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moderate in length, not long, rather short for this genus. Trochanters 

 2-jointed. Tarsi 5-jointed. 



Antennaj 11-jointed ; scape long and slender, its bulb long, the scape 

 clavate, equal in length to the pedicel and first four funicle joints com- 

 bined ; pedicel usual ; first three funicle joints subequal, barely longer 

 than wide, each not half the length of the pedicel ; joint 4 still small, 

 slightly longer than 3 ; joints 5 and 6 subequal, each a fourth longer 

 than joint 4, oval, distinctly shorter than the pedicel; joints 7 and 8 

 larger, subequal, over a third longer than joints 5 and 6, rectangular, 

 nearly as long as the pedicel ; 8 is somewhat shorter than 7. All funi- 

 cle joints shorter than pedicel. 



From 3 specimens, |-inch objective, 1-inch optic, Bausch 

 and Lomb. 



Male. — Unknown. 



Described from three female specimens remounted in 

 xylol-balsam from tags in the United States National Mu- 

 seum collection, bearing the label "College Station, Tex. 

 Sept. Banks. Alaptus 9 ." 



Habitat. — United States : College Station, Texas. 



73^/^.y.— Type No. ij',<5'^J, United States National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C, two females in balsam, 1 slide. 



12. Goiiatocerus califoriiicus species nova. 



Normal position. 



Female. — Length, 0.60 mm. Small for the genus. 



Allied with aureus and its allies. Differing from aureus in that the 

 second and third funicle joints of the antenna become lengthened and 

 are longer than either the fourth or fifth, nearly twice longer than 

 joint 1 of the funicle. Joints 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the funicle slender, each 

 at least over twice its own width ; excepting for general coloration, 

 similar to aureus. It resembles pygmcrus somewhat in color scheme 

 but the fringes of the fore wing at the cephalic margin are twice longer 

 in this species and the antennae differ. 



General color very dark brown, the base of the abdomen marked 

 with golden orange ; scape, pedicel, trochanters, knees and proximal 

 four tarsal joints pallid. Legs and antennae brownish. Wings slightly, 

 though distinctly, uniformly fumated. Venation dusky brownish. 



Fore wings with the marginal vein moderate in length, about eight 

 times longer than wide, the ciliation usual for the group of species to 

 which it is allied, excepting that the marginal cilia along the cephalic 

 margin of the fore wing are longer than usual, nearly equal to those 

 of the caudal margin. Posterior wings very slender, bearing no discal 

 cilia other than the paired line along each margin, their marginal cilia 

 as long as those of the fore wing (but very short on cephalic margin). 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXXVII. 



