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testaceous j^ellow witli an indistinct fuscous spot at the apex of sub- 

 costa, otherwise wings are unmarked; legs pale ochraceous yellow, 

 spines and claws tipped with black ; abdomen pale ochraceous yellow. 



Length, apex of head to apex of abdomen 2,50 mm, ; to the tips of 

 the wings 3.25 mm. 



Holotype 1 S . Brownsville, Texas. November 21, 1911. In the 

 collection o.f the Illinois State Laboratory Natural History. 



Oecleus productus n. sp. 



Figs. 298, 588 



This species may be recognized by its small size, general pale yel- 

 low color with the anal segments of the male strongly produced. 



Vertex much narrowed posteriorly, lateral margins almost touch- 

 ing, much produced in front of the eyes; frons rather broad at the 

 apex, suddenly constricted at about the middle of the eyes; median 

 carina distinct ; pronotum short, the posterior border strongly re- 

 flexed, rather deeply notched ; mesonotum quinquecarinate ; median 

 tooth of the male pygof er short but tongue-like ; genital stjdes rather 

 short ; the anal segments strongly produced, narrowed apically. 



Color: General color pale ochraceous orange or ochraceous yel- 

 low; frons and clypeus black between the carin^e; genffi black, the 

 eyes and antenuce paler : vertex black and the carina? paler ; pronotum 

 mostly pale but a little clouded with blackish ; mesonotum ochraceous 

 orange, somewhat clouded between the carinas ; wings yellowish ; veins 

 on the base concolorous, fuscous at the apex; abdomen blackish, the 

 segments narrowly bordered with j'ellow apically. 



Length, apex of head to apex of abdomen 2.50 mm. ; to the apex 

 of wings 4.20 mm. 



Ilolotype S. Dongola, Illinois. August 23, 1916. 

 Paratypes 2 $ . Metropolis, Illinois. August 19 and 20. 1916. 

 1 S , Phoenix, Ariz., June 8, 1902. 



Myndus truncatus n. sp. 



Figs. 312, 600 



This species may be recognized by its twice l);iiid(Hl frons and 

 truncate genital styles. 



Vertex long, narrow, tlu' lateral margins converging to the middle 

 of the eyes then nearly parallel to the front: frons very short and 



