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greater than the median length; prescutum, scutum, and base of 

 scutellum coarsely reticulate, the posterior part of scutellum finely 

 reticulate; mesepesturnuni strongly ridged posteriorly, anteriorly 

 coarsely reticulate, behind the ridge shining but with rugae in the 

 depression; basal five tergites punctured (the basal ones more 

 strongly so) the remaining tergites smooth; apical tergite long; 

 hind basitarsus longer than the three following joints, slightly shorter 

 than the hind femur; hind tarsi distinctly longer than the hind tibiae; 

 venation normal. Black; tibiae and tarsi dark brownish black; apical 

 two abdominal segments rufous; wings violaceous, venation black. 



The paratype is about 13 mm. long and has the tibiae and tarsi 

 reddish piecous. 



Type locality. — Mount Makilmg, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 



One male collected by C. F. Baker. Also one male, collected 

 March to June, 1911, by C. V. Piper, at Lamao, Luzon, Philippine 

 Islands. 



Type.— Cat, No. 22380 U.S.N.M. 



FAMILY ARGIDAE. 



ARGE ANNULITARSIS, new species. 



In general color and markings of legs suggests Arge rosae (Lin- 

 naeus), but the wings are not yellowish and the scutum and prescutum 

 are pale. 



Female. — Length, 7 mm. Anterior margin of clypeus shallowly, 

 arcuately emarginate; supraclypeal foveae connected with antennal 

 foveae, elongate and deeper than antennal foveae; supraclypeal area 

 strongly convex, but not carinated; middle fovea elongate, closed 

 below, extending dorsad half the distance between bases of antennae 

 and anterior ocellus, open above; antennal furrows dorsally, vertical 

 and postocellar furrows obsolete; postocellar line distinctly shorter 

 than ocellocular line; antenna clavate, flagellum carinate beneath; 

 stigma rounded below; third cubital longer on radius, shorter on 

 cubitus than second cubital; second recurrent about half the length 

 of second intercubitus from base of third cubital; basal joining sub- 

 costa about the length of intercosta before origin of cubitus; nervulus 

 slightly beyond the middle of cell; legs normal. Ferrugineous ; 

 head, antennae, mesosternum, most of scutellum, mctanotum, and 

 apex of sheath black; legs ferrugineous, apices of tibiae and tarsal 

 joints black; spines yellowish; hair color of body; wings dusky 

 hyaline; venation black. 



Type locality. — Murree, 7,500 feet (about 2,272 meters), British 

 India. 



Described from one female collected August, 1917, by Dutt and 

 forwarded by Imperial Entomologist of British India. 



Type.— C&t. No. 22511 U.S.N.M. 



