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where it crosses the disk of the elytra. The transverse lines 

 on the apical areoles seem really to be one line strongly folded 

 on itself, forming a large transverse loop in the apical areoles, 

 at the costal end of which is a fuscous cloud. The extreme 

 apex of the elytra has a narrow fuscous marginal vitta. Wings 

 faintly smoky hyaline with fuscous nervures. Tip of the rost- 

 rum and tarsi and apex of the hind tibiae and a large spot on 

 the prosternum black. Apex of the pygofers of the male and 

 of the oviduct of the female, and a transverse cloud at the apex 

 of the last ventral segment of the female, black. Sometimes 

 the pale, markings on the vertex and pronotum are almost 

 obsolete, but the dark median vitta and the black lineations 

 seem to be constant. Although more strongly marked than 

 Baker's specimens from Nicaraugua and Mexico seem to have 

 been I have no doubt but they represent the same species. 



Protalebra brasiliensis Baker. (Psyche viii, p. 405, 1899.) 



I found this insect very abundant everywhere in the warmer 

 parts of the island, especially about Kingston. These have an 

 abbreviated brown vitta on the base of the vertex, and the 

 hyaline spots in the fuscous areas of the elytra are larger and 

 regularly placed : two on the median transverse area, one at the 

 tip of the clavus, another near this on the corium and the third 

 larger resting on the costa and usually tinged with yellow ; and 

 three on the apical area, two medial and a larger one on the 

 costa ; and the extreme apex is usually whitish. I have received 

 exactly this same form from Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson, 

 taken at Lake Worth, Florida. All these agree so closely with 

 Baker's description that I feel little doubt of their identity. 

 The concavely arcuated posterior margin of the pronotum with 

 prominent posterior angles seem to be characteristic of this 

 genus. 



Empoasca mali LeBaron. 



Rock Fort near Kingston, two examples; Mandeville, one 

 example. These specimens agree in every particular with 

 those in my collection from various parts of the United States 

 except that they are a little smaller. 



Empoasca flavescens Fabr. 



One example taken at Mandeville March 30th, appears to 

 be specifically identical with specimens determined for me by 

 Prof. Gillette as flavescens of Fabricius. 



