ON THE PARASITES OF <« DIASPIS PENTAGONA » 391 
Prospalta berlesei n. sp. 
Female. — Length, 0.73 mm.; expanse, 1.47 mm.; greatest width 
of fore-wing, 0.19 mm. Comes close to P. aurantii. Joint 1 of fu- 
nicle about as long as pedicel, but slightly narrower; joint 2 ra- 
ther shorter than joint 1; joint 3 longer than joint 1, and a little 
broader; club joints subequal in length, and each about as long 
as joint 3 of funicle; the basal joint very slightly wider than joint 
3 of funiele, and the terminal joint tapering from near base to its 
pointed tip. In general effect the fHagellum is longer and more 
Prospaita berlesei n. sp. 
filiform than in P. aurantii. Surface of thorax smooth. General 
color, a bright straw yellow; ocelli coral red, eyes black; meso- 
scutellar parapsides black; abdomen fuscous, with narrow, light 
yellow bands between the segments; metanotum fuscous; antennae 
light yellow brown; legs yellowish; wings hyaline, with a very 
slight dusky shade on disc; veins yellowish; forewings as with 
P. aurantii, but proportionately slightly longer and broader; disc 
