BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 
1215 
Genus 14. Brachydicrania, gen.nov. 
Head roundish, compressed in the fore part, situated deep in the 
thorax ; front broad, the anterior border prolonged as a small 
triangle, which reaches to the basal joints of the antenme. Eyes 
longish-round. Ocelli two, large. Palpi prominent, incurved, 
four-jointed ; first joint small, second longer, very robust, third 
joint sub-clavate, about ^ longer than second, fourth joint 
very slender, about equal in length to all the others united 
(PI. XXXII. fig. 16a). Antenme projecting forwards, some- 
what arcuated, 2- ^- 14-jointed ; first joint of the scapus cyathi- 
form, second much shorter than the first, cupuliform, both 
setifei’ous at the apex ; flagellar joints cylindrical, somewhat 
compressed from the side, with dense, minute, downy pubes- 
cence. Thorax ovate, highly archetl, with a short pubescence, 
setiferous on the lateral and hind borders ; scutellum semi-circular, 
setiferous ; metathorax steep. Abdomen slender, in the ^ with 
six, and the ^ with seven segments, narrowed at the base, cylin- 
drical or a little compressed from the side ; anal joint of the ^ 
moderately large ; ^ ovipositor very short, with two small 
lamella). Legs long, slender ; intermediate and hind femora 
rather broadly com])ressed ; tibiie spurred, and having lateral 
spines : fore i)air with one distinct range of very small spines 
on the inner side, and a few very small spines along the 
outer side, intermediate pair with range of small s])ines on each 
side, hind pair with two ranges of longer spines on the outer side ; 
metatarsus of the hind tarsi with some, very minute prickles. 
Wings longer than the abdomen, oldong-oval, with moderately 
rounded base, microscopically haired.'^' Auxiliary vein very short, 
incomplete, directed towards the first longitudinal vein ; costal 
vein not extending iteyond tlie tip of the second longitudinal vein ; 
marginal cross-vein situated about the middle of the first longi- 
tudinal vein and over the base of the second sub-maiginal cell, the 
• The microscopic pubescence on tlic wings of the four following species, 
also in Mycefoj/hi/a prop/ la, ia arranged in longitudinal lows; I have not 
observed this in other s[)ccies. 
