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coast near Monterey, California. The Hies, of which there were 

 niauj, were resting or running on the surface of the ocean water 

 of the tide pools, and had a tendency to gather in large numbers 

 in " pattihes " and " in ball like masses " on the surface of the 

 water. None were seen below the surface, nor were any seen 

 flying. They moved about on the surface of the water very 

 rapidly. The following is a description given by Professor Kel- 

 logg, of the species: 



Eretmoptera browni Kellogg 

 Biol. Bui. 82. 190O 

 Male (fig.21). Length 2 mm. Head slightly broader than the 

 thorax, eyes widely separated, very small, very convex, hairy, 

 and with rather large facets; ocelli absent; antennae (fig.22) 

 short, length 3 nun.; six-segmented, the basal segments wide and 

 globose, the sixth segment longest, the second next, the third and 

 fifth about equal, the fourth shortest, with a few short strong 

 hairs on each segment; and the surface everj-nvhere with a fine 

 stiff pubescence. The mouth parts are of simple ' N e m a t o - 

 cerous type, short, and with distinct labrum-epipharynx, 

 maxillae, hypopharynx, and labium; mandibles absent; labrum- 

 epipharynx (fig.l9) short, broadly triangular, with obtusely 

 rounded tip. Maxillae with short, weak, tapering, pointed lobe, 

 and 4-segmented palpi, 3 mm. long; the palpi with the last two 

 segments longest and equal, and all the segments provided like 

 the antennae with a few short stray hairs and a fine stiff pubes- 

 cence (fig.16) ; hypopharynx (fig.18) elongate, triangular, as long 

 as the labrum-epipharynx, but narrower and more acute; labium 

 (fig.17) short, lip-like, with free paraglossae, without ' pseudo- 

 tracheae. The face is whitish with a median longitudinal dark 

 line, and the antennary fossae with dark margins; the basal 

 segment of the antenna is rather dark, the other segments pale. 

 Thorax Avithout bristles, dark above, pale beneath. Legs long 

 and slender, whitish Avith blackish joints; middle and hind legs 

 longest and equal, front legs only a little shorter; average mea's- 

 urement of middle leg, femur 1 mm., tibia 1 mm., tarsus^^l mm.; 

 tarsus S-segiiiented, segment one as long as segment two, three 

 and four together; segment five slightly longer that segment four; 

 tibiae of all legs with a single apical spur; tarsal claws strongly 

 curved, thickened at base, with three delicate spines on basal half; 

 no pulvilli; empodium (fig.l5emp.) rather long, curving, filiform^ 

 and plumose or pectinate for its whole length. Wings narrow^ 

 strap-like, extending only to fourth a.bdominal segment, length 

 .75 mm., and wholly without veins; whitish, somewhat wrinkled, 



