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approaches closely to the Sayi group, but the reticulate venation allies it 

 with Weedii and compactus. 



Phlepsius iiudiis^ n. sp. 



Form of ramostcs and occide?italis nearly. Stout, with a foliaceous ver- 

 tex and sparse reticulation. Length, 9 6 mm.; ^ 5 mm. 



Vertex roundingly right-angled, disc flat or depressed, anterior mar- 

 gin thin and produced beyond the line of the front, front broad above, 

 regularly narrowing from just below the ocelli to the straight clypeus. 

 Pronotum short, scarcely longer than vertex. Elytra broad, short, venation 

 tion distinct, regular. 



Colour. — Dirty straw, slightly tawny on vertex, disc of pronotum and 

 angles of scutellum washed with brown, disc of scutellum pale, with a pair 

 of brown points, elytra subhyaline, slightly milky, with the veins and a few 

 scattered reticulations, tawny brown, face browri. 



Genitalia. — Female segment long, truncate behind, surface strongly 

 convex, with a sharp, median carina on disc and traces of two faint lateral 

 ones. Male valve equilaterally triangular, the apex rounded, plates nar- 

 row, together long, spoon-shaped, three times the length of the valve, the 

 apices narrowly rounding. 



Described from a male from Seven Oaks, Florida, and a female from 

 Fort Meyers, Florida, received from Mr. Van Duzee. This is the smallest 

 of the humidus group of Phlepsids and is easily recognized by the lack of 

 reticulation on the elytra. 



SHORT NOTES ON INSECTS. 



We wish to call your attention to the Editor's request on page 314, 

 Vol. XLII, for notes on habits, food-plants, unusual captures of insects, 

 etc., particularly Canadian species. Not only would such short notes add 

 to the interest of this magazine, but would greatly help those connected 

 with issuing the numbers in filling up spaces. It should be a simple 

 matter to comply with this repeated request during the summer months, 

 at all events. A. F. W. 



Errata. — Vol. XLIII, page 42, line 4, after type insert the word 

 and; page 80, line 11 from foot, for Vol. VIII read X^XF//// page 83, 

 lines 3 and 5, also page 85, under figure, for zeroe read zei-o'e ; page 145, 

 line 18, for donating read denoting. 



