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17. APLOMYA TRICHIOSOMAE, new species 



Male (type). — Frontal row of 10 bristles, extending from on a level 

 with base of third antennal segment to 2 reclinate preverticals ; facial 

 ridge bristly on the lowest one-fourth; gena one-eighth eye height; 

 parafrontal, face, and gena silvery black (much blacker than in epi- 

 cycles) ; third segment of antenna little more than twice second (wider 

 than in epicycles), third segment having a swollen appearance when 

 viewed from above; arista thickened on basal one-third, penultimate 

 segment short. 



Thorax black, subshining, very lightly covered with gray pollen ; 

 five black mesonotal vittae; scutellum shining black, so lightly covered 

 with gray pollen that the black is hardly noticeable; legs black; mid- 

 tibia with two long, median, anterolateral bristles on one side and three 

 on other; hind tibia unevenly ciliate; wing hyaline, bend of last section 

 of fourth vein forming an obtuse angle, hind cross vein straight, third 

 vein with tAvo bristles at base ; squamae white. 



Abdomen shining black, silver-gray pollen confined to a narrow 

 basal border dorsally on second, third, and fourth segments, broaden- 

 ing out to cover greater part of sides and venter of segments ; discal 

 portions of second and third segments bearing erect bristles; first seg- 

 ment with a pair, second with two pairs, and third with a marginal 

 row of macrochaetae ; fourth segment covered with erect bristles about 

 one-half size of macrochaetae on third segment. 



Length 8.5 mm. 



Type locality. — Greenville, Maine. 



Type.— Male, U.S.N.M. No. 54145. 



Host. — Trichiosoma sp. 



Remarks. — Described from one male bearing Gypsy Moth Labora- 

 tory note number 10088 Nil recovered June 4, 1928, from three larvae 

 collected September 14, 1927. 



18. APLOMYA CERURAE, new species 



Zenillia n. sp. (3) Schaffner and Griswold, U. S. Dopt. Agr. Misc. Publ. 188, 

 p. 113, 11134. 



Male (type). — Head with front at the narrowest 0.24 head width; 

 frontal vitta brown, slightly less than one-third width of front; 

 frontal row of nine bristles, extending from base of third antennal 

 joint to two reclinate preverticals; parafrontal blackish gray-polli- 

 nose, black more predominant toward vertex; facial ridge bristly 

 on lowest one-third; face silvery and gena gray-pollinose ; antenna 

 black, third segment six times length of second; arista thickened 

 en basal two-fifths, penultimate segment short. 



Thorax black, with a very slight bluish tinge, covered with grayish 

 pollen; five black mesonotal vittae; midtibia with one long median 



