W.) ; 

 Killingworth, 31 May, 1920 (B. H. W.) ; Madison, 24 Sept., 1922 

 (B. H. W.) ; Marlborough, 15 July, 1922 (B. H. W.) ; Milford, 2 May, 



1921 (B. H. W.) ; North Branford, 1 Aug., 1922 (B. H. W.) ; North 

 Haven, 6 Aug., 1922 (B. H. W.) ; Waterbury, 15 Oct., 1920 (B. H. W.) ; 

 Wilton, 19 Oct., 1920 (B. H. W.). 



D. inscripta Van Duzee. 



Ent. News, xxvi, 178, 180, 1915. 



Dull green, vertex heavily lined with broad black lines, pronotum 

 a fourth longer than vertex with heavy vermiculate black markings 

 on anterior third. Scutellum with two round black spots and a 

 transverse black dash on disc. Female segment produced, slightly 

 notched at apex. Length 7 mm. 



Found on Muhlenbergia sp. in swamps and occurs in great 

 numbers as adults during August and September. Has now been 

 found in Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York in addition 

 to Georgia, its type locality. 



D. minor (Walker). Tettigonia minor Walker. Diedrocephala 

 producta Van Duzee. 



List. Homop., iii, 772, 1851. 



Shorter than mollipes, vertex more obtuse, as long as pronotum, 

 with fine black lines. Male black beneath. Length 6 mm. 



Resembles mollipes very closely, and is often confused with it, 

 being found in similar habitats. 



