1894.] HEMIPTEEA-HETEEOPTEBA OP GRENADA. 3.87 



Cuba. Many specimens were collected at Balthazar, April 7, 

 from herbage on open weedy places near a stream of water. 



2. OZOPHOEA PALLESCBNS (Dist.). 



Davida pallescens, Dist. t. c. p. 395, pi. 35. fig. 3. 



This is the smallest species of the genus which has thus far 

 been discovered. It has hkewise been placed in the genus Davila 

 by Mr. Distant. Specimens were collected at Balthazar, Chantilly, 

 and other localities, on the same kinds of herbage as the preceding 

 species. 



Ptochioiibea, Say. 



Ptochiomeea oblonga (Dist.). 



Plodomera ohlonga, Dist. t. c. p. 209, pi. 17. fig. 24. 



Numerous specimens of this insect were taken at Balthazar, 

 March 27 and later, on herbage in cocoa orchards near water. 



The names Ploxiomerus and Plociomei-a are later inventions of 

 authors and are not to be found in the writings of Mr. Say. That 

 used above is the spelling given by Mr. Say, and there seems to be 

 no satisfactory reason for changing it. 



PtGjEUS, gen. nov. 



Form similar to Ptochiomera, but with the pronotum transverse, 

 obsoletely constricted, with the lateral raised margin callous 

 along the sides of the almost flat posterior lobe, carried forward 

 very slender to the anterior angle. Antenna> thick, a little longer 

 than the head and pronotum united ; the first joint not so long as 

 the head, not thickened towards the tip ; second a little longer, 

 growing thicker towards the tip ; the third much shorter, thicker, 

 fusiform ; the fourth not quite so thick as the third, subf usif orm, 

 acute at both ends. Eostrum slender beyond the basal joint, 

 reaching the middle coxae, the basal joint as long as the gula, the 

 second joint a little longer. Head moderately long, in front of 

 the eyes narrower than the apex of pronotum ; eyes large and 

 prominent; the face tapering, sloping forwards, with the tylus 

 prominent ; the bucculae very low, slender. Prosternum collar- 

 like in front of the anterior coxse. Fore femora moderately thick, 

 without spines, posterior femora long, curved at the tip. Scutellum 

 a little longer than wide, acute and carinate at the tip, the sides 

 strongly decurved. Hemelytra long oval, with a tapering curve 

 posteriorly, the membrane a little protracted behind the abdomen, 

 the costal" border thick and slightly reflexed, a little sinuated, with 

 the embolium long and broadly grooved. 



Ptg^tts PALLiDirs, sp. nov. 



Long oval, fulvous, polished, minutely pubescent, and feebly 

 punctate ; antennae darker beyond the testaceous basal joint. 

 Eostrum, coxae, and legs testaceous. Underside highly polished. 

 Posterior lobe of pronotum punctate, anterior lobe smooth ; pos- 



