SUBFAMILY IX. — PHYLIN^E. 915 



b. Second antennal strongly abruptly clavate, its thickness at apex 



twice or more that at base; elytra surpassing abdomen in both 



sexes. I. Teleorhinus, p. 915. 



bb. Second antennal nearly linear, slightly thickened toward apex; 



females brachypterous, ant-like in form. II. Orectoderus, p. 916. 



aa. Pseudarolia attached at base of claw, free apically, but extending 



practically parallel with claw (pi. X, fig. 17) ; second antennal 



linear; females apterous, ant-like in form. 



III. COQUILLETTIA, p. 917. 



I. Teleorhinus Uhler, 1890, 74. 



Subfusiform, broadest behind middle. Head triangular, sub- 

 conical, declivent, but slightly wider across eyes than apex of 

 pronotum, inserted in thorax to eyes; beak almost reaching 

 hind coxae; pronotum subcorneal, its apex truncate, sides 

 rounded, feebly concave, calli very low, separated by a wide 

 shallow impression, hind margin straight ; mesoscutum widely 

 exposed ; scutellum smooth, longer than wide, its tip acute ; 

 elytra entire, dilated behind, surpassing abdomen. Two species 

 occur in the eastern states, and a third in California. 



KEY TO EASTERN SPECIES OF TELEORHINUS. 



a. Joints 3 and 4 of antenna? united equal in length to 2; color steel blue. 



1017. FLORIDANUS. 



aa. Joints 3 and 4 of antennae united slightly longer than joint 2; color 

 black. 1018. tephrosicola. 



1017 ( — ). Teleorhinus floridanus Knight Ms. 



Head black; pronotum, scutellum and elytra steel-blue, all strongly 

 shining; membrane dusky translucent, veins slightly darker; coxa? and 

 femora bright orange-yellow, tibia? dull greenish-yellow, their tips and 

 joints 1 and 3 of tarsi fuscous; under surface dark brown to black, 

 strongly shining. Joint 1 of antenna? shining black, three-fourths as 

 long as width of vertex; 2 about four times as long as 1, its basal half 

 slender, yellow, apical half black, twice or more as thick as 1, finely and 

 densely pubescent; 3 and 4 dull yellow to fuscous, 4 three-fifths as long as 

 3. Pronotum with front portion smooth, basal half or more transversely 

 rugose with vague shallow punctures between the ruga?. Cla\us coarsely 

 transversely rugose, coi'ium more finely so, both with shallow punctures 

 between the ruga?; apex of membrane broadly rounded. Length, 7 — 

 7.2 mm. 



Dunedin, Fla., March 31 — April 24; three specimens swept 

 from Ericads along the bay front. 



1018 ( — ). Teleorhinus tephrosicola Knight, 1923, 476. 



Black, shining, minutely pubescent; legs pale reddish-yellow, coxa? 

 whitish, black at base; beak brownish, darker at base and apex. Joint 

 1 of antenna? black, three-fourths as long as width of vertex, 2 yellowish, 



