182 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



and base of tibiae, the apex of tibia? and last joint of tarsus, fuscous; margin 

 of last ventral segment whitish. 



Described from one specimen ( $ ) from Florida, collected by Mrs. 

 Annie Trumbull Slosson, to whom it is most respectfully dedicated. This 

 and the following, which are certainly most exquisite little creatures, have 

 been in my hands for some years, but publication of the descriptions has 

 been deferred in hopes that additional material, representing both sexes, 

 might make more perfect descriptions possible. It seems desirable, how- 

 ever, that they should not be omitted in a systematic work on the family 

 such as is now being prepared by Prof. Summers, and hence their publica- 

 tion at this time. 



Saldoida cornuta, n. sp. 



Hind angles of pronotum produced into conspicuous horns. Black, 

 marked with brown. 9 — Length, 2.5 mm. ; width at humeri, .75 mm. 



Vertex and front minutely gibbous, sparsely set with short appressed 

 hairs ; ocelli minute, approximate ; antennas with joints one, two and four 

 nearly equal in length, joint three about one-half longer, and much 

 swollen, fourth less swollen; rostrum about reaching hind coxae. Conical 

 tubercles of the pronotum very slightly divergent, otherwise almost pre- 

 cisely like those of S/ossoni in shape; the posterior lobe of pronotum very 

 short, posterior angles produced into prominent upturned horns, with a 

 blunt polished tip. Scutellum minutely roughened, becoming smooth at 

 apex, not inflated. Elytra subhyaline on costa, the membrane rather 

 coriaceous, with veins obsolete, apparently with three cells and rather 

 narrow margin. Wings aborted, unless accidentally broken off in this 

 specimen. 



Colour : Vertex, front, third joint of antennae, prothorax except 

 posterior horns, scutellum, claval sutures and apex of corium, pectus and 

 base of last ventral segment, black; clypeus, rostrum, joints one, two and 

 four of antennae, posterior horns of pronotum, coxae and apices of femora, 

 reddish brown; a brown patch on disc of clavus and base of corium, a 

 whitish oblique spot on corium merging into the hyaline costa. Membrane 

 deeply infuscated ; the first and fourth joints of antennae are widely 

 whitish, as also the hind coxae, base of femora and the apical two-thirds 

 of last ventral segment, the central part of which is transparent, showing 

 ovipositor clearly. 



Described from one specimen ( $ ) collected by Mrs. Slosson in 

 Florida. 



