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the rather long cheeks. Pronotum transverse, the scutellum trian- 

 gular, obtuse at apex, the axillae joined. Abdomen pointed conic- 

 ovate, longer than the thorax, the ovipositor inserted at base, not 

 extruded. Legs simple, the caudal tibial spurs double. Fore wings 

 abbreviated, extending a short distance distad of the thorax, narrow 

 ovate at apex; the submarginal vein long, forming a longer than wide 

 marginal not far from apex, then a shorter stigmal which is more or 

 less parallel with the apico-distal margin; costal cell wide, especially 

 proximad; submarginal vein concaved and thickened along its apical 

 third ; fore wings lightly, variably dusky, with a more or less distinct 

 hairless line from the apex of the venation, the marginal cilia prac- 

 tically absent, the discal ciliation moderately dense, coarser and 

 sparse under the thickened part of the submarginal vein which bears 

 still larger setae. Caudal wing minute, truncate obliquely, its vena- 

 tion extending to the apex. 



Length, 0.65 mm. 



Dark metallic green suffused with brownish on tlie mesopleurum, 

 the legs (except the black distal tarsal joint) and the antennae golden 

 yellow. Scutum and scutellum (at least) rather coarsely scaly. 

 Bulla of scape black, the pedicel above and the funicle more or less, 

 dusky. Pedicel nearly twice longer than wide, much longer than 

 any funicle joint; funicles 1-4 subequal, small subquadrate; 5 

 larger, 6 largest, a little longer than wide, twice the size of 1. Club 

 joints subquadrate, each twice the size of funicle 6. 



Described from a single female on a slide from Meadeville, Penn- 

 sylvania (W. J. Phillips, Webster No. 9353). 



Types. — Cat. No. 20848, U.S.N.M., the wingless specimen on a slide, 

 a male on a tag (see below) and winged female on anotlier slide with 

 appendages and male wings and antennae. 



The ordinary appearance of this species made me suspect that it 

 had been mutilated but since both of the abbreviated fore wings were 

 equal in shape and size and showed no signs of having been torn, it 

 would be almost impossible for mutilation to have occured. 



Later, two other specimens were obtained same data, one of each 

 sex and both fully winged. Thus, in spite of the foregoing remarks 

 the species must be considered fully winged (the other specimen 

 mutilated miraculously) . The marginal vein is twice longer than wide, 

 slightly longer than the stigmal, the postmarginal half the length of 

 the marginal. Marginal fringes of fore wing longer than usual (not 

 long). Fore wing with a conspicuous mid-longitudinal fuscous 

 stripe from apex to the middle nearly (or opposite to the stigmal 

 vein.) llesembles the Australian Zarhopaloides gracilis very much. 

 The male fore wings are hyaline, the antennae black except the scape, 

 the long cylindrical club solid, the funicle joints distad with long 

 scraggly hairs and elongate (1 nearly four times longer than wide, 

 somewhat shorter than the club, 6 over twice longer than wide). 



