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above it. The spines of the middle tibiae are long and distinct 
in the hairy vestiture; those of the posterior tibiae are small, 
scanty and concealed so that the member seems unarmed to 
ordinary examination. 
Note.—To complete the information on this species the 
writer and Mr. Arthur Herz found on July 4th, what we take 
to be the larvae of this species feeding on the seed pods of the 
Phlox. Unfortunately they pupated before a description could 
be taken. 
Abas 
A Hunt for Saldoida Osborn. 
By e¢ANNIE TRUMBULL SLOsSON. 
In the winter of 1898-99 I was in Punta Gorda, on the west 
coast of Florida. One day while out collecting I sat down on 
a fallen tree to rest. It was a damp, grassy spot and there 
were many ants running over the ground. While idly watch- 
ing them I noticed one which seemed different from the others 
and stooped to pick it up for examination. 
To my surprise as my hand approached it the supposed ant, 
instead of running away, skipped, jumped or leaped like a flea 
or cricket and disappeared in the grass. I was puzzled and 
excited. Had I discovered a saltatory ant new to science? I 
searched carefully but saw no more of the odd creature that 
day. Returning to the spot a few days later I again saw it 
and with much difficulty captured it. It was an Hemipter but 
quite new to me and I thought it immature. A tiny, reddish- 
brown insect, its disproportionately large eyes and long, con- 
spicuous antennae gave it a queer brownie-like look. I saw no 
more specimens and soon after left Punta Gorda. 
In the following spring as I was sending some Hemiptera 
to Prof. Uhler I included this curious unique. He was much 
interested in it, told me it belonged to the Saldidae and possi- 
bly represented a new genus. But he did not care to found 
such a genus on one specimen alone. 
The next winter 1899-1900 I spent a few days in Jackson- 
ville, Florida. Wandering one afternoon in the suburbs of the 
city I stooped to examine a plant growing in a sort of ditch 
