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Pedicel of antenna plainly shorter than the first funicle joint and 

 about one and one-half times as long as wide. First funicle joint 

 the longest, almost twice as long as wide; second and third each 

 slightly shorter and slightly wider than the preceding. Third funicle 

 joint plainly longer than wide, about one and one-half times as long 

 as wide. Basal club joint about as long as the preceding funicle 

 joint and wider so that the club joint appears wider than long. 

 First club joint about as long as the second and narrowed distally; 

 third club joint the smallest (fig. 72). 



Scutellum slightly wider than long (12:10) and almost as long 

 as the mesoscutum (10: 11). After shrinkage the abdomen is com- 

 paratively small and of distinctive shape. It is plainly much shorter 

 than the thorax, about as wide as long, strongly depressed, and the 

 sides widen from the base to shortly before the apex, where the cereal 

 plates are located. The apex is widely rounded. Ovipositor not at 

 all exserted. 



Mesoscutum furnished with numerous small setae which are paler 

 than the black derm. Parapsides and axillae apparently with the 

 usual number of setae, that is, four and two on each, respectively. 

 Scutellum with numerous fine, pale setae and a pair of bristles at 

 the apex. 



Fore wings hyaline, of usual shape, finely and densely ciliated. 

 The hairless area parallel to the posterior margin of the wing at the 

 base joins with a short, diagonal, hairless streak extending upward 

 and outward. Marginal vein and submarginal subequal; postmar- 

 ginal produced about as far distad as the apex of the stigmal as 

 shown in Figure 115. Wing veins distinctly yellow. 



Measurements in mm. : Length 1.0. Scape 0.16 long by 0.0360 

 wide. Pedicel 0.0536 long by 0.0368 wide. First funicle joint 

 0.0720 long by 0.0376 wide ; second 0.0616 long by 0.6384 wide ; third 

 0.0576 long by 0.0416 wide. First club joint 0.0464 long by 0.0632 

 wide ; second 0.0424 long by 0.0560 wide ; third 0.0368 long by 0.0432 

 wide. Fore wings 0.84 long by 0.46 wide. Marginal vein 0.26 long ; 

 submarginal 0.32 long. Longest marginal cilia 0.0224. 



Male. — Entire thorax mostly black, only the parapsides, tegulae, 

 and mesopleura faintly tinged with some brownish. Head mostly 

 lemon yellow, the ©cellar triangle and the occiput above the insertion 

 of the neck blackish. Legs entirely pale lemon yellow. Except for 

 the genital characters and a differently shaped abdomen, similar to 

 the female. 



Length 0.97 mm. 



Redescribed from one female and one male (cotypes), U.S.N.M. 

 No. 40214. The specimen labeled as follows : " On Philippia 

 [Filippia] oleae. Catanzaro, Italy. Masi, Coll." 



