HEMIPTERA— CIC ADELLID AE ( J ASSID AE) . 



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The male allotype associated with this species agrees so perfectly in colour 

 pattern that I am confident it should be placed here in spite of the different 

 locahty record. 



29. Jassoidula cuprescens, n. sp. 



Head distinctly narrower than pronotum, vertex broadening from the 

 base, elongate, fairly subangulate before ; front narrow, somewhat sinuate 

 between antennae, tapering to narrow clypeus ; clypeus narrow at base, 

 expanding to truncate tip with a distinct keel on basal half ; lorae rather large, 

 with angular projections toward antennae ; cheek margins slightly sinuate ; 

 pronotum short, two-thirds as long as vertex, distinctly granulate, hind border 

 scarcely sinuate ; scutellum minutely granulate or shagreened ; elytra with 

 distinct venation. 



Male, plates rather thick at base, narrow, broadening to moderately expanded 

 apical portion, with rather short fine hairs. 



Colour dark fuscous to blackish, the vertex vvdth a median narrow pale line, 

 margins of eyes pale, hind border of pronotum narrowly brownish ; apex of 

 scutellum bordered with light brown ; elytra metallic green at base, clavus and 

 most of corium hyaline, the patch on the costa and a round spot in the outer 

 apical cell pale yellowish. Beneath entirely blackish, except the sutures and 

 antennae ; beak and legs yellow ; abdomen black, the segments with pale 

 narrow margins, base of plates pale. Length, 5 mm. 



One specimen, male (holotype), Neiafu, Vavau, Tonga, 5.iii.l925, Hopkins. 



This species has the male plates somewhat less expanded than in the typical 

 forms of the genus, but it agrees better here than with Jassus. The sinuated 

 frons seems to approach the character given in the genus Guliga Dist., but in 

 that genus the sinuation is very pronounced and apparently the frons widens 

 toward the apex, which is not the case in this species. 



30. Jassoidula pallida, n. sp. 



Head narrower than pronotum ; vertex longer at middle than at base and 

 base concave, apex rounded ; ocelli conspicuous, half-way between eyes and tip ; 

 antennae long, reaching hind coxae, front with sides nearly parallel to below 

 the middle, narrowing sharply to clypeus ; clypeus one-half longer than broad, 



