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and irregular on the occiput, with a tendency toward radiation from the 

 ocelli ; antennae filiform, fourteen-jointed, scape shorter than fourth joint, 

 second joint about half the lenj^th of the third joint, latter longer than 

 fourth. 



Collar rather broad, pronotum extending back to tegulae ; humeral 

 angels rounded ; mesonotum with large roundish punctures, almost reti- 

 culate with broad meshes, a small area in the middle of the front mar- 

 ginal portion with numerous very fine elongate punctures ; parapsidal 

 lines distinct ; pleura rather similarly sculptured to dorsum, a hollowed 

 area above the middle legs which is nearly devoid of punctures and 

 smoothly polished ; venter minutely and shallowly punctate ; rest of dor- 

 sum and propodeum punctured about as mesonotum ; post-scutellum 

 mesally raised into a distinct peg-like vertical short spine, sides of post- 

 scutellum more or less smooth polished ; propodeum very convex, over- 

 hanging the insertion of the petiole ; legs short, claws without more than 

 one or two fine bristle-like pectinations, which are perhaps mere bristles. 



Wings tinged slightly smoky, a darker spot beneath the stigma, vena- 

 tion as normal in the genus. Abdomen polished, ovipositor not exserted. 

 Length 6 5 mm. 



One female, taken by Dr. A. D. Mac Gillivray while collect- 

 ing in company with the author along the side of a wooded 

 road, in the Larch Meadow, just south of Ithaca, New York, 

 July 9, 1904. I am much indebted to Dr. Mac Gillivray for 

 permitting me to study this interesting specimen. 



I take pleasure in dedicating this species to Dr. Ashmead, 

 who has already made known to science two species of the 

 genus. The species differs from pediculata Prov. most dis- 

 tinctly in the process of the post-scutellum. 



Type in the collection of Cornell University. 



It is possible that this species and calif ornica Ashm. with 

 elevated post-scutellum and non-pectinated claws are generi- 

 cally distinct ixoxvi garmani and pediculata. 



Leptoglossus zonatus Dallas. — Professor R. H. Forbes has sent 

 me a number of specimens of this species (kindly identified by Mr. 

 Heidemann) which he collected at San Ignacio, Lower California. He 

 also reports the insect from Santa Agneda, and concludes from his obser- 

 vations that it is a very dangerous pest. Its habits appear to be similar 

 to those of the closely allied L. phyllopus ; Prof. Forbes observed it to 

 attack hmes, oranges, watermelons, dates, and in one instance a green 

 cotton boll. At the same time Prof. Forbes sent some insects which 

 were said to be killing the orange trees at Hermosillo, Sonora. They 

 are Icerya purchasi Maskell. — T. D. A. Cockerell, 



