214 GENUS COTHONASPIS. 



1. GLAURASPIDIA MICROPTEKA. 

 PL XIV, fig. 1. 



Cothonaspis micropterus, Htg., Germ. Zeit., ii, 201, 13. 

 Apistophizamicroptera, Foerster, Verh. z.-b. Ges. Wien, xix, 351. 



Black, sliming ; the antennae, legs, base and ventral surface of abdo- 

 men, rufous. Wings hyaline, pubescent, ciliated, the nervures testa- 

 ceous ; the basal and apical three joints of the antennas fuscous. 

 Antennas a little longer than the body, filiform, without a club ; the 

 third joint fully one-half longer than the fourth. Radial cellule twice 

 longer than broad, narrow ; the second abscissa fully one-fourth longer 

 than the third ; cubitus complete. Scutellum finely rugose ; the cup 

 sharply pointed at the base; the foveaa deep, longer than broad, 

 separated by a sharply defined keel. Abdomen as long as the thorax, 

 compressed ; the hair-fringe large, griseous. $ . 



Length 2 mm. 



Hartig describes the basal two joints of the antennas 

 as being fuscous. In the British specimens in only 

 one specimen is the basal joint slightly fuscous. 



The species has been taken by the Eev. T. A. 

 Marshall at Barnstaple, and by Mr. Gr. C. Champion 

 at Caterham. 



Continental distribution : Germany. 



Genus COTHONASPIS. 



Cothonaspis, Htg., Germ. Zeit., ii, 186 (pt.) ; Foerster, Yerh. 

 z.-b. Ges. Wien, 1878. 



Second abdominal segment without a hair fringe. Antennas 13-jointed, 

 with 5-jointed club in ? . Parapsidal furrows obsolete. Cup of 

 scutellum small. Radial cellule closed ; cubitus usually present. Apex 

 of wing rounded, deeply fringed. 



Pentacrita resembles Cothonaspis in having a five- 

 jointed club on the antennae ; but it differs from it in 

 having the fore-wing incised, the radial cellule open, 

 and a hair-fringe on the second segment. Ectolyta 

 and Erisphagia are groups which agree with it in 

 having no hair-fringe on the second segment and no 

 parapsidal furrows ; but neither has a club on the 

 antennae. 



