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Suborder HETEROPTERA 



Family Cimicidae. 



1. Glaucias amyoti White. 



" Two specimens found on Denham Bay beach " (Sunday Island). 



This handsome species is common in Australia, but rare in New Zealand. 



Family Nabidae. 



2. Reduviolus saundersi F. B. White. 



" Taken amongst weeds, Denham Bay. . . . Found preying on other 

 insects." 



This species has a fairly wide distribution in New Zealand. 



Family Gerridae. 



3. Halobates sericeus Esch. 



Eighteen specimens — six females and twelve males — were found on 

 Denham Bay beach after a heavy storm at sea. This is the first recorded 

 occurrence of the extremely interesting pelagic genus Halobates Esch. in 

 the waters of the New Zealand subregion. How far these specimens were 

 brought from their usual habitat by the storm is, of course, uncertain, but 

 this species is pre-emiently that of the North Pacific. 



Family Capsidae. 



4. Two unidentifiable specimens, apparently of same species. 



Suborder HOMOPTERA. 

 Family Cicadidae. 



5. Melampsalta cruentata Fabr. var. subalpina Huds. 



This cicada was found commonly amongst ngaio (Myojwrum laetum). 

 The twelve specimens, of which ten are males and two females, are very 

 typical of the variety, and exhibit surprisingly little variation among them- 

 selves. It is impossible to separate them from specimens caught in the 

 neighbourhood of Wellington. 



Family Fulgoridae. 



6. Aka finitima Walk. 



This, or a closely allied species, was common on the under-surface of 

 leaves of nikau-palm (Rhopalostylis Baueri). As it is represented in the 

 collection by nymphs only, the specific identity cannot be determined with 

 any degree of certainty. 



In addition to the species in the above list, there are specimens of a 

 green Jassid found also in New Zealand, and of a Delphacid, both of which 

 are in the hands of Mr. F. Muir, of Honolulu, who has kindly consented to 

 determine them. 



Since writing the above I have been informed by Mr. Muir that 

 the Delphacid possibly represents a new genus allied to Micromasoria 

 Kirkaldy ; but the unique specimen is scarcely perfect enough for 

 description. 



9— Tran*>. 



