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PSYCHE. 



[Oclober, 1901 



cate, the disk luteo-testaceous, broadl3' mar- 

 gint'd behind «itli fuscous, the lateral lobes 

 shallow, fuscous, with an oblique elliptical 

 luteous patch at the lower anterior angle. 

 Tegmina considerably longer than head and 

 pronotum together, apically truncate, testace- 

 ous more or less infumated, the veins luteous, 

 the mediastinal vein one- or two-branched; 

 wings apparently aborted. Legs pale liiteous, 

 slightly flecked with fuscous, the auditory 

 tympanum on inner side of fore tibiae Avant- 

 ing, the hind tibiae somewhat more than two 

 .birds as long as the hind femora, with five 

 rather long and slender spines on cithci" mar- 

 gin abuve. 



Length of body, 13 mm.; pronotum, 2.5 

 mm.; breadth of head, 3.75 mm.; of pronotum 

 at front margin, 3.5 mm.; length of tegmina, 

 5.5 nun.; ot hind femora, 10 mm.; hind tibiae, 

 7 mm. 



I (^, Biscayne Bay, Fla. (Mrs. A. T. 

 Slosson). 



This species is vemarkalale for the- 

 transverse effect of the markings of tlic 

 front of the body and has relatively 

 longer hind tibiae than the other species. 



Miogryllus sicarius sp. nov. 



A light-colored slender species. Head tes- 

 taceous with a large veilical fu.scuus patch 



extending from the hinder edge of the anten- 

 nae backwani. l>ut not reaching the eves, and 

 conlaining two slender longitudinal testace- 

 ous stripes. Pronotum ;d:iout half as broad 

 .■ig.iin as long, equal in breadtli throughout, 

 the hind m:ngin feebly sinuous, the whole 

 testaceous considcrabh- blotched with ti'ans- 

 ver.se patches of fuscous on the disk, the lat- 

 eral carinae marked posteriorly with fuscous, 

 the lower margin of the lateral lobes and the 

 hind margin of the disk feebly edged with 

 fuscous. Tegmina testaceous, fully as long 

 as bead and pronotum logcther, not apically 

 truncate, the mediastinal vein unbranched; 

 wings exceedingly long, extending backward 

 when at rest about as far as the outstretched 

 hind legs. Legs testaceous, the auditory 

 foramen on inner side of the fore tibiae small 

 but distinct, short oval ; hind tibiae about two 

 thirds as long as hind femora, with four 

 spines on the inner, li\e on outer vuw ; ovi- 

 positor twice as long as hind tibiae. 



Length of body, 13 mm.; pronotum, 2.25 

 mm.; breadth of head, 3.5 mm.; pronotum, 

 3.5 mm.; length of tegmina, 6 nuu.; hind 

 femora, 7.75 mm.; hind tibiae, 

 positor, 10 mui. 



mm.; ovi- 



I S, San Diego (Uhler). 



This is the only species which lias a 

 di.stinct auditory foramen on the fore 

 tibiae. 



KERMES QUERCUS LINN. 



BY GEO. B. KINC,, LAWRENCE, M.'VSS. 



Just recently Dr. L. I\eh, of Ham- found a scale insect which seems to 

 burg, Germany, sent me some scale have been involved in obscurity for over 

 insects for names. In one vial, to my a century and is here technically de- 

 surprise and with much pleasure, I scribed for the first time. 



