166 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



In view of these facts, the receipt of two additional aUied genera, also 

 Coccid-feeders, and undescribed, from Mr. W. Maskell, of New Zealand, 

 becomes a matter of considerable interest. 



Aphobetus, n. g. 



Female. — Antennte lo-jointed, clavate, inserted just above clypeus, 

 scape slender, not reaching to middle ocellus, pedicel long; three times 

 as long as first funicle joint, funicle joints 2 to 5 increasing slightly in 

 length and considerably in width, club ovate, slightly broader than funicle 

 joint 5 and longer than 4 and 5 together. Eyes naked ; parapsidal 

 sutures meeting axillar sutures ; scutellum broad at base, with a distinct 

 transverse groove at apical third. Petiole broad, distinct, abdomen with- 

 out the white basal tufts characteristic of Tomocera, second segment 

 very long, three times as long as remaining segments together. Marginal 

 vein of fore wings somewhat longer than stigmal, postmarginal evident, 

 but shorter than stigmal ; basal nervure distinct. Hind wings broad and 

 furnished with a strong basal vein running nearly at right angles into 

 disc of wing for some little distance at extremity of submarginal. Hind 

 coxse somewhat swollen, middle tibiae with a moderate spur, hind tibiae 

 with a very long spur, a little longer than first tarsal joint. 



Male. — Differs mainly in antennae, which are 9-iointed ; scape longer 

 than in the female, pedicel somewhat swollen, joints i to 4 of funicle 

 with long hairs, strongly incised from above at extremities and each joint 

 slightly pedicillate ; joint i longest, twice as long as pedicel, joints 2, 3 

 and 4 each becoming shorter, club somewhat ovate, with its first joint 

 distinctly separated and as a whole longer than funicle joint 4, but 

 shorter than 3 and 4 together. Body flat, abdomen somewhat elongate, 

 second segment somewhat longer than remaining joints together. 



Aphobetus Maskelli, n sp. 



Female. — Length, 1.16 mm.; expanse, 2.4 mm.; greatest width of 

 fore wings, .51 mm. General colour blue-black, slightly metallic, glistening. 

 Face with faint shallow, sparse depressions ; mesoscutum delicately sha- 

 greened, abdomen smooth, shining, hairs of mesonotum black, fimbria of 

 metanotum rather sparse, grayish ; pleura shining ; antennae honey- 

 yellow, with pedicel and scape above darker ; all coxae and femora black, 

 the latter yellowish at tip; all tibiae dark in middle, yellowish at either 

 end ; wing veins dark brown, except basal vein of fore wings, which is 

 lighter ; fore wings with circular fuscous patch occupying centre of wing. 



