2Ii 



PSYCHE 



[Oct — Dec. 



Tychea crassa, sp. nov. 



Differs from T. lasii in being larger, globose, of a brownish color, and having hairj legs 

 and antennae and sparsely hairj body. Eyes verj prominent on tubercles. 



Length of body 3 mm. Length of attennal joints (i) 75 (2) 117 (3) 132 (4) 69 (5) 

 114 + 30. 



Hab. — Found, April 2, at Old Pecos, near Rowe, N. M. 



I give below tables for the separation of the species of Forda and Tychea 

 found in America. 



Forda. 



A. Joint 3 not nearly twice as long as 1 + 2. 



a. Spur on end of 5th joint relatively long 



b. Spur on end of 5th very short 



B. Joint 3 nearly twice as long as i + 2 . 



. interjecti, sp. n. 



king a, sp. n. 



occidentalis Hart. 



Tychea. 



A. Hairy ; size large . crassa, n. sp. and phaseoH — probably phaseoli. 



Garman, 7th Kentucky Rept., but apparently not the European phaseoli. 



B. Smooth. 



a. 2d and 3d subequal. 



1. Joint 5 with spur not so long as 3 + 4 



2. Joint 5 with spur longer than 3 + 4 



i' eyes on tubercles .... 

 2' eyes not on tubercles 



b. 3d nearly as long as i + 2 . 



groenlandica Riibs. 



. lasii, sp. n. 



. pallidula^ sp. n. 



brevicornis Hart. 



APPEARANCE OF THE 17-YEAR CICADA IN RHODE ISLAND 



IN 1903. 



BY ALPHEUS S. PACKARD, PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



The interesting fact of the occurrence of a brood of Cicada septemdecifti within 

 the limits of Rhode Island was, early in June of the present year, contributed to 

 the Providence Journal by Mr. James M. South wick, the curator of the Museum of 

 natural history of Roger Williams Park, Providence. Specimens and information 



