156 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.56. 



legs Otherwise dark brown; spur of middle tibiae yellowish white, 

 the middle tarsi about warm buff (R.), the last joint blackish, and 

 the fourth joint slightly brownish. Wings banded as in flaminius 

 or terminalis. Pubescence of scutellum blackish, of the head, 

 mesoscutum and metapleura silvery white. 



Male. — Not kno^vn. 



Described from two females (type and paratype) reared from 

 material of Ceroputo yuccae (Coquillett) on agave, Guadalajara, 

 Mexico, November 10, 14, 1894 (C. H. T. Townsend), Townsend 

 No. 33, Insectary No. 5726"". Both specimens have been partially 

 eaten by museum pests and the head of the paratype is missing. 



Type.— Cat. No. 22034, U.S.N.M. 



G. HOMALOTYLUS ALBITARSUS Gahan. 



Homalotylus alb'darsvs Gahan, Canad. Entom., vol. 42, June, 1910, p. 200. 



Female. — Agreeing closely with other forms of the flaminius 

 group, the head being slightl}^ longer than wide, the vertex a little 

 wider than in mexicanus, and the ocelli very nearly in an equilateral 

 triangle. Antennal scape more flattened than in mexicanus, a 

 little expanded tovrard the apex and grooved beneath; first funicle 

 joint about tv^^o-thirds as long as the pedicel and nearly a half longer 

 again than thick, the following joints slightly shorter than the first, 

 and all except the sixth a trifle longer than thick. Stigmal and 

 postmarginal veins nearly equal in length, the angle between them 

 very acute, the stigmal slender and slightly enlarged at apex. 



Sculpture and pubescence as in mexicanus, but the frontovertex 

 more opaque and t-ie postorbital region smooth. Length, 1.50 mm. 



Head, pronotum, axillae and scutellum about amber brown (E,.), 

 the head being a httle paler and with a slight greenish luster on post- 

 orbital region; the underparts of thorax somewhat more yeliowisn; 

 mesoscutmn and abdomen blackish brown, the scutum with a slight 

 metallic luster, the first tergite of abdomen a Uttle more yellowish. 

 Antennae blackish brown, the fourth funicle joint fading into whitish 

 on the inner side at apex, the following funicle joints and club white. 

 Front coxae and femora, most of middle legs, hind coxae and lower 

 margin narrowly of hind femora concolorous with the pleura; front 

 tibiae and tarsi pale brown; most of hind femora and hind tibiae 

 blackish brown; middle and hind tarsi white, with the last joint 

 brownish ; the spui' of middle tibiae yellowish wdiite. Wings banded 

 as in other species of the flaminius group. Pubescence as in mexi- 

 canus. 



Male. — Not known. 



Redescribed from two females (tj^pe and paratype) reared from an 

 unknown Coccinellid larva, Washington County, Maryland, August 

 2, 1898. 



Type.— Cat. No. 13223, U.S.N.M. 



