nearly right angled; frons longer than broad, bluntly produced 

 basally; clypeus broad, flat, clypeal grooves indistinct, antennae with 

 second joint nearly three times as long as first, truncate apically. 

 Pronotum short, produced anteriorly to the anterior margins of the 

 eyes, triangularly notched posteriorly. Mesonotum small, flat, wings 

 elongate narrow, costal membrane about twice as wide as the costal 

 cell, costal margin straight; two subapical lines rather irregular; 

 hind tibia with two spines on the apical third; last ventral segment 

 of the female triangularly notched; penultimate deeply notched with 

 the side margins converging slightly; pygofers short, broader than 

 long, the apical margins broadly rounded with heavy teeth; anal 

 segment short, transverse, exceeded by the pygofers. 



Color: General color pale ochraceous buff, heavily sprinkled with 

 a whitish powder, a few blackish fuscous markings; vertex fuscous 

 with the median lines and lateral margins paler; frons and clypeus 

 ochraceous buff; pronotum with two impressed points and a blackish 

 cloud behind the eyes. Mesonotum brownish fuscous clouded with 

 blackish anteriorly; fore wings ochraceous buff, veins nearly concolor- 

 ous. There is a broad irregular blackish fuscous band from the costal 

 margin across the humeri to the middle of the clavus, another diagonal 

 band at the apex of the costal membrane and a few irregular fuscous 

 clouds in the cells of the membrane, apical spots very faint; venter 

 and legs ochraceous buff, excepting the mesopleura, genital pieces, 

 spines and claws of the legs which are marked with fuscous. 



Length, apex of head to apex of abdomen, 6.60 mm.; to tip of wing 

 9.10 mm. Holotype female from Florida. 



This is a very small pale species which is closely related 

 to Flatoides acutus Uhler. The genitalia seem to be su- 

 ficiently distinct and the color is entirely distinct." 



THE GENUS CYARDA WALKER 



This genus was established by Walker in 1858 and con- 

 tains only a single species known to the United States. 



Briefly characterized as follows: Elytra are very long, much 

 widened at the base, then strongly narrowed behind, the axillary 

 protuberance or hump prominent. Vertex is a little produced and 

 rounded. Front nearly elliptical, without carinae. Scutellum flattened 

 on the disc. Ocelli distinct. Antennae short. Femora with two spines. 



Haplotype of the genus Cyarda difformis WALK. 



The elytra strongly narrowed behind and the prominent 

 axillary protuberance especially distinguishes this genus. 



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