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Genus PHANEROTOMA V/esrnael. 



PHANEROTOMA LASPEYRESIA, new species. 



This species is readily differentiated from other species of PJiane- 

 rotoma by the bhick body and details in sculpture. 



Male. — Length 5 mm. Clj^peus sparsely punctured; supraclypeal 

 foveae deep, punctiform, posterior orbits and occiput rather coarsely, 

 somewhat irregularly continuously striate; head below the antennae 

 with irregular transverse striae, just below the antennae the striae 

 are continuous from base of one antenna to the base of the other 

 antenna, forming a U-shaped area in which is a shining reticulate 

 tubercle; head above the antennae transversely striato-reticulate; 

 postocellar line subequal with the intraocellar line; malar space 

 about half the diameter of the eye; antennae 23-jointed, the third 

 joint distinctly but not much longer than the fourth; fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth subequal, beyond that the joints gradually diminish until 

 near the apex where the joints are subequal and sharply differenti- 

 ated; mesoscutum opaque, finely granular; notauli well defined, 

 foveolate, posteriorly reticulate; suture between the scutum and 

 scutellum foveolate; scutellum more shining than the scutum, 

 sparsely punctured medianly, laterally with irregular striae; dorsal 

 aspect of the propodeum coarsely reticulate with a rather poorly 

 defined small V-shaped area in the dorsal middle; mesepisternum 

 shining, with sparse, well-defined punctures, ventrally reticulate; 

 prepectal suture foveolate; sides of the propodeum coarsely reticu- 

 late; first recurrent interstitial with the first transverse cubitus; 

 abdomen coarsely longitudinally striato-reticulate; first tergite with 

 two striae predominating which converge until they approtimate near 

 the posterior margin; the false sutures strongly foveolate; third 

 tergite with the striato-reticulations finer posteriorly and becoming 

 concentric; the apical margin of the tergites finely serrate. Black; 

 scape beneath, and legs except the piceous apices of the posterior 

 tibiae and the brownish posterior tarsi, brownish ferruginous ; wings 

 hyaline, very slightly dusky, venation dark brown. 



Kyburz Station, Eldorado County, California. Described from two 

 males recorded under Bureau of Entomology Number Hopk. U. S. 

 11477fZ, which refers to a note stating that this species is parasitic in 

 the larval galleries of Las2)eyresia toreuta, material collected and reared 

 by J. M. Miller. 



Type.— Cut. No. 18418, U.S.N.M. 



Genus BASSUS Fabricius. 



BASSUS COLEOPHORAE, new species. 



Judging from the description, this species is related to Bassus 

 ( Microdus) annulipes Cresson, but the black hind femora will serve 

 to separate it from that species. 



