246 Journal New York Entomological Society, [Voi xviii. 



Genus Gonatocerus Nees. 

 It is indicated that the present conception of this genus is wrong 

 and that careful revision of it will show at least one other genus 

 represented by its comparatively numerous species. Care should 

 therefore be used in describing new forms of it and in identification 

 work until a revision is made. 



Subfamily Mymarin^. 



Tribe Anaphini. 

 Genus Anaphoidea Girault. 



Type. — Anaphoidea sordidata Girault. 



This genus was founded upon a moderately large mymarid reared 

 from the eggs of a common weevil, Tylodcnna foveolatimi (Say) 

 which breeds in enormous numbers in the stems of evening primrose. 

 It is fully described by Girault (1909&). Since its discovery, two 

 other closely allied species belonging to it have been found. One 

 of these is a common parasite of the eggs of another curculionid, 

 having a similar habit of depositing its eggs into soft vegetable 

 tissues, namely, Conotrachehis nenuphar Herbst and the parasite was 

 described as Anaphcs conotrachcli Girault (19056). The other 

 species is unknown to science and is described beyond; it was cap- 

 tured at large in the same locality as was the type species and nothing 

 is known concerning its host As all of these species are very 

 similar in coloration and general structure, and separated with 

 difficulty at first, and as the species contracheli is very inadequately 

 and erroneously described, the following diagnostic table and de- 

 scriptive notes are added. The genus appears to be parasitic on the 

 eggs of various Curculionidje and is widely distributed in the United 

 States, the species conotrachcli being known to exist from Connecticut 

 south to Georgia and west to Texas. 



Diagnostic Table of the Species of Anaphoidea Girault. 

 Females. 

 Species black and similar in general coloration ; fore and hind wings slightly 

 fumated. 

 I, Legs distinctly yellow in color, marked with dusky or clouded, two 

 distinct shades of color present. Fore wings broader, with from 

 12 to 15 longitudinal rows of discal cilia at their broadest blade 

 portion. 



