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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 3-3.35 mm. To tip of membrane 3.75-4 mm. Width of base of 
pronotum .75-1 mm. Described from two speciemens, including both sexes, sent to me 
from Colorado. Mr. Coquillet also sent specimens from Los Angeles, and I have 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 clouding of 
the liemelytra.” 
Fort Collins, May 20th to June 4tli (Baker and Gillette). 
Montrose, June 24th (Gillette). 
Orectoclerus ainoenus Uhl. 
Near Denver (B. H. Smith—see Uhler, 5). Colo. (Gillette—see Osborn, 1). 
Orectoclerus 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 the 
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 the depressed 
gula, blackish-piceous, thick at the very base, slender from thence to tip,' reaching behind 
the anterior coxae; eyes low, close-set against the side of the head; antennae of 
medium length, the basal joint rufo-piceous, shorter than the head, the second rufo- 
piceous, with the apical third moderately clavate, and dull blackish, as long as the middle 
line of the corium, third abruptly more slender, almost setaceous, testaceous, scarcely 
more than one-half the length of the second, the fourth much shorter, dusky, equally 
slender. Pronotum dull black, minutely granulated and wrinkled, the two lobes of 
nearly equal length, the callosities large, tumid, separated by a very shallow line, but 
connected with the swelling of the sides, the line separating the lobes is placed behind 
this swelling; posterior lobe wide at base, having sinuated sides, and with prominently 
tubercular humeri; side flaps steep, rounded, coarsely wrinkled. Legs dull fulvo-piceous, 
with the spines, tip of tibiae and apical portion of tarsi black. Scutellum smooth, dull 
black, with sinuated sides, and a little tumid at apex. Clavus ivory white, coarsely 
scabrous, with a piceous band at base which also runs diagonally upon the base of corium; 
corium also ivory white, less coarsely scabrous, crossed behind the middle with an 
obliquely bounded piceous spot which covers the entire end; cuneus piceous, with an 
ivory yellow acute diagonal spot on the basal portion; membrane dark brown at base, 
gradually paler to almost white posteriorly. Abdomen black, highly polished. 
Length to end of abdomen 5 mm. Width of base of pronotum 1.5 mm. Only a single 
specimen, a male, has thus far been brought to my notice. The lemale is a desideratum 
requiring the attention of collectors.” 
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Steamboat Springs, July 14th (Baker). 
Orectoclerus obliquus Uhl. 
Hills, June to September (Carpenter—see Uhler, 6). Estes Park (Snow—see 
VanDuzee, 5). 
North Park, July 20th; Steamboat Springs, July 26th; 
Montrose, June 24th (Gillette). In mountains south-west of 
North Park, July 10th, on Artemisia tridentata (Baker). 
