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show considerable variation in color. In general appearance 
and color, the species closely resembles C. meelfreshi Drake 
(type and 3 other specimens before me), but readily separated 
from it by the much shorter lateral carinae, less constricted hood, 
larger tumid elevation of the elytra, shorter median carina and 
triangular process of pronotum, and the more prominent color 
markings. 
Leptostyla malpigheae n. sp. 
Akin to L. tumida Champion, but easily distinguished by its 
much smaller and less elevated hood and the median carina. 
Length, 3.91 mm.; width, 1.85 mm. 
Antennae long and slender; first segment a little longer than the fourth 
and almost three and a half times the length of the second; third segment 
long, three and two-thirds times the length of the fourth. Head with five 
rather long slender spines, the anterior spines (especially median) usually 
longer than the latero-posterior ones. Rostrum reaching almost to the end 
of rostral sulcus, the rostral laminae strongly elevated. Hood moderately 
large, very much smaller than in twmida; the anterior margin of head, the 
tips of the spines and the entire triangular portion of pronotum not con- 
cealed by the hood; the length almost three times its height. Median carina 
slightly shorter than hood and almost as highly elevated, the length a little 
greater than its height, strongly and angularly raised slightly in front of 
the middle (two to three rows of cells). Lateral carinae very short, each 
composed of a long triangular cell. Paranota greatly dilated, recurved and 
rounded, with four rows of areolae at widest part; the areolae large. Elytra 
moderately elongate, narrow at the base, widening distally, very similar to 
tumida; costal area with one row of areolae at the base, increasing to three 
or four at the middle, the areolae large; subcostal area mostly biseriate, 
usually one row at the base, discoidal area short, rather broad, with three 
rows of areolae, the anterior side more strongly raised. 
General color testaceous, the areolae iridescent and hyaline. Median 
spine on the head, a spot on median carina, and an oblique fascia, slightly 
rounded and occupying two depressed rows of areolae on elytra, fuscous. 
Marginal nervures of paranota and some of the nervelets along the margin 
of costal area fuscous. Legs and antennae testaceous, the tips of tarsi and 
(usually) inner side of first antennal segment infuscated. 
Many nymphs and several adults, taken on Malpigea urens 
Linn. at San Diego de los Bano, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, by John- 
ston Ballon, March 27, 1921. Type (male) No. 25,184 U. 8. 
N. M. This insect is also somewhat allied to L. mcelfreshi Drake 
from Hayti, but the latter is much larger, and differs greatly in 
the structure of the hood, paranota, carinae and elytra. 
Megalocysta championi n. sp. 
Readily separated from M. pellucida Champion by its much 
smaller, less elevated hood (not covering any part of triangular 
