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EMPHYTIN.^ — NEW GENERA AND SPECIES AND 



SYNONYM ICAL NOTES. 



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



The subfamily Emphytinse as understood by the writer should be 

 characterized as follows : the front wings with the first and second anal 

 cells present and separate ; the second anal cell strongly contracted at 

 middle of the hind margin ; the radial cross-vein present ; the free part of 

 R5 always present ; the radio-medial cross-vein usually present ; the 

 medio-cubital cross-vein and the free part of Mg,^ parallel ; the hind wings 

 with the free part of R^ and the transverse part of Mg present or wanting ; 

 the antennae with nine segments. 



CocKERELLONis, n. gen. — Front wings with the second abscissa of Cu 

 distinctly longer than the free part of M4 ; the free part of 2nd A perpen- 

 dicular ; the radial and the radio-medial cross-veins present ; the hind 

 wings with the cell Ri^a ^ith a long appendage ; the free part of R^ and 

 the transverse part of Mg present ; the posterior metatarsus shorter than 

 the four following segments ; the claws simple, without a tooth. Type, 

 Cocke7-ellonis occidefitaiis, MacG. 



Cockerello7iis occide?itaiis, n. sp. — Black, with the following parts 

 reddish-yellow : the clypeus, the labrum, the mandibles except at apex, 

 the inner margin of the eyes very narrowly, the tegulae, the collar broadly, 

 the wings at base and the costa, the apices of the costa, the trochanters in 

 great part, the femora narrowly at base and apex, more pronounced on 

 the anterior, the tibiae except fuscous marks on the outside of the middle 

 and posterior, the base of the tarsi, and the apex of the ventral abdominal 

 segments ; the clypeus deeply and broadly emarginate ; the third segment 

 of the antennae one-third longer than the fourth ; the ocellar basin well 

 marked and deep ; the frontal crest prominent and not interrupted ; the 

 vertical foveae deep, diverging behind, puncture-like, and not reaching the 

 occiput j the head and thorax smooth; the stigma brownish-black; the 

 wings hyaline, slightly clouded, the veins black. Length, 6 mm. 



Habitat. — Ruidosa Creek, New Mexico, 6,600 ft. elevation, July ist, 

 on fronds of Pteris aquilina, collected by Prof. E. O. Wooton, No. 8, 

 received from Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. This species was listed as 

 Taxo?ius (strongylogaster) occidentalism MacG., MS. by Prof. Cockerell in 

 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. for 1898 (publ. 1S99), page 212. 



Epitaxonus, n. gen. — Front wings with the second abscissa of Cu 

 distinctly longer than the free part of M^ ; the free part of 2nd A perpen- 

 dicular ; the hind wings with the cell R1+2 with an appendage at apex; the 



October, 1908 



