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scarce on nervures. Lateral carinae with distinct areoles. Size, 3.5 mm, 

 long, 2.2 mm. wide. 



Hood more or les.s embrowned. A more or less distinct brown spot on 

 paranota. Distinct dark brown bands across base and apex of elytra. Apical 

 band with two or three large hyaline areoles. Width of apical band about 

 one-fourth of eljiira. 



Type. — 9, Stamford, Connecticut. Allotype. — cf, Stamford, 

 Connecticut. Paratypes. — Five females and one male, Stamford, 

 Connecticut. (Collection of H. M. Parshlej'.) 



The above .specimens wf-n- captured ivoraSalix sieholdiana, an 

 imported specie.?. 



12. Corythucha parshleyi new species 



Pronotal hood slightly higher and noticeably longer than median carina, 

 its height about equal to one-half its own length. Median carina well arched. 

 Lateral carinae short but normally high. Reticulations of hood large. Spines 

 on membranous margins normal length, numerous on ner^iires on anterior 

 portion of hood. Size, 4 mm. long, 2.-3 mm. wide. 



Crest of hood embrowned. Onlj- a ver>- faint trace of a brown spot on para- 

 noia. Dark brown bands across base and apex of eh-tra and on posterior 

 portion of tumid elevation. Apical band sli^tly less in width than one-fourth 

 length of eh'tra and with three large areoles entirely hyaline. Apical band 

 running up along inner border of eh-tra. 



Type. — 5 , Hammonton, Xev\- Jersey. (H. B. Weiss.) (^Col- 

 lection of H. M. Parshle}'.) Allotype. — cf , same data as type. 

 Paratypes. — Se^'en females and seven males, same data as type. 



The above specimens were captured from Amelanchier inter- 

 media. One specimen in the Parshley collection is labelled as 

 occurring on walnut. 



Xamed in honor of ^Ir. Howard M. Parshley. who ha= taken a 

 ver\' active interest in this genus. 



Mr. Drake sent me a single specimen, whiun ap^jfrcti; \<j t^e 

 this species, which he states was collected by Prof. R. W. Leiby 

 from pecan at Lake T\'accamaw, Xorth Carolina, September, 

 191.5. 



13. Corythucha exigua Drake, new species 



Hood moderately elevated, three times as long as hi^, moderately con- 

 stricted back of the middle. Pronotum with the lateral margins very long, 

 moderatel}- broad, armed on the outer margin with numerous spines; median 

 carina rather highly elevated, not quite as high as the hood, with a double 



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