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above it. The spines of the middle tibiae are long and distinct 

 in the hairy vestiture; those of the posterior tibiae are small, 

 scanty and concealed so that the member seems unarmed to 

 ordinary examination. 



NOTE. To complete the information on this species the 

 writer and Mr. Arthur Herz found on July 4th, what we take 

 to be the larvae of this species feeding on the seed pods of the 

 Phlox. Unfortunately they pupated before a description could 



be taken. 







A Hunt for Saldoida Osborn. 



By ANNIE TRUMBULL SLOSSON. 



In the winter of 1898-99 I was in Punta Gorda, on the west 

 coast of Florida. One day while out collecting I sat down on 

 a fallen tree to rest. It was a damp, grassy spot and there 

 were many ants running over the ground. While idly watch- 

 ing them I noticed one which seemed different from the others 

 and stooped to pick it up for examination. 



To my surprise as my hand approached it the supposed ant, 

 instead of running away, skipped, jumped or leaped like a flea 

 or cricket and disappeared in the grass. I was puzzled and 

 excited. Had I discovered a saltatory ant new to science? I 

 searched carefully but saw no more of the odd creature that 

 day. Returning to the spot a few days later I again saw it 

 and with much difficulty captured it. It was an Hemipter but 

 quite new to me and I thought it immature. A tiny, reddish- 

 brown insect, its disproportionately large eyes and long, con- 

 spicuous antennae gave it a queer brownie-like look. I saw no 

 more specimens and soon after left Punta Gorda. 



In the following spring as I was sending some Hemiptera 

 to Prof. Uhler I included this curious unique. He was much 

 interested in it, told me it belonged to the Saldidae -and possi- 

 bly represented a new genus. But he did not care to found 

 such a genus on one specimen alone. 



The next winter 1899-1900 I spent a few days in Jackson- 

 ville, Florida. Wandering one afternoon in the suburbs of the 

 city I stooped to examine a plant growing in a sort of ditch 



