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BLENNOCAMPIN.-E— DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW GENERA AND 



SPECIES— SYNONYMICAL NOTES. 



BY ALEX. D. MACGILLIVRAY, ITHACA, N. Y. 



The genera of the subfamily Blennocampinje, as understood by the 

 writer, can b^ differentiated by the following characters : front wings with 

 the radial cross-vein, the radio-medial cross vein, and the free parts of R^ 

 and Rg always present ; the medio-cubital cross-vein joined to the vein 

 Sc + R + M at or near the origin of media, its distance from media always 

 less than one-half the length of the cross-vein, and always parallel to the 

 vein M3 + 4 ; the base of the third anal vein atrophied, or at least in part, 

 so that the anal cells are of the petiolate type ; the antennae with nine 

 segments ; the body short and stout. 



Selandria ( Blennocampa) floridana, Cr. — This species belongs to 

 the genus Pareophora. 



Neopareophora, n. gen. — Malar space broad and distinct, the eyes 

 being distant from the bases of the mandibles ; antennae with the third 

 segment subequal in length with the fourth ; mesothoracic epimera not 

 with a transverse suture below the episternum, separating off a 

 prDesternum ; claws simple, without a tooth. Type Neopareophora 

 Martini^ MacG. 



Neopareophora Martini, n. sp. — Body black, with the labrum, the 

 mandibles, the prothorax, the tegulse, the mesopleura, side lobes of the 

 mesonotum, the legs, the venter and the tip of the abdomen yellow or 

 rufous ; cerci elongate ; saw-guides obliquely truncated at apex ; wings 

 hyaline. Length, 4 mm. 



Habitat : West Springfield, 'Mass. (J. O. Martin). 



This species is named after my friend, Mr. James O. Martin. 



Neopareophora scelesta, n, sp. — Body black, with the labrum, the 

 mandibles for the most part, the front legs, more or less infuscated at base 

 and apex, and the middle legs beyond the apices of the femora rufous ; 

 cerci hardly projecting ; saw-guides large and obliquely rounded to an 

 apex above ; wings infuscated. Length, 7 mm. 



Habitat : Black Mts., North Carolina (William Beatenmuller). 



This species resembles Selandria ( Monophadnus) sceiesta, Cr., very 

 closely, and for some time was considered the same as that species. 



Phymatocera ?iigra, Harrg.— Through the kindness of Mr. Harring- 

 ton, I have been able to examine type specimens of this species, and find 

 that it belongs to the genus Neopareophora. Konow has referred this 

 species incorrectly to Rhadinocercea. 



August, 1908 



