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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



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Wing structure like that of A. quaylei n. sp. described above except 

 that the discal cilia proximad to the hairless streak are, in certain 

 cases, even more than twice as long as the others. 



Color: Eyes, black; ocelli, dark red; rest of body of a uniform, 

 semi-transparent, lemon yellow except that the antennae sometimes 

 have a slightly deeper and more brownish cast; wings hyaline except 

 for a slight lemon tinge to the veins. 

 $ . Unknown. 



Described from fourteen female specimens received from 

 E. M. Ehrhorn in a lot of Hemichionaspis minor on "pigeon- 

 pea," which he sent to this office from Honolulu, Territory of 

 Hawaii, in June, 1911. Balsam mounts. 



Type, one of four on slide labeled: r" 31*. Apliclinns linioinis 

 ex. Hemichionaspis minor on pigeon-pea. Honolulu, T. H. 

 VI-5-I9H. E. M. E. The type specimen lies closest to the 

 slide-label. 



This species very closely resembles A. qnaylci n. sp. and the 

 following points will be of especial use in separating them. 



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2 



4 

 6 



6 



7 



Aphelinus liinonus. 



1 Larger than A. qnaylci. 



2 Slightly lighter than A. ijuny- 



lei. 



3 Head lemon-colored. 



4 Dorsum of thorax tessellated. 



5 Wings hyaline. 



6 Eyes naked. 



7 Eyes black. 



8 Funicle joints smaller, regular, 



bead-shaped and well-separ- 

 ated. 



9 Club stouter and having a long- 



er curve to the point. 



Discal cilia of wings ex- 

 tremely long, often seeming 

 even longer than those of A. 

 quaylei. 



All types to be deposited in the United States National Mu- 

 seum at Washington, D. C. 



Aphelinus qnaylci. 



Smaller than A. liiinnnts. 



Slightly more deeply colored 

 than A. Hmomis. 



Head yellowish b r o w n or 

 brownish orange. 



Dorsum of thorax striated. 



Forewings with a slight fus- 

 cous patch at insertion. 



Eyes slightly hairy. 



Eyes dark garnet red. 



Funicle joints fairly large, 

 closely joined and rather 

 trapezoidal in outline. 



Club rather slender and ab- 

 ruptly pointed. 



