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antennas ; the venation does not differ. As considered here, 

 using the structure of the males, the species of Anaphes are 

 usually black, of Anagrus yellow ; in the former, the fore 

 wings wider and less graceful. The two genera may have 

 to be combined. 



1. Anaphes pallipes (Ashmead). 



Alaptiis pallipes Ashmead, 1887, p. 193. 



Alaptus pallipes Ashmead, Girault, 1908, p. 186; 1910, pp. 

 243-244. 



Further careful examination of the original specimen of this 

 species shows that it is undoubtedly a species of Anaphes, 

 though I have never seen the species in Illinois ;* the origi- 

 nal specimen has one pair of wings missing and the distal 

 antennal joints, but I believe the species can be recognized 

 again. It is closely related to iole Giraultt in being similar 

 in general appearance and in having the fine discal ciliation 

 of the fore wings but the legs are wholly pallid and the an- 

 tennae dififer in regard to the relative shape and size of the 

 joints. Although Ashmead states in the original discription 

 that the antennae are 8-jointed, which would indicate its posi- 

 tion to be in the genus Anthemis Howard, yet it so closely 

 resembles an Anaphes that until other specimens of it are 

 found I believe it best to leave it here. 



Since writing the above I have an undoubted specimen of 

 it from Illinois and so make the following notes. The 

 species is correctly placed unless it should prove to be an 

 Anagrus, a fact which cannot be known until the male is 

 discovered. 



Female. — Length, 0.50 mm. Small for the genus. 



Similar to iole but smaller and with differently colored legs ; the an- 

 tennae differ structurally in having the fourth funicle joint short and 

 rounded-ovate, not more than a fourth longer than wide and distinctly 

 shorter than either the preceding or following joint, subequal to joint 

 2 of the funicle ; in iola this is not so — the fourth funicle joint is about 

 twice longer than wide, cylindrical ovate, less distinctly shorter than 

 either the preceding or following joint, distinctly longer and wider 

 than funicle joint 2 ; in iole the funicle joints are decidedly longer 



* See the next paragraph, 

 t Described beyond. 



