1917] Osborn and Drake—Notes on Tingide 15 
Or 
NOTES ON TINGIDA. 
By Herspert Ossorn and Cari J. DRAKE. 
In recent numbers of Psycue,' Mr. H. M. Parshley has pre- 
sented articles on Tingidee in which he has called attention to 
what he considers errors in articles written by the writers and 
offered numerous criticisms that it seems necessary to note. In 
so far as these criticisms and corrections are warranted they are 
of course to be welcomed, but there are many instances in which a 
careful reéxamination of material studied and a study of material 
coming to hand since our papers were published fail to establish 
the validity of Mr. Parshley’s criticisms. Some of these are 
considered in the following notes and others are discussed in a 
paper in the Ohio Journal of Science. (Vol. XVII, pp. 295-307.) 
Fenestrella ovata Osborn & Drake (Plate VIII, Fig. d). 
The criticism by Parshley of the drawing of this species in his 
second paper is quite inaccurate as a comparison of the photograph 
(Fig. d) of the type with the drawing will indicate. The state- 
ment, “the base of the third antennal segment is slightly capitate,” 
is entirely absurd as there is no such structure present, and, further- 
more, capitate refers to a structure at the distal end of a segment. 
We have recently received a second specimen of this unique little 
form from Ohio. 
Key to the Nearctic Species of Physatocheila. 
1—Rostrum short, reaching between the intermediate coxze 
P. brevirostris Osb. & Drk. 
Rostrum considerably longer and of various lengths........ Q 
2—Rather large insects (length 4.6 mm.), second antennal seg- 
ment small at the base and much enlarged at the apex. 
P. major n. sp. 
Smaller insects (length 4 mm. or less), second antennal seg- 
ment not as the above..... PR Bt hte MeN SWC htc e ds 3 
3—Rostrum not extending beyond the apex of the rostral sulcus; 
outer costate nervure that bounds discoidal area nearly 
straight; color dull, uniform yellowish-brown. 
P. parshleyi n. n. (= plexa Parsh.) 
1December, 1916; February, 1917. 
