Che scutellum and wing covers are black, tinged with yellowish 
i nearly umcoloious except at the sides, where they are broadly 
j’gined with yellow. The cuneus is more or less tinged with red 
ng sometimes almost carmine. The membrane is uniform dusky’ 
1 V( ^ ns black. The wing covers are more coarsely haired than 
thorax, somewhat more evidently punctured, and minutely 
J;ulose, as is also the scutellum, which is likewise of the same 
or as the wing covers. 
"he abdomen is black, with a red vitta upon either side, which 
Dften inteiiupted on the posterior half of each segment, and con- 
led forward on to the thorax, where the color changes to yellow. 
3 last segment of the abdomen is wholly red. 
-he thighs are brown, tinged with reddish, the tibiae yellow, and 
se and the tarsi tipped with black. The tibiae are very strongly 
nose, the posterior, especially, being armed on all sides with 
nt, black spines; and the thighs are provided with similar spines 
bin. 
Second Stage .—No examples of the species in the first sta^e 
•e found in our collections. In the second stage, it is easily 
ognized by the fact that the head, prothorax, and middle of the 
loinen are red, the intermediate region being yellow or green, 
other distinguishing characteristic is the snow-white tip andTbasai 
I? to the terminal joint of the antennae, the remainder of the 
it being red. In this stage the species is about .08 of an inch 
g, and .04 wide. 
he head is smooth, a little w r ider than the prothorax, and pro- 
ed with a very few, scattering, black hairs. The prothorax is 
rower than the remaining segments, smooth and shining. The 
sothoracic segment is about twice as long as the metathoracic, 
h being green or yellow in color, and sparsely provided with 
•3k hairs. Their posterior angles are free, projecting very slightly 
kwards. The first two abdominal segments are closely united 
it very short. The abdomen expands considerably, its general 
line being broad ovate, widest before the middle. The color 
I eath is led, except at the middle of the base of the abdomen, 
j j re it is green. The femora and tibiae are red, the tarsi white with 
ek tips. The rostrum is very long, reaching to the fifth abdom- 
1 segment. The antennae are likewise long, the tip of the third 
it attaining the end of the abdomen. They are pale in color at 
base, reddening distally, the terminal joint being variegated 
h white, as already mentioned. 
hird Stage .—This stage is distinguished chiefly by the more 
anced development of the second and third segments of the 
rax, the posterior angles projecting backwards, making the hind 
*gm widely emarginate. The scutellum is now outlined by a 
laped groove upon the second segment. The abdomen is tinged 
1 red, and the colors remain in general as in the preceding stage, 
j antennae, however, are now red throughout, with the exception 
he bases of the second, third, and fourth joints, and the tip of 
latter, all of which are white. They are still considerably longer 
