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broadened slightly at its middle ; pedicel stout, somewhat over one- 

 half as long as the scape or club but narrower than the club, conic, 

 broadest at apex ; club long-ovate. Pubescence sparse, consisting of 

 scattered longsetas on the apical two club joints, several less conspicu- 

 ous whorls on the proximal half of the club and a few scattered setae 

 on the pedicel. 



Fore wings as in the male of Latkronieris cicadcs, as far as the mar- 

 ginal ciliation is concerned and other characters but the stigmal vein is 

 more sessile and somewhat more stout ; the discal ciliation is arranged 

 in about 18 lines across the greatest wing width which is at the distal 

 sixth of the wing ; the discal ciliation is moderately dense, but the 

 majority of the lines are plainly in regular rows ; there is no oblique 

 line running proximo-caudad from the end of the stigmal vein. Poste- 

 rior wings also similar to those of L. cicada". Legs dusky, tarsi pallid. 

 Tibial spurs single. 



Two-thirds inch objective, 4-inch optic, Bausch and Lomb, 



The foregoing notes were made from the following speci- 

 mens received from Professor A. L. Quaintance through the 

 kindness of Dr. L. O. Howard, all labelled as follows : " Fidia 

 viticida. Parasitized by dipterous insect, possibly secondary. 

 North East, Pa. A. G. Hammar. Col. Aug. 30, 1909. Bred 

 Feb. 1910."— 2 cf's (1 slide), 2 d^'s (1 slide) and 1 cf (1 

 slide). The specimens were all mounted in balsam. 



Since, I have examined the type in the National Museum 

 collection. They consist of two tagmounted specimens 

 labelled "Type No. 1448, U. S. N. M. Ohio. Brachista 

 fidise Ashm." One male, one female ; the former without 

 name label but with the additional number "1796"; the 

 female specimen missing, the cf specimen was in poor 

 condition only a portion of the fore wing remaining which 

 showed the venation of the specimens mentioned in forego- 

 ing. There can be but little doubt that the species is cor- 

 rectly defined here. 



Habitat. — United States : Euclid, Ohio and North East, Pa. 



2. Latliroiueris cicaclse Howard. 



Lathronieris deader Howard, 1898, pp. 102-103. 



Laihromeris cicadcs Howard — Marlatt, 1898, pp. 97-99, fig. 42, 



a-d. 

 Laihromeris cicadce Howard — Girault, 1907 b, p. 31. 

 Lathronieris cicadas Howard— Marlatt, 1907, pp. 130-132, fig. 53, 



a-d. 



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