242 rnocEEDiNGS of the national museum. 



except for a brown streak on lower cheek at each side of jaws; pro- 

 and meso-pleura, tegulae, a narrow baud of the mesoscutum bordering 

 tegulue, and all legs yellowish white, except that each tibia has three 

 narrow black bands and each femur two interrupted dark bands. Fore 

 wings dusky, with a white transverse band just beyond tip of stigmal 

 vein. 



Eight females reared in August by Mr. Albert Koebele from a Leca- 

 niuni on Arctostaphylos irungeiis, which he had collected the i)revious 

 May in Sonoma County, California. 



Type.— Bo. 5033, U.S.N.M. 



APHYCUS LECANII, new species. 



Female. — Length, 0.72 mm.; expanse, 2.3 mm. Kesembles preceding 

 si)ecies, except that mesonotum and middle of abdomen above are 

 bright orange, the middle femora are unspotted and the front femora 

 have only a single black dot near knee, while the fore wings have a 

 broad fuscous stripe below marginal vein and are more or less dusky 

 at tip. 



Male. — What is probably the male of this species is uniformly black, 

 with hyaline wings, brown legs (lighter at knees) ; antennae brown, 

 except funicle joints 5 and G, which are dirty white. 



Many specimens. Los Angeles County and Alameda County, Cali- 

 fornia, A. Koebele, Eeared from males of a Lecanium on Pinus 

 insUjnis (.June), from a Lecanium on Heteromeles arbutifolia (March and 

 April), and from a Lecanium on Quercus agrifolia. 



Type.— Bo. 5034, U.S.N.M. 



APHYCUS PULCHELLUS, new species. 



Female. — Length, 1.35 mm.; expanse, 3.2 mm. Vertex very broad; 

 ocelli at angles of slightly obtuse-angled triangle, lateral ocelli well 

 separated from eye-margin; head large and lirm; abdomen elliptical; 

 wings perfectly hyaline. General color dark orange; antennal scax^e 

 black, sliglitly orange above near tip; pedicel black, lighter at tip; 

 lirst funicle joint brown, second, third, and sometimes fourth light 

 brown, remainder of funicle and club dirty yellow; metanotum and 

 dorsum of abdomen and all legs pallid; wing- veins not brown, but 

 apparently without color. 



Nine females reared Jaiuiary 25 to 30, 1890, from a Kermes on Quer- 

 cus tinctoria, collected October 14, 1889, by the writer, at Ithaca, JSew 

 York. From the same Kermes were bred specimens of Hamadryas 

 basset tell a. 



Type.— Bo. 5035, U.S.N.M. 



APHYCUS DACTYLOPII, new species. 



Female.— Jjength, 1.2 mm.; expanse, 2.5 mm. Eesembles preceding 

 species except as follows: Scape with a broad white band just before 

 tip; pedicel with its apical half silvery white; first funicle joint black; 



