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Genus OligOSita Haliday. 



1. Oligosita foersteri new species. 

 Male: Length 0,65 mm. 



Differs from the only European species — (■ollina — in bearing a substigmal 

 spot on the fore wing. 



Light golden yellow, the abdomen above, the bind coxa and sides of pronotum 

 suffnsed with dusky. Fore wings hyaline, the substigmal spot pointing caudo-proximad, 

 the discal cilia absent exceptiug for a more or less distinct line from a little distad 

 of küob of stigmal vein, out from the margin, distad to and around the apex and 

 a Short line of ihree or four near caudal margin opposite the stigmal vein and a 

 longer one along cephalic edge; longest marginal cilia (at apex) four fifths the 

 greatest wing widtli. Proximal Joint of bind tarsus long and slender, somewhat 

 longer than the other two wliich are subequai. Funicle Joint one and a half times 

 longer than wide, shorter than the pedicei, distinct y longer than the proximal Joint 

 of the club which is a little longer than wide and somewhat shorter than the follo- 

 wing two joints; terminal setae not conspicuous. 



Female; The same but darker yellow (deep orange yellow); antennae not seen. 



Describcd from one male, two females remounted in balsnm from a cards 

 labelled „C/iaefostricha Haliday. 28,966. Coli. H. Rhd. Salzbg." 



Habitat: Germany, Salzburg, (fl. Reinhard.) 



Types: Kat. No. 31957, Zoological Museum. Berlin, the above specimeus on 

 a slide. 



The species is respectfuUy dedicated to Arnold Foerster. 



2. Oligosita germanica new species. 

 Male: Length 0,72 mm. 



Deep orange yellow, the distal two thirds of abdomen black, the proximal third 

 pallid; legs yellow, the bind femora black. Fore an bind wings as in sttlifasciatqieunis 

 Girault which tbis species closely resembles excepting in coloration. I cannot dis- 

 tinguish it from that species otberwisc. Funicle Joint obconic, longer than wide at 

 apex by a little; intermediate club Joint wider than long, shorter than the pedicei. 



Female: Not known. 



Described from one male labelled ..O/ioositn. 16.172. Deutschland." 



Habitat: Germany. 



Type: Kat. No. 31958, Zoological Museum, Berlin, the above male on a slide. 



3. Oligosita nigripes new species. 

 Female: Length 0,73 mm. 



Deep orange yellow, the wings slightly, uniformly infnscated, sides of thorax 

 and abdomen. tip of tlie latter and about four transverse stripcs evenly distributed, 

 dusky black. Legs dusky black, except knees and tips of tibiae. Antennae blackish, 

 the funicle Joint pale, one and a half times longer than wide, shorter than the 

 pedicei, longer than the first club Joint; the second club Joint wider than long, the 

 third longer than wide, subequai to the funicle. Fore wings broad, the discal cihation 

 distinct (about 13 lines across widest portion, the lines not regulär), the longest 

 marginal cilia a little over half the greatest wing width; a distinct substigmal spot 



