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farther apart from each other, but the lines along both margins disappear 

 just before the apex, that is, do not continue around the apical margin to meet 

 each other. The apex of the fore wing is curved in one direction only, the 

 caudal margin remaining straight to the point of the apex, the cephalic margin 

 curving around to meet it, the curve oblique. In the fore wing as formerly- 

 described, there are two principal lines of discal cilia extending from the 

 apex which are broken just proximad of the distal half of the wing blade, a 

 naked space intervening, then continued proximad in short, straight lines of 

 about five cilia each, ending some distance from the marginal vein. Also, 

 in the fore wing, two other lines of discal cilia, making 4 in all, these two 

 shorter and within the others, confused with them toward the apex and extend- 

 ing proximad not to the base of the distal half of the wing. Blade of the fore 

 wing bordered with dusky yellowish. Dilatation proximad on the caudal mar- 

 gin of the fore wing a mere inconspicuous convexity ; as in Camptoptera the 

 marginal fringes have a distinct or white path around the wing margin just 

 out from their insertions. Posterior wing linear, slightly enlarging distad, 

 maculate with dusky, the caudal edge with a paired line of discal cilia ; 

 ■cephalic line with a single line of them. Tarsi 5-jointed. Antennae with a 

 long and slender scape, as long as the pedicel and first two funicle joints 

 united ; the first and second funicle joints slender, the latter longest, the 

 pedicel not a half of its length and a third longer than the first funicle joint ; 

 third funicle joint and others distad gradually shortening, the third only half 

 as long as the second funicle joint. 



Tribe Gonatoccrini. 

 Genus Alaptus Haliday. 

 1. Alaptus iceryae Riley. 



Girault, 1908(7, pp. 186-187. 



Normal position. 



Female. — Length, 0.23 mm. ; very minute ; in life barely visible to the 

 naked eye. Similar in general to the other species and as formerly described 

 except as may be hereinafter mentioned. 



General color uniformly grayish black, the thorax somewhat lighter: 

 Antennae concolorous, legs uniformly pallid, including the coxae, the apical 

 tarsal joint dusky only at its extreme tip ; eyes and ocelli dark reddish ; fore 

 wings clear with a dusky yellowish border around the blade, the posterior 

 wings as usual maculate with dusky. Venation pallid, very slightly dusky. 



Body smooth, shining, impunctate, the pubescence sparse ; parapsidal fur- 

 rows complete ; scutellum transverse. Abdomen ovate, sessile, about equal to 

 the thorax in length, the ovipositor not exserted. Legs normal, the tibial 

 spurs single, the anterior spurs large, curved and forked and the proximal 

 tarsal joint of the anterior legs with the usual row of stiff bristles forming 

 the antennal comb or strigil in conjunction with the curved and forked tibial 

 spur; tarsal joints 3 and 4 subequal, the proximal two somewhat longer and 

 subequal to each other and the fifth or distal joint somewhat the longest. 



