172 FAMILY EYANIID^. 



SZEPLIGETKIiLA n. gen. 



Type. — Evania sericea Cameron. 



This o-enus differs from Acanthinevania in the mouth parts, whicli 

 rejiemble more closely those of Evania; the Itibnim is broad and 

 highly chitinized and the ligula long; the thii'd joint of the labial 

 palpus is very much inflated, two or three times as broad as long. 

 The posterior tibiae and tarsi are spin}^ as in Acanthinevania. 



So far only one species is known, the only member of the sub- 

 family native to the Hawaiian Islands. 



I take great pleasure in dedicating this genus to Herr Victor 

 Szepligeti, whose work on the Evaniid?e as well as on other insects 

 is most admirable. 



Szepligetella sericea Cameron. 



Three males, Kona, Hawaii, September, 1896 (Koebele) ; July, 

 1<S92, 600 feet (Perkins). One female, Kona, Hawaii, July, 1892, 

 600 feet (Perkins). 



Specimens in the collection of the U. S. National Museum. 



.4CAI«THII«EVAKIA n. gen. 



Txjpe. — Evania princeps Westwood. 



This genus differs from Evania in the arrangements of the mouth- 

 parts and in the spiny character of the posterior tibiae. The labium 

 consists of two moderately chitinized plates which fold in the mid- 

 dle and do not conceal the long ligula ; the third joint of the labial 

 palpi is not dilated and thus not noticeably different fi-om the sec- 

 ond (Fig. 26). The cheeks are usually long, and the head seen 

 from in front has usually an oblong appearance. The spiny char- 

 acter of the posterior legs may be used as a reliable recognition 

 character. 



The genus replaces Evania in the Australian region. The two 

 mingle in the Malayan subregion of the Oriental, and two African 

 species are doubtfully referred to this genus. 



TABLE TO THE SPE(UES OF ACANTHINEVANIA. 

 Okikntal Rkgion, Malayan Subkkgion. 



1. Wines liyaline or liglit brown {2\. 



Wings fusco-violaceus slit'llordi Cameron, Borneo. 



2. Furciila witli divergent tynes (3). 



Furcula with parallel tynes or rudimentary (6i. 



