HEMIPTER A— CICADBLLID AE ( JASSID AE) . 



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23. Jassoldula straminea, n. sp. (Text-fig. 13). 



Head narrow ; vertex produced, subangulate, widening before eyes ; front 

 long, narrow, tapering to base of clypeus ; clypeus elongate, carinate ; pronotum 

 short, arched before, concave behind ; elytra with Jassine venation, veins 

 distinct, apical cells four. 



Female, last ventral segment long, hind border sinuate, produced medially ; 

 ovipositor extending one-fourth its length beyond tip of pygofer. Male valve 

 hidden. Plates narrow, elongate, tapering to acute tips. 



Text-fig. 13. — Jassoidula straminea, n. sp. : a, dorsal view ; b, vertex, pronotum 

 and scutellum ; c, face ; d, female, and e, male genitalia. 



Colour, dull stramineous to ochreous, without evident markings except a 

 smoky band and spot on elytra beyond tip of clavus. 

 Length : female, 6 mm. ; male, 5-25 mm. 



From Tutuila : seven female specimens (holotype and paratypes), 760- 

 900 ft. ; five females, 900-1,200 ft. ; one male, 1,070 ft. ; two males (allotype 

 and paratypes) Tutuila, Pago Pago, 30.ix.l923, Swezey and Wilder. 



24. Jassoidula niuensis, n. sp. 



Similar to straminea but with more distinct fuscous markings on the elytra 

 and two distinct fuscous points on the scutellum. Vertex with sides nearly 

 parallel, widened slightly in front of eyes, subangulate ; ocelli large, con- 



