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A close examination of the stems of the sea oats revealed 

 characteristic cicada egg punctures. These punctures were 

 found principally on the old stems of last year's growth as 

 well as on the growth of the current year. In one case old 

 and new punctures were found in the same stem. These 

 punctures were found at varying distances from the ground, 

 some being about eighteen inches and others about four feet 

 from the ground. The number of punctures found in any 

 one group varied from one to at least ten. Examination 

 showed that the punctures went right through the thick wall 

 of the stem to the pith. The eggs are not placed in pairs as 

 is the case with the periodical cicada, but several are placed 

 in each puncture averaging 6-7 in the cases where the eggs 

 were actually counted. What appeared to be fresh egg punc- 

 tures were brought back to the laboratory and placed in 

 cages on August I. Owing to the writer' absence from the 

 laboratory these eggs could not be examined again until 

 September 2, when several larvae were found dead in the 

 bottoms of the cages, so that they had evidently hatched 

 some time previously. 



The nymphal cast skins were found in various situations, 

 clinging to the sea oats on the higher sand dunes, clinging to 

 the short grass at water edge during low tide and in the drift 

 cast up by the waves. Some, if not most, of the nymphs 

 must pass their underground life in the between tide zones 

 and be subject periodically to submersion during the in- 

 coming tide. 



The following technical descriptions are appended. 



The egg is pearly white in color and measures from 2.1 mm. to 2.2 mm. 

 in length and .5 mm. in greatest diameter. The egg is slightly curved and 

 tapers to blunt points at either end. 



The first stage nymph. The recently hatched nymph is about 1.5 mm. 

 long from tip of head to the end of the abdomen. The abdomen is slender 

 and the head is somewhat flattened. The body is sparsely but rather 

 uniformly clothed with long slender hairs. The hairs on the legs and an- 

 tennae are somewhat shorter and much stouter. The general body color 

 is chitin yellow with the eye spot dark red. The antennae are rather 

 short, stout and seven-jointed. The first and second joints are subequal 

 in length with the second much more slender. Joints three to six are 



