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colored spots. On the sides of the pronotum these spots are scattered and do not form 

 themselves into transverse bands, but there is a prominent spot on each lateral margin 

 of the pronotuVn at about the centre. The males are smaller, about 6.5mm. in length 

 and darker, almost black, in color and even more sparsely marked with the light colored 

 spots. The dorsum is not elevated but broadly rounded. 



The foregoing characters will serve to distinguish this species from C. porphyrea. 

 The females of this insect are about 8mm, and the males 6 mm. in length. In color the 

 insect is a brilliant chestnut brown in both sexes and it may be readily distinguished 

 from the preceding species by the elevated and strongly arched dorsum, (plate 6, fig. 1) 

 with a sudden depression before the posterior process. The yellowish spots are more 

 numerous on the sides of the pronotum and form a broad transverse band at base of 

 posterior process. The prominent marginal spot is wanting. 



This species is taken on oak. There are only two specimens in our collection, one 

 taken at Deerfield, August, 1915, and one at Truro, July 1916. 



The genus Glossonotus Butler. 



This genus is represented in our collection by two species each represented by two 

 specimens. These are Glossonotus univittatus Harris and Glossonotus crataegi Fitch. 



The former species is recognized by the white stripe down the middle line of the 

 dorsum, from near the apex of the crest to the tip of the posterior procesr. The re- 

 mainder of the pronotum is brown without prominent markings as in the other species. 

 One of our specimens was taken at Round Hill on Sept. 10, 1912, the other at Truro, 

 July, 1915. 



Glossonotus crataegi (Plate 1, fig 4) is easily recognized by the prominent mark- 

 ings on the pronotum, there being a broad pale patch on the sides below the pronotal 

 horn and a pale chestnut transverse band across the bace of the posterior process, the 

 tip of which is brown. The dorsal crest is brown, mottled with chestnut on the sides. 



Our two specimens were both taken at Truro, on August 11, 1916, probably from 

 hawthorns, though the host is not recorded. 



The genus Telamona Fitch. 



This is distinguished from the preceding genus by the position and shape of the 

 dorsal crest as shown in Plate 1, fig. 8. Only one species, viz., ampelopsidis Harr. is 

 found in our collection and this is represented by a single specimen taken by the writer 

 at Truro, July 23rd, 1917. This specimen was captured on the hawthorn but the insect 

 is said to breed only on Virginia creeper (Psedera quinquifolia L.) 



The genus Ophiderma Fair m. 



At the present time a single specimen of Ophiderma salamandra Fairm. (Plate 1, 

 fig. 3) taken at Round Hill by C. B. Gooderham, July 3rd, 1912, represents this genus 

 in our collection. It is easily recognizable by the compressed rounded dorsum, with- 

 out ridge or crest and it is thickly clothed with fine, short, black bristly hairs. 



This is an oak inhabiting species. 



The genus Entylia Germ. 



This genus of which we only have taken a single representative in Nova Scotia, viz. 

 Entylia carinata Forst. is known by its high flattened dorsum with deep median notch. 

 Both a male and a female specimen are shown in Plate 1, figs. 6 and 7. 



We have taken this species in considerable abundance from sunflowers heads during 



