236 NEW SPECIES OF TINGITID^E 



Type (from Columbus, Tex., June 16; Duval Co., Fla.) — 

 No. 1 2 189. U. S. National Museum. 



This species is somewhat larger and stouter in form and 

 can be distinguished at once from the preceding by the broad 

 subcostal area which is wider than the costal. Up to the present 

 time it has been found only in the southern states. 



Corythuca floridana n. sp. 



Body rather short and broad, dark brown. The 

 membranous lateral margins of the pronotum and 

 elytra hyaline, iridescent, with pale yellowish nerv- 

 ures; fully colored specimens have some of the 

 nervures embrowned at apex, near the base of the 

 elytra and near the front of the membranous lat- 

 eral margins and there are a few brown specks at 

 the hood. Head small, dark brown, lighter on the 

 face, entirely covered by the pronotal hood except- 

 ing the round black eyes; the narrow bucculse, the 

 long stout beak and the feebly raised rostral laminae 

 yellowish. Pronotum transverse, convex, narrower 

 anteriorly, sparcely punctured, shining, brownish, FLORIDANA 



darker at front; the humeri very prominent; lateral 

 margins rounding off anteriorly. Hood moderate- 

 ly inflated, constricted at about the middle, posterior part globose; (viewed 

 from the side) gradually tapering toward the tip and moderately raised 

 above the adjoining median carina. The membranous lateral margins ear- 

 shaped, comparatively large, obtusely rounded in front, posteriorly reflexed 

 and broadly rounded; surface sunken before and behind the middle with 

 medium sized areoles. The three foliaceous carinas yellowish-white, the 

 outer abbreviated, much lower than the median which is highest at the 

 middle, sloping abruptly towards the triangular portion of the pronotum; 

 median carina with a few very large cells. 



Elytra nearly subquadrate, lateral margins straight, broadly rounded 

 at base and apex; edged with short white spines which are tipped with black, 

 Similar spines are found on the pronotal margins and a few scattering ones 

 are on the nervures of the hood; discoidal area reticulated, yellowish-white, 

 strongly elevated behind, forming a bulla with some quite large areoles at 

 the crest and a brownish spot posteriorly; subcostal area uniseriate, biseriate 

 at widest part with smaller and larger areoles. The costal area has very 

 large irregular areoles with extremely large ones at the inner side and near 

 the apex of the elytra, those at the base considerably smaller while those on 

 the basal part of the sutural area are round and of medium size. Antennae 

 moderately long, yellowish, with fine hairs and longer bristles; last joint not 

 infuscated. Legs yellowish brown, tip of the tarsi darker. Last abdominal 

 segment usually light brownish. 



Length 2.4 m.m.; width 1.2 m.m. 



Described from ten specimens, males and one female. 

 Bartow, Fla., June 16, 1894 (Hubbard and Schwarz); Biscayne 



