June, '07] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 237 



In all 100 records for Odonata were obtained ; 85 of these are 

 new, i. e. all those from all localities at which any collecting was 

 done excepting Queretaro, Jalapa and Xico. The 100 records 

 represent 43 species, 31 species being taken or identified from 

 the localities visited north of the twenty-first parallel of north 

 latitude. This number does not indicate a very rich Odonate 

 fauna for the northern Mexican plateau, although, no doubt, 

 many additions are yet to be made to the list. 



The Male of Comperiella. 



By L. O. Howard. 



In Entomological News for April, 1906, pp. 121-122, under 

 the heading "An Interesting New Genus and Species of 

 Kncyrtitke." I described Comperiella gen. nov. bifasciata sp. 

 nov. from one female specimen bred from Aspidiotus (Aoni- 

 diclla) aurantii Maskell, collected in China by Mr. George 

 Compere. Since that time, Mr. E. K. Carnes has bred the 

 male in the insectary of the California State Horticultural 

 Commission at Sacramento, California, and has sent me a 

 single slide mount. It may be described briefly as follows : 



COMPERIELLA Howard. 



Male — Antennae with short subcylindrical pedicel ; funicle 

 joint 1 twice as long as pedicel and about equal to 2 ; 3 and 4 

 longer and subequal in length; 5 of nearly the same length, 

 and 6 somewhat shorter; club ovate, pointed and shorter than 

 pedicel joints 5 and 6 together; entire flagellum, with whorls 

 of long curved hairs. Abdomen shorter than thorax and flat 

 above. Eyes well separated, naked. 



Comperiella bifasciata Howard. 



Male. — Length 1.1 m. ; expanse 2.4 mm.; greatest width of fore wing 

 .43 mm. — General color dark brown, nearly black; mesonotum with 

 slight greenish metallic reflections; antennae light brown, pedicel 

 darker; tips of front and middle tibiae lighter; tarsi yellowish except 

 terminal joint. Wings perfectly hyaline, veins dark brown. 



Described from 1 specimen. Habitat, China. Type in U. S. 

 National Museum. 



