frons flat, generally keeled, the antennae short, ocelli small, 

 the pronotum frequently carinate in the middle, with two 

 small impressed cavities, the scutellum tricarinate, and the 

 elytra reticulated with net-work of veins, the longitudinal 

 ones more prominent. The members of the genus are gen- 

 erally green in color, with the apical margins of the elytra 

 furnished with brown dots or markings. 



Key to Southern species of Acanalonia 



1. Elytra almost semicircular in outline. 



Very small species, elytra almost unicolorous 4 mm.....pumila V. D. 

 Larger species, bivittate, 7 mm bivittatus Say 



2. Elytra more quadrate 



Vertex broader than long, 10-13 mm latifrons Walk. 



Vertex as long as broad, conically produced, 9-12 mm 



cornea Say 



Extremely large species, 14-15 mm servillei Spin. 



Acanalonia latifrons WALKER 

 (1851 List Homop. in Br. Museum, ii, p. 457, Poeciloptera) 



Recorded from N. C., Ga., Fla. and La. 

 A species that is not particularly abundant, and one 

 easily distinguished by its wide frons. 



Body and elytra pale green in color. Front broader than long, 

 faintly speckled with yellowish-white, a sharp yellow median carina 

 which is continued on the vertex, pronotum and scutellum where it is 

 likewise of a yellow color. Two small impressions on the pronotum. 

 Lateral carinae of scutellum faint. Elytra long-oval, the costal mar- 

 gin arched, the apical margin weakly convex, with rounded corners; 

 sutural margins yellow; veins forming a delicate net work, inner vein 

 of the outer ulnar vein simple; apical margin with small rusty-brown 

 points. Wings milk-white. Hind legs pale green, the femora and 

 tarsi of the first and second pairs rusty-brown. 



Length of body 6-8 mm.; length to tip of elytra 10-13 mm. 



The writer took numbers of these insects while sweep- 

 ing roadside vegetation at Pascagoula, Miss., July 10, 1920. 

 A number were taken on young pecan nursery stock at 

 Ocean Springs and Biloxi, Miss., July 20-Aug. 2, 1920, 

 and this is probably a true host plant. A specimen was 

 taken at Clara, Miss., July 1, 1916, by F. B. Pittman, and 

 another at Gulfport, June 27, 1921, by F. H. Benjamin. 



The native host plant is not known, but probably will 

 prove to be a hickory. 



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