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middle femora ligh orange-yellow. Wings hyaline, veins dark brown, 
marginal cilia very short. 
Described from one female reared December 5, 1892, from Aspidiotus 
aurantii, received from D, W. Coquillett, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Coccophagus scutatus n. sp. 
Female.—Length, 1.6 inm.; expanse, 3.3 mm.; greatest width of fore- 
wing, 0.58. Punetation of head and mesothorax scaly, more marked on 
mesoscutum. Thoracic bristles long and sparse, particularly long 
on hind border of pronotum and border of mesoscutellum, Parapsidal 
grooves very indistinct. Occiput, metanotum, and abdomen smooth and 
shining. Wing veins very heavy. General color black, mesoscutellum 
and postscutellum without a trace of yellow; mesoscutum with broad 
transverse band of orange extending from tegula to tegula, the ante- 
rior border being nearly straight, while posterior border follows the 
central backward curve of the scutum. Antenne dusky, legs pale 
fuscous, coxve dark, femora with a middle brownish band, middle tibia 
darker in the middle and hind tibia dark brown on basal half. Wings 
clear, veins dark brown. 
Male.—Rather smaller, but closely resembles female. The meso- 
secutar band is of a pale orange; the antenne are lighter in color; the 
scape yellowish; front and middle legs, with the exception of basal 
half of cox, entirely light lemon-yellow. AIl of hind cox and 
femora concolorous with other legs, but basal half of hind tibia is 
nearly black. Lower half of face also somewhat yellowish, particularly 
along the borders of the antennal groove. 
Described from five females and one male reared by A. Koebele in 
October from a Kermes on Quercus agrifolia at Los Angeles, Cal. Also 
nine Specimens reared by D. W. Coquillett from the same host at Los 
Angeles. 
Differs from all other species of Coccophagus known to ine in the pos- 
session of the scutal band. 
Coccophagus ochraceus n. sp. 
Female.—Length, 0.7 mm.; expanse, 1.53 mm.; greatest width of 
fore-wing, 0.8 mm, Differs at once from all other species of the genus 
in having the general color ochraceous or dark honey-yellow instead 
of black. Head and mesonotum very finely and sparsely punctate, 
also very delicately shagreened. Normal notal hairs blackish; abdo- 
men smooth. General color, as just stated, dark ocher-yellow. Eyes 
dusky, ocelli dark red. Antenne yellowish, except pedicel, which is 
blackish. Mesopleura and terminal segments of abdomen dark brown, 
nearly black. Alllegs concolorous with thorax. Wings hyaline, veins 
uniformly fuscous. 
Male.—Punetation of notum a trifle more pronounced than with the 
female, mesoscutum appearing slightly rugose; antenne slightly dusky. 
