l62 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



E. illinoiensis (Gillette). Typhlocyba illinoiensis Gillette. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xx, 758, 1898. 



White or yellowish, elytra always with three black spots, one at 

 base of inner apical cell, one midway along costa and the third and 

 largest margined with red and situated just outside of clavus not 

 quite half way to its apex. Vertex, pronotum and scutellum each 

 often with a large red spot. Length 3 mm. 



Feeds on grape and other vines, often found in woodland. 

 E. obliqua (Say). Tettigonia obliqua Say. (Fig. 14, 6.) 



Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., iv, 342, 1825. 



Whitish, vertex, pronotum and scutellum with two red longitudi- 

 nal lines. Elytra with three oblique red stripes extending toward 

 inner margin. Length 3 mm. 



With its varieties this species occurs on grapes and is taken in 

 practically all sweepings from shrubs and trees in woodland. It 

 hibernates as an adult under leaves or bark in sheltered places and 

 can be found on warm days in winter and early spring coming out 

 of these shelters. 



Yalesville, 19 Oct., 1903; New Haven, 7 Mav. 1904 (H. L. V.); 22 

 Sept., 1918 (F. H. L.) ; Orange, 15 Sept., 1920 (B. H. W.) ; East Hart- 

 ford, 16 Sept., 1920 (B. H. W.) ; Hamden, 25 Apr., 1921 (B. H. W.) ; 

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



E. oblique var. dorsalis (Gillette). 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xx, 757, 1898. 



Coloration coalescing to form a broad red or dark median dorsal 

 stripe extending from apex of vertex to tip of elytra. 



New Haven, 22 Sept., 1920 (B. H. W.) ; North Haven, 4 Sept., 1921 

 (B. H. W.). 



E. obliqua var. noevus (Gillette). 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xx, 757, 1898. 



Differs from typical obliqua only by a black area covering all of 

 scutellum and median posterior part of pronotum. 

 E. obliqua var. fumida (Gillette). 



Proc. U." S. Nat. Mus., xx, 758, 1898. 



Dark or entirely dusky colored throughout. 

 E. vulnerata Fitch. 



Homop. N. Y. St. Cab, 62, 1851. 



Brownish green to black, marked with white. A common white 

 line on vertex and pronotum. Elytra with costa white crossed 

 near middle by a black line. A few pale areas usually conspicuous. 

 Length 3 mm. 



Collected from many vines and shrubs and apparently feeds on 

 more than one plant. Among those recorded are grape, Virginia 

 creeper and elm. It hibernates as an adult. 



New Haven, 14 May, 1904 (H. L. V.) ; 13 Sept., 1920 (B. H. W.). 



