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HiNDWiNG (pi. 1, fig. 1): Average length female 3.8 mm., male 

 3.75 mm., average width female about 1.5 mm., male 1.4 mm.; mem- 

 brane almost hyaline, faintly tinted with light brown at margin; 

 pterostigma slightly darker than membrane; R2, R3, and R4+5 

 usually with tenninal forks not basad of level of junction of Sc and 

 Rl; MA with deeper fork; MPH-2 witli an irregular marginal fork 

 usually; Cul with 5-7 branches to margin; usually one radial cross- 

 vein, with position varying from point of forking of R2 and R3, along 

 R2, or Rs just basad of fork. 



Male genitalia (fig. 16, a, b): Eighth tergite appearing almost 

 divided in two; two parts of ninth tergite small, more or less rounded; 

 ninth sternite moderately large, heavily setose; tenth sternite with 

 basal plate short, about one-eighth as long as claspers, lateroventral 

 margins tapering; claspers long, smoothly and gradually curved, of 

 almost equal width from about two-thirds of length to end; both of 

 parameres in two pieces, the basal piece much longer. 



Female genitalia (fig. 16, c); Eighth tergite short dorsally, length- 

 ening to spiracle, then shortening ventrally, anterior and posterior 

 margins irregular; ninth tergite with each lateroventral half ovate, 

 longitudinally elongate, approximately three-fourths as broad as 

 long, with one posterior sclerotized articulation ridge, dorsal border 

 almost convex; ninth sternite with halves blunt at apex ^vith thin 

 dark brown line outlining dorsal margin of apex in form of a recurved 

 hook. 



Holotype: a female (pinned) from Havana, Cuba, collection of 

 N. Banks; MCZ. 



The holotype is complete except for a broken left antenna (of 11 

 segments; 36 in right antenna). The vertex is dark brown, and the 

 basal two antennal segments are brown; in the forewing 1st r-m runs i 

 to R44-5 and Cul has five branches running to the margin. It was 

 probably collected by C. F. Baker, according to Banks (1908, p. 261), 

 although the label on the type did not state so. 



Allotype: A male (pinned) from Soledad, near Cienfuegos, Cuba, 

 "6-20-viii (N. Banks)"; MCZ; by present designation. 



The allotype has both antennae broken (approximately four seg- 

 ments remaining in the left and five in the right) and the tip of the 

 abdomen slightly mashed. 



Distribution (specimens examined): Cuba: Cayamas; Soledad 

 (near Cienfuegos); Havana. Florida: Fruitville; Hardee County; 

 Marion County; Palm Beach; Paradise Key; Winter Park. Georgia: 

 near Savannah. Panamd: Canal Zone; Cocl6; Pedregal; Tapagra; 

 Tocum^n. 



The adults examined were collected from January tlu-ough Decem- 

 ber 16. A male was taken at Miami on au'craft direct from Tegu- 

 cigalpa to Miami on Mar. 4, 1954, indicating that this species i? 



