are transpirent, sm jky bordered spots in apical portion of each 

 anteapical cell. Near the middle of the costa between the lateral 

 red bands is a lemon yellow area, and another occurs in apical por- 

 tion of clavus. The teryuni, except for small lateral portions, is 

 black. 



Collected at San Marcos, Nicaraf,'-ua, by the author. 



Protalebra Nicaragueiisis n. sp. 



Leng^th 3.5 mm. Vertex strongly angled in front. Hind mar- 

 gin of last ventral segment of female broadly notched, with a large 

 rectangular tooth which does not exceed lateral angles of the seg- 

 ment. Color lemon yellow, paler on face and margins of vertex, 

 and on lateral angles of pronotum. The scutel becomes white 

 caudad, the extreme apex black. The elytra are glistening yellow- 

 ish, more transparent apically where the margin is narrowly 

 smoky. A round dot on cubital nerve, a transverse stripe on middle 

 of clavus, a transverse band at apex of brachial area, and another 

 still larger transverse band across the two inner apical ceils, 

 fuliginous. 



Collected at San Marcos, Nicaragua, by the author. 



Protalebra transversalis n. sp. 



Length 3 mm. Head pale yellowish. Pronotum, except lateral 

 angles, pale brown. Elytra glistening yellowish to the transverse 

 veins. Starting at middle of costa, a fuliginous band extends 

 entirely across both elytra. This band is narrow and deeply 

 colored at the costa, paler and much broader within where it is 

 extended along the inner margin of clavns to and around the basal 

 angle. The area of the apical cells is fuliginous, with a transverse 

 band just back of apex and a spot at base of inner apical cell trans- 

 parent. The form of the apical cells is quite peculiar. The inner 

 terminal vein is lacking, throwing the two inner apical cells 

 together in one very large cell. 



Collected at Acapulco, Mexico, by the author. 



Protalebra maculata n. sp. 



Length 2.5 mm. Blackish, with ivory white or yellowish 

 markings. Vertex broad and obtusely angled in front. Hind 

 margin of last ventral segment of female truncate. 



Face dark brown below, black above where there are two trans- 

 verse yellow stripes, the lower passing on to basal joints of an- 

 tennae, and having, where it crosses the front, several brown dots. 

 The apex of vertex is black; back of this black apex is a transverse 

 yellow band enlarged at center into a diamond shape, and at sides 

 passing down to join the upper band on face. There are two large 

 yellow spots at posterior angles of vertex. 



