496 E. p. FELT. 



about I greater tliaii its diameter. Circumfila moderately 

 heavy, the basal film of the distal enlargement somewhat 

 broad, its position varying but slightly from transverse. 

 Palpi, 1st segment with a length over twice its diameter, 

 the 2nd a little longer, broader, the 3rd a little longer 

 and more slender than the 2nd, the 4th longer than the 

 2nd and somewhat swollen at the distal 4th. Mesonotum 

 reddish-brown, wings hyaline. Halteres pale yellowish, the 

 legs mostly dark brown. Genitalia, basal clasp segment 

 rather long, slender, with a distinct mesial extension at the 

 basal third. Terminal clasp segment rather long, slender, 

 swollen basally. Dorsal plate short, broad, narrowly and 

 somewhat deeply incised, the lobes roundly truncate. Ventral 

 plate long, tapering, triangularly emarginate apically. Style 

 long, slender. Type Cecid. 1806 A. 



Female (Provisional association). — Length 2 mm. An- 

 tennse nearly as long as the body, sparsely haired, dark 

 brown, 14 segments, the 5th with a stem ^ the length of the 

 cylindric basal enlargement, which latter has a length 2| 

 times its diameter. 14th segment cylindric with a length 

 3 times its diameter and apically a rudimentary, tapering 

 process, nearly as long as the segment and with a globose 

 enlargement sub-basally. Palpi, 1st segment narrowly oval, 

 the 2nd nearly twice as long as the 1st, the 3rd a little longer, 

 more slender, the 4th ^ longer than the 3rd. Mesonotum 

 dark reddish-brown. Scutellum and post-scutellum yellowish 

 orange. Abdomen dark brown. Colours otherwise nearly 

 as in the male. 



