126 Psyche [March-June 
Quilessa fasciata sp. nov. 
(figs. 2, 28, 35, 36) 
Female. Length, 1.8 mm.; tegmen, 2.0 mm. 
Lateral carinae very feebly present on margins of disc of 
pronotum. 
Vertex and frons fuscous, frons rather paler; median carina 
throughout and lateral margins at base of vertex pale testa- 
ceous, genae fuscous below antennae, antennae fuscous; pronotum 
fuscous, median carina, lateral carinate margins, posterior and 
ventro-lateral borders pale; mesonotum fuscous, scutellum 
pale; tegulae fuscous, pale along inner posterior margin; ster- 
num pale, lightly suffused fuscous; legs pallid yellow; abdomen 
fuscous, membrane red. 
Tegmina yellowish, hyaline, clouded brown near base, and 
with a broad band of brown from middle of costa to commis- 
sural margin just basad of claval apex; veins pale distad of 
nodal line. Wings hyaline, veins testaceous, distally pallid. 
Pregenital plate large, almost square, anterior margin shal- 
lowly convex, lateral margins in ventral view parallel, posterior 
margin transverse. 
Third valvulae of ovipositor moderately narrow, tapering 
distally; dorsal margin straight, ventral margin convex: first 
valvulse narrower, porrect, tapering distally to a blunt point, 
dorsal margin slightly convex, ventral margin straight. 
Described from two females taken in Maricao forest, 2,000- 
3,000 ft., Puerto Rico, by P. J. Darlington (May 30-June 2, 
1938). This species is distinguished by the shape of the pre- 
genital plate and the tegminal coloration. 
Quilessa pellucida sp. nov. 
(figs. 3, 21, 40, 41) 
Male. Length, 1.7 mm.; tegmen, 2.0 mm. 
Piceous, legs fuscous near joints, membrane of abdomen red. 
Tegmina hyaline, lightly suffused brown on basal fifth, veins 
and margin testaceous to fuscous. Wings hyaline, veins testa- 
ceous. 
Anal segment with lateral lobes prominent, produced distally. 
Periandrium thin, scoop-like, incompletely divided into two 
unequal lobes by a deep notch passing medio-ventrally from 
apex; lobe of left side very broad, ventral margin in profile 
