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STICHOTREMA DALLATORREANUM Hofeneder (1910 6). 



Host. — Sexava nubila Stal; Pack Island, Admiralty Islands, Sep- 

 tember 10, 1909, Dr. E. Wolf, collector. 



Female. — Dorsal side outward, and not as in other Strepsiptera. 

 Genital canals arranged in three parallel rows on the first or second 

 abdominal segment, with twelve to fourteen in each row. Cephalo- 

 thorax with lateral projections behind the spiracles. Head with two 

 small projections, probably rudimentary maxillae. 



Triungulinid. — Length 0.22 mm. Elongate, head obtusely rounded, 

 with a deep narrow emargination at the center of the apex. Head 

 and thorax together shorter than abdomen. Head over half as long 

 as thorax. Eyes large crystalline. Legs with coxae, large, toothed; 

 femora slender and apically mucronate, tibia longer and more slender, 

 tarsus minute, hairlike. First eight abdominal segments transverse, 

 short, ninth elongate, deeply emarginate, bearing the tenth segment 

 in the emargination, and on the apices of the lateral lobes armed with 

 two pair of short hairs; tenth segment bearing two very long stylets, 

 which are approximate at base. 



Above description is original from specimens of the triungulinids 

 given the writer by Mr. Hofeneder. 



Superfamily HALICTOPHAGOIDEA Pierce. 

 Family DIOZOCERIDiE, new name. 

 Dioxoceridse, Pierce (1908). 



Genus DIOZOCERA, emendation. 

 Dioxocera, Pierce (1908), (typographical error). 



The original spelling was due to an error in copying and is abso- 

 lutely meaningless. Application has been made to the International 

 Rules Committee for privilege to emend the spelling to its proper 

 form. 



Family HALICTOPHAGIDiE Pierce. 



Genus PENTOZOCERA, emendation. 



Pentoxocera Pierce (1908), (typographical error). 



The same remarks as above hold for this generic name. 



PENTOZOE, 1 new genus. 



Type of genus. — P. peradeniya, new species. 



Male. — Head excavated behind, produced over antennae. Eyes 

 many facetted. Antennae with flabelli short, flat and broad. Man- 

 dibles short and acute, slightly passing each other; maxillae long, 





