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In Neurotmeta the costal vein is separated from the costal 
margin and connected apically with the costal margin by 
a series of short, indistinct transverse veinlets. 
In this connection it might not be amiss to make a state- 
ment in regard to the status of the genus Tangia Stal. 
This genus was described by Stal, 1859a: 317-318, for three 
species Monopsis viridis Walker, and Tangia kraatzi and 
Tangia schaumi n. spp., viridis Walker differing in having 
no transverse veins in the costal area while these veins are 
present in the other two species. Melichar, failing to recog- 
nize that Guerin in describing sponsa and spinolse had indi- 
cated the new genus Neurotmeta, made viridis the type 
of Tangia and erected a new genus Tangiopsis, including 
Tangia kraatzi and T. schaumi with kraatzi as the type. 
If viridis Walker is congeneric with sponsa, as the descrip- 
tions would seem to indicate, then Tangia Stal would be a 
synonym of N eurotmeta Guerin and Tangiopsis Melichar, 
with Tangia kraatzi Stal as type, is a valid genus. The 
name Tangiopsis, however, is preoccupied by Tangiopsis 
Uhler, 1901a: 512, haplotype T. tetrastichus Uhler, which 
is described as a Dictyopharid with a median ocellus. An 
examination of the type, through the kindness of Dr. E. D. 
Ball, reveals that this genus belongs to the Tropiduchidse, 
falling into Melichar’s tribe Tambinini near the genus 
Amapala Melichar. The median ocellus is not present, 
being represented by a small spot of glue or similar sub- 
stance which simulates an ocellus. We propose the name 
Tangella type Tangia kraatzi Stal, 1859a : 318, to replace 
Tangiopsis Melichar, and would suggest that Van Duzee’s 
Tangia sponsa belongs to this genus, although the vertex 
is very much prolonged, median length 1.75 times the width 
between the eyes. 
N eurotmeta sponsa may be recognized by its distinct 
venation and by the short, broad, spatulate vertex. Fresh 
specimens are light green, but fade to dull tawny yellow. 
The last ventral segment of the female is short with the 
median length one-third the length of the lateral borders. 
The male genitalia may be described as follows: The 
eighth ventral segment deeply incised on the median line, 
elevated in a U-shaped ridge almost to the base of the seg- 
ment. The ninth segment short, ring-like, the posterior 
