118 REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL 



5YN0?$I5 OF THH MEMBR/iCIT)^ OF QHILE 



BY 

 Frederic W. 6 O D I N 6 



Among the described Membracidae, eight have been 

 recorded frorn Chile, another is doubtful, and two frora 

 Patagonia described many years ago ma}* have been 

 coUected on the westeru side of the southerü Andes. 

 Walker recorder one from «China», evidentlv a typo- 

 graphical error for «Chile» as its congenors inhábil ad- 

 joining countries, and several similar mistakes have 

 appeared in connection with other of his species. It has 

 been thought best to include all of the above in thi« list, 

 as they together with several species now known from 

 Argentina are certain to be collected in Chile. 



Butler described * 'iMethiUe cimeata» from theStraits 

 of Magellan, which is identical with Melizoderes carinatus 

 BLA.NCHAKD; and SmiUa unicolor Signoret, is Triquetra 

 rubro-costata, blanchard, both of which must be reduced 

 to synonyms of Blanchard's speces. 



This Synopsis is to be used only for Chilean species. 

 List of Species 

 SuhfamHy Smiliinae 

 Genus Ciphonia, Lap. 



C. clavigera, Fabk. Syst.Ryng.p., 17 (1803). 

 Hab: — Patagonia (Fairmaire). 



* ]S^OTE: I have examined Butler's type. and two examples of cari- 

 nafas, the last throiigh the courtesv of Prof. Dr. Carlos E. Porter. 



