(16) 



Length about .05 to .07 of an inch. The species of this genus, as 

 far as known, never acquire wings. 



Found during September, at Carbondale, Illinois, on the roots of 

 Eleusine indica. 



Tychea panici, cew sp.* 



Antennae very short, in the specimens examined, which appear to be 

 scarcely fully grown; not reaching beyond the prothorax, apparently 

 five-jointed ; joints nearly equal to each other, sub-moniliform. Body 

 ovate, very convex. Apparently without eyes, at least I failed to find 

 them with a pretty high power, yet Mr. Pergande appears to have 

 found specimens in which they were minutely represented, as shown in 

 the figure drawn by him. Beak very short, reaching but little beyond 

 the first cc)xae. Legs unusually short, the hind pair being scarcely 

 longer than the others. Without honey-tubes or anything representing 

 them. Divisions between the segments not well marked Uniform 

 orange red or reddish-yellow ; beak tipped with fuscous. Length not 

 more than about .04 of an inch. 



Found during October, by Mr. Th. Pergande, at St. Louis, Mo., on 

 the roots of Fanicum glabrum. 



This is probably a species of Ti/chea, which has, according to Koch,, 

 six-jointed antennae, but according to Passerini, only five. 



* The winged form of this species has probably been discovered by Mr. Per- 

 gande since the above description was printed. It apparently belongs to the genus 

 ScMzoneura. 



