I 88 CHARLES T. BRUES. 



show two sharp transverse creases, and very different from the 

 stumps of thick chitin seen in Eleodcs. 



4. Edtomyia Wheeler i Brues (Fig. 9). 



The simple type of a hollow bag is seen here in its plainest 

 form, the wing is slightly curled so as to be convex dorsally and 

 concave below, while the upper side is covered with scattered 

 bristles. Otherwise it is structureless. Another Dipteron, Eret- 

 moptcra recently described by Kellogg has small wings very sim- 

 ilar to those of Edtomyia. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE. 



FIG. I. Wing of Mutilla grandiceps Bl. $ . 



FIG. 2. Wing of Eiiipyris subapterus (M. et B. MSS. ), 



FIG. 3. Wing of ]\Ieaspilits sp. indescr. 



FIG. 4. Wing of Apttropompilus (?) sp. indescr. 



FIG. 5. Wing of a subapterous Braconid. (Chelonus. ) 



FlG. 6. Wing of Hen icopygus snbapterus, , Ashm. 



FIG. 7. Wing of Etipelmus rhizophelus, , Ashm. 



FlG. 8. Wing of a micropterous $ of hogemis nubecula. (After Sharp. ) 



FIG. 9. Wing of Edtomyia Wheeleri Brues, 9 



P'IG. 10. Wing of Tennitoxenia Heiini Wasm. ( 9 ?) (After Wasmann. ) 



FIG. II. Wing of Zopherus sp. ? 



FlG. 12. Wing of Pasimac/nts puncttilafus. 



FIG. 13. Wing of Pasimachtts punctidatits, less enlarged. 



FIG. 14. Tracheation of apical part of wing shown in Fig. 12. 



FIG. 15. Wing of Pa-ciliiim affinis, $. (After Sharp. ) 



FIG. 16. Wing of Dictfhts splendidits. 



FIG. 17. Wing of Eleodes sp. (?). 



