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41. ARATUS Howard. 

 1896. Aratns Howard, Jouru. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool., XXVI, p. 155. 

 (Type, Araius scutellatus Howard.) 



I. ARATUS SCUTELLATUS Howard. 



Aratns scutellaliis Howard, Jonrn. Linn. Soc. Lond. Zool., XXVI, 1896, p. 6,39, 

 female and male. — Dalla Torke, Cat. Hym., V, 1898, p. 266. 



Type.— Gat. No. 3257, U.S.N.M. 

 Habitat. — West Indies: Grenada. 



42. PENTELICUS Howard. 

 1895. Pentelicus Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, p. 611. 

 (Type, Pentelicus aldrichii Howard.) 



I. PENTELICUS ALDRICHII Howard. 



Pentelicus aldrichii Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVII, 1895, p. 612, female.— 

 Dalla Tohre, Cat. Hym., V, 1898, p. 227. 



Type —Cut. Ko. 2698, U.S.N.M. 

 Habitat. — Dakota. 



43. BLEPYRUS Howard. 

 1898. lilepyrus Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXI, p. 234. 

 (Type, Blepyrus mexicanus Howard.) 



I. BLEPYRUS MEXICANUS Howard. 



Blepyrus mexicanus Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXI, 1898, p. 234, female and 

 male. 



Type.— G-At. No. 5021, U.S.N.M. 



Habitat. — Mexico: Monterey. 



Host. — Rhynch. : Pseudococcus yucca' Coquillett. 



2. BLEPYRUS MARSDENI Howard. 



lilepyrus marsdeni Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., XXI, 1898, p. 234, female. 

 Tyije.—Gat. No. 5025, U.S.N.M. 

 Habitat. — Hawaiian Islands: Honolulu. 



3. BLEPYRUS TEXANUS Howard. 



Blepyrus texauus Howard, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXI, 1898, p. 235, female. 

 Type.— Gat. No. 5020, U.S.N.M. 

 Habitat. — Texas : Brownsville. 

 Host. — Rhyncli. : Dactylopius virgatus Oockerell. 



