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Valley [N.Y. State col.] Lake Placid, Phoenicia, Kingston [Van 

 Duzee] and I collected it at Hamburg, Eagle Bridge, Salem, Cold 

 Spring Harbor, Jamaica and Nassau. 



It is unquestionably a species of economic importance as it 

 often swarms in grass land. It seems to favor the annual grasses 

 rather than the perennials. 



Cicadula slossoni Van Duzee 



Cicadula slossoni Van Duzee, Can. Ent. 1893. 25:281; Buf. Soc. 

 Nat. Sci. Bui. 5, p. 200 



Evidently a rare species as Van Duzee says "a single example 

 of this pretty little species was taken by me at Lancaster, July 

 12, 1889." He reports taking it in August 1904 at Lake Placid 

 and Phoenicia. 



Cicadula variata Fall. 



Cicada variata Fall. Acta Holm. 1806. 27:34 

 Jassus variatus H. Sch. Nom. Ent. 1835. p. 70 

 Limotettix variata Sahlbg. Cicad. 1871. p. 250 

 Cicadula variata Fieb. Revue d. Ent. 1885. 4:51; Van Duzee, 



Psyche. 1892. 6: 305 

 Cicadula variata Van Duzee, Buf. Soc. Nat. Sci. Bui. 5, p. 200 



Reported for Lancaster. June to September [Van Duzee]. 



While by no means so abimdant as 6-notata this species 

 has a wide distribution and may doubtless be found in all parts 

 of the State. I took it at Nassau in August and Mr Van Duzee 

 at Lake Placid during the same month, also at Phoenicia. 



Cicadula punctifrons var. americana Van Duzee 



Cicadula punctifrons var. americana Van Duzee. Can. 

 Ent. 1891. 23: 169; Buf. Soc. Nat. Sci. Bui. 5, p. 201 



Recorded for Buffalo [Van Duzee], and specimens from " Keene 

 Valley", "Essex Co.," are in the N.Y. State collection. 



It occurs in abundance on low scrubby willows, usually most 

 common on sandy margins of streams. 



Cicadula punctifrons Fall. 



Cicada punctifrons Fall. Hemip. Suec. Cicad. 1826. p. 42 

 Thamnotettix punctifrons Boh. K. Vet. — Akad. Handl. 1847 

 Jassus punctifrons Flor. Rhyng. Livl. 1861. p. 328 

 Cicadula punctifrons Fieb. Revue d. Ent. 1885. 4:50- (For 

 full synonomy see Van Duzee Catalogue.) 



Represented for Ithaca [Cornell Coll.], Lancaster [Van Duzee, 

 Buf. Hemip. p. 201]; one example [Van Duzee] 



Apparently much less common than the variet}^ listed below. 



Cicadula lepida Van Duzee 

 Can. Ent. 1894. 26: 139 



Described in part from a specimen collected in New York city. 



