HEMIPTERA OP COLORADO 
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beneatli the eyes, outer margui concave near 
the eyes, l)roadly rounded below, attaining tlie 
tip of tl)e clypeus quite narrow below tlie lorae; 
front two-fifths longer than broad, twice as 
long as tlie clypeus, superior angle very obtuse 
and evenly rounded. Face and vertex finely 
shagteened. Disc of v^ertex not depressed, one- 
rhird longer on the middle than next the eyes, 
width between the eyes twice the length at the 
middle. Pronotum two and one-eight times as 
broad as long, length onci and six-sevenths 
that of the vertex, curvature three-sevenths of 
the length, smooth anteriorly, posteriorly with 
scattering obsolete punctures. Scutellum as 
in (luerci Hind margin of the last ventra 
segment with the tooth more nearly rectangu¬ 
lar than in (luerci. Color luscous. Vertex, 
anterior margin of pronotum, and all beneath 
pale yellowish. Elytta smoky subhyaline with 
an indistinct darker band extending down and 
forward from the tip of the clavus. Inner mar¬ 
gin of the clavus with two oblique pale spots. 
Length 5 mm. Described from one female. Nearquerci. 
Manitou, July (Tucker). 
^ntettix querci n. sp. 
Female: Face one-sixth wider than long; clypeus fully two-thirds longer than broad, 
constriced in the middle, broad near the apex, basal suture curved; lorae as long and 
four-fifths as broad as the clypeus; genae broadly expanded laterally, a broad shallow 
furrow extending from eyes to lorae, outer margin sharply rounded; front nearly one- 
third longer than broad, fully twice as long as the 
clypeus, rapidly narrowing below the antennae, 
superiorly very obtuse and evenly rounded. Face 
and vertex finely shagreened. less distinctly on the 
latter. Disc of the vertex transversely and nar¬ 
rowly depressed just back of the anterior margin, 
slightly longer on the middle than next the eyes, 
width between the eyes once and five-sixths the 
length at the middle. Pronotum little more than 
twice wider than long, length two times that of the 
vertex, curvature six-elevenths of the length, 
anterior one-fourth smooth, posterior three-fourths 
faintly transversely rugose, posterior margin 
sliglitly concave. Scutellum with the black trans¬ 
verse groove curving forward. Hind margin of the 
last ventral segment with two deep sharp notches, 
including between them a large blunt median tooth, 
posterior angles rounded. Color fulvous brown. 
Face and vertex pale yellow, a small black spot on 
the genae next to the lorae, vertex with an indis¬ 
tinct brown mottling. Pronotum fulvous brown, 
yellowish on the anterior mai'gin, with an indis¬ 
tinct pale median line. Scutellum yellowish with 
the basal angles, two spots between, and apex, ful¬ 
vous brown. Elytra uniform pale smoky brown, 
subhyaline. Abdomen except the fir.sst ventral seg¬ 
ment, yellowish brown, pygofers reddish, pale on 
the lower margin, with whitish hair arising from 
black spots. Prosternum with a large black spot. 
Legs pale yellow, tibial spines arising from black 
spots, tips of tarsi infuscate. 
