192 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. viii. 



rather distinct ; veins brownish witli a short pubescence in the apical portion of the 

 wings ; subcostal cross vein at the tip of the auxiliary vein ; the marginal cross vein 

 a short distance before the tip of the first longitudinal vein (in the single specimen 

 before rae the marginal vein is very faint and can hardly be distinguished); petiole of 

 the first submarginal cell short ; the inner end of the second submarginal cell is in a 

 line with the inner end of the first posterior cell ; petiole of the second posterior cell 

 bat a little sliorter than the cell itself. Length, female 7 ram.; wing 6.5 mm. 



Habitat: Collin.s, Ida., one female. (Piper.) Type no. 130. 

 Wash. Agric. Coll. cV' S. of S. 



Phyllolabis obscuris, sp. nov. (PI. VHI, fig. 7.) 



Yellow ; head yellow, brownish above ; palpi and antennie brown ; the yellow 

 on the dorsum of the thora.x almost concealed by the three ijroad brown stripes, the 

 lateral ones extending back of the suture ; sculellumand metanotum brownish ; pleura 

 pale yellow ; halteres pale, knobs brown ; legs tawny ; femora, tibia and the tarsi 

 darker toward the tips ; abdomen brown above, pale yellow below ; ovipositor yel- 

 lowish ; wings long, narrow, hyaline ; stigma pale brown ; auxiliary vein ends nearly 

 opposite the origin of the prcefurca ; subcostal cross vein near its tip ; no marginal 

 cross vein ; first submarginal cell about half as long as second ; inner ends of the 

 second submarginal and first posterior cells in a line ; four posterior cells ; discal cell 

 closed ; posterior cross vein some distance before the middle of the discal cell. 

 Length, female 5 mm.; wing 6.5 mm 



Habitat: Pullman, Wash., one female. (Doane.) Type no. 

 131. Wash. Agric. Coll. & S. of S. 



Eriocera parva, sp. nov. (PI. VIII, fig. 8.) 



Black ; head and palpi black ; antenna; very dark brown ; thorax black with a 

 grayish bloom ; dorsum with three indistinct stripes, tlie median one much the 

 broadest ; pleura and metanotum shiny black ; halteres pale ; legs very dark brown ; 

 abdomen shining black ; forceps of male brownish ; wings with a brownish tinge ; 

 stigma pale ; veins brown ; prfefurca arising from the first longitudinal vein at a very 

 obtuse angle ; marginal cross vein before the inner end of the first submarginal cell ; 

 which is only about half as long as the second submarginal cell ; discal cell more 

 than twice as long as broad ; four posterior cells ; posterior cross vein near the inner 

 end of the discal cell. Length, male 5 mm.; wing 7 mm. 



Habitat: Stanford Univ. , Cal., one male. Type no. 132. A^'ash. 

 Agric. Coll. & S. of S. 



Eriocera austera, sp. nov. (PI. VIII, fig. 9.) 



Very dark brown ; head with a grayish bloom ; rostrum and palpi black ; an- 

 tenncE very dark brown, first segment darker, third segment longest, equal in length 

 to the fourth and fifth together ; thorax with a grayish bloom ; the three brown stripes 

 on the dorsum are indistinct ; metanotum shining black ; halteres pale ; legs dark 

 brown ; femora, tibia and tarsi darker towards tips ; abdomen and forceps of male 

 very dark brown ; wings with a brownish or grayish tinge ; all the cross veins, the 



