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34. Genus ANTHERICOMMA Pierce. 



1. yl. harheri Pierce; host unlaiown, New Mexico. 



1. ANTHERICOMMA BARBERI Pierce. 



Errata : Gen. Insect, p. 36, line 25, add " PI. 3, unnumbered figure." 

 35. DACYRTOCARA, new genus. 



Name derived from 5a (strongly) + Kvprbs (curved) + Kapa 

 (head), meaning strongly arched head. 



Male. — Head strongly arched, inclosing the pronotum and part of 

 mesonotum; antennae typical five-branched, the branches subequal, 

 the bases of the joints short. Mesonotum distinctly divided into three 

 transverse sclerites. Metapraescutum not reaching and not greatly 

 longer than scutellum. Wings with seven principal veins, two de- 

 tached veins between radius and medius, and with the medius broken. 

 Oedeagus nearly straight, flexed near apex with outer angle pro- 

 longed almost as long as the prong. 



Type of the genus. — Dacyrtocara oncometopiae^ new species. 



Species: 1. D. oncometopiae^ from Oncometopia lateralis Fabri- 

 cius ; Egypt, Georgia. 



2. D. undata^ from 0. undata Fabricius; Thomasville, Georgia. 



1. DACYRTOCARA ONCOMETOPIAE, new species. 



Plate 74, figs. 1-4. 



Described from one male and two puparia extracted from a single 

 Oncometopia lateralis Fabricius, determined by the late Otto Heide- 

 mann, collected by W. H. Finn at Egypt, Georgia, from the Uhler 

 collection in the United States National Museum. The male was in 

 perfect condition and ready to emerge when killed. 



Male. — Length, 3.3 mm. ; wing expanse at least 5 mm. Color 

 brown. Head emarginate above for reception of prothorax, not 

 emarginate below. Eyes on broad stalks, not very closely fascicled. 

 Antennae with flabellae closely appressed. Mandibles short, not 

 reaching mouth opening. Maxillae 2-jointed, the joints about equal. 



Pronotum semilunar with pleurae extending diagonally backward ; 

 prosternum composed of two pieces medianly separated, which cor- 

 respond to the sternellum-f-precoxale+trochantin; coxae minute, 

 trochanters elongate, femora A'er}^ little longer, tibiae shorter and 

 enlarged at apex, tarsi 3-jointed, with first joint very broad and 

 remaining joints elongate. Mesonotum with a semilunar praescutum, 

 transverse scutum and scutellum; elytra clavate; pleural spiracles 

 protected by an episternal lobe beneath elytra; epimeron, epister- 

 iium and trochantin forming hook for attachment of coxa; trochan- 

 tin, precoxale and sternellum forming open ring around coxal cavity ; 

 eusternum large and triangular; sternellum bilobed; coxa minute 



