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Female. — Mostly black, except for basal one-third of the abdomen, 

 which is yellow in sharp contrast. Parapsides faintly brownish. 

 Dorsum of head mostly orange yellow, ocellar triangle blackish. 

 Eyes bright red. Face and antennae yellow. Cheeks blackish, the 

 genal suture being the line of demarcation between the yellow of 

 the face and the blackish of the cheeks. Legs pallid white, faintly 

 suffused with yellowish in parts, especially on tarsi. 



One antenna of the specimen studied was lost in an attempt to 

 transfer it to balsam, the other antenna stuck to the glue on the 

 tag. The following description of the antenna was made without 

 measurements. Pedicel rather large, plainly larger than first funicle 

 joint. First funicle joint plainly the smallest, about two-thirds as 

 long as second funicle joint, and not much longer than wide. Sec- 

 ond and third funicle joints subequal in length and a trifle wider 

 than first. Sensoria not in marked contrast and hardly discernible 

 in the tag mount. Setae of antenna pale and fine. 



Forewings very faintly and indistinctly infuscated beneath stigma, 

 cilia slightly coarse and moderately thick. Marginal fringe slightly 

 longer than normal, 0.04 mm. Wings slightly longer than usual, 

 about two and one-half times as long as wide. Marginal vein 

 slightly longer than submarginal vein. Postmarginal vein absent. 

 Stigmal vein long as shown in Figure 87. 



Scutellum wider than long (9: 6), rather broadly rounded at apex, 

 not so long as mesoscutum (6:8). Parapsidal sutures well im- 

 pressed. Axillae and scutellum not closely fused, the sutures 

 distinct. Median piece of the metanotum large and prominent. 

 Propodeum strongly elevated on the meson but this median ridge 

 may be the result of shrinkage. Abdomen about one and one-half 

 times as long as wide and about as long as thorax. Ovipositor not 

 exserted. 



Mesoscutum with a reduced number of setae, more closely arranged 

 along the posterior and lateral margins. Each axilla witli two 

 setae similar to those of mesoscutum. Scutellum with three pairs 

 of bristles, anterior pair closest together and no longer than those 

 of mesoscutum, median pair also small but more widely spaced, 

 apical pair longest but not as long as usual. 



Mesoscutum, axillae, and scutellum strongly but finely areolate 

 reticulated, the raised lines rather coarse and close, forming small 

 aeroles, giving the scaly appearance described by Girault. 



Length 0.9 mm. 



The male is easily associated with the female by means of the 

 several unusual characters mentioned in the description of the 

 female. 



Male. — ^Mostly blackish to brownish. Parapsides brownish yel- 

 low marked with blackish. Abdomen entirely black. Dorsum of 



