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Neosuris apparently is most closely related to V alo net us 
Barber. In which case both of these genera should be 
assigned to StaFs tribe Bhyparocliromini rather than to 
Myodochini where I placed them in my 1918 synoptic key. 
Neosuris castanea fraterna, new subspecies 
In both the brachypterous and macropterous forms the 
head and pronotmn are more sparsely punctate than in 
the typical form and the clavus and corinrn somewhat 
more coarsely punctate. Although the colors tend to 
vary in this subspecies several specimens in the series are 
considerably darker than normal. Described from 25 
specimens. 
Type male (brachypterous) ; Kendrick, Idaho, August 
13, 1938 (Professor H. M. Har ris collection) . Paratypes : 
15 males and 9 females, all with the same data as the type. 
Two of the females are macropterous. One pair retained 
by the author. 
Neosuris fulgida (Barber) 
Esuris fulgidus Barber, Jl. N. Y. Ent. Soc., 
XXYI, 1918, 15. 
Quite distinct from castanea by reason of the striking 
difference in color and punctation. Besides the differ- 
ence in color and its polished aspect, the head pronotum 
and the scutellum are smooth and very nearly impunc- 
tate. Clavus and corium connate with no indication of a 
claval suture. Five rows of punctures parallel the lateral 
margin of the scutellum. 
Only two specimens, both of the brachypterous form, 
have been seen. It is quite possible that with the dis- 
covery of the macropterous form it will be found that a 
new genus mav have to be established to contain it. 
