154 THE BERMUDA ISLANDS. 



PENTATOMIDJE. 



Nezara viridula, Linn. 



One specimen, a female of the uniformly green variety, is 

 present in the collection. This species has been widely dis- 

 tributed throughout most parts of the warm divisions of both 

 the Old and the New World. It is common in North Carolina, 

 Georgia and Florida, besides the West Indies, and it might 

 readily have been transported to Bermuda with plants by ves- 

 sels from either of the localities mentioned. 



JASSIDJE. 

 Coelidia olitoria, Say. 



Only the head of a specimen occurs with the other insects 

 in the bottle. This insect is easily identifiable, but it must be 

 regretted that the entire insect was not present, for further in- 

 vestigation. This little leaf-hopper is very common upon the 

 black alder in many of the Atlantic States, and it is a matter 

 of much interest to know upon what plant it lives in Bermuda. 



HOMOPTERA. 

 CICADIDJE. 



Cicada tibicen, Linn.=C. pruinora, Say. 



Said to occur on the main island. Mr. J. M. Jones says : " A 

 very noisy individual, very appropriately named 'scissor 

 grinder', may certainly be heard, if not seen, during the hot 

 weather. It is a very quick sighted insect, and is difficult to 

 capture. It remains perfectly motionless until the net is 

 drawn towards it, when off it starts with a swift jerk and a 

 loud buzz of derision." This is our common green Cicada of 

 the United States, and it does not belong to Fidicina as the 

 author quoted supposes. 



PSEUDONEUROPTERA. 



Mesothemis longipennis, Burm. 



A damaged specimen is present. It proves to be a male of 

 the strongly colored variety, with the base of the wings, 



