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genilal plaie, in iiiy preparation, furrowed \entrally. 

 Penis sclcrites each with a long-, tapering, and slight- 

 ly recurved outer tooth, and a smaller tooth, which 

 is sharply angled anteriorly at its apex, more intern- 

 ally. Hoth these projections arise from the dorsal sides 

 of the penis scleritcs. A median, downwardly directed, 



Fig. 8. — Coiiioptcnjx aegyptiaca sp. n.. Type — Male 

 genitalia x 100. 



sharp, curved process, between the penis sclerites, 

 appears to be unpaired. (I have not been able to de- 

 termine the nature of this, as it seemed inadvisable 

 to dissect the unique type to make such determina- 

 tion possible). 



Length of body 2.43 mm, 



» » ant. wing 2.71 mm. 



» » post, wing 2.28 mm. 



Habitat. Wadi Digla, near Cairo, Egypt ; 

 March 1923. Taken at light by Mr. C. B. Williams. 

 HoLoTYPE cf in British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 



