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terior margin which bears a row of about ten longish hairs, and with 

 two long hairs at each posterior lateral angle. The lateral margin 

 bears about six short hairs. Legs pale, but with darker marginal 

 markings which are sharply defined on all the tibiae. Numerous hairs 

 occur on the femora and tibiae, most of which are disposed on the 

 outer edge. A series of four parallel combs on each of the hind 

 femora near their posterior margin. These consist of short, attenuate 

 spines placed side by side of which the first comb has three, the sec- 

 ond eight, the third nine, and the distal six. 



Distal 



Proximal 



Colpocephalum painei n. sp. 

 FIG. i. Dorsal view, entire insect. FIG. 2. Combs on dorsal surface, hind femur. 



Abdomen. Ovate, broad in front, abruptly pointed behind. Length 

 .75 mm. Two hairs at the posterior angles of segments one, two, 

 three, four and eight ; three hairs at the posterior angles of five, 

 six and seven. Of the above the following hairs are very long, two 

 at segment one, one at segments two, five, six and seven. The ter- 

 minal .segment is triangular, is supplied with two very long bristles 

 and many fine, shortish hairs. Each of the remaining segments are 

 supplied posteriorly with a row of about ten longish hairs. 



Type in Museum, Leland Stanford, Jr., University. 



Named for Mr. John H. Paine who, as junior author with 

 Prof. V. L. Kellogg, has described a number of species of 

 this group. 



