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than the ocelloccipital hne; head and mesonatum coriaceous; stigma 

 a httle more than twice as long as wide; venation much the same as 

 julii; sheath obhquely truncate from top to venter. Black; legs 

 entirely reddish-brown ; antennae and tegulge piceous ; wings hyaline, 

 vitreous; venation, including stigma, pallid translucent. 



Type-locality. — Hakone, Japan. One female collected by Mr. A. 

 Koebele. 



Type.— Cat. No. 7303, U.S.N.M. 



XYELA VARIEGATA, new species. 



May be known from Xyela julii (Brebisson), as determined by 

 Konow, in the slender spines on the four posterior tibiae, the absence 

 of the postocellar furrow, the sheath not narrowing below, and the 

 paler color. 



Female. — Length, 3 mm.; length of ovipositor, 1.25 mm.; length of 

 anterior wing, 3.75 mm. Clypeus longer in the middle and slightly 

 lobed, no carina or tubercle ; head about the same width as the length 

 of the second and third antennal joints; occiput convex; antenna! 

 furrows wanting; middle fovea faintly indicated; anterior ocellus in 

 a faint depression; postocellar line longer than the ocelloccipital line; 

 head and mesonotum shining and not sculptured when magnified 35 X ; 

 scutellum granular; stigma broadest near the middle and hardly twice 

 as long as wide; venation similar to julii; sheath straight below, 

 gently rounded to the apex above. Black and pale yellow; head, 

 except the postocellar area and two lateral spots on vertex, yellowish; 

 thorax piceous with spots on lateral lobes, pleurae and pectus pale 

 yellow; abdomen, except above, yellowish; legs, antennae, and sheath 

 pale yellow; wings hyaline, vitreous; venation, including stigma, 

 pallid-translucent. 



The paratypes are slightly smaller and in some the pale markings 

 are reddish-yellow. 



Type-locality. — Hakone, Japan. Four females collected by Mr. A. 

 Koebele. 



Type.— Cat. No. 7304, U.S.N.M. 



The shape of the sheath, greater length of the postocellar line, 

 shining head, and mesopleurae will separate this from Xyela japonica. 



Family PAMPHILIID.^ [olim Lydid^e]. 



CEPHALEIA (CEPHALEIA) NIGROCCERULEA, new species. 



Blue-black; scape, a triangular spot between antennae and legs pale 

 yellow; below supraorbital line punctured. 



Female. — Length 11 mm. Head below supraorbital line, except 

 impunctate areas between antennas and orbits, covered with large 

 sometimes confluent punctures; behind the supraorbital line shining, 

 and with a few scattered punctures ; antennal furrows wanting ; pos- 

 tocellar furrow wanting ; postocellar area narrowing towards the occi- 



