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similalis, one of which has a paratype label (Avera, 439 L oi ) ; one 

 male reared from Hypena humuli, No. 185 ° (Exorista hypenae 

 Coquillett Ms.) ; one female 359° Form a, June 1, 1875; one female 

 reared from H. textor, 78 ° 3 , April 19, 1887 ; one female reared from 

 Plathypena scabra, U. S. D. A. Ent. No. 38 ; two males and one female 

 reared from Dichogama redtenbacheri, L° (Dyar) ; one male and 

 one female, Gainesville, Fla. (J. R. W.). 



The puparium has been featured by Greene. The differences from 

 Zenillia blanda were discussed under blanda. 



12. ZENILLIA AUTOGRAPHAE, new species 



Zenillia blanda blanda (Osten Saeken) Aldkich and Webber (partim), Proc. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 63, art. 17, p. 37-iO, 1924. 



This species is similar to Zenillia boarmiae, but it is distinctively 

 yellower. The male genitalia are the same as in Zenillia blanda- 

 but with the tip of the inner forceps straight instead of bent at an 

 obtuse angle. 



Male (type). — Head with front at narrowest 0.21 of head width; 

 frontal row of seven bristles, extending from on a level with base of 

 third antennal segment to two reclinate preverticals ; facial ridge 

 bristly on the lowest one-fifth; gena one-eighth eye height; frontal 

 orbit silvery white; antenna black with first and second segments 

 yellow, third joint four times second; arista thickened on basal one- 

 fourth, penultimate segment short ; palpus yellow. 



Thorax black, heavy gray-pollinose marked with four mesonotal 

 vittae; midtibia with one median anterolateral bristle, no inner ven- 

 tral bristle ; hind tibia ciliate, with one longer bristle. 



Abdomen heavy gray pollinose; discal and marginal macrochaetae 

 arranged as in blanda. 



Female (allotype). — Front 0.25 head width; six frontal bristles; 

 third segment of antenna three and three-fourths times second. 

 Otherwise the description is the same as for the male. 



One female paratype has two median anterolateral bristles on the 

 midtibia. 



Type locality. — Baragua, Cuba. 



Distribution. — Cuba 3. 



Type.— Male, U.S.N.M. No. 54135. 



Host. — Autographa brassicae (Riley) 2. This was previously re- 

 ported by Aldrich and Webber as a host of Zenillia blanda blanda 

 Osten Saeken. 



Remarks. — Material examined consisted of type T. P. R. F. Ent. 

 No. 3657D reared from T. P. R. F. 3469, Baragua, Cuba, September 

 20, 1929 (Scaramuzza) ; allotype and female paratype, same locality 

 and data, No. 3657B and No. 3657C; two female paratypes, reared 



