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lar, funicle joints 6 in number, much shorter than broad, 

 compressed, cup-shaped ; club suboval, three-jointed, as long 

 as all 6 funicle joints together, slightly flattened at the tip, 

 first joint longest, third joint shortest Wings with an oblique 

 hairless line running from stigmal vein anally and distally ; 

 three hairless spaces beyond the middle of the wing, and two 

 broad diverging bands of cilia beginning about the middle of 

 the wing, the uppermost ending at wing apex and the other 

 half way from this point to the rounded anal angle. Marginal 

 vein very short ; stigmal short, obtuse, descending at nearly 

 right angles to the wing margin. Ovipositor scarcely ex- 

 truded. 



Male: Unknown. Comes nearest to Habrolepis. Name 

 derived from Compere (George). 



Comperiella bifasciata sp. n. 



Length: i.i mm.; expanse, 2.1 mm.; greatest width of forewing, .33 

 mm. General color black, with greenish-golden reflections on mesos- 

 cutum, and bluish metallic reflections on mesoscutellum. Head with a 

 central longitudinal occipital band which extends on pronotum, with a 

 yellowish longitudinal band either side. Antennae uniformly dark 

 brown, nearly black, somewhat lighter at tip of club. Front femora and 

 tibiae dusky, becoming light toward the tip of the tibiae ; first 4 tarsal 

 joints very light yellow, apical joint dusky. Hmd femora and tibiae dark 

 brown, nearly black ; tarsal joints white, except apical joint, which is 

 black. Wings hyaline, except for a dusky patch below stigma, and 2 

 divergent fascia of a brownish color corresponding almost exactly with 

 the bands of cilia mentioned in the generic description ; a small darker 

 brown spot at marginal vein. 



Described from one female specimen bred from Aspidiotus 

 (Aonidiella) aurantii Maskell, by Mr. George Compere. 



Habitat : China. Type to be deposited in the U. S. Na- 

 tional Museum. 



The Ohio University Lake Laboratory, at Cedar Point, will be 

 open from June 25th to August 3d. The course in entomology will in- 

 clude collecting, mounting, and identifying insects in connection with 

 studies in life history and anatomy. Excellent opportunities for life his- 

 tory studies are offered both on aquitic and terrestrial forms. Prof. 

 Osborn, State University, Columbus, Ohio, will be in charge. 



