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eye, the anterior triaiii^ularly advanced and much intensified on the median 

 line, and terminating laterally at the ocelli; margins of the lorce, a broad 

 stripe on the clypeus rarely attaining its base, an irregular spot below the 

 eye, lower half of the temples, all the sutures and the front, black; the latter 

 with the median line and about four short lateral arcs yellow. Pronotum 

 pale testaceous, transversely inscribed with irregular piceous lines and spots 

 omitting the anterior and lateral margins. .Scutellum black, with about three 

 irregular, longitudinal yellow lines of variable e.xtent. Abdomen and all 

 beneath deep black, margin of the dorsal segments and genital pieces, tips 

 of the coxae, knees, an annulus near the apex of the femora, the edges and 

 spines of the tibia?, and the tarsi of the anterior and intermediate feet and 

 the posterior pair pale, the latter with the sides of the femora and tibiae, the 

 .base of their spines and the ape.x of the tarsal joints, black. Elytra pale 

 testaceous, nervures concolorous, heavily margined with fuscous, the apical 

 areoles smoky. Wings sordid hyaline, highly iridescent, nervures brown. 

 Female paler than the male, with the black markings much reduced, or almost 

 obsolete. Elytra frequently with but faint indications of the fuscous areolar 

 margins; apical areoles clear, at least on their centre. Pygofers fulvous; 

 ovipositor black. 



New Jersey. Described from five male and four female exam- 

 ples kindly furnished me by Prof J. B. Smith. 



This little insect corresponds very closely with J. Sahlberg's 

 description of A. striahdus Fall. (Finl. and Skand. Cicadariae p. 

 253), but differs considerably from that of Kirschbaum (Cicad. von 

 Wiesb. p. 96). Only direct comparison with European material 

 can decide its true relations. Should it prove distinct the name 

 vaccina, proposed by its discoverer to indicate its food habits, may 

 be adopted. 



Note. — These species and Agallia 4-punctata Prov. were found by me 

 on Cranberry bogs, the Athysanus and Agallia in great numbers, the Tham- 

 notettix sparsely. Agallia 4-punctata is common on herbage everywhere in 

 south Jersey, the Athysanus I have never taken, except on the Cranberrj- 

 bogs. In Bulletin K. of the N. J. Agl. Coll. Exper. Station I have treated of 

 these species, and from thence are the figures at the head of this paper. — Ed. 



, Occasionally even economic entomology gives a useful obser- 



vation to collectors. E.xperimenting with whale-oil soapstids in a 

 wheat-field recently, I turned out a little unused mixture on the 

 ground and was surprised to note a few minutes after, that there ap- 

 peared a great lot of insects over the spot. Examination showed 

 hundreds of Staphylinidae of two or more species making for the 

 place and disappearing in the loose earth. Circumstances prevented 

 my collecting any specimens, but perhaps it may serve as a hint 

 how these insects may be attracted. 



