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equal, the third near to the caudal margin, its cilia farther 

 apart in the line. Marginal cilia of the caudal margin of the 

 posterior wings longer than the greatest width of that wing. 

 Abdomen pointed-ovate, from lateral aspect slender, some- 

 what longer than the rest of the body, sessile, acute at tip, 

 the ovipositor not exserted. Legs normal, the caudal femora 

 somewhat thickened, the tibial spurs single, short, apparently 

 absent on the cephalic legs, the tarsal joints all short. 



Male. — The same but differing in having parallel sides to 

 the abdomen which is regularly ovate, stout and obtuse at 

 tip ; antennae the same but the pedicel is shorter, the funicle 

 joints longer. Pubescence of antennae consisting of sparse, 

 moderately long setae of which several shorter ones project 

 from the tip of the club. 



Type. — Japania ovi species nova, described beyond. 



1. Japania ovi species nova. 



Normal position. 



Female. — Length, 0.50 mm. Blackish to dusky yellowish, variable, 

 the cephalic aspect of the head yellow ; coxae, intermediate and caudal 

 femora dusky yellowish ; cephalic femora, the trochanters, the tibiae 

 and tarsi pallid yellowish, the antennae somewhat darker yellowish ; 

 wings hyaline, the venation dusky yellowish ; tip of abdomen yellow- 

 ish. Body suffused with yellowish. Middle club joint of antenna as 

 long as the terminal joint, the proximal club joint short. 



From 2 specimens, s-inch objective, 1-inch optic, Bausch 

 and Lomb. 



Male. — The same, only the body is dusky yellowish throughout. 



From 2 specimens, the same objective and optic. 



Described from two males and two females received from 

 Mr. George Compere of the Horticultural Commission of Cali- 

 fornia through the courtesy of Dr. L. O. Howard, mounted 

 on two slides labelled " 15,032 " and stated by Dr. Howard 

 {in Hit., October 19, 1910) to have been reared from leaf- 

 hopper eggs on banyan in China. 



Habitat. — China. 



Types. — Type No. 13,626, United States National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C, 2 cf' s, 1 9 in xylol-balsam, 1 slide. 



Cotypes. — Accession No. 44,185, Illinois State Laboratory 

 of Natural History, Urbana, 1 9 in xylol-balsam. 



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