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pale dusky, usually white in the areole and next the tip of the cuneus, also a little whitish 
next the posterior border. Posterior part of propleura, and upper part of mesopleura 
whitish. Abdomen fulvo-piceous, testaceous at tip. 
Length to end of abomen 3-3.25 mm. To tip of membrane 3.'r5-4 mm. Width of base of 
pronotum .T5-1 mm. Described from two speciemens, including both sexes, sent to me 
from Colorado. Mr. Ooquillet also sent specimens from Los Angeles, and 1 liave examined 
other specimens from Dakota and northern New York. It is variable as to the amount 
of yellow on the antennae, head and pronotum, and as to the brown clovding of 
the hemelytra.” 
Fort Collins, May 20th to June 4th (Baker and Gillette). 
Montrose, June 24th (Gillette). 
Orectodenis ainoenus Uhl. 
Near Denver (B. H. Smith—see Uhler, 5). Colo. (Gillette—see Osborn, 1). 
Orectodenis longicollis Uhler n. sp. 
“Piceous, opaque, elongate subfusiform, with the head broad subconical, as seen from 
above, the base abruptly contracted into a short neck, the prothorax campanulate, and 
the wing-covers widening behind the middle. Head very moderately convex above, 
much longer than wide, polished, piceous, rather minutely scabrous than punctate, the 
vertex moderately arched and obsoletely carinate in front, the neck shorter than i 
corresponding contraction of the pronotum, front broadly depressed each side near the 
middle of the eyes, upper cheeks placed superiorly; tylus narrow, moderately short, not 
separated above by a distinct suture, tip tapering; rostrum set much below 
gula, blackish-piceous, thick at the very base, slender from thence to tip, reaching behi 
the anterior coxae; eyes low, close-set against the side of the lea , an.,ennae o 
medium length, the basal joint rufo-piceous, shorter than the head, the second r - 
piceous, with the apical third moderately clavate, and dull blackish, as long as e m 
line of the corium, third abruptly more slender, almost setaceous, testac^eous, scarcely 
more than one-half the length of the second, the fourth ^s /f 
slender. Pronotum dull black, minutely granulated and wrinkled, the two lobes 
nearly equal length, the callosities large, tumid, separated by a very ^ 
connected with the swelling of the sides, the line separating the 
this swelling; posterior lobe wide at base, having 
tubercular humeri; side flaps steep, rounded. Coarsely wrinkled. Legs dull fulvo Pioeo , 
with the spines, tip of tibiae and apical portion of tarsi black, 
black, with sinuated sides, and a little tumid at apex. Clavus ^1^11 
scabrous, with a piceous band at base which also runs diagonally "Pon the base of corm ^ 
corium also ivory white, less coarsely scabrous, crossed behind tbe niiddle mth an 
obliquely bounded piceous spot which covers the entire en , cuneu i ’ 
Ivory yellow acute diagonal spOt on the basal portion; membrane dark brown at ba , 
gradually paler to almost white posteriorly. Abdomen black, highly , 
Length to end of abdomen 5 mm. Width of base of pronotum 1.5 mm. 
specimen, a male, has thqs far been brought to my notice. The lemale ts a desiderata 
requiring the attention of collectors.” , . ^ 
. Steamboat Springs, July ]4th (Baker). 
Orectoderus obliquus Vh\. ' 
Hills, June to September (Carpenter—see Uhler, 6). Estes Park (Snow— see 
VanDuzee, 5). ‘ - ^ 
North Park, July 20th; Steamboat Springs, July 26th; 
Montrose,-Juue 24th (Gillette). In mountains south-west ot 
North .Park, July 10th, on Artemisia triJehtaita, (Baker). 
