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Psyche 
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middle, interrupted on the median line, and the posterior third 
clouded with brown; mesonotum dark, lateral margins pale. 
Fore wings dark with an irregular pale band across the middle, 
and the apex transparent. 
We have a single typical specimen from Taco Taco, April 
1-6, 1922, C. H. B. and S. C. B. and two paler females, one from 
Taco Taco and the other labeled Santiago de las Vegas. 
Glastoptera stolida Uhler. 
This is a dark species with a series of three pale greenish 
yellow spots across the middle of the wings; vertex and pronotum 
more or less bordered with pale tawny yellow; face about as in 
C. undulata Uhler; legs pale. 
Three specimens from Manzanillo, July 31, 1922, C. H. B. 
and S. C. B. 
Glastoptera flavidorsa, n. sp. 
This species may be recognized by its broad short form, 
and distinctive yellow and black coloration. 
Vertex rather short with the vertical part of the frons 
nearly parallel margined; frons strongly inflated; pronotum 
about twice as broad as long, broadly curved anteriorly; meso- 
notum large. Wings short and broad. Legs short and stout. 
Head entirely shining black; anterior margin of pronotum 
bordered with shining black, this border wider on the median 
line and then narrowed until nearly concealed by the eyes 
laterad, rest of the pronotum and anterior half of the meso- 
tonum bright yellow; apex of the mesonotum black. Wings 
nearly uniform brown, apical cell black. Face, venter and legs 
black, the tarsi shading to brown. 
Length 2.75 mm.; width across the prothorax 1.50 mm. 
Holotype female, Sierra Maestra, July 10-20, 1922, C. H. B. 
and S. C. B., 3500-4200 ft. 
