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somewhat infuscate; tibial spurs stramineous; wings somewhat in- 

 fuscate; abdomen rufous, blackish at the base of the first segment. 



The association of the above female with the male seems plausible, 

 but not certain. 



Type: cf, Washington, D. C, Sept. 9, 1947, D. Shappirio (Wash- 

 ington, USNM 61709). 



Paratype: 9, Sitton's Gulch, Ga., July 16, 1936, P. W. Fattig 

 (Townes) . 



Figure 134. — Localities for Minagenia lata. 



3. Minagenia lata, new species 



Plates 3, figure 36; and 4, figure 44 



Male: Forewing 5.2 to 6.0 mm. long; second to fifth sternites with 

 a few, inconspicuous, oblique, longer hairs that are about 1.7 as long 

 as the ordinary clothing hairs; subgenital plate obovate, without an 

 apical point, rather flat ; squama long spatulate with a fringe of long, 

 dense, oblique bristles on both margins. 



Black. Clypeus, labrum, mandible except at the base and apex, 

 palpi except basally, a tinge on ventral edge of scape, collar and 

 lower corner of pronotum, front coxa except basally, underside of 

 middle coxa, and tibial spurs, stramineous; tegula, most of legs, 

 and basal two abdominal segments rufous, the rest of the abdomen 

 with some rufous tinges and the legs marked with fuscous as follows : 

 front coxa basally, middle and hind coxae basally above, bases of 

 trochanters, middle tibia except below, hind tibia except for a central 

 rufous tinge, and middle and hind tarsi; wings subhyaline. 



Female: Unknown. 



Type: cT, McClellanville, S. C, May 20, 1944, H. K. Townes 

 (Townes) . 



Paratype: d', Columbia, S. C, July 22, 1951, G. F. Townes 

 (Townes). 



