Lanternflies of the Family Issidae of the Lesser Antilles ( Homoptera : Fulgoroidea )

This report is concerned primarily with the family Issidae as represented m the Lesser Antilles, but opportimity has been taken to comment on a few species of interest from other parts of the Caribbean area. The material on which this study has been based, with only one or two exceptions, was collected by the writer. Holotype and allotype specimens of new species described have been deposited in the U. S. National Museum. The writer's thanks are tendered to the authorities of the U. S. National Museum and, in particular, to Dr. D. A. Young, of the U. S. Department of Agricultm-e, for providing facilities for study and assistance whenever it was needed. This work was carried out during the tenure of a fellowship awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.