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and fifth blackish, both longer than the third, the fifth a little longer than the fourth. 
Rostrum pale testaceous, piceous at tip, reaching upon the middle coxae,the third joint 
very thick, a little longer than the fourth which is abruptly narrow. Pronotum more 
remotely punctate on the disk, with the lateral margins very oblique, thick, callous, 
broadly pale yellow, finely punctate and a little waved; the posterior margin feebly con¬ 
cave, and the humeral angles tumidly rounded. Pectorial areas remotely punctate with 
brown. Legs minutely pu. ctate with brown, darker above and on tips of tibiae, tarsi 
piceous above, the nails also piceous. Scutellum long, minutely punctate, with an obso¬ 
lete pale stripe on the middle, more conspicuous at tip, and with the usual pale callosity 
in the basal angles. Corium and clavus with bare spots continued on the costal area. 
Membrane bronze brown. Venter testaceous, remotely punctate with brown. Connexi- 
vum polished, testaceous, marked with black scallops inwardly. Ventral spine very short. 
Length to end of venter 18.5 mm. Width of case of pronotum 9.5 mm. This species 
closely resembles a pale variety of Jalla dumosi Fabr. but the head is broader, basal joint 
of antennae longer, and there are ten longitudinal veins to the membrane. One specimen, 
a female, was captured in Colorado.” 
Rist Canon, April lOtli (Gillette). 
Poclisus modestus Dali. 
Swept from bushes in Beaver Brook Gulch and Clear Creek Canon during 
early part of August (Uhler, 5). 
Fort Collins, September 27th, on Clematis ligusticifolia 
(Gillette). May 20th to June 24th, aud September 14th on 
Solidago (Baker). 
Podisus placidus Uhl. 
Colo. (Gillette—see Osborn, 1). 
Fort Collins, March 24th to May 4th (Gillette), and May 
8d on box-elder (Baker). 
Podisus serieventris Uhl. 
Spring Canon, August 1st (Baker). 
Podisus spinosus Dali. 
Pueblo. Did not occur on the plains proper, but was swept from a bush in 
the bed of the river (Uhler, 5), 
I^iotropis hunieralis Uhl. 
Prom bushes near Manitou (Uhler, 5). Colo. (Gillette—see Osborn, 1), 
Montrose, June 24th (Gillette), 
Prionosoma podopioides Uhl. 
Denver (B. H. Smith—see Uhler, 5 and 6). From bushes near Golden in 
August (Uhler, 5). Colo. (Gillette—see Osborn, 1). Pueblo (Uhler, 9). 
Trinidad, May 14th (Gillette). 
Podops dubius Pal Beauv. 
Colo. (Gillette—see Osborn, 1). 
Fort Collins, April 6th (Gillette). 
