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The description contained in the generic diagnosis is sufficient to 

 delineate this species. The mandible, maxilla, and oedeagues are 

 illustrated. 



The oedeagus is quite distinct from that of Lihurnelenchus. 



Type.— C^t No. 21458, U.S.N.M. 



48. Genus ELENCHOIDES Pierce. 



1. E. perkinsi Pierce; parasite of Perkinsiella vitensis Kirkaldy, 



Fiji. 



49. Genus PENTAGRAMMAPHILA Pierce. 



1. P. uhleri Pierce, parasite of Pentagramma vittatifrons Uhler; 

 " Dacota." 



GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE STREPSIPTERA. 



In Bulletin GG, on pages 171-173, the writer presented a tabulation 

 of the distribution of the host species according to the faunal re- 

 gions described by Wallace. There were at that time records of 

 parasitism by Strepsiptera on 50 genera and 238 species of hosts, 

 distributed as follows : 



Species. 

 Nearctic, subdivision — 



1 7 



2 14 



3 69 



4 



Total 90 



Neotropical, subdivision — 



1 : 3 



2 10 



3 3 



4 3 



Total 19 



Palaearctic, subdivision — 



1 70 



2 19 



3 



4 2 



Total 91 



Ethiopian, subdivision — 



1 2 



2 



3 1 



4 „ 



Total 3 



