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Pnirontis infirma Stal. 



One nymph that I place here was taken at Mandeville, 

 April 1 st. The extreme edge of the abdomen has not the black 

 spots mentioned by Stal but that character may depend some- 

 what upon maturity. 



Zelus rubidus St. F. 



This was a common insect throughout the island. I took 

 it wherever I collected. I can see no reason for separating this 

 from Zelus longipes Linn. Our northern form, Zelus bilobus 

 Say, is reasonably distinct in having a longer and more slender 

 head. 



Metatropiphorus Belfragei Reut. 



One slightly immature example of this interesting insect 

 was swept from grass and weeds at Hope Gardens, Kingston, 

 March 26th. In this individual the elytra are somewhat flaccid, 

 pale, with the nervures fuscous on their base and across the 

 middle, thus indicating the dark bands mentioned by Reuter. 

 In all other characters it agrees exactly with his description. 



Nabis sordidus Reut. 



A macropterus example was taken near the Constant Spring 

 Hotel and a brachypterous one from the roadside a little beyond 

 Rock Fort. 



Nabis ferus Linn. 



Two examples from the fields near the Constant Spring 

 Hotel, March 26th. These are a little longer and narrower 

 than examples from further north but 1 cannot distinguish them 

 specifically. 



Carthasis rufonotatus Champ. 



I took several examples of this delicate little species at 

 Mandeville and Balaclava. These were beaten singly from 

 trees in open sunny situations. 



Family Cimicidse 



Cimex lectularius Linn. 



Not an uncommon guest at the hotels in the smaller towns 

 and interior villages. 



