Some Micronesian Psyllidae — Tuthill 
Fig. 4. Trioza lyra n. sp. a, forewing; b, lateral aspect 
of male cauda. 
Forewings 2.5 times as long as wide, rounded 
apically; Rs rather long, reaching furcation of 
media, slightly arched to costa, marginal 
cells about equal. Hind wings two-thirds as 
long as forewings. Legs rather heavily pube- 
scent. Metatibiae with small basal spur, 1 
outer and 2 inner apical spines. 
Male genitalia of moderate size. Proctiger 
long, produced caudad, excavate before apex 
as figured. Forceps one-half as long as procti- 
ger; in lateral view broad, straight, with deep 
apical notch forming 2 teeth as figured; in 
caudal view slender, nearly straight to in- 
curving black tips. 
Holotype male, Caroline Islands: Nipit- 
Ronkiti, Ponape, January 14, 1938. One very 
teneral female bearing the same data accom- 
panies the male. No information is available 
as to host plant or habits. Type in author’s 
collection. 
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Fig. 5. Trioza disjuncta n. sp. a, forewing; h, lateral 
and caudal aspects of male cauda. 
As with the preceding and following 
species the relationships of this form are not 
clear inasmuch as the triozine fauna of the 
area is so incompletely known. 
The specific epithet refers to the marking 
on the metascutellum. 
Trioza disjuncta n. sp. 
Fig. 5 
Length to tip of folded wings, 3.25 mm. 
Color: Uniformly light brown, except eyes 
red, wings hyaline. 
Structure: Long sparse pubsecence on body. 
Head narrower than thorax. Vertex sharply 
margined caudally, impressed discally each 
side of medial suture, bulging anteriorly. 
Genal processes broadly rounded, slightly 
over one-half as long as vertex. Antennae 
short, 1.7 times as long as width of head. 
Thorax strongly arched. Pronotum not de- 
pressed, strongly descending to level of ver- 
tex. Forewings slender, sharply angled; three 
times as long as wide; Rs short, curving to 
costa, marginal cells equal. Hind wings small, 
one-half as long as forewings. Metatibiae 
with serrate basal carina, 1 outer and 3 inner 
apical spines. 
Male genitalia very small, distinctive in 
