892 A. JE. Verrlll — Tlie Bermuda Islands. 



Length, 42 mm ; diameter, 6 mm . Color, sulphur-yellow on the sides 

 and dorsal band, the latter bordered with a composite darker lateral 

 band, on each side, of the same width, their margins formed by 

 linear brownish black lines ; 4 or 5 fine interrupted lines of the same 

 color along the middle portion of each ; the median dorsal band has 

 a central line of greenish yellow ; a darkish lateral band, consisting 

 of 4 or 5 fine lines runs along the row of stigmata. A median ven- 

 tral and a pair of subventral blackish bands are conspicuous, between 

 which the ventral surface is covered with narrow alternating lines 

 of yellow and brown, which cross the prolegs. Head with a dorsal 

 whitish Y-shaped or yoke-shaped spot, enclosing a pale cordate spot; 

 its sides are covered with alternating brown and yellow lines. 



Hemiptera, p. 798. Add the following : 



A larval Leaf -bug, sent by Mr. L. Mowbray in December, has 

 the following colors : Body broadly ovate, convex above ; abdomen 

 prominently convex in the middle, below, but scarcely keeled. 



Head, antenna?, and proboscis black ; thorax, above and below, 

 mostly black, its upper side with two dull yellow spots on each 

 lateral margin ; legs long, black ; head with a yellowish mark on 

 the sides, in front of eyes ; abdomen dull red above, with a median 

 row of 3 or 4 large, raised, black spots, and a marginal row of black, 

 crescent-shaped spots above and below the acute edge; a submedian 

 and lateral row of round yellow spots on each side, the anterior 

 lateral ones much the larger ; abdomen, below, pale green, with a 

 median row of squarish black spots. Length, 6.5 mm ; breadth, 4.5"" 11 . 

 The proboscis is long, reaching to the bases of the posterior legs. 



Scale-insects, pip. 802-811. Add: 



Mr. Geo. A. Bishop, has recently (early in Jan.) sent a number of 

 additional scale-insects, still living. Some of them are accompanied 

 by the active young larva?, showing that they breed at this season. 

 Several are additions to the fauna. They have been identified by 

 Mr. C. L. Marlatt, as follows : 



Dactylopius, sp. On the bases of the leaves of Pine-apple 



Dacti/lopitis, sp. 



On roots of Panicum, forming tufts of a white, downy secretion. 



Another unknown coccid, forming similar white tufts, occurred on 

 the joints of the stem of one of the reed-grasses (Arundinacese.) 



Orthezia insignis Douglas. See above, p. 806. 

 On the leaves of Coleus. 



