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beneath, and the tip of the last joint bhickish. Wings hyaline, the 

 veins yellowish l)ut the stigmal and the submarginal except at base and 

 apex are much more transparent than the rest of the venation. 

 Male : Not known. 



Described from four females (t^^pe and pai'atypcs) col- 

 lected at Niiuanu Pali, Oalitt, Oct. 19, 1919 (W. M. Gif- 

 fard). 



This species is very similar to Plaglomerus diaspidis 

 Crawford but can be distinguished by the nearly bare eyes, 

 the narrower wings and frontovertex and by the slender 

 lamelliform bristles on the scntellum. The coloration i.^ sim- 

 ilar but the black band on the middle femora is much nar- 

 rower. 



The host of hospes is nnkno\ni but judging from the habits 

 of other members of the genus it should prove to be a Diaspine 

 scale. The species is no doubt immigrant and ]iresnmably 

 came from some part of America as the genus has not been 

 recognized hitherto outside of Xorth America. As no males of 

 Plariiomerus have been discovered it is becoming apparent that 

 the species are thelyotokous and maleless under ordinary cir- 

 cumstances. 



Anabrolepis n. g. 



Female : Head as seen from the side distinctly triangular and as 

 seen from above almost perfectly semicircular in outline: the dorsal 

 surface much flattened especially in the longitudinal axis, its plane 

 forming an acute angle with the strongly obliquely inclined ventro- 

 anterior surface although the angulation is somewhat rounded off; 

 eyes and frons not entirely dorsal but continued distinctly beyond the 

 angulation on to the ventro-anterior surface ; anterior orbits of the 

 eyes with a distinct but narrow furrow continuous across the face 

 between the eyes, thus marking the anterior boundary of the frons and 

 lined throughout with silvery white, short and recumbent hairs. 

 Antennae rather short and stout, the scape compressed and a little wid- 

 ened towards the apex, the pedicel rather short and thick, the funicle 

 six-jointed with the joints mostly transverse, the club slightly longer 

 than the funicle. 



Thorax depressed, the mesoscutum being very flat ; scutellum a little 

 wider than long, at apex nearly rectangular and without any bristles. 

 Abdomen triangular as seen from above, a little narrower than the 

 thorax and about as long, the ovipositor shortly protruded. Wings nar- 



