SUPERFAM. MENGEOIDEA 



Mengeoidea. Pierce, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. Vol. 9, p. 76 (1908); Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 66-, 

 p. 84 (1909). 



Characters. — Male. — Tarsi five-jointed, and with two tarsal claws. 



Female unknown. 



This superfamily has been divided into two families. 



TABLE OF FAMILIES 



ia. Antennae seven-jointed, third and fourth joints laterally produced . 1. Fam. MengeiDjE, Pierce, 

 lb. Antennae six- jointed, third , fourth and fifth joints laterally produced , 



sixth elongate 2. Fam. Mengenillid.e, Hofeneder. 



FAM. MENGEID^ 



Mengeidae. Pierce, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. Vol. 9, pp. 76, 77 (190S); Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 66, 

 p. S 4 (1909). 



Characters. — Male. — Antenna; seven-jointed, third and fourth joints laterally produced. 



Female unknown. 



The family contains two genera. 



TABLE OF GENERA 



ia Wings having eight primary veins from base, with one distal detached vein 



between subcosta and radius and with the first and second anal ahically 



united 1. Genus Mengea, Grote. 



lb. Wings having seven primary veins from base, with one distal detached vein 



beyond the tip of the radius, another above the radius, medius with two 



superior branches, third anal lacking 2. Genus Triozocera, Pierce. 



I. Genus MENGEA, Grote 



Trisena. Menge, Schrift. Naturf. Ges. Danzig (2), Vol. r," pp. 3, 4 (1866) (preoccupied). 

 Mengea. Grote, The Canad. Entom. Vol. 17, p. 100 (1S86). 



