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Type locality California. Before me I have examples from 

 Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Vancouver Island and Palo Alto and 

 Santa Cruz Beach, Calif. 



This species seems to be somewhat variable but I feel no 

 doubt of its identity. Stal seems to have described it from a 

 deeply colored specimen but most of those I have before me are 

 paler as described above. In the National Museum is one hav- 

 ing the femora except at apex, and the basal joint of the antennae 

 piceous black. 



5. Crophius angustatus n. sp. 



First antennal joint much exceed- 

 ing the tip of thetylus ; fourth scarcely 

 as long as the second. Pronotum 

 unusually narrow, subconical, callous- 

 ities prominent, finely punctured, 

 scarcely connected. Scutellum large. 

 Elytra short, corium about the length 

 of the membrane, the truncated apical 

 margin but slightly oblique ; nervures 

 strong, forming one costal and three 

 discal areoles, each bounded by a line 

 of fine punctures; clavus with a few 

 punctures forming three imperfect 

 lines. Membrane ample, attaining 



the apex of the abdomen, the nervures prominent. Anterior 

 femora unarmed. Metasternum without a distinct sulcus. 

 Length 3 - 3 1/2. 



Color: Head and antennae ferruginous, the apical joint of 

 the latter black. Pronotum testaceous, shading to ferruginous 

 across the callousities and toward the humeri; the surface 

 coarsely fusco-punctate. Anterior and very narrow posterior 

 margins pallid, almost smooth; disk of the callousities and the 

 scutellum piceous black. Elytra soiled white, the strong pale 

 nervures bordered by lines of fuscous punctures. Disk of the 

 membrane enfumed, the nervures brown, basal and apical mar- 

 gins broadly pale. Legs ferruginous, the tibiae with the usual 

 broad pale annulus. Pectus piceous, the coxal insertions and 

 posterior flap of the metapleura whitish, Venter piceous, pol- 

 ished, becoming ferruginous on the disk. 



