800 A. M Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 



Cydnids ; Ground-bugs. — This family of burrowing bugs is repre- 

 sented by at least one North American species (Pangmis bilineatus 

 Say), determined by Uhler, which burrows under rubbish at high- 

 tide mark on the shores. It is fully described by Uhler in Bulle- 

 tin Hayden's U. S. Geolog. and Geog. Survey, vol. iii, p. 383, 1877. 



A specimen of this species (fig. 175), taken early in September, 

 was sent by Miss Victoria Hayward. It is glossy black, except the 

 tarsi and antenna?, which are dull buff. The head is sparsely covered 

 with short black hairs; prothorax and scutellum sparsely punctate; 

 ocelli ruby-red. Length, 6.5 mm . See Howard, Ins. Book, pi. xxx, 

 fig. 2. Our figured specimen bears a parasitic mite. See p. 842. 



The larva of another species was sent by L. Mowbray in October. 

 Body short, broadly ovate, head and thorax wide, together longer 

 than abdomen, smooth, dark brown ; rudiments of wings the same; 

 abdomen pale buff, narrowly margined with dark brown, and Math a 

 median dorsal dark brown patch, consisting of a spot on each of five 

 or six segments. Mr. O. Heidemann refers it to the genus JEthu* 

 Pall. (Uhler, op. cit., p. 378, 1877.) He also identifies Pamera 

 bilohnta (Say), from the same lot. It is a slender predaceous bug ; 

 body dark brown; fore wings with 2 black cross-bars; length 5 mt ". 



In addition to the Hemiptera enumerated above, J. M. Jones, 1876, 

 recorded the following : Aulacostethus simulans. 



Dr. Fr. Dahl (Plankton Exped., i, part 1, p. 100) records also an 

 undetermined species of JVabis, and one of Capsus. 



Jassids; leaf -hoppers. — One species of this large family has been 

 recorded both \>y Jones and Uhler: (Joelldia olitoria=Jassus olitoria 

 Say, (Ent., ii, p. 385.) It is native of the United States. 



In this species the head is yellow; lrypostome with a red vitta on 

 each side ; thorax blackish blue, edged with dull rufous ; wing- 

 covers bronzy brown with fuscous veins; body black below; anterior 

 legs pale yellow ; posterior pair with the tibia and femora bluish 

 black, the latter yellowish distally, their tarsi yellowish. Length, 

 about .25 inch (6 mm ). 



Leaf-hopper. (Coelidea, or Jassus, flavieeps (Stal.) 



Head broad, light yellow; prothorax punctate, dark rufous brown; 

 scutellum varied with dark brown and chestnut ; wings lustrous, 

 dark bronzy brown, becoming orange-brown at the margins and 

 apex ; veins black ; legs paler, chestnut-brown, with a dark line on 

 the outer side of the femora and front side of the long posterior 



