﻿CHALCID-FLIES 
  OF 
  GENUS 
  PSEUDAPHYCUS 
  GAHAN 
  319 
  

  

  riipted; 
  marjiinal 
  vein 
  piinctiforin; 
  sti*rnial 
  vtMii 
  loiif^^T 
  tliau 
  marginal 
  

   anil 
  postniarginal 
  conibinod. 
  

  

  Abdomen 
  abont 
  as 
  long 
  and 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  thorax, 
  short-ovate 
  to 
  nearly 
  

   circular 
  in 
  out 
  lino, 
  weakly 
  reticulated 
  and 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  shining 
  dor- 
  

   sally 
  and 
  vi'ntrally; 
  ovipositor 
  exserted 
  approximately 
  one-sixth 
  to 
  

   one-fifth 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  abdomen. 
  

  

  Male. 
  — 
  Length 
  0.75 
  nnn. 
  Like 
  female 
  in 
  all 
  respects 
  except 
  that 
  

   frontovertex 
  is 
  only 
  about 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad, 
  anterior 
  ocellus 
  

   only 
  slightly 
  above 
  middle 
  of 
  frontovertex, 
  and 
  ahdonun 
  a 
  little 
  

   shorter 
  and 
  narrower 
  than 
  thorax. 
  

  

  Type 
  locality. 
  — 
  AVinchester, 
  Va. 
  

  

  Type.—V.S.^.U. 
  No. 
  57320. 
  

  

  Remarks. 
  — 
  The 
  holotype 
  female, 
  allotyi)e, 
  and 
  a 
  largvr 
  number 
  of 
  

   paratypes 
  of 
  both 
  sexes 
  were 
  reared 
  by 
  D. 
  AV. 
  Clancy 
  from 
  Pseudo- 
  

   COCCU.S 
  comstockl 
  (Kuwana) 
  collected 
  August 
  11, 
  194->, 
  at 
  Winchester, 
  

   Va., 
  and 
  recorded 
  under 
  Charlottesville, 
  Va., 
  laboratory 
  No. 
  557. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  was 
  introduced 
  from 
  Asia 
  into 
  Virginia 
  and 
  several 
  

   other 
  eastern 
  States 
  in 
  1941-42 
  by 
  the 
  Bureau 
  of 
  Entomology 
  and 
  

   Plant 
  Quarantine 
  to 
  combat 
  the 
  Comstock 
  mealybug. 
  Numerous 
  

   specimens 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  reared 
  from 
  P. 
  com-'^tockt 
  collected 
  by 
  R. 
  W. 
  

   Burrell 
  and 
  C. 
  P. 
  Clausen 
  in 
  Japan 
  and 
  Chosen 
  have 
  been 
  examined 
  

   and 
  compared 
  with 
  the 
  types, 
  but 
  since 
  none 
  of 
  this 
  Asiatic 
  material 
  

   is 
  in 
  fir.st-class 
  condition 
  the 
  description 
  has 
  been 
  drawn 
  from 
  speci- 
  

   mens 
  representing 
  recoveries 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  in 
  Virginia. 
  Since 
  its 
  

   original 
  introduction 
  specimens 
  have 
  been 
  distributed 
  for 
  colonization 
  

   in 
  other 
  localities, 
  and 
  the 
  National 
  Collection 
  now 
  contains 
  material 
  

   representing 
  recoveries 
  at 
  the 
  following 
  points: 
  Batesville, 
  Berryville, 
  

   and 
  Hamilton, 
  Va.; 
  Proctorville, 
  Ohio; 
  South 
  River, 
  Morganville, 
  

   :in<l 
  Moorestown, 
  N. 
  J.; 
  Branfurd, 
  Guilford, 
  and 
  Meriden, 
  Conn.; 
  

   ;iiid 
  Bridgeville, 
  Del. 
  

  

  12. 
  PSEUDAPHYCUS 
  ANGUSTIFRONS. 
  new 
  speoiia 
  

  

  Thf- 
  unusually 
  narrow 
  frontovertex 
  will 
  distinguish 
  tJiis 
  species 
  from 
  

   all 
  others 
  known 
  to 
  me. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Length 
  0.8 
  mm. 
  Fi-ontovcrtex 
  light 
  orange; 
  occiput 
  more 
  

   or 
  less 
  blaekish 
  above 
  the 
  neck: 
  eyes 
  black; 
  ocelli 
  dark 
  red: 
  remainder 
  

   of 
  head 
  whitish. 
  Antennal 
  scape 
  and 
  pedicel 
  black 
  or 
  bhickish, 
  the 
  

   scape 
  usually 
  pale 
  at 
  base 
  and 
  .sometimes 
  with 
  the 
  dor.sal 
  margin 
  j)ale; 
  

   first 
  three 
  segments 
  of 
  funicle 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  fuscous, 
  fourth 
  and 
  (iflh 
  

   M'gments 
  white; 
  club 
  white. 
  Pronotum 
  whitish 
  dorsally 
  and 
  laterally 
  

   but 
  with 
  anterior 
  face 
  mostly 
  blackish; 
  mesoscutinn, 
  axillae, 
  and 
  

   scutellun) 
  brownish 
  orange, 
  with 
  the 
  sutures 
  darker; 
  propodeum 
  dark 
  

   brown; 
  pleura, 
  .sterna, 
  and 
  all 
  legs 
  whitish; 
  abdomen 
  doisally 
  dark 
  

   blown 
  with 
  whitish 
  margins, 
  ventrally 
  entirely 
  while. 
  Wings 
  uni- 
  

   formly 
  faintly 
  fuscous; 
  marginal 
  vein 
  daik 
  fuscous, 
  other 
  veins 
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