12 E. T, CRESSON. 



SEIiANDRIA Leach. 

 Subgenus Blennocampa Hartig. 

 Selandria oarbonaria. — 9 . — Deep black, shining; antennse thickened 

 in middle, tliird joint a little longer than the fourth; tegulse brown, wings 

 fuliginous, paler at tips, lanceolate cell petiolate, under wing without middle 

 cell: trochanters, anterior legs in front, knees and tarsi more or less, pale lute- 

 ous; abdomen broad, depressed, entirely shining black. Length .25 inch. 

 Hah. — Georgia, (Morrison). 



Selandria parva. — ^. — Small, black, shining; antennse slightly thick- 

 ened medially, third and fourth joints equal in length; wings smoky, apex 

 hyaline, lanceolate cell petiolated, under wing without middle cell; four 

 anterior legs, except coxae, and posterior trochanters, knees and tarsi, dull 

 whitish; abdomen short, depressed. Length .20 inch. 

 Hab. — Colorado, (Morrison). 



Selandria floridana. — %. — Small, shining, black; mandibles rufo- 

 piceous; antennse as long as head and thorax, flagellum robust at base, first 

 joint longer than second : upper lateral margin of prothorax and tegulse, white ; 

 wings smoky, nervures and stigma black, lanceolate cell petiolate, under wing 

 without middle cell: legs luteous varied with fuscous especially the posterior 

 pair, coxae black; abdomen short, about as long as head and thorax. Length 

 .20 inch. 



^'aft.— Haulover, Florida, (C. V. Riley). 



Selandria bipartita. — %. — Black; antennse shortened, thickened at 

 base, third joint longer than fourth ; labrum, palpi, upper corners of prothorax, 

 lateral margin of middle lobe of mesothorax obscurely, two dots behind 8cu- 

 tellum, oblique line on posterior margin of pleura, and tegulse, pale luteous; 

 wings hyaline, nervures brown, stigma and costa pale luteous, lanceolate cell 

 petiolate, under wing without middle cell; legs rather stout, pale luteous, 

 most of coxae and trochanters, base of four anterior femora above and line on 

 posterior pair above, blackish ; abdomen above pale luteous or ochraceous, basal 

 plates black; venter blackish, the segments pale at tip. Length .30 inch. 

 Hah. — Texas, (Belfrage). 



Subgenus Monophadnus Hartig. 

 Selandria diluta. — 9- — Ochraceous, head, mesoth :rax, scutellum and' 

 pleura pale castaneous; clypeus, labrum and scape ochraceous; flagellum 

 black, rather short, slender, filiform, first joint longer than second; upper 

 corners of prothorax and tegulte whitish; wings tinged with yellow, stigma, 

 costa and nervures pale luteous, lanceolate cell petiolate, under wing with one 

 middle cell; abdomen as long as head and thorax. Length .27 inch. 



Hah. — Canada, (Saunders) ; Missouri (Riley). 



Selandria nigella. — 9- — Robust, deep black, shining; mandibles un- 

 usually stout; antennae rather short, filiform, third and fourth joints about 

 equal in length, wings pale fuliginous, iridescent, nervures and stigma black, 

 marginal cross nervure coinciding with apical nervure of third submarginal 

 cell, lanceolate cell petiolate, under wing with one middle cell; knees, tibiae , 

 except line beneath and base of tarsi more or less, white; abdomen robust, 

 subcompressed. Length .26 inch. 



Hob. — Nevada, (Morrison). 



