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PRELIMINARY LIST 
about 3.80 mm. long, with a few short capitate hairs, and a few sensoria on the third joint. 
Beak reaching the second coxae, tip black. Legs and antennae dusky. Style long and 
falchion sharp ” 
Hotchkiss, July 24th, in small colonies on underside of 
leaves of Asclepias speciosa (Cowen). 
Nectaropliora erigeronensis Thos. 
Fort Collins, July 22d, on Lactuca pulchella (Cowen). 
Nectaropliora rosae L. 
Estes Park, July 16th, on rose (Gillette). 
Nectaropliora rudheckiae Fitch. 
Fort Collins, July 18th, on Solidago; Hotchkiss, on an 
unknown composite (Cowen). No. 896 of the Custer County 
list may belong here (see Cockerell, 10). 
Nectaropliora sp. 
“Winged viviparous female: Length 2.50 mm. To the tip of the wings 4.75 mm. Color 
green, thorax yellowish. Third joint of antennae with a slight row of sensoria, remaining 
joints smooth except for a few short hairs, seventh joint annulated, length of joints III 
0.62 mm., IV 0.48 mm., V 0 50 mm., VI 0.10 mm., VII 1.00 mm. Stigma short and broad. 
Honey tubes imbricated, cylindrical, 0.35 mm. long. Style 0.15 mm. long. Apterous vivip¬ 
arous female: Length about 2.5 mm. Mostly green. The eyes, ends of joints of anten¬ 
nae, tip of beak, and tarsi, black. Lower ends of femora, and tips of honey tubes darker 
than the body.’’ 
Fort Collins, July 21st, on Gaura parviflora (Cowen). 
Nectaropliora sp. 
“Only wingless individuals, singly, or in small colonies. Wholly green, except that 
the eyes, tarsi, and ends of joints of antennae are black. Antennae longer than the 
body.” 
Horsetootli Mountain, July 23d on Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 
(Cowen). 
Neetaropliora sp.* 
“Winged viviparous female: Length 2.70 mm. Color apparently uniform green. 
Stigma elongate, sharp pointed. Apterous female: Length 3.20 mm. Antennae longer 
than the body. Beak short, not reaching the second coxae. Honey tubes about 1.00 mm. 
long. Style 0.45 mm. long.” 
Estes Park, July 16th on Epilobium spicatum (Gillette). 
Nectaropliora sp.* 
“Winged viviparous female: Length 2.20-2.40 mm. Wing about 3.40 mm. long, 
uniformly pale, perhaps green, in life. Beak short, about reaching second'coxae. Third 
joint of antennae with a number of round sensoria, length of joints III 0.60 mm., IV 0.48 
mm., V 0.43 mm., VI 0.16 mm. First branch of the cubital closer than usual to the origin 
of the cubital. Honey tubes 0.65 mm. long. Style about 0.25 mm. long.” 
^Descriptions from alcoholic material. 
