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liams from a girfwj^-of lepidopterous larva, probably Pyralid, 

 taken from the foliage of a plant, Los Banos, P. I., Jan. 1917. 

 The coeeoons which have been preserved in spirits are strami- 

 neous and are spnn together in a compact mass 2x8 mm. 



Type 2 and allotype $ in the anthor's collection; para- 

 tyi)es in the collection of the Hawaiian Sngar Planters' Asso- 

 ciation. 



7. A SuBAPTERors Betkylid FEo:si Califoe.xia. 



Arysepyris californicus n. sp. 



9 Black ; antennae yellow infuscate from the middle of the flagellum 

 on, mandibles piceous at apex, middle and hind trochanters, all the tibiae 

 and tarsi (the middle and hind tibiae suffused with fuscous in the mid- 

 dle) yellow, first tergite with a lateral subapical suffused piceous spot on 

 either side. 



Head much broader than the thorax, a little narrowed behind, the 

 occipital distance about equal to the length of the eye ; ocelli in an isosce- 

 les triangle, the hind ocelli much nearer the ocipital margin than to each 

 other and about five times as far from the eye margin; face carinate 

 between the eyes, the carina not reaching beyond the posterior margin of 

 the lateral (antennal) depressions of the face. 



Head and dorsum of thorax strongly and coarsely (microscopically) 

 tessellate, the head evenly punctured with distinct shallow punctures re- 

 moved from each other about five times their diameter. 



Pronotum about as long as the mesonotum and scutellum together; 

 the propodeum a little longer ; mesonotum transverse twice as broad as 

 long; scutellum with a nartow transverse sulcus at base, propodeum 

 with the superior face rounded down to the declivity, the microscopic 

 sculpture of the superior face radiating from a longitudinal, smooth area, 

 those on the declivity malleate in appearance. Wings reaching nearly to 

 the middle of the superior face of the propodeum, subovate, rounded at 

 apex, with a costa. 



Tergites of abdomen highly polished and shining, with faint transverse 

 lineolations. Length about 4 mm. 



Described from one 2 collected in the sand dune district 

 of San Francisco, OaL, Sept. 8, 1910 (Bridwell). Type in the 

 author's collection. 



Arysepyris as a convenience genus established for the 

 reception of subapterous forms which cannot be referred to 

 Goniozus and its allies the characters of these genera being 

 mainly venational. 



