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around to beyond the aj^x, embracing the caudal portion of cell 

 C, cell Sc, cephalic portion of cell R and 1st Ri, caudal portion of 

 cell 2nd R, and outer half of cell R2; cell C is hyaline with small, 

 rather ex'enly spaced tlark l)ro\vn cross stripes; tlie margin i/f the 

 wing from 'the cm! of cell C annind to end <.f ivll R,, is iiglit 

 brown; the caudal margin of the longilutlinal yellow streak ai)ove 

 described is narrowly brown at the deflection of R2, a slender 

 brown streak runs caudad and outward along Rn.,, tending ojiiMsite 

 th.c fork of R1+2; Cu and 'iiid anal margin^, d with bright \('ll<,vv. 

 Wnation (see fig. G, plate 1 1 1 1. Rs l)e\< nd the (iDss-xcin r-m >li.>rt, 

 a little shorter than r-in; R2, R.i and R4 .-, all originate at a n ni- 

 ir.on point; R2 at origin is periicndiciilar; cross-\ein in lacking; 

 basal deflection of Cui at fork of M. 



Abdomen: tergites light bnAvnish \ellow, with numerous 

 slender black hairs; segment 2 with a short blacksub-basal streak 

 on the margin; segments 3 tJ (i with longer margina,l streaks, 

 which cover almost the basal half of the sclerite; sternites light 

 yellow, with black marks on the sides remote from the margin of 

 sclerite, that on the second oblieiiie, meeting its mate on the Venter, 

 the others longitudinal. 



Vial No. 31.— Tokyo, Japan; May 7, li»12; 1 9. 



Holotype.— 9, in \ial 31. 



T\|:e in autlior's collection. 



Tticyphnna iiisulana, s[). n. 



Brown; wings h\-aliiie without a stigma; no nxdian cross- 

 vein; legs largely yellow. 



Female, length 9.6 mm.; wing 9.4 mm. 



Female. — Rostrum and paljji dark Itrown apices of the palpal 

 segments a little paler: antenna\ basal segments |)ale brown, 

 flagellum dark brown; front, vertex and occiput dark brcwii, 

 probably with a grc)- bloom in dr\- specimens. 



Pronotum dark brown. Mesonotum dark brown with indi- 

 cations of stripes near tiic median line; it is probable that the 

 thorax is covered with a grey bloom; scutum dark brown; 

 scutellum brownish yellow; postnotum brown. Plcune brown. 

 Halteres light yellow. Legs: cox;e yellow, more brown basally; 



