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PS YCHE. [September 189 S
robust species with interspace strongly transverse (Fig. 3p). Prosternal spine variable, rather short. Ovi- positor similar to that of extremus or a little stouter. M. jas~ia-i'u~.
10'. Hind femora not obliquely banded, rarely with traces of dusky on dorsal part of inner face. Hind tibiae variable, Tegmina brownish olive, immaculate or very nearly so. General color varying from greenish to brownish olive, with black markings. Interspace varying from sub-quadrate to rather strongly trans- verse. Tegmina variable in length, sometimes passing hind femora. Prosternal spine variable, most resem- bling that of femur-rubrum. Scoop of ovipositor in side view without angulation at junction with stem (Fig.4ra). . . X. exh'emus.
ON SOME NEW AND ANOMALOUS TETTIGONINAE.
BY C. F, BAKER, AUBURN, ALA.
The following new species belong to
genera not before recorded from Amer-
ica. They occupy as anomalous a posi-
tion among the Tettigoninac, as
does
Tinobregmus among the Jassinae. Like
Tinobregmus, they present a remarkable
difference in the two sexes and are
heavily robust in form.
All four species
belong to the- far west, the eastern limit being Colorado.
The ocelli are not as near the front
margin of the vertex as hi some other
unquestioned Tettigonirls. Compared
with Acocephalus, the eyes are distant
from the front edge of vertex, and
occupy A position never approached by
the ocelli in Acoccphalus. Besides,
other details ot structure show a closer relationship with the Tettigonine series where I have placed them. The single
species of BLztilysineL~phorus, re/&/, was described from the Scandinavian coun-
tries. Errhotftentis, with its single spe- cies., brachyfterns, is quite widely distrib- uted in Central Europe.
Bathysmatophorus uhleri n. sp. Length
of f 9.5 mm. Color pale hroivnish, irrorate wilh darker, minutely so on head and prono- turn, coarsely on dorsum and fore feniom. Vertex about a half longer on middle than next eyes, rather strongly depressed; ocelli about midway of its length, and somewhat nearer the median line than to eyes. The front snbrectangukir in general outline, a little broader above, somewhat timidly ex- tended, and crossed by numerous faint dark arcs. Clypeus regularly oblong, nearly two-



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September 1898.1 PSYCHE. 261
thirds the length of the front and distinctly exceeding the genae. Genae very strongly incurved below the eyes, making the latter unusually protuberant. Pronotum little
longer than vertex, faintly transversely aciculate and with several shallow transverse creases or constrictions. Elytra trapezoidal in outline, reaching the middle of last dorsal segment ; color sordid whitish with numerous fine irregular irrorations, which are more distinct on veins. Fore and middle femora with numerous small white spines. All tibiae more or less marked with dark.
Last ventral segment a half longer than
preceding and with it having a slight median keel; hind margin truncate with a median notch reaching half the length of the seg- ment. Ovipositor nearly one-third the length of the body and exceeding the pygofers by nearly I mm,
Length of 8 6 to 8 mm. Much darker
than the female, the sternum and most of venter hlack. In some specimens the upper part of face is shining black. The vertex is shorter and the pronotum less strongly arcu- ated behind. The elytra exceed the abdomen by ,.;to .7,5m111. The plates are long, slender, acutely curved upwards distally, and supplied at base with a slight transverse callosity. The valve is short and very obtusely angu- late. The last ventral segment is broadly roundly extended backwards at middle.
Described from one female and sev-
eral males in the National Museum,
collected at Los Angeles, Cal., by Mr.
Coquillett and at Dunsmuir, Cal., by
Mr. Wickham. These specimens bore
the Mss. name Lystridea 6onsp-f-sa Uhl.
Ulheri seems to be entirely congeneric
with reuteri.
Errhomenus lineatus n. sp.
Length of 9
7mm. Color pale yellowish brown. Head
slightly wider than pronotnm. Vertex
bluntly angulate, nearly twice longer at middle than at eyes, once and a half the length of pronotum ; numerous indistinct brownish transverse arcs on front ; two hlack dots near hind margin of disc of vertex. Ocelli at about half length of vertex and equidistant from median line and anterior margin of vertex. Clypeiis broad at base, rapidly narrowing to the oval tip which pro. jects beyond the genae. Pronotum short,
the width twice and three fourths the length, fore and hind margin nearly parallel, the latter broadly angularly emarginate; laterally distinctly carinate; disc with a transverse row of about six black dots; anterior margin with a conspicuous though not large black spot behind 'each eye. Elytra obliquely
truncate behind, not equalling second ab- dominal segment, sordid whitish in color, the discs of cells darker. Dorsum with a double median longitudinal row of hlack
dots, each segment with about two trans- verse rows of minute black points; the
spiracles in black dots. Sternum more or less black laterally.
Last ventral segment twice length of
preceding, the hind margin truncate, with a very shallow median notch. Ovipositor
slightly exceeding pygofers.
Length of ^S.S-~ mm Far darkei and
more heavily marked than the female.
Vertex shorter than pronotum and more
strongly irregularly concave. A more or
less well-defined dark median line extending from point of vertex to scntel. All below except legs largely hlack, sparingly irregu- larly irrorate with yellowish ; a conspicuous yellowish band extending from beneath
nilennal pit back upon the proplurae. Fe- mora lineate with dark. Dorsum black with a few whitish points. Elytra exceeding
abdomen by about one mm.. sordid white
with irregular dark clouiiings in the cells. Wings transparent, slightly smoky apically. Valve black, scarcely exserted, remainder of genitals more or less sordid whitish.



