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Neocoelidia tumidifrons Gillette and Baker. 



Neococlidia iitinidifroiis G. & B. Hemip. Colo. p. 104. 



Neocoelidia tumidifrons Osb. & Ball. Iowa Acad. Science IV, 183, 1897. 



One specimen, female, of this peculiar species was taken at Orono, 

 July 3rd, in a boggy pasture. It agrees well with the description of 

 the female as given by Osborn and Ball, but lacks' the black spots on the 

 scutellum as described for the male in the original descripition. 



Light green female Unmarked, male with two black sipots on scii- 

 iteljum, the head rounded, subconical in front, the frons swollen. 

 Length 4.5 mm. 



'As this sipecies was described from Colorado and has not hitherto 

 been recorded for localities east of Iowa this record gives it a very 

 much wider range. It is evidently quite rare here and certainly has 

 no economic importance at present. 



Jasstts olitorius Say. 



Jassus olitorius Say. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Jour. VI, 310, 1831. 

 Jassus subbifacciatus Say. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Jour. VI, 310, 1831. 

 Jassus olitorius Van Duzee Buf. Soc. Nat. Hist. Bui. V, 200. 



The female of this species has a brown color with two lighter bands 

 across the elytra, and the male is darker, the head yellow and there 

 are no distinct bands on the elytra. Length ? 6, c? 5 mm. 



This "species is not represented by any specimens in the Maine col- 

 lections, but I am confident that it was seen in the field, though no 

 definite record appears. While it is quite a common species in' the 

 eastern United States generally it seems to reach an eastern or northern 

 limit within the state. Provancher records it for Ottawa, Canada, but 

 not for Quebec. 



Cicadula variata Fallen. 



Cicadiila variata Fallen. Acta. Holm., XXVII, 34, 1806. 

 Cicadula variata Van Duzee, Buf. Soc. Nat. Hist. Bull. V, 200. 



Usually a little larger than 6-notata the vertex; with two- round black 

 spots near the hind border and two angular black spots at the front 

 which extend down on to the front. The elytra vary in intensity but 

 dark specimens show a dusky stripe enclosing a paler spot on inner 

 margin making a round spot on closed wings. Length 4 mm. 



The species varies in depth of color and in some specimens referred 

 here the spots on the vertex are faint or even wanting. It is distributed 

 over northern Europe as well as America but is usually much less 

 abundant than 6-notata. Our Maine specimens were taken at Orono, 

 Aug. 5th and North Harpswell Aug. 12th. 



European records mention it as occurring on oak but American 

 records seem to have omitted mention of food plant. 



