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Bay, Fla., (A. T. Slosson) ; Crescent City, Fla., April 20, 1908 

 (E. P. VanDuzee). 



Type (from Bartow, Fla. Biscayne Bay, Fla.); male and 

 female. — No. 12 190. U. S. National Museum. 



This small new species is nearest allied to Corytlmca perg- 

 gcmdei Heidemann. It differs however in being more delicate 

 and smaller, in having the areoles of the elytra larger and the 

 color markings not prominent. It has also some resemblance 

 to Corytlmca gossypii Fabr. , from which it can be distinguished 

 by the lower median carina not reaching the crest of the hood. 

 This species has been found on Cephalanthus. 



Leptoglossus Ashmeadi n. sp. (Coreidae.) 



Body long oval, covered with fine pale hairs; color bluish-black with 

 bright orange markings. Head as long as the first antennal joint, above 

 and below bluish-black with two narrow orange stripes above, extending 

 towards the base. Rostrum hardly reaching the hind coxae, entirely black, 

 fourth joint twice as long as the third. Antennae pilose; basal joint stout, 

 slightly curved outwardly, somewhat narrowed at base; second and fourth 

 subequal in length; third shortest. Pronotum confluently punctured with 

 all its sides broadly margined with orange, leaving the disk velvety bluish- 

 black as also the callosities and a narrow streak which connects them with 

 the center; lateral margins nearly straight, the posterior angles hardly re- 

 flexed, bent backwards, a little pointed at the end; anterior margin narrower 

 than the head, posterior margin slightly depressed with two small pale 

 tubercles on the orange border. Scutellum bluish-black, with the tip 

 orange, feebly convex at base, finely wrinkled, with two transverse shallow 

 impressions at the middle. 



Hemelytra bluish-black, finely punctured, the posterior portion more 

 strongly so, across the middle with a transverse orange dentate band. Mem- 

 brane dull brownish-black. Dorsum of abdomen partly bluish-black; con- 

 nexivum at base of incisures banded with orange; ventral part and breast 

 bright orange except the edges of the abdominal segments which have an 

 undulated black line; middle of the sixth segment and the genitalia entirely 

 black; on the breast are two large black spots, there are broad black streaks 

 back of each of the coxae and a few scattered smaller black spots at the 

 sides. Prosternum covered with large punctures, the last abdominal seg- 

 ments finely striated at apex. Legs long, bluish-black ; hind femora not 

 bent, much thickened toward the apex with two rows of hook- like tubercles 

 on the upper side and beneath two other rows of four to five strongly curved 

 spines; middle femora with about three spines, the front femora with one or 

 two; hind tibiae near the basal part moderately foliaceous-expanded, bluish- 

 black, with no pale dots or speckles; the outer margin broadest at the 

 middle, slightly rounding from near the base of the tibiae, thence twice 

 sinuated towards the apex, forming two sharp points; the inner margin less 



