wings in Dryiniiiac and .Ipliclopiiiac arc often for a large part 

 effaced and colorless, their position can easily be made out. A 

 comparison of the figures of such diverse genera as Lahco, Eui- 

 bol CUIUS and ApJidopus, as drawn by Haliday (Ent. Mag. IV, 

 PL XM, Art. LIII), those of Ashmead ( Mon. Proct. ), of Brues 

 (J. New York Ent. Soc. XV'III, p. 15), and those given in this 

 Bulletin, show the complete identity of the neuration throughout 

 the Drxiiiidac. In some species of A pliclopiis. where the dis- 

 tinct neuration is most reduced, even the line indicating the 

 transverse cul)itus is easily seen. 



As I have previously stated, I consider the genus Gonatopns 

 s. I. to be made up of groups entirely distinct phylogenetically, 

 and the description of the remarkable (ionatopus-like creatiu'e, 

 Dryiiiopsis siDiplicipcs lirues, witli 12-jointed antennae and sim- 

 ])le front tarsi, confirms me in this o])ini()n. 



Little is known at present of lli habits of the Emboleininac, 

 but my .Vustralian genus I-Iarpaj.^(cryptiis was bred from Orthop- 

 icra (Grylloids) and as similar, but quite distinct, larvae of 

 Drxiiiidac have been found on very different Orfhoptcra in other 

 parts of the world, it is possible that most, if not all, of the 

 members of the liuiboJciniuac are parasites on Orfhoptcra. It 

 is interesting to note that the elongate larval sac of Harpago- 

 cryptus and Apliclopns, so different from those of all other Dry- 

 iiiidac, is correlated with the possession of simple front tarsi in 

 the females. I have tabulated the few known genera of Emho- 

 Icininac (so far as the females are concerned), but have omitted 

 Pcdiiioninia, the position of which is quite doubtful. Algoa of 

 Ihnies must be extremely close to my Harpagocrypfits. The 

 condition of the lal)ial palpi I consider to be of great importance 

 in the wingless Dryininac of th^- (lonatopiform series, and con- 

 secjuently members of this series fall into dift'erent tribes. 



It is clear that the classification of the Dryiiiidac must at 

 present be based chiefly on the female structure, though the 

 males, where known, are useful, as affording a clue to affinities. 

 Of many species of Goiiatopiis s. I. males are very rarely ob- 

 tained by breeding, so that man\- hundreds of the females may 

 be raised without a single male appearing". Some, however, 

 produce males more or less freely, while of some no males have 

 yet been obtained. In America Mr. Koebele bred and captured 

 many examples of various species of Eiigonatopits and Agoiia- 

 tupits, but not a single male was disclosed. 



