THE CERCOPID/E MI) 



rounding posteriorly and nearly flat, similar to Philaronia. Venation 

 similar to Enocomin, slightly more irregular, undcrwing with four 

 apical cells as in Enocomia. Posterior tibia with two spines, both 

 rather weak. 



Type of the genus Ecocoiiiia parabolocrata n. sp. 



This genus is intermediate in character between Philaronia, Lepy- 



ronia and Enocomia. The foliaceous vertex and flat elytra will 



serve to distinguish it from Lepyronia, which it most resembles, but 



from which it is widely separated by the venation of the underwing. 



Lcocomia parabolocrata n. sp. (Figure 39, Fig. 3). 



Resembling a miniature Philaronia ahjecta, but lighter in color and 

 with a rounding vertex. Length, 4.5 mm. ; width, 2 mm. 



Vertex about two-thirds the length of the pronotum, parabolic in 

 outline, disc flat, margin attenuate, in profile the whole head thin 

 and shovel-like. Pronotum very slightly rounding in front, the 

 lateral margin long and definitely oblique, continuing the outline of 

 the head. Elytra coriaceous, long-oval in outline, not inflated nor 

 compressed posteriorly. Venation obscure, similar to E. ovafa, 

 slightly irregular, the apical cells long and narrow. 



Color testaceous, a rusty brown cloud on the vertex and pronotum 

 omitting a median line and an area behind the eye. 



Described from a single specimen from Port au Prince, Hayti, 

 collected in February by R. J. Crew. 



Lepyronia angulifera var. minucnda n. var. 



Resembling angulifera, but still smaller and much lighter colored. 

 Length, female, 4.5 mm. ; male, 3.5-4 mm. 



Cinereous gray with a tawny cast, eyes and below darker brown. 

 Males much smaller than the females and usually darker. Scarcely 

 as large as a Clastoptera. 



Described from six examples from Vera Cruz, Mexico, collected 

 by Professor Herbert Osborn. 



This minute variety may be specifically distinct from angulifera, 

 but until more material of the latter species is available for study 

 its normal range of variation cannot be told. The writer has held 

 this material for many years thinking that this might represent a 

 small variety of Stal's sordida, which was described from Mexico. 

 Recently specimens of what is apparently that species have come to 

 hand and are quite distinct. 



Department of Entomology, 

 lowA State College. 



