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conjoined. The process or tubercle between each eye and antenna 

 rather large and curved inwardly. Pronotum coarsely punctate; the 

 three median carina slightly sinuate. Hood extending over the base of 

 the head. Membranous pronotal margins subquadrate, with two rows 

 of areola. Elytra short, inner margins meeting in a straight suture. 

 Length, 2.35 mm.; width, 1.2 mm. 



■"' "Fig". 1. 9 Acalypta ovata n. sp. (From drawing by J. I. Hambleton). 



The .cf agrees with the 9 in size, head characters, etc. The o^ 

 genital segment is tumid and transversely rugose; the 9 genital seg- 

 ment is longitudinally striate and convex on the posterior border. 



Color: General color dark-gray. Antennae griseus, first, second, and 

 fourth segments blackish. ' Pronotum dark-gray; disc blackish. El>i;ra 

 dark-gray. In one specimen that seems to be a teneral form, the color 

 is much lighter. 



Described from two 9 specimens, the type taken at Durr 

 ham, New Hampshire (C. M. Weed), and the paratype; at 

 Ottawa, Canada, by Mr. W. H. Harrington. 



