ICHNE I mox FL TES— A ^IIMEA D. 4 8 



not or scarcely thrice as long as thick, the finst in the fcinalc not 

 longer thun the Hecond; parapsidal fnrroww vaguely <lernie<| far 

 anteriorly only; wings fuscous, maculate, or banded. 



(269) Compaocnjpliis Ashniead, new genus. 

 (Type, rV//;y/((.s calijderiiH 8ay. ) 

 L';). Head Irunsverse, narrowed behind the eves, rarely subquadrate, the malar space 

 long; clypeus anteriorly truncate, the labruin projecting from 

 beneath as a semicircular ledge and transversely impressed; wings 

 usually marked with red or yellow, rarely concolorous, the median 

 and submedian cells e(]nal or nearly, theareolet rather large; nieta- 

 thorax with two transverse carina^, the upper hind angles toothed; 

 abdomen coriaceous or j)nnctate, the spiracles of the second placed 

 a little behind the middle, those of the third much before the mid- 

 dle; fourth joint of tarsi strongly emarginate or bilobed. 



(270) CaUicry])his Ashmead, new genus. 

 (Type, ('ri/pliisfmcialun Brulle.) 



21 . Clypeus normal, the anterior niai-gin iviihoui a median tooth 22 



Clypeus impressed on each side of the anterior margin and with a median tooth. 



(271 ) Caniocryptus Thomson. 



22. Head transverse, narrowed behind or not nearly quadrate or cubical, the 



temples never as wide as the eyes 23 



lieail cubical or subquadrate, the temples broad, full, as wide or a little wider 

 than the eyes. 

 Flagellum in female usually ringed with white, the first joint vol or only a 

 little longer than the second; metathorax long, with only tlieajiical 

 transverse carina present, the spiracles oval or rounded; ovijxisitor 

 most frequently longer than the abdomen. 



(272) Chxretynwia Forster^ Cratocrj/jilKs Tliomson. 



2.'^. First joint of tlie flagellum distinctly longer than the second 24 



Fii-st jnint cf tlie flagellum not longer than the second, usually a little shorter. 

 ^letathorax rather long, the basal transverse carina usually well delined 

 but sinuate, the apical transverse carina being entirely obliterated 

 medially; spiracles oval; areolet large, pentagonal, the sides very 

 nearly parallel, receiving the second recurrent nervure beyond its 

 middle; median and subme<lian cells equal or the latter slightly the 

 longer; tarsal joints strongly spinous at apex. 



(273) Pijciiocri/pl'Uti Thomson. 



21. Front wings with the lower angle of the discoidal cell somewhat obtuse, the 



areolet most frecjuently large, with the sides parallel or nearlj'^, 



rarely convergent above 26 



Front wings with the lower angle of the discoidal cell ])osteriorly straight, the 

 areolet small, the siiles convergent above. 

 Submedian vein in tlie hind wings not abruptly broken at the transverse 



median nervure but continued far beyond 25 



Su])median vein in the hind wings abrui)tly broken at the transverse median 



nervure. 



Face narrowed, tlu; cheeks siiort; parapsidal furrows short but (Ustinct. 



(274) Hldrijla Fdvster^Brnrhycnjptn.'i Thomson. 



25. ]\Ietat]ioracir spiracles small, round, or very short oval; last joint of the liiud 



tarsi distinctly shorter than the third or at least no longer. 



(275) (liiitilifits Forster. 



2(>. Areolet with the sides distinctly conviu'geut above 27 



Areolet witii the sides i)arallel or nearly ikiI or scarcely convergent above; malar 

 space distinct; metathorax with the apical transverse carina some- 