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262 PsYCXG?. [September i8q3.
Plates long, slender, parallel sided below, becoming acute apically and curving upward. Described from two females and five
males taken at Pullman, Wash., by
Prof. C. V. Piper.
Errhomeftus montanus n. sp. Length of
$ 6.5-7 Inin., of 3 5.2.5-6 tnin. Very close to lineatus. The last ventral segment of female i& distinctlyproduced medially within the protruding lateral angles; the apex with a small median notch. The plates of the
male are not as acute or strongly bent up- wards as in It'neafus. The elytra of the male exceed the abdomen hut little, and lack any noticeable contrast of colors.
Described from three females and
four males collected by myself in north- ern Colorado. They occurred in the
foot-hills west of Fort Collins in May,
and at Cameron Pass from IOOOO feet
to above timber, during July. I was at
first inclined to place this with lineahis as a variety, but would at present be
scarcely justified in so doing. Series
from points between Washington and
the mountains of Colorado are needed
to decide the question.
Efrkomenus oregonensis 11. sp. Length
of $! 7 mm. Closely resembling a fully
colored example of inontanus. The vertex Is proportionally shorter and more blunt. The front is more tumid and as viewed from the side not evenly curved upon the clypeus. The anterior legs are unusually pale.
The
head is about as broad as pronotum. The
elytra are broadly rounded behind instead of being obliquely truncate, and they slightly exceed the second segment.
Length 3, 5-5.5 mm.
The nmle ha& ab-
breviated elytra which reach only the penul- timate dorsal segment. The colors, sordid white to black, are more sharply contrasted than in the other species, though similarly disposed. The transverse row of black spots on the pronotum
is very sharply defined,
though the darker longitudinal band is
wanting. The abbreviated elytra flare
slightly, giving the male a shortened, robust appearance which is very suggestive of
Tinobregmus.
Described from one female taken at
Corvallis, Oregon, by Prof. A. B. Cord-
ley, and several specimens in the Nation- al Museum collected in Oregon by Mr.
Koebele. The shortened elytra of the
male brings a new element into the
genus, but the relationships of the fe-
male with Kneatus and mantanus are
unquestionable.
THE COCCID GENUS SOLKNOPHORA IN THE UNITED STATES. BY T. D. A. COCKERELL, N. M. AGR. EXP. STA. The genus Solenophora Maskell, is repre- by Dr. Howard.
To thus receive a supposed
sented by two species confined to New Zea- endemic New Zealand genus from Mexico land, so far as published information goes. was indeed surprising; hut to-day, before the Mr. Maskell has been kind enough to send report on the Mexican material has appeared me specimens of both these species; to them in print, there comes to hand yet another I have just added a third, collected by Mr. species, from Colorado! Koebele in Mexico, and transmitted to me Soleitophora coloradensis, n. sp. 2. Scale



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