Apliididae of Foruiofa. — I. 23 



Body oval, not strongly convex, without hairs. Head lacking 

 hairs. Frontal tul)ercles very short, much shorter than the 2nd 

 antennal joint, on the inner side moderately convex. Antennae long 

 and slender, somewhat imbricated, lacking hairs; the 1st joint very 

 large, much larger than the 2nd, somewhat convex on the inner side; 

 the :ird joint lacking sensoria; the 5tli joint with a very small apical 

 sensoria; the relative length of joints as follows: Ill-3ri, 1Y-2C), 

 V-22. VI-60 (11+52). Rostrum very stout, not reaching tlie middle 

 legs. Body lacking lateral tubercles. Cornicles cylindrical, slender, 

 reaching near the caudal apex, slightly imbricated, broadest at the 

 base, somewhat taj)ej'ing. without a reticulation. Cauda much shorter 

 than the cornicle, much longer than wide, gradually tapering, with a 

 slight constriction about tlie middle. 



Legs long and slender, witli some short setae: tarsi normal. 

 Length of body — 1.6 mm. Antenna — L7 mm. 

 Cornicle — 0.3 mm. 



Winged viviparous female. 



Head blackish. Eyes, antennae, thorax and cornicles black 

 Abdomen yellow, with some small black spots and patches on the 

 dorsum of the basal segments, 4 large black patches on the side and a 

 very large black patch between the cornicles. Stigma gray; wings 

 along the veins narrowly clouded with fuscous. Cauda yellow. Legs 

 pale brown; apices of femora and til)iae, and tarsi black. 



Head witli a few very short stout hairs. Frontal tubercles very 

 short, somewhat convex on the inner side. Antennae long and 

 slender, imbricated, without hairs; the 1st joint very large, much 

 larger than the 2nd, somewhat convex on the inner side; the 3rd 

 joint with about liS very small circular sensoria scattered over the 

 whole length; the 4t]i joint with 2 or 3 very small sensoria at the 

 middle: the 5th joint with a very small apical sensoria; the relative 

 length of joints as follows: in-44, IV-31, V-25, VI-6] (11 + 50). 



