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(hackberry) at Riley's ranch in the Organ Mts., May 14, which exactly 

 resemble those of this species so far as I can determine. The galls were 

 at that date, from one-third to one-half of an inch in diameter ; and the 

 eggs were apparently just hatching, or about to hatch. The tree was 

 determined by Mr. W. H. Evans. 



Psylla, n. sp. (?) 



Adults and larvae of a psyllid were beaten from mesquite ( P.juliflora) 

 May 14 to 16, The adults are greenish or yellowish, with brown at the 

 extremity of the wings. The larvae are entirely green. 



Cicada montezuma, Dist, 



This cicada was noticed to be very numerous on the mesas and plains 

 from May 23 to 31. They seem to frequent especially the plants of Yucca 

 august if olia. On May 24, while riding on horseback, I was quite 

 sure I observed one specimen with its proboscis thrust into a leaf of this 

 yucca. It is very probable that this cicada oviposits in the leaves of this 

 plant, since it seemed to have such a decided preference for it. I am 

 quite sure it also pierces the leaves and stalk for food. The specimen 

 referred to above was motionless, and evidently feeding. A cicada was 

 heard on the mesa May 1 7. It was either this species or the next, but 

 was not captured. 



Cicada ochreoptera, Uhler. 



This species was found May 27 on mesa near the college. A pupa 

 skin was also found there. On June 9 it was found very numerous on 

 pear trees, and I was told that in former years it had damaged many of 

 the trees by ovipositing in the twigs quite extensively. I have also found 

 its work on twigs of young plum trees, which had been damaged by it, 

 causing the terminal half of the twigs to die. On Feb. 4 a cicada larva, 

 probably this species, was dug up about the roots of a young apple tree 

 in Mesilla. It was about half an inch long, and was found at a depth 

 of about eight inches. This cicada seems rather confined to the valleys, 

 while the preceding and larger species is only found on the mesas and 

 plains. 

 Stictopelta marmorata, Coding MS. 



This tree-hopper was noticed July 8 on mesquite (P. jidiflora)^ in 

 some numbers. It was also previously noticed on weeds. Determined by 

 Dr. F. W. Coding. 

 Publilia inodesta, Uhler. 



Adults beaten in some numbers from flowers and foliage of mesquite 



