42 Psyche [April 



The female of Conoprosopa is most nearly similar to yEnigmatis- 

 tes described from British East Africa by Shelford in 1908- and if 

 the male should prove to be similar to that of Conoprosopa, the 

 two might perhaps be considered as congeneric. Conoprosopa 

 differs quite markedly from MnigmatiUes in the broader head 

 which is much more closely applied to the thorax and to a lesser 

 degree by its smaller antennal cavities and form of the lower side 

 of the head. From Thaumatoxena, which it resembles more 

 closely in the form of the head and thorax it differs in the multiseg- 

 mented abdomen and the dorsal position of the antennal cavities. 



A most interesting note accompanies the present specimens 

 stating that when the pair was captured the male was carrying 

 the female between its legs and flying about a lamp. 



In the description that follows, I have used the specific name 

 armigera as I am sure the male is identical with this species, al- 

 though, as mentioned above, the three species of the genus are 

 probably not distinct. In the latter case C. scutellata Becker would 

 be the older name. 



Conoprosopa armigera Brues (Fig. 1.). 



Psyche, Vol. 17, p. 35 (1910) {Coryptilomyia) d". 



Female. Length 2.2 mm. Broadly oval, much flattened, about 

 half as wide as long, wings represented by minute, finger-shaped 

 vestiges. Head seen from above crescentic and closely applied to 

 the thorax; anterior margin sharply carinate, front and vertex 

 sloping down rather sharply, without macrochsetse ; face gently 

 convex, almost horizontal, broadly curved behind and forming the 

 underside of the head; its width about a fourth greater than its 

 length; its lateral angles, which form the anterior corner of the 

 antennal cavities, sharply and acutely angled. Antennae small, 

 the third joint rounded, with a bare arista; antennal cavities not 

 visible from above, and the antennae projecting but slightly, a part 

 of the third joint being visible from above near the hind angle of the 

 head. Palpi very short, bare, their tips visible from below between 

 the antennae and front coxae. Eyes small, oval, placed at the ex- 

 treme lateral angles of the head, not visible from below; thorax 



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